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HHia 1'UHLISHINO COMPANY.

STATEMENT OF CIUCULAT10N.

State of Ncbnuki , Douglas county , cs. :

George II. Tzscliuck , secretary of The Hcc

Publishing company , being duly awo.n , s-iyj

that tbo actual number of full and complcti-coplc of The Dally , Morning , Evening andSunday Dec , printed during the month o

April , 11)98 , was as followo :

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Total. 7NUKnareturns nnd unsold copies. 17,42

Net total sales.Ton.lOlNot dally average. 25,639

GEORGE D. TXSCHUCK ,

Sworn to before mo and nubacrlbed In my-

prewenco this 30th day of April. 1SOS-

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The Trniisiuls.sls.sipiil Exposition Is u

triumph of iie-nce ; .

Attention is called to The Bce 's-

Ki'perior sporting now * . The IJeo leadslu nil departiiKMits nf legitimate sport.

Joseph fHiamhurlaiu can talk ns OIK

having had experience In the formationof nn Anglo-Anu'rlcan alliance. lie hasun American wife.

Tills year the conventional wateringplace w u serpent has been clmngeel Intou hostile war ship and dt Is frequent 1 >

Been where It Is not.

With Great Hrltnln siding with theUnited States and France taking thepart of Spain , ICmperor William of Ger-many lias good cause for worry-

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the naval authorities Avlll changethe name of the Gussio to Augustine 01something not so suggestive of theechool girl they may change Its luck.

The next series of excursions projectedby the ; Nebraska railroads will centei-in Oinalin about June 1 , or the day selfor the opening of" the great TransmU-filsslppl Exposition.-

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. visitor to Omaha should be-

taken out fc > the exposition site, becauseevery one who views the grounds andbuildings at once becomes n volunteeradvance agent for the great show.

Advertisers usually slue up the relativevalue of newspapers as advertisinguied'.ums about right. That Is why Tliu-Ileo has n far greater advertisingimtronage than other Nebraska papers.-

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Island of Porto Hlco is the sourceof about $1,500,000 revenue a year forSpain , or was until recently. This wntmay be costing thj United States a prettyHum , but Just see what It Is costing

There was glory for the Iowa In hav-ing been the battleship that tired thetlrst shot In the bombardment of SanJuan , but before long there will be nbattle ai which the glory will attach tothe battleship that lire's the last shot-

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large public corporation has acomptroller to verify Its accounts , as-

we'll as ehe'ck Cts fiooks. The expositionholds the same position as n publiccorporation and the same care should beexercised lu the administration of itsbusiness-

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may be n breach of interiintljnallaw for neutral imtlons to permit waiships belonging to belligerents to coalIn their ports , but the tempting offer olcash for n coal supply seems to be suf-llclent

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Inducement for them to give In :

ternntlonal law Jlie worst of It.

Out In Utah they are talking of n

holiday in jo'.nt celebration of the do-

.structloii of the Spanish Philippine Heeland the destruction of "Hutch" Casslday and a part of his gang of "llohber'-Iloost"

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th'speradoes. It is hard to tellwhich Incident has caused the greatestJ y. .__.._____....._.

The chairman of the last democrat ! )

state "convention In Iowa makes the an-noiincement that the democrats of thaistate will neit seek to embarrass theparty tn power by making the usualpolitical campaign th'.s year. U has nobeen shown that the usual campaign

embarrass the party In power.-

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occasional gleam of sunshinethrough the weeping clouds Is .sullicJciil-to remind Omaha people that suiumeitime Is not iar off and It is time thaithe spring cleaning should all be! doneAfter the exposition opens Omaha willbo very busy , but It should never be toebusy to keep the city clean and at-tractive. . _________

The gambling gang that controls Gov-

"ernor Ilolcemih's reform police commls-Klon Is still scheming to make Onialui-n wide open ( own during the exposi-tion , having bee'ii assured that It mnjexpect no Interference from the policeauthorities. The criminal division olthe district vourt ought to have u fewwords to say on this subject before thegrand opculng I* celebrated.

A rtaoapusThe popular desire that the wnr slial

1m pushed with nil possible vigor Is charncterlstlc of the American people. It h-

an entirely proper desire1 , but It shouhnot bo permitted to create unrensonubh-expectations. . I'niino.stlonably there an-n great many people who think that th .

military .authorities are leo slow. 'l'ho >

want something done. These people tirepntr'.ollc ; they have lull confidence In

the ablllly of this country to win , bul-

tlioy niHlcrMnml very little nbout thework thnt must be done In order to gelreaily for prosecuting a vigorous war.

