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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Those advance obituaries of Kipling, kept
standing in newspaper offices, may be safely
placed on the dead rack.
Even IL events did not shape themselves
to suit, Admiral Sampson can console him
self with the prize money.
Cuba's patriot army, though somewhat
backward in getting into the firing line.
musters up strongly at the paymaster's win
dow.
San Juan people are already complaining
of the quality of the gum on Uncle Sans
postage stamps. Still that is a much easier
article to lick than that rendered last year.
Three gold shirt studs are the assets of a
Pennsylvania man who went Into debt $4,000
and then into bankruptcy. 1t is hardly
necessary to add that he is not a member of
the state Legislature.
The cost Of the funeral of a congressman
who died recently foots up $4,000. AS Uncle
Sam is expected to foot the bill, the bill
makers improved the occasion to give him
a sample of homemade expansion.
Montana's Junior senator is described as
"a slight built, delicate looking man with
reddish whiskers and weighing not more
than 1875 pounds." The craim that Senator
Clark is a democrat needs revision.
O0e by one the llluSlOIS VI yOuNho uit Niu
ers vanish beneath the searchlight of inVeS-
~tigation. The fragment of a Gleteor recently
discovered in Kentucky turns out to be a
chunk of burned coal from a locomotive.
A "divine healer is operating down east
by the usual method-"laying on
hands" Every fellow constitutionally OPP
posed to work lays hands on everything
movable when the owner is not looking.
The legislative investigation in progress in
PENNSYLVANIA has revealed a variety of ways
of Shaking the political plum tree with
profit to the shaker. 1t also adds several
striking expressions to the political vocabu-
larry of the state, where addition, division
and silence originated.
The objection raised by South Dakota
cowboys to bathtubs has been mislnter-
preted outside the state. If tubs must come
to the Cheyenne river country they insist
on the variety with lids on, so that the
owner may be decently planted without a
reuuisition on the coffin trust.
Jersey is waxing rich on fees from new
trust companies. The state incorporated
trusts during the month of February alone
whose capitalization aggregated some $780,
900, 900 and received for this service fees
amounting to 81, $50. In January its re-
ceipts from this source amounted TO $3.50,
in December to $46,312 in November to SILL
7O4 and in October to $5,645.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
SHOTS At THE ruLrir,


Chicago News, \ Boston preacher has
resigned because he was locked out OF his
church. 1t will be seen that the Boston
preacher is not among those who cant take
a hint before the house falls on them.
Kansas City Star: In English churches
congregations are fighting with their lists
over the r~itualist question. II Is presumed
that the contests are conducted, not accord
ing to the marquis of Queensberry's rules
but under the thirty-nine articles,
Boston Glcbe; 4 minister at Pulaski, Pa,
has been dismissed by his congregation be-
cause he insisted in a sermon that the rain-
bow existed before the flood. Now he real
ICES there's more gold in sticking to plain
everyday facts than in chasing the pot at
the end of a rainbow
Boston Transcript: The New York clergy
man who recently nominated Admiral
Dewey for president did the admiral no bet
ter service than he did to the cause of re-
ligion. There is a time for everything, and
the proper occasion for the nomination of a
president is not in church time and by a
minister of the gospel.
Kansas City journal: At Fort Scott the
other day the Presbyterians and the Meth
odists had an old-fashioned spelling match,
with thirty-two on each side. One by one
the contestants were spelled down until only
two Presbyterians and one Methodist re-
manned. Then the master gave out the
word "ptisan," and all three missed 1t, leav-
ing a victory for neither side. Ptisan is de-
fined in the dictionary as n muCilaginous
decoction used as a drink, and It is not TO
be expected that Presbyterians and Meth
odists would know much about drinks.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

aggravated matters, for these persons
would naturally do all that was posi-
bile to foster sentiment against Amcri-
cans. Consequently there Is a state Of
affairs which General Henry character
ICES as alarming and instead Of return
ing soldiers to the United States he says
he should have twice the number of
troops he has. The people want self
governments, which General Henry says
they are utterly untitled Tor and prOba-
bly, no one will doubt his judgment.
OF course the government must meet
the demands of the situation promptly
and vigorously. More troops will have
to be Sent to Porto Rico and the people
there given to understand that if they
do not pcaceably yield obedience to our
authority they will he whipped into sub
mission. There is no other way, since
they are incapable of self-government.
Such a course, to be sure, will not make
them loyal subjects. They will learn,
if they have not already done so, TO
hate Americans as heartily as they did
Spaniards, but we have assumed the
responsibility of taking care of them and
must perform that duty even If 1t shall
be necessary to kill off some of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
BLASTS rpoM RAM's NOM.


