THE OMAHA DAILY BETS : TniTHSDAY , FEBRUARY 11 , 1897.
THE OMAHA DAILY
B. KOSEWATEn , Editor.
r.VEUV MOIUtlKO.
Tnnus OK suHacmrriox.
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Dally Ilec nnd BunJnjr , On Te r. , . . . i
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Three Monthi , , . . , , . " . ' ;
SntaM.iy Htindny net rice. , One One' Tear Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Weekly Cee , One Tear .
orncns :
Omalias Tha no UnlMlng. . ,
Houih Omaha : SIHRPF Illk. . Cor. N nnrt Jllh t
Council IllufTi : 10 1'cntl ttieet.
Cfilcmro omoe ! J17 riiimber of Co"1. " 0' .
New York ! Hcx m IS , 14 nnd 15 , Trlbura HI
Wn.hlngton : (41 lltli Ktrtct.
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All communications rclnllng to newi na
torlnl matter ehouM he adilreswil ! To the Kdll
ntjRiNusy i.iyriKns. . , .
butlarsi Utter * nnd rciiilttmiced should
eMcd to The e Publlahlnff Comp J
Omnh.1. Tjrnfu , checks , express nnd ixwton
money orJera to be inado payntila to the on
ot the company ,
THE ncH runuflHiNO COMTANI
STATEMENT OF CJHCUUATIOX.
BlnlPnf Nebrntka , I
UouRln.1 County. (
OootRC II. Tischuck , necrctnry of The nee Ti
llrtMnff company , liclnff duly sworn , fnyn that '
and complete copies of T
actual number of full
Dally Morning. Kvcnlnc nnd Sunday Ilto prlnl
1807 , vtna us r
Ihc month of January ,
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2 . 20,273 1 !
3 . 20,300 10 JJ-
4 . 20,179 20 } ' ;
C . 19.f J 21 . .
r . 18,887 25
7 . 19.RS3 23
B . 20.24J 21
9 . 19,892 23 .
30 . I0.3M 2
11 . 20,047 27
12 . 19,068 28. . 9.
13 . 19.C24 29
14 . . . . 19,871 SO
15 . 19,772 31
1C . 31,017
Totnl . . . ;
ilpflucllons for unfold nnd returned
Totnl net nlre
K.l .tally
nnd snbMrlhed In n
Kworn to boforn mo
presence this 3d ilny of Fcbrucry. 1M7.
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Notnr'y 1'uhllc ,
( Seal. )
lsoltlinr ; la President Lincoln's blrt
tiny Kolng to bo forgotten.
Oli. for n pull aa strong as that wli ! <
Detective Hlooni hns on the "rcforn
pollco bmril !
The principle upon which the Sngi
trust HUPius to operate Is to trust nothlr
to luck. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Obstructionists to the exposition ni
proprliitlon bill In the legislature do IK
represent the people of NobrasUa.
.Tests arc now in order which recll
that the democratic olllclal hosts I
Washington will soon march forth.
McKInlcy was plcctetl on a BOUII
inonpy platform and his administrate
\ will rest on > a sound money cabinet.
The two wlnga of the populist part
ought to meet somewhere and hnve
olit without wasting any more papc
nnd Ink.
'Tho Idaho legislature has elected
woman chaplain , but It cannot ge
awny with the Nebraska legislature wit
Its woman proofreader.
The railroads leading In and out a
Canton must have done business cnoug
since' la'st .Tune to licep the wolf froi
the door for at least a jfew months I
come.
If Mr. Bryan wants to make the leglf
laturo a present of .f.,000 ! worth of tall
we know of nothing In the law or th
constitution that forbids It to acccp
the gift.
Secretary Francis halls from St
Louis. That may shed a ray of Hgh
"on the consolidation of the pcnsloi
agencies at Dos Molnes and Topeka ant
their removal to St. Louis.
And la Is only a few weeks ago tha
Bomo of our senators In Wnshlngtoi
were tearing the nlr and insisting on n
declaration of war against Spain ever
nt the sacrifice of all their wives' relit
tlons !
*
How c.omesIt that n legislative com
inlttco undertakes to visit state Instltai
tlons Without charging expenses to the
state ? Are the members really paylnp
their own way or is some one else foot
Ing the bill ?
When the farmer members of the leg.
Islature got down to fixing salaries for
county attorneys , the lawyer's appre
ciation of the value of his legal sorvlcen
to the public Is threatened with a fall
of precipitous dimensions.
Secretary Olnoy would have good
precedent If he accepted tin engage
ment to lecture at Harvard on Interna
tional law. Ex-President Harrison did
not hesitate to go Into law lecturing on
his deparluro from the while house.
If the preliminary Inve.stlgatlon of the
Btato treasurer's accounts will lead to a
genuine Investigation by all means go
ahead with the preliminaries and got
down to business. The present treas
urer's torn of olllco will not last al-
'ways.
Sons of the grand old loyal common
wealth of Georgia may bo expected next
to assort the patriotism of their unlive
Btato during the late war , ln > view of
Senator Kunsoni's Impassioned defcnso
lof Missouri against n charge of tym-
.pathy with the lost cause.
aibi-s at the United States war ships
In view of their recent disastrous ex
perience off Capo Ilatteras would seem
not to be wholly deserved. The wonder
is rather that they ciunii through the
severest storm of the season with go
little damage as they actually sustained ,
t Congress need not do a thing with
.reference to the Union l'aclle | debt If
It docs not want to. The attorney general -
oral bus set | n motion the proceedings
Intended to bring the properly to foreclosure -
closure sale nt the earliest possible
.moment and the courts will do the rest.
