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Tm OMAHA .DAILY BER . . . . . . . . . _ m sA m i * T V .p 11 i ' ' ' ' - - - - . , _ . fc'jRQglftVATER. Editor. 5ptBti fiB HvEior MORN t NO. " nnft' ' T Y BUBBCKHTION. Dally Bee ( Without Bunclny ) , Ono Ycar.tgOO IMIly Bee and Sunday , Ono Year 8W MX Mpnthd .r JW mire * Mimth * . . . . -h - * > Burittay Bee , One Ynr f-gj Saturday Bee , One Y ar i-jS .Weekly Bee , Ono Ywxr" . . " * ' * - OFFICES. Omaha : The Bee Building. , . South Omnha : Binder mock. Corner N and 24th Streets. Council lllufrn : 10 Peort Street. Chlcnzo Office : KB Chamber of Com merce. New York : Temple Court. VTashlfiKtori ; Ml Fourteenth Street. CORHKHPONDENCK. Alt rammunlcatlone relating to news and editorial matter should be addressed : To the Bdltor. Bdltor.BTJBINE38 MSTTBRS. All nuslneia .letters . nnd aSouId be nddrcuwxl to The Bee Company. Omaha. .Drafts. checkJ , express nnd postofflco money orders to bo made payable to the order of the cotT1Pnnlrv , THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANTV 8TATEMB > n : OF1 CIRCTILATION. fltite of Netraiko. Dougla * county , . : George D. Tz chuck , necretary of The Do PubtUhlng company , being duly orn'Mya tli t tbe actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during tbe month of lAprU , 1899 , va * on followo : 16 az.no . ( . . .24.4JH 17 24,1202 2.1,008 IS U4T4T 10 2.1,550 sa.71.1 JO 2.1,013 M S 4 ' 34,0,10 22 asia * 24 2I.SSO 10 . < .24,007 25 2Mn02 n . 30,1.10 26 28.43S 12 . 2N.NOO 27 20,017 13 . 24,247 2S 2I , 14 . 24 , 1O 29 2U.441 15 . 28,04ft. 30 29,033 Total 780IM returns and unsold copies 1T,4SO Net total sales 7OO.107 Not daily average 25,639 GBQRGE B. TZSCHUCK , Sworn to before mef and ubscrlbed In my Kreaenco this SOtlf diy < of April. 1893. ( Seal. ) NT P. FEIL. Notary Public. PerUiipsn supply of Spanish fly liclp'us draw the Spanish fleet. The wny to rant rooms Is to advertise them In The Bee's want columns. Mnnlln Is our first great naval victory In the war , but will not be our last. The house numbers and street signs must not be overlooked. Give the strangers a chance. Time Is short. The work of 'cleaning ' , painting nnd decorating In preparation for ilhe exposition season must go ou Without Interruption. The German bug hunters now admit that they have never found any evl deuce of the San Jose scale on fruit 1m from the United States. It cannot be said the United S'utes Jms liad no sad experience In establish lug protectorjUftiovcr Islands. The of Snmoa has not yet been forgot. Nebraska record books of mortgages filed and canceled , continue to furulsl interesting and Instructive chapters in General Prosperity's new serial story. What new excuse will Governor Hoi comb Invent for shirking unplcasnu duties when- the Nebraska regiments are all oa their : wny to distant points ? The fact that no new military com pany has been organized at Waco shows liowr terribly destructive of good Texas fighting material waa the late Brann The United States supreme court on Mon'day took a day off for recreation nnd demolished a fine batch of proliib itory liquor laws. It was not a very good day for statute smnattng either. Advertisers , usually size up the rcla tlve circulation of newspapers right That to why tfan patronbrc Thtf Bee more liberally than any other paper knowing Its ratoa are from 25 to 50 pe > cent higher Is * governors of states are sensibly declialnfr to consider propositions to pnr don cwvlcts that they may enlist In the UutUfll States army. Men who have no tote. , good ! citizens' would hardly mate food Midler * . Testa fias been writing to the newspapers ( eHla "How I con disable any war ship oflaat. " That la all very well , but a more Interesting story could be written If-b * . would go andauccew- fully experlniatt ou a SpoaUh fleet For a boy , .King Alplionso has a good civil list salary , ninotmtlntr to $1,400,000 annually , and beside * this other members - bors of theJEbyal family-get $000,000 , or are entitled1-to dravntmV much If there are funds lu the treasury. Even Infant monarchy UT"a " costly luxury. With Hobart aa vice president , Grlggs lu the cabinet and Sewall appointed nmjor general , for tli-a purpose of scud- Ing him to the Philippines , New Jersey Is doing as well OR. Ohio In proportion to Its size In furnishing the country with good men for positions of re sponsibility. A great many European statesmen are offering advice to the UnMed States as to what to do with the Philippines. It should bo remembered that none of these advisers are disTuierested , but tl.ut every European , power liopes that the wilUnoint least fall Into tbe ba ls of / oSReTother European A * H sample weiiternj'state' the mahu- factoring statistic * from Oregon show the'.vkJtBgewhlcUthastCome about since the Iiumguratfou of republican presi dent. I 1.80& liero Were employed lu tbe Muuiuracturiatf huluttrles of Ute stat * 817 workmen wttk a monthly sal ary 47 JH1.8M , wMJ iBlWS , the number of werkaeo had bees Increased 10 1.040 with moatWjt satarjr M t * * MOOtt. { AW wvwcni e t 1 GuliM < w tf * to whftt.'hMiiMMt * * , . effective It to miBMmt \ \ TfeNaat guard * t Hnrana/knd the other block * tided point1 a il'BO f rss known no mercltaitt vessel hss entered any of hose ptacefl since HIP blockade wna es- talrfiftbrd except the L'trmck skip which our government , a a imittcr of courtesy , allowed to go into Havana. If it bo thiir that Dfanco cabled the Madrid government for food supplies the