( VUJtNA , DAILY * BlCKi < MONDAY. APRIL .4. * A
* . * THE OMAHA DAILY BER
B. nOSBWATER , Editor.
PUUU811ED EVEHT MOIININU.
TERMS or BunscntPTioNi
IJ i ( Without Sunday ) , Oni Year 1904
D lly and Sunday , One Tear ? ? *
IX Month. 404
Thre Monthi J
HumUr lie * , On Ysr J gj
Btturday lle , One 7 > ar. . . . . . . ; g
p. WOTkly B * . One Yetr
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TUB DEE PUnUSIIINO COMPANY.
8TATKMENT OF CinCUkATJON.
into , of Nebraska , Douglas county , !
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lishing comtiany. being rtulj' swiirn , ay ttmt the
actual number of full tid completiedplfs or The
Dolly , Morning , Kvenlnir end Hunday tl s rrlntrt
during the month of March , 183 , was followei
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11 21.R1S S 29.1Z3
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Le.i returned and unsold coplcl 11."S3
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Net dally average W * >
OEOUOE n. T7.WHUCK.
Bworn to fonforo me nnd nub < crlb tl In mv pr * > i-
cnce this 1st day of April , 1893. N. P. JT.IU
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
Now that the dogs of war nro being
nnchnlncd n good many lotul-moutlicd
patriots will bojtln to look for shelter.
If nil the war tnxos on tea , coffee ,
fccor and splrtls nre Imposed as threat
ened It Is Just possible congress may
drive some of Its members to take water.
Although the sentiment of the house
of representatives 1 decidedly In favor
of the gold stnndnrd It IA the silver mace
Hint Is lecognlxcd as the sign of author
ity for restoration of order.
The unanimity of the. ex-presidents In
refusing to do or say anything that
would embarrass the president shows
thnt they have not forgotten that a pres
ident Is In a peculiarly exposed posi
tion.
War propitiations must not l > c allowed
to Interfere with the preparations for the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. The "ex
position Is n certainty , while It rs yet
within the range of possibility that war
with Spain may be avoided.
General Copplnger and his regulars
may march on Cuba by way of Mobile ,
but wo ( have the consolation of knowing
'that the John L. Webster guards and
the John L. Webster brass band will slay
with us through the entire campalgu.
The best way to float a popular loan Is
through the establishment of n postal
savings' bank system , through which
the savings of the hiunblcat wage worker
could bo safely turned over to the na
tional treasury ata , fair interest rate.
If the unexpended money voted by the
legislature and the people of Douglas
county to aid the Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position were placed at the disposal of
the exposition management there would
be no need of bonding the gate receipts.
The city of Washington h nn Interest
ing place just now , but that to no rea
son why meddlesome outsiders , espe
cially politicians who have an "ex" be
fore their titles , should rush In and make
themselves conspicuous In a Cuban
lobby.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
. The massing of the whole regular
nrmy along the Alabama and Florida
coast may after all be the most effective
way of forestalling war with Spain by
bringing that nation to n full realization
that Unele Sam means business In case
Cuba is not evacuated.
Now ithat the United States govern
ment has made n good beginning with
the study'of everything in the soil uuJ
nuder the surface of the earth the kite
Investigation of the upper currents of
air may bo appropriate. The HeW for
Investigation is largo and Interesting.
No little thing like failure to pass the
physical , examination ought to stand in
the way of appointment to the police
force by the reform police board trinity
BO long as the applicant has the endorse
ment of the reliable man or the man of
lufloocnco or other members of the gang.
With the , reduction to the ranks of
detectives for raiding police-protected
gambling houses without special orders
before them as an example , members of
the police force may be depended on to
observe the rule against seeing anythln
they are expected by their superiors not
to sct > .
It took the legislature of Massachu
setts just twenty-llvo minutes to net
upon the.miggestlon . otahe governor and
pass a law through nil Vn ! stages making
ai > appropriation to render the militia
available for war purposes in the event
of their services being needed by the
fintionnl government. There Is plainly
nothing slpw nbont Massachusetts.
Omaha Is out of range of Spanish guns ,
put that docs not mean that It will not be
affected by war. The emptying of Kort
Crook , even temporarily , hi a blow from
Which local business' must sulfur. Tln >
Idea that any country can Increase pros
pcrlty by resorting to destructive war I
u delusion and a miaro Intended only for
tliu swallowing of credulous people.
, The conflicting dispatches from Wash
Ington concerning the Intentions of the
pre.sldont to call vpuf the militia keep
. iu0mbcn of the National OtfartTof Ne
I- , braska and of other U tea lu a dtato of
intolerableeuspense. . Moat of 'tho mil-
itlameu are employed ID workshop or
farm and the uncertainty by which
they nre coafreated create * a feeling
f uurcat B t , ttii4iMiT to aAcleat work.
TUR IfuKVlTABLK WAR.
War , everybody now rcAlteeo , Is In
evitable. Whether congress ndopta the
resolutions that were passed by the
IIOUAQ or those- that were passed by < thc
senate , or finally agrees upon a compro
mise course , there Is but one eventuality
war. Tha ! nation has unalterably
made up Its mind' thnt Spain shall bo
driven otif of Cuba nnd that n free and
Independent government shall be estab
lished In that Inland. The government
nnd the people are prepared to go to war
tor this purpose nnd that being the cose
tt Is Idle nnd foolish on the part of any
body to flrid fault with what la mani
festly the practically universal demand.
The Bee has been consistently In favor
of the maintenance of peace with honor.
