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THE rYKGII 2 , 1800. Tim OMAHA DAILY PI/UMSIIISD KVKIIY THUMS OP n ( Without fiumliy ) . On * Year. . .l I DAlly lira and Sunday , Ono Year. . . . . . . . . . 1900 Six Month * 800 Tlirco Jtunthn 2 & ' Sunday liff. One Year , JO' Saturday lire , Ono Venr 1 M WMlily tlta , Ono Yenr , , - < 3 Ot-'FICES ! Otnnhii The Kt * Hull'lln ' ? . Bnuiti Omiiha SlnKT Ulk. . Corner N nnd 21th Sts. Council llliifTs , IB North Main Ptrr t. ChlciiRo Ollirp. 317 ClnmlKr nf r.-itnincri-e , New York. llwmi 1.1 , 14 nml IS. TrILuna IJulMlng. Washington , 1107 F SlroM , .V. W. connEsi'O.vwsNCE : Alt ootnmunlcntlnn nlntlnn to now * nml 'ill- torl.il mntttr ehouM l > o ncHrcwil ! To the Editor. nt'BINESS U'.TTKnS : All binlnns l tt r nnl rfmlttnneei fliould bn inldrps cd In Th Ilco rubllslilnc Company , Omahn. Drnfts , checks nml ponlolllre orders to bo made tmynhlc lo HIP onlor of Iliff company. Till : DEG I'UULISIIINO COMPANY. RTATnMHNT OP CIHCULATION. a 5rpe II. Tz chuck. arorctnry of The Iteo Tu1 > - tlnhlntr company , being duly iworn. ay * thnt the neliial number of Mil and complete copies of the D.illy Mornlnff. KvenlnR and Kumlny llue prlntM during the month of Jammr ) ' , J556 , wni n fol lows : 17.2H IT . . 1S.IN1 11 . 15.413 3 . J9.2C1 19 . 15.0TD 4 . IS.rr 21 . 1S.7K G . , . 19.42' 21 . 1S.204 . 18,301 ! 22 . IS.tlt 7 . 18,277 SI 1.1.50. ) . i . 18,213 25. . KM * II ) . 11305 2H 19,019 II . , . . . IS.SW 27 18,111 13 . 19.100 21 , . . . , 18.210 1 ] . IK. . ' ,05 2l ; 1S.1Z3 14 . ,18.3.11 33 11.107 n . , . r is. 291 31 18.070 1C . 18.2C5 Totnl . CC9.8IO l.ctn deductions fur unsold nnd rctuined copies . . . . 6,204 Net dales . DM.6II Daily average . 18.153 QHouni : n. Tzsrnucif. Sworn to before mo ninl milKcrll > o.l . In my preocnce this 3d dny nf r lirinry. ISiB. ( Sent. ) N. t' . Fmi. . . Notary Public. Thu child tnnt WIH Inrn S.ilimlay last will not bo permitted to celebrate n blrtlulny anniversary until It Is S years old. Tlic board of manners of the Trans- inlssls.sll | ) | ) Kxpo.sltlon association lias very wisely decided not to cross tlio location bridge until It jots to It. Thu woman snrfrnidstu fare no better nt tlie hands of tlio Iowa legislature than tlio prohibitionists. Iowa lists come to , the conclusion that It has had enotiph experimenting with legislative panaceas guaranteed to euro all existing social Ills. It Is becoming moro and more ap parent that the new labor paytj * has become a source oC contention In the ranks of Omaha workliigmen. It is only a. repetition of the experience of former experiments ' the same direc tion. The Chicago Chronicle puts Nebraska In the doubtful column on ther silver question as It will be presented to the democratic national convention. This will , no doubt , bo resented as an insult by both wings of the Nebraska democ racy. The conference committee retains its grip on congressional legislation. As the speaker of the house appoints the members of the ccmfe.renc committees for that body the speaker's grip on na tional legislation Is not to be underesti mated. . 'if.tlie Cuban revolutionists had the nnergjT'-and ability of the Mow V'jrK JivClit club to expel unwelcome KUCBI-S their revolution would long ago have been brought to a successful termina tion and their Independence avhle/ed. Uut the revolution Is still revolving. Those pugnaciously talkative pugilists ought to apply at once to Dr. Nanson for the use of a small portion of bis north polo for their proposed fistic en counter. If they located their fight there they would bo compelled to shut their mouths for a little while , at least. If Senator Vest should head the Mis souri delegation to the democratic na tional convention nnd Secretary Mor. ton bo accorded the compliment of .1 place on the Nebraska roll oC delegate * there may be a possibility of renewing the seed war at the Chicago ( l mo nowwow. Local railroad freight agents report that trnlllc In this section shows per ceptible Improvement the past ten days. It Is another evidence that farmers are parting with their gialn and that their Hvo stock Is ready for the market. There must certainly follow great Im provement In the jobbing and retail trade of the state. Wo note with satisfaction that South Omaha Is developing n horse market which Is attracting attention nil over the west. Sales the past month have demonstrated that higher prices and an nctlve demand have been enjoyed by shippers lo this market In comparison with conditions obtaining at other coin- put Ing Hvo stock markets In the west. Kx-Spcnlcer Crisp has announced himself - self as an open candidate for election to the senate from Georgia. Mr. Crisp is ri'nll/.lng Unit hu made a mistake when ho refused the appointment lethe the senate offered him by Governor Is'ortben nearly two years ago. The prl/.e which he might then have had for the talcing can be had now only after n. persistent light. Mr. Crisp will kno\\ better next time. The IJee'H Interviews with largo prop- crty owners respecting excessive In- nuranco rates nil tell the same story. They have been forced to patronize the Lloyd companion , which means that they are assuming most of the risk of loss between themselves. The underwriters evidently consider It more profitable to levy high rates upon smaller business linns and owners of dwellings and tUorcs than to make a uniform reduc tion that would give them the business now done by the Lloyds. Councilman I'rlnce has Interjected an other market honsa schenit' , which can Imvo no other effect than to delay action an the petition of gardeners for permls- Hloii to use a portion of lower Capitol avenue , Kor ( he purposes of the ap- proucldng season there la every reason why the council should grant the prayer of the gardeners. To do so will not