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STATEMENT OK C1IICUI.ATIO.V ,
OcorK I ) . Txschucl. . ffcrclflry of The Il ; c Pub
llntilnR corapnnr , being duty < iworn , snys that the
nclunl numlisr of full nnd complete copies of the
l > ally , Morning , nvfnlnir nd Bundnylrr \ printed
the month ot robruaty. 1S30 , was nt fol
Kct Fnlt-s . C21.90 :
I ct dnlly nvcrnpo IS.100
nnonnn n. TXSCIIUCK.
Hworn tn btforp me nnd vubcrlhct1 In my prc -
* nrp this 2d day of March. H9H.
( Seal. ) N. P. TKin. Notary 1'ubllc.
They ran ilo lots of convention flKht
JtiR In Tcxns nowntlnys wlUtont hurting
nnybody.
Cliniinccy Dopcw Is out on tli Pnqlllc
const , but ho lltl not nrfi'i'ct ' to ttikt
his political horoscope wllh him.
It Is fjolntf to bp a rnco between the
republican national convention and the
democratic national convention whlcl
shall Imvo the most contested scats.
The commission Idon has n wonderfu
hold upon COIWPSS. The next thliiR
proposed will bo a non-partNan com
mission of exports to devl.se ways ant'
means of Improving the handwriting of
members oC congress.
A battleship will yet bo named afttn
the stiitc of Nebraska. Congress now'
not make that a condition of an nn
proprlatlon If It doesn't want to. Tin
name has enough In Itself to comment'
It to the Navy department authorities.
The Iowa semi-centennial celebration
will be an event In history. Few states
can show such great strides of progress
In n similar period of tlmo. Fifty years
of statehood have been utilized to thoh
full extent by the cltl/.ens of Iowa and
no moro prosperous agricultural com
munity Is to bo found anywhere.
Senator Allen Is of the opinion that
the average. United States district at
torney makes about twice as much out
ofhis position as he could earn by the
legitimate practice of his profession.
Unfortunately there Is much In the
records of the- federal Department of
Justice to support Senator Allen In his
opinion.
Congressman Mercer Is working zeal
ously to get his Transmlsslsslppl expo
sition bill reported from the house ways
nnd means committee. While ho Is
laboring under great disadvantage with
Chairman Dlnglcy adverse to the meas
ure , ho is making good headway and It
Is to bo hoped will land the bill safely
with n favorable report on the house
calendar.
After reading the constitution over ,
the reason for a congressional resolution
authorizing ex-President Harrison to ac
cept two medals conferred upon him by
South American republics becomes moro
and more Inexplicable. What Is there
In the law or constitution to prevent
the ex-president from accepting the
medals with or without the consent of
congress ?
The retail dealers are probing the
Insurance rate question to the bottom
and the more Information adduced the
plainer Is the fact brought out that The
Beo's comparative figures of rates paid
in other cities and those exacted In
Omaha arc Incontestable. The insur
ance companies have offered no good
reason why this should be the case ,
nor can they do so.
Not since the time when Andrew Jack-
BOH steered the presidential succession
to Martin Van Duron has a vlco presi
dent of tlio United States been promoted
to be president by the votes of the
people. In fact only three vice presi
dents In the whole history of our con-
Btltntlonal government have been so
promoted. It Is needless to add that the
prospects of departing from what seems
to have become established precedent
am no moro brilliant now than they
htivo been for years past.
The Northwestern Immigration con-
grow * which meets at Itoiso City , Idaho ,
next week should have U good repro-
Kontatlon from Nebraska. Nebraska Is
as much Interested in anything that
will encourage and Htlmulato Immigra
tion Into the western country as any
state , No Htato can offer moro attrac-
tlvo inducements to agricultural settlers.
Any and every project that promises
to turn the tide of Immlgiatlon In thin
direction will secure mo.st hearty co
operation and support from Nebraska.
The possibilities of sugar beet culture
In Nebraska are practically boundless ,
The output of sugar from the two fac
tories that huvo been In operation for
the past few years is only a marker to
what the wtato Is capable of producing.
"What Is now needed Is the Invest'iicut
of capital In now beet sugar factories
that will consume the products of an
Increased sugar beet acreage. Capital
ists who want to put their money Into
promising manufacturing enterpriser
will do well to Investigate the Nebraska
bix > t sugar field thoroughly. ,
TIIK KAVAJi JNOHDASK.
Thp naRsnge by llio house of rcpro-
sotitntlvoa of tha naval npproprlntlciii
bill probably Inmirx'ti n further addition
to llio nnvnl force of the United Hlnton
of four battleship * of the first clous and
I llftecn torpedo bouts , for It Is not
doubted that the measure will 1m passed
by the senate and approved by the presi
dent. It has requited no little effort
on the part of those who advocate thu
further enlargement of the navy to over ,
come the objection to a largts appropria
tion for this purpose at present and the
bill Is a compromise , there being a num
ber who were In favor of more battleships -
ships than It provides for. The measure
carries several millions moio than was
appropriated In the last naval bill , ac
counted for by the fact that the battle
ships authorized at ( he last RcsMon o
the preceding congress had to be np
preprinted for by the present congress
The amount for the Increase of the nuvj
Is a llltlo less than $1H,000,000.
