Nebraska Newspapers

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/ Council isiurrs : 10 1'earl street.
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Washington Ml Fourteenth Street.
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mall BCLountH 1'er-ioiml check1 ! , except on
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Oeorso T7Hcliuek , jtpcrcitarv of The Hoe
I'liullrhliiK Company , uMni ? duly sworn ,
S.IVH that Iho actual number of full and
romplrto copies of The Dallv , MornlltR.
i\cnliw unit Sunday Hee , printed during
the month of January , 1900 , was as follows.
Sec'y and Treat
Siibscrlbc-cl and sworn before mo this 1st
dnv of Kebruarj , A. D 1500
I Seal ) M. B HTNGATH.
Notiuy Public
Inltlntlve and ii'fcri'iultnu up to ( Into
lias lii'i-n i-onllned clilc-lly to Yclscr's
initiative of Hulls In tlio courts to get
the law In winking order.
In tlio popourntii ! picas Ooi'bcl 1ms
suddenly liccoino n Htati'iinan. Martyr
dom nciinently turns puttj political
bosses Into peat liuroos.
Home ciinilldntcH who bavv tliolr own
shadows josterilay might lollovv tliu cx-
aniplu of tin * ground hog and icitlic to
their bin rows for another hix weeks.
Cioverngr Taylor might justify the ad
journment of the Icglslattne to London
on the score that a state which had two
governors ought to have two capitals.
Congressman StblejS speeches : ue no
longer inaikod "Khst page , sing head"
In Uryanite papers. "Ituu of the paper"
Is the best contiact ho can niiiko with
them no\v.
With the contest In the Philippines ,
the light In South Aft lea , several revo
lutions In South Aiiicrjca. and the war
in Kentucky on his hands , tlie war editor-
Is compelled to woik oveitlme.
The ( Si-pmlr.aUon of a silver lepnbllcan
c-lnli In tills city should be an easy
matter In ono icspecl. The membership
will 1m so small that each of those on-
tolled can have at least ono club otlice.
Democrats nuisl soon despair of the
attempt to build the fence high enough
and tight enough to keep the heal all
inside. Joe Slbloy Is not only out , but
declines to be In ought Into tJio herd
again , even iefusing to come up for salt
and water.
Well , what has come between the
Commercial club and our local popo-
cnitlc contemporary that It should be
for the llrst time accused In its columns
of pla > ing in with the lalboadsV Does
the sting of Ingratitude Include the Coin-
met clal chili ?
The republican city convention does
not take place until IVbumiy KJ. That
loaves two weeks jet for new entiles
Inlo the i.u-e for all the dllleient olllccs
lo bo tilled. There Is a demand for good
men from lop to bottom and go id men
should not be backwaid about picsent-
Ing themselves.
Councilman Slnlit Is another of the
league palilols who wants to show his
patriotImn lo the lepnblic-an paity by
i milling as an Independent
against the icpnhllcan nominee. F.II-
this he has '
pioi'odonts among Patilotlc *
leagneis. League paltlollsm doc's not
cMend bojond the oillcc's.
State Lnbor Commissioner Kent
thinks his woik has been hampeied be
cause ho has not hud a branch employment
mont biiioau at Omalm. It he only had
a blanch In this cltj he would have an
o.\cnso for locating himself heie all the
year round nnd making fusion medicine
with local labor organl/atlons all the
time Instead of peilodlcally , as at
piost'iit.
Leading lepnbllcans In the state me
united In the belief that with a Miong
ticket the p.uly has nothing to fear Iroin
a thorough discussion of the Issue's In
the coming campaign. AVIth the ict-ord
of liicompeteiicy or neglect of duty
which the popociats , lij their own n--
cent admlssUns , lunc < made In Ne
braska , n thorough ailing must leilound
to the beneljt of the lopnblleans
Altorney ( "iciieral Smyth has the light
Idea In ivforrnco to The life's sugges
tion lor the reinfoicement of the su-
pi erne court by calling In unoccupied
district Judges to act In an advUory c-a-
liaclty similar to that of the xupicmo
court commissioners. No good iciibon
exists why the dlstilct judges could not
f urn It-li the same assistance now and
without further legislation that was
previously given by the supicme couit
commUsioucis
lATbHfhHEW t-
Pi piliionl McKInley hai very piopoil.v
doc-Idr-d ( lint no oatw Im * , iet ail on to
justify Intervention of tlio nntloiinl
government In Kentucky. While the
president , In common with nil good rill
yoni , deploios the state or nlfnlis there ,
lie icgilidM thi > constitution : iml Inn1 ?
of Kentucky us adequate , If they aio
respected , to a Mettlomont of tlie conflict
itnd " o long sis thote Is n disposition to
abide by the laws tlu'io will be no ex
cuse for fodoial lutei-feionee. Aecoid-
Ing to tlio icpoit of the Interview be
tween Piesldont McKlnley and repie-
sentatlvos of Kentucky In eongii" < s the
latter WPI-P ontlii-ly wtsilod | with the
altitude of the in evident.
Theio ate possible eltctimstinu-oi
under which It would be the right and
the duly of the national government
to Interpose. An Insniioetroiv which It
was bcjond the power of the anthoil-
ties of the slate to con t ml would be sueli
a circumstance , but there Is no Insur-
lection now In Kentucky. Inteiferonee
with the lognlar opetatlon of the fed-
ptnl courts , the poslal Bet vice and Inter
state cotnmeice would constitute enu r
for action by the national government ,
but nothing of this kind has occntied.
In it word , no fcdeial Ink-lost H as yet
Involved In the Kentucky contest and
consequently the goncial govoinmont
would not be .Instilled In taking any pait
In the matter.
