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Still tin- list of 189S conventions al
Oinulni K'litftlK'iiH niul there Is room for
Hovunil more yet.
Kentl the ri > ort of the referee In the
Ilroatcli-Moores case nnd admire the line
Italian hand of John L. Webster. *
Wlillc It Is true that the first tornado
of the season originated In Nebraska , It
was not long In Rotting over the line Intn
South Dakota and Iowa , where It might
feel inoiv at homo.
The ( luestlon Is , Will the supreme
court stoop to the work of gluing to
gi-tlior the limbs which Mel Hedllulil
Hawed oft when he dropped onto the
popoeratle band wagon ?
Governor Holcomb's excuse for defy
ing the law and the supreme court If
that ho Is too busy with war and polities
to perform the duties oujolnod by law
upon the chief executive of the state.
Xobody can tell exactly when or when
the next great battle of tlm war will bi
fought , but everyone can p'ut down to i
certainty the opening of the Transmls
slsslppl Exposition at Omaha on the
llrst day of June next.
Nothing , not even the news of the vie
tory at Manila , over caused the exuber
ant Joy among the Herdman-IIowell-
Hansom popocratle gang as has the news
that the Broatch-Moorcs referee had tie
llvercd the goods as per contract.
Of course the accommodating referee
In the Hroatch-Moores case 'saw to li
that the popocratle organ had a full ver
b.itlm copy of his report. There seeim
to have been a direct wire between the
referee and popocratlc headquarters al :
along.
According to the popocratlc organ
every republican apostate and political
turncoat who has masqueraded as a re
former , from Itedlleld to Hansom ant !
Kaxpar to Zimmerman , is now vindicate )
by the extraordinary finding of tin
ItroatVh referee.
When there is ito'other political excite
nient In tsputh Dakota It Is customary U
mispeijd tiiii state oil Inspector and ap
point if u6Vone. . This operation vent
successfully- performed last week , but li
will not bo repeated agalu until anothci
season of dullness.
Following the example of Seattle , Ta
coma , Helena and other northwesteri
cities , the city of St. Paul , Minn. , wll
have a republican mayor the next tw <
years. AH northwestern cities that an
prosperous are being rapidly supplict
with prosperity mayors.
The movement of the women to keej
the streets -claim Is a good thing , lint I
would ba more effective If one or tw <
llagrant onVmlors were oi-caslou.illj
prosecuted for violating the city ordl
nance * that prescribe penalties for litter
Ing the streets with refuse.
Iowa opponents of the republican part ;
will meet at Matshalltown September '
and prepare for the campaign by thi
r.Hital fusion route. This will , however
be a week after the republicans havi
nominated the winning state ticket am
picked the issues for the battle.
From the apptal made to the secrc
tary of the navy by the residents of Sai
Ulego and Los Angeles for better pro
tcctlon from Spanish cruisers or priva
tears It would seem that the Callfornlan
have not yet heard of the way th
Spanish fleet was dissipated at Manila.
Russia's traditional friendship for th
United States apiH.-ars to have been rt
tired temporarily for repairs. Ilu&sla !
augaclty , however , Is Just as promlnen
us over and that accounts for the plactn
of an order for a Unsslan battleship an
a cruiser with an - American shl
builder ,
Some people go up against n-skln gam
because they want to bj robbed. Fo
them' sympathy would be wasted. Th
poor worklngmr.n , however , who ha
Ids hard-earned pjnnlea wormed out a
him by the brazen fakes In the yello\
kid newspaper Is n victim of uilsrej
rcscutatlou and fraud.
AN UXitlTlUATKD OVTttAdK.
When the supreme court appointed nn
obscure lawyer from nn Interior town to
act as referee In the Uroatch-Mooros
case great surprise was expressed nt the
choice among prominent attorneys.
When the Impartial referee reaclKMl
Omaha ho was beset by the popocratlc
gang who had engineered the contest
and by the stripe of republicans who are
In close touch with the Itansonvllcril *
man-Howell combine. Instead of repelling -
polling this company of bogus reformers
the referee preferred to encourage their
advances.
Like master , like man. The stenog
rapher whom the referee had Imported
to take the testimony was not only cheek
by Jowl with the gang , but kept himself
alnuwt constantly In a glorious state of
exhilaration , regardless of the no-treat
law. _
While * Informed of this scandalous
business , The Ileo carefully refrained
from any expression that might look
like an attempt to Inllucnce or Interfere
with an impartial discharge of duty by
the referee and his assistant.
While the report of the referee In favor
of the popocratle catspaw who did not
receive a solitary vote for mayor at the
city elt'ction Justly arouses 'indignation
among reputable citixuns of all parties ,
It only conllrms the suspicions enter
tained from the outset that Mayor
Moorcs was to be made the victim of a
popocratic conspiracy through a repub
lican lawyer , who , either consciously or
unconsciously , has played into the con
spirators' hands.
Summed up In a nutshell , the volumi
nous report of the referee asserts that tip
to the 8th day of May , 181)7 ) , Frank 10.
