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The herald., 1898-04-22
END OF THE SUSPENSE

The elimination of controversy with
n foreign nation, that could have had
no other ending than that which was yes
terday finally reached, was doubtless
welcomed by a vast majority of the
American people. From its inception
q clash of arms and a measure of strength
was by many deemed inevitable, and to
all who were unable to conceive of an
honorable and lasting peace without an
appeal to the arbitrament of the sword;
to all who could not reconcile manifest
destiny with the continuance of Spanish
sovereignty over any portion of the West
Indies, the suspense has been more ter
rible even than any probable conse-
Quences to follow from the course finally
adopted by the government.
The conditions existing in Cuba had
indeed become intolerable. To put an
end to them was clearly the duty of the
United States. The task will be under
taken with the consciousness that it is
dictated by every consideration of duty
to God and to humanity; that it is just
in the sight of heaven, and that it will
be approved in time by Christendcm.
Nothing short of a radical perversion of
inspiring motives of the country can de-
prive it of the sanction of posterty,
for a nation no less than an individual
must be judged by it's motives, and the
historian must take them into full ac-
count 1t will be recorded as struggle
for human freedom, in which nation en-
joying it's greatest blessings hazarded
all upon the issue.
And having demanded of those in
authority that temporizng must come
to an end; that diplomatic dalliance must
stop; that force must be invoked we
have now before us but the one duty
to hold up their hands throughout the
struggle; to stand by the Stars and
Stripes-above ALL to stand for liberty,
whatever happens"
The herald., 1898-04-22
A BOGUS INTERVIEW

The San Francisco Examiner of Apri
Goth published among its special dis
patches, the following excerpt from ar
alleged interview with Senator White by
a New York World correspondent:
The limit of damfooism has not yet
been reached. We are about to be
plunged into a foolhardy conflict with
Spain which we will regret when this
present trouble is reviewed in a sober,
.dispassionate manner. All great think
ers, students and writer's will condemn
the United States when they have the
facts before them. 1 deprecate war, but
when it is useless sacrifice of blood
and treasure, it is doubly damnable.
Doubling the authenticity of the in
terview in question, The Herald yester'
day telegraphed to Senator White to as
certain the facts, and received the fol
lowing:
Washington, D. c., April 81, 1898.
Herald, Los Angeles, CAL:
The only alleged interview which I
can find is that where l am quoted as
using damn fool and "damnable" in
connection with the war. No such in
terview occurred. The author, I am
informed at the World office, is Pho
cion Howard, who was discharged by
The Herald some months ago for unre-
liable work.
STEPHEN NJ. WHITE.
To those who know Senator White ant
who are familiar with his method o.
discussing important public issues. 1t !!
hardly necessary to make formal denia
of the bombastic and disloyal utterance:
attributed to him by the World cores
pondent. But The Herald prefers to mai
the lie and clinch the nail on the Other
side.
AS to this man Phocion Howard, we
know him to be worse than unreliable
he is a fraud, and we have had expert
ence enough with him to prove it. There
is another newspaper in Los Angelo:
also which has sampled the fellow as 6
correspondent, and which dropped him
as soon as it found him out.
We venture there is no more loyal cit
izen of the United States today thar
Senator White. His voice was agains
war as long as he saw possible chance
to avoid it, but at the same time he de
clared himself in the most forceful Ian
guage in favor of maintaining the honor
Of the nation if war should be forced
upon us. Senator White cannot be in
jured by any such false and malicious
INSTRUMENTATION as that attempted by
the blatherskite Howard.
The herald., 1898-04-22
WARS OF THE PAST

