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We niny bo sure Ilio next regular sos- filoii of roiiKivss will not IIP protracted 1 > oyoiul the -Itli tiny of March of next yanr. _ _ _ It Is possible congress may furnish tlio warring factions of the Salvation Jinny with a Held In which they can v.iiltu their military operations. Seeing that Mrs. Stanford has come out victorious In the suit brought against her lute husband's estate , she will not be forced to apply to the gov- crniueiit for a pension. Tim county board has detected an Impostor who has secured aid of the county on false pretenses. Mendicancy cannot always be remedied or pre vented , but lu this case there certainly Rliould be found a way to punish the offender. _ _ Again wo arc told that a decision just handed down by the supreme court will infuse new life Into the Interstate com merce commission. That commission has hud this kind of life infused Into It several times , but still has never made Itself felt by the railroads or the public. The Intimation is publicly made that the Baltimore & Ohio railroad receiver ship will last for at least live years. Quite possible. So Ions as the receivers secure orders regularly for their most liberal salaries , the Incentive to wind up the bankrupt road promptly is not as strong as It might be. While party lines wore not closely < lrnwu In the municipal election In Council llluffs , republicans came out of tlio contest with colors Hying. It Is In the air this year. Where there Is no choice between candidates personally the masses feel it a public duly to give republicans the preference. The cable dispatches bear the tidings that It Is now definitely settled that Queen. Victoria will leave Windsor for France on March 0 next. It might be added to counterbalance this announce- menl that President Cleveland will leave the white house for New York on or about March 4 of next year. February stock receipts show a largo Increase In .shipments. Hogs are In far better condition than last year and bring higher prices. On the ranges of the Avcst little or no loss has been sustained by the cattlemen during the winter , ami on the whole the stock Interest has been highly prosperous In Nebraska this season. The South Omaha school board paid ? 1SO ( ) for a heating apparatus placed In 11 building not worth that sum. The contract was let without advertising proposals for bids. The agent of the beater company spent several days and nights In South Omaha , pending the closing of the deal , however , and agents are not in tlio habit of burning midnight oil for their health. No more Important work Is confided to any of the slate boards than that of supervising and controllng tlio work of irrigation In Nebraska reposed with the State Hoard of Irrigation. This board is expected to encourage and pro mote all legitimate enterprises In this Held and at the same time to repress wildcat Irrigation schemes. If the board does Its full duty , the future of Irrigation In this state will be assured. The proposition to divide the county Into two health districts , give a phy sician charge of each and divide the pay of ono between the two hereafter will meet with approval. It would provide better service nt no greater expense. The county Is too largo for ouo phy- slclnn to meet all requirements and the indigent sick must sutfer In cense quence. There ought to bo no objection to Improving the public sorvlcu where no extra expense Is Involved , The school board has about decided - _ tliut it would be unwise to bring suit against the council to compel ( ho city to order a D-nilll levy for school purposes. It Is argued that the council must eventually llx a levy to meet the school board deficit , so the whole re sponsibility for present omission to pro vide a levy must bo assumed by thor r > council. This Is a most complacent 1 view of the situation. Tlio board will , however , not fall to reull/.o that It Mill has some rcspouslblilty In the matter of reducing expenses. \rnvt.D \ wnorK st'vnniT SP.I/.Y r In the event of war between Spain and the I'nKcd States , would .Spain get ally support from other Kuropeaii countries ? A leading Spanish journal , In dlscimlng the action of the I'nlted Ktatcs senate , declared that "Spain Is not Isolated In Kuropo , " and dispatches from Iterlln report that the opinion Is generally held by well-informed politi cians there that the Spanish govern ment will llnd an ally against the Tinted States In Kttrope. should she find herself compelled to go to war with this country. The piess utterances lu other continental countries , while In some cases showing sympathy with Spain , do not Indicate a disposition to support that country In the event of war. and In the discussion of the matter - tor by the ItrltMi newspapers there has been no serious suggestion of European support of Spain. rudoubtcdly the Spanish government would make a very on rues t appeal for Kitropoan help , but In view of the fact that It Is already bankrupt and has been unable to obtain in the financial ceiittM's of ICurope such sums of money as It has sought to borrow since the outbreak of the Cuban Insurrection , there seems little reason to believe that It would bo able to effect an alliance with any European power for carrying on a costly war with the United States. What Kuropean country