Mooies was delinquent on amounts col
lected during the eight years of his two
terms as clerk of the district court in
the sum of ? 1S9S.5r , of which $1,818.8:1 :
I was paid on the ! ) th day of May , 1807 ,
and $70.7i : still remains unacounted for
and unpaid. In other words , the referee
declares that Mayor Moores was in de
fault in the enormous sum of $79.72 on
the day he assumed the oflleo of mayor
and therefore ho is by him adjudged to
be guilty of knowingly and willfully
embezzling tills sum.
Wlille the law makes no distinction IK > -
tween the man who steals ? 8 < ) and the
man who steals ? SO,000 or ? SO,000,000 ,
the question of Intent is paramount.
Does any honest man believe that Frank
B. Moores knowingly and willfully
pocketed ? 7.71i ! out of the hundreds of
thousands which passed through his
hands as clerk of the court ? Would any
jury of twelve men bring In a verdict
of guilty against Frank 10. Moores under
the instruction of the supreme court on
the evidence cited by the referee ?
The supreme court In this very case
rendered a decision that In order to make
Frank 10. Moores ineligible on the ground
of default it must be proved beyond a
reasonable doubt that he knowingly , will
fully and Intentionally appropriated pub-
Ik' money to his own use. Under this
ruling of the supreme court , would any
judge upon the evidence produced have
even submitted the case to a jury ?
Although It is true that the method of
bookkeeping in the clerk's olllce was
lax and that his reports were Inaccurate ,
the fact that during his Incumbe'ncy
thousands of suits were brought and
mortgages foreclosed , requiring a small
army of clerks to attend to the busi
ness , and that Moorcs has always had
a much larger claim for fees and serv
ices against the county and city than
was ever due to'them from him as
clerk , should and would have been taken
Into consideration by any court ( jot or
ganized-to convict. As a matter of fact
the $70.72 on which the referee chiefly
bases his lindlngs aud conclusions was
paid when the balance was struck by
th-o county auditor.
It remains for the supreme court to
piiss upon this remarkable document ,
which , In view of all the facts and cir
cumstances , should not prejudice Mr.
Moores' rights or deprive the iH-'oplc of
th ! city of the choice they made for
their chief executive after full ventila
tion of all the charges that have since
been revamped in court through the
machinations of' the defeated political
cotere ! whom the people of Omaha have
repudiated a second time since the spring
of 1807. It would bo an unmitigated
outrage to oust a man from the olllco of
mayor , cither as a matter of political
revenge or under pretext of reform , In
favor of a man discarded by his own
party and with no other claim to the
place than an alleged blemish on the
title of his Huccessful competitor.
DUHATION ( IF THK H'Alt.
It appears to bo the quite general
opinion among those whose judgment Is
entitled to great consideration that the
Spanish-American war will not be pro
tracted. It is believed , that another such
decisive naval victory by the American
fleets as that at Manila and the occupa
tion of Cuba by an American army until-
clout to Insure the expulsion of the
Spaniards from the Island will compel
Spain to give up the conflict , cither mulct
pressure from the lOuropean powers 01
with a view to saving colonial posses
sions not assailed by the United States ,
Moreover , domestic disturbances , certain
to be greatly Intensified by further de
feat , might force the Spanish govern
ment to abandon the war in order tc
maintain peace at home , for which all
the power of the government would be
necessary. Then there Is the question ol
money , for which Sagastu made a mosl
earnest appeal to the lower house of tht
Cortes "In the name of the fatherland. '
The war Is costing Spain enormously am'
the government Is already In sore strait ;
for th ? means to carry It on. The llnan
clal program of the government Is en
countering strong opposition , the heavj
Increase In taxation It proposes render
Ing It extremely unpopular. The au
thorlty aslwd for will perhaps bo given
but miles- * there are satisfactory results-
unh'M the Spanish navy accompllshe ;
something to restore confidence the pee
pie probably will not long tolsrato tin
additional burden , but will Insist that thi
heavy drain shall stop.
These considerations give plauslblllt ;
to the opinion that the war will not bi
protracted beyond a few months , bu
there Is nothing iu the attitude of tin
Spanish government to encourage th' ;
view. On .the contrary the utterances o
the queen regent and the prime minister
with which the entire cabinet and thi
military and naval officers are In com
plete ; accord , Indicate a determined pur *
pose to prosecute the war to the bitter
cud to make every sacrifice nnd exhaust
every rtViourcc before surrendering. If
this determination shall hold , Spain may
be able to prolong the eon li let a year or
longer , though In the meanwhile possibly
losing all her colonial possessions. She
may maintain for such a time a desultory
warfara upon our commerce , the only
thing tihc could do If her fleets were
destroyed , for of course no serious at
tention Is to bo given to Weyler's crazy
Idea of an Invasion of the United States.
At all events It Is not wise to assume
that this country has an entirely easy
task which It will have finished In a few
weeks. The sea power of Spain has boon
weakened , but the beat of it Is yet to be
met and we must expect some damage
to our sea power when It Is confronted.
