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THD OMAHA DAILY BEE * THURSDAY , MARCH 10. 1808. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. llOSKWATEn , Editor. PUBLISHED nVKHY M011NINO. TEIIMS OF BUBSCmtTION : n llr Hc ( Without Sunday ) , One Year.fl 00 Dally Dee and Sunday , Ono Year 8 00 Hlx Month 400 Three Month 200 HumJfly lift. One Vcnr 2 00 Hatunlay lice , One Year 1 60 Weekly Dee , One Year Gi i OFFFICKS ! Omaha : The Dec llullillnir. Houlh Otnalm : Singer lllk. , Cor , X nnd 21th Sts , Council Hltirrs : ID I'enrl Hlrect. Chicago Olllce : D02 Chamlier of Commerce. New Vork : Temple Court. Washington : Ml Fourteenth Street. conniRi'ONUKNCR. : All communication * relating to news nnd edito rial matter shuuM he nOJrcsFCj : To the ICdltor. ' - " ' . ' . ' m'MtVI-UQ Ijl | "i'.l'l.'TTU . All business letters nnd remittances should lie addressed to The lleo 1'ulillslilnK Company , Otrnha , Draft * , checlcs , e > t > rens nnd postolltoo money orders to be inula imyable to the order of the company. Tin ; nnn PUHMHIIINO COMPANY. BTATI-.MINT : : OF CIUCUI.ATIOX. Blalo of Nclirnfka , Dotmlas county , as. ! Oeorfje U. Tzichuck , fecretnry of The Uec Pub- IlMilne tomp.iny , l > pnff | iluly sworn , Fny that the actual mimhor of full nnd romplot" copies of The Dally , MornlnK , r.vcnlnc nnd Humlny Hoc printed luHnj ? the month of February , 1S9S , was ns fol lows : 15 21.0S1 ! 2. . . , 21,9V ! K 21Ml 3. . . J7 21.WH 4. . . ? O.TC is 21si ; r. . . . 19 21nt c , 2' ' ) 21.C01 T. ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 } . . . 2I.3BT S 2l.nI 22 21,421 23 2I.C35 10. ' . ' ! , ! ! . ! ! . ' ! ! ! ! ' . ' . 2 < > ' , ssi : SI 21.0J5 11 21,124 22,111 12 21.070 y 22,22 19 21,012 27 21. W II 20,903 23 22,331 Total DJ7.5S2 icturned nnd unsold copies 9.32C Net totnl sales rS . ? : C Net dally UMTaHC 21.009 GKonm : n. T'/snn'cic. ' Sworn to before mo nnd KUIucrlbcd In my prejeni-n this Int day of March , 19S. ( Senl. ) N. 1' . FBI I * Notary I'ubllc. It will bo noted tliat Diivo Mercer IB rlnlit In the front In nil the stirring Bcoiins In the lower house of congress. In some newspaper olllci-s It Is believed Unit tin ; only patriot typo Is that used for printing show posters of largo * ! elzc. In the house that appropriation of ? , " > ( ) , 000,000 appeared as the Cannon 1)111 , but In the country It Is recognized as a can non anil war ship hill. A New York man says that what the democratic party neuilri Is a head , but newspaper readers know full well that what It ucod.s Is more votes and fewer lien ( Is. From the roseate reports of business transacted during the past year by the Missouri Paclllr , that railroad has no longer any good excuse for holding off Its promised exposition contribution. Kstlmates made by a northwestern gazetteer are that at least SCO new towns 'have ' been piatteil and settled In the transinlsslsslppl region within the Inst two years. Westward the star of em pire. An Iowa patriot wants to start a cru- naile against the mandolin because It is n Spanish musical Instrument. This should bo followed by an order sending back to Spain all the pure bred Spanish donkeys. Ilecent local elections In various coun ties of New York show that the repub licans have been making gains over last fall , and there was nothing in the re turns then to occasion discouragement BIIVW In New York City. The jingoes are now busily engaged trying to Justify their Incendiary war talk by citations from the bible. It will bo remembered the bible was also freely used once on a time In defense of the in stitution of human slavery. Now Is the time to get a place on the exposition roll of honor Ijy contributing to the exposition fund. When the enter prise Is successfully carried up to the opening of the gates there will be little credit to be gained by eleventh-hour sub ficrlbors. The published lists of vessels available for use against Spain In case it Is neces sary to use any have not Included the three Columbus caravels sent over to Chicago n few years ago. Is it possible that these specimens of Spanish ship- craft have been mislaid ? From nil appearances It may be put down as practically certain that none of the privileged Corporations that were HO loud In th-elr threats of overturning the new tax assessment will care to con test the matter in the courts. Loud noise does not always Indicate determined action. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Letters cannot be denied publication gntil their publication Is requested. Trumping up ns an excuse for giving to another- paper correspondence ad dressed to the editor of The lleo tin false assertion that It has been denied publication by this paper cannot hide the letter writer's lack of decent man ners. Nearly nil the land otllco otllclals in the western states ivport great activity this spring on the part of persons who desire government land or take steps to secure perfect title to land already entered. Land agents also report an In creased demand for land by Intending purchasers and by renters. The west cannot be kept down. The secretary or the Kansas Hoard of 'Agriculture has written the Kansas congressmen - gressmen urging that they support an appropriation of $50,000 for n corn ex hibit at the 1'arls exposition two yeara hence. The corn propaganda Is popuhu everywhere and will be still more popu lar after another triumph at the Trans- mlsslsslppl Imposition. . While an effort In being made In New York to substitute 'biennial for animal sessions of the state legislature , In othei states extra sessions are becoming com mon. Iowa , Illinois , Kentucky and sev eral other states have recently bad extra passions , one has just been called In Michigan and now the governors of Ne- bmska nnd Kansas nro said to l e con