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viy THB OMAHA DAltT BUB : WEDNESDAY , APRIL 6 , 1906.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
E. ItOSEWATKll , Ixlltor.
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1'UUMSHUU BVEHY MOIININU.
TKHM3 Of SUnSCItflTIONl
Dally Ilrs ( Without Sunday ) , One Year.Jfi
Dally lira and Sunday , One Year . 3
Hlx Month * . 4
Three Month * . . . , . 2
Hunilay lit * , One'Yixir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rnturday Hce , One Tear . . . 1
Weekly lice , One Year.
Omr.hn : Tim Heo IlulldtnK.
Bouth Otrnlin : fltnuPr Illk. , Car. N ana 24th Bt
Counrll niut ( ! 10 J'earl Street.
Cli'cairn Oflke ! tut Chamber of Commerce.
Ni > w York : Temple Court.
\Vnahlqgtcn : Ml fourteenth Street.
COIUU3SPONDKNCK.
All communication * relating to news and edit
rial matter iihould be n lilro se < l : To the Edlto
nUHIKI3 ! LKTTEIIS.
All htiylneM letter * nnd remittance ) nhould 1
uddreweU to The U e rubllihlnit Compnn ;
Omaha. trnft , check * . express nnd t' ' ° 'tofni
money jriUni to be made payable to the order i
the company.
THU iinn runusHiNO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OK CincUI VTION.
Btnto of ' Nebrniikn , Doug ! * * county , ft. ' .
George 11. TiUCliUPlc , Becretaty of The Ilec Pn *
Helling company , belnc duly sworn , iay that tn
nctual nutnlii-r of full nnd complete coplt * of Th
Dally , Morntns , Evening nnd Hunday llea prlntr
during the month of March , 1SS , was n follow
l.i . M.403 1T . , . 22.51
Z . 22.52J 19 . , . 22,2 ,
3 . , . 22 310 IV . 22,6) )
H . 24.781 So . 53 ,
f . J . 22.574 21 . 2i,51
6 . 21,511 22 . 22.S :
7 . 2J.27S 2J . 22,51
. . . 22. VT. 24 . 22. K
9 . ! 2.M4 21 . 22.4C
10 . 22.2S2 20 . 22.41
11 . K.'M 27 . 2.1,11
12 . 22,377 2S . 23.CI
13 . , . 2I.S1R M . 29.11
14 . i. . . . 23,4.1 30 . S4.7
11 . 22,207 31 . u . 22,01
1C . i . 12,090 -
Total . 70j.CC
returned nnd unpaid copies . 11 , H
Net total fates . ! ! > 4fV
Net dally axerntje . J2.li :
ar.ouaR u. TZSCHIJCK.
Bwnrn to b fore me nnd subscribed In my pren
nce tliH 1st dfiy of April. IMS. N. P. 1'EIU
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
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Tlio merchant who advertises Is th
merchant who catches the spring shoj :
pins trade. _ .
All roads load to Oiiialm this year , an
nil roads will have reduced rates an
special trains.
The railroads cannot afford to witl
hold from the Trnnsmlsslsslppl Expos
tlon the most liberal rates ever grantc
Much an enterprise.
Even 'the canjno population of Oman
Is exhibiting signs of restored prosperity
If the Increased demand for dog tag
can be relied on as a pointer.
The momentous question with th
popocrntlu press Whether the declare
tlon of Avar should be directed agalns
Spain or against Mark llanna ?
Unfortunately the substitute craze-ha
not yet reached the thugs and thieve
who are operating In Omaha. Governo
Ilolcomb and his chief of police are. th
only ones who perform their work b
proxy.
The chief drawback to those moiistc
f uni-rate at Waco Is that 'they did not 01
cur soonciv The best citizens of thu
thriving Texas town would have bee
glad to have paid the sime ; respect t
the dead several months ago.
Three Methodist conferences last wee
voted In favor of equal representatlo
of laymen and the ministry In minus
conferences. There Is yet the bare poss
1)111 ) ty that 'the clerical half-fare prlv
lege may eventually drop Into dcsuctud *
If war means doubling the Interns
revenue tax on beer It means also doul
ling the foam area on each glass of tli
amber ilufd. Such a calamity ongl
certainly to be averted' at least tint
after the Impending bock beer season I
behind us.
The state of New York has set nsid
$50.000 to be used In encouragement <
experiments In sugar beet growing I
the Empire state the coTuiiig seasoi
And there are plenty of western state
In which beet sugar making can be mad
just as successful as In New York.
The reform police board has really n
ftfsed to grant a liquor license. Tli
refusal , however , Is not because the aj
pllcnnt has violated the law , but bi
cause ho wants to establish a new ss
loon In a location where ho might Intel
fere with the business of a more favore
liquor dealer.
No bond brokers who have refused o
trumped-up pretexts to take city t
Omaha bonds awarded them on compel
itlvo proposals ought to have thelr bld
considered for subsequent bond Issues c
the city. The city authorities above a
things should take care not to oncourag
repudiation of any kind.
The free silver agitators who ha
counted on making this year the clima
of their political propaganda arc strh
lug vainly to keep themselves" In th
public eye , while the people are discuss
Ing things not political. This Is golu
to be n hard year for the man with
theory -that never worked hi practice.
The mining congress to bo held nos
Rummer In Salt Lake City ought to b
a successful affair , for there has no
been for many years such great Interes
In mining In the United States as at th
present time. The mining Industry o
the west Is sharing with others In th
general prosperity of the. year nnd wl !
continue to Improve unlctw war lulllct
a setback.
