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Notary Public.
The port of Omaha Is wide open for
Admiral Beliloy's return visit.
The promoters of the Greater America
Exposition ought to muzzle their fool
friends.
Memorial day of ISO ! ) sees a great
many more Braves to be cared for. than
any previous Memorial day. This Is Its
sad aspect.
The International peace conference at
The Hague has a competitor In the In
ternational chess congress at London.
Checkmate or draw which ?
Dewey's flagship , the Olympla , Is
ready to proceed on Its homeward jour
ney , but the overworked admiral him
self Is still laid up In dry dock.
Dewey's flagship has dofTeil Its som
ber war coat and donned again the
white of peace. Aucl everyone hopes
It may' never again 'have ' to change Its
color.
( There ? Ajnay be no poetry , In 'tlie''c6m-
paratlvo , circulation statement printed
by The Bee , but there Is lots of truth In
it that is unpalatable for Its pretended
rivals. .
Now for the southern fire-eaters to
raise a yell against the action of the
Philadelphia union veterans who were
so bold as to lay flowers on confederate
graves.
i ,
The Uec's girls' vacation contest prom
ises to be the most popular voting com
petition yet held. Let everybody vote
for the favorite he wants to enjoy a
free vacation excursion.
The Pacific coast complains of being
flooded with counterfeit dollars made
of Mexican silver. Not long ago It was
clamoring for just such a Hood -of no-
cent dollars coined on the Mexican
' I basis.
The Omaha Woman's club Is one of
the few organizations of its kind whidi
keeps a treasury balance on the right
side of the ledger. That Is one point
where the club women need fear no
comparison with the club men.
The assurance that ox-Captain Mostyn
Is to police the exposition grounds under
direction of ex-Chief Gallagher affords
no guaranty that gambling concessions
will not be operated and protected its
they were last year outside of the ex
position grounds.
Krnest Terrah Hooley , the bankrupt
Kugllsh promoter , Is not 1o be prose
cuted for his swindling operations. This
Is probably not duo to any compassion
for Krnest , but too many titled per
sonages nro mixed up in the deal and
the unsavory mess 'has ' been stirred too
much already for their comfort.
The rural free mail delivery In Doug
las county will not commence until after
July 1 owing to the fact that the appro-
prlatlon Is not available before that
date. Itnrul free delivery Is euro to bo
u succcb" In Nebraska , as It has been
in other ulntes , and when It is once In
augurated wo may bo conildent that the
sorvh'O will ho extended.
A little over a year ago. more than
1,0K\000 ( tons of plglron wore In store
In excess of Immediate demands. Today
the best authorities state that not threu
days' supply Is In sight In spite of thu
fact that blast furnaces arc running at
full capacity , Including many which
had been Idle for years. The mills wore
put on the wide-open schedule when
McKlnley was elected.
New York's crack militia regiment
which refused 'to responn to the call for
troops In the war with Spain encoun
tered hisses in the Memorial day procession -
cession , It In plain that parade sol-
( Hers have lost their standing with the
American people since the advent of
volunteers like the Klrst Nebraska , who
Htniul tin ) brunt of battle alongside of
seasoned regulars and glory In their
opportunities.
1IIK riHMV OF T1IK
There Is an old ndage that "brag" If
a good dog , but "hoIiMilin-fnsl" n bt-ttei
one. The brag and bluster of the
World-Herald nfoout Its inflated circu
lation and the great pressure upon It *
advertising columns may dupe some
credulous people , but the proof of the
pudding Is In thu eating.
It is a well established fact that the
value of advertising Is measured not
merely by the number of papers struck
off by the presses , but by the quality
and stability of the subscription list ,
and more especially by the home circu
lation. The true test of the value of
a newspaper as an advertising medium
Is Its local patronage. Inasmuch as IK )
per cent of all wants advertising Is di
rected at local readers and fully S5 pur
cent of all the revenue from advertis
ing comes from the home advertiser ,
whose principal business comes from
people within ten miles of their own
stores and shops , the circulation within
that radius Is the all-Important factor
In securing returns for their money.
Applying this crucial test to the
Omaha papers , The Boo lias been for
more than twenty years , and Is today
more than ever , without a rival worthy
the name. The last complete comparison
of carrier delivery circulation in tills city
made two years ago disclosed the In
controvertible fact that The Evening
Bee alone was reaching two lioim lido
paying subscribers wiicro one was
reached by any other paper. In order
to ascertain whether this preponderance
of city circulation still holds good , an
other census has Just been taken of
seven carrier delivery routes located in
the best residence portions of the city ,
with the following result for l > otu morn-
lug and evening editions of The Bee
nnd the World-Herald :
World-
Houle. The Beo. Herald ,
1 17G 72
2 113 Cl
3 : 142 02
4 1SS S3
K 181 75
C 138 51
7 172 09
Total 1,113 49G
These figures speak for themselves.
Their correctness is vouched for under
oatli and can be verified by the names
and addresses of each subscriber. A
similar proportion will hold good
throughout the city. If any advertising
patron of Omaha newspapers has any
doubt let him make the test himself by
making a personal canvass in. his own
neighborhood.
