n. , Editor.
rvnnr ; MO UNI NO.
Dally Boo ( Without Sunilay ) . Onts Yonr.MO
Bully Hen and Sumlu } ' , Ono Year . S.O
Hlx Atonthi . . . . . . 4.0
Tlin-fi MonthH . . . 2-J
Hmid.iy Boy. Onu Year . -J
Hntunf.iy Hue , ( Jnn Year . . I. "
"Weekly Hoc , Ono Ycnr . c
OKK1CK3.
Omnhn ! Tlio lice Uulldlnc.
South Oinuha : Singer lllock , Corner
and 2ltli Stre 'tu.
Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl Street.
ChlenL'o Olllco : G02 Chamber of Com
tnrrcc.
Now York : Tnniilo Court.
Washington : Sul Fourteenth Street.
COUHK.Hl'ONUKNtVH.
All rommunlcatlons relatlm ? to ncwi an
editorial matter should bo addressed : T
thu J-Mltor.
BUHINRSS I.KTTKHH.
All liimlneis letter : * nnd remittance
Bhould bo addressed fo The Bee Publlsliln
Company , Omaha. Drafts , checks , exnrcs
and postolllco mnney orders to bo mad
payable to thn order of the cnmpnny.
TIIH BKK PUBLISHING COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF CIUCULAT10N.
SUte of Nebraska , Douglas county , ea. :
Oeorgo I ) . Tzftchuck , secretary of Tlio Br
PuhlUhlng company , being duly sworn , say
that the actual number of full and complet
copies of The Dally. MornlnR. Evening an
Sunday Dor , printed during the month (
April , 1S08 , was as follows :
l si.ar.H 1C : w.ii
2 a i.4i H 17 ai.a
3 at.ooH : is ai.T4
4 iir..s : ID u.-.rr.
r , ai.Tin : 20 - " .
r ai.ina 21 K.VJT
T S-I.OJMJ 22 - . ' 'I
8 atS7i : : 23 at , ia
9 at a4.sa
10 2 ; aN. o
2fi B.M.4S
12 . IIM.MIK 27 1:11,01
13 . BI. I7
14 . a I.IIKI
13 . asoir
Total ,7M , rn
Less returns nnd unsaid copies 17-lS
Xct total salca 7lt , t
Not dally nvornjro 25,639
fHvORCJR B. TZSCUUCIv ,
Sworn to before mo nnd ouhacrlbed In m
presence this SOth day of April , 1S9S.
( Seal. ) N. P. FEIL. Notary Public.
At last the exposition is to have
general malinger.
A Wr ; naval battle Is rtelit In front o
U. S. which mean * Uncle Sain.
If Spain runs short of cabinet mr
torlnl It might innko ri'iutl.sltlon fn
some of our surplus American statoi
mitnslilp. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In adillllon to their bank account
many of the western farmers have wi-i
fllli'rt granaries , which are cqir.il I
bunk accounts.
One Kontl example sot for the gambler
will put an oiul to further conspiracic
to lirll ) ( > olllclals Into making Omaha
wale open town.
Under the laws of Nebraska profc ;
Hlonal gambling Is no better than pr <
foHs'.onnl ' lioitHebreaklng. And the lai
should be no respecter of persons.
With an enemy that Insists on phi }
livg hide and seek It may not be inilt
KO easy as at llrst supposed to mak
tile war short , sharp and decisive.
The State Hoard ot Transportatio
meets again th'.s week for the third ac
In tile howling farce entitled "Smith )
the Hallroads Without Hurtlnj ; Them.
The Spaniards are also giving n.s
few object lessons In Hat money , thong
they are not needed , since the Amur
caiw took lessons of their own soni
years ago.
Now that the battleship Iowa hn
come unharmed from a hot engagcniei
It may bo regarded as settled that it
dashnot is a > vulnerable point In pra <
tlco work only.
The price of breadstntfs In Havana I
nearly as high as It was In Dawson Clt
last winter , which whows that a sno'
and Ice blockade Is not the only kin
tto.it Is effective.
The number of tlag presentations r
the various camps where the volunteei
are being enlisted indicates that til
Hag famine is not as serious as .tho dcu
era would have people believe.
There are still several hundred pe <
pie of means In Omaha who have n <
contributed the'.r shares to the expo.s
tion fund. No\v more than ever a 111
era I subscription will be appreciated.
The war may distract popular attei
tion , but It will not distract It pnoiu ;
to let any state ticket weighted dow
with yellow dog candidates win 01
through the Indifference of Nebrasli
voters.
A great deal yet remains to be done i
prepare the exposition for the gre :
crowd that Is expected at thu opunln
June 1. The most energetic ell'or
should be exerted to complete the woi
In hand.
And now the plaint comes from Moi
tana that the hobo Is an extinct speed
nii'l the herd owners have to pay b
prices for a few helpers on the range
Inquiry should at once be made us 1
thu author of this crime.
The opening day of the exposlUun i
Omaha has been declared a legal hoi
day lis Nebraska by pro'tarnation i
both the governor of the state and tl
mayor of the city. This ought to gt\ \
the celebration a double clinch.
Hepubllcan clubs throughout N
hruska. should prepare at once for re
rcsentntkm at the meeting of the N
tloual Hepubllcan league at Omaha
July. The. league convention will be tl
only great national convention ot repu
1 leans of the year.
