Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY THniSDAT, APTUIj 1L 100.
Tim Omaha Daily Bee.
U. H0SI2WATKH, Hdltor.
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State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
George II. Tzschuck, secretary of The Uee
Publishing Company. being duly sworn,
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Subscribed nnd sworn beforo mo this 2d
day of April, A. D. 1900.
M. 15. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Alc-Snr-Hcn 1ms always proved him
self ii good fellow. iMish him nlong.
Admiral Dewey says lie Is In llio Unlit
to stay. Whatever happens no one will
deny that Dewey Is not a stayer.
Tho annual Kuster egg distribution
will surely take place on schedule time,
harrlng nothing hut u strike of tho hens.
"Thirty days in Jail I suspend the
sentence, hut don't come in again."
This is tho stereotyped Minn Judge Gor
don sings every day in the police court
Senator Clark deserves to ho bounced
for raising the price of senatorshlps
beyond the California and Nevada limit,
which had been the standard for rears.
Kipling Is to return to England. Kind
lag himself unable to get any of his
poetry within range of the Hoers he
has concluded he might as -well aban
don tho campaign.
Tho British commissary department
is not troubling itself nt present witli
tho details of the Christmas dinner in
Pretoria. Evidently plenty of time yet
remaius in which to prepare tho vlauds.
If the silver bulllonalres arc not to bo
allowed to buy the senatorshlps from
the silver states, what Incentive can
they have again to put up the money
by which tho Uryan campaign Is made?
Tho excitement of a heated light In a
local convention has just resulted In the
death of a former New York state sen
ator. It looks as If politics were trying
to compete with foot hall as a deadly
game.
It Is announced that Prick will sell
his stock In tho Carnegie company. As
ho owns onby $111,000,000 worth there Is
danger that the poor man may come, to
want before he Is able to secure other
employment.
Iowa does not propose to swear off
entirely on the election habit, but will
try -and got along, If tho people consent,
without going through the form of de
feating Fred White oftener than once
In two years.
The flro llend has at last managed to
get In Its work on tho exposition build
ings, but it was very careful not to In
vado the sacred precincts until the
structures had serred every purpose for
which they wore Intended.
An open confession Is good for the
soul. After lioastlug of its superior
value as an' advertising medium the
World-Herald admits that 1111 of the
want ads In Its last Sunday's Issue were
given away free. People know, how
even that a thing that is given away
generally has little value.
The popocratlc organs are devoting
more time and space to republican poll
tics at present than to their own brand.
They evidently go on the theory that the
machine will take care of popocratlc
affairs, while tho present harmonious
condition of the republican party must
be disturbed If Nebraska Is to renmlu
in tho Hryaulte column.
Democrats sire making considerable
fuss about the republican position re
garding Porto Hlco considering that
they proclaim the policy to be a fatal
one. The best evidence they do not
cousldcr it fatal is the fact they are
making a supreme effort to defeat tho
hill, ltepublleans have never bettered
their condition by taking democratic
prescriptions.
General Hoberts' campaign has
reached the typewriter stage. The
Capo Dutch nro In receipt of dally warn
ings from fleueral Hoberts that they
must be good or suffer all kinds of dire
penalties. With U0O miles of territory,
Inhabited by a hostile population, be
tween him and his base of operations, It
will require something more potent than
a typewriter to keep the road clear for
the uduilsbiou of supplies.
rntaiiTKXr.i) ovkii rut: svnerttn.
Nearly a month ago the Lincoln In
dependent, the olllchll organ of the Ne
braska populists, ouudcd the alarm
over what It believed to be the greatest
danger to fusion success In the battle of
UHx) In these words:
If any. pop Is so enthusiastic na to btllcvc
that this election Is going to bo a walk
away ho had bettor reconsider; the mattor at
once. Tho republicans havo a man to mnu
ago their campaign who Is equal to Edml.tcn
an an organizer and besides that has com
mand of Unlimited supplies of money of his
own. D. E. Thompson is nheady
at work night nnd day. Ho has a map ot
every senatorial nnd reprcecntallve district
lying beforo him, on which is recorded the ;
volo for every member of the last legisla
ture. Word comes from everywhere that
his men nro active In very many of tho
counties scattered over tho Btato nlrendy.
Thcro can bo no longer nny doubt that
Rlnce tho Omnha election there has been a
tleup between Thompson and ltosewater.
Wo have no men in our party outside
of tho commlttco to lake hold of the work us
tho republicans havo In Thompson and Hose
water. Anyhow, thero la a tight before us
ns wo havo never had beforo arid edme sort
of plan of campaign should bo evolved to
put In forco Immediately.
