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tftlfl OMAHA DAILY HBEs WEDNESDAY , APltUi 1 , 1JHW * . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE K. llOSKWATIUt. KJIlor. i'um.isncr > uvuitr MOIININO. TKUMB OP 8UI18CIUITION ! Dally Hen ( Will.out Sunday ) , One Year 1600 Dally ll'f nnJ Bundiy , One Year 8 00 Klx Months 4 00 Three Month * 200 Hunday ll e. One Year. . 5 00 Katurday Hep , One Yenr 1 M Weekly Dtp , One Ye r W OI-'t'JCKS ! Om.i-.hu : The Iloe Hull.ling. . Boutli Oirnhat Singer lllk. , Cor. N nnd 2 < th Bit. Cornell IlluT ( : 10 I'enrl Street. Ch C KO Oflk-e : 0 ! Clinmtier of Commerce. Novr York : Temple Court. Washington ! tot fourteenth Street. COUKKSt'ONIlENCK. All rnmmunlcAtlonii relatlnit to new nnd edito rial matter should be addressed : To the Kdltor. niTHiNKSs I.ITTEHS. All l > uMne > ! i letter * nnd remittances should be ddre ied to The tlee Publl hlng Conn > atiy , Omalm. Drnfn , check * , exprex nivl i tofIk- mnnry orders to be made payable to the order of the company. THIJ nnn PUIIUSHINO COMPANY. STATIMINT : op cmcrr.ATioN. 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For the news , nil the news , but re- Ilnblo nuwrt only , The Bee stands alone in these parts. Now for n substantial nml permanent viaduct In place of the Sixteenth street ramshackle bridge. Ovf course the president's message Is disappointing to every one who had made up his mind In advance to h" < Us- appointed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The paring contractors should wnlre tip. A time limit on their contracts with penalties for overtime illicit be salutary provisions of future contracts. The English having ncqnlred that col- ICKU yell on the coast of China can now devote their entire time to the training 9f ihu Oxford nnd Cambridge crews. What right lias the police b'oard to tjnnnnlsslon special policemen when the charter expressly provides that .special policemen must be appointed by the mayor ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ That ? 10.000 legislative snlflllng com mittee will not be doing Its full duty to Itself unless It comes before the next legislature with n bill for a deficiency nppioprlntlon. There 1ms been no recent complaint In congress about the ventilating machines of the house and senate. The congres Hlonul air currents seem to be moving quite vlgorously jvlthout let or bin d fan co. Little District of Columbia , which has 110 senator in congress to enlist In the nrmy , has yet n national guard nearly balf again ns large as that of Nebraska. If It teally came to recruiting a volunteer army , however , Nebraska would not be behindhand. The more the police board and Its organ protest ugalnst Imving Governor Ilolcomb hear those Impeachment charges In person the more ilrmly docs the public become convinced that the police board cannot stand the ordeal ol a thorough Investigation. President McKlnley declines to recog nize a Cuban government until he dis covers a government that Is recogniz able. T ils is where he differs from those befuddled patriots who think every debating society Is n government capable of International relations. The bogus police board organ Is hys terical In Its efforts to excuse Goveruoi Ilolcomb for violating the law which re quires hlrn to hear In person Impeach ment charges preferred against his police commissioners. No man is above the law , not even If he occupies a governor's chair. Members of the police department who have n property interest In the police relief fund ought to enter vigorous ob jeetlou against the attempt of the police board reformers to turn the force Into a ho < iiiltnlfor aged and wornout ex-police men and broken down political hacks who are sure to drain the relief fniu dry as noon as given half a chance. The , government crop reporters havi Information to the effect that owing to the mllil character of the past winter winter wheat and dther crops are It good condition and the loss of live stocl less than usual. When the popocrat.s be gin to comprehend the meaning of this they will feel like aeoiLslng nature will being in that so-called conspiracy to maintain an appearance of prosperity. The enthusiastic greetings accorded to Consul General Lee on his Journey to Washington expressed a feeling whlel all Americans entertain for the mat whose judicious performance of his dn ties at 'Havana cannot be too highly oommemled. The deserved popularity o General Leo will last , but It may b doubted whether he approves of th tendency to give It a political direction. The letter of Gomex to President Me Klnley , expressing the gratitude of th Cuban people for the relief sent fron this country , shows the gentler side o the veteran lighter for Cuban freedom Ills deep tuMise < > / American magna iilmlty Is expressed in most earnest term and there can bq no doubt of the sin cerlty of b.s ! assurance that the peopl for whom be speaks will have a strouge tbuit ever Cor American * . UUH Intervention by ( lie United Stales In Cuba will devolve upon thltt couatry the exponslblllty of establishing a proper ml stable government there and the nty of maintaining peace ami order ntll this fhould be accomplished. It III be Incumbent upon this government , f It rflinll drive the Spanish out of Cuba , o see that the people who remain there re protected In their lives and property. By casting out Spain , " snya the New * ork Tribune * "thla country takes upon ( self the burden of Insuring to Cuba a lore civilized mi'il stuTerablc govern- lent than Spain has provided. Whether lie Insurgents , who claim to bo author- r.otl by the free people of Cuba , will stnbllsh nnd maintain such .1 govern- lent ; whether they have siilllclent pop lar support to establish nnd maintain t If they wish ; whether they