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Tlio I'.CC'M iifiorlor wir iiw
far llxflf. And ivhen yon rend It Jn The
Jlft ( you win rr-ly urxm It.
The liili'lllu'cnt coiitnihiiiid xhoiild peen
rnnl < o hM ripi | ( > nrnnc < v/llli the hitext re-
Ilihlc IICWH from I lie cnfiny' c
It 1f ol.'M ; i If Iho only comiiolllor of
1ho rctnillCiiK olllco for Uiillcd Hlnt '
trorifM mirlhy Ihc nntno wcro Ihf rcfrtilt-
I/IK / olllce of iln Tnm iiih < * lw < l | > | il ( Jimrd.
Kcorcx of volnii'nry ' inlllf/iry ; uid nnvnl
nilvlxcr nro dlnt'overln ? : Hint however
jrood ndvlr-c nniy he on ihi * proji'-r mini-
ner at wdiiltiellnK Iho wir It In ilKely lo
Hjioll If 1-ejit over nl ht.
Tf II IM ( rue , /IM IHIH hceti
tlirit ( tie piexenl wtir will hrliiK n ii"W
rrnp of men in the front In imtlonn !
Iiollllcn , | | will linn
( wend lo the renr n
< 'roj ( of | iolltcfil ! iniw < liiclH ( ( nnd hnrnn-
clcx ,
The Hummer roHorler who IM nfrnld to
KO lo Ciiiie Mny or Alhiiith ! ( Jlly thin
yenr oiiKliI lo rend up on Hnllnlr nnd
Oiirllehl bench nnd oilier jdnee where
ImlhliiK Mm he IndnlKed In wllhont dnn-
Ker of HiiriKKliiK u torpedo or ninrlno
mine ,
There IM no donht whnte-er ( lint on
Moniorltil dny tliH niontli HiAlnlnu will
bu reinenihereil t\n no ollior hnllle.Mlilp
him ever bcun reniemhered by thu Amer-
tenn ] ieojik > , In ninny oilier rexpeelH nlt < o
Meinor.'nl ' dny will thin yenr dlffor from
olllL'I'M Of ( III ) pllHl ,
Now ( lint Ha' city hn ncqtilred n city
\ , Jnll properly oMl own H ousht to iimi
nil diligence lo Ki-'t locnled In KM now If
( liinrlvrri. There l MO jrood CATIWO for
continuing lo pny rent out of the iTeitii-
n ry nnd I n I crew t on thu InveHhni-nt nt
ciiu nnd tliu Hiiinu time.
Tlio HiiKKeHllon of tliu orKiuil/iilloii of (
nn old iiHNoclntlnn by the women of Ne-
liniHkii to inoML'ciilo tlui work ofnoldlerH1
rellttf IHIH olnick n pivjuilnr chord. The
women of Nehnmldi will bt on hnnd
with the relief n HOOII n Hie nucnwlly
for relief opnitlonH IM upon IIH.
There IM no need to he nlnnned of to
Hoitlli Oinnlin KOIIK | dry , but If lint connell -
ell of Hint booming bnrK MCI-IMVM tlio
llecnmi fee tip a Illllo hl lier Ihero niiy :
1m n wholcmile ( ixodiiH of nnlouli l < ccpciv <
neriiMH the linn Hint niiirl < H Iho hrntiidnry
butween Oimilin nnd Honth Oinnlin.
The I'lillndelphln Hiirueon who IH try-
liiK ilo perfect | IM ) Invention of n bullet
that will curry nliini ; n win I of cotton of
< tn ntnncli Hut wound nnd Mop thu llmv
of blood IH wnHtliit ; ! IM ! lime. Then ! Ii
no dumiind Jii.il now for bnllelM Hint
will do no imrllcnlnr hiirni to Iho
oni'iny ,
If tin1 Nehnmldi intlllhi who lire nboiit
to bo miiHlereil Into HID voliinleer nrniy
urn to beeoniu eirectlvc In ncllvo m-rvlcn
It would hnvo done no linrm to let them
try their mill by iimrchlni ; from Lincoln
lo Oninlm , The ( llxlmico IM but n trlfk <
ovur llfty mlli'H nnd they could eiiHlly
It In two ilnyx oven cnrryhiK their thin
M nnd rlilCH. Hut mnrcliliiK IM
out of fiiMhlon no IOIIK nx ( hero IM n rail he
road In Hluhl willing nnd nnxloim to
cant nn lioiu'Ht penny.
Veiiimylvnnla iTnilillcaiiH | are dltcniw-
ItiK HIM iiropoxnl Hint liereaftcr nil Hit1 of
county iiuvi < iitloiiN nnd cauciiHen of the IIIK
purly HtniiiKhoui the nlnlc where tlele-
initw to n Htnto conveiillon niv lo not
lie selected nlinll bo held oil n
. * * * day ilxed by Hiu nlalo commitU-c
NO Hint thn mtlucllon of deleKateH In cur
tain i-ountlcM Mliall have no effect on
other k'ouulleM. Them IM u jirwit denl I nnd
ahiiiit ( ho ( iropoxnl lo murlt consilient-
tlon.
Tliu prohliiiu iircKented lo Governor
Hlniw of lown , when ho wan culled iiji
to fnmlHh ( the prcNlilent with Ihrpu fnl
rejjImonlH out of the four Incomplete ernl
OHM In the lown Nallmml Ctiard , was
Mtn\ti IIH lo put him lit an embarrnislng ( lint
jtrMlHou , but he llnnlly ilelermlned tipor
leitVliiir HID Ninalli'xt of Hm ivKlmeiitH nt
homo nnd ito iTcrttlt Hie nthur tlireo nj to
to the required Ktnudard , Any xoluMoii has
of Hit * problem would liavo lining-lit dlM by
ntlHfai'llon and heiirlbiii'iiliiKK to ninny
of tin * youiiK "K-'ii 'lio dcNlred to KO to
tlio front , hut the ono llnnlly hit upon
roan to bo fultvHt fur ull cuucvriiud. rur
imrr ,
M * alnvrtt IncmJIM * tb t th < r
ninUnJ can * rVmlbtfjif , at
Irn < , for any a . tof nce from
tx wor In th < ! conflict with thnlfed (
yftt H U Mid that the nnccn re-
ri > .il stl HirouRli the AtMtrl.in
cttitiT ( > r tn the CMT tnr nniManrtt nnd n ,
of the Vtrt'i M tpr/rtrtl
an mytng tlmt Hpnln mntt lw > k to n
nlllnnw tn help her ont of her
f re cnt wnfllot.
cotiM b < nn more
Ituntlon for Hj iln , nn fnr nn Iho
'it Kfiro&Q nre concx-ru d. All of thrni
hare tnkcn n \xn\\\im \ \ \ \ of MrJrt iifrntrnllty
nnd Hum's from which Hf > nln had mc
tn rxtwttyrnpnthy nrcj w > \ crrn
nnvf RrcnnUng h r moral iiii p"rt , with
Hie orrrptlon of Atufrln nnd Anitrlnn
yififrtlliy ( U nbwlntfly worthier. There
inn.y bo nothing In the rej > ort of n dl -
nsrrcrni-Tit between Krnpcrar Wllllnm
nnd'rnnd / .fw-nh srowlng out of the
efforts of the Intter In Ix-half of Hpnln ,
t then , * ran be no doubt Hint ( Jenimn
fnt're U xvlll prevenl. that country from
MiiiolriK na ntlltiKh ; ho tlUto thr ;
1/nltMl Hlntej * In the pending wnr. f.er-
ninny would hnv'e ( jVTythlnK to lote
nnd nothing lo jyiln by i I.icln Itself In
fittiKonlxm tn thl * country.
