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STATIJMIJ.VI' OF CIItTIATl(N.
Slalo of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
Ocnrgo U. Tzschuck, secretary of TJto Heo
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
nays that tlio actual number of full and
complete copies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening Mint .Sunday lire, printed during
tlio month of January, 19C0, was as follows:
1 ui.ihiu it :!.-.,'-"
2 i:i,r,:io an, no
3 i,7o 19 :ut,:t.so
4 l!l,70 20 !i5,7B5
5 ai,7i 21 us.iio
6 1:1,1)10 22 23,010
7 2,-,S70 23 25.NIO
8. ...,...,. .2 I.70O ,24 25,r.'IO
9 21,710 25 2.".,7ir.
10 ,.2 4,0'JO 2(1 23.HIO
II 21,750 27 25.080
12....; 02, 1(10 2$ 20,.:i.'
13 2.-..7IO 29 20,220
14 20.710 30 27,(:tO
15 2.-.,:tao 31 20,020
III 21,1)110
Total NOO.HH.T
Less unsold and returned copies.... O.H72
Net total salen 70 1,0 1 :t
Net dally average 2.'., dir.
a, B. TZSCHUCIC,
Hec'y nnd Tron.
Subscribed nnd sworn beforo mo tills 1st
dnv of February, A. r. 1900.
(Seal) M. H. HtJNOATE,
Notary Public.
Kvery Itoer Kenernl seems to lt( n
military stralrcy hoard onto himself.
The Initios up In tlio Nelirnska hart
lands arc the kopjes frliiKlns the Amor
lain veldt.
The east and south are having it taste
of blizzard weather. Snowbound east
erners should lake. Horace Greeley's
advice and come west.
Colonel Itrynn Is slated for a turkey
hunt. In Florida this week. Hut while
looking for gobblers we may be sure
he will not overlook anything In the
nature of a vote.
Of course democrats who have been
made the foot ball of machine politics
are expected now to cry out "machine"
at tin; republican city ticket. That was
only to be expected.,
Senator (Murk of Montana admits that
he paid out $115,000 to laud- Hint sen
atorship and Insists that all of It went
for legitimate campaign expenses. Hen
ntor Clark lnnst have been an easy
mark.
The democratic organ falls to print in
lis account or the republican city con
vention the text of the platform adopted
on which the candidates stand pledged.
Is it afraid to print tho republican plat
form V
Tho Gorman oflieial organ published
at Berlin contains :t report tint t the
United States laid seized Wake Island.
The German organ must havo been
asleep or it would have waked up to
that fact long ago.
'Republicans talking loudest against
the republican candidate for mayor are
men who have been favored wltlt ap
pointments by hjm and hayo shown
their Ingratitude by making common
cause with his enemies.
The competition for the loottlon of
the populist national convention Is grow
ing warmer, but It Is noted thnt no city
is offering any big premium to secure
the prize. Tickets to tho sideshow never
soli for ns much as tickets to the big
circus tent.
The Niitlonal Association of Uutter
niakers Is about to hold forth at the
slate capital. The members attending,
however, will Ilnd bread and butter are
obsolete fare at the state house, hnvlng
been completely supplanted by tho fu
sion pie diet.
As mayor or Omaha during the Trans
mississlppl exposition Frnnk K. Moon's
did as much If not more than any one
man to make visitors take away with
them a good Impression of the city. That
nloue has been worth thousand's upon
thousands of dollars to this community.
Mayor Moores Justly leasts thnt he
lms been the poor man's mayor and
that no one has come to see. hlin, how
ever lowly, who has not been accorded
an audience autl who has not received
.oich assistance as the executive of the
city could give. Tho poor man's mayor
Is the poor man's servant.
As usual the populists have sur
rendered to tho democrats In the makeup
of their local ticket by turning every
thing over to the latter In return for
meaningless declarations against tele
phono and gas companies and promises
of appointive Jobs sliould the conglom
erate ticket by any chance succeed.
The defuneto caudidato for U. S. .
has undertaken to get even with Stale
Auditor Cornell by installing Fdgar
Howard as his successor. Howard
thought he was nominated for governor
two years ago, but held on to his Job
as county judge nndjs now ready to
accept the comparatively humble pos.
Hon of auditor. If the sting of Ingrati
tude can laud a man In otlice Mr. How
ard ought to bo amply supplied with
the raw material.
A llOMKOt'AlinC TIIUST t CUE.
(Jovernor Uoosovelt Is nhont to trans
mit to the New York legislature a novel
scheme for ctirldiij,' the power of cor
lmnite combinations and monopolies.
HeCuKiilzlnj; the Irrepressible, tendency
to concentration In commerce nnd In
dustry, he proposes tho revision of the
general Ineoriwratlon laws of the state
of New York on the theory that tho
trust has come to stay ami must be
dealt with us a controllable factor In
the Industrial evolution. Instead of
placing barriers In the way of corporate
expansion and coutlscatlon, Governor
Koosevelt proposes to repeal all laws
that obstruct or restrict corporate en
terprise and activity, jtolni: so far even
ns to outbid New Jersey and Delaware
In this direction.
The only restriction to be Imposed
upon trusts and syndicates Is publicity.
Unfortunately the publicity contem
plated by Governor Roosevelt would
protect only the stock Jobber and stock
holder, without nffordltiK any protection
to tho public. The searchlight of pub
licity would only be turned on the books
and records of the corporations at the
request of stockholders, but fictitious
capitalization would reinahj covered up
nnd the worst evils of the present sys
tem would remain uncurbed. In other
words, Governor ltoosevelt's sugar
coated homeopathic trust euro would
relieve the corporate combines from ex
isting restrictions nnd taxes without
diminishing their power for mischief.
fjxortxn w'ATvnim hvssia.
