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thnt the actual number of full and complete
eoples of The Dally , Morning , Evening and
Sunday Bee , printed during the month of
February , 1S99 , was as follows :
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2 21,1-10 16 2iBio
J 2-1,170 17 21,100
4 2I.2SO 18 2-I.SiO :
5 U 1,1(1- ( 19 21,11)- )
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o 2itio : 23 21,1-10
10 2I.HIO 21 2-1,510
11 21,010 23 U-1,020
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13 2I.-I20 27 21,1170
11 25,130 2S 25,010
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OEOUQE B. T7.SCHUCK.
Rubscrlbod and sworn to before me this
Cth day of March , 1S39.
( Seal. ) GI3O. M. BRED ,
Notary Public In nnd for Douplas County ,
Neb.
Two more days of legislature unless
the lobby decides to extend the time for
iiiljouniiiient.
The amputation of the railroad taxa
tion clause nf the charter amendment
bill shows the line Italian hand of the
railroad surgeon.
The wolf trapping industry will begin
to llourlsh in Wyoming as soon as the
Nebraska bonus of15,0K ( ) for welt
scalps becomes available.
About the only thing Omaha will get
out of the present legislature is an ap
propriation for nn additional building
tit the Deaf and Dumb institute.
Hy the time the charter amendments
reach the governor the charter commit
tee will have trouble to recognize them.
It's n wise child that knows Its own
father.
The rennsylvanla legislature Is still
balloting for United States senator just
to remind Nebraska legislators that they
might have company had they , too , been
voting yet
The destruction by lire of the Chicago
felt factory operated as part of the Ar
mour plant suggests the practicability
of another Industry at South Omaha at
no distant day.
If Judge Norvtil could be bulldozed
Into reversing some of the decisions of
fensive to the llerdman gang the de
mand for his Impeachment would be
promptly withdrawn.
The dollar dinner to be given In New
York on Jefferson's anniversary is an
nounced as u strictly Chicago platform
affair. A cheap money platform nml a
cheap money banquet go together.
The question Is suggestive , Why
should the governor have waited until
the last week In the session to request
of the legislature the authority 10 com
promise all the state's claims for embez
zled funds and suspended bank ac
counts ?
The successful X-ray experiment lo-
ratliiff an Indiana man's heart on the
wrong side of his anatomy presages the
day when every eligible man may have
to present with his card a photograph
of bis Interior , showing that his heart
Is In the right ulace.
It comes with rather good grace for
the men Avlio were borrowing state
funds from Hartley on third mortgages
without ever expecting to pay back a
dollar to go into spasms over the cash-
Inn of a salary warrant In advance of
Its regular redemption.
While the only thing directly at Issue
lu the pending Chicago municipal cam-
palgn l the control of the city govern
ment , the various opposing candidates
have llrmly convinced themselves that
the life or death of the whole nation depends -
ponds upon their iichluvement of success
or defeat.
When Joe Hartley rends the blood
curdling denunciations of Judge Xorvul
for cashing his salary vouchers ho will
laugh In his sleeve over the sublime Im
pudence of the llitchcalfe organ , which
ho tided over several times with fumln
that were not all drawn out of his pri
vate deposits.
The obnoxious practice of charging
collection fees on all checks on outside
banks just put In force by the Now York
bankers , against which a loud protest
Is being raised by New Yori : merchants ,
has been In vogue In Omaha for several
years past. Omaha merchants , however ,
have borne the Imposition with submis
sive meekness.
Reports from southern states Indicate
nhtit all Is not harmony there in the
fusion househpld. SVhero , ( ho democrats
are strong enough to get along without
populist assistance they object to divid
ing up iho emoluments of oillce. In
almost every boctlon of the south the
populists have tired of being hewers of
wood ami drawers of water and then
KUbuilttlng to the scant faro of the
bocoiul table when the election is won.
TIIK T.iitn-r .ixn Tin : TWLVST.S.
A means of lighting the trusts which
has many advocates mid which seems
likely to grow In favor Is to remove
tariff duties from all articles ami prod
ucts controlled by combinations , The
Philadelphia Ledger Is an earnest ad
vocate of this policy. In a recent Issue
that paper said that "In the clash of
opinions as to the jurisdiction of nation
nml state lu the matter of trusts , It Is
conceded that congress has a weapon
within reach to give the death stroke to
nearly all of the rapacious trusts now
existing. Most of these combinations
deal In American products of which
they have obtained a monopoly. The
duty on the foreign product Is so high as
to bo prohibitory or nearly so. It Is a
gross perversion of the taxing power to
Impose a tariff which , without yielding
revenue to the government , enables
trusts to plunder American citizens. In
every Instance ; where n domestic monopoly
ely puts exactions upon the consumer
congress should repeal the duty and
thus free the public from oppression. "
It Is not to be doubted that this would
prove effective as to some'of the trusts ,
but of the more than three hundred and
llfly combinations by far the larger
number cannot be readied In tlds way.