The new battleships nrc to have ai
appreciably greater displacement thai
those already nuthoilxed nnd ptoba
ably greater speed. Of the tor
pcdo boats , five are to be built so as to
attain a speed of twenty-live knots per
hour and ton arc to bo built for a speet
of twenty knots per hour. With these
additions to the navy the United States
will have twelve battleships and twenty
four torpedo boats , and , whllo wo shal
still be far behind the leading nava
powers , the American navy will have
reached very respectable proportions
We shall still rank sixth among nava
powers Ih the number of war ships
though In fighting capacity the Atnerl
can navy will have a better standtnj :
than this , probably ranking third. The
secretary of the navy In his last re
port stated that Great Britain had U7-1
ships In service , not Including torpt do
boats , and forty-two vessels under coii' '
strucllon , of which ten are battleships
France has 144 effective vessels In serv
ice , exclusive of torpedo boats , and a
building program calling for an Increase
of thirty-three vessels , some of .hem
battleships. Russia has 100 ships In
service , Germany seventy-four , Italy
seventy-one , while the Dutch navy num
bers ninety-two effective vessels. Al
these powers are making addltij is to
their navies. Kven Spain Is construct
Ing vessels which when completed wll
bring her effective naval strength vorj
nearly up to that of the United States
Japan Is also preparing to enlarge hn
navy and is understood to contemplate
making It one of the strongest in the
world. France leads In the possession
of torpedo boats , so Important 'or coasl
defense , having 218 In service and lifty-
four building. Great Hrltaln has in
service 189 torpedo boats , Italy 184
Uussla 174 , Germany 121 and nil are
constructing more.
It Is not the policy of the United States
to enter Into a rivalry for naval supre-
acy. All this country should aim to do
is to raise our navy to a standard com
mensurate with our needs and with otu
position as one of the great nations
of the world. Wo must have a navy
adequate for defense and Strong enougl :
to command the respect of other nations
Good progress has boon made tow.ird
the attainment of such a navy and It
Is not to be doubted that onlhjhtonod
public sentiment Is In favor of continu
ing the policy of naval construction
which had Its inception under a repub
lican administration.
HAY STATK Itn
The republicans of Massachusetts
have declared their preference foi
Thomas B. Heed as a presidential can
didate , and although'the state conven
tion did not Instruct , he will Imvo the
solid and earnest support of the delega
tion to the national convention. It is
a foregone conclusion that all the other
New England states will bo for the dis
tinguished son of Maine and that their
delegates will labor zealously for his
nomination.
The Platform .of tha Massachusetts
republicans Is comprehensive and on
every national question it is explicit
aud unequivocal. It strongly declares
for a protective tariff and the rckra-
tlon of reciprocity. It Is against thu
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
any change In the existing gold stand
nrd except by International agreement.
It favors a foreign policy which shall
ho at all times firm , vigorous and dig-
aided and declares for the maintenance
of tlio Monroe doctrine. It expresses
sympathy with the Cubans In their
struggle for Independence. So far as
the. vital and paramount questions are
concerned it Is a wound republican plat
form.
The republicans of Massachusetts will
support the nominee of the Sr rxiuis
convention , and whoever the man shall
be it Is certain that ho will rccoivo the
electoral vote of that state. Tha ie-
niblleans of no state are moro faithful
lo the leading principles of the party
than are those of Massachusetts.
no\rx \ KXPHNSKS.
The house committee on approprla-
iloiis Is certainly endeavoring to carry
> ut the pledge of the republican ma-
ority to reduce the expenses of the
government , The great reduction made
n tlio sundry civil appropriation bill
'rom the amount appropriated by the
aht congress for the current llscal year
fully attests the sincerity of the prom-
so to economise , and the question mig-
riosts Itself whether the committee haslet
lot gone too far In Hint direction. It
tppears that the department estimates
considerably reduced tile amount from
hat of the current year , but the commit-
oo has cut far bulow these estimates ,
which , It Is presumed , were carefully
nado with reference to maintaining the
'fllclency of the public service. Taking
his view of tlio matter , It would seem
hat the committee's reduction , which
caves the total appropriations under
ho bill at less than two-thirds of what
t Is for tlui fiscal year ending Juno iiO
lext , must. If permitted to stand , opcr-
[ Uo to the Impairment of the public
jorvlco tn some directions.
