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STATHJIIJ.VI' 01UIIlCUIiATIOX. .
Slnto of N'ebrnfka. Douglas County , ss. :
rlporgp H. Tzsehuck , secretary of The I-ee
Publishing company , being duly sworn , says
that the actual number of full and complete
copies of The Daily. Morning , Evening and
Sunday Heu , printed during the month of
March , 1EW. was as follows :
i aisao 17 B-I.HSO
2 . JJI.-IOO is sr.iir :
3 . ! itH'M 19 airi7r.
I . 1M-.IO OQ , , a irto :
n . IM , --,0 '
o . IM..SI.- 22 ! . ! ! ! iri.soo
7 . ! iita : M BI.RSO
S . UI.IHIO o | III.ICIO
9 . i ! 1,1:00 , : 2.- , an , MO
10 . ui.-i 10
11 . SI,7BO 27 ' .an , 1:10 :
12 . VM.r.lO 23 a , it o
13 . il-0 : 29 aisio
II . Sll.mo so ai.oso
15 . ! ! ! ,1 > . - > 0 31 a 1,010
10 . UI.NIIO
Total . 77isio : :
Less unsold and returned copies. . ioits :
Not total sales roio ! H
Net dally average
OKOIiaE H. T/.SCI1UCK.
Sub.icrlhod and sworn to before me this
1st ilay of April , 1S33.
( Seal. ) II. I. PLUMB ,
Notary Public In and for Douglas County ,
Neb.
H looks us If 1'onnsylviuiln. will also
himto bo eontt'fit Ho lc > ropri'sontcil
In ( ho next semite l > y only ono soimtor.
If Olmrloy KtiimiiiK ( lees not connect
with that oil insiH'ctorsliii ) rltflit away
tlio prcs.snro on tinplpo lineIs liable
1o burst thu tank.
A stool hoop trust has boon formed
with n capital stock of .fM.ono.ooo. A
trust with loss limn .fJO.OOO.OOO of capi
tal would bi > out of order.
The bridge and tunnlnal company Is
ImrhiK a hard tiino to fret Into Four
teenth street , but it is having no dilll-
culty in puttlitK Into the courts.
The story that Speaker Hood Is about
to resign his seat In congress to go Into
the law business In New York would
sound much more plausible if it came
from Mr. Heed himself.
The advent of spring soein's to have
brought on an impetus In the matrimonial
menial market , and at the same time a
quickening of" the divorce mill. Hut
then the two often work together.
County Attorney Shields still lias those
sixty-one complaints against protected
gamblers in his inside pocket. lie it ,
also keeping very ( inlet as to Hie reason
why lie refuses to prosecute them. Does
protection protectV
Omaha Is ( o be the center of railroad
building this season and when the con
struction llgnres of IS'.il ' ) are compiled
the territory tributary to this city will
show as large if not a hu . , i Increase of
mileage than any oilier part of t'ae coun
try.
Senator Teller and Congressman Shaf-
rotli of Colorado have issued a mani
festo denying that the silver republican
party is disintegrating. I'osslhly not ,
but recent events in Colorado Indicate a
shortage of vote accredited to the or
ganization.
Colonel Crowder , formerly judge advo
cate of the Department of the Platte ,
has been designated to adjust the war
claims In the Philippines. With this ex
tensive job on ills hands the colonel may
as well apply for an Indellnlte leave of
absence from the slates.
If the city has as much trouble col
lecting back the money paid out for
lighting railroad property as It has ex
perienced In trying to gut the money ex
pended for the railroads for viaduct re
pairs It may expect to turn the cash Into
the treasury about the middle of the
twentieth century.
Something over t-.OOO names have al
ready been eliminated from the muster
rolls of the Cuban army as not entitled
to a share of the money given by the
Vnlted States , Cuban oilicers express
contldence that practically all the re
maining ones will apply for their share.
Would a duck swlmV
The light over the new California law
requiring all newspaper articles rellect-
Ing on individuals to be signed prom
ises to be waged long and loud and If
the newspapers all'octed do not get
more free advertising out of It than the
light costs 'they ' will not be up to mod
ern journalistic methods.
Kvoryono professes to be willing 1o
assist tu adjusting the dllllculty by
which the South Omaha business has
been excluded from Omaha clearing
house returns , but IIH yet nothing has
been done. Several plans of meeting
all obstructions suggest themselves to
every experienced banker. Where
there's a will there's a way.
Novelist Charles King , who retired
from the army retired list to accept a
commission as brigadier general of vol
unteers In the Philippines , has had to
bo relieved of his command. While
there Is no question as to ( leneral King's
military ability , the chief result of his
Journey to the east may bo expected
to materialize In a new batch of war
stories hot from thu llrlng line.
