THE OMAHA IXATLYKEE : SATURDAY , JTKWIUATIY 20 , 1808.
THE OMAHA DAILY DEE
K.
I'UttMSHCD KVHIIY MOUNINO.
TKIUIS OK
Dallf ' > ( Without Sunday ) , One Year J8
Vn\ly \ Dee mid Hunjiy , One Year S
Ills Month * 1
Three Monthi ;
KutiJay life. One Ywir
Saturday lleo. One Year *
Weekly Utt , Ono Year. '
OKKICRS :
Omnlm ; Thp ! ! ( > < llull'llns. '
Kouth Oin.ihn : Sinner Illk. . Cor. N and 21th Eli
Council Illurfu : 19 I'eiul Street.
Chicago Olllco. y Clumber of Commerce.
New York : Temple Court.
Washington : Ml rourtccnth Blr"et.
COtmnsrONDENCK.
All communications relfttlnir to n "T " "t,1 . * ' .
rinl matter should bo nddrciuoil : To the Edl'.n.
11USINKSS MSTTr.nS.
All liunlncn letter * nnd remlttnnce rhoula
nddrensed to The lie * 1'ubllsMns Compin )
Omaha. Traft , chfckn , cxprm and P0 * } "
money order * to be made payable to the orcK-r c
the . _ ,
company. * < * .
-run nm : juniuBitiNO COMPANY.
BTATEMRNT OP CinCUI.ATlON.
Blnto of Nobraslin , Dousing county , . : .
CHOIR * It. Twcliuck , ( .ecrclnry . of The Pu *
' Mvorn. nays that tn
1'Milni : company , liptns duly
njttial number of full and complete cop en ol Th .
Dally. Mornlnsr. Rvonlns and Sunday Hoc prlnte.
clurlnff the month of January , U08 WHO as fol
. .
Swnrn to More inn nnd fiilucrUiocl In mj
pn > cnro thl * 1st day of Krbiuary. 1S9S.
( Ssnl. ) N. I' . FKIU
Notary 1'ubllc.
The local pnocnitlc ) ) organ seems tr
linvo become a regular contributln ;
ineinlieruf the John L. Webster 1/lterarj
liureati.
Kenntor Allen seems to be anxious tr
lielp raise tlie war cloud , but whether li
would lift him back to the senate foi
another six. years Is a question.
If , im Is reported , the autocrat of Tanv
many hall Js about to eonie out for the
Chicago platform , It means that r.oss
Croker Is to become tlu > boss croaker.
TCInq Ak-Sar-lIen will make his atlveul
liefore tulinlrliiK thrones next fall amltl
a $ . ' ! , ( X)0 ) lilnsso of electro-lighted glory.
It Is safe to assert that no other poten
tate over illumlnatc'il his subjects KO
radiantly.
While .subscribing to the Maine nionu-
'incut fund It might be well to remember
that the exposition stock books are still
opi-it and that the exposition will be as
great u monument to loyalty and patri
otism as can be reared.
Omaha is In a position to assure vis
itors that there will be phnty of roast
leef sandwiches and an abundance of
water at the exposition and these are
Ililnga a great many visitors will think
about before coming.
The destruction of the Maine has not
convinced anyone of the weakness of the
new American navy. Only thoughtless
persons have been led to cast ivllecMous
on the builders of our war ships and
champions of our American Heut.
Fusion prospects in Montana arc not
as bright as the fusion managers would
liavo us believe. The leading newspa
per of the state labeling itslf "free sil
ver republican , " Is openly opposed to
fusion , and the leading populist news
paper of the state Is lighting the pro
posed "union of forces. "
Premium bids are said to bo assured
for Omaha's now -I per cent funding
liontls notwithstanding the fact that
these bonds bear the lowest rate of In
terest vor stipulated on city indebted
ness. Omaha's credit does not seem To
lie suffering as compared with other
cities similarly nltuntoil.
The Illinois legislature has adjourned
without passing the bill by which it was
proposed to put the police force of Chicago
cage under control of the governor
through a commission. The Illinois legis
lators have evidently been studying up
on state appointed police commissions
by reading of Omaha's experience.
' It Is reported that a largo body of tin
ore has been discovered in Oregon. The
only oilier body of tin In the United
States Is in the lilack Hills. Now that
the tin plate Industry has been well es
tablished in the United States a tin mine
Is a. valuable property. The Oregon people
ple should develop th-elr discovery at
once.
While it looks as If Omaha would have
to put up with temporary passenger
depot facllltles'fof another year , every
thing goes to confirm the idea thattli ?
railroads centering In this city aru grad
ually awakening to the situation and
that an adequate and permanent union
Ktatlrm Is ono of the things In store for
us In the near future.
There Is an order on the records of the
police board commanding tlio chief of
pollco to abate the automatics gambling
machines. Yet the automatic gambling
continues unmolested. Is It because the
pollco board reformers have secretly
countermanded their order , or Is It be-
jcauso the I'hk'f does not know a nuvlian-
leal game of chance when ho sees one ?
The man who started the movement
In Kentucky to change the nainu of Car
lisle county to vyilliuni Jennings liryan
county must have been studying a map
of Texas , and finding counties named
.after . Tom Given , Deaf Smith and Jeff
Davis , probably .reasoned that other
democratic favorites were entitled to
equal honors.