A member of the police force has bee ;
nrrestod for violating the charter provl
Hlou which prohibits the acceptance o
valuable privileges from frnnchtsed coi
poratlons-by city employes. The ques
tlon Is , What will the bogus reform pc
llco boaul do about this ? 1'crhaps th
police officer Is testing tills charter prc
vl.slon simply to open up ajiew graft fo
the reformer * ) . '
Sifted down 'to ' Its basic principle , In
1crnatlou.il comity menus simply that ii
our dealings with other nations w
should do nothing that we would con
alder unfair , if the. positions were re
versed. "Every diplomatic proposltloi
'therefore should bo viewed from th
double standpoint of Its effect tipon.botl
parties to the controversy. There ha
novel1 been a rule of action formulate )
for guidance of Individuals or uatlou
that const ! tu'tt'd ' any Improvement 01
tliu traditional Golden rulo-
or Tun AH
As now understood , President McICl
toy will today transmit hla rncsMgo c
the Cuban question ( o congres * . Vci
properly the greatest secrecy has bci
observed respecting the nature of win
will bo one of the most Important cor
muiilcntloiis ever sent to congress t
n chief executive nnd all statements r
gardlng Its contents , that have not of
clal authority , U will be wise to ulsr
gnrd. Of one thing the country Is a
.1 tired nnd that Is that the president In
given to the preparation of the messai
his very best thought and judgmci
nnd that It will express his most ei
lightened nnd conscientious conviction i
to the duty and obligations of the Unite
States In this exigency. Those who ha ;
been Irritated at the president's deln
In submitting his views perhaps do m
understand or appreciate the profoun
sense of responsibility that has welgho
upon him or apprehend the ncccssll
of giving to siic'h a deliverance , In whlc
the whole civilized world Is Interested-
n deliverance'which'IB expected to dote
mine the Issue of peace or war the moi
"
careful deliberation. A lawyer "may r
quire weeks 'to ' prepare a case In coui
or a merchant to decide a business propi
sltlon. Shall fault be found with tl
president for asking a few days I
which to formulate his views on n qua
tlon Involving the relations of natlor
nnd the duties and obligations of h
country to a power as yet friendly ?
It is needless to ay that the subml
sion of the message is awaited wit
Intense Interest nnd It seems doubtfi
whether congress can be held lit chec
beyond today If the message should 114
bo transmitted as now promised. It :
prolitlcbs to conjecture what may 1 :
done after congress has heard from tli
executive , but It Is strongly Indicate
that nothing short of a complete eurrci
der of Its position by the Spanish goven
meut can prevent the recognition of Ci
ban Independence and armed Intervei
tlon.
A'O DANOEH OF INVASION.
Senator Clay of Georgia said In
speech In the senate Monday that In tt
event of war the south would be
greater sufferer than any other part <
the country. "Its sencoast cities woul
be oiion to attack by the enemy ; Its pei
pie would be first called upon to defen
their homes from Invasion ami Its con
merce would bo most seriously crippled
If Mr. Clay apprehends that there
danger of nn invasion of any part <
the south by a Spanish army ho mn
dismiss the fear as being entirely groun <
less. If war should come there will 1
no invasion of American territory I
Spaniards , unless n few maraudei
should conic into Texas from Mexico , j
was attempted a short time ago. Tl
military men of Spain are not fools ni
they know what utter madness It woul
bo to send troops to Invade the Unite
States , even If the Spanish arm
were five times as large as It Is nnd evei
soldier could be sen't ' on such a mission.
A war between the United States an
Spain , as everybody understands , woul
IMS fought chiefly on the sea. Of coun
nu American force would be sent '
Cuba and some land fighting might 1
done there , but It Is not probable th
would be of a very serious nature. Tl
number of Spanish troops now In Cul
Is estimated at W.OOO , but they are for tl
most part poor soldiers and probabl
would not hold out long against a we
organized nnd well equipped America
my , acting In conjunction with the li
.surgents , which It would undoubtedly d
Except In Cuba there would be no Ian
fighting nnd the south would1 be In i
more danger of a Spanish Invasion tha
would the raclflc coasft or New Englan
As to the seacoast cities , It Is quite po
slblo that Spain would make some den
onstrntlon against them , but her uavj
power would doubtless lind Itself full
occupied with the fleets this counti
would send against It
Spanish privateers would undoubted !
prey upon our coastwise commerce an
probably Inflict a great deal of tlamag
but It Is entirely safe to say that u
Spanish army will ever Invade tl
United States.
SlOffKY BASlliT OBTAINABLE.
The administration has been cousii
crlng the question of providing tl
"sinews of war , " which Is no less In
portant than naval and military pi-epan
tloiis. If congress shouhl declare wi
or take any action likely to lead to wa
It would Immediately follow this h
legislation enabling the secretary of tli
treasury to borrow a large sum (
money , this being necessary because tli
government cannot borrow under exls
lug law except to maintain uie gold n
serve. The secretary of tha t/easnr
has estimated that If a war with Spal
should last six months It would Involv
an expenditure of perhaps $500,000OC
and undoubtedly congress would I
asked to authorize a loan to at leas
that amount In the event of hostllltle
It is stated that , with 'this in view BOUI
tentative and Informal consultation
have taken place In New York betwce
treasury olllcials and bankers , resultln
In nn opinion that such a loan would L
easily and Immediately taken by th
financiers of that city , without turnln
to Europe for any assistance.
It Is said that never In the history c
the country have the banks and th
financiers been In such condition to com
forward and supply the government wit
money for war purposes as Is the cas
at present. At a rough estimate thoi
is In the federal treasury , the bank
and In other financial Institutions , ne
far from ? SOO,000,000 In gold and wit
this large sum on hand there nppeai
no good reason to apprehend that tli
government , no matter how long the wn
might be protracted , would be compello
to take the step which It took In th
last war. It Is saUl there Is not n final
cler In New York who believes ther
would bo any necessity of suspcndlu
specie payments and carrying on wn
upon a paper basis. In regard to a loai
the opinion Is that bonds would con
mund a premium nnd could be lloate
at 3tt per cent rate of Interest.
