TOBT OMAHA DAILIT BEE : THUHSDAY , APRIL 21. 1808 ,
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N.itIons mn.v drlfr Into war , but they
have to Jl lit their wny out of it.
At any rate \vc arc assured of tlm sym
pathy of llii > llrltlsli pouts who happen
to. bu In Parliament.
It la Ki'atir.vIiiK to note that thr < blue
nnd the Krny will inaivh on to Cnbii to- '
'iretlipr , but the ray should not be nl-
lowvil to inoiinpllxe all the glory In ail-
vanee.
Dtopn-tchrs from Key West nnnounco
that 1X)0 ( ) Cuban patriots want to enroll
themselves under the American HUR.
Why they didn't enroll themselves long
ago under Unmex Is Inexplicable.
Tt Is noteworthy that President Me-
Klnley and his cabinet are acting ns a
Unit on all questions of ( Julian policy.
Not even the yellow fakirs have as yet
vonjiifptl up a domestic divergence lu
the presidential family.
The police board organ hopes thp'su-
preme court will adopt Governor IIol-
comb's view of the governor's Immunity
f torn the penalties of law violation. Hut
the court caunot adopt that view with
out reversing Its own precedents.
No wonder the competition union ; ; the
railroads Is o urimt to t.im.y the troops
to Cuba. Tlm railroad mnnaxi'i-H evi
dently think the chances are jjood that
there will not be quite so much business
In the return haul after the war Is over.
According to a London paper , Spain
could not accede to the ultimatum of the
United Status without committing sui
cide as si nation. That raises the old
question whether under certain circum
stances suicide may not sometimes be
juiUlllable.
In the revolutionary days the colonists
iweed to drink no more tea that had to
pay duty Into Itrlttoh coffers. But will
any one s vear off smoking Imported
Ilaranas until Spanish rule ceases over
the Island that Krows the tobacco from
which they niv made ?
If the National Woman's Christian
Temperance union wants to have an un
precedented attendance upun Its 18i)8 )
meeting It will choose Omaha as the
meeting place. In thfa Instance Omaha
will cheerfully waive all pivjudice
against being second choice.
George Francis Train , once built a
largo hotel In Omaha In forty dayri , and
that when the matin lain had to be hauled
overland from -distant railway "termi
nus. What Train accomplished In
pioneer times can be repeated If at
tempted with the same kind of push
and energy.
Nebraska's quota of mllltla for the
Cuban war will probably range from
1,000 to 1,200. But as there will be more
than twice as many men offering an
Uncle Sam calls for , It Is doubtful
whether Nebraska's full contingent will
bo mustered In unless the war lasts
longer than sixty days.
A "woman's day" on the program for
the National Educational association
which meets in "Washington In July is
advertised as a special attraction. There
would be more of a novelty and equal
appropriateness In a "man's day , " Inas
much as the vast majority of the Amer
ican educators are women.
The torpedo boat Krlesson , which was
built at a Hhlpyard In Iowa , ran Into a
pilot boat and suffered the loss of the
ventilators , but the captain says he Is
ready to proceed to war ventilators erne
no ventilators. 'In case of a hot naval
engagement It Is hard to tell whether
ventilators would be an assistance or an
obstruction.
Governor llolcomb may Invoke all the
'teehniealltlrrt ' of the law to avoid a court
order commanding him to live up to the
law that requires 1dm to hear In person
the Impeachment charges preferred
against his bogus reform ponce com
missioners , but ho caunot explain why
he Is so afnvhl to listen to the ilunnln : ; *
te&tlmony against his political proteges.
A progressive country newspaper pub
lished In Jackson , Tenn. , keeps.standing
the following "platform" on which it Is
conducting an all-tho-year campaign :
"Graveling Our Itixukj Diversified
Farming Stock and Poultry Halsing
Flrst-cla.w Ciluntry Schools. " A per
petual campaign on that sort of a plat
form cannot fnll of gcod msults for Ten-
auuce or for uuy other southern state.
TIIK ULTIMATUM.
The rwolutloiifl passed by congress
nnd which yesterday became law by the
signature of the president demand that
the "government of Spain at once relin
quish ll.s authority and government In
the Island of ( 'uba and withdraw Its
land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters. " In the ultimatum sent
to Spain the president allows that gov
ernment three days In which to make
reply , which fully compiles with the In
tent of the resolution. It was necessary
to give Spain some time for considera
tion of the demand of the United States
and It cannot reasonably be thought that
three days are too , much , although it
would have made no difference as to the
result If but one day had been allowed
for a reply.
The rejection of the demand Is already
assured. The action of the Spanish
minister In asking for his passports ,
which .were promptly handed to him ,
was diplomatic notice to this govern
ment that our demand would bo re
jected. Further assurance of this Is
contained lu the address of the queen
regent at the opening of the Cortes. Her
language , of course framed by the prime
minister and lia'vlng the approval of the
cabinet , shows the Intention of Spain to
mdst the Intervention of the United
States In .Cuba. In view of this utter
ance , which It Is needless to say will be
approved by the Parliament , It may be
said that war now exists. In effect , rela
tions between the two countries have
been broken off and It Is to be expected
that Spain will not wait three days to
notify this government that Its demand
Is rejected and to give the American
minister at Madrid his passports. There
is but one reason for delay and that Is
that a few more daya for preparation
may be useful.
