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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Rtntc of Nebraska. DoiiRlin county , M t
Oeorse It. TMchurk , m-cretnry of The Il e Pub-
llshlnic company , belnir tlttly sworn. nyn that t no
Rclual number of full nnd comylcle copies of ri.e
Dally , Morning. i\enlnc and Sunday lie1 printed
during the month of March , 1898 , was a folio *
17
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21.511 ZJ . 22.W3
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* 22,554 2.- , . -a 10.1
10 2222 2U . Z2.477
11 22.2M J7 . 22.111
J2 22..177 . 23,6(1 (
13 21SIS 29 . .m
H 22. 1 M . ZI.70J
13 22,207 Jl . 22.CJ7
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Lcis rcturnrd and unrold coplc * ll.M
Net totnl Mies fl'i' S
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OKOIIOE 11. T/.SOH17CK.
Sworn to before mo nml nub crlboil In my pres
ence thl 1st day of April. 1898. N. I' . J'KIU
( Scnl. ) Notary Public.
If congreHS lins llnlshuil rcsolutlnR for
the time beltiK perhaps It cnu get down
to legislating nguln for a while nt
least.
It looks ns If the opening of the base
bnll season wore going to get nlieiul of
the opening of the cannon ball season
after nil.
There was once a legal fiction , "The
king can do no wrong. " IJut even this
Imaginary axiom was never construed
to mean that the governor of n state
can do no wrong.
Now let the city authorities pass n
resolution doctoring that the streets of
Omaha are and ought to be kept clean
nml make provision for having the In
tent of the resolution carried out.
Referring to the latest turn In the
Cuban Imbroglio , Senor Castclar de
clared thnt "Indignation seals my
mouth. " Evidently that is not the same
brand of Indignation as that on tap in
Washington.
If one good American Is worth two
Spanish soldiers the United States reg
ulars , supplemented by the Cuban In-
fuirgcnt army , ought to be able to take
care of the Spanish laud forces on this
eldc of tire Atlantic.
The exposition will bring more dis
tinguished pebple to Oinalia during 'the '
next si < months than It has entertained
In any previous six years of Its hlntory.
Omaha must therefore distinguish Itself
by playing the host In. the most flttlug
manner.
More states will 'be ' officially repre
sented In the Trausinlsslsslppi Exposi
tion at Omaha than had been admitted
Into the union at the time of the Gen-
4euulnl Exposition nt Philadelphia. That
Is a showing uucqualed except by the
Columbian World's fair.
The democratic national committee Is
trying hard to get rid of Mr. Harrlty ,
the member for Pennsylvania , but he
refuses to be summarily bounced. The
way lie holds on to hid otlice ought to
bo accepted as sufficient proof that he
is a democrat ns he claims to be.
California Is calling upon Nebraska's
stock of corn to help It over the streai
of partial crop failure. Nebraska can
readily supply nil the corn California
may require ns a permanent thing und
let the In t tor devote Itself to other crops
for which It Is more specially adapted.
* Governor Holcomb accms to forget
that the constitution makers wisely
provided a lieutenant governor to per
form the duties of the executive office
fat any time the governor might be
come Incapacitated by reason of sick
ness , Impeachment or other disability ,
including Imprisonment for contempt of
court
The fact that the czar of Russia made
an Easter gift of 30,000 rllles and 1,000 ,
000 cartridges to the prince of Monte
negro ought to be sufficient to convince
the sultnn of Turkey that the sickness
from wh'.ch ' the Ottoman empire haa long
suffered Is a long way from cured. The
Kusslan greed for Constantinople has not
been effaced.
Ono thing the taxpayers will Insist
on , and that Is thnt If the Hoard' ' of Ed-
Jicatlou embarks hi real estate buying
It pay no more for property for the use
of the schools thnn would have to be
paid by private Individuals who tie-
tired to purchase. This city hns seen
enough Senegnmblnns extracted from
echool site woodpiles.
. The yellows , who have been shouting
morning , noon and night for war , nn.
jiow pretending to lament because the
Jinanclal burdens must fall largely
upon poor people least able to beai
them. But we have never had n war
In history that was not paid for by the
sweat of labor's brow. The time to
think of witr tnxes Imposed on the poor
Is while there Is yet a chance to main
tain honorable pence.
Congress has officially disclaimed nl
Intention ou the part of the Uuitei
States to exercise sovereignty , Jnrlsdlc
or control over Cuba. This Is i
STtP-tj declaration against Cuban nn
xutloSa riie United States has no
moro biusuKfi' | | to annex Hawaii or nnj
other remote Inland than It has to annex
Culm nnd the' ' , Cuban resolution oujrh
to bo the deathknell 'of Hawaiian an
uoxutlou by treaty , resolution or other
TllK ttATlUtm DECISION.
Employing the Inngnnge of the found-
rs of this republic In reupcct to the
mlted colonies , the representatives of
ho American people have declared and
he president hns expressed hid deter-
ninntlon to approve the declaration ,
'That the people of the Island of
Cuba are , nnd of right ought to be , free
ml Independent. " It Is the solemn nnd
rrevornbte decision of the nation , for
vhlch It assumes before the world every
espoiiRlblllty and will unflinchingly
ncet every danger. It says to Spain
hat In the judgment of the American
icople th.it government no longer has
any right of sovereignty In Cuba and
Icmnndfi thnt It rcllqtilsh at once its
authority and government In 'the Island
nd withdraw Its land anil naval forces.
f Spain shall refuse to do this the pros ! '
dent Is authorized to use the whole war
> ewer of the United States to drive
Spain out of Cuba. That accomplished ,
he government nnd control of the Island
s to be left to Its people.
