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0 THE OMAHA DAILY BE13 : TIItTHSDAT , M AH Oil 2 , Tun OMAHA DAILY BEE. U. UOSKWATEU. Editor. PUBLISHED EVEIlY MOnNINO , TEUMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Ueo ( without Sunday ) . One Ycnr.JG.OO Dally Ueo and Sunday. One Year 8.UO Six Months . < W Three Months 2.00 Bumltiy Hee , Ono Ycnr > .w Saturday Dec. One Vcnr. . . 1-uy Weekly Ilco , Ono Yenr. > , < < * > OKP1CE8. Omnhn : The Bee Building. South Omnha : City Hall building , Twenty-fifth and K streets. Council IJlunH : it ) Penrl Street. Chicago : Stock. Excnnnifo Building. New York : TemDlo Court. Washlncton : 501 Fourteenth Street. COUKEBPONDENCE. Communications relating to news nml editorial matter thould bo addressed : kdl- torlal Department. The Omaha LJce. BUSINESS LETTUU3. Business letters und remlttancca should bo addressed to The Boa 1'ubllshlnR Com pany. Omaha. Drafts , checks , express and postofllco money orders to be made payable to the order of the company. _ , . . - . THE BEE I'UHLISUINO COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Stale of Nebraska. DouKtan County , ss. : Qeorgo 11. Tzachuck , secretary of The IJoo Publishing company UetnB duly Bworn. Fays tluit the actual number of run nnd complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening nnd Sunday Ueo. printed during the month of January , 183'J , was an fol lows : Less unsold and returned copies. . . . lol < - Net total sales ' ! ? ' ; ! . ! ai : , - Net dally average GEonaE n. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 31st day of January , 1&39. ( Seal. ) II. I. PLUMB. Notary Public. Dave Mercer knows something about Blinking the plum tree himself , and the people or Nebraska are Batisllecl with the taste of the fruit. That enlivening yellow journal , the Congressional Ituconl , Is scheduled to suspend publication once more with the cud of the present -week. More of the Kansas boys have been wounded near that brewery , but the Indications arc they would rather suffer extermination tlmn give It up. Now that the Wild West show 1ms been removed from the Midway to the local courts may we expect to have another exhibition of judicial broncho bucking ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Those resolutions of thanks voted by the city councllmen for entertainment during their Kansas City outing can be construed in no other way than an In vitation to repeat the performance. The testimony produced before the legislative committee about the at tempted hold-up of a Vermont Insurance company and the denials entered by olllcers of the company In response to telegraphic requests front the state auditor do not appear to jibe. The new attempt to assassinate Joseph T-albert will remind the country that there are a few republican postmasters left in South Carolina , but if something is not done to prohibit the democrats from hunting them lu all seasons they will soon be as scarce as seals In Alaska. The withdrawal ot the Gorman fleet from Manila will prove a serious blow to the enterprising yellow kids who have Insisted for nearly a year that we were upon the verge of , IE not actually at , war with that country. They should lose no time In declaring hostilities be tween Dewey and the Ildtlsh admiral. According to Witness Llehty when the redoubtable Pnlm found himself con fronted by the llftoen-story Insurance companies his courage , like that of Mr. Hob Acres , fairly oozed from his linger tips , but by his valor when lie ran afoul of the llttlo "snides" the combined cour age of Alexander and Caesar could not have made the fur lly more beautifully. Having by means of threats upon other roads deprived Omaha of almost nil Its fast train facilities , the Burling ton is now taking the further step of abolishing its midnight train west out of Omaha. The excuse given Is the old one that the business docs not Justify Its continuance , although the business Is unquestionably as great , if not greater , than when the train was originally put on. If the railroads were by law required to make a show ing before tlto Interstate Commerce commission before they could alwllsh or reduce train service made voluntarily to accommodate tralllc these changes would not occur so frequently. So far as Omaha is concerned the constant an nouncement of now trains only to bo abolished after a few weeks or a few months contributes nothing permanent to Its Importance as a railroad travel center. Consul General Gooduow has fui- nlsiicdi sonio statistics about trade In China of more than passing Interest. From this report It appears that during the year 1887 Kngland furnished to China In cotton goods ami yarns ? : ? S , . 437120 ! , while the United States sold that country of the sumo goods only ? , r ,3n'J.r ; > l. During the year 181)7 ) Eng land's salesof these samogoods to China and India amounted to ? W,0(50li8i. ( : The sales of the United States to China alouo for the same period were ? Sr)00- 802. From this it will bo seen that In 1887 China purchased over 87 per cent of cotton goods from England and a little moro that 12 per cent from this country. Ten years later American im ports Increased to more than 15 per cent und those of Kngland fell off to loss than 7(1 ( per cent. It Is true that our In- croasa 1s not phenomenal , but taking Into consideration the fact that wo have made but llttlo If any effort to secure this trade , the showing is not only sat isfactory but promising ot better re mits lu tbo future , . J Jtn < iR WILLIAM