It- has Insisted that the United States
should engage In war with Spain only
for reitedus thnt would commend thorn-
selves to the judgment nnd approval of
the civilized "world. It has held that
.his republic , ns one1 of the great family
of nations , lint ? certain duties and obli
gations which ft could not wisely or
safely disregard. We have been con
trolled in our judgment regarding the
duty of the government by the 1m-
prcsslvo precedents of the .past that ap-
> ly to existing conditions. We have
iidcavorcd to be true to the traditional
policy of the nation and to adhere to
: hose principles which have become
firmly imbedded In our political system.
S'ot for one moment have we ever failed
to nyinpatlilzc with the cause of Cuban
freedom. We have at all times hoped
for the Independence of Cuba and have
never failed to deprecate and unquall-
lledly condemn the policy of Spain In
that island. Whatever has been true ,
whatever has been right , whatever has
been Juat In connection with the Cuban
cause we have heartily and unquali
fiedly commended. Whatever position
we have taken with respect to the duties
and obligations of the United States In
regard to Cuba has bccu < dictated solely
with reference to1iat we conscien
tiously believed to be the true policy of
the nation , having due regard always for
ts Interests and Its honor. It has been
our deslro that if war must come It
should be Inaugurated on a basis that
would make the United States absolutely
secure lu the judgment of the civilized
world nnd compel the approval of man-
tlnd. It Is easy to go to war. Nations ,
like individuals , can make the simplest
dllHculUes a cause of hostilities. Itut In
every case there should be a complete
Justillcatlon for conflict.
A war between the United States and
Spain being inevitable , It Is the impel alive -
live duty of every American citizen to
support the government In all demands
that may be made upon him. At such
a time there must be no cavil and no
complaint. All differences of opinion
must yield to the demand for national
unity , for absolute harmony to sustain
the dignity and the honor of the nation.
The American people must stand , to
gether ns one man to carry out the be-
licst of those lu authority of the men
whom they have entrusted with the re
sponsibility of maintaining the national
honor.
The Bee will l > e found among the fore
most In the discharge of this duty. We
have labored for the" 'maintenance of
peace. We have favored the policy
wblcirMookcd to the pacification of
Cuba without war , always sympathiz
ing with the efforts of 'the Cubans to
secure independence. We have con
demned as strongly as anybody the cruel
policy of Spain in Cuba. Our hope of
the maintenance of peace , with justice
to the Cuban people , has not been real
ized. Our government , moved by the
inhumanity of Spain In Its treatment of
the people of Cuba , has decided to take
action to put an end to that state of
things. In that vcidict The Bee concurs
and will give Its best influence to the
support of tha government.
WUEItK WILL IT STOP
A decision has just been rendered by
the district court that members of the
police and ( ire departments are not city
olliccrs subject to the restrictions ai.d
limitations of the city charter. The ob
ject of this decision Is to enable police
men to exact fice passes from the street
railroad company
Unfortunately , this doctrine that a
police officer whose appointment and pay
Is fixed by charter , just the same ns that
of all other city otilcers , is not a city em
ploye , will apply also to exemption from
all other restraints upon bribery and
blackmail. The charter prohibits nil city
officers aid } employes from accepting
any gift or'privilege of value from any
franchiscd corporation or contractor.
Policemen , under the charter , are re
quired to report the condition of gas and
electric lamps , defective sidewalks and
other matters of importance in which
corporations and contractors nre Inter
ested. If a policeman can accept free
street car passes with impunity ho has
the right to demand and accept free
gas , free water , free telephones , and
there Is nothing to hinder him from ac
cepting gifts from contractors who ob
struct the streets.
Grant that It Is a hardship to compel
policemen to pay car faro out of their
own pockets while on duty , why should
they not-pay faro when oft duty ? Grunt
even that the street railway company Is
benefited by having policemen occa
stonally on board thulr cars or that the
city Is entitled to free transportation for
firemen and policemen In consideration
of special protection- , why should not the
police board arrange lij contract for
tickets at nominal prices to bo used by
policemen and firemen lu active service ?
The primary object of the law prohibit
Ing gift-taking by city officials and em
ployes was to Hton the pernicious system !
of wholesale petty 'bilbo ' distribution
which had proved so demoralizing and
operated as the wedge for ooodllng on a
larger scale. For this reasonIf for none
other , the city attorney should be di
rected by the council to secure a ruling
on tills point from the supreme court
It Is all very well for William Jen
nings Bryan to preach to the free coinage -
ago delus'oulstii that this country can
maintain the parity of gold and silver
at the ratio of 1C to 1 without the ahl
or consent of any other nation on earth.
Hut when Senator Allen rises In his
neat and1 declares that the president has
no right to entertain a respectful ap
peal for peace from the diplomatic rep-
rewntatlves of foreign nations ho over-
Bhootfl the mark altogether. The Monroe
doctrine xlocs not contemplate the Isola
tion of the United States troro Inter
course with European powers , other
wise there would be no excuse for con
tinuing our embassies and consulates In
European countries. Carried to Its logi
cal conclusion , Senator Allen's position
would make of America a Iloblnson
Crusoe Island.
AS TO RAlLnOAD TAXATION.
OGBINO , Neb. , April 15. To the Editor
of The Doe : Did the railroads ewc-ar that
their road * In Nebraalra are worth 130,000.00
for eacto mlleT And If they * re , why not
pay taxw on one-fourth ot It , aa we do ?
Is It the pop * that < tell them bow much to
pay end which of them ? Please answer
thta .through your good paper. We are waitIng -
Ing to hear what you think about It.
MON9 NELSON.
Under tha constitution of Nebraska ,
the property and franchises ot railroads
are subject to assessment nnd taxation
on the same basis as Is the property of
Individuals. If the lauds and chattels
of private Individuals nro taxed upon
one-fourth of their actual value , the
same ratio should govern in the assess
ment of railroad property.
