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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1898)
y OMAHA DAILY BEE. ' to. nOSEWATKJl. Editor. C i i'jiiiJsniu IVIUY MOIINIKO , 'risnus ' OF sunscnitTiON * Dally B * ( Without Sunday ) , One Year JC 00 Dallr nee and Sunday , One Year , . , . . SCO Blx Months , W Throe Months 200 ( Sunday Ueti , One Year. . . . . . . < 2 00 ( Saturday llco , One Year 1 60 \Vtfklr lice , Ono Year Omaha : Tii J'.to Ilulldlng. ' Booth Om.ili-i : ijn&cr | Illk. , Cor , N and ! 4th tits. Cuuncil Iflurrs : 10 1'rarl Htreet. I ClikHgo Olllce : B02 Chamber of Commerce. : New York : Temple Court. I Washington : Ml fourteenth .Street. I COllHKSPONDK.N'CE. Alt communications relating to new * and edito rial nmtter tliunM bo addicmdl To the Editor. UUB1NC83 LUTTKKH. All butlnem letters and remlttnncci should be addrececd tu Th IU-e TubllitilnK Company , Omaha. Draftn , ehcikp , express and poslollloo money orders to be made payable to the order of thi company. Tin ; HKB I'UDMsniNQ COMPANY. " STATIMINT : OF CIUCULATION. Btnto of Nebrarta , UousliiH county , * s. : George II. Tzw.huck , tecrctaiy of The Hoc Pub- ilihlng company , heln duly sworn , sum that the actual number of full nnd vompleta copies of The Dally , Morning , Kvonlnx and Sunday IJeo printed during the month of February , 1898 , was as fol lows : 1 20.950 13 Sl.OM t 21.9VI 16 i. 2I.M1 1 20.M2 17 2I.C01 4 i , . . . ? O.Tf,3 IS 21.813 E 20.875 19 ' S1.D01 ( 21,050 jn' 21,09- T 20. SO' , It 21.3C7 < 21CM 2Z. . 21.4J1 9. . . . . ID.'Jtt I1.BM 10 24 S1.923 11 11 11,121 21,070 2 . ' . ' ! . ' ! ! . ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ZZ.'ZJT . 21,012 2T Z1.4S1 II . 20,901 2S .S3I Total . . . .S97.SS2 Totalreturned returned and unsold copies Net total dales Net dally average . ta \ nnonoK n. T/SCHHCK. Bworn to before me nnd subscribed In my preocnco this 1st day of March , IMS. ( Stal. ) N. P. KEII * Notary Public. No matter wlmt linppcns , It Is well to . * remember thnt the time for planting [ * - p V to'tafocs nnrt corn will fioon be here. Ench successive nssnult nml hold-up , onch burglnry nml robbery mills to the Indictment against tliu covornor , who Is yespoimllilc for the continuance of the pbllcu inlsKOvernincnt of Onmlin. If the IJolln bondsmen have any com promise proposition to make they should make It formally and openly. The tax payers will cheerfully uphold the mayor and council In any fair settlement. ' wp" 'j Jiyuiy 'rJ' ' I" cover up tlu ro- vvvi * * S ftuvlcssiiuss nnd crime , but they j.P s hcop the victims from making public their complaints. The keep-It- dark policy won't work In the police de partment If Ilerdman'H tfood reputation needs no 'defense why not devote a little space to re-establishing the forfeited reputa tions of other members of the Herdman pnnj ? of ward heelers and professional hold-ups who have no visible means of support ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If Governor Ilolcomb wants to put lilinself on the snme level as the head ol the Herdman ctuiR there Is nothing tn etop him. lut ho Insults the IntelllKeucu of the people when lie poses us a re former while makiiiR his bed with poJJtl cal heelers and grafters. It Is very kind of the German foreign 4 ofllee not to acct'ile to the request fet the expulsion of one of the Harrison sis ters who had been called a "notoriously obnoxious person. " This will give the : lrls n chance with their show and sulll to assure success. . .It Is probable that the refusal of the ri-SjferItlsb authorities to permit the landSws ' | j' 'of a cargo of American apples rejected > by the German Inspectors Is due more to British pride than the San Jose scale , American shippers have to encounter all sorts of obstacles In the markets of the oWorld. The lown legislature , which has been In session the last three mouths , has re fcolvcil more praise and less criticism than any general assembly of that state within the memory of man , and the bi\sl of It Is that It has been mostly deserved A high mark has been set for subsequent 'legislatures to follow. Contractors for public improvements I should be made to understand the noccs Ify'of'completlng every possible piece ol work before the exposition visitors bogli to arrive. Contractors who evince a dis < position to meet the emergency"Bhouli be the contractors who receive favon . when there are favors to be given. The new president of the New Yorl Central graduated through the execu tlve office located In the general head quarters of the Union I'aclllc tit Omaha Omaha Is ono of the stepping stones li the careers of an ever increasing num ber of men who arc attaining natlona prominence In business , professional ant official life. The "Jim crow" law in Tennessee ha ! been sustained by the supreme court The decision Is to the effect that the pro l.r vision 'that white and black passcugen shall-ride In separate conches on tin railrojxl trains Is simply a wise pollci rag&iatlon In the Interest of pcnco am TOO" " comfort af the public and not repug riant to the spirit of the federal constl tutlon. It Is to bo feared the declsloi will pass Into history as a "Jim crow' decision. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Missouri , Iowa and Kansas are rep resented on the state tickets nomlnatei by democrats and populists In Orcgoi last week. Charles Kltch , the nomlnei for state printer on the fusion ticket , re cuutly removed to Oregon from Kansas J. L. Story , the'populist nominee for attorney tornoy general , was born In .Missouri and John O. Luce , populist nominee fo governor , and J. O. Booth , fusion nom luce for treasurer , are both natives o W. It. .King , the fusion nomine Fgovcrnor , Is a native of Oregon. Every state- west of the Mlsslsslpp river but ono now has uu olllclul Trans uilsslsslppt Exposition commission 1111 pointed by the governor for thu purpos 'of seeing that their respective state ro represented. Till * without counthn , the stutetj not geographically within th irausmlsslsslppl region which huv , . nevertheless organized state coinmlssluii n to supervise the ptates * exhibits. Ever , 1 day's nearer approach of thu time fo opening the exposition gates sees an enlargement largoment of the scope uud luugultud 0f tliu great < " * * * u SXECOTtVK ANUCOXORKaD TOOKTlttn. There appears to be a complete understanding - standing now between the president and congress , t'pon the executive assurance that something definite In expected Im mediately fronl the Spanish government In regard to the proposals submitted by this government the foreign relations committees of both the senntc and house agreed to defer action on the resolutions relating to Cuba before those commit tees. On the other hand it is understood - stood that the president \ylll ask no fur ther postponement of action on the part of congress in the event that the response of Spain Is not satisfactory- Thus in a very brief time the Issue of pence or war will be determined. The exact naturo.of the proposals sub mitted by our government has not been officially stated and probably will not be until Spain's reply Is received. What ever that may be It Is presumed the whole matter will be promptly laid before - fore congress. It Is said that the presi dent's plan of adjustment contemplates the Independence of Cuba and It Is hardly conceivable that ho would pro pose anything that did not look to this , since nothing less than Cuban inde pendence would be approved by the American people or accepted by the Cu- mns. It cannot be doubted that the iractlcally unanimous sentiment In this country Is that Cuba should bo free and inder the Influence of this sontlui ! nt congress would almost certainly rcfilso ts assent to any arrangement for per- > etuatlng Spanish rule in Cuba , to what ever extent , not acceptable to the Cu- > ans. As to the latter , there Is no reason to doubt that their determination to se cure their Independence Is Hxed and un alterable. Their representatives In this country have recently declared this to ) o the case. Ono of them salti only n few days ago that "tho United States nay mtiKc arrangements with Spain , but the Cubans will never consent to armistice or any other plan but Indo- mndenco. " This government cannot ilTord to Ignore the wishes of the Cubans In this matter , nor will It do so. Hence the suggestion of an armistice , If It 1ms ) oen made and should bo accepted by Spain , would be futile.'because the Cu- mns would not accept an armistice at n time when all the advantages of such an irrangomcnt would1 be In favor of Spain. As to paying an Indemnity for Inde- lendeiicc , the Cubans have boon willing to do tills , but it Is very doubtful whether they are so at present. They feel confident of achieving Independ ence by lighting for It and it Is most [ irobable they prefer this to buying free- lorn and burdening themselves and their posterity with a heavy debt to Spain. It Is ( inito possible that the Spanish government 1 disposed to make some concessions. An armistice would per haps bo agreeable , because the time gained would be valuable. That It will soilously consider a proposal of Cuban Independence , however , under whatever conditions presented , Is most Improbable. Meanwhile It Is reassuring to know that the president and congress have reached an understanding and that In whatever course the oxlgerfcy shall de mand they will stand together , with the support , of , a > united people behind them. 77/K IlKCOX < } KKTllAnU3. The action of Captain General Blanco In revoking the order of his predecessor an'd permitting the people who have boon driven In from the country districts and concentrated' In the towns to return to their former abodes , providing also that all who need assistance shall re ceive It , Is a most Important concession. It Is understood that one of the pro posals submitted by this government to Spain was that the reconcontrados should bo allowed to return to their holdings and the prompt compliance with this Is a conciliatory step of great value. In his statement to the senate of his ob servations In Cuba , Senator Proctor said that If these people were allowed to re turn to their farms and to seek work where it was to bo found they would In a short time become self-supporting. Most of them must bo helped for a time nnd this the Spanish government pro poses to do , the council of ministers hav ing voted a sum for the purpose. This action will remove one of the most serious of the complaints of this govern ment against Spanish policy In Cuba. The Weyler order concentrating the paclflcos In the towns was defended on ' the score of military'expediency , but the civilized world has been shocked by the terrible consequences of that policy and the record of hundreds of thousands of men , women anil chll'drcn ' starved to death Is ono of the blackest chapters In the history of Spanish rule. The present number of the reconcentrados is esti mated at about 200,000 , a considerable number of whom are probably unable at present to work , if there Is work to be done. VNDKVEIM'ED HRSUVROES ) . Wheat farmlug on land that Is com paratively cheap nt n time when prices nro normal or good Is very attractive to the majority of farmers , and it is not surprising that In those parts of the northwest where wheat Is the staple crop warnings against abandonment o ( diversified farming are regarded as ap proprlato now. The Spokosman-Ilcvluw of Spokane , Wash. , calls attention to the fact that there Is being Imported to thai section of country ono of the best In the world for diversified farming fccsli meats , poultry , eggs , butter , cheese , pork products , condensed milk , soap , crack ers , breakfast foods and a score of othei things that ought to be produced nt lionu for the homo market. This Is attributed to the attractiveness of farming for the wheat market alone