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Notury Public.
Tin; auditorium fair in getting tho
crowds It deserves.
I kittle encouragement Tor third nom
ination aspirations is afforded by the
action of tho eastern democrats In fos
tering (trover Cleveland's letter-writing
propensities.
Tho report that there was a coolness
between Hr.vnn and Mnyor Van A.Vyck
of New York Is denied. Hrynn never
mcntlonod the Ice trust during lilsi re
cent visit to the mayor.
Governor Dietrich's first veto has a
most energetic ring to it. If he will
watch all the appropriations as closely,
that threatened overlap will not be
early so. large as promised.
The senate may decide to demand
chemically pure baking powder, but the
dealers will hardly be more eager to
provide It than they are uow. What's
tho matter with snlcratus, anyhow?
The sifting committee Is using a
fairly small screen to stnrt in with. It
will require considerable agitation to
set many of tho pet measures through,
but the state will probably bo none1 the
.worse oft for the sifting. 1
The jury was unnblo to decide the
case of Carrie Nation, chnrged with
being too free ylth her hatchet In Kan
sns Joints. Tho jury may be lu some
doubt, but tho owners of the places
know they were smashed.
lCleetrlclty Is, according to a Chicago
authority, now belug called upon to do
tho llrebug's bidding. Insurance rate
fixers are thus enabled to haug on to
tho good old percentage .owing to this
new addition to the "moral hazard"
category.
Omaha base ball cranks mil IT the warm
prlng breezes with 'much fond anticipa
tion. Especially Is this true since the
decision to lucludo Indianapolis and
Louisville lu the Western leaguo circuit.
Wo are promised the real article In tho
biityt; ball line during the coming season.
Apparently that pass has been reached
ivhero Omaha men are essential to the
proper administration of a great exposi
tion. St. Louis Is to follow In the wake
of'Huffalo, and both will profit by the
services of men trained In the excellent
Bchool afforded by the TransmlsslsslppI
and International.
Admiral .Sampson explains that he Is
not responsible for the public getting
possession of the Morgan letter. Tho
public Is certainly prepared to believe
tho statement. The next time the ad
miral writes a letter he should see to it
that tho watertight bulkheads nre
closed so tightly tlfat a leak .Is Im
possible.
The proposition to attach Nebraska to
tho Iowa Internal revenue collection ills
trlct Is refreshing. Omaha and South
Omaha alone pay nenrly as much of tho
government's annual collection ofNstainp
tax as the whole Hawkeyo state. Still
there's no telling what may happen with
Nebraska's Interests at Washington tin
guarded.
Onlv ono city In the I'nlted Sta
ttes
showed a decrease In postal receipts dur
1 11 lt Kcbi'uarv and the others show
increases runnlnc- from !" to ltd net' cent.
The postotllce, the clearing houses, tho
great Industries, everything points so
unmistakably to business activity hud
prosperity that even tho caluuiltyito has
ceased to deny It.
The authorities In the Philippines are
rapidly uncovering the system by which
the Insurgents received supplies which
enabled them to carry on tho rebellion.
Tho shutting off of these supplies, to
gether with a vigorous prosecution of the
campaign against the scattered bauds
nail tho punishment of the bandits who
terrorize the people and violate all prin
ciples of war, Is rapidly bringing about
tho collapse of the predatory warfare
lu tho Islands. Tho malcontents prob
nbly realize by this time that this coun
try Is not Spain and that when Ameri
can soldiers start out to do anything
they keep at It until It Is done.
ixsriutKi'Tius ruu.Afsixu.
The surrender of Insurgent bands In
Luzon Is going on at a rate which ap
pears to fully Justify the report front
(ieneral .MaeArlhur that the Insurrec
tion Is collapsing. Several hundred In
surgents have surrendered within the
hist few days, while the capture of
arms by tho American forces Is of dully
occurrence. The general situation, ac
cording to .MacArthur, Is very encour
aging. It Is of course Impossible to learn
how nniiiy Insurgents are still In the
Held, scattered as they are in small
bauds, but it Is not probable Jlmt the
number exceeds n few thousand and
these are very likely lu a more or less
demoralized condition. This Is a reason
able Inference from the late surrenders
and It will not be nt nil surprising if
these shall be speedily followed by a
general movement on the part of tin.
Insurgents to end hostilities. Finding
that the men who have surrendered re
ceive magnanimous treatment, Instead
of being harshly used, others will fol
low their example and accept American
authority.
I'he l-'lllplnos appear to have ho
leader. If Agutmildo Is still nllvo-und
the lute Consul AVIldlnnn believed lie
was dead lie scenis to be nowhere lu
evidence. The Insurgent bands carry
on it guerrilla warfare, each on Its own
account. This can hardly continue much
longer, so that the early collapse of
the Insurrection may be confidently ex
pected. .Meanwhile good progress is
being made In the work of tho civil
commission, manifestly with a favorable
Influence upon the people.
DAsaun to kxi'ukt tuade.