Of course the largo property owners
are opposed to any change In the charter -
tor which will result In tin Increase in
.their taxes. They want the beiiellts
that accrue from largo holdings , but
they object to assuming a fair MUITO of
Uio rospoiibiblllly along with the smaller
fry.jjvho have to pay their tuxes with
out protest
TIIK
Republican members of the legtslntv
ninko n great mistake when thpy t
tngonlzo the exposition npproprlatli
While the exposition Is not a polItU
undertaking nnd can claim no pnrtlcul
party as Its sponsor , It has the cndon
mcut of Nebraska republicans and w
one of the Issues upon which republlca
went before the people with their ca
dldatea at the lost election. One of t
planks of the platform adopted by t
republican convention that placed t
republican state ticket In iiomlnatl
last July rends ns follows :
The republicans of Nebraska , In convc
tlon assembled , heartily cndorno the actl
of congress In making an appropriation 1
a government exhibit at the Transmltfllsslr
Exposition in 18DS , and favor a liberal cc
trlbtitlon from the state treasury to promc
the objects of the exposition , to rnnko it
honor to the state and worthy of the sect !
It will represent.
Every republican member of the legl
laturo was elected on the faith of tl
platform that contains tljs dcclaratlo
Kvory republican legislator Is und
obligation to the party to do his utmo
to carry out the letter and spirit of tl
platform. When the republican stn
convention expressed itself In favor i
a lllfernl appropriation to promote tl
objects of the exposition It did n
mean an appropriation Inadequate
a proper representation of the grci
state of Nebraska , nor did
mean nu appropriation so delayed an
so tied up with entangling condllloi
as to defeat the very purpose for whit
It Is Intended. The republican part
Is unequivocally committed to the exp
sltlon appropriation and republic ! !
members of the legislature who oppo ;
timely and liberal support must see tin
their action Is a repudiation of tl
party's pledge.
From the mere standpoint of partlsai
'ship and party imgriuullKcnient , It Is I
the Interest of Nebraska republlcni
that their representatives In the legli
inturo should stand ready lo vote tli
exposition appropriation at the earllei
possible day. The republicans tire In
hopeless' minority and the respons
bllity for legislation rests with the fi
slon majority. The responsibility fc
the defeat of the exposition approprh
tlonand the odium for any loss resul
Ing from Its delay should be put upo
the fuslonlsts. The credit that attache
to the encouragement of this great ei
terprlse and springs from the vast hem
Ills the state will derive from the cxpr
sition should be at least shared by th
republican and will lie if thoj-cpul
llcnn legislative members do their dut ,
lo the party and the slate. The rt
publicans lu the legislature have notli
lug to gain and everything to lose b ,
Joining the exposition obstructionist :
among the populists and democrats.
OUTLOOK FOR 5TZJB TltKATY.
There appears to be little chance of i
ratification of the arbitration treaty be
tween the United States and Givn
Britain at the present session of thi
senate. The opposition seems deter
mined to prevent action and as onlj
nineteen working days remain of tin
session It will no-t be dlllicult to prevent
vent a vote by a resort to dilatory tnc
tics. Tills the opponents of Jhe treat ;
ire now doing by proposing amend
incuts. Already.enough have been of
fered to very nearly if not quite do
troy the value of the in-sti uinent , bu
t Is announced that moro have beer
iroparod and will be offered In tht
: oursp of the debate. The effect ol
nest of these proposed changes \vouh
> e to emasculate the treaty to an o.V'
ent that would leave It only a shndou
> f the original convention and it if
lucstlonablc whether In such a form
he Hrlttah government would accept it ,
ndccd It Is very likely the purpose of
he opposition to bring about , if possi-
lie , this result. If the treaty can be
ondcd down with amendments that
vould make it a mere sham and prnc-
I rally abortive , it would be almost ns
ffeetlve In killing It as would Us ro-
ecilon. for It may be regarded as cor-
nln that the Jlrltlsh government willet
ot identify itself with a treaty that lias
o vitality or value.
The opposition comes from the free
liver nipn and Its motive Is well iinder-
lood. The statement of Senator Teller
hat the silver men wore not opposing
lie treaty as silver men and that no
ppoiltlon was being made to it be-
iiuse It affected the silver Interests Is
ot candid nnd will not be accepted as
ping. The unanimity of ( lip silver ele-
lent of the senate In hostility to the
reaty shows that It Is controlled by
common feeling hostility to Iflnghind
nd a fpnr that In some way this agree
lent to submit disputes to arbitration
light Interfere w.lth the free silver
uiRp. That enUSP depends for miieli of
s strength upon the cultivation of a
npiilar spntlniPiit In thp United States
ostllp to Knglnnd. Its appeal In HIP
ist campaign was continually to thin
H > llng. Thp silver men understand
*
nit an arbitration treaty would tend
> dissipate iho sentiment they have BO
idustrlously fostered and to create a
IOI-P friendly popular fpellng toward
nghind , which would bo inimical to
loir causp. Dlsllko of thn ndmlnlstra-
on Is perhaps also a motive for oppo-
tlon , but It Is not. the controlling mo
ve. '
The failure of this treaty would bp
scredltnblo to the nation. Thp prlncl-
o of arbitration Is mi American prln-
pie and Its promotion In this Instance
duo to the efforts of our government.
Is Improlmbli ) that an Inlprnatlonnl
bit rat Ion trtnty would ever hnve la-en
oposi-d by CJreat IJrltnln that the
rltlsli government would over have
ken the Inltlatlvp. It Is true that
ere was n considerable sentiment In
nghind favorable to International ni
tration even before such a sentiment
iveloped In this country , but the Urlt-
li government down to within n year
id never given the subject any con-
ilerntlon. It was Induced to do so bye
'
o government of the United state's
id the civilized world bus applauded
o result. If now the senate fails to
tify this treaty , or does so only after
bos been eo emasculated as to render
abortive and valueless , the reproach
111 fall wholly upon this republic.
