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THE OMAHA DAILY BJCJSTUESDAY , APRIL 5. 1898. Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE. * no8iwATK , l'UDI.lHlliD : EVimr JIOllNINU , * TCIIMS OP HUnHCIUI'TIONl Dully Hen ( Without Hundny ) , One Year . JS 00 Dally lira onJ Bunday , Onu Year. . . . . , . , S ( x ) Ills Month * . . . , . . . . 400 Three Month * . . . . . . . . . 704 Htmdar ll e. One Yrar , , . . . . . . . . . . . . 20) tintnnlay It o , On < Year , , . . . . . , . , , , , , , . , . . , , 1 M WclUy lire , One Year. . . . U . OFI'ICKS ! OmMini Tlio Moo Hiillrtlngr. Huutli Orrnhat Sinner Jllk. , Cor , N and SUM SH. Council Jllnrf : 10 I'tnrl Street. Cli'cnith ' Oince ; f,02 Chamber of Commerce. New York : Temple Court ! Waihlngtoni MI Konrtei > nth Street , All communication * relating to news nnJ i-Jlto- rial inntler eliouM l > * ndilreneil : To the KJltor. nusi.NBfW urn-Kits. All huidnoM Irttcn and remittances should bo ddrcsied to Thc > lleo I'ubllihlnit Company , Omaha , Drafts , chcclm , express and postofllcB money orders to l > made payable to the order of tin company. TUB niK : I'tmMSHINCJ COMPANY. BTATIMINT : ov CIIICUI.ATION. < if Nebraska , DoUKtnn county , ft ' . 'R' > II. Txscliuck , swrel/iry of The Itee Pub * et .J.ii.ililnir company , Iwlnc duly itwnrn , nys th.it tnc UHVciun' ' ii'initx'r of full anil comiilclo coplm of The . sl - . illy , Mornlntr , Kvenlnj ? and hunday lie" printed ° ' . n Jl'urlnjf the month of March , ISO ? , waa as follows : It 1 21,401 17 2 22.C22 3. . . , 22.510 ID . 22ns 4. . , . , 21,71 2i ) . H.fKO r 22.r,74 si . , ' .n 2i.ru 2 ! . ZZ.5ZS 7 22,27 * S3 . 22.2IU 8. , 22..W 21 . " .MSI 9 22.M4 21 . zs.w 10 22.2S2 * ! . 22,477 27 . 22,111 I2.i 22.377 25 . 2-J.CII 13 2I.SH V . 20,12- , 14 22,4-1 30 . 21.7'U ' 15. 22,207 21 . 22.CJ7 "Total" ! ! ! ! ! ! " ' . 705.007 Ifiu returned and unpaid copies 11,3 Net totnl rales < ! iW | > .Net . daily axcraRC 22,3'D oiouai : : n. TX.SCHUCK. Rworn to before me and subscribed In my pres ence this 1st day of April , 1893. N , I . FHIl. , ( Seal. ) Notary Public. Ilcccnt dlttpntclips from Wnco wliow Hint miliice Krunch duels Texas duuls arc of the fatnl variety. Tlio wny Hhlpiiuiiits of corn continue1 io KO to Kuropp It would nppi'ar tluit the corn propaganda .stnrtcul Ls niiikliij ; himd- , wny. Another railroad train lias Just been nddod to Omaha's time tablu. As a railroad center Omaha recognizes no Htipurlor west of the Mississippi. New York and Ohio arc the latest plates to make exposition appropriations. Yet there are still some small-bore per sons who Insist on calling It a local Omaha .show. A real live Knroppan prince Is making a tour of the United States , but the os- Hlpera have found nothing unusual In his life to talk about In whlspery. Will wonders never cease ? With a new spring bonnet and a fresh coat of paint Omaha will be ready to re ceive and entertain all Its exposition Ktiests without fear as to the Impression it will make nprm them. Another thief has been caught by an other barber. The abolition of the po lice force and the enlistment of a bar bers' brigade for the protection of the city cannot come too soon. Whatever merit there may be In the Chicago ordinance limiting the'height of bulldliiKS In the World's fair city Is neutralised by the fact that it seems to have been passed ut least ten years too late. I So lonjr as'substitutes can bo employed to do the work of Kovernors there can 1)0 nothing wrong in having a chief of police draw the salary for work done by Bubslltute. This is a reform govern ment' The people of Tacoma nro not clamor- 1ng for the naming of a war ship after their enterprising city , since there are already nine vessels In the merchant marine carrying the American Hag each named Tacoma. The supreme court of Indiana has up- lield the legality of the Indeterminate sen tence law in that state. In nome other states similar laws have been invali dated by the courts. Hut the principle is right and lu operation the effect is sal utary. I The publication by the organ of the Ramblers' gang of that Talmngc sermon denouncing gambling In such severe terms must have been an oversight. It would never have seen the light of day had the responsible editor bundled the copy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The United States lias a very long coast line which will require watching lu case of Intetnational troubles. The Atlantic coast line Is 2a49 miles long tlio Gulf stretches along for 1,55(1 ( miles < itid the Tactile line is 1,310 miles long a total of 5,715 miles. Now wo know what Is keeping people nway from church In Omaha. It Is the fear that while attending devotional ex ercises' their homes will bo ransackec by the burglars who seem to have a Hpeclul license from tlio police to plj thplr trade with Immunity Sundays and week days. Chief of 1'ollce Gallagher asserted tin tier oath the other day that the numerous holdups of cltJzens of Omaha since he came Into otllco are only a fad. Does the chief Insist , too , that burglaries o the homes of preachers while delivering sermons In church must also be classct among the fadsV Denver has a bank In which the bull vldual deposits aggregate $ SitOSr : > l , am ( ho Denver newspapers boast that this 1 the largest amount of deposits In mi ) Hlnglei'bank west , of the Mississippi river Denver Is In a state where tlio peopl hoi'in to bo slow In accepting as a rcnllt ) the fact of prosperity's return , but th Jlgures prove It. NojvondeV tuo Nebraska railroad man tigers crowed HO lustily when the fill prcmo court handed 'down Its decision li thn maximum freight rate cases. The ) evidently kiiew all the time that the di creo'aA alHrmt'd bound the state ban slid1 foot , not * only from puttln Into .force the schedules of the max mum rate law , but also from uuforcln ujr rate reductions whatever. OF fosmniiK wuiiri\ritK \ KFFEUT. American and European statesmen have expressed the opinion that a war between tlio United States and Spain might have a world-wide effect ; that It might be the beginning of a far-reaching conflict Involving many nations and hav ing consequences which It la Imiwsslblo to foresee. That such a result of hostlll- tle.s betwcon thin republic and a ICttro- poan power Is possible may be admitted. It Is conceivable that one or more of the powers of Kuropc might be Induced , hi the event of u prolonged war between Spain and'tlie Unllt'it States , to take the nlde of the former and give it active as sistance. Lot It bo supposed that Krance and Austria , the one for financial and the other from dynastic considerations , should do this and that the United States Hliould appeal to Great Urltaln for sup port and obtain it. It Is not dltllcult to sen how this might lead to grave Euro pean complications. Perhaps Germany , sympathizing with Austria , would become - como Involved and so one by one tlio iia * lions of Kurope , through sympathy or Interest , bo arrayed on one side or the other. Active aid by any country of Huropo to cither Spain or the United 'StatcH In a war would undoubtedly be very likely to lead to a widespread con flict , with consequences of vast Import to mankind. Hut admitting the possibility of this , there docs not appear to be any substan tial reason for thinking it at all probable. The fact which every European govern ment must rcall/.e , that the gravest pos sible complications among themselves would Inevitably result from any Inter meddling In a conflict between this coun try and Spain , would operate to keep them aloof and lead them to observe strict neutrality , regardless of their sym- athles. The leading powers of Europe re today watching each other with the tmost vigilance and there Is not one of loin that can afford to weaken Itself by xpendlng any of Its naval or military ewer In this quarter of the world. Jreat Hrltnln , France , Germany and tiwsln are strengthening themselves on he sea with a view to their several de igns In the eastern hemisphere and icy are not concerned as to affairs In ils hemisphere , which do not directly ffect their possessions or vital Interests , 0 an extent to lead them to take part 1 a Spanish-Amerleaiii war. The loss f Cuba to Spain would not be a matter f material Importance to any European atlon certainly not siilllclent to war- uit any of them In actively assisting pain to perpetuate its hold upon that sland. It might bo different If this iiintry went to war for the avowed pur- ese of acquiring the Spanish posses- Ions , because European nations could airly regard that as a menace to their o-ssesslons In this hemisphere , but the Jnlted States will not go to war with ny such object. If It shall wrest Cuba om Spain It will be to give It Indopcnd- ice for tlio Cubans. If there Is to be war between the Jnlted States and Spain It will be con ned to those countries. Spain , as nil ullcatlons now point , can get no Euro- can help. The United States , needs one. We can BOO no good reason for he view that hostilities between those ouiitrhw would be lit all likely to have he far-reaching effect which some ap- rebend. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ' OMAHA AS A UllAIN MAHKKT. The completion of the Kansas City , Ittsburg & Gulf railroad between ) maha and Kansas City gives tills city a direct line to the gulf ports 5 ° ° ' " "cs horter than any route to the Atlantic eaboard. It goes without saying that ho bulk of all farm products exported rom the Missouri and Tlatte valleys will eck nn outlet to both European and South American countries by the route hat offers the cheapest rates and best 'acllltles. The effect of the construe- Ion of the Port Arthur line Is already felt In the reduction of export freight rates and the consequent Increase In ho price paid Kansas , Nebraska and western > Iowa farmers for their surplus grain1 aiul cattle. The creation of a great grain market n Omaha has been a problem whose solution depended upon the facilities for ompctltlvc distribution. So long as the Iowa roads could pool or combine in order to enjoy the advantage of the long mul , the bulk of all grain shipments from this section were bound to go dl- cct to Chicago. With a formidable north and south line a.s competitor , the combination against Omaha can no longer bo maintained ou the old basis. ommon minimum rates may be agreed upon , but the north and south roads will not forego the advantage they derive from being 500 miles nearer the ocean steamers than the cast and west roads. Having overcome the greatest obstacle to becoming a center for grain redis tribution and milling , Omaha Is now In position to offer nn Inviting Held to in vestors who will build mammoth ele vators and establish great flouring mills. With mills and elevators to handle and condense the wheat and corn product , a market equal , If not superior , to any other In the we.st will bo a natural se quence. There Is no reason why Omaha .should not match the elevator capacity of Kansas City and approach the mill ing facilities of Minneapolis. The millIng - Ingptoccss no longer depends entirely upon cheap water power. What Omaha may lack In the wny of cheap power , It can make up In the saving lu trans portation cost from the farms. While Minneapolis will always have a mo nopoly of the wheat grown In Minnesota seta and North Dakota , the hundred. ' of millions of bushels of wheat and corn raised In South Dakota , Nebraska and western Iowa when milled In Omabr could find their way abroad at a great saving over what It now costs to oxporl by way of Minneapolis or Chicago. Omaha now has ample direct rallrontl facilities with every