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Neb.
The Missouri river lias broken up
without the formality of tiling a petition
In Iwnkruplcy.
The 'lump ' chimney makers have gone
Into a trust. If the new corporation Is
us fragile U8 Its product It will not last
long.
The weather man should pack up
what remains of his winter stock with
out further effort to unload on a , mar
ket already Oversold.
In the matter of railroad building
Iowa at present loads In the number
of miles under contract , as shown by
March returns. AVhilo Nebraska does
not yet figure In the list It Is preparing
to get In later In good proportions.
AVhen a man from Albion tella Omaha
he knows more about what legislation
Omaha needs than the men chosen to
representOinalui in the legislature , he
strikes a Bledge-lmmmer argument for
! i home rule by which each city Is guar
anteed the right to frame and revise Us
own charter.
The Douglas delegation to the legis
lature Is not. entirely blameless for the
loss of the charter amendments. Had
they acted with reasonable diligence
and pushed the charter through before
the middle of the session Instead of
holding off to the last day , the governor
would not have dared to veto it.
If there ever was any impediment , in
Admiral Kautz's speech a radical cure
was effected before be went to the Ba-
moan islands. There- may be some con
troversy between the other powers ami
the United States as to the wisdom of
his action , but It will not require the
services of an expert in language to In
terpret what he said.
General Torres of Nicaragua should
refresh his memory of past events a
little. lie collided with a couple of
United States war ships a few years
ago while pursuing the same tactics as
( it present with results disastrous to
himself. On arrival of those now
headed his way ho will bo again sorely
tempted to take to the woods.
The suspicion Is broadening that an
exploding shell struck Agulnaldo's type
writer. Several days have elapsed since
the proclamation of the American com
missioners was published , but no coun
ter proclamation has put In an appear-
mice. The cable company should fur
nish him a now one , as for It the reve
nue-producing qualities are unexcelled.
Is it not about time for the Omaha
clearing house bankers to got together
and stop the damaging policy by which
Soutb Omaha business Is excluded from
the aggregate bank clearings ? While
every other city In the country Is showIng -
Ing clearing houtio gains , Omaha con
tinues to register losses , thus creating
the false Impression that there IH a gen
eral decline In Its business when as a
matter of fact the reverse Is true.
General Wood Is making the bandit
business decidedly unproiltable as well
as unpleasant In the province of San
tiago. The lawless element Is being run
to earth with a speed and persistence
so discouraging to that tlmo-honorod Cu
ban Industry that a 'largo ' number of
men may bo furnished the first oppor
tunity for steady work they have enJoyed -
Joyed for many years. The new Job
may bo somewhat eontlnlnn , but there
appears to bo no way of declining
the offer ,
Governor Poynter's veto of the chnrler
will cost the popocrats thousands of
votes In this county. The governor's
excuse for this Inexcusable Intort'erenco
with purely local legislation „ which
the cntlro delegation from Douglas
county had ugiced will not deceive rational -
tional people. It Is nu open confession
that the governor has made his bed
with the rotten IJeriliwin sung of pt > -
lltlcal desperadoes , who have never
made an honest living and can only
subsist upon tribute levied on gambler * ,
brewers mid 1'quor dealers.
.1 .siT/ . < ? p.ic7'ottv .sm/.mo.v.
.Secretary Gage said In a speech In
New York a few days ngo that the trca * .
ury situation Is entirely satisfactory nnd
that the financial outlook , so Par as the
government Is concerned , Is most favor
able. Ho Raid he had every reason for
holding to the opinion that the revenues
from taxation were rapidly approaching
the expenditures of the government ,
that the deficit at the ( Mid of this fiscal
year would bo comparatively small ,
probably not exceeding ? ; ! 0,000,000 , and
that next year It might be expected that
the federal taxes would be found ample
for the federal needs. There was some
apprehension after the adjournment of
congress that the secretary might be
comnolled , or at least deem It wise , to
borrow more money on the bonds of the
government , but It appears that nothing
of the kind has been contemplated , ( in
the contrary Mr. Gage said that he did
not see any need for Issuing bonds and
obviously with the receipts of the gov
ernment growing and the expenditures
decreasing there Is no need of borrowing
money.
The statement of the secretary of the
treasury was received with great satis
faction In eastern financial and business
circles and It will doubtless have a gen
erally good effect. It Is an assurance
that so far as the national treasury In
concerned nothing Is contemplated
which could in the least degree disturb
the money market or unsettle llnanclal
conditions , so that capital need not hesi
tate to Invest in productive enterprises
and business projects undertaken or
proposed need not halt through fear of
any disturbing action on the part of the
financial department of the government.
The national treasury Is In an entirely
sound and safe condition and there Is
not the least reason to think that it will
not continue to be at least during the
term of the present administration. The
receipts from customs are increasing
and are likely to grow larger. The
revenue from Internal taxes may reason
ably bo expected to Increase with grow
ing prosperity. Kxpendltures , on the
other hand , should continue to decrease
and probably will do so. It Is clear ,
therefore , that the government will not
have to borrow , while there appears to
bo good reason for confidence in the
opinion of Secretary Gage that In the
next fiscal year , beginning July 1 , the
revenue of the government will at least
equal the expenditures.
