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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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Nebraska soil Is In soak at present ,
but It will redeem Itself nt harvest time.
Jupiter Pltivhis ought to know that
Omnlia Is not entertaining the Methodist
general conference this May.
Having put Porto lllco In complete
order , General Henry , like Alexander
of old , Is ready to look around for
more worlds to conquer.
The highest salaried life Insurance
president In the world Is dead. Presid
ing over a big life Insurance company
gives no guaranty of long life.
Baltimore has gone back to the demo
crats In the municipal election just held.
But It must be remembered that Balti
more Is normally a. democratic city.
Agulnaldo proclaims he must have
peace with dignity. Ills late foot races
through the bamboo thickets must have
left his dignity sadly out of repair.
All the census supervisors for Ne
braska have been agreed upon excepting
that for the Second congressional dis
trict. The Second district may bo last ,
but It Is not least
And now the Peter Cooper club of
Omaha Is to spread Itself with a dollar
dinner. This extravagance would be
enough to make Peter tear his hair were
he only resurrected.
Washington newspaper correspondents
express the belief that Piesldent Me-
KInley has more Information respecting
the situation in the Philippines than he
has divulged. This is a pretty safe
guess. _
Spain will have to pay $30,000 In ex
change to get the money paid for the
Philippines transferred to Madrid. Still
wo know several people who would
gladly pay $50,000 commission on a ? 20-
000,000 collection.
The deputy of County Attorney Shields
who refused to testify In a gambling
case ou the ground that ho might Incrim
inate himself still draws his salary. In
the meantime penny ante players are
bound over to the district court.
County Attorney Shields has not yet
explained why ho has pigeon-holed the
complaints against sixty-one South
Omaha gambling men when according to
his own admission he has conclusive evi
dence in his possession to convict.
Ht is no accident that the attorney of
Walter Molse and the attorney for Wil
liam J. Broatch are one and the same
person. The effort to seat Broatch In
the mayor's olllce and the effort to re
suscitate the blackmailers' clearing
house are part and parcel of the same
conspiracy.
The promotion of Former Chancellor
Canlleld of the Nebraska State univer
sity to be librarian of Columbia uni
versity will bo hailed with gratification
by his many friends In this state who ,
tire always glud to see men identified ,
with Nebraska Institutions push further
to the front.
Investigations of American ofilclals at
Havana dlscloro facts Indicating that an
average of $10,000,000 , yearly of the
customs receipts of that port wer
stolen by Spanish officials. No wonder
( he Spanish grafters are frantic over
losing a euap better than uelug the Tam
many boss of New York.
As the English racing season advances
and Ted Sloan keeps up his winning ft
Is becoming moro and more evident that
the prince of Wales has sunk Into a
position of secondary importance. The
cable may neglect to chronicle the
doings of the prince for a day , but never
Biich a slight to the jockey ,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
school board has received nearly $240-
000 from liquor licenses Issued this year ,
Its treasury is again empty and school
warrants arc being registered for Inter
est , although only four mouths of the
year have passed. How much of a deficit
are the taxpayers to look for this time ?
THE cnMMKtiruTj ASPKCT.
A short time ngo the late t'nltod
States minister to Slam , Mr. Barrett ,
addiesqi'd a British audience , which In
cluded a delegation of the House of
Commons , regarding the new opportuni
ties for American commerce In the far
cast. He urged the Importance of the
possession of the Philippines for the
future of our trade there , saying that
the ntchlpclago controls the approaches
of $ , VXXKOCH ) ) ) of foreign trade with
HOO.OOO.OOO Asiatics. In the same vein
spoke SenatoivFrye at the dinner given
him In New York. He said that with
good government In the Philippines com
merce wlththo .islands will In a few
(
years be quadrupled and that thp bulk
of It will bo ours even with the open
door. "But the value to us of the do
mestic trade of these possessions , " said
Mr. I'Yye ' , "Is Insignificant compared to
that regarded from a commercial-stra
tegic point of view. They front the en
tire China sea , are only two days' sail
from Hong Kong ; they Introduce us to
the Orient with its seven or eight hun
dred millions of people , with Imports
now exceeding $1,500,000,000 annually ,
which advancing civilization will double
In a few years. They give xis , for the
first time , a tremendous moral force , a
most potent voice for the preservation
of the open door In China.Who can
estimate the value In the future of such
a commanding position to our foreign
commerce V" ,
Nobody doubts that the Orient offers
great opportunities for American com
merce , but It must appear to thoughtful
*
men that there Is n good deal of ex
travagance in the prophecies of Sena
tor Frye. Is It reasonable to believe ,
for Instance , that the millions of semi-
savages In the Philippines , however
well they may be governed , will In u
few years so advance In the ways of
civilization as to quadruple the com
merce of the Islands ? At present the
wants of those people are few , their
method of living simple. Many of them
wear little and subsist on the fruits of
the earth pretty much ns they find
them. The habits oud customs of gen
erations cannot be changed In a few
years , particularly in a tropical country
where the conditions are unfavorable to
effort and there is little or no stimulus
to advancement. Admitting that the'
Philippines arc rich In resources and
that the production of the Islands is far
below what It might be , their develop
ment must Inevitably ibe slow with na
tive labor and there is no other labor
available. The dndustry of the natives
Is measured by their needs and ns we
have said , these are-small. With such a
people , progress will necessarily be
slow.