could , afford to sever friendly relations with the Tutted States and make enormous ex penditures of money In eider that Spain might retain possession of Cuba ? What Kuropean power Is HO Interested In Spanish control of Cuba that It would be willing to sacrifice the friendship of the I'lilted States to perpetuate that control ? It Is not Great Hritaln , which would have nothing to lose by the In dependence of Cuba or the further weakening of the Spanish nation by being depilved of that island. Possibly Great Itrltaln would prefer that Cuba remain a Spanish colony , but she would do nothing to that end which would Impair her relations with tlio I'nlted States. As to Germany , France or Italy , why should any of them sup port Spain In a war against the United States ? What possible advantage or benollt could any of them derive from such an alliance that would begin to compensate for the loss of American friendship and American trade ? The retention of Cuba by Spain , even if their assistance could Insure this , which it Is needless to say It could not , would do them no good. They could expect absolutely no return for the expendi ture of life and treasure which support of Spain would involve. Moreover , all of these powers have quite enough to do In safeguarding their own- interests , without assuming any additional re sponsibilities in behalf of Spain. None of them has any war ships to spare for service against the United States , be cause there is plenty of occupation for them elsewhere , and certainly none of them would weaken its military estab lishment in order to reinforce the armies of. Spain. Doubtless the Eu ropean powers that have possessions In this hemisphere regard with disfavor the somewhat aggressive assertion of American policy , Hut the Spanish gov ernment will not llnd in tills fact any encouragement for efforts to effect a European alliance. AVe do not believe there will be war between Spain and the United States. There certainly will not be unless Spain wants war , and when that coun try Is convinced that it would have to light the United States single-handed , that as a matter of fact It Is Isolated in Europe , the warlike spirit that has been manifested will subside and' ' perhaps an effort be made to placate anti-Span ish sentiment in this country by Insti tuting a different policy In Cuba. TJJKY WILL .UtniTll.lTE. The dispute between Franco " and Hru'/.ll regarding the possession of the Amopa territory Is to be submitted to aibltratlon. It had been ap prehended thai this controversy might assume a serious phase , and possibly Involve the United States , so that It is a matter of interest to the American people to know that It will be amicably settled , without any necessity for Inter position on the part of our government. The dispute Is In some respects similar to that between Venezuela and Great Itrltaln , but In the case of the Amopa territory France desired to arbitrate and Itrazll until recently declined to have it settled in that way , demanding that France relinquish all claim to the territory. There was for a time a dis position shown on the part of ISrazll Jo pursue an aggressive policy , the adop tion of which would certainly have brought on hostilities between the two countries , but better counsels prevailed with the Brazilian government nnd the minister of that country to France has been authorized to submit proposals looking to arbitration. It Is to be pre sumed that the French government will readily accede to these and thus re move all danger of further trouble In connection with this controversy. Had tlio matter resulted In hostilities be tween the two republics , to which It seemed certainly and rapidly tending a short time ago , It would probably have involved the United States and wo should have been placed In an awk ward position , In view of the refusal of Itrazll to arbitrate. As It is , this govern ment will take no part , unless asked to name onu of the arbitrators. VUllKLV A MA'lVKlt OF HUSINKSS , The now Crawford county system of primary nominations at Lincoln has brought Into requisition the advertising columns of the local newspapers for the announcements of the various candi dates for preferment at the polls. As all the contestants for honors in the republican primaries are republicans , re publican newspapers have established a special rate schedule for political an nouncements. This may bo regarded as both an In novation and an Imposition by poli ticians who pay for brass bands , hand bills , public halls , calling cards and transparencley , but xpool the news papers to give them ull the advertising spnco they may ask for free of charge. In point of fi"t : It Is neither an Innova tion nor an Imposition. It Is purely a .natter of business. No reputable polit ical newspaper ever makes any charge for fighting the battles of Its party or for advocating Its principles In season or out of season. Only blackmailing sheets levy tribute upon candidates for their Inlluonoe or support , which gen erally amounts to nothing because their utterances aie discounted for that very reason. Hut there Is no good reason why the legitimate nowsp.iper whose principal source of revenue Is Its ad vertising space should allow Itself to ba Imposed upon and deadbeated by its political friends. The great newspapers of the country have long