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THIS OMAHA AFLY BEE : FKTPAY , KAY 19 , 1 * 8. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. E. , Editor. punr.tsiiKD EVBHY MOUNINO. THUMB OK HUHSCKII'TION. y Hce ( Without Hun-lay ) , Ono Yoar.tOW Dally Hen ami Sunday , Ono Yonr " Blx Month * ' ! S Three Montlm ix { Hunday UPC , Ono Year < % > Year 1- = ! Knttinfay Hoc , Ono { Weekly Dec , Ono Year * OFKICB9. Onmhn : The Dee nullcllnir. - , _ , M South Omuhn : Slnt'cr Hiock. Corner - nd 24th Streets. Council JJItinN ! 10 Pearl Street. Chicago Ofllcc : 602 Chamber of Com merce. . New York : TVmr > lp Court. \Viishlnirton : 501 Fourteenth Street. COUIIKSPONDENCB. All communlcatlona relating to news and editorial matter should bo addressed. 10 the Kdltor. Kdltor.UUS1NES3 I.KTTKnS. Alt business letters and rprnlttancpB ullould bo addressed to The "eo I'ubllshlnB Company , Omaha. Drafts , chocks , express nnd postollleo money orders to be made jmynfilp to the order of the'company. ' TIIK I1KK PUBLISHING COMPANY. 8TATKMENT OP CIRCULATION. Btato of Netiraska , Douglan county , M. : Oeorse . Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee FublUhlni ? company. beliiR duly eworn , wye that the actual number of full and complete coplcii of The Dally , Morning , Ev iliiR and Sunday Jlf-e , printed during the month of April , 1898 , was ns follow * : i ui'j.-.s IB na.no 2 UI.41H 17 8V- 3 iiOOS : 18 21,717 4 a : , r.so ID . un.r.r.o n ut,7ir. : 20 . 2r,012 c aiiri ! 21 . - ' - 7 21,0:10 : 22 8 s : , H7i : 23 8 21,01)0 ) 10 21 , 07 ll : ioir o 2G 12 2SVOI > 27 13 21,217 28 14 a IOKI 2 ! , JO , Ml 10 2SOIS 30 Total Leas returns and unsaid copies. Not total sales TflO.lOT Not daily average 25,639 QEOIIOE n. TZSCHUCK , Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence this 30th day of April , 1893. ( Seal. ) N. P. FEIL. Notary Public. Accidents will haiinuii oven In the bust ntivy. "For the latest reliable \vnr UPWS every one In this viclulty must look to H'he UPC. Thuro Is still disiisreenient ns to the politics of Admiral Dowry , but nil ngree as ' ! o the quality of h'.s courage. There may be satisfaction In knowing that the musterlng-ln process takes more time than will the imihtorlng-out proctss tier It Is all over. As usual , the local gamblers' organ rushes to tlu defense of the blacklegs on trial for felony In the district court. Same old story. Birds of n feather. You fan buy rumors of war at 2 cents n rumor , with columns of fakes Uirown In. Hut when you want reliable news of the war The ilee Is cheap at Q cents a copy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The United States government Is payIng - Ing Its employes gold. If we go oil nt this rate the gold standard will ruin the people sure , or nt least the people ivho live by denouncing the government. It Is said that Japan oiri-e offered Spain $200,000,000 for the Philippines. If Japan should want to reopen negotia tions for the purchase of tJio Islands It would first have to llud u new party to treat with. Uncle Sam sent imported reindeer to Alaska for tlia relief of the penncd-np Cold seekers , but home grown mules will be entrusted with the supplies for the pcnnod-up Cubans. This ought tel l > rove the superiority of the mule over ithe reindeer. Western railroads may be depended on to do their share of Inducing 'the ' nrmy of sightseers Avho usually go < o Kurope to visit the western portion of the United States , where there are ns many pretty and Instructive things to be seen ns In any country. The exposition is so near the point of completion it hut no amount of sand bagging can injure it. In essential features it exceeds the highest expecta tions of the people. To see It Is 1o be lieve that It has never been equaled BUVC In one Instance In America. The soldier boys would much prefer that the state regiments l > i kept to- Aether and not one sent -to one part of the earth nnd another to a distant island , but soldiers are taught ob.'dlence te superior orders and there will be ue culklng In the tents when orders come , The great majority of saloon keepers prefer and try to run 'their places in nr orderly and law-abiding manner. The saloon keejver who persists In turnip his plnre into a gambling resort nm openly defying the law with or wlthou police protection simply brings odlun upon the entire class and the Boonei they arc repudiated by iv.spectabli liquor dealers the better for all cou cerned. After years of suspense the suprem court of the United States has doddei that 'the Iowa law prohibiting the trans portatlou of liquors Into and across th state Is unconstitutional. Inasmuch n there Is practically no hindrance to th trnllle in IJquor In Iowa , the decls'on I llttlo niora than a literary curloslt ) But It ettls the mark for other state that have not gone through the tllsti ! trous experiences of Iowa. It has been shown by the figures tlui the people drink more beer In n tlm of national excitement than In jni when 'tliero ' Is nothing to muse peopl io got togn'.her and talk politics , war c business. Ou the supposition that tt people of ithe United States will contlnn their deep Interest in the war n through the year , the Treasury depar tnent cxpeots to derive 5 5,000,000 re' ' enuo from the Increased tux on bee Teopk1 who do not want the Treasui department to be disappointed will go < tra themselves accordingly. A LAttOK AliMT FOB CtUU. The Inn ? * ? order which ha * bcea give * by Urn Wnr department for nrmy rattans Indicates nn Intention to ncnd