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'Huh for Hansom niul reform ! Pint-
form a full Laud and two stacks of
chips.
Cabinet resignations 'In Spain may
properly 1m rcjiarded us signals of dl -
tress.
Exposition day Is June 1. Shirk It on
your falwulur as the ri'd h.-tter day of
tin * year.
It illicit pertinent to ask General
Hlaiteo now whether lie needs a Spanish
lleet to help h.in at Havana.
Don't forget the ik-eonitlve Illuinlna-
tldii-s. Omaha should bo one slitter of
luminous glory every night during the
whole exposition season.
Frank Kansoni onulit to have known
that the protection guaranteed the gam
blers by the Omaha pnKee board reform-
el's does not extend to Lincoln.
The impression tliat had gained
ground that President MeKlnley did not
have a veto pen has not only bee.n dis
pelled , but his lirst veto has beeu sus
tained by congress.
Kansas republicans are confident they
will be able to elect their state ticket
this year with handsome majorities , and
for that reason candidates for nomina
tion are becoming numerous.
If the Spanish minister believes the
blockade of Ilavana : Is not effective he
Bliould make inquiries of the prices of
food In Havana at the present time ,
compared with what they were before
the blockade.
Tlin reorganized park' board has
plenty of work before it. Exposition
year ought to set the record for effective
operations by the board in making the
public parks and the whole city a tiling
of beauty and a Joy forever.
A great many persons who insist that
the war between the north and the
south is over and that Mexico and the
Un'.tfd States are now good friends arc
still unable to determine whether or
not the two wars with limit Hrltain are
ended.
Omaha schools will close Exposition
flay. The opening exercises of the ex
position , however , will form the most
instructive lesson in the history and de
velopment of the great west that the
school children could possibly be taught.
The * American people have been sur
prised to Irani that there is a city of
over liflO.IMH ) inhabitants in the Philip
pine Islands , but It Is also more than
probable that a great many residents of
the Philippines have been snrpr'sed to
learn that there is such a government
as that of tlie United States.
The Omaha Woman's club reports a
snug balance of nearly .fl'.r.tK ) In its
treasury , due to the fact that expend !
tnri's have been kept well below re
colpls. The club might undertake to
give lessons In economical llnauce to
the city council , school board , police
commission and other pubta authorities
charged with the expenditure of public
money.
Things have certainly come to a pretty
pass at Lincoln when the chairman of
the state committee of the reform force.
c.tnuot violate the gambling laws with
out being pulled by the police and
yanked off to Jail. No wonder Hiuunm
was S'i aii.\Iou > to have the gambling
law expunged from the statute book
when that iflt.OOO pot of boodle wn
hung up by the gamblers' gang for the
late reform legislature.
The State Hoard of Control for Iowa
state institutions , which was going to
run the business of these Institutions for
a good many thousand dollars a year
less than ever before , has not yet taken
charge , but has already encountered the
obstacle of higher prices for provisions
nnd supplies , which knocks calculations
Into a contused jumble. Hut the board
promises to put into force tlw new ys-
tern of management In the most econom
ical manner , and ( he preliminary work
1 * now being doiw. „
wnitti ) Foirun A. COSTKT
It the United States la to enter upon
an cm In which It will play a larger
part In the nffnlrs of the world , ns sonic
think Inevitable , the .American people
must be prepared for a much heavier
drain upon their resources for the sup
port of the government under the new
order of things. They must maintain a
navy of which the present establish
ment is but a beginning nnd they must
also have a standing army several times
larger than at present. There are al
ready numerous advocates of this.
deferring to the proposal that the
iiiilted States shall retain permanent
possession of the Philippines , the New
York Times says that for the proper
defense of the islands we should cer
tainly need a larger Jiavy than we have
ever thought to be necessary for the
defense of our own country. Great
Itrltain's naval extabllshmeut vests her
.5KMJ.000.000 a year , of which Dim-half Is
for new construction , and repairs. Our
navy now costs about .f.'IO,000COO a year.
"We know very well that tills expendi
ture will be largely increased , " says the
Times , "whether we keep the Philippines -
pines or not. Hut If we embark upon
the tempting policy of expansion it Is
within the bounds of moderation to assume -
sume that our average naval appropria
tion of the last ten years , which Is
about S'-Ti.OOO.OCO , would be doubled. "
The support of the regular army now
calls forS-Jo.OOO.OOOannually. We should
have to exitend , as one of the "world
powers , " at least double that amount
on the military establishment and prob
ably a good deal more. Thus in order
to carry out the policy of territorial ac
quisition which Is being urged and to
maintain the ixisltlon in which such a
policy would place the Tnlted States ,
the AmerK-an people would have to pro
vide by additional taxation from $7. > , -
000,000 to $1 < ) , ( )00,000 ) per annum for
an army and navy.
