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Tliu nlr.uhlpg never were In It with
the wur ships.
Saturday lias bi-un designated as Flag
day. Have your lla s ready.
Kxpositlon day must be the biggest
lioliliy ( ; ever celebrated iu th'.s ' part of
the country.
Kvery day will be flan day in Omaha
after the exposition piles shall have
Leon opened.
With the help of the newspapers the
class In geography Is making rapid and
marked progress.
Now for thut company which tin * .Tack-
sonlans were so eager to raise before
the call for troops Issued.
Why not contribute the "reliable man"
niul the "man of Inllooence" to the staff
of the Third Nebraska volunteers ?
President McKlnley went through one
war with honor , and his courage and
prudence can be rel'ed on In this war.
Any elty can have clean streets If It
1ms the money to keep them clean. But
It is not every city that can raise the
cash.
There seems to be some danger of
Colonel William Jennings Bryan Inter
fering with the laurels of Colonel
Waller Molse.
Knnwis C'.ty got ahead of nil the other
western cities this spring by having the
early hall storm. And It was a $ oU,000
hall storm , too.
With all our advance In science and
Industry we cannot turn a modern
cruiser out of the shipyards every week
In the aiionth or even every month In
the year.
Before Bryan begins the actual work
of enlisting his regiment It may be ad
visable to have the three silver parties
appoint conference committees and
iigreo In advance on the division of the
tqmlls.
Nebraska people have not been lying
awake nights to listen for the sound of
"heavy cannonading oft shore , " but
they have been entertained for some
weeks by the concert of the cornplantor
brigade.
There have now been two convictions
of gaihblers In the district court , but
the organ of the bogus reform police
commission has not had a word of com-
nendatloa for the county attorney and
Ills assistants.
The exposition directors have recog
nized the demand for a general
manager. The demand for an inde
pendent comptroller to verify every
Item of the receipts and expenditures Is
only second In Importance.
The season for calling congressional
conventions Is well advanced , but the
crop of candidates is not as larue. ns It
might have been but for the prevalent
sentiment In all republican districts In
favor of renomlnatlons and re election * .
Wonder what Influence Hansom
brought to bear to fix Llnvoln and
Omaha papers to suppress the news of
his arrest In that gambling joint raid.
But then Hansom always did pride
Hilmself on being nn adept in tha fixing
Luslne.ss.
If the school teachers of the trans-
mlsslssippl states know n good thing
when they see it they will not miss
the treat offered by the program ar
ranged for thu Transmlsslssippi Educa
tional convention. Omaha should be the
school teachers' Mecca the last three
days In June.
A big scoop The Bee In Its noon extra
as well ns In Its regular editions printed
full , authentic details of the arrest In a
raid of a I/ncoIn gambling Joint of
Frank Hansom , I'halrmr.n of the re
form slate committee , attorney for W.
.1. Broatch , senator fronr Union Stock
Yards and 1'okerchlpvllle. No other
l > nper 111 Omaha Lad It at all.
According to trustworthy reports from
Washington the War department real
izes that a campaign In Cuba la to be tie
holiday affair. The unsuccessful at
tempts to land small bodies of troops In
the Island have shown this. The best
Information obtainable Is to the effect
that the Spanish forces In Cuba amount
to between 1110,000 and 1-10,000 , mor
than half of which Is nt Havana. There
arc estimates above and below these
figures , but there Is good reason to be
lieve that the force under Blanco Is not
less than 1,10,000. This army Is well
Intrenched. Miles of fortifications sur
round Havana and the lesser ports of
Cuba are defended by earthworks anil
batteries. The observations from our
blockading sliliw show that these de
fenses are being constantly Increased
and strengthened. Outside of the fortl-
lled jKiInts a large force Is maintained
at strategic po'nts which an Invading
army would have to encounter before
the main army could be reached. Per
haps from : : o,000 tolO.OOO soldiers are
stationed nt various points outside of
Havana , but whatever the force may bu
It must be overcome before the capital
clfy can be reached.
This means , as wo have heretofore
imintcd out , that it would bis n grave
mistake to send to Cuba a few thou
sand troops. We believe that to put a
force of less than fiO.OOO men In the
Island at the outstart would be to In
vite defeat and ! t Is probable that double
that number , with the co-operation of
the Insurgents , will bo found necessary
to effective operations against the
Spaniards. It will be wise not to count
too much upon the assistance of the in
surgents. Undoubtedly their numbers
have been overestimated aud it is not
unlikely that their lighting qualities
have been somewhat exaggerated. Ad
mitting that they have done well la the
sort of warfare they have carried on ,
they are yet to be tested In the kind of
hostilities which American commanders
ulll prosecute. Our army Is not going
to Cuba to do guerrilla fighting. The
purpose Is to make a sharp , short aud
decisive campaign. Quick and hard
lighting is what Is contemplated. This
the Insurgent forces nru not familiar
with and It Is a question whether , If
brought to the test , they will show
themselves to be the soldiers they are
commonly supposed to be.
