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Queen Victoria survives Gladstone , but
Cilndslono WHS tln most romnrkiiblc
fl'itr < ! of this Victorian cm.
It looks ns If that popular bonil Issue
la not uvt'ii poiiuhir eunuch to muster
the votus necessary to enact tinHUMS -
urc Into law.
Now listen for the smart turns upon
the name of Dr. Swallow , who has Just
In-en nominated as the candidate of the
Iirohllillion party for governor of I'enn-
Hylvana. !
The sweet jrlrl graduate Is once iiitira
abroad In the land and If the army and
navy do not soon gvl in their work
tin1 Spaniard will bu annihilated from
'the commencement platform.
Exposition day , .Time 1 , Is a lefral holi
day by proclamation , not only In Omahu ,
lint throughout Nebraska. The only
business legal for that day will bu busi-
r.ess pertaining to the exposition.
With the rates offuretl by the railroads
for Kxposltjon day It w'M ' be almost
cheaper for every one living within a
day's ride of Omaha to come to this city
and participate In the opening exer-
than to stay at home.
Perhaps It . ! s better that would-be
soldiers lose their patience and their
temper In the examining sur um's tent
than that they should lose tnii'.r health
or their Jives In the Cuban forests be
cause the Kurgeoiis did not enforce the
tests strictly.
There has been no buying nor selling
of war ships since the declaration of
war. If President McKinley had asked
congress to declare war llrst and pre
pare for It afterward , as some oi his
critics desired , the situation would bi >
very different.
Before the Women's Press asM > ea- !
tloii of Missouri In annual vonventlon
last week one woman read a paper on
"Suush'.uy Husbands" and another on
"Guardian Angels. " And sometimes we
hear talk of people being wedded solely
to their professions.
The I'nlted States revenue cutter
eervlce Is now being managed with
thirty-six and a half cutters. The miss
Ing half .is at the bottom of a Canadian
canal and a liberal reward will be paid
to any one llndlngMt and returning It to
the Treasury department.
The Iowa supreme court 1ms decided
that a debt contracted on acvount ot
purchase of beer < lii the old prohibition
days must be paid. This Is sensible ,
Simply 1 > ecause the legislature once
made a blunder should not bo made a
shield for dishonesty In a business
transaction.
Massachusetts ministers of the Kpls-
copal church have held a meeting and
passed a resolution declaring that the
salaries paid ministers of the gospel In
that .state are not sulllcleut. If passing
resolutions would Increase the compeiv
nation of persons In the professions 11
great many such meetings would bi
held.
People who are making the Trans
misslsslppl Kxposltlon the object'.vi
point of their contemplated summer va
cation tour for this year van lay theli
plans at once with the certainty thai
nothing that can be foreseen will inter
fere with them. People , on the othei
hand , who place their hopes on forelgi
travel or seaside re.-orts Cor their recrc
ntlon have to reckon on the element o
war as a constant menace and a po sl
ble deterrent. A word to the wise.
The yellow kid fakirs beat nlne-llvei
felines In the faeJlty with which the ;
recover from fatal mishaps. The ex
plosion of one fake only spurs them 01
to now experiments In the fabrlcalloi
of alleged news. The bogus lnter ' ! o > v ;
with General Merrltt arc fa'r ' example ;
of their pernicious activity. The , wors
featuiv of the situation Is , however
that there Is no possible hope of puttlnj
mi end to the yellows so long as tin
popular war excitement uuikts * tliu faki
buslnew profitable
ItllKAKKIlH AtlKAIt.
Faring tln future , Ihc patriotic , lib-
crly-lovlng American feels less con
cerned about the eventual outcome of
the wnr with Spain than he does about
the changes In our organic system of
nelf-governmcnt likely to follow In ( he
wake of the war.
In thin great republic every vlllr.en Is
a sovereign am ] no citizen or Inhabitant
Is a subject. So long as this principle
of ofpmllty Is maintained the republic
Is safe and Its five Institutions endur
ing.
ing.Krom
Krom Its very foundation us a separate
nation every acquisition of territory has
been made with the express design of
carving out new states whoso people
should share equally In iwery right or
privilege enjoyed by the people ot the
original thirteen commonwealths. The
colonial policy has never found a foot
hold In the I'nlted States.
The annexation of territory separated
by sea by,500 to 8,000 miles from the
A'merlcan continent and peopled by
semi-barbarous races would entail an
entirely new departure In the policy wo
have heretofore pursued. It would re
quire military rather than civil govern
ment for many years to vome and force
uimn us the solution of problems that
would test severely the fabric of self-
government.
All recent legislation restricting Immi
gration has rested upon the theory that
people not lit ted to become good citizens
of the repii'bllc ' should be denied admis
sion within Its borders. Any radical de
parture from t.lie basic principle under
lying our system of government Is
fraught with great danger.