It I * not to be doubted Hint the ndlnj ;
rfnit of IJnrope Kenernlly would re-
Jolco nt the OTICCM * of Hpnln. The
I'lnrotw-nn nionnrclilm Imve no love for
ttilx republicnnd they would br lnd to
f-e ll growing , purer nnd Iritluenee
eh'-ckcd. They perceive Hint one efftct
of the triumph of the frilled Hlntc *
over Hpnln tnutt Inevltnhly be to
HtretiKlhen nittrbllcnnxeiitlrnent through-
'itil IJt'rojie. They fenr , nlto , thnt It
night lend to thl * country Inking grent'-r
'oncern ' In the icilltlcnl nfTnlro of Ktirope.
They underMtnnd Hint It would certnlnly
give the Jnllwl ! Htnt-4 ( n roorp cornmnrid-
Ing Irilltiencc In thlx hemhiphere , per-
hnjm lo their commerclnl dbtndvnntnge.
ISiit riotwltli-dnndlng nil HitM the Kitro-
| rnn powers nppreelnto the expediency
of Htnndlrii ; nloof from n conflict , nt
Icnwt for the prcxent , which liilerfcrenec
on thir ( ! pnrt might expand to world
wide proportlrniH.
tmln'M Isolation IM complete find If
her government nnd people are hoping
for Knropean nHHlilnneo they nrc doomed
to m > re dlHnpirolntnient.
KXIUltl ! Till ! Itl.AllUMAII.KllH.
Iiiforiiinllon coriMldered rellnhlo linn
I'pnehed The Itec to the efTeet tlinl the
recent priMnnit > ( if Hie ordliiiincc rnUliiK
Ilio fecM for Honor llretixex In .South
Oniahit from $ -VX ) to ? 1ryX ) IM nn niiil.a-
loin coiiKplrnry concocted l y rerlnln
city ollk'InlN to hlnekmnll Hie brcwcru
who nrc pr.-ieth'nlly the owner * of nil
the wnloonn within the llmllH of .South
Otti'ihn. Tinonllnnnce , It IM nwrtcd ,
WIIH enu'ltieercd Ilironttli the South
Oninhrt roimell In the mime iiinnii'-rthnt
bill * nrc put IhroiiKli one lininw
of the h'KlNlnturc hy leKlnlnllvc '
boodlcr * lo extort money from corporate
InlcicKN for Im'lnj : Iliem plseon-holdl *
or killed In thu other hoime. The ncheine '
IK to iiinl.'i ! the bivwerH plunk down HCV- *
ernl thoiinnnil dollnrM In order lo linvo
Hie ordlnnnt'c hendcd off nnd Inlil out. ,
ThlH InfninoiiM KIIIIIC Hhould hy nil
nieiitm he hJorkcd. The hivwern Hhotild
not only refill * ' ' lo ho hied , Iml Hhould nt ;
olid * expoHi1 the HcoundrelM who have I
put li ] ) Hi" ner'.irloim ' job and HCC to It
that they are proHceiit'-d. The mere
fact that the brcwcrH allowed them-
HelVeH to l o held tip hy the mime KIIII' '
hiHt yenr to n mnnller ninoiint Hhould
their cyeM to tlui fnct Hint they
will ho coiiHlnnlly hnniHsed nnd rohhed
they Klve In iiKiiln ,
11IIAT HUUKtt'AWH ll'AA'fH f/Utr.
The llco again nxpro irn lln ( ll.-untlnf.icthn
with thn co nil net of tlio cxpnrtltlon by tic !
inninhcra of the executive cnnimlttH > end
Iciinindii tln > nolcctlon uf a uuneral tnannRcr. | |
Tim qiiPKtliiii thMl naturally arhon with one
who ha/i olirtcrvoil the manner In wtilch The
line licci hern iMixl to club Into line the
oxcciitlvo ronimlttco la : "What Is Hcnowatcr
aftn- now ? " World-llcmld.
IIIIH been the policy of tinmono - In
manliu ! who comluctH the World-Herald
oppomt anything and everything nil-
voc.atcd by The Her , no matter whether
right or wrong. If The Bee wlimild de-
clan * chat the HUH HhlncM In midday Hit
World-llernld would Itwl.st Hint It IH the
moon. In
11 WIIM In liavo been expected therefore
thai tin1 World-Ilernhl would ttiko Issue
with The lice on the demand for the
concentrntlon of nulhorlty In Hie condtcl :
the cxpfwltlon In n dlrevlor genernl or the
geni-ral mannger. U In also In accord
with the eternal IHiiCHS of HilngH for the
Worhl-llernld mail to Impugn Iho mo
tives Hurt prompt the renewal of Ihu
move and micorlngly to ask , "Wlmt doen thn
Hotewnter wnnt now. "
To thin lii.HiillIng and Jminideiit Interrogatory -
rogatory The Hit * roHpondM that Itose-
water wnulH now just what ho him
wanted nil along from 'the ' dny ho con-
celved Hie Idea of an International o.v-
poMltlon nl Omaha.
I In wnnlM nhovo nil things to make eral
eiiterin-lHo for which ho hns labored
InceMHantly night end day , and for which
htm Mtierllk'ed henllh , comfort and
money , to bu nn timiualllled HIICIVHS.
wiurlH the c.xiisltlin | ) ( cotidnutoi ] '
Molely on himlneKM iirlnelpleH. to *
lie wiintH II to profit hy Iho experience ll '
other expiKMlthniM hiHtend of vontnrH'us '
on the diniKcroim exporiineiil of the
iiiiiny-hended hoHshii ; hy men whu cnn- ! .
K\YH \ the ( line reiinlicd for niakt
HiipurvlHlini ,
ll < > IttrilMteit nt 1)111 ) otitxet nnd he Mill
liiNlrtlH licit ( 'iiiilriiL'tiirs-Hlinll ho held I'll
Htrletly to tin * ternm of their iiKreenietitH not
tie cheating or fraud Hhall bo con that
nlved In or lolera'led ,
Ho wants executive rcspon-slhlllty for
active operations centered tn u man who ness '
known n hnwk from n liniulHuw.
