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$ kf if v * 3 A I Li JT. rs THE OMAHA DAJLY BEE. ' B. , tdltor. CVKItY MOrtNlNO. TEBM3 OP fiUllSCTUPTlON. n * ( Without 8und y ) . One Year t 04 Dnllf ll itntl fiunday. One Year. . . . . . . 100 Hlx Month * 4 09 Three Month * 4 = Sunday lieu. One Year 309 Hatunuy lift , One Year 1 M Weekly lire , One Ytar & > owicns. Omaha : The ll e Dullcllng. South Omnhn : Blnitr lllk. , T > > r. N nml Sllh Hl . Chiincll lllults : 10 1'fnrl Street. Chicago onio < " . 602 Chamber of Commerce. New York : Temple Court. Wathlngtoni MI Fourteenth Ftrect. COItmsSl'ONDKNCn. All communication ! relating to news nnd edito rial matter ihouli ! be nJJrc otl : To the KJItor. nuaiNKSS uvrrrms. All tjunlneM letters unil remittances fhould b" ddri ed In The Itee Piibllnhlnx Compnny. Omaha. Draft * , check * . cxprenB nnJ pontonic * money onlera to be made payable to the order of " " ' COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas county , M. : Oe-orfio B. Tzschuch , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , says that the actual number of full and complete copley of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Dec , printed during the month of April , 1S9S , was OH follows : 1 2llr,9 10. 2 BI,41N 17 3 4. . . . . . . . . . . ! ! ! ! ! ! " ! ' . ! ! . ! : . - . 0 u-i.ono 10 ! ! l , 07 11 rto.ino n SS.KO 1J ! MM7 ! 14 2I , 1O 15 IiSO45 Total Less returru nnd unsold copies. . . flet total sales 7U ,107 Not daily nvurajrn 25,639 GEORQE B. TZ3CHUCK , Sworn tn before mo and subscribed In my preflcnco this 30th day of April. 1898. ( Seal. ) N. P. FEIL , Notary Public. Admiral Do\voy .Is all The expected sometimes happens. The American jack tar knows hla job. Perhaps that volunteer army will never be called Into active service after all. T4io cyclone season , as ustial , started a little ahead of the annual storm cellar building. The proof of well tilled conl bunker * .Is In the clotitl.s of smoke that Issue from the "war ship tacks. When Johnny comes mnrchlng home from Camp Alvlu Sauntlers ho will re eeivc a warm A few more vlctmics like the battle ol Manila and the war will I'ertalnly b ( eliort , sharp and decisive. Now that the bis jnins of the wai ships are spcaklni- almost dally the bit guns In congrcra can tike a rest. Some people never have sense to stop when they have had enough That may be the case with the Spani.sh An Oregon politician has recently pi-b lUhed a pamphlet on "The Money Qres tlon , " but the authorities still perml him to run at large. Remember the Maine , but don't forg to contribute to the fund for the cancel latlou of the war debt of the Thurstoi Itltles and Omaha Guards. The seals of the North Pacific wll hnvo to take care of themselves this yeai since Uncle Sam is too busy to keej watch for them with patrol boats. So the Spanish minister of the mnrln < could scarcely hold himself for joy. Bu what he has had to IHJ Joyful over wouh take more than a telescope to discover. In his round with the War dopartmen Governor Holcomb comes out econ < beet It remains to bo seen whether h ! doll of the supreme court will work an ; better. There are several things the oxpositioi ncate , but none quite so badly as 1 needs a man In active control , ehargci with the duties and responsibilities of ; director general or general manager. AH kinds of political parties must b represented in the Parliament of IJrltls Columbia. One member of the mlnorit last week talked twenty-four hours cor tlnuously on the electoral redistribute bill. The attitude of the French press nn oflicials toward the United States in n latlon to the war with Spain might b better adapted to stimulate American Ir terest In the forthcoming Paris expos tlou. The principle of reciprocity appear prominently In tic new Canadian tarli law , which favors England and sue Hrltlsh colonies as favor Canada in tli matter of customs. The Canadians ar learning rapidly. Wo can now understand why forclg naval olllcers who desire to witnes some ofthe naval battles have aske permission to go on board the Ameilca battleships , but have not tried to Jol the Spanish HeettJ. Tilaho democrats have refused to Jol with the populists In the "union c forces" to effect the defeat of the n publican party. This does not mea that the Idaho democrats are Imllfferei to the ofllces , but It means that the tliluk they can net them without tli2 al or consent of any other party. American manufacturers continue tal Ing contracts and orders for goods to I delivered in all parts of the world jm as though Wcylcr had not decided upn a terrible Invasion of the country. Tl other day a contract was let for 14.0C tuns of steel rails to bo delivered I Australia , and the bid of the America manufacturers was uearly $20,000 les than that of Uwlr utfllsb aud Gcruia competitor * , Zk * * Ae JAV i .v ORF.A.T VICTOR F OF TUB WAB , The first battle of ( lie war has boon fought , remitting In ilfctolve Tlctory for tbc UniteJ States squadron under command of Commotloro Dewey. Tito Spanish fleet , numerically stranger than the American Kqnadron , was practically annihilated , thrco of the five largest ships being destroyed and the others dis abled. The Spanish fleet was supported by the fortlllcations at Manila and it appears from the reports of the battle that 'these did moro , effective work than the ships. The extent to which the American squadron was damaged Is not definitely stated , but the fact that Com- moiforc Dewey has promptly followed up his advantage by bombarding Manila In dicates that his fleet did not suffer very severely and It Is probable that all his ships are available for service. Although eletiNls arc meager , they are