Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
E. nOSEWATER , Editor.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska , Douglas county , 63. :
George B. Tzscliuck , secretary of The Bee
Publishing company , being duly sworn , says
that the actual number of full and complete
copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and
Sunday Doe , printed during the month of
April , 1S ! S , was as follows :
1 . ! M,2.- 16 . 3H.110
2 . UI.1J8 17 . IM.UOU
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12 . lNSi ( ) ) 27 . 2 ! ,017
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14 . IM.UKI 23 . 8l41
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Total T.sir n
Less returns and unsold copies 17,48(1 (
Nftt total sales 7O,1O7 !
Not daily average 25,639
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presence this 30th day of April , 1S98.
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Flag liny Sntiinlny. Let the flags
go til ) .
The \vny to rent rooms .during the ex
position tiOHHon is to advertise them In
The I leu's \vnnt columns.
Wnr news may Imvo tlie call , but no
war can ponnaiiently ororslindow the
grcut TraiiHinisslssliii ) ! Exposition.
'It ' is true Unit lirynn 1ms h'.t upon an
other Inexpensive method of fitting his
name into the newspaper 'headlines ' , but
the boy babies are being named Pcnvey
this year. _
Omaha Is to have n mint nt least for
live months. It will not bo ungn cd In
coining the Kuignlorngc , but It will .show
how the coining process Js done where
the money is made.
Uryan's fears that his motives might bo
misconstrued kept him from enlisting as
a private , lint no such fears seem to
imve rronBled lilui wliuu a colonel's commission -
mission nearpd In sight.
Anotiior chance now presents Itself to
take advantage of that unaccepted offer
of I ho reform police board to hold a
position for any member of the force
who may enlist in the volunteer army.
Comparison is invited of The Bee's
dally market reports and those of
TVoultMm competitors. The Bee ls-the
only newspaper Jn Nebraska that gives
Its readers complete and Intelligible
commercial news.
It Is refreshing to bo assured that the
telephone nud telegraph companies have
promised to paint the poles with which
they have lined Omaha streets. If we
must endure the poles the evil should
nt least be minimized.
It will not be the fault of the railroad
companies If Exposition day is a fail
ure. They are preparing to bring the
people here nt rates that positively can
not be resisted. Exposition day is
euro to bo a grand sucvess.
St. .Joseph people like their recent
prosperity jubilee so well that they have
nbout determined upon having some
thing like It every year. As there are
to bo no other than prosperity years
lierenfter the determination Is appro
priate.
The battleship Alabama got Into the
water nil right , but yet several months
too Into to get Into the present war. It
will form part of the American Ikot
that will remind other nations that the
next war with the United States ought
to be avoided.
Tlic house of representatives has voted
tor n change In the method of electing
senators , with a view to getting belter
material Into the senate. The senate
has yet to pass Judgment on the meth
ods by which members get themselves
into the house.
Of course there has been no politics
In Governor Holcomb's distribution of
military commissions. . At all events ,
there lias been no more politics In Unit
than | ii his appointment of n non-part- !
enn police commission composed of men'
who nil slug the same political song and
vote the same ticket.
There Js no trouble nbout the loyalty
of the great body of Nebraska people.
But Nebraska , like every other state , ,
lias n goodly number of self-styled pa
triots whose lighting is done exclusively
with their mouths. Whenever there Is
a call for troops to uphold Uie nation's
honor Nebraska's quota will be
promptly furnished , uo matter how
large it may be.
The example set by the citizens of
"Washington county Is one that might
well bo'followed In almost every county
of Nebraska. A handsome monument
Is to be erected lu memory of the de
parted veterans of the war of the re
bellion , the dedication to take place ou
Memorial day. Such monuments- how
ever modest and unassuming , serve ns
teachers of the rising generations. A
country where such monuments abound
.will nerer bo without defender * .
WK MOST BE FVLt.T P/IEIMHKD.
It Is said to bo the Intention to ncml
not loss than 130,000 troops Into Cuba.
The regulars arc ready to go nt any
time , but It tuny bo several weeks before -
fore the volunteers .are properly
equipped. This shows how unprepared
wo were for war. When hostilities
were declared the Wnr department was
practically destitute of the supplies nec
essary to put a largo army In the field.
There were no uniforms or other equip
ments for new troops nnd In the most
Important matter of arms the only re
serve store upon which the government
could draw was the stock of discarded
Springfield rllles , which would plavo
our soldiers at a serious disadvantage
In the Held when opposed by high power
magazine rifles like the Mauser with
which the Spanish forces are armed. Our
regulars are armed with the Krag-.lor-
gcnsen magazine rllle , but the Wnr de
partment has loss than 100,000 of these
weapons on. hand nnd some of the troops
will have to bo armed with the antiqua
ted Springfield gun. Those who clamor
for an Immediate Invasion of Cuba
should boar these facts In mind
and endeavor to understand how
great Is the task of providing
supplies and equipments for n large
army to operate on foreign soli.
