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OKOllOK II. T2SC1IIJCK.
Sworn to before me and subscrllwd In my pres
ence this lit day ot April , 1S93. N. P. FHIU
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
Nobody Ims yet heard of ( be puplla
In Coin's fliinnehU .school organizing ns n
volunteer military company.
A Citizens' club for aclf-protectlon
against Mings and thieves will , when
formed , be tbe most popular social or
ganization in Oinnlia.
If fiovpmor Ilolcomb Is bound to bavc
n vindication In the shape of n third
term election , It might not bo Inadvisable
for him to run for rc-olcctlon by sub
stitute.
It's an over-modest congressman who
does not wake up long enough to offer
eome kind of a. war resolution that will
le ) available later for circulation among
bis constituents.
Because the school board underesti
mated its Income from resources outside
of the tax levy is no reason why it
should not go after the uncollccted rove-
11110 which belongs to It.
Sheep shearers In Wyoming are nink-
Ing wages of ? 8 a day , which Is consid
ered good for these times. What thoj
would have been making under n tree
trade administration of Bryan is nol
worth guessing.
President Paul Krueger of the Trans
vaal has Incurred the enmity of Ilcnrj
M. Stanley , who , says Knicger is a Ma
cblaVclll. ilo 'secriis' to have , forgotten--t (
Hpeclfy whether this Is Intended as
compliment to Machlavclll.
At any rate the International cbmplica
tlons 1iave given the dry goods box oru
tors a fresh subject to talk almut nnr
it must be some time before they RCI
back to the old ground again. In th <
meantime restored prosperity speaks foi
Itself.
No plan has e\cr boon suggested foi
eliminating from society all of the un
balanced members , and perhaps it is Jus' '
as well tuat they should display tlieii
Imbecility by the burnlng-ln-cftlRy fool
ishness as In some less exciting but more
harmful diversion.
It might not be a bad plan In tin
future to start rescue expeditions north
ward a little in advance of the refeulai
exploring parties. The thrilling Journej
to the pole , the perishing and the heroti
rescue of the fmoments wight then ai
bo done In one season.
The commanding officers of the na
tional guard arc opposed to nnythlnj
that will ten'd ' to dwarf the Imiiortnnci
of the militia as * compared with the reg
ular army. That Is what explains tin
opposition of the military reorgaulzatloi
till pending In congress.
'South Omaha republicans put up i
strong fight and liavo no reason to b <
discouraged. To reduce the majority o
the democratic standard bearer to lesi
than 120 in that democratic otronghoh
nnd elect part of the republican Ucke
is something of an achievement
The Mexican dollar the genuine frei
silver article has suffered another crlnn
or something of the sort. A recent treas
ury circular states that It will be re
celved In exchange for 44 cents in casl
Instead of 40 cents as formerly. If tin
Mexican silver dollar was moored to i
Bound currency system it would not taki
a tumble so often.
The people of Omaha have as yet m
adequate conception of the tax that wll
be made upon their accommodations fo
entertaining exposition guests the com
Ing season. It is no exaggeration t
say that wo cannot possibly increns
our hotel nnd restaurant facilities toi
much In the short time remaining be
fore the opening day.
Governor Holcomb hi said to bo hank
crlug for a vindication , which would b
moat ncceptablo iu the form of a re
nomination for a third term In the gi :
bornntorltil chair. If the popocrats wl !
only : go Into the vindicating buslnes
and take down theirVeform banner the
will at Joust avoid the charge of eallln
longer under false colors.
Whllo the disaster at Shawneotowi
111. , in which a great many lives wet
lost by the breaking of a levee , was
serious matter It does not ( oresliado1
.any general Hooding of cither the Olil
valley or the lower Mississippi vnlle
'such ns that of last year. The annur
rlso Iu the rivers this year will occur n
usual , but nothing short of a long eeaso
of heavy rains could produce tllsastroi
floods Ilk * those of a year ago.
ANOTHER CALIt 10 VATIKKCt ,
Unquestionably UM decision of the
resident not to send hln message to con
gress yesterday was a very general dis-
ppoliittncut It wn another call to
tibllc patience which doubtless a great
nany felt was somewhat overtaxing that
uallty. Hut only those who have -with-
rawn' confidence from the president
will think that ho hnd not the best of
casons for the decision , or .doubt that
hen the facts bccomo known it will be
ound that the further delay was fully
usHflcd.
Two explanations arc given , both of
which arc plausible. One is the ncce -
ity of getting the Americans in Havana
ud our consular officers in Cuba safely
way. The duty of the government to
take provision for this will not bo qucs-
onod. No one can doubt that should
var be declared or nnnedJuterventlon
ccldcd upon American citizens In Cuba
would be in great peril. It would be a
erpotual stigma upon the government
o go to war without having provided
or the security of its citizens In Havana
nil Its ofllclal representatives there. The
tlier explanation Is that the president
tad received most Important Information
rotn Spain , In which there was con-
nlneil the promise of n settlement that
vould avert war. Dispatches from
ladrld give color to this explanation.
