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BT ATOM iNT EStnto of Nebraska , UoURlas county , M.S ( Jem-Re II. Tzichuck , secretary of The Ileo Pub lishing company , bclnff duly sworn , says that tne nclunl numlxT of full nnd complete copies of Tim Dally , Mornlnir , livening and Sunday Hee printed during the month of March , 1SD8 , was as follows : 1 22,401 17 22.M' ' ) 2 Z2.522 IS 22,231' 3 22,510 19 22.P1Q 20 22,0V ) r > 22r,7t 21 2.r , 15 f. sirii 22 22r,3 7 .22.27S a 22.tu 8 23. ar 21 22.1IU 9 22 , Ml 21 23,40-i 10 22,22 2i ( 22,477 Jl B.2S4 27 22,111 12 02.377 23 23.GU 13 21.SIS 29 29,12- 14 22,491 30 21.702 35 22,2 < )7 31 22.C37 1C 32,090 Totnl 7M.C07 returned and unrold coiilca 11 , 33 Net totnt ralea rPl.C'W ' Nut dully avcrnge 22.3 % ) aiouoi : : n. TXSCHUCK. fiv.'orn to before mf and subqcrJ-betl In my pres ence thlH 1st day of April , 1838. N. P. KKIU ( Soul. ) Notary I'ubllc. Ilrynn favors Intervention. That ought to settle it. There will be a large demand for bunt- lug in Omaha this summer , war or no war. war.A A few more explanations from Gov ernor Holcomb may possibly be in order. Omaha must put on all the paint it can carry , but that does not mean that the town Is to be kept painted red. Type foundries report largo orders for l lK , black type , which Indicates that war preparations arc going oil right at head quarters. There is ground for a prediction that before many weeks some of the congress men will be engaged In back-pedaling very hard. The popocrats who have been so busy lolling of the great rift between Presi dent MeKlnley and Speaker Heed seem to have had their pains for tlie-lr trouble. Medallions for decorating the Kansas capltol will represent only deceased per sons. Slr.ce none of the great Kansas populists have ever died that party will unfortunately be unrepresented. The popoeratlc secretary of the State Banking Hoard may well fear for his job. How can he give out figures prov ing Nebraska's prosperity and expect to retain favor with the popoeratlc powers ? Senator Allen's eagerness to play a conspicuous role in every day's proceed ings In the senate Is olllclal notice that he Is n candidate for re-election to suc ceed himself at the expiration of his term next year. A shipment of n.OOO tons of fence wire lias just been made from the United States to Honduras. But it is doubtful If even n trocha five wires high all around the little republic would insure Us permanent peace. There are still seven widows of revo lutionary soldiers on the pension rolls , and it Is fair to assume that the pension rolls of A. D. 2000 will carry scores of Spanish-American war widows of the vintage of 1808 if war Is declared. If the Michigan legislature will enact a law providing for the representation of their state at the TransmLsslssIppl Ex position before adjourning Governor Pingree's extra session will bo Justified , oven if all his railroad bills do not pull through. Governor Holcomb should have turned the appointment of his bogus reform police - lice commissioners over to a substitute. The Mibstltutc certainly could not possi bly have picked out a set who would give Omaha more intolerable police mis- government. Why didn't the governor appoint Charley Fanning as leferee to investi gate the charges against llerdman and his pals of the police commission ? He could have been sure then that the find ings would bo a triumphant vindica tion of the whole gang. The highwaymen , thugs , thieves anil crooks are unanimous In the hope that Governor Holcomb will be too busy in definitely to perform his duty with re- ppeet to the hearing of the Impeachment charges preferred against his bogus re form police commissioners. The TransmlsslsslppI Educational con vention Is growing as preparations foi It progress , Just as has the exposition Itself. With proper support from the local community it Is bound to be one of the most Important meetings held In Oinului Uuring the year. Whether it is called the "IMngree potato P'ltch plan" or not given any name at all , the plan of apportioning vacant lam in Omaha and a part of the county pool farm among poor people willing to work that they may raise something to eat Is u good one and 'deserves ' encouragement Helping poor people to support themselves - selves is the best charity. Minnesota democrats are experiencing one effect of fusion. The basis of rep resentatlon in the state convention whlcl Is to be held in Minneapolis June Ifi next is the undivided fusion vote in 1890 , and tills , Iiv effect , gives the populists repro- tatntntioa in the state democratic couveu tlon. But as they are expected to vote the democratic ticket they might as wel be counted in all the year round. TIIK cnista AT HMD Within the next three dnffl , as alt indl- atlons now point , the Issue of peace or var will be determined. The aspect of he situation almost forbids hope that vnr can bo averted. The Spanish re sponse to the proposals of this govern- nent arc said to bo not satisfactory to he president and It Is reported that he vlll pursue negotiations no further. If he president shall communicate to con- ; ress that bo has exhausted the re- ourccs of diplomacy without securing lie results desired there Is no doubt as to what action congress will take , vhether or not the executive shall make ny recommendation , unless In the mean- line the Spanish government should hange Its reported purpose not to make ny further concessions. The temper of ongrcss is overwhelmingly against post- lonlng action beyond the opening of icxt week in the event of there being no inexpected developments and it would com that President McKlniey Is In ac- ord with this spirit. Whether con gress will