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THE OltfAHA JXATLIT J1EE * SATURDAY , APHIL 30 , 1808. OMAHA DAILY BEE B. nOSEWATEH. Editor. I'UDUSHED KVErtY MOIININU. TKUM3 Or SUlJSCnil'TtON : Dally IV-n ( WKhou. Sunday ) , One Your . 19 0 Dallr Ute and Sunday , One Year . 3 0 Hlx Month * . 40 Three Month * . < 0 Sunday lice , One Year . , . 20 Saturday lite. One Year. , , , , . . . . . . . . 1 Weekly l ) o , Gno Year . c OKFICE3I Omaha ! Th Ilee HutMlng. . . . . . . , . Houth Oiratm : Sinter Ulk. , Cor. N and JUb Sti Council IJlurrc 10 1'fnrl Street. Ch'c.igo Otttrei COT Chamber uf Comracrc * . New York : Temple Court. Washington ! Ml Kourternth Street. COnilESl'ONDENCEs All communications relatlnif to Hewn and edlto rial matter should Ixs addressed ! To the Editor DUSINE9S LETTEHS. All business letters and remittances should t > addressed to The Ilee Publishing Company Omaha. Drafts , checks , express and postofflci money orders to be made payable to the order o the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. ( STATEMENT OP CIUCULATION. State of Ncbrnslm , Douglas county , us : Oeonte II. TzschucU , nrcretnry of The Ilee Pub- llshlnic company , lielntj duly sworn , says that tn actual nuinbi-r of full and complete copies of Tin Dally , Mornlns , Exenlng and Humlny Uce prlntej during the month of Marr < i , 1SDS , was m follow * ! .2-.MM 17 SJ.M * H.MJ is 22a : 22. : , 10 13 ZJ.flC 21TM JO 22.0V ; 22 , . " 1 2J.B11 .21,111 22 tt.RM 23 22.IH 24 22.WI 1 22. Ml i 22,401 10 22.2S2 20 22,471 11 22.2M 27 22.111 12 2.J.377 2H ' . 53.C41 " 21,814 20 W.iri n 21.n SO 2I.70J 15 22.207 21 K.C'JI 16 S2.000 Total 705.601 I esi returned and unsold copkfl 11KM Xet total fnlei Ml.Cffl Net dally average :2,3r < 9 ononon n. TXSUIIUCK. Sworn to Itcfon * mo nncl subscribed In my pres ence tlila l t day of April , 1833. N. I' . J'KIU ( Seal. ) Kolary Public. For rollalilo wnr news and all the \\ai news read Tlie Hoc. I-otid nolfle does not coimtltute tht solo proof of imtrlotlsiu. A limited postal savings hank systen oflVrs the only avenue to place n rea popular lonn. Th ( > United States' trade with Spall IIIIH heen shrinking Hteudlly for yeiim. If Btrk'ken off the list entirclj for tlie time It will hurdly he missed. Sasn.sln won the plaudits of the Don ? by his promptness In rutting off dlplo niatle lelatlons , but MuKlnley beat him badly In getting ready to assume hostile relatloiiH. Thus far the Spanlyli have captured one American ship and the Amerleaiif have gathered In fourteen Spanish vos- Beirt , An soon as the ratio reaches 1(1 ( Ui 1 Urynu will get Jn the game. If the practice period of the volun teers at Kort Crook lasts four weeks they can participate In the exposition' * opening day cxcrctaiM and share In tlw I'lithuslasui of the demonstration. It Is noticeable that no one has yd taken advantage of the police board ns- Kin-mice Unit It will keep open a position for any member of the police depart ment who enlists to light for Cuba's freedom. The Missouri mule may be patriotic , but that Is not the right word to apply to the mule dealers wJio attempt to cor ner the mule market for the purpose ol , pinching the government In a time ol necessity. History tells us that the king ol France and 10,000 men inarched up the hill ami then marched down again. Ne braska has been called on to fmulsh only 12,100 men for the"volunteer army , 'otherwise Governor Holcomb would doubtless tvpetit the French perform ance. That Board of Education committee that was to have Investigated the ques tion of Intercepted revenue must have fallen asleep. Hecauso the board under estimated Its income is no reason II should not Insist 011 covering Into Hi- treasury every dollar that properly be longs to It. In Oregon , the only state In the union BO unfortunate ns to have a political campaign on hand , that conglomeration of malcontents lighting for the olHiv * under the banner of so-called fusion Is t still parading as the "re-form forces , " while all the real reformers are goluy about their The'soldier boys will return to Omaha , but not before they have helped ( Gov ernor Holcomb get away with the sup piles he bought by telephone and with out competition. After this little Job h covered up , the governor may be ex . pected to withdraw his objections ti the removal of the ramp. The pickpockets and thieves who an making Omaha their rendezvous appeal to be In blissful Ignorance of the in crease In the police force. An organiza tion of all the people who have beer robbed In this city under the uoscv * oi the police during the pist : few months would show up a small-sized army h . Itself. One of the typewriter companies is ad vertlslng the fact that a typewriter ii llret-elasrt condition was ILshed up out o ! the wreck of the .Maine. That shows ilia American typewriters are good , bit iliwsn't it also give the Spaniards i , chance to retort that not all of the typewriter writer wnr victories were won byY -y ler and UlancoV There is loud complaint in Antwerj tover the suspension of shipments of cu Ulamoiulu tothe United Htatw. Tin people of the I'nlted States are MI Id t < bu the best Judges of diamonds in tin world and they are good buyer * , but jiv , now they are putting their money Inti Ciller things , consequently tlw dlamom cutters of Autwerp are out of work. The Canadian Postal department 1 also n deliclt making department , bu the dellelts are growing less , Tlw las tlellclt was ? 5Srt,530 , as against ? 