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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , FEBRUARY 28 , 1808 THE OMAHA DAILY DEE. K. UO3EWATEH. Udltor. 1'UtlLISllBO KVEIIY MOHNINO. TEIIMS OF SUIJSCllIITJONi n e ( Without Hundny ) , One Year. . . . . . . M lly ll * na Sunday. One Year 3 Hl Month * f Three Month * - < J > Hunday Ilee. On Ytar J ? > Saturday Hoe , One Year 1 Weekly Ilee , On Year M OFFICES I Omahnt The H IlulMlng. . . . . . . _ , ,4 Bouth Omaha ; Singer lilk. . Tor. Jf and 21th Bit. Council Ulurrsi 10 1'earl Hlrwt. C'hknto oniee. 5"Z Chamlxrof Cotnmerc . New York ! Temple Court. 'Washington : Mil Fourteenth 8lr - t. COHilErfl'ONDKNCB. All communlcetltinii lelatlni ; to HPTS and illto- rial mnttcr iliotild I * addrrased : To th Edltiir. DfHINKSS LttlTnnH. All butlncin letters nnd remittances rhould he Bd.lrejsed . to The Ile I'ubllnblnT Compin , Omaha. 1'rnftii. checks , cxprm and pwtnnoe money orders to bo made pajjlila to the oruer 01 0 COI"an mB ruilUSIIINO COMPANY STATEMENT OP Hlale of Nebraska , DoiiKlfio county , t . : Oeorge 1) ) . Tzi-chuclt. tecretary of The n * rui > - l.'flilnc ' company , Ix-lns duly nwnrn , ay l"V4E njtual number of full nnd complete cop t-s ol Tn Dully. Mornlnjf. Kvenlnir and Sunday Ilee P" " " during the month of January , 1898 wa § as 101- ' ' 'i. . UKI IT . . t . 2I.OH 18 3 . 10,957 10 4 . ZO.HT M f , . Mm SI I ! . 20 , D U . 7 . * > .MI a . -2S * . 21.033 21 . " 9 . 2I.OT. ! 3 . * J.J ! . ' Ji ) . 20.7I1 20 . M.C.)7 11 . . . . . 21)571 ) 27 . JO.iSO J2 . 2IJM 2 ? . ! ! * } IS . 20.CW 23 . Z1.M2 H . l , ( i SO IS . 2I.4JS 31 1C . 51.010 Tntnl rclurni-d nnd unsold copies Not tolnl Mlo Net dally average . . i ononon n. TZSCIIUCK. Sworn to before me nnd mlncrlliea In my prorcnco thl 1st day or February. 1 S. ( Seal. ) N. I1. KEIU Notary I'uhlle. he Indian supply depot for Omulm Is Into sight. The doss that bark .seldom bite. Tlio i'M Hint bluster seldom light. He-ware of the false si'liomes that are to bo sprung as adjuncts to the wcposl- tlon. The fakir loves an easy victim. Virginia , will not bo found unprepared for the worst. The governor bus just added twenty colonels to his military staff. What about those enjoined street Ini- provementsV Is not the air becoming balmy enough to have the InjuneU * lifted'/ All eyes will be on Omaha during the exposition year. Omaha must be bur nished up so that these eyeS will be at tracted and not rcpc-lled. A Des Molnes newspaper predicts an outbreak of Klondike fever in that city as soon as It Is known who are not to be the nominees for city oillees. If that school board committee goes resolutely after the school revenue that falls to reach the school fund there will be no necessity of curtailing the school year. Omaha put up the very best brand ot weather for the Minneapolis visitors and Invites comparison with anything and everything In that line found fur ther west. In the meanwhile the taxpayers of Douglas county pny the bills for all the expensive judicial machinery required to accommodate litigation which should be borne by the whole state. At an election held last week the lib eral party gained a seat In the ISritlsh Parliament , which proves nothing more than that the party In i > ewer Is always at a disadvantage when It comes to a by- election. I.etler late than never applies with special force to the business men and property owners who have thus far failed to come to the front with their full complement of exposition stock sub- ricriptlons. Mr. Itryan U on his way south for an other lecture tour at so much per lect. Whether he is armed with a. letter ap pealing to railroad managers for edi torial free passes for "our Mr. W. .1. liryan" Is not disclosed In. the billboard announceiucnts. The council must not regard the Six teenth street viaduct question as set tled. The wooden bridge will have to be replaced with a substantial steel or masonry structure In the very near fu ture and It might not be a bad Idea to liguro early on the ways and means. The admirers of Carter Harrison , Jr. , of Chicago gleefully announced that ho , vas going to be a candidate for governor of Illinois and would bo elected , and the next day his enemk'H announced with equal manifestations of joy that ho Is going to write a book explaining the five silver theory. As an evidence of ( ho progressive uplrlt of thu .lapanese It might be cited that thirteen labor unions have been re cently organl/.ed by worklngineii of the > 'nil > ire and the Interest In laws for the regulation of factories and working hours Is growing. There have been thirty-eight strikes the past year , Oovernor Leeily was conspicuous by lil.s absence at the banquet tendered Itryan by the Kansas poporrats at the Kttilo capital last week. It is to be hoped these strained relations do not betoken - token an explosion In the political ship manned 'by ' the ml.vid , crew of Cuban populists and Spanish democrats. Nebraska Is said to be enjoying a re form state administration , but It Is no ticeable that It took a decision of the supreme court to Induce thu reformers to comply with the constitutional pro vision requiring the payment of fees Into the Hltito treasury before the service Is performed by the executive state otllcers. The denial of tlu > story that Attorney Oeneral Smyth and Deputy Attorney General Smith are planning Jointly to capture the governor and attorney gen eral nominations on the popocratle ticket U hardly necessary. These two places are not likely to go to the samn county , The aspirations nuiy , exist , but scarcely as u Joint venture. In his Into omtlon nt Topcka William Jennings Itryan is quoted as saying : "We peek nothing new. Wo nro con tending for that which ha been. " This Is Imurbonlsm In Its double-dis tilled essence. It has been the clmrao terlstlc of