The declaration of war against Eng
bate, continued throughout the entire
session of 1S11-12. 1t had been made a
party question, the Federalsts favorine
peace at any price, and the Republicans
country had suffered at the hands OF
England should be avenged without de-
lay The peace party was led by Ran
dolph, and the war party by Clay. The
house first passed the enabling act by
the small majority of thirty votes, the
senate later by majority of but six
The south then, as today, was unit for
war, the peace element being mainly
confined to New York and New Eng
land, where great apprehensions were
felt then, as now, as to the effect of war
upon commercial interests.
In the case of the Mexican war hos
tilities preceded the declaration. Presi-
dent Polk sent a message to congress an
nouncing that a stata of war actually eX-
listed, and within a week or ten days
federal troops were marching toward the
Rio Grande There was little division
among the people at that time regard
ing the justice of our course-less than
there is now-and congress acted with
remarkable unanimity.
Other notable wars of history have
begun in the same way-notably the
seven years war between England and
France, the invasion of Prussia by Gus
tavus Adolphus, and the invasion of the
Great Armada.
The Romans were wont to give thirty
three days notice before beginning a
war, and a bloody lance was generally
thrown across the dividing line just in
advance of the army, only it sometimes
happened to be inconvenient to do this.
The herald., 1898-04-22
THE MONEY BATTLE

In the senate on Wednesday, Allen of
Nebraska, sounded the first note of the
financial battle that may any day be
precipitated upon congress. 1t was in
the form of resolution, declaring that
no circumstances can arise, in the opin-
ion of the senate, that will justify an in
crease in the bonded indebtedness of the
United States, or that will be inconsist-
ent with the financial policy outlined
by the Peoples party platform of 1895.
This demands the coinage of gold and
silver upon equal terms and at the old
ratio; an increase in the circulating
medium, to meet the demands of business
and restore the just level of prices;
no further increase in the interest-bear-
ing debt, except by the specific direction
of congress; legislation to prevent the
decentralization of the lawful money of
the country by private contract; that
the government no longer surrender to
the creditors of the government its op-
ton as to the kind of money with which
their claims shall be paid.
The intent of the resolution appears to
be to commit the senate against the
issue of interest-bearing bonds for the
conduct of the war, in favor of a resort
to non-interest- bearing certificates, and
the opening of the mints to the free coin
age of silver upon even terms with gold
The resolution went over, under the
rules 1t will doubtless serve to intro
duce debate upon the financial policy
that shall be adopted in the conduct of
the war.
The herald., 1898-04-22
WHAT THE DRUMS SAY

Hark! 1 hear the tramp of thousands,
And of armed men the hum;
Lo! nations hosts have gathered
Around the quick alarming drum
Saying Come,
Freeman, come!
Ere your heritage be wasted" said the
quick alarming drum.
"Let me of my heart take counsel;
War is not of life the sum;
Who shall stay and reap the harvest
When the autumn days have come?'
But the drum
Echoed, "Come!
Death shall reap the brave harvest" said
the solenmn-sounding drum.
"But when won the coming battle,
What of profit springs therefrom?
What If conquest, subjugation,
Even greater ills become?"
But the drum
Answered, Come!
You must do the sum and prove it," said
the Yankee-answering drum.
What if, mid the cannon's thunder,
Whistling shot and bursting bomb,
When my brothers fall around me,
Should my heart grow cold and numb?'
But the drum
Answered, Come!
Better there in death united than in life a
recreant-come!"
Thus they answered-hoping fearing,
Some in faith, and doubling some,
Till a trumpet voice procaimng,
Said, my chosen people, comet!
Then the drum,
Lo, was dumb;
For the great heart of the nation, throb-
bing, answered, Lord, we come!''
BRET HARTE,
The herald., 1898-04-22
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Ex-Representative White of Kentucky
some years ago secured for d. G. Colson, a
clerkship at Washington. Colson studied
law during his residence at the capital.
returned to Kentucky, beat Mr.. White in
the election and is now one of Kentucky S
representatives in the house.
Prof. James E. Keeler, who has just been
elected director of the Lick observatory
to succeed Prof. Edward S. Holden, was
the discoverer of the fact that the rings of
Saturn are composed of small satellites.
He has made a speciality of spectroscope
work and is one of the best known astron-
omers of the country.
On February II grandniece of Andreas
Hofer, the renowned Tyrolese revolution
list and popular poet, who caused the first
Napoleon so much trouble, celebrated her
silver wedding. She is the wife of Anton
Holzer. blacksmith in the town of Poyns-
dorf, in lower Austria, who is now 70 years
old, but still active at the anvil.
Although the shah of Persia does not
devote penny to supporting his ambas-
sador at Constantinople, Mira Mahmoud
Khan, his representative at Stamboul has
a handsome income, raised by means
characteristically Oriental. The shah has
in Constantinople about 5000 subjects and
these are taxed for the purpose Mira
Mahmoud Khan has no reason to complain
of the arrangement, for by the help of half
dozen abe-bodied collectors he secures
an income of about 100000
1t is interesting to record that in 1896
Zola, under an assumed name, visited a
Paris clairvoyant and published three
column account of his interview. He was
informed that terrible scandal would
take place in two years time, in which he
would be involved and in the end would no
longer be able to remain in France. 4
Jew, it was further foretold, would be
mixed up in this affair, the effects of which
would be very lasting. This looks like an
uncommonly good shot on the part Of the
seer.
The herald., 1898-04-22
SPAIN HAS DECLARED WAR