It Is possible that the next congress
will find it expedient to reduce taxation ,
to the extent of abolishing those taxes
which are the most onerous and annoy
ing. The stamp and special taxes were
intended as a temporary measure and
pressure for their removal is to be ex
pected. Hut no material change In the
revenue laws is to bo looked for be
fore the expiration of the next fiscal
year. Meanwhile , by reason of the
greatly improved conditions , the people
as a whole do not feel existing taxation
to be oppressive and it Is certainly a
fact that it appears not to obstruct the
rising tide of prosperity.
A LKSSOX Fun NlCATtAGVA
The dispatch of a war ship to Bluc-
nelds , Nicaragua , for the protection of
American Interests there -notice to
that government that It will not bo
permitted to deal unjustly toward the j i
citizens of the United States with iin- |
punlty. There have boon some highhanded - i '
handed proceedings on the part of the j i
.
NIcnraguan authorities which finally
brought an appeal to our government
from American citizens for protection.
The principal cause of complaint is a
demand on the American steamship
! (
companies and merchants for the payment -
ment a second time ot all the customs j |
j
duties which they had previously paid j
to the government in existence before i
the recent revolution. This demand
was accompanied , by a threat to take
military possession of all the American
stores in the event of the refusal of the
merchants to accede.
The appearance of a cruiser at Hlue-
lields will doubtless have the desired
effect and meanwhile the American con
sul lias been Instructed to vigorously
protest. It Is hardly to be supposed
Unit in the face of tills General Torres ,
who is responsible for the situation ,
will attempt to enforce the demand , but
If he should do so It would bo well to
teach Nicaragua a 'lesson that It would
not soon forget. There arc men in au
thority there and elsewhere in Central
America who entertain no friendship
for citizens of the United States and
they need to be taught that they can
not curry their unfriendliness to the
extent of injuring American Interests
by acts of injustice without paying the
penalty.
W.I A'fiH' HOLK.
General Gomez has done tills govern
ment some useful service. lie had the
good sense to abandon his original atti
tude of opposition to accepting the
money tendered the Cuban soldiers and
to agree to the proposal of this gov
ernment. For this ho was deposed
from command , but ho faithfully
adhered to the agreement and ox-
ertcd his inllueuco to have It < > ar-
rled out. It was natur.illy expei-ted
that Gomez would continue to cooperate
ate with the American authorities in
the interest of pacification , that the con-
servatlvo judgment ho had shown In
the matter of paying and disbanding the
Cuban army would bo manifested in
other directions and particularly in ef
forts to Induce the people to have faith
in the promise of the United States that
they shall have an Independent govern
ment as soon as the conditions are such
as to warrant leaving them to govern
themselves. It was reasonably hoped
that he of < all men would sock to foster
among the Cuban people a friendly
feeling toward this country and thereby
help the American authorities to an
early completion of their work.
It appears , however , that Gomez does
not propose to do this. On the contrary
the political role which It Is said lie in
tends to play would tend to retard rather
than advance the accomplishment of the
American tank. The policy ho Is cred
ited with could have no other i-ffcet
than to create distrust of this govern
ment and to raise up opposition to Its
exorcise of authority In Cuba. There
Is already some opposition and It may
easily bo Increased by Gomez , who e In-
fltiPitce with the masses of the people Is
unquestionably very groat. That he
most earnestly desires the Independence
of Cuba there can be no doubt and
doubtless he Is entirely unselllsh In this.
Ills patriotism Is amply attested by hi *
services and his sacrifices. Hut It Is most
surprising and unfortunate that Gomez
cannot see that the direct way to secur
ing Cuban Independence Is In an un
questioning impular submission to
American authority and that a different
course must not only delay the realiza
tion of CulMii asplralion , but possibly
might defeat It. If the attitude of
Gomez Is correctly reported he Is mak
ing a most serious mistake , the trouble
some consequences of which , if persisted
In , It Is ImiKWslble to foresee.
I'llKl'.llltXU TU 1'ILH VI' TI1K TAXKiS.
The enactment of a new law vesting In
the school board full power to llx the
school levy without revision by xthc city
council or any other authority seems
already to have excited a spirit of reck
lessness among the members who Imag
ine that they have no restrictions to
hinder them In lavish expenditure of the
people's money.