There is no que-stlon as to the ability
of the country to stand this Increased
expense. We have the wealth aud re
sources to maintain a navy as large as
that of Circa ! Britain aud an army of
several hundred thousand. Hut before
the American people will consent to
have their burden of taxation vastly
Increased they will demand to know
what Cs to compensate them for tills
military and naval outlay. Would it
bring the country any advantages or
beiiellts whivh toiild not be secured with
out ItV And stronger arguments than
the advocates of territorial acquisition
have thus far presented will be needed
to convince a majority of the thoughtful
people of the United States that the pro
posed pol'cy is necessary or desirable
from a material point of view , to say
nothing of the political considerations.
It is said that we must keep the Phil
ippines in order to safeguard our inter
ests : in the far east ; that the permanent
occupation of those islands is essential
to the protection and extension of our
trade In that quarter of the world. This
Is mere assumption , but If it were in
dubitably true would we not pay too
largo a price for the prdteut'on of our
interests in the far east In placing our
selves In a position where our peace
would be constantly meimved by the
danger of International controversies
and complications ? The truth Is that
there Is little if any substantial founda
tion for tin * professed apprehension that
our interests in the far east are In peril.
They are recognized nnd respected by
every country that has a foothold In that
portion of the world and It is safe to say
will continue to be.
The policy of territorial Requisition is
being industriously urged , biit when the
people have time to consider seriously
what It would "cost " , not merely In money
but also in the abuidoiuront of the | io-
litlcal Isolation , iu ! lespect to old world
affairs , which has been , so fruitful of
good to the republic , requiring that we
should become a military power with all
that may imply we do not doubt that
their verdict will be overwhelmingly
against such a .policy.
Fi\r : \ of niKM LEFT.
The statement a few days ago from
Havana , that the reconcentrados there
before -war was declared had been al
lowed to starve to death or were driven
Into the suburbs where there was no
food for them , suggests that probably
few of these unfortunate people sur
vive anywhere In Cuba. With all the
necessaries of life scarce and high
throughout the Island there must be a
good deal of distress even among people
ple not under the ban of Weyler's policy ,
while- those who were so condemned
were allowed to starve , no pity or mercy
being shown them. It is a terrible chap
ter of cruelty , for these people- had coin-
nV'tted no 'wrong against Spain.
The humanitarian object of the war
on the part of the I'nlted States cannot
be achieved. If there are any of the
pimple whose relief our government
sought still living it is .safe to say that
none of them will lie alive when we . hall
be In a position to afford relief. It could
not lie otherwl.se. The demands of war
required that we should blovkadu Cuban
purls and as we could not at once send
an army there to succor those who weiv
suffering , there was nothing to do but
leave these unfortunates to their fate-
as bartiaruus and cruel a fate as It Is
possible to conceive ( if.
O.Y/.V .1 J/.IM.r.lV | .IMKXD.MKXT.
Since It Is not passible for congress to
effect by legislative act any permanent
Improvement in the climatic cond.tlona
usually prevailing the llrst week of
March It Is proposed an amendment
to the United States constitution ap
proved last week by the senate that the
ceremony of Inaugurating a president
every fourth year shall take place two
months later. To heroine- effective til's
amendment must be adopted by both
branches of congress and receive the
sanction of three-fourths of the state
legislatures. The change proposed In
volves also extension of the terms of the
president and vice president aud of sen
ators and members of congress ,
( Jood reasons could be urged for a
change lit the time of commencement of
the presidential term and the fine of
convening congress su that there would
not be so lmg ; a time lutweim the. etc- !
lion and th-j beginul-ig ; c ; ' actual work
by the new administration , 1 > ut the pro
j-.osed nnuvidinent aggravate * rather
than vaicdioi this defect. The only
CJCCUBO offered , however , la that Inau-
gtirntlon dny Is usually unfavorable to
outdoor exercises and since It has be
come the custom to have great parades
on Inauguration dny nnd to hold the In
augural ceremonies In front of the capl-
tel the health and lives of participants
are endangered. This alone would
hardly Justify constitution tlnkcr.lng.
If the federal constitution Is to be re
vised even In n minor provision the pro
posed amendment should be llrst thor
oughly digested nnd carefully framed seas
as to accomplish precisely what Is
wanted without engrafting new crudi
ties on an Instrument that has so long
served so well.
; //.iPIXO ixstiLT ox run aovKiixun
Not content with having betrayed
Governor Ilolcomb's conlldence by re
pudiating the principles of reform upon
which they were appointed to oilice aud
disgracing their party by their scanda
lous misuse of power and delimit dis
regard of law and decency , the bogus
police board reformers seem bent upon
heaping Insult upon the governor to
whom they owe their positions.
It must be remembered that the
present police commission is the out
growth of n bitter personal and partisan
struggle. In this struggle the power to
appoint Its members was tlrst wrested
from the governor by a republican leg
islature and placed In the hands of an
appointing board , whivh took pains In
this exercise of its authority to adopt
the course most humiliating to the chief
executive. Under this law the police
board was constituted of men most dis
tasteful to Governor Holcomb , who
lost no opportunity that presented to
punish ills friends and reward his ene
mies. The Hroatcli-Vandervoort police
board , appointed over Governor Hoi-
comb's protests , In almost its every act
sought deliberately to undermine the
governor and slap'him In the face.