Some of the strongest trusts the tariff
Is in nowise responsible for. These
combinations , for example : American
Spirits and .Manufacturing , Glucose , Na
tional niscult , Standard Distilleries ,
Kentucky Distilleries , National Cereal ,
I'nlted States Milling , American Ice
company , American Sewer Pipe com
pany , National Unutncl and Stamp com
pany , National Salt company , New Kng-
land Dairy company , lloyal Unking 1'ow-
der company , Union Itiig and Paper
company. As to the Iron and steel
combinations , while It is true that the
duties on their products yield very little
revenue , a repeal of the duties would
not necessarily result in breaking them
up , since our manufacturers are able to
undersell foreign manufacturers in the
world's markets and hence having noth
ing 'to ' fear from foreign competition In
tills market. Even as to the Tin Plato
trust It Is doubtful whether It could be
destroyed by taking olt the duty , for tin
plate 'lias ' sold at a lower price here ,
since the Industry has been built up ,
than It was ever imported for. What
probably would result from taking off
the duty is a reduction of the price of
labor employed lu the industry and tills
might be the case with all the industries
which it is alleged owe their existence to
the tariff.
While , therefore , a. repeal of duties
would perhaps be effective as to some of
the trusts , most of the combinations uiul
these the more formidable of them ,
would not be materially affected If at all.
On the other hand It is quite possible
that labor employed in the trust indus
tries might suffer. Hence we are not
able to see much merit in the plan of
removing tariff duties as a means of sup
pressing trusts. These combinations
must be reached In another way and the
way that seems most certain to lead to
their suppression Is through state legis
lation the exercise by the states of the
powers which have been clearly pointed
out by our highest judicial tribunal. It
Is to be confessed that the prospect of
securing such legislation is not encour
aging , notwithstanding the strong pop
ular sentiment against trusts , but per
sistent agitation of the subject may ulti
mately produce the desired result.
ARMl' WILL U/S/MAVJ.
General GODICA who must be pre
sumed to be more familiar with Uie sen
timent of the soldiers who served under
him than anybody else , has assured Sec
retary A3ger that the qnuy will disband.
It appears that the secretary of war re
ceived this assurance with conlidence.
Meanwhile representatives of the Cuban
military assembly are In Washington
for the purpose of urging a larger pay
ment to the army nnd they express the
opinion that unless this Is done there
Is likely to be disorders nnd perhaps
brigandage. The army , It appears to
bo conceded , will disband even if no
more money is provided , but there Is
danger 'Unit ' many of the men , not being
satisllcd with the amount paid them ,
will attempt to llvo by plunder. A'ery
likely some of them would do this If
$10,000,000 Instead of $11,000,000 were to
bo distributed among them.
It Is an unpleasant situation , but of
course our government wlsi not consider
a request for more money , whatever the
Cuban soldiers may threaten. The gra.
tulty of $ ; i,000,00 ( ) Is magnanimous and
there would be a very earnest popular
protest In this country against Increas
ing it. However much Americans may
sympathize with the unfortunate condi
tion of 'the ' Cuban soldiers , wo do not
feel called upon to provide them with
all the money they think they need In
order to make a new start In life. The
cost of freeing them from Spanish ruliv
has been very great and a people with
any sense of gratitude would bo satis-
lied with that. The course of some of
the Cubans Is calculated to create a fool
ing that they are not worthy of the sac-
rlllces this country has made for them.
KXCUUJUGIXtl ST.ITUMK * TS.
The statements at the meeting of the
central council of the National Sound
Money league , In regard to the decline
of free sliver sentiment , were encounig.
ing nnd reassuring to the friends of
sound money. Of course everybody ca
pable of forming nn unprejudiced opin
ion has for some tlmo realized that the
silver question had lost and was sieadlly
losing adherents. It could not be otherwise -
wise with growing prosperity , with
higher prices for products and with the
larger employment and Increased wages
of labor. In presence of such condi
tions no one having u fair estimate of
the intelligence of the American people
could doubt that the Bound money cause
was gaining with them and had become
very much stronger than three years
ago.
ago.That
That the free
silver causa will con-
tlnuo to lose ground us prosperity ad
vances Is not to bo doubted , yet the
friends of sound money should not
abate their efforts ami the purpose of
the league to continue the educational
work In which It is engaged Is wise.
That was Judicious advleo of Secretary
Gage , that the sound money forces
should hold themselves In line to op
pose nny fresh attack of the kind which
was so successfully resisted In isiltt.
That ( mother such attack will be made
Is already assured. All present Indl-
I cations point to the control of the next
I democratic national convention by the
! free sliver men , the realllrmatlon of the
i Chicago platform and the ronomlmitlon
of Mr. ISrynn. The parly Avlll have new
| Issues , but It will undoubtedly make free
, silver the paramount Issue lu Its cam-
' palgn. Hence the necessity of keeping
the sound money forces In line ami
'
maintaining the educational work that
has had such excellent results. An over
whelming defeat of free silver next year
will put an end for all lime to that
wretched fallacy.
: KXKI'L'TIVK JMAVJJOA' .