The European powers are always or-

n war footing. Germany , Kraiico ami-

Jtussln could put great armies hi motionIn a day. Turkey lost no tlmo In .sendlug n powerful force against Gro.'ccbecause ; her army wns ready to marclas soon as war was declared. Hut thtUnited Slates must emito an armywith only a few thousand regular troopsas a uuvletis. There is no dllllciilty in

securing men. The government coultl

have enlisted five times tlie nutnboicalled for , but simply swearing men Intc

the military service does nut make themsoldiers. They must have some In-

struction In military duties and requirements. It Is true the militia has a con-

siderable knowledge ! of these , but st 11

mobilization is necessary and this re-

qnlicft time. When we send au armjInto Cuba it must bo thoroughly organ-

Ized and perfectly equipped. Outnaval force Is In excellent condition andcan be depended upon to accomplislwhatever it shall undertake , but iu thiswar sea power must be supplementedby an effective military force. We sec

how this is lu the Philippines. Dewej-

Is maintaining at Manila an effectiveblockade , but the Span.su Hag still tiles

above the city and unless the Spaniard ;

nro starved Into surrender It will re-

main there until nn American army is-

landed there strong enough to drive the

enemy out. That wlllj >e done as soou-

as possible- , but It cannot bo done In less

tlmo than three or four weeks. Witliregard to the Invasion of Cuba every'thing appears to be In readiness , but '. (

Is not likely an army will be sent to theisland until Sampson's squadron re-

turns , though It may be that thesquadron under Commodore Schley willbe employed In connection with an In-

vndlng

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military force.The truth Is that wnr preparations

have been pushed with commendableenergy and the president and his mili-

tary and naval counselors arc entitledto the very highest credit for what hasbeen accomplished. Two months agu-

we ; were utterly unprepared for hostili-

ties with even so weaK n power as-

Spain. . Today our condition 1s verynearly all that could be desired. Par-

tisan feeling may lead some to doubtwhether President McKlnley wishes tfl

prosecute tlie war vigorously , but allfair-minded men must see in tlie courseof the authorities at Washington everyevidence of a purpose to carry on thewar with all possible energy , but omit-

ting nothing that Is essential to successThere Is not the slightest reason for nuywant of confidence In the president amihis advisors , PO far as the matter of n

Vigorous prosecution of the war is con-

cerned.

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XO IM3tlHAT10f LMHST.ATION-.Tlie

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house of representatives veryproperly decided not to consider the Im-

migration restriction bill nt this session.This wns urged on the ground that itwould be bad policy to ennct such legis-

lation at this time. The force of thisreasoning is not quite apparent. Whyshould it bo bad policy now and not se-

nt some other time ? If it be said thatit might give offense to our foreign-borncitizens , who are ! wanted for service in-

tlie war , how sliull we Justify offendingthnt portion of our people in tlmo ofpeace ? If there was any sound rea-

son for further restrictions upon immi-gration we should have such legislationat once , regardless of the firct that weare at war , for the patriotism of ourforeign-born citizens would not be af-

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by legislation that could beshown to be necessary. Hut the fact la

that there Is no sound reason for put-

ting the restriction upon immigrationwhich this measure provides for. It Is

entirely without justification and Is

simply a sop to selfishness ami prej-udice'.

There ! is no danger that we shall beoverwhelmed with Immigrants this yearand the suggestion of an eastern organof restriction that when the volunteersreturn many of them may find theirplaces occupied by foreigners who havemeanwhile e-ome into the country Is ab-

surd , though not more so than some ofthe other notions put forth by the ad-

vocates of restricting Immigration-

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THK sununns.The suburban growth of great cities

Is a movement not vonllncd to theUnited State's. Many of the cities of-

Kuropo have annexed suburbs withinrecent years and others are facing theproblem of enlargement of area to meetthe demands of the people , but aspointed onj in nn article by A. I WeberIn the North American Hevlew , It Is inAustralia that the possibility the futureoffers every man residing In a cottageof his own can best bo appreciated. InVictoria and South Australia more thantwo -fifths of the entire population dwellIn tlie capital cities and yet the popula-tion Is not congested. The central c'ty-of Sydney , which ''contains over onethird-of the entire population of New SouthWales , has almost ceased to grow , butthere Is steady growth of the suburbs.

The rise of ( lie suburbs has foived therapid traiu.lt problem to the front Inevery progressive city of tlie world amithe trolley car did not come any tornoon to meet the demands for safe amispeedy means of reaching suburbanhome's. Perfection In stre'ot car servYcfor the benefit of the remotest resMent *

of the cities lias come In- response to thedemand for li , nnd those cities of me-dlum size Jn the United States In wh'.rtmodern rapid transit systems may beand nro most easily nnd cheaplyadopted nro the cities that are todnjenjoying the greatest prosperity. ThereIs close relation between rapid trauslland the rise of the suburbs , and electriestreet railways take first rank as en-

conragiMvt of suburbs , with bicycles fol-

lowing close behhul.The Increasing popular'ty of suburban

life Is one of the

of the t lines , ulnco It. nolutu tlm way t (

n certain measure ! of relief from theovi-rcrowellnj; of tlin Inrppr clto. < . ll-

iiiunrtR more * hninuownliiK pcnplp niiecnusoiiuontly more contuutcd home * nni-

Imiililer people. It 111 i nn * n hlcher avernito of Intelligence mid a llriuer patriotIsm. It nieiiiiii fewer social anil pulltcat-llsturhatH'tM. . The rlstj of tin* mib'frb :

Is (Minpletely eliaiiKliiK conditions of liftIn the u.tles and nuiy lie put down asolio of the distinguishing features of tin.close of the nineteenth century. '

3IAKK IT A ttKALBoth Governor Holcoiub and ilnyoi-

Moores have Issued produinatloiiH de.slp-naling June 1 as a public holiday andeallhiK upon the people of Omaha amiNebraska to Join In celebrating the openln >,' of the great Transmlssl-ylppI Kxpo-s lion on that day. These proulaniatloiuarc the olllulal unnouiivenieiitH of tlunear approaeh nf tlie time to which tinpeople of this city and state have beenlooking forward when the formal oxer-elses will take place opening to tinworld the gates of the greatest , w.tlione exception , of the international oxpositions held on American soil.