781ir > : In the previous year. The number of letters ters pacing through the Canadian post ollli-iw last year was 12:1,830,000 : and o postal cards 20,140,000. The Kloml'l ' ; excitement will Increase the buslues till * jreur uubstuutiuUy. IS A BOND 1SSOK Mr. Henry W. Yates , Omaha's well known banker , dlnngrees witli The Uoo In Ms opposition to a notional bond Issue tinder pretense of war emergency. Mr. Yates asserts : First , flint the total mini which mny be required for the Spanish war will reach ? ; iOO,000,000 In addition to what has already been expended , Second , that there Is no available bal ance In the treasury for Uils purpose. Third , that any scheme to obtain the large sum demanded by Immediate taxa tion would be unwise and might prove sulclibil by wrecking the credit of the nation. Fourth , that aggressive wnr be ing Impossible without Immediately available funds , n bond Issue becomes absolutely necosnary. Fifth , that the In terest on $300,000,000 would not reach a sum demanding any greatly Increased taxation , as no provision for a sinking fund Is required. From the bondholder's standpoint the position of Mr. Yates may commend Itoelf. From the standpoint of the tax- pacing citizen who has no Interest in the perpetuation of a bonded debt it appears indefensible. The assumption that the war with Spain may cost 100,000,000 is mere guesswork. The cost of the war will de pend upon its duration. It may cost ? : ! 00,000,000 If It laste more than a year and It may cost ? uOO,000,000 should It extend over two or three years. A very liberal estimate of what It will cost up to January 1 , 1809 , Including the $50- 000,000 already appropriated for navy and army equipment , 13 $130,000 000 , as follows : K-stlmatlng the addition to the army at 1(50,000 ( men , tlufir monthly pay Toll at ? -'o per man would be $4,000,000. Esti mating their subsistence at 33 cents per day per man , or $10 a month , makes $1,1500,000 per month. Adding $400,000 n month for subsistence of horses and Incidentals makes a total of 4(1,000,000 ( a month for pay and subsistence of the army , Kutlmatlng the addition to the navy at 10,000 , sailors and olllcers , the naval pay roll at $25 per month per man , would aggregate $250,000 per month. Adding cost of subsistence at $10 per month brings It up to $ : { . " 0,000. Adding for fuel and other naval Incidentals $ ( J.0X)0 ( ) per month makes the total $1,000,000 for the increase of naval ox- penses. Computing the cost of ammunition and transportation on laud and sea at ? lXooo ( ) a day , we add -ftf.OOO.OOO a month , making a grand total of $10,000- 000 per month , or $80,000,000 for the cost of war up to January 1 , 1809. Including therewith the preliminary outlay of $50,000,000 for war equipment and we have only $130,000,000 needed In addi tion to carry us to the end of the year. And this is In every respect a most ex travagant estimate. With $ SO,0K,000 ( ) of gold lying Idle in the treasury In excess of the $100,000,000 , gold reserve and with at least $50,000,000 In sight as receipts of the Internal rev- ciuiQ war tax before the end of the cal endar year , would not a national bond ls ue of $500,000,000 , $300,000,000 , or any other sum ben monstrous imposition upon the .wealth producers of. the coun try ? The suggestion that the Interest bur den on $300,000,000 ctf bonds would bo trivial , as there would be no need of levying taxw for a sinking fund , is noth ing more nor less than a proposition to create n permanent bonded debt , revers ing the policy of the iiatlqn since Its birth. Would not this be more unwise and more nearly suicidal than bridging over the financial strain by an issue of treasury eertllleatiw corning a tem porary delicti flu anticipation of the rev enues from the new war taxes ? Assume , however , itliat the war may be prolonged several years , what excuse Is there for the present congress to create a now bonded debt at this time , when It Jn absolutely certain to reconvene in regular session in Decembar ? Sntllclent unto the day Is the .evil thereof. If the war with Spain shall develop Into an in terminable conflict costing hundreds of millions , It will be tfme enough to mort gage the natl&u when the necessity arises. Kvcu then a bond ia ie would bo a doubtful expedient when by the establishment of u limited postal savings bank Hystem the government can borrow all the money It mny require from the common people dnsteud of building up bund syndicates and bank combined that may at will create money panics by draining the 'treasury of Its gold. rr suit's OF run . The-capture - * of Spanish merchant ships by American war vessels are popularly regarded as notable achievements. As u matter of fact they are not entitled to such distinction , since the captures are made without any risk on the part of the captors , except In very rare tnsws. It In , however , a part of the business of war though not universally regarded as a proper or desirable part and an such activity in prosecuting It naturally meets with popular commendation and excites more or less public enthusiasm. The question has been tafeed whether this country ought to carry on tills port of warfare and a MussavhUMstts repre sentative has Introduced In congre.