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THE OMAHA BATLV BEE : SATlrKDAV , .TVIS Ifl 15 , THE OMAHA DAILY DEE. D. Editor. EVERY MORNINO. _ TERMS OK SUBSCniPTlON. , Dally e ( Without Sunday ) , One Year.J6.K ( BMy u o unff'Bunday. Ono Year 8.M HI * Month * i 4.CK , Thrco Monthi 2-W BundhV He , One Year ZJ < J f # turdny liet , One Year ! & < Weekly Bee , One Year < * OFFICES. Omahn : The Bfo Building. _ fcofctn Omaha : City Hall building , Twenty , fifth and N streets. found } ) Bluff * : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : Stock Exchange Building. New York : Temple Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street , CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news rind edi torial matter should bo addressed : Edi torial Department , The Omaha Boo. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters nnd remittances should be addrcHscd to Tbo Bee Publishing Company , Omaha , REMITTANCES. Remit by draft , express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Ony 2-cent Blumns accepted In payment ol mull accounts. Personal checks. , except on Omaha or fntuern exchange , not accepted , THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STA.TI3MKXT OlCIIICULATIO.V. . State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. : Ooorgo U , Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing oompa.ny , being duly sworn , saya that the actual number of full nnd complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during the month of May , 1S9D , was na follows : 1 21-UO 17. 0 2ltHO : 18 uiiuu : 3 2I.U70 19 simn : 4 24tNO : so it,7in 6 21,1 IO 21 x.-iin G iM.lOO 22 21-liIU 7 21,500 23 21,01X1 8 21,200 2t 1MUI : 5 21-ltd . ! . ! ! . . ! ! ! . . 2.3 . ut.r.aci 11 2I , 20 27 21,71(1 ( 13 25,070 23 mnun 13 2I,5NO 29 21ISO 11 21,7115 30 2 , : t : i 15 21-ITO 31 2lt > -.0 IS 2'1-HO . Total 700,800 Lew unsold nnd returned copies. . . . O,807 OTot .total . sales , .751,08 ! ! Net dally average 2I,22S CEO. B. TZSCHUCK , Subscribed1 nnd sworn bsforo mothis 2d day of June , 169D. F. J. BUTCLIPFB , ( Seal. ) Notary Public. Watch the poriocnitlc papers for tall talcs of republican discord In Ohln. They are always due at this season of the jear. Historians of the war with Spain can not fall to accord to Nebraska volun teer soldiers a high place on the scroll of honor. Ohio republicans have como promptly forward with nn endorsement of the president's new civil service order. Give the Ohio man n chance. The cheapest advertising medium la by no moans the best advertising me dium , but the best advertising medium Is always the cheapest. li ' M The weather man Kpt in with his parting salute to Admiral Schley. He should have learned by this time that the admiral Is not a fresh water sailor. Admiral Schloy has pone home. It is to be hoped ho has carried away Im pressions as fluttering to Omaha as are tlie opinions of the admiral everywhere expressed by our people. Very naturally South Omaha Is mov ing for a now passenger station. 15nt this docs not necessarily mean that a structure will bo put up soon , If we may Judge by the experience of Omaha. The painted signboard nuisance Is claiming the attention of the authorities in several big cities. Chicrfgo has im posed a tax on painted signboards. Omaha should suppress the nuisance. California is indulging in earthquakes again Just to show Undo Sam that he might Jrnvo had the best variety 'at home without going to the trouble of annexing Hawaii and the Philippines as earthquake breeders. Republicans generally will not view with feelings of alarm the action or Kentucky blmctalllsts In declaring nnow for the Chicago platform with its 1C to 1 handle. Even in Nebraska such action will breed republican votes. General Charles King , Just returned from Manila , expresses the opinion that the fighting In the Philippines Is by no means yet ended. If this view is the correct ono the war with Spain must ilmvo been simply the prelude to the play. After the wires have been completely laid the taxpayers of Nebraska who are to foot the bills may expect to have the state house sham reformers take tlu-m into itholr conlldence to the extent of making public the bids for the proposed executive mansion. Now that the Transmlsslsslppl Con gress , which gnvo the flrst public declaration for the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition , has adopted resolutions in support of the St. Louis World's Fair everything ought to bo smooth sailing for the Louisiana purchase people. The .Hartley bond cuso will resume Its place on the boards within a few days , and It Is to be hoped that Attorney General Smyth has digested the salient points by this time so ns to bo nblo to handle it with greater elllcloncy than was exhibited by him In the lirst trial , I I AVhy should there bo any surprise over shipments of gold from the United States to GuropoV The United States | s a gold-producing country and part ot Us annual product naturally goes to uuiUe good the requirements of the world's gold supply. l would be much moro surprising If the United States should absorb all Us gold output with out sending any of It abroad. BIcCook and Kearney have already erected