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It will lie pretty luml to innko Atrttl-
nnhlo bullcvc It la an April fool joke.
1'opulnr air with tin1 members of de
funct lc l(5lature-"Tlie ( bill I left be
hind. "
Aa n legislative day Good Friday Is
one of the inovablo feasts that may ex
tend over to Saturday.
According to latest cable advices ,
Agiilnnldo's government Is now of the
perambuhithiK variety on wheels.
It will be noticed that the First Ne
braska boys are , as usual , keeping right
at the head or the advancing column.
llerlln papers feign surprise at the
latest developments in Samoa. A few
natives over in Samoa are in the same
boat.
Thcro are no kicks on army beef from
the ranics at Manila. The boys are too
busy fighting Insurgents to quarrel with
their rations.
Ity tills time the Filipino ought to be
able to toll the difference between a
Spaniard and an American In the dark
without lighting- match.
The biggest April fool joke of the year
will be the adjournment of the legls-
ture , although it may reiiulre some
time to discover who is fooled.
The lower house of the legislature cer
tainly ( jot off cheaply. It cost only $0.70
to flud out that the Fremont editor
would not answer Its summons.
The legislative clock has acquired the
hallt of the. congressional timepiece. It
absolutely refuses to run after 111
o'clock on the last day of the session.
If Omaha's council is to bo once more
enlarged from nine to eighteen mem
bers , watch the eouncllmanlc booms
sprout with the advent of balmy spring
weather.
The March lion evidently insists on
appearing In the ring at the appointed
time each year just to show that his
acrobatic abilities are not deteriorating
with age.
The scheme to compromise with Ilie
sureties of all defaulting state olilelals
having fallen through , let the attorney
general prepare to demonstrate ids use
fulness by moving against the Hartley
bondsmen.
I'nder the Nebraska constitution
there Is no such thing as a pocket veto
In this state. The governor will have
to tell his reasons for disapproving any
nionauro ho does not want to allow to
become law.
The threatening labor troubles are not
entirely bad omens. Dltllcultlcs between
employers and employes are always
moro frequent when the prospect of
work Is good and the possibility small
of replacing workmen by recruits from
the unemployed.
Minister Cnmbon should hurry up
with the exchange of ratifications of the
peace treaty. The vacant consulships
In this country and the new ones to bo
created In Spain's former possessions
will furnish ; employment for n largo
number of < thu Spanish statesmen ampu
tated from their jobs by the late war.
Having Insured themselves for an
other two years of exemption from pay
ing on their property on the same valu
ation as other people , perhaps the rail
roads might bu Induced to look favora
bly on a request to liquidate the debts
owing the city for money expended for
viaduct repairs and Improving depot
approaches.
The diange of government In Cuba Is
productive of one unexpected dllllculty.
Under Spanish rule there were so many
church and civil holidays that the days
remaining for work were none too many
and wlien the American "days oft" were
added It left Btlll less. General AVood'a
notice to the civil employes of Santiago
that they must make a change which
will allow them to work at least half of
the time IH theruforo hardly calculated
to Impress them with the beauties of
American occupation ,
I : was expected that Hie Filipinos
would make a desperate light at Malo-
lo < , their capital , but our army reached
that place only to llnd that It had been
evacuated. Agulimldo and his cabinet
having HIM ! .several days before the nr-
' rival of the American forces. Tills cir
cumstance appears to warrant the
opinion expressed In ihu dispatches that
the Filipinos are becoming disheartened
and that there Is reason to expect that
within a short time the army will ills-
Integrate , a portion of It , perhaps , tak
ing to guerrilla warfare. The abandon
ment of 'the ' capital by Agiilnaltlo with
out any attempt to defend It must , it.
would . ceni , prove damaging to bis pres
tige and cause some of his following to
desert him and the disintegration and
desertion of his forces once begun would
probably make rapid progress. A man
In Agulnaldo'rt position must 'have some
successes In order to retain the conil-
dence of his followers. He has met
with constant defeat , culminating In
flight from his Scat of government. If
this does not prove disastrous to him
us a leader the loyalty and devotion of
Ids people are Indeed great.
The American forces have accom
plished more in a short time limn was
expected when the movement begun ,
but quite as serious work may yet have
to be done before the Filipinos are sub
jugated. Guerrilla , warfare Is to bo ap
prehended and it Is needless to pay that
it Is possible to make tills exceedingly
troublesome.
SRNATOH llUAlt'X HKASOXS.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts has
again presented .some very cogent
reasons against the acquisition of the
Philippine Islands by 'the United States.
Among these he says that the trade ad
vantages of the islands , if there bo any ,
must be opened alike to all the world
nnd our share of them will never begin j
to pay the cost of subjugating them by
war or holding them in subjection In
peace. This ought to be obvious any
body who will give the matter Intelli
gent consideration. With the open door
policy maintained In the L'hllipplnes , as
it must be by this country , Americans
would have no trade privileges or ad
vantages not enjoyed by commercial
rivals and the business they have estab
lished there it Is reasonably certain that
they will hold. Doubtless we should
sell more to the islands than wo have
done , but under the most favorable con
ditions the Increase could not bu large ,
for our occupation will not necessarily
cause the population to consume more
than It has consumed. The habits of
those people are fixed nnd cannot be
changed to any great extent. Their
wants are simple nnd few. The im
portations into the islands have
amounted to less than $2 per capita of
the population. If the United States
should have the whole of this the prollt
from it would not in fifty years repay
what has already been expended there.
