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Notary Public.
DctnocratH lmve for four yours bcou
nmkiug nil their cumimlpis for Ilrynn's
mic. It Is fibotit time for republicans
to Bliiipo tliulr courHo for McKlnley's
Knko.
A lilncc on the school Donrd does not
necm lo furnish nny very nttrnctlvo
temptation to tho kind of rutin whoso
services two wnuted. It Hhould bo differ
rnt, ho worn.
Tho sultan of Turkey could acquire
nonio valuable Information regarding
the sincerity of tho representations of
tho United States if ho should address
tho Spanish cabinet.
Sweden has caught the military, fever
nnd made a largo appropriation for tho
nrmy and navy. No peace conference
quarantine appears to bo effective
against tho spread of the contagion.
"Why does Senator Allen urge republi
cans to send Senator Thurston to the
national convention? Is It purely a mat
ter of friendship or does lie propose to
use Thurston's election as a club on
republicans?
lit is announced there will bo perfect
linrmouy at the Now York democratic
convention. Tammany has weighted
tho kickers so heavily that not even n
rlpplo is vlslblo over tho spot where
they went down.
The witnesses in tho Colsou shooting
caso dowu in Kentucky do not appear
to have nny clear idea of how tho affair
happened. Hut they are all certain of
ono thine and that Is they were ex
tremely busy getting out of range.
Tho reason for requiring English offi
cers to have an income sulllclent to
keep them outside o'f their sularlcs Is
now apparent. So many of them are on
half pay ns a result of blunders that
they might otherwise bo in want.
In splto of the fact that no formal
nctlon wns taken at the recent meeting
of tho fusion state committees a sus
picion Is nbrond that the switch will
bo thrown for the sidetrack when Kdguy
Howard's state nudltorshlp train comes
along.
."lorry Howard writes tho popocratle
nrgnn that If Senator John M. Thurston
could be Induced to accept the nomina
tion for vice president "we would stand
a much better show of carrying tho
state." Which political parly does .lorry
belong to now?
It Is settled definitely that the head of
tho weather bureau Is a base ball en
thusiast. He allowed the rain to de
scend over a large portion of the coun
try on Kaster, but trotted out the sun
for tho opening day of the bull season.
This discrimination against the Hunter
liounet must not bo tolerated.
And now It appears that the Cornelius
Vanderbllt fortune amounts to only
$.'12,000,000, or at least that is ail the
executors were willing to plead guilty
to when It came to settling the Inheri
tance tax. Unless a mistake has been
made somewhere there Is danger the
children may yet bo compelled to sklr
ailsh for a living.
In deciding on the questions relating
to tho construction of the new High
school, the school board would do better
to regard the Interests of the taxpayers
and patrons of the school rather than
tho personal Interests of the architect.
The school Is to be erected for the pub
lic use and not for the glorification of
tho architect or tho exemplification of
his particular Ideas.
Chicago Is bound to entertain the
Spanish minister on some occasion or
other. When It dawned upon the people
of that city that It was not the proper
thing to Invito him to the anniversary
of tho Spanish funeral In Manila bay
they tried tho Oram! Army of tho Re
public reunion. If they really desire his
presence at a tlmo when ho Is not likely
to hear something personally unpleasant
they might try Arbor day, Itlril day or
louio other mild occasion.
roil M'KtXhKV'S .s'.tif;
In the Impending campaign tho para
mount Ihsuo Is Mho re-election of Pres
ident McKlnley and the redemption of
Nebraska. In the Interest of the repub
lican party The Hoe deems It Its duty
to remonstrate ngnlimt nny concerted
effort" "on tho part of federal officehold
ers" to force upon tho convention any
aspirant for honors or candidate for
olllce whoso selection would Impair the
chances of republican success,
Tho first nllcglanco of federal olllce
holders Is to the republican party. Tho
question each must ask himself Is, Will
the effort to place Senator Thurston nt
the head of the Nebraska delegation in
jure the prospects of McKlnley In this
state or In other states? If the Intense
sentiment against trusts known to pre
vail throughout the west would be out
raged by such a course and the party
called to account for endorsing trust
representatives for high honors, then
tho duty of loyal republicans, and es
pecially men who hold olllce under a
republican administration, Is to discour
age uud discountenance such a step.
To give .McKlnley the preference can
not bo charged us an act of disloyalty
or Ingratitude on the part of those who
are under obligations to the senator.
Senator Thurston has time and again
declared that he will not be a candidate
for re-election, but President McKlnley
Is n candidate for re-election. Thurston
has nothing at stake In the coining cam
paign McKlnley and the republican
party everything. The electoral vote of
Nebraska can bo given to McKlnley and
a legislature can be elected to send two
republicans to tho United States senate
providing the party stands up boldly
for Its declared principles without giv
ing them the lie by endorsing Senator
Thurston's appearance before the state
supreme court as the champion of tho
Standard Oil monopoly.
