Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-10
ECHOES OF oUR WAR.

Thi controversies engendered by war arc
not the least unpleasant features OF the
killing business. Stil a bright side may be
found in them, inasmuch as the damage is
confined to ink pots. Now comes the
ominen: navigating officer OF the Olympia
with tho assertion that there were no
torpedo boats nor submarine mines employed
by the Spaniards in Manila bay Admiral
Dewey says there were. And there you are
This controversy promises to become as in
terestins as the companion problem: How
to Be Happy. Though Single"
Majoi General Joo Wheeler has not a
very high opinion OF the war in Lu2on. He
say1 there ia just enough action in 1t to
Danish army blues. ITS chief annoyance Is
in rudely breaking UP the customary after
Noon siestac. Tho general thinks 1t will
bo over soon and then he will hasten back
to tho halls Of congress, doff tho trappngs
OF war and take up tho burden of politics.
In keeping firm grip on the political and
wa; departments o. government General
Wheeler displayn a degree Of "strenuosity"
that shadows the best efforts OF Governor
Roosevelt.
A correspondent of the Chicago Post re-
lates an incident that occurred on the train
bearing Rear Admiral Schley to Georgia,
which illustrates the generosity and di
plomacy of the hero Of Santiago. He had
noticed disposition on the part OF friendly
newspapers on his route to make his visits
the time for indulgence in filings at Rear
Admiral Sampson, and he did not like the
association Of his visits OF courtesy with
these newspaper pleasantries. He there
fore determined to put stop to the prac
tice, If it were in his power, and as his
train approached the Georgia metropolis he
took Correspondent Louis Garthe Of the Bal
timore American into his confidence. To
Mr.. Garthe he explained that some OF his
we'll meaning friends were putting him in
a false and intolerable position, and that
II they did not stop making his presence
among them the occasion for assaults on
Rear Admiral Sampson 1t might give rise
to suspicion that he was inspiring them.
He further explained that he had no quarrel
with Admiral Sampson and that neither in
public nor private had he ever mentioned
or alluded to his fellow officer except in
the spirit and language one gentleman
should employ in referring to another. On
no single occasion had he deviated from
that rule, and it was therefore unjust to
him and to Rear Admiral Sampson to
time unkind references to the latter as they
had fallen into the habit of doing Now,
Garthe," he said in conclusion 'I want
you to ask the newspaper hoys Of Atlanta
as a special and personal favor to me to
avoid unpleasant mention OF Rear Admiral
Sampson. You can tell them in order to
make 1t strong that failure to observe this
request will work me great injury. The
practice must stop; that's all there is to it."
Mr.. Garthe did as requested. He called
the boys" together and told them the sit
uation. The result was a scrupulous OBJ
servance of the wishes of the distinguished
guest.
A number Of Chicago women have
planned to raise money to give a sword
costing $1,000 to General Wheeler and an
othc: costing tho same to General Fltz-
hugh Lee. They will also petition congress
to mako the two major generals CT the reg