Another point by Senator Hoar is lhat
the military occupation of these tropical
regions must be kept at an immense
cost both to the souls and the bodies
of our soldiers. Let there be no doubt
that after the Filipinos have been sub
jugated we shall still have to maintain
a strong military force In the Islands hi
order to preserve peace and order.
There will be conspiracies and revolts
against our authority that will necessi
tate the maintenance of a considerable
.force tliere and according 'to well-
authenticated reports the moral charac
ter of the American soldiers Is not Im
proved by association with the natives.
The earnest words of Senator Hoar on
this matter should receive the thought
ful attention of the country.
DKMUCHATIC HAItMOXY.
It is the duty of a political leader
to Inspire cheerfulness and "hopefulness "
in his followers. Mr. lU-yan under
stands this and ho is doing his best to
perform the duty , though he must
realize that conditions are most tin-
favorable to the success of his efforts.
In his speech at 'the Topeka banquet
Mr. Hryan declared that "the demo
cratic party was never more har
monious" and 'Hint ' it is not only hold
ing Its own , but gaining back demo
crats who left it without fully understanding
standing- the naiure of the struggle.
Of course Mr. IJryan regards the supporters -
porter-s of the Chicago platform as con
stituting the democratic party and as
to these tliere is no question they are
harmonious. Hut tliere is a very con
siderable number of men who do not
support that platform and yet claim to
be democrats. If this element , which is
undoubtedly much larger than In the
last national campaign , Is to he Ignored
next year by the lirytui element , us now
seems assured , what possible chance
will the latter have of winning the
election ? The assertion of Mr. Hryan
'that the policy ho stands for is more
than holding Its own has no evidence
to support It. On the contrary the elec
tions of last year conclusively showed
that It had lost ground and there Is not
a reasonable doubt that It lias continued
to decline. It Is safe to say that free
silver has lost the support of at least
one-fourth of the voters who gave It
their adhesion in IS'JU. The improved
conditions have proved fatal to that
financial heresy , which would be re
jected now by not less than a million
more votes than defeated It In IStKJ.
Democratic harmony in respect to this
question means another overwhelming
defeat for the party and the retirement
of Mr. Itryiui as a political leader. Hut
the determination to make free silver
the loading Issue in the campaign of
1000 has been avowed and will bo ad
hered to. "Tho democratic platform of
1000 , " said Mr. Hryan , "will be written
by those who stood upon the platform
of 1800 , not by those who tried to over
throw the democratic party In that cam
paign. This Is distinct notice to demo
crats who did not support thu Chit-ago
platform that they must expect no con
sideration from the next democratic na
tional convention. The purpose of the
Hryanltes Is to reaffirm the platform of
1S1M ! and light the campaign of next
1 year on the same lines as three years
' ago , with the addition of declarations
against trusts and territorial expansion.
The paramount Issue Is again to bo the
free and unlimited coinage of sUvor at
the ratio of 10 to 1 , with a repetition of
the exploded fallar-les which Mr. Hryan
preached In ISOU. Whatever declaration
against trusts may he made by the
party which makes debn ! eiiipnt of ( ho
currency and repudiation Us cardinal
principle will be entitled to no con
fidence.
The supporters of honest money will
be prepared for the contest and with all
the conditions favorable to them they
should administer such a defeat to the
free silver party as will put an end
forever to the cdlver question In our
politics.
/.v.i/ , ISI.\TK \ .irrmrr.
Unless all signs fall Omaha and Ne
braska have entered upon a new era of
real estate activity. There Is 110 likeli
hood of n revival of the land booms of
the 80's , when people went crazy
over towuslle speculations and plotted
farm acreage Into city building lots
with which everyone was expected to
trade himself rich In a week , but the
natural demand for real estate holdings
arising out of Increasing population and
prosperity promises a steady and sub
stantial accretion of property values
'that ' cannot fall to inspire people with
money with confidence in real estate In
vestments.
In Omaha the quickening of real es
tate and building interests is noticeable
on all sides. Heceiit changes in owner
ship of good property all represent good
prices based on actual worth for pro
ductive purposes. Parties who during
the hard times became possessed In
voluntarily of lands and lots taken as
mortgage security are evincing a dispo
sition 'to ' make Improvements and con
vert them Into Income-bearing holdings.
As they secure returns upon their
money they cannot fall to appreciate
the encouraging conditions and not only
enlarge their own Interests , but also
bring others formerly kept away by
their complaints of unprofitable invest
ments.
As to Nebraska farm lands , the same
satisfactory outlook Is visible. The suc
cessive good crops of the last few years ,
besides putting the farmers squarely on
their feet , have emphasized "the value of
farm lauds as income-bearing invest
ments. AVith such prospects the ac
tivity in real estate that has set In
should not only continue , but improve
right along.