When the hoiwl of dltrctoiu nfler full pa
dlxetiKHlon divreed thiit ( lie ollu-tt of gen-
wiipenlntendont of nil the depart- teers
nieulH ho eivnted It WIIH lo he prcsui.'rd ' I
they Intended thu position to he been
neither n Hliiceuro nor n lltnirclicnd. The wlnrn
Melectloii of On mail WIIM proH | < rly left tvss
the executive ' "
committee and nobody
found fnult with the m'leotlon mnde fair
Mnnnger Klrkemlall and umiiilmoiisly
approveil Ity Iho other nii > tnlfvH. ! The the
failure to delluu tlio general Micella- IHMitte
teudeiit'H pcnrcni and duties liati , how-
, left htm practically lu the i > uIUou
of an eraplojc of one of the
Thi > work of cnrwtnJcUon U ft lire * t
! > nl lh work t/f
ami rllrrfrtJon r/f th * forcm acllrclr cm-
In carry'ntr ' r n the ficpoiltlon 1
bnt Jx-srtin. Without ft bn J
with the. fllrcrtlivn of th entlrr
Ow fifoalt.'on will fo like nn army with
out ft rornrrmrMlfrr or vrlth nix
rorrnnancIrT * . wh/xe orrlfM wonM claih
nnrl whom * nt onllnat < : < wmiM rr < n
enc/i / other * * jmtlix.
It H not , therefore , \ntt\m \ \ what
onownfcr wnntu , l/iit what the snmrn
of the ( xpwltlnn rwjnlre. * , The | j "e
without fcnr of rnccfMMfnJ r n-
tradletfon that ( he fa II me to appoint a
director cmrral CT mcral rnnnnspr * Jx
month * ago Jii * nirt-ncly co t the < * xpo l-
tlon moro than JT/V/X ) and further delay -
lay simply mr-an * continued Imnglfn : ;
nnd Increased
AO TKtlttlTUIll.tr , ACJtmiTIIJ.V.
Xothlns roiild ho morn unfortunate at
till * tlrnfe
thnn juisscatloni or
of territorial nrrjnlslflon , hern IMP thy
HCITO to Mtrcngtlwi the Influence of that
demerit nhronil unfriendly to th Urilt'-d
Htnteo which n < ifrtH that the Intorven-
tlon of till *
ronntry In Gtilia was
prompted chle/ly / l y n dcjilre to nctcm !
our lerrllory. A srr-nt ninny Ktirojx ins
do not hclltrru there IH any sincerity In
the flflMimnrc ! Riven hy VMIKFKXH that It
l not tlio pnn * i * " of till * government to
exerdte wivcn-lsnty , Jtirl.tdlctlon or ttm-
trol over duli.i , except for the pacifica
tion thereof. They IfpIIf-ve , on the con
trary , that It l t the wettlcd df-Hlgii of the
Ain rlcnn peopleto appropriate the
Itlnrirl when Hpnln has been exp-lled
nnd they profesn to think that thU will
the hcKlnnliiK of an ntrgrcsqlrp policy
on the part of the United Stale * reaching
out to other ntiropenii colonial territory
In III ! * henilflphere.
Hvery xuswitlon. therefore , of terrl-
torlnl nr < jijhdilori n.H n result of wnr
with Hjnln will he Kel//nd upon by HIOHO )
abr , e.d unfriendly to Hilt country nnrl |
nnde thi > mo < jt of n evidence that our
Intervention In Cuba It purely Hellish
nnd there can bs no doubt that It will
hnve the effect lo HtrcriKthcn Mpntlnicnt
ngalrMt IIH. It II.IK hern Herloualy urged
Hint the t'nlted Htnlcs Hhould capture
the 1'hlllpplne iHlnmlt nnd retnlii per *
inn in-lit pOKxcynlon of them , on the
Kroi nd Hint they would be the ky of
Ih'i ' far e-Nt : nnd of Atdntlc nnd I'ncllle
It IH pointed out thnt the
Ish'.ml.s exceed C'ulM In wenllh , rer
nnd nivn nnd therefore would
ho | n ' most vnltinhli ! nciiiiHItlon. It ! H
pot ' Improbable that we Hhnll hnvo to
take powjwJon of the port of .Manila
lit the Philippines fl. n ha-te of supplies
dining the wnr , hut we want nothing
| lo do ' With Hie Inlands beyond this. If
It he found iiccwwiiry to t.-ike n Philip
pine port n:4 : it wnr measure , our Rovern-
mcnl ' on doltiK HI > Hhould promptly din-
cliilm any purpose to hold It a dny
loner ' ; thrin the neces ltlcH of wnr r < ? -
' iilre ' , Thi ll.nvnlhin nniiexntlonNt.snre
iilno ' aKiiln iiHsertln themselves nnd are
wild ' j to have urged nilolnj , ' the Ainerlein
Hat * ; over the lilamls , on the > ; iomi < l that
this | IH necx'Hs.iry IIH n war meiiHiirc.
, <
Tho.'ie who ndvocnte thlH profess to fear
Hint If the United .StnteH does not lake
Iho iHlnndH Spain will , rerhnpt neitilr- |
\\\K \ \ llitwnll In this wny would he no
WO ! lli'.in ' hy tlu other plan of tin *
nnnexatloniKls , but It would be equally
liidefeiiHlble.
Tho.se countries of cnntlncntal ICurop"
which hnve been dlHpow-d to make our in
I'tsuo with .Spain n nurop nn oucHtlnn
will ) 'et < 'iieournjement from propoxals
or HchemcH of lerrltorlnl nc < | iilHlton ! and
nollilng could more effect unlly
wlretiKthen Knnijienn enmity towird
Ihhi country. Ii In most Important ,
therefore , that every Htijietloi : nnd pro
ject of territorial extension he re
nounced . ( ) , If we nre Iwconvince Hie world
that we nre wnKliiK war rtolcly for
llhcrty and Immunity.
in
A numliL-r. ofithu leailers of the popuIlHl
party In Alahama appeared aH delegates to
the I democratic slate convention hint
week and the incident IH linlltd by dem-
Cu
ocrntH UK marking the bi'lnnIiiK ; of the
end of the poiulliit ] party In the nntitli-
ern Hint H. TIH ! ! Is the und fnr which
the democratic politicians h.ive IOIIB
been working , m/f / only In tlie Himth , but
every jvart oi'Mhe country , and On1 HID
fiiH'on Ilction IH Hlmply a link In Hi'- ' { ; !
chain an phiuned by the democratic mauulc
chine. It ! s NlKiiHU'iuil , however , that
wh'lo ' Hie Alabama demiH'rntH endorsed Io
Hho
C'hljiiKo platform IIH u whole and in
Kent-nil terms , they mild not a word
nhoiit free < -olniiKe.
