Nebraska Newspapers

    THE HERALD.
T.J.O'KEEFtt, Publlohor.
HEMINUfr'OltU - N'EURASKA
BRYAN'S REQIMENT.
Loynl Mon nncl True Rnlly 'Round
His Standard,
Lincoln, Neb., Mny J. Tho governor
through the adjutant general's olllco
hos Issued authorizations ti a number
.f persons to recruit companies to
be mustrred In ns port of the Third
regiment, Nebraska national guard,
under the state mllltln law, The locu
tion of all but one of the companies
vf the twelve has been decided upon
nnd the remaining ones will be settled
shortly. The order Issued by Adjutant
General Harry recites that, "The fol
lowing nnined persons are hereby uu
thorlzed to organize companies for the
Third regiment, Infantry, of the Ne
braska national guard, In compliance
with the military code of the state of
Nebraska, to be designated and sta
turned as follows, to-wlt: General Victor
Vlfquuln, con.pnny A, nt Lincoln; Geo.
L, Sheldon nnd F. T. Morgnn, com
pany 11, nt Nehawka; ICd P. Smith nnd
Charles H. Marple, company C, at
Omaha; William Neve, company D, at
Omnhn; Jesse T. Davis and Don C. Van
Dusen, company K, at Itlnlr; U. O.
RUiinrds and W. J. McVlcknr, company
F, at Fremont; Thomas Rowlings and
John H. Brown, company G, nt Wuke
fleld; It. U. Beers and Victor 15. Wilson
company 11, at Stromsburg; A. C. Slid,
lenbnrger, company 1, nt Alma; II. 8
Dungnn, company 12, at Hastings, and
John U. Meseive, company L, at Mc
Cook." SEVERAL IIKCIIUITED.
Several of the companies are already
practically recruited, hnvlng been
raised by the men In the localities
named so as to be ready for the call
whin It enme. The governor announced
when the old national guard was called
out that his policy would be to recruit
the guard attain as soon as the ill at
(Itiota wns taken charge of by the
United States and follow the law regit
lntlng the enlistment of men In the
organized militia, so that on all subse
quent calls, if the turn of affairs ueccs
sltated them, companies ready re.
crulted would be on linud and ready
for muster without delay. The law of
the state provides that the national
gunrd shall be tlrst called out by the
governor for service when the presi
dent makes a requisition on the state
for troops. The new companies will be
recruited according to tho military code
by the persons designated above for the
duty.
Kach company, when recruits up to
the number required have signed the
enlistment blanks, will assemble, and
by the vote of the majority of the
members clest the olllcers for the three
positions of captuln, llrst and second
lleutennnt, nnd then the adjutant gen
eral's ofllce will be Informed of the
notion nnd the selection of tho men
for the non-commlsslonod olllcers. A
mustering In olllcer will be assigned to
go to the place where the new com
pany Is stationed and nfter Inspection
and examination the muster In will
take place.
The mnjors, lieutenant colonel nnd
colonel of the regiment after the com
pnnles nre orgnnized are elected by
the commissioned olllcers of the bat
talion or regiment they nre to com
mand. All elections of commissioned
olllcers are, however, subject to the
approval of the governor and nil must
pass an examination ns to their fitness
for the positions.
The recruiting olllcers of the compa
nies will not necessarily command the
companies or hold ofllce In them or even
enlist In them. That lu something
which must come nbout the last by the
enlistment of the man himself, nnd
secondly, the election by the company
nnd npproval by the governor.
PAY FOR THE SECOND,
The governor Is preparing to forwnrd
the pay due the Second regiment from
the state to Colonel Bills ns soon ns the
latter arrives nt Chlcknnuiuga Park.
This pay Is fot the time the members
of the Nebrnska national guard were
In camp, from April 27 to May -I, inclu
sive, which brings thu time up to within
six days of tho formal muster Into the
United States' service. After that time
the federal government takes the re
sponslblllty for the pay nnd subsistence
of the men. Tho men who came down
as members of the nattonnl guard and
frilled to stand the physical examina
tion are Included in the pay roll.
The amount which goes to the Second
on pay account from the stnte Is
J7.895.20, divided ns follows:
Regimental nnd stuff olllcers nnd
band, $,"GS.72: company A, $635.01: com
pany B, $CO0.Ot; company C, $600.04;
company D, $604.01; company E, $603.01;
company F, $614.04; company G, $591.04;
company II, $631.01; company I, $636.04;
company K, $399.04; company L, $591.01;
company M, $595.04.
The quartermaster Is busy with his
accounts, prepnintory to settling up for
the transportation nnd subsistence of
the men In camp before the turning
over to the federal government, or more
coriectly speaking for the nine days
before the war department wns ready
to undertnke the care of them after
they were assembled by the governor.
The subsistence bill will be In the
neighborhood of $6,000.
