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    TIT1D OMAHA DATIiY 1VIDE : SATUTIDAY , MAY 22 , 1S97.
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: Ml I'ourleei.lli Street.
All cainmunlrdtlnni rein Mug to new * ftful fill-
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adilrcccl tr The Ileo IMIlilI hln * Comiuny ,
Omahn. Draft * , chcrki. rxpre * * nl"1 fwtolllco
mwney onlers to be mndo payable to the order
of the comirtiny ,
1IKH PlMIUSlirxa COMPANY.
STATKMKNT OP ClltCL'I.ATlON.
Etnlo nf Xdirnrkn. DoiiKlnR County , it'
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nctunl inimljr-r of full imil cnmiilcto coplc * of Tlio
Dally Moi-nliR. Kvcnlns ntnt Suuilny lice i.rlmivj
during the munlli nf April , 1W7 , wnn at follows :
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turned cnplea 10331
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pre enee , this 3d Jny of Mny , ! Sfi7.
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Notary 1'nbllc.
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tlirfnot , MntliiK'lic Irnlii unit
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i,1 , ! INSIST OX IIAVIXO TIIR HUP. .
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It would bo n cli'viT turn If the siiltnu
could dear enough out of Ills military
excursion Into Greece to tuku l-'syiit out
of .
pawn. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tlin Iiupcndlu } , ' picnic of HID local re-
tnll Ki-ocers Is an event wlik-h will jjcu-
crally bo rpjrnriled by the hungry as a
good tiling to tie to.
Well wishers of Omaha who ileslro
that the exiosltlon shall 1m a grand and
complete success should see to It that
no national convention osrane * ) .
The head of the Vaiiilwhllt family haa
now : i statue erected to his memory.
The Vanderblltlau public , however , has
no monument to commemorate It.
Citizen Train is reported to be exceed
ingly clmgrlnpd at the general miscon
struction placed upon Ills well-meant ef
fort to advertise Omaha and tins exposi
tion.
The United States senate has recog
nized the bclllgurenry of the Cuban In-
Btirgcnts , and the world may now know
a belligerent when it sees one , providing
only it is laholed.
The nrmlslict ! between Greece and Tur
key is limited to seventeen days. It
might have been made thirteen days
hut that would have foreboded bad luck
for the vanquished.
Uolln is at last headed toward the
penitentiary , but the taxpayers are still
paying Interest on a treasury shortage of
over $100,000 which Uolln's bondsmen
agreed to make good without delay.
If ex-Treasurer Hartley can find oven
cold comfort In the supreme court deci
sion in the Uolln case he Is certainly en
titled to all the Kolnce ho can draw from
It efther by himself or with the assist-
once of his lawyers.
The sugar schedule , we are told , is
hard for the average person to under
stand. No qnc.stion about that. The
trust relies on getting what it wants
by making the schedule almost Incom
prehensible to ordinary.people.
The state of things In North Jlond ,
where the village nuu-slial was seized
and locked up by tramps who then pro-
ceedcd to loot the town at will , reads
suspiciously like one of the Cuban war
stories of the "now journalism. "
Members of the United States Bime
tallic commission have reached Paris
and their friends may rest assured that
they are enjoying life in the Krench cap
ital whether or not they are accomplishIng -
Ing anything- behalf of "down trod-
deu silver. "
The permanent retirement of Senator
Call of I'Morlda leaves the tit-Id clear for
Senator Morgan of Alabama to talk as
long and as often on every question
that comes up in the senate without fear
1of conlllctlng with the prerogatives of
his associates.
Since the c/.ar has shown himself n
potent adjuster of large controversies
he might bo Induced to try his hand at
' a He.ltlomont of the unhappy dlfferenca
between the lighting McOooks and the
bulligeront Lopins , which grew out of
lii.s coronation ,
China can sympathize with Greece
' with u feeling born of experience. It
In not HO long ago that China wan com
pelled not only to suffer the humiliation
of defeat by the Japanese army and
navy but also to pay a war Indemnity
of lingo proiMirtlous.
How can ex-counelbnen who ran for
olllce under the new charter and whoso
Chief regret 18 that they fulled of eloe-
tlon now turn around and join others
who could not even secure it-nominations
In an elTort to overturn the now charter
and get back on the salary toll by that
menus ? There Is not a member of the
old city government who haa not recog *
liked the new charter at a dozen differ-
cut points. To what Inconsistencies
will tiuiuctluieti drlvu men.
TIIK Mono AX
The passage by Hie senate of the resolution
elution declaring that a condition
of public war exists In Cuba and
that the United States ehall main
tain a strict neutrality between
the contending parties , according to
each all the rights of belligerents ,
will probably end the agitation of the
Cuban fiucslloii In congress for the pres
ent. It was made plain by the course
of the house on Thursday that the re
publicans of that body do not propose
to do anything which might to any ex
tent embarrass the president or force
him to action which lie may not deem
timely. It wns intimated that President
McKtnloy Is projecting negotiations look
ing to a settlement , of ttie conlllet In
Cuba and later ndvices are to the effect
that he Is considering what should be
dnni ! to that end. There can be no doubt
that the president Is fully alive to the
Importance of this tiuestlon , uur can
tin-re be any doubt as to win-re his sym
pathies are. mil lie also recognizes his
great responsibility and ho proposes to
bo fully and nccnnilely Informed re
garding the situation In Cuba before lie
makes any departure from the course
maintained by the government through
out the Insurrection.