and consequent dropping of other branches of farming , If persisted In It will take from the re- glen a part of Its value for agriculture , It will change independence to Its oppo sltt . i What Is true In eastern Washington and northern Idaho Is true in many othei favored sections of the Transmlsslsslpp region. However attractive ono kind ol farming may be , or oW or more specla industries , a prosperous and growliif community cannot bo maintained with out a great vailety of Industries and al kinds of farming. The cities of the wesi are sustained partly by the trade of ad Jacent agricultural regions , but more b ) the uiluuiK cauips , by general commerce W. and by Industries called forth by the necessities of the people. They are the icst markets In the world for agricul tural products. No part of the west liourd be dependent for food on products irought from any very distant point. Western farm land Is comparatively cheap and the markets arc good , and if his fact could be brought to the ntteu- ton of the farmers of the Atlantic states , nan } * of whom find it difficult to succeed where they arc , In a convincing way , there would not much longer be com- ) lalnt of undeveloped resources in the vcstcru states. 8PE.IKBU HBBD'H PART. The part of Speaker Reed In this June- lire Is not so generally understood or appreciated as it should be. He has ex erted an Influence hardly less potent and valuable than that of the president u repressing the bellicose spirit nnd pas sion engendered by- the Cuban question. Mr. Heed has shown In no less marked degree than Mr. McKlnley the dignified calmness and equanimity which the sit uation required of those In authority nnd vhlch a proper sense of responsibility dicta'tod. Ho has kept the house of rep resentatives from becoming the hotbed of warlike declarations and while it was not possible to wholly repress the spirit of Jingoism that so largely per vades that body , the speaker , assisted ) y other republican leaders , has so kept t In check that It has worked little harm on the public mind. There has been quite enough of war talk In the ouse , t Is true , but there would have been vastly more of It but for the Influence of Speaker lleed and for what has not ) cen spoken the country owes him grat- tudc. It Is needless to say that there Is no norc patriotic man in the country than i'homus li. Heed , none more zealous of ; he honor and dignity of the nation. That he Is In hearty sympathy with the struggle of the Cubans for Independence s beyond doubt. But Mr. Heed Is a statesman with high and broad views of national duty and to whom the Inter ests and welfare of his own country and people are of first and chief Importance. If It shall bo clearly shown that national duty calls for war It Is safe to say that 10 voice or vote In congress will be more earnestly given for war than that of Speaker Heed. He has stood faithfully by the administration In ts efforts to maintain peace and f war becomes Inevitable he will jo among the foremost In support- ng the government. The services of the speaker of the house of representatives In the exigency that confronts the coun try cannot easily be overestimated. OMAHA ON T11K HIS I KG TIDK. Quite apart from the substantial Im provement that has taken place In this city within the last six months by the largo expenditures for labor nnd ma terials In the preparation of the grounds and the construction of the buildings of the exposition , Omaha has experienced a decided Increase in Industrial activity. The establishment of the great Armour plant nt South Omaha and the enlarge ment of all the other meat-packing concerns - corns at that place Is within Itself a potential factor for - the permanent growth and prosperity of this city. The reconstrnctcel smelting and re fining works and Its equipment with the most modern machinery and appliances affords additional assurance of the con stantly growing importance of Omaha as a mineral reduction center. The enlargement of the Bemls bag fac tory is another straw that indicates clearly the confidence of sagacious In vestors In Omaha's future as a great manufacturing and distributing point. What the greater manufacturing in stitutions are doing has already stimu lated other capitalists operating smaller factories and mills in increasing their faculties and output , while a number of new concerns are certain to bo estab lished In Omaha before the year expires. The assurances of Omaha's enlarged commerce have In turn brought about a marked change in the disposition of the railway managers to adopt a more liberal policy toward this city and to accord more adequate accommodations for both Us passenger and freight traffic. These changes cannot fall to load up to still greater commercial activity and in dustrial development It is safe to pre dict that within the next decade Omaha will outstrip all its rivals in the race for business supremacy. This ts the trend of present conditions and those who have the ability and enterprise to take advantage of the turnIng - Ing tide may confidently count , on reap ing a rich reward. Local hackmcn and cab drivers are anxious to have the license fee Imposed upon them Increased five-fold. Suggest n similar multiplication of the amounts demanded of other contributors to the municipal treasury and see what n panic It would create. If the hackmcn's peti tion were Inspired solely by a public- spirited desire to assume their Just share of the public burdens It would stand out ns an example of civic patriotism no where equalled. But ns a matter of fact It springs from n desire to monopolize the business liy shutting out competitors. Inasmuch as the Omaha hackinen can not possibly meet the demand for cabs and carriages during the exposition sea son , even If they could muster ten times as many cabs and carriages as they now operate , they can suffer no serious loss by outside competition. Wo are told that the reappolntment