Interfere with any legitimate plan here after for the erection qf a public market house , but on the contrary will emplui- glze the public need therefor. Thp lone of llio Spanish press In com menting on the action of the American Hrnntc In passing tlio resolution favor able to rf-cognl/.liig tlio Ctilmn Insiir- ponls ns belligerents Is perhaps par donable , but It Is hardly possible not to regatd as somewhat ridiculous the warlike spirit manifested by ( lie Ma- drld editors. That they should regard the situation ns serious Is easily under stood , but It would seem the part of wisdom to discuss It with calmness and n Judicious avoidance of utterances thnt might Intensify popular feeling here against Spain. It ought to be apparent t these hot-headed writers , who may or may not reilect popular sentiment , that threats of war between Spain and the Pulled States can have no terror for the American people , a considerable proportion of whom would undoubtedly welcome such a conflict. They should iiiow thai indulging In such threats Is giving encouragement to the element in this country which de mands an aggressive foreign pol icy and which the conservative sen timent of the nation has found It hard to restrain. If American Jingoism is to be confronted by Spanish jingoism It nay be very difficult , to avert war , but with wise and prudent counsel on both sides there will be little probability of lostllllles between the two nations. Fortunately the expressions of Spin- sh statesmen are. In a soberer and more common sense vein than those of the Spanish editors. While realizing the seriousness of the situation , there 's ' no menace In their utterances. " .Spain should act with energy and prudence , " said Sngasta.Ve of Spain must not do anything contribute to the com plication , " was the counsel of Castellar. "The occasion demands calmness , " said another statesman. These are the ex pressions of men whose habit it is to consider ntfnirs with deliberation and who know what war means. It is safe to say that while these men will be found ready to do whatever shall be deemed necessary to maintain Spain's rights and interests they will do noth ing to aggravate the situation. It should be the policy of those In power In both countries and of all who exert a public Influence to discoun tenance and discourage suggestions of war between Spain and the United States. It was an unfortunate declara tion of a prominent senator during the discussion of the question of accordIng - Ing belligerency to the insurgents , that whatever form of declaration or ex pression by congress should be adopted the inevitable result would be war. That view lias not been generally ac cepted in congress or by the country. It is not the purpose or the desire of the American people , or , as we be lieve , a large majority of them , to go to war with Spain. They profoundly sympathize with the Cubans , who are bravely struggling to throw off Spanish oppression and would rejoice at their success , but those who would involve the country in a. war with Spain are in the minority. On the other hand , if Spain should invite a conflict the In vitation would not be declined and there can be no doubt ns to what the result would be.s ' ' naiTisir A The popular demonstrations in Lon don of sympathy with Dr. Jameson , the leader of the raid on the Trans vaal republic , and the general expres sions of admiration which his appear ance In England has elicited , are easily understood. The British public regards Jameson as a most loyal friend of Brit ish interests in South Africa , and It be lieves that his raid , ostensibly for the purpose of securing reforms asked for by the Ultlanders , had for its ultimate object the extension of British dominion In South Africa , and it is this which commends the raider and ids associates who have been taken to England for trial , on the charge of making war upon a. friendly country , objects of popular admiration and approval. Perhaps the people are not to be blamed for this , but it is none the less embarrassing to those In authority , whose explanations can hardly counterbalance tile effect of these demonstrations upon the minds of the Boers. The peopleof the Trans vaal republic profoundly believe that Kngland Is their arch enemy and if it bo possible to intensify their hatred of the British people the enthusiastic pop ular consideration shown to Jameson and his fellow raiders will do It. It must bo regarded by ( lie Boors as a distinct endorsement ot what they con sider a most grave crime and such , In fact , It Is , for there can hardly be nn offense more serious , as affecting Inter national peace , than that committed by the men who projected u war against the Transvaal republic. The British government , may show that It Is not Inlluenccd by the popular feeling by meting out to these men a Just punishment for their offense , but It Is natural to expect that ( lie public feeling so strongly manifested will exert more or less Influence on the govern ment favorable to tiie accused. Be sides , there are undoubtedly great in terests behind Jameson , whose power will be used to the utmost in Ids behalf. It is reported that President Kruger has furnished the British government with direct evidence of the complicity of the South African company In the raid , and there Is little reason to doubt that the company , or the men In control of It , at least , were not without knowl edge that the raid was projected. Un doubtedly the nearly universal opinion Is that the British South African com pany , if it did not actually promote the raid , did not wholly withhold encourage ment of it , for it Is hardly conceivable that so shrewd n man as Jameson would have engaged In BO hazardous an en terprise without strong bucking. It may be Impossible to prove