In the Itrltish parliament a few days
ago reference was made to the recent
movement of a largo force of Russian
troops In the direction of Herat, regard
ing which tho earl of Klmberley said
that If It was not menacing It showed
that iKisslbllltles of the future were not
absent from the Russian mind. In the
course of bis reply for the government
Salisbury said that ho could not enter
upon the motives that guide the Russian
government, nor the course It Is likely
to take. There Is reason to think, how
ever, that the Itrltish government feels
no little sollcltudo respecting the action
of Russia and is vigilantly watching
that country.
This Is clearly Indicated In Mie press
dispatches from London, which say that
while tho Itrltish government had re
ceived assurances of the most positive
character that Russia had not the faint
est Intention or profiting by Great Brit
ain's embarrassment In South Africa,
late events have gone to show a lack of
sincerity In these assurances, which
naturally aroused Ilriflsh mistrust. It
Is now felt that the situation In Central
Asia requires attention, but just how
Great Rrltaln shall proceed lu order not.
lo aggravate matters presents, It Is said,
a perplexing dilemma. There Is no Idea,
say the dispatches, that Russia con
templates forcing war, but simply that
she Is playing a deep game with a view,
when the opportune time shall arrive, of
demanding Important concessions. In
the meantime It appears that Great Brit
ain Is not neglecting preparations for a
possible emergency arising out of on
attempt of Russia or other powers to
take advantage of the South African
situation to advance their Interests.
The continual rumors of hostile In
tentions toward Great ltritalu u the
part of the oontinenlal powers probably
litis no more substantial ground than
the general popular hostility to tho
Itrltish In most of Fnropo uud conspicu
ously lu Russia and France. A former
French cabinet minister, thought to be
M. Rlliot, recently made a statement tor
publication in which he said that no gov
ernment In lOurope has the slightest
id (si of Increasing the dllllcultles with
which Great Britain Is contending. He
expressed tho opinion that If Great Rrlt
aln contents herself with beating the
Hoers, with securing tho concessions for
-which she Is lighting, she need not dread
tho least unpleasantness from any quar
ter. On tho other hand, If she annexes
the two republics and perhaps other ter
ritory as well, also setting to work to
crush tho Afrikander factor, so that she
may bo nil-powerful over a huge part
of Africa, the outcome may bo different.
He regarded Russia's concentration of
troops In Central Asia as Intended
merely as a hint to Kngland to be
moderate when victory conies.
The present security of Kngland
ngalnst any hostile movements on tho
part of continental powers Is In her
relations of amity with Germany, and
these she will span; no efforts to main
tain. And Germany appears to 1)0 most
cordially disposed to foster this good
feeling.
j.i ir.4 ijY LKaisui ro.v.
Legislation for Hawaii will bo consid
ered lu congress this week. The bill
providing a government for the Islands
proposes that It shall be territorial In
form, consisting of a governor nnd sec
retary appointed by tlio president, n
treasurer, attorney general and other
olllcials nppolntod by the governor, and
a legislature of two houses elected by
tho people. The territory Is to have it
delegate In congress, who will have the
same standing as the delegates from
existing territories. Tho bill exteuds
over tho now territory the constitution
and laws of the United States locally
applicable and tho laws ofIawall not
inconsistent with the constitution and
laws of the United States are continued
In force. Hawaii Is to be made n
customs and revenue district and be
come subject to thu tariff laws of tho
United States, It will naturally be
asked if this eonslderatUm Is shown to
Hawaii why not to I'orto Rico?
Tho report on this bill made to the
house states that lu 189(1 tho population
of tho Islands was a llttlo over KW.OOO
and It Is estimated to be now more than
RiO.OOO. of this population Chinese
and .Japanese constitute about half, but
neither of these elements will have po.
lltlcal power. Of the remainder per
haps two:thlrds are Ilawallaus, so that
perhaps .,-,000 of tho natives of tho
Islands will, under this bill, become
citizens or tlio United States. In re
gard to their qualifications for citizen
ship and self-government tho report
Bays: "Tho American idea of universal
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. FEBRCAKY 10, 1000.
suffrage presupposes Hint tho body of
citizens who nro to exercise It in a free
and Independent manner have, by In
heritance or education, such knowledge
nnd appreciation of the responsibilities
of free suffrage and of a full participa
tion In the sovereignty of the country
as to bo able to maintain a repub
lican government." By this test, de
clares the report, the Hawaiian people
meet the requirement for the govern
ment proposed. This may prove to be
the case, but the probability Is that
the affairs of the territory of Hawaii
will be managed and administered about
as the handful of Americans there shall
desire, and thnt tho natives generally
will have very little to say about It.
However, It Is necessary to give Hit
wall a territorial form of government
and In order to remedy the unsntisl'ac
tory conditions existing there the pro
posed legislation should be enacted
without unnecessary delay.
CllAVTtm M'MlitUl TUUKK.
In order to get young Mr. I'oppleton
hoisted Into tho mayor's chair the popo
cratle organ prints chapter number three
on municipal ownership of water works,
In which we n-e told that "honestly ac
qulred and honestly operated municipal
ownership of tho water works means an
annual saving to the taxpayers of
Omaha of over $100,000."
Nobody disputes that assertion. The
question Is, Can the plant, as Mr. I 'op
pleton contends, be honestly acquired
this year by right of eminent do
mnln, without paying for the value of
tho franchise and unexpired contract?
If, however, the city has to pay the full
value of the franchise, how can It save
$100,000 even If It were honestly and
economically operated?
Omaha should and will buy the water
plant as soon as possible, but it Is con
fronted with a condition and not a
theory. Twenty years ago the city made
a contract with the original water com
pany which lixed the rates for hydrant
rental nnd for private use of water for
a period of twenty-ilve years, the city
reserving Itself the privilege of buying
tho plant at tho expiration of twenty
years from Its completion at a valuation
to bo lixed by three appraisers, one
chosen by the city, one by the company
and the third by thoe two, exclusive of
the franchise.
