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4 U7,u:i) is a7,7ar
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5 :il.O!it 23 atl,740
0 1:7,070 21 mi.iun
10 srii.nuo 23 !i(i,r,:o
u sf7,uno 26 1:7,000
12 17,17.-. 27 ttll.atM)
13 iS7,o:to 2S iki.hio
ii i:?,n:to 29 yii.iwo
15 '27,'mo 30 an.tuo
31 110,070
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M. 11. HUNG ATE,
Notnry Public.
Krery property owner ouht to own
his own assessor If ho wants to keep
even with the tnxshlrkcrs.
We enn never hnvo u lair ami ou.ulta
l)ln assessment of property In Omuhti
antl DoubIuh county until an example
Ih set by the prosecution of dishonest
assessors.
John Alexander Dowle, the self-styled
(successor of Klljuh, expresses fears that
ho niny be kidnaped. Dowle must be
Inhering under the delusion that he Is
In Ouiahii Instead of Chicago.
(Senerul Kitchener denies that pence
uegotlntlouM are In progress In the
I'ninsvanl. It Is nioro than probable, In
view of recent occurrences, that he
wishes there were some foundation for
the story.
It Is to be hoped the county Hoard
of ICqtinllzatlon will not require a
special protest against the rank under
valuation of the East Omaha bridge
nud other property In the East Omaha
precinct that has been returned at
ridiculously low figures.
"Nebraska never presented a more
promising appearance" Is the universal
comment of those who have been
traversing the agricultural sections of
:ho state. Nebraska farmers have com
lelds that as money makers outdo both
the oil wells and the sliver mines.
The report Is again revived that II.
Clay Evans Is to retire from the position
of commissioner of pensions. The posi
tion hns been the political grave of
every man who has held It In recent
years, but for nil that the country Is
full of men only too willing to accept It.
No wonder the government. Is finding
It difficult to s'eeuro expert farmers to
tench the Indians how to farm. The
positions pay only from $(100 to $000
per year. A man who thoroughly un
derstands farming does not have to put
in his time working for that salary
these days.
Governor Otero of Now Mexico, who
has Just been reappointed, stood several
good turns to Omaha during the Trans
mlsslsslppl Exposition, and we may be
sure Unit with him retained nt the head
of the territorial government Now
Mexico will be in line for everything
mnkiug for the upbuilding of the great
west.
Democratic papers are busy trying to
stir up a row in republican ranks in
Iowa. A republican nomination in Iowa
Is worth lighting for, but the democrats
mistake tho quality of Iowa republican
ism if they think the rivalry for the
privilege of leading tho party Is going
to offer the opposition nu opportunity to
smuggle In.
Senator Allison Insists ho is not a can
didate for tho next republican nomina
tion for the presidency. The Iowa sena
tor probably realizes that while no one
questions his tltuess for tho plnce, po
litical expediency in tho future, as In
tho past, Is likely to give preference to
tho nsplrations of a man from some
other state.
South Dakota has a way of treating
whlteeaps which, if generally put Into
prnctlee, would soon put n stop to tho
cowardly prnctlee. A whlteeap party
who whipped a neighbor and otherwise
mistreated him were nil arrested and
will have from two to twelve years in
which to think tho mntter over, while
tho penitcntlnry gunrds seo to it their
meditations are not disturbed.
Germany did well when it erected a
6tatuo to tho memory of Prince Bis
niarck. Ho was one of tho world's
groat figures nud tho Germany of today
owes nioro to him than to any other ono
man. It Is undoubtedly truo that In
molding the stato nnd working out his
plans he ruthlessly trampled ujmjii those
who opposed him or stood in his way.
The Irou Ohaueellor was tho mnu for
the hour, and his methods, backed by
his courage and foresight alone, made
possible (Jcrmuu unity, t
the FVTunc or cciu.
Under ordinary elretimstniices the
future of Cuba would depend absolutely
upon the people of Cuba, but the con
ditions are such thnt'the Cuban people
have not the unconditional control of
their own affairs. Hy the Intervention
of the United States In response to
their tall for nld ngnlnst Spanish op
pression anil their acceptance of tho
American terms, ns embraced in what
Is known as the I'lutt amendment, the
peoplu of Cuba have surrendered certain
rights nnd privileges that would other
wise be theirs.
For Instance, she promises never to
enter Into any treaty or other compact
with any foreign power or powers which
will Impair or tend to Impair the In
dependence of Cuba, nor In any innuuer
authorize or penult a foreign power or
powers to obtnlu by colonization or for
military or other purposes lodgment In
or control over tiny portion of tho Island.
It Is also n part of the compact that tho
United States may excrelse the right to
Intervene for the preservation of Cuban
Independence nud the maintenance of a
government for the protection of llfoi
property and Individual liberty In Cuba.
Then' are other requirements, but
these are the principal conditions re
quired of Cuba under whnt Is known
ns tho I'latt nmoudmcnt nud they are
stitllclcnt as n guaranty of the security
of the Island for nil time to come. It
does not deprive the people of Cuba of
self-government. It docs noU Interfere
with the establishment of an absolutely
republican government In the Island.
