0 THE OMAHA DAILY BIDE: TUESDAY. APKIL 17, 1!)UU. The Omaha Daily Bee. U IlOSBWATEH. Kdltor. PUBLISHED BVKttY MOKN1NO. TEP.M8 OF HUUtfClUPTtO.V. Dally Uco (without Sunday), Out Yoar.JS.W Bally Pee and Sunday. Ono Year 8.C0 Illustrated Hoe, One Year 2.00 Hun d ay Dec, Ono Year . 2-00 Haturcfay Hec, One Year 1.60 Weekly Itoe, One Year w OFFICES. Omaha: Tho Beo Building. South Omaha: City Hull Building, Twenty-fifth and N streets. Council Blurfai 10 I'carl Street. Chicago: icio Unity Building. New York.' Temple Court. "Washington: C01 Fourteenth Street. Sioux City: Sit Park Street. OOlUlESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should bo addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTEIIS. Business letters and remittances should bo addressed: Tho Beo Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Hemlt by draft. express or postal order, Baynblo to Tho Beo Publishing Company, nly 2-ccnt stamps accepted In payment of mall uccounts, Personal checks, except on Omaha or Eastern exchanges, not accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATKMU.Vr OP cmClILAT10.. Btato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.: George H. Tzschuck, secretary of The Uco Publishing Company, being duly sworn, rays that tho actual number of full and complete conies of Tho Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Hoe, printed during tho month of March, 1900, was as follows: l U7,:ir.o 2 27,500 3 U7.470 4 UT.nMS 5 27,1)00 C 28,170 7. 28,(1(10 8 27,1(10 9 27,200 10 27,:t:io U 27,2:1.1 12 27,200 17 U7.tt.10 18 27,01(7 19 27.BB0 20 27.H00 21 27,020 22 27,070 23 27,7fi0 24 27,070 26 28,1(10 26 27.810 27 28,200 23 20,180 29 28,470 20 28..I00 31 2S,rt20 13 14 IG 16 ..27,140 ..27,070 ,,27,200 0,070 Total 800,147 Less unsold and returned copies... io,:i08 Net total sales 8.18,770 Net dally average 27,702 GEOrtQR B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed and fiworn beforo mo this 2d flay of April, A. D. 1900. M. n. TIUNGATE, Notary rubltc John O. Yelscr 1ms found n sympa thetic champion In Edgar IIowurd'H pa per. Mutual ambition for olllco 18 doubt less tho tie that binds. Our April rains arc serving notlco on the present occupants of Nebraska com cribs to movo out, as tho room will bo needed by tho new crop next fall. Tho weather man who spoiled Raster Sunday with rain has forfeited all claim to favor with tho women of Omaha for nt least three mouths to come. With a short crop of calamity and an overproduction of broken promises tho brokerage Ann of Democrat, Populist & Silver Republican Is likely to be forced Into bankruptcy. Many a useful labor organization hns been shipwrecked on tho rock of politics. Tho Central Labor union of Omaha will do well to remember this beforo It launches on tho political sea. The Beo has a few copies of Its beau tiful Illustrated Easter number, which can bo had by Its patrons providing they apply to tho business olllco without de lay beforo tho supply Is exhausted. And now the wife of Trof. Andrews Is to havo tho deciding say whether ho shall accept tho proffered chancellorship of tho University of Nebraska. Another Illustration of tho widening sphere- of woman. April showers may not bo conducive to tho growth of spring bonnets, but they are invaluable for tho farmer lu putting tho soil into condition for spring plant ing, nnd In Nebraska tho farmer has tho first call. Gratifying reports come from most of tho Omaha churches relative to tho Im proved financial condition based upon increased membership nnd attendance. Prosperous churches mean a prosperous community. The stato houso medlclno mixers long ago decided on tho doso It was Intended to administer to tho fusion patient, but havo been at a loss for some method of making tho decoction palatable enough, to go down. All tho popocratic vlco presidential timber yot brought out for Inspection hns proved objectionable. Tho troublo Is to find ono person who has as many nnd tho snmo vagaries as tho man ex pected to head the ticket. Fldgnr Howard should be carcHil whllo In Lincoln how he wanders around tho corridors of tho stato capltol. Tho etato houso crowd havo stretched nu merous wires with which to trip him up whllo enrouto to tho auditor's olllco. Tho tlmo limit for the mayor's appoint ments Is nearly expired according to tho provisions of tho charter, so that tho nsplrants for tho few remaining ollices not yet filled will not havo long to wait to know whether they are on the favored list Why should It tnko moro help to run tho sheriff's olllco under tho present in cumbent than was required under Ills predecessor? Beforo tho county board piles up additional expenso upon the taxpayers It will bo well to get an an Bwcr to this question. Of tho four popocrntle congressmen from Nebraska not ono appears In tho roll of honor of fusion olllclnls who do not rldo on passes. In fact, there is room for many moro names without seriously crowding tho columns of tho party f apcrs printing them. Itoports of rccolpts at tho Manila cus tom houso fall to show that everything has gone to rnck and ruin under Amerl cau rule, as the opponents of tho ad ministration would have people believe. In splto of tho disturbed condition of tho Island, especially durlug tho foro part of tho year I89l, tho receipts at tho custom houso were greater than for auy ono of tho seven premliug years of Sjjuulsu rule. s. PACIFIC COASfy rHpHVEnlTl'. The Pacific coasUl enjoying ns great a degree of prosperity a any other sec tion of the country. All Its Industries' nro active, population Is growing and the