The works were In operation in lSSt,
but not formally accepted by tho city
until JSSa. This has left It open to dis
pute as to whether the twenty-year pur-
chasing privilege begins In September,
' I1K)1, or In September, 1!M):!. The com
! pany Insists that It does not begin until
1003, and If the works are taken by emi
nent domain prior to that time tho city
must pay the value of the franchise and
unexpired contract.
Here is the milk In the cocoanut, and
no "amount of pettifogging can cover up
the facts. What the city might save
If It came by the works honestly I. e.,
. id not pay more thnn they are worth
j and what reductions private consumers
could secure If operated honestly Is mere
guesswork. It Is safe to say that the
city will get the plant just as cheaply
and just as speedily and operate it Just
as honestly under Mayor Moores as it
could under would-be Mayor I'oppleton.
When the National Live Stock asso
ciation passed its resolution regarding
tho disposition of grazing lauds now
remaining In the public d'unaln The
Reo called attention to the fact that
tho plan proposed might affect In
juriously the Interests of the Small
stock owner and the farmer. That all
the grazing land should be utilized Is
not questioned by tiny. Legislation
which would turn It over to the big
companies and corporations, however,
while it would add to the fortunes of
those who already aro well provided,
would work ruin to tho small stock
owner and retard tho development of
the country Any legislation regard
ing the disposition of this laud should
be well considered and all parties given
an opportunity to be heard. The owners
of small herds have organized to present
their claims and If congress acts with
a full knowledge of the situation there
Is no reason why both classes should
not receive Justice. If this is done It
will mean that the vast country which
is essentially the cattleman's Kden will
bo developed to the utmost and the
great west will be able to furnish the
beet" of the nation.
William S. I'oppleton will not receive tho
cordial support of the taxshlrkers, but as
tho taxshlrkers arc largo only In tho amount
of tho taxes they shirk their position will
not cut much flguro at tho polls. World
Horald. If so the taxshlrkers will he making a
most unbecoming exhibit of ingratitude.
Mr. I'oppleton has always voiced the
taxshlrkers in their efforts to obstruct
public Improvements that might require
additional contributions from the tax
payers, no matter how necessary or
beneficial the improvement might be.
If the taxshlrkers are not for I'oppleton
they ought to be.
Secretary of Stato I'orter Is worked
up over the efforts of some of ids po
lltlcal enemies to discredit lilin by mis
representing his attitude on tho rate
question, now up before the State Board
of Transportation. Secretary I'orter
must remember that his chief opponent
for congressional honors Is Congressman
Robinson, who belongs In tho demo
cratic camp, and he must not imagine
that republicans are most Interested In
undermining him.
The Real Kstato exchange Is putting
forth vigorous efforts to add to Its mem
bership and luciease Its strength. The
exehango has been proline of much
good, not only for Its members, but
also for the entire city. Its object Is to
build up Omaha and every man, woman
and child In Omaha should be lu nearly
sympathy with It and accord It every
measure of support within their reach.
.. , . r , ., . I much food for thought In It. oven If tho
It should be unnecessary for tho Chi- statements should prove to he much ovrr
cago trades unions to warn Omaha drnwn. No nation can maintain tho solid
members of the building trades to keep standlnjt of good old grandfathers' days that
away while the strike Is on In that cltv. ! Prn'" me money to usurp tho place ot
Ph.. hullillnir )ri.W In run,.!.,, i,,,,,, i.i . bralns and stamp Its Influence upon the
7. , ,. , ;, I
nn i Hiv cuuiu uu uiiiiufe- uie past season
to find men to take employment offered
and the prospect for the next season Is
Just ns good and Omaha carpenters and
Joiners will prefer to remain lit a city
where the chances are better for steady
employment and at better wages than
elsewhere.
The greatest misfortune which could
have befallen Squire I'oppleton was to
llllVI. tllu fl'liltl
he Is not a blue stocklug, nor stuck-up,
when lu fact he has spent the bettc
part of his life trying to establish him
self In n strictly exclusive trocha I
Omaha. To have the f-nd expectation
of years thus blasted In a moment Is
disaster uot to be counterbalanced even
by an election to the mayoralty.
We are glad to know on the authorlt
of a well known plumber, spcakln
through the popocratlc organ, that
waterbaeks explode from natural causes
either through too rapid expansion o
poor plumbing. From the contents of
other pages of the same sheet we wer
laboring under the Impression that
waterbaeks exploded simply and only
because the water works system was not
owned by tho city.
The present city charter was created
by a democratic legislative delegation
and Is accountable for all the short'
comings of the various city departments
that havo been administered by repub
llcans Just as elllclently and liberally as
the restrictions of the charter would
permit.
Willi Woiiltl AViiMi- tin Timet
Indianapolis News.
With an Income of $20,000,000 a year, wh
couldn't wrlto essays on the blessings o
poverty?
I'llNH It AlllMK.
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
It Ik quite resssurltiR to learn that thin
tuition of ours could put more than 10,000
000 flRhtlnR men In the field. That wouk
be ti good Item to circulate broadeujt umotiR
the effeto throne warmers.
Tro--!bUN of II Im Ouil,
Cleveland Leader.
Andrew CarneRle is likely to Ilnd hi
time so fully occupied that he will have
no opportunity to help tlryan In the coming
ccn-palRti, as he has 'been expected tci
do. It is not so easy to retire from ti:l tier u
eGniclltues as people are wont to believe.
II rip for Supreme Court.
Old Times.
