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Tlioro will bo n hot time nt the oxno-
Kit Ion grounds nil summer no mutter
what the thermometer may register.
Householders who wlsli to entertain
exposition visitors slionld list their sic-
coniinodatlon.s In The Dee want-columns.
Ue.sults tell.
The night. Illumlnufions should bo n
feature of the elly ns well as of the
exposition grounds. A little light shlne.s
a great way.
There are occasional business failures
now and then in tlio United States , but
It will be noticed Hint fenof them are
In Omaha or Nebraska.
Gambling for money under any dis
guise Is a violation of the criminal code
and the police should be made to en
force the law without fear or favor.
rush the paving contractors. They
have had ample notice that their work
was to be expedited and should be re
quired to live up to the understanding.
Kmlle tola's second trial may be just
ns .sensational as the first , but it cannot
play for American Interest as a counter
attraction to the war drama now on the
boards.
Thanks to Admiral Dewey the resi
dents of Seattle , Portland , Tacoma. San
Friuidwo and Los Angeles do not He
awake nt night listening for the .sound of
iioavy cannonading off shore.
T'nder existing conditions the military
feature in the great parade on opening ,
day will necessarily be eclipsed by the
civic demonstration , which should bo
made imposing and Impressive.
Now If some of the other respectable
gentlemen who got Into trouble by as
sociating with Frank Itansom will make
public apologies we mny finally learn
who constituted that little i > oker party.
Italy is said to be in-fllestlng against
the Cuban blockade on tlio ground that
It is not effective. The way for Italy to
llnd out whether It is effective is to try
It. The ehances are that one trial would
be suttlelent.
An interesting debate on revenue and
financial measures is promised by con
gress this week , but the thoughts of the
people are far , far nway , and many
Iiretty speeches will be unread by con
stituents provided the war news comes
xip to expectations.
Reliability Is the first consideration Jn
The Hee's war news reports. The readIng -
Ing public has learned to appreciate tids
fact and for Unit reason Jooks to The
lice for verllicaUon before it bi-lleves
anything seen In the yellow k d
fakeries.
Of fourse If more soldiers are needed
to bring tlie war to a successful conclu-
.sion the administration will ask for
them , but there ! s nothing to show that
Ilio army already collected in the big
vamps Is not nultu willing to undertake
the task at hand.
The fact that , the Tnlted States su
preme court seems to be dealing death
blows to the antl-oieo legislation' of sev
eral state legislatures reminds us that
there Is an nntl-oleo .law on the Ne
braska statute book which may fare no
better If It ever gets Into the federal
courts.
The wheat crop In Texas Is now ready
for the sVkle , while that in Minnesota
nnd North Dakota Is hardly advanced
Bulllclent to form nn opinion as to Its
quality. In a short time new wheat will
be on the market' and this should make
prices steadier even If It does not bring
them down 'to. old levels.
Tlio fact that a number of skin gamb
ling concerns tire running unmolested
on the principal -thoroughfares under
the very noses of the Omaha police can
lie Interpreted'only In ono way. The pub
lic authorities either stand In with the
gamblers nud professional swindlers or
they are urosaly luoompeteut and lu-
lUlcleut.
MAKING WAll IX KfKNKST.
Tlio New York Times , a paper whrch
has not shown any d position to crltl-
ilsotho military nnd naval authorities ,
sitggeslH lhit : ' 'we nniko war too good-
naturedly" and that "It Is time t mile :
war lu serious earnest. " It iwlms out
that our Kuvornmrnt has been derelict In
several respecW and contrasts Its course
with that of the Spanish government ,
which from the beginning of hostilities
hat * been conducting operations lu very
earnest fashion , especially observing the
utmost secrecy In regard to Its plain * .
Our government has followed Us ex
ample In tlie latter respect. ' but It was
tardy In doing so.
There Is unquestionably a quite gen
eral and groWng feeling that It Is time
to make war In earnest. This does not
necessarily imply that there is want of
confidence In the authorities. It means
simply that after a mouth of prepara
tion the public feels that there should
be st forward movement that troops
should be headed toward Culm. I'mt '
an ample force to ovetipy the Philip
pines should be well on Ita way there
and that out' im al force lu West India
waters should have accomplished some
thing more than making nn almost
fruitless attack on San Juan de Porto
UIco and wasting powder and shot on
a few unimportant fortifications on the
Cuban coa.st. The War department is
being subjected to adverse criticism and
also the strategy board which is sup
posed to bo directing naval movements
in West India waters. . It Is said there
are naval experts who fear that tlie
Spanish admiral Is a greater master of
grand strategy than tlio aggregation
which Is sitting at the Navy depart
ment devising plans nud Issuing orders
to our fleets.