At the last election a bond Issue was
authorized by popular vote for the erec
tion of the now school buildings , the
proposition submitted containing ex
plicit provisions as to the maximum
amounts to bo expended for the differ
ent structures. Instead of keeping
within these limits the school board is
said to bo figuring upon increasing the
sums to go to the construction of the
various buildings by drawing upon other
resources at its command. In a word , in
order to swell the building fund for the
benefit of contractors and architects ,
who get a percentage of the total outlay ,
an effort is being nnidu to rob other
funds , whose deficit must be made good
later by increased taxation. It is plain
to any Intelligent man that If iJIW.OOO
or .flO.OOO Is taken out of the regular
revenues of the board to be added to the
proceeds of the bond sales the dolicit
overhanging the school treasury cannot
possibly bo reduced , but is more likely
to bo Increased , and that the taxes
necessary to wipe out this dellcit will
Have to bo correspondingly heavier.
There Is no excuse for such financier
ing on the part of the school board.
The people voted school bonds upon the
representation that the amounts so
voted would supply the needed school
facilities. l they had wished to give
the board authority to spend more
money they would have voted more
bonds. To Inflate the tax rate and
weight down the tax burden still fur
ther under pretext of making good an
overlap created by the transfer of funds
from the current expenses to the build
ing account will be sure to lead to a
reaction that will bode no good to the
school board responsible for it.
It is announced by the olllclal organ
of the gamblers' gang that County At
torney Shields has complaints supported
by irrefutable evidence that would con
vict some sixty owners of gambling de
vices who liavc been operating In South
Omaha , but that he will not prosecute
the criminals on condition that they of
fend no more. Is this not a beautiful
state of affairs for a reform county at-
torney ? It is reliably stated that the
evidence has been at hand for weeks
that protected gambling was going on
unmolested in South Omaha , but the
county attorney would not interfere un
til after election out of apprehension
that lie might injure the chances of pop-
ocratic candidates. Now ho openly proposes -
poses to pigeonhole t'he complaints and
the evidence in deference to the inter-
ests of the gang. If as is commonly reported -
ported the South Omaha gamblers had
to put up liberally for protection to run
how much have they had to put up to
secure immunity from prosecution by
Mr. Shields ?
The financial danger incident to the
present activity in forming enormously
capitalized trusts and Industrial corpo
rations has been forcibly illustrated in
the course of the stock markets of late ,
demonstrating anew that the only way
in which the prices of these securities
can be maintained Is by the constant
presence on the market of large sums
of money to absorb all offerings of these
stocks. The minute such support Is
withdrawn a collapse drags down with
It the prices of legitimate securities.
Unless some way can be devised when
financial conditions are favorable to
break up these combinations and pre
vent the formation of now ones the first
wave of llnanclal and Industrial ad
versity which strikes the country will
cause a crash. Th.5 . percentage of water
In these stocks is too great to stand
the strain of rough weather.
The decision of the district court de
claring the special taxes levied for pav
ing Twenty-fourth street In South
Omaha Invalid will add a burden of
$ , r > 0,000 upon the taxpayers of South
Omaha and at the same time relieve
the owners of the adjacent property
who are benefited by the pavement.
This will operate a great hardship upon
the small homo owners of South Omaha ,
who are already overtaxed. The de
cision , If sustained by the supreme
court , will necessitate another bond
Issue and make It dllllcult for South
Omaha to raise money for other needed
public Improvements.
The secret honrlngs of the Dreyfus
case before the French court of-cassa.
tion are proving Just about as secret
us the executive sessions of the United
States senate. From the character of
the published reports the court is al
lowing publication for the purpose of
preparing the public mind for n verdict
favorable to the prisoner of Devil's
Island , for In the light of such testi
mony no other conclusion appears pos
sible.
The new law providing for the elec
tlou of pollco judge In cities of the
metropolitan class Is said to clash with
another bill reducing the number of
Justices of the peace at Lincoln , If this
muddle makes the pollco judge bill In
valid , there is a way of securing relief
through the mayor and council. All
they have to do is to appoint one of the
Justices of the pcncw to servo at pollco
magistrate until the vacancy is filled
I by elect Inn.
Korly 'nrn llrlilmt .Iiinr.i.
St. Louis Ilcotlbllc.
Agulnaldo has not learned the art of war ,
but ho knows how to carry his onice around
In his hat.
Silver Too Si-iircc to Itntllr.
Philadelphia Times.
It now seems Coin Harvey really gave up
the democratic national collection box be
cause there was nothing In It.
Tlu-lr FIICP IN Their fortune.
Boston Transcript.
It begins to be seen by manufacturers that
the promoters skim off the cream of the
business ot trust formation. As ono dis
turbed manufacturer remarks , "This busl-
ness appears to bo generally carried on by
mere outsiders , whoso chief capllat Is their
face , " nnd ho proposes that when the mnnii-
facturcrs want to combine they do iho Job
themselves and save these promoters' fees.
on AnnliiM TIMIN < M ,
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
So that It will bo seen whatever has been
done In the matter ot state or federal legis
lation lo prevent the formation of these
colossal monopolies has been republican In
Its origin and Inspiration. On the other
hand , what has the democratic party over
done In this direction ? U has contented
Itself wllh platform denunciation of trusts ,
but It has never done nor attempted to do
anything to control them or put them
down. U docs not Ho In the mouth ot
any democratic journal to accuse the re
publican party of neglecting Its duties In
this respect. It has at least tried to cm-
ploy all the constitutional powers within
Its reach to prevent the growth of these
combinations In restraint ot trade. But the
democratic party has not oven tried It.