What is more Important still to the
advertiser who seeks to reach the people
ple is that the carrier delivery circula
tion of The Bee goes to that class op
the community that pays regularly for
its favorite newspaper and imys for the
goods it buys In the stores.
JUSTICE FUIt DltEVFUS.
After more than four years of agita
tion , which at times threatened to en
gulf France In revolution , there Is a
prospect of justice for Captain Drey
fus , whose unfortunate fate has com
manded almost universal sympathy , for
everywhere outside of France he Is re
garded as the victim of a. base con
spiracy and malicious persecution. The
report of M. De Beaupre , presenting a.
thorough review ofthe case , It Is an
nounced upon apparently trustworthy
authority , will be sustained by a ma
jority of the court of cassation and
the prisoner of Devil's Island will bo
returned to France and given a retrial
before a court-martial.
The report of M. De Bcauprc is a
most convincing document. It points
out with clearness nnd force the base
and unscrupulous methods that were
employed against Dreyfus. The Indict
ment whicli the facts make against
his military judges Is such as should
condemn them all to prison or exile.
Forgery , tampering with dates , ma
nipulating records , manntneturing false
evidence and a bold use of bogus evi
dence are features of this indictment.
The report deals with the case in a
spirit of entire fairness and while tt
is evident that M. DC Beaupre believes
Dreyfus to be Innocent he urges only
that he bo given a retrial. That a re
trial would result In acquittal there Is
little reason to doubt. The military
element has been discomfited if not
routed nnd for this great praise Is duo
the fair-minded press of Paris , espe
cially the Figaro , whose publication of
the evidence given before the court
showed how flimsy was the structure-
on which the conviction of Dreyfus
was builded.
It Is noteworthy as Illustrating the
change that has taken place In popular
feeling that the recommendation of a
retrial of Dreyfus has caused no out
burst of Indignant protest and no riot
ous demonstrations , such as were made
a few months ago agaltiKt the friends
of Dreyfus and those who urged thai
justlco be done him. There has been
a remarkable change In public senti
ment and It is of good augury for the
lonely exile , as well as for the triumph
of Justice and right. Franco has be/-n
put to a severe strain. She has had
to consider the question whether thu
military or the civil power should bo
ascendant , The response is In favor or
the latter. Lovers of Justice every
where will rejoice at the promise that
a great wrong Is to bo set right.
Immigration is on the increase nnd
the commissioner general is of the
opinion that over 250,000 immigrants
will land In the United States during
the present fiscal year , which ends
Tune HO. The Immigration for the
fiscal year 1S97 was over L'liO.OOO nnd
for 1SOS It was a little over U'Jfi.OOO.
According to present indications , there
fore , wo will receive this year ov ir
LVi.OOO moro Immigrants than last year.
The explanation of the Increase U
found , of course , In returning pros
perity In this country. Vet It appears
that not a great many moro KuropeaiH
than usual tire being Induced to leave
their native lands by the Improved
conditions here. The fact. Is that most
of the commercial nations of Europe
nro experiencing a higher measure of
prosperity limn for several years and
while wages are nowhere so good as
In the I'nlted States , In most of Europe
there Is a fair demand for labor.
The annual addition to our populatloi
of a quarter of a million of people
through Immigration should not dlsturl
the most radical of the advocates nl
restriction. It cannot reasonably IK
urged that there Is danger to any In
tercst In so moderate an Invasion ol
foreigners , the fact that wages havi
advanced In nearly nil industries hert
during the past year conclusively show
Ing that no injury l'ns ' been done bj
Immigration to the labor Interest. II
Is probable that the addition to tin
population from this source will novel
again much exceed 250,000 a year and
this number can be easily absorbed.
TIIK t'tnsT STII > .
The first step in the organization ol
civil government In the Philippines has
been taken In the re-establishment ol
the courts and this Is very likely tc
prove of great value In Its Influence
upon the people. A majority or the
members of the principal tribunal are
Filipino lawyers of distinction , the chlui
Justice being regarded as the leader ol
his profession in the Islands and he
was formerly , it is said , Agulnaldo'f
principal adviser. In taking an oatli
which recognizes and accepts the au
thority of the United States these men
have set an example which cannot fail
to make an Impression upon their fel
low countrymen favorable to pacillca-
tlon. They are satisfied and by their
action 'have ' shown that thvy nave con
fidence In thu assurances which this
nation lias given.
The re-cstabllshment of the judicial
system , largely upon former Hues , with
native lawyers constituting a majority
of the membership of the courts and
with Spanish as the olllclal language ,
Is an object lesson ns to the Intentions
of this country which w think cannot
fall to produce an excellent effect upon
thu minds of the more Intelligent Fili
pinos. There Is no innovation. Respect
Is shown for the system with which the
people are familiar. The language in
which for centuries the judicial busi
ness has been conducted will continue
to serve this purpose. There will uu
no departure from the long-established
and familiar forms except where it is
absolutely necessary to do so In the
Interest of American sovereignty. Gen
eral Otis has shown most commendable
judgment In not yielding to the appeal
for a radical change. Had he adopted ,
us he was urged to do , the English code
and language , no little dltliculty would
have been found In effecting a read
justment and the matter undoubtedly
would have caused moro or less public
discontent and resentment.
