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Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
TIE PHIL LfppiyE EMBASSY.

The character of the special conmis-
sion appointed by President Mckinley
to investigate and report On conditions in
the Philippines has received general
commendation. Prof. Schurman, prefsl-
dent of Cornell university, is a dis.
tinguished scholar who has given a
great deal of study to affairs in the
Orient. He Is not in favor Of the
acquisition of the Philippines. Prof.
Worcester of the University of Michigan
resided for several years in the islands
and knows more Of their people than
perhaps any other American. He
says of them that they are amenable to
kindness and friendly reasoning, but
that they are fearless fighters and have
naturally been rendered distrustful by
their experience under Spanish control.
Colonel DENLY, former United States
minister to China, is most thoroughly
equipped for such a service as the com
mission is to perform. Dewey and Otis,
the other members of the commission, 1t
is needless to say are admirable selec-
tions.
1t appears that the object OF the com
mission is not as at first reported,
merely to investigate economic condi-
tions, but to report in general way
what the Philippine people desire and
what they consider practicable in the
way of political institutions. The com
mission, 1t is stated, Is appointed essen
tally for the purpose of holding out the
olive branch to the people of the islands
and will have authority to bind the ad-
ministration to reasonable extent in re-
spcct to general propositions. Its ef-
forts. in short, will be chiefly directed to
inducing the Filipinos to accept the con-
troll of the United States. Perhaps some
good may be accomplished in this way,
but there is reason to believe that the
commission will find it pretty difficult
task to persuade all of the people to give
up the idea Of independence and ac-
cept new sovereignty. In order to ac-
complish this it will be necessary to offer
some very liberal concessions.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
MUSTERING OUT VOLUNTEE.


The rejoicing of the volunteer soldiers
at Havana on being informed that they
would soon be mustered out is an indica-
ton of the feeling that prevails generally
among the volunteers. TO most Of them
camp life and garrison duty are exceed
ingly irksome and they feel that hostili-
ties with Spain having ended they
should be allowed to return home.
There has been no serious complaint
from any of them, but there Is no
doubt that many think the government
is not acting in strict observance of the
terms of the act under which they en-
listed.
1t is provided in this act that officers
and men enlisting under it shall be dis
charged when the purposes for which
they were called into service shall have
been accomplished, or on the conclusion
ended, the ratification of the treaty of
peace being necessary to an absolute
conclusion of hostilities, so that on this
ground the government may plausibly
claim that the volunteer army law Is
not being disregarded. 1t may also be
urged that one of the purposes for
which the volunteers were called into
service was the pacficatiOn Of Cuba,
which has not been accomplished. But
it is obvious that when the treaty shall
have been ratified it will not be easy
to justify holding any of the volunteers
in the service.
Meanwhile it is probable that con-
gress will pass a bill for increasing
the regular army, which will allow the
discharge of volunteers at least as rap
idly as their places can be taken by
| regulars.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
BEET CULTURE.
Vast Extent Of the Great Industry in
Germany.
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Germany.
St. Louis Republic.
Official statistics Of the sugar production Of
Germany for the crop year Of 1S97-9S are
presented in recent issue Of sugar trade
journal. They show what an astonishingly
large quantity Of sugar the German beet
farmers manage to produce on a compara-
lively small quantity Of land.
In the crop year covered by the returns
there were 1,OS0,256 acres in sugar beets.
The beets worked amounted to 13,697S91
tons. In the official table the average yield
Is set down at 1922 tons per acre. Some
deductions are evidently made, for the aver
age really figures out 1868 tons per acre.
Based on raw sugar, the sugar production
is given as 1,S44,3 ,399 tons. This would make
the yield average 1898 pounds to the acre.
These figures If the prevailing conditions OF
sugar making in the United States could be
relied on as permanent, would hold out
promise Of profit to American agriculturists.
According to present information the
sugar manufactures in the United States
pay "a to $3.50 per ton for sugar beets. Plac-
ing the beet yield at 1922 tons per acre and
estimating the prices according to the
standard quoted, between $40 and $55 would
be realized for the sugar beets produced
upon an acre of land. This is more than four
times as much as the average value per acre
obtained by American farmers for the wheat
they raised in 1897, when they had an un-
usually good demand and favorable mar
ket for the sale OF their wheat
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