demand for labor Is fully tip lo the sup ply. Indeed, It Is riqwrted that white la bor Is so scarce that the railroads have found It necessary to employ Japanese labor in the work of Improvement they are doing. .Statistics of the deposits and loans and discounts of the nntlonal banks of Oregon, Washington, Califor nia, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Arizona furnish conclusive proof of prosperity. These show that In February last the Individual deposits In tho national banks In those states amounted to 000,000 nnd the loans and discounts ?52,00O,00O, nbout double what they were lu December, 1S00. Mr. Brynn, lu his tour of these states, hns encountered tho evidences of pros perity on every hnud. Ho has seen It In tho states which voted for him In 180(1 as well as In thosu states that re jected his free sliver theories. Yet ho hns gone on preaching the doctrines of the Chicago platform as If tho conditions had not changed within tho last four years. The democratic leader has met with a hearty reception on this ills first visit to tho coast, but it is hardly possi ble thnt ho has made any votes there, nnd It Is very doubtful If he can carry a single coast state next November. Tho people of thnt section have had an am ple demonstration of tho fallacy of free sliver and the nntl-e.xpausion views of Mr. Bryan are not likely to attract them to li 1 111. The Pacific coast is not a prom ising field for the Bryunito party this year. SUVXD UEASUISS t'Olt DELAY. Representative Burton of Ohio, In ex plaining his objection a few days ngo to fixing a time for the consideration In the house of tho Nienrngun canal bill, gave sound reasons for delay in regard to that measure. Mr. Burton said that in the first place It abrogates a treaty solemnly entered Into and now In full force, which would be without precedent In our relations with foreign powers. In the second place it commits us to a fortified canal Instead of a neutral canal. A neutral canal, said the Ohio representative, Is not only In accordance with the general tenor of our policy, but would best sub serve our own Interests. In tho third place he urged against present consld oration of tho bill that It is desirable that tho present commission, tho first that has made n comprehensive Investi gation of the subject of tho construc tion of an Isthmian canal, should com pleto Its work before a route is selected; it Is nlso desirable that provisional trea ties bo niado wfth the couutrlcs con trolling each of tho proposed routes, namely, Costa Itica and Nicaragua on the ono hand nnd Colombia on tho other hand. "To pass a bill," said Mr. Bur ton, "committing the United States to either of these routes would prevent us from obtaining as favorable terms for right-of-way and control as could read ily bo obtained In case the question of tho route should bb postponed," Mr. Burton Is In favor of an isthmian cnnnl, but ho does not think It. necessary or expedient to rush a bill through with out the Information which tho canal commission will supply congress, or until such preliminary arrangements are ef fected as will remove all possible obsta cles to the carrying out of tho enter prise when It hIuiU be authorized. There is reason to think that this is tho view of a majority of tho houso republicans and perhaps also of thoso of tho senate. Tho democrats nro practically unani mous In favor of Immediate legislation, but tho Indications nrc that the houso republican leaden? will not pqrmlt this. Tho reasons given by Mr. Burton for delay seem to us to bo conclusive. sTunrwa the situation. Preceding tho great political cam paign which will dctermluo tho domes tic nnd foreign policy of tho nation for nt least four yeurs, It is well that every citizen should Intelligently and care fully study the situation nnd consider what 'his interests and tho general wel fare require of him as a voter. Now is tho tlmo for calm, dcllberato and dis passionate reflection. When tho heat of tho contest comes on, when tho minds of men uro subjected to tho lniluenco of tho appeals of political leaders, when party zeal and enthusiasm sway tho emotions and give direction to popular thought, most men do not study closelv or reason carefully. They are dominated by partisan feeling nnd n sense of politi cal fealty which overmasters all other considerations. The coming campaign will bo ono of tho most Important In our history. Great questions of domestic and foreign policy nro Involved in its result. Let us look at tho situation. Of first conse quence to every American citizen are tho Interests of his own country. At present these nro lu a moat satisfactory condition. Our peoplo nro In tho enjoy ment of a high degree of prosperity. Never beforo havo our Industries been moro nctlvo nnd our labor better employed. Our domestic trade was greater In the past year thun In any preceding year of our history and our foreign commerco was unprecedented. Financially tho country Is upon an ab solutely sound basis, with an abundant supply of money for all legitimate busi ness, moro than one-third of which Is gold. The farmer has a ready market and good prices for byproducts, the manufacturer Is doing' a profitable busi ness, tho wage-earner is being well re warded for his labor. ' This was not so four yeilrs ago. On tho contrary capital was without con fidence, agriculture was depressed, there was Industrial stagnation and a great army of idle lalmr. Tho demo cratic party was then In power and had given tho country a tariff law that was disastrous to American Industries and