At all events the principal part of the
task of expelling the Spanish forces fiom
Cuba must devolve- upon the American
army and it should be large enough to
perform this 'task without the aJd of
the Cuban forces. While that assistance
will undoubtedly be valuable , It will ha
wise to proceed without counting upon
It as a necessary factor In the opera
tions. It is no less .important that our
military authorities shall not undcres
tlinatu either the strength or the light
ing qualities of the Spaniards. Tin-
safe plan Is to assume that they have
an army as large as the highest esti
mate made on responsible authority and
to expect that they will make the vi-y
best fight of which they are capable.
If this view of tlie situation shall pre
vail the government must send a much
larger force to Cuba than has bee i con-
tomplnted.
XK\r \ SPANISH CABINET.
Sagasta has succeeded In forming a
cabinet and it would seem has been
rather more fortunaCe than was ex
pected In finding men of some political
reputation and character'to accept the
-responsibility of administering the af
fairs of the government at this Juncture.
Several of the new ministers have long
been more or less conspicuous In Span
ish politics and presumably all have
been adherents of Sagasta and will con
tinue to bo faithful to him so long as
they are permitted to remain In office.
The tenure of a cabinet position In
Spain under existing conditions , how
ever , is extremely uncertain and that
of the new ministry may bo determined
by the next battle. If the Spanish fleet
now somewhere 111 West Indian waters
shall be defeated and destroyed Sa
gasta and his colleagues will undoubt
edly be forced to resign and what then ?
Probably a military dictator. If there Is
a man who Is strong enough In the popular -
ular confidence and with the army for
such a position. It would certainly be
useless for the party In power to at
tempt to hold on after another defeat
and It would hardly be disposed to hand
over the government to any of the op
posing political factions. Sagasta ear
nestly desires to save the dynasty and
after him nothing could do tills but a
military dictatorship , even if that could.
It Is not improbable that this last re
sort will bo token within the next thirty
days. _ .
JIOMICIDKS AXD PVXISHMKXT.
The New South Wales method of dealIng -
Ing with felons has merits that cannot
bo questioned. Its charactor'stlcs are
quickness and efficiency. There were
but thirteen murders committed In the
colony In the last four years , and for
these crimes eight persons have boon
hanged and seven others sentenced to
life imprisonment. The average time
from arrest to conviction was about
sixty-live days and from convict-on to
execution forty-live days , ilu every
case of a known murder Jn the colony
in the time mentioned the guilty persons
have been either executed or sent to
prlitou for life. In 1S1M there was one
murder In the colony for every UOO.OOO
of population , and In the years since the
average has been about ono for every
100,000 of population.
Statistics for the United States arc
different. In 1801 there were 7,700
murders , or about ono for every 8,400
of population , and In punishment of
these crimes there were only llli legal
executions and these after long delays.
For the 8,000 murders In 1SIW there were
but 11U executions. In more recent
years murders have been still more fre
quent , but neither executions nor prison
sentences have Increased. Had the
proportion of murders ia the United
States to population been ns low as In
New South Wales thorn would have
been but 175 murders In 18 % Instead of
8,000 or more.
A cnse .Illustrating the dlfferenco be
tween Australian and American meth
ods of de.iling with criminals Is that of
Butler , who- murdered several persons
and tied to , California , where lie was
caught. The extradition proceedings In
America occupied 117 days of the courts'
of Identification , nncl the expense was
? IJ3,000 , while * on Jils return to Sydney
tlic man was tried niul convicted In
two days and n half. In vlu\v of the
fact that Australia was llrst settled as
a petml station these facts are surpris
ing.
ing.Tho
The value of execution as a deterrent
of crlino hus never been exactly de
termined , but In providing sure and
speedy punishment for those who take
human life the Australians seem to
have little to learn. Having made sueh
a success of the secret ballot our Ameri
can reformers might make a further
study of Australia for other good ex
amples.
it AS .1 TIN sorninn.
After a protracted council of war , at
tended by all the big and llttlo pop
guns , CJovernor Ilolcomb Informs the
public that much against his will he has
reluctantly decided to perform his mili
tary duties as head of the Nebraska
army and navy through a substitute In
the person of William Jennings Hryan.
Ho has therefore commissioned Mr.
Bryan ns colonel to raise a third regi
ment of state uillltla.
Tills announcement Is equivalent to a
proclamation of martial law among all
the tripartite reform forces. An armed
truce Is declared In the fight against the
hated money power to permit the silver
cohorts to direct their lire temporarily
nt least against the hated Spaniard.
As a tln-soldler William Jennings
Bryan ought to be a glittering su-eccss.
Ills sagacity In withholding his offer to
enlist In the military service until after
Nebraska's quota of troops has been
fully made up and sent to the front Indi
cates a foresight that should stand him
In good stead when ho emerges from
the stage of rear guard duty among
the reserves. What greater proof of
bravery could be demanded than Bry
an's consent to sink his aversion to the
yellow metal long enough to don a
colonel's uniform resplendent with gilt
epaulettes and gold braid ? What mi-
selilshness In weighing himself dowji
forever under n colonel's title ? What
self-sacrifice In renouncing the profit * of
the platform and the county fair to ac
cept a paltry colonel's salary ?