This decision wns reached nfter care-
nl deliberation and thorough discus-
Ion. Every phase of the momentous
ssuc was considered , every opinion ns
o the course thnt should be pursued wns
given ample opportunity for hearing.
There is nothing more to bo said. The
onguc of criticism , or cnvil or complaint
s silenced. There Is no appeal from the
erdlct and the duty of every loyal
Vmcrlcnn citizen Is now to give his car
es t support to the government nnd to nc-
ept ch'eerfully whatever obligations may
be Imposed. War Is exacting. It do-
nnnds n shnre of every man's earnings ,
t levies tribute on everything. Its work
s that of destruction of the costliest
kind. No one can foresee what the Im
pending conlllct , which we believe In
evitable , will cost In men and money.
Jut whatever the price it must be paid
nd In the discharge of the obligation nil
vlll bear a share. Fortunately the na-
lon is in excellent financial conditioner
or the conflict. The government will
inve no uiuiculty In borrowing all the
noney It may call for and the nddl-
lonnl taxation for more revenue the
icoplo can benr nnd they will bear It-
vlthout n murmur. We believe there
ins never been a time In our history
vhcn popular patriotism was stronger
hau It Is today or when the people were
note ready to make sacrifices In sup
port of the government In a course
vhlch It hns determined to be necessary
uul justlllnblo.
Let ns not be deluded with the Uen
hat Spain will not light that her de
clared determination to resist American
utcrvcntlon In Cuba Is Insincere nnd
hat at the last moment she will sur-
ender without a struggle her authority
and government In Cuba. It is not to
) c doubted that Spain realizes that Cuba
s lost. Her statesmen must understand
he utter hopelessness of retaining the
sland after the action of the United
States. But there is more at stake than
3uba. The existence of the monarchy
tsclf is in the balance , and while war
nay not save thnt It certainly cannot be
saved without .war. As we have here
tofore said , all conditions and circum
stances point to hostilities as inevitable
nml it Is probable they will hnvo begun
jcfore the end'of the present week.
The resolutions passed by congress
will , we 'believe ' , bo approved by the
Intelligent nnd Impartial judgment of
mankind. They proclaim thnt the pur
pose of the United States in giving Cuba
ndependence nnd pence is n wholly un
selfish purpose that It contemplates the
exercise of no sovereignty , jurisdiction
or control over that" Island. Onr only
aim Is to give the Cuban people what
wo believe they of right should have
and then leave them to govern them
selves and work out their own destiny.
In justification of this we have laid be-
'ore the world reasons which are deemed
to bo ample and conclusive.
A. STRAIN Off JUS CONSTITUTION.
In the answer mnde by Governor IIol-
comb to the mandamus proceedings
brought In the supreme court to compel
lilm to live up to the law relating to the
[ tearing of impeachment charges ngnlnsi
lis ! police commission appointees , atten
tion Is called to the solemn duty Imposed
by the constitution on the governor "to
take care thnt the laws be faithfully
executed. " Th's naturally suggests 'the '
question , What kind of nn example Jian
Governor Holcomb himself set to care
that the laws be faithfully executed ?
The law provides that the state Irons
uror eliall , before his official bond is ap
proved , account for all of the public
funds In his possession. This account
Ing In the contemplation the law Is to
*
bo actual , not fictitiousby the producr-
tlon of the cash or the exhibition of cer
tificates of approved state depositories.
Yet Governor Holcomb allowed Joseph
S. Hartley to settle with himself with a
clgnr box full of
paper promlscs-to-pny
without even mnklng nn Inquiry whether
their redeemer llveth.
The law requires the governor In vari
ous Instances to create nonpartisan
boards by the selection of members rep
resenting different parties. Instead of
living up to the letter and- spirit of the
law , Governor Holcomb has In nearly
every Instnurc nullified the law and
made n farce of nonpartlsanshlp by ap
pointing all the members from the party
that sails three names while supporting
one nnd the name ticket.
Under the constitution of Nebraska
the flnlary of "the governor Is fixed at
! ? 2riOO ppr annum , nnd he Is expressly
prohibited from receiving to his own use
"any fees , costs , Interests upon public
moneys , perquisites , of otlke , or other
compensation. " Governor Holcomb
however , hns drawn out of the state
treasury 1,000 additional compensation
in violation of the constitution on tin
pretext thnt it Is an appropriation to
cover his house rent. A more flagrant
t-asu of law violation could not well be
Imagined.
The refusal of Governor Holcomb to
obey the law requiring him to Invcstl
gate personally the charges brough
ngaln.st his police board appointees Id
therefore not his first failure to take
care that the laws are faithfully en
forced. Ill ; fears that the constltutloi
which he la sworn to uphold will no
stand the strain If he should recognize
the right of the supreme court to com
mand him > to perform the duties devoir
lug upon him la person Instead of by
proxy , re ; to uny the taMt , * trlfe fur *
fetched. It may bo a traln on the gov
ernor's constitution to carry out the
plain provisions of the law creating the
Omaha police 'board ' , but the constitution
of Nebraska Is In no Immediate danger.
A CUBAN RKPUOhlC.