An order lins been published by the
adjutant general giving all men nnd of
ficers who failed to pass the physical
examination for muster Into the United
States volunteers honorable discharges
from the Nebraska national guard. The
members of the cavalry troop having
also volunteered nnd been mustered In
are given honorable discharges.
Reports from out In the state are
that the companies will till up to the
limit ns soon ns the authorized recruit
ing olllcers get to work. A lnrge num.
ber of applicants for authority to re
crult companies for the regiment have
been refused by the governor, because
the localities seeking to enter nre al
ready represntd In the two rglments
now in the Held, or by companies al
ready authorized for the Third.
A DESERTED CAMP.
Camp AHin Snunaers is left without
a single uniformed occupant, where the
thousands have been for three weeks.
The last to go of the Nebrnska volun
teers mustered in under the llrst call
were Captain Culver's troopers, who
left over the Missouri Pacific railway.
The Nebraska troop will Join Colonel
Grigsby's hlrd cavalry at St. Louis. The
special train which carried the eighty
five men and olllcers was taken from
Lincoln was made up of thiee coaches,
one baggage car and one btock car Fine
horses belonging to the three commis
sioned officers were taken from here.
The troopers will be mounted nt Chick
amaugn. Dr. Robert Emmet Glffen, nppolnted
chief surgeon by the president, has
served as surgeon general of the Ne
braska national guard, with the rank
of colonel, on the governor's staff, for
several years. He was one of the mem
bers of the medical board appointed to
examine the officers nnd men of the two
regiments of Nebraska volunteers nt
Camp Alvln Saunders. He has for sev
eral years been a prominent local prao
tltloner in Lincoln.
GLADSTONE CALLED HOML
ENGLAND'S GRAND OLD MAN
PASSES AWAY.
Mrs. Olndstono with Him to the
Last- Ho Murmurs Inoohoront
Words, Sloops nnd Wukos No
Moid Short Sketch of His Llto.
Hnwnrclcn, Mny !!5.--Mr. Gladstone
died nt S o'clock Thuisdny morning.
Tho end linil been expected nny moment
since Tuesduy night, nnd the wnole
family was by his bedside.
Mr. Gladstone hud been unconscious
practically nil day, although at times
he seemed to recognize for a moment
some of the watchers about him. Cer
tainly he did recognize his wife, who
wns beside him nil day, except whei.
the physician prevailed on her to rest.
She tenderly clasped her husband's
hand ns she wntchud him.
Apparently he slept n good denl. Oc
casionally he uttered a few words In nn
Incoherent, dienmy wny, woids wnlcb
those who were watching were unuble
to catch. Their ambulation wns that
ho wns not suffering pain. No narcot
ics were administered.
Though a national funeial will prub
nbly be accepted by the family, there Is
little doubt that tho remnlnn of Mr.
Gladstone will be laid at rest at 11a
w at den, adjoining the church where he
wns murrled more than hnlf a centurj
ngo.
HIS CAREER OUTLINED.
The Inte lit. Hon. William Ewart
Gladstone, M. P., P. C.r wnH the fourth
son of the Inte Sir John Gladstone, bait
of Fesque, County Klneunllne, N. H., n
merchant of Liverpool, nnd wns born
there December 29, 1809. He was edu
cated at Eton and Christ church, Ox
foid, hiking n double lltst-class In 1831.
Having siient some time In a continen
tal tour, he returned at the general
election In December, 1S32, In the con
servutlve Interest for Newark, and en
tered parliament Just as the struggle
of parties was at Us height. On Jan
uary 25, 1833, he entered Lincoln's Inn.
and when lie had been a member for
six years and three months he petition
ed to have his name removed from the
books of the society, on the ground of
his having given up his intention of
being called to the bar.
Sir Robert Peel, In December, 1831, np
pointed him to a Junior lordship of the
treasury, and In February. 1835, undei
the secretary of colonial affairs. Mr.
Gladstone retired from office with his
ministerial leader In April remnlned In
opposition until Sir Robert Peel's return
to power In September, 1841. In nccopt
Ing office under Sir Robert Peel In 1841
as vice president of the board of trade
and master of the mint. Mr. Gladstoiv
was sworn a member of the privy coun
ell. In 1812 Mr. Gladstone succeeded
the Earl of Rlpon us president of tl
board, but resigned that office curly In
1845.
ALLEGIANCE TO PEEL.
In Jnnuary, 1840, Sir Robert Peel nn
nounced his Intention of proposing u
modification of certnln lows. Mr. Glad
stone, who succeeded Iord Stanley In
the post of secretory of state for the
colonies, ndhered to the leader undei
whom he had entered upon mlnlsterlnl
life, resigned his seat for Nowark and
remained for some time out of parlia
ment. In August, 1S47, he wns elected
for the University of Oxford. In the
parliament of 1847-52, the questions of
university reform and the removnl of
Jewish disabilities were agitated. Mr
Gladstone felt that on both these points
the exigencies of the times required
that some concessions should be mnde
He consequently found himself fre
quently opposed to his former friend
nnd eventually separated himself from
the great body of the conservative par
ty In February, 1851. In July follow
ing, Mr. Gladstone was elected for the
university of Oxford. On the forma
tion of the "coalition" ministry, under
the Earl of Aberdeen, In December, 1852.