The Hoc Is Impelled to call attention
to these facts not because of personal
or political hostility to tho senator, but
because It wants the party to save Itself
from Inviting defeat in tho most impor
tant campaign In Nebraska's history. It
Is not a question of sentiment, but of
success. Senator Thurston hns nothing
to gain by heading the delegation to the
national convention for tho fourth time.
He hns had tho highest honor the na
tional convention could confer except a
nomination on tho presidential ticket.
Ills friends and admirers will mnke a
serious mistake if they try to force upon
the state convention an Issue thnt would
compel the representatives of the party
as a matter of self-preservation to dis
avow for It responsibility for his clinm-
plonshlp of tho trusts.
OLD AMU MRU' VBMOCllACi'.
Tho dinner of the democratic club of
Brooklyn, N. Y., commemorative of tho
birth of Thomas Jefferson, was intended
to glorify old democracy and to protest
against the so-called democracy which
Is properly designated Bryanlsm. This
to sonic extent It did. A feature of th
occasion was a letter from Grover
Cleveland, which, whllo characteristic- j
ally vague and Indirect, showed with
sulllclent plainness that the former
democratic leader has no sympathy with
tho Brynnlto party. Hu admonished
democrats not to base expectations of
success iqion tho shortcomings of their
adversaries and said that the power of
the democratic party to win victories
has always been found to depend upon
a sturdy and consistent adherence to
Its time-honored principles. Ho de
clared that whenever the party has
fallen under false leadership and de
parted from simple democratic faith It
lias been ruthlessly rebuked by listless
support and bitter defeat. "These con
sequences," said Mr. Cleveland, "have
thus far been so inevitable that the
lessons they teach cannot be disre
garded without Inviting calamity."
There Is 'no dlfllculty In seeing tho
application of this or of tho other ob
servations of Mr. Cleveland In respect
to true democracy and the solemn duty
of those who claim to be followers of
Jefferson to make a bravo and early
protest against tho subordination of the
principles of pure democracy. While
the party claiming to be democratic Is
not distinctly discredited by Mr. Glove
laud, there can be no doubt thnt he
does not regnrd It us representing true
democracy, and, therefore, having no
claim upon those who cherish tradi
tional democratic principles,
A more pointed utterance wns that
of former Governor Campbell of Ohio,
who declared that "the political party
founded by Thomas Jefferson cannot
survive half democratic and half popu
llstlc. There must bo cither dlsfolutlon
or restoration of pure democracy." He
declared the 1(1 to 1 proposition to be
uii-JefferMinlan, pronounced It dead ami
suhl that "Just so long as we proclaim
our Intention to resurrect It just so long
will our resurrection be postponed."
He said that democracy Is still mas
querading in the livery of populism,
"swearing eternal fealty to doctrines
voted down again and agalu by the
people until for four successive years
the election returns show that It has
steadily fallen lower and lower In pub
lic estimation." Mr. Campbell referred
to tho Pennsylvania platform as "a
glimpse of light which may herald the
rising sun ot Jeffersonlan restoration,"
and expressed the hope that It "may be
the harbinger of what shall occur at
Kansas City."
Thus do democrats of the old school
the representatives of true JetTorsonlnn
democracy arraign the party of Hrynn
ism and protest against Its claim to be
democratic. Hut will It bo to any pur
pose? Do any of these faithful follow
ers of Melferson seriously believe that
their admonitions and protests will have
any effect upon the Hrynnlto party? Do
they really think there Is a possibility
that the national convention nt Kansas
City will reject Hryan and free silver?
Probably not, but knowing that Hryan
Ism Is doomed they hope to keep nllvo
enough of the spirit of true democracy
to restore tho party when tho hybrid
organization professing to bo democratic
shall have suffered another defeat.
Now that the fusion state conventions
huvo been called the business of the
state will ngaln necessitate numerous
trips out over tho stato by the occupants
of berths In the capltol building. They
would not bo guilty of neglecting their
duties to look after political fences, but
by some strange fntnllty their olllclnl
services are always needed In the vi
cinity of a gap In the fence.
HTtllKE A MAltU'S MUST.
The poiwcrntlc organ, which, after
lampooning Senator Thurston, Is now
championing his candidacy for dole-gate-at-lnrge
to the republican national
convention, has struck a terrible mare's
nest. It blazons on Its front page the
fue-slmlle of the following letter:
OMAHA, April t3, 1900. Dear Sir: Will
you kindly round tho republicans of
and Incidentally of your county regarding
their disposition to support mo for member
of tho national committee In competition
with Mr. It. B. Schneider of Fremont. I
have tho backing of tho solid Douglas
county delegation and practically of this
district and feel sure that with my experi
ence I could render tho party much moro
efficient service than my opponent. It you
can conveniently do so I should nlso llko
to have you get on tho stato delegation
and will forward you editorial transporta
tion If you should bo elected. Very truly
yours, E. ItOSEWATEIl.