When the Otoe Indian reservation
lands were offered at public auction
eight or ten years ago there was
swarm of land spectators to bid them
in at fancy prices, considerably above
their appraisement. The purchase
money was placed to the credit of the
Indians and is held in reserve for them
in the United States treasury. Now the
spectators ask congress to give them
relief from their own recklessness and
pay them back the excess of what they
paid over and above the appraised value
of the lands. This bill has actually
passed the senate, but Is not likely to
pull through the house. While it may
be the duty of our representatives in
congress to give Nebraskans all the as
sistance they can to recover legitimate
claims, it Is very doubtful whether they
are justified from the moral standpoint
in robbing the Indians for the benefit of
spectators. Had these lands been
purchased from a railroad corporation
or real estate syndicate the purchasers
would hardly have thought of such a
thing as demanding part of their
money back on the plea that they had
foolishly outbidden each other.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

Evidently the bitter objection raised
by southern people against Senator But
lers proposition to pension confederate
soldiers has another side to it. The
senator has read in congress petition
from fifty-ive confederate veterans of
Muskogee county, Georgia, which con-
cludes as follows: 1--WE therefore hope
that you will press your bill and that
congress will pass it, and by so doing
show to the world that we are reunited
people, Just why the passage Of such a
measure should be necessary to show
the world that we are reunited people
is not altogether apparent, but when a
fellow takes to waylaying govern
mental stipend of this kind, the only
conclusion he wishes to draw is the pen
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
Personal AND OTHERWISE,

Joshua NJ Sears Is the biggest individual
taxpayer of Boston and annually puts $751;
OO3 into the municipal treasury.
Peter Joyce, captain of police in st.
Louis, has worked seven days week for
thirty seven years without holiday.
Governor Pingree has taken an aversion
to silk hats on the ground that they belong
to "swells," undertakers and Englishmen.
Ambassador Choate wears the largest sized
hat known to the trade, but as he has done
it for some time, his recent distinction isn't
the cause Of it.
Addison c. Harris, the new minister to
Austria, Is said to be one Of the best classical
scholars ever graduated from the North
western university.
Lucinda NJ Morton, widow of Oliver T.
Morton, Indiana's war governor and who is
In Strengthened circumstances, has arranged
to sell her late husbands library to the In
dianapolis school board for $3.50.
Paderewski, the pianist, has bought farm
Of several hundred acres in Galicia, near the
Russian border. He will raise live stock and
grow grapes, making his own wine. His new
opera, although virtually completed, will not
be produced until next winter. 1t will be
brought out in Dresden.
Guided by that prince OF press agents,
"Tody" Hamilton, the bearded lady, the liv-
ing skeleton and other human curios in the
Barnum & Bailey show in London have
issued protest and sent 1t to all the news
papers objecting to the term freak" as
generally used in describing them.
Jose Miro, formerly inspector of police and
later leader of the Spanish guerrilla force in
Havana, is said to have confessed that the
Spaniards organized bogus Mango society,
into which Cubans were drawn and which re-
| suited in their deportation to Ceuta, and that
fully half the political suspects who were
sent away were guiltless OF the charges
made against them.
Bishop John p. Newman of the Methodist
Episcopal church, who has been compelled
to abandon all kinds of ministerial work for
the last few months on account Of nervous
prostration, Is now convalescing at the
Murray Hill hotel, New York City. The
friends of the bishop will be gratified to
learn that he expects soon to be restored to
his usual vigorous health. He will attend
all of the approaching conferences assigned
to him.
President Mckinley. it is said, has had
more public money placed at his disposal,
without any restriction as to its use, than
any president since the foundation of the
government, and the New York Herald says;
1T has been suggested that the president
might see fit to use some Of it to convince
Agunaldo that American domination OF the
Philippines would be to his advantage but
1t is not considered probable it will be SO
used"
Using big, heavy coaches in place of the
light, early type OF trolley cars has resulted
| in improving the job OF motorman. A
Brooklyn trolley company has found II
necessary to advertise for picked men. de-
scribed as "first-class American citizens
weighing from 100 to 200 pounds, and not
less than feet inches in stature" An
official explained that only quick, strong
courageous men could manage the fifteen
ton cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
Same Old "General."
New York Tribun