With such due notice It behooves nlgood citizens of this and surroundingHiatus who take pride In the progressand achievements of the marvelouswest to make every effort to accept theInvitation already extended and be presout at the opening of the expositionThe event will fully justify'the grandestdemonstration that can possibly be im-

provised. . While Omaha has been thescene during its brief history of mail }

enthusiastic Celebrations at turningpoints of vital Importance to city , stateor nation , It has never had an equalIncentive to outdo Itself In all direc-tions as is furnished by the forthcomingexposition day. Certainly no event In

recent years , If ever, has been frnughlwith so momentous consequences or sc

full of promise for the pepule of OmahaNebraska and the whole west as thelaunching of this great enterprise uponthe sea of public favor from which it Is

confidently expected to bring back anunprecedented prize by advertising theliresources and development and attract-ing capital and population as the foun-dation of prolific and permanent prospcrity.

Exposition day , therefore , should bemade a holiday In every way commen-surate with the occasion. Not onlyshould the mayor's suggestion that ailschools , store's , factories and olllces ol-

tlie city be closed be acted on wheruveipossible , but his request that every per-son give tlie day over to unrestrainedenthusiasm and enter Into the spirit olthe celebration should also be heeded tcthe full limit allowed bv the law.-

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ANXKXATIOX AUAIN.New life lias been- infused Into the

Hawaiian annexation scheme. This is-

elue to an adroit move of 1'resldent Dolewho hi lieu .of proclaiming neutralityproposed to transfer the Islands to theUnited States for the purposes of itswar wKh Spain and to supply Americannaval vessels In the Padllc with coalTlie annexationlsts have made the mosl-

of this and a Joint resolution for the Im-

mediate annexation of Hawaii , agreedupon by the foreign' ' affairs committeeof the house of representatives , is to beimmediately introduced and speedilyacted on , If its supporters shall havetheir way. It appears , however , thatSpeaker Heed and Mr. Dlngley are op-

posed to forcing this matter at presentand they may be able to at least post-pone action. It Is also said that Presi-dent McKinley does not regard this auauspicious time for pressing the an-

nexation .scheme.There Is no new argument In sup-

port of Hawaiian annexation. All thereasons tliat have been urged againstit are still applicable. Our naval ves-sels In the Pacific can now get eoal orother supplies from Hawaii and there Is-

no danger that this privilege will be-

withdrawn. . It Is not necessary , there-fore

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, to nnnex the ishvnds In order tohave a coaling station there. Uesldesso far as the Asiatic squadron is con-

cerned It will not have to look toHawaii for a coal supply. It Is ubun-elantly

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provided for in this respect atManila and It will doubtless remainthere during the war , for It is most un-

likely that Spain can send a suflicientnaval force there to drive the Americansquadron away. The coaling stationargument Is consequently worthless.

Hawaiian annexation nt this timewould go far to Justify the v.ew largelyheld In Europe that the Intervention otthe United States In Cuba Is not alto-gether , as we Jiave nlllrmed , In

the Interest of humanity and civ-

ilization , butwas prompted by-

a desire for territorial aggrandizement. If we annex Hawaii there canbe no doubt , that our enemies abroadwill point to it as showing that we arcgoing into tlie business of land-grabbingand it will be regarded as a menace tflthe possessions of European powers inthis hemisphere. Jt would be a stepthat would certainly strengthen ourenemies }n Europe' .

There could he no graver mistake-made than to do this.We must take micourse during this war that would give-

the least support to the opinion abroadthat our motive In going to war wasnot what we have claimed It to be.

Whatever may be the sentiments olthe people of Mexico In regard to theconflict between the United States andSpain , there Is no doubt that PresidentUlna will enforce strict neutrality.litcaused to be turned back at Vera f'ruz-a party of Spaniards who had startedfor t'ulia and stopped the shipment ol$200,000 worth of provisions In-

tended for tlip Span'sh armyin Cuba. Porflrlo Diaz , as ti

statesman , has done more for hi *

country than any other of Ills genera-tion and he Is broad enough to Itmuthat the friendship of the people of theI'nltwl States Is worth a great denvmore to Mexico than the friendship olSpain , or , for that matter , of any or allthe European powers.