There ou ht to he siilllcient confidence
In the judgment of President MelClnlcy
and In his purpose to do what Is just
and right to allow him to have a free
hand In this Cuban matter. Kspedally
should republicans feel that he can be
depended upon to act wisely In dealing
with this question. No one can fairly
question his desire to protect American
interest affect oil by the war. No one
can reasonably doubt that he would be
glad to see the conlllet ended and Cuba
Independent. Hut ho must bo guided
not by his sympathies or wishes , nor yet
by popular clamor , but by the solemn
obligations of law and of International
duty. The United States , as one of the
nations of the earth , must recognize the
law of nations , must regulate her con
duct in a matter of this kind accord
ing to the principles which have become
established among nations. We cannot
recklessly or wantonly disregard these
principles without Inviting danger to
ourselves. Our standing and influence
with the world would be weakened the
moment we should do so. Insisting our
selves upon the slrict observance of In
ternational obligations on the part of
other countries in their relations with
UH. we are bound to pay dun attention
to such obligations In our conduct to
ward other nations. Otherwise we In
vite the world's distrust and sacrifice
both respect and influence.
" \Ve \ have full faith that President McKinley -
Kinley will do .the right thing at the
right time , if he is permitted to freely
choose his course. To bring such a
pressure to bear upon him , under exist
ing circumstances , aswould come from
the passage-by the house of representa
tives of the Morgan resolution would ,
we believe , bo a very grave mistake.
It should bo understood that It is a joint ,
resolution , which the president could not
ignore , lib would be compelled to ap
prove or disapprove it. lie should not
be forced into any such position and
the republicans of the house will do their
duty In refusing to place the president
In that position. Meanwhile there will
be great interest In the reported deter
mination of President McKinley to use
his powers to stop the bloodshed In Culm
and there Is reason to believe that any
proposal which may be submitted by
the administration to the Spanish gov
ernment will receive careful considera
tion.
THE COJM//SS/HA" AND POOLING.
' The letter of Chairman Morrison and
Mr. Clements , of the Interstate Com
merce commission , to Senator Cullom ,
chairman of the senate committee on in
terstate commerce , will probably be dis
appointing , if not discouraging , to the
advocates of early legislation to author
ize pooling. The letter does not specific
ally oppose pooling , but It Is against any
such legislation at this lime as being in
opportune In view of the fact that a
number of cases affecting provisions of
tiie interstate commerce law are
awaiting the decision of the su
preme court of the United States.
In January last the commission
made known to the senate committee Its
opposition to the passage of the bill then
pending the Patterson bill. It now op
poses the passage of the measure intro
duced by Senator Koraker at the present
session , stating that the reasons for non-
action In January are stronger now.
These members of the commission say
that when the case * before the supreme
court are decided "wo shall know what
tlie law Is and better know In what re
spect , If any. It should be changed. "
It Is urged that the purpose contem
plated in the measures under considera
tion , to authorize pooling and undo the
supreme court decision In the transmls-
sourl case , should not bo accomplished ,
but should congress'deein It wise to au
thorize pooling the terms should be such
as will prevent abuse of the privilege.
There will bi > very general concurrence ,
so far as the public Is concerned , In the
suggestion that a pooling contract should
not take effect nntll It. had been approved
by the commission , for otherwise there
might bo almost endless contest , during
which the public would have the worst
of It. In regard to this Messrs. Morrison
and CloniPiit.s say : "Tho provision In
the proposed hill that , the commission
may sot nMdo the pooling contract after
it has taken ufTeut and become operative
is misleading. Any such attempt at the
annulling of n contract by the commis
sion the carriers will resist as unreason-
nble and unlawful and will hut result in
vexatious , expensive , Interminable and ,
to the commission , unsuccessful law-
Hiiltn. " It Is perfectly obvious that It
would bo a grave mistake to allow pool
ing contracts to become operative before
having been examined and approved hy
the commission , for whatever power the
commission might be given to modify or
annul contracts after they had gone Into
effect , It would certainly be roslstod by
the parties to Mich contracts , with the
Inevitable ivtuilt of endless conflicts In
the courts. There Is r-ox a valid ivason
why the commission should not pass
upon a pooling contract before It bccamo
operative , while there are conclusive
reasons for giving It the authority sug
gested. Only lu that way could the pub
He have any assurance of protection
against unreasonable rates.
