Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE
1C. IIO3MWATEU , Editor.
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State of Ncbnuki , Douglas county , cs. :
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( Seal. ) N. P. FEIL. Notary Public.
The Trniisiuls.sls.sipiil Exposition Is u
triumph of iie-nce ; .
Attention is called to The Bce 's
Ki'perior sporting now * . The IJeo leads
lu nil departiiKMits nf legitimate sport.
Joseph fHiamhurlaiu can talk ns OIK
having had experience In the formation
of nn Anglo-Anu'rlcan alliance. lie has
un American wife.
Tills year the conventional watering
place w u serpent has been clmngeel Into
u hostile war ship and dt Is frequent 1 >
Been where It Is not.
With Great Hrltnln siding with the
United States and France taking the
part of Spain , ICmperor William of Ger
many lias good cause for worry.
If the naval authorities Avlll change
the name of the Gussio to Augustine 01
something not so suggestive of the
echool girl they may change Its luck.
The next series of excursions projected
by the ; Nebraska railroads will centei
in Oinalin about June 1 , or the day sel
for the opening of" the great TransmU-
filsslppl Exposition.
.Kvery visitor to Omaha should be
taken out fc > the exposition site , because
every one who views the grounds and
buildings at once becomes n volunteer
advance agent for the great show.
Advertisers usually slue up the relative
value of newspapers as advertising
uied'.ums about right. That Is why Tliu
Ileo has n far greater advertising
imtronage than other Nebraska papers.
Thi Island of Porto Hlco is the source
of about $1,500,000 revenue a year for
Spain , or was until recently. This wnt
may be costing thj United States a pretty
Hum , but Just see what It Is costing
There was glory for the Iowa In hav
ing been the battleship that tired the
tlrst shot In the bombardment of San
Juan , but before long there will be n
battle ai which the glory will attach to
the battleship that lire's the last shot.
Kvery large public corporation has a
comptroller to verify Its accounts , as
we'll as ehe'ck Cts fiooks. The exposition
holds the same position as n public
corporation and the same care should be
exercised lu the administration of its
business.
It may be n breach of interiintljnal
law for neutral imtlons to permit wai
ships belonging to belligerents to coal
In their ports , but the tempting offer ol
cash for n coal supply seems to be suf-
llclent Inducement for them to give In :
ternntlonal law Jlie worst of It.
Out In Utah they are talking of n
holiday in jo'.nt celebration of the do.
structloii of the Spanish Philippine Heel
and the destruction of "Hutch" Cassl
day and a part of his gang of "llohber'-
Iloost" th'speradoes. It is hard to tell
which Incident has caused the greatest
J < > y. . _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ . . . . . _ .
The chairman of the last democrat ! ) ,
state "convention " In Iowa makes the an
noiincement that the democrats of thai
state will neit seek to embarrass the
party tn power by making the usual
political campaign th'.s year. U has no !
been shown that the usual campaign
embarrass the party In power.
An occasional gleam of sunshine
through the weeping clouds Is .sullicJciil
to remind Omaha people that suiumei
time Is not iar off and It is time thai
the spring cleaning should all be ! done
After the exposition opens Omaha will
bo very busy , but It should never be toe
busy to keep the city clean and at
tractive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The gambling gang that controls Gov-
"ernor Ilolcemih's reform police commls
Klon Is still scheming to make Onialui
n wide open ( own during the exposi
tion , having bee'ii assured that It mnj
expect no Interference from the police
authorities. The criminal division ol
the district vourt ought to have u few
words to say on this subject before the
grand opculng I * celebrated.
A rtaoapus
The popular desire that the wnr slial !
1m pushed with nil possible vigor Is char
ncterlstlc of the American people. It h
an entirely proper desire1 , but It shouh
not bo permitted to create unrensonubh
expectations. I'niino.stlonably there an
n great many people who think that th < .
military .authorities are lee slow. 'l'ho >
want something done. These people tire
pntr'.ollc ; they have lull confidence In
the ablllly of this country to win , bul
tlioy niHlcrMnml very little nbout the
work thnt must be done In order to gel
reaily for prosecuting a vigorous war.
The European powers are always or
n war footing. Germany , Kraiico ami
Jtussln could put great armies hi motion
In a day. Turkey lost no tlmo In .send
lug n powerful force against Gro.'cc
because ; her army wns ready to marcl :
as soon as war was declared. Hut tht
United Slates must emito an army
with only a few thousand regular troops
as a uuvletis. There is no dllllciilty in
securing men. The government coultl
have enlisted five times tlie nutnboi
called for , but simply swearing men Intc
the military service does nut make them
soldiers. They must have some In
struction In military duties and require
ments. It Is true the militia has a con
siderable knowledge ! of these , but st 11
mobilization is necessary and this re
qnlicft time. When we send au armj
Into Cuba it must bo thoroughly organ
Ized and perfectly equipped. Out
naval force Is In excellent condition and
can be depended upon to accomplisl
whatever it shall undertake , but iu this
war sea power must be supplemented
by an effective military force. We sec
how this is lu the Philippines. Dewej
Is maintaining at Manila an effective
blockade , but the Span.su Hag still tiles
above the city and unless the Spaniard ;
nro starved Into surrender It will re
main there until nn American army is
landed there strong enough to drive the
enemy out. That wlllj > e done as soou
as possible- , but It cannot bo done In less
tlmo than three or four weeks. Witli
regard to the Invasion of Cuba every'
thing appears to be In readiness , but ' . (
Is not likely an army will be sent to the
island until Sampson's squadron re
turns , though It may be that the
squadron under Commodore Schley will
be employed In connection with an In-
vndlng military force.
