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9 * THB OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDiNESD'AY , MARCH 10 : , , J8fl&X
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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Notary 1'ubllc.
Otnnlia Is ntill booking national con-
volitions for the coming season anil has
n few ilutes yet open.
Tt will bo obsom'il that nt the bargain
countofH where win- ships nro displayed
a f-trictly cash business l.s done.
It Is now the Dppnrtnu-nt of the Mis
souri Instead of the Department of Hie
1'hitte. The Missouri Is a bigger stream
than the I'latte , anyway
One South iJJilsota populist editor has
rightly diagnosed the ailment of his
party. "The people's party , " says the
Dakota Uurallht , "Is now sick with olllce
Itch. "
Perhaps It was Wall street that lighted
the fuse that blew the Maine to eternity.
At any rate , a person rending the yellow
fillverlte organs would easily gain that
impression.
The criminals who are getting Im
prisonment sentences In Omnlui are the
criminals caught In the act by private
citizens and arrested without the help
of the police.
Tree planters should not wait for a set
day for the work of setting out shade
nnd ornamental trees. Any time will
do , but today Is always a better day
than , tomorrow.
Mr. Bryan says , Walt. Mr. Bryan's
local organ says waiting Is the Wall
street plan. If this keeps on the Bryan
sheet will be calling Bryan ti Wall street
tool before long.
The time Is past when Omalm Is giving
away valuable franchises without ade
quate return to the taxpayers. Because
the city made mistakes In the past Is no
reason It should ) repeat them.
Tl.e customary holdup Is not a marker
to the customary police Imbecility ills
played In the utter Inability of the force
under Its ptesent chief to. accomplish
anything for the repression of crime and
lawlessness1.
Ilerdman and hla gang evidently
know what they were about when they
offered to put through the boodle
gambling bill Including the governor's
signature for $3 ; < XX ) with IK ) per cent
down lu cash.
Men are known by the company they
keep. If Governor Holcomb wanted to
avoid association with outlaws , he would
not endorse the outlaw work of his
bogus reform police commissioners by
rcappolntmcnt of the cock outlaw.
After deliberately repudiating the
Itlsh-AmerlcansjDf Omaha by reappolnt-
Ing Robert K. Lee Ilerdman as member
of tlio Board of Plro and Police Com-
inlssioncrs , will not Governor Holcomb's
participation In their St Put lick's day
celebration savor something of adding
insult to Injury ?
Too many elections Is the burden of
increasing complaint. A DCS Molncs
newspaper calls attention to the fact
that that city will have had "three
general elections within the twenty-nine
days ending with the city i-lecilon on
the 28th lust. , a record that has probably
never been tontou by any city of the
United States. "
That ? 2,000 prize charity fund has
been up before the public for nearly
three months with cash Inducements to
every worthy person to establish a claim
to a share of It , .and yet there Is some
of It left. Three months not time to
llnd enough worthy poor In Omaha to
absorb $2,000 ! Who Is It that says there
Is no piosperlty ?
High olllclals of the Mormon church
pay polygamy Is a thing of tlie past In
T'tnh , but the editor who published a
iHirkwqup petition to the town council
for an ordinance prohibiting plural mar
riages and was horsewhipped on the
street for It by one of the wives of a
prominent citizen has been convinced
that the subject Is entirely too tender
for free discussion in the newspapers.
Nebraska educators can and will do
their state an Invaluable service by pro
viding for tlio exposition a school ex
hibit In keeping with the character of
the'educational system of the state. Thu
educational exhibits can bu made one of
Ilia most Interesting and Instructive
features of the exposition , since many of
'the-vlsltors will come from distant states
or foreign hinds and have no couccp
tlou of the character of western schools.
UA.T
It Is ngaln reported thnt Lord Salis
bury la contemplating the rellnqu.sumeut
of the office of secretary for foreign
affaire and that ho may also resign
the premiership. Though not a Tory
old man , being but US years of age , the
health of Lord Salisbury has for some
time been Impaired and his laborious
duties have , It appears , almost broken
him down. The III health of Lady
Salisbury , also , has been a source of
solicitude which has weighed heavily
upon him ,
Salisbury Is recognized as among the
ablest of the conservative English states
men of his time , but he Is especially
distinguished as a careful and sagacious
diplomatist , whose watchful care of
British Interests has been his most Im
portant and valuable service to the
country. While his policy has not been
aggressive and for this reason has sub
jected him to some pretty hharp criti
cism from political opponents , he has
shown abuihlant firmness lu guarding
British rights and Interests. He would
'not allow himself to be goaded Into war ,
or Into a position that might have pro-
yoked war , over the Armenian question ,
but when Germany showed a disposi
tion to Interfere In South African af
fairs , where British Interests were In
volved , Salisbury did not temporize , but
promptly prepared to protect those in-
terc-sts. If not so great a statesman
as some of his predecessors , Salisbury
has been a safe and prudent prime
minister and his retirement from public
life at this time would undoubtedly be
regretted by a majority of his country
men , and cci tainly by tlio queen , whose
Implicit confidence he enjoys.