As to the trade of the Orient , It Is
easy to cite figures of population and
imports In evidence of jts value , but it
is well to bear In mind that there is a
very aggressive competition for tlils
trade and we shall get only such share
of it as superior enterprise , the ability
to meet the requirements of the mar
kets and other competitive conditions
can win. We have been expanding our
trade in that quarter of th'e world and
there is no doubt it will continue to
grow there , not because we possess the
Philippines , but for the reason that we
shall make goods as acceptable to the
Oriental peoples as the goods of other
nations and wlilcu wo can sell as
cheaply. Mr.'Frye expressed the opin
ion that with advancing civilization the
Imports of the Orient will double In a
few years. This also must be regarded ,
as an extravagant view. The more
reasonable conclusion seems to us to be
that as civilization advances In the
Orient Industries will be developed
there which will supply much of what
Is now imported and It Is by no means
Improbable that in time these people
may become our competitors In some
lines of manufactures In the world's
markets. What Japan is doing In this
direction is not Impossible to China.
American commercial enterprise will
undoubtedly find a profitable field in
the far cast and it should be sedulously
cultivated , but we should not be deluded
by such extravagant and exaggerated
ideas regarding It as some of the expan
sionists put forth.
CONFlltAIlXO THE CUKSl'lIlAOY.
When Governor Poyntcr vetoed the
Omaha charter amendment bill The Bee
charged that his action was procured by
members of the Herdman gang of hold
ups and blackmailers as part of : i con
spiracy to secure a reversal of the de
cision declaring the police- commission
law unconstitutional and to reinstate the
Herdman crowd iu control of the lire
and police departments.
The now move of the gang to secure a
reopening of the mayoralty case is con
firmation ot tills conspiracy. Although
the present city charter is a product of
the gang's work through the IIowcll-
Hansom delegation to the legislature of
1S07 , their attorneys now sot up as a
reason why Mayor Moorcs should bo
ousted that their own charter Is uncon
stitutional and should be Bet aside , re
storing all the ofilclals they worked so
hard two years ago to legislate out of
olllco. In other words , having failed to
establish their contention that W. T.
Broatch should bo seated as mayor be
cause of the alleged Inellglbility of
Mayor Moorcs , they now seek to attain
their object by denying the validity of
the law under which they themselves as
serted their claim ,
Behind all this legal fencing lies the
scheme to re-establish in power the
Herdman. police commission and reopen
the door for the levy of blackmail on
gamblers , crooks , thieves and keepers of
lawless resorts upon which the members
of the hold-up gang subsist , If the pres
ent charter could he wiped off the stat
ute books It would leave the old charter
In force as It was prior to the legislation
of 1807 , and a new attempt would be
promptly made to exercise the power of
appointing a police commission for
Omaha through the old appointing board
consisting of the governor , attorney gen
eral and commissioner of public lands
and buildings. Though such an appoint
ment would of course countervcne the
principle of municipal homo rule just as
much us the appointment by the gov
ernor , In the Interval the gang would
bo bending all its energies to the election
of a judge of the supreme court pledged
in advance to destroy the home rule du-
clslon and hand 'over the fleshpots once
more to the blackmailers.
This conspiracy has unquestionably
been caivfully plotted. But whether the
trap has been set well enough to catch
the supreme court remains to bo fcocu.
/ V.V.4AC/J.S.
The payment of $20,000.000 by the
United States to Spain will be n mate
rial help to the .Spanish treasury , but
It will not go very far In meeting the
obligations of that government , If In
deed It is the Intention to employ It In
debt paying. It Is said to be generally
understood In Europe that It Is not pos
sible for Spain to pay the interest on
her old debt , the debts resulting from
the Mar with the United States and the
obligations formerly paid from the colonies
nies , but there has thus far been n
brave effort made to meet obligations
as they matured. The effect of this
has been favorable to Spanish securities
and conduced to n slight fall in the
premium on gold in Spain.
The government Is considering the
question of a complete reorganization
of the finances , the necessity for which
Is apparent. Although the country is
now heavily taxed it is contemplated to
increase the burden , a policy which may
cause the government some political
trouble. Yet unless the national ob
ligations arc to be repudiated more
taxation is Imperative and must be
maintained for many years. The people
ple , however , are not likely to accept
additional taxes uncomplainingly.