The difficulty with railroad taxation Is
that the appraisement of railroad prop
erty is made by a state board , consist
ing of the governor , auditor and treas
urer , under a system of dumping all
depots , machine shops , rolling stock/and
personal property Into one great pot
with the right-of-way and dividing the
total by the mileage. By this process
the bulk of the personal property prac
tically counts for little or nothing and
the railroads escape local taxation al
most entirely. The assessment of Ne
braska railroads as made by the State
Board of Equalization has undoubtedly
shown fair valuation for the main Hues ,
but the branches have been grossly un
dervalued.
In the matter of assessing rallrond
property tire reforms promised by the
populists have not materialized. The
present state board has simply adopted
without change tha valuation that was
fixed by the men whom they had al
ways denounced as railroad tools. The
icason for this betrayal of their party
pledges Is not difficult < to find. Annual
railroad passes and other valuable gifts
have hod their pernicious effect upon
the popocmtic officers charged with
fixing railroad taxation just as they
have upon the bogus reform state rail
road commissioners charged with regu
lating rnlliond rates.
BLOW AT THE JASJNlTr PLEA.
While more or less earnest protests
have been made at Irregular Intervals
against the delay or defeat of Justice by
the plra. of Insanity on behalf of crim
inals , It has remained for the supreme
court of Iowa to set a precedent for
such a change In the practice of law
In the courts as amounts to virtual reversal -
versal of the rules hitherto followed.
In n recent decision the Iowa court
holds that If at any time during the
progress of a criminal trial a doubt Is
raised as to the sanity of the defend
ant a special trial for insanity may be
immediately ordered. * If the defendant
la found to be Insane the criminal case'
Is dropped , but such verdict does not
operate to release the prisoner. On the
contrary , he will be sent to tu ward
for criminal insane at the penitentiary
for an Indefinite time. If the trial for
Insanity results in a verdict that the
defendant ts sane the trial on the orig-
lual chnrg-3 can be resumed.
While such a trial for Insanity sep
arate from the other trial will not bar
that defense from the indictment , It
will certainly make it more difficult to
secure an acquittal on that theory. The
whole purpose of the court in taking
this view of the insanity plea Is to
make sure that Justice bo done without
% lolence to the ordinary court rules and
practices. According to well-versed
criminal lawyers the new decision will
practically eliminate the insanity plea
from criminal practice , since that plea
will subject the indicted person to a
trial for Insanity which might result
in Incarceration In the Insane ward of
the penitentiary practically for life. In
a word , It will make that plea almost an
dangerous for the criminals as pleading
guilty.
The plea of Insanity as nn excuse for
crime has been badly abased and is In
dlsreput everywhere. If the Iowa sys
tem proves a good tenicdy , we may ex
pect it eventually to be adopted generally -
orally by other states.
The cordial relations hitherto existing
between the states of California and Ne
vada seem to have been rudely broken
off and diplomatic intercourse between
Sacramento and Carson abandoned , ow
ing to a disagreement over gazing lands.
The California ranges are suffering from
a prolonged drouth and although the
grazing is 'good In Nevada the state
authorities refuse to permit the Califor
nia cattle owners to herd their animals
In the more favored state. As a conse-
qucnco thousands of cattle from Call-
fornla nre being shipped to Utah , Wyo
ming and other states where grazing
can be had. So far ns nnown Califor
nia has the only drouth on record for
1898.
A duly appointed commission has de
cided that the best way to celebrate the
centennial of statehood in Ohio in 1003
will bo by the erection of nn appropri
ate memorial and library building at
the state capital containing eighty-eight
large rooms , one for each county of the
state , wherein could bo exhibited all the
historical records and relics of the state.
This would Indeed be a sensible method
of celebrating the centennial of state
hood but It seeing strange that a state
nearly a hundred years old has not al
ready homo Mich building as that pro
posed.
Governor Holcomb has not yet Indl
cated what he proposes to do In the
mutter of the report of the legislative
committee showing that while sheriff of
Dnwes county James G. Dahlman , chair
man of the democratic state committee
nnd now drawing $ ? " " - a year as state
railway commissioner , took $100 out of
the state treasury upon fictitious bills.
If Dahlman were a hold-over republican
there Is no doubt that his official decapi
tation would be uwlft auil sure. But a
.Wforrn
tlofloains governor to begin re *
'orin with him and the governor 1ms yet
to display thirvotirnffc to rebuke frniid
ninoug his owB.4iarly associates.
Wo fear that'lho candidate for gov
ernor of Pennsylvania of the new Honest
Government party , whose platform con-
elsta of one filvort plank stolen bodily
from the decalogue without cicdlt , will
lot make cvqt a. good showing in the
scattering col\ipn \ ) when the election returns -
turns arc tabulated. Tills is not because
Thou shall notstcal" _ Is nn Injunction
offensive to them , but they can hardly bo
pleased with'We ' who assumes to be
he sole and ' 6'nly honest man In the
state. Pharisaism la not more popular
u politics than In business or society.
The paving contracts let last year on
which work Is still unfinished shouul bo
completed without further delay. The
citizens of Omaha are willing toput up
with all reasonable Inconvenience In the
lope of securing street Improvements ,
liut they should not bo expected to sub
mit to the Indefinite- blockading of Im-
jortant thoroughfares Just because the
contractors want to save money by work-
ng a short force. The paving contrac
tors should be waked up by the city
authorities with a jolt.
The American correspondent of the
London Times , who Is an American by
birth nnd nn Englishman by imitation ,
s attracting unfavorable attention in
England by the vicious attacks he la
nuking on the "country " of his birth , Just
because ho imagines saying mean things
about America will please the British.