In the event of Salisbury's retirement
the man most likely to succeed him .Is
the duke of Devonshire , who is a
statesman of marked ability. There arc-
other aspirants , however , and it Is by
no means Impossible that the
succession would fall to the very
able nephew of Salisbury , Arthur
Balfour , first lord of the treas
ury , government leader In the- House of
Commons and to be acting secretary of
foreign affairs in the absence of Lord
Salisbury. Mr. Balfour Is one of the
strongest men In the conservative party
and so far as experience liv public life
Is concerned he has bad sufllclent to
lit him for the premiership. The fact
that he Is a leading exponent of bimetal
lism , however , would poihap.s preclude
his selection for prime minister.
A MKAHINOLKSS IXCIDKKT.
The fact that Mr. Qucsada , represent
ing the so-called republic" of Cuba , was
an Invited guest at the dinner given by ,
Vice President Ilobart to the Belgian
prince , Is pronounced by the chief of the
Cuban Junta * a matter of great Import
ance. "It is saml-otiicial recognition of
the Cuban republic , " enthusiastically
declared Dr. Palma. Nonsense. We
have no Idea what motive led Mr. Hobart -
bart to invite Mr. Qucsada to dinner.
It may have , jbccn a desire to show sym
pathy with the Cuban cause or it may
have been simply an expression of per
sonal courtesy. But at nil events the
invitation had not the. least olllcial sig
nificance and so far as the "republic of
Cuba" Is concerned was a wholly meanIngless -
Ingless Incident. Vice president of the
United States Is a most honorable sta
tion and ! Its present Incumbent Is filling
it with distinguished credit to himself ,
but the matter of dining with the vice
oresldcnt confers no sort or degree of
olliclal recognition , since when that of
ficer is out of hla chair aa presiding
officer of the senate the 'only place
where he acts In an official capacity-
lie is to all Intents merely a private clt-
zen. It was considerate nnd courteous
on the part of Vice President Ilobart to
Invite Mr. Qucsada , who Is a worthy
gentleman , to a dinner given la honor
of a foreign prince an exceptional event
but It Is manifestly absurd to regard
the matter as having any official sig
nificance.
SPANISH VONFWKNCR.
It sincere , the utterances of represent
atives of the Spanish government show
no lack of confidence In the ultimate suc
cess of Spain's policy In Cuba , lu n
recent speech Senor Moret , a member of
the cabinet , declared that lads ars piov-
ing the progress of both l-oum rule ami
of the Spanish nnuies in Cuba and he
predicted that the insurrection will soon
be crushed In its' last haunts , "while
commerce , agriculture , furnaces nnd the
customs revenues are rapidly recovering
In two-thirds of the colony. " The new
Spanish minister to the United States
ald In an Interview that Spain is put
ting the plan of autonomy Into operation
with the utmost dispatch , "confident that
In the end It will accomplish the good
purpose for which it was des'gned. ' "
What facts Minister Moret was In pos
session of to warrant his optimistic
declaration he of course did not dis
close and evidently they are known only
to the authorities at Madrid , for the
vigilant American newspaper corre
spondents in Cuba and persons who have
gone there from the. United States to
Investigate the situation have reported
no facts showing that autonomy Is mak
ing progress outside of the territory
under Spanish control , that anything Is
being accomplished toward crushing the
Insurrection , or that financial , commer
cial anil agricultural conditions are im
proving In Cuba. On the contrary , all
reports which can bo accepteil as trust
worthy present a quite different view of
the situation. They declare that the
scheme of autonomy Is a failure , that
th-ms Is no hope of its being accepted by
the Cubans. They also state that the
insurgents are In better shape now than
ever before and were never more confi
dent of attaining Independence. As to
business conditions there Is no question
that they are growing worse dally , ex
cept , perhaps , within a limited area.
If any really encouraging progress had
Ueen mad , * with the plan of autonomy
there can bo no. doubt that the Spanish
government would have given the fact
to the world , omitting no detail. It is
stated that Spain has Informed Euro
pean governments that it expects to ac
complish the pacification of Cuba within
a short time , but downward course
of Spanish securities In the money mar
kets shows that the financiers of Europe * ,
who are opt to be * well Informed , do not
take any stock In Spanish assurances re
garding Cuba. Why should they when
after three years of conflict , Involving
an enormous expenditure of money and
a great sacrifice of life , Spain has failed
to make any Impression upon the In
surrection and Is today almost bank
rupt In money and men ? If she could
accomplish nothing whllo able to pour
tens of thousands of soldiers into Cuba ,
what hope Is there for her under existing
conditions , with a bankrupt treasury nnd
the country almost depleted of men
available for military service abroad ?
Whether or not the Insurgents are In
lietter condition than ever before , there
Ls no doubt that they can continue the
contest indefinitely , nor Is there any
doubt of 'their determination' to do so.
"Wo will not consider any proposition
for a settlement of the war unless It be
rnscd upon the absolute Independence of
Cuba , " said the chief of the Cuban Junta
n this country and he undoubtedly
speaks with the authority of Gomez nnd
his followers. There Is no substantial
ground for Spanish confidence In the
success of the policy of Cuban autonomy
and the early suppression of the Insur
rection , Judging from the most trust
worthy advices regarding tlio situation.
MlTLlAltl' DKl'AH'fMKA'T C'W.lflOE.S.
