THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
B. IlO3E\VATF.n , Etlttor.
rUUUBHKD I'.VKIIY MOIININU.
THUMB OF SUHSCniPTIONt
IHIlr nr ( Without Sumlny ) . One Ytar 16 M
l ) lly H e and Bumlay , On * Year S W
HU Month * 400
Three Months ZM
Hunday HI-P. On Y > ar J W
Saturday \ler. \ One Year..4 JJ
Weekly ll e. One Year. . . . w
OFFIC1M :
Omnhn : Tlie DPO nullitlnR. . . , . , . , , .
Boutli Otrnhii Slniter Illk. . Cor. N and Ilth Sti.
Council Jlluffn : 10 I'rarl Street.
Ch'CDRO Oltlvi-i Mi Chamljer of Commerce.
New York ! Temple Court.
Washington i 501 fourteenth Strett.
COnilESPONDENCE.
All rom-nunlcatlona relating to new anil edito
rial nutter houlJ be ndilre-e < l : To the bailor.
nUBINESS LETTERS.
All Imjlnem letteranil remittances nhould b
* iMre cd to The Ilee I'nbllshlns Compiny ,
Omaha. Draft * , check ? , expren and poitofflce
money order * to be made payable to the order of
the company. _
Tiin HER punMatiiNO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF CMCUUA.TION.
Ftitc of Nebraska , Oougla * county , w t
Oeoru ? II. TzuchucU , ircretary of The Ies Pun-
Ilhtnicompany , IwMnif duly sworn , e y th.it tnc
ntluil number of full and complete coplea of The
Dally. Morning. i\enlns nnd Sunday lie * prlntr.1
the month of March. ISM , wa an follows :
1 23.40.1 17 . *
2 22.M !
3 22r > 10 13 . II.MJ
4 21.751 0 . K.010
6 22.74
21,511
7 v , > 2 ; 23 . 2A51B
8 22.M- I . 12.1151
> 22.6.14 2- . a CM
10 22.2 2 2(1 ( . 52.477
11 22.UI 27 . 25.111
12 , , M,377 2 ? . 25.611
13 21.H1D 21 . 29.12-
50 . 21.701
1' 22.2n7 51 . S.CI7
returned nnd un-old copl < . 11. " 33
Not total rule-
Net dally average 4 . SS.SSJ
K II. T/.SCHUCK.
Bworn to before m nnd subscribed In my ptvi-
* nrithU l t day of April , IS'JS. N. r. THIU
( Seal , ) Notary Public.
KBK * ' IT HBFOIIK T1IK I'KOl'LK.
DurlriK the progress of thu war , as
heretofore , TIic Hue will continue to out
rank nil competitors In telegraphic news.
With tin1- full Associated Press rejwrt ,
Biipploniunteil by .special cable dispatches
from Ktiropo and all point * In the seat of
wnr , It will supply its patrons with the
most complete and reliable war news.
'W believer anything of great Importance
or startling nature occurs , an extra edi
tion of The Bee , with the most authentic
reports , will be published. The Bee
will not , however , attempt to create
false alarms by sensational fale.s , cither
on bulletin boards or In extras gotten up
to rifle the pockets of the credulous.
The Held of fakery and Imposture It will
leave to the papers which subsist by
Buch questionable methods.
It will eon be that the only kind of a
tramp known will be the tramp steamer.
The Interest of the farmer and of the
wage worker in the war will be more
apparent when the tax gatherer begins
to get In his work.
Tf this thing keeps up the number of
people who want to go to the front as
war correspondents will exceed this en
listments In the ranks.
The Bee has no ambition to shine In
the Held of fakery. The news and all
the news printed promptly and accu
rately Is what The BeeVj readers may
rely on.
Last year there was dug fiom the
mines In the United States Ill8.ir.0,7$8
tons of coal. The United States is well
supplied with fuel for a navy or for any
other purpose.
The secretary of agriculture has sent
a ispccl.il commissioner to Alaska to In
vestigate the weather. The chances arc
ho will report 1hat the weather unfits
Alaska for use as a winter resort.
The president of the United States Is
entitled to active and competent otllclnl
ndvisem of unquestioned good judgment
ntid If it Js necessary to reorganize the
cabinet for this purpose Jt Is his privilege
and duty to do so.
The assurance of Kdltor Rochefort of
the Intransigeant that all French re
publicans are In sympathy with the
United States in the war- for the libera
tion of Cuba Is comforting , but It only
emphasizes the fact that French repub
licans arc not In control of 'the affairs of
the French republic.
By canceling his engagements for po
litical speeches Bryan tacitly admits
that the people have nt last got some
thing -to think alvout more Important
than arguments for free coinage of sil
ver. Mrs. Leas. } was wiser and recog
nized the fact long ago by preparing a
lecture on Cuba and the Cubans.
What has become of the warlike mem
bers of the .Tackuonian club who , a little
while ago , could hardly wait for the
call to aims to bo Issued ? How are
they revering the memory of the fight
ing hero of New Orleans whose mime
they have adopted ? Or are they simply
waiting for the organization of the horse
marines ?
One of the last acts of Mr. Gary as
postmaster general was that of signing
a four years' contract for making the
.stamped envelopes for 'the government
by which the United States will save
over a million dollars as compared with
the terms of the present contract. The
government at AVashlngton is doing bust ,
xicss on a business basis.
. The great national conventions that
have selected Omaha us their meeting
place for 181)8 ) will be held here , war erne
no war. Visiting delegates will be en-
Pertained according to the Invitations
extended , and there Js no reason why
attendance on all of the big meetings
scheduled Ju connection with the expo
sition should not bu up to the highest
notch on their previous records.