The lower house of the legislature has
passed a bill appropriating $ 'J5,000 for
tlie purchase and furnishing of an ex-
rcutlvo mansion. This Is at least $10.-
OOt ) more than should lie appropriated at
this time for this purpose. Apparently
there Is a darkey In this woodpile. Instead -
stead of purchasing a .suitable site and
erecting a governor's homo planned on
a scale that would enable the state to
build a respectable residence at a cost
not exceeding $10,000 , with a view also
to future enlargement or embellishment ,
the bill contemplates the purchase of
some old mansion whose owner wants
to unload at two prices a structure that
will have to ba remodelled within n few
years.
This Is not desirable or economical.
If the state is to pay 'tho ' governor's
rental , which tit best Is of doubtful con
stitutionality , It may as well provide a
commodious but not extravagant resi
dence. If the use of an executive man
sion Is to bo tendered the governor the
furnishing should be at his own expense.
For this reason a modest house costing
not to exceed $10,000 would be more
desirable than one costing ? 20,000. If
the state is to pay the expense of fur
nishing an executive mansion and re
furnishing it every few years it would
llml It cheaper to rent a furnished house
and pay .f-.OOO a year rent for it.
Whatever style future governors may
desire to put on we feel sure the present
governor would be content with n mod
est residence 'that would enable him to
entertain without extravagance in a
manner bclittlug his position. In any
event the state should not venture Into
speculative house-buying for llio benefit
of real estate owners or real estate deal
ers.
The announcement by cable that the
railroad north of Manila lias been re
paired and trains with supplies run to
the extreme front calls attention to one
quality of the American soldier not pos- /
sesscd by those of other ilauds. No i
matter what Is to be done men In plenty
can be found lu ithe ranks who know
how to do it The engineer corps , of
course , 1 the nucleus of all forces used
for such purposes , but they can always
bo supplemented by skilled men from
the ranks. The reason for this is found
in the divergent conditions of service In
the United States and abroad. In other
countries the youth is taken before he
has learned a trade or settled Into a
fixed avocation and forced Into the army.
In this country the soldier , particularly
the volunteer , comes from the factory ,
'the ' workshop , the railroad ami every
walk of life and the ranks are filled with
men possessing the best technical skill.
If an engine is to be run or repaired era
a bridge to be built a call to the ranks
will produce some ono who knows how
to do it
Ecuador has been placed on n gold
basis. The rich planters opposed the
move , but it was demanded by the laborIng -
Ing and mercantile classes. The rich
planters , under the old system , paid
their labor in depreciated silver and sold
their product abroad for gold. The mer
chants were compelled to buy much of
their goods abroad on a gold basis and
the poor laborer , paid in depreciated
money , was unable to pay the price nec
essary to secure goods. The beauties of
1C to 1 are most apparent to those who
have tried It
A movement has been started in
Nicaragua looking to nnnoxntion of that
country to the United States. Itecent
events have evidently convinced the
residents of other countries that tlie
United SUUes Is a bidder for every piece
of land In sight and when they become
tired of local conditions the natural re
sult Is an annexation movement. If
the rampant expansionists could have
their way Uncle Sam would soon be land
poor.
From the hubbub raised by the New
York yellow journals about the fabulous
gifts elicited by the coming Vanderbllt-
Falr wedding the public mind Is likely to
become so confused as to require enlight
enment whether the marriage ceremony
Is to be performed between the con
tracting parties or between the money
that Is about to be united.
The house , In passing appropriations
to pay a number of old claims , in an
ticipation of their being killed In the
senate , adopted an unwise policy. In
the llrst place It shirked n responsibility
which belongs to that body and In the
second place there Is no certainty that
the senate will kill the bills.
For a measure Biipposed to be purely
in the Interests of the state the bill to
allow a compromise with bondsmen of
defaulting oillclals and broken de
pository banks Is attracting n largo
amount of attention from the sureties of
ex-Treasurer Hartley.
( rout OlM
Philadelphia Times ,
While the best speaker may bo at the
cheaper dinner there should be enough In a
J10 feed to justify the worst talker among
them opening his mouth.
\0 ( illllH , \ll I'll- ,
Indianapolis News.
When the Cuban army surrenders its arms
It should bo made to give up Its concealed
weapons also , There ar enough ot the
latter , apparently , to stock an army.
ItcNiiiuliit ; ( InOdl 'rune ,
Springfield Republican.
The remarks of Sydney Webb , a Britisher
of some prominence , before an English au
dience Saturday , show that the palaver of
tha past year Is passing away nnd that the
average Englishman of culture Is again tell
ing squarely what ho thinks of us. America
,
1 Is corrupt because "corruption lies In the
i character of .tho 'American. ' " Individually
we nro kind , considerate nnd polite , but col-
. leotlvcly wo arc not n success , says Sydney
I Wobb. This sounds like the old days before
Dewoy's victory.
Cnmrnilrii.
St. Louis Ucpubllc.
The advance In the price ot quinine would
not op n up such u chilly prospect for these
who liavo acquired the shako habit It It
were not for the fact -that it was preceded
by the formation of a Whisky trust.
Hallo nf T . Trusts.
Urooklyn Kaglo.