With the Independence of Cuba as
sured the question an to the capacity of
the people to establish and maintain a
stable government Is certain to com
mand attention. Senator Proctor , In his
statement of his observations In Cuba ,
expressed the opinion that the Cubans
are capable of self-government , but the
senator's Investigations wcro not among
tboso who will have moat to do with
framing and putting Into effect a ua\v
government. Hedid not mingle with
the Insurgents , though ho probably
talked with some people who sympathize
with them. Other Americana who have
resided In Cuba and are familiar with
all classes of the people there have ex
pressed the opinion that the Insurrec-
lonary Cubans are not as a whole fit
or popular government and that It Is
extremely doubtful whether a really re-
mbllcan system could be maintained
here.
An Independent government In Cuba
will assume large responsibilities nnd
ts establishment ou a secure and stable
msls will require a high order of states-
nnnshlp. After three yenrs of desolat-
ng wnr the new government will need
o address Itself at the outset to the
vork of restoring what hns bocu de
stroyed nnd giving the people nn op-
> ortuulty to recover from the disaster
hat has been visited upon 'them. ' Many
of the people nre nt present not In n
condition to pay taxes for the support
of government and probably It will be
ound necessary to borrow money with
vhlch to place a new government on
ts feet. This will be found difficult
uilcss the character of the government
s such ns to give assurance of stability.
Then It will be necessary to attract cup-
tal there for Investment nud also to
Iraw population for developing the
sland , success In which will very
greatly depend upon whether the gov
ernment is such as to insure proper pro-
ectlon to cnpitnl nnd to the rights of
) eople 'Who go there.
Establishing an " Independent govern-
nent , republican In form , In Cuba , may
> rove to be not so simple a matter us
many think. The men who are flght-
ng for Culm llbre have yet to demon
strate whether they fully comprehend
what free government means.
MEXICAN FIUhNn&IUP.
The Mexican government lias taken
prompt precautions to prevent any In
cursions into the United States from its
territory of Spanish sympathizers or
Mexican nmrnu'ders. ' Troops will be
concentrated on the Texas frontier nnd
indoubtedly they will be In sufficient
lumbers to make a thorough patrol , so
hat our government will hav-j no ren-
ion to complain of a lack of vigilance
on the part of Mexico. Of course this
s a slmplo matter of international duty
ind yet the prompt action , of the Mexi
can government suggests its strong de
sire to show its friendly feeling toward' '
the United States. Undoubtedly we
liave the hearty sympathy of a great
majority of the Mexican people In the
attitude this nation hns taken regard-
ug Cuba. The Mexicnnu desire to see
Cuba Independent and the people of thai
.slarid given an opportunity for self-gov
eminent A Cuban republic would prob
ably be of iio Inconsiderable benefit to
Mexico , but at all events the peoplu of
: he latter country earnestly desire to see
Spain deprived of thnt Island and no
people would welcome that consumma
tion more enthusiastically thnn the
Mexicans. Hence , so far as moral sup
port goes , Mexico Is with the United
States and undoubtedly she would be
our active ally , If we should need her
liep. ! It is easy to understand the sat
isfaction felt at Washington with the
purpose of the Mexican government to
ire vent raids from thnt country into the
United States , which are very likely to
be attempted as soon as war breaks
out
DAKOKR TO AMElllCAH ORCHARDS.
While the European officials who have
directed the exclusion of American fruit
have unquestionably exaggerated the
facts , substantial evidence has been fur
nished by the United States Department
of Agriculture that there is eonio foun
dation for apprehension.
A map just issued by the entomolog
leal division of the department indicates
that the San Jose scale is scattered over
a large part of the United States. Con
trary to the popular belief that its rav
ages are confined almost wholly to small
sections of California , the orchards of
the Atlantic and central states are as
much affected as those of the far west.
The orchards of New Jersey , Delaware ,
Maryland , the Virginias and Georgia
have sufferedgrcatly and those In Ohio ,
Illinois and Michigan arc seriously
threatened. So long ns this state of
affairs continues American fruit ship
pers must expect to most with obstucles
in European and oilier markets.
The San Jose scale Is explained as n
parasitic Insect brought to California-
from Australia , Chill or Hawaii twenty-
seven years ago. II breeds with won
derful rapidity nnd -destructive to nil
udri of fruit trees. It may be. de
stroyed by spraying the trees nnd certain
birds and Insects feed upon it. But
when once firmly established in nn
orchard extermination Is almost Impos
sible , legislative action has been tnkon
In a number of states to provide for
rmlstlng the advance of the pest , or to
effect destruction where It has appeared.
Hut the fight against the San Jose scale
nnd similar pests thnt threaten Ameri
can orchards must be made not by legls.
latlon but by the owners of the orchards
and persons Interested In fruit culture.
If the action of the German and other
foreign governments has served to call
attention to the serious danger to the
growing American fruit Industry suffi
cient to arouse the horticulturists to n
sense of their duty It will not have been
without some compensations.
With wheat steadily advancing In
price consumers of flour will soon be
complaining and the Implacable foe
of monopolists will revise his song to fit
KB Imaginary comer of the breadatuffs
la the country by ft few pciwonii. Bat
In truth the * PPy of wheat in thla
country is still Tftir ely In the hands of
those who nusptli It and the grain
thai la controlled toV the corner manipu
lators Is only a/Ujt } ' / ) { of the total crop.
The Into Gonoml Crcgpo was the most
conspicuous and" picturesque figure in
Venezuelan history ? iio Is the patriot
who retired to'lilst vnst estates In the
mountains nfteg leading an army to
victory , rcslgnlntf dlc.tatorshlp In favor
of a regularlyloelccted president. Al
though ho deslr ff to end his days In
peace , when troubles Again came upon
his country hc oBpoiidcd to a call to
lead another arpiy of patriots against
the rebels. A second time successful In
rpstorlng order nnd establishing n linn
government , he was a second time placed
nt the head of the government While
he was a brave warrior he had often
expressed a wish to live a life of peace
In retirement
The men who make Uncle Sam's
postage stamps , postal cards nnd
stamped envelopes dr ? not In doubt
about the return 'of prosperity to this
country. During the first quarter of the
year there wns Issued stamped paper to
the amount of l,2o9S07,438 pieces , valued
nt $24,103,508 , nn amount unprecedented
in the history of the postnl department.