sidering the advisability of calling on the legislators for cxfra work. The out cry against unnecessary politics will have to become louder before all hear and heed It PATRIOTISM. The speeches In the house of represent atives on the bill making nu appropria tion for the national defense must con vince the world that the patriotism of ho American people has never boon nero ardent and earnest and responsive than now. They also dcinonstrntcd the 10 less Important fncr that this people arc n unit for the defense of the nation nnd the maintenance of Its honor ; that when called upon to sustain the govcru- ncnt In Us efforts to protect the inter ests and uphold the dignity of the conn- ry , the American i > coplo are capable of sinking party differences , forgetting sec- tonal divisions and standing together shoulder to shoulder for the common cause. That was an Inspiring scene In the louse of representatives on Tuesday , when democrats vied with republicans , non of the south with men of the north , n declaring their loyalty to the govern- neiit and urging the duty of preparation for the emergency that confronts the na- Ion. No stronger or more eloquent ox- u'c.sslons of loyalty wcro uttered than came from representatives of the south mil therecanbeno doubt that tliey faith fully voiced thosentlineiits of the people hey represent. If warshall come the men of the south will be found as eager as those of any other portion of the repnb- lo to go to the defense of the nation and lone would light more valiantly than hey. There was nothing of the spirit of Ingolsm In most of these speeches. With a very few exceptions they ex- irossed the hope that war would bo iverted. Hut they were clear nnd un equivocal In proclaiming the duty of ipholdlng the honor of the nation. "We ire for peace as long as It can be main- allied with honor. " said Mr. Bailey of Texas , the democratic leader , "but wo are for honor If war Is necessary to de fend our ling or protect the rights of \merlcan citizens anywhere throughout he world. " Tills was the spirit that jorvaded nearly every utterance of Kith democrats and republicans. The latlon is not seeking war , docs not want war , but It will make no sacrifice of loner to avoid war. If anywhere In the world the calmness nnd composure of the American people ms been taken as evidencing a lack of Kitrlotlsm , or a willingness to have peace it any price , the mistaken view will be lispelled by the utterances of the rep resentatives of the people and the irompt and unanimous action of both tranches of congress In providing the means for national defense. We are n peace-loving people , because no people on earth know better than we what war Involves. We are an Industrial and com mercial people , whose chief aspiration Is to make this republic the foremost nation of the world in trade and in the ulvancemcnt of civilization. We do not ovet the possessions of any other nation , we have no schemes of territorial con- niest. All our hopes and alms ns a nation are such as will be promoted tty maintaining peaceful relations yitll all the world. Hut any sacrifice of these that may be necessary will be made in' defense of the Visits ' ! tllc honor of the nation. Let no one doubt the pa triotism of the American people. A'O LKUlbLATIUN HKGDKD. The senate committee on civil service , after a careful Investigation , has re ported that no legislation is needed In regard to the classified service for the reason that tlio president has the. . power to make such modifications ns may be found advisable. The report also states the opinion of the committee that the classification has been too extensive niid that certnln places should have boon left to the appointment of heads of depart ments , the suggestion being made that the president should modify the existing civil service rules , so as to restore to heads of departments and bureaus the appointment of certain clashes of offi cials. I This refers to the extension of the classified service under the Cleveland allmlnlstratlon , which President McKln- ley has been strongly and persistently urged to modify , but which thus far he has shown no disposition to do. The conclusion of the senate committee , that the president has full power in the matter tor and therefore no legislation In needed ought to put an end to agitation on this subject. It Is manifestly useless for the opponents of the civil service law , or those who want a modification of the regulations , to attempt to do anything In congress. Their only hope Is In per suading the president to exercise his power In the matter. This they will probably not be able to do. Mr. Me- Klnley has shown himself to be a sin cere friend of civil service reform. lie has declared that there should be no backward step In regard to that policy and In the first year of his administra tion there ban been nom > , but on the contrary the system has been strength ened. It Is not to be doubted that the position of the president in this re.spect Is approved by all but the spoils seker * and the general expectation is that he \\lll ndhcre to it. S.lO.tST.I'S T.1S.V. The task of Spain's veteran statesman , Prime Minister Sagnsta , Is Indeed a mosl dlillcnlt and delicate one. The want of money and the lack of credit to obtain money is a very grave situation , but n hardly less serious trouble Is the populai unrest and dissatisfaction , which seems to bo steadily growing , although it has not as yet become dangerously demon strative. The understanding has be\n ? that all parlies In Spain were giving loyal support to the government , but It Is well known that thorn Is a strong un dercurrent of feeling hostile to the min istry and this Is pretty ure to be vig orously manifested In the election of members of the Cortes soon