of Police Commissioner Ilerdman was asked by many of the best citizens of Omaha. We frequently read of lynch ing bees participated In by "the best * citizens" of a community , but there la always some lingering doubt ns to the accuracy of the statement. The best Index to the character of the Ilerdman indorsements is that when a request was made at the governor's olllce for per mission to Inspect them It was promptly refused on the ground that they wert private papers uud not public docu- ments. There having been some controversy about the significance of the recent city election In Seattle , In which a fusloji majority was overcome and turned Into u republican triumph , the Portland Ore goulau has taken the trouble to get ul the , figures. In * rgri | < tp the election two years ago * King county , In which Seat tle Is located , awm-lti 181)0 a majority of 1,084 for Bryan- his vote being 7,407 and McKlnlcy's 0,4J3. The City of Seattle gave Bryan 4.Wvotas and McKlnloy 4,120i Bryan's -mnjorlty , 410. This year the republican ] making a clean nnd strnlght fight oii _ party lines against a perfectly united and harmonious fusion opposition , rlccfeMft city ticket In Seattle by nbout COO ma'jWlty. The figures show for thenisclvos'"now the sentiment is changing In the1 'north western cities. The proposed , establishment of police censorship for yu > [ Suppression of all re ports that ndvpj-thrc the Inefficiency of the police force ts a new departure which may commend Itself to the bogus reform pollen commission , but will only tend to confirm what everybody In this com munity already knows , that the police Is without competent direction or supervi sion. The only way to suppress reports about holdups and burglaries is to sup press the highwaymen and robbers. The only way to do that Is to have n com petent and experienced chief of police who Is supported by a police board that does not stand In with keepers of lawless resorts nnd does not guarantee protec tion to lawbreakers In exchange for political influence or boodle. The man who compiles statistics of Ne braska banking is certainly not trying to earn the gratitude of the popocrats. The statement in his report that the re sources of the banks have Improved ma terially In character with the return of bountiful crops and with a cessation of the "vicious and uncalled for attacks upon credits In this state" Is not likely to endear him to the calamity prophets any more than the man who collected the mortgage statistics which tell such a tale of changed conditions throughout the state. A CunlliiuuiiH Performance. Clilcnso Times-Ileralil. The Omaha Exposition has made arrange ments to have a Chinese drama played dur ing the exposition season. It Is thought that at least two acts of It can be glvcu. Hone from the Hunk * . Minneapolis Tribune. Captain Sampson , who will have a high command In our navy In case of war , la the son of a day laborer and won his own way to the foremost rank. He does not depend upon ancestry for his distinction ho Is , In fact , himself an ancestor. Some Corn Ieft Over. Inillanapolla Journal , There Is some significance In the fact that the stock of corn In the rands of all the farmpre March 1 was 1,902,968,000 bushels , or 380,907,000 bushels less than on March 1 , 1897 , because export Is at the rate of a mil lion bushels a day , anil moro Is being fed to stock than -a year a o. AiitliorltloH IJIUVr. rhllq&Iptiln Record. General Forsythe declares that war with Spain , If It should come , might last from fifteen months to two years. A distinguished senator has cstltttafjea that It might last fif teen minutes. Tljoormor estimate was based on military ) experience and knowledge of the situation ; ( the latter presumably upon a knowledge of what constitutes rhetorical effect. I HinliK'H * ' Konrno New Yo'rjc ' Tribune. Of. alarm In commercial or Industrial nuartprs there Istso littleas to cause gen- rral surprise , Inview of the excitement prolonged - longed for weeks arid the depression In spec ulative markets. Thcs'e , It must be admitted , are stronK-lndlc'a'tlon.3 ' that those ' \\tio li'av'o keot cool and have shown unshaken faith In their country and Its government thus far are not likely to less their heads In panic If the event they have for more than a month considered possible should occur. 1'uttliiK Oil the Silver Millennium. New York Sun. % The Denver Tribune Is sure that "tho cause of silver has grown steadily since 169G , and If there were an opportunity for a pres idential vote tbo coming fall the administra tion would be overturned and a men pledged uncompromisingly to free coinage trium- nhantlv elected. " The coming fall U too far off. No respecter of the proprieties of nroohccv should refer hla predictions to a time so remote. There is a formula for these thtags : "If the election were to take place tomorrow : " "It the election were to be held next week. " Further than next week It Is unusual , unsafe , end almost wrong * to go. A Free Luiiuli Duke. Philadelphia Times. Our old friend the duke of Vcragua , who was over hero at the Columbian Exhibition , has turned' up again with some Important observations about Mr. McKlnley. The duke- Is of the Dupuy do Lome and Weyler class , Ho was entertained In the Ucilted" States as a descendant of Columbus , but the personal Impression that he made was not particu larly favorable , his fine old Castlllan pride being not above pecuniary assistance , and hkj poor opinion of the president will doubtless - loss bo cordially reciprocated. It is scarcely worth while , however , to waste telegraph tolls on the remarks of unofficial Individuals co. cither side. " * tiolil Hcxerve , Baltimore American. While there Is considerable anxiety In Paris and elsewhere about the fall of Span ish bonds , and uncertainty about how Spain Is to ral.jo more money for the continuance ot Uio Cuban war , which ts now costing eight million dollar * a month , things are rather healthy In a financial way on this Bldo ot the ocean. On Saturday the net gold reserve was In round numbers 1172,000,000. The Increase In the rceerva last week was over one and one-quarter million dollars , and the addition so far during March liao been nearly five million dollars. Owing to the preparations for war , the government's expenses have greatly Increased recently , and yet gold continues to flow Into the treas ury. Counting In the sums held against gold certificates ar.l other amounts , there Is ciow moro than four hundred million dollars of visible gold In the treasury. It looks now as If the government's re ceipts tor March will amount to about twenty-nine million dollars , which Is fiomo- ' what less than the estimate. Importations ot tjugar anJ other articles will Increase the c noun : as the yeir advances. 