Heart wisdom is ahead OF book learning.
!. birth is more solemn than a death, and
yet more joyous.
Don't waste today's strength Fighting to-
morrow's battles.
Keeping the mouth shut is one way 10
keep the heart pure.
Snow nurries OF trouble do not eNtin-
gulsh Gods sun Of love.
The luots Of trouble in the cord Of lie
mark your vessels progress.
The selhshness that shuts in the candle-
light shuts out the sunshine.
Life is a scheme OF paying of our debts
to the past by gifts to the future.
The silence OF a good man is more olo-
quent than the rhetoric of a fraud.
The gibes OF the infdel are as pitiful as
the wooden-lcgged mans scorn OF shoes.
The church that does not gather in the
poor shuts its King outside the door.
Some people so blind their eyes with tears
for yesterdays faults that they stumble all
through today.
1t is usually the man who cannot rule his
own house who wants to administer the al
fairs of the earth.
Some men are so interested in the monkey
stage of their evolution that they forget
they are now men.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
EMANCIPATION OF WOMAN,

n notwithstanding Prof. Heron,
III a recent lecture. has %distanced all
predecessors in pushing to its extremity
the advocacy of the emancipation of
m Taking the position that DO
litical rights a avail nothing so long
as woman is subordinated to man in
the commercial, industrial and profes-
sional world he boldly advocates, as
an actual necessity, an emancipation
which shall destroy every relation of
dependence upon man.
The reasons upon which it is sought
to justify such n complete social revo-
luton are twofold. First, that so long
as is dependent upon man she
will continue to be to all intentS and
purposes his property, and, secondly,
that while this is the case she must
remain handicapped and fettered in the
race as Il bread winner upon which
social conditions are each year making
it more imperative for her to enter.
The number Of women in the United
States is about equal to the men, but
the distribution in the different states
Is such that, generally speaking, women
in the west. In the eastern states COM
petition is sharper and consequently it
is harder to make Il living, which has
operated 10 decrease marriage, leaving
the number of women who, according
to the usual rate, should have been sup
ported by husbands, to be added to the
already large surplus. That state of
affairs has forced womeu to enter the
field as bread winners. The sense Of
independence ~engendered by it was not
slow to become contagious, so that to-
day thousands of women in every sec
ton of the country are supporting
themselves who are not compelled to
do so, and each year the number in
creaseS. The lesson to be drawn is that
whether women are compelled to work
for II living or not they will continue
to invade the fields of commerce, III
dustry and the professions, irrespective
of what the men may think about it.
While this Is true, and while man
will meekly accord her the place
claimed, her occupancy of it is not in
tended TO be n permanent thing and
upon the first favorable opportunity will
proceed of her own motion to put TO
flight Prof. Herron's argument. Woman
no more wants to destroy the relation
of dependence than man wishes II de-
stroyed. She may take with apparent
joy to playing waltzes OH the type
writer, to selling pretty bonnets, presid-
ing over the destinies of a cash regis
ter, or even to saving Off limbs and
arguing cases in court. Bat deep down
in her heart she never forgets h she
wants to marry, which she almost in
variably does when "A good opportunity
presents itself.
With marriage comes an inevitable
end to the dream of independence. In
fact, it could not very we'll exist in the
dual state without endangering the re-
lation. That this is so there is good
| reason to be thankful, for the women
who have tried 10 live up TO the theory
| of sexual independence have never ac-
complished anything substantial for the
benefit or happiness of the world. on
the contrary they have rather interfered
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
A GROWING TRADE.