tills , but that It Is a rational assumption will hardly be questioned. Whatever the result of the trial of Jameson and his associates , the South African issue will not be settled thereby. The people of the Transvaal .republic , that Is , those who have control of its affairs , will bi content with no settle ment that docs not include the annul ment of the treaty which gives England the right to determine the foreign rela tions of the republic. This arrange- incut , never satisfactory to the Boers , though expedient when entered Into , has become Intolerable to the.n and they are determined that. It shall not con tinue a day longer than It Is practicable to abandon It. There Is still In the South African matter , therefore , the possibility of most interesting events. VATttlUTtSM The attempt to expel the statue of Knther Mimiuette from Statuary hall In the national capllol because his Image appears In priestly robes and he was not u citizen of the Pnlted States In 1(17" ( > Is an ebullition of patriotism extraordinary. Its natural sequence would be nn attempt to expel the statue of Columbus from the cast front of the capitol , where It overlooks the portico on which American presidents are pub licly Inaugurated Into olllce every four years. Columbus was a devout Catholic and carried a crucifix. lie never took out his citizen's papers aild so far as we can learn never even declared his In tention of becoming a citizen of this great republic. In the light of the Lin- ton resolutions the great historic paintIng - Ing in the capitol rotunda , which rep resents the landing of Columbus In company with a lot of priests and the raising of the cross on the soil of San Salvador , would also be a proper sub ject for expulsion , while the green- tacks that bear the imprint of the same ) lcturo must be banished from elrcu- atlon. It is passing strange , too. that the patriots of the Union stamp did tot raise a storm of protests against the expenditure of nubile funds for the erection of a fac-slmlle of the Itabldas' convent at the World's Columbian ex position and the employment of Ameri can soldiers to guard the exhibits In that building , of which the most valu able was the collection of Columbian relies loaned by the pope out of the Vatican. If the man who discovered the sources of the Mississippi and risked Ills life hi the exploration of the northwest Is not entitled to recognition for his serv ices to civilization because of his creed we must , blot out the debt of gratitude which America owes not only to Its discoverer , but also to some of the most eminent benefactors of the race and most prominent actors in the drama of the colonial and revolutionary period , including , with Marquette. La Salle , .Toilet , Be Soto , Pulaskl , Koehambeau , Lafayette and scores of lesser lights who contributed toward making the United States what It Is. VTILIXU TIIK When the East Omaha bridge was projected it was generally believed that Its completion would be followed by the entry Into Omaha of several railroads that were heading toward this city with a view of making it their western terminus. This expectation has so far not been fulfilled. One of the causes , If not the chief cause of this disap pointment , lias been the general finan cial depression coupled with the. un fortunate falling off in transmissouri trallle. by reason of short crops and low prices of grain and cattle. The general opinion In many centers is that we are approaching the end of the money strin gency. Capital for railway extension will , it is believed , seek investment in the very near future. It only remains for public-spirited local capitalists and property owners to take the initiative. The great need of Omaha today Is an outlet to the great lakes and the seaboard for the products of this sec tion. Omaha has for years been bottled tled up by the rainbow railroad system which drains the great corn belt. There is no hope for substantial relief until Omaha shall have secured direct connection with Duliith , Baltimore and New York over lines not con trolled by the Chicago pool. The re cent purchase of an Omaha connection by the Drexel syndicate affords a fair prospect of the early completion of the link that will give Omaha the benefit of the Baltimore & Ohio system. But the line which of all others is most needed is the proposed connection with Duluth by way of Fort Dodge. By utilizing the East Omaha bridge that project Is feasible with a moderate outlay. The advantages that will accrue from such n line need hardly be dis cussed. The only question Is whether the men of means in Omaha can rouse themselves to the point of action. South Omaha has completed repairs on the Q street viaduct at a cost of < 5riOO. Now the Magle City Is confronted with the question , Who shall pay for it all ? Appeals have been made In vain to railroads whose responsibility In the matter has been fully defined by law , and there is no money In the coffers to pay the contractor. This question as to the liability of the railroads to keep viaducts in repair Is no more mo mentous in South Omaha than It is In this city. It Is Indeed unfortunate the supreme court cannot soon settle the matter by deciding cases now pend ing In that high tribunal. If Councilman Taylor does as ho says he will and pushes his resolution fern n reduction of local lire Insurance rates In response to the demands raised by the comparisons made by The Bee he will show that lie knows a good tiling when ho sees it. There Is a general outcry among Omaha , business men and property owners against the exor bitant rates imposed by the under writers and the councilman that voices this sentiment , whoever he may be , will have the popular support for Ids de mand. A MlMNourl I'rolilum. St. I/nils Itepuhllc. Why U It the rope never breaks when the vlglljnce committee selects It ? ClIurliliiK n 1'roponllloii. CIilc-uiju Times-Herald. There can be no question , historical , grnm- mitllcal or philosophical , concerning the right of women to be bachelors of arts. The first bachelor of arts was a woman. Kvo , was cenlor wrangler ot the race. Adam , In that cootoEt , was "plucked. " StUOlC Oil IIIlllMOlf. Mlnnrapolli Tribune , O. P. Huntlngton , the Pacific railroad magnate , before the senate committee on Pacific railroads , assumed a sort ot "public be d d" attitude. When aslied by Senator Morgan It bo was Indifferent to public opin ion , bo replied : "I aui satisfied If 0110 man thinks well of lnc , and that IB C1 P. Hun- Ungton. " This man n check of brass will not hcln the I'aclflc refunding tchrmo with the public. _ Tlfyl Spnnluli Vlolorlon. 