Tlie new army orders changing the
boundaries and name of the former De
partment of the Platte have vastly In
creased the importance of the military
department to which Nebraska Is as
signed and whose hcadjitwrtors are lo
cated in Omaha. With the new align
ment this department , henceforth to bo
known as tlio Department of the Mis
souri , secures enlarged territory and
additional posts and troops that make it
compare favorably in strength with any
of the other departments. -
These changes , however , threaten to
bring forth several competitors with
Omaha fo" tlie department headquarter *
and will require tlie people of this city
to mount guard against Its removal to
another city. In the Old Department of
the I'latte , Omaha was to all Intents
and purposes the only place fitted by
location , railway facilities and commer
cial advantages to serve as the head
quarters city. Its usefulness and su
periority for that purpose is not Impaired
by tlie creation of the new department.
Omaha today Is better situated for com
munication with all the various posts
than any other point In the military
division. It has better railway facilities
for reaching all parts of the department ,
Is nearer to the Important posts nnd Is
a more convenient and accessible base
of supply distribution' ' than any other
city In the states comprised In It. In a
word , Omaha. Is the ideal center for
military headquarters of the new de
partment , Just as It was of the old de
partment.
At the same time the fact must not
bo disguised that the annexation of Mis
souri nnd Kansas means that both St.
Louis , Kansas City and Leavcnworth
will cast covetous glances In this direc
tion. The two last-named cities are al
ready agitating a movement-to capture
the headquartcra of the new Depart
ment of the Missouri. What Is worth
while for Kansas City and Leavenworth
to try to get away from Omaha Is cer
tainly equally worth while for Omaha
to exert Itself to keep. Before the pro
posed raid on the department head
quarters takes tangible shape , the busi
ness men and commercial organizations
of Omaha should stand up and insist
upon their own.
DEATH OF MRS. TlIUllSTUIf.
The announcement of the sudden
death in Cuba of Mrs. Thurston , wife
of Senator John M. Thurston , will cause
profound regret among the many friends
in this city and state who have known
her during 'the quarter of a century that
she has resided in Nebraska. Aside
from her home life , which always had
first claims upon , her , Mrs. Thurston
took a special Interest In public affairs
cultivated by but few women nnd
achieved more than a state wide repu
tation as a woman of remarkable ver
satility and public force. Her recent
election as one of the officers of the na
tional organization of the Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
hn added to the prominence previ
ously attained ns a national figure
among American women. In his fad
bereavement Senator Thurston has the
sympathy , of the entire community.
KAILWAY DUILDINO.
The gratifying business revival mani
fest lu the two remaining southwestern
territories , Arizona and New Mexico
Indicates that the general prosperity of
the year penetrates the entire country.
There are special local reasons for the
revival In the southwest , for milling and
Irilgatloa are preparing the sunshine
territories for statehood and railroad
promoters are busy marking out new
lines of commerce over the mountains
and across the plains. Five or six pro
jected lines liave Just been commenced
In Aiizona , or will bo begun this week ,
In order to secuie the benefit of the law
that offero a period of exemption from
taxation , and In New Mexico contracts
have been let for several important rail
way extonsUi's.
One of the most Important lines will
form a connection between the main Hue
of the Santa Fe in Arizona and the rim
of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado ,
opening up a good mining region and
giving tourists a now loute to one of
the most wonderful regions of the world.
Another of the projected lines crosses
the Arizona-New Mexico boundary line
In tha south and parallels the Southern
Paclllc to Phoenix. In New Mexico an
extension of the Denver & Hlo Grande
Is projected to reach Important mining
regions lu the northern part of the ter
ritory , and work is already under way
on an extension of the Pccos valley Hue
to a connection with the Denver & Gulf
and the Santa Vo in the Panhandle of
Texas. This last named line will give
a northern outlet to the magnificent
Pecos valley with Us Irrigated farms ant !
great herds of cattle. A number ol
other mnlor lines will reach Into min
ing camps In the mountains.
The two southwest tort-Hot IPS could
contain a'half dozen New England * and
still have room lett , but they have been
neglected by lipjae seekers largely be
cause of the mountain and desert areas.
Last year mnWtynllllou dollars worth
of gold , sllvuPOalid baser metals wer ?
lug from the-4iili.es which arc yet but
mrtlally dovclaned. New camps'are be-
ng opened , nnd irrigation projects nro
working n womlefful transformation In
the rich vnlk ys. Residents of the
western stated' will not begrudge the
people of the twrt'terrltorles their share
In general prosperity ; rather will they
loin In the hopMliat both territories will
soon become HQipoimlous and prosperous
that statelioodicau not long be denied
them.
News of the iwlltlcal campaign In Oregon
gen preliminary to tlie state election In
Tune Is that while the fu.slonlsts arc
making unusual efforts to harmonize nil
the factions and unite their strength
It will be practically Impossible to stttlo
the dissatisfaction sure to follow the
Interference of outside popocrats with
state affairs. The republicans are. con
ducting a harmonious campaign which
should result In the nomination of a
strong state ticket , and on election day
the voters should Indorse tlie republican
party and national ndmlnl.ilrntlon with
nn emphatic majority. The re-election
of the republican mayor of Seattle last
week by an Increased majority Is en
couraging to tlie republicans of the coast
and an indention of what may be ex
pected to happen In the ritato elections.
The pjntr.ict labor nguits In California
have- been beaten in their latest scheme
for circumventing the laws against Im
portation of cheap coolie labor from
Asia. They brought over twenty-three
Japanese laborers who declared to the
customs officials that they had come to
the United States as students of agrlcut-
luie for the purpose of studying Ati.uil-
can methods of farming. As they all
told the same story It was rejected and
the authorities at Washington sustained
the refusal of the immigration commis
sioner to permit them to remain. The
coolie labor system is repellent to thu
American idea of free labor and must
not be given a foothold in America.