n very sttong inllfc.'nry force Into Cuba at once. The wisdom of doing this Is obvious. There Is no exnct Information as to the strength of the Spanish forces. There have been vnrlotis estimates , ranging from 00,000 to more than double Hint number. The probability Is that Spain has approximately 80,000 lighting men In Cuba , Including itho volunteers , which constitute niora than one-third of this force. It Is the undcr.itnudlug that this army Is as a whole not well officered or well disciplined , but manifestly It would not be good military judgment to met upon , this Idea. There are trnlncd soldiers 'In command of the Spaniards and there arc veterans In the ran Its. That they fall for below 'the ' highest standard of military proficiency Is doubtless - less true , but It would be a serious mis take to prowed upon -Iho assumption that they are civtlrcly destitute of tight- Ing qualities. There lias boon nothing in their experience In Cuba , It Is true , to stimulate martial spirit or foster patriot ism. Hnrely have soldiers fared worse than the Spanish army in Cuba. Dut nil statements agree that they are eager to meet Americans In battle and tlmt they arc conli.trnt of tholr ability to win. No effort , AVO may be sure , has been spared on the part of the officers 1o In spire the rank nnd file of the army with this feeling. Moreover , the Spanish army Is well intrenched and It Is to be supposed will do most of its lighting from behind forti fications or from positions of its own choice supported by fortifications. Ev erybody at all familiar with military optMUv'ons knows what this means. An attacking force is at n great disadvan tage and success mainly depends upon superior numbers. Of course our nrmy may be able by Investing the Spanish iwsltlou about Havana to starve the enemy Into offering battle outside of his fortifications , but even In that case our forces should be at least ns strong ns his In order to insure a decisive result , ln short , from every point of view , If hostilities in Cuba are not to be pro tracted , It Kevins essential that there Miould be sent there u large force. Ac cording to the late.-it estimate the serv- hrenble force of the 'insurgents does not exceed t-Vi.OOO , with 13,000 more availa ble if supplied with arms and ammuni tion. The real value of the Insurgents , however , In military operations such ns It Is presumed the American command ers will carry on , is to bo demonstrated. They 'have done very well in the sort of campaigning that has been carried on for the hist ithrec years , but whether they would show themselves good sol diers in attacking fortifications or in a pitched buttle is a question. It is quite possible that In co-operation with Amer ican soldiers they would do so , but this cannot bo itaken for granted. In the invasion of Cuba the American nrmy should bo strong enough to sweep everything before It , to rentier any seri ous reverse almost Impossible and 'to ' make the war there short , sharp and de cisive. We 'have the means at command to do this and faith In the ability and judgment of the military authorities' ' lends the country to expect that It will be done. IN A STATE OF ANARCHY. The report tlmt nnnrchy prcvulls In the riiillpplncs nnd tlmt the insurgents nrc uiicoutrollnblc Is not incredible. Such n condition of affairs there waste to have been expected nud of course Admltul Dewey Is not able to prevent It beyond the rnnge of his guns. The American nnvnl victory 3ms undoubt edly Inspired the Insurgents with the hope 'tlmt they will be permitted to get control nnd It Is not surprising that they should take ndvnntnge of wlmt they be lieve to bo their opportunity to commit nny sort of violence agulnst the Spnn- InrJs , for whom they entertain a hatred quite ns deep nnd intense ns tluvt which the Cubans feel toward their oppressors. If the situation in 'the Philippines ia ns reported Ct shows how great is the responsibility Imposed upon the > United States by Us occupation of the Islands. Tills government is bound to restore nnd maintnln pence nud order there nnd 11 is ueedlcss to sny tlmt the bisk Is likely to prove exceedingly troublesome nnd expensive. I'repnra'tions ' nre now mak ing to send troops to that dlsltint region , They will be needed nnd undoubtedly the sooner they can be got there the bet tor for nil Interests. Adinjral Dewoj can doubtless hold his ownin Manila bay nnd maintain order over n consider able territory , but he van do nothing tc protect the interior from the violence nnd brutality of both Spaniards nnd In surgents. It may be-found necessary t ( scud almost ns many United States sol dlcrs to the Philippines ns to Cuba , foi in the former we nmy have to repress the insurgents ns well ns expel tut Spaniards. OiVB SI'ANJSH SUCCKSS. The Spaniards hnve won their firs suvcess In the wnr , but it Is not om from which they will derive nny ad vantage or for which they can claim 1111 ; glory. The result of the eiigagempii off Cardenas on Wednesday , n whlcl live of the olllcers and men of ithe tot pedo boat AVinslow weiv killed mid n many wounded , -was one of those Incl dents of wnr which nre to be expected Whether the nttack by the America ! vessels was well ndvised Is a matte for the mval authorities to determitu but lit all events Ct was an exhlbitlo ; of pluck nml nerve worthy of Amerieai seamen. Having decided 'to ' net the , went into the light with vigor nnd tins' ' nud against large od.ls kept up the but tti for au hour. The Spaniards , coi ccntratlng their