Mr. Glndstone was first appointed to
the chnncellorshlp of the exchequer
After the breaking up of the Aber
deen administration at the beginning of
1855, Mr. Glndstone at llrst continued
to occupy the Bnme post, but he resign
ed In the course of n few weeks.
For some time Mr. Glndstone, who
held no public office, gave Lord Pnl
merston's ministry nn Independent sup
port. In June, 1859, he nssumed office
under Lord Pulmcrston ns chuncelloi
of the exchequer. In this cupaclty he
was mainly Instrumental In repealing
the paper duty and in promoting the
negotiations conducted by Mr. Cobden
which resulted In the commercial trea
ty between his country and France. Re.
sides being eminent as a class man,
Mr. Gladstone hnd nsqulred celebrity
ns an nuthor. Mr. Gladstone's "Re
marks on Recent Commercial Legisla
tion," published In 1845, while the coun.
try was on the eve of nn Important
change In her commercial system, were
Intended to pave the way for the ex
tensive modlllcntlon in the restrictions
on commerce Imposed by the corn laws.
In 1858 he published nn elaborate work
on Homer, nnd in July, 1861, he wns so
llclted to become n candidate In the
liberal Interest for South Lancashire,
but refused to forsake his former con
stituents. .
Hnvlng been rejected by the universl.
ty of Oxford In the general election In
July, 1865, Mr. Gladstone wns returned
for South Lancashire. After the death
of Lord Palmerston he became leader
of the house of commons, retaining the
chnncellorshlp of the exchequer In
Lord Russell's second administration
Early In the session of 1S66 he brought
In a reform bill nnd a motion on com
mittee having been carried, June 18,
against the government by eleven votes.
Mr. Gladstone nnd his colleagues re
signed. The divisions In the liberal
ranks prevented him from defeating Mr.
Disraeli's reform bill, which he stren
uously opposed.
In the early part of the session of
186S, Mr. Gladstone brought forwnrd
and pnssed through the house of com
mons a series of resolutions, having for
their object the dlsestnbllshment nnd
dlsendowment of the Irish church. The
resolutions were the basis of the Irish
church suspensory bill, which, on May
22. passed a second reading in the lower
house by 321 votes to 25S. but was soon
afterwards rejected In the house of
peers by n majority of 95. At the gen
eral election of 1S6S Mr. Gladstone stood
ns one of the candidates for Southwest
Iincnshlre. After a tierce contest he
was defeated, but his defeat did not
exclude him from the house of com
mons, ns in anticipation of such nn
event, the electors of Greenwich had
returned him by a large majority. On
the resignation of Mr. Disraeli's minis,
try in December, 1S6S, Mr. Gladstone
succeeded that statesman ns first lord
of the treasury.
EVENTS OF HIS RULE.
The principal events of his adminis
tration were the passing of the Irish
church disestablishment net (1869), of
the Irish lanJ act (1870), and of the ele
mentary education act (1870), the aboli
tion of purchase In the army by the ex
erclse of the royal prerogative in con
sequence of nn ndverso vote by the
Mouse of lords on the army teguintu:
bill (1871). the negotiation of the treaty
of Washington lespectlng the Alnbami
claims (is71), the passing of the ballot
act (17J). and the Judicature act (18i3)
l !. princlpil nif-nnurb proposed by th
RiiVfintnetH In 18' wns the university
educntlon (Ireland) bill, which Wns op
posed to the Roman Catholic members
who, voting on this occasion with the
conservatives. Insured the rejection of
the bill by 287 votes ngulnst 234.
Upon this Mr. Glndstone tendered his
resignation nnd Mr. Disraeli was rem
for, but as lie declined to take office, Mr,
Gladstone undertook (March 16) to re
construct the cabinet. In August, 1873,
nfter the close of the sesrilon, the cab
inet was considerably remodeled, Mr
Gladstone assuming the chnncellotHhlp
of the exchequer In addition to his office
of llrst lord of the treasury. On Janu
ary 24, 1874, a fortnight before botl.
houses were to have met for the dis
patch of public business, Mr. Gladstone
took everybody by surprise by an
nouncing the immedlnto dissolution of
parliament and Issuing his nddress t
his constituents nt Greenwich, In which
ho promised to abolish the Income tnx.
At the general election which ensued
the votes were, for tho llrst time, taker
by secret ballot. The result proved
most disastrous to the liberal party.
DISRAELI SUCCEEDS HIM.
