V TIIJ2 OM-AJIA DALLY ] ? EE : FRIDAY , MAY 21 , 1897. THE OMAHA DAILY BEK , E. RO3EWATEK. Kdltor. I'UIlt.IHHED r.VP.IlY MGIININU. TH11M3 OP SUIlBCmiTiON. n e ( Without Bumlny ) . One Year..JH M Dnllr lice nnd 8uni1 r , Una Year. , . DM Blx Month . W Thrte Mnntlm . . . 1 M Runriay lire. One Year . , . . * w Hatunlny Dec , uro Yt.ir . . . . . 1 M Weekly lice. One Year . M OKP1CIM : Omnhi ! The Pec Jlultdl&g. I Boiith Omnha : Clnccr lllk. , Cor. N and Nth Stt I Council Illuff * ! 10 I'tnrl Slrttt. fhlcflgo Oillcc : 11T ChamlifT ol Commtree , 1 New York : Hnunn 13. II unit 15. Tribune Hide. : sol 1'ourtcentli Street , All commtinlcfillorn rtlMlnR to new * nml edl- lorlnl mnllrr should lie ndrircuwl : To the hilltop. . .Ml biMtneta lettirs mid icinlllmiCM MiouM b nAareneH tr The Ilec IMtlilUlilnx Comiiiny. Oninlm , Drafts , check * . expie s eiut pontofllce money nnlrra to Ira mnile pa > atile lo tlio order of the compntiy. Tim win rum.tsiuNo COMPANY. 8TATKMKNT OF ClllClJhATION. Blntc of NcbiHska , Oouslat County. ! Ui-orge II. Tzsrliucl ; , Secretary of The Bee 1'iib- llihln * coiiipiiny , licliiB duly nworii , says that the Rcttml number of full nnd romiilela copies of Tha Hnlly Mornlii ) ! , Iltrnlns nnd HurJay lice printed during the mcmlli of April. 107 , w s ns follows : ili'itnrUr.iti for unt'old nnd returned - turned copli-n . 10. Ml Totnl net rnltyi Net ilnlly nscrnse nscrnsenr.nnon n. Bworn to lj"fore me. nml nuhscrlbGil In my erescnce , thin 5d dny of XIny , 1W. ( Scnl. ) N. P. TOIU Nntwry Public. Tim iinn ox All riillronil iiCMVNliiiJ-i lilpllcil wltli riiotmli to iKM-niiiiiKiiliilc vvi-ry iin - m-iiKcr uliii iiiitilN to rctiil a IICM-MIIIIM-I' . InxlNt UIHIII lutv- ina The HIMIf > < m fiiniiot lic-t n lire on n trnlii fnini tliu IHM > H iiKi'iit , iilciINO rriiort tlio fnot. xtnilimr tin * ( niln uiiil rnllriinil. to ( lie Circulation Ici > iirlincli < of Tlin HIT. Tins lice IH for wnlc on nil ( ratiiM. INSIST ov HAVING TUB imn. Tlio Greeks may be sadder , but llicy ore certainly wiser iiipn. Orotr > hns not lintl an opportunity to conn ; Into tlip Turko-Uroclan case oven ns an Intorvunor. A city council wltliouta lawyoi- Its nioinbiirs Is the latest novelty in Omalia's experlpiicc. New York has n new bccL bounty law and Is KOHK ! to try to head off Nebraska if it can sis the beet sugar state. Changes In railway ollidal circles Bcem to bp coining nearly as fast as changes In the roster of the United States army. The tlnal decision of the supreme court In the Ilolln case , although long delayed , Inspires new eonlldpncu.in the integrity of purpose of our courts. Tlip color of the man In the woodpile nt the South Omaha civil service investi gation is beginning to bo apparent even without the aid of a microscope. South Dakota 1ms as yet no official Btuto How r , but it manages to hold its own with its sister slates pretty well notwithstanding this great defect. In a contest of cndurancp between a epeclal session of congress and a rising thermometer , the lat tor-named machine Is apt to be backed by all lovers of true eport The exposition Is the subject of the first Inquiry of every out-of-town vis itor who strikes Omaha. Omaha adver tises the exposition and the exposition advertises Omaha , The power of Spain in Cuba , long weakened by various causes , is expected to go down Into swift and Irretrievable ruin before the forensic assaults of Ne braska's junior senator. Secretary of State Sherman has just given official not lee to the Hrltlsh am bassador of the failure of the arbitra tion treaty. The Ilrltlsh ambassador should read the newspapers. The European press is said to be re markably harmonious on the subject of peaeo negotiations between Greece and Turkey. In a word , the European press has recognized its cue and last no time to take It. Ex-Senator Peffcr has publicly an nounced that ns a populist Iijs Is ashamed of Governor Leedy , the popu list chief executive of Kansas. What Governor Leedy thinks of ex-Senator Peffcr will doubtless develop later. The police fiasco by whlen a notorious crook held In Council Ithitl'.s for crime committed In Omaha was turned loose by some lluko In the Omaha police sta tion must reinforce the well-grounded belief that police reorganization is In deniiUul. Under the nutf * administration of the rostolllco depaitinent it is given out that the people have as many postotlices ns their business will support. This Is in line with the policy or the republican party to supply all legitimate public wants of the people. St. Louis hns elected a non-partisan school board , the succor-fill candidates having been nominated by a non-partisan citizens' meeting. The independent voter who casts his ballot for the men he be lieves to l > e the most lilted for UIP placed to IMJ illled Is yet n power when occasion demands. In view of the difficulties so far ex- perlenced in driving the artesian drill to water , the conclusion Is beginning to bo forced upon the contractors that the geological structure of the exposition grounds was arranged with special ref erence to the requirements of a geolog ical exhibit .iir.srMr TMK i'B.v.t/rr. Hy the decision of the blgliort nppel- Intt' court of Nebraska Henry 15olln must pny the prescribed penally for his bptrnjnl of public trust as city treasurer of Omahn , While his case , because of family connections , perfonul friendships nnd the Inevitable hardships conviction must work on Innocent persons , gives him n certain clnlni to public sympathy , there wore really few. If any , mitigating circumstances