10 sincerity of American professions
111 bo questioned by Kuropeaiia and It
will bo said that Americans make
fltnnd for principles only to nbam
them when they succeed In convert
other nations to them. To place o
selves In such an altltudo before
world would be deplorable.
T11K CUETAX UKVOLT.
The llttlo Island of Crete , ICO ml
long , from 0 to 35 miles wide , and c
talnln ? a population oC only about 3 :
000 , Is for the moment the center
Kuropean Interest. The Christians
the Island , who comprise most of i
Inhabitants , nro In revolt against Tu
Isb rule nnd have proclaimed un !
with Greece. In 1SOO there was a si
liar uprising In Crete which was i
suppressed until three years later n
the present revolt ) may prove to be qu
ns formidable. The desire of I
Cretans for union with Greece Is the
fore seen to bo of long standing.
Is prompted by both religious and'co
mcrclal considerations , but chiefly t
former. The king of Greece Is In sy
pathy with the revo'lt niid It Js this ft
which gives It Importance. The trcn
powers have remonstrated against t
dispatch of the Greek licet to Cre
but this seems to have made no Impn
slon upon the Grecian government , t
reports saying tlmt a royal decree h
been Issued ordering Into commlssl
all available Greek war ships , some
which nro to be sent to Crete. This
a distinctly warlike demonstration th
the powers will be compelled to ta
notice of , for It has undoubtedly be
Inspired by some one of them , sin
Greece would hardly venture unsii
ported to take such a stand. The Hi
slnn press charges England with t
responsibility for the situation , bat
Is quite ns likely that Husslan inilucn
has something to do with It. At in
rate the Cretan revolt , In Its prose
aspect , appears the most threaten ! )
event for some time In European nltal
and the progress of events In th
quarter promises to be highly Intere ;
ing.
TIIK SKGHUT SKSSWN FARCE.
The public Is getting about nil th
It needs to , know of the debate on tl
arbitration treaty In the executive sc
slons of the senate and senators be ;
testimony to the general accuracy of tl
leports. Yet these sessions are pr
sumcd to be strictly secret. When tl
senate goes into an executive sessk
the greatest precautions are taken
Hpcure secrecy , but they always fii
when a matter of great public Impor
mice Is under consideration , or indei
when there Is discussion of any que
tion as to which the press desires li
formation. Tills 1ms been the case f <
time out of mind and It Is safe to ssi
Hint It will always be so. Numeral
; 'fforts. have been made by the senai
lo put a stop to tills leakage of execi
live session deliberations. Investgi !
t
Lions have been instituted and n grct
leal of senatorial indignation has bee
'xpended , all without accomplishln
.ho desired result. j-
Such an experience ought to bav
auglit senators of'thfe-'folly ofStiio seen
; esslon xuitiq ; ( ( niu , ct wlum it wn
proposed to consider' " tlie"arblfrjitio
reaty In open session there were enl
ibout half a dozen senators favorable
o doing so. Now the supporters of th
let'rct session are berating the nvm
mpers for performing a proper service
o the public in giving the views o
onatoiK on Iho treaty , as if any of thei
md really thought this would not b
lone. One senator spoke of the npponi
ii'ce of the reports as derogatory to th
llgnlly of the senate , which Is simp ] ;
Idlculous. If there is any ilerogatloi
if dignity It comes from the fact thn
he secret .session practice Is a farce
i-hlt'h ought to be discontinued. Evoi
k'cro II possible to secure secrecy th
ustom is indefensible. NTt Is essential ] ;
'
inrcpuhllcnn and at variance with th'
irlnciplo tlnit the people hnve a rlgh
n full information as to the views am
lie aclion of their representatives ii
engross on all public matters. Any
lilng of a star chamber character I :
I'pugnnnt to our Institutions.
Sooner or later , undoubtedly , the sen
lo secret session will be abolished
o farcical a practice cannot be per
etual. Meanwhile the press will con
nuo to report what takes place lip
bid the locked and guarded doors 01
10 senate chamber.
If members of the "reform" police
nurd did not know of the incompoteney
ilHconduct and lawlessness of employe ;
i the police department they might
lead ignorance- an 'excuse for relining -
lining notoriously unlit olilcors on the
: iy roll. Uut they hnve no such ex ,
iso now. The Bee has furnished indis.
utiiblc proof of Ineompetency and
erse on the part of numerous police ;
ivoriles , but tlio board keeps them
uder Its protection. Can this be re-
trded In any other light limn that tin- -
pform" board approves and endorses
I the police corruption that has been
; posi > dV Can it be regarded In any
her light than that the board sane-
: > ns the attitude of the pollco Jo thi >
ves and dens and lawless resorts ? Can
be regarded lu any other light than
at reform is a pretvnsu and a. trans-
trout fraudV
Thp Bee regrets exqijwliijgly that ns
't ' neither the members of the "reform"
illco board nor the ministers who pp.
: loned the legislature In its behalf
tvo seen lit to accept Its Invitation to
II and Inspect the letters jn which
: -tectivu Charles G. llloom admits hav-
K wrongfully converted to his own
o stolen inonpy which IIP had re
vered fiom thieves. The UPO regrets
Is because ft seems to Indicate that
o reformers are not so anxious for
form as they profess to bo. The Hee ,
iwuver , Kllll has pos.sJsslon of the let-
fs In question , nnd if any of the com.