That the war fever threatens to ob
scure these vital truths Is manifest on
all sides. Men who have conscientiously
opposed all sdiemes for annexation and
conquest are already beginning to
waver In their convictions and seek to
Mini excuses for what they per
suade themselves to bu exigen
cies of war. The proposed an
nexation of Hawaii is represented as n
military and naval necessity and the
permanent occupation of the Philippine
Islands Justified as our part In main
taining the balance among the great
naval powers of the world. Incidentally
we are told that American commerce
demands a powerful fleet which can be
maintained only by American posses
sions In all the seas of the world.
The fallacy of these arguments must
be obvious to every person conversant
with the teachings of history. The
golden era of American supremacy In
the ocean-carrying trade was prior to
1WJO , when nearly all our International
trade was carried on In ships sailing
under the American Hag. The civil war
and the substitution of Iron and steel
steamships for wooden sailing vessels
caused the transfer of ocean tralllc and
travel Into foreign vessels despite the
fact that the American navy was being
constantly strengthened in both power
and numbers. War ships do not create
commerce any more than standing
armies promote production and build up
Industry.
If no better leason can be given for
the clamor in favor of annexing the
Sandwich Islands than the noros < "ly of
a Pacific ocean coaling station for our
navy , the question naturally presents ,
Why ( treat Britain , Itussla or < ! ermnuy
are content witli procuring coaling sia-
tlons In China by lease or treaty Instead
of absorbing the whole Chinese empire.
There certainly would be no .serious ob
stacle to our acquisition by treaty of
Pearl Harbor or any other _ suitable
coaling station In Hawaii. More than
that wo do not need and should not ac
cept even as a gift. '
The talk that some other country will
take Hawaii If the United States does
not annex It is the sheerest nonsense.1
The same thing might be said of San
Domingo , Ilaytl , Mexico and all the
Central and South American republics.
Once let this country enter upon a
policy of territorial aggrandl/.cmentand
It will never lack excuses for embroil-1
lug itself , ! iv perpetual wars that will
transform It Into a nation of buccaneers ,
having for Its main objevt conquest and
booty Instead of promoting by the arts
of peace the highest development of an
Intelligent , free and homogeneous pee
ple.
COMPOSITK
That was a striking sentence In the
atltlress of Dr. Sheldon Jackson before
the I'refbyterlan general assembly li >
which he referred to the American
Christian as "the resultant combination
of lOngirsh tenacity , Scotch shrewdness ,
German steadiness , Celtic vivacity ,
Dutch Kturdlness , Huguenot serious
ness aud Scandinavian thrift. " If it
has any fault It Is In being insufficiently
comprehensive. Ho might have named
still other sources of the strength oC
character of the American Christian.
The American Christian Dr. .Tackson
had In in hid is in fact the American
citizen , lie may not be a product of
all that Is best in all peoples , but ho
certainly embodies within himself some
of the best characteristics of all who
have come to America to contribute to
the cosmopolitan population of the re
public. The American citizen has no
counterpart and history does not record
a case of a national typo formed from
so many aud .such different types.
The cosmopolitan chnravter of the
American citizen has not recently been
better shown than In the preparations
for the conflict of the Tnlted State.s with
one of the nations 'levied ' upon for at
least a small part of that which goes
to make up American citizenship. Of
all the companies offered for defense of
the nation there Is not one In which
the members are of uirml.xed blood nor
one organized on religious Hues. Thu
volunteer army of the Tutted States
called Into service cannot be properly
called anything other than American.
It has stratus of excellence that have
llowed from every civilized country ot
the world. It Is typical of American
citizenship. Individual members oj
that splendid army may have different
op'.nlous on the purpose of this war a *
related to the destiny of the nation , but
the army as ix whole moves forward as
with the accumulated force of Amur
lean Christianity to curry to other un
fortunates the blessings that have madu
possible the American citizen of today ,
The qualities that .have combined U
make the Amerlvan Chr'stlan of whom
Or. Jucksou si > ke o eloquently urn ]
with praise have also mnde the com
posite American cltl/eit who today com
mands the admiration of the world.
XKttKASKA'H FMUTIXU
II Is linscly Insinuated by captious
critics of Mr. Uryatv that his lack of
military experienvi : will stand In the
way of efllclent performance of duty
under his colonel's commission. This
Is a cruel calumny upon the new-Hedged
colonel.
