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2nd ilny ot May. 1SW.
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Notary Public.
Tlu > nrpst'tit weather should bo en
tirely satlsl'iK'tory to the cold water con
vention lu session at I > es
The people of the national dhnltal are
eellratlii ) } , ' a peace jubilee. The ex
ample set Ity Omaha , seems to have
many followers.
Tim latest competition Is for the rec
ord for automobile locomotion. A race
between automobiles must be nearly as
exeltlnji as a nice between trolley cars.
The adjournment of the Missouri legis
lature after a session of KtS days Is
t-imply another reminder for the people
of Nebraska , to be thankful for what
they have missed.
Omahn is to ! > designated ; i recruit-
Inn station for the regular army. This
will afford an opportunity for men who
want to enter the service of t'nele Sam
to do so without walking to Fort Crook.
The Illinois Central road is to com
mence operations on its new extension
by driving a golden spike. This is decid
edly different from other lilies projected
on paper commenced by dliposin of a.
gold brick.
There is no leason why the drawing of
n woman juror should create such con
sternation in the district court. A jury
system which sometimes subpoenas
dead men plays more of a freak than one
that puts the name of a woman in the
jury box.
It appears that the War department
lias several times as many applications
for the loan of captured Spanish cannon
as it has cannon to distribute. The only
way to satisfy tlu demand for war
trophies Is to start another war and
wake a few more captures.
It Is now asserted by the city olllelals
that the railroads are simply playing for
time In their negotiations for the re
placement of the .Sixteenth street via
duct with a substantial steel structure.
The fact Is that the railroads have been
playing for time for six years or more
and the time has arrived for the people
to call the game.
The United States consular otlices In
Porto UIco and the Philippines are to
be closed July 1. It would certainly be
paradoxical for this country to send dip
lomatic representatives ( O Its own pos
sessions. The only bad result will be
the appreciable contraction of the num
ber of consular jobs at the disposal of
the patronage distributers.
At last the city council Is waking up
1o the fact that Irlmn been duped by the
railroads In putting off the demolition of
the Sixteenth street viaduct and com
pelling the railroads either to build a
new one or to take the risk of accidents
that would Inevitably happen If their
tracks were unprotected. Had the
council pulled down the ramshackle
wooden bridge two years ago Sixteenth
Btroct would have had Its steel and
Btouo viaduct by this time.
The decision of the district court of
Lancaster county that former Superin
tendent Ablxnt of the Lincoln Insane
asylum Is entitled to Ids claim for the
Mitlre amount appropriated by the legis
lature as his salary rcnlllrms the long
jstabllshcd ruling that a court will not
go back of the law as recorded In the
enrolled ami engrossed copies of the
bill. This may be of Interest to other
parties who have set hopes upon upset
ting legislation by Juggling with the
records of the two houses.
Wo are told that the bids for the gov
ernor's mansion lia.ve been kept secret
by the State Hoard of Public Lands and
Uulldlngs lor fear some of the bidders
might rnlso their prices If they found
out how high others had screwed up
their property. This Is an excuse as is
an excuse. In the meanwhile Is it not
also probable that a combine will bo
made by parties who have the Inside to
unload a mansion on the state at two
prices nnd divide the commission ?
Publicity Is always the best safeguard
against jobbery
inr.tr OF TJH : rvrrnKt
In hl < < carefully prepared address til
the Peter Cooper club dinner ( Jovernnr
Poyntor threw the following here enple
view upon the political canvas ;
What ot the future ? Shall those great
divisions of the armies of reform turn tholr
backs upon the common foe and direct their
warfare against each oilier and allow Ne
braska to again fall Into the haml.i of the
f.irty that hns despoiled her and tarnished
her credit and fair name ? I'pin what shall
WP divide ? Is the doctrine of 10 to t any
loss true now than It was In ISSG ? Is the
principle of monetary reform less vital now
than then ? Do wo disagree upon thu neces
sity for the control of corporations , trusis
and monopolies ? What one of thr great
principles wo have been advocating since
1S92 arc wo now ready to abandon , or nro
wo asked to abandon ? Not onel My
friends. If wo allow narrow-minded bicker
ings nnd strife to divide the friends of re
form along the lines of the great principles
for which Nebraska lias stood firm since 'SO 1
and by her example help to disintegrate the
grand army which Is now gathering for the
great conlllct of 1900 , we will , to my the
least of it , countenance that which \\ould bo
IIUlo less than a political crime.
Who is the common enemy and what
Is the mission of iiovernor Poynter's
armies of reformV Were these armies
recruited solely to make war upon re
publicans , right or wrong , or wciv they
enlisted to battle against abuses from
which the producers were sufferlm ; ?
Were the forces of reform recruited for
the purpose of political conquest and a
division of spoils , or wtMV they rallied
under the banner of political Independ
ence of corporate domination and en
rolled for the relief of the overtaxed
and oppressed tellers In the workshop
and on tli. farm ?
Judging the future by the past , what
have the forces of reform to hope or
gain from a continuance of an alliance
which has been productive simply of
change for the worse rather than for
thu better ? Thi > armies of reform
doubtless agree upon the necessity for
the control of corporations , trusts and
monopolies , but what about their lead
ers who have shown themselves more
subservient to the railroads and other
corporations than has what Governor
Poynter Is pleased to call "the common
foeV"
What use to prale about trusts so long
as the reform attorney general of Ne
braska Ignores the anti-trust law put
upon the statutes by republicans , which
he might at least try to enforce if he
had the courage of his convictions ?