monuments In tribute to the memory of Nebraska volunteer gQldJcrs who fell In the war with Spain. Omaha , the llrst city of the state , Is moving for the raising of ti shaft in memory of fallen heroes and the effort will doubtless prove successful. It would bo gratifying , however , to sea manifested a moro "widespread local public intercut In the mutter , \ . < srnu The decision ot the Ohio ropubllcar representatives to support Colonel lien derson for the spcnkershlp IH regarded by General Orosvenor of that state ns assuring the success of the Iowa candl' date , and it Is certainly a most Inv portant accession to his strength. The Minnesota delegation has also declared for Henderson and II. Is expected that the Indiana nnd Michigan republican representatives will very soon do so. A Washington dispatch to the Phlladel phla Times says It haH been ascertained that the republican representatives of the Pacific coast states will support the Iowa man. "They are bitterly opim&ed to Hopkins , " says the dispatch , "who'ls trying to divide the western vote In the Interest of Sherman of New York. The I'acltic coast people are Intensely In terested In having a canal by the Nicaragua route. Hopkins was In the chair when the committee of the whole had under consideration the Nlcnraguan canal amendment. He ruled It out of order. The Pacltlc const people will not overlook that decision. They will not vote for n man whose record Is against the canal. " There Is no doubt that Hopkins Is out of the race. As we said a few days ago the con test Is between Sherman and Henderson and today dho advantage Is decidedly on the side of the latter. The decision o ? the Ohio republican representatives was unlocked for , because that state was ex pected to present a candidate , hence It will exert a great Influence. So far as appears Sherman Is making no progress and It Is by no means certain that ho can command the full support of thr republican representatives of his own state , which has two other aspirants. As the situation now appears we an- strongly Inclined to concur In the opin ion of General Grosvenor that Colonel Henderson is "a sure winner. " A QUESTION OF Recently itho Stnte department Issued a circular to our diplomatic and con sular olllclals , In relation to the matter of protection of residents of Cuba and Porto Illco when within their Jurisdic tion. This circular emphasizes the fact that Cuba Is not under the sovereignty of the United States. The people of that Island , It Is pointed out to the dip lomatic and consular officials , are oil- titled to the exercise of the good olllccs of llils government , but they are not to be regarded as American citizens. Na tive inhabitants of Porto Rico arc en titled to"otllclal protection as such , but the officials nre enjoined to be careful that they shall not be regarded ns citi zens of the United S'tntcs. ' It Is presumed to be the purpose of these instructions to prevent any action by our ambassadors or consuls that might bo deemed to force a recognition of the status of Porto Rico In anticipa tion of action , of congress defining It. Cuba , of course , is simply xinder our protection. In the peace negotiations our government absolutely refused to assume any obligation of sovereignty ns to the Island. The Cuban people are merely wards , bo to speak , entitled to some consideration if abroad , but lu no sense as citizens of the United States. It would seem that the people of Porto Rico hold a closer relation to this coun try , since the Island was coded to the United States by Spain and is under our sovereignty recognized by all the world as American territory but it is explained that It is still only a military division and until congress shall place the island on a different basis , making it either n territory or administering It as a colony , Its people cannot bo re garded us American citizens , though perhaps entitled to rather more protec tion than the Cubans. The same prin ciple will apply to the Filipinos. It i * an anomalous condition lu an American possession. TUB 0/1/0 RKPUOLIGA.KS. The republicans of Ohio will enter Into this year' * campaign united nnd harmonious and this means a repub lican victory. Before the meeting of the sfcite convention the situation seemed as unpromising as possible. There had been developed n bitter and apparently Implacable factional conflict , which threatened to make the convention the arena of the hottest light in the history of Ohio politics and to project Itself Into the campaign. It was a conflict of state leadership , involving no hostility to the national administration. The several candidates for the gubernatorial nom ination all announced themselves friendly io the administration and the platform attests that President Me- Klnley .lias the hearty support of the republicans of his homo state. The party leaders without exception mot the exigency In the true spirit of party loyalty and devotion. Senator Foniker , whoIt had boon feared might prove a disturbing Influence ; , declared that "the great duty of Ohio republicans was to get together , " Senator Hanna made an appeal for harmony. Governor Itushiicll and others spoke In the sumo vein and