The courts having been re-established
and the judicial machinery put in mo
tion practically us it was under Span
ish sovereignty , only those things being
eliminated which are incompatible with
American rule , it Is to be prcsumerr
that this first step in the organization
of civil government will be followed
ns speedily as practicable with other
measures for establishing such govern
ment In all 'the territory In actual pos
session of the United States. It Is most
desirable that the Filipinos be given
practical evidence of the purpose of
the United States to give them as large
a measure of home rule as existing
conditions will safely iidmlt of. It
would seem that some/thing / more In this
direction might be done at once and 1C
done there can be no doubt as to tlio
good effect It would have In creating
among the natives confidence In Ameri
can good faitn.
The importance of re-establishing the
Philippine courts will undoubtedly be
made manifest at once. The United
States has secured allies In the Filipino
members of the courts who there is
every reason to think will prove ex
ceedingly useful. It would be very
strange If the example of such men did
not exert a very decided Influence upon
their fellow countrymen.
CK AND ASSURANCE.
The Board of Education has been
treated to an exhibition of sublime as
surance by one of Its members that
outdoes all its precedents. The inspira
tion for tills extraordinary episode
seems to have been furnished by an
accidental meeting In the ante-room of
a doctor's ofllce that appears to have
pricked the conscience of the man of
assurance Into the suspicion that he was
the subject about to be placed on the
dissecting table.
With the nerve that men of his calling
arc expected to possess on all occasions ,
the chairman of the teachers' committee
concluded to face the music before the
band had even tuned up , nnd has made
a public confession that relieves every
body In nnd out of the school board
from all necessity of painful probing
for further evidence as to his morbid
appetite for school ma'm Insurance.
The public confession , coupled with
the autobiography of this supersensitive
tive life Insurance agent , will also go
far to relieve the possible apprehen
sions of iwllcy-holders 011 ( he public
school pay rolls that they are In any
danger of losing their heads or their
Insurance money If they continue to
pay the premiums. While they have
been assured In an oilk-lal capacity that
they may Insure their lives and limbs
with other agents If they see fit , their
attention has been directed to thu claim
that the company represented by the
chairman of thu teachers' committee Is
the greatest of all In America , running
steen stories high and half a block
: leep , according to the survey.
The only shadow that still hangs over
the teachers' heads Is thu possibility of
in Insinuating Interview between reci
tations with the Irrepressible Zimmer
man , who 1ms formed an attachment for
ill school ma'ms whose future depends
an retaining the good will of his part
ner , the honorable chairman of the
teachers' committee ,
It goes without saying that the sym
pathies of the patrons of the public
schools as well as of the school ma'ms
will go out to the allllcted board mem
ber In his Involuntary distress.
Spanish Is to bo the olliclal language
jf the courts In the Philippines. With
i population of several million , of whloli
inly a few thousand speak English , the
, ise ofthat tongue would bo a practical
Impossibility. It Is doubtful whethe
our own language will become genei
ally used for several decades , and tin
less its teaching In the schools Is com
pulsory possibly It may be generation ?
This change of language 1ms been tli
cause of more discontent and Ill-feellui
than all other things combined whei
sovereignty over peoples has passei
from one country to another. Most o
the nations of Europe have dllllcultte
of this kind. In Austria , for example
they are so ncnte ns to threaten tin
disruption of the empire. Our new pea
sessions will find this to be one of tin
most troublesome problems to bo en
countered.
Yesterday , for the first time since th' '
custom was Inaugurated , the- graves o
the soldier dead were strewn with flow
ers to the accompaniment or guns Ii
actual warfare. While comrades wen
paying tribute at the burial place o
those who liad died the monitor Mo
nadnock was shelling the Filipino In
ti'enchments south of Manila at Para
naque , the boom of Us heavy guns belli !
distinctly audible. How many mon
mounds must be added to those nov
thrown up In thu other side of th <
world before those guns shall cease tt
boom no man can tell.
In deference to the wishes of statei
which desire to honor the returning
volunteers , the men in the Philippine !
have been allowed to elect whethe ;
they be mustered out at San Franclsci
or at some point within their own state
As the difference between travel paj
and the actual cost of transportation is
considerably In favor of San Francisec
It Is doubtful whether the soldiers wil
be willingto exchange the cash for tin
privilege of being entertained.
The Initiation mill of the Knights ol
Ak-Sar-Ben has been opened up anew
and the grist that Is ground out of thb
mill always delights the public whei
the annual fall parades and festivities
come round.
TritMt
Philadelphia Ledger.
Perhaps the worst trust of all Is to havi
to trust .to . the democratic party to sot thing !
rlsht.
