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Halilng coinpany , IxMiiR 'Inly imniji. My * Hint Hie
i nolunl number of full ntnl i-otnplclo copies of tlio
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during llio month of January , 16M. WILD an tot-
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Sworn lo before mo nnd RUtacrllnM In my
preRence tilts 3d day or Ktlirunrv. U90.
( Seal. ) N. P. I'HIIj. Nolnry Public.
KH IVrUins pnilstvs Omulm'a union
depot an "out of .siKlit. " Kli'rt praise Is
of tlie sort tlmt damns.
In the Interval Conio'p.ssmnn Mercer
Js sticking lo business In Washington
nnd pushing his various bllla forward
peg by pog.
The Nebraska ntnto law against prl/.o
lighting should be enforced , lint the
ofllcers to enforce It are the county au
thorities. It Is not necessary for the
governor to call out the militia.
The police commission has not enough
money Jo maintain a police force ample
to protect life and properly , but It has
enough money to place favorites on
the retired list with a liberal pension
for doing nothing.
The dentil of Conjrp Hiiiin ! Grain of
Texan will clve the people a chance to
eee whether the limitation for the reform
of the costly congressional fiinurals lias
hnd any appreciable effect upon the
authorities In position to apply the
remedy.
Compared with the data given In the
warden's report of the cost of main
taining the convicts In the slate's prison ,
the profits of ox-Contractor Dorian , with
-10-conts-a-day subsidy from the
state , must have been something worth
hanging onto.
With Senator Fryo as president pro
tompbro of the senate , Speaker Heed
presiding over the house and Congress
man Dlnglcy guiding the ways and
means committee the state of Maine
seems already to have taken everything
In sight except the presidency.
If the charter amendments favored by
the Douglas delegation In the legisla
ture Increasing the pay of each patrolman
"
man on the police force by $10 had
become law the police commission
would have insisted on having the pro
ceeds of the whole -11-111111 levy.
Ono way of extending the visiting
veterans a cordial greeting is to show
interest In their meetings , receptions
nnd eamptires by attending them. A
good representation of prominent local
business men should be present at
gatherings in which they take part.
If Vice President Stevenson still
harbors the Idea tlmt he ought to bo
the heir apparent lo the democratic
throne he and his friends ought to
lose no time In Informing William It.
Morrison that Illinois cannot have more
than one favorite son at a time in the
tleuiocratlc national convention.
AniiouiieomoiUH are being made from
day to day that the delegates from this
Kouthern slate or tlmt southern slate
nro for this or tlmt man for the presi
dency. . No one , however , can rely on
this Information as the basis of his
computation. The only authentic an
nouncement of the votes of the south
ern delegates to the conventions will be
the annouiiei'tni'nt by the secretary'how
It Is recorded on the otllelal ballot.
There Is apparently nothing danger
ous or even Ihiealenlng In the Indian
pow-wow In progress at tlio Hue Kldge
agency. Tim Indians contemplate only
the peaceable petitioning for .redress
of alleged grievances. White men have
this privilege guaranteed them by the
constitution , and there Is no ivason
Why anyone should Interfere with this
meeting of Indians so long as they go
quietly about their own buslne.su.
There Is fair prospect of the early
completion of a motor line to Klorence.
The necessity for midi extension has
been apparent for years. The destina
tion of the rend is to be Forest Lawn
cemetery , and funeral trains will bo
run from the city. This Innovation wilt
greatly reduce the cost of funerals , a
consideration of the utmost Importance
at this time. It will also bring Into
closer communication one of the most
beautiful suburban towns In the vicin
ity of Omaha.
Walter Halelgh Vaughn's bill to pen
sion ex-slaves has bobbed up once mnro
In congress , being Introduced this time
by Senator Thurston "by request , " and
with a special disclaimer of responsi
bility for it. Wo think the bill could
now bo conveniently dropped , as Sir
Walter Itnlelgh Vaughn has sold as
many negroes with as many copies of
his famous ? r > book as can bu disposed
of. If ex-slaves only continued to be
born every day them might be u peren
nial market for that $5 book.
.tiniMt.nt i.ixrot.x
. . . . ,
Todny Is Hie eighty-seventh anniver
sary of the birthday of Abraham Lin
coln. It will bo observed ns a losral
holiday In the states of New York , New
Jersey , Illinois and Washington , while
at many banquet tables In many states
the memory of this great man next
to Washington the most Imposing and
the most revered character In American
hlstory--\\lll be duly honored. It has
been proposed to make I'Ybruary 12 a
national holiday , and sooner or later
this may bo done , the only objection to It
being that It comes so near the anni
versary of Washington's birthday. Hut
in any event the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln does not need thin recognition
In order to Insure its observance by his
countrymen. Appreciation of the great
qualities of Lincoln , admiration of his
character , and gratitude for the mighty
work ho accomplished , grow with the
passing years , and there Is no danger
that so long as the republic Ktand.s , or so
long as fri'i ! Institutions are cherished ,
that the memory of the emancipator of
a race and the savior of his country will
fade from the minds of men or cease
to command their affection and rever
ence.
Great Interest has been developed
| within a few years in the study of the
'
'character of Abraham Lincoln , In the
Investigation of those elements that
were so mixed In him as to give him a
distinct Individuality more marked and
uuiqii" than llmt of any other man
who was ever prominent or distin
guished in American public life. He
was a many-sided man , but on no side
was Lincoln other than an entirely
good man. A chanicl 'rlstie which con
stantly obtruded Itself , often to the
great annoyance if not disgust of the
members of his olliclal household , upon
whom the burdens of state rested heav
ily , was his quaint humor , his readiness
to tell a story or to make an application
of some funny Incident In his experi
ence to the most serious matter. lie
was much ridiculed and condemned
for this , but all now understand that
it was by tills means Lincoln found
relief from a strain greater than was
ever imposed upon any other man In
our history. No man could be more
serious than he and his seriousness was
profound and nil-engrossing , but his na-
lure could not dwell perpetually under
a cloud. It needed some sunshine and
this he found in occasional sallies of
humor. Lincoln was a man of tender
nature. All his Instincts were humane
and kindly. He was easily moved toy
an appeal from the humble and help
less. Yet he could be ns lirm as ada
mant and immovable as the rock-ribbed
hills when firmness was demanded. lie
could and often did temper justice with
mercy , but never witli any sacrifice or
surrender of right.