Mr. Gladstone resigned nnd Mr. Dls
rnell beenme prime minister. In tit
session of 1S74 Mr. Gladstone, who had
been re-elected for Greenwich, offered
a persistent opposition to public wor
ship regulation bills. On Janunry 13,
1875, three weeks before the assembllnp
of parliament, Mr. Gladstone announceu
In a letter to Earl Garnvllle his deter
mlnatlon to retire from the leadership
of the liberal party. Soon afterwar.i
the marquis of Hartlngton was chosen
by the liberal party to be their Icadei
In the house of commons. Subsequent
ly, however, Mr. Glndstone constantly
took purt In the discussions of that as.
scmbly. On November 15, 1877, he was
elected lord rector of the university of
Glasgow. Mr. Gladstone sent u letter
to the president of the Greenwich lib
eral "five hundred" on March !(, 1876.
stating that he should represent the
borough only until the next general
election. Eaily lu the snme year, 1879
he had been invited to become the
liberal candidate for Midlothian, and
the crowning incident of the electoral
campaign In the ensuing parliament
recess wns his visit to Scotland In con
nection with his purpose of contesting
that county at the general election. He
set out from Liverpool for Edinburgh
on November 24, and from that date
with the exception of two days at Ply
mouth Castle, his life, until his return
to Hnwnrden, on December 9, was a
long succession of enthusiastic recep
tions and unwearied speech-making In
condemnation of the conservative gov
ernment. Mr. Gludstone was successful In his
candidature. When the opposition or
the new house of commons was mad
known it consisted of 439 liberals, 243
conservatives and sixty home rulers,
nnd the Earl of Heaconslleld tendered
his resignation. The mnrquls of Hart
lngton, who had been a leader of the
opposition In the lower house, nnd earl
of Granville, the opposition leader In
the house of peers, were sent for by
her majesty, but they recommended
the queen to entrust the tnBk of form
ing a cabinet to Mr. Gladstone. He
consented to nceept the duty. Mr. Glad
stone himself superadded to Ills duties
as first lord of the treasury the func
tions of chnncellor of the exchequer,
but lie resigned the latter office In 1&93
into the hands of Mr. Chlldcrs. The
history of Mr. Gladstone's second min
istry muy be summed up in three words
Irelnnd, Egypt, France though," of
course, a large number of other mat
ters were long under consideration.
In 1885 Mr. Gladstone was overthrown
by a vote on the budget nnd the con
servatives, undei Lord Salisbury's leud
ershlp, came Into power.
A general election took place In No
vember, Just live months ufter Mr.
Gladstone's defeat, and the liberals
were successful. When Mr. Gladstone
returned to office he announced his
rendlness to Introduce a home rule
measure for Ireland, and this crealct
dissension In the liberal ranks nnO
prncticnlly broke up the party. The
bill was repected by a majority of 30.
Mr. Gladstane then nppenled to th
ceiuntry. but wns overwhelmed as a re
suit. Mr. Gladstone resigned without
meeting parliament and Lord Salisbury
became prime minister for the second
time, on August 3, 18S6.
During 1892 Mr. Gladstone cnrrled ou
yet another most vigorous campaign In
Midlothian. He wns elected, but by a
greatly reduced mnpority, nnd for th
tlrst time he beenme premier.
In April, 1893, Mr. Glndstone moved
the second rending of unother home
rule bill for Ireland in the house of
commons, but the bill wns thrown out
by the lords. During his stny at Biar
ritz, in Februnry, 1894, the London Jour
nnl announced Mr. Gladstone's retire
ment, but the report wns contradicted
In very guarded terms. After his re
turn to England the rumor was renewed
nnd In the midst of the uncertainty Mr.
Gladstone delivered his Inst speech of
prime minister In the house of communi
on March 1, the occasion being the
lords' amendments to the parish coun
cils bill.
The next day his resignation wns
made public, and the discovery that the
premier wns suffering from cataract in
both eyes was given as the chief cause
for such a decisive step.
Mr and Mrs. Glndstone left Londo
for Cnnnes on November 25, 1897, and
arrival at the latter place three day
later. They remnlned there for nearly
eleven weeks, nnd their homeward trir
was begun on the 16th of last Febru
ary and they reached London on the
19th. He has since been slowly dying
Philippine InsurBonts Cooperate
Hong Kong. May 20. The United
States dispatch boat Hugh McCulloch
sailed today for Manila. Prior to her
departure Consul Wildmnn took on
board General Aguinaldo, with Colune'.
Del Plller. his prlvnte secretary; Senor
Leyla and fifteen other rebel leaden?
forming the Insurgent cabinet. Gen
eral Aguinnldo will land nt Cnvite,
where 3.700 troops, it is reported, await
him, nnd will make a complete annihi
lation of Spanish rule in the Philip
pines. General Aguinaldo has promised ti
conduct the campaign on humane lines
and under nbsolute allegiance to Ad
miral Dewey, General Merrltt and Mr.
