THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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STATEMENT OF CIIICULATION ,
Itato of Ncbratkn , Douglas county , . !
Oeorge II. Tr.nchuck. secretary of The Bee Pub.
( Idling company , \it\ng \ duly aworn. anya that tnc
actual number of full and complete coplm of Tlio
Dally , Mornln * . Rvenln * nnd Kunday Uee prlnto.l
lurlni the month of March. 1833 , wu M folio wo :
returned and uniold coplrt ) 113
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Net dally average U.SH >
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nr < - thin 1st day of April , 1838. N P. FKIU
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
That nntl-gcnlplng bill must hare se
cured a special cut-rate ticket from the
cnpltol nt Washington to the city hall
at Omaha.
On his Journey northward from Ha-
Tnna General FitzluiKh Lee scenm to
have come Into the competition as a rear
platform attraction himself.
It Is safe to say that everyone of thu
popocratlc representatives In conjircsa
from Neliraska endorse the rule favorIng -
Ing rcnomliintlon for a .second term. All
of them arc serving their first teiins.
Uovenfiq may actuate Individuals , but
It should have no place In the determi
nation of a nation's policy. War Is Justi
fiable for certain purposes , but the sat
isfaction of revenge Is not one of them.
Whore was Sporting Kdltor John
James Ingalls during that Interesting
prize ring scene In the house ? After
witnessing the light at Carson City he
ought not to hayc missed such an oppor
tunity.
Of what use to carry the viaduct
case all the way up to the supreme
court of the United States and to win It
there If the city authorities are not pre
pared to take Immediate advantage of
the city's victory ?
Compare The Bee's dally market re
ports with those published In other
papers that pretend to be Its competitors.
One compailson will sullfee to establish
the superiority of The Hue as a metro
politan newspaper.
It Is nil well enough to enlist the school
children in the movement to keep the
streets clean by observing the ordi
nances a'galust littering them with re
fuse , but the ndult offenders must not
be left off the list.
While the petty bosses of the demo
cratic party are busy with schemes for
k .getting . rid of ex-Chairman Hnrrity , the
big boss , Mr. Croker , walks right Into
the wide open fiont door and sets up
title to the whole party.
A few more national and state con
ventions can bo ulcoly , accommodated
by Omaha this year with additional
p'.do Inducements of a magnificent ex
position , special entertainment and low
est possible railway rates.
The klnetoscope privilege of the na
tional house of representatives ought to
bring big money If put up for sale to
the highest bidder. It might even be
utilized as one lucrative source of war
revenue In case the treasury came to a
pinch. ,
The sorest way for Governor Holcomb
to avo'd ' service of a peremptory writ
of mandamus Is to retrace his lawless
jBtcps and face the music by setting
\l- \ a time and place for hearing those Im
peachment charges In person as enjoined -
lft joined upon him by thu law.
ft In the laut battle reported In the long
drawn out war between buttcrjuid-erOo
victory l > je3--Tm'Tlie Bleo. The 1111-
nobflaw to prohibit the coloring of oleo-
rr iargarno ! to make It look like butter
BCCIUS to hivve been blown up by a Judi
cial mine. _
It Is gratifying to note the Increasing
outspokenness of- western republicans.
The platform adopted by the republicans
of the county in which is situated tlu >
city of rortlan.il , On ? . , declares that the
republicans there are "unalterably op
posed to the debasement of our currency
cither by the free coinage of silver nt
any fixed ratio , or by any other vision
ary financial scheme. "
The sugar beet Industry in Utah Is in
( prospoious condition. A new factory
" is being built nnd the contracts offered
ho farmers this year are more favor
able to them than last season. In 1807
the farmers were paid $4 a ton for their
beets and were charged 18 cents a pound
for seed. The latest contracts ure for
sale of their beets at $1.25 a ton and
'buying seed at 15 cents a pound.
The sale of newspapers on the streets
Is a legitimate ) business nnd newsboys
have a right to enter street cars , depots
pots , ferry boats and other public places
for the transaction of this bu.slnms , ac
cording to a ruling In n District of Colum
ba ! court A newsboy who had beci
rudely ejected from a street car ant
ftiiffcred Injury has secured a Judguien
for ilamages , the court holding that he
liata right to enter the car " provtdet
tie behaved himself properly "and left the
car when his bualuau wo * finished.
COMPLICATION ! * ,
Whatever course this government nball
nally deckle to take In regard to Cuba
hero will be possible complications oX a
grave nature that may give the United
Jtutcs a great deal of trouble. Spain
> \vcn a large dmount of money for
which the revenues of Cuba arc pledged.
Nearly all of this Is due to Europeans.
Vliat will become of these obligations If
ho United States shall drive the Spanish
nit of Cuba and establish the fade-
icndcncc of the Island ? In the debate
n the senate on' Wednesday Senator
'oraker of Ohio held that unless the
United States recognizes the Indcpcnd-
nce of Cuba In connection with Inter
vention to stop the conflict there this
Country will become responsible for the
payment of this -debt of Spain. He
isscrted as a principle of International
aw that "If the United States govern
ment goes down there and drives Spain
ut and puts somebody , else In , forming
i stable government of Us making ,
hat stable government will become re-
pouslblc nnd the United States will be-
"omo responsible. " This view Is enter *
talncd generally by those who favor the-
ecognltlon of Cuban Independence.