'Till-as. } Trllmiir. Ths FpaVjifeli ntmy. after capturing on In- siirBnt exMdill n In New York biy by means of a UnlwV St'ates revenue cutter , has fol lowed up USsvfccess by running down n cor- respondent. ' A ftw more victories of this magnitude Wu t ctld the war. ( tic 11 III ri-K. OloV-IK-niocrnt , The Amcrlc.ili people arc In f/ivor / of a protpctive tariff , but they do not want It nssdclntrd iwitll the hind of currency Hint would neutralize nil of Its advantages , and Intr dtico confusion and distress In every line ot business mnd every form of Industry. A bnllM'netory ' SoUIriiti-nl. , Washington 1'ost. It Is morally cert tin that the Venezuela boundary dispute will be amicably ndjiistc.l , and that. In such adjustment , Great Ilrltaln will get no terriloty that does not rightfully bdong to her. , It Is altogether probable thnt amang the results ot this controversy will bo a boMcr understanding and more friendly relations between Great Ilrltaln and the Unite 1 States. For this fair promise of psace and Justlrp the three nations con cerned are IndebtcJ to the firm attitude n ; umod by our government In relation to England s positive and not too respectful re- final to arbitrate. lonr..i Cm-few Intv. ClilciiKO Post. They are going In for curfew legislation in Iowa. A state senator whose name sin- gu arly enough happens to be Hell proposes ajaw to compel nil children under 13 years pi nso to keep oft the streets after 3 p. m. n summer and S p. in. In winter unless they Inve reasonable excuses. In rural districts like Io-.va districts \\here the clUi's nru only large villages-such a law might \\otk well. As a nutter of fact , most children under 15 years of ago ought to bo In bed at the hours named. On general - oral principles , however. tuUrn.il inpiainHnn Is undesirable. The theory of In loco parentls may easily be carried too far. If the lowans would leave this nnttor lo municipal nnd local authorities the latter might bo relied upon to cover the case by special ordinance where deemed expedient. Xnl n I'lipiilaiS.vHlein. . Chicago Tilliujip. The house committee on colnatjo la consid ering a bill to make the metric pystcm of weights and measuiea mandnlory In all olll- clal tiansacllons after July 1 , 1S97 , and In private transactions after two years later. The system lias been In uro for some years In tlio measurements of the const survey and parllatly bo at the away office , while the coinage eyttem has been but partly ad justs ! lo it Tim MiMtlicr bureau has ob jected to the proposed change , as It would necasiltale tl.rowlni ; away a large number ot thermometers now In use. Congress un- qiiistloi.rtbly . has the power to adept the metric system , but the wisdom of malting the change mandatory In private business may well be doubted. U Is now nearly thlrly y < ! M.i since the United Slalcs made the me tric s > slem legal , but It has not made much headway among the- people , though widely employed amoni ; professional men , and in tome cases adopted for standard gaiices. It probjbly would do more harm than good to attempt forcibly lo levoltillonlze Iho exlsllng system of welghls and measures used by the people. l KiiiitttloiNin. . Chronicle. "Three chfcp apd a tiger. " It Is reported , signalized the-passage by the state conven tion of the American Protective association or tliet > o resqhitlqjjs : "Whereas , Tlio tate of Wisconsin has ten dered the general government a statue of the Jesuit prftlrt. 'I'ero . Marquette ; and , "WhereasTHo 'government has accepted the said stct c.aAa It Is the design to place It In the stiffuarfc hall , together with that rf the Immoml "Lincoln , stricken down by the hand of a JesiIIt ; therefore , bo It "UesoJved. by the American Protective as sociation of life iitctB of Illinois , In conven tion assembled.-That we protest against plac ing that Btatno'among' those of American statesmen , andthat * the state secretary no tify the llllnoticongressmen of this action. " Perhaps * the mover''and tbn .innnhtnrs nf tl'oss ' resolutions did not mean to word them to as to make the Ignorant who are many think that the hand of "the Jesuit" Marquette. struck down Lincoln. I'cihnps they did. American Protective association fanaticism would not ) balk at sucli. a deceiv ing device. Cloaily , however , they did mean to st'r sectarian animosities by an attempt to ascribe a sectarian purpose to the crime of Lincoln's assassination a crime which. In the cooler light of later days , Is clearly seen to have been the result of nothing but a disordered mind , to have sprung from no serious plot , political or of other sort. It ought to be enough to put the dema gogic rei'Mutlojis of this organized body of fanatics before the public without comment to make clear Its entire Intolerance and mad- < ness. For ( lirl'nsoi ' > lllN < lon ( < Ml. Clilengo Itoconl. After years and years of warning and In struction It seems that a certain sort of confiding stranger has not yet mastered