This Is paraded with a great nourish
of trumpets as a proof positive of tho
attempt of Hosewater to procure sup
port by corrupt means. As a matter of
fact this tell-tale letter Is one of several
sent to certain correspondents of Tho
Itee who llgure politically In their locali
ties. As these correspondents arc em
ployes of The lice there Is nothing im
proper in tendering them editorial trans
portation paid for by The Ilee In ad
vertising. How Senator Thurston or his ally, Mr.
Schneider, can derive nny comfort out
of such a display of sympathy from
the World-Herald wo fall to compre
hend, especially ns the person to whom
this particular letter was directed hap
pens to be one of those postmasters
who seem to hold McKlnley and tho re
publican cause us of less consequence
than their personal obligations to the
senator and his nlly.
The only natural Inference from the
zeal displayed by the World-Herald In
their behalf Is that the democrats see
no better way of weakening the repub
lican party In Nebraska than by boosting
men who are notoriously Identified with
the trusts.
FllAMCtllSBS IM PORTO ItlCO.
The law providing a civil government
for Porto UIco gives to the executive
council to be appointed by tho president
authority to grunt franchises nnd con
cessions of a public or quasi-public na
ture. The council Is to consist of eleven
members, five of whom are to bo natives
of Porto Hlco. Those who opposed the
enactment of the law are now professing
to be apprehensive that tho executive
council will be controlled by citizens of
the United States who will use their
authority for granting franchises to
their own advantage. Fear is expressed
that the government of tho Island will
fall Into the hands of "enrpctbngijers"
tl that there will be no end of scan
dals In connection with the granting of
franchises and concussions.
Those who profess to upprehend this
assume, of course, that President Mc
Klnley muy appoint men to the execu
tive council capable of unworthy prac
tises for their own gain. Hut what
reason have they for such an assump
tion? The president has been most
careful In making appointments for the
Insular dependencies and not a single
man has failed to Justify the confidence
reposed In him. Why should anyone
think that Mr. McKlnley will be less
careful In selecting otlicials for Porto
Hlco? He has informed congress that
the time beforo the law goes Into effect
Is not sufficient "for the careful inquiry
and consideration requisite to the proper
selection of suitable persons to fill the
Important civil offices provided for by
the act," and on his recommendation
congress bus extended the time In which
officers now performing civil duties In
Porto Hlco muy act after the law re
cently enacted goes into effect.
This ought to satisfy all reasonablo
people that the president intends to se
cure for tho official positions under the
new government of Porto UIco the very
best men available and as these posi
tions will pay fnlr salaries there Is no
doubt he can find men of high character
and capacity willing to take them. If
those who are opposed to the policy
adopted In regard to Porto Hlco could
be reasonable and Just they would see
that Mr. .McKlnley must be as anxious
as anybody that there shall be honest
government in tho island and that Its
people shall be fully protected against
any sort of spoliation. Ills administra
tion would be held responsible for any
wrongs or abuses committed against
Porto Hlco and no fair-minded man can
doubt that the president Is most so
licitous to maintain the high credit of
tho administration in respect to tho
treatment of the new possessions.
There Is no ground whatever for the
professed fear that President McKlnley
will appoint otlicials for Porto Hlco who
may use their authority In granting
franchises there to promote their own
Interests or without a due regard for
the Interests and welfare of the island
and Its people. The president proposes'
to take ample time for selecting these
otlicials and it can be confidently pre
dicted that when the appointments are
made they will be of a character accept
able to the senate and the country.
From the activity or the South Omaha
missionaries to Washington against the
Grout oleomargarine bill, pending in
congress, one would conclude that tho
antl-oleo law on the Nebraska statute
books us enforced by the grout popo
cratle trust-smasher In the attorney
general's olllce were not Interfering seri
ously with the oleo business In this
state.
The Jacksonlans are leaving the Jef
ferson cult to be prosecuted by tho
County Democracy, but neither wants
to yield to the other the monopoly of
the Hryan worship. A few more clubs
and the list of democratic heroes would
have to be enlarged.
The committees oflhe National hive
Stock association have undertaken the
work of drafting the arid land hill, by
which the control of grazing hind In tho
west Is expected to puss from the gov
ernment to the cnttlemen. As this as
sociation represents only the Inrge own
ers It might be well to look closely Into
the provisions of the bill. While there
Is no probability of Its passing at this
session of congress, the stake Is a big
one nnd the men behind the measure
are not going to give It up voluntarily.
No one will dispute the proposition that
all this laud should be utilized and that
the big cattle companies should bo
treated fairly, but they should not bo
given the power to drive out the small
owners or the farmers.
Iuilslaua democrats hnve given their
election scheme a trial and It worked
even better than anticipated. For the
sake of economy It might be well to
make another revision and by dispen
sing with elections allow the democratic
conventions to settle who shall hold the
olilces. The result would be Just the
same nnd more expeditious as well as
economical.