The example of floveruor Iloleomb's
reform pollco board in overriding all
law when granting liquor licenses to all
who applied regardless of protests is
bearing fruit la the tk-llanco of the law
nnd the polleo by some of the favored
llijuor dealers. Hut with notice from
the pollco board that law-breaking will
bo overlooked , what else could bo ex
pected 1
AOTBS OP
It Is most natural that the movomonl
of war vessels , the activity at nnvy yard
nnd certain not common Incidents In coi
npctlon with the army , should be coi
strucd by most people as Indicating tin
war Is imminent. Under existing coi
dltlons any naval or military occurrenc
out of the ordinary routine Is cortaln t
be magnified In the public mind Into
significance which It does not posses
and. this tendency Is very pronounce
just now. It was shown when the Vei
eznelan question seemed to threaten sc
rlous trouble with England , though nose
so acutely nt present.
There Is no authority from AVashlnp
ton for believing that what Is takliij
place In nnvrtl and military circles is Ii
contemplation of war. Such informatlo ;
us comes from olllclal sources Is slmpl ;
to the effect that what is being done li
getting war vessels ready for service am
In Inspecting troops at military station
Is slnlply In pursuance of plans long ag
decided upon. It la to be Inferred fron
the olllclal statements that all this wouh
have taken place In any event , tliougl
possibly It has been somewhat stlmu
latod by the delicate state of our rela
tlons with Spain. Of course It Is un
derslood that thp authorities are retlcen
In matters of this kind , but there has
really been- very little done to warran
the belief that the government at Wash
Ington expects war. The possibility 01
war everybody recognizes and to what
ever extent the administration is prepar
Ing for the national defense it Is per
forming Its most Important 'duty ' , but li
is not wise to construe this as meaning
that war Is Imminent or Inevitable. Hncl
a popular conclusion , finding voice In tin
press , tends to embarrass the govern
merit and to otherwise produce iiarmfu
effects. Wo have boon preparing for na
tlonal defense for years , ever since wi
bi-'gnn building rf. navy and constructing
coast defenses. The preparation is nol
yet complete and the government Is
merely going on with it with a little
more than the usual expedition. This
does not necessarily mean war.
Announcement Is made of engage
ments by New York banking houses foi
shipments of gold from Europe.to the
amount of about SL',000,000 and other
shipments are In prospect. This is prob
ably the beginning of a movemnt of
the yellow metal to the United States
which may assume large proportions , un
less Interfered with by a war scare or by
actual war. which might have the effect
of bringing home American securities
and sending gold out of the country.
There is a very large amount of gold due
American bankers in Europe which has
been kept there because It could be
loaned to betU'r advantage than in the
United States and It would remain
abroad in the event of this country get
ting into war , but with the continuance
of peace this gold and much more In set
tlement of the trade balance will gome
hsre , Increasing our stock of the yellow
metal by many millions and stimulating
enterprises of every kind. The fact that
the yellow metal is being ordered
from abroad would seem to in
dicate a feeling in financial cir
cles that peace will be maintained ,
or at all events confidence that the ad
ministration at Washington will do noth
ing to provoke war. Certainly the im
portation of gold at this time is to be
regarded as a reassuring fact.
T/JR JOIXT 'fltAFFlG C.-1SE.
No more Important case , affecting the
railroad interests of the country , has
been before the supreme court of the
United States than that of the Joint
Tralllc association of eastern railroads ,
embracing thirty-one companies , the
hearing of which Is In progress. The
association , was formed about three
years ago for the purpose of dividing or
pooling the trallic of the roads parties
to the agreement and adjustment of
rates and is by far the most formidable
railroad combination ever effected in this
country. Proceedings weiy instituted to
have the agreement set aside and do-
L-Iared null and void and to have the
association enjoined from operating
under this agreement.
Hallway circles await the , decision' of
llm supreme court with very great in
terest and there is hardly less Interest
In the matter among shippers who have
? lven attention to it , as probably most
> t those who would be affected by the
trallic agreement have done. The gen
eral expectation Is that the court will
reatilriu the position taken In the Trans-
nissonri Freight association case , that
allways are subject to the anti-trust
: aw , but there is a hope among the rail-
ivay people concerned in the present
; asn that the court may nevertheless
nake some dicta which will throw light
m the present somewhat confused ro-
atlons between the railways and the
'oiloral authority. It will be remem-
) urod that in the Transmlssouri case the
supreme court held that contracts or
igreemsnts between railroads engaged
n Interstate commerce , which might bo
n restraint of trade , are prohibited by
llio anti-trust act of ] SH ) and it was
leld that the agreement made by the
issociatiou could so operate , hence it
ivas Illegal. The agreement of the enst-
> rn road * Is not In all respects' like that
> f the Transmlssouri association , but It
s similar In Its essential features and
Mirpose , therefore it # ? ems safe to as-
fume that the court will declare it null
mil void.
The decision of the court will bo Im-
lortant In Its bearing upon proposed
waling legislation and also , perhaps ,
ipon the question of enlarging tlui
towers of the Interstate Commerce
-ommlsslon. If the decision should be
'avorable to the joint trafllu agreement
he railroads will probably bo BatlsIIed
vlth the privilege of entering Into Bitch
. ontracts and will make no further
ifforts for the legalization of pooling ,
) ut an adverse decision would undoubt-
'dly be followed by a vigorous renewal
m the part of the railroads of efforts to
iecuro an amendment to the law per-
nitting competing roads to enter Into
moling contracts. In such event the
allroads would perhaps be disposed to
iccept conditions for the regulation of
inch contracts which a great many of
hem now oppose.
