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'Pit ip. nM aha 11 ATI. v iimp. -miivmav At adpii r. mm. The omaiia Daily Bee. 13. JIOSBWATHH. KDITOIU FUUMHIIMD JJVKHY MOKNINU. THIIM3 OF HUU8CMPTION. Dully Heo (without Sunday), Ono Year. Dully JJeo and Sunday, One Ycur. ...... lllntriit.il lt.. (inn Vi'.-ir W.CO .UU ,00 Sunday Bee, One Year.. ...... Saturday Uco, Ono Year.. .W Twentieth Century farmer, Ono Year., l.W OFF1CK8; Omaha! The Ilee llulldlng. South Oinanai City Hull Uulldlng, Twcn-ty-Mtth und At streets. Council IilufTn: lo l'eurt Street. Chicago: 1010 Unity Hulldlns. Now Yoik; Temple Court. Washington; fcul Fourteenth Street. COHHESPONUENCF.. Communications rclutlng to news and edi torial mntttr should he addressed: Omaha Ucc, Kdltoriul Department. UCSINESS LETTEltS. Duslncsn letters and remittances should bo addressed- Tho live Publishing Com pany, Omuha ItEMlfTANCEB. ltcmlt by drjft, express or postnl order, payuMe to The Uce Publishing Comimny. Only 2-cent stumps accepted in payment ot mall accounts. 1'ursotiai checks, except on Omuha or J-:utern exchanges, not ucceptcuv TUB 1IKU PUBLlblilMJ CO.UPANV. STATEMENT OF CIHCULATION. Blute of Nehrnska, Douglas County, bh.: George H, TzHchuck, secretary of 'Ihc lteo l'ublisnlng company, being duly sworn, says thut tho actual number ot full and complete copies of Tim Dully, Morning, Evening and Sunday Ilea printed during tliu montn ot l-cbruary, ivn, was as ioiiowh; 1 20,210 2 20,180 3..' 20,(i:i0 4 :.2o,ino 5 23,810 C 20,010 7 20,270 8 23,750 o 2o,:ioo 10 20,013 11 23,700 n 23, oio 13 23,770 14 23,700 j5 art.n.io 16 ItO.OliO 17 ao.tuo 18 U5,1I70 IS 23,1110 20 i!5,70 21 ZX.HW 22 SW.T7U 23 an.iio 21 211,003 mImi.h.ii. 28,.; SMJ,4UO 27,,,.., 20,200 28 !il,880 Tolul Less unsold and returned copies... ,731,100 , 12,121 Net total sales 7lt,o;til Net dally average 23,070 oeo. n. TKHciiucK, Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 4th day of March. A. D. 1901. (Heal,) M. li. H UNGATE, Notary Public. Armour !h now going after ribs. It Is generally understood that ribs wore In tended to bo squeezed. Thut Texan sheriff will probably be placated If the reward offered for the kidnapers Is forwarded to Ills address. The legislature will do well to go slow about the Hartley bond compromise. It Is a weapon that is loaded to shoot botli ways. Some speculation is Indulged as to the whereabouts of Amelle Hives' tlrst hus band, but none as to the cause of his Insanity. Several of the meusurcs pending be fore tho Nebraska legislature are rank enough to strlko a conscientious law maker dumb. Improving tho hlud sights on the Krag .lorgensen rllles may help some; but a little advance lu the foresight of some olllcers would also be of sen-ice. Stealing Tho Hee'a dispatches aud pub lishing them In extra edltlous Is one way to aid In building up "the largest circulation In Douglas county." Omaha's bank clearings show a very handsome increase over last year for the third week in March. This, too, with ono day on which business was practically suspended because of the storm. Tho legislature can rest assured that there will bo no dlUiculty In gcttlug men to take any Omaha olllco at tho present salary. It Is unnecessary to raise the pay to get tho places tilled, and the citi zens are already kicking on tho taxes, Omaha Is filst becoming a city of homes. Tho evidence in support of this Is furnished by tho records of tho build ing Inspector's olllce for the winter mouths Just passed. Now Uiat spring Is actually hero, builders look for a lively campaign all along tho line. larugrupners in eastern papers are drawing on the Nebraska senatorial deadlock more and moro for their pabu lum. With congress and most of tho stuto legislatures adjourned tho No brahka 'seuator-makers at Lincoln ato given a larger role in. tho drama of nn tloiinl politics. , With Callahan muto In court and Fat Crowo no longer using tho malls, tho literature of tho kldnnplug case is be ginning to lag. The high sheriff of Dal las Is doing what little ho may to keep up thu Interest lu the story, aud muy succeed lu bridging over tho hiatus In Mr. Crowo s efforts tu entertain thu public. The Nebraska legislature has not only declared for tho election of senators by direct vote of tho. people, but has adopted a' resolution requiring ajl stum torlal candidates to declare their adher once to the principle. Tills is onu act of tho legislature that the peoplo will Indorse without regard to party aiUl lotions. Tho house Is llxlng tho general np proruiutiou' bill with eonunendtiblo celer ity, ind Is apparently in curuest ubout tho proposition to udjouru next Thurs day. This action would leave many pet 'measures on tho stocks, but would doubtless please a lot of people who aro mom Interested lu defeating tiiau lu promoting legislation. Tho closing of the night schools after a successful term of live months again calls ntientlon to tho efforts of Omaha to provide all its peoplo with at least tho beginning of nn education. Tho re suits of tho winter's work have been most satisfactory to teachers and pupils alike, and tho public will get tliu bene tits through an elevated standard of cltl zeushlp. it is noucounie tout pouerrntic pa purs that aro most fulsimo' lu their eulogies of tho lato Henjamin Harrison aro tho very papers that, were the most virulent lu attacking him when ho oc cunled tho executive chaliv Praises be stowed on him now by these papers ar certainly deserved, but they only go t show by contrast to what extent they can go when blinded by partisan bin uml political zeul MATTEll FOnsKltlUVA CVSSIDKIIAT10X. The stale senate lias passed the bill for tho relief of the Hartley bondsmen through a coinmlsslon authorized to ompiomlso tho obligations due to the late nnd the mensure will now come before (lie house for Its ."miction and In