THB OMAHA DAILY BEBt THURSDAT , MABCH 24 , 1808.
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Notary Public.
Tlic iiL'\v 1 < > to 1 Is this policy of pro-
Titling slxtetm now \vnr ( ships for one
navy ulrondy suilloicntly fonuidablo to
cause Spulu to lu..sltuto.
The Nebraska Exposition commission
seems to li < urcntly oxorclsod last too
nniL'li of tholr appropriation runs nwny
before the canipniKii of 1808 suts In.
Tluit Inillnu supply ilppot inny bo n
trlllo slow In couiliiKt but wlioii It ur-
I'ivc.s our business men should clinch Its
location so Unit It will not even try to
But nwuy.
lliiiorU'ulor ( bavo n just
against the tlriiK store saloon
nnd ( hey will have popular approval In
any move they may make for Its sup
pression.
"Coin" llarvay , who is now sure that
there will be war , was also sure that
the country would have a panic unlosn
his thoork's of llnanoi' wore acicil upon
promptly.
The recent snowstorm which covered
the northwest nipped tlie croakers who
hail boon sure all along that there would
not bo enough water In the ground this
spring to atari the crops.
Massachusetts may not have secured
many miles of good roads by its system
of forcing the trumps to work on the
roads , but there are fewer tramps
less complaint n.'bout the roads.
The fusion managers of Union county ,
Oregon , asked thi populists for a vote
on the- question of fusion and the re
turns showed UU7 against to 04 for the
scheme. They will not ask a referen
dum In other counties.
Canada may put up barriers to keep
Americans from carrying off the gold of
the Klondike , but New York brokers
Hoein to know the secret of extracting
gold from London coffers and the steady
stream across the Atlantic continues.
In burnishing up store fronts and
hanging now business signs , artistic
work costs no more than tasteless bung
ling. There Is no reason why any one
should attempt to attract patrons by
hideous signboards that drive trade
away.
The Pacille coast railroads report an
Increase of ! 13 per cent In earnings for
the month of February over the previous
February , while the Increase of business
> ii' all the. rallroail.s of the United States
averaged only lit per cent. This gives
pome Indication of the direction of the
present prosperity center of the v.orld.
Now Mr. llryan denies that ho ever
mild all those good things about the
president and congress and their atti
tude toward the Maine disaster for
which he has been commended by patri
otic Americans the past ten days. He
says he has never boon Interviewed In
regard to the prospective war and prep-
uratloiiM for defense.
A popocratlc contemporary describes
In Its news columns how Nebraska rail
roads arc trebling their shipments of
farm machinery and Implements and
how more men are now employed in
Omaha freight depots than over before ,
yet It keeps right on howling calamity
and asserting that we can never get
within reach of permanent prosperity
until we bring the country down to a
monetary basis of tiO-eent silver dollar. * .
The fund available for paving street
Intersections Is limited in amount. For
this reason It ought to bo appropriated
llrst to the streets that engage the heav-
lest tratllc or constitute the thoroughfares -
fares leading to the exposition which
will be used most by exposition visitors.
It Is the duty of the council to see that
the IntersectloH paving fund Is not ex
bausted on out-of-the-way streets that
oan as well wait until more pressing im
provements are completed.
A contributor who signs himself a sub-
Bcrlber and reader of The 15eo inquires
why , If the gambling dens are being
broken up , those that are operating In
alleged cigar whops are allowed to run
wide open. That Is very much like the
qne-stlon why when the recent raid was
inado did Chief Gallagher feel called
on to apologize to the gamblers who
were caught red-handed , and why did
liu protest so vehemently that lie hail
nothing to do with Instituting it ? The
chief of police Is the man to answei
these questions , although The Ilee am !
the public may Uuve well grounded BUS
/HMMA7TJRMA UHUONDS.
In his annual message President Me-
Klnley snld that Intervention In Cuba
ipon humanitarian grounds hn.il boon
requcntly suggested nnd had not failed
o receive his most anxious nnd earnest
consideration , but ho thought It was not
then timely to take such n step. The
icw government In Spain had given as
surance that reforms would bo lust- !
uted In accordance with the needs and
circumstances of the time and n new
nllltnry commander In Cuba Irad prof
fered a broad clemency to the people of
he Island In arms against Spanish rule.
The president urged that It was honestly
luo to Spain and to our friendly rcla-
Ions with that country that she should
> o given a reasonable chance to realize
ler expectations anil to prove the as-
erted efllcacy of the now order of things
o which she stands Irrevocably com-
nlttcd and he expressed the opinion that
he near future would demonstrate
vhother thn Indispensable condition of
v righteous peace , just alike to all con
cerned , Is likely to bo attained. "If
lot , " said the president , "tho exigency
of further and other action by the
United States will remain to bo taken.
When that time conio.s that action will
> o determined In the line of Indisputable
Ight and duty. It will be faced , with
out misgiving or hesitancy , In the light
of the obligation this government owes
to Itself , to the people who have con-
Ided to It the protection of their hi-
crests and honor , nnd to humanity. "
' 'urthor the president declared : "If It
shall h6reaftcr appear to be a duty 1m-
> osed by our obligations to ourselves , to
civilization and humanity to Intervene
With force , It shall bo without fault on
our part and only because the necessity
for such action will be so clear as to
command the support uud approval of
the civilized world. "
lias the time come when our obllga-
ions to civilization and humanity do-
nand that our government shall take
steps to terminate the work of death and
lesolatlon In Cuba ? Arc the circum
stances such as Justify action on the
mrt of the United States to this end ?