The future policy of Spain should
have reference solely to building up the
Industries and commerce of the nation.
She has no further need of a large
army and navy and her expenditures iu
this direction ought to bo very small
hereafter. The military clement may
be found reluctant to assent to such a
policy , but Its adoption is absolutely
necessary to enable Spain to maintain a
place among the nations.
HECIPKUU1TY NCQQTUTIOXS.
There Is apparently little progress be
ing made Iu reciprocity negotiations. It
is reported from Washington that there
are several possible commercial treaties
under negotiation , but foreign govern
ments seem to be In no hurry , although
under the tariff law- the time given the
State department in which to make reci
procity treaties and agreements will ex
pire In July. It is stated that several
countries , notably Germany and Italy ,
are anxious for a wider range for com
mercial relations and arc holding off the
agreements until after the time expires
for the present reciprocity treaties , their
reason for this being that after July
they can 'begin negotiations for a general -
oral rnmmorpl.'il trnnfir wlilnli trill nnvni-
all articles agreed upon , Instead of hav
ing an arrangement limited to the arti
cles named in the tariff law.
There are two provisions for reciproc
ity in the Dlngley law , one for a single
agreement to be promulgated by the
president , the oilier for a general treaty
subject to ratification by the senate.
Foreign governments are quite natu
rally manifesting a. preference , for the
latter and It appears improbable that
anything will be doue under the first
provision. It must be admitted that the
reciprocity feature of the tariff law is
a disappointment. It was the expecta
tion of the supporters of the law that
it would be largely taken advantage of.
but while there have been negotiations
the results are far from satisfactory.
Possibly the next congress will deem It
expedient to modify this feature of the
law in the direction of making it moro
liberal.
The Insurance companies which pulled
out of Arkansas with such a flourish of
trumpets a short time ago , declaring the
property In that state could go un
insured in the future on account of the
passage of a radical anti-trust law , have
commenced to return. It was predicted
at the time that their action was n
gigantic bluff and that the companies
would not long persist in rejecting
profitable business. It failed of its pur
pose , both to induce the Arkansas legis
lature to repeal the tlaw and to prevent
the Texas legislature from passing a
similar one.
Marcus Daly , the Anaconda copper
king , expresses confidence that the new
Copper trust will not try to enhance Its
profits by squeezing down the wages
of the miners working Its properties.
Mr. Daly's confidence , however , Is not
shared by the public wiith reference to
trusts in general , which are expected to
take advantage of every opportunity of
fered to cut down expenses. One of
the greatest menaces of the trust is the
power it vests In a small body of men
to fix arbitrarily the wages of every em
ploye in a large field of industry.
The opening of the Ute reservation
with the usual rush of land seekers
shows that the policy of opening gov
ernment domain to settlers could bo
continued indefinitely if the land were
only available. There Is no question
but that the rapid growth and develop
ment of the western half of the Ameri
can continent could never have been ac
complished In the time except for the
liberal course of the government In the
administration of the public domain.
The attorneys for the hold-up gang
now want the supreme court to bellovo
that Hio consideration for the enactment
of the Omaha charter of 1897 was the
provisions for the election of a police
magistrate and the appointment of a po-
llco commission. Ed Ilowell knows bet
ter than that. The consideration for the
enactment of that charter was the nomi
nation and election of Ilowell for mayor ,
and It wasn't his fault that ho slipped a
cog. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Before lie gets out of the mood for
prosecuting gamblers and penny-ante en
tertainers County Attorney Shields
should remember that the Oerter case Is
still on the criminal docket waiting to be
tried. The fact that Oerter's attorney
U serving as his chief deputy should not
Interfere with Mr. Shields' determina
tion to prosecute all gambling cases to
n finish.
Before the council goes iuto the busi
ness of remitting buck tuxes to clear up
tiropcrty titles It should figure out where
V
such n policy should lead. Every time
one man procures a cancellation of his
taxes he sets an example for his neigh
bor to refuse to pay his taxes In thp hope
that he too may later enjoy the benefit
of a compromise. The only course for
the council to pursue Is to treat nil prop
erty owners alike by holding them rigIdly -
Idly to the requirements of the law.
While United States bluejackets were
busy showing Spain how to destroy a
navy several of the little Central Ameri
can states proceeded to trample on the
rights of American citizens down thorp.
Now that the other trouble Is over a
sliver has been pulled off the board with
which Spain was spanked nnd unless
the Central American upstarts repent
and promise to be good It Is to be ap
plied where It will be effective.
The city building inspector wants n
new ordinance that will enable him to
tear down condemned buildings. The
trouble has been that the council has
passed ordinances galore , but the law
yers and the courts always find holes In
thorn. If the owner of some rattletrap
should be held for damages arising from
accidents or fires caused by his premises
the edicts of the building Inspector
would be better observed.