It tloes not contemplate any encroach
ment upon the right of the people to
self-government In respect to all their
Internal affairs. All that It means Is
that Cuba In regard to Its relations with
foreign countries must (te subject to tho
wltl of this republic nud that It must
preserve wltltln Its own domain peace
and order and protect the rights of nil
the people under Its control, the for
eigner as well as the native.
There is nothing hard or Improper in
these conditions. On the contrary they
are absolutely necessary td' a stable
government. In requiring them the
United States has simply had In view
tho welfare of tho Cuban people nud its
own Interests. The fact must be con
stantly kept In mind tliut in establish
ing uu Independent government in Cuba
it Is not solely the interests of the
Cubans that are to be kept lu mind, but
nlso the Interests of this country. The
United Stntes cannot escape a degree
of responsibility for tho future of Cuba.
It is absolutely bound to have n care
for the welfare of thnt Island. It must
exercise for all time a measure of iu
llueuce upon Cuba's material, political
and moral development. It is contig
uous territory, It Is n land lu whose,
productions we linve n direct Interest,
It Is a people In whoso welfare nnd
progress wo have nn almost personal
concern. Our plain duty, therefore, is
to do all that we can to promote the
well being of Cuba, in building up the
Island 'both Industrially nnd politically.
Wo shall accomplish this ' by""dchllng
with the Cubnus lu u perfectly fair
and houorablo wny.
THE CASE Oh' REDELL.
Whatever may be the opinion respecting
tho complaints made against John Iledell,
former chief ot Omaha's Are department,
the verdict' of candid men niiist be that In
his summary discharge Mr. 'Redolr was not
treated In a manner becoming' the dignity
of a town peopled by fair and' honorable
men and women. The lovo of fair play
Is Inherent In the American' breast. Even
the thug In the prize ring, the loafer In the
groggery, the habitue of 'the slums, the
sailor on the pirate ship, 'the skilled rob
ber of trains and tho scum of creation ob
serve, In a degree, tho rules of fair play.
Omaha's mayor, Omaha's premier, Omaha's
city council, In their treatment of John
Redcll, violated tho rules which some aban
doned men would shrink from Ignoring.
It Is true that charges were made
against Mr. Iledell, but however much truth
there may have bocn' In those charges, nono
of them were established. Itedell was en
titled to a bearing, even though the result
might havo been, his discharge. World
Herald, v
Tho case of John Redell, as presented
by the World-Herald, Ms a' malignant
perversion of facts for partisan ends.
Tho charge of foul play Is groundless.
The plain facts aro simply these:
Mr. Itedell was appoluted chief of, the
lire department by tho rauyor and police
board under n law that empowered the
commission to govern and control tho
management of tho tire nud. police de
partments. As chief of the fire depart
ment he wqs accountable for his con
duct to the pollco .board and subject to
Its orders. It was eminently proper
that tho mayor and police commission
should oxnet from Mr. Iledell. as It does
from all other subordinates In the fire
nnd police departments, that respectful
consideration nnd courtesy which ure due
from subordinates to superiors In every
station In public service and private em
ployment. It was also the duty of the
mayor and pollco board to protect tho
members of tho fire department from
tyranny and nbuse on tho part of the
chief, as It would from tyrannical treat
ment by captains and lieutenants.
Mr. Hcdell lias a reputation as nn ex
cellent tiro lighter, but ho Is nlso at'
Ulcted with a high temper. Ho hns not
only forgotten himself to the extent of
applying the vilest epithets to tho mayor
and members of the pollco commission,
but has abused ids men most unmerci
fully, not merely with his tongue, hut
with his lists nnd feet. Conceding that
tho chief of n' firo department lias as
great a license lu tho mutter of blas
phemy as a mule driver, It could hardly
be claimed by his most ardent support
ers that ho could with impunity maltreat
tho firemen subject to his orders.
Had Mr. Redcll shown a disposition to
apologize for theso outbreaks of temper
ho could, doubtless, havo placated tho
officers and men whom ho had grossly
outraged. Rut ho persisted In nddlug
Insult to Injury nnd Insubordination to
Insolence, uutil charges 'were preferred
against him, Including not only the
abuses referred to, but nlso others more
serious. Instead of promptly presenting
himself for trial on tho charges and
making nn etTort to refute them, Mr.
Redell rushed into court for nn order
enjoining the mnyor nnd police board
from Investigating the charged or taking
auy uetlou whatover relative to his al
TIIE OMAHA
leged misconduct. This restraining or
dor blocked the Investigation and do
prlved Redell of his only opportunity for
disproving the charges -If, as has been
asserted by his partisans, they were
trumpet! up lor political purposes.