Awarding to the Fakery somelxidy
wings have been clipped by the nctU
of the board of directors of the expos
tion requiring- the executive commltti
to appoint u general manager with fi
power to discharge employes Hi
responsible' for the general conduct
the work of the exposition on tl
grounds. ' The question la , Who
wings bavo been clipped ?
cnists IN SPAIN.
The rcxlgiintlon of the .Spanish cab !
net , with the exception of the prlmi
minister , was not unexpected. Severn
days ago U was reported tlm
throe or four of thn members of tin
ministry had tendered their res
nations and It was then intlmatei
that others in'u'ht do so. The fact tha
Kagasta remains as prime minister I
due to the preference of the queen re
gent and the Indisposition of any of th
leading Spanish statesmen to assuin
the responsibilities of the situation. Sn
gasta Is unpopular. There Is little con
lldence In his administration. But ther
appears to be a feeling that If he Is re
placed it. should be by a military dk
tater and there Is reason to believe tlm
this will be the next step.
The cabinet crisis 111 Spain Is imqticf
tlonnbly om'.nous. Perhaps Sagasta wll
he able to Ibid men to take the places o
those who have resigned and the an
nouncement Is made that li > any even
the war will be vigorously prosecuted
Hut with the people ready for revolt-
wlth the Cnrllsts plotting against th
dynasty , the republicans aggressive ani
Weylerlsm parading Itself It Is all
parent that Internal conditions In Spall
are not conducive to a continuance o
war. The probability Is that a mnjorlt ,
of the Spanish people who are Intcll !
gent enough to understand the sltuatloi
are In favor of terminating hostilities
The army and a portion of the poll
ticlans are for continuing the war. Th
ability of these Inllueiices to control ck
pends upon the result of the next con
Itlct between thu Spanish and America :
Hoots. Meanwhile the cabinet crisis Ii
Spain will have the effect to render th
situation there more serious.
AFVI.WTKD WITH APPEXDIX-ITIS.
While the Lincoln Journal seldom I
ever startles Its patrons with anythini
original , It has few superiors us aj
Imitator. Taking Us example from It
namesake , the New York Journal , whicl
lias several annexe,1 ? between the me
tropolls and the Pacific coast , our en
terprlsing Lincoln contemporary ha
managed to attach to Itself several an
nexes that serve Its Machlavellau put
poses.
Krom the political point of view thi
Liu-coin concern Is decidedly unique
Widle professing to be the most ortho
dox of orthodox republicans , It main
taliitf an underground defensive nnd o
fenslve alliance with the popocratl
organ at Omaha 'and ' supports as it :
Omaha representative the former prl
vnte secretary of Bryan himself. Every
tiling that appear in the Lincoln .lout
nal under in Omaha d.ite percolate
thro'ugh tills channel with all the polltl
cal coloring of the free sliver Fakery. Ii
fact , many Liken and distorted minor
made up in the otlice of the Omah ;
Doubleheadur , but kept out of that men
dflclons sheet for prudential reasons , ar
to be found exclusively in the Linculi
Doublcdealer. Other rank llctlons conceded
coded at Omaha for the Fakery ar
llrst published In Its Lincoln annex t
bo republlshed with a great tlourlsh o
trumpets as an unbiased expression o
public opiniou from a dlsintercstei
source.
; Iu order to perform the same feat o
jugglery for the people of Lincoln th
Journal prints tin afternoon edltloi
under another name and uses this an
nex on every occasion to sandbag pec
plo from behind the mask of tnfty In
dependent journalism.
Hut the disguise Is altogether to
transparent to deceive anybody wh
does not want to IKS deceived. Th
double-cross which the combine Is trj
Ing to work on republicans and pope
crats alike has queered the Impostor
nnd when sooner or Liter the thimble
riggers turn up their toes the coroner'
jury will bring In a verdict of "cam
to death from an overdose of appendix
Ills. "
THE QUKSTION OF AN ALLIANCE.
The attitude of the Hrltlsh govcrr
ment , so far ns It Is Indicated by th
declaration * of Mr. Chamberlain , seen
tary for the colonies , Is Interesting a
an exhibition of the friendly dlspps !
tion of that government toward th
United States In the present juncture
There Is no reason to doubt that Oroa
Hrltaln would bo very glad to cnte
Into some sort of a compact with thl
government which would bind the tw
nations together for offensive or dc
fenslvo operations against any comblmi
tion of powers that might be effected
nor can there be nuy doubt that sue
a union of the Kngll'Sh-speaklng nn
lions would have a "jfreat Influence 1
whatever direction that Influence mlgli
be exerted. Acting together the Unite
States and Oreat Hrltaln would bcv
world-controlling power , against wide
it might bo impossible to make nn. .
combination that would be effective.
It Is conceivable that the Unite
States and ( treat Hrltaln , acting In pc
lillc.il and commercial concert , coul
exert a dominating power in the affair
of the world. Hut the question I
whether this republic can afford t
enter -Into an alliance of till * natun
So far as community of language an
other essential conditions are concernc
the United States and .Kngland are a
ready united , but In respect to the !
international relations they are as fa
apart as any other countries and till
IH really the Important conslderatioi
The dlllluulty In making an allianc
with Kngland is that It would inevl
ably draw us Into the controversies an
complications of European politics i
which that nation Is Inseparably ii
volved and that Is what every consii
eratlon of our peace and welfare make
It. most desirable th-.it we shall avoid.