Well, wonder what in thunder, she thinks
she's going to do;
Will she really loose the dogs Of war and
try to bluff it through?
Does she think that Uncle Samuel amt
got no sense at all,
To be the least bit frightened by this show
of Spanish gall?
The cantankerous little nation, let her
send her ships along,
Well sink them in the vasty deep to join
the silent throng;
Well give her just one spanking a'laid
across our lap,
And then we'll wipe her fiendish name
from off the modern map.
So all you foreign nations, that think we're
easy game,
Just step too hard upon our corns, and
Wen treat you bout the same;
We jog along good-natured like, amt easy
to excite,
But when we get agoing, you bet that we
can fight.
JAMES NJ. THIRDS.
Los Angeles. April 81. 1885,
The herald., 1898-04-22
WAR AND AN EMPTY TREASURY

During the brief debate that preceded
the vote upon the $50 900, 900 defense bill,
Mr.. Dingley boasted that this was the
only government extant that could ap-
propriate such princely sum of money
without adding to the tax burdens of
the people, since it was at that time in
the treasury, subject to the draft of the
president. The country applauded, as it
well might, for as an abstract PROPOSE
tion the money was there, although it
was borrowed money.
There was in the treasury at that time,
1925, 100000 in gold. The silver dollars are
not available, for the reason that their
representatives, silver certificates in
corresponding amounts are in circulation.
OF the gold holdings $1OO, 900, 900 consti-
tutes the reserve for the redemption of
the greenbacks and treasury notes. and
cannot be used in payment of either the
ordinary or the extraordinary expenses
of the government. The $50 000. 900 ap-
propriated for the national defense has
already been expended, or its expenditure
provided for by allotment. This leaves
but $75,000,00O in the treasury available
for the running expenses of the govern
ment. Excess Of expenditures over re-
ceipts last month was $4,000 The de-
ficit in April will be fully as great, and is
likely to be largely increased if war en-
sues, for imports will be confined to nee
essities, and customs duties will be stead
fly diminished.
Consideration OF ways and means,
The herald., 1898-04-22
Is TT NOT WARP

Doctors Of law international may be
disposed to withhold their opinions as
to whether the action Of the Spanish
ministry, in notifying the American am
bassador that diplomatic relations with
this country were at an end, and helping
him to his passports, constitutes virtual
declaration Of war. But while they are
turning over their records and searching
history for precedents, the two nations
involved regard war as an existing fact,
and look for an early exchange of shots.
Polo has left Washington. Woodford
has quilted Madrid. The North Atlantic
squadron has departed from Key West.
The flying squadron has slipped away
from Hampton Roads. The Spanish fleet
is supposed to be on it's way to western
waters, to meet the joint squadrons of
the United States. Congress is perfect
ing a measure to increase the revenue.
Legislation for the organization of an
army of volunteers is under considera-
ton, and will doubtless be enacted today.
The regulars of the United States
army are being mobilized at Chcka-
manga, New Orleans and Key West,
from which points they may be thrown
into Cuba within few hours.
If all this is not composite picture of
war, we confess to an inability to char
acterize it.
The herald., 1898-04-22

and the knees of accommodating men
were employed, for a consideration, by
those who could afford the luxury. Such
scenes ever characterize the placing of a
popular" loan in France, where every
fifth man holds government securities,
and where a nation Of patriots, largely
through such methods, has been raised
up.
Who will dare to say that Americans
are less patriotic?
The herald., 1898-04-22
Entitled to Consideration