If the damage should be very serious
if In the next naval battle we should
lose some of our best ships and should
not destroy the enemy's lleot wo might
hid harder work In driving Spain out
of Cuba than is now generally antlcl-
intod. There arc good reasons , as we
mvo pointed out , for the opinion that
he war will not bo protracted , but those
vho think that It will be ended In a few
veeks and that the United States will
come out of It practically unscathed arc
iretty sure to be disappointed. A good
deal of severe lighting must bo done before -
fore Spain Is beaten.
JWLKS OF
If , as is presumed to be the case , Com-
nodore DiJwoy has bombarded Manila ,
t Is not to be doubted that hi observed
ho rules recognised by all civilized na
tions relating to bombnvdmon ; of popu-
ated places. It Is required , In the flrst
ilace , that at least twenty-four hours'
totlce must bo given of an Intended
> oml > arimcnt ) , so that noii-comliatantn
shall be given opportunity to sei-k a place
of safety. I'roiwr consideration for per
sons anil property must be shown. Un-
icce.ssary destruction of property Is for-
) Iddcn , pillage Is unlawful , quarter must
be given and killing must stop as soon
as resistance ceases. Churches , bos-
) Itals , tharltablo institutions and ost.tb-
Ishments devoted to the arts or to
science , are to be spared as far as prac
ticable. Only fortllled places can bo
lombarded without violating the laws of
war.
Undoubtedly all those requirements
wore fully complied with by Commodore
3ewey If ho bombarded Manila , as they
will be when our fleet Khali get ready to
shell Havana. It Is to be supposed that
tyaln would respect these rules of civ-
Kzed warfare , should the ships of that
country bombard any of our seacoast
cities , since to do otherwise would be to
ncur the reprobation of the world , but
it all events the United States will
strictly observe these well-established
laws of war.
TOO sooy.
The mere announcement that the pope
cratlc conspiracy to make Hroatch mayor
of Omaha has received a boost through
the report of the referee In the casts has
sot the gang wild with glee and jubila
tion.
Its organ not only goes Into double-
eaded spasms of delight , but heralds the
report as an arraignment of William W.
Keysor and Jacob Fawcett , republican
Indgcs of the district court , because they
liad the temerity to support the repub
lican nominee for mayor as against the
gamblers' candidate , flanked by the
Droatch-Itcdflcld-ltansoni guerrillas and
renegades.
The organ of mendacity and rascality
which has served as the stool pigeon for
every republican boodler who has looted
a city , county or state treasury declares :
"The republican party , that nominated
the ex-district clerk , must bear the re
sponsibility. The political party , the
political organ and the politicians that
deceived the people of Omaha r.mst
answer to the people for that deception. "
There Is such a thing as crowing too
early. The peopfe of Omaha have not
loen deceived and the outburst of the
popocratle ! organ should go far to un
deceive the supreme court.
PHAISK oif
The splendid achievement' of Commo
dore Dewey Is hardly less heartily ad
mired and appreciated In England than
In this country. British naval ottlcers
and experts have been most unqualified
In their praise of ths daring and skill
of the American commander , $ omc of
them declaring that ho has placed his
name high In the list of the world's
greatest naval heroes. This certainly is
the feeling of Commodore Dewey's
countrymen , who are associating his
name with those of Perry , Dct-atur , Hull ,
Farragut and others who won fam < - In
the navy of 'tho ' United States. Our
government will honor the hero of
Manila with the promotion which he hah
so well won and our people will hold
him In the esteem ho so richly luoilts ,
Little known outside of naval clrch *
until the opportunity came to him tc
fihow his quality , Commodore Dewey , as
victor In the flrst sea battle of the war ,
Is today the best known naval coin-
imuulor In the world and the glory < . . ]
his 'triumph will not bs dimmed 01
diminished by any other achievement ol
our navy , however brilliant.
The example of Commodore * Dewt-y
an example of Intrepidity and d.ish-
must have an excellent effect upon the
entire navy. It will bo einulaleil bj
other commanders , while : ln gallan
work of the seamen of the Aslatlt
squadron will Inspire , tlune 01
other fleets and Infuse throughout the
service that spirit -iml morab which an
as nevossary to success as strong nhipi
and powerful guns. The admiration am
praise of Commodore Dewey Is nbun
dantly justified and it will do good ir
assming the other commanders that th.
American people know how to appro
chut , ability and courage.
lOx-Covernor Ht. John of Kansas hai
hit upon a scheme for getting a hearlni
on one of his numerous fads while tin
people are thinking of serious matters
His latest lecture Is entitled , "Free Sll
ver and War , " but those who have bean
It say that It Is the same old politlca
chestnut.
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Bread riots are occurring In Conslan
tiuople on account of the high prices o
bread , duo to the BcatVlty of Uttsslnu
wheat , for which Jjjo' Turks are blaming
the Amcrlcani.Jlut there U not the
slightest danger 'tit the sublime portc
sending an ul ( { i\atum \ or anything of
that sort to the Unbtci ) States to stop the
war against Spain. IJroad Is rising In
price In the UnltbtU States also , but there
Is no rioting noFVairy likely.