the convention responded with enthusiasm. The spirit of faction was quelled and the convention wont about its business In as orderly a way us If no such spirit had ever existed. The nominee for governor , Judge George K. Nash , has been referred to as the admitted candidate of the national administration , but there Is no reason to think that the Influence of the ad ministration was exerted In the slight est degree In his behalf. Judge Nash has long been a prominent figure In Ohio politics. Four years ago he W B a candidate for the gubernatorial nomi nation. Ho has spent n lifetime In the public service and lias so commandci : the respect of all factions that In the heat of the most bitter ante-convention campaign known In Ohio for years not a Avord of disrespect was uttered concerning him. Ho Is a mini of line ability and of the highest character , who has the respect of the party and will nmioubtedly com mand its full support. The candidate for lieutenant governor , ex-Congress man Cahhvell , Is n strong man , particu larly In the southern part of the state. In short , It Is a good ticket and un doubtedly a winning one. The platform ivalllrms the declara tions of the 'Just ' national platform , un qualifiedly endorses the administration of President McKlnloy , pays a Irlbuti to the nrmy nnd nary nnd declares tha the people can safely commit < in solution of the momentous prob leins of the future of Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines ti the national administration. It Is dc clarcd that "their who solution wll vastly Increase our foreign ttade , spreai American civilization abroad and adi to the honor and power nnd glory o thl * > great nation. " A plank favors leg Islatlon for the creation of a merchan marine for the foreign carrying trndi and In regard to trusts they are con demned In no uncertain language ns Inimical to the Interests of the people whllo Iho party Is pledged to siicl further legislation as experience mnj determine necessary to prevent the formation and operation "of such In Iqultons and dangerous'combinations. ' The anti-trust declaration Is adequate , but the platform would bo more satis factory If It contained n plank in favoi of legislation definitely declaring the gold standard. The Ohio republicans appreciate theli duty this year and the present ludlov tlons are that they will make an earnest effort to perform It. AAOTllKIt KVIDKACB OF The marked Increase In the cattle traillc and meat-packing Industry registered isterod at South Omaha affords anothei tangible proof of the Improved condl tlons of western producers. Notwltlr .standing the heavy demand for the raw products of the farm at good price * their conversion Into meat Indicate * clearly that the farmers west ot the Missouri have abundant means Io civ able them to feed tholr corn to cattle nnd hogs , Instead of being compelled to make sacrifices by marketing every bushel of grain almost Immediately after It is harvested and cribbed. Incidentally , the marked Increase In the cattle traffic flatly contradicts the assertion of alarmists who predicted that Omaha had reached Its full growth as a meat-packing center because the territory upon which Its packing houses depended for their supply had reached its limit of production and rival packIng - Ing centers prevented Omaha from en larging Its source of supply. As a matter of fact the territory tributary to Omaha Is not yet half developed either as a source of supply of farm products or In the cattle-raising Indus try. try.It It is conceded by expert meat-packers that Omaha Is destined to become the greatest sheep-packing point In all America and will at no distant day bo second Io no other American city in the pork-packing industry. That means not only steady employment for thou sands of wage-workers , btit a steady Increase In the army of svage-workers , with a corresponding increase of local traffic and general diffusion of pros perity among all classes of business men. The effect of this gradual enlargement of the live stock Industry Is already felt in all the arteries of trade , not only in Omaha , but In every section of the state , nnd those who deny or make light of these evidences of prosperity would deny that the sun shines In mid day when there Is not a cloud In the sky. While the federal bankruptcy law has been In force less than a year , and It may perhaps be premature to form a correct estimate of its efficacy , in this section of country the consensus of opinion is that its operation fully justi fies Its enactment. In the federal dis trict court for Nebraska nearly 250 cases have been filed nnd the schedules show an aggregate of nearly $1,000,000 of liabilities that cannot be met by in solvent debtors. Although the court has already sanctioned the cancellation of about $000,000 of debt Its oHlclals Incline to the opinion that no applicant has attempted to take an undue ad vantage of the law. From the strictly commercial standpoint the discharge of Insolvent debtors is n gain , Inasmuch as it lifts a burden from the shoulders of many active , enterprising business men who otherwise would remain burled under a mountain of obligations they could never hope to