dorsement. I'ho question of compromising the Hartley bond deserves serious consider ation. II Is notorious that (he champion of the measure, Frank Itmisom, sought lection for the very purpose of secur ing through the legislature wfiat hu had been unable to secure through the courts as nttorney for Ids clients. Tho amount Involved lu tho Hartley bond case aggregates nearly ?7oO,000 and It Is a question who should stnud this loss the taxpayers of Nebraska or the sureties on the bond who under took, of their own accord, tho responsi bility to make good whatever shortage hotild result from lieclect or dishon esty during Hartley's Incumbency. It Is even n grave question whether the legislature has any right under the con stitution to wipe out any of this debt or Impose the authority for effecting u settlement upon the proposed commis sion, consisting of three state olllcers. From the general standpoint of public policy a doubt may be entertained as to tho fairness of Imposing this tre mendous task, with all Its responsibility, upon any three elective state olllcers, when It particularly belongs to the Jury, acting under court Instructions. If tile Hartley bondsmen had not un dertaken to put all of their property out of the way to make themselves execution-proof In anticipation of a ver dict against them and lu favor of tho state, their present move might bo taken n better faith. As it Is, unless tho set tlement should practically wipe out tho debt, they will, in all probability, pre fer to take their chances lu tho courts and then, should n Judgment be ren dered ugalnst them, make another effort lit scaling thut down. All these questions should be care fully and thoughtfully, weighed before the lower house of tho legislature nc- liilesces In tho action of the senate. OVIXIOZS UKOAUDlSa CU11A. Some of the members of congress who visited Cuba have made public their views regarding conditions there. One of them, Hcpreseutatlve Hurtoti of Ohio, found no indication of unrest or prob able disturbance. Ills observations led him to think that the great majority of thu people take little interest in tho form of government. Tho nucleus of tho element most aggressive for In dependence Is formed by the soldiers enrolled lu the Cuban army aud this element exerts an Influence quite out of proportion to its numerical strength. Mr. llurtou regards ti period of Inde pendence as absolutely essential. He said: "Economic considerations as well us political aro likely to convince the Cubitus that annexation or u very close alliance Is best for tho future of Cuba, but these aro questions which tliu fu ture must determine." There is al ready n strong sentiment ninpng tho business men lu favor, of annexation and tho conservative people generally aro favorable to tliu American condi tions. It is tho clement that has noth ing to lose that Is heurd loudly oppos ing those conditions, while tho people who have something to lose remain silent as a matter Of policy and not be cause they doubt tho wisdom of tho Flatt amendment and thu method It proposes for tho government of the island at present. Representative Fletcher of Minne sota became convinced, as the result of his observations, that tho Cubans nro now no moro lit for self-government than on the day Weyler went out and ho expressed tho oplulou that the United States must keep a linn hand on the island. Ho sold: "My only ques tlon Is whether the riutt amendment goes far enough; we certainly can nf ford to do no less. 1 believe "wo shall have to stay All the American residents, (ho Spaniards, the property-owning classes generally, want us to stay. The only opposition comes from the Cuban agitators, who are eager for olllco and power and so for independence." Other members of thcvongrcHslonul party ex pressed substantially similar views. 1'ho latest advices from Cuba report a marked change in public sentiment regarding tho American propositions, particularly outside of Havana. There aro strong indications that tho radical clcinent is losing ground and that ecu servativo Influence is In the ascendant. This is noted lu tho attitude of Ha vaua uewspapers that novo iiituorio vigorously opposed tho terms submitted by tho United States. Meanwhile the proper policy of our government Is to be patient with the Cubans and to avoid doing anything that could bo regarded as in-tho noturo of coercion. There Is no need of urging tho mutter ami it Is safo to assume that tho Washington authorities have no Intention to do so XOT A MEUE VMUHISIIEAD. Klug Edward VII is demonstrating that ho does not pro'jwso to be a mere llgurcheud, adhering closely to nuclout forms and precedents, but u ruler lu fact as well as In name, exercising to tho fullest extent his prerogatives. A short time ago the king startled the conservatives in the English church and broke a good many precedents by ap pointing to tho see of London the for iner bishop of Stepney, a young man for so exalted u position aud without distinction or scholarship or letters. Now It Is reported that King Edward sternly exercised his authority lu com polling the drtke and duchess of Yorli to depart ou their colonlul tour soont-t than they desired, overruling even the wishes of tho queen consort in the mat ter. Auother Incident Ih cited lllustrat lug the purpose of the klug to have his own way where his authority is su preme and also his Indifference to usngo aud precedent. The appointment of a paymaster for his household was made according to usage, but it vyns not sat Isfactory to tho king and ho promptly set tho appointment asldo and selected for the position u man of his own liking, it Is natural to Judge of the character of Kiug Edward by tho reputation he made as prince of Wales a man fond sports, Jolly company and fast living, 1th very high aspirations and no great rce of character It appears