tlio ( ) j
ulntt
While holding up warrant * drawn on nn
tivnsury for dotihltj Hiilarles nnd tinouo
aiithorl/wl expendlturo the Htntc audllor
ovld not overlook the section of the SCU the
constitution which reiulH , "Theru shall
no allowance for clerk hire In the
olllce of mipcrlntcndcnt of public Instruc
nnd attorney general. " 1'erhaps a
written opinion from thu attorney gen
on the legality of tln > salaries paid big
employes In thcsn ollhvs might throw
valinblu light upon this niyn-
terlouti subject. \
la
The ' I'uhlle Ijlhrnry hoard hns decldeil best.
tnke ' upon Itwir the work ot formliiK there
nueleiiH for a municipal nnincuni with
are
npecCnl reference to nrtclos ! llliiHtratlui ; nro
' growth nnd history of the trnnsmls- Don't
n.s.slpil | region. It ought to he eiiny to
> a good beginning out of such ex o
hibits at Hie exposition as the cxhlhltoio
would gladly donate for this purpose.
i1 re in no reason why Omaha should Btari.
In time build up n public nut.seiim
will bu known from fuvuu to ocean. Spain
nd
The lamhvhlo undertaking of local to
* men to raLso u fund to pay off the troJ
of the two Oiiiuhn inllltlii coin-
ill ? H nn n token of apittwlatloa of their night
prompt response to thu call for volun
deserves every encouragement and thn
support. The solcl'er lioys have always nnd
ready to turn out on'nil occasion * * bo
they could cnutrihnto to the HIIC-
of nny denioiiiUrnllon Kotten tin In taken In
honor of Oinnlin , nnd turn about Is only war
piny. least
of
The division of Swroinry Algcr that the
United States iutist stand the ox- nzs
of mobilizing thu 'state mllltla
companies will -bring relief to many equal
fiovcrnors of stativi whetv the question cc-eJ
of nnw t * psy for ke ftfn the m n Its
camp nnfjjfaj \ are < > nltatetl ban b cn
tronblln ? the authorities , grate * tike
Itrwa , Xeir-V 5rk anrl Ohio , where pro-
made for the emergency ,
are the eic'jpiJin rather than the rate.
rnllnrtrf * . hare finally promnIsat < Hl
rates fur f .Jjwtre r/tmit > er of the ffrcat
canrrnnnnjitpjK held In Omaha dnrfn *
the PXfKMlUfln which on the whole are
atI. < cfactorjV , * T1 only wny the rallroadj
can make ' HUJY ? excnrnlf/n ntea pay b\g \
Is lit work'n/ft } \ > \z \ attendance njion the
rarlorn mt-tlnc/i from all point * of th *
cc mj n. it. 'If flic railroad * do their fnll
thr-y will hare no can.ic to com
plain r/f miprofltihfc
, . . . .
commercial -wclatlowi
nrc going to * end a comml.'ulon to C'hina
for the purports of furthering the work
of enlarging American trade In the
f'hlnf * ? empire. There N no immediate
dang T of tht entire dlwifemberment of
the ( 'tilne- empire nnd every rea.wn to
expect that the Chinese f-ope ! will contbat
tlnue to ! * good ctMtnmetH of the tradatr
who are moit ( nterpri.'rfnj , ' In w-ck-
tliuir bus riiMfl.
llrrr In Oinnlia.
Chlt lKIntr Oi n.
N'o rwprot'Ctfd fcambllns houaei will be
tolerated In tbh city.
A r i l hi Illy.
I'erhip . that . . . . . . , . .
c. * i * Sr-anish fleet has started ont
In nuut ot tbo nun who struck Hilly I'atter-
.1 Coinforlnlilc
Ti ro U a urlu of volunteer * to meet
the ertll for 123.0M mn. . anl In war , a.i In
finance , a r.urplux li much better than a deflVt
cu ,
\VorU In IT the I'rnHlnn .Mill.
rrn * .
Th Rf > nstp pixied sovnty four private
pnxlon Mils Ust Tuesday. With a ntw
rnt coming en and Its pccalnni In * lsht thli
lover llmt > to bo adding r.t - pcnsloas to an
overgrown pea 11on roll.
< ; rr-5H < ' < iiiutr > - fur I'lntlnlH.
VnriKl ! Joiirral ,
Spain ha/i / deel'cd to latuo 509.000,000 more
papc iX'getan. WSat e. picnic 5piln woulrl
bc fcr our friends the populUtJ ! . Since more
money make. ? gor.d time * , what a Rlorlnus
.Irno they would have In a country that can
have all the morey It wtntii biitd oa noth-
ne and redeemable in nothing.
f , ( < t llrnllC
f'hlcaj >
of the country U not threatened
and llm t > : ok the Unltod Stattn das nnrifv-
: akcn entails no ercat tax on Iti strength.
Lo.kln ? at ths qucstloti from whatever
point of view ac < > may , confidence should be
stimulated anil , war permitted to be only an
CIHO < ! U In rutlorvjl activity , without menace
to the matr-rh ) advancement of the nation.
TliPiISrlnlt of ItIiillon. .
.llnltlrnrrc Atncricnn ,
Queen Vloterln's voice l/ < to bo kept in
thu illrlttah museum through thr medium of
a phonograph , lit would puzzle the wlhtat
of prophets-tT foretell v/hit wonderful
achlcvemfiiitn ( ho end of the next century
will bo recording for pctitcrlty. With ell our
wondTful discoveries , vie neem to bo inertly
on the brink of revelation as far as. the
scientific ana natural world * arc concerned.
liiilnnlrlnl flrcmlh.
J'liHq IcphlR : ItccarJ.
T7in Indu-rtrl l nnd ccinincrclal growth of
h Unlto4 Btalci of late yearo has fcecotno
much more Hitnmetrlcal. On the I'aclflc
rjrc t ktrlJcs' have Ivnen made , ami dc
< - IciirncntU 'KO.'iJg steadily , v forward .00
hroafiolines / The same thing la true ot
the south. The establishment of an enor
mous Iron Industry on < l the- movement of
export trade- toward ulf ports are two Im
portant polntem showing the tread of ad <
vancpmcnt ,
lit ini.s : or Tin : CUXH.
TCio war poctB are uncommonly aucccsaful
overcoming the blctkadc.
In duo time Ktnr Admiral Sampwon will
furn di Illtiico a ll lit for 'his Havana.
Havana minntrs nre trylnn dlllgentl-/
find Hint "hole In the bottom of the aca. "
th'idtato militia lnto"actlvc Kcrvlco
licatcncJ many matrimonial tic-urn
looked for June.
Nrw York firm announces that It will
pay employesvho enter the army double pay
bo
during the term of Hcrv'lcc.