-M a icsolutlon declaring that the menrhant ships of the enemy shall bo exempt from capture as prb.es unless they carry con traband of war or try to violate a block ade. Those who advocate this urge that private property on the sea ought to 1 o mqiected the same as private property on land Is by civilized combatants , who pay for It when appropriated. It is also urged thatmu'h exemption by the United States as propo d would be In accord with the position taken by this govern ment more than a hundred years ago that all private property at sea In llmu of war , except contraband , should bo exempt from capture. It' Is further said that nearly nil modern writer * on Infer- national law favor thu exemption , partly on humanitarian grounds and lu part foi the reason that the practice of is-'lznrea gives direct encouragement to attacks upon defenseless merchant vessel in or der to obtain prize money. On Hie other hand , the practice Is de fended on the ground that the weaken Irrg of an eiiHiiy by cutting off his ocean trade and thus depriving hm ! of the re- souretis of war U one of thu least objec tionable methods of bringing him to torms. In ( ho war with Spain the more this country can do to weaken the re sources of that nation the sooner the piicl of the conflict will be reached ami the capture of her merchant ships is on- : means of accomplishing ihls. If Ih sc ships were exempted from capture nnd permitted to go on their way to Sp.uilfli ports they might l > c converted int' wai vessels and their gnnn turned upon out ships. The object of war being to Infllcl all the damage possible on tl : enemy with the least possible los.i to ourselves , the seizure of merchant shliM carrylngtlu enemy's flag Is held to be nn entirely legitimate and justifiable practice. As between thcso views we are in clined to think that the popular judg ment will favor the latter. It Is prob able that some of the captures which have been made will not bo oiistnliieil by an admiralty or prize court. The president may vxerciwe his nutlwrl'.y and release some of ( the vessels taken liu'un ! his proclamation defining the attitude ol the government toward Spanish mer chant Ships. Hut It Is cxtremely'doubt- ful whether the merchant ships of Spain will be exempted from capture , at any rate so long an Spain adheres to net purpose to seize American merchant ships. It Is well for tlw United States to show all possible consideration , com patible with a state of war , for the ves sels of neutrals , but there Is no "good reason for showing any for the vessels- of the enemy , which are a part and tin Important part of his OF TllK FLOTILLA. At last the Spanish Ilotllla has sailed away from the Cape Ye-rdo Islands' and It Is significant that this took place si multaneously with the declaration of noutrallty by Portugal , to which country the Islands belong. The terms of the neu trality proclaimed by Portugal appear to be fair , but it is evident . that the declaration was delayed to suit the con venience of the Sipanlsh admiral. According the dispatches the flotilla Is divided , one portion sailing In an east ern and the other In a northern direction , It also appears that some of 'the ' torpedo boats will not be sent across the ocean , weakening the flotilla to that extent. As to the destinations of this force all Is necessarily surmise , but now that It Is on the move It cannot bo but a short time until our naval authorities obtain information of the course It is taking and what its probable designs are. If the statement made a few days ago , that General Blanco hud notified the Spanish government that ho did not need the fleet , was true , It is unlikely 'that ' either portion of the flotilla is going to Cuba or to Porto Hlco. Is it possible that It has designs on any of our Atlantic sea ports ? That has'been suggested. If that should turn out to bo the case those ports are well prepared for defense and U would go hard with any Spanish fleet that should attack 'them. ' ThM Is es pecially true of Now York , which accord ing to those familiar with the defenses there would be in no dauger'from any Hoot Spain could send against them. The sailing of the flotilla is really the first movement on the part of Spatn In the war'and It will have the effect to intensify interest. WJ.NTED-A OKNKltA'L MAAAOKtt. More than nine months ago The Roe urged upon the exposition directory the Imperative necessity of placing the gen eral supervision of the- exposition into the hands of a man vested with the functions of a director general or gen eral manager. No international exposi tion 1ms ever yet' been hold without such an ollicer at its head and If the experi ence of other-expositions counts for any thing , Its success depends in a great measure -upon the concentration of au thority In one ofllcer charged with the active duties and responsibilities of general control. This was also the consensus of opin ion of the exposition directory , the only difference being as to tlie proper time when this action should bo taken. When the subject was before tlie board In the early part of November It was re ferred to a special committee. That committee made its report to the full board on November 13 , setting forth that In its judgment it was premature to appoint a director general or gen eral manager , but for the time being the committee recommended the employ ment of a general superintendent of all departments by the executive commit tee. Inasmuch ns most of his time prior to the opening of the exposition would be devoted to the supervision of con struction work , the selection , subject to confirmation by Uie whole executive committee'was conceded to tile'man ager of the department of grounds and buildings. For reasons never explained this reso lution was allowed to remain a dead letter for three months , until the middle of February , wliun A. 0. Foster was named as general superintendent. The selection of Mr. Foster has met with universal approval and no fault hiiti been found thus far with his perform ance of the duties devolving upon htm , It Is a matterVf notoriety , however , that there has been a studious effort to prevent Mr. Foster from being any thing inoie than a minor employe , not In full charge of even one department. Now that we are within one month of the opening of the exposition and when co-ordination of all the business of the exposition Is absolutely required to