The truth Is that wnr preparations
have been pushed with commendable
energy and the president and his mili
tary and naval counselors arc entitled
to the very highest credit for what has
been accomplished. Two months agu
we ; were utterly unprepared for hostili
ties with even so weaK n power as
Spain. Today our condition 1s very
nearly all that could be desired. Par
tisan feeling may lead some to doubt
whether President McKlnley wishes tfl
prosecute tlie war vigorously , but all
fair-minded men must see in tlie course
of the authorities at Washington every
evidence of a purpose to carry on the
war with all possible energy , but omit
ting nothing that Is essential to success ,
There Is not the slightest reason for nuy
want of confidence In the president ami
his advisors , PO far as the matter of n
Vigorous prosecution of the war is con-
cerned.
XO IM3tlHAT10f LMHST.ATION.
Tlie house of representatives very
properly decided not to consider the Im
migration restriction bill nt this session.
This wns urged on the ground that it
would be bad policy to ennct such legis
lation at this time. The force of this
reasoning is not quite apparent. Why
should it bo bad policy now and not sent
nt some other time ? If it be said that
it might give offense to our foreign-born
citizens , who are ! wanted for service in
tlie war , how sliull we Justify offending
thnt portion of our people in tlmo of
peace ? If there was any sound rea
son for further restrictions upon immi
gration we should have such legislation
at once , regardless of the firct that we
are at war , for the patriotism of our
foreign-born citizens would not be af
fected by legislation that could be
shown to be necessary. Hut the fact la
that there Is no sound reason for put
ting the restriction upon immigration
which this measure provides for. It Is
entirely without justification and Is
simply a sop to selfishness ami prej
udice' .
There ! is no danger that we shall be
overwhelmed with Immigrants this year
and the suggestion of an eastern organ
of restriction that when the volunteers
return many of them may find their
places occupied by foreigners who have
meanwhile e-ome into the country Is ab
surd , though not more so than some of
the other notions put forth by the ad
vocates of restricting Immigration.
of THK sununns.
The suburban growth of great cities
Is a movement not vonllncd to the
United State's. Many of the cities of
Kuropo have annexed suburbs within
recent years and others are facing the
problem of enlargement of area to meet
the demands of the people , but as
pointed onj in nn article by A. I < \ Weber
In the North American Hevlew , It Is in
Australia that the possibility the future
offers every man residing In a cottage
of his own can best bo appreciated. In
Victoria and South Australia more than
two -fifths of the entire population dwell
In tlie capital cities and yet the popula
tion Is not congested. The central c'ty
of Sydney , which 'contains ' over one-third
of the entire population of New South
Wales , has almost ceased to grow , but
there Is steady growth of the suburbs.
The rise of ( lie suburbs has foived the
rapid traiu.lt problem to the front In
every progressive city of tlie world ami
the trolley car did not come any tor
noon to meet the demands for safe ami
speedy means of reaching suburban
home's. Perfection In stre'ot car servYc
for the benefit of the remotest resMent *
of the cities lias come In- response to the
demand for li , nnd those cities of me
dlum size Jn the United States In wh'.rt :
modern rapid transit systems may be
and nro most easily nnd cheaply
adopted nro the cities that are todnj
enjoying the greatest prosperity. There
Is close relation between rapid trausll
and the rise of the suburbs , and electrie
street railways take first rank as en
conragiMvt of suburbs , with bicycles fol
lowing close behhul.
The Increasing popular'ty of suburban
life Is one of the
of the t lines , ulnco It. nolutu tlm way t (
n certain measure ! of relief from the
ovi-rcrowellnj ; of tlin Inrppr clto. < . ll
iiiunrtR more * hninuownliiK pcnplp niie !
cnusoiiuontly more contuutcd home * nni
Imiilile-r people. It 111 i > nn * n hlcher aver
nito of Intelligence mid a llriuer patriot
Ism. It nieiiiiii fewer social anil pulltca
tllsturhatH'tM. The rlstj of tin * mib'frb :
Is ( Minpletely eliaiiKliiK conditions of lift
In the u.tles and nuiy lie put down as
olio of the distinguishing features of tin.
close of the nineteenth century. '
3IAKK IT A ttKAL
Both Governor Holcoiub and ilnyoi
Moores have Issued produinatloiiH de.slp
naling June 1 as a public holiday and
eallhiK upon the people of Omaha ami
Nebraska to Join In celebrating the open
ln > , ' of the great Transmlssl-ylppI Kxpo
s lion on that day. These proulaniatloiu
arc the olllulal unnouiivenieiitH of tlu
near approaeh nf tlie time to which tin
people of this city and state have been
looking forward when the formal oxer
elses will take place opening to tin
world the gates of the greatest , w.tli
one exception , of the international ox *
positions held on American soil.
