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THIS OMAHA DAILY 11EI3 : TUESDAY , APRIL 30. 1807. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE B. IlOSKWATKtt. KJItor. I'UIIUSIIEO BVKIIY MORNING. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION Dully lire ( Without Sunday ) , One Year (8 OC JMIlr lice "J Sunday , Ono Year. . 8 CK Blx Months , 4 CH Three Months. . . S CK Runrtajr liee. One Yenr. 2 OC Balurrtny lieu , Ono Year 1 K Weekly Dec , One Year K OWICKS ! Omnha : The Je ) llulldlng. South Omnhn : SIHKT lllk. . Cor. N and Hlh Sis , Council Hlurr * : 10 rearl Strcel. Chlonso Office : 317 Chamber of Commerce. New York ! Itoomn 13 , 14 nnd IS , Trlliune ' Wnthlnston : Wl lllh Ktreet. CORRKSl'ONDKNCfi. All communications rclntlPic lo npw ana em- lorl l nutter BhouM be adilrriuwili To the Kdltor. IUSlNiSS l.KTTnilS , All lm lnp letters nnrt rrmUtnncM fliouM b ncMrcfseil lo Tlio Ilee I'uhll hlns Company , Omaha. Drafln , checks , exitpj | nnil poittoincn tnonpy nnlera to be Innde pnyaljle to Ilia urder of Iho cotti'mny. THI ; HEB I'uni.isniNO COMPANY. STATKMKNT'OP ' 'cIlTcUI.ATlON. Btnto of Nclrn la , DnuRtai County , M. Oi-orcc II. 1'xKliuclc , Secretary of The nee Pub- llghlnff company , liclnjf duly sworn , suys Hint the nctual niimlier of full and complete copies of The JVilly Mornlntr , Hvonlnff nnd Bundny Dec iirintcd ilurlng the month of March , 1897 , \ a as fol- I. . , . ' 19.958 17 S5.002 J 20,009 n SI.Ell 3 19.D10 1 ! > ? .SM 4 2 , lSa 20. , r. . . 21,971 21 20.323 fi 20Ci9 22 M.21S 7 0,315 ZJ 10,272 X 20.005 it 21,318 9 19.M ) 2 ; 20.052 30 20,115 2G 20,2.17 11 20,007 57 IO.J12 12 20,112 2S 20.715 13 20,1M 23 20.210 14. . . . . 20,307 30 10.208 15 20,15 31 20.117 16 20,237 Totnl , l efw deduction * for unsold unit returned ccplos 9.712 Totnl not pnlcs 027,191 Not dnlly average 20.2U ( iFXMKii ? n. 'rascuccK. Rubserllml In my pretence nnd sworn to before mp this Cth day of April. is"- WIU.1AM SIMKRAt * ( Fc.il. ) Notary 1'ublle. Till ! III31S O.V TUAIXH. All rallriiiiil nouMliiiyH arc KIIt | > Hvll With fllOIIKll ll ' ' to nrvoiiiinoiliiti : every inin- nciiifer who tritii < N t ri-iul a iicn'niiiirr. Iii * > lnt ilium linv- Injr The HOP. If you uniuiot uvt n Ili-r on a train from thu IIUWM iiKont. iilon c report tin * fuel , NtiitliiK tlu > trnlii iiinl rnllriinil , to Hie Clroiilutloii Deiui rliiient of Tlu > HIT. Tlie lice In for ale on nil tralim. INSIST try IIAVlNi : Till ? IIKK. Vote "Yes" on tlio i > : Uontls. With a new niili-i'lfriiri'Uo law behind Ilium tlio .aiiti-cltfiirette crusaders In Nebraska oti lit to take new hope. Who wants to be appointed to a place on the bench of that new municipal court ? I5nt don't all speak at once. Oast a whole vote with your own hand for order and prosperity , Instead of half n. vote , by your absence from the polls , for confusion and anarchy. An assistant secretary of war from Nebraska Is expected to justify his ap pointment by losing no time In supply- lut ; the High school cadets with Why not an arbitration treaty to settle - tlo the dllTerences bi't.Avcon the demo cratic ranks In the lower house of con gress ? The only wny to make your vote count with full force against the gamblers' candidate for mayor Is to put a cross opposite tlie name of Kranlc 10. Moores. Nebraska has no exposed sea bound ary , but It nevertheless stands ready to supply all the hij'h olllciitls needed for the navy as well as for the War de partment. One of Hie most voluminous chapters In the history of the late , but by no means lamented legislature , will be the ono devoted to the important measures overlooked. John N. Weathers has been an elll- clent comptroller , Introducing business methods of auditing the city's accounts , lie should bo retained In this respon sible position. American residents at the seat of the Greco-Turkish war need not fear that the McKInley administration will fall In protect their lives and Interests in 1ho most effectual way. It is now ActliiK Governor Harris of Nebraska , and the chances are jjood that the lieutenant governor will enjoy the sample so well that he will not be iivurso to making a permanent contract for the Job. The Imperial chancellor of Germany holds ills olllce dnrlns the pleasure of the emperor , but that Is no assurance that the chancellor may not occasion ally tire of ( lie Job before the emperor tires of the chancellor. Not won the most particular of the partisan opposition press have found as yet occasion for complaint u > ; alnst the characters and lltness of President Me- Klnloy'H appointments to hl h olllce under hla administration. Bailey must have strayed fur from the I try tin fold when ho said ho would rather have re publican prosix'rity than democratic de pression , Mr. Bryan would never have IMU-mltled himself to make an admis sion of this kind. President .McKliiley doubtless luis an unused surplus of choice cabinet ma terial that ho would be lad to place at tlio disposal of Kmperor William should the emi > cror experience- con siderable dllllculty In keeping an avail able iniiii In the imperial chancellor ship , i The city clerk's olllco has