I IlKt'L'llUVAX
I Ucferrlln ; to the effort of tln < democracy -
racy to masquerade us peculiarly ( he foe
of trusts , the Philadelphia Press sny. <
the effort will fall If the republican
party places Itself right before the conn-
try on this question , "The republican
parly , " nays that' paper , "has nothing
to fear from this question of trusts It
the people arc fully and accurately In
formed on the subject. They should bo
KO Informed. "
The position of the republican party
on this question , n.s we have heretofore
pointed out , Is shown In the fact that it
enacted the mill-trust law of isih ) and
that It was a republican administration
that made the only serious effort to en
force that act. The succeeding demo
cratic administration continued In a per
functory way the proceedings begun by
Its predecessor , but HO far as possible ,
through Its attorney generals , It dls-
credl'ted the anti-trust law. Mr. Olney
pronounced the act defective and
Inadequate and Ids successor at the
head of the Department of ,1 list tee ,
.ludgo Harmon , took the same view
of It. The second Cleveland admin
istration made no earnest effort to
enforce the law and It utterly disre
garded the anti-trust provision of the
Wilson larlff act , which was Inserted to
meet the recommendations of the at
torney general of that administration.
So far , therefore , as legislation Is con
cerned and efforts to enforce it there
publican party long ago placed itself
before the country In opposition to
trusts and combinations. The present
administration Is In accord with tills
position. In Ills Inaugural address Pres
ident. MeKinloy said : "The declaration
of the party now restored to power has
been in the past Hint of 'opposition to
all combinations of capital organized In
trusts , or otherwise , to control arbi
trarily the condition of trade among our
cltl/.ens , ' and It has supported 'such legis
lation as will prevent thu execution of
all schemes to oppress the people by un
due charges on their supplies , or by un
just rates for thu transportation of their
products to market. ' This purpose will
bo steadily pursued , both by the en
forcement of the laws now In existence
mil the recommendation and support
of such now statutes as may be neces
sary to carry them Into effect. " There
can be no doubt that the administration
idheres to this declaration and will be
found ready to approve any legislation
which congress may adopt for the sup
pression of trusts.
Tims the republican party has already
iilaced Itself right before the country on
tills question , but there is something
more to be done. H has been demon
strated thai the anti-trust act of 1SOO Is
insutlicicnr. There are some combina
tions it will reach , but there are others
! o which it does not apply. Additional
legislation Is needed and it will be the
luty of the next congress to supply this.
Us authority in this matter Is not un
limited , but it Js believed not to have
neon exhausted in thu existing legisla
tion. There are other means of reaching
the monopolistic combinations than are
already provided by law and the Fifty-
sixth congress will have no more Im
portant duty to perform than that of
leallng with this question , which lias
assumed paramount importance in the
public mind.
The republican party is on record
igainst all combinations of capital or
ganized in trusts , or otherwise , to con
trol arbitrarily the condition of trade
unong our citizens. A republican con
gress must not fail to give this record
whatever support is within its power.
CV1IAX UHIGAXDAGK.
That was a slgnillcant remark of Gen-
nil Gomez , referring to the possibility
of nn outbreak of brigandage after the
Cuban army shall have been disbanded ,
that "All men are not angels and hun
gry men will feed. " Manifestly It Is the
expectation of ( Jomez that the Ameri
can authorities will have to deal with
brigandage on a more or loss extensive
scale. The soldiers will receive about
JTo each , a sum that will not enable
them to do much In a business way and
is there is not work at present for all ,
nany of them will soon be again out of
money and compelled to subsist by beg
ging or plundering. Most of them , very
likely , will prefer the latter and bands
will be organized to prey upon the people
ple outside of the larger towns.
It is easy to understand that outlawry
of tills kind may take on largo proportions
tions ami cause no little trouble to the
nllltary authorities. The success of Gen
eral Wood in suppressing brigandage
In Santiago warrants belief that it can
: io as easily dealt with in other prov-
nces , but the condition of affairs will
be materially changed when the entire
Cuban army of10,000 , which has been
u-pt together waiting for the distribu
tion of American money , Is disbanded ,
mil lot loose upon the country. In this
force are thousands of Indolent and
worthless fellows who would not work
f they could have work and who are
just the kind of men for brigands , of
course there Is but one way to deal with
brigandage and that Is to visit It with
the severest penalties. This , it Is to be
supposed , will be the course of the mili
tary authorities , Urlgandago should be
treated as a capital crime and the pun
ishment summary. Anything less than
this will but stimulate and encourage It.
THAT liOhl.All DlXXhH.
The dinner In New York last Satur
day night of the supporters of the Chicago
cage platform , while largely attended
and marked by much noisy demonstra
tion , has not helped Mr. Itryan In that
portion of the country , If Indeed It has
not had the opposite effect. The New
York Times says the affair was as
empty of meaning as It was noisy In
performance and adds : "Tho men who
howled for him on Saturday night have
no iniluenco or following In this city or
state. They are largely the political
chaft' of the community , blown about
by all winds , planting sterile Ideas In
barren soil , It was an occasion of much
enthusiasm , but no votes. " The Phila
delphia Times thus refers to It : "Thu
dinner Itself and the diners furnished
lilting surroundings and company for
Mr. llrynn. The waiters shouted and
shoved , broke crockery and trundled
trucks of dirty dishes over the platform ;
a motley crowd of all colors and sexes
numbering 't/HK ) thronged the floor
quarreling for food and places , while '
the committee In charge formed a guard I
to protect Mr. llryan from being rudely
Jostled. Altogether Mr. Hrynn mu t have
regarded hi * entertainment tolerantly ,
perhaps , but with at least some senti
ments slutt-cd by the country with ref
erence to himself when he Is making an
oratorical row. " Hvidently the Impres
sion made by this affair upon the minds
of the more Intelligent and discriminat
ing class of eastern democrats Is unfa
vorable to the chief guest , whose speech
on the occasion was not of a character
to win him support from lids class
while the remarks of sonle of the other
speakers were well calculated to alien
ate men who voted for the Chicago
platform and candidates. The event
ought to strengthen the sound money
democracy In New York.