With such due notice It behooves nl !
good citizens of this and surrounding
Hiatus who take pride In the progress
and achievements of the marvelous
west to make every effort to accept the
Invitation already extended and be pres
out at the opening of the exposition
The event will fully justify'the grandest
demonstration that can possibly be im
provised. While Omaha has been the
scene during its brief history of mail }
enthusiastic Celebrations at turning
points of vital Importance to city , state
or nation , It has never had an equal
Incentive to outdo Itself In all direc
tions as is furnished by the forthcoming
exposition day. Certainly no event In
recent years , If ever , has been frnughl
with so momentous consequences or sc
full of promise for the pepule of Omaha ,
Nebraska and the whole west as the
launching of this great enterprise upon
the sea of public favor from which it Is
confidently expected to bring back an
unprecedented prize by advertising theli
resources and development and attract
ing capital and population as the foun
dation of prolific and permanent pros
pcrity.
Exposition day , therefore , should be
made a holiday In every way commen
surate with the occasion. Not only
should the mayor's suggestion that ail
schools , store's , factories and olllces ol
tlie city be closed be acted on wheruvei
possible , but his request that every per
son give tlie day over to unrestrained
enthusiasm and enter Into the spirit ol
the celebration should also be heeded tc
the full limit allowed bv the law.
JIAWAIIAK ANXKXATIOX AUAIN.
New life lias been- infused Into the
Hawaiian annexation scheme. This is
elue to an adroit move of 1'resldent Dole ,
who hi lieu .of proclaiming neutrality
proposed to transfer the Islands to the :
United States for the purposes of its
war wKh Spain and to supply American
naval vessels In the Padllc with coal ,
Tlie annexationlsts have made the mosl
of this and a Joint resolution for the Im
mediate annexation of Hawaii , agreed
upon by the foreign' ' affairs committee
of the house of representatives , is to be
immediately introduced and speedily
acted on , If its supporters shall have
their way. It appears , however , that
Speaker Heed and Mr. Dlngley are op
posed to forcing this matter at present
and they may be able to at least post
pone action. It Is also said that Presi
dent McKinley does not regard this au
auspicious time for pressing the an
nexation .scheme.
There Is no new argument In sup
port of Hawaiian annexation. All the
reasons tliat have been urged against
it are still applicable. Our naval ves
sels In the Pacific can now get eoal or
other supplies from Hawaii and there Is
no danger that this privilege will be
withdrawn. It Is not necessary , therefore
*
fore , to nnnex the ishvnds In order to
have a coaling station there. Uesldes ,
so far as the Asiatic squadron is con
cerned It will not have to look to
Hawaii for a coal supply. It Is ubun-
elantly provided for in this respect at
Manila and It will doubtless remain
there during the war , for It is most un
likely that Spain can send a suflicient
naval force there to drive the American
squadron away. The coaling station
argument Is consequently worthless.
Hawaiian annexation nt this time
would go far to Justify the v.ew largely
held In Europe that the Intervention ot
the United States In Cuba Is not alto
gether , as we Jiave nlllrmed , In
the Interest of humanity and civ
ilization , butwas prompted by
a desire for territorial aggrandize
ment. If we annex Hawaii there can
be no doubt , that our enemies abroad
will point to it as showing that we arc
going into tlie business of land-grabbing
and it will be regarded as a menace tfl
the possessions of European powers in
this hemisphere. Jt would be a step
that would certainly strengthen our
enemies } n Europe' .
There could he no graver mistake-
made than to do this.We must take mi
course during this war that would give-
the least support to the opinion abroad
that our motive In going to war was
not what we have claimed It to be.
Whatever may be the sentiments ol
the people of Mexico In regard to the
conflict between the United States and
Spain , there Is no doubt that President
Ulna will enforce strict neutrality.-
caused to be turned back at Vera f'ruz
a party of Spaniards who had started
for t'ulia and stopped the shipment ol
$200,000 worth of provisions In
tended for tlip Span'sh army
in Cuba. Porflrlo Diaz , as ti
statesman , has done more for hi *
country than any other of Ills genera
tion and he Is broad enough to Itmu
that the friendship of the people of the
I'nltwl States Is worth a great denv
more to Mexico than the friendship ol
Spain , or , for that matter , of any or all
the European powers.