The friendship of England In th
present exigency , whatever the motlv
may be , Is a fact which the America
people fully appreciate. We reeognlz
the fact that'tho sympathy of that grei
power stand. } between us and the po :
slble Interference of continental Euro ]
In the war with Spain. We must adm
that but for this commanding influent
in European affairs we might be nt
serious disadvantage. Hut granting a
tlds it Is f till to bo doubted whether tl
United States should enter into nn all
aueo- with England , such us Hrltls
tatesmen fleom to desire , that wonl
necessarlly-ninko this country a party i
whatever Isaucs might arise luvolvlc
the common Interc-st * oC cither of tli
two nation * . Let us properly recognh
nnd acknowledge every evidence c
English good will and frlcndshli
but wo must not lose sight of the ni
monition of Washington to avoid all
ances with European nations whlc
might entangle us In their compile :
tlons.
PllOSl'KlltTV STIUH'S IN IOWA.
A statement Just Issued by the ni
dltor of state showing the comparatlv
condition of the state and savings bank
of Iowa at the clc * e of business Apr
9 last Is well calculated to give pleas
urable reassurance to nil who are abl
to look with composure upon unmlstali
able evidences of prosperity. The -0
state and 171 savings banks have asset
aggregating $77S1,740.-11. ; { The di
ponlts amount to $ r 7,4 ( > n,0nr . " 4 , and th
banks have lent nearly all of this sun
having on hand in cash $ ll.r ) > ,7.0.0.1 !
nearly half of which Is undlvlde
prollts. This business Is being done o
11 total capitalization of a little mot1
than $ li,0 ( < )0,000. )
Hut when these llgures are compare
with statistics obtained on other call
their Importance Is more apparent. Th
last previous call for statements wa
January ( I last , since which time th
deposits show an increase of $ , * iMo :
" ( H.'ll ) . Since June . " 0 last the depcnlt
hnvo increased by ? 12.0 C. , 01.1S , o
substantially at the rate of mllllo
and a quarter a. mouth during the pa ?
nine months. It will be seen that th
rate of Increase Iras been nngmcnto
the hist few months.
These statistics need no adornment
language to give them eloquence. The
show that the thrifty people of low
have abundant money , th.it the bank
have the coutldenco of the people , tha
depositors are more numerous and hnv
larger sums to entrust to the banks
that the banks are relendln
the money nnd thus keeping !
In the channels of trade. Who
It Is remembered that the bus
ness of the state and savings banks I
largely with the small depositors nn
small dealers , this showing of prospei
ity should have a double weight.
STRUCK 111' A UATTLKSNAKE.
Of all the despicable traits in huma
nature Ingratitude Is the basest. Th
truth of tills Is again strikingly Jllui
trated by the venomous , unwarrante
and uncaHud-for personal assaults mad
upon General Superintendent A. 0. Foi
tor of the exposition by G. M. Illtcl
cock. Tills dastardly political pollywo
jumps out of the slimy quagmire 1
which 'lie subsists to make warfare upo
a man to whom he owes the survival r
the paper in which he has sunk his 1ml
million dollar patrimony.
It Is a matter o'f history that , as polic
commissioner of Omaha , Jfr. Fostt
threw to Hitchcock patronage to whlc
he had no legal claim , amounting to thoi
sands of dollars , and thus enabled hii
to bridge over the elitism then starln
him In thn face. When Mr. Foster wa
appointed police commissioner Illtcl
cock had this to say in the edltor'al co
urns ofhis sheet :
Mr. A. C. Foster , the third member of tl
commission , Is general manager of one c
the largest business concerns. In the wcst-
the Swift Packing company of , South Omnhi
He Is known In Omaha chiefly among thos
who control the great business Interests 1
the city. The selection gives the board tl
strength nnd Influence which attach to me
of eminence In the business world. Omall
is fortunate In securing the dlslntcrcste
services of such a man.
Now that Mr. Foster Is no longer 1
position to help the Impostor to lev
blackmail upon liquor dealers , tli
wretched ingr.ite turns upon and d <
nounces him behind his back and wlthl
closed doors before a large body of bus
ness men as a professional place hunte
without any buslnes ability and utterl
unlit to be trusted w.lth the general si
pervlslon of exposition employes. A
this without nuy other provocation tha
the mere fact that the editor of Tli
Bee , magnanimously forgiving nil tli
damage inflicted upon him by Mr. Fo
ter an police commissioner , Is willing I
recognize his business ability and us. .
fulness iln the position he now occupic
under the exposition' .
Mr. Foster will doubtless survive tli
exhibition of conscienceless and Indi
cent Ingratitude nnd lose nothing In h
reputation as a business man by an ;
tiling a wrecker nnd business fallm
of the Hitchcock brand may say or d <
It is to be hoped also that he will prol
by the lesson.
The fact that In the battle of Manll
Commodore Dewey had. the cruise
Olympla as his Hagshlp reminds tl
residents of Olympia and Washlngto
state that they have never doi :
anything to show their appreciation <
the compliment of naming the cruise
for the capital of the youngest of tl
American states. Now It Is propose
that they make amends for past neglei
and pro-sent the Olympla with a sllvc
service or something similar. Under tl
circumstances the Olympians ought I
be able to arouse a great deal of el
thuslasm for the project , espcc'all
since the gift could be made common
oratlvo of tlfo most remarkable batt
of modern times.