What use to talk about the great prin
ciples which the sham reformers have
been advocating In the face of the
shameful record they have been mak
ing with their donolliing railroad com
mission nnd State Hoard of Kciuali/.a-
tlou that play into the hands of the rail
roads at every turn ?
The grand army of reform has become
a grand army of dup s and the future
holds out no more assurance of relief
from corporate domination through the
spoils combination in possession of the
state house than the disappointments of
the past. On the contrary , if the pri
vates In the army of reform allow tliem-
s.'lves to be hoodwinked and hum
bugged into lighting battles in 1S09
and 11)00 ) for the professional pie-biters
and railroad stoolplgeons masquerading
in the reform livery as they have in
1SOO and 3SUS they will put a premium
on political duplicity and imposture
"little less than a political crime. "
Tin ; roi'icv ix Tin :
President McICinlcy goes as far as his
authority as commander-in-chief of the
army and navy will permit in defining
the policy of the United States in the
Philippines. The promise held out to
the natives , which some of them ara-
said to regard as liberal , is that they
shall have a considerable participation
In the government to be formed , though
not In the higher positions , which at
first will be lilled by Americans. The
Killpinos are to have representation in
the judiciary and they are to be al
lowed to elect an advisory council
Avhose duty it will be to submit recom
mendations to the governor general and
advise that olllclnl In regard to public
matters. This will give the natives di
rect representation In the government
and enable them to at all times make
thlr wishes known , with the certainty
of always obtaining a hearing. They
undoubtedly would select for such a
council their most Intelligent men ,
those who could bo relied upon to
judiciously and carefully look after the
Interests of the people and In all prac
ticable ways endeavor to promote their
welfare. There Is no lack of men
among the Filipinos who are fully
qualltled for an olllce of this kind and
It Is needless 1o say that an advisory
council Is Indispensable In connection
with civil government.
It Is not surprising that the Filipinos
nro distrustful and want some more
definite assurance than has been given
them of the sincerity of American
promises. The bard lessons those
people learned of Spain and which
have been Impressed upon them through
generations cannot easily be unlearned.
Hotrnynl of pledges made to thin has
been their uniform experience and
they could not reasonably be expseted
to unhesitatingly put tholr faith In
Americans , of whom until within a year
they knew almost nothing. Nor has
our course toward them been of a character -
actor to win their confidence. Having
asked and obtained tholr co-operation
when It was most Important nnd valu
able our subsequent treatment of the
Filipinos was not calculated to Inspire
faith In r.s. Hut It Is not easy to HCO
how our government can make Us
promises more definite or what It ran
do to better assure the Filipinos that
the policy It proposes will be carried
out , so long as the president Is per
mitted to shape the policy. What con
gress mny > do cannot 1)3 foreseen ,
though It is highly probable It will ap
prove the plan of President McKlnley ,
as being perhaps the best that can bo
devised under existing conditions. If
congress shall decree that the I'nited
Suites shall retain possession of the
Islands It will hardly go farther than
the president's plan In prescribing the
form of government.
It begins to look as If the Filipinos
have about concluded that their as
piration for Independence and self-
government Is not to bo realized and
that If they can bo convinced that
American promises are slnceiv they
will submit. There Is no qtio tlon that
the situation Is crowing steadily worse
for them and the mure judicious among
them must understand that the struggle
Is hopeless , our commlsslon-rs appear
to be doing their utmost to make a
favorable Impression and the envoys
of Aguhmldo will at least be able to
give him a good account of American
hospitality.
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The statement of Ambassador White
In retrartl to the peace conference out
look Is more iMietiuraglm : than the ear
lier reports , which conveyed the Impres
sion that nothing practical would be
accomplished. Mr. AVhlle Is especially
hopeful In regard to mediation and arbi
tration , which subjects will be given
the foremost place In the consideration
of the conference , the itistlon | of re
ducing or restricting armaments and
military expenditures going to the foot
of the list. The prominence thus given to
the subject of arbitration places the
rnlt 'd States , as the leading champion
of the principle , In a conspicuous posi
tion in the conference.
In the discussion of this subject and
also those of mitigating the hardships
of war and the exemption of private
properly on the sea , not contraband ,
from sel/.ure In time of war. UiL Ameri
can delegates will doubtless have the
1 'adlng place. This country has long
taken an advanced position on all these
subjects and particularly that of arbi
tration. Otm delegates will therefore
discuss these questions with the ear-
n.'stness of profound conviction , know
ing that they repre > enl the practically
unanimous sentiment of their country
It will reflect no little honor upon this
nation if It shall succeed In Impress
ing the representatives of ICuropean
powers with the expediency of applying
the principle of arbitration to Interna
tional disputes capable of being thus
treated.
As to the question of armaments , Mr.
White declined to say anything , thereby
Implying that the American delegates
will leave that matter entirely to the
consideration of the Kuropean repre
sentatives. It Is obviously a question
in which the United States has no prac
tical concern and our delegates wisely
concluded to let It alone. The fact that
It has been transferred from the head
to the foot of the list of subjects Indi
cates that there Is little expectation
that Its consideration will have any
practical result.