It was u mistake , In our Judgment ,
on the pint of ( loveinor Taylor In at
tempting to draw the national govern
ment Into the controversy , lie should
have been satisfied to leave the settle
ment of the contest to Uie means pio-
vlded by the constitution and laws of
the state and we think that while he IH
unquestionably the legal governor ho
lias not .sttengthcncd himself In the good
opinion of the country by Invoking the
Interference of the national go\eminent.
Meanwhile the situation continues
critical , though there appears to be an
Impiovlng prospect that icason will pre
vail over p.isslon and that the danger
of a telgn of violence and bloodshed will
be nveited. Senator Itlackhntn and
democtatlc icpiesentatlves In congios *
fioin Kentucky have announced that
they will exert their Influence to te-
straln their political partisans , the
younger element of whom has "been
manifesting an eager deslie for a colli
sion , and If they shall do this In good
faith peacu may be piesotved. Among
the icpublicans there Is undoubtedly a
general determination to stand by (5ov-
emor Taylor , but it Is to be hoped they
will do nothing to Incite an aimed eon-
lllet. It is easy to undcustand , how-
e\er , that theie is great dlllietilty In
holding In icsttalnt the intense passion
on both sides and it would not Ite sur-
piising If this should find vent In a
sanguinary outbreak that would give
fresh significance to the designation of
Kentucky as "the dink and bloody
ground. "
.1 iro/f/ > n'i'm
As the initial skirmish of the great
battle of 11)00 ) , the impending city elec
tion Is of special iniH ] > i < aiu'i ! to repub
licans. Omaha Is a icpnbllcan city and
the lepubllcan p'arty has ainuulant ma
terial within its ranks to give the city
good go\eminent under honest , tompe-
tent and laithtnl olliceis.
Hepublicans should. howo\er , lemcin
her that party ties sir lightly upon the
rank and lilo-of the party when It comes
to ( lie choice of municipal olliceis. The
taxp.tying and law-abiding icpuhlleans
may be depended on to gl\e lo.\al sup-
poit to every candidate on the lopnh-
llcan ticket who enjoys public confi
dence , but they cannot be counted on lo
vote Indlscilmlnately for yellow dog can-
dld.ites ovfrn though nominated by ac
clamation.
The Hee has nr , disposition to lolst any
candidate upon the paity. It earnestly
deslies to see u ticket nominated which
every conscientious i-publican can vote
for. .Such a ticket , icgardless of ( action ,
will receive Its cot dial and vigorous sup-
poit.
poit.The
The trouble with mini ) lepnbllcans Is
that they do not pintcst against dls-
icputable and nototlously lotten candi
dates until after they are nominated.
The time to enler objections Is now , be-
loie the primary delegates are chosen ,
and The Hee Invites the lullest discus
sion through Its columns of the men who
me being pushed for place on the icpnb
llcan city ticket. Wo do not Invite
llbelons attacks or malicious gossip by
luesponslble parties. Hnt c.indld , fair
ciltlcism based on the leioids the men
have made , with iciisons why their nom
inations would jcopaidlxe parly success
or be detrimental to the public welfate ,
will be gl\en sp.u-e wllhln reai-onablo
limits.
MU.Mt ll'.lh < lKl
Municipal insneishlp of stiect rnll-
way.s has pio\ed a pinctlcal success in
several of the laigest cities of ( iieat
Hrltaln. It Is now on trial In a modi-
tied form In Toionto , Canada , and has
for some yeais undeigone a limited test
In the operation of the railway between
New York and Hiooklyn over the Hiools
ln biidge.
The moHt extensive and far-ieiichlng
expeilment In municipal ownership ol
slieel lallways In the country Is In pie -
pect in the construction of the pioposcd
undergiimnd rapid transit nillwuy s.\s-
Icm for fiieater New Yoik. This e.\-
peilment Injects beieial novel condi
tions thai may eventually levolutlonl/e
the ownership of the entire inllway sys
lent of ( he I'lilted states. I'nditr the
ngicement let-ently enleied hito by the
illy of New Yoik and a contincllng sii-
dlcalK the city of New Yoik will Io.ni
Its ciedlt for frirMM)0,000 : to the syndicate
li-r - a period of lll'Iy yetus , at the end of
which time It will become the owner of
the entire uipld tumult system without
the tixpendlune of a lUillur.
The pilnclplu at the foundutloii Is that
the public can borrow money nt a lower
nitii of Interest than anj citizen or pii-
vate cotporatlon und Is entitled to iho
iK-nefil of its Bitpeilor ciedlt. Nmv YolU
city Is able to Heat bonds at U per cent ,
While the contractor Is glad lo boirmv
at IVj per cent , Hy paying the city -I'-j
per cent on the vajtie of the bonilo Ishiu-il
for the load the contractor not onlj cov
ers the Intejcst , but provides u ulnklng
i fund suflliient lo pa ) the piln-lpal at
1
the end of lifty years.
, Hy the year ID.'O New Yoik City will
i thereroie own and control ( he new nn-
| detground rapid transit svstem and be
In position either to dcilve an cnotni'.us '
revenue from Its tental under resti lo
tions Instiling Mife and chenp trauspni'-
tatlon. or t > opeiate It at nominal fare
for the benellt of Its population.
The experiment will doubtless be fol
lowed by oilier Ameilcan cities as the
most ptomlslng method of bringing
about municipal owneishlp without Im
posing gteat burdens ujioti the ta.xpav-
eis or running the ilsk of heavy dellelts
by Incompetent or extravagant tnnnnco-
men I.
It goes wllhotil salng that ( lie Minn
phut could be applied to other classes of
public woiks Involving huge outlays.
T/// ; .S-JAV/M v IIIK.