It Is well known that there has boon
little If any Improvement in the situa-
ion In Cuba under the present admlnls-
iratlon of affairs. Hlanco has kept the
econcentrados where his predecessor
ilueed them and tens of thousands of
them have died since he succeeded to
.he command , the Spanish government
lolng practically nothing for them. But
'or American charity the record of death
from starvation and disease would be
nuch larger than It Is and Spain may
it any time put a stop to this aid. Sen-
itors of the United States who have
lersonally Investigated the conditions In
Cuba have described the terrible scenes
of suffering they witnessed there and
nive declared that Spanish policy Is one
of extermination. ' The statements of
these reputable and trustworthy wit-
le.sses have made a profound Impres
sion upon the country. It is not to bo
iloubted that many who have thought
our government should stand aloof anil
lot Spain and the Cubans settle their
ocntllct have become convinced that the
United States , as a duty to civilization
and humanity , should take action for
ending the deplorable conditions In
Cuba , even at the cost of war.
A message from the president to con
gress on the Cuban situation is promised
nt an early day. There Is reason to ex-
icct that It will recommend an Important
change of policy In regard to Cuban af
fairs , based chletly If not wholly upon
ninituiiUulaii grounds. It Is upon such
grounds that Intervention , if at all de
fensible , could bo best justified and
wonl'd be most likely to command the
approval of the civilized world.
A A'KII' CUltltKbVlHILL. .
After prolonged deliberation the sub
committee of the house banking and cur
rency committee has formulated a meas
ure Intended to strengthen the public
credit , relieve the treasury and amend
the national banking law , which has
been submitted to the full republican
membership of the committee. The bill
will doubtless undergo some changes le-
1'oro It Is ready to bo reported to the
house and it Is questionable whether It
will receive consideration outside of
committee at the present session. Tnur j
Is probably less disposition now tnan
earlier In the session to dismiss cur
rency .measures , In view of the grave
International complications thought to
be Impending , although there are some
who urge that for the reason we may
become Involved In war we ought to
change our currency system. If we are
to have war , however , the work of cur
rency readjustment would better wait
until the war Is over.
There Is nothing very new or striking
In the now measure , but those engaged
In national banking will DJ Interested
In It , since It proposes changes affecting
the national banks which the subcom
mittee In Its report admits would Im
pose a heavy burden upon them. It Is
a question whether the additional priv
ileges given the banks will be generally
regarded by them as a sulllclent return
for what is required of them. There
are good features In the measure , but
how It would operate to strengthen the
public credit Is not quite clear.
AS l
In the course of his speech In the senate -
ate yesterday In regard to the situation
In Cuba , Senator Calllnger said In ref
erence to the Maine disaster that If It
should appear that the lives of the " . " > < )
Auierlcan sailors were "purposely
taken" it will not be a question of arbi
tration , but u qivstlon : Involving the
dignity and honor of this great republic.
A Madrid dispatch state- * that the feelIng -
Ing there outside of olllcial circles Is that
In the event of the naval board of In
quiry reporting that the disaster was
from an external force the matter should
be submitted to arbitration.
The United States has led all other
nations In advocating arbitration for the
settlement of International controversies
that'do nut Involve national honoi
anil dignity , but it may be doubted
whether popular sentiment hero would
permit the government to submit to ar
bitration the question as to Spanish re
sponsibility for the destruction of the
Maine If the decision of the naval board
Is that the disaster was not duo to acci
dent Undoubtedly a very large ma-
orlty of the American people will agree
vlth the vlow expressed by Senator Gal-
Ingor , that human Ufa purposely taken
cannot bo paid for In gold or silver ; that
hero is a question of national honor
Involved that cannot bo disposed of for
a financial consideration. Unquestion
ably this is the general feeling , yet If
ve cannot conclusively establish conncc-
Ion of the Spanish authorities at
Havana with the disaster how shall we
ustlfy making It a cause of war ?
Huttthere is no profit In Indulging
conjectures as to what may happen
pending olllcial announcement of the
hidings of the naval board. The re
port Is expected hi Washington today
or tomorrow nnd It will be communi
cated by the president to congress and
ho country as soon after Its arrival as ho
shall deem expedient. Mcanwhllo the
mbllc must remain patient , paying no
lecd to sensational reports and main
taining confidence In the wisdom ,
u'Udencc and patriotism of those In au
thority.
FOR A STATE MHtN VROVAttANDA. .
As the great corn state , Nebraska
ought to take special Interest tin every
movement to enlarge the market for Its
staple farm product and to popularize
Its use. The recently organized Ameri
can Maize Propaganda with Hon. Clark
R. Carr of Galesburg as president and
K. W. Snow of Chicago as secretary
appeals to the support und co-operation
of every farmer In the corn belt. This
organization , which has taken the name
nalzo Instead of corn , because the for-
ner Is the one familiar In Europe , alma
: o propagate the use of the cereal as
food In both its raw and manufactured
state in foreign lands. In doing this It
will incidentally help to build up those
great Industrial interests of the home
country , such as glucose works , corn
stalk liber factories and corn flour mills ,
that utilize the maize as raw material
and create a home market for the golden
cara.
