THE OarATTA DAILY JM3.13 : SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10 , 181 > fk Wt
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
K. iiosEWATBit , Editor ,
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Notary Public.
Tlio remarks of Senator Morgan hull-
cnti > ( lint tliuro irf nlso In Ilio freu silver
winy of Iliu diMiiocnitlo party u middle-
oMlu.rond faction.
Tli < > qnostlnn of \vnlcr supply for tlio
exposition luis lt'n ) .settled. Tln > MIIUH-
tlrin of it director Kciiernl , or general
coinos next.
With now fast mall trains nnd new
quarters for ( lie pnstolllee , Oinalia ought
to worry along , even If tlu new post
master Is not due for : t year yet.
Congressman nm Greene's assertions
to the contrary notwithstanding , the
signs of permanently restored prosperity
sire Increasing on every hand from week
to weelc.
Not to be outdone l > y oilier southern
states In the matter of opening r.ew
mills , the KeiilncUy legislature has
passed an act for the encouragement of
pugilistic mills.
Great bodies move .slowly. That is
doubtless one reason why the exposition
has been deliberating more than tlmv
months over the proposed appointment
of a director general.
The partiality of the police authorities
for the automatic gambling machines is
explainable only on 1h theory that they
haviv a wonderful pull with the powers
behind the police star.
If De Lome really wrote that letter
vvlth the expectation that it would bring
on war he cnines pivtty close to being
n traitor to his own country In addition
to ills other .shortcomings.
It would be interesting If not pertinent
for the public to know how much the
silver bnllionaires are putting tip to keep
the force of a so-called silver republican
party organization a-going.
Tlio alacrity with which congress has
compiled with the request for money to
raise the Maine is only an assurance
of what It would do If Its support were
required for more serious work In up
holding the national honor.
The advantage of having a political
party divided Into three parts , all
under one management , only partially
offsets the disadvantage of having three
parties without principles enough hi all
for one respectably sized party.
Sensational newspapers nro trying
very hard to work up the war fever to
create a demand for blood and thunder
.news , but people who have lived
through one war arc not anxious to pre
cipitate another excel it us a measure of
last resort.
The decision of the supreme court re
lieves Ktigcne Moore from criminal
prosecution under the information tiled ,
but it does not by any means relieve
liim from criminal prosecution as an em-
fnv./.lcr of funds belonging to the Insur
ance companies.
Ohio Is waking up to the Importance
of the Transmlsslssippl Exposition.
Ohio is one of the great states of the
union that ought to ! K > represented In
the exposition as tlm starting point of
nm ivy of the men who have made the
transniLssisslppl states what they are.
Tn the southern cotton mills the average -
ago length of a day's labor Is two hours
longer than the average In the New Hng-
land cotton mills. This fact should not
IJH overlooked by those who are framing
an Indictment of the Dingley law based
on the strike liuthu New Kngland factory
district.
Harbers who want to practice the
tonsorlal art upon exposition year vic
tims will llr.st have to prove their com
petency to a local board of examiner. * ,
The examination should consist of ex
hibitions of skill In which each barber
shaves every other barber. Buch a test
alone would Insure patrons the sym
pathy of the operator.
There Is untold wealth In the fertile
poll of Nebraska. The sturdy fanners
who have tolled on for the past quarter
century hnvo hut ojvened 'the way to this
storehouse of wealth for thousand" yet
to come. To get the people on the farms
nnd to Induce them to adopt the methods
of farming best suited to this particular
region is the great problem on whoso
solution' the future of Nebraska depuuda.
Tilt : KVOKKK MWKK
The decision rendered by the state
supreme court In 'the ' Kiigene. Moore case
by which the former state auditor Is ad
judged not guilty of the embezzlement
of public moneys Is doubtless In accord
with the sfrlc't construcHoii of the law
and the constitution , While the escape
of the embezzling auditor from the pen
alties of his crime will bo deplored by
honest men of all parties , the fact tliat
live out of the six Judges and commis
sioners of the court concur In the opin
ion rendered nflor mature deliberation
and consultation Indicates clearly that
the law leaves room for no other con
clusion. The ruling of the court In tlio
face of the pronounced popular demand
for the condign punishment of state
house thieves emphasizes Its disposition
to expound the law regardless of public
sentiment.
There Is no doubt whatever that Eugene
Moore wilfully appropriated to his own
use money that should have gone Into
the state treasury and there are no ex
tenuating circumstances to excuse the
deliberate theft. He know as well as any
one that no part of the fees paid Into
his otllce could be treated as part of
his Income as an otllcer. Ills salary as
llxcd by thu constitution was the only
emolument to which ho was entitled an
auditor. These facts were admitted In
his pleading , bis only defense being that
they did not constitute embezzlement as
charged In the Information. On this
plea alone , the sentence of the lower
court has been set aside , leaving him to
bo prosecuted under * uch sections of
the criminal code as cover his case.
What the effect of the decision In the
Eugene Moore case will be upon state
ollicers who have been collecting fees
without warrant of law Is not clear.