boon con ducted on business principles during the Incumbency of lleecher Hi by , and many Improvements and economics have been effected under his direction. No ono should hesitate ( o cast ids bal lot for the republican candidate for city clerk. The new council will consist of nine members , live of whom will constitute the majority to do business and six the two-tlilrda majority required to pass measures over the mayor's v > lo. Hv- publicans must realize the importance of electing republican uuididuicd for the < x > uuelL. TUB aitKCo-TUHKisn irm. War between Greece and Turkey ha. been declared and ( he armies of tin two nations arn confronting oaoh othc In Macedonia , Thess.ily and Albania Kach power charsos the other with the responsibility for the conflict , but the declaration of hostilities was made bj Turkey nnd promptly accepted bj Greece. The activity which both arc showing Rives promise that ( he wai will bo pushed with all i > osslblc visor There has already > been some fierce llKhtlii , Including one engagement 01 n largo scale in Macedonia , but for Hit most part the lighting has been of the nature of skirmishes. As now appeal- ? the great and perhaps the do clslvo battle of the war will take place at I/irlssn , In Tlicasaly , which is ( ho base of operations of the Greeks nnd understood to be the objective point of the Turks. The situation as Indi cated In the dispatches shows the Turk ish forces to have been judiciously dis tributed for strategic movements and ( hey are evidently of formidable num bers. It Is thus apparent that ( ho sul tan has been actively preparing for hos tilities and there can be no doubt thai his army Is well equipped for the cam paign , while its eagerness for war Is shown by the enthusiasm with which It received the announcement that hos tilities had been declared. The Greeks are no less eager and : are exhibiting their traditional courage. There will bo no lack of Intrepidity , however , on either side , for history attests that the Turkish soldier lights with daring fe rocity and there Is no reason to think that ho Is less bravo now than In the past. The conflagration being started the questions that naturally present them selves are , where will it stop and what will bo Its consequences ? Should the war bo confined to Turkey and Greece It would seem that the outcome must Inevitably bo the defeat of the smaller power. The population of the Turkish empire Is in excess of 127,000,000 people , while that of Greece Is little more than . . ' ,000,000. With its enormously greater military resources jind the superior equipment of its armies Turkey should triumph In a short time lighting the Greeks single-handed. But she may have to contend with other forces than those the Hellenic kingdom can put Into the field. There are millions of sympathizers with Greece. In the Otto man empire who are likely to now find their opportunity to strike at the haled Turk and many of these will enroll themselves under the Greek standard , while insurrectionary up risings are certain to occur. It is doubtful whether the powers can pre vent the Balkan states from being drawn Into the conflict and if they do join Greece the defeat of the Turk can only be averted by the great pow ers. Is their concert strong enough to hold them together for this purpose ? It Is questionable. There are indica tions of a weakening of the concert and of the possibility or a change in European alliances. There Is reason to believe that Russia and German } ' , and probably Austria , are ready to drop out of the concert , If indeed the first two have not already withdrawn from it. Definite Information , however , as to the purpose of the six powers cannot be long delayed. lOvents will compel each of them to speedily determine which side shall have its countenance and support and whether they shall maintain the concert or break up and form new alliances. There is Involved in this the possibility of one of the greatest wars the world has ever known. DKMOOItA T10 Representative Bailey is finding the task of democratic leadership in ( lie house , to which ho wa.s elevated at the opening of tlie. extra session , somewhat iroublosomo. The caucus which nom- .niitcd . Mr. Bailey for ( he speakership it the same time Is understood lo have lechireil that It was not the Intention of the democrats In the house to urge my legislation in opposition to ( he re- mhllcan plan or to attempt any obstruc tion. The minority simply asked for a fair opportunity to be heard on the tariff. Since the tariff bill passed the house the democratic leader has reiter ated the assurance that his parly did not desire lo urge the republicans to legislate , but proposed only to ascertain the policy of the majority. There has been no doubt at any time as to that policy. The republicans will have no general legislation. They Insist that the extraordinary .session was called for the solo purpose of enacting a new tariff law and that It should be confined to that object and the passage of the ap propriation bills which failed In tlie hist congress. It is sound policy and It Is needless to say will be firmly