That this alarm signal has resulted In
a plan of campaign Is" manifest In the
frantic efforts of the Hryaulte organs,
and particularly the Omaha World
Herald, to break up the harmony that
prevails In the republican ranks and
dissuade republicans from availing
themselves of the organizing ability of
the men the fuslonlsts most fear. That
accounts for the popocratlc howl about
an alleged tleup between Thompson and
ltosewater for the 1'nlted Slates sena
torshlps and the faked-up letters from
Fremont and Lincoln pretending to
Miiote nameless republicans as up In
arms against the bosses and the dis
torted recital of political history. After !
having lampooned and harpooned Sen- j
ator Thurston as the Standard Oil trust
defender, the popocratlc organs are now
eagerly championing his candidacy for
delegate to the national convention and
laboring earnestly to land the competi
tor of ltosewater for the national com
mitteeship, for whom they have sud
denly conceived a most ardent attach
ment. We doubt, however, whether the re
publicans of Nebraska will consent to
let tho fusion enemy pick the leaders '
under whom republicans are to light
the great battle of 1!X)0.
TllK Mil VAI'lTA CIHCVLATIUX.
The cry for more money which In
duced a great number of voters to sup
port tho democratic candidates four
years ago can hardly be so successfully
employed this year, since In the mean
time there has been an Increase In the
circulation of nearly if.'OO.OOO.OOO and
this largely of gold. According to the
last treasury statement the total circu
lation at the beginning of the present
month exceeded ifl'.OOO.OOO.OOO and the
per capita, estimating the population at
77,000.000, was u little over the
highest In our history. The amount of
gold In circulation, coin nnd certificates,
Is greater than at tho eorrosponglng
date of any preceding year, being .?7S.V
OOO.OOOi ana it is also a. fact that the
amount of silver In circulation of all
kinds, including certificates aud treas
ury notes Issued for the purchase of sil
ver in 1S00, Is larger than ever before,
being In round numbers ?(Kll, 000,000.
For the last four years the average an
nual Increase In the circulation has been
about $rJ0,000,(XK), the addition to the
gold supply in that time having been
nearly !?:!00,000,000.
Thero Is every reason to expect that
the increase In the circulation for the
next few years will be quite as rapid as
during the last few years, though the
projiortion of gold may not be so large.
Under the new currency bill opportunity
Is given for n very considerable addi
tion to the bank currency and while as
yet this Is not being made to the extent
that was expected If business expansion
continues the banks will undoubtedly
meet the demand for money arising
from It. There are people, no doubt,
who will still say that tho circulation Is
.Insulllcient aud that there ought to be
nt least .$."0 per capita, but conservative
men will agree that tho currency In
crease in tho last few years has been
quite rapid enough for safety and for
the needs of legitimate business.
THE KXl'KCTni) IIAPI'UXS.
Tho new council Is practically unanimous
In Its opinion that no stops can bu taken nt
present toward tho acquirement of the
J-uter works plant. Omaim Uee.
Is nny one surprised at this? Did any ono
expect that tho republican council, n council
elected with tho aid of water works money,
would dccldo It to be posslblo to acqulro
tho -water work for tho city? Did votora
expect nny other outcome when they heard
that tho republican ticket had been ehctid
with throo exceptions?
Of courso tho new council Is "practically
unanimous" in Its opinion that "no ntepi
con bo taken toward tho acquirement ot tho
water works plant." That'n tho deJlslon
tho new council was elected to mako. What
tho candidates pledged beforo tho election
Is of no moment. They woro elected for
tho purpoao of making Just that decision.
World-Herald.
Yes, the expected happens. It would
have happened Just the same if W. S.
Poppleton and every candidate on the
fusion city ticket had been elected.-Mr.
Poppleton and all the domocrats In
Oniaha could not have made legal the
water works bonds voted before an ap
praisement had been made, unless they
chose lo avail themselves of the prlv
liege of buying the works under tho
purchase clause of the contract.
Mr. Poppleton had, however, declared
that course dangerous and Impractica
ble. Ho wanted to acquire the works
by eminent domain aud under the law
no bonds could Issue for that purpose
until the appraisement had been duly
made and approved by the mayor null
council and ratified by vote of the
people. In refusing lo Issue the bonds
or to take any steps before July 1 the
couucll Is only following the letter of
the law.
Hut .Inly 1 Is not far distant and Mr.
Poppleton Will doubtless be given an
opportunity lo urge his Interpretation
of tho contract before tho courts when
the time comes for passing on It. If his
contention Is upheld by the courts the
city will be In position to act either
under the purchase clause or by eminent
domain appraisement ami the iuiyor
antl council will be expected to adopt
L the plan most udvnutuguouu to the city.
In tho meantime it would be useless
for the council to squander money on
hydraulic engineers from other states or
pay Interest on bonds lieiore the pro
ceeds can be used. The rellectlon on
the council Is therefore entirely unwar
ranted and uncalled for.
votnn uicu mt.u nisrosmnn-:
The bill providing a temporary gov
ernment and tariff for I'orto Hlco was
passed by the house of representatives
yesterday by a larger majority than
had been expected and will without de
lay be signed by President MeKlnley.
There was a very spirited discussion
beforo the vote was taken. In the course
of which the republicans scored some
telling points against the democrats,
Mr. (Srosvenor of Ohio particularly mak
ing one of his characteristic speeches
and Mr. Pab.ell of Pennsylvania point
ing out democratic Inconsistency, lie
declared that the majority were ready
to assume the responsibility for the
legislation and predicted that at no dis
tant day the mnsses of the people would
recognize the course of the majority as
wise and beneficent for the people of
Porto Hlco. We have no doubt that this
prediction will he refilled.