Carried to its logical conclusion the rul
ing exempts all state ollicers but the
treasurer for criminal liability for em-
bo/.s'.lomcnt of public moneys. While
under this ruling all state ollicers are
virtually prohibited from performing
any service for which a fee is prescribed
before the money Is duly paid Into the
treasury , such a course will be found
impracticable In many instances. The
state oil Inspectors , for example , are en
titled to fees up to a certain amount as
compensation for their services , the ex
cess 10 he paid into thu treasury. If the
fees must bi1 paid In advance into the
treasury , how are these Inspectors to get
their pay out of the treasury without a
specific legislative appropriation ? The
same may be true of othar slate ollicera
or agents.
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The Washington authorities are satis-
lied with the Spanish note disclaiming
the utterances of ox-Minister de Lome
which raised a question as to the good
faith of Spain In certain respects and
the decision of thu aUmlnistratlon ought
to he accepted by the country as con
clusive and llnal. It will be so accepted
bv all thoughtful and conservative men ,
but tlie jingoes in and out of congress
may be expected to continue to use this
hicldcnl to influence the public mind and
excite popular passion. There was an
example of this yesterday in the United
States senate which reflected no credit
upon that body or upon the country.
The disclaimer of 'the Spanish govern
ment and its avowal of absolute good
faith in regard to Its Cuban policy and
to commercial relations with the United
States , are most unequivocal. It quite
naturally expresses concern that there
should have been any doubt , In view of
its conduct , of its real desire to effect n
commercial treaty with jthls country ,
while It points to its conduct in Cuba
under the present ministry as showing
the good faith of its Intentions. That
such a .statement should have been ac
cepted at Washington as satisfactory
every reasonable man , every man who
does not permit himself to bo controlled
by prejudice or passion , will understand.
Nothing more definite , nothing more
straightforward or unequivocal could be
asked or desired and It closes an incident
creditably 1o both governments and es
pecially creditable to President McKinley -
ley , who showed a wise dlscrelion in
dealing with this delicate matter which
ought to greatly strong-then him In the
confidence of the country. It would not
have been at all dllllcult for the president
to have used this incident to exasperate
the country , but Mr. McKlnley Is a
statesman with a higher sense of duty
and responsibility than to embroil bis
country In war If It bo possible to hon
orably avoid war.
K.l'flOXAh HANKS.
A bill was passed by the house of rep
resentatives a few days ago , for the hot
ter control and to promote the safety of
national banks , which Is Important , it
provides that no national banking asso
ciation .shall make any loan to Its ofll-
cors , directors or employed until the
proposition to make such a loan Khali
have been submitted In writing to a
meeting of the board of directors or 01
the executive committee of such board ,
If any , and accepted and approved by a
majority of thost > present constituting a
quorum and then not In excess of the
amount now allowed by law. Accept
ance and approval shall be made by a
resolution , the vote on which shall be
recorded. It Is further provided that no
banking association shall permit any of
Its Hlllcer.s , directors or employes to be
come liable to It by reason of overdrawn
account. Thu penally for a violation
of these provisions Is a line of not more
than ifri.OOO , or imprisonment not more
than five years , or both. Another pro
vision requires a specific schedule ac
companying reports to the comptroller
of the currency giving the debts duo any
'banking ' association from its ollicers , di
rectors or employes.
The measure had the practically unan
imous approval of Iho banking and our-
rency committee and Mr. Cox , a member -
ber of the committee , said In advocacy
of the bill that the reports of the comp
troller of the treasury show that of the
I'nlimes of national banks about DO per
cent Is caused by ollicers connected with
the banks appropriating the funds and
Investing them In speculation. The ob
ject of thu bill Is to prevent this as far
as can be done , lie pointed out that
legislation ofl this kind has had the rec
ommendation uud Indorsement Of three
comptrollers of the currency nnd in nil
dttlon to Hint a bill of this kind had
passed the house twice and passed the
senate once with an amendment , having
boon hung up with an amendment not
germane to the main part of the bill and
died In that condition. The discussion
of the measure showed some opposition
to Including directors , on the groum'
that except In the Inrgo city banks the
service performed by directors Is volun
tary and without compensation , but the
general sentiment was that directors
.should bo equally amenable with the
president , vice president , cashier and
other bank ofllclals.
The proposed legislation Is no reflec
tion upon the Integrity of bank directors
and bank officials. It does not Imply
that they are not generally honest , care
ful and conservative business men , en-
tilled to the full confidence of the pa
trons of thu national banks. It simply
recognizes the fact that there have been
dishonest practices by bank directors
and olllcials , to the great Injury of the
public , and proposes to safeguard the
patrons of banking associations as far as
this cau be done hi * legislation against
such practices. Certainly legislation of
this kind could not possibly do the banks
any harm and it Is reasonably sure thflt
It would do much good. Perhaps It
would not entirely remove the evil aimed
at , but It could hardly fall to minimize
it and It would surely strengthen public
confidence In thu banks. There ought to
bo no serious opposition to the proposed
legislation from any source , since It Is
purely corrective In character.
K. IVILhAIW.
In the death of Miss Frances 1-3. Wll-
lard the cause of true temperance lost
Its ablest and one of Its most
devoted and aggressive champions
among women. She gave luiself
to the work of promoting tem
perance , through the association
with which she had been Identified , for
nearly a quarter of a century , with a
zeal , earnestness and enthusiasm that
none other In the cause surpassed and
the effectiveness of her labors was great.
