Til E OMAHA. DAILY MOKDAY , MAY 9 , 1808.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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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
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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
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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