Governor Holcomb's referee-substitute
has had over two weeks to register his
findings nnd conclusions In the police
board Investigation farce , but up to the
lour of going to press he UUs not turned
in his copy. The supply of whitewash
at the state 'capltol ' must be either run
ning short or altogether exhausted.
The Defeiti el i Dead.
Washington Post.
Like all other men , Thomas Jcffereon hdd
hla faul' , but there Should be same way to
protect Wa memory from the men who pert -
t la talking about R at public functions.
An , Interior BxplnNlon.
Loulsxlllc Courier-Journal.
Congrcog , while Insisting that we are to
ago war with Spain , In the Interest of
civilization , ought to refrain for the time
being from giving such samples of clvlllza-
ittijn as tt gave in the free fight on the floor
of the houso.
to- Stay at Homo.
Olpbe-Uemocrat.
The report thdt ; Weyler Is to rcaume com
mand In Cuba Ifjwai ) tokea place Is not true.
The reason It Is not true Is that Cuba's
principal ports , j > < llli probably bo blockaded
within forty-eight lioura after the declara-
: lca ot war , an J Wine of them are likely to
be in American' binds within forty-eight
hours atterwardf |
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A Ilcbtikefi < IMcliltcr * .
'
Silver ( Jpc'ikT'lhies ( ll. rep )
The Nebraska" , independent ot last week
a an edltorlal.arucle la defense of those
who ride onriUrpja passes. But It Is the
defense of a self-icuftased criminal. It was
evidently written.- a public official who
iad nceptc and , ' useyl all 'the ' passes he could
get , or by a pera'pnjjvho , for some reason or
other , thought ingcessary to come to the
defence of eucti. ; Usually when a men does
nothing whlfli he , ' and everyone $ lse-knows
to be wrong , he fAya as little about U as
possible. But hero , le a man , who has the
nnntte Impudence -defend himself In wrong
doing , or , what to more Inexpusable , to de-
feud wrcagdolng In others.
of Oomtn r Tpxea.
Philadelphia. 1/idger. ,
The coirly Introduction In the hous * ways
ana means oommV.tea ot < l proposition to
raise an additional $100,000COO year by
taxation for war purposes la particularly
grim ehadow which coming -trouble oasts
before It. It reminds us tcoit It wo must
hive war , we must pay for It , and It is a
very oos'.ly proceeding , It will strike at all
claat < 3. too. Taxlnj beer , tobacco , coffee ,
tea and bank accounts all of which are in
cluded In the schedule will rrake a very
largo proportion of all the people In the
country join in paytag the -tots , end Its
burdens will be felt by U. But this U cnly
the HghLer part ot the taxation of war.
Increased ) Product of licet Sugar.
Philadelphia Press.
The beet-root sugar product thla year
promises to be 180,000,000 pounds , or twice
last year's. Thla crop will be as large aa
the average crop ol cane sugar twenty years
ago , and a * largo aa the poor crops ten years
ago. The average sugar cane crop now Is
about three times this. The beet-root crop
bas grown from nothing In ten yeara. It has
trebled In flve years of great depression , 1S92
to 1897 , and it 10 likely to do more la
the next flve years. If It goea on as it has
begun the United States by 1910 will be mak
ing a third of Ito sugar at homo. By 1920 ,
Judging from the past , we will be exporting
sugar. Raising revenue from a customs duty
on sugar cannot last very long aa time is
measured by nations.
WIiBt Wnr Meanc for Spain.
iHtirtford Leader.
Probably few Americans are able to re
alize wfrat a war with America will doubt
less moan to Spain. It means not simply
the ie 3 of Cuba and perhaps Porto Rico
also. It means not atone overwhelming na
val defeat ani bankruptcy of th national
treasury. It probably means the downfall
of the Bank of Spilir , the one great finan
cial Institution ofHhe country , and with Its
fall the collapse ot other banks taa SOJTCB
of corporations a gon-entl panic , stoppage
of industries , ruin for many thousands ot
woll-to-do clilzecs , and ifolt
> wins In < the
wake of all this an uprising , of popular pas
sion and disorder , perhaps revolution Itself ,
and a sweeping away of the dynasty , aa Na
poleon III losti his throne alter Sedan.
ST.VMJAHD MUST HB ItAISBD.
for Wew 'Candidate * on , ( be
H - | > nl llcnn''Tlcket Kndomrd.
T'EKA'MIAJH , N&VAprll 7. To the Editor
of The Bee : yv > uVMftorlal ton the candidates
to be selected Ib icthd ( party this /all I moat
heartily endorstS.we choose our party
nominees this 'fill1 ' Tram anr other stand
point than thuf ° dullnej ( in this editorial
we might as weflllld dc-wn and let the pop
ulist combine take control and save our 'time
and money. ButfTs'iy , no. Wo cn redeem
ourselves If iwei % > oftc along the lines laid
down toy The Bee. ( Hit them hard and cften
and let us all com ' * p to the cratch along
this line. and vlcjaryjcftn be our * .
With good cropland a successful 'termlna-
'tlon of the Cuban question , -which I believe
will come out all.O. K , we can sweep the
state and nation. , Iut w'lth any of the old
gang who have taken part in the defalcation
thievery or the oiea who stood behind them
and piwhol jglronl prominence or position
win reldgate us 191 the rear for the next ten
years.
I am gl a to see" you this early at different
times iboldly tin The Bee define your position
on the coming canxpa'lsn ' , 1 bive been In
the thick of the fight ( Cor yeara anJ know If
we succeed we must take up new nua and
those ot known ability and Integrity. I am
for sudh deal and agree -with The Bee on
the great questions of the hour and further
Ea-y , VI I cm be of * ervteto tour party or
anything that 'will give Nebraslda bar former
political standing , Just command me mnd it
shall be Uone.