Colonel Bryan enters upon the mili
tary stage of his career under most fa
vorable auspices. It ought not to take
him sixteen hours to raise and equip bis
regiment at the existing ratio , even
though the little girls and gray-halrod
men and Infants In arms who always
( lock around him whcn < he holds out his
hand are not eligible as recruits. And
when the Third Nebraska volunteers
under their gallant colonel return from
the scenes of bloody victories over
Spain's degenerate armies we will all
look forward In patient expectation to
another volume in that biographical
series to be entitled , "The Second Bat
tle , " and sold only by subscription at
the usual popular price.
THE rmurriNE EXPEDITION.
The < crulsor Charleston has sailed for
the Philippines with supplies for Ad
miral Dewey. Troops for the same des
filiation are being concentrated at San
Francisco as rapidly as practicable and
It Is expected that the military expedi
tion will depart In a short time. The
original Intention was to send a force
of only .ri,000 , but General Mcrrltr , who
is to command the army for the Philip
pines , urged that to send so small a
force would bo to Invite disaster and
authorities accepted his view. Consequently >
soquontly there will be from 12,000 to
15,000 men sent to the Islands and It Is
quite possible that even a larger force
than this will be found nwwwary to ex
pel the Spanish forces , the exact num
ber of which Js not definitely known ,
and to adequately garrison the islands.
'It ' Is not expected that the task of
establishing our occupation In the Phil
ippines will be so dllllcult as that of
driving Spain out of Cuba , but it ap
pears to be the opinion of General Aler-
rltt , whoso ability and experience en
title his judgment to the highest con
sideration , that there will bo serious
work to be done In the Philippines. This
may not consist wholly in overcoming
the Spaniards , who may bo expected to
make a vigorous resistance. Our forces
may also find it necessary to apply re
pressive measures to the Insurgents , es
pecially if the rebel leaders should con-
celve it to bo the purpose of the United
States to keep iiornmnont possession of
the Islands. It Is reported that a num
ber of the Insurgent leaders have gone
to the Philippines from Hong Kong to
direct n movement against Manila. Per
haps they will bo disposed to vo-oper-
ate with the American forces , but It
would not bo safe to rely too much upou
this. It has been stated that many of
the Philippine Insurgents do not sym
pathize with this country and tills Is
by no means Incredible.
If Is believed to bo unlikely that Spain
will send a naval force to the Philip
pines or reinforce her army there , sflll
there is a sulllcient Spanish force there
to make a stout recistnnco and a
small .invading army might be unable
to firmly establish Itself and maintain
peace and order , which It Is the duty
of our government to do. An expedi
tion to such remote territory should bu
strong in numbers and amply equipped
In all respects.
The Americans have spent a great
deal of money In target practice and
also a great deal In testing armor plate.
The giuuiers of the floating arsenals
have proved the value of the target
practice , and If the SpanKh gunners
make a few chance hits of the United
States war ships the value of the armor
plate tests will be shown. The govern
ment experts in testing at the Indian
Head proving grounds near Washing
ton report thut the last armor plate de
livered Is the best that has been made
for the government and Its resisting
power Is perfect.
It is unfortunate that foundatlonlcss
rumors have been sent out of danger of
Indian outbreaks on account of the
withdrawal of troops from the posts
near the principal reservations. There
is always some slight 'Janger of
trouble from the Indians herded
together on the reservation ? and
always will lie so long as these
Indians are supported by the gov
ernment practically In Idleness , but re-
reservations shows that the danger Is
now no grenteJjKSi usual. There 1ms
Iwun nothing tCrrovokc * those Indians
Into hostility ItM-cifont years , they have
received rntlnuVmiid done little com
plaining , and their relations to the set
tlers on adjacent territory have been
greatly Improved , x It Is proper that the
reservations * lioiild/ue watdied and care
exercised not ' { f 'o the Indians cause
for complaint , .hutt there Is nothing to
Indicate that ruu aVmy of volunteers Is
needed to prevojit general Indian war.
The victory of Ctmmodoro Dewey nt
Manila Jiad the o'nW of strengthening
the stocks of all' ' companies with head
quarters at San Francisco with the ex
ception of Hawaiian Co'mmerelnl shares ,
which have since been sold freely at a
decline. There Is no explanation of
this sudden decline , but It Is probable
that holders realized that the destruc
tion of the Spanish licet In the Pncillu
removed one of their chief arguments In
favor of annexation of the Islands.
Siirliitlnic tor n Heconl.
St. Louts Republic.
A Madrid editor closes an able article on
the war with the cheerful prediction that
"Spain will win in the long run. " Indeed
Spain will v.-ln If Undo Sam permits her to
run long enough.
AVIxiloin of DuliiytiiK
Olobo-Dcmocrnt.
Prestdout McKlnlcy's opposition to rec
ognizing the Insurgent government as a
preliminary to war has been fully justified
by events. The question will awutt the re
sult of the hard fighting In prospect for the
United States.
I'roliliMii for thf SvlioolN.
Detroit Free Press.