Under existing conditions economy in
lie expenditures of the government is
ery necessary and Judicious efforts In
his direction are to be commended. The
Btindry civil Mil nffordn the best , oppor
Utilities Tor reducing cxpciinc * , but nn
loss thcro has been great cxtrnvnganct
In the npptoprlatlons under this 1)11 )
hitherto so largo a reduction as UK
house committee proposes could linnllj
fall to have unsatisfactory results. H
Is not probable , however , that the com
mlttee seriously expects this reductlor
will stand. Hvon If It shall be approve
by the house , which Is questionable , I
Is very safe to say that It will not b
concurred in by the senate and that i
Us Una ) shape the bill will carry a mucl
larger aggregate appropriation thai
the amount agreed on by the hous
committee. It Is an old plan fo
the house to cut down approprla
tlons and devolve upon the senate th
responsibility of Increasing them to
meet the needs of the government. I
Is the duty of congress to keep expense
down to the lowest point conslstcn
with the ofllclcney of the public service
but It Is not wise economy togobeyom
this.
THK nnmt
The legislature of the South Africa !
republic having declared Its opposltloi
to the proposed visit of Preslden
Kruger to Knglaud , for the purpose of i
conference with Colonial Secretarj
Chamberlain , It Is not probable that the
Boor president will pay much attentloi
to the warning of the London Times
presumably of otllclal Inspiration , thn
his refusal to accept the Invitation to go
to England may produce disagreeable
results. Neither the sturdy chief exccu
tlvo of the Transvaal republic nor ins
supporters will bo frightened by Brltlsl
threats or bluster , and any efforts to in
ttmtdate them are very likely to be me
with the Indignant resentment of whlcl
the Boers are capable. It Is evlden
from tlie reports that the government o
tlie Transvaal republic does not rcgart
the Issue raised by the Jameson raid as
by any means settled or the danger of
further complications at an end. ItIs
said that military preparations for a
possible emergency are actively golnt ,
on , which clearly Indicates that the mei
In control of affairs have no confidence
In the professed disposition of the Brit
Ish government not to Interfere with the
Transvaal republic and to malntab
only such relations to It as are war
ranted by treaty. It Is unqnestlonabli
wise on the part of the little republic to
take every possible precaution , and It
is probably best that President Krugoi
remain where he is , because thcro his
patriotism is secure against all blandish
monts. There may be very Intercstlnj ,
events in that direction in the not re
mote future.
nrnr DiscniMiNAiK AGAIXST OMAHAI
It has been established through tin.
Inquiry made by the Retailors' asso
elation that Insurance rates at Comic !
Bluffs are all the way from 20 per cent
to 150 per cent lower than Insurance
rates at Omaha. Nobody will for a
moment contend that the lire protection
In Council Bluffs Is better than that In
Omaha , or that the lire risk Is greatci
In Omaha than In Council Bluffs. On
the contrary , while Council Bluffs covers
almost as large an area as Omaha , it
lias only one-fifth the number of firemen
and not a single engine to supplement
tlie water pressure.
Why , then , should Omaha be com
pelled to pay higher insurance rates
than Council Bluffs ? Why should the
underwriters discriminate against
Omaha , where they enjoy four or 'live
times tlie patronage ? If the insurance
agents are to be believed the marked
difference in rates Is solely duo to the
valued policy law enacted in Nebraska
more than live years ago. . As this law
itpplies only to buildings and not to
merchandise , It Is passing strange that
the rates should have been raised all
nlong the line and are kept up , appar-
antly as a matter of spltcwork , to
punish our merchants for legislation at
which the underwriters have taken of
fense. It Is passing strange also that
insurance rates are very much lower In
Kansas City and St. Louis , in spite of
Ihe fact that Mlssomi had a valued
policy law before It was enacted in No-
: > raska. And what Is true of cities In
Missouri is also true of cities in sov-
jral other states whore substantially thu
saino laws are In force.
Another subterfuge of the Insurance
'ompanles is the alleged failure of the
illy to purchase all the additional fire
mgincs that were promised by mem-
jers of tlie council who represent the
nsurancc companies more than they
opresent the public. The truth Is
hat men who are thoroughly quali-
led to know what Is needed say
hat the present lire equipment is
tmple. In any event the' city
ihould not bo expected to surrender its
iiitlro machinery of government to the
nsnranco companies. It has compiled
vltli all reasonable demands and has
ivon expended moro money upon Its
ire department than the charter allows.
The plain English of It Is , that In-
turanco rates are excessive In Omaha
localise there Is n combination to keep
atos far above the standard that ou-
alns elsewhere.
The Spanish authorities In Cuba arc
tow amusing themselves with expelling
lowspaper correspondents whose ofll-
Ions inqulsltivene.ss Is not properly ap-
ircclated. The war correspondent
isnally faros rather poorly at the hands
> f the commanders of contending mill-
ary forces. If the Spanish In Cuba ,
owevor , were only carrying things their
iwn way they would doubtless bo glad
ml anxious to have thu newspaper
iien at hand to Inform the rest of the
rorld of their success.
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Uen have
, dopted a new mime for tlm pageant
ho coming autumn. That which last
oar hcdaz/.Icd the people under the
Ulo of "Feast of Mondamln" will this
ear appear under the style and tltlo
Feast of Olympla. " The change of
lomenclature is of little Importance ,
t Is enough to know that the festivities
his year are to excel and eclipse these
f last. It Is the show , not the name ,
hat will draw the crowd.
