OMAIIA BALLY BEE : TUESDAY , MARCH 15 , 1898.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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presence this 1st day of March , 1833.
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Notary Public.
Is the * republican nilnilnlsttntlon to bo
clitirtreil with Imvlng closed the Texas
Mills ?
Keep your eye on South Omnhn. It Is
botiiin td bo the liveliest business hustler
In thu iienp.
What If that ? 50,000,000 defense ap
propriation hud consisted of 50 cent sil
ver dollars ?
Kvcry railroad orwau can bo spotted
beyond cavil by Its endorsement of the
Nebraska maximum ft eight late deci-
elon.
AVe trust that amoni ; the curiosities to
be exhibited In that Bryan homestead
the .Tackfeonlan club kitty will have n
prominent place.
Govcinor Ilolcomb professes to think
It would be unjust to Robert 10. Lee
Ilerdman not to reappolnt him to the
outlaw iMjllce commission. What about
the Injustice to the citizens of Oiuahii ?
The foresters are heading a movement
to abolish the Clulstmas tree as a meas
ure of safety for the forests. This move
ment , however , has as many obstacles
lu front of It as the effort to outlaw
Santa Clans.
With over eighty national , Interstate
and state conventions on the season's
bookings Omaha will be able to show
visitors two or three conventions nearly
cveiy day between the opening and the
closing of the exposition gates.
The school children's efforts to keeji
tha streets clean are appreciated , but
they would l > c much more effective 11
supplemented by.a more vigorous en
forcement by the police of : the oiillnniicef
against common street nuisances.
It will be observed that the people or
the United States are not making very
vigorous protest against the proposed
expulsion of the ycllowe&t of the corre
spondents from Cuba. Tlio reputation
of American newspapers Is not at stake
That commendatory reference to Sena
tor Allen made by one of the candi
dates for police commissioner In his lottei
to the governor seems to have settled It
Every one ought to know that the gov
ernor Is glvlng-hls appointments to Ilol
comb men and not to Allen men.
The reappolnfment of Ilerdman leave'
no doubt that Govetnor Ilolcomb would
if ho had Itad n chance , have quickly ap
proved 1ho boodle gambling bill which
Ilerdman offered to have put through
the late legislature for $3,000 20 pei
cent down and the rest as contingent
fee. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
The enlargement of the Department ol
the Platte with headquarters In Omaha
Is another recognition of the superior po
sltlon of this city commercially and as n
railroad center and ba e of supplies. The
Department of the I'latto Is now ono ol
the. most Important military subdivisions
of the country.
A society has been incorporated lu
South Dakota to establish n communis
tic settlement near Janesvllle , lii Yank-
ton county. Individual efforts have generally
orally been fruitful lu that state and
there seems to bo no good reason foi
trying to overturn the established ordei
In regard to ownership and control oi
property. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Ak-Sar-llen derives Its support
from identically "the same people who
Juive set the exposition on foot and have
Kuaiantccd entertainment for tlio nu
merous conventions that have accepted
Invitations to meet in Omaha. Ills Im
perial trl-colored majesty must realize
the fr.ct that the welfare of his subjects
elioulfl bo Ills chief concern.
The original populists are protection
ists who bolleve that the United States
should continue the policy which has
proved so well that wholesome legisla
tion Is of the greatest beuctit to the
American lal > orlug men , and there nis ;
inoro populist protectionists now than
over before. Yet the populists are now
being asked to join In effecting a per
manent alliance of their party with the
tree trade party.
The. now waiden of the Iowa penlteii.
tlary at AnamoMi has announced his In
tentlon of following tlio example set by
the warden of the Illinois penitentiary
In abolishing the stripes on the clothlntj
of the prisoners and clothing the con
victs In suits Indicating the grade of the
wearer as measured by prison discipline
If this system proves u great nld to re.
forimitory work lu Iowa It may , com *
ueud itself to geueral Introduction.
THK PnKHr.OUfHtTK OF SUCCESS.
The prerequisite of republican success
n the Htato campaign of 1808 Is party
larmony. No nrruy over won a battle
with divided forces except by accident
and no political party ever dislodged nn
enemy ( Irmly entrenched In power with
out the united strength of Its whole
rank and file. With these Indisputable
'nets before them it Iwhooves Nebraska
republicans to omit nothing that will
conduce to party harmony and to do
nothing that will stimulate Internal dis
sension and strife.
First and foremost , the full party
strength can bo enlisted only lu behalf
of a ticket composed of clean , capable
candidates of unquestioned honesty and
sterling republicanism. There was a
time when the nomination of a repub-
lean state convention was the equivalent
of nn election In Nebraska , but that has
not been true for several years. A mis
take In the endorsement of a single can
didate might weaken the ticket to such
an extent us to Imperil the chances of
alt his associates and keep the party still
a minority party. The banner of 1808
must bo borne aloft by mcu who arc
true party loaders and not dragged down
by discredited olllceseekers part and
parcel with the oldi ring that brought
disgrace upon republicanism.
So far us party harmony Is concerned ,
the nomination of a candidate for United
States senator In republican convention
would bo suicidal. Such a step woula
mean the Institution of n personal cam
paign Instead of a contest of party
Issues. It would bo the starting word
for factionalism just when uulty of ac
tion Is essential. It would relegate to
the rear or at least dampen the enthusi
asm of party leaders whoso aspirations
would be thus foredoomed and weaken
rather than strengthen the ticket with
the people.