lo tins Hollu cmbojiloiiipnt , and the action of the supreme court In alllrmlng the lliidlngof the Jury nnd the sentence of the trial judge , will com mand the approval of law-abldlni ; citi zens generally. Gn-at Is the punish- iih'iir , but great also was the offense , and taking the enormity of the crime into consideration it cannot be said that the penally Is unduly excessive. The case of Iluiiry Ilolln will stand ns onu of the most remarkable In the an- mils of Nebraska criminal jurisprudence. Extending as It has over a period of within a mouth of two years , the lic ensed has had every advantage for his defense that the constitution and the laws allow. The facts of the embezzle ment are undisputed and were practi cally admitted by Itolln himself on the day that the exposure of his shortage was given to the public. There has been no persecution on the part of the authorities , but simply an InMstence that the law be vindicated and nn example set for those who may In the future be tempted to depart from the straight and narrow path of honest performance of public duty. The escape of Hour. Ilolln from all punishment for his crimes Would have been nn invitation to law lessness In public places and nn encour agement of public plunderers of which the community would not have been able to shake off the bud effects for years and years lo come. Whllo it is lo bi ? deplored that _ Henry ISoll'n should by his own acfs have brought down upon himself so heavily the strong arm of the law , the courts cannot but have strengthened them selves lu the public estimation by the j Impartial administration of justice. THE HOUSK R/.SI'OiV S. The house of representatives unani mously passed the resolution appropri ating $ r > 0,000 for the suffering Americans in Cuba. There "was au altcn'pt on the part of the democrats , as had been pre viously announced , to force considera tion of the Morgan resolution pending In the senate , but it was unavailing and there is homo significance in the fact. It suggests that In tlio event of the reso lution passing the senate , which is by no means assured , the republicans of the house would probably decline to consider it. They would do this not from any want of sympathy with the Cuban cause , but for the reason that such a resolution would bo very likely to embarrass the administration. Per haps a majority of the house republicans believe that some action should be taken by the government with a view to bring ing the war In Cuba to an end , but they are Indisposed to do anything that might place the president in an embarrassing position , while undoubtedly most If not all "f them recognize the well estab lished fact that according belligerent rights Is distinctly an executive preroga tive , entirely beyond the control of con gress. It seems safe to say , therefore , that no such resolution as that of Sen ator Morgan can pass the house at the present session , unless the president should ask congress for advice , which is highly improbable. The appropriation for the relief of Americans in Cuba Is made immedi ately available anil it is to be presumed that the State department will lose no tlmo In forwarding the needed supplies. The method of distribution is yet to be arranged , but probably there will be no difficulty as to this , since the Spanish government will hardly make the nils- take of putting any obstacle In the way. A part of the appropriation may lie used in bringing to the United States destitute Americans who may desire to come and doubtless many of them will avail themselves of the opportunity. AVTKJl 1'Iin TltUSTS. The attorney general of New York is preparing to proceed vigorously against the trusts and combinations , under the new anti-trust law of that state. lie has summoned the presidents of tlio an thracite coal carrying railroads to Al bany and will compel them to give testi mony upon which to basea prosecution of the combinations of which they are members. The penalty under the law for refusing to testify is Imprisonment. It Is believed that these roads , which are largely interested In the production of anthracite coal , are In a combination to regulate both the output and the price. There appears to bo good ground for this belief , but as yet all efforts to ascertain whether a combination really existed have been unavailing. The pres ent law enlarges the power of the au thorities nnd It Is now thought that something may bo accomplished. It in needless tosay that the managers of the roads stoutly deny the charge that they constitute what Is practically a trust. One of them is quoted us saying that there Is , no agreement , no compact , no pledge , no contract between them , but whether he or any of them will af- llrm this under oath remains to be seen , Thai these roads have for Hie past year or two been acting In such harmony and accord as to suggest a perfect under standing Is uiiiu'htIoiniliU ( | ( and tlio pub lic will be very greatly urn-prised If It hlmll be found that they are not In a combine. The tobacco trust nlid other combinations will recelvo the attention of New York's attorney geneial , who seems to be determined to enforce Hie law against all who are amenable to Its provisions. The whola country has an interest in the result of these proceedings , for If they shall bit uccessful In driving Hie trusts out of that state a long step will have bcrn taken toward the suppression generally of dm objec tionable combinations. If they can not maintain their position in Now York they will hardly bts able to