Manila bas oot yer fallen bat tbe Spania...

Manila bas oot yer fallen bat tbe Spaniards are in sore distress. And now Teddie Boosevelt is spoken of as a oandidate for governor of New York. The war will greatly disturb tbe caloulation8 of old politicians. It is a great pity that wben tbe roof of tbe Dniversity is xepaired the old dome conld not be plaoed back. Tbe beauty of the building was destroyed when tbe dome was removed. Onr forces are witbin tbree miles of Santiago and a decisive battle rnay be expected any day, and when it oomes no one donbts tbe effeets of American valor and energy in deciding it. Qovernor Pingree's postage bill for Jnne was $450, an amonnt larger tban the bil! for an entire term of Governor Sicb, and Ricb was not an economist either. The state footed the bill. Tbe dear people pay tbe bilis for booming Pingree. Thos. Jeflerson, who wrote the declaraton of independence, whiob we commemorate on Monday. 'was a demoorat, whose demooraoy has not been qnestioned. Incidentally we may reniatk thar he was an annexationist. aanexing the first territory to the United States, while he was president. And it may also be remarked that the anüesed territory had belonged to Spain. One of the candidatos upon the demooiatic fusión tioket is a Washtenaw connty boy and a newspaper man. It is George E. Willetts, of Marshall, editor of the Marshall News, who was bom in this oounty in 1857, and is now a candidate for member of the state board of edncation. Mr. Willitts is a former republioan bnt did mnoh to carry Calhonn connty away from its lepnblican moorings into the Bryan column in Í896. He is a man of good presenoe, a gentleman in actions and at heart and wonld make a good member of the board. Other things being eqnal, Washtenaw shonld remember her son on election day.