Every resource of the War department
Is being used to accomplish this and yet
It may be a mouth , In the opinion of
experts , before the volunteers arc prop
erly equipped to move nnd It Is needless
to say that to move them without ade
quate equipment would be to Invite dis
aster.
It Is said to bo lu contemplation _ to
soon send the regulars Into Cuba , BO'as
to prepare the way for the volunteers.
It Is questionable whether it would bo
wise to do this. If It Is proposed to
make the first army of invasion 50,000
and It should not bo less It should bo
sent ns a whole , landing In such num
bers at the points selected as to make
certain of gaining a foothold. Wo can
not make n succosful Invasion of Cuba
by sending an army there piecemeal a
few thousand men nt Intervals unless ,
Indeed , the Spaniards are much less alert
and capable than there Is rcasoiv to
think. Better wait until we arc fully
prepared and not undertake the in
vasion until the conditions arc SUMU ns
to assure success.
iAX UUUO WILL.
There has been some doubt as to
whether the sentiment In Canada was
more favorable to the United States or
to Spain , but. this will be dispelled by
the expressions of the leaders of the
liberal nnd conservative parties , which
distinctly show that their sympathies
are with this country. There Is a great
deal of significance In those utterances ,
which we venture to think will bo cordi
ally appreciated by the American people
ple ut this time. The requirements of
neutrality would not permit an illiquid-
Illed avowal of sympathy , but there can
bo no mistaking the meaning of what
Premier Laurier and Sir Charles Tup-
per said.
That there arc Canadians who would
not regret the Infliction of serious dam
age ou the United States In the war
with Spain Is doubtless a fact. Perhaps
there.are some who hope for our defeat ,
though It Is hardly 'conceivable that
there are tnny who expect It. There arc
people In "Canada who dislike this coun
try as heartily as some Europeans do
and for pretty much the same reasons.
They do not like our tariff and our In
dustrial and commercial competition
troubles them. But we must now be-
llovo that so far ns the conflict with
Spain Is concerned only a very small
minority of the people of Canada are
not in sympathy with us and that the
great majority earnestly desire the com
plete and speedy triumph of the United
States. This is as It should bo. The Is
sues between the two countries await
ing settlement should not bo permitted
to Influence sentiment nnd feeling
prompted by race affinity , neighborly
relations and common Interests. These
differences will In duo time be adjusted ,
there can bo no doubt , amivably nnd
honorably , but nt all events they furnish
no Justification for Canadian sympathy
with Spain.
The utterances of the Canadian pre
mier nnd of the distinguished leader of
the conservative party will 'have n good
Influence beyond the borders of the
Dominion nnd they will bo gratifying to
our government nnd people.
C0.tr , OUTPUT OF TIIK WKST.
or the 10,001,080 ! ) tons of coal mined
In the United States last year nearly
2:5,000,000 : tons came out of mines west
of the Mississippi river. Nearly 51,000-
000 tons came from mines In the central
northern states , Including Ohio ou the
east and Colorado on the west. The
latter figure Is not as large as that
which represents the coal production of
Pennsylvania alone , for the mines of
that state produced & . " > , 1(59,800 ( tons of
bituminous coal and 512,4:51,7(5:1 : : tons of
anthracite coal last year. The coal
mines of Ohio produce more than 12-
000,000 tons and those of Illinois more
than 20,000,000 tons annually. The
largest production of any state west of
the Mississippi river is from Iowa ,
where -l.UHV-OS ton * were mined last
year. Kansas mined :5iOl : ( , U > 7 tons ;
Colorado , 1585i ( 10 tons ; Wyoming ,
tl.WKt.KW tons , and Missouri. 2,421):5sS ) :
tons last year. The output of coal from
Ohio , Illinois , Colorado , Wyoming and
Kansas has shown a steady Increase
for a number of years , but the output
in Iowa nnd Missouri Is not as large
now as It has been In previous years.
The average price received for coal
at the mines last year was ? 1 a ton ,
which Includes the anthracite , for wh'.cli '
the operators received an average of
$1.03 a ton at the mines. The average
price of nil other coals at the mines
was only SO cents n ton , according to
recently compiled statistics , but the
average price received for coal at the
mines west of the Mississippi was
about ? 1.50 a ton.
The 215,000,000 tons annual output of
western coal Is plainly Insulllcrent to
supply the local western demand. The
higher { ( rice It commands shows not
only this , but also that while the output
ou the whole Is Increasing the Increase
Is not commensurate with the luvreaso
of population lu the transmlsslsslppl re
gion. There arc coal beds throughout
the western s.tutca amply able , wbi u
worked , to supply more than the homo
demand nnd the anthracite area of Colorado
rado and Wyoming Is bound In tlmo to
rival that of rcunsylvnnla nud West
Virginia. The development of the
western coal Industry offers one of the
most promising fields for the invest
ment of capital.
WILLIAM E. tILADSTOXK.
The most Illustrious English states
man since the younger Pitt Is dead.