section within r radius of 5UO miles , except alone enstcri South Dakota , and that connection lj only a question of a short time. Will half a (107.011 great railway systems com petlng for trafllc over fourteen line : running In all directions , the extra ordinary inducements which Omahi holds out to capital Invested lu mill and elevators cnnuot long bo wlthstooi any more than could the Inducement of fcrctl to capital seeking Investment In great slaughtering and im-at packing es tablishments. NO 1'Al'AI , MEDIATION. The report from Madrid , that the pope hnd been asked by this government to mediate between It ami Spain , has been otllclally denied at Washington , where It seems to have been regarded as of mifllclent importance to require denial. It Is to be presumed that no Intelligent person regarded It In this light , but It Is perhaps well to have the report thus disposed of , since It was calculated to produce wrong Impressions. Its obvious absurdity will appear when it Is under stood that the pope docs not represent any government and certainly the United ; States , If It desired mediation , would appeal only to a government hav ing International political relations and not to the head of n church. That Pope Leo may have made representations to the Spanish government Is not Improba ble , but he la too wise lu the methods of diplomacy not to understand that under no circumstances , could he be ac ceptable to the United States as a me diator. There la a statement In tills connection that bears out what wo have heretofore said. This Is that the United States docs not deslro mediation from any source. The Issue with Spain Is regarded us dis tinctively American , to bo dealt with by this country alone and Avlillo this govern ment might not resent any proffer of me diation , but treat It as an evidence of friendly feeling , there can bo no doubt that It would be declined , from what ever source It should come. Faithfully observing the principle of noninterfer ence In European affairs the United States will Insist that no European coun try shall Interfere In this American affair. DO NOT H'AKT AN AllMISTtCK. The statement of the representative of the Cubans in Washington , that they will never consent to an armistice until Independence Is recognized , can be ac cepted as conclusive. There has never been the slightest reason to suppose -that the Insurgents would consent to an ar mistice , because they could gain nothing from It. Whatever advantage there would be In such an arrangement would accrue to Spain. Uy an armistice Spain would save several million dollars a month during Its continuance and would gain valuable time In which to recoup for renewing hostilities If no agreement for terminating the conflict snould bo reached , a.s In all probability there would not be. Itesldes the wet season In Cuba Is not far off and It Is during this period that the Cubans can carry on their oper ations most advuntugeouslyj-BO that they would be throwing away a most valua ble opportunity to now agree to a sus pension of hostility. Moreover , the Cu bans are fully acquainted with the sit uation between Spain and the United States ami of course hope that war will result. It Is absurd , therefore , to sup pose that they would enter Into an ar- langement which would defeat this hope , at least for a time. Spain has not proposed an armistice and Is not expected to , the view of that government being that a proposal for suspending hostilities should come from the Insurgents , perhaps with a perfect understanding that that is out of the question. It ought by this time to be fully understood that the Cubans are struggling for Independence and that they will listen to nothing that docs not Involve independence , whether proposed by Spain or the United States. This has been repeatedly and unqualifiedly de clared by their leaders and there can be no doubt about its sincerity. As one of the leaders recently said , the Cuban motto is "independence or death" and they will stand on that platform until the last Spaniard is driven from the Is- laird or the last Insurgent Is killed. After fighting for three years under adverse circumstances the Cubans do not propose to surrender any advantage they have gained or place themselves In n position from which Spain would get all the ben- ollt They intend to retain their hold upon what they have got and to continue the contest in which they have already made such great sacrifice. It Is probable that hereafter many of the Htcamshlps that ply the ocean will carry pigeons for use In sending messages when accidents happen. The French liner La Brctagnc sent a message by carrier pigeon announcing a delay on account of stopping to succor a wrecked merchantman , and1 thus the owners and the friends of passengers were relieved of considerable anxiety. The mysteries of the deep may 'become ' less mysterious when all the ships carry pigeons. The earthquake lu California last week afforded opportunity for a test of the stability of the tall office buildings that have been built In San Francisco In re cent years. Not one of these modern buildings was Injured In the least by the slmkhrg of the earth , although many small buildings were damaged In th city and vicinity. The modern ofilec building promises to stand the test as a marvel of engineering .skill. Thirty-five years ago there were preach ers who justified the perpetuation of human slavery by pas-donate appeals to the holy scriptures. It Ls only natural , therefore , that there should be today ordained ministers preaching the gospel of war Instead of the gospel of peace , urging men not to forgive their enemies , but to Insist on blood atonement for every suffered wroijg. The habitat of the no-called "money power" would b < ? hard to locate just now. A box of gold from Australia due at San Francisco will bring the total o | this year's gold importations up tc $18,500,000 and the yellow stream Hewing - ing In the direction of the United States continues largo and steady from sovora ! other quarters of the earth. The demand for sugar beet seed Is un prccedeutedly active In almost every par ' of the western country. The farmers an thoroughly alive to the Importance o the beet sugar Industry and desirous o [ showing what can bo done In raisin ; good beets. , lt Jnjjy take time to build up n prolltnM ) sugar beet culture , but flttro progress IN Imlng made lu that direction. 