it. n.iv. The senate 1ms conllrmcd the appoint' incut of William It. Day , ox-socretarj of state , as circuit judge of the Hlxtli judicial district , which may perhaps IK regarded ns determining his future ca reer. The nomination of .ludge Day has been heartily commended by the press , Irrespective of politics some oi the most cordial references to his suc cessful management of diplomatic af fairs as secretary of state and of hh work as president of the peace commis sion coming from democratic newspa pers. The llrooklyn Kaglc says of him ; "He Is one of the great men of this country. Ills capacity has been ot transcendent value to his country. Ills character has been of great bom-lit to the government and to the public serv ice. " The New York Times has this to say : "All will agree that his appoint ment is one eminently lit to bi > made and all will look forward with conll- deuce and with satisfaction to his steady promotion , as opportunity offers , to the highest rank of the federal Judiciary. " No one has borne higher testimony to the ability and character of .ludge Day than Senator Gray of Delaware , a mem ber of the peace commission. We recall no parallel In our history to the rapid rise to public eminence ot this modest lawyer of Canton , O. , who two years ago was hardly known outside of his state. His selection by President McKlnley to be assistant secretary of state was regarded as simply nn expression of personal re gard , while his elevation to the head of the State department on the retirement of Secretary Sherman , was very gen erally thought to bo a mistake. Hut Mr. McKlnley knew Judge Day thoroughly and his judgment of him was most fully justlllcd l > y results. He was equal to every requirement of that olllce and discharged Its delicate and dllllcult duties In a way to command the admiration of the country. As peace commissioner he was no less suc cessful. Judge Day will now enter upon duties congenial to him and there can be no doubt that he Avill achieve now distinction as a member of the federal Judiciary. El' AltK FIKllUE FW11TERS. The Hultlmore Sun prints an Inter view with Engineer linker of the mon itor Monterey , who has just returned from Manila , in which some of the pre vailing impressions regarding the Filipinos pines are shown to be incorrect. Mr. Baker said it is ridiculous to speak of those people as being a race altogether of savages , ignorant and helpless. Many of them are , Indeed , ignorant , but they have an upper class composed of brainy men who have Kuropean ideas. They are an Intensely patriotic people and they light llercely. Mr. Baker ex pressed doubt whether the I'nited States could ever conquer the wfiole country. The American people have learned that the Filipinos can and will light and while they are of course very much inferior to our soldiers they are demon strating that they have courage and persistence. The latest advices arc to the effect that they are very active , ap parently preparing for another demon stration against Manila , though it Is im probable they will attempt tills. It has also been pretty conclusively shown that there arc men of no mean Intelli gence opposing the American occupa tion. Some of tliefec may not be prompted altogether by patriotism , but it Is not to be doubted that a majority of them are wholly in earnest in seek ing independence. Mr. Baker said they might be Induced to accept some sort of a protectorate , but even hi that case there would bo trouble. GRRMAWS liJOL ( > WILL. The American people ns n whole and German-Americans especially will wel come with no ordinary sense of gratifi cation the attestation which the Ger man government has just given of its friendship and good will for the United States , in respect to our Philippine re lations. No stronger or more signifi cant expression of friendly feeling on the part of a government could be given than that of Ger many in withdrawing her ships of war from Philippine waters and leaving the protection of her interests and citizens there to the United States. This Is the very highest manifestation of the confidence of one government In another nnd carries with it the most complete assurance possible of a desire to foster friendly relations. No nation is more sollcltony for the protection of Its Interests and people in foreign lands than Germany , so that in placing those under the protection of the United States In the Philippines the German government proclaims Its con- lidcnce that the obligation assumed by this government will bo faithfully ful- lllled. lllled.While While It Is still true that there Is a largo element of the German people avowedly hostile to American commer cial Interests In that country , there can no longer bo any doubt or question ns to the amity of the German government and Its Intention to in nowise Inter fere with any policy which the United State shall adopt respecting the Philippines , at Is now made ap parent that the reports of Gorman de signs unfriendly to this country wore baseless , as the American ambassador utj Berlin repeatedly declared and as leading German statesmen pronounced them. Tlio hostile utterances of a part of the German press , while doubtless to some extent rellectlng popular feel- lug , certainly misrepresented olllclal sentiment. The sending of war ships to Manila It Is now seen had no pur pose that was not altogether proper and legitimate , although the display of naval power made there quite naturally created a feeling of apprehension. Ger many maintained absolute