We have heretofore stated the general
character of this measure, which pro
vides a form of government for Porto
Hlco In which .the people will to Some
extent participate and under which they
will be prejiared for a larger measure of
self-government, aud which imposes 15
per cent of the Dlngley tariff on a
limited number of articles, all the
revenuo from which Is to he used In the
government and for the Improvement of
the Island. The tariff Is to be operative
not longer than March 1, lOOl', and may
cease before that time if the Porto
Hlcans are able sooner to provide taxa
tion for the support of government. AVc
conildently believe that this legislation
will have results entirely satisfactory
nnd there will lie omiortnnlt v for the 1
courts to pass upon the constitutional
question involved.
iit:ruiiijlcAy lmi V.
In all the state conventions so far held
to name delcgalcs-at-large to tin1 re
publican national convention and In all
tho district conventions for selecting
delegates there has been unanimity in
endorsing the administration of Presi- '
dent MeKlnley and urging, his renoinl
natlon. This Is as true, observes the
Philadelphia Press, of conventions ,
where there have been local divisions
as of slates where entire harmony has
prevailed. "There Is no reason to
doubt," says that paper, "that the same
unanimity will continue to mark the con
ventions yet to be held, both state and
district. This Is an unusual situation.
The nearest approach to It was in l.S(H
and 1S7-. In the former year the Mis
souri state convention alone pledged lis
delegation to vote against Lincoln's ie
noinlnatlon and In the latter year op
position to fleueral Urnnt was mani
fested. No republican campaign for a
presidential nomination has proceeded
so smoothly and uneventfully ns the
present one. It shows n remarkable de
gree of harmony In the party."
A few prominent republicans are not
In accord with the administration's
policy in regard to the Insular posses
sions, but so far as known none of these
will oppose the reiiomlnatlon of Presi
dent MeKlnley, while the rank and Hie
of the party everywhere, so far as
present developments show, earnestly
desire thnt he shall again be the can
didate. There are many able and dis
tinguished republicans who would fill
the presidential otlice with honor to the
country, but the masses of the party
feel that Mr. MeKlnley Is Justly entitled
to renomlnatlon and they find abundant
reason for this in the general excellence
of his administration, which has been
characterized by a constant can; for
American Interests and the promotion
of the general welfare.
The record of this administration
constitutes one of the most glorious
chapters In American history. Since Its
advent this republic has attained a
power and Inllucucc among the nations
It never before possessed and Its people
have enjoyed unprecedented prosperity.
The first work of the administration
was to relieve the Industries and the
labor of the country from protracted
depression and it promptly proceeded
to do this, with what results the extra
ordinary growth of our domestic antl ,
foreign trade ami the enormous Increase i
In national wealth attest. The war with i
Spain was prosecuted with an energy,
vigor and success that amazed the
world. It left grave and perplexing du
ties and responsibilities, none of which
have been Ignored or neglected, in our
relations with other powers the tradi
tional policy of the republic has been
adhered to. Wo have cultivated friend
ship with all nations aud avoided alli
ances or entanglements with any. Our
diplomacy has been characterized by
candor and conservatism, commending
the government more strongly than ever
before to the respect aud confidence of
the world. Tho public credit has been
sustained and strengthened by legisla
tion unequivocally llxlng the standard
of value.
(Srant there hare been mistakes, yet
on the whole the administration of Wil
liam MeKlnley has been distinguished
by an enlightened and patriotic states
manship of which every American citi
zen should he proud.
President MeKlnley will be renomi
nated without opposition and he will
ho supported by a united aud har
monious party. Unless all signs are
misleading his re-election Is as well as
sured as his renomlnatlon.
The cable reports thnt until recently
no one had heard of Oeneral DeWet,
the man at present making life Inter
esting for Lord Hoberts. At the out
break of the civil war. and. lu fact, for
i nine time theteaffer few people had
heard of fSeneral Orant. The world
knows li I in well enough now, and If
PeWet keeps up his pieseiit perform
ance It will not be long until lie needs
no introduction.
The reports of the Department of Ag
riculture show that tho losses of cattle
from exposure during the last year
were only a trifle over 1 per cent. It
hud been gcucrally known that the
losses hail been small, but the figure '
are under all previous estimates. Of
course the mortality In the range coun
try Is slightly In excess of the general
average, but not nearly so much t-o as
common. With anything like a good
season following, die range cattle coun
try and the section of the corn belt
tributary to it will enjoy an unex
ampled era of prosperity.
The Hee has already exploded the
fake about the pretended tleup between
Thompson and ltosewater. but that will
not slop the fakirs from repeating the
fabrication, one thing, however, may
be Hit id In passing: The Hee desires to .
see Nebraska redeemed from poiweratle J
misrule. That can be accomplished
only under the ablest leadership the
party can command. If the party al
lows the common enemy to dictate who
these leaders shall be, It will only Invite
defeat.