The Oyator trust 13 capitalized for only
$6.000,000 , while It takes $120.000,000 to float
the Whisky trust. Tills mentis that every
citizen of the United Slntca takes 1CS cock-
tnlls 'before ' every oyster. This discovery
will surprise nml humiliate the oyster. IJut
It Will bo believed by the lobster.
TinM
Philadelphia Hcconl.
Doth challenger and defender In the
America cup races next fall will bo out-and-
out metal boats , with steel frames and
I ibronzo plates , and masts and heavy spars of
steel. When n cutter yacht of but ninety
\
| fcot load water line Is designed to carry
over 12,000 square fcot of canvas , the mere
statement of such n condition practically
eliminates wood from Iho material ot con
struction. Aluminium , too , Jias been re
jected as lacking In strength and deficient
In durability ; and , In fact , the chief Oiltcr-
encos 'between ' the contesting 'boats vJll ho
found In matters of equipment and minor
detail. Under such conditions there should
bo n mighty close contest In each of thoraces
races , with the chances favoring the clever
est sea jockeys.
MXICS OP Till : IlKVOI'UTIONS.
Amorlen'N Aiiroi | > rhi < c ( ilftn to tin ;
Baltimore American.
The year of the Pnrls exposition will bo
marked with the presentation to Franco ot
two very handsome gifts from the American
people. Ono of these will bo the statue of ,
Lafayette , who In the days of the revolution I
proved a valuable friend of the American
colonies , and rendered them a bravo service
In their struggle for freedom. A largo part
of the money for this mouumcnt has been
raised by popular subscription , and the boys
nnd girls In the public schools contributed
liberally to the fund. These In charge of the '
matter are working under the approval ofj '
the national administration , and promise a ,
monument that shall bo a credit to this' '
great nation and do fitting honor to the
hero whceo name will always bo tenderly
cherished by the liberty-loving people of
the United States.
It is eminently fitting that America's other
gift to the French republic should bo a
statue of George Washington , with whom
Lafayette was so closely associated , and
whoso friendship was never broken. The
Washington statue will bo presented by the
women of America , and the design , which
will represent the general taking command
of the continental army , has already been
accepted. The date chosen for the unveiling
of the Lafayette statue Is July -1 , 1900 , and
it Is expected that the Washington statue
will 'bo ' unveiled at the eamo time. The
Paris exposition will then be at Us height ,
the gay French capital will be crowded with
visitors from all parts of the world , and the
presentation of these two statues will be an
event of the highest significance. It will
prove that the friendship between the two i
greatest republics In the world Is true and
sincere : that both hold In high honor the
men who helped to blaze the way to that
liberty which enlightens the world.
TESTIXG THE AXTI-THUST I..YW.
FcRtnren of tlie Gnxc Scheduled for
inUtm Next MoiiCi.
Philadelphia. Record.
The Pipe trust case , which will bo heard
on appeal .before the federal supreme court
next month , will afford nn opportunity for
a further "judicial Interpretation of the
definite and prohibitory sections of the anti
trust law of 18SO. This act declares Illegal
"every contract , combination In the form
of trust or otherwise , or conspiracy in re
straint of trade or commerce , among the
Boveral states or with foreign nations. "
Such combinations or conspiracies are also
prohibited in the territories and In the Dis
trict of Columbia , and severe penalties are
prescribed against violators of the law , in
cluding a heavy flno or imprisonment , for
feiture to the United States of the property
of an Illegal combination , and damages ( to
the extent of threefold the amount sus
tained ) to bo recovered by nny person in
jured in his 'business ' or property by such
a combination. The restrictive provisions of
the law , under the ruling of the federal
supreme court In the Sugar trust case , have
practically been limited to combinations en
gaged in the business of transportation.
Thus the Transraissourl Freight association
and the Joint Traffic association -wore de
clared Illegal , tout manufacturing corpora
tions exercising a monopoly dn the several
states have escaped hitherto because ot the
practical Impossibility of demonstrating to
the satisfaction of the court that they were
engaged In Interstate or International trade
and commerce.