What has the World-Herald to say
about County Attorney Shields putting
his brother on the county pay roll ns his
stenographer , while the stenographic
workof the ofilco Is performed by a
young woman , to pay whom he solicited
contributions from his deputies ? Is this
practice any less reprehensible in the
popocratlc county attorney than it was in
: the judges and court commissioners ?
Edward Atkinson's defense Is that he"
was simply circulating public docu
ments. If ho had only confined him
self to Altgeld's Jncksonlan club speech
which Senator Allen kindly hud Inserted -
sorted In the Congressional llecord to
beat the postollico out of postage , he
might have fared better.
The resignation of the Italian min
istry not only opens another outlet for
statesmen out of a job , but emphasizes
again the difference between the United
States in which cabinet olllcers never
resign but one at a time and the conti
nental countries , where they all vacate
simultaneously.
If AVenrj- tlic .Toll.
Detroit Free Press.
If the Filipinos defer to the wishes o
a majority of the American soldiers , they
will cease Insurglng and permit our boya
to como back wliero liberty dwells.
I'nbllNhlHp ? Prfvntc Lrttcrn.
Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
Prominent men may yet find It necessary
to discontinue altogether the practice of
writing private letters. There have recently
been many Illustrations of the fact that the
first thing the recipient of a private lutter
from a public man docs Is to rush wlih It
to a newspaper ofilco.
Humiliation of Chicago.
St. Liouls Ueaubllc.
Chicago has bqtn again humiliated. This
tlmo the humiliation comes from a Ne
braska cattle deajer , who separated one of
her promlnepf citizens from a ? 4,000 bank
roll by employing a subterfuge that was
embalmed In the , days when Father Abra
ham dealt In bocf on the hoof.
The LyiicliliiK Ilcconl.
Chicago Tribune.
May day was celebrated at Osceola , Ark. ,
by the lynching of Willis Sees , a negro , who
was taken from "tho Jail whe'ro ho wa
awaiting trial for arson and shot. The
lynching record for 1899 now stands as foi
lows : Total number , 34 ; south , 32 ; north , 2 ;
negroes , 31 ; whites , 3. The record hardly
needs comment.
AV11I I'rnyorn Avail NoirT
Philadelphia Record.
The Flour trust ; has taken out Jersey arti
cles of Incorporation. It Is capitalized at
$25,000,000 , half dommon and half preferred
stock , and J15.000.000 fl per cent forty-year
gold bonds. Hereafter when we pray , "Olve
us this day our dally bread , " It will bo with
a feeling that Now Jersey has tried to Inter
pose between the Glvor and His creatures.
G 't Together.
Kansas City Journal.
The spcakcrshfp contest will n fiord a favorable -
vorablo opportunity torwestern men to
stand for their rights. If wo do not got the
speaker , let us have equivalent honors , and ,
what Is more , let us take our cholpe. If the
western states will stand together they can
have what they want , and that , too , without
causing friction or creating bad feeling iu
the party ranks.
A Gov riinr AVho UoveniH.
Philadelphia Times.
In Theodore Roosevelt New York has se
cured a governor who governs. Elected as
a republican , ho has reversed the usual or
der and bossed the republican bosses In the
legislature and out , and tbo legislature ad
journed without having passed a slnglo ob
noxious jab and with several Important
measures In the public interest standing to
its credit , the real credit for which , however -
over , should bo given to Governor Roosevelt.
Hie .Small Invritor.
Cleveland 1'laln Denier.
Tlicre Is no doubt that many of the com
binations , or trusts so-called , which arc now
being formed , arq the work of speculative
promoters whoso chief purpose is tbo fleec
ing of Investors. In discussing combina
tions and trusts tbo fact should not bo lost
sight ot that the small Investor has rights
which should bo protected. The promoter ,
having organized the combination and hav
ing floated Its stock , cares little or no
whether the concern pays dividends. The
email Investors are eternally In the dark as
to what the corporation is doing.
THIS POSTAL HAROMETER.
Index at Ailvnnuliitr 1'roMperlly nnil
IliiNlnt'HN Activity.
New York World.
Ten years ago the Postollico department
Issued postage stamps , post-cards and
stamped envelopes to the number of 2,818-
65,321 , , and received for them the sum of
$52,921,781. Since that tlmo the Increase has
been continuous , until in 1898 the number
Issued reached 4,593,853,765 , and Ihcir price
was $83,289,253.
So far tola year the increase has been
more rapid than over , and the department
estimates the total Issues for the calendar
year 1S99 at 5,100,000,000 , and their value at
$93,000,000.
The gain Is only In part duo to Increased
population , for tnls year's business , if the
eatlraates are borne out , will bo moro than
twice that of 1887 , .though the population has
increased In the meantime only 20 per cent.