No oilier American woman of her time
was more widely known both In this
country and abroad and none en
joyed In greater measure the .respect .
that is paid to true womanly character.
Miss Wlllard was a woman of very
superior intellectual endowments and
her attainments were of a high order.
She possessed to a marked degree execu
tive ability and a force not common
with her sex. She was a strong and elo
quent speaker on the theme that en-
rossed her thought and was nearest to
her heart and she was capable of Infus
ing those with whom she was associated
with much of her enthusiasm. The Wo
man's Christian Temperance union , of
which Miss Wlllard had been president
nearly nineteen year. ' , owes its growth
and elliclency very largely to her wise
administration and that organization
will not easily find a successor who will
entirely fill her place. She lias lett to
womankind a noble example and hoi
memory will be held in reverent affec
tion by millions who have profited from
her counsel and whoso lives have been
made better through her labors.
roil run
The announcement that water has been
turned on for the exposition as tlu out
come of an amicable adjustment of the
water problem will be cause for gratifi
cation to the friends of the exposition
and all parties Interested in having it
fully protected against conflagration.
The uncertainty regarding an adequate
supply of water for the exposition has
been a source of anxiety from the out-
sot. The terms on which the watot-
works company agrees to furnish an
ample supply of water for lire protec
tion and general use , Including the
lagoon , are as liberal as could possibly
have been expected under existing con
ditions.
The donation of all the water used
and to be used for construction pur
poses up to May 1 constitutes In itself
a contribution to the exposition of not
less than $10,000 , in addition to the
$ . ' { ,000 heretofore subscribed by the
company to the stock of the exposition.
The meter rate fixed for water used
after May 1 Is as low as any e\vr made
to the heaviest consumer. The agree
ment by the company to buy back , at
cost price , the water mains laid by the
exposition on street llntxs whenever the
city council shall locate hydrants thereon
Is also a concession of considerable
value.
In demanding as a return for these
concessions the withdrawn ! of the suit
enjoining th-e payment of overdue hy
drant rental by the city , the company
asks nothing unreasonable or unfair.
This restraining order was Issued on
the plea that the company had forfeited
Its franchise when the plant was sold
under foreclosure. The decision of the
federal court upholding the validity of
the franchise lias disjw. ed of that con
tention. The city Is now paying 7 per
cent Interest on a debt when It has
money In 'the treasury to liquidate a
largo part of It and when It Is in posi
tion to Issue ! per cent funding bonds
for the remainder. As a matter of
economy , therefore , the dismissal of the
F.ult will bo of benefit to tlio taxpayers ,
in whose Interest It Is salil to have been
Instituted.
Another advantageous feature of this
settlement of the water question is thu
assuraiiTO that the water works com
pany proposes to expend this spring
over SL'UO.OOO In enlarging and Improv
ing Its plant. Wlillu these Improvements
are made In order to Insure an abundant
supply of water for the exposition , they
will Ineivase its permanent elllcluncy for
fire protection and other purposes In
both Omaha and South Omaha.
Senator llutler , the populist chairman
of the fusion combination , has not helped
himself in the public estimation by castIng -
Ing aspersions on President McKlnley be
cause of the accident to the battleship
Maine. Ills declaration that "If we had
a truly American administration" wo
would soon know all about that accident ,
is not only uncalled for , but unjust. It
is unfortunate that such n national
calamity should be a signal to Hellish
politicians at homo to Join the foreign
critics in ( HiuncliUioii of every net of
the administration. Hut the Incident linn
served to show who nre the real patriots
and who nro patriots for political pu :
poses only.
Householders who expect to entertain
exposition year visitors should beware
of false schemes to get their money by
pretense of Insuring lodgers for their
rooms during the whole exposition
period. So far ns the Hureau of Public
Comfort Is concerned , It will not be con
ducted as a money making concern.
When thu tlmfUcAues to rent rooms to
visitors the way , that will give the best
results will be > l > y advertising in The
Heo , for whlclt-the charges will remain
the same uniformly low prices now ex
acted.
Nebraska's greatest man , who made
IJryan and Allen , nnd to whom con
gressmen , Judges , state senators and
representatives and county olllcials al
most without end ascribe their olllclal
existence , seems to feel uneasy that he
has been discovered. Hut that Is only
natural. All great men take unbidden
fame that way. The discovery , how
ever , has been made , and cau no more
be unmade than can thu celebrated dis
covery of America by one Christopher
Columbus.
There Is real war In the populist olll
clal camp In South Dakota and the pop
ulist newspapers are wisely preserving
an altitude of neutrality. It Is not that
they are indifferent to the outcome , but
there Is a small matter of ? in,000 worth
of legal notices to be distributed by the
state olllcials among the populist news
papers of the state for publication.
Tlu > Chief Aoi-oiiiiill.iliiiiciit.
Chicago Tribune.
Dupuy do Lonio wna undoubtedly a bril
liant diplomatist en the principle that tlio
buslncca of a diplomatist Is to know lio\v to
lie skillfully.
Hint to I.ctli'r Write .
Washington Star.