But what do wu see now with a police
board in control appointed by Governor
Holcomb himself under authority re
stored by the populist legislature for the
purpose of righting a wrong supposed
to have been iulliotcd upon him by its
predecessor ? We see Governor "Hoi-
comb's bogus reformers not only follow
ing In the footsteps of the Rrontch-
Vnndervoort board , but actually adopt-1
ing that board's acts as their own. Men ]
dismissed from the force In disgrace
and later reinstated by the Brontchj j
Vandervoort crowd to spite the gov
ernor are not only kept on the payroll ,
but accorded undeserved promotions
over others who can point to cfenn rec
ords of long and faithful service. The
political pets of the Broatch-Vauder-
voort regime are adopted into the
family of the reformers and the dis
gusting spevtacle presented of the re
formers forcing upon the governor the
same bastard progeny from which he
revolted two years ago.
While It is too much to expect Gov
ernor Holcomb to exhibit solicitude for
the people of "Omuha. suffering from
police mlsgovernment and overrun with
footpads , thieves and crooks , the public
must bo amazed that lie should so far1
have forgotten ids self respect as to !
permit the gang of political bandit ! " J
whom lie made police commissioners to
continue to operate under Ids name and
protected by ills authority.
T11K CUASi : OF I'HK bQUADMITS.
The whereabouts of the Spanish and
American squadrons Is the question of
paramount Interest. The public Is not
likely to receive any delinite information
until they shall have met and fought ,
for following the example of the Span
ish government the movements of our
fleets are not to be disclosed , exvept as
the naval authorities shall deem proper
and it is to bo presumed that they will
give out very little. This course is ab
solutely necessary in order to prevent
the enemy getting information of the
movements of the American fleets and
It Js surprising that it was not adopted
sooner. However , perhaps no harm lias
been done by not observing greater se
crecy , but in future our government will
wisely Imitate Spanish discretion jn this
particular.
The chase of the American * and Span
ish squadrons will constitute an Inter
esting chapter of the war.It will un
doubtedly show no little shrewd strategy
on both sides. It would K > em that this
hustle squadrons cannot much longer
avoid a meeting , but whether they will
come together in the open sea or the
American lleet will have to give battle
to the Spaniard Jn some fortified port ,
can only be conjectured. It Is probable
that such a port Is the objective point of
the Spanish squadron , but w th the
abundant means at the command of
Admiral Sampson for ascertaining tlm
movements of the oncnv .and with Com
modore. Schley In Cuban waters , it Is ex-
pivted that the Spanish lleet will be In
tercepted and forced to light at sea. In
that event the American squadron will
have an advantage and should win a
decisive victory. Sampson's sldps are
superior to those of the enemy in guns
and armor , but the Spanish vessels are
faster and if their long voyage lias not
impaired their speed can outrace our
ships. This advantage may enable the
Spaniards to reach a port where they
can have the assistance of fortifications j
There 3s little satisfaction , however , j
to be got from conjecture. Wo must
patiently wait for events , which must
conic soon.
The police hoard reformers , have held
another meeting , but still > no action
looking toward revoking the liquor
licenses of the men convicted of turnIng -
Ing their Miloons into gambling resorts.
What has become of the good Intentions
of the goody goody Doctor Pealwdy ?
Can it be iKjsslbli' that the privilege of
naming a police sergeant Is nil the sop
required to hold Commissioner Gregory
In subjection to the gamblers' gang ?
Herdman , of course , dare not wiggle
without the consent of the gamblers.
If anyone should propose to the people
ple of Omaha that tliey abolish the olllcc
of city comptroller and let the city
clerk or city treasurer combine the
functions of all three olllces , there would
be an Immediate nnd Oidlgnant protest.
The exiwsltion experts to transact u
bigger business In the next six months
than the corporation of the city of
Omaha. Business management demands
that It have an Independent comptroller ,
not only to check books , but to verlfj
every Item of expenditure. The exposi
tion stockho1derjt"luive a right to de
mand the protcetlwl of a comptroller for
all the exposition 'business.
The Louisiana1' ' constitution makers
have finished tlielr ; work and the con
stltutlotv ns cotnftluf d will soon become
the law of the fifAtp , since it was pro
vided that It should become operative
without the foriii'aljlty Of submission to
the people. The'prlnclpal ' change made
from the old constitution relates to the
suffrage , and there is no doubt that
under the compflijatod system adopted
It will attain theJWlglnal object to pre
vent nearly all or Vhe negro voters from
voting.
Tlie value of the wool product of New
Mexico ndvaned from l.SH.OOO In IS'.Ki '
to ? 7 , r > 0COO In 181)7 ) , and the Increase
this year will be In proportion. It was
during the time mentioned that the
American voters elected a republican
administration to succeed n democratic
administration nnd decreed that there
should be n vhnuge in tlie laws relating
to trade and industry. Some persons re
gard tills as a mere coincidence and
others think It was a case of cause and
effect.