It Is the design of the American Maize
'ropaganda to carry on its operations in
mrt through sub-organizations of the
various states. The work of state or
ganization Is already under way , the
: iluols ! State Maize Propaganda having
> een completed and the Iowa State
Maize Propaganda being In formation.
Nebraska ought to put Itself In the front
of this movement by promptly falling in
with this plan of state organization. As
the corn state par excellence It has as
much and more to gain a.s any of its
neighbors , since anything that will in
crease or even steady the price of its
annual corn product means millions of
dollars for the farmers of this state ,
riie state and county agricultural so
cieties can not exert themselves to any
more useful purpose than to bring Ne-
liraska In Hue with the American Maize
Propaganda.
COXFWKXGK MUST OK HKSTOIIED.
The following letter , addressed to the
iresldent of the exposition , should serve
to impress the citizens of Omaha with
the necessity of prompt reorganization
of their police department under an ex
perienced nnd competent chief , who will
restore confidence In the. 'ability and In
tention of the city to protect visitors
from crooks and lawless characters :
VILLISCA , la. . March 22 , 1898. President
Trunsniisslsslppl Exposition Dear Sir : Don't
you think the reputation Omaha Is getting
will scare away a great many who would llko
to attend the exposition ? I would suggest
that you urge the authorities to begin a war
on the thugs and wipe them out and restore
confidence In the safety or the city , so that
It can bo advertised before the opening of
the exposition that Omaha Is a safe place
by day or night for strangers or anyone else.
And get the public to understand that the
police is efficient. Something of this kind
will have to bo done ft you want to get a
paying crowd. C. N. STODDAHD.
The exposition with its attendant
throngs will Impose a task upon the po
lice which would tax the resources of
the most efficient police chief in the
country , and with which inexperienced
men will bo absolutely unable to cope.
Omaha , however , owes it to itself as
well as to Its guests to take every rea
sonable precaution against an unbridled
reign of vice and crime. If the bogus
reform police commissioners refuse to
wake up to the serlou.snews of llu > Mt-
uatlou the people who are being nightly
waylaid and their houses burglarized or
robbed because of the utter lack of po
lice protection will have to take some
radical action.
. CniMlXAltS JA' IOWA.
The debate In the Iowa legislature on
a bill for a law to punish habitual crim
inals more severely brought out some
statements .suggestive If not startling.
The number of convicts at Uu ; two lyva
penitentiaries has greatly increased In
recent years and ini ten years thorn has
boon an SO per cent increase In crime
throughout the. state. Th- test of crim
inal prosecutions la correspondingly
great , the total for the state having
been ? 14.r,0)0 ( ) In 1SOO and if.lSO.OOO In
18U5. Investigation shows that there
are In the Iowa penitentiaries convlcti
serving fourth , fifth , -sixth and even a- :
high as eleventh terms. Under the
present la\vs these habitual criminals
cannot be permanently retired from cir
culation , but tile courts can only sen
tence and resentence them for .short
terms.
In view of the fact Kiat tins Increase
of crime In Iowa Is greater than In many
other .states where other condlllons uru
substantially equal , the conviction Is
forced upon Iowa legislators th.it habit
ual criminals from other state. ; flock to
Iowa to secure the benefit of lax laws.
The bill mentioned proposes that this
shall no longer continue , but that here
after a thlid conviction for a felony
shall bo for a term not less than fifteen
years and that persons habitually given
to petty crimes shall ba fontoni'cd to
terms of not less than live years.
Habitual criminals in Iowa and else
where certainly demand more rigorous
treatment. The purpose of punishment
for crime Is to prevent repetition by reformation
mation or otherwise. When It becomes
evident that there Is no possibility of
reformation of the Individual the state
has the unquc-stioned right to restrain
the criminal permanently. Where this
policy Is pursued In one state and Ig
nored in another professional crime be
comes uioro common In the latter , and
this moms toJwr.tho misfortune of low *
under its pr < ht syfltcra.
imit
The ? 0,000-n'yhr ' do-nothing state rail
way commlsslouAnnounces its intention
to go after t/m / inllroads with n view to
making them rL'duco rates of freight
shipments w lil , the state. Thcso com
missioners have been In ofllcc nearly a
year nnd a half without the railroads
encountering'jiinl' opposition or Incon
venience from that source , nnd It Is safe
to say that Jjiorailway , managers are
not now apprehensive. It is notorious
that the railroads pull the strings nnd
the commissioners do the rest.
There will bo no trouble about hall
accommodations for the conventions and
congresses of ordinary size that moot
here during the exposition. Omaha has
plenty of halls of moderate dimensions.
The big gatherings with thousands of
delegates , however , will need a big con
vention'hall , If not the Coliseum one of
approximately similar capacity. The
hall proposition , furthermore , should not
be relegated to an eleventh-hour position.
