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Notary Public In and for Douglas County ,
Neb.
Judging from the testimony in the
Budborongh' tilal the Pacific express
business MS run strictly on political
lines.
Uepulillcniis In tlie legislature should
not forget that they are pledged to un-
net revenue reform by the platform
upon which they were elected.
What dors the Douglas delegation to
the legislature propose to do about inak
Ins ; the clerk of the dlstilct couit a
salaried olllcer ? Dorr'E all speak at
onco.
The name of the State Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb Is to be changed
by legislative act. Why the legislature
should waste time to make the proposed
change passes comprehension.
The yellow Journals have another
morsel of discontent to dish up agaln&t
the military authorities in the repott
that canned meat served out In Cuba
.was horseflesh Imported fiom Europe.
General Joseph Wheeler IH hunting
For a fight nnd If he Is not sent to
Manila , ho says he will go back to con
gress , which , on the whole , ought to fur
nish rows enough to satl&fy a man oc
Ills ace.
The dead inau located under the
sand of I'hrtte river by the "medium"
nt Ithaca has turned up at Chicago ,
but of courbo this doe.- > not militate
ngainst the trustworthiness of medi
ums , for ho might have been there.
The organ of the Ilerdman gang lias
fired four columns of double-leaded and
double-shotted editoilnl fitbtiau to de
molish the Nebiaska snpicine court de
cision In the IIioatch-Mooros case. The
gang dies very hard and Mr. Illtcli-
calfe must be very mad.
A TennoHseo lawyer has tried a case
eight miles away by telephone. His
bpecch was necessarily bliort , but lie
won. Should the precedent serve to increase -
crease this kind of piactlce jurors and
courts will regard the telephone as a
genuine agent of a needed lefonn.
Judge Sullivan's dissent In the
Broatch-Mnotes cube cites the decision
of the Nebnibka supieme couit In the
Hoyd-Tlm.ver contest as a , precedent ,
but Inasmuch as that decision was re
versed by the supieme court of the
Vnltcd States the dissent appears to he
resting on a sandy foundation.
Tlie lower house of the legislature
lias passed some commendable bills ,
but mobt of these measures are threat
ened with builal in the bunatc , which
In tills session , as In neatly every other
ecs-blon , will pro\c the graveyard of
nearly all legislation that does not
anect the approval of the coiporatlon
lobby. _
When the cruiser Ik'iuilngton was
pent to take possession of ( Juani it was
done by putting up a mm bin slab
with a notice Inscribed on it that Uncle
Sam owned the country and for every
body to keep off the giass. This would
have been a capluil way to assert sov
ereignty over 'the test of our islands ,
not to mention tlie men nnd money that
would have been saved.
It Is commonly reported that over
$10,000 was distributed two years ago
among the fusion reformers to prevent
the fusion leglsliitmo from leaking the
olllco of clerk of the dish let court for
Douglas county n salaried olllce. The
question Is , Will the present legislature
permit a repetition of the practice and
pornetiwte an olllco that enables one
innii to rake In from $1:0,000 : to ? ! ? 0,000
n year7 ,
The dispa'tches from Manila to the
effect that the Inhabitants of Mindanao
nnd the sultan of tlie Suhi nichlpelago
are friendly to American occup.Uion
Is rather a significant fact. The < i > eople
o ( these Islands are Mohammedans
and from a sphltual standpoint are
subjects of the sultan of Turkey. The
Biiluui has always been a friend of the
United Stated and It is not Improbable
tlmf his advice may have something to
do with their cordial attitude and if
this Is the case wo ate not likely to
have any ttoublo with thefao people
Bow or la'ter ' ou.
Tlie man who n t-rls that thoie Is no
jiroippi-ltj In the mited States invites
doubt nq to either liN sanity or his lion-
osl.v. Tlio ovlilonre of prosperity is on
evety hand , Ir Is seen In the laige and
crowing exports of mitntiliu'timw , In
the activity of the lion and steel In-
dtlstiy , In the Improved condition of the
'cotton ' Industry , In the largn lallioad
earnings. In the demand for labor and
in the advance of wagei. Those tilings ,
familiar to oveiybody who reads the
newspnpets , attest that the country Is
prosperous and gives assurance of con
tinued prosperity.
The faimeis of the country as a whole
are In better financial condition ilt.in
for many yoitit. Many of them are
flee of debt and many otlieis are neatly
so. Some have become loaneis of
money Instead of borrowers , the de
posits of the farming community Mi
banks being undoubtedly larger than
ever before. This Is indicated by a
statement of a New Yolk banker that
for the first time In his expetlence of
more than fotty years the gieat west
has more money than even the great
needs of the west can make use \ > C and
has actually been loaning millions and
millions In that financial center. To a
considerable extent this money comes
ftoni the agtieultutal pioducers. Xevw
in our history was there so much labor
cmjilojed in the manufacturing indus
tries a.s at present and while wages
have been higher jet the Increase In
the deposits of savings banks shows
that the earnings of labor ate such s
to enable the thrifty wotklng people of
the country to save something. For a
3 ear past the aggregate earnings of the
railroads , notwithstanding rate cutting ,
have been unprecedented and the roads
gnu-rally aio In a better condition mian
chilly than perhaps ever before.
