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Notnry Public In and for Douglas County ,
Neb.
The Btuniliml Oil coiniiuny will doubt
less receive Deputy Oil Inspector Fan
ning with open arms.
Kroin now on until Us completion
every day will brliiR the Illinois Central
a mile nearer Omtilm.
The careless lillot with a match Is just
now demonstrating the amount of dam
age he can do starting tires on the Ne
braska prairies.
That beof. inquiry board seems ob
livious of the 1'act that the exchange
of peace treaty ratifications has sounded
the close of the late war.
Now that the Sixteenth street viaduct
problem Is amicably settled it may not
bo out of order to demand an amicable
adjustment of the clearing house con
troversy.
The compact made before election be
tween the republicans who knifed Kiev-
Bteiid and his democratic opponent does
not seem to stick after election. It is
another illustration of before taking and
after taking.
After reading the speeches made at
the various .lell'ersonlan baniiuetH it in
evident that some one lias misrepre
sented Thomas. It Is really too mean
to take Hiii'li advantage of a man who
has been dead so long.
The Philippine commissioners are of
the opinion their proclamation has done
some good , us a number of natives have
come Into the American lines. Reports
Indicate , however , that most of them
who have come In did so on stretchers.
Consular olllcers accredited to Spain
at the breaking out of the war have
been ordered to return to their posts.
"What a sore disappointment to the
many applicants for places who thought
they might get a chance In the draw-
lug.
Notwithstanding the glorious victo
ries of the war with Spain the recur
rence of these April days recalls the
anniversaries of the notable achieve
ments which marked the close of the
war of the rebellion now thirty-four
years ago.
The hopes of the Ilerdman gang which
Inspired them to circulate the story that
Chief of Police White bad left the city
never to return have been sadly disap
pointed. Chief White Is on deck and Is
still the greatest thorn In the llesh of
these professional outlaws.
County Attorney Shields Is eminently
correct In his conclusion that It Is not
worth wlillo for him to sue the World-
Herald for republlshlng the offensive
editorial from The Hee Inasmuch as he
could not prove damages resulting from
anything that sheet might print.
Olllclal muster rolls of the Cuban
army are now In the possession of ( ! i > n-
oral ISrooUe. The payment of money
to the soldiers will soon ho completed
and there will then bo an opportunity
to determine Just how sincere Is the
expressed desire of the Cubans to re
turn to work.
The county assessors are now at work
and It Is to be hoped they will bo able
to discover some of the several millions
worth of property that has not been
heretofore listed for taxation because
the owners are not disposed to contrib
ute their due shares to the support of
local government.
St. IXMils has already subscribed
nearly $ -,000,000 of the $5,000,000 which
It set out to raise for Its Louisiana 1'ur-
chase exposition , which Is not to come
oil' until 11HX1 , St. Louis evidently
means business and Its exposition maybe
bo sot down as the greatest to come
after the Paris show.
Steadily and surely the white man Is
curtailing the privileges of the Indian.
A federal court has sentenced Oiood
Shot , a iSIotix , to the penitentiary for
life for killing his wife. The Indian
Itlghts' association should promptly
take action to prevent further Infringe
ment of the red inuu'a prerogatives.
l , KhVfiOTKS.
The dinner of the Now York Doitw
rratln club , In honor of .lelTorson's
birthday anniversary , was In some
respects a notable occasion. It was
distinctly on tlio "plutocratic" tinier ,
admission to It costing $10 , yet the attendance -
' tendance was larger than nt any other
t banquet over hold In that city. The
' decorations were on n grand scale and
the dinner was sumptuous. Mr. Ulehard
CroUer was Iho central figure of the as
semblage and his popularity with this
element of the democracy was amply
and cordially attested. It appears to
have been ti characteristically demo
cratic occasion In the confusion that
prevailed , little attention being given to
most of tliu speakers by a majority of
the diners , who evidently were there
for a good time and not to receive In
struction In .JelTersonlan principles.
Judging from the press report of the
speeches they were not nt all remark
able and the occasion was not so well
Improved as had boon expected In the
Rounding of political keynotes. The re
marks of the president of the club , Mr.
Terry Hchnonr , were highly laudatory
of Thomas Jefferson , but the speaker
omitted any reference to the financial
views of that statesman. Mr. Helmont
Indicated his sympathy with the ex
pansion policy In what ho said of the
Ixmlslaiia purchase , while his comment
upon certain principles enunciated by
Jefferson showed that he Is utterly at
variance with the Chicago platform.
Judge Van Wyckwho was the demo
cratic candidate for governor last year ,
was expected to announce the attitude
of the democratic element represented
at the dinner on all leading national
( lucstioiiH , but he also , as appears from
the press report , had nothing to say on
the monetary Issue. lie talked very
well about our growing commerce and
rhe duty of promoting It , denounced
monopoly and admonished the democ
racy to exercise "an intelligent and
eternal vigilance , the price not only of
liberty , but good government. " I to
spoke of the Inadvlsablllty of an al
liance with Great lirltnln , as to which
there Is no controversy. But we are
no wiser now than before tills banquet
In regard to the attitude which this ele
ment of the New York democracy pro
poses to take a year lienco on the silver
question. It Is doubtless safe to as
sume that It will be then , as three years
ago , opposed to free silver , but a plain
statement now to this effect would prob
ably exert an Influence favorable to the
sound money cause and therefore it Is
to be regretted that the opportunity for
making such a statement that the ban
quet of the New York Democratic club
gave was not Improved.