the dangers of the gold brick , the wolghti'd dice and the man who shifts the location nf three little cards whilst you wait. The recent cx- psrlencn of a gentleman from Wyoming wlm produced n "roll" In a saloon and then allowed three affable gentlemen to shaKo dice with him la ptoof that further Instructions still are necessary. For the sake ot confiding and trustful stran gers who may b ? overwe-Ishtrd with money some cautious should be published : "On arriving In the city with your money always show the cash to Ihe first man you meet. "If approached In a groggcry by a man who wants lo tAiow you borne ecenery down by Ilia freight cars on tbe lake front always accept cheerfully , especially If It Is growing dark , "When a stranger with threa eliolla nnd a small pellet wants you to bet him thnt you can tell under which shell the pellet IP concealed always take him up. When you fall to guess right double tilt ; lict. "ft your stay | n the city Is to be short , however , tlo jour "roll" up In a bag wllh a cc-ttplo of brlcltij , lake Ihe bag down to Ihe lake front and throw It In , This lalter expedient bus the advantage of saving time and obviating the physical Inconvenience occaslonaly Inflicted by the man with the dlco box and the three llttla shells. " With a llltlo precautionary ndvlco like this no stranger , no maitt-r how unsophisticated he may bf , ought to leave the city without getting an abundance of really useful and helpful experience. POMTIOAb rOl.Vl'EUS. The .first convention of the Republican State league of South Dakota will be held at Huron , Slarch 25. f Greene countyjrfpuhllcans , In convention at Jefferson , la. , .jjisspil resolutions Indorsing Senator Allison for , president. A New York World poll shows that a ma jority of the calfipen ( ) of democratic state committees are ojippjsed to third terms. McKlnloy booiytjrs are abroad In Minnesota seta , and their Botlvlty provokes angry ex pletives In the c m.pf [ Senator Cush Davis. Senator Quayifl candidacy for the republi can nomination jls iftaid to be supported by nine-tenths of tt | . . | n(0ientlal ( republicans of , r Pennsylvania , Republicans of theFirst ) Louisiana congres sional district elected C. W. lioothby and George Ievezani Sdelegates to St. Louis. They are unlnstwted. Chairman Franklin Murphy of the New Jersey republicanatate committee called the state convention ! to elect delegates to St. Louis for April IGtltl Trenton. The Cleveland Tlppecanoo club has secured the entire Laclede hotel In St. Louis for the accommodation of the members and friends of the club during tuo republican national convention. Seventh Missouri district republicans , In convention at Sedalla , renomlnated Colonel John T. Tracy for congress and Instructed National Delegates D. K. Leonard and J. J. Smith to vote for Major McKlnley for pres ident. In eastern democratic circles the lug- gestlon ot the name of ex-Governor Pattl- son of Pennsylvania tor president Is not ro- colvlng the glad hand. Tbo main objection Is that an organization which polled 90,000 votes In 1602 and only 40,000 In 1835 la not entitled to national party honors. M'.lllt.VSKA AT ST. I.OUI5 , Ornprnl Mamleroon'n Cniiillilnrr Itir AlllixorMnn ; Topic nf Itin Hour. Ashland News ; The Mamlcrson boom IR gaining ground. Tobias Gazette : Senator Manderson Is In the fit-Id to stay , and will reccivo support from those counted for other aspirants , Oikland Republican : If C. F. Manderjon really hug presidential aspirations It Is the least Nebraska can do to honor the slate by giving Its vote to. to worthy a son. Ulwood Republican : Ex-Sonator Mandcr- son's presidential boom Is nsoamlng greal proportions. Wo may yet see a resident of the fertile state of Nebraska on the presi dential ticket. Ncllgh Leader : The friends of Senator Manderson are becoming active In Nebraska and some of the more enthusiastic confidently predict that ho will bo endorsed by the state convention for president without practical opposition. This is by no means conceded by tha friends of McKlnley. Schuyler Herald : If you nro n republican and live In Nebraska you will be expected to take n stand for McKlnley or Manderson. If you nro a true Ncbrnsknn there Is but ono course for you to pursue. Stand up for Ne braska and Nebraska men. Manderson IP en titled to the delegation from his own state. Wayne Herald : Kx-Senator Mandcrson's late nnnoiinccmnt us a candidate for the re publican nomination for president has placed many republicans throughout the st.ito In nn unplejsint predicament. McKlnley Is without doubt the choice of the majority of the people , yet It cannot bo gainsaid that the republic-ins ] throughout the Btnto would feel great prldo In the election of the dis tinguished Ncbraskan. Alllancs Times : As day after day goes by ths ivjntlment In favor of General C. F. M.mderson grows stronger and brighter , and thcro Is but little doubt Unit IIP will have the Nebraska delegation , ns well as other strength , for a commencement In the pros'- ilcntlsl race In St. Louis. In eastern Ne braska especially Is the sentiment dunging very rapidly from McKlnley to Manderscii , and the people are apparently awakening to the fact thnt It la cf more lninartnni * > In "Stntiil up for Nebraska" first , and attend to the batlls of the favorite son of some other state when there Is no chancs for Nebraska. Stromsburg News : The candidacy of cx- Scnator Mandorson for the presidency Is de veloping In more of a brain for the "favor- Ito foil" of Nebraska than It wna nt first supposed. The standing joke Is not so funny any more. There are many things that may happen between now and convention time , and ona ot them might , perchance , bo the nomination of the ex-senator In splto ot the far advanced sentiment now In fiver of Mc Klnley. Should the