Wyoming people nro taking pride Irthe fact that In proportion to populatior-tholr state Is furnishing a larger quotaof volunteers than most states , possiblylarger than any other state. On theImsU of equal distribution among thestates In accordance with popiUatlor

Wyoming 'ought to have furnlshwl llflsoldier*, but tlfrtlf' are now II10 menready to go In ,'jji First battalion , andIn the weven companies of ColonelTorrvy'a reglmen ist .cavalry there will

; he CM ) men. Wyoming Is doing well Intlie matter of iruni.shing material for

'the army , but It'Yriust' be rememberedthat there Is nSV'fl state of the union

| that could not Imvejts readily furnishedseveral times the -Midlers Called for.

The theory oFit * London newspaperthat Mr. Loiter ofphlcugo Is Indirectlyresponsible for , ,JliU | tottering of certainthrones now apparemt to all observers Is

not complimentary.10 those whose busi-ness It is to snrrtKirt thrones and teachthe people that'luiigs can do no wrong.-

If.

a wheat spenilator In Chicago canmake government unsafe In southernEurope it Is high time there was a new( Icul all around In that part of tlie-

world. .

The yellow kid papers talk aboutSpanish pplos being responsible for giv-

ing away the movements of our militaryand naval authorities and In the samuIssue pretend to give In detail the plansadopted by the strategy board. Hutthen tills may be good war tactics be-

cause If the Spanish enemy can only beInduced to rely on the yellow kids Itwill get into trouble soon enough-

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the mustering In process Js over andGov.ernor Holcomb Is no longer chargedwith the responsibility of furnishing avolunteer army to light the battles of

the nation , perhaps lie can 11 ml time to

make public the tlnding of his sub-stitute In the pretended Impeachmenttrial of his bogus reform police boardappointees.

The customary complaint of burglarsand pickpockets operating withoutmolestation of the police continues tocome In with Increasing frequency. Billwhat Is to be expected of a police forceheaded by a chief , who entered the otlicewithout a day's experience In policework In his life ?

A Pertinent Query.Philadelphia Times.-

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wo adopt a policy of territorial acqui-sition

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and the sun never sets upon our pos-

sessions¬

, will tt neccsssarlly menu a brighterand longer day for our Institutions ?

I'lirlniipt * of tlie Game.Chicago Post.-

Spain's.

talk of sending troops to the Phil-ippines

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naturally makes one think of n manvtho holds a bob-tall flush la n poker gameIn which lie has a good deal at stake. It'sall right so long as lie Is not "called. "Troops without naval reenforcemcnts-wouldn't

( )oven amount to a small pair In the

Manila game-

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Vflien In Ollioc.Louisville CourierJournal.-

In.

the n'atlonal campaign ot 1896 our pop-

ulist¬

friends inveighed' against the low priceof wheat as the curse 6f the people , and now

that wheat Is cllml lng7for the $2 mark theyarc Inveighing against the Increased priceof bread as the cui'se of the people. Wo fearthat our popullstlfrlends will never be en-

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happy-

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I't-riietrntert liy the Fukery ,

Red Oalu Express.The Omaha World-Herald appears to have

adopted the settled 'policy of trying to sellIts papers by the manufacture of false news.Several times' we" have' seen excited crowdsdiscussing this and' that sensational "news"dispatch published exclusively In the Omahafake factory and wondering why the allegednews had not been given out In bulletins orwhy the other papers , dldntt have It. Of

course the next day reveals the fraud. A

man can get plenty of news In the World-Herald all right moro than In any otherpaper of the kind of news that never hap ¬

pened.

of the AVnr-.Chlcaco

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Times-Herald.The Spaniards , It seems , have a lively

sense of humor , after all. The Naclonal-of Madrid , just before the battle of Manila ,

remarked with double-leaded editorial earn-

estness¬

: "The miserable Yankees will con-

tent¬

themselves with a small demonstrationoff the coast of the Philippines , but will notdare to strike. " It also adds concerningthe war In general : "If our own arms donot triumph , of which It Is almost Impoasl- .

bio to conceive. It will be easy to make amilitary alliance with Great Britain andeasily take from the United States Florida ,

California and other territory which theYankees have usurped." That would be tooeasy.

DUpoNnl nf tlie Philippine *.Harper's Weekly.-

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the Philippines are ours to do with as-

wo will wo sincerely hope thatthey will not bo retained as acolony of this country because wo have nomachinery for colonial government and anyattempt to provide one will ImmeasurablyIncrease the problems of our pol-

itics¬

, and Indefinitely postpone thecarrying out of the reforms athomo which demand the undivided atten-tion

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of our public men. Out it may bequite the part of wisdom to dispose of thePhilippines In such a way that they will fallInto the bands of a power friendly to theUnited States , which In turn will pay forthem a sum sufficient to recompense us forsome of the expenditures of the war-

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of Gold. "Philadelphia ledger.