do so elsewhere , for uowliere else would t j they find so much tolei-.itlon r-s In the' .national ine'i-opciHs. ' Jltnvovr they could not Hud oMuwlitsre such ndvnnj tiigcs for the successful prosecution of their business tm they have thoic. It Is not only In the Umpire state , however , that the trusts are being pursued. The attorney general of Illinois Is showing commendable J-.cnl In attacking HIP com binations am ! the success ho has met with warrants the hope that he will out law all of them In that slate , as lie ap pears to have done with the Tobacco trust. In the case against that combina tion HID court held that Inasmuch as corporations are the creatures of the slate , the state has the undoubted right to control their operations. While that wn.s true of local corporations It was also true that foreign corpora I Ions oper ating within n state were amenable to the laws of Hint stale. If they failed lo obey ( hi ! laws they might be prevented fiom doing business within the state. With a federal niitl-trust law which applies to most of the combinations , so far ns they arp In restraint of trade , supplemented by state legislation hos tile to them , It would seem that If those who arc charged with enforcing the law * would do their duty there ought In n very brief time to be no such thing In this country as n trust or any sort of combination to control production and prices. Thp promise Is that the days of this form of monopoly are numbered I'UXISH ALL A1IKK. The trial of Ilaveinpyer and Scarles , HIP Sugar trust officials who refused to answer questions of the senate investi gating committee , will come on in the criminal courli of the District of Colum bia next week nnd Is certain to command general Interest. The cas-e against these recalcitrant witnesses Is noL similar to that against Hroker Chapman , who Is now serving n sentence in the Washing ton Jail. Chapman was Indicted for hav ing refused to answer ( Mirations relating to alleged speculations in sugar stocks by senators , the eourtd having held that the senate committee had the right to ask the questions and Hint they were legitimate. The trust officials were in dicted "for having refused to tell the senate committee" we quote from the Washington Post "how much they sub scribed to the republican ( or democratic ) campaign fund In Now York. " It will thus be seen that there is n very wide difference in thp character of the cases and it Is quite possible that llavemeyer and Senrles will escape punishment on the ground that the question of the com mittee bad no legitimate connection with the purpose of the investigation , but it must be presumed that the dlsTrlct at torney is confident of his ability to bring these parties to punishment and has the support of the court , or he would riot go to the trouble and expense oB a trial. At all events it is to be hoped that all of tlio recalcitrant witnesses will be punished and thus a precedent be estab lished which will exert a wholesome In- tluenco In future. The case of Chap man will undoubtedly have a good effect , but this would bo greatly en hanced if. a like punishment should be meted out to the1 magnates of the sugar trust OUK LOCAL THA1N SRRVWK. Omaha retailers have a right to enter respectful remonstrance with the man agement of the Missouri Pacific against the proposed abandonment of the. Ne braska local train which that road has for years been operating for the benefit of the Nebraska towns upon Us Hue. While it may be true that these trains have not for some time paid much or unythii.'ji iibove op- > rating expense ? , a railroad has certain obligations to the public , from _ whlch Jr. has received its right-of-way and other privileges , nnd the public interests should be considered as well as the private interests of the railway managers and stockholders. Local trains ate of prime Importance to the retail business of a great com mercial center. With railroads radiat ing in every direction us they do from Omaha , there is no reason why facilities .should not be afforded nil tlio people within a radius of 100 to 1.50 miles to come into the city in the morning for the transaction of business or for recreation and U-turn to their homes on afternoon or evening trains. Such a train service will be an absolute necessity during the exposition , and in the interval thos" facilities should be Improved or at least not lessened. The Commeicial club and Uetailers' as sociation and other business organiza tions should take this subject up with out delay and work It out successfully to u satisfactory solution. The World-Herald snys It has not the slightest doubl that the courts will oust Frank 13. Jloorcs from Hio office of mayor. If we are not mistaken , the World-Herald only a .few weeks ago said It had not the slightest doubt that Frank 10. Moores would bt > defeated in thi ! republican primaries , and again , shortly after , It said it hud not the slightest doubt that Edward K. Ilowell would be the next mnyor of Omaha. When the World-Herald says it has not the slightest doubt it Is high tlmo to beware. On the 3-lth day of .fnmmry , 18f(5 ) ( , .Mayor William .1. HtoaU-h reappolnted W. .1 , Connell as city attorney. You will , liowt'ViT , Hi-mi this editorial columns of the Worlil-llunild of that month In vain for n Hlnalo word of criticism of Mayor IJroalch'.H iii ] | i > lntinL > iit , It was tin "Well done , .Mayor Itronlch" In u. , World-Herald. Making llsh of one. mayor and llosh of the next mayor \ not so easily stonmchuil by Hie thought fill public. Now