labor. Four years before, In tho midst of great prosperity, the people made tho mistake of placing that party In power nnd they paid therefor u severe penalty. This year they will bo appealed to to ngaln give that purtytpower, although so far as Its economic policy 'Is concerned It has undergone no change, while In Its uttltudo regarding tho currency It 6tau.Ua for the debasement of our money nnd public nnd private repudiation. Will tho people repeat this year the cosily mistake they made lu isoir, or will they by their votes maintain exist ing conditions and enable the country to realize the promise of continued prosperity which these conditions give. This Is a question for the careful con sideration of nil clnsses-the capitalist and the wage-earner, the farmer and the manufacturer, Tho success of the demo cratic party this year, reversing the popular verdict of four years ngo, will Inevitably put a. check upon national progress and prosperity. It would be a step backward that could not fall to exert an unfavorable effect upon all In terests. It would impair the confidence of capital, check industrial enterprise nnd Injure Inbor. Tills hits been tho uniform history under democratic ad ministrations for moro than half a cen tury nnd there Is no reason to believe that It would not bo repeated under another administration of thnt party. OMAHA AXD THE STATE, The last Issue of tho Nebraska Inde pendent, recognized as the olllclal state house organ, attempts to convince the peoplo of Nebraska that Douglas county usually divides Its representation In the legislature to make sure of having friends lu the party lu power In order to secure enormous appropriations for Omaha. "In Omaha," says the Inde pendent, "politics is business nnd busi ness Is politics. Dollars nnd cents weigh moro than principles." This startling arraignment would ro lled great discredit upon Omaha If It were true. As a matter of fact, Omnha and Douglas county pay more money every year into tho stato treasury nnd tnko out less lu proportion to the tnxa bio wealth and population than nny other county lu which state Institutions tire located. Douglas county pays one eighth of tho entire expense of running tho state government and Its share of the burden Is constantly growing greater. A fow figures from tho last stato ap propriation sheet should bo conclusive. The legislature of ISO!) made appropria tions aggregating over ?GOO,000 for stato Institutions located In Lincoln and ex clusive of salaries nnd expenses of the executive, Judicial and legislative ollices. It appropriated ?22(i,0O0 for tho Hospital for the Insane at Hastings. It appro priated $120,:ir.O for the State Institution for tho Fceblo Minded nt Beatrice. It appropriated $91,S70 for tho Soldiers' and Snllors' homo at Grand Island, $55, (175 for tho School for the Blind nt Ne braska City and ?5 1,050 for the Normal school at Peru. These figures are all exclusive of deficiencies. Against this, Omaha secured appro priations for the only stato institution in Douglas county, tho Institute for tho Deaf and Dumb, aggregating $101,100. This Is the largest npproprlntlon ever made for this Institution, more than one third of the sum being for a new build ing nnd construction. Tho absurdity of tho assertion that Douglas county selects Its legislative delegation regardless of principle with a solo view of getting the largest amount of appropriation Is ns manifest ns is the malicious Intent of tho popocrntle organ to make political capital by creating prejudlco ngnlnst Omaha with tho peo ple of the state. Tho Inspiration for this outbreak comes from tho prospect of a solid republican delegation from Doug las county in tho next legislature. Some of the popocratic organs here abouts seem to bo proceeding on tho theory that republicans of Nebraska hnvo delegated to them tho authority to 11111110 tho republican ticket nnd outllno tho republlcnn program. When tho stntc convention meets, however, the popocrnts will discover thnt the repub llcnns propose to name their own candi dates nnd choose their own cnmpnlgn munngers. Tho Interstate Commerce commission finds tlmo to notify the people of Nor folk when their rate case will bo taken up, though It has much more busi ness to attend to than tho state railway board. It has no political plus staudlng In tho bowling alley, however, which It is necessary to keep perpendicular. The rivalry between tho Jacksonlans nnd tho County Democracy at Kansas City will bo a rivalry as to which can mako Its sideboard gleam with the most resplendent exhibit of glassware. It will not bo safe to placo wagers on tho re sult, as something may happen to the pipe lino of one or tho other. Tho Easter bonnet has about mado up Its mind to strike Nebraska oil' Its list Last year It snowed and this year It rained on tho festal day It is supposed to mako its debut. Tho bonnet should not get discouraged, for everything gets a cliunco in Nebraska if It only has pa tience enough. Whllo tho local popocratic organ Is printing so much about alleged discord in tho republican ranks It might devote somo space to reprlntlug tho remarks of tho country fusion press nbout tho high handed measures of tho machine manipulators of their own party. It might not bo a bad Idea for tho Board of Education to mako a thorough and searching Inquiry into tho question of punishment In tho public schools. It Is one thing to maintain discipline among school children and another to re sort to uncalled-for cruelty. I'roinntiiro llliurniillr, Washington Post. Tho biographical department