unexpected happen the News will put no blocks to the wheels of the Manderson contingency. Uut hurrah for McKlnley. Tobias Gazette : We are not In favor ot a pledged delegation going to St. Louis to represent Nebraska In the coming presi dential convention. While we are In favor of Hon. William McKlnley as our first choice , yet wo don't believe that It would bc > wise to handicap our delegation by tying their har.ds. If McKlnley cannot be nominated , then let them use every effort to thnt end that will secure , the proper recognition for Niliraslra which she H entitled to. Wo bcllovo that the delegation that will repre sent Nebraska at St. Louis will be the men of brains , and not mere mnchlncs. Falrfleld News : McKlnley or MnndcrFon , which ? Is the absorbing topic among repub licans of the state today and not only repub licans , but others as well ; not only In Ne braska , but In other states. It seems rtn- scnable that If Mandcrson Is honest and earnest In his candidacy , and we have no roa&on to think otherwise , that he should have the support of the state when they went Into convention at St. Louis. Ills nn- ncrncnnent , however , coming nt so late n dote , many had affirmed allegiance to Mc Klnley and It Is hard , even though they may lie- willing that the state should sup port Manderson. for them to como nut openly and do this. The announcement of Mr. Man derson leaves him no longer In the catalogue of dark horses. Hcldregc Citizen : General Manderson hns announced that he- will not dodge the presi dential nomination. Ho says ha has received much encouragement and urging to enter tha race , so ho has entered the race and calculates td stay in tin lie finds out that he has ben rooleil. The McKlnley people claim that Mnnderson's cindldacy Is only n scheme to help down McKlnlry nml hois' Tom Heed. It now looks as If the Manderson men would do Eomo lively skirmishing between now and the time of the elate convention. The wishes of the majority should control , and which ever Is the favorite should get the delega tion. McKlnley Is the favorite now , but whetlier that would be true If the Mandorson boom should prove to be genuine , Is another , thing. Central City Nonpareil : We notice a latge number of our exchanges are booming Manderson for the presidency. We should certainly llko to xe.e the general have the de'egatlon. ' He Is competent , nnd has a clean record and would make a model presi dent , lint judging from the tenor of the press we thinlfl Mr. Manderson's chances far better of securing the nomination for the vice presidency than the presidency. But wo bollevc in standing up for Nebraska , and If a Nebraska man wants anything , wo shoulj sen that ho gets It. Nebraska's delegation niiilit ; b ? the means of nominating a man from west of the Missouri. Men have bei-n nominated and elected who went into llio convention with less votes than Minder.'oii would have were he to get Nebraska. Grind Island Independent Now that Sena tor Manderson has openly declared that ho I * an avowed candidate for president , his friends begin to reason that he has never by any act In public or private life done anything that would nut at least entitle him to hli party endorsement at homo If he so desire ? when the time Is opportune for the nomination of n Ncbrakan for presi dent. His friends assert that his candidacy Is not In the Interest of any other candi date , nor Is ho being groomed on the "fa- vorlto son" pl n to defeat McKlnley. On the other Imnd the friends cf the latter , and they arc legion In the statenro willing to accept Senator Thurston'a theory that It IB a part of a well defined .scheme . to [ defeat the will of the people , and If needs be the Junior senator will come back to Nebraska before the session of the natonal convention and lend hla assistance and logic to con vlnco the "doubtful Jonahs" that such Is the case. As the time draws nearer for the convention the indications bccomo moro ap parent that thcro Is a "scrap" on , and the magnitude of the same cannot bo perceived on the surface. However , the friends of both Mandersnn and McKlnley should not storm the citadel to such an extent as to create discord In the ranks so early In the pimpalgn. Nebraska at best has bill a ftghl Ing chanca as against the combined forces of democracy and- populism , with the dis sensions already In the party ranks , and wisdom would seem the belter part of valor In handling this question and the friends of both had better be cautious lest they Involve - volvo the party In this stale In warfare that will not ccaso when the nominating con vention has completed Its session. Hebron Republican : The Hebron Repub lican has all along conceded the. widespread popularity of McKlnley In Nebraska , and the decided preference of this paper for the Ohloan hao not been mistaken or mlsundcr stood. What wo contend for In the Interest ot the republican party , In the Interest of the present minority In Nebraska , as well as In behalf of McKlnley , la a fair "tote. " all around. Republicans In Nebraska cannot af. . ford to be anything else but fair , one to another , In'tho matter of presidential pref erence. Thrco who think the republicans in Nebraska can win , hands down , In spile of all opposition , allowing any amount of con tention and partisanship , within the party over presidential choice , are figuring without tholr host. To deny a very respectable cle ment In the party the right of preference for an acceptable homo candidate. IB dictatorship. To eeek to withhold from Nebraska the very probable good that would como to the stale through Iho nomlnallon of a "favorllo son" Is un-Ncbraskan , and to deny the right of Manderson lo enter the llsta now ( wllh the nallonal convention four months off ) I an unwarranted assumption and for