THE OMAHA * DAILY BEE : TIITTRSDAY , APRIL 8 , 1807.
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live IN for Hale on till irnliia.
INSIST ojr HAVIXG Tim UGH.
Now lot the clerks to the recount coin
mission draw their ncr tlionis and go
llOltlC.
If you want Frank Hansom for city
attorney and acting mayor , vote foi
llowell.
' It's n poor campaign when some rascal
'doesn't try to rlilo Into olllci * on the
aiosewatcr Issue.
' Guatemala , Is said also to be enjoying
the excitement of an election. We are
glad that there are others.
That recount seems" to have been a
conspicuous case of the mountain In
labor bringing forth a mouse.
Of course there is no politics about it.
Kut If it will help to eject the gamblers'
friend , why so much the better.
' By all means turn a searchlight on
the offices In the city hall. A search
light , however , is not a political darlc
lantern.
If the constitutional amendment to enlarge -
large the supreme court failed to carry.
It may bo put down as certain that none
of the other amendments were adopted.
If It Is the truth the fusionlst legisla
tive and executive olllcers wanted to get
at by the recount , they ought to be satis-
lied with the llndlngs , whc-ther the truth
Is what they expected or not. '
' At high llootl the mouth of the Mis
sissippi Is . said to bo expanded to
width of twenty-five miles. We sup
pose it would be safe to refer to this
performance n stretching the facial ori-
Uco from oar to ear.
There Is one consolation' to bo drawn
from the ending of the recount proceed
ings that will be shared by all alike.
ITlio epistolary Interchange which sought
Its pretext In the recount has no further
excuse for continuance.
It was to bo expected that e.v-confed-
crate Captain Covell would head a move
ment against Colonel Frank 10. Moores.
Moores and his associates caused him
and his fellow rebels a good deal of
trouble a generation ago.
The municipal election in St. Louis
, wi just a.s Important lo that city and to
the country as the municipal election In
any other place. And St. Loubj elected
a republican mayor and practically the
iivLolu republican city ticket.
Uancld Itansom originated In the dis
loyal state of Missouri. IIU brother-in-
law , Confederate Covell , actually served
In arms against the government of the
United Htates. Their hostility to union
eoldiers needs no other explanation.
It Is strange but undoubtedly true
that In splto of the presence of William
J. Ilryaii In AVashlngton and the excite
ment which his Omaha organ attributes
to that eause , a large amount of public
and private business la being dally
transacted ,
When the seniito gets through with
IJioso general appropriation hills the
house will require an X-ray machine to
locate the places where It expected to
effect material reductions and economies
In the administration of state Institu
tions.
Now It Is reported that the remnant
of the Modoc tribe Is in danger of star
vation. A quarter of a century ago ,
when the Canby massacre was still
fresh In the mind of the people , starv
ing would have been considered too easy
a death for thrao bloodthirsty assassins.
The erection of a largo public hall on
the exposition grounds will fill a want
which Omaha has always felt. Thanks
to the relocation of the site within a
reasonable distance from the center of
the city , the structure can easily be
uiado permanent and ucccsiilblu ut the
close of thu fulr. .
THE lUVKhMtA.XSUM tlAMllhlfttl TllIA
Attention Is Invited to the full stone
graphic rcK | > rt of the recent senate In
vestlgatlon Into the Howell-Hansoii
gambling bill scandal , of which the lira
Installment appears In this Issue of Th
llco and which will be continued fo
several days. The testimony brough
out by this Investigation fully sustain
the charges made by The Hce that tin
bill was railroaded through the senati
by the Influence of boodle.
When the Investigation was callet
for Ita opponents In the senati
asserted that the Investlgatloi
was n partisan political conspiracy
That assertion Is absolutely disprove !
by the facts developed before the com
mlttee. The very Ilrst chapter disclose :
the complicity of republican lobbyist !
acting In collusion with democrat
lobbyists closely allied to two Douglas
county senators , Itansom and llowell
The subsequent chapters will throw soini
very Interesting Bide lights on a intm
ber of people Implicated who arc more
or less well known In local polities
circles , and who , to shield themselves
committed the rankest of perjury.
The report of the sessions of the com
mlttee shows that Senator Itansom was
Injected into the Investigation for tin
purpose of breaking It up and turning
it into u farce and protecting the parties
who had a hand In the promotion of the
measure , and that he exerted hlmsell
to that end on every occasion. Tilt
testimony proves beyond the shadow of
a doubt that a large sum of money wn *
raised by Omaha and South Omaha
gamblers as a corruption fund wltii
which to procure the repeal of the antl-
gambling laws. It proves that under
promise of a'blg fee Louis J. PlattI , clerk
to Senator Ilowell's committee , took the
bill out of the hands of the bosn
gambler himself and carried It to
Senator llowell , who had the bill Intro
duced by another .senator.
No satisfactory explanation was pro
duced by any witness to show how and
why this vicious bill was advanced in
preference to important and meritorious
measures by the judiciary committee , ot
which Hansom Is a member , and by the
sifting committee , with which llowell
wields a largo Influence. The evidence
shows that the gambling bill was jumped
but of the box when Hansom was in the
chair -and without going through the
committee of thu , whole , and Its passage
hammered through by the most arbitrary
rulings. It will show that llowell and
Hansom both knew just what the1 nature
of tln bill was and what Its effect would
be and that they gave It their votes and
Influence with full knowledge. It shows
furthermore that the most Important
witnesses , the gamblers who raised .1he .
