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Til E OMAHA. DAILY MOKDAY , MAY 9 , 1808. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. nOSnWATKtt , Editor. _ PUUUSHKD EVERY MOIININO. _ THUMB OP SUnSCKIPTION. Dally Heo ( Without Sunday ) . Ono Ycar.W.OO Dally Hen nnd Sunday , Ono Year . 800 Six Months . $ Three Months . j { Humlay Itec. Ono Yenr . J-J"1' " RnUinJiiy Boo , Onn Year . . ' ! . ' "Weekly Jlcc , Ono Year . w OFFICES. , Corner N 10 Pear. . Street. Chlcnco Office : 602 Chamber of Com- mrrco , , Now York : Temple Court. Washington : 501 Fourteenth Street. COUUK8PONDUNCB. All ronimunlcntlons relntlns U > news nncl editorial intittcr should ba addressed : To the Editor. Editor.BUSINESS I.ETTKHS. All lmslnc-44 lettcr.i nnd remittances nhould bo ntl.lr. . < ied to The Hoc I'ubllKhlm ? Company , Onmhn. Draft * . checks , express nnd inistolllro money oriiora to be mauo paynblt ) tn thr- order of the company. TUB BBB I'uni.iainxr. COMPANY. STATEMENT OF OIUCULAT10X. State of Nebraska , Douglas county , a. : George II. Tzschuck. secretary of The nco Publishing company. being duly eworn , says that tlio actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Mornlns. Evttilng and Sunday flee , printed during the month of April , 1S9S , was oa follow : 1 . 21,2-S 10 flM.110 2 . -MIS aiaoa 3 . it.iM : > s is si,7-ir 4 . utrs : 19 B . a ,7in 20 . an.oia c . si.ina 21 . . . uru7i > 7 . 2 . : : 22 . as.iaa 23 . B1M I 9 . U I , ( ) ! ) ( > 10 . 2I , I07 2 : . s * , s 11 . : : nine 26 . as.isa 12 . . ,2.s.s < ti 27 . SJ ,017 13 . JH.UI7 2S . 2 ! > , B-I1 14 . iM.HIII 2 . a ,441 15 . 2SO45 30 . B , U3i : Total Leas returns and unsold copies. 17,42 Net total sales 7OO,1OT Not daily average 25,639 QEOKOE B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn tn before mo and eubaerlbed In my presence this 30th day of April , 1S98. ( Seal. ) N. P. FI3IL. Notary Public. The ratio at Manila Is not 10 to 1 , but CIS to 0. What can have happened to Bill Grot-no's ! pic bakery ? With Spain It Is not a qiK-stlon now of Baring Cuba , but of saving Itself. Dowcy's glorious victory Is even greater tlmu the most sanguine Ameri can could have hopeitl for. Kiu'opcfin pretenders to thrones re port business looking up In their lines , although 11 has not been good for many years. Those examining surgeons seem to be proving more fatal to the militiamen than the deadly volleys of the Spanish enemy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Nebraska delegation In congress seems to be lighting several spirited en gagements lu the 'contllct over the Ma rino baud. Commodor.e Perry's laconic 'dispatch , " 'We have met the enemy and they arc ours , " could well have been repeated by Couimodoiv Ie\vey. Every day makes more pronounced the need of a director general to exer cise active supervision over all the ex position departments. The gamblers are still robbing people with the base ball skin jennies right un der the noses of the police. The ques tion Is , Who Is In on the divvy ? There ought to be no difficulty encoun tered In raising one-half of the cash for live stock * prizes among the Soiilh Omaha commission men and packers. A populist newspaper lu Iowa declares that "this Is a populist war. " No , It Is an American war and the populists have less to do with It than most others. The battle of Nebraska -will como off on schedule time the first Tuesday In next November no matter how many land and sea battles may bo fought In 'the ' Interval. It seems to bo past the comprehen sion of Hie land grabbers of Europe that the United States should have no'deslro whatever to hold the Philippines , now that they are taken lu fair war. The latest and most complete Informa tion from Manila creates a doubt about the value of modern torpedo boats us naval warriors. The- cruisers have thus far carried oft all the honors. In the mfdst of preparations for war the house of representatives paused long enough to pass a pence measure provid ing for arbitration of disputes between railroad companies and their employes. No "matter what good war news we may get , It cannot arouse in the local popocratlc gang as much Jubilation as did that refereeVi report In favor of their stool pigeon claimant to the mayor's olflce. A Philadelphia medlvine maker lias offered the United Sink's a half million dollars' worth of medicine. But It Is not the United States that Is sick. He should try his Infallible remedies on Spain If he wants an apparently Incur able case. The anxiety of itho populist governor to keep the Nebraska National guard at Lincoln Is now explained. There is a great deal mono money la It for the rail roads hauling- people from Omaha tc Uuvoln to visit the camp than hauliiiH them from Lincoln to Omaha simply be- catisu there are over twloj as many people ple In Omaha. When Governor llolcomb emergm from his onerous duties In connection with- the defense of the' tuition perhaps ho may lliul tlma-to decide what nctlot : la called" for by the report of his $10OCK regulative Investigating committee- StntottaHwayCommissioner Dahlman'i IliHltloiiH mileage charge. As a bhlulnt 'ornament of a reform admlnlstratlot Dahluiuu I entitled : to a dlplbu moors ron THE i'iM\vnxr.s. It will evidently be noocwciry to ( tend troops to the Philippines In order to enable Commodore Dewey to establish the authority of the United States there and it Is said that porlmpo 10,000 sol- dlcra