The business men of Omaha should
not be backward In responding liberally
to the solicitors for tho Ak Sar-Uen
fund. Omaha has hud full value re
ceived for all the money contributed to
the annual Ak-Sar-Hen festival several
times over, livery cent donated will bo
well Invested.
I.rt Well KihiiikIi Alone.
Washington Star.
(Astronomers uro busily searching for an
other world. And yet this ono sccma to be
more than people can rsadlly handle.
TllC 1'Illtt! I'llNftCll I'll.
Chicago Record.
A good many people are secretly hoping
that tho prune truBt will put tho prlccw so
high that only tho rich can afford them.
Another Orlrntnl rrolilein.
aiobo-Democrat.
In a short tlmo aho Japanese population
of San Francisco will reach 20,000. Tho
Chinese quentlon Is likely to bo followed by
another of tiu snmo kind, though moro dif
ficult to handlo In tho treaty that Is es
sential.
In ii llt-ri'iitlt Moinl.
New York Tribune.
Secretary Long talks with engaging frank
ness and obvious sincerity nbout tho sug
gestion of his name 'for second place on tho
national ticket. "Ho would accept a nomina
tion which ho does not expect and esteem It
a great honor, and In this form he leav(H
tho question to the convention, with entire
confidence In Its wisdom and no thought of
worrying himself fn the meantime.
Senator AllUiin for Vlor President.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Senator Allkon Is a man of fine ad
dress, well poised and singularly gifted in
tho art of harmonizing factional differ
ences and securing party alignment upon
Important public issues and measures. As
presiding officer of the. senate ho would
command tho utmost respect and confi
dence of both partite, bringing to that poet
the accumulated wisdom and learning of u
long and distinguished record as a con
structive legislator.
It consideration of pre-eminent fitness
instead of mere geographical politics are
allowed to have weight nothing could bo
wiser or more appropriate than the nomi
nation of Sonator Allison for the vice pres
idency.
Thr Keen 1 1 of Cntncrc.
Chicago Chronicle.
British fair play In not all that Is claimed
for It, but tho Drlton. 4s by .no means blind
to glaring Injustice.! as is shown In tho row
that has been raised, oyer the singling out of
General Gatacre as a, scapegoat for the sins
of all tho commanders In South Africa.
Gatacre bn been onlorcd homo In disgrace
nnd tho British public Is disposed to lnqulro
why nuller, Methuen and their fellow
blunderers are net likewise shipped to Lon
don. Gatacro lost 600 or 000 men at Storm-
berg. Buller stupidly sacrificed ten times
that number in attempting to cross tho Tu-
gela and Methuen sent Wnuchope's brigade
to death on tho Moddtr river. Yet miller
Is continued In high command and Methuen,
who la notoriously little better than a luna
tic. Is Intrusted with the defense of the
Transvaal border. Tho big blunderers are
honored and even rewarded; one little blun
derer Is pilloried In spectacular fashion. It
t small wonder that tho British public gags
at the performance. If Gatacro were a lonl
he would probably Iiavo the Victoria cross
and promotion. iAs It Is he will have to
servo as a vicarious atonement for the sins
of h!a betters.
POItTIt HIC'AN l'HA.VCIIISIJK.
Opportunity to l'lnco tli Inlnnrt on h
Prolltulilf IIiinIn,
Buffalo Kxaress.
The New York Trlbuno observes: "A
great opportunity Is within tho reach ot
this administration. Behind nil questions
ot temporary service and ncceshlty looms
up the far greater question whether those
who by franchises enjoy tho natural re
sources of the nation's new lslnnd pofses
slons shall In return boar tho cost of their
government." Tho Tribune calls attention
to tho opportunity prosented to Porto nico,
for instance, for adopting a wlso policy
of Internal taxation an opportunity which
does not exist In the states of the union on
account of tho acquirement of vested Inter
ests. In Porto nico tho administration has
u fre hand. "It can niaUo all tho fran
chises, corporations, combinations nnd trust3
that ,may be formed to use and develop the
vast resources of regions scarcely touched
by tho hands of modern science, and indus
try contribute, to tho support of government
nccordlng to the vnluo of tho privileges be
stowed." This Is a phafo of tho course of the
United States toward the nowly acquired
territory which deserves tho most caroful
attention. Whether tho peoplo of theso
Ulands are to bo robbed of what Is due them
is very largely a matter of the treatment of
franchises. Thoro Is no dlfllculty about
disposing of franchises for largo sums nnd
nn annual percentago of receipts. The
number of competitors for tho right to use
these privileges will be little affected by
rcosonablo conditions regarding taxeff.