the democrat to emulate the Hourbons , who never profited by oxperl cnco and never recognized the larts of perpetual change. "Wo seek nothing now , " exclaims Mr. IJrynn. If that Is the keynote of pop- ocraey , where is the reason for Its ex istence ? If Mr. Itrynn and lite fol lowers are contending only for that which has boon let them pet out of the path of progress and join the mummies In the political catacombs , where all the eminent Hoiirbons who have been are to be found. When they stood up for the perpetuation of slavery while all the world was marching along the high way to universal freedom they also cried : "Wo seek nothing new. AVc are contending for that which has been. " During the war of the rebellion the grand army of liourbons was con stantly declaiming against the natural consequences of the Irrepressible con- lllct. In their platforms the democrats \vero always from one to two years be hind the demands of their political ad versaries and to date they have not caught up with the procession. It Is because Bryan's paramount Issue was an attempt to turn back the dial of time twenty-five years , Ignoring the Industrial revolution and disregarding Irrevocable laws of commerce by which values are regulated , that disaster overtook him and stranded his party. It Is because ho persists In advocating that which has been Instead of adjust ing himself to that which Is that his leadership must end in another Quixotic battle of the windmills. When Mr. 15ryan and his followers recognize that this ifi n world of eter nal change , that the world never turns backward , that to restore that which has been is as Impossible as to restore youth to old age , they may be able to get a view of the promised laud. isitmsn The good opinion' of President McKln- iey expressed by the London newspapers ought to be not only gratifying to the American people , but should have the effect of strengthening popular conll- dence he-re in the president. The com mendation bestowed upon Mr. McKinley - ley abroad for his calm , judicious , states manlike and truly patriotic course at tills juncture Is wholly disinterested and impartial. Newspapers that have strongly condemned the fiscal policy of which President McKInley is the foremost rep resentative and which have been wont to regard him as merely a politician con cede to him statesmanlike qualities and express confidence that he is strong enough to resist the pressure of those who would force a policy provocative of war. The president fully merits this good opinion. Nothing In his career has been more honorable , more praiseworthy or more patriotic than the calm poise , tlie complete self-possession and the pro found sense of responsibility he has shown In this critical juncture. His ex ample has impressed the country with the duty of patience and has silenced even the voice of jingoism. Political foes have been compelled to acknowl edge the wisdom of his position and men of all parties , with rare exceptions , are willing to concede that In this exigency the dignity and honor of the nation are in safe hands. There Is nothing in the latest expres sions of British opinion , as reflected In the press , to indicate other than friendly feeling toward the United States. There are people In this country who believe that in the event of war with Spain British sympathy would be with the Spanhfrds , but there Is nothing in the attitude of the British press as at pres ent disclosed to warrant such a view. AifKltta.lA' KXl'OHT JtUTTEn. Much of the butter made In the United Statfts" 'Is ' istlll produced as a of the farms. by-product Butter-making for the extensive homo and foreign market. * , however , has become within recent years ail Industry of more than secondary Importance. The present na tional administration Is engaged In as- siting , through the Argicultural depart ment , the American butter makers who desire to reach the foreign markets with their product. Already the export trade Is good and It Is Increasing. But ter exports from the United States for the year ending , Tune 'M , 1SD5 , were 5,500,000 pounds ; for the year 'ending Juno : iO. 1890 , 1,000,000 ! pounds ; for the year ending Juno 30 , 18f)7 ) , 31,000- 000 pounds ; for the calendar year 1SOO , 127,000,000 pounds , and for the year 1S97 , 31,000,000. As long as practically all the butter made on American farms was consumed there or In markets purely local but little attention was paid to securing uniformity of the prod uct and a high standard of quality. The creamery business Is effecting a revolution tmrt butter-making , when well done , Is highly profitable. The National Association of Creamery Butter Makers , at the meeting held last week , endorsed the work of the Agri cultural department In assisting In tin. development of foreign markets for tin- dairy products of the United States , li urged further that tfiu rtepartmenl enter upon the work of Inspecting -and grading butter and cheese Intended for export and official branding of the same In the same manner as meats are In sppeted and branded. There Is no question about the ability of the Amer ican butter nwikers to put on the mar ket butter that will suit the most fas tldlous taste and the inspection and branding jwllcy suggested would soon result in giving American export but ter a namu and standing In the markets of the world e < j al to the best. ( ! ov- crnment Inspection and supervision has given to the butter of Denmark Its uni form good quality and high standing. The same process will do as much for American export butter , The creamery butter makers hold their national association this year In Topeku and next year they will go to Sioux Kails. A few years ago both these cities were looked upon as far be- youd the westward limits of the Ameri can dairy belt ; now they are