redeem. The disgraceful Incompefcney of County Attorney Shields has boon again forcibly exhibited in the discharge of n brace of gamblers because the com plaint filed against them was defective. Kven the deputy who had been detailed to prosecute these outlaws In the police court had to confess that the documents had been bunglingly drawn out of the wrong statute book. Is it not about time for County Attorney Shields to know the right statute book , or are wo < o Infer that the bungle was paused not by accident , but by design ? School politics that center about the annual election of teachers will culmi nate next week when the list of ap proved Instructors Is endorsed by the school board. There Is no more reason why a school teacher should require an nual re-olectlon than n letter carrier era a policeman. A permanent tenure for teachers after demonstrated ability subJect - Ject to removal for cause Is what our public school system needs , What about the banks that are holdIng - Ing county , money In defiance of law without bond and without paying Inter est'/ What Is the county board going to do about this ? Where is'our consulen- lions county attorney ? AVhy has not our amiable popooratlc contemporary a word to say on this subject on behalf of the taxpayers , who are getting the worst of the present situation ? The flatfooted denunciation of the trusts as Inimical to the Interests of the people embodied In the Ohio republican platform Indicates that the pretondei ; monopoly by the democrats of all the hostility to the trusts has no basis In fact On the trust question , ns on other- questions , the republicans nro always to bo found on the side of the people. The yarns set afloat every tlmo the United States makes a move of any kind thaf Germany 1ms 'protested are generally too flimsy to merit contradic tion. Whatever mv.y bo the opinion ua to Germany's Intentions , It must be tip parent that the statesmen who dlrcc the affairs of that country nre not fools The statement that n protest shouli have been made because the Phlladel phla was 10 leave Samoa and the New ark substituted pre < 'UplK > f < f > H sllt > n n < - ' ° " dltlon. Just what Is to be gained bj the effort In certain quarters to stir ui animosity between Germany and tlu United States Is difficult to comprehend Reports come from Now Orleans ol the arrival of a ship with an entln cargo of snakes. New Orleans whisk } must be a most powerful brand. The ordinary article Is capable of producing a few , but a whole cargo Is beyond the capabilities oven of plue top. The Ohio valley blmotalllsts are bus ily nt work putting props under the ( sil ver plank of the platform , but the sus picion Is general that the entire struc ture will have to bo re'-tlmbered before it Is safe to stand on. llciiilcrnoii ot Seolln , Washington Post. Representatives Henderson was born In Scotland. Hoot , mon ! 111 tinI'cnoo C'ltiiforuiicc. Phllmle.lphla iHcoont. Indications nre not \\antlng that some ol the poners rcpriaented at The Hague nre very much In favor of International arbitra tion in" the abstract , but that their enthusi asm undergoes a fitoat decline In the pres ence of practical propositions which \\ouhl bring about the desired end. They recall once moro the position of the citizen of Maine who was always. In favor of liquor prohibition , but "agin" the enforcement of the law. Dlxcuriln In the Ilnnit Kansas City Star. The grand chorus of Anglo-Saxon unity is ringing around the uorld , blood Is thicker than water , the gracious widow at Windsor la four-score and tbo two great English-speaking nations are clasping hands across the sea. Contemporaneously with all this the British government has , once again , blandly refused common justice to nn Ameri can woman convicted witfi hideous unfair ness by an insane judge and now languish ing pitiably In a British prison. Government In the Philadelphia Ledger. In ro-cstnbllshlns the Philippine courts General Otis has < lone wisely In lettlns the proceedings continue to be , as heretofore , In : ho Spanish language , notwithstanding the efforts of newcomers to Induce him to order that the English language shall bo used. The Filipinos nre accustomed to the Span- .sh language , they do not understand Dnglish and to hold court proceedings In nn unknown tonsue would not only bo a travesty on justice , but would increase the distrust In which the natives now hold the Americans , and which it Is ono of Otis' irlmo objects to remove. The American au- ; horltics in Cuba have erred in trylns to change natlvo ma'nnors ' and customs too arbitrarily nnd the mistake should not be repeated in the Philippines. of 1'ronperlty. Boston Post. The announcement , is made by the depart ment nt Washington that the regradlng of postofflccs this year , \vhlch is made to take effect on July 1 , will show a greater num- ) er of increases In salary than ever before. The pay of postmasters below the highest grade Is determined by the amount of busi ness done at their respective offices. A con- elderablo elevation in grade , therefore , shows a marked Increase the use of the. malls by the public. This Is confirmed by figures of the receipts of the department to date , which