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Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05
NJ A ESTIMaTES.

Estimates for the naval budget are in
the hands of the secretary of the navy
and though no figures have been given
out it is to be expected that they will be
found a large contribution to the
volume of government expenditure. The
naval appropriation jumped from about
$34,OOO,OOO in 1897 to over $~59,00O,00O
in the following year and for 1899 it
was nearly $4,000, 900. 1t is upon this
annual basis of practically $50,0OO,00O
that the Forthcoming estimates will be
based.
The accessories of a powerful navy,
says the Philadelphia Record, have been
| acquired by the department to an ex-
| tent BETTING the offensive strength of a
first-class naval power and the govern
ment now asks for ample funds to pay
the cost of new construction. The esti-
mates for this purpose will be over $751;
600, 900, or about S 5,OOO,00O more than
in any previous year. This will be ap-
piled on payments for no less than fifty
four ships of war Of all classes now in
course of construction, including eleven
battleships, four monitors, three
armored and six protected cruisers,
thirty-three torpedo boats and destroy
ers and other craft to be directly avail
able in time of war.
However strong popular sentiment
may be in opposition to a large stand.
ing army, there is very little hostility
to increasing our naval power, the eX-
pediency of which the great majority of
the American people recognize.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05
BARRED FRoM CONCESSIONS.

The Canadian elections take place
mex month and in the meantime 1t Is
probable that nothing will be done in
relation to the boundary question. We
noted n few days ago a report from
Washington, confirmation of which is
still lacking, to the effect that 1t was in
contemplation to grant some of the con-
cessions asked by the Canadian govern
ment, including a port on the Lynn
canal, pending an adjustment by the
Joint high commission of the matters In
controversy between the two countries.
Referring to this report, the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, which has taken
radical ground against the Canadian at
titude, says there is no call for the con-
cession of a free port. Canada de-
clares that paper, has done nothing to
merit this liberality upon the part of
the American government. She has
| conducted herself in none of the tenn
permanent of fraternity which has pre-
vailed in the mother country since the
| outbreak of the Spanish war. She Is
EVEN hON StlIOuSiy LIN NS"'N'S'h'J
striving to impose measures whereby
American privileges in the Klondike
gold fields and In the trade associated
with them shall be restricted" 1t says
further that the Canadian residents of
the Yukon having veXed and irritated
the Americans and made interminable
trouble along the Alaskan border, are
entitled to nothing that in absolute law
does not belong to them.
We very muck doubt whether there
Is any serious idea at Washington of
granting Canada any of the concessions
mentioned in the report referred to.
There has been nothing said for some
time in regard to the boundary negotia-
tons, the last information being that
our government had no further conces-
sions to offer. We think the admins
tration car be depended upon not to in
any way or to the slightest extent con
promise American rights and interests
in Alaska.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05
OUR FOREIGN SERVICE.

All discussion of the diplomatic and
consular service of the United States
which will help to a better understand
ing of its condition and requirements
is of interest. A great deal has been
said in the last few years in ~disparage-
ment of that service and while some
thing has also been said in defense of
it, there is undoubtedly a very general
impression that it is much below the
standard of other leading nations and
that there is room for great improve
ment.
The United States minister to Vene-
zuela, Mr.. Francis B. Loomis, is one of
those who thinks that the diplomatic
and consular service does not deserve
the harsh criticism to which it has been
subjected. He says the common COM
plant that our consular service Is the
worst in the world is due to inadequate
knowledge of the efficiency of foreign
cOnsuls and the systems under which
they work. While one cannot defend
| what is known as our consular sys-
tenn as 1t exists today, he observes,
there is much to be said for the results
hat nave been achieved, in spite of the
faults of the system itself. "Our con-
sular system" says Minister LOOMS,
"has been made the subject of Il thor
ough, searching and scientific study by
many of our commercial rivals, and the
manufacturers, the merchants, the
bankers and certain officials of Great
Britain, Germany, France II Italy
have been observing with jealous,
watchful eyes the methods and achieve.
ments of the consular officers Of the
United States.' and, measured by re-
suits based upon the observation and
verdicts of Il commercial rivals, the
consular system of the United States
seems not greatly to suffer by compari.
son with tina of any other country.
|. is a fact that our consular service
has within the last year or w received
strong foreign commentator, particu.
larly in England, and 1t Is simple jus,
tice to say that there has been a
marked Improvement. 1t Is unquestion,
aDle tuut inc cohsuioi eSi'iSe VI tut
United States AS a whole is more eti
cient and useful now than ever before
The monthly consular reports, contain
ing instructive and valuable informa
ton regarding industrial and CONNER
cial conditions in various countries, ant
giving suggestions as to opportunities
in foreign markets for American man
facturers and merchants, amply attes'
this. There is more interest, NOR,
vigilance, more care being shown 10y
consular officials generally than eve
before, the good results of which al,
apparent in the increasing foreign de
mand for our manufactures. The knowl
edge impaired by our consuls respectIn.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05
Ohio and Nebraska.
MINNEAPOLIS Times dnd,)

