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TUB OMAHA DAILY 1M3K : Tl'ESDAY , inUU1UrAllY 28 , 1805) ) . Tin * OMAHA DAILY DEE , U llOflEWATKIt. Killtor. Pt'UUSllUD KVMIlY MOUSING. TKIIMS OK SUMSCUtPTION. Dolly Hoc ( without Sunday ) , Ons Ycur.JiJ.OO Dally Hue and Stimlny. One Year flx ) .MonthH Three Months ' . Sunday lice , One Year - Haturuny Hee , unc Ycur I'6/ ! / Weekly lice , One Year l ° OFFICES. Omnhn : Thf- Bee Hulldlnc. . . . , , , . ' South Omaha : city il'all building , Twenty-fifth and N street * . Counrll Iliuffs : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : Slock Uxcnnngo Building. New Vork : Temnle Court. Washlncton : 501 Fourteenth Street. COUllKSPONDKNCE. Communications relating to MOWS and editorial matter should be addressed : bul- torlal Department , The Omaha llee. UUHINHSS M3TTKUS. IIUMlnen * lelttra rind remittances should be addressed to The Uco Publishing Com pany , Omnhn. DrnJts. checks , express and l > 08tonicu money orders to be made payable to the order of the comuany. . . . . - , THK UBB PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OK CinCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , > ' George H. Tzachuck , secretary of Iho Hoc Publishing company being duly nworn , says that the actual number of full anil complete copies of The Dully , Morning , Evening and Sunday Hee. printed during Iho month ot January , 1S9'J , was ns fol lows : 1 17 2l,8 ! 0 2 38 ai : , so 3 10 a : ,7fiii 4 20 2t,810 ! 21 2lilO : 6 . 2:1,710 : 22 21,1:85 7 . 2H.7 10 23 2I.H70 8 . Ji.n.to z\ aiiro : 25 21,1-10 10 2I-MO ! 20 2I.71T 11 Sit.TTO 27 21,250 12 23 21,150 13 . 211,710 29 21.250 14 . 21.0-10 30 21,200 15 . 21.110 31 21.100 1C . 2IH(17 ! ( Total . .7I2.IS5 LCEB unsold and returned copies , 10,152 Net total sales 7ia'l.i ! : ! ! ! . . . 2:1.01..t : Net dally average GEOnOK U. TS5SCIIUCK. Subscribed and sworn to before mu this Slst day ot January , 1S09. ( Seal. ' ) II. I. PLUMIJ , Notary Public. Kvi-ry one Is looking for something to drop t Lliu-oln tills week. Keystone tiles iippear to 1m ns good for binding li-glKlutors n bills. lias tunictl for tlie run home with prospects for one of the liveliest finishes recorded. The went her man appears to bo do ing the best he knows how to bring March In like a Hon. Any old llsherman could luivo told Mr. Palm Hint II N always most dilllc.ull to Induce the big llsh to bite. Our esteemed contemporary Is re minded that It does not have to go as far as California to run up against fool legislation. No amount of. resolutions framed nnd Adopted by South Omaha olllcc seekers will erve to bolster the cliilin that the people of Omaha are opposed to consoli dation. From General Otis' dally casualty reports - ports it is evident the dummy guns of the Filipinos are nlnrost as deadly as the small boy's fowling piece when un loaded. Chief Justice Chambers of Samoa should overhaul his history nnd read up on the case of one Senor dc f/onie , w.ho bad also contracted the letter-writ ing habit. The sure way for Omaha to get n beet sugar factory Is to annex the new insti tution at Ames by building nn electric road connecting It with this city by way of Fremont. Nebraska .soil is preparing Itself to yield another bountiful harvest. The enow which causes so much Inconven ience now Is an insurance policy on ag ricultural prosperity. The proposition for the city council to assume to Itself ( lie duties of the police commission looks very much like tin In vitation to themselves as members of the council to attend an Injunction and iiianduimiti party. The 1'hlladelpliln ISO ! ) exposition has filnunerod down to n two months' exhibi tion , wlilch Is to be held from Septem ber lo to November 10. Omaha can Btlll ehow I'hlladelnhlniis a thing or two In the line of expositions. We are pleased to note a email-sized building boom which hat * overtaken the flourishing town of South Omaha. All South Omaha now needs to make It u city of metropolitan praportloiiH Is an nexation to the city of Omaha. Tito services of the Urltlsh nnd Amer ican ollicoi-f ) In effecting an accommoda tion between President Xelaya and the Nicaragua rebels cannot bo overesti mated , for It will permit the liberated major generals to clean the grass out ofl the spring corn before crops have been materially damaged. All the Cuban speakers at the recent biunluet In Havana expressed the hope that the Island would soon be turned over to them' and the I'nlted States troops withdrawn. Hut the Cubans are no more anxious to get them out than the soldiers are to leave. The Yankee boys much prefer zero weather to the uialarln-ladened air of Cuba , The committee Investigating the audi tor's otllce says it Is not half through. This Is certainly distressing news for the few who have expressed a lingering hope that the auditor would be able to explain away all charges against him. The trouble up to date has been that the explanations have been more damaging - aging limn the original charges. People lu this country who read the Inllaimnutory appeals issued by the Filipinos must certainly bo driven to ouo of two conclusions. Either the American cwnminnders are fully as heartless and oppressive as their Span ish predecessors or the , people of the United States allowed themselves be fore the late war to be gulled by lurid etorles of Insurrectionists who always BeaU _ lu the superlative. HKASSl ItlXtf < llH \ 7.N. The latest ndvlces from Manila , stal ing that a large force of Fillpln > n at Mnlolos , the capital of the Filipino