It is North Dakota whure tlio railroads are endeavoring to IIUIIK i a maximum freight rate bchednle by en. JoiiiliiK Its enforcement In Urn United States courts. This Injnncllon racket has been worked bo often and &o sue- cessfnlly that It has come to 1 > a pait of the regular stock in trade of Hut law ili'Iiartmont of every self-rebpoctlnt ; but law-tlufyln railroad corporation. The press report of tlio congressional proceedings says that .Senator Honi .moke "lu his usual calm and dignified I 1 style. " llirw TWuld he possibly speak i In any oHij-f q < iv after having served j nearly n q\fnWr \ of n century In the most deliberative legislative body In the world ? , 1'nder the iiiyan appropriation bill as amended , the W-cretary of the Interior will have a year In which to establish nit Indian sfipillj , ' depot l Omaha. Hut It will bchoove Nebraska's representa tives In con reM * to see that he exercises the power conferred upon him ns soon ns he rea.soitabiy can. Secretary llllss , wo may feel Mtrh , will be disposed to do all that Is fair On this matter. The public will gladly dispense with set tariff speeches In the senate If the senators will buckle down to the busi ness of revenue legislation. It might even be economical to give leave to print , as that would be less costly than con suming the time of congress with talk intended only for constituents at home. ChlcngiJ Tribune. An Iowa Senator refuses to take his snlnry because ho was absent most of the tlmo nnd dooa not think ho earned It. This Is wrong reasoning. The moro a senator la abaent the more money the state can afford to pay him. Oninlm HUN .Much ill SlaUo. Inillnnnpollu Ncus. George Francis Train bas a claim against Omaha for $20,000 000. Omaha has a great deal at stoke , for , nsldo from the great loss of property , If tlio suit should go agnlnst her , she might have Mr. Train for a resident , IMIMII- : | | tic AvoliliMl. Kniiaas City Star. In returning Ills salary because he did nothing to earn It , State Senator Lebfeld of Iowa has sot an example which will bo care fully avoided by many other legislators who could easily nnd justification for a similar course. Truthfully Sny Two Hundred. Sioux City Journal. The Omaha Bee hugs Itself as It emotes tlio following from the district court In passing on the Associated press case lu that city : "So far ns I know there Is nothing In this radius of sixty mllcu that exceeds The Uee In Its facilities for gathering news. " That's nil right ; Sioux City Is just outside tbc sixty mile limit the Jmlgo' set , and doubtless the judge knew It. ProliltiK- < - Coal Combine. Indianapolis Journal. In order to test tlio clllcacy of the new anti-trust law of New York the attorney general baa Instituted proceedings against six coal-carylng nxllroida doing business lu that state , and tbc supreme court has sum moned tlio presidents of the various roads to appear nnd answer certain questions. Tlio complaint avers that the roads are in a combination to restrict tbe production and maintain the price of coal , and no doubt tbe averment will 1)6 sustained It tlio facts can bo brougbt out. Snpremuej- ( he Iron Trnde. LoulxvUlcy Courier-Journal. The Carnegie company sold the materials for the great Montreal bridge nt 95 cents per 100 pounds , though the price to consumers lit this country ha' ; been $1.55 per 100. Does not this look as turnigli there are possibilities hitherto undrfamed of In the Iron and steel manufactures ( of , the United States ? It Is plain that the steel kings of Plttsburg and Chicago and the Iran makers of Birmingham can sell thclr9 products at prices that would bankrupt Eurppe. . .This being so , Is It not likely that lnta fojy years the United States will bo supreme inthis , great branch of trade and manufacture ? The Dt'Mnrrntc SuRar Trnit. Washington Star ( hep.J Made despefWq tfy the clear prospect that the senate wlll'tejepi-lhe sugarfschedulepow ' written , in' the tariff ,0111 , , the trust' , Is now re sorting to a species of blackmail to. beat dowiijtho opposition. Certain senators who haVe announced their antagonism to the In iquitous section dictated by the trust have been plainly given to understand that unless they withdraw iJip.r objections tliey will find It Impossible to secure action on Items In which they are Interested. The trust and Its pgents , In other words , are play. Ins section agdlnst section and paragraph agaliwt paragraph , lu the hope of searing the whole field into accepting the trust's own clause ? . But It Is apparent at this stage that the opposition will resist this process , nnd that the threatened loss of rates on specific commodities will not deter honest senators from doing their duty by the whole country. In Stenm I'onpr Dooiiiedt Baltimore Sun. How long will It be before electricity su persedes steam as the motive power on rail roads ? An experiment on the New England railroad between Hartford nnd New Britain Conn. , has proved so successful that ex perts are already predicting great things. A run of ten miles with an ordinary passen ger car was made hi thirteen minutes. The "third rail" system was used In place of the trolley line , and the result was all that could have been desired. The third rails , which conduct the electric current and sup ply the motor power , are banded together and connected by copper wires. They are not fastened to the ues , but are lafd on blocks of wood. The electric current , U Is claimed , can bd transmitted thua without cny appreciable loss of power and at one- fifth of the cost of the trolley line. Presi dent Clark of the New Haven railroad ex presses the opinion that our locomotives may soon go into the scrap heap , as the old stage coachcB had to go. Possibly they will , but porhai 3 not as scon as the owners of rail roads "operated at a lo.