Handicapped though they may bo by
the Incubus Inherited from recreant state
olllcers who have betrayed their trust ,
Nebraska republicans can iagain as
cendancy if they give the people
ample assurance of thorough re
generation and reorgnnl/irtlon. That re
organization must commence In the pro
duct primaries and Include local as well
as state nominations. With complete
harmony within the party and candi
dates who hrsplrv Implicit confidence and
popular respect republicans can wage >
campaign in this Mate that will wlrr
back lost ground and plant success upon
their standards.
1WAZ1L SKLLH U'Alt S1I1PS.
The purcha.se by this government of
the two war ships built In England for
lJia/,11 shows that the Washington ad
ministration was well Informed as to
what could bo done abroad In strength
ening the navy when It asked for the ap
propriation for this purpose. Obviously
negotiations for the purchase of these
vessels preceded the appropriation and
It Is highly probable that when It was
reported that Spain was endeavoring to
buy them our government had an option ,
It will not bo at all surprising to find
that It has an understanding for the
purchase of other war ships Immediately ,
or sooiu to bo available for service.
There Is no doubt that the Navy depart ,
ment has been for some time obtaining
Information as to. whether the United
States could buy naval vessels abroad
and that It knows where to secure what
ever number It is deemed expedient to
buy.
buy.The
The classification of the ships pur
chased from Itrazil Is not stated , but II
Is needless to say that they are of the
most modern construction and will be n
most Important addition to our navy.
One of them is ready to go into commis
sion and will In a few days be flying the
American Hag ; the other is riearii. , , ' com
pletion. The suggestion recently made
that the Hrltlsh government might not
permit cither the United States or Spain
to buy war ships within English terri
tory applied to the existence of hostilities
requiring Great Britain to observe neu
trality. There Is no restriction upon the
privilege of either country to buy war
vessels In Great Britain under existing
conditions , but It Is notewortliy that our
government will lose no time In taking
possession of Its purchase.
AS TO A nillTlSn ALLIANCE.
Washington admonished his country
men against permanent alliances with
foreign nations. "It Is our true policy , "
ho said In his farewell address , "tu
steer clear of permanent alliances with
any portion of the foreign world , " bul
he recognized that temporary alliance
might be necessary and desirable in
emergencies , for ha said : "Taking care
always to Keep ourselves , by suitable es
tablishments , on a respectable defensive
posture , we may safely trast to tempo
rary alliances for extraordinary emer
gencies. " The idea of Washington was
not that tills government should under
all circumstances refuse to enter Into
a European alliance , but that it should
keep Itself In a position that would nol
"entangle our pence and prosperity In
the tolls of European ambition , rlvaUhlp
Interest , humor or caprice. " This counsel
of Washington's has governed the pollcj
of the nation down to the present day
and it will undoubtedly continue to dc
so Indefinitely.
There is some talk of a possible al
liance between the United States and
Great Britain In the event of this conn-
try becoming involved In n war wltli
Spain an alliance which would commit
the United States to the support of Groin
Britain In case that country should be
come Involved In a conflict In the far
cast It Is pctbaps needless to say thai
no credibility Is to bo given the rejwrl
that a proposal or suggestion of such at
alliance has been made by the Brltlsl
government through Its ambassador tt
this government , nor Is there the slight
est probability that our government has
ever contemplated an alliance wltl
Great Britain. So far as sympathy am !
moral support are concerned the twe
nations are already allies. There is ne
doubt ns to where the sympathy of tin
British government and people would In
extended In case of war between tin
United States and Spain , white the
American people are In full sympath ]
with the commercial policy of Greai
Britain In China. To this extent the
Kngllsh-spoaking nations have a cloa
understanding and are In complete nc
cord. Their vast mutual interests , ttnnn
cial and commercial , impel them to thL
and U constitutes perhaps the etrougesi
osslblo lend ) of union , but It tlooa not
oinprclirjiitt nn "cntnnRllnR alliance"
or tieci'ssru'ily require of either nation
any active participation In tlio Interim-
lonnl affairs of the other.
The disposition of the American people
s unquestionably as strong now us It
ms ever been to observe the admonition
f Washington against permanent al-
anccs with foielgn nations , but there are
tosslble circumstances lu which a torn-
wary alliance with Great Urltnln
vonkl be expedient. Should there be
var and one or more European nation ; *
gave support to Spain there would In-
nescntcd such'an emergency as Wash-
ngton may have had In mind when ho
poke of n temporary alliance. Assume
hat France , or Austria , or Italy , or all
of them hould give aid to Spain lu n
var against the United Slates , certainly
mdcr such circumstances this govern-
nent would not be so unwise as to re-
net nn offer of help from Great Hrltalu
nvolvlii } , ' a temporary alliance , even
hough It should bo conditioned upon
our supporting * that nation In Its far
'astern policy , in the success of which
vis also have a considerable Interest.
The policy of this republic In regard
o foreign alliances has been wise and
sound nnd should be adhered to as long
is possible. But there tire possible emer
gencies , as Washington foresaw , which
nay necessitate departure from It
TIIK ixrLon' OF QOLD.
