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OEOItOE II. TZHCMI'CK.
Sec'y and Trens.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
ISth day of February. A. D. BW.
(Seal) JI. H. HI'NIjATE,
Notary Public.
Tli goat raisers of Kansas and Ok
lalinniii havo formed an association.
This ought to make n stnuiK combina
Hon. If there' Is a ili'imty In the.- stato house
nt Lincoln wlni Is not aspiring to suc
ceed his chief his name lias escaped ob
servation. Tho groat trust-smashing attorney gen
eral wants It distinctly undcrslood that
lie has several political skyrockets still
in reserve.
To the Secretaries of the State Hoard
of Transportation: "If you are too busy
to -write, please make signs. Norfolk
Huslnoss Men."
Of course, as police commissioner W.
P. l'oppleton would he in better position
to serve his Antl-.Saloon league friends
than he would as mayor.
After one week of revolutionizing tho
world l'Mllor-I'rcneher Sheldon WH
probably be surprised to see things
going on much as they have done in
times past.
Kngland evidently wants the world to
understand that the trouble down in
South Africa is u family affair that will
bo settled without the "advice or eon-f-ent
of any nation on earth."
ilf the Douglas County Democracy in
sists upon pushing a man for secretary
of the state committee against the
wishes of Colonel ltryan there may lie
some more slings of ingratitude dis
tributed around.
The next thing we know Covernor
Voynter will be commissioning a. new
set of judges to set up a municipal court
for Omaha In place of the municipal
court that was knocked out by the su
preme court decision two years ago.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago always at
tends the meetings of the city council.
The game of politics In Chicago Is much
like a session :it the poker table in the
same city It Is dangerous to take your
eye off the table as long as there are
chips In sight.
. The various candidates for ofllee In tho
recent city election are engaged in the
amusing diversion of explaining how
much they spent in electioneering and
for what purposes. Of what practical
use this Information is to the public has
not yet been disclosed.
The faithful chronicler of that Kear
ney rabbit hunt participated In by Cov
ernor roynter ami his retinue, Including
the chairman of the State Harbors' Ex
amining board, failed to say, unfortu
nately, how ninny Jackrabblts escaped
the deadly gubernatorial gun.
William ,1. llroatch was appointed a
member of the Hoard of Fire ami Police
Commissioners in 1M)5 by Ihe Churchill
Itusscll appointing board as a dliect slap
at Covernor Silas A. llolcomb. How
does Judge Silas A. llolcomb like the
appointment of William J. ltroateli as
police commissioner by Covernor Poyn
ter? The Hee favored the use of Jefferson
Fquare for an auditorium slto at the time
the project was on the point of material
izing a few years ago, but some enter
prising obstructionists went Into the
courts and secured a decision that the
park could not be used for any such pur
pose. As long as that decision stands It
Is useless to discuss the Jefferson square
site.
The local popocratle' organ cannot con
ceal signs of exultation In announcing
the defeat of Mayor Knsor in the South
Omaha democratic primaries by "plain
Tom Hrennan. ex-chlef of police under
Mayor Elisor and a packing house watch
iimn." We think this Is an uncalled-for
exhibition of the sting of Ingratitude
after Mayor Knsor had been cajoled Into
making a pilgrimage all the way to Lin
coln to urge upon Covernor Poynter the
appointment of the defuueto candidate
for T, S. S. at the time Senator Allen
vanlcd off the palm.
HI' WHAT AflllUHITVt
Covernor I'oyntrr has taken It upon
himoelf to appoint a hoard of lire and
police commissioners for the city of
omnlm. Where does Covernor Poynter
get his authority for such action?
on .limitary -2 Covernor l'oyntcr made
this declaration: "I have no right to
appoint a police commission for otnaha.
I certainly shall not attempt to resurrect
an old law that has once been declared
unconstitutional. It would be Just like
appointing a deputy Insurance commis
sioner now that the 'Weaver act' has
been declared unconstitutional."
How can Governor Poynter Justify the
appointment of a police commission for
Omaha In the middle of March. In the
face of the declaration made In the be
ginning of January? If he had no right
to make such appointments ten weeks
ago, where does he get It now? If it
would have been a dellance of law and
usurpation of power for the governor to
override the decision of the supreme
court by making the appointment In
.lanuary, Is It any less law-defying and
anarchistic for the governor to make the
appointments now?
If a governor can with Impunity set
aside the decisions of supreme courts
under any pretext he can with equal
Impunity disregard the plain letter of the
constitution and become a law unto him
self. Ik-fore William A. Poynter as
sunieil the olllce of governor lie took the
oath to support the constitution of Ne
braska and execute the laws enacted In
conformity with It. Hy that toletnn oath
he was also bound to aeVept and carry
out the Interpretation of the laws as
enunciated by the supreme court. Any
other course would be revolutionary and
Impeachable.
It Is not for the governor to Impugn
the motives of supreme Judges or ques
tion the soundness of supreme court
decisions. They might In his opinion be
wrong in principle and at variance with
all precedent, but they are for him, as
they are for every citizen of the
state, tile basis of ollicial conduct. If
the chief executive of the state, charged
with Hie special duty of enforcing the
laws ami carrying out the inundates
of the courts, delles the law and violates
court orders, what example does he
set for people In tinoltlcial life who have
subscribed to no oath of olllce to repudi
ate nil constituted authority and to
launch upon a course of arbitrary and
unrestricted lawlessness? If the chief
executive is thus to make himself the
chief lawbreaker how can he expect the
humble citizen to cultivate a respect for
law and obedience to authority?