Whatever the decision of the stiprcuiu
court In the pending case , It Is though
that Its effect will be to bring the proli
lorn of railway regulation to a head
Meanwhile there does not appear to b
much chanre for pooling legislation a
the present session , while those famllia
with lib' situation express doubt wbelhe
the bill proposing to enlarge the power
of the Interstanttj Commerce commlssloi
can bo passed without concessions t <
the railroad * In regard to pooling.
AN KMHHUKXrV Tll.lT MUtfT HB MKI
WhtMi Omaha assumed the task of pro
riding the ways and means for carry
Ing out the project for a Transmlssls
sippi Exposition Its business men am
property owners practically guaranteec
to bring the enterprise to a succossfu
conclusion. It was well understood n
tlie outset that In this , as In all enter
prises that require self-sacl'lflce , public
spirit nnd ceaseless labor , the mossbacl
element of the community Auiiltl nelthe ;
assist nor , give encouragement to tlu
men who were drafted to plan and ex
ecute the work.
It Is therefore not in the least snrprls
Ing that many most able to contribute
to the exposition funds should have
turned a deaf ear to every appeal foi
material help under various pretexts
and specious excuses. It was alsc
natural for many of the heaviest non
resident property owners to evade their
duty and refuse aid to an undertaking
that has already steadied and stimu
lated real estate values and created an
active demand for rentable buildings.
To the credit of Omaha It may bo said
that the majority of the business men
and property owners do not belong to
this category. The fact that there are
more than 0,000 subscribers to the ex
position stock speaks volnmivs for the
local patriotism of this community. Over
05 per cent of these stock subscriptions
were obtained long before there was any
assurance that the exposition would
take tangible form. For that very reason
many of the leading business men
limited their subscriptions , with the
promise that they would double them
when the time came to come forward
In response to a second call.
It is now admitted on all hands that
the exposition will surpass In magnitude
the most sanguine expectations of its
projectors. The participation of all the
states in the transmlssissippl region and
many states outside of It is practically
assured. The demand upon the manage
ment for enlarging buildings and erecl-
ing new ones is Imperative in order to
meet the requirements of exhibitors.
Not less than $100,000 more will have to
be raised for this purpose beyond the
available resources of the exposition
company.
The greater part , If not all , of this
money must be raised by contributions
from Omaha people. There are still
hundreds of well-to-do property owners
who have not signed a dollar and there
are scores of business men whoso sub
scriptions are trivial compared with
what others have given and with the
benefits which they are deriving. While
It should not ba necessary to Importune
men to redeem their pledges and sus
tain the credit of their city , the emer
gency is at hand that calls for prompt
action. Only ninety days remain before
the day set for opening tho. exposition
gates. The contracts for new buildings
must bo let without further delay and
the work of preparation pushed without
Interruption. To do this additional funds
must be raised.
Stock subscriptions are not to be re
garded as outright donations , since , tin-
less all signs fall , the Income of the ox.
position , after the gates are opened will
leave a handsome margin to apply to
the refunding of the money advanced
by stockholders. If the paid attendance
reaches i2,000,000 the exposition will be
able to refund' ' 75 per cent ; if It reaches
3,000,000 it will pay back dollar for del
lar.
Former Secretary of Agriculture J.
Sterling Morton is about to re-enter the
arena of Journalism , In which he had
laid the foundations for his national
reputation as a profound thinker and
forcible writer. Mr. Morton resumes the
pen as editor of a paper under the
unique title of "The Dynamo , " to be
published weekly at Nebraska City.
With a man of Mr. Morton's capacity
for originating Ideas and presenting
them in forceful language furnishing
the energy , The Dynamo promises to
turn a great many wheels and propel
nany Important public movement * in Ne
braska's great political machine shop.
The pure food Idea is a taking fad
imong a great many people , but the ap-
, > curanco of a bill In the Iowa legislature
io require pura prescription drugs has
net with a storm of disapproval from
iho press and people. They co\ild \ have
submitted gracefully to legislative rcgu-
atlon of tlie flour and baking powder ,
. ) iit when It comes to shutting off the in-
ilionable right of every person to buy
ils favorlto patent medicine with copy-
Ighted label and full instructions inside
without a doctor' * * fee , the revolt is over
whelming.
Whore you see a great deal of smoke
hero Js usually some lire. When The
Uec's remark that the superiority of Its
elegraphlcand | cable dispatches relating
o the Maine disaster shows for itself
alses such a commotion In the columns
if its would-be competitor , the truth of
ho statement Is self-evident. Ity the
, vay , how much enterprise is there In
n'ocui'lng these blood and thunder dls-
> atchcs from Havana and Washington
'or which the silver syndicate Is reputed
o bo footing the bills ?
Now that the water Is turned on and
ho exposition buildings have a reasona-
> lo amount of fire protection , it may
tot bo out of place to voice the popular
iiniizement that an enterprise of the
rreatest magnitude nnd moment shoulder
or months have been exposed to the
langer of a destructive conflagration ,
n no other community could such a
itato of affairs have been permitted to
'ontimio HO long.
Although the women of Massachusetts
tavo had suffrage for many years at all
chool elections , they have not only failed
Q lake advantage of the privilege , but
they have permitted their Interest I
school elections to steadily decline. Tl
women votor.- Vast about 11),000 votes r
school elect lorts-lii 1KSS , but at the Ins
election they cast only 5.71M votes. Tli
same conditions exist In Nebraska. 1
Is plain that i\fnnon ( do not care to rot
even at school elections where the
should have gruffer luteivst than at get
oral elections. , . H will bo remomberot
" *
also , that It ls"lnMa srii'h\fsetts that th
gixmto.it activity Js shown In the formi
tlon of clubs of women td oppose extei
slou of the sufTrago ,
IJinlrr Trlnl ,
u Journal.