have nongh wlsifom and self-control and lagnanlmlty to prevent vindictive treat- lent of Spaniards ; whether they have nongh H cm ml judgment nnd organizing acuity to estnbllsh order and protect he rights of all , cannot be determined u advance. " There Is not now any ellnlto knowledge regarding the govern- lent alleged to exist under the nnme of 10 Republic of Cuba. It 1 ; not known vhether it Is such n government ns can lalntaln peace and order In the Island , Ivo protection to all the people and troperly perform the functions that In- icre In a sound and stable government , n giving peace nnd Independence to Cuba the United States will be bound o guarantee a system of government licre satisfactory to Itself and to the Ivllliced world. It Is possible this would be found a ronblesomo task. After having expelled ho Spanish It might be necessary to oerce the Insurgents Into the accept- nee of such terms and conditions for stabllshlng a government as the United tales deemed proper and necessary , 'his government would perhaps require liat the question of what sort of a gov- rnmcnt should be established In Cuba o submitted to popular vote. The jUban representatives In this country lave declared that they are opposed to plebiscite and that the Insurgents will osist It. They confidently believe that hey can secure independent : ! ) without lie intervention of the United States and liey do not propose , as now appears , to > ermlt this country to say what shall be lone when Cuba Js freed , whatever geney we may have In securing Its reedom. They assert the right to frame heir government free from all outside nterference nnd It Is needless to say hat If permitted to do this they will How no participation by thohO people In Juba who are not In full sympathy with hem. Would the United1 States assent 0 this after having given the blood and reasure of Its people to make Cuba free ? Must It not In such case Insist upon 1th ight to require that the government stabllshed In Cuba shall be In form and Character acceptable and satisfactory to he American people ? President McKinlcy has very clearly ) olntod out what .would be the effect of 1 recognition of Cuban Independence. If : hat were'done our Intervention would ) o subject , to the direction of the so-called epnbllc. Obviously that might be found very embarrassing position. But In nay , event , ns it seems to us , wheth.'r tvo simply resort to armed Intervention or connect recognition of Indepcndenc- with Intervention , we shall have the re sponsibility nridi duty of sejlni ; tn.it Cuba Is given a sound system of gov Drnmcut a government under which all icr people will have equal protection nnd eqnnl rights. As we have already said , It la possible that the task1 would be found troublesome. TJ1R riAVDCT After more than four years of court lawlng the right of the city of Omaha to compel railroads to pay the cost of viaducts which span their tracks has been nfllrmcd by the. supreme court of the United States. Under this decision the city has nt last the authority to con struct new viaducts or reconstruct oltl viaducts where the. trafllc demands for the convenience and protection of the public. It now remains for the city to exer cise its power on such thoroughfares as may require viaducts to facilitate busi ness or to prevent accidents to people forced to cross the railroad right of way. The very first viaduct to bo ordered should be that along Sixteenth street. That street Is now and will for years continue to be the principal retail thor oughfare of Omaha. The ramshackle wooden bridge which has been mis named a via'duct should be replaced nt the earliest possible day with a struc ture that will afford safe and com modious transit for pedestrians , vehicles and street cars. It ought not to take many mouths to prepare the plans ami let the contracts , so as to complete the viaduct before the expiration of the pres cut year. The construction of a new viaduct need not interfere with the trafllc over the existing viaduct. Engineering skill has devised methods by which great rail road bridges have been replaced with out Interrupting the regular train sen- tec , and the same can be done In this Instance. Having saved the Interest nt least on the money cost of several viaducts foi years the railroad companies whose rights of way and tracks run tlirougl the city cannot reasonably object to prompt action on the part of the city to enforce the decision of the court M.IUK. A stringent provision In the constltu tlon of the state of WaMilngton agalns alien ownership of land teems to him put the business men of that state h an embarrassing situation. In an ell'or to establish a beet sugar factory a Spokane an Invitation was extended to certain Scotch capitalists to furnish tin capital for the investment. To make sure of their ground , however , a tes case was carried to the suprumc cour only to i encounter a decision that tht prospective foreign Investors would no be allowed to buy or lease any land fo any purpose. Under the court's declsloj It ! s practically Impossible for a for elgner to rent a house to live In or a store In which to conduct a business In the state of Washington. Until the su I > rome court of ttwi United States passe n the questions raised ( he proposed In * csttnent of the Scotch caj > ltnlUtH will > u held In abeyance. * The object of the constitutional pro- ilbltlon wan to prevent foreign corpora- ions getting possession of large tracts f timber or mineral land and holding t for a rise In prices , thus preventing lie proper development of I ho resources f the young state. In this there Is oino reason , but it was not Intended lint the constitution should obstruct dc- elopment by preventing legitimate In- cstments of foreign capital In new