? : ? ,000 pot , were spirited away and the
stakeholder did not. see fit to put in an
uppcarai.ro. It will show that the
vindication which Hansom manufac
tured for l.imslf and his colleague was
one of thp most brazen , pieces of im
posture ever practiced upon the legis
la hire or upon the public.
FOR THE
Congress lost no time In responding
to the message of the president recom
mending sin appropriation for the suffer
ers from the Mississippi floods. Within
a few hours after the message was read
congress had voted $ ' 00,000 , the pres
ident had approveti-the action and'tlu
secretary of war was preparing to dis
tribute the fund. This most commendable -
blo promptitude was fully justified by
the emergency and never has public
money been appropriated for any pur
pose with greater certainty of having
the hearty approval of all dasses of
people. The suftc-rings and hardships of
the tens of thousands of men , women
and children who have been rendered
homeless and destitute make an appeal
for relief to which no one with the
slighhist feeling of humanity could , turn
a deaf car.
The money appropriated by congress
will bo wholly Inadequate to fully re
lieve the flood sufferers , but being Im
mediately available will be of material
assistance , to them. These unfortunate
people must not , however , be left to de
pend upon governniMit aid. There ought
to bo an organized effort everywhere
In the country to provide needed relief
and It should be made at once. Food ,
clothing and household goods should be
sent to the stricken sections , or to such
points of distribution as have been civ
tablihhed , and If a general effort were
made to do tills it would take but a little
time to supply all the relief required.
Itt Is an opportunity for the American
people to again illustrate their quick
susceptibility to the appeal of the suffer
ing and their ready and abundant gun-
uroslty. It Is not to be doubted that
they will respond liberally to whatever
demands arc made upon ithem.
Perhaps the worst has been experi
enced , but there J.s still danger of more
iloviuitntlon. Whether there shall be ad-
ilitional destruction or not , the calamity
Is the severest of the kind ever expert-
unced In tills country and makes a
jliilm upon the Huhstantlal sympathy of
Ihu nation which must be met. The ap
propriation by congress is well as far
is it goes , but it will not go a great way.
It should bo promptly supplemented by
. ontrlbutlous from the people every
where.
UAlUN < l TI'liKKY TO TKHMS ,
It appears to bi 'the ' intention of the
tdmlnlstratlon to adopt a somewhat ag-
; resslvo policy toward Turkey , In the
ivuy of Insisting upon the settlement of
. lalms for damages to the property and
icivsons of American citizens in the Ot-
oman empire. The reporti Is that the
uvslilunt and sivretary of state are very
nncli dhwatlhlled with the course the
I'uiklsh government has pursued and It
a proposed to send to Turkey a special
tmbassador , charged with thu duty of
irglng that government to act with
oferoneo to the Ameilcan matters that
nivo been prcM'iitod to It.
There Is unquestionably abundant
casern for action of this kind , but there
a little reason to expect any
iractleal results from It. Tlu >
rurklsh government has pursue * !
oward this government a char-
LcterlstJo course and It Is hardly prolm-
ilo that oven HO astute a diplomat as
ilr , John W. Foster ooiiltl persuade the
mltan to change lil.s diplomatic practice
if oyaslon and delay , The present min
ster to Turkey , Mr. flerroll , Is under
stood to be on excellent terms with tli
sultan and to exert a.s much Influent
with him art any American represent !
live has ever done , yet Mr. Terrell ha
been unable to Induce the Turkish goi
eminent to do anything more than llste
fo his representilous. ! Of course thl
furnishes no reason why the present u <
ministration should not adopt the courc
said to be contemplated , but It hold
out little lioiwof anything being nccon
pllshi-d.
It may bo doubted whether Turke
will ever pay a dollar of our claim
simply for the asking and It Is not Ilkel
tlmt we shall ever undertake their fore
bio collection. What our Kovcrnmon
may ultimately be compelled to do , as
means of bringing Turkey to terms , 1
to break off diplomatic relations nin
even this might not be effective , i
bankrupt nation , Ifoavlly In debt am
with a part of Its revenues mortgager
owing , claims to nearly all Kuropt' hav
ing priority of ours , there Is exceeding ! ,
poor prospect that the- Indemnity dc
mandcd by this government will eve
be paid.
'UKA'ATK ' ItKUHUAXlKATJOA' .
There Is an unusual situation In th
United States senate. There are va
cancies In the committees and the quc
tlon of filling these has been undo
serious consideration since the begin
ning of the extra sess-lon. Not only ar.
several Important committees seriously
Impeded In their work by loss of mem
bershlp , but the new senators win
took their seats on March 4 have re
celved no assignments and thus an
wholly deprived of committee privilege ?