evident, however, that such an estimate does not do him Justice, lie has force of in meter aud also nn Intelligent con- lit Ion of the dignity and the authority his position. He Intend to bo king tho full measure of his prerogatives, hether or not ho will exercise the Iower he iw'ssosses for the promotion tho general welfare rather than for the exclusive advantage of the crown, mains to be seen, but there Is reason think that King Edward really de sires to make a record that will give him an honorable place lu history. lltASSVE IVll COMMITTEES. Those taxpayers and prominent citi zens who have been visiting Lincoln during the winter to shape leglslotlon affecting Omaha now have an opportu nity to get In some effective work. Most of their efforts have been directed toward the end of promoting tho enact ment of anything In tliu shapo of a law that might alTect the amount of taxes they might bo called upon to pay. Sev eral schemes, such ns the defeat of the paving bill, the segregation of acre prop erty from the city and the like, have been proposed to thu end that taxes might be avoided or evaded, Much dis pute and discussion has beou Indulged lu by them as to the methods to be pur sued, but all have agreed on the one general proposition, thai they did not want to pay any more than they are paying, and would like it very much If that were cut down. All this time there have been pending bills haying for their o.bject an Increase lu tho expenses of the city, money for ho payment of which can only be raised by taxation. So far as Is known, tho vnrlous committees which have gono down from Omaha to protest or promote have not touched upon any of these measures, which have slipped quietly along the established grooves of legisla tion until they huvo gotten well on to tho point of becoming laws. Ono of them was passed by the senate yester day and tho other was recommended for passage lu that body by a vote which seems to Indicate that It may go through. The measure to provide for a free em ployment agency at an expense of nt least .fU.OOO a year to tho taxpayers of Omuha has already been discussed by Tho Ucc. It is not a measure for which there Is a popular demand. The work it Is designed to perforin Is unnecessary, and Its only mission seems to bo to hid In local politics tho aspirations of a pro fessional worklngman. The other is a bill deslgueil to raise tho salaries of tho city comptroller and the city prosecutor. It was recommended for passage over tho protest of the only republican mem ber of tho senate from Douglas county. Just why tho pay of thesu two ofllclals should be Increased Is. not apparent. Tho Incumbent of the comptroller's olllco Is serving his second term of thcc ycurs. Ills active canvass for the uomluution In each Instance Is well recalled. Tho' fact remains that ids duties arc no more burdensome than when lie ilrst assumed olllce. Then why should his pay be jumped from $1,800 to $2,500 a year, adding that much to the cost of running thu city? What is true of the comptrol ler's olllce is true of tho other, and thero Is no apparent reason for increasing the pay of either. It seems that here Is n good chance for ono of those vigilant bodies which have been so active in safeguarding their In terests against legislation to do a little effective work. Head off these bills be fore, they get any nearer the goal of ac tual enactment than they aro at present. THU SUPREME CUVUT COMMISSION. Tho law providing for a now supreme court commission lias beou duly enacted and it devolves upon the Judges of the supreme court to agree upon the per sonnel of the body which Is to supple ment its work. The people of Nebraska will expect a high standard to bo set In tho selection of now supreme court commissioners. The supremo court bench Is no place for shyster lawyers nor scheming poll tlcluns who make tho legal profession merely an avenue to political profer ment. Thu peoplo nru 'jealous of the Judiciary because they look to It, and particularly to tho highest court of ap peal, to administer justice without prej udice or bias. Tho now commissioners will huvo sub stantially tho same authority and the bantu iltttles and responsibilities us tho regular members of the court, and they should l no less experienced, reliable and of even judgment tliuu would bo selected If the choice were left to the people the sume us with the supremo court Judges. As tho appointing power the justices have an opportunity to strengthen tho court and this is in the public estima tion measured by tho character of their selections and It is to bo hoped they will come fully up to tho best measure. News conies from California of a glut In the orange market owing to a failure of thu rallroods to supply fucllltics for moving tho crop, great numbers of choice oranges going to rot because they ripen early and cannot reach consumers. The development of tliu California orange groves has completely revolu tionized the market supply of this fruit which not so many years ago was drawn from foreign lands, supplemented only lu part by tho product of the Flor ida region. Tho necessity for transpor tation facilities on which tho fruit glowers aro absolutely dependent is emphasized every now and then by thesu periodic gluts in tho market. With n perfect system of distribution tho Fu el tic coast states can furnish thu cntlip country with fruit foodstuffs formerly tit thu command of only thu wealthier classes, but uow almost within tho reach of all. Arbor day is less than a month off. Its observation Is to -be credited with covering thousands of acres of Nebraska laud with valuublo timber and orehnri. Hut it Is not necessary to wait until the calendar date In order to promote the object sought. Hy planting the right Utud of ticca of the right vurlety and lu the right place thu Nebraska farmer can