That more or less famous play , "The Curseof Gold , " which was put on the road In theInterests of free silver some three monthsngo has como to grief. As a drama It doesnot appear to have been a success and as ameans of popular education it does not seemto have como up to the expectations of thesilver syndicate which was said to be back-ing

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It. At all evcilts It collapsed In Cincin-nati

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about two week's'ago' , leaving the com-

pany¬

stranded wltli 'unpaid salaries and theyare wearily Btrag'gllnjj; back to Now York.Perhaps there Is , u'o'pornl to this painfulstory and perhnps'lt , pay bo held to teach-that the people nrttiunwllling to pay for ed-

ucation¬

In populistlci financiering. If It hadbeen made a freo'show with no attempt tomake It pay Its way It1 might have been hot-

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patronized.

friiy United.Chicago Tribune.

One of the happiest effects of the presentwar Is illustrated , In Major GeneralLeo's choice Tjf | General Grant'sgrandson to serve side by side withhis own son as oWof the three aidesdec-amp.

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. Out of abtiu't lr,00 applications tboformer consul general of Cuba has chosenAlgernon Grant Sartorts , Fltzhugh Lee , jr. ,

and a Mr. Carbonnel , whom he knew andliked In Havana. These tbreo young menwill have the rank of captain during thewar. The fact that Lee has taken upon hisstaff the grandson of the man to whom an-

other¬

Leo surrendered his sword ct Appo-mattox

-has a deep and welcome significance.-

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Is symbolical of the healing of the oldsectional wounds and of a nation reunited.The blue and gray that fought In deadlyearnest a generation ago are now marchingbaud In haud'Undor' the stars end stripes tomeet and defeat a common foe. The combi-nation

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Is Invincible and the sight la one tothrill patriotic hearts throughout the nation.

POLITICS .VKHil'S. .PATRIOTISM

North PJntto Tribune ! The turning ..duirr-

of Major Scharnmnn by Governor Holeonitand lib gang ot pnp suckers has causedmuch Indignation among the major's largecircle of friends In North IMatto. tt wa ;

conceded by all who visited Camp Saumlcnthat Major Sclmrinann , ns an officer , hailno superior In the guard , nnd bis workwith his regiment elicited many words o-

lcommendation. . Dut unfortunately the ninjoi-Is n republican , and that settled It. Thereare too many aspiring populist patriots trNebraska to permit a republican to holtan office even In the national guard. Willthe populist governor efficiency cuts tic

figure ; any old thins will answer so lom-as It bears tbo populist brand nnd bend :

the knco In fawning to the man who give :

tt office-

.Fullcrton.

Post : The autocrat In the gov-

ernor's chair at Lincoln has carried hi :

authority so far that It Is creating i

stench In the nostrils of even many of hi :

party friends. Ho has arbitrarily nppolntctmen to positions In the regiments who hatno more right there than though they be-

longed to Eomo other state. The power giverhim by the Hull bill does not warrant hln-In creating positions which ho could nlwith vest pocket favorites. His notions arcoutrageous and an insult to those towns o

the sttito which have sent men to the fron-

at his call. If the town can furnish men Ittight and to stand the brunt ot war It catfurnish men to command them. It Is noright that n company of privates who havtwork to do should bo oillcered by some matwith whom they are not acquainted nnd winhas no Interest In their homo simply be-

cause ho Is a favorite with the powers tha-be. . The whole matter has , on the fact o-

It , a political varnish poorly smeared on-

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Democrat : The selfishness am-

narrowmindedness of our state'oHlcials havicropped out again and this tltno In regim-to the discharge of certain officers ot tinNebraska troops and the filling of theliplaces with those who have a string on Gov-

ernor Holcomb nnd who , for political rea-sons , ho didn't dare refuse. It looks aithough the examining board had been postri-as to whom to pass and whom not to pasand In one case especially , that of Major Wil-

liams of Geneva , It was a disgrace and at-

outrage. . Major Williams has been with tinFlllmoro county boys over since their com-

pany was organized. Ho Is a man well vcrset-In military tactics nnd as major of tlio Tlrsiregiment has made , and would have contin-ued to make , a splendid officer. Physical ! }

he is probably In a much better condlttotthan many who were passed , but the facthat ho was a good republican Is undoubt-edly at ''the bottom of his discharge. HI ;

place was filled by one Stotscnbcrg , winmay or may not know anything about mili-tary tactics , but there Is one thing he evi-

dently docs know and that's how to pull tinstring ho has attached to Nebraska's hcaiofficial-

.KRIIMAX

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VIEW op THE AVAR

American Side Conllnlly Commendedbj- nil tliihlniied 3iewt | nier.-FrankfortonthcMaln

.Xeltung.

The reports of the terrible effects of theWoylcr policy of extermination have causer-In America an expression of indignatlorwhich would not bo satisfied with papeiprotests and diplomatic representations , bulwhich demanded action at onco. "Till :

must finally bo stopped ! " This demand is

universal , and It has finally become effect-

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. If one places bcsldo this the fact howEurope two years ago permitted hundreds

,of thousands of Armenians to bo butcheredIn cold blood in Turkey , and continouslymaintains pleasant relations with the sul-

tan , one might almost rejoice that thenIs In this world at least one people foiwhom humanity Is not an empty soundand which In Its wrath over horrors com-

mitted can take up thdsword. The Ameri-cans have never cared very much for dip-

lomatic conventionalities. Original as theltsoil , they create thelr own sentiment , theliown policy , nnd their own diplomatic text ¬

book. They have the conditions and tinforce to do this , namely , the Intellectualand economic power. They pursue thecourse which they believe they should pur-sue , and they care very llttlo what Europehas to say to It , The Americans want tomake an end to Cuban atrocities , ono wayor the other ; If not in kindness , then bj-

force. . Whatever tn this connection becomesof Spain , the latter has to settle with It-

self.¬

.