It Is some consolation to know that
even if ex-MInlster Hannis Taylor suc
ceeds In breaking Into congress from an
Alabama district It will be after ( he
public has ceased to manifest any curi
osity about that inside Information in
regard to the Spanish court he la sup
posed to bo saving for an opportunity
to use as a sensation maker.
1'atrnt otllcc Suriiliia.
Olobo-Ueinocrut.
The patent office caaio out $252,000 ahead
last year and has more than paid expenses
In the past by nearly $5,000,000. With proper
management the annual postal detlclt of
$11,000,000 could bo easily remedied.
Work for Two Ilniiili.
Indianapolis Journal.
On Thursday last nineteen steamships wcro
chartered to load grain at eastern cities for
European ports , their aggregate cargoes be
ing 3,000,000 bushels. The United States can
whip Spain with one hand and feed the test
of Europe with the other.
Pointer for "Illvltic
Washington Sli- .
Promluen ; Europeans who have declared
that a republican form of government is a
failure will no doubt be surprised to note ,
by the plans for securing pleasant Inaugu
ration weather , that the country looks for
ward to electing presidents as usual.
IlenclllH of a War Si-nrc.
1'hlladelphln Hccoril.
The factories of the country < ire working
double turn on swords , guns and bombs.
and the war scare la thus putting bread and
butter Into many thousands of mouths. There
may bo a drop in the agricultural Implement
market when the nwords shall como to be
beaten Into ploughshares ; 'but It Is early yet
for solicitude en that point.
coV "tinman Troelin , "
I'htlaclHpllla Ledger.
Captain General , 'Ulanco's new device for
clearing Cuba or rebels , by forming a line
of troops across the. Island and driving every
thing before It , sounds very much like Wcy-
'
lor's great scuenus of forming a human
"trocha , " which should sweep away every
rebel as U mbVed''ln serried column across
the Island. Weyler'o plan failed because the
Insurgents manifested an Invincible repug
nance to being' ' ( swept , but , perhaps , Blanco
has a later patent on the device.
Polo , Xot lli-rilllbc.
WiUiilhpton Times.
When the new , Spanish minister was born
his name was Polo , , for the very primary
reason that hla father's name was Polo. It
happened that the patronymic of his lady
mother was Dernabe , and hence he is called
Senor Luis Polo y Bernabc. We do hope
that the Philistine press of Washington and
other places will .not Insist upon calling him
Senor nernabe , as eome have begun to do
even now. Let us reiterate : Polo Is his
name , and Bernabo only Indicates what was
that of his mother's family. Ills godfathers
and godmothers knew what they were about
when they called him Polo.
March of'Proxnorlty. .
Globe-Democrat.
Indications of the country's growth In pros
perity appear oh every hand. The statis
tician of the Department of.Agrlculturo says
the farmers In 1837 got $130,000,000 more for
their CEveal * than they did in 1S9G , and $80-
000,000 more than In any other year since
1892. The farm animals Increased to the ex
tent of $230,000,000 In 1897 , and the gain In
tbo entire agricultural Interest of. the coun
try In 1897 over 1890 Is put at J5W.OOO.OOO.
No such Increase as this In twelve months'
has been scored In many years. This ac
counts for the largo number of farm mort
gages In the various states which are re
ported to have been paid off In 1897. When
prosperity begins with the farmers and farm
workers It Is always substantial , and diffuses
Itself throughout all occupations and all ele
ments of the population. Prosperity this
tlmo struck the farmers and farm workers
first.
PllOCJHK.SS OP nOAD UEFOHM.
SnliKtnullnl 'Advance Xotcil tu the
Rnntorn SntcH.
Philadelphia Times.
Good roads are wanted by everybody In
every section who has any occasion to use
the public highways for any purpose. But
good roads coat money , and Just at present
there Is a great deal of legislative experi
menting with a vlow to the division of the
coat of good roads so that nobody will bo
oppressed with the burden of road taxation.
New Jersey's road law divides the ccst of Its
stone roads equally between state , county
and the property owners along the route
of the highway. Pennsylvania has a new
road law In a state of suspended animation
for the lack of a state appropriation of $1-
000,000 to put It In operation , and a bill Is
iww before the New York legislature , having
passed the lower house , which divides the
cost of permanent roada equally between
state and county.
New York , Now Jersey and Pennsylvania
are not the only states that have enacted
leglslitlon for the construction of permanent
highway * , but as they are adjoining states
they are disposed' ' to adopt legislation on
t Is jiuhject possessing many points of slml-
1 , rlty The agitation which has promoted
mid ' .3 promoting this sort of legislation has
been greatly stimulated by the universal
use of the blci'cler as a highway of clay or
sand Is practlcaily'useless as a bicycle track
for the greater part of the time. Apart
from thp anxiety of the wheelmen to bo able
to ride everywhere at any season the Intel
ligent portion of the community are learn
ing that good roads nro a good Investment
to any community , as they attract would-be
residents and enable the farmers to move
their crops and do their marketing much
moro cheaply than bad roads.