1'cople who want the best paper will
read The Sunday Hee. The coming Is
sue will , as usual , lonlaln the late-it and
best foreign cable let lets , the fullest
telegiaphlc service and the most read
able I-cal news icpmN. to say nothing
of the tegular Sunday doimitmcnls and
special llter.n-y featnies.
The Illnstiated Hee Sunday will have
as Us frontispiece a line pmtr.ilt of
Judge Weaver \Vakeley , who has just
been chosen piesldenl of the newly-or
ganized Nebiaska State Hatassociation. .
Judge Wakeley also c ntilbntes by ie-
quest an nrtlcle explaining the origin
of the bar association and outlining Its
piogram and purposes ,
Of inteiest in the spoiling line is a
icvlew of the iccent Omaha-Kansas Cits
shoot , with lllnstiall'ms ' i ( 'producing
photogiaphs of the pilnclpal marksmen
In attendance , as well as snap shots at
the men In actual target practice.
"Ho\ ? the weather man pel forms his
woik" Is the subject of another timely
contribution , with plctnies showing the
local foiecaster and his assistants at
tending to the details of the Omaha of-
llce. 1'Vw ' people know just what the
weather man does to be able to tell In
advance impending changes In climatic
eindltions. This aiticle lepoits an In
terview with Foiecaster Welsh , telling
all about it.
Fiank I ! . Caipenter's seiles of Phil
ippine letteis of travel begins in this
number , under date of Honolulu , with a
description of the Hawaiian islands as
they aie In the year I'.WO. As a fore
taste of what Is to come in this excel
lent seiies , the piesent Installment
should make readers on the alert for
what is to follow. The Illustiatlons show
the public buildings and the main street
In Honolulu.
As Introductions to the prominent men
about whom we lead in the congres
sional proceedings , the face-to-face pho
togr.iphs of senatoih and icprcseiitathes
taken by Frances H. Johnston are ttik
ing novelties. The two men Introduced
this week are Senator Henry C.ibof
Lodge of Massachusetts , known as the
scholar in politics , and Geneial Chaile- ,
H. UrosM'iior of Ohio , iccognlxcil as the
principal spokesman for l'ievident Mc-
Kiilley on the floor of the house.
Among the miscellaneous subjects
treated pictoiially aie Hjoker T. 'Wash
ington , the noted negio educator who
visited Omaha last week ; the cominenie
inent of work on the new Sixteenth
stteet viaduct ; the new Odd Fellows
lodge loom at South Omaha ; the csioit
and pallbeateis at the tuneial ot the
late Ceneial T. H Stanton ; the ioin-
puny of little git Is organized asVond -
men cadets by one ot the Omaha camps ,
and several otheis.
The woman's page this week pie-
sents a novelli in the foun of a seiies
of photographs pictming the latest in
women's veils , which will be accepted
as timely hints by women who wish to
be known as well diessed In every par
tli nla r.
I .Very one concedes that The Sunday
Hee is lar above all allif-ed competitois.
! f i.oi a subscilber , Ini ) it lioin your
newsdealer or newsboy and convince
) < < uiself.
The symposium furnished b.v The Hee
piesentlng the views of the dilTeient
chaiimen of the icpuhllcan state com
mittee dining the last few yeais on the
questions of the number and time ol
slate conventions and the geneial ion-
duct of the campaign should give loxl
lor thought to loyal lepnbllcans who
want to see Nebraska biought back Into
the lopuhllcan column lit the comliii ;
year. While theicis a coiisldeiable dit-
lereiice 41 ! opinion expicised In these
communications , theie Is a ceitaln una
nimity about the necessity ol an c.uly
and active campaign ( or a ticket mail. '
up of men who'-e iccord and exprMlemv
commend them lo popular favor. A
fice Intel change of views on subjects ol
such vital importance to the paity can
not tall to prove benellcial.
Nebiaska's slate labor commissioner
admits In his icpul that the employ
ment bin CM u lias been able to Und woik
for all the laboieis who applied , but
that not many applied. He ascilbcs
thU to the location of the olliie nt the
bnican. Thinking people will attribute
the scat city of applications to the fact
that labor has been alile to llnd cmplo.v-
mciit without Inletventlon of the
authorities. In order to llnd much In
do the bureau should adjiitrn until
deinociatic times , if such should over ,
by any misfortune , come upon the
country.
The statement of an nnglluli clcig.v-
man that Pretoria was piovlsloned for
two years , added to the known fact that
the Boers have a huge supply or ammu
nition , d'cs not lend encoiuagcmenl to
the view that the war In South Alih-a
Is to be speedily let minuted. The town
Is stiongl ) fortllled , and with the stub
born chaiactcr of the Moors It Is evident
the piesent year may not see the end
of the struggle If It Is continued until
one or the other of the pintles Is ox
hansted ,
Some of thy candidates for council arc
Mild ( o have cncotmteied dllllculiy In
scouring the icqulslte names of tift.v
voters icgistercd In ( heir own paity on
the petitions piovldlng for the mibmls
bl u of their candidacies at the primary
election. The councllinanlc landldalc
who cannot llnd lift ) backets ought 11
pull out.
. I'roinoto
* * \ViiKlilriKioti 1'o-it
When It comes to running Instead of RUU-
ulng for liberty Agutnaldo holds that a level
rice Held hdnts a kopje nil to pieces
'I'lliI nniliillrrntfil ( inolicr.
Chicago Tribune.
Four mlllloiiB bimlicls of peanuts are used
annually In this country. In behalf ot the
peanut U can be aald that no successful
adulteration of It has ever yet been sprung
upon the public
Out- superior \\ntx ,
Indlannpolls 1'ieis.
