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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1898)
THE OMAHA tiAILY THE OMAHA DAILY BER a BVCHY THUMB OF BUtlSCntlTION : Daily lice ( Wllhoul 8und < vr ) , Ono Year J M JJallp lle and Kunday , One Year 3 tl Hlx Monlh 4 fi Three M-inlhs 2 M Hundur IJee One Year. . , ! 2 0' Hatimlay Ike , One Year 1W . Weekly lite , Ono Year OFFICES ! Omahn ! The 7Ji > IlulUllne . . . _ . B. uth Omaha , Bins" Illk. . Cor. N and JUh Eli. CyuncJl muff * : 10 I'enrl HlreM. Chi at , j Olflc & 02 Chamber ot Commerce. N w \ ik ; Temple Court. Wellington : Ml Fourteenth Street. COIlllESl'ONDKNCn. All commtmlcatloni rclntlnc to neT find Mllo- Hal mnlter Btioum be adclreMedTo tin l > dl'.i > r , uisiNKss I.ITTIIIS. : All bu ln letlem nnd remlllinccs fhouM t > * nildrp > ea lo The Ile < ! I'lihlldhln Compiny , Omaha. Draft * , check * , exprMi nnd pontnince money orders lo bs made pa > .ibla to th order of tbo company. . . . run nnn runusniNa COMPANT. BTATHMKNT OP C1IICUL.AT1ON. Btale of Nebrookn , Dougtan counly. M.s . Oeorite II Titchurk. secretary of The llee rm > - KihlnK company , belnit duly nworn , snva that llie ncttial number of full nnd complete conies of The Dally. Mornlns. Kvenlni ? nml Hundny liee prlnlca rlurlnir the month of January , 1S5S wa ns fol low * ' . returned and unioM copies 10.475 Net total Mien SM.7M j Net dally nveraRo 50 C41 onouon n. T7.srmicK. Sworn to before me nnd uh rrllied li > my rffpnen this l t dny of February. 18S. ( Seal. ) Np. . FK1U Notary 1'ubllo. True patriotism does not simply nhow foam nt the top. Tlio country Is safe. After n wcoU's 1i'lllcrilnii ) : ( tlic local blood ami thunder ' has raised the llajr. The populists of Otter Tall county , Minnesota , have resolved that free sllvt is no longer a political Issue. That will fiuttle the matter. III the present condition of public foul- liitf in tlip I'nitcd Stntos it Is ROitiK to ! > ; > Iwrtl for oniiKii'.sH to circct any Having in tlto Itoni of appropriations for coa.st One way for newspapers to fill space without news ami save composition bills is to put scare IicaiU on every Item tiiiR with .sensationalism and cover Its pages -wllh stud-horsu typo. The school board has at last appointed n. committee to ascertain how and where the board Is being chiseled out of license money by persons who arc selling lliinor without license. Hotter late than never. Kcforo lopping off a month of public school Instruction on the score of econ omy , the school board should show Its good Intention by lopping off a few of thi ! educational fads and luxuries that luivo bee.n engrafted on the public school ( System. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It was only to have been expected that the Ice crop would be pronounced dellelont In quantity to satisfy the sea son's needs. It Is always the part of wisdom for the Ice men to begin early with their tales of short supply and Im pending high prices. The way the popocratlc press Is making the most of the opportunity to abuse the president and cast reflections upon the loyalty ami ability of the administration It Is plain that if It really came to the worst Spain would have some active allies In the United States. In the matter of building locomotives Philadelphia is said to be the swiftest town in the world. The Hritlsh govern ment wnnted four locomotives and wanted them In a hurry and a Phila delphia firm got the contract Some cities Imvti unearned reputations. The estimate of the chief of the Do- Tulnlon geological survey that the total amount of gold taken out of the Klondike dike- last year did not exceed ? U.r.OO,000 In value effectually lots the gas out of a number of the nicely reading stories of great strikes by mysterious gold seekers. The local ministerial union lias decided to give out for publication only such re ports of Its meetings as have duly passed a press censorship established for that purpose. When a body of ministers ob ject to have their proceedings given pub licity exactly as they occur they create the Impression that thi < y have something to conceal from the public. The United States consul at St. Gall reports that dressed meats from the United States are In good demand throughout Switzerland when they arc put on the markets there In good condi tion. The Swiss people are not being deceived by their neighbors In regard to the quality of American Imports of foods. And now the ministers of the Minis terial union refuse to allow reporters to nttend their meetings. Hut they will each nnd all welcome reporters to listen to their weekly sermons and send spe cial Invitations to church celebrations. Btrango that the ministers who are anxious to avoid reporters are so often just those whose reputations have been built up by generous free newspaper ad vertising. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Protection sentiment has been growing rapidly In the southern states and It is within the power of the republican party to encourage that growth M > that in 11 few , year.s southern states will be debat able political ground every campaign. Louisiana Is already a protection state and ready to break away from the free trade- fetish so long worshipped , but which has become only a meaningless name. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Iteputnblo business men will Ixnvaro of thu advertising fakir. The fakir al ways has the best of letters to present as his Introduction , because letters are the vaslest thing in the world to procure. The merchant who wants to know that ho Is getting his money's worth when IIP udvertUes will patronize newspapers which arc permanently in business and whosu representations hu Uuowd cuu bo rolled upou. The receipts of the government from customs thus fnr In the current fiscal year hnve overtaken the receipts for the snmo period of the preceding fiscal year , during a part of which merchandise was rushed Into the United Slates In great volume In order to forestall higher du ties. It Is therefore a reassuring fact that the receipts from customs have reached the amount of the first eight months of the fiscal year ISO" and war rants the belief expressed by Secretary Gage In an early cessation of the gov ernment deficit. Importations should bo very considerably Increased during the next three months nnd It Is possible that the receipts of the treasury In that time from all sources will balance the ex penditures or como pretty close to doing so. so.At nil events , the Dlngloy tariff law Is proving Its merit as a revenue measure , while Its usefulness In other respects has been very conclusively dem onstrated. There Is not a reasonable doubt that for the next ( Iscal year , If congress does not make extravagant tip- propilatlons , the receipts pf the govern ment will balance expenditures. The In creasing revenue , In part from Internal taxes , Is substantial evidence of im proved business conditions. There are still many who will not admit that there has liceti any Improvement , but there Is plenty of evidence of Improvement for those who will take- the trouble to find it and nothing better attests the better conditions than the steady Increase In the revenue of the government. IIKLATIVK STIWNUTII AT SKA. There Is an Impression that before the loss of the Maine the United States and Spain were about equal on the seas , par ticularly * In battleships , and that consequently quently Spain Is now the stronger. This Is a mistaken Idea , the fact being that the naval power of the United States Is considerably greater than that of Spain. This country now has live completed bat tleships which Hrltlsh authorities rate n * lirst-class , that is. ships not less than (5,000 ( tons in measurement and not more than twelve yeans old , with a speed not under thirteen knots an hour. Spain Is credited by these authorities with but one ship of that grade. The Spanish navy comes nearer ( lie strength of the Ameiican navy In first- rate cruisers than In any other depart ment , having eight such vessels against live for th ? United States. Our vessels , however , should be more effective , being faster , newer and better armed. Ac cording to the Hrltlsh classification , which is competent authority , this coun- trv has tbliteen second-rate cruisers , while Spain is given , only six and these are not nearly so effective as the Amer ican vessels in this class. In third-rate cruisers , unarmored , gunboats , torpedo boats , sloops and other small war craft Spain outnumbers such vessels In the American navy , but a considerable pro portion of the Spanish boats are an tiquated and could not , In the opinion of naval authorities , do very effective light ing. One of our first-class battleships ought to be able to destroy a score of such craft in an open sea light. It is dealing with a very different sort of fighting ships observes the Cleve land Leader , to compare coast defense vessels , of. which tills country has nine teen and Spain only one. Our coast de fense vessels include the monitors , which were the favorite fighting ships of the period just after the civil war , and some of them would probably prove tough antagonists for the best battle ships in smooth water. Km" purposes of coast lighting these vessels would be nearly a match for the whole Spanish navy , ' In close quarters. Over-confidence In. our sea power is not to be encouraged , but on the other hand there Is no sense in underrating It and certainly an Intelligent compari son with Spain's sea power will show our superiority , markedly in the char acter of our ships. Of course the effec tiveness of these modern fighting ma chines must bo largely a matter of con jecture until their lighting qualities have been , demonstrated , but the weight of opinion Is that they should do tremendous deus execution. Our navy , however , ought to bo made stronger than it Is and undoubtedly the general sentiment is favorable to this. The United States should have at least twenty battleships and the number of torpedo boats should bo large'y Increased. Perhaps the num ber of cruisers Is sulllclent and also of harbor defense vessels , especially if our coast defenses arc put in. proper condi tion. tion.At all events there can bo no question as to our superiority to Spain in every essential clement of naval power. It Is to be hoped there will bo no necessity for a practical demonstration of this fact. /I CHITICAL SITUATION. The clash between Great Hrltaln and Krauco In West Africa appears to have readied a decidedly critical stage. The French , If the latest reports are reliable , are vigorously aggiesslve , but It does not appear that their movements are with the authority of the government , so that they may not lead to a rupture between the two governments. In view of thu fact that negotiations are pending be tween Great Hrltaln and l-'rance with reference to their Interests In West Africa , It Is highly Improbable Unit the French government would authorize an invasion of Hrltlsh territory , knowing , of course , that the result would bo war. Still the situation Is obviously critical. While thu trouble is understood to bu entirely over territory , the matter of trade has no llttlu to do with It. Great Hrltaln desires free commerce in West Africa , while. 