We do not think there Is any good
reason for distrusting the ability of
those who are conducting hostilities or
of doubting the purpose of the president
to prosecute the war with a.11 possible
vigor , but we are not disposed to quarrel
with those who urge that we should
make war In earnest. There must be
no trifling , no paltering , no unneces
sary delays. There must be no tolera
tion of Inefficiency in any quarter and
If there is any one in authority any
where who Is tin obstruction ho should
be promptly shoved out of the way. Un
doubtedly many people have expected
too mneh. The unparalleled victory of
Dewey created the Impression that
Sampson should have achieved a like
triumph at Havana. Then as to an In
vasion of ( Jnba the opinion Is not un
common that the regular army should
have been sent there a month ago so. us
to prepare the way for the volunteers.
Probably liese things could have been
done , but it is a question whether it
would have bi-ou wise to risk the loss
of some of our ships in an attack on
Havana and to have sent to Cuba our
regular troops when they could do noth
ing effective against tlio enemy. The
feeling at Washington undoubtedly has
boon that all our war vessels are nerdeii
for tlio destruction of the Spanish navy ,
which It is manifestly desirable to ac
complish before undertaking the reduc
tion of Havana , while it seems to be the
policy to Invade Cuba with a force
strong enough at the outstart to assure
speedy success. -
We think that when tlie great task
of preparation Is duly considered it will
have to be conceded that th-j authorlt'es
'have done very well , but now that prep
arations are about completed It Is not
nu unreasonable expectation that war
will bo made In earnest.
DATO TIIK 1'inurptxKs.
Tlie first detachment of the army that
is to occupy the Philippines has started
for its destination. Another Is expected
to stavt today and perhaps within a
week the whole force will be on the way
to the islands. It Is a long voyage , but
with the ample supplies that have been
provided the troops should arrive in
good condition. Once on Philippine soil ,
under the command of that able soldier ,
General Merrltt , there Is no doubt that
they will lve a good , account of them
selves and sustain the high character
of tlio American soldier for courage and
fidelity.
It Is impossible to foresee whether the
task devolved ui > on the United States
In the occupation of the Philippines Is
to be simple or troublesome. Perhaps
our soldiers will not have a great deal
of fighting to do , but It Is evidently the
opinion of General Merrltt that It is not
going to be n holiday affair to overcome
the Spanish force there and maintain
peace and order. The number of that
force Is not known , but It has been re
ported as high aft l > r,000 at Manila. It Is
probably mil so large , but If only h'alf
that number it might make a pretty
stubborn resistance. ,
Meanwhile it continues to bo reported
that the Spanish government Is prepar
ing to send a licet to the Philippines
and also a land force , but It Is doubted
at Washington whether Spain will do
this. At all events there need be no
apprehension respecting Dewey.
S AND
It appears that our naval experts
have come to the fonclusron that the
weak point In our navy is the lack of
armored cruisers. The superiority of
the Spanish squadron In the Important
matter of speed suggests this. Com
posed of fast cruisers , ' that squadron
can keep the American fleet on a merry
chase , for of coin-so the speed of. the
latter is ( hat of Its slowest vessels the
battleships which under the most favor
able conditions make only fourteen or
fifteen knots an hcur , or several knots
less than the cruisers are capable of.
It will naturally be asked why the
naval experts , during all the time In
which we have been building up n navy ,
did not pulnt out the advantage of hav
ing fast armored cruisers. Perhaps for
the reason that In nmk ng a navy there
was no thought of anything but defense.
Certainly few If any ever convelved of
the iwsslbillty that we should have to
chase a foreign fleet in West India wat-
ers. Ilattleshlps are specially Intended
for defense nnd hence successive fiecre
tarles of the navy urged the construe
t on of this class of war ships. We have
not got too many of them , but existing
conditions show that It would have been
wise to have built a few more armored
cruisers with the speeil of the IJrooklyn
and others of that class.
The k'siou seems to have made an Itn-
nt WnsUlngtcm nnd
odly congress will In future provide tm\ \
nrmorcd crullers of tlic highest' | > < > ell
attainable , We mny need them nt HOIIIU
ftiturn time and we may not , but It Is *
well to he on Hie nalV Aide. Wo. sliall.
ccrtnlnly find use for them In tlio event !
of our broadening out ns n "world ]
I power. " At all events there Is no doubt' '
! that the United Slates \vlfl so on build-
j Ing up Its navy for some years and It
j Is highly probable that in future addi
tions the swift armored cruiser will llg-
uic most prominently.
The dominant' mujorlty of the execu
tive committee gained no laurels when
they perversely refused for month's to
carry out the order of the board of di
rectors requiring the appointment of u
general superintendent.
They gained no laurels when they
sought to frustrate the main object of
the selection of a general superintendent
by depriving their own choice for the
position of all power to execute the work
devolving upon him ,
They gained no laurels when they
recommended the abolition of thp olllce
of geiM'ral .superintendent and after de
claring that no general manager WUB
needed llrst voted to table their own re
port nud then recorded their votes In
favor of .the creation of the position
which they had asserted to be useless.