declare war , or simply ecognizo the independence of Cuba and direct the president to use the land and naval forces of the United States o carry this into effect , is problematical , mt It docs not matter which Is done so ar as its bearing on the question of war s concerned. Spain will fight to retain possession of Cuba nnd undoubtedly she expects to Ight. The war spirit there appears to ) c even stronger than here and the gov ernment seems to be assured of the inlted support of the people , who are nanlfestlng their willingness to make vhatevcr sacrifice may , be required of hem to carry on a war with the United States. The appeal to the popular mtrlotlsm will be responded to by all mlltlcal factions and by all classes and he demands of the government will bo net so long as there is a peseta to bo contributed to the national treasury era a man available for service. Doubtless ho Spanish people do not as a whole understand the momentous character of he struggle that confronts them , but there is not lacking evidence of their readiness to enter upon it. Let us not at this critical moment permit ourselves to doubt the courage and the patriotism of the Spanish people or to Indulge the Idea that they can be vanquished in a day. Unquestionably the odds against them are great. Spain has only about one-fourth the population of the United States ami our superiority in wealth and resources is Incomparable. No rational man can doubt what would be the re sult of a war between the two countries. Hut we should not come out of the con flict without serious loss perhaps a much greater loss than most of our people ple are now disposed to anticipate , both of men and money. The Ameilcau people , It is needless to say , will accept with unanimity the final Jecrce of their executive and congress nnd will cheerfully meet every demand from the government to the end. We are a peaceful people , but if we must light the world knows how well we can do It. If what now seems inevitable should yet bo averted nnd the object sought by our government attained , the iVmerlcan people would welcome that as a greater achievement for the glory of the republic than victory by the swoi'J. ALL PARTIES VOlt UV1SAX FttKKUOM. The debate in the house of representa tives Thursday again showed that men of all parties there desire the independ ence of Cuba , though there Is diversity of views as to methods for securing it. There should be no politics In connection with this question and It Is rcgretable that the democrats sought to make polit ical capital out of it , as was done by Mr. Bailey of Texas with the approval of his partisan colleagues. A few days before the democratic leader had introduced a resolution declaring the independence of Cuba , upon which he desired an imme diate vote. The resolution took the course required by the rules * and went to the foreign relations committee. The refusal of the republican majority to force the situation Mr. Bailey declared was due to "the hope that the. rich and liov/erfnl of. this and other nations will compel the struggling patriots of Cuba to buy the freedom that they have fairly won with their courage nnd by their sword , " a wholly unwarranted and gratuitous assertion , as Mr. Grosvcnor of Ohio conclusively pointed out. The democratic leader said he Is averse to war , yet Ills resolution as plainly meant war as if it had been a distinct declara tlou , of hostilities. A recognition of Cuban Independence , to bo effective , must be accompanied by intervention and intervention is war , or would be In this case. The man who says that war may Ixj averted by recognizing Cuba as an Independent state Is self-deceived or dishonest. Mr. Bailey further said that if six months ago the belligerent rights of the Cubans had been recognized there would now be no danger of war. There Is no one familiar with what such recognition means who does not know that It could have been of no help to the Cubans , but possibly rather an Injury , while it would certainly have been to the disadvantage of this country. There are republicans as well as democrats who were favorable to according belligerent rights. The leply of Mr. Grosvenor to Mr. Bailey was a vlgotous and deserved rebuke - buko of the effort of the democratic leader to make political capital out of this .momentous question. He declarer thcro was aio authority for the. statement or assumption that the administration had proposed the puichase of Cuban Independence. The administration , he said , Is as anxious foi the freedom and independence of Cuba as any man on the democratic side o ; the house and no republican , from the president down to the humblest member of the house , "will ever , without the consent o the Cuban Insurgents ratify or agree to approve suiy settlemcn of the Cuban question , that does not In volve absolute independence for Cuba. ' No one will deny to the democrats In congress the commendation that Is due them for patriotic action. They have phown that when the emergency calls for U they cau subordinate partisanship to oynlty to the gOYcrnmonjftind they will lo so again. That theyxare as solicitous of the honor and dignity of the nation at this time as men of any party will not be doubted. But the grave rcsponsl- ) lllty Imposed by the situation Is not ipoa them and the party upon which hey rest must be guarded by Its best vlrfdom and Its highest sense of duty ud justice. All Americans favor Cuban 'reedom and how It Is to bt > secured Is n question they should consider only as Vmerlcans , Irrespective of their political ( imitation. DEMAGOGUES AKD rATUWTS. Whenever popular excitement runs ilgh nnd popular passions arc roused to he most dangerous