Doubtless by this time the ex-Spanish
minister realizes tlio force of the late Simon
Cameron's observation that "It is better to
? o GOO miles to sou a man then , to write
lilru a letter. "
TronlilfN nf tlio Truly Coinl.
Iloston dlobo.
Kx-Govcrnor John lSt John of Kansas
is stiirerln all manner of fanatical tauntn
because as being the most prominent pro-
hlbltlonUt In the country ho helped a drug-
Kle't ' got a Iliiuor license. How easy It Is
'or some sa'r.ts to get classed as slnncra.
1't-rlYi-llon of llospltiilKy-
Philadelphia Press.
At the Omaha Exposition nearly all tlio
citizens of the town will be attached to the
Jurcau of Courtesy. Every member will
wear a badge and will bo pledged to answer
all questions if lib'can , and If ho caanot to
ilrect tue qiicstilpm-r to eoniu ono who can
rurnlsh the Information desired.
K\liI < iHloii nf ( In- Silver Trinity.
tfiilcngo Post.
"VVo do not exactly know apropos of what
n particular the' three alleged distinct
divisions of tlu .ono and Indivisible allver
party have Issuqd'ihlielr lengthy "addresses
to tlid people. " Hiif , tHese documents are tin-
lorstood to bo thcj'rjsult ' of anxious heart-
searchliiK and ewfip'ss ; conferences.Vo pre-
Bumo they are lillejifitd to serve as the key-
loto of the comjng-'fongresslonal elections.
They agree uponiUio/need of unity and har
mony In the sll ijij.franjcs' and plead touch-
InKly for the yjubordrnatlon of personal
opinions to the "great ls'jo" now joined.
'KnctN ' AViirtli I'onuVrlim1 Over.
Pllllrulc-lplila Times.
.As an Illustration of our unreadiness for
war It Is stated that an order for 27,000 steel
proJectlle-3 for naval use , which has been
given to a Heading steel concern , will keep
the entire plant nilmlng day and night un
til July.
It is evident that all the energies of
Speaker Reed will be required to keep the
mouths of onr congressional jingoes from
going off until our guns are ready to go off
If their services arc needed.
Our congressional Jingoes might very prop
erly read nnd ponder the history of the late
war In Greece.
Thu World's Supply House.
Plilladclplila lyeilKer.
Tlio report that Russia has ordered Amer
ican armor plate for two of her now vessels
at the rate of ? 500 a ton should do something
toward settling the controversy over the cost
of that article. As the American company
had to compete with the European makers
at 83IHO disadvantage ns to distance. It seems
fair to conclude that the Russian government
Is not overcharged and that J500 a ton repre
sents only a moderate profit over the cost of
production. The fact that Harveylzed steel
plato was chosen In preference to that made
by the Krupp process Is another element of
Katlnfactlon , slnco that Is the material with
which our own vessels are defended.
roirric.vi ,
Now York lost $510.000 on Its state prisons
last year. The expcnees exceeded the reve
nues by that amount.
< ny the strong vote of 23 to 11 the- South
Carolina senate refused to agree to the house
bill to repeal the antl-free-pass law.
In n search for additional revenue the
Virginia house- has approved a bill to Impose
a specific license tax on slot machines.
James U , Garflold , tlio son of the presi
dent. Is to to a candidate for 'the nomination
for congress In the- Twentieth Ohio district.
The WfW Jersey legislature has Just
established an Important precedent. Its
members referred a freak bill to the com-
mlttco on lunatic asylums.
Mayor Van Wyck was overcome by the
foul air In tbo baeumcnt of Tammany Hall
while Initiating new Tammany bravea. What
Tamir.cny needs la ventilation.
The effort to revive the whipping post In
Virginia has ended with the rejection by the
house of a hill providing that a second con
viction of petit larceny should be punished
With stripes.
The Kentucky house has passed a bill to
red u co the salaries of nearly all the state
nmc-lals , the cut being about 10 per cent.
The members refused , hoivovcr , to reduce
tholr own per-dleift. ' '
The Mississippi iicjuse has endorsed the
action of President McKlnley In retaining
General Leo as ronaul general to Cuba ,
thereby showing tq ( h6 south "his confidence
In cur loyalty to 6ur Jlas. "
c-scnator Hill.wq in wasnington the
otlio.i day and wlifn , M was joked about his
retirement to private ( llfa liu answered good
naturedly : "I can , pnly say with Mark
Twain that the imports of my death liavo
boon greatly cxag ra'tecl , "
The Grand Ilnnlds ' 'Hoard ' of Trade com
mends "tho esscutJal features" of the re
port made to tlai Indianapolis convention
by the monltary commission , "and urges the
enactment by cgiiirosd ; of a law sub
stantially ombodyiu the principals con
tained In thu report. " !
A few days ago1 Us- looked as If all was
harmony In the ranlm of the Georgia de
mocracy , but tho'man who was to bo the
nominee for governor Indulged In a Do Lome-
like letter which found Its way Into print
and now a red-lint tight Is on. The pen of
the public man frequently pushes him Into
bother.