Messrs. Morrison and Clements point
out a number of objectionable features
In tlu < pooling bill under consideration by
jth senate committee , chlnf unions will -h
j Is the section intended to overcome- the
) decision of the supreme court an to the
application of the anti-trust law. The
other members of the commission concur
In ( lie suggestions made , with the quail-
llcatlon that they "would not oppose the
passage of a pooling bill provided the
other amendments which are necessary
to mnko ( he Interstate commerce law
effective were made as a part of that
bill. " Without such amendments , how
ever , they are opposed to the passage of
a pooling bill. These views of the com
mission are entitled to the most can-fill
consideration. They will have great
Weight with tile public and opposition to
thorn on the part of the railroads would
bo very likely to prove disastrous to
proposed pooling legislation.
A XXU UXCKMUXT.
The Hoe Is pleased to announce that
the controversy which lay at the- founda
tion of Its Injunction suit against the As
sociated Press has been settled on terms
satisfactory to both parties to the action.
The P.oo has at nil times been confident
that the directors of lids great national
newsgatiiorlng organization would deal
Justly by its claims whenever they
should be brought to their attention in
all their bearings Just as it wns also
conliileiit that Judge Keysor would take
the firm stand lie did in upholding all
the equities in the case.
Through this settlement the readers of
The Hue will also be the gainers by the
early extension of the Associated Press
double wire night service to this city ,
thus Improving and increasing In volume
Its already full press reports. With the
unexcelled newsgatiiorlng facilities of
the Associated Press supplemented by
its special cable ami telegraphic hewn
correspondence The ISce will be In bet
tor position than ever to maintain its
well-earned reputation as the newspaper
par excellence of the Transmisslssippi
country.
All's well that ends well.
K AKD I
After all the professions and promises
made by Nebraska fusion Ists on plat
form and stump as to what might be
looked for In the way of railroad assess
ment and taxation if they should be
given control of the state government ,
the action of the fusion State Hoard of
Equalization in fixing the tax valuation
of all Nebraska railroads at precisely
the same figure as last year would
strike the honest and well-meaning
members of the great refoim party as
ludicrous were it not so humiliating.
The Hoe has constantly and consist
ently protested that the assessment of
railroad property In Nebraska Is ridicu
lously low and unjust to the other taxpaying -
paying property owners of the state.
Tills assessment made by the State
Hoard of Equalization not only stands
as the basis of state taxes paid by those
powerful corporations , but. must also be
accepted by local authorities for levying
local taxes upon them. The valuation of
the state board therefore affects every
county and every town through which
the railroads run , and the demand for
equitable taxation of railroad property
is not confined to any one party or to
any one locality.
The railroad managers and agents
may have presented some very plaus
ible reasons why they should bo
relieved of their share of the tax bur
dens of the state at the expense
of the farmer , laborer and shop
keeper , but it will keep the fusion
state olllcers who wore so easily per
suaded to the railroad point of view busy
for a long time explaining how they
came to begin the work of tax reform
with concessions to the great corpora
tions.
The local train service Is Just as Im
portant to a city as the fast train serv
ice. It is almost essential that every
largo city afford ample facilities for people
ple living in the surrounding territory to
come in and out on business without
loss of time or unnecessary inconven
ience. Itnllroads that are favored with
a profitable freight tr.ililc by our retail
and wholesale merchants ought to give
thorn full consideration In making up
the schedules for their local train serv
ice.
If it wns the corporations who made
Plngreo governor for the purpose of get
ting rid of him as mayor of Detroit as
has been hinted , they must be heartily
sick of the jolt by this time. Hut It is
probable that the corporations only flat
ter fliomselvcis when they take the credit
for Governor Plngroo's promotion. The
people of Michigan seem to have had
something to say in that matter. |
It must give the olllcers In control of
the state penitentiary the headache to
contemplate an unexpected ? 10,0K ( ) sur
plus in the ISIKi penitentiary nppropria.
tlon that must bo turned hnck Into the
state treasury. Hut they may ha depended -
ponded on to revise their olllchil mathe
matics so Hint nothing of the sfimo na
ture occurs again while the fusion slate
administration lasts ,
It Is safe to say that the number of
Americans In Cuba has doubled since It
became known Hint ! ? r.o,000 wns to be
appropriated by congress out of the na
tional treasury for their relief , The
prospect of escaping starvation must be
a powerful lover to force Americans in
Cuba to admit their nationality.
Judging by the big batch of opinions
filed , the Nebraska supreme court Is
evidently dutermlnod to prove to the
public tbut It is nblo to giind out the
usual number of decisions in spite of the
fact that the constitutional ifmciidmont
enlarging the bench failed of adoption.
The conference of the architects of flip
various exposition buildings has resulted
In the most harmonious prullmlnnry mi-
dcMtanding , and the certainty Is af
firmed that the architectural scheme of
the exposition as u whole will excel In
artistic beauty ( Hnt similar display seen
In tills country since the World's fair
of isoa. ; ; ; ,
The WorlusTf raTdlhlnks It has discov
ered why City attorney Council has
been renppolnfPd "by Mayor Moores.
The public tlilnl .Xt has discovered why
the World'-lteraid-entered no word of
protest , or erltlMnf1 when City Attorney
Connell wns renprmluted only a little
over a year ago J.r ( Mayor Hroatcb.