SK.VATOlllAli I3XTUAS.
Sonic of tin * ThliiRN l.'nulu Sum Iluyo
fur SiMintut-N.
St. Louis Republic.
If the taxpayers of the country could cast
their eyes over the annual report which the
secretary of the senate Is ovury year re
quired to make , their orbs of vision would
be opened In astonishment at some of the
Items.
Not only do the good people In the light
of the accounts presented by the secretary
upply articles which senators absolutely
need , but furnish means by which the sena
torial persons arc manicured , shaved ,
treated to hair tonics , perfumes nnd after
wards drenched with lemonade made with
llthla waters , for which the senate receives
a rebate on all bottles returned.
The report reveals entries ot purchases
of ( julnlno In pills and tablets ; of bromo-
caffelno and > bromo-lithla and of packagei of
soda mint tablets.
If the secretary's Itemized report has told
the whole truth thorn was bought for the
eighty-nine senators during lent year $8-
500 worth of pens , ink , paper , visiting cards ,
manicure sets and ct ceteras , which the
senators could obtain through requisition
and call for again whenever they needed
any of the articles In stock.
Much of the whole list of expenditures
Indicates that the fancies rather than the
ictual needs of the senate have been pur-
, -cyed to.
Not all , 'but some , of the senators appear
o have charged about all their telegraph
Mils for both public and private business
to the secretary of the senate and lot tha
; ovornment do the liquidating. The largest
terns In this class of expense are charged
Up 'to Smith ot New Jersey and Mason of
Illinois.
While the senate's telegraph bill for a
year was $1,468 for jghty-nlno men , the
louse , with 360 members , including dele
gates , In the same time accumulated an ac
count of only $52.
If these various and assorted needs of the
senators , as exhibited by Its secretary's ac
count book , continue to expand , It will bo
conomy on the part ot the government to
set up and run a first class department
store to supply them.
AN l.NSL'I/r TO SOl.DIUHS.
Criticism of CSnvt'rnor I'oyiUer'n Veto
of ( lie HoHoliitioii of TliiililiN.
Now York Mall md Express.
It Is difficult to believe yet we have the
positive assertion from Lincoln that Wil
liam J. 'Bryan ' is responsible for a veto
jy Governor Poynter of a Joint legislative
resolution thanking the First Nebraska
volunteers for their gallantry In the field.
Mr. Bryan's Influence Us Inferred and natu
rally from a conference which he had with
ho governor just .before the latter trans
mitted his veto , on 'the ' eve of final adjourn
ment.
The excuse for the veto reflects accurately
the published sentiments of Bryan. Gov
ernor Poynter declared his appreciation or
Nebraska valcr , but 'he ' declined to Indorse
, ho formal expression on 'behalf ' of itho state
for the reason that he 'believes ' a war for
lumanlty , entered upon to rescue Cub.i , has
degenerated Into a war of conquest , n war
'or the suppression of a people who had
1)0611 'battling ' for liberty against the
Bamo oppressor that held Puba In BO brutal
grasp. Ho Objected strenuously to the
statement .that the Nebraska troops , now
n the Orient , nro defending the principles
of our government. Therefore ho "cannot
stultify myself and the calm Judgment of
the thinking people of this commonwealth. "
It Is not ImpcpHlblo that the thinking people
ple of Governor Poyii'ter's ' state will hasten
oward the "calm Judgment" that -they have
been put in an exceedingly humiliating posl-
lon through a cheap display of unpatriotic
ngratltudo by n couple of short-sighted
politicians , These Nebraska Boldlew en-
Isted for a period of Iwo years , cr such
part of two years ob their services might
30 deemed necessary by the government.
Having enlisted , It ceased to bo either their
duty or 'their ' privilege to coustruo the
policy of the government at Washington ere
: o Ignore the orders of their officers at the
Iront. The soldier's business 'begins ' and
ends wllh obedience to commands ,
Theirs not to reason why
Theirs but to do , and die
gave Immortality to the fame of the Six
Hundred , and what was true at Balaklava
n 1S54 Is equally true at 'Manila ' In IS'JS as
t has been true on every 'battlefield In every
umpalgn between the Crimea and the Kill-
plno rebellion. When Nebraska's Bryanlto
governor Ignores 'this ' military truism to
itbcl the bravo .men of his own common
wealth lie merely snatches the cap and
bells from the head or bis political owner
and cavern with them so much of his own
ears as It Is possible to hide.
The record of the First Nebraska In tbo
1'hlllpplnes Is one of unbroken gallantry.