The fact that President McKlnley was
blc to satisfy congressmen whom he
called Into consultation some of them
ager to press matters that further de-
ay was desirable must be regarded as
cry conclusive evidence that he had
lost weighty reasons for withholding
ila message. ,
A little more patience and the turning
mint will be reached. Meanwhile the
lalm of President McKlnley to publ'c
onllcTenco 1s not Impaired and there Is
o reason to doubt the soundness of hits
udgmcut or the uprightness of his pur-
) ose.
SEAltCll OF NEUTRAL SHIPS.
The British attorney general , In reply
o a question In the House of Commons ,
'live his opinion that neither the United
States nor Spain , In the event of war
mtwecn them , would be bound by the
eclaratlon of Paris , those countries not
living signed It. He said that the right
if search for capture of contraband of
var undoubtedly exists. Our State tic-
artmcnt concurs with -this view , saying
hat the capture of contraband is le
gitimate during hostilities and that
carch Is necessary to determine thu
haractcr of a ship's cargo.
The Paris 'declaration ' , which was
Igned or assented to by all maritime
nations of any consequence except the
Un'ted States , Spain , Venezuela , .Mexico
ind China , abolished privateering and
rovldcd , for the government , in time o (
var , of the signatory powers , that "the
neutral ling covers enemy's goods with
he exception of contraband of war" ami
hat "neutral goods , with 'the exception
) C contraband of war , are not liable to
apture under the enemy's flag. " In case
of war with Spain American merchant
, 'e.ssels and the goods contained in them
vould be liable to seizure upon the hlgli
seas by Spanish cruisers or privateers ,
Merchant Vessels belonging to neutrals
could be stoppe'd' ' ' and searched upon the
ilgh seas , either by the vessels of Spain
or those of the United States , this being
iccessary , as pointed out by our Depart-
nent of State , In order that the belliger
ent vessel may ascertain whether the
other Is or Is not neutral and whcthei
ihe has on board any contraband of war ,
Our goods carried , in neutral vessels
ivould probably not be liable to othci
dangers than the delay and interruption
arising out of the right of search , to
vhleh the merchandise of neutralf
vould IKS equally liable. Bo'th the United
States and Spain , while not parties tc
the Paris declaration , have expressed
concurrence with the provisions above
quoted and since the declaration was
nade. In 185(1 ( , no clvillaed nation when
at war , whether a party to the declara
ion or not , has ever asserted the right tc
: onflscnte the goods of nn enemy , othei
ban contraband , carried in the vessel ol
a neutral , or to confiscate tbe goods
other than contraband , of a neutral car
ried.ln the vessel of on enemy.
THE LAW WORKING WELL.
The Dlngley law Is having results thai
fall little If any short of the promises
m.ade by Us supporters and which give
assurance , with peace maintained , 01
neetinj ? every reasonable expectatlor
joth as a revenue measure and a stlm
ulus to Industrial Improvement. Everj
nouth since the law went Into effect hai
shown an Increase In the receipts of tin
government , the pain last month over tin
receipts of the first month in which tin
law was In operation , August , 1897 , be
ing $10,000,000. Interesting comparlsoi
Is made of the returns from the presen
tariff with * those of the preceding lav
during the first eight months of the opcr
atlon of each.
The total receipts of the Treasury de
lurtment In the eight months since tin
Dlngley law went Into effect have ex
cceded by more than $20,000,000 the re
celpts In the first eight months of tin
democratic tariff nnd the excess woult
be larger by several millions but for tin
disturbing effect upon business of tin
war rumors of the last mouth or two
Treasury officials express the oplnloi
: hat except for this intluenco the receipt :
for last month would have been fron
$2,000.000 to $3.000,000 larger , yet the :
exceeded by $5,000.000 the receipts fo
the corresponding month In the first yea
of the operation of the Wilson bill. Ii
order to fully appreciate the supcrlorltj
of the present law , from the reveuui
point of view , which the comparlsoi
shows , it Is necessary to remember Urn
before the passngc of the Wilson lav
goods were held back from Importntloi
in order to get the benefit of lower duties
while In tliu case of the Dingley lav
there were heavy anticipatory Importa
tlons to escape higher duties. Thus I
the first month under the Wilson law th
receipts were nearly $23,000,000 , fron
which they fell off , getting back to thos
figures In the sixth month , while th
first month's receipts under the Dingle ,
law were only $19,000,000 , from wide ,
point they have steadily Increased.
While under the present law deficit
continue the steady growth In ruvenu
gives assurance that under normal cot
dltlons It is only a question of titvc whc
the receipt * oC the govcrumeut will I
up to the present rate of ex.
pendlturea , with the probability qt n
moderate surplus available for reducing
ho public debt , if tbe maintenance of
> ouco should bo assured tht.ro would bo
svcry reason to expect that the remain-
ng four months of the current fiscal
ear would produce revenue very close to
xpcndlturcs for that period , while for
10 next fiscal year there can be no doubt
liat receipts would be ample If there
hould be no material increase In ex
penditures.