The eastern banks , It Is understood
have been putting themselves In goo
condition for any strain or dcman
which may bo put upon them in cas
of war. Several weeks ago they con
menccd to curtail loans ami it Is sal
that this process has made the bank
exceptionally strong. Thin will bo-coi
tinned If war conies , with the effect <
stiffening rates of Intercut , thercL
probably causing larger Importations 4
gold. Foreign financiers , It Appear , ii
apprehensive that war would create
demand for the Immediate settlement <
the balance which Europe owes to tl
United States , with the result of set
ously disturbing financial condltloi
abroad , for which reason chiefly thci
financiers eagerly hope for the mnh
teuanco of peace nnd probably' hn\
brought a great deal of pressure on tli
Spanish government In the Interest (
peace.
Apart , however , from the posslb !
financial effects , here or abroad , of
Avar , the question of the government ol
talning all the money it should Tequli
for war purposes need cause no col
corn. A loan of $500,000,000 would ui
doubtedly be promptly taken by Amor
can capitalists , at a rate of Interest n
higher than tlfe government Is now pa ;
Ing on Its bonds nnd without any extri
ordinary conditions. It would be we
If the country were la nil respects n
well prepared for war as it Is tluai
clally. _ _ _ _ _ _
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
A few hysterical people have worke
themselves into a frenzy over the nppl
cation for a license to sell malt , vlnou
and spirituous liquors on the expos
tlon grounds. Without troubling tlie
selves to make Inquiry concerning tli
Intentions of the exposition managomer
they are pouring out wrathful nnathi
mas on the assumption that the c :
position will be converted Into a coloss :
groggery with gin mills nnd bar room
at every turn and barrels of whisky o
draft for every drunkard who seeks t
quench his thirst.
As a matter of fact the application fc
a license for the exposition grounds coi
templates no such thing. The sale c
liquor Inside the gates Is to be restrlcte
to malt and vinous beverages supplle
at restaurants nnd served \ylth meal :
There Is to be no Bale of liquor froi
bars , and the sale of alcoholic drink
Is to be expressly prohibited. In othe
words , the exposition management pr <
poses , as far as practicable , to regulal
and restrain the trafllc In Intoxicnnl
without forcing visitors to smuggle i
bottled goods sold by bootleggers an
low gin mills that are sure to ply the !
nefarious vocation In the vicinity of tli
exposition site. In this the managemet
Is learning by ithe experience of othe
expositions where liquid poison wsi
dealt out In iteacups by restaurai
keepers and temperance drink fountain- -
In view of the fact that licensed si
loons have been opened In shacks almo ;
under the shadow of the exposition fenc
the policy of the exposition managemet
to keep the trafllc under control as fo
us possible and to conflne it to llgl
beverages served by reputable nnd n
sponsiblc restaurateurs does not justif
the hue and cry and howl raised b
Impractical temperance agitators.
GAMBLING IS A FKLONF ,
The gambling law comes within the Hn
of the state laws which are knocked 01
by the supreme court , and leaves the late
law set aside. Under the law existing pr <
vlously to the present law the penalty la
fine. World-Herald.
Why Is the police board organ so pe :
slstent In maintaining that the ant
gambling law is unconstitutional who
as a matter of fact no such ruling hn
ever been made by the supreme court
Why Is ithe police board organ so s (
Ilcltous for the gamblers nnd so cage
to confirm the Impression which th
blackleg lawyers are spreading thsi
gambling is only a misdemeanor punlsl
able by fine , when the law makes It
felony , subject to a penitentiary set
teiace , in ithe discretion of the court ?
Because In the post Judges , In passln
sentence upon gamblers , have only hi
them with a feather duster does uc
make the law unconstitutional any mor
than the guaranteed protection of th
police authorities and the favor of thel
newspaper mouthpiece give the gan
biers license to run the town wide opei
Gambling Is a felony under the law
of Nebraska , and those who , In dcflanc
of law , engage In gambling as a bus
ness , do so with their eyes open , know
Ing the consequences Just the same ns I
they were burglarizing stores or forgiu
checks and notes.
RXHAUST1KU THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
The formal opening of the Uncoa
pahgre reservation In northeastern Utai
last week , attended by the usual scene
of heedless haste manifested on prevlou
similar occasions by a land hungry popn
latlon , marks another step In the exhaut
tlon of the public domain. An effort hm
been made to postpone the opening , ani
this with the danger of trouble from th
Indians , who have not yet been nllottei
all the land they are entitled to , Is said t
have kept many away from the reservn
tlon , but the more daring lain ! grabber
proceeded to stake buft their claims un
mindful of either Indians or the wa
cloud.
This mad rush every tJmo the federa
government offers to transfer Its lam
titles to any who say they will make us
of them Is a disgrace to the country nin
It Is fortunate It cannot be rcpeatci
many more times. Our system of en
couiaglng the settlement of the frontlo
by offering homestcatls to the pioneer
has been both fruitful and profitable t
both government and settlers , but thes
later periodical land lotteries do npt con
tribute to the eml 'desired. What re
mains of the public domain has clthc
failed to attract the cupidity of the lam ]
less or has been withheld for viirlou
reasons from entry until It Is wort ]
much more than the fee * exacted i tli
government and there Is no good rensoi
why Uncle Sam should not heucefort ]
dispose of the remnants on the sain
basis as would a private owner at i
reasonable appraised valuation.
The three commissioners sent fron
Hawaii to Washington to oppose annex
atlon on behalf of the natives of the h
land nnd the majority of the people n
turned home greatly pleased with th
situation , but they had to report tint
ox-Queen LIHuokalanl Is now counted a
among those favoring annexation. The ,
state that the ex-queen is favoring nn
nexatiou with a proviso that she Is t
be pensioned and that It Is her Intentloi
to go to Europe to live. Whila tli
United States 1ms been very liberal
pension mattcnuthcrc Is no probablll
of the dusky ejiqt/H'n getting on tl
pension rail. ! native * of Hawn
njWf'repudlatc hct ] well n * the nnnv
movement.