No matter what President MeKlnley
might do , he could not earn tlm praise
of the popocratlc yellow kids that are
constantly snarling at his heels. For
fids very good reason lie will have tlie
approval of everyone Inspired with true
patriotism In Ignoring their frivolous
criticism aud treating their attacks
'upon his personal attitude with silent
contempt. _
A Gl niitli * Strmlillc.
Philadelphia Times.
Uncle Sam with ono foot on Cuba nml
the other on the Philippines would remind
us that in public questions this nation
doesn't approve of too much straddle.
TinDlvlillnw 1,1 in- .
Brooklyn Kagle.
Take comfort. If France is going against
us It Is not a bit likely that Germany would
do BO. y Jerevcr one of the two nations
stands there you will not find the other.
Th'-Te Are Other * .
New York Tribune.
It Is funny to see the mnn who was howlIng -
Ing for war , bloody war , two months ago and
bound wo should not escape It If he could
prevent It bursting with tudlguatlon over
the Inconvenience to commerce caused by
tyrannical army regulations as to navigating
this harbor.
The Itlirlit Mnii at Manila.
Chicago Chronicle.
In his management of affairs at Manila
Admiral Dewey has shown that ho Is much
more than a seat fighter of the highest skill
and bravery * . He has displayed prudence
aud tact In the dksohafge of his duties before
and after/the / battle which required a thor
ough knowledge of International law In war
times ami has avoided what might have
caused grave
AVIuit Ln'l > rrii < lcrt Mont.
Chicago Chronicle.
A persistent rumor Is afloat that the
president lutends soon to call for another
quota of volunteers. There Is plenty of
fighting blood left In the United States In
splto of the discrimination of tuo army
surgeons. Thatffs ) , * wo mean privates.
What we really dread Is the prospect that
the supply of majors and colonels will not ,
prove equal to the fearful drain lu these
perilous times.
* . . . - , v *
IluxlhOhn Activity.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Improvement In business extends to
the farmers as well as the manufacturers
Not for many years has there been so hopeful -
ful n feeling among the growers of wheat
and corn as there Is now. Business' activity
that Is based on a foreign as well as a home
demand and that Includes all branches of
trade from railroads to I'arras Is likely to'
continue. The uncertainty some weeks ago
had a demoralizing effect on trade. War ,
bowover , baa not Interfered with business
Improvement , buUhaa stimulated activity.
KcductMl Intercut Hnto .
Indianapolis Journal.
Having seen a statement to the effect that
farmers In some parts of the west are pay
ing 10 to 1Z per cent , and even more , on
farm mortgages , a man who bas been In the
loan business In Nebraska , Kansas and
Iowa for fifteen years , writes that farmers
nre placing mortgages at the present time
at 7 per cent , and that this year loans have
beeu placed at a less rate. He says that In
Nebraska local agents are making a house-
to-house canvass , offering'an open rate of 7
per cent , and that on the best security
money on farms has ben obtained for 6 3-5
per cent.
IVo Sympathy for the Kiikery.
Chadron Journal.
Hon. Edward Ilosewater , the able editor
of the Omaha Bee , which , by the way , la
the best newspaper west of the Missouri
river , lias been roasted generally by his
free silver contemporary In Omaha , and
by various state papers whose editors did
not understand tuo situation , far receiving
$ : i.200-Sxom the management of the Trans-
mlssisslppl Exposition In payment of an
elegantly Illustrated edition of his paper ,
Issued for tbo purpose of advertising the
exposition. It happens that Mr. Roscwater
Is a member of the executive committee of
the exposition , and through this committee
the appropriation of $3,200 was made. It
was no more than natural that the Omaha
\Vorld-Heruld should circulate n wrong Im
pression concerning this matter , but the
editors of the state press were given uu
understanding of this matter at a banquet
In Omaha last week when Mr. Rosewater
explained the matter. Ho said that the ac
tual profit from the special edition for which
he received the sum named was less than
$75 and also stated , that he , as a member
of the executive conluilttco , would guaran
tee lo the World-JTIerald a sum equally as
iairo If It woui , < i 'perform the same work
(
as The Uco In n special edition. The \VorlJ-
Ilcrald doesn't lin.yp in any sympathizers now
In Its denunclaUojiis of Mr. Rosewnter on
this particular g ouod since the facU In
the case have bijoii lilU bare. .
SIJTMII : * TO THI : Foan.
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riciiicariiutloir'of'tlif Ciiiiip KolliMVtTN
of U Civil War.
IloHton dlobc.
One of the humorous phases of the war
excitement liumuroOB , that Is , to all ex
cept the boslegert-otttclals IB the wild rush
to secure exclusive"sutler privileges with
tbo volunteer urmV. . 1'here were a good many
of these accommodating huugcrs-on about
camp la tbo- days of ISCl to 1SC5 , but the
demand for place and profit now Is even
more astounding than the pressure for brig
adier generalships among the sons of noted
men.
men.Among
Among divers other disinterested propo
sitions , a very handsome bid 1s said to UHYU
been made by ono public spirited gentle
man , who Is anxious to be designated as
cole concessionaire of wedges of pie to our
boys In Mile. He Is prepared to furnlah an
unlimited supply of mince pie , squash pie
and custard plo , at all ttnica and under all
circumstances , and will doubtless guarantee
the fronhnoss aud vrholeiomencia of his
specialty , even after It ban beeu jolted along
ftor an army corps for a whoU day.