Williams, late consul at Manila, who,
with Mr. Wili.'man, cnrrled through the
negotiations with the Insurgent refu
gees nt Hong Kong. General Agutnal
do's past record points to his hnvlng
control of the Insurgents and being
nble to prevent n massacre at Manila,
An engagement Is expected in a few
days.
By the will of the late Elizabeth II.
Bales of Fort Chester, N. V the Uni
versity of Michigan comes into posses
sion of $125,000.
The measles have broken out in Camp
Leedy which may embarrass the troops
to some extent.
CUBA.
Dy Joaquin Miller.
Comes a cry up from the water.
From the worm, dusk Antlllei,
From the Lost Atlantis' daughter
Drowned In blood as drowning seas;
Comes ft cry for help In anguish
See her struggles! hear her cries!
Shall she live or shall she languish?
Shall she sink or shall she rise?
She shall rise, by all that's holyl
If the leaders of my land
Lord so high above the lowly
That they dare not rench a hand,
But sit feasting, wnltlng renders
Of handwriting they can't rend
Then the people shnll take leaders
And the leaders shall take heed.
Lo! We flashed white lights of freedom,
Lights that dazzled her dark eyes.
Till she could but yearning heed them,
Reach her hands and try to rise.
Then they etnbbed her, choked her,
drowned her,
Till we scarce could hear a note.
Ah! those rustling chains that bound
herl
OhI these robbers at her throat!
And the knaves who forged the fetters?
Ask five hundred years for news.
Stake and thumbscrews for their bet
ters! Inquisitions! Banished Jews!
Chains and slavery! What remained
Of one red mnn In the land?
Why, these very chains that bind her
Bound Columbia, foot and hand!
Bound the very hnnd that brought them
I' nine and fortune from the wnve,
While he kneeled nnd so besought them i
Mercy for the poor red slave.
These the tyrants without measure
Who cry "Hands orf," and proclaim
They shall torture at their pleasure!
Scorn for such for us the shame.
AN HISTORICAL PARALLEL.
A notable coincidence Is that the de
struction of the Spanish lleet In the bay
of Cadiz by Sir Francis Drake and the
destruction of the tleet in Manila bay
by Dewey took place on the same day , states in a year. The insurance busl
of the same month. The exploit at ness, whenever found nnd of whntever
Cadiz Is reported as having been nchlev- . Kmi s built up on this great law of
cu uii ninu i.i, nut tutu iiavu i uv;e;uiu-
ing to the old style and corresponds to
Mny 1 in the present calendar.
The Baltimore Sun points out a fur-
ther extraordinary parallel between the
cwo actions, uuring i&s. bpnin wns business he enn mnke nn accurate
busy preparing the nrmnda which was statement of how many will ride on an
to overwhelm England nnd which came average each day of the year. On this
to nn Inglorious end the following year, knowledge Is bnsed the rates of fare
Drake knew that In the fortliied har- to be charged and the number of trains
bor of Cadiz there were more than a ( to be run. The same is true of the
hundred Spanish warships, storeshlps proper fixing of freight rates. Because
and transports, nnd vnst quantities of n this line of business, the law of av
materlal gathered for the use of the erages is only partly obeyed, there Is
fleet. On the 12th of April he sailed a urent social waste. But it Is obeyed
from Plymouth with twenty-eight ves
sels, four belonging to Queen Ellza-
beth nnd twenty-four furnished by him-
self and other "gentlemen ndventur-
ers." His own ship, oddly enough, was
called the liucna Ventura
On the 19th of April (May 1 accord-
ing to our calendar) he boldly ran the
gauntlet of the Spanish batteries de- many people will marry nt n certain
fending the harbor mouth, drove the nge, how many children they'll have
Spanish warships under the shelter of the average ralnfnll and temperature
the forts, where subsequently he burn- nn(i a thousand other things. The
ed and sank them and made himself, larger the Held from which the figures
like Dewey, master of the situation. nre gathered, the more sure the results
Like Dewey, he had no troops with Today almost all businesses are es
which to effect a landing nnd occupy tabllshed on this law of averages to n
the city, but entirely at his leisure he greater or less extent, but In the future
burned and destroyed all the Spanish tne obedience to it will reach a finer
vessels and nil the war material which nnd closer degree, nnd ns It does, the
he could not carry away. After re- reward8 'rom a better correlation of In
malnlng In Cadiz bay for eleven days, dustry, an accurate meeting of supply
on the 1st of May he coolly sailed away nnd demand, a more average distrlbu
ngnln, and all this he accomplished, ton wlll produce results in human hup
like Dewey, "without the loss," the his- piness and development never areamad
torlan tells us, "of a boat or a man." f
The parallelism Is nearly as complete "individuals vary but percentages re
as that between two such exploits can main constant.." Governmental meth
be, even down to the particular of such 0a8 are wltrssing n closer application
a victory being achieved without loss. 0f this lew of averages. The world has
Drake's previous performances In tho turned away from government by In
West Indies, where the summer before jivlduals because Individuals vary. It
he had captured and held to ransom 3 turning toward government by the
the cities of San Domingo nnd Cartha- mass because percentages remain con
gena, then ivuch more Important than ,tant. It se-ks stability, constancy. The
Havann, hnd already given him a high movement is elemental in its character
rank among English captnlns. His ex- t S the Inevitable,
plolts In Cadiz bay made him the fore- , , ,,. ., i,, ir,,it,,i,ioi
most naval hero In Europe and of the T? i- .,i Hn m. nprclnt-iS
age. It was the first fatal blow struck J0vernment 'l, "'"&?,? JVT-p ,!