1'ranee Is Intent upon a policy which she observes with respect to all her colonial possessions , that of monopolizing their trade. In pursuance of this policy France , which controls the Gambia and Sierra Leone hinterland , has destroyed trade between the coast states and the Interior. Great Hrltaln Is apprehensive that If France Is permitted to extend her sphere of Influence In West Afilca shu will prevent the free naviga tion of thu Niger river and It Is this that disturbs commercial and Industrial England , not territorial greed for the sake of territory. Great Hrltaln's effort Is directed to opening thu great caravan trade routes of the Soudan nnd the Brit ish government Is evidently determined to make great sacrifices In order to keep West Africa open to the trade of the world. The position of Great Krltnln In this matter Is about the samp as that country holds with respect to the trade of China nnd Is entirely consistent with Hrltlsh commercial policy. That the conflict of policies will eventuate In war Is not Im possible , though hardly probable , but In any event Urltlsh policy will ultimately prevail. , COIMttADO AT THK KXl'OHITlOff. Omaha extends a hearty welcome to the business men of Denver and Colorado rado who have come to Inspect the ex position grounds and buildings prelimi nary to arranging for Colorado's par ticipation In the great enterprise. No state west of the Mississippi is possessed of more varied natural resources nnd no section of the country has a greater Interest In the development of the trans- mlsslsslppl region than the Centennial state. The false Impression that this exposi tion was gotten up by Omaha as a purely selllsh scheme to boom Omaha alone will bo dispelled when our Colorado visitors have seen for themselves the magnitude of the project and ascertained from per sonal Investigation Its far-reaching scope. The fact that more than thirty states are already making active preparations to take part affords sutllclont guaranty that the promoters of the exposition have a bioader and more extended plan than a mere local show improvised lo draw a few hundred thousand people to Omaha. It Is safe also to predict that our Colorado rado visitors will return homo with , the conviction that nothing so far adver tised concerning the Transmlssisslppl Exposition has been magnified , but that on the contrary It exceeds In every re spect all that has been promised for It by Its managers and representatives. From a purely business standpoint Colorado rado cannot afford to forego the oppor tunity now offered to present an object lesson to the world of the vast mineral and agricultural wealth that it possesses awaiting the advent of labor and capital and the promise it holds out to investors and hoiueseekers. As the capital of Colorado and the metropolis of the Hockies , Denver must In the nature of things take the lead , as It always has , In all enterprise * that have contributed towaul peopling and up building the mountain states. While Omaha expects to be largely benelltcd by executing the project launched by the Transmlsslsslppl Congress , the greater benefit from the success of the exposition will accrue to the greater west of. which Nebraska and Colorado ai\ > in tegral parts. In view of the approaching city elec tion in Davenport , In. , the free silver wing of the democratic party Is making an effort to fuse with the sound money wing of the party in that city in order that the ollices may bercbted from the republicans. Davenport was a demo cratic city for many years , but the revolt - volt in the democratic party when It was turned over to the populistlc ele ment enabled the republicans to gain control. To get another chance at the spoils the sllverites profess readiness to make an alliance with the bated gold bugs. Yet some of them continue to assert that they are fighting for great and eternal principles. State Auditor Cornell is to be com mended for promptly putting into effect the ruling of the supreme court in the case of Eugene Moore. The principle enunciated by the court that all fees pay able to executive state otlicers for otliclal services must bo paid Into the state treasury before such service Is rendered , when rigidly applied , will go far toward removing the temptation from the state ollicers and their subordinates to appro priate to their own use money that be longs to the state. The knocking down of fees In the state house lias been one of the worst abuses and a prolific source of corruption iiv the past Governor Ilolcomb's bogus reform police commissioners are up a stump. They have been trying to unload part of the responsibility for existing lawless ness uiKMi Police .Tudge Gordon , claiming that no law violator can be convicted in the police court. The police commission , however , Is now confronted with a case where a saloon keeper has been con victed before the police judge , while It hesitates to declare the liquor license forfeited. Of cour.se , no saloon keeper will object to paying a fine occasionally In tile police court If hu Is guaranteed protection by the police board reformers. A committee of congress has made a favorable report on a bill providing for the construction of a new road Into the Yosemlto park , nnd the house has under consideration a measure for the enlarge ment of Yellowstone park and construc tion of new roaiis so the scenery would bo easier reached than nt present. The American national parks should bo made as accessible as possible to all lov ers of the beautiful. Tribute * ( o Morlt. llaltlmoro American. A member of the Iowa legislature lias offered a bill to make Joseph heller's birth day a legal holiday , Th' ' Is the last great American tribute to native