stifllcleut to show that our squadron was hanJlod with consummate ability and that the victory was n signal demonstration of the superiority of the American over the Spaniard on the sea. This first trlumnh of the Amot'co.n navy will thrill the country and Inspire confidence. It suggests the probability that the war will not be protracted , for our occupation of the Philippines , now n foregone conclusion , will b almost as severe a blow to Spain as would be the American occupation of Cuba. It will give us a base of operations from which we can command the Pacific and conduct ( Teclive operations against Spain if 'ound necessary. The importance of this first victory of the war cannot easily be overestimated. A. TIllUMl'll.tXT SUCCESS. Every state this side of the Mississippi from Louisiana and Texas to Oregon and Washington is now otllclally organ- zed to participate In the great expos- ! Ion that will open its gates at Omaha in the first day of June. This fact within tsulf Is a monumental triumph for > the promoters of this colossal enterprise. Ten months ago only four states had given formal recognition to the exposi tion through legislative aid or executive iictlon. In all the other states public In terest had to be awakened to the fact that this was not nn Omaha show nor n Nebraska state fair , but an intowttitc nnd International exposition to advertise to the world as an object lesson the vast nitural resources and marvellous indus trial development of the western half ol the American continent. Many of the state executives and public ollldals al first manifested absolute Indifference be cause their several legislatures had do cllned to make appropriations for staU exhibits. All these obstacles have now been overcome. In every state and territory excepting alone Alaska Avhare no money had beei appropriated by legislature not onlj have commissions of representative mer boon appointed , but large sums of moucj raised through private contributions t < defray ths expanses of creclltaule exhib Its of the products of mrm , orchard mine , mill anil factory. And while tin states Jn the trausmissis.slppl regioi more Immediately concerned in the expo sitlon have ben brought into active co operation , almost as many states east o the Mississippi have been enlisted urn mustered into the service of this grca enterprise. Illinois , the empire state o the west , was soon followed by Georgia the empire state of the south , and las but not least by New York , the empln state of America , until two-thirds of al the states In the union have taken actloi for representation. Twelve of these state will have their own buildings on th exposition grounds for the reception an < entertainment of visitors. Thus the most sanguine hopes of th projectors of the exposition have beei not merely fully realized , but far ex ceeded. The exposition at I'nlhulclp'aln undertaken by the United States govern incut to commemorate the centenula anniversary of the birth of the nat'.or was rightly regarded as n stnpeu'Jou ' affair , but In the number of states pai ticlpatlng nnd in the number of cxhibi tion and state buildings , beanry of arch ! tectural design and execution and th magnitude aud variety of the display o American products , tin Trausmisslsslpr Exposition will greatly excel , ns It wll also every exposition held in this conn try excepting the World's Columbia : fair. In same respects the exposition a Omaha will be superior even to that a Chicago in 1893. In the uro-.jnss or tn buildings nnd convenience for viewin exhibits there is a marked Improvomen as there is also In the arrangement o the amusement section and public con fort facilities. That the exposition wl prove n success financially Is no louge doubtfU by anyone familiar with It progress and the Interest already excite In every section of the country t B we' as abroad. TUB K.\VAl4 The naval appropriation bill passed b congress yesteiUay is m'ost ' timely legii lation nnU will receive the hearty appr < val of the country. It carries a total ai proprlatlon of about ? 57,000,000 , which 1 nearly $10,000,000 more than was pr < vliled for In the original measure ns 1 came from the house and ? 32,000,00 more than the appropriation for the cm rent year. The measure provides for tli construction of threa. first class battli ships , to cost $3,000,000 each , cxcluslv of armor nnd armament ; four monltoi for coast defense at a cost of ? 1,250OC e.it-h ; sixteen tttrpedo boat destroyers an twelve torpedo boats nt an aggregate cot of ? ( ! ,000,000 and one gunboat for tli lakes. Five dry docks are also provide for , to be located at Portsmouth , Ilostoi League Island , on the Gulf of Mcxlc and at Mure Island on the Pacific. It wl bo seen that the measure is on broad an llb.'rnl lines , properly and adequate ! recognizing the necessity for a furthi enlargement of the navy and in a 1 ; It provision for what all naval authorlth agree Is most required battleships , to pedo boats and torpedo boat destroyer The American navy now has in cor mission four first class battleships tl Indiana * Iowa , Massachusetts aud Or f OD , FL o others the Kearsarge , Ken tucky , Alabaaia llllnota and Wisconsin will probably be ready for service wltlilu the next eight months. If the United Stntea shall be so fortunate na not to lose a battleship In the war , at the beginning of uext year we shall have nine of these powerful fighting machines , to which three will be added ninlt-r the bill just paraed. Perhaps this will bu nil the battleships we shall need for man } years , though ns to that a great deal will depend upon our future International policy. It is now fully recognised that the weak point In our navy