at the military and naval prestige of ?ov,e1!',nnie"t. Tla?fet2 t nn
Spain. It was likened to "singeing the '' thls "'Svioni w l Znl 5
klntr of Snnln's beard " Thomas Carlyle and Sir Thomas Lrs-
In the followlnir vear Drake bore a lne Mf,y xvere not democrats at heart
series of engagements In the English " nd Prop heled of the in
channel, wnlch discomfited and scatter-
ed the great armada and sent It flying
o,rn.mh h Nnrth con hnmoii,.
...ij t,i.
elmsTobecpeaUngltsef The'spa-
lards of today, perhaps, are not Inferior
In courage to their ancestors, but they
exhibit the same traits of lnccmpeten-
ey. The Spanish ships in Queen Eliza-
beth's day were vastly larger, as well
nn mnm n,,mrn.,a fVinn Vho r.n.iiah
vessels which were opposed to them.
Hut tlm Enfr h WS9P s u-pro hpttpr nml
faster sailers, were better handled nnd
the English guns were of longer range
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and henvler caliber. On every occasion
the Spaniards were outmaneuvered.
outsniiP.i nml mitfoucht. nn.i th most
,riiiint iioBno nt ih t,-ii0v, mn.
Ins were frequently achieved without
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loss
these days of modern guns and mod- the state, it will produce a greater sure
em machinery this advantage Is even ly- a greater certainty, a greater accu
more strikingly In favor of our navy. racy.
. . . "Individuals vnry, but percentages re-
Ella Wlard sends me a clipping from rTrn'Inhi'n'cnSnf llv
t.xrnrnh mnniinr, th. ia .nti. to this more stable and constant gov-
suggestive. It Is from the pen of Ed
ward S. Holden, of the Lick Observa-
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U1UL1U IcaUKa UJJ UlUCl LIIUII lliy JL
the heavens yet explored oy human im
agination. It pays:
has well sard that the exclusive study
of material facts leads to an absolute
hatred of life. He goes on to say that
"Darwin admitted that 'fact-grinding'
had destroyed his imagination and
made him nauseate Shakespeare." Go-
ethe thnnked heaven for saving him
from the danger he was once in of
being shut up in the charnel-house of
science. Coleridge spoke gratefully of
Boehme and some other poor mystics
for helping to keep his heart from be-
In withered by facts. All this and
more, Is Just when It 13 applied to men
of science who denl exclusively with
material facts, who dwell continually
on surfaces and Ignore substance: ana
there are many examples that might b
cited. It is a danger of exclusive de
votion that the imagination Is steril-
ip.i fnrPTonrsinnR in nil directions sav
one. When the danger Is once recog- may call for the reference to the
nlzed It is easy to avoid It. The dan- whole people of any law passed by the
ger exists, however, and ought to be legislature. Thus these two actually up.
mentioned in this place." ply the law of averages, the percent-
How the world is changing. There ages which remain constant, to the dl,
wns a time when bare fnctB were the. rect making of the laws. The repre
objects aimed at by all sorts of think- sentatlon system Is Indirect, and with
ers; there was no disagreement on this the spread of bribery, either In the
matter. Accuracy pinning the mind open, rotten kind, or the more subtle,
down to what the eye could see and , insidious and hence dangerous forms
the ear hear was considered the ne plus of social and other influences, it is be
ultra of wisdom. It was a thing that ' coming more nnd more indirect. It is
Involved conrcience, and ven mada , the sport now of this, now of that ln
one's salvation rest on It. The Imagl- dividual and corporate Influence. It Is
nation was Ignored or ridiculed or becoming more and more the individual
hiimiii Tjn ntiA rinmpii that the hst Government which varies. It Is of the
part of the man was in t, nnd that it
was the hope of the wor!d.-Hlea Wll-
nana In Freedom.
A PEOPLES' GOVERNMENT,
"While tho Individual man Is an in
soluble puzzle In the aggregate he be
comes a mathematical certainty. You
enn, for xample, never foretell what
any one man will do, but you can say
with precision whnt on average num
ber will be up to. Individuals vary, but
percentages retrain constant." Speech
of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
"It Is already clear that on whntever
lines the societies of the future are or
ganized, thsy will have to count with
a new power, with the Inst surviving
sovereign force of modern times, the
power of crowds." Gustnve Le Bon.