There can be/ nci question about the
value of an education to a soldier. It Is
a matter of hlstory-lhat of the -124 gradu
ates and non-gra'duates of Hie University
of Michigan vV'ho" had served In the
United Statcy nijfriy'jiip to ISOTi only forty-
'
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six were muste.ji'ed''otit as privates and
forty of these were non-graduates.
Twelve of them became brigadier gen
erals. The records of other colleges are
doubtless equally Instructive.
The exposition sandbaggcr is drawing
a second wind. Everything the exposi
tion management has done since ho
found It congenial to vacate from the
executive committee Is all wrong when
viewed through Ids spectacles. If then-
is anything about which he lias omitted
to stir up strife and antagonize thi ?
people against the exposition It is by
oversight only.
All kinds of guesses are being made
as to the future of the Philippines , but
nobody lias been rash enough to predict
that Spain will continue In control of the
Islands , exercising the same sort of
tyranny as In the past. The change
must be for the better In the govern
ment of the Philippines.
The Cripple Creek mining companies
paid out $201,500 in dividends during the
month of April and up to the end of the
mouth the total paid out to holders of
stock In that camp was ? 0,077l. l. The
Denver News says this looks well for a
district where a 000-foot mine is classed
as deep mining.
'
A Sliot nt the
GlobeDemocrat. .
Commodore Dewey Is not In rapid com
munication with the strategy board at Wash
ington , but this secuis not to have been
a serious disadvantage.
C'uiiinciiMiilloii for War.
Philadelphia llecord.
Americans spend at least $50,000,000 every
year In gadding about In Europe. A
great part of this , money will bo kept at
home this year , and will serve to pay the
first Installment of war expenditure.
lialtlmoro , American.
Out of an army of 110,000 men that Spain
now has In Cuba nearly 40,000 arc In hos
pitals. This Is not due to the climate , butte
to the wretched "fpo4 and bad treatment
the soldiers rccety . 'No wonder these men
do not want to figh ; . and will not fight
unless they are absolutely forced Into It.
Gc-iiiiliic Yltiikee JVcrve.
New Vtfrk World.
American scnso'tof ' humor was Irresistibly
tickled by the details of the capture of the
big steamer Panama ? mounting four four
teen-pound gunshnd carrying a crow of
seventy-four , by the little lighthouse tender
Mangrove , mounting twosixpound guns and
carrying thirteen1' nien. There Is such n
thing as Yankee * Imimdence , and It Is a
complete delight to Yankees anyway.
A Suriirlm : Jn I'roNpi-ot.
Clov < ) } nijt. leader.
The , Spanish bq wbo constitute the army
In Cuba are likely to bo treated to many
surprises when they meet the American
roopa. A big surprise awaHs them In their
fist encounter with the Ninth cavalry ,
vhlch Is composed : entirely of colored men
who have spent several years fighting In
dians. These dusky troopers ride and fight
Ike red men. If Roosevelt's cowboys and
.he Ninth cavalry strike the Spanish forces
at the same time they are likely to bo scat-
.ered like leaves before a whirlwind.
A Little Hainan Sympathy.
Plttsburgt Dlfpatch.
War Is not'all a succession of grim her
rors. There are flashes of kindly human
nature and brothtrly sympathy ; deeds of
thrilling heroism , as well as scenes of
death and carnage. For example , here It
he case of Lieutenant Del Pine of the
Spanish army , the first prisoner of the
American-Spanish war. Captured in unl-
'orm ' , under regular military forms , he was
almost Immediately set at liberty through
sympathetic sentiment. When captured ho
was hurrying to the bedside of his wife
and now-born son , and because of .his er
rand the stern military discipline melted
o mercy , ho was put upon his honor to
quit his hostile calling , and sent on his
ourney with good wjshes for himself , the
althful wife and the Infant boy. The In
cident will form a bright paragraph In the
history of the war for Cuban freedom. As
a recognition of the brotherhood of man ,
and the tender ties of domesticity , it will
) o a strong contrast with the scenes that
are to follow when the real business of
war begins.
SOLACES OF THE SOI.I1IEII.
Incrcuiied Comfort * of tlic Camp Go
with IncretiHi'il Peril.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Although soldiering would seem to be
a more perilous business than It over was
before , in consequence of the greater force
rapidity and range of weapons and the
higher power of explosives , the result ma >
show that modern battles are no more
deadly than were those In the civil wai
since nn attempt has been made to counter-
net the destructive forces by stouter protec
tions in forts , and by a nystem of tactics
that replaces the old solid formations will
something like the skirmish order of formci
times. It may be , also , that the troops
will fight j t further distance , allowing foi
the longer carriage of bullets and shells
Hut of one thins' ' 'we ' are certain : If th (
perils of war hay ? | been multiplied , the
tomforts of the ( vamp have been increase !