The department olliclnls say that If the
rate la kept up the fiscal year will show
business in this line double thnt of any
previous year.
A In ! e lilt.
Q lobe-Democrat.
General Dlanfto ts in doubt as to where his
front Is located. " But bo can rest easy about
bis ba&o of supplies , as ho lioa none , and
no hope of securing one.
Something In a Xnnic.
Chlcagj TlmeHcrald. .
The nnmo of the dervish loader who wco
recently captured by tho.English la Jlahmuil.
Wo'vo suspected all along that bis name
won the last halt of It.
A Mnttrr or SltricMtlntlon.
1'hllailMpMa Times.
It's eaclcr to begin a war than to atop
It. A fellow who alts on a keg o ( powder
and lights it may know where ho etaris
from , but his Information us to where he'll
land is limited.
You UK Mr. UnJlpy n Kiillure.
riiltaOclphl.i Ucconl ( ileni. ) .
'Mr. ' Bailey of Texas does not Improve hla
reputation as a leader of the minority as
the tiays go 'by. He appears to toe as much
of a failure In making successful retreat as
In leading an attack upon his opponents.
Don't Tickle the Aulmul. " -
Indianapolis Journal.
It la generally believed that those who
tickle the heels of a quadruped are never
so handsome after the experiment , but that
they are richer M wisdom. The self-com
placency of Mr. JBallcy may prevent bin
profiting by fVlday'tf disfigurement In the
Incident with th8 peakor.
Cleveland > Plaln Dealer'
Tjero Is a great' ' class In geography Just
at the present 'trine. ' It consists of the
American peopled They are making a ope.
culty of the Wcrt Indies and giving atten
tion to some otU < 3r localities. Whatever
the evils consequent'upon ' the present diffi
culties there will 'bo ' .more geographical
knowledge In tho'cdiitttry ' than over before.
Fortiiiiti Knvur * the llrnve- .
PhlhVueliihla Times.
One of the exlra&Mlnary 'features of the
present war project has beetv the remark
able flow of go'M1 to this country.- Since
the blowing up of the Maine In Havana har
bor on February I6i 'wtiea.war became really
imminent , the gold Imports have reached
the enormous aucu ot $61,575,000. This , too ,
In aplte of the government purchases ot ships
and war material abroad , which were paid
for la gold , " '
Saarur lleet Culture In Illinois.
Chlraco Tlmes-HcinM. i
Practical steps for the cultivation of sugar
beets in Illinois , iuve been taken. The
latest movement in this direction Is the of
fering of premiums by the State Board of
Agriculture for the best rample of fifteen
sugar beets raised on a patch of not leea
than one-quarter acre , with certain restric
tions. The importance of sugar In domestic
consumption can be readily realized by the
statement that nearly as much sugar aa flour
la used by the average family.- Any move
ment which look toward the supply of thlo
constant and enormous demand by a home
grown crop la of the flrst Importance. Fur
ther , in parts of this state H Is most de
sirable to provide a crop which will renew
soils exhausted byi a succession of the tame
products Sugar beets combine many ad
vantages in their culture , and practical farm
ers will find It a proatablo venture to raise
an experimental crop within reasonable
limits.
WEALTH AUAI.NST 1'OVEHTY.
Froapcrou * Uncle 8am Tackling
fl'oor nntl KfTette Nntioii.
P.illndelphla Record ( dem. )
'
Census bulletin'No. . 379 , on "Wealth "
issued In 1894 , reveals a wonderful Increase
in the wealth of the United States between
the censua years 1880 and 1890 , The valua
tion of all real and personal property lo 1880
la given at $43,642,000,000 , and In 1890 at
$05.037,091,197 , thawing an Increase of $21 -
393,091,197 in a decade. The United States
stands at the head of all tiatrcm lo wealth
per capita , and at the foot In debt per capita.
Between ISCO and 1890 tbo population ot thla
country doubled , and tn the same time Its
wealth trebled. Michael Mulhall , the famous
English statistician , appreciated the signifi
cance of these facts when , In 1892 , In bis
remarkable book called "Tbo Balance Sheet
of the World , " he eald :
"It would bu Impossible to nod la history a
parrallol to the progress of the United States
in the paat ten years. Bv ry day that the
sun rises upon the American people It sees
the addition ot $2,600,000 to the accumulation
of wealth In the republic , which la one-third
of the dally accumulation of all mankind out
side ot the United States. "
In ISM. when the aggregate wealth of the
UnlteJ States amounted la $05,037,091,197 , the
debt of all kinds was $957,876,000 , and the
debt per capita $32.37. The wealth of Great
Urltaln at tile same time amounted to $43.-
(500.0)0.000 ( , the debt do $5.695,659,000 , and the
'cbt per capita to $87.79. The wealth of
i'ln wa $7,965,000,000 , the debt $1,100,650-
000 .and the debt per capita $71.27. It thus
appears that In J8f&tho ( wealth of the United
SUtra \\as more fli'iui seven and a half times
that of Spain , and Jhe debt nearly $150,000,000
lets. Since that ftmd Spain bos Increased Its
debt , owing largely Ha 'the coat ot the cam
paign lo Cuba , and It Iii today bankrupt , while
the United States Is prosperous.