There was another banquet on the
same evening , in Milwaukee , and there
the money question was not Ignored.
On the contrary it was the prominent
subject of the principal speech of the
occasion , In which the democratic leader
announced that the free and unlimited
coinage of silver Is still an issue and
will be in the next national campaign ,
while Mayor Harrison of Chicago de
clared that "the old light must be made
again , -fight along the lines laid down
in the platform of the last democratic
convention. " This Is the real keynote
of the democracy which will control the
national convention of lKX ( ) ( This ele
ment has the courage of Its convictions.
It will reatlirrn the Chicago platform
and make the light chlelly on that. The
campaign of next year is already
clearly defined.
SVIWKAUEIt OF THE 1WLLS.
The muster rolls of the Cuban army
arc In the possession of General Brooke
and there appears to be no further ob
stacle to disbursing the $ : i,000 , < )0 ) < ) given
by this government to the soldiers of
Cuba. The money has been in the har
bor of Havana , carefully guarded , for
a month or more , but nothing could be
done' without the rolls , which If honest
will show the number of men and who
they are entitled to receive the money.
Statements regarding the numbers have
varied from 127,000 to OT > ,000. One , said
to bo seml-ofllclal , reckoned the num
ber to be 4-1,000. Investigation by Amor-
lean department commanders Indicated
IJt.OOO as the number now under arms ,
but undoubtedly the rolls will show
considerably more than this.
At all events the matter Is now In
such shape that It would seem there
need be no further dltllculty or delay
in connection with It and undoubtedly
the American military authorities are
anxious to have It disposed of. There
will be a more co'mfortable feeling when
the Cubans have given up their arms
and disbanded and an opportunity will
be afforded for Instituting changes In
governmental methods which It was
not practicable to do with an organized
native military force In the Island. It
Is not to bo expected that all the sol
diers will be satisfied with what they
receive and the Indolent and worthless
among them may try to subsist by
brigandage , but this Is not likely to
present a very serious problem , Brig
andage , General Wood reports , has
been suppressed In the province of San
tiago and It can be without very much
dltllculty wherever It may develop.
A FArUHAIlMt IIEI'OIIT.
The report from the president of the
Philippine commission , that the proc
lamation to the Filipinos is having
good results , Is gratifying Information.
Dr. Schurman's statement , It Is need
less to say , Is entitled to the greatest
confidence , because he Is not a man
HUely to take an unduly optimistic view
of the situation. Ho 1ms been at Manila
long enough to get a pretty thorough
understanding of the character of the
natives , so that ho can hardly be de
ceived by expressions of satisfaction on
their part made to the commission. AS
to the reported desertions from Agul-
naldo's standard It is by no means In
credible , for undoubtedly some of the
natives have been forced Into the serv
ice and these would naturally take the
llrst opportunity to got away and return -
turn to their homes. It Is also undoubt
edly a fact that Agulnaldo's govern
ment Is tyrannical , for It could not
safely bo otherwise , In the midst of
war. It must not only enforce discipline.
In the army by the sternest methods ,
but It must also exact from the people
whatever Is needed for the support of
the army and the prosecution of mili
tary operations , Thus the natives , It IH
said , are required to pay to the 1'lllplno
government much heavier taxes than
were exacted by Spain and It Is not
surprising that some of them have
grown tired of this and seek release
from It by aeocptlng American protec
tion.
It Is not to bo assumed , however , that
there will bo a mad rush of Filipinos
to get under the guardianship of the
American ilag and that soon Agulnaldo
will bo left without support. It Is the
peacefully disposed who are coming In
and 11 may bo that the number of such
Is large , but there Is a lighting clement
which will have to be subdued and It
Is probable that this Includes a major
ity of the young and able-bodied na
tives. With this element the promises
and assurances of our government will
him- little If any effect and It may be
expected to continue hostilities as long
as there Is a sutilclent number to do so.
A XBi
The announcement Is paraded In ( hir
ing headlines by the World-Herald that
every newspaper directory In the United
States accords to that sheet a larger cir
culation than any other newspaper In
Omaha or Nebraska.
Whether this be true or not what does
It signify ? The newspaper directories
have no other Information on which to
base their figures than that furnished
them by the various newspaper pub-
Ushers. The pith of the circulation
question Is embodied In the following
extract from an address on "The News
papers of Today , " by II. F. Gunnisoii ,
an experienced publisher :
I have already spoken ot the circulation.
This Is ono of the things no follow can find
out. Nearly every paper has an affidavit
bureau , but affidavits are not always what
they seem to be. There arc a few papers ,
and the practice Is becoming more popular ,
which tell their exact circulation , but too
much stress Is often put on mere numbers.
Some papers with a circulation of 10,000 or
20,000 copies dally are stronger and moro In
fluential and bettor advertising mediums
than other papers with 100,000 circulation.