From present Indications no such joy
awaits the local Iceman next summer
as in past seasons. For several years
the companies have combined to keep
up prices and consumers , particularly
those who use only small quantities for
household purposes , were forced to pay
rates beyond all reason , lu no city
north of Mason and Dlxon's line have
such high prices been exacted ns In
Omaha. "With signs of a. break-up In
the hitherto happy family the general
public cannot be expected to interpose
to bring about n reconciliation.
The heavy taxpayers who were most
vehement in their opposition to the
charter amendment bill as a whole , both
in Its original and amended form , are
said to have signed endorsements of the
measure after 'the ' railroad taxation
clause was cut out and while it was
pending in the senate. Can it be that
the opposition of the heavy taxpayers
was excited solely by the- provision tie-
signed to place railroad property on the
same basis of assessment as the prop
erty of other tnxpaying cllizensV
The Nebraska house of representa
tives has tardily done partial justice tea
a brave otlicer in expunging from the
records the resolutions of censure of
Colonel Stotsenberg of the First Ne
braska. The First Nebraska is as line a
regiment as the army possesses and no
small part of the credit Is due to its commander -
mander for ids patience and skill in fit
ting it for the arduous campaign it has
gone through.
The people of Kansas are urging 'that
Colonel Funstou be made a brigadier
general as a reward for his bravery In
the lighting north of Manila. Colonel
Funstou undoubtedly deserves the pro
motion , but .there are others so many
others in fact that If all received their
dues the army might be bereft of
privates.
And now u popocrntlc attempt Is to
be made to run the ollice of county clerk
by mandamus and Injunction. Hut the
popocratlc platform makers will de
nounce government by Injunction harder
than ever and laugh at. the people who
put faith in vhelr professions.
Two fJrmlcN of AVnr.
I'lttsbtirg Times.
The war wo bought from Spain promises
to last longer than the one wo fought with it.
AVImt'u In uniiit - ;
Kansas City Star.
In sending mi admiral liy the name of
KiuiU to Samoa tile United States can
scarcely bo accused of entertaining nny
prejudice against the Germans.
Tlic lloail ti > ConviTnlon ,
Now Yorlc Tribune.
If the Hryanltes would get up n frco 10
to 1 dinner , ono dollar's worth of food to
sixteen dollars' worth of drink , they would
bavo no dllllculty in converting the Now
York democracy to silver coinage.
OVIT n Doiiil I.Ion ,
( New York Mall nnd Express.
If T'homns Jefferson wcro ullvu and obliged
to decide the dinner question In this town ,
ho could make no choice without causing a
split'in the democratic party. Ho would bu
read out of the organization by ana crowd
or the other.
The Kind lit KoMrr.
Chicago Tribune.
Congressman Hllborn of California enys
Scott , < ho man who built the Oregon , "jnit
his whole soul Into that ship. I don't < bc >
llevo tlierovas a liar or bolt that went Into
It that didn't puss under his eye. " That Is
the kind of naval constructor who should
bo kept busy by Uncle Sam us long us he
cares to work nnd then pensioned when ho
retires ,
( Jriu'iomr
Chicago Itecord.
Ono of the most pathetic Incidents of this
unfortunate campaign Is told In the fact that
when our troops arrive at any strategic cen
ter they find every town in flames , and mi
ono left behind except 1ho very old people
who bavo not the strength to get away ,
Whether the flight of the \\liolo population
Is due to If.elr fears of the Americana or tc
the power of Agulualdo , who might easily
compel them to retreat with his army , with
out regard to their own wishes , cannot note \ \
to determined ; but if ft prove to be due tc
settled hostility to our people the adminis
tering of law nnd the keeping of ordr ; in
tho.Island of Luzon will bo tasks that will
call tor the highest ability nnd the mosl
practical common sense ,
> V 'i ( rn Mi-it nt Jlio I'rnnl.
Kansa , * City Journal.
Kansas , Colorado , Utah , .Montana , Idaho ,
Wyoming , Washington , Oregon. Nebraska ,
Minnesota , North Dakota and California each
hnd n regiment or part of a regiment In the
fighting which has been going on about Ma
nila. The whole American country may well
bo proud of .thcso . hardy westerners who nrc
carrying the ( lag 10,000 miles from home.
With no disparagement to other sections , It
may yet bo said that they arc the flower of
lighting American manhood.
lliirrj-n | ToMiml Trimble.
Uoston Post.
The peril of overcapitalizing Industrial
combinations is making n profound Impres
sion throughout the country. Thoughtful ,
practical business men sco the danger and
warn against It. With the greater part ot
the manufacturing Industry of the country
In the hands of great corporations whoso
capital , on which dividends nro to bo paid ,
Is several times the actual value of the prop
erty represented , the commercial pyramid
stands on Its apex and must topple over before -
fore long.
DOOM .Miiclilnory X M'tl llewtt
New Yorlc Time * .