Influence and patronage. The re
publicans have made several efforts t <
arrive at an understanding with tin
regular democratic. opiHKsltion by AVhlcl
the vacancies could be filled In such !
manner as to give to the republlcni
[ ilurality the same measure of control ni
It exercised in the last congress , 1m
without avail. The democrats havi
contended that In filling the oxistiii }
committee * vacancies republicans shotih
succeed republicans , democrats succeo *
democrats antl populists succeed popu
lists. By thlfi arrangement ! the commit
tee places vacated on March ! by demo
crats of all shades of opinion would g <
to the silver wing of the. party , whllt
from the vacancies naturally falling t (
the republicans asslgnments'woultl havi
to 'be ' made fo both populists and mem
l > er * of the silver party. Of course tin
republicans do not care to assiinu
responsibility for legislation In the sen
ite unless they can/ / control the commit
tees and they have steadily refused t <
iccept the plan of distribution suggested
by the democrats. They have not voter
iiiough , however , to , force/ reorgani2ii <
tlon against the wishes of the com
plied opposition.
The more conservative republican senators -
ators have been disinclined to bring on
a struggle over the organization of the
committees which would inevitably force
the four opposition elements In the body
into .a more or less active coalition , but
there has been great pressure from the
new senators to .oUtnin that recognition
to which they arc properly entitled. It
appears , however , that the conservative
view has prevailed , the republican cau
cus committee having , it is stated , prac
tically reached the conclusion that there
should be 110 immediate effort to fill the
committees and that1 the matter should
be postponed until after the tariff bill
Is disposed of. This being the case there
will probably be no action taken on the
resolution introduced in the senate Tues
day for the Immediate reorganization of
tl'e ' committees and the filling of vacan
cies , tlie author of which urged the in
justice of keeping the new senators
from committee service. There can bo
no question that this Is unjust , but the
responsibility for it is not with the re
publicans , i
It is an unfortunate as well as an tin-
usual situation , but the republicans arc
undoubtedly pursuing a discreet course
In not forcing .mutters. That the new
senators should show displeasure at the
manifest Injustice of being deprived of
L-oinmltlee privileges Is easily under
stood , but .they can endure this for a
time rather than have any action taken
which might still further complicate the
situation. When the tariff bill shall
liuve been disposed of the republicans
may bo expected to deal promptly and
leclsively with this question of senate
eorganizatlon.
The republicans of South Omaha are
: o be congratulated upon their niagnlll-
: ent victory In the city election. The
success of the republican candidates is
ill the more remarkable from the fact
hat South Omaha Is generally regarded
is a safely democratic city and that
nest of them received more votes than
H' all their opponents combined.
I'lio newly elected republican council-
lion and members of the Hoard of
education will have an opportunity to
lumonstrate to the people of South
) maha that republican city government
ni'iiiis better city government , and they
nny ! H ) rolled on to make the best of
hat opportunity.
The World-Herald has suddenly
vaked up to the fact that the bill to give
ins Hchool board free rein -\\lin \ the
ax levy denounced by The Hee weeks
igo Is a dangerous measure. As the
> II1 Is thu production of the World-IJer-
hl's pet , ex-Confed. Captain Cov.'Il ,
vas Introduced Into the senate by Its
> et , Hrother-ln-law Hansom , and was
lushed through the senate by the aid of
IK pet , Senator llowell , It Is very ap-
iroprlate for It to call now on thu mem-
iers of the Douglas county delegation In
he house to choke thu measure off be-
ore It reaches the governor.
Notwithstanding the appointment of
heir sifting committees , lliu twr > houses
f the legislature persist in doing their
wn sifting for the most part. A fortune
.waits the man who Invents a patent
elf-acting automatic bill nlfler that \A \
vnrnuitod to give uatlhfactlon even to
ho most notorious kicker. i
Should the Cretan trouble * be event-
ally settled by arbitration , the cause of
leaceful solution of international differ-
nces will certainly receive n most
narked Impetus. The principle of ar
bitration hnjTTJF late been endorsed b ;
so many jH-MMHient diplomats run
statesmen anil'riindo such marked prog
ress In thfc p ielpal civilized nation ;
tlmt Its succt'firful application to u serl
ous affair A/ tlils kind would be i
triumph fovjl/sftf lln * ftrat magnitude.
Attempts JS'fh.ikc- ' nationally Impor
taut free slj\o { iJletory out of young Mr
llnrrlson'.t jjttlHIon Hi Chicago appears
just a trifle 'fiilltnilolw In view of the tin
doubted fa $ , { ) > Jjit the successful wind I
date's uamo itlrj * assassination of hi
father and mYfallure of nearly 100,00
voters to take any part In the contes
was chiefly responsible for thu result.
How can ( governor llolcomb , nfte
What ho has paid on the subject In hi
message , consistently sign nny of 1h
proposed bills providing for a Rlralgh
party ballot ? The general form of th
Australian ballot In Nebraska Is satis
factory to the great mass of the voter
and there Is no audible call for it
change.
So the emperor of Austria declines t
accept the proffered resignations of hi
cabinet ministers. Public olliclals , \ \ never \ \
ever , should not on this account fal
Into the bad habit of tendering the !
resignations In hopes of receiving a n ,
fusal. They might sometimes be dis
appointed.
Jlryan graciously Informed Preside ! !
McICInley that there Is no law that com
pels anyone to read his book. Nelthe
Is there nny law to prevent Hryan < fron
writing more books. Hut the fact tha
there are no laws covering certain sub
jects Is no good reason why there shoult
not be.
Applications for positions ns Judge
and clerks of election should be rare
fully scrutinized by the appointing
power nnd appointments should bo
cautiously confirmed. The need of lion
est and competent men in these places
was never greater than now.