Vmerlcnn Industries. The dllllctilty of raining a rule that will shut out oh- cctloiiable encroachments of foreign cor- H > ratrons but leave free the Investment f capital in desirable enterprises Is omi-tliltig the constitution makers ap- arently overlooked. Much of the trouble which arises over fforts to restrict investments is due to he erroneous uotlon that capital Is an neiny to be shunned or fought. AH a latter of fact legitimate Investment of apltal In Industries that make wealth ml afford employment to labor Is just vhat ought to be encouraged In every e\v and growing country. FUOM HAD TO WUK8E. The police commission , which started ut with such a flourish of trumpets as strictly non-partisan body of reform- rs , only to prove Itself the rankest of artisan machines that ever had any- hlng to do with the managem.'nc of ur police force , has taken another turn t the reform crank. The advance tip of the decision of the supreme court in the Sheep case had no ooner reache'd the llerdman triumvirate liau commissions were made out for 11 the ward heelers and ox-policem % n Ismlsscd for cause by various former oards who had been plugging for the ang. This select crowd to the number f thirty-nine has been foisted on the ) ollce pay roll at a single meeting wlth- ut as much ns saying "presto change. " Here , then , we have the reformed ollce force which is to patrol the city nd maintain law and order ( lining the lost Important period of Its hlstorj. The glaring imposture which the bogus eformers are practicing might be con- oned If the new popocrat ! ? jwllcemen vcro chosen from among applicants who omc up to the established standard In lie matter of age , physical condition nd reputation ns law-abiding citizens , 'hose rules have , however , boon will- nlly disregarded nnd the police force undo an adjunct of the Herdman-Pea- iody-Gregory political machine , regard- ess of the Interests of the taxpayers nd welfare of the community. Instead of Improving the efficiency of ho police In response to the inlperatlve lemand , the board has Injected , with wo or three exceptions , a job lot of tolltlcal hangers-on who could not secure employment as block watchman from my business man who wanted special rotcctlou for his property. FLAX FUR THK F7B/JH. An exhibit showing -wliat Is being done n the tlax liber Industry Is to be a part jf the Iowa agricultural exhibit at the exposition and it is .stated . that an effort s being made to secure a similar exhibit 'or North Dakota an'cl' ' several Other states where experiments have shown : hat flax may be profitably grown for .he fiber. This Is ono of the comparatively , new udustrles of the west. Although flax s grown for the seed In nearly every > art of the west nnd the pioneers made coarse linens by primitive machinery wrought with them from the east , It has > een only in recent years that tow mills iave sprung up to prepare the flax fiber for the market This flber Is seldom fine enough for use In making twine and rope , but It Is In good demand for uphol stering and similar purposes and sells readily in the market at from $13 to $18 a ton. AVhlle Minnesota and Dakota growers nslst that the flax produced In those states Is superior to that grown in neigh boring states , they have been slow to do vclop the flber Industry. In fact , this branch of manufacturing In connection ivlth agriculture 'has ' been too much neg lected In all the flax-growing states. When prices are good and th ciop does well there Is no more profitable grain crop than flax. Where flax can be growu 'or the seed it can be grown for the fiber ilso and for the latter purpose both crop nnd market arc more reliable. Creditable exhibits at the Transmls- slsslppl Exposition showing how easily flax may be grown In most of the west- env states antl how useful the fll > er may le when rightly treated and prepared for the market will be sure to attract general attention and result In much weeded development. The flax fiber In dustry can be made one of the most Im portant in the northwest ' A colonization project which has met the approval of the Venezuelan govern ment Is that of an Italian agent , who undertakes to send 1,000 Italian famlllc : to Venezuela , every year for a number of yearn and to establish and maintain a bank for the benefit of the agricultur ists. He will establish a Hue of steam ships between the colonies and Italy and the Venezuelan government makes large concessions In the matter of lana grants and tax lebates. Venezuela Is one of the most progi esslve of the South Ameri can nations and It rwognlzes the Im portance of encouraging Immigration as one of the conditions of continued de velopment The division of the royalist party in Hawaii Into two distinct factions maybe bo after all the best thing possible for the Island republic. Had the royalists remained united and determined upon a policy looking to restoration of this mon archy under the queen who abdicated a few years ago the plea for annexation , that It Ls necessary to preserve the Islands from anarchy , might have bad rionio force. But now this is no longer the situation and there Js now no known reason why the republic should not con- tlnue to exist practically unchanged for many years. The practical destruction of the build ings at the government navy yard nt Mare Island , near San Francisco , by the recent earthquake on the Pacific coast , Is causing some fear at San Francisco that the yard way be moved to eouie i.i < , t > V . i. . other point iHcstdonts of the Puget Sound elllert r fhcr north are calling attention to lbc fnct that earthquakes are miknowrajfr iat part of the United States. But Aloiint St. Helens Is show Ing signs of 43jeslre io return to active service as a volcano , after a long period