There can bo no question of the cor-
cutucsa of the vlow of Uho pavement
ropnlr nttpNlhn n < i rxptenHrd by the
Hoard of l , iU1le | Work * . It In mti'il-
festly unfnlr.i'ij/i'd . ' / ' Inoilliltnblo to coiupM
ono class of' ptoperly owners to pay
special pnvliW''ropalf ' t.tves while an
other class qu.Jji.vft exemption from such
tax by reason of the fact that certain
asphalt repiir'aro / ' paid for out of the
general funvti. . qYot tills Is what has
been done In this city for years. 11 Is
the duty ofntyS council to put a stop
lo such practices' .
Politicians toitho rear ! Let the people
ple bo heard IiUthe republican conven
tion. In rl'i'rwiiso ' ' to this slogan , the
people of tliei Fourth ward are per
mitted to benVeilresonted In the county
convention by a delegation that has
never been In politics before. Out of
the nine delegates , two are members of
the city council , one Is the sergeant-at-
arms of the city council , one Is the
city clerk , ono Is the city attorney , one
Is a member of the school board , one
Is a special attorney for the state , one
an ex-state representative and ono a
United States senator.
President Clark of the Union Pacific
expresses the opinion that congress will
take no action on the Pacific railroad
debt settlement question at Its present
sesMlon. If correct , this moans simply
that the matter Is to be dragged along
and If acted on nt all by this congress
will be rushed through under high pres
sure at a short session just previous tea
a change In administrations. A bill deal
ing with such Important Interests
passed under circumstances such as
these cannot bo expected to secure duo
consideration from the representatives
of the people.
Drill.
Indlnnnrolli Journal.
It Is estimated Hint susar lias been under
valued to the oxlevnt of $10,000,000 or more.
This Is because Secretary Carlisle insisted
upon an ad valorem rather than a specific
duty , as his own handwriting has Indicated.
Wnr Shli i AVIOioiit Sntlor * .
Glolw-Domocrat.
England's decision to upend $100,000,000 In
building new war ships this year would bo
moro formidable If the- fact were not known
that the ships already completed are de
cidedly short ot sailors. A landsman trans
ferred at short notice to a modern battleship
Is about as effective as a Spanish Infantry
man on a Cuban mule.
Decline of ( In * HOI-HO.
Glolio-tcmocrnt.
Figures gathered by tlie Agricultural de
partment show that the number of the hortca
In the- United States has declined within
two years from 10,206,802 to 15,124,057. uhllo
their value per head lias fallen from $61 lo
{ 42. Slnco ISSH/tho loss on the \alue ot
horses In this country amounts to $492,000-
000. As the most of Ihls has been , borne by
farmoro , perhapn they can get even by ap
plying electrlclty < to-agricultural work.
it Out.
ICnrmna City Stnr.
It has taked"1 cbngreM moro than three
months to flmV'olit what most people knew
at the start , namely , that there Is no pros
pect of practical legislation In this session.
Senator Platt 'hao 'Introduced a resolution
providing for adjburnment May 2. Ho thinks
the appropriation bills can bo disposed of In
six weeks. This congress would have won
Imperishable fnme If It had decided last De
cember to dispose of th.e appropriation bills
In six weeks without 'attempting any other
legislation.
One o rtln * 'AVorl < ! ' AV > - .
SprLnRtVId ( Mnss. ) Republican.
The president of ono of the large express
companies which does business In the city
lias lately had his salary raised from $30.-
000 to $50,000 a year. Ho Is celebrating his
good fortune by ordering that hereafter em-
iloyes must not be paid , as heretofore , during
; helr week's vacation In the siimmc.r , EK-
: rcmo rules have also been made In regard
lo docking for trifling losses of time. But
as was said long ago , unto him that hath
shall be given , and from him that hath not
shall bo taken away oven that which he has.
Ilulii of Cubn'H Croy.
Philadelphia LodRcr.
What appears to bo a carefully-compiled
review of the Cuban sugar crop shows that
.ho total amount made up to March 1 , at
which tlmo the grinding season was half
over , was 63,298 tons , as against 319,326
ons at the samo-.tlmo last year. Doubling
his for the whole season , would glvo 126-
= > 9i ! tons , while last year the estimated
yield was 1,000,000 tons , showing a decrease
ot 87.3 per cent. Even this scanty precent-
ago will not bo realized unless Gomez can
bs driven out of the sugar-producing district ,
of which ho now occupies four-fifths , as he
has given orders that no sugar shall bo
nr.de. It Is added that the estimate for
sugar will bold good also , for tobacco. The
statement IB made with a degree of circum
stantiality that argues thorough knowledge
of the situation , and It is at least partially
confirmed by the action of the Sugar trust ,
oported last week , tn buying up vast
quantities of sugar In Egypt , Germany and
elsewhere. It Is the most convincing
argument for the success of the revolution
hat could bo had , for It shows that the In-
urgenta control practically all the rervenue-
ircduclng sections of the Island.