For a long tlmo tt has been evident that
something must bo dono to relievo tho ku
promo court. Work keeps piling up and It
takes years to get a case through tho court
It Is now proposed by Tho Heo to call the
district Judges of tho state to aid the su
premo Judges. This would Hecm to bo
good Idea and would give temporary relief,
Wo aro willing Judge Munti shoull be called
on at any time.
UclU'ronl t v of (lie !!iern.
Chicago Chronicle.
Major Dovoton of tho Invaders' army was
11! at Ladysmlth. His wife was at 1'leter
tnaruzmtrg,. .Natal. General white, com
mander of the Invading army, sought from
General Joubert, commanding the defend
ens' army, permission for Mrs. Dovcton to.
go to her husband. It was grunted and the
anxious wife wpb safely guided to her litis
br.nd, English prpvarlcators havo been tell
lug us the Doers are savages.
Omnlut'H AinlltorliiiH l'rojcct.
Kuarney Hub.
Omnha Is talking auditorium. They want
nnd need a sultablo building In that city
for conventions nnd large public gather
ings. All kinds of locations are proposed
sorao of them distant from tho center nnd
somo central. To Omaha people It docs
not matter so much, but to the people of
tho state who attond great gatherings there
it matters a great deal, and to that e.xtont
it also matters to Omaba. Make It close
to tho business center. Coat of ground
should not b an object.
JMrdH of a IVntlii-r.
Fulls Cltv News.
j no woria-itcraiu commuted a very tin
usual act last week by calling off lto local
correspondent and sendlug what It termed
an "offlce man" to this placo to report the
arguments In tho Miles, will eontcst case.
The local man wus giving tho facts as they
really exist, but they reflected too severely
upon John L. Webster and his side of tbe
caee, hence, the change. Tho gentleman
representing tho World-Herald Is snld to bo
closely allied to Mr. Webster In a business
way, go that It Is not surprising that ho
law brought out all tho Wc-UsterJan points
and Ignored tho defendants. For this uct
tho World-Herald la being severely crltl
clscd by Its friends hero, who do uot an
preclato such a course, even though that
paper Is enabled to scoro a point against its
old-timo enemy Tho Ilee,
E.Viil, AMI'S "SMAUT SOCIETY."
KiiKllNliiurn Sernpc Off (lie Thin
Aeiu-iT of Arln(oorne) .
Boston Qlobc.
Tho fact that llrltlsh society ts deeply
agitated Is seen In tho great number of
communications sent tho London Journals,
nearly all of thorn full of rebuke over various
national shortcomings. It Is proverbial that
nobody is capablo of berating the English so
pungently an In nn Englishman when he seta
about It.
Ono of thc3o communications Is addressed
to the Dally Chroalclo by Mr. Arnold White,
tho author, and has been given wide prom
inence, no charges tho apparent deteriora
tion of tho old English spirit to tho baneful
Influence of London's "smart society. "Dls
rcputablo women," ho says, "who affect tlio
conduct of a lady without hor graces are
among tno leading spirits of smart society.
When tho morals of tho poultry yard flourish
In tho ntmoiphcre of tho stable It is only
natural that tho Intelligence of tho nursery
Is applied to tho problems of tho empire.
To enter into tho charmed circle nolther
brains nor breeding nor birth nor Influence
aro necessary. All that Is required Is money,
and then moro money."
Such a scoring of "smart society" would
probably not bo much noticed except In a
tlmo of national anxloty, when everybody lo
fearful that thero may bo a ocrew loose
somowhero that Is vital to tho perpetuity of
English prestige. "Tho secret Influence on
tho government," says this writer. Is exerted
by this smart crowd. 'Legislation, foreign
policy and taxation aro not settled In Parlia
ment. Tho real decisions hre made In the
smart drawing rooms In the sesKon. nn Sun
days in tho rountry houses, In boudoirs and
lestaurants."
In closing, Mr. Whlto says:
"Smart women without character, mon
without self-respect and a government thnt
Is tco philosophical, effete, preoccupied or
exhausted to see- that England's grratnefs Is
flipping away from her, are the allies of this
Infamous confederacy
"i iiuieu iv is posaimo inni mo writer lias
been somo tlmo snubbed socially by this
"smart set" and fancies that thin is a good
tlmo to get In his revenge. Hut there Is
rt .. n ti , ,i . .. ...
conduct of vital affairs undc
Jer cover of being
' umart society."
STIIII'E I.N Tllll I'l SIOX It AMvS,
Auburn (Iranger (pop.). The State Point
of Trnusportntlco has not lived wholly in
vain, but of comparatively no llttlo benellt
Is It to the state today that Its demise
would not bo mourned by tlio state or hailed
with rejoicing by the railroads.
Sutton Advertiser (rep.): The strife for
supremacy among members of the state board
will be watched with much Interest. Pos
sibly some good may result. Just now Sec
retary Porter wants to know what Treas
urer Meserve ts doing with the $300,000 per
manent school fund. Let the good work go
on. The people would llko to kiov.
Tlldcn Citizen (rep.): A little scrimmage
among state house officers reveals the fact
that Treasurer Meservo has failed to Invest
$200,000 or $300,000 of tho state school fund
as tho law requites. Secretary Porter, who
happens to bo a candidate for John Ilobln
son's shoes, rather pertinently asks where
this wad of money Is deposited and who Is
pocketing the Interest.
Falls City Journal (rep.) : The fusion party
Is In no condition to go beforo the people
next fall on tho plea ot reform. When
they went' Into power they promised all
kinds of reformation. Havo they carried out
their promises? We leave tho people to de
termine. Look nt Mr. Hotcomb's record;
look nt Mr. Cornell's record and tell us If
you can what tho chief exccutlvo has done.
Tell If you please what any of them has
dono to inorlt tho suffrages of the pcoplo
whom they havo deceived.