The American people never appeared t
bettor ftdvantaRo or more thoroughly coir
inandcd the respect of the world than the
have during ; the last week of self-contrc
and patient waiting for ( acts.
Scoouil tin * .llotlon.
llurfalo Expre R. °
A great war ship named tlio George \Vnsh
Ington would be an addition to the navy cal
culated to stir patriotic hearts , and It wotil
bo Interesting to get some estimates na t
the shortest tltno In which such a ship coul
bo built In nn emergency ; but there Is n
emergency now Justifying any oxtraordlnar ,
cfTorls In war ship construction , If congres
authorizes the George Washington , It ghoul
not bo so allly as to direct that the vessel b
completed on next Washington's birthday.
Conviction of 7oln.
Clilcago Inter Ocenn.
The verdict of guilty against Emllo Zoli
Is as was expected. His trial was a farce
but In Frcnce farces sometimes dcvoloj
through melodrama into tragedy. The Incl
dents of the trial are proof of popular ex
cltement before which. Judgca and Juron
have bowed , or by the atmosphere of whlcl
the- were Infecteil. tieforo Zola's year o
imprisonment la over reaction may have BO
In , and ho who goes to Jail amid the do
rlalcn of the people may come out of It tin
IICTO of 'Iho hour.
.linn In ( lie Ululit IMncc.
New York Mail ami i\iirc : s.
Each succeeding day brings some addl.
tlonal proof that Consul General Leo Is ox
aetly the right man in the right place
Tlio patience , courage , vigilance and tlrelcsc
Industry with which this high-minded pa
triot continues the dlnicult duty of guardinj
American lives and American interests it
Havana In the face of conditions which arc
liourly becoming more perilous and comple >
distinguish him as a fearless citizen worth )
of our loftiest Ideals of heroism.
I'rcimru for . Rule.
New Yorlc Sun.
The Hon. William Jennings Bryan , the
Hon. George- Fred Williams , acid the Hon. .
Jim Jones have promised to go to the spring
meeting of the bimetallic league at InJlan-
apollo. Joy sparkles In the eyes of the sllvei
Hocalers. ' "The size of the crowd on that
occasion , " says tln > Delphi Times triumph
antly , "will make the late monetary conven
tion loolc HUe a knot on a street corner. "
fho poor old monetary convention was not
a wild uprising of the people , but this In
dianapolis spring meeting causes alarm al
ready.Mr. . Ilrypn Is a large crowd. Tlie
Hon. Jim Jones'Is a multitude. The Hon.
George Fred Williams is an army with baia-
icrs. How can three such vast bodies come
ogether without danger to themselves aod
others , if there arc' any others ?
Senator'Crar anil Hawaii.
rlillaclelplila Times.
Senator Gear of Iowa has Joined Senator
Merrill of Vermont til Ills , opposition to the
annexation of Hawaii on tlie ground that a
jopulation of 7,000 of whites sandwiched
vlth , 33,000 mofq oj * less Ignorant nnd dli-
eased natives afi'd (4,000 ( Chinese and Japa
nese hardly constitute a suitable constitu
ency for a ealf-gov4rnlng stato. It will be
noted that Sector ] Gear has Ignored all
juesllons of sugar' growing and manifest
lestlny , and crfnSflflored only thefltneaa of
he country , with- ' > -mlxcd 'and ignorant
lopulatlen , to become ono of 'the American
tatea. Most intelligent people will regard
Senator Gear's- reason for opposing the treaty
as a very sensible ono' and will wonder why
ho should have so few republican colleagues
In the senate of a like way of thinking.
They will be gratified , however , with the
assurance that the odds and ends of oppo
sition , made up bf democrats , popullsta and
a few republicans like Merrill and Gear , are
likely to prevent the oonlirraatlon. of the
treaty.
THI : inisir nKi.'oim IIILU.
Kansas City Star : Something new has
appeared In the House of Commons In the
shape of a local government bill for Ireland ,
Intrcduuced by what we- would call in the
United States the administration , which ,
lovcrtheless , is admitted by all parties to be
x good measure , or at least possessing good
features.
Boston Globe : The best thing about the
neasuro and its reception is that It logically
joints the way to the adoption of greater vic-
: orlcn for Ireland In the near future. Those
who have advocated Jlr. Balfour's bill bc-
: auac It was hoped to check the demand for
ionic rule are likely to como speedily to a
eallzing sense of their error.
Boston Transcript : The measure Is a de-
: lded step in advance. It concedes at least
0 a limited extent the right of Irish citl-
: cns to a volco In the management of their
ocal affairs , and It abbreviates still further
ho power of the territorial magnates. It
s a lame and halting concession of justice ,
vjt It will do for a drat Installment.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : It has been the
ate of liberal governments In England to
ntroduco great reform measures for which
ho country was not yet ready , to bo over-
hrown because those propositions were re
tarded as revolutionary , and then to see
heir antagonists coolly take up the defeated
neasurca , put a conservative stamp on them ,
lorsuado the country they are merely ro-
ormatory nnd not revolutionary nnd then
issumo all the credit. Disraeli taught the
cnservatlves that trick and his successors
.avo not forgot the lesson.