Hits TronlilcH of III Own.
Chicago Record.
On the theory that a man who has
troubles ot his own should not take any
great pains to appropriate the troubles of
? ome other people , Kaiser Wllhelin decs
wisely In denying that he ever said ho would
back up Spain.
AVar Neuron World-Wide.
Sprlnpncld Republican.
The commotipn eeems to extend all over
the world. JAxfi' sreat power from the
United States -fiolng cast , to Japan Is pre
paring or Is already prepared for war. It
may be discouraging to the universal peace
folks , yet let . , Ueny ) not despair
l'rwji > rlty Pointer.
'
( jfjj'clmpntl Tribune.
Nebraska fsishoyflng Mr. Bryan the prac
ticability of IwIi\E off mortgages without
the free coinage , of silver. ' The release of
farm mortgage * .fr-that . state for 1897
amounted to neftvl * 15.000.000. ftplnst a lit
tle over $11.00fcnOQ. In , 1S96 , while the total
reduction ia imorigagw Indebtedness Iwas
RI eater than has" been known for many
years In the hjstor of that state.
Obllterntlwv -Sectloiuil Wnc . '
New York Sun.
The country is to be congratulated upon
the almost total obliteration of the sectional
lines which for .BO many years marked tno
division of the United States Into slave and
free territory , arid finally' ' threatened Ita par
tition Into two separate governments by the
dread ordeal of civil war. The era of recon
ciliation , so long and earnestly desired , has
happily come , and the feeling ot distrust and
hostility between the sections Is everywhere
vanishing , let us hope never to return.
Nothing Is better calculated to give strength
to the nation at home. Increase our power and
influence abroad , and add to the permanency
and security of our free Institutions than tha
restoration of cordial relations between the
people of all parts of our beloved country.
'A ' nemnVknlilc. Declnlon. -
Leslie's Weekly.
If you want to chastise your enemy Invite
him Into a federal government building and
pound him within am Inch of his life. If
the tnch remains you are safe from punish
ment by federal or state law. lA. St. Louts.
Mo. Judge recently held that the United
States statute of 1872 gives the federal gov
ernment supreme and exclusive Jurisdiction
over offenses committed , upon Us property
and that murder done there is the only
crlmo punishable by that government. The
case was that of a colored porter who as
saulted the Janitor of the federal building
In the office ot the Internal revenue col
lector at St. Louis. Arrested on a warrant
charging assault and battery , he successfully
Interposed a plea In abatement on the ground
that the act was committed on a United
States reservation , and that the state bad no
jurisdiction. Lawyers say the decision cor
rectly interprets the law. At any rate , It
relieves the colored porter from all fear ot
prosecution , and establishes an Interesting ,
not to say a very bad , precedent.
SUC.AU I'HOUUCTION ABROAD.
Why the United. State * Should En-
conriiRe tlio Industry.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The report of Consul General Qoldschmtdt ,
who Is siatloned a > t Berlin , gives timely
Interest to Secretary Wilson's article on
sugar beet culture In the current number ot
the Forum.
Mr. Goldschmldt shows that Germany ,
which formerly used imported sugar nt $7.50
per hundred pounds , bus now become In
less than twenty-five years the largest beet
sugar producing and exporting E'jropcan
country , selling at a wholesale price of less
than $2.50 per 109 pounds. As sugar seems
to have reached a minimum price , the Idea
Is gaining ground that the best policy from
now on Is not to' stimulate sugar exports
but rather > to Increase the use of this com
modity at Jioifld' for other purposes than
"
1 uman food , * ' ' '
This phase 6f tflio subject Is exhaustively
dlTi'ssod by Secretary Wilson In his Forum
aitl le. Mr. Alison tlie first secretary of
agriculture w.h0 Ijaa given to the subject of
domestic sugar production 'tho ' attention
which Its Importance would scorn to merit.
He believes thatj the United States should
produce Its own sugar , and to that end bo
has directed toe energies and resources ot
the ( Agricultural department so far as possi
ble toward th6 Investigation of the possi
bilities of beet'sugar culture In the various
states. -
As a result of Uiose Investigations he be
lieves that It can be but a questlan ot a
short time -nheV'tho ' $101,000.000 which wo
now spend annually for Imported sugar will
bo distributed .among our own people. In
h'o opinion the question should be discussed
from the standpoint of the farmer rather
than from that ) of the political economist.
The great need of agriculture today Is profit
able diversification of crops.
In his experiments with sugar beet cul
ture at the Iowa State Agricultural collcgo
Mr. Wilson found that beets could bo grown
by the acre with proflt for stock feed alone.
It the sugar boot Is hauled 'to the factory
and the pulp taken back to the farm no
plant food Is lost to the soil. This pulp Is
substantially as valuable as & fodder for
domestic animals as the beet Is before the
sugar ts extracted.
If the sugar wo now purchase abroad wore
produced In this country Secretary Wilson
estimates that 400 factories would be re
quired to work up the necessary amount of
sugar beets. This would afford capitalists a
great field for safe and permanent Invest
ment , and would reduce to a large extent
the sum we annually pay for agricultural
products that might be grown at homo.
atibW
BTAVAt. COMt'AIUSOXS.
of the flew rower at the
United Htntei anil Spain.
rhltnd lphta I'rcii.