Tho fact that In well Instance the franchlso
gives a moro cr less complete monopoly
makes that form of investment tho most at
tractive In existence. Capitalists are eager
to find such fields, for they know that, once
the franchise is secured, nothing but their
own Imprudent pianasement can provent
them from reaping largo returns. Thcso
franchises should bo mado to bear tho
greater part of the burden of local revenue
everywhere. Th'n view la becoming ac
cepted in the United States and It will bo
put Into practice, little by Iltlo. Tho Ford
law In this atuto took a long Mep In the
right direction and no act of tho administra
tion of Governor Ilooievclt will bo remem
bered as a more enduring monument than
hts connection with It.
Tho franchise question In Porto Rico can
bo approached with entire freedom of
action. Capitalists now are merely asking
for grants. To refune to glvo theso rights
without adequate compensation does not tie
privo them of any portion of existing In
come or affect vested Intercuts. if tho
government that Is to bo established In tho
Island mnkes a wise beginning en this pub
Ject. not only will it secure an abundant
revenue to tako tho placo of customu duties,
but Justlco will bo dono between man nnd
man and tho chance for Individual advance
ment will bo vastly better than It can be If
tho unearned increment from franchises Is
turned principally to private pockoti.
I i:moi:s or oi it war.
i
Corpor.it John I), Saulnbury ot the Signal
( service, who was a prisoner among Aguln
. aldo's hotfooters during the months of l)c
1 ccmber and January last, acquired a store
of experience be is not likely to forget for
some time. He trotted along with AKiiln
i aido repeatedly and nenerts that he owrs
his life to tho Insurgent chief. "My first
j Impressions of the Insurgnnts were not very
bad," said Saulsbury to a correspondent of
tho Now York Sun. "1 remember receiving
! only tho kindest treatment from the Fil
ipinos who captured us. The doctor who
diefsed tho wound In my head spoke ex
cellent English and said he had received
his education In Paris and London. On tho
way to Tarlnc the people wc encountered
were so kind to mo that I actually befian
to think It wns n mlatako for the Ameri
cans to bo fighting them." When ho was
taken Into the wilds of northern Ltuon he
experienced dtfferent treatment nnd on ono
occasion ho narrowly escaped being the ecu
tral dish of ft feast for the Igorrotes. "Tho
Igorrotes gathered me In," ho relates,
"stripped mo and tied mo to a tree. I was
to have been tortured, killed and eaten Ju.st
as other unfortunate prisoners had been.
When about to beglu tho orgies they noticed
a place on my arm where I had started to
tattoo my name. 1 had Just completed a.
big capital 'S.' It happened that this re
sembled very much their tribal sign. My
whiskers, too, arrested their attention, for
ono of their chiefs In former days had raljcd
Just such a crop. While they were par
leying over what ray deposition was to
be a squad of Insurgent soldlcre, nent out
to search for me, came up and I was res
cued." Paulsbury relates an incident Illustrat
ing tho credulity ot tho natives and the
character of tho "wonderful victories" with
which they are stuffed by the insurgent
lenders. As ho was being taken to Tarlao
a Filipino olllcer came up to him with the
announcement that General Otis had been
captnred.
"Surely, some mistake," said Saulsbury.
"No," said the olllcer, "he has Just been
taken to Tarlac under a heavy guard. Cap
tured near AngeltH."
At Uio Bamban railroad station Saulsbury
Jokingly bade an Inquiry about Otis. Several
natives crowding about seemed highly elated
and Bald: "Yes, he left for Tarlac on the
train not twenty minutes ago." Saulsbury
b(;an to wonder. He was bundlel on a train
going to Tarlao and when he alighted nt
tho station onco again camo the announce
ment, "General Otis has been captured."
"I actually began to believe It," said
Saulsbury. "and wondered how such a mls
fortuno could hnvo befallen the Americans.
Wo were taken to tho village. Ah we ap
proached headquarters we encountered a
couple, of other American prlioners. Just
to show them that I was In possession of
tho Importnnt news of the general's capturo
and to gain final corroboration I called out
to them: "Where Is OIIb?' They answered:
'Right up there In that building we have
Just come from." In this place we found
nevon other Americans, some of them sol
diers and scmo captured sailors frrtn the
gunboat Urdaneta. I Immediately asked
about Otis. A laugh went up. 'Thcro he
Is right before you,' some ono Kald, and
they pointed to ft small gray-headed man
sitting weanly In a corner. And then the
laugh changed to a roar. It had all been
ii practical Joke suggested by the Filipinos
themselves, who at flit took this man,
whoso namo whh Hays, for a general. Hays
was running a restaurant In Malolos and
wns captured near that place while buying
chickens from the country peoplo. Ho was
perhaps 45 years old, had sparse whlekers
and carried himself with Just enough dig
nity to cause tho Filipinos to believe he
must be some great personage. Tho pris
oners with whom ho was taken up tho rail
road saw good fun In tho Joke nnd took
every occasion to introduce Hays to the
curious, open-mouthed natives along the
lino ns General Otis. The news of Otis'
capturo after that spread llko wlldtlre."