If the volunteer army In to be organ
Ized on n basis entirely separate from
the militia , there will not bo even the
.shadow of an excuse for nn extra legls
latlve session. Listen for the walling
and gnashing of teeth of the professional
politicians and Uio legislators for reve
nno only. A war without n chance at
the public crib will soon lose Its popu
terlty wHh-tbcse political patriot *
T//B fORMAI ,
Congress responded promptly nnd
unanimously to the recommendation of
the president that the existence of wnr
between the United States nnd Spain be
formally declared. This action was
deemed uccraeary , n explained In the
message of the president , In order thnt
"the dellnttlon of the International
status of the United States ns a bellig
erent power may be made known nnd
the assertion of all Its righto and the
maintenance of all HA duties In the con
duct of a public war may be assured. "
Doubtless these would have been at
tained without n declaration of the ex
istence of war , but such n Declaration
unquestionably places the country In a
better position with respect to Its Inter
national relations. The fact thnt war
existed was well known to the world. It
was recognized by the British govern
ment In the notice requiring war ships
of the belligerents to leave British ports
and It has been < n effect recognized by
other powers In the consideration of
measures to safeguard their rights and
Intelesto as neutrals. Still a distinct
avowal on the part of the United Stated
was desirable , If not absolutely neces
sary.
This having been done , neutral govern
ments will probably Immediately take
such action as the situation calls for nnd
ntcrnatkmal law enjoins 1n notifying
their subjects of the obligations
to be observed ns neutrals nnd
ho penalties that may be In
curred by unneutral acts , while they
uay also give notice to the belligerents
what may be allowed nnd what forbid *
leu > lii neutral waters. The existence of
war being a fact declared by the United
States , this government Is now In n safe
> osltlou to demand nil the rights under
ntern.itlon.il law which belong to It ad a
belligerent. It la to be presumed that
lie Spanish government will take similar
action , < in order that Its status also as a
lelllgcrent may be made known. In that
case both governments will have avoided
a direct declaration of war and simply
unclaimed the existence of hostilities.
HEVOLVT10NAUY SPIU1TA" MAIN.
The latest advices from Spain , If trust
worthy and there is no reason to re-
ard 'them as Incredible show that the
spirit of revolution Is widespread there
uid apparently growing. The demon
strations of popular dissatisfaction nt
Madrid and in other cities and towns of
ho kingdom are reported to be of a most
Menacing character. The fact Is that
while the Spanish people were a unit In
favor of war , a great many of them
think that the government II.IH not
.mshcd matters as it should have- done
mil that In consequence the United
States has obtained n decided advantage.
Doubtless this feeling Is fostered and en
couraged by tsome of the political sol-
Hers not in sympathy with the party in
tower and ( by certain political leaders.
However , when one thinks of the hard
conditions which the Spanish people
lave experienced In the last two or three
years , with deptussed Industries , bur-
leusonic taxation and Increasing cost of
Ivlng , It Is not dltlk-ult to understand
that there .should be unrest and dissat
isfaction.
Having'made great sacrifices and got
no , satisfactory results , they now face a
situation which demands greater sacrl
llces and which involves the Inevitable
oss of Cuba and possibly other colonies.
It Is a situation calculated to exasperate
my people. One or two decisive naval
victories by the United States would
liavo a tremendous effect in .stimulating
the revolutionary spirit in Spain.
1TAfl AA'L > COM31KUCE.
There Is necessarily a great deal of
uncertainly in regard to the possible
financial and iiiduatrJal results of war.
In some quarters the belief Is expressed
that the effect will be beneficial , while
there are others who quite ns earnestly
believe that If protracted .the war must
have results more or less damaging to
our -material Interests , particularly our
foreign commerce. Business was un
favorably affected by the apprehension
of war and the fact that the movement
has continued large Is due to deliveries
on orders placed before there had been
any disturbance of "confidence. It Is
only reasonable to assume thnt for n
time orders to manufacturers will be
curtailed , thereby putting a check upon
Industrial activity , while it appears
liardly possible that our-export trade can
be kept up to > .ts recent proportions , not
withstanding , the fact that nearly all of
It Is carried under foreign flags. That
our coastwise commerce will also suffer
Is generally admitted , though perhaps
not to the extent that has been appro-
bended.
A. lending financial Journal expresses
the opinion that all the known facts
bearing upon the problem of what effect
the wnr will probably have upon our
Internal and foreign trade are reassur
ing. It points out that the country will
not be Invaded , hostile armies will not
ravage our fields or burn our factories
or destroy the opportunities of employ
ment of our people. We have no large
carrying trade exposed to attack , our
enormous Imports and exports being
mainly carried under foreign tlagis , nnd
it is unlikely that the .signatories of the
treaty of I'nrls will allow their com
merce to be Interfered with by either
of the belllgvreuls. Spain cannot es
tablish an effective blockade of our ports
so as to exclude neutral vessels. All
tills Is certainly reassuring , but we
must not be too confident of Spain's
Inability to give us n great deal of
trouble and there can bo no doubt of
her purpose to do so.
It is doubtless judicious , however , to
consider the brighter rather than the
gloomier aspects of the situation nnd
th ! . ? appears to be the general disposi
tion among business men. The llnancl.il
strength and resources of the country ,
the excellent condition of the bauku , the
lutlow of gold , are conditions which In
spire confidence. There Is little danger
to apprehend either hasty or timid ac
tion on the part of those who control
the loanable funds at the disposal of the
commptcial roinniunlt.y and It is not
Kcnerally thought that there can be a
very serious Interruption of the opera
tion of the forces that were steadily
making for prosperity. The great agri
cultural Intercut at least , the founda-
HOB of the tmtloa'a prospcrltr , will 01-
> orlcnco no Interruption from war.