A XVnUKSTlUX l-'OIt COMMKHGLltt Cl'Vli.
DUTTR , Neb. , April 17. To tlio Kdltor
of The Uec : I note In a recent editorial
that you urge the Commercial club to
' bring the bankers to time" on the ques
tion of keeping Omaha's clcarltms up.
Would It not bo well for the Commercial
club to Interview the wholesalers of Omaha
on tl'e name matter ? Nearly all of their
collection tliceta request New York or Chicago
cage exchange. This reduces Omaha clear
ings and compels country bankers to carry
larger balances in eastern cities.
SAM C. SAMl'I.n ,
President Karmcrs and Merchants Dank.
Hero is a pointer for the Omaha Com
mercial club. There can be no question
that every business man In Omaha and
every man Interested in Omaha's
growth is vitally concerned In the rela
tive rank of Omaha among the clearing
house cities of the country. The disa
greement among members of the local
clearing house should not be allowed to
work to Omaha's Injury. 1 f the Commer
cial club will act upon the suggestions
embod'.cdln ' this letter and Induce Its own
members to conduct their linanclal oper
ations through local banks Omaha will
at no distant day be by the side of Kan
sas Gity in the clearing house reports.
riSJlIS
With its customary cuttlefish tactics
the World-Herald Is shedding a great
deal of dark llttid in an effort to befog
the main Issue raised by the New York
Verdict in Its arraignment of lU-yan's
autocratic course in dealing with the
democrats who decline to subscribe to
every ism in the Chicago platform. In
stead of discussing the points raised by
the Verdict , the silverlte organ tries to
make believe that the batteries of the
Verdict were directed at itself by rea
son of a blunder of a newspaper clip
ping bureau which credited to the
World-Herald an editorial that appeared
in The Hee.
As a matter of fact the editorial in
question simply served as a text for
reading the riot act to Hryan and ad
monishing him that his course , if per
sisted in , will wreck the democratic
party and insure the re-election of Mo-
Kinley. Coming as it does from a paper
that professes to speak authoritatively
for the New York democracy , the Verdict
article is significant as well as suggest
ive of the Irrepressible conflict raging
inside of the democratic ranks.
What inspired this public expression
of pent-up feeling that commanded
Hryan to tone down his speeches and
letters is quite immaterial. Suffice it
to say this bold and outspoken criticism
of tlio presidential aspirant voices the
sentiment of a largo faction of his party
that will have to be reckoned with botli
in tlio preliminary canvass for re-noml-
natlon and , in case of his selection , in
the next national campaign. That the
verdict in 1000 may turn upon the pivot
of concession and conciliation demanded
by the editor of the New York Verdict
must be apparent to all familiar with
existing political conditions. Making
faces at The I5ee and making light of
the Verdict's arraignment of their pa
tron saint may amuse tlio groundlings
that swallow the World-Herald's fakes ,
but intelligent men of all parties will
llnd abundant food for reflection In the
Verdict's curtain lecture to Bryan.
The fusion governor of Colorado has
again demonstrated his devotion to the
cause of reform by using the veto with
fatal effect upon a valued policy law
passed by the legislature In the face of
the opposition of a. strong insurance
lobby. The excuse for the governor's
disapproval of thv bill is that a valued
policy law offers "a reward for incendi
arism. " This lias been the never falling
cry of the insurance companies and the
Insurance lobby. Hut It has been dis
proved In Nebraska where although the
law has been In force for several years
Incendiarism is almost unknown. Where
property is destroyed by intent of the
Insured , Insurance companies are not
and should not be compelled to pay the
loss , but when such is not the case a
legitimate reason has yet to bo offered
why they should not pay the full
amount of the policies on which they
have collected premium. It is signifi
cant that the Nebraska valued policy
law was signed by a republican gov
ernor and had Colorado remained in the
republican column It , too , would now
have accomplished this reform.
The governor of Missouri has signed
an anti-compact bill to stop rate-making
combinations by lire Insurance com
panies , and It Is confidently predicted
that this law applied to Kansas City
and St. I ( Olds will practically destroy
the boards of lire underwriters of both
cities. It remains to bo seen , however ,
whether any such result will follow. An
anti-compact law has occupied a place
on the statute books of Nebraska for
two years , but to date it remains a dead
letter. At any rate the attorney general ,
although a great anti-trust fulminator ,
has not discovered that such a law has
ever been passed.
The mortgage statistics compiled by
the state laltor bureau do not furnish
very good material for a calamity cam
paign. They show that during the year
ISltS the net i eduction of real estate
mortgage Indebtedness was $1JK- ) , .