contribute to the work of transforming the plains aud leave Ijvlng monuments after ho Is gone. The Arbor day Idea should receive practical demonstration at every tree-planting season. J. Sterling Morton culls on the legis lature to repeal a lot of useless laws that now lumber up our statute books. He calls special attention to ono statute that makes profanity a penal offense nnd to another which makes It a crime to Invite a friend to take it glass of beer or other intoxicant. It is too late to In troduce now bills nt this stage of the game, but some provision can bo made for a general revision of our code. We will never get rid of the deudwood on our statute books until code revision Is nccomplltihed. Tho superiority or Tliu Heo as a news paper has never had better Illustration than during the last week. I'ubllc In terest in thu legislature has been In tense, and while the several fake fac tories have been tilling their columns with wild speculation and supposititious interviews, The Hce has given tho facts from day to day. Now the fakirs are coining around to where Tho Heo lias stood from the beglnnlug. IIIh limxtneiitloti. l'ltlsburg Chronicle. Pat Crowe still remalus under the head of unfinished business. Hod Knxli-r Than tliu Itlllc. Washington Star. Schoolmasters nro now wanted in the Philippines. It the birch rod can bo made to Uku tho place of tho rllle many peoplo will bo greatly gratified. Wntch thn State fill L ji. Chlcugo Tost. It tho Maryland republicans succeed lu their efforts to have exempted from taxa tion all who are disfranchised by tho demo crats that otato soon will be tho most dooaely populutcd spot on earth. Trotililvni I.IUu Our (Hvii. Cleveland Lender. Tho fight against tho unsightly billboards should bu renewed In the next council. Thero Is no reason why these "art displays" should bu permitted to destroy thu beauty ot the scenery along the boulevards. Hucrlflcluir of I'ntrlotn. Washington Post. We arc hearing again from thoso gentle men who are willing to sacrifices their Im mense law practices in order that they may continue In the employ of the govern ment at starvation wages. What a lot ot patriots we have with ub! Dim; Iiik Home Itulo to Cltlen. Louisville Courier-Journal. A city. Is entitled to exactly the sort ot government its people want and so Is a state. Any nttempt on tho part of the stato to direct tho city is a blow at republican Institutions mora- dangerous than tho degradation of the city boss. This Is a patent fact, and yet wo are constantly prcsontcd with tho spectaclo of legislatures undertaking to regulate tho most vital af fairs ot the cities, with little knowlcdgo of tho different conditions that prevail in town and country. CoiuliiK Tent of the Itrpulilic. Detroit Free Press. In tho fight for markets centralization In government wust soon count for as much as centralization in Industry, and when that centralization becomes neces sary to the men that control the great trusts, have wo any reason to believe that they will not exert themselves to the ut most to obtain It? It Is well enough to bo optimistic, but it Is foolish to close our eyes to the fact that the supreme test of a republican form of government la tho United States must In all probability be made during tho next three or four decades. lliirKiiln Pntc of CIiiIiiin. Indianapolis Journal. The United States assumed tho claims ot American citizens against Spain or Cuba during tho revolt. Already claims havo been filed amounting to $28,000,000. As Americans held only $50,000,000 worth of property In Cuba, It Is Impossible that all excopt $12,000,000 of It was destroyed. When, however, the claims aro cut down thero will bo $0,000,000 or $8,000,000 to bo paid for Cub.i, but tho Cubans, who are demanding Independence without any rec ognition of their debt to tho United States, Insteud of expressing gratitude, are de nouncing us. Trouble. KtioiiKli on lluntl. Minneapolis Times, There will be little surprlso nt the news that Great Britain and Hussla have agreed to withdraw their troops from the disputed territory nt Tien Tain aud adjust the dis pute in a peaceable way. The lion and tho bear did a deal of growling, but each was heartily desirous of nn amicable arrange ment all the time, for whether victorious or not, war would have been n calamity to either. The war In South Africa Is a terrific strain upon Great Britain's finan cial resources. Taxpayers nro grumbling at tho heovy burdens already heaped upon them nnd trembling nt the certuluty of an increase, oven under existing conditions. RusjIu Is hard pressed for funds and In ternal troubles threaten. Neither country Is in a poslton to go to war. Colonel WuttcrMdn'x AlilM'lil. Loulsvtllo Courler-Joirnul. Lot tho young men ot tho commonwculth romo to tho front and take the helm; the intelligent, the bravo and tho ardent young men; our best beloved, with their breezy sense of self-sufficiency, their buoyant, all conquering optimism, their koen and llvo senso of right and wroug, their freedom from old porsonal grudges and their im munity from the mud of the old ruts. To tho front, thercforo, you ahock-headed bar barians, to tho front, and may you bo as hard-hended, as level-headed, as you arc shock-hcadfd', your tlmo has come and there are places waiting for you upon tho empty bonches which were ouco occupied by statesmen! Tho old men are with you, bocause they ure proud of you. Tho young women aro with you, because they love you. Tho Ood ot Hattles is with you, bo cause you carry the light of tho future In your oyes and havo kid-luck bubbling In tho very veins ot you. Go In, you bllly' goats, go In, and win! A MlKulilevoiiH I'rm-tliH-. Philadelphia Press The reckless driving of a flro engine through the crowd surrounding tho church lu IndlanupolU when tbo late ex-I'resldent Harrison's funeral was