The effective navy of both the United
States and Spain la recent. Doth hare n
large number of antiquated vesscla , and by
taking all the vcwaol * on the naval register
of each a comparison Is pooslble which has
small value. On thla basts , taking vocsels
afloat and building , Spain 1'flo , tak'ng round
numbers , eleven armored vessels with 75,000
tons and thirty-seven unarmored with 55,000
tons , and the United States has thirty-two
armored vessel * with 167,000 tons and forty-
four unarmored vessels with 100,000 tons.
Roughly speaking , the American armored
and vnarmoreJ vessels might be said to bo
twlco as strong as the Spanish. Gun power
and hence battle efficiency are , however ,
stronger , ton for tor. , In the American than
the Spanish vessel ) . Combining these fac
tors , If both nations were able to put their
entire fleet into line , the American would
bo about thrice as strong as the Spanish , as
suming equal efficiency and an equal task
for both navies.
As a matter of fact , the efficiency of the
two r.ivldi Is altogether on the side of the
United States. The Spanish navy U , and
has been for years , notorious as 111 paid ,
poorly equipped and roorly found , sivj this
must be remembered In the comparison on
another page. On the other hand , the tank
of our navy U greater , having a longer line
to defend , and some 12,000 tons of battle
ship Oregon nnd Monterey on our I'aclflc
coast , are practically nonexistent for a Span
ish war , unleo. ) used to operate against the
Philippines.
A close relative comparison , however ,
brings out somewhat different conditions.
Iloth nations about twenty years ago awoke
to the fact that each had no navy. Our
effective navy has all been planned and built
slnco 1SEO. In 1SS4 a Spanish commission
was formed to consider naval needs. Spain
had then flvo antiquated Ironclads , fiomc In
different cruisers and nn active fleet of thir
ty-live small gunboats distributed among Its
island ict-scsslcus. : The commission pro
posed that $48,000,000 should be spent on
twelve armored vc&'cls , thirty-seven cruisers
and a fleet of smaller vessels. At the same
time a neval commission In this country re
ported In favor of a force about twlco this.
Neither has filled out Its naval program , but
the United States has come far nearer to
It than Spain. The latter spends from ? 5-
000,000 to $7,500,000 a year on Its naval con-
Gtvuctlcn. Our own outlay Is about twlco
thM.
thM.As
As will lie seen , reckoned from every point ,
the United States develops over twice the
naval efficiency of Spain. An analysis of the
fleet of each shons , however , that this enj-
clcncy Is very differently distributed. With
scattered Island [ cssefslons to protect and
hold In subjection , Spain ha * needed cruisers.
With the longest end least defended coastline -
line possessed by any country , this country
has naturally built battleships. Spain hoa
turned toward cruisers with a Ions steam'ng '
capacity and relatively light gun power.
The United States , expecting to operate near
home , has sought vessels which could not
steam far or fast , but whoso gun power was
great floating forts.
In first-class battleships , therefore , no
comparison exists. The United Statea baa
ca tlio Atlantic three to the Spaniard's one :
Tons. Tons.
Mas'a'setts . 10,235 Pelayo . 9,1(00 (
Icnui . 11,410
Indiana . 10,253
In armor , any one of the three American
vcesels equals the Spanish , and each carries
four guns where the Spanish baa tno. The-
Pelayo , In addition , would have the great
est difficulty In crossing the ocean , as would
our battleships , and It may bo set down as
certain that as far as sheer fighting force
goes the three American battleships near
Havana exceed any force that can be brought
against them.
to eecond-classs battleships or
protected cruisers and the Spanish disparity
Is Ices apparent. No sharp line .can be
drawn between vessels of these two classes
and Uioy can be ranged as follows :
Tons. Tons.
Texas . 0,315 Carlos V . 9,090
.Brooklyn . 9,133 Al. Oquendo . 7,000
York . S.GOO Vlzca > M . 7,000
Maria Teresa. . . 7,000
Crls. Colon . C.S10
Spain has' three armored cruisers of the
aamo size building but not ready , and of
these two are not yet completed. The Imme
diate effective fighting force Is about oven
here , the armor Is about the same and the
gun power far In excess on the American
vessels. The Brooklyn has about four times
the gun Iflre of the Carlos V.
The possibilities of the Spanish fleet hero
a'bruptly ' end. Under Its flag there are four
crul crs of from 3,000 to 5,000 tons , built
within ten years and equipped with a modern
armament. Our own navy has eleven such
vessels since 1886 , excluding early versels ,
and , deducting those on distant stations , the
number near at hand Is twice that of Spain.
In smaller vessels of over 1,000 'tons ' ours are
three to one. In coast defense vessels an
even greater superiority exists. Spain has
two old-fashioned monitors and the United
States thirteen. Spain .has two oldfashloncd
turreted vessels , Numnncla and the Vltorla ,
and the United States has six , of which one
Is on the Pacific.
Summing up then , the disparity In battle
ships Is 'three to one ; In armored cruisers
and .battleships about even aa to number
and size , two to four to one In : fire ; In
cruisers two to one ; In coast defense , five to
one. As much has been said In the foreign
press 'ot attacks on American shipping , it
must not be forgotten that the two countries
In steam tonnage are at this point nearly
alike. Spain had In 1896 355 steamers with
4&8,965 tons , and this country 447 with 703-
399 tons. In sailing vessels our 2,824 ships
with 1,362,317 tons are eight-fold the Spanish
1,017 vessels with 163,165 tons.