GOOD GHOUNDS FOR PK.AH.
H SiiNitlc'loiiN About Arid
Itoclcy Mountain News.
An Associated press telegram states that
ottlers in western Nebraska are somewhat
ufcplclous of a section of the bill now pend-
ng In congress , by which It Is proposed to
donate the arid lands to the state In which
hey lie. This section empowers the state to
ease or sell In large tracts land which can
not bo otherwise disposed of for Irrigation or
ultlvatlon. The fear Is that under this
over the great cattle companies may solzo
upon tlio larger portions ot this land and
urn the arid region Into a grazing ground
o the Injury of Irrigation and agricultural
ntorests.
Thcro are good grounds for this suspicion.
t lias been the underlying motlvo for much
f tlio agitation about the transfer of the
rid lands to thb state. The secretary of
ne of the big JNetfraska cattle companies
dmlttcd It In an interview at Ogalalla a
ew months ago. ' Having , In defiance of the
atlonal government ) * compelled the federal
ourts to resort to otctrome measures , these
attlo companlcs'eeotan easier way of man-
nilatlng the state , government. Any leglela-
lon which thoyl lunar should bo carefully
crutlnlzed for .gome such section as the
western NotiraBknj settlers complain of , elnco
t Is certain to. be ) turned to the dlsad-
antago of farmers and Irrigation.
Tills Is the danger jot this arid land legls-
atlon , and , recognizing Its force , the News
pposcd both the Warren and the Carey
tills when tlioy'w rb before congress. The
ormer was dofed'tod , ' but the latter became
law. Thus JarJno particular criticism Is
o be passed upap ftp operation , but It will
o well enough , , tp allow all the western
tales to becomp posse-ssei of the 1,000,000
cres granted by the Carey law before tha
tales are given all ot the arid publlo lands
vlthln their borders ,
OTItntl I.ANIIJI THAN ( UUS. )
On the sea John Dull certainly Intends to
bo prepared ( or whatever tuny hnppcn. Ills
navy Is nlrc dy the most powerful In Europe ,
but Mr. aonhcn asked the Commons ( or
money enough to begin nearly fifty DOW
ships this yonr , besides continuing the work
on those already In process ot construction.
Krntn 1889 to the present year , 105 ships
and sixty-two torpodo-bont destroyers have
been added to the Urltlsh navy , ot which
number eight battleships , twenty-one cruisers
and fotty torpeJo-boat destroyers nro not yet In
commission , but will bo within a tew months ,
The new ships to bo begun this ycir are
five b.ittlcshlps , thirteen cruisers of three
classes , and twenty-four torpedo-boat de
stroyers , The London Chronicle predicts that
at the present rate the additions to the navy
In the next seven years \\lll bo at least
126 ships , besides a great number ot tropcdo-
boat destroyers. With a navy of between
600 and 700 ships ot all kinds , practically all
ot them modern and of high efficiency , Oreat
Britain -prepared to defend her Intotosts
In all parts of the world. Put this fact along
side the recent evidences of closer accord
with the triple alliance and It has great
significance. Put th6 combined Influence of
those powers over against that of any other
possible European alliance and It would be
overmastering. With Great llrltatn , Ger
many , Austria and Italy united to hold
back Russia nnd command peace In the
world , It would bo only rashness to resist
their behest ,
*
In the eyes ot the mahdl the tlmo has now
arrived for fulfilling his long-standing prom
ise of Invading Egypt. The hour appears
propitious , and ho has just proclaimed'
"Jr.iad ! , " or holy war , the object of which
Is the extermination ot the Giaour and Chris
tians , If not from all the face of the earth ,
at any rate from northern Africa. The
first effect of this proclamation will doubtless
bo to bring Into the maudl's camp alt those
numerous Arab tribes who Infest the desert
and llvo mainly by plunder , and who will
bo attracted not only by religious motives ,
but alro by the prospect of the sacking of
such rich cities as Cairo and Alexandria.
Those tribes form the most magnificent fightIng -
Ing mate-rial In the world , ono of them alone
numbering over 30,000 horsemen. Nor does
this constitute the only peril ; for there Is
the danger that , as soon as the natives In
lower Egypt learn of the advance of the
dervishes , and of the proclamation of the
Holy War , they will , If not actually rise , In
any case co-operate to such a degree with the
enemy as to cause considerable embarrass
ment to the Anglo-Egyptian aiithorlllca To
the natives the defeat of the latter means
In their eyes an annulment ot all their debts ,
a repeal of all taxation and a removal of all
these restraints which have been Imposed
upon them by European civilization. It
Is therefore Indispensable that the dorvlsh
invasion should be driven back before It lias
reached tbo present frontiers of Egypt.