gov ernment , Is disposed to surrender and that Agtilnaldc. Is Inclined to accept pa cific "vcrtures , are reassuring If true. It Is very likely the rase that some of ( lie Filipinos feel that the conlllct Is for them Impelesg and are willing to give It up. but It Is hardly probable that the number of such In arms Is so large as stated In the dispatch. As to Agulnaldo being Inclined to accept pncl.lle over tures , we think the report entitled tone no credence , for the latent Filipino manifesto , which could hardly have been Issued without his approval , pro claims a purpose to fight to the death "against American treachery and brute force. " The temper of tills proclama tion Indicates that FO far as the Filipino pine government Is concerned It Is still firmly determined to keep up the strug gle for Independence. Was It , led to make this appeal to the people by rea son of a weakening among them ? Later events will answer. Meanwhile It Is to bo noted that Gen eral Otis has shown some anxiety In re gard to reinforcements , while Admiral Dewey wants the battleship Oregon at Manila as soon -possible for "politi cal reasons , " construed at Washington to mean for the Impression the presence of that formidable war ship will make upon the enemy. It Is of course pos sible that there will come a sudden abandonment of the conlllct on the part of the Filipinos , but tills is. not to Ite expected , at least until they have ex perienced a great deal more punishment nnd many more valuable American lives are lost. A CHAXCK run It appears probable that the bill for taking the next census will become law without providing for the application of. civil service rules In the appointment of employes of the census bureau. In that case tin opportunity will bo afforded the spoilsmen to pay off nome political debts and the country will get it new illustra tion of Avhat the spoils system moans. This might be n useful lesson , but it would be Imparted at a possible injury to the party In power. As the New York Tribune points out , the last republican platform declares that "the civil service law was placed on the statute book by the republican party , which has always sustained It , nnd we renew our re peated declarations that It shall be thoroughly and honestly enforced and extended wherever practicable. " This declaration received the unqualified endorsement of Mr. McKInley , who would undoubtedly be pleased to have the civil service law extended to the census bureau , but who would be com pelled to sign a bill which did not pro vide for this in order not to endanger the prompt taking of the census. There Is the authority of the superin tendent of the last census , Mr. Itobert 1 * . 1'orter , that more satisfactory re sults would have been attained in all respects if the bureau had been under civil service rules. A great deal of the time of the superintendent , devoted to place seekers , could have been given to the work of the bureau and the appoint ments generally would have been of n better class. Of course this experience will bo repeated If the bureau is given over to the spo'lsmeu at the taking of the next census JUDW1UUS FJtATERtUKATlON. We have commended as Judicious the ( consideration that has been shown General Gomez by the American mili tary authorities in Cuba. The banquet on Saturday to the comniniider-ln-chlef of the Cuban army was attended by Governor General Urooke , Generals 1-eo and Ludlow and other ollicers of the American army and navy. The pres ence of these representatives of the United States made the occasion more notable than It would otherwise have been , while this fraternization of Americans ami Cubans , in honor of a man whom the Cubans , with practical unanimity , hold In the highest esteem as n soldier and u patriot , must have good results. IJrooke and Leo made speeches , reassuring those present of the purpose of the United States to es tablish a stable government In Cuba and then to deliver it to the people of the Island. The Cuban speaker * Indi cated their complete confidence In the good Intentions expressed on behalf of this government and their utterances , with those of the American oflleers , who spoke wltli the highest authority , will bo disseminated among the people and exert a wholesome influence upon them. There may be some who will regard this fraternization on the part of the Americans as unnecessary , If not un wise. There IWH been manifested a disposition to view this sort of thing ns farcical nnd not In accord with the dignity of our military authorlti.es in Cuba. In our judgment the course tlmt has been pursued in this respect was entirely expedient and judicious. The American occupation of Cuba Is wholly paellie. In purpose. Our army Is there to establish order and to enable the people to return to the pursuits of peace , so that in duo time they may form and put Into operation an inde pendent government , "capable of per forming nil International obligations , " to quote President MeKlnley , "and which shall encourage thrift , industry and prosperity , and promote peace and good will among nil the Inhabitants , whatever may have been their rela tions In the past. " Tills Is the work which the United States has under taken in Cuba nnd no opportunity should lie lost to keep alive In the minds of the people there nnd more strongly Impress upon them the single aim and purpose of this government. It Is true that they should be satisfied with the repeated assurances that have been given nnd probably a majority