neutrality during -the war with Spain and that government has since the suspension of hostilities shown no disposition to < lu anything that might Impair friendly re lations. Without making any great protestations of friendship It has pur sued a consistent and honorable course , culminating In action that must dissi pate nil doubt respecting Its friendship anil good will. The American people will very gladly acknowledge that they have been misled regarding German olll'-lal feeling toward this country , that they have given too much ciedi'iico to reports of sinister de signs on the part of the German g v- eminent and to newspaper utterances which misrepresented that government. At the same time they will hope that the relations between the two countries will become closer nnd more cordial and that there will bo a further develop ment of trade with each other , to the advantage and profit of both. The signs are favorable to the realization of this. The proposed new regulation in regard to meat Inspection will , If adopted , bo of material advantage to this country. The practical embargo against the Importation of American fruit Into Germany has been to n large extent renuved. There Is promise that American Insurance companies will he enabled to resume business lu Prussia. Agrarianlsm Is still aggressive , but Its Influence Is manifestly waning. The United Slates should make every effort to cultivate the friendship of the great and progressive German nation. CO.Mt'LUTlUX JHjlLOlXti ASSVniH ) . The passage by both houses of con gress of the bill to increase tile cost limit of the Omaha federal building la a cause for self-congratulation to the people of this city. There Is no doubt but what the bill will become a law and Its provisions promptly carried out. In Its present condition the federal building nt Omaha gives the appearance of an unfinished structure. The orig inal design was to complete It by the erection of a west front corresponding to that on the east side. The erection of this wing will give Omnlia a federal building matched by few cities in the United States ai.d afford federal olllcers at this point all the room for quarters they may need for many years to come. The new wing , If the original design Is carried out , will be used for the mil itary headquarters of the Department of the Missouri , thus bringing till the federal business at this point under one roof. The economy of such a con centration through fhe use of the same heating and lighting plants , janitor service , etc. , will be readily seen , to say nothing of the convenience to the public which may have business with the fed eral ofliccH. Inasmuch as the new wing will be a continuation of the original structure according to the original outline and designs , there Is no good reason why work ui > on it cannot be begun on com paratively short notice and pushed to an early completion. When thla is done Omaha will be In a position to invite comparison of its publics build ings with any American city of Its class. SKIilOUS ASPRCT OF TUK SITUATION. The forced reduction of the police nud lire departments owing to the decreased funds supplied by the now levy for these purposes has a serious aspect for the people of Omaha who must depend upon these branches of the municipal service for the protection of life and properly. The situation is unfortunate to say tile least Cutting down the lire department by the dismissal of eleven men and the dlsbandincut of a whole lire company cannot fail to affect injuriously the elil- clency of the lire service. It may be Omaha's good luck that no serious loss be sustained during the next twelve months , but should a great conflagration occur the fire department will certainly be handicapped in its operations. What is true for the fire department applies with still greater force to the police department. Where the lire force has been reduced by eleven men , the police force Is to be cut down by thirty- two men , leaving the maximum strength of the entire department at sixty-three men. No city in the country the size of Omaha covering anywhere near the amount of territory over which Omaha Is spread supports so small a police force. If an efllcient police force Is a pre ventive against crime , a force inade quate in numbers must tend to stimu late lawlessness. The apprehensions expressed In Chief White's letter sub mitting the list of men to be dispensed with , and his reminder that should there be an Increase In crime citizens must take Into consideration the territory covered and the small number of pa trolmen available , are well-grounded anil timely. Willie these facts are to be deplored , the position taken by the police board in favor of reducing expenditures to conform to resources and against over laps and deficiencies Is the right one. At the same tlmo If there Is any pos sible way to lelleve the situation It should bo speedily devised and put into effect. Police Judge Gordon lias dismissed a number of cases tor violation of the Slocnmb law on the ground that the offense was procured by police olllcers making the complaints. This looks very much like strain ing for an excuse to Ignore the provisions of the law. The same point has been ruled upon over and over again and always decided one way or the other , according to the leanings of the judge. It Is plain to any man of ordinary Intelligence that many classes of crime cannot bo detected unless po lice olllcers are permitted to Investigate and make the necessary tests. Wo have seen this only recently , where the county attorney has employed detect ives to secure evidence against gamblers by participating In the gambling operations , and If the. rule should bo good in the police court against police olllcers It should hold good In other courts against detectives employed by the county attorney. Of course the rule Is not good , because it opens an avenue for crime nnd It can never bo adopted by other courts , no matter how often It may be alllrmed by Judge Gordon , It Is gratifying to learn that of the B'Jl brevets conferred by the president few will bo confirmed for the reason that the committee appointed to inquire Into the "distinguished * services rendered" has discovered tliat every olllcer com mended for the performance of any duties whatsoever was recommended for a brevet. Some of these ulllccrs wore never within miles of the iking Hue and others did nothing In particular to < ll * tingulsh themselves. The soldiers win participated In the Porto Hleo campalgi were left entirely out , except one colone from Kentucky , because the olllcers elI I that campaign d.d ! not know how onsj I It was to be to get a brevet and did noi | hand In their recommendations until tot late. Had they knowh they could havi secured Just as many brevets and ijtiltt as easily. Of cwurso , the president If not to blame for this liberal profusloi displayed In promoting everybody , nl though he must have been tllsmnyed ai the prodigious valor of our troops slnei he was acting on the advice of n loan ! appointed to find out who deserved tin honor , Hllznlu'th Cndy Stauton Is Just nou In that overwrought condition that Mrs Malaprop once designated In Miss Lydla Languish as "the hydrostatics. ' Mrs. Stauton's troubles are all ovei Mrs. Place , the New York womai awaiting execution for one of the mosi wanton and brutal murders of the ecu ttiry. In the eyes of good Mrs. Stan ton this degenerate female thug Is "n poor , half demented and Irresponslbli creature , nnore worthy of the ministra tions of n doctor than the electrli chair. " There is no doubt , of course , that Mrs. Stauton has worked herself ur Into believing the statements she makes but she is certainly mistaken. Tin trial of the female murdetess demon strated her sanity. Her motive was jealousy and her methods or wreaking vengeance were those of n degenerate , though sane and acute mind. If ever < i criminal deserved death that woman docs and It is unfortunate mawklsli sentimentality should be thrust on the scene. That good old soul , Dr Pavkhurst , is at It again , and this time the fuse on his bomb Is not likely to go out. Among other advantages of the saloon over the church the doctor has scented the free lunch from afar. His plan Is , as yet , liv collate , and for that reason it Is not altogether apparent whether ho advo cates the church going Into the saloon business or whether he prefers It to stor at the lunch counter. A Shilling Murk. Washington Star. t Thomas U. Jtccd would bo cxtrcmelj lonely if hocro tovako UD some morn- Ins and discover that nobody was abusing him. Difference. Globe-Democrat. Jn the closing months of Cleveland's second end administration the balance of trade It favor of the United States averaged les than ? 7,000,000 a month. The present average - ago Is over $51,000.000 a month. Foreign trade and n republican tariff get along to gether handsomely. SloU ot the Slaughter. Chicago Times-Herald. It Is doubtful , upon the whole. If the rigid policy of General Otis is an altogether wise one. The country has sickened of the slaughter of Filipinos and would 'bo glad to see a submissive spirit encouraged among them. Let us hear what they have to say , while reserving the right to act ac cording to our own judgment. Promotion of .finite Day. Chlcdfeo 'rimes-Herald. Judge Day h'us "been a maker of history. While making history he has also been mak ing a record for painstaking devotion to duty nnd has shoun lilmsclf ito bo possessed ot singular capacity for public affairs. His career : llustrates once more how America breeds men for emergencies. His country's stresa gave him the opportunity to leap Into sudden fame. CIVIM/.IXR THE FII.HMXOS. Aincrli'iiu Coiiiicllmcii nml V.'oi-U TM ( litM < * it for ( lie Job. Philadelphia. Ledger. In ono view of the case it rcally seems to bo our duty to civilize the Filipinos. It la a Bhamo that through their Ignorance they should waste their energies in the dangerous business of Bhcotlug American tsoldlers nnd burning their own clfy , when by becomlns American politicians they could win honor able titles and great fortunes perhaps by a course of conduct not dissimilar In its ef fects. If they would only submit to n course of Instruction by Philadelphia politicians they would 'bo ' able to get up n scheme ol self-government that would satisfy the most vengeful among them nnd prolltablo as well. The poor Filipinos tnko their lives in their hands when they go out to take pot shots at cur soldiers ; but Philadelphia coun cllmen only nssuro their re-election by in creased majorities when they kill off n few hundred of their fellow citizens by means of typhoid fever. Moreover , the Filipino gains nothing , oven when he Is lucky enough to escape death ; 'but the Philadelphia coun cilman gains Indirectly by an Incrcaso In his political power nnd Importance nnd stands a good chance of obtaining a pecuniary re ward from the speculators Into whoso hnnOn ho has played by creating a demand for pure water without meeting It. Lamb tells n story of n Chinaman , who , having accidentally learned of the succulent qualities of roast pig by the burning of his house , thereafter burned his dwelling when ever ho wanted a good dinner. His neigh bors Imitated his actions and there was great destruction of property , until a wise Chinaman dlecovoied < hat It was not neces sary to burn down one's IIOUBO In order to roast n pig. The Filipinos are Asiatics nnd soma ono should toll them that it la not iieccssary to burn n city llko Manila 1n or der to destroy it. They could Just ns well leave Its bricks nnd mortar , hut rob Its In- linbltants In a respcotablo way , of course nnd create aa much distress as by Inccudlar- lem , without becoming outlaws. To do this , howcvCi4 , they will 'have ' 'to ' learn to govern themselves ( and other people ) by approved .American methods. Wo have sonio posl- nmsfcrs iln the ant , hut they nro all too wealthy 4o bo tempted to go out as school teachers or missionaries. Thcro are ward \vorkeis , hovseuT , who understand the busi ness and 1lioy could give Ilio Filipinos points about civilization and politics that would make the latter ashamed of over hav ing used such clumsy weapons ns the rifle nnd the torch with which to rcduco a city. Agulnaldo , nt least , Is Intelligent enough to appreciate the advantages of our methods , Ho could bo convinced thereof and perhaps converted from a rebel Into a respectable political leader , If given a true account of the lives of Boino of our Philadelphia coun- rllmen and legislators , with a schedule ol their property and the returns of recent elec tions , showing the esteem In which they arc held by the community. M or TIIIJ WAM. Admiral Dowcy's fleet In the Philippines rnnk.i second to that -which - assembled ofl the fouthcttwlern cons' of Cuba Irmt Juno. It consists ot twenty-two ships , 329 offlccra nml 3GG3 men nboiit 4,000 In nil. Among the fighting ships nro the two monitors , Mon terey nnd Monndncck , the cruisers Olympln , Dnltlmorc , Charleston , Huffalo , lloston , Con cord , Holcnn , seven of thu SpimlMi licet , ho- uhlo snmllcr nrmed guard shlpH nnd trans ports , The fleet Is n fornddnblo HUP , ovwi without the Oregon , now heading for Manila , Fully CO.OOO United Slates troops nro now operating on whnt-wns foreign neil len.i than u yenr ago. Thcro nro In Cuba n totnl of 32,400 men O.COO regulars nnd 22,500 volun teers. In Porto Hleo there nro 3,000 regu lars , General Otis has 20,000 men In the Philippines nnd1,000 regulars nro on the way to reinforce him. Unless proftpooln change for the woreo nround Manila , the re inforcements will relieve nn cqunl number ol volunteers \\lio will bo mustered out nml sent home. Up to February 20 , the totnl casualties to the American army In the Philippines was sixty-eight killed nnd HIS wounded by the Insurgents nnd 22D killed toy Spanish bullets and disease. When llobort W. Dowdy , n lieutenant In the Seventeenth Infantry , took his o.xumtmi- tlon for 'promotion ' to a captaincy ho was found to bo physically unfit and recom mended for retirement , Ucforo all the rod tape to that end could bo gene through with , however , Ills regiment 'went ' to fiubn nnd ho with It. Ho was In the whole of the campaign nnd nil the fighting , suffering nnd exposure , nnd Just oa ho returned to this country the papers for his retirement wore Issued. The president -was convinced that the man \\l\a was ahlo to go through the Santiago campaign was physically fit for promotion and nominated him to bo a cap tain last Thursday. According to the report ot the Navy de partment , the Oregon mndo rather slow tlmo In steaming from Callao , Peru , to Honolulu , as compared with her previous record 'from ' San Francisco to Callao last spring. This year Callao was left on Jan uary 11 nnd Honolulu reached on February C , the distance of G.117 knots -being - covered In twenty-live days , at the rnto of 201 knots a day , while last .March the Oregon plowed ahead from San Francisco to Callao , a dls- tunco of 4,070 knots , In fifteen and a half days , nt the rate of 2C3 knots n day. At the leisurely pace of the Oregon , the dls- tnnco to Manila from Honolulu , which la very nearly cqunl to that from Callao , will lake twvnty-flvo days nt least. As the battleship left Honolulu February 20 , It should reach iMaulla by March 15. Captain Utchard P. Leary , U. S. N' . , who was recently appointed iby President Mc Klnley governor ot the Island of Guam , hails from 'Maryland. Ho entered the Naval academy In I860. During the civil war ho was attached to the blockading squadron off Chaileston. During the Spanish war It was again his 'fate ' to bo engaged lu block ading duties , and ho was placed In com mand of the San Francisco , Commodore Howcll's flagship. Previous to his com mand of the San Francisco he was the commander of the ram Katahdln. Jn 1883 Captain Laary was In command of the Adams nt Samoa during thcso troublous times , nnd performed n deed thcro that deserves to llvo In eong and story. The same cause was behind the troubles i In 1SS7-SS .13 U behind them today the de sire of Germany to bring about German control. Mallotoa Laupepa , who had uecn recog nized ns king of nil Samoa by nn agreement between Germany , Great Britain and the United States In 18S1 , was deported from Samoa by a German war ship In 1SS7 , on a flimsy pretext of having Insulted the Gor man government. Tamasese , a rebel , was set up in his stead. A civil war then broke out between Tamaseso nnd Mataafa , the chief of the loyalist party and a relative of the