In the action brought ngalnst the Pipe
trust , composed of six allied corporations
In Ohio , Kentucky , Tennessee and -Alabama - ,
the .bill of complaint charged that these
firms had entered Into a combination and
conspiracy In unlawful restraint of Inter
state commerce , and the federal court was
asked to decree that all pipe sold and trans
ported from ono state to another toy the
combination should bo declared forfeited to
the United States as provided by Jaw. The
agreement of the combination covers sales
as well as manufacture , end this , It Is
claimed by the Department of Justice , con
stitutes a conspiracy In restraint of com
merce between the states. In the Sugar
trust case there was no argument as to
sales , because the contract or agreement of
union of the various refining companies re
lated only to the manufacture of refined
sugar , nnd not to Its sale throughout the
country. The Pipe trust , which both makes
and sells pipe under Its combination agree
ment , must show that the law already
quoted Is not violated in Its transactions ,
or suffer the penalties prescribed by the
statute ,
When this case was tried originally In the
federal circuit court In Tennessee the
decision was In favor of the Pipe trust ; but
the circuit court of appeals reversed this
ruling , and ordered that a decree of per
petual Injunction bo entered against the
defendant combination. The agreement to
conlrcl sales across state lines , It was hold ,
was In restraint of Interstate commerce , and
hence against public policy and void. If this
judicial view shall bo sustained next month
by the court of Jlnal resort the difficulty of
establishing a broad , interstate field of
monopoly .will . have been vastly Increased
and a new line of attack upon trust com
binations will have been opened to Solicitor
General Illclmrds and Ills assistants In the
Department of Justice. An adverse ruling ,
on the contrary , would complete the partial
nullification of the mill-trust law in its
relations to industrial combinations which
resulted from the supreme court decision in
the Sugar trust case. '
It Is quite probable that for 'political '
reasons the Department of Justice will leave
no legal tttouo unturned In eecuro a final
affirmation of the ruling of the federal court
of appeals against the Pipe trust. Combina
tions of this class are In reality on all fours
with each other o far as obedience the
law Is concerned ; but the tlmo seems ripe
far a striking example of the real attitude
of the administration toward ihe trusts , oai
the Pipe combination may tx ) fated to polni
the moral of aroused ofltclal consrlcnUou-
1IATTI.KS AIIOI Mi M\MI.\ .
Kansas City Star : The fine conduct of Ihe
wtBiern volunteer troops In the Philippine *
la exactly what might have been expected ,
American volunteer soldiers , reasonably well
selected , after being seasoned and trained
In actual service , ought to be Iho _ best
soldiers In the world.
New York World : Properly to appreciate
the vnlor nnd "grit" of our soldiers the
nature of the country and , above all , iho
nature of the climate must be taken.Intn
account. In this view the continuous battle
our soldiers have given ibccomrs n marvel
of American endurance and tenacity ,
Imllnnapolls Journal : Americans should
bo proud of the conduct of the troops In the
Philippines. True , It was to be expected , for
American troops show the highest soldierly
qualities wherever they are placed , but they
never have operated under worse conditions
than these which prevail about Manila.
Springfield Republican : Wo expect the
overwhelming defeat of the native army.
Their spirit In facing our troops , however ,
after so many of their number have been
slaughtered In successive combats , and the
doggcduess of their resistance , must exclto
admiration. Their present position , to ono
who recalls bo history of the past year , can
stir only the profoundcst pity.
Philadelphia Hecord : Lfltcr official bul
letins from the scene of conflict In the Philip
pines leave the result of the fighting some
what more dubious than was Indicated In the
earlier reports. The flunking movements ot
General MacArthur's division from Nov-
nllehes to Polo seem to have been only
partly successful owing to Ihe roughness of
the ground , and the line of retreat ot the
Tagals from Malabon to Mnlolos apparently
remains open. There Is no uncertainly , how
ever , on one point ; namely , that such ad
vantage as has been Rained by the forward
movement was obtained at heavy cost In
Americans killed nnd wounded. Moreover ,
the fact that every position on their line
of retreat has been strongly Intrenched by
the insurgents makes it probable that Uic
conquest of every Inch of territory will re
quire a heavy sacrifice.
Philadelphia Ledger : The victory of the
American forces In front of Manila Is'
heralded as the beginning of the end , and
wo hope It may 'bo so , tout In reading the
dispatches there Is always the uncomfortable
feeling that they have had to pass through
the hands of a censor , nnd that they may
not tell the .whole truth. Wo have had
before accounts of great slaughter among the
Filipinos , but no sign of such weakening
upon their part as wo might naturally ex
pect to find If It were true that they had
suffered enormous losses. They have not In-1
dlcatcd nny disposition to yield , but on the
contrary have been very aggressive , and
have closely Invested our lines around
.Manila. . They have , moreover , succeeded in
Inflicting considerable loss upon the Ameri
can forces through minor engagements ,
which occur almost dally. These known
facts do not altogether agree with the
optlmlstlo reports from Manila and the
promises of an early surrender on the part
of Agulnaldo , though the Americans have
suffered no reverses and have won some
notable victories.
P13USOXAU AND OTHERWISE.
President Loubet ot Franco Is some
thing of a musician. Ills manners arc simple
and his conversation racy of the south.
General Guy V. Henry was recently asked
what kind of n man would succeed In Porto
nico. llo answered , "One with considerable
money and as much patience. "
Secretary Alger's name la probably mis
pronounced by over half the people that use
It. The secretary pronounces It with a broad
"A , " EO that It Is almost "Allger. "
Though the name of Collls P. Huntlngton
Is generally connected , with railways , Mr.
Huntlngton owns more coal mines than nny
other man In the United States , If not In the
world.
Hear Admiral Picking , who succeeds Rear
Admiral Howlson In command of the
Charlestown ( Mass. ) navy yard , is ono ot the
youngest men to attain that rank In our
history.
The prospect that the czar's peace con
ference will wind up in a row has been
good from the first , but the news from
Rome now Indicates that It will begin In the
sumo way.
John W. Drock lias the largest Individual
claim against Spain for Cuban losses during
the Insurrection. The claim aggregates
? 21,000,000 , and Is largely for destroyed
sugar plantations.