Surrendered Without a Shot.
Chicago Record.
Admiral Schley eeems to have capturee
the entire west 'by ' what the naval authori
ties would call a peaceful blockade.
I'nrtlnaii Orool.
Philadelphia Times.
Talking of expansion , the democracy will
eat dinners for themselves , but nro oppose
to n big spread for the country.
Tlmt'H What He IH There For.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Tho' prohibitionists in Iowa have nomi
nated a state ticket. There Isn't a wldolj
known man In the list , but the candidate
for lieutenant governor Is named Pugsloy ,
so they probably mean to light.
Cunne. mill HIYcct.
Baltimore American.
> Mr. Bryan declares that the democrat *
will , In 1900 , reaffirm their adherence tc
the Chicago platform. If they do , the
people of the country will certainly re-
afflrm their utter condemnation of U.
An
Chlcngd Journal.
A comment In ftself on the times Is tht
surprise and admiration which Governoi
Roosevelt Is receiving for monopolizing th <
power which the people , by their votes , gave
him to use himself , and not to hold In trusl
for any self-appointed unofficial ruler.
How Ileinilillfiiiin Do
New York Sun.
When the republican nntolnal committee
meets tt will content itself -with deciding
when and where Uie next republican national
convention shall bo held. The democratic
national committee , or such members of II
as could bo persuaded to go to St. Louts , has
just shaken dice to see what the democratic
issues shall be. The democratlo party
doesn't know where it is at and is trying
to take soundings.
Who Would He the Guliicr ?
Philadelphia Ledger.
Expressions of a deslro for a closer union
between the United States and Great Britain
continue to como from representative En
glishmen , and from a cold , unsentimental
point of view , .the . deslro seems quite ra
tional. England has much to gain In a
business way from such an alliance. But it
lias not yet been demonstrated that the
United States would gain anything by It ,
nnd , therefore , It Is not surprising that this
country prefers to have Britain as a friend
rather than n partner.
Mcnnured by Iiiillnua'H Stnndnrd.
Indianapolis Journal.
The difference between the French and
the American wife was convincingly and
signally Illustrated In the case of the spouse
of the French duelist , Mendes , who was
'atnlly wounded In the fight resulting fri'in '
the potty quarrel over the obesity that
should characterize the character of Ham-
et. The French woman sat in a carriage
near by and waited while her husbind was
slashed at by his moro skillful opponent. An
American woman would have walked In nnd
stopped the fight or 'whipped ' her husbanJ's
\dversary herself.
MiirUed Clinnue of Tune.
Chicago Chronicle.
With nations as 'with ' Individuals senti
mental consideration don't count for much
when n question of dollars and cents Is in-
roduccd. Canada , as nn integral part of
Iho British empire , Is , of course , a sharer
n the affectionate sentiments lately de
veloped for Uncle Sam by our Anglo-Saxon
relatives. But Canada , as Sir Wilfred
Uutrler points out , can hardly bo expected
0 carry thin sentiment to the point of nami
ng over to Uncle Sam some hundreds of
= quaro mllra of territory when Undo Sam
ofuscs oven to submit his claim to arbltra-
lon. As n matter of fact , the American
losltlon in the Alaskan matter must bo
somewhat disconcerting to the Britons , It
vas their comfortable hope and expectation
hat the United States would pull British
: hcstnuts out of the fire , yet hero wo have
ho position exactly reversed.
Shell I UK ) ie CoiiHlllulloii.
Chicago Chronicle.
Since the Hon. Timothy Sullivan of Now
'orl ; Inquired with proper scorn. "Wot's
lo constooshun among friends ? " ho
las gained many distinguished adherents.
"Joneral Wesley ( Merrill , for Instance , has
leclared that "wo have outgrown the con-
tltution. It Is not worth whllo to discuss
tU is the opinion of President Cnpea of
Tufts college that "tho constitution must
) cnd , " and Editor Haskell of the Boston
lerald finds that "wo can get along Just as
veil without the constitution ; wo ahall make
1 bettor one. " And now wo have the dla-
Ingulshcd authority cf the Hon. "Ctish"
lavis that "the constitution must always
idnpt Itself to whatever scheme of expan-
lon or Imperialism a wise public policy do-
nands. " Surely It Is hardly worth whllo to
Maintain an abjurjl , superstitious reverence
or fiuch an antiquated and absolete Instru-
nent In tlio face of all this learning and
tatesmanshlp. Let the constitution be Ig-
lored altogether , save when an attempt to
mpoBO an Income tax renders a temporary
ecurreoce to Ita principles advisable.
TAKKS A OI.OOMY VII3W.
I'rcnrnt Aupcct of the r
AunhiM tin * THRU ! * of Luzon.
Iluffnlo Kxprcss ( rep. )
In view of the virtual ncknowlodgcmcn
bold from Manila nnd from Washington o
the necessity of calling for the 35,000 nddl
tlonal troops authorized by net of congre ?