of Idleness , . oi1 an earthquake-proof navy yard theigoivcrniucnt may have to select an Inland Vocation. While Amerlca'n millers arc accused of mixing cornuiml with wheat Hour , It remains for aw'b'nrerprlslng ' Frenchman to supply mlllofti' with specially prepared sawdust groumt 'ilno ' : to be mixed with flour. It Is b/jilt'jved / that this scheme ias thus put oiiitho market not less than " ,000 wngonloads of the sawdust He lias been arrested and an effort will be made to punish him nnd his accomplices. And yet the European governments pre tend to IMJ unfavorable to American lireadstuffs on the ground of alleged adulteration. There Is no use of becoming distressed over what might happen If the supreme court should undertake to compel the governor to perform his duty , as plainly enjoined upon him by the law. The way for the governor to avoid beUig "hampered" is to live up to his oath of otllce and obey the law. It took the president several days to digest and write his message. The yel lows , however , didn't even wait to read it before giving'vent to their denuncia tions. The more people study It , the more will they appreciate the care and attention the president has devoted to the document Hull , Columbia ! New York Tribune. "Hall Columbia" Is just a hundred years old. and It Is better now than ever before In all the century. .Illnt r > - HeiiiMitH Itwolf. Cle\ eland trader. President Lincoln was berated for Ills "cowardice" and hla "treachery" and his "delay" In 1SG1 , just as President McKlnley Is belnc criticised today. Silver Theory Slintlored. Minneapolis Journal. During March the diamonds Imported Into this country were of the value of J720 , 816.11 , against J102.160.60 worth. Imported during Xlarch a year ngo. This Isn't bad for a coun try reduced , as the Bryan people say , to pau perism and disaster b the "curse of gold. " I'rlilc Gocn llefore the Full. Phllidelpliln l're . Spanish nencpapers at first talked of In vading the United States , then of wiping out the Yankee fleet , then of meeting an Invasion of Cuba , and now General Correo , the Spanish minister of war , proposes to limit Spanish military and naval operations to tha coast of Spain. Xot DmuiVn liy n Cuoil Deal. IMtTaib npre ' < Omaha Is booming Itself as a grain center and Is calling for" capital to Invest In great elevators and flour pillls. She thinks that with her new railroad line tapping South Dakota , Nebraska nnd western Iowa she will be a formidable rival of Chicago and Minneapolis , ribasant dreams are not de nied any one. ( J " llic IMper. Hecord. It is one of tie , miseries of war that the Injury done to olhei taxpayer begins before the begkinlng hostilities acid continues for years after' < hostllltles have ended. The war of ithe robyilloh-.was terminated over thirty years ago" Tint 'the' country Is etlll payIng - Ing direct war ttycei to 'the amount of nearly $200,000,000 per ; ' pjinuijJ. and has not recovered from the cala'raltous consequences ofvar finance. i . The Di-vyliih Itun Philadelphia Hecord. Sirdar Kitchener's victory over the Der vishes at Atbaia camp , Nubia , on Friday last waa complete , and It1 probably marked the downfall of the Mahdlst power In the Soudan. The defeated Dervish army contained the flower of the Khalifa's troops , and Its anni hilation leaves the way to Khartoum and be yond undefended against the Anglo-Egyptian expedition. If the rumor of thei French oc cupation of Fashoda ahall prove to have been a false report , as it Is very likely that it will the Nile will soon know only one master from Its source to the sea. FukcM of the Yellow IvliU. Philadelphia Times. The yellow kid Journals have had a harvest during the last few days and they have gathered the most extravagant fruits from it. They have declared war between the United States and Spain on an average about ten tlmea a day. with fc.i equal number ol contradictions published In subsequent edi tions. Only yesterday they blew up both the Fern and the Olivette In tne Havana harbor , and after regaling the public with these de liberately invented lies , tncy were enabled to Issue later editions announcing that the Fern and the Olivette had not been blown up. The only Journalism that has approached the yellow kids of America Is a .Madrid jour nal that announced the assassination of the Spanish minister in Vashlngton. The yellow kids must make hay while the sun shines , as tomorrow will end the uncertainty as to war or peace ; and when actual war comes the Intelligent people of the country , searchIng - Ing for the ne\\s that they will want hon estly given , will be reasonably certain to give a wide berth to the yellow kids In American journalism. UOtm FOR GOOD IIOADS. The Empire Slate Gives the Movement a Ilium * . Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. By the passage of the Hlgbie-Armstrong good roads bill by the New York state legis lature , last week , the cause of good roads In this country has received a material impetus. The United States Is far behind many Eu ropean countries in appreciation of the bene fits and economy of Improved highways in rural districts , but the long prevailing Igno rance upon the subject is being rapidly dissi pated , and In a few more years every agri cultural state In the union should be giving uerlouo and practical attention to the ques tion. tion.Under Under the new bill passed by the legisla ture cf the Empire ttate the amount to be expended for good reads this year in New York will bo $50.000. or only 1 cent for each Sl.OOO of assessed'valuatlon. I The tax upon ai$3uOO farm , therefore , will bo but 2 4 cents , As the benefits derived fro.n the expenditure become better appreci ated much larger appropriations are expected. Should New Yorlc allot $1,000,000 per year for the Improvonkat of her roads the share of that sum to.Ci.