situation lu Havana must be got- Ing < Wpcmte. Undoubtedly there is > > shortage of provisions lh < ? re and prob ably a great deal of suffering among Jie people , but ihvy cannot nope for any iclp from Snain..The Spanish govern- meiit would hardly send nwrelwnt ships o attempt 4O run the blockade and It ms no w r vessels to spare an convoys. The only way In which Spain couIJ re- Ucvc the wants of her soldiers and sub- in Cubu would be by driving our loot from Cuban waters and this she s not at all likely to do. If the Spanish soldiers In Cnba were 11-fed before the blockade they must ? ut this 'time a hungry lot and If so it In not to be expectfd that soldiers lu siroli a condition will prove a very for midable foe. ( looJ lighting , it is true , 'ins ' lioon done by men with empty stom- ns tlm veterans of our civil war know , but other things being equal a well fed army has a decided advantage. SPAIN'S INTKttffAL TltOUliLES. "Spain is desolated and ruined by in ternal troubles , " Is a decimation attrib uted to Sagasta. Whether uttered by the prime minister or not , It states a fact. Throughout the kingdom there Is a pop ular ferment which only the strong arm of military power has prevented from developing Into revolution. How much longer that will be able to repress the people Is a question , but another serious Defeat would very likely bo speedily followed by a popular uprising thait would overthrow the dynasty and Inaugurate a new government , either Carllsf or republican. Distrust of the present government Is undoubtedly general and It could not withstand the destruction of unothcr fleet. The disas ter at Manila , In spite of what Sagasta is reported to have said regarding tt , did wound Spanish pride aqd It also had the effect of showing the people that they had been mNlcd by those In nu thorlty. It was n bitter lesson nnd one more Mich will almost certainly cud all chnuco of the boy king ever occupying the Spanish tin-one. Menuwhlle tlie Sagasta ministry con tinues In power because there are no statesmen outside of it who are willing to accept the momentous responsibility Imposed by existing conditions. A mili tary dictatorship has beu suggested as probable and perhaps this w 111 hnve 'to bp resorted to , but even that may not save Spain from a bloody and desolat ing revolution or miilutnln the dynasty , which Indeed would seem to be hope lessly doomed. It chos- ? war to escape overthrow nnd It now feces that as 4hc penalty of defeat. OUR FOHKION ADVISERS. The United States is getting advice from abroad in regard > to the policy it should pursue respecting the Philippines. The statesmen who have " expressed themselves on the subject concur In the opinion that as coiiqiured territory this country 1ms an Indisputable right to hold the Islands and for n-Tarlety of reasons they think 1he United States should hold them as a permanent pos session. Those European expressions should not strengthen the sentiment lure In favor of territorial extension though they are deserving of more than passing consideration. Their predominating Idea Is tint we should retain these Islands in order to Increase our influence in < ! he far cast In other words , we should become nn active party in the political as well ns the commercial affairs of thnt quaitei of the world , although sudt partidpa lion would Inevitably lead us into troublesome and dangerous complica tions. Admit that no European power wonid seriously oppose a decision of the United States to permanently hold the Philllpius , there am be no assurance thnt at some future tlmo an 'attempt would not be made to wrest the Islands from us. Having once , become Involved In 'the affairs of ihe for cast there would bo constantly present the danger of International trouble , for which we would have to be Always prepared. I wonhl b3 impossible to avoid entangle- HMBts which' would menace.our peace. 3 < t is admitted by one of the forwiga statesmen quoted that If this country retains the Philippines It will be neces sary to increase largely'the navy and to keep a considerable force of troop * In til e Islands. Unquestionably we conU not otherwise maintain a governmen there aud keep In peace , mnd order a heterogeneous population , a very large element of which .must be tot a long time bitterly hostile to everything American. How would our people like maintaining an army to hold in obedl enco and submission a people thousands of miles distant and now would such state of affairs comport with our na tloual character ? Europeans , of course sec nothing objectionable In this , but 1 Is utterly repugnant to American Idea aud principles. Yet we cannot avoid It If we adopt the policy of acquiring remote .territory 'whose Inhabitants ar largely hostile to us , or are mainly people not In sympathy with our polltl col system. We should have to adopt to a greater or less extent , European methods , which would bo a dlstlnc menace to republican Institutions. We do not underestimate the liupor tance of our commercial Interests lu th far east , but If permanent possession o the Philippines is necessary to safe guard those Interests which we do no admit thu It would bo better to sac rlfl.ee them than to take this departnr from our traditional policy and become mixed up in the political affairs of tha portion of die world. What shall b done with the Philippines Is , we" grant a ttomcwluit perplexingproblem. Tht-1 recession to Spain , Is not to be though of and their transfer 