Pint Miinoy I" Tul n.
ImlUriiipgU.'i Joutnnl.
Some of llio bc'litvera hi Oat money liavo a
rlionro to cxplalq.-jvfiy It takfs $11.70 of lliu
S(55nlsh ( pnner inpney. mil In Cuba to pur
chase as much cs a. ? 5 gold piece.
Minding OlliiT I'ooploN lliiHliioHi ,
Imllntu > pn1ls New * .
Certain neimtor * now Inplst upon a vote
on the Morgan resolution bffore the tarllt
bill la taUcn. That's rlRlit ; attcm ! to every
body ulac's biialncsa before attending to your
own. _
TM-ln KVIN f Wt'j-liTlMin.
rhllmlrli-lila Iloconl.
General Woyler hs not done any very
serious fighting In Cuba , but he ha. ; adopted
two fighting pxpcdluits equally cruel. 11
proposes to comutcr by starvation and paper
money. Thp two things work together like
pectllcnce imd death.
TinCrnli Clinic tAliroail.
New Yorlf Mail ntvl ixiire ?
Not one amotiR the European nations has
the ler.flt rlKht to bo surprised at the sill-
tan'a demand for a territorial Indemnity
from Orcccc. Ho la simply following the
grab-lt-all policy which has uniformly char
acterized tholr dealings with conquered na
tions. Their pretended amazement at Ills
greed for Thcswaly Is a cheap exhibition of
theatrical hypocrisy.
Kitlirlrnlpil Vn rim.
KnntiM City Star.
The wltncrsrs who now come forward In.
behalf of Durrant , tho'San Francisco mur
derer , are ton late to change the 'current of
bellof lu regard to his uullt , no matter what
they may testify. It Is much more probable
that a man orvomau may lie Induced now
to toll a. lie , either from a desire tor notoriety
riety nr for more substantial reasons , than It
la that any person poErifMcil of Important
knowledge of the case would have withheld
It until thH lime.
K\-Sciinli > rs us I , < > I
Washington Star.
Ttio lobby of rx-scnators Is crowing In size
and boldness ot operations. Kor some years
these former members of the upper honsr
who have set up In business In Washington
with their prcsttgn and special privileges as
i stock In trade have led all the lobbies in
daring ventures and their services have been
generally recognized and handsomely re
warded by the varlou ? Interests tiiat seek to
secure favorable legislation by the particular
methods known best to members ot congress
and hence to retired statesmen.
IMiichltiK < lii > ComlilitvH.
PlttsburR Dispatch.
It Is beginning to be apparent that the
monopolies and combinations are not having
everything their own way. From the high-
cat to the lowest , the courts are recognizing
their ability to dual with them under the
lawa , despite the clt-ver pleadings of their
nblo attorneys , i The process of weeding
them out by prolonged litigation has been a
tedious one , hilt thu point Is being approach
preach oil where71 thojJ must succumb to ths
inevitable , fall of tlvclr own weight or find
seine new and novel ) wny to evade the laws.
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Siipr.tr , .A Trust Tnc'llcx. i
Herald.
Tt appears that | tiu"Sugqrtrust ) la to resort
to Ibs old tactics of " "holding up" the entlro
tiriff bill In ordtr to. get through the sched
ule whose , fayprltlsmo \ the trust has
aroused so much' popular Indignation , This
may well Iead.iqanothcr senatorial Investi
gation and glvo-rjsoljo a Scandal worse than
that of ISO I , hilt : that1 It can rwnlt In the
adoption of the outrbgcous sugar schedule
now beforetlio Vsenatf is not to be believed ,
Ksposnre of Itsi tr.ue character has made
that schedule a . cpjiilng storm center In
which the stand of" every senator will be
closely watched by the1 io'untry. Tlio senate
itself will be on trial.
The " \ \ orlil'N Oronn-Nl Monopoly.
Chlcnpo Chronicle.
Standard Oil stock so'ld this week at 313 % ,
almost the highest Ilgurc recorded for the
stock of this remarkable monopoly. This
represents a doubling In value since the
iianlc of 1S92. In the latter part of tli.it year ,
when all other values were on the down grade
und depression lowered everything on the
list , Standard Oil securities began to rise , and
the upward movement continued until today
the capital stock of $97,000,000 Is worth the
inormous sum of $300,000,000. And how It Is
said that. In order to consummate the pur
chase of certain European oil properties , this
capital stock will bo doubled. In 1S9B the
iharcholdeis of the organization received
dividends of 31 per cent , and already In this
year 20 per cent has been distributed. The
total amount of dividends distributed In the
years from 1SD3 to 1S97 , Inclusive , is $101-
225,000. This organization , controlling oil
llelds , plpo lines , coal , Iron , gold , copper ,
zinc , silver and lead mines and railways , 16
In the hands of nine men , one of them , John
1) . llockifeller , owning Gl per cent of the
capital stock. If , as contemplated , it secures
control of the Russian and other oil property ,
It will then have a real monopoly , perhaps
the only one In the world.