Has not Mr. llryan proved his lighting
qualities by battling single handed and
alone against whole armies of voracious
goldlings ? Has he not encountered
without fear all the cohorts of Wall
street ? Has he not battered down the
ramparts ot the money power and put
to flight the stealthy conspirators who
perpetrated the crime of 'T.'tV Did not
Mr. llryan bravely penetrate the very
heart of the enemy's country ? Though
he lost the first buttle , did he not with
the true lighting spirit declare that he
had been vanquished not by superior
numbers , but by coercion and corrup
tion , and would not revognlzo defeat as
final ? lias he not since then faced the
storm of applause of the tumultuous mul
titude and run the gauntlet of old men
and hysterical women who had t'-aveled
miles across country to touch his coattails -
tails ?
No fighting experience In Colonel
Itryan ? The Intimation grows out of
Ignorance. Ills last great strategic
fight to keep out of the ranks until tlie
colonel's "commission " was loi-'heomlng
alone marks lirynn as a , competent can
didate for a place on the strategy board.
OCOUI'ATlOff Of TIIK I'lt
The question of the permanent occu
pation of the Philippine islands by the
United States voiitlnties to command at
tention above every other matter. And
It Is a question of such vital and
commanding Importance that the whole
world Is concerned In It. The conquest
of Cuba by the armies of this country
Is a foregone conclusion. At whatever
cost of men and money wo know that
the ultimate result of our operat < > u.i
against the West 'Indian ' possessions of
Spain will be the subjugation of those
provinces and the establishment there of
a new order of things. Our declared
policy , so far as Cuba is concerned. Is
to free that Island from Spanish dom
ination and to establish there a stable
government. We have absolutely do-
elarwl that It is no part of our ptirposa
In making war to acquire any territory.
Our fight Is made In the cause of
humanity and civilization.
Tills being so , What Is the duty of the
government In respect to the question of
the occupation of the Philippines ? Shall
we pursue a .i ollcy In respect to those
Islands different from that which we
are pledged to adopt in regard to I'ubaV
We propose to make Cuba independent ;
*
to os > ablish there a government of the
people ; to give the island republican In
stitutions. Can we consistently do any
thing less for the Philippines ?
These questions suggest the task we
have undertaken. They appeal to the
American people to seriously think of
the enormous responsibility that Is de
volved upon them by the < < iilllcl | In
wh'.vh they are engaged/ There Is no
going 1 > aek or faltering now. Wo must
go on , whatever the cost or whatever
Uie sacrifice. Every consideration o :
national honor and d'gnlty and self-re
spect demands that we stay in the con
flict until we triumph.
Hut In the meanwhile we must seri
ously consider what we shall do with our
triumphs. This Is a matter of the utmost
import to us. When we have con
quered , ns conquer we must , there will
arise the overi > owerlng question of what
shall be our course Jn regard to the ter
ritory we shall have won. Shall wo
permanently hold 'It ' and thus place our
selves In the position of European pow
ers that have colonial possessions , or
shall we adhere to the traditional policy
of the republic and remain , free from a
policy that we have uniformly regarded
as Inimical to the Interests and welfare
of the nation ?
We are beginning to understand what
It will cost In men and money to occupy
the llrst territory taken from Spain.
In order to get possession of the Philip
pines it will bu necessary to send there
from l.r > , COO to 20,000 soldiers and the
probability is that such a force will be
found Inadequate to maintain pence and
order In the islands. We must scud
perhaps live times that force to Cuba
and certainly as largo an army to Porto
KIco If It Is proposed to drive Spain
from that Island. This moans that at
least li)0M)0 ( ) ( ) American soldiers will bo
needed for the war , unless our navy
should destroy the fleets of Spain.
We shall occupy the Philippines. That
is a necessity and a duty. Hut how
long the occupation shall continue and
what ultimate disposition shall be made
of the Islands is a matter of the greatest
consequence. The proposal that we
should permanently hold them Is ono
which wo believe a majority of the
American people will never favor.
AMRlllCANS COMIKU HOMK.
Americans are coming home from
Europe. They are doing this because
they Had the conditions abroad unfavor
able , especially in France , where Amer
ican residents are discovering that
French feeling toward this country Is
not altogether kindly. There Is also an
exodus of Americans from Germany ,
where the popular sentiment toward
the I'nlted States Is far from friendly.
This Is worthy of more than passing at
tention and ought to convince our people
ple that the manifestations of foreign
friendship are only on the surface and
are prompted entirely by t > cllltsh con
siderations.
Europeans show attention nnd court
esy to Americans not from any genuine
regard for them or for American Insti
tutions but because the people of this
country rpciid more liberally thai ) the
people of any other nation. Our wealthy
people who go abroad leave millions ot
dollars annually with the traders of Eu
rope. From no part of the world do sa
many good customers go to I/mdou and
Paris and Berlin as from the United
States and hence Amorlcanrt. have the
apparent friendship of the merchants
of those cities. Hut except in England
there is no real regard for Americans.