will be sent to garrison so much of the Islands n It may bo necessary for the United Stales to occupy for the purpose of maintaining Its title there. It was thought nt first that half that number would be sulllclent , but prob ably as n matter of security It would bo advisable to send the larger number and our government should take no chances. A Rinall force might prove to be ample for the purpose of'occupation , backed as It would be by the American fleet , but tibsoluto security would be assured If wo landed 10,000 troops at Manila and this Is what Is to be tie- It is to be bornu in inliul that tlicro Is still n very strong Spanish clement In thu Philippines nnd while It Is now lit imrtlnl subjection It la likely to niiiki ! Itself troublesome nt any time. We cannot be entirely snre that oven all of the Insurgents will be constant In the friendship for Americans which they have professed. According to one report Commodore Dewey himself felt the necessity of keeping a close ; watch upon thu Insurgent pilot on the flagship of his squadron as It .steamed up Ma nila bay , but whether this be a fact or not there Is no doubt that the Phil ippine insurgents cannot safely be trusted too far and hence the expedi ency of having there a considerable force of American soldiers to meet any emergency that may arise in safeguard- In ? American Interests , lu maintaining peace and order and In protecting all people and Interests whom It Is the duty of the United States to protect. A. very great responsibility Is devolved upon this country In Its occupation of the Philippines and It must ineut it fully. It Is said that whatever soldiers the government may decide to send to thu Philippines will bo taken from the .west The service to be performed in that remote territory Would probably not bo so exacting or perilous as service In Cuba , but It would be no less valuable and honor able nml there are substantial reasons for selecting western soldiers to engage in It. ' It appears to be the Intention of thu military authorities at Washington to do this. PASSING MUSTKll. The physical examination which re- eruhs arc required to undergo before they can be mustered Into the army of volunteers Is likely to be the cause ot much disappointment. If not heart turning. The examination , which Is 1mt requlrod of all who present them selves for enlistment In the regular army , Is Intended to test the men on heir ability to withstand the rough usage Incident to army life and It nat urally results In excluding many who iave some physical defect or ailment which under some circumstances might iccome serious or prevent performance of the proper duties of the solder. ! Itpports from the camps where exam inations nra hi progress show that the non In the militia companies of the sev eral states arc far from perfect accord ing to the army standard and a large [ > ( > rccntago will be rejected. While It may seem unfortunate that any guardsmen should be rejected'uudpr the army rules , after the military drill an.l training through which they have been put. It must be remembered that it Is far better to wojil out the weakling ? lu advance rather than to havn the hos pitals filled and the ranks decimated tiy the sick list on soon as th * period of active service Is begun. The lesson of tile muster Is that otn state militia have been organized elthei on a defective plan or in almost total disregard of the requirements of mili tary duty. If the examination for en rollment In the national guard were up to ' ( he standard there would be but little execution at ths hands of the ex amining surgeons. When the mill tin come to be established on a peace footIng - Ing once more a 'thorough ' iv'organiza tlon will be In order. STILL IIOP1XQ FOIt IXTKRVKXTIOX. According to advices from Madrid , Hie Spanish government Is still hoping foi intervention. Tlus reports are that tin. queen regent Is supplicating Austria to urge the powers to take some action to bring the war with the United States to an end , whil ? it Is said Spanisl statesmen are considering some sort o territorial proffer as a means of Inducing Germany or some other power to enter Into an alliance wltl Spain , or to use 'its i'lillucu'ce In favor of peace. There may or may not be a substan tlal basis for these reports , but tliey areby no means Incredible. So far ns the Tjucen regent Is coircerned thereIs no reason -to doubt tlutt she has been most-earnestly Meek Ing assistance at the hands of her Austrian relatives , while the recent speech lu the Cortes of SI1- voln , the conservative leader , believed to have voct ! il the sentiment of the govern ment , showed a tendency to effect a Kuropeau alliance at almost any sacrl- th-e. It Is not to be doubted that the moru Haxaclous of Spanish statesmen ivalixj ) that to carry the war with the United States to the bitter end must be not only the overthrow ot th-j existing dynasty but the ruin of the country nnd that the only hope of escaping this la In lOuropean Intervention. For such Intervention these statesmen are disposed to pay a very large price. The trouble is , however , that they have come to this decision too late. Already oiw of Spain's most Important posses , slons Is lost to her and the- United States la In a position ? to prevent , If II should so desire others from passing Into foreign control. It would be futile for Spain at this juncture to offer the Philippine ! * to