"WIIHN Otlt ) CAlfSB IT IS JUST. "
Thill U tlie \ VnjI'rnncln Sent ! Key
Wrote It nut ! Mfiint It.
Ilnltlmorc American.
The New York Sun has been making n
study of "Tho Star Spangled Banner , " niul
calls attention to the fifth line In the last
VUMP , which reads :
Then conquer we must , when our cause II
Is just.
Quoting thl.i , the Sun asks : "U there
any early printed version presenting this
Hue ns It gem-rally reads and as It should
read lor patriotism :
Then conquer wo must , for our cause It Is
just.
This song , ns written by Francis Scott
Key , was first published In the Daltlmoro
American on the morning of September 1 ,
1811. This was Its first appearance In
print , nnd It Is but n few years ago that
Mr. Samuel Sands , who set the words In
typo from Key's own manuscript , passed
away from earth. In the original version
of the poem the word used lu this lines \
"when , " nnd there can be no doubt that
Key wrote "when , " nnd not "for. " Nor U
there any reason to believe that Key ever
made any changes In the poem , nnd II
"when" has been made "for" la later ver
sions , the work has been done by some one
who had no right EO to do ,
Nor Is there any good reason for object
ing to the word "when. " Key used II not
In the sense of "whenever , " but In the sense
of "whereas , " or "seeing that" a meaning
of tbo word given In "Soulu's dictionary ol
Kugllsh synonyms , " and In any number o (
authorities that might be quoted. So , let
the whole country keep on singing the words
just as Key wrote them :
Then conquer wo must , when our cause It la
just ,
Anil this bo our motto "In God Is out
trust. "
And the Star Spangled tJanner In trlumpli
sliull wuvo
O'er the laud of the free nml the home ol
the brave.
THK
Chicago Inter Ocean : Tlio attack upon the
\Viuslow In Cardenas harbor explodes an
other foolish theory. The Spaniards can
Mioot as straight as any other people wlicb
the circumstances are such that they can
fchoot at nil. It will do our men no harm
to know that the enemy Is neither 111-
ttalncd nor lacking In courngc.
Kunsau City Star : These first heroes to
offer up their lives In the cause of humanity
aud liberty will bo remembered with tender
gratitude by the nation which deplores their
cruel death. In any war the exultation of
victory must alternate with the sorrow and
lamentation that Is Inseparable from the
baorlfico of life which must follow every
trial of strength between the opposing
forces.
Globe-Democrat : The battle In the harbor
at Cardenas was a useless exhibition of
American daring. It was useless because
the force which took part In the fight was
too small to accomplish anything which
would be at all commensurate with the risk
which was Involved. On anything like
equal terms the three small American ves
sels which participated In the fight could , It
Is safe to say , easily defeat a much larger
Spanish armament.
Chicago Chronicle : We may well assume
that there will be fearful reprisal for the
fate of the Wlnalow and that for every life
sacrificed In the destruction of our vessel
the vengeance of American shot and shell
will prove adequate recompense. It will
be well , however , If tbe folly of tempting
fate shall be learned by American comman
ders. The Spaniards may be slow and des
ultory In doing execution with their arma
ment , but they are none the less to be
treated as focmon worthy of bravery and
skill rather than bravado.
Chicago Times-Herald : Honor , then , to
our first voluntary offering for the freedom
of Cuba. The lives of Ensign Bagley and
his four comrades were given , not treacher
ously sacrificed , llko those of the 2GG men
who perished with the Maine , for the cause
of human liberty nnd humane government.
Such Immunity from loss as accompanied
the vlctoryln _ Manila cannot bo hoped for
In other bottles where American men face
Spanish guns. We can only hope that lives
will not be needlessly Imperiled lu barren
encounters or for the glory of our national
forces.
Detroit Free Press : It Is deplorable that
the first American blood should have been
spilled In an undertaking tbat hardly jus
tified the sacrifice ; but It the unfortunate
experience of the three small ships
that enteredCardenas harbor serves to
dissipate the overconfldence created by
Dowey's overwhelming achievement In the
Philippines and to remind tbo officers of the
blockading vessels ol the necessity of exer
cising the strictest regard for the safety of
their ships and men at all times , the fate
of the five Americans on the Wlnslow will
not have been entirely without Its compen
sation lu tbe cause they upheld to the last.
MIST OF THK AVAH AVAVK.
Soldiers of the Cuban Invading army are
to bo provided with rubber hoods for the
mosquitoes to whet their bills on.
These are perilous times for the Jojos of
Spain. Montejo was routed at Manila and
Bermfcjo's job at Madrid la mighty shaky.