Lincoln was tin orator whose rank
among Americans Is , In the opinion of
most competent Judges , second only to
tlmt of Daniel Webster. In the judg
ment of so capable an authority as
Thomas IJ. Heed there seems to be
nothing even In Webster to equal that
sublime recognition of the justice of the
living God , even In the midst of chas
tisement , which Is contained In Lin
coln's second inaugural. "That passage
seems to have the power of the bible , "
says Mr. Heed in au article in the
Philadelphia Press , "and the words
seem as consecrated as If they had been
the words on which our hearts and
our fathers' hearts had hung for 2,000
years. " While the fame of Lincoln as
an orator will always rest , as Mr. Heed
suggests , on the two Inaugurals and
tlie speech at Gettysburg , everything
that lias been preserved of his utter
ances is worth reading , for Lincoln
never gave careful expression to his
views without saying something of
value. Ills masterly debate with Doug
las is a rich mine of political ideas nnd
principles , many of which are as valu
able now as when they were spoken.
Of the patriotism of Abraham Lin
coln the world needs no new evidence.
His love for and devotion to free Insti
tutions was profound , intense , bound
less. He had also an unfailing faith in
the survival of those Institutions and
In the grand destiny of the republic ,
which had Its basis in a perfect faith
in divine providence. There has re
cently been some controversy regard-
jug Lincoln's religion , but there can be
iio doubt of his belief In the bible and
In the cardinal doctrines of Christi
anity. His whole course of life and all
that he ever said attest this.
Hannibal Ilamlln once said : "There
cannot be any exaggerated estimate of
Mr. Lincoln. No doubt he made mis
takes , and he was the first to admit
them. lie had less of self-consequence
than any man of ability I ever saw ,
but he Is not to bo Judged by occasional
mistaken , but by his whole career , his
purposes and his achievements. " So
judged , Abraham Lincoln was one of
the greatest , noblest and most heroic
characters the world has known.
TIIK Ki : ' ItKUlMi : IK CU1IA ,
General Weyler has assumed his
duties as commander-ln-clilof of the
Spanish forces In Cuba and according
to the dispatches the effect has been
to greatly raise the spirits of the Span
ish sympathizers. I'ndonbtedly they
expect great things of the new com
mander and there Is every reason to
believe that he will do ills very best to
Justify their confidence. The proclama
tions Issued by General Weyler are ,
however , unexpectedly moderate In
tone. Hit promises a vigorous prosecu
tion of the war and the punishment
with all the rigor that the law exacts
those who In any way shall help tiie
enemy , but there Is nothing in these
proclamations to Indicate that he In
tends to adopt a policy In contravention
of the rules of civilized warfare , It
would not lie safe , however , to give full
faith to these public utterances. Cam-
pos was relieved of the command In
Culm because he would not yield to the
demand of the Spanish party there for
the adoption of a policy of extreme se
verity toward the hiMirgonts , and if
Weyler desires to remain In command
he will bo compelled to make some con
cessions to this parly , U has already
shown that It has Inllnenco at Madrid
and there is no reason to suppose tlmt It
will demand less of Weyler than It did
of Campos. If all Is true tlmt Is said
of Weyler , he will not be Indisposed to
listen to the demands of tUo Spanish
, hut , on the contrary , wl'l '
be found ready to go as far ns they mny
dexlre , nnd po-wlhly farther.
The policy of the new rfglnif u'lll be
watched with profound Interest by all
who syiupathl/.o with the Insurgent
cause and If it shall prove to be ns ap
prehended there will be a fresh out
burst of feeling favorable to the Insur
gents tlmt cannot fall to be helpful to
them. The Spanish government has
been made aware of the sentiment In
this country respecting any policy of
cruelty or unusual severity In the treat
ment of the Cuban patriots , so that If
it permits such a policy to be Inaugu
rated it must be prepared for action on
the part of our government tlmt will
at least give the Insurgents n status as
belligerents. Perhaps this consldeYa-
lion may have some Inllucncc In modi
fying the plan which It was understood
General Weyler had arranged for his
Cuban campaign.
. , l77.iV7VI AXD OJM7M.
In a progressive , enterprising con
munity like Omaha there can be n
such word as fall In any undertakin
that enlists the active support of all 11
public-spirited citizens. The propose
Transmlsslsslppi exposition doubtlcs
surpasses In magnitude every othe
project that has been taken In ham
by our people. Its successful accom
pllshment will tax the best energies o
the representative business men wh
have assumed the responsible task o
planning and executing tlie work. I
will also call for the cordial cooperation
tion of tlie people of the whole state.