The presIdentTTA hawn an unmistakable
desire to act with magnanimity toward this
poor and effete nation and at the same time
to conserve the Industries of this great
country , which vhave. so recently recovered
from a period of I prostration , knowing that
the victories ot peace are far more durable
and valuable thin tnosa of war. Throughout
this critical perjlfd. > , the head ot the nation
haa exhibited both patriotism and wisdom
worthy of his high office , .and has won the
applause or the world. Will the American
people trust him to guide the ship ot state
to a safe haven ? Would It not , In future
years , redound to'the credit of our country
and contribute to the advancement of civil
ization , of Christianity , of all the noblest
sentiments of humanity. If It should be re
corded that this wealthy and powerful na
tion , though having1 cause for war and be
lieving Itself capable of crushing a weak and
comparatively powerleea people , preferred to
stand on higher ground , and to proclaim that
the setting sun ot tbo nineteenth century
must witness no other warfare than that of
strife for industrial supremacy ? No glory
attainable by conquest of weak Spain could
be comparable with such a victory of intel
lect and of a magnanimous spirit over ps-
Ion. Ignorance and crime
TtHI THHKMMH.D OP WiAH.
ott t * > r from Mexico.
Kan s City Star.
In a war with Spain too United State * will
lave nothing to fear from Mexico. The
ircnhlcnt of that republic has ordered a ret- ;
mcnt of cavalry and infantry to protect
certain points on the United States border
and to prevent any uprising against this
country. Mexico knowi all about the tyranny
and cruelty of Spain , and cherishes for It the
ntenso hatred which lives In all of the
'ormer ' colonies of that infamous and detest
able despotism.
No 1'nlltlolnn * In Coninuind.
St. Lnuli tlepubllc ,
Officer the volunteer force with men whose
qualifications are those of soldiers. If they
are slow to talk , none the worse. Give ua
an American army that Is capable of rapid ,
efficient and brave service from the start.
Commissary , transportation , discipline , san
itation put everything In the hands of ex.
> cutlvo science and vigor. The country will
) o taxed It has no desire to pay money for
the emolument of drones , wlndbaga and self-
seekers ; or for the promotion of favoritism ,
lartlstnshlp and contract mongerlng , "War
s hell ; " the people would have It as brief
and effective aa organization can make it.
The American reputation Is to bo tested be- ,
'ore the world. Put the national honor In
ho hands of men who know how to carry
the flag furthest forward.
Xi > Ilopp of Spain Yielding.
Philadelphia Itrcord.
There seems to be a notion abroad that at
ho last minute Spain will yield and evacuate
Cuba without firing a gun. Let those who
cherish thla comforting Idea undeceive them
selves. Once upon a time two mighty Euro
pean powcrs decided to make joint repre
sentations to the United States In order to
'stop the effusion of blood" shed In civil
war. Although the result of this Intcrvcn-
: lcn. 1 ! successful , would have been to tear
: hls union tn twain , the powers In question
deemed their proposed action to bo praise
worthy and their motives humane ; but Sec
retary Seward refused to receive their Joint
iiotr. or even to receive their envoys to
gether , Instating that they must see him
singly and present their communications
merely Informally. In order to know how
-ho Spaniards would treat a similar demand
ixpressed In terms far more harsh than were
.he French and English communications It
s only necessary to put ourselves in their
place. i
far Intervening
New York Sun.
Our reasons for undertaking the task In
.ho manner contemplated are these ;
If btneen the people of any American
md or country and their transatlantic
rulers we are generally Indilfforcnt or im
partial , we might choodc the simpler way
of suppressing Cuban disorder by lending
aid to the- established government there ,
that of Spain. But > we are not Indifferent ,
or Impartial. We have an Instinctive end
traditional leaning to the cause of the strug-
? 'lns Cutanu. While , as a people Implred
i > y the rational doctrine of James Monroe ,
we have never entertained a policy Involv
ing the expulsion of foreign governments
from this hemisphere , yet we welcome all
ctrcuiratanccs which .look to such a change.
We should see withdelight. . Cuba deliver
ticusclf from Spanish domination.
Th ! < 3 attitude of greater sympathy toward
all our neighbors , is against more distant
people' ' , and' ' tbo guardianship of our domes
tic Interests must go hand In hand , and
therefore , Spala beVig unable 16 re-establkh
the peace In Cuba which Is desirable , we are
constrained to tell Spain to go , If need be ,
nt the muzzle of our guns.
Provoked lir the Maine IHiuixtcr.
Philadelphia Times.
But for the Ices of the Maine , there would
have been no extreme measures adopted by
congress. The considerate Judgment of every
civilized- nation Is that our war vessel was
destroyed by Spanish treachery , cad that
actual war wes thus Inaugurated by Spain
the moment trat our war vessel was blown
up with the 'Icea ' of nearly 300 American
sailors. It la this conviction and the aenae
of Justice that Id deep-seated and universal ,
not only among the American , people but
among the people of every civilized nation ,
that Is toil ay demanding war with Spain ,
a(4 ) ( our 'national congress' only reflects the
'
supreme 'sovereign authority of the great
republic of the world.
Spain must now surrender Cuba" without
conditions &ad withdraw her troops and
efface her flag from the Island which she has
oppressed for centuries , or she murct accept
a war that can end only In the less of all
her western provinces , and moat likely tn
the overthrow of her crown.
The RexpoiiNlbllltjr.
Xcw York Tribune.