William Ewart Gladstone was not only
the foremost English statesman of his
time a period that had such eminent
men ns Peel , Ku.sscll , Pnlmerston nnd
Dlsrnell ut the head of the British gov
ernment but he was the peer of the
greatest statesmen of Europe Bis
marck , Metternlch , Thlers , Cavour. . He
possessed the most remarkable combina
tion of constructive capacity with de
bating power the House of Commons
has ever had. It has been said of his
legislative measures that they surpassed
In Importance nnd bcnellcenco every
thing attempted by any of his prede
cessors , even Pitt. The present fiscal
policy of England Is largely his work.
Ho put an end to centuries of Intoler
ance by disestablishing the Irish church.
He was 'chiefly Instrumental In bringing
about the Independence of Bulgaria ,
Servlu and Houmaula. He extended
the suffrage In England nud effected
numerous reforms lu the Interest of the
masses of the people. In his later years
ho was n zealous and eloquent champion
of Irish .home rule and no man In Eng
land or elsewhere was more earnest
*
than he In denouncing the course of
Turkey toward the Armenians. What
ho did to advance the Interests of his
country cannot be recorded within the
limits of this article , but li Is seen In the
great territorial and commercial prog
ress of England during the period of
his public life.
Gladstone was unquestionably the
greatest parliamentary leader England
has produced. He was powerful lu de
bate , tin orator of tremendous force nnd
great eloquence nud a sagacious poli
tician. In the course of sixty years ho
changed his opinions several times , but
ho did so always as the result of con
scientious convictions , although his po
litical enemies accused him of want of
sincerity. Ho never faltered , however ,
when conscience directed and duty
called. The course he believed to bo
best for his country ho did not hesitate
to adopt , however great a departure
from that ho had pursued.
Mr. Gladstone was hardly less distin
guished as a scholar than as a stutos-
mau. He was a lifelong student and his
.Intellectual attainments were vast and
varied. In literature ho has books , pam
phlets nnd articles Innumerable to his
credit. Ho was-an enthusiast In the
study of Greek , lie devoted much at
tention to theology and conducted serv
ices nt the little church at Hawarden.
It does notnecd to bo said that his
private life was irreproachable and was
marked by acts of kindness nnd benevo
lence which endeared him to thousands.
The world was prepared for the death
of the "Grand Old Man. " It had watched
for weeks the ebbing of the great life
aiul It know the desire of that once
mighty spirit foi * pence. Yet the feel
ing of sorrow Is universal and the sym
pathy of nil mankind goes out to the
aged nnd devoted wife of the great
statesman nnd to nil his kindred.
TIIK Fixisinxo TOUCUKS.
The brief tlmo to elapse between now
nnd the formal opening of the exposi
tion gates Juno 1 must be devoted to
the finishing touches. While oven those
who have watched the growth of this
great exposition from Its Inception nud
seen the fairy village on the exposition
grounds spring up ns If under the spell
of the mnglclnn's wand 'have ' but a faint
conception of the amount of work that
has been necessary to produce the re
sult , everybody realizes the Importance
of having buildings , grounds nnd exhib
its In n condition ns near perfection as
possible on the day of the Inaugural ex
ercises. Upon the finishing touches ou
the exposition depends in n large meas
ure the Impression to be made upon the
first visitors and upon first Impressions
will 'hang the popularity of the mam
moth undertaking.
Upon the finishing touches on the city
depends also n large part of the pres
tige which Omaha hopes to gain for the
hospitable entertainment of guests that
will make their visits both pleasurable
and profitable. The work of prepara
tion undertaken by vity and county au
thorities , by commercial organizations ,
by private business houses , merchants
and householders has gone on with
commendable rapidity , though It Is still
lacking in several essential elements.
The near prospect of 'the big crowds of
opening day must spur all on to re
doubled effort to carry out planned im
provements without further delay.
The fact that nil great expositions
have presented n more or less crude ap
pearance during the first weeks is the
incentive to make the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition a marked exception in this
respect. Omaha has already outdone all
Its predecessors In the promotion of the
exposition and the few days remaln'ns
must bu'ullllzed to their full extent to
distinguish the achievement beyond
compare. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ m
The manifest object of Bryan's grand
stand play In seeking a colonel's com
mission to organize a regiment Is to
prove that his personal popularity Is
greater than ever. It comes from good
authority that the scheme Is to have
this'regiment completed and practically
organized before the day sot for enlist
ments and when the call Is publicly
Issued turn away sixteen men for
every one awepted oiv the regimental
roster. The Bryan organs nnd tin cans
will then take their cue and howl them
selves hoarse over the wonderful achieve
ment. Bryan's name will bo paraded
as the talisman which alone makes
armed warriors spring ns If by magic
from the field sown with dragon's teeth.
'Tls true the best laid plans may go
awry , but the commls.slonlng of Bryan
by Governor Holcomb Is only the first
of the -proposed series of demagogic
dodges. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Without nu efllclcnt police which will
enforce the city ordinances against
willful Uttering of the streets with
sweepings , paper nnd refuse , every
civic movement for keeping Vb ° streets
clean must be erlously handicapped.