adhered to. But some of the democrats , are noT satisfied to quietly submit to the inevi table. They want to make opposition , however futile it be. They appear lo think Unit unless they do this they will be regarded as endorsing the republican policy. "The democrats would present a pitiful spectacle , " mild Mr , De Armond , ono of the recalcitrants , "traveling around the country saying that the re publican policy of conducting congress was a good policy. " This is a wholly umva.son-abln view of the tiltuatlon , but It appeals to partisan feeling and may draw a majority of the democrats In the house away from Mr. Italley's leader ship. .So far as that gentleman Is concerned - corned he seems determined not to re linquish the position he hn.s taken , llht remarks In the ) house on Saturday were significant. Ho declared that hu would rather have "republican prosperity than democratic depression'1 and said that "every lobbyist , every claim agent , every representative of special Internet , was lighting him because they desired gen eral legislation. " The Texas representa tive believes , in common with demo crats generally , that republican jwllcy will not bring prosperity , but he Is dis posed to lut It have a trial. In th ! : < ho manifests more patriotism aud butter political wisdom Ihiiu those who antag onize him. Tills democratic dissension1 is Interest ing as illustrating the Impossibility of maintaining harmony in tlie party as at orb'unlzed , If It uui be uld to havean organization. What Is eallet democracy Is without cflmmnndlng ant responsible leadership , either In congrcrt or ii > the country. The controlling In Ilucne'o is Jn the hands of self-sock In ; , demagogues , who are prepared to sacrl lice ( lid public welfare si ml the natlona credit in order to promote their pollllen ambition. ovi'K Tin ; With Hie money contributed by the gamblers and dlvekeepers n few then sand copies of a so-called labor orgai have been bought and distributee through the city with tlie sole view o decoying worklngmen Into easting thel Votes for Howell. Intelligent worklngmen who Icot-j tliotnselvcH Informed about public mei cannot be humbugged by paid cnmpalgi editions padded with pull's at so much a puff. They know that the worklngnici of Omaha are under no obligations U Edward K. Howell. They know that he has always had Intimate relations to the corporations. He has been and Is identified with tlio coal trust and will the Insurance combine. They know also that his work In the council has always been satisfactory to the ownera of the street railways , gas company , watei works , electric lighting plant and gar- lingo monopoly. They cannot help knowIng - Ing that his failure to give the supporl he had promised to the exposition ban crippled that enterprise and dcprlvci thousands of worklngmon of employ ment this spring. When Howell had the opportunity to assist organized labor In securing for It appointments to which members of trades unions were entitled he traded them off. With these facts before thorn the mass of Intelligent worklngmen will not allow themselves to be duped or Imposed on Into voting for Howell under the false pretense that he Is the worklngman's friend. . i MAINTAIN TllRUlTm CHKDIT. There In more Involved In the present campaign than the personality of the two candidates for mayor. The credit of the city of Omaha is Involved. The busi ness Interests of the city of Omaha are involved. The reputation of the state of Nebraska Is Involved. By the elec tion of Kdwnrd K ITowell as mayor the most odoriferous legislature that ever cursed a state will be endorsed. By the election of Kdwnrd K. Howell Omaha , the metropolis of Nebraska , will approve his wild schemes of repudiation and the violation of contract rights which have already alarmed eastern Investors and prevented money from coming to our city. city.Can Can the city of Omaha at this time afford to elect Edward E. Howell to the ollice of mayor ? This is the question that Is presented to every candid voter who has the welfare of Omaha at heart. ro iro/j/c noi'n sit > is. The man who has the courage of his convictions Is to bo respected. The man who will disown his friends and associates and deny his sworn obliga tions Is to be detested. It is an open secret and there Is abundant proof at hand ( o verify It beyond a shadow of a doubt that Ed ward K. Howell was afllliated with tlie A. l > . A's. and that his name Is borne on the membership roll of Council No. 1. Yet while secretly soliciting the support of A. I' . A. voters , llowell has been denying ( hat ho ever belonged to that organization and is bidding for the despised Komanist vote. In this as In all matters Howell has been playing double , but wo doubt very much whether he can win out by such a course in lln ; impending election. run Tuithisu MISS tun. The appointment of Dr. Angell , presi dent of the University of Michigan , minister to Turkey , Is generally com mended as one of the very best selec tions for the diplomatic service Presi dent McKinley has made. It1 appears that Dr. Angell will ; go to Turkey with special instructions to