Meanwhile our government will con
tinue to push Its war preparations with
all possible vigor and It seems safe to
predict that before midnight of Saturday
the American fleet will be before
Havana and troops will be moving onto
Cuba. Whether or not Spain has any
new play to make , with reference to the
European powers , will soon be devel
oped.
.IMEHtCAN MlUTAllY I'llUWKSS.
The compliment paid to the fighting
qualities of American soldiers by the
French olllcer who had a command in
the union army during the civil war Is
fully merited. No soldiers In all history
ever showed a higher order of valor than
tho.se engaged on either side In that
great conflict. They came from all the
walk of 11 to and represented all classes
of the people. Some had received more
or less military training abroad , but the
great majority came from the farms ,
the stmvs , the mills and shops of the
land and had not the slightest ldt > a of
handling a musket or of a military evolution
lution when they entered the army. Out
of this crude material , much of It sent
Into the Held before the work of disci
plining It could be performed , there was
cieated armies which when veteranized
were In fighting qualities unexcelled if
equalled by any fioldiors In the world.
The hlstoiy of thiv rebellion furnishes ex
amples of dauntless courage on both
sides that have nowhere been surpassed.
Aiitietam and Cross Keys , referred to hy
the French olllcer , are but two hislauees
out of hundreds where the American
soldiers splendidly attested their brav
ery.
ery.The
The material for creating another
army , as great In fighting qualities as
that which suppressed rebellion , Is
vastly larger now than It was thirty-
seven years ago and It is not Inferior
in quality. The men who will respond
to the call of the government to fight a
foreign foe will IK > found equal In
prowess and In patriotism , to those who
went to the support of the union In 18(51. (
Men of the south will vie with men of
the north In battling for national honor.
The glory and the pride of past achieve
ments In war will be an Incentive to the
soldiers of today to emulate the example
of those who made our military hatory !
Illustrious and gave to the American
people the highest fame for courage and
valor. The men who go forth to meet
the Spaniard will be found fully imbued
with the American spirit and they will
do their duty In n way worthy of the
nation. They will meet a foe that is
not lacljlng in courage , but whicn has
not shown In Cuba any other fighting
qualities. The Spanish forces in that
Island are said to have neither disci
pline , marksmanship nor aptitude for
armfl. They consist largely of youths
taken from the ranks of the more Igno
rant classes In Spain and whom It Is ex
tremely dlfllcult to make good woldlera
of. Against such a fores even our un
tried national guard should' be easily
successful.
Still our army may find some severe
work In Cuba , but In any event It can bo
depended upon to maintain the martial
character of our people and add another
illnstrious chapter to our military his
tory. That eminent authority , Captain
Mahan , Is reported as saying that tha
American navy la as well prepared for
war as any navy In the world and that
there Is no > it'ason 1odoubt that In case
of war the result would bo speedy and
thorough. This may IKJ an oversangulno
view , but It Is the evident determination
of the government to prosecute war with
vigor and unless Spanish power on ea
and land Is greatly underestimated the
conflict should not bo a protracted one.
JlltlTISll fHIKKUUNKSS.
The decision of the British govern
ment to regard coal In her West Indian
possessloiw as contraband of war , In the
event of hostilities between the United
States and Spain , Is viewed as a dis
tinctly friendly act toward the. United
States. It Is pointed out that while the
decision Ls of course Impartial , yet It
Insunx this country an Important ad
vantage. In referring to It the Phila
delphla Press says , that cut off from re-
coaling on arrival In some neutral pnrt
and the export of coal to Havana .from
English ports forbidden , the Spanish
fleet would soon be powerless. No vey.se ]
In the Spanish navy can much more than
croro the ocean and cruise a few day&
without needing coal , The attempt , to
supply a fleet from colliers la a most
hazardous proceeding and Impossible
without full command of the eca. In
anticipation of wur Spain bus been stor
ing conl at Porto Ulco , but her stock
there Is necessarily slender nnd when
that Is exhausted her situation will be
serious with other sources of supply tti
the West Indk'H closed against her.
This Is not the only Instance showing
British friendliness In the prmcnt junc
ture. There are undoubtedly some sym
pathizers with Spain In England , but
the sentiment favorable to the United
States appears to be overwhelming. The
British government desired the main
tenance of peace , but war being Inevita
ble Its moral support will be given to
the United States a fact the Importance
of which cannot easily be overestimated.
, KLKCTttlClTY IN TIIK JV.IV1' .
It Is universally acknowledged that
the new American navy represents
the latest In everything In naval con
struction. In no one thing does It excel
more than In the adaptation of electricity
to the various uses of the vessels. It Irt
more than a .mere compliment to Amer
ican naval designers that the Japanese
navy builders arc luivlng their two nisw
Imperial cruisers under construction In
San Francisco fitted out with electrical
appliances of American design. They
seek the maximum efficiency and adapt
ability from their electrical equipment
and after investigation have reached the
conclusion that nothing could be made
to rival the electrical appliances of
American Inventors.
Besides using electric call and signal
bells on the war ships , electric Indicators
and telephones and electric firing mech
anism , the newest war ships are sup
plied with electric ammunition hoists by
which ammunition can be sent from the
store rooms to the gun decks as rapidly
as needed without danger. Througy
these hoists a cruiser can make use. of
all the ammunition ordinarily carjled In
a few hours. Electricity Is essential to
the operation of the torpedo guns and to
success In the delicate and dlfllcult work
of countermining and destroying mines
placed In harbors. Electricity for light
Is also a vast Improvement over any
thing else lu the way of Illumination
ever enjoyed on shipboard.