The manufacturers who arc affected
by(tlie action of the Hussion government
In Imposing Increased duties upon cer
tain American products 'are doubtless
sincere In the fear they express that
this may prove to be the beginning of .i
movement dangerous to our export
trade. A writer In tho Iron Age, tho
leading organ of tho iron and steel trade,
himself an exporter, takes this view,
lie expresses the opinion that "this Hus
sion Imbroglio Is only tho forerunuer of
more serious action by other European
nations," and lie urges that nil who are
interested in tho export of American
manufactures cannot too promptly nor
too effectively organize to consider these
matters and secure action which will nt
least ameliorate the situation by the
adoption of a more friendly attitude by
this country toward others lu Its tariff
policy. He thinks congress should turn
Its most serious consideration to the re
vision of our tariff system ami that
"delay in doing this may cause all of in
dustrial Europe to coalesce against our
present Invasion of Its territory sooner
and more effectively than our people
now realize."
Wo referred a few days ago to an arti
cle in a current magazine lu which the
writer characterized as "tho dream of a
visionary" the idea of a European
economical alliance to check our grow
ing Industrial power in the world. Such
an alliance, ho declared, even If it couhl
bo formed and maintained, would hurt
Europe far more than It wpuld hurt us
and he supported this view with sta
tistical facts showing tho great excess
of our exports to Europe over the Im
ports. He also pointed out the fact
that practically everything wo sell to
Europe Is a necessity, whereas our pur
chases from Europe are largely luxuries.
Anything In the nature of a European
zollvcrulu seems to us to bo almost im
possible, lu splto of the fact that it has
been urged by distinguished European
statesmen and economists, for the rea
son that the peculiar interests of the
several countries do not admit of such
an alliance or combination. The ap
prehension on this score, therefore, must
bo regarded as groundless, but this does
not do away with the fact that eaeu
European country may adopt measures
hostile to the importation of American
products, discriminating, as Itussla has
done; and (hat there Is this possible
danger to our exports Is apparent.
Can this danger be averted, as sug
gested by the Iron Age writer, by a re
vision and modification of the tariff?
That Is a tpies'tlon which Is certainly
entitled to the most serious considera
tion. There Is no question that many
American manufacturers believe that
the time has come when a modltlcutlon
of tho tarllf enn safely bu made and If
this seutlmeut should grow among them,
as It Is not Improbable It will, then;
may bo expected a strong and earnest
movement in tho Vlfty-seventh congress
for the revision and modlllcatlou of the
tariff. Tills can be done with respect
to numerous industries and still give
them ample protection.
KXVKO'V FUliTHEIl XKOOTIATIOXS.
A Loudon dispatch states that the of-
llclals of the Foreign olllce are annoyed
at the statement cabled from tins coun
try that the British answer to the sen
ate amendments to the IIay-1'auucefote
treaty left no opening for further ne
Hon. On the contrary, It Is said that
the Hrltlsh Foreign ofllce expects further
proposals and that there Is no desire on
the part of the Hrltlsh government that
the matter shall be dropped. It Is the
view at Washington also that tho reply
did not close the way to further ne
gotiations. Tills puts a better aspect upon tho
matter than was given It by the ilrst
report of tho character of tho answer,
which stated that so far as the Hrltlsh
government was concerned the subject
was dropped and that no way was left
open for a renewal of negotiations. ' Had
that statement been correct the effect
would undoubtedly have been to arouse
a good deal of resentuuMit In this coun
try. but as It Is the feeling will be that
tho Hrltlsh government has shown a
friendly disposition In the matter, doing
nothing more than our own govern
ment would probably have done In like
circumstances, and that there Is no good
reason why the United States should
not Invito further negotiations.- What
seemed at tlrst a nearly hopeless outlook
Is changed to a promise, that a satlsfaC'
tory understanding many yet be roueliet
and certainly our government will not
show less desire than Is manifested by
tho Hrltlsh government for such a con
summation. Of course the Hrltlsh gov
ernment Insists upon the Integrity of
the Clayton-Hulwer treaty, being fully
Justllled In doing so by the action of
the American government.
vst: or roTixa maciuxks.
One of tho studies of practical econ
omists of recent years has been how to
provide for tho carrying on of general
lections safely and economically. Sev
eral elements necessarily enter Into the
consideration of this question, chief
among them being how to secure an
lionet ballot and n fair and accurate
count, the Items of time and expense be
ing given due weight In the calculation.
Various changes havo been wrought lu
our election laws, all of them belug
more or less experimental, until of re
cent years the ballot bill Is as certain to
appear In the legislature as Is tho gen
ial appropriation bill. No perfect sys
tem has yet been devised, nor has one
which will supply the naturally deficient
voter with the Intelligence necessary to
lie accurate expression of his political
preference nt tho polls. It Is the de
sire to enable the Intelligent voter to
xpcdltlously cast his balloC and to pro
vide for speedy and ilcctiralo returns
from the voting places that has Inspired
most, of the ballot reforms of recent
years. et all efforts nt reform which
do not discard the venerated system of
boxes and counting, which superseded
the viva voce vote of the earlier days,
have fallen short, and we still llnd our
selves hampered with costly and cum
bersome method, which with all the
safeguards wo can throw around It Is
open to manipulation and fraud. One
avenue to correct methods hns opened
of late years, that of tnechatilcal regis
tration and count of votes.
Laws authorizing tho use of voting
machines havo been passed by New
York, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio,
Michigan, Iowa and are rapidly being
adopted in other states. In cities like
Rochester, Hufl'ulo, Detroit and else
where tlie voting muclilne has given en
tire satisfaction, Insuring accuracy and
celerity In elections, and where Intro
duced It bids fair to solve the problem.