tension , demagogues Ind their opportunity by adding fuel to he flames and flaunting their patriotism rein the roof-tops and gables. But the shallows murmur when the cpths arc dumb. The men who are 1m- Hied with the most profound love of ountry nnd the men who can be dc- ) cuded on to come to the rescue of the atlon In the crucial hour are not usually given to brag and bluster. Nothing has done more to belittle true > atrlotlsm nnd cheapen It In the eyes of ober , thoughtful men who realize what var means than the howl of the jackal > rcss that lives and thrives by pander- ng to prejudice and passion under pro- euse of upholding national honor and niman liberty. One of the most disreputable of this lass of swashbuckler sheets is pub- Ishcd In this community. Every day ud every hour It feeds the mob with the nest glaring fakes and exhausts its lock of bill-board typo in reproducing cnsatloual rumors from the most sensa- loual and conscienceless sheet In all the vorld. This fiendish demagogy would deluge he country with blood and fill the hos pitals and orphan asylums with victims of their mercenary craze to circulate nore papers. For these demagogues , McKlniey , who went through the ordeal of fire in the war of the rebellion , is a lastardly coward , who truckles to Spain tnd disgraces the national emblem. For hem every blatherskite on the floors of congress who shouts for Instant war and talks wildly about blood atonement s the hero and compeer of George Wash- ngton and Abraham Lincoln. It Is safe to predict that when the hour Iocs come that tries men's souls these fire-eating demagogues will light Spain with their jaws and pens nt long range , ust as the same class of spurious stay- it-home patriots did from 1801 to 18G5. P/X7AO THE ALASKA JiOVKDAUT. While other more important matters are engrossing the attention' of the Ainer- can statesmen charged with the duty of safeguarding American interests at home or abroad , It is worthy of note that the ulmlnlslratlon Is taking all needful steps for the prompt settlement of controversies growing out of the treaty fixing the boundary line between Alaska and British Columbia. These contro versies have not yet become serious , but their character might change In a day and make them of great Importance. The chief danger is that some conflict or test of authority may take place in one of the mountain passes leading to tlie valley of the Yukon. The miners and adventurers on the way to the gold fields are usually sturdy Americans with positive notions about their rights. While they will not. object to paying duties and submitti ! > TO inspection nt the boundary line , some of them have manifested n disposition to resent Inter ference while on ground heretofore re garded as exclusively under control of the United States. The disagreement about the exact location of the boundary Hue In the principal mountain passes is duo wholly to the iudofiiiiteness of the boundary treaty. Though at present there Is no question Involved beyond that of nominal jurisdiction over small parts of mountains , this Is the time to settle the question rather than after trouble lias occurred. The report sent from Ottawa some time ago to the effect that an agreement liad been made proves to have been premature. The latest information Is that negotiations arc in progress be tween representatives of the two gov- einmonts involved that are expected soon to result in a satisfactory settlement. I'ho spirit In which the administration is meeting the question is certainly com mendable. The park board will have the approval of every citizen who takes a pride In the appearance of the city In Its action re fusing further to expend money on the embellishment of Capitol avenue until the abutting property owners evince some disposition to co-operate by moving for the ropavcmcut of that thorough fare. If this docs not bring the matter to a head , the council might take steps to close up the stteet. The tax for pav ing Capitol avenue with the best ma terial at ruling prices would not exceed ? SO a year for ciicli sixty-six-foot lot on the ten-year Installment plan. Any man or woman who owns a lot in such a conspicuous place and has for ye.irs en joyed the benefit of parking at the city's o.vpensc should be public-spirited enough nt least to contribute ? 25 to $30 a year for a permanent pavement. We are still Impatiently waiting for the report of the populist state labor commissioner , data for which he gath ered last summer for the purpose of proving that fanning In Nebraska does not pay. Can it be that publication has been suppressed by a gold bug censor ship ? Or was the report abandoned be cause it failed to give support to the po litical doctrine of calamity for which it was intended ? Every American citizen is privileged to write a letter to the president tell ing him what ho ought to do to uphold the nation's honor , providing1 the letter- postage is prepaid , but there Is not one chance in a thousand that the letters will ever come under the president's eyes. The police commission may stuff cot ton In their ears and even try to stuff the public car with cotton to uiuille out the complaints against ttao reign of law lessness nmllHRo , but tlmt will have no deterrent cffict in tbo crooks nnd crim inals , The miy jo giro Omaha adequate pollco protcttloi Is to reorganize tlio police force tindr a competent nnd ex perienced chierffrho will direct ul men Intelligently nnd .Inspire "Is subordinates with conlldcildo In bis ability. Whr lli i't'Spantcra ' UnllitT Jjcw York Tribune. \Vltbout queiQtmlnR for a moment the sin cerity or the patriotism of the persons who have been carrying OQ the war and