to be held. This hostile element Is constantly bring ing pressure to bear on the government In respect to the relations with the United States and Is very likely respon sible for the request or suggestion to oiu government that Consul General Lee be recalled. The followers of Weyler , the sympa thisers with He Lome , the Carllsts anil a considerable portion of the conserva tive uartjr , would undoubtedly like to ace war between Spain nnd the United States and It Is no easy matter for Sa- gnsta to combat these various Influences. There is reneou to believe tliat ho wishes o maintain pence. Tbo prompt with- Irnwnl of the suggestion that Lee be recalled , when It was found that this government would not consider It , and other circumstances , Indicate n desire to keep on good terms with the United States. Hut there Is continued danger of the ministry being Impelled by pub ic clamor to some action Inimical to friendly relations. Sagastn. has cor- alnly shown mark'ed ability In the nnnngomont of affairs ; ho has kept the lolltlcal factions opposed to him under rood control. But how much longer he will be nblo to do this is a serious ques- ion , Pending the election of members of ho Cortes , less than three weeks hence , 10 Important change is to be expected , Hit In tlie event of tlfe cholcp of a ma- orlty of that body In opposition to the nlnltitry a situation of the gravest char acter may bo developed. Meanwhile It Is irobnbly safe to say that the Spanish rovorument will be careful to avoid glv- ug any offense to the United States. THE QU11STIUN ( ) F MOHALITY- The Transmlsslsslppl Exposition attracts anil doscrvos special thought. Thla cxposl- lon will bo second only to the World's fair , t Is Q tremendous undertaking and Iraiigtit vlth great possibilities of advantage and dis advantage. It ougbt to attract the attention of the whole country , and doubtless will. Phero will bo no disappointment to those who expect It to bo a worthy International ox- pcfiltlon. Its morality Is likely to bo a shock a Christians. It Is now evident the authori ties do not propose to Helen to the protests against Sabbath opening , and that the devil will be wonderfully busy. Nearly twice as nany saloon licenses have been granted this year as last year. The brewing companies and oilier liquor Intcceats have got possession of many street corners and many new an ! attractive buildings have been erected to bo occupied by saloons. Otter evidences of preparation to trap the willing nnd the un wary In wickedness and Impurity are very apparent. iTho whole Christian world needs to prey for Omaha as never before. For nearly tt > n years Omaha has been as quiet a city upon the Sabbath as any of the cities of our counjry. The rapid gain of Christian and orderly Influences within ten ycara Is rery remarkable. Is all to be lost now ? Jmaha Correspondence of Ilev. David U. Kcrr to the Chicago Interior. There is no question that the approach of the exposition emphasizes the serious- less of certain moral problems that con front every community. We have no loubt that the devil will find just as much , if not more , in Omaha to keep him busy during the remainder of the year as in former years , and we are sure ilso that , the prayers of the Christian world will do us no harm. But when the Hev. Kerr Intimates that all the gain made in Omaha In the past ten years by Christian and orderly Inlluences is to bo wiped out by the exposition there Is room for a decided difference of opinion. First as to a few mlsstatemcnts. In Itev. Kerr's letter. The assertion tliat nearly twice as mauy saloon licenses have been granted In Omaha this year as last yearjs Incorrect. The total num ber of saloon.licenses Issued In ,1807 was 109. The total number of saloon licenses Issued In 1SOS to date Is i&O , an increase of 50. Instead of there being nearly twice as many saloon licenses Issued this year as last year the Increase Is Just 23 per cent , and that corresponds with an almost equal Increase In population. Again , the exposition authorities have not yet taken up the question of Sunday opening. On the contrary , they may be depended on to take action In the matter only after weighing nil the nrgumonts for and against Sunday opening nnd to decide solely on the question of the great est good , mental , moral and physical , to all the members of the community. As n matter of fact the question of morality Is not so much one of democrat- Ing the Sabbath by keeping the gates of the exposition open every day of the week ns It Is the enforcement of the laws and ordinances against disreputable places and disorderly people. The ex position will be an educating , uplifting , moral force , mid the devil will not be half so busy whllo the exposition gates nro oueii as he will be while they are closed. If Satan finds ample work for Idle hands to do , then shutting up the ex position nnd forcing residents and strangers to while away their time In th-a saloon-Infested city will be more danger ous to their morals than providing them with wholesome entertainment on the exposition grounds. What the clergymen and church people of Omaha should Insist on Is cfllclcnt police protection nnd such reasonable enforcement of the laws as will blot out all the dives , dens and disorderly resorts that are now flourishing with police con nlvance. To do this , they need not wait until the exposition Is at hand. They should begin at once to stir up the people ple against the reckless examples of out lawry set by the bogus reform police commission. They should Insist upon an Immediate nnd thorough reorganization of the police force under an experienced and competent chief. By remaining In active they only assist the devil to be come so firmly entrenched that they will not be