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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17


1t is probable that a settlement of the
Alaskan boundary question can be
reached only through arbitration and it
is understood that the British and
American governments are considering
this method of disposing of the contro-
versy. The boundary dispute relates to
n narrow strip of coast between the
Canadian northwest possessions and the
Pacific, which is in the possession of the
United States. This strip shuts out from
access to the sea the gold-producing
territory Of Canada in the Yukon
district. The coast is deeply indented
and when the question was before the
joint high commission the Canadian
commissioners contended that the coast
line should follow the inland course of
the Lynn canal or bay while the Ameri-
can contention was that the line should
follow the long indentation. In the one
case the boundary line would be ten
leagues from the mouth of the canal and
in the other ten leagues from the waters
of the bay or canal-a very material
difference involving considerable
strip of valuable territory.
Canada wants a port at the head of
the Lynn canal, with access from that
port 10 the interior, and it is under
stood that the American members of
the Joint high commission were disposed
to grant this until they received vigor-
Gus protests from the citizens of Seattle.
Tacoma and other American towns ON
the Pacific coast. In default of agree
ment on this point arbitration was pro-
posed and it is stated upon what aD-
pears to be good authority the American
commissioners suggested that the board
of arbitration should consist of three
eminent juriSts from each country. The
Canadians objected that this would not
secure tinality and that it was uecoS-
sary to have an umpire chosen from a
neutral state. The Americans, it is
said, were willing to select an umpire
from one of the Spanish American
states, but this was objected to by the
Canadian commissioners on the ground
that these states, by virtue of the Mon
roe doctrine, are practically under
American protectorate. The Americans
were unwilling to accept an umpire
from Europe and so the question was
referred 10 the respective governments
for diplomatic consideration.
Such Is the present status of this i'm
portant matter, the serious character Of
which is fully appreciated by the two
governments. There is no information
us to what has taken place in reference
10 ii between Washington and London,
but it is safe to assume that the matter
is not being neglected and in view Of
the fact that Great Britain and the
United States will, it is understood
unite at The Hague conference in an
earnest effort to secure general recog-
milton of the principle of arbitration it
would seem that President Mckinley
and Lord Salisbury should desire to at
test their faith in the principle by ar
ranging to submit the Alaskan boundary
controversy to arbitration. If there is
nothing in the way of such an arrange
ment but the selection of an umpire,
which 1t appears was the only obstacle
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
AMERICAN HoOLEYs.
Organization of Trusts Rcnches the
Proportions of an Industry.

The organization of trusts still keeps up.
1t has grown to be an industry in itself
So many lines of business had then been
covered by 1t, that, weeks ago, there was
feeling that surely the limit had been
reached But apparently it has no limit
At any rate, the list lengthens from week
to week. and there are multitudnous Of
ferngs OF ehares in nearly everything in
which men of business are engaged in this
country.
The era Is one of gigantic gambling. 1t
is nothing less. Many of these organlza-
tions quote figures far beyond the EXTREMIST
value Of all their belongings. The capital
stock is a fancy figure purely, selected by
the gifted gentleman who has conceived the
scheme, and who is to place the shares
among the credulous, the inexperienced and
the venturesome. His knowledge of human
nature teaches him to thunder in the index.
He cannot hope to attract attention unless
he bids high for public consideration. He
cannot hope to impress people with an idea
that big things are obtainable through the
agency Of his organization unless he first
impresses them with the idea that the or
ganiZation itself is big thing. And so
the figures have been run up to that point
where a venture OF ten or twenty millions
is a mere bagatelle.
lS tncre no remedy Tor TINS sort OF tnlns
no protection of the public against It?
There are those who take the ground that
the request for such protection Is to plead
the baby act, for the public The public,
they insist should know about such mat
ters-should investigate them. But the fact
remains that in many instances the public
does not know, and mas not sufficient oppor-
tunlty for Investigation. And many inno-
cent, II somewhat foolish, people are in
veigled into Investments upon false repre-
sentations
1t Is a difficult problem, but two things
appear to be reasonably clear:
% As these organizations are chartered
under state laws, those laws should require
the fullest facts connected with them to
be set forth. All Of the property they con-
troll and propose to operate should be listed
at a regularly ascertaned valuation. No
fancy figures should be accepted or per-
mitted. The public should be informed as
to just what the scheme Is and all that 1t
represents.
90 These who lend their names to such
organization should be held to rigid ac-
countability for the truth OF every state
ment that is hoated on the strength of their
regulations. They should not be permitted
to play the part OF dummies or decoys
We have had long and circumstantial
stories about the performances Of Mr.
Hooley and his titled guinea pigs in Eng
land. They are full Of instruction for the
American people at this time, when Ameri-
can Hooleys are so numerous, and CONNER
cial guinea pigs apparently 50 easy Of pro-
curement
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