Tecumseh Chief tnin (rep.): Tho State
Hoard of Transportation lately has been
kicked Into n semblance of life and Is try
ing to masquerade as a public benefactor
In n harmless sort of a way. Tho old
thing can bo depended on to do no harm to
Krs zn 'si ssk siss -
transportation companies and will not seri
ously controvert their masters. Tho Hoard
of Transportation never could give n good
reason for Its existence, other thnn as a
means of providing fat salaries for a lot
of political hangers-on.
Illalr I'llOt (rep.): On tho nutl-rniltoad
cry the fuslonlsts some years ago carried As an instance of mnchlnu methods, we , havo for her n more affectlonnte regard than
the state. Reform was tho watchword and may refer to tho recent voluntnry retirement ever by knowing that sho Is "a brlght
tho moJorltloB rolled up Indicated that tho of tnu ,.sefr t tho Feeble Minded In- i faced, cheery, chatty girl that has the fae
watchwonl was a wiuner. Wo nro now mi f. ,i, , ,i,, v, ni,i , l nitv f thinking ihn rchi iMnc it.
miuvBaiiiK uiu reauns. i no Dinio noartl ot
Transportation Is nt wnr with what they
trim the do-nothing secretaries anil tho
secrarles claim that they have done every-
thing requested ot them by their superiors.
la tho mcuntlmo the railroads havo been
having tt nil their way and the people -
... , -""""'"'"'w .
U'lln, un tnt Itllul.iu! In. ,11,. ..nl.t.l tnr ..nf.....
havo been holding tho empty sack.
Springfield Monitor (dom.): Secretary of
State I'orter Is stirring up the uniniuls In
tho state house In great shapo and has about
nil tho state officers who rldo on free passes
fcrnlnst him to a man. Tho last one ho
ii, n , r ...... at.. t-. ...... ..
serve, who hns beet, lettlmr thn stnto monev
accumulate Instead of Investing It accord
ing to law. Thoy fay that I'orter Is kick
ing up this rumpus In order that ho may
stand lu with tho common people nnd thus
break Into congress. Any such move where
tho peoplo would bo benefited 1b all wrong
In the eyes of tho politician, whoso motives
... ..... nut... ...... i. ,...v.u
nil seem to bo selfish ones.
Wahoo Wasp (rep.): The Stato Hoard of
Transportation hns at last made n pretense
of bringing tho great railroad corporations
of tho stato to time. Tho hoard now con
sists of five membcrs, all fusion state offi
cers, but on all questions of Importance
necni to stand flvo to two. Secretary of
State I'orter, it is claimed, has congrcs
slonal aspirations, and It has struck him,
after having been on the board over threo
years, that something should bo done to re
llovo tho suffering people of this state.
Thero Is no question but that certnln In
stltullons need to bo looked nfter, but what
In tho use ot nil this grandstand show thnt
was recently put on tho board by these
apostles of reform
Tcknmnh Herald (rep.): The State Hoard
of Transportation met last week and tore
the mask olt Secretary Porter's grandstand
play on live stock rates. Tho board has
now rrnjlnded the order to return te tbe
cnrload rates and has ordered a 10 per cent
reduction In cnttlo nnd 5 per cent on hogs.
This Is another attempt to fool the people
Just llko tho action In the Norfolk rate
caso wherein a reduction was ordered In
tho rato from South Sioux City to Norfolk.
No freight originates In South Sioux City
nnd tho rato from Norfolk to South Sioux
City would be of no benefit to tho shipper,
becauso It Is a point without competition,
and to reach Sioux City Is on Interstnto
haul, over which this board has no Juris
diction. Hut then, tho campaign lo com
ing on nnd any kind of a grandstand play
to tool tho peoplo is in order.
I'aplllion Times (dom.): In somo of tho
old world countries n man's life must pay
tho price If ho dare criticise tho sovereign.
Tho Nebraska Independent Ih planning to
Introduce that royal rule In fuclon circles
In Nebraska, nnd plainly tells tho editor
of tho Times that he cannot hope to bo
nominated for stato auditor, becauso he has
dared criticise somo of our party kings In
Nebraska. We do not know tho source
from whenco tho Lincoln paper receives
its authority for proclaiming this kingly
law In Nebraska politics, neither do we earn
from whence tt comes. It Is undemocratic
and unpopocrntic, and, therefore, unconsti
tutional. Public ofllclals are public servants,
nnd tho humblest democrat or populist In
tho stnto has a license to criticise tho grand
est moguls In our party that ever bilked a
railroad pass or divided stealings with an
Insuranco company examiner. The editor
of tho Times Is n candidate for state auditor
and bo asko no protection under tho Inde
pendent's Imperialistic codo of law or morals.
If tho Independent can discover any spavins
or ringbones on Howard's record ns a pub
lic official, then It Is In duty bound to point
out the blemishes nnd warn populists nnd
democrats ngalnst tho unoou- d candidate.
In tho meantime Howard will continue to
say what he pleases about any fusion of
ficial who nets llko a republican. Howard
wants to bo nominated for nudllor, but not
bad enough to make any promises to clos
his eyes to oflieial misdoings In or out of
fusion circles.
IMMISOVAI.ITV AS A ASSIST.
How Forliini'N Shrink Willi the 1'hnh-
luir of Tlirlr Mnkrrn,
New York World.
Tho wealth of John I, Hlulr, living, wna
reckoned at from $10,000,000 to jioo.ouu.uuo.
Now that ho Is dead nnd tho assets aro
gathered together It Is found to be about
$3,000,000.
This Is a familiar story. It reflects In
inn IB a minium iu. i. iratvi" in
, that spec.es of .vanity wide., makes j
part
men rovel in tho mourning ot large ngtires .
and to that end exaggerate tho fortunes of
tho very rich.