It would be natural to expect that the
apprehension of war would put a check
: pen the Importation of gold , but tha
ullow of the yellow metal goes on In
ncreaslng volume and it Is said to be the
feeling In the London market that If
war Is Inevitable there will be a heavy
( xport of gold from Europe to this coun-
ry , with the effect of making money
thpro dearer. This prospect , It is said ,
causes uneasiness in the foreign money
narkets and particularly in London ,
from the fact that the gold reserve of
the 15ank of England Is already low.
It is explained that gold Is flowing
tills way because It is no longer possible
o stave off the payment of the
obligations which Europe owes to
the United States. A very largo
imount of gold due here has been
illowed to remain abroad , practically
loaned to European banks , but it ap
pears that the demand of the west for
[ he. money Which It has kept In deposit
n New Yoik , the unprecedented volume :
of exports and unexpectedly heavy pur
chases of American securities In London
and elsewhere In Europe , have made
settlements of balances Imperative. The
Indications are that this will continue
for some time , or until the larger part
of what Europe owes this country of the
ttado balance , is settled. It Is worth
while to note that the usual experience
at this season of the year , In normal
times , has been that gold went from
here to Europe , but financial conditions
have changed and in the opinion of borne
permanently.
In reference to this movement it is re
marked that the United States presents
nu anomalous spectacle for the inspec
tion of the nations of the world. With a
somewhat ominous portent of war we are
nevertheless importing gold , not ns n
war measure , not borrowing it , but In
the natural course of business and a.s
payment of the Immense balances which
are in favor of this country in its , inter
national trade. As nn evidence of the
financial resources nnd strength of the
nation It is worthy of more than passIng -
Ing attention and must make an im
pression everywhere. ,
While the members of the Louisiana
constitutional convention are- all of one
political party and all elected on pledges
to revise the constitution with especlal
reference to the franchise , the reform
pathway at that marked out is found to
be neither straight nor smooth. Ac
cording to the New Orleans Tlm-es-Dem-
ocrat the convention , "is beginning to
hear from the white democratic voters
of Louisiana in opposition to the plans
of Its suffrage committee. " These plans
contemplate Important exemptions in
order to avoid disfranchising certain
Italian and French residents of New
Orleans , many of whom are said to bq
more Ignorant nnd less thrifty than the
negroes. Mass meetings have been held
In two parishes and that section of tlu-
proposed constitution condemned "which
creates the 'privileged dago' voters and
glv-es persons born abroad privileges
denied the natives of Louisiana. " Ex
ception is also taken to the proposal to
make voters of the CheroUees in the
state while denying suffrage to negroes.
The job undertaken by the convention
grows bigger every day. , ,
The proposed abandonment of the sys
tem of assigning army officers to the
Indian agencies in lieu of civilian agents
has brought forth a protest from the
Indian Rights association. Opinions
differ ns to the results of the policy , bin
It Is certain that there has been much
less trouble nt the agencies within the
past few years than before. Army olll
cers are not particularly desirous of
agency details , but they have not shirked
their duty when assigned to the ta.k.
There appears to be great danger that
the republican party will enter the cam
paign of 1000 handicapped ns it was in
1802 by the burden of an overflowing
national treasury. But the voters would
not again condemn thrift and give the
order to reduce revenues and borrow
money. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Truth an n Volition ! IHuiultT.
Globe-Democrat ,
Thlnps look serious for the populists In
Nebraska. During the last halt of 1S97 over
$11.000,000 of mortgages were pan off did
J7.000.000 flled. The populist official who
make. } up these figures U not earning his
salary.
Xo KntunRrllnKlliinifH ! ,
IxmUUlle Courier-Journal.
We dcslro the sympathy and moral sup
port of England and all other natloua , should
we go to war with Spain. But we want me
alliance with anybody. Wo can fight out
own battles , and do not propose to fight
anybody else's.
A OInrkeil lllflvrritce.
Chicago Chronicle.
The supreme court of the United State :
nullified the Nebraska maximum freight bill
beoiuie , under its provisions , the railroad ;
would not have been able to do busings at e
fair profit. Yet oMng to a rate war a mac
may today travel from St. Paul to Seattle-
ncarly 2,000 ml lei for | 5. It thua appears
that the railroads will do business at a p08l
tive loss la order to Injure one another , bul
they won't hear to a rodiictlon In rate * ( or
the benefit oft4bt ) public.
m In
ld hopubllcan.
Wl'Mn a weijt , three nations have appro
priated abou tJ2 | 0,000 , 000 for war ships and
latlanal defciqc- . OUT own 150,000,000 was
quickly follow d by the KnRllsh naval esti
mate of $1094)1)0,000 ) ) , nd then the czar sur-
prUcd tha vvorMifcy setting aside some $70-
500,000 for th .panie purpose. The operation
haa Us resemblance to a game of poker.
Uo They 'Wnlit ' Fl-vo-Cent
'LSk ! W YorkSun. .
The Hon. William Jennings Bryan lectured
In Home , Oa.ITucsday night. It Is sadden
ing to know that * peerlsh and tnot Illiberal
spirit was manifested by some dcgcnerale
Komans. Thorp- was "conaldewble complaint
on the strcelsjV s > s a Homo dispatch to the
Atlanta Journal , "on account of the admis
sion fee of seventy-five cents. Mr. Ilryan
vvns Invited hqre to make a speech oil politi
cal matters , and the general ( supposition was
that it would 1je free to every ono who cared
to go. That wsa the way the people undcli-
stood It , and when It was Mated that ad
mission would bo charged considerable dis
satisfaction was the result. " Are the finan
cial Qccrets losscssed by Mr. Urjan valu
able , or are Ihey not ? If they are , why did
the Romano object to paying for them ?