The modern naval commander must
know a great deal that was unknowable
when the last naval battle was fought
by an American vessel. Battle.shlps ,
cruisers , torpedo boats , rama , monitors
and all manner of war ships are now
llled with Intricate machinery of all
duds requiring great skill and intelli
gence combined with technical knowl
edge to operate. In tills respect , at least ,
the Americans should have a decided
id vantage over their Spanish antago-
ilst.s. for 'they lifive better educated men
n their navy and vessels equipped with
more of the modern appliances.
wincn nous ui < - TIIK
Governor llolcomb say the supreme
court Is a co-ordinate branch of the state
government. This Is undoubtedly cor
rect. But when the governor In the
WUIVD breath declares that the supreme
court Is an Inferior branch of the gov
ernment becau.se the constitution men
tions the executive first , the legislative
next and the judiciary last , ho makes
ilnwelf Mupremcly ridiculous.
No constitutional lawyer would for a
minute contend that the legislative
branch of the state government Is In
ferior to the governor because It Is
enumerated as co-ordinate with the
judiciary. The legislature Is constantly
commanding the governor what to do
and what not to do and the very power
"ic is exercising In the appointment and
removal of a board of fire and police
commissioners Is given him by the legis
lature.
As a matter of fact , too , the functions
the governor Is required to exercise
under the police commission law In passIng -
Ing on Impeachment charges against
members of the commission are Judicial
nnd not executive. If it were true that
the judiciary Is Inferior to the executive ,
then he Is Inferior and superior at one
and the same time.
And tills suggests tlm fundamental
question whether , under a strict con
struction of the constitution , the execu
tive can be vested with any Judicial
[ lowers without violating the principle
of th'rce co-ordinate branches
- of gov
ernment. If the governor can exordfie
judicial functions , then he Is mibject to
the limitations Imposed by the constitu
tion on the judiciary , and the supreme
court , being the court of last resort , ho
Is of necessity subject to the commands
of the supreme court. If , on the other
hand , he is by reason of being chief
xccutive above all judicial restraint and
lrt acts not subject to revision when lu
violation of statutory provisions , then he
Is logically barred from acting In a
judicial capacity. The natural sequence
would bo that any law which confers
upon the executive judicial functions Is
In conflict with the constitution.
The upshot of the contention raised
by the governor must lead to one of two
conclusions : The executive , acting as
the trllmnal to hear and determine Im
peachment charges against IIH ! police
commission appointees , must bo subject
to Judicial process as an Inferior court ,
or lie has no constitutional right to act'
In that capacity , and the whole act con
ferring that power upon him is a dead
letter.
The scheme to rent advertising space
on ntreet corners and telegraph poles
under cover of erecting street signs nnd
clocks to tell the time of day should be
promptly sat down upon by the council.
A similar job on the city was headed olt
a couple of years ago , and there Is no
more reason now for permitting any one
to sail advertisements on the public
streets than there was then. As a mat
ter of fact , It Is a question whether
under the charter the council has the
right to grant any such permission , because -
cause the privilege to use the streets for
such purposes Is an clearly a franchise
ns to use them for gas mains or tele
phone wires , and no franchise can bo
legally given except after a voteof the
people and In return for adequate com
pensation. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The triwtees of the Slater fund for
negro education have engaged Booker
T. Washington and wife for six months
to go through the south arousing the
negroe.s to the Importnucu of reforming
and Improving their educational , moral ,
physical and Industrial conditions. Good
results ought to follow u movement of
this kind , MX Washington undoubtedly
stands today ON ( Mie of the foromotU lead
ers of the AMhmericans ami n man
of comniandliMBiiiliicnce with them.
The fact that many able men and women
are devoting themselves to the work of
elevating the olnred race In the United
States la an Indication that something
will be donelof real value.
The newspaper string correspondents
and the squaw men on the outskirts of
the Black IIIlLs are carefully laying the
foundation for a orrlblo outbreak of In
dians In the iviseice of the soldloru from
the nortwestrnjullltary | prfsts.- Every
one should therefore look for sensational
reports of murderous uprlMlngH against
white settlers and ranchmen. Cuba will
not be allowed to monopolize the atten
tion of the newspiiper-readlug public
without competition from the Indian war
fakirs.
Members of the mllltla , companies In
various state.1 ? tire undergoing examina
tion to determine , their physical lltucus
for actual service nnd where members
are found who ought not to go Into the
field they arc being mustered out and
new recruits substituted. But men
ought not to belongto these companies ,
even lu time of peace , who are physically
unlit for actual service. The training
given the mllltla by the states should
prepare them for usefulueM when
needed.
It Is all right to form New England
clubs , nnd unto clubs and Illinois clubs
among residents native of tliose states to
entertain visitors to the exposition , but
every man , woman and child should
constitute himself a club of his own to
assist In making our guests go away
glad that they came and anxious to
come again.
A largo number of counterfeit copper
1-cent pieces have turned up In New
York and the secret sen-Ice ofllcem are
looking for the culprits. Business must
be booming even In the side Hues where
profits are very small.