tjermany or any othei power , for the obvious ivnson that SK could not dullvvr them and no powei would dare undertake to assume control - trol of them. A to other Spanish cole nlal possessions no European no\r i wants them , or at all events Is not sc anxious for them as to pay the price ol a possible conflict with thu Unlter States , to eay nothing- complications with other Kitroppnn powers solicitous n regard to ( ho bnlnnco of power. It cannot be Bald with certainty wlntt may nrlsc when the 1'nlted States has uori * fully demonstrated Its ability to conquer Spain , but itt present there Is not the least Indication that Spanish efforts lu the direction ot Kuropean' In tervention will rmult In anything but disappointment. Admitting that the voutlncntal nations generally sympa thize with Spain , agreement between Inni looking to Interference tn her be half Is out of the question , at least for : hc present , and the attitude of Great Krltaln gives assurance that the con flict will be settknl without any Euro pean Intervention. ST. josKi'irs Jinnr.KK. On Wednesday and Thursday next UK ? city of St. Joseph will Inaugurate Its stock yards with a Jubilee celebration which promises to attract people not nwrely from Its 'tributary ' territory but also from more distant points. While Omaha may be regarded an a rival packing center there Is no reason why Its citizens should not rejolc. In the prosperity of their neighbor * . On the contrary there are many reasons why they should show their good will l > y participating lu the St. Joseph cele bration. As the exposition city of 1808 , Omaha oxjievts to welcome within Its gates tlio people of every state and ter ritory In the union. It is under special obligations to the public spirited citi zens of St. Joseph for their liberal con tribution to the fund raised for the pur- | ) ow of enabling Missouri to participate In the expo-tltion with a creditable state exhibit. On Missouri -day St. Joseph may l > ? depended on to reciproc.ite the compliment If Omaha is represented at Its jubilee festivities. It Is Ho be hoped , therefore , that the Commercial club will at once take steps to organize an excursion for which the railroads will doubtless be glad to furnish ampta facilities at low rates. HI' A CONDITION General Mandersoii struck the key note of the exposition situation when he declared at the meeting of the board of directors that the appointment of a di rector general , like Kanquo's ghost , will not down. The Imperative necessity of n supreme head to supervise and man age the active operations of the exposi tion must be patent to every business man who has ever had anything to do with handling large- numbers of em ploye * . As the exposition Is now organized there Is bound to be clashing of author ity and constant confusion that must work Injury to the enterprise. Within a few days there will be salaried em ployes and subordinate otllcials on the ground deriving their authority from live different department heads , for example , the gatekeepers are to be un der orders of the manager of the Ways and Means department , while the watch men and guards will look for orders to the head of the Department of Grounds and Bnildlucs. The Janitors Inside ol tlio buildings are to be appointed by and tinder control of the Department of Kxhlblts and so are the men engaged In the work of Installation. The. Janitors outside of the exposition buildings are to be employed "under and directed by the Department of Grounds and Itulld- Ings. The Inspectors of tlie nmu.semeut section are 10 be appointed by and und orders of the Department of Conces sions , while the ticket sellers , counters , , cushk'rs and collectors of concession percentages are to be under the De partment of Ways and Means. The porters and guides are to come under the direction of the manager of the De partment of Buildings anil Grounds , while those pmployed In the bonded warehouse and freight storehouse are to be under the manager of the- Depart ment of Transportation. Such a medley was never yet seen in any great exposition and cannot be made to work.In . Omaha without fric tion and consiant contention. Without .some one with authority to settle dis putes , assign idle men to work and shift employes to the point whew they are most needed regardless of what de partment they are serving in and with authority to enforce discipline and sup press Insubordination an economical and efficient administration will' be im possible. The farce of a general superintendent who has no power to discharge a single department employe should never have been tolerated. The director general ot general manager must be In position to enforce execution of hs ! orders. So long ns subordinates can witli impunity do as they please because they look to the different department managers as their employers , discipline ami effective serv- .Ico. are out of thequestion. . The transfer of supervisory authority to one responsible head Is no reflection oa any of the department managers any more than would the appointment of a general manager for a railway systinr be a reflection on the directors of thi > road. Inasmuch ns they have their hands full with important financial problems and the settlements with con tractors and all the perplexing problems of organization , they should not be ex pected to do what everywhere else has devolved upon a director Keneral devot ing all his time