Let there be no Illusions as to the meaning
of Intervention In Cuba. It is not to avenge
the Maine. That could doubtless be done in
a single battle. It la not merely to expel
the Spaniards from the western hemisphere ,
In which their whole history has been so
discreditable. That could be done with llt-
tlo difficulty. It 1:1 not merely to carry re
lief to a few surviving reconcentradcs. That
would be a comparatively trifling task. No ,
but after there things are done will come
the real task , the great responsibility. It Is
that to whlrb this nation and Its govern
ment must now look forward with a serious
ness bcfltting the subject.
Fop the moment when intervention passes
from proposal to action the United States
will be morally responsible for the govern
ment of Cuba. That Is the supreme consid
eration of the whole case. In no clrctim
stance would it be a light responsibility to
o&sumo. There are more than a million
people in Cuba , after all the hundreds of
thousands destroyed by Weyler's extermlna
tlon policy. They are aliens to us In race
and culture. They are turbulent and paa-
elonate. They are Ignorant of ven the
rudiments of self-government. For many
yeara they have been in a state of chronic
revolt against the only government they have
had. And now this country propcoea to 'take '
them In hand , reduce them to order and
stand sponsor to the world for their perma
nent good behavior. It does that , and must
do it , if It Intervenes at all , because without
out- such assumption of responsibility inter
vention would be a blunder and a crime.
It Is not a responsibility to be lightly or
thoughtlessly assumed. Neither Is H ona
to be shirked.
OTHERWISE : .
A tax on bank checks will revlvo the
popularity of the old stocking an a deposi
tory.
tory.California
California crop * have been damaged , by
hot winds , and southern crops by cold onra
It seems to > be an 111 wind cither way.
They have already reached the stage of
naming bablea after Consul General Lee ,
the flrst announcement comlag from .Ten-
ne.'eee.
Northern soldiers would hear their south
ern comrades' yell la Cuba with different
emotions from those aroused in the eouth In
the early sixties. '
Of late Colcnei Fred Grant haa come to
lock wonderfully like hla late father. He
smokes a great deal , too , and handles hie
cigar exactly aa the general used to do.
Senator Perkins of California , Is the only
practical sailor to congress. He was for
a long time the master of a New England
ship and U now at the bead of a firm of
ehip owners.
Congressman Jamea R. Campbell of Illi
nois , who has resigned his sat in congress
to raise a regiment , waj one of the "famous
103" who voted General Palmer into the
oenate In 1891.
"Many a shaft at random Brat , flnJa mark
the archer llttla meant , " a when Con
gressman Bartlett fired a volume of Con-
grtsslonal Record * at Congressman Brumm ,
and hit the eon of Field Marshal Murat
Halatead.
The pronounced democracy of Sir Charles
Dllko 1s a source of grief to Queen Victoria ,
who waa a close friend of the baronet's
father. "How often , " said her majesty , not
long KO , "have I held that boy on my lap
and stroked hla hair with affection ! " And
then , she added , with a smile , "dear , me !
I muat have rubbed it the. wrong way I"
James R. * v.eene' narae frequently crops
up In Wall street of late In connection , -with
stock manipulation and deals. Keene came
from California teach the 'New York
speculators how > to speculate , and bis wealtt
disappeared after a skyrocket career , tout
he again rose to the surface and baa man
aged to Uy > there. It used to 'be ' told of
him In the early days that tie once asked
celebrated aoloUt to sing "the sextet from
Irticla. "
CUKA WOUMI mitOKLY PAM *
Ilorv SB nl h Itnle Mar Rv Olnponcd ot
In Short Order.
St. Ijouls rJlohe-Democrat.
Three points In Consul General Lee's testi
mony before the senate foreign relations
commltteo have an Immediate practical Im
portance. The Insurgents in arms , he tayi ,
number about 32,000 men. Out of the 98,000
Spanish troops , which ho estimate * are In
: ub , only fw.OOO , he believes , are available
'or ' active service. The rainy ocaeon , ho told
ho committee , begins around the middle or
ho latter part of June. Hero ts Information
ot direct consequence to the United States.
3n thcso three points the country haa been
anxious to get light from somebody who
could give it Impartially and accurately.
General Lee , It will bo understood on alt
lands , is the beat authority In the United
States on the general question ot the condi
tions In Cuba at thla moment. What bo
ays on these three points will command the
earnest and Immediate attention of the gov
ernment and the people.
A prompt and energetic attack on Cuba
would put the island into United States
lands with very little loss ot life to us. The
nsurgents are about two-thirds of the num-
jur of the Spanish troops which are outside
ot the hospitals. The Insurgents are well
armed , General Lee tells , and the records of
ho last three years show that , man for man ,
.hey are far better fighter * than the Span-
sit soldiers. General Lee , like all the others
who have been in Cuba recently , nays the
Spanish troeps are poorly drilled and gen
erally inefficient. They are mostly boys who
lave no heart In their work. Tbo privates
lave been without pay for eight or nine
months , and the officers for about four
months. Better material for soldiers than
that which Spain has In Cuba would , under
such adverse circumstances , lose all otomach
for flzhtlnz. The American public thought
: he rainy ceason tn Cuba set In early in
May , but General Lee , an experienced ob
server , puts the tlate ot Its commencement
six or seven weeks later than that time.