The assumption that the mayor antl
pollco board were prejudiced antl had
predetermined to oust Redell, Irrespect
ive of the testimony, did not Justify a
resort to Injunction proceedings. With
the publicity given by a public trial, the
opportunity to cross-examine witnesses
and the privilege to produce proof lu his
own behalf, Any attempt to pervert Jus
tice on the part of the police board
would have roused public resentment to
a point Unit would have compelled It to
deal fairly with the accused chief. An
appeal to the courts at that Juncture
would have been Just ns effective, on
tho ground that the board had uo Juris
diction over the chief of tho lire depart
ment, as was the order prohibiting the
trial before the police board.
When Judge Estelle declared that the
only authority to appoint or remove
officers anil members of the lire and po
lice departments rested in the mayor
antl council, Redell's commission as tire
chief became of no more value tlutti a
piece of blank paper. The council had
no more authority to try Redell than It
has to hear charges against a man who
had never served In the fire department.
With the fire department almost in a
statu of mutiny It was tho imperative
duty of the mayor and council promptly
to assume control, under the charter
provisions, as defined by the court. In
tho face of a possible conflagration nt
any hour delay would have been crimi
nal, and the mayor nud council would
have been Justly chargeable with any
disaster that might have befallen the
city by reason of the contention over
tho fire chief. It will not be contended
that Mayor Moores could, with any de
gree of consistency, have submitted the
mime of Redell to the council for con
firmation as fire chief. Even had the
mime of Redell been submitted the
council could only have treated him the
same as any other nominee; the appoint
ment might have been referred to a
committee. In other words, the council
could not give Redell a trial because he
was not before the council ns an ap
pointee. And even If lie had boon it
could not have Investigated the charges
affecting 111 m, excepting as the commit
tee might incidentally Inquire into his
fitness for the place to which he hail
been appointed.
All tills talk about foul play is, there
fore, the sheerest demagogy nnd bun
combe, designed to befog the people as
to the true Inwardness of tho case of
John Redell. lucldenUtlly, the case of
Redell presents other features that we
do not deem necessary to discuss at this
time, nnd which, lu view of tho action
of tho council, It Is needless to ventilate.
XOX-rOMTlCAL TARIFF REFORM.
Tho southern Industrial convention
held lu Philadelphia last week adopted
a resolution declaring that whereas the
industrial commission is looking into
tariff plans with the Idea of the revision
of the same without political agitation,
to the detriment of business, therefore
tho convention endorsed the action of
the commission "as looking to the good
of the whole country through a scien
tific solution of tho whole question by
that non-partisan business body."
The Idea of having a non-partisan re
vision of the tariff is all very well, but
Is it possible of realization V How many
democrats, for example, would bo will
ing to havo the tariff rovlsed upon a
course that did not Involvo a greater or
less embodiment of the principle of free
trade for which that party has always
battled? It is a fact that today n con
siderable number of republicans are lu
favor of a modification of tho tariff In
certnlu respects. They believe that
duties can be reduced or altogether re
mitted on some articles of American
manufacture without any injury to
American Industries. Rut onco a tariff
revision movement Is begun will it be
possible to go on with it without po
litical agitation? Would these very
southern men who voted for tho reso
lution referred to bo willing to have
duties reduced or removed on iron and
steel, in the production of which the
south Is steadily expanding? It is
quite Improbable that they would, for
lu every case where southern Interests
have been Involved there have been no
more earnest advocates of protection
than the manufacturers of that section.
There is undoubtedly a growing senti
ment in favor of a modification of the
tariff. Tho belief is quite general that
this can bo done without Injury to a
number of our manufacturers, particu
larly those which aro able to success
fully compete for the foreign trade.
Rut tho suggestion that tariff revision
cnu bo made without political agitation
seems to be an utter deluslou, iu the
light of past history. Still It is a
matter which the party lu power .will
do well to seriously couslder, since
there Is within that party a consider
able sentiment In favor of revlslou.
Tho city of Lincoln seems in danger
of suffering as a victim of modern cor
porate methods of financiering which
threaten to lullnto the capitalization of
tho local gas and electric lighting plant
to twice what It Is really worth. With
a sky-scraper load of Interest charges to
meet on watered stock and air-bubble
bouds, tho prospects for reduced rates
for gas and electric lighting would, of
course, go n-gllinmerlng. Under tho
Inws ns they exist, however, tho com
munity appears to have no remedy or
protection, but, on the contrary, Is at
tho complete mercy of tho foreign finan
ciers unless some reason exists to war
rant u forfeiture of tho frnuchlse. The
lesson conveyed is that the franchises
so frequoutly grouted without condition
or compensation under representation
that they aro of no value cannot bo
hedged about too closely with safe
guards for the public Interests.
After all tho fussing and avowals by
somo powers that they would never con
sent to It. it has boon fouud necessary
to ndopt practically tho American pro
posal for settling the Indemnity to lie
paid by China, It would bcoju after a
DAILY T.EE: TUESDAY,
while the powers would look Into the
proposition more carefully when hacked
by the United Stntes. Every step It
hns so far proposed has proven prac
tical and most of Its reconiinendutlons
have been adopted, not because this
country would accede to nothing else,
but because tho powers themselves
could agree on- no other basis.