since drawn the line on free advertising , whether' political , com mercial or charitable. Their proprietors contribute their full shares to party campaign funds , public enterprises and charitable and benevolent Institutions , but when It comes to purely a matter of business they do business on business principles just the same as the mer chant , the lawyer or tlio doctor. Z7/B munrs o vuLir State Auditor Moore has very prop erly taken .tieps to protect the rights of the holders of policies Issued by a local lire Insurance lompany that has passed Into the hands of a receiver. A com pany that accepts payment for the In surance of property against lire Is held legally liable under the terms of the contract for the period covered by the policy. Its Insolvency does not absolve It from Its obligations to the Insured to the extent of Its assets. It cannot have preferred policy holders any more than It can legally repudiate its contracts. It may be unfoitunato In Its invest ments and may be compelled by reason of unusual losses to go out of busi ness. In this respect Its stockholders are entitled to public sympathy. Under the laws of Nebraska the auditor of public accounts , as head of the state insurance department , must see to it that the rights of policy holders shall not be sacrificed to those of other creditors of failed insurance companies. If the receiver who Is expected to re insure the property for the unexpired term of policies still in force seeks to evade tills responsibility It becomes the duty of the auditor to appear In court for the Insured and enforce compliance with the requirements of the law , even if It does operate a hardship upon the unfortunate stockholders. It is also manifestly proper for the auditor to call down the Insurance agents of other companies who have lii-en making efforts to secure premiums from policy holders of the failed com pany by falsely representing that their prepaid policies arc worthless. Every lire insurance agent who has any stand- lug in the business must know that the unexpired policies of an insolvent company do not lapse upon the appoint ment of a receiver. Knowing this fact , it Is to say the least unprofessional to Impose upon the Ignorance of policy holders In order to procure their busi ness. oijVMK UP j/OiY/r. An Interesting and instructive report on the nation's volume of money , from 1SOO down to the present year , was re cently sent to congress by the secretary of the treasury in response to a resolu tion of the senate asking Information as to the amount of coin and currency and forms of notes and money of the United States In existence on .January 1 , IS'.Xi. The statistics supplied in this report show the groundlessness of the assertion of tlio inflationists that there has been a great contraction of the cir culation and that for this reason the business of the country is suffering. It appears that at the beginning of the present year the aggregate amount of coin and currency , notes and money of the United States of all forms , was 5 < MS > T)0 ( ) ( ) > J30 , of which $ { tl7,7i.1r ) > 12 was in tlio treasury and $ lr > 7 ! > ,20U,73-i was outside of the treasury. Estimating the population of the United States January 1 , ISSHi. at 70i0,000 ( ; ! , the per capita of circulation outside the treas ury at that date was l22.5. : ! From this It appears that the per capita amount of money in existence outside of the treasury was never so large as It is now until within the past nine years. There have been fluctuations since the Inflation period at the close of the Avar , but at the end of 1S05 the per capita of circulation was ? 2 more than In the Hush year of ISIKi , when the circulation was only aTjout half what It is at pres ent , and It Is now $ - ! more per capita than in 1S7. { , when the so-called de monetization of silver was enacted. Of course , a considerable sum Is locked up In bank vaults , but making a liberal allowance for this , say ? r > r > 0,000 , < X > 0 , there still remains In active circulation an amount equal to over ? 14 per capita , which Is larger than during the period of Inflation , the same relative amount having been then locked up In the banks. The highest per capita circula tion was in 1S ! > 2 , the year of unprece dented Industrial and commercial act ivity , when there was an active demand for money in all departments of busi ness , the difference between then and now being $2.09. With a return of such general pros- porlty as made 1802 memorable and which Is to bo expected under a change of economic policy which will restore the conditions then prevailing , an In crease of the currency will bo necessary , but with present conditions the supply of money is ample for all legitimate demands. Once upon a time , way back In the ' 70s , the defunct Omaha Tribune and Republican , better known as the Mam moth Consolidated , was edited by a most profound and ornate scholar who hailed from Duxhury , Mass. , and gained renown and distinction In these parts by writing oracidar political essays which usually concluded \\lth , "and wo desire It distinctly understood that wo do not wish to be understood. " That Is now precisely the position of the pro found and ornate scholar who Is cred ited with writing the political editorials In the Lincoln Journal , Ills latest masterly effort