Moreover , the enormously increased use of
the telegraph , telephone and messenger serv
ice In Hot ! of mall letters must be reckoned
aa in great part offsetting the- increase of
population ns a caoso of postal growth. The
best authorities regard the figures as chiefly
an index of advancing prosperity and In
creasing business activity *
ru.vxrinsns.
Indlnnnpolls Journal : The bill whlcb
the New York Kglslnturo has passed pro
viding for the taxation ot franchises Is the
mewl Important legislation upon the sub
ject whltti has brcn attempted by nny state.
The value of a franchise will bo based upon
Iho quotations of the company's stock.
T.ho value thus obtained will bo taxed a
its real estate. This measure will reach
much bf the property In New York which
has hitherto escaped'taxation.
I'lillndelrtila Record : lly n remarkable
executive tour do force Governor Roosevelt
of New York hns succeeded In forcing
through ( i venal legislature , on the last day
of the kcsslon , nn amendment to the stalt
taxMaw which provides substantially that
slate and municipal assessors must Include
In their levies as taxable property not only
the .tangible nnd material holdings of cor
porations endowed with public franchises ,
but also the estimated value of the fran
chises nnd rights under which they conduct
their operations. It Is amazing that thcso
vast franchisee which constitute the basis
of enormous stock nnd bond Issues , ehoultt
have been so long exempt from taxation ,
jet It is not certain that the attempt to tax
them will succeed certainly not without i
bitter struggle on t'ho ' part of the corpora
tion. ) .
IJrooklyn Eagle : . For good or for evil
an cpoch-maklug measure has been added
to the list of our laws. Wherever thero'ls a
suspicion of a public right , seized or
granted , there Us most comprehensive pro
vision \\lll bo found. It justifies its name-
it Is a franchise tax bill. Its author de
scribes It as the most Important and revo
lutionary measure passed within his Albany
recollection , nnd he Is not far from right.
A New York Central railroad oiriclnl de
clares that It will cost that corporation
$2,000,000 n year before it begins to settle
for the privileges It enjoys beyond the lim
its of the metropolis. Twenty-live millions
a year is n rough estimate of the revenue
which will go into the municipal treasury
when the law Is In actual operation.
Whether the corporations will howl or not
remains to bo seen. The howl against cor
porations will of Viourso continue , but the
operation of thofranchise , law Is certain to
have a tendency to diminish its volume.
Lautcrbach , who Is occasionally heard from
to the point , says that as a lawyer ho would
like to sco the corporations quarrel with
the act , because it wiuld mean big fees , but
that as a director ho would ndvlso against
It. There Is llttlo doubt , however , that
something moro substantial than n howl will
bo provoked , that big fees will be earned ,
and that the court of appeals -will have an
opportunity to pass oipon the question of
constitutionality.
11AVAG13S OF THU TOlt.VAUO.
New York World : If news should como
of a battle In Luzon with 100 soldiers killed
and 400 or 500 wounded It would appall us ,
even though there were a victory < i com
pensate for the sacrifice. How much inure
shocking are the tidings from Missouri ot
100 peaceful men , women and lltlle children
killed and a half a thousand Injured by
the fierce blast of a tornado ! In ouch events
there Is no compensatory gain nothing but
dreadful disaster.
Philadelphia Record : The tornado which
swept over northern Missouri visited only
three towns along Its pathway of destruction ,
but these were smitten to earth nnd Vfell-
nlgh ruined. Such a calamity can be com
pared only with the Johnstown ) ! oed sud
den , appalling and Irresistible. Every benefi
cent Impulse cil charity should be stirred
to activity throughout the country In behalf
of the Klrksvlllc , Ncwtown and Lancaster
tornado sufferers.
Philadelphia Times : The experience of
the past teaches that there Is no safety f-om
the cyclones , and It Is simply thci duty of
those whose homes have been missed by the
Missouri tornado lo give shelter and bread
to those who have survived the terrific force
of the wind until they can erect new homes
and begin the world over again. Tlinso
who cannot save their neighbors from the
cyclone's fury can at least heip them to get
new roofs over their heads , and thh they
should do ungrudgingly.
Philadelphia Ledger : The tornadoes , erse
so called cyclones , are eddies of wind which
are formed along the southeaslern edo of
these storms by some cause not fully under
stood. They are of varying degrees of
force , but the one that struck Klrksvlllo ap
pears to have been of the most violent class.
They can bo neither averted nor avoided ,
and as the country becomes moro thickly
settled wo must expect to hear of their
ravages more frequently and with greater
destruction.