Problems for class In subtraction : A
torpedo boat Is followed by a torpedo boat
destroyer , which la. pursued by n torpedo
boat dcotroycr destroyer , which , In turn , Is
overtaken by a destroyer of torpedo boat
destroyer destioycr.i. They engage. Give
remainder.
Stimuli ! * ( or llu lne .
Kansas City Star.
The Intense patrotlc interest of all the
people In the progress of the war stimulates
the mental activity of men , and Instead of
drawing their attention from the ordinary
pursuits of life It really quickens business
activity. It Is a mental tonic that Is worth
millions to the purely material affairs of the
country , In addition to Its value In arousing
patriotic feelings , and Increasing the love of
the people for their great free country.
PTo I.linlt to UKPolicy. .
Philadelphia Record.
It Is asserted that the , acquisition of the
Philippine Islands Is necessary In order to
promote the commerce of the United States
In the far east. On the same ground It
would become necessary for this country to
acquire Ceylon , Sumatra , Borneo or any
other Islands of thd'eflst upon the first avail
able pretext. Commercial Interest might
thus bo made an argument for any and
every war of conquest and rapine. A nation
cultivating such Ideas Is dangerous to Itself ,
and an enemy to't c rest of the world.
Anierli'V * I'litrlotlxni AroiiNed.
St. Louis Republic.
European nations' are having their oycs
opened on the subject of American patriot
ism. The blue andfthp gray march shoulder
to shoulder and tie ( rich and the poor meet
on a common level. Among Roosevelt's
"rough riders" may be found the sons of
federal and confederate soldiers , and the ,
sons of millionaires of. the east ride side by
sldo with the cowboy of the western plains.
The solution to the .mystery is that wo are
a 'nation of patriots. , and that love , of coun
try Is common to all. sections and classes.
* *
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No lIclmtt'H for Uncle Sum.
Springfield Republican.
After considerable discussion the .Western
Trunk Line association , with headquarter
at Chicago , has decided to grant no con
cessions to the government from the estab
lished schedules In the carriage of war mu
nitions and supplies. There isn't much sen
timent. in this business , but the roads are
known pretty generally to grant rebates
from the published tariff rates to large in
dividual shippers , and they might at least
to an equal extent favor the government
whoso Interstate commerce laws are thus
persistently violated.
Unlaue Fcnturoa of
Chicago Record.
The completeness wlth'whlch the business
Interests of the country have come to disre
gard the tremendous factor of war Is fairly
unique. It constitutes the final and un
answerable proof that at length the coun
try's prosperity Is founded on a solid basis
of confidence and of abundant resources.
There was Inevitably a period of hesitancy ,
of some doubt. But ever since returns from
the battle of Manila bay wcro received this
hesitancy has beerf rapidly disappearing. At
this writing It has ) In fact , disappeared. The
most critical observed could at this time
study all the signs and guldeposts of com
merce and finance without discovering a
single Indication that the country Is engaged
In a war with the most formidable state
below the rank of the five- greatest European
powers.
OVI2KCONFIUI3NCK AMI I'KSSIMISM.
Two Extreme * to ! ! Avoided DurliiK
the Content of ArniH.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
While overconflilenco Is to bo discour
aged , a spirit of foreboding or pessimism
Is far worse. A prominent peace journal In
New York argues that victory Itself will
bo disastrous. "Is there any reason to sup
pose , " It asks , "that such a war will ever
end ? " As nil the numberless wars of his
tory , and before history , came to an end ,
there certainly Is reason to believe that
this war with Spain will be no exception.
It will close when the enemy Is thoroughly
defeated and the work made so hot that
the white flag will go up. The Idea that
Spain , after meeting with disaster In a
large sense , will 1111 the seas with priva
teers may be dismissed. Wo have faster
hips and more of them. Guerrilla tactics
ara nothing new to our military authorities.
Modern wars are short. The Idea that an
exhausted nation can successfully prolong
belligerent cqndlUpnf has nothing to sup
port It. When lfco Spanlsh navy Is de
stroyed , or crippled and driven to home
ports , and CubaJ < l'st , Spain will sue for
" * 4
peace.
Some reverses will probably como dur
ing the war. The way to meet them Is
with fortitude. Despondency Is not to the
purpose. This country Is abundantly able
to carry through what it has undertaken.
The American spirit , when an obstacle Is
met , Is to redouble efforts until It Is sur
mounted. It Is said that some timid people
ple fear to go to seaside resorts this year ,
lest the whistle of Spanish shells should
be heard In the night. But firing on un
fortified towns or buildings without giving
a day's notice Is contrary to International
law. Spain can'not afford to wantonly violate
late the usages of nations. Courage , hope
and a conservative attitude as to rumors
are to be commended as a war provision
for the Individual. Sydney Smith's favorite
rule was against borrowing trouble. "It be
comes as customary at last , " he says , "to
view things on the good side of the ques
tion as it was before to despond and ex
tract misery front every passing event. "
Whatever may "happen 'during the war , It
will be pressed forward with the firm de
termination .and. sanguine energy , of the
American 'people.
Major CJcnornl < Wmlrr MerrMt nnil
Other Notnblm.