While It may be Immaterial to the
public whether the World-Herald prints
two or thice columns more or less of
want ads In Its Sunday editions, It may
not lie out of place to put the llgurcs
beside Its boasts for last Sunday. The
number of paid want ads measured by
agate lines In last Suuday's Worhl-IIer-ald
was l.lS.'t lines by actual count,
while the number In The Sunday Itee
aggregated l.HO'J lines.
Tho United States commissioner to
the Paris exposition Is making special
efforts to have the American section
closed on Sundays. What If all the for
eign exhibitors at the Chicago World's
fair had Insisted on keeping all their ills- j
plays covered up on Sundays? i
Tin- Kentucky l'lmi.
Washington Post.
Tho Kentucky court lias rendered an
other decision In favor of tho men who were
not elected nnd tho detectives hove produced
another Oocbcl nssassln. ,
Primer I.t-tsoiix In Politic.
Globe-Democrat.
Dewey Is picking up somu of tho cle
montnry points. Ho ietiirrl-s thnt "Penn
sylvania nlways go?i tlic other way any
how." Too Coml for tin- riiico.
Huftato Express.
No presidential campaign could bo prop
erly "opened without a benm of somo kind
for Robert E. Pattlson, t'u. democrat who
succeeded In serving two tcrm3 as governor
of Pennsylvania. Ho Is now being proposed
ns .Mr. Ilryan's running mate.
Cliiim-t' to (inln Notoriety.
MlnnuiiuoliH Journal.
Tho governor ot Montana has a ehanco
to gain notoriety nt n bound. All he has
to do is to appoint Clark m seiutor from
Montana In case tho scna e ejects the
man who admits that he spent fcoine
hundreds of thousands of dollars lo become
United States senato
Cn nniln' 'I'riulc ('Inch.
Philadelphia Hecord.
Thcro aro nemo advantages which peo
ple havo who live In Canada that aro not
uttalnablo in the United States. For ex- ;
ample, tho National Tube Trust sells tubing ,
at about half the price In Canada that It ,
charges tho domestic- consumer. Tills is not
dono out of love for tho Canadian, but bc
causo tho Canadian ha3 tho opportunity of
buying outBlde of our' protective, tariff wall.
Tho tariff duty cn .tubing Is 2 cents per
pound.
Sncccnnor of Jeiicrnl OHi.
Chicago Record.
Tho appointment, of Oenoral MncArthur
ns General Otis' successor will bo generally
flntlernctory to tho American peoplo. Oen
eral'MacArthur Is known lo be a capable
military strategist, a brave lighter and a
man of somo executive ability. Ho Is thor
oughly familiar with both the military and
the civil problems presented by the situa
tion In the Philippines and presumably ho
moro than any other man now available is
fitted to undertake the task.
XoiiW-ct IlonlcrliiK on Trcnuoii.
Springfield Hepubllran.
It In to bo noticed, by the way, that tho
call for tho democratic national conven
tion Ignores the financial question. It Is
extended to "all democratic eomiervatho
reform citizens, lrrcspo-tlve of past politi
cal associations nnd difference, who can
unite with us in an effort for pure, eco
nomlcnl und constitutional government, nnd
who favor tho republic and opposo tho em
pire." ' To spring a free fillver declaration
ngalnst hucIi citizens would appear llko a
breach of good fnlth.
.MIIIIoiim .Mndo on "SlilnnlnjiterN,"
Chlcnso Hecord.
Probably tho greatest profit ever enjoyed
by tho government na a result of tho de
struction of money wns In connection with
tlio fractional currency or shlnplastcra Is
sued during tho civil war. Tho total amount
IfHUed was $308,721,07!), of which ?0,SSO.t58
has never been presented for redemption.
A large amount litis been preserved as curbs
by collectors and occasionally even now It
Is offered for redemption. This was espe
cially tho case during tlio recent hun
times. Peoplo who had tho old "shin
plnfitors" of war times In their cabinets and
scrapbooks got hard up and ncnt them in
for redemption.
I'ncIC Sum mul the Future.
Jarocr'8 Weekly.
iAs a nation wo are standing before tho
open door of n new century nnd thctv aro
Important duties ahead of us to bo per
formed. Thero Is no rensen why any ono
among tin should havo misgivings as to our
ability to meet whatever emergencies may
arine. Wo havo outgrown tho swaddling
cc thcia of tho paat; wo should put aside
childish things nnd face tho future as n
Btrong man would fnco tho battlo of llfp.
Wherefore It devolves upon us to turn n
deaf ear to tho waitings of tho faint-hearted,
to tho ovil prophecies of tho gloomstera and
to tho querulous protests of tho drones who
rely upon impetus rather than upon energy
to carry through tho cornpllcntlona of tho
future. Our paat Is secure, our present Is
ono of vigorous health. If iho future falls
us It will bo because we havo ceased to
be Americans.
Tiim'n on One Smith I lute,
New York Sun.
That there aro Inconveniences In a di
vided nationality 1ms been niado pretty
clear to tho holrs of the lato Mr. George
Smith. As ho died In London, and appar
ently considered himself a Hrltlsh subject.