which there la no precedent or etaluto of limitation to apply. To question Maiidorson'n sincerity IH a personal affront ; to outlaw republicans who glvo him their support Is "bosslsm. " There In much recrimination going on now thai late to be deplored. The McKlnloy leaders charge conspiracy and vow vengeance. On the other hand , these McKlnloy men are accused ot aelf-seekliig , of bargaining- away Nebraska for what there may bo In U for themselves. The whole- business hinges right here on the right of Mandereou to become caudt- date four monttiii In advance rf 013 iialJin.il convention and on the right of any repub lican * to pledge away the itilo to AlM < m- loy four months In ad t > cef thr N-bMska slale dclcgalo convention. If Mnn.lfrmn hai boon too slow porlipi Hie MrKlnley men have been n. little too previous In "fixing things. " If the MnruVrnon candidacy li likely to smash the Mr-Klnlt'y ctntu In this stale let her mash and t'io ' Orniux conven tion will furnish a now otit' Lot Senator Thurslon remain nt his poiln \ tha senate , where hlo uplifted vrtco for all 'hat Is American challenges ihe notice nnd admin- llon ot all Americana. Lcl Congipits-man H.ilner continue at Washlnglon In unltitti- rupled work , his moat acceptable service for his constituents nnd llio general public , nnd let President Collins of the Stale Republican Icaguo look lo the organization ot ns many republican clubs as Nebraska can hold nnd the republicans of this great commonwealth will , bo II assured , see lo It that the right Inlni ; Is done by bolh Manderscn and Mo Klnlcy. Oaceoln Record : The candidacy ot Sciiat-ir Mandcrson for nomination for Ihe presidency has Introduced some complication ! ! Into the campaign In Nebraska. It Is unfortunate for the ex-senator that ho came otil no lalo , no It has causcJ the supporters of Major Mc Klnley to charge that Mr. Manderson Is n cnmlldata Dimply lu assist In defeating Mr. .McKlnley. Wo do not bcllovo this to be Irue , but Mr. Mandorson must bear Ihe ollgmn which would not have been posjlblo under olhcr circumstances. Laying aside the question of state pride , our choice of all the aspirants for the nomination Is Major McKlnley , yet wo think a certain wing of ilg supporters In Nebraska made n mistake when they organized McKlnley clubs nnd made Ihe kind of light they have made and are making. H has done and will do Iho party i-omo harm , In the : stale nnd we do not believe It will do the champion of pro- : ecllvo larlff any good. Thcro lias never jccn n lime during Iho campaign when ihere was Ihe least doubt that Iho McKlnley men could control the convention. If McKlnley 'hould not get the nomination Ihe result of .ho present McKlnloy clubbing will be n argo number of "sore beads" In the ranks ot the parly which would not hnva been snrn ind the usual plan been pursued. As we said before , our choice Is McKlnloy. We are for the man who I nominated. Wo bellovo that McKlnley will not get Iho noml nallon. Stranger things have happened. In deed , It has moro often happened In the history of the party that the slrongosl man did not got the nomination Ihan olherwlse , nol counllng second term nominations , which have practically been by acclamation. The field will undoubtedly combine against tlio strongest man , as Is very natural , and likely defeat him. It this should ! occur It will not leave the field so clear and open ns II olherwleo would have been In Ihls slnle , had not nil Ihls unnecessary clubbing been In dulged In. If this same energy had been expended -building up the parly tnslead of a single candldalo. wo think more wisdom would have been displayed , and Major Mc Klnley would have been just as well oft. I'KHSO.VAI * AM ) OTJIKHWISU. It Is now In order to recognize the bel ligerent rights of IMllliiKton IJooth. It Is evident to any observant person thai many presldcnllal booms are mounted bawl bearings. With careful nursing nnd prlvncy. Mr. Maher hoped to get the dust out ot his Jaw In due time. The klnetescopo people should turn their machines on the Monmouth (111. ( ) college- and grapple a fortune. The Kansas City Times was sold at forced sale last week and brought $82,300. Wiley O. Cox was the purchaser. If curfew laws wore -directed at cats abroad In serenading pairs nt unseemly hours of night , the war spirit would subside and cherubs of peace coddle once uioro on snorelcss quarters. The assertion of Senalor Vest Ibat "Lib erty lies bleeding In the street , " has not provoked a resolution of sympathy from any quarlcr , not even a flaxseed poultice from tbe Agricultural deparlment. Virtue.In public men , though rare enough , Is not so rare m It Is sometimes thought Sic Harry Parkes , the famous Australian statesman , Is the latest to be added to a tolerably long list. Though ho has had great opportunities for gaining wealth , ho is compelled to sell his valuable library In order to pay his debts and provldo for his family. Two tons of an aged Kansan , who main tained a. tenacious grip on the family purse , nought to establish his mental unsoundness In court. Uefora legal proceedings wore- had the old man decided to show the boys that ho was sound physically. The way ho fanned the youngsters with hla boot outclassed the bes-t efforts of a bicycle gliding over a gumbo road. After considerable hesitation , the park commissioners of Philadelphia have accepted the 1500,000 bequest of Ulchard Smith for the erection of a memorial to himself in Fall-mount park. The memorial Is to ho decorated with stalucs of Major Generals McClellan , Hancock , Meade and Reynolds and bronze busts of the following distinguished Penn&ylvanlans : Governor Andrew G. Cur- tin , Major General John F. Ilartranfl , Ad mirals David D. Porler and John A. Dahl- grcn , General James A. Heaver , Major Gen eral