defining his position on the presidential contest In Nebraska Is permeated \\-ltlr the Duxbury flavor. YVhllo our distinguished colleague as sures his friends that ho has his prefer ences , which for obvious reasons ho re- Trains fjout.j -liroi" < 'ng ' , iP ) winds him self up by dPcljfrlng that ho "fully real izes that no oVIs bound to be governed In his action jjiv'gthe opinion of any man , be ho editor ; , ' , aviator or congressman. " In other wordft. lot It bo clearly under stood that litdot's ? not wish to be under stood. In the opluiou handed down by the United States , supreme court In the I.o- land Stanford case Justice llarlan lays stress upon the fact that the original Paclllu rallrVihd' subsidy acts contem plated a slngli ! ' .through line extending from the Mlnsoiirl river to the Pacific coast and o ehiVed under one manage ment. This purpose has never been carried out , hut congress has the oppor tunity In solving the Pacific railroad debt problem to Insist on provisions that will Insure putting thorn Into effect. The union of the Central and Union Pa cific roads should be made the first es sential of every plan of reorganization and debt settlement. However Interesting may bo the totals of Nebraska's mortgage Indebtedness as disclosed by the record published by the auditor , there arc so many condi tions and circumstances that must be taken Into account in any just com parison that hasty conclusions should not be deduced from them. The new mortgages may have been made for pur poses of productive Improvements and many payments have no doubt been made that have not been recorded. With all that , the figures complied by the auditor which balance off the new Indebtedness almost equally against claims satisfied , Is a very encouraging statement. Any improvement in our street rail way system will bo hailed with satisfaction - faction by the public. The proposed enlargement of the power plant by which the nihtlvo power will be In creased and made equal to every de mand that may bo made upon It by crowds In attendance at the state fall- race track and during fair week should by all means he made at the earliest possible day. It Is to be hoped also that the equipment of the company will be materially Improved to meet the wants of Its patrons. The first sldTshowlo a circus that the editor of The Heo remembers ever see- lug had a crier planted In front of the tent constantly calling out : "Here's your Ice-cold lemonade ! Only , ' ! cents a glass ! And you can go In and see the California white mice for nothing ! " That liberal offer is forcibly recalled by a self-sa'crjUcing but thrifty con temporary , \5yii'cji calls upon everybody within hearing to stand up for Omaha and buy a ) pj' of Its Hold-up edition for distribution jjinong their friends. The schoo term in the High school last year was .shortened to nine months with a corresponding curtailment of the High schoq 'teachers' pay. Those teachers have ; up more claim upon ten months' pay for nine months' work than any other tcjhchers hi the city. There Is no question that the schools should be kept open.tue whole ten months for ho benefit ofyiie plipils. and fhcyshould be kept opep.jqn months oven If the teachers should .have to teach the last month without extra pay. Hotter Count ( he Cost. Chlc.iBo llocotd. Tlio tabasco-sauce temper of the haughty Spaniard seems to have been aroused to a point where Ue Is In danger of forgetting that ho has not money enough with which to buy guns. guns.A A \e ; ! fct il Itliler. Philadelphia Times. Congress may bo Incapable of domestic legislation , but when It comes to foreign aflalra Its unanimity Is something tre mendous. Even tlio silver senators voted for the Cuban resolutions without any free coinage proviso. * Uiincc 'NKMjAlarm. . Minneapolis Tribune. Omaha Is greatly worked up over an un known man who Is hanging around the town and who betrays a weakness for chewing paper , rags , old shoes and things when ho can't get anything to eat. There Is no oc casion for alarm. It Is simply the coming champion training for a , prize fight. I'lirltim Ilnlo. Indianapolis Journal. Now that the Iowa legislature Is consid ering a measure extending over the whole state the curfew restrictions which have been adopted by many towns and small cities In the west , requiring youths under a cot tain ago to quit the public sticets at 9 o'clock In the evening. It will not do to assail the old Puritan Idea , of the proper sphere of gov ernmental authority. iuun < iiiiiillu7 n IHMIcnlty. Philadelphia. Lrfiier. ! Great are the resources of diplomacy. In the way of maintaining peace with honor they are especially strong. Drltlsh diplomacy haa now so modified the quarrel with Vene zuela as to make It depend , not on a question of territorial rights , but on that of an out rage ) tn British subjects , whether on British or Venezuelan territory. This Is a virtual abandonment of the British contention that the Venezuelan captors of the Guiana police men were Intruders , and really , though not formally , concedes about all that Venezuela claims. There should bo littleilllllcuUy In settling the trouble now , as between Great Drltaln and Venezuela , while as for the Monrco doctrine , It can afford to Imitate IJ'rer Rabbit nnd "lay low. " Tlie Army IIM a Cnri-cr. Major General Howard In the Forum. The