both rl ht on the line of greatest development of the Industry. Not only has the Indus try been moving westward , but It has been discovered that It Is on the western prairies , where the grass Is rich and nil feed abundant , that the Industry is most profitable and the product of the best quality. The export trade for American butter concerns every western farmer , There Is n good deal of popular misapprehension In regard to the war- making power , many persons of more than ordinary Intelligence thinking that It belongs to the president. By the con stitution congress alone has the power to declare war. That Instrument makes the president commandcr-ln-clilef of the army and navy of the United States and of the mllltla of the several states when called Into the actual service of the United States. He has no power to In- Itlate or declare war cither against a foreign nation or a domestic state , but by nets of congress ho is authorized to call out the mllltla nnd use the military and naval forces of the United States In case of Invasion by a foreign nation and to suppress Insurrection against the government of a state or the United States. If a war be made by the inva sion of a foreign nation- , the president Is not only authorized but bound to resist force by force. lie must do this without waiting for any special legislative au thority. There are generally conceded preroga tives of the executive the exercise of which might provoke war. These are the granting of belligerent rights and the recognition of thu Independence of Insur gents. Kecognlzlng belligerency , would not necessarily bo a cause of war , much depending upon the circumstances. For example , If the United States had rec ognized the Cuban Insurgents as bellig erents at nu early stage of the Insurrec tion Spain would have been warranted In regarding it as an act of hostility justifying war. Even now the recogni tion of belligerency might take a form which the Spanish government could fairly regard as a casus belli , as was pointed out In the United States senate when It was proposed to attach a bel ligerency resolution to an appropriation bill. The recognition of the Independ ence of Insurgents Is a far more serious matter. Klelrt. In his international code , says : "So long as a nation is engaged in a domestic war with a portion of its own members any other nation which recognizes their Independence commits an act of aggression and becomes a party to the war. " The recognition of the Independence of the Cubans , as has been urged In congress , would , there fore , be tantamount to a declaration of war. In the recognition of tin Smith American republics that revolted against Spain our government was exceedingly careful and deliberate , none of them being recognized until tiny had fully es tablished their Independence , and this precedent will undoubtedly be observed in regard to Cuba. It Is entirely safe to say that President McKinley will not abuse his preroga tives by taking a course which might compel the war-making power to exer cise its constitutional authority. Neither will he surrender to congress any pre rogative of the executive. The constitu tion and laws clearly define the powers of each and these will be strictly ob served. DKPOT AND 11DTKL The completion of the new Burlington passenger depot and the erection of a commodious temporary depot by the Union Pacific adjacent , to the Burlington station will In great measure supply the long felt want for passenger depot facil ities. If now the Klkhorn and Missouri Pacific construct tralu > sheds at the Webster street depot and expend a few thousand dollars In the enlargement of their terminal station , the wants of the traveling public during the exposition season may be satisfied without serious discomfort. The hotel situation is , however , more unsatisfactory. While there will be no dllllculty in finding abundant accommo dations for the great mass of exposition visitors , there is still a lamentable de ficiency of first-class hotel room for people ple who are able and willing to pay for the best. The erection of a permanent fireproof hotel building In time for the opening of the exposition Is now out of the question. A temporary building large enough to accommodate from 1,000 to 1,500 guests can and should bo erected. Such a building located liv the heart of the city will pay for Itself and leave a handsome margin of profit for the in vestor. The construction of such a hotel would In no way lessen the income of existing hotels , but on thu contrary would in crease their patronage by affording as surance to people contemplating a visit to the exposition city that they will not lack good accommodations. If at the very outset the Impression should go forth that our hotel facilities are Inade quate and that visitors will have to put up with second-elnss faty and Inferior accommodations Hie success of the expo sition would be j ( opardlzed. The hotel question Is a matter of such grave concern Uyit it appeals for solu tion to the exposition management. The Judgment of thosj who have given the subject most earnest consideration Is that the ifnmcdinto construction of a hotel covering a whole square and mod eled after thu great summer resorts is thi > only thing that will relieve the tre mendous pressure for first-class hotel accommodations. Our amiable confemporary has dis covered "a very ably written article" on the Transmlsls.slppl Imposition In Les lie's Weekly so ably written that it re prints part of It as better reading than It can itself produce. The fact that this article was prepared nnd Its publication procured In Leslie' by the Imposition Department of Publicity was of course not known to our a. c. when it praised the ability of the author. It may bo ex pected to retnict at the first opportunity. Heports from