The task before the new military governor
of the Philippine Islands , Major General
Wcslry Merrltt , Is regarded ns the most re
sponsible to which that distinguished ofllccr
has yet been assigned. That ho Is fully
equipped for the duty \ shown by his record ,
lly many military students General Merrltt
Is ranked as the ablest of American general
olllccrs. Ho Is a West 1'olntcr of the high
est rank In the regular army and his career
Is ono of honorable service. In the rtvll
war they called General Merrltt a "boy
brigadier. " This was because of his youth ,
of course , and thn title was never applied
with a sneer , for Merrltt was understood to
bo brave and capable from the day honrf
graduated nt West 1'olnt. Thcro were throe
others In the union army who wcro ano !
called "boy brigadiers" Ouster , McKeiula
and Upton and they wcro often referred to
ns the "youthful quartet. "
General Merrill's career In the civil war
began as adjutant of the Second DraKooti'i
under Colonel I'hlllp St. Gi-orgu Cooko. Just
before the battle of Gettysburg , bccniwit of
his quick military perceptions and thoroiiKh
knowledge of the cavalry arm , hoviiii nuulu
a brigadier general of volunteers. ( > i < n > rnl
Sheridan later was well | ilenne < l with the
nerve , dash and courage of the boy brigadier ,
and the two became close personal anil mili
tary friends. At Winchester Merrltt foimht
a division under Sheridan's eye , so to speak ,
and fought so well that Sheridan recom
mended the brovct of major general , which
was promptly allowed. From that time till
the close of the war ho was ono of the
busiest and most successful fighters In the
union army , and bo came out a full major
general of volunteers.
After the war he served in the Depart
ment of Texas , and later In the military di
vision of the gulf. In 18G6 ho was mustered
out of the volunteer service and made lieu
tenant colonel of the Ninth cavalry. He has
been busy since then fighting Indians and
on other duties. In 1895 ho became a major
general of the regular army.
Commander George Francis Faxon Wilde ,
who has been assigned to command the ram
Katnhdln , belongs to the noted Annapolis
class of 'G4 , the. members of which went
from their school rooms to the fighting
squadrons. Ho is a Massachusetts man who
won his Annapolis appointment In compe
tition with twenty others and walked from
Dralntrco to Uoston , nineteen miles , to
enter the contest. Ho completed the col
lege course In three years and won two
promotions for war service. Commander
Wilde originated the famous white squad
ron. He was an officer on the Dolphin In
the summer of 1888 ns It lay In New York
harbor. At that time all naval ships were
painted black. The heat was Intense and
the crow suffered severely. Commander
Wilde Issued a requisition for white paint.
Notwithstanding naval regulations , the
commander transformed the dark hull of
the Dolphin Into ono of gleaming white
ness , resulting In reducing the temperature
of the ship 17 degrees. A tew months later
Secretary Whitney visited the Dolphin ,
anchored In Bar harbor. Commander Wilde
related the circumstances necessitating the
change of color , and the beneficial results.
The secretary complimented his foresight
and announced that henceforth all the war
ships would bo painted white. Commander
Wilde's present command Is a unique and
piobably the most destructive of all the
naval fleet.
Corporal Anthony , the bravo marine who
so distinguished himself for coolness and
courage on the Ill-fated Maine , has applied
for a transfer from the Detroit to the St.
Paul , under Captain SIgsbee , and the ap
plication Is now under consideration by
the Navy department.
In view of hls-'berolc conduct at a time
of such Imminent danger , Captain Slgsbeo
promptly recommended Anthony for pro
motion , but owing to delay on the part of
the department no action has as yet been
taken toward some such well-deserved
acknowledgment by the government. An
thony's eagerness to serve again under his
old commander has from the first boon
marked , and no sooner was Slgsbeo detailed
to command the St. Paul than ho received
a letter from the corporal urging his in
fluence in obtaining a transfer.
Seeing Is believing. Casper Whitney of
Harper's Weekly staff , who recently viewed
several European armies on parade , returned
fully Impressed with the superiority of the
soldiers of England , Germany and Franco
over those of the United States in drill and
gcenral tactical efficiency. Mr. Whitney is
at present with the army at Tampa. The re
sult of/Ills observations Is a radical change
of opinion. He writes : "I have been most
delightfully surprised by what I have seen
liere as compared with what I saw on the
continent. Uncle Sam's soldiers at Tampa
are equipped for business , and there is no
comparison , therefore , between them as a
spectacle of burnished accoutcrments and
the continental soldiers whom I saw In exhl.
bltlon drilling. Dut for alertness for dash ,
speed and accuracy In action these United
States troops seem to ino to excel anything I
liave ever seen In that line. Alertness and
dash , Indeed , are their characteristic and , es
pecially as compared with France and Ger
many , distinguishing features.
The example of Helen Gould In donating
(100,000 ( to the national treasury for war pur
poses has bad many Imitators. Though the
donations are mostly small , the patriotic
spirit of the givers Is highly commendable.