able to dislodge him when he IB busiest. If the Dominion Parliament adopts the suggestion contained In a bill soon to be introduced providing tliat only Brit ish subjects can hold mining claims in the Klondike retaliation may become ex pedient. If the Canadians want to monopolize the gold of the Yukon trlbu- ta'ries they ought to be compelled to open their own routes over the moun tains. But , really , It ought to make no difference whether a miner Is a British subject or an Amarlcan. If he brings forth the shining dust and adds It to the stock of gold In the world his rights should bo respected irrespective of na tionality. The Canadian proposal is neither neighborly nor sensible. The controversy over the payment of the police judge's salary Is one arising solely out of the nmbiguous decision of the supreme court in the charter case. The court , while declaring unconstitu tional that section of the law changing the term of ofllco of the police Judge , gave no Intimation as to how long the present Incumbent should hold or what should bo thOj f Jiry of the position un- ler the new WhntHor. The police Judge s certainly { > ntl led to every cent that rightfully l > elorlgj\ , \ \ him , yet at the aamo t'lmo the clty'pjujjliorltos ' [ ! have no right to pay out of IU < treasury a single dollar not nulhorlzediby the law. The Bhort- cst and most satisfactory way out of the dllllculty Is by.nil adjudication of the courts. , , ! Extension of , the homestead land laws to Alaska Is nti Joke. The southern part of the territory/is In the same latitude is Scotland , central Russia and northern Germany , and gopd wheat Is grown In the valley of the Mackenzie river far > ther north than the southern limit of Vlaska. It has been demonstrated that potatoes can bo grown along the rivers eadlng Into the Pacific ocean and veg etables of many kinds can be ripened In the valley of the Yukon. It lias been the ilstory of the wotld that the farmer follows close after the miner wherever ic may lead. It Is easy enough for the council to order on more electric lights. Ordering them off will , however , be a more dllll- cult matter. While Omaha must be bet ter lighted the coming season than ever before , the exposition must not be used to develop habits of extravagance among the city officials or to relieve the city treasury solely for the benefit of the contractors nnd franchlsed corporations. The Inefficiency of the police has been llsplnyed again in letting slip a prls- ) iier who Is unquestionably one of the thieves who have been freely plying their vocation in Omaha. Perhaps the police authorities will try to shove the responsibility for this Imbecile piece of police work upon The Bee for exposing the escape after It had been neatly ef fected by the suspected thief. 1'roiptTlty. Indianapolis News. The wave of prosperity Is bound to strike foreign ship builders If l = paln and this country get to bidding against each other for war ships. Jnimii an n Hour Hunter. New York Tribune. Japan Is said to have sent a stiff note to Husla concerning 1'ort Arthur. She Is In a position to do so. If 'worse came to worse , she could play tiddledy-wlnk with the Russian nnvy In those waters. A llnllrnnil Klondike. Iiulltiniipoll * News. This Is not the only country In which bounties and subsidies to railroad corpora tions are projected. A Canadian company has been organized to build a railroad to the Klondike and wants a gift of 4,000,000 acres of gold-bearing land , together with monopo listic and other privileges. That Is all. One firvii't itiilluil Country. noiuibtto ( Va. ) News. General Wade rilampton's advice to south ern men to stay.'ot 'home ' and let the north furnish the troops. It war Is declired against Spain , Is narrow ; sfctioual' and wholly re pugnant to tha'jfcelliigs of the- bravo follow ers of L.CO and , Skopje wall Jackson. Wo are ouo great country imdcr one flag , and It Is admitted .by patriots all over the land that a declaration of war would have the effect of abolishing sectionsl'llnos ; and that In the future there- would bo no north , no south , no east , no wcat , but one great reunited nation , Etandlng'Shouldor to shoulder In de- fence of a-common cause. Wo are surprised at Wade Hampton. TrtMiNouIn Kentucky. 1 New York Sun. Rebellion among the Dryanltes of Ken tucky. The senate of'.that . state has refused to pass over Governor Uradley's veto a bill giving the railroad commission the right to fix freight rates. A democratic joint caucua had passed resolutions declaring the bill a party measure In line with the Chicago plat form , yet ten democratic senators voted with the republicans and smashed the bill. A hard kick at the Chicago platform. If cor porations are to be allowed to have rights , of what use is Bryanlsm ? We depend upon Colonel Jack Chlnn and Joe Blackburn and P. Wat Hardln to turn themselves Into mam moth caves of ululatlon and wrath. The spoilers of "tho tolling masses" have tri umphed. Ten democrats have betrayed the cause of "the producing classes. " It there Is any heat In words , Kentucky will soon bo dono. Junket Microbe * In Chicago Chronicle. The three senators and two congressmen who have gone off on a Junket to Cuba In a yacht owned by a newspaper publisher are unfortunately fairly representative of the claso of men whom .wo send to Washington theao daya. The desire to Junltot Is predom inant In congressional breast. Places upon investigating committees are eagerly sought for because of the opportunities they afford for eating , drinking and traveling at the public expense. Even congressional fu nerals are made occasions for more or less revelry on the return trip at least and It is notorious that the path of -congressional "special" can bo 'followed by the thower of empty