Buffalo Express : It Is not homo rule In
ho broad , national sense. 'But ' It Is local
elf-government under the form of county
ounclis and boards of guardians , such as
ibtalns in England and Scotland. Mora of
ho details of their administration are to bo
oft to the Irish people. Power has been
aken from Westminster and Dublin Castle.
is John Dillon pointed out , the plan does
at glva Ireland as great autonomy as the
istrlcts of the sister isle enjoy , but this Is
ompensatod for by a grant from the Impo-
lal treasury for the relief of land-owners
ml tenants.
Washington Post : It seems that they are
t U'lo end of all active animosity , and all
artles to the prolonged strife are In agreo-
ncnt to glvo the tiow measure an honest
rial. If It succeeds It will make another
, omo rule contest uni.cccssary ; It It falls It
dll prove the folly of homo rule. In thin
Ight all icgaid Iho fight as ended. The Irish
arllamentary Fpvty says the bill Is an Im-
ncnso advance'over that of 1S92 and fulfills
ho promise of the ; government. The Par-
nllltes welcc n6 It , the conservatives admit
la necessity and the Irish nationull.na
raiao It. '
Philadelphia Ilccfard : Tfio new me-jnuro
oes not go to the length of providing a
eparato Parliament for Ireland , and Jurla-
Ictlexj over cringes , and the pollco remains
rlth the castle Bpveiwnent at Dublin. Tlio
rcHisuro of husfuctg In Parliament , howovcr.
dll eventually .cptppel a division of legls-
xtlvo power between the Imperial Parlia
ment at Landon aud local assemblies In each
f the rfhree kingdoms. In time Englishmen
. 111 percclvo that homo rule docs not Imply
eparatlon , and that a federal union of con-
cnteil states Is far stronger than a forced
jnsoliJotlon of antagonistic nationalities ,
Now York Sun : The general effect of tlio
leasuro will bo to transfer the control of
> cal affairs throughout tlio greater part of
relaml from the unionists to the national-
its. The members of the grand Jury are ,
'Ith extrcni ly few exceptlcua , unionists and
indlords , The incinbem of the county and
ural district councils , except In a part of
Uter , will ba almost universally nationalist * ]
nd tenaats. Having thus , inoc'eover , ac-
ulred the power of governing themselves
1 their respective localities , Irishmen will
o all the more certain , a.j Mr. Dillon pointed
ut on MMiday. to demand that the cdlftca
ul bo crowned with a legislature at Dublin ,
v 01. ' MTIOMS ,
Chicago Chronicle : The genernl belief
seem * to bo that the Malno was not destroyed
by nn explosion of Insldo origin , in that
cao Spain Is rraponMblo for Us money value ,
whether the loss occurred by the explosion
of mibm.irlno mines planted for harbor pro
tection or of n torpedo launched nt the ves
sel by n prlvato enemy under the Jurisdiction
of Spain ,
Now York World : The theory In perfectly
simple. Each nation Is supposed to control
all the people within Us borders. It Is re
sponsible to civilization for order v/llhln Us
dominion. No other power can exercise polle-o
authority there , and when the citizens or
subjects of other powers are wronged there
Is a well-recognized principle of responsi
bility on the part of the pouer which nlono
has authority to repress disorder. Any other
rule would mean c lines come again.
St. Paul Pioneer : Hnbert T. Lincoln would
appear to be rather off his base In his views
of International law as applied to the de
struction of the Maine. It may possibly bo
true that If that disaster was entirely the
work of Bomo prlvato fanatic Spain would not
bo burdened with any legal responsibility ;
but If there was a mine under the ship ,
plaec > d there by the government , oven though
exploded by some private Spanish fanatic. It
Is not easy to see how the Swinish govern
ment could escape legal responsibility.
New York Commercial : Intcrnatlccial law
Is merely the codification of International
practice and precedent , and history Is full of
cases where Indemnity has bedn claimed
and grunted In such casc.1. Ttie principle Is
that n nation Is bound to grant the citizens
acid subjects of a foreign power In Its Juris
diction the Bamo protection fiom i > rlvato
violence It secures Us own. Falling this
duty It must Indemnify the Injured power.
The United States , llko moat other nations ,
has both ixild and received damages hi olml-
lar Instances.
Si.rlngfleld Uopubllcan : The view of Itobcrt
Lincoln , that Spain cannot bo held account-
oblo for thu Malno disaster , oven If It shall
bo proven to have been caused by n mine
In the Havana harbor , imlocs responsibility
bo traced directly to the government , Is ono
that will scarcely bo taken by the administra
tion. It will bo no defense for Spaiti to say
that an irresponsible fired the mine. The
Maine was In an ostensibly friendly harboi- .
If it lay anchored over deadly mines con
trolled by the Spanish government , It was
Spain's business to see that it was pro
tected , Just as the harbor pollco of Now
York nro now protecting the Vlzcaya , If
there was negligence it was criminal negli
gence , and Spain must nnd will bo held re
sponsible.
Now York Sun : But when It comes cither
to a harbor cnlno planted by the government
or to a torpedo such as only government ! ?
employ , the use of such appliances to blow
up the Maine becomes a different matter. In
that case no mere disavowal .of complicity
by Spain , such as of course would bo made ,
would be likely to relieve it from any de
mand which our government might make far
indemnity. Even if all the details remained
a mystery , the seizure and successful use of
war appliances of which Spain alone should
have hail control , in a harbor solely under im
Jurisdiction , would be regarded by our gov
ernment as contributory negligence , to say
the least , like that for which wo held Chill
responsible.
i'OMTICAli UK I FT.