We make bold to assert tlmt th
Transmlsslsslppi exposition will In m
particular suffer by comparison wltl
the recent Cotton States exposition
What Atlanta has done In 1S05 Omnln
can and will do in 1S)3. ! ) In many re
spccts Omaha starts out with grea
advantages over Atlanta. It has i
larger population to begin witli am
has a tributary country of much greate
resources. The sum total raised bj
tlio citizens of Atlanta by stock sub
scrlptlon and donation was a trllle les
limn $125,000. Omaha raised nearlj
? 1K,000 ( ) last year for the state fair
The city of Atlanta contributed .fTfi.OOO
In money and the county cxpendei
about ? L r > ,000 for roadways and Im
provements. With the requisite leglsla
tloti next winter Omaha and Douglas
county can readily duplicate this sub
sidy. Tlie state of Georgia votet
$20,000 for a state building and ex
lilbit , but paid out only" $17,500. The
state of Nebraska will scarcely hosltak
to Invest $50,000 In the Transmississipp
exposition. Eight states made appro
prlhtlons ranging from $10,000 to $20 ,
000 each for the .Atlanta exposition am
congress appropriated $200,000 for tha
purpose. There are twenty-four states
and territories west of the Misslsslpp
and not less than two-thirds of these
or eighteen states , can be counted 01
to make liberal appropriations for ex
hlblting their resources at Omaha
What Uncle Sam has done for Atlanta
and the cotton states he cannot refuse to
do for Omaha and the transinisslssipp
country. In round numbers 1,200,000
people passed through the gates of the
Atlanta fair during the period that i
was open to the public. It is safe to
predict tlmt more than 2,000,000 peopk
will avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to view tlie Traiismississippi ex
position in the same time. Iowa and
Nebraska alone will send in 1,000,000
visitors without really overtaxing them
selves.
As already stated , the ability of
Omaha to match Atlanta Is not open
to question. Omaha will excel Atlanta
as much , if not more , than Atlanta ex
celled New Orleans. What is now re
quired is for its citizens to come for
ward and second the efforts of tlie di
rectors of the exposition by stock sub
scriptions. The subscription list should
reach at least the $100,000 mark within
tlie next thirty days , so as to enable
our congressional delegation to give as
surance tlmt we are In earnest and
ready to proceed witii the practical
work.
T11K 1IIUT1XI1
It is expected tlmt the session of
the Hritlsh Parliament , which opened
yesterday , will be of unusual Interest
and Importance. Not only are there
commanding questions of domestic con-
coin which the party in power will lie
called upon to consider , but the grave
International Issues and complications
tlmt have developed since the close of
the last session will demand attention
from Paillament , and as to some of
these the liberals are pretty sure to
mnke themselves troublesome to the
majority.
The so-called queen's speech Is chiefly
noteworthy for taking an optimistic
view of all the International issues In
which Great Ilritain is Involved. It ex
presses a trust that further negotiations
will lead to a satisfactory settlement of
the Venezuelan case ; it Is hopeful re
garding reforms In the Armenian prov
inces of Turkey , and It Is sanguine that
everything will hereafter bu satisfac
tory in tlie Transvaal. All of which
may have a reassuring effect upon the
llrltish mind. In regard to the policy
of the government , as outlined in the
speech , the extension of naval defenses
Is urged and there will no dllllcnlty In
securing the necessary appropriations
for this purpose. It is also contem
plated to do something for the agricul
tural producers of England , whoso con
dition Is about as bad as It well could
be. With their great majority the
unionists will undoubtedly bo able to
carry through any measure they pro
pose , but some of them will encounter
vigorous opposition.
President Cleveland has no doubt ad
vanced himself a peg in the estimation
of thii Washington correspondents who
discounted In advance his appointment
of Mr. Uhl to succeed the late * Mr.
Itunyon as ambassador to Germany.
If there Is one thing tlmt delights a
Washington correspondent more than
another It Is to make a prediction of
some forthcoming event and have It
come true.
Maceo , the Cuban revolutionary gen
eral , is a negro , and the greater part
of his armed following consists of ne
groes. They are fighting for Cuban
Independence of Spain. What they are
accomplishing In the military field Is an
IniUi.itluii of Hi * assist nice the I nlted
1 Stiiti-fl may ir-xpnct from Its negro
troops and V HIIMM-H should occasion
iirlw to call -ilipoii the people of this
country to take up arms In defense of
their liberties. , , , '
And now Onmlln Is to have a bicycle
show , where 'llrj'1 ' In test fads of wheel
makers and pvijw.novelty . that Inventive
minds have cfnUrtved will be put upon
exhibition , injjjmly a straw showing
tlie extniordumry Interest taken In
everything iwrtn'lnlng to the bicycle
this season. IV " , is freely predicted tlmt
more wheels "will be purchased In
Omaha this year than during any two
years heretofore. What was once n
fad has come to be n craze. Everybody
wants a wheel.
The expulsion of Knights of Labor
from the local branch of the American.
Federation of Labor Is said to bo due
to the fact tlmt the knights Insist upon
dabbling In politics. This may or may
not be true. At any rate a disposition
to dabble In politics has wrecked many
a labor union , and It Is likely tlmt local
organizations do not differ widely from
those of other cities. . The knights , how
ever , disclaim the charge , and they are
entitled to their denial.
AVIifiDuiilit IVr
Chicago Tribune.
Nobody iloubtp that tlioro Is plenty ot
KoM In Colorado. Tlio doubt la us to tlio
oxlrionco ot ROM In mining stoclj.
The UIII--TI-KK | ! < MStatesman. .
Indl.mnpollH Join mil.
Hoprcsxsntntlvo liarrett of Massachusetts
seems to bo constantly on the outlook for
an opportunity to make a spectacle of liltn-
B3\t. \ Tuo IJarrctt variety of statesmanship
Is that of a halr-sprliiR trigger attached tea
a Hint-lock blunderbuss.
COIIKITSMIIIMII KCIII'M Halo.
Washington Pott.
Mr. Kcm of Nebraska Is the posrossor of
n line hrad cf golden red hair , but ho la n
deep , dyeit-ln-thc-wool silver man. When
ho arose to speak on Friday a hiember re
marked to Representative 1'erklns of Iowa :
"Thero In a man for the \vlilto metal. "
"Yes. " said Perkins , "tinder a gold
standard. "
I > lKri > NNr < l l > jIlcliM Tnotlcx.