flasks along the trucks. The gentle men who have just started for Cuba are per haps less culpable In that they are enjoying the hospitality of a private Individual Instead of spending government money. But as they cannot help knowing that they will be used for advertising , purposes their position Is hardly dignified or enviable. But you can't keep a congressman away from free cham pagne and victuals unless his fences need re pairing. The junket microbe is in the legis lative" blood. DBIlT-l'AYJXO IX MUIH.YSICA. Calculated to 'Paralyze ' Calamity JIlMVllTH. Springfield ( Mass. ) lle > rubllcan. ) It has been stated many times that the farmers of Nebraska and Kansas were being rapidly got out of debt by dollar wheat. There are some Interesting figures bearing on this subject Just given out by the Ne braska bureau of Industrial statistics , which has collected them from the counties. They relate to the number of now mortgages filed and old mortgages canceled in the last half of last year , as compared with the llrst half. I-'ann mortgages are distinguished from i ty mortgages , and the chattel mortgage and foreclosure record la also given. Three ciphers (000) ( ) are omitted from the columns of values : f JI ji f First Half. Second Half. Murlgages. Nutu- . Num- lifi1. Amount. bcr. Amount. Farm , nieil C.5W J0.267 S.C73 fr,7fl Ktrm. released. 8.COI 7iO 8,235 7,637 City , nieil 8.1W ' 1.SS3 2.S5 ! l.S'Jt ) City , released. . S'M 3,1W 3.W3 415 Chattel inort- . - caRes ! Filed 4C.SSS 1.7W 33.209 > : : . 2 Uetc.ise.l . : ; ,07l C.S10 23.7S3 7(1C Fuit > closurea i > Farm * I,1 * ! ? . . . . SOS City property. . I-tU't . . . . CM This record fafc.Jtio last half of the year 1s said to bo the best report since the county returns began to bo collected. We do not know What1 the great Increase In the amount of chattel mortgages filed In the last six month ? over the flrst may mean , but outsldo oT < hat , the Improvement IB con siderable , particularly for the farms. The net mortgage debt was being reduced prior to the profitable harvests , but the reduc tion in amount during the last half of the year was nearly double In amount that of the flrst , the increased reduction being duo chiefly to the smaller number of new mort gages created. Foreclosures also decreased materially in number daring the last half of the year , both on farm and city property. U Is to be remembered further < hat the above statistics make "o account of partial payments on old montages. Things are evidently going very well for the prosperity-howlers In Hryan's state. May they have another year of equal gains to agriculture. nOSEWATKIl TO 3IAUET. SonicI'lnln Tnlk to flnrrrnnr llol- rotuli'a 1'rlvatn Scornlnry. OMAHA , March 8 , 1898. Mr. Uenton Maret , i'rlvato Secretary to the Governor , Lincoln , to. Dear Sir : On receipt of your letter SaturJay evening I glanced over it without carefully perusing it to the end , simply noting your denial of visiting Hartley at the all. Inasmuch as the report had originated n one of our labor papers , I directed our reporters to look It up , and dropped the matter there and then.My desk being covered with a tremendous amount of ex position correspondence , I did not again look at your letter until yesterday. Among other things , you seek to Intlmato : hat my visit to Hartley had some sinister notlve and seek to Impute malice and do- Ibcrate misrepresentation to me.How did you know that I visited Hartley in jail unless he told you so or wrote to you to that effect ? And why < lld you Intimate that the -people would like to know what mysterious mission called me there , with which I have not seen U to acquaint the public ? If I wcro to lubllsh the 'mission , I want to assure you that It would not bo discreditable to me. I am overwhelmed with exposition work and give up abqut ten hours a iday to the task voluntarily Imposed upon myself for Its jiromotlon , but If you Insist upon an ex- ilanatlon as to what my mission was at the lull 'I ' am ready to make It public providing I can set Dartley's consent. I called upon Hartley the morning after : ho supreme court had refused to set aside the trial and verdict which sent him to the penitentiary , with the hope of being able to ; et Information concerning the accessories : o liU embezzlement. Among other ques tions I asked , him was this : "Did you loan any state money to or deposit any state money with any bank in which Governor Holcomb or 'Marot ' was interested ? I can not comprehend and never conlJ understand why the governor did not make you resign or have you deposed after I had told him that you were a defaulter and were un doubtedly short In your accounts , Inasmuch as you had refused to make known to any body , even to the governor , where the state funds were deposited. " Hartley declined to give me any Informa tion on that iiolnt In fact rather endeavored to Impress me with the Idea that it would be advisable not to reflect upon either the gov ernor or yourself In this matter. Inasmuch as I had pledged Mr. Hartley not to publish anything he might say In that In terview , I have kept my word , as I always have , even with convicts and scoundrels of the lowest type. Hut what I said there was simply a reflex of what I have thought about a thousand times , and that Is : Why did not Governor Holcomb make Hartley show up the money or the place where the money was deposited at the time when ho flrst came Into olHcc ? Hartley's solicitude for his and your reputa tion Is not , ki my Judgment , calculated to relnsplre ihe confidence which , I regret ex ceedingly , was destroyed by the failure of the governor to take my advice to make Hartley resign. There certainly U some thing very mysterious about this action and If you can enlighten me In any way