They Insist thai this course is necessary
o relieve the United States from re-
ponslblllty for the Spanish-Cuban debt
But should we not be In danger of be-
ng held responsible for the payment of
he debt whatever the conditions of our
ctlvo interference In Cuba ? Spain has
ilcdged the Cuban revenue to pay the
irluclpal nnd Interest of some $400,000-
00 of bonds. This country steps In and
leprlves Spain of the power to make
his pledge good. What does It matter ,
o far as the question of responsibility
s concerned , whether In doing this we
recognize the Independence of the so-
ailed Cuban republic or OB the result of
iitcrvcntlon the United States es-
nbllshcs an Independent govern
ment there ? In either case the
xpulslon of Spain and the crea-
ion of the new state of things
vould be accomplished through the ac-
Ion of this government nnd our responsl-
> lllty , if there was any , would be as
great In the one case as In the other.
Senator Hoar said the United States
could not be held responsible for the
lebts of Cuba on account of Interven-
lon. Who is to determine this ? Can
ve be sure that the European countries
a which this debt Is chictly held would
> ermlt us to decide the question of re-
ponslblllty ? Is It not possible and even
irobable that they would say to the
Jnlted States that having deprived
Spain of the ability to carry out her
> lodge to use- the Cuban revenues to
> ay the Cuban debt they would look to
his country for what Is due their peo-
ilo ? It would be a quite different mat
er If the Cubans should' achieve Inde-
) endence without intervention and es-
nblish an Indisputable claim to recogni-
lon as an Independent power.
Uy recognizing the Independence of
Cuba we ehould In effect become surety
'or the due performance by that govern-
nont of its International duties and by
easou of the relations thus established
answerable for Its delinquencies. Who
can foresee the possible complications
and illftlcultlcs this would bring to us ?
If the Cubans were n thoroughly en-
Ightcncd people , of demonstrated ca
pacity for self-government , there would
> c no reason for apprehension on this
score , but they have yet to be educated
n the principles of self-government and
n the duties nnd obligations of national
ixisteuce.
It IB not to-bo doubted that Cuba will
> e -free and by the Intervention of the
United States , but this country will have
responsibilities in connection with that
sland after It shall have secured Inde
pendence.
THE HOOSK RESOLUTION.
The Cuban resolution passed by the
touse "of " representatives Is understood
to be satisfactory to the president It
does not rc-cognlze Cuban independence
nnd Is In this respect In accord with the
views of the executive. It calls for Im
mediate Intervention , by force If neces
sary , to give peace to Cuba and to es
tablish a stable and Independent gov
ernment there by the free action of the
people. The purpose of the resolution
is to place the entire responsibility of
Spanish expulsion from Cuba and the
creation of a new and Independent gov
ernment there upon the United States.
The share of the Insurgents in accom
plishing this would be wnnt they should
elect , subject to the authority of our gov
ernment. Under this resolution all the
people of Cuba after the Spanish bad
been driven out would be given an op
portunity to freely say what sort of gov-
cruiueut they desired , In accord with Uie
American principle. If a w' / or
thojieonlr aixeimrth < riurm'of govcrn-
-in'oiTt which the insurgents claim now
ixlsts that form would be established ,
but If a majority wanted something dif
ferent they could have that , provided It
was of a character to Insure stability
and protect all In their rights.
This resolution is now in the senate ,
but the indications arc that It will not
recelvo consideration in that body.
Something more radical Is wanted by
many senators nnd It is not improbable
that a resolution will bo passed recog
nizing Cuban independence and also
providing for intervention. That would
lead to a conference of the two houses
and possibly considerable delay. The
country is closely watching the course
of events In congress and carefully not
ing the conduct of the men who ore ar
rayed against the administration of
their own party.
ACTION DEMAXDED.
The necessity of enlarging Omaha's
hotel facilities by the erection of n
mammoth summer hotel building Is at
last dawning upon the business men of
Omaha. Provision must be made for
the hundreds of thousands of visitors
who will demand respectable hotel ac
commodations during the exposition sea
son. It goes without saying that failure
to meet this demand would seriously
embarrass the exposition from Uio out
set
The feasibility of the projected hotel
Is conceded by all who have taken the
tioublo to familiarize themselves with
the"plans. . The scheme Is not merelj
practicable , but holds out the assurance
that It will prove a safe nnd profitable
Investment With a location centra
and accessible by street railway coanfc-
Ion with all part * of tfce city , tfee prei
rotera may confidently reckon upon
iceplng every room filled from the open *
ing to the closing of the exposition.
The proposed exposition hotel will In
no way Interfere with the patronage of
misting hotels , which are bound to be
crowded from basement to garret On
the contrary , the assurance that Omaha
wan In position to accommodate nil who
may accept Its Invitation would const ! *
utc the Inducement without which
many would hesitate to come.
To the mercantile class , and especially
the retail dealers , the proposed cxposl *
Ion hotel would prove of Incalculable
wnefit Unless such a hotel Is built
housauds of people will be compelled
eltltcr to arrange for hotel nccommoda-
: lens In suburban towns or shorten
their stay. Under such conditions the
Benefits to be derived from the enter
tainment of visitors whose patronage Is
desired would be altogether Jost.
In view of the very short time which
ntervenea between now and the .expo
sition , action must be taken-at once , the
necessary funds must be subscribed
forthwith , and the contracts let and
work commenced before the first day of
May. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PLA MY/A O MILITARY OPERA T.1ONS.