-s" would like. C1TI7.MX TIIAIN'S CLAIMS. Some IlpiiinrkN oil < h - AttrnullvnicKH of Ali-xlilp IlllKiitlon. Chicago Post. The latest claimant -whose expectations and prcteoslor. fairly take away the breath of the modest citizen pursuing the-even tenor of hla bushels way and having no visions or hopes of suddenly finding himself the sole and legitimate heir to the earth or tne cntlro solar system Is that eccentric and original "citizen" par excellence , George Francis Train. HO bobs up serenely It will have been obssrvod that every claimant to millions or bllllonk Is remarkably serene and confident of the ab'solute Justice of his case ' and asks ielthcrinort : or less than that the city of Omaha ! should Ijo reuqlred by the courts to vetit JltXM ° the major part of lu ; citizens' proper// / Ji > , himself. One cannot 'refrain from exaggeration In elating there 'nucef claims , but the facts of the matter aVe ttteso ; In 1SG5 Train bought from certain gentlemen about 500 hundred acred In the southwest part of Omaha , The purchase price fW $100,000 , on which only $38.000 soi inn vl Jiave ever been paid. In 1873 foreclosure quit was brought for the balance and a'Mt'Cl'eo ' obtained. But Train was at that tluyCConflned In the Tombs at Now York on ajclrarge of Insanity. He now clalmi that , ln7U& ° flrst place , his creditors hud conspired hH > riflg about his confinement , and that la * ty ( 0 so the foreclosure suit could not legally bo brought against bin. , alnca he had been adjudged Insane. Accord ingly , ho holds that ho Is fill ! ) the rightful owner of thccy 500 acres , whoso value la now said to bJtetf/OOO.OOO / , The people < ] f ( Qitiaha and the owners of the coveted property do not appear to be dis turbed. PerhapsJthey are rtuplfled by the very audacity of the claim and fail to realize Iti ) meaning , At all event : , the crlglnal owners of the property ridicule Citizen's alleged case , and declare that tbe foreclosure suit was legal In every roapect. They do ' not , however , explain Just whit steps were , taken to protect the Interests of Train , who wjs , of couroa , dead In the eye of the law. It Is doubtless safe to aacumio that Train s claim will go tno way of all similar ills- coveiles. After making a three day * ' wonder In the newet i | > er and legal circles It will vanish into nothlngnetM. But U will not dis courage other drcamem of fabulotM fortunes and sudden acquisitions. Castles In Spiln and real cntate In the heart of great Ameri can elites pcjsosa equal attiactlvenesa for tha Imaginative , and claims like thmo of the Chicago gcrlpperti , the NethcrlanJ heirs ami Citizen Train will never entirely dUajiper from the snua'o of time. A TIIIICI : TO WAU. Globe-Democrat : The pd\crs nmst now ad. drrws thomsrlvr * to the tn k of making terms belwern the combatants , which will produca a frt h crop of dimcultlrn. As a nmln re- ( suit of the war Turkey lias been strengthened and more than ever In an element dangerous to the peace of Europe. Indlannpolla Journal : At present Turkey l master of the dlfiatlort , and with her sud denly developed , military M length , \i \ In t position to cnforco her demand to the lull extent or plunge liuropo Into war. This Is the situation which the traweia have broughl about by coddling Tin key , shutting their eyes to the Armenian atrocities nnd permit ting If not encouraging the Invasion ot Greece. Philadelphia Ilocord : The most shameful aspect of the situation Is the reversal of the relative positions of the powers of civ ilization and of the barbarian who reigns at Constantinople. It I * the Turk who now hai assumed the making of conditions , and the powers find themselves reduced to the making of protests , exceptions and requests for leniency on the pirt of their nntagunlit , Who would have believed a few weeks ngc that Europe would ever again bo subjected to the humiliation ot receiving ultimatum : from the Turk ? Hut the sultan's Insolcnl proposal amounts simply to nn nnnonncemenl that the Ottoman army will alliance on Athens If his conditions nhall bo rejected. Philadelphia Ledger : JOVP bad thundered nnd the mi Han was In such woeful pllghl that ho sent a pitiful special meFsnge to Lord Salisbury promising lo mend hl ways speedily and begging the British premier nol to bo too hard on him. Twrnty-flve thousand Armenians have been butchered since then , thanks to the concert ot the powers , of which Salisbury's government Is a member ; Greece has been crushed , and the suppliant Turk who begged pltcously for meicy Is now defy ing the powers , "Jovo's" among them. The fear that Hii&sla nnd possibly other powcis may be secretly playing the sultan's hand for him makes the game n dangerous one , bul nevertheless It Is hardly credible that any Rngllah ministry , however large Us majority , could livelong after being a party to any serious diminution of Greece's territory. II Turkey persists In her present course Kng- land must act , nnd the world will readily find out whether Salisbury U , ns Bismarck long ago designated him , "not Iron nt all , but merely a painted lath. " TII13 rilKSIIJHVr AN CtrilA. Chicago Times-Herald1 Jlr. TJcKlnlcy's de- elgn Is to hasten the Inevitable evacuation of the Island by means that are not certain to