In Omnha the pdfcnllst governor hi
allied - himselfJPhTffllio head and froi
o'f 'tvhotorlous Doorne gang Into who ;
hands ho Is playing , not only by the r
appointment of nVnlnmn as police cot
ml. < sloncr , but by'orderlng a whltewo !
of the charges filed against the bogi
reform trinity. Jp Lincoln the popult
authorities arc ffunf giving all posslb
ahl tind comfor to'the boodle clomei
of the republican party , which repu'
llcans there arc repudiating. This Is tl
way the populist party Is carrying 01
Us pledges of reform.
Every war waged by the United SUtti
has resulted In strengthening of the fci
cral government nnd increasing the cci
trnllzntlon of powers vested In the ai
thonltles at Washington. Yet the pop
crats , who profess to support the prli
clples of Jefferson and Jackson in favt
of strict constitutional construction an
against the extension of the Implied pov
crs are shouting loudest-for a war tin
cannot but tend to s.tlll greater central
nation.
Hn * n Wnrlike Tone.
St. Louis Republic.
No matter how Commodore Schley pn
nounccs his name he Will soon have an e :
ccllent opportunity to make the Spank
fear It.
Cornlrur the Old World.
Qlolxj-Democrat.
( Europe called last year for 200,000,01
bushels of American maize , an increase <
65,000,0.00 bushels over 1896. The merits <
this great cereal are dawning on the O
World.
Merited )
Buffalo 'Express.
The coolness , patience and dignity wll
which President 'McKlnley ' has handled tl
Cuban question are winning their re war
Even Germany now professes sympathy wll
the United States.
The lrcnldcnt' Fortitude.
New York Tribune.
The president Is bearing a tremcnilot
burden with admirable moral fortitude ar
thus far with few signs of physical wear
neas. There Is every reason to believe thi
his tranqullltywill continue to be proi
against the mallco of a tew turbulent di
tractors.
Not Worth the Effort.
New York Mall ana Express.
Some cringing toady , who wisely concea
his Identity , writes to a mugwump new
paper In Boston that "what this counti
needs Is a gooJ thrashing. " If the authi
of that sentiment had signed his name
his communication ft would probably bo a
ranged that the .thrashing process shou
beg la ou him.
La t Argument or King * .
Philadelphia Record.
" Louis XIV ilnacrwd pn one of Ms canno ;
"Tho last argument of kings. " But gra
guns are not the last ] argument of a frc
Intelligent and humane people. Their e :
perlenco and good sense teach them thi
war la a scourge of mankind and to 1
avoided as long as this shall be compatlb
with , their rights and honor. The spoi
taneous glftsto ; tfioLeuJreflng thati'aro pou
Ing from the "United " 'States ' Into Cuba r <
jlect ( honor upon tWjInitlon ; but a "war will
'but just cause that' would arrest this gei
erous aid -would turnlhonor Into shame ar
dishonor.
No 'FlRhtln ' t' e Slioutera.
Kansas' City star.
The army of trlUfers.i the' people wholiar
up cfflglea of dark ? nights and who sir
topical songs In the theater and who ai
plaud such they will not volunteer. Thi
sort never volunteer ; they arc drafted. ' Ui
less 'their plans are Interfered ' . with the
will .hold the Interior towns ot the Unite
States , or possibly the frontier1 of Caaad
until. the troubles are over.
The Americans , native and adopted , wl
will flght the war out and. through are tl
men who do not want war. They do not bi
long to the class -who fear nothing , for tl :
reason that they know nothing. The sob (
second thought mem are the men who wl
bear the brunt ot the fighting. These , whe
the fellows who are now -frantic and fu
of noise' , are lying cowering and quiet 1
the darkened retirement of their remol
homes , will be "doing anddying" for hone
a < ad liberty and the flag of the free.
SHORT iLESSONS IHISTORY. .
Pint DattleK in the Ponr Wnr ol th
United State * .
Detroit Free Press.
When Captain Parker stood up with hi
meager company of thirty-eight men on th
Lexington Green before 600 or 800 redcoat
under Pltcalrn , he eald to his men ! "Don
fire unless you are fired on ; but ft they war
war let It begin here ! " The company of Cot
tlnentals were fired on , and the war of th
Revolution bsgaa that day April 19 , 1771
A little later at Concord , "the embattle
farmers stood and fired the shot that wo
heard round the world. "
Ou June 4 , 1812 , the house of represents
tlvea passed a bill declaring war agalm
Great Britain. The senate concurred toll
teen days later. The president proclaims
war on the 19th. Before Lieutenant Porte
Haucks' small command at Fort Macklna
had learned that war had been declarec
English troops under Captain CXiarles Rob
erts 'came down from Fort St. Joseph , fortj
five miles northeast of the American fori
and captured the fortifications. Captal
Roberts received his notification ot the decfa
ration of war from Sir Isaac Brock , governo
of Upper Canada. The first blood of the wa
of 1S12 was shed near Detroit. During the ah
sence of General Hull from Ills camp beloi
Sandwich , Col. McArthur. Impatient to prc
coed against Fort Maiden , sent out nklrmlst
era In quest of a convenient passage of th
Tarantee , or the Canards , above the brldg
and beyond reach of the British armed vez
sel. Queen Charlotte , lying In the rlvei
While rcconnolterlng the BklrmUhcrs wer
attacked by an Indian' ambuscade betwce
Turkey creek and the Tarsnteo In the Petl
Goto settlement. Six of ( he reconnolterin
party were killed and two wounded.