Hefore he utllxes his signature to the
alleged commissions of the pretender
police commissioners let Covernor I'ovn-
tor ask himself the question, Hy what
authority?
nt: a uiuxo can a xs.
The address of Secretary Hoot to
(lie Cubans was timely and proper
and what he said will be approved by
the American people without distinction
of party. He declared that the promise
of the Cnlted States to Cuba would be
lullilled and that the Cubans could
absolutely rely upon this government
carrying out the promise It had made
to give those people Independence. Hee-
ognlzlng that there was some distrust
In regard to the attitude of the United
Stales in respect to this, Secretary ltoot
assured the Cubans that there was no
ground for any fear as to Hie position
of this country In regard to the solemn
pledge which it had made to the Cu
ban people that they should have In
dependence ji iid self-government.
This declaration on tho part of the
secretary of war.i representing as it un
questionably does the position of the
administration, ought to silence all
question as to the absolute determina
tion of the administration to conform
unquestionably, In its dealings with
Cuba, with the pronouncement of the
last congress in regard to (lie duty
ami obligation of the Cnlted States In
respect to that Island.
The secretary of war, In assuring
those people that they shall have Inde
pendence, could not, in the nature of
things, determine just when self-government
could be established there. That
Is a matter that depends almost ab
solutely upon the Cuban people them
selves. The duty of the rnlted States
Is to prepare them for self-government
and this It Is performing with as much
energy as the circumstances will per
mit. Our government cannot force con
ditions. It must work out Its problems
gradually. It has to do with a people
that have to learn the whole lesson
of self-government, at least according
to the American idea, and the process
of teaching tliein must necessarily be
slow.
The reassurance given by Secretary
Hoot should have the effect and un
doubtedly will of-stimulating the Cuban
people to a purpose to put forth their
best efforts toward obtaining the lu
I dependence for which they have been
; struggling for many years. It should
have the effect of removing any doubt
from their minds as to the absolute
sincerity of the Cnlted States In re
gard to Its promise that the Island
should have Independence. Tho secre
tary of war speaks with unquestionable
authority so far as the administration
Is concerned. Ills statements are to be
accepted as voicing the position of the
president. There can be no doubt that
he went to Cuba prepared to say just
what the administration contemplated
with respect to that Island. In this
view It may coutldently be said that
the purpose of our government Is to
faithfully carry out the assurance given
to the Cuban people that they shall
have Independence.
The outgoing council will certainly
make a mistake If It passes the claim of
Police Judge Cordon for a salary at
$'J..V)0 a year in face of the fact that the
charter llxes his salary at 1,1.1)0 a year.
Judge Cordon has repeatedly recognized
the charter provisions as governing his
olllce and has stood for election under
(he charter. His claim Is a salary grab,
pure ami simple. He pretends that as
long as he Is In the olllce he Is eutltled
to a salary of $-roo. while a successor
would be entitled to only .1,1.1)0. It has
been pointed out that under this ar
rangement he could hold olllce perpet
ually because should u successor be
i leeted he could get him to refuse to
qualify and simply split the ?'.'.." k) sal
ary In two, giving each of them $50 more
Hum they could possibly get under the
charter provisions. If .Indue liordon has
any right to this salary excess he should
prosecute It In the courts.
AO ISTBttVESriOX.
The Hrltlsh government, leplying tp
the American note In regard to media
tion In the South African war, has
most distinctly and unequivocally de
clared that no Intervention will be ac
cepted from any power In the settle
ment of South African affairs. This
Is a plain notice not only to the L'nlted
States but to all the nations that they
must keep nloof from the conlllct In
South Africa and permit the Hrltlsh
government to settle matters there ac
cording to Its own pleasure.
It Is not an extraordinary or unex
pected attitude for the Hrltlsh govern
ment to assume, as shown by the ut
terances of Lord Salisbury at the very
outbreak of hostilities. It was then the
clearly dellned policy of the Hrltlsh
government not to submit to any in
tervention and In the event of the ion
quest of the Hoer republics to make
their territory a part of the Hrltlsh em
pire. The prime minister of England
then said that no nation had a right,
under International law, to say under
what terms Creat Britain should settle
the conlllct and that the nation would
not submit In this regard to any out
side suggestion. That Is still the posi
tion of the Hrltlsh government and un
der existing conditions there is no rca-
jsou to doubt that It will continue llrm
I In this attitude. The statement of Mr.
Balfour in the House of Commons was
a cordial acknowledgment of the com
munication of the United States in re
spect to the war, but he declared that
the British government "does not pro
pose to accept the Intervention of any
power In the settlement of South Af
rican affairs." Thus the British gov
ernment has Informed the whole world
that It demands to be let alone In this
eontllct and Implies that any attempt
at Interference will be regarded as an
unfriendly act.
Such being the case, our government,
In common with every other power. Is
absolutely estopped from all efforts to
Interpose in the South African war,
unless willing to Invite a serious com
plication -with Creat Britain. So far as
tills country Is concerned certainly no
true American citizen will desire such
a result. Our government, occupying
its proper position as a neutral, has
done Its whole duty In this matter and
no citizen, understanding the real char
acter of the question and knowing our
international obligations, will desire
that our government shall go farther
than it has gone hi the effort to se-
I cure a peaceable settlement of the
South African war. The course of the
'administration in this matter has com
pletely disarmed the partisan criticism
that the government Is in sympathy
with Creat Britain.