'to' ' some otlw power might cause us trouble. It Is n question whether a majority of th people are flt for Mtf-gortframeat , other 'wise the solution of Utprebl a wouU to tiupk * . But'ftt'aH evtaU-'we nius MW * firm ami tw mvv wnv IUIIBSTI. * retttai ftrtmtnttl powsalon < tkcJ' stand * , in this marttcr It Is wlV anil aafe to disregard European advice. When the Transmlnslmlppl Exposition was organized the preliminary work wss subdivided Into seven departments , each .placed under the direction of n member of the board of directors nerving without pay. Thc e woven members were constituted the executive commit tee'With full authority to exorcise all powers of the full board of directors ubject to the bylaws and limitations tnposed from time to time by resolution f -the directors. This organisation was neither ex pected nor Intended to assume or excr- ilse the functions which In every other 'xposltton ' have devolved upon a dl- cctor general or general manager. The rlmary object of the department plan MIS economy. The uncertainty of na tional and state-aid which surrounded he enterprise for many months rniute It troblcmntlc whether all arrangements 'or the exposition could be completed u time to open its gates in 18H8. While > verybody In and out of the directory who knew anything about expositions regarded the appointment of a director general as an eventual necessity , the selection of such an officer was deferred intll 'the ' exposition should be cstab * Ished on n firm footing. In due time It was discovered that the xponltlon would profit by the consolida tion of the itwo departments of publicity and promotion and the plan of organlza- lon was thereupon changed so as to eave the executive committee to consist of but six department bends. Before the site was finally settled on ho executive committee was persuaded hat a man of executive ability nnd nrge experience in exposition construc tion must be entrusted with the active work of supervising the preparation of grounds and erection of buildings. With thut end In view the services of Dion iernldlne were engaged at a salary of 500 a mouth. In assuming the position Geraldlne was given almost unlimited power , and , while his title was that of a lepartment superintendent , the author- ty he exercised nnd the salary he drew warranted him In the belief that In due Inie lie would be made the director oral. Had he sustained himself in the confidence of the stockholders nnd dlrec- : ors it would doubtless have been Di rector General Geralillue months ago. It IB no reflection upon the executive committee to repeat what everybody jnows , that only two of its six members were qualified by experience to Instruct or direct their subordinates. It Is , how ever , pertinent to po'.nt out this defect n the organization at this stags because the success of the exposition is seriously menaced by the lack of directing ability on the grounds nnd a clash of authority that threatens to Injure tha whole en- terprlse. It is also decidedly presump tuous on the part of any man or set of men to assume a reiponslblllty which they should know and everybody knows they cannot efhVientlly discharge. With not loss than 300 employes under twenty different superintendents on the grouuds employed under six different de partment managers , none of whom can possibly be on the ground more than nn hour each day , It Is preposterous to as sume or assert that no one with full supervisory authority will be needed No hum who has had any practical ex perience with other great expositions would for a moment contend thut such nn experiment is not extra-hazardous. Members of the executive committee who arc loath 'to ' part with what they think Is their prerogative labor under a delusion If they Imaglus the appoint ment of a director general , or even the enlargement of the powers of 'the ' gen eral superintendent , would bethe same ns voting a want of confidence In them either Individually or coHectlvely. On the contrary , the -course they have pur sued lu connection with the matter Is on attempt to override 'the ' expressed will of the board of directors , If not a downright Insult "to " the board. That body In November hist directed the executive committee to appoint a general superintendent of all depart meats , but -this order was for three months defiantly disregarded and finally when notion was taken under the rcso lutlon , Its plain mandate was purposely perverted , first by the garbling of the records and again by stripping the gen eral superintendent of all the authority which belongs to the position. Giving each member of the executive committee fall credit for his elm re of the great achievement la brlnglag the exposition to It * present stage , It wll not diminish-whatever glory attaches to relieve'them now of duties which ithey cannot possibly discharge except b ; proxy. It will not defer the -Board o Directors to shirk its part of ithe re sponsibility by trying to evade the issue The- directors hare just as much re sponsibility to the stockholders and con trlbutors as 'the members of the execu tlve committee who say they see no need of any director general or even n general superintendent The executive committee of the expo sltlou would strengthen Itself with th public and the stockholders a great dea more by subletting Hie active work o supervision of 'the ' exposition to eoni < one on the grounds capable of directing the operations and maintaining order am discipline among