Is the lack of torpedo boats aud torpedo boat destroy- en and the provision made for these most essential vessels Is not nt all ex cessive. There is no longer any controversy in regard to the wisdom nnd expo.llency of further developing our sea power. The pt'iullU2 war has settled t'nat question. It will not be necessary for this country to ) attempt to rival the great naval pow ers , but we must have a navy ample for defense and which will enable the United States to command the respect of the world. Our people are learning if tlu-y have not already learned the vital Importance of a navy amuch victories as that at Manila will cause them to re gard the naval establishment with vastly Increased favor. THE IXVAS1UX Of CUHA. The military authorities are actively reparlng for an invasion of Cuba aud t is probable that during the present veek a force will be dispatched to that sland. What number of tioops It Is reposed to land aud at what point or oluts the lauding will be made , of ourse will not be known until the movement takes place. The general nipresslon is that Matanzas will be one loiut of landing , it having been demon- trated that the fortlllcations there arc ot of a formidable character and could n-obably soon be destroyed by oui hips. How much of a Spanish force s located at Matauzas is perhaps nol ivown to our military authorities , bul liero appears to be no reason to doubt hat whatever It may be It could be held t bay by our fleet until an American army was safely lauded and got intc losition to defend itself against Spanish attack and prepare for a movement in- and. The president Is exceedingly .nxious to send relief to the starving re- onccntrados , whose suffering undci ixlstlng conditions must be even more urrible , If possible , than bafove the be ginning of liostilltlcs and this is prob ibly the chief reason for the vigorous fl'orts making to put a force In Cuba ust as soon ns It is practicable to do so It would seem to be newssary that f force should ! be landed where it can a 3iice unite with the insurgents , so as no only to supply them with needed mm ! and ammunition , but to obtain the in formation which they can supply and t < arrange for the necessary co-operation It is possible that our aiithoritl a M' < already fairly well Informed regurdiiif ; he military conditions at Havana. 1 nay be that the Insurgents , througl : helr representatives in this country nave Imparted to our government whn knowledge they have of the preparation ; Blanco has'inade to meet Invasion. Uu n any event It is obviously essential ti Ktve the co-operation of the Cubai forces at the very outset of the invasion lence the probability that a part of thi troops sent to Cuba will be laudcul at i p'oiut where direct commuuicatUiu cm bo effecteU with the army of Gomc2 who has been directed to co-operate wit ] the'uuitcd States forces. The latest estimates of the Spaulsl strength in Cuba place it at 110,000 , o which 30,000 are the volunteers , - \ \ ho nr not well disciplined or well officered though according to report they are cvei more anxious to fight than the natlv Spanish troops. The Insurgent fore that can be depended upon for vlgorou fighting , such as the American tvoop will do , Is of uncertain number , bu probably does not exceed 30,000 , thoug with an abundant supply of arms am ammunition It might be recruited t 40,000. At all events It would seem tha In order to strike a decisive blow w shall have to send to Cuba from 00,00 to 75,000 troops. The Invasion of Cuba , appears to li the next move on the military prograr and until this is accomplished it is nc to be expected that our fleet in Cuba waters will do more than it has alrcad done that is , maintain the blockade nn make occasional demonstrations again ; the Spanish fortifications for practlci It would be useless for the fleet to r < duce Havana without a sufficient Ian force to co-operate. Some of the commercial bodies of th country are exerting themselves to brln pressure on the telegraph companies t Increase the maximum number of word In a message from ten to twenty. Thl Is the same old story of the big fish tri ing to make the little fish carry all tli load. Why should the man who waul to send a brief message pay more i order that his neighbor , who has greater service to exact , may pay less Instead of Increasing the word limit , tl : telegraph companies should decrease tl price and then adopt the European pla of charging for the precise number < words transmitted. When everybody compelled to pay exactly for what li gets there will be less cause for con plaint. The attention of the public is called 1 The llec's circulation statement for tl month of April just clos-Jd. The li crease represents steady , substantl ; growth , due. to popular appreciation < a reliable newspaper. The Bee does m have to hold back Its circulation slat ment to find out first what Its compel tors' claims are. The Bee is the on : Nebraska dally that prints an accura sworn statement of its detailed net cl culatlon every day In the year. Every plank walk within the fire dl trlct should bo replaced with real < artificial stone before the opening < the exposition. Every property own within this area should have compile with the permanent sidewalk ord years ago , ami this is a good time abate all favoritism that has pcrmltt ( the unequal enforcement of. the aldcwallc ' ordinances , _ , BIO DcmnnMrMFil Trallm. Nc * TOrk Sun. Our gurmcra. arc all right. Aiming at ship or eruore , the * ' bit tbe spot The rinunt KV SimnlMh Silcn. I'lill&AcUftla 1-Pdscr. The Intlimtlwl Vital Snauteli sploa hnvo been detected prqwtltfK around many places of Importance In''i'tiits ' country should put