Americans no longer luvc an > tight tn
Hhnkc their bends nnd smile , In n superior
vvny over the political troubloi of the Trench
nnd the triniiiR riots in which the volatile
1'nrlslans otcasldnaili' mingle. Not In many
ycitr.s has Trance been so daikcned b > dla-
jjrase und bloodshed ns Is KcntucKy.
> 0t III M'lMl of '
Hostou Tranwilpt
Geiman oillccrs with the Doers , \vrlthiR
to friends In thla countrj , say that , \\hllu
they went to tho'Transvaal to bo teachers ,
they find that thrio Is little for them lo
teach , but a good denl for them to learn
Gunnal Jouboit understands the men he
has to lead and Is lee \vl e to attempt to
curb thcli enthusiasm by trying to tcaoh
them nc\\ methods In the midst of vvat
\\iir MnvliiiN IP I" Dale.
New York World
Trust lu God and got the best guns
God In tipt to be on the side of the strong
est positions
Uniforms do not make soldiers , nor does
gold lace make generals.
After a raid prepare against an invasion
Thrice 1 ? ho armed who can shoot straight
at long range
To underrate jour enemy ll > even more
foolish than to over into .vourself.
Men who prepdio for battle b > sajlng
ptajers and singing psalms must not be
despised because they seldom take a b.Hli.
Fighting colored races who wear onlj a
broechclotli or pajamas Is a different propo
sition than lighting Dutchmen who wear
homespun trouscis nnd c.niy Mausers.
iiS IN W\H.
Hciston Her.ihl : The death roll In South
Africa la long enough , but we must hc.uKeii
back to our own civil war for the ntoi > of
great carnage on the battlefield. At Get
tysburg more men were Killed than In an >
other battle of the itvll v\ar , 3,070 union
soldiers fell , 2)52 ! ) confederates , a total of
5,562 , and those who died of wounds arc not
Included. The total federal death list of
the war wna J.V. > , o2S , the lonfedcrate losses
amounted to 133,73. > The bloodiest battle
of the Franco-Prussian war was Giavelotte ,
wheio the Germans lost 4,41 ! ) killed and
mortally wounded , the French much less ,
though no figures are kept , the total Ger
man losses of the war were 28,277 killed
and died of wounds , the total Trench losses ,
though creator , are not known. The loser
In a war eeldom has accurate records.
Philadelphia Times Hullei's ictreit
across the Tugela Inevitablj recalls , to those
old enough to remember it , Uurnsldc'o ro-
crosslng of the Rapp.thanuock aftei his
dreadful failure at Trederlcksburg The at
tempt at Splonkop was not so desperate as
Uurnslde's Insensate attack upon the left of
the confcdcrafe line on Mayne's helghtb , that
sacrificed 8,9QOtmen needlessly and without
' '
icsult The 'tj'rillsh losses are horrible to
lead of , but itllop < Mem almost trivial when
we rememberT na iiumbers the Army of the
Potomac lett' B'eJttgd on that bloody field
nurnsldo's MoWejiisjt Fjoderlcksburg were
12,613 , and tHe * con federate IOOTCH LSI I And
Trederjcksburjijui3. not one _ of the great
battles of the war It was only one of those
terrible e\perlencfes by which we Hlowlj
learn the gravity of the ta k that had been
so lightly undertaken
Springfield Republican The desperate po
sition of the British garrison In badjsmlth ,
which Is a hollow surrounded by hills , ic-
calls the surrender of Harpcis Kerry , with
11,500 federal soldiers , to Stonewall Jack
son In September , ! Sfi2. The military post at
the Kcrrj was in a deep ravine anil was
commanded on three e'dcs by steep moun
tains. Jackson gained the heights r.iid made
quick nnd easy game of the garrison with
all the wai material collected there Horace
Grcelcy , In "Tho American Conflict , " ex
pressed picturesquely the popular feeling ot
the day by writing "Malleck's Insisting
that Harpers Keny should bo held , after he
knew that the icbel army had crospcd In'o
Marjland , is one of trc pules so fic-
qupntly exhibited in the stiategy of that
generalissimo , which must find their solu
tion In Rome higher , subtler and moio leis
urely oxlntonco. " The Brltlhh eeem to have
their Halleck.
i , nitirT.
Utah will hold an election on AptII 2 to
fill the congriHslonal seat .Mr. Roberts
hought to warm
Rhode Island Is tl'o Hist of the statro lo
hold a general election In lt 00 , when a gnv-
ernoi and other officers will be voted for.
The democratic national committee will
meet in Chicago on Washington's birthday to
determine the place of holding the next na
tional convention.
GiIdbiiK demonatlc nowspnpcis aie ready
to Join Ilourkc Cocknm In crawling umlei
the democratic canvas if given ie.inon.ible
assurance that the family silvers aie Is
kept out of eight.
Milwaukee IH shaking a purse of $ G,000 to
attract the democratic national convention
Kansas City hat ) $5,000 In Its ted ; for the
bame puiposo. Democratic mamigeiH will
revel in ilover piosently.
Theio hi a been a aon city In Massachu-
retts hlncn January 1 the former town of
Melrctie It has a ma > or , seven aldermen-
at-largo and two ward aldermen from
each ward , making one board of twent-ono
aldermen
The Junior senator from Alabama In point
of sei vice , hut not In yeais , In IMinnnd W.
Pettus , who la 78 yeais of ago. Ills tlmo ex
pires on Maich 4 , 1D03 , In which jc-ir he will
attain his 82d birthday. Ills pi ddrcejsor , now
70 , was 77 at the close of hf | teim In 1897.