If Captain llelfensteln Covell's strat
egy during the late civil war was ese
so high an order as that which he has
recently displayed in feathering his owl
political nost. he ought to have attuinei
the rank at least of a major general Ji
the confederate service.
Unite tin * Contrary.
Indianapolis Journal.
Long legislative sessions do not alway
yield the best ranulta , The legislature o
Pennsylvania lias ben In session nearly thre
months and passoi , only four laws , none o
them Important.
ItH Influence.
Springfield Republican.
The iMlPsUrflppl rver continues to want the
earth. According ( p the last reports It hod
overrun 7,000 , squa/o miles that aren't in
eluded in Us , regular sphere , of Influence
Not even the Overman emperor could make i
stay put. f „ _ _ , .
A Gi > 'ft l afnii' ' for ItiiNNln.
_ Sun.
Wo see ft reported that "General Jamea H
Wilson of Wilmington , Del. , whoso cdmmand
captured Jefferson Davis at the close of the
civil war , andj whostood equal to General
Shprfdan , as a successful cavalry oiflcer , is
a'lated for minister to'Hussla , " and we- hasten
to say that such anj appointment will bo
highly approved -by tti'ewholo Intelligent pub
lic. General Wilson la a man lof Immense
experience In public affairs , and of wisdom
and patriotism equal to every exigency. More
than that , ho knows Russia and enjoys an
extensive acquaintance among Russian pub
lic men. Wo have .repeatedly had occasion
to commend President MclClnley's appoint
ments , but never more emphatically than
in thlb Instance.
Import mm < c Olllcc Sec-lccrH.
Chicago Cluonlcle.
It la said that the gangs o offlco hunters
at Washington are determined to deprive
President McKInley of the benefits which ho
might have derUvjd from , luls short vacation.
They will not accept his absence from Wash
ington as a hint to absent themselves. They
are going to stay. Some are making con
tracts for summer board. They my that on
the terms proposed at hotels they can live
as chejp In Washington as they can at homo
or cheaper. They propose to keep up the
stege till the war Is over.
If It shall ho the fortune of President Mc
KInley to defeat , squelch and utterly destroy
the spoils system or even to nbato Its worst
evils and abuses he will have deserved well
of the country and ho will have a great place
in the history of , administrative reform. In
the United States.
AMI3IUCAIIBBT SlIOAIt.
How to Supplant tlif Foreign Proiluct
, nnil HurtMlllloiiN. .
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A payment of about ? 100,000,000 annually
to foreign countries for a product adapte-J
lo our own soil and climate Is ( plainly an
Industrial error. Within the last ten years
attention has boon directed 'to ' this wasteful
method of conducting business , nnd filgn.3
ire multiplying that the proper remedies will
bo applied. Last year every pound ot wheat
and flour exported was required to pay for
the ougar imported. Our exports ot cotton
wore only double the value of the sugar Im
ported. The value ! of all exports of live nnd
ill-resell beef , beef products and lard Just
about balanced that of the sugar bought
Jbroad. It la now known beyond question
that the sugar beet can bo grown In many
Df our statea and of a quality unsurpassed
inywhere. Sugarcane also Is adapted to a
larger area In thU country than la generally
supposed , but , taking the world at largo , the
k'lold of beet sugar Is Increasing twlco ra
; aat s cano B-JGW production.
Beet sugar has become of such Importance
; o the farmers , nianufacturors and mer-
ihants of Germany and France that the two
; ovornment art engaged in a sort of pro
active duel over. , thp first place In Its ex-
lortatlon , for which , both countries pay a
lounty. Srmo tW6 ( 'ago ' Germany proposed
0 gradually extinguish the sugar bounty , but
.ho popular pressure against this step haa
) oen too strong to be resisted. The German
ixport bour.ty o\ sugar Is nearly half a cent
1 pound , and I an i has advanced Its cx-
mrt bounty In order to keep oven. Supply-
ng augar to thtMvorld mutt bo a profitable
malnojs. Our iwn average casli payment
or foreign sugar ot about $274,000 every day
n the youis I > rooj enough that there is a
treat dual of monoyTn It from ono customer
ilono. This strfSTir&t treasure should ba ill-
'ei'to-l ' to our 'Q a j vK < neni and factory work-
irs , and In the course of tlmo this coun-
ry should reach.-a secure place as a heavy
ixporter of sugartjjlfetf
Our production.g } eet sugar between 1880
mil 189C lucreasMKirpm DO ! ) tons to 40,000
ont ) . ThU la not 'fHuch , but It Is a hegln-
ilng , Ono Important point 'to ' be kept In
nlna la that an American coiisuinM two or
lireo tlmeii as much sugar usa German or a
frenchman. 'SugiV here la considered a no-
rcQslly , not a luxury , pn < ) our abundant and
raried croju of trull require- ltd free use ,
Pho culture of the sugar beet will ba quickly
nastored by cur fanners. It U an Intensive
'orm of horticulture. Slipshod methoda on
argo arc.as will not anr.vor In thU case , hut
'orthat ' matter they are not isuccoraful with
my crop , Something of the high fanning
if the market Karoen-or is demanded by the
lugar toot , It la ; protltabo | nud our farmers
ire looking for ttirveuts of 'thin Ulnd , The
; enltu of AmorCcMid In < tlie u of machinery
s an nsi'urinicf ) that thetugar beet factories
vlll return good dividends. What measure
if piorcctlon fchould be granted by the gov-
irnment In a eubt > ct to be considered with
'mo. Meant Urn'ttat'ca and localities are
liipcxiod to encourage the new Industry
vlth DO many millions la U ,
IIOICII VMJ lllll'IOV.