While It Is only equitable to divide the
cost of making , good roada auicog all the
Intcre-Us that will bo benefited thereby , and
this means that the state , the county and
the property olvnurd have each a stake In
their construction , and malr.tenanco , yet It
remains true that substantial roads arc
costly In the making , and those- who want
good roads and expect to profit by them
should bo willing to contribute their Just
share toward their maintenance. The great
est hindrance to road reform Is the unwil
lingness of the country people to make a
liberal outlay for the construction of good
roads , and until there U a change In this
respect the progress of the present move
ment 'for good roids will bo necessarily slow.
The agitation which boa resulted In some
good void legislation la Ntw Jersey and
promises good road laws In New York and
Pennsylvania ultimately , Is timely nnd
should be persisted In. The stone roads of
New Jersey make road reformers of all
who ride over them , and the way to create
a popular aentlmont for good roads Is to
have a few good roada to servo a * object
lessoni.
or THK TIMKfl.
The trade of the United States with Cuba
decreased from 100,000,000 la 1S94 to $25-
COO.OOO In 1897.
The two Brazilian cruisers trnnnforrcd to
the American navy have been named New
Orlonna nnd Albany.
For the moment the Spanl.ih treasury Is
flush , The queen rcgtnl relieved the na
tional stringency by contributing $3,000,000
from her private purse.
Missouri horsco and mulct ) are stepping
high these dajs. Uncle Sam wants the
hornco for cavalry service , and the mules
are going to Cuba for llko use.
A subscription list for a fund to erect a
monument to the dead sallow of the Matno
has been opened at the City of Mexico. Cuban
women headed the paper with $25.
Boston reports thirty-nine steamships of
American register In readiness to mount
cither slx-poundcrs , 2-Inch rapid-lire guns or
torpedo tubes , and the owners say they can
bo turned over tor Immedlite service.
The volanta , used by ox-1'resldcnt Cleveland -
land whtlo In Havana some years ago , has
Just been destroyed by a company of volun
teers. They broke Into the stable In which
the enterprising owner of the volanta was
exhibiting It and with recks and clubs
smashed the carriage to smithereens , llc-
cauisc , they said , the passenger who made
It famous was a "pig. " " 1'lg" Is now the
designation of L'Amerlcaiio.
An old Georgia moor.Hlilncr thus explains
why ho Is In favor of a foreign war : "You
see , the government's been inakln" war on
us poor fellers ever senco Leo surrendered.
The Infernal revenue troops have been lu
the field senco ' 65 , an' wo ain't surrendered
ylt ! Now , cf the government would Jest
git Into a foreign war , ft would call oft the
revenue troops , mebbe , an' glvo ua a chance
tor mnko a llvln' . I'm .for war , fust an'
last ! "
The New York World expert calculates that
an hour's battle between such war ships ae
the Massachusetts of the United States and
the Palayo of Spain would ccst $1,000,000 In
powder and ball. In tn hour's tlmo the
Massachusetts might flre her four 13-Inch
guns twenty times. That would mean
eighty projectiles weighing 88,000 pounds , or
forty-four tons of shot and shell hurled
toward her opponent. Her eight 8-lnch guns
might boom their fierce greetings half as
often again. That would mean nearly thirty-
six tens more. Powder costs 25 cents a
pound , averaging the different sorts used on
a battleship. The quantity of powder used
to eject these 120 tons of projectile. ) from
the main battery only would amount to sixty
tons , or $30,000 worth. The fuses for these
projectiles cost from $4 to $1S each. The
number used would approximate 100 , and
probably more. That would mean $1,500
moro of mcney burned. The projectiles ,
however , are the most expensive part of the
whole fusillade. They would make a hole In
the $50,000,000 defense fund of $240,000. The
very tiniest shot from the Massachusetts'
gatllngs would cost 50 ccaita and the larger
ones $3 each. At ten shots a rnlnuto from
the twenty slx-poundera , twelve shots from
the four one-pounders , and 200 a minute from
each of the quartet of gatllngs on a con
servative basis the secondary battery would
hurl $10,000 worth of projectiles nnd burn
$ G,500 worth of powder. Thus , as nearly as
can be calculated , the Massachusetts would
expend a fortune of $295,000 In an hour.
Then , consider her opponent. If the Span-
lards worked their guns as rapidly ns we
did ours and just aa Icng , the already de
picted Spsnlah treasury would have suffered
a forced draft of $205,000 more. A hot en
gagement of aci hour's duration , then , would
mean moro that half a million dollars'
worth of powder and elicit expended. Tlio
damage done would bo at least twice as
much , dollar for dollar , or $1,000,000.
PKUSOXAI , AXD OT1II3HWISE.
Onions are cheaper than they have been
for years. A great deal of fragrance can
bo procured with little money.
It seems to be settled that the office of
resistor of the treasury Is still to be held by
an Afro-American. It Is a way Uncle Sam
has of showing the color of his money.
The marquis of Salisbury , who Is at pres
ent 111 , has been In pu'blle ' life since 1851 ,
when , at the age of 24 , he first entered Par
liament. Ills lordship's full name Is Robert
Arthur Talbot Qascogno Cecil.
The Massachusetts Historical coclety vainly
strove to prevent the dispersion of the
library of the late Charles Deane of Bos
ton , wishing that hecauso of Its valuable
Americana It should be preserved un
broken.