The kind of readers Is the determining fac
tor rather than the number , and what that
kind Is the advertiser usually finds out.
Applying these tests to the papers pub
lished In-Omaha , The Bee's right to oc
cupy first place as the most widely cir
culated and influential newspaper and
consequently as the best advertising me
dium must be conceded.
In the llrst place The Bee Is one of
the few papers In the United States that
at all times takes hs patrons Into Its
confidence. For more than ten years It
has published accurate circulation ex
hibits every day In the year and has
stood ready to verify them on demand.
Periodic nllldavlts of give-away cir
culation may deceive some people and
gull publishers of newspaper directories ,
but the proof of the pudding Is in the
eating. With all its trumped-up claims
of largest circulation the World-Herald
sells Us advertising space to local mer
chants at from 20 to I0 ! per cent below
the rates paid The Bee , showing con
clusively that It has no confidence in its
own claims , and that Its circulation is
chlelly among readers who are not In
condition to spend money freely for
merchandise.
The fact that the World-Herald not
only prints a cheap paper , which it sells
outside of Omaha to cheap people at
half the price exacted for The Bee , but
also carries thousands of delinquent
subscribers on Its lists who cannot or
will not pay for any paper , to say noth
ing of the large numbers given away ,
explains the difference between the
character and value of the respective
circulations. In the city of Omaha , on
which the local advertiser must depend
chlelly for his returns , the World-Her
ald has never been in it. With all Its
desperate efforts > to expand by every le
gitimate and illegitimate device , the
AVorld-Herald has not been able to come
within fiO per cent of the actual paid
carrier delivery subscriptions of The
Bee , which constitute the factor of value
for those who spend money for advertis
ing.
Heports come from Finland to the ef
fect that the people of that country are
emigrating to the United States In
large numbers to avoid Russian op
pression. Tyrannical rule In European
countries has driven millions of people
to the United States who have become
as good citizens as any in the repub
lic , and Uussla of late years has fur
nished Us full share. The Finns are
among the best people of the czar's em
pire. They are not Slavs , but are al
lied to the Scandinavian races and ever
since being incorporated Into the Uus-
slan empire have enjoyed a large meas
ure of home rule , through a legislative
body of their own. As a consequence
of the recent edict of the czar curtail
ing their liberties the younger element
Is leaving the empire. As a hardy ,
peaceable , Industrious and Intelligent
people , In every way calculated to make
good citizens , the United States will
welcome their coming.
The county attorney for Lancaster
county has rendered n written opinion
to the effect that the law requiring as
sessors to return Industrial statistics is
not obligatory and cannot be enforced.
If this view is correct it must mean
that the statistics supplied by the asses
sors must remain fragmentary and In
accurate. This is certainly to be re
gretted , as , outside of census years , Ne
braska has no other way of taking an
Inventory of Its resources and Income.
If the law Is defective it should be cor
rected.
Not content to let the east have a
monopoly on poisoning sensations the
town of Hastings is developing a mys
tery which will compare favorably with
any that have.been brought to light
elsowhere. For the sake of all con
cerned it is to bo hoped that the facts
in the case will bo entirely uncovered
and the culprits brought to speedy Jus
tice.
lUclmrd Crokor and the New York
legislative committee which are Investi
gating police affairs In the motroixdls
start out at last with a fair understand
ing. Mr. Oroker Informs the commit
tee very frankly that the men under
11 ro are Ids friends and he proposes lo
btaud by them. The Tammany chief
Is entitled to credit for not Indulging
In Idle platitudes , No Information tin
committee elicits from him will. In nn >
probability , tell the public'anything It
does not already know.
, At last reports Governor 1'oynter hail
almost given up hope of maintaining an
effective quarantine against the olllce
socking brigade. Nothing less effect
ive than a shotgun trocha will keep mil
the hungry horde , and even this will
not work so long as membership In the
Hcrdman gang Is equivalent to a pass-
through the lines.
For the tlfth time The Boo asks
County Attorney Shields the question
Why Is It that ho Is prosecuting gam-
biers who decline to stand In with the
Ilerdman gang and refuses to prosecute
the protected gamblers against whom
he says ho has conclusive evidence to
convict ? _
Ml Dint Incl Ion.
Chicago llccord.
Admiral Dowcy Is receiving no moro dls-
Unction than Inevitably must fall to an ]
public man who says that ho docs not bcllovi
himself qualltlcd to bo president.
llcnurd * fur tin * llravc.
Indlanatiolls Journal.
In recognition of the gallantry ot tin
volunteer forces about Manila the prosldcni
has decided to appoint one oltlcer or cnllstci !
man from each of the volunteer organiza
tions second lieutenant In the regular army
and has requested General Otis to recommend -
mend suitable persons for such appoint
ments.
Dill .IcITiTMoii Invent Orubt
Now York Sun.
Already Colonel Bryan must have about
sixteen dinners a night to go to , and the
list grows. Can mortal Insldes stand thli
strain ? Is the colonel's stomach equal tc
his lungs ? Wo hope for the best , but cnnnoi
veil the danger. The notion that Jeffersor
Invented grub seems to bo spreading amoiif
the Ilryanltes , and they mean that the
colonel shall do honor to the Inventor.