I THIS uii'OTisvr co\CT < : nT. <
I'm-1 I'lnyeil fhy the I'OTVcrn
I III till ! MllMl.
New York Tribune ,
How Ignoble a part the great powero have
played and are playing in what they arc
pleased to Ktyle Intervention Is now painfully
evident. Last week they hade both com
batants to halt. Greece obeyed , hut Turkey
disobeyed. Greece stopped lighting , aban
doned 'the decided advantage * ) she. had Just
gained in Epirus , and evacuated that prov
ince , trusting to the promise of the great
powers that they would rcatraln the Turks
from any further advance In Thcpaaly. That
promise the great powers did not fulfill ;
perhaps could not. So while Greece , at tholr
word , laid down her arras , Turkey , in upltc
of them , prt'fflcd her attack upijn her then
defenseless foe. A tine reward , In truth , to
Giecce for her compliance with the wlshct
of the great powers ! Much encouragement
it must give , her to intrust her interrats to
them ! H Ix Just another nucli betrayal of
her as eho suffered In the boundary matter
years ago , and moro recently In Crete. It
Ftamra the "Concert ot the Powers" with
clUiur Insincerity or impotcncy beyond all
excuse or explanation ,
Turkey haa lost no time In making good
her occupation of Thrssaly. She has orcan-
Ized Turkish locals-governments in all the
districts and ttfwnsS Introduced the Turkish
litngusgo for life on the telegraph llnea ; net
Turkish eiiK.ln < jil fit \yorlt repairing and
operating the railroads , and in ail reepecla
han established ao puivly Turkish an ad-
mlnlstritinn as.JJ r.tt Id in Thrace Ittclf. Tint
Indicate * the tsrnistneJts of her Intention
to reunites TlicfAlTj ? au part of the spoils of
war. Why noU. Slie has Indeed , already
douo so. Ttie rcanncxatlon of Thcssaly IH ,
from both military end a civil point of view ,
an acromplltihed , tupt ; much moro to than
the allrgud annexation of Civte to Givcce
wrn a few weeks a'po.Vho will undo that
fact In the faca of'700,000 Turkish soldiers
In the field ? Not jlrctre , assuredly. Ily a
( juertjlla warfarr. ' ifko that of the Spaniards
cgplnst the l'"rt'nch. i century ago , she might
niako a Turkish jttrtvanee Into Ltvadla Impos-
Bible : but stut rannnt hopn to reconquer a
slnnle rood of Iho Thrraaly she haa already
lest , Tlio greit powers ? Wo have Just seen
a sample of their potency , Turkey defies their
requests anil their threats , and It would take
a tremendous military force now to reduce
luv to their will. That they will send such
a force seems mc t impiubable. especially
slnco one of them , Germany , In already prac
tically committed to the cession of Thessjly
to Turkey , Germany' " ) mollve in that is
clear , Shu wants to maku Greece- give Then-
tialy to Turkey rather ilian a blj ; cash in-
dennlty , in order to protect her own holders
cif Greek bonds. Well , If the oix great pow
ers could not agree to coerce Turkey while
Turkey 'na the "Sick Man , " is It probable
tl'.ut five of them will undertake to do so now
that Turkey has bee ; mo the "Strong Man"
and Is vigorously backed up by the sixth
great power ! i
OTIIKIt I.AM1S THAN UtillS.
There l.i n constant accumulation ot evi
dence that M. Udyannls was cruelly deceived
when In ? tletlarta In the Greek clumber
that everything was In readings for war. H
is now ft"serted on nil sldca tltit no prepara
tions for i psrious campaign had been made.
There were in reserve storwt , even of such
ImltepenMhlc w r mntprlal as powder , shells ,
rifles or cattrldRe.3. and no effort had been
made to erect battfilcz earthworks to defend -
fend the. . months of the passage * ? through
which the Turks would be compiled to de-
pctnd to the Thrroallan plains. Some sort
of preparation appoiirs to have bce-n made
frr an invasion of Macedonia , but even
thin accnis to have been wholly futile. Ac
cording to the report of nne military expert
who \lslted the different frontier pwts ,
Jui t before flip outbreak of hostilities , noth
ing WAS. In readlnofs. In onf arsenal , under
command of n colonel of artillery , there
were leas than fifty cases of shells am ! only
one battery of field aril lery and rna of mountain -
tain guns. Them were only 1,200 rounds of
shell and a few hundred cares ot cartridges
In the principal depot far supplying the army
ot Thi * aly with ammunition. The supply
of cartrldg" rases Is said to have been ex
tremely limited , and the delivery of a larga
quantity which had beem ordered from Alls-
Him contractors was delayed at the Instance *
il U snld. of the Austrian government. At
the last moment the authorities tried to
-Mipply - dcnrlcncles by buying a lot of old
Grasi rlflrs , which htul been discarded by
the French army and hail been imported ; by
Greek speculators.