Tomorrow the county board of thii county
raeetn and I am * member aal 1 thrtak we
will come up w'Uh $500 for our xbn > lt a-t tha
TransmlMbalppl Exposition. 'Let the food
work to on. I am veny truly yours ,
P. L. RORK.
President Tekaaah Republican Ch * .
MOLCOMR iA > D TUB THtHD TBMM.
Celurabua Argua ( pop. ) : Oovernor HolcomS
M publicly announced that ho would not
accept the nomination for governor , In which
ho reiterates his position on a third term
nomination. The eminent satisfaction -which
Oovernor Holcomb's cervices governor
during the last four yrara has given to the
people ot all the state has led to the fre
quent .mention . ot his name In connection
with the gubernatorial candidates In the
next state election. In justice lo others
who e name * have been mentioned In the
earns connection , the governor now makes
public and emphasize * his vletta on third
: crm nominations. *
Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : Governor Holcomb
has written a letter la regard to the gov
ernorship In which he Informs an anxious
publlfc that he Is not a candidate for re-
lomlnstlon and re-election. Ho does not ,
however , state that be wilt not accept a
nomination for a third term. The governor
Is "devilish sly. " The third term precedent
n Nebraska would be honored In the breach ,
and not In observance , If Governor Holcomb
had the say about the Holcomb succenslon.
Aa It stands now , after having written his
ctter < he can keep out of the way It popu-
Ut sentiment Is against his nomination ,
while all the time having an anchor cost
o windward ,
Plattsmouth Journal ( dem. ) : In answer
to an Inquiry from J. B. Lane of Wlsner ,
Governor Holcomb has written a letter In
which ho statce that he Is not a candidate
for another nomination for the governorship ,
saying that he "docs not think It would be
either wise or expedient for htm to accept
such nomination. " His reasons for such a
belief are not known , but the fact that ho
tea arrived at auch a conclusion will bo re
gretted by democrats and populists all over
the state. Silas A. Holcomb has made by
'ar ' the best governor Nebraska ever had and ,
lie will retire from office with the sincere
respect and regard of a vast majority ot the
people. Irrespective of party affiliations.
Papllllon Times ( dem. ) : At last Governor
Holcomb has decided that he will not be a
candidate for a third term. Wo congratulate
the governon upon taking such a step. Not
that we have any doubt as to his ability to
secure a renomlnatlon and a re-election ,
for , indeed , we believe ho could have had
both for the asking , but rather because In
declining to stand for a third term lie hao
bowed to a very strong popocratlc sentiment
against third terms , which , however , we
flrmly believe would have been waived In
his coao. The field la now free end fair to
some excellent men among the sliver forws
men who felt In honor bound to keep out
ot the fight as long ae the governor was In
it. There will bo a splendid lot of avallablcs
from which to choose , and the silver forces
wilt have no trouble In the work of keeping
a populist In tiho gubernatorial chair during
the next two yeara.
Lincoln News ( rep. ) : The letter of Gov
ernor Holcomb In which he eujo that ho Is
not a candidate for a third term does not
have the ring of sincerity that character
ized the governor's utterances before ho became -
came surrounded on all sides at the state
house by politicians and flatterers. The Nowe
may say , at the outset , that It has no preju
dice against the governor running again
and It rattier Inclines to the belief that he
la the strongest man the fuslonlsts could
name. The letter of the governor , which Is
reproduced elsewhere , Is , however , o very
clever piece of sentence-making. Ostensibly
written for the purpose of giving to the
world , or rather that portion of U that is
Interested In Nebraska affairs , that he does
not desire the office again. It very cleverly
avoid ? stating anything of the kind. He raya
that ho Is not a candidate , that iho does- not
seek another nomination , nor will ho ask for
a third term , but nowhere does ho say he
will not accept another nomination. The
governor is politician enough to know that
It ho openly sought a third term he would
bo certain to be turned down , whereas It he
places himself In the attitude < ho has , It may
came to him because of the jealousies of
other aspirants , all ot whom are Indebted
to him for political favors. It any one
Imagines the Hon. Silas A. Holcomb Is not
up to snuff he la not fully acquainted with
the astuteness of the distinguished gentle
man.
31 EX OF TUB HOIHI.
Admiral Franc ! * , M. nance and Other
Miivil CeU'brltlea.
Admiral Francis M. Bunco , now -charge
of the Brooklyn navy yard , Is not heard of
much these stirring times , yet his duties
on shqre are no less Important than a sea
command. He la rounding out the forty-
seventh year of service In the navy , during
which he made an enviable record In war
and peace.
Admiral Bunco la a sailor of the old
school. During his long career in the navy
he has visited many foreign countries and
seen much active service. He was born In
Connecticut December 25 , 183 $ . Hto early life
waa spent In that section of the country ,
where he received such education as the
schools afforded. He entered the navy in
1851 and was appointed an acting midship
man In May , 1852. He was sent to the Naval
academy , from which he vtaa graduated as
a midshipman flve years later , and was at
tached to the gunboat Germantown , In the
Bast India squadron , until 1860 , when he was
promoted a passed midshipman. During the
same year ho was assigned to the 'Brooklyn ' ,
in the Gulf squadron , which vessel was en
gaged In the Chlnqul survey.
It was not until early In 1861 that Admiral
Bunce , then a lieutenant , saw any active
service. From that time until the close of
the war ho was In many of the more Impor
tant engagements and waa mentioned in spe
cial orders and received the thanks of the
Navy department for brave and heroic serv
ices rendered.