It is said to bo the Intention of the
ircsldcnt , If war Is declared , to call for
ho enlistment of 150,000 troops , most of
which will be used for the invasion of
Cuba nnd will act against the Spanish
forces there in conjunction with the in
surgents. Of course there will be no
difficulty In raising such an army. It
s safe to ay that within forty-eight
lours after the Issuance of a call for
roops the number offering for enlist
ment would bo several times the num
ber required , so that there will bo no
lelay In getting a force for Cuba , a
argc proportion of It able to take the
field wl'li i'1" nroparatlon In drill and
'
he requirements for active service. An
army of 00,000 or 70,000 men , acting
with the Insurgents , who number some
30,000 , would constitute a force which
ought to make short work with the Span-
fth army in Cuba , estimated by General
, cc not to exceed 50,000 and poorly dis
ciplined. There would be simultaneous
operations by the naval and land forces
and unless the defenses of Havana are
mich stronger than generally supposed
hat city could hold out but a brief time
under such an attack. It must not ba
assumed , however , that the loss would
jo all on one side. Many American ?
would shed their blood on Cuban soil
and some of our gallant ships might find
a grave In Cuban waters. The Spanish
would bodriven out of Cuba , but it
would cost us something to do It.
There is probably nothing in the re-
wrt that the War department has been
considering the possible Invasion of
Spain. Such an idea may have been
casually thought- , but it is hardly
conceivable that it has ever received
sciious attention. It has been stated
that nt the time of the trouble over the
Vlrglnlus affair , when war seemed In-
ivltable , General Grant , then president ,
formulated a plan for sendlng..l50,000
men lulo Spain , but It ? is a doubtful
story. An invasion of Sp.itn by this
country would be quite as impracticable
as an Invasion of the United States by
Spain nnd probably no Intelligent per
son supposes that we are tn any danger
of being invaded by a Spanish army.
The only land fighting , If there Is war ,
will be on the Island of Cuba and It
is not likely that would be of long dura
tion. ,
TUB FORKiaff DIOrOLK MARKET.
Reports from the United States con
suls In Europe on the use nnd prospects
for Increased use of American bicycles
show that while the superiority of the
rVmcrlcan wheels Is generally acknowl
edged , there are many obstacles In the
way of enlarging the trade. People who
ride bicycles In Europe are mainly
among the so-called higher classes.
According to the consul nt Dresden
bicycles are used In Saxony by "the
wealthy and the middle or well-to-do
classes , " and "the lower and poorer
classes hardly hope to accumulate enough
money to buy them. " The consul nt
Calais reports that in northern France
the number of bicycles used Is re
stricted only by the financial Inability of
the greater portion of the people to buy
them. At Corunna cycling is almost en
tirely confined to the young members
of the middle classes and is considered
merely a pastime , and the consul adds
that It would bo useless to try to Induce
the lower classes In Snaln-to TJiiy them
unless sold ; mucu cheaper. The consul
at Castnllaniare reports that "bicycles
twoeliold here must be of a cfaeap qual
ity , owing to the scarcity of money , "
which seems to bo a drawback to bus
iness not exclusive to Italy.Tho only
European city from which a different
report has been made to the State de
partment Is Copenhagen , and the consul
there says that "all classes , from the
royal princes and princesses to the poor
est workmen , use the bicycle Jn Den
mark. "
If one may Judge from the most sig
nificant feature of tlieso reports tlio nay
to Incmise the use of American bicycles
In Europe Is either to sell them ver.v .
cheap or to do something to Increase
the resources of the great body of the
people who would bo able to appreciate
bicycles. A good market for bicycles
will never be found In any country where
wagoworkers nro unable to do more
than eke out n bare subsistence , and It
Is therefore likely that for some yearn
the American bicycle makers wlll do
mono business In the United States tlian
In all the rest of the woild. In Amer
lea there are few able to ride too poor
to own bicycles.
The Iowa State Board of Agriculture
has wisely followed the example of the
Nebraska board In deciding to hold no
state fair this year , but instead to con
centrate all efforts on securing a credItable -
Itablo showing for the Hawkeye state
at the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. This
Is certainly the sensible plan. With
the exposition appropriation made by the
Iowa legislature that state will be able
to occupy a prominent place at Omaha ,
where its exhibits are bound to attract
the attention of more Iowa people than
Iiave visited the state fair for five years
In succession. The Transuilsslsslppl
n.
Bxposltlon , mom tr , la OB the Tory
border of lowa lf f almoat aa much an
Iowa aa a NotaMfca enterprise. Up
to this time Jtowa people have con *
stantly undcrcsyH tcdUho vast benefits
which are sureitwmccnte to their state
from this
Nearly every wack sees n new claim
filed with the crtyWpr damages for In
juries resuliln , 6m defective side
walks. Defective i sidewalks are among
the most costlyplttxurlea In which the
city indulges. ' ejrl&t enforcement of
the ordinances oraqtrtrlng the replace
ment of plank walks with permanent
materials and jNij c prompt repairing
when loose planks- are reported would
save the city hundreds and than *
sands of dollars. As the money paid people
ple Injured by bad sidewalks comes ont
of the pockets of the taxpayers It
would bo far cheaper' and more econom
ical to k'ecp the sidewalks in good con
dition. In this case an ounce of pre
vention Is worth a whole ton of cure.