of them are , but there are still some who have doubts and misgivings , duo to ex perience of Spanish deception and dis honesty. There can be no sacrlllce of dignity In observing such relations with the Cubans as will tend to remove all doubts and to firmly establish In their minds confidence In our sincerity and good faith. When congress de clared "that the people of the island of Cuba are , and of right ought to be , free and Independent , " It In effect placed them upon political equality with our selves , notwithstanding the relusal of this government to recognize the re public > f Cuba. The Status of those people has not changed. It Is still true that they are and of right ought to be free and Independent , .lustlce to them and our own honor require that they shall be no regarded nnd s--o treated. We shall give Cuba order and tranquillity ; we shall guide the people thereto self- government ; but we must do this In n spirit of fraternity nnd kindness , treat ing them as a free people deserve to bo treated. They need our aid and coun sel. Let us give these as friends and allies , not as conquerors or masters. The course of the American military authorities In Cuba in the - re ferred to Is to be heartily ivnimonded. Its effect cannot be otherwise than helpful to the work they have lu hand. IWWl/S/.Vtt TltADE I'UOM'ECTS. The statistics that are being brought out to stimulate the movement Inaugu rated in New York City to protect the trade nnd commerce of that city against the encroachments of Interior towns .should Inspire Omaha and other western cities with new confidence In their future. So marked has become the business growth of the Interior towns of the country that New } \ > rk has been Impelled to organized effort to hold its own in tlio division of general trade. \ccording to figures Just com piled Now York thirty years ago bandied 7.5 per cent of the entire foreign trade of the nation , wlilln In 181)8 ) Its share was only US per cent. AVhlJe New York's percentage of exports ban fallen , those of lloston , Ilalttmorc , Savannah , New Orleans and Ualveston show large gains , due chleliy to the diversion of shipments of grain , Hour , breadstuff's , dressed meats and other staples pro duced or handled In interior cities which iliul easier access by more direct routes to the seaports. While the decline In the commerce of New York Js relative rather than ab solute , and Is only a natural consequence quence of the rapid growth of the coun try , it Is to be chleliy explained by the transfer to the western states of those great industries which turn out the products that constitute the great bulk of our exports. The granary of the United Stales Is located In Nebraska , Iowa , Kansas and the surrounding states , and the meat industry is rapidly being transplanted from Cincinnati , In dianapolis and Chicago to the great packing centers on the Missouri river. When these products seek a seaport outlet they find that the gulf ports are nearer by from . " 00 to 1,000 miles than New York City , which formerly monopo lized the carrying trade. For this situation Omaha finds itself most favorably located. Witli two routes already open to the gulf and another on the point of completion , all competing with the roads that connect with the great lakes and the eastern trunk lines , we should be able to secure most favorable accommodations. As n meat-packing nnd grain center Omaha is , therefore , bound to acquire constantly Increasing importance , while the eastern cities which formerly held the only keys to the country's commerce will find themselves more and more dependent upon Interior towns , to which they must look for a base of supplies for their com mercial interests. In practically destroying the national parliament of Finland the czar"has'do - prlved that country of its last vestige of self-government. Since ISO ! ) Finland has been the most loyal nnd least troublesome of the western dependen cies of the Muscovite empire. Its pop ulation Is Scandinavian and therefore more in sympathy with the western kingdom of Norway and Sweden. 15ut despite that fact it has resisted all ef forts to induce it to join political for tunes with that country and has re mained loyal to Russia for almost a century. Resistance is , of course , out of the question , but the anger and sorrow row of the people manifested by the press , in so far as it dares give ex pression to public opinion , and by the women donning mourning attire , are an indication that bodes little good for the future. The Finns are natural sailors and constitute the only element of the litisrjlan empire that can be depended upon for skilled service in the navy. The day may not be far distant when Russia , despite pacific declarations , will need these people tu man Its war ships , and in that emergency the Finns would be scarcely human If they should for get the wrongs inflicted upon their country. Florida orange growers are said to be contemplating the abandonment of that industry in the state and transferring their operations to Cuba. The mison lies in tlio fact that the climate of Flor ida has been so t vero of recent years that tlio fruit growers have lost millions and the prospects are so unpromising they do not euro to Invest more capital In a business so hazardous. If such u step should bo tulwn it would be a serious blow to Florida , but it would vastly ben efit Cuba , not only by taking Into that country millions for Investment , but also by adding to Its population that progress