Two railroads , the St. Paul and the Atchl-
son , havn determined to discover whether
the general Impressions that maihlnery , like
muscles , needs occasional rest , Is n truth or
merely n superstition. The theory that
oven Iron and steel get tired la widely held
and firmly maintained , chiefly , It is true ,
by people who are not scientists , but at
least 4i few who are sclcntlats have hitherto
maintained that there was something In the
Idea , absurd ns It was on Its face. Locomo
tive engineers hnvo always been especially
fervent preachers that rest wan necessary
for the longevity and highest efllclcncy of
their .beloved monsters , but there is a faint
suspicion In the minds of some that the elo
quence of the engineers was Inspired to n
greater or less degree to a dlsllka for having
their engines manipulated by other men than
themselves. 'However ' this may be. 'tho ' Iwo
roads mentioned nro going to try the ex
periment ot keeping their locomotives In
constant use when not laid up for repairs.
The motive , of course , Is economy.
S.V.XTA AXX.V'S AVOOUI3X I.KCJ.
IIM-lll lv < TH Of lllllinlN
I'nllliiK : tin" Trophy.
Chicago Chronicle.
A proposition Is before the legislature of
this state to present the artificial leg said
to bo that of Santa Anna , now preserved in
the memorial hall nt Springfield , to the
Mexican government for the use of some
surviving members ot the Mexican chieftain's
family. The resolution for that object came
near passing the house In a moment of gen
erous enthusiasm , 'but ' It was arrested by
some statesman who thought that greater
deliberation would ho appropriate.
Santa Anna's wooden leg whether this Is
the genulno article or not occupies a con
spicuous place In history. In 1838 there was
a war of limited extent and short duration
'between France nnd Mexico. Santa Annn
had recently returned to Mexico In dls-
grace after his capture , Imprisonment nnd
release by General Houston In the Texan
war. Ho sought army employment , which
ho received In the forces raised to resist the
French. Ho took an active part In the de
fense of Vera Cruz , which the French at
tacked , and by his gallantry regained his
popularity. But the Mexicans were defcatC' )
and driven on board their ships and the
castle of Son Juan.iD'UlIc'a was captured.
Whllo Santa [ Anna's vessel was still near
port a cannon ( ball flrpd from the shore hit
him. in the leg , whlchtwas so 'badly ' injured
that amputation ibecafiio.necessary. . . Ho was
"
afterward provided -pith.the artificial limb
which has become notorious and historical.
During the -n-ar between the United States
nnd Mexico In 1847 the battle of Cerro Gordo
was fought April 17 and 18 , Santa Anna being
in command of the 'Mexican forces. Ho was
utterly defeated and Tint to flight with his
army. Ono story is .to the effect that he was
in a carriage on the 'battlefield ' , which "he "
was obliged to abandon on his hasty retreat ,
that t'he carriage was captured nnd the own
er's wooden leg found on ono of the scats.
Another story Is that after the 'Mexicans had
( led the leg was picked up on the fleld by an
Illinois soldier named' ' James Gill , who Is
still living at Pekln , in this state ; that he
kept It for a number of years and then pre
sented it to the state to lie preserved as a
trophy In memorial hall. The veteran says
that ho can prove the Identity of the rollo
and ho wants it to pass Into the possession
of the surviving relatives of the 'original
owner. 'His ' wish Is reasonable and generous.
It should bo gratified.
POLITICAL UIIIKT.
Having discarded itho contribution box of
the "allied forces of reform , " Coin Harvey
is t liberty to open his financial school at
the old stand In his mind.
Ex-Secretary OInoy's boom for the demo
cratic nomination for president Is reported
to be drawing sustenance from n bottle fur-
ulshed by Henry Wattcrson.
David Hennett Hill has retired to the vast
wIldornoEs nt WolfcTt's roost to commune
with himself and decide whether ho Is n
democrat of the $10 or $1 variety.
A Jersey paper declares that the governor
of that state has "got off of his hands the
cheapest body of lawmakers ever brought
together to do the bidding of corporations. "
A member of the Illinois legislature lias
Introduced a bill to enact the California blue
law requiring newspapers to attach the
name of Itao writer to every personal article
published.
Your Uncle Dick Croker is now enjoying
the largest measure of prosperity In his
life , nnd expects to hold his graft for ton
years. Ho has rented a suite of offices for
that period nt $20,000 n year.
If present plans do not miscarry 'there ' will
ho five Jcffuraonlnn dinners In Now Yorlc
City , ranging In price from $10 per plato
down to 25 cents. The latter rate Is for tlm
plain people. Corned beef and cabbage are
the menu ,
The mayoralty election In Chicago will
take place next Tuesday. The candidates
for mayor are Carter Harrison , democrat ;
Zonl H. Carter , republican ; John Altgeld ,
Independent democrat.
Mrs , Mary Lease has granted herself a
dlvorco from the democratic party on the
ground of non-support. "It has never
brought about nny reform , " she says , "nnd
It Is responsible for every blister on the
hand of toll. "
Very HUlo Is said outside the town about
municipal politics In Philadelphia , while
crookedness In Now York is Hashed from
ocean to ocean , Yet expert observers agree
that for decayed government 1'hlladelphla
outclasses Now York.
A member of the Massachusetts legislature
who denounced the argument of a colleague
as "nonsense , buncorabo and rot" wua called
down by the speaker. The presiding officer
declared that the terms "nonsense" and
"buncombe" could bo tolerated , but "rot/1
nevor.