press the claims for indemnity against the Turkish gov ernment , in which It seems the presi dent and secretary of state have taken i very earnest Interest. It may be that the now minister will bo able to accom plish more than the present one has In this rr-spcct , but obviously the condi tions are less favorable lo success than they have been. If our government was unable to obtain a settlement of those claims when Turkey was at peace , what can reasonably be expected when that country is at war ? Dr. Angell will undertake a diplomatic ; task under the most dUIicult circumstances and ho will win very high rank among diplomatists T he makes a success of It. We fear that these American claims are likely to bo a .subject of controversy for a good many years to come. With Tur- cey'.s enormous Indebtedness In Europe , .iretty sure to be Increased by the war n which she In engaged , the chances n' American claimants ever getting a lollar must bo regarded as pretty small , European claims will nuturnlly take Mveedoneo and Turkey will not bo able to pay these off In a generation , if she ever dot-s. Populists for principle cannot fall to < ee through Iho spoils combination' by vhlch democrats nro trying to use them as u ladder lo climb Into ollice and then ; lck the ladder down. It Is notorious hat In the present camp.ilgn democratic madldatos and managers havu hcoji vorklng for tlie democratic nominees mly , not even attempting to conceal hulr readiness to sacrifice nil thi > lr popu- 1st associates for their own success. The luo.ition is simply , How many populists ire but blind enough to play catspuw or the democratic monkey ? llowell'fi organ says a vote for Howell s a vote for municlpnl ownership , when lowell's record In the council shows hat 1m played Into the hands of the vater works company and electric Ightlng company and all the other fran- hlsed corporations at every turn and opposed municipal ownership every him a proposition for licit purpose nine up for action. Tlid llowell charter was railroaded lirough dm legislature by false pio- ensta under vhlp and spur and tm ; ! ; ; > d it the Kteaithy hour of midnight on the night ( hat It passed solely dm the fusion * gimg might force ( he cllj election ono.wek earlier than was con tomplnti > dii1 > yt the hiw or would havt been possj fe had die governor's np prowl bcwJi'itlelnyed a half nn hour Kor ( his dnrlr-lntiteru work llowell am hlrt co-con'splrators now ask to oc re warded wiltliV'lectlon lo the mayornltj of Onmhaj ft Under the aiow law Hie state pcul leiitiary shoufd , with proper manage ment. becnjW , entirely self-sustaining A great many rosiM > nslbllltles have beiui nddi'd to the warden's duty. But , while the new law may be n good one If care fully followed , it offers many oppor tunities for abuse , and unless careful and shrewd business men are elected to the various positions on ( he Board of Public Lands and Buildings the way will be opened for dishonesty and mis management Congressman Bland wants to get con gress to interfere once more with the foreclosure of the Union Pacific , now pending In the courts , and try to settle the debt on conditions more favorable to the roads than by foreclosure. If congress takes the Pacific railroad mat ter away from the courts nobody will bo able to tell when an end ( o the con troversy will bo reached. The mills of , ( ho courts grind slowly enough , but the mills of congress seem to bo never ending. Most of the men on the republican city ticket are men who wore elected by the people to administer the mu nicipal government , but who were legis lated out of olllce by the llowell charter before their tcrma were half completed. These men should be re-elected , if only to rebuke the fusion greediness that could not wait till the end of the year to get a grip on the spoils of ollice. .Tudge Keysor was on the district bench while Frank E. Moores was clerk of the district court and knows better than anyone else how the business of the court was conducted. Judge Keysor endorses Frank E. Moores as immeas urably superior to Edward E. Howell for mayor. If Judge Keysor can talk and vote for Frank E. Moores for mayor so can you. Vote for Moores. The Chinese attendants for the Chinc.se village at Tennessee . Centennial ex position arje lo be admitted as excep tions to die Chinese exclusion act and Nashville will \hiis \ be enabled to enjoy a miniature flowery kingdom as long as Its great shaw Is , open. Slilnn that Pass III the New ) York Herald. From tlio many different descriptions of that westoril airship It Is evident that the many who huvq Keen It must have used dif ferent glassfe contents unknown. A . Ui-iiiuorn tic I.ssno. Chicago Tlmes-Hurulil. II David U. 1111,1 evur springs his war cry , "I am a democrat" on a political mottling again ho must bo prepared to set ; come cue boh up to Inquire : "Sack coat or swallow- tall ? " it.'i ' ,1 .1 ' * ° -i * AVIieu TlnifN Wore Ilonl Hard. ClUilcn ( In. ) Kye. People of the present day do not under stand the meaning of hard times. In 1840 , when corn was 50 cents a bushel and Uresst-'I pork $1.50 a hundred , It took