on that subject I shall be very much gratified , be cause It grieves me to think that I misplaced my confidence in Governor Ilolcomb nnd spent thousands of dollars to put him In the place ho now occupies , with the Idea that ho was a thoroughly honest , fearless man , who would do his duty under all circumstance. ! and whatever the consequences might be. One thhig you may rest assured of. Tha Ingratitude he has shown toward me will not deter me from doing him justice when ever he Is assailed wrcngfully , or from backIng - Ing him In any move In the Interest of the state or the people. I am used to Ingrati tude and It would have been a surprise to me If he had been different from nearly all the other men I have helped to elevate to high places. Very respectfully yours , E. H03EWATER. ( Note by the Editor The above Is the reply of Mr. E. Rosewater to en abusive let ter from Benton Maret , private secretary to Governor Holcomb , denying that be had recently visited Joseph S. Hartley In the Douglas county jail. As Mr. Maret has seen fit to publish his private letter In another paper during Mr. Uosewater'ii absence from the city and state. The I Joe takes It that It Is thereby made'freo to publish the reply. ) SimUIM.VG GE.VEKAL LEE. Cincinnati Tribune : Consul General Lee suits Uncle Sam. If he doesn't suit Alfonso , EO much the worse for Alfonso. St. Louis Republic : It is easily under stood , of course , that Consul General Leo U persona non grata to the Spanish scoun drels who blew up the Maine , but until we've settled with those ramo scoundrels the bluff old Virginian must keep au eye on them. Indianapolis Journal : It was just a feeler that Spain put out to see how a demand for Lee's recall would bo regarded. As soon aa It was -discovered that It would mean a mtae explosion that might blow up the whole Spanish nation the idea was abandoned. Chicago Journal : The real subject of the mistake , however , was Mr. McKinley , and not General Leo. Premier Sagasta thought Mr. McKlnloy could always be bluffed. He found out his gigantic error In less than twenty-four hours , and proceeded , with all 'tho celerity in his power , to extricate his foot from the hollow cavern of his mouth. It Is more than possible Spain has made a similar mistake about the United States. Indlanapolln News : The way elbows touch In the present crisis Is seen tn the way the old union officer. McKinley , at Washington. Is supporting -the old confederate. olBcer , Lee , at Havana. This is sentimental , but It Is a good thing1. 'And ' what is more rem-irk- able with us ( which Is not to our credtt , either ) Is a president of one- politics backing a consul of another. Wo might take the hint. As General Leo was selected for'Ha vana and kept there because of his fitness without regard to bis politics , so wo should organize- all our consular and diplomatic service. In other words , we should have civil service reform there as well as else where. Philadelphia Record : Although President McKinley has technically no right to refuse the demand , the American people are in no mood for quibbling over fine points of law. and the action of the administration In the matter will meet with universal and unqualified - qualified approval. Spain may not further urge Its demand and may also find it prudent not to oppose the entry Into Cuban ports of American war-iblps laden- with supplies for the starving recoticcntrados. The new de velopments IP. the crisis are well , calcu lated , however , to materially Incrcaeo the tension In our relations with SIM In and to produce deep disquiet In the United States. Chicago Chronicle : General Leo has the anne power lu Cuba that a minister has at the court of a Xorolgn nation. This fact rendered the demand for his recall moro exasperating. At Ido eauio tlmo it should bo r.ald that no diplomatic offlcer of this country ever has surpassed him In ability and in the best performance of public duty. He has shown himself equal to the highest demands of the public service. The ad. ministration would have been disgraced be yond recovery If It had yielded to the do- m.ind of Sf.aln that ho should be discredited as the representative of tte country In the most serlouj crisis 'Itiat ' has been met since the close of tbo civil war. The Royal U the highest grade baking powder IMOWH. Actual test * show it got * one- third further than cny other brand , POWDER Absolutely Pure ' | K3VL tlKINS FOWOCN CO. , HCW YOU * . B1AXIMUX HATH DECISIOX. Orerilld 4h * ChlcnEO Trlbun * . There Is no Joubt the rates flxoJ wcro < oo low. The populists controlled the Nebraska legislature in 1S93 and they Jumped at a chance to hit the railroads hnrd. Dut they overdid the business , and this particular law , llko o many others the populists hate enacted , could not stand a judicial test , llnnc.lji of the fltnio. Chicago Post. i The Nebraska law , when passed , reduced rates one-third and deprived the roads of a fair return. Since then business has Im proved , nnd it Is powlble < hat the rates would today yield reasonable compensation. If so , the state officials may npply to the court and procure the dissolution of the In junction against the enforcement of the law. Can anything bo fairer to the etate of Ne braska and the public ? The decision Is open to no attack or misconstruction. It Is a model of cogent reasoning and equitable application of common-senso law. Theory IH-iiiollHlu-il. Minneapolis Journal. Thla decision destroys the theory that rail ways have no rights which the state or the public must respect. In Texas the kind of legislation against railroads of which the Nebraska law is a specimen is carried tea a very destructive extreme and -tho Texas j laws will , of course , bo upset by this dc- j clslon. In Texas 99 per