exiled king. While this war was raging , In 1S8S , there were but two foreign war ships in Samoan waters the Adler , a German vessel , and th Adams , a email and obsolete inan-of-war , commanded by Captain Leary , then bearing the rank of commander. The Adler was by- far the more powerful ship , but the strength of the United States navy has never been in the superiority of her ships , only In the superiority of the olllcers and of the men behind the guns. On the evening of November II , 1SSS , n messenger came to Captain Leary from Matnafa with the Information that the Ger man war ship was , In the dawn of the fol lowing day , going -bombard n stronghold which Matanfa had established on land under American protection. That night Captain Leary quietly got steam up without attracting the German's attention and had his anchor chains muflled. All hands were called to quarters before dawn. At day break the Adlcr's anchors came up nnd she made for the threatened fort. Silently the anchors of the Adams came up also , and to the amazement of the Gorman the Yankee | craft put after him with a full head of steam and darted In between him nnd the shore. Captain Leary cleared his ship for action nnd the Gorman followed suit. A eliot from either ship would now have precipitated war between the two nations. When opposite the threatened fort the German dropped" his anchors and the Yankee did likewise , taking care to get 'between ' the Adler nnd the shore. Captnln Leary then sent this note to the Gorman captain : "I have the honor to Inform you that , having received Information that American property In the Latogo vicinity of Laulll , Lotoamm nnd Solo Solo Is liable to bo in- > vadcd this day , I am hero for the purpose | of protecting the same. " ' The crows on the two ships stood nt their guns for hours , 'but the Gormnn captain mndo no attempt to nro upon the fort. I'P.Il.SO.VAL AXD OTHERWISE. Manila bears less resemblance to Moscow now than It docs to the Paris of the Com mune. Leader Payne ot the liouso has a largo head , not In any offensive sense , and so has General Grosvenor of Ohio. Uoth also have Eiiow-whlto hair and full beards. Lieutenant Charles Stanworth of the cruiser Ilaltlmoro gravely gives expression . to the opinion that when Admiral Dewey i asked for the Oregon "he said neither nioro i nor less than he meant. " Thu lieutenant Is evidently a man of discernment. General David A. Wolslger , who died In Richmond the other day , participated In nil of the great 'battles In which the Array of -Northern Virginia was engaged , and nt the battle of the Wilderness , General Mnhona having temporarily succeeded General An derson , he took command of Mnhono'a bri gade , After a service of nearly twenty years on tbo bench of the United States court of Ken tucky , Judge John H. Harr has tendered his resignation to President McKlnloy on nc- count of 111 health and advancing ago. Ho waa appointed by President Hayes In 1880. Ho will rotlro on full pay at { 5,000 a year , having passed the required period. Mokes the food more delicious and wholesome ROYAt BtKINO POWDIH CO. , NEW YORK. roporiiAT.s IM MitiMi rmi : IMSMUH. ItM rioinl Arum ( rep ) : The IcgNntlvo coimnlttoo nppolnlpd to InvmtlKnto the mat * Icr of frro pnwt * nmonjc the present Rtntc omdntft linn brought to light cotno startling evidence. Tim olllr-laU Imvo ncknowledKed that they ir-lloltcd nnd accented PHMOH by f Iho wliolnmln for thctuficlvoH nml limit- - rrluinH the trmnK | > rtnllon for Iho auditor1 * olllco nlnmi nrnnunlliiK to 120.000. ( Irnnd Inlntnl Iin1 ( < pi > n > l nt ( rfp. ) : The com mitted rn-f'ilnlnl to liivmllnatr the matter of frt-o pitMM ntnl thn rifonl nf their use by thn pirvtii Hindi nfllrlnt/i linn nnenrthcd Homo fitnrtlltiK cvMcnco whl'h In havltix Iho cffcU nt Imllillmc "I1 nn nctiml nntl- pnsH < ! iilliiiimt In Dm IcKlnlnlnrc. The iilll- rlnln onlli-l lipforo Iho rmnnilttpn cennrnHjr nrltnnttleilKcii Hint they I'xik | iiv iwhen i - cvnr olTfrcd nii'l Dint lh"y ilrnw on ihn torn- pnnlcx tunny exlrn PHHMf f < ir r fin HTM and frlcndn. Thu nlnln iiiiilllor nl flr t rfti -1 - to Imilfy , lull hn Intnr offered numf fix- rune * for hid oxtotmlvti tint * of ffrn Iran- portal Ion. Schuyler Hun ( rep , ) : A f w yrnrfi ftijo n. InrgM purl of Iho reform pnfly' crtfn- pnlKti thunder v/n < tint < : ty fife" ' " * ' rallfwl pnaieii. It linn mntttly nil r1r' > pt > w1 now ltd pnrty In In pr > wer ntnl thnnny Ihn slnlo ( illlcerB hnve foll'-llcel f < , M rf lh nil Iron On In nlimM 1 > yriri'l ' tidllef , ft l nld tlnil ono ftiiln ullU-lfit IIM had f > A * M from different limn rnniuti ; lo runr.mit In $20,000 Blncn ho hnn lienn In ntt\rn. \ Thn othera have nlno nuked for thnlr ( thorn nml the pasji ovll lint iiniiumed itnr-h iittifitit * lions that an InvcHtlgatlon nhnwn Hint rnc.ii- urro must bo taken to Htop It. Kearney Huh ( rep. ) : The leslnlallvn committee Investigating ulntn ofTlrlalx v.h'i have received railroad transportation clldl * the Information that there -wan IBMIIUI ! to Auditor Cornell and to members of his ofTlro transportation of the value of $20.000 dur ing the first term of two years. Some In teresting facts are also elicited regarding the practice of J. H. 1-Mmlstcn , oil Inspec tor , In using railroad passes and charging the state with exorbitant Items for travel ing expense nnd railroad fare. A great deal of this railroad mileage comes from n species of blackmail upon the railroad companies , nnd they would as gladly have the practice prohibited or made odious