main- taln'nn ' the national honor so heroically tor several weeks past , we take leave to suggest that there are etlil vacancies In the navy , and the enllstrnqnte are a little slow. The places remaining open are cot particularly showy , but mlghTy-useful. A rntrlot for Offlcc. Bt. Paul Pioneer 1'ress. President McKlnloy said to a persistent otncesecker the other day , "a man who feels that ho cannot wait for a postolllco appoint ment at a tlmo llko this docs not deserve the place and will not get It. " The fact that anv man could bo persistent In hounding the president Just now , would not only t r a pretty eafe Indication ttiat he la not nt to , get any offlce , but It is also a painful Illus tration ot the vlrulency ot the offlcosceklng microbe , Debt 1'nyliiRi In Nelirnskn. Utlcn , ( N. V. ) Press. It Is estimated by Omaha authorities that about $1,000,000 a month leaves Nebraska for the east , in payment on farm and other mort gages. The agriculturists ot that state are paying up their Indebtedness nnd have money left with which to buy Improved utensils and machinery. The merchants ot the state are llkewtso having their accounts paid up and getting nearer < to a cash basis than they have been before In years. All this may In a measure bo credited to financial confldence Incident to the success ot the honest money campaign which made McKlniey president. It ought to bo very hard work to Induce a majority of Nebraskans to be very enthu siastic over free silver. Home to Hoost. City Star. In the last month nearly 140,000,000 In gold have been shipped from Europe and Australia to the United States , and the movement still continues. . It is a case of tha eagles flying homo to roost , aud the flocl : Is a big one. Mr. Ingalls made the foolish statement in the senate on a certain occasion that gold was a craven ; that it at once hid away on the approach ot war. But the present war scare has certainly had quite the contrary effect on gold. Instead of run ning away to hldo until the war Is over , it Is coming back home to take an Important part In the proceedings. The steadily In- ereaslns gold reserve tu the United Slatcvj treasury , which now exceeds $173,000,000 , nnd the rapidly accumulating stock ot gold in the banks constitute the strongest kind of a backing fcr the United States for the suc cessful prosecution ot a war. AVooIi : r the West AVliid. New York Commercial AiUertlter. In criticising Mr. Alfred Austin's work , the rule Is alnays to say that the poam would have been better If anybody else had written It , and to praise the verse ot Mr. Hudyard Kipling. The time has come for bestowing upon this rule a little neglect. The poem which la published todiy , and In which Mr. Austin leads his ears to the west wind , is no worse than It would have been If the west wind had borrowed the cara of Sir Edwin Arnold or Sir Lewis Morris. In Justice to Mr. Austin , It must also be said that the phrase "and bo stronger than death Is strong" is one which Mr. Swinburne might have written without a blush-radd which he has In fact writteo , If wo ard not mistaken , several hundred times. f-N4t long ago Mr. Austin gave up his place as leader writer on the London Standard , ifi order to meditate the thankless Muse uiote strictly. Perhaps she will bo sorry 39016 day that she did not appreciate the sacrifice. Ilrj-mi' mid the lloiulliulilcra. Haw . ( York Sun , Hon. William Jennings Bryan addressed to the Loulilana constitutional ccnventlor. these sagacious and enlightened remarks : "The common people may be impressed or dratted Into the army , but the bondholders will contribute neither In services nor In taxes to defend the honor of the country In war or protect It against the enemy. " In case of war the "bondholdars" will bo found Just as ratrlotlc and brave as the men who are not bondholders. Mr. Bryan may not care to Invest In bonds the considerable suros of money which he makes by talking wisdom llko that quoted above. For ono thing , bonds are too high. Ho should , however , try and weed from his mind the notion that the bondholders are all rich men. Rich men did their duty in the last war , and will do their duty In the next , If aoxt there Is to be. but a large number ot the bondholdera are not rich , more's the pity for them. And a great block of the bonds , held by the sav ings banks , la really the property of "the producing classes" and uot of "tho money changers. " It Is a little unfortunate that Blr. Bryan cannot acquire information as easily as ho acquires money. X OUJ .AJ > VEimi iEIl'S ADVICE. LcnveH from tlic Note Hook of Lone Exiicrleiice. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. In New York a few days ago tCio resident partner In that city of the Wanctuaker firm delivered an address before the Merchants' association on "Advertising as a Business Force. " The speaker based ihls remarks on a long experience In extensive and success ful newspaper advertising. Ho began by saying that a retail business may bo divided ln'o three parts , the goods to bo sold , tbo persons employed to sell them , and tfae ad vertising. While the three were considered ot equal Importance the advertising was called "the djmainic power ot the business , " setting It In motion and increasing Its vol ume. One point brought out is that the relative Importance ot advertising is not taken seriously enough , that Is , not re garded as ono of the essentials. Tue speaker would no more think of running a business without advertising than of ownIng - Ing machinery without a motive power. Ha prefera nonispaper advertising because other kinds are resisted by the public , 111 at passing through the mails often going direct Into the waste basket. Money , it was admitted , can bo waited In advertlskig. The advertiser may under rate its value and , Indeed , give but slight study to ita principles , and bo soon discour aged. "Tho most quccessfuj advertising I ba.