Familiarity llruvilN Coiilrinpt.
Philadelphia llccord.
Governor Hoosovelt's much thinking ovei
the problem of expansion scorns to have lei
him to the conclusion that unless Uncli
Sam shall go out with a sharp sword to all
the corners of the cirth ; we shall all "rot bj
Inches In Ignoble case within our borders ! '
Well , Governor 'Hoosovclt ' ought to bo ar
authority on rottenness by this time. Ih
has been ' "up against It" for several wearj
mouths at Albany.
A Stiirtllnu' Ho form.
Springfield Republican.
It may not be generally credited , but r
slash In Pullman rates Is reported on the
western roads. The Great Northern flrsi
reduced charges on Us own sleeping cars tc
the mild extent of Jl-GO for the whoU
Journey from St. Paul to the Pacific coast
Consequently the competing Northerr
Pacific , under Its Pullman contract , has madt
a like reduction , and now the disease IE
spreading all over the west. It Is enough tc
make Mr. Pullman turn In his grava.
POLICY OF I'lSIUL.
lliirilon of Tnxi'u Iiicrpimcil l y Im-
Bishop Potter In North American nevlow ,
The moment we consider the great ques
tions which confront our country In connec
tion with the extraterritorial policy of the
United States , wo are compelled to look In
the face the enormous perils which such a
policy must Inevitably Involve. It must
involve. In the first place , a great , and 1
believe a very great ! standing army. In
telligent men will not easily be persuaded
that an army of 50,000 men , or 100,000 men ,
will bo able to handle the colossal and most
Intricate problem of the proper government
and administration of these alien , and , In
some Instances , utterly uncivilized peoples ,
Dut If wo are to have only 100,000 men , or
150,000 men , the question arises , what will
the now policy cost the country ? The rev
enue laws of the United States government
for the month of January , 189 ! ) , In spite ot
recent legislation , had entirely failed to
bring the revenue of the government up to
the requirements ot the administration , and
there was , for the month of January , a defi
cit of several millions of dollars. This Is a
timeof peace , and yet the curious fact con
fronts us that an army appears to be costing
us moro In a tlmo of peace than It cost us a
llttlo while ago , In the time of war. I con
fess for myself that when I contemplate the
organization of a great army , which Is to be
created , nnd , above all , Is to be offered upon
the basis of the policy which has obtained
during the last year In this country , In con
nection with the appointment of persons to
positions of considerable and often of very
great responsibility , 1 confront It with the
utmost dismay.
POLITICAL I ) III FT.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago nnd ex-Gov-
erno"Altgeld of Illinois do not eat at the
same banquet.
An anti-trust league IHIB been formed In
St. Louis. Its first duty Is to break Into the.
trust controlling the government of Mis
souri ,
It took $10 a plato to stimulate the cir
culation of Now York democrats on Jeffer
son day. Hereabouts , true simplicity ob
tained and like results were secured wit'i
sandwiches and beer.
Bismarck , N. D. , IIHH made nn exceptional
record , The mayor and all the city officers ,
Including aldermen , were re-elected without
opposition. Just what they did to ondeai
themselves to the voters Is left for Imagi
nation to grapple with.
Tammany has seriously and officially dis
cussed Augustus Van Wyck as a democratic
candidate for the presidency. Mr. Vaii
Wyck Is a brother of the present mayor ot
New York , and was never lieard of until
nominated for governor against Theodora
HoosoveU.
John II , Farley , democratic mayor-elect
of Cleveland , IK one of the smoothest poli
ticians in Ohio. Ho * was chairman of the
8tato committee In 1692 , and urged greater
effort In the national campaign of that year ,
claiming that the state could bo carried for
Cleveland. Whitney could not be Induced to
BOO It , but Harrison's plurality wan only
about 2,000 , and ono of the Cleveland electors
actually pulled through , thus fully vindicat
ing Mr. Farley's Judgment.
Booker T. Washington , the colored educator
cater , answering the query of a man of
ills race , of North Carolina , ns to what
should be done to allay tlio present conflict
between the races , Hayfl In effect that the
southern negro should support the southern
white man In politics. "Unconsciously , " ho
says , "wo seem to Jmvo gotten the Idea Into
our blood and bones that wo are only acting
in a manly way when wo oppose southern
white men with our votes. "
There Is little that is new or surprising In
; ho New York Investigation , so far. Every
body knows that Dick Crokcr works over
time for Dick Croker and hla relatives. The
ono Illuminating feature of the disclosures
Is the definite showing of the value ot a
political pull. One company which had been
jnablo to placate the building department
ook young Croker in on the ground floor ,
gave him a roll of stock and a salary of
12,600 a year , with nothing to do. Since
hat shrewd stroke of business the company
w * been , overwhelmed with contracts. A
icphow of the Doss got a fee of $5,000 for
cutting In a good word for a contract. The
contract went where he suggested. The
size of Dick's commission and where It
cornea from la eagerly awaited.