The war has already shown this so far
as the continental countries ure cou-
corned , but these are likely to learn that
they tire making serious mistake In
driving out American customers.
A rorrrciMindont or the New York Sun
remarks that the consequence of the
rnp'd withdraw ) ff A.merh-nns from
France nnd ( lorumny. Is the loss of much
exceedingly proKljJe ! 'trade to shop
keepers , 'hotels find others. This has
been especially 'uafortuhato In Purls ,
where certa'n Interests are suffering
greatly from thiraTsenco ) of American
orders and the losw-ls jture ' " become
more serious , for iianj ? American pa
trons of Parisian merchants anil cus
tomers will withdraw their patronage , at
least during the war. This Is really n
matter of more slgnlllcatice than Is commonly -
monly supposed , for the money annually
sent to Paris by the wealthy people of
the I'tiltcd States , together with what
Is expended there by Ameri an visitors ,
amounts to a very large sum.
This withdrawal of American patron
age from Europe Is a matter which will
be gratifying to our people generally ,
not only because. . It-isa , proper retalia
tion for the hostility of Europeans In
the present Junelure , , but also for the
material advantages Involved. The
money that would be spent'abroad will
be expended at home rtnd our own people
ple will get the benefit. Hes'.di'S ' there
will be created a feeling of independ
ence and self-reliance which will be'al-
together wholesome and benellcent. The
Insulting course of Europeans , particu
larly of the French , toward Americans ,
should be resented and perhaps there
Is no more effective way to do this than
by the withdrawal of u lucrative patron *
age.
TIIK HAWWAY AllltmtATlOX
Uoth branches of congress having
passed the railway arbitration bill It
will undoubtedly become law , since
t'here Is every reason to expect that the
president will give It his approval.
The measure was supported by the
railway labor organizations , the federal
commissioner of labor and the Inter
state Commerce commission and was
not opposed iby the railroads. It pro
vides for n board of conciliation , con
sisting of the commissioner of labor and
the chairman of the Interstate Com
merce commission- whose duty It shall
be , when a controversy arises , to at
tempt by mediation to anilcably settle
the dilllculty. 'If ' such attempt shall be
unsuccessful the board shall at once en
deavor to bring about an arbitration ,
the award to be filed with the clerk of
the federal 'circuit court In any district
where the railroad company does bus
iness and shall be conclusive on both
parties , unless si't'itslde ' for error of law
apparent on th n rcjcoril. The award
may be enforced , in qulty. but no per
son shall be punl.shid ; for contempt of
court for fa.Muroito comply.
The proposed statute will of course be
largely experlmeitthl nnd Its usefulness
must depend Iti'no slight degree upon
Its acceptance by nil parties concerned ,
but Its advwcatos' believe that It will
prove of great benefit In averting con
flicts between fho railroad companies
and their emplo'y'es.
Omaha's clearing lijmse record for the
week past shows > an aggregate of
? ( ! , ! ir.S.7t , or over,000,000 ! eiivh day ,
'and an increase'Uf'nearly 39 per cent
over the clearings' the corresponding
week a year ago. T.his is a remark
able showing , equaled by but few oi
the large cities of the country. It Is-
Indicative of the steadily growing Im
portance of Omaha as a business center ,
due at once to the Impetus given by the
exposition , to Improved railway facili
ties and enlarged manufacturing ca
pacity.
Had the ivar with Spain been averted
congress would doubtless have ad
journed In time to permit Its members
to attend the opening' exercises of the
Transmlsslsslppt Exposition , nnd a
great many senators and representa
tives would have taken advantage of
the opportunity. The Inaugural cere
monies of course cannot wait upon con
gress , but the exposition continues fet
five months nnd congress will surely
adjourn or take a recess during that
time.
Why should-the reform .members of
the Slate Hoard of Transportation waste
their valuable time adjourning frou :
week to week to await the pleasure of
the railroad companies to supply Information
mation necessary for an investigation
of the rate question ? W.hy not savr
trouble by delegating to the railroad
managers the privilege of indefinitely
postponing the hearing farce ? II
would amount to the same thing in the
long run. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Iowa has a new law in regard to col
lateral Inheritance taxes under whlcl
It Is made the duty of county attorneys
to report to the state all cases Involving
collateral Inheritances jln settlement bl
estates. The state treasurer report ?
that the law Is already working to tin
advantage of the state , as mute thai :
ti hundred strcli cases have been re
ported and $8,000 collected for the state
The Mennonltes are opposed tu war
but the church In Kansas lus decided
at a couferonce held in Xewtoi : thai
moral support " y.oHild bo given tin
United Stales hy-'purmittlns ; the Men
nonlte young men 'to ' enlist if or hospital
service. That Ls'-ns far as the churcl :
riilos could be. tru'bied ' , but It showt
that the church ls < outhe right shu : mul
' " ' ' '
lojal. _
Another north fiMe expedition Is readj
to start for the fields ( if Arctic Ice. 11
the promoters ajcf.waiting ; until the
newspapers havfifcpaeo In which to glvi
them an appropriate send-on1 , with no
companying coiigrat tvlatlons and com
pllments on their 'enterprise , they an
wasting valuablb' ' time that might bi
better employed.