A town In Oklahoma which was anxious to
kill a measure pending In tbo territorial
legislature bent a committee uiid a wad nt
boodla to attend to the execution. After
performing its duty ( ho committee returned
and reported , but some Inexperienced citi
zens demanded an itemized statement of ex
penses , and because they did not got It
started an Investigation , U may take a few
years to "convince these rustics that In mat
ters of legislative oil It Is the part of wis
dom to eay little and saw wood.
CHANCE FOR SHIPPING TRADE
President luition nil Order Intended lu
llnllil l'i > Culm n Mcrrtumt
Murlnr.
WASHINGTON. March 31. President Me-
Klnlcy , by an order made public today
through Assistant Secretary of War Melkle-
John , hns taken the first Important action
toward laying the foundation for n purely
Cuban merchant marine. As an Initiatory
stop in that direction ho hns directed that
all registry fees Imposed for documenting
foreign vessels In Cnlia bo abnllshed. The
old .Spanish rate for vessels was $3 per ton
as shown by the vessel's registered tonnage.
President McKlnlt-y now proposes to abolish
all fees. This will not only allow the Cubans
to purchase ships In the cheapest markets at
the world , but will enable thorn to build up
a carrying trade which they so much need ,
and which , by an onerous tax under Spanish
rule , was almost Impossible.
Cuba has no shipyards. With no stringent
restrictions upon the coasting trade , Cuba
Is expected , In time , to establish shipyards
of its own. Hut In the Interval , although
not so Intended , shipbuilding nations , such
as the United States and Kngland , will more
or less profit by the order. Cuban vessels
at present are compelled to pay local tonnage -
nago dues of only 2 cents per ton nt Cuban
ports.
The coastwise trudo of Cuba covers a
distance of over 3,000 mllos. The Ilai ;
adopted for Cuban vessels Is n blue flog
with whlto ensign. Although no reciprocal
arrangements hnvo buen entered Into by
which the Cubans can trade with American
ports , nevertheless they are privileged to dose
so , but , of course , their vessels must pay
the same duties ns other American vessels.
The United States government docs not
guarantee ) Cuban vessels protection outsldo
of Cuban ports with the single exception of
those of the United States. Should the
Cubans carry on .1 shipping trndo with
Venezuela nnd Mexico , as some of the own
ers of vessels have already done , they must
take the risks that accompany the net.
President McKlnlcy has also amended the
customs tariff and regulations for ports in
Porto Hico. Hereafter "spooks" nnd "head-
Ings" will pay a diny of only S cents per
100 Idles , a reduction of 50 per ce t on this
article alone. The object of this reduction
Is to enable the Porto Hlcnns to secure cheap
packages for .the shipment of raw sugar aud
molasses.
The president has also directed that the
customs tariff and regulations for ports In
Porto Hico .bo . amended by the Insertion of a
paragraph which permits articles of the
growth , product nnd manufacture of the
Island of Porto Illco , exported to a foreign
country and returned without having been
advanced In value or Improve ! In condition
by nny process of manufacture ) or other
means , and upon which no drawback or
bounty has been allowed , to bo returned
to the Island free of duty. A similar amend
ment has been added to the Cuban tarllf.
AMI3U1CAX i\IIIIHT AT MOSCOW.
OlNplny nt I'nrlx Miiy lie 1liter TruiiN-
frrrril to ItiiNNlii.
WASHINGTON' , March 31. In the ab
sence of late news from Samoa or the Philip
pines the cabinet meeting todaywas devoted
to other matters. The Nicaragua-Panama
canal commission was discussed Informally
and it Is the 'belief ' of the cabinet that the
present Nicaragua commission , of which
'Admiral ' Walker Is the head , -will bo reappointed -
appointed with probably two additional mem-
bers.
bers.The
The czar's peace conference was not men
tioned.
Secretary Hitchcock .brought up the sub
ject of the Paris exposition In 1900 and
made n strong argument in favor of the re
moval of the American exhibit from Paris
at the close ot the exposition to Moscow or
St. Petersburg and it Is likely that the
president on the reassembling ot congress
will recommend that provision bo made for
the removal with a view to stimulating
trade between this country nnd Uussla.
SIU3KMA.V IMPROVES STI3AUII..Y.
I3.x-S 'cr 't ry Kfcuvern Fully from At-
tnclc of I'lii-uiiioiiln.
WASHINGTON , ijlarch 31. Ex-Secretary
Sherman passed a comfortable night , and
today the following 'bulletin ' wag ieeued by
his physicians
"lilr. Sherman has entirely recovered from
his pneumonia ; Is convalescing and gaining
strength slowly. "
NO CLASH IN MISSION FIELD
I'rotfNfiiiit SnrlutlvN Iluclil i Iiiter-
iloiioiiiliiiilioiiul AVorlc In Inland
1'OMNi-Mnloiin.
NEW YORK , March 31. The secretaries
of the Baptist and Presbyterian Homo Mis
sionary societies and those of the Missionary
Society of tins Methodist Episcopal church
and of the American Missionary association ,
representing Congregationalism , at n Joint
convention at which they arranged for inter
denominational fellowship and co-operation
in Porto Hico and other Island territories ,
elected the following : Thomas K. Morgan ,
D.I ) . , Baptist , secretary , as chairman , and
C. J. Hyder , D.D. , Congregationallst , ns
secretary of the convention held and of
convcntloiiH which are to be held.