iAiiSS NaAiNs
Judge Nash and Editor Mclean are candi-
dates for governor in Ohio, and the politi-
clans with swift judgment are saying that
the result will be a verdict for or against
the policy Of the federal administration.
Perhaps the Ohio election will give up
something like that. Ohio politics are Pc
culiar and liable to give up almost any old
thing. Yet it should not be forgotten that
the fight is between two organizations
plentifully supplied with money and the
fight may determine nothing more than who
is to have the offices.
Nebraska Is to have fall elections. Sill
YER Is naturally an issue because Mr..
Bryan is there. On the other hand, the
farmers have plenty of money. They are
SO prosperous that they are refusing eastern
loans. The less prosperous are borrowing
money of their neighbors at low rates of in
terest. Nebraska had soldiers who did gal
liant work and suffered greatly in the Phil
ippines. They will tell their own stories
in their own homes and the voters are
liable to form ideas Of their own.
Elections are not subject to the same
artificial manipulation in Nebraska as in
Ohio. Perhaps Nebraska is a better place
to get a line on the real feeling of the
people than Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05
DEWEY'S
Customs Authorities Up Against a
Hard Proposition

Chicago Record.
Shall the Chinese members of Dewey's
crew be permitted to leave the Olympia and
take part In the great fete New York is
planning In honor Of the hero of Manila bay ?
Merely as Il matter of law the answer to
the question must be in the negative. The
Chinese exclusion act Is explicit and Mazda
tory and II executed TO the letter will not
only prevent the participation In the festival
parade OF sailors who served under the man
In whose honor 1t is given. but will also
estop them from landing in the city which
Tor months has been preparing to COM
memorate an event In which these same
Cinnamon took a creditable part.
Shortly after the battle which marked a
new era In American history Dewey recon-
mended that the Cinnamon who had assisted
so efficiently in fighting the Spaniards be
admitted to American citizenship. The rec
ommendation, instead Of being acted upon
by congress, was referred to the Treasury
department The secretary Of the treasury,
faving no discretion in the matter, could not
waive the law in their behalf and there the
matter has rested until Dewey's homecoming
has again brought 1t up for consideration.
Had congress acted as promptly on this sug-
gestion OF the admiral as in rewarding the
man who had conferred new glory on the
American navy the country would not now
be placed In the ungracious predicament OF
refusing to honor brave men who deserve
we'll of this government.
But men make laws and unmake them.
and II thu New York collector of customs
finds a loop through which in the present
instance the rigorous exclusion law may be
evaded the people will not examine too
curiously the legal grounds for his decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

foreign markets has been of great bene'
tit to American manufacturers and mer-
chants.
Mr.. Ioomis makes some suggestions
looking to putting the foreign service on
a permanent basis which are worthy of
consideration. He doubts the eXped1-
ency of n life tenure for consuls, chiefly
for the reason, according to his observa-
ton, hat most consuls who have lived
abroad for n long period unconsciously
drift away from the distinctive senti-
ment, thought and purposes of the
United States. He regards 1t as essen
tally important that we should send
abroad linen with fresh eyes and with
the capacity of taking fresh points of
view" But he would make the service
less political by providing that not more
than one-half the consuls should be ap-
pointed from the same political party,
giving preference to thuse who have
served with distinction and who have
the highest records for efficiency, and
he would also increase the compensa-
ton of those in the service.
Territorial and trade expansion gives
the question of reforms in the diploma
tic and consular service added impor.
lance and 1t is one of the matters to
which the next congress should give
careful consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05
WESTERN POEM OF PASSION.
Denver Post.