every community on 'Us guard against iwi- plctouo characters. , ' 'lithere la good ground for suspicion ag tfiir , them they should bo arrested and nrarfWcl : If not , but suspicion la still attached tdHfif-ni , they should be sent dway from the PfWil with a warning. No chances ehould bo-'faitcn ' with this class of characters. ' " 1'ntlrne- VntrlntUin. Newjtfor'k IteraM. The president has failed tn no essential In undoing the consequences ot legislative folly. At his bidding the nation arises In its strength and puts the armor on. The nights ring with the busy hum of prepara tion , the days resound with the trump ot armed men. All that Is possible is being done. Time will be required to do it. Do not grudge the president time , but sustain him In his strenuous purposes , confident that he knows bow to lead and when to strike and that we may trust him to the nd. CnrliMonc Critics. Chicago Tribune. In this war the army and navy will be andlcd by the most competent officers in oth arms of the service. If they fall others 111 take their places , but never , under any Ircunu'tatices. ' would the men who are now o ready to find fault , eo ready to cxprcco mpatlence , enter the army or the navy. Men ho know nothing of military or naval affaire hould nol bo accepted as advisers of the eople or aa directors of campaigns. The war la to bo fought by Midlers In the fleld , not by Ivlllano sitting In their ofllces a thousand illes from the fields of action. A MniitcrlSpuceli. . New York Mall nnd Express. Representative Dolllver's speech In the ouse In support of the war revenue bill de- erves a place among the noblest and rnosl loquent utterances that either branch ol ongress has heard In recent years. Mas. erly in its treatment of the subject Irame- lately at issue , and magnificent In its ox- ression of patriotic sentiment , this splendid ffort of the bilillant young leader from owa will live In the records as a fadeless em of American oratory. Mr. Dolllvcr's "arncst tribute to the courage and patience f President McKlnley , bis convincing plet n behalf of the revenue measure now under onslderatlon and his Impassioned eulogy ol 'the unforgottcn heroes of the Maine , " al ! omblnod to render his address beautiful an < ! nsplring. s , cons IXTO minium. \nothcr U e to YVlileh tlic Grcnt WCK < - ern Ci-rrnl May Il > I ut. Chicago Tribune. The latest discovery In connection with he great American cereal , corn , la that ubbsr CECI bo made of It , and this country nd other countries will not have to depend -xclualvely on the products of the tropical crests of South America and Africa. It la Calmed that there can be extracted from naterlal which the. glucose manufacturers ( iave hitherto regarded as waste an oil which when treated property Is converted Into a ubstance having the texture , smell and elasticity of crude'rubber. So much like ubber to this new product that If 75 per : cnt of it cud 25 pen cent of the genuine article are mixed the goods made will be ol he aarne quality sa It of pure rubber. Thla Is a timely discovery , because the demand for rubber laj beginning to outrun he supply. The empiloyuient of that gum 'or bicycle tlrce alonc < has added greatly to .he demand , and ho world Is. being scoured , o find freeh sources of oupply. Three-flfttio of all the rubber used In the United Staters cornea from Brazil , and Is collected la i irlmlttve and vtasteful manner. Trees arc destroyed unnecessarily and no effort is made to repair the tdeotructlon. Henc feara have been entertained that the 'supplj would fall r.-oon to meet the demand , aniJ the price of all rubber goods advance con siderably. At prteont It is customary to eke out rub ber with other substances. Sometimes a < much as 35 per cent of "filling" Is em ployed. If 75 per cent ot this new producl from glucose waste can bo used with 2 ! per cent of rubber then the blcyclUn neei not be afraid that the cost of rubber tlref will become excccslve. It will reaesun him also to know that these made with thi new "ifllllng" are quite as durable and easj to ride as any now lause. . Tha corn raisers of tbe United State * wll fiavo a higher opinion than ever of theli product when they le-ann the new use t < which It io to be put. They are not ignoran of the fact that it l converted into starch sugar and whisky , which are taken Inwardly but they have not known that corn was t < enter Into the rubbers and mackintoshcj they wear and the blcyqles they ride , area Is com. "DO YOU SEUT" Pointer * for ( Amateur Wnrrlora ant Cnrlmtone Strnteurlndi. New York Tribune. There are several thousand amateur war rlors In this country who thhik that the ; know more about raising troops and invad Ing Cuba than the generals ot the army am the officials of the War department. Som nf them made their Influence strong enoug to defeat in congress the wise expert plai for the expansion of the regular army b , skeletonizing and forced the country to rel ; In the present emergency on militia volun tcera who cannot be made available qulckl ; and who often have not 'the physical powe of endurance possessed by the hardy mei who go Into the regular army. Then , whei the call was Issued apportioning the volun teera required among the states , others o this same cUea of strategists began to sa ; that the department was manifestly man aged by careless and slipshod persona wh knevr nothing about their business , else the : would not have asked for artillery and cav airy from states .which had no artillery o cavalry guardsmen , and failed to call ou the batteries and cavalry trsops of states li which these Arms of the service were we ] organized. It seems never to have occurred to th. . critics that