genius. TiniIlllllillllK' ( Uolio-nemocrut. Arkansas li r * decided to have a state bullillng at Omnlia , and aleu a acparato horticultural ticultural exhibit. The Transmlsslt-Jlppl show growa blgier ; prospective/ ! every day. rill-Dllltl lAllllcllUII. .Milwaukee ft-ntlncl. Why do most of the free silver orgalns favor war talk ? Do they Imagine that great emergencies and extraordinary do- maiiild for mouey would enhance the value of cheap silver , or la It merely because the natural trend of yawp la In the direction of trouble ? . The I'l-iiMn of CrriMl. New York Tribune. The Canadians would not come to any agreement with this country for the mutually advantageous regulation of scaling In He- ring sea. Now they find the seala eo scarce that It Is not worth while to go hunting for them. It may not be altogether a case of cause and effect , but It Id one la which Kiero are same big chunks of concrete jus tice. Cutllni for Kloiiillkcri , New Yurk Mall and K ) > rv s. The burning of the steamer Clara Nevada and the reported loss of sixty-six lives is a traglo commentary upon the need of strict Inspection of the vessels that will ply In greater number along the northern Pacific coast , Tlila Is a warning that should be heeded. This ahlp , condemned by the gov ernment as uo eaworttiy , should never have been allowed by tdo port Authorities ot Seattle to vail to Skngwftl- without full demonstra tion of adequateVlpAlra. . Shipwreck dtiouM not bo permitted to Add tta horror * to these ot freezing , stnrmtlcn and disappointment which nrn certain to add to the gloom of the liUtory of the glAUnlng Klondike placers , Common MriiNt * , Imllivniinolls New * . It Is cn r enough-to become angry. It Is easy enough to fight. It Is not at all dim- cult tor n great nation like this to fail foul of a decrepit nation like Spain and hammer the llfo out of It. " tt'tlom not take bravery to ndvlso such a courde. How utterly people 'that advise It fOiopId bo discredited any man of average- common spnso that will use 1iM common sonao will see by a careful reading of all the news that has thus fir come. IMoni'j.Sccninw InvrntiniMit. Ilonton Trnntrrliit. The elate of New York has placed over $3.000.000 canal bonds bearing 3V4 per cent Interest at a fraction over 103. This gives the bankcra who took them but llttlo more than 216 per cent Interest , and as they have their profits to moke , the return to the In vestors to whom thpy shall sell them will bo oven less. Yet the bankers would not have taken the bonds had they not seen a good chance for disposing ot them. There Is a great deal of money In a country where an Investment netting a return only frac tionally better than 2 per cent la readily taken. St. IiOiiln nt ( lie Kvi Olobc-Dcmocrnt. If St. Louis exhibits at the Omaha Inter national show embrace the best of the fea tures that have distinguished our long suc cession ot annual expositions the city will mnka a display not easily equaled. To tlieeo can bo added the novelties of the year , further enhancing the Interest of the St. Louis nnd Missouri departments. Here Is an opportunity In which liberality will rnako a tenfold return. A closer acquaint ance Is desirable with the pcopio of the northwest. When they realize the progress of St. Louis In commerce , manufacturing and art they will have a now Idea of the great transmlssisalppl city. RltOWIMl 1UISI.M2.SS. IIiuMiuraplnsr ntxl Sluiilllrnnt 1'roKronN Dnrlni ; .liiimiir.v. St. Ix > ula Globe-Democrat. Ccntrnry to general expectation , Iron production continues to Increase. When , on Jcnuary 1 , 1898 , It was found that the weekly capacity of .the furnaces In blast had grown only COO tons In the month endlrg on that date everybody supposed that the high water mark of pig Iron production had been reached for the time , and that a decline In the output for a few months would take place. Usually at this tlmo of the year a falling off occurs. This was soon lit 1S95 and 1S9C. but In 1S97 the sound money vic tory a few months earlier pcstponed the de- cllno until the spring. This year the regu lar midwinter falling off was looked for , especially because there had been a steady gain in production since last July , and the highest line In pig Iron output ever touched along to that time was reached about two months ago. The forecasts were all astray , however. January 1 , 1S9S , did not mark the culmina tion of the Iron production tide. February 1. as revealed by the figures just glecned by the New York Iron Age , shows a weekly capacity of 228.33S tons for the fnrnncps In operation at that tlmo. or a gain of almost 2,000 tons In the month. The gain Is com paratively slight , to bo sure , but any gain nt this tlmo Is n notable circumstance. The highest point ever reached In a previous upward movement In production was scored In November , 1S95 , when the weekly ca pacity of the furnaces In blast was 217,300 tons. Then a drop took place , and continued ratll close to the day bf Bryan's defeat , the lowest range touched In that time being 112,782 tons In October ; 1S90 , when the pope cratlc reign of terror was at Its Intense-it stage. Afterward there was a rleo for a few months , and then a slight fall for a short time. This story of business confidence nnd ex pansion that the Iron Inrometer tells Is en couraging and elgninoent. At the present tlmo the Iron output Is 11,000 tons greater than It was at the record-breaking culmina tion lineof two years acid a quarter ago. The cl-ances are that It will go still hlfider. Notwithstanding the growth In output the stocks of Iron on hand continue to be low. Consumption keeps pace with production. In every other business field the exhibit Is re latively flattering. Bank clearances for the country at largo made an Increase In the week Just ended of 52.3 per cent. This was largely duo to the activity of speculation in New York ; but In the cities outside of Now York the aggregate Increase was 22.0 pot cent , which Is a tiandsome growth for thla season ot the year. Railroad earnings are at the highest line ever touched. The gen eral financial outlook , despite the present war cloud , was seldom brighter than it Is at this moment. COST OK KI.O.VJJIICE GOLD. . A SimpleCnliMilntlnn nil tin * Cunt of Cicttliij ? tu the ( Jo111 Fl.