In order to hnvo a force which cm
conduct a moro thorough campaign In th' '
Philippines next fall the following com
mcnt on the operations of this spring by th
London Army nnd Navy Illustrated IK In
foresting : "So It seems that the Spaniards
tliough wrong nbout many things , were no
fnr out In their estimate of what woult
happen to the Americans In the Philippines
They said that when the wet pcason cnmi
round the new masters of the Ulnnd wouli
find that they had won nil the battles , bu
tlint the Filipinos had won the campaign
This seems to bo pretty much what hni
hnpppened. After a long string of engage
incuts , In which Agulnaldo nnd his met
have been constantly beaten nnd the Americans
cans hnvo been steadily advancing , the see
end have found that they had to cvncuati
most of ttic places they had occupied , whlli
the first nro back In the position In whlcl
they were when the fighting began. Now
put ns you please , this U failure nnd 1
promises badly for the futute. The Atuerl <
can government has been told by Its goiv
crala that 100,000 men will be needed * (
occupy the archipelago effectually nnd th <
estimate seems by no means excessive. "
In ordinary circumstances tlio foreign vlov
of military operations , when based on a suf <
flclont knowledge of facts and not based bj
national prejudices , Is more apt to bo fall
than that of either party actually cngogci
in n war. Americans , however , car
hardly permit themselves to bcllcvo that tin
case Is quite so bad ns Is hero represented
\Vo hnvo not given up everything we con
quered. Wo have entirely cleared tht
suburbs of Manila of the enemy. Wo have
occupied tlio railroad line ns fnr na Calum-
pit , nbout thirty-four miles north froir
Manila , and wo hold the Paslg river up tc
Laguna do Bay. We have established gar
risons In Ponay , Negros and Cebu , three ol
thu principal southern Islands. Wo have
nil the prestige of repeated victories In the
field and the natives all the discouragement
of constant defeats.
Nevertheless , It must to confessed thai
BO far ns the campaign was expected tc
crush the rebellion by one or two swift
sharp blows , It has 'been ' a failure so mucli
of n failure , in fact , as to causa the prac
tical abandonment of that Idea by those
who hold It. There are probably very fen
oven cf the war party who now think thai
the Filipinos will bo subdued by one or n
dozen victories. The cry for more troops
Indicates the adoption of another plan ,
There are troops enough In the Philippines
now to defeat nnd scatter any Insurgent
army Agulnaldo can assemble and there
will bo even after the volunteers are sent
home. The reason why moro troops arc
eroded Is that the country must not merely
bo marched through , but effectually occu
pied with strong garrisons In every town.
Lawton has proved that a column of 5,000
or 6,000 mon can march wherever It pleases.
3n account of the transportation difficul
ties such n force Is probably moro prnc-
: lcal than a much larger nrmy would be.
But In order to keep n column of that slzo
novlng and secure the fruit of Us labors
t must have a. reserve to draw upon so
largo that It can detaoh n battalion or a
regiment at every town it seizes and still
teep Its numbers at the front always full.
This Is the plan which the Spaniards tried
n Cuba , though they carried It out with
ess energy and Intelligence than the Amor-
cans would do. 'However ' , tbo Important
point Is that such a program means not
i few months of glorious war and then
/ho privilege of welcoming our soldiers
lomo with honors , but years of petty , toll-
some , disheartening campaigning , great
lardships and expense and little honor.
AHOM.SHI.NG Gil AIMS CROSSING.
Hovr IlnllrondH llencflteil Tlieiimelvoi
liy Heeding Public nemniidn.
Chicago Times-Herald.
With six railroads added to those that
are already In the use of elevated tracks
Chicago will have grade crossing for the ex
ception Instead of the rule and win have
made a. surprising record in the line of mu
nicipal Improvements. This , too. In the face
of the most powerful'opposition. .
It must seem Incredible to the newcomer ,
aud yet it Is a fact , that the first work
on track elevation was done as Into as
he year 1892. By that time there had
been a great deal of agitation for the
change , but the chorus of dissent from the
companies was unanimous and as loud ns
ho tooting of all the steam whistles on their
ocomotlvcs. They would bo blown , as
Thomas Carlyle might have said for them ,
o miscellaneous ruin by n track-elevation
order and felt bankrupt by anticipation.
lut with the prospects of a world's fair the
lllnols Central began to see that elevation
meant a great Immediate gain for it , owing
o the faclltles that It would provide for the
quick handling of cars. So It took the iuttla-
Ive and became the pioneer In a reform that
ins fairly revolutionized Chicago within a
short period of six years.
Henceforth the greatest argument for
rack elevation was over present In the
lllnols Central's example and the ralrroads
eon discovered that they would benefit ns
veil as the Klty 'by ' the abolition of grade
crossings. Riven the elevation , the flagmen
could bo dispensed with , a greater speed
could bo maintained within the municipal
Imlts and so great did the advantages bcglu
o appear that the fear of expense was grad
ually dispelled. As the other roads followed
ho read of the Central each new experiment
added to the force of the argument until
now it seems that there Is only one reaction
ary left among the many transportation
oppositions which have terminals in 'tlio
Teatest railroad center cf the world.