possibly the authorities lia method In their madness , that perhaps the : thought it wise , Wille there was yet time to organize new troops and batteries wlier none existed , and so have the more resource when need came. They assumed that thel one notion of putting as many men as possl ble , labelled Infantry , cavalry and artlllerj on parade was the Jlmlt ot the department' Ideas and they began to clamor about th Igncranco enthroned' at Washington , unt inally General HoVrard Carroll was led t sound fiat Ignorance that the croakers migli bo satisfied that tiio national defenses wei not going to the b&w-'wows. If perchance t ) oflicials had any ejchise to offer which woul seem reasonable. .ilU asked Adjutant Qec cral Corbln by telegraph on what theory tb artillery of New York'which , under the com mand of Captains' 'Vt'endel ' and Wilson. Is un doub'.edly efficient , 'had ' been ignored In tl call for troops. This iwaa the answer : "Telegram received ) Theory upon whlc artillery of Nt-.v Y2rKwas 1 " ou' which recognized among the best of any Nation ; guard organizations , Is that It la within U possibilities , e\cnicprababllltles , of the ne future that it will , be. verj much needed i home. Do you see ? " Thla ought to make1 the highly intelllgei and BUfierlor per ms < wbo were lamcntir that , even , after the war had broken ou our War department was prey to such In toeolllty that it did not care whether it hi volunteers led by political heelers or t trained soldiers heartily ashamed of ther solves. But It probably will not. They wl keep shouting at the pilot Just aa If thi were on the bridge and were able to see Ju where the tfiip was going , Instead of belt down where they can only guess at I course. President Lincoln had four yeari th&t sort ot shouting and Mr. McKlnley w have to endure aU share. For the mo part he cannot answer back and tell tl houters why he does anything , for wir business which requires secrecy and forbl * explanations. . Put It Is well that the peep who think they know more about managlr the government than those charged by U with the responsibility should be aquelchi with an occasional "Do you cet" MRN OP THB HOUR. Record * t the C mman lnir Officer * ot the itnlittlr ! " . With one exertion , every officer in com mand ot a veiel of the .Asiatic squadron now la the Philippine Islandi rtcclrcd a bap * tlsrn of flro m the civil iwr. Rear Admiral Dewey , commanding officer ot the fleet , srvpj throughout the war. He was present at the capture ot New Orleans In 1SG2 and. participated in the engagements at Don U - vlllo and Fort Fisher.Few of the young officers of the navy received greater praise than he for gallantry on the steam frigate MlJsl .ilppl In the action which resulted In Its destruction , nnd his daring courage callrj out this compliment from Admiral Porter : "H Is In such trying momcnti that men show ot what metal they arc made , and tn this Instance the metal was of the best. " The admiral is a Vermonter by birth. The commander of the flagship Olympla Is Captain Charles V. Orllley , an Indlantan , who graduated in 1SC3 , and took actlva service immediately. One of the chief en gagements ho participated In during the war was that at Mobile bay. With the ex ception of four years at the naval academy he has been on sea duty since , and received his commission as captain In March , 1897. Captain Nchemlah M. Dyer , a Massachu setts man , born In 1839 , Is .captain of ttia cruiser Baltimore. At the age ot 14 ho en tered the merchant service and was at sea until 21. When the civil war began bo totncd a rifle brigade and served In Hanks' division of the Army of 'tho Potom.ic. In 1SC2 ho entered the- navy as acting mate of the Cuyler , on which stolp he served In tha west gulf squadron until be was , for gal lant conduct in capturing and burning tbo confederate schooner Isabcllp , promoted to acting ensign by Admiral Farragut and ap- nolutcd to command the Eugenia. In 1SC5 bo was promoted to an acting volunteer lieutenant , and upon the surrender of the confederate fleet umler Commodore Farrand ho was selected to command two of the surrendered vessels. He was made a lleu- nant In the regular navy In 1SGS , and a \v months afterward was promoted. Whllo Untiied to the Osstpce , on the Mexican east , In 1870 , ho rescued a sailor from rownlng by Jumping overboard , for which e was commended by the secretary of the avy. He has commanded several ves- els In the last twenty yearn. Captain Joseph 13. Coglan of the cruiser alelgh , is a Kcntucklan , one of the class ol 863 , all of whom went to the front from the lass room. Ho received two promotions urlng the civil war. He became commander n , 1S82 , and captain In 183G. Commander "Benjamin " P. Lambertson of ho Boston is ranking o nicer of his china. lo graduated In 18G5 and U therefore wlth- 'itt ' a war record. His sea record , however , is an extensive one nnd earned for him rapid romotlon. He became a matter In 1SOG , lieutenant In 18G7 , lieutenant commander n 18G8 and commander In ISSj. He was In harge of the Norfolk navy yard for two curs. Commander Asa Walker of the gunboat 'oncord ' entered the naval eervlcc In 1SG2 s a culler and earned a commission as en- ltn. Since then ho has had fifteen years of ea duly and eighteen years on shore , earning iromotlon to his present rank. lie \\ta > orn In New Hampshire. Commaffder Oscar W. Frencholt of tlin ; unboat Monocacy hails from Texas. H < ntered the navy as a volunteer during thi ivil war and was commissioned an ensign n the regular navy at HB close. Ho lies illmbed tlio rounds of the naval ladder , caching his present rank In 189G. Commander Edward P. Wood of the Petrel - from Ohio. After four years In the Naval icademy ho became a midshipman October , 1SC3. Ills promotion to cnnlgn was In October. 