Chicago Chronicle I'ro hlrnt I'mger o
the Trarnvanl republic lias punlnh'-d his * on
ln-law for making a speech In which he In
suited Queen Victoria. Hut Oem Paul , I
hlmaelf on record as having recently epoltei
ot her es "oen kwitja vrouw. " "Kwnje" ha
t < ct all the English looking up their Dulr.
dictionaries and the very belt roiistrurto :
the-y CAT put upon the adjcctlvd Is "vicious.1
Minneapolis Journal : Great llrltaln ! i
kicking ngoliitt the payment of the Imlrm
nl'y ' of nraily $ MOOtB > 0 demanded by Prr l
ilcnt ICrtigcr of the Traiwaol republic to
damages Inflicted by the Jameson raiders li
Drrember , ISSt'i. That la a pictty stiff In
dcmnlty and K u ; cr may compromise am
take n little Icas ; but Grost llrltaln hnuli
b ? made to pay a pretty large Indemnity foi
the outrageous organized raid of Cod
Ilhodcs and Dr. Jnmwnn. Hut Great Hrltalr
talka of flgl ting and annexing the two tloei
reptibllci nnd would rather pay a war bill
$ .10,000,000 lo $ 0.000.000 lhan pay a fnrthlni
to tha Iloers. In the in-cut ot n .vnr It Is
Ilkr-ly that Girmany will help Ibe Io\is ) ! It
sonui underhand wny.
Chicago Tribune : The Niger Charlurri' '
crmpany h n lommorclal concern , which
with r.overrtront aid , Is maintaining A llquoi
monopoly In Africa nnd Incidentally acqillr
Ing an empire from tha ni vooj it makes
drunkards. It has seized the kingdom ol
Niipe , which Is but n rart of n vait empire
It covets. With Maxim guns It bus eiil
down the weak opposition of the n.itlVM
Imprisoned thp rulers nnd reduced the natlor
to Drltlsh power. The Jhmo press of Lender
has teemtd with the c.xplolU ot the troon
and recounted their "gallantry nnd valor.1
It Is u well known fact that the conquers !
pannln nre the most peaceful In Africa. Slnct
their first discovery they havi < been frlondl.v
to the whites nnd travelers have repeatedly
chronicled their kindness lo slrangciK. A
u-cent writer tells how the cmlr who hat
just been deposed once succored borne ship'
wrecked men , gave them guides and Inter
preters and prussn'od them nllu horsf * on
which to resume their Journey. .
A MI-Mi AT STAICB.
Globe-Democrat : The senate's resolution
that the execution of the captured Cuban
General Ulvera by the Spaniards would be
a "violation ! of the rules of civilized war-
faro" voices the sentiment of civilized people
In all lands. Such an net would arouse sym
pathy for the Insurgents everywhere. It
would bo a cltaractcrlollcally Spanish crime
and would at the same time be a. serious
blunder for Its perpetrators.
Indianapolis Journal : It was entirely
proper for Secretary Sherman to Inform the
Spanish mla'ster ' that the execution of the
Insurgent general , Ulvera , would cause great
indignation In the United States , because
such Information might lead the panlah
autfctorltlpi to desist from that purpose , but
it was an Impertinence for Senator All n to
offer a resolution In the senate protesting
against the execution , because tt was an In
terference with the affairs of another gov
ernment.
Springfield Republican : A drumhead court
martial for Ruls Rivera , to be fo'Iowed by
hV ? death by the fusillade , would create so
bad an Impression In the United States that
the Spanish government would commit an
act of folly In permitting such a course to be
pursued toward so conspicuous an officer In
the Cuban revolt. Considerations ot humanity
may count for nothing with Spain , who
habitually pursues rebels ngalnst her
roverelgnty with almost unparalleled vln-
dlotlvcncss , but the Spanish government hag
not quite lest Its good sense nnd considera
tions of poMcy may be the saving of Rivera's
life.
Chicago Post : The intimation to Minister
Jo Lome that the execution of General Rivera
would excite the anger and Indignation of
the American people Is thoroughly justifiable
ind proper. Secretary Sherman , in communi
cating to Spain , the feeling of our government
mont upon this grave matter , has Teallj
rendered her an Important service. It Is no
ii question of Spain's legal right to enforce
tier own law. ? . Secretary Sherman , It l
axplained In the Washington dispatches , ad
mitted frankly that the United States ha-
no authority , under International law , to
Interfere between Spain and her subjects
Rivera lies violated the laws of his countrj
ind imiBt accept the consequences of his
lelibcrate conduct. But , If Spain is desirous
> f retaining the frlendsnip of the United
Jtates she must not outrage our people bj
evoltlng and Inhuman treatment of the In-
iurgonts.
I'KHSOXAI. AXD OTHERWISK.
The airship has appeared In southern IIH-
lola. Evidently the natives are not cluck
> n a flood as a means ot Internal irrigation.