' '
until they are a 'Rar'ttal offset. Clothing li
stouter , If the jlers | choose to maki
It so ; camp outfits Include cooking appa
ratus that can be carried on the back of om
man , the canning 4fVueats , vegetables am
fruits , the dcslcciirUm of other articles o
food , and the general cheapening of man ;
things that wereCVpurles a few years ago
make It possible to live In a camp almost
as In a hotel. The substitution of alumlnun
for Iron In utensils"i3 another advantage
and in general there is a tendency botl
toward lightness < Jf''outtU and extension o
properties contalnpfloln it. In addition t <
the articles provli ec by government In It
clothing and ration , allowances the mai
with a gun is now'allowed ' to buy and hav
pipes , tobacco , soh'p , writing materials , pent
basins , blacking , brushes , silk handker
chiefs , matches , towels and an addition t
his menu In cheese , canned goods , drle
fruit , deviled ham , preserves , white sugai
Worcestershire sauce , pickles , Jam , glngei
lime Juice , spices and cranberry sauce. Uur
Is discountenanced In hot countries , for I
encourages sunstrokes and fevers and in
tensities other troubles peculiar to the pll
mate. A sutler who should set up a clarc
punch and ice cream shop In a camp woul
become a bondholder in a few months. Wit
a few ribbons and tidies from home to tl
around the'legs of bis tent mate , or tb
trunks of adjacent trees , the soldier ca
now be happy and comfortable , so long l
he keeps out of o fight.
CIIHKRS FOR T1IH VICTOR * .
York Sun : Honor and grntltudo to
Commodore Dewor and alt hlB officers nmt
men ! They have fought as American sail-
rs Always Oght. The 1st of May , 1898 ,
will bo n day of glorious memory In Amcrl-
an history.
Now York Tribune : Seven thousand miles
rom home , In hostile waters , our arms
ave triumphed. And the "summer Isles
f Eden , lying In dark purple spheres of
ca , " today arc witnessing the stars nnd
tripes floating In victory above the van-
ulshcd flag of Spain ,
Kansas City Journal : Aside from the
ghtlng quality exhibited , the splendid
ournge of Commodore Dowcy In ending
nto n strange harbor , braving the lurking
augers of the mine nnd the torpedo nnd
hallcnglng the laud batteries and the fleet
f the enemy Is nn object lesson not only
o Spain , but to the whole world.
Chicago Journal : The 1st of May I The
ay Dowcy led his fleet past the Spanish
Ion's teeth , Into the Spanish lion's Jaws
nd burned and sank and blew up the rcm-
ants of Spanish power In the eastern seas.
The day punishment fell like a bolt out of
cloud , the day the Maine was avenged.
Now York Herald : When the whole truth
omcs In the American dispatches wo hope
nd expect It will bo found that there has
icon comparatively little loss among the
gallant officers and men who have won n
Ictory which will redound to the honor of
ho American navy and glvo now glory to
ho ( lag.
St. Louis Republic : The work of nvcng-
ng. the Maine has been nobly begun. Now
ct the war bo vigorously prosecuted from
his time forward. Let the word go from
Vashlngton to sweep the Spanish from the
ea and root out from the Western heml-
phero every vestige of Spanish authority
This Is a war for humanity. The sooner It
s ended the better It will bo for humanity.
Chicago News : Commodore Dewey sccma
o have done n thorough Job none more
borough this generation , even according to
panlsh admissions. It was necessary that
ho American fleet should win , and even
md It not been necessary the commodore
vould have won nt any rate. With the
Ight kind of a cause , the right kind ol
non and the right kind of ships no othci
'esult was possible.
Now York World : All honor to'Commo-
doro Dewey and his gallant officers and
men ! The answer to his dispatch should
confer the rank of admiral with a nation's
hanks. Prayers and tears for our wounded
jid dead ! They suffered aud died tc
avenge the murder of their comrades of the
ilalno , to make Cuba free and to secure an
lonorablo and lasting peace for their coun-
ry.
Philadelphia Press : So far as this commanO
of the seas gives us the Islands , they an
ours. Commodore Dewey has struck de
cisively , struck as an American should
strike , and the result cannot but glvo Spalr
reason' to pause ere It plunges headlong
nto flnal nnd complete rout on all the seas ,
stripped bare of Its colonies nnd Its honoi
> y reason of the cause in which Its Has
goes down in disgrace.
Chicago Times-Herald : But if four mod
ern protected cruisers nnd two gunboats car
completely demolish n fleet of clghtecr
Spanish ships In a few hours what may w <
expect from such formidable destroyers as
the Iowa nnd Indiana ? Viewed In the llghl
of the terrible havoc wrought by Commo
dore Dewey's cruisers In Manila bay , th (
destructive possibilities of the modern bat
tle ship of the flrst-class are almost bcyoni
iroscnt calculation.