Verdi , the Italian composer , charges one
pound English sterling for na autograph or a
signed photograph : when the request cccnejs
from a wealthy admirer he aska double that
sum. He docs not keep the money , but
distributes It among the poor.
The big glided dome of the Massachusetts
state house In Boston , which Dr. Holmes
said was "a little above the common , " Is
to bo Illuminated by 600 Incandescent lights.
In compliance with what seems to bo an
extremely popular desire at the Hub.
Prominent Germans of Cincinnati bave ar
ranged for an elaborate celebration of Bls
marck's S3d birthday , April 1. Many civic
told military organizations will participate.
One unlquo feature will iho the planting of
an oak tree , which IB being Imported from
the famous Saxony woods for the occasion.
Ono of Mr. Oladstono's peculiar Ideas ,
which he has followed for fifteen years , Is to
go to bed the Instant he finds that ho has
caught cold and to remain there until ho Is
sure he has recovered. In this way , ho
claims , he has frequently cut short -what
might otherwise have been a serious 111-
General Lew Wallace spoke at South Bend ,
Ind. , on Tuesday evening In aid of the ( und
to erect a statue In South Bend to Schuyler
Colfax , vlco president with Grant. Collfax
was an ardent Odd Fellow and the 'founder of
the Daughters of Rebekah. It is expected
these orders will lend assistance , each lodge
! ii the country contributing such urcs as the
members see fit.
Speaker Ileed has received1 from a con-
stltucnt In bis Malno congressional district
a letter from a farmer saying that his farm
wcrld about $600 ; that there Is a mortgage
of $400 on the property and that ho can't
make both ends meet and pay off the In-
cumbrance. Ho therefore asks the epcaker
to iieo if he can't get the members of con-
grts. ) to subscribe $1 apiece toward liquidat
ing the debt. Mr. Heed has passed the hat.
Another patriotic monument Is threatened ,
The gallant fight made by Hon. William
Alden Smith , nlngle-handed , against the
Spanish army In Havana , when , according
to his own account , he routed a squad of
Impertinent soldiers with his umbrella because -
cause they made fun of hla plug bat and
bug-tailed coat , has excited tdo greatest ad
miration among his colleagues In congress ,
and they propose embalming his heroic deeds
In a suitable monument at the hero's ex
pense.
Dan Glllett , a mining expert , spends most
of his tlmo In the silent mountains of Ari
zona nnd New Mexico. When ho Ici'lH that
the polltudo of that region Is becoming op
pressive he hies him to Now York , hires a
room en Broadway and when weather per
mit sits at an open window for hours at a
time. The roar of city tpjffic rests him
from the nervous strain produced by un
broken sllcnco In the mountains. Ho finds
it especially reposeful when a truck loaded
with building iron parses by hla hotel.
Tfce Royal is tbo highest grade baking powder
known. Actual te U bow U goes one-
tfctrd furtlier tban any other bread.
POWDER
Absolute/ ! Pure
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1MTISHK9T IN Till' KXI'OSITIOX.
flcnrwln ,
Atlnnltx CoiutltnUon.
While recant events have militated In
roiuo measure npilnst the efforts of the ntato
OmatiA cctiimlftiloM , our t > oplt > nhoiild not
lese night of the Itniwfcinro udlch attaches
to the proper dtaplay of tleorgla'a resources
nt tdo approaching expo ltlon , livery wldo-
awake and public-spirited cltlr.cn ot this
ntato should feel It Incumbent upon him to
nlil the work of the comtuUsltxi lu every way
possible.
Georgia cntinot afford to mk the op
portunity of advertising her resources at
the Omaha cxpoiltlou. Other states In this
Immediate nolghbortioad have already ad
dressed theniHclvrfl to ( tie task of collecting
suitable exhibits , and If Georgia fitlln to come
up to the full measure of her duty In emulat
ing the example of tdeae states , slip tnlin * .
bo prepared to accept tliet consequences. We-
have been endeavoring for years to encourage
Immigration frcoi the northwest ; and now ,
with the aid of this great Itiduatrlal cntef-
pvlse , wo can succeed In attractlcig thousands
of people Into this state , If wo only cliooso
to avail ouroclves of thu opportunity which
Is offered us. We can never convince the
world of the superior advantages which wo
possess so long as we keep them concealed
within our own borders. Kxprcssed In a
nuUdell , the question with which we are now
confronted Is this : Shall wo exhibit our
resources at the Omaha exposition and mip
the benefits which are bsund to accrue there
from , or shall wo ket'p our resources at
dome and allow other etatc to reap thu
benefits which properly belong to us ?
Slnco the constitution ot tlii > utato forbldtt
the appropriation of money from the
treasury to meet the expenses Incident to
such an enterprise It Is necessary to appeal
dlre-ctly to the people for auslstance. Th *
members ot thu state commlealcii appointed
by the governor for this purpose have de
voted themselves without reserve oc com
pensation to tne task of enlisting popular
Buppiiort , and much progress has been made *
In this direction. But the time U near nt
band fee the exhibit to bo sent to Omaha , and
every moment counts. In order to make the
exhibit worthy of the state , every ono who
has Georgia's welfare at heart should glvo
their old to the 'work which the membern
of the commission have taken upon them
selves. Within the lost few weeks the mem
bers of tho. commission Ciavo visited eovcial
towns In Georgia and secured their hearty
co-orcratlcn ; within the next few weeks they
expect to visit the remaining towns and to
receive from tliom the same cordial as
sistance which they have received from
others. If Georgia U not sufficiently In
terested In the development of hrr resources
to Improve the opportunity which Is now
offered her , she nt least owes something to
the faithful and p.atrlotlc members op thu
state commission who have devoted them
selves with such zeal to tde task of secun
Ing for her n suitable exhibit at the Omaha
exposition.