.lobn ] ' . IIoIland'H oubmarine terror Li now
the property of the Rjvcrnmcnt. Tlio agreed
prlciW In salJ to 1/avo been | 17ii,000.
Wheat in gnlni ; Up in tlili country nl-
mont nn rarllly M In Havana. Captain
Laltcr'x blockade la no holiday affair.
The old en > ; lnce.of tlio St. Paul refuted an
Fcrvo for naval pay , and efforts are being as
inaJ to make nn exception In their favor.
J'vrry American roldlcr who goes Into
will bo clvcn nn aluminum tan bear-
tin his name , , com pony and home address.
If tie ! war revenue of tlCO.000,000 a year
wax taxed up penally to cvory piiMon In the
country It would amount to about $1.25
cacli
Tlio miilo reported by JJlaaco killed by
aliening ( if 'Mutanzaii' ' fortu wan prooYutr
r.bly ai : cx-rcalJont of Mlnsoiirl. If xo , Iti i
pamlng may bu Mit dov/n na a case ol
iiulcHc. :
Ml Helen Gould Is debarred from going
tlio 'ront with ICio bnyn In blue , | jnl
cnincs to tu ! > front with a donation ol
to tliu niUoni ! government , The
country nahitcs you , Helen !
It will UiKo'a iiandRomo mi in to provide
nrmy with foo/1. aim estimate for nub-
nlntcuito IB 20 crnlu n dny -
j-cr man , and for the
army of 185,00) (30.COO ( rt-gulma and 125- In
volnnlcora ) $37CCO per dny ,
Mies Lotilto McKlroy. "daUBhtcr" of the
Second ( fja. ) regiment , deslrcn to travel with
Ti'Klnient wherever sent. She Is the that
daughter cf the famous Drummer Hey of
iihlloh aai ! Inlu-rlts the nghtlng aplrlt. the
The picayune Spanish beat -which is bc- kept
llovod to bo lying In wall for the Oregon *
down tbo coast of South America could l > o
blown out J water by ono of the Oregon's the
Buns. J-VarH for the Oregon from Uiat ft
iiourcu must bu. bared on the idea Uiat the
oniccm nnd ntwiuf the wnr hli > will bo' '
uilccj ) during' tliw voyage norlii. prlzo
\Vbllo sone'T'l : > < 'fiSle nro chuckling over the the
capture of SrJill h whlpa arouml Cuba , them
danger tbat1 "He who laughs last laughs ot
. " '
Hcaton'tnJflno
undciwitters announce will
nro 709" Attiorlran ships afloat with prUo
carbons valiii/i / ut'51.000,099. ; Many of these the
In Asiatic anil other rcnioto waters , and a
tc-mptlng halt for Spanish privateers. about
' '
smllo llrrn iturolr.
Down In I act 'Scott. ' Kan. , a copperhead
opened his lilpu/Q and cmlttod a few un
patriotic exp f tlyts. Suddenly his nervous "Vf
waa JatrciLby a crarit In the Jaw that tnt
I his j : | op with a cloud of Cuban of .
. The qXPof ) | of tlio rapU Jlro flat was ; .0.n
called kilo rourt. promptly discharged and 3j
compllmcntcit-Jjy = the court. Admirers of huni
will promote their health In Kaasaa ca
plsowhonfj ( YtocI | | > lnB mum. WH'i
This couUfx nrlj not rrallze for some tlrn " " "f/
co-mo whatja clcao chavo It had when It "jjjjj
on the ruf | of'the Street Sweeping de
pirtment of Now York Olty. The national thin
iithorltlns announced cectaln restrictions w orov
navlgitloi around Sindy Hook. The
weepers retailed and threatened to bombard was
coast defender * with case
a fleet of mud
,
scows. Fortunate ! ? ! wlr er counwl prevailed deed
the peril w * averted , Wiorofore let us
thankful the country Is sife.
General William R. f
Shatter , wbn
under
cominaud at New Orlcaua
, wai born All
Michigan In 1K33. He entered'lite civil Is
aa a first lleulctiant , participated In at cen
a dozen great battleo , and by the clceo of
hostilities wan 4 general of brigade. After Is
war he retired to his farm , but In 1SGG ran
caniniledloucd a lieutenant col en el in tha thai
tegular army. As a colonel he saw moro It I
ofticem promoted aver him than any one of end
rank In tlie service. He wen com of C
missioned a brigadier general In 1897 to uc- rner
( Jcueral Wbcatoa. vei
ranw rrArm ptrno * .
Bee ( rp. ) : Ooreraar Hoteamb
cot call t optcUI IMOQ of th
lita.H do a't ear * toarta r
bU cnaaet * for election thoatd h b4
resomtaatei ] ] .
Rthajltr San ( rtp.l : Tt aenUoelnr of
Ch r WiMater of Menlck county for eon-
tbbi fill oa ths failoa ticket TOulJ
that thir < 10 a d ! pc iU > a to tarow
Indparf > at fpr ? . ) : If Aailtor
Coraill allo 4 the cUIn of KV ) extra pay
tfl l > ? puty Po-M on tny nt hi * Miatul taUry
of SI.64XI h * did wrens * c < l the people will
not to > erite It > hen nomlMtloe tin * ctnam.
Taers are nereral "klsJai" r * .i IT II I
th editor that ned rxrliilas. .
Wayo I > * mocrat : Qoienur Holeotab Ii
nvikln ; U d dd > dly lnt rectln for fltaU Oil
The latter BJ * b a
rallrc-irf PIMM and diart ng fall
ratM to the * Ut . Governor Hot-
entnt , ii rf ht : Itn a breach of faith for
a popnllit to IMA a railroad IOM od repre
hensible In any itata official.
f > i H City l'rc.ii ( dem. ) : The Grand lalind
Democrat Su nr > faith in tti promUei of
politicians Mid Ictlrcatn that the declina
tion of Oorernnr Holcomb to tx > 4 eaDdMate
a ala nviy be ooe of thc e decline * which
han a , Hiring attach > l to It , ind may be1
Jerked baek. Thbi editor U for the man
tbat the three wln i o ! the illrer party can
atr c" upoa , and DO o > { her.
> " rton > fews ( rep. ) : We ee no reason
why A. K. Cidy of St. Paul weald not make
a go man for governor. There U no man
of this section who fa any better or more
favorably known than A. K. Cady. Alreidy
ho haji made hlnuielf familiar with the din-
trict and with the ttlate. having run two
year * ago for congreu from the Sixth dls-
trlt-
Stan'-on Register ( pop. ) : John Yelaer ol
O.Tiata Is oat in a letter to the boys asking
for cuppcrt for hli candidacy for governor.
We to not know him , but will nay that
Doutl 3 county la not entitled to the pVicc-
of governor and from what we can learn
then are other candidate ] that will be of
more fores a&d a greater strength to the
ticket _ ' tlMn he would. We cannot give any
help to him at present.