cent of the roads are lnsolvcntjind are operated by Inade quate forces because they can't afford to pay for more. Such legislation Is not only In jurious to the railways and adverse to public Interests , but Injurious to the state of Texas Itself. Sush laws advertise a state as on unsafe place for the Investment of capital slnco they are practically confUcatory. I. n nil in n rkn of ( lit * DcHxInii. Kt Paul 1'lonoer 1'ref ? . That the state has the power to prescribe- maximum rates on the transportation of per- sens and property within Its limits but that this power Is limited by tliu requirement that Huch rates uluill not be so low as to deprive the carrier of reasonable compensation for the service and the capital necessarily em ployed , and that what Is reasonable must bo determined bolely by the cost of performing It and the revenues ilorlvcd from It within the state are the great landmarks set by this decision for the guidance of state legis latures. or the official bodies to which they have delegated their powers , in the fixing of maximum railroad rates in the future , That decision rtstw upon the fundamental equities of the constitution upon those pri mary rights of persons and property around which It was the flrst care of the founders of the constitution to erect Its Impregnable bulwarks , because they are the foundations of all orderly liberty and of all material and social progress. Xot ' Iiu-li f n Itnllroiul Victory. Knnsas City Star. There certainly Is no ground for any con troversy over the soundness of the decision. There may be some doubt In the minds of radical opponents of railroad corporations as to whether the supreme court's findings rela tive to the facts In the case were true. I'oa- sibly It may bo contended that the court , in computing the cost of transportation , allowed returns on excessive capitalization , and not on the actual value of the properties In volved. The decision Is not very much of a vic tory for the railroads , since It spcclllcally affirms the right of the states to regulate transportation rates. It merely protects the railroads from unreasonably low rates , and since no state legislature has any desire to exact rates low enough to bankrupt the roads or to rob them of reasonable compensation , tbo decision docs not Involve any change In the policies of the Hiatus , with reference to the railroads , beyond requiring of them a llt- tlo more care and conversatlsm lu legislating on , the subject. i , A.VU OTUKIUVISL : . Hazlcton , Iind. , disputants went to law over 60 cents' worth of chicken , and the litigation cost them $40. Andrew Careiegle's suggestion of a great shipbuilding plant Is a good one , and Mr. Carnegie Is Juatthe man to carry It out. A man with a ? 2'400 conscience haj turned up at Cincinnati. He Is ono of the two or three specimens recorded In the United States thus far. Two alleged epartsmco in California wecit over Into Mexico the other day and slew 800 quail. It is not stated what millinery estab lishment they wcro working fee. Morality la proclaimed to be on the In crease In Anderson couoity , Tennessee , a citizen having paid his tnxiM without being sued for the first tlmo In his life. The smokestack of the government assay office In New York has been swept out , and yielded $1,500 worth of gold and silver par ticles. Evcu an old poker playei- thinks a $1,500 stack a pretty good one. A citizen of Chicago , who has been a United States commissioner for nearly tliK'ty- ftve years , has just been removed from that office by Judge Orcescup of the United States district court for Incompeteocy. Phla dough of Auburn. Me. , has other choice things to care for besides his name , and baa shown this winter some well-pre served apples which ho has kept in a dry cellar since the autumn of 1S9G. Another of the Dalaklava heroes , Thomas McNally , has Just died In Wales. McNally was born in Dublin In 183G , enlisted at 18 in the Thirteenth Light Dragoons ( now Thir teenth Hussars ) , and came out of the four engagements Dalaklava , Inkorinan , ( Alma and Sevastopol uninjured , A sprlngfleld , Kan. , woman put on some of her husband's clothes to play burglar with her children and when fctio came from a closet her 10-year-old daughter , who had taken a revolver from Its hiding place , prccnptly shot at her. The bullet jmu mlssea her. her.Nathan Nathan Strauss of Now York , having resigned - signed hln position as president of tbo Board of Health , announces that the two months' salary ho has received will bo used by him to build for -the city a. sterilizing milk plant on Randall's inland , where mortality among the poor has been the greatest. Kansas has turned out a man with a de cennial conscience , or , at least , such a man , formerly of Kansas , has tunned up In another stato. Ho tuM sent to J. I ) . Moody of KuJoi-cv , Douglas county , Kan. , the price of a hog ( with interest ) whlcd belonged to Mr. Moody , and which the consclencc-atrlckcn ono killed , In anger , ton years ago. when it fitrayed into CiLa yard from the place of his then neighbor , Mr. Moody. roil DF.FU.