a bushel o ! potatoes to pay for a postage stamp. lliiiiiln On. ' Globe-Democrat. CoiiKrosa has' already passed a resolution declaring that'the United States will not allow Hie Hawaiian Islands to pass under the control o any foreign nation. If Japan has designs In Hint quarter it should b t furnished with a copy. I < r > ; lHlullvo SrniiilnlN. Chlcugo Ctifunlclo ( tlcni. ) The populhit Icgislatur&j of Kansas and Nehrcfika have both been disgraced this year by grow scandals and charges ot rank cor ruption. The actual work done by these bodies which will benefit the pc-oplo Is very small , and the statute bookej have been loaded down wHh a mass of laws contra dictory of each other , socialistic In their tendency and moot of them unconstitutional. llntlrr AlirolnI. Itcconl. The Danes make good butter. They sell Jio bulk of It In England. They are near : o the Hritish market , and can lay their liuttcr down cheaply and In good order. Probably It would bn folly to tackle- the Dane In the UnRllsli market ; but the now secretary of agriculture Is encouraging our 'armors to make the effort. His courage Is admirable , but Iho conditions are inuuh against our butter makers. Mil re Nriiri-il Tin ; n Hurl. Denver Republican. The Missouri river has been conducting Uclf In , a very sensational way at Omului , sud U HEeins that the people of that town were subjected to a bad fright. Uut as the Iver was reported Saturday lo be stationary at Sioux City and falling at Pierre , 8. D. , It s probable Hint the danger at Omaha will soon bo over. A great rl o in the Missouri at this time of the year IH somewhat unus ual , high water In that stream generally coming later In tha acason. llniviilln.il Knuriir Di-nl. MlnnenKHs | Tribune. Senator Nelson's nincmhnont to Ihe tariff illl abrogating the provision of tlio HH- vallan treaty by which Ihe sugar product of these Islands Is admitted to the United States fr o of duty Is a step in thn right llrcctlon. Free sugar from Hawaii Is imluly for the 'benefit ' of Sprockets and his isnoclnto siiKUi 'klngB. It Is not for the .linofit of tlioi/Wm rirnn farmers who pro- IOSQ In cngHfC hMsugar beet raising , or of American capitalists who prnposo to cs- abllali beet alt'gaf'tnanufactorlcH. fetU 'I II The r dni'-d .Vnvnl On. lot. New \ * il ; < lfMall ami Hxprrsa. Hesldo tho'H'Jmllttlve ' and narrow-mlndiHl hreats of tht > 'M"ti\iapolls ' \ naval cadets thti declaration of nun'g Uundy , tlin Cincinnati olorrd caniIQa/ ) ( > for admission to the academy , hltos'l"llko a good deed In a laugtily woi M. ' ' "Tie says : "I have no fear f the oxamh/.UIlms / , mental or physical , nt \niiHpolls. I jiaJJ.not bo worried by being straciscd , ar mat U something our nro terra born to fjujuje. Tljo cnly fear I have i ot cotporcal minlxlinirnt that the cadets nay Indict upon 1110. However , I shall stick t out to the und unless Injurw ! to tlio extent f helm ; disabled. " This IH spoken Ilko a tan and shouKf'init ' to shame tlie young men vho are proparlflf , to become hla ucriocutora. , | * AVIicr.- ( lie Minority Hiili-N , I'hlftdelphla Iteconl. Out of u population of 103.020 in the Ila- i-alfai ) Islands only UOSG are Americana .075 males and 1,111 females. The Japan- se number 24J07. and the Chinese 21,016. ) f the HavrallaiiB , mixed und unmixed , hero are altogether 39,501. The remainder f the populnllon are : Drlllr-h. 2,250 ; Cer- ! numu , 1,432 ; French , 101 ; Norwegian , 37S ; 'ortugut'so , 15,191 ; South Sea Islanders , 453 ; nd other nationalities , COO. Of the whoU lumber 72,517 are males and 30,503 females. The proportion of Americans to other na- lonalltlrs U CD 1 to 35. The i.iluiula tlicm- elvfs. If uninhabited , . would no doubt b desirable acquisition ; but how to dc&l Mill the extraordinary odds and enda of umnnlty gathered together In Hawaii under no form of government would prove a puzzling question. I.OCAI. C.lMPltriN CIIATTKH. U Is to be hop a that the know-lt-all dec tlou officer will keep In the background to tlay and permit the Juilgos and clerks to count Iko vote on mayor first , Instead o tallying every name on the ticket slmul ttuieously. In spite of the announcements of Hownll'i election , exclusively published In the World1 llcrnld , the polls will open nnd close or scliediilo time , and votes will be received as usual at tha various booths. If a man must be generous to a fault , tin fault should be hla own. Howell Is not grn < crous to anybody nor anything , not even tc hta own faults. The omco of city clerk Is not making anj very loud cnll. for the Smart AlcckuUoimrj ability of John O. Yelser. The searchlight rays , vociferously demanded by the fuslonlsts and eagerly welcomed by Iho republicans , are dissipating the charges ngalnst KranU B. Moores Into the thinnest of thin air , Fishing Is reported good In the flooded district , but the briskest angling is going on In and about certain saloons and gambling houses , with promises for bait nnd popocratk votes for game. Deb Ilaldwln , who Is designated as a Jnn- Itor on the municipal pay roll , but who haa acted as a general factotum and errand boy for Droatch during the