ive element the island so much needs at this time. The federal census bill has reached the conference stage and Is sure to become - come a law before another week passes. Tlio people Interested In the showing which Omaha will make In the next census returns must wake up to the fact that the census Is almost upon us. Whatever they expect to do to enable Omaha to maintain Its relative position among other progressive cities must be accomplished within tlio next twelve months. The subject Is one which should bo discussed by the Commercial club , Central l ihor union and other or ganizations which have the welfare of Omaha before them. A French editor has completed some statistics that are filling htm with un due apprehension. According to these figures tlio United States will be , In the next generation , so strong In military lower and wealth as to constitute a serious mcnnco to combined Kuropc. Why this Individual should Imagine that because We pn-wsji mrcitgth we mu.il use It to the detriment of other countries Is by no menus npparenl. Combined Kin-ope has no terrors for us and It need have none of us so long ns It behaves Itself , by not meddling in our affairs , and in the meantime we do not propose to "menace" that ( y any other country. Our time-honored pol Icy of not Interfering with the affairs of ICurope has not been repudiated yet and Jt will not be until the masses of the American people have taken leave of common sense , which Is not likely to occur In the next nor In many succeed ing generations. It was generally supposed that the High school question was settled at the time the proposition was submitted for popular approval. If the members of the school board are still at variance as to what kind of n building should be erected they should get together at once. If the present High school facili ties are overtaxed to the degree the public has been led to believe , early re lief Is necessary and can be obtained only by commencing and completing the new structure at the llrst possible mo ment. The Keystone File company , like Mr , Jerry Cruncher , can see iui harm In an honest tradesman turning a thrifty penny on the outside of his avocation , even If his profit H on the transaction come out of the treasury of the state he is supposed to protect. \cili--lly I'liNNllillltlri. Springfield Republican. This -will be a billion and a half congress , but the country must await the next one to thoroughly realize the possibilities of trim bigness. < if ( he TlinuM. New York Tribune. The big orders for American locomotives for English railroads Indicate two things. Ono Is that the recent strikes In Knglnnd have seriously Injured the Industries of that country , making establishments unable to fill orders. The other la that the United States Is capable ot supplying demand1) more promptly than any other nation , and as satisfactorily as any , at least , In polut of quality. UnniiliiioiiH on One 1'olnt. Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal. That was 'perhaps ' an unprecedented BCCUO in the liouso of representatives when the proposition to malio Dewey admiral not only passed unanimously , but -with cheers. For once there was neither honest opponent , partisan uor fool to say nay. The country is fortunate In having one man at the mention of whose name every member of oven the house Is willing to acknowledge himself an American. The 3Iti7.zlc Dec-lined. Sprinffileld ( Mats. ) Republican. Bishop Lawrence's demand that all criti cism of the United States government should cease now that it is facing some enraged na tives In the Orient is calculated to raise a smile. To achieve that end tho-blsTiop should have begun 100 years ago to educate the American people in the Idea that the king can do no iw.rong. So long as there Is free speech In this country there will be public criticism of the United States government in Its policy ami transactions. No Protest ant Episcopal bishop can etop it. The r.oail or Water. Cleveland L/sadcr. The ordinary view of unprecedented mul tiplication of trusts Is that they darken the future with the menace of the complete stilling of competition and the arbitrary con trol of the markets for the necessaries of life. But those who see the situation most clearly believe that the first great peril In the craze for organizing and building up In dustrial combinations is to bo encountered when the water-logged and umvleldly In tended monopolies sink in the storm of com. petition which their plight will stir up. I'KItNOXAIi AX1) OTIinilWISB. _ _ _ _ _ _ It la said "misfortunes never come singly. " Neither do cold waves , this year. The continued high altitude of the product tends to shorn- that hens somehow "caught on" to trust methods. Cubans are catching on rapidly. Down In Santiago they are indulging in horse racing and threaten to celebrate St. Patrick's day. Ucar Admiral 'Winfield Scott Sehloy hai been nominated for state commander of the Loyal Legion in Maryland. The election will tal < o place in .May. . If those too-frequent blasts from Medicine Hat would turn down toward Luzon they would be received with some signs of appre ciation , and Avould not bo missed here abouts. Baron Cederstrom , Mmo. Pattl's now hus band , has taken the oath of allegiance to the British throne. The prlma donna Is also a British subject , having assumed ithat obli gation last year. A returning army doctor who was tripped up by customs ofllcora at San Francisco explained that the furlongs of pongee silk which he had wrapped