The ndrcnt of the civil wnr wns fol-
owcd by severe depression nnd de
moralization In business , but there
wns n very different condition of
affairs then from what now prevails.
We arc now n united people , with prac
tically Inexhaustible resources ami the
government credit at Its highest point.
In 1801 ( the government had great dllll-
culty In obtaining n loan -f.lO.OOO.OOO
at 7.I10 per cent Interest Today It can
readily borrow ten limns that amount
it 'J per cent Interest. The banking
system of < hc country was then weak ;
t Is now strong. We shall undoubtedly
experience some of the Injurious effects
of war , but there are reasons for thl'.ik *
ng that these may not be so serious
as many have apprehended.
MUX1UWAL HUMK HULK.
City Attorney Council has written nn
able and exhaustive brief In support of
lie position that the people of Omaha
: iavo a constitutional right to manage
ilielr police and fire departments by
local olllcers. This brief elaborates the
principle of muulclp.il home rule as
outlined In Judge Scott's decision. It
; > olnts out the marked contrast between
government of our lire and i oltce de
partments by a state commission re
sponsible only to a governor elected by
the people of the whole state and their
management In all other cities nnd
towns In Nebraska which enjoy the
right to elect or appoint the otficers
charged with the exercise of local police
[ lowers. The contention Is that the leg-
Islatmo has no right in tills manner to
disregard the provision of the constitu
tion prohibiting special legislation for
the government of cities.
One feature of the present police board
law which emphasizes this point has ,
liowever , been thus far overlooked.
Under the ruling of the supreme court ,
Nebraska Is normally a prohibition
state. The right to license the sale of
ilquor Is purely local. In other words
the Ilquor tralfle Is regulated In Ne
braska under local option. It Is left to
the people of each county and city to
determine for themselves whether sa
loons shall be licensed or not.
The county board or the city board Is
rested with exclusive authority to grant
or refuse applications for license , with
out appeal In case of refusal. Thus the
[ icople of each county and town divide
for themselves In electing their local
otficers whether the license or iio-llceuso
[ > ollcy shall be pursued. Kvery town
mil county election Is practically a reg
istration of the popular will on the li
cense quastloii. When anti-license
boards sire elected the town runs dry
for a year , and vice versa.
By vesting In the governor the ap
pointment of the members of the Board
of Fire ami Police Commissioners ,
ivhlch In Omaha Is also the excise board ,
local option is denied the people of this
city. There is no way by which a board
responsible only to the governor can be
made to Carry out the popular demand.
The option rests with the governor and
not with the locality. Thu people might
lie almost unanimous against the licens
ing policy , yet the governor could over
ride their will by letting the ilquor deal
ers name the board. 'On1 * the other
hand , there its nothing to hinder the
governor , under the existing law , from
appointing a board composed entirely
of prohibitionists , pledged to refuse all
iippllcatlous for license , and thus make
Omaha a prohibition town In spite
of nu overwhelming public sentiment
against prohibition , even when the In
evitable result would be to cripple our
public school system.
The populist campaign committee for
Kansas Is In a quandary about a certain
contract for the purchase of a book en
titled "The Producer Consumed. " Judge
King of Kansas City holds a contract to
deliver to the committee 20,000 copied of
the book for use In the campaign aud a
few of the books ( have been delivered
and sent out among the farmers. But
the book was written to meet conditions
which have disappeared. Kansas farm
ers who are selling wheat , corn nnd cat
tle for good prices , paying off their mort
gages and laughing at the consumers
who are compelled to pay dearly for the
nocessailcis of life are said to be raising
embarrassing questions about the con
clusions ofthe author In regard to pro
ducers being consumed. The distribution
has not been attended with any great
accession to populist ranks and the com
mittee may store the books or use 1hem
for fuel.
Why Is the report of the substitute se
lected by Governor Ilolcomb to relieve
him of the unpleasant duty of hearing
the testimony In the Impeachment
charges against his police commissioners
behig hehl back ? The delay was at
first explained In the failure of the
stenographer to transcribe his notes , but
the stenographer cannot be expected to
shoulder everything. The law requires
the findings to be promulgated within
a reasonable time , but more than three
weeks have already parsed since the in
vestigation farce was jwit on the boaul <
Governor Ilolcomb apparently believes
that having disregarded that part of
the law requiring a personal Investiga
tion he may as well disregard the other
provisions , too.
A prominent Colorado mine owner de
clares that nearly all the Colorado mines
are owned by residents of the state and
to this fact is largely due the great de
velopment In mining in recent yearn.
The resident owners do not hold the
mines for speculative purposes , but ex
pect to get the mineral out of them and
utilize It. Selling mines to speculators
may be profltablb to the seller , but it Is
not good for a mining fttatc or district.
How much longer are the police going
to permit the so-called base ball skin
games to continue to prey upon suckers
without molestation ? Kveryouo engaged
In operating these gambling machines
Is subjecting himself to prosecution
under the criminal code. The question
Is , Who Is getting the money these skin
game manipulators arc putting up for ,
police protection ?
The South Carolina dispensary man
agers don't wawt to tie caught by that
proposed Increase In the tax on beer
nnd last \re k the board of
ordered 5cve.ii carloads of the liquor for
Immcdlatm delivery nt the ntnto saloon * .
But the > tltx > t-collectors are to be given
lnstructoHl.o ! ! { Impose the tax wherever
the beer U * found nnd It may be thnt
even the'stnfe ' rum iHHpvusartes will be
visited. i
On his return .home from the journey
to Washington In the interest of annexa
tion , President Dole of the Hawaiian re
public pnentod n bill to the legislature
for expcuscsi amounting to $ (1,7G'J ( , of
which amount $12,270 wns for "inci
dentals. " ' .The president of the republic
shows that In : the matter of charging up
for Inclde.majs he Is fitte for any re-
.spotmlble position from congressman to
alderman.