Tho use of voting machines has proven
tho soundness of tho claim that they
reduce errors to a minimum.. Another
element lu their favor Is tho saving In
tho cost of an election. It is estimated
that by the use of voting machines lu
a city like Omaha, the number of elec
tion products can be cut down nearly
one-half and a saving made lu the ex
pense of printing and stationery. This
would mean to tho city of Omaha n re
duction of election expenses of from
three to five thousand dollars for each
election, and would do away with the
election contests.
A bill authorizing tho use of voting
machines Is pending before tho legisla
ture. If It provides tho safeguards to
meet tho requirements of our general
election laws against Illegal voting and
canvassing, and If It permits the elector
by use of voting machines to exercise
his full rights of suffrage under the
laws of tho state, the bill should bo
passed. Whero tho fate of an entire
party ticket, the election of a governor,
a Judge of the courts or the mayor of a
city depends ou a few votes In a
closely contested election, tho necessity
of providing a means of accurately de
termining the will of tho majority Im
presses Itself seriously on all citizens, Ir
respective of politics. If modern meth
ods represented by mechanical devices
can brlnj; about this object, the voting
machine will soon take its place be
side the telephone and typewriter as a
labor-saving machine. It will supplant
the Australian ballot, Just as that sys
tem superseded tho blanket ballot and
us the latter took the place of viva voce
voting In popular elections.
Stockholders In the International Zinc
company, which failed, leaving the In
vestors nothing to show for their money,
are asking for light ou company affairs.
Thousands Invested In the company
largely ou the strength of the names of
prominent men who were connected
with ,lt. who simply loaned their names
for u consideration. Men of standing
who lend the weight of their names to
wildcat companies which dupe Innocent
stockholders are scarcely less criminal
than tho manipulators who actually get
away with the money of trusting clients
and It Is strange that men of good
standing will countenance such enter
prises.
President Hadley of Yale last winter
proposed that the octopus bo extermi
nated through ostracism. Ho has had
another revelation, and now sees the
establishment of tho .empire and tho
coronation of tho emperor within
twtmty-Uvo years as the result of mod
ern commercial methods. To avoid this
social catastrophe he proposes tho .wider
spread and more general application of
the Christian religion. President IIiul
ley Is yet a young man anil will easily
llv to laugh at thu apprelienslous that
now perturb him.
Tho hints dropped from so many nu
tliorltatlvo sources that English states'
men contemplate the adoption of It sys
tout of tuxatlon which embraces the pro
toetlvo feature nro attracting general
attention. If England should abandou
free trade the advocates of that tlocttinu
would be left without a leg to stand on
The American worUlngman ami miinu
facturer would welcome such a change
because It would remove the last menace
to the growth of American Industry
which exists In the constant agitation
of the free traders.
Woman has been attacked lu a new
sprit by a social reformer. Ho Justifies
his assertion of her Inferiority by point
lug out the fact that man has always
earned tho" living. Some women may
wouder If such services as cooking.
washing, caring for babies and tho llko
are not to be entered In the schedule
ott useful services.
Another Wiir Cloud in .Sliflit.
riilcnso Post.
It Is perhaps an exaggeration to say that
the peace of the world is menaced by tno
Manchurtan grab, but It Is the -obvious and
literal truth that miles one or the other
side yields tho concert must collapse and
tho signal given for tho partition of China
If Itussla may tako n province, why may nut
the other powers Imltato hr rxamplu and
call their seizures "temporary"? The
crisis, therefore, Is a real one, and the lssuo
at stako most Vital.
The nniikry' Trnilt" .Hurt;.
Hoston Transcript.
If tho officers of tho United States
treasury find the enslaver who took lib
erties with our national bird on the ten
dollar notes, it Is likely that ho wilt look
llko thirty cents when they are through
with him and he won't have to be re
versed either to not that appearance.
A Xhol nt lltf Srnnlp,
Chicago Chronicle.
The performances of tho senate during
tho session of congress Just closed con
stltuto an unanswerable arKUinent for the
popular 'election of senators. It Is only tho
kuowledgo that they are secure from popu
lar resentment at tho polls which em
boldens tho gentlemen of the upper house
to outrage rolltlcnl decency and common
honesty,
A Itlviil lit tb- IMrlil.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Just as tho big steel jjomblno thought It
had Its tentacles flrmlyn.xcd on this coun
try and was preparing to Invado Europe a
formidable! rival has arisen in tho shapu
of tho Federal Steel company. It may
dawn ou these trust magnates after nwhllo
that tho resources and the capital of this
country nro too great to be monopolized In
any one direction.
Protection iif lllrils.
Hnltlmoro American.
It Is gratifying to learn from tho Au
dubon society that public interest In song
birds is growing und that the practice of
wearing birds ns ornnuicnts on millinery
Is decreasing. Tho pretty little creatures,
so Important a part of nature's orchestra,
should havo every protection that the law
and an educated public sentiment can
inrow around tnem.
Home Utile for Cities.
New, York Evening Post.
Tim lllnntontl. ..niihirv feat ft t tinning
racy was Its capacity to rulo a nation
CnmnnHpri nf ntntaa whntn tipnnln llvrrl fnr
tho most part In tho country or In small
towns. Tho twentieth century test will
a its capacity to rulo tho great cities
hlph will rlnmlnntn mnnv nf thn ctntna.
The question must bo decided by thosa
cities, ana tho sooner tho people in tho
rural districts understand this the better
all around.
PrePlileut'ft (llllclnl l'ninll).
Philadelphia ledger.