subordinates and em ployes than by imitating the style o the ward councilman who thinks inori of peddling out petty appo'ntmcnts and ladling patronage to his frlcmls than h does of legislating in the Interes's ' o his constituents and providing them with good government Before opening the exposition gat ? the executive committee will , If It pur sues the six-headed policy on which I seems bent , have to post placards on al the dead walls telling visitors to whom to address tuenuelveti wbu they hnv compMlnts against the different expos ! tlon employes and sab-booses. It wll take several guides to eMble- people t find who the right man Is and ntee time out of ten the. right nan will not b within reach on the grounds. According to the vcraclows Faker ; the tabling of the quesfoa of tb * op potntuient f a director general or gen 'manager of the MpealtlMi tt * Hie ' 'ftUtrivmtnt ' i'H- bTltte powers of.tUtr - etal sVltt < * Kftt is A * tl er htetir eye,1. 9 Ilo owflter.li nfe same thing was wild vhcn OcraldlijfJ v'as ' vindicated mid the loom thrown ojwi for other employe * f the expodtMtt to Imitate bin example , a playing Into jMlc hrfnds of dhtbonest ontractors 01 $ .becoming * lk partner * f concessional ! * . It Is surprising that he Fnkcry do¬ claim a glorious1- victory for the , a fcorlty | of the executive committee wind found themselves com- tolled to votej/ssJnst / the rccaoiHcnda- Ion they made.ito the board of dlrcc- ors In their Hpbrt asking the abolition of the office ofj neral superintendent , ' very much ns $9 Vcnkcr foot ball loam scores A safety 'f against themselves in nlcr to prevent the opponent from mak- ng a goal. When Ocraldlne tendered his reslgn- lon to ihe executive committee every one of the five incmbirs of thecxecn - ive committee who are now dead set against n director general or general sii- > erlntendent of the exposition because t cnilnlls a needless ( expense refused to second the- motion that 'the ' resignation of the man who was drawing $500 & nonth be accepted. The plea of economy lch they are now advancing , when a general manager Is an absolute neces sity , Is , therefore , not well -taken. As If It were not enough for n mane o bo waylaid and robbed on the streets of Omaha by footpads operating with out let or hindrance of the police , he cannot even register tt complaint at the police station without subjecting him self to the charge of being drunk or dreaming by the officers on duty there. The victim of thieves In this city must consider himself lucky If he Is not him self arivsted and thrown Into jail by the Imbecile police Incase - 'he calls on them for assistance. Proof of Baltimore American. Dower caring tor hla weunded enemies Is even a greater man than Dewey conquer- ng them , and la strictly In accordance with a war undertaken avowedly In the higher nterests of humanity. The youngest of ho nations has now a flue chance of teach- ns her elder slaters some notable lessons In the real science of civilization. Mmrnanltnonit Victor. New York Herald. In his very modest report to Secretary of ho Navy Long Commodore Dewey says : 'I am assisting In protecting Spanish sick and wounded. Two hundred and fifty sick and wounded In hospital within our linos. " Such news comes properly alongside of the details ot splendid victory. Heroism and nercy are twin brothers. To the victors be- eng the spoils ; it but the truly brave can mitigate the pangs of defeat , can apologize 'or ' war , and sarQjbaJt Us terrors by taking care of the stcki audiiwoundcd of a defeated enemy. It is wgrthiAnother feather In his hat , another goldnstrlpo on his arm , to know that Dewcy Is aai merciful as he Is strong. The .Ifnflpx of Gold. aigbe-Ipemocrat. The $72,000OOQpf gold which has come to the United State * t from Europe and Aus- ralla since the present gold Inflow started about ten weeks , , agox very nearly breaks all records of this soft n this length of time. When this movement .began the gold sup ply In the country of large was up at the ilgheatjlgurea ev tpucjied , and , that which lias como In sln/CBcwaa / therefore not really needed. It has agood effect , nevertheless. It strengthens public confidence , helps to sustain values , and has aided In warding off for us the evil .Influences on geperal bus iness which war usually brings to countries engaged In It. The war has certainly had no harmful effect on trade as a whole in the United States. t VaaUUcd Klondike Fcv r. Philadelphia Record. There ha been aa almost entire suspen sion since the war fever broke out ot tht American rush , to the Klondike gold fields. In. January and .Februaryvast . crowds were eager for transportation. Vessels were leased for the season at fancy prices from $400 to | 800 a day being the ruling figures Since'early In Ma ch many of these craft have been withdrawn and laid up , the lessees preferring losses of rental to the larger losses of voyages with scarcely enough passengers to pay the coal bills. Consul Smith , at Victoria , reports that ap plications for miners' licenses have fallen oft from a dally average of over 200 In the opening month ot the year to less than fifty per day In April ; and the same ratio of de crease has been noted at all other points where licenses might be obtained. So far as adventurous Americans are concerned the Klondike gold may .stay where tt Is until the nation's quarrel with Spain shall have been finally and honorably settled. OPENING OF TUB EXPOSITION Another Kpvch. l th * D