The syndicate which has recently been
buying up western railroads Is now said
to control ti.'.tXH) miles of track west of
Chicago, if tills community of Interest
has for Its object the maintenance of
stability lu rates and the stoppage of
rebates and special favors to shippers
who stand in, tho public cares little to
whom the roads belong. If the object ls
to boost rates or maintain those now In
force which are unreasonable, the mana
gers of this great combine are laying up
a large stock of trouble for themselves.
Lute Presidential Candidate Woolley,
who allowed the prohibitionists to ease
their consciences by throwing their
votes away on him at the last national
election, Is to circumscribe the globe
with the purpose of familiarizing him
self with the evils of the liquor tnillle
In every land. .Mr. Woolley ought to
take some one with him who could
realize on the numerous accomplish
ments ho could acquire by such a varied
antl variegated experience.
Earl Russell of England came to this
country for a divorce for the same rea
son that Grcat'Rrltaln Is buying loco
motives and bridges lie could get the
goods delivered In shorter time. As he
was lu Just as big a hurry to get mar
ried again the courts have called him
up to answer for his haste. The Amer
ican government should take a hand to
protect the Nevada industry from re
ceiving a black eye.
The great railway passenger associa
tions are putting iu special rates for
the benefit of New York Jobbers and
manufacturers to persuade merchants
all over the country to go to New York
to buy goods. This Is doubtless a great
accommodation to New York, but will
tlit! railroads duplicate the favor for
Interior Jobbing centers? New York
ought to be big enough to take care of
Itself.
One by one the men mentioned as pos
slble democratic candidates for governor
of Iowa havo declined to be considered
In that class. They aro all of the opin
ion that it is asking too much to expect
a man to go around for several months
looking hopeful when he knows Novem
ber will bring a political funeral pro
cession with himself playing the role of
corpse.
American Iilt-nn SpreutlliiK.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho sultan's order for two war ships to
be built in France shows that bo under
stands tho great American prlnclplo of
getting so deeply In debt that, his creditors
aro obliged to tako caro of him.
AVublilliiK r! tirint Weight.
Washington Post. ,
It Is recalled that tho' Hon. flrover Cleve
land nt one time declared that oue term In
tho presidency was all a man1 should have.
Ho afterward made two tries for It nnd at
the presont Is not without hopes.
Itetiiriilnir the Cnll.
Olobo-Dcmocrat,
Americans havo not yet entirely aban
doned tho habit ot sending young men to
Europo to finish their education, Hut a
compensatory return" .current Is setting in.
Tho number of young Englishmen desir
ing American instruction in certain lines
is so great that tho Massachusetts School
of Technology Is to hold examinations for
students in London.
Trade KuIIown tli I'lnK.
Washington Star.
American breweries find their trade
greatly Increased by tho demands from the
Philippines and Porto Rico. It will bo only
a matter of timo when large brewing in
terests aro locally established. It may be
necessary to nurso along the scl.ool houses.
churches and manufacturing establishments.
but somehow the brewery always seems
able to tako care of Itself.
Prcmntnro I'rrnlilrntlnl Boom.
Philadelphia Times.
Since tho political prophets and funny
men have finished with President McKlnley
for 1904 there Is an entire new crop of
possibilities. A list is sent out from Wash
ington In which many weighty names ap
pear. Theso booms are nil too previous and
there are too many of them. Their strength
will be spent long before the convention
meets to nominate a successor to William
McKlnley.
Ami I'lvorvthliiK In l,ovelj
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Tho fertile fields of Nebraska are now
saturated with June showers. Tho sun is
smiling upon them by day, nnd the dews aro
soothing them by night. The corn Is grow
ing so swiftly that tho plowmen must
hurry to get through It a third time with
out bolng lost nnd suffocated among tho
stalks. Tho wheat is assured. Oats are
not very good. Hut clover and alfalfa aro
magnificent, nnd forage Is to bo plentiful
for tho next winter. The gold standard Is
tho creed of thlB pooplo and prosperity Is
persistent.
Itrfiirnin In Wnr Time.
Detroit Free Press.
The cuicirto of Dr. W. H. Daly at Pitts
burg recalls tho fact that he was surgeon
on tho staff of Lieutenant General Miles
In Porto Itlco, nnd that It was his report
to Miles that started tho "embalmed beef"
Investigation. He was severely criticised
by tho United States board of Inquiry for
statements beforo it in support of General
Miles' charges nnd brooded over them con
tinuously. His wife and two children died
shortly after, and ho then lost nil Interest
In everything, finally shooting himself in
his bathroom Sunday morning. He was 09
years old, a native of Virginia, had a good
civil war record, and was nulto eminent in
his profession.
ChniiKhiK Chief hi thr I'hlllpiiliirn,
Knnsas City Star.