anger Spain beyond endurance and Jeopard the peace of this nation. St. Ixnils Republic : Bul while It Is a gooO thing to relieve tlio miserable victims ol Spanish barbarity , this great nation ought to have the courage to adopt an effectUe method of putting a stop to the barbarity. Milwaukee Wisconsin : The message of President McKlnley on the subject of Cuba demonstrates his conservatism 'hi so far as the matter ot plunging the country Into war Is concerned , nnd his Independence of prece dent lu determining the duty of the govern ment when Americans In a foreign land need help to reach a position ot safety. Globe-Hemocrat : Events nio playing Into the hands ot the friends of Cuban bellig erency resolutions. Weyler's barbarous con centratlon policy , which has killed noncombatants - combatants through starvation and disease , and which Is now helng Investigated by agents of the United States government , is causing an tndlgnatln In this country which promised to bo ot material help to the In surgents , Morgan's belligerency-recognition proposition will get moro votes now when It comes up than it could have commanded a week ago. Philadelphia Times : Whatever actlrfn may follo.v , this appropriation need make no complications of any kind. It Is to be ex pended under the- direction , of the secretary ot state and through the oulclal representa tives of the United States In Cuba , and sim ply provides the means for that relief that consular olllccrs ore often called upon to extend to their countrymen , though not usually on so largo a scale. This does not constitute Interference , and It Is us well that It be kept separate from any discus- sign o ( the general policy toward Cuba. Notv York World : The Tncssage is thor oughly unsatisfactory. So Is the form of relief proposed. These American citizens own plantations or work upon the plantations of others. But the military despot who ruleo Cuba will not let these Americans live upon the plantations. They nro starving , not of any necessity , 'but ' ' solely by Weyler's abhor rent command. Ho has compelled them to leave their homes and go to the towns where they have no bread-winning employ ment , and having thus driven them from their own food supplies he refuses to fur nish them with anything to cat. Now York Tribune : The most noteworthy feature of the president's message Is Us ab solute lack or mention of the Cuban war. It declares , on the strength of oflldal infer mation , that many American citizens in Cuba are in distress , it does not tell what has caused their distress , whether war or pestilence , ( Ire or flood. There is not the slightest reference to the war which has been raging for more than two years , or to the more recent orders of General Wey- ler , which have directly caused the destitu tion complained of. Neither the Spanish government , nor its agents In Cuba nor yet tha Insurgent party , is eo much as men tioned , Washington Star : President McKlnley's mcsiago to coagrers urging the adoption of measures for tlio relief of distressed Ameri cans In Cuba Is confined to ( ho topic Im mediately In hand , and does not dtsgress to bring other Issues relating to the war -in the Island Into the situation. Thus the mes sage lacks In those nensational features which some seem to have expected , which might serloujly complicate matters and hinder the effort to relieve the suffering citizens of the United States. It is evidently tlio president's Intentio.i to postpone any further demonstrations of policy until Mr. Calhoun's i eport has been received or such Information has been obtained from him au will point unmistakably to the need of In tervention. A lers conservative course at tills particular tlmo might readily set the country Into a ferment. I'lOR.SOlVAI , lANII OTJIiilAVISB ! . The mills of justice grind slowly , but they got there occcalonally. Speaking of the truce , Nicholas touched tha button , AMnl did the rent. Consul General Patrick Collins will return to Boston from London In Juno , and will resume - sumo the practice of hta profession. A girl of 'Well-io-do parents , who swlpcn a bicycle. Is regarded In Chicago as blko- maniac , and not a lit HUbject for judicial wrath. President David Starr Jordan of Stanford university has succeeded In raising the funda rc/qulicd to establish a zoological garden In .San Francisco , A patient who waa brought Into a London hospital recently , on being told that his leg waa fractured , breathed a sigh of relief and said In devout tones : "Thank God , it Isn't broken. " Twenty thousand bands are employed by the strawberry farmers of Missouri. The Missouri strawberry , by the way , la the one dainty offering that sustains neighborly re spect for the elate. According to a report Issued by the Illi nois bureau of labor statistics , the- properties of the gas companies of Chicago can bo dupli cated for $15,000,000 , and yet they arc cap italized at ? 