show an Increase of about $15,000,000 from the average of recent years. There Is a sure sign of prosperity in all this. And t Is prosperity not only in local or special lelde , 'but ' widespread throughot the land. It Is In good times that people wrlto letters , send out circulars , distribute books and ) crlodleals. at Is In hard times that they Imlt their correspondence and the activity of their communications. The postal reve nues are a safe 'barometer ' of general busi ness , and Just now they show a blKh nres- sure. POLITICAL DUili'T. Hon. Joe Blackburn has shaken the mold from his political duds and Is In a state of erruptlon. His chin Is as actlvo and breezy as ever. Now Yorkers are beginning to realize what the "white man's burden" really is This year's tax rate is 2.G7 on a 75 per cent valuation. The Buffalo Board of Aldermen has adopted a resolution for the use of the Standard voting machines In that city at this year's elections. Ex-Senator Gorman's campaign for the democratic nomination for president has reached the press ( bureau stage. Mr. Gor man does not realize that he is the Agulnaldo of democracy. Congressman John Allen and Governor McLaurln nro candidates for the nenator- shlp In Mississippi and a warm campaign Is on. It has already reached the liar stngo and gives promise of reaching the gun stage before the summer wanes. The candidacy ot Congressman Henderson for spenker lias given some of his opponents n painful attack of the blues. ' Their only objection to him Is that ho was born on foreign soil. Which makes him an Ameri can from choloc , not by accident. It Is estimated that the new franchise ax law in New York , If administered in strict accordance with its plain Intent , will yield a revenue In the stateof from $15- 000,000 to $17,000.000. Of this Bum about $10,000,000 will be raised in the city of New York. Ex-Secretary of the Interior Francis , who s being boomed s the next governor of Missouri , has already served one term ns chief executive of that state. 'He ' is still n young looking man , of medium height , lortly figure , large , Wondo mustache , light hair and blue eyes. There Is to < bo an election In Pennsylvania or supreme court Judge this year , ami the democratic convention for the nomination of n candidate la to bo held in the month of Juno. Under 'the Pennsylvania constltu- Ion the minority party has representation on the supreme bench , and'there Is now n consequence a contest for the democratic" nomination. Governor William 0. Bradley of Kentucky s In a peck of trouble. Ho journeyed into Tennessee some days ago nnd halted nt Chattanooga. Without making a blessed re mark to the governor of Tennessee , he called ror a nightcap and got it and put it where t would do the most good. But In doing so 10 shattered the curfew ordinance nnd generated - orated a storm of Indignation In temperance circles. Ho saya he took lemonade , but the TenncBseeans kuow Kentucklans too well to swallow t'.ij story , The supreme court In Philadelphia having decided that the $11,000,000 loan authorized > y .tbo people of Philadelphia two years Rgo for the Improvement of the local water supply , which is unsatisfactory , IB legal , hU work , retarded by litigation , will be iDfiun this summer. Philadelphia has more han 1,200 miles ofwater mains nnd not only la the area to bo supplied with water cry extensive , but the per capita consump- Ion of water in Philadelphia is very large. The appropriation for water supply In Phil adelphia as $1,200,000 last year , but this year the total cxpendlturo will be $3,000,000 , exclusive of the additions to bo made to be outlays from the proceed ! of bonds , OTIir.lt liAMl.S TIIIX OIllS , An cJUor In O.-rmnny Is besot with mon perils than ho Is generally supposed to be H appears that ho Is qulto likely to b ( put Into Jail , nnd kept there , for an offfnsn which ho never committed ; and for whlcl ho was In nony responsible. The Im perial court held a scuMon In Berlin the other day to hear an appc-U for the revlslor of the case of Herr Mullcr , one ot the editors of the socialist newspaper , the Volksstimme , 1io had been sentenced tc four years' Imprisonment nt Mudgfburg foi lese majeste. The pleA set up for Hcrr Muller - lor was that ho had had nothing to do with the editing of the Issue containing the offensive nrtlclo , but that the publisher had , by mistake , given his name to the authori ties ns that of tha responsible editor. In splto of the fact that Herr Schmidt , n member of the Helchstng nnd nlso editor of the Volksstimme , had declared that he was the responsible party and has actually obtained permission to bo exempted from -parliamentary prlvllogo In order that proceedings might bo taken against him , the court refused to grant the appeal , on < ho ground that the previous sentence contained no mistake ot law. Hero is another Illus tration of Iho notorious fact that law nud Justice nre not always the same thing. English merchants In Constantinople nro about to call the attention of the British Board of Trndo to the campaign that is being carried on by the Turkish censor against tmdo marks nnd ndvortUcments entering the country. The assertion of the