The report Is floating around that Horace
Boles contemplates running for congress
next fall.
A largo band of sllvcrltes will Invade
Oregon and endeavor to capture the state at
the election next July.
Indiana populists have definitely pre
empted the middleof the road and placed a
full state ticket In the field.
The question of biennial Instead of an
nual sessions of the legislature Is to be
submitted to the voters of Now Yorlc state.
At the coming banquet of the Jcfforson-
ian fuslonlsts in Washington it is proposed
to reincarnate 1C to 1 sixteen speeches to
ono Idea.
Kansas is to choose this year a governor
lieutenant governor , secretary of state , au
dltor , treasurer and attorney general. /
lively contest Is expected and elaborate prep
amtions are being made by both politica
parties for the battle.
Senator Mills of Texas , who Is opposed fet
re-olcctlon by Governor Culborson , says thai
the political ring , composed of machine poli
ticians , is trying to bring about his defeat
but that he proposes to go befcco the peopli
and fight the battle to n finish.
Hev. Sam Jones wants to run for governor
of Georgia on a platform of "simple , un
adulterated , unpurchasable , unbulldozablc
manhood. " In vocal versatility the noted
revivalist distances the "one-eyed plowboy -
boy of Pigeon IJoost , " who Is running foi
governor In that state.
New York democrats are arranging to give
the country an exhibition of political horse
manship next fall. The plan Is to separate
national from state questions. Nominees
for congress will rldo or fall on national
issues , whllo state officers will bo confined
to state Issues. The straddle Is worthy of
the source.
The now constitution of Louisiana , now 'n
process of construction by a constitutional
'convention , will Impose property and Intel
lectual qualifications sufficient. It Is believed ,
to prevent negroes from voting , will prob
ably provide for the pensioning of confeder
ate soldiers by the state and may poesibly
give women property holders a vote on. ques
tions of taxation.
George Fred Williams Is again , It Is an
nounced , a candidate for governor of Massa
chusetts oji the democratic ticket , an office
for which ho runs with undevlatlog defeat
every year. He enjoys tlio advantage of
being an aspirant for a post not sought and
not likely to be accepted by any other demo
cratic aspirant In the face of a republican
majority varying from 80,000 to 100,000.
The campaign managers of Senator Can
non are said to bo exhibiting a letter to Utah
politicians from Chairman Jonca of the
democratic national committee inetruetlng
them to support Canned for re-election to
the senate. As Cannon says ho is a repub
lican and acts with republicans on nil ques
tions not affecting the valueof silver the
Utah democrats threaten to secede from
Chairman Jcr.es end not up la business for
themselves.
Speaking of tbo testimonial to ox-JMayor
Hooper of Baltimore the other evening , the
'Baltimore ' Sun says : "Ho has thoroughly
deserved the splendid testimonial offered him
last night , and the golden opinions ( most
beautifully expressed In silver ) of good cltl-
zena of all parties. tWo repeat that as
mayor he proved himself greater than hia
party In this city , and his party should bo
grateful to him that ho has shown It the
road to public confidence and honor. Will
the party follow it ? "
Tlio scuslon of the South Carolina legisla
ture Imo ended without action on the liquor
question , which was thu most Important
matter brought to Us attentlcn. 'Many ' other
Important measures ( ell between the two
houses , and the only notable enactments
are a separate coach law , a law placing ex
press and telegraph companies under control
of the railroad commission as to rates , etc. ,
and a law taxing express , telegraph , telephone -
phone and parlor-car companle on a pro
portionate basis of their mileage In South
Carolina to their capital stock ,
The Royal la the highest grade baling powder
known. Actual tests how it goes ono
tbird further than ony ottior brand.
'HOVAI nuKiNi PO CR co. , NEW von * .
UTltlMl I.AMJS THAN 01'lt.S.
In the event of the outbreak of liostlll
ties in the far past the potency of the con
tending fleets will depend to a very lurg
ilcsrco upon their respective control of a
coal supply. In modern naval warfare coa
Is of more vital consequence- than even am
munition , for without It n ship can ticlthc
flglit nor run away. A note or two abou
the chief Oriental co.illng depots nro there
fore In order. Great .Britain . has seven coal
Ing stations between the Kcd sea nm
Chinese waters. These nro Aden , 'Bombay '
Trlneomalco , Madras , Itangoon , Slngapor
and Hmig Kong. Of these Trlncomalee
Madras and SlngAporo are fortified and couli
hold out for a certain length of time agalns
any demands that might bo made on then
for their stores of coal. But these are no
thu only coaling stations from which \va
ships cruising about China may draw sup
piles. There are several small stations
wlillo the HuMana can supply thomselvc
and their allies from their fortified strong
hold Vladivostok , the only fortified port out
sldo Japan In the eastern seas where coa
which has anything llko the qua !
Ity demanded for war ship stoke
rooms has been stored In an }
quantities. If llussla acted In concert wltl
any other powers the supplies at Vladivostok
would bo at their disposal , but they nre
known to bo Inadequate to the supply o
anything llko a combination of forclgt
fleets. Ilcront cable dispatches aver Urn
Ungland has been buying up all the avail
able smokeless coal In eastern waters for
Bomo tlmo past , and It her stations were
closed her opponents would have > to trus
chiefly to the slow service of colliers.
