Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-17
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The next question will be whether Agui-
naldo shall be tried for rioting or incen-
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Columbus remains arrived in time to
give a new impetus to the undertaking
business in Spain.-Pittsburg Post.
Aguinaldo continues to shy at the firing
line and permits the Filipinos to fall
where they MISREPRESENTATION Post.
Evidently Plymouth Church knows a
good preacher when it sees one, and 1t
can see him a long way of.-Fhiladelphia
Ledger.
When statesmen come to appreciate the
difference between an cl0cuti0nist and an
orator things will be different.-St. Paul
Dispatch.
st. Louis is to have the largest shoe fac
tory in the world, and will endcavor to
market its output in Chicago.-Omaha
World Herald.
The tobacco trust has remembered the
Maine by buying $225.000 worth of war
revenue stamps in a single purchase
Pittsburg Telegraph.
If those charges against Schley of rep
rehensible conduct had been made by the
Spaniards, n could understand them
Pittsburg Telegraph.
Slugger Mccoy may be beaten, but he's
not so broken up over it that he's going to
appear in pieces on the stage as an actor.
Philadelphia Times.
Perhaps it might be n good thing for
the experts to make a chemical analysis
of the ham that was named after Senator
Mason.-Washington Post.
They like meat, but it's intimated the
average dog would not be willing to have
n can that held that beef tied to his tail
for a gift.-Philadelphia Times.
One thing is sure. Even considering
his provocation, Gen. Eagan is guilty OF
deliberately using language unbecoming
an officer and gcntleman.-Boston Globe.
Eagan doubtless appreciates that while
the tongue is a two-edged sword the
usual style of weapon should be good
enough for a soldier.-Philadelphia Times.
Experience should teach the Americana
girl who marries n titled foreigner to at
tach a cash register to him before she
makes him good at the bank.-St. Paul
Dispatch.
Carnegie giving $25O,OOO for a WASH
ington library carries the moral that in
making a big collection of books a good
n to start with is u check book.-Phila-
delphia Times.
Before the Investigations arc concluded,
some Of our military and naval heroes
may learn the force of the English maxim
that it is "better to let sleeping dogs lie."
Philadelphia Ledger. -.
1t is not true that Chauncey Depew
expects to have some new stories ready
when he takes his seat in the Senate. but
he hopes to be prepared then to tell some
old stories in a new way.-Boston Globe.
Admiral George Dewey.
Dewey deserves all the honor which can
thus be heaped upon him.-Washingtoni
Star.
Admiral Dewey is easily the most emil
nent Of the men who attained prominence
during the wal with Spain.-Rockford Re-
public.
Dewey climbed as high rs a sailor Gun
get on May l last, and now his rank cor
responds with his achievement.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Dewcy's elevation yesterday adds noth-
ing to the luster and inspiration of his
deeds. But it does show that the people
are proud of their heroes md are worthy
of them.-Ncw York World.
A man that commands the confidence of
the American people and the respect Of
the civilized world is a good man to have
at the present time in the position to
which Dewey has been promoted.-Mil.
waukce Sentinel.
On the Asiatic station Dewey is all
right. He will on:rank anybody that is
likely to visit Manila, even his Mailed
Highncss, Rear Admiral Prince Henry of
Prussia. There is only one foreign adj
miral in Asia, and he is in Japan.-New
York journal.
Every act and every recommendation of.
Admiral Dewey since the destruction of
the Spanish squadron have sustained the
character that dominated the scene that
famous May morning. Dewcy's victory.
was not an accident; it was not luck. It
was Dcwey.-Kansas City Journal.
There is no risk in saying that the ere.
alton of the grade of admiral for Farra-,
gut did not cause greater satisfaction than.
its revival for Dewey has caused. 1t is,
a fitting reward for a great action and for
Tie unblemished performance of %cxtraor-,
dinarily difficult and delicate duties there,
by dcvolved upon him.-Ncw York Trib-.
une.
Admiral Dewey displays a new streak.
of good horse sense when he says that hel
is not fitted for the Office of President and
has no desire for n nomination. Then.
too, he recognizes the strain of a campaign,
which might kill him. He is wise to re-
main admiral until the end of his days.
for he would get no new distinction il he
were Prcsidcnt.-Cincinnati Commercial,
Tribune.
Fifty-fifth Congress.
Good-by, Congress. You have done
some good things and some bad ones. but
your general average is all right.-Balti-
more American.
It finished up it's work in much better
shape than could have been expected a,
few weeks ago. and leaves everything in.
a fairly satisfactory condition.-Minneap.
oils Tribune.