As to the wholesome effect of the pros-
nt tariff law upon the industries of the
ountry ns a whole It Is evident and un-
uefttlonable. Everybody who gives any
Mention to the matter knows that In-
ustrlal conditions have greatly Im
proved since the law went Into effect
mil while It may be admitted that this
mprovcinent is not entirely duo to tariff
eglslatlou , It Is largely so. At all events
ho fact is indisputable that in nil Its
material conditions the country Is very
nuch better off than It was under a
lemocrntlc tariff stronger financially ,
nore active Industrially nnd enjoying
nore general prosperity. If It shall es-
ape war there Is no reason to doubt
hat progress during the next year will
be greater than for the past year. To
vhat extent war would check progress
s of course a matter of speculation , but
hat It would do so to a greater or less
legree there can be no doubt
TIME IS
Transmisslsslppi Exposition will
brow open Its gates at Omaha promptly
as announced on the first day of June ,
80S. That Is settled beyond cavil , war
or no war. To the opening day there
emaln less than fifty-five days In
vhlch to complete preparations for the
cceptlon and entertainment of the
hrongs sure to be In attendance. Every
moment of this time should1 be fully
itlllzod not only bv the exposition man
agers , but by city nnd county author-
ties , local organizations and private clt-
zcns.
The streets of Omaha must be put In
ho best condition possible with Un
available resources. The contractors
vho left unfinished paving ordered last
ear should be required to complete
heir work at once. The contracts for
street Improvements let or about to be
ct this season should bo expedited with
every measure at the city's command.
Special emphasis should be laid on the
horoughfares leading to the exposition
site and to sections of the city sure to
attract the attention of visitors.
The sidewalks everywhere should be
nade available for pedestrians. The
ast majority of the exposition guests
will Inspect the cfty on foot , Instead of
n carriages , and the condition of the
'ootways will make a lasting Impres
sion. Not only should property owners
who have failed to comply with the
sidewalk regulations be compelled to dee
o , but they should also be required to
lave sidewalks set to grade and aligned
and kept In good repair.
Another Improvement demanded Is In
ho direction of Intelligible street plgns
ind house numbers. . It is an imposition
on strangers to make them find their
way about town by guesswork or ? eiri-
, ) loy n guide to pilot them. The street
signs should be neat , legible and prop
erly placed , and the house numbers both
visible and accurate.
Public and private buildings will have
to be made attractive outward nnd In
ward. Mere cleanliness will go a great
way In forming a favorable predlsposl-
Ion. Add to this fresh paint nnd
iright decorations , artistic , If not ex
pensive , and no visitor will go away
without an indelible remembrance of the
city's fine appearance.
The enumeration could be continued
almost Indefinitely. Time is ehort and
work plenty , and only by every one
doing his part can all these projected
mprovemeuts be .successfully carried
through. _ _
AMEHWAN DAIltY PRODUCTS AOROJ.D
There is disagreement In the reports
from foreign countries as to the popul
arity of American dairy products. But
there is no Uisagrcemcnt on- the Impor
tant proposition that offering adultera
ted or Imperfect goods Is a serious injury -
jury to the market wherever It is done ,
The United States consul at Netting
liam , England , reports that the sale ol
"filled" cheese in that market by Amer
ican shippers has produced a bad im
prcsston and that as a consequence the
price of even first-class American
cheese has fallen off. In general , however
over , the market for American cheese in
England and other European markets Is
Improving , owing to the requirement
that cheese that is not pure shall be
plainly stamped to indicate Its nurture
The export of American cheese lasl
year amounted to over 00,000,000 pounds
as against the 30,000,000 pounds of tin
year before , but it will be some time be
fore exports get back Ito the standard
of 1881-85 , when over 118.000,000 pound *
annually were shipped out of the coun
try. That was 'before atlulteratlon be
came so common. English people hat
learned to like American cheese am
wore buying freely , but they wen
frightened by the hubbub raised b ; ,
home producers against the "filled *
uitlclb and soon the demand dis
appeared. The attempt made to create
preference for Canadian cheese and but
ter over American has not entirely sue
cceded , since the price paid for Amer
lean cheese last year was a Httle hlghci
than that for Canadian cheese , showing
that the American product has not los
Its old reputation.
Since the dairy industry Is tuUin ;
such a firm hold In the western state ;
this matter of the foreign market Is o
growing Interest. Adulteration may no
be harmful to the cheese consumers , bu
it Is certainly Injurious to the
market.
Prominent German-Americans of Chicago
cage are publicly resenting the inslnun
tlou made. In ono of their local paper
that , no matter-what oath of allcglanc
they might take , they still recognlzei
their first duty to the government of th
fatherland. The protest asserts vc
hemcutly that the German-American
are as loyal to this country as any a
its' native citizens , and that should th
trial come they will be found nt th
front without regard to the foe bcfor
them. The German-Americans stood th
test in the last war and will certain ! ,
o BO whcncverptanothor emergency of-
era , as will atfbstnntlally all of our
arurallzcd dllicns. If history is to
> o relied on Jio.country was ever more
afc from enemies within when fighting
neinloa wlthoWthan the United States.