The year 190G bids fair to bo nn InterestIng -
Ing one In northeastern Asia. It will see the
completion ot Uuesla's great railroad across
the continent , with terminals at Vladlvostock
and Port Arthur. U will ecc the completion
of thn new Ituralan naval program Involving
the expenditure of no less than $100,000,000
on shlpd of war , a considerable proportion of
which will be sent to the Asian-Pacific coast
waters. It will also see the completion of
the naval expansion , program which has Just
been adopted by the Japanese government ,
and which may bo regarded as the Island em
pire's answer to the aggressive policy of her
great Slav-Tartar foe. This program. If
executed , will give Japan In 190C a truly for-
mldahlo navy. It will include six first
class battkshlps of from 12,000 to 15,000
ons each , comparable with our own In
diana , and one second elites battleship of
7,500 tona ; six first class armored cruisers of
about 10,000 tons carh , seven second claes
of over -1,000 tons , six third class of over
3,000 tona and twelve fourth class of over
1.500 tons each ; three torpedo gunboats of
1,200 Ions , one torpedo depot ship , of C.7BO
tons ; eleven torpedo boat destroyers , 115 tor
pedo boats and twenty-five gunboats and
other craft. These will all he strictly mod
ern ships of best construction , meet for
midable nrmancnt and highest speed. It
Is scarcely probable that Russia will at that
time bo able to place In eastern waters a
Boot fit to cope with that of Japan , especially
when the difference In the distance from
homo and base of pappllcs Is considered.
If not , she will be at n decided disadvantage
In eplte of her great railroad , and the "Yan
kees of the East" may 'he moved to make
some reprisals for the aggressions ot Uussla
since the Chinese war.
* *
A bitter scene was enacted last week In
the Itallani Chamber of Deputies. A mem
ber of the last Crlspl cabinet delivered a ve
hement outburst against the militarist pol
icy of the present Uudlnl ministry and the
recriminations and disputes between the two
parties took on very much the appearance
of a fight In a bear harden. The scene was
enough 10 fihow that there exists a good deal
of resentment against the present Italian
government because of Its military policy ,
and the violence of expression fitly reflected
the bitterness ) of the public dissension on
that score. It Is not to bo Imagined , how
ever , that the Crtapl ministry Itself was
without blame In this matter. Uoth Crisp !
and Rudlnl have been seriously to blame
in following the militarist policy which has
resulted so grievously to Italy. The great
mistake was made when Italy Joined the
Drelbund , or triple league of European pow
ers. In the hope of acquiring great military
prestige and importance. Germany and
Austria , the two other members of the
league , had 'revenue sufficiently largo to en
able them to carry out their part of the
agreement in maintaining a large standing
army and ruling an Imposing equipment.
Italy was not o fortunate.
*
Dr. Lepsiug of Berlin , who made a thor
ough and a special investigation of the Ar
menian massacres , declares that the Turks
destroyed 2,500 Armenian towns with their
inhabitants , and that the people of 2S2 towns
were only spared on condition of their be
coming Mohammedans. Jlr. Lecky , the -well
known historian , declares that the massacreo
caused the death of 200,000 persons , that they
were planned by the sultan and carried out
under his orders , and that the sufferings of
the Armenians as a people within the past
two years exceeded all that they had en
dured for the previous SOO years. Let It be
berne In mind , also , that Mr. Lecky Is a man
who weighs all things that he
handles calmly and dispassionately ,
and that Dr. Lepslns started out
on his investigation firmly convinced that
the Turks had been greatly traduced. And
yet the sultan who planned all these atroci
ties is the self-same man whom the Christian
powers of Europe have petted and coddled ,
and who la now , with Insufferable arrogance ,
demanding that a bravo people shall bo vir
tually wiped out of existence.
*
The decadence of Spain's intellectual and
political power and the clear loss of hold on
her former colonies in all parts of the
world are shown In some official figures com
municated to the State department by Con
sul General llowen. Krom this statement It
appears , omitting some minor details , that
Spain has copyrighted 1C.4C3 books during
the last five years , the average number being
1,170. The explanation la given In a cited
remark recently made by Senor Diaz Perez ,
to the effect that of the 17,500,000 inhabi
tants of Spain only G.000,000 can read and
write. Notwithstanding Spanish literature
In the past was great and the current litera
ture of Spain la respectable , Mr. Uowen
B.iys that only 3 per cent of the Spanish
boohs imported Into the Spanish-appalling
countries of the western hemisphere como
from the mother country , while 97 per cert
are Imported from countries whoo language
la not Spanish. In the- face of litich facia
an these , which are not gainsaid , there Is
no wonder that the country of Ferdinand
and Isabella , of Charles V , of Cervantes
and of Lope do Vega , Is a cecond-rato power ,
carrying r.n . at the present moment two civil
wars among her foreign possessions and
not overfangulne of overcoming either of
the insurrectionary colonlcrj.
* *
Hulgarla lias about GO per cent moro people
than Greece , and the Ilulgarlan army Is also
more than one-half larger than the Greek.