In common -with the other thousands of
men now In the Orient from our western
states they have proved their mottle In a
fashion to reflect signal honor upon their
state. The attempt to rob them of laurels
thus earned , 'by ' a flimsy entanglement of
soldierly duty with governmental policy , Is
.1 Haunting Insult to the living and an out
rage upon these who have elected to dlo
In defense of their allegiance to the flag
rather than turn toll as a concession to the
theories of Mr. Bryan ,
It Is , nevertheless , a pleasing reflection
that no political demagogue , seeking to dis
credit a republican legislature , can success
fully hurl the atone of defamation across tbo
Pacific , to bruise the brow of loyalty or
assail the grave whore gallantry lies low ,
The fame of Nebraska's soldiers will find n
safe shelter in history and In the hearts
of their countrymen long after the name of
Poynter is lost to memory.
Incidentally , U may be well for Nebraska
that her presidential colonel was chosen to
remain at home and eat dollar dinners In
security Instead of being sent to the Phil
ippine ! to figure as a solitary Incompetent.
< ; nviitM : > ti pov.vrmi's vivro.
Washington Post : It would ccom Mint
the Nebraska legislature pa se\t that reso
lution congratulating our troops In the
Philippine * for the solo purpose of enabling
the populist governor to exhibit the length
of his cars.
New York Sun : The bravery of our sol
diers' defending HIP Stars and Stripes In the
Philippines Is milling now nnd splendid i
glory to the country , while the American i
people accord to the gallant First Nebraska
the prale which Governor Poynter , uncrltlc-
;
Ing the regiment to the political purposes of
llrynn , has withheld.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : H Is to bo hoped
that there Is no truth In Ihc statement that
Mr. Bryan Is responsible for the veto by
Governor i Poynter of Nebraska ot n resolu
tion passed by the legislature of that stale i
thanking the First Nebraska volunteers for
their : gallantry In the Held. Governor Poyn
ter excuses the veto by saying Hint In his
opinion ( a war for humanity has degenerated
Into , a war ot conquest , and this Is known
also to be Mr. Bryan's published opinion.
Moreover , n conference between the two Just
previous to the Issuance of the veto gives
color to iho rumor. But even If the war
wrro as unprincipled as Messrs. Bryan nnd
Poynter profess to believe , the Nebraska
boys ' arc but doing their duty , and deserve
the : thanks of a loyal country.
Chicago Chronicle : The governor did
what will one day bo approved by the great
majority : of the people when they get thoroughly -
oughly ' sober and como to understand what
Is ' really going nn In Uio Philippines. But
ho has tnkcn a great risk , unless ho Is
looking to a somewhat remote rather Uinh
an i Immediate political future for himself.
N'ot so much , however , because of what ho
has I actually done , but because It will bo so
easy to misrepresent him. From now on his
political enemies will ring the changes Iti
assaulting upon the fact that 3io vetoed an
expression of thanks to a Nubraska regi
ment. , H will be asserted everywhere and
continually ' that lie Is nn enemy of the
soldiers ' and the fact that he vetoed a
vcBolutlon ' thanking them will be adduced
as proof conclusive of fhe charge. The fact
that ho was condemning , not the soldiers ,
but a policy for which the soldiers wcro Hi
no way responsible , will bo carefully sup
pressed ,
Springfield ( Mass. ) Ilepubllcan : The pop-
ul 1st governor of Nebraska 'has been courageous -
ageous enough to veto a republican leglsla-
tlvo resolve expressing the gratitude of the
stale to the Nebraska volunteers at Manila
for their valor In "defending the principles
of our government and adding now glory to
our flag. " Any American who supports
such a resolution on such grounds must
stultify himself , and this Is what Governor
Poynter refuses to do. Ho dcnlus the truth
of the monstrous proposition that Hie prin
ciples of our government are defended In
the killing of people who have never done
us harm , and crushing out In blood their
aspirations to self-government. The re
publican senate promptly passed the reso
lution over the governor's veto , but it failed
in the house through populist votes. As
surr , as our form of government endures ,
the time will come when that resolution
will welgto like a millstone about the neck
of the republican party In Nebraska.
POLITICAL IIHIKT.
New Jersey has become the great health
resort for 'trusts and the trusts reciprocate
'by ' improving the financial health ot the
state. Last month the trusts paid $126,000
Into the state treasury.
So vigorous is the warfare that Attorney
General Monnett is making In Ohio on tha
Standard Oil company that many are be
ginning to regard him as a good candidate
to head the republicans In the next guber
natorial fight.
RlSht , tm the heels' of the announcement
of an Investigation of Tammany methods in
Now York City comes the news that Boss
Croker's business abroad demands personal .
attention. lUchard's health becomes ex
tremely delicate when a Lexow spirit fills
the local air.
The Chicago city council has appropriated
$18,000,000 for municipal purposes , Includ
ing schools , puhJlc library and sinking
fund , for next year ; the amount set aside
for the schools , public library and sinking
fund was ? S,93,941 ! ) , while that for other
purposes was $0,000,000.