past year , Is out plugging for Howell. Baldwin says that he Is a republican , but "Kate has got to eat , " and that Howell has promised him that ho will b9 retained on the pay roll In the event of his election. Baldwin's aHlnlty for Howell may bo partially explained also by the fact that Ualdwln was formerly porter in the Diamond gambling establishment. T1II5 CUltAiV SITUATION. Indianapolis Journal : The correspondent of the St. Lculs Globe-Democrat , a reliable man , makes the statement that 250,000 people ple In Cuba nro perishing from hunger be cause Wc-yler has concentrated them In the IOWEB without making any adequate provision , for feeding them. Kansas City Star : The withdrawal of Spanish troops from Cuba to the number of 10,000 or more during the rainy season may be dictated by economy , since military opera tions during that period are Impracticable and the troops might bo moro cheaply and certainly rr.oro oafely maintained In Spain than in Cuba. This Is a moro reasonable explanation than that Spain proposes to give up the Inleml. Globe-Democrat : The Insurgents' familiar name for Gomez Is "the old Chinaman. " The Spaniards call him "tho Fox. " Among the Americans ho Is known as "Sitting null. " He Is not n Cuban , but was born In San Domingo. After the ten. years' war lie was taken to Spain and given a very lucrative position , which ho held until the present revolution started. At the Instance of the junta he slipped out of Spain to go to Paris on eomo pretext. From there he came to Cuba to take command of the army of liberation. He Is commander In every sense of the word. Americans who have joen , with Gomez remember a iwne- tratlng gaze aa the most striking feature n the appearance of this old man of 72 years who Is conducting the strangest revolution the world has known. New York Sun : Undoubtedly If Spain should consent to withdraw now from the sland It would bo only on condition of In demnity for its loss , and this Indemnity , guaranteed by revenues , aud possibly also by our government , might go as high as 5100,000,000 , But the point just now Is that independcnco must bo at the base ot any negotiation founded on the approval of con gress. The patriots long ago took up arms under the alternative of Independence or ex- lerminatlon. with that cry they have fought for two years , conquering and holding a great part of their Island , at the- cost of .ho lives ot many heroes , from Marti to Alaceo. They etlll ask for peace only with .ndvpendinco , and they may well trust that : hs ! republic will do nothing to undermine : helr cause or to induce them to fall back from their noble goal. IOWA IMtKSS C03IMI3XT. Sioux City Times. The trustees of Drake mlverslty , DCS Molncs , have resolved to > rotoet women students of the medical classes Instead of turning them out because they object to the Insults of the men. A \vlso move. Davenport Republican : The average price of butter In the London market for the past Ivo yearn was 23.1 cents , while American Jiitter In that market has only averaged 17.S. Secretary Wilson proposes to cxperl- niint until American butter of the finest laver can bo placed in the London market. When this is done our butter will eom- nand the very highest price. Cedar Ilaplds Republican : The people of Iowa are destitute of neither capital nor enterprise. If It can be shown with any legree of certainty that there is profit In ho production of sugar beets on Iowa soil and the manufacturing of sugar beets In owa cities private enterprise will provide loth the factories and the raw material for hose factories to work upon without the stabllshment of any public plant. We do lot believe the state of Iowa should go Into he manufacturing business under any con- Ideratlon. Scientific experiments touching vhether the cell of Iowa is adapted to the culture of the sugar beet nro all right , but ho erection of a plant at state expense islet lot wise in our opinion from any Btand- lOlllt. IMSHSO.VAI , AMI OTIinitWISK. Chicago patriotism Is approaching perlously near the decadent Mage. Only 129 out of 299,871 voters dcaire to uervo the government In foreign lands. The clawhammer coat which Congressman Dalley declined to wear serves the better purpose of dressing a multitude- para- graphers' slings. A correspondent observes that applicants for appointment in Washington avoid the blue room In the whlto house. They find the outer air affords greater freedom , of expres sion. sion.W. W. II. Darnell , a IC-year-old boy residing In Hardln , Marshall county , Ky. , proudly wrltoa to a newspaper : "I am 15 years of age , and weigh 180 pounds , and I am six feet six Inches high with my shoes off. " Ignatius Donnelly tcndera a largo chunk of comfort to victims of the flooda. Instead of forest denudation , he says the western floods are caused by cum pots , This re- movfs the renponslbllUy from the snow plica of the northwcHt. Norway's Storthing has voted a lump sum of1,000 kroner ( fl.OSO ) each to Nanscn'a Uvelvo companions and 3,000 kronor a year for ( Ivo years to Captain Svendrup , who Is to command tlio next expedition In the From , planned for 