Since Spain has a prospect of coming Into
possession of some real money It has stopped
the embassy that was about starting to
treat with Agulnaldo for the release of his
Spanish prisoners.
Mr. Sidney-Webb , lecturing In London on
American Institutions and politics last week ,
said the purest city In America is "the
Mormon Salt Lake City , " and that political
bosses iu this country are nineteenth cen
tury Robin Hoods.
Richard A. Tilghman of Philadelphia ,
whose death Is announced , was the Inventor
of the sandblast , a jet of sand directed with
force against glass or other hard sub
stances In order to cut or decorate the sur
face In Intricate designs.
All fears lihat'Rudynrd ' Kipling may suffer
a relapse , as Is frequently the case with
convalescents from pneumonia , ought to bo
dissipated by the announcement that he Is
now strong enough to read the poetry which
has been written about him during and utnca
his Illness.
Over In Akron , O. , a. handsome young
woman and a susceptible juryman nro said
to have caused a now kind of legal tangle.
The young woman got hurt In a street car
accident , suctl for damages , and obtained
an awnrd of ? 1SOO. NOAV the company aska
for n now trial on 'the ground that the
fascinating damsel Illrted with ono of the
Jurors HO effectively as to prejudice him
In her favor , thereby preventing a consider
ation of the case strictly on Its merits.
Sarah IJornhaidt says In her "Memoirs , "
which will soon ho published , that when her
mother decided she should bo an actress she
wept bitterly because she wanted to bo n
nun , When the decision was first made
Sarah was a slip of a child gr&wing very
rapidly , yet with a pronounced tendency to
become fat. "Nobody could have then sup
posed , " says the autoblographer , "that my
leanness lu after years would glvo journal
ists such n grand opportunity to make fun
of mo , "
John Sherman Is ono of the few men
privileged to read obituary notices nf them
selves , Charles O'Conor , the noted lawyer ,
was similarly favored , owing to u prema
ture announcement of his death. When an
attendant read to him the complimentary
notices O'Conor exclaimed : "Tho world can
hardly afford to lose so good a man. " After
hearing 'tho criticisms of his enemies ho
said : "I'll have to llvo long enough to punish
the scoundrels who He like that. " It Is said
the effect of the obituaries was decidedly
beneficial and materially hastened the law
yer's recovery. Sherman may bo similarly
benefited.
KCIIOKS OK 'run WAII.
Admiral Dcwey officially disposes of the
story of his May day breakfast. "At 7:3i : (
a. in. , " ho says. In his official report , "It
having been erroneously reported to me thnt
! only fifteen rounds per gun remained for
! the five-Inch rapid fire battery ( of the
Olytupln ) I ceased firing nnd withdrew the
! squadron fnr consultation nnd redistribution
j of ammunition. If necessary. " Hut the story
I will llvo In splto cf olllclal decapitation. It
j will ripple down the stream of ngca and vie
! with William Toll's apple shot nnd Washing
ton's cherry trco In delighting the young
and tickling the elders.
The news of the physical breakdown of
I Captain Dyer , as reported from Manila by j
[ Admiral Dewcy , Is a surprise to the Navy !
' department , and It was least of all expected
, that ho would bo a victim of nervous pros
tration , as ho Is a man of splendid physique.
One of the newly promoted captains will bo
assigned to the command ot the UnHlniotc
and Captain Dyer will coma home.
Injintlclpatlon of the early disintegration
of the army now In Cuba the officers ofj
General Fltzhugh Lee's corps have organized ,
the Society of the Seventh Army corps lo |
perpetuate Its memories. General Leo will
bo the first president and both officers and
' enlisted men will bo eligible to membership.
A good feature of such nn organization will
bo the maintenance of comradeship between
soldlors from the north and the south.
The only representative of the Vandcrlillt
family , according to the New York World ,
who offered his services HS n soldier In the
, recent war , IB William Howard Vanderbllt ,
' n resident of Tacoma , Wash. , who cnllsleC !
] ns ix private In the First Washington \olun-
teor.s. lie Is a grandson of Commodore Vim >
derbllt , and was made a corporal soon after
, bis enlistment.
i The Navy department has just received nn
. account of a commemorative service In
j Smyrna , Asia Minor. In honor of John Vet--
vevls , who was a member of the crow ot the
torpedo boat Wlnslow , killed In action lit
I ' the battle of Cardenas , Slay II , last. The
account states thnt Imposing funeral serv
ices took place In the Church of St. John
the Unptlst In the presence ot the friends
and kinsmen of the dead sailor and many
spectators. Stllpon Plttakls , the director ot
the museum and leader of the Greek col
lege , delivered a speech which deeply moved
all present.
All told , there wore at last accounts only
141 holders of the medal ot honor In the
army and on the retired list. Among them
; OTO General Miles , General John M. Scuo-
| llcld , General Guy V. Henry and General
Henry W. Luwton. General 'Miles ' received
the distinction for hanging on to a position
at Chancellorsvlllo wlUi superb tenacity ,
although himself wounded. The others
named won the medal of honor for leading
charges.