The Cnnadna'Pncinc | ( ( Hallway corn-
any was beaten in Its own home last
veek , a com in U too of the Dominion Par-
ament votlnij' favor of recommending
avorably the , ra itlng of a franchise fern
n extension ot , the Northern Pacific Into
British Columbia. The Canadian Pacific
wners desired that the territory invaded
be kept frco frbm competition , and Its
ircsldent appeared personally before the
ouimlttcc to oppose the pending bill.
The fact that the Canadian Pacific loat
n this case leads to the conclusion that
he Canadian legislators are becoming
t least partially Independent of the
real corporation which has so long
lomlnated politics nnd business In the
orth.
_
Bryan is again in the east , but Judg-
ug from the tame accounts of his tripe
o must have left his olllclal reporter
t home. Strange how It Is only out
n the Nebraska sandhills that old men
valk fifty miles to touch his hand nnd
uiltltudes crowd everyrnllrond crossing
nd watering tank. The little girls
[ own cast nro oppafcntly no match for
he western cherubs who sing hosnnnas
o Bryan's name. But no fear. There
vlll be no lack of boisterous enthusiasm
s soon ns the olllclnl reporter rejoins
ho party and sets his fervid Imnglna-
lou to work once more.
A war loan may help money lenders ,
but It will not increase the productive
apaclty of the country ono lota. The
United States will have no trouble about
oatlng bonds , but every dollar borrowed
by the government Is so much with
drawn from the loan market , where it
vould otherwise be taken for Invest
ment In enterprises of various kinds.
Vnr is destruction nnd no country ever
waxed prosperous on destruction.
According to the" yellows , hysterical
lemands upon congress for nn Imine-
llate declaration ot war are , of course ,
pontaucous outbursts of popular scntl-
nent , but the earnest remonstrances
of business men and commcrlcal bodies
against an armed conflict , except as n
ast resort , nre the stereotyped product
of systematic agitation. 'Twas always
bus.
While the new Chicago city council Is
vcnly dlvldetf'between ' the two political
nirtles it Islgtat d that the majority of
he aldermen , belong to the reform ele-
nent. It Is 10 be hoped reform In uni-
ago means something different from the
irand displayed by the bogus police
board reformers'clu Omaha.
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the Enemy.
N v ' 3Tork Tribune.
American journalistic' raudbattorlca turned
against the president are as much enemies
ot the nation as' any -Spanish guns can be.
. tlmt Wny.
' , . Philadelphia Leader. '
'Few „ of triqtficKators' who 'arV'favIns1 for
gore manifest 'kntf disposition to go Into the
army and let .some'other ) politician have
their seats. ' " , '
„
Sitruclnir Ul > for p Scrap.
Brooklyn Eagle. "
, The. women , bless them , are getting ready
for war , too. They are beginning to make
up bandages and tidies for rocking chairs
'
in the officers' Quarters.
Golden 12nBl 'f Flocking Home.
aiobs-.Dcmocrat.
Australia Is about to ship $0,100,009 moro
gold-to the United States. The financial
ihllosophera who have been harping on the
cowardice of gold must own up to another
fallacy. -
Force ot Habit.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Some recent proceedings in the house have
served to demonstrate how difficult It Is for
ho democrats lo break themselves of an an
cient and wcll-eetabllshed habit ot seizing
upon every opportunity for making fools ol
hemselves.
\Vnrklnff Overtime.
Philadelphia Record.
"Tho man who stands very near the pres-
.dent" Is having very much to say three un
quiet days. Dut bo has said so much that
didn't turn out to be true that the public has
reached the conclusion that he la a liar , or
: hat his hearing is-dcfcctlvo.
1'rovlilliiir the Wlierevrlth. \
Springfield ( Mnss. ) Republican.
Are the administration and congress seri
ously contemplating , a $500,000,000 loan in the
event of war ? And before the sllghtcsl
effort has been made to increase the govern
ment revenues ? That is the suggestion ol
utter financial foolisbnets. Moro taxes shoult
precede moro borrowing by several months
if we have war the Immediate costs ot II
should fall mainly on current revenues
Only the resulting peaeions should pica tc
tbe next generation.
"Uncu y I > 1e the Head , " Etc.
Philadelphia Ledger.
A pleasanter situation than that occupied
by the queen regent of Spain and her cabi
net at present , would not bo hard to imagine
Threatened on one aide by the United States
on another by the Spanish populace , whict
is howling for war , and on a third by Dor
Carlos , who Is always ready to take ad'
vantage of anything that will help him tc
the throne , U is no wander ( bat Sagast :
Is worried , nor Is It Improbable that th <
queen lias ordered a yacht prepared in whlcl
she can flee from her country in case the
worst occurs. tl
The .Muiuc- Their Grave.
Philadelphia Record.
Sovnty-flvo of the poor fellows who los
the : ' . ' IJVES bj--ttie explosion that destroyed
the Maine prbbly went down with her
Their bodles""havo not been recovered. Thi
battleship Itself was at once their collta am
their grave. It Is now hardly possible thai
anything more definite will be known o
them. Uut tbe almost unparalleled atroclt ]
of the act that ended their lives will make <
nevcr-to-be-forKQjtcn page in the history o
America. In , the West lodlca , where Span
ish authority was first established In thi
western hemisphere by the genius and dar
In ; of Columbui , It seems to have beei
fated that Spaln ttiould bring her domlnloi
to an Inglorious" ending.