Look where one will the proofs of
prosperity arc clear and convincing and
it Is a gatifylng fact that all the condi
tions are favorable to its continuance
for several years. There is every
reason to expect that wo shall go on
increasing our exports of manufactures ,
while the world will still need the sur
plus products of our farms. The cheap
ness and abundance of capital insure
Its Investment In productive enterprises
that will create air enlarged demand for
labor. The vast amount of unemployed
capital is not likely to remain much
longer out of u o arid when the period
of investment begins there will un
doubtedly bo an almost unprecedented
mater lal development.
This country has grown wonderfully
In wealth during the past two years and
It Is now practically independent , In a
financial way , of tlie rest of the world.
When Europe recently sent 1o this
country securities to the value of a
hundred millions they were absorbed
with perfect ease and as much more
could have been taken without disturbing -
ing the financial situation. Mure money
has been in circulation during the past
year than ever before and the American
people as a whole are not only better
off than the people of any other coun
try but than they themselves e\er he-
lore were. The man who , in the face
oC such facts , says there Is no prosper
ity in the United States discredits his
Intelligence or his honesty.
PlllVATB LBTJ'KRS tiri'U
Considerable talk Is being indulged in
connection with the legislative investi
gating committee about the turning over
l > y the state auditor of his private cor
respondence to tlie members ot the
committee.
On one side the auditor Is pr.iNed lor
promptly affording the committee ac
cess to ids pilvate desk without with
holding any ol his personal letters that
might bear union the subject ot the in
quiry. On tlie other side a loiiner in-
surarrco deputy Is being excoriated lor
Intercepting the alleged private cone-
spondence by which the damaging dis
closures of insurance hold-ups h.uo
been established.
All this talk proceeds entirely on false
[ nemises. Xo public oflicer can have
private correspondence about public
business. All communications concern
ing matters of an official iiatute must be
and are In reality olliclal documents be-
Jouglug tothe ollicer merely In his ca
pacity as a public servant. Such papers
should be at the disposal of the public
upon all , pertinent inquiries just the
same as all the other records of the
olllce.
The acceptance of public olllce , ot
course , does not dopilve the official
of his right to continue personal cor
respondence and to have that corre
spondence kept sacred , but no ollicer has
any right to use the cover of personal
correspondence to hide questionable
transactions affecting the public busl-
ness.
T1IK CU11AX MAftCOXTEX'lS.
The Cuban military assembly , com
posed of officers of the army of Cuba , is
dominated by an element that Is mani
festly unfriendly to the United States
and which may make a goud deal of
trouble. These men are not satisfied
with the amount of money to be given
by this government to the Cuban sol
diers and they have signified their dis
pleasure with tlie arrangement by de
nouncing General Come/s and summarily
removing him from his command , We
cannot say how much authority this
body has or whether Its action will bo
respected by any considerable number
of the Cuban people , but It seems not
to have in the least disturbed Oome/ ,
who is probably entirely willing to be
relieved of a command that means rroth-
liii , ' for him. The old soldier can veiy
well afford to let his record answer
the charges of his enemies and the ene
mies also of Cuban pacification.
Hut the malcontents are dangerous in
tlie Influence they may exert with the
soldiers. They have taken a position
which appeals to the cupidity of the
army and If they shall refuse , as seems
most probable , to accept the arrange
ment made between Oonuv. and Porter
It is quite possible that many of the
Cuban soldiers will endorse such action ,
This would mean the malntonanco of a
military force , which would necessarily
retard and render more dltllcult the
work of pacification. These men ought
to understand that the United States
will not Increase the amount of money
that la tendered lu consideration of the
dMmtidmctit of thn ( ubntt army , nnr
\vlll this goUMiiment endorse any plan
of tlie military assembly for mlsing
mnre money to pay the soldier * , with
out which they probably could not ob
tain a cent. It Is to be supposed they
do understand thl" , but still are deter
mined , out of sheer unfrlendllne s to
Americans , to make the task of tills
government as dltllcult as possible.
It Is an unfortunate situation , which
may require drastic treatment. It has
been reported that General lltookevlll
pay no attention to any action on the
part of the military assembly , but this
will not prevent the assembly fiom ev
erting a mischievous Influence upon
those It represents. How extensive tills
Influence is will soon be shown and
there Is reason to apprehend that it
will prove to be strong enough to cause
no little trouble.
OOMKZ'S .MBA 7V IWCKHAM.
With duo icsiK'ct for CJeunral Gomez
and without tlie slightest desire or In
tention to detract fiom the glory of
either himself or his Cuban soldiers It
Is to IH > femed that none of them really
know anything about the numerical
strength of their army. The same fault
of not being able to count seems to
have Indicted all of the Cuban generals -
orals ,
At the beginning of tlie war it was
stated that : ! 0,0K ( ) soldiers could be
uathered on the north coast of the Is
land and that General Gomez had under
him 30,000 more. IMrt Captain Uorst was
unable to discover anything of tlie
. " 0,000 beyond a corporal's ' guard and
those under Gomez dwindled when
discovered to 107 by actual count.