Friend Staniiml ( rtp. ) : There Is a well or
ganized plan afoot by which liryan expects
to get the nomination for goveruor ot Ne-
brail Thln remind us of a man up In the
-Sixtl congrcMloaal district who made a
pretty stiff race for the nomination for con-
Krc. 4 i at ono tlrne aod ms defeated. He came
right back home and tried to get Into the
wto legislature and * aa defeated. The next
year ho ran for ctwnty clerk and wa do
featcd at the polls and afterward tried for
with the name rr.xllt.
Itecord ( rep. ) : Edmlaten having
alarming proportions ci a guberna
to.-hl candidate , Holccmb proctels to tear him
down in order to get rid of him. N'ow 5Ir
Kdmlsten , It la up to you. Reciprocate In the
name of reform end \vo will we Just ho
many votes the pop ticket gets. The pops
at Lincoln are canfesaln ? their ulns by proxy
each telling the public what a rascal hn !
brother lj. Let the oil Inspector do hU ful
duty by the bear black nage of Uroken Bow
It b up to you .Mr. Edmlsten.
O'.Vcill Indcpcndtnt ( pop. ) : The list of
available candidate * for governor U
grow
'
ing. Nearly every county ban i favorite of
Its own. We notice that ome democrats
are bjlng mentioned for the plice. This
will never do , and aueh talk might just a/- )
well cczao now aa later. The Independent
will favor no one but a popuIUt for gov
ernor. It belonicfl to us by right. Many
gcod pop ulbits have bsen mentioned , but the
candidate should be a clear and level-headed
rno and a man of excellent executive ability
and r'tamlna.
Ord Journal ( pop. ) : While other parties
are telling whom they would Ilko to see
nominated for governor this fall the Jour
nal presents the name of Hon. John R
Thompson of Grand Island as nominee 01
the ftialon forces for that office. Judge
Thompjon Is a man of ability , a gentleman
tn every way and no ono in tbo Eleventh
Judicial district o.ijoys the confidence and
respect of the entire people without regard
to party to a greater degree than docs tills
ono of our precnt district Jtiflgcs. Po'.ltl-
cally he is a populist , but was far In ad
vance of the rank and file of the reform
fortes lu proclaiming
anti-monopoly princi
ples.
_ Record ( iep. ) : Thereli a well de.
fined rumor aficat that General John C.
Coivln of OT.uha may bo a possible candidate
for the nomination of
governor of Nebraska
on the republican ticket. We trust that tula
rumor may "bo confirmed. General Cowla U
not on olllco flcrkcr. He Is too well known
Nchranka. and in the nation for that mat
ter , to dwell upon his good qualifications.
Such a choice would eettle the matter of it
doubt no to the ultliralo result of an election
thki fall. Mr. Holccmb'e Icttcrn rcpirdlng a If
thlrJ term would disappear end the eoldler
companion of Prcnldent aicKlnley would
inarch to the
oxccutlvo chair
of this state
with a triumph that would gl/o popull-jra the of
lockjaw.
Prcnunt Tribune ( rep. ) : There seems Jo In
mutiny in the camp over In the popu
list stronghold
of Saundera county. J. N.
OafBii .
of. If
that
county , twice speaker of the
bouse , la n candidate for a
governor
on the
fimlcn ticket rcxt falUbut his homo organs
nro dUlilnd M to his support. Colonel
JOh con of Iho Wahoo New Era
nald Gnflln recently ter
a few compliments and
spoke
If the
speaker was
nlrcarty
an
goood
elected t'ovcrnor , whereupon other the
organn of the pop
county demurroj.
.
The Aah-
land Journal , the Wnlioo Democrat
nnd ttio
Cedar Hluffi StanJaid signify that
they
will have none of It and the
sea looks n
little choppy for the Colon BtntcHrnan. In
addition to Uiojie
newspapers may bo men-
tloactl nlll Doch , who has a larger circula off
tion than any of them. Ho Is opposed to yet
Gafll and ho will mnko the school houses
ring with hlu opposition from a
Memphis to
ut'in.
rru/13 CIIOMSV. the \
ProfUn tn < I ronM-rt for Olllccrn
mill MPII f < | irnvy. .
own
The capture of Spanish vcaspla by the the
Amorlcnn navy naturally excites Rcncral a
curiosity concerning the method of dividing cut
prlzo money realized. When a character The
ono of ' '
'Captain
MarryaU's
novels asked for not
Information on this Bubject of another , who by
followed the sra as a calling , he wa told
the money was put H a small meshed a
sievervl what went through belonged to up.
sailor , while that which remained was now
by the officers. If the principle is the
' 4pred to in these times , the meshes of tlie , the
have , ot least , been enlarged , for under for
law the nble-btxlled sailor
comes in for
good Bum of money. Of oourse , the lion's
share goes to the higher officers and the
iiatlcaal government , but It Is a very poor
thrit doca not realize enough to make
common sailor feel very rich wihen he
pocketa what comes to him. Bach member
the crc-iv of the
Nashville , for instance.
likely receive about $500 as his share of
mcney resulting from the capture of
nuena Ventura , If It should be adjudged
prize , an 3this vessel .is only valued at att
$500,000.
Wbe-n a ulilp of ithe cocmy Is taken It Is
condemned by a prlzo court and sold , and
one-half of the proceed * Is claimed by the
jrovcrnmciit. The admiral la the next largest
beneficiary , for ho Is entitled to one-twentieth
thu - whole.In the case of the Duma
Ventura , for Instance , he will receive aomo
335,000. l The Hceit '
< captain's fftiare 1 * ona-
hundro'ith of the. whole , except he ls serving
the ' vessel which m&kei tha capture , la
' case he receives an Amount In pro
/ to bis pay with the other ofllcers
men on board. The baUdce , after thrae
outuldo officers and the United fitutes have
lieen aerved , goes to the officers and
of the ship waking the capture ,
provided It was rnalo when no other warship
around to .give moral aid , in which
that craft also participates , unless , In-
, the captured boat be a defensolriu
merchantman. If the division is made
s the ofllcens an.t crew of ono vessel ,
( -t\ventlctlis goes to the captain , and It
tha commaml of the fleet one-tenth ,
that 1s left , and It U a good proportion ,
divided among the remainder of the offl.
and the crew In proportion to the pay
each. i The share of the common sailor
something mor than
one-third that of a
carpenter and boatswain , and rather leas
one-third the share of an e-nalgn. Thus ,
li not to bo wondered at if the ofllcers
crona of tha fleet .blockading the port
Cuba ard quitesitlnflej to capture Spanish
merchantmen , and not inclined to neglect
* fUhliig smsclc.