NAMES FOR JfAVAL , VESSELS.
Uncle Snni'o Slilpn Decorated Chiefly
ivlth. OeoKrnphlcnl Niime * .
New York Tribune.
The nomenclature of the vessels of the
United States navy Is deficient In names made
famous by acts of naval heroism , but abounds
In geographical terms , which make a list of
Uncle Sam'a ships resemble an extract from
a poatal guide. There is a class of vessels
In the English navy , known as the "admiral"
class , where the names ot Nelson , Anson ,
Ilodney , Benbow , and other naval leaders
may be found , and this same method of per
petuating the names of admirals exists In
Russia. The custom of preserving the names
of victories at sea Is also observed In many
countries by naming vessels after the place
near where the fight occurred. But In the
United States navy these customs cannot bo
carried out , and although the name ot Farra-
gut Is honored and revered by the navy , no
largo ship of any class bears the name ot the
hero of Mobile bay.
In the torpedo boat class there are excep
tions to 'this ' rule , and the fleet contains an
Ericsson , a Gushing , a Porter , a Footo , a
Dahlgren , a Dupont , a Goldsboiougb and
others.
The slnglo-turreted monitors bear Indian
names , such as Comanche. Catskill , Canonl-
cusMaliopac , Montauk , Wyandotte , but not
to the exclusion of other names , for the list
Includes the names of Ajax and Manhattan.
In the old wooden navy the names of Frank
lin , Adams and Marlon are still preserved ,
along with Yantlc , Alert and Nlpslc. The
Indian name Is also represented In this class
by several vessels , among whluli are the
Mohican , the Monocacy and the Omaha.
The doublc-turrcted monitors have names
which are to be found nowhere In ship
nomenclature except In the United States
navy. Among them are the Amphltrlte , the
Mlantonomoh , and the 'Monaduock. ' The
Vlcksburg and the Annapolis are composite
gunboats , and are named after places where
Important military operations took place.
No set rule seems to obtain for the naming
of gunboats. The list Includes the Petrel ,
the Macula * , the .Nashville , the Helena , the
Concord , the Bancroft and the 'Bennlugton ,
The armored cruisers , like the New York
and the Brooklyn , are named after cities , as
are the protected cruisers , such aa the
Atlanta , the Baltimore , thu Charleston , the
First In design
v Flnett In quality
( > Factory founded 1707 < >
The "G DA" §
Limoges China
Ohlrngo. the Cincinnati , the Columbia , the
Newark , the Italclgh and the San Francisco ,
although the Olympla It also of that clans.
The armored battleships , of which thoiMntno
was a good specimen , are nil named after
state * , except the Kraraargc , which , by
special act ot congress , was named to
perpetuate the old ship which had won dis
tinction In the famous fight with the
Alabama before the days ot tlie steel battle
ship.Tho
The old wooden navy Is made up of the
venerable Invalids , all put away In com
fortable quarters. The Constitution Is the
training ship nt Newport ; the Vermont Is
used s a receiving ship In the Brooklyn
navy yard ; the Dale Is used by the Mary
land naval reserve ; the Independence Is the
receiving ship atMare \ Island , and the
Jamestown Is a quarantine ship. The
iMouongahcla U attached to the training
squadron , the New Hampshire Is the head
quarters of the New York naval reserve , and
the Saratoga Is a nautical school hhlp.
The man whose name h the same as
that of some city may , If ho becomes a naval
hero , sen a UnltcJ States ship bear his name.
but unless that combination exists It Is
doubtful If ever heroism would add the name
cf an Individual to the list ot United States
war
THE I.\l > iSTIttAI. ; WAV ! ? .
Top Ileconl of IMt'J UUely to He Sur-
| infl < 'il 'I'll In Yenr.
St. I.oo U aiobc-Ucmocrat.
In a business sense the country has ad
vanced to a position hitherto untouched.
Along until a month or two ago the year
1892 represented the top of the Industrial
wave. Immediately afterward the tide
sharply fell , and for two or three years It
was at the ebb stage. In 1833 the tide again
began to rise , but It was checked nnd sent
downward by the Bryanlto menace In 1800.
The dounuard lurch was stopped by the hon
est money victory In the latter part of that
year. A slow , but perceptible rise In the
business tide began a year ago , when that
party resumed power. The movement gained
momentum a little o\cr half n year ago , when
the parly's Industrial legislation went Into
operation. Slnco tht beginning of the pres
ent year It 1ms reached a higher mark than
was ever before tourhcd.
This Is the story which present conditions
tell. In bank clearances In tlio country nf
largo February figures beat those cf that
mouth In 1892 to the extent of 0 per cent.
It did this , too , In tlio face of the fact that
that month of 1S02 hail the largest clearings
over scored In any February In the country's
history , and In the face of the further fact
that February in 1892 liad one more business
day than It had In 1S9S. Railroad earnings
nt the present time nro beating all former
figures , anil the tendency , as In bank clear
ings , continues upward. Merchandise ex
ports exceed Imports to a greater extent
than over before at this time of the year.
Iron production for two months past has
been at the largest figures ever reached.