General Garcia reported to General
Shatter that he had 12,000 soldiers
ready for duty , but when they came to
ho transported to the west side of San
tiago only 2,100 were found.
General Gomez has repotted the
Cuban army at 47riOO , , but tlie muster-
rolls so lar produced do not show
over 20,000 and it Is even uncertain
whether all of those ever saw service.
The truth is that proUtbly at one time
or another 2.,000 or , ' 10,000 Cubans
were In the field , but it will be difficult
to establish the claims of even that
many with sufficient accuracy to en
able them to draw their share of the
money now on the way. Of course
this fact v\lll cause no regret as It
means more for those entitled to it
and we may be sure every Cuban sol
dier who did' ' serve his country in tlie
field or otherwise will be on hand
when the distribution Is made.
Captain Higgltison , who commanded
the battleship Massachusetts , during the
late war with Spain , deserves a special
medal for modesty aird good sense if
for no other reason. When Con era
came out of Santiago his ship was coal
ing : at Guant.rnamo , which prevented
him from taking part In that memorable
contest He did , however , participate
in a creditable manner in smaller opera
tions of the naval campaign. When
nominated to be rear admiral for "gal
lant and meritorious conduct in action , "
placing him In rank above his superiors
who had not been fortunate enough to
get into action , though they performed
the duties assigned them faithfully ,
Captain Illgginson declined the nomina
tion on the ground that he had done
nothing to wart ant such promotion over
'their heads. The ollicer who lias the
moral coinage to do this can bo de
pended ou to do his duty wheiever he
Is placed.
The death of Congressman William
L. Greene creates a vacancy in the rep-
i escalation from Nebraska that Avill
from now on become a source of con
tention ia the SKth congressional dis
trict. Under the statutes the -\acaney
cannot be filled by appointment , but re-
qulies a choice by tlie people at the
election next November unless a spe
cial session of congress shall be called
by the president to meet thirty days
pi lor to that time. It Is almost cer
tain that the republicans will rcnoni-
inate Nor r Is Krovvn , who made the last
taco against Greene , If he is disposed
to try again. What the popocurts will
do is problematic. Much will depend
upon the outcome of the judicial con
test , which promises to draw out many
rivals from the fusion ranks.
Two years ago the fuslonlsts who
represented Douglas county In the leg
islature were elected ou a platform
pledging them to abolish the fee system
that enabled the clerk of the district
court to gather in from ? 1 > 0K)0 ( ) to $ UO-
000 a year. IJllls to make the position a
salaried olllce wcro introduced only to
be pigeon-holed. Tlie legislature was
popoeratlc by a two-thlids majority In
each house aird its failure to pass the
bill was notoriously duo to the distribu
tion of a largo amount of boodle through
the Herdman gang. The same agencies
ate doubtless again at work 1o pievcnt
tlie passage of the bill now pending.
This year as two jears ago tlie popo-
ciatle organ of reform Is dumb as an
ojster on this subject. The reason why
can only bo infer led.
King Leopold of Belgium is the
latest potentate whoso appetite craves
a slice of the Chinese territorial cake.
The demand for a "sphere of influence"
by a "power" about the slxo of Douglas
county Is rather ludicrous at best and
becomes Intensely BO when It is leained
that Ileluluin'H claims ate backed by
nothing more serious than King Leo
pold himself. In view of the disastrous
termination of his African policy of
benevolent assimilation It would seem
altogether better for his majesty to
keen out of entanglements In the land
of the one-eyed pmcock feather and
devote his enere'les to the suppression
of the San Jose scale1.
According to the popoeratlc organ
John L. Webster made a ten-strike
when he capitulated to Senator Hay.
wurd with a bombastic letter of abdi
cation. As a matter of fact it was a
tvvo-strlko that knocked Webster's col
uinti into smithereens and left him
scarcely breath enough to cry "Enough. "
Webster's pattlot letter was in the
pocket of Senator Crow for a week to
bo used as a saving clause in a case of
emergency , but Webstcr himself did not
know the emergency had arisen until
after It was all over. In the intetvnl
Webster will as heretofore continue to
look for his main support fiom the pop-
ocratle organ.
Owing to a divergence of opinion
among members of the Omaha clearing
house Omaha clearings for tlie piesent
week show a decrease of ll ! per cent
as compared with the same peilod of
1S ! > S when In fact there would have
been an Incteaso If the business of the
South Omaha banks had been Included
as heretofore. The dissensions of the
bankers inside of the clearing house
are calculated to cieate a false and un
favorable impression abroad concein-
Ing business conditions In Omaha. It
is to be hoped the clash between Omaha
and South Omaha banks will be speed
ily adjusted.
The limit on Irwn and steel production
under existing conditions in this coun
try must be almost icachcd. lleports
Indicate that practically every pound
of ore mines tow opened can produce
has been contracted for and until pro
ductive capacity in this line can be en
larged manufacturers cannot increase
their output. Such a condition , however -
over , Js only temporary , for the country
possesses Inexhaustible resources In the
way of lion oie , only a small poitlun
of which has thus far been developed.