OTIIKIl I.AMJS TIIAV tl US.
The great grievance of the Finns Is thai
the czar ccm * tn have abandoned thorn U
the reactionaries who for years have plotter
against the duchy on account of Its fret
Parliament , Us church ( Lutheran ) , and It !
frco schools , which hare given It less thai
1 per cent of Illiteracy as against the dense
Ignorance of Russia , which records In cer
tain provinces 00 per cent of Illiterates. Ir
referring the. committee which came to St
Petersburg with the monster Finnish pe
tition back to the new governor , Genera
Boblnkoff , the czar has thrown the whole
nation Into despair , as Boblnkoff U vlovrei
as the enemy of Finnish civilization , llenct
abandoned by the czar , who took a solemi
oath when ho came to the throne to con
tinue the privileges of the duchy , the Flniii
naturally look beyond their borders , but II
Is to be feared with little avail. The peace
conference will not bcnellt them , and unless
Germany or England uses Its good olllccs
the extinction of the Finnish culture Is
likely to go unchecked , and this must bo sc
oven though Norway nud Sweden , recon
ciled In the face of the Russian menace , acl
In opposition. The pan-Slavic glacier It
too much for the smaller peoples of Europe ,
To stop It calls for a general coalition.
According to recent reports a crisis Is
Impending In the condition of Austrian
Poland. That the lot of the rural popula
tion Is exceptionally hard has long been
known , it Is generally understood that the
peasant revolt last year , necessitating mili
tary Intervention nnd the proclamation ol
u minor stage of siege In certain districts ,
although ostensibly directed against the
Jews , was In reality a protest against the
permanent poverty of the agricultural popu
lation. But It Is not the peasantry alone
from whom complaints ore heard. The
land owners are , as a rule , In anything but
prosperous circumstances. H Is estimated
that the Indebtedness ot all classes ot landed
proprietors lit Gullcla reaches a total ol
considerably moro than $35,000,000 , an enor
mous sum , In view of the geuornl condition
of the province. Moreover , recent events-
have not tended to Improve the financial
outlook. Not long ago there was a run
on the Gallclan Savings bank at Lemberg ,
supposed to bo ono of the moat trustworthy
and Important of Us kind. An Inspection
ot thu books by the authorities disclosed
the fact that the capital of the bank had
been administered with abominable careless
ness for years. In order to avoid com
pulsory liquidation , U was decided to appeal
to the provincial diet for funds to settle
the outstanding liabilities. Money to recon
struct the bank on a sound financial basis
was provided , and the widespread ruin which
would have been Inevitable In the case of
a suspension was thus averted. The In
cident , however , has caused general sus
picion and uneasluces.
It Is hoped that Norway and Sweden will
be able to adjust their differences without
a resort to arms , though their present at
titude Is warlike , and both nations are
gathering arms and recruiting armies. Such
a war would bo fratricidal. It would be like
the war between our north and south , the
more bitter because of the brotherly rela
tions theretofore sustained. For these two
countries are united under one king , oklu
In blood , speech , law and cuitom , common
In interests and callings. Sweden has the
larger territory , population and Industries ,
r.nd in a settlement of dllllcultles would ap
pear to bo entitled to more of a voice In
the government than its neighbor ; but the
Norse are an excellent people , tree , bold ,
hardy and hospitable , and If the fight Is car
ried Into their territory they will have an
advantage in the roughness of their land ,
the height of their mountain barriers and
narrowness of their fords. Probably , a
means will be found to avoid war. To
gether , the countries are fairly strong.
Separated , they would Incur the danger that
threatens Denmark , Holland and Belgium
from the aggression ot states like Russia
and Germany , to say nothing of the direful
burden of an Immense war establishment
after peace had been proclaimed. Wars
that are not impelled by civilization are
deplorable , and are generally needless.
* * *
According to a recently published appeal
of the Society ot Friends of Russian Free
dom , the present famine In ten provinces
In the region of the river Volga Is ono of
the worst on record. Not only have the
spring and winter sowings of grain per
ished in most localities , but also vegetables
and grass. Last year 35,000,000 of rubles
were assigned by the government for sup
plying the famishing population with seed ,
bread and fodder , but four provinces were
left practically unprovided for. Since then
the needs of the population have increased.
Moreover , the official allowances of thirty-
five pounds of grain per month are given
only to non-adults from 2 to 18 , and to
adults from 55 years of ago up , while , as
a matter of fact , all ages are starving. The
Red Cross society says that , at least 23 per
cent of the sufferers have no prospect of
getting official assistance , and must either
be maintained by private charity or die.
Scurvy and typhus have already broken
out In the Kazan , Samara , Oufa and Vor
onezh provinces , while the children nro
dying nt a fearful rate simply from ex
haustion.