189S. A number of eastern publications claim that the real head of the R. S. Doan com pany was a woman. She was a chambermaid In a New Yorla hotel when tie ! concern waa organized , and her nnino was used to cover the Identity at tin original promoters. After a few loia-ns In the business she proved as shrewd and unscrupulous as her mascullno "Sioclutcs , and It Is oaid she managed to "do" them as smoothly as she roped In vic tims , Ono of the rraults of the Hood In the wrot [ nd of Ra.it St. Ixitls brought about a novel lunoril procession. William Lorman , a plap- terer , died. The street wcs Hooded , and neither cnrleges nor hearse could get near Hie house. The ttrect car comniny was appealed - pealed _ to and responded with two trolley ; am. Ono was usel for a hcarto and the Hbor waa utilized bythe mourners. The lournoy to the gatc of the cemetery wan uaili ) In this manner. Henry M. Paul , who has been nominated > y the prcKldcnt for the position of professor ser of malhoniHtlcH at the Naval academy , tias been on duly at Ihe Naval observatory .Into 1SSS. Ho became an auslatant istronomer at the observatory In 1876 , and n 1S83 he occupied the chair of astronomy U the Imperial Japanese university at roklo. Ho remained ( hero for a few years , ind then returned to the United States. IU ! present appointment Is for life. Eight UiiUU m UilllU So enlightened are the shoe in wearers of today that it seems hardly possible that poor shoes could be sold. But they arc although not here. Every day or so we see them. We iiiUL notice the shoe. That's our business. We study it. It is Illll the aim of our life to secure per illlL fection in style , in fit , in finish , ILUIlli in price , and we know we are succeeding. No where is such perfection in shoes as here. auii T. I1. t ttt ttf't& t e * 4 iffl . CartwrigSit up Uiiil IGIII AND DOIGUS. iiliiu IIIM1 iiiffl .lAI'AMSSH KMtOUTK TO MISXICO Kiirty 1'hoiiMniiil I3\i c-p Ml < o Scttli on ( lie I.VCMV ( irniil , SAN FRANCISCO , April 19. The Htcamci City of Para , 'which calls this morning foi South American ports , carries with it c party of forty Japanese , who arrived here last week on the steamer Gaelic. These men form the first largo lot of emigrants bound for the big Mexican free grant Hint has left Japan , and their leader , Oltcnu Kgato , an army oflleer , who has been thor oughly educated In European colleges , Is on his wny lo Mexico to make a complete In vestigation of the advantages offered. "Our countrymen get this land for 10 cents an acre , with freedom from all kinds ol taxation for the first ten years , " he said last night. "I think the proposition Is ono that will bring a population of 40.000 Japanese Into iMoxico Inside of the next two years. Several agents are now canvassing all the Interior districts of Japan and are making announcements about the project to all the people , especially the small farmers , and thousands of applications have been received already at Nagasaki and Kobe. Steamers are now being chartered for this trafilc alone. Our -colony , which borders on San Ucnlto , below Acapulco , Is Just now in process of formation. Thsse men I have with mo now will bring the number of those on tlie ground up to about 300 , but there will be 5,000 more by July. "Wo think that our people will like the country down there , and with their careful habits will bo able to amass considerable wealth ns soon as they get accustomed to the seasons and the way to grow a few cereals that are new to them. The sovern- ment looks with great favor on the- scheme , because it will relieve our own congested districts and send outside money Into circula. tion In Japan , besides opening up new freight business nnd traffic routes that may become permanent. " The next lot of Japannso will arrive In the first -week of May , and \vlll consist of 40) ) young men. CAM. FOR A rOIMMiIST CONVENTION' . SliiiniliiiK'iI ( o Mcrt nt Nilflli- vlllc on . .InlyI. . GIUARD. Kan. , April 19. A committee of the National Reform Press association , meet ing here in accordance with a resolution adopted at the recent convention In Mem phis , has decided to wage war on Marlon Duller as chairman ot th populist national committee , and also to attempt a reorganiza tion of the populist pjrty. In accordance with this decision , the committee issued a call for a national convention to be held at Nashville , Tenn. , on July 4 next , the repre sentation to be one delegate for every 250 jniddle-of-the-ioad populist votes cast at the recent presidential election. The call bears the signatures of Milton Park , W. S. Mor gan , James II. Forrls , Abe Steinbergcr , W. F. D. Mays , Joseph A. Parker , Jacob S. Coxoy and Frank IJurkltt , all ot whom participated In the conference here. Chairman Ilutler is accused of refusing to call a convention. ST. I'AUL IIA.VICHUS AI11C AltlllSSTISI ) . Olllucrn of Illl n Ic of All n nexotll wllli Griinil Iiireiiy. . ST. PAUL , Minn. , April 19. William Daw- eon , sr. , president , and Robert L. Miller , as sistant cashier of ths defunct Dank of 'Min ' nesota , whose failure precipitated the bank ing troubles here last