Claims for damages done to Amer
ican eltlxens during the Cuban insur-
icctlon to the amount of ? I0,000,000 ! ,
have been filed with the State depart
ment. Under tlie Paris treaty the
United States assumes these obliga
tions ami If the promptness displayed
in paying the French spoliation claims
shall be observed the helrd of claimants
may bo able to get a settlement early
In the twenty-first century.
1'nraljHin of tlie Tliorni.
New York Tribune.
Wages go up , up , up without demand ,
nnd the "calamity howlers" nre speechless.
IVlture 1:001101113- A
St. I'nul Pioneer Pres * .
Spain has begun to economic by cutting
off the pensions of Its former ministers.
Even so obvious a lefonn Is Indicative ot
progress In the case of a country like Spain.
Lm j LT'H Clinraoti'rlNtlc.
Philadelphia Times.
Ambassador Choato Is making nice
speeches on the other shore of the ocean.
He did the s.imo thing hero , but ho
wouldn't bo an able lavsjer If ho couldn't
talk vvtll on both ldcs.
Louisville Courier-Journal
On March 4 16,400 workers In the cotton
and steel mills of Now England and Pennsyl
vania received an advance of v\ages. No
ivonder Coxcy proposes to retire from the
calamity and go Into the circus business.
Donininl for Amrrlrnn
Globe-Democrat.
Last year the United States Imported 2.2SC
: iorscs worth $200,000 , nnd exported over
11,000 horses worth $0,000,000. In 1890 this
country Imported 38,248 horses nnd exported
only 3,500. The figures show a surprising de
velopment in one article of foreign trade.
Troiililp HrcTtliij ; lit Homo.
Indianapolis News.
The capital Etock of trust companies
'orraed this year nnd Oast represents on Its
nco value $2,000,000,000. Everj thing Is going
nto combines , from a shirt stud to a loomo-
Ive. There Is an economic problem here nt
lomo that is going to gl\e us more trouble
than the Philippines.
lmtiiiK < ! > < Coin.
Springfield Republican.
The lust government transport to sail
from San Francisco to JIanlla will carry
$1,500,000 in coin of the realm for the pay
of the soldiers in the Philippines. This
drain upon the money volume ot the coun
try does not figure In the financial discus
sion of the time , but it becomes a large and
growing quantity when Cuba and Porto
Uico are added. If a gold drain to Europe
of equal extent were under way it would
cause no llttlo talk.
S < or < - Order liifiiiuj.
Philadelphia Record
By n unanimous vote the New Jersey
assembly has passed a bill to destroy the
nefarious store order sjatem. It Is to bo
hoped that New Jer ey will have bettor
luck than Pennsylvania has had with this
legislation. In this state more than one law
to suppress the fatore older sjstem has been
nullified by the supreme court on the ground
that the legislation was In violation of the
light of private contract. Yet , curiously
enough , In England , where the right of pri
vate contract has been pretty well main
tained by the courts , the store order system
for filching from honest labor a aharo of its
wages was effectually abollbhcd more than
half a century ago.
rieforin lij- the JiicUNiinliiii Iloulc.
AVestoin Laborer.
Poor Tom Cooley has our sincere sympa
thy lu his misfortune , as we believe him to
bo an honest and moral man , who would
not voluntarily enter a gambling house for
the purpose of gambling. Wo regret that ho
lias been weak enough to bo drawn into a
"frlenill > " game of poker with political
"friends , " who make that den known as
the Jacksonlan cluTj their headquarters. If
the truth iwero known Mr. Cooley Is not
, the only victim cf the card nharplea v\ho
Infest the place and have the keys to room
doors to open and lock at their pleasure
when they have "landed a sucker for a
quiet game" of poker. Now that Mr.
Shields Is raiding gambling joints why does
ho not raid the gambling rooms of the
Jacksonlan club ? There should lie no dis
crimination under the lanv because of po-
lltlcal completion
Ah A KAI.SIJ I'ATHIOT.
HIM Si'lf-Lauilatory Dri-In radon
Him UN an Arrant Hi'imiKOKiu' .
Giand Island Independent.
John L. Webster eent to the last repub
lican caucus a communication In which ho
praised himself highly , We do not feel that
LMr. Webster has any right to characterize
his action In this stubborn fight for the
position of United States senator ns the out
growth of "patriotic spirit. " ho with his
llttlo squad of ten adherents having acted
as unpatriotic as Thompson \\Ith his small
faction In folding up the legislature and
robbing the sumo of Its valuable time. If
ho had withdrawn six weeks ago and had
recommended his friends to assist Ilayuard
he might have been entitled to some pralso
But that ho yields In the lant minute , when
not the ghost of a show for his election
existed , and he 'by ' preventing the election
of a United States senator might have be
come known as the enemy of the country ,
does not nt all earn any praUe for him.
His withdrawal was forced out of him , not
K I vcn voluntarily. And ho would have showti
at least some modesty If he had not tried
to hoodwink the pcoplo by hla rjlstalllan
boasting of his own noble and praiseworthy
action. The people will certainly remember
hint , but -Kill not Join in the self-white-
washing pralaos of John L Webster. He
would have done better If he had dropped
out ol the race quietly as Thompson has
done , ,
Ks.q svpwir.n AMTII nvivv\iu > .