To the InconipVu ncy of the Omaha po
lice to deal Intelligently with the condi
tions that confront them , duo chiefly t
Incxporlcncediiieomtnnndcrs nnd utter
lack of police-discipline , must be laid
the principal responsibility for not keepIng -
Ing the strcet 'cleaner. '
In spite of' ' the annual resolution of
the southern eo't'lou growers not to grow
so much cottolThWd to put lu more corn ,
late reports mlcnto ) | that while they
have IncrensQd Uie coru acreage they
have just ns ' .much cotton In the fields
as ever. But next fall cotton may also
break Its price inoorlugs nnd go up to
the top of the fldder.
Secretary Chamberlain , on behalf of
his distinguished ancestors , admits that
the revolutionary war was brought on
by the blunders of British statesmen.
Wo know this nil the time , but It Is com
forting , to know that at last iiu English
man lias acknowledged It.
I'uxlieil to tlie Itcnr.
Chicago Kccord.
Congressmen now see that war Is what
Sherman said It was. It keeps them In the
background while another set of men occupy
the front pages of the newspapers.
I'nlnteil ShliiM Upon n I'nlntcd Occnn.
Chicago Post.
The more one reads about Spain's fleets
the more satisfied ho becomes that the Span-
lards arc past masters of the art of producing
optical Illusions.
iTliiii' nu n Toucher.
\Vnsblngton Post.
The most recent and thorough converts
to the single gold standard are tboso per
sons who arc now convalescing from an
experience ns members of tbe Curse of Gold
company.
Enllnteil In a liooil CIIIINC.
Marshall town Tlmcs-Hcpubllcan.
The Omaha Bee Is putting up a strong
fight against a wide-open policy for the
criminal classes during the , Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition and It ought to succeed.
Ilrynit'N tirniiilntiind I'luy.
Augusta ( Ga. ) Chronicle ( pop. )
There Is a great deal of rot being written
by the paragraphers about William Jennings
Cry mi not having enlisted. For Mr. Bryan
to imvo done any such thing would have
been a plain grandstand play , and bo Is
above such trivial tactics.
Colonel Wiittcrnoii'M 1'nliitcr.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Here Is n straight tip for Europe : The
easiest way to insure the retention of the
Philippines by the United States Is for
Europe to say that the Philippines shall
not be retained by the United States. If
Europe does not know us any better than
Spain seems to have known us , ft will ac
quire some quick and thorough education by
attempting to dictate our course In this war.
Fr.tcof
Minneapolis Journal.
The saddest ndws.bf the war Is contained
In tbo hints that come now and then from
the Interior of Cubit as to the fate of tbo
reconcentrados. r > Thcse wretched noncombatants
batants , for whom neither the Spaniards nor
tbo Insurgents have < shown any considera
tion , are now cut off from all hope of Im
mediate succor - | by'the hard necessities of
war and arc dying of starvation by
thousands. The" fate Imposed upon these
wretched people Is olio of the most horrible
crimes of the century.
TinMnn In the HnnkH.
Fhloil ! < ; lila Record.
It must bo remembered that In this wap
the private's port-will be no raoro Impor
tant than In any war In the past. The open
order' formation tin which battle will be
largely fought , on account of the precision
and rapidity of fire of modern small-arms
and machine guns , makes tbe Individual
soldier more dependent upon himself nnd
less dependent upon his officers. Ho must
use his brains ns well as his legs nnd arms ,
Other conditions being equal , the army that
has the most Intelligent soldiers will win.
Secrecy of SpixiiUh Movement ! .
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ono thing Is clear , the Spanish admiral
has succeeded better In keeping his move
ments secret tban have our own naval com
manders. It was understood from the first
that ( If ho could get among the West India
Islands before his whereabouts could be as
certained he would have a good chance of
playing hide and ec k among them and
possibly of slipping between- the squadrons
In search , of him and cither escaping Into a
Cuban or Porto nican port or of making
a dash against some port on the American
coast. Ho has accomplished the first part
of his plan. Whether he , wlll succeed In
the next depends a good deal on whether
his movements can be learned quickly
enough to head him off. It Is clear that he
Is cunning as welt as bold.
Coiiimeiiilnlilc Secreey.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
It Is refreshing to 'see Secretary -Long nt-
omptlng to put an end to the truly Ameri
can plan of conducting war In open com
mittee of the whole people. The war de
partment should follow the Navy depart-
uent In taking action , and the sooner the
jetter. The secretary of the navy has for
bidden the officers of the department to give
out news or even to talk to newspaper men.
This is In such sharp contrast with the
ruly American way of doing things that
ho reporters arc quick to telegraph that1
'tho officers arc fretting somewhat under the
mputatton that they cannot be relied upon
and placed upon honor , and resent the
official order forbidding them to bo seen
talking to newspaper men or visitors. " Let
them fret. The order Is not too sweeping
nnd It should be rigorously enforced.
THE WOItLIl'S WHEAT CHOP.