around his precious carcass were Intended to protect him from the grip. But it did not preserve his purse from the official grip. Some of the missionaries of the east bound for the heathen lauds of the Orient can put their abilities to a crucial test by stopping off at Heading , Pa. , and teachlnj ; the lessons of charity to the woman who froze her next door neighbor iu by pouring water around her doors. The 'Women of the national capital are about to erect a statue In honor of the memory of the late F. E. Spinner. The movement Is in recognition of the fact that General Spinner , When treasurer of the United States , was the llrst to give women employment in the federal service. When Lord Charles Derosford was spilled from a coach in which ho was riding In Chicago and was saved from being hurt by the sudden swinging open of the coa'-'h door ho exclaimed to the friends who hur ried to him as ho picked himself up , "That Illustrates the -beauty of an open door. " The latest contributions to the conscience fund of the nation consisted of 11 cunts from New York and UO cents from Ot tawa , Canada. Thu Identity of the senders Is unknown. The lowest contribution to Iho fund over received was 1 cent , and the highest 110,000 , which came from Sweden. In the twenty weeks Hlchard Mansfield has > l > layt'd "Cyrano do Brrgarac" this season the uivtof Ima made $120,000 as Ills share of the receipts. With the exception of IJouth , Jef ferson nnd Irving , no actor who has ever played In the United States has gained so large a sum of money as this for an entire season's work. A committee of Philadelphia clergymen , after an exhausting tour of the city , tuil- umnly assure the world that there Is no foundation for the oft-repeated slur that the town is slow. They found the town amaz ing fast , with "scores of Indescribably wicked ) resorts , " and "heard songs , 8torlr nnd remarks that were frightfully vulgar. ' ' Ono by one the Idols fall. H Is generally admitted that gas meters , like Jasper's sun , "do move , " but the man ner In which a Now Orleans meter moved suggests u naw peril to overworked gas companies. A dispatch from the Crescent City telling of the asphyxiation of a man nays : "The gas meter was frozen during the recent norther , and , thawing out , eg- cayod through the opeii burners. " mi : I.IXP.S , An exchange In mentioning the meeting that recently < churns ! on the Chilian orulspr O'HIgglns iM'twopn the delegates of tlie Argentine1 Republic and the pmUeiit of Chill rofo i to the famous flRhtlni ; craft as "an Irteh war ship. " The O'ltlgglng , which this country offered $ , " , ,000,000 for last spring , U the second vosel In the Chilian navy to bear that name , The first O'HIgglns was not nearly so flnu ft vessel as the present ntm nnd it was named for Bernardo O'HIgRlns , the first admiral In the navy of the country , lie was the son of Patrick O'lllggln' , who was instrumental to n large extent In throwIng - Ing off the yoke of Spain and who was com- maudcr-ln-clilef of the army and later presi dent of the republic. Ho 'Wtis ' , of course , an Irishman , ( but his son was born In Chill nnd could never speak n word of either Kngllah or Irish. The first cruiser of the O'HIgglns name had the honor of being the flirt armored vessel that ever ifought a battlo. In her engagement with the Bsmeralda , the Huscar and two other vessels of the Bolivian navy In 1SSO she decided In her favor'one of the fiercest and bloodiest engagements In history. Every ofllccr and three-fourths of the crow on the Usmeralda wcro killed , while Admiral Orau on the Huscar and half her crow met the same fate. Although completely victorious In the engagement the O'HIgglns never recovered from the punish ment It received In the fight and somewhere about the year 1800 sank at her moorings at Valparaiso. The now vessel of the panic name wns 1 > ullt recently on the Clyde and cost altogether Komethlng less than $4.000- 000 , fully armeil and equipped , notwithstand ing our recent offer of a much larger sum. The Nebraska editor as a usual thing Is not given to writing poetry and In search ing for n laureate to embalm the beauties of the state In rippling and melodious verso that shall , like Tennyson's brook , go on forever Bee Lines has grown almost dis couraged. It Is true the budding genius of Editor Leedom threatened something of the kind , but from his protracted silence It Is to bo feared ho has decided not to do it again. However , a new star has appeared In the poetical firmament of the state and from Its Initial brilliance there Is yet hope Nebraska may bo saved , poetically speaking. The singer Is Editor Stewart of the ( lOthenburg Independent and while the rhyme is lacking the poetry Is there. Thus ho sings : Soon the glad sweet springtime with the beautiful birds warbling forth notes of praise , the balmy breezes floating from the southern clime , the sweet nrctnn of the mul titudinous blossoms floating to us on the gentle breeze and all nature will be liwak- ened as from n. deep sleep. The man who could write that Just after the mercury has returned from a down ward career 31 degrees below zero is chock full ot the divine afllatus that will compel Editor Lcodom to spur up his Pegassus If he docs not want to get hopelessly left in the poetical procession. You cannot head off a Nebraska man , no matter how you come at him. It appears that the famous "vinegar bible" Is not the oldest In the United States by over a hun dred years , an O''Nelll man having one which outdates It that .much. KCHOICS Oli" TUB AVAR. Before the outbreak at 'Manila ' there were twenty towns nearby , with population vary ing from 2,000 to 25,000. Their names , pop ulation and distance from 'Manila were as follows : Miles Popu- from lation. Manila. Caloocan . 