'Hio comparison ot our f.uanclal status with that of Spain Is not altogether a happy one for Snaln. COMMENT OF TUK F01tiiG.1MIKSS. . EnKllHh l'rulialii ' { ( n Vlc-Iil to the liu-vltiililf. LONDON , IMarc ; 31. The Westminster Gazette this morning , noting "Spain's diffi culty 'n ' ylcldlngIn _ view of the danger threatening the dynasty , " asks , "How In this situation cai , Europe best help Spain and the queen , .ifhom all respect ? " and answers : "By an expression of opinion so unanimous and decisive ttiat In bowing to It the queen andlihor' mlnUtcrs would seem to bo yielding to force measures. If this la done , and President McKlnley purnues tdo policy of raving "tho fate of Spain by a scheme of purchase , or other means , a con flict may bo avoided without serious iMmago to the existing d > nasty. We hope our gov ernment will advUe the Spaniards In the strongest language to make terms. " MADRID , March 31. ni Liberal ( moder ate republican ) saya : "A dispatch from Scnor Polo y Ulernabo , the Spanish minister at Wrohlngton , was read yesterday at the cab inet council giving liU Impression of the feeling In America , which lie declares Is In no way favorable to Spain , Ho volnts out that the 'Maine ' report was only referred to the foreign 'relations commlttca with great dimculty , ao 139 representatives voted for Its Immediate approbation without waiting for the Spanish report. This propoiul , adds Senor Polo , was rejected , but the jingoes appsared to bo greatly annoyed , " COMMENT OR THB VERDICT. Phlladslphlt Inquirer ! The prcaldent has made no demand upon Spain for Indemnity as yet. although U Is plainly his right to do BO. Ho baa merely submitted the finding ! of the court ot Inquiry , trusting to the "honor" of Spain to pursue the proper course. Ho Is likely to trust In vain. New York Sun : The closing of this chap ter ot the terrific event calls for another tribute of * respect to all In any degree con cerned. To the men of the . .Maine , the American people , to congress , to the presi dent , and to the court ot Inquiry there Is duo public recognition ot the admirable manhood , wisdom and calmness with which they have dealt with the situation from Its awful beginning to today. Philadelphia Hecord : The fact that the court of Inquiry was not able to definitely fix the blame for tbo explosion bas taken the terrible Incident out of consideration no an act of war. Hut It has made nn Indelible Impression as an act ot cruet Injury for which no atonement can over bo complete , and It will make more difficult the delicate task ot dealing with the settlement ot the Cuban question as between the United States and Spain. Philadelphia Times : No responsible per son has suggested that the in I no was ex ploded by direction of the Spanish officials , but , as a London paper has well said , If the harbor of Havana was mined without their knowledge they were culpably Ignorant , and If they knew of the mine and allowed n vis iting battleship to bo anchored over It with' out warning , they were culpably careless. In any case the occurrence clearly throws the burden of defense on Spain. naltlmoro Sun : So formal and judicial Is the report of the court that the words "Spate , " "Spanish" or "Spaniard" do not occur In It. 'Heyond ' the statement that the explosion occurred at 9:40 : p. m. on the night of February 16 , In the harbor of Havana , there Is nothing In the findings of the court to suggest any Immediate connection ot the Spanish government or people with the affair. The report might have been the same If the explosion had occurred In the port of Liverpool , or Hamburg or Havre. New York Tribune ; What Is the con clusion ? The court formulated none , and did not need to do so. Only ono Is possi ble. The iMalne was destroyed by malice , deliberately , from the outside. In circum stances that make It Impossible to under stand how that inallco could liuvo been operative except through the guilty conniv ance or scarcely less culpable negligence of some of these authorities who were charged with the safc-guardlog of the harbor aivl all its tenants. That Is a terlblo Indict ment. The court of Inquiry does not make It. The report does not declare It. It Is made by the Irresistible logic of events and of established facts. The burden of self- exculpation and the duty of making all pos sible reparation now rest upon Spain. Now York Tlmeo : The destruction was not nn accident , but a deliberately organized massacre. It was carried out by means not ordinarily within the control of private per sons. If a fanatical Spaniard had taken a rifle from a boat or from the shore had killed ono of the officers or men on the Maine's deck , It would be easy to believe that Ills act was all his own , and that no- boJy but himself was responsible for It. Hut this lo a very different rase. The prepara tion , placing and explosion of a machine able to destroy a ship like the Maine In volved a conspiracy. Such a massacre rc- aulrcd Icng premeditation , expensive prep aration , end a considerable number of ac complices. It was of course