Seventy-five dollars ought not to be too much
to pay for hearing a reverend financial aagc
and diviner like Mn. Ilryan. Yet the nig
gardly Roman populace vvae surly because It
had to pay 75 cents. Do the Homana rank
their honored Icider with D-cent shows ?
SIMHU Tim TIICUS.
1'rutoNt Ainilnit Incllrrlinliui < e Tree
ClmiipliiK IliiMliicitN.
Urooklyn llnglc.
The Hon. J. Sterling Morton has a mind
and speaks It. Ho has been viewing with
alarm the destruction of young trees for
Christmas use and ho utters a caution against
the practice. Like everything else In Amer
ica In which there Is a prospect of gain ,
this tree chopping business has been grossly ,
criminally overdone. The forests have been
stripped away fiom wide tracts of country ,
with Iho result of baring the hills , sapping
the stream sources , ainlcting the valleys with
freshets , causing wells and springs to dry
and spreading desolation where fertility once
clothed the landscape. There was a pretext
of right In this , because , although the lum
ber was cut away without svstcm or sense ,
nnd much of it was allowed to lot where
It fell , or In the rivers to which It was com
mitted , some of it was really used for houses ,
factories , fences , ties and fuel. But the
Christmas trees to whose use Mr. Morton so
objects take the place of the time-honored
and sufficient stocking , serve only a momen
tary gratification and arc then useless. There
Is not wood enough In them for a good fire
afterward , though , as they are decorated
with candles , it Is easy to communicate
flames to the dry branches and needles and
burn the house. This Is an annual accident.
What especially roused the ire of Mr. Morton
was the encroachment on his premises of a
thief who cut off two fine balsams that he
had set out , and ho calls the man who did
It not only a thief , but a murderer. It ap
pears that over 20,000,000 young evergreens
wcro chopped down last season and put on
the market. The market Is always over
stocked , nnd large numbers of pines , spruces
end hemlocks that might have grown to be
prides of the forest If let alone , remain In
and about the shops to litter the walks and
make fires for Idlers In the fields after the
holldaja have passed. "Tho absurdity of
celebrating the birth of the Savior of the
world by a wanton waste nnd extravagance
which Jeopardizes the welfare of millions of
human beings yet unborn Is obvious to every
thinking man1 sajs Mr. Morton. Llko the
moro outrageous1 nUirder of the birds , this
'slaughter continues , probably , because those
who encourage , it do so , not from evil mo
tives , but from , mere unlntolllgenco and care
lessness. Ther9 Is a sad need of missionaries
in this hard world 'of ours. You can make
people fight anij destroy , always ; but to save
life , to prcseryo natural beauty , to give na
ture a little share In the management of her
own affairs there Is nothing harder for hu
man beings todo , , fyian that.
iMOIiil.\ 'ST.lVAI * WAUFIARE.
ii the Di-Htriicli eiiexn
of iWiif Slilim In Untile.
lllnpenjiolls Journal.
All over the vVorjd the experts , even , are
asking : When the' battleships meet , what ?
The answer to ttie question bristles with per
plexities and possibilities which can only be
determined by the nctual experience of a
desperately contested naval battle between
the ships of western powers. Interesting as
was the battle of the Yalu river , the first
modern fleet battle. Its value ns an object
lesson was greatly impaired by the cowardice
of several of the Chinese commanders who
found It simpler to turn tall than to flght.
'From ' such facts as are at hand , the con
clusion is almost inevitable that the chances
are favorable to the utter destruction of both
opposing fleets , and such a loss ot life as had
not been known In naval warfare since the
days of galleys. A battle between modern
war ehips will be no more like the desperate
I'liganoment between the Constitution and
the Guerrlere , for instance , than a steam
hammer Is like a hand hammer.
Consider some of the differences between
the old and the new. The old ships were
of woo-d , and would float when the shot had
turned them into sieves ; the modern war
monsters are of steel , and once they are
dangerously hulled or rammed , they will be
gin to sink. Tile old ships wcro propelled By
sail power , which might be shot away and
itlll give the crew a chanca for their lives ;
at any moment a shell may explode a boiler
on a modern ship. In the matter of arma
ment the old twelve , sixteen , twenty-four and
thlrty-tvvo-pounders might occasionally blow
up , but they were good for hundreds of
rounds , and the gunners had confidence la
them. Long experience had told them exactly
what to expect of their guns. The great six ,
eight and twelve-inch rifles of the war ships
of today , loaded by steam power and fired by
electricity may Co as dangerous to their
gunners as to tlio foe. Though they cost
$100,000 apiece , and $1,000 a shot , they are
not goc < l for more than forty discharges
with full loads. After that they are warped
and uncertain , and liable to explode at any
moment. They are so costly that they have
rarely been fired even In practice with their
500-pound powder and 2,000-pound projectile
loads. In fact , it Is not definitely known
Just how the working of the big guns In
battle will affect the crcwa and the ship that
operate them. It is stated that the Impact
of the projectile is equal to that of a train
of thirty freight cars drawn on a level by
two sixty-ton locomotives moving at the rate
of sixty miles an hour. Ono < well delivered
shot , then , should be sufficient to blow al
most any vessel out of the water. Then
there is the rapid flro of the machine guns
to be considered. Raining tons of projectiles
and explosives on the decks , they may bo
expected to cut down the smokestacks , ex-
ploJo magazines , riddle the decks and bulk-
hcada , wreck all the upper works of the
ships , ruin all the fine mechanism of the
guns , the turrets and the propelling ma
chinery and cut the electric light and signal
wires While all this destruction Is being
\ ou"-t to thelr'slflps , the sailors may bo
pxpectel to meet ueath in a hundred terrible
forms. Their own machinery may kill them ;
smoke from the < < shattered stacks may as
phyxiate them ; tjie concussion of their own
g-uns may put mil their lives , while It is
certain that shoi striking the turrets and
towers in which they are concealed , will kill
them by concussion If not directly. Thua
It Is by no means'iait Impossibility that whole
fleets bearing down upon each other , may bo
nothing but floaTThg wrecks , helpless , shape
less and powerless when they come together ,
and the victory will belong to the ono thai
happens by the phapce of war to have the
most men saved frbin the slaughter.