The case Is an excellent Illustration of the
nrcasonlng reluctance of such companies to
onsult the public needs , and shows that
heir obstinacy is by no means an evidence
of their wisdom or business acumen. As n
rule , what the public gets from steam nnd
street railways It gets by compulsion , no
matter If the companies themselves nro to
eharo the gain.
In the present Instance the controversy has
ended very happily on aTl accounts. Mis
named public thoroughfares have become r al
thoroughfares , to the Infinite relief of the
people , and the railroads now have thor
oughfares of their own , which must be n.
tremendous relief to them also.
I'KIISO.VAI , AM ) OTIII2IIWISH.
Mr. Shanks of Cleveland , who has Just
ridden to Now York by automobile , made
mud good tlmo that It looks as though
Shanks' mare is not such a slow steed after
"
nil.
Ttio exports of canned beef from this coun
try last month were 1,295,000 pounds In ex
cess of the cxportti In April , 1S98 , whllo the
corresponding Increase in the exportation of
fresh dressed beef was 3,100,000 pounds.
David Itankln , the Missouri millionaire
farmer , says ho began life with a Colt re
volver nnd n Jl bill. "For me , " ho adds ,
"there has always been an eleventh com
mandment : 'Thou shall not sell corn. ' "
The Olympla Is hardly making Oregon
; lmo to the United States. The problem
with Its distinguished commander Is ovl-
lently not how teen he can get here , but
low long ho can decently avoid the hustling
; ommlttees of Invitation lying in wait for
.tin prize.
Oplo Hcado , who , before ho became a
lovcllst , was n plow boy on his father's
Farm In Tennessee and afterward a tramp
printer , says 'his first reading was Shakes
peare and CSeorgo Elicit. The writers who
most Inllurnccd him , he thinks , were Talno
ind Rouueau ,
WI3STI3UN IIOM1HS TO SCIIM3V ,
( "licrrn for ( lie Hero of SnnllnKO froi
O in nh a In 1'IUe'n Peak.
Baltimore Amerlcnn.
The perplo seem to have no difficulty I
singling out the hero of Santiago. Admin
Ucttey 1 the only -person who can so st
the American people ns Sclifcy has done din
Ing his western tour. It has been n tr !
umphnl progress. In Omaha the entire clt
greeted him. It was no workod-uu nflnli
Th6 people fairly bubbled over with etithusl
nm. Krom there on the- popular demonstrn
tlons hnvo continued. Thousands have col
lected at way stations to do honor to th
man who nnnlhllateil Cervera's Heel nn
practically brought the war to nn end. The
know very well who did It. nnd nrc deter
mined that Schley shall have the credit , s
far ns they cnn Rive It. They nro no
harassed by nny doubts whatever conccrnln
Bchfcy's "reprehensible conduct. "
They rcgnrd It ns very gord conduct t
ha\e whipped Ocrvera and sent his fleet t
the bottom , nml If the Nnvy department ha
been unnblo to decide who Is entitled to th
honor * , their plnln common sense and com
mun honesty have encountered no obstacles
The same popular demonstrations have char
nctrrlzcd Admiral Shloy's movements In th
cast. To say nothing of Maryland , his home
where he Is enshrined In the hearts of th
people , the citizens of Philadelphia. Nev
Vork and Boston have welcomed him will
great enthusiasm , showing clearly that the :
have no trouble In picking out the man win
destroyed Corvera's fleet. The people , will
extraordinary unanimity , concede that th' '
officer who was In command , and who opcncc
nnd closed the fight nnd fought n remark
nbTy largo part of It with his own ship , wn
the hero of the battle , nnd not the olfico
who was not even In eight of It , nnd did no
appear on the scene until nearly nn hou
after the light was over.
Admiral Schloy , when asked If nny maga
zlno had printed his story of the Sanllagi
campaign , said : "No , I have not wrlttc
anything , and 1m t' " declined all requests to
contributions of n literary kind. I do no
beriovo that those who make history , o
assist In making history , should write H
Their field of vision Is necessarily limited
ami they view It differently from one wh
might obliquely see the entire situation
Then , again , there are personal Interest
that should be eliminated , and the slmpl
facts should be handed down to subscqucn
generations. It Is facts that the people wan
and when the facts nro In their posscssloi
they do not have to go to a normal schoo
to deduct conclusions. " Outside of the olfi
clal reports , this Is the most Important con
trlbutlon that hna yet been made to th
literature of the Santiago campaign. WIs
dom and satire are admirably blended , am
ono wishes that Schley would write n hlstorj
of the campaign. Its Interest would bo un
surpassed.
Konons OF Tin : WAH.