'Honor ' ln > n Troclm.
Indianapolis Journal.
Kvcn Castclar , who la Intellectually a very
bright man , falia to t-ce the absurdity of the
Spanish parade of honor. "Let them block-
ads our ports , " he aajs , "they cannot
blockade our honor. " Ho might advise the
digging of a trocha around It.
TinCnmiuilKii < -vl1 Settled.
ClllCBO 1'uSt.
It seems to have been definitely settle- !
now by the Waidtngton corrcspowltots
that there are abbut eighteen clfferect ways
of capturing Havana and ending the who'.o
trouble , and that the naval dtntegy board
has adopted all of them ,
111 Oilitir Nnllond' Affairs.
New York Trllmne.
The ipowora are about to tell the Turk that
it Is time for him to get out of Thesaaly.
Yet there are some people who think that
the United States under no conditions can
Interfere In Cuba without smashing the coJo
of'lntercatlonal law all to fclls.
Will ' .Sjinlii Kluiikf
I'lilladelpli'a I'ICES.
The Spanish fleet la gathering at Capo
Verde ibecause the Spanish government must
plvo the Spanish people the- Impression
that something [ Ik being done ; but It is
grossly Improbable that. It ever crosses the
Atlantic. Event this stage ( Spain acts as
1C war were , somehovx tj 4)0. avoided.
Olobe-Domocrat.
The gold flood Is still pouring Into the
country. Since February 25 , when the move
ment started , the amount of gold Imported ,
oa the way and engaged , for Importation bis
aggregated nearly 155,000,000. It Is not
usual for countries on the eve of war to
have an Inrush of gold. iSpaln Is not
afflicted this way. In Spain the gold move
ment Is In the other direction. This Is only
one of the many difference ? , however , be
tween the condition of the United States and
Spain.
Youm ? Mr. Hal ley.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Mr. Ealley Is useful. He gives Mr. Rood
his cue. On Wednesday Mr. Bailey had a
little row with Mr. Reed , and made a fool
of himself. On Friday he undertook to ex
plain. Mr. Reed made answer. The Chair ,
he said , "does not feel that It Is necessary
for him to discuss his conduct. The gentle
man from Texas , after two days' delibera
tion , has felt that his eltuHlon demanJeU
( iUcusjIoQ and explanation. With that Idea
the Chair entirely -firrecs. " And the house
was mean enough to laugh at Mr. Bailey.
1'nrllnau.ililp . In Cuii re .
Dotrolt Free Press.
It will not do to despair of free Iratltu-
tlons becauos our representatives at the na
tional capital have not exhibited that degree
of decorum and unselflshncoj that 'Ideallato
would like to aeo In a crucial period like
the present. Senators and representatives
are human and therefore hr.-dly proof
against the Incitement to Intemperate acts
tnl words that taring from strong feeling.
There have been scenes of tuiibulence and
un edify fas physical demonstrations ; the He
has been passed between members of both
hcuses , and harsh reflections cast upon the
executive ; all of which Is truly unfortunate
but not necessarily menacing to free govern
ment. Excitable atid Intense temperament *
and excessive partisanship must trad a verit
In legislative balla , and , when one thinks ot
It , tbe Instances of Indecorous behavior are
encouragingly Infrequent compared with the
"many men of 'many minds" who comprise
our national ccogrets.
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WAR AWD I.IK05 1XSUHIVXCE.
Shoulil Comimnlrnxnniiic ihc Extra.
IllHk of tin * I'ullvy Holder.
Some dlucusslon of the effect of war upon
policies ot life ineuranco have brought out
variety of opinions , but wo have seen
"nothing which bears upon one phase of the
question which needs thinking about , says
the Weekly Underwriter. One president of
a llfo Ineuranco company saya : "Sympathiz
ing with the patriotic spirit 'which Inspires
theee InqulrleD , " 'liW ' company wlir pay all
i ollclcs upon Hvtfi'oT men killed In war , or
wcr.ls to that effect. In making Its an
nouncement another company says : "Every
civilian of the 'United ' States hold-
ng a policy 1'n ' our Insurance com
pany Is perfectly fc'ee to go to
war. In event of his doing so and meeting
with death his policy would bo paid. In full
without the paymrint 'of ' any extra premium. "
Our companlte hare about $700,000,000 of In-
ouranco In foreign countries , and It must bo
remembered that they are mutual companies.
It Is all very well ( o sympathize with the
patriotic fiplrlt , ityut what becomes of the
anti-rebate spirit. * and what right have the
managers to alnule out a portion of their
policy holders for/benefits which are not ex-
tondcd to the wlQlobut ) which must bo paid
for by the whole. membership ? Is not the
principle which animate * the Spanish policyholder -
holder In taking up same for his country
Just as patriotic as that which moves the
pollcyholder In the United States ? A com
pany doing business only In the United States
might offer the itame terms to all policyholders -
holders without any violation of the equities ,
but an "International company" has the
eamo duties to Spaniards that U has to citi
zens o ! the United States. It cannot with
Justice make flesh of one and fish ot another.
So wo hope that the Insurance companies
will either withdraw the w r permit or else
extend It to all pollcyholdere. Otherwise
there seema to bo a clear case of violation
of the law , which says that "no llfo Insur
ance corporation doing business In this atato
hall make any discrimination In favor ol
Individuals of the bamo class or ot the same
expectation of llfo either In the amount of
ptemlum charged or In any re-turn of pre
mium , dividends or other advantage. "
MIOK TIIK noun.