Perhaps the very perfection of machinery ,
guns and armor ol modern fighting ship :
may bo their owa undoing. When It silled
' 'invincible" Armada
from Spain the Spanish
was made up of'iho ' largtat and mcst power
ful ships > et constructed , and Its armament
and equipment were In every way superloi
to those of any fleet that had over before
sailed on a hostile mission. It was no mor (
to be expected that the puny ships of Eng
land could give them successful battle that
that the lEngllsh peasant could stand Ir
battle before the veteran Spanish soldiery
nut when the Issue came the very size o
the ships and their excellence as example ;
of the shipbuilder's art proved their own un
doing. They were unwleldly In storm , inef
fectlvo In battle , slow In movement , and al
together practically Inferior to the ehabb ]
but active little ships In which HtOngham
FrobUher , Drake and Hawkins assailed them
May not the next war have for moden
times t lercon similar to that taught thi
world by the naval fiasco that humbled tb (
pride o ; Spain ?
rorooRATic itimnunaKnv.
Dill flrj-nn Fault ! * nn'n. Silver 11 rick
1'ntrlot.
Chicago Tribune.
William J , Drjnn , 10 to 1 sllvcrlto , has ex-
rxrenod hie approval ot the action of con
gress in placing $50,000,000 at the disposal
of the president to prepare to defend Ameri
can rights and tpunUli aggreeslons. He
states that It shows the world that
"Congress and the American people , with
out regard to political differences , are ready
o support the admlnUtratlon In euy action
necessary for the protection ot the honor
and welfare of the nation , "
Krjan says that de regrets the approprla-
Ion was tiot $100,000,000. If ho were prcsl-
lent and his 16 to 1 free coinage policy were
n operation , and the currency of this couu-
ry debased to the bullion value of silver ,
congress would have to vote $125,000,000 in
order to put at ICie disposal of the president
is much purchasing power ns Is contained In
he $50,000,000 of gold value money which
lave been glvto him for warlike purposes.
Mr. Bryan woa careful to say nothing about
hat fact In his talk.
An appropriation of $50,000,000 In 40-ccnt
lollar free sliver money would amount to
only $20,000,000 In gold standard money , or
about 1,000,000 In British money In buying
\acllko materials. If the United States were
on Uio debased silver basis , as China Is , a
vote of $50,009,000 of free allvcr dollars would
lot impress Englishmen , Germans or other
Europeans to any serious degree. They
would all know how little real value there
was in the money whUd had been ap
propriated with a great flourish. They would
.hlnk that wo had not much money to spare
and were rather hard up.
The $50,000,000 of gold standard money
whicu was voted , however , looks llko mean-
tig business. It will buy two and a half
times as many ships , cannon , rifles , ammu
nition , shot and shell as Brvan's 50,000,000
ridiculous 40-cent depreciating dollars. That
U , the $50,000,000 actually appropriated by
congress will purchase much more than even
the $100,000,000 Drjnn so grandiloquently
wanted to see congress appropriate for the
defense of American rights and honor In
debased , slumped money of his 16 to 1
variety.
This shows what sort of a charlatan hum-
[ jug this great democratic leader Is vvtien
his glittering "gold brick" echemo U put to
the test.
The money which has been voted , and
whose purchasing power Is so much greater
than that of Brjanlto money would be , comes
out of the surplus funds in the treasury.
How wan that money obtained ? By the
sale by Cleveland of government bonds for
gold. That money thus obtained Is being
uceJ now lo the purchase of warlike de
ficiencies of supplies on tfao basis of the
world's gold value prices.
Nevertheless , Bryan still demands that
those bonds , the proceeds of the sale of which
are being converted Into shirs and guns and
ammunition for thorn , shall be dishonestly
paid off In 40-cent depreciated silver dollars
lars , whereby the government would be get
ting 50,000,000 of real dollars worth of ships ,
guns and munitions and only paying $20,000-
000 for them by changing Its money standard
In order to cheat those who supplied the
money. And that sort of honesty has be
come the corner stone of what Is called
"democracy , " nnd only the suprortcrs of
such bogus Jeffersonlan democracy can here
after vote at the democratic primaries !
If other bonds should be sold during the
war for gold value money to carry It on ( to
replace the $50,000,000 which have been voted
out of the treasurj ) , then Bryan would call
on congress , If elected president In 1900 , to
pay those bonds In 40-cent sliver dollars.