Pemler Uepubllc ( rep. ) . Judge Hajwanls
election it a most happy one for the imrtv
In the state The strugRle ai a long onp
but the bast of feeling characterized Its
close ami the uiwlwe'stul candidates wcro
warmest In coneratulitlng the new senator
Untile Creek Ue-publkan The republican
legislators parleod n long time over the
election of United States senator , but lu the
end they did the right thing , just ai the re
publican * nro generally accustomed lo
doing. Hnyward was undoubtedly the favor
ite with n majority of the people.
Falrbury Kntorprlso ( rep- ) The senatorial
question has been nettled to the satisfaction
of the people and Judge Hayward ns well ,
wo hope It waa a long and hard pull , but
the rank and fllo 'won out nnd ovorjbody ,
oven the les t fortunate aspirants , appear
to bo sitlsned and glad the light Is at nn
end.
Columbus Times ( rep ) : Ha > ward the
man" " The stubborn , long-drawn nnd warmly
contested senatorial fight Is over. Tuesday
night eaw the end and Wednesday's session
fully ratified the action of the caucus. At
least five-sixths of the republicans ot th
state will endorse the choice and "all's vvcl
that ends well. "
Klmball Observer ( rep. ) : Judge Hnywnr
was the choice of the rank and fllo of th
party nil over the state and was the lend In
candidate nil through the struggle. HI
election gives general satisfaction. hull
vldiml preferences for other candidate
made the fight long drawn out , but thor
was no bitterness nnd no sore spots nro lef
anywhere.
Pawnee Republican. The election of M
L Ilajwnrd will more ncarlj represent th
entire portion ot the republican party o
the state than probably trmt of any othe
man. The representatives of the party can
bo depended upon to do the right thing a
the right time. At least they have douo s
In the election of M. L. Hnjward as Unltoc
States senator.
Nollgh Leader ( rep ) : At the joint session
of the legislature on Wednesday M. L liny
ward was elected United States senator , re
coivlng seventy-four republican votes , on
bolug absent. The stiugglo has been n pro
longed ono nnd up to the day of the clec
tlon the result was In doubt. There Is no
doubt but the choice of the republicans o
the state has been elected.
Oakland Independent ( pop. ) : The rcpub
llcan scramble for United Statc.3 senator
which lias ibeen causing BO much agony To
the last six weeks , came lo a close TUBS
day night , when the caucus selected Judge
i M. L. Ilapnnrd and duly elected him jes
I tcrday. Hnjwartl Is a capable and tolerably
clean politician , who last fall made n strong
campaign when a candidate for governor.
Tecumseh Chieftain ( rep ) : The choice
of Judge Hajiwartl Is moro than gratifying ,
to the republicans hereabouts. As the
Chieftain remarked some time ngo , he was
easily the choice of nine-tenths of the re
publicans of the county. There Is no moro
honorable man in public life and his ability
Is of the highest order. He will certain ! ;
win honors in the national senate and make
a record of which every Ndbraskan \ > l\ \
feel proud.
Hebron Republican : In republican caucus
Tuesday night , with two ballots taken
Judge M. L. Hayward was made the unanl-
mouse choice for United States senator am
in Joint convention Wednesday Haywar *
was elected by the solid vote of the repub
licans In ratification ot his caucus nomina
tion. It was a happy ending of the most
protracted senatorial struggle that Ne
braska has ever cxpoilenccd and the out
come gives general satisfaction to the rank
nnd file of the party.
lAubuin Post ( rep ) : The selection of
Judge Hnjward for United States senator
was not the first nor even second choice
o' the Post. This paper Is not going to
whine , sulk or kick over the play house
We bellovo tliat every one has a perfect
right to his preferences to all public offi
cers and that they have a right to do ai :
In fhelr power for their nomination am :
election. This paper also 'believes ' In the
majority rule and when the majority makes
a decision then all should loyally support
that decision.
Stanton Picket ( rep. ) : The election of
Judge Hayward ns senator was the only
practical termination of a long drawn and
earnest , If not a really bitter , contest. He
was clearly the choice of a majority of re
publicans from the start , nnd thla preference
once became stronger and more pronounced
as the contest was prolonged. For this iea-
son. If for none other , his election was the
light thing done , nnd for this reason ,
though not favoring his election personally ,
he would have received our vote had we
pcssessed ono In the contest.
Emerson Enterprise ( rep- ) The election
of Judge Hayward United States senator
'by ' the Nobiaska legislature elves great sat
isfaction throug-hout the stnto to all. He
was undoubtedly the choice of the repub
licans and la probably moro sntlsfnctoiy to
the fuslonlsts than any other republican
that could have been named. Judge Hay
ward Is competent , scholoily , has the con
fidence of the people and has secured the
election honorably , The legislature has
done well and the republican party has
been stiengthened by Us action.
Chadron Journal ( rep ) The success of
Judge Hayward Is another Instance prov
ing that the people -when fully aroused tea
a knowledge of what they want generally
get it. They wanted this man who gained
their confidence nnd ndmirntlon before
voting for him for governor to bo United
States senator and they got him. Mr. Lam-
bertson nald thnt "over five-sixths ot the
people of the , state wanted Judge Haywnrd. "
Having secured his election the rank nnd
fllo of the party are rejoicing with Joy that
hna In It the element that makes for future
effort and succcfw.