.Representative nabcock of Wisconsin was
unanimously re-elected chairman of the ro-
imbllcan congressional committee at < bo
meeting held at the capital last Monday ,
Several members of the committee made
laudatory speeches of the great work ac
complished by Chairman 'Kabcock during the
campaigns of 169 ! and 1S9G and the meetIng -
Ing was a veritable love feast. Congress
man Mercer of Nobraika declined a re nomi
nation for the secretaryship of the com
mittee and BUKfiwtod Representative Jeaso
Ovcrstrcet of Indiana and ho waa elected
unanimously.
OTtmil Ij.VMS TIIAX OtWS.
Ungland cannot afford to nbandon her pol
Icy In India. The planting of garrisons a
.strategical points along the routes through
the mountains 'between ' India nnd Afghanis
Inn was necessary , nnd whether U offemlc
the tilbpAiiipn was not considered. U wa
Chlttrnl , the occupation nnd retention o
which by Great Drltnln was the cause o
the present Indian troubles. That Ilussl
proposes to convey troops and war mate
rial to the Afghan frontier nnd Knzaband I
evident from the preparations which h
Is making In Improving the navigation o
the Amu-Darya nnd Increasing Iho flot.ll
which at present navigates that river. iFaza
baad Is only ono hundred and thirty mile
from Chlttral , and It can therefore 'bo under
stood what Importance the 'Ilrltlsh ' Attache
to Its retention nnd occupation. The nmcp
of Afghanistan persists In assorting thn
the troubles on the Indian frontier were th
icsult of local grievances , and were iielthe
Inspired by Russia nor duo to the exngger
nted stories of < ho Milton's victory eve
Greece. Hut ameers before him hnvo talked
In similar fashion the while they were plot
tlDR npalnHt Great Urltnln , nndtho lattc
need not tnhn much comfort from hi * dec
lara'.Ions. When the people of India lean
that a Russian -army hns found Its way t
the Afghan frontier It would bo hnrd to a
tlmnte the effect of that knowledge.
Consul-General Goadnew of Shnnghn
warns Americans against going to China t
Rf-t employment on the railways there. ( Many
persons seeking railway work h.ivo been
stranded and are hard pressed to got the
means of returning homo. Them are two
railways , ono eighty miles long , from Tlent
slu to Pektn , and the other from Tlelitsll
to Clumg-hou-So , 213 miles long. A
third line , , fourteen miles long , Is being bull
from Shanghai to Woosung. Hut twenty-
sovcn forclgnets arc employed on these lines
Iho operatives 'being almost wholly Chinese
The wages nro so low that foreigners can
not compete with the natives , laborers
brakemen , etc. , receive from $2. ( > S to | 4.4C
in gold per month , whtlo locomotive engl
neors get from $8.90 to $13.38 per month
Telegraphists get as much ns $17.80 In gold
per month. On the TlonUln-l'ekln line the
volume of business is large and the proflt Is
15 per cent per annum. The faro Is 1 to
1 cent ner mile. The Chinese plans om-
brnce many new lines , but the money for
them Is not forthcoming. There Is a govern
ment scheme to build them with foreign
loans , the lenders to get the contracts. In
such cases American labor would bo em
ployed only In case Americans supplied the
capital required to build the roads.
* * *
The Norwegian Parliament was opened on
Friday of last week , and there are strong
probabilities that the demanda of the Nor
wegian liberals for full equality Iti the
union with Sweden will once more bo firmly
pressed. Kver slnco iBernadotto agreed , In
IS 11 , to tbo union between the two coun
tries , the Swedes have sought to show their
supremacy , and have occasionally threat
ened the Norwegians with political extinc
tion. The union was based upon a voluntary
agreement between two equal parties pos
sessing equal rights , but , In eplto of this ,
Sweden has always sought to have the
leading place In the union , and Insisted
that she nlono could declare war , make
peace and form alliances with foreign
powers. Instead of this , the relations of
the 'two ' countries , according to the union ,
are baaed upon absolute equality. The
Norwegians have occasionally been charged
with desiring the dissolution of the union ,
whereas all that they have so far Insisted
upon Is their own consuls and their own
foreign minister. The dissolution of the
unto- . ! has never been touched upon , nnd It
has really been used by Sweden In order
to discredit the attitude of the Norwegian
reformers. The question will not down ,
and afl every parliamentary session It
shows Increased vigor. If the Swedes longer
persist In their interference in the affairs
of the people of Norway the latter may as
sert themselves In a positive manner.
* *
'Since ' the German occupation of Klao
Clau : and the Russian advance -to Port
Arthur It has been more evident than bc-
fore that the emperor of Germany was
much more anxious to keep on friendly
terms with Rufala than the czar is to be
Intimate with the kaiser. The alliance or
understanding between Russia and Kranco
apparently 'tends ' toward greater rather
than less cordiality , and Russia IB drifting
farther away from Germany and the triple
alliance , unless all signs nro deceptive.
It was a curious Illustration of the strange
fellowships which are caused by Interna
tional politics In the old world. That re
publican 'France ' , quick , Impulsive and
ardent , should nnd her ally in autocratic ,
cautious and slow-moving Russia Is uvcn
moro extraordinary than that the kaiser ,
with his despotic Instincts and unbounded
love of military power and glory , should bo
unable to win the Intimate friendship of the
czar. The explanation la , no doubt , that
Russia sees no prospect , near or remote ,
of coming In collision with Franco , while
it 4s well understood at St. Petersburg that
grave and Imperative questions , such as
the fate of the lAustro-Hungarlan empire ,
may cause the most serious dlfllcultlcs be
tween Russia and Germany.