of tho Con gressional Directory announces that tho torm of Bcrvlco of Senator W. A, Clark will explro March 3, 1905, All of which goes to show that our biographers don't know every thing. AY'lan ('nil Deliver (In- Cumin t Cleveland I'laln Dealer. Thero la ono unsatisfactory thing about tho purchase of a seat In tho United Stntt-s senate that will be apt to mako future buy ers hesltato. You havo to pay for It boforo you get It and then perhaps you don't get It. (in (lie Whole Till 11 if. Philadelphia. ledger. In responso to tho popular demand for n repeal of tho moro annoying provisions of tbe etaajn tax Representative Tawney hasjto commend them. Introduced a bill to repeal those sections of tho act which relate to lepnt documents, nnd which produco n revenuo of f 361.00 per year. Why stop nt that, wncn me nnuu.u otirplua Is already $70,000,000 nnd steadily Increasing? SlKMikliitt from i:perleiioe. motto-Democrat. Tho aucBtlon of' Mr. Cleveland, "Why should wo Indiscriminately hate those who seek oftlce?" Us aulte proper, coming from a man who exercised n good deal of benevolent activity in securing three consccutivo nom lnntloca to the presidency. Snul the Fnt itrltrw in Sen. Philadelphia North American. Congrcw Is building up tho navy, but Secretary Long says th? department 13 short of officers to handlo tho ships, It might bo a good plan to hlro clerks to do tho clerical work of tho various bureaus of tho Navy department nnd send tho naval 0 Ulcers to s?a, where they belong. ViiKitrU-n nf llr unite. St. Paul Pioneer Press, It Is romnrkablo to what an extent nrynn'e speeches do not nffect tho people. Follow ing tho Nebraska candidate's tour of tho Paclflo northwest tho Oregon republican convention adopted n platform declaring for the gold standard nnd expansion, nnd tho Oregon democratic convention, by n two thirds vote, turned down an "nntl-lmpc-rlallst" candidate for chairman. Tho domo crnts aro apparently clinging to Hrynn merely na a last hope and not because thoy believe In his theories. Superiority of CoiirtK-Mnrtlul. Chlcnco Chronicle. Military methods nro not unreservedly to bo commended, but In ono particular, at lenst, they nro superior. A court-martial Is pretty certain to punish rascality regard less of tho fact that tho offender may havo n strong ool tlcal "null." In tin. rlvll courts nny man with money enough to hlro shrowd lawyers is practically suro of immunity. Tho Carter enso Is an Illustra tion. Captain Carter, desplto money, In fluenco and noclal prestige, Is safely landed in prison by tho finding of a court-martial. Tho men who shared Carter's stealings tho contractors who secured tho lion's share of thu swag go scot free. They cannot oven bo extradited from New York to Geor gia, thanks to thu efforts of high-priced nttornoya and tho complaisance of tho Inevi table United States Judge. In other words, tho court-martial finds according to factB. Tho action of tho court civil Is covcrned by quibbles raised by scoundrels. Thero will bo a chango In this same day. FUNDS IN OL'U TIIHASLIIV. I'rcaeiit Plenty Cmnniircil tilth tin- Poverty of Four Yours Abo. Baltlmoro American. Four years ago, In tho presidential cam paign, ono of tho strongest arguments em ployed by tho democrats was founded upon tho scarcity of money. It was then urged that our money was of that exclusive sort which prevented general circulation, and that tho surest way to bring about n return of prosperity was to provide the masses with a cheap money, which would circulate in sufllcrent volume to answer all demands. That this argument was not well founded, and that it cannot bo used again In tho ap proaching presidential campaign, is demon strated by tho "circulation statement" re cently issued by tho Treasury department, which proves Irrefutably that tho nation Is better off financially than ever before in Its history. According to this statement, there was in circulation on April 1 $2,021,274,506. an Increase over 1890 of $492,645,013, or 32 per cont. Estimating tho present population of tho country ,9lTj,395,000, a liberal figure, this gives n per capita circulation of $26.12, as against $21.03, on April 1, 1890. When wo analyze- prevailing business conditions, and comparo them with the conditions that ex isted in 1S98, It is not bard to reach the de termination that the argument of four years ago was specious and demagogic. The money was here, or nearly all of It, but It was hoarded, and could not bo brought Into use. Tho panto which began In 1S93, fol lowed by tho assault on our currency In 1896, destroyed the confldenco of our money owners, and caused them to keep their pos sessions intact. With .tho restoration of confldenco following tho republican victory of 1896 this money was returned to circu lation, and the present gratifying exhibit of national financial strength was made possi ble. An examination of statistical tnbles shows that, with a per capita circulation of $26.12, tho United States Is far In advance of nny other nation that makes pretensions to com mercial lmportanco and that maintains a monetary system founded solely upon gold. This fact ndds to tho gratification Americans may feel over tho Treasury department ex hibit, and -when It Is known that of tho great incrcaso In circulation during the past four years nearly $300,000,000 has been In gold, added confldoncon tho stability of our currency system and tho permanency of prevailing conditions may bo entertained. CO-OPF.HATIV13 FAHM1NG. Itcftult of nn Kxnerlinviit Coniluotcil nt llm-ltwoll, In. Buffalo Exariss. A very