And that Is to bo the corner stone principle
of the political mass of trash and dishonesty
calling itself the democracy !
Is this the scheme of the Br > anltes In
congress who voted the $50,000.000 with
which to get leady to punish Spain ? Were
they so ready to vote $50,000,000 for warlike
preparations because they contemplated the
lepudiatlon of repayment of the difference
between 100-cent gold dollars received and
the then value ot debased silver dollars ?
Is that scoundrelly , repudlitory piogram
a good ono for the corner stone principle
ot a great party ? If the question were to
como up today would they vote for that
repudiation Teller resolution which declared
that 40-ccnt dollars , Instead of 100-ccnt dollars
lars , should bo paid to the creditors of the
government ? |
ANIJ OTHEHWISE.
Hereafter If on. Atlanta policeman reports
for duty with a 'tootliplck in his mouth ho
will be suspended.
Ex-Senator George F. Edmunds has pre
sented to Burlington , Vt. , a valuable lot of
tend In that city as a elto for a projected
Mgh echool building.
Gratitude took so firm a hold of Anthony
Curson when Charles Froygang caved him
from drowning in Center lake , near Angola ,
lud. , that ho deeded to Freygang his houue
and lot.
A Now Englaader has invented an electric
bicycle which carries storage batteries of
sufficient capacity to run the motor , which
is geared to the rear wheel , to propel the
bicycle.
General Forrest , the noted confeJerate
cavalry leader , was an uneducated man and
ono cno occasion , when asked the secret of
success ta battle , replied : "Git thur fust
with the mostest men. "
A Maryland man who killed a pet rat
terrier was fined $1 by the police court , ap
pealed , lost and was compelled to pay the
original fine and the costs , which were taxed
at $50. Ho hates dogs.
It is said that ex-President Cleveland's
purchased la Princeton and vicinity have
raised the prices of farms thereabout from
$40 an acre1 to $ C5 and $75 an acre. Hero Is
a new use for cx-presldents.
A negro of Hagerstown , Md. , who bad
stowed away in a seldom used stove all his
savings , comprising scaio few bills and bits
ot sliver , forgot his hoard and lighted a
flro la ttio stove one day and lost all ho had
saved.
Thomas Lewis ot Kansas City , 90 years ot
age , lineal descendant of Edward Doty of
the Mayflower , and a personal friend ot
Lincoln , who has had a wide and varied
career as a business man , Is reading Blackstone -
stone , and will soon apply ( or admittance to
tbo bar.
Senor Polo de Bernabe , the new Spanish
minister , who has just arrived In this
country , has , apparently , a very simple name ,
both as to spelling and pronunciation. But
the name is not pronounced as spelled.
Bcar-nar-wee , with the accent on the first
syllable , is about as near correct as we can
SSt It.
LI1.0 other state executives , Governor
Clough of Minnesota has of late been bom
barded with letters from people anxious to
flght Spain. Most of the missives have been
so silly In tone that the governor said to a
friend : "Do you know that if I had known
how many d n fools there were in this
state I never would have consented to run
for the governorship. "
A New York cable car struck a man on
Broadway Monday night , hurling him against
a curbstone , where he lay apparently life
less. A crowd gathered , muttering denuncia
tions of the railway company , an ambulance
was quickly summoned , and as It arrived ,
someone said : "Get some whisky at once ! "
But the object of their sympathy roused him
self , and cried out : "No ! no ! Get beer ! "
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lairn.
Rubuquo
The Den Molnes ItCRlstcr s.is that In the
midst of the rejoicing of the frlcmta ot a
largo appropriation ( or tlio proper represen
tation of the atato at the Omaha exposition
over the action ot the houto committee on
appropriations In recommending the psasago
of n bill appropriating $30,000 for that pur
pose , a tinge of sadntM ami profound regret
steal * over the erstwhllo Joyous scene by the
statement that Senator Oarst , chairman ot
the senate appropriation committee , has de
clared that It Is extremely doubtful If that
body will consent to recommend the appro
priation of a single dollar for the purpose.
The senate will offend public sentiment lu
case Us committee recommends an appropria
tion of but $10.000 , It It falls to increase
the amount sufllclently to enable the atato
to make a display worthy ot Itself.
Mnitlnnn.
White Sulphur { Spring Husbandman.
The eenatoI11 offend public , sentiment In
ki the state will furnlah an exhibit ot flour
for the Trarsmlsslsslppl and International
Exposition. These exhibit ] are now being
CMicentruto , ! In Helena preparatory to their
shipment to Omaha , which will bo com
menced about the 15th of this month.
Mlxnntirl ,
St. Louis Heimblle.
In the line of a nice , peaceful contrast to
the grim spectacle of a great nation prepar
ing for war It Is pleasant to contemplate
that other spectacle of the state of Missouri
preparing for the Omaha exposition.
This exposition will bo a grand display
of tlio true power end wealth of a Jarge
section of this country the power nnd
wealth that come from the tilling of the soil ,
from the healthful extension of trade , from
the enlargement and Increasing development
of manufacturing capacity. It Is good to
learn that In such a display the state ot Mis
souri confidently expects to bo foremcut.