On May 13 , IStC. bongreea declared a etat
nt war existing between the United State
nd Mexico. Three weeks before the decla
"tlon , General Tayjoii. at the head of th
A'-niy of Occupatlgcji , earned that a body o
Mexicans had crc § pdt the Rio Grande an
was between For Brown and Point leabel
end he dlspitchefl , olftactiment ( under Caji
tain Thornton to .intercept them. Vho en
gageraent was disastrous to the Amer."a
soldiers. Nearly ltholiolo ( ) command -vu
killed or captured. . Llputenant Mason beln
among the killed. This was the first bloo
shed In the Mexican , \ ar April 24. 1846.
On April 12 , isei-e-tbjs seems to be the no
tlon'n month for going to war ( tie confederate
erato leaders In Charleston gave Major Rob
ert Anderson M hour In which ta evacuat
Fort Sumter. The confederates who wcr
bcloaKudng Sumtei" Kvfere aware of the ap
proJch ot a unlodii fleet. ITlie momentou
events of early morning have been graphical !
related by one of iUio historians of the clvl
war :
"Punctually at the hour Indicated twent
minutes peat 4 a. m. the roar of a raorta
from Sullivan's Island announced the wa
begun. A eecemd bomb from the Mttery fol
lowed ; then Fort Moultrle followed with Ui
( bunder of a calumblad ; Cumralng's Poln
( jcxt. and tte floating battery dropped I
their resonant nMes ; then a pause , but enl
tor a moment. A rear of fifty suns burst 1 <
concert , a choriw to the solemn prelud
which must have startled the spirits of th
patriotic dead In their slumbers. "
If the morrow brings war , when and wner
will the first clash of the flgtittng force * t
the United SUtea and Spain take pUce ? N
one can tell pcc-ltlvely. but It la a fair gues
that a certain flying squadron and a torped
fleet would have the distinction of Inaugi
rating hostilities on the high ew.
SKIMS or Titn TIMICS.
Mntletft niiil ThltiK * Mont Cicncrnll
TnlkPil .About.
I A correspondent of the St. Loula Glob
Democrat intimates that the reported a
, tlval of the SponUh torpedo flotilla at Co |
Verde Islands may prove a Spanlth trie
, He caHs attention to the fact that there ni
two St. Vincents 5ne at Capo Verde , ai
otherst too Windward Islands and sut
tests thlt the fleet'H prcoent location Is ;
the Icklor port. In support of this the coi
respondent cdlU attention to the onxlc !
honci by the Spanish mluUtcr to clrculn
the corrected news , while other warlike dl
patches filed for transmission from Madrl
were suppressed by the censor.
The now battleship Kcarsarge , bealdi
bearing a historic name , Illustrate * the ev <
lutlon In oaval ehlp building which the civ
war Inaugurated. The old Kearsarge we
the first armored sea-going War ship pn
vlded with an armor belt. Her nrmor we
exceedingly crude , but It was sufficient I
chieve one of the moot notable victories I
American naval history. Her "armor , " <
called , consisted of a belt of anchor chair
etrc-tchcd along and secured to her eldet
The captain of the Alabama was not awai
of this advantage and hurled shot after ehi
at her vitals In vain. Ho did not dlscovt
the chain armor until his piratical craft shi
to the bottom of the Atlantic. From chal
armor to sixteen Inches of belted stci
marks the advance from the original to tl
Kcarsarge ot 1898.
Captain B. L. Zallnskl , Inventor of tt
dynamite guns mounted on the cruiser Vcsi
vlus , contributes to the Illustrated Amer
can an Instructive article on naval warfati
He estimates that the fighting distance i
war shlpa will vary from 3,000 to 1,000 yard
Fifteen minutes fighting within that rang
he believes , will place ono or the othershl
liars de combat. In that quarter of an hov
the battleship Massachusetts can fire 4,6t
rounds from her forty guns , exclusive <
machine guns and revolving cannon , an
hurl against the enemy 98,700 pounds of stei
projectiles. In the same time the cruise
Brooklyn can fire 4,400 rounds from thlrtj
elx guns , sending 104,780 pounds of etc. .
against an enemy. The four six-Inch rapl
fire guns of the Massachusetts can throw (
per cent more metal than the four grct
thlrteentnch guns , and will pierce six Inche
of face hardened armor at a range of 2,0 (
yards. Neatly equally effective are th
twelve 6-lnch quick firing guns of the Brool <
lyn , which can throw four times the meti
thrown In the same time by the monste
guns of the Massachusetts. At 2,000 yard
a 6-lnch projectile will penetrate four Inclu
of face hardened armor. The approxltnut
cost of fifteen minutes' shooting Is | 50OC
for tbo Massachusetts anj $54,000 for tb
Brooklyn. The full allowance of amraunltlo
for a battleship weighs about 400 tons an
costs about $350,000. Captain Zallnskl saj
"this supply of ammunition can be expcnde
In ono and a half hours at the maxlmui
rate of flro ; under ordinary conditions
battle of six hours may bo sustained tbefoi
having exhausted the supply. It Is hardl
possible that any naval engagement of sue
length will bo possible before one or th
other combatant has been placed hors d
com'bat. "
SI3A1IOARU DEFENSES.
Fully l'rci nr < Ml to Cope -nlth An
Fleet Within. HniiKe.
New ! York Sun.
A generation has passed since our countr
was at war , and some of the current anxli
ties expressed as to the safety of the sea
coast suggest the fact. Ono of the late :
alarms , for example , comes from Little Eg
harbor , which thinks It may be selected a
an object of attack by a Sfanlsh fleet.