Kansas City Star.
General Marln , acting captain general of
Cuba , objects to the military tactics of the
Insurgents aa "dishonorable , " Inasmuch as
they avoid a fight where the chances are
asalnjjt them. The Insurgents must be ex
cused on the ground of poverty ; with Im
proved resources and especially some field
artillery they will turn around and thrash
General Marln according to tlio rules of war
and In the highest style of the art.
Wlicrvln Viiii > xiit > la IK Sound.
Ololw-Dcmocrat.
There Is one coed reason why the United
States should feel krndly toward Venezuela ,
and that Is that , SUK Is sound on the monny
question. Her . .currency IP kept on a par
with the best In the world. Gold Is the stand
ard of valus , and sllViCr Is coined only to the
extent of the Koyernjyent's ability to redeem
It In gold. This , ! If probably ono of the
raaaons why she Is unwllling- surrendfr
her gold-producing territory to Great Britain.
VetoraiiM Upliljlii
'
Outside of national nnd state legislation ,
the votes ot tliospcople have shown how the
old soldiers are Eregarded. of the five men
elected to the presidency since 1865 all but
one were ex-sqldlers/ the union army. ,
About the same ; proportion holds as to gov
ernors of states and to all other j elective
ofllcors. It Is , therefore , quite unnecessary
to pass rjdlculous , and unconstitutional acts ,
ostensibly 'In the"lnterest , but 'really 'to Ihe
Injury , of the , men who bore armu In any
great war.
TJic Anthracite Sum-czu.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The great coal kings have combined and
agreed to restrict the output of anthracite to
C.500,000 tons this year. The leading dealers
have promptly seconded the act by raising
the price of coal. They want less coal and
more money. The consumer can easily see
where he will comt > In. Is such a combina
tion just and legal ? Is there no law and no
ofllclals who will enforce the law as It Is ? It
Is reported that the present combination has
a capital of $1,802,000,000 behind It , led by
Morgan and the Vandorbllts.
\ < > t n Illval , hut n Lender.
New York Sun.
Sir Charles Dllke has Informed a Berlin
newspaper that Kngland has no fear of Ger
many's rivalry In the manufacturing Indus
tries or In foreign trade. In both of which
"England fears but one rival , the United
State * . " This long-headed Englishman is
astute. Thla country lias already beaten
England In some of the manufacturing Indus
tries , nnd Is her rival In nearly all of them.
It has beaten her In some of the world's
markets , and will beat her In more of them.
It Is not in the Interest cf mankind that
England should control foreign trade.
Tin- Don Hi of ( i > iital Gllilion.
llaltlinore Sun.
There will he universal regret over the
announcement of the death of General John
Gibbon , In this city. As a soldier Goucril
Gibbon made a reputation as ono of the hard
est fighters In the Army of the Potomac ,
and Gtbbon'y division was recognized as one
of the most reliable divisions In that great
army. Afterward General Gibbon distin
guished himself by conducting successful
campaigns against hostile Indian tribes. In
social life ho was highly esteemed for hla
genial , companionable qualities , and In con
versation ho was always entertaining and
nt'tructlve. Among General Gibbon's most
ntlmato friends wcro gentlemen who fought
on the confederate sldo during the late civil
var.
THIS SEED SOAXDAL.
Sound nnd IjutvCul UIMIHOII for Alinn-
donlnt ? < Ji < - DlHlrlbiitlon.
Chicago Tilbunc.
Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Mor
on makes out n strong .case for his omission
o buy and distribute certain seeds , said by
omo persons to be required by law. The re
quirement of the law Is that the- purchase
and distribution shall .Jjo confined to euch
uoeds as are rare und "uncommon to the couu-
ry , or such as can bo made moro useful by
requont changes-frnnr one part of our coun-
ry to another ; and that for trees , plants ,
hrubs , vines and cuttings It shall bo con-
In ed to ouch ns are adapted to general cultl-
atlon and to promote the general Interest of
lortlculturo and aarlodlturo throughout the
Jnltod StatoD. The secretary gays this duty
us been attended to so thoroughly that In
econt years the vast majority of the so-called
law beedu and pUhtasiro merely old varieties
under now nanieir JVJinost no seed rare or
uncommon to th u oijmry | a found by the de-
lartment anywhere In tlio world , and for
nany years the purchases were only possible
under a liberal construction of the provisions
or "such seeds aa can bo made moro profit-
bio by frequent changog from ono part of
ur country to another. " NOW varieties of
ecds and plantsnv4So there are any , can
to chtalncd at tUi iwtfent tlmo much moro
eadlly by bkllleJ. , , pmctlcal botanists and
lortlculturlt'ts ' than by the department , and
It ls a fact that when such commercial
genoles find anything now they are not apt
o toll It to the department of agriculture at
ny price. " But It-fs uoneially stated and
lellevcd that unicrupulous dealers make a
luMness of selling to the department their
Id oeJs and their surplus utock failures ,
'urthermoro , not ono In a thousand of those
ho have received wed hag made any report
f results , though etch Is requested to make
uch report ; not ono of the olliclal roportu
ram the department in several years past
iay pointed out a single Instance of benefit
ccrulng to agriculture from the seed dls-
rlbutlon ; not one of the hundreds of papers ,
lostly agricultural , recc-lved at the depart-
lent has ever printed a tingle wcrd com-
icndatory of the distribution ; hut many of
hem have pertinently ridiculed It , moet of
iem have earnestly condemned It , and nu-
loroufagrlcultural bodies have adopted reso-
utlons In opposition to the policy.
I WALLER IS TO BE RELEASED
French Government Grants the Eoqnest of
tlio United States.
