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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 ,
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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.