He was appointed executive officer of the
Penobscot In 1862 and In that vessel took
part In engaging the confederate batteries at
Yorktown. Va. For a time Admiral Bunce
did duty with , the army and had charge of
the disembarkation ot the heavy artillery
and morUra for use In tne batteries In the
Investment of the place by General McClel-
lan. Ha w n active participant In various
expeditions alone the southern coast , served
In the attack on Morris Island and Fort
Wagner and.receded his flnt severe wound
on board the , monitor Patap&co during the
night attack pa Fort Sumtor.
Early In 1M4 be was appointed on the
staff ol Admiral Dahlgren and was In charge
of the scouting and picket boats of the
squadron -be for o Charleston. He served'In
the South AtUntlc
blockading squadron on
several of the monitors until he was ordered
north In September , 18.64 , to take command
ot the monitor Uonodnock. He took that
vessel from Philadelphia to Ean Francisco.
This wan the' ' first
extended sea voyage ever
made by a monitor. He received the thanks
of the Navy department for this sertvlce and
was recommended for reward to the presi
dent by the secretary of the navy.
At tho-closo ot the war he was placed In
charge of the Boston navy yard , and re
mained there until 1869. He was commis
sioned commander in 1871 and a captain In
1883.Between - thteo years he served on
many Important commlailons and commanded
everal ot the larger naval stations and re
ceiving ships. Ho waa placed in command
Of the battlcshlp'-Mtlne. He was commis
sioned commodore onMarch 1 , 1895. Ho
commanded the Nortb Atlantic squadron
when that fleet maneuvered off Charleston ,
S. . , In 1896. He remained In command more
than a year , when be was detached and
ordered to take charge ot the navy yard at
New York , when be If at present on duty.
Admiral -Bunce will be retired on Decem
ber 25 , 1898. when he will reach the age
limit.
I
Another characteristic story U told ot
"Flg-htlng Bob" Evana. now commander of
the Iowa. Early in 1893 h * rounded up a
particularly elusive Oatiadlin pc cher In
Bering sea. Boarding the slcop Evans found
the skipper wrapped -with the British flag
and flery red whiskers. The spectacle
startled Evaca and ha concluded ib bad run
wHnat u human pillar of fire. In addition to
0 > e luminous color scheme the skipper
opened his lattery aind lot go a volley cf
profanity that Uok Bob aJmcat off hi * feet.
Now , Bob DM a pretty extecalve acquaint-
uace with burning words , but the > rlcty
and pleturwquenefa of the '
skipper' * pro
fanity convinced Evan * that he wan a Bovlco
by comparison , To give additional mpb * 's
to hla deouncla-tlono the skipper save an
imitation ot an Indlti war dance. The , awn
5OD.t'n" ' l o ye at such a r t that Evan ?
decided to muzzle him. Suddenly .looping
be seized with both bands a tug * blubber
flsh that tiy oa ttoe deck and Xipp d the
Canadian with tt fair In the face. The thing
was of about the consistence and
of a JllyfWh , but the blow had enough force ,
Mverthelna , ito knock -the hye'.crlcal Oa-
adhn , British flute and alt , clean off his
feet and headfirst Into the water. A momtmt
totcr ho ros . half full of brine , rnutterlng
an breathless , - tothe surface. Ily the time
be bad b on fMwxl out and hauled aboard
alt h's defiance of Bob Rvarn and the Amf rl.
can flag bad disappeared. Worse yet , he liaJ
lost hla Brltleh colors , nnd as quite con
tent to llton to what the Yankee commander
had -to say.
Roar Admiral Slcard bas written to the
N w York Tm ! < M to correct several errors
that have appcarej recently in regard to his
illness. At no time did ho Inf.Tm the Navy
department that he could command as long
aa the squadron was In port , but could Tot
command ot . "I d4d not order tha final
board of medical survey on myself , " says
Admiral SI card , "nor did I have anything to
do nlth fixing the length of sick leave In'my
cosf. All tbesu matters were determined
by ' tbo Navy department , which orlsnajted :
all 4ho orders and took all the action In the
case. However , eu sooi as Itho order for my
relief from the command was received , I
both telegraphed and wrol to < he Navy de
partment. eaylr.K that I felt onsUerably
Improved < n hcnlth and wus willing to servo
yt Key opt or o'liewhoro during the exist
ing tension and for that purpose would waive
nny sick leave. " Admiral Slcard then an-
nouncts that h attaches ro blame -whatever
ISv- . - /JU7udoniptmenl / lOT removing him ,
, had
ho been In the place ot ' .ho
secretary he should have thought It
ncces-
eary to do as he did. Thtre should to no
doubt M to the
pcrfoot health of the
! " " } * " dUrlnB ho Prc ent
Admiral Slcard'a
letter | 3 the
ent of ttoe flot regardlns hb ,
OVK n en own ijn rue
A SnrnliM of .n.luonlPrt Mon In Com
imrnllvc IillrnrMM.
Mlnne-npglla Times.
; " a lo'v * tudent , ac-
I 'D/trU * flper' aPProachta the
day of his graduation , ' *
, wrote to a prorr.1nor.it
opening ' for > 3g " l Raipllja afforded HooJ
a bright joung lawyer. The
° 'rCPllc ' * y (1Is ua'N'
from going , ? ' ' > * 'the young man
to
Grand
' Raphls. saying :
'Same excellent
attorneys are not set
ting enough practice to enaWc them to face
a winter without some degree of norry. "
, O UUSO Js
confinedto aoy one tr.wn * n the United
States. It Is universal. Take Minneapolis ,
for example.