Illttiop II. W. Arndt of the African Meth
odist Episcopal church has asked the pres
ident , on behalf of the colored people of the
country , that Chaplain Theophllus G.
Steward of the Twenty-fifth United States
Infantry bo allowed the necessary time to
write a history of the colored regiments In
the army , and has received word from the
adjutant general thnt Chaplain Steward Is
considered eminently fitted for eucli a task
nnd will bo accorded every facility. Chap
lain Steward Is a man of some literary nt-
talnments , and has a work of fiction , "A
Charleston Love Story. " now in press. Twt >
of his sons nro Harvard men , ono being a
lieutenant In ono of the volunteer regi
ments ; another is In the University of
Michigan , from which ho will be graduated
this spring as a physician.
AMERICAN HERO.
Philadelphia Record : Ono more name
must 1)0 marked oft the list otUnited , Statin
nrmy officers and added to the roll of our
heroes. In the death of Colonel Harry C.
Egbert the country has lost a most a.blo and
courageous soldier a veteran of two wars
who emerged from Iho scathing fire at
Gettysburg to die , sword in band , on the far
sldo of the world.
Chicago Tribune : Colonel Harry C. Eg
bert la the conspicuous name In the list
of killed In the series of battles now raging
near Manila. Ho died fighting at the head
of his mien. Ho served the nation as a fight
ing man ifor .thirty-eight years from 'the
day ot Ills appointment as a first lieutenant
by President Lincoln In 1861. His record
has been notable for Us deeds of valor , nnd
particularly during the war with Spain. Ho
won the laurels of a regiment's homage when
nt San Juan ho led the charge up the hill ,
nnd ho paid the prlco of his courage by
falling wounded In the fight. Hut in thu
long list of men recommended for promo
tion for ibravory there was no menllon of
Egbert.
Chicago iPost : dlla death in the Philip
pines 'was duo to Ills own determination to
fight for his country so long as fighting waste
to be done. His wound at San Juan hill
was sufficient > to Incapacitate him for dutj-
In the Philippines ted ho 'boon ' willing to
accept the decision of the surgeons , but lie
Irelsted upon going with his command. The
army of the United States suffered much In
the death of Colonel Egbert. 'He ' held the
highest rank of any American killed In the
war , was an Invaluable officer and fur
nished a splendid example for younger offi
cers and 'men. ' And all the pathos of the
sudden close cit an honored and well-spent
llfo Is bound up In his last word.9 , when
General W'hcaton ' eou&ht to cheer him up :
"I must die. I aim too old. "
St. Louis Glcibe-DoniC'crat ' : Here Is an
example of the model American soldier
whose highest ambltlun Is to l > o at Ihe post
ot duty and to offer his life freely for the
sake of his flag. Colonel Egbert had almost
reached the retiring ngo. Ho was marked
up iby bullets that had barely mlfsed vital
organs. 'But ' he fought at iManlla just iw in
Santiago and Gettysburg , When lie fell
with his mortal wound , the tlilrJ shut
through the body , he paid that ho was too
ol.i to recover. Hut ho would never .have .
been too cJd to servo his country where
the bullets were flying Ihlckest. There are
men In the ranks who have shown equal
Belf-sacrlfico nnd fallen perhaps unnolen.
Colonel Egbert will answer as the repre
sentative cf the typo of soldier-patriots who
ore Invarla.bly . at the post of danger nnd
who make light of wounds that are less
than mortal.
Wln I'lij'M Hie I'lpiTf
'St. ' Louis Republic.
The waslo and ravages of war fall on all ,
but with especial heaviness upon Hie work-
Ingman. Nothing so helps the condition of
wage-earners both industrially and socially i
as peace. Ex-Senator Evarts once gave a
reason for the miserable pay and wretched } ]
state of wage-earners In Europe , which , If !
the tendencies of the republican party are !
allowed to' bo carried out , will ere long >
apply tn worklngmcn In this country. Ho ]
said that In Europe wagC'carnera can earn' ' <
but little , because every worklngman goes
to his tank dally with a soldier on hlx back.
P0WDEH
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
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OVAL BAKINO POWOIB CO. KCW YORK.
HIM Ml AV.U8K.S ,
Mnrkcil Improvement In < lie < * oiull-
Iliiu ofV irKlnnmiMi.
Chicago Tlmes-llcriiM.
lu the fnco of such well aiilhcnllcalrd re-
I < rtR of actual advances tn wages In nil
departments of Industrial activity as eomo
from nil over Iho country It Is issclrss to
deny tlie fact Iho revival of business has
led lo a marked Improvement In the condi
tion ot laboring men.
Thnt the outlook for labor was never
brighter Is attested by President Compers
ot the American Federation of l nbor , , , who
frankly acknowledges that "the demand fur
labor In some special lines has tended to
Increase wages , " although toe Is unwilling
lo attrlbuto all thu Increase to Improved In
dustrial conditions. Whether the advances
nro duo lo organized labor or to nn Increased
demand for labor Is of llttlo consequence
compared to the Important fact that Hie
wages have actually been raised nnd that the
comlltlon of business apparently Justifies U.