: ot 31uch ot n 1'leiilc.
C.ilciiRO Inter Ocean.
President McKliley believes the war will
bo a long one. ami Ihls opinion Is shared
by a great many pMple who do not regard
the pending dlfllculty as a picnic. Spain
hca been doing more or less fighting for the
last 700 years sometimes very good lighting ,
too and there will bo some credit In lick
ing her , even though It iia't dcn < In a week ,
The IIlHtorlc
.St. I uls Itcjmbllc.
It la more tliau a hundred years elncn
Lafayette sent to thla country the first
Spanish j-ick as a pra-cnl to his friend ,
George Wuifilngton. From that Jack his
come the Missouri mule In direct line of
descent. If Spain could have foreseen that
the Missouri mule was going to be declared
a contraband of war , maybe Lafayette. wouH
not liavo been allowed to eend that Jack to
the Father of Ills Country.
I'ntrlotlnm nn the Hencrrntlon.
Chlcazo I'ost.
It has been feared all along that the In
diana would take the warpatd as Boon an
the soldiers wore withdrawn , but the ac
tion of the Oueldas Is a distinct surprise.
They had. not been Included In the predic
tions. They h.ad been quiet so Ictii ; that
It was thought tdey would bo sattsiletl to
continue along In the Mine old rut. Yet
hero they are actually yelling for a cbanco
to gy on the warpath In Cuba. Two hun
dred of them want to volunteer. Why uot
let them go ? Spain talks ot sending \Vey-
ler back to Cuba , and an Indian with a
scalping knlfo would Just revel In these
whiskers.
< hr RlKht ThliiR.
aiobe-Democrat.
From all.parts of the country como re
ports that business corporation. ? anl firms
are- assuring these In their employ who en
list that on their return the positions they
now fill will be opin to them. This Is the
right thing to do. It makes ? the soldier feel
that patriotism Is a living sentiment and
Ifae desire to serve the country general. It
seems Improbable that the army will have
nmh flghtVig to do , but whether much or
little the volunteers summoned to the field
wilt fully maintain the high standard of the
American soldier. And those who remain
behind will moot earnestly consider the In
terests ot tdceo who go to the front In re
sponse to the national call.
Governor IIolonmlVB llcfl.
New York Sun.
A popullstT uj't come as near'being happy
as his trade allows when he Is "hurling
defiance" at a court. The Hen. Sllaj Hoi-
comb , governuS- Nebraaka , Is now hurling
defiance at the guprcme court of that state ,
and so he must be consUcred as reasonably
happy. The court has Issued a writ of man *
iMmiw to malte the governor carry out the
provlslor.a of a certain statute or show
cause why tie shouldn't. The governor will
neither carry out nor show. He a&serts that
as a part of the state government he cannot
be forced by the * ourt to do what he doesn't
cans to do. In other words , he believes
himself to be above the law , and he will
suspend the execution of the law when he
iCiocaes to. The .court says : "Silas , If you
dco't lUteo to reason "and " < obey the law , we
i'hall have o lock you up for contempt. "
Silas sajfl to'theicourt : "Lock me up and
I'll pardon mysflf. " It Is nn edifying con
troversy , atid illustrates once more the popu
list reverence' for law.
nich Sourrc of War Itvvoiinc.
New York Tr.bune.
Whllo In search of sources of revenue con-
grein should not forget an abundant stream
often taken advantage of by other govern
ments , but hitherto untapped by us. A
large amount of money could be realized
without trouble or expense by levying a
stamp tax on all pesters , notices and ad-
vsrtlslos slgn < > exhibited In public places ,
except the slgno shown at the actual 'office
or place ot business of these whom they
concern. Doth In France and Italy revenue
Is raised1 by this means la time ot peace.
The tax Is salt-collecting. It oppresses no-
tody , ft elmply makes these who tor their
own profit force themselves upon public at
tention pay an Infinitesimal sum ( or that
privilege. It a pester la not worth paying
1 cnt or 2 cents for. It Is not worth putting
up , and It Is simply a nuisance flaunted
before tbo public. Meat ot these elgns scat
tered over the country advertise largo money
making concern ? which contribute little to
the government. If they bring returns their
ownero can well afford to pay something on
account ot them , and If they are unprofita
ble the tax can bo avoided by retiring them.
Will I'oniillMt * . Kver Learn.
Schuylcr Quill (1'op. ) .
The late city elections In the elate
tell a story that should have
a welcht upon our populist leaders In
their mad association with democrats , re
gardless of any welfare ot their own party.
V.'e notice in all cities wheio the democrats
are strong there were straight democratic
tickets noraliKited nnd where it was ncccs-
earto have the atalstanco of the pnpullst
vote the two parties combined and while the
popullbts were given a nominee or so , still
the ticket was placed on the ballot as "demo
crat. " We notice that In cities which have
been populist they ( used and the result In
every case Is a republican victory. AVe could
give several samples , such on North Platte ,
but the case In O'Neill is the best to Illus
trate. In that city the populUts have had
control lor many years , but this year they
held a ( uslon convention , dropping all party
names and nominating a "silver" ticket ,
which they called the "Uryan ticket , " desig
nating their party emblem the silver dollar ,
end so the names went on the official ballot.
The great talk during the campaign was that
liryan was to visit the city In June , and it
would bo great to have that Bryan-sllvcr-
dollar set of officials In chirge. Mark you
that the city has been strongly populist ( or
years , and that Bryan carried It by sixty-
two In 1S96. But the results were that the
republicans cleaned up the whole ticket , ex
cept the treasurer ( who had no opposition )
i and one councilman. Will popullsta ever
learn ?
irKAI/rfl } > K THIi AIMIY.