*
The favor with which Mr. Rhodes' Afri
can schemes have 'been ' received In Berlin
has revived public interest In the various
schemes for connecting the German East
African coast with the lakes. The chief of
these projects Is that promoted by a com
mittee under the presidency of the former
national liberal deputy , Dr. Oechelhauser. It
contemplates the construction of a railway
from the coast to Tabora , with branches to
UJIJi , on Lake Tanganyika , nnd to the Vic
toria Nyanza. The total length of this rail
way would bo 1,773 kilometres , a distance ns
great as that from the Russian frontier by
way of Berlin nnd Frankfort to Basle. The
colonial department , tlio German East Afri
can company and the Deutsche bank have
each contributed 100,000 marks to the ex
penses of the preliminary survey. H Is pro
posed , as n beginning , to construct a section
of the railway between the coast and Mro-
gore , In Ukaml , a stretch of 2D1 kilometres ,
Involving an estimated expenditure of 12-
000,000' marks.
The Soudan railway Is completed for n
distance of fifty-five miles south of the
Atbara river nnd Is Hearing Khartoum at
a rate of about 200 yards a day. It will , It
Is 'believed , reach the Sirdar's capital be
fore the summer heat becomes excessive.
There Is a project for building another
railway from Khartoum to the Red Sea
by way of Gedarof and Kassala , but this
would divert trade from the Nllo valley
and Impair the value of the road now
about to bo completed. It Is , therefore ,
not likely to bo approved In responsible
quarters. The Khalifa Is still at Sherkeloh ,
some distance west of the Nile , but his
force is small and contemptible. Since the
signing of the Anglo-French treaty , which
gives the Nllo valley to England , the Sou-
dun ceases to bo a burning question of In
ternational politics , and Its Industrial de
velopment receives attention.
CONSULS RETURN TO POST !
Olllrlnlfl lllMtliifi'il by Outbreak n
SlMHiUli IVnr llPMinti * Tlii > lr
l-'ortnor Dutlon.
WASHINGTON. April 14. The secrctar
of state has directed the return to thcl
posts in Spain of the United Stiitrs consul
who were obliged to leave on account of th
war. Two of these officers , Consul H. \ \
lion en , at Barcelona , and Richard M. Bartlc
man , nt Malaga , are now la New York. Th
third , J. How ell Carroll , consul nt Cadiz , I
now at Gibraltar. The department has de
terminal that they shall all bo retained I
the consular service , there being no cvldenc
of any personal Ill-feeling Incurred by then-
The HUbconsular ulllcers mostly remained I
Spain throughout the- war and were undls
turbed , some oven contlmilhg to discharge i
part of their official duties. They will als
bo continued In the service.
IHSCllAIItiK.S 1'oit STAFF OFFICHHS
Si't't-i'tnry of Wnr | NMIII > llclrnflCN <
TuU . HlTrut lit Oni'is
WASHINGTON , April U. Under Instruc
lions from the president the followlni
named staff officers are honorably dlschargei
from the volunteer army of the Unltci
States by the noting secretary ofwar , t <
take effect April 7 , 1SBO :
Assistant Adjutants General Lieutenant
Colonel U. Cecil , Major Henry T. Allen , Rob-
crl E. L. Mlchle. T. Bentley Molt and Alfrei
C. Sharpe ; Captains Wlllard A. Holbrook
William E. Horton. John E. McMahon , Rob
ert Sewell and Johu C. Gllmore , Jr.
Judge Advocates Lieutenant Colonels Ed
gar R. Dudley , John A. Hull and Harvey C
Carbailgh.
Quartermasters Colonel Charles Bird
Lieutenant Colonels Guy Howard , James B
Alshlre , Noble H. Creager nnd Francis B
Jones.
Commissaries of Subsistence Lletitcuanl
Colonels Oliver E , Wood , Tasker 11. Bliss
and David L. llralnard ; Majors Philip Moth-
erslll , Harry E. Wllklns , Daniel llogan
Parker \V. Forest , Sidney A. Cloman , Georgi
T. Bartlett , James M. Arrasmlth , Frederick
A. Smith , George W. Ruthei-H and Eugene
T. Wilson ; Captains Frank T. Lord anil
James E. B. Stuart.
Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson R ,
Kean.
Engineer Major James F. Bell.
Signal Corps Lieutenant Colonels Richard
E. Thompson , William A. Glassford , Josepli
E. Maxfluld , Samuel Reber , Edward B. IVCE
and Benjamin F. Montgomery ; Majors
George P. Scrlvcn , Eugene O. Fcchet. Gus-
tave W. S. Stevens ; Captains Frederick T ,
Leigh , Daniel J. Carr , Carl F. Hartmann ,
Frank E. Lyman , Jr. . Charles B. Hepburn ,
Ambrose Hlgglus , John J. Ryan , William
W. Chance , Philip J. Perkins , Leonard B ,
Wlldman ; First Lieutenants William Jarvle ,
Jr. , Charles Rogan , Jr. , George C. Burnell ,
Victor Shepherd , Walter L. Clark , William
Mitchell , George R Gygcr , Otto A. Nesmlth ,
Anberry W. Nancy , George E. Lawrence ,
Henry G. Updyke , Charles H. Gordon , Alson
J. Rudd ; Second Lieutenant Basil O. Leuolr.
Inspectors General Majors Thomas M.
Woodruff and John 0. Evans.
Assistant Quartermasters Captain John
B. Jeffrey , Charles II. Martin and Samuel A.
Smoke.
