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Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
uo,ors for Omaha Mnrksmcn.

COLUMBUS, Neb, Oct 2f.-(Speclall-
The shooting tournament Siven by the
day and Wednesday of this week was well
attended. some clever marksmen coming
from Omaha, Council Bluffs, Missouri Val
lev, Norfolk Columbus and other places.
Craybll of omaha and Glissman of Nor
folk divided first money on the big live
shoot and Craybil and Townsend carried
made several straight records in the tif-
teen blue rock events.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Reward for Firebug.

YORK, Neb., Oct, 26,-(special) )-Ex-
Mayor Bernard King of this place has just
published a circular offering $50 reward for
information that will lead TO the arrest and
conviction OF parties who set fire on Monday
might To his store at Central City, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

COLUMBUS, Neb,, Oct, 26.-(SDeciall =
The students of the High school of this
Hairy y' NewmarkeT captain and Ford stres Tre.,
as manager They go to Schuyler Saturday
to play their first game, and viii meet the
strong David City eleven here November
T. The team has been doing much practic-
ing of late and all are in good form and
no doubt will put up a strong game.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Racing Meet mt Mitchell.

MITCHELL, S, D., Oct. 26.-(SpecIal Tele-
gramD The first racing meet of the
Mitchell Driving Park association came to
a close this afternoon after successful
meet of two days, The weather was fine.
thu free-for-all pace yesterday. Today's
races were closely contested. Frazer 5
time was 2:33, Six heats We're necessary
to decide the free-for-al trot, which was
won by Sage's Embark in 2:4O, The asso-
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Sudden Death of n Farmer.

CREIGHTON, Neb., Oct. 26.-(Special)-
Lorenz Richling, a farmer about " years
of age was taken suddenly i'll on last Sunday,
died on Monday, and was buried in the
Catholic cemetery here today. Mr. Richlng
leaves an aged wife and a number Of chill
dren.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
xortb,xestcrn enm wins.

CHICAGO. oct, 26.-NortEwest tern univer-
sity today won from the foot ball team of
Lake Forest university by a score of ID
to O. The game was played in a driving
rain, which made fumbles frequent by
both sides.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Notes from south DakOta.

Three banks in Sphinx county have aggre-
gate deposits OF 253,47I.9l
Tabor, Bon HOmme county, is experience
ing a boom In anticipation of the Charles
Mix county extension Of the Milwaukee
railroad passing through that place. Real
estate has advanced wonderfully. Two new
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
In,ercoIleuinte COR Tournnnent

NEW YORK, Oct. &.-The intercollegiate
golf tournament was continued at Garden
City today with the. qualifying round for
by John Reid. ir., of Yale. The contest
was at eighteen holes, medal play, the, best
e.eht qualifying Tor tomorrow rounds at
places Yale has 3, Harvard ., Princeton 2
and Columbia J.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
cr;ucr md CbiIds Sign.

WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-President Young
states that Lewis Criger and Clarence
Childs have sgneu with the ST. Louis base
ball club for next season.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

Of Nebroeks ,b,..,bn ,,r,c of NsDosb y
Reesc Win ,,o desigrstior of no noIitIcai
many bv u,blrh bc Tss nominated should
be piaccd iinynedlafelV beneafb tbr name Of
m, enc 90 y,t,inh =, ,.ss nor,jpated ana
b 1or wSh ne was 4qIlaSu t3nagob ri,b Sb
he r,rnos oF tb rSiitiS,i nort}as bv vbich
he vas non,r,.atad sbouid follow there
,fter a. +, nr,,,.r ils,aS|e'
Vgur nc,iiiopsr rErtSar rarrnsen.s that
tho dafapdapt h,s nren.roi ana is abo,t
to ,,rint an5 cirrmia,o ~ hsiIote 70 h, used
a. 'tbn ge,e,.si oi"rticn ia be hold on No
yct,ber = 800 in S,id couniy So that the
nar1es Of tbe ronubiic5n can,jidates in each
Instance with their Marty d, signation shall
foIiGus tbc G,,nnt ana rarty dcsignations
Of Inc onnosing GanIidaiss for ibe resnec-
tjv.s ofBG,s IT, he vntGJ FOR. that your re-
=,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

PRINCETON, y. j., Oct 26.-The Tigers
mt un mis erabe work today at practice in
preparation for the game with Cornell on
Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

The Irrigators' Bank of Gering was char
tered by the State Banking board today.
1tg capital stock ie $4,000 and the in
corporators are James II. Casselman, f.
ID, jackson, George A. Adams.
The fourteenth annual meeting OF the
Young Women's Christian association of
Nebraska will be opened in this city to-
morrow morning. Saturday evening Mrs.
f. NJ. Hall will tender a reception to the
organization. Sunday morning conservation
service will be led by Miss Cady of St.
Paul.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
shamrnck tn snII TnesdnY.