President McKlnley's reappointment of
his entire cabinet Is not only a compliment
to tho members of that body, It Is an
earnest of his confidence In them and on
assuranco to tho country that the policy
which they have helped him carry out thus
far will not bo changed. Ills action Is gen
erally sustained by the country, as the op
position manifested toward one or two
members of tho cabinet is Insignificant
in comparison with the acquescenco of
tho great majority In their continuance In
ofllce.
CAIlTICll PATTED OX THE IIACIC.
Coiiiiillineiitn for KIIIIiik Tnlk AkhIiiiM
the Hirer nnil llnrlior Hill.
Chicago Tribune.
The river and. harbor bill, with Us S50,-
0CO.000 'of appropriations, was talked to
death by Senator Carter of Montana In the
closing hours of tho session. If Mr. Carter
had dono nothing elao during his whole
career in tho senato this ono thing would
suffice to mako bis career distinguished and
illustrious. He has'effected a saving of an
enormous sum to the government and
established a precedent Which mav result
in preventing future prolllgate expenditures
of this nature. i -
This.Ignomlnlou.vend of the bill will cause
moro or less consternation among thc.con-
gressmeivand tho many local Interests con
cerned In Its multitudinous Items, but It
will call forth fow regrets from the people.
They will bo rather Inclined to rejolco over
the event and to say that tho overgrown
measuro deserved Its fate. Many of the
Items were well known to be a useless
waste of money, Inspired by tho sight of a
treasury surplus. While some of the pro
posed expenditure was legitimate, there
was nothing of overshadowing Importance
In tho bill. The country can afford to wait
a year for these river and harbor improve
ments.
In the meantime tho poople can draw a
sigh of rellot to know that the treasury Is
much richer than It would havo been if thla
raid upon it had been permitted. Those
persons who were afraid tho cut of $41,000.
000 In tho war taxes might leavn the gov
ernment short of funds con now set their
minds at rest. The millions Intended lo bo
distributed so lavishly on real or imaginary
waterways arc better in tho treasury than
anywbero else, As It was Impossible to use
discrimination In drafting tho bill, It was
bettor that the whole measure should he
killed. Tho next congress will havo that
amount of extra surplus to begin with, nnd
possibly it may he Induced to make a
further reduction In taxos beforo yielding to
the Importunities of "surplus busters."
Senator Carter will not bo In the next
congress moro's tho pity. But there mny
be some man thore of equal cournge and
strength of lungs to talk to death the next
overgrown and riotous river and harbor
hill.
ARMY 1'OST JOINTS.
liflTect uf (he Abolition of (he Cniileen
HrlklitKly Shown.
Chicago Times-Herald.
People who live lu tho towns ou the north
shoro. In tho vicinity of Fort Hhorldan nro
having a line opportunity to seo how tho
abolishment of tho canteen ''promotes tein
crauco In tho army."
The first pay day at the fort slnto the
closing of tho post canteen was marked by
druukonncss and disorder among the
soldiers such ns has not been a con ft the
post In many years. Pay day was fol
lowed by n general exodus of the poldlors
to tho saloons of Waukegau. lilghwood and
Chicago. Instead of tho light beer served
at tho post tuntecn a large quantity of poor
whisky was devoured, resulting In many
rows nnd disturbances. Moit of the trouble
of course occurred nt Hlghwood, tin:
nearest station, where several saloons have
rccontly been oponed In anticipation of the
Increased business that was certain o fol
low tho closing of tho cnuteen. There was
a light In every saloon and tho assortment
of bruised heads and discolored eyc.i nt
reveille roll cull next morning was large
nnd variegated, showing how potent Is the
absence of the canteen to Imluco "habit nf
sobriety" among the nation's young do
fcr.der3. In ono Saloon there was a riot, in
which thV groggery was badly smashed, n
recruit seriously beaten, icquiilng the
swearing In of ten deputy marshals who
p&trolled tho town all night to Insure the
safety of tho citizens.
Tho soldier with nothing lo do, with
plenty of red blood In his veins, li-.ilutd ns
a flghtlug machine to tnko human life. Is
a proposition that Is not reached by any
"Pink tea" standards rf ethics. Yon ha'e
to take hlra as ho la Intensely liumiui on
the physical side, iti.vdy, muj'.ulur. full-
chtBted nnd full-blooded, with the "animal"
part of his nature decidedly predominant.
It Is folly to attempt to make him sober and
toraperate by closing tho pnJt canteen nnd
placing his bibulous tendencies entirely
beyond tho control or icucli of thu military
authorltloj.
No amount of p- nimontnl inornllzlng
about what th American soldier "ought
In do and bo" can palliate tint lndrfenlblc
icily of turning him ovot tt the dUreputn
ble resorts that dusJl'.- ,103'it the pcet.vriud
cumps and rob him cf Ms pay and fill lilm
with bad whisky,
POIMI.Ut KI.ECTIOV OP .HE.VATOH.
Aenrly Tuo-'llilriU of (lie l.mlnln
liiren Deelitre fur n ('limine.
Philadelphia Press (rep.)
Tho Joint committee of the Pennsylvania
legislature, of which Hon. Haynrd Henry
Is chairman, which was apolntcd to confet
with tho legislatures of other states re
garding tho election of United States sen
ators by popular vote has rendered Its re
port. Tho committee has been Industrious.