greatly facili tated bv the situation of the ship , which bad been fixed upon her arrival and had not been chanced. Philadelphia Press : Only two cause. ? could have worked this double reversal of the nor mal place of keel and deck plates first , the explosion of a mine without the vessel , bend ing In the bottom , nnd , second , the explosion of masazlncs within the Maine , doubling up the decks. Every oilier source of accident Is carefully eliminated. The discipline of the vecsel Is proved to have been above re proach. Its magazines , Its coal bunkers and the numerous hourcca and causes of spon taneous combustion nnd accidental explosion on a modern war vessel nro accounted for. With brevity , with simplicity , by Indirect and direct proof , by demonstrating that no other cause existed and by showing ttiat only nn explosion , both without and within , could , have worked the ruin wrought , the court of Inquiry has presented an unanswerable ar gument which will decide the verdict of to- dav and settle the ultimate findings ot his tory. Springfield ( Macs. ) Republican : The find ings of our court ot Inquiry cannot with propriety bo met by any sweeping assertion that an Internal explosion caused the mis chief , In view of the testimony printed to day. It la too soberly convincing for whole sale trifling. We have rejoiced In the ready help afforded by the Spanish authorities at the moment of the explosion and given full value to the abundant sympathy so warmly expressed on the spot , but this matter now rises In official form for national action of the sort which. It Imperatively de mands. There was murder done tn the harbor of Havana ; who did It ? The mlno was placed by somebody and It did not ex plode Itself. It Is for Spain to ferret out the criminal or criminals , and the sooner she undertakes the work in geol faith and the mere thoroughly she does It the better will be the outlook for a speedy , satisfactory and peaceful settlement of existing differ ences with the United States , PEHSOYAL A.VU OTIC 1211 WISE. Semi-annual dividends and Interest money aggregating the tidy sum of $10,946,852 are to be paid In Boston In April. Irving McDougall Garfleld , son of the la to president , resides In Boston , Is 27 years of age , nnd has just won his first law case In city courts. The retail sales ot umbrellas In this country amount to over $25,000,000 yearly , and this doesn't Include those that are transferred , but not sold. The walnut library and bedroom sets ot furniture In Jefferson Davis1 old home. In Bcauvolr , Miss. , have been shipped to Hlch- mend , Va. , for preservation in the confed erate museum. Ex-Secretary of State Chllton of West Virginia promises to pay up all of his shortage - ago to the state by the first ot June. Ho has already paid $4,000 and given security for the payment of $9,000 more. The citizens of Keokuk , la. , want a war ship to bo named Keokuk. They say It Is a gcnulno American name , and no other city In the world bears It. It was borne by "a big chief of a trlbo of Indian warriors mighty In war and peace. " Governor Atkinson of Georgia has thcnked the ex-Confederate association of his state for the tender of their services In case of war with Spain , anJ soya that this offer , coming from men who have already been tried In war , merits more than ordinary consideration. A Louisville paper claims that as early as 1851 AVIIlUm Kelly was employing In his furnaces at Eddyvlllo , Ky. , the process which was patented by Henry Bessemer In England - la-nd and this country In 1S.15 and 1850. Sir Henry has just Jled enormously wealthy and crowneil with honors as a benefactor of his race. William Kelly parsed owaj quietly in Louls\lllo a few days ago pos sessed of a modest fortune. The late duke of Lelr > 3tcr left his valuable collection of postage stamps to 'England. It Is particularly rich In the Issues of Aus tralia , and contains afine , specimen ot thnt great rarity , the w rat era Australia blue , with frame Inverted. There Is already one example of this issue In the British niu- neuin collections , so that the nation will now be In possession of two of the six or seven copies known to be extant. John 'W. 'Bfownell , who was deputy col lector of customs at Putncyvllle , N , Y. , dur ing the four years prior to March 17 last , sent a most iwlquo letter to Secretary Gage In tendering his resignation. "There Is about as much use for a collector at this port sa there wouJJ be for cno on a trout stream In the Adirondack mountains , " ho wrote ; adding that the aggregate receipts for tha four years In which he held office were $150 , and that his salary for that time was $2,880 , New Orleans ) gtreU car conductors have a champion In a northern woman , who en tered a car , and kicking oft her muddy goloshes placed them beside her feet. To her great surprlas the conductor produced a newspaper , and with the air ot a gallant gentleman , asked that ho be permitted to wrap up the overshoes for her. Ho made a neat package , and now she says that New Oroans street car conductors are the most l > Jtto pbo has ever met. 8108 OF TH f IMK8. War rumors from Key West Indicate ( bat the cult ofArtanlai , lo working overtime. The tlmo U peculiarly appropriate for a practical trial ot the airships ot Ak-Snr-lltci. A Massachusetts man offers a flock ot carrier pigeons to the government for war purposes , St. Louis insists that the security ot the docntry depends on naming a war ship after the metropolis ot Mlwourl. It ts now sottlcd that Charlotte Smith's legion of maiden warriors will be equipped. In event of war , with that pre-eminently deadly weapon the hat pin. At the Btnto convention ot the .Ancient Order ot Hibernians held at St. Joseph , Mo. , last Tuesday a resolution was adopted tendering the porvlcrs of the members to avenge the wreck of the 'Maine. ' Though nearly SO yearo old and In feeble health , General Dabney 11. 