Tlio positive assertion of Congressma
Strode that ho Is riot to bo eonslderc
as a candidate for re-election leaves tl
republicans to seek new congnvjslom
timber In flve out of the six districts I
Nebraska. There are plenty of goa
men in the republican party who wi
reflect credit upon the state as Its re ;
resontatlves In congress. What Is In
perallve Is that in each district tl
strongest candidate be given the 11011
Inatloii and a long , strong and hnrmon
ous pull be made to regain control i
the Nebraska delegation to the no :
congress.
The Omaha stamp Is not the enl
new thing for the phlletnllsta this yea
The Hrltlsh colonial secretary has ai
thorized the Issue of a stamp for tr
colony of Trinidad to celebrate the 4.001
anniversary of the discovery of tl
Island. Since the discovery was mat
by Christopher Columbus the popularll
of the Trinidad stamps may not bo vei
great among English and Americn
stamp buyers. Hut tbo Omaha gltimi
stand for something in which , evei
American'can take pride thu conve
slon of a wIlderni-sK that belonged t
Spain less thaft ' hundred years ng
Into a great cnijllrS of wealth prodticln
Amorleuiis.
The young psVtrlpts who arc enllstln
these days In the flrmy of United State
volunteers experience n feeling seldon
known to any othbr American recruit !
nnd that Is of Jtlii * uncertainty of thel
immediate des.U'riajion. They may b
sent east or wqfMo Chlckamnuga or t
1'resldlo , and they may do lighting Ii
Cuba , In Porto'liteu ' , in the Canaries o
In the Philippines,1 or they may not b
permitted to tlo aby lighting for thel
country. It Is"a ( situation with mys
terious features'that do. not In the lean
lessen Its attractiveness.
It may not bo Improper at this stag
of the game to note the fact that th
name of one of the men found by Far
ning to ball out n convicted gambler I
also on the olllclal bond of Police Con :
in'issloner Hobert E. Leo llerdmai
This may not be a llnlr , but It Is a stra\ >
Tlie visible supply of corn has bed
decreasing recently and It Is suspoetoi
that the speculators are waiting tint !
the American people get fairly stnrtoi
on corn bread when they will begli
manipulation of the price. Hut anothe
corn crop in almost In sight.
One day last week Admiral Dewe ,
cabled , "Add Argos to list destroyei
vessels. " It Is fair to presume that h
had gone out for exercise before breali
fast and accomplished the job with on
of his cruisers , but he need not bo s
economical about cable tolls.
l'ri > | or 'riilnir ( < > Do.
Ualtlmoro American.
The tribute of naming city streets nfte
Admiral Dewey Is a particularly approprlat
one , after his fine walkover exhibition In th
Philippines.
Let It Go at Thnt.
Philadelphia Lcsgur.
The way the sons of luxury are going t
the front suggests that a now division o
society may bo Impending. If the thin
goes on the men of the country will b
divided Into two classes the workers an
the fighters.
A Yellow lilt.
Chlcaito Times-Herald.
Somebody fired a shot through a plate
glass window In Omaha the other day , an
thu World-Herald says : "The shattere
glass and bullet passed through the mlds
of seven employes. " Great Scott ! Imagtn
the feelings of an employe with shattere
glass and a bullet In his midst !
I'roojr ot Co nil illlive. .
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is proof of the confidence of the Amerl
*
can people In their , government that th
payment of gold instead of paper by th
treasury Is received by them with a feelln
less of satisfaction than of annoyance. The
consider the paper just aa good as gold an
would rather have If , because It Is mor
convenient to curry. And It Is as good a
gold for the reason that It has a gold re
deuiptlou fund as , a basis.
MeilnlV for the Moil.
Chtcatto Post.
The honors heaped by congress upon Ad
' (
mlral Dewey for 'his magnificent achieve
ments at Manila , of , course , are well dc
f > e > ved. So far as the American people nr
concerned , If Admiral Dewey does not se
what he wants nil'ho has to do Is to ask fo
It. nut It Is especially gratifying to not
that all the honors of that Manila victor
are not bestowed upon /one man. Ever
marine who took part In the battle will b
the recipient of a gold medal voted by con
gress In recognition of his services.
Itolu.mo of n lioom.
Chlcairo Tribune.
The United States consul nt Victoria , I
C. , under date of May 4 , reports to the Stnt
department that there has been a decide
decrease In the rush to the Klondike sine
his report of February 15. It appears t
have culminated about March 1 , and sine
then has decreased to one-fourth of th
travel during February. He says the dlffl
culty experienced at that time In securin
transportation for the prospectors ha
changed so that now It Is a problem for th
various steamers eVcn at reduced rates t
secure sufficient patronage to defray e >
penses. Instead of adding to the largo flee
then engaged In the trade between Puge
Sound and Victoria and the different Alas
Itan gateways to the Klondike region , se\
era ! vessels have been withdrawn from th
service and are now lying Idle at serlou
loss to the owners and lessors. The const
also reports that the demand for miners
licenses nt the custom house In Victoria ha
dropped from COO to 700 per day to an average
ago of less than fifty. Evidently the Klon
dike boom has suffered a relapse from Bom
mysterious cause , perhaps the war.
Troni-liory.