Hut It nlso sinrirests lmw I
lien wio neiBuumii.)- m uiu unuui ui si fc ,
wealth Is tho most Important factor In ere-
mine vHlun for his holdings. A. T. Stewart's
hop made a great fortune for him. Yet
hen ho died bis fortuno Instantly shrunk,
ml In tho hands of lefo competent shop
keeper than ho tho shop that had created
It brought Insolvency to those who succeeded
hlin In Us control. And Inter camo another
great shopkeeper, who hao mado tho tain
shop again nn enormously paying Institution.
thus additionally emphasizing tho vnluo of
personality ns an asset.
In the enmo way tho lato Governor Flower,
few months beforo his death, was pro
claimed In tho newspapers ns ono of tho
rlchett men In tho world. Yet whon ho died
his estate wo found to bo worth nt tho most
three or four millions. Whllo ho lived Urook-
yn Itapl.l Transit shares were bought and i
ild at from 130 to 133. Now that he Is ,
UIMU UIU UIU llUUll.l ill Ul'UIJl tti
-.-..j .. . ..j . !... . -o r,L . ,,.
Tho dlf
ferenco represents tho value nf Houwcll I',
riower's personality ai an anaet.
TICKET
.NECESSITY.
Ord Times: It Is Important that the best
possible men bo nominated on the republican
stato ticket this year. Whllo It Is the right
of a man to aspire to public ofllec, still lilJ
wish must not bo his only recommenda
tion. Let us nominate men who are honest
and capable la every way. Choose men of
undoubted Integrity, then give them united
support and the victory will be ours.
Oram! Island Journal: The Journal Is not
much Inclined to urge men to be candi
dates for ofllce. but tho republican state
convention could do much worse than to
again nominate (1. It. Williams ot Douglas
county for commissioner of public lands and
buildings. Mr. Williams Is a former nnd
makes his living by farming and Is a man
fully competent for the plnce. and If he will
accept the nomination would add strength to
tho ticket. 0
Illoomington ttoho: The republican state
convention hns been called to meet nt Lin
cola on May 2, and as n consequence It will
soon be time to begin thinking of who will
bo selected ns delegates to said convention.
Upon this convention will devolve the nomi
nation of a stato ticket nnd only the very
best material should bo selected. One thing
Is (lend certain, and It might Just as well
be understood nt tho outset; that Is, the re
publicans of this county nre perfectly capa
ble nnd competent to select their own dele
gation without tho aid of any outsiders. For
tha last dozen years or so Franklin county
has had a lot of fellows nt the capital who
havo claimed to carry tho vote ot this county
around In their vest pockets, and this year
thoy should be made to understand that they
nro not wanted In any manner, shape or
form.
Ilentrlcc Kxpress: The Omaha Uco sounds
n note of warning to republicans In No-
plcto organization of tho republican forces
If victory is to bo achieved next fall. He
publicans aro reminded of tho advantages
held by the populists by reason of their con
trol of tho state government and manipula
tion of tho statu machine, which, It Is nf-
llrmril. lu nnw mr,t itoatintlp nml nYili'tltlf
! Hun, nvrr hotnm In ll... Iilutnrv nf Mm fntn
nttnr.l nv ih 0.0.n..i m. u.nniii.
..-,. for IK1,mpal ,.,..,. a,,,. .hlla
vrl. 11nK, nm-ii n,i .ni.,., .,i ...
a. trlbuto t0 n tam,mlKn , whch
,.,..,, fnr ,ho 1M,plhnn nf , .
, ,., ,,, .,.,,. ,, .,. ...'.,'. ..
11hn ,in11il9. ,,, ,,',,
11 n ......
Tj,,. warning
Is timely and republican
lbrnllihnllt. thn Rtntn fthnlilrt 1in.w1 ll nml
intlirn t. ..nt Mini- i.n.i.n i ,.i.,..
I .',; v L'cr ctrcum-
u,!''.'''". f .",a, CC" .l.r"
"" ""- " i
!'" ""uu., a ruuu uuu. iime was wnim
, 10 nomination of a stute ticket early I
May would have been considered suicidal
becauso It would have given the opposition
too great nn opportunity to expose the i
weaknesses of tlio men composing it, but
' ,,WW,T . OI. mcn con""
, 1,10 Party,hni been purified by
several con-
.... ... ... ..
ulcul' "eients ana tho old gang of Toms
, a" , JoeB nn" (Jrnes no longer find It pos-
muiu iu tiuiuiume me conventions, it In
coon
rnuunnqklv m . .. I .. . v. . .. I
a lone camnalcn. itrenfn.- i. .it, . i...
an efficient stnto committee that will meet
the enemy with 1(8 own weapon perfect or.
ganfzntlon and Nebraska will go republican
next fall, Mr. Hryan to tho contrary not
withstanding. CO.VSUI, MACItUJl'S I.KTTKH,
St. Louis It 'public (dem.): The Stnto de
partment must mako answer to Mr. Macrum.
At present thnt gentleman stands beforo the
country In a most ominous attltudo of accu
sation against tho administration. Ills
charges demand attention.
St. Louis Olobe-Ucmocrnt (rep.): Mr.
Macrum admits that his persona! sympathies
wero stronger than his sense of duty as a
consular representative of tho Uultcd States.
Ho ts now n private cltlzon nnd can air
his predllectlcns to nny extent. His de
cision that ho Is not cut out for diplomatic
service will not bo disputed anywhere.
Minneapolis Times (Ind.): If Mr. Macrum
speaks tho words of truth nnd soberness
nnd It must bo confessed that his statement
is temperate in tono and reasonable In Im
porthis words will rni8o n storm of pro
test In theso United States that Is likely
to disturb tho self-sufllclcncy ot tho flunk-
S'r tho' AnS.tat0,;,,ePnrlTUnt ",ay CVe"
jar tho Anglo-nlllance dream of John Hay .
himself.