* *
Switzerland Is going to try the experi
ment of government ownership of railroads
By u vote of 3S4.MG in favor to 177.130
against the Swiss voters have approved thi.
bill providing for the state purchase of the
2,304 miles of railway now In operation In
that republic. The1 cost of the purchase wll
bo about $200,000,000 , which would seem to
bo a pretty heavy debt to saddle upon a
country of Switzerland's restricted territory
and modest wealth. The cash is not In
hand for the purchase and the government
is seeking to secure it by a loan , If the
purchase ID made the Swiss people will have
a pretty Interest bill to pay , to say nothing
about the political demoralization that is
likely to result from state management.
Switzerland's experiment In this line will
bo watched with a good deal of Interest.
Government ownership of railways is a pop
ular fad with a good many people nowadays ,
and Switzerland Is ns good a republic as
any , nnd better than most , In which to try
the Initial experiment.
*
Hoports from , the interior of Crete are
getting worse and worse. The distress ap
pears to bo rcathlng an acute stage in the
districts of Malevlsl , 1'cdlada and Tcmenos.
Flvo hundred Christians on the brink of
( starvation started tlio other day for Greece
from several points on the coast. Two hun
dred and fifty men , wcmcn and children ar
rived recently at I'aleocastro , a small creek
near Candla , having abandoned their homes
In the interior. They wish to seek refuge
ki Greece , but they are without means to
embark , and are waiting on tlio coast , ex
posed to the rigid winter , having neither
food nor covering. Aid 1ms been sent from
Candla to these wretched bqlngs , but It is
insufficient. The distress of tlio Mohamme
dan refugees in the town of Candla , not
withstanding the relief < lealt out. Is also
great. A Greek steamer arrived recently
at Canca , on her way to Greece , carrying
500 Christian peasants , women and children ,
embarked at Ketimo. They came from the
Itetimo districts , and more are expected to
follow soon. They gave vivid accounts of
their privations and the distress In the In
terior , and said : "Wo are starving , and
Greece will not deny us our dally bread. "
* * *
The great difference ki drinking liciblts In
Germany and Italy Is seen in the fact tliat
whllo tlio average annual consumption of
spirits as a beverage In Germany Is about
two gallons per head of population , in Italy
It la about two pints per head. Climate and
temperament have much to do with tlio dif
ference. An Inlv.bitant of northern Grrmtsciy
can 'consume with comparative Impunity nn
amount of spirits that would scatter mad
ness through the brain of an average Italian.
The Italians have found this cut by expe
rience , and they have given up the distilled
liquors a n drink. On the other hand , the
average consumption of wine in Italy is
about seventeen gallons to the head of pop
ulation , while In Germany the average con
sumption is about a gallon per head , nut
much of the wlno of Italy U a very weak
beverage. Formerly tlio average consump
tion of wtao In Italy was not less than
twenty-five gallons per bead of population.
The dcjllne Is partially duo to the Increasing
poverty of the inhabitants , who have begun
to exctjunge a por'lor of tlieir wipe for what
they ocel moro , and partially to an Improve
ment of their habits In regard to drink. Hut
the Italians have not attained tlio present
high degree of eobricty as a nation by means
of prohibitory liquor laws. They have found
In their own cxperlenca the best legislator.
* *
Japan's insistence upcii prompt payment of
the war Indemnity from China Is in direct
conflict with tlio recent report that the gov
ernment at Toklo had resolved to retain the
Chinese naval fortress of Wol-IIai-Wei and
forego payment of the remainder of Japan's
claim against her vanquished foe. Japan
stands in far more urgent need of additional
ships for her navy than of a fortress on the
Chinese coast. The eighty odd millions of
dollars still duo from China on accotut of
the war Indemnity would pay for many bat
tleships ; and with a fleet thus strengthened
oho would bo In a position , to blockade or
retake Wei-Hal-Wei whenever it should suit
her purpcse to do so. Tlicro is a bare possi
bility , however , that tlio resolution of Japan
to press China for payment may bo the pro-
luilo to new demands upcii the government
of Poking for concessions in favor of the
government nt Toklo by way of compensa
tion for these granted to Rufrila , Germany ,
France and Great Ilrltaln. Assuredly , Japan
will claim a hand iii tbo game of tbo "parti
tion of China. "
From tlmo to tlmo interesting facts crop
out concerning the course of Hussla In Cen
tral Asia. The latest announcement is that
tlio czar lias ordered tlio establishment of a
.course of instruction ! ix Hindustani ( Urdu )
nt T < x.ilikcnd , ki the mllltnrr district of Tur-
krttnn , All gcor-rAl ntaff ofllew * who can
IIP spared from onch hrlgnJo of rlfleii , ar
tillery , Cossacks nn l Infantry nnd of every
detachiiiiMit not belonging to a brigade nre
to attend It , The course will last two ) -cro ,
from Octo-bcr 1 to May 1. The Instructors
will be oulcero , aided by natives , for practlco
In conversance ) . The ofilcers who oass the
course successfully are to receive six months'
additional pay , ncid one of them may bo goat
to India every year to perfect himself in the
laivtuaRp , after which ho will have to servo
two jears In Turkestan. In connection with
this order It Is noteworthy that the whale
of lUifuinn Central Asia Is to be united under
n government gtncrnl. who will bo almost
Independent , thus occupying a pcviltlan some-
\\hal akin to that of viceroy of India.