NEW YORK. oct. 26-The racing mast
was taken out of Shamrock this afternoon
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20
c,Mr,rGNr>e ~ rmn rnrLrrriNrs

New York Herald: To abandon captured
territory Is. Of course, one OF the necessary
evils OF a flying column like General Law.
toms. The hope that prevails still Is that
the rebels. who are sent flying in every d.
%rcctlon, may learn the Lesson to gather to-
gether again only in pursuit Of peace and a
better understanding with a nation that does
not seek to sdbdue but only to paeify.
Springfield Republican; The situation in
the Philippines does not improve. General
Lawton's expedition is returning Crowncd
with an unbroken series Of successes, But
he has no men to spare to hold the places
gained. and the villages he has taken viii
be reoccupied by the insurgent natives, He
has won all the victories, and yet lost the
campaign, or gained nothing, beyond the
sacrifice of some life.
Baltimore Americans: 1t is hard work, AMI
slow work, through a country in which 1t Is
easy for an enemy to fight from ambush, ana
nest Of the losses to the American forces
have been brought about in this way. Those
losses have not been heavy, but the lists of
the dead and wounded, sent in from day TO
day, are long enough to cause deep concern
among the people of this country. This
trouble was never expected when Admiral
Dewey won his great victory at Manila, AM
It undoubtedly proves that the task this
country has undertaken in the Philippines
is one that will present for a long time the
hardest sort Of problems.
Chicago Times-Herald General Lawton
has made a raid into the enemy's country
and returned with an opinion. He thinks
that his force was too small and that our
Philippine army should be increased to 100
600 men. Even granting that the opinion is
sound, what reason was there why the gem
,,,l -l,-,Il ..,..., a. - L. - -
then authorize the statement for publica-
ton? Lawton is not the American COM
mander in the Philippines. That office is
held by General Otis, who has said repeat
eddy that any material increase of his troops
was unnecessary. After a much longer and
much more instructive experience than his
subordinate's, he remains fully confident Of
his strength. Upon this showing a demand
for 100 900 men would be preposterous.
Chicago Chronicle: Major General Law
ton, one of the chief lieutenants of General
Otis in prosecuting the war against the Fili-
pinos, authorizes a correspondent to say
that, in his opinion, 100, 600 troops will be
necessary to pacify the islands. With his
brigade he can force his way from one end
of the archipelago to the other, but could
not hold the territory traversed. If garri-
sons were left behind he would have no
aggressive force, and he Is compelled by the
orders of General Otis to retrace much of
the ground over which he passed tri-
umphantly. And a great many men of
wealth, culture and piety in this republic
say without hesitation: Let 100, 900 armed
Americans be sent to the Filipinos, and if
necessary let those savages be destroyed.
1t is not curious, however, though it may
be remarked that these excellent citizens
themselves do not propose to lead the way.
The bloody work must be done by some
body else; they do not propose to risk their
lives in any such belligerency.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20

tie and the most arduous and skilltul efforts
OF the medical department were put forth
to avert threatened epidemic among the
troops. These efforts were successful last
year. but none can tell how our soldiers
will fare during the coming summer sea-
son. Practically the men now on the island
have had no experience with the Cuban ma
larial season. The victors at Santiago, the
regular troops, the Rough Riders and pre-
fcrred volunteers have departed for other
scenes and the force now in active service
is composed largely Of troops landed in the
island since January l last, the date set
for Spanish evacuation.
II has been pointed out by Inspector Cen
eral Breckenridge. who has just concluded
an official tour of observation of the milf
tary stations in Cub and Porto Rico. that
the tentage, uniforms. equipments and ra-
lions of federal soldiers in the island re-
main practically unchanged from the condi-
tons OF last year, notwithstanding the early
and conclusive demonstration Of urgent ne
cessity for Improvement in these vital mat
ters. 1t will be possible, of course, to make
such distribution OF the regular. volunteer
and immune organizations as may best SUBJ
serve the interest of the army, but the
chances of sickness will nevertheless be
notably increased by reason of the failure
of the war office to provide in advance for
the imperative summer requirements Of a
large and practically idle military force,
The tribute to be eXaCted by death will be
large in any event and il the island gar
risons are to be maintained at their present
excessive strength, there is likely to be UNI
due sacrifice of life to the demons of ty-
phoid and malaria.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