Whatever may bo said of Agulnalclo's
nutlo nnd ragged bushwhackers ; call then
rebels , savages or treacherous cutthroats
ns It suits the fancy ; there is one admis
sion mode to their credit nnd that Is thciv
faculty of Imltntlon. This wns remarked
long before the outbreak. Tholr ability to
grasp tlio rudiments of the language of the
conqueror as well as of various trades wai
conspicuously shown In printing offices and
newspapers started by Americans. In me
chanical branches they had shown wonder
ful aptitude as pupils , becoming qulto pro
ficient In the handling of tools In a few
weeks. This faculty Is now turned to some
account In war. Freedom of Manila re
lates an Incident showing that the Filipinos
are familiar with American army commands
and sentry signals. During a fight on April
12 members of the Minnesota regiment
heard commands given by the Insurgents In
F.ngllsh. Ono company of this regiment
went to the relief of another which had been
attacked at night near Bocave bridge. When
It approached the bridge it was challenget
In the regular American way with "Halt !
Who's there ? " The captain replied , "Com
pany E. Thirteenth Minnesota , " and In
stantly the command "Fire ! " was heard am
a volley was poured into them from the
bridge , several men being wounded. There
nro among the Filipinos many officers who
speak English nnd they have adopted the
American words of command for many
things for the purpose of deceiving our
troopa In their night attacks. All the com
mon commands , such as "Load , " "Ready , "
" " " " " " "Come the
"Fire on
"Aim , , "Steady , up
" " " "Halt " distinctly
line , "Forward , , were
heard given by them , by several of our out
posts that were cut off that night and were
able to secrete themselves very close to the
Filipino lines.
An odd story cornea from Washington ,
which , If true , takes from the natives some
ot the credit of "catching on" to American
words ot command. The story In to the ef
fect that many members of the Montana
volunteers , who were discharged at Manila
for Infractions of the regulations , were unable -
able to secure transportation home and were
forced to choose betwecen starvation and
clnlng the native army. The order of Gen
eral Otis was that no man discharged from
the army should engage In business or seek
employment In the Philippines. Self-preser
vation obliged them to join the Insurgents
and they proved the uest fighters In the
crowd. Ono of them was the California
officer named Haze , who was found dead In
the Insurgent trenches after ono of the
lard engagements. According to the story ,
when General Otis learned of the desertions
of Americans to the Insurgent ranks ho re
voked the order which had left to disgraced
\merican soldiers such a desperate alterna
tive. Ho went further. Ho got word to the
Americans fighting in the Insurgent ranks
that If they would como back they would bo
'urnlthcd with transportation home. Upon
his assurance nearly nil of the deserters are
said to hnvo returned.
Denver papers relate many Interesting In
cidents of Admiral Senior's visit to Cole
rado. Amons the thousands who greeted
ho admiral nnd Mrs. Schloy wns a promi
nent officeholder of Denver who , In his
youthful days , was an ardent admirer of
ho lady when eho was "heart-whole nnd
ancy free. " In the younger days of "Scott"
Schloy , as ho was called by his Intimate
Hemls1 , love troubles came to him as they
lid to many young graduates of the naval
icademy at Annapolis. Schloy was never
recognized as a persistent suitor , and how
10 managed to win the hand of pretty Anile -
ilo Franklin of Annapolis Is still a mys-
ery to the officeholder , who believes hlm-
iolf to have been a favorite with the young
.voman.
Schloy , through his associations at An-
lopolls , grow to know the prominent faml-
les In that portion of Maryland very well.
'Thero were several of the Franklin girls , "
laid the officeholder nnd disappointed lover
if days ago , "nnd they were all pretty.
Hiss Annie , whom the young naval lieu-
enant won for his wife , was the most
inarming of all the girls. I had known her
or years , nnd In her homo had been treated
Iko ono of the famllv. Modestly I may
iay that I Fought her hand and would have
icon favorably considered but for the prcst-
nco of the young naval lieutenant. "Scott"
ichley was n favorite then with all his
lassmates. Mies Franklin met Ihltn to-
; olhor with all the girls of the surround *
ng country'After ' her meeting with the
lachlng young naval lieutenant , my oppor-
miltles to Induce Miss Franklin to become
ny wife waned , and In a few short weeks I
ras taught that my world In that direction
ras not all brightness. MlR * Franklin mar
led 4ho lieutenant and I took a Journey
o the southern part of the country. Cuba
roved an unhealthy place for mo , and
ftor n yoir I returned to the states , hut
ave Annapolis and Its vicinity n wldo berth.
"I have double to
cause congratulate Ad-
ilral Schley , lie -won from me one of tha
| best women on earth nnd hns demonntrntfd
In his career that howas worthy of nor ,
1 have wntchrd him closely from the llmo
\
ho received his appointment. Kvery nd-
vnncpmcnt jnailc by Aim WAS n pleasure tome
mo bevnuso I felt sure thnt It would carry
Ml s Franklin ono step further forward In
life. I kept a close wntch on the career
of the man , nnd whn ho wns made com-
i nmmler of the cruiser Baltimore I felt th.it
he was destined to become n great hero. "
y
tiAN ixitn. :
Innt of Hie Iliininii Torlurc Pen *
Alton ! lo Ho AliiilUlictl.
Philadelphia Times.