Chicago Tribune.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the Lor
dori Dally Mail , writing of the Manila battli
says that there was an act of treachery o
the part of a Spanish ship , which lowere
Its flag and then fired upon a boat's cro' '
which went to take possession of It. It I
needless to say that Dowey's guns wer
trained upon It and sunk It with all o
board. Another story of Spanish treacher
Is also told. The Sisters of Charity of th
Cavlte hospital petitioned Rear Admin
Dewey not to massacre the sick an
wounded , which , of course , ho did not d <
being an American and not a Spaniard. Th
Spaniards thanked Dewey nnd with prc
tended gratitude Informed him of a namr
channel which they said was not mlnet
while the "broad channel , they explalnei
was fully mined. Subsequent Investlgatlo
revealed the contrary to be the case , an
the mines were blown up by America
sailors. The treachery of the Spaniard I
clearly Illustrated "by these Incidents , an
rhould be a warning against tnistlng th
dons under any circumstances. This Is th
despicable natlonwlilch prates so rauc
about Its honor !
Object ili-Hfioii for Kuronrn
St. I-rtuW Republic.
,
'
European nation's nro having their eye
opened on the sutJJBCt of American patrloi
Ism.
Ism.Their
Their general Impression has been the
Americans are all.hojsn and bluster. The
note the Intense 'partisan spirit dlsplayc
during presidential c&mpalgns nnd at one
conclude that thMlnattoa rests upon an in
secure foundatlonf. < i > i
They have failed , to understand that the ;
quadrennial outbursts are but safety-valve
to the pent-up patriotism of the America
people.
Now that Spain has questioned the rlgt
of this government to Interfere In behalf
justice nnd humanity , all partlrsai
geographical and social lines are eliminate !
The blue and the gray march shoulder t
shoulder , and the rich and the poor me t a
a common level. Among Roosevelt's "Houg
Riders" may bo found the sons of feden
and confederate soldiers , and the sons <
millionaires of. the east ride side by eld
with the cowboy of the western plains.
The solution to thu mystery Is that we ai
a nation of patriots , and that love of countr
U common to all sections and' classes.
BTATH. PJIR9S ON STATF ! POLITIC !
Auburn Post ( rcp.Tho dcnr people hnv
heard nothing from Investigator Ulto Mut
since the $10,000 appropriation has dwindle
down to only $39.3'j.
Tobias Gnzctto ( rep. ) : It U snld the Hoi
W. J , Dryan wishes to warm n scat In th
governor's chair nt Lincoln for the nes
two years. How are the mighty fallen !
Fremont Tribune ( rep. ) : Oil Inspccto
Edmlsten Inst year drew out ot the big caj
box of the stnto $716.17 for railroad fart
which would pay for 2S.GG7 mllca of travc
which Is qulto a llttlo jaunt , It must b
admitted. And the beauty of U was , he , Ilk
the Hovers or , auditor , treasurer and th
rest of the state house gang , rode on n past
Ills $716,17 was clean velvet.
Stanton Register ( pop. ) : There Is only
very few reform democrats that claim th
nominee for governor will bo n democrai
The Schuyler Herald editor Is one of their
but ho has no standing. When wo place
Judge Sullivan on the supreme bench al
the good democrats were satisfied that th
state ticket would bo the same as la 1S1M
The true democrats nro still la favor c
that way nnd It will go.
Howcll Journal ( dem ) : If the nomtnn
tion for governor Is to go to the populist
that party should bo allowed to nnmo th
man nnd all good silver men will give hit
their support. In case the democrats ar
to furnish the candidate wo bcllovc thn
Urynn will bo named by acclamation.Vlt
such a fearless leader at the head of ou
ticket we could confidently expect to carr
the state by a majority never before though
possible.
Ord Journal ( pop. ) : Ono ot the man
prominent democrats In thu state In talk
Ing to a friend of the Journal said th
democrats ot Nebraska would dlscourng
the nomination of Dryan for governor I
such a move were to bo made ; that the ;
were In favor of the renomliintlon of th
entire stnto ticket except governor nnd tha
the Democrats favored a populist for tha
office. This seems to bo the talk ot mos
of the leading democrats nnd shows a splrl
of fairness that Is worthy. Wo bcllev
there Is an excellent chance for the reforr
forces to become clear united , and that vie
tory will crown our efforts In Nebraska
nnd with W. J. Bryan as leader In 1900 i
reform president will be In the Whlto House
Valentino Republican ( pop. ) : Rccentl ;
the name of Judge Uaker of Omaha has bee
very favorably mentioned In connection wit
the olflcc of governor of this state. It h
should bo nominated by the republics
party this fall for that position ho certain !
would poll a heavy vote and If clecte
would make one of the best governors thl
state ever had. However , the Republlca
Is not wholly wrapped up In Judge Unkei
but docs desire to sec a man nominated wh
Is perfectly clean , able and possessing sulU
clont strength to not only Inspire the confl
dcncc of the republican party ami voter
of the state generally , but who can be re
lied upon regarding Integrity after ho I
elected and qualified. If there Is n man I
the party who Is better qualified or pea
scsses greater strength than Juclgo Bake
then It Is the duty of the party to trot hln
out and the Republican will do all In It
power that can bo honorably done to clec
him. Success Is what this paper desires t
ECO.