A crow struck and shattered a window |
of a railroad car occupied by the lieutenant
governor of Now York and a party of i
'
political friends. As their appetite for that
peculiar diet was below the standard the
misguided 'bird was shipped to the dollar
dlnnerltes of New York.
Senator Hawloy's paper , the Hartford
Courant , having stooped to depreciate a
leading antl-lmperlallst as "the aged Mr.
Boutwell , " Is advised by the Springfield
Republican to remember that "tho aged
Mr. Hawley" has just been re-elected to
the United States senate against some ob
jections on that score.
The New York state tax rate , It Is esti
mated , will bo 2.75 this year , compared with
2.0S a year ago and the city tax rate for
ISB'J compared with 1898 will show a still
larger Increase. There has been a reduc
tion , not an Increase , in the number of
state cmuloyes and a reduction In the
salaries paid by the state , though not by the
city government.
]
Pennsylvania has started the ball rolling '
for the election of senators by direct vote '
of Iho people. The lower house of the ;
legislature of that state has passed a reso
lution authorizing the appointment of a' J '
commission to confer with the legislatures '
of other states with a view to the submis
sion of an amendment to the federal con
stitution providing for that method of clec- ) '
tion. '
There are already two vacancies In the
Fifty-sixth house , ono from a republican
and one from a , democratic district. The
republican vacancy Is In Maine , the demo
cratic vacancy Is In Nebraska and the spo-
clul elections to bo held In them to 1111 the
vacancies caused by the death of Mr. Ding- i
ley and Mr. Greene will not in any way I
affect the political divisions In the next i
house. I
Out In 'Montana ' , a few years dgo , a legls- i
latlvo olllclal was sent to the penitentiary
for stealing an Important bill to prevent Ita
enactment Into law nnd down In Colorado
the other night the chief clerk of the house
was knocked down nnd dragged before the
legislature while attempting the same con- I
tumptlblo trick. In 'bolh ' cases , however ,
the directly responsible partlea escaped ex I
posure and 'punishment. ' I
Down In the town of Bcattle , Kan. , j
women went Into tha campaign hammer and
hatchet and routed the opposing men.
There had been much dissatisfaction over
the way the men ran Iho town. The women
put up a ticket composed wholly of women '
and won out with only one scratch. A Mr. !
Smith sneaked In enough votes to elect
himself clerk. The victorious ticket was as
follows : Mayor , Mrs. Charles Totten ; coun
cil. Mrs. Schllght , Mrs. Smith , Mrs. Kuhn ,
Mrs. Watkins and Mr. Smith : clerk , MIPS
O'Neill. Mayoress-Elect Totten Bays she j ,
will appoint a man to bo marshal. j
OTIIKtl IA.M ) THAN ( It'HS.
t The familiar stories of plotting and armIng -
Ing come from Macedonia and Bulgaria ,
but the Tuiks are more than meeting their
hereditary foes half way. Turkish garri
sons on the frontier are being strengthened
and Turkish troops nnd munitions ot war
nro moving toward Bulgaria In n manner
that cannot bo considcml less than men-
i | nclnK. The whole attitude of the sultan
seems to bo that of a man sure of Ills
j strength nnd willing to fight at any time
j j that his neighbors care to begin. This Is
! : the result of the easy victory won by the
! I Turks over absurd , boastful little Greece.
1 Since then they have been filled with new ,
confidence of their power to cause any foes ;
so much trouble that no ono will bo eager
to undertake the task of coercing the sul-
tan. Mcamshllc , the Turkish army Is grow-
Ing stronger all the llnio and under Ger
man Instruction and equipped with German
arms It has been made u very formidable
force. A few years ago It looked as If.
the fate ot the Turkish empire might be
settled by the great powers of Uuropo very
much as If the Turks themselves wore helpless -
loss and not to be taken account of In any
manner. Now It Is far otherwise. The
carving of Turkey would call for strong
arms and sharp knives nnd It would make
southeastern Uuropo run red with blood
which Christians as well as Turks would
shed ,
] I It is well known that Spain has historical
claims to the possession of Morocco and
these wcro Indirectly recognized at the
conference which arranged Iho partition of
Iho major part ot the Bark Continent , when
to Spain was awarded a section of the At
lantic coast lying Immediately south of the
sultanate. H Is also true that Spain , nlono
ot European powers , already hns footholds
on the northern coast cf Morocco at Ceuta ,
Meltlla and other fortified posts. There Is
sonio reason to 'believe ' , however , that
Franco has acquired a lien on these places ,
According to a Cadiz newspaper , 131 Kena-
etmlcnto , which Is usually well Informed ,
there was an agreement between At. llano-
taux and Senor Leon y Castillo that , In
return for the material nnd moral support
ot Franco during the recent war , Spain
should glvo to her friend Melllla and au-
i remodel the fortifications of
) thorlzo her to
'
\ Ceutn , which was to pass under French
J ' control within a designated period. It Is
i certain that the compact was performed
I on the part of France , so far as moral support -
' port was concerned , but whether enough
was done to earn Ceuta nnd Melllla maybe
bo considered doubtful. We may bo sure
that the surrender of these places by Spain
j to Franco would provoke vehement pro
tests from Great Britain.