Intprrntlnir I'ncln Ationt .Vnti-il dip *
tain * of the Xnv ) .
Captain Sllta Casey , at the lirad. ot the
llflt of captains ot tt.4 navy , comes of a fight.
Ing family. Ho Is a son of General Sllns
Casey rnd .brother ot General T. J. Caac-y ,
chief of engineers of the army , who have
worn or aro. now wearing the uniform of
the Unltsd SMtts. He Is at present In charge
of the League Island' ' navy yard. Captain
Frc-dcrkk Hogcrs Is another who comes of
a family of fighters. Captain Albert S.
Darker wad Uio first man on thlo continent
to fire shells filled with dynamlto from
twenty-four.poutvl howitzers. The regard
In which Captain Henry C. Taylor Is held
by the Authorities at Washington It edoun
by hla assignment to the presidency of the
Naval War college to succeed Captain Albert
T. M ah LCI. He Is one of the most progrwtlvc
men In the navy , an ! Is never afraid to Uko
up coy now Idea that Is presented to hlo
notice and give It searching and careful trial.
Ha ! Ulipositlon to keep upvlth the advance
Of naval affairs all over the world nvskca him
a very valuaUc man la case of emergency.
To Captain W. M. Floger , recently promoted
and formerly chief of the Ordnance 'bureau ,
to duo limed ot the credit for the we of the
effective Harveylzed armor plato.
*
On 'Captain A.S. CrownInahlold as chief
of the Navigation bureau cornea , next to the
f-wretary of the navy , the heaviest rcapor.al-
blllty for the conduct of the affairs of the
department. Cronnlnshleld wcs put Into
hLs preuerit place after the most aovere com-
parlsons of hla qualifications with these of
.men who had , peiiiapti rather > moro politico !
Influence. That ho was chcoea over them
shown aufllclently well that ho Is amply
capable of doing Justice to his duty.
Captain Harrington PurnelV has made him
self mcst valuable ) to the department by h'a '
atudy of torpedoes. This < \ > ) what Admiral
Porter said about Captain Sllan W. Terry
la a dispatch to the secretary of tbo navy ,
May 4 , 1804 :
"I endeavor to do Justice to all officers
under my command , 'but have failed to men
tion the gallaut conduct of 'Dnslgn ' ' 3. W.
Terry co the expedition up the Red river.
Ho was place ! on board of the transport Ben
efit to take dispatches to mo at Sprlnglleld
Landing. I had -a field piece and a 2Impound
howitzer placed oft this vessel aod a part
of the crew cf the flagship to go with her.
Albout fifty miles from Grand Eeore Mr.
Terry discovered a battery of four guns facing
down the river on which lie opened fire with
his howitzers * rvj steamed on. The battcrf
opened a quick flrc on him , striking the lit
tle vessel almost every time. The river cap-
talii of the Uencflt i.vas killed and several of
the men , but the little transport fought her
way through and brought me the dispatches ,
which were Important. Such cool and brave
conduct gives promise of a good officer ; 1
commend him to the notice of the depart
ment , "
Captain Richard P. Leary , during the tlmo
when he was thci senior officer at Samoa In
1883 , had one of those opportunities which
every naval ofllcer covets. When the Ger
man war ships threatened to bombard 'the
town Leary quietly ran Ills ship In between
the Gcrmca guns acid the shore and then
sent over and naked the German what their
Intentions were. There were no bombard
ment.
Captain Nchcmlah M. Dyer came Into the
navy from the volunteer army. IJoforo en-
llstlug In the army he. had served six years
In the merchant service. ( Ho was kept on
actlvo fluty all through the war and had
three com mentis before the war was over.
In 1S70 , 'while In command of the Osslpee ,
ho jumped overboard In a hurricane and res
cued ope ot his seamciji.
Captuto French iE. Chadwlck has a repu
tation In the navy very much like that of
Captain Taylor , .his colleague In the Boarl
ot .Inquiry . on the Maine disaster. lie Is
conit&otly studying and working over plcm
for the Improvement of the navy , even when
such work Is outside the strict requirements
of his duty.
Commander Francis AV. Dickens , although
a red-hot American citizen , Is the most fin
ished Spio.Ish scholar In the navy. Not very
far 'below Commander Dickens on the list Is
Commander Ehvln White , who whllo
temporarily In charge ot the Kansas
In 1S72 , found the Spanish m ' .i-o.t-
war Plzarro blocking the American
steamer Vlrglnlus In the harbor of
Colon. The Vlrginlus was accuse 1 of run
ning the l-'panlsh blockade of Cuban ports.
White did then very much what Leary did
at Samoa fifteen years later. He put his ship
between the foreigner and theiAmerleau mer
chantman , and told the captain of the Vlr
glnlus to go where he pleased. The Vlrgln
lus wont out ot the harbor , the Kansas fol
lowed , antf the Plzarro dodged alcog 'behind. '
When the Vlrglnlus was well out ct reach ,
Commander White went about his business
at Colon.