Unless present plans miscarry the
popocratle state ollicers do not propose
to remain far away from the public crib
after their present terms expire. While
the two-term rule bars most of them
from running for the otllces they now
occupy, each one has picked out some
thing which he thinks will just suit
him. When the party was young ihe
records which most of them have made
would have been a bar to their nomina
tions, but the machine appears to have
taught the popocratle choir a new tune.
The Hague peace treaty has not yet
been ratllied by a single government.
It might possibly be well to postpone
ratillcatloiis until the several nations
have each of them adjusted some
long-standing differences. There are
few of them which have not some old
grudge they would like to settle If they
were only certain they were in a posi
tion to settle It to their satisfaction.
The son of William J. Broatch has
been given a lucrative commission In the
army by Piesldent McKlnloy as a recog
nition of his father's republicanism,
while the father himself Is given an ap-
i polntnieiit on a pretender police commls
j slon by Covernor Poynter as a reeogul
, tiou of the zealous work he has been
doing In the cause of fusion and against
the republican party.
The speech of Secretary of War Hoot
should settle dellnltely the question of
what the administration proposed to do
regarding Cuba. In this, as in all other
matters, the administration proposes to
redeem Its pledges. By bearing this in
mind a large amount of guessing can be
avoided by those who pretend to think
it says one thing and Intends to do
something else.
Hint from The llimucf
Iiidinuanolls News.
Captain Mnhan would greatly Increase our
navy. Did tho captain get his Idea at The
Haguo conference?
All IiiiiiimmIIIi SpccllU'lc,
, Cleveland lender.
It would bo too bad If anybody should bo
killed In a clash between the rival militia
organizations In Kentucky. If somo of the
politicians who huvo disgraced tho Rlute
could be placed upon the tiring lino It would
be all right.
'I'lie Main Iti'iueily (Iverlooki'il,
San Francisco Call.
Tho seuato committee which has Just nnde
a report upon tho extent to which adultera
tlous or subbtltutions are tued In '.;od
nrilcles In this country has suggested two
methods of checking the evil, hut we notice
with regret that neither remedy provides
a short and ready way of sending to prison
tno rafccais wno manutaciure tne stuff.
ltCNIT C Ilf (Sl-lllll,
Now York World.
According to tho odlclal statistics of the
Department of Agriculture tbo fnrmers of
this country on March 1 still held 15S.700.00O
bushels of wheat. 773.700.000 bushels of corn
and 290.000,000 bushels of oats. Those aro
smaller reserves than were held at tho name
j date lust year, They reflect larger exports,
duo to very much better prli.es Thc reflet
nlso the grently Improved financial condition
o? tho fanners, who hold their Rrnln In aplte
of largely enhanced prices. The "calamity
howl" In this most prosperous country on
itrth no longer awakens even an eho.
Prosperity of ll(olscller.
New Y'ork World.
A competent Judge estimates that about
thtec times ns tnuny books wore sold In the
United States tn ISP!) as In ativ year since
ISM, Culture Is ambitious, but. PKe evcy
other good thing, indulgence In It U a
matter of financial ability. Tho prosperity
of tbo booksellers Is ns true an Index of
tho country's condition as railroad carnwigs
themselves are.
I ii u ii r in ii led I ml tun n (I on.
Chicago Chronicle.
Lord Kobcrts protests iu tho name of
humanity to Presidents Krugcr nnd Steyu
bccntiso a quantity of explosive bullets was
found In (Jcneral Cronje- camp by Hrltlsh
1 troops. Tho world generally will lnilorso the
I protest. Explosive bullets are a relic of
I barbarism. Hut having duly reprehended. the
Hoers, what shall we say of the Hrltlsh
themselves? It was tho Hrltlsh representa
tives at Tho Hague conference supported,
wo aro ashamed to say. by tho American
delegates who opposed and defeated the
proposition to abolish the use of explosive
bullets altogether. Moreover, It was ad
mitted not long ago by Mr. Wyndham. the
Hrltlsh under-Pecretary for war. that "Mark
V" or "(lumdu'm" bullets were being sent
to South Africa, presumably for use against
tho Poors. With these facts In view It Is
somewhat rlifllrult to share Lord Huberts'
Indignation.
Moitn u ah iv n i r. a i it.
.N in ill mill 3IIIIiii-' Kipi-ilMltm lliioUcil
for riiiie .iiiiie.
One of tho New York yellows which scents
moro troublo in a day than develops In a
year, taps a Washington grapevine for tho
"Inwardness" of tho proposed nuv.il nnd
military expedition to Capo Nome, whose
golden sands aro now attracting a mult!
tudo of fortune seekers. The expedition is
to head off a posfllblo war between tho
miners already in the Held nnd u combine
of claim Jumpers said to be heading In that
direction. According to tho advices of the
yellow tbo eauso of tho trouble is ns fol
lows: "Last summer, when It was sud
denly discovered that for more than 100
miles tho sea beach nlong Cape Nome was
saturated with gold, thero began a rush from
tho nearby Klondike, nnd many hurried up
from California and Oregon. Since last
July every square yard of that marvelous
beach has been staked out Into claims.
Tho miners wore In some doubt about
their rights to stake out claims on a tide
water beach, and hurried representatives to
Washington to mako sure.