PreHCiit Supply of the Cereal mid the
Co in I nu HitrvcMt.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The regular moilthly report on finance nnd
commerce tssued'hy-the bureau of statistics
ut Washington shtiws very conclusively that
the present high pilcfl ; of wheat Is duo not to
speculation or the manipulation of markets ,
but to actual shortage of the world's wheat
. .
crop. * r
According to fiur which are thought to
bo reliable the world a wheat crop last year
was 2,139,549,16SiliuftUels , against .2.430.497.-
DOO In 1S96 , 2,540,104,000 In 1895 and 2.C7C-
QSf.OOO In 1891.
The wheat crop In the United States last
year was larger H wt any time since 1883 ,
nnd a large part of It Is still In the hands
of the farmers who produced It. It Is es
timated that on March 1 the farmers of tbo
United States hclif , 121,320,500 bushels , as
against 88,149,072 bushels at the correspond-
ng date a year afro'add 74,999,790 bushels on
March I. 1896.
It will thus bo seen that while a shortage
of tho'whcat crop abroad has sent prices up
ward the actual producers of wheat in this
country are In a position to profit by the
ncrease. Grain can also be marketed more
sheaply now than ever before. Freight rates
) y rail from Chicago to New York have
'alien ' from IC'/i cents a bushel In 1886 to
12.32 cents in 1897. During the same tlmo
Irelght rates by lake and canal fell from
i.71 cents to 4.35 cents , while the rate from
5t. Louts to New Orleans in bulk by barges
'ell from 6.5 cents to 4.8C cents. The whole
story of high prices for wheat' Is told in the
simple statement that the American supply
of wheat \a \ larger than usual , while tbo
foreign wheat crop U a ( allure.
MIST OP TUB WAR WAVR.
The outcome of the war Is sure to boom
business for map makers.
Commodore Dowry's only son lives In New
York nnd Is in the commission buslurss ,
having graduated from I'rlnccton In 1SOG.
Spain Is about to replenish Its treasury
by coining the gold plate of the churches ,
which Spanish honor permits It to confiscate.
Complete success Is not possible by merely
cutting the cables connecting Cuba with the
rest of tho. world. Dlanco's typewriter must
bo scuttled to Insure silence.
Three men In Atchlson , Kan. , who were
discharged from the volunteers for being
drunk went straightway ns soon ns they got
sober nnd enlisted In the regulars and are
now well on their way to Florida.
The Impression Is spreading that the
Fourth of July Is the proper day on which
to celebrate the conclusion of peace with
Spain. Several cities are preparing for a
blowout , but whether this year or next is
kept dark.
The latest honor proposed for Admiral
Dewey Is the presidency of the International
I'eace society. Having reached u peaceful
conclusion with the Spanish navy the nd-
mlral would bo at homo In any position
designed to promote amity.
The spa serpent which In peaceful times
participated In the opening of the sen-
coast resorts has retired from business.
Visions of Spanish cruisers Imvo taken the
place of the serpent and landlords weep In
vain for the hosts that do not come.
Mrs. John Phillips of Long Island City
displayed the courage of n Spartan mother
as she bade her four stalwart sons god
speed when they went to camp last week.
The four brothers are members of the same
company In the Sixty-ninth New York regi
ment and all under 30 years of age.
A naval officer writes to the Philadelphia
Record to correct the widespread Impres
sion that tbo published pictures of n string
of flags signifying "Remember the Maine"
Is taken from the naval code. This Is not
right , as It is Impossible to secure tbo
signal letters of any wur ship of the navy ,
because the government refuses to dlvulgo
the Information. All cede books carried ou
war ships have leaden backs , to nuikc them
sink If lost overboard. The letters In the
book , moreover , are printed with a peculiar
Ink , which fades away when It comes In
contact with the water. To make things
still more safe the letters nro changed
every few months by the Navy department.
Even on the war ships few officers know
their vessel's official signal code.
THE AMn.O-AMElUCAN ALLIANCE
Philadelphia Record : An. Anglo-Saxon al
liance may not lack attractiveness for
American megalomaniacs , and worse things
might happen to us than the consummation
of a union with Great Britain. Such a union ,
however , would bo dearly purchased at the
price of the strain to our Institutions'and
the abandonment of all of our political tra
ditions which would be Involved by our
entry Into the race for transmarine colonial
satrapies.
Detroit Free Press : It Is easy to launch
ourselves forth Into the sea of European
politics. Do the American people desire any
such thing ? It so , the tlmo has como when
Washington's farewell address must be re
written and wo must cease laying claim to
the reputation of being a domestic nation , era
a commercial nation even , and expect to bo
classed with the rest of them , as a nation
ready for wars. It Is only a few years ago
that In our country wo were holding the first
world's peace congress , and wo should not
forget that wo have boasted of our reputa
tion as the nation 'which has nourished the
principle of arbitration and held the Monroe
doctrine to be sacred.