*
\Vatohfnl CnrfvKJterrljiMl by the Ctled-
ic-nl Cnrim.
I'hlladflphU North American ,
The dangers which the American army of
occupation hi Cuba will encounter princi
pally from dlsense-i-aro not to lie underesti
mated , yet by tlK'jproper precautions which
It may bo acaumwl will bo taken , thcso dangers
'
gers to which 'our troops will be exposed
from an unhealthy climate and from natu
rally unsanitary'conditions will bo greatly
reduced , The experience of the War de
partment during the rebellion was that more
soldier. ) died from- disease than were killed
in battle , the termer being twice as great as
the lat'er. It will accordingly be seen what
a problem confronts the department wboi an
army ot 200.0000mcn Is to be sent Into the
field against an 'enemy. During the rebel
lion dysentery was the great foe of the sol
dier In both armies. ThU was because ol
the drinking water and the Improper fooc
on which the men were compelled to subilst
during the first years of the war. But since
then vast Improvements have been made in
handling largo armies ; now sanitary ar
rangements have been devised , more care
Is given to the food which Is served to the
men and the medical crops generally exer
cises more watchful care over the men In
arms. Great attention is being given to all
of these details In connection with the In
vasion ot Cuba , and If tbo soldiers will ex
ercise due care upon their own part and fol
low the Instructions laid down for their
Guidance by the physicians , there will b6
llttlo reason to ( ear any serious result ! from
the Bally into the enemy's country.
WSBttKH TO ( UH.MI
Some rinln Tnlk from an 0unpokvi
I'nniillct Or-tnn.
Auburn OrnnRT ( IVtO
tteforo ttie dawn ot the comlnj campaign
the Granger wants to Indulge In a little
cldo talk with these who pose as reformers
and profcs lojalty to the Interests of the
people , and to nay to Bjld reformers that
In the coming campaign there will be some.
thdg ! to do besides pounding the republicans
for \\tiat tber liavo done and what they
hiivo not done. In short , we cannot make
a campaign on the shortcomings and tno mis
doings or the officials ot the party that oo
long fllleil the offices , because the voters
will simply point to ome errors of the new
begetters and remark as to their aptnesa
in taking hold ; and If the reform forces wish
to appear doubly ridiculous they can suc
ceed admirably by attempting to cover up
and CilJo from vlow or apologize fov the er
rors of such offlclalfl.
What " 111 liavo to bo done It wo mean
reform Is to place the question of right ai
p.ramount to party ties or personal frlend-
etilp. Wo must condemn In fusion officials
Just what we have condemned In republican
omckj'a. We must show to the voters that
wo are not doing Juat what wo have accused
republicans ot doing , towlt , adopting plat
form simply to catch voters , but wo must
prove that we arc sincere In the resolutions
wo-adopt , the plankn wp Incorporate In our
platforms and the campaign declara
tions wo make. If tfce refcrin
forces meant what they said they
must not mike themselves ridiculous
by apologizing for Auditor Cornell , who has
so far departed from what ho professed
when he used to stump Richardson county
aud deal telling blows against railroad pass
bocdllns. If they believed what they set
forth in the platform relative to reducing
official salaries and cutting down appropria
tions , they must not waste time hunting ( or
an apology for J. H. Edmlsten. who did ear
nest and effectual lobbying against salary re
ductions. They cannot excusp ex-Attorney
General Lecse , who , as a lobbyist , beseechcd
members of the finance , ways and means
committee not to cut down appropriations for
employes because to do so would lessen the
salary ot a member of his family. After
denounclns clerks and secretaries for get
ting ten prices for making uji the house and
senate journals , they cannot excuse those of
the fusion forces who got only nine prices.
Afetr pointing to the fact that a republican
legislature gave places to more than double
the neceasiry number of employes , to the
end that members might have the state pay
some of their campaign debts. It will be
useless to urge that the fusion legislature
reduced the number about 2 per cent.
There are many things for which no rea
sonable excusx ) can be given , and It will be
the height of folly to undertake It. but at
the same time the fusion forces need not be
ashamed of the aggregate of the record of
their officials , and If the conduct of some of
our officials who have not been hewing to
ho line be properly rebuked now , It will he
less reprehensible a year from now. to say
: ho least , but If apologies are attcmpled ,
then hcnvcn pity the reform movement.
MUTTIMtl.VUS.
It i said that Crozler , who Invented the
dliappearlng gun carriage , got his Idea from
a Kansas pralrlo dog Jumping Into Its hole.
The four swift merchant cruisers , St.
i'au.1 , St. Loula , New York and Paris , when
jiioperly armed , will make a splendid flying
squadron , which can outsail 4imy war ahlpa
which S * > aln r < : s afloat.
A SpanUh paper In Cuba ridicules the
condition of the charity shoes scut to Cuba
! rom the United Statps. The next consign
ment of shoes will go In loaded , and It Is
taped the Havana critic will find the leather
uid the pressure behind It sufficient to Jar
his spine. Undo Sam Is qulto handy with
shoe leather as well as with a sun.
Aunt Lizzie Alken , missionary of the
Second 'Baptist ' church , Chicago , a veterin
war nurse , and frlcad of General Gran : , ,
said llio other day * "War ! Well , I've tec-n
: hrough one and I know the horrors ot It.