Tho congressional committee on public
lands rilled that, the same laws should hold
on the bench us on dry land. Tho miners
nt once completed tho staking of claims
and are contentedly waiting for warm
weather tn begin sifting out the millions
which llo frozen under their feet.
Hut a totully unexpected change has taken
place In Washington this winter. Influential
capitalists, with their eyes on Capo Nome's,
gold, have Induced tho congressional com
mlttco to reverse their first ruling and de
cide Hint tho Capo Nomo gold Holds being
a tide -water ocean beach, nro "public
lands," nnd ennnot bo staked out Into private
claims any moro than tho open ocean can
bo staked out. With this new ruling tho
capitalists have fitted out a fleet of big
steam dredges, which will set sail for Alasku
next month. These huge dredges will nnchur
near tho shore, run out their hlg suction
pipes and eat tho beach away by the acre.
When the old miners, who expect to sift
tho sand on their claims by tho pallfull, see
tho fleet of steam dredges In night on tho
horizon tho war wll begin. The dredgers
know this nnd they have sheathed their
Bteatners with irrin1' armor and mounted a
rapid tiro gun on each dredge. The old
miners nro armed with rifles. When the
dredges approach tho beach the miners will
tight to a man to defend their claims, and
tho dredges are prepared to mow the beach
with tholr rapid flro guns. There are now
about llfty armed steam dredges fitting out
In l'ugct pound.
The situation has been made known to
tho War and Navy departments and Hrlg
adler Oeneral Randall has been put In
charge of a forto of 1,200 troops and two
ships to patrol the beach and try to keep
tho peace.
ri.llllll OP M'W'IAIi IMINSIOVS.
Mnunllndc f Hi U.vll niii-iuiriiMMl
mid Siiiielloncil liy roimri-NMin-ii.
Washington Tost.
On Friday last the houso of representa
tives passed ninety-seven pension bills
special nets for the benellt of individual
applicants. In the course of a debate
started on tho provisions or one of thoso
bills, Representative Loud of California, a
republican and an cx-soldler of tho union,
now serving his sixth consecutlvo term,
made somo interesting remarks that have
naturally attracted attention. He said
among other things that OS per cent of the
special bills enacted by congrobS should
never have been favorably considered nnd
that nil of them had been rejected by the
pension ofllco after the applicants had ex
hausted every effort to establish their claims.
Ho Bald these claims had been adversely re
ported tlmo nnd time again hy the pension
bureau after tho most careful Investiga
tion. "And yet," he wont on to say, "wo
nro asked to bellove that a representative
on tho floor of tho bouse can, by glancing
nt theso papers for a half hour or less pro
sent u question here which wo aro called
upon to accept as logical nnd proper, which
tho department has taken years to deter
mine the other way.'
Of cours tho California congressman set
himself against tho current of sentiment
In tho house, hut ho was. In tho main, right.
Kavorltlbiu has no proper place in pension
legislation. Nine out of ten of all tho
prlvato pension bills passed confer speclnl
favors In which there is grossly unjust dis
crimination against other pensioners, not to
mention tho Impropriety of adding to tho
Immense nggregato of tho pension outlay by
unfair methods. With tho most liberal gen
eral pension laws ever dreamed of by any
sane mind, and with u policy that insures tho
most liberal construction of thoso laws, it
stands to reason that theru can bo very
few meritorious claims for special acts,
W'hllo veterans with real disabilities, re
sulting frcm wounds received In action, nro
getting to $12 n month, much larger
amounts nro voted to ox-soldlers who never
saw a buttle. It would ho an unpleasant
and probably useless task, which wu nhall
not undertnke, to go over the entire lUt
of special pensions nnd hhow how they con
trast with regular pensions. It would be,
In ton many cases, an exposure of pcreonnl
favoritism unwarranted by the facts nnd
constituting a flagrant abuse of tho taxing
power.
We would like to hco a reform In this
matter, accompanied hy nn lncrenso of tho
pensions of tho totally disabled. If con-
greesmon care to win 'the approbation of!
the masses of tho veterans and their most
discreet friends, they will call a halt In
the wholesale prlvnto penslr.n business and
turn tholr attention to n matter in which
they will havo the sympathy and support
of all tho surviving soldiers who really
aw actlvo field service. In granting special
favore to persons whoso coses nro not cov
ered by genoral acts, and, In many In
stance, to persons whoso applications hnve
been rejected for excellent reasons, con
gressmen net In oppcultlnn to the sentiment
that obtains among tho most intelligent and
fair-minded of tho eiirvlvors of our great 1
war. Representative I.oud not only speaks 1
for Justice, but talks precise!) as his old
soldier comrade feel.
i:t iior.s of tiii: w it,
Hear Admiral (icorge C Hcmey, who is to
succeed Hear Admiral Watson la command
of the Asiatic nipiadrun, Is said to bo tbo
bert possible olllcer to amtime the vast re
sponsibilities shifted on Undo Snm by
Dewey's guns. J to Is described by hlfl us
Eoolatre as able, polite, generous, hospitable,
modirt, u thorough Bailor and a man of
mature Judgment. He will h.ivo charge of a
Meet larger and more formidable, offensively
and defensively, than ever before maintained
by the L'nlted States even upon Its home
count la Umes of peace.
Tho Hrooklyu will be Admiral Homey's
second tlngshlp. his first having been the old
Lancaster, which Hew hln ling during the war
with Spain, when ho commanded tho Key
West naval bane. The admiral won 68 years
old last summer, but he has n tobust
physique and all the vigor of a man in his
forties.