General Roaecrans , now living In rctlre-
nent In California at the age of 78 , writes
hus concerning the arbitration treaty : "I
Jill as the rainbow of promise the nohl& in-
: plratlon of arbitration In' place of war. "
Dcurko Coclcran is credited with faying
ecently : "Those who are remembered foi
L year are not many ; and the nun who Is
omtmbered for 3,000 years does not exist. "
\ . Ilttlo bull like that may bo forgiven In
Jourko ; ho la a thoroughbred Irishman him
elf.
Lieutenant Peary's latest plan for a da *
0 the polo depends on the liberality of those
/ho have money to burn. With $300.000
n sight , Peary would establish a camp within
75 mllea of the poleFrom that point to
hd polo would bo little more than a sprint-
ng match In fine weather.
The honor of the treasurer of Jamestown ,
illch. , has been vlndlcatd by the treas-
irer's goat at the cost of that faithful an-
mal's life. The cash of the town , consisting
ihlefly of $400 In greenbacks , was hid for
afety under the treasurer's bouse , and re-
natned there until the Intelligent goat , mls-
aklng the hoard for lettuce , doubtless ,
ihcwed It up.
A Chicago man who succeeded Jn break-
ng Into the police force by the civil service
oor made a miserable mess of hi , ? first job ,
lo attempted to rob a citizen and did not
wako to consclousneps.of liU failure until
trlppod ot his star at the station houi-o.
'he aajiulted wayfarer proved to be quitu
andy with his left and right hooks and
xnded them where they did the mast good.
The New York Herald's Easter number ,
ssued Inst Sunday , was a marvel of
S-pography and artistic printing. It to
oubtful If It IIDS ever been surpa.ned by any
ubllehlng house certainly not by any dally
r weekly newspaper. In variety and num-
rr of Illustration. * It was the perfection ot
oor ! printing , and the news and literary
jaturofl wore In keeping with the high char
e-tor of tjio Illustrations , The 'Herald sur-
ascicd Itself. IDosorlptlon would Iw use-
isa. it must bo seen to bo appreciated.
IOWA I'HKSS COMM12XT.
Sioux City Journal : The cry for food
om India reached Iowa some time ago , but
. will not be many days before the cry for
> od from the south Is heard. The people
vlng along the Mississippi river below St ,
lOiila are In truth our very neighbors.
Les ) Molt03 Leader : In Webster county
award Knudsen lest week sold his 320-acia
inn for $12,800 , or $10 per acre. The pur-
: iaser Is a neighbor , Chris Knudsen , who
[ ready owned nearly 700 acres of Jowa land ,
ioro Is valuable testimony from ono who
news as to the worth of Iowa soil. Ten
ant corn has not scared him.
Des Molnrs Leader : The special session
C the legislature has long slnco given tha
9 to the hcpes of those sanguluo people
ho dcclart-d before It opened that It would
ot cost the btato over $35,000 or $10,000. It
1 of course too early to tell what It really
111 cost , but it will ho about throe tlmus
ie X40.000 which Governor Drake , when ho
nued lib call for It , hoped would cover the
( pnnse.
Davenport Republican : Iowa will publish
id annotate her own code , and now Attorney
eneral Komley has decided that mi extra
jsslon of the legislature next fall will not
a nccotaary , that the present extra st&dlan
in dictate as to when the laws Hhall go
ito effect. It look * as though thu Btato
mild come out all right after all , for tha
cpenses of the extra session will bo offset by
10 profit which the state will make out ot
iccode. .
Durllngton Hawkeye : The new game law
Joptod by tlio legislature ought to have
10 ulfect to inako game more plentiful In the
: ate In a few years , If it la vigorously en-
irceil. Ii ought at least to diminish tha
anton wholesale slaughter of t > ai"o which
ag almost exhausted It In Iowa. It cuts
ju-ii tlio SOREOII and forbids the many artl-
clal iiu'uiia for killing game now uicd by
10 pot-hunters , while It makes It easier to
tcura convictions. It inala-s It an offense to
III moru than twenty-llvo blrdd of any kind
ir any purpcae ,
Secretary * of the Interior Gives Voice t
His Opinions.
HARDSHIPS OF PRESENT CONDITION !
1'nliitn Out HOTV AiloiMlnjr tliL Com. .
IMN | UII'N StiBHCflUmt * Would
IH'lnyet.lc.l Hollrf
y I.IIIIK.
WASHINGTON , April 7. Some adtlltlona
light In thrown on the attitude of the ad'
ministration on the forestry rcscrvatlor
question by the tttenogrnphlc report of the
conference tt the National Forestry com-
iiiitviloii rtltli Secretary l\\\sa \ \ \ Monday , Chair-
nun Sargent of the commission and General
Abbott v , cro particularly anxious that tic
ttctlcn bo taken pending the commkwlcm't
report , to br submitted In May. Secretary
Illl.i expressed lila Ideas as follows :
"Of conn1 ? It Is ImpoMblo that thcsj re-a-
crvatlone go en us they are n&w. They
work a hardship to the people. The people
must got timber nnd develop on the old ca
well as the new claims. The people desire
Immediate rdlef In regard to various valuable
Industries. They' sem to consider that
they are withdrawn from nil their burlnes * .