All thlD demorstratra thu the United
States , by a quick and vigorous move , could
tun the Spaniards out of Cuba before thu
elements became hoi'tllc. "Yellow fever will
scon become an ally of the Spaniards In Cuba
In a fight agalnat the Yankees , " exclaimed a
Madrid paper recently. If the United States
acto with promptness and spirit , however ,
the fighting will be over before yellow fever
appears. The 32,000 Insurgents are ac
climated. Furnished by the United Stated
with all the arms'and ammunition tiny
would need , these 32,000 veterans would bo
almout a match single-handed for the 55-
000 effective Spaniards. But these GS.nriO
Spaniards are scattered through the principal
seaports and In the larger towns of the
Interior. They could not consolidate except
by moving to Havana by eca , and the sea
outside ot Cuba's principal ports will be tn
control of the Americana within twenty-four
hours- after the declaration of war. The In-
tiurgents , operating on Interior lines , can
quickly converge and control all the rall-
uuyo and hlghwajs of the Island , and < un
keep the SpanUh troops separated. Driven
out of their defenses at the seaports by the
American fleets , as they would bo quickly ,
the Spaniards outside of Havana would soon
fall Into the insurgents' hands. Then the
Insurgent forces , with the 20,000 or 30,000
American troops which could be landed near
Havana , could make quick work ot all the
Spaniards who would bo left at that point.
Two months are still leie before the rainy
season sets in. If the government acts with
promptness and energy tbo work can all bo
finished and Cuba be in American hands be
fore that time comes.
WAll'S UWKOT OX UUS1M3SS.
Globe-Democrat : A million dollars worth
of new steel freight cars has been ordered by
one of tbo large railway llcca. Confidence
In coming prosperity Is not shaken by the
prospect of a necessary war.
Chicago Chronicle : The clearing hoyse re
turns continue to chow gains over the cor
responding tlmo last year , but the percentage
of gain Is dccreaslug and the gains are not
quite so well diffused aa they were a few
weeks ago. Comparing with the same time
last year the phenomenal gain of 50 per cent
for the whole country end over 30 per cent
outside of New York the third week In
March fell last week to 13.3 per cent for
tbo whole country and 11.3 per cent outside
61 New York. The cities , reporting \csaca \
have Increased In the meantime from flvo to
eleven , out of about eighty.
Kansas City Star : The. . supreme confi
dence of the American people that ido Im
pending v.ar with Spain will bo of short
duration and , lo any event , will not seri
ously Interfere with business , 1s chown by.
the continued activity of trade and Industry
In nearly all lines. There bos been a slight
halt In trade and enterprise , because banks ,
to moderate degree , ace restricting loans
and strengthening their cash resources , but
thla movement has merely had the effect of
restoring normal Interest rates. It has not
made monev difficult to get , except by com
parison with the extreme ease of the money
market fpr more than a year past.
Philadelphia Press : The foreign trade for
March la probably the most remarkable ex
hibit of the moat remarkable yenr In the
commercial history of thla country. The ex
cess of merchandise Imports was $51,310,000 ,
an Incrtoso of $40,000,000 over the same
month In 1897. The largest gold Imports in
March , which has created such disturbance
and anxiety In leading European money mar
kets , were $20,000,000 Uai than the exc o
of merchandise exports , which means an In-
crcaso of Europe's debt to this" country of
that amount on the face of the visible Items
of the foreign trade. For the fiscal year to
date , nine months , the figures are so large ea
to Influence every money market and every
budget of the world. The exceao of merchan
dise exports was $470,961.000 , end the actual
favorable balance of trade was $440,100,000 ,
or enough money to pay for a Spanish war
or tv.-o.
Philadelphia Times : Trade reports show a
largo volume of legitimate business at this
eoawn and generally healthy conditions that
uoualiy would point to a prosperous year.
They also indicate , however , what must be
expected , that operations looking to the fu
ture have been chocked by the war scare ,
and that a continuance of the present uncer
tainty will have a depressing effect on trade.
This la inevitable , although the loss to the
country la not much considered by those
who devote themselves to agitation. Aa a
matter of fact , such a war as we have any
reason to anticipate will Involve no serious
interruption of business , except aa regards
our seagoing commerce and even If It should
bo prolonged , the country would readily ac
commodate tuelf to the resulting conditions.
It la the excitement and uncertainty that
cost , and it would bo money In pocket If
people would only leave off reading bulletins
and go about their buelnete.
80AI.PKH9.
nt the 'Action of ( tip Clrf
ConnHI of Omnhn *
Clilcnuo Chronicle.
The city council of Omaha ha passed aa
ordinance regulating the business of broken
In scalped railway tickets. The new rule line
no stringent that the brokers eay It la pro
hibitive on thu traffic. It appears to provide
for such an inspection of scalping transao
tlons that alt tickets sold by brokers may b
traced to the original purchasers nnd the
cost of scalped tickets may bo discovered.
This action by the Oman * city council wai
taken in view of the refusal of the railroad
companies to grant reduced rate for fares to
the Transmlsslsslppl Kxposltlon unlcns moae-
ures should be adopted to protect the traffic
from the depredations ot ticket scalpers.
The World's fair > ear In Chicago was the
ticket scalpers' harvest home. Htallzlng
that the scalpers would get the main profit
out of cut tickets , the railroads for a long
tlmo refused to make arrangements for re
duced fares. At length they surrendered to
the popular demand. But the scalpers made
far more out of It than cither the rallroadi
or visitors to the World's fair.
The Omaha municipal authorities are at-
temptln : to protect the railroads from the
scalpers by establishing stringent police reg-
illations In the local traffic In cut tickets.