lire , which was dlrocte with more tlmn their usual nccuracj upon the torpedo boat , disabled It an kllleil and wounded most of It t nu'ii , who made a gallant flgli e ns long as they could. Ther is regret for the dead nn sympathy for the wounded , but the wa Is only begun nnd U Is to be expecte that before It shall have eiiJed BO mint a misfortune ns this will hardly recelv attention save from those who are pc : soimlly bereaved. There may be a useful lesson In tli Cardenas Incident. It may teach oc naval oHleersCu OubarVwaters to exvrclt T- more rant Ion and , not to recklessly pi In peril their Teasels and the lire * < the mcft under then. Time Is n conrano without rn hnoM. TLo operations of our war vessels along the Cuban coast have doubtless caused a feeling of contempt - tempt for the Spanish gunners , but It will not be well to count too much upon their Inefficiency or to assume that all of them are poor marksmen , It Is safe to say that It will not be long before the Spaniards nt Cnrdonas will be given another opportunity to try conclusions with our war ships , when the men of the Wlnslow will be most fully avenged. DlWl'l'lNa TllKtU MASKS. It was In accord with the eternal fit ness of things for the Impeached reform police commissioners to fall around the neck of the pretender who did not re ceive n single vote for the office of mayor , which he Is trying ito break Into with a popocratlc jimmy. The scene presented must have been touching ns well ns pathetic. It disclosed to the spectators the natural affinity between n monumental political mountebank and a brace of bogus reformers who pretend to represent three sepatatc parties while voting one and the same ticket. If any doubt existed In the mind of nny rcptiblrcnn that the whole Broatch contest had Its Inspiration In the camp of tlw tripartite fuslonlsls , and that It has been from the outset a political con spiracy for the benefit of the popocruts , this public demonstration must cer tainly dissipate It. There has never been a time since Broatch was turned down for renomlna- tion that he has not been in active collusion with the fraudulent reformers who flaunt the silver banner , nnd his pretended republicanism Is simply a masquerade to cover his treachery and dupllcHy. The only tiling tlmt is ad mirable In this political desperado is his sublime audn'city , which stops nt noth ing so long ns it feeds h'ls insatiable ap petite for office. After all , -the police board reformers are scarcely to blame for glorifying over tire dim and distant prospect of being again associated with the rene gade , because they themselves remem ber 'that ' they owe their existence to Hansom , the prince' of renegades , who is representing Broatch as his attorney in the mayoralty contest nil In the name of honest government and reform vltli a big II. riro nxrosmoff The exposition management has over- omo many obstacles that seemed nl- lost insurmountable aud lias brought ho enterprise to n point that assures ts success ns one of ithe greatest expos'- ions ever projected for this or nny ther country. For this the executive lommlttee , which has had the laboring iar in financiering , promoting nnd or- ; anlzlng the enterprise , is Justly entitled o credit. At this stage , however , when the con- tructlon period is almost completed and he great task of active supervision ol he dally operations on the grounds en ered upon , Hie concentration of author ty In n single competent head is con : eded to bo Imperative. Whether this fficer be called director general , genera inannger or general superintendent , lu ; nust be held responsible for the. gooi order nnd efil'clency of nil the subordl nates nnd employes on the grounds. N ( nnn can perform this duty without fill power ito enforce his orders by sum nmry dismissal , If necessary , of insu bordluntes , incompetents and mei guilty of dishonest practices. . Any ob structlon to the cremtion of siren ottlci s us subversive to the interests of tin ixposltlon ns is any attempt to prcvcn he checking up of the exposition booki by a competent expert accountant. In other words , second only in luipor : nnce ito the appointment of n dlrecto ; eii'9ral Is the appointment of a comp troller or auditor entirely Indepeudeu of both treasurer , secretary and nn ; manager of the executive committe just ns the United States treasury 1 entirely Independent of the treasure nnd the secretary of ithe treasury him self. It Is a matter of grave concern t those informed of the fact that the sc called auditors of this great corporatloi have been simply clerks tinder the secretary rotary , who Is also practically actln ; treasurer. The fact that the books ar being checked from day to day by i clerk tailed nn auditor does not wni rant the assumption that they are bciu audited In the true sense of 'the ' wore Although more than $500,000 has bee handled under this loose system , it is n rcnson why n reform should not be a once Innugurnted when 'the gates ar about to bo opened with the expectatlo of receipts amounting to over $1,000,00 coming In from various sources. The appointment of an auditor by tb full directory would material ! strengthen the credit of the expositio and help the executive committee In II efforts to float a temporary loan. 1 would also relieve the executive con mltitee from a grave responsibility whlc should not be imposed upon It. The people of St. Joseph deserve grc : credit for ithe manner In whlvh the huvo carried out their program for jubilee in celebration of