If anything can bo done to relieve thcin by
the Issuance of a proclamation It should ba
done. They make rather a serious claim
upon ut' , which Is backed up by weighty
Influence , and It scents almost nweftsary to
do something. "
As to delaying all action pending the
formal report , he added : "By the time the
report Is submitted congrctu will bo ap-
pronchlng a close. In other words , you
could have no hope ot doing anything until
next December. It ueeniv we ai-e not going
to have any relief un lot's wo. do something at
once. It seems to me wo are all agreed
upon what wo want , It la only to find a
method upon which , wc can all agree to
carry out the provisions of the commU'alon.
All the senators cxprcrccd thcmselutt in
favor of thp general action \\o propcao to
toke In regard to these inupenslons. "
Prat. Sargent asserted that In practical
workinn the suspension of thu operation of
the proclamation would amount lo nothing.
The old reservations , he said , have taw mllla
on them ; they cut timber and do just as
they like , and the secretary of the Interior
haa not a particle of control on one ot these
reservations.
MORU RESERVED THAN NEEDED.
"Certainly , " ho went on , "there has been
more land included In those reservations
than is leally essential to foiesliy. Wo In
tended to take out all land that was miitablo
for agricultural puriXJS'es or any largo tracts
of agricultural or mineral lands will be taken
out. We will not Inteifero with mining In
dustries , The Idea is not to stop mining ,
but to Improve and encourage it. I would
allow a man lo go In tbcro and llnd his min
ing claim. Members want a permanent
foroytry service. Can the special agents of
Uils department , which you can hire for
$011,000 , patrol the vnsl extent of those reser
vations and protect them ? "
Commissioner Herman of the general land
olflco In reply hald : "They do effective
service now and the force can bo Increased
If not sufliclent. It la provided In the amend
ment that there shall bo a survey BO that
the strictly forest lands may be set apart
and tlio mineral and grazing lands
likewise , then to have It placed under the
strict surveillance of agents ot the Interior
department. If we discover by thlrf tem
porary system that the civilian force Is in *
sufficient to do this , then wo will go to con
gress and ask for authority for the War de
partment to detail troops to help in the
protection. As to practical administration ,
the secretary will go BO far as the law will
permit him as to detail ; at the name time It
will prevent the destruction of the forests
remaining. The amendment , if Incorporated
In the sundry civil bill , will become thei law
ind give authority to make such rules as
the circumstances require. It also gives
luclr supervision over these reservations that
Ihe secretary almost becomes paramount In
minority to place guards or whatever officers
! io needs ; In other words , to preserve these
cservations Intact. This amendment Is just
Ihe Initiatory movement to a greater move
ment toward a permanent preservation of
Ili9 forests. "
OPPOSITION TO POOMXK II I Mi.
juiintorN Clmmlli-i- mill ClilHim llloclc
lit Way t Prcnent.
WA-SHfNGTON , April " . The senate com-
nlttee on in.tfcr&tato commerce met today
'or tlio purpcse , If possible , lof mapping out
i policy In regard to railroad legislation
luring the present congres. No result was
iccompllshed beyond agreeing to the np-
lointment by the chairman of a subcommlt-
ee to determine upon the advisability of
[ ranting hearings on bills before the com-
ntttee. There wao more or less reference
o Iho pooling bills and nt ! > o lo the anti-
calplng bill , but seme members , of the com
nlttee , including Senators Chandler and
Million , manifested unrelenting opposition to
loth measure ,
Mr. Chandler gave notice that he would
lot agree to action upon either lot the bills
mill th'o ' vacancy in Iho committee caused
iy rtho retirement of Senator Drlce should
e filled. He said , however , that ho would
ot object to any preparation for leglsla-
Ion such an could be made by tha granting
f hearings to persons Interc-sted In either of
ho bills. There wa'i also more or less dls-
usslon of the policy of the sonata Inf regard
o general legislation at the present session.
overal senators expressed the opinion that
liero would be no serious effort at any gen
ial legislation except on tha tariff. Senator
lultoni will appoint a subcommittee which
, 111 decide only upon the question , of hear-
igs.
Hnllivny 111111(111117 In ItillKiirlii.
WASHINGTON. April 7. The Bulgarian
overnment has advertised for proposals for
lr > building of eighty-two miles ot rallrond
om Honstchouk to Tlrnovo. United States
onsul Stephan at Annaberg reports the
cts to the State department , together with
10 Information that a deposit of 530,000
ancs In tlieSoplila National bank Is ro-
u I red OH security and that full plans , etc. ,
an bo obtained by American bidders for 20
anca upon application to the ministry of
ubllc works ,
Ili-lvliiK Out American
WASHINGTON , April 7. United States
onsul Tanoy at Dcltast reports to the State
upartmcnt that the Italian canned tomatoes
ro supplanting the American tomatora
irgoly used thera , owing , na the dealcru eay ,
) the fact that the American vegetable Is
vcrcooked or overripe , and consequently lo
ot as firm when opened as the Italian toma.
> os. liy using a deceptive form of tin , too ,
10 Italian cans appear to bo larger than
merlcan ,
Dally TreiiKiiry .Slntcinciil.
WASHINGTON. April 7. Today's stato-
icnt of the condition of the treasury bho\vs :
vallablo cash balance , $224,933,090 ; gold rc-
srve , $152.484,552.