the mining districts of the west show that there has not been for many years such activity , among prospectors and investors in mining property. Some of this renewed Interest la a great and profitable Industry If due to the AJaska gold excitement , but mud of it can be ttntpd directly to the reli able InformnCUm given out at the be ginning of th $ jtejir about flie results ol mining In nil luo states of the west Ins ! year. Now rriinp * are being opened , old mines that bare .teen abandoned are to be worked ovet dmetlmes with new pro cesses , nnd prospectors are at work In many new camps. When the record Is matlo up at the ojose of the year It will be found thnHhe'mlueral ' output of sev- oraJ of the staterf this year will exceed in value that df Ahiskn and the Klondike country. , In hit ) argument In the Hartley bond ease the principal attorney for the de fense insisted that there was a con spiracy between Governor Ilolcomb am ! Treasurer Hartley to "stick" the bonds men for a first term shortage covered up. If Bartley was In a plot to stick his own bondsmen , Is It ilqt strange how the bondsmen were seen to stick to Bartley when he was on trial for embezzlement ? Perhaps It Is a case of all stick together or all get stuck separately. And now we are treated to another example of a populist member of the legislature resigning his seat In that body in order to take an appointive place with a salary attachment. Kvery time this Is done It Is a direct evasion of the constitution. When the abuse was prac tised by republicans In former years the populists were loud In their denuncia tion , but when they themselves follow crooked footsteps the mantle of silence Is expected to cover their shortcomings. The more progressive Iowa news papers are pointing to Arkansas and Missouri ami asking the legislators now In session If they Intend to permit Iowa to fall behind these and other states which are arranging for state exhibits at the Transmlssisslppl Expo sition. There Is not much doubt about the Iowa legislature doing its duty , but \\hntcvei' i done should bo done quickly. The list of aspirants for the guberna torial place on the popocratic state ticket seems to have suddenly reached a pre maturely , stationary state. It cannot be possible , bow-ever , that the well of pope cratic polities has gone dry before the spring rise. The list may bi > expected to take another spurt about the time the ofilclal call is issued for the selection of delegates to the nominating conventions. Ex-General Master Workman Sovereign eign Is determined that he shall not drop Into oblivion. He has purchased a weekly newspaper In n small town In Missouri and will print his views on free silver ev-en when others have ceased being In terested in them. ' In the lexicon of our great chief of police the automatic gambling machine order is to bo enforced only when some one plays , loses and squeals. As long as the suckers keepstill police protection for the machine gamblers may be de pended on. Our A11 until Klondike. Globeliemocrat. . The combined yield < jf gold and silver In the United Gtates. last year was but one- thirl the value 61 the corn cro-p. Wo re ceived J54.0tfO,000 for corn exported , and that Is a Klondike of tested richness. Another mill Another. New York Tribune. A relief expedition In search of Androo. under the direction of Prof. Xathorst , will leave Sneden early In May. Toward tlio corresponding data In the ensuing year an other expedition Is likely to be sent out Jn search of Prof. Xathorst , and the same ex pedient to be kept up Indefinitely , the polo still remaining the aamo useless and Invio lable superstition It has always been. A lA-HNoii In Korestry. riillailclptila Record. Governor Atkinson of West Virginia , In a late oraculor after-dinner speech , declared that "tho Inexhaustible forests , of timber" in his state "could funilth boards enough to fence In the universe. " We used to talk that way In Pennsylvania In our iad ! daj'n , when we were green In JudRment ; but wo know better now. With our barren uplands , our drlrd-up streams and Weak and black ened mountain sides wo are contriving how wo may repair the sviaeleas and 'wasteful devcfltatlon of the past. \o .Vlllei In America. Chicago THIjunc. The talk of an alliance1 of Mexico with Spain In case of a war between the latter and the United States Is the veriest non- Bonse. Such a combination would not only Indicate that the Mexican republic had re pudiated the cause to which It committed itself when It threw off the Spanish yoke and established a republican form of gov ernment , but that It had lost the sense of latitude as well for the part which the United States playt'3 In rescuing the repub lic from the grip of n foreign despotism In the downfall of Maximilian. Oonipiirntlve Safety In Wnr Ships. SprlnKtleM Itcpubllrnn. Captain Mahan still believes that llfo on the modern war fhip Is an safe as It Is on nny other craft. Speaking on. Washington's birthday at Princeton. N. J. . regarding the Maine , he said : "I ofsuro you , speaking as " . seaman and as a naval o/Hcer / , that I be- llevo that no man crosses the ocean In a passenger steamer without undertaking In a week grc-ater risk for collision than nny nca- mnn on board a ship of war does frrm ex- plcslon In the ccur > o of n year. " May all the other seamen ocid naval ofncern think so. lee , since they rnunt continue to live on mcu- of-war. _ Alplm mill OIIIIIKII of I'lnimee. Now""York Sun , Sixteen to one' is no mere war cry , no cbicgeablo motto of a moment. It Is under stood to bo the last itnd mast sacred utter ance of r.llvcr wisdom. It la beyond mathe matics. It Is the f.ssenco and pemmlcan of Cuance. Ti'iero l/i am other trumpet at the sound of which thsx Malls of the temples of the money hanEers ylll consent to fall