to the work and paid for this very purpose. The responsibility for decisive action rests with the whole Board of Directors of the exposition and not merely with the executive committee , whose mom- birs are loath to art with patronage or authority even when they must acknowl edge that It will be Impossible for them to be constantly on the grounds to su pervise tbalr subordinates. Kansas people will hardly regard as a compliment to their state the olllclal explanation .offered by the colonization committee of the Debs sot-hil democ racy In regard to Incorporation In Kan sas. The committee has explained Hint this was becMiuo Kansas courts sym pathize with tlio socialists , thu chief Justice and * the majority- the supreme court , so It Is assorted , avowing them. selves bo sai-lallstti whllu the t ° , legis lative and executive branches of tlio government are much more favorable to the socialists than In any other state. This unintentional Indictment of the Sunflower state Is inodftled only by the statement tj\atr \ he social democracy Iocs not lnt iidto plant any colonies lu Kansas nntlll niter colonies have been established in Tennessee , Idaho , Colorado rado , Wushln'glBn nnd a few other states. Hy ( hiit.tlma the socialistic no tion will havej vorked out Its own cure ind Kansas may be spared. After nil thd fuss made about ox- raordlnary ' "itpproprlatlons increasing the debt of'thfr'state of Iowa the state treasurer riyjjor'ijt the state finances In a condition ujb y satisfactory. Accord ing to a Ds'Mollies paper Traistiror llerrlott has been calling In the "pre sented for payment" warrants nt a rate that will largely reduce the floating debt of the state by the 7th of next month , when the Interest on the called- In warrants will cease. The call , made a few days n o for outstanding war rants will reduce the floating debt to less than ? 100OUO , but , of course , the demands on the. state on account of the mobilization of the state militia will again Increase the floating debt. IJut for the call for volunteers the state treasury would soon be In much better condition than the critics of the last legislature would have the people be lieve could be possible. One of tlio complaints filed with the federal grand jury asking for the In- dletniont of n railroad for violating the Intel-state commerce law Is said to have emanated from a Lincoln attorney , who felt aggrieved because while traveling he found that he had paid his faro while his legal companions were riding on passes. Don't blame him. He must have been the only Lincoln attorney overlooked In the free pass distribution nnd that Is certainly Justification for almost anything. Are not those telegraph poles to be repainted ? That much of a contribution to the general improvement of the city's nppcaranc" during the exposition season ought to be cheerfully made by the cor porations that enjoy freely such valua ble privileges in our streets. One of Nebraska's fornrer senators Is said once to have made his senatorial campaign on a barrel of red apples. That achievement must now fall before the grand effort of 'two populist con gressmen to win their way to reelection tion by the pie-counter route. Sort-I'll ! I.iMiiriiPM Ahonil. G lobe-Democrat. Dollar wheat se ma to have como with an Intention to rcihntn Indefinitely. At all events the price of silver has been ills- covered to hare hoibearlng on that of wheat. Airllullnii. "F'hllqtlelphla Press. Europe shoild ) not get excited about the Philippines. The United States will not be hurried Into settling this ercat Issue , The talk about the Imminence of anarchy calling for immediate : actibn on our part Is a little ridiculous when it la remembered that under the Spanish rule the inlsgovernment tem pered by revolution has-been far worse than anarchy. ' The ' Ctylqi 9 Chronicle. Spain's unhappy plight was tersely put by Mr. Salmeron In the Cortes last Tuesday. "We expend millions to maintain the mon archy , " he said , "but we hnvo not enough to buy Ironclads. " The Spaniards are likely to consider this matter with a good deal of care within the next few months and If they were anything else but Span lards 'they would probably come to the conclusion that Iron clads are moro useful than kings. Dut Spain is not yet ripe for the republic , as the experiment of 1871 showed. If .the monarchy falls the man on horseback will dominate the situation. After him the pretorian guards. Isolation. Kansas City Star. There Is a feeling , among the people of this nation that the Independence of this country of all foreign powers and potentates should be asserted ; that the rule should be promulgated that the United States IB not to be directed in Its course nor limited In Us career nor bullied nor dictated to by any . The United power or combination of powers. States Is made by nature independent. It occupies alt that la most valuable of a con tinent by Itself. H could exist and supply Itself forever It the oceans on either side were of tmpasaablo fire Instead of navigable water. The United States , having done no wrong , should submit to no injury. ABOLISHING FOHEST UESEIIVES. VlKoronn IJ-imnolutlon of the Pro- lioneil I.PKl latlon. Boston Transcript. If the sundry ciyll appropriation bill passes the national house of representa tives this week as it has been transmitted by the senate , the people of the United States will bo robbed of a large share of one of their moat valuable , public treasures , towit , over 21,000.00(1 ( acres of government timber lands. A more gigantic piece of rascality has not been undertaken In th la- country In years than this attempt of the wealthy lumber corporations- the noith- west to secure the. setting aside of the thir teen forest reservations proclaimed by Pres ident Cleveland In February. 