Thnt there has been a remarkable advance
In wngen all over the country Is shown br
the reports from a hundred or moro manu
facturing Institutions , rnpresentltiR princi
pally the Iron , steel nnd cotton Industries ,
received by the National Manufacturers' ns
soclatlon. The Increases range all the way
from 5 to 10 per c t nnd affect In the ag
gregate not less than 100,000 wage-earners.
It Is significant also that the Increase In
nearly every Instance was voluntary on the
part of ttif employers and was not the re
sult of nny peremptory demand on the part
of labor.
These advances mean nn Increase In the
purchasing power of labor all over the coun.
try , which In turn menus a larger demand
for the products of labor , which Is the es
sential basis ot permanent Industrial pros
perity.
CMKI'.KV CHAFF.
'Brooklyn. ' Llfo : "Why , this monument Is
crooked. "
"Yes ; so wns the deceased , "
Chicago Hecord : "All the professions nre
terribly overcrowded. "
"That's so. Kvon belnp nn Idiot doesn't
attract attention nowadays. "
Detroit Journal : Competition has become
so keen that some department stores nro
said to lie talking of KlvliiK their nimtomrs
free board nml lodging whllo. waiting for
change.
Philadelphia North American : Timid Ouest
Is this hoti'l fireproof ? Transient Glvo It
up. You see , they Imvo never hul : a lire hero.
Somorvlllo Journal : "I've n great mind "
ho bogan.
"You may think you have , " she Inter
rupted him saucily , "but It would bo hard
for you to llml anybody to agree with you. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Look not on the
whip when It Is rod , my misguided friend. "
"Do you speak from experience. ? "
" 1 ilo. 1 indo n mistake once and took a
lontf imll from a liottlo of pparkllng red
Ink ! "
Boston Transcript : Johnny Pa , Mr.
Brownlow said , for obvious rent-ions , ho
should bo unable to be nt the meeting at the
.ochool house tonight. AVhat does lie mean
by "obvious" reasons ? "
Pa Wihy. my son , when n man has any
reasons that lie can't think of or linn rcn-
sonii that ho docs not care to name ho says
his reasons are obvious.
Indianapolis Journal ; " \Vho \ Is that man
around the corner who complains that the
baby waked Jilrn when It cried for a few
minutes Lift night ? " asked the llttlo woman.
"Don't you know ? " her husband re
sponded. "He's 'been ' working In a boiler
factory for the last llvo years. "
Chicago Tribune : Chef Williams , where
did you put that maccaronl I gave you yes
terday ? "
Assistant It's In that big1 cracked punch
bowl on the top shelf.
Chef Bound to mioko trouble , are you ?
AsHlf-lant What was wrong about that ?
Chef Putting1 Italy In China that's all.
\Vlu-rr , O , AVlicr > T .
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tell me , yo winged winds that round my
pathway roar.
Is there a spot where bold reporters como
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no more
The wfld 'wind walled and weakened Just a
little bit.
Then whistling answered , "Yes , I know ono
nit ! "
AV ICASTI3II I50X.VKT.
Minna. Irving In Prank Leslie's Monthly.
Where lilies hid the Latin text.
And sinilax wreathed the altar ,
And every head was gravely bent ,
O'er sacred psalm and psalter ,
And all th ° font was -pink and white
With roses strewn upon It ,
Ilnsaw a HtlJo maid in cray.
Who wore an Kastcr bonnet.
Ho walked1 behind her from the church ,
And viewed her Klrllsh KrnceM ,
And breathed the vague , delicious scent
Of dainty bows and laces.
A prayer book was In her hand-
She kept her glances on It ,
'Till camp < i Rust of frolic wind
And whisked away her bonnet.
Her eyes were .full of April tears ,
'Her ' scarlet lips were smiling ;
The viinny curls nlbout her brow
Were , made for man's beguiling ,
{ Her face was llko a dewy rose ,
llo paused to gaze upon It ,
And found that he had lost his heart ,
As she had lost her bonnet.
Hut now a spray of orange flowers
Is wreathed about the Latin ;
The llttlo maid Is ull In white
A dream of lace nnd satin.
And , as ho takes her i-lender hand ,
And slips the ring upon It ,
lie murmurs softly In her car
A 'blessing ' on tnu. bonnet !
An Easter Thought ,
May cause you to think about
a bran new suit. Not only for
that occasion , but others , and
many of them. You know the
value and worth of our cloth
ing without a description of
their many virtues. And when-
we say that our spring assort
ment is ready , we feel that you
feel as we do , in the knowledge
that what we show here is the
best of its kind in the world.
Best styles , best qualities and
best made -fit is f/uaranteed
you take no risk , Money re
funded where dissatisfaction is
expressed ,
$8,00 , $10,00 , $12,50 and
$ J 5.00 are the popular prices.
$18.00. $20,00 , $22.50 and
$25,00. All materials are rep
resented so you will be able to
select just what you want at
just the right price and have a
suit that's JUST RIGHT in
every respect ,
Don't wait until Saturday ,
but come now when we will
have time to make alterations if
they are needed.