The blntcment Issued by the British foreign
olllce in regard to the results obtu'ned by
HrltUh diplomacy at 1'okln shows substantial
galna. The Internal lilRlnvnjs of trade In
China nro to bo opened to all the world In
Juno next. That \a \ to say , where foreigners
arc now allowed by treaty to use native
boats only they will hereafter be allowed to
use steamers. The control of the Ch'tievo
maritime customs Is to remain In the hands
of a British subject 50 long ns British tratio
let Chlitieso ports exceeds that of any oilier
power. At present four-fifths of China's
foreign trade Is In British ships. The British
government Is also assured that the valley
of the Yang-tflc-Klang river shall never bo
mortgaged , leased or coded to cny forolun
power an Indefinite engagement which maybe
bo politically useful to Knglncul ut sumu
future time.
Mllt'lll I.V llllVMi ; .
/ . . . _
Clilcnjro Ttllmtip.
Now there , \vis little I.tiltt Grimes ,
The sweetest cherub under the mir * .
She Jumped the rope " ,000 times
/Mid bho's living yet , aged IU.
Washington Stnr.
C3o too , to too , lliou busy bee !
Pray , would It not 'jo queer
If one could not face toll with
When he sleeps linlf the year.
Itccord.
Now wo discipline our bodies ,
Ami project a spiritual atrlko
Uy u sacrifice most noble
Of the things we do not like ,
'Detroit ' Journal.
Two mortal hours , In dollar choirs ,
So gloomily wo sat
Horse-play ? Well , it seemed to us
Too asinine for tlmt.
Inillannpolls Journal.
Ho murmured ns 'he sat alone ,
"It costs ( the arrant churl ! )
As much to take tlio chnpurono
As It docs to ttiku the girl ! "
CIllCHRO NCWS.
'Ob , bitter world ! Oh , bitter world ! "
lie e'lled ill dark despair.
He'd kissed her shining locks nnd found
Much ( iiilnlnu tunic there.
WnsliltiKton Star.
The proofreader snld. with a sigh ,
"Jt would make me most happy If I
Could make up my mlml
If .some things that I find
Are dialect pieces or pi. "
Atlanta Journal.
Have you heard of the land of the lemon
and myrtle ,
Where the midwinter seasons are balmy
ns May ,
Where they llnh for tlio tarpon tiifil catch
the mud turtle ,
And room rent Is cut to ten dollars per
day ?
Tls the land or the gnat nnd the gay all- ]
enter ,
Where the clerk of the hotel gets on to
your bluff ;
I'ou may be a prince or a mine speculator ,
But there's nothing1 to do but to shove up
the stuff.
A SOUTH SKA. tllOMAXCK.
Chicago Post.
'm a Borrloboo from Woolloomoolloo ,
And a King of tile Friendly Isles ;
I'm the owner In chief of a coral reef ,
Where a mormnhl sits and smiles
Where a mermaid sits and smiles on mo
As she combH her dark green locks
And nibbles thu sect ! of the salt seaweed
Wihlch clings to the polypous rocks.
I have been to sea with a mnnatcc
On the back of a bltf black whale ;
I have warbled a song with a young1 du-
goiiff ,
Who was taking ! a little sail '
Who wns Inking- little sail with mo
In the South 1'aclllc seas.
But wo both had a coug'h ' nnd soon left
olt
When the whale began to sneeze.
I have played fantan with a Chinaman ,
Who swam ashore from his junk ;
O , ho looked very blue .when . I won ibis
cue ,
And went on a horrible drunk
And went on a horrible , bowling- drunk ,
Because of his snd. snd loss ,
Hut we put him In Jail to weep , anil wall
And pray to his Chinese Joss.
I have hobnobbed , too , wlt'.i ' a cannibal
crew
And campled their litimblo fare ;
O. a richer dish than any fried fish
Was some missionary , rare
Was some missionary , rarely cooked-
Served up on a wooden nkewer.
He WHS done to a fault , and with pepper
and salt
Was lit for an epicure. '
I have played leap-frog with tlio pert eca
bog
On the top of the boundingwnvo ; i
I have straddled a spar with a shipwrecked x
tar , >
Till be sank to his deep-sea grave
Till be sank to his deep-sea grave below ,
Where the sea-ghouls lay In wait
And shrieked with glee nt their banquet
free
As they dlnetl off the Captain's mate.
I ilinvo sat in the shade with a young1 mer
maid.
As she fanned herself with her tall ;
I have beard her sigh when I swore to dlo
If my love should ever fall
If my love should over fall for her ,
Jly queen of the tropical seas ;
' .Mien I stele a Itlss from this mythical
miss
As I cave her flu a squeeze.
But awny she ran with a gay merman ,
Who broupht her a lino-tooth comb ;
It- was mother-of-pearl and It can i ; lit my
girl ,
For she left my hoiiBo nnd home
For ho left my 'house , mid she left mo ,
too.
Alone on tills coral reef ,
An'l I sit nnd moan In an undertone ,
For I'm overcome with trrlef.
With a boy , He knows what he wants ty'/i
and he won't be happy till he gets it
He won't get it anywhere else as well
as here.
here.All
All boys who wear clothes are a sort of charge of ours and
we look out for them.
If your boy needs a Spring Suit we will undertake to see to
t that his mother and father are as well pleased as the boy an §
that would seem to insure domestic happiness. Several lines of
Spring Suits are in and are ready for your approval and there
are so many dainty things in Ties , Scarfs and Blouses that it is
a pity any one should not know where to get them ,
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