S''o.-lS. This does not Include amounts
paid on mortgages which have not been
lifted In their entirety , as there is no
manner by which this amount can bo
ascertained. It Is reasonable to sup
pose , however , that when such a largo
number of mortgages have been paid ort
I and canceled a considerable sum has
been applied to partial payments on ox-
Isllng mortgages. Tin- favorite answer
of the calamity crowd to such llgures
has been that the mortgages satisfied
represented In large part foreclosures.
Figures from the same report disclose
tlio fallacy of this argument. The total
number of real estate mortgages can
celed Is given as 11.1)71 ) ! , while the total
number of foreclosures In the state dur
ing the year Is only . 'M. or less than
one-'tonth of the number of mortgages
released.
General OHs cables that the return
movement of volunteers will commence
about May t" . H has been given out that
regiments are to be returned In the
order In which they arrived , mid as the
First Nebraska was the second to
reach Manila the time of Its irturn can
not be afar off. It Is to be hoped no
untoward event will again delay the re
turn , as the outbreak of hostilities did
once before. Nebraska certainly wishes
to see Its soldier boys at home at the
earliest possible moment. They have
done valiant service , honored them
selves , the slate and the nation which
sent them. Having paid dearly in dead ,
wounded and broken health for their
honors ; they have earned relief at the
earliest possible moment.
New York wants rapid transit. It Is
estimated that the proposed new road
will cost Jr > 0,000)00 ( ) ami a New York
paper wires an Inquiry to The Hee how
much Omaha capitalists and bankers
nre willing to subscribe. Wo pause for
reply. So far as wo know Omaha capi
talists and bankers with a surplus have
abundant opportunity to invest In sev
eral enterprises Omaha wants as badly
as New York wants rapid transit.
Work has commenced on-the construc
tion of Nebraska's third beet sugar fac
tory. There is ample room for more.
Capital which Is finding investment by
thu millions In wildcat schemes and
over-capitalized trusts could lie far
better and more profitably employed in
tills promising industry.
Wnlt for lu > Iliirvvnt.
St. louls Republic.
So far J. Sterling Morton's now party has
secured a leader , .but . Is shy on followers.
A AViiNli : nf HriMilIi.
Washington Times.
The defenders of the trusts may argue till
they are exhausted and the fact remains
that it Is not safe to place In the hands of a
few men the power to lower wages and in
crease the price of necessary articles , when
It is to their personal gain to do it. Human
nature is too frail to bo tempted as the man
agers of a trust must be. .
IiiNIilriitloii Uvrlveil from Clams.
Chicago Chronicle.
The company of unterrifled democrats who
recently sat down to a spread in New York
consisting mainly of clam chowder at 10
cents per rlato insist that theirs was the
only genuine , blown-ln-the-bottlo Jefferson
banquet in the lot. Judging from the character -
actor of the speeches , there Is a moral cer
tainty that the Inspiration to be derived
from clams properly cooked is not to bo
despised. If a test'of one's democracy is to
be regulated .by 'the ' cost of a dinner there
Is some ground for'Hhe ribald suggestion that
the $10-a-plate. fellows were clams them
'
selves. v
lllrtli of XIMV I'arION.
New York Sun.
According to 'Hon. Julius Sterling Mor
ton's Conservative , "the birth of a new-
party Is at hand. " Likely enough. Mr.
Morton has several new parties at hand
and there arc other enthusiastic founders
who count that day lost which sees no
party launched. There is never any lack
of now parties and they seldom last long
enough to .become other than new. There
seem to bo two great schools of reform
philosophers. One devotes Itself to founding
new parties ; the other to amending the
constitution. It is hard to say which ac
complishes the more.
I/CKlNlll < lnii AKitliixt TriiNtN ,
Chloaro Tribune.
Every aggregation of capital which will
not bo content with tho. advantages Us
wealth elves it in a state of free and un
limited competition , but which seeks gov
ernment aid or railroad aid , or which en
deavors to swindle the public with bogus
securities , should not be allowed to exist.
It is an "unclean thing. " Hero lies the
justification of legislation against trusts.
Only those which are built up through
legislation deserve to bo legislated against.
In capital , no matter how great its volume ,
there Is no clanger when It is given no
artificial advantages and is not beyond the
attacks ot competition unrestricted by arti
ficial and adventitious aids from the lawmaking -
making power.
Try It on tinKiliplllON. .
Philadelphia Ledger ,
When the Ilennlngton was at Guam , nearly
two months ago , Its commander established
a government for the Island composed of
aomo of the ablest men In the community ,
and loft it to conduct affairs under the aus
pices of the United States. The result of
the experiment was awaited with Interest , ai
It might furnish a valuable guide to our
policy In other colonies. It appears to have
been perfectly successful. Admiral Dowcy
now cables that ho has hoard from Guam
and the now government Is working well.
Quiet and order prevail , and the people are
mcst friendly to the Americans , When Cap
tain Leary , who la now on his way to thn
Island , arrives there , ho will take supreme
command as naval governor , and If ho ncin
with tact and discretion It Is evident that
ho need expect no trouble from the present
Inhabitants.
THUI3V D.VMiKH.