-ldH , Philadelphia. Press. Will It pay these men to travel thou sands of miles to hunt gold in a frozen region. A very simple calculation will show whether it will or not. Probably only a small number of those going have sat down and made a dispassionate estimate as to what It will cost to go to the Klondike and bo ready to begin work. Most of them will go In a haphazard way trusting to luck to bring them out all right. Those , how ever , who have prudence and foresight will count the cost iicforo starting and listen to the cxpcricnco ot these who have been there before them. 'And If these who have not looked at the Journey other than as an adventurous summer trip can 'bo ' .brought . to face the factej and the situation as it Is 'by ' a plain statement In figures much fruit less effort and suffering and loss of llfo may bo avoided. Beginning at San Fmnclsco the distance to the Kl'ondlko "by the way of the Yukon river Is 4,050 miles. If tbo overland route from Juneau Is preferred the distance from San Francisco to Dawson City Is about 2,200 miles. Taking the latter route as the shortest , a computation can bo made as Id the coat of getting to the mines and sus taining oneself for a season. An old and experienced minor wh' has prospected in Alaska gives the San Francisco Call the following figures as to the iiecessury outfit and Its cost : Provisions $70 SO Clothing 71 cr Medicines fi 00 Weapons , so 00 Toold and camp outfit 01 0 Total . $211 75 The faro from San Francisco to Talya is $4S flrst-clads and $29 second-class , and about $15 In addition must bo paid for freight on the outfit , which wll ) weigh about 1,500 pounds. Then coinps.tho overland travel , Which Is expensive ; The entire cost of a journey from San FrancUco to Daw < ron City , Including this outfit , pannot bo placed at less than $400 , Of , course many will not nreparo themselves In , BO complete a way. They will omit the provisions , a good share of the clothing and.camp outfit and all the medlcln.es. . They wll | qxpect to obtain these after they get toJJa\\Hon City , but they will havu to pay more for them The cost then of a minor gomgto tbo Klondike , ob taining his outfit end miatalnlng himself dur ing the brief mining season can scarcely bo loss than $400 , Atio If 100.000 men go the total outlay will bo $10.000.000. Largo as this sum Is , it Is moro'lfkely ' to bo Increased than lessened , What return wllli tHere bo for this largo outlay ? The largc-st yield of gold In Cali fornia was in 1853 , , the sixth year after its discovery , when $05,000,000 was mined. In 1849 , the second year after the discovery , 123,000,000 was taken out , and 90,000 pcopio had gone there then , and thu conditions of mining were vastly moro favorable. Mining could bo carried on through all the year , whllo In the Klondike- three or four months la the limit. The utmost amount ot gold the Klcndlko mine * can he expected to produce in 1898 will not bo beyond $20,000.000 , nut ft it costs $10,000,000 to obtain this where Is the gain ? If half or three-quarters of the 100,000 men who think of going to the Klon dike will consider these facts and otay at homo the country will bo better-off. There Is undoubtedly gold there , but If It coati $2 for every $1 mined tbo bunt for ft will make the cruntry poorer Instead of richer , to eay nothing of the- suffering , privation anl loss of life which will have to be added , I'MOIITIXn MATMIUAI * SlnUMIm of tlir ( Irrntrr Army of ilic I nltoil Stnlon. Ni-w York Sun. Tor ninety-five years ono ot the lUed duttCA of the secretary of war has been to Iny before congress every year , en or before the first Monday of February , an Abstract of the returns of the ajjutcnt generals of the several states , Allowing the actual strength of the organized militia , nnd the estimated number ot men unorganized but available for service. This Important duly has Just been per formed. Krom the War department's report we compile two tables of Immense Interest to every patriotic American. The tlnst shows the organized military strength of the differ ent states ot the union : Stale Officers. 'Men ' , Total Alabama 582 2.2OT 2.4SS Arkansas 221 1,798 2,020 California 299 3.C10 3,909 Colorado SI 875 1,0V. Connecticut 1ST 2,532 27.19 neluxvnro 47 -111 43S Florida 9 1,040 1,131 Georgia SW 3,131 4.430 Idaho WliS 50S Illinois 421 B.839 6.2ft ) Indiana 205 2,670 2,573 , IOWA 2,11 2,2.11) 2,170 Kansas 110 I.3S3 1.463 Kentucky 120 l.SBl 1.371 Louisiana 197 2.-lDi5 2fi93 Malm- PS 1,217 1,315 Maryland 117 1.S7S 1,7.23 Massachusetts 3.19 4.SI5 ti.131 MIchlRan . . . . .177 2.721 2S < 0 -Minnesota 132 1,702 1.S9I .Mississippi . 