Louisville Courier- Journal : The Spanlari
as a fighter , whether on the land or on th <
sea , Is no match for the American , and this
will bo proved in the Atlantic as it has
been proved in the Pacific , if Spain's cracl
war ships shall ever come within range o
our squadrons under Sampson -and Schloy
When the best vessels of Spain meet th <
best vessels of the United States , if thai
day ever comes , the result will be similar t <
that of the conflict between the inferloi
squadrons of the two countries at Manila.
S OK THE GUXS.
Our old friend Weyler is fighting will
his mouth as usual.
Massachusetts is ready to furnish lO.Dfli
mon and 15,000 officers.
The conviction Is growing that Spal :
would make money by selling Its navy.
Commodore Dewey was obliged to find i
base or como home. The dons admit tha :
tie found it.
The government will pay the freight or
the railroads at the rate of 1 cent per mll <
per man. Not a cent more.
The real cause of the anxiety of the regu-
ars to invade Cuba is the laudable desire
to examine the overworked trochas.
A Chicago schoolmaster feared the dons
would get away before ho got In a lick , EC
ho wrote his farewell on a blackboard and
[ led to a recruiting office.
The time for Fltzhugh Leo's acceptance
of Lieutenant Carranza's challenge has ex
pired , but the lieutenant Is still willing tc
Ight any American who Is too busy to fighl
ilm. ,
That Spanish cabinet officer who cpulc
scarcely "restrain his Joyful emotions'
when ho heard from Manila Is now at lib
erty to relieve the tension by a prolonged
war cry.
Rear Admiral Sampson , his staff of fight-
ng captains , crews and floating forts , have
moved away in search of a chance to shov
.heir countrymen that Commodore Dewey l !
not "the whole thing. "
Notwithstanding the solemnity of the oc
casion , the Boston Globe breaks in wltl
this Impertinent query : "When a prctt ;
girl wears red , white and blue garters doc :
she show her patriotism ? "
A section ol the City of Matanzus ( joarcs
the forts razed by the blockading fleet ii
known as Cludad Antlqua in United States
"old town. " That there was a hot lime li
the old town Is taken for granted.
Meager reports are afloat concerning tbi
battle between the German editors of Mil
waukoo. The character of the fleet cngagci
Is a provoking mystery. Schooners ? Hardly
The only definite information given ai
anxious public is that Commodore Colcmai
captured the Scebote. '
The suburb gunnery on board the monl
tor Terror , which stopped the Spanlsl
steamer Guldo by smashing the pilot house
can bo appreciated when It Is remcmbcrci
that the hold-up was accomplished into ii
the evening and in a rough sea with th <
prize two miles away.
The Royal ! the htghett grade baking powdw
Mown. Actual U U show it goes o >
tfclrd further than any other braatf.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
* OYAl OKIM FOWMII CO. , MW VOM.
KMOTIONAt * JO-.IOS.
Milwaukee WUconnln : Artmlrnl normejo ,
minister of marine , who JolnoJ the Spanish
cabinet council nt Madrid Smulcy ovenlim
to report the now * from Manila nnJ to ns uro
his colleagues that ho "found ( Ilfllrulty in
restraining his Joyful emotions , " li proba
bly glad that ho hold them.
Kansas City Journal : The Spaniards pro
fess to bo delighted became Commodore
Dewoy'B fleet "was forced to maneuver
during the battle of Manila. Hut the ma
neuvering of the Americans was Spain's
doom. The only wny In which Spain can
defeat the ships of the United States Is to
anchor them over mlnM and touch the elec
tric buttons when the \rpiTiran blue Jack
ets are asleep.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The olacrlty ill.-
played by Admiral Montojo In changing his
flag from the llelna Maria Crlstlna to the
Isle do Cuba In the thick of Sunday motn-
Ing's fight Is regarded with th-i wildcat ad
miration In Madrid. Tlio rfpanl.inls arc evi
dently unacquainted with the points of cur
national game. They know nothlni ? of the
Godlike heroism demanded of the ir.an at
the bat In the last half of thi ! ninth Innlns ,
when the scwo Is tied and 10,000 rooters
arc riveting him with .heir ilony guro.
Chicago Chronicle : W ean iullo appre
ciate the manly emotion of Admiral nrrmpo ! ,
the SpanUh minister of marine , upon re
ceiving Intelligence of AdmlYhl Monte-to's
victory In the Philippine. 'Ho ndmltttel , "
according to the cable dispatcher , "that the
Manila advices did not mention the deUruc-
tlon of any American vessel , " but hoaa
warranted of course In nssumln,1 ! that Ad
miral Montcjo had omitted this trifling de
tail In the excitement of the moment. And
he at once dispatched a telegram of con
gratulation to that otncrr and his followcni
upon their glorious triumph. No doubt Mon
tojo will bo much gratified at the tlmoly
compliment If ho cnu dodge Dewey on the
OHO hand and the Insurgents on the other
long enough to read the cablegram. In any
event Spain la to bo congratulated upon pos
sessing such a cheerful minister of marine.
Beside him Mark Tapley looks llko a
soured , gloomy and cynical pessimist.