It lias conducted much correspondence nnd
gathered Information nnd has renched tht
kago conclusion that tho United States seri
ate Itself as at present constituted Is tho
only serious bar to this change. It thluks
that tho senato cnunot be persuaded to
tako action In favor of the popular elcctlot.
of senators until resolutions are passed by
tho legislatures of two-thirds of tho sev
eral states making an application for o
natlo'nnl convention for proposing an amend
ment to tho United States constitution.
Tho federal constitution makes It tho
duty of congress to call a constitutional
convention whenever two-thirds of tho
slates, through their legislatures, demand
It. In pursuance of this Idea tho Penn
sylvania legislature has nlready nt thla
session passed Btich h resolution. As twen.
ty-slx other states have within live years
past, through their legislatures, declared
In favor of the election of United States
senators by popular vote It ought not to
bo 'difficult to get tho concurrent action of
thirty states demanding n convention to
propose mi amendment to the national con.
stltutlon which shall provide for a chango
In the method of electing United States
senators so thnt they may he chosen In
each Btate by tho direct vols of tho people.
Tho qmstlon raised by this Issue Is a
two-sided one. Wo havo had n pretty fair
senate on tho whole under tho present sys
tem. It may bo doubted whether In the
past popular elections would have dono as
well for' us as tho leglslatlvo system has.
Tho pcoplo do not always show tho highest
wisdom In their selections, Tho best type
of men nro not Invariably chosen for gov
ernors of slates, nut an nbuso hns re
cently grown up In the election of senators
by state legislatures that has brought that
method Into disrepute. Legislatures hav
been corrupted on a largo scale by men
whoso election Is duo to tho fact that they
or their friends could command a largo
sum of money for this baso purpose.
This Is the most cogent argument that
can ! used against tho legislative system
and, with tho deadlocks nnd vacant scats
which nre caused by them, has created a
strong demand from all quarters for ft
change in the method of election. Sen
ator Henry's commlttco shows how this
demand may be made effective nnd, through
tho action of tho Pennsylvania legislature,
starts tho ball n-rolllng with a fresh Im
pulse for tho popular election of United
States senators.
"AJIAflllS I'OIl HI Kl'1,151) XF.HVES.
Xutnhlc .Specimen or Anierlenii Nerve
Uxhlhlteil In fli I nu.
Indianapolis Nows.
The ministers at Pekln havo agreed that
tho clnlins against China shall be dealt with
on tho principles of Itoman and English
law. It Is said that there was some op
position to this on the part of thoso who
thought that "tho claims of men of good
reputation should bo paid lu full without
further consideration." That would have
been a dangerous theory on which to work.
l or wo nro told that already "a man of
high roputo claims $10,000 each for his
own, his wlfo's and his daughter's nerves.
nnd $20,000 for property destroyed, whereas
It Is known that tho latter estimate is
moro than thrlco tho value of all." Unless
the greatest eoro Is observed we arc likely
to seo robbery and extortion of the worst
sort, and that, too, with tho sanction of
tho powers. It Is well, therefore, that even
mou of "high repute" nro not to bo allowed
to bo Judges In their own cause.
General Chaffee has again endeared him
self to his countrymen by tho stnnd ho has
taken on this question of Indemnity. Ho
has said that his views nre well known to
tho missionaries, that ho was opposed to
extortion In every form nnd that he favored
strict Justlco In every case. That ds the
proper spirit In which to approach tho
great problem. It should be mado per
fectly clear to tho Chinese that tho Ameri
cans, at lenst, want nothing except exact
Justice. And every lnflucnco that our rep
resentatives In China possess should, nnd
wo havo no doubt will, be exerted to pre
vent wholesale looting under tho forms
of law. Tho decency and moderation that
havo so fur been shown by our govern
ment under the most trying circumstances
are worthy of all praise. They havo had a
good offect on the Chinese and have doue
much to hasten tho negotiations. There Is
no probability that thero will be a depart
ure from them.
IMCItSO.VAl, lMM.VrilltS,
Hon. Hoke Smith of Atlanta, On., Is to
deliver the nddress ljeforo tho graduating
law class at Washington and Leo university,
Lexington, Vn., at commencement next
June.
It Is understood that William Dean
Hownlls Is about to tako up his permanent
abode In New York City. Ho has purchnscd
a four-story realdenco piece of property In
Bast Soventy-tbtrd street
Congressman Candler, vho succeeded
"Prlvnte" John Allen, Is n native of
Florida, 3!) years old, and moved to Mis
sissippi when 10 years of nge. He Is a
prominent member of tho Baptist church.
Senator Pottus, who Is SO years old, snys
his ago Is telling ngalnst him. "I can't
keep up with tho proccBslon," ho says.
"I only stagger nlong." On tho other hand,
Scnnlbr Slorgan, who Is 77, is rcmarkably(
Seven of Massachusetts' governors wcro
bora on March 6. They were: Andrew, nout-
woll, nutler, Clallln, Ciardner, Hlce nnd Tal
bot. All but two uro dead. Kx-Oovcrnor
Clallln, who lives lu Nowtonvllle, occupies
a house that has been tho realdenco of two
other governors.
A. O. Plrlo bus Just presented to tho city
of Aberdeen, Scotlnnd, a peculiarly Interest
ing collection of pictures which comprises
three etchings by Prince Albert, three
drawings by Queen Victoria, etched by her
husband, and live others drawn and etched
by tho Into queen.
James M. Hamlin of Washington county,
Mlssot rl, owns an old watch oncn tho prop
erty of Uafnyette. 'Tho tlmeploeo cost J.'OO
and went through tho slcgo of Yorktown.