Issloners or ministers , and more par-
iularly Commissioner Foster's pastor ,
iv. W. I' . Murray , choose to call they
ty rest assured they will bo welcome ,
Uy merest accident the police have
iwlttlngly stumbled upon a nest of
Inves which for at least three months
ve been driving a systematic and
uccssful business , robbing houses and
itlng stores right In the midst of tlmt
letent pollco department. Uobbery
ler robbery was reported to the au
thorities , lJHt6lir famous detectives b
no idea wJVitWor where to look for t
robbers oP tntf bobty. Yet this Is I
same pollco .department to whoso ci
clcncy nnd discipline several well men
Ing and good people of Omaha ha
been hoodwinftxl Into testifying.
A thorotifihJnvcstlgatlon should
made Into the cause of the fatal wre
on the Union- Pacific right In the hen
of the cltyiit if any one Is nt fault t
blame should' ' 'bo located where It I
longs. Hnlfron'd men have at all tlm
a great rcs'p'brislblllty resting upon the
and they must not bo allowed to forg
their responsibility.
On all accounts legislative action (
the exposition appropriation bill shoit
be had at the earliest possible momer
It Is In itself as Important as anythh
which the legislature will have to co
aider , nnd the Influcwc of its fate c
the waiting transmlsslsslppl stnt <
should be constantly borne In mind.
A proposition has been made to tl
council to hand over the. care nnd oper
tlon of the lire nnd police nlnfm tel
graph system to a private corporatlt
nt n contract price. Is there any ell
In the country which entrusts such 11
Important part of Its lire and polli
service to private parties ?
T\v < > ( irrnt
Washington 1'ost.
The man who Veads the newspapers I
order to pick out the slight flaws tht
sometimes slip Into It U as much ot
nuisance as the man who alta nt your sld
In the theater and tells you what la goln
to happen next.
KIIHJICiioimrh ir You Kun iv How.
Olobe-Dcmocrat.
Dr. Nanscn says anybody possessing tl :
necessary endurance , knowledge and cot
fldonco can easily reach the polo. Thosu wli
have a map of "the route , and the ability i
live without food or shelter , should start t
'once ' to cluar up that llttlo mystery.
i ; IlcMOlvox.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Nebraska legislature , although on
tabling many populists and free sllvcrltcs
has put Itself on record as opposing an
radical legislation hostllo to corporation
or securities. This hns had an excellcn
and reassuring effect In business and flnan
clal circles.
Tlic Turning ! ) < MMI of lliilCN.
Sprlngllcld ( MasB. ) Republican.
Ex-Governor Uoltu was net consulted by th
Iowa demounts , nnd General Weaver wai
when they Issued their free silver addres
last week. The trouble with Holes Is tha
ho thinks the 1C to 1 plan might be modified
and that the democracy might possibly en
tertatn other Issues to advantage.
TinAlif ) < Uii Ilniiiiiliiry.
Philadelphia IlcconJ.
The negotiations of a treaty for the Una
and satisfactory dutermlnntlon of the bound
ary between Alaska and Canada Is a culm I
nntlng achievement of Secretary Olney. No\ \
that this treatyrhas been eent to the senatt
providing forithe appointment of a boundar ;
commission , H will serve , to quiet one sourc
of objection t a'fWtratlon. ' In the establish
ment of parallels oof latitude and loiigltud
there Is not itnuch room for lighting differ
ences. The .Alaskan boundary can be arbl
tratcd mathematically.
hu MIlliH.o
I 8 D , Uplt Jouinol. , '
There Is co.rtaln.ly encouragement In tht
reports of thojwoekly trade journals showing
from week to wdek a large net Increase
'
In the numbdr df\manufactUHng-"ostabllsn'
monts in optratloji. This means' a corre
spondingly ilacriaflod demand fpr labor ami
amlnerease'd'.demand for the -things nia'nii-
factured. nothJ apll''I' nnd labor' Irt produc
ing enterprises are encouraged by the prom-
Ut > of an early rbvlslon of the tariff on pro
tection lines , aqd of moro fuvorablo busl-
ne'ss conditions In the near future.
Daniel Cilvi'H Hie Cnine Away.
Louisville Courier-Journal ,
Here Is Senator Daniel objecting to the
irbltratlon treaty because ho fears that II
we should go to fteo silver Great Britain
would "have a claim under the treaty foi
the difference bet\vc6n the value of Amer
ican debts held In England under the new
jr double standard and under tha present
jr single standard. " Indeed ! Then undei
Tree silver there would bo a debased dollar
: nd a scaling and repudiation of debts , and
silver would not rise to n parity with gold !
This Is what most Intelligent men know ,
iut It Is what Mr. Bryan and many of hla
'ollowcrs strenuously denied during the cam-
Jalgn.
to Dl'JIKXTlltH.
Louisville Courier-Journal ,
No party on earth can stand on the Chl-
: ago platform. No party on earth can live
md thrive under suqh leadership as that
Jlatform called Into being. The only future
'or a democracy untcrrlfied nnd undeflled
s the obliteration , tbo annihilation of the
'vll features of that platform nnd the ex-
Inctlon of the political aspirations of every
ndlvldual politician who may henceforward
eek to keep those ovll features alive. All
uch are populists , and their only place Is
n the ranks of populism. None such are
lomocrats , or can be democrats , for , It wo
ire to have a democratic party. It must and
vlll bo the party ot the nation , not tbo
larty of an omnium gatherum of bankrupt
'fllccseekors ' and officeholders playing their
cst desperate stake for existence.
So , gentlemen and democrats , courage ,
ourage , courage the courage of conviction
-and each to Ills place In the line ; fop news
s ever the blood of the martyrs Is the seed
f the church , and the battle Is ever to those
/ho stand fast by truth and light for their
ountry's sake ! j ,
I'UOVOKI.VU IIUAIJV PlSVEIl.