PEUSOXAI , ANI > OTllKKAVISK.
The late Charles A. Dana received $10,000
for his "Reminiscences of the Civil War , "
now running In McCluro's magazine.
A Judge In Tampa , Fla. , has ordered a
United States marshal to take ten China
men back to Cuba , from whence they came ,
and It will probably take a fleet of war ves
sels to carry out the order.
Incidental Information concerning muni
cipal street cleaning methods In St. Peters
burg , Russia , is found In a big petition be
ing circulated there asking for the abolition
of rubber-tired vehicles , because rubber
tires splash up more mud than the old kind.
Joaquln Moreno , Minister Woodford's
clerk , whom the Spaniards tried to detain
In Spain , was born In the penal colony at
Ceutn. His father had been sent there for
life because of his active republicanism and
his sweetheart followed him and they were
married.
In his annual message Mayor Carter II.
Harrison congratulated the people of Chicago
cage upon the fact that track elevation has
already eliminated much of the danger of
grade crossings , nnd is "doing away with
the ringing of bells and the gentle midnight
whisperings of the Industrious locomotive. "
Somebody calling himself a traveler writes
to n paper In Portland , Mo. , protesting
dilapidated condition of
against the present
' and recommending
Henry W. Longfellow's birthplace
ommending that the city purchase It , repair
of It.
Longfellow museum
It and make a
nnd bears n
tenement house
It Is now a
tablet with a vainglorious Inscription saying
that In It Longfellow was born.
From all accounts- Czar Nicholas II Is
really very fond of his wife , much to the
dowager .czarina's Tllsgust. as she finds she
Is not the power bebjnd the throne that she
expected to be. The easy ceremony of the
Russian court gives great displeasure to
sticklers for time-worn forms. Their Im
perial majesties actually exchange endear
ing phrases In public , a thing previously un
heard of In Russia.
The Ladles' Homo Journal says that Frank
with a
R. Stockton was once drinking tea
young woman who said to him : "It secma
locondlstcnt. Mr. Stockton , for us to put
sugar In our tea to make It sweet , and then
put In lemon to make It sour. " "All , well. "
replied the author of "Tho Lady or tbc
Tiger ? " "but you know wo like to liave
both women and men In society. "
The El Emparclal of 'Madrid ' has a hot tamale -
male as correspondent at Washlgton. Ho la
Senor Julio Gonzales y Alba and hla Imas-
luitlon is working overtime. Here Is some
of the hot stuff cabled to his paper last
Thursday :
"Tho United States hcpltatea to fight. Its
waiting policy' is due to timidity. Its fleet
hovers around the shores of Cuba and moves
up and down the American coast , doing no
greater damage than hero and there the cap
ture of a defenseless merchantman. The
reason for this U that the American govern-
mcnt is not prepared to fight. It was not
thought that Spain would offer any real re-
slstenco. The press of this republic has mis
led the populace as to the po er. resource !
and military virtues of the Spanish people.
"Tlio only powder anlll on the American
continent capable of producing smokeleta
powder has been destroyed. Thus the Amer
icans have no way of reloading their heavy
ordnance , as black or brown powder cannot
be used effectively.
"Then the states which were counted on
to furnish the men for the war find them
selves handicapped by a threatened Indian
uprising. The- regular army -has been with
drawn and the savages have already taken
the- war path. In the states of Ohio , Illinois
and Iowa the cltizccs have already been
called out to protect their western frcntlers
from the ralta of the wild men.
"In the District of Columbia the militia
guard has refused to serve. The guard was
ordered out by the president , and when It
discovered that it wad to go into camp and
drill for war purposes It disobeyed the offi
cers and returned to the capital. "
Qt'AKKIt ' ( IUN9 ,
Chicago TrlbuiH-l "Well , " umlly mur-
tnurod the Hulvntlon Army girl , wlman
lover liml KIIIKI to Dalit Bpnln , "I linvo slicj
my ( Irstt voluiitecrl"
And she went nnd look n good wur cry.
Cleveland I'lnln Denier : "And you will
wnlt for wo until I re-turn. AKIIOM ? "
"lK-ln It to bo a very long war , Wll-
Ho ? "
_
Vonkers Statesman : Uncon la that man
CrlniHeinbi-nk In favor of war ?
Kgbert No , Indeed ! Kvory nlRht he's
out Intn he tnkoa hnmn oynterw , e > r HOIIIP-
tiling to lilH wife. I think he's for pcaco
at any pr'co.
Chicago Itocord : "There's niiothrr
source of war revenue I wish to suggest. "
"Wlint'n that ? "
"Tax war poetry. "
Detroit Free Press : "Wo are told that
tlicro la plenty of timber for the now gen
et nls. "
"Well , the Wnr department must keep a
sharp lookout for poor Btlcks. "
IntllnnapollH Journal : " \Vlmt Is the Span
ish national nlr ? " inquired the man who
la musically Ine-llnod.