-e ever knowni" said this expert , "is that , hloh has been exploited on a very largo v. The man who lias the courage to advertise- a certain extent and spend $20- 003 , should haverhaJ the courage to spend another $5,000 andi vitalize all the real. " In there cases thord Is a lack of tbo need ful faith add persistence. Advertising was prejented as a necessity of the retail busi ness , its pulse , ' noVem.ont and circulation. The nowppapcr column is the merchants ! ' rostrum. In using It to address the public his statements must bo veritable. Advertise ments must bo well expressed , nnd the 11- luUratlons of a good grade. It has been the Wanamaker polisy to advertise In a terse , direct style , though treely as to space , and ) to use a typography which newspaper read ers soon recognize- distinctive. An anecdote was related of Gladstone , which the epeakor could vouch for as true. The English statesman was asked why ho bought the American edition of a certain American magazine Instead of Us English reprint. Mr. Gladstone replied that the American advertising Interested htm , and was to his mind a means of gauging the material prosperity ot the country. Mr. Wanamaker's representative concluded his address by asserting that sound theories of advertising , founded on reason and common sense , are as certain to produce good re sults as are the forces ot nature to bring forth a harvest. The growth of business is duo to Us controlling Influences , among which advertising vitalizes the othors. It Is well knoua that newspaper advertising has been the corner-stcne of the Immense Wanauiakor retail trade In Philadelphia and Now York , and this address embodies ex perience rather than theorizing. TUB TIMR tlftD TH.H IS9UB. Nw York Sun : No s n and true Ameri can citizen wants van Neither do < M uch an American want to see this Cuban rorolu- tlcn stopped before hero baa been Uld Im movable the foundation ot tree Cuba. Indlanaoolla News : Let It ba remembered that what this country wnnta la not war with Soaln. but fieaco In Cuba. If It has to cnduro the former In order to get the latter It is prepared for tha sacrifice. But Preel- dnnt McKlniey Is showing hlmsolf a true patriot and a genuine American In his en deavor to bring about the result wo all so much destro by peaceful means. War ought never to bo considered by a civilized DcoDlo aa anything else than a last resort. Now York Times : Spain muit quit this continent. That Is manifest destiny , and Kin hour has struck. There Is uo stopping ntaco short ot the absolute Independence of Cuba. There is no peace short of that. It would have been as easy to end the War of the Hovolutlon at Bunker Hill or the civil war at Bull Run as to turn back now. We have become the Instrument , the evolution ary force , by which Spanish rule in the new world ehe once owned ia brought to Its historical end. Finality la the very cesonco ot the undertaking. Philadelphia Ledger : The country wants peace , and It wants the assurance ot It. The present condition la not ono of peace. The whole land rings .with the clamor of preparations for wur. Business Is paralyzed by uncertainty : enterprise has been halted and fears to advance. The condition Is In tolerable ; It Is disastrous and ruinous. Our government will bo unwlso to prolong It by granting Spain more months In which to Increase her warlike strength. It cannot afford to palter with opportunity ; with the honor nnd dignity of the nation ; with the claims of humanity. Peace , all Intelligent , patriotic men want , but they do not want It as the prlco of national dishonor. The spirit of peace , of fair compromise , of Just concession should prevail In the councils ot the government In all Its dealings with Spain , but the spirit of Justice and human ity should not bo surrendered to that of sordid and cowardly expediency. Philadelphia Times : The redemption of Cuba is an assured fact. Spain will not re new the attempt at subjugation and the re lict ot the pcoplo and the establishment ot their freedom Is only a question of tlmo and means. It the president has reason to believe that ho can bring about the dc- termlncj result most effectively without the uncertainty and delay , the suffering adn loss , the Indefinite sacrifice of life and treas ure that immediate Intervention must in volve , ho Is entitled to have his plans re spected , at least till they have failed. Loy alty to country requires this as much as it requires en. army to respect the purposes of Its general In the field. The Forakers and Masons , the shrieking congressmen and the yellow Journals arc not responsible for the great Issues of peace or war ; the presi dent is. It Is easy for them to talk , but ho must think and act. Ho knows what the country expects. If ho cannot succeed in ono way , wo may be sure ho will take thti othor. Meantime let us have the decency not to make his task any harder than It is. POMTIOAL I ) III FT. Tuesday is election day for members of the city council in Chicago. The anti-Quay campaign In Pennsylvania \s \ making considerable noise , but Quay is capturing the delegates. The republicans in seven of the thirteen congtesalonal districts of Indiana will nomi nate candidates this month. The people's party of Massachusetts Is to have Us annual dinner In Boston , April 19. Mrs. Lease has been engaged 'to ' furnish the chin music. The municipal league of Philadelphia Is taking an active part In "ths " prosecution of the boodle councllmen. It offers $5,000 re ward by way of warding oft possible attempts to corrupt the jury which will sit in tbo case. case.There There will be an election for governor and other state officers in Wyoming this year. In the presidential election of 1SOG Bryan carried the state , but all the present state olllcers ( elected , in 1894) ) are republicans , as are the two United States senators from the state. i Governor Dyer has been nominated for re election by the republicans of Hihode Island. Tne state election there will bo held on April C thlu year. 