Is this General" Julio Sanguily who is
getting "insulted" three times day in Cuba
and is making so much trouble for those who
are trying to give that island decent ad-
ministration the same Julio Sanguily who
year before last was a prisoner in Spanish
hands, and claimed to be an American citi-
zen, and so put the Washington government
to a lot of trouble in his behalf and finally
was released through United States inter-
vention? Is he the same Sanguily? If so, a
good deal more silence would be eminently
becoming to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
AMERICAN COOPERATION.

No member of the British govern
ment is better authority in regard to
official and public sentiment in Eng
land than Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, sec
retary of state for the colonies. In his
speech at Wolverhampton Wednesday
Mr.. Chamberlain referred with evident
qualification to the fact that the United
States had supported Great Britain in
opposition to the French demand for
an extension of the settlement at
Shanghai characterizing it as a sig
niticant fact, which he hoped will be-
come history. 1T shows" he said,
that circumstances are bringing
tween AnglO-SaXOns which in the
future may have far-reaching and
beneficial results" He declared that
the British people would regard our ter
ritOrial expansion, with its open door
policy, without jealousy and welcome
eral adoption of principle to which we
attach so much Importance" There
can be no question that in this the colo
NAL secretary reflected the practically
unanimous sentiment of the British
people.
nesday the British desire that this
country shall retain permanent posses
sion of the Philippines and thus be
brought into cooperation with Great
Britain in the east, received some at
tention. Senator Bacon of Georgia, in
expansion, said: England is espe-
cially eager that the United States shall
seize the Philippines. Why? Is it
because she Is anxious to witness the
further expansion and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Of the power of the United States, or is
it because she sees ahead of her a gi-
gantic worlds war over the partition of
China, in which she wishes that the
United States shall be compelled to take
part and in which she wishes and hopes
that it may be her ally?" He declared
that the object of England is that if
war shall come in the east the United
States may be drawn into it, that it
may secure this country as an ally.
We presume that no rational man can
for moment suppose that the British
desire to see the United States In
permanent possession of territory in
the far east springs from interest in
the future welfare of this country. Ii
is not prompted by wish that the
United States shall grow greater COM
mercially. Neither Mr.. Chamberlain
nor any other Englishman regards with
pleasure the advance OF this nation in
material power. They welcome Amer
lean cooperation wholly from the ef,
feet it may have in conserving and pro
| noting British interests. The open
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
THE SAMOAN TROUBLES.

According to advices from Samoa Ma
lietoa Tanus, who was declared elected
to the throne by the chief justice, has
been defeated in battle by Mataafe, his
unsuccessful rival, and has taken refuge
on British war ship while DR.. Rafael,
president of the municipal council, in
concert with Consul Rose has pro-
claimed himself chief justice, against
the protests of the American and Eng
lish consuls, who, however, have rec
ognized the rebel Mataafe as the de
facto king pending instructions from
their governments.
While matters are undoubtedly in a
deplorable condition in Samoa, this story
carries intense evidence that it should
be taken with large grain of salt. The
treaty Of Berlin, participated in by Ger
many, England and the United States,
expressly stipulated among other things
that any contest arising between claim
ants to the throne should be referred
for adjudication to the chief justice,
whose Judgment upon the matter should
be final. This very contingency arose
in the recent election, when Mataafe
the unsuccessful candidate, refused to
abide by the result. The matter was
then referred to Chief Justice Henshaw
and his decision in favor of Malietoa
Tanus under the treaty is conclusive.
Therefore it would seem beyond the
bounds of reason that Consul Rose and
DR.. Rafael, whose government was Il
signatory party to the treaty, should set
up the president of the municipal coun-
Gil as a dictator. That Germany would
never sanction such an act of violation
and bad faith is as certain as is the
fact that the English and United States
consuls would never recognize, even as
the de facto king a rebel whose rights
had been adjudicated by a competent
tribunal provided by the parties to the
treaty of Berlin.
Later advices will in all probability
show the story to be unfounded, and
that there is no danger of international
complications, grave or otherwise, from
this source.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
Doom of the Army bill.
Springfield Republican.