'j ' * fto AVnrrnnt for Ilimlr. HaltVmore American. Do not bo bxVttei ] , it war Ls to como It will como iiodft though , and until It docs omo there Is'Alw'iyv ' ' hope tor pence , r Hlevl. IV > l4elphlii ! Tress. The United iShltea In 1SD7 maJo exactly thrco times as muiJli 'Ucwjciner steel as Grcut Urltaln. The nrflJuct there was 1SS4,1D5 tons anil hero D,47uW5 Jons. Tlio Urlttsli output Is the usual annual average. Ours In 1897 wmi 39 per cent over 1S9C , ami 189S will show an uihanco ali cwt , au largo. Hk ; * < ( | U-r til n < tunkc , ChlcnKO Inter Ocean , The argonauts of ' 49 wore airald to erect two-story ImlldliiKo In California because of the frequent earthquakes. Exemption from them of late years hno led to tbo erection ot skyscrapers In San 1'Vanclsco. These bit ; buildings have just pautcxl through their first experience In a genulno phake and from all accounts they have passed through It very creditably. Contempt for iWork. HoFton Transcript. Spain has now a population of about 19- 000,000 people , and ot these , according to a recent report of the Spanish government , nearly 8,000,000 profcee no occupation. Grandees and beggars allko disclaim the pleblan virtue of dally toll. There are nearly 100.000 registered beggars , halt of them fe males , In this poor little land , and one-third of the entire population la entirely unlet tered. The "anclont social canker" of con tempt for work and workers has eaten the Ufa from Spain. The "Yellow" riiunic. Clic-ago 1'oat. Whatever the yellow press docs It does for revenue aud advertisement only. Its patriotism Is of the sham variety. It ROCS to war , It clamors for arbitration , It builds monuments , it turns detective , lor no other purpose than to Increase the sale of extras. An occasional good act done from a selfish and low motive Is no compensation for systematic falsehood , vlco and corruption of the public morals and character. The yellow press should bo shunned , scorned and de nounced by every maa Jealous ot public virtue and honor. i A llilumn < lo Trick. Washington star. Wcyler'e concentration edict has been re voked again , according to late disclosures from the Spanish legation In this city. This la a periodical performance. For several months past whenever the Cuban question has approached an acute crisis and Ameri can Intervention has seemed Inevitably at hand the cruel edict of concentration has been revoked tfrom the Spanish legation. It used to bo one of Do liomo's strongest diplomatic cards to produce a cablegram from the captain general announcing that the "process " of pacification had progressed so far 'that the people were being turned back to their normal punsults. n. llutllu SOUK. Washington 1'ost. 'Why ' does not this great country have a national air ? Not something borrowed or paraphrased from abroad , but an air of Its own original , characteristic , stirring , full of life , and motion1. What wo want la some thing simple , nbld.'a swing , a dash , a clear shrill , penetrating'1 clarion note that rings like a wild boliin ) , the. night and turns men pale with fervor , iiWby can we not have a battle song ot our own ? Why must wo con tent ourselves/with tepid messes borrowed from abroad , with dressed-up , pious lamonta- wlth dlsiualhchants and dirges ? Wo are young , we Are strong , -wo are full ot virility and fine.Give ua something that speaks for our > spJenJld , palpitating na tionality something that Jumps with our free stride andpasplonate ambition ! ( Joint Ailvlcc to Follow. rhfliylelphlai Times , There is sennas well as sarcasm In cx- Frealdent Harrison'sdeclaration that he can serve his countryrbe t by keeping t'ljent ' now , and that perhaps some others might help in tha same way. The , trouble Is that while Mr. Harrison , who knows by experience the perplexities and burdens under which the chief executive staggers even In time of peace , practices the silence ho recommends , nothing short of parallels or death will silence the others of whom he speaks. They belong to the class who never read that ellenco Is golden or perhaps may dislike it on that account and they haven't cense enough to realize the value ot a still tongue. Mr , Harrison's promise to keep silence him self will be kept to the letter. Ills sugges tion of silence to others will fall on cars already deafened with the clamor ot their owners' tongues. ' A CKLiIIHATED CASE. PnkMiuK of tlie 'IIoKUH ' Heir to the Tlclihorn l Eatutc. Chicago Ciironlcle. The recent death of Arthur Orton In Lon don , recalls to mind the most consummate judicial conspiracy ID history. Ho waii aa Australian butcher -nbo claimed to bo heir to the title and estates of the distinguished Tlchborno family In England. He brought a suit -to establish his claim , which proved to be one of the most sensational civil trlalo ever held before an English court. The story of the case Is full of Interest even at this remote day. Roger Charlce Tlchborne. born Ini 1829 , was 'the ' legal heir to 'the ' Tlttiborae estates In Hampshire and Dorsetshire , which yielded an. Income of $120,000 a year. H was highly educated and entered the army. His cousin Kate rofui'ed his'offer of marriage in 1852 and , resigning .from , the army , bo went to sea. He was at Valparaiso , Chill , in 1853 aad in Rio Janeiro , Brazil , the next year. la April , 1854 , ho ealled on the ehlp Bella , bound from Rio to New York. The vessel wm lost at sea , as waa supposed , with allen on board. Rumors were' heard , however , ithat Roger Tlchborne tad escaped from the wreck or did D5t sail om the vessel , as had been' reported. In 1SCC a man calling.Himself Thomas Caatro ( later Identified a Arthur Orton ) , a butcher In Wagga Wagga , Australia , sot up the claim < that ho waa Roger Charles Tlchborno and had escaped from the wreck of the Delia twelve years before. After some cor respondence with the Tlchborne family be ar rived ID England and' ' la 1SG7 formally aa- aerted his claim as heir. Singularly enough , Lady Tlchbcrae , the mother of the true heir , alleged that she recognized Castro ( or Orton ) and said that he was her son. Nearly every other member of the family denied that he was the miss- lag ticlr , to whom , In fact , hol'.ad no personal rcssmbUace. Dut "the claimant , " as he was called , had In. eome way acquired an accurate knowledge of much relating to the Tlo'r borne familyAnd to Charles Roger , the ' j&l BOI > In aoiile respects hla asseveratlono \vrro startling , 'especially as to the courtship ofibe real Tlchborho with Kate , his cousin who rejected bjm , , The claimant was unllko the real heir In all way ? . Ho .was Illiterate , was grossly fat , was taller than the man whom ho per sonated and lacked the tattoo marks which appeared on the arm of the absent heir. The ease did not cdme to trial until 18C8 , owing to delay in procuring testimony from South America and Australia. Many prominent persona and a considerable portion ot the public took the/side ot the claimant. An Irish member , of Parliament named Ken- nealy became hjs. aggressive champion. A larze amount pf. iricney was raised by the sale of bonds payable when he should como into possession'of'the ' estates. After the trial lia'd proceeded 103 days the Jury advised th'e court that they did not de slro to hear any more testimony ; that their minds were made up on what they had f heard already , and that they wished to render their verdict and be discharged. On thin declaration by the jury the claimant waa nonsuited and was Immediately arrested on a charge of perjury based on the false testi mony that he had produced. Ills trial on this charge lasted seven months , ending in hla conviction and a sentence of fourteen years' penal servitude. Ho served out his term , which ended In 1883. After his release he lived in London 't until his death a few days ago. He wrotA and published a confession of his share In the sensational conspiracy , but the book at f tracted llttlo attention , as Its statements , aside from the main admission of fraud , wort either tame on'the one hand or Incredible ot tha other. run citm * . Ohlcign Times-Herald : The hour han struck , and whether PMCO conmi or war tile Ctitian question will bo settled , It It .s peace. It will bo peace with honor. If It I * war , It will bo war for humanity and not 'or revenge. Now York Tribune : It It In to bo decreed tdat idls nation shall go tn w.ir , may II enter upon the appointed tank soberly , purely and In tlio fear of Ood. The brief Intelv.ti which remains can best bo employed In the cultivation of a temper appropriate to tlio till- nilmcnt of a righteous purpose. LouisvilleCourierJournal : With the Itnuo thus clearly reached , there In nothing for un to do < iow but to leave Spain out ot further consideration ; to act for ournolvrn ; to rccog * nlzo the Cuban republic , and to support that recognition whenever and wherever ncces- nary wild alt ttio forces of out navy and army. Indianapolis Journal : It war comes the first blow will bo very Important In u tactical an well as moral point of vlow , and It Hliould bo delivered with all the force tbo United States can put Into It. Let the world see aud be made to remember what a long- enduring and peace-loving nation can do when It la finally forced to strlko In A Just cause. New York Independent : The moral posi tion of the United States Is very strong , We are not asking for Cuba for ournclves ; we have no dc.ilro to annex tde Island ; we are not clamoring for any material advantage whatever ; wo have no quarrel with Spain on other scarce ; wo have no deslro to fight for glory , or to fight at all , unless driven to It ; our solo desire Is ttiat tbo awful struggle in Cuba , with all Its attendant horrorn of death by starvation and dlacanc among the Innocent non-combatants , shall ccaao. The ap peal Is to our humanity and our humanity compels us to act. 'Now ' York Herald : Deplore this as wo may , nur duty now Is not with the causes but with the conduct and the consequences of war. It Is 110 longer the tlmo for debate , but for notion. It la a war 'for ' which SpaJn Is to blame. There has been no tlrno when Spain , by looking truth In the face and tak ing advlco aa to Cuban rule , could not have inadn this war Impcealblo. She has been headstrong , even as Pharaoh , and would not let the people go. Cuban misrule makes this a war of humanity. Every neighborly sug gestion to Spain , the advice of Grant and 'Cleveland ' and McKlnlcy , has been spurned until patience was mistaken for weak-ness and friendship threatened to become the condonoment of crime. Jt must not be a mercenary war. The aword must not t > o darwn In the Interest o'f ' syndicates , bankl-ag housesand , the holders of Spanish or Cuban bonds. Philadelphia Ledger : If war should un happily c-nsuo the people who , now talk lightly upon the subject as though It were to bo a mere picnic will bo brought to a sudden realization of Its gravity , If not Its horrors. Spala's ultimate resources are far Inferior to ours , but at the outset her fleet would be at least equal to our own , and might do an enormous amount of damage before It could bo checked. The expenses of tilie contest would be very great , and war would bring sorrow and suffering to countless homes , hero and In Spain. No thinking mart can vlo\v the possibility without a fervent desire for peace with honor But If war should como there should bo no half-hearted sup port of the goevrnment , no attempt to tem- porlzo In Its iprosecutlon. Philadelphia Press : Dees It mean Interven tion ? Yes ; to separate combaUats , to rc- store non-combatants , to stop a strife which Is highly Injurious to all our own interests and to the peace and security of the whole neighborhood. The question of form Is Im portant. Wo do not want to bo the aggres sors If 'we ' can help It. We can interpose avowedly for humanity and pacification and put the onus Of aggression upon the party which resists that blg'h and holy work. Then again , It wo explicitly declare war against Spain wo capture Cuba and have the whole Cuban prclblem of the future on our hands. To declare war and make Cuba our own Is ono thing. To stop the existing war aad makq Cuba Independent Is another. But whatever the form , we now move forward. Parleying Is over and action is at hand. The president next speaks to coagress. It may be that when Spain finds no rejoinder to her answer and finds the United States proceeding to the fulfillment of our obliga tion she will discover both a disposition and a way to re-open the question. But the last word In diplomacy was hers and If there Is to bo another It must also bo hers. Meanwhile the United States accepts the situation and faces the duty of the hour. PERSONAL AMI OTHERWISE. The recruiting offices still note the dearth if the able-minded statesmen who are furi- us for war. 'Ex-Oovernor Roswell P. Flower Is far re moved from the tumult of war crlea. He a In Jerusalem. Lucky cuss ! It Is rain , rain , rain. Simply because we hrlstcned the Kentucky with nuitcr It need ot be assumed that wo want nothing else. Ono of the big department stores In New ork has a dental annex. 'But ' there Is a mlt to all things , and Governor Black has Igned a bill prohibiting the sale ot liquor n drr toods stores. That Wisconsin woman who -wants $1,000 or being kissed by a butcher in an Ice box ixplalns that the crime was committed in he presence of "naked calves , decollete beep and Kansas City name In yellow Ights. " Harrison Grey Flake , editor of the Dra- . matlc Mirror , who was held to the grcid j ury ta $300 ball en a charge ot criminal Ibel , preferred by the so-called syndicate , vas promptly discharged by the Jury on he ground of Insufficient evidence. Once when Mr. Edison was watted upon y the committee of a church to get his pinion as to the desirability of protecting ho building with lightning rods he said to hem : "By all means put on the rods. You know Providence is sometimes absent- minded. " Richard Croker tried his'prentice hand at golf the other day whllo at Lakewood , N. J. ho attendant caddy was so disgusted with he Tammany leader's performance that he vaa Impelled to remark : "If that man a n't run New York politics better than ho days golf ho better quit. " In point of etaturo and breadth ot chest Congressman Mlers of Indiana la surpassed 3y few , If any , other members of the lower bouse. In the course of a recent speech ho ihowed that his neck was not enjoying suffl- lent freedom. Suddenly he raised his hand , ore off his white ministerial tie , threw the ragments on his desk and resumed his re marks In comfort. An effort la now being made In the British 'arllament ' for the repeal of the obsolete statute against the use of Irish names , so hat persons of Irish descent may use the prefix "O' " or "Mac" at pleasure , and with out feeling that they are violating oven a dead-letter law. This bill of rights cman- _ tcd , it should be said , from a Mr. Mac- < Vleese. The Commons took a good-humored view ot the case and the bill will doubtless soon become a law. rtm Royal U tbo hlghett orado baking powder known. Actual test * ( how It goes MO- third further than any other tread. POWDER Absolutely Pure ma K3woin co. , mw YOK. itruoitm i run Now York < Mll nd KxprtMi Let con- gen * unanimously uphold the prouldonfa liRtidd In , this trylPK hqur. Let the national legislature , nMndlng upon ttio very brink of war , Atln dcclnru to the world that thcso Blatcj ; nro united In fuel 'in well a * In name. And when the verdict Is reached , within a very few days , the pcoplo will rise up and nay , "Well done" whether the Issue bo honorable peace or equally honorable war. Ilaltlmoro American ; Mr. McKlnlcy may rc t arturud that tlio Krrat l < ody of tha American people doca not lympathlto cither with thcHo criticism ) ) or with the disgraceful exhibitions which liavo taken pMro during the I ant few do.Mi. Ills course elicits not only popular approval , but admiration , and ltd combined atatcvsmanahlp and patriotism have lalsed him higher th'in ho ever ctooil bc-foro In public estimation. If war should como , the blatant , loud-mouthed patriots In and out or confirms would bo the last to go to Cuba to do the llRhtltiK for which they have been howling so fiercely , They would bo as Invisible In war os they have been Invincible In peace. The flghtliiK would bo left to the quiet people who have bcuu nyln nothlns all this time. Dut 1C It wore pos sible to collar omo at tluso talkers and send them tb fight the Spaniard ) ) , the war would not bo entirely without Its compensa tion * . Philadelphia Ilccord : Whatever mny bo the result , thanks to the president , the coun. try con now niovo forward with clear con- eclonco and united purpoio. If through his efforts moro than a million pople nhoiild find freedom and