'Muury , a Vir ginian who served through the Mexican and civil wars , la ready for another fight. Ho has tendered his services to the governor of Virginia. Lnto official maps of the West Indies show that the distance from San Juan , the chief town In Porto Rico , to Havana , Is 1,025 miles , "as the crow lllcs. " The route which the Spanish flotilla may take will In crease tliu distance by at least 00 milts , making the trip a four da > s' journey. When General John B. Gordon was lectur ing In Ouasso , Mich. , the o.'lier ' uvenlng u telegram from the south was handed to him which read : "Ono hundred and llfty thousand of your comrades stand ready to follow your lead In the protection of our national honor. " After reading It he yiltl : "I think I hear rebel yells and Yankee hur rahs mingled 89 our common country unites In the protection of our flag. " Governor Bob Taylor evinces n drslre to fight any old nation , Spnln preferred. He sighs for the recreation of war , the thunders of cannon , the roar of musketry. Ht-retoforo he das found llfo worth living on the moun tain tops ot Tennessee , "BO near heaven that ono can tickle the feet of the nngeis. " That ho U now anxious for u change ot sceivj suggests the probability ot his having en countered an angelic high kicker. CtlltSliS UK AVAIt. 11 u ill a ii Vulture * I'royliiK Upon Iho Niitloti'M Nei'eNNltlm. Minneapolis Journal. Ouo of the curses of war has already ap peared. When some exhausted animal sinks down to death upon the plains buzzards and vultures gather , nnd sitting on neighboring eminences or circling lazily In the nir , watch tliu expiring convulsions of the poor bc.ist waiting till the laat shall give the signal for .their repulsive work. War Is threatened. The rapacious and swindling contractor has appeared. Ho It laying his plans and dl pctil'iig his capital to fatten oft the necessities and agonies ot the nation whun the appeal to arms ihall come. Whether jingo or man of peace , thu tide ot events has furnished every patc'Iotlc Amer ican citizen an object of common execra tion. From Europe comes the news that a horde of Shylocks , professing American. ? , have taken options on naval vessel. ? , guns , ammunition and war supplies generally all over Europe , nnd arc now exacting from this government's representatives exorbitant prices. The manufacturers themselves were disposed to ask but a fair and reasonable profit. Such heart * loss scoundrels ought to be forcibly ex patriated. They are not Americana. They have no right to call themselves Americans. From nearer homo cctncs news of an oven more culpable exhibition ot greed. It Is stated that a California powder factory has been furnishing projectiles , half of which are worthless. .Imagine ono of our battleships going into action with projectiles that re fuse to leave the guns ! The swindling contractor is as bad as the ghoul that robs the bloody dead on the battle field. The choddy contractor and the Theuac- diers arc of the same stripe. Old soldiers will notice a familiar ring In this news of the contractors. They will recall their own suffering through the black Infamy of scoundrels uho had contracts dur ing the civil war. They will recall shoes of paper uppers and hollow solca stuffed with straw ; they will recall undergarments that fell to pieces when they were put on ; they will recall maggoty flour and rotten meat , adulterated coffee and tawdust feed for their horses. The three traditional dogs of war ace fire , sword and famine. To theeo should bo added the corrupt and heartless contractor. There should bo no mercy for him on this earth. SPAIN'S 'AltMY. ' Detail * ol the Military Strength of the Ilirrlmi I'enliiHiilM. New York Sun. From an officer of our army wo liavo re ceived an Interesting statement of Spain's military strength. On the 1st of October last 201,000 troops were reported to be In Cuba and Porto Hlco and 37,000 In the Phil ippines. Since then reinforcements , a few thousand strong , have gone to Cuba , but these have doubtless been far more than counterbalanced by the losses In General Blanco's campaigns , while Senator Proctor has recently set forth the enormous differ ence between nominal and effective strength In Cuba. For the homo strength , or that which Is not employed In the colonies , the rtatlstlca furnished us go back to the precsdlng year , being those of Von Lobell's report on mil itary progress and changes In various coun tries. This shows available for mobilization In the Iberian peninsula , with the Balearic and Canary Islands and north Africa , flfty- slx second and fifty-six third battalions and ton rifle regiments of Infantry , In all 124,000 men ; twenty-eight regiments of cavalry , 1COO ! ) men ; fourteen , field and three moun tain regiments of artillery , with nine fortress battalions , 41,035 men. Add six engineer regiments , of which four are sappers and miners , with' the pontoon and the railway , and the signal corps , and we have 13,751 moro men , making the combatant force 198,1189 , supplemented by 4,815 men In the administrative and sanitary forces. There were also , It ts said , In March , 1890i available reserves 141,968 strong , of which' 112,000 were Infantry , But It Is to bo re membered that Spain looks to her reserves largely for home protection , with hundreds of thousands of her active troops out of the country , and , further , that the campaigns' of the last two years must have drawn upon the forcts which Von Lobcll gives as then In the Iberian peninsula. It Is certain , also , that the patriots of Cuba will glvo nil the Spanish forces that can bo spared for the Island more than they can do in the effort to conquer It. Of Buffalo Exrrcra ! In the If ago conveying lo Ilusala Port Arthur nd Tatlen Wn oni other concession * , the Husslana reaorv * to themselves the collection of duttra , but noth ing Is said In regard to tticlr ultimate dci- tlflAtlon. The omission will hot bo mislead ing. Cuba