The bill to increase the standing army to
100000 men could not before have passed
the senate without very material modiflca-
ton. But this army scandal precipitated by
Eagan doubtless means the death Of all
schemes to effect a large increase Of the
regular force in the immediate future. All
eyes are now turned upon the problem OF
army reorganization rather than army in
crease. Before the United States has a big
standing army the people demand that it
have officers worthy Of it and staff system
able to direct it without scandal.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

The State Board of Agriculture, com,
posed largely Of political farmers who
milk the taxpayers, has declared the
contract under which Omaha was
awarded the privilege of annual state
fairs for five consecutive years can
celled. This action was taken on the
motion of the postmaster of Lincoln,
who plows his oornfield with a goose
quill and mows his hay with a pair of
scissors. The pretext for annulling the
contract is its alleged violation by the
Omaha Fair and Speed association.
Manifestly this is the preliminary step
in the program to locate the fair per-
manently at Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

The property owners west of Twen-
tieth street south of Farnam are or
ganizing Il movement to bring about
the construction of viaduct over the
Union Pacific and Burlington tracks on
Twenty fourth street. While a Twen-
ty-fourth street viaduct is one OF the
improvements that must be undertaken
in the near future it seems to us that
any movement In that direction ut this
time is liable to jeopardize the building
of the new Sixteenth street viaduct,
which should have been under way
months ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
THE AFTER-DINNER CIGAR.
Pittsburg Dispatch

Pittsburg Dispatch
Oh, tits we'll enough
Whit or a puff
From the heart of a pipe to get;
And dainty maid
Or a budding blade
May toy with the cigarette;
But a man when the time
or a glorious prime
Dawns forth like morning star
Wants the dark brown bloom
And the sweet perfume
That go with a good cigar.
To lazily float
In painted boat
On a shimmering morning sea,
Or to flirt with maid
In the afternoon shade
Seems good enough sport to be-
But the evening hour
With it's subtle power
Is sweeter and better far
If Joined to the Joy
Devoid of alloy
That turks in q good cigar.
When a blanket wet
Is solidly set
Der hopes prematurely grown;
When ambition Is tame
And energy lame
And the bloom from the fruit Is blown; ,r.
When to dance and dine
With women and wine
Past poverty's pleasures are,
A mans not bereft
OF all peace, II there's left
The Joy of a good cigar.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
CHEAP PAPER DEMANDED.
ExactiOns of the Trust Render
Change Necessary.

Leslie's Weekly.
That effective and representative organt-
cation, the American Newspaper Publishers
association, has presented to the Anglo
AmeIAln Joint High commissioners
very strong argument in favor OF Tree
paper and free pulp. The exist
ing tariff of So ton on print
paper is obviously prohibitory, and the as
sociation insists that the rate of $l.67 ton
for mechanically ground pulp is excessive.
The association claims that the American
paper manufacturers need no protection, be-
cause they can make paper cheaper than
any other manufacturers in any other
rart of the world. The proof of this
assertion lies in the fact that
American paper mills are now supplying the
Australian, Japanese and British markets,
In competition with Swedish and German
mills Moreover, the entire revenue re-
ceived from the importation Of mechanically
ground wood pulp during 1897 was only
about Sal, 900. For this trifing revenue
every newspaper and magazine in the
country was put under tribute to the paper
trust known as the International Paper
company. This organization Is on capi-
talized basis Of s55.OOO,OO0, while the pub
fishers association shows that an invest
ment of SIS, 900 would reproduce its
plants. The publishers pay the dividend on
the inflated capital of the paper trust.
Every increase of a quarter of cent a
pound in the price of news paper adds 1884,
000,0 900 to the value Of the trusts securities.
Already the trust has increased the cost OF
paper to the publishers by more than $2,-
OO0. 900 year. The interesting statement
is made by the publishers that the wood
pulp made by the paper mills of the
United States annually involves the strip
ping Of the spruce timber on 625 square
miles of territory, and it is added that as
our spruce wood supply is limited, it would
be an aid in protecting our forest reserve II
we encouraged the shipments Of Canadian
! pulp by placing the latter on the free list
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
just Like Pugilists.