Tho Philadelphia Ixslgcr reports .that a
committee has been formed, of which Hon.
Cornelius N. HILis of New York, formerly
secretary of tho Interior, I chairman, "for
the purpose of collecting n fund which shnll
servo ns a public testimonial to tho tnemorv
of tho late Oeneral Ouy V. Henry and pro
vide an adequate 'maintenance for his widow.
.Mrs, Henry Is entitled by law to a pension of
only $20 a month and tho committee, which
is composed of well known men, who recog.
nlze tho eminent services rendered to tho
country by tho gallant, dlstlngnlehed soldier,
believe that tho most lilting tribute to his
memory will be a fund to provide a suitable
Income for hlo widow. General Henry was a
lino type of tho faithful nnd efficient soldier.
Forty years of uninterrupted service ns au
army olllcer In the civil war, arduous Indian
campaigns nnd the Spanish war he gave with
singular devotion to his country. Hln labors
in rorto Rico after our occupation of the
Island until Mny, 1S09, were of the greatest
value to tho government and to the l'orto
Rlcnns nnd the severe strain to which ho
was subjected In performing with dlstln
giilshod nblllty his dutln as administrator
of Porto Rcan affalrH when the Island was
In n stato of great confusion hastened his
death.
Mrs. Henry seconded his efforts by estab
lishing schools and organizing charitable
work In the Island nnd largely by her en
thusiastic efforts the condition of tho island
ers was made known to the peoplo of this
country. All persons who wish to Join In
offering a testimonial of tho country's itr.it I.
tudo nnd admiration to the memory of tho
nrnve and faithful soldier nro requested to
send checks to tho treasurer of tho fund.
...I. .i. n. itkmcii, president Kirth Avenuo
UPiik, i.30 Fifth avenue, New York City."
Tho popularity of Admiral Schley Is not
limited by tho boundaries of tho nation
whoso flag ho has defended with nrennilnnnl
skiii nnu eourago In many a naval contest.
His fame preceded him to tho South
American station, and tho peoplo of tho
capital of tho Argentlno republic vied with
each other In doing him honor. A letter
from Montevideo to tho New York Times
gives this nccount of his reception: "It
had been years since tho citizens of the
Argentine capital bedecked their city in
holiday attire, hut upon this occasion It
was done in a manner tending to show that
whatever may have been their sentiment
during tho period lending to nnd throughout
tho Spanish-American war, when they pre
sented Spain with tho cruiser Hlo do In
Plata, tlicy wanted to share iu proclaiming
Admiral Schley tho "hero of Santiago." On
every hand tho niknlrnl was cheered to the
echo. Prominent in the functions attend
ant on tho reception of the admiral was
Oeneral Roca, president of the Argentlno
Republic, who greeted Admiral Schley In a
manner unmistakably full of admiration and
generosity.
"On tho evening of the 23d of Jnnuary
Admiral Schley and hls'ofllcers were publicly
entertained at I'rinco C.cnrgo's hail, which
was profusely decorated with bunting, flngB,
tropical plants nnd flowers. I'pon the stage,
in a miniature sea, were models of the
American war ships, tho Hrooklyn, Oregon,
Iowa. Massachusetts and tho other vessels
which participated In tho hatllo of Santiago,
In lino as they were commanded by Admiral
Schley. In tho background were tho green
hills which skirt the Cuban hhores in tho
vicinity of tho famous battleground, while
betwien the miniature hills and the Ameri
can licet were tho Spanish ships In their
procession of escape and destruction a most
realistic portrayal of that historical occa
sion. "On a mnall table was a handwme enso
containing as a token of recognition for tho
guest of tho occasion an album of Argen
tina vlewe, a masterwork of art, contain
ing a collection of photographic views,
valued nt $l,fi00, bound In gold nnd sliver,
tho total value of tho gift being $2,3.',0.
"Shortly after tho arrival of Admiral
Schley, accompanied by his personal staff
and ollicers of the cruisers of the equadron,
under tho escort of General Roen, president
of tho republic, the guests were served
with refreshments, during which thero were
many toasts nnd speeches galore. An tho
prcoentntlon speech was concluded, and ns
Admiral Schley arcse to accept tho gift,
thero was a great outburst of enthusiasm
from thrao present, which deeply affected
the admiral.
"On tho following day Oeneral Roca was
tho guest of Admiral Schley on board tho
Chicago, and was received In n manner be
fitting his rank as president of the repub
lic. There wero present nt both receptions
ofllcero from all the different ahlps who had
participated in all tho engagements and
bombardments of the war with Spain."
It I'M. Mi OX IlllMIIIW HKillTS.
Di-i'InIiiii iif Hie IVilfi'iil Siiiri.im Courl
III a (Vli'lmtli'il I'liNe.
Chicago l'ost.
An excellent nnd far-reaching principle
of law 1h settled for all tlmo by tho de
cision of the United States supremo court
la tho Illinois Central Iako front ense.
While, tho finding of tho court only directly
nffectH the two blocks between Twenty-fifth
nnd Twenty-seventh sttrets, tho general
rulo Intel down applies to tho whole lako
front and settles not only the question of
title, but ulso tho circumstances In which
nny exclusive rights mny be given to any
Individual or corporation.