A problem In mathematics If a no
toriously Incompetent chief of police In
control of a force of seventy-five equally
Inefficient men cannot protect the city
from thieves nnd thugs , how ranch will
Increasing his force by tSe addition of
forty ward heelers and political hacks
Increase the inefficiency of the depart
ment ?
Two Iowa men holding consular posi
tions have been among those compelled
to flee from Cuba , one from Matanzas
and the other from San Jnnn. And yet
only a small proportion of the Iowa
patriots who wanted consulships were
successful. _ _
llo ton' Nevr Tea forty.
Washington Post.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan and Mary
Ellen Lease are to talk In Boston. la the
enemy 'a country being Invaded again ?
OLoOk Out ( or Tear * .
St. Louis Republic.
About the time Uncle Sam makes bin
Hret call for volunteer * you are likely to
aee the old soldiers of the blue awl gray
falling on each other's necks and weeping
because of the fine fun they can't take a
hand In.
Warrior * nt Snfe Distance.
Chtcato Post.
Among other thtags , It Is becoming ap
parent that the Cuban Insurgent leaders In
this country will never be satisfied with
anything so long a T they see their way clear
to personally remain well out of the way of
actual hostilities. _
The Worlil'n
Iloston Globe.
Eighteen hundred years ago or thereabouta
the Roman Emperor Trajan built a bridge
cicrosa the Danube , the piers of which are
found by the Roumanian engineers solid
enough to sustaujfa new structure today.
They evidently didn't- know quite so much
about "Jobs" In 'these severe days as wo
moderns do. ' |
Trouble lirciVlntf for Dill.
Knnlmsi City SMr.
The story comes rom Key West that Gen
eral Leo has an I8ea that he would make a
good candidate tbrf president. As General
Lee Is a democraft'Vhfs statement may hav5
special Interest fdr a gentleman who makes
his headquarters "in Lincoln , Neb. , and who
has been diligently endeavoring to cultivate
the idea In the pUb'lli mind that lie Is the
logical candidate of. the democracy and Itsj
allies In 1900. . .General , Lee has made an
admirable recard"in Havana , where he was
continued by the present administration , and
couio. no doubt , ' 'riroVso a great deal of
popular enthusiast It , he should decide to
maUe the race for the ' presidential nomlajH
tlon. '
_
Hot nnn t for1 th laureate.
London Saturday Itevlew.
If an arrangement could be made with the
treasury by which , on the stipulation that
he should write no verse whatever , the
stipend of the Poet Laureate could be
doubled , we believe that It would be balled
es an economy. We are very sorry for Ir.
.AUred Austin , tar whom we have a weak
ness. He Is a Rcntleman , a patriot and a
kind-hearted man ; when he was placed In his
present false position , we hoped that com
mon sense would make him adroit and care
ful. He Is no poet , of course , yet men of
even , smaller gifts could eteer their course
with safety by the exerplse of tact and
humor. But of these the Laureate has not a
trace. In the ocean ot Insane public utter
ances his dreadful balled of "Jameson's
Hide" stands up , a Tenerlffe of tactlessness ,
the worst literary blunder of the age. This
week , when all the world is BO touchy , Mr.
Austin circulates to the morning papers an
ode c&llcd , "A Voice from the West , " In
which he treats America with the sort of un
conscious patronage by which ho drove Mr.
William Watson wild in graciously beckon
ing him up the slopes of Parnassus.
MEIASimES FOR WAIL HEVEXUK.
Vorcca t of the Tatsea to bo Levied
for Freeing Culxl. .
Chlcafio Post.
The question of proper financial preparation
for war has for some time engaged tne seri
ous attention of Chairman Dlngley and his
republican associates on the ways and means
committee. It is now announced from
Washington that they have 8sr2" . . . _ H
plan for ra ljjK-J HWnar'revenue in case
oi waJ jflTn Spain. The measures contem-
- ' dtetJ will , It Is estimated , add $100,000.000
to the present Income of the government.
They are understood to comprise an addi
tional tax on beer ottl P * barrel , a bank
stamp tax on the lines ot the law of 1866.
an additional tax on tobacco and a duty ot
3 cents pep pound on coffee and 10 cents
per pound on tea. The taxes on beer and
tobacco are manifestly taxes on luxuries and
they are the flrtt to 'suggest themselves , tut
the taxes on tanking- transactions and tea
and coffee belong to a different category.
That they will -cheerfully borne scarcely
needs saying , however. In fact , should
congress provide for double the amount in
dicated , by adding to the list of specially
taxed articles , the people would not utter a
word of complaint. During the civil war a
heavy Income tax was lev-led aa well as a
tax on occupations. There were taxes on
legacies , on the amount of business done , on
carriages , yachts , ' "pianos , gold and silver
rticlce , etc. FcKv bf these resources will
Jc needed In the'event of war with Spain
in. i the eornmltteo must bo admitted to have
made a wlao selection.
Or course , there are to be provisions for a
loan. In the dratplffo the secretary of the
treasury will be.toMl&orlzed to issue certifi
cates of debentures to tide over emergencies
when the revenue ( J1 to meet the expendi
tures. This power he really ought to have
In times of peacsM > vell as during war , and
It will be remembered that the bill for cur-
iron cy reform recently Introduced by tbo re
publican subcommittee provided for the au
thority to issue such certificates. The ways
and mcanu committee may , however , look
upon it as nothtng'but a war measure. The
larger question of ipermanent authority doea
not at present concern it.