REVIEW OF THE TESTIMONY AGAINST HIM
to Have Ili-i-n .Siilllctriit to
Wnrrimt HM | Conviction Also
( lulHy of rinmlcrliiK nil
1'itiito.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 11. Ambassador
Uustls has been Instructed to accept tlio
offer of tlio French government to release
cx-Uiilt ° d States Consul Waller from further
Imprisonment and pardon his ofTcnro on con
dition that the affair he thereby turmlintod
between France and tlio United Stairs and
that the latter make no claim In behalf ut
the prisoner , based upon his an cat , con
viction or Imprisonment.
Waller may , however , sue In tne French
courts for damages for 111 treatment.
These facts showing tlio nmlcablo termina
tion of the cilebrnteil Waller Incident ap
pear In the correspondence sent to both
houses of congress today by the president
In answer to resolutions of Inquiry upon the
subject.
In his message transmitting the Waller
coircapondence , President Cleveland says :
"It will be seen upon examination , as would ,
of course , be expected , that there Is a slight
conflict of evidence upon some of the fea
tures of Mr. Waller's case. Nevertheless ,
upon a fair and Just cons deration of nil the
facts , and especially In view of Mr. Waller's
own letter , the conclusions set forth In the
report of the secretary of state do not appear
to leave any reasonable doubt , nor to leave
open to the executive any other course of
action than that adopted and acted upon
as therein stated. It Is expected that Mr.
Waller's release from imprisonment will bo
Immediately forthcoming. "
I'LUNUKUED AN ESTATE.
Accompanying the correspondence , which
Is voluminous , Is a report of Secretary Olney
summarizing Us feature and explaining the
reasons which animated the executive In ter
minating the incident as above described.
In the beginning tlio secretary gives the
history of the Crockett case , showing that
Wc.ller , while United States consul at To-
matavc , acting as administrator of the estate
of Crockett , a deceased United States citi
zen , \\ns guilty of maladministration ; that
when Mr. Wetter took charge of the con
sulate In January , 1S91 , Waller had dis
appeared and the consular records were In
great confusion. Wetter caused a civil suit
to bo brought against Waller on account
cf the Crockett estate and before n court
composed of Consul Welter , Mr. Celdart
( Walter's Intimate friend ) and Messrs. Ulder
and Howe. Waller was convicted of gross
mismanagement of the estate , of abuse and
neglect of trust and removed from the po
sition of administrator , besides being ordered
to nnkc good the sum of $1,901 and Interest
to the Crockett heirs. Wetter atkcd leave
of the State department to prosecute Waller
criminally and the department replied that
It could give no specific Instructions.
Touching the Waller concession ho says ,
referring to a letter from Wetter , dated
AptII last : "This same letter contains an
allusion to the Waller rubber concession land
grant near Fort Dauphin , after Indicating
various ways In which money may have been
spent to secure the concession , but no evi
dence to that effect is reported and neither
Is there any proof of the nature , extent ,
validity or value of the concession. The
value may have been supposed to be depend
ent upon the , Issue ot the contest then going
on between the French and natives , while
It Is certain that the French authorities
have a'lways held the concession to be wlth-
qut'any validity. "
Secretary Olney next tells how Waller , re
turning to Tamatavo In October , 1894 , on
his way to America , was prevented from
proceeding by the Insistence of Consul Wetter -
tor upon his paying the. Crockett Judgment ,
which ho was unable to do , and how , after
the capture of Tamatave by the French in
December , 1894 , Waller was arrested by
them and tried by a court known as "Marine
first permanent council of war. " The charges
were dispatching a letter to his wife from
Tamatave without the same having been
vlzed by the French authorities ; second , at
tempting to correspond with the enemies of
Franco and to furnish them Information prej-
udlcal to tha military and political sit
uation ot France. The trial took place In
op&n court , and Waller was sontenccd to
twenty years Imprisonment ; an appeal being
objected. Secretary Grcsham In April , 1S95.
called upon the French government for the
record and evidence and these were furnished.
JUSTIFIED THE VERDICT.
As to the evidence , Secretary Olney says :
"Without any admission of the duty of the
French government to permit an Inspection
of the evidence a duty which that gov
ernment claimed from the outset did not
exist the same was sent to Mr. Kustls for
such explanation as ho chose to make of
Waller's guilt upon the first charge of send
ing a letter from Tamatavo without per
mitting the French authorities So Inspect
It , an offense raid to be punishable by a
nominal fine , stands confirmed. AH respects
the second , a charge , of course , of great
gravity , Mr. Eustlu reports as follows : "In
order to understand the significance of the
Information communicated by "Waller , It
muut be borne In mind that the French had
a garrison at Tamatavo and the Hovas had
one at Faratafc. These two points were
distant from each other a few miles. In a
letter to Tesslcr , he describes the condition
at Tamatave ; that small pox Is raging ; that
many are dying ; that there are more than
100 French soldiers In the hospital ; that they
have dysentery and fever and unless there
tihould bo n change In the order very soon
the fatality of both soldiers and citizens
will be great. Then ho speaks carefully of
the arrest or several novas wno were re
ported to have been shot.
"To have communicated the enfeebled and
straightened condition of the garrison at
Tamatave might have certainly provoked
at attack by the Hovas from F.iratafe , tlio
Information being given to an agent of the
Hovas. Ho describe ! the outrages com
mitted by French soldiers upon Malagassy
wcrr.en and said that It seeum strange that
civilized men should commit such crimes
upon the MaUgassy women , and speaks of
much Molagassy property having been de
stroyed by the French. Whether these
statements wcro true or false , they were
certainly calculated to Increase the horrors
of war by provoking retaliation on the
part of the Hovas.