The latest advlccs from cuba. II
Trustworthy, show the situation to bc
decidedly threatening 1t appears that
there is intense dissatisfaction among
the cuban soldiers and their sympathiz-
crs, not only with the amount which the
United States proposes TO pay the
native army, but also with the require
mcnt that they shall surrender their
arms, Which they now profess to re-
gard as a humillating demand. This
feeling, It seems, is not confined to ITa.
vana, the hotbcd Of discomfort and dis
affection, but is being manifested also
in the province Of Santiago, where 1t
had been supposed pacihcation was
nearly complete and the people gcner-
ally were well satisfied with American
policy Indeed this new development Of
dissatisfaction is n surprise after the
assurances that have been given that
the situation was steadily growing bet
ter and that the outlook was most fa-
vurablc
The adviCcs may he exaggerated. The
discomfort may not be so general rs in
dicatcd and as to talk Of armed re-
sistancc to the United States it probably
is confined to few of the more reckless
malcontcnts. But evidently this clc-
mcnt has been effectively industrious
in fostering the spirit of diSaffCction.
What shall be done by the American
authorities to check and reprcss this
t;,,,N
of cuba is for the purpose Of pacifying
the island and then allowing its people
to establish their own government. We
are expected to give protection to those
who have n claim to 1t. The duty the
United States has assumed is to see
instituted in Cuba an Independent,
stable government capable of main
tanning domestic peace and performing
its obligations toward other govern
mcnts. How far should we go in full
any, of force and coercion may we
justly employ, beyond what may be
necessary to self-protection? Having
delivered these people from Spanish
rule, shall we now forcibly compel
them to accept our rule? 1t is quite
possible that our government will have
to choose between this course and the
alternative of withdrawing from the
island, which would mean, there can be
no doubt, surrendering it to civil
war, anarchy and a worse devastation
than it has ever suffered.
The inevitable tendency of the exist
ing state of affairs will be to increase
the sentiment in favor of annexation
both in Cuba and in the United States
1t Is already strong in the island among
the property owners and the business
men, who are chiefly Spaniards, and it
will not be surprising if it shall find
sympathizers among the more cOnServa-
tive CubanS, if they shall have become
convinced that their efforts to control
the radical and revolutionary element
are hopeless. Undoubtedly there are
many such men, earnestly desiring in
who yet would prefer an
ncXation to II government that might
b. dominated by the class now OBJ.
the work of pacification and
fostering discord and dissatisfaction
among the people. The newest phase of
the Cuban problem is very likely to
prove Il stimulus to annexation senti-
mcnt
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
NEBRAsKA's VOLUNTEERS.