Portland Oregonlan : The cyclone season
has come on early In the mlddluv/est. The
stonn of April ,27 In Klrksvllle , Mo. , came
unheralded and , while not unprecedented in
violence , was moro than usually destructive
to llfo and property. The record of tbo
calamity Is , Indeed , an appalling one , nnd ,
rising shudderingly from its perusil , tl'o
people west of the Rocky mountains , and
especially of Ihe Pacific coasl , oiay mid by
comparison of Us horrors with the climatic
conditions which attend their secthin of the
country , abundant cause lo bo th.inkful that
their lines were cast In safe and pleasant
places.
rnusoxAiAXU OTHERWISE.
Colorado now sees a prospect of finishing
up last .winter before It begins on next one.
Oem Paul Is not Invited to the peace con
ference and ho probably would not go If ho
were. Ho has fences at home to look after.
A Now York firm Is reported to have bid a
fabulous sum lor Admiral Dewey's butterfly
collection , an offer which was promptly re
fused ,
Since the marquis of Salisbury has had .
Ills usually long hair closely cropped ho has I
been referred to as "transformed from a |
cavalier Into a roundhead. "
Many years ago General Gomez first met
General Arthur MocArthur. The other day
ho said of him : "I do not know many of
the American soldiers In the Philippines ,
but I know MacArthur , and if ho cannot
win America's battles no man In the world
can. " .
The prince of Monaco ja now worth $10-
000,000 and has more in prospect. The prince
takes $250,000 a year from the gambling
tables at Monte Crlsto. Ho pays no taxes.
Police , drains , electric light nnd govern
ment socials are all paid from the profits of
the tables.
Russell Sago , whllo walking on Wall street ,
Now York , the other day , jostled a little girl
and upset the tray of llowora she was sell
ing. Hla apologies were profuse , He
stooped and helped to gather up the flowers
and took a rose , for which ho banded the
girl a $5 bill in exchange.
Jerome A. Hart , the editor of the San
Francisco Argonaut , appears to bo the only
ono in California obeying the now news
paper signature law. Ho announces that ho
will sign all the articles which ho has
"dictated , written , suggested , Inspired or
whatever it may bo called , " and the result
Is that every item In the Argonaut Is .fol
lowed by the word "Jahart" in fine typo.
ncnons OP run WAII.
No mutter how much people may differ
about the results of the war for the libera
tion ot Cuba , ono feature of It Is gratify
ing to all , The few months ot war with
Spain accomplished more In drawing north
and south together than all the events of
thirty years past. A short struggle agalns
A foreign enemy practically blotted on
what remained of the hard feeling cngra
dcrcd by the civil war nnd made posalbl
n national reunion of hearts. A slgnlficnn
demonstration of the now sentiment will b
had on the famous battlefield ot Chlcka
manga today , when the blue and the grn
unite In dedicating n monument to th
memory of the soldiers of Georgia who fel
upon that field. All confederate and fcdera
organisations In that vicinity have ncccptc
Invitations to participate In the ceremonies
Governor Candler will accept the monumcn
In behalf of the state nnd In turn transfer I
to General H. V. Uoynton of the Natlona
Park commission as the representative o
the United States. The Inscription on th
monument reads :
To the lasting memory ot her sons
WJio foUL'llt on this field
Tlios.- who fought nnd lived nnd
those who fought nnd tiled ;
Thwo who pave much nnd those
who save nil
Krccts this monument
Some of the American soldiers who won
to Cuba after the war was over displayed
strange notions of the rights of property
Maine papers tell of the return ot Battery
to Calais , bringing with them a largo
amount of loot. Among other articles is ft
bronze bell weighing 150 pounds , nnd ft statue
of the Virgin Mary taken from a churcl
near Havana. The church was undergolm
repairs at the time and thcso articles with
others were taken without permission. Tin
sacrilegious action of the soldiers causci
much Indignation , and the national author !
tics have been requested to seize and re
turn the property to Its rightful owners.
Through the army and navy department
of the Young Men's Christian assoclallon
some ono who desires lo remain unknown
has Just subscribed $50,000 to bo used in
providing ttioro homes for sailors and ma
rines In Iho Unllcd States service in llroolc-
Ivn , Boston , Norfolk , Key West , Galvestou
mid San Francisco. The only condition Im
posed wllh Iho gift Is that $100,000 bo addcfl
to it by other friends of Undo Sam's sea-
fighters. Rear Admiral Philip , Captain
Merrill Miller , Captain McCalla , Common *
der Stocklon and olher naval officers have
Iho mailer in charge.