They are horrors , I can tell jou. Yet If
war cornea , and I were young enough anj'l
able enough , I'd go again and help take
care of my brave boys. Dut I was SI laai
month , child 81 ! "
The danger that besets a war ship even
in time of peare U Illustrated by the recent
r.ano'.v ot > cape of the first-dura cruiser Aus
tralia of the 'British ' navy. While the ship
was lying off Southampton a green reserve
nan snapped a pistol at a box of fuses
close to the door of aa open shell room. The
uses began to spit fire like squibs and
near them were bundles ot rockets pointed
direct at a rack ot filled shells. Nothing
saved a dire catastrophe but the presence
of mind of an able seaman who dashed Into
lit * fuse room and pulled out the burning
fusts at the Imminent risk ot eyesight or
Ife. Truly In the navy eternal vigilance
id the prise of not being blown up.
The British admiralty office has recently
made a careful compilation of the serviceable
vessels of the United States and ot Spain.
Ma list Is made by disinterested experlaund
rhould bo reliable and unprejudiced. The
list thus made shows Spain's nary to consist
of : Serviceable armored ahlps , six ; unarmored -
mored shtpa , twenty-elg.it ; effective torpedo
lotllla , fourteen , serviceable ships ot the
United States , according to the same au
thority , are : Armored ships , twelve ; unar-
nipred ships , twenty-seven' , and serviceable
torpedo vessels , twenty. Thus It will be
seen that Spain has forty-eight serviceable
war vessels to oppose fifty-nine similar ves
sels In the navy of this country. Th's com
pilation was made before the recent pur
chases were made by the United States.
The Jingoes In the national legislature
should be warned by the fate of another
exceedingly belligerent congressman. When
the late war broke out and the battle of Dull
Ituti was near at hand this particular con-
grcbsinun went down arrayed in about 225
pounds ot flebh and a linen coat to see the
rebels run , and was very uneasy lest they
should all escape before he reached there.
When the fun commenced and the rebels be
gun to run the wrong way , the congressman
struck the road for Washington at an anl-
inited trot. Looklry ; behind he saw 'a
7oiuvi > , aud thinking him a pursuing rebel ,
io increased hl speed to a wild sprint. His
loot struck a rest and ho went headlong into
the dust , with the zouave * on top of him.
Dellcvlnz himself to be in the hands of the
pnis' . he shouted : "My God ! Can't this
thing be compromised somehow ? "
There was a warm Indignation meeting
In a Maine town rec U.y. It was a piece
of others in towns remote from the aeacoawt.
ind the outcome Illustrates the caliber of
shouting patriots. Accord'ing to the Kenne-
bee Journal the speakers denounced Mc-
Klnley "as a coward and a tool of Wall
street , " that he didn't have cand enough
to put up a fight , etc. Just aa one of the
spoutcrs was pouring out hot stuff of ttilo
grade. Captain Hume of company I , Maine
mllltla , opened the atrc-t door , holddng a
telegram In tils hand , said : "Uojs , I want
thirty additional men for my company right
away ; thla telegram from Colonel 1'hllbrook
authorizes the enlistment of the full' quota
of seventy men , to be ready for Immediate
bsrvlce. " If a cold wave direct from the
north polo with an Iceberg accompaniment
had struck that room Its olTVct could not
have been more paralyzing. There was no
more war talk and no one offered to enlist.
But e'.aewbere , where no loud talk was being
made , Cap Win Hume found his recruits.
Tbo Royal la tbo highest grade baling powder
luiown. Actual tests ( how it goeson-
tblrd further than any other brawL
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
8YAL POWOtH CO. , H-WYMK.
OOVBftMHI AfTO TIM rOLICB BOARD.
Wahoo New Er * ( pop. ) : Governor Hoi-
comb very properly rfu e to obpy Ino
manJ mus of the supreme court. . U Is time
* halt .a-i nude la twrmlttliiK the courts
to run this country. They transgress their
authority when they Attempt to ocerco co *
ordlrato branch ot the government.
Tekamah Herald ( rep. ) : Governor Hoi-
comb denlca the rl ht of the wipremo court
to iy that ho shall hear testimony In the
Omaha flro and police case , Icatetul of It
being heard by a referee appointed by the
governor. Why don't the governor appoint
a referee to draw his 11,500 Illegal houeo
rent ?
York Times ( rep. ) : Down In Omaha they
are sighing for n tire and police communion
that will preserve some appearance of order
during the TransmlMldslppl Imposition. Un
der the present xeglme It la generally aup-
pcacd that robbers and thugs will receive
more support and t'omfort from the author- !
lieu than their victim * will.
Hastings Tribune ( rep. ) : In the mandamus
suit of Victor Ilowwatcr tigalnst Governor
Ilolcomb < o , compel the governor to hear
the charges against the Omaha Klro and Po
lice commission the supreme court allowed
the governor twelve da)8 to nio brlefj and
gave Mr. llosewater twelve days thereafter
to file his reply brlefa. The Uee generally
gets what It goes after.
Lincoln News ( rop. ) : Wo suppose If Gov
ernor Ilolcomb declines to publish an elec
tion proclamation culling upon the people to
vote on candidates for governor ne.xt fall that
the supreme court eould not. according to his
Idea ot It , compel him to do so , The gov
ernor ID putting his foot forward with the
evident deulgn of projecting It Into some
thing up to his collar button ,
lllalr Pilot ( rep. ) : Governor Ilolcomb has
informed the supreme court that he will prop
erly attend to the duties of chief executive
or not as he sees nt and further informs the
court that It la none of Its buslne&o how ho
performs duties laid out by the constitu
tion and state laws. It Is barely possible
that the state .supreme court may open Hoi-
comb's C.\PS a trifle. Tbo difference arcso
over Holcomb sending a substitute to .inves
tigate the lire and police dlfllculty at Omaha ,
when thp law provides that he bhall perform
that duty himself.
Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : Governor Ija/comb /
will atand eternally disgraced In this otato
If he Insists on keeping at the head ot ttic-
Omaha bo-ri of police a man whose policy
la to throw the city wide open to gambles
and bunco bteerera and every thug with a
"akin game" during the Transml.-'alEslppl
hxpoaltlon. The city of Omaha does not want
Leo Herdmun. The people of this state and
other states do not want him If ho Is to af
ford tw protection to vlnltoru to the exposi
tion. Fbr tfiamo upon you. Governor Hoi-
comb. In forcing i itch a person upon the pco-
plo against their repeated remonstrance.
Sliver Creek Tlmea ( pop. ) : The supreme
court Issued Its writ commanding Governor
Holcomb to go to Omaha and hear testimony
to be Introduced In the matter of certain
chargia' agalrst rnemberu of the flre and po
lice commission. And now cornea the gov
ernor acid politely tells the supreme couit
tl.at he don't liavo to. The governor Is right
and If ho had told the court to go to Itio
devil he would have struck a responsive
chord In many breasts. When the people get
another whack at the eupremo court they
will be likely to fix It so It will not do such
fool things. The court acts as though they
Imagine that word "supremo" wai their
full rod tuflicleut warrant for ( Jotag what
ever they please. Utit what will they do now
that the governor resists them ? Flue and
Imprison him for contempt of court ? Well ,
wouldn't that be Interesting ? The uupremo
court had better take It all back and cause
It to be entered up i the record that tney
have made consummate cases ot thcmielve.i
That would be quite In accordEace with
the popular verdict.
Lincoln News ( rep. ) : The action of Gov
ernor Holcomb In resisting the siiprsnio
court and denying that It has any po.r
over Mtn In his olllclal capacity approaches
very nearly to anarchy , -and the governor. If
ho were not made mad by partisan bicker-
Ings , would certainly recognize that ho has
p'aced himself In a position that In utterly
uMtenublo and from which there 1s norc -
treat except with humiliation. It certainly
cannot bo contendol by any eane min that
the makers of the constitution ever Intended
to make little tu ! gods ot either the legis
lative , judicial or executive. They ore co
ordinate brrnohc-s of the government , each
with well-denuod duties and powers the lim
its of which are clear. Neither one can ex-
crclso lawfully the powers of the other. The
govecnor'a contention Is that the constltu-
tlcn places him above all because It names
the executive dcpartmttjt flrat , and In effect
ho seeks to maintain the position thnt ho
cannot be compelled to obey any law , because
cause he Is liable to Impeachment If he dees
mot 'Jo so. If the governor's reasonings were
correct the governor of the state ot Ne
braska wculd bo a being above all law rd
for two years at least could be a czar be
cause after the legislature adjourned it could
net bo called as a court ot Impeachment
without the governor did BO. The governor's
position Is not go d law nor sounj oommtu
senseIf ; correct , state officers could be a
power unto themselves and could defy the
courts until brought to bcok In some way.
The supreme court lias laid down as the
law , and ea jo men will say It Is good , that
In any case where It Is sought to compel
the eoveni'CT to exerclae some power that la
In part or whole discretionary , no orJcr of a
court can reach him , nor should It ba poa-
slblo to do so ; but that where the governor
neglects' or refuses to obey or carry Into
effect- the provlalons of a statute , declines
to perform a duty required by law , he can
bo properly aubj-ect to an order of the court.
It Is quite probable that the governor's ob
jections to the Jurisdiction over him of the
supreme court emanates more directly from
tfco attotney general's oRlce than from his
own brain. It has beca particularly uotlcHj-
able In almciit every pleading filed by the
attorney general In the local -district court
that ro has taken the high and mighty posi
tion that the courts have 010 authority over
nor CD ! they control tie action of the state
in matters brought Into question by the
pleadings. Scarcely a single paper Is filed
by the attorney ge-veral that does not bring
up the queatlm of Jurisdiction , and the gov-
cn or will frd that his eaurael will receive
the usual sitting down upon If It is dlu-
clojeii that In this matter It Is not a question
of discretion , but of obeying the law.
Whirr , Oh , Wlit-rcf
Philadelphia Ilullctln.
What has become ot the drove of inventors
who have devised bullet-proof coats ? Some
how thcso gentry seem never to be lu evi
dence when there Is a prospect that they
nv.y bo called upco to demonstrite the value
of Iliclr Invention by standing up to be shot
at.
reu >
Buffalo ExprfMIVlo y Borntbe dropped
thp velvet mask and showed hlmaolf Ui
true Spaniard In hla parting Interview. It
w fl meant to bo n Insulting Polo dared
to make It. "Yankee" la not nccewwully
term of rcpronch , but Polo meant to ui
U c isuch. At any rate. It Is not a term
which can bo properly applied to all tht-
people of thlfl country.
Washington Star : Tfio aSsurdly o-tent -
tlous departure of the Spanish minister from
Washington last night was In keeping with
Itie entire course ot Si nlih diplomacy.
Thcro wan no oartnly netd of a guard , nor
of the roundabout route that the Sranliw-
jxirty has taken. The presence ot pallcc-
men and secret service detectives nt the
train In this city served rather s an ad
vertisement of the movements of the nilnU-
tor than as a protection. The homeward
bound diplomats. In taking their Canadian
course Instead ot one direct to their steamer ,
are evidently seeking to Impress Kurope 'Y
with the not-tempered conditions that
thrpaten them at all American points. Thor
1 In the American position In this affair
no RUggcstlon of such violent rage that the
ordinary proprieties ot courtesy are not to
bo expected toward Individual officials.