Silver Creek Times ( pop. ) : If the pr.s
system Is right , then Oil Inspector Edmls
ten should not bo deprived of his milcag
when traveling In the line of his duty
He , personally , Is entitled to the benefit o
his pass , and not the state. If the pas
system Is wrong then Governor Holcomt
and every other state official who rides 01
a pass , Is equally guilty with Edmlsten
If Edmlsten rides on a pass , and nt the snm
time gets In cash what would otherwls
have been his railroad fare , there Is jus
that much added to the emoluments of hi
office ; If other state officials ride on passe
when otherwlsu they would have pnld thel
fare just that much Is practically added t
their bank account , so that really from th
standpoint of. morality and justice , even I
not In law , there Is no difference betweei
them and Edmisten. We nro not dcfcndln :
Edmlsten , or any other man who carrle
a pass , but we don't like to see one ma :
Jump onto another for doing that of whlc !
ho Is himself guilty. '
TWO MAJOR UKMailAI.S.
Sonic IiieldvntM In tlie Cnrrern of Jo
Wlt < * tItr mid FitcluiKli f.ro.
A person looking from the visitors' gallery
lory upon the statesmen assembled belo\
would scarcely single out "Joe" Wheeler a
a warrior with a record. Ho Is a moa
unassuming man * of less than nverag
height , ot slender mold , conspicuous b
mason of the peculiar crease In his sol
black hat , a long gray beard nnd a band o
crepe worn on hla sleeve. In repose h
looks the proper kind of a person to bos
a Sunday school. But when aroused I
debate the fierce nro of the charger flashc
from his eyes and his eH-ery movemen
reflects the animation of the cavalry leade
ho became at the age of 26.
Senator Davis of Minnesota has n vlvl
recollection of General Wheeler In the clvl
war. "Do I know him ? " the senator sat
In answer to a question ; "well , I ought to
ho chased me through three states. " A remarkable
markablo feature of General Wheeler *
leadership of the confederate cavalry wa
that In spite of the tremendous activity o
his troopers , their unexpected sallies b
night nnd by day , their almost mlraculou
Jumping from point to point , the fact re
raalnod that both horses and men ulway
nppeared In good condition , nnd did no
huvo the fagged-out look of most of th
commands that endured a like amount o
hard service.
Wheeler was admitted to West Point n
n cadet In 1854 , when 18 years of ago. II
entered the regular army after graduation
and September 1 , I860 , was made a secom
lieutenant In a regiment of mounted rifle
men and assigned for service at Fort Fill
more on the Rio Grande. This commlsslo
ho resigned April 22 , 1861 , to enter th
confederate service. He was first on L. 1
Walker's staff with the rank of colonel , bu
after n short time went back to Alabam
to organize a regiment. When it was firs
proposed to make him a brigadier genera
the confederate congress raised some ob
jcctlon of account of his extreme youth , bu
subsequent events justified the high plac
which had been accorded him.
General Wheeler lacked four mouths c
being 02 years of ago when ho took the oat
of a major general of the United Stntt
nrmy. He'has been an ardent sympathize
of the Cuban patriots since the rovolutlo
began , has studied military operations :
Cuba as closely as possible nt a dlstanci
nnd bellovos the whole Spanish army coul
be cleaned out by two cavalry corps , on
from the north and one from the south.
The personal appearance of General FItz
hugh Leo Is familiar to all , made so by th
picture epidemic. He is represented as
comfortable-looking person with a coplou
double chin nnd n rotundity Indicative of hi
enjoyment of the good things of the worli
The corpulent tendency Is the result ' .
peaceful times. When Fltzhugh entore
West Point academy In 1810 at the ag
of 16 , an appointee of President Flllmore , h
was alight of stnture. but so active tha
ho was nicknamed "the flea. " William I
Curtis , in a sketch In the Chap-nook , say
of him : "He stood low In scholarship , bt
high In tactics nnd military science , nn
was first In horsemanship In his cla.si. II
was more ot a soldier and nn athlete tha
a student , nnd was a great favorite wit
both faculty nnd the cadet * . Otherwise h
would have been dismissed from the Instt
tutlon , for he gained a greater rcputatlcr
for mischief and escapades than any cadi
up to hla time bad been guilty of. Uli
Undo Roticrt noycr received a demerit ,
Fltzhugh got enough for the entire fnmltj
and all ho could carry without the axorclsc
of n great deal of grnco from the academic
board. Ho was graduated Into the fnmouS
Second cavalry , of which Albert Sidney
Johnston was colonel , Robert 13. Leo lieu
tenant nnd Georso H. Tlionm major , lie
fought his first buttle against the Apaches
and Comnnchcs on the plains of Texas , wa !
pierced through the lungs by an nrrow ,
carried 200 miles on n litter , and mentioned
for gallantry In gonernl orders ; which wiu
great honor for n boy who had not renchcil
his majority. Having partially recovered
his health , ho wn- sent to West Point as nn
Instructor In cavalry incites , nnd taught
Ouster , Kllpntrlck nnd other famous
dragoons how to ride. When Virginia su-
ceded , ho resigned from the United Stntei
nrmy , Joined the confederates nnd became
adjutant genernl In Ilcnuregard's nrmy. A
few months Inter he wns elected colonel
of n regiment of Virginia cavalry , nnd was
In the saddle constantly to the cnw of the
war , when he laid a major general's sword
before President Grant. His military ca
reer wns dashing and brilliant. He was sev
eral times wounded , and was the Idol of
his army.