Aspiring orators who disappoint them
selves when they first essay to thrld an
audience with eloquence are belr. ) .
again reminded that the llrst speech li
Parliament by Gladstone was a flat fall
uiv. However , that was only an Ittcl
dent and did not contribute In the leasi
to his later success.
Already a new Padtlc stcamsh'i
line has been planned to carry oi
trade between California jmrts am
those In .Japan , Hawaii and the Ph.Up
pines. At present the principal articles
of export are guns and ) > owder , but the
.laps want American cotton and tin-
residents of the Philippines are doubt
less wilting to sell us hats and strings.
lUlnolit nt DM * l-\nmltlun. : |
OhlaiKo N wn.
The proposed Illlnola building nt the
Omnhn exposition will not hnve a dome.
Therefore , no mntter what else It hiu , It
cannot bo ns grandiloquently homely ns Its
predecessor at the World's fair.
CoiIII Mot Mnvi' It.
alohe-Demorrnt.
The free silver i > lay put on the road by
politicians In Washington has Rene to smash
nftcr n brief experience , nnd the unfortunate
company look In vain for the phoat to walk
with -ij-cent dollars. The public cVen
nmblcd awny from a liberal tender of passes.
Tlip Jlj-xU'rj- MyNt
Wnshlncton Post.
Providence moves la n mysterious way ,
but those \vho make a specialty of ex
plaining thcau mysteries have never been
able to account for the regularity with which
twins nnd triplets ccmo to the homo of
the man who earns a tmlary of $8 per week.
N ! uKillIll. .
Springfield ( Mass. ) Ko | > ubllciiiii
The annexation of Hawaii , which now
seems likely to be accomplished by congress
under the stress of the war excitement , has
an appearance of extraordinary respectabil
ity and reason slnco the question of the
Philippines was thrust upon us. But the
morsel will only tickle the gullet of the
jingo , who now roars through the land :
"Half nn earth , half an earth ,
Half nn earth onward. "
The half ho has already Is not enough ; the
jingo wants the whole earth.
! , OOM Out for \ninlier One.
Philadelphia Times.
With so many things going on nearer home
the American public have about forgotten
Paul Kruger , the- plucky president of the
Transvaal Kcpubllc , but Oem Paul hasn't
forgotten himself. Ho took the oath ot of
fice for another ftvo-ycnr term ns president
of the Doer Ucpubllc recently , and entered
upon the duties of his troublesome olllcc
with the spirit and vim of a man of 40 In
stead of one past TO. The chances aru
against his living out his now term as pres
ident ; but ho Is not allowing old nge to daunt
him any marc than Jameson's raiders did.
AVr.r nn nil Kiliicntor.
Chicago Chronicle.
Ono marked feature of the war Is the ex
traordinary stimulus to geographical study ,
not merely In the schools , but In every home
and olllco In the land. . Strangely enough ,
the theaters of operation of both the Amer
ican and Spanish fleets up to date have been
In the least known portions of the world.
Not being a colonizing nation , the people of
the United States , speaking of the masses
generally , are not special students of
geography. The most of them will know ,
before this war Is over , the salient features
of the world's colonies In general and will
not fall Into a too prevalent error of credit
ing the United States with the ownership of
all that Is worth having ou the globe's sur
face.
AVIIITR TO VOUll SOI.UIUIl HOY ,
A Letter from Home KIllN lit * Henri
with Joy.
riillndeluhta Record.
"Write Me a L. r c from Home" was Ihc
title of n ballad popular during the civil war ,
and It expresses a sentiment quite as lively
now among the boys In blue who are at the
front or on the way thither. To the popular
fancy a soldier's Ufa Is mndo up of bustle
and excitement ; yet whether In camp or on
the picket line every soldier has his share
of lonesome hours , nnd It Is then that the
feeling of homesickness Is apt to steal upon
him. It may be a disease , as certain doctors
say , but It can be averted.
Write your coldler boy a letter from home !
U need not be a long , pretentious letter ; It
need not contain n single Item which he did
not already know ; but , no matter how
homely or how trlto Us themes , It will fill
his heart with Joy , and mny lighten the
burden , of his knapsack along some weary
stretch of Cuban highway. Write him a
letter from home , and ot home , and of all
the loved ones that home associations can
recall ! It will make a better soldier and a
better man of htm. And In order to make
sure that ho shall get It promptly , bo care
ful to Include In the address not only the
name of the postofflco nearest which he
mny bo encamped , but also the designations
of his regiment , his company nnd his rank ,
C13\lI.\F.IY ! UKIMIKSKNTATIVE.