The terrors of Slborln have been mwb
talked of ns proceeding from nn Implncflblo
t climate nnd n soil that defies ! cultivation ,
j whllo the primal resource of hunting wan
not pc-Mlnlo to settlers by reason of the
i absence of gnme in the distant land. Be
neath its surface' , however , existed valuable
nnd varied mines , nnd to work thcso a
vast convict population was recruited from
Russia with nil the vigor of ix hard , cruel
nnd arbitrary code.
The pntlictlc story of the Siberian exiles
have been heavily underscored In the drama
nnd supported in fiction and by party
pamphleteers , not to speak ot the exag
gerations of eminent travelers , nil lending
their nld to convey to the world nn Im
pression of life In the country an moro
\ wretched than even Us natural hospitali
ties would glvo ground-for.
But recently wo begin to learn that Si
beria IB n rich nnd fertile land , not flowing
with milk and honey , Indeed , but prompt
to respond to the plow and to yield n various
and nbumlnnt growth under cultivation ,
nnd that Us climate Is not In nny way more
severe than that of countries In the same
latltudo and of similar physical conditions
with reference to elevations nnd water
ahcdn. U la , therefore , not surprising that
we hear of the deliberations ot the Russian
government to abandon the transportation
system to Siberia ns a means df punish
ing offenses ngatnst the law , upon the
grounds thnt the invasion of It by convicts
U prejudicial to the Intervals of the country -
try and retards Its development.
It happened in the same way In Aus
tralia , Van Dlemen's Land nnd Barbadoes
when the English prisoners were deported
thither. The colonies simply would not
ndmlt them and the mother country wns
forced to seiik another wuy to punish its
criminals. There Is n significance * In the
recognition by the Czar'a government ot
the fnct that Siberia has a future which
supports our lately acquired Information
about It nnd Us possible future.
VV TIUKM3S.
Indiana-polls Journal : "What would you
do If you were n. klnff ? "
"Oh , I s'pcse the first thing I'd do would
bo to run up against the nee. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Mulligan always
boasted av hla OlrlBh blood till he nil oft til1
humlrith rounnd a.v th' ladder. " '
"Phwat was ho thin ? "
"Russian , dcslnt. "
, Detroit Journal : Stranger Within the
Gates : "And the mob hanged the poor
wretch ? "
Inhabitant : "I should say nil ! ll'angln'n
too brutal for this 'lightened o'mmunlty !
Wo wound him up In a llvo trolley wlro an'
'lectercutcd him I'1
Chlcaco Itrcord : "Thero now. Just listen
to this , " the telephone exclaimed , "a
very wealthy mun says the. way to jret rich
IB not to talk during : business hours. "
"Huh. " growled the phonograph , "that
shows how little ho knows about business. "
Judge : "Grandpa , how did you got bald-
headed ? "
"I'll tell you , my lioy. One day I was
protecting myself from the attack of high
waymen when a Sioux Indian dashed up. "
"Did ho sldo with you , irrnndna ? "
"No , but ho took my part. "
ChlcaKo Tribune : "I wish the tiresome
man on the front scat of the grip car would
stoi > his whistling ? " said the doctor.
"L/et him alone , " replied the professor ,
drawing1 phantom smoke vigorously through
his unllg-hted clgtir. "He's un artist. Inhla
way. "
"An artist ? "
"Yea. He's a car tunlst. "
And at the next crossing several person !
got oft.
Indianapolis Journal : "I had a parrol
once , " said the thin man , "who could re
peat -the eighteenth chapter of Joshua
through without a break. "
"I had a parrot once , " said the fat man ,
"who could not sr nk a word. "
"Huh ! That Is no-thing. "
"Walt a minute. Ho could talk In , tha
dumb alphabet to perfection. "
Detroit Journal : With a low moan ho
staggered forward.
"Tho curse of Gcn ! Lo\vsocks Is upon
mo ! " Jic cried wildly. "This makes twlco
slnco I murderer ! my wlfo that I have put
the lighted end of my cigarette In my
mouth ! "
Oh , that the fatal deed could bo undone :
ho now thought , In the rich , braw dialect
of hl clan.
MEMORIAL , DAY.
To al ! the soldiers' graves sweet offerings
wo forlncr.
Of cally colored flowers the cholceM ones
of spring ;
And whllo wo strew them o'er the lowly
beds of nod
Wo known our soldlcru bravo arc safe at
homo with God , '
Perchance they'ro looking from * heavenly
hclchtH above
On this Memorial day , to see our deeds of
love ,
And from the holy shores of that far dis
tant world
They see , above their graves , the Stars and
Strlics unfurled.
unfurled.GRACE
GRACE SORENSON.
Straw
Hats
The season for straw
hats is going to come
with a rush. It is
past due by the calen
dar , but the weather
has not kept up with
the calendar.
We are all ready
for the first really
warm days , however ,
with a full assortment
of MilanSennetMack-
inaw , Jumbo , Rough-
and-Ready , and Eng
lish split braids.
Our straw hats are all
hand pressed and have
double brims that will
keep their shape.