The trade between the United States
and Canada is steadily growing, in
spite of "A tariff policy which is favor
able to England and is designed to
promote the interests of English manu-
facturcrS in competition with, Ameri-
cans in the Canadian market. Last
year he value of the exports from this
country to Canada IA nearly S92,000,-
600, being greater by over S~50,000,000
than our whole exports to Central and
South America. In proportion to their
numbers the Canadians buy more from
the United States than any other com
munity in the world and there is every
reason to expect that they will con
tlnue to be among our best customers.
The extensive commercial dealings
between the two countries should make
for friendly relations and that it does
have this effect among the people is
not to be doubted, but there are Cana
dian politicians who seem ever ready to
stir up ill-feeling and to put obstacles
in the way of a closer friendship. An
example of such is seen in the member
of parliament who proposed that Can
ada organize an army of 100000 men
for defense of her border, implying that
there was danger of the country being
invaded from the United States. Doubt
less there are others who think as he
does, but it is hardly conceivable that
any considerable number of intelligent
men in Canada seriously believe that
there is any danger to that country
from this. If there shall ever be a con
tiict between them the provocation will
come from Canada.
In view of our growing trade with
our northern %neighbor, the question sug-
gests itself whether we should derive
any advantage or benefit from Il reel
procity arrangement. Our exports to
Canada have steadily Increased with
out reciprocity and there is every rea-
son to expect will continue to do so.
Such an arrangement would undoubt.
eddy benefit Canada, but it is not ap-
parent that this country wOuldI gain
anything from it.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
FRIENDSHIP OF RUSSIA.

The present Russian ambassador at
Washington never loses an opportunity
to assure the American people of the
friendship of his country for the United
States. In Il recent Interview Count
Cassini said that Russia maintains her
old historic attitude toward this nation.
She was one of the first, he said, to aid
the founders of this republic and she
has been throughout its growth n SYM
pathetic and sincere friend. He re-
ferred TO the attitude of Russia during
our civil war when it seemed that Eng
land would interpose and said that If
during the war which has just been
fought the United States had needed
the aid of Russia it would have been
given as freely and fully as in the past.
The American people fully appreciate
the friendship of Russia and desire its
continuance, but they will not permit
this consideration. to influence their
Judgment in respect to n foreign policy
in the direction which Russia would be
pleased to have us take. Count Cassini
remarked that it would seem now that
the United States will be forced by the
necessities of the case to take part in
the deliberations of the nations on
corning China's commercial future and
he said that while Russia is not trying
to draw this country into the Chinese
question, yet if the United States, to
protect her commercial interests, sees
fit to seek Il voice in deciding this i'm
portant issue, Russia will be the first
to welcome her. The ambassador has
learned since his interview that this
government does not at present wish
to have any voice in deciding the Chi
nese question. 1t does not propose to
take any part in the matter, simply
desiring that its commercial interests
and rights in China shall be recognized
and respected. There does not appear
to be any danger that this will not be
done. According to her ambassador
Russia will adhere to her ]nnounce
policy respecting the open door and to
this the United States has made no OBJ
lection. Great Britain INC Germany
are certain to adhere to the policy they
have proclaimed.
Thus there Is now no valid reason
why the United States should take any
part in deciding the Chinese question.
But there is likely to be a persistent
effort to draw this country into that
question and the protestations and
manifestations of friendship for the
United States on the part of European
nations having the largest interests in
him make an appeal to our national
pride which there is danger may at some
future time prove irresistible. We have
achieved recognition as a world power
and what we have to combat is the
temptation to act as such to the broad
est extent. In this we shall have an
other test of our devotion to the ira
ditional policy of the nation. Let us,
while welcoming and cultivating Euro
pean friendship, not delude ourselves
with the idea that it is altogether dis
interested and unseltish. Possibly that
of Russia is more nearly so thar that
of any other power, but no European
nation is friendly to this country from
purely altruistic motives.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

with progress. Woman has her mission,
the most precious and important Of life.
Her impress of moral and religions
training insures society and good gov
eminent and whenever she ncglects that
duty TO wage a war of so-called self
emancipation she thereby seeks to tear
down the structure that she alone can
rear into symmetrical completion. The
crusade for sexual independence will
not succeed, for the good reason that the
idea is as abhorrcnt to woman as it is
unnatural and distasteful to man. Tn
til nature is changed the woman of Ten
nyson and of Longfcllow will continue
TO pour inspiration into the heart of the
world, arming and strengthening man
and lifting him up a little nearer to per-
fprtipn.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