The last performance of this dominant
majority Is , if anything , less credltnble.
Finding themselves compelled to dele
gate .some of the power which they are
so anxious to exercise , though incapable
of doing so , they have turned down the
man they themselves had made general
superintendent and elevated to the po
sition of general manager n man who
makes nn excellent parade marshal nnd
general entertainer , but lacks the essen
tial business qualifications without
which he will be a mere stalking horsu
on stilts.
If the object Is to make of the general
manager u mere figurehead and JumpIng -
Ing jack for the Junta , their action will
doubtless give satisfaction. To the men
who 'have ' put their money In the exposi
tion nnd their trust In the executive
board , this repeated disregard of com
mon business methods from the reten
tion of Geraldlno down to the last per
formance will not add glory , to achieve
ments whk'h otherwise would have been
highly creditable.
A u ATI n ; n rttsrM' LESSON.
The unexpected sometimes happens ,
but the expected happens much more
often. The collapse , of a section of the
lagoon sheet piling at the exposition ,
which seriously Interferes with the com
pletion of the work surrounding the la
goon , has by no means been nn unex
pected disaster. On the contrary , it Is
the inevitable consequence of the high
handed course pursued by Uion Geral-
dlne In tampering with plans and speci
fications for the benefit of contractors.
It will be remembered that when
charges of misconduct were preferred
against the former superintendent of
grounds nn'd buildings they were pooh-
poohed by ( Jeraldine's backers in the
executive board and Condoned by the
committee that investigated the charges
for the directors. While tne Inexcusable'
blunder can be rectified only by a large
outlay of the .stockholders' money , it is
Interesting as a matter of exposition his
tory to read the explanation Geraldint
snbmltted to the investigating commit
tee In the light of the lagoon disaster.
It is ns follows :
After a careful revision ot the specifica
tions I decided to modify the specifications
as shown In the contract with Creedon &
Mahoney , the principal changes being to
sink a ditch one foot and drive six inches
instead of driving two feet six inches. I
also decided to set the anchor piles from
twenty to thirty feet back from the main
stay piles instead of ten to sixteen feet , as
shown in the drawings , and I also changed
the connection of these piles from stringers
to galvanized wire cables as shown , *
The change of backstays from tim
bers to wire cables eliminated the
stringers , amounting to about 10,000
feet , and substituted the cables. 1
bcllevo the cost in using cables
is moro than to use timbers and bolts , re
membering that the distance , doubled lu
the revised plans , made double the amount
of ditching and refilling. The wire had to
be twisted into cables and spliced back at
both ends , and then twisted with a turn
ing rod to take up the slack. The change
in sheet piling from a depth of two and n
half feet to ono and a half feet shows an
apparent saving of nearly 15,000 feet , but
the fact is the lumber was ordered on the
original measurements , and as a result the
one foot eliminated was partly sawed to
waste and partly driven to a greater depth.
It Is stated that Creedon &
Mahoney were relieved of an expense of
$200 on iron work. This statement is also
untrue. The only Iron work shown in the
original plans WHS the bolts for the. back
stays , which were eliminated by the sub
stitution of cables , as before explained , and
the lag screws for fastening the waling to
the mainstay piles as shown In the original
drawings , when it was designed to put the
waling on the front side of the sheet
piling. In the Creedon & Mahoney contract
you will observe that wo reserved the
right to place this waling back of the sheet
piling , and the contractor agreed to make
no additional charge. This change was
made and Involved nn additional expense to
the contractor of nearly $200 , instead of
relieving him of an expense of $200.
In the face of this elf-vonvietlng ad
mission , Geraldine's inexcusable con
duct was ghxs ed over , the only refer
ence to It in the committee's report
buns the following :
Superintendent Geraldlne states that for
reasons which seem to be satisfactory to
the Department of Grounds and Buildings
ho changed the plans and specifications of
the work in some minor particulars.
These "minor particulars , " so mani
festly in the interest of the contractors ,
have proved most costly to the exposi
tion. To the substitution of wire for
stringers , bolted to tlio. p.les , and the
extension of the loosoly-IIlled trenches
behind the piling , Is to ho ascribed the
breakdown of several hundred feet of
the lagoon embankment. The bland nnd
j
lumen assertion of Geraldlne that the
changes In plans and specifications arbi
trarily made by him after the contract
was let were In the interest of the expo-
sltlon and to the detriment of the con
tractor afforded within themselves suf-
tk'iiMit ground * for his summary dismis
sal instead of an exoneration Intended
to rcllcct back upon tlie member of the
executive committee who hud the cour
age to denounce the fraud.