interesting as well as successful experiment in co-operation has been In ox- istenco in tho vicinity of rtockwell, la., for cloven years. Tho latest report of tho en terprise shows It to havo been moro pros perous lOBt year than ever before. Tho ns soclation was orlglnnlly composed of nlncty flvo farmers in four townships and no mem ber was permitted to bav moro than tbroo shares. Thq purposes of tho organization wero to soli the gmln nnd other products of tho members and als to provide thorn with their supplies. IJoth lines of business hnvo worked satisfactorily, Tho buying and markoting of grain hnvo dopended upon a peculiar provision of tho constitution. Tho members aro paid 0110 fourth of n cont moro than is given tlj Boiler outsldo tho socloty and members aro compelled to pay one-fourth of n cent com mission on nil grain thoy sell to competitors. Tho manngor pays tho highest prlco possl hlo based on Chlcnco quotations and if nny competitor offers higher prices tho mom bora sell to him and pay tho commission Into tho association. Thus any advantago which comes from selling outsldo tho asso elation is turned over to it. Tho Innuenco of social ostracism has bcn sufficient to re press any disposition not to pay tho com mission roccive'd from oinsidera to tho as sociation. Tho effect of tho system Is to glvo tho farmers participating In It from 14 a cent to 154 cents moro for their grnln than tbo farmers in other counties receive. On the other hand, tho goods aro Bold by tho association to Its membors nt from 20 to 23 por cent less than tho prices charged at regular Btores, This association Is still ono of moderate size, tho membership now being about COO. Tho business of last year amounted to $500,000. Tho success achieved may be ascribed to tho capacity of tho members to work togethor and to tho Rood management which seems to havo been shown. It is obvious that tho community Is composed of peoplo having the moral qualities neces sary for n co-operatlvo enterprise. The work Is not in tbo lino of production nnd Is not at all communistic. It merely provides n means for securing to a considerable ex tent tho profits usually going to middle men. Undoubtedly It is n method which could bo employed to ndvantago In those agricultural sections where Btaples aro produced extensively. 'Ab farming In the United States is likely to continue to be dono with comparatively small holdings of land, co-oporetlve enterprises have much PATTERN OF HARMONY. Kearney Hub. The harmonious iirratiuonieiit that lias been effected by the republicans of Omaha is a matter for congratulation mid may violl be patterned after by the repub licans of every locality in the state. There has been a general "getting together" by republicans throughout the entile country, which Is a guaranty of a har monious, united and enthusiastic party lu the coming national cam paign. In Omaha the republicans endorse 11 ward Hosewater for delegitte-at-lnrge to the national convention and John L. Webster for the committee on resolutions at tho state convention. The anti Thompson Incident at Lincoln Is a ripple on the surface, but even that will not disturb the general Luuruiuuy. .UlR'ii: 1 : 1 HASTuit 111:1: A IIHAITV. Ord Quiz: Thu Easter Beo of last Sun day was n beauty and easily discounts any thing of the kind uttctnpted In tho west before. Albion argus; Tho Omaha Bee has been dolus Bomo extra newspaper work in get ting out tho Sunday supplement, but tho Easter supplement breaks tho record. Tekamah Ilernld: Tho Omaha Bee's Il lustrated Knster number was a thing of beauty. Tho Beo's Illustrated Sunday edi tion Is fust becoming most attractive feature of the best dally In the west. Allen .News: The Easter number of The Illustrated Omaha Bee has been received at this ofllco and words cannot describe its beauty. Just simply thn best illustrated edition ever published by The Beo, and that Is saying a good deal. York Times: Tho Illustvnted Sunday Beo Is growing In beauty 11 ml grace each week. and in Interest. It Is hutiCHomc nnd a very creditable production and easily makes Tho Sunday Beo tho most desirable illustrated Sunday paper for Nebraskans now pub lished. Most of Its Illustrations are of apo dal Interest to tho peoplo of this Btato. Orotna Breeze: The Easter edition of The Illustrated Beo last Sunday is tho finest of Its kind that ever camo to this olllco. Tho Beo management ha& spared nu ex penso In getting up this number, nnd It Is surprising that such a lurgo nnd varied amount of reading matter could bo got between two covers. It wna n flno num ber and well worth preserving. riattsmouth Journal: Tho Easter number of Tho Omaha Beo put forth Sunday was one of tho most elegantly printed publications over issued In this state. From cover page :o back pago It was exquisitely nrransed as to reading matter and profusely Illus trated with half-tono pictures. Ono of tho Interesting articles was "Easter Music." by Thomas J. Kelly, tho well known musician and musical critic of Omaha, which was 11c companlcd by a flno Ilkenoss of tho writer. Tho Illustrated Beo Is under tho personal supervision 0 Victor Itosowatcr, managing editor of Tho Bee, and It reflects great credit on his ability and discrimination. I'KHSO.VAI. 1'OIXTEHS. Automobile, runaways arc tho only visible slgr.s of spring In New York City. Portugal appears to be trying lo carry tho British bucket on the shoulder and tho Boer pall on tho other. Suppose Marcus Daly should follow Wil liam A. Clark to New York, what would Montana do for tho Binows of war? Mr. Kipling's courogo