One received on Monday last was a check
for $200 from Julius Peppcrberg of Platts-
moutb , Nebv < Mr. Pcpperberg wrote an In
teresting letter to the president , who read It
with much pleasure. In his letter he says ho
Is too old to pitch in and fight and asks the
president to accept In place of his services
the check which was Inclosed. Mr. Pepper-
berg said that when ho came to this coun
try years ago ho was penniless , but ho pros
pered. Mr. McKlnley Indorsed the check
and sent It to Treasurer Roberts , to whom
the president mentioned his Intention of
writing a letter to the generous Nebraska ! ) .
Secretary Gage received a donation of $10
from an old soldier who resides In Alexan
dria , Ind. , but who would not disclose his
Identity. The money wa's accompanied by
an unsigned note which read : "To help free
the Cubans. From an old soldier dividing
his pension. "
A\GI.O-AMKHKAN ! AI.l.I.VXCK.
Chicago Post : It will bo interesting to
watch the reply of startled Europe. As
for the United States , It certainly recog
nizes the solidarity and Identity of Its
Interests as a civilized power with those of
England , and this bond Is more vital than
a formal alliance.
Chicago Tribune : "Tho stars and stripes
and the union jack" are not likely to wave
together over an Anglo-Saxon alliance. " It
Is not to bo expected that the United States
will get tangled up In English controversies
with other nations where Its own Interests
are not directly and Immediately Involved.
Rut while the United States and Great
Britain are , and always will be , industrial
rivals , they should live on terms of amity
so that if It Is best at any time that they
should act together there will be no exist
ing bad feeling to make It more difficult for
them to do so.
Now York Tribune : There may never be
such an alliance In formal , written terms.
And there may be. But what ia unmistak
able , not only inevitable in future , but actual
In the present , aciual and potent , Is this :
That the two great branches of the Anglo-
Saxon race are drawing nearer and nearer
logical sequence In war ni well. Krcry
word that promotes that movement is to bo
Welcomed ntld applauded. And well to the
fore among such words nro thoic spoken by
Mr. Chamberlain , directly to nn English
audience , but Indirectly and not less mean *
Ingly to all the world.
St. Louis Republic : Is It possible that wo
have been swiftly swept Into this tempestu
ous sea of world politics ? Chamberlain
assumes that wo have and rejoices because
of It. Mr. Chamberlain counts on too much.
Wo nro not ready to enter Into foreign
alliances. Hut the future may force us be
yond our traditional policy.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Mr. Chamberlain's
words are worthy of the most careful con
sideration by the United States govern-
innit. They mean too much to bo hastily
put aside or Inconsiderately accepted. The
friendship of n nation Ilko Great Britain In
always to bo desired. The propoiltlon of
an alliance , however , In to bo considered
with the Interests of the United States
riilhnr than thimu of Great Ilrltalti , In mind.
Olio < | ili > htliti ) INVmili ! an nlllanco with
Great llrlliiln bo boiler for the United
Htiitcn Hum nn nlllancn with Itus.iln , ami
tliidiiKli hrr with Grrtnnny mid Krnncc ?
Or I bin iillfiimitlvn iiii | < ntlon would be bet
tor : Would It IMI boltor to In * an ally of
iidltlior wlilln r.iiiuilil nflor by both 7 Tli'-H *
nrci HKI iiinnt Important diplomatic iiumtlutm
of tlui tliiii ) . Thin country In In n proud
position when It IK ilvon ; opportunity for
Hitch a cholcci. Wti coulil receive no hand-
Bonier tribute In our Droning power.
Chicago Chronicle : The experience wo
have bad of Great Britain both na an enemy
and as a neutral warns us against venturing
with It In a game of territorial ngKramllzo-
ment. Wo have fought England from Sara
toga to Yorktown , from Lundy's Lane to
Now Orleans. We sank rebel pirates fitted
out in Its ports. Its language Is our lan
guage. Its race is our race If Us race Is
made up of Germans , Gi .eks , Bohemians ,
Poles , Hungarians , Celts and Latins. Wo
will trade jackknlves with It to the crack of
doom. We will exchange bouquets with it
until It Is summoned to Jehosaplint , but for
striking a hard and fast alliance' with It
to hold , occupy and possess the world prop-
ettles It has colonized or stolen Chamberlain
may wag his tongue until , as the poet , John
Hay , now at St. Jnmo-i' , would say , "tho
cows come home. " What Britain grabs let
It keep If It can. What we grab wo ought
to lose.
MIST OF THK WAIl WAVC.
Nicola Tcsla talks about "How I can dis
able a war ship. " Talking will not do It.
Captain Clark of the Oregon Is a Vermonter -
monter as well as Dewey. The Oregon Is
safe.
Statisticians of congress calculate that one
year of war means an outlay of $379,192,000.
Cuban liberty costs money , but wo must
have It.
It Is a mistake to assume that Joe Cham
berlain just discovered the value of nn
Anglo-American alliance. Joe married an
American woman.
In computing Missouri's contribution to
Cuban liberty the mule should not be omit
ted. The animal Is competent to emboss
"good luck" on the enterprise.
"Matanzas" ' Is the West Indian equiva
lent of "dark and bloody ground. " It means
"slaughter" and was derived from an In
dian butchery which took ploco long ago on
its site.