There are fifteen Insurance men In the
Mis."achuhHtH ; legislature this year , two phy-
, tup fishermen , ono Janitor , a v.Ino
merchant , a utuier , a laundijnuin. a silver-
11 plater and one statesman , who gives his oc
cupation as "superintendent of heinlimry
grounds. "
The cltv f Chliago has nou , ' ! ,000
eloctrtu lompb for purprjri of Illumination ,
an InrrcaHs of 1,000 over the number of a
> cnr ago As the territorial boundaries of
Chicago are extended from time to tlmo
the icqulrcmonts of public lighting aie
Increased
Politicians of Philadelphia , who ihecr-
fully guaranteed { 100,000 for the expenses
of the republican national convention weie
not quite so gay when called upon to put
down the cast ) Very little of the amount
has been raised , and envious ilvals cruelly
hint that tbo Quakeu unloaded a gold brick
U la pointed out that In the distribution
of chairmanships of the Fifty-sixth house
of icproaentatlvtu1 committee * Ohio U not
the most favored state. Ohio has four chair
manships , Illinois 8 , New York 5. Pennsjl-
vania 4. Iowa 5. Maine 2 , Vermont 2 , Minnesota
seta 3 , .New Hampshire 1. Massachusetts 3 ,
Connecticut 3 , California 1 , Kansas 2. Wis
consin 2 , Nebraska 1 , Michigan 4 , Indiana 1.
Missouri 1 Oregon 2 New Jersey 2 , South
Dakota 1 Rhode Island 1 and Murjl.uiJ 1
No southern tate has a chairmanship
' KHVIl < IvVH I'OMTIl , IHUiKin.
t Philadelphia Record The fuel that Oocbrl
1 Is one of the worst politicians before the
'American publicnnd one of the most dan
gerous , unscrupulous bo ( * e In the country ,
should not be considered In the cnse nt nil ,
except Insofar ns kt makes clear to every
body the danger which nefrmarlly will fol
low when the people permit sueh reckleis
and unworthy men an Gocbcl to gain the
'power nnd Influence to arouse violent ( ns.
slous h > the exercise of unscrupulous par
tisanship.
j Springfield Republican U Is Idle to place
i the entire icsponslhlllt } for till * bloodshed
j upon the strained status of Kentucky poli
tics , foi other commonwealth * have passtd
through partl an controvcrslis over rtli of
fice without resoit to n isoln.iUon Th
shootlin ? of Mr ( Soebel i faults Hot from
political tension so much as fiom the spirit
of Inwlestiiess which the unlveiPiil nletol
habit and the prevalence of Ijnch hw have
blown ns H dark cloud over the civilisation
of the state.
New Yoik World : Goebel beeitniP con
spicuous by making himself an as. assln
He- plotted la mal.c himself govcrnoi of
Kentucky by the assassination of lefirenen-
tatlvo government under the cover of a
cunningly unjust tnstem of laws of hl.s own
devising. There was n counter plot to de
feat him In this assassination by the counter
a sapHlnntlon of that which Is even more
fundamental than repicsentatlve government
eoclnl 01 del Itself YoMerdn } In the very
hour of his evil triumph he was assassinated ,
fulling apparently mortally wounded Into tin-
arms of two of hl.s friends , one n notorious
assassin , the othei a notorious bravo.
Washington Pc t Goebel s u sntlnnt ha- ?
not even the pool merit of open attack Ho
did not emulate the hoodlum who faces his
enemy In full view Ho shot from cover ,
from ttc.u'hcroiis ambush , and ho was , nt
heart nnd In Intention , as craven and Us
cruel an assassin ns ever figured In the
chronicle of crime. No cause can prosper
upon such \vlcKcd methods No good end
can be .served through the operation of such
Infamous machlnerj We have no right to
assume that the opposition to Goohel had
any pait In or guilty knowledge of this
frightful deed. Hut we arc quite sure that
that opposition will be Injured In the public
mind and that Infinite harm to all worthy
Intelifts will be Its evil fruit
Indlannpolls Press All this but em-
phnslres what wo said a day or two ago ,
that It Is "a time for cool counsel , " n time
for submission to law us It stands. There
will he tlmo enough for Jtistke to be clone
bj legal methods The thing to do now is to
prevent further violence und preserve the
fabric. If not the dignity , of popular gov-
cinment In Kentucky H Is a time for
reckless jotith and fuilous manhood to be
taken quietly hy the houlder and sent
home , to stay until hot blood has time lo
cool nnd excited binlus have time to think
rationally U is possible that the appalling
shock of this dastardly crime may have the
effect of sobering men's judgments Let us
hope that this much of good may come of
gicat evil.
Baltimore Sun The situation In Kentucky
exemplifies anew the e\lls of bosslsm In
politics There is an Irreconcilable conflict
between good government and bosslsm and
until the people of Kentucky put an end to
political despots thej will alwajs be exposed
to the intriguer nnd the lawlessness of dei-
perato men But Uolent measures are not
necessary. Murdei Is not required to con
vince Kcntucklaim that boss rule Is a
tjianny of whdh they should rid them
selves If they would preserve their liberties
under .1 republican formof government
When they fully appieclate the enormltj of
the crime Involved in the deliberate suppress
slon or subversion of the nlll of the ma
jority the > will nnd an ample lemedy In the
ballot box Honeht election laws , enlight
ened public sentiment and independence in
\otin = ; will dcstioy any boss systemthi1
was over devised to thwart and nullify the
will of the people.
1-111312 TJIVDU WITH I'OIITO HUM ) .
l'pril | ' \Iiiir I'rolilrni I | > ( o C n rcNs
for Si > tt | < > incii ( .