"No one but the tramps and the impe-
cunious wants war; says Mr.. Hanna. Per-
haps So But as the tramps and the impe-
cunious now constitute majority-thanks
to the craftsmanship of Mr.. Hanna and
his confreres-their wishes are entitled to
some consideration. 1t is possibly unfortu-
nate that all of us don't own Spanish bonds.
a condition which would greatly simplify
the situation from Mr. Hanna's standpoint.
Chicago Chronicle.
The herald., 1898-04-22
ONLY Ex-oaacio Cabinet Member

Mark Hanna is the only man who ever
occupied the position of an ex-officio menn-
ber of the cabinet The press dispatches
report that he has recently become regu-
lar attendant at cabinet meetings. The
report Of the committee of the Ohio senate
declaring him to be guilty of bribery does
not affect his social and political standing
in Washington.-Louisville Dispatch.
The herald., 1898-04-22
THE JoNATHANs

The Jonathan boys are whooping 'er up
Hurrah, hurrah!
The Jonathan boys are Tipping the cup.
Hurrah, hurrah!
The Jonathan boys amt going to sup
Until they eat the Spaniards up, +,
An that will be early in the morning. :,
J. F. 3.
The herald., 1898-04-22
Mexico Is Sincere

The Mexican government will keep the
neutrality laws If it has to mobolize the
reserves. Hyperfervid patriots should re-.
member.-Mexican Herald.
The herald., 1898-04-22
Klondike Paw Lures Seamen

Although the government war vessels
are in many cases 100 or 200 men short of
their compliments and there is a loud call
for more men, the Philadelphia papers re-
port considerable exodus Of seamen from
The herald., 1898-04-22
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that port to the Pacific coast, where $40 q
month is offered in the Alaskan transport
tation business. The seamen may be
aflame with patriotism, but the $40 tips the
scale against the lower government pay,
with patriotism and sympathy for bleeding
Cuba and vengeance for the Maine disaster
thrown in.-Pittsburg Post.
The herald., 1898-04-22

The Methodist conference, in session
at Saratoga, yesterday raised aloft
banner, bearing the strange device
"Cuba Libre."
The herald., 1898-04-22

Campos rose in the Spanish senate
yesterday to inquire as to the relations
between that country and the United
States. He learned that they were
slightly strained.
The herald., 1898-04-22

An Associated Press bulletin from Key
West, received at $50 last night says:
''It Is believed now the fleet will sail in
the early morning hours" The an
nouncement that the fleet sailed at 3 p.
M Yesterday was incorrect.
The herald., 1898-04-22

What will become of the gold standard
in the impending conflict? 1t will make
test of it's efficacy, its practica bility and
its possibility. No war of magni-
tude has ever been fought with gold
money, or with other money redeemable
with gold. 1t is not the money of the
people; it Is too scarce to be the money
of any but the few. An emergency shows
the fallacy of a standard so narrow.
The growth of population, production
and commerce in this country has con-
stituted a continuous emergency, and
eemand for volume of money more
generous than can be floated on a gold
bottom. Our history since 1873 demon
strates this. The war will not weaken
the cause of bimetallism, but will
strengthen it.
The herald., 1898-04-22

Don Carlos yesterday declared: Il
will give proof that I am patriot before
l am pretender." But what is he doing
in Brussels, while his country is sweat
ing blood?
The herald., 1898-04-22

Though reluctant and procrastinating,
the president finally yielded to the pres
sure Of public sentiment and seems dis
posed to deal with the Cuban question
as liberty, humanity and national honor
demand. Will he now shake off Wall
street and submit to the wishes Of the
people in regard to financial measures
The great mass of the people want the
loan to be popular, if one becomes nee
essary; bonds issued not in large but
In small denominations. that they may
conveniently pass from hand to hand
in daily business transactions. Let sales
be made through a syndicate of the
whole people, and not one composed of
few foreign and domestic capitalists.
They desire that the requisite volume
Of currency shall be supplied by the
government directly. and not indirectly
through the banks.
The herald., 1898-04-22

If the veterans of the late civil war
are not permitted to go to the front.
as they wish, they can and will cheer on
the boys who do go. The veterans know
what war is, and the young men will
have chance to learn all about it. They
can take comfort from the fact that they
have friends at home who will earnestly
sympathize with them.
The herald., 1898-04-22