An Idaho soldier who served In the
Spanish war haH had an instructive experi
ence with government red tupe. A mis
take had been made In his examination
pnper by the medical offloer, which caused
him sirae annoyanco In breaking Into tho
pension roll. According to tho records of
the War department his height nt the tlmo
of his enlistment was G feet 5 Inches,
when n an actual fact, his height wns r.
feet 10 Inches. Tho soldier's captain wrote
a letter to the major, tho major to tna
colonel anil the colonel wrote to Senator
Shoup. while tho surgeon prepared a sol
emn affidavit. Senator Shoup framed a
i,m nn.1 introduced It: tho commlttco on
pensions considered It and reported It fa
vorably and the senato passed It. So now,
so far ns tho senato is concerned, air. reny
has his five Inches added unto him by due
process of law.
I'RIISONAI. rniXTKKS.
General Cronjo hns a ncphow studying for
a nrofesslonal career in London who has be
come a British subject and whoso sympathies
aro all with hla new country.
Another model Vermont bank officer has
eloped with a goodly portion of tho funds
of tho Institution. About the only thing he
loft bohlnd is a vacancy In ft Sunday BChool
of which he was superintendent.
Daniel Murray of the library of congress
la endeavoring to secure a complete list of
books nnd pamphlots written by negro au
thors to bo used ns n part of tho Afro
Amcrlcan exhibit nt Paris. Already ho has
considerably over 1,000.
Most people who celcbrato birthdays ex
pect gifts, but Dr. I'earnons of Chicago
thinks It more blessed to glvo man to re
ceive and signalized the attainment of
four-scoro years by sending out checks to
tho amount of 155,000 to a couple of col
leges. When Thomas Sharkey put down tho $600
for tho handsomo piano ho has Just bought
somobody said something nbout various
great composers and among them mentioned
Beethoven. "Boat Hovcp?" exclaimed Mr.
Sharkey, "why, I can put him out in ft
punch."
An invitation received by Admiral Dewey to
visit tho town of l'aducah. Ky.. is engraved
on tho outsldo of n Bllvor-mounted cabinet
.captaining ono dozon quart bottles of twenty-
year-old noiiroon wnisKy, nnti mo invitation
does not necessarily havo to bo presented at
tho door.
A man In Pennsylvania, has nohloved
fame by always stauding up when he sleeps.
In theso sensation-loving days tho man who
likes obscurity has a hard tlmo dodging tho
lasso of notoriety. Ho has to be without a
peculiarity, and even then runs risks of be
coming noted for that.
That Cecil Rhodes Is Interested In one of
the largest mining deals ever made In Mex
ico, whereby a group of gold properties
passes Into tho hands of an English syndi
cate for $4,000,000, s, indeed, stirring news,
it brings tho outlander question and the
Monroe doctrine a good deal closer together.
A genuinely new social function appears
to havo been Invented In I'lalnview, N. J..
whore Dr. fieorgo W. Kndlcott, a fashion
able physician, has won In a divorco suit
brought against him by his wife. Tho doc.
tr's admiring friends aro going to give
him a banquet to colobrnte his victory.
Policeman John Dunlap of Philadelphia
would llko to get a copyright on his name.
Ho Is very much admired by tho Italians on
his beat nnd hardly n week passe but that
a baby Is christened in his name. Within
the last six months no lem than twenty
three newly arrived youngsters havo been
named after hlm, ono of these, cf the
feminine gender, having been chiUteued
Dunlspa,
iM'.opi.i: pay tiii: I'HKiGirr.
Indianapolis News: It doubtless makes
no dlfferenco to the express companies, now,
how long the war taxes continue.
New York World The decision of the
supreme court exempts tho raprese com
panies from the war stamp tax voted by
congress and compels tho shippers to "pay,
pay, pay." This Is another reason for re
peating the superfluous war taxes.
Detroit Journal: The currome court of the
United States finds in the cxpreta case that
the people must pay the freight every time,
despite tho alleged Intent of legislation to
the contrary. The reasoning by the court is
that there lr, nothing In the act expressly
forbidding the company from shifting the
burden of paying the tax,
Chicago Chronicle: Thero was n protest
against this decision ot the majority ot tho
supremo court. Justices Harlan nnd Mc
Kenna filed a dissenting opinion, In which
they said: "Tho war revenue act Imposed
upon the express company the duty not only
of affixing at Its own expense the required
stamp upon any receipt Issued by It to n
shipper, but of canceling such stamp." The
exprefs companies hnve perverted the law
by placing the stamp tax on the shipper
nnd by canceling the stamp for which the
other man pays. Such is the practice with
tho telegraph stamp, This violates the rulo
of all stamp laws under which the stamp is
canceled by tho person who rays for It."