These ofllcera will meet In September In
order that they may keep each other advised
of all steps taken toward the Christian
occupation of the Islands , and will agree not
to duplicate forces In the same community
beyond manifest necessity.
They have also arranged that In the openIng -
Ing of evangelistic work In Porto Hico n
statement shall bo published to tlio people
of Porto Hlco to bo signed by the rep
resentatives of the different noddies ex
pressing fellowship and unity of these
societies in this work. They recommend that
the mission workers In Porto Hlco of the
various Bocletles organize an evangelical
conference which shall meet at stated
Intervals for conference and mutual assist
ance In their common work.
Ilurm-il In Their llmne.
PHILADELPHIA , March 31. Harry Lap-
pin and his wife , aged 45 and 42 years , re
spectively , were burned to death lunt
night In their homo on a truck farm In the
lower section of the city. The flames worn
discovered by the flagman at the railroad
crossing at Point Hrcozo uvenuo and Twenty-
fifth street. Ho gave the alarm , but before
assistance arrived the building , which was
a frame structure , , was a mass of IhuiR's.
The bodies of Lappln and his wife were
found in the ruins , burned beyond recogni
tion. Origin of the ( Ire unknown.
MeCullo.'li I.llcrly lo Hi-turn.
VALLEJO , Cnl. , March 31. It is the gen
eral belief nmnng naval ofllcers that the
outu-r McCulloch , now at Mare Island , will
bo ordered back to Manila , after being given
u battery of four-Inch guns. When the Mc
Culloch was detached from the Asiatic ( lent
ami ordered to San Francisco , Admiral
Dewey sali ! to Captain Hooper , Its com
mander , that ho could better afford to let
the Halclgh go than thu McCulloch. The
latter , owing to Its light draught nnd handy
qualities , appeared to Devvey the best typo
of craft for shoal water work.
Demi Solill < * rM HroiiKlit Axhore.
NEW YOUK. March 31. The work of un
loading the bodies of the dead brought home
from Cuba on the Credit WUB continued again
today at the government pier In llrooklyn.
The work progressed somewhat moro rapidly
than yesterday. The special train which
was to have left for Washington last night
with the bodies ot tbo unidentified Is being
held Indefinitely , us only twenty-five of the
bodies to go were token out yesterday.
\\OrU of till * LOKIIII.
. SAVANNAH. Oa. , March 31. The trans
port Logan has broken the record , nuking n
trip In ninety hours from Savannah to
Havana , loading the One Hundred and Sixty.
first Indiana and reaching Savannah ahead
| of the quarantine.
OTHKU Ii.VMIS THAN OlltS ,
Two of the greatest tiiglncprlnK feats of
the century must bo credited lo Franco.
They are the Suez cnnal and the Mont St.
Goiihard tunnel. In the ono case DPs -
rejv. In the faro of dlfllcnltles that appeared
well nigh unsurmountnWe , Joined the waters
ot the Mexllterrnnpan with thrne ot the Ilrd
sea and gnvo n now jiathvsay to the world's
commerce , nnd In the other , French cnpl-
ntiens plercpil the very backbone of the
Helvetian Alps and 'brought Franco nnd
Italy practically to each other' ? loor. flrcat
as tlicso engineering feats are , they were
child' * play In comparison with that upon
the execution of which Franco will probably
enter In the closing days of the century.
This project Is a railway across the great
Sahara < lpsert. nnd a more formidable one
It la hard to Imagine. The Union Pacific
railroad was n great timlcrtnklng nnd a
great work , nnd .when . completed the trans-
Siberian line will bo another great triumph
for modern enelneeilng science. Hut the
two great works combined cannot equal In
magnitude the iprojpct of spanning the
Sahara with lines of steel. As KH name
( implies , the ( Sahara IH n vtmt sea of ennd.
It IH ever restless , ever shifting , nnd hewn
n sc.lll roadway cnn too constructed on Us
unstable mir.faco l moro than the ordinary
lay mind can understand. The French ,
however , are an Inventive and enterprising
people , nnd If the fitcrllo heart of the "dark
continent" can ibo tapped with rails and
tires Franco may 'bo trusted to do the work.
The "ship of dho desert , " the meek nnd
patient nn < l tireless camel , has had his day.
The locomotive will fiiiporscHlo him ae It has
superseded the stage coaoh. Jlut the Idea ( if
n i.Mungo Park , n Livingstone or a Stanley
traveling from Morocco to the Congo In a
flrst-elars railway carriage Is not entirely
without humor.
*
The Germany Diet , or Hclchstag , might
bo brlelly described us the counterpart of
the lower Jiouse cf our American congress.