object of an army In the United States IB not necessarily , In the main , to conduct campaigns and fight battles , nor to take human life. IjVs the city police must watch over the city hnd guard It against all sorts of danger , being ready , with Us weapons of offense or defense , to strike when other devices fall , Bo our army watches against certain daiiRort'td the republic , giving nerve nnd strength jtn the executive , helping to restrain wild Jpdlans , to capture mistaken hordes of tramps , or to quiet mob violence aimed against the , common weal , or , with naval help , to hold back a public enemy ; but ready , of .course , like the effective city police , to strltfe'at command , when the com- mander-ln-chfef , with the sovereign nation behind him , Iras fcomo to the last resort of human expedients for guarding the nation's llfo or Its huq'or. _ of u StriHlilIcs Kansas City Star. Senator Vesl'e proposition to pledge the democratic candidate not to ueo his veto power , Bhould'lhe be elected , "on any meas ure pas9 < l by congress and recognized to be cnnptltutlonal , " U not without precedent. The liberal republicans In 1872 , In order to capture the democratic ; vote for Horace Graeley , who was a strong protectionist , In corporated In their platform this declaration : "Itecognlzlng there are In our midst honest but Irreconcilable differences of opinion with regard to the respective systems of protec tion nnd free trade , wo remit the dUcus > 3lun of the pubjcct to the > people In their con- greis'.onal districts and the discussion of congrevj thereon , wholly free from executive Interference or dictation , " The presump tion Is that , If Horace Oreeley had been elected , and it congress had passed a free tiado bill during Ills term , ho would have been under obligations to suppress hU con- vlctlona and sign the bill. Hut he was not elected , and no candidate co-J ! succeed on any such platform. TIIIJ SI'AMSII IAM'K. St. Paul Pioneer Press : The Krandeo would better cool off. To attack the Unltoi States would bo not only a rash and perilous undertaking , but a most expensive tone Spiln would not last long la the grasp o Uncle Sam's long , bony fingers. Minneapolis Times : H the United States does nothing else she will see to It that the brave patriots of the Island have the rights of war. If Spain docs not like this let her declare war on the republic. The republic will welcome the Issuo. In the war for the freedom of a brnvo people America cnnnot bo defeated. Now York Times1 We are profoundly con vinced thst the feeling of the American people upon this subject will not change with discussion and will sustain a Jti't niu vigorous policy. Hut that policy will bo al the more certain to bo effective in proper- t'on ' to the dignity and deliberation with which It Is entered upon. Cincinnati Knqulrer : There are a good many people In this country who are not busy now , and who would be ready to help the Cuban revolutionists In their cause II they could b3 armed and equipped. If , tinder the grant of bflllgerent rights , they gel there , General Weyler should not think of treating them ns "small bands. " Such a couroj would be dangerous. Now York Commercial : The little coterie of American newspapers that profess to tremble nt the possibility of war with Spiln should calm their slinking nerves. There U not the least danger that the United State : will surfer disaster through the fulllllmcnt o ! Us obligations n ? the premier Amorlcin power nnd the- foremost guardian of liberty and civilization In this hemisphere. Minneapolis Journal ; As the case stands now It looks as If the belligerency resolu tions will bo actualized by the president nnd Spanish retaliation will begin with the searching of nil American vessels on the high seas , and then war will easily follow. And thus , this nation , which haa been doing so much talking about the avoidance of war by lnternatlor.nl arbitration , will show how little regard It has for arbitration or penco- ful adjustment of any difficulty when there Is a popular exhibition of the war spirit de manding measures which Inevitably lead to war. Philadelphia Ledger : This country docs not wish to go out of lie way to foment war with Spain or nny other power. While the sympathy of every American Is wholly with Cubn , and a deslro for the success of the Insurgents Is the controlling feeling of our people , wiser , moro deliberate and more moderate counsels should be exhausted In behalf of Cuba before a cauye for war la given Spain. A question of such gravity ns the recognition not. only of Cuban belliger ency , but of Cuban Independence , Is not to bo coaled with precipitate haste and without full consideration of possibilities affecting the Interests of our own country , to which wo owe the paramount duty. Chicago Record : The question as to whether the Cuban Insurgents are entitled to recognition as belligerents Is not a question of opinion but of fact , and for this reason U will bo well for congress to allow President Cleveland all necessary latitude and freedom of action. Precedent and the best judgment of students of International law Is that the executive and diplomatic branch of the gov ernment Is the proper channel through which the nation Is to conduct nn affair of this kind. A majority of Americans are * undoubt- oJly