Further , the committee la said to have
agreed to authorlib'the Issuing ot $500,000,000
bonds to the people ; 'They are to be offered
In denominations of $50 at all the paitoffices
of the United States , constituting a great
popular loin to be absorbed by inda of moder
ate and small means. Wltbout here dlaciua-
ln c the general question of popular versus
ordinary government loans , It may confidently
be eald that under the conditions now pro
Rented a popular loan would arouse extraor
dinary enthusiasm. Apart from tbo consider
ation of Mfe Investment , a popular loan would
make the people feel themselves thoroughly
t one .with the government. Patriotism
would be stimulated and unity greatly pro
moted. There vould be the feeling that the
people were supplying the means of carrying
on the people's war.
It Is hardly necessary to add tfcat even If
nude payable "la coin" the people would
know that under the gold standard tboy would
be paid la currency M good M 'gold.
SH1HS 0r TUB TRMBB.
M 'Well , fetra'i ( o the Milne , and I'm crry
lor Spain , ' said Kelly ana Burke and Shea. "
The enthusiasm of Milwaukee for war fcai
suffered a severe chill since the proposition
was made to Increase the tax on beer.
General Fltshueh Lee came home from
Havana on ( be Mmlvertary of the day that
ho went home from Appomattox the hli-
torlc 9th of Aprlt.
The eternal fltncM ot things is not a mean.
Ingless phrase. Several captalna ot the
mosaulto fleet have been chosen from among
New Jersey cltlxcns.
Hon. Claude Matthews , ex-governor of
Indiana , baa applied to Governor Mount for
permission to raise a regiment for service In
case of war with Spain.
Speaking about shooting , Undo Sam's tars
can do the handsome In that line. Tae gun
ners ot tfte Montgomery at Key West prac
ticed on an old hulk 3,000 yards away and put
CO per cent ot the shots fired througti It.
The n rf rats ot Havana called the de
parting Americana "swine. " At the outset
of the Franco-Prussian war the French called
the Germans "pigs. " In less thin six montba
the French underwent an Involuntary change
of opinion.
John J. Fhclps , son ot the late Congress *
man Phelps ot Now Jersey , has applied to
Secretary Lone for a place In the navy ,
Pfaelps la an experienced navigator. What Is
more , he ban been In a naval fight and won It.
This was when his yacht. In Its cruise around
tbo world , was attacked by pirates , who were
beaten off.
The residents of Dubuque , la. , take pride
In the fact that the first repudiation ot Spain
In Louisiana territory occurred there. The
place was first known as the "Mines ot
Spain , " which was the name given by Jullen
Dubuque himself and by his order placed on
his tomb. ( But the people did not like tbo
name , changed It to Dubuquo's Mines , nod
later dropped off the refere.iro to the mlws.
Consul Barker of Sargua 1 Grondo was one
of the party which left Havana on the Fern.
Just before he left bis consulate he ran to the
too of the staff the American flag , which bad
been balf-mastcd since February 15 for the
Maine victims , and let Old Glory fly thua tor
a day. Then he took down the flag , en
wrapped In It his Remington rifle and sent
them through the lines to General Gomez.
There Is no room for doubt as to tbe scntl *
mcnts of Consul Barker ,
New York papers assert that the govern
ment Is being bled handsomely by the own
ers ot shloe and tugs wanted for the navy.
The Sun saya the Merrlmac , a rebuilt boat ,
tnT > o used as collier , cost the owners $192-
000 and the government paid $342,000 for H.
Two prices to the general rule. Even ( be
American liners , built at a cost of $2,000,000
and liberally subsidized by the government
were held at a handsome figure above coat.
The only exception noted Is the seagoing tug
ot the Standard Oil company , for which the
Government offered $75,000. The directors ex
amined the company's books , and , finding the
boat cost only $05,000 , handed It to the gov
ernment at that price.
A patriotic movement of huge dimensions
has been organized In Now York by a num
ber of generals who -were prominent on both
sides In the civil war. The "National Vol
unteer reserve , " as It Is called , In deslgnei
to consist of a million or two of young men
who will pledge themselves on Joining the
organization to respond to the government's
call In any military emergency. A special
effort will be made to enroll all y.iuiiR men
who have received any military training In
academies , schools and colleges. The chief
officers of the "National Volunteer Re
serve" are Gens. Schafleld , Longstrect , Jos
eph Wheeler of Alabama , O.1 O. Howard ,
Adelbert Ames , A. McD. McCoo't and Greo-
vlllo M. Dodge.
Major General Charles F. Roe of the New
York Natlcml Guard corrects some mistaken
Ideas regarding the relations of state mllttla
and the army of the United States. "I wish
It to be distinctly understood , " hd declares ,
"that In event of war the president ha * a
perfect right to call upon the military bodies
of every state In the union that has such a
body. He merely notifies the governor , who
through his adjutant general Issues orders
for the trcopi to place themselves at tbe
president's disposal. The moment this Is
done the National Guard becomes part aad
parcel * of the land forces of the United
States. " The 'president as commander In
"chief'of the drhiy has , according to the Re
vised 'Statutes of the United States , a per
fect right to make whatever disposition he
chooses of the troops. He can order them
to any Dart of the United States he may
choose , or may even send them outside ot
this country.
TUB DK LA11ATIOOP WAR.
Action liy the d renltlpnt Required as
Wt-II am Action , by Congress.
New York Sun.