is not equal to his convictions. After firing a lot of poetry at the burghers ho hurriedly left for home. General Oatacre's ruminations on the motto, "Nothing succeeds like success," would bo mighty interesting if printed ver batim. Poet Laurcatn Austin orserves that the Irish havo not the poetic temperament, which recalls the remark of tho pot to tho kettle. It wouldn't bo n bad plan to odopt tho Boston motto In this section: In Ood wo trust To lay tho dust. Tho skipping ropo has entered tho cas ualty contest qulto early. It begins -with tho death of ono child nnd tho serious 111 ncrc of two others In Illinois, Tho Spaniards havo secured somo "start ling news" from Manila, merely to show that tho Munchausen of Madrid Una not allowed his Imagination to gather tho rust of idleness. "Dero ought to bo two presidents one to do de business nnd ono to do do hand shakln'." Such at least is tho opinion of Jerry Smith, nn old negro servant nt tho Whlto House. Too much politics has given Toledo's centennial celebration a knockout. Ohio solons wanted .to control tho expenditure of tho stato appropriation, but all tho palms could not reach tho sugar. Some democrats occasionally ludulgo In sonorous Invective ngalnst British lniluenco In American affairs, yet dercocrats are now over In England planning tho democratic presidential campaign. Tho supremo court in Brooklyn la to bo called on to doc hie whether pemlBtcnt play ing of rag-time music by n self-taught hus band Is ground for a charge of inhuman treatment mado by his wife. Prioldent Krugcr never goes out of his houso without wearing n big major general's Bcarf 0Ver his coat, on which ho wears the Prussian order of tho Bed Eaglo of the fourth clnta and a Portuguese medal, Eugeno VIvIer, tho celebrated cornet player, who died tho other day at Nice, wrs noted for his resemblance to Napoleon III, for whom tho French republicans said ho was substituted at Wilholmshoho. Shortly after his trip to New York on tho 21st Inst., when ho will address the Ecumenical conference on foreign missions, President McKlnley will .makn a flying viilt to Canton, where his home 1b bolng repaired and remodeled. If that Philadelphia mcsecnger boy pos sosscs tbo talent of tho profession or tin traditions of his natlvo town ho will havo a henutlful crop of whiskers when ho reaches Pretoria. That would Insuro him a fath erly wclcorao frpm Oom Paul. Conan Doyle, In praising tho British mounted Infantry, who hnvo been In South Africa long enough to get used to fighting, and in looking over tho world for somethlns to compare them with, Hurts nothing finer to -which to liken them than tho American cowboy. Hero Is tho story of an Irish soldier which is n brilliant vindication of his loy alty to his Hag. A prlvoto was charged with having called for cheers for" Presi dent Kruger in tho barrack yard. "An' why wouldn't wo cheer him?" said Paddy. "Sure, If It wasn't for Kruger wo'd havo no flghtln nt nil, nt nil!" Thu Philadelphia convention ball for tho republican national convention of Juno l'J will seat 14,790 porsons, as follows: Dele gates, 938; nltcrnatos, 038; stage, 464; bo hind tho Btnge, 2,262; press, 602; side, 8,396 nnd galleries, ' 1,290. Tho last republican national convention held in Philadelphia T.as twcoty-clgbt years ago. The ticket then tamlnatsd wu overwhelmingly successful MiiutASKVs m:w 1 ham i:i,i.oh. Ashland Oatctto (rep.); Dr. E. Benja min Andrews of Chicago has been elected chancellor of our Stnlo university to flit the vacancy caused by tho resignation of Chan cellor MncLenn. The university, llko nil other state Institutions, wilt hereafter bo run as nn annex to tho popocratic party. Sterling Record (dem.)i B. Benjamin An drews, formerly president of Ilrown uni versity, has been called to the position of chauccllor of tho University of Nebraska. Mr. Andrews Is ono of tho foremost edu cators In America nnd his coming to Ne braska will bo welcomed by nil Interested In higher education. Blair Courier (dem.): E. Benjamin An drews, president of Brown university and nt present superintendent of tho Chicago city schools, was elected chancellor of tho Ne braska Stato university yesterday by tho regents, This brings n distinguished edu cator to tho head of our university nnd It .iti fsttitinnn in rnnlf hlah nmmii- the edu cational Institutions of this big country of ours, Hnstlngs Ilecord (rep.): Tho flection of Prof. Andrews ns chancellor of tho Stato university is another striking exnmplo of fn.inii fniiv. whllo tho chancellor-elect la n scholnr of undoubted ability, ho Is nn ego tist whose brilliancy nnd worm aro cum plctoly obscured In a halo of self-suinclcncy. Ills decision to decline Is n source of satis faction to thoso Interested In tho wclfnro of tho Stato unlvorslty. smith sintiv pitv Arn9 fnon.l : Tho chan cellorship question has at last been set ti.i itrnf. v.. rtontnmln Androws. for merly president of Brown university nnd sinco 1898 superinicnucni 01 wiu i,uim ..v,ll una ohnimn WvtnesdaV. TllQ IllJUIIli DbllUUlO) .. - ' " chancellorship has been, vacant for n year. . ... 