Chicago Times-Herald : The "movement
to curb Reed's power , " which is reported
at Washington , will bo declared out of order
as usual when the Fifty-sixth congress con
venes ,
Minneapolis Times : Speaker Reed re
mained master of the situation up to the
close of the last congrcfs nnd had things
pretty much his own way Ho Is entitled
to the credit of killing the proposed $115-
000,000 Nicaragua canal raid on the treasury
Philadelphia Recoid. Not the least of the
public services of Speaker Reed In the Into
congress was In holding up the Ledge nntl-
immlgrntlon bill until the majority In the
house had tlmo to reflect on the folly of
Bucli n measure Though this bill was vetoed
during the Pifty-fourth congress by Presi
dent Cleveland on the ground of its II-
llberallty , its passage by the Tlfty-flfth con
gress for a long time seemed Inevitable , Ite
advocates only wanted an opportunity to get
n vote of the house on It. Hut Iho pabsage
of such a measure In a future congress IB
no longer probable.
Washington Star- The closing scene In the
house on Saturday -was In sharp contrast
with the closing tcene In that hall the day
the Plfty-flrst congress expired. On the
former occasion nil was ncrlmony and im
patience. The minority was withholding
from tbo speaker thu usual resolution of
thanks , nnd tbo speaker was standing in hU
place delivering a valedictory of defiance.
On this latter occasion nil was enthusiasm
and good will. The minority through Its
leader bad paid sincere and graceful tribute
to the speaker , and he was returning thanks
In a spirit of hearty appreciation. And yrt
the same man had presided over both bodies ,
and the rules which haC Infuriated the ono
house had been applied so an to becure the
approval ol the other ,
TI115 It II \ \ MTtTIOV. .
Wnshlugton Slnr- The Mtuntlon In Cuba ,
while far from satisfactory , need not cnuso
nuy pnrtlculnr illiquid. No friend of the
Cuban people. In the Island or out of It ,
need throw rip his hands in despair. It la
'n ' trlto but very true Rft > ltiK that human na-
i turo la much the enmo the world over
When there nre oinres tu be filled In thin
country there nro hundreds of applicants ,
nnd nftcr the selections have been rnndo the
disappointed ! nro loud of complaint. When
largo numbers of men nro thrown out of
employment there Is nn upronr nnd riots
sometimes follow Our own lenders hive
their differences over public policies and
criminations and recriminations nro at times
very bitter. What wo see nt homi' , there
fore , nnd what leids to no permanent trou
ble , need not nlarm us when It appears In
Cuba
Indlannpclla N'PWE : It seems to < < thnt
the Cuban record Is distinctly credltnblo
both to the American authorities nnd Un
people of Ouba , whether Cubans or Span-
lards. There has , of course , been some fric
tion , but , In thu main , things hnvu moved
with remarkable smoothness. The Amer
icans have been In full control of the Island
only n llttlo nroro than two months. Yol In
thnt brief period Cuba has been practical ! )
pacified. And now 25 000 American soldiers
nro to lie brought homo Their departure
ought to have n good effect , ns Indicating
the confidence of the American government
In the pcoplo of Cuba nnd ns proving the
purpose of the United States to be true to
Ha pledge. Thus the Cubnn confidence In
the Americans Is likely to be strengthened
nnd so the wlthdiawnl of the soldiers should
still further Improve , conditions which wcro
already so satisfactory ns to mko their
presence in the Island unnecessary. The
American people will hope that the time
may soon come when the people of Cuba
will bo living quietly nnd peacefully under
a government of their own choosing.
I'HUbOAAI. AMI OTIItlllAVIbC.
It Is said thnt the Inauguration of Charles
S. Thomas as governor of Colorado cost
only $100.
Judge Willam Margrave , who has been
a Justice ol the pcaco In Fort Scott , Knn. ,
for forty-five jears , has been legislated out
of ofilco by the state legislature.
P. II. Sprngue of Chicago , who has made
his largo fortune lu poultry , flguri's that
3,330,000 , chlkens and 13,000,000,000 eggs , val
ued together at $290,000,000 , wcro produced
In the United Stntes duilng 1SOS.
The total amount received by the Rod
Cross society as the result of the endless
letter chain started during last summer
by 'Miss ' Natalie Schenck of Babylon , L. I ,
Is $20,000. She still receives an occasional
letter.
Koloman Szcll , the new Hungarian pre
mier , Is OC , n. man of urbane manners and
benevolent disposition , but a fervent poll
tlclan. He belongs to the Hungarian nrls
tocrncy and is ouo of the- oldest member
of the Hungarian Chamber of Deputies.
The published obituary of a Kentuck
patriot sajs "he has been drunk for flft
jears" Ho was a dispenser of moonshln
and as his house was planted on the dlvldln
line ot two counties he dodged lltlgatlor
and license fees. A steady round of dodg
Ing and drinking shortened his years an >
ho passed away at the early ago of 71.