maintain discipline and harmonious co-operation of all departments , the gen eral superintendent should no longer re main a mere ligurehead or errand boj for one of the six managers. The- time Jias come for the I ward ol directors to take action on tills all-lm portant question on which hinges to n great extent the success or failure ol the enterprise for which they are re sensible. With the known divergence of opinion In the executive committee on the necessity of concentrated authority In the operation of the exposition , tlu stockholders and tha people generally have n right to expect ana demand thai the directors discharge their duty with out further delay by placing some OIK In general control of the exposition sub ject to supervision nnd direction by tlu executive committee. Such action wll not bo a reflection on any member of tin executive committee , none of whom rui possibly exercise the functions of a gen oral manager nnd none of whom will be lowered In rank or deprived of nnj credit or hoV > ) by the creation of n general mamuftS clothed with full ex ecutive power-fli all matters that require - quire personal decision and direction. > The fluggofltloi | that while the ana convention U making a now con stitution f ortlns , a Into the parishes be changed to courttles to conform to the nomenclature In use lu every other stale has not beeri Tvnrinly received in the state. It Is HI ggestcd that the county Is far from bel n republican , suggesting a territory pr > Idt-d over by a count , ami tlmt the EiiRjl ; ihjdilrc would really be more niproi > rt te ! But the parishes ol Louisiana arc reminders of the fact thai the state was otgantzcd and divided along church lines , and It would be. more proper to chlingc the names of these dl v'lslons , which are'mostly names given by the church authorities , than to change from counties to parishes. South Carolina lina was formerly divided Into parishes instead of counties , but thu change was made thirty years ago. The Washington corresiwmlent of tlu Madrid 'Imparclal ' , ns consolation for Its Spanish readers , tells them that the states counted on to furnish the men for the war lltul themselves handicapped by threatened Indian uprisings ami thai in the states of Ohio , Illinois and Iowa the citizens have already been caller out to protect their western frontiers from the raids of red men. If this It not qulto up to the yellowest of fakes with which our yellow papers have been feeding the American populace It Is only because Spanish journalism Is yet lu tht learning stage. Governor Holcomb's porslsto-iico In gathering the militiamen into Lincoln when they had been ordered to be mus tered In at Omaha Is a very nice thin ; : for the railroads. The railroads would be pleased to keep hauling the soldlcrt back and forth nil over the state so Ion ; : as the people , pay the freight. But thei the populists will get even by lucor poratlng another harmless resolution de nouncing the railroads in their iiexl state platform. The value of bicycles and parts ol bicycles exported from the United States during the month of February last was $734.470 , an Increase of $188,733 over the corresponding month of a year ago , American bicycles go to every part of the world , the exports of greatest value being to Great Britain and Germany , though the trade wlth Great Britain li ; ( ) on the decline1 , while that with Ger many and Frifn'ce'ls steadily increasing , - ' Hrj-mi'M Wu lilnKton I'ost. Mr. Bryan says' ' he fears that It ho enllsti as a iirlvato soldier his motives wfll bi misconstrued. , J3h , come Mr. Bryan ! Thi public will glvWbi HUtle heed to the per sons who placw unfavorable construction en the action M , tt ' "mau who goes to tin defense of hls puMtrr. . Don't allow thl : uoUon to keep'ii'ou a oy from the recruit ing station. SfJT g jtli 1'rUcii. The Spanish vessels already captured ai prj e * ot-w r wJH"4turned over to prlzi courts , but they ought _ to be released li accordance wlthr > the president's prociama Hon. We believe1 Jthls course will b < heai'tlly approved by the American people Spanish merchantmen are entitled to a : much consideration as Spain has voluntarll ] shown to American ships.This' natlon'i navy will find better work to do than to cap ture unarmed oyster 'smacks and lumboi schooners. No 1'olltU'lium lu Command. St. Louis Republic. This question of military fitness should be the only question considered In the appoint ment ol 'state officers , and It should prevail equally In the choice ot officers above the grade of colonel , the commissioning ot whom Is In the bands ct the president. The volun teer army to be now put Into the field Is a good army , but Its efficiency may be greatl ? weakened by the appointment of Inefficient officers. The United States had experience In this line In the early 'CD's. The men who receive commissions In the army now aboui to go to the front should bo military men , not politicians. Gciivrunlty of Philadelphia Ledger. The great ppread of the movement to en courage enlistments by continuing the sala ries of employes Who join the army Is as unexpected as It Is gratifying. During the last week many large employers of labor have made arrangements either to pay theli employes wages during their absence , or to retain their places for them until they return. This is the most practical kind ol encouragement for their cpmloyes and for the country. It shows that , these men have that true love of country which does not hes itate to make sacrifices for Us sake. Gxperlvncefl < M * n for Counsel. Springfield Republican. The recall of a number -of retired naval officers to active service Is very appropriate In this crlsla. The American navy has al ways been In good hands , untainted by po litical Influences , which may go ( far to ac count for Us uniform success. The presldenl has assigned Rear Admiral Erben ( retired ] to the active command of the naval defense system of the coast line. Including the naval mllltla and the mosquito fleet. In naval strategy , also , the government should be well supplied now that Captain Mahan , the cele brated author o ! books on sea power and t world-wide authority , has been "ordered tt Join the naval strategy board at Washington. TllK UA1IJUO.V.U MlUKEZi : . 