Sir William Horcourt's death duties wtro
levied on the $15,000,000 ho left, yielding
$3,000,000 to the Hrltlsh govornmont nn 1
furnishing Sir Michael HickB-Ileach with
the oc-sailon for astonishing Jocularity in his
budget speech. As tho money was nude In
tho United States and Is In tho thape of
Amoiican securities, tho 1'nlted States gov
ernment llkowiso lovles its war tax on In
heritances and takes nnothor $5,000,000. The
stato of Now York comes In for Its t: x wf
$2,000,000, so that so far $12,000,000. or moro
than a qunrter of tho estate, has gone In In
heritance taxes, with tho Illinois and Chi
cago taxes still to be heard from. Mr.
Smith's heirs will bo able, doubtless, to
save a compctenge of tho estate, but they
must look on death aa uu expensive luxury
Unions OF OUl AVAIL
Several members of tho advance guard of
American civilization In Mnnlla are suf
ficiently riled to decorate n cursory fre of
charge. Others. less given to blue ex
clamations, quietly take their medicine from
automatic kicking machines. Alt 'icauno
n smooth sharper from tho prune fields of
Oregon wormed himself Into their con
fidence and left them a prize package uf
experienco In exchange for cash. The smooth
ono answered to the name of Judge Cecil H.
llolcomb. Ho moved among tho exclusive
American set in Mnnlla, was tho confidante
of the ruling powers, and floated In un
ntmosphcro of superior ozone nnd good fel
lowship. Ho left suddenly, however, but not
without leaving his friends u line assort
ment of promissory notes ns souvenirs of his
geniality.
Private Kpps of tho Thirty-third Volunteer
infantry, Company I), is to have a medal ot
henor, and thereby hangs tho tnlo told by
tho Philadelphia Post, of one of the most
remnrkablo ot recent Incidents lu tho Philip
pines. It was In the great fight at VIgan tho
fight In which tho gallant Thirty-third was
led by Colouel "Jim" Parker. Out there
this battlo is on record ns ono of the hardest
fought engagements of tho war. The Tagnls,
In considerable force, had sought shelter In
houses und In nil sorts of odd places whenco
a rlflo could bo fired nt tho detested Ameri
canos. It was Colonel Parker's business
to cienr them out, and tho Job was a hot
ono while it lasted.
Tho Thirty-third lnfnntry Is composed
chlclly of Tcxans rough and tough
fr. ntlersmen every ono of them a practiced
marksman. What with their nppetlto for
fighting und their shooting ability, they are
probably tho most formidable regiment In
tho army. Private Epps Is merely a sample.
On tho occasion of this big fight Private
Epps BUspectcd that a certain bouso might
shelter somo Insurgents, so ho went to In
vestigate It. Tho dwelling was in the middle
of an enclosure surrounded by a stone wall.
Ho Jumped upon tho wall, which was nb. ut
flvo feet high, nnd, looking down, saw no
fewer than seventeen Filipinos crouching
with rifles ready.
Without n moment's hesitation he called
upon them to surrender. Flvo minutes Inter
whim Colonel "Jim" came up. ho found them
disarmed and under guard by Private Epps,
their guns conveniently stneked.
When Private Epps was summoned later
to headquarters and formnlly complimented
for his achievement, he seemed surprised,
and remarked that he couldn't sec anything
especially notable In his performance.
"Why," said he, "what could they do but
surrender? I had tho dead drop on thcn."
Nevertheless, Prlvnto Epps is to havo a
medal of honor.
The Washington Post reports, on the au
thority of tho admiral's secretary, tho en
tire collection of Dewey's trophies of vic
tory are to bo deposited In tho National
Museum, including tho sword presented him
by congress, tho great loving cup procured
by public subscription, nnd made up of some
C0.000 10-cent pieces, besides other rellco
collected during tho civil and Spanish wars.
It has been expected by tho officials of tho
museum for some tlmo that Admiral Dewey
would plaee this collection in tho govern
ment depository, In tho hall of history of
tho Nntlonal mutcum. The fact that scores
of sightseers have met with disappointment,
when visiting Washington, at not being nblo
to see thCBO trophies of tho hero ot Manila,
and the utter lnck of accommodation at tho
homo of tho admiral to properly caro for
these prlcelefs lelirs. Induced him to tako
this step. In order that they might bo better
preserved, and also placed on public exhlbl'
tlon, where every one who so desired could
gazo upon tho souvenirs of his recent
achievements, and of the testimonials of a
grateful and patriotic nation.
Two larao cabinets are being prepared
ctiecially for Admiral Dewey's collection ut
trophies, and they will bo given a location
of prominence In tho museum, where they
cannot escape tho eye of tho most casual
visitor. They will bo situated on the right
nnd left sides of tho main cntranco to the
hall of history, surioundcd by tho collections
of relics of Washington and Hancock, and
directly In front of tho extensive collection
ot General Grant, which Is considered the
most eompleto nnd vnluablo now In tho hall
of hlntory. Admiral Dowey will be tho only
living American to whom a case has been
assigned In tho National museum, nnd hlii
collection will not only ndd popularity and
Interest to tho already valuablo historical
collections, but greatly enhanco the value
of the exhibition In the hall of history. It
Is estimated that tho collection of Admiral
Dewey Is worth at least $100,000, and it will
undoubtedly bo moro ccstly than any ninglo
exhibit now In tho museum.