Lafayette presented It to Augustus Samuel
St. Mary, ono of the Frenchmen driven
from Canada by tho P.ngllsh nnd a settler
near Fort Vlnce:irus, Intl.
The btalo of Georgia looked to Iowa to
obtain nn assistant stnte entomologist, In
viting W. I). Hunter of AmeB to ncccpt tho
position, but he declined, raying that ho
had received n bettor offer elsewhere. Then
Georgia turned to North Carolina nnd sue
reeded In alluring W. H. Flak of Durham
to go to Atlnnta nnd accept tho position
It payw $1,000 it yenr.
Consul General Ilounsevello Wlldnutn nnd
his wife were both lost In tho wreck of tho
Itlo Janeiro In San Frnnclsco bay. Mrs.
Wlldmnn's mother has applied for lotters
of administration on the eituto, but tho
question arises: Hid the husband or tho
wife tile (lrBt? Whichever survived the
longer Is heir to tho other nnd until the
point Is settled the estate cannot be divided.
Lord Mlnto, governor genoral nf Canada,
attended tho presidential Inauguration In
Washington and whllo thero presented
Ambastndor Pauncefote with an overcoat
lined with tho moat costly of Canadian furs.
Secretary Hay has n similar garment ana
the two diplomats met tho other day, each
wrapped In bis splendid coat. A profane
observer remarked that they looked like
advance agents of rival minstrel shows.
HITS OP W.ISII1XHTOX MPIJ.
SlilellKht on HniieiiltiK nt lite Xn-
lliinnl t npitni.
Bocretary of tho Treasury Gage Is n
beuevolont looking person and has such a
genial manner that confidence men occa
sionally attempt to work him. They
quickly discover that nppearnuces In his
case nro deceptive. Tho other day, re
lates the Saturday Evening Post, the secre
tary was warmly greeted near tho door of
tho treasury by n well-dressed man of
middle Hge. Mr. Gage, assuming at a
fltst glnnco that tho stranger was ono of
the multitude he has met In Washington
and whoso names he cannot hope to remem
ber, returned tho salutation nnd shook tho
hand held out to him.
1 trust you will pardon me, Mr. Secre
tary," tho man began, "but I represent n
Ixindon Illustrated newspaper, which has
commissioned mo. to obtain a set of photo
graphs of your country seat. Have you
nny objection to my taking n fow views
there?"
"Nono In tho world," nnswercd tho secre
tory, amiably, "If you will toll mo whero
my country seat Is. I never knew 1 had
one."
'Ah," exclaimed tho stranger, "I must
havo been misinformed. Then would you
consent to my taking some pictures of tho
Interior of your mansion In Washington?"
"With all tho pleasure In life, If thero
wero any houso In tho city that I could call
my own. I llvo In n rented dwelling and
my landlord hits notified mo that I must
get put of that In n few weeks."
In splto of his nlr of assurance, iho
stranger began to look embarrassed. Draw
ing n trifle nearer to Mr. Gage, and drop
ping his voice several decrees, ho said:
"Tho fact Is, Mr. Secretary, Iam a little
short of funds this morning. There nro
two leading publishers In tendon who nre
owlug mo money nnd I thought possibly
thnt you, as a banker and business man,
could ndvlso mo how to proceed."
"I should think your best plan would be
to draw on your debtors."
"Quite bo. Hut you seo, It costs a good
deal to send the advices by cable."
"That Is true. Under- the circumstances
you hnd better send your messages 'col
lect.' "
"Of course, of course," Hy this time
the insinuating stranger was beginning to
mop his brow. "There again, however,
I am confronted by n little difficulty. Tho
cablo company has refused to send both
dispntches 'collect.' "
"Has it?" asked the secretary with a
look of real concern. "Well, then, my
friend, it seems to me thnt vou nrn rn.
duccd to a single course of conduct. Send
ono dispatch 'collect' and get your money
from that; out of the proceed! you can
prepay tho other."
And with a bow and n sinllo Mr. Gage
disappeared through the swinging doors of
tho treasury building.
All sorts of people call upon Mr. Wu,
tho Chinese minister, with all sorts of
scheme?, writes a Washington correspond
ent of tho Chicago Times-Herald. Ono day
the minister told mo ho had Just dismissed
a visitor from tho fnr west who had en
deavored to enlist h Interest, and, in
cidentally, n little of his capital. In a 'land
chemo or town-lot boom. A cute part of
tno gamo was that n Chinese colony was to
be settled there, and the place was to be
made a sort of Mongolian pnrndlse.
After tho boomer had outlined his' pros
pectus and put all tho brilliant colors of
his imagination upon tho canvas of his
rhetoric, tho simple nnd childlike son of
the east took his Innings. Ho began to
ak questions, and wanted to know about
tho soil, tho wuter supply, tho original
cost of the land, tho railroad communica
tions, the markets, tbo number and char
acter of the people living In tho vicinity
of tho proposed colony, the state of public
opinion ns to Chinese Immigration In tho
state and neighborhood, nnd so on, and
so on.
Questions ennio so fast and furious that
tho boomer soon showed signs of fatigue.
He felt that this bland son of China was
digging Into tho very secret of his scheme
nnd showing up Its weak points. Soon he
began n retreat. Ho discovered to his
chagrin that he had scrutchod a Chinese
and caught a Tartar. Tho climax came
when Mr. Wu, profiting by his Btudy of
English political economy, waved his caller
away with the exclamation:
"Your scheme is no good, no good, sir.
