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About The Conservative (Nebraska City, Neb.) 1898-1902 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1902)
/ : l'V ? * v - " , * . 1 The Conservative * Palma nnd Oubn PALMA liavo agreeably sur- AND CUBA , prised us. Palma's cabinet seems so f well-chosen that many of his political enemies have felt constrained to express their confidence in him. But even before the appointment of these good men to positions in the of ficial family , Cuba's attitude toward Palma had changed wonderfully. At the time of the election many of his adherents were in a purely negative frame of mind. They voted for him , not because he possessed their confidence and esteem , but because Ins opponents iu the political field failed to win pop ular approval. Palma was the most un fortunate of candidates a compromise. They voted , not for him , but against the others. Probably it was the joy of possessing a real , living , breathing , president of their own that thrilled the Cuban blood and converted the island ers into one vast group of merrymakers , singing their greeting to their first chief. Whatever may be the cause , the effect of the universal expression of confidence in Palma is to strengthen the newly- laid foundation of the Cuban govern ment , and , as he is well known to be friendly with the United States , to es tablish a mutual confidence between this nation and its off-spring. Governor General Wood also receives his full share of adoration from the Cubans , and the friendship between himself and the new president does away with the possibility of any fric tion between America and Cuba , or Cuba and Wood , which is the same thing. The president's cabinet is as follows : Diego Tamayo , nationalist , secretary of government , a new portfolio. Sefior Tamayo will have charge of the rural guard , sanitation , the administra tion of the postoffices and signal ser vice. He was formerly an autonomist , but lately joined the rebellion ; was head of the revolutionary board and has been secretary of state since the Ameri can occupation. Carlos Zaldo , republican-autonomist , department of state and justice. Sefior Zaldo is a well known business man. He was at one time a supporter of Juan Gualberto Gomez , "the black revolutionist. " 'Emilio Terry , independent , depart ment of agriculture. Sefior Terry is a wealthy sugar plant er of high character. Manuel Luciano Diaz , nationalist , department of public works. Sefior Diaz , who had charge of the works at Matanzas during the Ameri can occupation , is an engineer of abil ity. ity.Eduardo Eduardo Yero , nationalist , depart ment of instruction. Sefior Yero was superintendent of schools during the American occupa tion. tion.Garoia Garoia Moneto , republican , a lawyer of standing , department of finance. It was an oxceed- 60NE BUT NOT ingly pretty tableau FORGOTTEN. and the audience boisterously applaud ed until the stage manager ran the curtain up and turned on the red ight to give them another view of ; he angel. But the angel seemed to have some lecidedly unaugelical ideas about ac commodating people for she wasn't ihore , and all the spectators saw was lier wings tacked to a board , in front of which the stage manager had ex pected her to stand , as usual. The stage was set ; the tinseled scenery , and glowing lights startled the ob server with their brilliancy and mag- lificonce ; bu * ; the angel , the center piece , the only living figure , was missing , and the shallowiiess of the whole show was exposed. The curtain will soon be rolled up , and the political tableaux of 189(5 ( and 1900 will be repeated. The stage settings are to be as superb as ever , ; he light as glowing , but whore once stood the life of the picture , will be seen only a pair of frayed and tattered silver wings tacked to a board. The angel will be missing. Our inquiry of QUEER. the other day as to what became of bho Russian thistle scare is easily answered.ve learn that this thistle , once so dreaded as a pest , has all of a sudden become a crop staple. There is one definition of a weed , "A plant whoso use to man has not yet been discovered. " This seems to apply to the vegetable in question. Owing to its unpre possessing appearance and the rapid ity of its spread , the Russian thistle was viewed with alarm by agricul tural experts all over the country , but now they claim that it is a rival of alfalfa as a hay-producing plant. It is cut , wilted , bunched and stacked very much like alfalfa , and when cured it is said to be soft and green , and both acceptable and nutritious to cattle. The prediction is made that it will bo a very valuable crop for the arid belt. As this is the last POSITION DE- issue of this journal FINED. in which matters political will bo treated , it may be well to dispel all doubt about our position by saying that The Conservative lias been and is opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of six teen to one , either with or without the consent of any nation on earth , or all of them , or nations on any adjacent planet. We make this frank statement so that those who may have entertained doubts as to our position may cease idle speculating. Mr. Nixon seems NIXON REGAINS to be the one man CONSCIOUSNESS , in the United States who has labored under the delusion that he , not' * Oroker , was Tammany's chief. Having been duly enlightened xipon this point by having one of his pets suppressed at the suggestion of the Lord of Wantage , Mr. Nixon promptly resigned and re fused to receive a vote of confidence. Which proves that Tammany has had a man in the chieftain's seat who had the spirit of a born leader , and only needed ihe support of the club to make his ad ministration one of great profit to the organization. General Woyler NEVER WHIPPED has been heard THEM. from on affairs Inlippinistic. He dolorously predicts that tne Mores will be hard to conquer , and adds that in his dealings with them they never know when they are whipped. Probably an explanation of this may bo found in the fact that iu his deal ings with them they never had an op portunity to know that they were whipped. Dr. Herbert Fish , CAUSE OR of North western EFFECT ; University , pre sents statistical proor or tne alleged tact that students who smoke cigarets lose their moral and mental strength. He might better have said that students , losing their moral and mental strength , smoke cigarets. His theory is certainly groundless , for when a boy smokes cigarets that is prima facie evidence that ho has no mental or moral strength to lose. The military man- PRECAUTIONARY darin who leads the EXECUTIONS. present rebellion in China , killed his family before launching the enter prise , for fear they would bo pun ished in the event of a failure. The political relatives of Senator Mason have killed him before enter ing into the state campaign , for fear they would bo punished in the event of his failure. The American system is decidedly the better. If you will have CERVERA it that there was a NOMINATED , heroic admiral at Santiago , why not Cervera ? He took up his sword en thusiastically , wore it with credit , and , when the proper time came , surrendered it gracefully. What more could mortal man do with a sword ? JTl