The organization Of trusts. which goes
On at a rapid rate, has had an UNI
lookcd-for and most surprising effect
upon the banking interest of the
country. 1t was supposed tina,
the creation of trusts would in
volve borrowing money TO a very large
amount and that the smaller as well
as the larger banks would share in the
profit this demand made possible. 1t
appears, however, that instead of
financial operations of that KIND the
greater part of these transactions have
been accomplished without important
borrowing, or, If there has been any
thing of that kind done, 1t has been by
indirect method. On the other hand
the financing of these combinations has
led to large deposits, especially in the
smaller banks, SO that the managers of
these banks have been embarrassed.
finding difficulty in prohtably %loanlng
their deposits.
The explanation given of this uncX-
pected condition is that very much of
the increased capital of the country is
being utilized in the creation of trusts
and that, instead Of borrowing, the
capitalists are investing their own
money. In corroboration of this the
fact Is noted that while deposits are
increasing everywhere they are in
creasing proportionately less in New
York and some of the larger cities than
in the small towns. The New York
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press says in reference to this condi-
ton: "These unexpected developments
have caused it to be surmised that the
and enormous combination of
capital which the creation of trusts has
.occasioned may in very important re-
spects change the nature and direction
of much of the methods in the past char
acteristic of American banking. The
suspicion in this city is that hereafter
almost all the capital which seeks invest
ment in the banking business will do
1t through the organization of what are
called trust associations. 1t is through
these that the chief part of the finan-
cling of the great combinations is done
and as these institutions are free to
do many things prohibited to national
banks the only way the banks can get
some share of the great profit which
the financing of the combinations
makes possible is by indirect associa-
ton with the trust companies" 1t is
extremely probable that this will be the
next development of the trust policy.
Meanwhile combinations grow apace.
1t is roughly estimated hat the num-
Der organized since the beginning of the
present year represent a total capitali-
cation considerably over $500, 10000
Even comparatively unimportant cor
porationS and businesses have submit
ted to the epidemic. We do not know
the number of trusts in existence. but
they represent a capitalization mount
ing to nearly if not quite two thousand
millions of dollars. Undoubtedly n part
of his is fictitious, but in any event
we have in these combinations a ire
mendous power, which is steadily in
creasing and becoming more firmly in
t~rcnched-a power that has little respect
FOR law or the courts, as has been illus
trated in Ohio by the Standard Oil com
pany's defiance of judicial authority.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
MARCH.
William Cullen Bryant.


The stormy March is come at last,
With wind, and cloud, and changing skiesl
l hear the rushing of the blast,
That through the snowy valley flies.
All, passing few are they who speak.
Wild, stormy month! in praise of thee;
Yet though thy winds are loud and bleak,
Thou art n welcome month to me.
For thou, to northern lands, again
The glad and glorious sun dost bring,
And thou hast Joined the gentle train
And wear'st the gentle name of Spring.
And, in thy reign of blast and storm,
Smiles many a long, bright, sunny day,
When thu changed wind are soft and warm,
And heaven puts on the blue of May.
Then sing aloud the gushing rills
In joy that they again are free,
And, brightly leaping down the hills,
Renew their journey to the sea.
The years departing beauty hides
OF wintry storms the Sullen threat;
But in thy sternest frown abideS
a look of kindly promise yet.
Thou bring'st the hope of those calm skies,
And that soft time of sunny howerS
When the wide bloom, on earth that lies,
Seems of a brighter world than ours.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Colonel Tamascse now proceeds TO
give his impressions OF the late arg,l-
ment at Samoa altogether different from
anything that has yet appeared. Ac-
cording to his story seating Mataafa
was claimed by the Germans to he "only
II trick which Tamascse was to take
along with the crown. Just how that
was to be accomplished he forgcts to
say, but the chances are his friend from
across the Rhine was somewhat indcfi-
mite on that point, which may explain
the virtuous destinations of the royal
inb
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