by request and just tOiObllKO. There Id no other nllvcc cesamo and pjwworJ wherewith to open the ravca of fho robber barons of mo nopoly. To any reverent mind It la almost a. ? wicked to say anything unpleasant about 1C to 1 as to say anything flippant about the Initiative and referendum. ( irnwtli 'nt 'I'eriiperimrf. Clilc'atb ' jphronlcle. Although there Is no Immediate prospect that the people of tlio1 United States will become - como a nation of total abstainers , there can bo no doubt that there Is a great decrease In thn amount of drinking that U done. Not only are there moro teetotalers , but those who use liquor use less of U than they did twenty-flvo or even ten years ago- This U proved not only by the rarity of drunlen- ; ricrti except among the habitually dissolute class , but by statistics ot the distilling busi ness , In 1SGO the average yearly production of whisky per capita was 2.Sti gallons. In 1897 it was .US of a gallon. The use of malt liquors and wlnei of course accounts for a part of this decrease , but the great proportion tion of It l undoubtedly due to the Improved habits of the pesple. Womay reasonably expect ftlll further progress In this direc tion , ( bo ruoro so as we have reached a point where drunkenness Is not only deemed dis graceful , but Is a complete barrier to ad vancement la business life. .M5IWAS1CA. < XIJM.UO OK 1808. Humboldt Standard ( rep. ) : The republican atate convention will do well to adopt s the first and moat Important platform pMnk ono reading as follows : "No chrttilo office seekers or political bosses Allowed on the ticket. " Then and. cot until then trill there bo n chance for republican success la Ne braska. North Platte Tribune ( rep. ) : U has been demonstrated over and over np\ln that If the demo-pops ore given enough rope they wit ! hang themselves. The arrest and kidnaping of Mr. Simon , the populist who gave the se cret of the ballot recount away , shows gulll of the populists In such a glaring mannei tint all explanation hereafter wilt bo ol no avail. It shows also plainly that there Is neither honor nor decency In the popullsl ranks from the governor down to the word heeler , Mlndcn Gazette ( rep. ) : So long as the elate legislatures elect United States senators , It Is a waste of energy for state conventions or even , clwtors nt the polln , to express o preference. Ttio fellow who gets Ino en dorsement has everything else In existence to fight in order to bo elected , nnd the op portunity for Jobs and scheme * ? Is helpci along by the ftict that tbo victim for the sacrifice Is known. The old "way Is gooi enough unleis the senators are to bo electee by a straight vote of the whole people. Hloomflcld Monitor ( rep. ) : In the political struggle this fall In this elate , the repub licans tfiould take Into consideration the fact that the strength of the opposition Is verj great and If they would win they must work hi harmony. The enemy with which the ) have to contend Is very cunulng nnd crafty aad will stoop to the lowest debauchery to gain the desired end. The secret ot success MM In the nomination of good , clean , honest and upright men and above all tilings , loyalty to the ticket. Thin done , and success . 'e within our reach , Osccola Itecord ( rep. ) : It Is refreshing to sco the unanimity with which the stuto Is iJemandlng a new departure In sWto politics this fall. They want the Toms trad Jerries sent to the rear nnd men brand new ones who have not been stirring the political pot In search of a piece of plunder , put to the front. It Is well. If the party had adopted this plan ten years ngo the history of the state would have been written dif ferently. Wo hope to see the agitation go on until fresh , new blood shall Infuse a grander llfo Into the party. Wayne Herald ( rep. ) : The Herald Is of the optalcoi that the early mentioning of names for the republican nomination for congress In the Third district works an InJury - Jury to the party as well as to the ptrsons mentioned , as the district Is ono In which to bring about success every party worker and every republican must be In accord with the nomination made , therefore the matter should IK > given a rest , that the party convention , when assembled , will pro ceed to the work of nominating u man who has not had to traverse the district to ob tain delegations. Valentino tteptibllcan ( rep. ) : Great care ahould be exercised by the republican party In tbo selection of candidates for state olllces this mil , and luosc who have assisted In bringing reproach upon the party Instead of going to the front should remain In the back ground. It Is tlmo that the = e good men uCio have been doing much work for the party , without attracting public attention to them selves , bo given a fair chance to display their abilities In generalship to retrieve what ban been lost through those who have been recreai't to the trust Imposed la them and to the Interests of the people. Hastingu Tribune ( rep. ) : There Is only OQO way for the republicans of Nebraska to redeem the state and that U by selecting their very best timber , and then all work together. The day has gone by when a few political wire pullers could get together and name the next governor. There has been too much of this kind of work going on In Ne braska , which accounts for the state being In the hands of the fuslonlsts today. If the republicans will make an effort and put their best men to the fore the state can eat'lly ' bo put back Into the republican col umn. There should bo no soreness In the republican ranks whatever after tbo nomi nations have been made , aad everyone -should lend a helping hand. It's harmony that brings success. Blair 'Pilot ' ( rep. ) : Some facts alarming to populist state officials are gradually coming to light. It will be remembered