It Is composed of 307 representatives , elected
by popular vote for flvo yearn In < llatrlcta
designated by Imperial law , and there Is one
for every 132,000 ipeciplo. Any German - >
yearn of ago , not under disability , wiiy vote
mud 'be ' voted for. Thu members receive no
compensation but nro entitled to travel frco
on the government railways. The Diet de
cides upon contested elections , chooses Its
own ofllcers and frames Us own rules. The
quorum is n anajrrlty of nil the legal mom-
hens , and the majority of the quorum voices
the will at the house. Individual members
may not Introduce bills unless supported .by
a num.ber of ccllcngues ( now llftcen ) . ThTo
Is absolute liberty of debate , o-f which the
opposition never falls to avail Itself. Mem
bers are rfrco from arrest , unless npprc-
hended In the ccmmlsslon of crime. There
arc certain polnta In which the resemblance
of the Diet to the United States house of
representatives falls. Treaties with foreign
powers , 'which ' relate to the enumerated sub
jects of Imperial legislation , made by the
om.peror . with the ndvlco and consent of the
council , require the further confirmation of
the Diet. Accordingly , no treaty can bind
t'ho ' government to .pay money without the
consent of the people's representatives.
* * *
M. do Froycinot , whose long association
with the French war olllco Is a sufficient ns-
suranco of his knowledge of the facts , de
livered a very practical and Instructive ad
dress in the chamber the other day on the
subject of military espionage. He protested
vigorously against the common assumption
that the safety of the country was endan
gered toy the existence of countless trultors
or that the military attaches are licensed
spies. As a matter of fast , he declared , the
number of Important military secrets was
small , ami very few oHlcers had Information
about them. They referred chiefly to now
explosives and now types of guns or rifles.
Ho then went on to say that "a sort of
patriotic shudder lays hold at anon when the
idea lg expressed that the secrets of nicfbll-
Izatlon have perhaps been .betrayed. . Now
these secrets arc reduced to a very small
matter. The schema of mobilization as a
whole is written on the territory. The
railways , the ports , the magazine-stations ,
the magazines ot concentration , nrc fo
many stages of the mobilization. Everybody
knows them , and wo cannot prevent It.
Wo know in the same way the foreigner's
scheme of mobilization. Wo know exactly
the number of days at the end ot which
his armies will , be brought together , Just as
ho knows the number of days required for
ours. There are , It Is true , some special
points , certain places at which stronger
numbers are collected than at others , and
these may bo an advantage In not divulg
ing. At the same time , wo nro well aware
that this amount is very little , nnd Us im
portance should not bo exaggerated. " In
conclusion , ho declared that even if at
taches were spies , their official position
would malco them far less dangerous than
the unknown political agents who worked In
complete secrecy.
* * *
Continued discontent among the Ult-
iandors In the Transvaal Is forcibly ex
pressed in the petition to Queen Victoria ,
said to .bear L'1,000 signatures , asking for
protection .for . the subjects of Oreat Britain.
The reforms promised by President Kruger
have not been extended to the political
status and property rights of these Drltlsh
denizens in the IJoor republic. The re
pulse of the raid led liy Jameson may have
caused a sense of arrogance and a feeling
of reprisal among the citizens of Dutch
Wood. Hut If Cecil Ilhodcs is succeeding
at Berlin In obtaining railway and tele
graph concessions through Herman terri
tory , he may enlist also the influence of
Emperor William , who has manifested such
pronounced sympathy with President Kru
ger , to obtain some reasonable political
amenities lo < Ilrltlsh subjects In the Trans
vaal.
Herr Schoncrer , leader of the Pnngcr-
inunto , or nationalist , group In the Austrian
Helehsrath , has Issued an appeal to his fol-1
lowers , which says 'that ' "for various reasoim1
It appears * desirable that the secession of , the
first 10.000 converts from the antl-Ucrman
Catholic church of Homo Bhoulil take place
as scon ns possible. " Consequently , he ur
gently requests those of his compatriots
who Intend to change their faith to send a
written declaration lo that effect , If possible
by the end of ( March. No ono knows how
many conversions to Protestantism and to
the Old Catholic faith have taken place ,
but the movement has assumed proportions
that are causing alarm among the clergy.
An eminent scientist re
cently said : " Cod-liver Oil
is truly a wonderful com
position. It is seemingly
Nature's remedy in almost
every wasting disease. "
Scott's Emulsion contains
the pure oil combined with
hypophosphites , it rebuilds
worn tissues , enriches the
blood , invigorates the nerves ,
stops drains and wasting.
Consumptives , Diabetics ,
pale or thin people , or nurs
ing mothers , should remem
ber this. Do. not accept a
substitute.
joe. and /i. < x > , all drugglsti ,
ECOTI' 4i UGWNi : , Chcmuu. New York.
There Is n report that ft special council
has been held In the Vatican , under the
presidency of Cardinal Ledochowskl , ami
that communications linvo been addressed
to .the Nuncio In Vienna. In the latter city
there have been some Important meeting *
ot Catholic sympathizers At more than ono
of these Prlnco Alois Liechtenstein , ono ot
the lenders of the Christian socialist and
nntl-Semlllc party , hns been ono of the prin
cipal orators. Ho declared that recent at
tacks upon the Catholic church , although A
coming apparently from different quarters ,
were animated by a common spirit which
had nothing religious In U. A priest who
also spoke declared lhat emancipation from
Homo meant emancipation from Austria.