Denver Post.
Together we walked when the gloam was
cleaning,
While the pale moon hung from its hook
The evening breezes in cool flight combing
The cloudy tresses of yonder sky.
Our hearts into one seemed soft uniting,
l clasped her hand with a grip love-mad,
Save when I'd release 1t a spell for fight
The burned mosquitoes that were so bad!
We sat us down for a lovers chat,
MY hot words shooting with vocal CULVER
Through the air-holes punched in my new
straw hat.
She nestled close to the heart pulsating
Beneath my ribs like a drum tattoo,
Whilst l in her earlet was sweet relating
The old, old story I played for new.
A bull-toad sang in adjacent puddle:
When she cuddled close in a closer cuddle
Than the cuddle she'd cuddled a while
She breathed her Yes in my ear as
And soft as the purr Of an old house cat,
And it scattered my senses 80 completely
That l sat there wondering where l
1 Rugged her closer and closer to me!
MY red blood ran with a heat intense!
While. the maddening flashes of love ran
Like a prai RE fire through a barb-wirs
1 forgot the earth and all that's in it!
Forget there was life' forgot there was
AS I kissed her seventeen times a minute,
With only pauses to catch my breath!
| We swore to be solid each with the other,
Our brains on fire as from rudy wine,
AS with my kisses I tried to smother
The lips that were trying to smother
I told of a future just fairly teeming
With the golden light of affections day,
Whera we'd live for ave In our ra DtuTOus
dreaming,
With pie or pudding three times a day.
All! maddening moments of bliss I'M
stinted,
My blood was lava! my brain was fire!
AS the man in the moon In silence
And the love-god twanged on his high
strung Tyre!
The joy Of an age seemed cooped In a
second,
On a sea of rapture we seemed to sail,
Tall she softly said that she sort o
reckoned
Twas tine to be hitting the backward
trail.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05
Personal AND OTHER WISE.

One Of our esteemed foreign exchanges
comes addressed to the "O'Malia Bee" II
got there just the same.
Wayne MacVeagh, according to the New
York Press, received over $40. 900 as a re-
tainer in the Carter case, and his fee will be
ivo times that much.
A man in New York has demonstrated the
inutihty of smoking cigarettes while en-
gagged in cleansing clothes with naphtha. He
is now at the hospital.
Them as has gits.' 1t is said to be a
literal fact that on Sunday last j. Pierpont
Morgan's prize maternal collie gave birth to
twenty-seven prize puppies.
Carel Hendrick Kruger, a nephew Of the
president of the Transvaal Republic, is a re-
cent graduate of the Edinburgh university
where he won the Syme surgical scholarship
Dave B. Hill, while on a short visit to New
York recently, declared that he was not con
sidering politics, and that he is allowing
nothing to distract his attention from his law
business.
The first Alabama in the American navy,
built forty years ago, is still afioat as the
practice ship of the New York Naval re-
serve. Her name was changed to the New
Hampshire during the civil war.
Now the courts have decided that the
Colonial Danes of the state of New York
and the National Society of the Colonial
Danes of America are not the Colonia
Danes of America, and the women of the
last named organization are happy.
The gentleman whose appearance at New
port with a silver bracelet on his ankle
created such a sensation that it was tele-
graphed over the country, turns out to be
the agent OF a wine house. His clever
device secured him a neat free advertise
| ment.
Plans for the Grand Army monument or
the field of Gettysburg provide for a square
tower $50 feet high, fianked by two large
circular buildings, one to serve as an audi
torium, the other as an art hall. The "
will be surmounted by a statue OF Liberty.
Indianapolis News: "Hark, from the
tombs a dolefuf sound!" The line of the
old hymn suggests itself on reading the pro.
ceedings of the democratic state convention
of Ohio. The speeches and the platform
have the mournful note Of despair. What
great undertaking it is for a party to plan
itself against progress and try to argue
away such prosperity as blesses this land to-
day!
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05
OUR TRUE MISSION.
One Logical Solution of tn
Philippine Difficulty.