Wyoming people nro taking pride Ir
the fact that In proportion to populatior
tholr state Is furnishing a larger quota
of volunteers than most states , possibly
larger than any other state. On the
ImsU of equal distribution among the
states In accordance with popiUatlor
Wyoming 'ought to have furnlshwl llfl
soldier * , but tlfrtlf' are now II10 men
ready to go In , 'jji First battalion , and
In the weven companies of Colonel
Torrvy'a reglmen ist .cavalry there will
; he CM ) men. Wyoming Is doing well In
\ tlie matter of iruni.shing material for
'the army , but It'Yriust ' be remembered
that there Is nSV'fl state of the union
| that could not Imvejts readily furnished
several times the -Midlers Called for.
The theory oFit * London newspaper
that Mr. Loiter ofphlcugo Is Indirectly
responsible for , , JliU | tottering of certain
thrones now apparemt to all observers Is
not "complimentary-.10 those whose busi
ness It is to snrrtKirt thrones and teach
the people that'luiigs can do no wrong.
If a wheat spenilator In Chicago can
make government unsafe In southern
Europe it Is high time there was a new
( Icul all around In that part of tlie
world.
The yellow kid papers talk about
Spanish pplos being responsible for giv
ing away the movements of our military
and naval authorities and In the samu
Issue pretend to give In detail the plans
adopted by the strategy board. Hut
then tills may be good war tactics be
cause If the Spanish enemy can only be
Induced to rely on the yellow kids It
will get into trouble soon enough.
If the mustering In process Js over and
Gov.ernor Holcomb Is no longer charged
with the responsibility of furnishing a
volunteer army to light the battles of
the nation , perhaps lie can 11 ml time to
make public the tlnding of his sub
stitute In the pretended Impeachment
trial of his bogus reform police board
appointees.
The customary complaint of burglars
and pickpockets operating without
molestation of the police continues to
come In with Increasing frequency. Bill
what Is to be expected of a police force
headed by a chief , who entered the otlice :
without a day's experience In police
work In his life ?
A Pertinent Query.
Philadelphia Times.
If wo adopt a policy of territorial acqui
sition and the sun never sets upon our pos
sessions , will tt neccsssarlly menu a brighter
and longer day for our Institutions ?
I'lirlniipt * of tlie Game.
Chicago Post.
Spain's talk of sending troops to the Phil
ippines naturally makes one think of n man
vtho holds a bob-tall flush la n poker game
In which lie has a good deal at stake. It's
all right so long as lie Is not "called. "
Troops without naval reenforcemcnts
( )
wouldn't oven amount to a small pair In the
Manila game.
llniuiy Vflien In Ollioc.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
In the n'atlonal campaign ot 1896 our pop
ulist friends inveighed' against the low price
of wheat as the curse 6f the people , and now
that wheat Is cllml > lng7for the $2 mark they
arc Inveighing against the Increased price
of bread as the cui'se of the people. Wo fear
that our popullstlfrlends will never be en
tirely happy.
l-'riiiulM I't-riietrntert liy the Fukery ,
Red Oalu Express.
The Omaha World-Herald appears to have
adopted the settled 'policy of trying to sell
Its papers by the manufacture of false news.
Several times' we" have' seen excited crowds
discussing this and' that sensational "news"
dispatch published exclusively In the Omaha
fake factory and wondering why the alleged
news had not been given out In bulletins or
why the other papers , dldntt have It. Of
course the next day reveals the fraud. A
man can get plenty of news In the World-
Herald all right moro than In any other
paper of the kind of news that never hap
pened.
of the AVnr.
Chlcaco Times-Herald.
The Spaniards , It seems , have a lively
sense of humor , after all. The Naclonal
of Madrid , just before the battle of Manila ,
remarked with double-leaded editorial earn
estness : "The miserable Yankees will con
tent themselves with a small demonstration
off the coast of the Philippines , but will not
dare to strike. " It also adds concerning
the war In general : "If our own arms do
not triumph , of which It Is almost Impoasl- .
bio to conceive. It will be easy to make a
military alliance with Great Britain and
easily take from the United States Florida ,
California and other territory which the
Yankees have usurped. " That would be too
easy.
DUpoNnl nf tlie Philippine * .
Harper's Weekly.
If the Philippines are ours to do with as
wo will wo sincerely hope that
they will not bo retained as a
colony of this country because wo have no
machinery for colonial government and any
attempt to provide one will Immeasurably
Increase the problems of our pol
itics , and Indefinitely postpone the
carrying out of the reforms at
homo which demand the undivided atten
tion of our public men. Out it may be
quite the part of wisdom to dispose of the
Philippines In such a way that they will fall
Into the bands of a power friendly to the
United States , which In turn will pay for
them a sum sufficient to recompense us for
some of the expenditures of the war.
"Ciir.io of Gold. "
Philadelphia ledger.
That more or less famous play , "The Curse
of Gold , " which was put on the road In the
Interests of free silver some three months
ngo has como to grief. As a drama It does
not appear to have been a success and as a
means of popular education it does not seem
to have como up to the expectations of the
silver syndicate which was said to be back
ing It. At all evcilts It collapsed In Cincin
nati about two week's'ago ' , leaving the com
pany stranded wltli 'unpaid salaries and they
are wearily Btrag'gllnjj ; back to Now York.