* * *
It Is absolutely certain that before long
the outlandcrs who have settled In the
Transvaal will acquire the rights of citizen
ship In that country. They will demand thla
as a right , nnd If It Is refused they will try
to take It. The best that South African
statesmen hope Is that the Inevitable re
forms In the Transvaal will come gradually
and not with a revolution , which might de
stroy the republic , nut , judged by his past ,
by his sturdy spirit of Independence , by his
hatred of the English , by his great courage
and his glory In fighting , the doughty Boer
president will not yield an Inch to the spirit
of progress. Remembering Majuba Moun
tain , Lalng's Neck and Ingogo of the first
Irer ! war , and with the details nf the hu
miliation of Jameson and his comrades fresh
In ha ! mind. President Kruger may ho al
most excused for Imagining that the Boer
republic Is Invincible. Should his Iron rule
of the republic drive the outlanders Into an
other rebellion It would probably mean the
end of the republic and the addition of n
most fertile and wealthy territory to the
British possessions in South 'Africa. '
The Order of Franciscans In Hungary has
been threatened with a split , and almcet
with dissolution , by an attempt to extend to
It the strict rules Introduced In the monas
teries In other countries. It has been repre
sented to the pope that the Hungarian mem
bers of the order are of a different class
from thosn elsewhere , and that rather than
subject themselves to the rigid Interpreta
tion of the vow of poverty and the other
rules of close observance , they would prefer
to leave the order In a body , while the pop
ularity of the order In Hungary would ho
extinguished by the enforcement of new
rules on the few who would remain In the
monasteries. The pope , according to the
Pester Lloyd , has yielded to these represen
tations and ordained that the Franciscan
mcmtttorlcH In Hungary shall remain as they
have been and that the frlara shall continue
to deVote themselves to teaching , sick-nurs
ing , tlio care of hospitals , etc. , and ho ex
empt from the stricter discipline applied In
Austria and elsewhere.
> Tln-rr ArtOllurx. .
KiuutiH City Klnr.
The Malno la lost , but there are others
com'ng. The Kentucky and Kearsargu are
building at Newport News , the Alabama at
Philadelphia , the Wisconsin at San Fran
cisco. And then there nro the Princeton
ami the Rodgers at Baltimore , and the fa.n
Talbott and the Rowan fid not a few tor
pedo boats. Work Is advanced from CO per
cent to SO per crat ai these vessels and
may bo Gllll further crowded. Lot no for
eign power fancy that Uncle Sam may now
be Insulted with Impunity.
Many a cook's reputation
has been made by her use
of Royal Baking Powder.
Tilt-MAIM ? Ill.t.lftTICIt.
AVIipn Hie Truth Cnntc-i Out.
Ololic-Di-mocrat.
American blood has been freely upllled In
the harbor of Havana under circumstances
not yet clearly developed. Hut the truth
will come out , nnd 70,000,000 other Americana
will sco Hint the reparation , If required , bo
just and ample.
I'IMV Conipiirnlili- With It ,
Chicago Joiirnnt.
There have been few such disasters In
modern times. The catastrophes to the Roya
George , to the Victoria , and , In Apia harbor
to the Nlpslc , the Vondalla , nnd the Tretitoi
are among the few comparable to It. There
are none which exceed It lu the gloom of the
calamitous ruin of Individual hopes.
.Mynti-rlniiM Providence.
Ivanms City Sinr.
The number of brnvo 'American n.illors
wiped out In five minutes by the disaster
to the battleship Mnlno was greater thai
the number of Spaniards who have bcci
destroyed In that many months In the Cubai
war. God moves In n mysterious wny Ills
wonders to perform , and Ills purposes are
past rinding out.
Ciilnnilty Uiihenruhlc ,
Clilcatfu Inter Ocean.
Had the Spanish cruisers nnd torpedo
boats attacked the Maine , and sent her to
the bottom with the less of 250 lives , the
calamity would have been hard to bear
But to have the Malno destroyed as she van
destroyed on Tuesday night Is calamity un
bearable. It Is useless to cry patience when
thcro Is no patience. It Is useless to ask
for suspension of judgment when Judgment
has been given. That Judgment is against
Spain , and It It U reversed It will bo on the
testimony of witnesses who have standing In
the court of public opinion.
The * Ilurdeii of I'ruiif ,
St. I/Mis Ilcpubllc.
As tlio case stand ! ) , nn American ship lias
been destroyed , tlio American ling dragged
down to the bottom of a Spanish port , and
250 American sailors have died. All of thb
occurred In thu harbor of n "friendly na
tion. " Now let the Spaniards prove their
friendship by absolving themselves from nil
responsibility for the catastrophe.
K MINIM-rat Inn 'Mj-.ilrry. '
Chicago llecord.
The mystery la exasperating and sus
picious. Hut not until the facts nro brought
to light can any ono fairly venture to pass
Judgment or to fix blame. This much Is
evident : Either n great crime has been
committed or there has been an amazing
pleco of blundering carelessness. What the
American public will Insist on 'Is that there
bo a thorough nnd speedy Inquiry , In order
that responsibility for the disaster may be
located.