rrelo a * * t ot the Imperial W t. Cblciuro Inter Ocean. Word has been sent out by the man agers that there will be no postponement ot the opening of the Transmlsslislppl Ex position at Omaha on account of the war with Spain , but'lbat , on the contrary , work ! being pushed on the buildings and exhibits so that everything will be In readiness for tae /eeeptloa of vUltors br the first day ot next June. The western state * in general , and the northwestern states in particular , have con tributed very liberally toward making this exposition the grandest ever held In the United States , with the single exception 01 the World's fair Jn Chicago. The greal railway and Industrja ! Interests of the wesl have been not only liberal but generous la their contributions , and1 the people of the states between theMMlssourl river and the Hocky mountalnSHnhi looking forward to the event as one that ] will mark the begln- Ing of a new era In the development of the agricultural and fiiperal resources in the great west. Illlno'u-'tas ' made provision for a handsome bulldj jm the grounds of the exposition , and the care of the exhibits 01 this state Is in < bfe'lands ot a competent commission. Nearly all of the adjoining states have taken a similar interest In the promotion ot the enterprise , and private In dividuals have nonxen backward In sup porting the energetic and progressive splrl of the citizens of Omaha , who have taken this burden upon' tbelr shoulders. It is peculiarly < tne"Huty , and U ought to bo the pleasure , of _ Cfclcngoans to see to It that nothing Is l f $ , undone which mlgh in any way. contribute to the success of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. Our trade re lations with the west are ot a character which makes it Incumbent upon us to take more than a passing Interest in this exposi tion , but other than purely selfish motives should prompt us In this connection ; With out the assistance of the people of the trana- Mlssisstppi states our great exposition of 1893 would have been a failure. When the rest ot the world held back Iowa , Nebraska Kansas , Colorado , the Dakotas , Wyo nla Utah , and even-the states of tB fsruor ' west aeat thousands of their tons and daughters to Chicago and turned the scale of fortune la our favor. Let us not forget Omaha la J e v \ ? , ' 1 1 M 1 . WaiatagtM Mar : Na praise li too : 'Jor Ocftfee'-lfewey , whe "won victory by hi * , bold dash and who yet lost not a single man. | 1'hllmlclphla Press : A aatlon whose fleet can blot out eleven ships flying an European , flag as a sponge wipes a slate clean has I won such a victory as the century haa not seen. There have been such triumphs over j ( savage and barbarous forces , but none like - t over a civilised foe. Kow York Tribune : Havana has found s complement at Manila. The most das- ardly crime In naval annals baa been fol- owed by ono of the most brilliant victories , n "the long wash ot Auatralnslnn seas" American seamen have remembered the Malno. Philadelphia Record : The amazing fea- ures of the victory were the way In which the American commander , aided by the oolnesa and precision of. his gunners , swept verythlng before him , and the quickness Ith which he compassed the destruction of he enemy. If It be the perfection of skill n a naval commander to Inflict the great * st pojslbla damage upon an enemy's ships with the least possible loss to his own , then tie achievement of Admiral Dewey must ank with the greatest naval triumphs of II time. Philadelphia Times : The Spanish officers nd men exhibited the utmost heroism , as very one ot them adhered to their ships ntlt they were destroyed , but something more than mere courage Is necessary In modern naval warfare. The thoroughly de- cloped aktll and aclcntlflc mechanism ot ho Americans , with courage equal to that f any other people of the world , make hem more than a match for the Spanish n tbe battles of the seas ; and It Is reason ably safe to assume that Commodore Jcwoy'a sweeping victory at the Philippines s the beginning of the end of Spain as a uivulpowor. Now York Sun : The records of engage ments between troops carrying clvlltza- lon's firearms and savages armed with the weapons ot barbarism do not afford the parallel of this. It will remain a mystery until a1 more elaborate report Is received. How did one fleet , numbering six vessels and mounting a little over 100 guns , from eight-Inch , of which there were six , down o one-pounders , meet another fleet of a dozen ships , backed by forts on shore , and mounting nearly 100 guns , from six-Inch o one-pounders , and destroy It absolutely , killing and wounding probably not less than ,000 men ? Mystified ns we are , however , we again send to our Philippine tars and heir gallant leader the congratulations of nn appreciative nnd patriotic nation. With .ho Btars and stripes flying over Manila the mn never sets on It. REAR ADMIRAL DKW12Y. I'cr t nalltr and Churnoicrliitlc * of the Vlutur nt Mil li till. The triumph of American ships and men at Manila turns a flood of light on the per sonality of the commander of the fleet and on , the gallant men who executed his or- lers EO gloriously. Readers are familiar with the career of George Dewey. A Vermonter - monter now 61 , n graduate of Annapolis , who won his spurs under Farragut and Por- .er. In the civil war , and in times of peace 'allowed the usual round of duty on sea and shore. Last November he was assigned to the command ot the