'
Perhaps there Is , u'o'pornl to this painful
'
story and perhnps'lt , pay bo held to teach
-that the people nrttiunwllling to pay for ed
ucation In populistlci financiering. If It had
been made a freo'show with no attempt to
make It pay Its way It1 might have been hot
ter patronized. ' r
iuul friiy United.
Chicago Tribune.
One of the happiest effects of the present
war Is illustrated , In Major General
Leo's choice Tjf | General Grant's
grandson to serve side by side with
his own son as oWof the three aides-de-
camp. Out of abtiu't lr,00 applications tbo
former consul general of Cuba has chosen
Algernon Grant Sartorts , Fltzhugh Lee , jr. ,
and a Mr. Carbonnel , whom he knew and
liked In Havana. These tbreo young men
will have the rank of captain during the
war. The fact that Lee has taken upon his
staff the grandson of the man to whom an
other Leo surrendered his sword ct Appomattox -
mattox has a deep and welcome significance.
It Is symbolical of the healing of the old
sectional wounds and of a nation reunited.
The blue and gray that fought In deadly
earnest a generation ago are now marching
baud In haud'Undor ' the stars end stripes to
meet and defeat a common foe. The combi
nation Is Invincible and the sight la one to
thrill patriotic hearts throughout the nation.
POLITICS .VKHil'S. .PATRIOTISM
North PJntto Tribune ! The turning .duirr
of Major Scharnmnn by Governor Holeonit
and lib gang ot pnp suckers has caused
much Indignation among the major's large
circle of friends In North IMatto. tt wa ;
conceded by all who visited Camp Saumlcn
that Major Sclmrinann , ns an officer , hail
no superior In the guard , nnd bis work
with his regiment elicited many words ol
commendation. Dut unfortunately the ninjoi
Is n republican , and that settled It. There
are too many aspiring populist patriots tr
Nebraska to permit a republican to holt !
an office even In the national guard. Will
the populist governor efficiency cuts tic
figure ; any old thins will answer so lom
as It bears tbo populist brand nnd bend :
the knco In fawning to the man who give :
tt office.
Fullcrton Post : The autocrat In the gov
ernor's chair at Lincoln has carried hi :
authority so far that It Is creating i
stench In the nostrils of even many of hi :
party friends. Ho has arbitrarily nppolntct
men to positions In the regiments who hat
no more right there than though they belonged -
longed to Eomo other state. The power giver
him by the Hull bill does not warrant hln
In creating positions which ho could nl
with vest pocket favorites. His notions arc
outrageous and an insult to those towns o
the sttito which have sent men to the fron
at his call. If the town can furnish men It
tight and to stand the brunt ot war It cat
furnish men to command them. It Is no
right that n company of privates who havt
work to do should bo oillcered by some mat
with whom they are not acquainted nnd win
has no Interest In their homo simply be
cause ho Is a favorite with the powers tha
be. The whole matter has , on the fact o
It , a political varnish poorly smeared on.
Exclcr Democrat : The selfishness am
narrow-mindedness of our state'oHlcials havi
cropped out again and this tltno In regim
to the discharge of certain officers ot tin
Nebraska troops and the filling of theli
places with those who have a string on Gov
ernor Holcomb nnd who , for political rea
sons , ho didn't dare refuse. It looks ai
though the examining board had been postri
as to whom to pass and whom not to pas :
and In one case especially , that of Major Wil
liams of Geneva , It was a disgrace and at
outrage. Major Williams has been with tin
Flllmoro county boys over since their com
pany was organized. Ho Is a man well vcrset
In military tactics nnd as major of tlio Tlrsi
regiment has made , and would have contin
ued to make , a splendid officer. Physical ! }
he is probably In a much better condlttot
than many who were passed , but the fac
that ho was a good republican Is undoubt
edly at 'the ' bottom of his discharge. HI ;
place was filled by one Stotscnbcrg , win
may or may not know anything about mili
tary tactics , but there Is one thing he evi
dently docs know and that's how to pull tin
string ho has attached to Nebraska's hcai
official.
KRIIMAX VIEW op THE AVAR
American Side Conllnlly Commended
bj- nil tliihlniied 3iewt | > nier.
Frankfort-on-thc-Maln Xeltung.
The reports of the terrible effects of the
Woylcr policy of extermination have causer
In America an expression of indignatlor
which would not bo satisfied with papei
protests and diplomatic representations , bul
which demanded action at onco. "Till :
must finally bo stopped ! " This demand is
universal , and It has finally become effec-
ti'Tc. If one places bcsldo this the fact how
Europe two years ago permitted hundreds
, of thousands of Armenians to bo butchered
In cold blood in Turkey , and continously
maintains pleasant relations with the sul
tan , one might almost rejoice that then
Is In this world at least one people foi
whom humanity Is not an empty sound
and which In Its wrath over horrors com
mitted can take up thdsword. The Ameri
cans have never cared very much for dip
lomatic conventionalities. Original as thelt
soil , they create thelr own sentiment , theli
own policy , nnd their own diplomatic text
book. They have the conditions and tin
force to do this , namely , the Intellectual
and economic power. They pursue the
course which they believe they should pur
sue , and they care very llttlo what Europe
has to say to It , The Americans want to
make an end to Cuban atrocities , ono way
or the other ; If not in kindness , then bj
force. Whatever tn this connection becomes
of Spain , the latter has to settle with It
self.