Buffalo Uxpiess Crop )
Both the president In his messige and
the secrctaij of wai In his annual lepoit
recommended free trade with Porto Rico
H was thougit that settled the attitude of
the administration Apparently the argu
ments of the opposition have made considerable
erableImpiesslon on the president , nnd it
is now said he Is willing a nominal rail
of duly should be Imposed on Poito Rlcan
pioductH The senate committee on Porto
Rico is favoiablc to a nominal duty , while
Iho house wi > s nnd i-ncans committee It
for free trade There Is a prospect of n
sharp contest over this question H ma >
prove to bo tlie most Intelestlni ; topic
brought up in congicss nt this session
The. Washington correspondents differ as
to the reasons for Imposing n nominal dtltj
Some call It protf tlon It cannot he that
A meiely nominal ad valorem ilut ) would
not allord enough proteotl n to be worth
while If a piotcctlonlEl , duty Is to be put
on Porto Rlc-nii products'it must bo Inigt
enough to protect , and oven the present
general intes , especially on Htigai , nio no
largo enough fci that Wo have to pay
bounties In addition lo the tariff piolcctlon
In 01 dci to produce sugar In this country.
Another explanation Is that a duty Is de
sired to vindicate the contention that Porto
Rico Ib not under the coiiBlltution of thi-
Unite 1 Stnteb and not , therefore , entitled to
fice tiado with the United States Thai
sounds puerile The supreme coint mus
settle the constitutional qucstio-i. It would
bo reflecting on the intcgrltj of the court U
Mipposci that its doclhlon could ho affected
by the deslio of HiistalnliiK a political | iolliv
The Kuiiblblo plan would be to follow Hiicli
decisions ns have been made , put Poilu
lUum pioduclu on the fieo Hat foi tlio
piohcnt and await the decision of n test
case If the court holds that the totiEtltu-
tlon clous not apply to Poito Rico , congress
can then Impoho siuh duties as It thinks
deslmble. In the meantime the Poito Rlc-ins
will have been canlcd over the lliHt pinch
of the hard times icsultlng fir.m annexation
r.-nd the RIO it tcinpc t and will bo lu better
posltlcn to adapt themselves to new condi
tions By the coureo now being followoj
nn enormous amount of claims \\lll bo piled
up ngnlnst the United States In iniio thu
court should decide that the constitution
applies to Porlo Rico. It Is ahvnjB harder
to pay a claim for the Illcgil collection
of a tax than lo fall to collect the tax In
the first plate The ttrungest argument of
nil , however , Is the humane one. Wo aiu
driving the Porto Rlcans to ruin und starva
tion by den > ing them access to our markets
So long fin there Is n doubt an tnhat the
constllutlon requites , wo should glvo the
benefit of the doubt to humunll ) nnd chitj
To thu KxprcaU seems a monstrous
proposition ihat the United States can own
nny land which IP noi u pail of it , that the
c-cngrcbs or president of this republic can
govern any people without reference lo the
fundamental law which created congress and
piealdent and defines their dutleu If three
things ara possible under our constitution.
It Is no less monstrous that they tdiould be
done In practice We have no right to per-
n'It our government to exercise paweia over
othmhvblch wo would not permit It to
exercibo over ourcolves. Having raised tlio
United Slate * ( lug over Porto Rico , we
hove n < J more right to protect Florida and
Louisiana from Poito Illcan competition
than we have to pi meet New England from
Georgia competition If It luvolven too
great a sacrifice of our domestic Internets lo
treat Porto Rico at a part of the United
States then the onlv honorable course Ie lo
haul down our flag and deal with It lib an
Independent nation thrown by the fortunes
ot war uron our protection
' OTlir.lt I.VMS TIIVN Ot Its.
With regard to the frequent rumors thai
Rinslii 18 meditating come sort of nntl-Urit-
Mi aMinn In I'crsli It nny he worth notlhK
that the St Petersburg Novo > e Vrorcn'n ,
which In supposed to iccelve hints from the
Russian foreign office , said only a few cl.tjs
ago that Russia would not commit the
blunder which she Is Invited to tnake by the
German press the blunder , that Is. of com
promising her freedom of action elsewhere
bv too deeply engaging herself In Persia
.That would be repenting the mistake of the
occupation of Port Arthur after the ills-
closnro of Oermanj's action In Kino Chou.
the embarrassing result of whlrh political
Indiscretion was that , while Russia was bur
dened with nnxlct ) nnd expense , ami her
freedom of action In other parts of the world
serlousl ) crippled , Germany wns on-
nblcd to complete her diplomatic Inroad Into
Aslu Minor without opposition. The Novoyo
Viemyn then ROW on to any that RusMa
"should be careful to restrain her nctlvlly
In Pel sin within such limits ns will not hti-
pedu the wider fiecdom of nttloh which she
may desire lo ex rt nt any moment , to safe
guard hei more vital Interesls In the itsnr
Hast "
*
Although theie wns a good dual thin \vns
comic In the conducl of the- paw era In
settling the nffnlrs of Crete , It nppc.1rs
thnt the condition ot the Island has realty
been very greatly Improved A correspondent
of a London newspaper , not an organ of the
government , gives a vcr > favorable account
of the progress made under the govern
ment of Prince George He SBJS Ihat since
public affairs have been administered \vlth
common Justice and honesty , Christians and
Mussulmans have been living In harmon )
Not only they , but man > of the Cretan Mus
sulmans who emlgiatcd at first have re
turned to enjoy tbu benefits of n rule fur
preferable lo Ihat of the Turks In Asia
Minor Meanwhile , the mountaineers have
surrcudeted their aims , and a force of 1,200
gendarmerie has been found silfllcleut to
keep order In a countrj Hint wad s-cthlng
In turbulence a short tlmo ago The cor
respondent goes on to declare that , In his
opinion , the present political experiment In
Crete should bo allowed to continue long
' enough for the Cretans to acquire better
political moials than Uie molher country
can bo.iKt of Ho thinks thnt If the union
of the two countries Is Judiciously deferred
Crete will bo nblo to teach Giccce some
salutnry lessons In the art of government
when It docH ultimately take place.