TruitltMil 1'liiKiKililcil to llic 1'crilN
r iiiiptTiiiiiNiu ,
Daltlmoro American.
Consul Wlldman's dispatch to the State
department , declaring that tho-plaguo had
made its appearance In Hong Kong , nat
urally caused deep concern regarding the
health of the American soldiers , should the
disease reach the Philippines. Although the
Information regarding the outbreak in China
Is so far very limited , yet the inference is
drawn that this Is the bubonic plague , which
has BO often ravaged Asia , and swept of (
thousands upon thousands of the natives.
It Is a malignant disease of the worst kind ,
and among these people about two-thirds
of all who are attacked die from It , and gen
erally within twenty-four hours after Its
first appearance. Serum Injections . have
checked the disease , but tlio superstitions
and filthy habits ot the natives have made
it Impossibles for physicians to combat this
plague- with any degree of success.
At the same time , there Is no great rea
son for alarm concerning our soldiers. The
latest reports from them show that they
are In the best of health and that strict
sanitary regulations are enforced In all their
camps. Such regulations will bo made oven
moro rigid should there bo danger from the
plague , and the chances are that not only
will the soldiers escape this peril , but the
Improved sanitary condition of Manila and
other cities may keep it out of the Philip
pines altogether ,
IH IIOIIM OF Tllll AV VU.
The rxrhiuiRp of ratifications of the pence
treaty between the t'nlled Slates and Spnli
formally end3 the hostile attitude of the
belligerents , but the war In another fortr
will RO on Indefinitely. Loss of precious
lives nnd millions of treasure arc not the
only ravages of war. The shedding of InV
has begun and these who survived the
carnage as well ns the homo guard nnd the
eurbstono strategists are now bombarded
through various publications with lion-
explosive shells ot small caliber. The latcsi
gun Is fired by Lieutenant Hutehlson S'otl
In tin ) Now York Herald. Scott was firs !
llcutt'linnt of the Hudson when that vessel
towed the torpedo boat Wlnslow out of range
of'the. Spanish batteries nt Cardenas. He
declares that tlio shot which killed KnulRti
Hngley nnd his companions on the Wlnslow ,
and the one that Injured Its forward boiler
and starboard engine cnmo from the United
Stated steamship Wilmington. Thla state
ment was brought out by the publication-In
the March number of thu Century Magazine
of nn article by Lieutenant llernadou , whc
commanded the Wlnslow.
The most concise story of the destruction
of Cervcra's llect Is told In the steam lop
of the Oregon , penned by the chief engineer ,
It reads : Eight a. m. to merld. As before
until 0:30 : , when we went to general
quarters , the enemy's fleet having come oiil
of the entrance. 1'ut forced draught on nil
main hollers nt about 0:15 : , and began elms'
Ing. Continued running under forced
draught for rest ot watch , driving the
enemy's ships ashore one by one. At end
of watch only one ship remained , which \vu
were gradually overhauling. Merld. to 1 p ,
in. As before , except shut down F. U. blow
ers , nnd slowed down about 1:30 : , having
destroyed the Spanish licet. Worked to
bells rest of watch. "
A Kansas soldier , in n letter home , tclla
how "General Otis came along one evening
and when the men had stopped firing for a
minute said : 'Well , boys , how are you
coming ? ' Only a few of the men knew him
and one of thorn said : "All right , pard ,
how's yourself ? ' Another of the boys that
know General Otis told him to shut up , that
the man was General Otis. The general
overheard him and said : "That's all right ;
pard is as good as general tonight. ' "
Private Smith of Company E , South
Dakota volunteers , has the distinction of
having been personally congratulated by
General Otis for bravery while on outpost
duty near Manila. His beat was one of the
most dangerous patrolod by American sol
diers , passing along n narrow road thickly
fringed with trees nnd bamboo thickets.
Shortly after 7 o'clock , the sun having
set , Private Smith discerned two Filipinos
approaching him , apparently on their way to
Manila. They were dressed in white nnd
walked in single file , one about six feet
behind the other. Ho challenged them nnd
they answered promptly , the first greeting
him with the words , "Huena nochc , nmlgo"
reated the greeting and accompanied It with
a military salute. Smith replied in English ,
nnd , shouldering his Springfield rifle , turned
to resume his beat.
Just as they passed him lie carelessly
turned his head to look after them. This
fortunate circumstance saved his life , for
Immediately after passing him the second
Filipino drew a machete , sprang at the
sentry and alined a terrific blow at his head.
With the blood pouring forth in n stream
he whirled to face the natives , who in
stantly took to their heels In the effort to
escape. Smith raised his rlflo and shot ono
of the fleeing natives through the heart before -
fore ho had gene twenty feet. By this time
he was so weak from pain and loss of blood
that ho was forced to drop to his knees and
while in this position he reloaded his rifle
and fired a shot at the other Filipino , who
was Just disappearing In the edge of the
thicket nt Ihe side of the road.
This shot also took effect , for the dead
body of the native was found next morning
in the thicket , ho having evidently crawled
as far as possible before expiring , for the
body was discovered some distance from the
point where ho disappeared in the under
brush as Smith fired at him.