The KxiiONlllon "Well Worth Crown-
In the Continent to WltneNM. "
Boston Transcript.
That this country Is large enough to
carry on moro than one great enterprise
at a time Is shown by the confidence with
which the managers of the Trnnsmlsslsslppl
Exposition are preparing for their opening
on June 1. Were this a World's fair Its
success might bo doubtful , but ns It Is In
tended to show and to stimulate the re
sources of n remote section of our country ,
though on a scale of Intercontinental mag
nitude , It Is expected to justify -the elab
orate preparation that has been made for U.
The art of adapting buildings and grounds
to temporary purposes , though giving them
for the time being all the effect of per
manency nnd solid grandeur , has been well
learned In this country , and though the
great array of edifices have cost no more
In the aggregate than an occasional Newport
"cottage , " they show up like a palatial
white city and gratify the eye and the
taste with an expansive array of fine archi
tectural effects.
Those who expect to find a weak copy
of larger things will be pleasantly sur
prised. If It Is not ns largo as some more
pretentious enterprises along the same lines ,
the proportions have been maintained , and
It will be genuinely and comprehensively
representative of that great and new In
dustrial area beyond the dividing river. The
conditions In some respects are moro favor
able than there was reason to hope for when
the enterprise was projected. The crops and
prices have put new life-blood , liopo anil
courage Into that great agricultural popula
tion , and sectional pride nnd native energy
will bring together proofs of Industry , skill
nnd collective wealth that It will bo worth
crossing the continent to witness.
Exhibitions ot this kind represent peace
and make for peace. They may be over
done , but In that particular section they
have not yet shown of how much they are
capable In this direction. Not only will the
regular features prove their attractiveness
and the tastes of the pleasuro-seokers and
even the frivolous have been considered , as
well as those of the serious nnd practical
but no fewer thnn eighty-six associations ,
state aud national , have arranged to hold
their annual meetings on the grounds , and
these conventions nnd congresses will cover
a multitude of Interests , from philately to
divinity.
The wnr may reduce the Interest In the
exposition somewhat , but not seriously. In
fact , the condition of war may turn the
Interest of many toward Omaha for the
benefit ot rest and contrast. Excursions
will be organized , and the railroads will co
operate to make travel thitherward attrac
tive and advantageous , especially to the oc
casional tourist. In fact , It Is the devout
wlfh of those most truly patriotic , that be
fore It closes Its doors to the public the
war may have ceased , and that as the larg
est Immediate magnet ot American travel ,
the enterprise may advance to Its climax
in a grand jubilee. That would be a glor
ious ending for a work so well beguu.
PA.HHIMU OK
New York Herald : The pnllio.i of Jils
death nnd his lung agony dispose us nil
to kindly regret nnd to a lenient ustlmnte
of his great faults. The tmmniln ot n
mighty nation follows him to his tomb.
Our voice la alro hoard with that of our
cousin * beyond the sen Inmeutlnx the loss of
n mnn who , after all , was n king among
men.
Louisville Courier-Journal : Thu career of
Mr. Ulndstonc Ima been one of the greatest
of the century. His oratory , though not
such as would be estrcmcd the highest by
American standards , was signally powerful
and convincing. Ills Intellectual equipment
was of the highest order. As n loader of
men few of his contemporaries have equaled ,
none has excelled him. Ho has been ono
of the greateJt figures of the Nineteenth
century , which has been the greatest. In the
annals of time.
Boston Globe : It can be Bald with truth
that Gladstone was not one of those men
who , , being bourbons by nature , go through
life learning nothing except at thu school
of prejudice. There was nn Inconsistency
In his career that often , though not always ,
found noble expression anil that stamps
him as the exemplar of the lilens of mod
ern progress In Britain. Nothing could well
bo liner than the cheerful palloncn aud truu
Christian philosophy with which ho awaited
thu long anticipated and hoped-for eud of
life on earth.
Chicago Times-Herald : Mr. Gladstone was
n member of the British cabliu-t when our
civil war commenced , and gave unmis
takable signs of sympathy for the confed
erate states , but we have long since for
given him for that. Ho was out1 of the
first English statesmen to recognize that
the Alabama claims were a subject of arbi
tration , and when the award was made by
the Geneva tribunal ho promptly had It
paid. He was u great Christian statesman ,
and his renown Is the common heritage of
English-speaking people everywhere.
New York Times : Ho was the ono states
man whoso political life almost colnrldes
with the years of Queen Victoria's retell.