General MacArthur will leave tho Philip
pines for homo about July 1 and will prob
ably bo glvon a rest. He has certainly
earned any recreation that tho War depart
ment may rhooso to give him. MacArthur
ts-ouo of tho best all-'round soldiers In the
army. Previous to his record In the Philip
pines ho was regarded as most admirably
grounded In tho science of war. In the
Philippines, both as a subordinate com
mander and as governor general nnd commander-in-chief,
especially In tho latter
cnpaclty, ho hns evinced the highest order
of practical ability. In virtually winding
up hostilities ho conducted a most orderly
and offcctlvo campaign. His administrative
ability, too, may be classed ns quito su
perior. Ho will leave tho Islands under
tho command of General rhaffee, a soldier
of splendid record, in whose administration
the people will have great confidence.
JUNE 18, 1901.
Progress of the West
St. Louis
Ono of the Omaha papers, In speaking
of a new line of railroad which Is foon
to bo opened between Chicago and the
northwest, says that tho railway facilities
thus established will probably bo great
enough to meet tho needs of that locality
for all coming time. Prophecies of this
sweeping sort relating to the growth of
thu United States or nf somo section of It
nro made often. Somo of them look rea
sonable so far as regards tho Immediate
future, but their divergence from actu
ality becomes npparent, iu most cases, be
foro many years pass,
In Jefferson's first Inaugural In 1801 ho
congratulated tho American people on
"possessing a chosen country, with room
enough for our descendants to the thou
sandth nnd thousandth generation." Tho
United States nt that time hnd the Mis
sissippi for Its western boundary and it
was shut out from the Oulf of Mexico by
tho present stnto of Florida and by n strip
of land extending from the existing
Florida's westerly projection onward to tho
Mississippi. Tho territory west of tho
Mississippi, with tho New Orleans district
on tho east, nominally belonged to France,
for tho treaty of St. lldefonso, by which
Spain was to rctroccdo It to France, had
been signed in ISOO, though France did not
get nctnal possession until l!03, shortly
beforo she passed It over to tho United
States. Spain owned Florida and the strip
on tho southerly ends of tho present stntes
of Alabama and Mississippi and most of
tho easterly projection of the present
stato of Louisiana. Tho nrea of tho
United States at tho time that Jefferson
spoko was 827,000 square miles.
Tho area of tho present United States,
excluding Alaska and Its Islands nnd nil
tho territory gained In ISPS, Is In round
figures 3,000,000 square miles. It Is much
MIOTl.Vfi Tin: (i;.Ki:il CI TV.
Indianapolis Journal: There nro Indica
tions that tho Philadelphia bosses could
glvo Crok-:r ot al muih useful Information
In regard to tho art of corrupting a city
government.
Philadelphia Press: Philadelphia once
had a self-styled "dandy mayor." What
shall wo think nt this ono and how shall
wo deslgnato him. who hns so llttlo senso
of responsibility and of honesty as to run
away from a liberal cash offer for tho
benefit of tho city and to oblige his friends
wantonly robs tho taxpayers of Philadel
phia of '2,500,000 ?
St. Paul Pioneer Press: So when tho
Cuban government is Instulled and proceeds
to imitate tho cxamplo of Pennsylvania in
Its disposition of valuable franchises it
will not Ho In the mouths of Americana to
rebuke It. It will have n right to claim tho
sanction in ndvancc of the oldest, wealth
iest and most populous American common
wealth, but ono for any villainy thnt may
bo concocted for tho plunder of tho Cuban
people.
Chicago Tribune: Long lntrenchmcnt in
political power leads to ovorsccurlty, to in
solent deflanco of decent public sentiment
and at last to somo such high-handed out
rage as that by which the stato of Pennsyl
vania nnd tho city of Philadelphia aro now
tihamcd and aroused. Such n deed, llko a
flash ot lightning, illuminates tho scene
and reveals to tho pooplo the depths of
corruption Into which their government has
descended. The thunderbolt of their wrnth
follows, and In tho tempest tho atmosphere
Is cleared up and purified.
Philadelphia Ledger: What Is to becomo
of municipalities whoso local governments
conspire with the stato governments lnj
this doplorablo traffic in city interests and
heeds? Tho events of tho past fow days
in Pennsylvania nud Philadelphia should
bo tho precursor ot a political revolution.
It will como If the public consclenco Is not
dead. Tho venal creatures who aro now In
control are drunk with power, and, calling
moral turpitude offlclal courage, set right,
Justice, public policy and tho wholesome,
honest sentiment of the people at' defiance.
nuffalo Kxprcss: New York under tho
rulo of Tammany nevor has been exploited
moro shamelessly than Philadelphia Is now
being exploited by tho gang of politicians
who opernto In tho namo of tho republican
party. And it Is not Philadelphia alono,
but the entlro state, which suffers. Tho
record of tho last fow years,' and especially
of this present year, Is almost enough to
shatter ono's faith In tho republican form
of government. It would seem Impossiblo
that such things could bo done without
bringing down upon thoso responsible a
visitation of popular wrath that would
mnko their fato memorable In tho history or
politics.