Chicago Record (Ind.): Macrum Is a very
young man, nnd ho may havo horno himself
differently In somo wnya from what a person
nf more cxperlenco In llfo and In dlnl otnatle
service would havo dono In the same circum
stances. Hut his published statement in
dicates sincerity of purpose, at tho outset at
least, on tho part of tho writer, thounh no
doubt ho now harbors personal resentment
becauso of tho later treatment accorded him
by tho Stato department at Washington.
Minneapolis Journal (rep.): Let us not
got excited about Macrum or anything Ma
crum sajE. The probabilities aro that ho
Isn't worth It. If ho wero mado of the right
kind of stuff for tho diplomatic Borvlco he
would havo entered his protests to his own
government, nnd no Inducement whatever
could havo pulled out of him statements llko
these, calculated, If they havo any effect nt
all, to embarrass his own government In
maintaining Its proper attitude ot neutral
hy. "Chicago TrlbunV (fepT)": It devolves upon
tho Stato department to vindicate Itself by
first ascertaining and publishing the facts
in regard to Macrum's statement. If It Is
sustained as to Its main allegations, the de
partment may then nsk for an explanation
from tho llrltlsh government of those nets
of Interference with his oflieial correspond
ent nf which Mr. Macrum complnlns. It
will not do to assume that all of Mr. Mu
crum's statements on this point ure true,
but if they aro true somo explanations and
expressions of jegrot will be In order.
Kansas City Journal (rep.): Tho extreme
probability Is that Consul Macrum, Instead
of preserving a neutrul balance, allowed hlin-
ben 10 Mcctxmo such a Doer sympathizer
that bo did not feel llko acting In tho dual
r,,oi, 4,i.. , ,
n-rica ati Hr Ish
., . ... . ;- ;r: " " """."
V. ., ' J ... ' .... .V " Ty' a,m ,00'
. . 1 " '"" "UL wio consular omce
had promulgated tho statement of the Unltid
j,n,u ,.i . .
" man neutral
. . 7 """ ouunuiry nay win
hnve to bo backed with weightier renrcsen
tatlons If ho Is to bo taken seriously on that
point.
THH A.MKIIK'AN HUM,.
Siiihi' Itciuurkft on tin Type Thin
Con ii I r' I'roiliMwn In Aliiliiiliint'r.
Indianapolis News.
Congressman L-indis, who has been hon
ored with nn Invitation to dine with Helen
Oould, will havo rivals in Interest from
what ho .says of tbnt charming young
woman. It will bo romombered that dur
ing tho Roberts polygamy debate, when
Helen Gould's activity In thn anti-polygamy
cauko was attacked, Congressman I.audls
concluded n short and Impassioned defense
of hrr wltll ,m) lhra8ll .'.fi0(, bI(!eH eon
011i,. Mn. rim.i.i .., i., ., ...n.....' I
- - - - - ' II
cry
tho house and heard It. Therntipon she In
vited Mr. Landls to call on her when ho
should come to New York. Ho was thero
n 1, , , a l0"7""niine'1 Chicago Post: "What Is ynur waist mcn--in
Lincoln on the 2d day of May will br nro?" nxked her dearest friend,
composed of representative republicans i "Hcully. I've forgotten," replied th ile
whoso highest ambition will be tho rodemn. J"ro little maiden. For n moment she was
tlon of ih.. tn(n r- i.- ''".'.'- hurled In thought. Then, turning to her es
lion or tho utato from Hryanarchy and cort, shoaskcil:
fusion frauds. Instead of tbe. old-time , "Hnrold, how long ts a man's arm, any-
Bchcmlng, wlro-pulling and combining, their ' way?"
deliberations will be controlled by columns I , ,,
Bm. , i,,,. " common indlnnupnllH Press: "Now, you know very
sense, cool Judgment and party loyalty, well thnt people who marry young gonernlly
which means that a ticket will be nominated lead a happy life," said the Sweet Voting
that will gain ruther than loso strength it, T1'ln.c. ... .....
recently nnd dined with her. and he says
of her a thing thnt Is worth repeating, for
I Is testimony to American womanhood. It
s testimony in ps ny ()f ,h(. fnmo port
that the enlistment of young American men
during tho Spanish war was.
It will be remembered, then, (hat rich
and poor alike vied with one another la
tho struggle for place. )r, as the Lag-
iii iiaiici u.uiiimuiy nam 0r 8. .. t n(,
first sound of war a quarter of a million
young men stepped on to the stnge, as if
they bad been waiting in tho wings." Thn
rvcot showed that we were thoroughly
Americanized. And here Congressman
Lantlls finds la this rich young woman a
thorough type of American womnnhood. Not
one with n serious face, ns a woman with a
mission or ono who feels that she must, show
what a stern line of duty has mapped out,
"but." to quote his own words, "a bright
faced, cheery, chntty girl of Just such a typa
as you cat) Ilnd in tho west. She bears
herself with the manner of one who Is slm
ply doing that which Is the natural thing
for her to do. Sho is n blg-mlnded. big
horn led, well-informed, well-read American
girl, who has tho faculty of thinking tho
right thing nnd the disposition to do It."
"This," ns Mr. Land In says, "Is a typo
which tills country produces In nbundanca
nnd In which It tnkes great pride."
Wo do. Indeed! It Is the Amcrlcnn type.