1897. On April 11' attention was calleU In thaso columns to this scheme to reopen these timber lands toithe plunderers. The mat ter was then btfore the scuate and that august body bas-ilnco seen fit to pass , the measure , and Wnow rests with the house of representative ' to sustain the public honor or to tu ri' ' 'these forests over to the timber thlev M ? ul Many Individuals and organizations In the eastern sfa ejThavo recorded with their senators and | gpresentatlves at Washington Ihelr dtBappro.yfJ.,9/ effort to force the has not yet fll l hla or her protest to do. nation to take a Backward step , and It la the manifest du y'pf every good citizen who so at once. - - It should uor'1 > eMlmaElned that this stand in favor of goVernraent-owned and man aged forests Is'fmYiU by eastern sentimental ists alone. It U J rue that when these res ervations were first proclaimed the people In those western states cried oiit against the policy as an. Infraction of their rights in the public TJomiln. Meantime , however a change baa been brought about there mainly through a better knowledge ot the very liberal rules and regulations framei by the government for the administration of the icservea. Mr. John Mulr , the California naturalist a man who knows this entire region am Its people Intimately has written that probably more than 90 per cent of the people ple in the states where those reservations lie are in favor ot them , or at least o some form of government protection ant control' This statement was made after talking on tbo subject with miners , yros pectors , merchants and In fact with all con ditions of men living in that country , am not one Instance could he recall whrro ob Jectloti was made to a rational gouTiimcn forest policy by anyone not Interested in plunder. STATIJ I'llCSS OH STATE POLITICS. Culbeitaon fer ( rep. ) : The govtrnor ihould call the legislature In xtr icsslbn and glvo tbo Honorable Mutz n chance. Button Advertiser ( rep. ) : Governor llol comb evidently believes tn tbo old tnnxlm , "The king can do no wrong , " nnd that no matter how Illegal his official nets mny bo It's none ot the supreme court's business. In that ho Is n true popocrnt. Auburn Test ( rep , ) : Iteformcr Otto Mute of Kcra Palm ha returned to his homo After drawing the last of the $10,000 appro priated for nn Investigation without OTOU publishing hla report that the citizens might know that the Investigation was worth what It cast. Howcll Journal ( dcra. ) : Any effort ( o sidetrack Congressman Maxwell nt the end of his first term will meet with utter defeat. He has made a good record and in all fnlr- ness should hnvo a second terra. Tin ; reform forces of this district can .111 afford to do an Injustice to Judge Maxwell. lied Cloud Argils ( rep. ) : The nnmo of Gen eral John C. Cowln of Omaha Is being men tioned In connection with the republican gu bernatorial nomination this fall , The nomina tion of Gchernl Cowln would bo far beyond the ordinary In Into ycara that one San hardly do moro than hope that It may bo among the possibilities. Hnrdy Ilernld ( rep. ) : Governor Holcomb published nn open letter declining to bo a candidate for a third term. It was so open that most readers couldn't tell Just what ho meant by It , but now that war , with the national guard In service , has arisen , ho will no doubt bo able to control appointments enough so ho can make a flat decision , Sclitiyler Herald ( dcm. ) : As the rank nnd file of the fusion forces Is composed largely of fanners , why not have a farmer candidate for governor ? Why not nominate John C. Van Ilousoti , the people's friend Bryan's friend ? True , ho mny not please a few of lie ring politicians , but that only adds to tie reason why such men as Mr. Van Houson should be placed In nomination. Ogalalla Hcpubtlcan ( rep. ) : Governor llol comb is following out the Shradcr Idea of . n the supreme court when he denies Its ri.ht to Issue a mandamus to compel him o hear the testimony In the Omaha nro nnd police commission case. As the governor . hlnks ho la bigger than the court it will ' I nccrasary for that body to teach him a Ho mny wish he had not monkeyed with the btizzsaw before he gets through vlth the court. Klmball Observer ( rep. ) : J. N. Gaffln , wlce speaker of the house , Is out as an avowed candidate for governor , nnd BO 13 bo Edmlstcn and about forty other prom- nent members of that party. After the cou- entlon someone should rnlso a company f defeated populist gubernatorial aspirants. They will all be full of fight aud if their ' bo turned from the 'enseanco can suc- essful candidate against the Spanish army ho struggle will bo briefly terminated. Schuyler Quill ( pop. ) : The Quill is In aver of a populist for governor his fall , ' and favors W. A. Toyn- ter for that position , but If It ia o be a democrat we arc for Edgar Howard , clitor of the Pnpillion Times , one of the vhitcst fellows and the truest blmctalllsts of the state. As associate lu newspaper vork , as co-laborer In Uie reform cause , \a a fellow