Springfield Republican : If the country
wants to tax wealth it must insist upon
taxes which by their nature cannot be
shifted. Taxes upon commodities in tho
hands of tho producer or seller are not such
taxes. Tho whole federal scheme ot taxation
Is one calculated to throw tho costs of gov
ernment upon consumption regardless of
ability to pay nnd tho stamp taxes ad
mirably fit into the scheme. The caso
against tho express companies Is ns reason
able an would bo a case against the beer
brewers or tho mercantllo or manufacturing
importers of dutiable goods based upon tho
contention thnt they should as a finality pay
the stamp taxes on beer or tho customs taxes
on imports. What If they should? How aro
they to be compelled to do It?
aKNATOHS IIY DIHI2CT VOTE.
Detroit Free Press: There Is reason to
bo proud that the houso hns declared for
the election of United State senators by
direct voto of tho people, but it is a llttlo
prcmaturo to hopo that the members of the
upper branch wilt deliberately saw It off
whllo sitting on it.
Boston Globe: Now that tbo vital ques
tion of electing senators by dlroit voto has
got Into congrcfn the reform should be
pushed with energy and persistency. Tho
popular branch went on record in favor of
tho good idea 240 to 15 for a constitutional
amendment to hoc tiro tho m'orru.
Philadelphia Times: Wc sincerely hope
that the senate- will promptly approvo the
proposed amendment to tho constitution and
if It shall be dono it will he Impossible for
the states to refuse tholr approval. Tho
lfsuo would at once come directly between
tho corruptlonlsts and the friends of hon
est government, nnd tho legislatures of
tho various states would bo forced to obey
the overwhelming popular sentiment that
demands the end of senatorial scandals nnd
tbo cholco of United States senators by a
dlre-ct voto of the people.
Baltlmor American: Senator Hoar depre
cated the prompt disposition of tho resolu
tion In open senate, becaubw It proposed to
pull down the cornerstones of tho republic.
There aro numerous ways in which the cor
nerstones can bo weakened, none moro
effectually than tho humiliating suspicion
that under tbo present system ot choosing
ttonators scats in that august body can bo
purchased like other articles of merchandise,
n suspicion which recent Investigations have
almost ripened into a certainty. This Is far
moro dangerous to tho republic's under
pinning than a mere change of process.
Washington Star: Tho ienato Is ap
proaching a voto on two contested election
cases which In themselves supply all tho
argument necessary to support tho proposed
change. Tho people of Montana certainly
do not desiro another such legislative can
dal as that which huB Just been aired nt
their eixpcnso and tho United States sena's
probably does not hanker nfter conducting
another such investigation at tho expense
of a man who has taken tho oath of ofllco
ns senator nnd been rocordlng his voto as
a member of that body. Nor can tho peo
ple of Pennsylvania be reasonably supposed
to want a repetition of tho Quay business,
Tho second stato In tho union in point of
weilth nnd commercial importance has been
represented but In part In the sennte during
the most Importnnt session of that body
which has been hold in years.
HAILHOAI) I'llOSl'UHlTV.
.Successful IlcoritnnUnllon nnil Phr
n nm -.-n ii I KitrnliiK.
Boston Transcript,
Tho unprecedented success which Is at
tending railroad reorganization throughout
the country gives promiso that at tho closo
ot 1900 thore will bo fow systems in tho
hands of receivers. This Is In marked
contrast to the exparlencc of somo other
years, notably thoso embraced In tho last
panic period, when 25,000 miles of road
passed into tho hands of receivers In a sin
gle twelvemonth. Of these tho Santa Fo
was tho largost, ns well as tho ono in
which local Interest was centered most.
During tho Inst year, however, no railroad
property of Importance! has becomo em
barrassed, whllo tbo affairs of many that
wero temporarily embarrassed havo been
taken nut of the courts.
An instance of what receivers havo been
able to do under tho favorablo conditions
that havo existed of lato ia furnished In
tho caso of the Baltlmoro & Ohio South
western, which was lifted out of tho re
ceivership Inside of six months, as well as
that of tho Baltimore & Ohio receivership,
A Fine Thing,
It's a fine thing to not cheapen but rather to see
HOW MUCH value can be put into a garment
at a given price. It's not the common way, but
it's the way of "Browning, King & Co." Tho
suits wo offer this spring at $15, $18 and $20
are especially good and values that it would
be hard to duplicate at tho present market ad
vance.
Browning, King & Co.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Oinuliti's Only Exclusive ClothIci-i for Mo a und Hoys.
which will, It Is expected, soon give way
to n regular management.
Tho earnings of all tho prominent rail
roads hnve been phenomenal of late, though
evidence of this Is not furnished In the
way of dividends to ns great an extent as
might bo thought possible. As a rule large
amounts nre bolng paid out for Improve
ments In rights-of-way, rolling stock, ter
minals, etc, tho effect of which will bo
seen In tho savings that they make possible
In operating expenses later on. An Instance
Is cited whero one western road has ex
pended nenrlr $10,000,000 slnco tho begin
ning of 1899, which, It Is claimed, will re
sult In a saving ot 20 per cent on this cost
each year. Most of theso Improvements
being paid for out of present earnings, In
stead of by now Issues of stocks or bonds,
tho savings wilt bo avallablo for dividends
or surplus right away. Tho wlss railroad
manager Is laying asido something now for
tho proverbial "rainy day," and In the ma
jority of cases It is taking tho shape of Im
provements to tho physical condltlou of
their properties.