It Is apparent that the United States
will play an Important part In the con
ference and there Is every reason to
think with gain to Ha prestige and In-
IJueuco.
TIIK QUKKA'S JUItTJlD.ir.
Throughout the Hrltlsh empire today
the eightieth anniversary of Queen Vic
toria's birthday will be celebrated with
the usual Interest and enthusiasm. The
Hritisli people , with practical unanim
ity , have a profound respect and affec
tion for their agi'd ruler , chiefly on ac
count of liar womanly qualities , which
are universally commended and ad
mired. She has been a conservative
and judicious ruler , giving Intelligent
attention to affairs of state , but rarely
asserting her authority nggresshvly.
Her reign , extending over more than
three score years , has been the most
Important period In Hrltlsh history.
The Victorian era has been Justly
characterized , as Kngland's golden age.
In great achievements it Is Incompar
ably beyond any other equal period In
Hritlsh history. It is not what Victoria
contributed to this , however , that gives
her claim to the world's respect , but
her true womanhood and her unblem
ished domestic life. She has set an
example that has exerted a wholesome
influence.
There liave recently bjoii reports that
Victoria is breaking down and they are
not Incredible , yet she may live for
years and while she lives she will
doubtless ivmaln on the throne , for she
loves the power she possesses and Is not
likely to voluntarily part with her
crown. There will be no Hritisli king ,
It Is safe to say , during the life-time of
Vlcforln. The venerable sovereign will
on this anniversary have the best wishes
of all who appreciate her womanly
character.
About the last vestige of sectionalism
growing out of the late war Is observa
ble In the churches , th last place a
thinking man would expect to find It.
Men and women who lost ivlatlves and
those whoso property was swallowed up
In the great conflict , politicians whoso
animosities woiof the most bitter de
scription , soldiers who stood up and
shot at each other , have all forgotten
and forgiven , but the churches , which
split during the great contest between
the north and the south , are still In-
translgeants and refuse to be gathered
Into a common fold. The Presbyterian
assembly , now In session , voted that the
time was not yet arrived for a reunited
church. Certainly If the secular world
can blot out past differences the follow
ers of the Prince of Peace can afford to
do so.
Washington correspondents say that
the advocates of currency reform nro
disappointed at the plan of legislation
outlined by the ivpubllcan caucus com
mittee. Who tii3 disappointed advo
cates of currency reform are they do
not slate. Tl'ore are so many brands
of currency reformers from pure llatlsts
and sixk'en-to-onors to greenback aboli
tionists that some of tliem are sure to
bo disappointed no matter what Is done.
The foreclosure of the mortgage on the
old state fair grounds , Involving the loss
of the buildings erected by the sub
scriptions of Omaha business men ,
shows the folly of locating a fair at such
a distance from the city to accommodate
private Interests. It will be remem
bered ( hat The Heo protested at the
time against locating the fair grounds
so far from ( ho central portion of the
city.
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Judge William V. Allen writes to The
He-c to deny as unfounded the announce-
ni'.Mit made In the World-Herald that ho
) md been retained to defend the sheriff
I of Dawes county , indicted by the United
filntos court for Int rferlng with an
iwmy olllcer. The Judge says that the
i announcement Is not only without au
thority but Is pure fabrication. When
you want fakes read World-Herald. .
The next time the Norfolk business
in 'ii have any grievance about railroad
discrimination they can save time by
delivering their documents and evi
dence directly to the railroad managers
Instead of trying to get redress through
middlemen like Jim nahlman and .1o. <
IMgertoti , who draw salaries from the
people as slate railway commissioners
for protecting the railroads.
The field of politics has been trans
ferred to the corps of public school
teachers who are llgtirlng on re-election.
There N no good reason why th. > teach
ers of the public schools should have to
be re-elected every year. Some plan fern
n permanent tenure , snbj > ct to dis
missal only for cans1 , will have to bo
put Into effect before very long.
Out In Ili < % OIK- " .
St. Uouls llepubllc.
J. Sterling Morton Is no last-ditch hero ,
Ho has determined to load his one-man
party outsldo the breastwirks and pour
broadsides of language Into the enemy.
Hot Hun * fur IIU .lull.
St. Loula Uepubllc.
First , Agulnaldo ran short of ammunition.
Next , ho ran short of readers for his
manifestoes. After that , he ran short of
breath and , last , ditches. No man ever
had better excuses to surrender.
Srtiiilorlnl TOKII < " Mlelilmin.
( . 'l.lcnco llecord.
Senator McMillan presents his compli
ments to Secretary Algcr nnd begs to say
that the reports regarding his Intention tn
keep the senatorial toga In his own
camphor-chest nro entirely correct In every
particular.
tillCUft llllNllll'HH.
York' Tribune.
AVe venture to offer Just ono suggestion
In a more positive way. It Is reported
that , the committee Is thinking ot buying n
furnished house , or of furnishing com
pletely n house which may be cither bought
or built. Now , almost everybody prefers
nt least to bo consulted about ( do furnish
ing and decoration of his own home. So
far as we nru nwaro , the admiral's taste
In such matters Is not liable to Impeach
ment , but If It were , lie nnd not somebody
else would atlll bo the person to bo suited.