Kansas City Star: The magnificent
record and terrible losses suffered by the
Nebraska troops preclude any reason for
their action except the one they give, and
it seems to be good one.
Kansas City Star The president has
cabled Otis to push things" in the hope
that it will have the same happy effect as
Grants telegram to Sheridan; but how men
who are marching and fighting day after
day, fording rivers and wading through
mud waist deep and who, as one of them
wrote the other day, do not have their shoes
off for ten days at time or their UNDER
clothing washed for a month. are to push
any harder, does not readily appear.
Springfield Republican: OF course, the
wicked anti-imperialists are solely re-
sponsble for SO unsoldieTlike a proceeding
as the Nebraska volunteers have been guilty
Of. Probably they have had access to the
Atkinson pamphlet in their dreams, while
sleeping in mud and water jungles. War
department comment on the Nebraska case
is that war could not be run on the town.
meeting principle, and that is very obvious.
1t is the business of the soldier to die
quick death or a slow DEATH as circum,
stances dictate. They even have no right
to complain if they are kept in the front
their terms of enlistment expire.
indianapolis News There can be no
doubt that the regiment ought to be re-
lieved 1t has been actively engaged since
the BEGINNING of the campaign against
Agunaldo. At the present time there are
only 300 men in the regiment fit for duty.
Last Sunday 100 men responded to the sick
call Since February the organization has
lest 225 men in killed and wounded, and fifty
nine since the battle of Malolos For months
the men have been sleeping in their uni
forms, and in that time they have had no
chance to wash their clothing. AS every
one knows, the fighting has been almost
continuous, and where there has been
cessation the watching has been as trying
as actual fighting. We think, therefore,
that the men are fully justified in what
they have done
Boston Herald recent Washington dis
patch stated that there had been about 900
deaths among our forces in the Philippines,
including those killed in action or who
had died from wounds and disease, and that
some 500 more had been wounded on the
field of battle. 1t was significantly added
tGat OF this number over 10 per cent have
been from the ranks of the volunteers. In
view of these figures, it is hardly surpris-
ing to find that a dispatch was received
from Manila on Monday night, announcing
that the Nebraska regiment had asked for
temporary relief from duty, and as
suredly the organization both needed anc
deserved It, for only 375 men Of the regi
ment were left at the front. 1t is bare JUS
tce to our gallant volunteers in the Phil
ippines to say that their valor in battle has
excited the admiration of military critics
throughout the world and added fresh lus-
ter to our martial reputation.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

The announced intention Of the prcsi-
dent to come west 10 greet the volun-
tecrs on their return from the Philip
pines will give a gracious acknowlcdg
mcnt Of the valiant services rendered
in the Orient by these troops remaining
without a murmur after the time they
were entitled to discharge. Such rccog
milton would mean more than all the
resolutions of thanks by congresses and
legislatures. The nation which appre-
ciatcs the sacrifices of the men who
fight its battles never wants for de-
tenders in its hour of need.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
RuRAL Wan DEiIvERY COMING.

hth1L MAIL DtLIItRl CUNNING.
If the present plans of the Postoflice
department meet with no Interference
Douglas county will soon be enjoying
the benefits of rural carrier delivery
along the principal thoroughfares con
Meeting Omaha with suburban towns.
The delivery of mail matter to farmers
i'm thickly populated districts has been
tried with success in number of east
crn states and there Is no good reason
why 1t should not be successfully intro
duccd in Nebraska. Wherever rural
mail routes have been established there
has been n noticeable increase of busi-
ness, the improved facilities stimulating
communication and business between
the residents and the neighboring cities.
The new system will bring into closer
contact the farmers of Douglas county
and the merchants of Omaha and the
result cannot but be beneficial to both.
1t is certainly to be hoped that the new
mail delivery route will be utilized to its
fullest capacity and eventually be eN-
tended TO cover the entire county. If
every resident of Douglas county could
have daily mail delivery at his door
the advantages of living near a great
city would be more directly brought
home to all the people and the fact en-
phasized that the interests of the rural
and the city districts of the county are
identical. For this reason marked re-
suits may be expected from this postal
innovation.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
GIVE DEWEY A REST.