In sympathy with the congressional ot- tltudo on this matter , but It would be absurd to claim that an International complication can be guided with safety by popular sym pathy alone. I'KKSONAli AMI OTIIKHAVISK. The ratio of strawberries to gold In Now York Is 16 to $1. The difficulty with General Weyler Is his belief that the Spanish pen Is mightier than the Cuban machete. Americans who have reared fantastic castles In Spain need not trouble themselves about the present crisis. Such castles are readily transported on fog rollers. Mine. Marian S. Gambault of Pau , France , who Is a grandnlccs of Commodore John Paul Jones , has offered to lend some relics of the famous naval olllcer to the promoters of the proposed National museum In Inde pendence hall , Philadelphia. The proposed curfew law for Iowa will not abridge the Inalienable rights of street arabs , but will Inaugurate a commendable reform In excluding dogs from the high ways. The measure causes a great deal of curfewslon In canine circles. Mrs. Custer'B favorite home Is a secluded og cabin near the Pocono river , sven miles from the Delaware Water gap , and "two and a half miles from a door boll. " Hero she. finds It possible to do more writing In a day than In a week of city life. Susan B. Anthony is going to make an effort to have the word male struck from the constitution of California. The pugnacious suffragist has made a close study of the recent argument on the banks of the IUo 3rando anJ hopes to get In the jaw blow. A London Journal asks William E. Glad stone to give a satisfactory explanation "of ils constant use of the article 'an * before a vowel which does not require It , on the ground of euphony for example , when h3 writes or speaks of 'an union , ' 'an European' or 'an useful place , ' etc. " Explorer Nansen Is married to nn ac complished woman , who after his departure n search of the North Polo quietly set tled down in Chrlstlnnla to her duties as a : eacher of vocal and Instrumental music. The Nanains own a pretty little house , In which Dr. Nanpon does nearly all his work ns a student. The Nnnsens are very popular n Chrlstlnnla. All persons , regardless of sex or present condition , who have at nny time harbored a jurposo to swear off or otherwise reform on ir about New Year , are called upon to enroll - roll themselves In the Society of the Ameri can Revolution. The object of the society s if utual assistance and sociability , and also to limit the supply of paving material said ; o bo shipped annually to a certain tropical lort. General Weylor , the so-called Spanish 'butcher , " Is described as being "only of medium height , broad-shouldered , stocklly built and muscular. His face Is n remark- nble study In Ittclf. The hend Is large , nnd nil Its featureu prominent. Sparse , once > dark hair , now turning to an Iron gray , meets a broad , receding forohend. There are tense , sharp lines nnd furrows just over the brldpo of the nos > , the latter the most prominent feature of the face. Shrewd , cold , glinting eyes are Pet far biclt In their sock ets under bushy eyebrows. The nose Is strong nnd masterful. A broad , thin-lipped mouth Is not at all hidden by the thin mus tache that Is supplemented by luxurious , well cropped sldo-whlskers , also tinged with grny nnd framing In the hard , stern chin. " POMTIOAI. VOIXTKHS. The whereabouts of Senator Hill's presi dential boom excites very llttlu concern. With characteristic business seniio Mr. Whitney refuses to back n losing game with hlfl bar'I. The Young Men's Republican club of Balti more will send a largo delegation and a band to St. Louis. The republican state convention of Wyom ing to select delegates to St. Louis will meet at Sheridan May 1-1. The silver democrats of the District of Columbia are planning to capture the dis trict convention , which meets March 12 , and elect silver delegates to Chicago. A dispatch to tlio Chicago Times-Herald ( McKlnley ) from Indianapolis says tlio op position to the Ohio man is crystallizing In Indiana and Is likely to control the state delegation to St. Louis. It Is further as serted that General Harrison and his friends will do vhat they can In nld of Sena tor Allison. Governor Morton la In receipt dally of let ters offering him aid and encouragement In Ills presidential ai"plratloiin. Many curious epistles find their way Into his mall. Ono morning recently his secretary was aston- luheil to find a communication to tbo gov ernor offering him the support of a society of veterinary surgeons tu the west. Chairman Taubeneck of the populist ni- tlonal committee has returned to St. Louis from Texas and formally opened the com mittee headqiiarteru. He eayo the populists vlll unite all f rces opposed to the gold stand ard , Including silver democrats and silver republicans , and Is convinced that a split In the democratic party on tbo money question ejnnot ho avolde-1. As lor Texas , ho thinks hu vopulUU will inako a an ecu tuero. 