The Immense totals of the railroad earnings
mean more than appears en the surface , for
prices of transportation nro lower 'tlian
they were before the panic of 1893 occurred.
The same fact as regards many staple arti
cles renders the Increase In bank transac
tions , as Indicated by clearances , especially
significant.
Gelilom at this season does gold Importa
tion take place.A few hundred thousand
dollars came In In this month in 1896 and
1897 , but for several previous years the tide
was In the other direction. Over $0,000,000
of gold , however , has recently started for
this country , and some of It has arrived.
There la no special need for this Inflow , for
the banks are , on the whole , better supplied
with this metal than they over were In the
past , and the treasury's fund , which has
Just crossed the $168,000,000 mark , Is at a
higher line than was reached before slnco
the middle of 1890. To keep up the favorable
exhibit which Is made In all directions , the
revenue Is expanding at a rate not dreamed
of by even the most hopeful of the Dlngley
act s framers at the outset. February. 189S ,
showed a .handsome surplus , which Is the
flrat time in several years that receipts In
that month exceeded expenditures. As the
tendency of the revenue has been steadily
upward ever since the Dlngley law went Into
effect , the chances are that It will reach a
much higher line than has yet been touched.
Surpluses Instead of deficits will probably
be the rule hereafter , except as war prepara
tions may swell the expenditures. As 1892
has been surpassed In bank clearings and
railroad earnings , 1879 , the year In which
the native business activity and prosperity
of the past reached its high-water mark.
will probably soon bo left behind.
1'EHSO.VYI , AXIJ OTHERWISE.
The contributes to the James Hussell
Lowell memorial fund in Boston now amount
.to $22,078.
It Is estimated that itho recent civil war
during Its height cost the government more
than $2,000,000 a day. The price of war fs
constantly rising , too.
Money doesn't always bring happiness and
harmony , as Is shown by the fact that a
daughter of the late Austin Corbln ia suing
her mother , brother and sister and about
all of her collateral relatives.
You don't require a big Income to "get
along" in Japan. A man can live there like
a gentleman on * 300 a year. This sum will
pay 'the ' rent of a house , the wages ot two
servants and supply plenty ot food.
When the governor of the commonwealth
of Massachusetts speaks of the year 1900 aa
"the closing yean of the nineteenth century , "
let no erne ngaln call It the flrst year of the
twentieth century.
The latest remark of Kaleer Wlhem ! ! con
cerns the German flag. The black , ho says ,
represents work ; the white , rest an ! peace ,
eud the red , war , necessary to cement the
other two together.
Consul General Lee's friends are starting
a boom for blm for senator from VIrgluIa
to succeed Senator Martin , whose terra ex
pires In 1901. Nearly a year ago General
Leo'a friends began to quietly work for him
for thU place. Slnco then the movement
became au organized one la many respects.
William A. Klrkland , the ranking rear ad.
mlral In the navy , has seen a great deal of
bard naval service and has a fund of ex
perience which would be invaluable to this
country in case of trouble with any other
nation. Ho Is a North Carolinian by birth ,
was appointed to the navy In 18SO , and Is a
bluff veteran of the old school.
James Whltcomb Rllcy , the poet , says :
"I ain continually haunted by the fear that
my trunk will be lost , so I go about the
country with a grip. In case tticro Is ever
a fearful railway accident and among- the
dobrla Is a valise with an arm attached to
It firmly , they may bury It , without furthri
Identification , as the fragments of the
Hoosler pool. "
Mir. avnsTiox OF JNOKAI.ITT.
I'oilllon nt The live Knilomeil n Km *
lilintlenllr Correct ,
Murthalllown Tlmo-llepubllctin ,
It a war with Spa'a over the Maine dis
aster or liifrventlon In Cub * tlotv not roma
on to divert national Interest Omaha will
bo the central po'nt of attraction this mini-
mcr with Its Transmlsslsslppl Exposition ,
As Is welt knouti by early residents of tha
west , Omaha was In pioneer dajii one of tha
toughest points In tlu west , but It lias largely
outgrown thl. < condition. Now a city ot
about 150,000 people. It will have an oppor
tunity to show whether It ecu control and
suprrets the evil forces that will flock to
Its centers this summer. It ought to commence -
menco this work at once. The Hov. DavlJ
H. Kerr of that rlty , writing to a Chicago
piper , refers to the coming exposition as
second only to the World's fair as an Inter ,
national exhibition ; yet ho says "Its mor
ality Is likely to be a shock to Christians.
It Is now evident the authorities do not
propose to listen to the protests against
Snblmth opening nnd that the devil \ \ \ \ \ bo
wonderfully busy. Nearly twice ns many ea *
loon licenses l.avc been granted thla year as
bat year. The brewing companies and other
liquor Interests have got possession of iiimiy
street cornea nnJ many nw ami nttrautlvo
building * dave been erected to bo occupied
by nalnons. Other evidence of preparation
to ( tap the willing and the unwary In wick
edness and Impurity are very apparent. Tbs
whole Christian wcrlil nerds to pray for
Omaha us never before. "
The Omaha lice takes this tip to say that
the Increase. In the number of sulcons over
last year Cias only been tram t99 to 2.19 ,
i an addition of fifty , or an liicrraye ot 25
. per cent. The Ceo sajs the exposition
I HUlhorltli'o fiavii not yut tnlien up the Sun-
I day opening question nnd declares I lie quttv *
1 tlon of nicrnllty I ? not so much onu of ilese-
| i cutting the Sablath by keeping the gate-i of
I i ( be exposition opim every day of ; he week
as It Is the enforcement of the laws nnd
ordinances against disreputable 'places and
disorderly people. Tlu > expedition will Ii
an educating , uplifting , inoi.il force- and the
drill will tint be naif HO busy whllo tha
exposition gates are open as lu- will bu uhllo
they are closed. If Satan finds nmplp nork
for Idle hands to do , tCieci shutting up the
exposition and forcing residents and stciiug-
ers to uhllo away their time ! n tli ? laloou In
fested city will be more dangerous to tbi'lr
inoials Ihsti providing them with wholesome
entertainment on the expedition grounds.