Brooklyn Eagle: Dewey wants quiet
Well, he can't have it. Not in this coun-
Try. Patriotism outruns consideration In
these days. He will live here for awhile
in an uproar to which the fight in Manila
bay was the cracking of thorns under the
pot.
Philadelphia Times The one serious
phase of this new development in Admirai
Dewey's sudden return home is the fact
that he is doubtless impelled to it by the
impaired condition of his health. There
are important duties yet to be performed
in Manila which none could discharge "a
well as Admiral Dewey, and he certainly
would not abandon such duties when left
entirely to his own discretion, if the condl
tion of his health justified him in remain
ing; and least of all would he be influenced
to leave his post by the desire to meet the
grateful plaudits of his countrymcn.
Washington Pest Surely there must be
some adequate and proper way of ceie-
brating Admiral Deweys return to the
country he has served so nobly and which
honors him with such abundant fervor
without subjectng him to personal annoy
ance and affection Our patriotic gratitude
can express itself in some fashion that does
not involve unhappiness to its object. 1t is
perfectly well known that Admiral Dewey
does not enjoy contact with fuss and ac-
clamation and Mysteries. 1t is equally well
known that his health requires him to live
a very simple and abstemious life Why
can we not commemorate Dewey's exploits
and leave the man himself in peace? We
have been celebrating the Fourth of July
for many years without the presence of the
sgners of the declaration, Why can we not
celebrate Admiral Dewey's return without
actually pulling and hauling him about and
undermining his system with unwholcsome
food and drink? DO We really admire and
honor Dewey, or are we considering our own
vanity and thirst for ostentation in all these
idiotic projects? 1t seems to us that the
hero of Manila deserves at our hands some
thing kinder than persecution-somet thing
more courteous than annoyance.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

General Miles has received an invitation
to be present at the coming military man
euvers at Windsor, England.
New York authorities are making it warm
for the "healers," but the "heelers' are
still having things largely their own way
The late Ex-Governor Flower was once
asked by a less successful fnancier how to
succeed in Wall street. by working harder
than at any other trade or profession on
earth" was the answer, But won't that
wear you out?" "Not before your time"
The report that President Harper of the
Chicago university asked for 500 tickets to
the Chicago expansion meetings, for profess
sors and students, to show that the sympa-
thy of the university was not strong for the
anti-eXpansion professors turns out 20 be
an expansion exaggeration.
General Won Fakenstein, commander of
the Fifteenth army corps Of Germany, gar
risoned in Alsace- Lorraine, rose from a bed
of sarous Illness to receive the emperor
last week, labored hard at parades and man
euvers for one day, dined the emperor in
the evening and was found dead in bed the
following morning.
General Funston was recently spoken to
about the conduct Of some Kansas soldiers
on leave in Manila. They were very noisy,
but harmless. Yet don't you think they're
keeping 1t up pretty late?" mot for Kan
sas, They always keep it up for forty
eight hours there. 1t may be a little late
for night before last, but for tonight it's
right in the shank of the evening"
The difficulty of getting men to serve on
juries has reached such point in New York
that the appellate court justices have OBJ
tained from the clerks a complete return
showing how many talesmen responded 10
the calls upon them, with the number eX-
cused and the exact reasons therefor. 1t
is said that In many cases fifty to sixty out
OF every hundred talesmen are excused,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
PROBLEM OF LIFE.


PHILADELPHIA Press.
Before the world had thought to be,
or stars their courses ran.
Alone and free the Sisters Three
Shaped out the thing called Man.
And what they ruled as rune and rhyme
Ere yet the sun had way
We, at the pinnacle of time,
Must think and do today.
They weighed the measure of our tears
And deaf the shares of joy,
To whom the awful roaring spheres
Are but noisy toy.
And each man takes his life in hand
And lives 1t bit by bit
The life he cannot understand
And thinks he fashioned it.
But do they smile the Sisters Three,
Who woVe the web of old?
| wis their hearts must gentle be
For all their eyes are cold.
Only, the problem must not stop
In solving, for all time
The way unto the mountain top
Must be a weary Climb.
Take them the measure of distress,
For each since life began
Must drain the cup of bitterness
To make himself "A man.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17