* A *
Tor some time past minors have come
f l oin Cairo to Iho London pi ess that Iho re-
lallons between the khcdive ot ligypt and
hl.s nominal master , the sultan of Tut key ,
had become Intensely strained H soclhs
thnt the trouble began when Ohazl Ahmed
Mukhatar Pasha , Iho Turkish high commis
sioner in Egjjjl , wrolo to the sultan a frank
letlcr regarding the necessity of certain re
forms In Turkey , and was promptb dis
missed for his Impertinence When the
khedlve , Abbas Pasha , heard of the
dismissal , he caused It to be Intimated
to the sultan tint Iherc was reallj no cause
for punithlng Mukhalnr Pasha , na he had
only expressed the views of all the Moham
medans In Egypt , who , without distinction ,
were most anxious to sec reforms Introduced
tlnoughcut the empire. The khedlxe's mes
sage closed with the remark thai. In his
opinion- the beet way of raising Iho prestige
of Islam In Curope would be to take the ad
vice offered by the high commissioner. Since
Ihls outspoken m simge , It Is said , the rela
tions between the sultan and the khedlve
hae become to strained that Ihc former Is
contemplating deposing Abbus Pasha It Is
believed in Cairo , however , that Greit Brit
ain would not permll such Inlerfcrcnce with
the Egyptian go\ eminent
* * *
Some curious and Interesting facts in con- _
ncctlon with English trade unions are ecu- j
taincd In a icpoit of Iho Board of _ Trade , |
which has Just been Issued 11 appears thnt
In 1808 there wns a decrease of forty In the
total number of trade unions , due to amalK.i-
mallonn as well ns lo dissolutions On the
other hiind , there wan nn Increase by several
hundieds lu the niimbei of branch unions
The growth In Ihc memboishlp of Irade
unions fell from 8 pel cent In 1S07 lo 2 per
cent In 18' 8 a phenomenon which la lit-
tilbuted to n decline In thu membership of
the ullway group of unions. Unregistered
bccletlrs Include more than thi co-quartern
of the total members and more than twoI I
thlrdH belong to the building , mining , shipbuilding - '
building , metal , engineering nnd textile j
trncles A considerable number of unions , j
chiefly relating to the. textile trades , admit I
fcnmlo members , nnd Home , but very few , I
arc- wholly feminine. During 1818 there was '
a decrease alike lu the income nnd In the '
expenditure of the principal unions , as com- j
paicd with the figines for the previous jeat i
This was due , apparently , to the effect of
the gieat engineering stiike The report
gives some noteworlhj figures In regard tc >
outla > . It enows that In seven years , out of
a sum of noirly 11,000,000 , about dO per
cent was expended on frlendlj and benevo
lent purpceeH , 2i per cent on disputed pay
and the remainder on working expenses
The total amount of the funds held bj the
irlnclpal unions appears to be Increasing
At ll'c end of 18r2 | it was about in shilling' !
n member , in 1807 It h.id i cached the sum of
2 guineas , lu IS)8 ! ) It was a little ovct ( id
shillings ? .
The Kusfclan adinlnlhtiatlr.il . In Finland
lias Just Introduced further icstilctive and j
icprcsslvo measures for dealing with the |
Tlniiish prci-8 A fine of f)00 mniks Is to |
lo litipi sed foi nn > attempt to elude a pro- j
hlbltlou to publish The light IK given the
gcnornoi general to demand n change of
the icpprnslhlo publisheis on pain of supI I
iicsslon of the Jouinal. A consultative com-
mltteo on picds affnlrx , which Is to Include
i cf nsoi 'h bureau , composed of six memberh ,
li 12 nlBo been nppclnlcd by the governor
genornl Moieovci , the Tlnnlsh Join mils
may not publish Imperial decisions until
tho/ have appealed In the government or
gans , not the doings of scientific hoclotlc's ,
confeiriucb , public- speeches , not commei-
clnl affairs without having first obtained the
ccvisent of the governor genoinl.
* *
Piobably thu HtattiH of the British army
In tlu matter of racial representation has
not cimiigc'd greatly elnco .Jant-'ui > i , isiis.
On ( hut dale , out of 212 308 oaVets and men
( onstlltitlnR the British regulnr rm > 1 *
fififi vvert' nnllves of PnglAtul. ItMSS were
horn In Scotland and 26.3N crc born In
Irelnml Of the icst S.J7S were "natives ot
India nnd the colonies 14i forelRnrrn ami
the nativity jf 2.SSI wns not leportcl It
will bo Rcen that rather 1N thvi 1. . per
cent of British iuliUwnrrc 'rlsn- ' not 113
per cent , as might hive been pxpc'ted froro
ibe culORlums which their countrymen hn\
passe 1 upon them as the mainstay of Brit
Isli mllltnr } power If Gient Brllnln limit
It clinic- Hit now to obtain rcrrulls In Ire
land Ji probablv Is neither surprised no
discouraged In view of the slight contribu
tions Ireland bus foi > ears made to tut
strength uf tinicgulnr nrm >
I.OOKIMl IIVrKWUtl ) .