51,34G,000 , Ik A section of Missouri U alarmed over the antics of a ( supposed wild man , who U pran cing around almost naked , pursued by a score of deputy sheriffs. It U supposed to be an aggravated caae of slxtccntoone. The higher the court the lower Id Its opin ion of contempt case . The tupreme court of Ohio , in passing upon the appeal of an editor sentenced for contempt by an Inferior court , remarked that contempt of a Judge 'does not constitute contempt of court. The secretary of the state senate of Mon tana , who hypothecated a bill to prevent Us pa&sagu , has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment. The inirlod of enfortoJ privacy will enable him to appreciate the folly of borrowing trouble for the honcflt of somebody else , The cagleu that were- sent to Major Me- Klnloy In the course of the campaign last summer are to be net free. Of course they were a nuisance to Mr. McKlnley , and ho- gave then ! to Canton for the paik. Thu authorities have discovered that the laws of Ohio prohibit tlio keeping of au eagle In cap tivity , and will set them free , BOYS'AMD YOUTHS' / TAN SHOES If we know it and we generally do not an inferior pair of shoes can ent r our store No where is this so particularly true as in our boy's department all that's best all that's modish all that mothers want for their boys is here. Our new tans are perfect ems of beauty and wear better than any we've heretofore secured Here nio some not the Intest-but Kootl Koods Hint \vo propose to cloao out nt Imr * Kill n prices : Hoyn * Russia Cnlf l > nls , in sqnnro toes , former pilco $1.50 ; wo dine thorn nt.$2.iO ( Boys' Tnn Goat Iwls , r.izor toes * , that were $2.50o ; rloso nt $2.00 Youths' Tnn and llont , sprlnp heel nnd heel A $2.25 shoo to cloao lit Jl.Tu Better wearing shoes than these we never hid , . . " - - - - - - " ' \ gj-/ vy fStt 'V Cor. I6ih and Douglas Sis. j COSTA. IH1CA. IS VKIIY IMlOSl'IMlOt S. KlnnnHntly Able < < Mcol KM Ol.llmi- UOIINVltliuut llurriMt luu , WASHINGTON , May 20. A copy of the mcssago of the president of ( ho republic ot Costa lllca to the national congas * of Unit country , Which opened Us regular session on the 1st Inst. . has been received by Svnor Calve , the minister of Costa Hlcn In Wash ington , U Hpeaks ot the encouragements which have characterized the year nud of the largely satisfactory solution arrived nt In questions engaging th government's atten tion. tion.Tho The president says that public order has not suffered the slightest change and that slnro Costn Him has entered upon the full ness of Its eoverclgnty nt no time has the status of Its International relations appeared In every sense more satisfactory than at present. The mcssago speaks of the establishment of the Greater Republic of Central America , composed of the states of Salvador , Hon duras and Nicaragua , and says it constitutes an act of sufficient significance In the politi cal march of Central America. This new political entity , insphcel in sentiments highly patriotic , Is directed towards the icconstruc- tlon ot the former Central American father land , Mention Is made of the cordial rela tions maintained by Costa Hlca with the now political entity , from i\hlch the former gov ernment has received unequivocal proofs of sympathy. The union la regarded by the president as a guaianty of peaceto Centinl America. Costa Rica has not yet joined the compact , the government regarding It un necessary for the present , for reasons which are set forth. Reference la made to the Central Ameri can exposition promoted by Guatemala , to which Costa Rica has contributed. Co ta Rica has also received the Idea proposed by Guatemala to organize In that republic a judicial congress to engage in the study of the varied legislation of bister republics In order to obtain , as far us poslblc , uniform ity in their respective countries , the adop tion of a single monetary system and ot a law for public Instruction. The hope Is expressed for a satisfactory solution to both Nicaragua and Costa Rica of the boundary Hue differences between the two countries. A joint commission Is about to make a survey. The president felicitously refers to the ne gotiation of the arbitration treaty with Co lombia for the settlement of the 'boundary ' line question with that country. This treaty has been ratified by the congresses of both countries and ratifications will soon be ex changed in Washington by the legations of both republics , National economy Is one of the subjects to which the executive devotes special at tention , and after n study of the- conditions of the country Issued a decree adopting In practice the gold standard , which is now the money of Cc ta Rica. The arrangements for the settlement of thn foreign debt having been effected , the govern ment has on deposit funds sulllcient to meet , when duo , the Interest on the lirst coupon. This has been accomplished without estab lishing new hhports or rcsortlug to the pub lic credit. The president recommends the amendment of the tariff laws and ot the procedure under tlio fiscal law relating to the crime of smug gling and says the attention of the govern ment has been directed to the construction of the Pacific railway which will soon com plete the Inter-oceanic all rail route across Costa Rica. THlilMATTEH TO CONGUISSS. IlenHOiiN for Drliiylng : Worlc oil tlu > Sim I'uilro lliirlxir. WASHINGTON , May 20. Secretary Alger has made response to the senate resolution calling for a statement as lo what has been or is about ta bo done with leferenco to making contracts for the Improvement of San Pedro harbor , California. The secretary submits the whole subject to congress for further Instructions us to Its purpose whether to create simply a harbor of refuge or one ot refuge and commerce. The secretary cites the action of the Walker board in deciding to expend all of the ap propriation of $ ! i,9tO.GOO ) upon a breakwater. To complete the work of constructing a har bor for commerce will , according to the en gineers , requite upward of $5,000,000. AlKcr HUH ( InHiiinc > ii PJUMTH. "WASHINGTON. May 20. The judge advo cate general of tlio army has completed hU