A few days ago Mr.. Brown OF the Kansas
legislature hurled charge at Hon. John w.
Leedy, then governor. Mr.. Leedy hurled
back the charge and hurled the lie with 1t.
Mr.. Brown hurled back the lie and hurled
with it a challenge. A warm spell OF cor
respondence followed, but without warlike
result. Mr.. Brown positively refused to
agree that the governor should be allowed
to fire the first speech. Mr.. Leedy felt that
as governor he should have the right to fire
first. And SO ends q great hurting match.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

The statistician of the state associa-
ton of volunteer firemen, now in ses-
sion at Beatrice, gives the number of
fires that occurred last year as 232, in
which property was destroyed valued at
$1O6, 400, which was insured for S117 ,261,
indicating, at least so far as these statis-
tics go, that the property owner came
out even with the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20
Cubans Know a Good Thing.

The strike Of Cubans at Cienfuegos for so
cents an hour unloading freight when 40
cents day used to be enormous wages goes
to show how rapidly the Cuban can take
advantage of the changed condition of af-
fairs. II there is one enterprise that seems
bound to pay large dividends on the invest
ment It Is being a Cuban.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

The barbarous custom of selling
paupers that the poor commissioners OF
Lackawana township, Pennsylvania,
have carried out for years without any
legal authority, received temporary
setback a few days ago, when an old
woman who had been sold for $l.5O a
week put in an upset bid of So month
on herself and marched of the field with
colors flying.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

Nebraska is not the only state whose
legislature is threatened with Il sena-
torial deadlock. The California and
Montana legislatures have been ballot
ing for two weeks and the Pennsylvania
legislature is liable to keep on balloting
for n month
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

What a great opportunity Church
Howe lost when he changed his mind
moa for the consulate of Palermo.
What an important role he could have
played as umpire between the rival
kings in breechclOuts.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

Count Douglass in his message to the
Diet of Sweden says that whatever may
be the outcome of the cars disarma-
ment policy that the country must go
right on strengthening its fortitications,
from all of which it may be inferred
that the count has as little confidence
in the success of the plan as has even
Nicholas himself
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

A bill is now before the legislature of
Missouri to abolish the grand jury sys-
TEN. Undoubtedly that ancient institu-
tion has it's faults, and some of them are
glaring ones, but from similar expert.
ments tried elsewhere it would seem in
this regard that it is better to bear the
ills we have than to fly to those we
know not Of
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

AS our retention of the Philippines
would cost England nothing and would
probably later on place this country in
the position of an enforced ally, there
is little doubt about the sincerity of
Mr.. Chamberlain's statement that he
views American expansion without dis
trust or jealousy.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

1t Is to be hoped that the Postoffice
department can be persuaded to supple
ment the fast mail services with an
addition to the clerical force of the
Omaha postotfice. Fast mails are of
no use unless they can be efficiently
their point of destination.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

Senator McLaurin's statement that
Mckinley has more friends in congress
long time is correct, and with perfect
truth he might have added that no
president since Grant has had SO many
friends among the people.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

At the present pace of the court or
cessation the trial of Warren Hastings,
which was begun in one generation and
concluded in the next, will stand out as
a marvel of judicial celebrity when COM
pared to the Dreyfus case.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

This strutting little mongre pretender
(Aguinaldo) trying to bully the United States
and force his way to power resting on no
fitness OF the governor or desire Of the
governed is greeted by anti-imperialists as
a champion Of liberty, and the mugwumps
caper to his golden whistle!
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

Globe-De moCrat.
One OF the new things under the sun Is
the balance OF trade last year in Uncle Sam s
favor Of 1921, ,0O0. 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-20

In 1894 the police court fines aggre-
gated over $4,000. In 1897 they had
simmercd down to less than $1,000,
which goes to show the tender sym
pathy of the police court to lawbreak-