1'liicIilMK < li < * Ciuvvrnmeiit in the TrimHporliilloii of Troop * . e7hlcaB Tribune. In determining to charge 2 cents a mile per cTlu. for th. f , transportation of all state . 'd fp.leral . troop ? Iho railways have made an riiputrlollc and unwiao move. Their ici loo' ' < a llko an attempt tohold up the public lu a > i emergency. The rate la double thai which these samfa' roads have usually beer ready and anxlouifito give to large organiza tions of a private Character. They have made a rate of 1 coiit a mile to the Omaha exposition. Fort several yeara they havt given a 1-cent ratu 'to ' the annual Qrar.c Army ncampmciltsj and other large or- g.-iilzatloua. Thcj ] regular troops thus fai carrlol south harV > Keen taken at a rate ol leas than 1 cent * a mile , because the road : were compelled ttPoffer their lowest profllabli figures through competitive bids. That thej should now turn around and charge 2 cent ! a mile for tbo m c T larger bodies of mllltl : Is Inconsistent , , wanatrlotlc and extreme ! } unwise. The bltH'lor the transportation ol these regiments niuat be paid by the peopli of the several statds , aod the arbitrary Joub ling of the sums justly payable * for thai service will be universally regarJed as at act of extortion. The fact that the rate li the same as that charged during the clvl war only serves to show up Us lajustlci In a clearer light. We are not In an era o civil war prices. The cost of transporiatlcf has been reduced by at least one-half In thi last thirty-five years. The people all know this , and the Inevitable result -will be ai advene * papular feel log against the rallroadi which cannot fall to show Itself later In i renewed -tendency to restrictive legislation If the railway managers do not wish to bi pennywlse and pound foolish they will re consider their decision and adhere to thi ritre charged under competitive bid * for thi transportation ot the flnt regiments ot thi regular army , XO nOMIS ARH XttRDKU. fncrpnue \ntlnnnt Delil nrr ( n I'nr Wnr KXIKMIHOH. N w York Times. The cost of carrying on the war with Spelt should be met by taxing the people InstcnO of by borrowing mo.iey on ( ho credit ot the government. That policy Is commended tc us both by justice and by expediency. II U n policy of wisdom and of safety. The Times urges congress and the admin istration to ask the American people to pa ) ns they go In this1 war. The Internal revenue taxes laid In Mr. Dlnglcy's bill wll ! yield nearly a hundred millions , wlthoul touching tea and coffee or providing foi any lucteaso lu the tax on alcoholic liquors Add these Imposts nnd still others not In cluded In the present bill sufficient to brlnp the estimated annual product of the ta > up to $150.000,000 or $200,000,000 , and rotalr the see ) Ion authorizing the secretary of the treasury to Issue 3 per cent treasury ccrlU- catcs redeemable at one year. These measures would enable the government tc carry on the war , and the Internal revenue taxes should be continued until 'the ' wholt war Ull , Including the treasury certificates had been raid. In our belief this Is not destined to bo a very long or .a ve"ry costly wnr. It Is bet ter to keep our arrangement for paying lit cost well In hand and under control thar to Issue twenty-year coin bonds upon whlct the country would go on paying Intercsl until 1918. The money paid In taxes woulc come from the active capital of the country but , being told Into the treasury , would ai once be paid out again , so that no contrac tlon would occur , such as nifght happen 1 two hundred millions or more were slid dcnly drawn from the reserves of the coun try for bond purchases since a great pan of It would remain Idle for a consldcrubh time In the treasury. It would be of Im mense benefit to the country If the hold crs of accumulated capital , Instead o timidly waiting for a government bond Investment - vestment , would put out their capital Ir Industrial and commercial enterprises thai would stimulate business activity through out the country. If the government showo. Itself able to pay the cost of the war wild- out runnlnc In debt that fact would teni : powerfully to put courage into the heart ! of Investors. It would show that we have only a very small war on hand , which Is t fact. We ought not to let ourselves droi Into the depths of apprehension and busi ness depression merely because we have a difference with a weal nnd shabby old remnant of a countrj one-fifth our size. English capital does not get chicken-hearted even when England has three wars on hand at a time , each one more troublesome than ours. If wo pay for this wnr while we are making It we shall prove to the world and to ourselves that It Is not a very birr war. Attempt to pass a bond hill through the senate , and we not only raise nil the perilous brood of silver and popullat questions. In cluding the "coining of the seigniorage , " but we open so wide the flood gates of senatorial oratory that the last reconcentrado would die and most of our war ships might have to be sent to the dry dock before the bill could be sent to the president. The people will not complain of taxes to provide