* *
Prince Henry , the head of the younger
brat eh of the French royal house of Orleans ,
Is evidently a person of good sense. Hav
ing arrived at the conclusion that a mere
prlnco In republican French would dlo of
er.nul for want of occupation , ho became
n geographer , and accompanied an expedition
of exploration to the Upper Mekong , In
French Cochln-Chlna. He succeeded In pen-
etlatlng the unexplored regions of southern
Cl'lna and the Shah stales , and finally
emerged In British India , after having en-
ccvnlered many dangers and tribulations.
For the valuable services rendered by him
to the cause of geographical science Prlnco
Henry has been awarded the Cross of the
Legion of Honor , and has Just paid a visit
lo President Faure to express his thanks
for the decoration thus bestowed upon him
by the republic. This , In brief , is the story
of Prince Henry's "conversion" to the re
public and bis "treason to the legitimate
king ot France , " which has set the small
remnant of the royalists all agog. Let tha
leglllmlsls fume ! Prince Henry aa plain
Citizen Henry Capet stands a better chance
of becoming president than docs his royal
cousin , the Duo D'Orleans , of wearing the
French crown.
* *
The war cloud seems to bo gathering over
the Transvaal again. President Kruger's
declination of Mr. Chamberlain's Invitation
to visit England to talk matters over would ,
In Itself , be ominous of trouble , but the
building of forts and other warlike prepara
tions are still stronger indications. It looks
very much as If the Boers had determined
to make a strike for complete independence
by repudiating Great Britain's claim of suzer
ainty In the Transvaal foreign affairs. That
is a claim which Great Britain could not
surrender without serious loss of prestige
In Africa , and which she certainly will not
surrender until compelled to. If the Boers
have dccldoJ to make that their ultimatum
they can make up their minds to a hard
fight , and If , as a dispatch Intimates , Ger
many , Austria and Franco have decided to
guarantee the complete Independence of tbo
Transvaal , It means a European war.
Onorato Sao tan I , duke of Sermdnetn , repre
sents In the Italian cabinet the Roman ele
ment of the kingdom , and represents It
superbly. Ho la a grand nephew ot Bonlfaco
VII ; ho has palaces and antique paintings
which are not for sale ; ho has wealth of
generations and the sentiment of nobles of
other times who pawned their lands to raise
troopo , or oven transformed fields , forests ,
vines and prairies Into satin , velvet , and em
broideries of gold , silver and diamonds In
order to dazzle Intoan alliance the English
sovereign on the field of the cloth of gold. Ho
had exemplary firmness when ho was syndic
at Home ; ho Is oppoood to colonial adventures
In Africa , and ho lo minister of foreign af
fairs. He was a candidate for president of
the Chamber of Deputies , and Villa , advocate
ot the Banco Romano , dofcated him , but be
used against Crlspl an Impressive flower of
classical rhetoric. He said : "You may bury
the vestal , but the sacred fire will burn
brighter than ever. " Tlio classics are still
powerful In classical Italy.
Despite the enormous expenditures every
year for new ships. Great Britain Is steadily
and oven rapidly paying oft Its public debt.
In 1817 , at the close of tbo French war , the
total debt was $4,433,360,185 , and since that
late various wars have caused additional In-
foblodnesg amounting to $1,834,033,765 , mak
ing a grand total of $6,267,393,950. At pres
ent , however , the debt Is only $3,273,948,510 ,
showing a reduction since 1817 of $2,993,445-
140 , or nearly $38,000,000 a year. Before- the
great Increase of naval expenditures was de
cided upon , It waa reckoned that this year
would see the debt dlm'nshed by about $65-
QOO.OOO , and In any event It will bo dimin
ished by at least $25,000,000 , Seeing that
most ot the other powers are Increasing their
: lobts , this may partly explain tholr Intense
Icalouoy and dislike of England.
IMCHSOtfAI * AND OTHERWISE.
Tascott has been discovered In the Yukon
nlnlng country , but Charley continues travel-
, ng Incog.
Fifty-cent gas Is the rage In Kansas
City. It Is sa cheap that the very air Is
Burdened with a largo quantity In various
stages of strength.
The success ot the seceding division of the
Salvation Army Is no longer In doubt. The
joka bonnet has been turned down for a neat
ind fotch'ng bead covering ,
Daniel Webster had grave doubts about
railroads being possible. Ho said the frost
in the rails would prevent the train from
moving or from stopping after It bad begun
to move.
Chicago Is happy once moro. With an
jlcphant on Its bands ten weeks ahead ot
It , Louis , It In no wonder Its measure of
loy overflows.
The Hon. Gott Dusty of Oxford county ,
Maine , Colonel Krato Topp ot Cincinnati and
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
PURE
the Hon ItMcklnh tludger of N rlli Cu-
pllna , ro out for oftlco lit tlio fpspfi-ttvi <
Jotnlllcs. Dink Dolls nod Abe Slupiky nr
qulesc nt.
The Philadelphia brnncli ot tlm Daughter
of the American Uovolullon | * trying la
persuade the people nt Cnrllrfp , \ \ \ , In per
mil the removal of the remains of Molllo
Pitcher from that city to ( leltyiburg , where
she Is to liovo a iiioiuiiiiciit ,
The Michigan Jury which went on ti plrllio
for moro pay during a trial , lacked tha
patriotic spirit conspicuous among Juryme :
In this section. Instead of Impeding the
course ot Justice , the .Mlehlgandcra shouli
have agreed to disagree long enough to
work In an extra day.