the opening c the new stock yards and packing house It is well to keep before the people tin the cities of the unrivaled Missouri va ley are entering upon a new era i prosperity grander than any ever b fore known , but ithere have been i many other celebrations and so mm rejoicing. In siiltc of the oxcitcmei of hurrying ito camps and bidding far well to the boys , preparations for tl jubilee in St. Joseph were .successful carried out. That It was a success proof that the people never lose slgi of ith-o fact that Industrial life Is tl basis of all national strength. A library Is being collected for tl Iowa volunteers and It Isexi > ecfod tl boys will carry the books along wl them when .they go to the front. ( course they are nil polite and obllgli nnd the books will go In their kna sacks , but If there Is any hard marc Ing iu Florida or Cuba u second-hat book collector might do business f < lowing Ihc trail of the army. It has been established beyond d puto In open court tbait the salo- owned by one Ilenry Oerter was fever over a month operated as an open gai bllnir rMort trltji the kaowledge nnd conn'vnttce of { tyfpnllco. \ . The question Is , When Is ith-c reform police board going to take rrctton looking to the for feiture of the l upjr license It has Issued for this Inwloas iilnco ? Inland- Il rn. Detroit .Free Prc , Any European bfttlbn desiring anything In the island line afUr the present unpleasant ness Is over should address the United States State department Isljnnd bureau. The aue Onnrtl. Chlcag ? Record. The United States Is a resourceful nation. With half of Its pebpfo gone to the Klondike and the other half headed for Cuba , there still remains enough to transact business ot a large and Increasing volume. Conliln't Pence It. Chicago Chronicle. Mr. Sagasta maintains that Spain's honor Is unharmed , which la probably true. It would be pretty hard to make a dent in Spanish honor , which Is thirteen Inches j thick nnd Harveylzed by occurrences like the Maine business. A 1'nrtlnl Settlement. Philadelphia Record. In the harbor of Havana there Is one sunken war vessel ; but in Manila Day ten war ships have gone to the bottom. The most villainous act ot the century has been followed by the most unparalleled re- trlbutory punishment. ClirvitllPF Itnynril of Snllor * . Louisville Courier-Journal. Admiral Dewey is a Chevalier Bayard of sailors. To refrain from firing upon n pow erful shore battery because the crowded city of Manila was In exact range was ns generous nn act as ever honored a warrior In the heat of battle. The whole story of the engage ment shows that the American commander while a very thunderbolt of war was ns cool and clulatlng as if he were maneuvering is squadron off Bar harbor. Sl'-vorlum In Simln. St. Paul Pioneer Press. By all laws of finance enunciated by the roe sllverltes , Spain , with Its mints open o the free and unlimited coinage of both metals and with no considerable restrictions n the manufacture of paper money , ought o bo the most prosperous of nations. Yet ust now gold Is at n premium of over 14 , and It takes 214 pesetas in currency to buy what is worth only 100 pesetas In gold. Mnnlln'M Klne Prophet. New York Sun. There Is a sort of melancholy pleasure In ecalllng the loud-sounding proclamation vith which Don Polvora Tabasco y Azufre , overnor general of the Philippines , ful- mlned over them Just two weeks ago. "The truggle , " cried Scnor Tabasco , "will be hort and decisive. " It was. "The God of Ictorlcs , " continued Senor Tabasco , "will ive us a victory as brilliant and complete s the righteousness nnd justice of our auso demand. " He did. Don Polvera Is ne of the finest reverberators of this age , nd It is good to hope that in nil his present roubles he has consolation with him In the nape of the dictionary of the Spanish cadcray. u The lowfl luy Orntor. . Cedar Rapids Republican. Congressman Cousins is to ho orator Omaha exposl- or Iowa dayat the lon. No more. , fitting choice could Mr. Cousins Is lor have been mad.e. not only an orator second to none in the state , but he Is pre-eminently fitted for such an occasion because ho Is an Iowa product all through. He is Iowa born , Iowa reared , Iowa educated. He knows Iowa by experi ence. His home was one of the pioneer ionics. All the hardships and struggles of the early days are' known to him by heart. The country school- , which Is nt once the prldo and the salvation of our state , he knew In all of Its crudeness. Graduating from It he sought an Iowa Institution for his tilgher education nnd then took his profes sional training in a law office. With every phase of Iowa life Mr. Cousins is familiar , mil without hypocrisy and without cant he loves this state and .glories in It. No amount of attention In other and older states will ever cause Mr. Cousins to for got or to belittle the'commonwealth of which he is a part. If there is one thing to'hlm moro to be despised than another it is a person who says a slighting word of home. The state may confidently expect from Mr. Cousins an oration worthy of the man and of the state. PEUSOVAI , AND OTHERWISE. The examining surgeon's verdict "tells many a would-be soldier that he is in a "before taking" condition. Captain Gridjey of the Olympla , Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh nnd Captain Wildes of the Boston , who fought together nt Ma nila , were classmates at the naval academy , graduating In 1863. Gridley and Wildes roomed together. A writer who assumes to know it all tells In