\iillonul Solr-lteNtrillnt.
Chicago 1'ost.
The splendid self-restraint and calmness
of the ( American people while awaiting the
facts Is characteristic of a nation strong to
endure calamity or avenge wrong. The pres
ervation of this patient calmness la the duty
of the hour. It Is * the best refuge of sorrow
row and strength under most harrowing
and conflicting circumstances.
HcilHoii Aliove SiiNplclon.
Detroit Journal ,
The first feeling of the American people -
plo is not hard to understand. But the
American people are too generous and too
'air to permit their suspicions to dominate
.heir reason and they will wait for the
truth. They are not so calloused by prcju-
llco as to close their even and cars to the
irobablllty that the explosion was duo to
causes with which the Spanish govcrn-
nont could have no remote connection.
I2iiotiuli ; mill to Siuirc.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The world has already supped full of
lorrors from the Cuban cccifllct. It Is time
or It to end. Its first American victim was
ho bravo Ensign Brccklnrldgo. The next
are the 253 victims of the Malno cxplcslon.
Shall ( hero bo others ? Must the Infernal
carnage go on until Cuba Is depopulated and
mill other blameless Americans are sacri
ficed through accident , treachery or Incom-
letcncy ? Is It not time for the United States
; ovcrnment to cay that the war must stop
hat this nineteenth century materialization
f Danto's Inferno must come to an end
nd to enforce the mandate ? If our men
mist perish , Is it not better that they shall
erlsh in fair and open fight , than go down
is helpless victims of mystery , treachery or
nactton ?
Sillier ec > niii1 Thought.
Chicago News.
It will bo time enough to make threats nnd
ffer spread-eagle ndvlco when It Is known
vhethcc or not the necessity for either exists.
Ve Americans are called a mercurial people ,
nit the sober second thought Is with us In-
arlnbly the dominating one. In this new
llemma of t'ae government ( tie people should
10 loyal and wlsa enough to set an example
o their members of congress that will com-
> el a prudc'nco ' that Is not cowardice and a
latrlotlsm that Is not bombast.
JVndoiial Dcfi-iiHO.
Chicago Trllmno.
The national defense lias suffered
rlovously , the navy has Incurred a. loss that
ould III bo 'borne ' , nnd a mighty ship , which
est millions of dollars. Is now a 'worthless
reck. Yet all the ? " things arc ns nothing ,
ompared to the di-ath of our sailors. The
naterlal and property loss can bo replaced
n time ; tbo national energy - will1)111111 a
ow Maine , and make the fleet moro powor-
111 still , and each remaining battleship will
ght with redoubled energy. If need be , but
10 bravo -boys that went down In Havana
larbor can never como back to life.
I'urllK of Mtiilerii IronuIiiilH.
St. Paul Ploneor I'ntvt.
Without a war , without n combat , wo are
In this Incident afforded a dceadful object
IC.SSOM as to the infinite perils attending the
use of great Ironclad ships and modern
projectiles. If It shall bo proved that the
Malno was destroyed and 250 of her crew
killed by some demon force , provided as part
of Its own ammunition , and If the tmu of
such demon forces must still bo continued ,
the demand of the naval experts , as well
as of the people of ttio civilized world , will
probably bo for the minimization of the de
struction .sure to bo wrought by them ,
through Iho use of smaller war vessels , nay
of the Monitor typo , so that when a vessel
goes down as tbo result of a olnglo well
nlmed uot or secretly ncnt torpedo , or of an
nccldttit In lt ot\n magazine- , the loss o (
life and means may bo coinrnrntlvcly limited.
Duty nf the Hour.
Cincinnati C > mmcrrlAl-Trll > un < >
It Is our plain duty 'to net , nnd without
fear , conscious that our caimo Is Just. Per
haps wo have waited too long , but that can
not now bo helped. If we have erred , It
has boon on the slJo of leniency. Henceforth
forth there must .be . no hesitation , no evasion ,
no shirking of duly.
And alnco we must take the lncvltabl
itcp , the sooner wo tftko It the bettor. Ixt
us not wait until tricky Spain gets nil her
'W warships Into our hnrbors. The country
will sustain the president If ho acts at
once , nnd barks up his ultimatum by send
ing all the rest of our battleships to n point
outside of Havana harbor , but within cannou
shot of Blnnco's palace- .
Iiixoeiirll.v ofVnr .Ship * .
St. IViuI U > h ( . .
The vanishing in a second's timeof n war
ship that It required yc.irs of labor and
nearly $3,000 000 In money to construct , together -
gether with the sudden snulllng1 out of
hundreds of lives , give us to understand , lu a
f nr.ul , practical way , what nro the pos
sibilities , the terms and tlio cost of modern
warfare. Great offensive- and defensive
strength Is purchased nt the cost of cor-
rcspondlnn weaknens , nud the nblllty to deal
dentil nnd destruction Is matched by the
dreadful consequences that cither the Mow
of an enemy or the happenings of ehnnco
may bring to pass. Those mighty war ships
of modern times , constructed to withstand
anything nlloat , cannot bo made secure ; nnd
the grcnter the nmount of money that Is ex
pended upon them and the securer the reli
ance which they Invite , the moro nwful may
bo the catastrophe.