When Admiral Dewey struck work for
breakfast ho Intrenched himself In the
hearts of bis men by way of tbo stomach. It
was a famous feast.
A Kansas evangelist offers to raise a regi
ment of church member * exclusively , pro
vided be Is appointed chaplain , wltb ade
quate rank and about $2,000 per.
The Sixteenth United States Infantry has
an Idaho bald eagle for a mascot. It meas
ures seven feet two inches from tip to tip.
Tbe soldiers call It Fltzhugh Lee.
I ate advices from Madrid show the Span-
lards to have achieved a glorious victory
at the "patriotic bull fight. " If war was
limited to the bullpen , Spanish honor would
bo vindicated.
Admiral Cervcra of the Spanish armada
promises to become tbe artful dodger of the
war. He Is gray-beared and ballheadcd , and
bas Imbibed copious doses of discretion from
tbo Manila affair.
Some of the British papers are so friendly
to Undo Sam that they have lengthened
Ida pants In cartoons , clipped his beard and
erected a commodious bay window under his
waistband. If this bo friendly neutrality ,
tbo less said about It the better.
If tbo Indiana gets a fair crack at the
dodging cruisers of Spain something will
have to glvo. A shot from Its tbirteeu-lnch
puna weighs 1,000 pounds nml may bo sent
twelve miles on a mission of pence. One
round from all tlm Indiana's guns cost fO.OOO ,
but taxpayers will not kick If tbo shots reach
tbo target.
A day or two before Commodore Scbley's
xquadrou flapped Its wings tbo crews fin
ished n long season of target practice by
putting 110 phots through a barrel with a
staff and flag set In tbo bend. Twenty-four
of the shots hit tbe staff. This Is what
Is known as subcallber practice. A rifle Is
fixed In tbe bore of the largo guns and
thu gunners nro In this way thoroughly
dillled lu handling their guns at a minimum
cost of powder and ball. The gunners on
thu squadron are notably proficient.
Tbe costliest ( lag In Now York City can
> o seen In the window of a Broadway jeweler.
It represents an outlay of 118,000. Tbo flag
U made of diamonds , rubles and sapphires.
It Is very small for Its worth only seven
by four Inches out It looks big to the pco-
plo who stop to size It up. It has tblrteen
stripes and forty-two stars. Tbo wblto
stripes are of small diamonds , 800 of them.
The red stripes , of course , are of ruble * , the
name ID number and size ns tbe diamonds ;
but for the blue field nro about 300 sapphires ,
wttb fortyawo diamonds ( or star * .
WAIt FACTS AND
Ill In of Information nnd ( 'nrrcnt
Mtorlen for llclllucrullt llenilrrn.
The flying squadron ban been given Its
wings nnd Commodore Schley and thrlco
800 men nro ready for a brush with tbo foe.
Tbe Massachusetts Is tbo crack battleship
of the fleet , with the Texas ns n second
rater ; the armored cruiser Brooklyn , flag
ship , nnd tbo New Orleans , recently pur
chased from Urnzll. Tbo converted cruiser
St. Paul , with Cnptnln Slgsbco on the brldgiy
Is also with the fleet. Tbe Massachusetts
rates ns a battleship , with tbo lowu nnd
the Indiana , mounts four 13-Inch guns In
turrets , cl ht S-lnch and four C-lncb guns ,
besides n secondary battery of smaller quick
fire guns. The Texas Is n second rate battle
ship , with twelve-Inch armor nnd two 12-
Inch guns. The effectiveness of these guns
has been quadrupled by an Invention which
makes It possible to fire them every three
minutes Instead of twelve minute * . In
fifteen minutes the Massachusetts ran flro
! 4,660 rounds from Its forty guns , and the
Brooklyn 4,400 rounds from thirty-six guua ,
equal to 104,780 pounds of steel. The Now
Orleans mounts six C-lncn uiid four 4-Inch
guns , besides n dozen of less caliber. Thu
Hying squadron and Admiral Sampson's
fleet arc each superior In tonnage , weight
of guns nnd men to the Spanish fleet , as Is
shown by this comparison :
WKt. of vol.
TunWKt. . of per mln. , No.
HIIRO , guns , tons. tons , of men.
Fnmppnn's 41.0-J7 S75 fl 7-10 2jlS
Sc.bloy'8 . . .37i S I8 B C-10 2.r > i !
Spain's . . . .iS.CDO C19 55-10 2,1ST
Tbo death of Ensign Hagloy on board
the Winston * at Cudenas recalls tbe fact
that his father was the first confederate to
moot death In the civil war. A correspond
ent of the New YoVk Herald relates that
tbo bravo young ensign bad forebodings of
his melancholy fate. Barley referred to
tbo troubles of Ensign Boyil of the ruth-
Ing. "That puts It up to mi1 , " ho E.ilil.