-paiil by a farm anuMscil at $2,500 would only bo 50cents , whereas the Increase In UieuTaUie of the land and the dectcaso In the wear and tear upon horses , farm vehicles un/l Implements would result In a saving to the same farm of { 100 , or per haps more. " _ _ New Jersey fi"another state which has found , by a practical test , that money fpent for the Improvement of roads la un excellent Investment. Under the law of that common wealth the legislature makes an appropria tion , and any county can obtain a part of the money so allotted by expending twice as much money of ita' ' own for good roada ns Is given to It for that purpose by the state. Under the encouragement of ptato aid no leiu than nineteen of the twenty-one counties of New Jency applied for "good roads" money this year , and every county of the state Is now building fine macadamized roads. So many of theae splendid rural highways already exist that New Jersey can be com pletely traversed in any direction upon them. Not a country of Europe nor a single Ameri can state which has once tried the plan of creating good roads by'ctate aid and encour agement has ever regretted the experiment. Untold millions of dollars each year could bo tuved to the farmers of this country by the creation of a universal good roads sys tem , and such a work would also help the worklngmen of the cities by serving to re duce the cost of the agricultural commodities which they consume. Sl'ASISH KAVAU TACTICS. llnvr tl > Cflntlllnn Commnnilrr * linvnl In Sonth AmrrlrnnVn rn. Armr nd Navy Journal. In 1S64 Spain sent * squadron of seven vrsscls , mounting 211 RUHR , to punish the Peruvians for the maltreatment of Spanish subjects. The Peruvians had nothing on the water with which to .oppose this force , but Chile came to her aid with three vessels , the Ksmeralda , carrying forty-two smooth bores1 the Victoria , a small one-gun monitor , and the Loa , a diminutive Mcrrlmac plated with Iroa and mounting two CS-poundcrs. The Esmerald * met the Spanish gunboat Gavin- dago ( three gucs ) and captured her In twenty minutes without the loss of a maa. The Spaniards fired only three shots. They had two men ktlleJ and fourteen wounded. The loss of the Cadandago , followed by the cap ture of an armored launch , so chagrined ttie Spanish admiral , Pareja , tha ho blew out hla brains in his cabin. Admiral Nunez , itrho succcded Parrja , then gallantly assailed the defenseless Valparaiso , where not a single gun was mounted except a few saluting pieces. > Not a shot was fired from the town and the Inhabitants promptly evacuated It. This Spanish admiral , in spite of the protests of the foreign men-of-war in the harbor , threw from 2,000 to 3,000 shells into It from his fleet of six vessels. The Spanish giranery was so wretchel that little damaee was done , except by fire , which de stroyed $10,000.000 worth of neutral goods. It was a most wanton piece of 'barbarity , for It the Spaniards had had a landing force tho/ could have taken the town without firing a shot. The gallant Nunez next assaulted the city of Callao , which taught him the difference between an open town and one that was ad equately defended. In four or five hours the Spanish squadron was 'badly used up and was glad to crawl back to Spain as best It could In its crippled condition , The Villa dc Madrid , fifty-six guns , got a shot In her steam chest aad was towed out of action ; the 'Bcrcngueia ' , thirty-six guns , had a hole twenty feet square knocked In her near the water line by an exploding shell and crawled out of range to repair damages. The ammunition In two other Spanish ves sels gave out after a two hours' fight , and they had to retire , one of them having been twice on fire in the neighborhood cf the mag azine. This left two vessels , the Numancla , Ironclad , and the Almanza. Two hours later these two vessels ceased their fire and with drew , the Chileans firing at them until they were beyond range. Thei Spanish loss Is not exactly kuown , but Is supposed to have been about 200. Commodore Itodgers , U. S. N. , estimated the loss of the Chileans at eighty , though others give a larger number. No serious damage was done to either ships or forts by the flre.beyond-that named. The Spaniards then withdrew discomfited from the Pacific , being short of stores and ammu nition and with their vessels foul for want of dockkig. They had established a base at Chlncha Islands , but they had no facilities for repair. Spain has shared In the movement of naval proKress nnl Is far more formidable In ships end gurs than she was In 1864 , but not relatively. Wo have no reason to suppose that her sailors are better , thou.h It may be that the use of range finders may improve their gunnery. Still the personnel factor -will tell and that Is alwaUi In favor of the American. The Spaniard has never distinguished himself on the sea , where the personal equation Is so Important. I'UHSOXAL AXD OTHERWISE. The name of the captured dervish general Is Mah-mud. A granite monument has been reared above the grave of Ed Schleftelln , the famous founder of Tombstone , Ariz. George C. Garham has completed tils bi ography of Edwin M. StQtiton , on which he has been engaged for several years. Philadelphia has tendered the use of its three Iceboats to the government. But they caiuiot cut any Ice In Cuban waters. Charles Dana Gibson , the great magazine artist , who has recently portrayed London , had tilfi first picture refused by almost all the artistic establishments of New York. The Pennsylvania Railroad company has ordered $1,000,000 worth of new steel freight cars , which ehows that confidence In the business future of the country is not al- togothcr'abaddoncd. G. I ) . Lee , grandson of the famous southern general , is among the hundreds of surgeoiih who have offered Rielr services to ttie gov- ccnment In event of war. Mr. Lee Is on the staff of Bellevue hospital , New York. The duke of Veragua , the penniless de scendant of Columbus , who was the guwt of this country at the Chicago exposition , has given bis best bull for a grand benefit bull fight , tue proceeds to be used in whipping the United States. It Is said that at the moment when the war ship Maine was blown up In Havana harbor Captain Slgsbce was writing to his wife , explaining In laborious and tlme-hon- oied fashion why he failed to mall a letter which his spouse , had Intrusted to his care. Wyman Crow McCreery Is papularly known as the Admirable Crlchton of St. Louis. He is well known In social , musical , athletic and club circles. He is a vocalist of high order , a good boxer , oarsman , base ball player , cricketer and wrestler. It Is , however , as a player of three-cushion billiards that ho has attained national distinction. He Is rated one of the best men in America , amateur or professional , at this game. This Is an extract from Governor Bob Tay lor's lecture on "Tho Fiddle and the Bow : " "I heard a great master play on the wondrous violin ; his bow quivered like the wing of a bird ; In every quiver the.ro was'a melody , and every melody breathed a thought in lan guage sweeter than was over uttered by human tongue. I was conjured , I was mes merized by his music. I fell asleep under Its power .and was rapt In the realm of visions ? nd dreams. The enchanted violin poured out its sweetest soul , and In its music I thought I heard the rustle of a thousand joyous wings , and a burst of song from a : housand Joyous throats. Mocking birds and linnets thrilled the glad air with warbllngs ; goldfinches , thrushes and bobolinks trilled their happiest tunes , and the oriole sang a lullaby to her hanging cradle that rocked In the wind. I heard the twitter of skimming swallows and the scattered covey'u piping call ; I heard the robin's -gay whistle , the croaking of crows , the scolding of bluejaya and the melancholy cooing of a dove. The swaying treetops seemed vocal with bird cong while he played , and the labyrinths of leafy shade echoed the chorus. " IIAIiniTY ANSWKIIS HIS ACCUSERS. Miillitnlng IIIn Illjtht to Sit In : Demo cratic Council * . PHILADELPHIA , April 12. William F. Harrlty's answer to the charges of Demo cratic State Chairman Carman and others , upon which his removal from the democratic national committee has been demanded , along with letters acid extracts from news papers bearing on the case , all of which have been submitted to National Chairman Jones , has been published in pamphlet form and circulated among the loading democratic politicians throughout the state and also sent to the members of the national com mittee for their perusal. In this pamphlet Mr. Harrlty denies the right of the demo cratic cvtate commltteo and convfatirm to recall him from membership in the nation i ! commltteo and eajs that the power to make removals is vested In the national com mittee a I me. He asserts he was ahvaja ready to perform , and did perform , any and every duty assigned to him as a national commttteeman by the democratic national committee or Its officers. Theallegatio by State Chairman Carman , lie declares arc false with cue exception. lie did refuse to contribute to the utate campaign fund be cans3 of want of confidence In Mr. Carman's management , but he did give mcaey to the city campaign' fund. Mr. Harrlty contends that ho la sufficiently in accord with all the principles of the party to support Its candidate , and that he Ls entitled to retain , membership In the committee until hU suc cessor Is elected la 1900. Uriiniinonil HellH Out to Trust. ST. LOUIS , April 12-lt Is Just reported that a deal has b en consummated wlierebj the Drummond Tobacco company of this city , said to be the largest plug tobacco manufacturing concern In the world , has passed Into the. hands of the American To bacco company. Miner * Strike uu the Screen * . MASSILLON. April 12.-Tho state miners- union has ordered out the 2,000 men of the district , the operators nit having made the change In the screens decided upon at the Chicago convention. , A 1'UHTIXKST I Arr W < > llFpomlnjr a Xntlnn < of II yn- trrlrnl 1'rniilpf Indianapolis .InurnM. It has been cUtmcd Hut the American people poMtiss iteadlncM and Hell-control during periods which are culled crises. We are wont to extol our poise. A blending of sturdy races , noted for that self-control which gave them power to dominate northern Europe , we should , with our intelligence bo the most pclf-contalncil people In the world. The Indications of the past ten days do no sustain such a claim. Wo have shown all the symptomti of omottonallpm and sensa tionalism whl.-h . we have been wont to criticise and ridicule In the Latin races. We scam to lack that coolnesu of judgment which is necessary to prevent us being the vlctlnu of sensational rumors and hysterical reports. Congters has not t > et a good example during recent days. This Is particularly true of the house. Members have been Influenced by the sensational dispatches of constituents who In their excitement claim co speak for all the people of a dlstilct. A tew members have played to the galleries , and those who have not have expressed pentlmonts which ore not befitting men who should have the poise and deliberation of statesmen. The other day , when It was announced .hat the president would not , for good rea sons , send liU proposed message to congrcsu , many thourands of wcll-mcanlng men who are good citizens went about denouncing the 'resident for a weakness of purpose which