Philadelphia Record: Mayor Ashbrldgo's
defiant disregard ot his own pledges and
of the clear duty Imposed upon him in his
official relation to the pooplo ot Philadel
phia does not admit of characterization
within tho rules which tho Record has laid
down for Itsolf in speaking of ordinary
derelict servants of tho public. He has
behaved like n man stark mad. He de
clares that he took off his coat and shirt
collar and signed tho ordinances knowing
what ho wns about. When nsked what ho
had to say In excuse ot such hasto In n
matter of such Importance he bald: "Noth
Ing." That answer shows that ho Is In
his right mind; nnd ho should bo hold to
full responsibility for tho mlsuso of the
power lutrustcd to him by his defrauded
constituency. Ho ought to be Impeached
nud driven from tho city.
P13HSOX.l, NOTHS.
General Dcwct Is reported to be still
ahead o'f his pursuers. After tho war Is
over tho English might hire him to lift the
cup.
The West Virginia supremo court of ap
pealB decides thnt neither a professor in
a stato university nor a teacher in tho
public schools Is a public officer. Kach is
an employe.
Justlco David J. Brewer's country house
Is nt Thompson's Point, on the shores of
Lako Champlain, and Is ono of tho most
beautiful In that region, besides contain
ing n splendid library nnd collection of
pictures. Its namo is Liberty Hall.
A memorial of Rosa nonheur, presented
by Sennr Oambart, tho Spanish consul at
Nice, has been unveiled nt Fontnlneblcau,
near which town sho dwelt for many years.
Tho memorial consists of a bronzo bull, nn
enlarged facsimile ot one of her sculp
tures. Tho has reliefs of tho pedestal glvo
her portrait and representations of threo of
her principal palntlng3.
General Hnrrl.s C. Hobart haB resigned
from tho Mllwnukeo public library board
after a service of twenty-nvo years. Gen
eral Hobart is now In his 89th year. Ho
was ono of.tho union prisoners who tun
neled their way out of Llbby prison at
Richmond during the war of tho rebellion
nnd was twice democratic candidato for
governor of Wisconsin, tho first tlmo In
1850 and later in 1805.
Iu less than a year Alfonso XIII will bo
king of Spain In fnct as well as In name,
for on May 17 next ho will havo attained
his majority, which In Spain Is sixteen
years. Tho regency will como to an end
and ho will nssumo tho full powors of his
position. Ilctween now nnd then his edu
cation for his office will bo conducted on
a higher plane than It haB been hereto
fore. Hn will no longer bo treated as a
child, but will attend all tho mojtlngs of
the cabinet and will travel extensively
throughout tho kingdom.
aiobe - Dcmocrat,
moro than thron times as large as It was
In 1S01. Yet most of tho waste spaces of
tho contiguous parts of tho country havo
been filled to a degree which Jefferson
thought would not bo nttalned for cen
turies to come. Only three havo expired
of the "thousandth and thousandth gen
erations" which he mentioned as likely to
pass before the wilderness of tho United
Stntes would bo subdued, yet tho wilder
ness has practically disappeared. When
work on the Cumberland road from the
Potomac acrots tho Alleghenles to the
Ohio wns first stnrted back In the early
part of tho nineteenth century, tho ndvo
cates ot that thoroughfare Imagined that
when It as finished it would furnish an
avenuo of communication between tho
east and tho west, which would bo ndn
quato for several generations, but before
tho road had gono far to tho west of the
mountain wall It was displaced by the
railroad and the old plko passed Into the
iiands of the stntes through which It ran.
Jefferson's gazo was so continuously In
tho future that many of his contempo
raries deemed him to bo a visionary, but
neither ho nor anybody else In 1801 could
havo foreseen thn railroad. Tho steam
boat even ns a practicable method of
transportation did not como Into being,
through the placing of Fulton's Clermont
on tho Hudson, until six years after Jef
ferson tittered, theso words. Tho failure
In tho domain of prophecy of this most
ncuto nnd fnrseolng American of his tlmo
ought to make other Americans shy of the
rolo of soothsayer in this direction. It
Is extremely hazardous to set bounds to
American expansion and development, for
Inventions which nobody thinks of as
among tho possibilities today may appear
nnd make carefully considered prognostica
tions diverge widely from the facts.
'HOI.Il TUB I'OIIT."
ItrrOllrrtlonn of Our of flip Mrn Who
Ucllieil to Hold It.
A Memorial day r.cfcrcnco to the origin
of tho gospel hymn") "Hold the Fort, for
I am Coming," IrV llio New York Mall and
Hxprcsa. brought from tho pen of a par
ticipant thrilling recollections of a famous
Kittlo, of the civil war, hnd ono of the
many ..ho'rolc cplsodos of Sherman's march
to tho sea. "I helpod to hold the fort,"
said tho veteran, then a cnptnli In the
union nrmy. "I suppose thoro nro not
many of us left, for we were not many
when tho fight began; and we were weeded
off faster whilp It Wns on than In nny bat
tlo of tho civil war.