Johann Strauss , the famous waltz com
poeer , who is now so critically 111 In Vienna
was born in 1825. His father , though him
Belt a great musician , did not want the son
to follow In his footsteps. But when th
father read his boy'b first waltz he gave up
at once and joung Strauss undo his dobu
an orchestra conductor at the age of 19
Richard Suydam Palmer , the wealthv
joung yachtbman who died the 1st of thl
month as n result of hardships suffered and
disease contracted dining the Cuban cam
paign , has willed $10,000 to Captain Coupe
r. Goodrich , of the United States navy , un
der whom he served ns an ensign on the
auxiliary cruiser St. Louis. The will alto
leaves $20,000 to charity. 'Mr. ' Palmer
owned at one tlmo the steel cruising
schooner yacht Yampa , which ho subse
quently eolcl to the emperor of Goimany.
The authorities of Philadelphia are being
roasted vigorously these dajs for falling lo
provide pure water. Typhoid fever Is rav
aging the city again , and is steadily assum
ing the proportions of nn epidemic. Impure
water from , the polluted Sihuylklll river
is the immediate cause. Week 'before ' Insi
there wore forty-nine deaths and 443 new
cases of typhoid fever in the city In
Greater New York , -with treble the popula
tion of Philadelphia , there were only
twenty-seven deaths ifiom that cause during
tbo month of January.
John L. Sullivan throws n searchlight or
the Philippine situation nnd pungently en
lightens doubters ns to the proper national
policy This Is what he has to say "We'll
ilways have trouble with that bunch of
lieathens. I hear they are cannibals , nnd
If they catch a white man they boll him
nnd cat him. Will America stand for tint
kind of citizens ? Not In a thousand. This
Agulnaldo Is nothing but n fresh Kid , and
ie'8 making n monkey of himself and th
rest of the Plllplnos. The only v\ay to
make peace In the Islands Is to cxtcrml-
late the whole push. "
trrvs iiiriit ruin.
IlpiuarKiil > le llouoril of Voluntary A < 1-
\an 'i' In AViiKt' * .
St Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Increase In the wages of 110,000 ,
operatives in factories nnd omplojcs on rail
roads last week Is only ono of the mani
festations of the wave of prosperity which
ias come to the country. The amount of
jusincfis done in the United States In
February , ns measured by bank clearances ,
was by far the largest over transacted In
that month in nil the country's history ,
It wns 20 per cent greater than that of the
same month In 1S98 , nnd C1.2 per cent larger
than thnt of the month In 1892. when the
ndustrlca of the country were unusually
active , and before the democratic panic of
1813 , which began n few -weeks after CIovo-
anil took office , appeared lu sight.
Though the Increase In wages is only ono
of the evidences of Industrial prosperity , It
B the ono which Impresses Itself most
strongly on the sensibilities of the people ,
t lu thu ono which admits ot no question or
tavll by the calamity howlers. When 110,000
persons have their wages voluntarily ad
vanced In n sluglo week , na has just taken
> ! ace , thcro can be no doubt that good times
on a larger scale than the country ever
mow before are hero. The advances In
wages affect many of the larger fields of
mlustry. Iron and steel workers and cotton
ulll operatlvea nro the principal clashes of
employes who uro affected , but the advance
s apparently as active this week as It was
aet week , and It promises to cover all the
great avenues ot labor.
Ono of the Immediate effects of these ad-
unces In wages will bo a largo Increase
n the puichates made by wage earners , and
his will result lu a corresponding gain In
he activity of all the Industries , 'llie
icalth and happiness of tlio pcoplo will bo
iroportlonatoly augmented. No sucli gain
IB that whlc.li has como In all branches of
n dun try since the present administration
amo Into power two years ngo waa'ever
< nown before In the United States. Along
until about a > ear ago the Immense trade
xpanslon which began In 1879 , when the re-
ubllcans , by the resumption act , brought
I ) the country's currency up to the gold
Ine , stood for the high-water mark of In-
ustrlal activity From this time onward ,
nlef > s It is beaten by some succeeding wave
f business expansion , the record of 1898-99
111 stand for the highest degree of national
rosperlty which tUu United tHutes has ever
xperlenced. i
rim \ritir\N Tim
Itrnl Uriifton for the
Suililrii ( ttntmc * Tottnril Cornell.
SohmlMQull' ( pop )
It comes to our notlcp thnt possibly the
mnllxp behind the World-llernld'a dcmiuiJ
for Cornell's resignation Is lue largely tea
a persona ! antipathy for him. It Is sftlil
tint the World-Hcrnld requested the auditor
to publish the several Insurance notice * In
that paper this year Instead of distributing
them to the publisher ! ) oxer the fitnto as
ho has b"n doing heretofore. Mr. Cornell
refused to do this nnd hencu the World-
Herald's demand for hla resignation before
the evidence was nil In. Wo nro very much
afrnld that the evidence In rebuttal yet to
bo given by Mr. Cornell will hardly free
him of the charge of mismanagement , yet
the Woild-Hernld would have noted moro
wisely to hnvo waived such n positive de
mand until the evidence was In. The Quilt
lias snld from the first thnt It guilty ho
should bo mndo to resign , If Innocent lie
should bo exonerated. The WorldHerald' *
hnsty demand for a resignation would sug
gest a fear that the evidence nfter It Is
nil In wculd not sustain such a request ,
As to the placing ot Insurance notices In
papers over the stnto Auditor Cornell has
done rightly. Able nnd InlUientlal ns the
World-Herald Is , It cnnnot well claim to do
singly what the stnto press does ns a whole
for the fusion party nnd Is therefore not
entitled to the printing the country presa
Justly merits. In this * Vo World-Herald Is
wrong. And had Cornell not done the squnro
thing by the World-Herald his treatment
would not excuse the action of Its publisher
It such .action wcro based on a mercenary
grievance.