7? a will It is unuersioou inni iroi. accept. Wo oplno that tho Board 01 u gents has mndo a wleo choice. I lnrnln t'nsf fnnnA: The selection Of Dr. Andrews ns cbuncollor of tho Nebraska Stato university Is n wise one. Thero la no stronger educator lit this country than ho. Ostracised In the cast because ho dared to havo an opinion, ho comes now to tho west where tho man la ncia aoovo ma uouur uun whero ho may havo honest convictions nnd express them. Tho Post predicts that No braBka's university will bo mndo the Brat Institution of its kind in America. Piattsmouth Journal (dem.): Tho selec tion of K, Benjamin Andrews ns chancellor of the Stato university Is a movo in tho right direction. Mr. Andrews Is ono of tho ablest men lu the United States, a profound Bcholar, a fearlesB lender nnd a progressiva educator. With hlra nt the head of this groat Institution this stato will havo a school that will bound Into national prominence nt once. It la sincerely to bo hoped that Mr. Androws will accept tho chancellorship ten dered him. nni Onlr. fren.l: For tho first time In the history of tho state tho pops havo control of tho State university nnd havo elected n man for their political fnlth to tho position of chancellor. Prof. B. Benjamin Andrews, Biipcrlntcndnnt of tho Chicago city schools nnd former president of Brown university, la tho man chosen. He is a man of national reputation and, wo doubt not, a man of amplo ability. Wo hopo that ho will prove a credit to tho school and that he will keep tho Nebraska university up to tho high standard which It has attained. Koarney Hub (rep.): The selection of K. Benjamin Andrews of Chicago for chancellor of tho Ncbtaska Stato university, is one of doubtful 'wledom. Not that ho is not learned, and capable, and experienced, but that bo comes to Nebraska ns tho cholco of a political clement and not because ho Is considered best fitted from an educational point of view. Fnr better for tho Institu tion that acting chancellor Bessoy had been retained or promoted. Tno woudiob mat Andrews has had with tho Chicago Board of Education nro sufficient olcoo to cause tomo uneasiness as to his relations with tho uni versity facutty and the State Board of Re gents. It is tho part of loyalty, however, for every citizen to sustain tho university and to hold up tho hands of tho now chan cellor, which will bo dono as long ns ho Is entitled to that loyalty and potslbly longer. Grand Island Independent (rep.): Tho Board of Itegents of tho Stato university havo selected Prof. Andrews, superintendent of tho Chicago schools, ns chancellor. Judg ing from the much ado that has been mado In tho Chicago pnperB over somo of Mr. Androws' Ideas tho selection Isn't ona over which Nebraskans can congratulate each other over with exceeding warmth. Mr. An drews for one thing is charged with wanting to completely revolutionize spelling. While thero may bo room for somo Improvement in spelling, In tbo English language, there being nn obsoluto want of theory for tho spoiling of a largo number of words, ex trcmo methods never havo been n success nnd never will. Otherwise tbo professor appears to navo a good reputation as an educator and tho criticisms that havo been mado may bo unju&t, at least to a consldcr nblo degree. Tho test of a year or two will bo tho best criterion by which to Judgo. FOHTY YHAIIS OV COLONIAL HIIYAN. I'prfonnnneen if NolmmUn'a Cirent and Only Political Slitnriiuiii. New York Sun, March 19. Forty years ago today tho Hon. William Jennings Bryan was born In Salem, 111., at 12:44 a. m. As n traveler ho has already moro than equalled the performances of the lato Illustrious Daniel Pratt, 0. A. T., and ho la about to start on another 10,000-mile trip. It Is the boast of his friends that ho has mado moro speeches ti moro people and shaken moro handa than nny other man that now Is or ever was In tho world, and still hla voico Is unworn and his dlgoatlon is un impaired, In splto of dollar dinners. Ho bellovcs In tho Chicago platform and In any additions to It that may come handy. He Is for congenial annexation, but finds tho Philippines uncongenial. Ho holds that tho Filipinos uro capable of self-government but not capablo enough to belong to tho United States. Militarism makes him sad, although ho has been a warrior bold. Ho trembles nt trusts and will keep on shaking as long ns thoy aro ablo to produce gooao fle3h In any body else, and not ono moment longer. Ho has fits at tho word "Imperialism," but what and whero "Imperialism" Is, so far ns tho United States nro concerned, nobody has been ablo to And. It Is a good enough Morgan for tho colonel, and that Is all. Colonol Bryan has called on Moses to awako, rung tho liberty bell, rallied around tho constitution, discovered tho Declaration of Independence, wept over tho wronps of tho "producing olawjoa," to which bo dooi not bo long, lambasted tbo crime of gold, thrown bricks nt Mammon, Moloch and Juggernaut, said "HooJ" to the octopus, been dry nurso to tho Income tax, bit his thumb at the plutocrats, Invaded the enemy's country and thoro provisioned himself, prospected for Issues, excommunicated commercialism, rid den a bronco nnd Ijlown a cownorn In tho streets of Austin, trained for tho presidency and an ostrich race, written leading articles with n pen of fire for the Omaha World Herald, lectured, mado a book and Is bo lleved by his friends and pronably by him self to bo tho Jefferflon-Jackson-Wcbstcr-Clay-Lincoln of Lincoln, Neb. His voico g so sweet that it swarapwl the Hon. Gamaliel flradford in. his own tears. His touch Is so magical that, according to some enthusiastic nrynnltcs, It heals the sick; nnd according to tho Hon. Champ Clark he Is touched hope fully by the Missouri demo:r.itn, probably for contributions to tho campaign fund. In short, tho Hon. William J. Bryan la aa busy as a bee, as lively &s a. cricket, as In duptrloua ns an ant, as talkative an a spar row, as cheerful, about hla owa prospect, as a bluebird nnd ns despairing about tho coun try ns tho crow seems to bo about tho scheme of things In general. Such Is Colonel Bryan now ho Is como to 40 years, nnd he Is a pretty good follow In tho bargain, for alt his plny-nctlng manner on tho pint form. A man's 40th birthday Is not much to congratulate him nbout. It Is much better to bo 30, nnd very much better to bo only 20. But wc cau nnd do sincerely felicitate tho colonel. Ho never will bo old. Ho never will be older. Ever young nnd ever fair to middling. PARTY IN DEBT TO NO ONE. St. I'nul licpubllcnn, The republican party In Ne braska Is out of debt. It owes uotiiiug 10 auyuooy. 