Spain reaps what It sows. There Is no\v
In course an act of the world's history
which Is the world's judgment. The Span-
lard could conquer but not colonize ; he
could destroy ; but not build up. Even the
Spaniards who discovered America filled the
world with Indignation over their atroci
ties. They have there destroyed an old cul
ture and devastated peaceful , flourishing
empires. As hungry for gold as they wert
thirsty for blood , they roasted alive the
Aztec king , Montczuma , and his people In
order to squeeze moro gold out of them ,
The history of Spanish America Is one con
tinuous murder and robbery story ,
As soon ns the American people
became conscious of Us situation
the revolution nnd the secession
began. Thus Spain has lost ono after the
other of all Its colonies on the Amorlcai :
continent , and now comes the turn ol
Cuba , the Pearl of the Antilles. Spain hashed
hod time enough to quiet the threatening
storm by making Cuba free nnd happy ,
but it was not Spain's way. The system
which at home tortured the Moors and the
Jewes , persecuted every free breath , brought
nearly the whole people to the verge of beg
gary and which even yet applies the rack
could be In Cuba no system of freedom , ol
enlightenment , and of public welfare. In
the waters of Cuba two views of tbo world ,
two cultures , rub and push each other. In
the north stands the frco American will
his feeling of equality , his Independence , his
strife for education and work ; opposed tc
him stands the Spaniard , who has learned
nothing and can do nothing for-humanity.
The enterprise of the United States tc
free Cuba from the yoke of the Spaniards h
no doubt an Important step in the course ol
the pan-American policy. That America
belongs to Americans shall not only be ap
plicable to the continent , but also to the
Islands. Cuba is the nearest of those , and
Spanish misrule there has challenged the
Americans long enough. It would bo futile
to speculate about the possibilities of this
war , but It Is certain that an easy victory
would stimulate the Americana In theii
courso. They would attempt still further
liberations , and they would make their sys-
Tbo Royal I * ttw highest grade baking powder
kaown. Actual tcstithow it ( joeione-
third further tha.i any other bread.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
OYM. ttKlNa POWOt * CO. , NEW Y0 .
turn of. eolf lumclrnt oieiuulventus still raora
pronounced. This Is ronnon enough for Eu
rope , In tho-mWit of the strictest neutrality ,
to Vatch the course of events on the other
sldu with tho- strictest attention. For the
Am rlcnim however , the same law applies
which Is uffectlvo tn the whole history
of humanity , and the violation of which
has always terribly avenged. Itself upon
all peoples , as well as kings the law ot
moderation. It the Americans violate this
law , then not even the fact thfU they nro
Americans will protect them from the ominous
nous consequences of their recklessness. For
above the Americans , ns nbovo the Span-
lards , rules dominating nnd decisive the
world's history as world's judgment.
WAIl TI.MK TIPS.
SIiiI tern nf Gnu-nil Intercut for Stn-
ilt'iitn of tlie Wnr.
The cllnmto of the Philippine Islands Is
n matter of considerable. Interest Just now ,
not only to the young soldiers destined for
the far nway land , but to their friends nnd
the gallant homo guard. All reports agree
that It Is , In the matter of health , u much
moro desirable destination than Cuba.
Frederick E. Foster of St. Paul , who re
sided In Manila for ninny years. In n letter
to the Pioneer Press , denounces ns fnlso
the assertion made In n dispatch from
Hong Kong that It Is dangerous to send
American troops to the Philippines lu mid
summer. "Manila , " he writes , "Is situated
In about 14H degrees north latitude , and
our soldiers will therefore bo exposed to
tropical heat. They will arrive there dur
ing the dry or hot season , when the ther
mometer will show from UO'deRrees to P2
de'srces during the hottest hours of the day ,
fnllliiK to 80 degrees to S5 degrees during
the night , when the sea brcczca set In. In
July the rains begin , but this season Is
not necessarily a sickly ono , and our men
would not suffer unless greatly exposed.
The sanitary conditions of Manila are ex
cellent , as compared with other tropical
cities or with Havana , and the rate of mor
tality Is certainly very low. Yellow fever
Is not known In the Philippines , nor Is
cholera prevalent. Small pox , of a mild
form , Is occasionally epidemic amongst the
natives , but If the usual precautionary
measures are taken this disease need not
bo greatly feared. Typhoid exists wherever
the water Is contaminated ; but * Manila has
a system supplying pure water , und this
scourge can be avoided in the Philippines
as easily as tn our own cities , where it Is
always present. Apart from the fact , then ,
that our men will encounter a tropical cli
mate , I do not apprehend any great mor
tality from disease. "
Of the men on board a battleship In n fight
the man who stands In greatest peril , next
to the men In tlio lighting tops , is the cap
tain. His position Is upon the bridge or In
the conning tower. Commodore Uewey
stood upon the bridge , but had the Spanish
fire been as hot as his own his duty would
have called him within the conning tower.