' 'There ' was poor Brcckcurldgr , my class
mate , executive officer of the Cusblng. who
was swept overboard between Key West
and Havana and drowned. Then Bostwlck.
executive ofilccr of the Ericsson , who was
knocked overboard lu a collision with a
schooner , bad bis chest caved In and wao
all but drowned. He Is uow slowly recov
ering. Baldwin , executive officer of the
Gushing , successor of Brcckenrldge and
predecessor of Boyd , took his turn next. Ho
was knocked down an open hatchway and
had bis ribs broken. He will not be out
of the hospital until tbe war Is over.
"Thero they are , tbe four 'B's , ' Dreckcn-
ridge , Baldwin , Bostwlck nnd Boyd.
I am tbo fifth nnd last Bagley.
I have never been superstitious ,
but for a week I have bad mys
terious Intuitions that I am not to escape.
I will make tbe list complete of tbat I am
certain. I only hope- that my trouble will
not bo serious enough to take me out of
tbe fight. "
An anecdote of General Joe Wheeler
shows the remarkable agility of his move
ments. Some congressmen were discussing
the death of two veterans , and one of them
remarked , "General Wheeler Is still with
us. " "Yes , " drawled Speaker Reed , "but
the Almighty bas never yet been able to
put his finger on Joe In any one place. "
When the young New York millionaires
who have joined Roosevelt's Rough Riders
left Washington for San Antonio they were
In charge of a veteran sergeant of the
Fourth cavalry , who bas fought Indians In
Arizona for the last eighteen years. Each
of them hired an entire section In a sleeping
car ono berth not being deemed sufficient
and had their luggage stowed away , but
when the train started the Irish sergeant
came through and , looking at his recruits ,
contcmtuously remarked : "Git out of this
now , all o * yez , Go farard Into thp other car ,
and take your kits wld you. None but offi
cers Is allowed In the slapln' cars. " And
they went.
Curacao , the Island off the coast of Vene
zuela , where the Spanish lleet was reported
Saturday , Is a Dutch colony and the quaint
est little Island In the world. It has played
an Important part lu American history and
has a population of 40,000. England and
Spain owned It before tbe Dutch , and Its
cozy harbor has been tbe scene of many a
bloody battle between the navies of the old
world , as well as between tbo pirates and
buccaneers that Infested tbe Caribbean sea
for two centuries. It has been for 100 years
and still Is an asylum for political fugitives ,
aud many of tbe revolutions tbat rack nnd
wreck the republics on tbo Spanish main
are batched under the shelter of the prc-
Lcntlous but harmless fortresses that guard
Its port. Bolivar , Santa Ana and many other
famous men In Spanish-American history
have lived there In exile , and until recently
tboro was an Imposing castle upon ono of
tlie hills , called Bolivar's tower. There the
founder of five republics lived In banishment
for several years and waited for rescue.
The houses are built In the Dutch style ,
exactly llko those In Holland ; tbe streets
nro so narrow that tbo people can almost
shako hands across the way , and the walls
are ns thick as would bo needed for n for
tress. The Dutch governor lives In a sol
emn looking old mansion fronting the Shat-
tcgat , or lagoon , that forms tbe harbor ,
guarded by a company of stupid looking sol-
llcrs wltb a few old fashioned cannon , The
entire Island Is of phosphates , and tbo gov
ernment receives a revenue of $300,000 from
companies that ship them away.
The gunboat Wilmington , which has ef-
'cctlvely hammered the fortifications and
tbo dons at Cardenas , Is a light draft boat
lullt specially for navigating shallow har
bors and rivers. Its armament consists of
'our four-lncb guns mounted In pairs fore
ami nft , protected by gun shields , a Ilk *
pair on each side , nnd four slx-poumlorti nnd
two gntlhiRR on the Drilling mnot. Alt the
guns nrc of the rnpld fire pattern nnd tba
way they were worked at Cardenas on two
occasions proved their capacity for cyclonic
destruction. The Wilmington | 252 feet
long , forty feet beam and n draft of nlno
feet. Cnptalu C. U. Todd hns command of
thu ship , > .
AVAII-TIMIJ ti.VIUTV.
t'hlcngn Record : "Isn't It wrong to Jo 10
much llchtlim.on Sundiiy ? "
"I don't know. Isn't Sunday the day In
which nil the I'hurchos In the liuul are pray
ing for victory ? "
Washington Slur : "I likes to * co cr man
tuko Interest In do country , " mihl 1'iiclu
Kbun. "Hut 1 kulu't approve ob 'Is lies-
lecttn' In own 'later patch \vhllu hit wor
ries 'bout wlim we gwlncter ilo wlf deiii
riiltlppluu l.slaudsi. "
Philadelphia North American : lie-Susie ,
dear , 1 i-misicd today to Unlit iif-ulnst Spuln.
Shu Oh , you lovi-ly patriot ! Won't I
croulo n Hoiisatlim ut thu i-lrulu tblH after
noon when 1 go lu ( Housed till lu blink lit
honor of the ocfimlon ,
Chicago News : "Why didn't you have
the burglar urruitrd when you caught him
lu your huiiHu ? "
" .My hUHbamt and he got to talking ubout
tlio war , anil ns ihoy held thu name opin
ions my husband lot him go. "
Indianapolis Journal : Mother You ought
to bo ashamed of yourself. A girl of your
advantages and training , using such an
UMiriv'tlun "Oh "
aa , Goo !