money to put an end to the hell on earth In Cuba and punish the destroyers of the Maine. They are ready to put Spain out of Cuba without increasing the national debt. debt.Let Let us pay as we co. JIKX OF THE HOUR. Captain Bowman II. McCalla , commander of the cruiser Marblttiead , vows ttiat his ship will go to the bottom rattier than be come a Spanish prize. He Is eager for n mlx-up with the dons and his crew shares his ( sentiments. Besides the natural ambi tion to thrash the enemy , Capta'n McCalla hopes to render au extra good account of his ship and thus expurgate ablot In tils naval record. Eight years ago ho was convicted of cruelty to his men and was pardoned by President Harrison. Since then he has been a model ofllcer and has been promoted. Captain Slgabee of the cruiser St. Paul \yas with Ftarragut when the Intrepid ad- riilrnl "damned the torpedoes" and pushed through the blockade below New Orleans. At the height ot tfao hall of Iron and stee.1 and flame a solid shot crashed through the wardroom. Slgsbee was knocked down. "My Oed , Slgsbee , " exclaimed a brother officer , "aro you hurt ? " The ex-commander of the Maine scrambled to his feet and replied : "No , sir , but I would llko to know where that 'went to. " , "What went to ? The ehot went through the ehlp , of course. " "I 'don't mean that , " said Slgabeo ; "where is the skirt of my coat ? " And he felt around his hip. One section of the tall of his coat flew away with the shot. A good story is told on Commodore Sehlcy , commander of the flying squadron. While yet a midshipman before the civil war he was attached to the Niagara , re turning from Japan , around the Cape of Good Hope. At one point on the coast of Africa , where the Nlag-ara called , a member ot the Japanese embassy on board procured a clock of monkeys. The monkeys were allowed to roam about the ehlp as they pleased. There were all kinds of monkejs , big and little. Several huge ringtails would almost live In the rigging , making flying leaps from foot- rope to backstay , always catching fkcnly by their tails. The monkeys were not pleasant crcatuete about the decks and were a sub ject ot especial aversion to Midshipman Schley , who cm tils watch was responsible for the decks' whiteness and cleanliness. One morning Schley had the early watch and with a gang of men was scrubbing down. The monkeys were full of mlachlef and were making the rigging ring with their chatter ing mockery. , , "Bring me a bucket of slutti , " < rald Schley to a captain of a top. and to another he gave orders Itiijt two of the big mcakeys should bo caught. Schley took the two coptlve monkeys and carefully greased their tails , then with a sav age whoop at them struck'both with a rope's end. Both monkeys broke for the fore weather rlgzlng. and made a wild leap for the lower studding sail aheet , which was over the water and thirty feet from the ship's -side. Swish went the tails around the quiv ering sheet. Al-is , the talla slipped and two sons of Africa went shrieking Into the eea. The Japs ran screaming from their cabins , but trie officer of the watch , Lieutenant John Cues' , who died some years ago as a rear admiral , told them the ship could not be put about or her sail shortened in time to save the monUeya , so there was mourning In the Japanese cabin that day. Commodore Oeorge Dewey , commander of the fleet approaching the Philippine Islands , Is an able sea lighter and will undoubtedly render a god account ot himself. He U a native of Vermont , and a graduate of An napolis , class of " 5S. During the civil war ho served on the steam frigate Mississippi at New Orleans , Port Hudson and Donelaon. In 1SG1 he was commissioned a lieutenant commander , and lu 1S72 ho received his com mission as commander. In 1SSI ho as rained to the rank of captain , and served the Navy department In several posts , acquitting him self well In all of them. In 1889 ho was com missioned as commodore , and at that time he was placed In charge of the bureau of equip. me nt and recruiting. The cominodoro Is a capable sailor , master of his profession and a reliable officer In an emergency. The Royal Is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests ( how It goeiono- tklrd further than ony other bread. POWDER Absolutely Pure ( OVAL tlKIIM FOWMK CO. , MCW YORK. OTHER mxns TIIAX oirns. Recent events Indicate that Htnsla hw either abandoned her time-honored policy of moving on toward Constantinople , or .what Is more probable , nhe Is holding It ta abey ance until her plans In the far east have been brought to n successful conc-hislo.i. The Very fact that the czar has ceased to press upon the Sultan the unwelcome candidature- of Prince George of Orecce and bus apparently rently- taken under consideration the 1'orta'a pl n of autonomy for Crete. Indicates a strlk. Ing change of bao. Until the present Uus- tla has ruled tbo Turk with a stern hand , but now she seem * wlll'og to dwell together with her southern uelghtior In peace anl harmony. This entente between U'lssln and Turkey at the present time Is especially sig nificant and portends radical change In the relations of those powers which have here tofore exercised disciplinary authority over the Sick aim of Europe. It will In any event give the czar the opportunity that Is now essential lo complete the annexation of Mm- churb and the Yellow Sea. This frlemdllnem to Turkey , however , will not go so far a to allow Sultan Abdul Hanilil to Increase h's armament , cither euval or military. < Toward the en3 of last year , In the paqca of an lEUgllsh magazine Don 'Carlcj author ized a positive declaration that he was once again to put his cause to the hazird o ! war. He argued that