'lit lift lit Stiiry ata .Man IVlio Qvcr-
ni > rlit > il lllx Cirny Matter ,
Ituffiilo Express.
An overworked editorial brain on the
maha World-Herald adds the following In-
irmatlon to the stock of human knowledge :
Only 1,001 < Jays till 1900. "
This reminds us of au editorial genius
ho formerly "did" editorials on on Brio
a. ) paper. His pecially was ground-hog
} > * . Weeks before that auspicious aeasou
rrlved he would- begin to print paragraphs
nnoinclng ( therdatoiof ground-hog day that
ear , \vlmt It IgqiQcd if ( ho sun shone or
illcd lo shlne pdrAll the side facts about
round-hogs eiyl urn procession of the sea
ms In Bsneral. ' The amount of space he
mid fill wltb,2hls , round-hog-day articled
as amazing , jjnu(1jie ( | always contrived to
Ive the zubjejcV au ; , air of Importance. It
oed on the eijlfortal page as the equal of
10 tariff or tlijJ'lqsT. ' legislative scandal. As
10 great day flrw'iioar ho would multiply
, s bulletins. FfhlrJJy his readers would bo
formed that * Ti'morrow will bo ground-
> g day , " Nerfl'Wohilng ' the climax of the
unpalgn was l''rWclied In the proud an-
mnacment tha'll''Tdday Is ground-hog day , "
id likely as dof'fho ' Information would bo
clean ecoop , liAr zeal alwa > a tells In the
iwspuper buslnosd. Then the next day
icra would bo alirtlof reminiscent Item to
10 oftcet that * IfnfuJterday was ground-hog
iy , " and so lilt-rahttcr would lapse Into
io i)3rspsctlvol < at Umb until another year
imc round. \
Ono > car he tried la got the "boss" to
sue a grouiid-hpg day extra , with por-
alts of the erounJ-hog canting his shadow ,
: etchcd on tlm spot by our own artist.
ills was before tbo days of the now jour-
illsm , und a tco-conservatlvo admlnlstra-
in frowned on the ichemo. The ground-
> g man , however , kept up his faithful
itch for Eomo years longer , until finally
10 Ill-fated spring , after making hU reg-
ar preliminary announcements , ho wad
lied out of town on the. day before ground-
> g day , and the paper came out next morn.
g with no allusion whatever to the nub'
ct. Ho came back to. work the day after ,
it when he discovered the omission ho be-
mo a changed man. HU spirit was
oken , and although ho was kept on the
aff for a long while hl cfllclency was
ne , and ho Was just a deadwood warning
other Journalists. He belonged to the
> w jouroalltm and didn't Ituown it ,
REVOLUTION IS SPREAD ! !
Signs of War Grow Moro Numerous
Time Passes.
SITUATION IN CRETE GETS MORE CRITIC
Hnillcnln In Orcccc Mnvc Their AVi
mill Hope < u Karoo ( ho TnrUtnh
flticMlon to nil IHNIIC .
AVnrnlnnr to Greek * .
ATHENS , Feb. 10. Accorillng to repoi
received from tbo Island ot Crcto during t
past twenty-four hours , tbo situation h
not changed for the hotter. The rcvolutt
U spreading and the Christians nrc , In tnc
cases , fighting under the flag ot Greece. T
commnnder.i of the foreign men-of-war n <
lying off Caiica persuaded the commander
the Greek squadron to salute the TurM
flag. The Ortok commander was also glv
to understand that the bombardment
Canea or the landing ot troops would , und
no circumstances , bo permitted. Kli
Qeorgo and his ministers are now In pcrfe
accord on the subject ot the Cretan poll
and a royal dccrcn has been published to t
effect that all available Greek war ships ah :
be put Into commission and 'requiring th
several of them bo sent to Crete with t !
least possible delay.
The conoervatlvo element In the legislate
chamber Is opposed to the policy of socurlt
the Island In defiance ot the powers. C
thu other hand the radical element Insist th
Crete should bo annexed to Greece wltho
delay and In splto of all opposition. At ai
rate , they assert , on aggressive stand m :
forca the whole Turkish situation , und
cover of which Greece can obtain posse
ston of Croto. During the uproarious doba
yestsrday ufternoon the radical clemci
urged the government to take a firm star
on the matter of union with Crete. So war
did the discussion over this question becoir
that personal encounters were only provcnU
by the Intercession of friends. *
The reports to the effect that the troubb
In the Island of Crete are caused by Grce
agitators and that the Christians are il
aggressors are Indignantly denied In goven
mont circles. A strange feature about tl :
Cretan situation Is that the dividing llu
between the combatants Is creed only nn
not race. Substantially the whole popuK
tlon Is Greek by race , but , while the Greeli
by religion number 270,000 , they live side l >
side with about 70,000 .Mussulmans. Tli
latter are about all descendants of roncgad
Ureeks , hating the Christian ardently , an
iiated as cordially by the Christians.
It Is officially stated that thirteen Mus
sulmans , women and children , have beei
massacred at Klssatno and Kastlll , went
ivard of Canea. The Greek war ships let
here yesterday and have gene to Hotline
is'o news has been received hero of furthe
fighting on the Island.
CANEA , Feb. 10. The town Is now quit
md thu refugees who were on board th
ivar ships have returned to land. The be
tavlor of the Turkish olllclals Is Irreproachs
iile. On the other hand , the attitude of th
3reek war ships , which uro suspected c
ictlng In concert with the Insurgents , cause
llsqulet.