"Ho writes that all mall leaving Tamatave
for Antananarivo Is read by the colonel of
the French army before It can pass ; that
he has n chance to send this letter by the
English steamer via Natal , Ilnissel , and It
will csc'ipo the eyes of the ofllcors ,
WAS SEEKING UEVENQE.
"In his letter to his wife , ho denounces
n. & 1' . , who are Identified as Draper and
I'Lidy , as- French spies , and asks her to In
form Tesslcr anil friends of the fact. It
Is true that he advises that they may lis
sent away from the capital , Hut lie doubt
less knew that spies In tltno of war are
not banished , but are usually shot , and
when asked by the presiding olllccr why he
exposed these two men to bo executed , ho
replied that ho did It from motives of re-
I am creditably Inforjned that those two
men wore American citizens.
"Waller's wife , In acknowledging the re
ceipt of this letter , was not to mention
anything In It , but simply to fay : 'Your
11 received , ' and after she and Tesslor haJ
read It to destroy It and not to mention
Its contents , except to Teaslcr and secreta
ries , the latter are Interpreted aa moaning
secretaries of the Hovas government.
"Theso letters are In the handwriting of
Waller , and at the trial , ho acknowledged
hovlng written them ,
"After examining the original letters of
Waller , I have no doubt whatever of his
guilt. It was not a case or Inadvertent or
Imprudent writing , nut was a deliberate at-
ten'pt to glvo Information to the enemy to
the prejudice of the military situation
of Franct , Tlio evidence fuily sustains the
charge , The whole tenor of the corn--
spon'ionco discloses his guilty Intention , and
no court could have hesitated to condemn
him "On all the cvldneco and In view partic
ularly of his own letters , Waller was unquestionably -
questionably guilty of an offense against the
French government of a serious character
mid fully Justlfy'ng sever punishment. " The
eecrctary tells how , while waiting to be cup-
with the copy of the evidence taken In
thr mutt mnrtlal , Mr Kimlls minmlll.'il the
record to nn eminent French lawyer to get
hi * opinion up-Jn the validity of the proceed
ing ! , and he found that ( hey could not bo
challenged through the courts. When the
cvld'Mica wn * produced and showed Waller' *
guilt , It was reallred that an nttick upon the
record * could , even If successful upon pure
terhnlcallllc ! , do no more than accomplish
Wnllor * release. Damages could only bo
vonsiit later.
CANNOT I'UUSS 11113 CLAIM.
"Hut. " says Secretary Olney , "In view ff
Waller's willful and culpable attempt against
the French authorities In Madagascar , It Is
manifest that no claim f < r damages en
Waller's account could be properly pressed
by thi > United Stales or could be expected to
bo paid by the French government. So ,
though Waller has been deprived by the
French of his liberty for nine or ten months ,
It cannot bo said Mia I the penally t- < which
li has been subject has been disproportion
ate to his offense. On the contrary , thn
Penalty , regarded as the outcome of a lawful
proceeding , would universally bo regarded as
a moderate one.
ACCEPTED THE FRENCH PUOPOSAI , .
In these circumstances , after urgent repre
sentations by this government , an offer was
made by the French government to release
Waller fr m further Imprisonment and par
don his offense upon the condition that the
affair be thereby terminated as between the
two governments , and that the United States
should make no claim In behalf of the pris
oner basfd upon his arrest , conviction or
Imprisonment. The acceptance ot this offer
scemi'd to bo sj favorable to Waller , and In
view of nil the facts so considerate toward
our government , that under the direction of
the president , our ambassador to France has
been Instructed to give notice of such ac
ceptance oti our part and to exchange the
notes necessary t carry out the arrange
ment.
"Waller has not consented to this adjust
ment and still Insists that ho should receive
rompoiibatlon from the French government.
The fact that has not been overlooked , that
Waller Is reported to have at that tlmo
declared Hint iixm | the voyage from Tama
tavo to Marseilles , he was subjected to grow
personal Indignity and abuse. In vlow , bow-
over , of the Intrinsic Improbability of the
charge , of Its never having been repeated ,
oven by Waller himself , or there being no
allusion to It In the narratives of his wife
and stepson , of the alleged maltreatment
forming no part of Waller's specification of
his Injuries and cla'ms for damages as com
municated to Mr. Eustls , and of the proven
unreliability and malice of Waller's com
plaint cf cruelty practiced upon him on ship
board , It Is rejected as either wholly unfounded
or at the best grossly exaggerated. The
French government at once denied the cruel
ties charged and Insisted tint they could
never have been Inflicted , but undertook at
the request of this government to dl&icovcr
and punish any persons found guilty of them.
It at the aanio tlmo declared , however , that
even If the complaint should prove to bo well
founded , it could not entertain any claim of
damages for Waller preferred by the United
States , because the French tribunals were
open to him and ho could pursue hU reme
dies there either against the government or
private Individuals In the same manner and
with the same effect as could any French cit
izen under like circumstances" . This position
of the French government that claims of
aliens cognizable by the courts ot a foreign
country cannot be made the subject of diplo
matic intervention unless there has been a
pilpablo failure of Justice , after all local
Judicial remedies have been exhausted Is
one upon which this government has often
Insisted and of which It has often availed
Itself. Its applicability to the case of Waller
was confirmed by the opinion of the emi
nent French lawyer already referred to. "
Mr. Curtis has already been Instructed to
supply Waller with the meana of transporta
tion to the United States should ho desire
to como hero. It may bo added as part of
the history of the capo that when the family
ot Waller was left In destltuto circum
stances Uie department Instructed Ita repre
sentative to provide for their present neces
saries and furnish them means of getting to
the United States. That relief was accord
ingly extended to them , the charges to which
this government has thus far been put
amounting to $1,317.14.
KIV13 KIM.UU IN A TUAI.V WIIECIC.