While spending a portion of the early
spring at Pinehurst, n. c., DR.. Edward
Everett Hale took every day a walk OF
several miles through the surrounding
country.
The sultan of Morocco is about to sustain
a severe loss by the retirement from his
service of Kaid Maclean, the Scottish laird,
who for so many years has been commander
in-chief of his army.
There will be no more siX-day bicycle
races in New York, Governor Roosevelt
having signed the bill forbidding more than
twelve hours upon the track in twenty-four,
Mans inhumanity to man thus receives dis
tinct disbursement.
The order issued by the Norwegian gov
eminent that no Swedish officer shall be
permitted hereafter to inspect forts in Nor
way is taken to mean that war Is to come
II a separation of Norway and Sweden can
not be otherwise effected.
1t is hard to think of Admiral Schley as
a farmer, despite the skillful way in which
he planted Cervera's ships, but he was
brought up on a farm and always had in
clinatlons that way. He went SO far once
as buying a ranch in Wyoming.
II. e. Huntington, nephew of Coils p.
huntington, and now holding high office in
the Southern Pacific railroad, was made
by his uncle to undergo a severe training
for the place and had to work his way up
from the position of an ordinary train hand.
The descendants of Sir Francis Drake,
sailor, and, according to some historians,
occasionally a pirate, are about to take legal
steps to recover certain personal and real
estate which they claim has been ~unjustly
withheld from them. The number of heirs
is roughly estimated at about 1000.
Edward Atkinson, who has been writing
pamphlets against expansion, refuses to con
slider the idea of exchanging the Philippines
for the British West indies. He says we
should neutralizo the Philippines and take
the remaining part of our army away be-
fore it is all killed off by disease.
The Philadelphia Medical Journal vigor-
ously denounces laws denying work to peni-
Tertiary prisoners, ITO deprive men OF their
liberty" it says, "and then to keep them
Injured in enforced idleness from month to
month and year to year, is to jeopardize
body, mind and soul and Is a thing that no
civilized state has a right to do under any
preteXt whatever" In the eastern p%eniten-
tiary of Pennsylvania only 10 per cent of
the prisoners are allowed TO work.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20
IMrosITIoNs OF THE BANKERS.
New York Merchants Resent the Col.
lection Charge for Outside Checks

New York Letter to Philadelphia Press.
One of the most important of the associa-
lions in this city, whose purpose is the ad-
vancement Of the interests, commercial, in
dustrial, and financial, of the city Of New
York, has by formal resolution denounced
the action of the banks in the clearing house
association in enforcing a rule that compels
every bank in New York to charge for the
collection of checks drawn on out-of-town
banks, excepting at certain discretionary
points. The association claims to have proof
that the assertion of bankers that the adop-
ton of this rule has already been beneficial,
and has in no way affected deposits, is an
inaccurate statement. Its Investigations
confirm fully reports that have come from
Philadelphia that show diversion of ac-
counts from New York to Philadelphia al
ready aggregating perhaps as much as
$40, 600, 900, and this association furthermore
Is OF the opinion that il this rule is en-
forced nine-tenths of the deposits from the
New England states hitherto kept in the
New York banks will be diverted to Boston.
Furthermore, the association has learned by
what it regards as accurate means Of in
formation that if this rule is maintained in
New York many accounts in the smaller
western cities, hitherto kept here, will be
transferred to Chicago, Cincinnati, and other
western cllleS.
The best opinion seems to be that many
merchants have made no complaint, having
simply asked the banks with which they
were accustomed to keep deposits if the
rule relating to out-of-town checks was to
be strictly enforced and, having been told
that the banks had no choice in the matter,
these men have simply withdrawn their &C
counts and sent them somewhere else.
There is in New York city, in that part of
1t which Is on Long Island, an old, per-
fectly sound, but hitherto not very i'm
portant bank. 1t is not a member of the
Clearing House association, hut it is prob
able that within a few weeks it will be
found that this banks deposits have
doubled, and if one railway corporation car
ries out a determination it now has, the
accounts of that bank will be tripled. 1t
is willing to collect checks on out-of-town
banks without making any charge.
1t is safe to say that a majority of bust
ness men here regard this action of New
York bankers as a most remarkable and UNI
accountable lapse from the sound business
policy which since 1885 has characterized
the management of the majority of our
banks.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20
CUBAN ~BRIGAEDAGE.