ST. PETERSBURG , Feb. 10. The tone c
: he press has taken a sudden turn. First at
.acklng Turkey for the Cretan troubles , th
lusslan papers arc now equally sure Eng
and Is at the bottom of all. The Mosco\
/iedomostl says : "Out ot the English In
rlgues come the Cretan troubles. " Th
> Jovo3tl Vremya thinks It Is not necessar
o look to Constantinople or Athens , but t
Condon , for the cause'The St. Petorsbur ;
/ledomostl. In a frantic article , sees Eng
and's hand In the Cretan rising. Presldcn
Jkhtomsky's organ calls for the blockad
if Crete by the Franco-Russian fleets. Th
iccupatlon of strategic positions by landlni
lartles , It says , Is the only way of restorlui
icaco on the- Island , which the enfant tcrrl
lie , ot , , EuroRca.a diplomacy troubled. Tha
fould be .the best reply to England's dial
engo to Russia and France on the Egyptlai
uestlon.
A dispatch received hero from the Islam
f Crete says Mussulmans have set flro t (
tetlmo in several places.
DOCS NOT "WANT HEFOJIMS
tinCiilmiiN Arc Fi
IiulcitMiiIeii ( ; < > , Xot IIoiui * Itiilu.
NEW YORK , Feb. 10. The World thli
lornlng publishes an interview with Gen.
ral Maximo Gomez , dated Camp of General
laximo Gomez , near Salado , province ol
anta Clara , Cuba , January 19 , 1897. Gen-
ral Gomez said : "Spain will not grant anj
sal reforms. Wo no longer ask concessions
om her. Even were Spain's proposals
ona fide , nothing could tempt us to treat
Ith her. Wo are for liberty , not for Span-
in reform. We are for Cuba , not for Spain.
am disgusted with this talk of reform ,
oes Spain think wo have forgotten the
ssons of the past ?
"Liberty is what wo are fighting for , be-
luso it is the most glorious gift God has
cstowed upon man. Wo want nothing from
pain. Cuba hates Spain. Homo tulo In Its
roadcst sense Is Independence. That Is the
Ind of homo rule we want. If you ask ,
ould wo accept homo rule with a Spanish
iptnin general , I would answer most om-
liatically. No ! Wo want nothing from
pain. Wo do not want her captain general
her glory , if she has any remaining , nor
2r care. "
"Do you believe the United States Is
nderlng aid to Spain ? "
"That Is a delicate question , " ho answered ,
[ hope not. Still , I will speak plainly and
Ith candor. It Is certain the United States
is not been our ally. If the government
. Washington owes anything to the cause
1 liberty , It It favors the struggle for free-
im now going on here , It has not shown
even by so much as an expression of sym-
hy. "
When asked about the stock of ammunt-
3n on hand be did not speak.
"Could you materially Increase the size
your army If you had plenty1 of arms
id ammunition ? "
"Yes , I could march Into the province of
nvana with 70,000 men In a month , " re-
led General Gomez , "and that would mean
0 almost immediate freedom of Cuba ,
r ono Cuban is as good as two Spaniards ,
pro than that , I am convinced that with
,000 men , properly armed and equipped
d supported by artillery , the Spanish army
ulil be driven from Cuba within tbreo
jnths./
uiniAM.Y OHKKT THIS AHCIIDUICI : .
Ir PrrNiimjitlvc to ( InAuMtrliiu
Throne VlHltM Ilrrllu.
BERLIN , Feb. 10 , Archduke Otto of Aus.
a , nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph
d heir presumptive ) to the throne of Ans-
a , arrived here today and was received
th great ceremony by Emperor William ,
} imperial princess and high court , mill-
y and civil officials. The emperor em-
iccd the archduke and the party was
, ven to the palace in state carriages , es-
tcd by the Cuirassiers amid the acclama-
n of the crowd on the streets. At the
lace the archduke was entertained at
ichean ,
V state ball will bo given In his honor
g evening ,
Iioril Alirrilfon ( o Vlxll Nnxlivlllf.
lONTREAL , Feb. 10. His excellency , the
, 'crnor general of Canada , the earl of
erdcen , accompanied by Lady Aberdeen
1 sulto will leave for Nashville , Tenn. , on
Iday next In their private car , to attend
i wedding of Hon. Archibald MajorlbankB ,
i of Lord Twuedmouth and brother of
jy Aberdeen , to Miss Mlssye Drown ,
< > ' SIIIIINI | | | Ulicralx.
lADIUD. Feb. 10. Ex-Promlor Sagasta ,
i liberal leader , has called a meeting of
> inemborH of hla former cabinet to con-
er the political situation. ThU action Is
; arded as being of considerable ! Impor-
ice.
Hurt l > > " Kooljimln.
IONTHEAL , Peb , 10. Charles Drink-
ter , secretary of thu Canadian Pacific
Iway , was badly hurt by footpads , who
jchcd him senselesn with a pleeo of load
o before robbing him. i
ruoniNo Tim TIUISTS.
Now York Times : Mr. low's trust
VMtlgatlng committee 1ms thus far d
covered that Mr. Hnvemoyor Is not in bu
ness for fun , and that Mr , lArbucklo
driving A roaring trade In coffee.
Chicago llocord ! U la Inferred from I
testimony given by Mr. Hnvomoyor In 1
latest appearance before & board ot Inquli
that ho never heard ot such an outlnndl
and utterly preposterous thing as a sup
trust.
New York World : Mr. Havcmeyor Icstlfl
that It "Is only a coincidence , " when t
sugar trust starts In to ruin the business
a firm tlmt refused to trade with it. It
also equally true In this connection that t
Infliction of the penalty of a year In Inll f
violating the anti-trust law would bo on
a coincidence.