Tho court holds In substnnco that tho tltlo
to tho bed of tho lako rests In tho stato as
trustee for tho people, and everything must
bo done with n view to their Interests. Tho
stnto cannot dispose of It or nny part of It
except for navigation Improvement, and even
then such disposition of it must not Impair
tho public Interest In what remains. In ef
fect this means that the public shall havo
ready access to It except Iu eases whero It
may bo necessary to set apart certain sec
tions of tho shore lluo for tho uses of navi
gation In which nil are at least Indirectly
Intere'stod.
So far ns the Illinois Central's contention
is concerned if Its right to till In nnd occupy
submerged laud wero conceded, It cmld In
time secure tljo possession of tho whole of
tho Inko shore from Park Row to Fifty-tlrst
street, and could gradually extend Its Juris
diction nny distance Into the lako Unit it
might desire. For that distance the city
could bo absolutely deprive;! of Its lako
shore; It would belong exclusively to tho
railroad. This, tho court asserts, was not
contemplated by tho grant from tho state,
and, even It It were, tho stuto would have
exceeded Its powers In ceding such rights to
a corporation, for It holds the title as trustee
morels'
Tho decision is a complete victory for tho
people, but It still remains to be seen what
effort It will hao on tho tltlo to land al
ready re homed That question Is almost
ns Interesting us tho original one now finally
settled.
ItlllTOV AMI itor.ii.
The Hoers aro boukod for another trek.
Hrltons must feel "at homti" In the caplinl
of tho Orange Free Stole: H Is a blooming
town.
i
, Letters from ollicers nny that neither
Hrltlsh shel's nor those of tho Hoers do so
much mlxchlef as was anticipated, and that
the be.u defense of nn intrenched position
Is not cannon, but rifli.
Alfred Holt, the South African mllllonnlie.
! Is re'portexl to have bought a milte of old
furnltute for J350.000 which Is abundant
evidence that Mr. Holt Is not paying the
oxpctiBes of a war waged largely on his
nccount.
A statement of Hrltlsh losses In the South
African war which was Issued a few day
ago iu London tnado tho total about 15,700.
Over 1,000 had elicit of disease. Moro than
S.500 had been wounded. Nenlly 2,500 had
been killed la battle. The missing, mainly
prisoners of war, number more than 3,100.
Colenso, the town in which the Hrltlsh
forces h.ivo been operating, and which has
figured fiequently In tho dispatches from
tho scat of war, Is named after Dr. Colenso,
formerly bishop of Natal. His memory Is
still revered by the Uoein, for whom he Is
I said to have done an Immense amount of
good.
Although the sympathies of the great bank,
lug house of tho Rothschilds are with the
Hrltlsh In the present wur, N. M. Rothschild
fc Sous and MM. Do Rotlmchlld of Purls have
sent 10,000 francs to relieve the Immediate
necessities of the diamond worketn of Am
sterdam, who havo been thrown out of em
ployment ns a result of tho war.
To give nn ldea of tho noimnl growth of
tho Hoer families. It is said that In 1S78
there were only 10,000 whites and 300,000
negroee in tho Transvaal; in the Orange
Freo Stato there were 30,000 whites and
16,000 ni-groes. Now tho number of the
whlto element In tho two states Is estl
mated at 323.000, although nomo authorities
scorn to think this Is an underestimate and
that tho llgurcs nro nearer oOO.OOO.
Here Is a proof of tho saying that Scotch
men nro "brlthers" In nil cllmea. Private
W. Morrison of tho Hlack Watch, who was
reported killed at Magersfonteln, but whn
was only wounded and raptured, writes to
his wlfo that ho was well treated at Hloem
fonteln himself nnd about forty other pris
oners. Ho mentions that tho Scotch people
thero wero very kind to them, "thiib pro
viding," ho adds, "another Instance of the
kindliness of the Scot to his "brlther the
wnrld wide.' "
Thero are two distinct seasons In Natal,
and only two nummer and winter. Spring
and autumn are practically non-existent.
Summer lasts from October to March. Dur.
Ing this period tho sun rises nt o'clock
and sets nt 7. In midwinter It rlt.es at 7
and sets at 5. Twilight, such ns we know
It in this country, does not exist. Summer
Ik the rainy season In Natal, and naturally
tho most unhealthy. At Durban tho rainfall
Is forty Inches per annum, nnd nt Pleter
mnrltzburg it Is thirty-eight Inches, while
tho avcrago number of days on which rain
falls In the year Is 117 In Marltzburg and
125 tn Durban.
Trooper O. Henton of tho Twelfth Lancers,
writing to his father from Knslln camp, af.er
describing his narrow escape from Hoer
shells, says: "I shan't be sorry when It,
is over. This is a terrible country for flies
nnd sand. We are beginning to look a bit
rough now. Some men havo got beards a
terrible length. We burn nnd blow up some
beautiful homes that the Freo Staters havo
left behind. You would hardly bellevo what
furniture they hnve; some beautiful planev,
nnd nil tho lot go. There will bo plenty
of work for young fellows out here when
tho war l over. 1 should like to finish my
tliiid out here nnd take my discharge."