Under pnaswo of a deEpcrate war the Ilul
garlan/ ] might bu able to place 100,000 men
In the field , out not more than 75,000 would
bo hohllcr.s such as could stand against the
Turko. The union ot ucli a power with
Greece , for war purposes , would leave the
Turkish army far stronger than the allies
both in numbers and fighting qualities. It
Is Impoisiblo that Bulgaria , coming to the
aid of Greece when the latter Is alnio.it helpless -
less , nhoiild check lha victories of the Otto
man troops , and If no greater power stood
behind thu Bulgarians the eultan would
doubtlrrs be glad of an opportunity and ox-
CU.HU for attacking and humiliating them a >
well as the Greeks.
Nlllill I'ni'i' of I
MlnneupoHa Journal Olrp. ) .
The prot-crastlnatlon of legislators Is be
coming Intensely exasperating to practical
business men. They meet propositions
which require legislative treatment. They
Ciko paliiB tn lot their representatives know
what in their Judgment as practical busi
ness men should bo done to correct certain
unfavorable conditions. They lay the facto
heforo their repmsentatlvcs In state and na
tional lech'iatureB and ask for action , and
whlla these bodies arc often composed largely
of business men like themselves , It also
happen * that politicians uro very apt to bo
numerous , uctlvo and Influential , The poli
tician is generally selfish. He views every
public question from the standpoint of Ha
effect upon his party Incidentally and upon
himself directly , and If the action demanded
doeu not promise seine personal advantage
the polltlrlun is very opt to Interfere to
prevent any action , or at least delay it be
yond all reasonable limit.
One that is spreading and constantly pushing our
shoe trade on to greater glories. Special sale the year
round on low priced shoes , the most shoe for the money.
No ill-fitting , nor carelessly made shoes. There's a
great difference in shoes bought here and not here. Ours
arc as perfect at $3.00 as at $6.
POLITICAL IIHI FT.
June 4 Is the date of adjournment of the
Illinois legislature. Not till then will Chicago
cage breathe easier and take a day off.
A member of the present congress lias tlio
honored American namu of Patrick Henry.
He I.H u democrat and a Mississlpplan , was
n soldier during the war , Is a lawyer and
legislator , and wns formerly n farmer.
Chicago aldermen have had their salaries
raised from $3 u session to $1,500 n year.
Under the former stipend they waxed opu
lent , and there Is much local Interest now
whether tholr perquisites will be Olcvatcd in
proportion to tholr eaiaries.
The late Daniel W. Voorherfl. who , like
many other men prominent In American poli
ties , was by birth an Ohio man , met with ono
serious defeat for elective ofllco In a political
career which began In 1S43 nnd continued
until 1S97 , a perloll of fifty-four years.
Ohio democrats propose to force the silver
lasui ) Into the state campaign next fall. On
their part it will be. a campaign against pluto
crats , and the leaders will bo two "poor but
proud" party men Paul Sorg , cx-congresa
man , anil Editor McLean of Iho Cincinnati
Enquirer. Doth are millionaires.
The two senators from Alabama are from
the sanio town. Senator Morgan , who has
been in tlio senate twenty yearn , comes from
Sclina , and it happens that the new sen
ator , Jlr. Pcttus , who succeeds Mr. Pugh ,
also comes from Sclma. It Is. with one ex
ception , the only Instance of the kind lu the
senate.
Members of the old school board of St.
Louis , who have been legislated out of office
and defeated re-election , bavo decided to
hang on to their Jobs by putting up a fight
in the court. The time Is approaching when
a man who voluntarily relinquishes his grip
on a public ofllco will be regarded as a
curiosity.
David Bennett Hill is quoted as being
hopeful of securing harmony In the demo
cratic ranks. Mr. Hill Ignores democracy's
side partners. But the gentleman from
Wolfert's Hoost is regarded In some quarters
as an obscured politician and not entitled
to speak for the drelbnnd. Ho hasn't donned
the necessary sackcloth and ashes of re
pentance.
The collection of public revenues In the
city of Chicago Is attended with much fric
tion and occasional disappointments. County
Treasurer Kochorspergcr haa completed hla
summary of the books turned over to him
by the various subcollcctors of Cook county.
Out of $21,435.413 assessed against the county
the collectors gathered $ G,137,76G , leaving an
uncollccted balance of $14.307,047.
The last installment of pay drawn from
the United States treasury by GrOvcr Cleve
land. Hays the New- - York Sun , was warrant
5,375 , for $277.78 , dated March 20 , and mailed
to Princeton , N. J. It was his last Install
ment of salary for services , consecrated to
the public benefit. Grover Cleveland's rev
enue derived from his consecration to the
public service foots up a considerable
amount. As Mayor ot Buffalo ho received
in two years $10,000 ; as governor of New
York ho received $20,000 ; as president of the
United States ho received $100,000. Thla
docs not include his fees as sheriff of Erie
county fen three years , which foot up In ail
an amount sufficient to make hla revenue
from the public since ho entered politics
? 500,000.
IOWA I'UKSS COMMKXT.
Waterloo Courier : Under the new law the
express companies in Iowa are compelled to
pay 1 per cent ot their gross receipts In
the state as taxes. The first payment under
this law was made Tuesday , when the Pa
clllc Exprces company turned in $53.75 for
the year , and the American Express com
pany paid $1,170.10.