1868. A year later he became a master and in another year a Jlcutenant. His next promotion was on September 20 , 1890 , when he became a lieutenant com mander. He took charge of the Petrel De ember 16 , 189C , and on July 13 , 1S97. waa alsed to the grade of commander. Ho has > cen eighteen years at sea and fifteen years in other duty. 4 Captain.Daniel B. Hodgson , commandlnp : ne McCulloch , is a. native of New York. No ember 12. 1S97. he complcte-d his thirty-sixth /ear ea an officer in the revenue marine , which ho Joined in Baltimore In 1861 , with ' .ho commission of third lieutenant. Julj 14 , 1863 , he was promoted to second lieutenant - tenant , and July 14 , 1861 , hfc commlwion as first lieutenant was presented to him. Sen- 'ember 14,1868 , saw him wearing the inslgnl ; if captain , a position he reacfted in obou ! oven years. In hto thirty-six years' servlcl Captain Hodgson has spent twenty-four yean and fourteen months on Atlantic coast sta. Uono , eeven and one-half years on the lakes two end a half years on the PaclBc , Includlm nine months In Aflaska and six years on Ilfi saving duty. SPIRIT OP-THE COUNTRY. Remarkable Scene * of 1801 Duplicate. In 1808. Chicago Chronicle. A men must bo well post middle age t < recollect tbe ecenca of 1861 , when the entln American people were springing to arms both norlh and eouth. At that time regi ments were recruited In a day and brlgadei were ready In a week to march to the front Tha drat million men recruited at the nortl and tbe first 600,000 men recruited at thi south for service In the civil war were en rolled and organized before hostilities hac been a year and a half in progress betweei the opposing armies in the field. It appears today that If the call for volun cere had included ten times the numbci ibat are required the. quotes would be filled It la true that there are almost as manj men aeklag for commissions as there an wanting to go as privates. This adds t grimly humorous feature to the display o enthusiasm and to the spectacular effects o 'he great national uprising. But It la literal ! ; true that. If neccesary , an army could bi recruited for war in Cuba equal in number * o the entire population ot the Island. The sneering writers , of wCicen Spain fur nishea a long list , who eaythat the Yankee : they call all Americans "Yankees" are mere nation of traders or tricksters are th moat mistaken people in the world. No na tlon when Its honor , ite rights , its dignity even Its vanity , are assailed is as quick < u tha United ; States to exhibit resentment. 1 war cornea ea a consequence the people wll meet it with the utmost enthusiasm am courage and with the sturdy purpose whlcl makes defeat Impossible. Other nations at least any nation wit which the United States are liable to comi in conflict would become exhausted by thi expense in blood and treasure of even i ehort war. But a nation ot 70,000,000 popu latlon and resources in wealth and produc tlon that are practicably inexhaustible c i ) not bo conquered by any power In the world The mtasloo of the United Sttaea shouli be that of peace and commerce. They ehoul lead the advance ot Christian civilization But , like the fighting parson , they canno te affronted with Impunity. They will brim to a summary reckoning any nation en carti \\tilch awakens their righteous wrath. An BO Spain will find out before this "little ou plca&-intncsa" la brought to a close. tt Royal ! the highest grade taking powder lurarvn. Actual UtUsbow it goesoa- tfcird further than a y other bread. ROVAl IUUNI1 POWMR CO. , MEW VOW. RIIMIILRS or THIS CHINS. W flldn't Dswey thins to 'cm. A targo slice ot Spanish pride fell into that Cavlte. In tlio historic worda ot Perry , "wo htve- met the oncmy and they arc ours. " Philip pine ! Should the Spaniards riml life unbearable , at Manila U Is presumed they will fall back on Illlonuo. . The mysterious movements of the Spanish AttnaiM la accounted for on ttie theory that it U look In t ; for Charley llosa. Chicago has ten regiments of drilled men , not one ot them a native-born , who are ready to go to the front on call. Commodore Dewey appears to be a pretty Accurate pitcher. Even the Spaniards admit that be delivered a few ( tot balls. General Blanco's vociferous manifestoes succeed in breaking through the blockade. Skilled aa our gunners a < r , they draw the line at a wind target. A Nebraska patriot wild the sonorous name ot MacDuffie offcm to supply the army with condensed egg , warranted to rrnialn ewcet and nutritious In a tropical climate. Jjiy an , MacUuffict The governor general of the Philippine lalantls must have had hlA moutlt dismounted early In ttic engagement. The absence of his plctureequfc billingsgate from the- account of the fracas warrant * tdc assumption. With 6,000 Immunes from New Orlrann and 4,500 Cubans from Florida ns the advance guard of the Cuban Invading army , not only Blanco , but Yellow Jack might as well throw up the sponge and retire from business. The tMttleshlp low * and Fighting Bob Evanfl have not been heard from since tbo row begun. The reason 1 that both are on guard outside Havana harbor , awaiting the word to send Morro castle a ration of garlic roofed with steel. The town of Eastport , Me. , Is not birrow- Ing trouble about the war. Tbo rcflldenta arc serenely confident of knocking out any blockading cquadron Spain may send. And yet the only guna Kastport mounts are the hip pocket variety. Us confidence Is su preme , because a hostile fleet must go Into British water to shoot nt the town. WHY IIIM.V IIKMITATKS. Philadelphia