But Georgia Is not blind to her leitcrests.
and when the gates of tdu Omaha exposition
are thrown open to the world ebu will be on
hand with ono of the best slate exhibits ever
gathered together.
IIIInolH.
Clilrafto Times-Herald.
While the press Is occupied with "wars
and rumors ot wars" It should not be for
gotten that the gentler arts of peace also
are making commendable headway through
out the country. Omaha Is pushing forward
lier exposition enterprise with nil possible
haste , just as If both Cuba and Spain had
been wiped off the map , and unless nil
present Indications are misleading It will
be ono of the most complete and comprehen
sive exhibitions of Its class In the history
of this country. No attempt Is being made
to rival the world's fair , 'but thirty-five
states already are represented In the Ne
braska enterprise , and It. Is destined to as
sume national proportions 'beyond any ques
tion.
It Is not a light task to carry through
such an undertaking to a successful con
clusion. Mcncy alone will not do It. Push ,
enterprise , perseverance and unceasing hard
work also are necessary , and these essential
Features Omaha fortunately possesses. The
preliminary work , the real foundation of
the exposition , has been well cared for , and
all that remains to be done Is to complete
minor details already agreed i upon. Ne
braska and the entire territory whlclt'pays
tribute to her should profit by this ex
ample of Industrial and commercial enter
prise. Illinois will do her full share toward
: hat end.
Mlaannrl.
Kanwis City Slar.
It Is decided that the tMUsourl schools
shall make an exhibition at Omaha , but
: hcro Is fear that the space allotted to
Missouri Is too small. This ought to bo
remedied. Missouri can make a great dls-
ilay and must Insist upon room accord-
ng to her ability. Missouri cannot afford
: o Indulge In any partial or restricted ex-
ilbltlons of her resources. There have
> een too many such exhibitions In the past.
Sloncoforward the fifth state In the Ameri
can union should take no lower place than
Uth In any competition.
IMnniniin.
Ananonila Stnndjiril.
Wo must give the managers of the Omaha
Exposition credit for an exhibit of great
advertising ability under difficulties. That
row about the reproduction of the Bryan and
McKlnlcy cottages Is a stroke of genius.
Portland T
A practicable plan for representing Oregon
worthily at Omaha has been evolved. U
only remains for the people to carry It out.
loivn.
DOJI Molnc-3 Capital.
Papers that speak of the TransmlssUslppI
Exposition as the "Omaha show" can usually
> o put down as bolting the ticket.
IOWA'S 'FHIUUTU.
Ilonutlful Wreath of Kloiiucncr I.nld
OH the Graven of the iMiilnc'N Dead.
Congressman Cousins of Iowa , last Mon
day , paid an eloquent tribute to the bravo
soldiers who went down to death on the
Malno. it was delivered during the debate
en the bill for relief of the survivors and
tbo families of the victims , and fully sus
tains Mr. Cousins' reputation as an orator.
It contains beauty of sentiment and tender
sympathy.
The speech Is as follows :
Mr. Speaker , whether this measure shall
prevail , cither In the form in which It has
como from the committee or In the form as
proposed In the amendment , it Is both ap
proprlale and Just : but lurJly U It mention.
ble In contemplation of the great calamltr
to which It appertains. U will bo n Inci
dental legislative footnote to a page of his
tory that shall bo open to the ryes of this
lopubllc and ot the world for nil tlmo to como.
No human npecch can add anything to the
ellciit gratitude , thn speechless reverence ,
already given by a great and grateful nation
to Itn dead defenders and to their living kin.
No act of congress providing for their necdi
can make n restitution for their sacrifice.
Human nature docs , lu human ways , Its bent ,
and still feelu deep In debt ,
Kxpretalonn of condolence have como from
every country and from every cllmo ! and
every nerve of steel and ocean cable has
rallied on electric breath the swcetcat , ten-
dcrest words of sympathy for that gallant
crew who manned the Maine. But no human
i rocompcni'3 can reach them. Humanity
j and tlmo remain their everlasting debt-
, ors. It was a bravo and strong and splendid
crew. They were a part of the blood and
bone nut sinew of our land. Two of them
j were from my native state of Iowa. Some
I were only received at the naval academy ,
i where they had BO often heard the morning
nud evening tulutatlon to the nag that flag
' which had been Interwoven with the dearest
memorU-8 of their live * . that had colored all
their friendships with lasting blue of true
fidelity. , . .