The question Is being asked many times a
day , "How is war declared ; who declares it ;
what is the process by which a state of war
is arrived at and announced ? " The constitu
tion is fairly explicit on this point , al
though In the history of the United States
wo have been at war before any formal
declaration was made. In that part of tbe
constitution , s-ectlco 6 , which enumerates
the powers of congress , It Is declared th .t
congress may "provide for the common de
fense and general welfare of the Unltpd
States , " and also that It may "declare war ,
grant letters ot marque and reprisal , and
make rules concerning captures on land and
water , " and that It may ' 'raise oed support
armies , " and that It may "provide and
maintain a navy , " and that It may "make
rules for the government of the land and
naval forces , " and that It may "provide for
the calling forth of the militia to execute
the laws of the unloa , suppress insurrec
tions and repel Invasions , " and that It may
"provide for organizing , arming and disci
plining the militia , and for governing such
parts of them as may be employed In the
uervlce of the United States. "
This does not mean , however , and has
np.viT Ven understood to mean , that con
gress cau act without respect to the c w- .
live. In the exercise of every one of these
numerated1 powers It must communicate Its
action to the president for his approval or
disapproval. It can not proceed on Its o-wn
account to make war any more than It can
proceed on Its own account to "lay and coU
lecttaxes , " or to coin money , or to estab
lish poatofflces , or to create judicial tribunals.
All these , Including the power to declare
war , are specified In the constitutional grant
of authority , and they are all to be exer
cised In the same war"Every bill , " says
the constitution , "which shall have passed
the senate and house of representatives shall ,
before it becomes a law , be presented to the
president of the United States ; It he ap
prove he shall sign It , but If not 'ho shall
return It with his objections to that house
In which It shall have originated , who shall
enter the objections at large In their Journal
and proceed to reconsider It ; If after such
recwslderattort two-thirds of the house shall
agree to pass the bill It shall bo so.it , with
Its objections , to the other house , by which
It sbould likewise .be reconsidered , and If ap
proved by tino-thlrds of that house It shall
become a law , " And now , tbat there may
be no doubt as to the extent of the applica
tion of these provisions , the constitution fur
ther declares that "every order , resolution
or vote to which the concurrence of the house
and senate may be necessary ( except on a
question of adjournment ) shall be presented
to the president of the United States ; and
before the same shall take effect shall be
approved by him , or being disapproved by
him , shall bo repassed by two-thirds of the
senate and house of representatives , accordIng -
Ing to the rules and limitations prescribed
In the case of a bill. " So that when It Is
said that the power to declare war resides
In congress , no more Is meant than that the
game congressional actlcn must be had to
bring about the state of war which is had
to accomplish other acts of government
specified in the constitution as among the
functions of congress.
It la true that In many of the rtato papers
which bave been publlrhed by congress loose
expresilons are used toncrnlng this power
to decl-ro war. Mr. Webster , while secre
tary ot state , wrote to our minister to
Hawaii that "the war-making power la nls
government rested entirely with congress. "
Mr. Cass , while secretary of state , wrote to
the BritUh minister that "under the consti
tution the executive branch ot this govern
ment was not tbe warmakln po er. " Preal.
dent Huchanan In one ot bis annual mes
sages declared that "CongrfflJ possesses the
sole and exclusive rower under tbe consti
tution to declare war. " and he went on to
say that congrcsj "aono" ! could raise and
support armlco and provide and maintain a
navy. But these expressions ar not to . ba
taken literally. They are only an emphatic
way of mpmtlRc tk Idea that there If no
power la the prm'deat ' to Involve tae ccuti-
try la a war by employing tka land and naval
forces at his command without the previous
authority ot congreen. And even thli defi
nition of bli functions la subject to some
qualifications.
The president Is created by the constitu
tion commaiKler-ki-chUt ot the armlta and
navy ot the United States , and ho h a a
general commission "to take care that tbe
lawj be faithfully executed. " And by
statutes famed In 1795 and again In 1S07
ho Is authorized to call out the mllltla and
to use the military and naval forces ot the
United States In case ot Invasion by for
eign nations and to suppress Insurrections.
ID other wordo , dllo he has no authority
to Initiate a war , he Is amply authorized ,
without waiting for any legislative action ,
to rcelat force by force. And all writers
on International law agree that a state ot
war may exlat without formal declaration
on the part of either combatant. And It
has been so In our own experience. Two
battles had been fought In the war wltn
Mexico before congress made any declara
tion ot hostilities , end then the legislative
enactment simply recognized a "state of
war existing by the act of Mexico. " We
fought and won a war with France In thn
earliest days ot the republic wltbout any
declaration whatever. The misunderstand
ing with France , which lasted two years ,
was not acknowledged by cither country to
bo a war , but vessels of our country had bat
tles with vessels ot the other and captured
them and carried them off. In fact , the
war with Great Britain In 1812 was. the
cnly war In which this country has been
engaged where congressional action pre
ceded tbo firing ot a gun.
SPAIN'S OTHER ISLAM ) .
( Porto Ice Kqnnllr Rich , Though Not
n * I/nrwe- Cnlm.
Baltimore American.
Cuba la not the only land Involved in tbe
present situation. It Is generally conceded
that It Spain Rets out ot Cuba It will leave
tbo hemisphere , and that means tbo loss of
Porto Rico. Once Spain owned 18,000,000
square miles of America , and now the very
few thonsand that are left will soon slip
from her. It Is the meat amazing national
declension of the century , and the cause of
It all has been Spain's cruel , weak , despotic ,
dishonest policy.