Sluvi'K lo .Money
Mlnnc.ipolis Times.
Chauncey Depew has said Hint many men
liavo enough to retire on. but nothing to
ictlro to. Unfortunately this Is too true.
Many men have been successful money get
ters. The scramble for dollars hns facln-
atcd them. They have lost all Interest In
everything else. And when they find
themselves rich enough to retire they have
nothing to retire to ; no purpose which can
Interest nnd occupy them. They have lost
the capacity to spend It nnd enjoy It. Then
tliey become mere slaves to their mono
mania for accumulating more dollars over
which tholr heirs may quarrel.
Cii-Oiiernllvi > Slori'H in IIMTII.
New York Post.
Co-operativo stores , tried In several
places In this country , and generally re
sulting in failure , are doing a. ouccessful
business In Iowa , according to reports re
cently made , covering the results In IS'JS.
Thcro nro about twenty of these stores In
the stnte , morallj1 , If not physically , un
ited , and acting as a unit in the ono very
linportnnt matter , of buying their goods.
At stated periods each store cstlmatttt Its
nceda , nnd the combined orders are ob-
tnlncd from one wholesale house at a
marked reduction. This Is regarded as
better than the tentative plan of establish
ing r. wholesale depot , at least until the
stores become more numerous and of
gieater resources. The oldest of these
stores In the stntfe has been In operation
for ten years In Rockwell , Cerro Gordo
county. Last year it did n business of
$3(35,000. ( Its business Is quite varied , and
includes dealing In srnia and llvo stock.
Another store did a business of $40,000 , and
ono exceptionally profitable store reported
for last year n profit to the stockholders
of CO per cent , the profit , of course , repre
senting savings.
I'llj Inn ( he Ta.v of War.
Doston Advertiser.
If the Ueavy tnxntlon In the United States
had stopped with the conclusion of the
Spanish war with which It originated , pos-
blbly the outcome might have been differ
ent , but the expenses of expansion are be
ginning to tell upon American exporters.
The war taxes , so-called , have been pro
longed In tlmo of nominal peace , and as an
inevitable consequence ttio margin of profit
InAmerican , products has also boon re
duced. The cost of living has been advanced
and iienco It has been necessary to Increase
wagei ) . At the same tlmo thu producers , the
farmers and manufacturers have had to pay
part of the taxes nnd have been compelled
to advance tlio prices of their products
correspondingly. About six months ago
American products were sold moro cheaply
than the competing products from Euro
pean factories. Hence the widespread de
mand fur American goods and the unprece
dented exports of American merchandise.
Now the export movement is beginning to
fall of' , BO that a new decrease of moro
than $11,000,000 Is reported for last month.
Kor the first four months of 1S03 the not
exports nro nearly $ .10,000,000 below the
figures of the same period In 3S9S. TCio
country Is paying the cost of expansion by
losing foreign markets which seemed a year
ago to bo assured.
I.HT KVKIIYIIODY IX.
1'roiiiiNi.il Coiivfiilliui In I > rot > Nt
AKfllilMt KnlniiKlliiK' .Vllliiiu'fo.
Chicago Intir Ocean.
Washington dispatches suy that an Irish-
American convention Is to bo called to pro
test against an Anglo-American iilllance. and
that Its protest will have the support of the
Gorman-Americans. Why an Irish-American
convention ? Why Gorman-American aup-
port ? Why should not the call apply to all
Americans ?
The assumption that an Kngllsh alliance
Is opposed only by fi ! > rmnn and Irish Ameri
cans Is Incorrect on Its face. The truth Is
that nine-tenths of the American people ,
whether they bo of Scotch , Knglioh , Gorman ,
Irish or Scandinavian dcsuentj are opposed
to an alliance with any nuroprnn power.
Thcro Is no reason why Iho Irish-American
republicans or the Gorman-American repub
licans should not meet to protest against an
Anglo-American alliance , hut there Is no rea
son why a convention should ho called J > y
any ono group of American citizens opposed
to such an cilllnnco without Including nil In |
sympathy with the movement. A convention
made up exclusively of Irlsh-Amorlcai.s or
German-Americana , or both , would create a
wrong Impression , whereas , a convention
made up of Americans of any or nil extrac
tions would bo rrpiT.sentailvo of national
American feeling.
The opposition tn on Anglo-American alli
ance Is BO general that n" step should bu
taken that would purposely or Incidentally
limit. Its significance or narrow Us Inlluenco.
The feeling In this country favorable ID an
Anglu-Amerloan alliance Is limited to u upo-
ciul clusa of sentimentalist.- to a Miinll
group of anglomanlai ! mugwumps In thu
larger cities east 6f the Mississippi river.
If a convention U to bo called la Chicago to
protest against such iin al > lance attendance
should bo invited from all clasuca and
groups , except these ti\
r.i-imr.s OK Tim \ \ \n.
Thu H.nnrln , ' . anclety of St. hmili pxp-cts
to bo honored by a visit from Hear Ad-
mlr.il Prlilry on h' ' return from the wont.