Kate Field pays that while she was In
Kngland the watt asked In good faith whether
the language taught In the publlo schools o
the United States ) was HngtMi or American
"Oh , American , I replied , " rays Miss Kleld
"Kngllsh Is n dead languaco. It Is only
learned by university mm who go In for
classics. "
Even the great Schopenhauer nils not n
hero to tlio people of Ills household. In a
llttlo book of pcisonal reminiscences ot the
philosopher published at Lolpslc recently tin
author quotes Schopenhauer's housekeeper
as naylng to him In iho course ot a dispute :
'Tor my part , llerr Uoktor , I don't sen what
the people can find In you , I have enough
of you. "
A Kentucky admirer ot ex-Congressman W.
C. P. Drccklnrldgo predicts that ho will bo
returned to the next congress , bec.iu o "he
has not lott a case I mean a murder case ,
for that Is the only kind that counts In Ken
tucky for two years. In rvory Instance lie
has succeeded In Rolling his man cleared ,
nrul that la a strong plea In a man's favor In
Kentucky. "
The harmony ccnpplciious In Ohio at pres
ent Is menaced by n. bill pending In the legis
lature prohibiting the wearing ( it hats by
women nt theatrical performances. The
measure rooms to bo the outgrow ih ot the
Jingo spirit. If Ohio solons want war they
could not colect a mibjcct more likely to
shatter domestic peace. Revolutions have
started fioni Icrs causo.
A few discordant notes threaten the har
monious relations prc.'iimcJ to exist between
the brethren of the New York press. Ono
sheet dubbed "n decayed pretender" retorts
by calling the publisher "a vulgar swindler. "
Another rival In s'nglrd ' out for this shot ,
"Tho present cdllor of tlio Is as
thoroughedfaced a knave and as nasty n
blackguard ay has recently projected himself
before the publlo scrutiny. " If Iho country
must liavo war thUi method Is to bo en
couraged as a means of saving funeral ex
penses.
r
1II\XIC SHOTS AT T1IU IJO\S.
Cincinnati Commercial : Ono would Imaglno
that Spain Intends tolpo the United States
from llio map If congress doesn't adjourn at
once. Spain IB tired of this harping on the
Cuban question.
Chicago Into * Ocean : General Weyler will
hardly leave Havana for Spain until Gome ?
gets Into the city. Then Spain will bo a
much plpBsantcr location for the general , and
bn will doubtless emigrate.
Detroit Journal : Spanish soldiers In Cuba
do much greater execution when they nro
fighting each other than when lighting the
Insurgents. This Is another indication that
the Cubans arc the moro formidable people
In war.
Globe-Democrat : From the frequency with
which the Spanish troops In Cuba flro Into
each other by mistake It Is evident that
they are In a slate of nervous apprehension
ot pttack from all directions , and POO In
every bush that shakes a nomad with a
machete.
Detroit Frco Press : Taking General Wey-
lor's own figures for the number of Spanish
soldiers that have landed I IT Cuba , the num
ber killed In battle and the number dead
from fever , aud there are 20,000 unaccounted
for. This Is quite an army In Itself , and It
Is worth whllo for the general to ascertain
where It Is. It may have swam over to
Florida , It mayi have deserted to the enemy ,
or It may account for the ridiculously small
number of the slain , as reported by the
genital.
1 9 -
THIS OM ) CJAHIinV SCAT.
Gentleman's Magazine. ,
I stand beside the yew-tree f"nce ,
'AIM Buyety of blue-eyed May ;
Hose perfumes lilt my sluggish sense
And human accents to me htruy.
Grandtathcr tells his Old World tales
And Giunny smiles her hundredth smile ,
Hound nio tuch cvu the nightingales
With song their nesting caiea beguile.
Hero hnppy lovers seek the shade
And Jest them in my ample seat ,
Joy In the future hope has mado.
And hear the fnr-otf lamb's faint bleat.
I hold alas ! in cast-lion arms
Sweetheart ? for whom I'd gladly die , -
Catch their soft whispers , weigh the
charms
For which enamored suitors sigh.
A mold here , pink nnd white , Ix > ve's rose ,
Drank In yestreen a gallant's praise :
He plucked for her each flower that blows
What tlmo they paced these lonely ways.
They rested here : I Jealous heard
Hach murmured nimwer 'mid their bliss ,
, \nd tried to blush 'twas too absurd
When troth they plighted with a kiss.
Love's frauds I laugh nt , honeyed speech ,
Hypei boles of all that's sweet ;
[ scoff when softened accents reach
The coldness of a garden seat.
iVnd yet , old wisdom still can see
That nauBht excels the married llfo ;
Wisest of mortals , blest Is he
Who wins himself a loving wife.