| i The Bee well sa > s : "What the clergy-
i men nnd church people of Onnlia should In-
' slst em Is cfllclcnt police protection and
. such reasonable enforcement of the laws ns
will blot out all the dives , dcn.i and disord
erly resorts tdat are iow flourishing with
police connivance. To do this tliey need not
wait until thp exposition lu at hand. "
The Uee Is to bo commended for ctlrrlng
up Its people to a proper scnce of duty
and public spirit , for good order and proper
! i protection will be points on which the public
will Insist and they will be factors In de
i termining attendance.
IVAIH.HI.XG M
Chlcnso IleconU "DoyouthlnkJlnkiwl.il *
go to war ? He used to be such a roward. "
"Yes ; but ho has been mnrrled three times
tlnco you knew him. "
Dotrolt Journal : "I'alllt made a great hit
with the la.st lulntlng ho had In thu .salon. "
"Ah , Indued ? "
"Yos , It has Just fetched 25,000 soap wrap-
pars. "
i (
I Detroit Free Press : "Smith and I lmv
dlsc'Civsred the scctct of mental culm. "
"What la It ? "
"He's going ! to worry over my family
troubles and I am jjotng to worry over
his. "
Harlem Life : "You have broken mjr
heart ! " walled the rejected lover.
The handsome young woman doctor Im
pulsively seized his hand and felt his pulse.
"No , Harry , " she said. "Vour heart Is ull
right. It's your liver. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "What did you
thlnto of that cigar I gave you yesterday ? "
"Not muc'i. It cost mo $4. "
"How to ? "
"Why , It gave my wife the Idea that th
pas was leaking somewhere , and she qcnt
for a plumber. " IK. n . j
1 t i
Chlcapo Trlbuntf : "My- friend , " , pleaded
the tempranco evangelist , laying his hand
affectionately on his shoulder , "we tint
laboring In a common cause for our own
reformation and the good of mankind.
Will you Join us ? "
"Don't cure It I do ! " replied Mr. Jagway ,
with tears ot contrition In his eyes.
Washington Star : "I bender who that
iran la who talks so loudly mid shons so
much excitement , " said one of two men who
were passing down the street.
"He's a neighbor of mine , " wis tha
answer. "Ho's engaged In lecturlnjr hla
friends on the necessity of keeping cool. "
Indianapolis Journel : "I don't have any
trouble keeping my calendar leaves torn
"Don't , eh ? "
"No ; my typewriter plrl Is always lookln1
ahead to see when the next pay day comes. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : "I'd rather , " said tha
actor , "that you would devote tower of your
stories to my ( personal traits nnd adventures
and more ot them to irty acting. "
"Billy , my boy. " said the press agent with
the easy familiarity of n man -Alth nn Iron
clad contract , "It is your acting that I nra
trying to draw the. publle'a attention away
"
irom.
' ' THE DON'S DILEMMA.
Washington Star.
Now the Spaniard's brow Is wrinkled.
And his face Is dark ns night :
"Shall I sell my precious Cuba-
Is that better than to fight ? "
Still ho stands there darkly brooding : .
Yet It wouldn't bo too rash
If you bet your entire fortune
That the Don would take the cash.
l-OKTIC TIIAGEDY.
Somorvllle Journal.
The poet snt him down to larlto
A strain of 'anr victorious.
Ho told the world 'twao grand to fight.
To die was simply glorious.
This poet was , though not to blame.
In direst straits financially.
Ho hoped his llnea would bring him fama
And benefit him substantially ,
And so ho wrote off wnr and' ' gore ,
And Hcene.s of carnage awing him ,
Whllo nil the while , nnd more nnd moro ,
His hunger fierce was gnawing him.
HP labored long upon each verse.
Until ho had ( perfected U.
But oh , still empty (3 ( his purse
The tdltor rejected it !
"In all , the Fitting Season ,
is best. " _ Hesiod
We salute the ancient Hesiod ; and beg to say that he is al
right. The fitting season is best , and this is the fitting season in
our hat department , and the beauty of it is that our fitting is as
correct as can be all the new and leading blocks and qual
ities and colors shown here. Our
, , are window will give you a
faint idea of what is going to be worn , but there are many others
not represented in our window. You are invited to call and
look them over. A nice spring hat in the latest block at $1.00.
$ J.50 , $2.00 , $2.50 , $3.00 , $3.50 , $4.00 and $5.00. The same
guarantee goes with our hat as it does with our clothing.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
BROWNIN0KING&CO
S. W. Cor. IGth and Uouglam Qt .j.
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