examination of the re-cord of the court mar tial In the case of Captain Henry Romeyn , Klfth hifantry , who was convicted of an- Baultlng ILeutenant O'llrlen of the same regi ment at Fort MrPherson , Georgia. The case In now In the hands of Secretary Algcr for review. The secretary may recommend to the president what action shall be taken , liut ho IH i > owere ! < to lake such action of his own account. Thu president may In turn ap. [ irovo the findings and bcntcnce , abate the sentence , or send the case back to the court for further proceedings. It Is understood that the president will act within a short tlmo for the reason that the officer will. In the regular course , he placed on the retired list of the army on the first of next month. Dolly Treiiniiry Ntnli'iiiont. WASHINGTON , May 20 , Today's statement - ment of the condition of the treasury shows ; Available cash balance , $229,262,013 ; gold re serve , $145,729.820. _ VIIIK IX TJIII NIStV YOUIC CAI'ITOI , . SlnrlN In 'IVinpiinir ) ' Hoof O rr flu * ICllHl APIX-OIU'll , , ALBANY , N. Y. , May 20 , A temporary roofing over the eastern approach to the capl- ol caught flro nt i o'clock today. A stiff cast wind was blowing and In live in In u tea lie on tire capltol was filled .with Ktlfllng smoltci. Great excitement waa occasioned hrni'ghout thu departments. The structure which l burning la directly In front of the plvato olHccH of the judges of the court of ipponls , which are flllel with valuable law Ibrarlca and documents. The flro was put out with hand extinguish ers after a half hour's work , without having lone nny damage to anything but the roofing and emi scaffolding. It Is believed to have originated from the upsetting of a pluraber'i urnace. * iminiiT AMI IIIIKKKV. Philadelphia Itecord : Beggar Can you lelp a poor man to 1'edeatrlan I think you've touched me foo- oie. Beggar Possibly. lr ; possibly. You sco 'in u Htrunded Photographer , and the uld lablt of rutouchlne clings , sir. Up to Data : Muile ( the maid ) You look charming , -Miss I > fiieloi > ? ; I run tell you hut us well as thu Klaus. Women wcro nude before rnlrroro , you know. Penelope Yes , mid they luvo been before hem ever since. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Look up , dear est , " ho murmured , and his voice M.IH tender - dor nx sprint ? Iamb , "No , Udguh , " she murmured , "I will not I look up. I'ro Imil Hint klso-wlth-every ulr- | shlD gaj4 worked on tuo too many limes. " I Chlc.iRO llrfovd : " .My son Is lo Ipavo busl. | IICSM nnd HO on tlio MtURe. " , ; ' be nny thenti Ir-al talent ? " i 'eH ; , ' Milury la always spout brforo her r > M H Iti lloston Tinntorlpt. ( iiltjtoti-KMMiso nan l "i' lntl wll , > , , ls " . thai m-ni.lo of your me p nro Kcnerill > sut. | , confounded bon-s ? Mltnln-l don't . know. Jlow many per- nous of my 11,11110 dm you ever know' nrlif > oii-Hy Cleoine ! como to think or It , you ani i ho only ono 1 i-vor knew. " Chli-aco Uecord : "llolihv nsKcd m ? what a " continiiiius pcrformiincc' \ \ . " "Uhiil ilhl you lell him'/ " 1 snlil Hint the taHlT dhc-uyalou was na is r could como to It. " .i ! l'M ! ; ' ! . V0 "os rnfifr proud of his afroiniillnhtnetitx | n „ bu lnrisiv no you know. " he mild to his' wlf , " 1 , \V lpl''neil | to run u typewriter mvsolf ? " HIIVP joil ? " j | , o replied , colillv. ' "Well. VmriJ " " " " . ' " " " tl1p "ll-v wt | ' most me when Ihpy " got tuetty one. TI niJu1"1" ' ! ' wan ti i-ie-t tryiupto explain. it only mnilo mutters noise , us It alwny * HAI.V 0V Till ] HOOF. Conies Klniicy. When thp humid dm hue-Hi , gutlipiod Over nil tinHtmry Hpliercs. Hews and Mils llko wonnw softly Ureaklnc Into Imppy trurH , I lien how sweet to press the Pillow , ° f cottage-chamber bed , ' Ana lie listening- the rulmlrons On thu low roof overhead. To thp quick bpals on the EihitiKles Answer echoes In the hpart ; And dim dreamy icoollrctloiirt into form and being- start , Ami the busy fnlry , Fancy , wurp nml Of the light rnln on the roof. Now In memoij- pomes my mother AH the iispd , fnlr summers jronc , Taking leave of llttlp faces I"IT Jle Iovlnw lo ° lf shone on ; A ' } d Jce .V"1' / ? ' " ' Iook ° AH 1 feel thp old refrain Here repeated on the tthlnirlcs By the patter of the rain. 1 ? mt.Ic S ( > l > ! i-slstor , the wlnss ana wavlne hair Ami her slar-oypd cherub brother A serene angelic pair - , . . , ny wakeful pillow With sweet praise or mllil reproof , As I shut my eyes and listen To the soft rain on the roof. A J/lnothcr / comps. to thrill me \vlth her eyes entranclns blue. And I ml mi not. musing on her. That my heart she never know : I remember but to love her , u Ith a passion kin to pain. Anil my quickened pulses quiver To the patter of the rain. Naught " ' "JURfctof tone or cadences , of music's magic snpll That can tin 111 the becret fountain hence the tears of rapture well Like that welnl nocturne of nature ' t subdued , subduingstrain. . ' Which is played upon the shingles Uy the patter of the rnln. \ The Wisdom of FooJs- - Is what the unprinci pled dealers in "fake" clothing thrive upon. All worthy manufac turers heartily invite the most thorough ex amination of the goods they make. And if every one un derstood that skill in making fine clothing was quite as important as fine cloths , it would be easier for us to dem onstrate the superiority - ' ty of our suits for men and boys. We do not offer any thing that is so "cheap" that we can Hpafford to stand by it with OUP guarantee and a ready promise to return your money if you are not/ satisfied. S