legislator , we nrc In position to speak nnd can do EO with a fccltug f confi dence and reapect. Blair Pilot ( rep. ) : The Pilot's exchange : hat takes Dave Mercer to task for voting n the affirmative on the resolution author- zing the president to Intervene nnd put an end to hostilities In Cuba , for the simple reason that Mercer had framed a resolution recognizing the Cubans as belligerents , has a narrow understanding : of the breadth- 3avo Mercor. The house of representatives was preparing to act on the Cuban question when the message of President McKlnley to congress was presented. The message asked congress to refrain from recognlzlns Cuba as independent or the Cubans aa bel- Igcrents , but to give to the chief executive the power to put down the war in Cuba which in the end would result tn Cuban in dependence. Mercer , like any wise and able statesman , pocketed his'own personal views and lent hla strength to show to the world that the representatives of the people were with the executive almost with a. solid front. We have the more confidence ia Dave Mer cer for the stand he took. Ho la far from seeking- personal notoriety In the present crisis , but on the other hand Is acting nobly In assisting to bear up our president in these trying times. BOHEMIA SYMPATHISES WITH US. Iicnilliic Cretin Puhllnlieil nt I'rnnne Iteiuiillati-H Anntrlitn PoMltloii. Narodnl Llsty , April 22. There arc three questions which interest European public opinion : On which side in this conflict is tlio right and the truth ? What fighting power will the old monarchical Spain show and what the centennial federa tion of the American republic ? Finally , how will the European people be divided in their sympathies ? As far as can be observed today , the people ple of England , Italy and Prance are sympa thizing with the American side. Russia re mains neutral , Germany and official Aus tria are leaning toward Spain. No doubt all governments of the European powers will finally take up a position of distant neutral observers , awaiting the turn matters may take that is , in what direction the weight of success in war will begin to lean so aa to offer their friendly services ac cordingly to the contesting parties. Of course , the question of advantage or loss which may result from this transoceanic war to the economic interests of the Euro pean states will ba all-deciding ; This ques tion will certainly Influence politics more than the ethical question. On which side Is the right ? Dut we , the sons of the hon est nnd Justice-loving Bohemian nation must put this latter question in this , to us , foreign contest abovo.evcry consideration and grant our sympathies to the warring aides accord ingly.1 First , then , wo must remember these facts : The great majority of the Cuban people have for n long time desired to bo freed from the yoke of the Spanish government. After using all peaceable-means In vain , they have again and again risked their lives and fortunes In numberless contests for a deserved freedom. The fact further Is plain that Spain In subduing the despcrato resistance ot the Cubans by all mcars of cunning and force finally condusted war against Its revolting subjects In such a barbarous and inhuman way that the blooming Island was turned into a terrible desert of death and desola tion. It must nlso bo remembered that President McKlnley has endeavored for many long months with all his might to preserve peace and that to the last possible moment he quieted the American ppoplo , who were nat urally excited to the highest degree by the horrors In Cuba and by the terrible catas trophe which befell the American war ship Malno. At the camo. time McKlnley has negotiated with Spain patiently and peacea bly , so that the American minister , Wood- ford , oven a week ago , hoped nnd believed In the happy solution of thu controversy. But It may be asked by what right do the American people mix themselves Into the Cuban affairs ? What does the fate of the inhabitants of that lala concern them ? And so , In fact , does the Spanish government talk about the unheard of attack upon her sov ereignty and honor and denies to America any right whatever to mix in the Internal affairs of Spain or to interest itself for the Irjurgenta and to Intervene In their favor. Such was the complaint also thirty years ngo by the last Neapolitan bourbon , "Kin * > mb , " ngalnat whom Garibaldi nml the Sardinian King Victor Emmanuel took the field to help the Ncoioltnn | ! and Sicilian peopto oppfessetl by his misrule. The pope , Plus IX , . protested then ntsoi but nt the snmo tlmo free England raised the Illustri ous statesman , Lord John lliusell , and In n note of October 27 , I860 , ho apoko to con servative Kuropo thus ! "Tho eminent law authority , Vattcl , Investigating If the United Holland urovlnces were authorized to nupport the prince ot Ornngo when ho Invaded Kngland to overthrow the throne of James II , says : 'The United States Ot Holland have not ilono any wrong nnd any Injustice , because If any nation for good cause will tnko up the weapon * against Its oppressors It Is an net ot Justice nnd noble in I nil to help the bravo men In the defence of their liberty. ' " To these idorlous words ot Vattcl the United States of America can point tocl.iy before the conscience and judgment of all enlightened people. Why should not ft free nation have a fight to help n weak neigh bor , who