held gave a con spicuous Illustration of a most mischievous practice to which it la tlmo to call atten tion. As soon as an alarm Is sounded tho drivers of fire engines and hose carts ap pear to labor under the conviction that tho streets belong to them and that they nro 'endowed with tho right to ruu down as many people bb they sco fit provided they "get there" before any other fireman docs. It looks very bravo, of course, to bo seen sitting on a high seat In view of everybody and managing tho reins of a pair of careering horses who go plunging along legardlcss of life and limb, but It will be Just nH woll tor these drivers to remember that others have rights as well as tncy Tho saving of property from destruction by flro Is a very commendable object and the display ot a sultablo degree of zeal Is praiseworthy. Hut It Is much more ue sirablo to save human life CO.M.MP..T (IF THIS M5IIH M IMU'.VS. Central City Itepubllcnn Governor Dioti toll plugged up it big leak when ho vetoed tho $75,000 appropriation for the Peru Normal, Wayue Herald: Omaha Is to havo nn audi torium building with a seating capacity ot 8,000, in addition to side accommodations for Ak-Sar-rien. Tho metropolis of Ne braska Is striking tbo right gait. Teknmnh Herald: Now that our popu cratlc friends are out of power they begin to talk about regulating railroad rates. When in power their efforts In tho lino ot regulation consisted principally in bold lug up the railroad managers for passes for themselves nnd friends nnd lu appeal lug to the courts for Injunctions to use as a breastwork to hide behind. York Times: Mr. Herdman may bo n very efficient man, but it Is hardly prob able that his services for the uext two years will bo worth $50,000 to the state. Governor Dietrich's recommendation that tho legislature make a law that will glvo these fees to tho stntc Is worthy of consid eration. According to tho estlmato ot the governor they will amount to enough to de tray the expenses of the supremo court com mission. Ileatrlco Express: Tho Omaha World Herald has been giving fatherly advice to tho republican members of the iegislaturo over since that grave and reverend body went Into session, and It must be grullfylng to the editor to know thut the members invariably tako an opposito course to tho one he recommends. As tho guide, philoso pher nnd friend ot tho legislature, Mr. Hitchcock is in a position to sympathize with tho manager of the weather depart ment, who tlnds upon Investigation that tho people always carry umbrellas when ho predicts dry weather, and go picnicking when ho forecasts a rain or snow. Hastings Tribune: Governor Dietrich's plan- to have a state lighting plant located In Lincoln for tho purpose of lighting the penitentiary, tho asylum, the cupltol, the governor's mansion, the Homo for the Frlcudless, Chemical hall, Nebraska hall and Mechanics' Art building at tho univer sity, Is a splendid suggestion nnd should.be promptly carried out. It is necessary to buy a new lighting plant for tho peniten tiary and thercforo by adding a llttla to this cost a plant can be located ut tho university to supply tho stato Institutions in Lincoln and at the same tlmo ho ot valuablo assistance to the students who arc studying electrical engineering at the university. I'HIISOA.M, NOTKS. Chlcngo Is trying to "touch" Andrew Car- ncglo for a library or two. Denmark has boon trying for thirty-five years to sell its Went India Islands, nnd they nro still on tho bargain counter for $5,000,000. Tho rcappoarnnce of that good old Joke, "Thero'B many a slip 'twlxt the cup nnd tho Llp-toti," is n signal thut tho sport Is about to begin. Frank 6. Lowdcn of Chlcugo has given $3,000 as an endowment to the Northern Oratorical league for the purpose of stimu lating publje speaking In tho west. Tho statue ot tho late Lord Ilussell ot Klllowen for the Loudon law courts Is now well under way. It represents the former lord chief Justice seated and in his robes and Is tho work of Mr. Drock, It. A. Governor San ford of Alabama has vetoed tho bill providing for tho purchaso by tho state of the old Joffersnn Davis mansion In Montgomery, tho first "White House" of tho confederacy, and its preservation ns a con federate museum. In Cardiff there. U living a gentleman who claims to be a lineal descendant of tho lind of 'Charles I. Charles Stuart Is his' name and ho is tho Inventor of rauuy Ingen ious mechanical contrivances. Tho family's fnlth In their descent Is very strong and In vindication of It the eldest son Is always named Charles. "Just a wee bit of a lull In entertain ment took place this last week," reports the Lander (Wyo.) Clipper, "and It gavo tho '100' a chanco to rest and think of tho many delightful times they had Bpent dur ing tho last two months. Fact is, Lander his fairly outdid herself this wintor in the cyclon" society and It is not to bo won dered ut if sho takes a little lay off. How ever the yarn will bo taken up again to bo wound Into tho ball and society will 'shoot tho chutes' as merrily as over." ItCIMANCK IX UHIt IIISTOHV. An Ahiimlniicc of .VuttTjnl for fjtlrrlnu Story or the Uriiiiiu. Baltimore American. It Is gratifying to noto that both tho stage and literature nro Just now turning for subjects to our own history. No coun try has over furnished a record with more romance, moro Btlrrlng adventure, more genuine human Interest, than our own. To tho dramatist and the novelist It Is a mine of Immcuso riches, whoso possibilities are Just beginning to be developed. Tho nd ventures of tho early settlers, tho plc turesfiucnesn of tho colonial times, tho con trasts of savage life, besides thoso of tho most luxurious of tho times, the strugglo for Independence, tho upbuilding of n nation unique lu tbo annals of tho world nil of these form n varied and luexhaustlblo. source of romance and