The admlinl li a descendant of an rxoel-
li-nt Uavnrtnn family , and his countrymen
quite naturally feel plntrtl over Iho pro-
Ii-ct of mopllng tlio dlstlngii.ihol naval
ofllcrr. Recently tlio admiral was clpctr-d
tin honorary metivber of the society , olid u
( handsomely wrought testimonial In witer :
i colors wna sent to him. It la n picture
| ? 3-1i Indira by Soft inchoa , richly fntttic 1.
The drelgn has the national capital nnd
grounds for n background , with the Rtatup
of Liberty In the foreground , underneath
which nro the llavnrlan nnd American Hags
with appropriate figures , niillo In n scroll
tire the resolutions electing Hear Admiral
Schloy lo honorary membership.
The disposition manifested In snmo qunr-
tcr.i to tnkr ndvnntngo of the popularity of
volunteer ofllcors to pull political chestnuts
out of the flro threatens to extend tn rcg-
ulnts. General l.nwton Is n native of Indl-
pim , and the people of that stnte are. like
the rest of the country , very proud of Ills
record In Cuba and the 1'hlllpplncs. The
Kort Wayne Jnmnnl remarks : "The Im
petuous charge nt has ( lunoltnns made his
tory nnd mndo lloosovelt a governor. I'un-
stnn'f ) feat \\on a battle nnd hu hns the re
fusal of any gift within the bestowal of his
people. How \\ould It do to make Henry W.
hawton the next governor of Indiana ? "
General Ouy V. Henry , ox-governor gen
eral of 1'orto UIco , writes thus In the Inde
pendent : "An experience of four monlhH
had shown mo that the 1'oito Hlraiis were
friendly tn the I'nited States government and
easily guided by kindness , and also that In
view of their h.Yblts , language nnd other
conditions , differing so materially from ours ,
American methods should ho Introduced
gradually. The policy then Inaugurated by
mo nnd which I still believe to bo the cor
rect ono was to place In olllco the best na
tives to bo found , to encourage ( hem to adopt
our Ideas of morals and government and to
assert the military power only when all other
means had failed. The customs of many
years cannot bo changed In as many dnys ,
but with n careful otllrl.il supervision nnd
the example of the beet Americans on the
Island the people of 1'orto UIco will ulti
mately be fitted for a territorial form ( if gov
ernment. The better clement of the popula
tion Is as refined nnd educated us Its corresponding
spending class In the United States and will
bo of great assistance In the political nnd
commercial redemption of the Island. "
Scores ot women , wives of nrmy officers ,
Hod C'rotB nurses nnd others , who accom
panied the nrmy to the Philippines , have
had varied experiences and endured many
hardships since the native war began.
Stories have been told of the bravery dis
played by those who were at or near thu
firing line nt the outbreak , nnd of the tio-
rolc courage and endurance of those who
belong to the hospital corps. So far only one
c-f tlio number has been singled out as a
genuine soldier capable of working a gun.
The distinction Is given to Mrs. lloyeson ,
mo < her of a soldier In the Pennsylvania
regiment. She had obtained a place ns
nurse In the reserve hospital corps at
iManlla. When the row began Mrs. Hoyeson
followed elbow to elbow with the advanc
ing troops , ministering to the wounded and
working under fire. Once the Filipinos ,
goaded to desperation by the galling fire of
our men , mndo a rush to recapture the
trenches. Then for a few minutes there was
need for every hand to do Its work.
Crouched In the trench Mrs. Boyeson
watched ( tie turn of affairs , cheering the
men along the line and wandering here and
there with hnnds full of cartridges.-Then
ono of our men fell back from the earthen
embankment , his rlllo clattering down be
side him. In an Instant the woman was at
his side. But a glance showed there was no
need of Lor attention the poor fellow wns
dead. Seizing the rifle Mrs. Uoycson then
crawled up to the front and there In a
moment was cracking away at the head of
the rush. Along the line of trenches the
men caught the color of her skirt nnd the
red cross on her sleeve. They saw the rifle
peering out from the enrthworks and heard
it bark. "Hoo-ray , " they yelled. "Iloo-ray
for you ! " Mrs. Hoyeson smiled and kept on
shuttling the bolt of her Krag. The Filipino
pine rush died awny ; the rebels sullenly
retreated to their trenches within the town ,
nnd Mrs. Hoyeson went back to her work.
I3ut General WCieaton had seen nnd marked
her bravery. It was a sight ho had never
seen before. Lifting his hat ho saluted her ,
nnd Mrs. noycson , with flaming cheeks ,
wont back to tlTo charity ot caring for the
Injured.
1'KKSOXAI , AXB OTHERWISE.
Ex-GovernorHcnry of Porto UIco , who
has Just returned from that Island , says that
with the exception of a few disgruntled
politicians the country IH free from ill-will
toward the United States.
Senator Hanna owns a theater In Cleve
land which Is ono of his pet hobbles. He
gives It a great deal of thought and atten
tion and wftcn in town is , with Mrs. Hanna ,
a confirmed "first nlghter. "
Some of General Funston's admirers In
the ranks Imvo presented him -with n hnnd-
scmo Jeweled and gold-mounted Spanish re
volver picked up In the ruins of an Island
town Just evacuated 'by the Filipinos.