IMnM tc" hc la
iii-r. ! < rcnlly ln Iov °
thinks he doesn't ent or
Iloston Traveler : Teacher Why rhould
wo not bo proud of wealth and powur ?
Johnnie Heouuse wt > haven't got nny.
Detroit Free Press " '
: "Life's not worth
the living. " moaned the patient.
"Depends on the liver,1' ' retorted the doc
tor.
Chicago Tlmcs-Herald : A pelrllled man
lias Just been burled In Colorado. The ti-lo-
praph brings no dclnllM of bis taking off ,
but he undoubtedly diet ! hard.
New Orleans Times : "No. " paid the rich
old lucholor , " 1 never could Ihul tlmo to
marry "
"Well , " replied the. yotiuj ; woman .with
the slinrp tongue , "I nm certainly not sur
prised to hojir yon ty : wo. It certainly
would have taken n good while to persuade
any girl to have you. "
Chleago Record : "Wo g-avo lip having n
cofit-of-nrins. " .
"Why ? " i
" .My husband said my Brlllln wouldn't look
well drugging bis ancestral milk wagon. "
Detroit Journal : "Thinking. " remarked
the observer cf men and things , "hurts tlm
complexion ; and a girl might bolter PIT-
linpi marry without thought than without
complexion. "
V i
Chicago Tribune : "llu'hdlko Is n stirring
nnd successful man of business n , v , but
when he was a young man hn was utterly
worthless. Jlow did lie ever got his Btart
In the right direction ? "
"Ills father kicked him out of the bouso
nnout ten years ngo , ana It kind o' waked
him up. "
Chicago News : "I was naked and you
clothed mo ! " exclaimed the painter , grate
fully.
"Ah , yes , " replied 'Maecenas. ' "Of course.
The nude In art gives mo a pain , don't you
cno-.v. Yea. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Yes , I am feei
ng terribly bad. What time Js It ? "
"Just daylight. Let me run to the drug
store and tfet yon somemedicine. . "
"No , no. Oh , this dreadful pain ! No. no ,
can wait. The cut rate drug store doesn't
open until 7 o'clock. "
Chicago Tribune : "It has been proved by
half a dozen witnesses , " said the pollen
magistrate , "that yon nro selling broad
tinder weight. Have yon any explanation to
offer ? "
"The Hour's so bad these days , your
honor , " rnpllpit thir honc-n baker , looking
the maglFtr.ite- fearlessly In tlio eye , "that
my coiiselenee 'won't ' let mesell It to the
people In greater quantities than I can
help. " l
Washington Star : "It Isn't very far from
tlio c.ipltol to the treasury , " remarked the
visitor.
"No , " answered the member of congress
who Is itryliiK to do a great deal for his
constituents ; "not If you walk It. You can
do that In twenty or thirty minutes. Hut
If It's Tn appropriation Mil that Is trying
to make the trlj ) liVs likely as not to talct
six months. "
CAUGHT.
Detroit Kico I'rp.15. \
Jlor hands wereHied ( with roses ,
Her c'ipeks were red ns tboy ;
She asked : "When 'man proposes , ' I
What does he find to Bay ?
"Why , tills. " he said : "I love you !
Sweet , will you marry mu ?
Do true aa Btar.s above you' "
"Why , yes , I will , " said she.
Tin : SIIKII ; ami ? .
fc'omprvllle Journal.
FIrHt , you go down to the Htnlile ,
And convince the nmn you'ro able
A ten-dollar bill to burn.
He provides the horse nnd cnttor.
Heedless of thu things you mutter ,
As Into the street you turn.
Off you BO In Hcnrch of Henuty ;
Tuck her In , ns Is your iluty ,
With the HoupHtonpH at licr feet.
She exprcBHC.s pleasure loudly ,
And you look around you proudly ,
As you jlnglo up the street.
/For / a while the sport Is pleasing ,
Then you llnd your ears nro freezing ;
While your feet nro getting numb.
And the Bin who chatted brightly ,
While you llsteiiPd so politely ,
Htrnngu to Hjiy , la growing dumb.
All the while you'ro getting colder ,
And thn girl IB growing older ,
AH you cannot help but HIM' .
Now the liomewnrd wny you'vo chosen ;
Hut IIPP nose ainl.cnrH are frozen ,
And nho'H cross as Hlio can be ,
niadly nt her house yon leave her ;
She tlilnkH you a. bane deceiver.
And Blio'll never bo your bride.
Hy the stable stove yon linger ,
Thawing out " frozen linger-
Then you cash up for your ride !
TeA
A boy must be free to romp , He do2sn't want to be thinking
about his clothes all the time , We make our clothing to stand
the wear and tare of healthful sport and it's always stylish in
cut and fit. We've several lines in the above in fancy and plain
cheviots 2 piece suits that we are anxious to dispose of before
our spring assortment arrives.
In size they run from JJ to 16 years $4 and $5 values.
While they last our price will be $2,50 and $3.50 per suit.
Best line of boys' 50c knee pants in the city.
S. WtCor. IGtti and Douglas