Chief Engineer Lieutenant Colonel Wil
liam M. Black.
Additional Paymasters , with rank of ma
jor Frank M. Hammond , Wlnflcld M. Clark ,
Henry G. Fitzgerald , Daniel W. Arnold , Clif
ford S. Walton. George E. Guild , Moses R.
Doyen , Benjamin F. Havens , Brewstor C.
Kenyon , George H. Fay , William H. Thrift ,
George D. Sherman , John H. Towusend , John
M. Soars , Louis Knnpp , Samuel D. C. Hays ,
John W. Fogler , Beverly W. Coiner , Sam S.
Harvey , William 'Monaghau ' , Major Ut-orge
M. Moses , Hiram L. Grant , Thomas A. Cum-
mings. Clifford Arrlck , Henry B. May , Clark
M. Carr , Ralph Hartzell , Heth Tyler , Wil
liam D. Dwlght , Webster C. Weiss , Freder
ick C. Lord , Henry J. May , Edward A. Uige-
low , Washington Haverstlck , Philip Dalam ,
Jonas M. Cleveland , Glen H. Logan , C'larles
B. Marsh , George G. Arthur , William A.
Purdy , Roben B. Huston and Hamilton S.
Wallace.
PLANS FOR PRESIDENT'S ' TRIP
Chief Executive * I'I-OIIOHCM to See tlie
Wuxt on IIlN Tour to the
Yellowstone 1'urlc.
CHICAGO , April 14. United States Sen
ator Thomas H. Carter ot Montana , ex-
chairman of the national republican central
committee , Is in the city. Ho Is enroute
to Butte , Mont. , from Washington. He said
President McKtnlcy Is going to make a tour
ot the western states during the month of
July , and that his stop in Chicago was for
the purpose ot arranging a few details for
the president's sojourn In this city. The
plan as outlined by Senator Carter provides
for an Interesting trip for the president.
Accompanied by Mrs. McKInley and a num
ber of Intimate official associates , ho will
leave Washington about July 15. Ho will
make a quick trip from Washington to Chicago
cage , but from Chicago west to the Yellow
stone park the trip will bo slower and a few
speeches may bo made. In the Yellowstone
park the entire party will "rough It" for a
number of days , traveling by stugc. After
leaving the park the presidential party will
visit someof the principal points In the
western states ami then make a quick re
turn Journey to Washington.
ASKS A MILLION FROM STATE
Hill Introduce' ! ] In MlNNimrl I.culHln-
tnre In IIHiulf of St. I.oulH *
11K \ Fair.
ST. LOUIS , April 11. Concurrent resolu
tions to provide for constitutional amend
ments authorizing an appropriation of
$1,000,000 for a state exhibit at the World's
fair and giving the city of St. Louis the
power to Increase Its bonded indebtedness
? j,000,000 , which Is to bo turned Into the
World's fair fund , have been Introduced In
both houses of the legislature at Jefferson
City. These resolutions were drafted in
this city and sent to Jefferson City , accom
panied 'by a letter from ex-Governor Francis
explaining the - follows "
measures-as : "Tho
amendment providing for this Issue of bonds
by the city contemplates but ono vote on
the question , and that by the people of the
stuto as a whole. The other amendment
proposes that the legislature tjhall appro
priate Jl.000,000 from the Interest and public
debt fund to defray the expense of a state
exhibit at the World's fair. "
Slllll Artillery llciulccl W < > Nt.
CHICAGO , April 14. Two batteries of the
Sixth United States ortlllory passed through
Chicago today on the way to Join General
Otis' forces at Manila. The battalion isn
command of General Kdward S. Wllllston.
who until recently was military governor of
Plnar del Rio province , Cuba. The troops
ft'ill sail from San Francisco April 20.
* ( It lllNiimrrU- .
BISMARCK. K. I ) . , April H. The Mis
souri river at this point is gorged , both above
Did below the city , and the water Is rising
gradually. Tlio bottom lands were Hooded
today. All train service west of Bismarck
lias been abandoned owing to washouts west
uf this city.
Monolt I'lniiNi - v
COLUMBUS , O. , April 14. Attorney Gen-
: ral Monctt Is preparing the Information In
reference to the alleged attempted bribery
jy the Standard Oil representative , which
: ia Ic to fllo In the supreme court. The InFormation -
Formation will probably be filed tomorrow.
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
NOVAl OAKIKO PODCR CO. , hEW YORK.
M1W 1MJVIOX Unlit. .
of AVnr it 1'lrnsnnt to
looU I'IMIII.
Kniinn City Journal.
Commissioner Kvnns nf UIP pension bu
reau has made the startling statement that ,
according to present Indications , one-third
of the soldiers who have participated In the
war against Spain will apply for pensions
before the end of the fiscal year. The ROV
eminent of the United Stales has boon cs-
ocedlhgly liberal In the matter of pensions ,
and will doubtless bo disposed to n con
tinuation of th same liberality In drilling
with those who liavu taken up arms In thn
recent conflict and have boon disabled In
the service. Yet the number of applicant *
Is not u very safe criterion ns tn the num
ber of claims that will bo allowed.