"When Sherman made the campaign from
Chattanooga to Atlanta; I went with him
ns n staff ofilccr under coo of his corps
commanders. Aftor Atlanta was taken I
wont back in n train, with a squad of four
men to pick up the' staff baggage which we
had left In Tennessee. Other officers from
other commands wcro on like errands and
by tho timo we had got what we went
nftor nnd the returning train was nearing
Atlanta, wo had over inn1 men ai.r.i i
eluding a border stato major, who was the
ranking officer, my own rank nt tho tlm
bolng captain.- Meanwhile, nnd this w
did not know, Hood had swung around
Atlnntn nnd placed tho entire confederate
army between us and Sherman. My
story begins when wo ran Into the advance
guard of his army beyond Allatoona.
"Wo were riding along with no thought
of a rebel when tho trajn stopped with a
Jolt and word camo that a hostile force
was holding tho track a'dlstanco, in front.
Tho boys swarmed out of the freight cars
with fixed bayonets and that major ihouted
H.. i inoKea aneaa and I could catch
tho gleam of rifles here and there. I could
hear tho rumble of moving cannon nnd I
could see clouds of dust rising far and
wide. Evidently what we were approach
ing was not a guerrilla band, but an army
In motion. I was scared and mad at the
Kentucklan nt the same time.
" 'Chargo nothing,' I said. "That's Hood's
nrmy coming nnd he wilt eat us up. Get
back into the coaches, boys.'
"Tho dust clouds were thickening as I
spoko nnd tho boys promptly scrambled
Into tho train and wo started back the way
wo hid come. Tho major had to follow
and after that he did n thinking part, for
tho soldiers would not obey him. Our des
tinatlon was Allatoona Fort, where Briga
dier General Corse nnd a regiment of
Iowans woro guarding tho pass and a mil
lion nnd n half of cracker rations.
"That night we halted nlongsido a block
house where a lieutenant and some fifty
men wcro stationed. At dark he and I
climbed a ncarhy hill, whenco we could see
tho campfiros blazing behind us for mllos.
Tho brajr of' mules camo to us on the clear
nignt nir, tno distant shouts and songs of
tho soldiers and the vast murmur that tells
of tho near prcsenco of a host. We looked
nnd listened nnd then I urged tho lleuten
nnl to abnndon hU fort and come on to
Allntoonn, where wo would havo n chance
to make a real fight. Dut he said he would
stay there until, Sherman ordered him to
get out.
"The next morning wo steamed away,
more In sorrow than In anger, leaving tho
blockhead nnd his blockhouse to their fato.
Wo were scarcoly clear of the village when
tho rebel guns began to play. I saw the
rod brick dust fly from the blockhouse and
thon I siw n whlto flag fly over It. It was
all over with the lieutenant nnd his for
lorn hope. We kept moving and nt last
wo camo to Allatoona. There we awaited
tho rebels,
"When they camo thev rnmn with o
7.000 strong. Soon Corse was winged and
tho next in command was killed and there
was nn ono above tho rank of captain left.
That was why wo 'held the fort.' Any gen
Fancy Summer Flannels nro so popular that we needn't say much
about them.
But our Sergea aro Just an cool, quite as dressy, ami will hold
6hnpe longer than any flannel suit can tlo.
Flannels, properly
$10.00 to $20.00.
Serges, wholly or half
$10.00 to $25.00.
A hundred styles of N'egllgee Shirts to choose from, and everything
from Underwear and Hose to Belts to complete the Outing Outfit.
Browning, King&Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
eral would havo surrendered rather Hi n
hnvo exposed his men to such n butchi
Hut It was a soldiers' battle nnd the s
dlcr never knows when he Is whipped.
"In their first rush the Johnnies go: i i
tho sheds, almost within stone's throw . f
tno tort, wo rounu tnem lying dead the i
when the battle wns over. They worn L
hind trees nnd bark of mounds, nnd th ,
were blazing nwny nt us from tho pla. .
There wa not room for every man In 'b
fort antl my few men and myself had
porthole among us, Four would load i i
big Enficlds while the fifth fired thorn a. I
handed them back. When his shoulder 1 1
gan to nche with the heavy recoil ho wou I
txchnngo places with oue of tho loadors.
"It was deadly work and, as It scemf 1
to us, hopeless work. Tho men droppc t
at the portholes. Iu the trenches they wcro
falling everywhere. All our flags weut
down. Over yonder on Kenesaw mountain,
Sherman was signaling; 'Hold Ihe fort. I
am coming,' and wo signaled back a cheery
answer, but soon all our Blgnal men wero
shot down nnd Sherman could only guess
by the noise of our guns that wo were stilt
fighting. Wo could not keep tho colors up
nnd our firo began to dwindle. I rcmcnibn
at last 1 picked up my army ovurroat. I
was sure It was nil over and I thought
I should need It In Andersonvllle.