-VSK. Minneapolis Journal : Undo SamVi "ante" Is $30,000,000. U remains now to sec whether Spain wants to "como In. " - Chicago Inter Ocean : One fact stands out In bold relief at the present tlmo. Tim entire nation approves of the course of Presi dent McKinley , and has unlimited conflJcnca In his coolness and his wisdom , Philadelphia Ilecord : It Is evident tliat congress is aa ono with the country In the desire to give the 'president ' cordial support -whatever action iic may take for the maintenance of honor.iblo praco or the prosecution of necessary war. There appears to bo but ono party. This Is right. It Is a matter of patriotic pride and satisfaction to observe how the mere apprehension of pos sible hostilities has compacted and solldlflcd public sentiment. Chicago Times-Herald : ( It Is not a mail rush of jingoism , such as was seei > In eon- gross a year or two ago In the demand * for Cuban recognition , but it is the sober and earnest act of men who , while they srr and acknowledge .1 crisis In the Cuban situation acknowledge also that the hcnor and safety of the nation can bo Im plicitly ccnfldcd to the president's care and Judgment. Kroin the days of Washington until now no greater trust was ever reposed in any president. Chicago Post : The proposal to appropriate $30,000,000 $ to bo expended at the discretion of the president means adequate runds at his disposal at the scratch of his pen. It l.i a mere earnest of what congress would hasten to do should itCicco bo coy oxtrnordU nary demand for the protection of the nation , Tliat $50,000,000 appropriation la the groatret peace measure ever proposed. Last Eatunloy nlflit the available -cash bnlanc ? in ( lie Unite.1 States treasury was $221,509,320 , of which lCS-f24-I12 Is In clear Including of $ , - , - gold , , course , the $100,000,000. The appropriation and the condition of the treasury arc oulli * dent notification to the money lenders or Uuropo that they cannot lend their gold to Spain for a war wild the United Stales nnd ever expect to ECO it again. Kansas City Star : It should ho a matter of prldo to every American , this union of our highest legislative body. Sum a solidity of fientliiK'iH. his not always appeared In congress when war was the possible or actual IpflUP. The old continental conEccss was probably united In the determination to re sist the king to the IFSUO or linlcpziideneo , though It had Us factions and dlstfunslona , but In tbo case of wars since ( hero have been untl-war parties , not carrying their op- posltlai to the point of lending aid to tiio enemy , but still known to be opposed to the war as carried on by the government In viola tion of morals and gno'l policy. In tn > ca. < o of a war with Spain , It Is bellevod it would . bo with the willed consent of congress , and that having once entered upco the conlllct the government would be sustained at all points by the repreocntatlvcs of tbo people. The disappearance at a time like this of the cotitentiolm of suctions and of parties Is u most gratifying spectacle to a trim Auierl- , . can. . ( . _ music iutiK/i > . Chicago Tribune : "Your type-writer makew n great many mistakes. " "Yes. but she Fatlslles my artistic Instinct. She plays the keys merci gracefully than any ono wo over had In the office. " Harper's ll.izar : "Of course It's vulgar anil Hons.itlonal. but you can't deny that that paper is n breezy paper. " "It'M more than that. It Is absolutely blustering. " Detroit Journal : The American helrcs * was filled with bitter thoughts. "He lias dpc-elvetl mo , " nlie inucptl , doubt less having reference to bis Krace , the ilulte , her husband , whom ho bad purchased but one short month ago. Presently u hard , cruel smllo staggered across her face. "I'm Kind I passed that plugged quarter oft on him ! " she exclaimed , anil laughed aloud. Cincinnati Enquirer : "When thlpi town was organized , " said tho.early settler of the llttlo western town , "I wns elected mayor by a majority of only onn vote. " ' Pretty close shave , " said the newcomer. "Oh , tollable. Hut there was only llvo votes In the town then. " Indianapolis Journal : "How In thp world did you jpt elected probate judge. Slicker ? " "It was easy. I just took the s Hi mi ) , inado war speeches and said that this country could whip anything under itho blue dome oC heaven. Tbo other follow talked good gov ernment und Illness for ofllce. " Washington Star : "YouncMr. . Tlzzcni allied on me. Instwcpk , " oaldStand. . "Did he ? " replied Mamie. "He told mo bo was solnj ? to rcservo nil dlsagreeablo dutlc.s for Lent. " IP WI3 WERE KING. Minneapolis Journal , The ChlcajTO Record pool goes on record that If hs were kind "My warn should be 1 Hut wars of roses ; Tbo only shield that men should bear I3o one of poiles. The only weapons ladles' eyes i Anil laughter merry ; . Tile only provinces to win. Lips llko the cherry If I were kins.- That may satisfy a poet but If we were king our war should be Upon tbo pout , And when 'his manuscripts came In , we'd Simply throw It. And If ho worked a verso on flowers Or on the spring To that same blooming rhyme wo wouldn't Do a blamed thing If wo were klnff. WOSIA.VS TKItltllil.i : WKAI'OX. Cleveland lender. In olden days men set their spears And fought for maidens fair. And charms for valiant knights wera formeil Of chalnrt of womon'a hair. The craven wretch who wronged a maid By look , or word , or deed , In those brave times was called upon To mount the champing steed , Ana In Hie lists , with gleaming Innce. Have at her valiant knight ; However base the caitiff , atlll Ho hud a , chance to light. ( Men do not buckle armor on And mount ithelr steeds toilny ; When modern .women seek revenge They have a surer way. There nro no Jousts for maidens fair , Tha lance U out of date ; Men wear 110 chains of mxnnen'a hair To keep In touch with fate. Each woman Is her own true knight. Anil bo that stirs her hatu Goes dovn , before the deadly pin That keeps her hat on straight. A New Moon Isn't more an object of admiration than one of our new Spring overcoats. We have them in a complete variety of styles and materials. If a good coat is worth $ JO and it certainly is we havs them that are just twice as good for $20. f Whatever we charge , it is sure fo bz the best thing for the money that can be had anywhere. Why shouldn't it be ? We make and retail twice as much clothing as almost any other house. S. VJCor. . 13th and Uoutmm