While there should be no relaxation 1
the fortification of the seaboard , especial )
since perfecting Its fixed defences will re
lease the ships for moving after the Span
lards. It may quiet apprehensions to observ
a few facts. Spain's only base on this sld
of the Atlantic Is In Cuba and Porto Rlc (
and her forts Ihero will probably bo bloc !
aded or captured. To imagine lhat she ha
not only her own peninsular ccasta sccun
but also those of Cuba and Porto Rico ,
that-with a navy far Inferior to ours , he
chief occupation will bo patrolling our north
ern coasts , now demonstrating against th
forts that ehut up the eastern end of Lon
Island sound , now tossing shells hero an
there among the New Jersey watering placet
and now poking far up the Delaware In call
regardlcssness of obstructions and mlnei
Is to pay a very high compliment to "he
prowess. Such a notion , of course , not enl
cupposes the annihilation or uselesoness c
our own fleet , but some mysterious way o
obtaining supplies of fuel and ammunltlcc
When we consider the absolute necesslt
of directing naval attacks only upon point
ot strategic consequence , since It la folly t
waste coal and ev n projectiles in attentlo
to anything else , the chances of the destruc
tlon of any particular one of our 'hundred
of coast villages between Florida 'and Main
do not appear to be great. The Cuban port
are In much more danger.
GEM OP THE ANTILLES.
Fact * Ahont the Sice , nivlnloii * , Pope
latlon and -Product - * of Cuba.
Philadelphia Ledger.
There Is a widespread and growing fcelln
that the time when this country will inter
vene to put a stop to the atrocities which ar
being perpetrated by Spain In Cuba , unde
the excuse of suppressing the rebellloi
there , Is to be almost counted by days. Th
powerful and righteous reasons which 1m
jelled the Cubans to revolt against the con
lioued domination of Spain , and engage In <
war for Independence , are generally knowi
and heartily sympathized with , but there I
less familiarity with the character of th
country and Its wonderful resources In tlm
of peace. Of an Irregular crescent shap
Cuba Is much larger than popularly sup
pesed , for It Is 730 miles long , has an aver
age width of eighty miles and an area of 43 ,
319 square miles , without Including its ad
lacent islands , which add over 2,000 squan
-nlles more. ( Although mountainous In thi
nterlor , much of the coast line Is low am
lat , and difficult of approach on account o
the numerous reefs and small Islands. Not
withstanding this feature ot the coast , it ii
said that no other Island ta the world hai
as many excellent harbors in proportion to It
size. Of these. Havana , Matanzas , Bahli
Honda , Marlel , Nuovltas , NIpe and Cardenas
on the north side , and Santiago de Cuba
Trinidad. Guantanamo and Cleafuegos , 01
: he south side , are the principal and bes
cnown.
The island of Cuba is divided Into nl :
provinces , the most thickly populated o
vhlch is ( Havana , and the least is Pucrti
Principe. The total population before thi
iresent Insurrection was over 1,600,000 , bu
t Is estimated that at least 500,000 hav <
since perished M battle , by disease and b ;
starvation. Although there is much clearei
and cultivated land , there are no less thai
20,000,000 acres of almcat Impenetrabl
orest , fully 13,000,000 of which have neve
} een disturbed by man. 'But ' the soil whlcl
ias been cultivated Is marvclously rich am
productive. To what extent this Is so I
shown by the fact that , notwithstanding thi
discouragements to Industrial enterprise :
hrougiii the misrule of IBpaln , the exports' ) !
1893 were valued at over 89,000,000 Spanlsl
dollars.
Notwithstanding the > prevalence of yellov
fever in the reacoaat cities and towns , th <
greater part of Cuba Is said under norma
pondttlona to be a very healthy place. AI'
though not altogether In the tropics. It hai
all the characteristics ot the torrid region. I
IMS a wet and dry season , and except in fev
ipota In the mountains not even light frosts
The prevailing temperature Is not unpleas
antly hot , for the highest Is rarely over 8 !
degrees. ' , while the average Is 77 degrees.
The chief agricultural products are sugar
coffee and tobacco , oftflilch the Unite *
States takes the greater part. In 1893 , fo
example , there were 815,894 tons of suga :
produced , of which 718.204 tons were ex
ported , the United States taking CSO.Cl :
tons. Of 227,000 bales of tobacco exportet
two-thirds came to this country , togethe :
with more than half the 147,365,000 cigar :
made. But while the exports footed up i
total ot 89,000,000 Spanish dollars , and thi
Imports 56.000,000 , the taxation on the pee
pie reached nearly 25,000,000 Spanish dollars
Of this tremendous burden , which Is mor <
than one-sixth the combined value of tbi
Imports and exports , leas than one-half cami
from the customs , and one-fourth ot thi
\vholo | g entirely diverted from tbo island t <
the uses ot the Spanish crown.
It ID aupporcd that the negro race eltlie
predominates In point ot numbers in Cuba , o
at least nearly to ; but this does not ppea
to bo the fact , for Just before tbo rebellloi
it was tatlmated that there were leas thai
COO.OOO ot Ihti MCO on the Inland , tftftln
over 1,000,000 whltr * and about 60,0
Chinese. Ot the whites , tnc nitlvo born , '
Cubans , arc br fir the beet educated , b
neither the rmiss ot the Spanish residents n
the he-grots are overburdened with schoUst
knowledge. There aoonu no doubt that undi
proper KOTornment the wealth of Cuba won !
bo prodigious , nnd even with n poor rul
but free from the oppression ot Spain ,
should be ot more than ordinary proportion
lIKKitCST 1IKEIIIVE OttAHTII. .
A California. L'nvpru. Fill oil with Hui
mttiK InupctM.
San FranrlFco Cull.
Bid you ever see a bee tree , with a swan
of bees around It ? Well , magnify this aboi
10,000 times and you will have a slight Idc
ot a natural bechlvo In Mendoclno count ]
California. It la a rift In the face of a cllf
and tradltlou has it that there Is a larg
cave on the Inside , where the myriads c
busy Insects make their homes.
This great natural curiosity Is known t
residents of the adjacent country as "Be
Rock , " and they have grown to look upon I
as commonplace , when in reality It Is th
only beehive ot the } kind hi existence.