How do you expect a colony of my country
men to live? Hy taking in one another's
washing, eh?"
Threo notable men have retired from
active service within the Inst few days, all
of whom have been promoted from the rnnki
because of their efficiency, and by tholr
lives and records have contradicted tho
policy ndvocatcd by Admiral Sampson.
Hear Admiral Hlchborn, the chief con
structor of tho navy, under whoao super
vision our great fleet Iibh been built, retires
after forty years of service, says a Wash
ington correHpondont of the Chicago
Record. He began us an approntlcu boy,
wns then a draughtsman, and then a master
mechanic, filling all of thu grades In the
construction corps until ho got to tho top.
General Schwan, who goes on tho retired
list, entered tho army by enlistment as a
private on June 12, 1S57, and wns promoted
along the different grades of corporal, ser
geant, first sergeant nnd quartermaster
sergeant until November C, 1SC3, when ho
earned a commission as second llcutcnnut
by hard fighting.
Coloned A. S. Daggett nf the Fourteenth
Infantry, who is now lu command of his
regiment In China, has Just been mudo a
brlgndler general, and will be retired ns
soon as his nomination Is confirmed. At tho
beginning of the civil war he enlisted under
tho call for three-month volunteers, and
served as a prlvato lu tho Fifth Maine In
fantry. In Juno ho rc-onll8ted for the wnr,
and was made second, lieutenant of his
company. Ho bus nlwayB seen hard service,
hns never had what they call a "soft billet,"
and has spent most of his llfo among the
Indians on tho frontier, (Ieneral Daggett
Is a very religious mnn, and is known a
the most pious .officer In tho army. Ho has
held regular prayer meeting in his regi
ment, has kept up a Sunday school, and
often preaches to his men. He never tasted
liquor of any kind, never smoked, and never
played a game of cards.
Senator Hanna Is still the business man
In politics, says the Globe-Democrat corrc
wpondent. Four years In that cave of the
wlndB officially known as the United Stntos
sonato hasn't changed him. Ho Is as blunt
In speech ns tho day he came to Wnshlng
ton. The othor day lleprcsentutlvo Wey.
mouth of Massachusetts, who Is also a
business man In politics, went to the Benattf
ehumber to find out how a certain mousure
was getting along. "Senator." Mr. Wey
mouth asked, "what do you think of tho
prospects of the bill?" Without n word of
preliminary pro and con Senator Hanna
answered In his Jerky, emphatic manner:
"Damn good! Damn good, air!"
Wy 'I'll I h niNi'i'linliintlon f
Philadelphia Press,
Naval officers of tho lino, who aro op
posed to promotion from tho ranks, have
dono their best to rondor tho experiment
a falluro by giving tho officers thus pro
moted a uniform which will remind ovory
ono that there aro two kinds of 'American
naval officers ono como from Annapolis,
who wear n full dress uniform and havo
tho social recognition which this gives, nnd
another chtrs of officers como from the
ranks, who nro debarred from bocIo! recog
nition nnd havo a uniform marking their
lower station. An officer Is nn officer und
to bo "obeyed and respected accordingly,"
or ho Is not. 'o discipline can stand
two brands of officers. No such distinction
Is needed In the array, Why In the navy?
CI HA AVll.lt ACX'IJPT.
Condition Pmornlile for nn fniler
nlnnilltiK 1lli (lie Uiilletl Xtnten.
Loulsvlllo Courler-Journul (deni.)
All tho Indications arc thnt the Cubans
will comply with tho suggestions of con
grcsn ns to tho adjustment of their rela
tions with thu United States. Setiors Capote
and Clcnoros und tho other revolutionist
leaders havo already spoken, but there
does not appear from tho reports from
Havana to bo any general Interest taken
In tho innttcr. Tho truth, it la pretty
clear, Is that the majority of the Cubans
recognize thu Important clement of safely
In the paramountcy of the United States
In their affairs for tho present. Tho Span
ish clement, who mako tip some of tho
best of tho population, would much prefer
annexation, as they havo great reason to
dread confiscation of their property nnd
other oppression should tho radical ele
ment get luto power, nnd no doubt con
servative Cubans feel tho same wuy.
The suggestions of congress embody noth
ing that Is offensive to Cuba or that will
Inuro to thu prejudice of tho real Interests
of thu Island. Tho self-respect of Cubans
ought not to bo wounded becnuso thu great
and powerful nation which iindortook n
wnr for their sakes now asks that Bomo
concessions of mutual benefit be made. As
yet there lias been no demand that the
Cubans reimburse us for the vast outlay
wo have mado on tho Island, but tho United
States cannot in reason bo expected to
stand Idly by whgn n set of revolutionists
not only repudiate their obligations but
prepare the way to Involve thu Island In
serious financial and other troubles. Should
they bo permitted to go their way nnd con
tract entangling alliances with other ua
Hons, mako discriminating treaties against
our products, tho United States would have
to Interfere anyhow.