As a matter of fact the lagoon break
la the most liulgnlflcant part of the loss
the exposition bus suffered from Genii-
line nnd hn c6n rHctnn "eomblne which
he I rrpreM'titediu/Mio estimated vest of
reiutlrliiK i the 4rtrf on embankment Is
f.'MXX ) . lUSlondW.Jffl.'OOO It Is safe to ( > '
that i a tompct' < Jnf"and honest general
superlntendent0orj i ° droetor ! general If
employed i n yixir jipi could and would.
have ] saved tluicvximsltion not less than
$7 ' MXK ) . In th ! jililnvever , as In all such
enterprise. " , expeYh'hce ' is the best schoolmaster -
master i , nlthouPlf'tho tuition fees come
" '
heavy. I" .
A popocratlc ' ' Ihange published In
Iowa , in attemp/jiij ; to combat the argu
ment of prosperity based on the showing
of larger deposits t In the state banks ,
declares that n-ltWs unfortunate that
"while better pYlce's have Improved the
condition of tlie farmer , enabling him
to pay debts and to .start n bank account
or add to one , they have not Improved
Iowa Industries other than agricultural. "
This would be sad If true ; but It would
be hard to name any industry in Iowa
that is not "agricultural" In the sense
of being dependent largely upon the
prosperity of the strictly agricultural
Industries. All of the various industries
in an agricultural state are so Inter
woven one with another that one cannot
suffer without all suffering and one can
not prosper without all sharing In the
prosperity. It is worse than folly to try
to make the western people believe that
the prosperity of the farmer Is harmful
to others.
_ _ _ _ _ _
While the enterprising Yankees do not
hesitate ' to Import any new Industry that
promises well they have a way of de
veloping industries of their own. With
factories for converting cornstalks Into
useful products , paper mills working up
basswood trees and glucose concerns
converting corn Juice Into India rubber
tlie end has not been reached , for a big
factory is to be built at Uichmond , Vir-
Inla , to make castlle soap out of peanut
oil. Peanuts can bo grown In almost
unlimited quantities In that portion of
Yankeedom formerly known as the
sunny southland , nnd the new Yankees
of Virginia , Georgia and other states are
preparing to make the most of their
opportunities.
If the executive committee had se
lected General Clarkson as commandant
of the guard lie would have been the
right man In the right place. . Hut as
general manager he will only be a
square peg In a round hole.
There were evidently a few planks
loose Jn Geraldine's lagoon job. Unfor
tunately , however , replacing' them will
cost the exposl m stockholders more
money than GcrnhUuo drew out of the
treasury as salury.i i
Xcw Ti ! iV'of Putrlottiiii.
SomeiMucj Journal.
Some wives wouid be glad to have their
husbands enlist a.nd. _ see service In the field
just to have then * appreciate home cooking
after the war U .over.
Tin-
\VnsJjlnKljOn Star.
"First catch your Spaniard" Is a part of
the recipe for d featlyg armadas to which
the flotilla's management Is disposed to at
tach a great deal at , Importance.
Cotorpr Pint Money.
New TTbrk'-Trlbune. '
-The assistant' 'Spaniards who are trying
to shove this country Into a new debauch of
paper currency should anx-nd their measure
so as to have the money printed on yellow
paper striped with 1'ed.
Gnlvnnlxliiur n Buttle Cry ,
Washington Post.
All the members of Colonel William Jen
nings Bryan's regiment are supposed to bo
In favor of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver without regard to other nations.
They will light hard to avenge the demoneti
zation of silver and their battle cry will be
"Remember the crime of ' 73. "
A Hood Pcnnlon Plan.
Philadelphia Press.
Let there be no pensions for widows , orig
inal or Imitative , married subsequent to the
mustering of their "husbands Into the ser
vice of the United States in our war against
Spain. The country has learned one very
expensive lesson In this respect ns the" re
sult of the uncalculatlng liberality In be
nevolent patriotism. One such ought to bo
enough , however much the pension attorney
may deprecate such stinginess.
Idol of tiP Filmier * . .
Boston Transcript.
There Is something almost humorous in
the way the hearts of the farmers go out
to Joseph Lelter of Chicago. Who would
have thought that we should ever see the
horny-handed granger and the bloated capi
talist hobnobbing together and swapping the
sweetest of pet names ? Wonder If the
"farmers' friend" will elbow the boy orator
ot the Platte out of the race and himself
become the man whom the populists shall
delight to honor with the presidential nom
ination ?
Imiln of National Strength.
Detroit Free Press.
A government of the people can remain
strong and stable only BO long as the Indi
viduals that make up the government con
tinue true , virile and self-controlled. No
freeman should forget that he Is a part of
the government and sharer in Us burdens as
well as its blessings. It Is all right to throw
the colors to the breeze and wear a Colum
bian button or a bit of patriotic fabric , but
let the national spirit and sense of Individual
accountability bo so strong within them that
all freeman will cheerfully acquiesce In gov
ernment control of the news sources.