a late magazine that "there 1 : 8 something Spanish In the Spaniard whicl causes him to believe In a Spanish man ner. " There Is a tip for the naval strategy board to work on. Piper Flndlater , the wounded hero ol Dargal , who Is now a patient at Netley hos pital , in England , has received an offer ol marriage from a lady who has an Income ol 0,000 a year. He Is said , however , to feel unequal to the administration of suoh a for tune. Among dug-up things about' Admiral Dewey Is an impression of hla hand taker by Dr. C. L. Pcrln , a palmist , of Washing ton , two years ago. Dr. Perln's reading o ! y the hand tells many things which the Span- lards would have found useful if they coul < but have had It. In time. President Oilman of Johns Hopkins unl verslty has posted this bulletin : "Any atu dent ot this university entering the mllltar : or naval service of the government at thli crisis will do so without detriment to hi : standing in the university , nnd will havi the best wishes of his teachers and osso dates. " Mrs. Robley IV'Evans has a husoand ' "Fighting Bob , " i hoi.commnnds the battle ship Iowa ; her brother. Captain C. H. Tay lor , commands the Indiana ; her son , Fninl T. Evans , Is a midshipman upon the Mas sachusetts , and hr' n-lu-law , C. C. Marei ! r Is an ensign on the New York ; her tw < BiO daughters , Mrs. Marsh and Miss Vlrglnl ; iO _ Evans , and her nftce , Hattle Taylor , hav volunteered for trained nurses and are no\ it taking a course oflnstructton _ at the hos pltal at Hampton. When it seemed that fire In a San Fran lc I Cisco theater the .ftthfjr night would cause I panic in the audience Mme. Melba , the so prauo , taking in the situation at a glance II nerved herself arid ' walked deliberate ! 1C across the stage , "between " the fire and th footlights , at tkflifeame time saying to th audience : "Don't -move ! I am nearer th 1C flames than you ! " This had the desire effect nnd she was highly praised afterwar . for her courage. She fell In a faint at th ' " wings , but was not Injured. Five able-bodied Americans rcvealc ig themselves on board the British steamer Oi borne when she was two days out fret h- London. When Captain Rettio demanded t hul ul know the reason therefor they Bald the wanted to coma hero to fight for thel country and hadn't a cent to pay tholr wa : Captain Rettle Is an Englishman , but L metaphorically patted them on the bact taw they were well cared for , an ] Just l > c > n fore the steamer arrived at Phllad lpbl or gave them a dinner , at which toasU wer u- drunk to the United States and England. MEN OP TMB noun. Lieutenant John C. Krernont , commander of the torpedo boat Porter , Is n ion oftho old "Pathfinder , " and has already displayed the family traits oa the coast of Cuba. He showed the courage of the explorer by land ing under the shadows of Havana forts nnd securing Information desired by the com mander of the blockading squadron. The exploit was fittingly complimented by Ad miral Sampson. Lieutenant Fremont Is n graduate of Annapolis , class of ' 72. Dr. Leonard Wood , colonel of the Mounted Riflemen , better known as the Cowboy rcgl- tnont , now rendezvousing at San Antonio , Tex. , is nn old army man , an expert horse man nnd con wield a rifle or a sabre ns effectively as a scalpel. Ho Is proficient In the science of surgery nnd will , when occasion demands , do some artistic carving on the living subjects of her majesty In Cuba. The doctor did some pretty bard campaigning with the regulars In the south west from 18SO to 1888. Going into that sec tion In 18SO , bo Joined in the Apache cam paign as a civilian and soon won the tltln of the "fighting doctor" by his great courage and endurance. Ho joined the regular army in June , 1885 , and at once took the field against the Indians In Arizona. From then until March , 1887 , the troops were in the field , and during that time Colonel Wood was with them , making three long trips Into Mexico , two of them being moro than 2,000 miles in length. The first two years of his duty in Arizona he was under Crook , nnd was in the field pretty much all the tlmo. In the Geronlmo campaign under Miles Colonel Wood was in command of In fantry for a considerable part of the time , and also of scouts. It was during a portion of this campaign , when the heat In the southwest was so terrific that the men traveled in their underclothes , and all the officers except Wood and one other broke down , that he found himself at the head of a portion of the army. During this tlmo he nnd his men covered 1,500 miles on foot and about 1,000 miles on horseback. About three weeks after this trip had been completed five of the Indians who had been captured escaped. Wood took eight picked men nnd started after them. He and his llttlo com mand wcro gene four months before they re turned with their Indians. The search carried them into the heart of Mexico. . They went as far as the Yaqul valley , down in the state of Slnaloa , into the heart of a moun- nlnotis region , which was as unsettled and uninhabited as were the mountainous regions of the west before the gold discoveries. Wood had an active part in the Apache Kid outbreak in 1888. Ho remained In Arizona that year and the next , and then was transferred to California for four years , and was at the Sierra Nevada camp. After that ho was two years at Fort Mcl'herson , Atlanta , nnd then came to Washington ns n member of General Miles' personal staff. Wood Is the sort of man who might bo termed "an all-around