"But thero was a young lieutenant, sick
with some wasting fever, who sat Insldo
tho fort, his lips moving and his eyra
blazing. When tho thought of surrender
was uppermost with all of us, suddenly hi
sprang to his feet and, seizing ono of tho
shattered flags, leaped upon tho pnrnpet
and stood waving It there In tho midst ot
that storm of bullets.
"Ho dropped dead In n moment, but ho
did not die in vain. His heroism drove us
back to tho defenses nnd nothing could
drlvn us nwny. When the fighting ceased
again It was because the confederates had
drawn off, convinced that tho gamo wns
not worth tho candlo.
"Sherman camo as ho hnd promised, hut
it was not until tho day after tho battle.
I was standing in front of tho hospital an
ho camo riding up on n black horso. Sher
man hnd nerves of Iron, but tho sight of
tho wreck of that battlo wns moro than
ho could endure. As ho camo nbrcast of
mo suddenly his horse went tip In tho air,
tho ridor had drawn back with nn Invol
untary shock and his steed, feeling th
sudden prcssuro on the rein, had reared
under him. Thus wo hold the fort."
CIIKI1RV CII.U'K.
irnrlftm T.I-a. n
nlckV 1, Mrf'Tnm starving." sllitheg
5 nr. ' Certainly, my man. Hero's an cents.
11 ' miner tor t in
waiter." riMi!l-rl ih. '.,.".
trial) " iiura-muilTO PCUOH-
Detrolt l'ree Press: "Papa, what does
tins phrase in duo time' mean?" Benny
Bloobumper asked.
"First of tho month, t rnn " rnniin.i m
Bloobumper. ' "
.Tudcp! Prn n-fnr,!l Inn. An i .......
that the exhibition in Buffalo Is better than
uu,; iiil-j llilfl III 1'liriS.
Crnbshnw It doesn't cost bo much to got
there.
Washington Stnr: "I sjppono you havo
said some things you .were sorry for."
"Oh. yes, answered Senator Sorghum.
"I havo occasionally said 'ten dollars' when
flvC. .?'ultl havo brought results Just as
well."
Puck: "There's ono good thing about nn
automobile."
"What's that?"
"It doesn't try to run up to every water
ing fountain It comes to.r'
Philadelphia Press: "Too bad about
ypung Ur. Bright having to move to qino
other town Just us he's established a. ntcn
pructlce.
!!w.hy d.2'." ,,e have to-move; then?"
His wife s sister Is going to mnrry tha
undertaker.
Baltimore American: "Tho difference he
tween n restnurnnt nnd a cafay," said Mr.
MeddergraKS, who had JiBt returned from
the city. "Is that at a cafay they chargo
ou two-bits for bread an butter, an' at
a restaurant they throw It In."
Chicago Tribune: "But. Corlnne. darling,
when we have all tho arrangements mado
for next week It will look strnngo o put It
off another month."
.!lonli. c,l.re- .w"n't ho married this
month. That's nil thero Is about It."
Why not, dear?"
"I'm not going to bo a Juno bride. It a
too common."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "That eastern
girl who Is suffering from unstrung nervet
01n(,o.i,..mlstako w''en she tried to doctor
herself."
"Whnt did she tnko for it?"
.SJn.moni.1 rl"K" nnd anything else shi
could lay her Iiands on."
II A It film. MASTER OF TIII3 PIjATTU
Denver Times.
nl1 .V"5W 'kerf,hle'; "hout his throat,
lie stood upon the lofty bank,
i- .watched the watcrflow that sank
In swirling foam, w th frightened note;
1ncI '?Yot0"' ,nt'r, l,e a'00'1.
Guarding his eyes with broiid-hrlmmeil
hat,
For he was tho Harbormaster of
The surging, roaring, rolling Platte,
TIThr,,iV.nI,if' lll,v,Vot "ni'ght could movn
The guardian of the mlghtv stream,
x2 ."P1"!!"? 1,01,18 Propollcrl by strata
oir.lmi"fl0 "?c,r Ltoxvphs then to provo,
Above the noise of grinding wheels
w , "w:.,,,,,,, mniN ini Found
Of flying wreckagn could i i.,.r,i
And waves that shook tlm ui,'i.,rin
ground. "
ground.
Rose to the skies with sullen roar
Had set tho wheel hard for Newborn
But the skinner bra vS.nh'w icrc wTiSho'
Tfe,ro!,, '"K,ok' Mc '"tleH vl , the wnvci
The Harbormaster of the I'lilti
Shouts loudly: "Courage! I will Wo!"
Ah. Fearless Master of the Port!
7 uuslilpC?r ""nred tho other bVnk
With feeble strokes-he ,os,.llr '"auk!
sh0rret"Bt ' W"K KO"o! ''fnth grew
Then off the Harbormaster throw
His uniform of nuvy bluo
And stepped across with cheerlna shout
And gently pulled the skipper out PUt
"taped" and "stayed
- lined,