'Mr. ' Dyer , when a candi date for governor last year on the republican ticket , wca successful by 10,000 majority over hlu democratic opponent In a total vote not much In excess ot 40,000. The governor ot Hhodo Island serves for ono year only. There Is talk of ex-United States Senator John J. Ingalls running ns an Independent candidate In the First Kansas district , now represented by Cayo TJroderlck , a republican. Tbo Flrct Kansas district is the smallest , territorially , in the Sunflower state , Includ ing eight counties only m the extreme noiUieastern section , of the state north of the Kansas river , west ot the Missouri and south of the Nebraska titate line. Atchiaon is the chief city In the district , a majority of the vo.ers of 'which are republican. There would appear to bo some disposition among the voters of ( Milwaukee to sub stitute the consideration ot local for national issues in this year's contest , for the sllvcrlte democrats of that town have adopted as ono plank of their platform the following : "Wo endorse the sentiment ot the wheelmen of Milwaukee when they tiay , 'We want good roads , ' and we favor the enactment ot such laws and regulations as will insure to them all the irlghts and privileges of other vehicles. " The republican majority in Mll- wuukeo In 189G was 14,000. Whenever of late years the democrats have carried Pennsylvania , their success has been due to republican division , and this year when a governor Is to bo elected In place of General Hastings there is again heard some talk cf a prospect of democratic suc cess in the Keystone state should there be 'two rival republican candidates. Unfortu nately for this view of the case , the demo cratic party is in worse shape than it has been In Pennsylvania since General Grant carried the state- when a candidate for re election as president by a majority of 137- 000. The democrats are In a demoralized condition , and they polled for their nominee for auditor general last year only 260,000 votes. Twenty years ago the democratic vote of Pennsylvania was 300,000 , aud the popula tion in the meanwhile has been increasing largely. Ex-Mayor John Ball < BrUbln of St. Paul , who has Just died , was one of the best known pioneer settlers in the northwest. Ho was botn In Schuylersvllle , N. Y. , was gradu ated from Yale In lS4ti and practiced law In his native town until 1853 , when ho re moved 'lo ' St. Paul. He at once took an active part In the ranks of the democratic party. Ho was a member and president of the territorial council ( senate ) in 185G and 1S57 , a member ot the house of representa tive ! ) in 1858 and 1SG3 , mayor of the cl'iy by a unanimous vote In 1857 , city attorney In 1S5G , then supreme court reporter , In 1859 ho was a candidate for attorney general , in 1804 was chairman ot the .Minnesota delega tion ' .o the national democratic convention which nominated George B. 'MoClellan ' for president and was for several years chair man of the state democratic central commit' tee. As presiding officer In tbo state senate 1m was instrumental In defeating the at tempts to remove tbo state capital from St. Paul to St. Peter. The Royal Is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show It got * ons- Ifclrd further Uian any other braatL POWDER Absolutely Pure DftvAi cnxma fowcen co. , KCW YORK. OTHER fcANDS THAW OUII.1. h been tome publlo dlKU * lon In J rn of late on the wibjcct of religious contending that authorities education , eomo n order to guard against the spread of cosmopolitan Ideas It will bo nece < ary to Introduce some form of national religion Into the educational system of < ho country , t la said that the late cabinet considered tills matter , and the 'Marquis ' Ito lius been asked hla opinion. Ho replied that no Japancao cabinet at the present day could consider the propriety of remodeling the educational system of the country on n rcllglouD basis. To do K > would bo to ahow .otat Ignorance of national polity , of Iho jollcy'of Japan since the rc&i oration of 18C8 , of the spirit of the constitution and of the tendency of all civilized countries In Kuropo and America. In western countries , ho said , ho tendency was to Uinlsh religion from ho Holds of education and politics more and norc In proportion to the progress of civili zation. In f > omo countries oJucntlon waa already wholly Independent of religion. In Japan muddhlsmvns Included at the tlino of ho restoration from the Imperial court , where Ji had up to that tlmo held sway , lo thought Japanese progress since that date had been duo'among other things , to he avoidance of all religious entanglements n education and politics. Ho did not mean o say thai.