as a result of Ferdinand's tampering with the succession Spain hid reaped nothing but cearelesa civil war and rebellion. If the legitimate heirs were to bo restored to the throne , the cou > .itry might enjoy some Internal peace. So long as a single Carllat prince Is alive , the harJv mountaineers of the llauijuo provinces anil Navarre will support his claims , and thu peasantry throughout the country yield wly a forced and passive loyalty to the present dynasty. .Moreover , tie Carllsts have twice peen within an ace of success. lo the thir ties and again In the seventies foreign la- Invention alone kept them from entering ! A causc whlch u 'esally ' right , which has twice triumphed over Us Imaie- dlato opponents , which Is believeJ In by a ureat section of the country. Is a cause that Mica hard. Today the condition of affalru Is more favorable to the pretender than at any time during the last sixty-five years. * In order to help the naval bill through the Reichstag , the German admiralty pub lished Borne elaborate statistics ot compar ative expenditure on their fleets by the lead ing powers. The aim was to show that Ger many \v-ia far behind , and that , evan with the Increases asked for , German taxation-on the score of the navy would be relatively Ighl. Great Britain attcida first , of course , In appropriations for naval purposca , her figures for 189C7 beln $103,000,000. Next came Franco with $3i.000,000 ) , then Japan with $42,000,000 , the United States with $3S- 000,000 and Ilu&Ma with $32,000,000. Ger many stood sixth with $22.000,000 , closely followed by Italy with $20,000,000. Thla showing , it was argued , left the German empire In a pcaltlc-n quite unworthy of her , whether one cowlderod her population , trade , expanding colonial possessions , or her military i > ewer cm land. The total population of Russia Is 12B.36C- 000 , and counting the Russians In Flnla&l and also these on board ot the tattleshlp..i In foreign ports , In IJochara and Khiva , the general total of the population ot the Rus sian empire ls estimated at 126,411,000 , of which 63,253,000 are males and 63,1158,000 are females. It Is very Interesting and impor tant to determine the population of the towno , and Its percentage of the general number of Inhabitants. According to the census of 1S97 , In the towns ot fifty pro vinces of European Rutsla there were 11 - 830,000 ; In the towns of ten of the Prevh'- llansky provinces , 2,038,000 ; In towns of tha Caucasus. 99C.OOO ; of Siberia , 402,000 ; of Central Asia , 932,000 ; and of the Bochara , 8,000. In this manner the population of the towna of Russia Is equal to 16,289,000 ; that Is the population of the towns represents about 13 per cent of Uie total population of the empire. But If one Includes the vlllasen and email settlements , the actual town pop ulation will not be less thaa 20,000,000. , - - ! , - , . , * ft - _ _ _ . _ _ * . By'February 47"l899 , the Belra railway from the east coast of South Africa to Sal isbury , In Rhodesia , will be completed and Is expected to speed the development of that country. The part of the railroad from Capo Colony to Buluwayo already pays a net pro.lt of $03,000 a month. The two roads , which belong to the chartered company , aggregate 1,080 mlleo. Its telegraph syatem Is of 1.85G miles and gives a net prerflt of about $65 - 000 a year. The line northward to Lake Tunganylka tas' been completed to Koto Kota 263 miles north of Umtall , and Is being rapIdly - Idly pushed. The company will hereafter go actively Into gold mining. Many mills for stamping gold quartz are being erected and some of them will be In operation by June , thus testing practically the gold value of Rhodesia. * * Until the German emperor's mailed fist closed arouoi Klao-Chou , adding It to his possessions as ho would add a new jewel to his crown , Russia was content to let events take their natural course In China , and to profit normally from events as they might arise , or as she could force them. But the challenge cf Germany's Impetuous ruler was too bold an4 too defiant for the czar to Ignore. Accordingly , her minister for foreign affairs has turned -his face squarely to the east to reap harvests where the , Russian -diplomats - have Industriously sawn tor a long time. In order to do this more cxpcdltlously she la tacllned to close the Cretan question by ac cepting the Turks' plan as presented a short time since through Sir Philip Currle , Eng land's representative at Constantinople. This contemplate * dropping Prince Osorgo and substituting a Christian governor wha shall nominally bo a subject of Turkey and the application of complete autonomy after the model-of Lebanon an ! Samoa , with the pay ment of a AxeJ annual trlbu'e to the Turk ish treasury. Cn the other hand , the Porto will probably agree to the proposals of the powers regarding the occupation of three Cretan towns by the three protective pow ers and cerUln other polloe regulations for the Island. Spain has marked , carefully and often mag. nlflcently , the graves of kings and nobles W'hoao ' namra are linked with the slaughter of helplc-ss peoples and the ruthless persecu tion of subject * iwho dartd to think or ie < for themAclrci , tut the only two men from whom the Spanish nation deserves a right to claim the world's respectful admiration art burled none knons where. The bones ot Co lumbus may bo In Mavan * and they m r not ad a little tablet Is the only reminder of him to bet found there. The other , Cer vantes , wan begrudgol the cheap resting place of a tomb and when a few years after tils death another use was found for ( ho Utvl where he been burled , his remains wcro thrown Into common trcoch and lost their Identity among a pile of similar dismal rel ics that were then hidden forever from sight anl memory , THI : AMI-IIIUA.