S. W. Ciawford , and In addition John H. Gest , execulor of the estate , aud James H. Wlndrlm , architect of the memorial. On the main column the will directs that the name "Richard Smith , Type Founder of Phil adelphia , " shall be placed , and a statueof tlio donor is lo bo erected on the right of the entrance front. iv TIIH ( iLiii'.u.f.vTimtAt * i.'iin.n. Vremon * Tribune : Tom Majors Is mire- onfjRii cindldnlo for go\crnor ; at least ha .t } he Ix. Poor Tom. Illnlr Courier : Jack MncColl still Install tli.it thi > republican jwirly owes him Iho nomi nation tor governor. Well , ho has In.sUtcd for to many ywr * that repnbllcans now leek upon hU candidacy as > n hugo lira * . Poor Jack I Schuylcr Herald1 According to tbe Sldner Telegiam , which Is pretty good republican authority In thu section of the sUte In which It It published , the republicans ot western Nebraska arc colld In their support of Jack M.tcColl for governs. Kdgar Peal : Cnpt.tln C. K. Adams of Superior will probably bo A candidate for governor before Iho ncxl republican Plfllo convention. If ho IP , this part of ihe great domain will , without doubt , do Its eharo of shouting for the gallant captain. Fulleit'-Mi Journal : Ktigeuo Moore la malt ing a rattling campaign for the nomination as n ctuiilli'ato for governor. Mr. Moore Is n pleasant nnd agreeable fellow nnd Ilia faithfulness In Iho arduous position of slate auditor demands recognition , nnd n Inrgo num ber of his friends would llko lo sec him gov ernor. TICKLISH T.VICIJ-OI.'KS. Philadelphia lleconl : WRWOR What do jou want with M cents ? Mrs. Wigwag To buy paregoric for the Inby. Wigwag AUI lt I see. Hush money , eh ? . . . . . . . .IUC1III.M til.Ill lllluu ll yUU U14II JUU II Imvo fcvur and uguo for the rcl of your Cincinnati Enquirer : Wnllnce Do you think electricity will be much In use In the nuvt war ? Ferry In the next war ? Why , thp Spaniards nro winning most of their battles wllh It right now , Indlnnnpolls Journal : "Tho Walllm ? of Iho wind almost moves mo lo tears , " w.iM the senllmenlul bonrder. "Yes , " s.ild the Cheerful Idlol , "It Is Indeed a sad b'.ow. " Delrolt Free Press : "How does Miss Up- lodalo Illce Ihe Idea of nurrylni ; a man wllh it ( frown-up son ? " "Kirsl rate. She hns already piomtsedi the yotmir imm that she will bo n father to htm. " Argonaut : Hnns von Billow , while O3n- docllnc a concert , \\ns much annoyed nt the nolso made by some ladles In the nti- dlonce. At lift he could stand It no longer , anil tnppliiK for silence , ho turned to the tuidlctict ! and snlcl : "llcmembcr , ladles , you lire not saving Homo. " Harper's Hazar : Absent-minded Pnrly Why. how do you do , Unrker ? How's your wife ? Burker My wlfi > ? Why , my dear doctor , I never mairled. Absent-minded Parly Heally ! Congratu late her for mo. Detroit News : "Crowded out to make room for moro Inlerfstlnir inuller , " ob served Iho callant editor as he KHVO hla .seat In the car to the young woman with soulful eyes. Iloston Transcript : It It really Urosomo lo read so often thnt n person was "dis solved In tears. " Why not clmmo the formula and s-ay that hu or she , ns the cnso may bo. was "llquellcd Into' lachrymal globules ? " That Is tears , If not terse. Now York World : At the Club- tS3 Jack Colonel , 110 end oC prepara tions ( 'oliiR on upstairs. Some i body must be RlvlnE a pilvalo dinner piobably ono of the new itiPinbars. Colonel SpmiKC Quito rlpht , old boy. Old mem bers never give dinners ; they eat them. AVn-sliIntton Stnr. Ono leap year eve he met his fate. She saw him home and lingered late , And people smiled who passed the Kate. The young man's hat was not on straight. AVI3YL.EU. 'WoslilnKton Star. Oh , put by my saber , so time-stained and rusty ; Its seasons of labor were few. My valor clings close to a weapon noora trusty. So bring me my pencil of blue. 'Twore folly to drift wllh the chances of battle , Where doubls como In spectral review. When. cleFplsliiR- rude war with Us blarf and Its rnttlo , I'm safe with my pencil ot blue. ChlcnRO Post. "Dear , " he said. "Love , " said uhe , "Am I then Dear to thce ? " "Wry dear , " Answered ho. O'er her brow Came a cloud , And her head Then she bowed , An she said Half aloud : "Prythco , why Never yet Have you said Love1 or 'Pet. ' 'Sweet' or 'Dove Since we met ? , "Day by day You appear. And each tlmo I but hear That ono word- Only 'dear. ' " "All your bills , " Answered he , "J have paid ; So you see You're , Indeed , Dear to me. " Opening Spring Season Did you Think wo had forgotten you ? NIT ! We arc most too full for utterance. Hut listen. Again wo appear to try to please and outshine all previous efforts. All your kicks are registered in our book of faults. All these winter moments wo have studied them , as well us both the foreign and domestic markets. Wo have selected the criiam of each , wants , "cloths and "styles , " and are now bettor prepared to SUIT , PANT and OV13IICOAT you with up- to-dato products. Wo have quite a line of advance season novelties to show now In the way of Top Coats , lap , plain and strap Beams. Also a choice as sortment of very nobby early Spring Suits. Should your spring ar dour bo dampened tho' by this downfall of beautiful snow , will say that we are prepared to place on our tables Monthly some very choice values In medium weight clothing that are dirt cheap. KnpeclaJly sea a line of $10.00 Suits that wo are going to close at .flO.OO. Our Overcoat stock-wlml there Is left of It will be placed at very low figures. Would bo a good Investment If you couldn't UNO It till next season. Our Spring lints are all here , and wo have got some bounties. Iluugo lu price from $1. ! > 0 to $5.00. See our windows for these styles \ on Fifteenth street. 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