There Is no danger of a person getting ver
near to this natural beehive without knowln
It , for at all hours of the day a wurm of In
sects hover about several hundred feet In a )
direction ) . An Incessant , maddening buz
fills the air that can bo heard an eighth of
mile nnd serves as a warning not to ventur
too near. But men do venture near afte
having first put on a suit ot leather clothln ;
fastened a mask of wire screen around thel
hat brim and lighted a good big torch. Theos
precautions are absolutely flecessiry.
H takca nerve to approach close to th
opening In the rock and the experience Is
never-to-be-forgotten one. .Bees to the num
ber of mllliors of millions will light on th
Intruder , humming fiendishly , and cndeavo
to sttag him to death. They form a perfec
cloud and the air Is filled with a fetid smel
and a fine dust that gets through the wlr
screen and causes an Irritation to the eyes
The tiny insects really show signs of vicious
ness and fly Into the flames of the torch 1
countlsss numbers , as though they Intcndc
to extinguish It. Hound anil round they ft
with a deafening buzz , and strong , Indeed , 1
the man who can stand the onslaught of th
tiny foes for more than a 'few ' minuted.
It is almost impossible to make out jus
where the entrance to this natural boohlv
Is. There Is a sort of cavern in the clll
that se ms to hare a crack through the Inac
wall from top to bottom , but most of the bee
hover around a hole about eighteen Inehe
wide , and appear to make that the * point o
Ingrets and egress. Many dajs It la 1m
possible even to see the cliff , so thickly cov
ered Is It with the Insects , and they roll I1
and out of the opening like a stream o
molasses.
During the summer dead birds can alwayi
be seen on the ground around the mouth o
the hive. They have been stung to deatl
while attempting to fly through the swain
of Insects. Four-footed creatures never ven
ture within halt a mile , seeming to knov
that death lurks there. In front of tin
mouth of the hive there Is a pile of drlei
honey that has flown from the interior. I
looks likea heap of molten lava that hai
been hardened after being discharged fron
a volcano.
A party of men living In the vicinity claln
to have entered the beehive several yeau
ago. They selected a cold day In winter
when the bees were half dormant , am
poured coal oil and benzine around and inti
the opening. Then they made a big fire o
wood , so that the whole cavern was flllei
with flames. Then they poked the rcd-ho
embers down into the opening nnd so killei
every bco In It.
But there was not much to so after thi
men got Inside only a largo cave , with thi
walls covered with wax and dried honey , i-ai
enough ot the sweetness In pools In the bet
torn to last a big city for several yeara. 0
course the honey was unfit for use on ac
count of being full of dead bees and aslie ,
from the fire. The men , however , did no
linger In the cave any great length of time
as It was foul smelling and stifling. AI
though countless millions of bees must Iwv
been destroyed on this occasion , the ne\
summer they were as numerous as ever ani
just as vicious.
Indians of th ? neighborhood say that I :
the "goad old dajs" the bad men of thol
trlt)0"wero bound hand atid-foot-and carrlei
to within a short distance of the beehlvi
by men wrapped In blankets. There the help
less creatures were left to suffer the agon ;
of being stung to death.
PERSONAL AVD OTHERWISE.
Coxey'a army Is not-mentioned In Wa !
department orders.
It is evident that the concert ot Europi
la not fond ot war melodic * .
The Anglo-Egyptians appear to be glvinj
the Dervishes something to howl for.
Theodore Thomas and the members ot hi
orchestra were In the recent rallnxtd wrecl
near Buffalo and among the instrument ;
ruined was the famous 'cello belonging ti
Bruno Stelndl.
It is not generally known that Speakc
Reed's 'partiality ' to school teachers whi
visit , the capltol Is due to the fact that hi
once taught a class in a Portland school
Mr. Reed's biography In the iCongrcsslona
directory makes no mention of bis experl
ence as a teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Lord , who gave to
Elgin , 111. , the park bearing their name an ,
have been liberal donors to all objects of t
public nature , tiave offered to give the RlKli
Voiing Men's Christian association ? 10OOC
toward a building fumd , providing the $20,0X (
more required be raised by subscription b )
July 1.
The costs incurred by M. Zola In con nee
tion with his famous trial do not appear tc
have been very heavy. There are , of course
rounsel'o fees etll.l to bo paid , but it is sur
prising to f.cid that In such an Importanl
trial the -total of the costs to be met , so fei
aa government dues are concerned , Is enl )
about $710.
The petition of Rudolph Evans , only sur
Driving brother of the late Dr. Thoma. ; W
Evans , the American dentist , who died In
Paris last November , for the appointment
at a judicial administrator , with a view tc
preventing the executors from taking pos
session ot the testator's estate , has been de
nled by < the Frcacti court of probate.
At m time in recent years have < x > rnanj
Indians been in Washington as at present
Itie total number is somewhere near ICO
aearly all being at the capital on , business
-ipresenUhg claims , alrlnj grievances 01
working against proposed legislation. The }
: ome from all parts ot tbo country and eomi
appear In full native regalia , though not i
Tew wear conventional garb.
WAIUTIMK LKEOIIKS.
A Klork of Vultnrr * I'riVlBft'Ulton the <
llrooklyn Ragle.
who stand In the way ofth ' popu
lar energy when once-It lisa , borni freed and
directed must RO down before U , and th
first to ( alt itioiild be those men who are
now trying to bleed their own country by
"cornering" arms nnd ammunition which
they know will he needed and which
the European makers were willing to sell to
uu at the usual price. It will bo .pne ot tha
best resulto ot pwqe if these unspcakablo
pcr&ona are ruined In the attempted oppres
sion ot their own nation by being left with
an armament en Ihelr band * that will b
of no use to them. Even oiir war ships suffer
at the hands of thcso leeches , for In Vlr-
Rlnla the company that has been supplying
frwh water to them has charged an exorbi
tant rate. The bill for water for the Terror - \ r
ror while at Hampton Uoads was nearly. , , f
11900. Compare this conduct with that of * S
I the children who are offering their pennies
j hoarded for a holiday , for the building of
1 now ehlps. ot the clerks , laborers and tue-
; clmnlcs who offer their pervlces as. tailors
and soldieriv of the women who have volun
teered as nurses , of the actors and ringers
who give their help to raise money for the
bereaved and Injured , and It la seen that It
Is aa exceptional as stinginess and dishonour
ahvay.i arc.