Asiatic squadron. The josltlon evidently Impressed him as a good omen , for In bidding goodby to his only son , George Goodwin Dewey , now in bust- nesfc In New York City , ho said , "I am the Irst commodore to command the United States Asiatic squadron since Perry , and I : hlnk that will mean something. " In the Ight of recent events , how significant are the words ! How well he performed his duty , the Joyous tributes , of his countrymen attest. ' Of the "personal traits of the new admiral Young Dewey says : "He Is deliberate , cool , businesslike , with out fear , gentle , very fond of children , good learted and good to every one. He Is most thorough , determined and energetic. Ho Is a disciplinarian , and everything under his control must be aa near perfect as possible. You can easily imagine why I have such faith in father's ability , when I appreciate these strong points in his character. "He is so very kind hearted ; yet nothing can stop him In the performance of his duty , no matter what the results may be. He loves a good horse , and Is particularly fond of. horseback riding , yet he always considers the comfort of the animal he rides. He will not allow bis horse to trot on a hard road or to be hurried up a steep hill. Then he has always been quite fond of society , of club life , and has been devoted to children , and always enters Into their pleasures. "That U one side. But.when It comes to the necessity of fighting , he believes In be ing most thoroughly prepared , and striking quick , hard and with deliberate Intent of ac complishing the purpose of war that Is , putting the enemy In a condition where ne cannot fight. "I was very much Impressed by nls law letter , -received a month ago , " continued Mr. Dewey. "He said nothing about expect ing war. but Mid he wa very busy. Nowr busy- i a little word , but I knew what It meant with him. He meant he was practic ing nU crews la every duty. That they were handling the ships and guns , firing at tar gets and doing everything that would bring them to the maximum of perfection la caM they were called Into action. The result t the battle of Manila show that I was right. He was busy when he wrote , and busy for good purpose. "He believes that our shtpa and raea are the beat in the world. He Is right , and has proved it , Farragut } hU ideal of a naval commander , and we all know what Parragut A story illustrating Admiral Dewey's loy alty to his men and his reverence for the flag Is told by Richard B. Walsh of Harvey Vll , wto was bandmaster f United States gunboat Pensacola when It was flag ship of the European s adroa in 1817. The hero of Manila wa then captain of the Pensacola , , . While th * boat wa at Manila a number of sailors went on shore and engaged In a street brawl. An alarm was turned re. but the navies succeeded In escaping to their ship * . The next- morning the captain o the port came out to the Pensacola to com i plain to- Captain Dewey of the action o * his sailors. "What can I do ? " asked Dewey. "Why , your men raised a riot on shore and you can assist me in arresting and punishing them , " was the reply. The American captain was very courteous In the expression of regret that sailors o the Pensacola should be lawless while on shore leave , but could see no way In which tie might assist bis visitor in searching ou the guilty ones. The reply of the naval officer angered th < redcoat , who said , somewhat peremptorily "You can certainly parade your crew before me In order that the rioters may be identl fled. " Looking aloft and pointing to the stars and stripes waving at the masthead , Dewey made reply : "The deck ot this vessel Is United States territory and I'll parade m > men 'for no foreigner that ever drew breath. ' I was with Commodore Dewey when h was the executive officer of tbe Colorado , ' said a New York financier , "and I remcm her one incident which shows the mannei at van he is. We had a fine crew , some al them as powerful men as I ever saw Few or ftve ef them went ashore oae day aad cave back * aUng drunk. TarM of th B were mea who would lafly have been more. tta a Batch. IB tar Jtta U , Milvai. TIM waa ( IvM to * < tbefli.'ta trms. and It waa ound ImyoMlMo to tarry nut th order , ( or Ke men were ilmtRorouft. Dewey was null- ed f the iltuatten. He wan writing a etter In hi * room at the time. "He went to the place where thenc aJanU were and be told then to come out and ubmlt to the iron * . They did not stir. 'ben Dewey said quietly to an orderly : Bring me my , revolver * . ' And when he mil his plsiol * he again called upon tbe r.cn to come out and they did not movo. 'hen he saldt 'I am going to count three. f you are not out here with your hands held up on the third count you won't coma out ot that place alive. ' "He counted one , then he cocked the re volvers , and he counted two. We all ex- > octed ta hear the report lor wo know that towoy meant what he sild. The men mew it. too. They stepped out Just In Ime to save their live * and held up their lands , and they had been partially sobered > y their .fright anJ the moral effect of Dewey' * glance. 