Accident nil tinIlUmilH Central
CiitiNt'il liy Ciiri'IeNHiii'.sH.
CENTRAUA , III. , Feb. 11. Two mixed
freight and passenger trains on the Illinois
Central railroad collided at Dongola , 111. , at
G:45 : this morning. Five wer killed :
GEORGE HUNTINGTON. engineer.
IJAGGAGKMAN ARMSTRONG.
FIREMAN ANDERSON.
FIREMAN ADAMS.
DRAKEMAN M'LEAN.
Most of the dead men lived here.
Superintendent Haker and Trainmaster
uevcrington are tit the wreck.
The blame for the disaster seems to He
with the crew of the passenger train , which
was running on the tlmo of the freight.
Orders were out for the passenger to wait
for the freight at Wetsing , but for some
reason It failed to do so , and the collision re
sulted.
None of the passengers wore Injured ,
though they wcro severely shaken up.
The Injured , so far as known , are :
Conductor Odun of the passenger train j
badly bruised.
Drakcman Lake ot the passenger train ;
bruised slightly.
Express messenger , name unknown ; slightly
cut about the head.
None of the other passengers were killed ,
and so far as known none were Injured. En
gineer Hates of the freight train escaped
by Jumping , though ho was slightly hurt.
The killed and wounded men nearly all
lived In Cenlralla. The passenger tialn had
a waiting order at Dongola for the freight ,
hut ns several freights had pulled In the
engineer supposed the track was clear and
left. The collision happened on a sharp
curve. The damage to railroad property was
great , as both trains were going at such
speed that the force of the collision drove
engines and cars together In a mass.
Tineo of the men killed wcro burled under
the wreck and their liodles wore not found
for two hours. All of the men killed live
In Centralln. Huntlngton was one of the
oldest englneera on the road.
The track was not cleared for several
hours and through trains wore seriously do-
la ) cd. The Illinois Central has been doing
more business than can be handled on ono
track and Mardl Grns excursions have In
creased It considerably , giving train crows
a vast amount of extra work. Considering
the force of the collision the entire escape
of the passengers Is remarkable.
MIKADO .Si.MS VAM'AIIM ? 1MII2SHNTS
.11 TM. fire nil ii 111 HriiK'inlMTOil by tlio
ICiiMd-i-ii .Sovereign.
CHICAGO , Feb. 11. Priceless tapestries
and beautiful vases selected from the private
collection ot his Imperial Japanese majesty ,
the mikado , constitute the offering of friend
ship and esteem which tha Oriental oovcrolgn
has cent , through his minister , to Mrs. Wal
ter Q , Grusham , widow of the late secretary
of state. Minister Klilnlchlro Kiirlno called
upon Mm. ( ires ham this aftcinoon with the
Information that the purpoio of his trip from
the national capital was to formally present
to Mm Greslmm the costly gifts that have
been forwarded from Japan. During the
war between Japan and China the Into sec
retary ot Mate was often required to pass
upon delicate questions of International Im
portance. affecting the nations of the Orient ,
and Minister Kurlno was thus thrown In
Mr. Gresham's company a great deal. The
secretary' ) ) unfailing kindness and couiteay ,
aa well as his fairness and high Ideas of
Justice , won him the regard of the Japanese
minister , and through that official of the
mikado himself. If Secretary Gresham had
lived the Japanese minister could not have
evinced his crtcm In the princely way ho
has chosen to do through his American mln-
Istcr , There uro no diplomatic scruples In
the way of his present method , however ,
and It has rarely happened that an Ameri
can has been so signally honored by the
mikado.
l n KriiK'M SUclclon.
SyilAC'UBU , N. V. , Feb. Ul.-At the
Syiucusu university , under the direction
of I'rof , Huge-no JIuanel , I'll. D. , I' ' ' . II.
H. O. , micccHhfiil photographs are being
taken with X raya of light. J.ust week on
the second trial , the Hkeloton of u llva
frog WIIB photographed In nn hour und
tiff on inlmiti'H exiioHino. J/J t night In
n cardboard box , n ticket , dime , roppur
cents , rurhon load pencil und steel key
wore photographed In another experiment.
Last nltiht homo bone buttons , Jink cuff
buttons and piece of watch chain wcro
Imperfectly penetrated , owing to un under
exposure of thirty inlniitca Dr. Ilanncl
roverM the sensitive dry plate with black
paper to protect It from daylight and re
duce exposure. Ho Buys that RdlHoii can
not photograph the brain , because It IB
transparent.
pintsox.vi , AMI oTitmiwisn.
Them l s tlll omo doubt whether WlllUra
or drover winged the ( tying squadron.
Kor All practical purposes Mnlno wields
the Ravel In both ends ot the national cnpl-
tol.
OnliiR to the urgency ot other mutters ,
Ncbr.isk.1 neglects * to tender neighborly ym-
pnthy to Iowa for h.ivlns IcRlslnturc on Ha
hands.
Ice dealers nre not nlone In their com-
plnlnt" * ngalnsl the cat her. A Montnniv
plumbing firm went Into the Immls of n re
ceiver a few days ago.
lliron Achlllo P gnnlnl , only nan of the
famous violinist , dleil recently nl Parma. Ho
was a good amateur musician , but was left
lee rich by hl father to Inko up A profes
sion.
sion.The
The fact that John I , , Sullivan successfully
Jumped off the rcnr end of n moving passen
ger car emphasizes hid lltncisi for a political
career. Successful oillco holders rnroly stick
to the platform.
According to Iho New York World Harrl-
pon's favorite flower la the orange blossom ,
McICInlcy's the forROt-me-not , Allison's ( ho
snow bill , Heed's the tiger Illy and Morton' < *
the evergreen hlorcom.