BUFFALO Express lrep)'
Governor Roosevelt, one of the frankest
and most outspoken of imperialists, said in
his Little Valley speech that he hoped to
see the day when the Filipinos would be
able to build an Independent nation of their
own" and he added the prediction that
the people of the United States will be a
unit in assisting them to do so.
The Express is anti-imperialist, but 1t
sees little ground to quarrel with an i'm
! perialist who takes that position. 1t is the
one logical solution, consistent with the
! principles on which the United States gov
ernmeht is founded, of the difficulties In
which the treaty with Spain has involved
us. We are now at war in the Philippines.
This war could. in all probability. have
been avoided If congress had dictated a
different policy while 1t had the oppor-
tunity. But, however that may be, the
fact of greatest present Importance is that
we are at war. When a nation is at war,
the only thing for 1t to do is to win an
honorable peace. II 1t can. An honorable
peace Is such q peace as secures the essen
tial and just object for which it is fight
ing. The only just object for which the
United States can assert that 1t is fighting
in the Philippines is the establishment oil
law and order and settled government
ihob ~ thS DAf pgtN " "Ahtii - oAN
from the president down claims justiica'
tion for this country in fighting the war
We have no right to waste a single life fol
the purpose OF securing a formal acknowl'
edgment of American sovereignty by the
natives. We never required the Sioux oil
the Apaches, or any other Indian tribe
formally to acknowledge our sovereignty
and fly our flag. There is no more reason
why we should insist on that kind Of sub
mission from the Filiplnos than from the
Sioux, If the Filipinos will do as the Siou.
have done-agree to cease fighting, disbant
their forces and resume the pursuits o
peace, we shall have accomplished all tina
~tustifes us in fighting. If we can accom-.
plish that at any time by negotiation 4
will be we'll. Otherwise we must continue
to fight.
But how greatly would the prospects o
an early peace be improved II the Filipino'
were assured that the wish and hope anC
intention OF the United States are not to con
vert their country into a subject province
but to make OF 1t an independent nation
Governor Roosevelt says that is his hope
General Henderson, who spoke recently II
Buffalo, said it was his. Senators Davi
and Frye of the Peace commission boil
have said II was theirs. Is 1t not time tina
less thoughtful imperialists gave up thei
disastrous un-American dream Of HAVING
colonies to govern and accepted the on
position that the people OF the Unite,
States can maintain with consistency an
honor7
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

Iowa has gone about the work of
raising funds to bring home the volun-
teers returning from the Philippines by
securing a guaranty, signed by mem
bers Of the legislature, that the next
session will appropriate the sum re-
CURED to defray the expenses of trans
portation. 1t is announced that this
guaranty has secured the necessary
signatures, which means that no diff
Guilty should be encountered in arrang-
ing for bringing the Fifty-tirst Iowa
home from a Francisco as soon as it
Is mustered out. The Iowa legislature
meets next January, so that the rail
roads, If they should accept certificates
in the place Of cash, would not have to
wait more than three months for their
money. Iowa should also have the
benefit of more competition among the
roads, because the men can be brought
back either by way of st. Paul, Omaha
or Kansas City, and the business ought
to be worth going after to any of the
transcontinental roads. When the con-
tract is made the suggestion might not
be out of place that u time limit be
stipulated and part of the price held out
in order to make the roads expedite the
soldier trains on some reasonable time
schedule.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

The local popocratic organ, whose
editor cannot repress his ambition to go
to congress, insults the popocrats of the
three outside counties in this judicial
district by refusing to accept the only
representative they have been accorded
on the popocratic judicial ticket. To
be sure, Omaha contributes by far the
larger part of the votes of the district,
but 1t has always been customary to
take at least one Judge from outside of
Omaha and no good reason exists for
Omaha hogging the whole bench this
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

While the railroads are wrestling with
~differentials, which they say are being
adjusted for the benefit of Omaha, why
mo- take up the bridge differential and
remove this injustice which has been
for years hamperlng Omaha's trade
with western Iowa? The abolition of
the bridge arbitrary would be more i'm
portant to Omaha than all the TEN.
porary variations in freight charges in
territory witt which 1t does little or he
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