Commaader Willard H. Brownaon , whoao
appointment to special duty abroad In con
nection with- the purchase of ships has made
familiar tbo etory ot his coolncfs In tbc
harbor of Rio Janeiro , when he called the
bluff of the Inaurgent admiral. He Is another
of the men who amlle when tboy see trouble
coming , and he In respected accordingly. Ha
has been assigned to command ono of the
emergency cruisers. Commander Charles
Herbert Stockton commanded the Thetis on
her famous trip Into the Arctic ocean , when
ttio went nearer the North Pole than any
other war ship has over been.
Captain William M. Folger , U. S. N. , who
Is to be placed ! n command of Uncle Sam'e
new war ship , ttio New Orleans , formerly
ihe Amazonas , recently purchased frcm
Brazil , Is now tbo Inspector of the Eleventh
Now York light house dbtrlct. The captain
during his term of thirty-seven years service
In the navy has been shifted about from ono
pcsltlon to another , until It may be said thst
hero Is no aspect ot naval work with whlcb
10 Is unfamiliar. He has served In the Asi
atic station , In the European station , In the
academy at Ancapolls , In the bureau or ordnance -
nanco and In many other pouts , to say noth-
ng ot the ahlps which he has commanded at
sea. For several years Captain Folger wan
chiefly busy with Important work connected
with Uio new ordnance provided for tbe navy
and the establishment of a plant for the roan ,
ufacture of the same. He baa also been a
director of tbe trials to which armor plate
iaa been subjected , and bas consequently
a wide reputation among engineers and army
and r.avy men In many countries. Uculdes
all that. Captain Folger Is a thorough and
practical sailor.
Ulycees 8 , Neacy of Missouri and William
1. Wella of Iowa , naval cadets from Annapo-
Is , are on the cruiser iBroaklyn ; A. W.
Pceseon of Nebraska and F. R. Holmen of
own have been assigned to the battleship
Texas ; St. George H. Stafford of Iowa and
lohn R. Morris of Missouri to the cruiser
Columbia , On the battletdlp Massachusetts
are Cadets A. H. McCarthy of Iowa , T. L.
Johnson of Kansas and Louis Shane of Nc-
iraska.
Captain Dick Collins , one of Joe Shelby's
old veterans , living at Piedmont , Mo. , ban
offered his services to the government In
C2so ot war wild Spain. Captain Collins la
aolloved to be the only man .In hlatory whoever
over captured a war ship with a regiment
of Infantry. Ho performed that feat at
flelena , Ark. , during the late war.
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They are llll talking In Havana of
marching the Spenl-'h army on Wellington.
AJ prlaonrrn or war , probably.
Among other "d'uncts to thr navy on n
war basis are floating foundries. Three
have already been Delected. iach Heel li to
have n repair ship.
General Lew Wallace , llioitRh past 71 ,
thinks there Is t > : i more fUtit In him. and
announce * hlg Intent ! , n to enter tbe Cuban
army of Independence.
A massive flsuro of Victory adorns the bow
turret of the .Massachusetts , between the
two suns , Jupt now It la regarded us n sym
bol of coming events.
Porto lllco pays to Spain ycarty over
$4,000.000. nnd Spiln generously ispcnfis about
J500.000 for the benefit of the natives. Th
ICIIIKI has been thorouKhly snueczc-d.
Juan Santos , chief of the pilots of Cuban
filibustering expeditions , Is to bo attached
to the Key West fleet. He knona every foot
of the Cuban coast , and lies piloted success
fully thirty-five expeditions to the Insur
gents.
Henry C. Lytton , a Chicago employer , fol
lows the cram-ilo of John Wanamakcr In
tciulcrlns full pay to any employe durlns
military service , and $1.000 Insurance to h'a
family In event of death In the service. Ho
employs 200 men.
Theodore Iloosnvcli. assistant secretary of
the navy , wants to take a hand In thra'slilnR
the dons oud Is raid to have arranged to
Join the staff of General Kltzhuh Lee In
case the latter has a division of the army
of Invasion. More power to Teddy.
Hero Is atartlliiR news from "tho enemy's
country. " A Wall street plutocrat , publisher
of an orpan of plutocrats , offers full pay to
any employe desiring to light Spain and a
special purse of $50) for the scalp of General
Maroto , ono of Wcylcr's assistant butchers.
Holland's submarine * terror iDide a run cf
a mlle and three-quarters twelve feet inilcr
water In Harltan bay laift Saturday. Hvcry
ouccccir.ng teat of this wonderful craft In-
crcasco admiration for the genius of the
mart who doiUticil anil superlntciuleJ Its con.
structlon. Its machinery rrid guns surpata
the expectations of the bu.llders.
EJtjcn cleclarcj that a war ahlp can lie
osally and cheaply protected from a torpsdo
bolt raid by c&'Jlatora of ca 'jiuin ' carblJe.
Thcao canisters , being provided' ' with
buoyant chambers and water vent ? , woul.1
give off acetylene gas , and al.'o spontaneously
Inflaiu.T.nUve phofiphcrettcd ( tydro en , which
would servo to Ignite continuously the
acetylene gas. The result would bo power
ful lights In great numbers over au area of
sDveral sqinre mllea. Any torpsdo boat
coming nearer than one ot these lights would
bo thrown In ullhoutte , which , to the eye ,
would 'ba at least fifty tlmcn more powerful
than the small rellcctlon from the light
absorbing surface of a torpedo boat Illumi
nated by the most powerful electric light.