To the anglomaniacS who regard
free from corruption and other evil in
tiuenceS that beset the United States,
the report of the London Chamber of
Commerce will come as a rude shock.
According to that report corruption so
pervades the English commercial and
business world that it has become well
nigh impossible TO buy or sell or to
transact any affair of ordinary moment
without resortlng to bribery. Even the
corruption has extended to the profess
siOnal men and scientists, so that it is
said if one wishes to buy n mechanical
instrument he must pay n commits
sion" to the scientist for recommending
it, while the doctor demands his per-
centage from the chemist n the
undertaken. The London Chamber Of
Commerce has made its investigation
with t~horoughness, and the evil is
found to be so general and deep-rooted
that it will appeal to Parliament 10 pass
a bill making the taking of commits
sions' n felony, which will be done at
an early day. We have n good many
abuses over here to contend with, but
so far corruption has confined Itself TO
politics, and we should be duly thank
full thar such evils as beset English
commerce are practically unknown III
our business world.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

From the row in Macedonia 1t Is ap-
parent that it is not all beer and skittles
with Colonel Hamid just now. There
is no reason to believe that the enter
prising Macedonians mean to carry the
matter further than b get "A few thou
sand of their tongues and noses abbreyi-
ated, but Colonel Hamid does lot seem
to know this and from the fact that
he has sent 5000 troops to participate
in this first early spring picnic 1t Would
seem that he is judging the danger from
the noise. This is unfair TO the Mace
domains, for noise Is their strongest mill
tary feature and if they fought as hard
as they talked the exploits of their
countryman, Alexander, would be tame
affairs compared to what they Would
do. But barring stray cattle there Is
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
A POEM.

Several years ago Fred d. Underwood,
now general manager of the Baltimore e
Ohio railroad, named two stations in the
peninsula of Michigan "Rudyard" and
"Kipling," one being in an agricultural
country and the other in an iron-ore dis
trict. Some time later Kipling learned OF
Mr.. Underwcod's action and the author sent
Mr.. Underwood his photograph, with the
following lines on the back:
~"RUDYARD" AND "KIPLTNG."
"Wise is the child who knows his sire
The ancient prOverb an,
But wis + far the man who knows
How, where and when his off pring grows,
For who the mischief would suppose
I've sons in Michigan.
Yet am I saved from midnight Ills,
That warp the soul of man.
They do not make me walk the floor,
Nor hammer at the Doctors door;
They deal in wheat and iron ore
My sons in Michigan.
Oh. tourist in the Pullman car.
CBy Cooks or Raymond's plan),
Forgive a parents partial view,
But, maybe, you have children, too
So let me introduce to you
My sons in Michigan.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
THE SITUATION IN PORTO RICO.

IHE SIILA TON IN PORIO RICO
The highly favorable impression which
obtained in regard to the people of Porto
Rico has been dissipated by the state
ment of General Henry, military gov
ernor of the island. 1t will be re.
membered that when the American
forces landed in Porto Rico the people
hailed them with the most effusive man
ifeStatiOnS of friendliness. Wherever
Il soldiers and our flag appeared they
We're greeted with great enthusiasm,
indicating not only the strong desire
of the people to be freed from Spanish
domination, but also their willingness
TO submit without question to American
rule. There was some talk, of course,
of n desire for self-goyernment, but it
was not general and it was felt that
there would be little difficulty in gov
erning the island and that only a small
force of troops would be required TO
preserve order.
General Henry has administered al
fairs on LIBERAL lines. He placed natives
in public positions, in order to enable
them to learn something of the true
principles of government. They did not
generally make good officials, while
some of them manifested n disposition to
ignore If not to rebel against American
authority. Such of them were removed
from office, which of course was the
proper thing to do, though it probably