GliidMtoiie'N IiiIiiTL-nt KretttueMH.
Chlcas6.Chronicle.
To the average American mind the noblest
tribute to QladBtone's inherent greatness Is
that he steadfastly' refused all offers of no
bility and titled distinction from his sov
ereign and succcsslvo English governments.
In a country where : BUCU baubles and Insig
nia still give privilege : and carry undoubted
weight In the popular. * mind it required no
ordinary coiivlctloim fcnd steadfastness of
purpose to resist tlielr blandishments. What
ever Gladstone's earlier adulations may have
been , he grew to Jjcjl.dainocrat and his ex-
amnlo has distinctly "cheapened the hoary
caste principle In Its greatest stonghold.
A'nlut * ofi. ( oml Komi * . *
Phlladflli lfi Itecord.
The farmers of jho United States In mar
keting the produce of tbclr farms haul COO-
000,000 tons of freight yearly over 1,500,090
miles of public roads. As a rule the roads
nro bad. General Ray Stone estimates that
the loss because of the difficulty ot trans
portation is not less than $000,000,000 per
year and that this yearly loss would pay the
interest at 3 per cent upon an outlay of
money sufficient to rebuild all the bad roads
nnd maintain them lu proper repair after
ward. General Stone Is an expert and bis
calculations are probably very nearly cor
rect. Dut suppose tbat they are only halt
correct , can the farmers and the people not
farmers wbo traverse the roads afford t
go on from year to year throwing away
enough money to carry on the federal gov
ernment and thus needlessly doubla their
burdeua ?
OK TIIK
§ *
The i Intfirrlnl I > otnnlii ItrnnlmnMn *
tic * UtirriMitn | of Trnilc ,
Kansas City Stnr.
The tenor of the trade reports grows
more favorable with each passing week , and
the basis for most of the encouraging condl-
.
: lions lies In tbe west , though the steady
j I Improvement In business extends all over
. the country. Aggregate bank clearings this
j week amount to 30 per cent morn than thosu
of a year ago. The great manufacturing In
dustries of the east nnd the central west nro
enlarging their output and Increasing their
working forces , nnd the railroad earnings
everywhere arc multiplying ns a result of tha
constant growth of trade.
The principal cause of all this expansion
of business In every direction Is the olld
proipcrlty of the formers. They possess
great supplies of products , which they are
marketing in largo quantities at advauclug
prices. The remarkable rlso In wheat has
drawn out from the farms much greater
quantities of wheat than they were supposed
to possess. Since the price Rot above a
dollar the farmers have probably marketed
23,000,000 bushels of wheat nnd the country
has sold to Kuropo more than half that
quantity. A dollar n bushel and over for
wheat causes money to pllo up very rapidly
In the hands of farmers when they hava
as much to sell ns they have disposed of In
the last month. Tbe price of corn on the
farms has advanced from 30 to f > 0 per cent
In the last month and that adds enormously
to the farmer's prosperity. At the prin
cipal western .markets receipts of wheat
are double those of a year ago and the
movement of corn Is three times what It
was in May , 1S97.
The western farmers are getting more
than twice ns much per bushel for their
wheat and over BO per cent more for each
bushel of corn than they received a year ago ,
notwithstanding the greatly Increased quan
tities they are sending to market. The
farmers nro marketing 2 per cent more
hogs nnd are receiving 25 per cent more for
each animal than at thla time last year , and
the prices of nearly every other farm product
have advanced materially.
With these facts In mind It Is easy to
understand why the tide of prosperity con
tinues to rise ; why industries are growing
more and moro active , and why the general
business of the country goes on Improving ,
notwithstanding the obstacles to commercial
progress that might be expected to arise
from the existence of a war.
The merchants of the west have gone on
pushing their business and the war has had
little effect on their enterprise nnd Industry.
In tbe east there has been , naturally , some.
timidity arising from the fear that the ex
traordinary financial needs of tbe govern
ment might seriously affect the money mar
ket , but the great prosperity of the west Is
driving this timidity nway and the business
of the whole country is making great
progress ,
COI.OHAUO AT OMAHA.
Ccntriiiilnl Stnti * Arouneil to tlio Im-
Iiortimcc of the Kximnillon.
Denver Times.
When the Transralsslsslppl and Interna
tional Exposition opens its gates to the
public on June 1 next there will be
housed in advantageous locations in the
various magnificent structures erected n
dignified and creditable display from Cole
rado.
Those who have paid even the slightest
attention to the efforts of the state com
mission to have a Colorado representation at
the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition will not be
lax in giving credit to the enterprising
commissioners for their persistence In ac
complishing the result they have aimed at.
The "black eye" to Colorado , had a display
of Its resources been left out of this enter
prise , would have been disastrous lu the ex
treme. Not a little credit for the present
condition of affairs Is also duo to tbe city
commission.- was through the united
efforts of the citizens comprising it that
several thousand dollars were raised
and afterwards transferred to the state
commission , and in many other ways they
have been of great assistance In the under
taking.