'One of them said afterward that when he saw Dewey' * eye * he knew that he would either be a dead jackey in a moment or he would have to yield , and when the rons- were put upon him ho was as sober aa he ever was in .his life. Dewey went back to his room and finished tbe letter he was writing. " UNCLE SAM'S "IIKTTI5R HALF. " General Mandrrnon on "The Wlldct- nv > * Wo Ilonitltt from Fruni-- . " Kansas city Journal. In the course ot an article under the above aptlon In the current number of the Coa- nopolltan magazine , Mr. Charlc * F. Wander- on ot Nebraska declares that few It any of the men of 1803 understood the vast mportance of the Louisiana Purchase. In demonstration of this view ho has presented ho utterances of a few congressmen and others who opposed the purchase , but has neglected to present the rebutting evidence < rhlch Is ample to show that the men of 803 had the keenest appreciation of the value of the vast expanse of territory pro cured from the first Nnpolcon. It Is very amusing to review the objec- lens advanced against the project , bccauie rora this great distance they appear so rlvlal and unfounded. Oae congressman ; ravely opposed the purchase because ho believed It would depopulate the east Ho drew a picture of a mighty emigration to ward the setting sun which would result n the eastern states going back to their condition ot primeval desolation. Another congressman feared that It would result n the establishment of a rival republic vhlch might In time force us to war. Still another declared that west of the Mississippi river vats nothing but a sandy desert , cut n twain by rows of stony mountains , which could never become the habitation of man. 3vcn EO late as 1825 , when tt was proposed o secure the territory of Oregon against ho contesting claims of Great Britain , Scna- or Dlckerson , of New Jersey pronounced the illl absurd. Ho argued that It would take ho Oregon congressman , proceeding on lorscback at the rate of thirty miles a lay , no less than 350 days to reach Washing ton from his western home. Little did the men of that day comprehend the transpor- atlon Improvements which lay before them , aud which were destined to enable the Oregon gen congressman to make his Washington rip in less than six days. Morse In his 'Universal Geography , " declared that "all settlers who go beyond the Mississippi river will be forever loss to the United States , " and even General Pike , the western explorer , declared that the region which now con- alns about 20,000,000 ot people and produces more than $1,000,000,000 In agricultural prod ucts a year "would never bo fit for anybody but the wandering and uncivilized aborig ines of the country. " Even as late as 1858 the North American Review declared that 'the people of the United States have reached their Inland western frontier , and the banks of the Missouri river arc tbe chores at tbe termination of a vast ocean desert over 1.000 miles In width , which It Is proposed to travel , if at all , with cara vans or camels. " But there Is every evidence that Thoma * Jefferson fully appreciated the worth of the Louisiana purchase. As early as 1790 , when secretary of state , he declared that Louisi ana was well worth the cost of war with Spain , Prance , or any other nation , which might set up claim to It He probably did not altogether realize the agricultural possi bilities of the great region , but he was duly Impressed with the strategic necessity of procuring It for the United States. In 1802 he wrote to Minister Livingston that the whole'of the North American continent must be preserved to the use of the Americans and the British , and that the Americans would make the firing of the first cannon In Europe the signal for stripping France of Louisiana. The Importance which Jefferson ascribed to our possession of Louisiana perhaps could find no better exponent than the record of the manner In which ho set asldo the federal constitution. ' Jefferson was a close con- structtonlst and It must needs have been a powerful influence which urged him to cast away opinions which he had held from the beginning. He frankly admitted that the Louisiana purchase was not authorized by the constitution , but he also declared that the moment was so urgent and the necessity so vital that he was willing to risk every thing rather than lose the territory to the United State * . When the constitutional queatlon was under heated discussion in con gress he wrote : "Tbe executive , la seizing the fugitive occurrence which so much ad vance * the good of the country , ha * done an act beyond the constitution. Tbe legis lature , in casting behind them metaphys ical Bubtletlee , and risking themselves like faithful servants , must ratify and pay for H. and throw theawelvea oa their country men for doing for then unauthorized what we know they would have done for them selves , had they been la a situation to do It It1 * the ease ot a guardian Investing 7 Important a < 1jM t terrfttm a4ain f M him when of age : 'I rtld'thl * for your i good ! I pretend no rlaht to bind you , ' you may disavow mo and I must get out of tka scrape aa I can ; I. though * U my < | < rtr M risk myself for you. * B t we * kaU not b disavowed by the nation1 , 'and their act of ndrmnlty will confirm and not weaken the it- ] constitution , by inora itroaily marking out Its lines. " A little later , In a letter to hi * attorney general , Jefferson BAldi "The lea * that U * ald abou a constitutional difficulty , the bettor. Conctra * should do what U ao- cssary In silence. ' .1 find but ono opinion aa to the necessity of. shutting up the consti tution for some Mine. " Mr. Monderson might have found ample evidence that the men of 1 OJ fully J-eollxcd the Importance of the Louisiana Purchase In the fact thnt congress did. * hul up toe constitution