This tower Is a cylindrical box of steel with
armor thick enough ordinarily ta resist tlm
penetration of heavy shells. It contains th < 3
speaking tubes and electric devices by means
of which he Is able to communicate to the
helmsman , the gunners , the engineers , and ,
Indeed , nil those upon the ship. Ills field of
vision Is limited to what ho can sc'e through
n little horizontal silt at a level with his
eye. Upon him tho' fire of the enemy will
be concentrated , and his steel ilium will
ring with the sound of impacting bullets.
To this babel will bo added the roar of the
furnaces on his own ship , the thunder of his
own big guns nnd the ear-splitting rattle of
the smaller ones. Under such circum
stances , aided by the knowledge ho can get
through his peep-hole , ho must control the
tremendous forces under his command , nnd
upon his Judgment , skill nnd bravery will
largely rest the fate of battle.
An admirer of Admiral Sampson , hailing
from Tennessee , sends him by way of the
Navy department a beautiful mounted and
polished Jawbone of a mule , with the sug
gestion to emulate "tho victory by your
Illustrious ancestor. "
Relative rank In the army and navy runs
as follows : Admiral with general , vise ad
miral with lieutenant general , rear admiral
with major general , commodore with brlgn-
-dler general , captain with colonel , 'com
mander with lieutenant colonel , lieutenant
commander with major , lieutenant with
captain , lieutenant , Junior grade , with first
lieutenant and ensign with second lieuten
ant. The sea pay of naval officers , as
compared with that of corresponding ranks
In the army , Is ns follows :
Vice admiral. . . .59.008.Lieutenant gen-
Hear admiral. . . . BIW | eral $11,000
Commodore 5,000 Major general. . 7.SOJ
Captain 4,500 Urlff. general. . . . E.500
Commander . . . . 3,500 Colonel 3,500
Lieutenant com- Lieut , colonel. . . . 3.000
imuuler 2,800 Major 2,600
Lieutenant 2,400 Cuptnln l.SUO
Lleutcnant , ( J. First llnut 1,600
G. ) 1,500 Second llout 1,400
Ensign 1,200
There ts a decrease of $200 to $1,000 a
year In the shore fmy of naval oniccrs , nnd
a still further decrease when they are on
waiting orders. In the army mounted offi
cers receive a llttlo moro than those who
are not mounted.
The several divisions of the army arc ns
follows : Squad , a subdivision of a company ,
commanded by a sergeant or corporal ; platoon
teen , half a company , commanded by a lieu
tenant ; company , not moro than 100 men ,
commanded by a captain ; battalion , four
companies , commanded by a major ; regi
ment , three battalllons , commanded by a
colonel ; brigade , two or moro regiments ,
commanded by n brigadier general ; division ,
two or moro brigades , commanded by a
major general ; corps , two or more divisions ,
commanded by a lieutenant general or other
high ofllccr. Naval terms nro : Squadron ,
a detachment of a fleet employed on any
particular service ; flotilla , a fleet of small
vessels ; fleet , a largo number of war ves
sels under ono commander.
CONUMHAMONAI , CAMPAIGN TALK.
Lyons Sun ( rep. ) : The Sun dors not know
of n better nomination for congressman thlt
fall from this dls.trlct thnn Judge W , F.
Norrla ot Wayne. lie U an able orator iind
campaigner , anil wo bellovo a winner. Wa
would like to see W , F. N'orrls the repub
lican nominee.
Staiiton Register ( pop. ) : There Is some
that say Maxwell Is out of the rnco for con
gress this fall , but wo want to know It from
him , Thuro are plenty of acceptable candi
dates , but the "graniTold man" Is n fortress
of reform fn himself nnd wo feel that he
should bo the man to decline. For the pres
ent wo nro still for Maxwell for congress
from this Third district , knowing n closer
union can bo had with him than with any
other man ,
Ogallala Republican ( rep. ) : Congressman
Hill tircciie [ industriously pushing along
n renomlnntlon boom by means of n Wash
ington literary bureau. The Sixth district
Is now being flooded with copies of the
Silver Knlght-Wntchmnn , which contains
Dill's latest photo and a speech against fur
nishing the money to carry on the war.V
oplno that this will prove very poor cam-
imlgn literature among the patriotic voter *
of the big Sixth.
Schuylcr Sun ( rep. ) : Remarks made by
fie most Intelligent nnd observing populist
editors of this district show that they do
not consider It advisable to give Maxwell
another nomination. He Is too old to tnaka
an active campaign. The wnnderful chnngo
for the better since the election of McKln
ley has set the people to thinking that the
republicans wore right after nil and many
of them who did not vote that ticket be
fore are ready to do so this fall. Our
friends , the enemy , realize this and they
desire to nominate Feme one In plnco of
Maxwell who can conduct nn active cam
paign.