* * *
It appears now , according lo an explana
tion furnished from Pekln , that the sum
mary removal of the Italian minister ,
Signer -Martina , was duo to no fault of his.
On the flth of ( March ho received a short
despatch , which , In accordance with the
; rule of the Italian foreign offlce , was not
numbered , Instructing him to suspend all
action for the time being. A few hours
later , however , ho received another des
patch ordering him to present peremptory
demands requiring an answer within four
day . The two messages , though contra
dictory , left him no choice but to obey Uio
orders he had received last , which ho ac
cordingly did. When the news of the pre
sentation of the ultimatum -wns receved In
Homo a telegraphic despatch was Immedi
ately sent to Signer iMartlno , recalling him
from his pest. The explanation now given
is that the despatch directing the presenta
tion of an ultimatum was sent first. The
Italian government , however , reconsidered
Its decision and despatched a second tele
gram at "urgent" rates countermanding the
first. Unfortunately , the two messages ar
rived In the wrong order and the first , whlcn
the second was Intended to countermand ,
was acted upon. In Pekln the general 1m-
prc&sion is that Slgnor 'Martlno Is the vic
tim of circumstances and that , oven If ho
did fall to comprehend all the delicate points
of tlio Chinese situation ho has been dealt
with far too severely.
* * *
The South African republic now has largo
stores of military supplies of all kinds. Its
artillery Is well organized nnd armed and
the whole male population Is provided with
the finest modern rifles and ammunition to
match. The Boers can muster at least in-
000 fighting men and there Is reason to be
lieve that the number may exceed 20,000.
To conquer such a force on its own ground
defending a well-loved and dear-boiiglit
country against a detested foe , would prob
ably mean the killing of 10,000 British
soldiers and the wounding of many thou
sand more. It would call for the bloodiest
war England has known since the Invasion
of the Crimea. This Is why the petitions
of British subjects residing In the Trans
vaal go unanswered so long and why the
British lion moves so softly and warily in
South Africa , Instead of springing upon
tempting prey there as he Is In the habit
of doing In other parts of the world , V-hero
the owners of the soil cannot shoot wltn
deadly accuracy and easily defeat an equal
number of British soldiers.
Finland , slnco It was torn from Sweden
In ISO ! ) by Hussla , has been a Russian prin
cipality , enjoying a large measure of home
rule. The czur , under the title of grand
duke , is their prince , and they have been
his most progressive , enlightened and valu
able subjects. They have made tholr own
laws In their Diet and have obeyed lliem.
They have had popular government based
on a suffrage nearly universal and have
made great strides forward In wealth , edu
cation and civilization , until today , through
their own efforts , they compare favorably
In general well-bolng , prosperity and happi
ness with any people on the continent. Of
the Russians , 87 per cent are Illiterates ,
against 1 per cent for the Finns. They
have furnished an admirable example of In
dustrial , social and political capacity and
their Impending fate has excited the sym
pathy cf the civilized world and horrified
the Finnish people.
, „
Some striking facts about the navy are
attracting attention. The year IS99 will bo
unique in British records , for not only
will the personnel reach 110.G40 men , twlco
as many as ten years ago , but no fewer
than fifty war ships of dllferent types will
enter the navy ready to hoist the pennant
for action. Tilt-no Include the five great
battleships , Albion , Canopus , Glory , Go-
Hath and Ocean , totaling 51,750 tonu and
costing 5,000,000 ; fourteen protected cruls-
crs and thirty-one unprolucled ships. More-
over , six new armored ships will be begun ,
making a lotill of thirty-two armored ves-
rels , seventeen protected vessels and forty-
nlno unarnioreil vessels completing , ad
vancing or beginning. That Is , 1S99 will see
the stupendous number of ninety-eight Brlt-
Ish war ehlps under construction , repre
senting an outlay cf 1175,000,000.
The empress dowager of China Is em
peror in all but name , she has Ideas and
a will , and she IH suspicious to the lout
dcsrco. There Is no possibility of oppos-
Ing her , for elio has drawn together 80,000
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
flOrAL BAklNa PO OER CO. , htw VORlC.
j troops Around 1'ckln , who while she pnyi
' their generals will execute anybody she
' pleases ; there Is no possibility of appeal
from her , for she reprufient ! * a tru'ccrncyj
and there Is no possibility of overpowering
her mind , for she Is that dreadful phenome
non four cr flvo times revealed In history ,
n Asiatic woman possessed of absolute
power , nnd detprmlntMl to sweep away all
who oppose , or whom she suspects of op
position , from her path. Umlor her reglm *
the member * of the tsung-ll-yanien nro
powerless noncnltles. trembling wllh fear
lest , If they make A blunder , they may
awaken the anger 'of their nll-powcrful
.
and Implacable sovereign , whoso motives
they themselves often fall to fathom.