SMIMM : M.MC.S.
Puck : Miss Hpnlitlglil Down't a mnn'
second love usually dirf r from Jils first
Aunt Itrondhend Yes , she generally has
Detroit Free Prem : "Let's see. Isn't
H.vmen the dolly of lovers ? " nskoh Mr.
liumln : . ' .
"Yes. " replied Larkom , "nnd Hyphen la
the deity of m.urlcd people. "
Philndelphla North American : I'etey
Pop , what docs Eureka mean ?
bather That Is what the , wisest mnn nnld
upon the ott.islon vvJicn ho discovered hla
lout collar button.
Chlcntrc- Tribune : "Where Is the. piln ? "
asked the physician.
"O , I don't know , doctor' ' " gronnbd the
: vi lent. "It hurts so 1 can't tell vvhcro It
la' "
"Just t > o. " said the doctor , proceeding to
fill n small vl.iJ from n larger ono. "It's a
wlseacro who knows v\hcre lie aches. "
Indiannr > ells Journal : "Thnt young man
means \vel' , " slid Mabel's father , "but ha
Isn't Intellectual Ho doesn't think much "
"Yes , he does , " Interrupted Mabel confi
dently. "Ho thinks a gloat deal of mo. "
Chlcaso Tribune : "Amnndn , " snld the
husband of the soon-to-bo-wldowcd young
wife , "mv la t request Is that you will not
let an } body know there Is a. l.irgo Insur
ance on my life. I want jou to llvo In un
disturbed enjoyment of It for a few years ,
at least. "
Chicago News : "Prof , llllnker Is a fluent
talker , Isn't he ? "
"Fluent ? He told mo all about the proper
l > ollcv for the Philippines , the way to necuro
the disestablishment of the Church of Eng
land and the best solution oC the Chinese
question nil In ten minutes. "
Wnshlngton Stnr : "What do you think
of current fiction ? " asked the joung woman
who Is one of the otllcers In a. literary so
ciety.
"It's all right , " answered the young mnn
with the striped shirt. "On'y I can't help
wishing they'd get more. Imagination Into
the fatorles and less In the weather reports "
Chicago Post : "How- does It happen that
the Croe = us girl bus left her husband , tha
t-ounf Everybody said her father bought
him for her "
"Evidently It was a mlstakoHe only had
him sent up to the hoii'-o on approval. "
L.tilrr On.
Washington Star.
When smiling summer comes again
And jocund daisies grow ,
We'll have to cut the waving grasi
Where once wo shoveled HIIOW ;
AVe'll have to hear the snme sad wall ,
When men nro biought together ;
rrhora's no vacation for ( ho man
Who kicks about the weather.
TWO KINDS OF POWDER.
Twas down at Santiago , where the Spanish
bullet ! . Hew
Thick and fust nnd not unerring ns they
tii It ULP nlr In two.
That I dreamed of Arabella safe nt horns
across the sea ,
AH lovely as a vision and as happy as could
be.
Not a thought of fenr cnme o'er me an I
plunged Into the frny ,
For my mind was IH'ed with thinking of
my sweetheart night nnd day.
And &o I cnme out scathless not n scratch ,
o'en so remote ;
Only once or twlco they reached mo , get
ting powder on my coat.
I remember at the landing when vvo all
came home again
How the whnif was packed with -women ,
crying kids and ye'Ilng men
There , of course , was Arabella , neatly
dressed In army blue ,
Wearing smiles thnt looked divinely I'd
been gene a month or two.
When I stepped nshoro t ho e'.uHpcd mo In a
long and close embrace ,
And 1 did not stop to notice she had powder
on her face.
It was too I lie , however , a lump was In my
tin oat
Home I found a. Santiago nnd got powder
OH my coat. L. A. BWINO ,
"The
White
Man's
Burden"
The white man's burden
is the winter overcoat. One
can't venture to go without
some extra clothing , but
his heavy overcoat seems
to gain ten pounds in
weight , as the Spring days
begin to assert themselves
A light coat of Covert cloth
or some other appropriate
material Is a luxury and a
necessity. Now is t h c
time to get it $ J 0,312,50 ,
$ J5J8 , $20 and $25 cov
ers the range of prices for
men's top coats , and $5 ,
$6.50 , $7.50 , $8.50 , $10
and $12.50 for boys' and
young men's top coats
such a garment is useful
at all seasons Of course
you will want a new hat
to go with it.
We can save you money.