Indianapolis Journal : Now that the hci
of the Sugar trust says that It makes fro
16 to 20 per cent a year for the stockholder
congress should sco to It in the revision
the tariff that an opportunity Is given for
competition which will reduce those proil
to a level of those of other Industries. Tl
Sugar trust has made the name of tru
specially odious ,
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican : Anothe
trust has won as against the United Stale
In Us attempts to apply the nntl-trust lav
This Is the Water 1'lpo trust , operating I
the central southern states. No denial c
a combination appeared , but on the judp
mont of the United States mipremo court I
the Sugar trust case the federal dlstrlc
judge at Chattanooga dismissed the caa
against the tnist. Meantime state laws ar
piling up In bc.wlldcilng volume against th
trusts , but they naturally rcfuso to boconi
seriously alarmed ,
Philadelphia Ledger : It Is not likely thti
the Lexow Investigating committee will b
nblo to do anything toward crushing thl
oppressive monopoly which Is able to pine
and maintain Its own arbitrary prlco npo
so Important an article of food , but th
Sugar trust can bo readily shorn of It
power to thus prey upon the people by put
ting all refined sugars on the free list. An ;
duty which upholds a single ono of thes
aggressive combinations which operate II
distraint of wholesome competition II
trade , to the distress of the country , shouli
be whollly removed. If refined sugars won
put upon the Iroo list the Sugar trus
would collapse under the weight of thi
unrestricted competition which would fol
low.
IlEKOHMS li-OIl CIIIIA.
Kansas City Star : Spain will scarcely b
credited with any sincere purpose to brlni
about reforms In Cuba as long as Weyle
remains In charge of the army there.
Buffalo Express : There are Doughfaces li
Cuba , as there were In this region in 1S61
but the great mass of the Cubans bcllcvi
In fighting for principle , Instead of agrcelni
to compromise.
Philadelphia Times : The concession :
tendered by Spain to the Cuban Insurgent !
; ire simply n mockery , and are so under
stood , not only by the Insurgents them
selves , but by every Intelligent citizen o
my country. While the so-called leformi
seem to bo plausible on their face , then
Is not one that gives any absolute frecdon
io the people of Cuba in regulating theli
jwn internal affairs. With every offer li
ittached a qualification that destroys overj
i-ltal part of the proposition. It Is slmplj
studied deceit and must strengthen rathoi
: han weaken the rebellion In Cuba.
Now York Sun : The reports from Mnd
: ld relative to Spain's new scheme for1 fool-
ng the Cubans , whom she has failed to
: rush , have reached tbo camping places of
ho patriots In arms. All the revolutionary
paders In the several provinces of Cuba
lenounccd the sham as soon as they got
.ho news of It. and reiterated tlid statement
: hey have so often made , that they will gem
m with the fight for lndcponden.ee , the suc-
: ess of which Is regarded as certain. They
ire of ono mind upon the subject , and they
no united in their purpose. The rank and
Ho of the patriot army stands by Its lead-
irs , and there Is perfect accord between
.he separated divisions the revolutionary
irmy. Spain's attempt to gala her cnd by
ihicanery has already turned out to be as
utlle as her protracted efforts to galn'them
ly force.
IOWA I'KHSS COMMHXT.
Sioux City Journal : The Nebraska popu-
Ist legislature indefinitely postponed con-
Ideratlon of the woman suffrage amendment.
Vhen the populists are In power they some-
Itucs do things about as others would. /
Dubuque Times : The opening of the state
nlr on Sunday has gone a glimmering. There
, -as no sense in the movement anyway ,
'hero are more attractions for strangers
n the city during Sunday than the fair
. oultl afford.
Sioux City Tribune : The claim that the
rork on the state census was padded In a
Isgraceful manner and that a work that
hould have been done for half the money
as cost $100,000 has been made so often
tiat the house had the best possible reason
) r ordering -an InvestlgAtlon. It is to beeped
oped that It means an Investigation and
ot a whitewashing affair.
Waterloo Courier : The popocrats of Iowa
ave concluded that they have used the name
f Horace Doles for all It Is worth to them
i .1 political sense and they are willing to
it him drop. This is evidenced by an ad-
ress recently prepared by Secretary Carr
ml other members of the state central com-
ilttee. The address contains 7,000 words
nd Is an appeal to the free silver sup-
irtors to bang together. The sliver ro-
nbllcans finally endorsed the address. It
as then sent to General Weaver and en-
jraed. Stiaugely enough Farmer Boles ha
; en Ignored In the preparation of this art-
ess. Ho was not consulted In regard toner
nor was he invited to have any part in
s pi operation. So says Secretary Carr ,
id ho Intimated that "Undo Horace's" dec-
ration that there are "other Issues" bo
des 10 to 1 has put him outside the select
ner clrclo of Iowa popocrats.
I'KH.SOXAI. AM ) OTIIHIIWISI3.
The now war ships are to be painted ollvo
eon , to niako them Invisible at sea , but
10 smoke from their fuimols will retain Its
icustomed conspicuous huo.
John Burns , the English labor loader , has
ado a will that no court can break. Ho
avcs'his best love to his wife , a Bound
institution to his son , his books to the
irlsh and his debts to his country.
Senator Hoar is ono of the best read men
the senate. Not only this , but hla
odlglous memory allows him to quote at an
slant's notice the verso or passage of prose
lilch ho regards as fitting ( bo occasion.