Comrades , attracted by the firing , rushed
to the aid ot the bravo soldier , and , procur
ing a horse , placed him upon the animal
and convoyed him three miles to the com
pany's quarters , where his wound was
dressed by the surgeons. He was congratu
lated on his plucky fight by practically the
whole army , even General Otis calling upon
him while in the hospital and shaking hands
with him and commending him for his
bravery.
_ _ _ _
n.VAIj AX1J OT1I13UAVISI3.
While spending a. portion of the early
spring at I'lnehurst , N. C. , Dr. Edward
Everett Halo took every day a walk of
several miles through the surrounding
country.
The sultan of Morocco Is about to sustain
a. severe loss by the retirement from his
service of Knid Maclean , the Scotish laird ,
who for so many years has been commander-
In-chlef of his army.
There will be no moro six-day blcyc !
races in New York , Governor lloosovelt
having signed the bill forbidding moro than
twelve hours upon the track In twenty-four.
Man's Inhumanity to man thus receives dis
tinct discouragement ,
The order issued by the Norwegian gov
ernment that no Swedish officer shall bo
permitted hereafter to Inspect forts In Nor
way is taken to mean that war is to como
If a separation of Norway and Sweden can
not bo otherwise effected.
It is hard to think of Admiral Schlcy as
a farmer , despite the skillful way in which
lie planted Cervcra's ships , but he was
brought up on a farm nnd always had In
clinations that way.Ho - wont so far once
us buying a. ranch in Wyoming.
H. E , Huntlnglon , nephew of Collls P.
Huntlnglon , nnd now holding high olllco In
the Southern Pacific railroad , was made
by his un.-'lo to undergo a sevcro training
for the place and had to work his way up
from the position of an ordinary train hand.
The descendants of Sir Francis Drake ,
sailor , and , according to some historians ,
occasionally a pirate , are about to take legal
steps to recover certain personal nnd real
estate which they claim has been unjustly
withheld from them. The number of heirs
is roughly estimated at about -1,000.
Edward Atkinson , who has been writing
pamphlets against expansion , refuses to con
sider the Idea of exchanging the Philippines'
for the Ilrltlsh West Indlen. Ho says wp
should neutralize the Philippines and tnko
the remaining part of our army away before -
fore it is all killed off by disease.
The Philadelphia Medical Journal vigor
ously denounces laws denying work to peni
tentiary prisoners , "To deprive mm of their
" "and then to them
liberty , it says , keep
Inured In enforced Idleness from month to
month and year to year , Is to JeopardUo
: > < xy ! , mind and soul and Is a thing that no ,
civilized state has a right to do under any i
[ irctoxt whatever. " In the eastern penlten- ,
llary of Pennsylvania only 10 per cent of
the prisoners are allowed to work.
1 > THi : IMIIMl'IMMJS
New York Herald : To abandon
tf-rrllory ! , of course , one of the
evils of a flying column like General Law-
inn's. The hopei tli.it prevails fill ! ! li thai
the rebels , who nrc fiont Hying In every di
rection , may learn the ler on to gather to
gether agnln only In pursuit of peace and n
belter umlerstandliiK with a nation that doe-
not seek to eiibdue but only to pacify.
Springfield Ilepubllenn : The situation It
the Philippine * docs not Improve , tienern
Lawton's expedition Is returning crowtici'
with an unbroken series of successes , llul
ho has no men to sp.iro to hold Hie plac1" *
gained , nnd llio villages he linn taken will
be rroprupiod by the Insurgent native's. He
has won all the victories , anil yet lost llic
campaign , or gained nothing , beyond the
bacrlftco of some llfo.
llaltlmore American : It Is hard work , an * '
Slow work , through n country In which it I *
easy for an enemy to light from ambush , am
ircst of the lopcos to the American force ;
have been brought about In this way. Thosi
Irsses have not been heavy , but the lists o :
the dead and wounded , sent In from day le
day , nre long enough lo cause deep concert
among the people of this country. Tills
trouble wns never expected when Admlr.r
Dewey won his great victory nt Manila , an I
It undoubtedly proves that the task till :
country liaa undertaken In the Philippine *
Is ono thnt will present for a long tlmo the
hardest sort of problems.
Chlnigo Times-Herald : General Lawton
has made a raid Into Ihe enemy's country
and returned with an opinion. He thinks
that his force was too small nnd that our
Philippine army should bo Increased to 100-
000 men. Even granting that the opinion Is
sound , what reason was there why the gen
eral should formulate it In u statement and
then "authorize" Ihe statement for publica
tion ? Ijiiwton is not the American com
mander in the Philippines. That olllcc is
held by General Otis , who has said repeat
edly that any material increase of his troops
was unnecessary. After a much longer and
much more instructive experience than Ills
subordinate's , ho remains fully confident < if
his strength. Upon this showing a demand
for 100,000 men would be preposterous.
Chicago Chronicle : Major General Lawton -
ton , ono of the chief lieutenants of General
Otis In prosecuting Iho war against the .VIII-
plnos , authorizes a correspondent to say
that , In his opinion , 100,000 troops will bo
necessary to pacify the islands. With his
brigade he can force his way from one end
of the archipelago to the other , but could
not hold the territory traversed. If garri
sons were left behind he would have no
aggressive force , and ho Is compelled by the
orders ot General Otis to retrace much of
the ground over which he passed tri
umphantly. And a great many men of
wealth , culture and piety In this republic
say without hesitation : "Let 100,000 armed
Americans be sent to the Filipinos , and If
necessary let those savages be destroyed.