Mrs. .Hetty . Green Is of the opinion that
money making Is easy for women , "but1
she added , In an Interview the other day ,
"tho most Important thing for a woman to
learn to bo successful is to mind her own
huslncfis. "
Governor Roosevelt expects to attend the
first annual reunion of the Society of Itough
Itlders , to be held at Las Vegas , N , M. , next
month , and unless the enthusiasm of his
former comradrn In anna can bo properly
restrained ho 'will ' como back n presidential
nominee.
W. U , Howells says that Spanish writers
of fiction are superior to ours , I'crhaps this
Is why so many of them were called upon
to write official war dispatches last sum
mer. It ought not to escape Mr , Howells
that In this respect the Filipino writers are
also forging to the front.
D. O. iMIlls , the Now York philanthropist ,
Is called upon dally by long trains of people
seeking financial assistance either for them
selves , their friends , their churches or char-
Itublo Institutions In whlt'li they are inter
ested. The total amount for which he is
asked In ono day often cwius to over
$500,000.
The Danish government has given -10,000
crowns to the meteorologist , Adam I'au'ocn , !
wlio has made n spc-clnl study of the Northern - j
orn Lights. I'.mlscn intends to louvo Co
penhagen on July 3 for the north coast of
Iceland , where ho will erect an observatory
for the study of auroral displays. Ho In
tends to remain till Juno 3 , I'.iOO.
The iStato clmpter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy In Mississippi hns boon given
an option on lleuuvolr , thu homo of the late
Jefferson DiivU , and It Is probable that ml-
vantage will bo taken of the opportunity to
prevent the property from falling Into the
'hands ' of people 'Who could have none but a
purely pecuniary Interest In Its possi'mlnn.
Mits , Dnvls offers to sell Denuvnlr lo the
chapter for $25,000 , though stating thut tdio
has boon offered $ tiOOOU for It by a northcin
syndicate.
\Vork of tin * I.IIV SmliiK .Sertluc.
Cllobe-lJemot-rat.
Last year was one of greut activity la
the Ufa saving service , mid again the p'cat
value of the organization was shown. There
were 7li7 disasters , Involving S.US1' lives ,
and only twenty-two wore lost. The \alue of
property la danger was J7.3C8ojj , of which
$ G,5t > S,3i > 5 was suvrd. These ndmlrnblo ru-
sulls were attained by nu expenditure on
ttio service of Jl.lOO.OUPi
CM MAN AIMION PAI'KU.
Colil-lllooilnl A'siTtliin Hint I m-t. .
$ 11111 lln * llccu lliuiilinuui'it ,
Tlmt' < of fuba.
Wo recall n story related many yoara nRo
by an Mngllsh travrlor In South America.
It wna at Drmenu-a , In the colony of llrliMi
OulRtui. An Indian rhlrf , In all lila war
paint , presented hlmsolf before the government -
ment olllrl.ils complaining of certain nbusrs
and sufferings that he nnd his people were
subjected to , < tnd toppllig his war club nig-
1 nlflonntly dorlarcil that If Iho evil * were not
remedied his/ / people would rise In their
mountain fastnesses and make war tipnu the
Hrltlsh sottlors. The governor of Domorara
'nnd ' his consul concluded Unit the best thing
to di > was to treat with the s.u-ago king , and
accordingly a treaty was made by which the
king wns to recolvo nn annual tribute of yel
low cxiltco nnd mouth organs nnd his people
were to romnln nt ponce. The contract wns
carried out for a number of years , the Kng-
, Hah government sending Into the forosia
Iminonso quantities of dry goods and oihor i
I effects , until It wns decided to send a com- i i
j mission to visit the king In lita own domain. | i
i The commission penetratiM the forests , nnd
I after many dnys found the realm of the H.IV-
! ago king nnd tlio king himself : but. nlns ,
I the king had neither warriors nor followers.
Ho wn .but a miserable humbni ; , surrounded
by his numerous wlvos , and In the wilds be
yond there were n few other savngoa like j
himself , who Imnttxl nnd swapped the fruits
of their oha.so with tholr brother for the
trinkets ho resolved from the Kngllsh.
Wo nro Inclined to bellovo Hint the pay
ment of the Cuban nrmy , and the Cubnn
nrmy Itself , Is on a par with the tribute paid
the savngo king and the dusky warrior nnd
his followers.
Wo do not wish to cast any slur upon the
few bravo mon who have struggled honestly
nnd consi'lrntlously ngnlnst the corrupt ad
ministration of a power from far notoss the
sea , but wo do think It nbout time that both
the Intelligent Cubans nnd Americans who
have the best Interest of Cuba at heart woke
up to the true situation of affairs. We > will
admit that thu Cubans weio Justified In
tholr protest and even tholr methods of war
fare against the corrupt Institutions cf s-pilu ,
and though they succeeded In humbugging
Spain for nt least three , years , they should
not now keip tip their humbugging methods
against the Americans , who have driven the
Spaniards out ot Cuba with the best Inten
tions toward the Cuban people.