\ : UlKli Stiiiuliird m-iiilrnl fur Ser 1ce lit llio Army it nil .V vy. ' riill.iJrllihla 1'rriv. It was but natural that those who wer I the first to flock to the enlistment stations failed to meet the requirements , ml that In consequence the filling up of Uoclo Sam's army and navy with desirable recruits has been somewhat slow. Those who , however , hav ? been In haste to make this out an Indication of an Inferiority of American phya. Iquo or an evidence of the decay of patriotIsm - Ism rwlll come to grief on both countj. So far as surface facts go It Is clear the first rush Is compose , ! of men or boys among whom the highest percentage of dellclenclcs will ba founj. It would not ouJy bu unfair but fcollah were the cordltlon of these taken as typical of American phjslquo , slnco many of the first applicants represent the flotsam nnd Jetsam of American life , those who can shift themselves and occupations on slight provocation end who have few trade , busi ness or social anchors to the windward. So far as records In schools , colleges and the army go there Is an Indication of n steady Improvement in what may be called the American physique. This Is duo to a variety of causts , end , what with the general - oral attention now given to a freer and healthier life , what with the constant In crease In the minor comforta of lite , thli Improvement In the make-up ot the lAimr- lc& > > man should continue. If we go to the colleges for our "picked men" we there find some cf the best developed t > pes of nun- heel the world knows , while In general In collpglato circles as a whole the physical uplift , the result of gynaslum tr.iliikiw , out-of-dcor e-xerclso and varleJ sports , Is most marked. And far from our college iiico representing any caste In American llfo , the contrary Is true ; so the Improvement In their physical condition reaches cvcrywhero and Is confined to no class , pampered set , reflecting the animal excellences of the stalled ox. If the country has need of tticm thera will be found thousands of her sons whoso brain and brawn will meet all requirements and whose love of coucitry will tell them what their duty U. Until the manhood ot America shall fall In these two particulars when put to the teat the pessimists ani { croakers should keep quiet. Mlll'l'll IX H1IYMI- : . Chl".ico HpcorJ. The wheel expiiid ? a person's soul , For that , great uralso Is mset. Ah. would It inlKht expand one's soul , And not expand one's feet. Dotrclt l-'rco l'r a. The heUhts to'nlch great men have hopped Were , licit attained by sleight of wrist : Hut they , though tie-valors stopped , Kept cHmbln upward , hand o'er list. Chlcniro Tribune. And non prc\i0 Snankml , to the drCK3 You've wet to urnln wnr's bitter cup. So often have you called us pigs That now , nt last , we've brl. tlcd up. Cincinnati I'nqulrpr. Said he , nfl ho imndo his adleiix , "Slncn my hnml you've 9eu lit to reflcut ly the nidi of n knlfo I shall finish my Ilfct And furnlshl an Item of nleux. " Clilroso Ilcconl. Mndffci tis a patriot full of zeal , Her love of country < loe- not II\R ; She nobly so'.d her precious wheel. And' ' bought a Hag. i Indianapolis Journnl. Shebids" him go ! ' she 'bides .her' pain * And p'.vlgeis him alack ! She'll never tasteIcocream again ( Tail ho conns marching back. i ChlcCEO NCWB. "My voice la for war ! " the statesman bawled . Until his face | * as blue , But he quit when a man In the gallery called : "How about the rest of you ? " TWO SIDES OF Tlllj CASE. Denver I'ost , His two cy snapipe'd ' lailth angry fire , his besom , heaved with mad , And In hla brain -wen * heated thoughts unquestionably bad , As edoiwly through the gaping mass ho wrrixod his -way ; a crowd Of thcuo tlcllg'htful darling dears of whom we're all so proud. A great shcM- window held them there In feminine < lellsht. Entranced they stood while ( razing on the things that mc.t . their sight. The lovely hats , the dreamy scions , and fabrics rich and rare ; Who but' a brutcl would blame the glrlt for standing , staring there ? When through thn criwd BO hypnotized , thei ? , ? words fell from his tongue : "The. men who run these- places Hhould betaken taken out and hung- ! The women stand and rubberneck Just like a lot ofl craruu. And show that vanity , not sonw , controbl the-ir giddy 'Jiralnu ' ! Were I a city rouncl'knani I'd crowd a measure through To stop thj38 CUESW ! nuisances , nnd do It ! > d. q- And not corrpel the business men to tread th- > railway Uucks Or pui'h their way throush S'uch a m-iss cvf dreHBomanlacs ! " A little further down the street KVedged In n. crciAid ho tcol And rend the latest bul'ctlns in nn excited mood ; Fir full an hour he rubhwnecked on nchlnjj , tlptCXNl ttfll , t Whllr ? women were compelled to walk out In the team-thronged street. Nowordii ot proti"t came from them , but ho-.v their oyeia did leak The he-vied eusence. of the words they did not dareto ppoak. Kor each onn thought the men -who'd block tlu < Hldcwallra thus should ROTe To that reputed kingdom .where . they never shovel Hnow. Every One Excels in Something in Which Another Fails This we appjy to our Hat Dep't for there we do excel Nowhere can you find such a gathering of up-to-date styles in either Fedora's or Derby's all blocks are represented all colors and all prices We can suit you at any price you want to pay from $ J.OO to $5.00. See our display in our new 15th street window and then comz in and let us show you the balance not represented there. M BRQWMCKlNGoCO. 'V 8 W. Cor. 16th and Doug/at Gothiers , Furnishers and Hatters for men and boys *