as the public would. iMcCook Courier ( pop. ) : The Courier does not opine that the holding ot free rail road transportation by a state official Is necessarily nn evidence of guilt , Irnud and corruption , hut It does hold that whereas the last populist state convention declared Itself opposed to the free pass evil and our present governor Is endeavoring to secure legislation against the same , that populist state officials would better represent the pcoplo who elected them by refraining from the use of the festive pasteboard. The republican party condemns all who use frco railroad transportation and nt the same tlmo plants Itself across the path whereby the ovll might be abolished. Schuylcr Quill ( pop. ) : While wo have never approved of public officials riding on railroad passes iwo have never considered that question so momentous as to demand great agitation , yet when It has been shown that a state official has received fifty trip passes at a time thcro Is certainly Just cauoe for calling a halt. This charge Is made and substantiated against Auditor Cornell and ho owes It to his friends to publicly acknowedge his guilt and desUt from any further use ot free transporta tion or bo forced to surrender the exalted pcsltlon ho now holds. No man , It he is any -man - at all , can receive a favor llko that from n corporation and not feel obligated to it. He may not accept It as a bribe , but it has the effect of ono just the eanie. Cor nell .has stultified himself and disgraced his party and he should bo made to offer some atonement for It or suffer the Ignominy of having turned traitor to the cause of re form. Pawnee Press ( dom. ) : While wo must , until the investigation Is completed , hold Auditor Cornell Innocent of the charges made against him In regard to "holding up" In surance companies , yet the position taken by him before the committee In regard tn the use of railroad passes has not -been what wo expected. Ills practically refusing to say whether or not ho had -been - using railroad passes will , nnd wo think rightly , too , be construed against him. If ho had not been holding up the railroads for passes , it would have been very easy for him to have said so. It seems that all of the state officers who have appeared before the commlttco and testified in regard to using railroad passes nro no better in this respect than their predecessors. Mr. Mescrve takes the posi tion that ho Is entitled to use and ride upon passes because republicans use them. In other words , If ono person goes wrong , nn- . other person Is Justified In doing wrong. Wo , do not bellevo Mr , Mescrvo's position will meet with the approval of the reform forces of this state. It would bo just aa sensible for Mr. MCSPI-VO to say that he had n right to steal the state's 1110110 } ' because Hartley did ns to say that he was Justified In using passes because republicans do. Wahoo New Rra ( pop. ) : The editor of the Now Era has not been nn extremist on the pass question. Wo have not considered a pass necessarily In the nature of u bribe. In the state of Nebraska ( ho salaries of our state officials nnd members of the leg- IMaturo arc , as a rule , entirely too low. Tnko for Instance , n poor farmer elected to the legislature from the extreme western part of the state. Without n pass It would bo Impccslblo for him to take n trip homo to see hla family during the active session except for a pass , while n rich member , or ono In easy circumstances 111 life could take n trip whenever he felt llko It. An-1 a legislator who would bo Influenced by this complimentary pass would bo a very cheap and unsafe man under any and nil circum- stnnces , The nbovo , however , presupposes that the pass came unsolicited , but when n slnto olllcer , judge or member of the leg islature stoops to ask for passes not only for himself , but for uls family nnd friends , then ho .places . himself under personal obli gations to the railroad corporation from which ho has asked the favor and said cor- [ poratlon has the right to expect favor In } return. From Incontrovertible evidence. I brought out In the legislative Investigations , It Is plainly evident that the pass question has grown lo bo nn ovll nnd a corrupting agency that corruptly Influences our stale ofllclnls , Judges nnd legislators , which nnw demands at the hands of the present legis lature repressive measures. IIA I.I.MI IIOW.V TIIU KIAO , UIMory HpfiilPM TliniiKMlPia UUer- IMH-CK if IniiiprlnllMtn. LoulmMlte Courier-Journal. A good cfluno Is Injured by bad advocacy , An example ot this was afforded by Oenoral AlKcr nt Pctrolt on Washington's birthday when he said : "It has been n difficult year. NVo nra landed on n new field. The Slnrs nnd Stripes nro planted tonight In n plncn where they never hiuo boon before on NVnshlnRlon'a birthday. They never have been fnkrn down from whcro they had been planted but onca before , nnd they never will bo ngaln. " Thin nan pnlil , of rnurse , In defense of tht policy of the ndmlnlxtratlon nnd of the mass of HIP American peopln with reference to Iho oxlenjlon of the Ixiundnrlcs of the coun try. tint It IK not thu way to defend that [ fill y. IITIIIIHO It In not true. The exception referred to nft the only one In , of courfo , that nt Ilnwfill. Ocnnrftl Alger evidently docs rtfit krinw the hlalory of hl eountry. In 177fi HIM Arnnrlran flng wan ralBcd nt Mrifitrrnl , tint It w ftuWqucntly Inkcn down. Thn exp dltlrm of that year was not n mnro rftld tfi hnn the llrltlsh. It was with Ihn IdeA thht the Canadians eommrin funnn with UK , and the wan to hold ( he country nn n port i > { Hi * t'MtPd State * thereafter to bo or- ( ) tt April 47. 