Slowly, but stealthily, like the emer
gence of some greut rock, as floods sub
side, rises the law of averages as hav
ing been the controlling, though little
recognized, factor In our soclnl evolu
tion, as being the dimly seen and the
weukly grasped tremendous Implement
of modern progress, nB to be the dom
inant law nrrund which the glorious
civilization of the future will be built.
Obey It nnd It becomes your servant
mote powerful than the genii of Alad
din's lamp. Disobey It and the march
of progress leaves you far in the rear.
All prophets, whether of Israel of old
or of our modern times, have, either
Instinctively or with careful study, ap
plied this law of averages to their own
kmmiedge of national characteristics,
and have foretold, never exnet facts,
but the destinies of nations, nnd fore
told thorn correctly.
"Individuals vary, but percentages re
main constant " Great businesses are
ln,,,t "-1 on th, ,nw w,h,l,e neither you
nor I, nor uny other living mnn enn
tell when he will die, yet If you nsk nn
Insurance actunry how many men of a
laige number of a given age and condi
tion of living will die In n year or live
year, he cat foretell with almost abso
lute certainty. While no one knows
where the lightning will -strike, or tor
nado uproot, or fire start, the lire In
surance expert enn tell you so closely
ns to be ubsolutely accurate for all
practical purposes how many of these
disunities will happen In the United
averages.
The passenger ngent of a rfrent rail.
way system cannot tell how many peo
nlp will ride between two stntlons on Ills
road tomorrow, but if he knows ills
The newspaper manager cannot tell
whether you or I will buy his paper to-
morrow, but he can tell how many of
the people in his district will buy, and
number of papers. His business is
based on this law of averages.
By this law statisticians can foretell
how mnnv linnkruntclcn there'll be. how
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'"Vs. that "the last surviving over-
sit"- force is the government by per-
;entages. that
"nil other sources of
uthorlty are "tottering and dlsap-
Pcar-np." while the power of the peo
PIe'8 lncrel18 n?' I11?', ''.l' ." 2
ntlons nre..el"b(, elna L heit, f
he masses." Carlyle has seen. Huge
Democracy wolking t le s reet every-
where in its sack coat," and he prophe-
Ies thnt " will "bullel cities and
con.
uu "u"ui" -"
says that
"alntoo ivnlnl
? les . "HVf "ol laV " ZV I
will ref h a"d statC8. alr.eaily"nd"
s Parini ir.i uence """"
1"J, ncreaslng force and activity.
The larger the field, the more sun
the percentage. The law of averages
vnen applied to businesses, will pro
3uce great returns, but when applied tr
prnment. nnd It finds this In a percent
age government and does not find It In
in individual covernmet. This explains
the persistent and contlnunlly lncreas-
nrti i1
mg activity of the direct legislation ad-
vocates. This uciivny is annosi ni
ways unselfish and self-sacrificing. But
ls ,n..a"0.rhdo VnMt nt fhi ttmL
tlmes-lt is the spirit of the times,
I Direct legislation Is very simple. It Is-
oniy a luuer, nner, stronger uppucu-
Hon of the law of averages to the mak-
Ing of the laws which govern. It mean?
that percentages of the whole people
hall be applied either actually or toe
Uly to the enacting of every law by
which the people are to be governed
In communities too large for all the
voters to assemble and pass on the
laws to govern them, ns Is done In the
town meetings, it is accomplished by
Imperative petitions in what Is known
as the Initiative and referendum. Un
fler the first a reasonable mnority, by
a petition, may start a law which, after
discussion, shall be passed on by the
people. Under the latter, a reasonable
minority of the voters, by a petition
i past. The to-be has Judged It.
I An ex-presldent of the Swiss people
Inns receniiy isaiu umi nunc ic m
office the people defeated some things
which he then thought were for their
good, and he then thought they had
made mistakes, but as the years passed
and he got a proper perspective, he
found they were right every time.
What I or you or some one else hon
estly thinks Is best for the community
mny not be best for it; yet I can never
believe thnt nfter a clear statement
and a full discussion, whnt a majority
of the people think Is best for them,
would really be Injurious for them.
Their decision might not be a wise one
If applied a score of years In the past.
It might not be a wise one to apply a
score of years In the future. But nt tho
time it was decided it would be a wise
one.
The voice of an Individual may seem
as wise as the stars of a winter night,
us profound as the unfathomed sea, as
fresh and glorious ns the summer sun
rise on upland meadows. Yet listen to
the voice of the people, the voice of tho
race, the voice of the nation obscured at
times by the wild clamor of bigots, the
confused clash of contending partisans
and even by the .rords of good m-'n, yet
listen to It nnd you will find thnt In
constancy of good Intentions it Is more
serenely sure thnn the stars of th
night, in a full knowledge of need nnd
conditions It Is more profound than
the unfathomable ocean. In the wisdom
which acts, often, without talking, it
holds the to-be In Its enfolding care and
opens It on fresher sundlpcs than this
weary world has seen. Verily, it mora
truly utters the voice of God than nny
other known mouthpiece here below.