Spain reaps what It sows. There Is nov-In course an act of the world's historywhich Is the world's judgment. The Span-lard could conquer but not colonize ; hecould destroy; but not build up. Even theSpaniards who discovered America filled theworld with Indignation over their atrocit-ies.

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. They have there destroyed an old cul-ture

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and devastated peaceful , flourishingempires. As hungry for gold as they wertthirsty for blood , they roasted alive theAztec king , Montczuma , and his people Inorder to squeeze moro gold out of themThe history of Spanish America Is one con-

tinuous¬

murder and robbery storyAs soon ns the American peoplebecame conscious of Us situationthe revolution nnd the secessionbegan. Thus Spain has lost ono after theother of all Its colonies on the Amorlcai :

continent , and now comes the turn olCuba , the Pearl of the Antilles. Spain has-

hed time enough to quiet the threateningstorm by making Cuba free nnd happybut it was not Spain's way. The systemwhich at home tortured the Moors and theJewes , persecuted every free breath , broughtnearly the whole people to the verge of beg-gary and which even yet applies the rackcould be In Cuba no system of freedom , olenlightenment , and of public welfare. Inthe waters of Cuba two views of tbo worldtwo cultures , rub and push each other. Inthe north stands the frco American willhis feeling of equality , his Independence , hisstrife for education and work ; opposed tchim stands the Spaniard , who has learnednothing and can do nothing for-humanity.

The enterprise of the United States tcfree Cuba from the yoke of the Spaniards h-

no doubt an Important step in the course olthe pan-American policy. That Americabelongs to Americans shall not only be ap-

plicable to the continent , but also to theIslands. Cuba is the nearest of those , andSpanish misrule there has challenged theAmericans long enough. It would bo futileto speculate about the possibilities of thiswar , but It Is certain that an easy victorywould stimulate the Americana In theii-courso. . They would attempt still furtherliberations , and they would make their sys-

Tbo

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Royal I * ttw highest grade baking powderkaown. Actual tcstithow it (joeione-

third further tha.i any other bread.

POWDERAbsolutely Pure

OYM. ttKlNa POWOt * CO. , NEW Y0 .

turn of. eolf lumclrnt oieiuulventus still raora-pronounced. . This Is ronnon enough for Eu-

rope¬

, In tho-mWit of the strictest neutrality ,to Vatch the course of events on the othersldu with tho- strictest attention. For theAm rlcnim however , the same law applieswhich Is uffectlvo tn the whole historyof humanity , and the violation of whichhas always terribly avenged. Itself uponall peoples , as well as kings the law ot-

moderation. . It the Americans violate thislaw , then not even the fact thfU they nroAmericans will protect them from the omi-nous

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consequences of their recklessness. Forabove the Americans , ns nbovo the Span-lards , rules dominating nnd decisive theworld's history as world's judgment.

WAIl TI.MK TIPS.-

SIiiI

.

tern nf Gnu-nil Intercut for Stn-ilt'iitn

-of tlie Wnr.

The cllnmto of the Philippine Islands Is-

n matter of considerable. Interest Just now ,not only to the young soldiers destined forthe far nway land , but to their friends nndthe gallant homo guard. All reports agreethat It Is , In the matter of health , u muchmoro desirable destination than Cuba.Frederick E. Foster of St. Paul , who re-sided

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In Manila for ninny years. In n letterto the Pioneer Press , denounces ns fnlsothe assertion made In n dispatch fromHong Kong that It Is dangerous to sendAmerican troops to the Philippines lu mid ¬

summer. "Manila , " he writes , "Is situatedIn about 14H degrees north latitude , andour soldiers will therefore bo exposed totropical heat. They will arrive there dur-ing

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the dry or hot season , when the ther-mometer

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will show from UO'deRrees to P2-

de'srces during the hottest hours of the day ,

fnllliiK to 80 degrees to S5 degrees duringthe night , when the sea brcczca set In. InJuly the rains begin , but this season Isnot necessarily a sickly ono , and our menwould not suffer unless greatly exposed.The sanitary conditions of Manila are ex-

cellent¬

, as compared with other tropicalcities or with Havana , and the rate of mor-tality

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Is certainly very low. Yellow feverIs not known In the Philippines , nor Ischolera prevalent. Small pox , of a mildform , Is occasionally epidemic amongst thenatives , but If the usual precautionarymeasures are taken this disease need notbo greatly feared. Typhoid exists whereverthe water Is contaminated ; but * Manila hasa system supplying pure water , und thisscourge can be avoided in the Philippinesas easily as tn our own cities , where it Isalways present. Apart from the fact , then ,

that our men will encounter a tropical cli-

mate¬

, I do not apprehend any great mor-tality

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from disease. "