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Prosperity.
Kanias City Star.
The growing prosperity of this country 1 ;
Illustrated effectively by the Increasing dis
burseroonts of interest and dividends on tin
securities of railroad and Industrial com'
panics. According to the compilations of thi
Now York Dally Stockholder , these disburse
ments April 1 amounted to $41,706,000 , a :
compared with $37,000,000 a yea
ago , $34.667,000 two years ago and $31,891 ,
000 three years ago. If It were possible ti
obtain & record of the business ot Individual
throughout tbe country. It would bo founi
that the profits of their Industry and enter
prise have increased just as much as tb
profits ot tbe railroad companies and tbo bli
corporations , whose business is a matter o
record. The Increasing disbursements o :
stocks and bonds are a fair criterion ot th
growing prosperity and the Increasing profit
of business enterprises all through tbo couo
try.
WAR roOTIMO FOR THB AHMT.
Pvse t Con iti * .ef
N w York Sun.
Seccnd In Importance only to tbe $5,000- (
00 defense appropriation and the creation
t the two now artillery regimenta is tbo
' 111 putting the line of the army on a war
oollng.
The machinery employed to simple. Leav-
ng tbo Infantry In time of peace with Us.
iresent organization ot eight manned eom-
antre , or two battalions ot four companies
ch , in war the president may form a third
mttallon by filling up the two unmanned or
keloton companies at promt existing and
ddlng two more. This will give the in-
antry tbe three-battalion organization al-
oady existing in the other two arms , and
[ encrally commended ff the beet for tactical
mrposcs. ,
Then the enlisted strength of each com
pany ot infantry may in tlmo ot war , at the
irosldent's discretion , be Increased to 250 ,
ncludlng noncommissioned officers ; that ot
uch troop of cavalry to 100 ; that ot each
lattery of heavy artillery to 200 , and of
finally , the enlisted strength of each com-
ach field battery to 173 , the president de-
idlng whether the batteries tball become
heavy or field , according to exigencies ;
iany ot engineers to 150. The result would
> e , according to Secretary Alger , that "the
gating force ( exclusive or the staff ot tbo
army ) which , as now authorized , wilt con-
Lst ot 1,610 officers and 25,430 men , might ,
under section ! 3 and 4 , bo raised to , ap
proximately , 2.348 officers and 104.3S4 men ,
istributed as follows : Cavalry , 552 officers
nd 12,050 men ; artillery , 4C9 officer * and
6,454 men ; infantry , 1.327 officers and 75,125
men ; engineers , officers and 752 men. "
'ho Engineer corps assigns such officers an
may bo needed , In peace or war , to the en
gineer battalion , and hcnco a blank is left
or ttio number In the secretary's estimates ;
tut outaldo of these he puts the potslble
and 7-8,954 men. The
ncre-flso at 738 officers - ,
effective fighting strength will , therefore , at
ho maximum , be quadrupled ; but , of course ,
he president may merely double or treble
t. or Increase It in any other ratio.
In order to bring about this recult , the
only change needed In the peace organiza-
ion Is to give each Infantry regiment one
more major , ready to command the third
lattallco. Each cavalry and each artillery
eglmcnt now has three majors , and each in-
antry regiment only one , so that an increase
o two would not bo excessive , and the total
ncreaso ot cost of tbe peace establishment
or the twenty-flvo majors wouKt be only
87,000. The war increase of officers would
> o that ot adding another second lieutenant
o each cavalry troop and infantry company
and a first end second lieutenant to each
battery of artillery.
Other provislcns make the pay ot the cn-
Isted men in war tlmo one-fifth larger ,
give Hie sla'us of a mounted officer to the
ommandcr of an Infantry company having
over 150 enlisted men , forbid bounties in
nllstl-ng , and BO on. These are details which
may bo accepted or modified , as shall seem
best. Bu the main feature of the bill , that
of providing a method of rapidly expanding
ho regular army in time of war to over
100.000 , la ot the. . greatest value.
This increased force could take the field
at once , being organized under experienced
and professional officers and noo-ccramis-
loned forces , and we cannot conceive of amore
moro efficient arrangement. In economy ,
oo , It surpasses any other , because , the
great Increase of 78,951 enlisted men in
Into ot war requires the addition of less
ban one hundredth as many officers , ' and
hcse few mostly subalterns , with not an
extra field officer above the peace estab-
lahmont. Perhaps it might be practicable to
provide for short-time enlistments on trie
war footing , and then we believe that the
recruiting officers /vould bo overrun with ap
plicants , at a crisis like the present , and
hat all the force needed either for aggrcs-
alvo or defensive purposes could be had as
soon as ntedeci.
< XAH1'KUS TO TIIU-UEAR.
New York Tribune : The sober , patriotic
sense of the American people Is Impressively
represented in the declarations ot confidence
and approval which are going to the presi
dent from organizations of every sort In
every part of the country.