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY
AAnnNT , TI1H 80N OF 11F.N AM :
Conclusion of Joel Otmndler Ilarrli'
now serial storyMr , Hauls tells thin
Mnry of llfo an It wan lived In tnlddlo
Georgia , "before the v ir , " In the tnwo
quaint style Hint plenr.-d hi * renders so
much when he win telling of llr'cr llnb-
bit nnd the other denlr.ens of Mr Thlm-
blcflngcr's queer country.
FOUH sconiaTisAiia AND ONE :
On Apt II 1 Otto Von Mismatch , the
greatest Ormnn of his time. v l'l bo Rl
jenrs old , and his birthday will be elab
orately celebrated In the Kathcilaml
This renders timely John Speed's icvlow
of Ulsmnrrk's truly wonderful career-
Mr Speed interviewed lllsmnrck sotno
years ago.
1EGBNDS OF
The Very Hov. F. W. Krtrrnr. t > . . ,
dean of Cnnteibury , writes upon the
"legends of the Crucifixion" His article
Is a mon Interesting nnd rurlon * one ,
nnd will bo rend rnrctitlly on the Sunday
preceding Kastcr.
1'OTHNT KTitKlitC WAVU3 :
Cleveland Moffot has been Investigat
ing the possibilities of electricity ns a
euro for hunmn Illv-Hp bnrt talked with
Tesln , nnd other physicians , and linn
learned that the clectilc current Is the
most effective masseur known , that hlKh
tiM.slon elcc'rlclty has a rcnmrknblo
ht'.uiulatlvo power nnd that the human
body may be turned Into n battery ,
*
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
Sailor slmpcs nsnln the fad In spring-
hats The latest for Palm Sunday wcnr
Mr . Sarah II Cooper , \\lio Is nt the head.
of tin largest Sunday school class In the
world An luwa girl who has made a
great success ns manager of nn orchcs-
fn Queen of the women stenographers
Kishlon notes from fashion centers
News about well known women.
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"S'x ' Little UeboK" n story of the
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1'eaplc who llvo In trees and lisa ladders
to climb Into their beds A boy's essay
on corns Prattle ot the youngstcis A.
readable column for young nnd M.
SOCIETY WAITING FOR RASTER :
Soeluty recovering slightly from It1 *
languor ns Knster approaches Several
informal entertainment ! ' Lenten wed
dings Out-of-town visitors In Omaha
households Movements nnd whereabouts
of the members of the society set.
IN THE WOIU.15 OF BPOUT !
Conclusion of the narratlvo of the
sporting editor's experience during his
recent visit to the Mexican borderland
Review of the sportlnjr events of the week
Gossip about the ball players News of
the huntsmen Interesting Items from
every Held of sport.
FANCY BICYCLE HIDING :
Ira Johnson , the Inte'.llgcnt colored
man who ha * of Into been teaching New
Yolk's four hundred to do tricks on the
wheel Trick bicycle work Is rapidly tak
ing lliu place of general gymnastic ex
ercise Novelties In bicycle wear nnd
notions Latest patents affecting wheel
men News from the -whole blcyelo world
What the local wheelmen and wheel
clubs are doing.
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MIHTII IN IlIIYME.
Chicago Tribune.
They gathered at the house of Sister Bland ,
They talked of science , of reform and art.
ilioy se\\cil soniu carpet rags together and
Then lipped 01 neighbor's character apart.
Detroit Tribune.
'Where nro you going , my pretty mnld ? " i
'None of your business , sir , " she said. Jg
Jut tlie horse she was ilrlvlnp to and fro - + t
Would have bet his neck that she didn't
know.
New Yoilc Truth.
"Tnko back the heart thou trnvosL nio , "
And bis smile of Iiopelessnec3 fntles ;
"For what use to n man can It possibly b
With a bobtnil liusb of spades ? "
Philadelphia llecord.
Proposing parties are the rage ;
In fact , they're qulto the thing- .
But the best proposing party
Is the chap who's bought the ring.
Judge. i
I envy nings whene'er he sings ,
So much does lie Uoscrvc !
'TIs not Ills voice makes mo rejoice
1 envy him his nerve.
Indlnnipolls Journal.
"Mnn wnnts but llttlo hero below , "
At least , so ho observes
When bo computes Ills wanta with what
He thinks that bo deserves.
Chicago Hecord.
Don't ape the silly busy bee
His rashness can't be beat ;
He stores up honey , as you see ,
Which other people eat.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Although the days are drear nnd chill.
And winter lingers with us still ,
Soon will the Hy be lining dates
To promenade on glabroui pates ,
And. evenings , quite sociably ,
Wo.l find him dropping Into tea.
KEEP OFF THE
GRASS.
of spring will soon appear , and
SIGNS they do it's lime for you to ap
pear in a Spring Suit. We are already
prepared.
ARE YOU ?
If not take a look at our windows. Our
spring and summer productions on exhi \ \
bition there in endless variety.
Spring opening Saturday and will con
tinue till after Easter. Everybody invited
to look them over.
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