BIG DEAL IN FLOUR MILLS
Uio r. ( ' . \ViiNlilntrn Inlrrrxl *
In .M
Mr.VN'HAPOLIS. Minn. , April 7. J. S.
Hell , manager of the Wsishbtirn-Crosby
I'I oil ring Mills company , today announced
the ' consummation of the deal whereby his
; company assumes ownership of the C. C.
Washburn group of mills In this city. Thcso
arc ' among the most Important In .Minne
apolis mid since the death of Governor O ,
C. j Washbiirn Imvo heen operated under a
lease by the present purchasers.
The C. C. Waahbiirn company was capi
talized at over $1.000,000 and the purchasers
pay a small premium on the Block. The
conclusion of the negotiations definitely
withdraws the mills from the possibility of
KoliiB'Into the Mclntyro trust scheme , Re
cording to the statement of the now owners.
CHINESE ARE AGAIN WORSTED
Itnuliil War llrciiUn Out AIIIOIIK La-
iMirtTH mill .Mlkitilo'H Suliji-c (
Arc VltMorliMix.
SAN FKANCISCO. April 7. The Assocl-
ated Press representative at Honolulu sends
nn account of u racial battle between the
Japanese and Chinese laborers on the
Kahuku ] plantation .March 20. The Japanese
wielded spiked clubs , knives and axes.
Three of the Chinese were killed , n dozen
seriously i wounded , some fatally , nnd about
forty | slightly Injured. A squad of pollco
was sent to the plantation from Honolulu
and i martial law has been declared.
THOUGHTS THAT TICIvMO.
St. Louts Uepubllc : The Sandwich Island
er. * estimate the beauty of women by their
wolcht. With them the reigning belle li
the UlEhwoIghln' 'boCle. '
Washington Star : "Mr. Barklss , cnn't wo
persuade you to join our society for the
jnornl renovation of tllio community ? "
"Sny ! Do 1 get a job on the Invent I gatlnjr
committee ? "
Phlfadelphla Times : New York hoa a
Chinese 'base ' ball club. Hitting the wphere ,
Is better than hitting the pipe , nnd the
exercise may bo good for their Joints.
Detroit Journal : "Winy can't a woman
be content with having a good husband ,
and not bo sighing for all manner of things
that won't moke her happy If she gets
them ? '
"Well , how else Is she to know that her
husband is aood ? "
Chicago Tribune : The red-headed girl , as
she .steppeit carelessly out of the car , slipped
and fell ! n the mud.
"Shako not thy gory locknt me , " neighed
the white horse that passed at the moment.
"Thou canst not say I did It ! "
Indianapolis Journal : The Exuberant
Optimist Ah ! Look at old glory llutterlntr
In the breeze ! And no power on earth can
haul her down !
The Tinhorn Pessimist Huh ! You could
say that much about a toy balloon with the
string broken.
Chicago Tribune : "Don't you have some
uneasiness as to the result of this operation ,
doctor ? " anxiously Inquired the patient.
"Not a. bit , " cheerfully answered the sur
geon , arranging his Instruments BO they
would bo handy when needed. "My dear
fir , at least 15 per cent of the operations of
thla nature -are entirely auccpnaful. "
JIi'l'VS SCA11S.
Klla Wheeler \\T-cox.
They say the world Is round , and yet
I often think It square. ;
So many little hurts we cct
From corners here nnd there.
But ono great truth in life I've found ,
Whlio Journeying to the west :
The only folks who really wound
Are thoaa we love the best.
The man yon thoroughly dopplse
Can reuse your wrath , 'tis true ;
Annoyance In your heart will rlso
At things mere , strangers do :
But these uro only passing Ills ,
"IHils rule aV. lives will prove ;
The rankling wound which aches ana
thrillu
Is dealt by hands we love.
The choicest garb , the sweetest grace
Are oft to strancers shown ;
The curcloss mien , the frowning1 face
Are given to our own.
Wo Hatter thoie wo scarcely know
Wo please tlho fleeting gucHt ,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.
Ixivo does not grow on every tree ,
Nor true henrts yearly bloom ,
Alms ! for those who onlv see
This cut across a tomb !
But soon or late , the fact grows p.ala
To all through sorrow's test
The only folks ) who give u * pain
Are those we love the best.
OurHats
Hats 99
Are all that hats ought
to be They are as well
made as any , they are
as correct in shape , they
are as well finished ,
We have not alone
the conventional shapes
in derby and soft hats ,
but we have always in
stock , what you cannot
find everywhere in town ,
Silk Hats
and our prices are espec
ially low $1,00 , $1.50 ,
$2.00 , $2.50 , $3.00 , $3.50
and $4,00 and if we
cannot suit you you
cannot be suited in town ,
everyting taken in con
sideration.