H is not curious , however , though it maybe
bo remarked that Iheso excellent citizens
themselves do not propose to lead the way.
The bloody work must be done by some
body else ; they do not propose to risk their
lives in any such belligerency.
IMPOSITIONS Oli1 THIS IIA.VK13HS.
\IMV Vorlc Merchant * Ilcisciit tln Col
lection OlinrKo for OutslcliClifokN. .
Now York Letter to Philadelphia. Press.
Ono of the most important of the associa
tions in this city , whose purpose Is the ad
vancement of the Interests , commercial , in-
duslrlal , and linanclal , of the city of New-
York , has by formal resolution denounced
the action of the banks in the clearing house
association in enforcing a rule that compels
every bank in New York to charge for the
collection of checks drawn
on out-of-town
banks , excepting at certain discretionary
points. The association claims to have proof
that the assertion of bankers that the adop
tion ot this rule hag already been beneficial ,
and has in no way affected deposits , is an
Inaccurate statement. Its investigations
confirm fully reports that have come from
Philadelphia that show diversion of ac
counts from Now York to Philadelphia al-
icady aggregating perhaps ns much as
$10,000,000 , and this association furthermore
is of the opinion that if this rule Is en
forced nlno-lentha of the deposits from the
New England states hitherto kept In the
Now York banks will bo diverted to Boston.
Furthermore , the afsoclation has learned by
what it regards as accurate means of in
formation that if this rule Is maintained In
Now York .many accounts In the smaller
western cities , hitherto kept here , will bo
transferred to Chicago , Cincinnati , and other
western cities.
The best opinion seems to bo that many
merchants have made no complaint , having
simply asked the banks with which they
were accustomed lo keep deposits It Iho
rule rclallng lo out-of-town checks was to
bo strictly enforced and , having been told
that the banks had no choice In the matter ,
these men have simply withdrawn their ac
counts and sent them somewhere else.
There Is In New York city , in that part of
it which Is on Long Island , an old , per
fectly sound , but hitherto not very Im
portant bank. It IK not a member of Ihe
Clearing HOUFO assoclallon , but It is prob-
a'ble that within a few weeks It will bo
found that this bank's deposits have
doubled , and If ono railway corporation car
ries out n determination It now has , the
accounts of that bank will bo tripled. H
is willing lo collect checks on out-of-town
banks without making any charge.
It Is safe to say that n 'majority of busi
ness men here regard this action of Now
York bankers ns a most remarkable and un
accountable lapse from the sound business
policy which since 1885 has characterized
the management of ths majority of our
banks.
TltOI'IC.U , ( iAIIHI.SO.VH.
funof A iiK-rli'iiii SOICI-N ! | | 4111 I In' Ciin-
IIIK'I'I'll iNlllllllN.
Philadelphia Record.
Although the nation iu at peace , except
In the far distant Philippines , the conditions
of military occupation In Cuba and of mili
tary administration in Porlo Hlco have operated -
orated lo keep the federal forces In Ihoso
Islands practically on a war footing. Noth
ing moro hus been said at the war office
In regard to Bonding homo any further de
tachments of volunteers from Cuba nnd it
may be fairly presumed that the Intentions
of the department In regard lo Iho release
of Iroops from Cuban service have been
by this lime substantially carried out. If j
no further orders to reduce the Island gar- j
rlBons should bo Issued the regular and
volunteer organizations now In Cuba and
Porto Hlro would constitute a Summer army
of occupation nearly fiO.OOO strong , for whoso
physical well being the government would
be entirely responsible.
The dangerous BCUSOU of tropical ruins
nnd miasma , which claimed BO many vic
tims among our troops in Cuba last year ,
will shortly Bet In and the federal troops
on garrison duty and In camps In the
Islands will bo fortunate if a heavier
Irlbuto Is not exacted during the forthcom
ing summer. Of the 10,000 men constituting
the Ural army of Invasion , which Invested
nnd captured Santiago , many moro died of
fevers and enteric diseases than fell In bat-
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
0 , L BiKIKQ POWDER CO. . hCW VORK.
tie and the most nrduou.i and skillful efforts
of ll'p medical deparlmrlll were put forth
to avert thrrntened epidemic among ths
Iroops. Thee efforts wore nuccoanful last
J-enr. but none cnn tell how our soldiers
will fare during the coming summer son-
son. 1'racilenlly the men now on the Island
have had no experience with the Cuban ma
larial ppaaon. The victors nt Santlngo , the
regular Iroops , Iho Hough IMders and pre
ferred volunteers hnvi departed for other
scenes nnd Iho force now in active service
Is composed largely of troops landed In the
Island Rlnce January 1 last , the dnto set
for Spanish evacuation.