H would bo pleasant to bollovo that every
one who enlisted In the service of the coun
try In the late war was so Imbued with
patriotic principled that nothing less than
disabling Injuries , unmlatnkably received In
that service , would prompt tilm tn seek
support from tlio government. But , as
every one familiar with the operations of the
pension bureau are aware , only the great
est care nnd most scrupulous examination of
the claims can pro.vcnt thousands uf frauds ,
The country at large Is Informed only of
the pensions granted , and knows llttlo ot the
claims denied.
There is moro than a suspicion , from the
manner In which many of the new appli
cation ! ) have been prcfi'iitcd , tliat a num
ber of energetic pension sharks are at work
among the soldiers who have been mustered
nut. The applications have comn In lit
great batches , many tlmea the full claim
list of a company , or ot several companies ,
reaching Washington In the same mall.
This wohld Indicate ! plainly that the pen
sion lawyer Is abroad , and that he IE ready
to make n claim for almost anybody.
Uow well these claims will stand Is an-
oilier matter. The government has taken
tlie precaution to require a thorough medi
cal examination of each soldier upon hla
mustering out ns a necessary condition
upon which a future application for pen
sion might be made. Those declining such
an examination forfeited the right to apply
for u pension , and many of those who sub
mitted to the examination , of course , were
shown to bo as sound or sounder than when
ttioy'wcnl In.
ciucim.
Dotroll Journal : "What Is meant by an
a priori theorist , anyway ? ' '
I "Why , a theorist who Isn't previous
enough , 1 suppose. "
IndlniuuiollH Journal : First Politician
Tlu-v seem to have your man between the
devil and the deeu sea.
Soi'ond Politician Well. I'll bet my latit
dollar they don't make him take waterl
Judge : AVapRle. " Tht're Is only ono thine
an hard to find In this world as the north
pole.
Jngtf'eH What's that ?
Waggles The fellow who gets lost search-
Inr fur U.
Detroit Free Press : "Mother , " said
Harold Kmorson of Boston In an aggrieved
tone , "you have no constitutional right to
send mo to bed without my supper. "
"AVliat do you mean , Harold ? "
"You nre exerelslnp rule without the con
sent of the governed , "
Puck : Stranger ( In Rainbow ) I suppose
tliLs suburban trolley line has Increased
values hereabouts ?
Farmer Greene Lord , yes ! Ole Bill
Gosslyn wasn't worth the powder to blow
him to Bridgeport till ho got run over by
one of them cars now he's worth J5.000 !
Detroit Journal : In pagan days man de
clined to believe In the deities unless these
latter manifested their presence by frequent
favors.
"Whom the goda shake , they uhaho his
faith. " was nn ancient saying.
'I his In pagan days , understand.
Now. of course , things are done very dif
ferently.
ChlciiR-o Post : "Any news ? " asked the
democratic editor-in-chief.
"None at all , " answered the telegraph .
udltor. _ _ it I. *
' 'N'0.1 then , you'd better notify , our
A\ashlnston correspondent to have"Algor
turn In his resignation again and theu
select his succeH.Hir. "
JOIIX .M'UUOIU M CM OH IA I , FL'.VIJ.
H IH not alone that -wo regret thp loss of a
profit and good m.in. Our hearts alno cry out
ber-niiio of his unfinished work here In our
midst , and while we gladly approve nn out-
wird memorial , there Is nn Inward one for
which wc > also p-lead.
Wll we forget ithP-'iirnest call nnd pleading.
Urging : us upward to a higher goal ,
Nowtluit the noble heart has ceased Its
beating
And-earthly clay holds not Tils genial soul ?
Will wo forget the Import of his message ?
The lov-J that framed It best might be for
got.
T.would hohis wish. He claimed no earthly
prestige.
"Glvo God the glory and deny Him not. "
With streaming eyes we brought our gift of
flowers ,
While softly dwelled Iho music that ho
loved.
A fading- gift this offering of oum ,
Where IB ths greater gift that ho approved ?
A holy life according as ho taught us ,
A true and contrite heart .b.foro our Ixird ,
A careful keeping of the 'truth ' he brought
us ,
Thin is the last fulfilling of his word.
Be this our Una ! trlbuto'to Jils power * ,
Ktornal mars placed In a crown , God-
wrought ,
That w'll not fade as will our Easter
f wers ,
Imm rial ni'ins prov * we have not forgot.
KDITI1 DARLING OARLOCK.
The
Know
And if you have small boys to
clothe , it is hardly * fair to pre
sume that you do not know of ,
the handsome , convenient and
comfortable appointments of our
store. We offer today some
special attractions the assort
ment of boys' and children's ves-
tee suits is bewildering and
they are marked at prices that
will surprise you. There are
cheviots , serges , cassimeres and
worsteds , in all manners of col
ors and mixtures beautifully
trimmed and tailored , in fact
the pick of the markets
, $3 , $4 ,
$5 and up to $ JO , are the prices
asked today for these CHOICE
NOVELTIES-in sizes of from
3 to 8 years ,
Be sure you see the as
sortment whether you buy or
not. ,
Hats and caps that are
right , too ,