The new "Naval and Military Order of the
Spanish War , " which held Us first meeting
InNow York City April 21 , has adopted
un attractive Insignia of the soclely. It is
o modified Maltese cross , graceful and ar-
llsllo In design. The decoralions upon U
are slrlklng without being too ornato. The
arms of tbo cross nro of wlilto enamel. In
Us conler , within a wreath of laurel , Is a
head of Liberty , and In a circle outside the
wreath nro tlio words : "Order of tbo
SpanUu - American War. " Underncatu
this medallion are crossed cannon nnd nn
anchor , representing the army and navy ,
n , , hn niiimnliln nf thn cross the re-
veruo of tbo medallion bears Iho arms ot
Iho Unllcd Stales , surmounted by tbo In
scription : "Duly , Honor , Counlry. " A
clasp , conslsllng of an American cagJu ,
wlt'h ' outstretched wings , suspends the cross
from the red , whllo nnd blue ribbon of lht >
order. The rapid growth of the new order
Is giving much sallsfacllon lo Ihose Inlcr
csted In terming It. The objects of Iho or
ganlzallon are broad , and Jt is hoped that
It may do much to promote tics of fellow
ship among the officers who look part In
the war. It will also lake pains lo procure
I nnd preserve records of services , and will
endeavor in every.way lo advance Iho In-
tcrests of the soldiers and sailors of the
United States.
AMERICA'S GREATEST PROSPERITY.
1'orelKii VIcWM Strictly III I.lnc ivltli
Kxlntlni ? Co nd H in UN.
Baltlmoro American.
The London Statist , ono of the most care
ful and conservative papers In the world ,
says that "all Indications show that .the
American nation has entered upon a pro
longed period of prosperity. " This Is
strictly true. At this tlmo last year this
country had Just entered upon a war , the
result of which , In view of the talk about
foreign Intervention in the trouble in Cuba ,
no man could foresee. The war was carried
through to a successful Issue , without ask
ing any foreign nation to help float a loan ,
In Itself a remarkable fact , and Iho com
mercial progress of Iho nation was not a
whit disturbed during the continuance of
the struggle. The war and what lias grown
out of It has cost the country so far over
$500,000,000 , nnd yet the burden of It , If
the special taxes can be called a burden ,
is scarcely felt.
The foreign business of Iho Untied Stales ,
especially in the export of manufactured
goods , which Is the fact most alarming to
the nations that are our competitors , has
Increased enormously , whllo the Imports of
these goods are steadily decreasing. In other
words , wo are manufacturing nil wo need
at hnme , and selling millions of dollars'
worth of our goods to foreigners , and that ,
too , as In the case of Germany , for In
stance , In the facp of great obstacles. The
grain exports from the great ports of this
country ore steadily Increasing , which
means lhat wo nro feeding the people
whoso lands are powerless to support those
at Iiome. From Baltlmoro nlono In April
over C.000,000 bushels of grain were sent
abroad. Amerlcan-niado goods are to bo
found In nearly every civilized country In
the world , because they are llio best and
cheapest.
In the newer fields for business such as
In the South American republics , In Africa ,
and especially In fho easl Americans arc
making moro progress In exlondlng their
business lhan nny other people. That this
Increase will continue can liardly bo
doubted. Competition and the excellence
of goods are always the determining
factors in business. What wo need now U
intelligent legislators In congress who will
watch American Interests , the condition at
homo and all over the world. Any laws that
will tend to cripple the progress that U
now so satisfactory would bo a serious blow.
COMRADES FOR LOOT.
nnil RiiHNla AKFIM * oil u Joint
.HjHlciu of Spoliation.
Philadelphia Times.
The most thrcalenlng source of Iroublo In
Iho cast has been laid by agreement be
tween lUuela and England In respect to
China. By It the struggle for supremacy
will merge Into a joint system ' of spoliation
In which China will lose 'the protection it
enjoyed -by reason of the International Jeal
ousies which prevented the powers cutting
it up.
The old story of the partition of Poland Is
to ; bo ro-cnacted , and upon a larger ecalo
and without the pretexts that were named
as being extenuating In that continental out
rage. Russia , Austria and Prussia all agreed
that the geographical relation of Poland to
i&BSQJLUVELY ItyRE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
DOVfl BAKINO POWptR CO. , HtM YORK.
- - -
I thcmenlvw , with Us warlike and restlMS
I people , was n menace to peace , but China 1
holds out no active throat of disorder. It '
| wants to bo loft nlone , nnd whllo It blocks
, the waya of commerce and docs not take
' Its share of the responsibilities of natloni ,
nnd moreover has had In view Us manifest
destiny for n century , there Is something
pathetic In the helplessness of 300,000,000
people to maintain a national existence.
They nro Just fading nwny without n slow ot
patriotism to keep them nllve , without cour
age , hope or apprehension , in cnlra npnthy
dropping out of the affairs of the world
whoso civilization has outpaced their meth
ods.
ods.Tho
The terms ot the ngrromcnt nro based upon
commercial opportunities , being equally di
vided spheres ot Influence. That was tha
way It was done In .Africa . when France.