PIHISO.VAI, POINTKHS.
Dewey might paint his gift house white.
General DeWet Is considerable of a
shower.
Chicago has four bankers In stato prison,
and expects to send two more.
Cnstellnno hns two duels on his hands,
neither cf which is expected to do spy
damage.
Wonder it Webster Davis talks through
tho hat which was vontilated with a bullet
in Kansas City a few years ago?
It is a que3tlon now us to whether tho
IbIo of Pines was part of tho territory ceded
to tho United States by Spain, or whether
It Is part ot Cuba,
Senator Culberson of Texas said recently
that fifteen years ago ho had his plcturo
taken and n sudden death followed In his
family. Ten years ago tho same coincidence
was noted nnd since then tho senator flees
tho camera.
Ot tho hundred Judges selected by the
New York university to decide on tho names
of great Americans who nro to be com
memornted In tho Hall of Famo a very
largo majority nearly all In fact aro col
lego professors.
Colonel Duller, who first suggested khaki
as a uniform, is n Belgian engineer. Whllo
serving with tho Hrltlsh la Egypt nil tho
stores were stolen nnd tho tailor had only
socno khnkl cloth left, which Colonol Duller
ordered made up for the men.
Frederic K. Church, tho landscape painter,
who died In New York Inst Saturday, was
75 years old, and had been In feoblo health
for a number of years. Ono of his oldest
and best known paintings Is "Tho Niagara."
now in tho Corcoran art gallery In Wash
Ington.
W. S. Strntlon, tho Cripple Creek million
aire, who wns slighted by n Denver hotel
keeper, revenged himself by buying tho
hotel for L500,000 and relieving tho hotel
keeper of a blanket mortgage for $700,000.
Tho h. k. can stand some moro revenge of
tho same kind.
George Frederick Williams of Doston,
who Is mentioned for tho vice presidential
nomination of tho democratic party, Is n
bluo-eyod, llght-comploxloncd, well-dressed
bachelor of H. His father, a German, came
to America as George Welnlgtnan, but
changed tho name to Williams.
Somo ono recently showed ex-Speaker
Heed u copy of a Mnnlla pnper in which ap
penrcl this paragraph: "Tho difference br
tween 'Tom' Hood nnd 'Hilly' Mason Is that
when 'Tom' Heed says he will resign ho
resigns" "Ah," Bald Mr. Heed, reflectively,
"a great Journalist Is evidently wasting hW
talents on tho Filipinos."
Hlectrlc stages, furnished luxuriously, In
which the fsro will bo 10 conts, ami from
which "objectionable peoplo will be ex
cluded,'' nro promised ns a feature In I'lfth
nvenut, New York, after July I. Only one
or two passengers will bo allowed to stand
nt ono time, and these will nlwas find seats
P . o.i-- ti ,! "sanco tiavtiul
by many patrous of iho road.
J liniTOIiiAi, "SMPlXi." nn abundance of money, nnd It Is gratifying
1 ,..., .. . . to note, ns Indicated by tho Increate la
Philadelphia Times: Supposing t'je Iloers 0., ml discounts, that It Is coming out .f
nro trying to wiclrclo Hoberts, It Is only tm, b.,nIl, nm, rinding Its way Into buslnr
another round in the fight. Tho demand for money hns been very nciu -
KausaH City Times: Ontncrc blamed It on for tho last six month and It Is n intiir.ii
tho guides, White on tho niule, Duller on and healthy condition that deposits should
tho small water supply and tho cxcejslvo deercaso and loans nnd discounts Inetonfo
perimeter nnd Ixird Hoberts blames It on J to meet It. Three years ngo tho man who
tho dead horses. I could get along with a credit of $5,000 nt
Olobo-Demccrnt: Winter Is coming on In 'his hank now nce.ls between $10,000 nnd $15.
South Africa and thero nro suggestions that ' 000. What has created this Increased de
Illoctnfonteln mny be another Moscow. The niand for money? Increased business. Our
fearful retreat from Httsla, however, hap- b.mks nro overflowing with money, available
pened beforo tho era of railroads. for legitimate buslnefs. Only legitimate
I Cleveland Ixider: The Poors are picking ,,cr,ls nro 8t'Plled, for tho banks lenrned In
up n good many titled prisoners In their 0,0 trce Mlv4'r i'anlt' ,hl wholesome lesson
most recent successes. They havo nt Pro- i lMat Inflation Is bad policy. Never la tho
torla ono of the most nctablo collections of nf"west havo business conditions been
j Hrltlsh olflcera nnd persons of rank ever "loro 8tnl,, ,Imn "ow- Never hM our
held by any power. financial position been so strong.
!n i..i. A.ii. i , . Colonel Drynn Is paid to preach free sliver
fean hrancisco Call: Ixird Hobertn cm i , ,, , . ,;, .,,,, ,, ,
i -.i ..,. i. ...i... ... o tho peoplo of tho United Stntes. It I
tinVr. .n l 7, , , . . . u .
work- of Un! ? ML,he 7
no n-a 3 o
not as n violation of tho rules of war, but
as an Interference with municipal control of
nuhiin iimiiii.