9S 7 N Dllas . .1,625 3 Krmlta . 4.720 1'4 S. Las PInas . 4 , M 8 S Malate . 'J.Uiy l i S. Marlquiua . 10.313 7 Montaban . 3,03. , ] 6 Muntlnlupa . 5.05S 21 . Novaliches . 1.S71 10- Pandacun . 2.4i ( ( 2 K. Pnranaquo . O.SOfi G S. Pasiff . : ' . 2CW 7 - Patervas . 2,812 3 Plnoda , . O.SZo 3'i S. San Jlnteo . 6.700 17 San Pedro Macati . 3K1 3 Santa Ana . 2,101 3 S. E. Taglng . 0iil2 I Tambobong . 23,000 3 Ccbu , both port and Island , cheerily greeted Uncle Sam's troopers and the flag. Perhaps they know a good thing. The town of Ccbu Is said to be the oldest In 'the ' Phil ippines and Its climate is said to be the best | to be had In the group. In ISnO It exported ? l,7i"0,000 worth of goods , and Imported only $10,000 worth. From a commercial stand point the island cannot TJB placed In the Klondike class. The only American officer wounded In the taking of Hello was Lieutenant Frank C. I Belles of the Eighteenth Infantry. He Is a | graduate of West Point , class of ' 9G , and was an appointee of Congressman Bland of Mis souri. His first baptism of lire was at the capture of Manila. . The Dewey medal authorized by congress as a reward for every man who participated in the battle of Manila bay Is pronounced a beautiful work of art. Upon the obverse Is a lifelike presentment of the head of Com modore Dewey , with the following inscrip tion : "Tho gift of thp people of the United States to the ollicers and men of the Asiatic squadron under the command of Commo dore George Dowey. " Upon the reverse , surrounded by the words "In memory of the victory of Manila bay , May 1 , 1S9S , " is the figure of a young sailor , stripped to the waist , who sits upon n gun , with the flag across his knees , and one foot resting upon a swinging loop of rope. In his recollections of the battle of Las Quaslmas , In Scrlbner's , Colonel Roosevelt tolls how the Hough Hldors sought protec tion against Mauser bullets by sinking down behind mounds , bushes and tree trunks. They could not at that moment locate the Spaniards. "Tho trees , " ho says , "furnished no protection. Once 1 was standing behind a largo palm with my head out to one side , very fortunately ; for a bullet passed through the palm , filling my left eye and ear with the dust and splinters. " Tlio protected cruiser Chicago , which re- nained on the stocks during the war , Is igaln lu commission , not as handsome as when It was a part of tlm White Squadron , jut much inoro olfectlvo as a fighting craft. The old canvas-dressed masts are gone , and In tlielr places stand the 'modern mili tary mostB , with fighting tops. These give : he cruiser a rooro warlike appearance and enhance its value and effectiveness in the eyes cif fighting mien. Great Improvements wcro added to the machinery. N' w and powerful engines , ; lmt will materially Increase the ( speed , wore put In , with the requisite steam power. The Increase in knots has not been officially stated , but It is enough to make the Chicago n formidable competitor in au ocean race with an enemy. The Chicago is 325 foot long , -IS feet 2 inches beam , with a mean draft of 19 feet , and 4,500 tons displacement. It IB fitted with twin screws , and Its former speed was IS knots. The hull is o-f eteel , with a partial dock protection of 1-D Inch. H was built at Chester , Penn. , In 1S85. AIHH T TIIOSI3 1101,11-1 l IHHCI.OSI H15f lllalr Pilot ( rep. ) : The state auditor" * of ; flee nnd the action of the state auditor , s far ns concerns the Insurance department nro being thoroughly investigated. If the charges are found True then the pops wll find themselves condemned on tholr owt basis ot reckoning. When Joe Hartley am 'Gene Moore went wrong the republlcni press and party at once denounced the rns cal , but the pops attempted to hold th party responsible. Now If one ot thel chosen few Is found to have gone wrong what n snd predicament they will bo In. Springfield Monitor ( dom. ) : Auditor Cor neil has always been looked upon a ? tin black chrop of the fusion stnto house of fleers and when the charges were 'brough against him by his deputy , Samuel Llchty donurtlmo ago , no one well acquainted will the ways of Cornell was In the least sur prl&ed. There 'was a strong feeling mniilfcs nmnnt : the ipr-giul'Uis ' at the state convctitlot last fall to turn Cornell down In place o Mcutcnnnt Governor Harris anil In the Ugh ot the events of the last few weeks 1 would have .teen the proper thing to liavi done. , North Platte Tribune ( rep. ) : The ill vcstlgatlon of the Insurnnco department o the state auditor's otllce , 'Which ' has bcoi In progress this week by the legislative committee , shows pretty conclusively tha the auditor and his examiners "held up' the Insurance companies for nil they couli get and thus succeeded In lining tlielr Jean with considerable Intro. The oxaiuinors nro allowed $ .1 per day and expenses to examining Insurance companies , but In many , If not all Instances , they chargei the companies several times the amoun allowed by law ; Auditor Cornell rocelvci a duo share of the rakcoff. In popullstl circles In Nebraska this kind of work comes under the head of reform. Chadron Journal ( rep. ) : It is reported thai Governor Poyntw has been heard to say ( Jim "tho