It has been pointed out by Inspector flen-
oral Ilrecklnridge. who lias Just concluded
nn olllclnl tour ot observation of the mili
tary stallons In Cuba nnd Porto Ulco , that
tlio tenlago , uniforms , equipments nnd ra-
llons of federal soldiers in Iho island remain -
main practically unchanged from the condi
tions of last year , notwithstanding the early
nnd conclusive demonstr.Ulon of urgent no-
1 cesslty for Improvement In these vital mat-
lers. It will be possible , of course , to make
I such distribution of the regular , volunteer
jand immune organizations ns may best sub-
I servo the interest of Iho army , Inn the
chances of sickness will nevertheless bo
I notably Increased by rcoson of the failure
| of the war olllco to provide In ndvanco for
the Imperative summer requirements of * a
large and practically Idle military force.
The trlbuto lo bo cxacled by death will be
largo In any event and if the Island gar
risons are to bo maintained nt their present
excessive strength , there Is likely to bo undue -
duo sacrifice of llfo to Iho demons of ty
phoid and malaria.
KMIATIM ! MIllTIf.
Indianapolis Journal : "You need a lone
lost this wuinmer. " Hiilil the doelor , thought
fully. "In no circumstances must you at
tempt to go to any summer resort. "
Chicago Heeord : "Why Is It that women
llvo lonuer than men ? "
" .Men bn-nk down their constitutions try
ing to imuuiEo women. "
Washington Star : "IVnJatnln Franklle
sleeps in Philadelphia , " remarked th
reverent tourlot.
"Well , " answered the Xew York salesman
with Hie ulald elolhes. "what el.4 < > Is there
for a man to do In Philadelphia ? "
Somervlllo Journal : The difference be
tween having a tooth nulled and having- .
leu pu.led In thnt having- the tooth pulipd
hurts more at the. time and having the
let pulied hurts more afterward.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "That nmatpur
Long Island lire department did splendid
work nt the burning or. the Vanderbllt
summer homo.
"iii , what did they do ? "
"Saved the excavation which was for
merly occupied by the cellar. "
Dolroll Journal : The moment art be-
canin mercenary , Pegasus balked.
"r.a no livery stable horse , " he ex
claimed , and vanished.
Some think the fabled steed of Apollo In
Kone forever , while others ar Inclined to
the more hopeful opinion thai ho Is haullnp
11 milk wntfou for his board fomcwhero ami
will be seen again when limes pick up.
Indlananolls Journal : "You nre lee
mile , " said the proprietor of the tough
bjunery. "It takes bigger guys dan you to
manage do mugs dut feed here. "
"Ah ! " said the applicant for n Job , "I ne.
r ono but the brave do serve Ihe faro here. "
Chicago Tribune : Virginian Yes , sir. I
nm proud of my "on. lie has made a good
BO dler , and he has good blood In him , if I
< ! ° say it mys-elf. lie comes from Ihe. oldest
families , sir. He's an F. F. V ' "
Kansas Man-So'a my hoy. 'lie's one of
I'rcd Funston s volunteers.
Indianapolis Journal : "What T llks about
the Irish Is that they are so modest nnd un
assuming. "
"Holy smoke ! "
"Fact. When nn Irishman does nnythlns'
great be docs not KO bragging of his ability ,
nn another man would. lie. merely brags
about Ireland. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Our Mayme is
such iv high strung glr ) . I never did see any
one quite so sensitive. "
"Any fresh evidences of il ? "
"yes. indeed. Knrly last fall , don't you
remember , ono of her rejected suitors
dmwned himself In tlio lake and the dear
girl actually hasn't drank a drop of lake
water for inoro than alx months ! "
TIIK III\H IMXMSIl.
W. J. Lampion In Now York Sun.
Ob , Dinner ot Iho Daddies ,
About your ' .board . we see
The modest uraico
Of many a face
Of sweet simplicity.
Oh , Dinner of the Daddies ,
How mucti your charms enhance
Thn modest means
Ot men Jn Jeans
And other kinds of pants.
Oh , Dinner of the Daddies ,
Your appetizing smell
Of pork and ( beans
And Jowl and greens i
Is moro than verso can tell.
Oh , Dinnr of the Daddies.
Your toothsome cornbread hunks
Applaud the p'-in
Of every man
To save thereby nine pbyiks.
Oh , Dinner of the Daddies ,
Your spirit 'breathed a prayer
And IwMilson
For every ono
Who happn.s to 'be ' there.
Oh , Dinner of the Daddies ,
Although you give no pie ,
Your eaters pray
To llnda way
To get It by nnd by.
Ob , Dinner of the Daddies ,
One dollar doe- not buy
Ro much the feed
To 1111 a need ,
As what you typify ,
CUSTOMERS ,
There are two kinds of cus-
tomers. Here is a word for
each.
If you are looking for the
very "cheapest" things in clothes
Dr furnishings , we are not sure
that we can meet your wishes.
Our clothing is GOOD.
If you are looking for the
tnost trustworthy clothing , we
speak up with full confidence
and invite you to this store.
We have clothes and furnish
ings generally at lower prices
: han others charge for goods of
: he same grade. No one makes
setter clothing than ours for
ess money nor at any price
or that matter. But we don't
nake clothing merely fit to sell ,
md not fit to wear.