I Indianapolis Journal: Lord Hoberts
breaks bad news very gently, but he breaks
I m-KiuiiiiiB iiu rtiioiuer iiuioriuuaio
occurrence has occurred," resulting, ho fears,
In tho capture of flvo companies of Hrltlsh
I troops, he ends with "Thero can be no doubt
the whole, party has been mndo prisoners."
Tho Hrltlsh peoplo will begin to think theso
unfortunate occurrence!! occur too often.
Chicago Chronicle: Lord noberts' melan
choly announcement that "another unfortu
nate occurrence has occurred" Is opim to
somo criticism from a strictly literary stand
point, but It conveys tho desired Information
quite fls well ns tho Uullerlan formula, "I
regret to state." The main thing Is to break
tho nows gtutly instead of blurting out tho
harsh truth by stating, "Wo were licked
again llko blazes."
Springfield Hepubllcan: According to tho
Hrltlsh war ofnce tho Hrltlsh held C.000
Hoer prisoners of war on March 25, whllo
on March 31 tho Uoers held 3,450 Hrltlsh
prisoners. In tho past week, however, tho
Doers havo captured nearly 1,000 moro
Hrltlsh prisoners, making a total of about
4,300, against tho 5,000 or moro ot Doers in
captivity. As the ltoers havo captured
three times us many field guns as tho
Hrltieh havo It Is ovldent that lu prisoners
nnd captured guns combined the Doers aro
n trlllo ahead.
Philadelphia North American: When the
Hoer riflemen go out to gather nosegays for
Oom Paul they show their good Judgment
and aesthetic tnsto by picking "the flower
of tho Hrltlsh nrmy." Oum Puul's collection
of gaudy blossoms of Drltlsh aristocracy In
cludes many rare and expensive upcclmens.
Ho hns earls, marquises, 'barons and lordlcts
by tho basketful nnd If his bouquet makers
keep on culling "rare exotics" tho Drltlsh
army will soon be despoiled of all its orna
ments and censo to bo ft gorgeous loy for
ever. IS IMtOSPEItlTV A DIlEAMf
Colonel llrvnn llltn Ihr Pipe
nnd
Thrown Another Fit.
Portland Oregonlan.
Colonel Dryan, to whom good times have
given "fair round belly with good capon i
lined," delights In po3lng as tho Iliad of
human woes and in telling peoplo that" tho
ro,nnrllv flw r rlltnvlnir la Immrlnnrv.
,.. ,..., j ... ... . o
Ho would hold It to bo prosperity it pcoplo'e
' pockets were weighted with bastard sliver
dollars, and poverty If peoplo havo fat bank
accounts and security to offer for money
when' they want to borrow. Dut It Is the
money you havo or can get on security that
counts, nnd right hero Is where tho national
bank statements to tho controller of tho cur-
I roncy put Colonol Hryan's arguments to rout.
Duslncss throughout tho country wns at a
low ebb when Uryan was standing for tho
' ,,r,.l,l.nr In 1Cf(! n,1 tho nfnxllr,. In r.llr
Pacific coast states -was especially severe.
Dryan had scared much of our money Into
hiding place, and our Individual deposits
naa iauen 10 -w,Bns,uou.ai ; uubiiicss con
traction, loss of confidence and Instability
of values had forvd our loans and discounts
down to a llttlo sort of $35,000,000. Three
years of business xevlvul increased our de
posits by nearly 1-10,000,000 and our loans
nnd discounts by over $18,000,000. "You re
publicans," to use Dryan's hysterical method
of addressing his audiences, If this is not
prosperity, what Is It? In our northwestern
states-Oregon, Washington and Idaho
Individual deposits wore $35,243,371.19 on
December 2, 1SD9, tho highest total ever
reached in this section. Tho decrease of
nearly $2,300,000 between December of lost
year and February of this year Is accounted
for by tho fact that money Is coming out
of tho banks nnd finding Its way Into busi
ness, which It would not bc doing If Dryan
had been elected president. Slnco Septem
ber of last year loans and discounts havo In
creased nearly $2,600,000. They aro now
higher than at nny tlmo for nearly six years.
Colonel Dryan may prato about the poverty
of our people, hut for wbut do his ldlo I
stories and frivolous allegations count
against facts and llgurcs?
Theso bank figures havo valuo In that
mey prove ueyonu quionio inai tno
Pacific northwest Is prosperous.
w.. v,o..n
wo nao
FREE!
Mugnllicent Kaster Lilies given away Thursday, Kridny nad
Sut unlay any one purchasing a suit of clothes lu our children's
department on either of tho days mentioned will rovelve a beau
tiful potted plant. Thursday nnd Friday chrckR will he given
you on your purchase, entitling you to a Illy to he called for
Saturday, as the lilies will not arrive at our store until Friday
eveiiliiB.