When our war ngalnst Spain wns declared
It was represented that we would be icqiilicd
to blockade the Cuban ports and leave the
rest to the Cuban army. We did this , but If
there ever existed any Cuban army wo never
heard of It until wo had t'o Issue 1,000 rations
daily to the followers of Callxto ttarcla In
the vicinity of Santiago. Subsequently Mnx-
line Gomez roi'.o .through the streets of
Havana with a few hundred yellow and black
men , and then wo had already agreed to
distribute $3,000,000 .to the destitute heroes
ot the Cuban war. Although three months
have passed and the army has been prcjcnteJ
to General Urooko on paper , and the $3,000-
000 Is on a ship In the harbor waiting to lie
distributed , the real army of flesh nnd blood
has not yet materialized. Now , Judging
from what wo know of the conditions In the
Island , it the true followers of Gomez , La-
cret , Drlez and others were to receive their
Just share of the money that is waiting for
distribution among them they would have
n goodly sum with which to return to their
homes and begin life anew.
It Is about time- that this paper army was
done awny with , the real warriors were gath
ered together and given their share of the
$3,000,000 , and their olllcers given a Job to
keep them out of mischief for the present ,
nnd then a great step will have been taken
toward the prosperity of Cuba , and the delu
sion of tlio war chief with his war paint and
feathers will have been disposed of.
A MII.ITAHY IlEl'LMIMC.
Patriotic VVnriiliiKN of Ilriiry Clny Al > -
ItlliMihlc to I'roiciit Condition.
San Francisco Cult Crer. )
If we have truly reached the point of Im
perialism and become that most faulty of
all forma ot government , a military re
public , our history at least Is not wanting
In noble declarations of n higher purpose.
Just what -wo are doing now , or that whltfi
it Is claimed wo must do 'because fate and
1'rovldenco order it , has been consistently
reprehended by American patriots from the
beginning.
In 1S11 Henry Clay , In a speech upon the
coming war with Great Britain and Ha
alternative of an alliance , said :
"England Is said to bo lighting In behalf
of the world , nnd shall we , It Is asked , at
tempt to weaken her exertions ? If , In
deed , the aim of the French emperor be
universal dominion , how nobler Is tlio cause
presented to 'British ' valor ! But how Is
her philanthropic purpose to bo achieved ?
la It by a scrupulous observance of the
rights of others , by respecting that code
of public morals which she professes to
vindicate , and by abstaining from self-ag-
grandlzement ? Then , Indeed , would she
command the sympathies of the wond.
What are we called upon to do by those
who would engage our feelings and our
wishes in her behalf ? To bear the actual
cuffs of her arrogance that wo may escape
a chimerical French subjugation ! Wo are
Invited , conjured , to drink the potion of
British poison , actually presented to our
lips , that we may avoid the Imperial dose
prepared by perturbed Imaginations. Wo
are called upon to submit to debasement ,
dishonor and disgrace ; to bow the neck to
royal insolence ns n course of preparation
for manly resistance to Gallic Invasion ! Let
us como homo to our own history ; It was
not by submission that our fathers achieved
our Independence. "
In his speech on the Greek revolution of
1824 Mr. Clny bald : "If It were possible
for republicans to cense to 'bo the champions
of human freedom , and If federalists became
Its only supporters , I would cease to bo a
republican ; 1 would become a federalist. "
In his speech at Baltimore In 1S28 , on
"Enthusiasm for Military Ilenown , " ho said :
"Cromwell and Caesar have recently found
apologists. The Judgment of centuries Is
roveised ; long established maxims are over
thrown , and the only genuine lovers of lib
erty were the I'lilllps , the Caesars , the Crom-
wclls , the Marluscj and the Syllas of former
ages ! It Is time for slumbering patriotism
to nwako when such doctrlTTcs as these nro
put forth from the capital and from popular
assemblies. Itcgnrdlcus of all Imputations ,
and proml of the opportunity of free and
unrestrained Intercourse with my fellow
citizens , I would address every man In the
union and entreat them 'by ' tholr love of
country , by their lovti of liberty , for the
sake of themselves nnd their posterity In
the name of their venerated ancestors , In the
numo of thu human family deeply Interested
In the fulfillment of the trust committed to j
tlittlr hands , to pause. I would prjstrnte !
myself before Divinity and Implore Him , If
U bo necessary to chastUo this people with
the rod of Ills vengeance , to visit our be
loved land with pestilence , with famine ,
with any scouigo other than military rule ,
or n blind and heedless enthusiasm for more
military renown. "
After four score nnd eight years the
situation of 1811 Is repeated. Xow Eng
land Is urging us to repudiate our pledges ,
our purpoacs , our history ; to cast over
board the chart of the Declaration of In
dependence and Ifie compare of thu roti-
stltutlnn , to hllcncu the pleadings of con
science and Jeer at our past professions , be-
cnupu If wo do not the continental nations
of Europe will combine ngalnst us !
Appeals are madu to our cupidity , lo our
commercial Instincts , to our lust of power
und hunger for conquest , when there
should bo a slmplo measure nnd a plain
way to test our course and determine our
policy. If it require thu turning of the
Declaration of Independence to the wall
nml the nssuniptlon by the government of
duties for which the constitution denies to
It the needed authority , no argument of
expediency nor tcmptntluna of glory nml
uuibltlou bhould lure us to such a moustrous
crlmo ns the repudiation of our hliiory and
rejection of HIP principle * which Imvo made
us groat. Wo can llvo without the np-
p..uifo of nation * gl\en to departure from
our tr.idltlons. nnd wo ran go on up the
high path marked out by the fathers.
| though the world In nrms stand ngnlnst us.