Tho key to this wholo matter Is that thu
Interests of Cuba are In direct accord with
thoso of the United Slates. For Bcvouly
flvo years, even when tho queen of thu
Antilles lay helpless under tho black flag
of Spain, this has been generally rccng.
nlzod. Cubu hns a poattloo that gives ho
tho naval command of tho Gulf of Mexico,
tho mouth of tho Mississippi, the projected
Nicaragua canal. Tho most vital int
csta of the United States demand thnt tills
position of vnntngo be, If not under Ameri
can control, nt lenHt allied with us. Tin
Monroo doctrlno would else bo nullified. On
tho other hand, America is tho best market
for tho Cubans nnd Ameflcn can bo trusted
to deal with them moro fairly and more
Intelligently than any other nation. In the
hour Of direst need to whom elso Is Cuba
to look for assistance but to the United
States? It would bo a reflection on tho In
tclllgenco of tho Cubans to Bay they did not
undcrsland this nnd nro not willing to net
In nccordnnce.
ciiniHtY ciiai'k
Somervlllo Journal: If n mnn Is reallv a
good fellow, he will laugh heartily when
you tell him mi old Joke.
Chicago llecord: -That Hostnn girl
wouldn't piny a gnmo of 'Authors' with
us."
"Why not?"
"Because Mario Corelll was 111 the puck
and Emerson was left out."
Indianapolis Press: "Well, the war lu
South Africa Is about over," remarked
the Obscrvnnt Hoarder.
"What, ugalu?" queried the Cro.- ". -tl
Hoarder.
Chlcugo Itecord "That man went out as
If ho wits mail,"
"Yes: ho lunched nt nil my Jokes, nnd
yet 1 didn't let him sell mo a bill of goods."
Detroit Journal: It Is now known, even
to the writers of realistic Motion, thnt In
digestion may cttuse n person not only to
reel nnd clutch the nlr, but nlso to trem
ble like a startletl fawn.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "A mini who
spent several years In tho Philippines snys
tnnt muny or. tno i iupinoa arn wen eii.ii.-
cnted.
"I shojld think they mlclit .be. They
certainly don't waste nny tlmu on dress."
Judge: Mrs. Grogan They sny she bates
her husband terribly!"
Mrs. Ilogtin They exaggerate, Mrs. Clro
Ktiu! Ho'b always nble to bo at his work
a day or two afterward."
Chicago Tribune: "You nre from Mis
souri, 1 think you said," remitrked tho pus
Bcnger with tho skull cap.
"Yes," replied the passenger with the
slouch hat.
"Give mo a chew of tobacco, will you?"
Glnseow Times: Traveler (seutlnc himself
nt the breakfast table) Well, waiter, what's
Tor breunriiHl f
Walter (cheerfully) Calves' brains, sir;
fried liver, devilled kidneys
Traveler Oh, hung your complaints!
Give mu the menu!
Philadelphia Press: "Sny," begnll the
customer, who wan looking mound In it be
wildered way for tiro hosiery department,
"I'm looking for some hose."
"Hubbor?" replied tho floorwalker.
"Don't get gay! I wouldn't havo to rub
If you dumb Idlols would only direct u mnn
properly."
ox Tin: nusiJUT than..
H. M. Hull In Land of Sunshine.
V.'n rodo from daybreak; white and hot,
Tho sun bent like a humtner-strnko,
On molten Iron; tho blistered dust
Hoso up lu clouds In seur und choke;
But on wn rode, grny-whlto u ghotttf,
Hepowdered with that bitter hiiow.
Tint stinging breath of nlknll
From the grim, crusted earth below.
Silent, our footsteps scnrcely wrun&
An echo from tho sullen trail;
Silent, parched Up and Htlffenlug tnnnue,
Wu watched thn horses fall and fall;
Jack's llrst; hu caught my stirrup strap;
God help mo! but 1 shook him oh";
Death hnd not. diced for two thnt day
To meet him In that devil's trough.
I flung him buck my dry cuiilecn,
An ounce at most, weighed drop by drop
With llfo; no clutched It, tlriink and
la nulled;
Hard, hideous, appeal to stop
Tfio strongest heart; then turned snd ran
With utitllung arms, nnd mad eyes net.
Straight ou where 'gulnst the dun sky s
rim ....
Green trees stood up, and cool and wet
Long Mlver waves broke on the sand.
Tho coined mirage! thnt lureH nnil taunts
The thlrst-scourgetl lip und tortured night
Like nome lost hope that mucking haunts
A dylm? bo'.iI. I trletl to call,
Tho drv words rattled In my throat;
And sun und sand and crouching sky
God! How they seemed to glitro and
gloat!
Heeling, I caught tho Biitldlohu'rn;
On, on; but now It seemed to Im
Tho spring ItniiHo pittlt. and ut the well
lit. ntrtllmi- ntnr.ff utirl lier'ttrinrifl niff!
The bucket gllHlcued; drip, drip, drip,'
I llCiiril III" wmri inn mill iiann,
Then keen iih hell the burning wind
AwtiKO mo wiin tin nery mini.
On, on; what was that blenching thing
AcrosB tho trail? I dared not look;
Hut on-blind, aimless, till the nun
Crept grudging past the hills nnd took
Ills curso from off tho gasping land;
Tho blessed dusk! my gaunt liorso raiseil
His head and neighed, and staggered on;
And I, with bleeding lips, half-crazed,
Laughed out; for Just above us thero,
Itock-cuught, ttgalriHt a blnckened ledgn
A ! It t lu pool; onu last hard climb;
Full spent wu fell upon Its edge
Ono still forovcr, weak I lay
And drunk; lint hands and temples laved.
Jack gone, ulas! tho horses dead;
Hut night und water; 1 wus saved!
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