$12,50 huys n dainty Raster Suit, and f.o on up to $1.1.00, hut
our specially Is a $.".00 suit. For that money we can furnish you
with somo of the most perfect Junior and Two-garment Suits In
snrerf- and fancy mixed cheviots ever shown. Then thero are
'tips and Furnishings to go with the suits, that aro new and
iIsp and cannot he overlooked If you study appearance hut' a
:s to our children's department will thoroughly repay you, If
only to rest lu our cosy waiting room and look over tho crowd
in' purchasers you will Hnd there.
Do your shopping I" the morning, If posslhle. There Is nl
ways a crush In the afternoon.
v
Uuiulm'a Only Inclusive
Pt of his dally duty to rave nnd storm,
"',t c" bc n f?nun Prosperity
wlt"out ,0 110 ,lcal8 ln Kcneralltles
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I ""d,. ,'8"orc?, fa c. f', ,fc"ehhn5" . "
.prove, ns tho historian, ltske, has aptly
said, that "It tnkes men a weary while to
I )onrn ,iu, wickedness of anything that puts
golll ,,, tuc,r ,mri!0s."
HA 111 IX Fl'N.
Indianapolis Journal: "How shall we gov.
em the Filipinos?"
"Oh, don't rush things so; wait till wo
get through chasing them."
Chicago Hecord: "What Is n political love
fenst, pa?"
"It's the first meal a man eats with his
wifo nnd children after he's sure h Is
elected to a remunerative olllce."
iPhlladolphla Press: "I bcllevo your friend,
tho npothecary, takes n dram occasionally."
"Oh, yes, 1 bellevo ho has no scruples
against It."
Indlnnnpolis Journal: "Madge, we can't
afford now clothes 'this pprlntr."
"Well, then, Albert, we must move. I
don't mind wearing my old duds In a now
neighborhood, but I woli't stny hero and
wear them."
Chlcngo News: "I sat down nt tho pl.ino
nnd played for that girl, and what do you
think she snld?"
"Goodness knows: what was It?"
"Sho asked mo If I didn't wish I were
musical."
Pittsburg Chronicle: They hnd been dls
cuhmIiik methods of ascertaining character.
"I eun tell you how to find a man out,"
volunteered ono who had not spoken.
"How?"
"Go to his homo when ho is away."
Washington Star: "Is he n prominent
man In his community?"
"Yes; to nn unfortunato degree."
"Hut ho Is highly spoken of."
"Invariably. Hut he's mentioned for olllro
Just enough to make him neglect his busi
ness and not enough to. ever get a govern,
ment iwsltlon."
Tin: sii.nvr nivouAe.
New York Times.
Tho following poem was written by ths
Hev. Dr. C. O. Drown of this city Just
after u visit to Arlington cemetery, In
February, when tho ground wns burled
deep In snow. Of this poem Speaker Hen
ilerson, who wns himself a prominent sol
dler. has recently written: "It is nrtlstic,
patriotic nnd a literary gem."
Oh. comrades! yo who gently sleen
'Nenth tho evergreens nnd snow,
"All's quiet" where, below tho hill,
Potomnc's waters How.
"All's quiet" at tho front tonight,
And white tho ground und chill:
J' JLT nlleo tlio nnBol SOUndod tOV,
iMO ennui is wonurous still
,
"All's quiet" here; tho guns nro Blacked,
inn unions an nro rurien:
The lights nro out, nnd while you s'eep
Pence rules your silent world.
8" quiet! from no sentinel
Thn challenge sharp I hear;
No clarion horn nor rattling drum
Proclaims the foe is near.
Hut yonder In perspective rise
iua.iosuc snart nnd dome,
T''; "lore than queenly rlty. whenco
, x"" ul ' ' 'nieil fume.
To her your priceless sacrifice
.wane sure for coming years,
, TT"hr1?reiS'hu?? iycXXnc1reH,.,,,B "W"y
"All's quiet" hero; but millions,
Awnke tho Juhlleo!
yon,
A race, with grateful song, recall
Tho price that mndo them free.
"All's quiet" here; but through th enrth
Your deeds reverberate;
Inspiring peoples to nrlso
And nations to be grcnt.
I iiri,i .ii.ni.. i ,i,.
I Tho rhythmic waves of sound, '
j I'rmn tjm titles to the silences
Tlmt 1,1 'our cam "bound.
Thev nre the pulse nnd throb of life,
'Which, like n mighty sen,
.nvra mi rejuNiicHs in us sweep
To larger liberty.
And In thnt boundless life your deeds
Shnll live forovermore, ,
'Till deeds of earth, llko billows break
On heaven's oternul shore.
"All's quiet." comrades, nnd the snows
That mantle yon In whlto
Are whispering softly to your dreams,
Sleep peacefully tonight.
Softly wo trend who marched with you,
I A"'h nrnrchltir still, wo're coming on
mi many yt'iim itiiui
...I nt ...tit
I mm, 1 1 1 n 1 1. 1 1 1 1 1 f nun, v u it. roini
To Join you 'nenth tho snow.
For frosts hnvn touched us. limb nnd brow,
i".1- " "' i
ii" it win men unm, inr us
Tll0 client tcnts re Hpread,
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