Washington Post : That Cuba will bo free
s no longer open to doubt. So much may bo
assumed with perfect confidence. The ques-
lon now Is whether she. > hall be freed
h rough a new baptism ot blood and desola-
lon or through the noble and beneficent pro
cesses of Christianity. Let us give the prcs-
dent an opportunity to solve the problem In
.ho Interests of Christianity If he can. So
shall we go down to history with honor and
cnown.
Philadelphia Press : The United States has
once for all to show the world It Is the cus
todian of the Americas , and when U Inter-
eres to restore order , redress oppression and
succor suffering , the act is ono of peace and
not of war , of right end not of violence , and
no nation which challenges this right or
reals out * action and authority aa a cause of
war must suffer the consequences ,
Baltimore Sun : President McKlnley , by
lit ) firmness In the face of the jingo clamor
ot the last fe.w weeks for Immediate and un
conditional war , has secured to this country
the Incalculable advantage- a respectable
noral position In the eyes of civilized man-
clnd. If , at last , wo must go to war wo shall
go with clean hands and the record of bav-
ng filve.n Spain a full and fair chance to
avoid a war in which , as all the world knows ,
mo has not the slightest chance of success ,
[ f. on the other hand , the final outcome is
icace , with freedom for Cuba and honor to
: ho United States , the position In history of
President McKlnley will be yet more envia
ble.
Kansas City Star : The great majority ol
.he people have confidence in the president ,
If war comes , they will support the admin
istration In an aggressive prosecution of the
conflict. If , at tbe last moment , war le
avoided by the complete backdown ot Spain ,
they will give the president praise for a
splendid diplomatic victory and glory In the
maintenance of peace. The fault finders and
partleaas and demagogues will make a greal
noise , but their mouthings will receive scan !
attention from the.general public. Wbethei
tbe outcome shall be peace , or war , the greal
majority of the people will stand by tbe
president and loyally give their full approval
o the responsible head of this great na
tion.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican : Remem
ber the sad-faced Lincoln. Utterly unpre
pared by training to lead In a great war ,
lie was chosen by the people to be theii
leader In the greatest crisis the republic
has known. To a friend he said , while pres
ident : "You know mo , Voorbees. I couldu'l
bear to cut off the head of a chicken , yel
here I stand among rivers of blood. " Lin
coln made mistakes ; often be was poorly ad
vised ; and for this ho bad to meet storme
of criticism and detraction. Yet , ecen In
retrospect , whom do we admire tbo morel
Thcoo who denounced his unwillingness , tc
plunge tbo republic Into war and who , when
the war came , carped at his policies and la
bored to weaken his hold upon tbe country ,
or those who loyally , devotedly and unhesi
tatingly sustained him through all the darli
days simply because ho waa the nation' :
chieftain ? The way to bo led la to be able
to follow. The vsay to be luvlncible is to be
united and devoted. Carpers to the rear !
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pnrtnncr.
April bus been pre-eminently the war
month of the Veiled States. Trie shotn ot
tbo "embattled farmer * " at Lexington rang
out nn April ID , 1775. The first bloodshed
n ( be Mexican war was on April 24 , 1S4G ,
hreo week beforeHie declaration of war.
Samter wai fired upon at 4:20 : a. m. April
J2 , 1SS1. People inclined to attach Im-
> orlanco to historic coincidences can find ma-
orl.il tor reflection In these facts and their
bearing upon the present situation.
The most extensive battery ot guns
nuunted by the United States is located at
3iuuly Hook , commanding the entrance to
Mow York bnrbor. It consists of sixty
: wclve-lnch mortar guns located In linpreg-
lablo fondplts. They arc fired by electricity ,
; he operators being located hi armored tur
rets. The harbor entrance Is mapped in
squares and the guno are so arranged that
idey can drop shells weighing half A ton
each In any ot the squares designated In the
map. If a hostile ship enters any ot the
divisions the range-finder presses a button
and good day to that ship. K < uh shot costs
about * SOO , a round $50,000 and $1,000.000
can be blown In nn hour. Modern artillery
costs big money to operate.
Among the many tributes paid Captain
3lgnbco of the Maine that ot a superior
officer , Rear Admiral Cucrardl , deserves to
tie quoted , inasmuch as It tersely expresses
popular sentiment : "I do not think , " says
the admiral , "that people generally rc-illza
( bo greatness of Slgsbee's action In a tlmo
when a word from him would have meant
Inevitable war. Ho is sitting In his 'cabin
writing A letter to his wife and children ,
when , without a moment's warning , he flndn
his ship blown up beneath his feet , the lights
extinguished nnd the. vessel on fire and sink
ing. Ho leaves his stateroom , takes command
it once , does all that a roan could do to save
lives , but. In the mlttat of ttic horror and
turmoil , but , In the midst ot the horror and
to be a tomorrow , and that a single word
from him , uttered without tfic precise foun
dation that an officer's word should have ,
would be as a firebrand to the wrath of his
nation. And before the cloud bad cleared
From the waters of Havana harbor ho has
written and sent tbat admirable dispatch ,
which wilt always stand as a monument to
Ills coolness in emergency. "
"Whence comes the historic naval name
'Kcarsarge ? " It is said the name comes
from an obscure mountain in Mcrrlmac
: ounty , N. I ! . , about twenty-two miles from
Ccucord. Its summit is naked granite , and
laturally some congressmen from the Granite
State pitched upon the name of this peak
is the name for a frigate In the days before
.he present terminology for ships had been
adopted by the Navy department. Hut from
whence did the granite peak derive Its title ?