That was Il significant remark of Gen
eral Gomez, referring to the possibility
of an outbreak of brigandage after the
Cuban army shall have been disbanded,
that "All men are not angels and hun
CRY men will feed" Manifestly it is the
expectation of Gomez that the Amcri-
can authorities will have to deal with
~brigandage on n more Or less extensive
scale. The soldiers will receive about
$40 each, II sum that will not enable
them to do much in a business way and
as there is not work at present for all,
many of them will soon be again out of
money and compelled to subsist by beg,
ging or plundering. Most of them, very
likely, will prefer the latter and bands
will be organized to prey upon the peo-
pie outside of the larger towns.
1t is easy to understand that outlawry
of this kind may take on large proper
tons ana cause no little trouble to the
military authorities. The success of Gen
eral Wood in suppressing %brigandage
in Santiago warrants belief that it can
be as easily dealt with in other prov
inCes, but the condition of affairs will
be materially changed when the entire
Cuban army of 10000, which has been
kept together waiting for the distribu-
ton of American money, is d~isbanded
and lot loose upon the country. In this
force are thousands of indolent and
worthless fellows who would not work
If they could have work and who are
just the kind of men for brigands. OF
course there is but one way to Zeal with
brigandage and that is to visit it with
the severest penalties. This, it is to be
supposed, will be the course of the mill,
tary authorities. Brigandage should be
treated as IA capital crime and the pun,
ishment summary. Anything less than
this will but stimulate and encourage it
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20
THE NEW DANGER.
Tropical Plague Added Ia the PeriIs
of Imperialism

baltimore american.
Consul Wildman's dispatch to the State
department, declaring that the plague had
made its appearance in Hong Kong, nat
urally caused deep concern regarding the
health Of the American soldiers, should the
disease reach the Philippines. Although the
information regarding the outbreak in China
is so far very limited, yet the inference is
drawn that this is the bubonic plague, which
has SO often rayaged Asia, and swept off
thousands upon thousands of the natives.
1t is a malignant disease of the worst kind,
and among those people about two-thirds
Of all who are attacked die from 1t, and gem
orally within twenty-four hours after its
first appearance, Serum injections have
checked the disease, but the superstitions
and filthy habits Of the natives have made
it impossible for physicians to combat this
plague with any degree of success.
AT the same time, there is no great rea-
son for alarm concerning our soldiers. The
latest reports from them show that they
are in the best of health and that strict
sanitary regulations are enforced in all their
camps. Such regulations will be made even
more rigid should there be danger from the
plague, and the chances are that not only
will the soldiers escape this peril, but the
improved sanitary condition Of Manila and
other cities may keep it out Of the Philip
pines altogether.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20

numbering 1900 throngcd the floor
quarrcling for food and places, while
the committee In charge formed a guard
TO protect Mr.. Bryan from being rudcly
ioStled. Altogether Mr.. Bryan must have
regarded his entertainment %tolcrantlr,
perhaps, but with at least some scnti.
mcnts shared by the country with ref
crcnce to himself when he is making m
oratorical row. Evidently the impress
sion made by this affair upon the minds
Of the more intelligent and discriminate
ing class Of eastern democrats is unfa-
vorable to the chief guest, whose speech
on the occasion was not of a character
to win him support from this class,
while the remarks of ono of the other
speakers were well calculated to alien
ate men who voted for the Chicago
platform and candidates. The event
ought to strengthen the sound money
democracy in New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20
TINT DOLLAk plNNER.