poetry aud Btory, It is hardly to bo tnken for granted that this Interest in tho romantic aspects of AmeiHcan history is a fad. The national feeling, always strong, Iihh been height ened and Intensified by the war with Spain, and tho rank taken by tho United Stnles ns a world power. Patriotism has naturally turned the attention of tho people to our Institutions, and tho way In which we con ceived, established and held them. Our national heroes aro us great ns any other nntloa can boast, and the enshrining of their nnmes In drama and story adds to the veneration nnd love with which Americans -essentially a hero-worshiping nation have ever regarded them. Ot course, In the rush to win this raco of popular favor, where prizes arc lavish, there is bound to be a great amount of ophemeral trash, but when tho great critic, time, begins tho task of winnowing the wheat from the chaff, it will bo seen that wo are on tho way to build up a great na tional literature. And tho themeh offered to our writers in this new field nro strong and healthy, as compared to many of other literatures, Contrasted with tho ambition of the heroesy of ancient times to conquer worlds aud mako themselves autocrats and d'etators, we havo tho strugglo of great men to sacrlllro themselves In a heroic ef fort to win freedom for nil, and to crush tyranny with its attendant vice of public oppression. Instead of tho Intrigues of courts nnd the vicious motives underlying public affairs, tho corrupt Influences which brought about tho decadence of the European monarchies, wo have the upbuilding of homes In a now laud,' under now conditions, the story of 'manly courage and w&manly fnlth In tho hardships developing n strong and virile national character. Instead of tho sickly, perfumed nlr of courts and the deceit and sham of courtier life, wo havo tho frceh breezes at forest and plain, the healthy outdoor life, tho labor that sent healthy blond coursing tn vigorous flow, and that contact with nature which ennobles and purines. In short, everything, about this development of our national llfo Is v(vld, strong nnd stirring. It does us' all good to get these glimpses Into those good, sturdy old times, when real men nnd women, by stern labor of head and hand, built up slowly, but cndurlngiy, the Ideal of a now gospel of llfo, whose broad founda tion was to bo tho recognition of every human creature's Ood-glvcn right, to life, i liberty aud the pursuit of happiness, .Moitij i,.xn von sirrn.r.Hs. CoiiilitK Opeiilmr of Orilril Hcserin. tloim 'tmr OUInhoiiin. Philadelphia Press. The next few months will probably seo the opening to settlement of ono of tho few remaining reservations In tho old Indian Territory. Tho tract la known ns tho Klonn, Comanche nnd Apache reservations and lies between southwestern Oylnhoma, Indian Territory proper nnd Texas. It comprises about 4,000,000 acres of land, most ot which is reported tn be aiuong the rich est and moect productive in that neighbor hood. Uvcry man, woman and child among tho Indian tribes will be given 320 ucres of land, or nearly 1,000,000 acres in all, leavlug about 3,000,000 acres to bo divided among new settlers. Tho manner ot opening Indian reserva tions in tbo past has not proved ns satis factory ns desirable. Tho public has had to witness scenes which did not rctlect credit upon tho government or tho settlers. Months before tho dnte fixed for tho opon ing thousands of people hnv camped nlong tho borders of tho promised land wnltlng for tho hour when the booming ot a cannon should announce that they could march In. Thou has begun n raco in which victory was the prize of tho swiftest nnd tho strongest. As there wero always more would-be settlers than lands, thousnnds wero doomed to disappointment nnd thoso who succeeded In getting n quarter section or n town lot often found thnt their value was much less than anticipated. Tho dissatisfaction bred by this method has suggested tho awarding nf the lands In tho reservation soon to bo opened by lot. Congress authorized tho secretary of tho interior, with tho approval of tho presi dent, to prescrlbo such rules for tho allot ment of tho lands as he might deem proper. Tho plan now being considered contem plates tho publication In the newspapers of tho country several weeks In advance n notice that the reservation will bo thrown open to settlement. Thoso who desire to secure entries will make application to tho federal ofllccr in charge of tho reservations. Ho In turn will make n list of nil appli cants. When tho list is completed the number will bo ndded up and a comparison mado with the allotments nvallnblo for dis tribution. If tho number of applicants ex ceeds tho number of allotments, ns Is certain to bo tho case, n system of draw ing will be arranged. A card containing tho number of an allotment will bo placed In a box for every 160 acres of land there is to be distributed. Then a sufficient number ot blank cards will bo placed In the box to correspond with the number of applicants. When this is done the box will bo thoroughly Bhnken up and tho cards mixed. Officers of the department will then drnw from the box n card for each narao on tho list. Thoso drawing .nllot monts will know exactly where their Innd is located and will bo able to mako proper filings without any dispute, whllo those drawing blank cards will bo compelled to return to their former homes. This plan, while not without its objec tionable features, is preferable to the "rushos" which havo mnrked previous res ervation openings. It Is estimated that tho opening of this reservation will add 25,000 or 30,000 people to tho population of Okla homa. As tho census of 1000 gavo that territory a population of 398,245 the new settlers will increase It to considerably over 400,000. As thero are nine states in tho union with a smaller population