by n largo vote , sustaining JeN foHon and his Paris commtmfonore In all that they had done. It will not do to belittle the gritsp which the utatonmrn of , Jefferson' ! time had upon the possibilities of the Ameri can nation. The records arc. filled with propheclcft made by them of Iho future glory of the young republic" . They did not say that New York City would have a pop ulation of .000,000 souls and that Kausa * would some day be the banner wheat state of the American union , ( rat they did show by their every nct--by their every utter ance that they felt they were building tot one of the greatest nations ttifr world might ever know. That Jefferson fully nppreclat6l the value of Louisiana from other than strat egic reasons may bo discovered In the fol low IDR extract from Ills third anmml mes sage , containing a prophecy so truly ful filled that it might have been Inspired of God : "Whilst the property and sovereignty ot the Mississippi and Us waters secure an In dependent outlet for the produce of the western states and nn uncontrolled navi gation through thulr whole course , free from collision wltn other powers and the danger to our pcaco from that source , the fertility of the country , Its climate and extent prom ise In duo season Important olds to our treasury , on ample provision for our pos terity , and a wldo spread for the blessing ! ot freedom and equal laws. " POINTED KKMAItKS. Detroit Journal : "There Koofl Dr. Kee- nccn In 111 * conch. Isn't ho killing ? " "Yes. nnd lie hasn't any practice to speak of , either. " Chicago Tlccord : "Before wo vrcta mar ried , AVIIllam. you usoil to drink In eagerly every wonl 1 said. " "Yen ; but your conversation la so dry now thnt 1 ain't drink It In. " Indianapolis Journal : The two young- hunters had killed n rabbit. "Kefs cut him open down the back , " salil Johnny , "and each tnko half. " "My paw says this Is no time for splitting- hares , " sternly answered Tommy , the older and stronger of the two. "I'll take all of him myself. " Detroit Free Press : "That book will re pay perusal. " "Is that no ? " "When I started In on It I hnd Insomnia dreadfully ; but after rending It two evenIngs - Ings I found mjself sleeping like an In fant. " Puck : Sarcastic Inquirer What good will It do > ou to take your blcyclo with you to Cuba ? 1'rospettivo Soldier If I become home sick , sir , I can puncture ono of my tires and breutho my native air again. Chicago Tribune : Sammy My unclo'n a senator. There wns a plcturo of him In the paper the other day. Tommy Yes , 1 paw It. It wns a llttlo bit of a picture. My uncle's WHS printed In'the ' next column , morn'n llvo times aa big. Sammy Who's your uncle ? Tommy Everybody knows my undo. He's the man that wns cured of dyspcpsy by usln' Bcrgnsh'B pills. Detroit Journal : "All Ills , " declared Science , positively , "nro caused by micro scopic germs. " licauty laughed with the air ot being- much relieved. "Thnt lets oilt corstits rtrtil candy ! " 3ho exclaimed , nnd protested that Bclenco waa perfectly lovely after all. Chicago News : "I told my wlfo I had to stay downtown late to pet a balance. " "What did she nay ? " "Sho said I seemed to have lost It before ) I cot home. " l Cleveland Plain Dealer : " 'Nothcr Span ish schooner taken In across the bar. " "I don't see how you can joke at such a tlmo as thU. " , "Why not ? " "Beer has cone up $1 a barrel. " Chlcaro Tribune : Strnnpcr ( with sample c u so ) It must bo pretty dull in this little town. What do you do here to amuse yourselves ? Native Well , when the Free Masona hava their annual election of officers the wor- ahlpful master takes the members of the ledge out to n restaurant and orders oys ter * for the whole crowd , and I'll bet there ain't another town In the country where they do that. OLD OLORT. ( Air : The Swcot By-and-By , ) When the fathers our banner decreed , And loosened Its folds to the air , ' They had fashioned a flag for their need. That In beauty Is wondrously fair. Chorus : Bee Old Glory unfurled ! ' May the gleam of Its stars never cease. Fairest flag In the world ! Tls the emblem of freedom and peace. When our country with foes waa assailed. Ere the battle for freedom waa won. The bravo hearts of our heroes ne'e * quailed x While their patriot hands bore U on. Chorus : It waved proudly In battle's fierce light. It was cheered with the sailors last breath. It has clung to tbe spar through tlM fight , And has shrouded the hero In death. Chorus : Let us cherish .this ( his ; , of the brave. And bequeath It untarnished and fair , Still 'resolve. It forever shall wave In freedom's beneficent air. Chorus : , , , . , , CIapp' Pine nidge , 8. When two do the same thing , it is not , the same thing after all. The text is suggested by the several ways in which various dealers offer their wares. We do not hold so-called "Bargain Sales , " under whatever name such sales may be conducted. It is difficult , therefore , to announce such reductions of prices as now prevail in our store without some danger of being confused with the places that make a business of "springs to eaten woodcock. " What we would like to have our customers understand is that the prices that we are now selling our spring clothing at are not what we ucually charge , and that the occasion of these reductions isprecfcciy what we have stated it to be , namely , the necessity of redudnr our spring stocks in order to settle the e- ate. of the late Mr. King. . par.ja.ea * sej