1'tmSOXAI , .V.VII T1IBH.\VIS13.
The cabman Georges , who was made a
chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his
heroism In the bazar Are In Pafla , ha * been
given a position as tax collector by the
minister of finance.
A son of the ccnfedcrate General J. B.
Hood , who was ono of the moat irccklciis
fighters In the war , has been commlsi'loncd
by the governor of Louisiana to raUe a regi
ment for use In case of emergency.
The Westminster Gazette learns from an
Indian paper that Mr. and Mrs. Thambynaya-
gamplllal nro now on a vlolt to Vovllkudylr-
ruppu. Mr. Thambyanaganiplllal Is the son
of Judge G. S. Arlanayagamplllal and son-in-
law of A. Jambullngammudelllar.
Mayor Patrick Walsh of Augusta , Ga. , has
Itnuetl a proclaiiMtlca Inviting Its citizen. ? to
take part In the celebration , April 25 , 1S98 , of
the one-hundredth anniversary of the Incor
poration of the city of Augusta , making the
day a holiday so far as the officials and em
ployed of the city are concerned.
A mun wan blown out of the manhole of
the Metropolitan railway conduit In New
York City Thursday night , and when he
cimo down ho wcs arrested on a charge of
stealing electric wires. This suggests the
story of the mean/employer who , when 0:10 :
of his men was E'nf.i3kyward ' * by a pre
mature litest , docked him for the tlmo ho
wuis In the air.
The one-hundredth anniversary of the birth
of Field -Marshal 'Count ' von aioltke on Oc
tober 2G , 1900 , will bo marked by the erec
tion of a public monument W him In U3rlln.
A preliminary meeting was held In the Reich
stag the other day , which was attended by
members of all political parties with the ex
ception of the social democrats. .
A bioch cf violets and a purple ribbon
attached to .the door of a house In a private
street as a substitute for crape attracted
the attention of pissers-by In Now York.
The house Is .the residence of a Swedcj.ibor-
glan , and as the followers of S.vedenborg
bellevo that true happiness 'oeglns beand :
the grave , they do not bans crape on the
door when the dark aniel crosses the thres
hold , lltoce the purple ribbon and violets.
Mrs. Quantrell , mother of the famous con
federate guerilla , William C. Quantrell. has
Just been placed In St. Joseph's hcspltal In
Lextoston , Ky. She Is 78 years old and
In destitute circumstances. Ono of Quan-
trell's , men cod some of his friends learned
that she was poverty-stricken In C.inal
Dover , O. , and they se-cureJ for her a refuge
for her declining yeara. ( Mrs. Quantrell last
saw her son In 1857 , when he left for Kan
sas at the ago of 20.
Thomas Jefferson , seventy-five years ago ,
In 'writing ito President Monroe , said "Great
Britain Is the nation which can do us the
most harm of anyone , or all , on earth. With
her on our side wo need not fear the whole
world. With her theu we should the more
sedulously cherish a cordial friendship , and
nothing could tend more to knit our affect
ions than to 1)o fighting crtco more side by
slJo In the same cause. " That Idea was not
favorably received 'then ' , It would not be uoiv ,
end yet It may come to pass before the close
cif .the century.
Mrs. D. Olraud Wright , president of the
bazaar , and also of the Daughters of the
Confederacy , has loaned the relic-room a
handkerchief which was used as a flag of
truce when the surrender of Fort Sumter
was demanJcd. It was tied to the sword
ot United States - SenatorLouis Trezovant
Wig-fall of Texas , her father , who was acting
as aide to General lle-auregard and who car
ried the message to the ifort under the pro
tection of the handkerchlc-Mlag. Mrs.
Wright has also loaned a portion of the flag
staff from Fort Sumter which was shattered
by a shot during the first siege. Another ar
ticle loaned by iMrs. Wright Is the sword of
Major Francis Ualsey Wigfall , which was
uaoi throughout .the war.
OF TIIK WAIt.
lllNlnrln HvrntN lrn < Hitv I'll < o Ilia
SlutliNli-Aiiirrloji.il CrlnU.
January 2 Uattlcshlp 'Maine ' ordcreJ to
January 25 Maine en tern Havann harbor.
February 15 9:43 : p. m. Malno destroyed
by oxplcslca.
February 17 Victims of explosion given
public funeral In Havana.
February 19 United States decides on rvp-
nrato Inquiry.
February 20 Heard of Inquiry ordered
Havana.
February 21 Havana officials pronounce
explosion nn Viternal accident , '
February 22 Senate prsaea bill creating
two new regiments of artillery.
February 23 Cruiser .Montgomery ordered
to Ilnuir.a.
February 21 Knslgn Pawclson discover *
Miuneift keel bent upward
Fobruarj 23 Vlzcaya leaves New York for
Havana.
March 1 Vlzcfta welcomed In Havana.
Mand 3 Ku&h work 'legtau In navy yards.
March 5raln suggests recall of Cocisul
General Lee.
March 0 President declines to entertain
sunKeated recall.
March S $50.000,000 voted by congress for
national defense.
March 11 HeJIatrlctlon of army depart
ments.
March 15 Hoard of Inquiry leaves Havana.
Maich 17 Keying squadron orga 'zed.
Mare-h 10 Report of Hoard of Injulry de
livered by Admiral Slcard.