But whether they came from naval school
or civil life from ono state or another
they called e ch other comrade that gem
of human language which sometimes means
but n llttlo le 3 than love and a little moro
than frlcndshlp-that gentle salutation of
the hum-in heart which lives In nil the lan
guages of man that winds nnd turns ami
runs through all the Joys and sorrows of
the human race through deed and thought
and dream , through song mid toll und bat
tlefield. ,
No foe had ever cluller.'gcd them. Tlio
world can never know how brave they were.
They never knew defeat ; they never shall.
Whllo at their pwts of duty slct'p lured
them Into the abjes ; then death unlocked
their slumbering ejcs but for an Instant to
behold Its dreadful carnival most of them
just when life was full of hopes and Its
tides were nt their highest and grandest
flow ; Just when the early sunbeam * were
.falling on the stops of fame , and flcoJIng all
life's landscape , far out Into the dreamy ,
distant horizon Juat ot that age when all
the nymphs were making diadems and gar
lands , waving laurel wreaths before the
eyes of young and eager nature Just then ,
when death seemed most unnatural.
Hovering above the dark waters of that
mysterious harbor of Havana , the black-
winged vulture watches for the belated
dead , while over It and over all there Is the
eagle's piercing "J'o Eternly watching for
the truth. ( Applause. )
Whether the appropriation carried by this
resolution shall to ultimately charged to
fate or to some foe shall soon appear. Mean
while a patient ar.'J patriotic people , en
lightened by the lessons of our history ro-
memberlng the woes of war , both to the
vanquished nnd vlctorioi-n are ready for
the truth and ready for their duty.
-The tumult and the shouting dies.
The captains and the kings depart ; -s. _
Still stands tlilue ancient sacrifice ,
An humble ami a contrite heart.
Lord Gcd of lio.ftp. be with us yet ,
Iost we forget lest wo forget.
I'OIXTHIJ OllsnilVATIOXS.
Chicago Ilecord : "What mnile you go on
so about the moon last night ? It Is the
same old moon. "
"I know , but I was with a new girl. "
Detroit Free Press : "Why does the pro
fessor 8ny that lie Is Just llmllng out how
little ho knows ? "
"Ills buby la beginning to nsk questions , "
Chicago Post : "How Is It tlmt these war
ruinora do not seem to disturb the corre
spondents who send them out"
"Because they know how much truth
there Is lu them. " *
Truth : "What IH tbo rest of that quota-
tlc.il , 'Art Is lonir , but ' "
"Art Is loim , but artists nro usually
short. "
Detroit Journal : "I nm dying for the fa
vor of thine eyes ! " sighed the man.
"Ha ! " muttered the heiress. "He bltea the
dust ! "
U Is here necessary to l > 6 understood that
she wna using her money ns a bait.
Chicago Tribune , : "I aMc you for bread
and you plvo mn a stone ! " cried the hesunr.
"You are a keen observer , " whispered the
freeholder.
Judge : Brown Tom Jnckson says ho If
greatly troubled with cold feet.
Smith ( surprised ) Tom Jackson ? Why , I
always 'thought ho wua a bachelor.
THE NRW ALLIANCE.
i Clilcneo Tribune.
My countries , 'tla of thee ,
On both sides of the sea ,
Of thce I Blnu !
Land where John Bunynn dle'l ,
Land of Ben Franklin's pride ,
Across the ocean wide.
Let "Comrades" ring !
My native country , thee ,
My other country gee
Thy names I love !
T love thy chalky cliffs ,
I love thy Yankee stiffs ,
Gone are thy IHtlo tiffs ,
Thou'rt hand and glove !
Now let thy cockney slang
"Be " heard iwlth nnsM.1 twang ;
Yank-Englishman !
A hundred million throats
Khali sound triumphant notes
From Maineto John O'Oroat's ,
John Uullnthnn !
A LICSSO.V IlASTUO.VOMY. .
Youth's Companion.
The solnr system puzzled us ,
Miss Mary said she thought It would.
And so she gave us each a name.
And Tnndp It nil Inio a game ,
And then , wo understood.
Theresa , with her jrolden hnlr
All loos-o and shining , was the Sun ,
And round her .Mercury and Mars ,
Venus , and all the other stars
Stood waiting , every one.
I saw the Earth , iwltlv llttlo Nell
Beside m for the .Moon no round ,
And Saturn had t-no hoop * for rings ,
And Mercury a pair of wings.
And Jupiter was crowned.
Then when Miss Mary waved her hand ,
Each slow and stately In our place.
We circled round the Sun until
A Comet , that wan little. Will ,
Came rushing on through t < pace.
HP darted Mrnlgh't Into our midst.
Ho whirled nmont ? u like a flash.
The stars went llylntr , and the Sun.
And laughing , breathlesa. wlldi with fun ,
The "system" went to smash.
s
On Deck
. . . .Is to be always prepared
for any kind of weather whether it's a cold wave and a
demand for overcoats or a sudden spell and a. run on linen dus
ters. Whatever a well equipped store should have in clothing
ready to wear for men and boys , you are sure to find here and of
the right sort. At present you won't need any dusters so call
your attention to our splendid line of Spring Overcoats all new
ar.d fresh from our factory and containing all the style and ele
gance that can possibly be put into an Overcoat strictly our
own make $ JO $12.50 $15 $18 $20 Fit and quality
guaranteed.
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