The dinner in New York last Satur-
day night of the supporters of the Chi
cage platform, while largely attended
and marked by much noisy demonstra-
ton, has not helped Mr., Bryan in that
portion of the country, if indeed it has
not had the opposite effect. The New
York Times says the affair was as
empty of meaning as it was noisy in
performance and adds: The men who
howled for him on Saturday night have
no influence or following in this city or
state. They are largely the political
chaff of the community, blown about
by all winds, planting sterile ideas in
barren soil. Ii was an occasion of much
enthusiasm, but no votes" The Phila-
delphia Times thus refers to 1t: THE
dinner itself and the diners furnished
fitting surroundings and company for
Mr., Bryan. The walters shouted and
showed, broke crockery and trundled
trucks of dirty dishes over the platform;
a motley crowd of all colors and sexes
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20
TROPICAL ~GARRIsONs.
Care of American Soldiers on the Com
Iuercd isInnds.

IHlldutlpllb lkttOlu.
Although the nation is at peace, except
in the far distant Philippines, the conditions
of military occupation in Cuba and Of mill
tary administrator in Porto Rico have OPP
Grated to keep the federal forces in those
islands practically on a war footing. Moth
ing more has been said at the war office
in regard to sending home any further de-
taChments Of volunteers from Cuba and it
may be fairly presumed that the intentions
of the department in regard to the release
of troops from Cuban service have been
by this time substantially carried out. If
no further orders to reduce the island gar
risons should be Issued the regular and
volunteer organizations now in Cuba and
Porto Rico would constitute a summer army
Of occupation nearly $4,000 strong, for whose
physical well being the government would
be entirely responsible,
The dangerous season of tropical rains
and miasma. which claimed so many vic
tins among our troops in Cuba last year,
will shortly set in and the federal troops
on garrison duty and In camps in the
islands will be fortunate If a heavier
tribute is not exaCted during the forthcom-
ing summer, OF the l6, 900 men constituting
the first army of invasion, which invested
and captured Santiago, many more died Of
feyers and enteric diseases than fell in bat
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20

7 HIIdNtIITT.d INNb0T'
When the Bennington was at Guam, nearly
two months ago, its commander established
a government for the island composed of
some Of the ablest men in the community,
and left it to conduct affairs under the aus
pieces of the United States. The result of
the experiment was awaited with interest, as
it might furnish a valuable guide to our
policy in other colonies. 1t appears to have
been perfectly successful, admiral Dewey
now cables that he has heard from Guam
and the new government is working well.
Quiet and order prevail, and the people are
most friendly to the Americans. When Cap
tain Leary, who is now on his way to the
island, arrives there, he will take supreme
command as naval governor, and if he acts
with tact and discretion it is evident that
he need expect no trouble from the present
inhabitants.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20

General Otis cables that the return
movement of volunteers will commence
about May ,. 1t has been given out that
regiments are to be returned in the
order in which they arrived, and as the
First Nebraska was the second to
reach Manila the time of its return eau
not be afar off. 1t is TO be hoped no
untoward event Will again delay the re-
turn. as the outbreak of hostilities did
once before. Nebraska certainly wishes
to see its soldier boys at home at the
earliest possible moment. They have
done valiant service, honorcd them
selves, the state and the nation which
sent them. Having paid dearly in dead,
wounded and broken health for their
honors; they have earned relief at the
earliest possible moment.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20
Birth of New Parties.

According to Hon. Julius Sterling Nor
tons Conservative, "the birth of a new
party is at hand" Likely enough. Mr..
Morton has several new parties at hand
and there are other enthusiastic founders
who count that day lost which sees no
party launched. There is never any lack
of new parties and they seldom last long
enough to become other than new. There
seem to be two great schools of reform
philosophers. One devotes itself to founding
new parties; the other to amending the
constitution. 1t is hard to say which ac-
COmplishes the more.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-20

IIIUd2O ITIDUlV.
Every aggregation of capital which will
not be content with the. advantages its
wealth gives it in a state of free and I'M
limited competition, but which seeks gov
eminent aid or railroad aid, or which en-
deavors to swindle the public with bogus
securities, should not be allowed to exist.
1t is an "unclean thing" Here lies the
justification of legislation against trusts.
Only those which are built up through
legislation deserve to be legislated against.
In capital, no matter how great its volume,
there is no danger when it is given no
artificial advantages and is not beyond the
attacks OF competition unrestricted by arti-
fetal and adventurous aids from the law
making power.