Corporal Oeorgo Ambrose, Suffolk regi
ment, writing to his father at Long Melford,
says: "No doubt you have heard of tho
terrible affair that happened to the Suffolks,
Four hundred of us wero ordered to parade
at 12:30 at night to take a hill held by the
Hoers. Our ordem were to take It with the
bayonet, and not fire a shot. As wo worn
going out I was told olf to go scouting, nnd
I was a lucky man. I had to go up on ,f
small hill and watch. I lay there and could
sco tho Hash of tho guns. Thoy wero light
ing for an hour, and I saw that our regi
ment was suffering terribly. They were fall
ing in nil directions, and out of tho 100 only
about half of them returned. Tho Hoers
behaved very well to our wounded, nnd
helped to dig the graves and bury our dead.
They snld they were sick of tho war, and
would bo glad when It was over. They sang
two hymns over tho graves of our dead."
SI AItlNfi Tllll (illl.lt (HIAIIIIIIHS.
l'ONKllilllty of the IIi-nI met Ion of Hie
Mliifx nl .ItiliiimicNltiirK.
Spiingtleld (Mass.) Republican.
From time to tlmo there como rumors and
reports from various sources of an Intention
on tho part of tho Hoers to blow up tho gold
mines of tho WPwatersrnnd district In tho
event of being driven bnek Into Pretorlu.
Th ceo reports nro now repeated. It Is stated
not only that tho mines will lie blown up
nnd the machinery and plants destioyed, but
that tho city of Johannesburg, which Is
chiefly of foreign ownership, will bo razed,
nnd by way of confirmation It Is nald that
tho Transvaal government has been con
ducting r.n Inquiry into the means of getting
tho Johannesburg population quickly out of
the city.
There may be truth In this. It has all
nlong been the fear of the foreign owners
of these vast properties. It l tho belief of
many of those who are acquainted with the
situation thero and the character of tho
burghers. One John Hay, a former pri'.sldcnt
of tho Johannesburg Chamber of Mines, Is
quoted as having Insisted from tho outset
that, when tho Dutch wero driven to make a
last desperato otnnd they would leavo be
hind them through the mining district a
Bceno of destruction of appalling magnitude.
It would bo a perfectly natural suggestion
to thcao men when forced to extremities.
They bellevo that tho mines aro tho cause of
tho war nnd they nro right. They know
that It Is on nccount of the mines that their
Independence Is to becru3heel out If shot and
ehell cm do It. Making report to General
Sir Charles Warren concerning tho hurlnl of
the dead aud removal of tho Hrltlsh wounded
from Splonkop In the lattor part of January.
Chaplain Reginald T. Collins openlts of tho
nttltudo of tho Hoers who watched the work.
It -was their victory, but there was nn
entire absence of exultation over It nnd 'he
prevailing foiling wns ono of sadness. "This
Is not nur wnr," they wld; "It Is a war of
tho millionaires," And again: "Would that
Chamberlain, Rhode's and the millionaire
could sco these trenches nnd graves. It Is
an accursed war." Verv probably, then,
the burghers may contomplnto revenging
themselves on tho absentee inllllonalrcis and
gold mine speculators whose greod Insti
gated Rutland's present bloody undertakln.'
The destruction of the mines would, of
course, bo without Jiistlllcntlon under the
law of nations. They are not the properi
of a belligerent country. They nro not ev n
owned entirely by prlvato citizens of a
belligerent power. Their stock Is held to a
considerable extent on the continent an 1 in
tho appeal of the two republics for Kurnpe.iu
Intervention a threatened blowing up of Mm
mined and of Johannesburg may ultimately
bo presented as substantial cause why
Franco especially should Interfere Hut in
ternational law breaks down nnd becomes
holplews in such u enso ns tills. A peoplu
driven to the Inst eottromlty to maintain
their liberty know no law beyond that of
self-preservation. The moral prtwsuru of the
civilized world, upon which International
law depends for force and effect, can count
for no more In such a case as this than
tho precepts of Ideal morality in the case
of n man who must shoot to save his own.
.life. And j people who f.ue an attempt to
wipe them out from among the nations ,in
n polltlcnl entity cnu have, In the Inst re
sort, little respect or fear for International
opinion.
' Tho employment of dynamite In the Rami
tnlncR can be made to work a hnvtie ntu
destruction which will leqtilro years of labor
to undo. It Is cosier to pursue nn original
I work of excavation In mining than to clear
1 an old mine wuom shafts and galleries havn
been stuffed with loeso rock nnd the wnlH
'of whose chambers have been shuttered in
nil directions. The e-asy exc-cutlon of Urn
! reported Intention of the Transvaal govern
j tnent would entail upon Kliropenil Investors
losse-fl which can only bo calculated In tho
hundreds of millions of dollars. And the
' further coimeepicnco would emsue, of far-
reaching financial nnd Industrial effect, of
nn tndellnlte rutting off of n gold supplv
which, at the outbreak of tho war, was pour-
lug forth almost n third of tho total cm
' rent yield of metal which forms the stand
ard money of the commercial nations. Tlei
Hoer cause would go down In a disaster
which would shako the world.
If the millionaire element which provoked
this wicked conlllct would save Itself from
such a possible nnd even probable calamity.
It will do well to plead with the Hrltlsh
government to stay Its hand at Just tho
point now reached.
Tiiiiur, hush vM'.cniiii'.s.
Mlko was new nt the plow, and the lir.it
attempt was nnythlng but successful.
"Look here" nald the farmer, "that kind
of thing won't do. Tho corn will be dlzy
that grows In n furrow no crooked ns that
Fix your eye on something across the Held
and head straight for It. That cow thero
by th" gate Is right opposite us. Aim at her
and you'll do pretty well."
"All right, sir." said Mike, and Just then
the farmer was called away to the barn.