defeat of the tuslon party IB eertalr unless 'thcro Is a general cleaning up. ' Whether this is true or not ithe goveruoi has irt-occcded to "clean up. " Herein mn > be discovered an clement of strccigMi am character that makes the governor more thai n politician. The Investigation of the au ditor's olllce may no't amount to anything moro than to Show 'that ' Mr. Cornell IB only a HKlo meaner than Joe Hartley - 1 llmt the fellows around the state ofllccis . .i-o oiilj a few degrees worse than the crowd that robbed Eugcno Moore. If it results Im noth ing better than to enable the people to real ize that the leaders of all parties arc only human after all and likely to be mean 1 * opportunity occurs , It will do much good. Albion News ( rep. ) : "When rogues fall out honest 'men get their own. " The truth of this old adage is 'being ' exemplified In the scandal that has been 'brought to light In the state auditor's olllce. Llchty , who was deputy In the office during the lust two years , was discharged and lias filed charges against 'Auditor ' Cornell which In dlcate that he is a most .worthy successor lu rascality to Eugene Moore. The charges are In effect that Cornell has been using his oince to "hold up" insurance com panies , charging them $100 for examination which by law would only have been re quired to pay $3. This lias 'been ' 'borne ' hy the Insurance companies for the very good reason that the auditor 'arm int _ Pr-"i > . | feca which they are required to pay Into the state treasury. So that while .Mr. Oor- nell and his deputies have been reaping largo profits the state has been losing thou sands of dollars each year. Albion Argus ( pop. ) : O. W. Palm wrote a letter which was printed In The Bee , which looks on the face of it like Auditor Cornell had been guilty cf holding up the insurance companies and pulling them for all the traffic would bear. Samuel Llchty , a discharged employe , also tells some 'bad ' stories about his chief. Tidings of these things -camo to the governor's ears and ho immediately sent a special message to the legislature apprising It of the fact and asking that , it investigate the matter thor oughly. That Is the populist way of doing things. Instead of trying to cover corrup tion up for years , like the republicans are In the habit of doing , they 'bring on an in vestigation at once. It Is no whitewash affair , either , because the governor asks a republican legislature to Investigate the action of a populist auditor. If republicans had only acted on this principle the state might now he ahead half a million on the Bartley-Moore deal. We can hardly be lieve Mr. Cornell guilty cf the charges anrt reserve censure till ho has had opportunity to explain. I'latUmouth Post ( pop. ) : The rumor goes that the letting In of light upon the pro ceedings of the state auditor , Mr. Cornell , will cause that gentleman to resign his office. The examinations of Mr. Palm and Mr. Glllan , given nt length In Omaha and Lincoln papers , show some very strange dealings In the olllclal career of the auditor which may or may not be proven and show that the populists are not the pure reform ers they have proclaimed themselves. The Post knows nothing of Mr. Palm or his rep utation for veracity or honesty. H has but precious little faith in that of Auditor Cor nell or his nephew , Simpson , but T. H. Glllan has always borne the reputation of an honorable man and If ho has come to grlof it Is through tco firm faith In men not so honest as himself , and slnco he became - came nn ardent populist , which has not been so very many years. Mr. Olllan Is ono of Auburn's most respected citizens , a devoted church member and leader in the Young Men's Christian association , nnd his influ ence has always boon for good. He 1ms never boon considered a hypocrite. The Post , although of opposite political faith , truly hopes ho will come out of this Investiga tion with honor unsullied. Lincoln Post ( pop. ) : The auditor's office Is under InvcBtlgatlon and tlio Jury Is the poaplo of the stiito ot Nebraska. The rules governing tlio trial of the case aie not identi cal wilfi the rules that obtain In a Jury .trial before a court of law. Auditor Cornell and his insurance exnmlnurs are being compared with n standard that is ethically perfect , and itlio committee 'Is ' nat showing any In clination ito find out what Cornell's repub lican predecessors have done or what are the methods employed by other states In the examination of eastern companies. They are applying nn Ideal which fuslonlsts themselves - solves have bald ought lo be applied to public officials and It Is by tills standard that Cor nell must consent lo bo tried and by wf4lrh ho must either stand or fall. It does not llu In the mouth of a fusion official to wa- that republicans have been as bad or worse. Ho must show himself to bo free from eullt. The Investigation should go to the bottom , with a view to determining the question of I tlm auditor's guilt. The case looks dark for Auditor Cornell , but 1-t - IH perhaps not unfair to say that the most damaging itestlmcny BO far consists In conclusions which ro em braced in questions nsktd by UIOPO conductIng - Ing the examination. "X < "HM UN InIMVH. . " Chicago Chronicle , "Wo arc actually now In possession of all the Philippine ielanda , " enys Senator Davis. The information should bo niBhcd to General - oral Otis and Admiral Dewey , who will be glad to hear It. A certified copy might also bo mailed to Mr. Agulnaldo. n itt t ; y yo ir