In nppearanco nnd Ktaturo FltzhURh Let
roscmbli's the Into General Shcrldnn. He Is
rotund nnd rosy , nnd his circumference nl
the equator Is nearly equal to his height ,
Ho has a clear , blue eye , n fresh youthful
complexion , upon which the color comes
and goes as ho talks , and gray hnlr unit
moustache. Ho used to wear n long blneti
beard In war times , which he snys was dm
to the fact that ho lost his razor. More recently -
cently he has worn nn Imperial on his chin ,
but cut It off whllo nt Havana. HP playt
the violin and piano , nnd has a Hue bari
tone voice. Ho Is fond of society , particu
larly that of young people ; freU at home
everywhere ! under nil circumstances , hn-i n
tender sympathy nnd deep , poetic sentiment
nnd used"to wrltq verses to his wife In tholi
courtship dnys.
I nsked him what three things ho llkcil
the best In the world.
"Women , horses and songs. "
" 'What Is your favorite song ? '
" 'You Will Have n Heap o' Fun If Yo\ :
Join Leu's Cavalry. '
" 'What , of nil you have seen lu your ex
perience do you ndmlro most ? '
" 'My wife nnd daughters. '
I'HHSO.VM , A.\U OTlinilWlSK.
Tlllmnn and Hanna nro now seen arm Ir
nrm In Washington. Is this armed neutral
ity or what ?
It Is said that the ofilclnl rcslster of the
Spanish army bears the name of 2SO lieuten
ant generals.
William Krupp Is the nnmo of the first
man In lloston who volunteered to carry n
gun In the present war.
The more money the government spends nl
Washington the worn gold Is discovered In
Alaska. You can't down this country.
Naturally the clergy nro more than com
monly Interested In a war wherein there
are so many converted revenue cutters ami
converted yachts.
It should bo distinctly understood that all
congratulatory poems forwarded to the Pa
cific squadron must bo prepaid. Wholesale
rate , 80 cents n word.
Captain M. N Dyer , who commanded tin :
cruiser Baltimore In the Manila engagement
will be congratulated nnd given a sword bj
the city after which his ship Is named.
The statement that "Dowey would rnthei
fight than eat" Is not borne out by the latei
announcement that the squadron took ti re
cess for breakfast In the middle of tin
battle.
Charles Dewey and wlfo of Montpeller , Vt.
have Just celebrated their golden wedding ,
Mr. Dewey Is a brother of the hero of Ma
nila. Ftvu hundredguests , were present ai
the celebration.
A citizen of Wisconsin who refused to'pa )
a town tax of $38 on some goods on the
ground that It was exorbitant carried th <
case Into the courts with the result on final
appeal to the supreme court of utter defeat
at an expense to him of $300 or more.
A rural paper In Maine says : "Last ycai
about this time wo had the pleasure ot ac
knowledging the receipt of n fine box ol
strawberries from one of our subscriber !
and to express our thanks for the same. '
But perhaps the season Isn't as early this
year.
year.One
One of the mysteries of the present crisis
Is the inactivity ot the battleship Illinois
Thousands who , visited tbo"World's fair wll
recall Its formidable appearance amid tin
breakers of Lake Michigan. Whither has II
gone ? The restless seas moan on and glvt
no response.
The new Turkish minister Is nn Intelli
gent-looking Oriental , whoso fez nnd slip
pers go badly'enough with a monocle , whicl :
he manages awkwardly. Ho Is young , saj
34 , Mohammedan In faith nnd has one
Turkish wlfo In Constantinople. Ho was
educated In Paris and has served there and
In London.
A fakir who personates Frances Schlattor ,
the eccentric healer of Denver , Is dolns
some touching work for pay down east ,
In order to test his alleged divinity ho an
nounces his willingness to be burled , In
order to "rlso" forty days later. If Schlnt-
tor has a truly-for-suro-rlscr about his iier-
son ho need not Inconvenience himself ,
Better try It on that hastily arranged cemo-
tcry In Manila bay.
Some days before Admiral Montejo bhlfted
his base nnd swam for shore at Cnvlte , hn
regaled the crows of the Spanish ships with
vociferous promises of victory and spoils
of war. Among other Inducements offered
for that work , ho assured them they would
be drinking the waters of Lake Michigan before -
fore the summer was over. Perhaps the
promise has been realized. It Is well known
that Lake Michigan has an underground
outlet.
MIST OK THH WAR WAYH.
H now appears thnl the famous Mntnnxa *
inulo was stuffed and the enemy's shell fired
the hny.
Mr. Fltzslmmons Is rnthcr late In his
effort , to compete with Dlnnco n n producer
of manifestos.
Spenklng of moving day , the Philadelphia
Record pertinently observes that the Amort-
Ki.
can flag moved westward about 6,000 mllcu
on May dny.
Thu Holland submarine boat 1ms a record
of three houra under water. Spain's sub
marine licet nt Manila smashed that record
for nil time.
Likening the Spanish nnnndn to the fes
tive Hen Is wholly Inapt. U belongs morn
to that class referred to In scrlpturo ai
"Tho wicked flee. "
Should Kaiser William observe n current
cartoon representing America and Brltnla
ho will bo tempted to Inquire of Uncle Sam ,
"Whoso your fat friend ? "
The Spanish Cortes should not bo otitdonn
In the sword line by the American congress.