that at the close of the last legislature the populist press pointed with pride to the cutting down of expenses by shaving appropriations for state institution * ! . It was known at the time that the ' 95 appropriations would leave a surplus and the pops banked on this to bo uiioJ In helping out on the ' 97 appropria tions. The surplus In the " 95 appropriations has gone bick Into the treasury and now money Is needed and the next legislature will find a deficiency hole to fill up. They were penny wise and pound foolish. They planned on a leverage for the ' 97 and ' 98 campaign. The lover worked In ' 97 but the glaring facts of a deficiency will reflect sadly on their economy cry In ' 98. Not a single populist press In the state will publish theao facts , however. TUB COt'XTIlV I.Y SAFE JIAXJ1S. St. Louis Globe-Democrat : The poise and dignity of the president and the other promi nent officials of the administration during the exciting times which have passed since the Maine disaster have called out tributes from men of all parties In this country , and have won the reaped of all the European nations. Such a strain as that to which the heads of the government have been exposed In the last tun days seldom comes to any officials In nny country. The balance and good sense which the president and his constitutional advisers have shown thus far Is an assur ance that the management of the whole af fair on the side of the United States will be satisfactory to the country , and will stapd well In history. Every American sees that .ho destinies of the nation in thi& crisis are in capable hands. New York World : PItzhugh Leo as consul- general at Havana illustrates the fundamen tal principle of civil service reform , which Is to "find the right man for the plico and ke-ep him there. " General Leo Is n demo crat , a southerner , and was a hard flsntcr on the southern side. He was selected for Ills present place by a democratic president on grounds of fitness alone. He quickly dem onstrated his peculiar qualifications for Its dlllicult dulled courage , Intelligence , a cool head , a determined patriotism , a winning manner and an unvarying discretion. When a republican president came In and found this delicate and dlllicult post so admirably filled by a man of opptwlto politics , ho wisely requested him to remain "as a perranal favor to the president. " Everybody la not only satisfied , ibut greatly pleased with the result. Philadelphia Ledger : Tlio country should to calm as to the present and confident In respect to the future. Its very strength nnd power should servo as pledges of peace , and , iprlous as reckless agitators are endeavor- ng to make the situation appear , there docs tot really seem to bo anything In It which wise and patriotic conduct may not reconcile with a peaceful conclusion. President Mc- Clnlcy's admirable address Is In Itself a promise of nuch an ending to our existing roubles with Spain , and the temper and cx- > resslons of the people should be such as to cnder that termination If not certain , at east most probable. When the captain of he ship perceives ] no real peril In the storm , t la unlikely that there Is any. The presi dent's utterances , Ills calm , equitable bear- ng , are alike suggestive of the continued maintenance of that national peace which works for national prosperity and hap- ilness. New York Times : No Latin race , wo Im agine , would have kept its head as wall oa he American people have kept tliolra dur ing tbo disturbing events of the last tno wcoku. In Spain or Franco or Italy there would have been tumultuous assemblages , much outcry In the streot.s and Incitements ; o riot. Outside of the rocklesa iiowspapcni : hero has been no raving hero. Hut the president has furnished the most conspicuous ) Instance of sanity and wisdom. His perfect calmness lion not * con far a moment disturbed , Hta judgment Iiaabeen aultlwa. Ho has made no mistake. Mr. McKInley has shown no deslro to malco pcr&onal or political capital out of the grave matters with which ho baa had to deal. Ho has done no peeing. He has iot Invited the attention of the nation , but laa performed his high dutlciiwith as llttlo 'usa and ostentation as bo would have oxhlb. ted in labors of < tlio dullest routine , 3ucli a president is the despair of Jlngoou , but bo Inspires the country with a feeling of confidence. ' - Tin : mur.M : itoonr. nicisin.v : , Klmball Observer ( rep. ) : The citizens of Nebraska , Irrespective of party , ilcnvind the prompt punishment of defaulting ex-Aud itor Moore. There Is certainly some statute under which an omcer who wilfully appro priates public funds may bo made to suffer the consequences of Ids crime. Apply the law. law.Polk Polk County Democrat ( pop. ) : The repub lican supreme court having turned Hugenc Moore , ex-audlior of the stato. loose , what excuse will our republican editors have to offer now ? They have claimed that the re publican courts could bo relied upon to sco that the state defaulters received their Just dues. It Is admitted upcu all sides that Mooro's acquittal was on technical grounds. Wo pause to hear from our republican brethren. _ Tccunweh Chieftain ( rep. ) : The fiction of the supreme court In releasing Embezzler Eugrae Moore from punishment by reason of a legal technicality Is a great disappointment - mont to the masses of the peopleot the etato. ncul especially to the republican party. It Is evident , however , that the court has rendered Its decision ! n conformity with the strict Interpretation of the statutes. There Is a probability that proceedings will bo Instituted against Moore In conformity with the law governing bis offense and- that ho will yet bo punished. The popoerats will attempt to make political capital out of the Moore Incident , but the fact remn'iis