Tli * flrtl n * klllrt ( a tkli inr * tot-
< ) ! r aira WnItr of etna Mar K. Sixth
SUte * cavalry , recently tUUaafi at
Fort RHey , Kaa. lie m t & ( tl'ith by fallot
let from a trais at Kaoaaca'.er , Mo.
of t6 ai 6itt rr a Salll-
barl jtoa lurbor. fr r E r-
WlllUn Jurpr U uH to b th * oIr
03 record la t&U conatrr of A tart
btnf cin ) J Jo honor of a ioMI r ot r tiua
\S8 : lon rj oawr 8 r * .iat Jaipur * J
JS2 , ta-i kill * ) it arinaab. Oi. . oa Oeta-
her J , ITT ) , wall * plintkn tb tt4 ? c : th *
? cond Sooth Ciroiia-t r lm a ( oa t& #
Irlthh rampjrJi. He hA.l prerloailr ith *
: lmrjUb : rl hlrci'If daring t&4 * tuxk on Fort
Mouttrl * . Joa 2.1. 1774.
Thi tint oStcUl ( XMUtlAti of th '
. . . . . fir 4
Uteir . . t > Uke pUee t tif-w Orteaai. Joha
Valtx . ; T3 * captared at Tort EidJ with
enl andcT t p < l 2Irr. aai taipi la hU pot-
ttstltn rfencrlpi'.lTe of it * rlrtr aaj S37ra.
-xotki neir S' TT Ofletcj. < J a iI Ora-
jAm ! ! ! appoVot a rnlllUrr commljilon t
try htm aad If h h fouod gulltr he will b .
hot to death.
the volunteer * rrsmnt > * r thlj , that la
war of the rebellion the mea got aloa $
who stack to army ralloas aaJ did not
pirnp r tbelr itomaehi with latter * * eaaned
itaff. Another tata * : Doa't wear narrownn
oled or bUh-he lcd shots. Tie army bronaa
Is not handiome ; but U Is the cutest oa
the long nmch.
The Ural ofScfholder to throw up his po
sition aad go to the front U K. E. White
o. Atkaniu. chief of the laJUn
dlrbton of the Interior Depirtment. Cap
tain White Is the comctiader of a company
of the National ffuard. He tendered his res-
Igna-Uon ted < iy and vent Into the office of
Secretary BIks to take ha ! leave. The ee-
retary congratulated him and told him to
come back wluo the war over and rc-
rnme hla duties. OipMln Wdlte looked ha !
eurprtic aji he Mil : "But I era a democrat ,
-Mr. Secretary. " "That' * all Heht , " returned
Mr. DltM. "I don't care about your politlca.
I only know you are a good clerk. "
A Philadelphia physician has Invented a
ballet with a small wad of antiseptic cotton
attached to the bick1 of It. This not only
ireroats iiuppuratlm of the -wound , but Is
expected , to b detached from the bullet at
the point where It leaves the body , and plus
the hole i , thui stopphs the bleeJIne. That's
tbe : proper bullet to prosecute a war for
lumaolty's ; < akc.
TIIK M\T XAV.U. H.VTTIE.
o HPSrtflrd l > r a Trlnl
Tent of 31 < l rrn Imiilenirntii.
Ilrooklyn Kg\e. \
The whole world walus wUh Interest the
next naval battle. Whether fought between
the shlpa of the United States and Spain or
between veioels of the effete despotisms , the
tt-at of modern methods Is awaited with anx
iety. As much of a change and supposed
advance has been made In floating forta
within twenty years as has beea made Jn
fifty years before that time. H was the
'Slonltor that revolutlonl/ed naval war , but
nlnce that day In Hampton Holds the battle-
fihlp lias Brown Into an Iron monster bristling
with canncti , any one of which Is more power
ful than the combined gunn of a fleet In the
time of the civil war. Military moats pro
vided with machine guns and gattini ? have
been added , ttirrcta have multiplied and
strengthened , armor has thickened , electricity
has been o-ldcd to Atenm. not merely for
lighting and the provision of minor conven
iences , but U > discharge the rlflea ; automatic
apparatuo enables an officer In a connlne
tower to discharge the equivalent of a broad-
Bide or to enable the gun a to discharge them
selves on attaining a level : powerful engine *
drive the ehlp , and strong , though delicate.
mcchanUra moves gun and ammunitions the
guna are now loiUeJ nJ the breech and they
drive a shot with terrific force from five to
ten miles. "What the naval officers of the
world arc especially concerned to know la
the place that the torpedo will make for
lleclf In ecu fighting of the future. The tor
pedo as It ex U Is today U a moJern instru
ment of destruction. U la designed to ex
plode against the null of a ehlp below the as
water line , whcro the armor Is not thick
enough to reslK It , end to blow a hole In it.
Such a hole will cauw > the ship to go to the
bottom like a broken kettle. No Uittlo liaa
been fought in which the torpedo has played
any conspicuous part. It Is launched from
big flhlps or little. In opeclil tubes , and ulth
appliances for the safety of thoto who handle
it. It in dlrcctlblo in one form and in an
other It directs itaelf. If It inlracs Itu mark
passes the enemy and may become a
courco of danger to friendly ithlpg beyond ,
discharged from ono of the small torpedo
boat * the service involves extreme peril to
thmo engaged In the attack , for these bouta by
are small and could be almost blown out
ofthe water by a hot from a twelve-Inch
rifle. Moreover , wo can oay that In a battle
which the elilps were at long range the
torpedo boat would stand a good chance of
elimination , since it could bo crippled.
not destroyed , at a distance of
mile , whereas It could hardly
get \\Kuln effective range uavo at
night or In a mUrt , or under cover of pro old of
jecting land , unices It came within a quar old.
of a mlle of the object of Its attack.
And again , the high explosives contained In
torpedoes mUfit bo set off by a ohell
from the enemy an ! the boat would then be
come self-destructive. To guard against the s
torpod * extreme vigilance is required , though n
Uiat aen2 ! to not enough ; some automatic
arrcWer is needed , and thla hns been de
vised In the form of large nets that nro held
from the hull of a vessel with nnars ; to
here again It Is Impreaiblo to say
whether such a net will endure the fire of
battle , or whether a torpedo might not
penetrate It anl reach the ship. It Is Euro
tliat the net would dflay the movement o ! a
\emel. The force of a modern shot against
clccku of ships Is another matter of con
jecture. A plunging fire , especially from a
mortar battery , might smash In the deck and
wreck the Interior of a vessel. Igniting its
ammunition. The fate of tlio men In
fighting topj or military masts Is aMo
theme of Interest. A deavy shot might
the masts aad hurl them into the sea.
concealment or abandoning of boatu , too ,
Involves another peril , for should the men
be able to leave a sinking ship except Oil
attlmmlng , U is not likely that either
friend or enemy would devote much tlmo In
critical period of a fight to pick them It
. Indeed , the so-called Improvement in
mothcds of naval war ha > i created an entirely
aeries of problems and difficulties and So
only solution of Ujera appears to be In
My
ultimate abandonment of war as a meana
settlement of national disputes.