Ilecord : Mr. Bn-cri hesitates. He Is afraid ttyit. If do should enlist as a soldier bis motive would be misconstrued , and so he banks tbc fires of patriotism which burn within him. He would like dearly to Imbrue hU tircida In Spanish blood and at the ramo time put an extinguisher upon the Islns fame of Fitzhugh Lee , but he nobly cstralns himself ! Cleveland Leader : Now they say that Iryon Is thlnkln .of enlisting as a private aldler. As FltzhURh Lee Ifi pretty sure to o Into the war with a major general's com- nlsslon , the Nebraska orator will be bully landlcapped by the Virginia warrior unless omo characteristic stioke of Bryantam can o dovlted. It Is quite likely that enlist ment as a private T\lll seem the best way to ppeal to "tho masses. " Baltimore Sun : Let Mr. Bryan , If he eeekn e bubble reputation at the cannon's mouth , o tn nod fight Ibe battles of tils country ns private aoldler. Perhaps a long absence rom association with politicians might In- uco him to change hU point of view on the r.anclal question. Ho will discover beyond oisbt an ins'rustlve unanimity cci the rflrt f the "boyp" In every branch of the service o get their waecs In money which will not icrmlt the sutlers to exact double price for brae simple luxuries ulildi a soldier craves. Indlarapolls Journal : Mr. Bryan has asked he advice of a friend In Kansas as to his uty ns to enlisting. That friend baa not as et given the advice asked for , bul he hnfl et the public know all aboui It , for the pur- ) ft-e , evidently , of getting Us judgment. Mf. 3ryan fears that ho would be mlsundecatooil f lie shouUl enlist In the ranks and be made he object of ridicule. Tfiere docs not seem o bo any pressing call Tor Mr. Bryan to nllst R8 a private , unices Cie has heard the iUtrerslrsg report that sundry democrats In few York and Chicago are In a plot to nominate General Lee for president In order o sidetrack Mr. Bryan and to bury the corpse of 16 to 1 , which ho has been "wok. ng" fo vociferously the past year. WltCi > o 3 a major general Mr. Bryan might iod ! his old rflace as the 16 to 1 Idol bj going Into trie ranks as a private or acceptlnp a corporal's stripes. The rise of Leo at th ! , ' Irne Is an event In which even Mr. Bryar may foreaee total eclipse. PIMISO.YALAMI OTHEilWISE. Charles Emory Smith is better loo'clnj ban his pictures. With the sailing of the Spanish flotllh .ho Cape Verde Islands will relapse Jntc their accustomed oblivion. Governor Taylor of Tennessee , In Intro , dtlclng James Whltcomb Rlley , said he woulc sooner RO to "Aunt Mary's" with the bare ban to the United States senate. Clement Wragge Is government meteorolo gist of Queensland , Australia. When thi weather is disagreeable ho Is generally callei "Inclement Wragge" or "Wet Wragge. " Ottmar Mergenthaler , the Inventor of thi linotype machine for setting type , who ha : Qcen in Arizona and Now Mexico for sonn time in search of health , has returned ti his homo in Baltimore. A wealthy retired New Jersey merchant before committing filicide Ust week rpreaxl a blanket to fall upon , In order ti save the carpet from being soiled. This do votlon to details was probably , the secret o tils wealth. West end tailors are taking Into serlou : account a new garment , which has been pat ented by its happy projector under the till of the Windsor trouser breeches. It Is a dua garment in quite a new sense , Inasmuch a It may bo used either by women or men. Dr. W. Seward Webb , president of thi Wasncr Palace Car company. Is quoted a : lavorlng a small tax on railroad and sleeplni car tickets. This would be for the govern ment the porters being already provldei for and would produce $20,000,000 a year. Justice Harlan ot the United States BU premo court baa suggested to the superln tendent of the Washington street car line : that an order be issued prohibiting conduc : ors from eating onions. He says that man ; of them Indulge in that luxury to an exten that ie very offensive to patrons of the road The Inventor of Volapuk , Johann Martti Schleyer , la a retired Catholic priest at Con stance. Germany. He first advanced thi Ideas In 1879. He was born In 1831 at Ober lauda. In Baden , Germany. At present h < lives in Constance. His first grammar o Volapuk appeared in 1879. Schleyer is sail to be more or less familiar with fifty Ian guases , and to be a poet as well as a mu slclan. LIFE IX THK CAM1J. , The ftrmt Mtitl T n < of Ike V Uate * nnlillrr. Knnsu City Star. A largo number of youn Americana will ba called upon within few weeks to "fc tbo xperlenccs ot camp life and It will b well for thorn to know In advance tbat the nnturo of that experience and their recol lections of It are to depend largely upon themselves. To BO Into camp Is not generally consid ered by Americans a hardship. The theory that man In his primitive state was a camper and lived In tbe woods seems to be Indicated by the existence of a tendency to return t that iort of thlnR. Men and women , too , leave their weather-proof and wind-tight hoiisos to camp by the lakes and on the mountains. People whose proper homes ar In fomenting like palaces leave them for weeks together to live In tents or cottages which arc but little larger , and cook over n open fire. Kvrry picnic Is a reminder of man's old fashion ot Ihlns out of doors. Then we have the example of the gypsies , who never live In houses. To camp , to live In the open air , or In temporary and mov able rhrltcrs , Is not of Itself a special hard ship , and l < y many people U regarded aa a positive pleasure. In a military camp , however , as In other camps , much depends on the disposition nnd habits of the camper. The man who Is fit to be a soldier