The Hennopln county -tlar h-is
ovtrr four hundred names , or about one law-
r * 0 ? very 50 ° -Population. . Two Uwyers
to the
thousand
of population are too -ma-ay - ,
and there
is little wonder float those who
aie ' ! n the harness
are
worrylrg abVut the
support of thc-mselvca and .families. .
These conditions will have to be recognized
enj met In a no distant fiuttire. Our schools
and colleges are turning out moro prcifes-
stonal men than there is neoj o ; . The icon-
dlWcnj refer not alone to the legal profession.
The meiMcUl and ministerial professions are
as .badly overstocked aa la that ot law.
Every churth has Its score or more cf theo-
loghcal samlaai'leR , mihoro students lare edu
cated gratis , and 'In ' many Instances sup
ported and clothed while they ore being edu
cated , and In la rapidly Increasing number
of state universities they are going up to
bo educated at ithe pubWc expense.
All these Institutions arc standing adver
tisements to the youth of the country that
there Is a more genteel and easy way of
earning a livelihood than the way their
fathers had to toll. The hard work by which
a country Is built up Is despised by the na
tive American you t ha The country bas
come to depend on the surplus populations
of ( tie old world for the hand , ? that do the
real \\ork of our developing civilization.
It would shock American tastes bcyonJ
measure If anybody were to suggest that
foreign Immigration ought to be otuit out ,
not for the reasons atlvcciccd by ( do Corlisses
and Lodges of congress , but bccau&s wo
ought to learn to do all our own work all
of It.
There must bo an end somewhere to our
policy of giving free professional education
to our own youth and tticn depending en
foreign populations manual tollers. The
difficulty 4s that our native-bora people of
the United StatM are rapidly coming to be
lieve that they are above manual labor1. It
la this thought which * baa bellied and Is
helping to throw the Industrial machinery
ot the people out of adjustment. It Is this
feollng that la giving life to all the wild
tbeorlca ot social reorganization and power
to the socialism and anarchy that are sweep-
lag over the land ot highest freedom In the
world.
SITt.VriOX ON TUB YUKON.
Subalilcncet of Rxtrhvaennl Prediction
About KlondikeWealth. .
r 8t. l < ouU Globe-Democrat.
Extravagant pred'otlons aa to the amount
of go'.d th-Jt will ootno this spring fr-m the
Klondike region have subsided Into an esti
mate ot about $10,000,000 , and this may be
toy end the mark. The yield will be a dis
appointment. Colorado alone produces twice
as much gold In cne year. Travel over the
winter tPJlla to Dawuoi Cty has been moro
difficult than waa supposed , -and hundreds
gave up In despair , sold their outfits and
returned hime. The tldo of pilgrims to
Alaska has greatly declined. In another
month the Ice will run out of the Yukon
anil the trip to Daiwaon may then bo made
by steamer. On the whole the rush thus
far has entailed ) moro toll and hardship
than the results in sight Justify , It will
require a yleM of $10.000,000 this reason to
cover the cost ot getting It , to say nothing
of the tremendous physical struggle of the
argonauts , some of whom fell by disease In
the cheerleas Arctic wastes.
Nearly all reports agree that gold Is
widely distributed In , Alarka , but la ex
ceptionally toird to got at. and also Uncer
tain In quantity and location. One miner
writes itbal be hen $13,000 im. duet and spent
$18,000to take it out. Everywhere the
ground must be melted and shoveled away.
When' bed-rock Is reached no gold may be
found and the hole abandoned , unless golns
deeper 10 cpncldertd advisable. It gold la
utruck , drifting the pay streak begins. A
stratum ot gi vel cbovo must be propped up.
Expensive ca veins are common. Ono opera
tor tort his pay streak , from < tbls cause end
spent $50,000 to , flnd H again. No gold can
bo secured without * bard work , though the
metal is often discovered unexpectedly. A
oor.Bldemblo quantity Istaken out ot pock-
cits caused by a dip In the formation. But
everywhere It is a battle with perpetual
Ice , made wcne in summer by ithe foot of
melted clay , mc nnd , slush through which
the prospector wades , carrying on bis back
the fifty pounta to which the condition of
the surface of the country limits him.
One point favorably settled la the abun-
dance of timber. While thinned la tbo life
mediate nolghborhoQjl of Uawaen , vth' !
cral supply will la tm-anT7e tt , and'It earn
bo rafted along the tr * ms. To thovpros
pector this ts an Important advantage. Copper -
per and coal will bo among the products ot
Alaska. Dawecn will ct through the
er-jen without suffering tor food , but * It I *
no place ( or a man of email mcaiw unless ha
Is vigorous and can securework. . Mta's ara
VI and n bare wccJe-n bunk Is $2 a night. .
Uen- , bacon and biking powder broad araV--
the staple food. The cold la Intense , but v
dry , and It 10 possible , with plenty of fuel ,
ti keep comfortable In a strong tont. flood
order Ij maintained and Canadian rule i *
rather strict. While wages are | 1G a day ,
the coat cf living makes them equivalent to
about $2 CO at home. Speaking1 In a general
way , nothing will be lost by pojtponlng a
trip to Alaako. More ficts ore needed
about it as a gold field to warrant definite
conclusions.
I'KHHOXAI , ASII1 OTIir.HXVISB.
The people are not Interested In the
award for printing postage stamps. The
price remains the name , whoever gets the
contract.
The proudest boast of Szwpanlk. the In
ventor of the telectroscopo , Is that ho was
never a success as a village schoolmaster.
Ho was suspciv-'cd three times.
Wills Dr. Nansen , the Arctic explorer ,
was traveling to England recently , his
locked compartment caught fire from an
over-heated axle and ho had a narrow es
cape.