Among the Santee Sioux Indians who po-
Ion congress to prohibit the sale ot IIro
ller to their tribes are Julia Goodthunder ,
iry Lightning , Ellen Iron Elk , Nancy Pay
ty , G , D. Rcdowl , J , Crow , D. Coon and
tarles Standing Soldier ,
rhero Is one township In Kansas that
proachcs Utopia. It has 120 families and
the lait twonty-llvo years Its people
vo only had ono little lawsuit , and that
la about a section line road. There have
ly been three mortgage foreclosures In
ljuarter of a century and they iworo small
irtgages. No bonds wore ever voted In
i township and the township has no dobt.
o oldest Inhabitant cannot recall when
Absolutely Pure
lobrated for ita irrcut leavening HtrenRth
1 hcaltlifulnosa. Anaurt the food agnlnat
im and nil forma of adulteration common
the cheup lira ml B.
YAIj UAKlNd roWDUIl CO. , NUW YOIIJC
tticr had A fight , scrap or quarrel in the
township.
Harry Furntos , the English caricaturist ,
now In this country , ny th t the f cn cf
Son.itor Gorman of Maryland greatly re
sembles that ot the late Archbishop Donsjn
except that Senator Gorman has dcrldvOI ?
the moro clerical and thoughtful face ot tlu
two.
Magdalen college , Oxford , hits refused to
nccept A tablet to Gibbon , the hlitorlnn , who
was A student there. Gibbon had A very
low opinion of his college , and left on record
HO years ago that life there "stagnated In
a round of college business , toty politics ,
personal stories and private scandal. "
Congressman Fltxgerald ot Masftachuiclta
has presented In the house the petition of
the Massachusetts Historical society , nslring
that some action be tckrn to repair and pre
serve the famous -war frigate , Constitution ,
known to song and history as "Old Iron
sides. " At present the vessel Is lying at
the Portsmouth ( New Hampshire ) navy yard
In an almost sinking condition ,
Itlll T1C1CI.KUS.
Ynlo He-cord : Smith-Jones seem * to hnvo
no thought for nnythlng except bis clothe.
Drown Yes , ho Is perfectly wrnuped up
in them.
Philadelphia Press : llev. Thco T.ogy
The congregation nt Ctunvnvilla called me.
Dcncon Jones ( absently ) What did you
Detroit Free Press : "Were you nn eye
witness to this nftnlr ? " naked the
prosecutor. .
"I don't know Jlst what you'dcall a nigh
wltneM , but I wasn't moro't live rodi
Somervlllo Journal : The world owes everv
i"n'on living , but It Isn't any quicker to pay
up than most ordinary debtors nro.
. Journal : "Hnvo you rend
The Sonslo llrae. ' It Is jtwt full of prms. "
"Oatmeal gcma , 1 suppose ? " gala the
man who hng sworn oflf on Scotch dialect.
Clncltmntl Enquirer : "No , " Hnld the
patient woman , with the ns-pecl of the born
saint. "I Mhould not like to a ert that ho
regards his newspaper as hU bible. 1 am
sure that ho believes his now sp.iper. "
Washington Star : "Aren't you afraid , '
uiirifeatcd A confidential auvlicr , "that you
ivill nrovoke the powers or Europe a llttlo
lee far ? "
'Oh , 1 don't know. " replied the sultan
ivlth a yawn , "that It makes much differ-
; nee toMma whether they light ono another
Ilo.iton CJIobo : "Hnve I done nnthlnir to
ilTcnd you , darling ? " ho at > ked brokenly.
"Today you panted moIKiout bowing and
low you Bit llit-re with such nn ir of
wiitcur and juldo that "
"George , " fnloirtipted the gill with an
4tibendliiK air , but In her voice a cadcncu
tweeter Hum music at night , "I huvu a.
itlrt neck. "
Detroit Journal : "Certainly , " rejoined
he Cltrnxslan girl , "we nrc Bold when wo
ire married , and It doesn't take ns nix
nontliH or a year to Und It out , cither. "
And the luMutlfiil barbarian glowered
lack at her sister ot civilized estate.
THE niPpKRENCU.
Imllnnniiolls Journal )
'I'm sorry you do not ndmlro my new
ROWII ;
Ul say It Is charming the nlocHt In town. "
'It In .isy for thernt" replied Jack to hla
'Tlny/pay ' the compliment , I pay the bill. "
1) 1S A 1'lMM.Vl'M I3XT.
Wusilnnton ! Htnr.
'hero's a specter far moro gruesome than
the kind that gilmly looks
Yom the laboredIllustrations In the old-
time picture books ;
, . subtle , hovering presence which , though
cbeeiy friends may scoff ,
Ulngs the closer to its victim when ho tries
to shnko it off.
t whispers of the glories on the hills ho
sought to Climb ;
Cls a mocking laugh which echoes tluough
the corridors of time ,
letween himself and every human pleasure
must he sec
'ho ' faint and nickering shadow of the
boom that used to bo.
ib , mournful Irony of fate ! Behold the
placid mood
't ' him who never tried , and thcreforo
feels convinced ho conjdp . . v
he man who calmly measures off the
heights that others scale ; lit.
flio never had the courage that It some
times takes to fall. - "
, rhnt tawdry tinseling are fondly cher
ished with the best ,
ccauso the chemistry of fate ne'er put
them to the test !
nd so ho dwells content of heart and pen *
lldcnt of mind ,
ecausc. forsooth , he couldn't start a boom
of any kind.
JURGLARY
Is riot
worse than
some of the
deception that
are practiced on
the unsuspecting'
. who are
beguiled into
bargain hunting.
It isn't worth
while to try to
get something
for nothing.
Somebody is .
pretty sure to
be sold ,
and it isn't
usually the
dealer. Our
prices during
this month are
just as low as
it is possible
to make them.
W BROWNING ,
oof KING & CO. .
S. W. Cor. 16th and
Dougla * sta.