- religion should bo altogether janlshed from thu world , but only that there wcro limits beyond which Its Influence was not admissible. People In Japan could adopt what form of faith they pleased , and their 'reedom ' In practicing 1't ' was euarantccU by the conotltutlon , except -where It was In consistent wKli the order and tranquillity of the community. Ucyond this sUitramcn mil nothing to do with religion , and persons concerned with education had to do with education and , equally with statesmen , had nothing to do whh religion. * Although there has been a. good deal of excited comment upon the recent Russian mperlal ukase announcing tbo allotment of 00,000,000 rubles ( about $17,500,000) ) for new naval construction , It Is pointed out In a otter to an English newspaper that thla sum , after all , Is not extraordinarily large , n vlow of the fact that It la to bo spread over the next eevcn years , from 18U8 to 1004. The fact Is that Admiral Tlrtoff , the minister of marine , originally asked for 200,000,000 'rubles , about flvo or six months ago. There wus I'omo ' opposition this , and among the opponents Is mention ! ono ot the younger grand dukes , who takes a very active Interest In naval affairs. For reasons of economy , and owing to the neces sity of preserving the equilibrium of the Uuilget considerations which are empha sized In ' .ho czar's recently published letter to M , Wlttc less than half the amount asked for namely , 80,000,000 rubles waa finally granted. The minister of flnanco could not have provided for more without going beyond his available resources , which , after deducting tlio aum named , will bo ) rotty well exhausted. There remains only about 4,000,000 rubles of all the "free bal ances" or residues of the budgets of former years , which have figured so conspicuously , Q M. Wltte'a annual reports to the czar. t * Trn dajs ago the military railway upon which General Kitchener relies for supplies In the Soudan had bc-en completed ' .o Uaah- tlnab , twenty-three miles south of Abu [ lamed and 300 miles south of Wady Haifa. From llashtlnab supplies are carried by boato up stream to Umhasayo , at ho beginning of ; ho fifth cataract. Thcmco they are carried jy camca ! as far us Genenlttl , whence there la open water on past Berber to within three miles of i.ho mouth of the Atbara. Tha garrison of the Atbara camp Is making a dam on ono side of the river which will so deepen the water that steamers will bo able to go on up the river as far as Shendy. The railway Is 'to ' be constructed for'.y ' mllco further , from Uashtlnab to Genenlttl , to avoid , the fifth cataract. The advance party of iMuhmud's army had reached the Atlara ten dajs ago. The main body was all El Allab , twenty-five miles from the Atbara , marching northward In crescent formation , with cavalry on the flanks and guns In the center. The British gunboats uyeond the river as far as Shendy , and have frequent iruahcs with ' .he dervishes , who seem to ack provisions. They have scouting parties out as far as Kassala. The delay of the dervishes In joining buttle la uomewhat aur- prlslng. As they are operating at some distance from their base , the sooner they fight Uio better , It seema , It would be for them. Every day the high Nllo Is so much nearer and adds to the advantage ot the Anglo-Egyptians. * U has been said that the causes for dis satisfaction In the Philippine Islands are dif ferent from thcsa that exist In Cuba , and that the economic conditions which prevail In Spain's eastern colonial possession are not so onerous as these which are found In her western colony. It may bo that tie govern ment at Madrid has not used the Phlllpp.'uca as a means of promoting the trade of Spain , but she has assuredly , as In Cuba , used them as a meaiu of providing olllclal positlens either for favorites or for men whom It was ( thought desirable should bo out ot the mother Country. The 10,000,000 people who make up the population ot the Islands are taxed beyond endurance simply that the gov- eruor general cad bis rapacious associates may amass fortunes. Failure to pay taxes by reason of Inability mecis : either the burn ing of the homcij of the delinquents or the torture of the latter , and so It may bo said that the people of Cuba and of the Philip- Dines have much In common , The renewed activity of the lasurgenta at this juncture la likely to bo a cause of fresh anxiety on the part of Spa'u. The nearness of the Islands to Japan tme suggested that the latter power , when she aaw a favorable opportunity , might help the revolutionists for purposes of her own , and there ifl every likelihood that the people , In the event of Spain bolus embroiled with any foreign power , would seek to throw oG the Spanish yoke nnd would gladly wel come any support that might be extended to them. At present , at least , they have evi dently determined upon a renewal of active operations , and ( tils , in the face ot exlstlmg conditions , means much. t * Abyssinia Is to have a railroad 280 miles long from Jlboutll , In the French Somali- laud , to Harar. Work has been begun at various points , the line being narrowgauge. At present Imports and exports are carried on 'camels ' and transportation Is expensive. Harar Is the commercial center of a region which is said to have largo agricultural poa- ' ofhB Mombanft.UgamU railway wh i , i , , , ) $ it ! ° bo.au ° ut COO mlles long , about " Ihlih"rliavo ' " " " ' completed. The railway which Is to connect the smooth water of the Conco Alt i tidewater , avoiding the mile , of ! pSJfi1 "i1" " " " . ' " ' tanwrlSg completion The Ithoduila In railway about to bo ex ternoil from lUiluwayo to the Zambesi river. Ucrber. In the Soudan , will soon have rail connection with Cairo , in Africa railway construction In now more active than elso- \ \ here. Kgypt has Just contracted for the butldlnn of two dams across the Nile , the ono at As- stian to create a reservoir for scrvlcs during the dry months , "tbo " other at Aoslnt to ralso the summer level ot the Nile , thus Increas ing the Irrigated and cultivable area , Im mense