Ten tnlnuten later he returned nnd was
horrltlcd to see that the plow had been wan
dering In a zigzag course "ver all the field.
"Hold on there!" he shouted. "Hotel on!
What are you up tei?"
"And sure, sir." nld Mike, "I did what
you told me. I worked straight for tho cow,
but the craytuio wouldn't knpe still."
An Irishman arriving In Cincinnati one
night found It Impossible to get a bed In
himself, but was permitted to share ono
which had been engaged by a barber, (.ays
the Cincinnati Knqulrer. Pat noted that his
bedfellow was very bald and proceeded to
chaff hi iu. This the barber endured In si
lence, but when Put had fallen Into a heavy
slumber the other man got up mid shaved
every hnlr off his tormentor's head.
The Irish-man, having u long trump beforo
htm on the morrow, hail left instructions
thnt he be called very early nnd. It being
still dark when he rose, he did not notice Ihe
loss of his hnlr. When some distance on his
way, however, he felt thirsty nnd, coming to
a spring, took off his lint and bent down to
drink.
Seeing the reflection of his bald head in tho
water ho sprang back aghast. "Ho Jabers."
he exclaimed wrathfully, "they've called tho
wrong man!"
l'at wanted to get from Washington to
Norfolk, says the Washington Post, but bad
no money. Ills story excited the sympathy
of a shipmaster, who Anally iigreed to let
him work his passage. Pat was willing,
but densely Ignorant of things maritime. No
duty fell to him until tho vessel was sailing
down Chesapeake bay. There the captain
told Pnt to take a turn at the lookout f r
ward, nnd Instructed him to report promptly
anything he might scev It wns n clear night
and soon Pat sang out:
"Ah, captain!"
"Well, Pat?"
"There's sumethin' out here fornlnst the
boat."
"What is It?" said the captain! ' to test
Pat's seafaring knowledge., the lights' of an
approaching steamier being visible.
"I really couldn't say for shure, sor," said
Pat, "hut I sushpects It's a drug store.
Thero's n red and a grane light."
iiiu:i:.v iMnvnciis.
Hulllmore American. Ktiiliient Arlnr At
one time I was a singe li.md
Admirer Yes. I nollied in your biography
Unit early In life you begun to shift fur
you rsL'lf.
Chicago Tribune: "Heeaiise you think I
urn a bum," the seedy applicant for clinrlty
said, Willi culling sarcasm, you uavo
thrown me down hard. You would bo
nfrnld to do that, sir, If I were it real
bomb!"
Indianapolis Press: "Many n mnn falls
lu ills plans for being the architect of his
own fortunes." sale) tho Cornfcd Philo
sopher, "because of his forgetting Hint
architecture has very little to do with
croeikuU lines."
Washington Star: "They say Nidi Wnil
dliiKtm bus married u mnn with eight
children."
"Yes, tint the youngest of tliein Is 2 years
older than Nell herself, so she probably
expects to get her third of the property
without watting very long."
Chicago News: Olx Did you over act
stuck nn a t nuiltci felt 1)111?
Mix No When 1 get hold of one I leave
It 111 my pocket nnd my wlfo uppropii.ites It
) Detroit Journal: Truth and tho Censor
I had a few warm words.
I "Remember," snld Truth, "Hint If I mil
I crushed t rnrlh, I shall i Iso iiguln!"
j "Then I shall throw you Iu llin uir!"
snld tbo Censor.
From whlrh It would appear Hint the ie
I sources of inllltnry art are very numerous
nnd effective.
A HAM'll GIIM.'S I'ltl'.i:.
It doesn't seem a year sence we
Was hookid together, Gus an me,
The tlmo bus kited by so fast
A iiiiinln' months Into the past!
M'lw, ,1-ivw Hc.iti Hhnrtoncd on till tlluy
Don't sea'cely seem n half a el.iy;
(Jot on their tlvln' wings, I guess,
All quickened up by liHpplncsK.
Thero never was a wilder cuss
(in all the I'ccos range than (Jus!
Was alius layln' fur a scrap,
An' oh! tho poor, mistaken ehnp
That Jarred agin him quit tho gunie
A wlshln' bo had shunned tho same,
Ills face all tangled up, an' eye
Hiiuged up to twict their nacliii'l size!
When folks observed that him nn' mi
Wns keepln' steady company.
'Most everybody said that I'd
Sure live to see n suicide
Of nil my Joy, nn' hit a life
Plum full of misery an' strife;
Hut all tho interferlu' roar
They mlhed Jest made mo love 111 lit more.
The. mornln' of nur weddln' I
Says to him: "Now, you want to shy
Away from that ol' reckless life
Now thnt you tiro to git a wife-,"
An' Ous he smiled hii' said the great
Responsibility 'd weicht
illlrn down, ho reckoned, so' nt hn
Would think o' nothln' Voptlu' mo.
Sometimes I set nn' watiii him play
With this fat boy of ours, an . sny,
When I kin sco that lovcllght shlno
Out of his eves when they meet mlpo,
An' when ho smiles nn' snys 'nt me,
Sure roped a ' liorrerbred In nu',
1 feel dead erNiin that I'vo got
A prize. ,f i ver one was caught'
Daisy Queen
it
JI fragrant perfume, rich In the
sweetness of field ana forest.
t
Delicate vet lastlnn.
Sherman .V UlcConnell Drug Co., I
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Kuhn & Co. h
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