Turkish official is that ho exercises his legal function nt the- custom house so that noth ing shall pass that can possibly offend the religious or political susceptibilities of the subjects of luo sultan. Two recent oxam- plea Illustrate the scope ot his control. A llrm designed a trade mark for use In Tur key In which the star and crescent formed n part. The design was forbidden. Another firm , profiting by the tidvlco of a British consul , had the advertisement and directions that accompanied He goods a special brand of scop translated Into -Arabic. The translation was done In London , nnd in the phrase , which in English read "Soapmnkcrs Queen,1' appeared a title : o Her Majesty the , which In Turkey is only applied to the sul tan. When the first consignment was ex amined by the censor ho offered the Importer - porter the alternative of returning the soap ; o England or removing the obnoxious label. In the meantime British merchants are warned against sending any goods to Tur key bearing trade marks or circulars which could by any stretch of the Imagination bo n any way connected with lolaralsm or the sultan. * * Considerable anxiety is said to have been caused in Denmark tiy the operations of the Prussian state aided societies whoso object Is to colonize North Schleswlg with. German farmers. It appears from a report published n the Hamburger Nnchrl'cutcn that a society lias boon .formed In Denmark to counteract the German societies by assisting Danish farmers who are in difficulties and tempted to abandon their holdings , and .by . helping others to secure vacant farms on easy terms. The subscriptions a/ready published amount to 2,500,000 kroner , of which 1,000,000 kroner : iavo been given by M. Jacobsen , a wealthy jrewer In Copenhagen. The comment which the Nachrlchten makes upon this Is that the Prussian diet will have to vote a larger sum for its "colonizing" work in its next Difdgot. In the Polish provinces the work of 'colonization" has been moro successful and extensive tracts have been bought up from impoverished Polish nobles. The Wlelkopolanln , n Polish nationalist organ , utters a bitter lament over the Teutonlzlng of whole districts in which , "the sweet mel ody of the Polish tongue" Is no longer heard. : t urges the necessity of supporting the Pol- sh. land purchase societies , whoso object is to increase the class of Polish peasant pro prietors and thus safeguard Iho national character of the country. * * It has recently oeen ( brought home tothe Russian government by the petitions from various scientific societies that the direful effects of the reient famines In the ngrlcul- ural districts of the empire might have been averted in many cases it the farming had jeen conducted en moro modern principles. The minister of the interior now has the matter under consideration and It Is believed : hat certain reforms will be Introduced and .he land owners forced to aid the govern ment in a reorganization of the agricultural system before next autumn. The Novoo Vremya declares that the Immediate estab- Ishmont of agricultural' schools and colleges is essential. It is Io be feared , however , that the expense whlh tlio adoption of this course would entail would be very consid erable. It Is shown that the funds at the llaposal of the minister cf the Interior must bo seriously affected by the Impossibility of recovering from the peasants the sums ad vanced. The journal points out that years must Inevitably pass before the peasants are able to repay a fraction of tholr debt , slnco t would obviously bo defeating the end for which the advances were made If every peas ant who Buceded In extracting himself torn the condition of want Into which , ho had been plunged 'by ' the famine were com- jelled to cripple himself again and lose all lope of permanently Improving bis position by .forthwith repaying the whole , or even a portion of the money advanced. * News of what Is considered as a death blow to tuo aspirations of the Carllsts has ust been published by the Madrid press. A week or two ago Cardinal Snncha , arch bishop of Toledo nnd primate of Spain , ad dressed to the clergy In the diocese what Is considered a document of great importance inder the present circumstances. The pas toral letter catted upon Spanish Homan Catholics in the name of the holy father to accept the form of government as at present constituted. Any act contrary to this appeal was deemed direct disobedience to the pope and consequently a grave sin. The letter udded that the Spanish Catholics ought to mltato the Catholics of Belgium and unite on the ground of the constitutional system , which is the regime established In Spain. Certain Journals in Madrid with Carllst pro clivities doubted the authenticity of this let- or and either stated this disbelief or re fused to publish It. They appealed to Ilomo or advice. The Vatican , In its response , emphasized the fact that Catholics who do their duty wii'l conform their actions to the advice of the prelates and that the publica tion of the pastoral letter , which Interpreted faithfully the thought of the pope , would bo viewed with much satisfaction. It Is said o bo the intention of the Vatican to