The insurgents, as was to be expected
'have refused the latest olive branch ex-
tended by Blanco.
The herald., 1898-04-22

The Herald yesterday hoisted the sig
nal, which Is destined to become famous
in the coming struggle, Remember the
Maine" Commodore Schley has de-
clared his intention to hoist this signal
on going into action, and it will surely
strike fresh fervor into every seaman's
heart. The exact reproduction of the
signal in front of The Herald Office will
be an interesting object lesson to every
man, woman and child that sees it.
The herald., 1898-04-22

The Jonathan club yesterday made a
very successful attempt to live up to
it's name
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ADVERTISED Letters.

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Petition OF draining block 10 and
II was on motion laid over 10 tht
regular meeting.
Motion made to adjourned.
C. Malmberg, Auditor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-07
Webster. s. D.. June 81, Is!

Webster. s. d., June ~, 1898.
The City Council meet in the Fireman
hall at an adjourned meeting June 9th.
1898. The following members present:
Z. W. Small, Mayor; Herman Olson, c.
Hawkiuson, j. Flagstad, John Winter,
Paul Gruby, Alderman; Henry Tegt-
meier, Absent.
The petitions for selling Intoxicating
liquors were on motion granted to
Thomas Conley, Henry Hit, julius
Flagstad, JIG. Maloney.
The following bills werepresented and
an motion allowed, by the vote OF the
Council as follows:
Herman Dixon aye, Paul Gruby aye,
G. H~awkipson aye, Julius Flagstad ays
John Winter aye, He. Tsgtmeier abs't,
E.W. Small, lumber for Mrs. But-
tons side walk LIST wnrd......... $3S %
George Mandler, Judge o. election 2 90
Conrad Sour, work on street ...,- is 10
Adams & Arthur, printing
nofiee Observation-Disclosures. 20 10
H. %. Wick or, Judge OF election. 2 90
10. ID. Landon, salary June 1898 40 90
John FURY, work on Street..... 20 90
W. +. Wilcox, salary June 1898 40 90
James Freel, work OF street,. 20 90
Chas. Wright, work On street,. II 10
George Farmer, work onstreet.. % 80
&c. G. Hart, work on street....... 10 90
j. X. Taylor Il Son work on
II 90
Lee McCartery. work on street. L 90
l.. W. Scripture, work on street. 3 90
NJ. d. Candy, work OH street.. 20 10
John Moore, work on street,. 43 %
VIM. Wilkins, work on street,. "a 20
John Cahill, work on street....... 2 20
Z. w. Small, work on street...... Ii 90
FLOYD Robinson, work on street lS 90
Ochsenreiter a. Small, mdse...... 6 40
Henry Hit. work on street"..... 9 60
Adolf Block, work on street.. II 50
Adolf Block, work on street,. 20
Petition OF draining block 10 and
II was on motion laid over 10 the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-10-27

Surely it is time for the parents of Bath
to protest Our schools have been over
crowded for years. but never before have
they been in such a condition as they are
to-day, due, of course, to the increasing
population. The education of our youth is
being stunted and their lives endangered
Think of the strides other cities have
made in this direction. Bath Times.
We might well have substituted Belfast
for Bath in the above paragraph, although
the bill of particulars furnished by the
Times indicates that the situation in the
Shipping City is much worse than it is
here. Bath has "a teachers for AS
scholars, an average to each teacher of Al
scholars, varying in the different schools
stitute a close comparison we should say
that the percentage of teachers to scholars
is practically the same in Belfast as in
Bath. The Times says further
Under such crowded conditions each
scholar can average but seven minutes per
day individual instruction. AS the ma
jority Of the above scholars are in the
,Ierfn1 how scholars nrnoress at all under
snch "Reminiscences ~
In some half dozen Of the rooms
throughout the different schools there are
moi seats enough and the scholars have to
double up or two sit in a seat made to
hold but one. Many scholars have to sit
~ tne liG4i La se"lS noie inqit are ~
chair thus having to sit in a cramped DO.
sition a good half of the time. In other
schools PuPlls are compelled to SIT around
"a Az SI5' 1n tl,is crn1ded condition tho d.
plorable sanitary conditions of many OF
the school buildings AMI what worse state
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