The Philadelphia Record's theory la that
t was named after its first owner , Hczeklah
Sargcant. To have Juggled plain Klah Sargo
nto romantic Kcars.irgct was a notable feat
; rtily ! The telescoping process has some
what disguised Its origin , but It is pleasant
o think that our new 'battleship boasts such
a peculiarly indigenous name.
'Arizona claims to bo on a war footing.
V cowboy regiment Is ready for business.
It is composed of men who have already
lad long service in camp and in the saddle ,
who are crack shots with rifle and revolver ,
who can ride any horse that comes along ,
and who are also versed In Spanish.
Ohio has great pride In her military rec
ord. In 1812 , with a population of 230,000 ,
she- sent 20,000 soldiers to the front. In the
Mexican war she tendered 65,000 volunteers
out ot her population of 1,250,000 , but only
i,500 were accepted by the government. In
ihe civil war , when her population was
! ,500,000 , she sent , 340,000 soldiers to the
Iront. Now , she says , she could equip an
irmy of half a million men from her popu-
ation of 4,500,000 and maintain them for
: hree years unaided. If the Buckeye state
s not crowded lee much , it will go far to
ward settling the present difficulty.
The following paragraph from Raymond's
"Life of Lincoln , " page 752 , Is peculiarly np-
plicabio to the , present situation In Wash
ington" ; "Af-'thp ' "WhltO'lTouse mo day some
gentlemen were present "from the" west , ex
cited and troubled about the commissions
or omissions ot the administration. The
president beard them patiently , and then re
plied : "Gentlemen , mippcso all * he property
you were worth was In gold , and you had to
) Ut it In tbe hands of Dlondin to carry across
.ho Niagara river on a rope , -would you shake"
the cable or keep shouting to him , 'Blondln ,
stand up a little stralghter ; Dlondln , stoop a
Ittlo more ; go a little faster ; lean a little
more to the north ; lean a little more to the
south ? ' No , you would hold your breath
as well as your tongue , and keep your hands
oft until ho was safe over. The government
.s . carrying an immense weight. Untold
treasures are In their bands. They are doing
: ho very best they can. Don't badger them ,
Keep silence and we'll get you safe across. ' "
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Jules Verne , who to enjoying robust health
at the age ot 70 , attributes his vitality to
his meager diet of herbs and eggs.
By provision made by the legislature ot
the state , Georgia preachers who preach at
the convict camps are paid $3 a sermon.
Among th contributions received for the
new Masonic temple In Chicago was ono for
$100 from Young-Man-Afrald-of-Hls-Horses
and Red Cloud , the Sioux chiefs.
G. B. Lee , grandson ot the famous southern
general , is among the hundreds ot surgeons
who have offered their services to the gov
ernment ID the event of war. Mr. Lee is
on the staff of Bellevue hospital , New York.
Mayor Qulncy of Boston Is a vetoer , too ,
and has disgusted tbe .members ot tbo city
common council by putting a prohibition on
an appropriation ot $500 to pay for a group
photographic picture of the self-appreciating
members of tbat body.
The iKdmond ( Old. ) Republican rises to'a
question of personal privilege : "Tho editor
of this paper has frequently been classed
as a liar , " It says. "Wo plead guilty.- But
we don't dare to tell the truth. If we did
the very fellows who ore denouncing us
would be ostracized. It is better as It Is. "
The late Admiral Popoff of the Russian
navy was responsible for the construction ot
the useless circular tubes , mounted Vvlth
heavy artillery , which Rurala built a few
years ago. < Hla death recalls a story ot the
era of good feeling between Russia and
Franco some tlmo ago. Two Englishmen in
a Paris cafe ordered a bottle of champagne.
The waiter unwlrcd it and left It for a
moment. "Take care. " said ono of the Eng
lishmen. "It will pop oft. " The lait wocda
wer hard br ome Frenchmen titling near.
"Ah , Popoftl" they cried , embracing each
other ; "vivo U RUMlel"
The true story of Thomas A , Edlson'i
deafness baa recently been told. When a
young lad the Inventor was watching a
freight train at A railway depot. As a joke
ono ot the train crew lifted ( bo boy off hts
feet by his ears , which resulted In rupturing
both car drums and causing Incurably de
fective hearing.
Chnuncey Depow claims to have Irish ,
Dutch , French and American blood In hla
veins. JIli great-grandfather on the ma
ternal side was Robert Johnson , who came
to this country from County Armagh , Ire
land , In 1760. Some fellc left by him were
recently sold at Matteawau , N. Y. , and Mr.
Depew secured several.