Fremont Tribune ( rep. ) : It should bo'
the purpose of the virile , active , develop
ing force's of the Third congressional dis
trict of Nebraska to redeem It this year'
from the hands into which It has fallen.
It should Bend n nineteenth century nwa
to Washington , to look after Its Interests.
It 1 ? not n matter ot guesswork what sort
o ( an administration there ts to bo for tht
next two years. McKJnlov Is In the AVhlto
House for two years more , at least. H
would bo Infinitely better for tbo Third
district to send a renrcscntatlvn to Wash
ington who will bo tn harmouv wli | > the
administration , to say nothing about sending
ono who will bo able to Intellectually nnd
physically cope with 3C5 agile members
who make a bedlam of the house moat f th
line.
M ; PLUASAMTIUKS.
Puck : First Critic There' . " ) no cxe-uso for
the man trying to play Hamlet.
Second Critic Yes , there la ! He's
liald for It.
Indianapolis Journal : "That Is the Ulnd
of woman I lllo to wait on , " aald the third
a.lslant walle'r.
"Vou don't ini'iui to say sbe gave you a
tip ? " iiKkod the head waiter.
"Of course not. Hut she didn't smell of
tlio napkin to HOC If It had boon washed , or
merely Ironed. "
ChlcaRo Record : "Madam , these llowors
will look well on your hat ; they uro a pur-
foot copy of nature.
Then 1 don't want them ; show mo some
thing original. "
Somprvlllo Journal : In co-vihicntfonul In
stitution * the ruto of three Is : Two Is com
pany and three Is n crowd.
Detroit Fre-p Press : "Grandma , that's tlm
mime old moon : what makes pe > oplo call It
tlio now moon ? "
" \\V1I , Heiiny , thcro Is always a lot of
new lovers looking at It. "
Judge : giipphiKtnii I once came within
an ace of making & 00.
IX'uulney How so ?
SappliiRton H was a Kamo of poker ;
what I needed was the ace of diamonds.
Indianapolis Journal : "Dloncnoi. you
know. " said the hlsh school boarder , "llvetl
In n tub. " *
"I've heard that , " said the cheerful Idiot ,
"bul 1 think the story won't wash. "
ChlcaKo Tribune : "Speaking of John
I3ull , " observi'il tlncln Allen Sparks , "I
never could see tlio propriety of calling him
the mlatress of the seas. "
Detroit Journal : "Fly with mo ! " ho Im-
l > lorpd.
"I have no wines , " the maiden answered ,
with a hard , cruel laugh.
"I'ardon me ! " hissed the youth , bin face
sot and resolute , "your plirt-on tops misled
me ! "
She shivered now nnd drew her feather
boa moro closely about her slender neck.
Washington Star : "It's remarkable , " said
Senator Sorghum , "how differently people
are nfrectod by the same thins- . "
"Havo you bpon raiding medicine ? "
"No ; I wns thinking of my speech. It
kept mo awake four nlchts and put every
body who heard It to sleep. "
Indianapolis Journal : "A slnglo man , "
said the garrulous boarder , "la Tlko a der
elict nt sea anil remains so until ho U
towed Into thp matrimonial harbor. "
"Ships In harbor , " said the unmarried
bonrder , "seem moro liable to u bluwlnB
W1IRN IIKWKV PI.OWKD TIIK OCEAIf.
AVhen Dewey plowed the ocean
Ilia heart was bravo and true ;
Ho had a Yankee notion
Ho know JiiHt what to do.
AVhllo boastful "Dons wpro Btiorlnir
Hruvo Dowcy kept his ejv ,
And when his trims wore roaring
They answered freedom's cry.
When DPWCJ- fed the Italics
A Sunday breakfast dry ,
Ho answered holy wishes.
Ho heeded freedom's cry.
A newer averse to slauuhtor
Uphold the cause of right ,
When Oowey strewed the water
With Dons so tlurco to light.
The Spannlcs looked and wondered
Whun Dewny's threat was hurled.
And when his ordnance thundered ,
U'ent music round the world.
No nowrr can revoke It ,
The triumph won that day ;
The Oed of nations spoke It ,
And who shall day him nay ?
li. F. UOCIIRAN.
"Things are not
always what they
seem.
Phaedrns.
That is why shoddy has a chance to deceive people. If every
one was a judge of clothes there would be no need of urging
you to come here for trustworthy garments. You wouldn't go
anywhere else if you could detect the shams that are offered as
"all wool. "
The present sale of spring clothing that we have been oblig
ed to announce in order to settle the interest of the late Mr. Hen
ry W. King , in this business , involves a large stock of new goods
of our own manufacture and it is a great deal better than U
Beems at the prices at which it is offered.
S. W. Cor. lath and Douglmm