address presently another Ions letter direct to these > rovlnces that contain strong Carllst ele ments , advising them that It Is the earnest wish of the pope that they loyally support ho present regime. * The now railway just completed from lelra , { ho East African port , to Salisbury , In Mashonaland , is of n two-foot gauge , but wlrt eoon bo widened to three and ono-lialf feet. This road will facilitate the Importa tion of mining machinery into Northern Uhodesla , where gold is already being pro duced In considerable quantities. Another narrow-gauge line , 170 miles long , is to bo built to the tcoal fields near Victoria Falls on the Zambesi , the completion of which will quicken gold mining by providing the fuel that is so racking in the gold fields. Ar rangements have been made , beside , for the extension of the railway , already completed trom Capo Town to Buluwayo , beyond the latter city to Lake Tanganyika. A I'll HIT. Springfield Hepubllcan. Tips to sleeping car porters not exceeding 15 cents have been recognized by auditors ) f the Treasury department as n legitimate ihargo against tbo treasury In the expense accounts of government olllclals , but not : lps to hotel and station porters and wait- : rs , Why o ? HOLDUP TACTICS OF Cl'BAX ! OfSoers Demand n Bonus for Identifying th Private Soldiers. DENY STORY , BUT PROVEN TO BE TRUI Solillorn nuil Sailor * Admitted Krec ti tin- HIM mm Hneon < ! eiu'rnU He- turn tn SlnlloiiH from Conference , HAVANA , June 2. There Is much com meat hero over the .fact that Cuban officer tmvo been demanding $5 $ ns compensation to Identifying Cubans who have been applicant for the f7u allowed by the United State authorities to former soldiers of the Cubai nrmy who surrender their arms. A majorlt ; of the Cubans hero do not bellcvo the state went , thinking the story was prepared ti lujuro them In public opinion , but facts provi the story to bo true. Great Interest Is manifested among nl classes In tomorrow's races , which bid fnl to bo very successful. Soldiers and sailors li uniform will bo admitted free , so the nrmj nnd navy win bo well represented. General Wilson left hero this morning fo : Mntnnzns. General Wood leaves tomorrov for Santiago do Cuba , nnd General Carpcntci will leave Havana on Tuesday for 1'Uerti Prlnclpn. GOLD SHIPMENT TO EUROPE Docs \ < > t Oi'oiiHloii Any Alarm tu ttic Kliinncial AVnrlil Cnn Il .Spared. NEW YORK , Juno 2. Tlio Journal nnd Advertiser says the announcement that the National City bank would ship $1,000,000 In gold to Kuropo on Iho steamship I.ucnnla was considerable of n surprise In Wall street. Although sterling exchange has ruled rather high , It has been maintained by bankers Umt there was llttlo likelihood of any gold exports nt the present time. That the shipment should be mailo by the National City bank , which engineered the layment of the Spanish Indemnity of ? 20- (00,000 ( without sending gold abroad up to , ho present lime , kills to some extent the lorco of any arguments Vttitch may bo used upon the shipment. Another view of the case taken by con servative men is that the United States Is producing $00,000,000 In gold annually nnd low has on hand moro of the precious metal han any other country , mid can i > nslly afford o send several millions to Europe. Besides the demand for exchange to offset ho payment of the Spanish indemnity Kiero las been a fair Increase in the Imports of finished goods from Europe , which must be iald for. This season of the year 19 , fur- hermore , the period when large sums arc alien aboard by tourists. The exports of oed products also decline In the spring , but his year are very largely offset by exports 3f American manufactured goods. Europe lias been buying back largo qunn- Itles of our stocks , which were sold hero omo months ago , but has been steadily elllng bonds. WAR MAY CONTINUE FOR YEARS Rencriil Kliier Takes a Gloomy View of Situation In the I'llllljllllllOH. SAN FHANCISCO , Juno 2. Brigadier General Charles King , who returned homo n the transport Cltjr of Puobla , owing to 11-hcalth , Jn an Interview eays : "Tho situation In the Philippines is most icrlous. The people of these islands will ceep up a guerrilla warfare , and there Is 10 tolling when hostilities will cease. They etlro to the fastnesses of the mountains , etreat when they are whipped and hide in ho Jungles. Subsisting on practically noth- ng , they have no need of a base of supplies , t will necessitate a large force of men to lubjugato them completely. The war in the Philippines Is by no means ended. Their mtrenchments are works of military engl- leerlng and construction , equal to the beat .hat most civilized military nations have iroduced. Under the Spanish roglmo the Filipino learned something of war nnd we ire receiving evidence of this every day. "Tho volunteers who fought In the Phll- pplnes are a splendid lot of men , capable ind accomplished fighters. They behaved iko veterans when under flro and there Is 10 limit to theJr courage. Their record In .hat awful country will adorn pages of Vmerlcan history recently made and yet un- vrltten. " General King will remain In this city for i few days and then leave for the