\HmtNKu of lnj
mill
.1 Hlerllng Mortem Conservative
When The Conservative first settled upon
Nebraska prairie In 1S5I flip covole wns a ,
majority of the animal world along the west
bank of the Missouri A little further
tt > nnrdfl sunset , Just bejond wheie Mnoolu ,
embellished with fitntcsincn , enlt wcllx. uni
versities and the ponltontlnr ) . now flout -
Ishes. were vnsl herds of buffnlo , bnnds of
Innuiucrnhte nnlclopo und grenl dtovca cif
deer But Ihe cooli > wns discontented
There v\ns not enough meat , per capltn , la
cli dilation from bin wolfish and Indolent
standpoint erf view. The1 to > oto wns the
original wnlklng delegate. Ho nevei worked
except to destio } . Ho never sought nn > Job
except n Job ot feeding , eating , dcvoniing
something which ho did not earn. And
even when his stomach was full of stolen
food he would uncomfortably scat himself
on a knob of pinirle and raining his wicked
c > es and bid llttlo face towards heaven ,
like n populist orntor talking of the money
octopus bowl his discordant discontent nt
the starry skies. The coyote was the primi
tive populist and original howler of No-
biaska But he perished from the earth.
He. could not fatten on discontent. The
politicians who Imitate tjio co > oto will like
wise vanish from sight nnd llko him only bs
remembered as a nulsnnce.
TVIIT Tiuriis.
ritlcitro Post"Oh Poll.v ! What n . lvl-
Ish hat1
"Isn t it sweet" Jack dimmed It for mo
at our mUlhu'ij church social"
Indianapolis Join mil : "What do vou think
of the ostrich as a democratic campaign
blrd ? "
"Just the thlnir1 Theostilch , jon know ,
has a more imwerfnl kick than a hort-e "
Uetiolt Journal "Pahson Johnslng. ' re-
niarkecl the good Mrs Waslilncton upon re
turning1 home fiom set vices , "ho prciu-h to-
dav on < Ic lex" , 'Tek no thawt ol > termorrcr'
nue = s lie done p'poso hubbln' de VMishln'
did Toosd ys' ' "
Washington Star "H seems to me. " said
the diplomat , "thai there Is s-omethliiK to
be walil on both sides of this ciuestlon "
"Ma e so" answcrod the Boer teneral
"But jou'll bine to gel somcbodv else to
faV' It I'm not talking ; these dnjs. "
Chicago Record " .Miss BliiR. nhy do you
i-efupp to marrv me' ' "
"BecntiRe. vou me In the dry ccioils bim-
Iness nnd I'd never have a chance to wkk
up bargains at other shops
Philadelphia Pi ess "That's a funny habit
the ostrich has of sticking his /bill / In the
K iml. ' remarked the monkey
"Ye * ? , ' snlckerecl the laughlnp hyena. "If
he has sum ! enough lo cover the WII why
doesn't he pay If '
Detioit Journal Finn Citizen of the Re
public l'.indldlv , did % ciu nee nnv iea on
\\liy thc > rluireh should be exempt from tax
ation ?
Second CltUen of the Republic Well , the
chinch Is \ civvc.ilthv. . jou know
l'lc\eland 1'laln Dealer. "See here , mv
sou , tell mehonestlv , don't jou consider
clgaiettc MiiokliiR Injurious ? "
"Koi n mini of your age , yes , daddj
don't becln "
Dollolt I''reo Press. "How did \oti llko
lhu.M > iiili | ny c oncer -ij'ked-the t JOUIIR
woman
"Well , " answered it IIP youngin in , "It's
hftter than u KOOC ! many shows IJvo scon
Intclv There wasn't anything suggcstlvo
lu U ' ,
Indianapolis Pre .s : JMIss Piihsay Though
I do saj so I bad a lepulnltoa as a beauty
when I wtis 3,0111 .IBP.
The Other Glil-Oh. no doubt , lint stand
aids of bcaiitv have had so much time to
change since then
( Philadelphia Press Bob I'm a victim of
that faithcuic myself.
Billy-How oV
Bo1 ! ) 1 li-nt pooi Di\p J10 to pa > his men-
tnl healer , and In- died
A C\SIJ OK TIT KOIl TXT.
Uenvcr 1'ost
He'd pupped ( lie vital question , her answer
had been pioinpl ,
And on his bieiiHt wns glued her little
bend.
While tlnoiii ; ] ! their Icive-tliilllcd bosoms
HIP god of raptinc lomped ,
AH swlfth on the happy moments sped
Then turning up her Klancc-s to mlnglo
with his own
This iiiurj | at In r darling ; one she shoved
Her accent half u dove coo and half u
doubtful moan :
"Am I the only gill you evei loved ? "
Ho swallowed a lump that nrosp In his
nock.
Ills fncp wore n second-hand blush
Ills \olc < > seemiid ,1 sad unavaUublo
" rei' ' :
itpfiiHliii ; to linnlsli HIP hush ,
And Into her ejes came a Dicker of
M.llll , i
H -r lips pursed in iiucstlonlng pout
And ( itilckly she Hied the name mieiy
iiBiiln ,
Her bosom all rldcllejl with doubt
Then came an liiKilriitlon | like lightning
from the skies ,
HIM hcilrt rc'trenled to Its usual place ,
HP sent his counter glances deep down Into
her eyes , .
The hoi. robo-tlntcd blushes quit hln face
l.lko letiltmtlvc music- the painful sentence
rii
And struck her pinky ears with cruel
Mini
AH uulPlly ho HHkeil hn : "Am T the only
inn--
You ever fired Unit old oiiiiiindiuii ) at ? "
She snuggled nKuIn awful close to his
llU'.iHt ,
Thci heat of her bliiHhcH he felt
Clear tlirougli his shirt front and re-
VPrhlblo vest
Till IKI thoiiKht thej vvciiild blister Ills
pelt.
And IIP grinned like u llcml from ndown
the dark stalls
Whc'ro the red ( lie nnqiienehably
IJlfllH ,
And they handled Ihclr Kiibseciucnt
HparkliiK ulTiilis
Without fiulnif In hind the leluiim
The Absolutely Pure
Made from Grape
Cream of Tartan * .
' \
Baking powders made from alum and other
harsh caustic acids are lower in price , JDtrt
inferior in work and injurious to the stomach.
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