Admiral Montcjo concedes that American
gunners ore good marksmen. Having had
three ships shot from under him the Span
ish admiral's opinion betrays the wisdom of
experience.
The distance from Cadiz via the Sue. :
canal to Manila Is 8,580 miles , from San
Francisco to the same point C.93S miles. In
the matter of distance as well as possession
your uncle Is several laps ahead.
The proposed Third regiment of Nebraska
volunteers will never bo mustered In with
a political 'colonel unless army regulations
ara changed for the emergency. Present reg
ulations forbid officers talking politics.
"Remember the Maine ! " Is the war cry
Imprinted In largo letters on the face of the
now hard bread ordered by the United States
government from St. Louis bakeries. The
rumor that the St. Louis variety was to be
used as breastplates for the men has not
been verified.
The first class protected cruiser Columbia
can steam around the world without once
stopping her engines or running short of
fuel. Her coal carrying capacity Is enor
mous. She ranks next to the Minneapolis
In speed , but her radius of action 25,000
miles far surpasses anything1 afloat.
When the governor general of the Phil
ippines bauds over his job to Admiral
Dewey consideration for a fallen foe for
bids punishment. Before he feasts on
American hardtack , however , his appetite
might bo brought up to the proper pitch of
appreciation rcquqlrlng him to recite his
famous manifesto.
Eastern scacoast resorts are rightly fear
ful lest a hostile war ship disturb the
gaiety of the summer season. These fears
are well founded. The only safety for sum
mer reporters Is to head for Omaha and
after viewing and studying the beauties of
the exposition go to the mountains. Such
a trip Is better than a lifetime bcsldo the
seashore.
I'EIIJSOXAI , AMI OTHKIIWISE.
It takes $1,500 a day to maintain a bat
tleship , minus the cost of shooting.
One of the boulevards In St. Louis will
have Its name changed to Dewey boulevard.
The enterprising thief who stole 104 glass
eyes was perhaps the victim of an optical
delusion.
Admiral Dewey has 13,000 tons of coal ,
enough to make him Independent of the coal
combine all winter.
Rev. Sam Jones has been visiting Toronto ,
Canada , and pronounces It "tho moH moral
city on the face of the earth. "
It Is remarked as a peculiar coincidence
that the hymn which now comforts Glad
stone most Is the same ono with which the
martyr , Gordon , prepared for death a death
for which Gladstone wcs held largely re
sponsible.
Captain Grldlcy of the Olj-mpla , Captain
Coghlan of the , Raleigh and Captain Wildes
of the Boston , who fought together In
Manila , were classmates at the Naval
academy , graduating In 1863. Grldluy and
Wildes roomed together.
Emperor William never wears an evening
dress suit , and there la an imperial regula
tion ordering that wherever possible courtiers
and guests shall wear the frock coat of
1'Anglals , otherwise the newly Introduced
court dress Is do rlgeur. The black swallow
tail Is thus fast being forced out of German
court circles.
Charles T. Rowe , a Now Yorker , Is In per
sonal appearance almost the exact counter
part of Admiral Dewey. Ho has been con
nected for years with jockey clubs , horse
shows , dog shows , cattle shows , bicycle
shows and exhibitions of all kinds In an ex
ecutive capacity , generally as secretary a
man generally known and much liked.
Dr. Narisen's journcylngs through Europe
brought him finally to St. Petersburg , where
he was enthusiastically received at the sta
tion by the minister of Norway and Sweden
and members of tbo Geographical society.
The Grand Cordon of the Order of St. Stan
islas was given him before he could escape
from the building. An elaborate dinner was
tendered to him , at which Grandduke Con
Btantlno was present. He delivered a lee
turo before the Geographical society , and a
great banquet was projected. He started for
Norway on April 30.
AdinlrnMo I'otnlilnntlon of Archl.
tuuttirp nml l.iiiiilM'iipp Art ,
Chicago Chronicle.
The pictures Illustrating thn exposition 11
It is planned resemble those of the great
World's fair In Chicago in 189.1 , The gen
eral outline of the grounds aud the plans of
the building arc very similar. This was in
tome sort matter of course. The archi
tecture and landscape nrt of the Columbian
exposition In 1893 was so nearly perfect for
the purpose that they could not well bo ex
celled.
In these respects architecture and land
scape art the plans of the Omaha exposition
appear to bo In the highest degree objects
of admiration. All visitors nt the World's
fair who go to Omaha must be delighted to
sec again , even on a reduced scale , a re
production of the buildings , the displays of
nil kinds , the wonderful combination of at
tractions \vhtch wcro presented at ChlcAKO
In 1S03. Thu photographic views of World's '
fair scenes are preserved for their interest
and uncommon value. A similar exposition
with many of the same features should bo
nn object of Interest throughout the coun
try.
try.Next
Next to Chicago , Omaha is the Interme
diate station on the route of continental
travel and trafllc. It Is nn Interesting point
to visit nt all times for all concerned In
Kindles of trade , commerce and Industry.