that If It had not been for the mistakes of n pop ulist attorney general the culjirlt would have received his Just dues before this. Osceola Uccord ( rep. ) : Tte supreme court of Nebraska lianduJ down Its decision last week In the ease of Nebraska against Eugene Moore , who ns state auditor etolc some twenty-odd thousand dollars' the state's money , and appropriated It to IiU own use. Their decision was In favor of Moore and the decision of the lower court was , therefore , reversed. Of the six Judges on the bench all were agreed except Judge Sullivan. The de cision Is on a technicality , purely. The court held that under the law lie had no right to receive Itio money and , therefore , money paid to him did not belong to the state , nnd he could not bo held for embezzlement ot It , This .may bo law , but It Is an outrage on Justice , and a largo majority of people will feel that the law Is decidedly defective , If the higher court In the state rightly Interpreted It. The case Is nil the more aggravating be- C'AUfso ot the sanctimonious standard set up by Moore during his term of olllce. Schuyler Sun ( rep. ) : Wo nro sorry that the supreme court was compelled to reverse the decision of the lower court In the case of ex-Auditor Eugene Moore. All agree that ho should not go unpunished , but If there Is no law on the statute books con cerning the case the supreme court did right In Its decision. It has no power to enact a law , only to Interpret these nlrcady enacted , and those- who are ready to ccnsuro the mcmberti of the court , accusing them of dis honest Intentions , etc. , are pimply allowing their prejudices to overcome their better judgment or < lo not understand the points of law Involved in the case. The supreme court had nothing to gain by letting Moore go free , but It could have made political capital had It been Inclined by upholding the lower court's decision whether It was just the law or not. When we consider that the two members of the supreme court , Harrison risen and Norval , ns well as the three com missioners , ono a democrat , ono n populist and one a republican were unanimous In their opinion , little grounds exist for castIng - Ing a stigma upon their Intentions. It is far easier to bellevo that Sullivan's dissenting opinion Is based upon wrong conclusions than that the other live should be all wrong. 1'eoplo are often too hasty In passing Judg ment upon these matters. Kearney Hub : It Is unfortunate that the law contains a loophole which permits Eugcno Moore to escape Itio penalty for the theft of nearly $30,000 of fees placed In his hand ? by the Insurance companies during hla term of office. The state of Iowa has had a similar experience In which the public thle\es esc.iped through the same technic ality. Tfje-re will doubtless be some con- uccr.natloii of the supreme court of thin stale , especially by the popocrats , but It muat be remembered ttiat law Is law ; that the court must take the law ns It finds It ; and that it. cannot twist the statutes to suit certain con ditions or to play Into the hinds ot political parties. Republican of Nebraska unani mously desired the punishment of Moore , and the two republican Judges would not have any partisan sympathy with him when a decision In his favor .would act prejudicially to the party to which they belong , because offering n pretext for the manufacture ot populist campaign capital. If there Is no punl-bmeiit for Moore , because under the statutea he appropriated the money of the companies , In an unauthorized capacity , the law should speedily be amended to cover any theft by an official If the money to Intended for the use and benefit of the state. There | should bo no loopholes left that will permit j the cecape of an official who plays the private thief In a public office , even though not actIng - Ing at tfio moment as an "agent of the stato. " The N braska supreme court cannot certainly bo accused of personal sympathy with republican thieves , as Instanced in the Uartley case , and the Hub does not bellevo that the general public will regard the Moore decision as a partisan one when It la per fectly understood. SOUTIIKH.V mui o.v coi.on. 'Baltimore ' American : This crime cannot all to do Eouth Carolina a vast amount of larm. It will bo commented upon far nnd wide , and -will leave the Impression that In some parts of that state hitman llfo Is not safe. It will render capital timid , for there can too no protection to property where there Is no protection to life. To 'purge her self , as far as she can , of her dishonor , ! South Carolina ahould BOO that these ! cowardly assassins are 'brought ' to justice and I punished as murderers of the lowest and most brutal type. Philadelphia North American : Raker was guilty of a skin of the gloomy hue of the Eoula of his murderers. Howas not a crim inal. He was only postmaster. To bo a postmaster Is no offense If only thn skin Is white , nut when tlio postmaster has a black ekln , then to lie a postmaster Is to give mor tal offense. 