sport" of the right sort. Ho Is nn adept at all athletic games , and , when stationed In the south , not only played foot ball himself , but coached some of the crack southern college teams. He is a natural shot , one of the best on the frontier at the tlmo he was there. Now comes Ohio , seeking to pluck from the pulsing blow of Vermont the laurel wreath bestowed upon the state by Its fa vored son. Admiral George Dewey. Ohio claims him as Its son. Biographies award the honor to Vermont. It matters not. Henceforth he is Admiral George Dewey of the United States. That's his size. General D. McM. Gregg of Reading , Pa. , who has offered his services to the govern ment , was graduated from West Point in 1835 , nnd after taking part In lively cam paigns against Indians ho entered tlic civil war , with the rank of first lieutenant ot cavalry , and won promotion so rapidly that on November 29 , 1862 , he was made brigadier general of volunteers , and was breveted major general on August 1 , 1864. It was under General Gregg's gallant leadership that the cavalry of the Sixth corps turned the tide of battle at Gettysburg on the third day of the fight , repulsing a much superior force under General Stunrt. Throughout the battle the tall form of General Gregg was one of the most conspicuous figures on the field. He is now 63 years old and is a man of commanding presence nnd splendid vigor. Oliver Hazard Perry Bclmont of New York bears the name nnd some of the fighting blood of the victor of Lake Erie. Desiring tc participate In the present war as a commis sioned officer , he offers to construct a war vessel at his own expense and tender It to the government , officered , manned and fully equipped for active service. The typo of vessel to bo constructed Is not definitely known , but is presumed to be a formidable torpedo boat destroyer , ns that is the only class of war ship that could bo built In short order. The only condition Mr. Belmont - mont imposes ia that he bo assigned to command of the now vessel nnd to select his officers nnd crew. Mr. Delmont is n graduate undoubtedly competent ate of Annapolis nnd is petent for the command. _ WHEAT IS KINO. Monarch of the Ccrcnl Worlrt Monuti n Lofty Throne. Buffalo Express. The next two months are likely to bo r most exciting tlmo in the grain market. Tin fact is that the war , rather than being t serious Interruption to the transportation ol cereals to Europe , has brought the pcopl < of that continent to a realization that thej need every bushel of grain that can ba had The conflict has concentrated attention upor the subject as nothing else could. The con. sequence is a great demand upon thU coun try. try.Now that the consumers of Europe trt alive to their needs , the principal Is whether wo have enough wheat lo bcpl \ : any considerable portion of this demand. 1 the government reports were nt nil clor o t ( the truth , even the dire necessity of tin Old World would not lead us to send nnj wheat away. Wo would be short ourselvei and would bo compelled to cat cornmenl a : a substitute. If this rlso In wheat and tin attention which it directs to the whole situ atlon have the effect of correcting to Bonn extent the Inaccuracies of the Koveinmen estimates , they will bo the moans of bring Ing about an Important reform. The latt-b official report made the yield of last yei 030,000,000 bushels. If wo take the Joiinm of Commerce's estimates , the consumptloi of the cereal for the crop year of 1S37 wll bo 343,756,000 bushels. About 54,000,00 bushels are the official estimate of the re qulromcnts for seed. The quantity cxportci thus far is 184,000,000 bushels. The tota disposed of in these ways would be 582,040 , 000 bushels. If these figures are trust worthy , the absurdity of the government' estimates Is apparent. The indications art Indeed , that the best private estimates or too low , for wo continue to send a goo deal of wheat abroad. The conclusion seems to be that , scat teted about the country In one place or nn other. Is still a considerable reserve , \vhlc will be sold for very high prices and wll greatly benefit Its holders. It Is to bo ro grottcd that the true situation In rcfercnc to wheat the world over was not dhcovere by our people long ago. Even the Lelte people , sound as they wcro in their goneru conclusions , do not seem to have fully op predated the European shortage. It ia 110 too late , however , for many fa'rmers t recllze excellent profits. Their wisest pro gram would appear to be to sell ever bushel of wheat they have and make us temporarily of cornmcal , which la knowi a here for ita nutrltoua qiialltlei , but wblcl e ' l tot In such great demand In Europe u 1 may be In few year * . OK TIIK OH.1.1. Qrorio Dewey Is the first ndmlral of the war of 1608. Bpnln'i lubtnarlno fleet received copious additions at Manlln , The United States Is about to Invade Cuba with MHiourl mulct , Missouri mules are Impressionists ot n high order. Upward ot 10,000,000 flags have born sold since the blowing up ot the Maine. And they nro still going up so Is the price. The riots In Spain are feeble Imitations of the riots of Imagination running In poster type through the saffron pages ot the war cries. Both the Capo Verde nnd the Manila fleets are well concealed. There ls this dlftcrcnro the location ot the latter Is definitely settled. Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt of the Cow boy regiment , waa presented with a hand some cavalry sabre by his associates ot the Navy department. If the United States fleet continues provoking the gunners on Cuban forts the dons will have enough practice to hit some thing by and by. Those terrible Spanish torpedo boats tried to make a sneak on the American licet In the harbor of Manila. They succeeded In reaching the bottom of the bay. The unlucky Thirteenth regiment of Brooklyn , which balked nt the mustering , has been disbanded by Governor Blark. Members of the regiment could see no glory "n going to war dcvestcd of tan shoes , whlto csts and pajamas. Governor Powers of Maine thinks the country has troubles enough nnd declines to call an extra session of the legislature' to provide means for mobilizing the stnts inllltla. Ho proposes to pay the bill him self , and his finances are ns generous as hit patriotism. Tomas Estrada Pnlma , the head of the uban Junta In the United States , Is popu- arly known ns the spinal cord of the rovo- utlon. Ho has been an active enemy of Jpaln since 1SC8 , nnd was secretary of state and for a short tlmo president during the 'en years' war. Scnor Du Bosc , late of Washington , now in Canada , entertains a very poor opinion of the United States senate. In a recent lec ture ho referred to that august body as lom- poscd of "border ruffians , who e Illiterate boorlshness is only equalled by their venality nnd ludicrously pompous conceit. " The diplomat out of a job lived long enough 'n Washington to have-stored his mind with a warmer campaign editorial than the one quoted. The senor was rattled or mixed his clippings. "TAK13 KKEll OP Good Ailvloe for Soldier Iloj-n to the Front. Indianapolis Journal. Much advice ia being given to the young men who are going Into the volunteer nrmy. Unfortunately advlco , except that which Is given professionally , has no market valuo. If It had all would bo millionaires. The best advice which can bo given to the de parting soldiers Is found In one of James Whltcomb Rllcy's poems , In which ho tells of the father who " ' " was "Jos' wrapped up" In n son who went to the war. The father was n silent man , but when his son left him for the war he said to him In a low voice : "Well , good-bye , Jim ; take kccr of your- so'f. " "Take kcer of yourse'f" would be the best advlco that could bo given if It ivotild be heeded. Most men will , with discipline , acquit themselves well In battle If officers set the example. In the war of the re bellion two men In the fullness of llfo died of disease where one died In battle or of wounds. Only rarely were the hospitals crowded with wouudcd men , but they were always filled with Invalids , Inv&lldUm was the weakness of our armies. Unfortunately , disease won not parted with when the sol diers became citizens. The most hopeless victims of the war wcro men who left the service with some disease laying siege to the citadel ot life. The man in the army , whether private or officer , should never forget that he is Uncle Sam's man , that his services nro valuable to the government , nnd that the best serv ice he can give his country Is to keep him self in condition to discharge his duties In an effective manner. The moment the soldier loses his health he la a hindrance rather than a help. Eating about every thing that can bo obtained is the first peril of the Inexperienced soldier. The excessive drinking ot water when heated Is another source of danger. There must bo exposure , but much of the sickness of camp come : not so much from actual exposure as care lessness in lyingor sleeping in damp places or upon the rotting leaves of the forest. The cheerfulness of the soldier has more to do with his health and efficiency than is generally supposed. The really cheerful soldier , who makes the best of his surround ings , is not only the moat useful man to hie country , but the most useful one among his comrades. On the other hand , the dilatory , sluggish , despondent man Is the first to gel sick. He always responds to the sick call and Is the last to leave the hospital. He h homesick , gloomy nnd despondent , nnd thus the easy victim of any disease. In fact he courts sickness. Ho Is a chronic grumblei nnd his predictions of ovll would demoralize a squad if It would listen to him. Thcro is no instinct ot manliness about such men equality quality which is essential In a good soldier , Officers may do their best to care for th welfare of the men under them , but they will fall In some measure if the men them selves do not care for their personal well- being in camp and on duty. Consequently the best advice which can be given- to re peat the fatherly warning to Jim , "Take keer of yourse'f. " HUMANITY or TMB VICTOHi. PhllndclphlA lleconl ! The gftllnnt Dower put the finishing touch upon the glory ol his victory by ministering to the Buffering of tbo wounded Spanish Mllorn nnd carlnft for them "within the American line * . " That was the refinement of true gallantry a knightly net. Philadelphia Inquirer : Thcro ! matked difference between the way that Admiral Dewey Is treating his Spanish prlnoncrn and the way that those very same Spaniards treated their prisoners whether In Cuba or in the Philippines. Those who are wounded , nnd even those who have re ceived no hurt at all must ( eel that then Is a very strong confra.H between the wny they have fared and the way that the gov ernor general of the IslanJ dcclgrcd that they nould In lib recent proclamation. Il It capping n climax to quota nt "this point : "Tho bravest nro the tcndorest ; the loving nro the daring ? " Philadelphia Press : Humanity nlont prevents