Hut our Insttiuilons cannot survive the rr-
pudlntlnn of their foundation , nor can lib-
oily be turned Into n taskmaster nor lonp
( nlt nmoiig n people who clnlm It fet
thomsohes while they snnlrh It from ethers -
ors who , moved by our example , have ns-
pirod to Itnltnto It and bo froo.
YEARS FOR WINDING UP
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I'lnnl lliMTi-c Utitrrril III Pullman
I t HT PI\ < - fliu.1 UN u Iti-ii-
i Himnlilc Period.
CHICAGO. May 2,1. The final decree In
the quo wurranlo proceedings ngalnst Pull-
Minn's 1'alaro Car company hns born entered
In the oltcult court by Judge linker , li.v Its
terms the company hns live years In which
to dispose of Its outside holdings , Hint
period being considered by Attorney General
Akin of Illinois "tho reasonable time" pro
vided for In the recent supreme court de
cision. The decree Is n lengthy ono of
sixty typewritten pages. Hy It Iho Pull
man's Palace Car company has llvo yean
in which to dispose of the 1,200 residences
tn the model town , the sixteen ncres of va
cant lots in the town , the llfty ncres of
streets , alleys nnd parks , the gns , water nnd
9i' orngo works , the Hotel Florence , two
churches , the theater , the Arcndo building
nnd the mnrkot linll.
The company Is given ono year In which
to COIIFO lo exercise all municipal functions ,
Hint Is , the. operating of water , gas , steam
nnd sewerage plants. Within ono year nlsc
U must dlnposo of the Pullman Iron and
Steel company.
The company will retain Its car shops ami
surrounding tH5 ncres of ground , olllco build ,
ing nt Michigan nveiuio nnd Adams street ,
twonty-llvo ncres of land on the Dolt rail
road and fifty-live acres of land north ol
Pullman hold for extension purposes.
The enmpnny no longer owns the brickyard -
yard , the Southern Palace Car company , the
Union Foundry nnd Wheel company and 175
acres of land near Lake Calumet. Tha
brickyard pns ed out of the hnnds of the
Pullman company n year ngo. The Innd
south of Pullman wns disposed of Inst sum
mer to a syndicate which hns plans for the
erection of Industrial concerns thereon , the
t'nlon Foundry company nnd the Southern
Palace. Car company stock were disposed ol
some time ago.
.s.MII.I.\ < l.l.MOS.
n-troll Free Press : "Concerts always give
mo tlm blues. "
"Why. Josephine ? "
"Well , sumo fat. middle-need man always
comcH out , gn.sps for breath nnd sings about
love. "
Somervllln Journal : When the small boy
bnrrow.i his slam's wheel , either with or
without her consent , the llrst thlntr ho al
ways does Is to take the bunch oC ribbons
'
off'the handle.
Hoston Transcript : Fnddy Joggles hns
moved out to the suburbs Ho says ho
does It fer the exercise that working nbout
the place will give him. Ho bought
Shandy's place. Shandy hns movetl Into
town.
nudity What Imluood him to sei : ?
Fuddy To get rid of the work about
'
the iiln'ce.
Chicago News : "Some folks do say that
tlmo is money , " remarked the vlllnpn storekeeper
" ' much stock In It. "
keeper , "but 1 don't tnke
"Von don't , eh ? " queried the loafer.
"No. I don't. " rculled the storekeeper
"and I wish you'd spend n ieetlo mon
money here and u'leetle less time. "
Chicago News : "Daughter , whnt do you
1110.111 hv tnlkinir nf coiner to Eurone when
you know your father is financially strait
ened this year ? "
"I thought I would get him seared up so
ho would let us goto the senshorc , any
way. "
Indianapolis Journal : My boy Johnny haa'
stif.b. a cheerful disposition. "
"Yes ? "
"Oh , 'yes. When I make him wash his
ne.ck. Instead of grumbltntr ho just says he
is glad ho Is not a giraffe. "
Detroit Journal : "I laugh you to scorn ! "
she cried , detiuntly.
The villain glittered as to his eyes with
hato.
"I augh and grow fat ! " he hissed omin
ously.
Now Gonevleve shuddered ; for she already
looked like a sack of wheat In the new
styles.
Washington Star : "You mustn't say 'the
two laft performances , ' " protested the
grammarian.
"I know what I'm doing. " answered the
theatrical manager. "Pin talking about the
farewell appearances of u prlma donna. "
A SOMJ ( ) ! ' SU.1I.MI3H.
Somervlllo Journal.
I sine the song of the open car
And the man at the end of the. seat ,
Who never Is willing to move along
Or even retract his fee t.
He stick * to his place the selfish churl !
As If lie were stuck with glue ,
And his whole manner says , us plain aa
words :
"I don't care a hang for you ! "
Oh , he is a sin.sh , selfish man !
I call him the end-seat hog.
He's the sort of mnn who would kick .1 cat
Or torture a faithful dog.
The world will bo better when he Is dead
And laid on n tomb's dark shelf.
I Imto and dpsrdso him with nil my heart ,
For I want that seat myself !
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