east. SEEKING FOR RECIPROCITY OlllcInlM lU-iireHviitlitK llrltlNli ( iulniia mill IlnrlinilooN Ilcnch 7if\v Yorlc , NEW YORK , Juno 2. Among the passen- ; ers on the "White Star liner Drllannic , which arrived here today , WHS Sir Cavendish 3oyle , K. C. M. G , , and Sir H. I. and Lady Musgrave. Sir Cavendish Boyle , who Is ; overnment secretary for British Oulana , : omes to this country to assist Reginald Power , charge d'affaires of the British em bassy at Washington , In negotiating a recl- iroclty treaty through Commissioner Kaa- ion , covering Brltlai Guiana. Before his departure from London Sir Cavendish Boyle conferred with the colonial jlflco authorities regarding the affairs of .his colony. In addition to the drafting of i reciprocity treaty In the Interest of JrltlBh QUIunn , Mr. Tower will endeavor to iecuro a similar measure covering the Jarbadoes. These two propobed treaties ire quite apart from the ono In the interest > f Jamaica , which will bo negotiated for jy tlireo delegates now on their way to the Jnlted States. _ CHANGE IN BANKING CIRCLES I'lnii of MoHoii , IlllHH .V fn , to Jlo KvorKiml/i'il ii" 't TriiMt Coinimiiy. NEW VOUK , Juno 2. The Journal and Vdvertlscr sajs : With the dissolution of ho banking firm of Morton , B1U & Co , ono if the old landmarks In Wall direct will lave been removed. Negotiation ! ! are now lending by which the firm will ccaso to ex- st nnd Its business In all probability bo akcn over toy a trust company which is to 10 organized. The new trust company will , t Is reported , bear the name of the Morton 'runt company , of which Lovl P. Morton , tow the head of the flrm , will become the resident. Aiiirrli'iui lii'tH I.IIIIK SAN FRANCISCO , Juno 2. Judge Krnncls lorbln Randolph , formerly nn Alabama urlst , Is now serving out a fourtcen-ycars' entenco In a Colombian Jail , Ho bought : mds from a German. The title proved to .0 . bad and during a quarrel ho shot the ! rman In self-defense , ho alleges. In a alter to a friend in this city ho bitterly snails tbo American consular olllccr.s In lolombla. whom ho declares have not ex- rtcd themselves In his behalf. Loss of Appetite. Horsford's ' Acid Phosphate Strengthens the stomach and creates a good appetite for foocj. Genuine bears name Hertford * ! on wrapper , Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum baklnff powders arc mcnaccrs to health of the present day. ROVAl tUKINO rowDCK CO. , hCW YORK. IIMS TO A L.vrr.n. Chloaco Record : "Wo nro an ungrateful nation. " "What do y < ni mean ? " "As soon on ono of our nrmy or nnvy olllrers does fomcithltiK heroic we try to get him into iioiltlcs. " Detroit Journal : "Oh , the people In our vIllaKo all thought they'd ho nindo rloh when the trolley line was built out here. " " \Vero they disappointed ? " "Most'v. Only six persons nil told have been run over and settled with by the com pany so far. " Cleveland 1'lnln Denier : "There Is ono feature of high civilization that wa must to.'ioh the Cub.ini right away. " "What's that ? " "Tho love of money. " Chleaso Post : "No , sir , " exclaimed the legislator emphatically. "I never. accepted a bribe. " "Is that so ? " wni the reply of the man who knew him. "This representatives of the corporations ure really honest , then ? " Chleasro Post : "It certainly speaks well for Drown that ho haw bevonva mayor o that western city to which he moved. " "Oh , I don't know , " replied 1he cautious man. "It may bo moro in the nature of u reflection on the city. " Philadelphia North American : Krepps : "Who's the scared-looking llttlo chap to coim > lcto.y under the Inllucnce of the big woman ? " Illusion : "That's Slzboom. Got a. brevet nnd < i gold medal for during work in the Philippines. " Chlcaco Record : "Well , did you have a "No. Merely sold a lot of go Js to men that wanted them. " "What on earth do you consider a good "Sellliur a lot of goods to men who don't want them. " Detroit Free Press : "Why Is tt you never entertain Jones any more ? You used to s-ay that bo rould sit down any llmo nnd Klvo you all the news of the day. " "So he could , but after figuring on what ha ate , smoked and drank , 1 found that t could save money by taking three or four llrst-class newspapers. " LIMIT OK HllAVHIlY. Detroit Frco Press. Although no's not a. hero , he has courage without doubt , In times of war Die's always at the front : H ? stormed the hill at San Juan , and put tiho fee to rout , And gallantly ho bore the battle a brunt. Ho has traveled o'er the regions of Alaska's icy plains. And ho has safely passed through Afrlc'j burning sands ; Ha will never shirk a. trial , no matter whal the pains , So long as it Is duty that commands. Ono day , while ho was walking1 through a crowded street at home , Ha Htopped a ifrJglitcned horse's jnad ca reer ; Another tlmo ho saved n. life1 , "by " risking of hla own , For ho doesn't know the meaning of "to fear. " I say h'e/'s ' not a hero , for ho never has gained fame , Tthouph ho certainly deserves a laurel wieath ; For the only time ho ever quailed in any kind of game , "Was when the dentist tried to fill Ills t eth. The proof of the Pudding is in the Eating. Have you tried a Ceo Want Ad ? They bring results.