happlnew without further lees of a drop of American blood , tlicro could bo no greater achievement for man or nation , Should war follow , however , wo would nlaml before the world oa having acted only upon Juat grounds. Should , sacrifices bo onMlled upon tlie nation , and should lleldo bo utalncd with the blood of these nearest and dearest to us , then would the president find his re ward. A convinced and conscience whole nation would stand back of him knowing that Itu soirlflcco and IMSCS had not boon heed lessly or lasalonately Incurred. Whilst the glory or excitement of war Is uppermost In the public mind no thought Is given to Ita horrors ; when the Buprumo test ahall come , however , the only thing that will make vic tory worth achieving will bo the const-lout- iic&i that our cauiio Is Juut. Now York Tribune : The American people have great cause for thankfulness that In such a crisis as the present , when the dan ger Is that hasty Impulse may direct action , and the supreme need In of patience and cool deliberation , wo have in the executive chair a man of such patient Bplrlt , clear foresight and undoubted courage as William McKloloy. On the morning after the elec tion In November , 189(1 ( , the Tribune oald the people had reanon devoutly tn thank Oed for the triumph tf hooosty and law. To day they may well thank God that the re sult of that election was to Install at the head of affairs not only an honest and law- loving chief magistrate , but a man of pa- tltMt spirit and saving common sense. Springfield ( Mass. ) llepubllcan : It tries the temper of the thoughtful American citizen when men with more words than sense Inti mate that the president off the United Stated Is "afraid of war. " We wasn't afraid of It when ho enlisted for the preservation of the union. Nor docs ho fear It now as the last resort of an enlightened nation. Dut he Isn't In favor of war for war's sake , by any manner of moans , and neither are the men who fought In our great civil conflict. They understand what Is Involved and are sol emn about It. If war prove Inevitable It will bo vigorously prosecuted from start to fln'ish ' , add not by the Billy Mason style of men. The president , a man who has seen active war , will be our commander-ln-chlef. William iMcKlnloy he Is not the sort of person to too dubbed Billy Is bearing a man's responsibilities like a man , and this is fully recognized by the firesides of the American people , If not proclaimed In the bar rooms. There Is a good deal of savtag sense and natlenco in the White House , and for this the nation may well be thankful. If there had not been the United States might evea noAbo at war with Spain. Chicago Times-Herald : Dut , war or peace , the president must still be the leader. The country owes It to hl < 3 wisdom , courage and high sense of responsibility that we were not plunged headlong Into war six weeks ago without preparation or defenses. Wheel tlio yellow journals and Jacobins were shouting "war exlf > t , " and that we must "On to Cuba" they would have forced ua to another "Bull Run" if they could. But the president' knew the condition of our array and navy better than noisy congressmen and Irresponsible newspapers , anl firmly and resolutely held the reins In hla own hands and proved him self to be the master ot the situation. He was organizing victory silently , but with exhaustless - haustless energy. Hla wisdom , too , was shown In bis taking tbe leaders of all parties Into his confidence and convincing them ot the rectitude and patriotism of his purpose. Having manifested hla skill in leadership thus far , why should we not trust him to the end. He will not lead the nation Into .viy mad or quixotic adventures , but will guide It steadily In paths ot duty and of right. which will Justify us forever In the eyes o ! the world and of history. Tbo "Cuban ques tion , " which has perplcxe-d our statesmen for moro than half a century , has at last reached its crisis. * It Is the legacy of President Mc- Ktnley to solve and end It. SU'OM.UX PICVSION ROLL. All Culciiln-tloiiN Exceeded by the Latent Stntlntlcn. Chicago Times-Herald. The necessity for an appropriation of over $3,000,000 to prevent a deficiency in the pen sion fund at the end of the fiscal year leads Secretary Bliss to make some Interfntlng disclosures concerning the remarkable growth of the pension roll during the last eight -cars. It will bo remembered that when Secre tory D1IS9 made his annual report lart No vember he asked for $106,532,419 for his de partment. Of tills amount there was availa ble for the payment of army pensions on July 1 , 1897 * the sum of $136,000,000 , which it was 'believedwas ' fully adequate to pay aCt the pension claims oftho fijcal year. That the secretary la now compelled to aolc for a deficiency appropriation of ? S,000,000 in order to carry him through the year Indi cates an unexpected Increase in the number of pensioners. It Is alee remembered that the commls sloner of pensions In in Is annual report pre dicted that after the close of .the current year payments would rapidly decline. It Is now his opinion that In view of the increas Ing application * for orlflMl pension * for Incrcano ot ponsloni , thfro will bo * n In ) . creaco In the turn required for sonic time to come , The total number of pcn lon r9 on th * roll Juno SO , 1807 , was 970,011 , while on Feb ruary 28 , 1S98 , there were 089Gl3 , n net Increase creaseof 13.31)9 ) , At tlio closn of the current j ; fiscal year tha number on the roll will p- " 4 proxlmalo 93(5,000 ( , an Increase ot Hourly M per cent alnco 18110. In that tlmo thn pay ments Increased ( rom $72,05'H3 to $132,000- 000 , Thlrty-thren years after the cciMllon ofi hostilities the pension roll In larger than tv > any former tlmo , ItitvlnR nearly doublet ! In * ton years of that time. It I * not pojalblo ( o account for this phenomenal Incnoau DO long after ( ho war rxcrpt through the success of frAiidulcnt claimants upon the government' * bounty. It Is n duty which the pnncnt con gress owes to the real vetcraim who defended 'v Uio flag to Int'tltuto an liivixttlgatlon tint / wilt purge ) the roll of the thousands of I inv' posters who 'havo ' managed to get there through "political pulls" and through did- honest pension attorney * ! . The Invention- tlon should also bo made for the purpose of ascertaining what .legislation . Is needed t protect the natlon'v roll of Jionor. TAUT Tiui'ii.s. : Cleveland Plain Dealer : "My voice In Mill for war , " shouted the Impassioned orntnr , " "How nbout tbo rest of you ? " yelled enicuatlo bystander. Detroit I-Vco PKM "Wealth " : , he re- tnnrkctl , lr Honic'tlmcH prevented frwni H'ltiB a AtniiilliiK momico to uur | n Itutlonr y lt i wn liilu-rcnt tendency to gel lanuultl and sit down. " Clitcnt.n Ninvs : "Her f.ither Illornlly boiiKht her hnnlMiid' for lior. " "Well , you know lt'n tlm pliico of the brldu'H patontH to furnish the decoration * nt llio wedding. " Detroit Journal : "Wll'n whrnt nt n dollar - lar a bushel , " rrmnikcd the cilmcrvcr of ini'ii nnil thliiKH , "It IM really a wundcr that moro of thuBO KvntU'meii are not hcutlnff their swordH Into plowHhnruH. " Drootclyn Mfu : Uoctor'n Wife Anil what JiiiH my dour girl given up during Lent ? Uenr Qlrl Weill , you HC - . It HUH HO hard for mo to mnku up my mind t'nut I juut gave up thinking , Star : "Why. " exclaimed ono BtatcHiiinn , "will you I mint on borrowing trouble1 ? " "Well. " replied the ol'ner , ' 'that seems to bo the only thing wo can negotiate for Just now. " Jrwc'lcrtt' ' Weekly : Johnny Hay What klndu of engagement rings d'yo Boll ? Polite Jewu.Vr All klmlH. Johnny liny Well , I want ono u slrl can't Hiicnk out of. Puck : "Dear ClmrllP. If I marry you , will you get ii | > and make the llren In thu morn- ' IIIK ? " "Onrlltitf plrl , we will not married In the summer , lleforo winter you will get used to the Idea ot making the Ilrcs yourself. " Judge : "Thfy say a man Is always nervous when ho pioposui. " "And a girl Is always nervous when ho doesn't. " i 'o t : lie watched the pompousT man KettlnR meiiHiired for a suit of clothes. "It'H an excellent' ' talntf , " 'hu said nt last , "that n. man's ecotlsm Is not Included In the mrnHurcments or aomo pcoplu would GO broke paying for one suit. " Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Orcnt chanca to chip In Jus' now , Weary , an' buy In Cuby. " "Not fer mo , Umpy. Th' way I'm fixed today I couldn't put up th' forfeit fer a whiff o' garlic ! " Washington Star : "Remember , " said t'.ia Don , "that cur klnpdom is centuries old ! " "Well , " replied the Intensely practical citizen , "mebbe It's with you as It Is with chickens. When they ict older about tha only difference you notice Is that t'.iey'ro tougher. " Detroit Journal : Kvelyn's mamma , how ever , was disposed to bo serious. "Can you look mo in the face , sir , " she asVed. very earnestly , "and promise me you will love my daughter when she Is old ? " Cuthbert cringed. For girls do have a , wny of resembling their mothers when they get to their motaors' ag\ > . Chicago Record. With star-eyed daisies Nature's plat Is decked In fairest show ; But Cella had them In her hat Full two good weeks ago. THK YAXKEIi SI'IHIT. Jbo Lincoln tn L. A. W. Bulletin , Old Undo Sum Tie sez. "I guess I'm slttln' played out , " sez he , "They're growln' so in the biff U. S. That they've pot no use for me. The cost and , wr.U don't seem ter hitch And the north and south won't mix , And all that jibes , wlth their pesky trlbea Is money and politics. " Old Undo Sam had said hls ord And ho sat him down and slh3 , ' But a sneakln' , mean , little- rascal heard , Thnt lived on the other side. "Well now , " sez he , "I can pay my grudge , Thnt feller Is almost gone , Hero's a chance ter lick. " So ho fetched a kick On old Uncle Sam's pet corn. Old Uncle Sam ho felt the whack , i And rlz with a kinder moan , " .My folks hain't standln' behind my back , " Sez he , "I must fight alone ; " Ho stopped , fer up from , the l.ind behind. In thundcTln' crash and beat , Rang out the hums of a .thousand drums And thei tramp of a million feet. Old Uncle. Sam ho turned hln head' And looked at -monstrous throng > Who sang indthl 'the ' starry flafrs ouUi > racT , The old "Star Spangled" HOUR. And here wa'n't no north and there wa'n't no south Antf there wa'n'U no east nor west , But each waa .part of mighty / heart That beat In a Nation's breast. Old Uncle Sam ho heard 'em yell In a volco like the ocean's roar , "Go In , and -we'll back yer u ? a well As our fathers * done afore. We'll give yer money , , we'll glvs yer men , We're with yer heart and hand , And we'll strew our slain- from ithe gulf ttf For thei honor of Yankee-land. " Old Uncle Sam ho whirled around , And hto face wan nil nslow. And he sorter smiled at that furrun hound And ho sez , "Well , I dunne , Wo may stem lost In tha sreed fer gold , Divided and all upset , But when we're right and wo'vo GOT ter flKht. I reckon we're true blue , yet. " "If it be right , Do it boldly. If it be wrong , Leave it If you want a good suit for spring or summer we.ir , get it of a responsible house , and pay a fair and propEr price for it. _ If a cheap and shoddy garment is offered to you at a prica that seems to you very small , don't take it it isn't worth while ] These are the facts we make all our own clothing we make it as well as it can be made it 'is properly cut and trimmed and finished it is of the best materials and it is sold direct from tht factory to the wearer , at the lowest price that is possible. ) / Cor.IOth and Uougfaiij.it * }