193 1.600 1.793 Mlssotlll 15S 2.191 2.319 Montnnn 62 f.S > C.12 Nebraska ! > 3 l.Ofi'l 1.15S Nevada 31 3.17 3GS New Hampalilro 113 1,190 l.TO'i Now .Tprsey 3H 3.931 4.W ! New York SXI 13.031 13 91 North Carolina 131 1.3S.1 1.517 North Dnkota r > 3 -112 407 Ohio 41ii r. , < VS9 0,001 OrcRon US 1.310 1,4:1 Pennsylv-nnla C71 7SM SW1 Uhodo iHlnnd 133 1,10) ) 1.315 South Carolina IGI 2.CJC3 3,127 South Dakota 63 fill 69fi Tcnnesseo 101 1.92 1,090 Texas 2SI 2.7.71 3.011 ITtnh 73 60S 5.10 Vermont Sfi f,37 741 Virginia 216 2,523 2,739 Washington S2 6."i 737 West Virginia 1W S03 M3 Wisconsin 199 2..112 2,711 Wyoming 31 32J SX In the Icrrltorles nnd the IJIstrlcl of Co lumbia likewise there arc organized forces : Arizona f.OISO . ! > 39 Now .Mexico 63 tT > 9 rc.2 O'-tlnhoma 53 491 1517 Dlr.lrlct of Columbia 131 1,137 1,271 Making the aggrcpato of the National Guard aim organized militia as follows : Commlslsonej olllcers 9,190 Enlisted men 103,105 Totnl 111,302 It will ho 'orservod that New York leads the list with a National guard numerically nearly as strong as the combined forces of the two states next In order , Pennsylvania and Illinois. After New York , Pennsylvania and Illinois como Ohio , Massachusetts , Georgia , New Jersey , California , South Carolina and Texas In the order Indicated. The military strength , as shown by the figures of the state organizations Is not strictly proportionate to population , nor Is It sectional In H.i distribution. Our second table shows the number of men unorganized , but available for mili tary duty , as estimated by the several state adjutant generuls in their returns to tno adjutant general's olllce nt wasn- Ington. Here the census Is based moro or less on Individual judgment and varying methods ot computation. This Is shown by the circumstance that New York returns 800,000 men , whllo Pennsylvania returns 875,000 ; again , Massachusetts returns -133- 975 , 'and Indiana , with about the same popu lation , returns 500,000 , whllo Michigan , with nearly the same , returns only 260.000. Never theless , these figures are probably ns ac curate , taken altogether , as any that can be procured : States. ' Men Available. Alabama 165,000 Arkansas 230,000 California 214 Oi ) Colorado S3 000 Connecticut 103.61 ! Delaware 2SHSO Florida 70,000 Georgl.i 214.021 * Idaho 0.001 Illinois 750,001) Indiana f.00.000 Iowa 291,871 Kansas 100.000 Kentucky 361.12 Louisiana j- > - . / < Maine 106.012 ( Maryland loO.WO Massachusetts 43. ! i)73 ) Michigan 200000 Minnesota 175.0'M ' Mississippi 23l,4 0 Missouri 400,000 ( Montana , . , 31,35 ] Nebraska" 101,92'i Nevada 6,200 New Hampshire 34,000 New Jersey 3S3.273 New York MX > ,000 North Carolina 245,000 North Dakota 19.9.17 Ohio C50.MO Oregon r.9,322 Pennsylvania S7S,3i ! | Uhodo Island 83.000 South Carolina. 177.000 South Dakota 53.000 Tcnnesseo 1SO.OOO Texas 300.000 Utah Oi.OOO Vermont 44,161 Virginia .1 j Sfll.227 Washington . ' S7.S79 West Virginia. 123,000 Wisconsin 372,132 Wyoming 8,000 Territories and District. Arizona 20.000 New Mexico 33.000 Oklahoma W.OOO District of Columbia 47,000 Total unorganized 10,301,339 Total organized 114,302 Grand aggregate 10,415,701 This is the slzo of the greater army of the United States ns reported by the secretary of war to congress in obedience to the venerable law of 1S03 , enacted when the total popula tion of the country was less than 0.000,000. The 10,000.000 Americans who are ready- to fight for the llag , If fighting there Is to bo done , constitute. In the eyes of the world , the most Impressive feature of our national existence. 1.Y Ollll JfAVY. .Slmrji mill Kiniiliiitlii Ciiiitrnillellon of XiitlvlHtlc i.VHNortlonii. 1'hllnJclplila. Itwonl. The long list of Scandinavian , Irish , Gor man and Italian names In the crew of the Ill-fated IMalno rather contradicts the natl- vlst assertions that there Is no longer a need of Immigration In the United States , nnd that foreign cheap labor is depriving American citizens of employment. It will hardly bo pretended toy Mr. Gompors or Mr. Powderly that the foreigners in the crows of American ships of war are taking -tho bread out of the mouths of native-born Inhabitants of the country , These foreigners are enlisted In t'ho ' navy for the nlmplo reason that na- tlvo bom citizens do not like the service. In all -tho wars of this country , from the Revolution to the civil war , there has been enrolled a largo proportion of Immigrants , and It has never .been said that they have been wanting In their duty , lleforo passing the Lodgeantllmmlgratlon. . .bill and llko Tbo Royal l the htqhe t grade baking powder known. Actual te U how It ( loeconii- third further than any other traod. PD Absolutely Pure 'ROYAL lutuia K > * DIH eo. , new YORK. measures on the files ot congress It would bo well enough , therefore- consider whence the recruits to man the new nnvy are to come. Some of the Neapolitan nml Qonorso Immigrants -whom the IAXRO ! bill proposes to send back Are net nblo to read the con stitution of the United States , but they inako good seamen , At any rate , their names In the navy list attest how much demand there Is for their services , rs OP TIIH AVMKCIC. Uroaklyn Eagle : Wcylcr says that the de struction ot the Maine must have been clue to the "Indolence" of the crew. We have no patent on Indolence. You see moro of I' In Spanish countries than In all tdo rct of the world. St. Louis Hcpubllc : Perish the thought that one ot Mr. Joseph Pulitzer's wnr shlpo should meet one of Mr , Wllllnui Hearst's on the high seas. Not a soul would be lett to tell the tale if such a mooting would oc cur. Naught but the pitying eky nnd ttic ravenous ocean would know the dctalU ot tlm ; UiTlble affiilr , > Xew Yorlc Tribune : The latest explana tion of the Maine- disaster which has been communicated to this oftlco Is that the king of Denmark , feeling the need of an actlvo career In his old age , had determined to- de stroy piecemeal the navies of the world and then build n great nation. It was pro pounded by a respectable looking gentle man In a public place , and he said