Secretary Carroll of the State Commission
which has charge of MUsourl's exhibit at
Omaha gives a very glowing fore-cast of the
variety and extent of that exhibit. Ho sajs
that Mlosourl will lead In the exhibit of
horses , mules , cattle , hogs , cotton , corn ,
wheat , oats , flax , tobacco , fruits and berries ,
lead , zinc , granite , sandstone , llmc stciio ,
onyx , lumber and mnnufatures. That's
rather an Imposing list , Isn't It ?
All honor to the Imperial old common
wealth ! Her sons In congress are manfully
supporting Uncle Sam In his stand against
Spain. In the event of war she stands ready
to contribute her full quota of 400,000 fight
ing men to Uncle Sam's army. Utit In tha
meantime she Is going right ahead lu the
palls of peace , preparing to slioiv at tto
Omaha exposition the full extent of her grc.it
natural wealth nnd productiveness. The
resolutely tranquil spirit thus dUplajc-J Is
the spirit that gees to the making of a
great and unconquerable nation
California.
San I'ranclsco Call.
Omaha \\111 open on Juno 1 m expedition
which will servo the double purpose of show
ing that the Mississippi rnd Missouri valley
states have accomplished and of stimulating
the Rocky mountain arU I'acillc coast states
to make a similar expo-ltlcm of their re
sources nnd Industries. The prcspecls are
that each of these purposes will bo fully
achieved. \alleystatw will make a splen
did demonstration of tuo work of their peo-
Iilo rnd the western section of the uulcn
will receive an object lesson In the value of
suoh ente-rprlsca which will prompt Its people
to imitate the energy of the Nebraskaos and
eclipse their accomplishment.
In one sense the Omaha exposttlrn llko nil
others of Its class Is designed to afford an
opportunity for an exhibit ot the products
of all natlMM and this design will ol course
bo carried out to a greater or lesa extent.
Certainly all the states of the union will
have considerable exhibitions there and most
of the nations of Europe will be represented
In some forms of their Industry. Neverthe
less It will be virtually a Mississippi valley
exposition. Nebraska -Bind the surrounding
states will have the attention of Investors
and- homo rieekers while the exposition Is
going on.- Visitors will see what opportuni
ties are offered In Omaha and the region
round about it for trade nd Industry and
these opportunities will constitute the most
Important exhibit of the fair.
The states of the vvcat can show many of
their products and specimens of their re
sources at Omaha and from them consider
able profit will be derived ; but the only
way by which to show the west as a whole ,
or oven an important sectlca of It. is to
hold an exposition in the west cud bring
homeseckers and investors out to ece the
country itaelf. What we could send east , If
we exerted all our energies to that end ,
would bo but a fraction of what we can show
to those who would come to San Francisco.
We cannot take the went to the people of
the east ; we must bring them to the west.
What Omaha can accomplish Sen Francisco
can eclipse if she exerts herself. What the
statca around Nebraska can do the states al
lied with California by geography and history
can surpass. The coming oxpcsltlon of the
Golden West ought to far exceed In every
way what will be achieved by the Trans-
mlssleeippl Exposition. It will therefore be
worth our while to study the Omaha exposi
tion closely so aa to be able to profit by
every lessen it teaches. It promises to be
one ot the most notable exposltlcns ever
held "In a city of the class of Omaha in any
portion of the world. The model will bo an
excellent one and can hardly fall to rouse
western emulation to active efforts at achiev
ing greater things in the proposed exhibit of
1900.
illlnuln.
Wanhlngton Corr ponjenco of Chicago Tribune.
Congressman Dave Mercer of Nebraska has
perfected arrangements by which the mode's
of the monitor Merrlmac , now being exhibited
In the fountain In the Pension office court ,
shall bo taken to the Omaha exposition. A
good Idea can bo obtained of the practical
workings of these famous vessels when the
water la tuined en at the fountain ot the
basin In which the models are exhibited. It
has been decided to have the model of the
war ship Maine , now shown ! ono of the
corridors of the Navy department , eont to
the Omaha exposition , where It will be dla-
playcd with other exhibits made by the
Navy department. Accompanying the model
of the Maine will be a largo sized reproduc
tion of the photographs scat to the Navy de.
partmrut showing tlio condition ot the battle
ship the morning after the disaster In the
Havana harbor.
SOMH ItKCKNT INVRSTIOM. f >
The combination of a shovel and fork hca
recently been patented , the nhorcl blade hav
ing nockets to receive the Unen ot the fork ,
with a clamp at the upper edge to attach
It to the handle.
In a neuly designed bicycle- handle tha
central core 1 * screw-threaded at each end ,
with flections cut out to allow tt to contract
around the bar when the screw ferrule * are
turned on at each end.
Oil cannot bo spilled from a recently de 1
signed can when It la tipped over , the cup
over the filling aperture being moucited on a
jointed rod , which closes the valve at the
base of the outlet nozzle when tt Is screwed
fo\\n.
A now flagstaff holder for small flags hn *
a ball and socket joint formed ot a cjllmlrl-
cat socket in the ba e plate , In which a ball
at the end ot ( he holder Is fastened by
Rcrevvs , making Ifremovablo and atljustnbls
at any englc.
A hnndy device for holding pens so they !
will not mar n desk or book consists ot a flat
base , supporting a small \vell In the center ,
v\lth a flaring mouth nnd a project , ; ?
shoulder part way down the opening , agalnat
which the holder reaM.
Incandescent gas burners are being fitted
with electrical lighting attachmccits , In which
the csparklng device extends up inside the
burner to a point Just below the ninntlo , tlin
current turning on the gas nnd operating thj
igniter when the circuit la closed.