Moro money is needed to make the Colorado
rado exhibit ono that will attract the at
tention and hold the Interest of visitors.
Now that Denver has come to the front
in such a generous manner , the Times
hopes and helloes that other sections of
the state will be equally mindful of Cole
rado's interests. The display from such a
wonderful state should not be hampered for
luck of funds. The war will drive many
resorters from the sencoast to the inland
cities. Omaha , presenting a great attrac
tion , will be the center of Interest. Colorado
rado will get thousands of visitors and the
better the Inducement offered the greater
the result In securing summer tourists.
By all means let us prove to the world
that the Centtennlal state is the most at
tractive of all the states in the trans-
mlsslsslppl section.
MIST OF TIII3 WAH WAVE.
Indiana recruits have been ordered to
shed their whiskers. Governor Mount Is
determined to keep politics out of the
Hoosler army.
When the Minnesota regiment started for
the Philippines the regimental purse was
fattened by a constributlon of $15,000 from
citizens of tbe state. Reduced to a silver
basis at Hong Kong It will exceed $30,000.
Congressman William Alden Smith of
Michigan , who while in Havana last March
charged upon and routed two offensive
Spaniards with an umbrella , has decided
to go to the front with a gun end finish the
Job.
Job.Ono
Ono of the lodges of Knights of the Macca
bees of Kansas City has appropriated $25
for each member who enters the United
States military service and in addition will
keep up the soldiers' insurance and pay $5
a week to the family of each recruit.
Four colored men have been commissioned
officers of company Q , Sixth Massachusetts
volunteers. The first colored man to be
come an officer of the line in the present
war is Lieutenant Charles Young of the
Ninth United States cavalry , who has been
stationed at Wllberforcp ( O. ) university.
The selection of nurses for the army dur
ing the war has been entrusted to the
Daughters of tlio Revolution of the District
of Columbia by the surgeon general. Several
thousand applications have been received.
All the nurses chosen will bo uniformed
and paid by the government at the rate of
$30 per month.
Tbe Royal is the highest grade baking powder
luiown. Actual tetts show It goetoao-
tblrd further Uaa any other braid.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
OVAL tutixa fowiu * eo. , NEW voruc.
STATB VHKM OJt HTATH 1 OMTICB ,
Wnhoo Wnen ( rep. } ; Wo hope to ncc Con
gressman Mercer returned to connresa from
the Omaha district. Ho hna m.tde n fnlthftil
representative nnd thn good work thnt ho
has accomplished will be appreciated when
the peoplu got nn opportunity to express
themselves.
North Platte Tribune ( rep. ) : Reformer
Edmlsteu'd bill for railroad fare , nnd which
was paid by the state , nmoilnted to $716.17.
Hut Edmlatcn did not pay a cent of railroad
fare ho Hdca on n pass , Just the sumo ns
do all state officials. And this Is wlmt eomo
pcoplo call "reform. "
O'Neill Independent ( pop.i ) In nn able
article the Clay County Patriot last week
advocated the rcnomtnatton of Governor
llolcomb. Many able men have been men
tioned , but notwithstanding their especial
Illness for the place the Independent be
lieves no better choice could bo made to
liarmonlzc nil sides than Governor Hol-
comb.
Lolgh World ( re'p. ) : There Is no question
ns to the .superior qualifications of Judge
Norrls for the place now held by Representa
tive Maxwell. The Judge could hardly have
been elected two years ago , but It nomi
nated at the next congressional convention
can easily be elected. The 'remnant of the
demopop parly can never hope to win again
In the Third.
Tlldcn Citlzeu ( rep. , ) : Judge Robinson of
Madison Is being mentioned tot the govern
orship of Nebraska this fall. As the Judge
Is safely housed officially for another year
and Allen a candidate for another term In
the senate , wouldn't It be more In the shapo'
of "practical politics" to make the youngster
of the firm. W. E. Reed , nn offer of the gu
bernntorlnl plum ?
Nebraska City Press ( rep. ) : Things have
ccrtnlnly come to n pretty pass nt Lincoln
when the chairman of the state committee
of the reform forces cannot violate the gam
bling laws without being pulled by the po
lice nnd yanked off to Jail. No wonder
Ransom was BO anxious to have the gam
bling law expunged from the statute book
when thnt $3.000 pot of boodle was hung up
by the gamblers' gang for the Into reform
legislature.
j
Papllllon Times ( item. ) : The most dan [
gerous arguments which the popocrattc
forces have to meet just now are certain
public otHclals of our own fnlth , who have
beei riding on railroad passes and acting
Ilko'goldbugs. For our part we shall not
take the defensive in such cases. That
popocrat who nets aud does like n goldbug
Is entitled to no defense at popocratlc hands.