The fact that government bonds are SELL
ing, at the present moment, at the highest
prices ever paid for them, when such enor-
nous quantities of securities of industrial
combinations are afloat is good evidence
that the conservative capitalists of the coun-
try are not going into the trusts. Nobody
is selling government bonds to buy trust
shares. That is healthy sign of financial
stability-a good reason for hoping that
when the huge speculation in trust shares
colapscs it will not bring serious harm to
the solid conservative financial institutions
Of the land
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

to an agreement by the Joint high com
mission, 1t is difficult to believe that
this VIII bc allowed to prevent the gov
crnmcutS coming 10 terms. The expert
cncc OF the United States with arbitra-
tIon does not warrant apprehension Of
unfair treatment from a European um-
pire In the boundary case, while there
Is no sound reason why Great Britain
should fear injustice at tha hands of
an umpir. sclccted from South Amrllca.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

Neither the Omaha hyphenated organ
of bogus reform nor the B. & NJ. Lin
coin Journal has yet ventured to give
space in their columns to the protest
of the Norfolk business men against the
remarkable action of the popocratic
state railroad commission in turning
over their complaints of discrimination
TO the railroad managers. Can it he
that the trolley wires between the rail
road headquarters and these two rail
road organs have become crossed?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

The north side peopla are demanding
tion of the city, We thought the fire
alarm system had been turned over TO
the telephone company and that every
telephone instrument was n fire alarm
box. one of two things, either the tcle-
phone company should provide ade-
quate facilities under its contract or the
city should go back to the old system
of fire alarm boxes located and oper-
ated by the department itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

While the little republics of Hayti and
Santo Domingo have settled the dispute
as to the location of their line fences
there is still so much ill-feeling over the
affair that the chickens of each ones
president should be careful to stay in
their own yard if they do not want their
lives abbreviated.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

The Cubans evidently do not appre-
ciate the benefits of military govern
ment ms they ought if the constant
threats of trouble offer any reliable
criterion. lf this keeps up much longer
we may expect some of the same Gu
bans who implored the United States
10 deliver them from Spanish Weyler-
ism will be entreatlng Spain to inter-
fere against American domination.
Twas ever thus.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
ChiIdren'S
Clothing
Cheap.

Last week we had a
clearing sale of broken lots
in Our mems clothing, ,and of
such good results that we
are going to do likewise in
, our children's department.
All broken lines of long
pant suits, tWo-piece suits,
vestee suits and sailor suits
will be placed on our front
table and offered at prices
that will surely sell them
quick. There will be dis
counts Of rs per cent, 335
per cent and SO per cent.
/ hese suits are the very
cream of our assortment
and so accounts for the
broken sizes SO early in the
season.
This sale commences at
once. Will you look at the
values?
~. s1s'9!, sb1sg'o9!@,yNANS, Nj.!,!S, S,MaAGg
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Friendship Subjected to II Strain.

India officials can hardly be blamed for
awarding a contract for the building of a
viaduct to an American firm over the bids
of English competitors, when the Ameri-
can firm offered to do the work in one
third the time and at almost one-haf the
price of their British rivals. Even patriot
ism can be subjected TO too severe a strain
for its wearing qualities.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

they can do something to maintain them
selves ana the pivatcs need it as much
If not more than the officers. No won
der Gomez who. though not Il Cuban,
has given his life and fortune to the
cause without asking anything in re-
turn, is disgustcd with the rapacious
Sclf-ScCkCrs
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

Omaha real estate men are preparing
for picnic, The increased activity in
real estate transactions, coupled with
the prospect for still better conditions,
justify picnic of the most hilarious
kind. The people who invest in Omaha
real estate now will also be having Il
picnic before long.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
Americnnizinr the Cubnps.

The new mayor Of Havana is not intro
ducing American civilization when he de-
crees that no man shall appear in public
without some garment to cover his under
shirt. Such law in the United States
would cause rebellion among street labor
ers in July.