jordcrod on moial cowardice , For a time : hls unreasoning spirit was a contugtous ijsterla , Such sensationalism did no harm , 3tit such exhibitions , when reviewed , lead to Inquiry wherein wo are different , except In degree , from the excited mobs in Paris which 'orced a court to convict Zola. How much Setter Itould have been for u to have tald to the cxcltod and almost ruvlng as sailants of the " president : "There are some good reasons for this ; lot us wait until wo hear them. " If the reports from Washington are true , his historical feeling Invaded the cabinet. t was while the president's advisers were considering the message ho was about to send to congress that the dispatch from Consul General Lee 'was put lute his hand. ) n reading It. It Is reported that he declared ho sending of the message would -be do- ayed. Members of the cabinet protested , urging , among other things , that such a ihange In the program \\ould cause him to ese his Influence with congress and Injure him with the country. To this the presi dent Is said to have replied that , com pared with the saving of the lives of Ameri can citizens In Havana , Jils personal mls- ortune would not be considered. The mes sage was not sent ; the mass of 1he American people now approves his really courageous dejclslon , and those 'who foamed at what hey denounced as Air. McKlnloy's weakness before they waited to hear his reasons for delay now approve his action. Further indications -unreasoning and ijsterlcal tendency are found In .tho ex citement caused by the spread of rumors which , if Intelligent people would but con sider them a moment , would appear ab surd. By this time people of averageIn - clllgenco must know that startling reports arc printed in a class of sensational papers which are devised In editorial rooms to in crease sales. It has come to bo a trick of hose who count upon the unreasoning gullibility of the public for large sales be cause of such canards. The yellow ne s- > aper maker seems to have come to the con clusion that the mass of people are so fond of the excitement of sensation that for the sake of the excitement they will not stop to nqtiire whether the stories are true or are even probable. The enormous sales of such lapers seem to afford grouod to suspect that , n connection with other Indications , we arc jccomlng a hysterical people. AI'HII , IX AMKUIO.VX HISTOUY. Itemiirknblc Collection of Smitiulnnry AMNIIcltltloilN. St. I ouls Olobe-Ueniocrat. The doings of the month of April fill a arge place in American history. All the country's \\ara began In that month. On April 18 , 1775 , Paul Ilevero took that "mid night ride" which Longfellow tells us or , when he "aptcad the alarm through every Middlesex village and farm , for the country folk to bo up and to arm. " The next day : he "embattled farmers" at Concord bridge 'fired the shot heard round the world. " Thai was the beginning of the war of Independ ence. On April 18 , 1778 , the aid which France promised the struggling Americano when she recognized their independence she 'urnlshed , for on that day a French fleet was ordered to blockade the British war ships which were in the Delaware. France's assistance marked the turning point In the 'ortunesi of the Americans. In April , 1781 , the victories under General Greene In the south were the beginning of that year's series of triumphs which resulted In the capture of Cornwallls at Yorktown and the close of the war. It was in April , 1812 , that the end came to the long series of shuffles and surrenders to England by the Jefferson and MacliKni ad- nlnk'tratlons. ' On the Gth ctay of that month , in that year , congress passed a new embargo. It differed from the previous non-Importation , embargo , non-intercourse and other trade re stricted acts which covered the period be tween 1806 and 1811. All these were di rected agairat England and France in retalia tion for those nations' attacks on American commerce , but experience showed that they hurt the United States more than they did the countries they were aimed at. The embargo barge of April , 1812 , however , which was to last ninety days , was avowedly a preliminary to a war with England. The actual declara tion of war did not come until June 18 of that year , but everybody on both sides of'tho Atlantic knew when the embargo waa en acted that the conflict had virtually begun. On April 24 , 184G , a largo body of Mexicans attacked and defeated a smaller body of American ; ) near the Hlo Grande , and the war with Mexico started. I In the war of secession April figurrs [ prominently. On the 12th day of that non'h , In 1861 , Fort Sumter was attacked t > y General Beauregard , and the great con [ flict which John Bright , an enemy of wars , called the caly righteous war of tlio cen tury , tegca. On. April 15 , Presldrmt Lin coln called for 75,000 volunteers , which was an evidence that the government recognized he fact that a state of war was In progress. 5V > ur days later , on the anniversary jf the lattles of Lexington and 'Concord ' , the open- 'ig fights of the revolution , a bcdy of Massa chusetts militia , hastening to the defense of Washington , fought their way through the streets of Baltimore , on which occasion the first 'blood of the civil war was shed. Shlloh was fought and New Orleans was captured In that month in 1862 ; the Vrokaburg batteries were run by Porter's fleet ani transports bo- \ to Grant In that .month ta Grant's Wilderness campaign Mnrted In th * isino month In 1SC4 , and In that month In lSfi. > the surrender at Appomaltox occurred and President Lincoln was assassinated. If war with Spain take * place in the next thrro weeks April's lanxulnary assoclatloni will bo maintained and extended. 