The count ot Turin , v\ho foilght the duel
some time ngo with Prince iHenry of Or
leans , will arrive In Nen- York early la
Mny and will make an extended tour ot this
country.
It Is claimed for the Into Rolnnd WorthIngton -
Ington of The ilJoston Traveler that ho first
employed newsbos to sell hla papers In the
streets of that city , and set up the first
bullet'n to display the ne s.
Augustus St. daudcns , the famous sculp
tor , hns wiltten to a frlcMd In New York
thnt there 4s no truth In the rumor that ho
will not return to America. He Intends to
visit Qrceco before ho comes back to this
country.
A ami of the cor'federc.ito general , J. D.
Hcod , who xvtaj ere of the most reckless
fighters of the ccnfederacy , lua 'been ' commissioned -
missioned by the sovernor of LoiMhuna to
ralss a regiment for service against Spatn
In case or > vvar ,
Now York's Halny Day society has do-
llvcred Its ultimatum about woman's wear.
Its president officially sajs : "A woman Is
a bifurcated animal nnd I ca-anot for
my life see why woman's legs should bo la
ono bag and nian's In tuo. "
Prof. Benjamin Howard Is the only -Amer V
ican who hns thus far been able to reach the
Siberian Island ot Saghallen , whcro the worst
Russian criminals nro pent. He asserts that
the commonly accepted talea cf the horrors
ot this prison arc exaggerations.
C. O. Emry of Stanford , Me. , has a bed In
hU house on which Louis Phlllppo slept
when ho stopped nt Colonel Kmry'a house
on his way from Boston to Pottlnml. Tlio.jl
bed Is hlgh-pcatcd and ornamented with. ? ;
damask curtains In the style ot that day.
imiuiir A.VO nuii/.Vk
Detroit Free Press : "Wife ns nctlvo aa
c\cr , Hube ? "
"Yep. 6h ? 0111 Jump at n conclusion
quick's she could forty years ago. "
Chicago Post : "They represent eternity , "
he * ald in the couplejusied ,
"How do you msan ; " shu nsltcd.
"He Is a man with a future nnd ilia Is a
n\onian 'With , a past , " ho replied.
Indlnnnpo'ls Jouinnl : "Bcylsh wit , " Mid
the casual talktr , "Is rarely endowed with
a point. "
"It U evident , " iaiil th man with the
Bray beiird , "that you never tuught a coun
try school , "
Chicago Trllnipe : "Thisa \ the flrrt tlma
I was ever at ono of your city council msot-
IngB. What U the Idea. In covering- these
desKs with flowers ? "
"I think the Idea U to put the. alderman
In better cdor with the people. "
Detroit Journal : The crone crspt nearer.
"I ara the 03 vent to daughter of a. seventh
daughter , " sht hoarsely whUptrcd.
" 1'oor thin ) , ' ! " exclaimed lidlth , much
moved. "What stacks of old hats ht > and
her mother must have hail to fix over and
vtearl No wonder her Iwad la affected I Ah ,
msl"
Chicago Record : "Then It didn't break
your heart ( Aden ( Mls Skrlmshaw refused
you ? "
"No ; I got a raise In my salary the same
day. "
Judge : Proud Father My daughter strike *
B ana la rcaehlns for C.
Friend Oh , but you can't rea.l'y cim-plaln -
until she begins to strike you for Va and
reach for X's.
Chicago News : "Our landlady encourage *
ua to tnlk war at the itable. "
"What la her object1'
"It makes ua more vigorous In our attacks
on the beefsteak. "
Washington Star : "Dear msl" exclaimed
the girl with pens-Ive , brown eyes and lti'.c
en her lingers , "I wish I had entered school
a year Hooner. "
"Whnt U itho matter , dsor ? "
"Things nru In such an unsettled state
that I scarcely know Uhat advlco to elv
my country ! In my graduation essay , "
Detroit Journal : "Mamma , the Bmythe-
? es are claiming : that they too are d -
pcenedi from kings and are Just 03 good aa
we. "
"The Insufferable upstarts ! Why , they
have to go back thirty-seven centuries to
nnd a king In thslr Uncage , while -no have
to go back but a scant thirty-five ! The
very idea ! "
WHEX THIS IIUI1S AUK OPENING.
ji
m
When the sleeping twigs awake > ,
In the warmth of vernal air. ;
And their budding pulses break
1'nrcugh tha'sheathlng bark so bar * ,
By that silent power moved
That all nature feels anew ,
Through all ages faithful proved ,
By returning sweet and true.
.Breathe wo t'nen the air of birth ,
And ourselveH are budding , too ;
From the bosom of the earth
Spring her beauties 'bright ' and now.
Teeming life on every hand
Bubbling , gleaming , eparkllng. fair ,
Spreading verdure o'er the ( and , >
Yields a sweetness to thp air.
Birds rejoicing , brooks set free ,
Olvo us music aweet and clear ;
Sap flows warm In bush and tree ;
'Tls the morning of t'.ie year.
B. F. COCimAN. !
' 'Time man
, young ,
has taught us
both a lesson.-37/ / . -
It has taught you , young ; man , the wisdom of dressing as
well as you can afford to dress , and it has taught us how to help
you to do so at the least expense.
*
It has taught you the foolishness of shoddy and of a false
"cheapness" ana it has taught us that nothing is too good for the
young man of to-day.
Let us unite issues on this basis of what time has taught us
both , and let us give you the bsnefit of what we have learned
about fine clothing in the past thirty years. It will save'you
money and will insure your being as well dresssd as is possible.
8 * Wa Core lath mnd Douglmm at * ,