Dowcy from destroying Manila , The forts nnd guns nt Cavlte and Corrc tdor were the most formidable In the harbor. They arc his. Hence the dispatch from Augustl , the governor general ot Manila , who reports that ho "cannot fire on tha American vessels bccaujo they nro out of range , " U another oxamplu of the Spanish official's Incapacity to tell the truth. If he fires nnd provokes Duwey Manila Is de stroyed. Madrid may not oppwlnlo our magnanimity In Manlln bay. It Is not ac cording to Castlllan custom. Still , It U a fact , and all the world knows It. The c.wjt situation is beyond the gloss ot Spanish censor. Baltimore American : In the very brief anil modest report that wo have of the af fair from Dewey , he notes pnrtlculmly : "I nm protecting Spanish sick nnd wounded. Two hundred ami fifty sick aud wounded In hospital \\lthln our lines. " And lu the report of the engagement sent out liy the newspaper correspondents it Is not * ! that when the guns behind Manlln fortlficatloni fired on our licet , Dewuy refused to answer , ns ho feared firing might kill some of the non-cotnbatnnts In the harbor. ThU trait In the hero's character will make him all the moro a hero among the world's dis tinguished captains ; and even among the Spanish it ought to force respect for th victor \\ho was not needlessly severe , but did In OB humane n manner as was possible the work cut out for him , and then without distinction cared for all who suffered Injury in the fight. \ \VAIl TIM ! ! 1H1MOU. Detroit Free Press : "They say tlmt th Spanish light like thunder , tlrumpy ? " "Vt'H ; lots of Hoist ) nnd little damage. " Indlnnapolls Journal : "It takes money to win battles these tliiyn. " "Yes. I understand tlmt even the enemy can no longer bo charged , " Chicago Tribune : "From the reading of the dispatches from Manila , " 8.ild Owll- llnnis , "I can't make up my mind exactly ns to where Commodore Dcwoy landed. " "He landed on the solar plexus , " observed snint. Indianapolis Journal : Barnes Tormcr We Inul to tuKo oft our rejtro.teiitutlon of Morro Castle. The nudlonco bi-nan bom- bnrtlltiK the Rnrilion with loaded shells , just ti > show their pntilotlsm. Watts LouiU'il hhells ? "Yes. Loaded with OKRS. " Washington Stnr : Miss RockliiBlmm Did papa glvo you nny cneournRemenl when you nskod lilm for mo today ? ilr. HopololKh Well , perhaps he culls \ \ encouragement. Ho told me to provo thp | I nm a man by Roliiff to the war , and at. dnil that If I get back nllvo he'll think about It. Chlengo Post : The Spaniard threw out his chest proudly. "At any rate , " he said , "you will admit that the Spanish know how to die. " And they readily nirrcod with him , even to the point tlmt that Is all that the Spanish do know , the reports from Mnnllit and Ma- tnnzan readily bearing him out In such nn assertion. ' Harper's Ttnznr : "All that I am afraid of , " nnld Mrs. SprlRKlns , "Is the possibility of nn Invasion. Suppose Spain should land 100,000 men on our shores ? " "Th.it would bo easily handled , my dear , " said Mr. SprlKBlns. "Congress could Im mediately pass n tariff net charging CO per cent duty on all Spanish troops. It would ruin Spain to pay It. " Chicago Tribune : The commander of tha Spanish war ship looked nt the long trail of smoke on the distant horizon. "Aim ! " he exclaimed with tierce exulta tion , "tho Yankee captain hasn't found me , and I'm compelling him to use toni ana tons of coal ! " And ho wrote a dispatch to Mndrld to tha cfft'ot that he was Intllctlnir Immense los on the enemy , nnd steamed for the nearest port to send It In. I'lllllllnMT. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Said Dr. Dewey to the Don , With such a show of gravity : "Just hold your head with Iron and lead I'll have to fill your Cnvlto. " A CAM , TO AllMS. Horatio P. Bragg in Harper's Buzar. Come hither , all ye warriors ; Enlist In my brigade Of valiant men who've never Been known to bo afraid. Put on your Korpreous trappings ; Kill all your knapsacks up With buck'wheat cakes and other thlnfl On which you like to sup. Anil wo will rrak" n oortlo Far from this threatened coast. And pIuiiRo right In tlm lieaii < - . The land \vo love the most. Defend the Mississippi , Defend Iowa bold. Defend the Ktnto of Kansas , And fair Nevada's gold. We'll fly across the prairie Uku nny lightning Btrcnk , And dnre the ImiiKhty Spaniard To drive us from Pike's peak. And every man who Joins mo Upon this mission dear Shall straightway bo brovcttcd A full-Hedged brigadier. TheWeather Weather Is Doming now , when you will want something cool and comfort able to wear , and its Urns to throw away , or lay away that win ter suit and bud forth , prepare for the warmer days. You can't read war news in a heavy suit , nor enjoy doing the Expo. Our city will shine next month. Shine with it , ar.d how better can you do it than in one of Browning , King & Go's ready to wear high tailored suits ? They are the best in the whole world , and at present we are selling them at ' 'any old price. You no doubt have read whv it's necessary for us to sell them at these reduc tion prices. The heirs are looking to an early settlement , and want to know what basis the business is on. We warrant every suit in every particular , and you can be fitted out in fine shape as low as $6 , or as high as $15 , and our suits are equal to the best merchant tailored clothes made , at about one fourth their price so don't put off until tomorrow what should be done today. S. W. Cor. JOt/i and Dougtmm at * . ;