la perishing under the whip of tyranny itnd enlls In despair to heaven for vengeance ? Why should a free nation hesi tate to Intervene to save Its neighbors frohi the clutch of mcrcllps * tjrniliij1 ? Do the dospotlo governments of the holy alliance alone possess the right to Interfere In the whole world ngnlns't nations when they de mand constitutional freedom ? How Inter esting the Irony qf fate , the famous Monroe doctrine , "America for Americans , " orig inated In 1823 from feat of the American people of the Invasion of reactionary Euro pean powers on the republican soil of Wash ington's country. The conservative European governments arc llnlttg thonisclvc3 against America prin cipally because they nro afraid , that It , In gaining a victory ngahist Spain , may In the spirit of the Monroe doctrine , tnko up au offensive position against the other hold ers of other coloiiics right and loft. Hut a whole century Is witness to the fact , that therc'ls not another nation ns reacclovliiB as the free American people. Wo do not bo- llove that the American people desire the an nexation of Cuba. What could they gain by It ? They , as a truly democratic people , will leave to every state Its Independence and autonomy , and so It will Icavo the freed Cubans entire freedom to establish nn in- ependent republic and decide Independently of Its future , fate. We are convinced that America today Is end lug Its ships , filled with provisions for he dying of hunger Cubans nnd Its war ships pointing their cannon to the shores of Cuba , for the samu reason only for \thtch wenty years ago the Husslans sent their icrolc armies over the Danube to the Ual- tnn to free the poor suffering people from nhunian , barbarous oppression. Thus wo ook nt thu beginning of the present Span- sh-Amerlcan war , wishing for Its early ter mination by victory of the starry banner of ha union. THE OUEGOVS HO.ME IUIJT. DlNtnncr < o IHTrnvcriieil Po HilIlt > ' Crulm-r- . of McotliiK th * " Siiiinlnh The heart of the nation throbs for Captain CInrko and the gallant crew of the battle ship Oregon , now approaching the moat perilous part of a wonderful Journey to the sent of war. Interest In the success of ship nnd crew Is intensified by the possi bility of attack from the Spanish fleet which recently left Cape do Verde. The belief prevails that the prime object of the Spanish fleet is to Intercept the Oregon and Its consorts and destroy them If possible. If the fleet sailed west or southwest , it would be an easy matter to Intercept the Oregon , but to destroy It Is another ques tion. The distance from Cape de Verde to Cape San RORUO , the nose of tlrazll , Is about 1,700 miles ; to the Barbadoes , 2,010 mllca , nnd to 7'arto Rico , 2,300 miles. The Oregon was due at Pernambuco Saturday. Capo San Rogue Is a short distance from the latter port. From Pernambuco to the Barbadoes Is 2,194 miles nnd from the Bar- bndoeB to Key West , 1,046 miles. Should the Oregon bo intercepted along the Bra zilian const , the battle would bo over long before Sampson's fleet arrived , but If the Spanish fleet goes to Porto'nlco first , there , la every prospect of a collision that will provoke some more tcara among Spanish officials. Would the Oregon best the Spanish fleet alone ? That la a question to speculate on. The battleship Is one ot the most powerful In the United States navy. It was built in San Francisco and launched In 1S93 , and Its normal speed Is sixteen knots. The armor Is eighteen Inches thick on the- sides , fifteen Inches on the turrets , eight to seven teen inches on barbettes nnd 2 % on flat of deck. The ship carries four 13-Inch guns the largest used In the navy ; eight 8-Inch guns , four 6-lnch , twenty 6-pounder and six 1-pounder rapld-flro guns , four Maxims and seven torpedo tubes. The four turret guns throw 13-tnch projectiles weighing over half a ton each and the total weight of a volley from her four big guns is 4.400 pounds , while 4,000 pounds Is the total weight of the volley from the eight 10-Inch gun.t comprising the. main batteries of the four Spanish cruisers that may be looking for it. The Oregon is commanded by Cap tain Charles E. Clarke , Is manned by a crew of 425 sailors and floral of the finest gunners in the American n. . / . The Nlcthe- roy , renamed the Buffalo , la a ateel unpro tected cnilser of 7,000 tons displacement nnd her epeed la nineteen knots an hour. She is armed with ono IE-Inch pneumatic dynamite gun , a 4.7-Inch and two 3,0-lnch rapld-flro guns , eight 6-poundcrs , ten 1-pounders and four torpedo tubes. The Marietta- a composite gunboat of the same class aa the Princeton and Annapo lis , and was qulto recpntly completed. Its displacement Is 1,000 tons , Its speed twelve knots , and Its horse-power SOO. It la armed with six 4-Inch , four 0-pounder and two 1-pounder rapid-fire guns , and carries 14S ofllccrii nml men , with Captain Syraohds In command , The Spanish fleet Ik cottipoaed of Ilio hn nrftioretl cruisers Vltrnjrn , MriilFanlo Qticn- ( | tlo , Infnnln Maria Terenn nnd Ilin Crl4tob.nl C'oldn , toRelhcr with the torpedo boat de stroyers Furor , Terror nnd 1'luton. The cruisers ntc all of tlio same typo nml she C.S90 tons dUplnccment rnrb , nml nil well armored nnd armed. They nro now ships , perfwtly equipped In ovciy way , nml swift sailers , average lS.fi knots nn hour. Appar ently the odds In their favor1 nro overn helm ing seven