Ecuador has joined Pern , Chill , Venezuela
and Costa Hlca In adopting the gold stand-
nrd. The movement toward sound currency
steadily progresses In South America. When
Brazil hnd adjusted an equitable relation
between Us pauper currency nnd gold this
financial movement Is reasonably certain to
reach Mexico , our southern neighbor whoo
silver money affords our nearest Illustration
of the evil effects of a depreciated currency
upon the price ot labor as well ns Upon
foreign exchange. H Rhould bo rcmcin-
bcred , however , that the silver dollar con
tinues , nt least for the present , to bo the
medium of domestic use in thexo countries.
U is In settlements of exports nnd imports
that the gold standard ds used , but it must
'bo ' rooognlzcd as an Important factor in
facilitating our trade with the other Amer
ican republics.
aiOUTOVS NHW rAUTV.
Detroit Journal : J. Sterling Morton rises
with the courage of hln convictions and the
memory of a good1 Job to propose Mr. Cleve
land for another term.
Atlanta Constitution : Since J. Sterling
Morton Is forming n now party to "drn "
Mr. Cleveland back Into public life , what has
become of Eckels , or was his name Wiggles ?
| Minneapolis Times : J. Sterling Morton
' and Hnzcn S. I'lngreo nro getting along ns
well an could be expected with their now
political partleB. It may l > e ns well to ndd
that not much Is expected.
| Philadelphia Bulletin : Up to the hour of
i going to press the masses of the democratic
party had not exhibited Irrepressible en
thusiasm over Hon. J. Sterling Morton's
suggestion that Grover Cleveland ought to
bo the next presidential nominee ot
democracy.
Milwaukee Sentinel : When the demand
for a new party 'becomes general enough to
warrant action Hon. J. Sterling Morton can
save time nnd money by addressing Hon.
Bob Schilling , Milwaukee , us the proper por-
Bon to .take . charge of the work and supply
plans and spoolllcatlons.
iiitii/.v : Tit i KIus.
Denver Post : A fchool IH to ! x > established
In New York In which women nro to bo
taught how to talk ! Great heavens ! ! !
Chicago Tribune : " 'liastus , dls Is de style
now. 'How < lo you like my chignon ? "
"lilt's aJl wool , Chloe , nn' a yuhd wide. " i
Urooklyn Llfo : "Would , I wore a bird ! "
sh. murmured. And ho murmured , "Would
1 wcro a cold bottle ! "
Detroit Free Press : "Is he a graduate of
"West Point ? "
"No ; a brigadier general. "
Boston Transcript : The price ot qulnlna
has KOIIU up at a tremendous rut * . This 1st ,
Indeed , a bitter pill to iwallow.
Detroit Jourral : "I don't see what is to
become of all these new doctors ! "
"Oh , new m'crobos ' are. being all the tlm
discovered. "
ChlcnKo Record : "Think of the Impudence
of that lecturer In requesting the women to
rcmovo ithelr hats. "
"Wtll , I suppose he wanted everybody to
see that he is bowk'Kged. "
Harper's JJuzar : Weary AVIIIle II-llo.
then1 , old IIOHH ! Whenr yon bin kejpln' your
self ? Beery Willie Bin .boardlnV Wi > ary
Hilly Uoanlln'l How's dat ? Beery Willie-
Why , iboardln' freight car. ? , of course.
AIMClIj KOOM.Vn.
Mary 1C. Scegcr In the St. Nicholas.
A robin lilted on the lawn ,
A bluebird in thu trr-e ;
Th ? world was tsct to music ,
And reeled with melody.
The orchard seemed < i rosy cloud :
The hedge-row dreamed 'twas .May :
Th . peach trees blushed they were so prouf
That happy , happy day.
A violet untied Its hood
It.- blue was llko the Hky ,
The alibiitu.s p.eped from Its snood ,
And tossed Us blanket Ifoy.
Anemones poked up their heads.
As they were pleased : to Bay
"We've put our pretty kittles on
'TI.3 such a lovely day ! "
Then , of a sudd = n , roliln piped
In quite another key ;
A shrewish wind reproached the Ihrook ,
AVhlch bickered drearily :
The lie < lge-row It was mid nt heart ;
The fky wns tinged with gray ;
The violet shir-red where It stood
"J'was such a trying day !
The pencil trees were discouraged ;
A scolding breeze did pass
Thnt tore , the dainty petals off
And tossed them on tlugrass. .
The oreimrd wor.n mournful air ;
The bluciblrd would not May ;
"J'wns only April , after all , V
That inudo bellevo 'twas .May !
"Perfect"
Neck scarfings are not pro
duced in a day. Thought ,
time and money fetch the right
things to our counters We
sometimes wish we hadn't put
so much better values in our
50c Easter ties than other deal
ers they accuse us of selling
dollar scarfs for 50c Our windows
dews show many select produc
tions in stripes , plaids , checks
and solid colors.
But for a more satisfactory
knowledge of our superior as
sortment please step inside and
see the choice and mammoth
showing we have at
-
50c , $1,00 and $1,50 $ , -1
An immense showing of
Easter hats as well.
Hunter Miles given iiwny with a
iiiit ptirohiiHc in our Ghililivn'a
Department.