winter , were arrested lasl night on warrants sworn out by Jere miah O'Hrlen and Daniel .Bell , depositors of the hank. Mr. Dawson is charged with grand larceny of $97,000 , In that lie had bor rowed from the bank In excess of the amount allowed by law and Mr. Miller Is charged with receiving a deposit of $1,000 after he know the bank to bo Insolvent. Hoth were released under bonds , ft CIIP i-ii I Clayton UIM > OV < TX. ST. LOUIS , April 19. General Powell Clay. ton , United Stales minister to Mexico , who has been 111 at the Planters house for some tlmo threatened with pneumonia , Is nufll- clenlly recovered lo depart for his home In Lltllo Rock , | n Ihe caru of hfu prlvalo use- rotary. Ilk ) will shortly return to the city If his health permits. IIHICUT AND IIUHK/.V. Detroit Frpp Press : "Doctors say a man Is weakest when ho gets oul of bed in the inoruliiK. " "Thill's not so : If he wasn't ns HtroiiB1 as i lion ho wouldn't ) > o able lo crawl oul. " Washington Star : "I don't like Iho wny liur hat Is trimmed. " nald the woman nt the thealtjr. "No , " rfi > Ile < l her husband , who wan lin- Tli'dlulely behind Iho headgear. "It was i great mlstaUii not to trim It carefully icross the top with u pair of BclssorH. " Now York Truth : "Tho Now Woman'o jlub will never hire Tenor , thu Hinder , ijfulii. " " ? " "Why so "Ho wan billed lo Bins four limps al Ihelr inninil dinner , and each tlmo ho warbled , 'What IH Home Without a Mother ? " Indianapolis Journal. Wnlta Don't yon think Dial thu man who know * when to Jtcip talking Is about as wise as Uniy net ? Potts About , but nol Quito. The greatest iiraln Is In the iio.Msu.sslon of the man who < nowH when not lo bugln. Judge : Knullshrniin-I sco that n. man was robbed In Central park In broad day- Ighl. Such tliliiKH don'l happen In London. Now Yorker I suppose nol. I've heard Absolutely Pure : elcbralcd for Us great leavening Bireneth ind liunlthfulnftss , Assures the food against ilum and nil forum of adulluratlon cornmor o the cheap brands lyVAK BA1CINQ I'OWUEU CO. . NEW YOIUC , thnt broad daylight Is a , very rare oot'ur- rciicu there. Chicago Record : "Isabel , how can you wear a I/II-RC lint when so much 1ms been said aKnliiHl U1 "Why. in tlmt way I may preserve the morals of sonic other woman's husband. I'uclc Brown Isn't there a blue room In Iho while house ? Smllh 1 think so. I believe It's the room In which thu president uxpre.ws his prl- vnle opinion of Ihe olllreseekel s. nolrott Free Press : "This Is an Insult , " uoolnrnl the prisoner In thu police court. "What do yon mean , sir1' roared the Judge. "I'm a professional rider , your honor , and hero I'm charged with scorching nt the rale of eight miles an hour. " Cincinnati Kiiqulrrr : "Where Is youi nrollicr now ? " aokcil Ihe gonllemun with the peagrocn whiskers. "Ho Is living In HIP little town ot Hrn- vlllo , " salt ! the gentleman with the bald wljr. "HuiiH n barber shop In the daytime. nnd Is n policeman : it nlghl. " "Getting along pretty well ? " "Well , > lie has to pinch and scr.ipc to make a living. " WITH WII.IIKMI.VA. Wiltlcn for The lice. When Wllhcmlna pours the tea My thoughis brood oVr the mystery Of pouthiK wiles , nnd sunlit smiles , And ppiiMlve eyes where ImiRhtor lies ; For each mood shows anllpnlhy To thnt portrayed before , you HCO. When Wllhcmlna pours HIP tea Tilt-re's none seonis so demure as she , Her fingers seek the elciir beleek Whllo her brows press down a dulntj frown : 'Till 1 would prison her dear Iinnd And from her love's long debt demand. When Wllheinlna pours the tea And llntla nw watohlnp dreamily , Her eyes dance * with u dauntless glance , And chnlh'UKo sconis to light sly gleams , Ere sternness darkened through and through. Those orlis of deepest sapphire hue. When Wlllipmlna pours the tea And lutnils the steainlncr cup to me , Her eyes sweep low , and then I trow. Her downward K.-IZC will via In praise With St. Cecilia's modest plea For sufferance to piety. When Wllhcmlna pours the tea Anil I sit lonklnir , fancy free ; I Ihlnk how sweet 'twould bo to greet This chiirmlnir one whim day Is done ; My home would bo my shrine , and she Would be my heart's divinity. Ami who would not most envied boAs ' vl.i-n-vis ? As Wllhenilnu's - - Anil what of yours , and what of tonrs. There is no care but love may share. These thoughts come to my dreams and me When Wllhemina pours Urn lea. CATHEHIN13 UUSII. Little Lighten on the subject of cloth ing that may interest the man who is think ing about a spring suit. The first class tailor -will make you such a suit in a couple of weeks for from $3O to $ BO. It may not fit in every respect but he will alter it to suit. We offer you an equal ly fine and fashionable suit , ready to wear , ol Lhe same grade of cloth and trimmings , equal ly well tailored , for half these figures , ' and if it doesn't fit you as you like , will alter it , | ust as the tailors do , There are places where you can get even 3heaper garments. But they are cheap , in. Ieedand we don't care , o make that kind. V Every piece of cloth- ng in our store war ranted. If not right , we make it right. ! 8ts