' "Springfield ' ( Mass. ) Republican : The
cause of England's anxiety Is known to
every one. The British empire Is seriously
threatened In more than one quarter of the
earth by a combination of powers having
Interests In common. As Mr. Chamberlain
said with perfect candor : "The time has
arrived when Great Britain may be con
fronted by a combination of powers. " Ob
serve that ho says the time "has arrived , "
with emphasis on the "has. " It follows
from these facts that nothing would please
English statesmen more than to fish out of
our complications with Spain and our new
problem in the Philippines that Anglo-
American entente which English interests
so clearly'demand. '
Philadelphia Ledger : The matter of an
alliance with England is one to bo consid
ered In the friendly spirit with which it is
offered , but also with soberness as befits
the gravity of the new departure which it
Involves. For one thing , wo cannot com
bine Interests with England , our old-time
foe , without breaking with Russia , our true
friend for a century. England and Russia
are as diverse as oil and water , and tbo
most skilled alchemy cannot discover an
affinity between them. Under the circum
stances the constituted authorities of the
United States should act with caution and
prudence , as they may be called upon to
deal with questions without precedent nnd to
confront n future which ls Sphlnx-llko as
to Its possibilities. „
Chicago Inter Ocean : The United States
and Great Britain are now the two great
American powers , Just as Russia and Great
Britain are the two great Asiatic powers.
The logic of the situation makes this coun
try the friend of England on this continent ,
but It need no alienate from us the friend
ship of Russia. The victory of Dcwey takes
us Into the Asiatic field. Whether wo go to
the Philippines temporarily or permanently
It Is desirable that wo maintain friendly
relations with both Russia and Great Britain.
An alliance with one or the other might
work our ruin , not only in tbo east , but
nearer homo. The policy for the present is
the policy of Washington avoid foreign al
liances as long as our national interests do
not demand them. Let the government In
Washington keep cool and wait.
Chicago Chronicle : We have a pretty strong
"alliance" In the United States of America ,
an alliance not with foreign governments ,
but with foreign subjects who have sur
rendered their allegiance to the country of
their birth to become citizens of America
by adoption. This is a kind of alliance
that carries no entanglement. It provides
most excellent fighting material and Is loyal
to the core. We have a bint of it In the
mortality list thus far made on our side
In our war of vengeance against Spain. The
one officer killed , a North Carollnan , Is an
American , probably of many generations.
Two enlisted men who fell by his side were
Irishmen born , another man was an "un
speakable Turk. " The ono American citi
zen killed at tbo battle of San Juan , where
we wasted much ammunition to little pur
pose , was a native of Finland. Our ships
uid our armies are full of this kind of
material. This republic Is by no means
distinctly Anglo-Saxon. It Is recruited from
all creation. We have our language and In
some form our political institutions from
England , but a nation whose army and navy
Is composed of American citizens having
their origin in all tbo countries in the
world Is too cosmopolitan to -claimed by
any particular race. Our mother la all
Europe , not England alone. We have all
wo can do to rake our own chestnuts out
of tbe Ore. To bo at the beck and call of
England to take care of her Interests every-1
where in tbe round globe , now struggling
with Russia , Germany and Franco In the
dismemberment of China , again aiding her
suppress In India Insurrection we cncourago
In tbo Antilles and tbe Philippines is to
enter Into an engagement not at all to our
profit.
MBff OP TUB IIOt'H.
Sample Initnnrm of the nmtriilndi of
Army Life.
Officers of ttato mllltla , regular nnd
recently appointed , are receiving much
criticism for arbitrary exercise of power.
Members of various regiments of Now York
have enjoyed certain liberty even when on
duty , but when mustered Into the United
States service the lines were drawn taut nnd
the officers turned on tbo screws with all
the vigor of newly acquired power. Ono
of tbe officers sharply criticised Is Colonel
Fred Grant , recently assigned to command
of u regiment by Governor Dlack. A private
named Height , who had not been mustered
In , applied to Colonel Grant for pcrmls-
olon to visit his mother , who was reported
dying. "I cannot grant your request , "
Colonel Grant said. "Do you know that 1
have n margin of only four men In this
regiment ? " "I'll Join the regiment In two
days , " pleaded the soldier , "and pay ray
own railroad fare. " Colonel Grant wus
obdurate. Height said : " 1 must resign ,
then , sir , nnd qo homo nnywny. " "Step
back three pares nnd stand at attention , "
thundered the cnlunel. He sent for Captain
Avery of company C. When bo arrived
Colonel Grant suld : "Take this man to hU
company , strip him of his uniform nnd
send him out of tbo camp in dlsgnice. I
Intend to make nu example of him. " The
punishment was not Indicted. Colonel Grant
relented on discovering that the \voiild-bo
soldier had not been mustered In nnd was
not , therefore , amenable tu official orders.
The Seventy-first New York bad been
ordered to move three dlffeient times and
stopped by new orders. During one of those
delays a well dressed nir.n appealed to
Colonel Greene for one da > 's furlough for
his son In older to vUlt hU mother , who
was said to bo near death. "He can Join
bis company nt Tampa , " said the man.