1 no oiuy ? way It can be nut under obliga tions Is by the voluntary with drawal of candidates for high olltcu who have aroused factional fights anil are therefore nimble to command the united support of tho party. Such men hnvo It lu their power to do tho parly a real service by retiring from tho Held. If nny doubt has been expressed concerning their loyalty to repub licanism lt Is ik rare opportunity for them to disprove tho charge by making a personal sacrifice. This Is no time for men with dark spots in their records to push their "claims." J ( TAUT TllIl'LUS. Chlenso Post: "How shall wc govern tho Filipinos?" "What wo will most need to do it suc cessfully, I should Judge, will be seven leamio boots." Detroit Journal! Lot us look well to our Ideals, lest with us nlso, as In Kentucky, tho Strenuous J.lfo merge and bo lost In the Precnrlous lAte. Chicago News: "Wo nro a most Illogical people," "What now?" "Wo lienn on a mini adulation enough to turn -Jila head nnd then wo condemn him If ho lets his Judgment wabble." lt'n.lilnnlnti Qlii-t T atinnnBA vll l.llrt.iv.1 lb til-. II Ui III Hi IlllUiUi; II I Ull I'l-lt'lU Jiill beenmo eminent ns u statesman," said tho .. . . I I ... I .1 I k. 1 1 I. ...... irji'uu, "Nn. ulr " nnRtvprrt rtMifltnr Snri-htlm. "f burned money." New York Weekly: Jnck I'm thirsty. Come In hero nnd I'll order a bottlo of champagne. George I'd rnthor hnvo beer. Jack 3o would I, but I linven't a cent. It's easier to get. trusted for chumpagno than beer. Chlcngo Tribune: "Walter," said tho gifted tragedian, "what Is this opaque, scml-llquld substance you hnvo brought me?" "That Is consomme, sir," answered tho waiter. " 'TlB a ronsommo devoutly to bo shunned." rejoined tho tragedian, frown ing darkly. Washington Star: "Ho openly boasts that no great corporation has ever dared to approach lilm," Bnld tho acquaintance. "Ho ought to be careful nbout how ho. talks," onswered Senator Sorghum. "Tbo llrst thing he knows people will think ho hasn't any Influence worth 'buying." Detroit Freo Press: "One of tho special agents of the Indian, bureau Is a woman, nnd who receives a salary of $8 11 day," read Mr. Wlntorgreen. "She must sell u good many." commented Mrs. Wlntorgreon, "but 1 shouldn't have thought thoro was much demand for that sort of u burcuu." Cleveland I'laln Dealer: "That pretty Miss Heckles Is an eccentric dresser," "X should Bay slio was! Why, shoi came to thu club masquerade tho other evening . wearing a gown that wub cut ralny-day at both ends!" Detroit Freo I'rcs: "A woman Is as old -as alio lnokp, Mr. Glllcy," anld Miss Smlilc, "Oh, Miss Smirk," replied Mr. Glllcy, who generally makes a muss of It when ho tries to pay a compliment, "surely you are an exception to tho rule." Clovolnnd Plain Dealer: "I suppose," Bald tho friend to tho modest man of greatness, "that you would seriously ob ject to having your nanus placed In ths hall of fame." "I'd dlo beforo I'd havo It there!" raid tho great man. Detroit Journal: Tho novelist Is in search of local color. "My good man," he sayB. "I nm como among you particularly to study your dia lect." "Fair sir," replied the Poasnnt, "In yon dcr cabin thero dwells n recluse. Ho reads much, especially mngazlno Action. He, If any ono of ua, can speak our dialect for you." They nro nn exceedingly courteous peo ple, tneso elmplo peasantry. the life i.smt,x;i; agent. iSomorvlllo Journal. Suavo nnd persunslvo, with manners soft nnd bland, Warmly ho grcots .you ns ho grasps your hand. Ho (hopes you'ro well, you wifo nnd chil dren, too Such hnndsomo children I Look so much llko you! And how ts business? Flourishing nnd strong? With such good management It hardly could go wrong. Plainly, It's .booming; any ono can boo It's growing grandly nnd none so gliid as ho! Speaking of business, ho'tt Just got some thing now. Something he's suro will 1;o of Interest to you, Just see this contract how liberal nnd free I How can they do It! By George, it's hard to sea! AH tho ndvantago la sum to como to you, You'll hardly know it when tho premiums como due. Cash surrender values, the privilege of loanu, All ho puts beforo you In tho most per sunslvo tones, And if you Hhow objection, by word or by IIo swiftly 'turns tho pages of his red mo- rncco book, And llnds unothcr schedule thnt exactly tits your case All to your udvuntngo, with thirty days of trace I All hall tho nblo agent, with manners soft and bland, Who wins you by tho nrdor with which ho grasps your handl fiomotlmcM necxt day you'ro sorry, when you Ben his llttln game, But tho widow nnd tho orphan havo cause to bless hl8numcl PNEUMONIA leaves the lungs weak and opens the door for the germs of Consumption. Don't wait until they get in, and you begin to cough. Close the door at once by healing the "inflammation. makes the lungs germ proof; it heals the inflam mation and closes the doors. It builds up and strengthens the entire system with wonderful rapidity. tec. and fl.oo, all druolaU, SCOTT U BOWNi; Clumlm, New Ywk.