Of the men on board a battleship In n fightthe man who stands In greatest peril , nextto the men In tlio lighting tops , is the cap ¬

tain. His position Is upon the bridge or Inthe conning tower. Commodore Ueweystood upon the bridge , but had the Spanishfire been as hot as his own his duty wouldhave called him within the conning tower.This tower Is a cylindrical box of steel witharmor thick enough ordinarily ta resist tlmpenetration of heavy shells. It contains th 3

speaking tubes and electric devices by meansof which he Is able to communicate to thehelmsman , the gunners , the engineers , and ,

Indeed , nil those upon the ship. Ills field ofvision Is limited to what ho can sc'e throughn little horizontal silt at a level with hiseye. Upon him tho' fire of the enemy willbe concentrated , and his steel ilium willring with the sound of impacting bullets.-To

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this babel will bo added the roar of thefurnaces on his own ship , the thunder of hisown big guns nnd the ear-splitting rattle ofthe smaller ones. Under such circum-stances

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, aided by the knowledge ho can getthrough his peep-hole , ho must control thetremendous forces under his command , nndupon his Judgment , skill nnd bravery willlargely rest the fate of battle.-

An

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admirer of Admiral Sampson , hailingfrom Tennessee , sends him by way of theNavy department a beautiful mounted andpolished Jawbone of a mule , with the sug-gestion

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to emulate "tho victory by yourIllustrious ancestor. "

Relative rank In the army and navy runsas follows : Admiral with general , vise ad-

miral¬

with lieutenant general , rear admiralwith major general , commodore with brlgn-dler

-- general , captain with colonel , 'com-mander

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with lieutenant colonel , lieutenantcommander with major , lieutenant withcaptain , lieutenant , Junior grade , with firstlieutenant and ensign with second lieuten-ant.

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. The sea pay of naval officers , ascompared with that of corresponding ranksIn the army , Is ns follows :

Vice admiral. . . 59008.Lieutenant gen-Hear admiral. . . . BIW | eral $11,000Commodore 5,000 Major general. . 7.SOJCaptain 4,500 Urlff. general. . . . E.500Commander . . . . 3,500 Colonel 3,500Lieutenant com-

Lleutcnant

- Lieut , colonel. . . . 3.00-0imuuler 2,800 Major 2,600

Lieutenant 2,400 Cuptnln l.SUO, (J. First llnut 1,600-

G. . ) 1,500 Second llout 1,400Ensign 1,200

There ts a decrease of $200 to $1,000 ayear In the shore fmy of naval oniccrs , nnd-

a still further decrease when they are onwaiting orders. In the army mounted off-

icers

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receive a llttlo moro than those whoare not mounted.

The several divisions of the army arc nsfollows : Squad , a subdivision of a company ,commanded by a sergeant or corporal ; pla-toon

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, half a company , commanded by a lieu-tenant

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; company , not moro than 100 men ,

commanded by a captain ; battalion , fourcompanies , commanded by a major ; regi-ment

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, three battalllons , commanded by acolonel ; brigade , two or moro regiments ,

commanded by n brigadier general ; division ,

two or moro brigades , commanded by amajor general ; corps , two or more divisions ,

commanded by a lieutenant general or otherhigh ofllccr. Naval terms nro : Squadron ,

a detachment of a fleet employed on anyparticular service ; flotilla , a fleet of smallvessels ; fleet , a largo number of war ves-

sels¬

under ono commander.

CONUMHAMONAI , CAMPAIGN TALK.

Lyons Sun ( rep. ) : The Sun dors not knowof n better nomination for congressman thltfall from this dls.trlct thnn Judge W , F-

.Norrla.

ot Wayne. lie U an able orator iindcampaigner , anil wo bellovo a winner. Wawould like to see W , F. N'orrls the repub-lican

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nominee-

.Staiiton.

Register (pop. ) : There Is somethat say Maxwell Is out of the rnco for con-

gress¬

this fall , but wo want to know It fromhim , Thuro are plenty of acceptable candi-dates

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, but the "graniTold man" Is n fortressof reform fn himself nnd wo feel that heshould bo the man to decline. For the pres-ent

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wo nro still for Maxwell for congressfrom this Third district , knowing n closerunion can bo had with him than with anyother man ,

Ogallala Republican ( rep. ) : CongressmanHill tircciie [ industriously pushing alongn renomlnntlon boom by means of n Wash-ington

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literary bureau. The Sixth districtIs now being flooded with copies of theSilver Knlght-Wntchmnn , which containsDill's latest photo and a speech against fur-nishing

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the money to carry on the war.Voplno that this will prove very poor cam-imlgn

-literature among the patriotic voter*

of the big Sixth-

.Schuylcr.