They are trying to freeze the brokers out of
business. The city ordinance regulating the
traSc In scalped tickets will bo resisted In
the courts. But there Is no doubt that hon
est methods In the purchase and sale of
prrrner tickets on the rall ua will bo
Judicially sustained. Sooner cr later this re
sult nlll be reached and the long struggle
foetneon honesty and dishonesty In the traf
fic of lallway panscngor transportation will
cotno to an end.
.MIIITHKUI/ > ( ) ' ! K OF WAII.
Waa'.ilnpton Star : "Hit often hnppns. "
snlil UncleKben. . 'Mat er man'll HtiiiU In
wit Jo Intention o' beln' n peacemaker nn'
wind up by simply compllcatln' do light. "
Detroit Free Press : "Yes , I Joined the
mllltla today. "
"Good Kracloint What for ? "
"Well , I'd rather tote a musket any day
than run a lawn mower. "
Chicago Record : "Dorothy goes aa a
nuiso If we hnvc war. "
"What experience ha she had ? "
"Her three brothers are foot ball rua'.i-
ers. "
Philadelphia Nor'.h American : "Somo
quutr poetry has sprung out of this Cuban
affair. "
"Yes. Isn't It marvelous how war haa
been staved oft so long ? "
IndJanapolts Journal : "Wnr , " said th
oracular boarder , "always makes provisions
hlKher"
"That , > l-8atd the Cheerful Idiot , "U owing
to the scarcity of plmvs. "
"I don't sec why. "
"They are beaten back Into swords , see ? "
Detroit Free ProasMy : wife U down on
Spain , I tell you. "
"Dos she want you to go to > war ? "
"No ; but she has turned Christopher
Columbus' portrait to the wall. "
Chicago Peat : "Pa , what's this Cuban J-
armistice ? " 1
"The Cuban armistice ? Well. It's like
this , my boy. I'm ivtl'llntr. to have peace ,
hut your ma persists In lighting. That's e
Cuban armistice. "
CONFIDENCE.
Somervlllo Journal.
"Oh , Chnrlle , are you trolni ? to BO
To fight trie. Spaniards fierce ?
Shall cruel Spanish bayonets
This manly bosom pierce ? "
"Ort , no. Marie. I'm Rolng out.
With a repeating sun ,
To mow Ions ranks of Spaniards down.
And watch the others run. "
And how long , Charlie , will It be
IJefore you will return ?
You know how , while you are away ,
My heart for you will yearn ? "
"I really cannot say , Marie
What ! Tears upon your c'nccks ?
Oh. nonsense , child ! The papers say
The war won't last two weeks ! "
TUB < XVII , TO THIi COL.OIIS.
New York , Moll nnd Kipres * .
"Aro you ready , O Virginia ,
Alabama , Tennesseti ?
Peopl ; of the Southland , answer !
For the land hath need of thee. "
"Hfrel" 'from ' Sandy Rio Grande.
Where the Texan horsemen ride ,
"Here ! " the hunters of Kentucky
Hall from Chattsrawha's side ,
Every teller In the1 cotton ,
Every rugped mountaineer.
Velvet-voiced and iron-handed.
Lifts his head to answer , "Hero ! "
"Somo remain who charged -with PIckstt ,
Some survive who followed Lee. ;
They ehall lead ther ( wns to buttlo
For the flag If need itluro be. "
"Aro you ready , California ,
Arizona. Idaho ?
Come , on. come , unto the colors , '
Heard yo not the bugle- blow ? "
Falls a hush In San Francisco
In thj busy hives of trade ;
In the vineyards of Sonoma
Fall the pruninsr knife and spade ;
In the mliHH of Colorado
Pick nnd drill are flung nsldo
Idly In Seattle's harbor
Swing the merchants to the tldo
And a million migthy volcra
Throb responsive llko a drum
Rolling' from the rough Slsrrns ,
"You have called us , and wo'come. . "
O'er Missouri sounds thfi challence
O'er the great lakes and the plain ;
"Aro you ready , Minnesota ?
Are you ready. Men of Maine ? "
From the woods ot Ontonagoti ,
From the farms of Illinois ,
From the Uonv * of 'Massachusetts ' :
"We ere ready , man and boy. "
Axmcn frte , of ArdroscoRsln ,
Clerks Tviho trudge the. cities' paves ,
Gloucester men Uiho drag- their plunder
From the sullen , hungry waves.
Big-boned Swede and large-limbed Otf
man ,
Celt and Saxon swell the call ,
And the Adirondack echo :
"We are ready , one and all. "
Truce 'to ' feud and peace to faction ,
All 'forgot ' Js party real
Whim the war ships clear for action ,
When the blue battalions wheel ,
Europe boasta hfir standing armies
Serfs who b'lndly flglit My trade ;
We have savn million soldier *
And a HOU ! guides every bladN
Laborers with arm and mattock ,
Laborers with brnln and pen.
Railroad ( prince nnd railroad brakeman
iBuIld our line of flshtlng men.
Fins of righteous iwars ! cloaci mustered
Gleam thebayontits. . row on row ,
"When thy stars are sternly clustered
With their daggers toward the foe.
"The loss which
is unknown ,
is no loss.Ptiblins Sywts.
What do you care , then , what name is in your hat so long
as the hat is all right ? No one knows whether it is a $3 or a $5
Hat and why should you if the shape is what you want ?
Our hats have just as responsible a stamp as any others , in
the trade mark of Browning , King & Q ) . , and we have all the
popular shapes of the leading and most fashionable hatters and
the hats are as well made as any.
The real and about the only difference is in the prices at
which we sell them. $1.00 , $1.50 , $2,00 , $2,50 , $3.00 , $3.50 ,
soft or stiff , black or colors.
uouglmm at % ) 4