LAlUilll.Mi MATTIMJH.
Puek : She He wild ho would do anything
In dls worl' I wanted him ter.
lie An' whnt did jer tell him ?
She I lolo him to KO chase himself.
Chlcat-o liecord : "ily wife weighs nearly
200 pounds. "
\vciir
"And she Is still Jumping at conclusions
just us wio always did. "
Indianapolis Journal. "A French scientist
claims that women with dark hair live
longer than their blonde sMMcrs. "
"Is that so ? 1 thought tlu'y dyed much
oftencr. "
Chicago Record : They have found out
nbout ( Jlcopatia's needle.
What nbout It ?
It wasn't a needle at aU ; It was n hatpin.
Detroit Free Press : "Did the young ac
tress bcllcvo In realism ? "
"Did"Bhe1' replied the manager. "I had
to hire a detective to prevent her taklntf
reul poison In t'ni ! death scene. "
Somervlllo Journal : What shall It profit
the business man , though he have seven
umbrellas It It bo a rnlny morning nnd all
of them arc In tlio olllcc ? (
Detroit Journal ; "I see a couple of de-s-
peiuto burglars have actually been run
down and curituiod. "
"You don't say sol"
"Yes. by a 'nealth ofllcer. It seems they
entered n hou o through the liyplenlc ven-
tllntor nnd left It open wider than the law
provides. " \
Washlncton Star : "Mlstuh Plnkleyl" ex
claimed Miss Miami Uruwn , "did I onduh-
stan' you tor git up In dlshero company tin. '
declah dat you Is In favor of wan to d
knife ? "
"Uxcuso me. " replied the embarrassed
youtif , ' man ; "I should of said 'wall to da
razzer. ' "
Chicago Tribune : Young Bird You scent
so melnnc'noly , mamma , Why do you mapa
In this high tower all day long ? Is It be
cause It IB Lent ?
Old Ulrd Yes , dear. 1 am thinking of
the Hauler bonnets and the constant dodgIng - v
Ing I have to tlo to keep myself from belntf (
un ornament on one of them.
Indianapolis Journal : "Dear Doctor A
year URO 1 wus BO weak nnd emaciated that
It was with great difficulty I could work.
Since taking two bottles of your wonder
ful remedy I 'nave grown so strong that
I don't have to work , at all. "
Chicago Post : "I never knew ix honey
moon to. last ns long ns the Browns' . "
"What makes you think It has lasted ? "
\ \ hy , I KO down town with Hrown every
morning and he hasn't yet reached the point
where ho forgets to mall his wife's letters
the very llrst thing. "
Somervlllo Journal : Commercial Traveler
Wiio's that swearing and , talking so loud ,
nnd kicking up such a fuss back there In
the private olllco ? "
Clerk ( uonclialantly-oh , that's , the silent
partner.
Detroit Free Press.
In the spring- the reckless scorcher
\\hlzzes o'er the hlEhwny htones ;
In the spring the timid dodger - ' *
Lifts his hceis to save his hones. _ ,
THE AII1COO.M ) OF SWAT.
George T. 'I-anigan ' (1683. ) .
What , what , what. '
What's the news from Swat ?
Sad news ,
Bad news ,
Comes by the cable led
Through the Indian Ocean bed ,
Tnrough the Persian Quit , the Red
Seas and the Med
iterranean 'he's ' dead ;
The Ahkoond is dead !
For the AYikoond I mourn ,
Who wouldn't ?
He strove to dlnregard the messaco stern
But he Ahkoodn't
Dead , dead , dead ;
( Sorrow Swats ! )
Swats wha. hao wl' Ahkoond bled
Swats whom he 'nath often led
Onward to a gory bed , -
Or'to victory.
As the case might bo ,
Sorrow Swats !
Tears shed ,
Shed tears like water ,
Your great Ahkoond U dead !
That Swats the matter !
Mourn , City of Swat I
Your great Ahkoond la not ,
But lain 'imld worms to rot ,
His mortal part alone , Yils soul was caught
( Because ho-was a good Ahkoond )
up to the bosom of Mahound. '
Though earthly walls his frame surround
( Forever hallowed be the wound ! ) ,
And skeptics mock t'no lowly mound
And say "He's now of no Ahkoond ! "
His soul Is In the skies
The azure skies that bend above his loved
Metropolis of Swat.
He sees with larger , ottier eyes.
Athwart all earthly mysteries
Ho knows w'nat's Swat. .
Let Swat bury the great Ahkoond
With a nolso of mourning and of lamen- ,
tatlon !
Let Swat bury the great Ahkoond
With the nolso of the mourning of th *
Swatlsh nation ;
Fallen la ut len&t'n .
Its tower of strength.
Its sun Is dimmed ere It had nooned ;
Dead lips the. sreat Ahkoond ,
The great Ahkoond of Swat
Is not !
"If it be right ,
Do it boldly.
If it be wrong ,
Leave it undone. " _ < ; , / / „ , .
,
If you want & good suit for spring or summer wear , get it
of a responsible houss , and pay a fair and propsr price for it.
If a cheap and shoddy garment is offered to you at a pries
that seems to you very small , don't take it it isn't worth while
These are the facts we make all our own clothing we make
; t as well as it can be made it is properly cut and trimmed and
'inished it is of the best materials and it is sold direct from the
'actory to the wearer , at the lowest price that is possible.
Cor. ISth and < UougI J9t.j