March 24 Maine- report arrives In Wash
ington , i ,
March 15 CommodoreSchley placed In
commnnii of Hying cijuadron.
March 2t > Malno officers leave Havana.
March 28 Heport of Hoard of Inquiry and
resident's message sent to congress.
March 2S Srcaiah report pronouncing e.x.
plosion an accident made public.
March 31 United States war shlpa or-
dert-d "cleared for action. "
April 2 United States conaula in Cuba
ordered to Havnm.
April 6 President's mcojago delayed at
request of General lx > e.
April 7 Ufprescntativcs of the powcro
wait upon thi < president urging peace.
April 9 General Lee nail Americana leave
Havana.
April 9 Spain Issues an order for an ar
mistice.
April 11 President's meoiage asks con-
greto for authority to Intervene ani stop
war l Cuba.
April 12 Consul General Lee given a re-
mat knble reception In Washington.
April 13 Doth committees on foreign af
fairs rcjtort In favor of Cuban Independence
anil ln.medlato lutcrycutlon.
April 13 A scandalou.3 scene on floor of
house of representatives ; resolution for Im
mediate Intervention -wlrhout recognition
passed house of representatives , 322 to 19 ;
flylns squadron leaveo Hampton Koads.
April 14 Senate talks , Spain prepares.
April 15 Seriate talks some more ; United.
States troops cast ot Rocky mountains or
dered to gulf ports.
April 1C Senate reaoutlcn ! recognizing
Independence and ordering Intervention
passed , G7 to 21.
April 17 Geocral Copplngcr nr l staff ,
'
Department -Missouri' , leave for Mobile.
April IS HouaD of representatives rejects
and aenato Insists nn recognition clause ot
Cuban resolutions ; conference ordered.
April 19 3 n. m. Hoth housra adopt
Cuoau resolution without recognition ; votJ
in senate , 42 to.35 ; house , 310 to C.
April 20 Action of congress approved by
the president and Spaii ! notified.
IMIIATKI ) J'MUSA.VMIIKS.
Indianapolis Journal : "Hall 'cias money to
throw ut the blrrh , . "
" \\1-y not use some expression up to dnte ?
Say , for Instance , thnt ho has wur ships to
sell. "
Cleveland Plnln Dealer ; "Have you any
Ideti what brought on the chill ? "
"I understood him to say that he flaw a
Girl In a shirt waist. "
DJtrolt Free Press ; "TYmt nnclont Miss
Tiiyme seems to bo bustling about nt a.
great rate. "
"Yes. She's getting ready to attend the
national contjrtsB of mother * . "
Chicago Record : "Tho president has bad
a hard time of It lately. "
"Yes ; His country has acted as silly na
the woman who lies In bed scoldlns 'ncr
husband wiille ho kindles the lire. "
Detroit Journal ! "A man who habitually
shaves ills lace clean Is apt to 'havo a cruel
look , " remarked the observer of men and
things , "which may arise from the fact
that he Is cruel , to himself. "
Brooklyn Life : "Thore ! Do you fnlnlc
the photograph Is like me , count ? "
"Like you ? Ah , Meea Mabel , like Iss not
ze word. It Is lofc you. "
Plttsburjr Chronicle : "It Is report" ; ] that
tha Delaware peach crop Is damaged , " said ,
the observant boarder.
"That Is unusual , " replied the cross-eyed
boarder.
"Unusual ? I thought It was the regular
fnlas. "
"Not nt all. The regular thing Is to have
It totally destroyed several times by the
middle of April. "
Jewelers' Weekly : May O , Harry , they
havj Uio most beautiful little lockets at
Stlffany's , with sramrocks set In them.
Harry Yes , May , but wouldn't you rather
wait a little while and Ket ono with a real
stone ?
Washing-ton Star : "Hasn't the story
about 'nls accepting n bis bribe hurt that
official ? " asked ono Chinese citizen.
"Not much , " answered another. "It
Rem to mo He la treated with more respect
thin ever. The fact that ho could get so
much money for his Influence shows
a lot of It he must have. "
WELCOME TO WiKYMCIt.
Wanlilnuton Ktar.
When he comes back ,
It will not be the same old place
With nn obsequious populace
And champagne In thu cellar rack ,
WH'n hammocks waiting In the s'ia < l ,
And cigarettes nnd lemonade ,
When ho comes buck.
When he comes back.
jTherc will not echo on ttio breeze
The plunk of the typewriter keys
Produced with suc'n a facile knack.
There'll bs no salaried epic muse ,
iliut bona fide fighting news ,
When ho comes back.
When ho comes back.
He'll listen for the loud "hoarny ! '
That echoed when ho went a way-
Hut there will bo no lack
Of "Yankee Doodlo" by the band
And "Hall , Columbia , Happy Land , "
When ho comes back.
Shirt Sale.
Friday morning we put on sale 150 dozen Laundered Neg
ligee Shirts in all sizes from 14 to 18 , There is a large assort
ment of patterns to select from , and are made from tlie Best qual
ity of Gamers' percales. These shirts are to be worn with white
collars and cuffs and are the regular $1 grade and have never
been sold"for less but Friday we will put the entire lot on sale
your selection at
EACH.
The sale will continue as long as they last , but bz sure and
come early if you are going to need some nice cool shirts for
summer wear. It's going to be hot here this ssason , remember.
BROWNING KING Co
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