'Baker ' could not rent a place In Lake City for a postolllcc , and had to take It to his own house In the suburbs. That could have been borne had his skin been of the right color , but It wn not , nnd so a company of the very crcmo do la crcme of Lake City society assembled at dead of night , basted the Uaker mansion with kcro- seno and set It on flro. Baker , his wife and tlirco children wcro asleep In the house. The company shouted and awoke the In- ma M and the Inmates In attempting to csonpo were met by shower of bullets , which kllloj ( linker and a child In the arms ot the mother. Mrs. Maker and two older children were rescued. The father and dead child were cremated In the , burning house. lo. ! < ton Transcript : The murder of the r.ogro postmaster at Lake City , S , C. , and his family , by a mob of "proud Caucasians , " who wcro Indignant nt having to rccelvo tl'Clr mail from n colored man. Is an Atroc ity whoso character Is expressed by the inro statement. It Is the irost brutal ex- prc. lon of colorphobln of which a long de graded community Is capable. As the boat citizens of the south never do Anything mor than "deplore" such outrages , wo suppose It Is vain to liopo that any of the murderer * will bo brought to punishment. Indianapolis Journal : The niurJcr of the colored ) > ostmastcr , linker , and his Infant child at Lake City , S. C. , was not only a most liorrlblo crlmo but entirely unpro voked. It differs from ordinary lynchlngs In that the man had not and was not even charged with having committed any crime. He WAS a negro , and therefore offensive to the white people of the town as postmaster that wan nil. Unfortunately , the national government cannot reach and punish tlio perpetrators of such crimes. It could dis continue thepostoillce nt the town , but that would be as much of a punishment for nunjr Innocent persons as for the murderers. .Minneapolis Times : Postmaster Baker's offense was that he was n negro. The best testimony obtainable Is that he was a man of considerable education , of good character and In every way fitted for the place. Tlio town In which ho was postmaster Is In habited mostly by negroes. But the hl h- toned whites who rccelvo tome mall at the postolllco could not brnr the "degradation" ot a colored postmaster. Senator Tlllman has been especially active In presenting pro tests to the department , representing that the citizens of Lake City were "a proud people and would not rccelvo their mall from n nigger. " They Ob not sceui to have becu too proud to commit murder. I'HOVOICI.VC .SMII.K3. ! Chicago llepord : "Did yon cure your hus band of awcnrlng by swcarlni ; whunuvur he did ? " "Yes , but I ruined my parrot. " Somcrvlllc Journal : Show n man n botttn of "extra dry" nnd ho generally lookj 11 * 1C ho felt that way hlniHclf. Puck : Mrs. Brown It's n shnmo the way the early settlers killed oft the Indians ! Mr. Drown They couldn't get closa enough , my dear , to ohlorofonn them. Cincinnati Enquirer : Hoed Working nt anything those- days ? Wright I Imve started n. novel , to ba called "Ono Woman's Love. " "That sounds promising. " "It will l > o a ponch. It tins ono hcrolua and live consecutive heroes. " Chicago IrlbuneSprocketts What kin-1 of innchlne jre > ou going to ride this } ear ? Stcwiterwon 'lo blazes with your ma- r-liln-'H ! I'm workir.n on the pocoml voluivo of my book , "The Qoldbng's Nemesis ? , or " Hiirorketts- ee. You nro going to rid ? your 1 obby. jvtrolt rro Press : "How Is It that vour frlond , Miss Sorely , sheds no tears ? " no nsknl at tne thi-ator. whore the pnthetia portion of the play caused even the Imrd- cneei loiincn-s to weep. "Sh-h-h ! " ui.cwcrcd his fair companion ; ' 'she paints. " Indlnnnpolls Journal : "I understand that whisky comes pretty high In the Klondlko. " s'ald t.ie sociable old gentleman with the red nose. "Looks like It reaches the top of the glass around this town , " salil the bartender , and the old gentleman walked out full of wrath. Truth : Mamma , ( exe-ltedly ) Never mind Harolii ; God will punish Tommy for strik- Ini ? you. Harold's Brother He Jias punished Tommy already , mamma. Mam mi How do you know ? Harold'rf Hiotnor 'Cause I just now Lusle.l Ills drum for him. CiHBAT AVAK SCAHI3. Cleveland Leader. ' dicing a faithful record of one day's work for revenue only by a cheap sensational "news" paper. ) 8:30 : n. m. Wnr ! Wnr ! War ! . Horrible , bloody war/ / The troops are ordered out I To put the Dons to rout , i John Smith has said it ; His word you can't discredit , 'TIs war , without a doubt- War ! War ! War ! 3:20 : n. m. Another war ship gone ! | i Foundered out at sea ! At least she sailed away Yesterday afternoon at 3 ! She hasn't bad time , as yet , i To reach her destination , , Cut what care we for that ? i We're after circulation ! 10:30 : a. m. ; The cabinet Is meeting ; It has often mot before. ' ' . . But lot the liaughty Spaniards Prepare to hit the floor ! i Day has put his coat on. And Long lias coughed ! What for , i If not to let the people J Prepare for bloody war ? / ( 11:30 : n. m. < . Lee has picked his teeth ' ' ' This means that blood must flow ! ' Let Freedom's sons get out their gun And be prepared to BO ! When Lee getn out his pck | i jT He does It just to show | 'f The people that the time has coma ' I ; ! To lay the Spaniard low ! ' } 12:30 : p. m. i | A man In Oskaloosa I Has put his armor on , And swears that he Is g-3lng To lick the haughty Don ! ; This means that war Is certain. Wo can't avoid It now i Come , hurry up and purchase An "extra , " anyhow ! , 2:30 : p. m. Dllly Mapon's talUlng. | ( Anil pulling out his hair. Down In the senate chamber , i And scattering It there ! | Therellro In his nostrils , His llpu with foam tire white This puts an ewl to doubting , We've simply got to tight ! 4 P. m. ( Last KUItlon. ) Wnr ! War ! Wnr ! Horrible , bloody war ! There's going to bo u row , We don't know why or how , 11111 Joner has said It. His wortl yon ran't discredit HOW-HOW-WOW ! War ! War ! War ! i Sophocles It is just so with cheap clothing of the kind that a good many people buy with the notion that they arc getting bargains. It never lives to be old , * The moral of this proposition is obvious , Buy good cloth ing , not necessarily expensive garments. In even our lower-priced suits and overcoats , the materials are the best that can bz had for the money , but the cut and fit and workmanship are as good as in the clothing in which the more expensive materials are used , We want every garment that goes out of this store , to be a credit to the name of Oouglae