benefits are expected at the comple tion of the dams five years hence. Lands now Irrigate * ! will tmproe Inaluo owing to the more reliable water supply , and vast areas now without water will bo brought under cultivation. Seasons of "low Nllo" will lese their terrors since the reservoir will supply deficiencies. The enterprise In effect Increases the area of Egypt. It will cost the government JSOO.OOO for thirty joars. Such works Illustrate thu benefit Egypt gets by exchanging Turkish for En glish rule. VATIMOTS KOIl l'ii.l\ 3InllKl > Face of Crrfd Apiioiirii with the PoNllillKy of Wnr. Cle\clnn < l I'lnln Denier. Tlio United States govcinincnt agent who has bctti In Europe trying lo purchase guna find munitions of war from Itie manufac turers of such articles has failed to secure a single gun , because of the greed of certala American firms and speculators. Anticipat ing the needs of their RON eminent they dispatched agents wfio fceured options eu everything desirable In the inaiket , expect ing to sell to the United States government at largo profits. Of course these "patriots" have a legal right to profit by the necessities of their country In this manner , nnd they fia\e m-ecodents enough for their action. In the direst distress of the union there were not wantloiR "patriots" who made them.-elvea rich bv swindling the government , selling rotten cuns. worthless shoes , nnd fraudulent supplies of various kinds nt exorbitant pvlcss. Cnco In a while the government sot after thcso "iiatrlots for pelf" and made them disgorge part of their Ill-gotten gains , and now and then the eoldlcrs themselves toolc ( tie law Into their hands when they came acrcm a "patriot" of this kind nnd made things unpleasant tor him , but as a rule they throve and were the most "patriotic" of.cltl- ztns , as probably these scourers of options are. It would bo Interesting , however , to kno'V what American firms nnd speculators have got a corner on munitions of war In Europe , In the expectation of giving Undo Sam a tight squeeze. Perhaps the govern ment agent will do the country a service by reporting their names. Micitur .n.\r.iis. Detroit Journal. The boarders < were religious men , But expedient tney found It , To pray the Ixird to bles ? their meat , And to bribe the cook to pound It. 1 Wnshlnirton Star. She Imd refuse-d him nnd ho nlphcd , "My heart la breaking. Thin I feel. " And sweet , oweec comforter , replied : "How fortunate 'tis not your wheel 1" Indianapolis Journal. v V The merry bluebird plays his pipe , Sweet tenor of spring's choir ; Then comes the blizzard down on him And makcth him a lyre. Detroit Journal. Love Is not by nny means So blind as people think ; It has nn eye for the main chance , ere , And that other eye to wink , Washington Star. "Lives of great men nil remind us We can inako our lives sublime , " But the most of us don't do It , For wo do not hnvo the time. Chlcairo Tribune. She's like sweet wine before she weds. Then life has been devoid of Irks , But when she's Keno to keeping houso- ! Falcrnlan no morel She vorks. IIHADYI pevelaml 1'laln Dealer. Halso Silgh the starry banner 'tis the frje- man's boast nnd pride. No traitor dares the shore whereon U bends above the- tide ; In mockery of craven threat It gleams along the wave , Wlills klnss nnd princes bow before 111 mlphty , marshtil'd bravo ; p " ? m "we-et " magnolia groves the song of "Dixie" thrills | "Marching Through Georgia" echoes back a thousand northern hlllB. Joe Bowers nnd his Brother Ike , " once more , on tented p'nln ' , Sends ) forth upon the startled nisht a werd ! and cracked refrain ; "John Brown's" clory nils the air , in meas ures droll nnd drawn "Tho body moldcrlng in the tomb the soul , still marching on. " Resistless as the tidal wnvo that breaks up on the shore. They , "are coming. Father Abraham , Uirco hundred thousand more ; " Fierce , medley song , .whose . mlshty force all harmony transcends The "Yankee cheer" with "rebel yell" In common purposj blends. "Vo fought mlt Slgel ! " far and free resound the- sturdy claims 'And wo have Bteinm'd > the fiery wave with Lee nlnng the Jnmes ! " I The old "Stnr Spangled Banner" sounds , a rnightj' battle cheor. As the let-Ions of "The Bonnie. . Blue" ate swiftly drawing near. They come ! They come ! Like mm'lx'.it beams , their swords and binners twlno Ono common purnoso llllo the soul , and glories all the line. Onei rising tune , like tempest blast , now sweeps along tlio main- It shakes the. cistles of the air , nnd stnrtlef all the plain. V J Oh , throbbing heart ! Oh , heaving breastl -r- Oh , Impulse wild and strong ! How dips our flair , and gleam our guns before - fore that mighty eongi .Men .nieep . with loy to hear' that sound , for reaching to the sea , The iirldo of millions pisaod away , of mil lions yet to be. The sun glcami brighter with each note : tha breezes gladly bear A bold acclaim to all the , world , from men who do and dare. Our gladdened Impulse in this day , our boast forpver more Tls "Yan'eo Doodle" cheers the plain and rings along the shore. It is almost as gay as a display of millinery this array of fancy suits for the small boys. For from about $3.00 to $10.00 one may get a beautiful suit , handsomely trimmed and braided. The sailor suits are simply bsauties and remarkably inexpenshw. We have a special assortment that we are showing in the way of an Easter offering , that would be well worth seeing even though you did not purchase. And the dainties , such as ties , blouses , waists and little necessaries of furnishings that go with the suit are dreams of loveliness. Special Suits aud Fixings from now on until Easter. jStJtf. Cor * and Uouglau * *