than this the Injustice of keeping Oklahoma tn n condition of tutelage much longer will bo recognized. The nenr future will doubt less sco It a state with two senators and two representatives in congress. oim ciuiAi-Luvixc I'ltiisiuH.vrs. A Xotntilc Clinructcrlatlo of Auicrlenu ghlef.13xriMitl.vr" . i New York World. Probably no incident in connection with tho death of cx-Prcsldcnt Harrison has touched so many hearts us his last words to his baby daughter, Elizabeth: "What wouldn't I glvo to bo ablo to go and tako a walk with you!" Whllo he was occupying tho White IIouso the country bnd already discovered tho child-loving aldo'of his char acter, and many fainlljur photographs will make him known to posterity ns "tho presi dent nnd Haby McKee;" In his fondness for children Ilenjamln Harrison is by uio means alono among our presidents. Thomas Jefferson was a con firmed chlld-lovcr, aud after ho had ex hausted the delights of baby-play as n father he begun all over again nnd enjoyed them still more ns n grandfather. Seven children wero born to Thomus Jefferson all girls but one. They all died In child hood excopt tho oldest, Martha, uftcrwaid Mrs. Randolph. When their mother died, In 1782, leaving him with threo girls aged respectively 10 years, 4 years and (tho youngest) 4 months Thomas Jefferson, tho man ot whom wo rarely think except as a splendid figure In public affairs, a giant In tellectually and physically even In nn ngu of giants, became, to use Mrs. Itandolph's, words, "their chief nurse." Wherever his busy, lite as a statesman, diplomat, purly loader, vlco president or president carried him, ho always found time to scribblo notes to his small children nnd grandchildren notes that wero full of child-talk such as only u heart full of genuine chlld-Iovo could instruct the pen of man to write. Abraham Lincoln was as fond of his boys ns Thomas Jefferson was of his girls. Un like Washington, tho stntcly aud chltdless George, wo can easily think of "Father Abraham" rocking tho cradle audi trying to quiet or amuse the children. Ills pathet ically sad fnro, all of whoso portraits haunt ono with their mournfully anxious expres sion, found its chief motive to relaxation In tbo play ho had with his llttlo boys. Thu decorum of a cabinet meeting, in tho dayn when evory cabinet meeting was a council of war, big with tho fato of tho union armies and tho union itself, was often suspended for n fow moments whllo llttlo Tad ran In, climbed on Father Abrahom's knee and got a license, to do something or other that was frisky nnd Irregular. So, too, tho softest spot In General Grant's heart was the same his love for his chil dren. Chary of speech to tho world at largo und reticent even with those who had his confidence, tho great commander was a merry tattler to his llttlo ones. It Is u very common characteristic of men of ex ceptional power to bo child-lovers, Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo are typical liter ary Instances. Both of them loved llttlo children with a lovo that excelled all their other affections. Hugo sings of them: Into our world of light und bitter wrong They come; Ood gives them us awhile; His speech Is on their stammering tongue And Ills forgiveness In their smile. And Dickons wrote: "I lovo theso little people and it is not a ((light thing when they, who nro so fresh from God, lovo us." in-: ti.wi: tub m,n samith. . I'lltlietlu KpIhihIc nt tliu liter or the I, lite Kriierul lliirrNou, Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune, An incident truly touching, connected with tho obsequies of General Harrison, was that of tho old soldier who had served under the dead warrior, Jurist and states man, coming to pay his respects to the remains of his former commander. It was early morning. Mrs. Harrison entered tho room where her husband lay, to bo with him alono, for, probably, tho last Hum on earth. As sho stood In tho darkened chamber tho door opened noiselessly to (idralt. a veteran, bent with ugo nnd trembling from tho biting cold of March' winds. The old soldier did not seo Mrs. Harrison. Going over slowly to, the casket, ho looked down on tho fnco of tho dead, and as he thought of bygone, but unfor j;otten, Holds of fight, arduous marches and privation of camp life, his eyes filled with tears. "Colonel," said he gently, "Colonel," and ho touched the white, stilt hand ot t,n statesman. Mrs, Harrison, coming tn whom tho old soldier stooM, said: "I'm Mrs. Harrison." "You will excuso me," replied tho cM man, "for intruding on your grief, but I wanted to neo my old commander on n more just onco more, I had tried very hard to come "to Indianapolis to seo him when ho wn alive and uovcr could. When I heard he was dead, 1 wanted to give him tho old salute for tho last time." Then raising his hand to his forehead In trtii military fashion, tho aged mnn gavo tin old salute, turned away and passed from the room. This touching scene, which could not. In all Its details of tenderness nnd simplicity happen nnywhero but tn free America, Illustrates tho Invincible strength of his nation. The army, led by General Wash ington, which for eight years maintained tho right of American people to self-government, owed victory against odds srem Ingly ineuporuble, to tho material of whirh It was composed citizens fighting foi birthright, for homes, country, altars and firesides. They wrested victory from tho most wealthy and powerful nation on earu Tho army that, from 1S01 to 1SC5, batMc) for the preservation of the union, founded by Washington nnd his dauntless conn nental troops, was made up of men deepl) imbued with lovo of country and devotion to duty. They wero citizens, nnd, as such, fought for tho freedom which citizens alons could prize. Tho affection existing between officers and men attests the value of that rltlren