good ships ngalnut thrto ; but iho difference la not so great ns It seems lo bo ut first sight and the Amorlttm ships-even If none ! of atr vessels nro sent to lliolr aid , 1 n * ia cxpccted--wlll corhliilglvo n good ao- 1I codtlt of themselves. -I The Almlranto Oquondo , Vlzcaya and In fanta Maria Teresa nro armed arid nrmoreil alike. They are 304 feet long and nro pro tected by n belt of steel twelve Inches thicken on the sides , The barbettes nro covered with steel ten Inches thick and the deck Is pro- teeted with a canting two Inches thick on the fl.it nnd throe on the slope They carry 481 men each. The firmament of each boat consists of two eleven-Inch nnd ton five-Inch guild , right six-pounder and ten ono-poumlcr flulck firing guns , eight Nordonfeldt nnd t\\o Maxim machine guns nnd six to eight tor pedo tubes. The Cilstobal ( tolon ia essen tially the eaiuc ns the others , except ns to guns , of which It has two li.S-lnch and ten six-Inch , ten six-pounder , ten ono-poundcr , two Maxims nml four torpedo ttibct. Thu torpedo boat destrojors nro armed with small quick firing guns nnd torpedo tubes. The three American vessels carry alto gether four thlrtpen-lnch , eight eight-Inch , four slx-lneh , one 4(7-Inch , six 1-Inch , two 3.9-lnch , thirty-two six-pounders , eighteen ono-potinilers , four Maxims , eleven torpedo tubes nnd one dynamite gun. The Spanish ships , leaving out the do- stroyrrs , carry six cloven-Inch , two n.S-lneh , thirty S.n-lncli , ten six-Inch , thirty-four slx- poumtcrs , forty-six one-pounders , twenty- four Nordtmfcldt and eight Maxim machine guns and twenty-six torpedo tubes. In number and combined weight ot guns the enemy greatly exceeds the American ships , but the heavier armor nnd heavier guns , nnd , more than nil else , the better gun ners of the Oregon , will tell In the conflict. The four great thlrteen-lnch guns of the Oregon nro moro than n match for the ulx cloren-luch and two 9.8-lnch guns of the enemy's fleet , counting shot for shot , nnd It would not surprise Americans lo sco her whip nil four of the cruisers single-handed. The dynamite gun of the Nlctheroy is n for midable weapon , but of uncertain quantity. It may do great work In action and It may prove useless. Experience alone will tell. FLASHES OK FUN. Somervlllo Journal : The man who li nlf wnj'H willing to lend money to hla friends usually hua to borrow himself eventually. Chicago Record : "In your now traveling mini enterprising ? " "Enterprising ? That voting man could sell n carved-lvory curu cnso to an ele phant. " Chlcnpo Tribune : The young college pro fessor threw himself languidly on the lounge. "It's so tiresome , " he exclaimed , "to sit nt work nil day In nn awkward and tm- comfortnble chair that doesn't lit you ! " "Why don't you rcslRit It ? " asked hit elder brother , a hard-headed man of busi ness. Washington Stnr : "Judge , " said the pris oner , "may I ask If Intent Is vital In tlxlntj a crimp ? " "It Is. " "Then , your honor , I nm only guilty of petty larceny. I broke Into that hotito to get something to eat and came across the silver by accident. " Detroit Journal : "I know I am poor , " hn protested , "while you arc the heiress to at least a million ! " "Barely , ? 740 ! " she faltered. "Foiled again ! " hissed Antonio McFo- gartv , the tax assessor , tearing off his falxti whiskers nnd plunging away Into the night , while mocking laughter rang In his cars. Since the Yale boys have purchased two Maxim gun- < for the rechrlstened Paris , and hnvo nlso organized a battery that meant business , no one will object to their now song : Wo didn't want to fight. But , by jingo , now WP do ; We'll show the proud Hidalgos What a Yankee dude'll do. A WAll HOHHOH. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. To wo take Manila ? Dewey ? Well , wo should smile. Wo don't do a thing to 'cm ! Dewey ? Just clvo 'em a taste of well ! Don't we ? Dewer ? A hot touch ! The jrrancl rush ! A warm time ! Dewey Do we ? hand It out to the haughty Donsf i Them's nothlnz to It ! Wi clvo them their duo ! Vi We do ! Part of It ! That's what we do. newer ? Do wo run away ? Do wo keefl cool and wait ? Well , what do you think now ? Dewey ? - Not on your llfo ! Do wey 7 Remember the Maine ! Wlmt , the sunken Maine ? " * Dewey ? Wall , we don't forget ! Dewey ? Do v/i' uilsi n shot ? Do we nettle the score ? Oh , Dewey ? Not much ! Do we square accounts for treachery'f deed ? Dewey ? Wo dci Indeed ! At least In Dart , rtui thcio'H moro to do. Much more. Do wo stoi ) nt this ? Do we close the dual ? Dewey ? Is tlm Incident closed ? Isn't It Just besun ? That sooil work Dewey ? . Do we rest the case ? What , at this point ? Well , we wonder ! Dewey ! "Truth may speak in simplest phrase. ' Whittier. Almost any other house in the country , having occasion to offer new spring goods at a considerable reduction from the usu al prices , would seize the occasion to make a flamboyant an nouncement. We are content to let the facts speak for themselves. The reason for our present sale of Spring Clothing is well known , having been announced already. It is a business consideration entirely that constrains us to mark thesz goods down in order to move them quickly in the effort to settle the estate of the late Mr. King at once. Meantime while these suits last they will bz soldi at lower prices than we have ever before offered. S. W. Cor. JOth and.Doug/as