Helen (lould gains added distinction In our
knowledge that she personifies It. It is n
type unlike any other In tho world; It ts
tho finest type In tho world, ns wo all fondly
bellovc tho brlght-fnccd. cheery, well-informed
girl with n good mind, a good heart,
nnd. nbove all, tho faculty of thinking tho
right thing nnd tho disposition to do it. It
has been remarked often that American chil
dren bnrcly In their teens havo tho polsn
nnd self-possession that Kngllsh women of
20 do uot acquire And no spectacle In
commoner than of nn untried American girl
suddenly confronted with great placo nnd
responsibility rising to tho occasion ns It
"native nnd to tho manner bom."
Helen Oould has endeared herself to tho
American people by her charity, her na
tional spirit and thn wine nnd splendid u
' th.lt ullil nullitH ,if tin I- rrnol rlxtina Thnu
disposition lo do If the veritable Amer
ican type.
.ll'.ST FOR FUX.
Tho prolonged silence of tho lato Senator
H.tvltl Dennett Hill Indicates that WolferFs
ltoost is snowed lu.
Detroit Journal: The Indlgcnt- SIr, I do
not know where my next meal Is romlng
from I
The Dyspeptic Curious! Now t don't
know where my next meal is goltiB to!
ChlenKo Tribune: "I am a great admirer
of Hon JmiHon," ictiini ked the doctor.
"Everything he tried to do was well done "
"Anil yet." mild tho professor. "I hnve al
ways heard hi in spoken of ns ram Hen Jon
pon." Washington Star: "I understand thnt
Omn l'uul smokes a plpo anil drinks beer a
t CrPllL 11UIII .
, "ycs." nnswereil the eynlc. "he hasn't
; yet beeomn civilized enough to smoke elg-
! "t:"l:n .uun. uuniiiinu.
wny una t you? asked the hnvngr.
Hachelor, nnd after tt brutally personal nti
attack there was nothing li'ft to the Sweet
Vouiir- Thing-, but to cry until It was tlmo
to stop before her nt! got red.
Chicago Tribune: "Yes, Oeorge," she snlfl,
"I will marry you If you will glvo up your
elk-urn and wine."
"IIu!" lie said, lu n metallic voice. "Ho
you exact n condition? Then I will marry
you, Iphlgpiila, If you will glvo away that
sore-e.vcd lapdog."
So they parted.
Hrooklyn l.lfe: First Artist Old Money
bags wouldn't buy my pictures wouldn't
even look at them.
Second Artist Never mind, old mnn. lln
was more couHtdcruto of your feelings than
he was of mine.
"How Is that?"
"Why. bo refuMnl lo buy my pictures aftfr
ho did look nt them."
Detroit Journal: "No," thn Kentucky
man answered. "I am not mixed up In nny
feud whatever!"
Tho woman, bis wife, shuddered.
"Then In cane of a shooting you would b
nn Innocent bystander!" she shrlekeil.
ngniilzedly.
The thought of being left a widow over
whelmed her, nnd sho swooned nwny.
Indianapolis Press: "Well, how are things
looking this morning?" asked tho Insurnnco
reporter.
s.ono more blotters today than wo
mlfttlo flr
ny nearly
tun the
corresponding day last year."
Tin: vii.i.aiii: nocTon.
Frank L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
Jest had ono doctor In the town the coun
try s Jov and pride,
Who "tended of us up and down n-goln' fur
and wide
From settlement to settlement, ncrost tho
llcl's an' hills;
A fustrate huu' at measles an' a eraduato
on chills.
Hut It come to pass ono mnrnln' -when thn
sun come up the skies
An' the sleepy worP wuz rlsln' an a-rtibbln'
of Its eyes,
To thn country's consternation nn' Its ter
rible surprise
Tlio doctor rend his titles clear to mnnsloni
In tho skies!
Jest went the way o' nil flesh wuz laid
upon the shelf:
He who'd saved folks from dybi' whirled In
In an' filed himself!
We lone our best to nave hlin Jest agonized
In piayer.
nut wo "ouldn't git no doctor to prescrlbo
tho bill o' fare.
An' so, tho doctor wont away to Jlno the
heavenly throng;
Ho couldn't tako the medicine ho'd mixed
for us so long;
An' then thoro come more measles moro
enrthiiuakc-rackln' chills
Than ovor hud been hrnrn of In the valleys
or the hills.
Then wo 'p'intfd n committee to sarch tho
country roun'
Till another llrst-elass doctor fur tho settlf-
mont wuz foun'.
An' they troinped from Drown to Hlllvllle
a-goln' day an' night,
An' pitched their tents fer business when
tho doctors hove In sight.
Thoy advertised for doetcrs, an' brothorln',
hoto they eome,
Like a regiment n-rlsln to the wlP tap o
ttiri drum!
Thar wuz llfteen hundred of em', nil ready
wun i noi r oiiih,
Fustrate hands at measles, an' graduates
on chills.
The committee looked 'em over on' ques
tioned cm a on;
Hut most of 'em wuz oP an' gray, an'
lllllll l IIIMT 10 ill.
Or fill tho bill wo wanted; they come In,
score by score-1
Knough to kill a regiment on' then look
'lound for more!
Hut the sens o' the ctmimltteo-also ths
ciialrir.itn's view
Wuz. what tho country wonted wins n doc
tor thut vit new.
"Tho oP book," said thn ohalrmnn, "tho ol'
tlmo doctors read,
I'd llko to state, nro out o' duto, an' them
aln t w hat wo need.
"We want n tight oiihk feller that's grad
uated new
As fresh ns any daisy In the sunshine an'
thn dew;
One with a big diploma, with a brun now
seal o red,
With nil tho new diseases playln' leap frog
In his head!" '
Bo thev turned the ol'-tlmo doctors down,
nil sot a youiit- i-Iihd-well,
llo Uno wed moro now illscnse than Hio dic
tionaries tell!
An' though we're poor an' humblo the conn,
try round about,
We kin havo "uppondlcltls" now an' all thn
new things out.
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