It will bo center of greatly Increased at
traction'when ' the exposition opens , at which
the display of specimens of all the pro-
ductlons of civilization will appear. Every
branch of Industry and Its products will bu
represented. Illustrations of the sciences
and arts will bo provided. Studios In eth
nology and other branches of natural his
tory will be Illuminated by Interesting ob
jects. All that can bo done will be dona to
make the Traiismlsslsslppl Exposition n dis
play Illustrating tbo world's piofiiess In tha
methods by which the civilization of tha
ago has been Inaugurated.
It Is understood that Chicago manufac
turers and business houses are making
ample preparations to bo represented at tba r
Omaha exposition. They cannot do too much
to advance their own Interests. The IlllnGtS
building and display will creditably repre
sent the state. The Chicago display pro-
vtdcd for the various departments of thu
I exposition should bo equal to the business
and resources of the great metropolis of tha
west.
.SU.MMIH : SMII.HS.
Detroit Free Press : "See here , clerk , nra
the colors In tlilii United Btntcs Hag fast
colors ? "
"Couldn't bo faster ; yut they're warranted
not to run. "
ImllannpollR Journal : " \Vo nro trying , "
said the religious boarder , "to set a block
pavement laid on thu street In front of uur
church. "
"But Isn't that , " nskcil the Cheerful Idiot ,
"blocking the way to salvation ? "
Clilcnpo Tribune : "I'd like to know who
started that story nbout thu Spanish fleet
heuilliiK for Uoston. "
"Thcre'H no mystery nt nil nliout It. It
was started by thu press agent of soma
western summer resort. "
First IJurular Tbo first cop wa
moot that's nslecp we must steal his club.
Seroml Burglar What for ?
First llurKlnr We mny need It to apply
to the solos of thu night watchman In the
store wo nru to rob. You know how hard
thesu night watchmen are to awaken.
Hcrnlil ; First Robber ( who for
merly lived In a hoarding house ) Sli ! Tlies
people must be rich.
S.'i-oiul Ilobber Why ?
First Hobber I went Into ( ho pantry and
found a strawberry slioitcake with straw
berries la It !
Detroit Free Press : "Issuo our ulti
matum , " natil thu managing editor an ho
onteroil with dlslu'Velecl hair mid sweat- ,
beiiclt-d brow.
"What Hlmll It be ? "
"This Hood of war poetry must cease at
once , or wo will declare for peace at any
price. "
Chicago Ileconl : "Did you find the wide-
awalte salesman you advertised for ? "
"Yos. but we couldn't keep him ; the only
business ciimllllaitlou lie had was Insom
nia. "
Harper's nazar : "Harry , " salil Mrs. Trod. ,
way to her huslmiul at the breakfast table ,
"I am quite out of money , anil I want to
spend the day shopping. Let mo have 09
cents. "
"What do you want fifl cents for ? "
"Ton cents for car faro and DO cents fof
luncheon. "
G'nrtj-H nnd llpr Gnrtli-n.
Bomervllle Journal.
When Gladys got her garden dug ,
And all the seeds were In ,
The place appeared , as all agreed ,
AH neat ns n now pin.
With clothespins stuck to mark the pput *
Where sprouts should soon appear ,
The buds looked nice and orderly ,
As they do every year.
Hut oh ! Alas ! Kheu ! Ah , me !
The neighbors keep some hens
That cost so much they can't afford
Such luxuries as pens.
And ere a single day had passed ,
That garden Oladys' pride
Was scratched , and scratched , and
scratched , and scratched !
And Gladys simply cried.
THKMUAVi : IIOMi : ( ilJAI'.n.
Nyxlono Watormnnyo In TJ. A. W. Itullotln.
Oh , take good aim , yo sildler boys.
Anil shoot 'em through the breast ;
Sight good and trui1 , ye navy lads ,
And blow 'cm galloy-wcst.
It's joy to mow 'em down and think
A mother's heart will break.
For civilization's all a Joke ,
And brotherhood's a lake.
Tlio Spanish people are asking' God
To save their threatened land ,
Hut a Yankee prayer Is a ten-Inch gun
That Is easy to understand.
And tint Lord will help us to plant ncn
stars
In Freedom's diadem ,
For there's seventy millions , and more , of
us ,
And but seventeen millions of them.
Tills patriotic soul of rnlno
Misfit bo somuwlmt dlhlressed ,
If hero and now th Hpnulnids aimed
Their cannon at my breast.
Inl they're far away , so 1 yell for war
And make u fearful noise ,
And tbo troops go man-lilng off to deuth
As I shout , "God bless you , boys ! "
Slnco wo'ro so strong and they're so weal
Wu'rn bound to win or bust
Thut Spanish rng they call a flag ,
Wu'll tramplu In tbo dust !
And slnro we're mire to di > "em Up ,
That proves we're In the right.
For JiiHtlco always marches with
Thu sldu that wins the light.
So blow their bodies full of lead
And sink their ships at sea ,
Tbo moro you kill tha morn 'twill fill
our loyal land with gleu.
And whllo your bullets , breathing death.
Shall cut and tear and malm ,
Wci'll pray the. mighty god of war
To glvu you perfect aim.
lira Royal la tha hlqSmt grade baking powder
lw wn. Actual tntUkhow it g
tblrd further than any other braadj.
POWDER
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