Absolutely Pure
elebrated for its irrcat leavening strength
nd liealtlifuliifsa. Assurcu the food against
Him and nil forma of adulteration common
i the cheap brands.
UAUINO l-OVVUEB CO. . NEW YOWL
SMIM.\(1 TIPS.
ChlcnR-o KecorJ : "I mippos * your
tor Is Jim like rnlrifc rnthcr rldo n
than cat. "
"Not exactly : but Rho would rrvther rl.ln n
wheel thnn cook , "
SomcrvllleJourn.il : Wilson llnvo you secured -
cured n position yet ?
Ollson No ; but I have got n job ,
Dolrolt Journnl ! He Yes , wo used to
hnvn n womnn operator on Iho Honrd of
Trmlp. Slw got on Iho wrong side ot nl-
most every Hqilpejje.
Phe 1 wonder why ?
lie-Oh , force of hnblt , I suppose.
rhllmlrlphlA North Amerlrnnt "Did you
sny tlmt boy of yours wn nmbltlotm ? "
"Ambitious ! Well. I should snvl Why.
that boy dors nothing but sit nronml nil
dny nnd think of the grent things hn'n goIng -
Ing to do ! "
Truth : lirown-Jonrs-Uo you oxpcct tui
ofilcn tinder tin ? new ndmlnlMrntlon ?
Joney-tlrown I nm * n republican , nln't II
Hrown-J ones Yes.
Jones-lJrown Wll , I'm human , too.
Hnrlem I.lfn : atnndcrs U IH si.ild ( hat
linger rnn be mod effectively In keeping-
person wnrm.
Ony.lnv Tlmt N veiy true. I remember a
thirty-day note of mine once kept me In n.
sweat for n.month ,
Dublin World : Slater-Why don't you
marry her ?
Hrpther-r.i like to , but unfortunately
shii lin * nil Impediment In her speech.
Slater What Is It ?
13rother She can't sny "Yea.'V
New Yorl : Hernld : Howso A horse rnn
awny with my brother yesterday nnd he'll
be hild up for two months.
COJIIMO You. Well , I kifo\\- fellow \vlio
ran nwiiy with n horse yesterday , nnd he'll
be Inli ! up for two yours.
Detroit Frep Press : "What's tlmt for ? "
niked tlie caller when Ilttlo Jlmmle carried
the nickel-plated clock In and placed It on
tlie center table.
"I heard pai > tell sister that you never
knowrtl when It was tlmo to KTO home. "
Judr-e : "This Is not tlie umbrella I lent
yon six months ago , " remarliod Tunspot
ns ho surveyed the article Whiffet had re
turned.
"O'h/ ' yea , It Is. " replied Whlffel. "I've
had It re-covered nnd n new handle In
serted , but It Is the very same umbrella. "
i BUHK S1C3N.
Jell-nit Noun. ,
Let pessimists prognosticate
All evils that they may ,
My henrt within mo Ii elate ,
My spirit blithe , nnd gay.
Glad signs of springtime como to mo
And Joy In fullest store
For up and down the streets I see
The shirt waist bloom once more.
THM picrimn.
Youth's Cominnlon.
There Is n picture In my room
Xo stranger eyes shall ever see ,
Fit food for mirth lo them , perhaps ,
A holy thing to me.
She labored In a barren land ,
Harren of hills 6r river shore ,
Darren of woods or prairie sweep : '
Small things about her door.
Her face was brown with sun and toll ,
Her i-ye were truthful , steady , gray.
Her bands were llrm and llxed to work
TOrotigh all the changeless dny.
Between the tasks she 'painted it ,
A chilli's cheap paint box all she had ;
The drawing , color , you would say. ,
Absurdly , wholly bad.
But she who held the wretched brush ,
In hands but used to tuold a broom ,
Put all her starving BOII ! In this.
Her love of bird and bloom.
She .saw a faint , pold , sunset sky.
That glorllled t'lio ' brooding hills ;
She saw the river still with light ,
Llko to u soul God's presence ( Ills.
She saw the birds flit silently
Homeward against that tender light ;
31io felt the fragrance ot the rose
Before the dow of night.
Deep feelings made hcrt heart grow great ,
Grow great within her ns she wrought ,
What if Wie hand that held thp brush i
Was rigid and untaught ?
rhe poor , pathetic , faded dnup ,
With the cheap tints and shaky lines ,
jrowi < glorious ns a masterpiece
When once the eye divines.
' , who have tried hi halting rhyme.
To tell the things my soul would see ,
lanff U amay from scornful eyes ,
A holy thing to mo.
Confirmation
wish to call your at
tention to this particu
lar line as we have
iken extra pains to select
omething nice for the boys
ar this occasion.
Our boys' clothing is made
s our men's are made upon
onor in fact we want the
oys themselves to find the
lothes we make for them
omfortable and stylish.
And the assortment of con-
rmation suits we show are
aperior in every respect.
Iheviots and worsteds in two-
iece and long pant suits.
Bending our energies in
taking good clothing , our
ext endeavor is to make it as
expensive as possible for the
est boys will wear out their
lothes in time.
If you are interested in suits
icntioned , we would ba
leased to have you call and
je them ,
KINO & GO.
8. W , Cor.
1fitb und f
Douglac 6t *