Admiral Montcjo's mnrvclous ability as a
Jumper deserves recognition.
Admiral Dewey's triumph resurrected a
host of relations who nro busking In the
glories of ( ho Illustrious commander. Fnmo
Is not without Its drawbacks.
Don Carlos Is said to entertain deslnns
on thu Spanish throne. The fact that his
crop of manifestoes Is amazingly small cast *
n doubt on his nblllty to talk Spanish.
The greatest Jokn of the war drags Us
dreary shape through the columns of the
newspapers. The scrnplron gunbont Temo-
rarlo ngnln "threatens" the battleship Ore
gon.
gon.The
The populist convention of Reno county ,
Kansas , has garlanded the furrowed brow
of Jerry Simpson and proclaimed him the
gallant leader of Cuban liberty. Now let
thu wur proceed. Wo know where wo aru at.
I'OIXTKl ) I'OI.Vl'UHS.
Somervlllo Journal : After a girl gets to
bu 27 nliu ought to atop culling her fatlHT
"Papa. "
Chlc.iKO Record : : "She threw me over. "
"That's all right ; try her ugiilii ; HIO ! knew
you knew that she couldn't throw
straight. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Who Is that
frightfully conceited looking nmn ? "
"That's the fellow who claims to have
made the llrst Dewey pun. "
IndlunnpollH Journal : "Can you split
wood ? "
"Mmlnm , I'm from Itoston , 1 couldn't
even split un Inllnltlve. "
Puck : "H Is n. singular tiling , " said the
philosopher , who hud lii-en recently mar
ried , "that thu weight of Honin blHcultH
Bhould bo equal to twice the weight of tliu
Ingredient ! ! of which they are composed. "
Washington Star. " 1 understand , " said
the young- woman , "that you speak Spanish
llk u native of Spain , "
The llnmilst drew himself up Imughtlly
and inquired :
"Am I to understand that you desire to
Impugn my character for voracity ? "
Detroit Journal : "Did ever you notlco
my Krummnr , Ben Unit ? "
"Thomas Dunn UngllHli , " muttered Bolt ,
absently.
The Interlocutor swayed aa If about to
fall.
fall."That's what ho done ! " ho finally ex
claimed.
Chlrnuo Tribune : "At any rate , " said the
Nnw Yorker , who waa strolling along the
luke front , "your city in safe from Inva
sion. "
"Yes ? "
"Yes , " echoed the visitor. "If any enemy
ever micreeduil In getting over the llllnolH
Ontrnl trai'kH ho would bo met right hcra
by the stock ynrdu odor. "
A nF.it.vrir : .
F. L. Stnnton In Atlanta Constitution.
Brethren had a mcetln' Jest as lively as
could be :
Subject for discussion : "Is Salvation Really
Free ? "
For the rival mcetln' houaes talked It out
from dark tor dawn ,
Thnt they'd suvo the Presbyterians , but
thu Methodists wuz gone !
The llnptlKts said 'twuz sartln as the morn-
* J ' fullered night
That they lied thu road tcr glory an' wui
runnln' of it right.
An' the proud Episcopalians said the thing
wuz plain as day ,
That they'd have ter take the gospel the
Episcopalian way.
The Methodists was 'mong : 'cm an' holding
tcr their place.
An' stlckln' tor their privilege of tallln *
'way from grace.
An' so they met together , Jest as earnest
as could be ,
Tcr settle that bit ; question : "Is Salvation
Heally Free ? "
They talked from dark ter daytime they
shouted out their views ;
They iniuln the pulpit trlmble ripped the
rallln' oft the pews ,
But they como to no ilnrlxlnn till a preacher
says , Hiiys he ,
"It's sartln In this neighborhood , salva
tion's really free !
"An * I'll provo It ! Como up , brethren , till
you'ro all In hearln' reach ;
Just tell mo whar's that salary you prom
ised mo to preach ?
You'vebeen feedln' on the gospel till the
souls of you are fat ,
An' the preacher's coat Is threadbare , an *
thu wind howls through his hat !
"You listen to the sarmont , but the whole
contented crowd ,
When wo tnko tip a collection , nro a snorln *
long and loud ;
Can't hear the hymn wo'ro singing' the
basket never see.
An' It'a my nnblased Judgment that you'vo
Kot salvation free ! "
Tlm PrcHbytorlan preacher said he'd sign
his nnmo ter that ,
Thn Baptists said 'twuz certain that the
brother had It pal !
The Episcopalians J'lned him thar : 'Twuz
plain us plain could hit
Thn peopln In that neighborhood had got
salvation freu !
Ono man laid down a dollar , another ono
give llvo ;
Then tens an' twenties fluttered till the
incotln' looked alive !
An' the last seen of thn preachers they
wuz Jottln' down their notes ,
An' Imvln * of their measures took fer bran *
new broadcloth coats !
"People seldom improve
when they have no model
but themselves to copy. "
Goldsmith
Complaisance is a sort of dry rot. The man who knows it
all is hopeless , There is no harm in looking around and seeing
what others are doing.
It is a part of our business to keep informed as to what is
going on in the field of clothing , and it ought to be a part of
yours to see what others are offering.
Our point is this : The further you look the more sure you
will be that this store is the one you want to deal with regularly.
Here you know that you will always be sure of that satisfaction
to which every customer of ours is entitled.
S W Cor. lath and Douglas St-s ,