No other man In England has had so much
to do with the embodiment In legislation ot
the nodal and political changes which the
progress of opinion has wrought during that
rulgn. No other living Englishman icmld
have been BO conspicuous by his absence
from the diamond jubilee of 1S97. It In not
hazardous to say that he will be remem
bered In history as the statesman of the
reign of Victoria almost as exclusively ns
Walpolo Is remembered as the statesman of
the reign of George I nnd Pitt of the rulgn
of George II.
Baltimore American : Mr. Gladstone was
always persuaded of the Integrity of his
position before ho undertook to persuade
others , and thus ho was able to concentrate
nil his magnificent resources of logic ,
rhetoric nnd burning zeal upon their con
version. Ho moved great bodies of people ,
and moulded them to his will with an case
that astonished and confused his political
opponents. The beautiful simplicity of hla
private life , and the loftiness of his tdcnls
contributed mightily to the popular con
quests so often made by him. Few men have
gene to their rest In any ago or nation with
so little to justify criticism or mar the radl-
anco of a noble life.
New York Sun : There was n time
thirty-five years ago when Gladstone re
garded without much sympathy the Titanic
struggle for the maintenance of the Ameri
can union. In n short-sighted moment ho
went so fnr ns to express the conviction
that Jefferson Davis had created a nation.
But he learned to comprehend more thor
oughly the Issues Involved In our civil war ,
and to rejoice at its outcome , and during
the last three decades of hla llfo there
was no affectation in the kindness with
which he spoke of his "kindred beyond
sea. " Americans believed in his sincerity ;
they came to regard him with good will , and
ho Is mourned by them today , no less than
by his own countrymen , ns one of the ma
jestic , figures In the history of the Anglo-
Saxon race.
1'KHSUXAI , AND OTHERWISE.
John Magcc , the president of the Fall
Brook railroad , Is 20 years of nge.
Joseph Lelter's.gains In the wheat market
since his last denial of the winnings credited
to him are placed at $3,330,000 ,
If Sampson could read the dally reports of
hla movements ho would conclude that ho
must be a very numerous Individual.
Francis II. Dewey has been chosen presi
dent of the Worcester Consolidated Street
Railway company. The Deweys are quite
the vogue just now.
Ex-Senator Bayard will make the speech
of acceptance on behalf of Delaware on the
occasion of the presentation to the state of
the portraits of former governors on May 20.
Brigadier General Joseph K. Hudson , com
mander of the Kansas volunteer troops , was
the founder of the Topeku Daily Capital , now
ono of the leading republican papers of thu
state.
Brigadier General John I. Hodgcrs , who Is
mentioned as the next commanding officer of
the Department of the East , Is said to bo
the best posted man In the army on the
subject of heavy artillery.
In a letter from a correspondent Iti Samoa
It Is stated that "several parties have , come
from America to endeavor to purchase the
property of the late Hobert Louis Stevenson ,
but satisfactory terms could not be arranged
and the property Is still In the market. "
During his stay In Hong Kong the Con-
cordla , a German club , tendered a reception
to I'rince Henry , brother of Emperor Wil
liam. The prince was nsked to make a
speech , but , In polite language , replied that
ho'd see them all at Jericho first. "Ouco
only In my life , " said he , "did I make a
speech ( the ono at Kiel ) and I shall nuvcr
hear the end of that ! "
MIST OF TIIM WAIt WAV * ! .
The latest thing la n Dowry shirt tvn ! t.
Of course U la klllliiK-
The country hnnkrrs nnd hunger * for the
whole bill of fare of Dowry's famous bronk-
fast.
fast.Thu
Thu bonalod chivalry of Spain Is n thing
of the past. Witness thi'lr refusal tu rocclvo
"OHMlC. "
Advices from Cadiz Indicate that Span
ish lleots occupy strategic positions on , lho
cnnnls of Mars.
A common tonst In Havann Is "To the
patriot who blew up the Maine. " Have pa
tience , llu will bu tousled In due time.
Thorp nro said to be eight Madrldg In
the United States , but they nro not Dink-
Ing much noise about their ancestry JuM
now.
"Nellie Orant" hns n hey old enough la
servo on the start of Ocnernl I.cc. Great
Caesar , how the years roll 'round on ball
boarliiRS.
Admiral Cervcra Is a thoroughgoing Span-
lard Iliivlng reached n harbor without get
ting n drubbing he Issues a characteristics
manifesto.
Thu mustering In of volunteers Is progressing -
grossing at the rate of 5,000 a day. Fully
luO.OOO have been mustered In. We are sot-
tliiK there , slowly but surely.
The governor general of Porto Hlco con--
sirups thu American bombardment ot Sail
Juan ns a Spanish victory. Cau < * c why
thu shots never touched him.