will see none of the rccclpti from these port.i. Philadelphia Inquirer : When It was an nounced lost week that Kuesla had secured lease of Port Arthur and 'fallen Wan , the London Times declared that It this wcro-so England would be compelled to profoundly modify Its policy In the far cast. Thcro wa once , .i time when It would have been the power which showed ItuOf hostile to Eng land that would hare been forced to modlfjr Its policy. But tlinru changa nud wo changa with tin en , and all thnt appears to be left for England la to seek a new naval base la China. New Ycrk Sun : China had ceded th ports and nvtdc the concretions and the British government acquiesces , doing nettl ing beyond sending Its licet to the Gulf ol Pe-chl-ll to make a demonstration In sup * port of the British ambassador's diplomacy at PeUki. It Is Indeed hinted that England means to demand equivalent compensation , but no Indication la yet given a.i to what It will be. But whether It obtains compensation or not , It Is not lllcely England will fight , for the pliln reason thnt It dare not begin tha wir that would grow out of a conflict be tween it add Itucsla In the cast. nillndclphla Record : Whllo profoundly Interested In preventing any undue extension ot Husslc Inllucnco tn the east , It docs not appear that tha government of Grc.it Britain has been nt all active In opposing the cuc- ccsalvo steps by which the Kus > slanlzlnK ot Manchuria and the territory southward to the Llan Tung peninsula Is to be practically accomplished. On the contrary , the British foreign olllce has remained Inert nnd Indif ferent , heeding neither the taunts of the or gans of public opinion at homo nor the tri umphant course of foreign aggression abroad. A plan ut action to different from the cuo- tomary BrltUh self-assertlvencss In regard to the International balance ot power could to explained nivl accounted for In two ways only cither the ministry must bo regarded na cowardly and Incapable , or the Uusslcn coup has been permitted In order that ample grounds might bu established for BrltUb territorial expansion tn eastern Asia. Chicago Tribune : "It's a curious fact , " remarked the ictlred confectioner , "that most of the gum drops they soil nowadays haven't n drop of mini In them. " Brooklyn Life : Is that the rector thor pufflni * tit a ulgur ? Yes. Holy smoke 1 Puck : Weary Willy Ah J I.i < 1y. dls cnko uv yours Is jlst like mother used tcr nuike. Lady In It , Indeed ? Weary Willy It's Ue Identical t'lng ; dat'i why 1 run n\\ay from homo ami went tor , sun nt du aio ; ut C. Harper's Uazir : Upon what basin did you get your pension , Jnrlcy ? You weren't In thu war , were you ? No ; but I had to wnlto till the way to Canada , to escape service , and It ruined my health. Cincinnati Knqulrer : "I wonder , " mused the landlord , "which Jonah kicked about llr.st when he found himself Inside the whale the plumbing or the ventilation ? i Indlnnnpolls Journal : Hungry Hlgglns Do you bollevo what the guy told at the mission last night thnt tnkln' a bath In creases u man's self-respect ? Weary Watklns 1 allow It does. Any bruvo deed makes a euy think moro ot hls- Belf. Detroit Journal : "When a girl doesn't know her own mind , " remarked the ob server of men and things , "It means that shu la In a1 position to put It confused with the mind of the man who Is a.sklnjj her to bo his wife. " Philadelphia North American : "This I * the fifth time you have approached mo with that story , " Bald Uamkln. " " mendicant. "I'm "Yes , sir , replied the perfecting it for use on the llrdtklnd , gener ous man I meet. " New York Weekly : Wlbbles See here. Wobbles , what art1 you doing1 on the street with a linen duster and a fan this time ol year ? Wobbles I nm going to order some coal , nnd I don't want the dealer to slap up prices on me. Detroit Free Press : Mr. Bullion III , there , James ! Isn't that my dress coat you huvs In ? Coachman Yes , sah , but It's all right. Going to wear It to a cake walk. Nobody there will know It's yours , sah. Chicago Tribune : Scene , pit of theater. First theatergoer ( lennlmr forward and whispering to the theatergoer In front of him ) lieu your pardon , but won't you ogle your wife to remove her hat ? I can't se the stngc. Second theatergoer ( whispering back ) Ask her ynurso'.f , please. You don't know ber as well ns I do. THIi XKW WOMA\ . Ilnrpcr's n.izar. When tJio Lord slyly came And a rib Htolo from Adam , GivingKdcn a dame And the first man a madam , All beauty had birth , And most that was human And . ' - laddenlnK to earth Came with the new woman. Now joy filled the land ; Slnglo blessedness doubled ; Then the Lord stayed His hand , And our ribs left untroubled. | But now , with a moan , Alan Is asking , Impassioned , " From vthat funny bone Is this New Woman fashioned ? With physics nnd law Her eloquence streams so , If not mndu from a Jaw , It really wou'd seem so. Does the New Woman , then , In her singular rabies , Find nothing' In men- Next to nothing In bnblcs ? Alas nnd alack ! Oh Moses , and murthort I'd see the Old back , And the New Woman further. See , sisters , I kneel , 'IMoujrh 1 don't often meddle , Ami I pray , ease the wheel ; O woman , back pedal ! "Our time is one that calls for earnest deeds. " _ These are earnest times. Every American is aliva to th necessity of preserving the credit of his country. But war or no war that is a matter about which opin ions may differ. The credit of the conntry is a subject on which there is but one sentiment. May we suggest that the credit of the country is being pretty well maintained in the matter of clothing - , ing ? No country is better dressed and no part of this country is better dressed than that part that we provide with spring suits. American woolens are the best in the world and our clothing is , likewise , the best to bs had at any price. Try it or , at any rate look at it , .W. Cor. lOth and Uouglamat.i