Dlcklo Crokor'n loving cup contains 102
ounces of silver nml la ornamented with In
dian figure ? . The publicity given the pres
entation icmlors unnecessary the question ,
" \Vhcro did you got It ? "
Hx-Govcrnor Wllllnm Pitt Kellogg of Louis
iana has been out of politics for the pant
ten year.- " , but ho has pollslu-il up IIH ! armor
ngaln and Is maklni ; n vlgoronu campaign
for Mr. llccd In Louisiana And the south.
Prlnco Henry of Dnltonlmrg's death from
fever contracted en the Aoliantro expedition
was attributed to his being "out of condi
tion , " but Mnjor Ferguson of the Horse
guards , who also died with It , was one of
the best trained nthletes In the British army.
Speaker Heed Is the victim of a crank
who Is In the hnblt of writing long comimml-
catlona to him on postal cards. The crank
begins on one cird and continues his writIng -
Ing on others , until a single loiter some
times covers n dozen cards , \\lilch he mails
separately.
Jerome 1C. Jcronio expresses the opinion
that the dead languages nre rlpu for Inter
ment. "A knowledge of the dead languages , "
ho says , "has generally been found to hamper
a man In every walk of life except school- m
mastering , which Is the perpetuation of the
follies ot our ancestors. "
California nnd Missouri arc on the
threshold of cnpltol removal fights which
promise to overshadow Uie presidential elec
tion In both states. Sou Jose wants to do
Sflcnunento lit California nnd Scihilla Is on
the hot trail of the Missouri capltol prize.
Capitol fights nro Interesting at a respectful
dlbtance.
llccord : "Hollo , Hilly , whero'
your wife ? "
"She's gone on a whaling expedition up
In the nursery. "
Washington Stnr : "Dnli Is too many
folks , " snld llnc'le Eben , "dnt nln' vvlllln'
tor slinre millln' but dah sjorrers. "
Harper's Bnznr : "Hlclmrd Wagner died
a violent death , didn't ho ? " asked Tlmber-
Inhe.
"Oh , no , " replica Wllbcrforcc.
"I heard somebody sny tlnxt ho was often
murdered by unskilled musicians. "
Chicago Tribune : "Whenever I moot
tlmt man , " said Itnynor , "I Involuntarily
tnko off my hat to him.
"Who la IIP ? " naked Spyne. regarding
him with Interest.
"My hair dresser. "
Detro.lt Free 1'rcss : Kate I went to a
storcoptlcon entertainment the .other night
with younjj 1)e Spooney.
Laura Did you enjoy the vlnwo ?
Kate Very much Indeed. It was Just
like going through a tunnel.
Indianapolis Journal : "We nro nbout to
lose the Holioolnm'm boarder , " announced
Mrs. Hnshcroft. "Sho Is engaged to a
younff farmer. "
"Patriotic , Isn't she ? " said the Chqfrful
Idiot. "
"How ? "
"Sho loves her country , doesn't she ? "
Hoxburv Onzetlo : She It's raining1 ,
Gcorgo. You mny take my umbrella , but
don't fonrpt 'to brliif ? U back. -
Goorpe I wish you were ns anxious to
have mo como bnclc IIH you are for the
return of the mnbrolln.
She Why , George , you know I need the
umbiella.
Somcrvlllo Journal : Illoks That younfr
doctor can't have been out of the medical
school vorv IOHK.
Wicks Why not ?
Hicks Don't you notice what nn nwful
weight of rcDpoimlblllty he always cnrrlcs
around with him ?
Plttsburs : Chronicle : "Oh , look at that
man with a rniff in nn noser- BUM nira.
SmiRKs to her husband. "He must bo a
forolKner , don't you think ? "
"Either fonilgner or a yachtsman , "
replied Mr. Snaggs.
"What makes you think ho may bo
yachtsman ? "
"He has his scentcr bored. "
BUSINESS.
WashlnKlon Star.
Iio snld his heart went tilt-n-p.it
For her. He rhymed of this and that
In lilting' lines which love begat.
She did but laugh.
Hut laughter which does Inst befall
Is best , thev toll us. nfter all.
He sold that poem for two dollars
lars and n half.
Jnnun Ilusapll Lowell.
J.ct otheis wonder what fair face
Upon their path nhall phlno ,
And fnnoilnir half , half honing , trace
Somf mnldon shnpc of tenderest gracp
To be their Valentino.
Iel other hearts with tremor sweet
Ono secret wish onMirlno
That fnto nriy lead their hippy feet
Fair Julia In the land U meut
To bo their Valentine.
I3ut T , far happ'or ' , nm secure ;
I know the O.VCB henlK" ,
The fiiep moro beiullful nnd pure
Than Fancy'c fairest portraiture
That mark my Valcntliro ,
Moro than when first I singled thee ,
ThlH only prnyi-r Is mini ! ,
That , In the yours I yol Hhall poe ,
As , darling , In the pant , thou'lt bo
My happy Valentine.
YALE BEAUTY
A clean fneo | i n very refreshing sight ,
for It mcuns u cKur , bright complexion ,
which l really tliu exception und not
the lute.
DIHTV TACKS
dirt becomes cround BO deeply Into
the skin that tsoujt and water will not
It'inovo II , nnd ufter n few yours of
neglect the complexion licciomes punna-
nvntly muddy-looking nml the fucc u -
uuineH un unhealthy expression.
Mmc. M. Yale's
Almond Blossom
Complexion Cream
will remove every tlneo of thlH condi
tion , and iiiuHo thu complexion ubo-
Uitt-ly perfect. It cleiinuea bettor than
H0ar > and Keeps thu Hliln smooth , wlillu
arm flno-Kialned , Hold everywhere for
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Mine. M. Yule.
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Bpe.clall t , Vale Temple of Ucuuty , 111
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