1t is evident that the returned SOL
diers are not so anxious as was ex-
pected to turn their military glory into
political capital. Half a dozen of the
Nebraska volunteers nominated for
office during their absence have
promptly declined to accept the nomi-
nations IN their return to their homes.
The men referred to are not of only
one party, but of all parties. Some of
the returned soldiers will doubtless be
presented for office at the coming cleo,
ton, but there is no visible scramble
among them to go through another cam
paign either OF bullets or ballots.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

REOPENING OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The significance of the r%eopening of
Omaha's public schools today is too
often fully realized only by a few. The
public school system is the institution
that affects most vitality nearly every
household In the community and upon
the effectiveness Of its work depends
ship of It's future population. When 1t
is remembered that the public schools
in Omaha will enroll from $4,000 to 90
600 children among its pupils and re-
quire a teaching force approyinating
$50, occupying forty odd school build
ings, the magnitude of this great edu-
cational establishment may perhaps be
fairly comprehended.
In this connection it may be pertinent
to remind the public once more that the
only way TO keep the schools up to the
high standard they should maintain is
through the personal interest of the
parents and patrons. This interest
should attach to the conduct of the
schools in every branch from top to
bottom.
Periodical visits to the school rooms in
which the children are taught will
doubtless exercise Il healthful influence
upon the work Of the school teacher, but
it is not enough. The Board of Educa-
ton, composed of fifteen menbers, five
elected each year, determines the gen
eral policy CT the schools and selects the
teaching and supervising force, and
nothing out IN intelligent and impartial
performance of this duty will keep tie
schools from decentralization. The pa
irons of the schools owe it to
their children and to themselves to see
that the school beard is made up of MEL
who are not only qualified for the posi-.
tons, but can also be relied on to safe
guard their interests at every turn.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

Wiseacres are predicting revolution in
France no matter how the trial of Drey-
fus may terminate. Let US hope the
frenzied Franks may have fully revo-
luted before the day set for opening the
Paris exposition of 1900. otherwise
the gate receipts may be diminished.
The Omaha exposition of 1893 had to
play In the face of a war with Spain,
which was a serious menace. Trouble
nearer home would have wrecked the
enterprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

A new candidate offers himself for
clerk of the district court subject to the
action of the republican county conven-
ton by announcement in the popocratic
organ. We hope no one expects the re-
publican county convention to be made
up of popocrats.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

The inability and inefficiency of the
guard force on the exposition grounds
to preserve order and repress outbreaks
of violence has again been exhibited in
a most deplorable fashion. When the
guards stood aghast shortly after the
opening Of the gates while a crowd Of
drunken soldiers threatened to mob a
colored porter forced to defend himself
from assault it was expected that some
one would be put in charge who would
organize the guard into an effective
police. Now we have another murder
Gus assault on the Midway, but no
guards anywhere lea and no attempt
on their part to apprehend the perpe-
traitors before they should make their
escape from the grounds. A we'll dis
ciplined guard under a competent head
is a necessity for every well managed
exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

The indications are said to be that the
apple crop In the United States and Canada
will be twice as large as that of last year.
But our surplus stock of this fruit finds a
ready sale in Europe, and the exports are
increasing-hence 1t may be possible that the
price will not be in inverse ratio to the crop.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

The silver republican wing of the
judicial convention was ignored and sal
upon by the democratic and popullst
wings with quite as much cruel indiner.
ence as was shown Mt the tripartite
state convention These once misguided
zealots are beginning to realize thai
they have been furnishing a useless tail
10 the fusion kite.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

Eastern papers are INDUCING in con-
siderable humor over the bone-hunting
expeditions to Wyoming. They need
not, however, be alarmed, for when the
scientists return home they will still
have plenty of bones to pick.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05

The Santa Fe railroad has agreed to
transport the Kansas regiment return
ing from Manila from San Francisco
to Topeka and take in pay certificates
of Indebtedness, redeemable when the
Kansas legislature shall make IN APP
preparation. This shows that the de-
mand made on behalf Of the state upon
the railroad managers to transport the
First Nebraska on the same conditions