Let him go to the railroad republican gang
for comfort.
Uradshaw Republican ( rep. ) : Oil Inspector
specter Edmlsten drew from the state
treasury last year over $710.00 for railroad
faro which Is calculated to pay for 28,667
miles , while at the same time , like Hoi-
comb and nil the rest of the state house
gang he rode on a pass. That is reform
for you with a vengeance. The populists
should nominate Jjlra for governor by nil
means ; he has all the qualifications of the
genuine populist article.
Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : One by one reform
ers are being gathered In. Colonel Frank
RaiiBon of Omaha , chairman of the republi
can free silver committee of the state , is the
latest to be taken in nnd cared for. The
Lincoln police force did it , not Intentionally ,
but as n "pick up" in raiding a gambling
Joint at the capital city. Dut being a re
former it would hot be right to make an
example of Mr. Ransom if there Is enough
whitewash in the state to makn him present
able for the next popocratlc state gathering.
Wnhoo Wash ( rep. ) : The record made by
J. H. ICdmlsten , . chief 'oil Inspector nnd
chairman of the populist state central com
mittee , is deserving of special mention , It
appears that when the chief has had the
least oil to inspect his railroad fare and
other expenses were the greatest. The
chief oil inspector Ja allowed $2,000 n year
nnd actual and necessary expenses. He has
five deputies who practically do the work.
In 1897 Mr. Edmlsten drew $3,634.97 salary
nnd expenses. Of this amount $716.17 was
drawn by htm for railroad fare alleged to
bavo been paid out. The actual work done
by the chief Inspector In 1897 consisted of
Inspecting 5,142 barrels of oil for which the
state received $514.20. It is claimed that
Mr. Edmlsten travels on railroad passes ,
in that event he made from this source
quite a neat sum. The way to reform is
to reform.
Stanton Picket ( rep. ) : The fact that
Nebraska's reform oil inspector drew over
$700 from the state for car fare In 1897 while
riding on free passes la an act the wrong
of which Nebraska's reform governor should
not seek to magnify. If it is wrong for
state officials to ride on free railroad passes
then Edmlsten did wrong and eo did the
reform governor , auditor , secretary , land
commissioner nnd the rest of the reform
officials. The governor has also drawn his
salary regularly , let the state pay bis house
rent , settled with Joe Dartley after Joe's
latest approved methods and In addition to
the regular pasteboaids carried has gone on
two or three Junketing trips with special
trains furnished by some cruel railroad
monopoly for the occasion. Being n modern
reformer himself the governor should not
condemn too severely such little acts of re
form in others. But perhaps ho didn't
mean what ho said.
Howcll Journal { .dem. ) : Wo believe with
the able editor of the Papllllon Times thnt
no man sh'ould bo nominated for office by the
reform forces of this state who Is In the
habit of soliciting nnd receiving favors nt the
hands of the railroads. We must not at
tempt to uphold our officials in doing that
which we have condemned In others. It Is
equally as bad for a democratic or populist
official to ride about the state upon a pass
as it Is for a republican to do the same thing.
It is not enough that wo should preach ro-
fonn , but we must practice It as well. Wo
have done a great work here in Nebraska ,
but wo have more to do and It Is highly ira-
porUnt that nn corporation tool bo allowed to
rldo Into ofTH'o under thn banner of rcfnrni ,
Ix > t none but tried nnd true friend * of the
people bo placed on guard. No man can
servo the corporations nnd the people nt ono
nnd the snino time.
Sownrd Iteportor ( rep. ) : The ntJtc com
mittee of the populist party has been called ,
and the Hint steps In I ho state campaign
will soon bo taken , No move has yet been
made by the republicans ! , but doubtlcs till
comnilttco , will bo convened before long , Tliu
cnmpalfln In Nebraska this year should bo
inndo a vigorous one by the republican
party , nnd the sootier the preliminaries nro
arranged the better. While nn early con
vention may not bo altogether desirable ,
early action In order that complete organ
ization mny bo effected will certainly N
advantageous. The task that Is set for the
republicans of Nebraska this year Is no
light one , nnd If success Is to bo nttalneJ
the work cannot bo commenced to Boon.
York Times ( rep. ) : The fall campaign In
Nebraskrf will bo n lively one , the contra )
centering on members of the legislature.
Everybody realizes thnt the most Important
olllccr to be elected this fall In Nebraska
is the United States senator. Nebraska
wants a man tb ro who will stand by tha
administration , and support It during tlusj
trying times , "and a vigorous effort will bo
mndo by the friends of the administration
to send such from Nebraska. Republican !
nro full of courage nnd confidence. They be
lieve they will not only elect n majority oj
the legislature but that they will clean out
the stnta house ami put In men of ability
nnd integrity. Conditions are all fnvorablu
to such a consummation nnd the minds u (
the people cannot fall to be more or less
effected by them.