"He'll be there ahead of them , for I'll send
him by rnll. " "I'm sorry , nlr , " said Colonel
Greene , "but I can't let him BO. " " 1 was
a major In tbo civil war , and my father
fought In the revolution , " said the tnan.
"That boy's our only son , nnd now , ns lie's
going to war , let his mother sec him once ,
colonel , before he goes. " Colonel Greene ; ,
looking about to break down , turned to the
man and said : "Sir , I know how you feel ,
for my own father lies dying tonight. " The
man turned away without another word. Ho
told the boy that his mother was dying. In
fact , she was dead , having expired from
bursting a blood vessel. The regiment was
detained at Jersey City the- two * following
days. But such Is war.
The unknown sons of well known fathers
are going to the front on the army pay roll
at a lively pace. Soft berths In the com
missary department and ornamental staff
positions are most In demand. Ex-Senntor
Brlco landed two tidy Jobs for his two sous.
A son of Senator Murphy and of Senator
Sowall landed the pay and dignities of
major. Vice President's Hobart's son has
been appointed assistant adjutant general
and Secretary Alger's son was made an as
sistant Inspector general , with the rank of
captain. Senator Gorman's nephew Is made
a paymaster , and a son of W. E. English of
Indiana , Hancock's running mate , captured
a captaincy In the Q. M. D. The list of In-
experleuced , but Influential sons crowded to
the front Is without limit and extends from
Washington to every state and territorial
capital in the land.
A gallant Indian fighter , known to the
whole army for an net of conspicuous per
sonal courage In 1879 , has Just been honored
by President McKlnley with n long-delayed
and much-deserved medal of honor ! While
captain of troop D , Ninth United States
cnvnlry , ho was scouting near Grand river
October 1 , 1879 , and there heard of the de
feat of three troops of cavalry , under Major
Thornburg , near White River Agency , Colo. ,
on September 29. , An overwhelming force
of hostile Indians wcro besieging Major
Thornburg nnd threatening the entire de
struction of the command. Captain Dodge
started nt once for the battlefield , rode all
night , arrived at the scene of the conflict
nt daylight on October 2 , attacked , at once ,
nnd held out for three days , when reinforce
ments arrived and the Indians lied. Ho was
at the time highly commended in orders.
Major Dodge is a son of Francis Dodge of
Danvcrs , Mass. , and first saw service In the
Twenty-third Massachusetts volunteers dur
ing the civil war.
The battle of Manila reveals to the aston
ished gaze of the Paris Gaulols , as It frankly
admits , the real existence of an American
navy and the great bravery of its com
manders ; for , It says , though the squadron
was numerically superior to the Spanish
squadron ( It was In reality numerically in
ferior ) , and probably received Information
and guidance from the rebels , it none the
less proved by the rapidity of Its evolutions ,
the precision of Us firing and the certainty
of Its maneuvers Its possession of indisputa
ble naval nnd military qualities. Let the
campaign of education go on !
Among the men who have enlisted In Colorado
rado is Lyulph Stanley , a brother of the
Scotch carl of Alrlle. In 1881 his father ,
the late carl , purchased for him a large
tract of land near Greeley , Colo. , where he
has since been a remarkably successful cat
tle raiser , having some of the finest blooded
stock In the world. Ho Is a lover of ggrl-
culture , of manly sport , good horses and
Americanism of the Roosevelt type , i Ho can
ride anything that bucks. Ho Is not afraid
of guns or men. He Is one of the stock
holders of the big Windsor hotel in Denver ,
nnd has often helped paint things red In
the wild west. "Low Ogllvle , " as ho Is
known , has enlisted as n private in the First
Colorado regiment.
"News as Is news" must be sought abroad.
According to a Paris newspaper when the
Vlzcnya was leaving New York at the end of
the visit made us after the blowing up of
the Maine , thousands of Americans stood on
the piers ami hissed. Captain Eutatt the *
ordered out his gig * nnd was rowed to th
nearest wharf. Ho Ic.ipcd ashore , drew
revolver nnd shouted : "I will blow out th
brains of tbo first rann that blwcat" Then
for halt an hour the captain paced up and
down the pier , waiting for hisses from the
cowed multitude , but In vnln.
TltlllUTn TO WKSTKHN OKMUS.
InvitluulilrUiliicntliuml Oiinrtnnlllc | *
\ ofho KxponMlon.
St. 1'nul 1'loneer 1'ress.
The date fixed for the opening of th Jg-
great Trnnsmlsslsslppl Exposition nt Omaha
draws rapidly nenr. Only two weeks
more remain for preparations. There Is n
reason why the war excitement should In
tel fere with any plans which have been
mode for the placing of exhibits there from
Minnesota or elsewhere. Our nation Is bin
enough to carry on n war nnd'an exposition
nt the same tlmo to furnish as many sold
iers ns may bo needed to light the Spaniards
without perceptibly diminishing the attend
ance of visitors nt n point whose attrac
tions lie In n now and fresh presentation at
achievements In the competitions of pence.