The New York swells who Joined Hoosc-
veil's inouiitud regiment are nccumliitlng
cxpcrlencu and horny lists. They arc doliy
atuhlo duty just like those "to the inunncn
bora. "
Tlu > commander ot the Spanish armada
entertains some doubts of the strength of
thn opposing American fleet. This Is nat
ural. Ho has not met It yet , and the sus
picion Is widespread that he is In no par-
tlcular hurry for a meeting. It IB no breach
ot confidence to assure Cervcra that A4i _ >
mlrnl Sampson or Commodore Schley will \
bu happy to show him at any time how
their guns work , either at close quarters or
long range.
JHMIF.STIC IUY1.S.
Detroit Free. Press : "What makes you
think the c-oiiut Is going to propose ? "
"Ho has been aruund trying tu find out
what I'm worth. "
Detroit Free Pre < s : She-I think that Mr.
Lyre must bu a divorced man.
Ho Why so ?
She Ho told me. some three or four years
ago that hu was wedded to thu truth.
Hontoii Traveler : She I heard about the
elopement. Has her mother forgiven tlu-m ?
llu I think not. I understand she ban
Keno to live with them.
Chicago Hecord : "They say nil these - \
articles on 'How to Manage a Husband' are
written by spinsters. "
"Of course ; u woman who linn n husband
Is discouraged by her failures In trying to
manage him. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : The Sweet Young
Thing 1 do not believe In long engngo-
nii'nts.
Thu Savage IJaoholor Neither do I. They
nro tun much like the modern style of prize-
lighting , with Us violent excess ot tulle be
fore the rcul lighting begins.
Puck : Mr. Porkchops What did young
Smlthora give you. Arabella ? "
Arabella A book of quotations , papa. "
Mr. 1'orke.liops Well , 1 can't see no use
In that when the market's uhungin' every
day ! "
YoalierH Statesman : "Who Is that I sea
you feeding- nearly every night In the
kitchen. Molile ? "
"That's my Intended the policeman
ma'am. "
"Well , If he's your Intended , why don't
jou marry him ? "
"I'm waltln' till his appetite goes down a
bit , ma'am. "
Puck : "Does your wife ever nsk you to
go shopping for her ? "
"Nol Hlnco lust week. Then she nskod mete
to match u piece of ribbon at llromloy'H ,
nnd 1 Inquired If iho hnd bought It of that
pretty llttlo curly-headed girl near the
stoiMith street entrance , and she said 1
needn't bother , she'd go herself. "
Detroit Journal : In his anger ho ro-
pronchcd Ills wife with neglecting- homo.
"Club , forsooth ! " he bitterly oxrlnlmcd.
"And the baby hasn't been weighed for a
week ! "
She was manifestly touched with remorse ,
for she tore her hair and promised to do
better.
Chronic.
Washington Star.
I can't nnKn c In useful work ; I cannot
even slnt ? ;
To beiiPllt my fellow man I cannot do a
Since from other occupations I , alas ! can't
take my pick.
There's nothing left except for mo to scttlo
down and kick.
IIKST.
James Whltcomb Rllcy.
Lot us rest ourselves a bit !
Worry ? Wave your hand to It.
Kiss your linger tlpa and Biullo
It farewell a little whllo !
Weary of the weary way
Wo have come slnro yesterday.
Let It fret us not In dread
Of the weary way ahead.
While we yet look down not up
To seek out the buttcrcun
And the dahy where they wave
O'er the green home of the grave.
Let us launch us smoothly on
Listless billows of thu lawn ,
And drift out across the main
Of our childish dreams again.
Voyage oft beneath the trees.
O'er the lleld's enuhanted Boas , „
Wlioro the lilies are our nails
And our seagulls nightingales.
Where no wilder storm shall beat
Than thu wind that waves the wheat.
And no tempests burst nbovn
The old laughs wo used to love.
Lese all troubles ; cnln relcaso
Languor and exrccdlng peace ,
Cruising Idly o'er the vast
Culm mldocean of the past.
Let us rest ourselves n bit !
Worry ? Wave your hand to It.
KIsH your linger tips and timllo
U farewell u little whllo !
A Little
Surprise.
We were not prepared for such a rush as we have had
the last week. Perhaps that is due to the fact that we are not
accustomed to what are called "bargain sales , " We don't hold
them without cause.
The success of this sale that we have instituted , in order
to reduce our spring stock , on account of the recent death of Mr.
King , has so far exceeded our expectations that we have not
, baen quite prepared to wait on so many people as have visited
' our store.
store.We are sorry to have disappointed any one , but it will
not happen again ; however , those who come first are the ones
who will bz first served , and that is a consideration , as when
these goods are gone , there will be no more at these prices.
8. W. Cor. ICth mnd Douglmm t .