Sioux City Tribune : It costs the state
$107,908 and a few odd cents to indulge in
the luxury of a special session of the legis
lature. For this outlay tlio republicans have
repasseil the old code- , adopted a revenue law
of unknown or doubtful merit , cut down the
state expenses about $100,000 and declared
the wild rose the state flower of Iowa.
Dea Molnes News : The corrupt politician
looks at this electric proposition this way :
"If Des Molnes gets municipal ownership of
electric lights , then city ownership of the
water works and other public corporations
will como next and what will there bo in
politics for us ? " With no corporations to
hold up It won't l > o worth wlillo for them to
run for the council.
Davenport Democrat : The Missouri river ,
so far as navigation goes , is an unimportant
stream , when compared with the Father of
Waters. And yet the list of boats that have
been burned , wrecked and otherwise lost on
the "Bis Muddy" Is a formidable one. The
secretary of the Missouri river commission
prepared a record ( thawing the names .of 17C
steamers that have gene to destruction slnco
navigation began on that stream. When ho
exhibited the list to some of the old boat
men they added sixty more stcamerq and
asked for moro time to think. IT a fleet of
235 boats haa been lost on the Missouri , what
sort of a story would the waters of the Mis
sissippi tell ?
DCS Molnes Capital ; The Iowa State Reg
ister Is misleading republicans when It l lkn
about 50,000 to 100,000 plurality In Iowa tliia
year. Every true republican know * that the
year after a presidential election la alwayn
a hard one , It will bo especially hard thin
year. The civil eervlco law has played havig
with the rewards to which the party work
ers usually aspire ; the delay In the passage
of the tariff bill ; the low price of crops ; the
death of $15,000,000 worth of Iowa hogs by
cholera ; and the general relaxation that fol
lows after a supreme effort has been made ,
together with the dissatisfaction caused by
the pa&sago of the manufacturers' bill leaves
the party In Iowa with the old guard left and
a big fight on Its hands. There is no uco
disguising this fact.
The JtoyuWyiilte and 1'uro
aa the Vrlreu
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL fJOhO POWDIR CO.NWTORK.
NKllHV
. .
o llccnrj ,
When Oreck meets Greek , they whisper
now ,
ttchlnd tholr mountain trellis.
With batcil breath and knotted brow ,
"Well , doesn't this bent llellns ? "
1'uck.
I kls. cd her first. Then for ono moro
Persistently 1 plend.
Until : it last tlio maiden spoke :
"You talk too much ! " she said.
Detroit Tree Pros * .
Ho boasts no nlr ships In the skips
Utit reels hl fnmo is won
For when he views the moon arise
He clearly sees but one.
Phllnilelphln Press.
The Ice rnnn lays In xnpnllcs
Of paper from the mills ,
In quantities of mnsalvo size ,
On which to write his bills.
Detroit News.
"Yon may brchk. you nmy shatter
The vase If you will , "
But the bill for the roses
Will bother yon still. ) |
St. Paul Dlnpatcli. '
Oft , In the stilly night , when slumber" !
chain bound its.
A thousand yelpings stnltn the nlr from tin
doggoned curs around us.
Chicago Herein ! .
When pay tiny comes 'twould bo nil right.
The heart would swell with fond delight.
If 'twere not for these Httlo nuinn
Wo owe around when pay day comes.
Cleveland Loailor.
There's nothing In the world can tnovo
A man to notion like true love
Unless , perchance , It be thp toe
Of the sire of her you worship so.
ChlcaRO Tribune.
Breathless and tired out-
No moro at dancer scotllng
I'oor Greece Is now about
To have a spell or coughing.
11KFOHI3 AXIJ AFTI3H.
Hmlem Lite.
With him she strolls the shelving sands.
Or walks the woodlands airy ;
Ho seems to her n hero bold , ,
And she to him some fulry.
Fair Cupid's marked them for hla own.
And soon their troth Is plighted ;
She million on him , ho smiles on her.
Two souls fore'er united.
Of late there's been a sudden change
In love's uncertain wcnlli r ; .
The tender looks , the smiles , the Jests
Have vanished altogether.
She hardly says a word to him ;
He walks with sternest carriage.
I wonder It they've had a tiff
Or is the trouble marriage ?
A Hot
Wave
In May is pretty likely
to find people unpre
pared for it , There
isn't time then to go to
the tailor while we
can fit you out in a few
minu'tes. If any alter
ations in the suit are
necessary , they take
but a few hours at the
most.
The first hot wave ,
too , is the signal for a
change in the weight
of one's underclothing.
We have a very fine
assortment of filmy
and gauze-like
gar
ments for underwear ;
some excellent values \
for little money , One
may suit his taste here
as to color and tex
ture , his purse as to
cost , and his person
as to fit ,
The cases in which
the neckwear and
fancy summer shirts
are displayed are as
gay with color as a
blooming conserva
tory.
BROWNING ,
KINO & CO. N
8. W. Cor.
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