4 nnnA t nnxtp t PI TTIIMIPVT APPROACHING A StllLUIIiNT English ami Venezuelan Ministers Ente Into Negotiations , CONDUCTED THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY of n Conflict Over theYnrniin Inclilcnt AMildcil liy n Itrxorl lu .NcuDllntliin llrlu IM-II WASHINGTON , March 3. H has boot learned by the Associated press that the British ambassador here , Sir Julian Patinco- fole , nnd the Venezuelan minister In this city , Scnor Andrade , have entered Into direct negotiations for a settlement of the Yuruan Incident , which Involved the nrrest of a British police ofilclal In the territory In dispute bctwcon Venezuela nnd Great Britain , the hauling down of the British flag and n subsequent demand for nn Indemnity upon the part of Great Britain. It Is Impossible to learn to what stage this prospective settlement of the most Im portant Incident nrlslng out of tlio dispute over the Venczuelnn boundary has advanced , hut there Is good reason to believe that some definite announcement concerning the matter may bo expected at nn early date. As to the manner of conducting the negotiations llttlo Information can be gained now , owing to the reticence of all pnrtles concerned , but the essential point Is that Glent Britain and Venezuela , whoso rela- tlcns have been drained so badly that there Imve been no diplomatic relations between them for saverol years , nro once moro In a fair way to a resumption of direct communi cation with each other nnd that n step hns jcen taken which may pnvo the way to an unlcablo adjustment of the vexations and threatening boundary dispute. When Inquiry was madenl the British embassy Sir Julian Paunccfote said It was mposstblo to make n statement on the mi li cet. Scnor Andrndo , the Venczuelnn min ister , was equally reserved , nlthough his secretnry declared that the minister had had 10 direct communication with the British ambnsHador. This would Indicate that the icgotlatlons have proceeded through nn In termediary or by correspondence. In this latter aspect the Urimn affair , which originally threatened to Involve Grent Britain nnd Venezuela In serious trouble , nay prove to bo a blessing In illsqulso to those who desire n peaceful and early settle ment of the difficulties between the two lountrlcs. Or.co diplomatic relations ( which mve boon suspended for nbout ten years ) are re-established It Is felt that In the iresent temper of both Great Britain nnd Venezuela the way will bo opened to direct legotlallons respecting the boundary ques- lon and In this manner a settlement will be effected without the Intervention of nny third latlon. It Is undeistood that tlio original British demand for Indemnity for the Uruan affair ias been so modified as to eliminate It cn- Irely from the boundary question and thus render the matter easier of adjustment. As t now stands the British contention Is simply that a British officer was 111 treated \Ithout reference to where the Ill-troatment ccurred and on this a demand for In- emnlty Is based. In other words , the Jrltlsli demand assumes that there Is a right to exact Indemnity oven If the British ofilclal was In Venezuela at the time of his arrest. Put thus , the case closely resembles hat of Corlnto , where Great Britain exacted ndemnlty from Nicaragua for the expulsion of Consul Hatch. By attacking the problem n this fashion nnd ngaln opening direct negotiations the special tribunal created by he United States to ascertain the location of the boundary line may bo rendered use- ess , but If a boundary agreement Is reached hat Is satisfactory to Great Britain and Venezuela there can bo no doubt that It would be hailed with relief by this country and would be welcomed by the admlnlstra- lon , as 'was made plain by the president In ils celebrated message. I Ol'POSHI ) TO THE 1.AM1 LRASE2 HIM , . \rlxnmi CHUell * UI-KC the Sfiititc to SiiHtnlit Hie Prc-Hlili'iil'N Veto. PHOENIX , Ariz. , March 3. At a meeting f the Republican league executive commlt- ep strong resolutions were adopted petition- ng the senate of the United States to sua- aln the president's veto of the Arizona land ease bill. It Is alleged that the people of Arizona are generally antagonistic to the leasure , despite Delegate Murphy's nssor- lon to the contrary , that It Is one which vlll permit the denuding of valuable timber rom a large portion of school lands in the orthern portion of the toirltory before the next session of legislature , and that It Irtually places the entire power of leasing ho lands In the hands of the governor wlth- ut restriction. InrrlNon AIIIIOIIIICCH "In Wedding Day NEW YORK , March 3. Ex-Prerfldont Har- Ison said to a Commercial Advertiser re porter today that his marriage with Mrs. ) lmmtck will take place on April 0 , In St. Thomas' church , this city. The rector of , hnt church , Rev. Dr. John Wesley Brown , vlll officiate. oiir.iiit.s rou TIIH Indianapolis News : The treatment which Dr. .laiiicsMI In rccclvlns In Kngl.iml Is not rnlrulnttd to fill him with regret over the Trnns-vaal Invasion. Chicago Inter Ocoan- The learned Judge whrt first p ld lila compliment ? to Dr. Jamo- tun fwrol that England's cnupo would bo Vrejudlccil In the cyci of the world by his enthusiastic reception. H will probably make Boers open their eyet nnd will not allay dis trust of the British In South Africa. Buffalo HxprcsjJammn'a troopers , who have been returned to nnglnnd , h.ivo been font on to their homed nt government ox- Perse. Apparently they nro not under nr rc < t anil arc not to bo punished. Did the Boor government , contemplate al y such ills- position of the raiders as this when U turned them over to Great Britain ? New York World. ' Dr. Jameson's recep tion In Cnglaml