9f WM OVTISflCJf
Oftboo Reporter : Whatever miy
w * will fla4 th nation * ! guard ot the aUtt
of XrtrTMlra will tUnd ta th flrst rank
ot tha d4f a < 2er * o ( th * olj fits , well oft-
* * . well dhciplSoevl aad alw y ready fcr
( Jaty.
N'arth Ptitte Trfbtis * : The cltUta aoMlen '
of ; N iir4ika ta th * number of J.OOO are now
eeeaajp1 ! t la ut < asiia < aa 1 win r pJly !
aaj
flatr . Ta * "tla eoMltr" nuy not b qalt
14 fproce la-Ala r M ably drttleJ tl
clnitloa which cuke a food odltr. ! N < -
brt ka tuu rei3a to b proa.l of lu tnill-
tla.
Freraant Trtotra . " The N'efcraaka csOUU-
nr n are th * heroes of tins taut M UI T ' ' *
far Uaeota w prtpar * far war. Tt y da rf
nai b * n the btjtt o { aoa ? ! rUfcn I < la ti
PMI to jc t llttl * fmfcw now. B wfc a
Cuba IM fr l tad Sputa ! a jriT s froai t&
WV it rn. H 33lspb-r a.i Jc.liany an ! ! > !
g3a COCSA curcala fesart , thes. they will
, b * vettfitttd wlti deaatntra.lJtu b tJ
* < iLa th pre at oa r * uns * icJ H5 .
Sctnjlr Soar TJie Sen Uk
tr.ra cltlteui tirtt estlut * ! ta Coiapjcy K.
There < were a. a < ] rab r of oar ( V.i aUa 7 < inac
mea , three Scotch bcji , caii < f rir af C r-
nn
pecUIIy the yaoacer element , coo-a ccc *
to rejjrJ the Mcd of aU aJopttoa i * iU
own and ftdadi c * ready to mtit I'- * b.i'M'4
i ( ha tkillve born dtizea. He Uk < * r. . ! *
in betas & cltlzrn of thl.i cr Jt rtahU * ct
chdaca to defend the rtertotu : jri asl
All honor to tbt * yoaa ;
A FEW HOT 1IAI.L9.
Globe-Democrat : The gunners of M-iUnzi *
know more about a modern r ihlp this
they did. U took Just ciqhtc'n mlnutta to
extlnguoh ! all th ir preccacelvcd > le a of
the latest projectiles.
St. Paul Pioneer ProKlghtwo minute *
for Mataczaa , about the tame for the other
smaller ports of Cuba , arvl an hour for Ha
vana that aeenw about the allotment of
tlmo necessary to level all the coast fortifi
cations of Cuba when nc shall bo ready for
tbo Job.
Chicago New * : It took Admiral Sampson' *
squadron Just twcnty-oae mln-itca to slleaca
the shore batteries at Matocizag. The Span
iards will soon fir.'J out that the Amerlran
Har ships nlll etand no nonsense and will
be glad enough to let ths Sect alone as leaf
is ( lie latter keeps quiet.
St. Louis RepubMc : Those Spanish gun-
new nho failed to bit aa American nar
ship at 2,000 yarda' range hould first con
sult an oculljt and then take eometblng to
steady their nerves. They're at a big dis
advantage nhto It comes to target practice
with Uncle Sam'o sharpshooter * .
Chicago Chronicle : Admiral Samrson hz
at last taught me dozd tbit they arc rot
to be allowed to use our vessels as targets
without receiving a similar compliment In
return. The bombardment of Matanzas naa
effective as a moral le&son if nothing else.
Ae to the conjectures of the war corre
spondents that the Spin'ards mtun hava
suffered hca y losa we prefer to awa't.
particulars. Probably the Spaniards are con-
vtaced , on their part , that they have piac-
tlcally wiped out our fleet. These matter *
depend largely upon the viewpoint ot the
correspondent.
QUAKUIt filf.VS.
Cleveland Plain Dealer " " " * "
: "That. aia
the man \\lio was showing a visitor thu
8lght < * of Madrid , "Is one of our greatest
generals. "
"AbI" was the Interested rejoinder , "lone
hnnd or stenographic ? "
Chicago Record : "Sty husband's company
will lie the last one to go into battle. "
"Why ? "
"liecHiisei John Is no slow about gettlnr
up Iti 'tho mornlns. "
Chicago Kecord. "Did the prisoner offer
any excuse for 'nls blqnmy ? " -
"Vcs ; ho said he was tempted to keep on
marrying until he got a wife that could
make a good cup of cofTeo. "
Judge : Crawford What makes you thlnl :
your wife l."n't so much of a now woman
she used to be ? Crabshaw Hecause
since this war scare I hnven't heard her
say bow sorry she was that she wasn't a
man.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Say , " said tha
frazzlea man who sturk his he-ad through
the door , "do you know anything about
war ? " "I guess I do , " said the editor.
"
"Well , I wnnt you to tell me how many
Spanish flags a feller ort to burn to show
his patriotism sufficient to Indicate that
he's did enough fer tlio cause without
goin' to war. "
Indianapolis Journal : "What , " inquired
the subordinate Spanish nfllpfns , "la meant
'
'a cessation of hostilities ? ' "
"That " means that wo are to cease fig lit-
ing , replied another.
"But how can we ? We aren't the or.ea
who have been doing the lighting ! "
Detroit Free Press " '
: "There's lots of
plnger In Yankee Doodle when the band
turns loose on It , " suld the srlm old con
federate vet.
"You b t ! " oxclnlmert tbe equally .rim
vet. of the north , nnd that there time
. Dixie " allua makes me feel like u 2-ytar-
Then they gat down nnd began to dis
cuss the best way of taking Havana.
Chleiigo Post : "How nbiurd ! " she said
Hhe put down the article , descriptive of v
naval battle and went on with the work
that naturally falls to the lot of a woman
who keeps n boarding house.
"What's absurd ? "
"Why. one put of this article tells how
repel boardors. But who wants to rtp.'l
them as long ns they "
pay up every wcekV" l l
ON TUB MARCH.
Hurrah ! Hurrah ! wo will Join the Jubllcs ,
Hurrah ! Hurra.Ii ! wu will set old C'uLu ti\ti ,
Down with every Spaniard to the bottom
of the sea ,
While we go marching through Cuba.
A TOAST.
Hero'a the health of the girl who would , ,
none of "
me , '
IIero'n ' a lienlth to her now and forever.
Hero's the health of the girl I have loved.
und lost-
May happiness full her never ! .
Oilwhy should I grieve at another's uuc
eras.
Who's worthy of her as I ?
rends my heart , but I'll fight It down.
And 111 conquer It by and by.
And hero's to ' tJie health of tlio girl , aay I ,
here's to her favored lover ;
sorrow I'll mask , and with smiling fac
The ache in my heart I'll cover.
TOM DRIFT.
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