Let us clear away by direct legislation
the obstructions which stlflle the voice
of the people, which Hinder the law ot
averages from producing the best re
sults in our governments methods.-
Michael Davttt's Warning.
Chamberlain in his recent speech ap
pealing for an nlllance between Eng
land and the United States insulted
Irishmen by referring to Irish horns
rule as an "unclean thing."
Make the insult known to the 25,
000,000 Americans who are lienit and
soul with the republic today against
European p wc-r, as were their kith and
kin with Washington, Jackson and Lin
coln against England.
"The nlllonce Is wonted solely for
selfish Biltlsh ends. It Is desired by
England, not for the sake of the United
States, but against Russia, who sent
her lleet to American wateis and put
her ships nt the service of President
Lincoln, when England, for the third
time, wns plotting and actively engaged
in the effort to destroy the republic.
America will surely never join In a
coalition ngnlnst France nnd Russia
In order to rake British chestnuts out
of the fire. The rumors of a European,
coalition against the United States are
purely a fabrication "made In Englnnd"
for American consumption, the object,
of course, being to promote the much
desired and, for England, the much
needed nlllance.
It Is an Intuit to America to insin
uate that she is not nble to defend her
her own shores without British help.
MICHAEL DAVITT.
"After all," remarked the Kohnck:
Philosopher, aggressively, "and, in spite
of all the assertions to the contrary,
It Is easy enough to be happy, though
married.
"The matter has been discussed and
debated and thrashed over, ad Inflnltl
buB, as you might say, in public meetln'
and private Jangle, and in columns and
columns of print, by long-haired men
and short-haired women, on the ros
trum and everywhere else that you cun
think of, even in monologue In tho
sanctity of the bedchamber while the
nominal sheik of the family kept his
weary head burled beneath the cover-i
lids; and, yet, despite all the good
breath and costly Ink that have been
expended on the subject, It Is, to most
minds, still a debatable point.
"But, after havin' given the" matter
my attention for about three minutes, I,
discovered that there was nothing In it
to debate about: no two sides to it. If,
a woman gits all she wants to wear nntl.
a man gits all he wants to eat, they u
be happy in this life, married or not
murrled. If they don't, they won't;
and that's all there is to it.' '
" 'Stranger,' I asked an old mnn.i
smoking In his doorway, 'how long will
It take me to walk to the next town?"
He eyed me quizzically.
" 'Walk on.' he said, with a wave
of the hand townward.
"Yes," I know which road, but how
long will It take me to walk there?' I'
asked again.
" 'Walk on!' he repeated, stolidly.
" 'But can't you tell me how long It!
will take me to reach the town?' I
quizzed, Impatiently.
" 'Walk on, he said again, and I did'
walk on, with a muttered Imprecation
on his stupidity.
" 'Young man,' he called after I had
gone a few yards, and I turned impa
tiently. " 'I Just wanted to tell you that If you
keep up that gait you'll get there In
naif an hour!"
" 'Then why In the name of all the
'urles couldn't you have told me that
oefore?' I demanded, somewhat hotly.
"He removed his pipe to blow a vol
ume of smoke skyward, and answered
coolly:
" 'How the dickens did I know how
fast you could walk?' "
There Is a man up In Michigan who
has as much common sense as all tho
rest of the politicians of that state
put together. His name Is Governor
Plngree. Governor Plngree says that a
man who hns a dependent family, moth
er or sister, should stay at home and
take care of them; that he can hardly
expect to do It on $13 a month, the
magnificent sum paid our country's de
fenders. For this he Is sneered at. The
number of our people that want to
shirk their responsibilities Is very
larne. With three or four million men
out of employment to whom a war or
anything else would be a godsend,
there Is no need of n man throwing up
his Job on the excuse thnt he must
run to his country's call. His country
doesn't call him. It has plenty with
out him. The man that does his duty,
no matter how humble, Is a hero. Once
more. Governor Plngree, ns a man of
common sense, we salute thee.
Mr. N , a struggling lawyer In n
smnll town In Ohio, received a call from
a farmer who wanted legal ndvlce. Ac
cording to the "Youth's Companion,"
Mr. N took down a much-used vol
ume from his small book-case, and gave
the required ndvlce, for which he
charged the modest sum of three dol
lars. His client "janded him a five-dollar
bill. Mr flushed as he
passed his Angers nervously through Ills
pockets, nnd his embarrassment in
creased as he continued his search
among the papers on his desk. "Well,"
said neTTiklng down the law book
again, and turning over the pnges. "I'M
givt you two dollars worth of advice."
Jones If the colonel Is to be believed
he loves his country passionately.
Smith Well, the country ls rlah, and
I guess he Is after some of the money.
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