"I don't know , " answered the Intensely
patriotic citizen. "IJut Judging from tlio
general complexion of the | n-i ) | > le 1 should
nay that ( uilnluo ought to go with It "
Atlanta Journal : 1'otts You're goln' to
thiv war. hain't you ?
Ilottc Nuw.
Potts W'y. I hail a heap diirtlier nei down
to Cuby to light than to atny til homo an'
do iiutliln' .
Hottrt What fur ?
Potts Fur IieUasc a feller kin have sugar
In hl.f coffee every irienl elown lluir.
Washington Slnr : "Docs tlmt the.itrlc.il
manager dare to rrltleluo our methods ? "
Inquired the Spanish Koiiernl.
"Vo , " was the reply. "lie snya tlmt
during our eivery ongiiKcnicnt there Is too
much conversation and not enough action. '
Chlcntro Tribune : "You men may do the
nctunl llRlitlni ? , " she wan saying , "but the
cost of the war will full on the uiiL'omplaln-
iff women. "
"Ah , yes , " ho replied , "In tears and
heartaches ! I know , dear. "
"Look , lee , " Hhu rejoined , bitterly , "at
the tax on chewing K'im ! "
And lie was silent. Ho had not thought
of that.
Washington Star : "Aren't you afraid the
powers will set the machinery of Justice In
motion ? " said the grand vizier.
"No , " answered the sultan : , "I've about
reached tYio conclusion that far such a pur-
po3o they are not to be rockoiKd ns any
thing mole than one-horsn oowers. "
Chicago Tribune : "This proposition to tax
chewing jjum , " said III von * , "may be all
rUlit as a war measure , but It Is bound to
lead to u good deal of Jawing. "
Brooklyn Life : "Albert , dear , while look
ing through some of your old clothes , I
made mu-h a lucky tlnd that I ordered anew
now dress on the ntrcnrclh of It , "
"What wns It , dear ? "
"Half a dozen checks that had never even
been written on. "
o Tribune.
The melancholy days arc conic ,
The saddest of the season ,
Of carpet * up , nnd s-toveplpes down ,
Of starvln' and half froezln * .
rv > trrt ! Journal.
Yet thorn arctlmtvi | ; Mhon woman
So very lovely Iv
We do not grudjjo the rib at all !
What higher praise could be. than this ?
Heron ! ,
Full many 30115:3 : he wrote nl.irlc !
To cheer the world , so llko a tomb ;
But every single one came back , , .
And filled Its author's soul u\lth gloom.
Cleveland Ioailor.
The boy stoiil on the burning1 deck ,
And didn't care .1 durn :
Ills father was a billionaire ,
And h had decks to burn.
TIIK DRUM.
James Whltcomb Rllcy.
Oh , the drum !
There Is some.
Intonation In thy grum
Monotony of utterance that Htrlkcs tlio
spirit dumb ,
As wo hear > >
Through the .clear
And unclouded atmosphere
Thy cruiirbllng palpitation roll In upon tht
ear.
There's a part
of the art
Of thy muslR-throbblng heart
That thrills a something in us that awak
ens with a start ,
And , in rhyme
With the chime
And exactitude of time.
Goes marching on to glory to thy melody
sublime.
And the guest
Of the breast
That thy rolling robs of rest
Is a patriotic spirit as a Continental
dressed ,
And he looms
From the glooms
Of a century of tombs ,
And the blood he spilled at Lotngton in
living beauty bloom *
And his eyes
Wear the guise
Of a nature pure and wise ,
And the love of them Is lifted to a some
thing In the skies
That Is bright
Red nnd white ,
With a blur of starry light
As It laughs In silken ripples to the breezes
day and night.
There are deep
Hushes creep
O'er the pulses as they leap ,
And the murmur , fainter growing , on the
silence falls asleep ,
"While the prayer
Rising there
Wills the sea nnd earth and air
As a heritage to Freedom's sons and
daughters everywhere.
Then with sound
As profound
As the thunderlngs resound ,
Coma thy wild reverberations In a thro *
that shakes the ground ,
And a cry
Filing on high
Llko the Hag It flutters by ,
Wings rapturously upward till it nestles in
the sky.
Oh the drum !
Them Is some
Intonation In thy grtim
Monotony of utterance that strikes the
spirit dumb.
As wo hear
Through the clear
And unclouded atmosphere
Thy rumbling palpltallonij roll in upon the
car.
"It is easy for man
to.talk one thing
and think another. "
But it isn't fatr. We would never have built up this busi
ness by any such course. When we say we think our present
sale of men's and boys' clothing the greatest as to real worth and
value Omaha has ever seen we believe it. For we are never
satisfied with any item short of the best that can be turned cut
in clothing and when we give you the best for less than you
can get the ordinary kind. We are not talking one thing and
thinking another.
Prices in this sale range from $7,50 to $ J 5. AN INSPEC
TION WOULD BE THE MOST CONVINCING-so come
and look us over.
And if you are not satisfied with any purchase made here
your money back tor the asking.
St W. Cor. | ( Jth and Douglmm St .