Rnglnnd nnil Germany made now map * ot
the continent nnd printed their national col
ors on them to Indicate the territorial boun
daries they Intended to adopt when the fnrcl-
cal picas ot "spheres of Influence" censed to
bo effective. Kussln will of course erect such
barriers as It may In Manchuria against
the entry from the sea of nny commerce
whatever and to maintain Its present trndo
In China ns exclusive nnd preferential by
right of having developed It ,
Our Interest In Manchuria IB considerable ,
nlthoUgh not so vast ns that of Great Brit
ain , but the prospective Interests of the
United States nro second to uo other power.
It therefore concerns tia to open up such n
diplomatic policy that when wo may wo will
tnko plnco with the most favored nations in
the cast upon equal terms. .The moro dec
laration of this intention would servo for
the present to hold the "open door" of
eastern commerce nt our disposal n neglect
to take action of some kind may result In
our finding It closed -when wo Book to pans it.
Capture mi Enrniicd Prisoner.
KANSAS CITY , May 3. A special to the
Star from Arkansas City , Kan. , says :
Deputy United Stntes Marshal Trlgg lodoy
arrested George B. Howard , nllns J. W.
Clnwson , nllcgcd lo bo n fugitive from jus
tice , having escaped , It Is said , from the
federal Insane asylum nt Washington , D. C.
In 1S91 Howard was a pension attorney In
Chcslcr , 111. , nnd was convicted on the
clmrgo of having forged pension vouchers.
Ho was later removed lo the federal insane
asylum from where ho escaped on December
21 , 1891 , Ho had been In business hero
over since. Howard , or Clnwuon , was taken
to the federal Jail in Wichita , whore nn
order will bo obtained from the United
Slates district judge to tnko him back to
Illinois. -
IIREEKY TRIFLES.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "What did hi
preach about ? "
"About ono hour nnd fifteen minutes. "
Indianapolis Journal : Barker Our chnlr-
mnn sny.i we ought toho nble lo carry tha
election .by . peed , honest work.
Cnrkcr I hope thai Isn't all ho has to de
pend on I
Puck : Mndgc HovlnRHl Seq dat short-
slop jump outen do way iiv < lnl hoi one-1
Pansy Shucks ! And dal's da feller dat
says his ole man wuz wit' llobson on do
Merrlmucl Dat shows wet ancestry
amounts 'to ' !
( Philadelphia Bulletin : "Look ! There's a
colored messenger 'boy. ' running. "
"Suro enough. They ought to advertlso
him as 'Warranted , fast black. ' "
Chlc.iKO Post:1 : "Remember how Brown
was always boasting of Ills remarkable
memory 7"
"Yea.1'
"Well , he's lost it. "
"When did ho lose It ? "
"When ho went on the witness stand in
that political investigation. "
"Washington Star : "What do you think
of my sou's prosp'.cts In llfo ? " Inquired tha
young man's father.
"Well , " answered Ihe professor , "ho may
bo a groal nnd financially successful poli
tician one of these days. He says 'I don't
remember * to almost every question I ask
him. "
Cleveland , Plain Dealer : "I read tha
olher day that 'somo ono lately sent the
conscience fund $3,000. "
"Gee ! I wish I was rich enough to afford
such amussmenta. ' "
Detroit Journal : This Is nn allegory.
' "You are dreadfully slow ! " exclaimed th
World , with a groan.
"Yes , It's about the worst nttack of spring
fever I ever had , " protcsled Wlnler ,
languidly.
To bo sure allegory Is not precisely scien
tific , yet It Is not unsuggestlvc.
Shirt Wal < .
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The shlrl waists , the shirt waists ,
They've captured allithe town ;
In stripes , In checks , In curlycut * ,
In blue , nnd white , nnd brown ,
In spots , In blocks , In wavy lines ,
In red , and gray , and preen ,
In yellow , ecru , purpl ? , too ,
In tapestry nnd sheen.
The shirt waists , the shirt waists ,
In rainbows half unrolled ,
we love 'em , oh , wo love , 'em for
The treasures they enfold.
VIOLATING PRECEDENTS.
Chicago Tribune.
The dame slopped Into the crowded car ,
Nor nught of ill forbodcd ,
A young man gave her a seat nnd yet I
She didn't know it was loaded.
The reckless gamester cast , the die ,
To despenutlon goaded.
And h won n half n dollar , though
Ho didn't know it was loaded.
The boy looked down the bore of the gun
And nn ancient fake exploded ,
For he's living still , aged 00 yet
Ho didn't know It wns loaded.
Put Off
Till Tomorrow
What Should
Be Done
jPHAT applies to our splendid
I showing of spring suits at
$10.00
Mixtures , stripes , plain col
ors and checks , without doubt
he best selection ever shown
n Omaha , at that price their \ ] >
real value being $ J5. Style , lit
and quality warranted and all
or $ JO ,
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