Kansas City Star : Minister Polo , after
asking for hU passports , left Waxhlngton In
perfect security , traveled In comfort an.l
without molestation to the Canadian border ,
took his leisure In viewing the falls of Niag
ara , and In his e-.lt fnmi the United Statea
met with nothing resembling an expression
ot hostility. Minister Woodford was not
granted an opportunity to demand his pasa-
ports. They were thrust upon him by the
Spanish government. Upon leaving MadrlJ ,
and 1 his Journey to France , he was beset
by angry mob ; , who throw stones at tha
train and at the minister's carrhgc. An
effort was made to take Mr. Woodfoid'u
private secretary from the train by violence
lence , and a newspaper man accompanying
the party was wounded In the face by broken
glass. Thrao two Incidents fairly Illustrate
tl difference between the civilization of
the United States and the barbarism of
Spain , ntilch has no respect for diplomatic
laws and usages which are held absolutely
sacred by etery other nation on the globe
that makes any pretensions to enlighten
ment , to say nothing of Chrlistlanlty.
M1UTHKUI. TIPS.
Dolrolt JournnU "By all means , old man ,
I 4idvL t * nnybDdy to quit smoking. "
"Yps ? "
"Yes , one pnjoys it so much more when
one resumes. "
WusYilngton Star : "Hit ston's tcr
reiiHon , " s.ilil Uncle Kben , "dat a ppnce-
able man orter be n bad fighter when bo
gits stnhtcil. HP dofsn' like a fuss well
t-nouKh ter nuss It along slid er glttlu' froo'
wit It. "
Chicago Uccord : "My mothcr-ln-law 4
leiullng a double life. "
"Heavens ! " ,
"Yes ; she wears specti.cU" uben she Is
at Yiome , and pyogl.is.st's when she sees
out. "
Harper's nazar : Miirlo ( Impatiently )
On , I do wish I wns n man.
Janclte I'ohl I Oon't believe n man can
button his col.nr on any more easily "than "
a woman ,
Mnrla Thnt may be , but a man can
what ht > think- * about It without losing ills
self-respect.
Detroit Krpp Prpni : "Your wife Is some-
wlmt KtroiiK minded , Isn't shrLtttlejohn ? "
"StrciiR mlmleil ? A furnlture-pollsli ped
dler came hprp yesterday , and In live
minutes' talk she Hold 'nlm some po'.lhh she
hail inmle herself ! " F
Indianapolis Journal : "Yes , " saiil the
tourist , "we ilo hnvu n llttlo. horse slenlltiK
In the past , though not much. Inst case
In our c.unty t'ne prisoner was let BO on a ,
suspended sentence. "
"lyis' case. In our county , " said Ilubber-
neck Hill , "the prisoner \MIZ lot 170 sus
pended without no particular sentence. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Aren't you sorry
that you mixed corn flour with your wheat
Hour , luw thnt you've been found out ? "
asked the Job's comfortpr. "I should say I
am , " the miller admitted. "In HIP first
place. I oiiKlit to have called It a 'health
blend' ami to have put It on the market at
a higher pi lee than the pure stuff. "
lt < tr:1t Journal : The car waa full.
"I'rav take my ? at ! " In Implored , ns she
entered.
"No. I prefrir to stand , thank you , " shi
replied , for she wns ; i cruel Kill.
80 there was nothing for him .to do Jmt
sit and bag his trousers lor ten mlieJ
further.
SPUING.
Denver Pist ,
Yes , spring Is hero. Just like a blusYiltig
maiden
She steps upon the stage with modest
bow ;
Her pvery breeze with lazy balm Is laden.
As sjothlnsly they kiss the urateful brow.
Fond lovers 'ne.ith the moon again nro
strnylnp ,
The brlndle cow In silence chews 'nor
cud ,
Anil gorjmous drug store windows are dis
playing
Qultn nasty compounds for the sluggish
blood.
All srtsrof signs our grateful hearts Inflame -
flame
With evidences Hint the spring have camo.
A IMA.V ( IKiAll. .
Clnclnnntl Times-Star ,
Hi ; perphed hlmtwlf upon a box ,
And loud of wnr talked he ;
He fairly frothed to drive the dons
I'cllmpll Into the pea ;
Hfi did not 'fear ' torpeila boat *
And mines and cruisers , no ;
Wie thought we'd haw to hold him back ,
Or else to 'war heM go.
The way he talked of .wihat he'd do
'Made every cheek grow palp.
And often 'nrath his wnr'.lk * glance.
Thi ? stoutest heart did quail ;
A thousand Spaniards could not tea re
Nor put him once to flight ;
You would have thought bo csuld hav
checked
The Itehtnlng In Us might.
Tlio 'While I listened tc. hU boasts
A chill r.in throiiKh my blood ;
I saw the Spanish navy sink
Into an angry Hood ;
And seme cne > said : "Let Uncle , Sam
Jupt hip ? this hpro trup.
And Morro's flag will not be ien i
When ho Ills job g-ets through. "
At last a woman small and wtnk
Defon. us did nirpoar.
Slip steeped the monT'iit she Ix-lrold
This tearless volunteer ;
"Joficphus ! " that was nil ehe said , i
ICtich syllable wti hcird ;
, Hi > Ifft his box and followed her
1 Nor tipoko another word.
Underwear.
It does not show , but an ill-fitting suit of underwear will do more
to spoil a naturally good disposi n than almost anything , excepf
perhaps a pebble in one' shoe.
We have spring underwear that fits and that means that
it isn't too long or too short in the arms or legs , nor too tight for
ease of movement , not too frail in the seams and sswed parts for
any use. The ordinary suits of underwear are almost worse
than none. Several grades to choose from 50c and up.
In hosiery we have a , great variety of fancy patterns at 25c
a pair.
More of those $ J Negligee Shirts at 45c if you did not get
one Friday or Saturday.
J9 * W. CorvJOth and
.N- . -M * - , * * , „ vt .