convinces the Room that their country la to bennnoxed to British South Africa na soon ns It can ponslbly bo dot'C. It Is not likely tint they nro mis taken. The CnRllsli torli-a hope to control the whole of South and Central Africa , nml they are not likely to respect cither the feel ings or the rights of those who get In their way. way.Boston Boston Advertiser : The fact that crowds of British citizens , nnd prcsitmnbly of British votern. cheered the Jameson survivors en- tliuylnytlcally Is worth notice. It shows the public conscience ns to right and wrong In national affairs Is , lesu keen In Gro.it Britain than In the United State" ; and that despite the commendable action of the government In disowning any responsibility for the out rageous policy of the British South African company , there Is a strong public sentiment conflonlng the attempt at organized robbery nnd murder. Mlnnoipoll Journal ! The great ovation tendered to Dr. Jameson , the filibustering friend of Cecil Rhodes , nt the police court In London was , no doubt , gratifying ( iccrotly ) to Salisbury and Chnmborlnln , whoso aim late to accomplish just what Jameson failed to do the absorption of the Trnnsva.il republic In the South African possession * of Great Britain. The trial cf Jameson will bo a farce. When the poet laureate sings the PM iralsea of Jameson , the rnlder , with the np- t -i irovnl of the government , It Is no wonder , m tnnt ho was yesterday received by the crowd as If ho were a aubllmo hero. TIPl'KII WITH .1I1UTII. Hnrper'H Hnznr : "Mr. President. " mild a recent caller on Mr. C'lovi-lnml , "Just Blvo he Venczuelnn dllllculty Into my baudu , unil I'll Imve It settled In no time. " "What makes you think you could hnndla the matter so successfully ? " II "Why , air. I once settled a quarrel In a Jl church choir. " * ' Detroit Tribune : naMnt ; Funds. "I'll give 10 , " announced the man In tbo third pew from the front. The converted counterfeiter rose with emotion. "And I , " he exclaimed , "will nako It $100. " Ufe : She ( with cbeoV burl l on his shoulder ) Uon't move , Fred ! ThlH Is so nice. lie Then you do love mo , darling ? She Nonsense ! It helps my toothache ! Cincinnati ICnqulrer : "Yns , " said the man with his pant In Ills boots , "we defeated Hill tor constable because he put on too denied mituh clog. Man that says 'those ni'jl.isses arc" Instead of 'them molasses IB' can't never set the vote of our township. " Indianapolis Journal : The hawk was doz ing. "You look , " talil the jay , from a safe distance , "as If you were full. " "Well , " the hawk admitted , "I have Just been having a little lark that was a bird. " Chicago Tribune : Mosely % Vraggs You'ro a nice feller to talk about golu' to war with Spam ! What'd you Uo , I'd like to know. If they wuz a war ? TulTold Knutt I'd line it , b'gosh ! I'd eo as chaplain of u regiment ! Somervlllo Journal : Agent Sir , do you need nny typewiitcr supplies ? Merchant Yes ; send mo about four pounds of candy. i Vogue : Johnny Groenlfaf Tommy Jone" i J * H learnln' French now. He told mo lota oJt things * , like cafe that means coffee. Farmer Greenlcat ( who has been to Now York ) Does It ? I thought It meant beer. Washington Star : "John , " .she said , rather sternly , "the coal bin Is empty. " "Yea , " was the dlnconsolate reply , "It's that way the most of the time. It's never of use In an immediate emergency. I'm going to change its name and call It a coal < has-been. " CHANGE. Philadelphia. Record. We marveled once , when In a night The blackest hair lias turned to whlto On fomo poor , nervous fellow. Hut nowadays how many girls In half n. day change raven curls To rich and golden yellow. A I.OOIC KOKAVAKU. Sonionllle Journal. Though 'tis hot , a cooling- breeze Stirs the loaves upon the tices Kvery now nml then. , Grent whlto clouds drift through the sky , . ' _ Floating- softly , slowly by , ' -V'l Far beyond our ken. Jil Hum of insects , EOIIRS of birds > ' Sonus too sweet for any words Hllthcly 1111 the air. , ; | Everything Is fresh and green ; 11 } Nature at her beat Is seen , ' , J Brilliant everywhere. Soft cloud-shadows come nnd ( jo From the moailow sounds and low Of a distant cow. Honey beert lire buzzing by That's what 'twill bo next July. Don't you wish 'twas now ? Is the Ti III Olll Discootenl Anil with very good reason , .lust got in a shipment of oprlu ? Top Cents mill Suits , "Hot ones , too , " to uhow you , when on comw ) this snow. Wo nro glnd to BOO it , hut dislike to bo disappointed. You won't want a spring suit today , unless it's to got flrat pick of the as sortment , which wo would approve of. But you may want ono of these medium-weights wo arc making a sale on now. 15 DOLLAR SUITS FOR $1O.OO On diHplay In our front wiudows. And why don't you ( ako advant age of the opportunity given In our Overcoats and Ulsters. Soon bo time for us to pack away what wo havo. You could pack ono away from hero and get Iota of wear out of it yet this season , and bo Just that much ahead next. Think It over , and sco If It won't pay. You will find the prices all right-ana you know our Jong suit , "Money's worth or money back. " The Reliable Clothiers , , We are solo agents for the Celebrated Youinun Hats , Browning , King OIotLIors , Hatters and Furnishere , This is the Spring Illock. Cor. 15th and Douglas.