Makes the food more delicious and wholesome . . . ROY At. BAKIHO POffCER CO. , NEW YORK. AX AUMt OP PATIMOTS. A Itrriiril Hotlie , ! i < > > VHIuin 1'nrntlH In tllfttnry. St. Ixuilfl Uppulillc. In the record of onplinl cmwfl coming be fore Judge Advocate Llebor of the nrmy ai arising from 'the ' conduct of American sol diers during the war with Spain which rec ord IR now closed there has not been ono iso dcninndiflK the death penalty , nnd not one itislnneo of desertion nrlsliiR from cow ard lee or trrnchery. In the Washington dispatch making this announcement It is stinted ituu the record is believed to bo without parallel In hlslwrj- . This may bo easily credited , nnd when nil the circumstances attending the orKantzn- llcci of the forces taking part In the Spanish war and .the nature of the services of these troops nro tnken Into consideration the fact becomes Btlll moro remarkable. With the exception of the llttlo nucleus of regulars around \vhUd nn army of over 200,000 men wns speedily formed , the Amer ican troops were almost totnlJy InckliiB in that strict military discipline which marks tlio 'trained ' nrmlcs of Kuropt ? . Tlio srcnt body of tnillsted men wore volunteers , 111.1117 being Natlon.ll Guardsmen , It Is true , but all utterly Ignorant of war-time servicein the field. In 'the ' camps of mobilization they were stationed frequently near largo cities. In tlielr service In .the . troples they wcro subject to ninny new and novel temptatlona. On tlm lighting line amd In skirmish aiul outpost duty their courage was severely 'tested. And yet not ono failed In his duty to the extent of meriting death ns a punhii- nieiit. H Is surely warrantable to nssunie that the upholding principles which made Hilt splendid nnd unique record possible wcro these of pure patriotism -and of single- minded devotion to the cause for which they had < inllsted. The American troops were moro than moro lighting machines. They were men actuated by a hl&li scnso of duty. Their president had called for volunteers. They hud i expended and It sromed to them that they must gl\o the bx t service possi ble to them. This they did thereby cs- tnbllBhlng the superb record now announced from Washington. Such soldiers are .Invin . cible ttioy are the highest type ot militant manhood known to the world's history. l.'I.OATl.Vli .1I1IITII. Now York Tribune : Fuzzy I hear yo minister In a myc-oloRlst. Wuzzy Well , you have lic.-ird wrong ; ho Is a Calvlnlst. Indianapolis Journal : Tom You seem rc- imirkably happy tbla morning. Tabby Yes. I Imve just benevolently as similated the canary. Detroit Free Press : The Hrldo What'a the matter , darling ? KrldfKrooin ( fishing ) Oh , don't mind me , little one , lull sometimes I wish 1 could sto my 'bachelor apartment again. Tonkera Statesman : "And you are busy , are you ? " Interrogated the customer as ho paid his check to the restaurant proprietor. "Hu.sy ! Why , I'm so rushed I don't get a rlmnco to go- out to get a bite to cat ! " was the unguarded reply. Indianapolis Journal : "Funny , you never find n colho ( man behind the bar. " "No ; they are more likely to be In front. " Chicago Post : He sighed disconsolately. "For a time , " ho said , "I tried lo live up to my Ide-nls. " "And then ? " they asked. "Why , then , " bo txplalned , "I tried to bring my Ideals down to my own lev * ' . After giving the matter some considera tion they decided that he was a type , and a common ono at that. Detroit Fro ? Press : "See here , " snld the doctor to his refractory patient , "I've been a physician for ten years' , nnd I know what treatment your camrequires. . " "That cuts no Ice with me. I've I > o3n nn Invalid for thirty years- , and It's not for the likes of you to toll me to take something that 1 know 1 don't need. " Cleveland Plain Dealer : "That young- Pellet has altogether too exalted an opinion of his profession. When old Borax was out > f town the Orldli-yH called Pellet. Juno Grldley asked him If he thought ho could null her father through. 'I trust , mndum , IP severely replied , 'to bo able to parry the shafts ot deaths ! ' " "Parry the shafts of death ! Say , that's good. Why , Pellet couldn't paregoric. " Ill KIIV ti' , Mil. HIMIIXG. Detroit Free Press. I'll Jetf quit my useless growlln' , an1 I'll unit fcelln' blue , Fo' do spring-time am a-comln' mighty soon ; I'll quit cussln' at ie yenthor , an brighten up my hyart , Fo' de days will soon be balmy ns In Juno. Soon do sun will be n-shlnln' nn' do Ice an' snow'll melt , An' do blrds'll sing all day dor merry tune ; Soon de apple trces'll blotvom an' de sap bcKln tor run , , Fo' do spring-time am a-comln' mlehty soon. Ptirty ROOM we'll 1mbwa'm weather , an' do col'll be diuv out , i\n' ilichrpln' ! ol > de robins be a boon : Den de liunimin' blrds'll hum , an do mockln' blrds'll mock , Fo' lie fprlng-tlme am a-comln' mighty soon. I 1ms had criioiiRh ob winter , I'se sick ob lee an' snow , When slimmer comes I'll be a happy coon ; f cyan't wall much longer , so yo' Jes' hurry up , Mister Spring-time , yo' cynn't git lieah none too soon. You can take your choice of any 50c tie in the house , either puff , teck , 4-in-hand , Impe rial or string for 25 CENTS. Not a tie reserved. For one day only , re member , 25c. N , B , This is the first of a series of special offers we shall nake each week in the furnish- ng department , and if you keep ab on this corner of the paper , 'ou will keep in touch with some if the best bargains ever offered n high grade furnishing g jods.