Tor It Is not to view n scries of Imitations
of thliiKB made familiar In preceding exposi
tions tlmt our people1 nre this year Invited to
Oiniilm. U will not bo found to be nn ex
position of back numbers. Invention , Im
provement , now goes forward as though
shod , not with "seven-leagued boots , " but
with electric sandals. The Atlanta cxpost- " * " "
tlou had a story to tell which suffered no
eclipse of Interest through memories of the
\Vhltc City uf Chicago. The story of Nash
ville had likewise Its own freshness.
Omaha's effort has been In the hands of
men imbued with tlmt western spirit which
accustoms men to ilrcntn grand dreams and
to embody them In yet grander rcnlltli-fl. In
grounds nnd buildings nnd In tha accumula
tion they uro making of exhibits from every
part of North Amcilca , and from many for
eign lands ns well , they have prepared a
feast for eye nnd Intellect which , while It (
has doubtless bce'n enriched by their Btu.ly'
of preceding expositions , Is substantially , a
creation of their own. It will bo found"1TPW ,
with wcrttcrn originality without tlu "raw
ness" which people "down oast" are apt to
ascribe to everything beyond the Mississippi.
The Interest which Just now attached to
everything pertaining to warfare will doubt.-
leas lead to the concentration In the Omaha
exposition of n vast number of exhibits lu
the way of arms , equipments nnd new ap
pliances of Avar , with which American In
ventive genius has to busied Itself of late.
Concerning all these tilings visitors can '
probably learn more In a day's visit at the
exposition than In weeks spent In vamps.
In other respects the exposition will bo a
grand school , attendance on which Is emi
nently desirable to every ono who would
keep abreast of his age. That people are
awake to this educational opportunity la
fairly shown by the fact that no fewer than1 *
eighty-six associations , state nnd nntlomil ,
have already arranged to hold thu'r ' annual
meetings on the grounds. *
I'OIVI'EU IIKM.VHKS.
Chicago Record : "There Is only one
thing on earth that cult muko nm
economize. "
"What Is that ? "
"Not having tiny money to spend. "
Indluimpolls Journal : "Of course , " sold
the political nianuKer , "there Is n good di-ul
of Klory for the young man who IH not
ufrald to reach out , but the substantial
emoluments como to him who lias the
chance to reacll In. "
Detroit Free 1'rcss : "What makes a man
look so imieti llku u martyr when he lias
hh photograph taken ? "
"How enn ho help It ? The nrtlstt makes
him feel Ilko an Idiot and then expects him
to pay for it. "
Somcrvlllo Journal : She No , I cannot
marry you. Such u union would not ho
sultnblr. Why. I am only 17 , nnd you know
your hair It white. "
He 1 would dye for you , my darling.
Chicago Tribune : "Mamma , didn't papa'
say ho was going to a Blag party ? What I |
u stag party ? "
"It Is a party , dear , that Is so called because -
cause of the horns that are necessary to
satUfv Us thirst. "
Boston Transcript : Suitor ( to her
youiiRcr brother ) Come , you ought to
know : Is there any chance for mo ?
Brother Oh , you uro nil right. Thai
Isn't what's troubling Maine. Sho'u
wondering If there's uny chance for her ?
Washington Star : "What n glorious tninfj
It would bo to write the national anthem ! "
remarked the young woman.
- "Yes , " replied Mr. Cumrox , "that would
bo line. Hut If ho can't go quite so far as
that , a man can do some good by writing1
a cheek to help pay for battleships to \ > 9
presented to the government. "
F13ATUIII3S OF THIS GAME.
Boston Courier.
[ The umpire was met by n volley of cush
ions , while curses nnd cries of "Lynch
him ! " "Kill him ! " rent the nlr.-Baso Ball
He-port for IbDS. ]
When the baseball season opened we were
told the welcome news
That the players had renounced the ways
of Crown nnd Klckapuos.
And the patrons of the pastime rent the
nlr with glad acclaim
At the tidings that assured us reformation
of the game.
That these patrons In approval were en
tirely sincere
We've the grandstand testimony rendered
copiously here.
And the reason why their volleys wore not
more emphatic- still
Was because they were not fortified with
weapons sure to 'kill.
It's pleasant , at this Interval when all our
nation's llred . . . .
With horror of the cruelties by Spanish
rule Inspired ,
To realize that ( hose who back our coun
try's greatest sport
Arc emulous of deeds that are by Spanish
hlst'ry taught.
For It's patent , If this style of reformation
Brows apace.
That the Journalistic scribes who do the
dally record trace
Will glean therewith a peck of teeth , soma
purlieus of the same ,
And divers sc.rnps of eyes nnd cars ns "fea
tures of the game. "
PRICES ON
Mens Clothing.
Are the prices on our men's clothing during
this Special Sale.
$2.00 , $2-50 , $3.0O , $3.50
are the prices on our boys' suits during this
Special Sale.
SEE OUR WINDOWS.
BROWNING ,
KING & GO Children's PRICES ON
S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas , Clothing.