In his recent nJdrew before the Dorches
ter Woman's club President Eliot of Har
vard university lamented the tendency ot
our 'American families , and especially Now
England families , to waiter lo all point *
of the globe , but ho expressed the bellct
that the practice "will not lasl much longer.
The condition of a family living together
generation after gent-ration , ho i-ald , Is a
normal one , and the scattering of a family
all over Iho continent Is abnormal.
'Many years ago C. W. M. Van do Velde.
the distinguished Dutch artist , who hnn Just
died , undertook Ihe lask of mapping Pales
tine single-handed , and so succcmiul v.'ero
hln efforts that when , in later yoars' , a moro
minute survey was undertaken , through the
Instrumcnlallly , of tlio Pulei'tlnu ' K'xpluratlon
Fund , his work , was found to bo Ihoruughly
exact. An Interesting book and a map \\cre
the result ot his labors In the Holy Land ,
the former having been published by Messrs.
Blackwood In 1854-55 , and the latter by Jus
tus Pcrthes , Gotha.
imiairr THOUGHTS.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Really , now , nre
Uieao eiTgH fresh ? "
Grocer Madam , if you will kindly step
to the telephone nnd call up our furm you
cnn near tlio hens that laid ahoso ggs still
HnrperVj Hazar : Olllce. noy ( to his em
ployer ) Mr. Brown , outside , sir , wants to
sen tl\e Junior partner.
Junior Partner Not In ; I ant ! him $30.
Senior Partner Show him In ; hc owes mo
Washington Star : "I nm very much afraid
that our friend ' .Mr. Fritters lacks applica
tion. " remarked the business man.
"Not at all , " reiplled the friend. "He ap
plies to me * for a loan once a week regu
larly. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "George , there 13
one thing I want you to solemnly bear In
mind. "
"What Is It ? "
"There is a letter to mall , anil don't you -V ,
go to iAar with It in your pockctl '
Detroit Free Press : "Why are you leav
ing here , " asked the iironpectlvc sottier ,
"If the land Is so productive- ? "
"I'll bo hones' with you , stranger ; I'm ,
.Klttln' 'long In years an' the plain truth Is
that the crops here Is so doBKono big t'nat
I can't han'lc 'em any more. "
_ | . _ _ . , fe
Plttsburg Dispatch : "What a beautiful
specimen of Inlaying ! " exclaimed the guest.
"Yes , " leplled Mr. Cumrox , aa ho put his
hands behind and tiptoed complacently ,
"but t'nat Isn't anything. You ought to have
seen the outlay it represents. "
Indianapolis Journal ! AVatts Did you j
know that a piano has been built that can
bo. heard six miles ?
Potts That Isn't so bad as It sounds.
Plenty of guns will carry twice tlmt dis
tance.
Washington Star : "Supposing , " said the
Cuban , "that we should ngreo to your pro
posal. Would you name some exact date
upon wVilch all reforms are to bo com
pleted ? "
" 1 suppose we might , " replied the Span-
Un diplomat thougatfully. "How would
February 30 strike you ? "
Chicago Post : "Tho season of sackcloth
nnd ashes Is drawing1 to a close , " she. said.
"It la , for you , " ho returned , as 'no looked
at the bill for her Easter bonnet and won
dered how long It would/ / take him to settle
Detroit Free Press : Father HcnV1 can you
expect to marry my daughter , sir , .when you
nre out of a position ?
"I've tried - "
everything- .
Somervllle Journal : When a man asks
his wife to sing for him. cither she has a
good voice or he still loves her.
Judge : New Arrival ( Dawson City ) You
seem the only happy man In the town.
Native I am , sir. I'vo got dyspepsia a
bad I can't cat anyt'nlng.
Puck.
I'd liketo be a rumor for
A little while , ah me !
Just long enough , In fact , to gain.
A lot of currency.
"I TOL1J VOU SO. "
Plttsbure Chronicle. .
The world is well supplied with ) bores ,
Too freely they abound ,
For sad experience , has shown
In every class they're found.
' . But thereIs one who's chief of all
To pcaco ai deadly foe
The flabbergasted Idiot
Who says. " 1 told you so. " .
On foresight he was never known r
To have the slightest claim ;
But when It comes .to hindsight , he <
Can put them all to shame.
Whene'er a mystery Is solved ,
His face will fairly glow.
And off ho'll run to nnd hla friends.
And say , "I told you so. "
_ - j _
The. weather's freaks oft cauus dismay
Among his fellow men ;
But from hl lips tbat old remark
Will promptly come again ;
For ( whether It bo frost or flood ,
Or e'en an August ! Know ,
With patronizing air he'll mtillo
And say , "I told you BO. "
Sometlnica 'there'll ' bo al big surprlsa
Upon election day.
When count of ballots shows that all
The prophets went astray.
VBut there ! ono who's not surprised.
HC knew just how 'twould go
The fellaw who goes strutting ! 'round l
And says , "I told you so. "
When threats of war disturb a land.
And problems grave arise- ,
There'B one who's walling- for a chanc *
To show , that he Is wise ,
And when results ftavo been proclaimed-
So every one may 'know ' ,
He'll Hlapi his victims on the back ,
And shout , "I told- you so ! "
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