1W . rv/mm mler Hull , In co- fwr/"floTi / with ( jTHTal fJrton , ( minted Itm Hlnr * And Sit r ! [ > < ! * riwr flombn In North Afrirn. TtiU WAA Ihn flmt lime that Ihn fine WAR fc nr raised ovnr a forlrena on lhat sldo nt thn Atlantic- f > tit It U no.t-dlenR to cay that U -K-AX - hitilM drrvn ngMri. In the war ot 1ftl2-li > the Htam and Htrlpex utrc repeat edly holfttnd In Canada , hut they did not Jitny Iht-rc. They were hoisted at many pulnlfl In Mexico , Inrludlng the capital city , during the war of I8IC-43 , hut rcmnlncd only In those parts of the country which were ceded to UH by treaty. Prior to 1846 our flag was holntcd In that part of Oregon , na It was then called , between 49 degrees nnd 54 degrees minutes ot north latitude , nil ot which we claimed so vehemently Ihnl Iho words "Fifty-four forty or fight" wcro a political slogan , but nftcr the treaty that limited us lo Ihe 49lh degree our flag was lowered nt all points north of It. This Is not n review of nil the Instances I whcro our flag has been lowered , but only of some of Iho more common. Our flag Is now fionllng In Cuba , but It Is the avowed Inten tion of Iho administration to lower It na soon ns the Cubans have n Blnblo govern ment of their own. None of thcso Instance ! Is parallel lo lhat of the Philippines and for lhat reason It weakens the case of Iho ox- panslonlsls to mnko unfounded assertions aa to the raising nnd lowering of the flag. The flag Is raised for various purposes nnd under various circumstances. Where It has cone up with the assent cf the proper authorities as nn emblem of perpetual sovereignty It has remained. When it Is hoisted for lempo- rary purposes It may or may not remain , ac cording to circumstances. It has gene up In Cuba for temporary purposes , but sh'ould the Cubans signify their desire to become n part of this eountry It anny never como down. At present wo are under n pledge to with- drawj from Cuba when n stable government Is established , nnd that pledge will he kept unless the Cubans themselves release us from It. TI.ASIIKS OF FVX. Dallas News : The mnn with too many Irons in the lire Ui sure to take one by tin hot end. Philadelphia Record : It seems strnnga that a fellow isn't "In the swim" when , society throws him overboard. Puck : The Kdttor You'll have to revlsa this dog show story. Reporter Too long ? The Editor No ; but It ought to bo mor snappy. Detroit Journal : It would be terrlbio If lhat supposed embalmed beef should turn out to be canned Chicago river water. Washington Stnr : "You lost n good deal ot tlmo from your business by going to the war , didn't you ? " "Yes , " answered the man who volun teered , "but 1 doubt whether 1 lost any more than some of the people who didn't go have lost arguing over It. " Chicago Tribune. : "forty cent" ) for n milk punch ? Great Cacsnr ! That' robbery ! " "I nrskeil you , sab , If you wanted algs In It , and you said yes , nab. " Hoston Transcript : Grlmsby "So you are going to make a pianist of your son ? linn ho an oar for music ? " Klfmsby "I don't know anything about his car , but sea what a head of hair he's got. " Chlr-ago Hccord : "Do you think our new pl.-iy will meet with npplauso ? " "It can't bo otherwise ; eggs arc C cents apiece. " Indianapolis Journal : "It may pain you to notice , " i aid the realist , "that I am worth much more In the market than you. " "Nol th ° le st discomfort. " said the Ideal ist. "Even now the mule la worth moro than the horse. " ChlcriKO News : "Aflcr nil , H's nn ill wind lhat Mows nobody good " "What's hap- liened now ? " "The druggist had such n cold when 1 went In to get some grip medicine this morning that he couldn't talk ; HO I es caped n long- argument about something ho had put up him elf that was better than tha Bluff I wanted. " .SWKIS'I'IIIJAKT OP I.O G AOO. P. T.I. Stnnton In Ladles' Homo Journal. Molly Is lUln' tor marry Jenny is livln * An' Iho boys hain't been back at the ol' homo In many nn' many a day , An' somehow thespring's losl ItH swact- nenf . nn1 lonesome nn' longfulls ths ( An' nutliln' Is left but the plctur' of the sweetheart I loved lonir ago. I never wns ono fer eomplnlnln' but somo- thln' HeomH IOHI from life's skies , A.n' often In sunshine it'.i inlnin' it's rain- In' eround' my ol' eyes ! l-'er hero's whnr her nrms wns croun * mo an' here'n whnr she smiled on me so , An' nil Ihnl IH loft Is the plctur' of the sweetheart I loved long ago. rho moddcr ptlll feels the Inrk'B Blmdder. an' frequent I hear the hlrda lng , lest ns of nutliln' had happened ter all the rod rospH of sprint ? ! lest ns they sung nt her wcddln' . But how kin the Hlngln' birds know flint nutliln' Is left but the plelur' of th sweetheart I loved long ngoV S'uthln' ? Thnr's Mollv ' ' n-comln' an' brlng- In' n rose ter mo-\Voll , Mfo's story'u tor over an' over , 'till nuthln' Is now that wo tell Her firms eroun' my neck , an' .her . blue cyc-H In tears nt my tnkln' on no [ Clss inc. dear fer you're Jest llko the plctur' of the sweetheart I loved Ions aso ! Every winter suit- , overcoat , ulster or odd trousers in our store , for men , boys or children , will be sold at this great discount to make room for ( jrand opening of oprlntf Rood * March 15. Nothing reserved All heavy goods olTorcd to you ut 25 pot- cent off original low price. Sale now going on. S. W. Cor. IBth and Poug/oe Qt ; i " R. S , WILCOX , Manager ,