S.VIU IX KD.V
Chicago Tribune : "I notice , " romnrkea
Illvers , "that ome "Of these persons who
> > tein to bo afraid the jingoes will stir up
n war aio prep u Ins to go to the Klondike
inl order to keep cool. "
Detroit Journal : Splrltuil Advisor You
have a tiust In thu future life ? " Dying
Financier No. no , no ! Merely a reorganiza
tion , 1 assure you.
Chicago Record : " \Vlint Is a figure of
spcop1) , Uncle George ? "
" \Voll , It Is a ninety-pound young man
nsfcliiK a 200-pound girl to tly with him. "
Cleveland PHIn Dealer : "That boy of
Henslcy's Is the worst joungster on the
street. You never know vv here ho Is going
to break out next. "
"That's right , lie's got the measles now. "
Detroit Tree Press : "Slimss \ a piotty
rabid Roldbug , isn't ho ? "
"Couldn't bo moro so. He even refused to
let his wife celebrate their sliver wedding. "
!
Chicago Post : "Did I understand you to
siy that I was a perfect brute ? " he askeil.
"If you did , you misunderstood me , " she
replied coldly. "Far be It from mo to
apply the adjective 'perfect' to you. It
WDUld convey u very erroneous Impro3 lon. "
Washington Star : "Hf tie average young
man , " said Uncle Kbcn. "ml be wlllln' ter
KO free as much bnhilshlp , ter pit useful
knowledge as ho did lenrnln" tor smoke Ills
fust clgnr , dar wouldn't be nigh cz many
legiets In dlshero life. "
Chicago Tribune : "Jones , I'll bet you
half a dollar that If > ou ask Hrown any
question , no matter what , he'll give you a
free silver nnsvver. "
"I'll tnko that bet , Smith. Hello , liiownti
HJVV do you think we'll come out In a light
" - N
vvltn Spain ?
"SKteen to one we'll lick ! "
"Here's your half dollar , Smith. You've
won. "
Indianapolis Journal : "So you arc going
lo marry Ihal ilch old Mr. Ouc.Us. Well ,
he looks both kind nnd Rood. "
"Yea , but ho IMS a bad heart. "
"A bad hcail ? "
"Yes > ; Ihnt'a Ihe reason I'm going t *
marry him. "
ADVICE GRATIS.
Minneapolis Times.
Spring Is here , but don't get gay ;
Stick to your flannels till late in May.
One wnrm dny
May give you hay
Fever which makes the doc trade pay.
TWO VOICES.
IA Southern Volunteer.
Atlanta. Constitution.
Tea , Sir , I fought with Stone-walk
And faced the light with Leo ;
But It tills here Union goes to war ,
Make one more gun for mo !
I didn't shrink from Sherman
As ho galloped to the sou ; i
But if this here Union goes to war ,
Make one more gun for me !
I was with 'em at Manilas
The bully Boys In Gray ;
I hearJ the thumlerers roarln'
Hound Stonewall Juc.Uson'H way
And many a time Ihlsi sword of rnfat
Hai blazed the route 'for ' Lee ;
But If this o'd Nation , KOCS to war , i
'Make ' one more sword for tool I
I'm not so full o' flghtln' .
Nor half so full o' fun ,
Aa I was back In the sixties
When I shouldered my old gun ;
It may be that my hair is white
Slch things , you know , must be.
But if this old Union's In for war.
Make one more gun for mel
I hain't forgot my raisin'
Nor how , In slxty-lvvo.
Or thereabouts , ivvlth battle shouts
I chargedi the Boys In ( Blue ;
And I nay : I fought with Stone-walL
And blazed the way for Lee ; i
But If this old Union's In for war ,
ilako ono more gun for met
1IU XorUiiTii Brother.
Minneapolis Journal.
Just make It two , old ) fellow ,
I want to stand once more
Beneath thu o'd flagiwlth you
As In the days of yore
Our forcfalliers stood together
And ifought on land and sea.
The battles fierce that made us
A nation of the Tree.
I whipped you down at Vlcksburff ,
You licked mo at Bull Run ;
On many a fleht wo struggled.
When neither victory won.
You wore the gray of Southland ,
Iwore the Northern blue ;
Llko men we did our duty
When screaming bullets flew.
Four years isie fought like- devils ,
But when the war was done.
Your hand met mine In friendly clasp ,
Our two hearts beat as one.
And now when danger threalens ,
No Norlh , no South , weknow. .
Once more we stand together
To fight the common foe ,
My head , Ilka yours , -Is frosty .
Old ago Is creeping on :
Llfo'.s sun Is lower fllnkfng ,
My day will eoon be gone.
But If our country's honor
Needfl once ngaln her son ,
I'm ready , too , old follow-
So get another gun.
"Whether we play or labor ,
Or sleep , or dance , or study ,
The sun posts on.
And the sand runs , ' ' Feitham.
But whether we play or labor or whatever we do , we must
be dressed for the occasion. We have evening dress for those
that dance and night gowns for those that sleep. We have out
ing suits for those that play , and business suits for those that
labor.
The especial point to which we want to call your attention ,
is that whatever the purposs for which a suit is bought , if it is
bought here it is the best that money can buy for the .object in
view.
W
had.And , moreover , it is the best value for the money that can 1
be had. * I
.SW. Cor. .10th and