ship, Such officers as Genoral llnrrlron and such soldiers as that noble-hearted old mnn who gavo hlm.tho last salute could not bo overcome. Their flag was the ensign of humanity itself, their cattio that of right against wrong, tholr triumph tlist of good over evil. WKVMJH !S AVUXG13II. Author of the ltecoiteen t nulo Puller Conicii In for n Vindication. Philadelphia North-American. Less than four years ago no epithet was too bad to he applied to General Weyler Tho peoplo of tho United States denounced him to tho world ns tho Spanish "butcher ' For herding non-comhutant Cubans into the "rcconccntrado" camps ho was universally execrated. And his weakness for making of overy trifling engagement a glorious victory for the Spaulsh urmB brought him into general ridicule Hut time has changed nil thnt. Wo have had our own Otis breaking tho back of the Phlllpplno insurrection at weekly Intervals. Our troops timo and again havo slaughtered scores nnd hundreds of Filipinos without In curring any losses worth recording. As final reparation to Weyler our olllcers In tho Philippines have experimented with' his method of rceonccntrntlon nnd give it their unqualified approval. It is sold that thero aro moro tlinn 50, 000 Filipinos in the island of Marlnduque, where Major Smith, who commands tho American garrison, has Issued nn order requiring nil nntlves to llvo In the five principal towns whero American troops nro stationed. All natives who continue to live In tho country nro to bo considered in surgents, nnd to bo nn Insurgent menus short shrift, according to tho prnctlces of "tho sovetest kind of warfare" now em ployed by Major Smith, who is menaced by nn opposing force ot J00. This seems like n preposterous state of af fairs, Tmt It is not possible to question the cabled dispatches. Imagine 50,000 loyal Filipinos corraled In tlve towns by flvo smnll garrisons, and tho whole lot, Filipinos and United States soldiers, held In a vir tual stato of siego hy 300 rebels. Poor Weyler was not worse off in his dnrkest hour, for tho peoplo of Cuba were never so prcponderlng loyal to Spain as tho people of Marlnduquo are said to bo tn tho United States. Ho drovn tho Cubans into tha stockades to prevent them from giving suc cor to tho revolutionists. Hut tho caso l quite different with tho United Stntes fw tho Ftflllpplncs. There, tho theory Is, tho bulk of tho population Is loynl to our flag nnd only ono Irrationally rebellious tribe Is opposed to us. I'l.HASAXTI.V POIXTh'l). Boston Transcript: Mrs. Cnrrlo Chnpmnn Cntt addresses thu Connecticut general as sembly todny. Sho Is feller the popular pulse, as it were. Indianapolis Press: Tho Interviewer Didn't you go through tho bankruptcy court toiiio time ngo? Tho Vlctlm-That's what I tried to do, but It went through inc. Detroit Free Press: llo (passionately) What difference does It mako whero wo go on a wedding trip? ffne Hut don'l you think wo should spend enough money to keep up appcurniices? Chicago Tribune: Faithful Henchman You promised mo a light, easy Job, with fat pickings nnd llttlo tn do. Dispenser of Patronage Woll, how would you like to be boiler inspector? Philadelphia Press: Tess Sn hn Jilted her, chV Thut must huvo mudo her feel cheap. Jess Not ns cheap as lie might wish. Sho computes tho damugn to her lieu it ut $:'5,000. Detroit Journal: "Do you fancy sho really Is suddeHt when shn sings?" "Well, you know It Isn't absolutely neces sary that musical taste and musical ability be, concomitant!" New York Weekly: Mr. Sllmpurso Peo plo say thut a young cnupln run got along very nicely nowadays on n small Income, If tha-cr wlfo Is of a practlcul turn of mind. Sweet Olrl Oh, I'm real prncllcul. My fuvorlto piano plcco is nn Imitation of tho Hplunlng wheel. Chlcugo Post: "Tho poker gumo lusted nearly llfty hours." "Wonderful. Isn't It?" "Yes, Indeed; It's hard to bellevo that the players could oiduru tho strain." "Oh, I wasn't thinking of thut. The won derful thing to mu Is thnt they wero llnnn dolly .ubln to feed tho 'kitty' for thut length of time." Wellington Star: "Whut Is the usu of a tnnn's getting into u crowd und yelling ns lie does at u base ball game." "Oreut heavens!" exclaimed tho enthusl nHt. "He's got to do It In u crowd, If ho wero to go iiwny by himself nnd yell In that manner they would have hlin In u lunutlc asylum In less than a week." hymVtomh nif sritiNd. liultlmore American. The crocua and tho violet nro r.ot upon the ttccue, Nor has tho griius yut carpotcd the earth with pleasing green, , Uut gentle Spring Is coming, though the lecmnn jtlll is mute, And though tho table yet Is decked with syrujiy canned fruit. Yes, gentle Spring Is ctimlng-sho Is some- whero hereabout " For tho poetry is budding nnd tho rhymes begin to sprout. Tho drcumy poets dip their pens nnd roll tholr mystic eyes: .... They swear the uz'iro robe of spring is waving In the skies: They vnw the meud Is dotted with tho Illy nnd tho rose: And ns to recognizing Hprlng-tho dreamy pool knows. The symptoms ull would Indlcnto thut win ter's going out, For the poetry Is budding and the rhymes begin to sprout. , Tho vernal rhymester snuggles In his heavy overcoat (If so bo ho possesses ono), and vows ho heurB the note . , , The piping noto of Jay or lark, or some plpe-fiutlng bird, , Tho sort of feathered songster which In spring Is ulwuys heurd. L Oh, gentle Spring Is comlng-lhero cannot be any doubt, For tho poetry Is budding und the rhymes begin to sprout. Ilnll, gentle Spring! Swing into lino with all your merry train, And, If you do not wish to nnll, pleuto. favor us with ruin. Or give u suiu.hlne ull day long and wo will not be dumb, Hut sing you roundeluyis und things, be en iso we're gluil you've come. You needn't hang your heud und sulk, or make excuse, or pout, For the poetry Is budding und tho rhymes begin to sprout. 1 1