Daughter U Is only au abbreviation for
"Old tsiory , " ma.
Richmond Times : "Ah ! " sighed the poet.
"I fthall bo hatlHllvil If I can produce but
one line tbat will make the world bettor. "
"Say ! " said the IMJOI'H wlfo , "Ju t uotim
back hero and try your hand ut atrluijlui ;
this clothesline , will you ? "
Detroit Free Press : " .My father objected
to my becoming an actor , " iloclared llnrn-
Htcirmor a.s he twisted both ends of his
mustache.
"Foolish In him to light an Impossibility , "
chuckled the low comedian as liu dodged bo-
twceii thu scenes.
Detroit Free 1'rens : "I have f.lllcn hope
lessly In lov with her , " sighed the slronjf
mini nf thu museum. - .
"Nil wonder , " responded the Jealous
wonum with the Iron jaw and In wlthi-rliii ;
tune. " 1 liuve always asserted that she 1st
the only genuine snake charmer 1 ever
saw , "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "This naval en
gagement business Isn't ns funny as It
mluht bo. 1 notice that n shell entered
ouu of the otllror'M staterooms ut Manila
and burst there. "
"I smwoiio the olllccr woke up ? "
"Very likely. "
"Prnhably he dreamed It was his wlfo
calling him. "
Detroit Free Press : "I.et mo kiss your
Dewey lips , " urged the youth lu the parlor.
"Young man , " roared a voice from above ,
"tho bombardment will open us soon as I
can cet tlowmtnlrs. "
Then the hapless youngster organized
himself Into a llylng squadron and made a
lleet disappearance- .
Chicago Tribune : " \\"e have gained nn-
'othor great advantage over the enemy , "
cabled the Spanish commander from the
neutral port Into which h had run to sou
It he couldn't borrow a little coal. "We
know exactly tvhera he Is , and are skill *
fully keeping out of his way. "
Detroit Free Press.
I hain't read whut tbo reason was
Wo turned the French boat loose ;
To mo thu case , right on Its face ,
Prtnouts a Kood excuse ,
It may havu sailed aroun' moro free
Thau rules of etiquette
Would strictly seem to sanction. But
Its nnmo vas "Lafayette. "
It ain't so long , as hls'try goes ,
Sluco wo our freedom claimed ,
An' every one that helped us then
With ntverencu uow Is named ,
An" so , while keorlossness may cause
Discussion an' regret ,
I cnn't liolil no suspicion toward
A ship named "Lafayette. "
I'ATIUOTISM AT SUlt.YWVII.M3.
Denver Post.
Times Is mighty dull at Squawvllle , nn ,
wo'vu nuthlu' else to do ,
Fur to uervo ns daily pastime and to keep
from glttln' blue ,
But to loaf around the gin mill an * discuss
the latest news.
An' absorb tbe llory substance known to f
scientists as booze.
A dlscussln' of the rumpus with the Span-
lards , pro an' con ,
Has become the lead lu' feature ; we begin
the gab at dawn
When wo sip our mornln' brncer , an' wo
talk about the light
Till wo go a whooplu' homeward qultu how-
como-you-so nt night.
There's a dlf'renco of opinion ns to how tha
powers Unit are ,
Back at Washington assembled , 'should pcr-
eeoil to run the war ,
But , upon the vital question that ol' Cuba
should be free
As u comprehensive wo unanimous
agree.
As the news kep' glttln * hotter all our
patr'otlsm rlz.
In a HggiTutlvo manner , till you 'most could
hear It slzz ,
( Vn1 nt frequent Intermissions while a chaw-
In' of the rag
Wo would cheer fur Uncle Samuel an' tha
country an' the Hag.
N'ever had a bit o' trouble on the nrgu-
nientlvo deal
nil ol' Poker Hilly Davis made a qulto
disloyal squeal
By a sayln' that he soldiered fur the causa
that's vanished liwico.
\n' bo's never liked u Yankee wuth a con
tinental .sonco.
[ Jo had lilt the'bowl that mornln' In a too
oxteuslvo way.
Which undoubtedly accounted fur his wild
an' fatal play ,
Fur hl crazlncss resulted In the dlggln' ot
n hole ,
\n' a mortuary drama ; William In the lead-
In' rolo.
Wo Jos' grabbed the boozy blower , an" wa
run him to the bar ,
< \n' wo made him Urlnk a swallcr to each
Indlvljul star
Dn the Hag ho had Insulted , till we filled
him to thu throat ,
\n ° till every vital organ In his system wan
ulloat.
31ch a load o' liquid p"lzcn would have
killed an army mult' ,
IVhlch was what the stuff accomplished fur
the Yankee hatln' fool ,
i\n' the only ono that mourned him was ol'
Crazy Jane McGIII ,
llor that runs the bimnlln' shanty , whom
the same ho owed a bill.
Don't
Storm
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