A general Idea of Cuba's remarkable
fertility and general natural wealth Is known
to the people who read , but few appreciate
the fact that Porto Rico Is quite well worth
the having. Of the Greater Antilles Porto
Rico Is the fourth In size , Its area Is about
3,500 square miles , and It Is so fertile that
four crops a year can be raised. It has a
population of between 800,000 and 900,000 ,
about one-third of whom are negroes , and a
very largo majority of whom have mixed
blood. The population Is of the srt that can
stand the climate , which Is very hot. There
have bocn Insurrections In Porto Rico , but
they have not been successful. Whether the
population Is capable of self-government Is
a problem yet to be solved , but any kind ot
administration would probably bo better than
the corruption ot the Spanish officials , who
are said to steal In Porto Rico with the same
Industry as in Cuba.
FKKXC1I ( EXILES AI/VII.YMA. .
Colony of Xnpoleonlo. Follower * Who
Came to America After Waterloo.
In passing through Alabama , relates the
Philadelphia Times , the attention of the
traveler Is diverted to the remnants of a de.
serted village of rotted wooden huto In the
suburbs of the present town of Demopoll ? ,
about midway between Selma aad Meridian ,
Miss. Only a few of the log cabins remain ;
others have rotted to their foundations , but
there are enough to show the traces of a
village , where lived aristocratic French no
bles , nho sought safety In this wilderness
after the restoration. After Waterloo and
the Hundred Da > o a number of the follower. ?
of Napolccn fled to Philadelphia anl subse
quently obtained a great of land. In ' . ' 10
Alabama wilderness. They located a village
and called It Demopolls , signifying "city ot
the people. " They named the district Ma-
rengo , and the county etlll bears that name ;
also the DW American town near the
"French village" still bears the name of
Demopolls. Some ot these exiles were of the
most distinguished names -In Frarico at that
period. Count Lefebvre Desnotteu was a
lieutenant general , 'had fought In the war
of La Vendee , taking the command which
the young Napoleon bad refused , end after
ward gained distinction In the Napoleonic
campaigns. He was the wealthiest man In
the colony and at intervals received remit
tances of money from France. The source
was never ktx > wn to the colonists. He had
a large orchard and vineyard and lived ca
royally as one can In a wllderae&j. An
other , Colonel Nicholas Raoule , was with
Napoleen at Elba and commanded the ad
vance guard when he marched into France
at the beginning ot the ITundred Days. At
Demopolls Colcnel Raoule kept a ferry , hlm-
c'elt plying the oars. It was remarked by
the rough backswoodsmen that tbe "French
ferryman" bad "fine features" and munt
have been "a great man somewhere. " In
this land of liberty they had only a vnguo
Idea of the meaning ot "political' exile. "
Henry 1'AlIemcnd , a lieutenant general , was
another colonist. He was accompanied by
his wife , a strikingly 'beautiful ' woman , .who
was a marchioness and maid of honor to
Queen Caroline of Italy. They lived at
Demopolls for about twenty years , when they
went to Mexico , where her husband was
given a command In the national army.
General Count Bortrand C'a'usel , a fol
lower of Napoleon , was another colonist ,
nbo , feeling rather lonesome la the wllder-
ncea , went to the larger town ot Mobile ,
where1 he followed gardening. He drove his
market wagon Into town and himself ao'.d
the vegetables with the "greatest courtesy , "
according to the local chroniclers. He
afterward returned to France and was cre
ated marshal ot Algeria.
General J. J. Cluls was another of the
exiles. He fought ur.Jer Napoleon In Spain ,
and to him was given the custody of the
royal.person of.Fejdlnandjy.il , who was de
throned to make room lor Napoleon1 brother ,
Joseph.
General Joseph Rico , a Spanlab revolu
tionist , came with General Cluls. M ,
Plcrncs , who voted for the death ot Loula
XVI , and a son of Marshal Grouchy , were
also members of the colony ot exiles.
These exiles were not successful farmers.
They lived In poverty until &uch times an
political changes permitted their return to
France. The nobles finally returned and
tbo others abandoned their grant , some rc-
turnlnj to Philadelphia and other * going to
New Orleans , wl > ere their descendants live In
Uie "Latta quarter. "
OTH WfHt.
This to the time for the Republic ot Cub *
to take the center of the atage and be In
troduced to the audience.
The emperor of Abyssinia' * new family
doctor la a young SwlM woman , a gradu
ate ot the University ot Zurich ,
It la now aald that between sevratr-flv
and 100 persona wr killed In the Chllkoot
pass avalanche. Wherever It la run , tha
rico tar money Is full ot risks , -
The son ot the late William Walter rhelt *
of New Jersey has applied for a command
In the "mosquito fleet. " Tbat It the right
state for command * to that service to
come from.
Kx-Rcprcscntatlvo John W. Moon of
Michigan , who died last week , was one ot tha
few men who have voluntarily refused a
second term when their nomination was aa
sured by acclamation and a re-election aa
absolute certainty.
In order to Induce the peasant from her
European dominions to settle along the new
government railroad In Siberia , Russia offer !
fares ot $1.50 for 1,200 miles and $3.60 for
4,000 miles. Whether * hls Is an argument
for government control or not remains to ba
seen.
seen.A Chicago paper demands to know \\liy
music-crazed women persltt In 'scmllnit
thorny roses to plaulsts , who , It eays , hold
them In mortal terror. It eugRtau tlml
sending a 'OS model wheel donn the nlslo
would be much better appreciated , or even
a box bf cigars.