O'Neill Frontier ( rep. ) : Judge M. P. Kln
kald of this city has and Is receiving many
llntterlns notices from the press of the state
In connection with tliu gubernatorial nomi
nation. We do not think the Judge Is or
would bo a candidate for that office , but wo
do know thnt no man would bo more necept-v
nblo to the republicans of northwestern Niy
brnskn or stronger with the people of tha
state than M. P. Klnknld. llo Is a mniiHtt- .
whom the pcoplo have confidence nnd onn \
who would perform the duties of the olllcu
with credit to himself , his party nnd his
state. Republicans In all sections of tha
state are united In saying thnt the next nom.
Ineo must have no entangling alliances with"
the men who hnvu brought the grand old
party Into disrepute ; n man whoso name Is
a synonym for honesty nnd straightforward
ness , nnd such a man Is Judge Klnkald , nnd
we believe that with him ns our standard
bearer we could march forward to n grand
and glorious victory next November.
SHOTS OP THE .tItCltllV JIUX.
Philadelphia North American : " 1'nlmw , "
said the man who didn't enlist , "I'm nut
afraid of war , nnd whllu t didn't offer iy
services to my country I'm going to provo
my couruK" by spending the Hummer at u
seaside resort. "
Indlnnnpolls Journal : "Why don't you
come forward and help whip the enemy ? "
Inciulroil the Indignant patriot.
"Why , " replied the pugilists In chorus ,
"we're waiting' for Spain to eel n reputa
tion. "
Detroit Free Press : "What'H your objec
tion to the now ruvonuo bill ? " naked tliu
congressman of the editor.
" 1 object , sir , to the fact that It does not
place a prohibitory tax on war poets , and
I'll keep banglnn nwny till 1 get notion ,
too ! "
Washington Star : "I am told that ull
the pcoplo smoke In Porto lllco , " remarked
the person who poses as being wise.
"Well , " remarked this man Whoso scnso
of humor Is very grim Indeed , "It Is going
to bo very easy for everybody to get n light
for a whllu. "
Cleveland Leader : "When It came to
choosing between cigarettes nnd serving my
country , " said Fweddy , with u look of de-
ti-rmlnatlon on his palo fm-o , "bull Jove , It
didn't take mu Imlif a second to decide ! "
And ho opened u box of coffin nails and
lit n fresh one. ' "
Yonk ? rn Statesman : She When would
you consider u man was happily married ?
He When he's wedded to his work.
Puck : "Smnilmnn doesn't seem to amount
to much , does ho ?
"No ; he's of no more consequence than
n thermometer on a pleasant day. "
Chicago Post : "Ha ! " exclaimed the mur
derer. "Good news at last ! "
"What ? " demanded the Jailor.
With hand that trembled with excitement
the prisoner pointed to n war Item to the
effect that the price of manllu rope waa
rapidly advancing.
"Hurrah for Dewey ! " ho cried.
A. .Morclful MitNU-r.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The commodore looked round him ,
The smoke cloud wreathed his brow ,
"The boys have had their exercise
Just pipe to breakfast now. "
With backs turned to the Spaniard , * *
The men who fought to kill
Went Ktralghtway to the tables , and
At leisure ate their 1111. V
Then back unto the cannon
Amid Its thunder tones
They finished off the Spanish fleet
And neatly picked Its bones.
Sl'AMSII GU.MVKKS.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Spanish gunner squinted through
Thn sight upon the gun ;
From right to loft It quickly ( low-
Am ! paused at nvlther one.
He turned It up and turned It down ,
He aimed at sky and sea ,
lie let It train upon the town
And lined It on a tree.
At last ho gave his head a. Jerk
And crossed his beady eyes ,
And thawed his faro Into a smirk
And looked uncommon wise.
Then > wlth a flnnl reckless swing
He shut his eyes up so
And twitched upon the lanyard string
And Jumped and let _ her go !
The captain , dazed at what ho saw ,
Lookd seaward quite u bit ;
Then cried aloud In tones of awe :
"Great Old ! you made a. hit ! "
"It matters not
how long you live ,
but how well. "
The fact that we have been in the retail clothing business
for almost thirty years , would be of little significance if it were
not in all that time we have tried to maintain ( hz highest standard
of excellence in our manufactures.
This is why , when we have ocasion to offer a largi stock
of fine goods as we are doing at this time on account of the
recent death of the late Mr. King no one who knows us will
fancy for a moment that it implies any lowering of our standard
any more than it implies that we are going out of business. As
we have stated repeatedly , it is simply the result of a
business necessity , that we turn into money as quickly as possi
ble these large stocks of spring goods in order to adjust our af
fairs under new conditions.
The price of these suits that we are closing out is $5 , § 7 ,
$8.50 and $ JO.
. $ W. Cor. lOtfi and Dougtmm