Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OltfAHA JXATLIT J1EE * SATURDAY , APHIL 30 , 1808.
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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 * !
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I esi returned and unsold copkfl 11KM
Xet total fnlei Ml.Cffl
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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 ,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'V 8 W. Cor. 16th and Doug/at
Gothiers , Furnishers and Hatters for men and boys *