Amen ? the odd and cultured names ot
JeSerson county. Indians , are Rat Row ,
'Possum Trot , Doe Run , Goat Hollow , Hog
Trough , Mud Lick , Mottle's Run. Carpet
Alley. Gentry's Bluff , Wash Board Indian
Sofa. Rabbit Harh , Ten-Cent Pollywog ,
Sausage Row and Pig's Eye.
While Senator Proctor Is dignified and
ccld In bearing , hc > Is , by no means , too
frigid for a little fun. 'Recently Senator
Vest made an Impassioned speech , In which
he quoted some good poetry , remarking that
It had been set to music. "SingIt ! " In
terjected the Vcrmontcr , and after that the
effect cf the Mlssourlan'a effort was spoiled.
At Mlsslcslunl City. Miss. , where the
sheriff is also tax collector , thieves pried
open the window cf the sheriff's bedroom on
the night ot the day ho made hU tax col
lection- ? . end with a flshllne caught his
trousers , and , pulling them < o the window ,
rifled the pockets. The sheriff slept wltb
a lizht In his room.
SMILIM ; IIMS.
Puck : This would bo a very happy world
If pecple lAould always wear the expression
they do when they are having their pictured
taken.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "That S-yenr-
old boy of llomlcllpper's Is a chip of the
old block. "
"In what way ? "
"He's treasurer of his Sunday school
class , and nil the pennies that come Into
1'lu hands ho loans to 'nls mother at 15 per
cent. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Why. paw , you
can't take three from .two , " said the mid
night ( peculator's little boy. "If that's all
they learn you In them schools , " said the
parent , "you better quit. Didn't I take 3
from two dudes only last night ? "
Chicago Post : "Do you think It's unlucky
to walk under a ladder ? "
"It's apt to be If thcrc'a a man with a
paint pall on It. "
Detroit Journal : "Evsn the Rreen room , "
remarked the loading lady , In the course1 of
Eomc casual lucubrations touching tlio
illusions of the stiiRe , "Isn't jjrceti at nil , "
"The preen , " rJjolned the Juvenile , ab
sently , "Is all In your eye. "
Chicago News : "Are you In favor of
war ? "
"I should say I am. My mother-in-law de
clares slip will go to Cuba as a nurse , nnd I
want her to have a chance to show her
bravery. "
WashlnRton Star : "Victim of hard luck ,
of course ? " asked th ( ? sarcastic citizen.
"In every shape nn' form. " answered Dis
mal Damson. "W'y , my filend , I never pit
out of jail but what the weather turns colder
er begins to rain. "
Indlanapollp Journal : "There Is no doubt
that you made a ringing speech , " ealJthe
admiring friend. ' " '
"Yes , " replied the patriot , "but there has
bcsn a great deal of Its kind. You know
some people arc likely to be Irritated by A
constant ringing In their cars. "
Philadelphia Bulletin : "Tho streets ar *
overrun with blcyc'es. "
"Well , that woifd bo all right If the- people
ple on the streets were not run over/ with
them. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Yes , you are
one of those thoughtless fellows who are
recklessly yelling for war without any Idea
of what it tnieans. What do you know about
the horron of mar , anyway ? "
"Oh , I don't know. I've ben married four
times. "
Chicago Tribune : Dllgglns Want to go to
war , do you ?
Wofrss You bet I del
13llgKliiF > Do you think war's coming ?
Wog-gs Sure thing !
Bllprglns What do you want to KO to war
for If it's coming ?
Woggs ( after duly considering ) Some men
think they're ctmart when they're only
darned fools.
UK ' 11OSK TO \VME. ! .
Denver Tost.
He was a youth of studious brain ; at school
he always led
In every branch Vie undertook , was always
at the head ;
And oft bis teachers said to him his brain
would yet expand
Till In the elided linlls of fame he'd some
day proudly stand.
He'd read of opportunities out In the grow
ing west ,
And felt that Vicrc his talents rare would
sparkle at their best ;
And hither on the wlajs of hope he proudly
plumed hl flight ,
Determined ho would reap rcwardu Just
simply out of sight.
. , . > i
A year passed by , and back ho wrote t'.iat
honor wreathed his name.
That In the oratorio Held he fast was gainIng -
Ing fame ,
That men In every walk of life came- flockIng -
Ing up In herds
To listen to his gifted voice and hang upon
his -words.
His parents 8nowcd that letter 'round the
town from dawn to dark ,
And everybody said they knew that Tom
would make hl mark ,
Nor dreamed t'hnt ho pursued the path of
fame for ten a week
As caller for a keno game tn storied Cripple
Creek ,
"Profit by the
folly of others"Pt'iny. .
When you see a shabby suit , an ill-fitting garmsnt- faded
and misshapen arrangement of flimsy materials , don't get one
like it. Don't go even to a store that is capable of selling you
such an outfit.
Good clothing is worth paying a fair price for. No honest
clothier will offer to sell you cloth that cost $2 a yard for $1.00 ,
Trust him not he is fooling you.
If you have got the mistaken notion that BrowningKing&
Go's clothing is expensive because it is good , come and look at it ;
that won't cost you anything and it will satisfy you , if you are a
judge of values , that really good clothes cannot be made for less
than we offer them for.
Oqr.JAth and Uougla9Jitt