Sun ( rep. ) : Remarks made byfie most Intelligent nnd observing populisteditors of this district show that they donot consider It advisable to give Maxwellanother nomination. He Is too old to tnaka-an active campaign. The wnnderful chnngofor the better since the election of McKln-ley

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has set the people to thinking that therepublicans wore right after nil and manyof them who did not vote that ticket be-

fore¬

are ready to do so this fall. Ourfriends , the enemy , realize this and theydesire to nominate Feme one In plnco ofMaxwell who can conduct nn active cam ¬

paign.Fremont Tribune ( rep. ) : It should bo'

the purpose of the virile , active , develop-ing

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force's of the Third congressional dis-

trict¬

of Nebraska to redeem It this year'from the hands into which It has fallen.-It

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should Bend n nineteenth century nwa-to Washington, to look after Its Interests-.It

.1 ? not n matter ot guesswork what sort

o ( an administration there ts to bo for thtnext two years. McKJnlov Is In the AVhltoHouse for two years more , at least. Hwould bo Infinitely better for tbo Thirddistrict to send a renrcscntatlvn to Wash-ington

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who will bo tn harmouv wli | theadministration , to say nothing about sendingono who will bo able to Intellectually nndphysically cope with 3C5 agile memberswho make a bedlam of the house moat f th-

line. .

M; PLUASAMTIUKS.

Puck : First Critic There' .") no cxe-uso forthe man trying to play Hamlet.

Second Critic Yes , there la ! He'sliald for It-

.Indianapolis

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Journal : "That Is the Ulnd-of woman I lllo to wait on , " aald the thirda.lslant walle'r.-

"Vou.

don't ini'iui to say sbe gave you atip ? " iiKkod the head waiter.-

"Of.

course not. Hut she didn't smell of-tlio napkin to HOC If It had boon washed , ormerely Ironed. "

ChlcaRo Record : "Madam , these lloworswill look well on your hat ; they uro a pur-foot copy of nature.

Then 1 don't want them ; show mo some-thing

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original. "

Somprvlllo Journal : In co-vihicntfonul In-

stitution¬

* the ruto of three Is : Two Is com-pany

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and three Is n crowd.

Detroit Fre-p Press : "Grandma , that's tlmmime old moon : what makes pe oplo call It-

tlio now moon ?"" , Heiiny , thcro Is always a lot of

new lovers looking at It. "

Judge : giipphiKtnii I once came withinan ace of making & 00-

.IX'uulney.

How so ?SappliiRton H was a Kamo of poker ;

what I needed was the ace of diamonds.

Indianapolis Journal : "Dloncnoi. youknow. " said the hlsh school boarder , "llvetl-In " *n tub.

"I've heard that , " said the cheerful Idiot ,"bul 1 think the story won't wash. "

ChlcaKo Tribune : "Speaking of JohnI3ull , " observi'il tlncln Allen Sparks , "Inever could see tlio propriety of calling himthe mlatress of the seas. "

Detroit Journal : "Fly with mo ! " ho Im-l lorpd-

."I.

have no wines , " the maiden answered ,with a hard , cruel laugh-

."I'ardon.

me ! " hissed the youth , bin facesot and resolute , "your plirt-on tops misledme ! "

She shivered now nnd drew her featherboa moro closely about her slender neck.

Washington Star : "It's remarkable , " saidSenator Sorghum , "how differently peopleare nfrectod by the same thins-

"Havo."

you bpon raiding medicine ?""No ; I wns thinking of my speech. Itkept mo awake four nlchts and put every¬

body who heard It to sleep. "

Indianapolis Journal : "A slnglo man , "said the garrulous boarder , "la Tlko a der-elict

¬nt sea anil remains so until ho U

towed Into thp matrimonial harbor. ""Ships In harbor , " said the unmarried

bonrder , "seem moro liable to u bluwlnB-

W1IRN IIKWKV PI.OWKD TIIK OCEAIf.-

AVhen

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Dewey plowed the oceanIlia heart was bravo and true ;

Ho had a Yankee notionHo know JiiHt what to do.-

AVhllo

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boastful "Dons wpro BtiorlnirHruvo Dowcy kept his ejv ,

And when his trims wore roaringThey answered freedom's cry.

When DPWCJ- fed the ItalicsA Sunday breakfast dry ,

Ho answered holy wishes.-Ho

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heeded freedom's cry.-

A

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newer averse to slauuhtorUphold the cause of right ,

When Oowey strewed the waterWith Dons so tlurco to light.

The Spannlcs looked and wonderedWhun Dewny's threat was hurled.

And when his ordnance thundered ,U'ent music round the world.-

No

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nowrr can revoke It ,

The triumph won that day ;

The Oed of nations spoke It ,And who shall day him nay ?

li. F. UOCIIRAN.

"Things are notalways what theyseem. Phaedrns.

That is why shoddy has a chance to deceive people. If every-one

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was a judge of clothes there would be no need of urgingyou to come here for trustworthy garments. You wouldn't goanywhere else if you could detect the shams that are offered as-

"all wool."

The present sale of spring clothing that we have been oblig-

ed¬

to announce in order to settle the interest of the late Mr. Hen-ry

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W. King , in this business , involves a large stock of new goodsof our own manufacture and it is a great deal better than U-

Beems at the prices at which it is offered.-

S.

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. W. Cor. lath and Douglmm