he had evidence to prove It. Wo do not vouch for the proof , hut glvo the hint for what It Is worth , for It seems as likely as a half- hundred other discoveries "authoritatively announced. " Baltimore American : The marine orderly , William Anthony , who , In the midst of the dreadful scenes Imiredlatoly following the explosion ot the Maine scenes calculated to dismay and demoralize ) the bravest nnd cool- cat In the first moments of panic who calmly reported lo his superior olllcers the facts , as his duties proscribed , has splendidly nn- swcicd the accusation ot an Kogllsman that discipline on American men-of-war le greatly Inferior to that of ttio Urltlsh navy. He has dcoo a national service by hla Intrepid obedi ence lo dlriclpllne and ought to receive offi cial recognition. Now York Commercial Advertiser : Both for sentiment and for practical reasons the Maine should bo not only raised , but brought homo nnd rebuilt. Of course , wo cannot leave her In a foreign port as a harbor ob struction. Then she should bo rebuilt , not only because It would cost less Ify time nnd money than to build another ship of her size , but because a ship that has gone through such a terrible experience should , according to our national policy , bo faith fully and tenderly preserved. She should ho saved , ns wo preserved the Hartford , to be an everlasting reminder of Farragut and Mo bile hay. still preserve the Conslltutlon , pre served Kearsarge until she was wrecked so completely that nothing was left ot her , and are now building a battleship expressly to take Jisr name. The ( Maine was our first modern battleship , the first ship of our new- navy , and the center of the most terrible catastrophe that ever bcfel the navy- There fore , her hull , however , battered , should bo saved for future generations. There Is ex pert evidence that this Is entirely practica ble. I'KltSO.N.VI , AM ) OTllKltV1SK. . Peace also hath her disasters , no less shocking than those of war. The populistlc spirit must be declining In Texas. Congressman Bailey has donned a talk silk hat. "Hemember , " exclaims the Tioston Tran script , "that news from Key West Is very Keywcstlonablo Just now. " It la sold that Ileibcrt Spencer Is the only living writer whoso name Is Included In the large list of authors Inscribed on the walls of _ the new congressional library nt Wash ington. Mark Twain Is very popular with the Viennese. Ho gave a public reading In Vienna two weeks ago , and the hall was not largo enough to hold the people willing to pay $3 to listen to him , and the reading was In English , too. "Call It lying , madam , and deal with It ns you would with any othnr temptation of the devil , " nas Evangelist Moody's uncompro mising answer to the woman who asked him how she should cure herself of her natural tendency to exaggerate. W. , R. Cannon , general foreman of the bridge department on the Rock Island , with headquarters at Herlngton , has been engaged by a graphophono company to tell funny' stories Into Uiolr machines Ho Is said to ho the bpst story-teller In Kansas. Ex-Senator John I ) . Henderson has thor oughly studied the problem of the West In die : ' , and ho predicts European flags on the islands will be pulled down one after the other until there will be a powerful re public of the "United Islands of America. " . The emperor of Austria , who is a very j Interesting pcrsctiago just now , Is oven I earlier In his habits than Kaiser Wilhelm , and considerably moro frugal in hla way of living. His majesty rises at 4:30 : and shaves himself , and after a cup of cafe au lalt and a roll Is at work at C a. m , It is said that two descendants of Christo pher Columbus are Inmates of Ihe poorhouse at Cadi. : , and Spain Is accused ot Ingrati tude for not making better -provision for their necessltlca. But perhaps the Spain of our day does not feel over and above grate ful to the man who discovered America. Vlzcaya Is not a name of good omens. The last vessel bearing that name which at tracted the attention ot Americans previous to the cruiser was the ( Spanish steamer Vlz caya from Now Yorlc to'Havana ' , which was sunk In rolllslou oft Barnegat In 1890 , car rying down with her many of her passengers and sailors. AVith the death of John II. Ryder of Cleve land there passed away the last of a llttlo coterlo of men who were chlelly responsible for gelling Ar'.cmus Ward In the way of be coming famous. Artcmus was a reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer , and Ryder In those days was ills most Intimate friend , and lived with him when ho wrote his first letter signed "Artemus Ward. " General Jones , United Statca consul to Chlnkiang , who died a few days ago , was a native of Virginia , served under Stonewall Jackson In the war , fought for.Maximllllan In Mexico , and later for France In Algeria , Returning to America lit 1870 ho was ap pointed consul to Nagasaki under a repub lican administration , whllo ho was himself ap advanced democrat. The appointment was owing to thu Influence of Mr. Illalne , who was a warm personal friend of General Jones. I or run YHIIXVS > , Mown : Any blalhemklto In com petent to "rOioot ot his mouth ; " It Ukeu man and A soldier to shoot oft n gun In de fense of his country's flng , Baltimore American : If these who wont wnr could be made ( o do alt the fighting It might bo considerably different , but It Is ( lit experience ot all countries end peoples th.it the Iticltcrs of trouble are RMicrally the first lo get out of the way when thedlllliultlcvi begin , Springfield Republican : If the United States government will please step n lima more entirely to one side , the > cllow journal ism ot the metropolis will be nblo to dlftpnso of this aff.ilr of the- Maine moro promptly. Tdo administration Is tiow being m.ido to appear very much In the attitude of in in terloper There might bo a very scrlotu s.ilo to this matter , as every ono may see. Brooklyn Eagle : The policy of Just two Mniilmttnti newspapers , In trying to arouse a war feeling by multiplied I-MMS of mcunmentnl malignity and monumental mental mendacity , has also In It that c\ri\st of wlckodness uJilcli should work Ha euro. The sanity nnd patriotism ot American Jour nalism In general has reflected the patriotlm and the sanity of the American nation , whMi have nl o marked the conduct of their gov- eminent , making press , people and govern- mcnt the recipients of the praise and import of mankind. Philadelphia Record : For forty-eight hours the publlo maw has been rcgnkvl with u series of mcndacltirs In regard la the M.ilr.o catastrophe \\tilcli ought to lx < sutllrlcnl In their extent nnd variety to satiate the ap- pctlta ot the mrst voracious of sensation gobblers. The first account from Havana \\i\n so appalling1 In Us brief details of drstruc- tlon ns to momenta'lly suh.luc thu matt Im pudent and ( Mrlng Inventors of Jingo fiction Into decent silence. But they were not loin ; In recovering , and the want of any facts In dicating n prob.tblo cause of the dUuskr afforded them a rare opportunity for plying their nefarious vocation. Wherever there la a st'ong demand there Is a supply nnd in the midst of won meaning , but for the most part Insane , efforts to solve the dreadful mystery In advance ot authentic Inquiry iho tralllckcr.s In sensational falsehoods II.IM > found a ready markrt for tticlr wares. SAID I.V Fir.V. Somervlllo Joitrn.il : In the- olden tlmo.i the gnl.int who used to kls i Ills lady's hand led a hand-to-mouth existence. Indianapolis Journal : "I wonder what hit become ot the car coupler Inventors ? They are pctllnff soiree. " Second Clerk I think they are nil nt work on blcylcc aUiicliments. Washington Star. "Onoiff \ \ trouble 'bout rnnnln' dlH hero world , " said Uncle Khi > n. "Is dat It's do . ' ' man r.vho honos'ly re-.i'lsto * do full Importance ol > a responsibility d.tt la inos' likely to be a llttlo shy ob ac- ceptln' H. " Potrolt Journal : "Aha ! " ho shrieked , "I know all at last ! " Ilor agony , ns she listened , was ( something awful. For hit every word was n dagger thrust Into her heart ami completely ruining her new silk waist. Now York Weekly : Little lloy-Papi , 'nhoii ' the- preacher talked about wlclsed people ple ho didn't look nt the congregation , ho looked up In the air. Why wns that ? IMpa Ho was probably looking1 nt the choir. Washington Stnr : "Do man d.il'a rl ° ln' In life. " s.ild Undo Eben , 'Moe n' hnli no chance foh takln * flnjw easy. Yoh k.iln't coast yoh bicycleup hill. " llrooklvn Life : Brooks We have a new jrime. Maybe you'd like to comu In. nus ell What'M the Idea ? lirooks Well , half a dozen of us put In $10 each and the man who guesses where Iho ne-xt South American revolution will break out taken the pot. Chicago Record : "AClor all , a married man has Ihe advantage of u battleship. " "In what respect , pray ? " "When ho gets blown up he knows what did it. " Puck : The Parson An' to t'lnk ob da New Jerusalem wit do streets QMVCd wlf sold ! The Deacon An' ylt dere ain't do same rush dcre as they Is to de Klondike. Chicago Tribune : "At all events , " re- mnrkeil the caller , Irylng to say pomothlng cheering to the export penman whose lee free use of his ta'cnta had brought him to Jail , "they have given you one oC the best rolls In the building.- * right over the portico and faces the public street. " "Yes , " gloomily replied the prisoner , "t seem to have forged my May to the front. " A IMtOIIM-MI SOI.VI3D. Ilri7nr. I am so good the whole year round I don't know what to < lo When Lent begins nnd people gay swear off a thing or two. I'm never gay ; I'm. never bad ; my life's a sacrifice. I always do my duty and I nnd It rather nice. I love lo give up comfort , aye , at any tlma of year , In order Umt some other soul may find a bit of cheer ; And sorno one said not long ago ho said It unto me My goodness was as vicious as n vicious thlny could be. I slay nway from theaters to road books to the slr-k ; Instead of riding on a bike I mind the way ward chick Of women poor who Hive to work so hard the long dny through That for their llttlu babies they can llnd no tlmo to do. In summer In the sweltering heat , amid the city's glooms , I do nol seek the seashore , but I roam about the Tombs , And try to make the sorry lives of crimi nals down there Seem easier nnd happier , despite the laelc of "air. " My dress Is of the simplest ; Home have called It Quakcrescitie , And some observed 'twas novel fllnco 'twas so unplctureHque. It's been the same for mnny a year , because I e-un'l afford To dress oxuclly na I llko nnd sllll lo servo the Lord. And so today I nm perplexed to know what I Hhniihl do When Lent IH hero and people guy swear off a thing or two. But , on the whole , I thlnlo Umt I shall buy a Kaudy drcc.M AH penance , and In other ways KO In for Belllshness. Is a very good thing and a good many pennies saved are better when it comes to saving dollars it isn't so easy but we can even show you how to do that. You can do it at a clip in our hat de partment. There are all sorts of hats , from $ J.OO to $3,50 and the best is the best kind to wear and we want to tell you about our best kind. We put $5,00 worth of value into our $3.50 hats also the $5,00 shape. Our label is about the only dif ference. You can take that out we don't care.