1 % . I.I.MS : TO A SMII.C. Detroit Free Press ; Watts-It tnkei travel to bring out what there Is In a man. 1'otu Kspecinlly sea travel. Chlcnpj Tribune : Upgtmrdson What do V you consider the best nrngnclnc article for the month ? Atom Gunpowder. Detroit Journal : "I licnr you Indies nrs having trouble to decide who shall belong to your club. " "No , to decide whom our club shall belong - _ _ long to. " J Truth : Illrnm Hurry up , Mnndy , an * git nwny from this bulldln' . Miimly Whut'M yer hurry. III ? Hiram ( cluicklltiK ) The feller In the cl - vutor forxot to collect our fares. PbllndPliihla North American : llostrnml -That tall , angular man7 Oh , lie's Hair- weight ; famous for his pootry. Simplex Why , I never hoiml of It. Itoitnirul Probably not. He's famous for hnvliiK written more ob.suuro Verio than any man In his set. ClevcHnd Plain Dealer : "What n pretty foot your friend , Miss Squcezem , Ims. " "You never s.iw It outside of u shoo , did vnll 7" Indianapolis Journal : "Da you know , " saltl the cheap cynic , "that you remind m very much of Thomas Jefferson ? " "Is It pos lblo. " replied the quiescent statesman , auspiciously. "Yes. Jefferson's dead. " Dertolt Frco ; Press : "I will ivmkp you rat your words , sir , " said the Irate one , blus- terltiKly. "Thank you. iliut I 'nave Just dined , " rc- pllod the calm one , un he moved olt , twirling - ing bis mustache. Chicago Ileoord : "Mrs. Hummer Is mjr Ideal of a clover woman. " "Clever ? She never snys anyt'nlng. " "That's It ; slip lets a man get the Idea that she thinks he Is worth listening to. Washington Star : ' 'Are you not nt all concerned nt the fact that Spain has .started u lot of shlpa across the Atlantic ? " "No , " replied tlio easy-igolnu citizen. "Spain's all at sea , anyhow. 1 don't RCO w'ny its navy shouldn't go along with the rest. " Detroit Journal : "Smith tried to mnka love to his typewriter , but she wouldn't look at him. " "Maybe that was because ho's a walking dictionary. " Cincinnati Knqulrori "Whern on earth 1 could she have picked up so Insignificant X a man for a liusbanil. " "I haven't any exact Information , but ho looks as If ho might have gone with a pound of tea. " Detroit Free Press : "I often wonder , " said MIs-s Sprocket , "what becomes of the papular song's. They are so soon for gotten. " "They meet with a dreadful fate , " replied A Mr. Spokes. - "How Is that ? " "Kverybody murders them. " Chicago Post : "Here Is a paper , " he snlil. "that advocates a movement to compel women to take off tholr hats in church aa well as In the theater. " "In church ! " Hlie exclaimed. "That's what It says. " "Might as well abolish Kastcr entirely , " she said Indignantly. Puck : "Papa , " said the boy , "when you say In your advertisements that your Hoods are itcknowlfilKcd liy connoisseurs to bo the best , what do you mean by connois seurs ? " "A connoisseur , my boy , " answered tba Kreat manufacturer , "Is un eminent an- t'norlty nn authority. In short , who ad mits that our goods arc the best. " Puck : Tom You say you 'navo got money enough to jct married and live comforta bly ? Jack No ; I said I had got money enough to get married or live comfoitubly. Chlc.iRo Record : "My wife gets a lot of money out of mo. " VWhv don't you stop It1 "I've tried It , but Its no use she once was a retoucher In a photograph gallery. ' "IMM < IXI" riilladelphlu Times : Wet are we goln' to do now ? Wet are no ualtln' fer ? I as-k'd the convp'ny cnptln' , but ho raised a alight demur. Ho said to ask the major , Who sild the colonel knew ; But the bc-gg.ir , ho slumped the question ; So wet ate we goln' to do ? Fer they tool : us from our barrleks , an , ' they shirked us to the east On a bloomln' gruntln' apcshul that ran llk llghtnln' greased. An'c only slept between times an' tha grub they gave to us Was rotten bad at startln' , an * kept a gettln'wusa. . " 'Semble the comp'ny , sargeant , " the captln ord'rlnpr cries ; "Fall In , comp'ny , fall In lively , mind yet eyes ! "Dres't to the right , ye lubbers ! Frontl Will ye never learn ? " The sargeant salutes the captln , an' tha captln salutes in turn. Then we heard the bugles callln' an ad jutant's was wet ; An' the captln glvo his orders , an' took us on a trot. Fer wo was color comp'ny an' iwe took It fcelln' fine ; An' In heavy rnarchln' ordersi In the center of the line. ' ' ' 'tenphun " Listen the 'Talllon , ! , adjutant gives 'cm fine. "There ain't no time fer rcportln' nn' you needn't troop the line. " Wo heard the old man say it. "My Qand , the trouble , Is here. " Wo were silent 'fer half a second , an' then legan to cheer. Hut the old man sat quite silent ; then h raided bis hand 'fer ' quiet , An' I raw a tear a trlcklln , ' and' ho says "We're goln' to fight. " An' plnttn' to 'the colors the stars ana stripes he said : "There's yer country's colors , guard eni till yer dead. " Wet are wo going1 to dr > now ? Wet are we waltln' fer ? I ask'd the comp'ny cupt'ln , but ho raised f slight demur. Jle raid to ask , thernajer , Who . ald the colonel knew ; An' the beggar , he ohow'd us the colors , An1 told us what to do. No Tellin : When you'll be glad to have an umbrella more reasons than one why you should have one of our last "pick up. " A taffeta silk cover , paragon frame , steel rod , Congo handles and tight roll these umbrellas contain every point that's good even to price , $ J.50. That's mighty good , when you have always paid $3,00 for an umbrella not NEAR as good. And Mackintoshes we have about every kind that's made. They cost more than an umbrella but doesn't fit al' your friends who happen to get caught in a storm. They used to be consid ered a luxury now a necessity and within reach of all $5.00 to $28.00. Absolutely water proof. S _ _ W. Cor. IQth and Uouglttm 8t .i