pctsesses not only the quali ties for the Held , but for the camp. Much more of the soldier's time Is passed In camp- ins than In lighting. The great requisite of the soldier In camp l the possession of a certain 'handlnoas ami readiness In caring fqr himself. The busy soldier , who looks nftcr his small possessions , who knows bwt how to put up his cwn tent , to make his owa bed , who mends and washes carefully hl own clothes , who Is his owa commissary and quartermsater to a con siderable extent. Is the soldier who Is dry when other soUlers arc soaked. He la fed when they are hungry , Is well when they are sick , and ready to march around the world If allowed to make a good camp , as he can , every night. The golden rule of the saldlelr Is : "Bo good to yourself. " With thlt facility for attending to his own soUlerly business , should be linked nn Invincible cheerfulness. The grumbling , growling , low. spirited , hypochondriac soldier Is lost ; jro ! a. curse to himself n-ad nn Injury to tha service. 'He ' la 'like a wheeled vehicle with out springs. He breaks up on the hard road that soUliTs must travel. The soldier's trade Is ono that must be learned In order to be followed with anr comfort or profit. He Is the beat soldier who learns brat his culling ; who acquire ! all the anta ( Including that of building \ ftro In the rain ) by which life Is supported nid oven ma3o pleasant whnn reduced to Its simplest conditions. The soldier learns how comfortable arc a few comtorta and how life may long be borne without any luxuries at all. He sleeps soundly la h s little canvas house ; ho la content with his rations < whca they are .Usued In full ; buckles 'his belt tighter and hope for better diTs when they are short ; keeps up with the column on the march ; Is as neat ns a soldier ns he was as a citizen ; answers at every roll call ; carried a clean gun ; cherishes his belongings , especially his haversack ami canteen ; and so liven while lie lives , re spected by himself , his comrades and hit ofllccrs , and doubtless wins the approving smllo of tHcaven. IIIUU11T A.MI CI1KE11FUI , . Chicago Record : "Hero's an cg with two yolUs ; Isn't thnt a bad omen ? " "No ; that doesn't mean anything ; It's just a 'yellow extra. ' " IndlannpDlh Journal : Tommy Paw , what Is the double cross ? Mr. Fgi ! ? It Is an application of the prin ciples o international diplomacy to private affairs. Detroit Journal : "In seeking a man , " re marked the observer of men nnd thing. * , "an olllce Is more successful than an oin- ' " cer. Clevclnml Plain Dealer : "How sweet to have a friend whom you can trust ! " "Yes , especially It ho doesn't usk you to trust lil w . " * Boston Transcript : I.amb 1suppose , you enjoy a game ot poker with an expert player ? Wolf I enjoy playing with a man who considers himself an expert. Detroit Free Prrss : "Dearest. If I had a barrel of Klondike nuggets I would pour them all at your feet. " "Henry Henry haven't you always heard me say that I detest people who go around telling their dreams ? " t Chicago Post : "Do you believe In tho. say ing that 'Man proposes and God disposes ? ' " she asked. "Of course , " he replied. "Then 1 should think you would do your share , " she sutiiestod. Shortly thereafter everything was ar ranged satisfactorily. Detroit Journali First Alchemist Shako , brother ! This Is a happy day. Second Alchemist Have you discovered the secret of perpetual youth ? First Alchemist No ; but I have discov ered a recipe for the finest cocktail yo over tasted In your life. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "An" how 1 * Mntlldy gettln * along with her French wrltln' , Jlusheer ? " "Oh , madam , It Is comma 11 faut. " "Somethln' wrong with the commas , eht She'll have to get her father to help her about that. He's great on punctuatin' . " Chicago Tribune : Bertha Were you veryi nervous when Jack proposed ? Winnie Awfully. 1 was so flustered that 1 forgot myself and said yes , without mak ing him threaten to go away and do somt desperate deed. . , . * f " " * * SHIP OP STATE. H"nryV. . Longfellow. Thou , too , nail on , O ship of state ! Sail on. O Union , strong and' ' great ! Humanity , with all Its leans With all the hc-pcs of future years , Is hanslnff breathless on thy fate ! Wo know what mnflter laid thy keel , What lAorknwn wrought thy rlbj ot etc * ! , Who mails each mast , and sail , and rope , r Wh.at anvils raner , .what hammers beat , In what a forge and what a boat Were shaped tha anchons of thy hope ! Frar not each cudd'en sound and shock , 'TIs of the wave and not the rock ; 'TIs but the flapping of "the sail , And not a rent mndsi by the gale ! In ftplto of rock and t .nrpe8t' roar , In splto of false lights on 'the shore , Sail on , nor fear to breaist the. goal . Our hearw. our hopes , nro all with the * , ' Our hearts , our hoped , our prayers , oiu toaw , Our faith triumphant o'er our foam , Are all -with thee ara all mjth theev A CARD. In consequence of the recent death of Mr. Henry W. King , of the firm of Browning , King & Co. , and in order to promptly determine and adjust the in terest of his estate in the firm , we shall at once under take a general reduction of our stocks in each of our retail stores ; and to that end we have marked our Spring goods at prices that we trust will serve to move them quickly. No account of cost or profit will enter into this sale , which it is intended shall dispose of our Spring- weight Suits and Overcoats in the quickest possible 'Our friends and customers are invited to take advantage of this opportunity of buying clothing at such prices as we hava never bafora had occasion to offer. i Cor. lOtfi and Oougto * 9tj 4