Ot tho roads which havo been sold under
foreclosure slnco tho first of the year are
the following: Kansas City, Pittsburg tt
Gulf. Chicago, Peoria & fit. Louis, tbo
Peoria, Decatur Si Uvansvlllc, Pittsburg &
Gulf. Toledo, Peoria & Northern and tho
St. Louts & Kansas City.
In tills connection a comparison of tho
six longest roads In America, as mado re
cently, is not uninteresting. It appears
that the mllcago of theso roads, exclusive
of sldo nnd doublo tracks, Is ns follows:
Chicago & Northwestern, 8,34(5 miles; Bur
lington, 7.S59; Santn. Fc, 7.718; Canadian
Paclllc. 7.C4S: Southern Pacific. 7.201, and
tho Pennsylvania, 7,098. Following these
nre tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pmil, with
0,420 miles; Southern Railway, 8,416; Mis
souri Pacific, G.826: Groat Northern, 6,203;
Northern Pacific, 4,746; Grand Trunk, 4.1SS;
Illinois Central, 3,996. Of New England
roads tho Now York, Now Haven & Hart
ford cperntes 2,017 miles; Boston & Maine,
1.715; Fltchburg, 45S, nnd tho Boston . A1-
bany, 394 miles. When It is considered
thnt thero aro nearly POO railroads In the
country tho Importnnco to largo numbers
of people employes and investors thnt
conditions shall bo favorablo to their profit
able operation can bo better appreciated.
Poor Tlmo for K mouthy.
'Buffalo Kxpress.
If tho Boer commissioners are timing
their visit to tho United States with n view
to taking advantage of 1ho excitement dur
ing tho election they will learn that Eng
lish newspapers have nn altogether wrong
conception of American elections. There
Is no tlmo when tho people of tills country
would pay lers attention to the woes of
foreigners than whllo they are electing a
president.
SMII.I.Vn LINKS.
Philadelphia North American: "We hud
n strawberry shortcake nt our boarding
house today.
"How was It?"
"Well, tho accent was on the 'short.' "
Detroit Freo Press: 'TIs distance lend
enchantment to tho view, and makes our
old clothes look ns good us new.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "After Easter,
wlint?" said -Mrs. Helleneld, contem
platively. "Tho bills for the bonnets," suggested
Mr. Hellctlclil, who Is nothing if not prac
tical, IndlannpollH Journal: "We ought to put
more personal wurmtli In our letters."
"Oh, I don't know. A man I know oncn
put a lot of personal warmth In some let
tors, and It got him Into court In a brench-of-promlse
suit."
Chlrngo Tribune: "Well," remarked ths
friend of the distinguished citizen, "I see
you hnve been prominently mentioned for
tho irenldpnY."
"Yes?" drellchtedly exclaimed the dis
tinguished citizen. "Who hns mentioned
me?"
"Why, you hnve, you know."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Rhadc of Nero
What's the matter, Lucrctla? You look
blue.
Shade of Lucrctla Borgia T was Just
thinking what nn Idiot I wns tint to de
mand a Jury trial and get a vindication.
Chicago Post: "Did your courage ever
desert you?" she nsked of the popular hero.
"Did you ever entirely lose your nerve?"
"Mntlnni." he replied In n tone thnt was
nn admission In Itself. "I once played tho
lending male role In a big church wed
ding." Detroit Freo Press: "This story won't do
nt all," said the publisher to tho nmhltlotn
writer. "The detcctlvo chases n man nil
over tho world and never cntche.i blm."
" ell, you see. It's a realistic story," ex
plained the writer. But tho explanation
was unsatisfactory.
Somervllle Journal: "Yes." said the
Irascible aeronaut. "I told you n moment
ago that tho escape valve is out of order,
iind that I was doing my best to tlx It.
lint do you want now?"
And hlH tlmld companion trembled vio
lently ns ho nnswered; "I want the earth!"
T1IU OI'12 UOOIt.
Let freedom wing a globe-wldo illght;
Let progress be the world's great light;
Irfit commerce sail from shore to shore
And'touch all lauds through opon door.
When continents by urm nre hung,
Twin-made, ten thousand miles In one;
lllse, nation rise! through mountain boro
Itoih sea to sea, world's open door!
Frame lnws for universal good;
Shear politics of mnsk-llkn hood;
Make right supremo cut wrong to core:
Bid Justlco sit with open door!
Let churches, stiff In dngmnR old.
Maintained to win the stubborn soul,
Forgot their creeds On common floor
Fling wide to all the open door!
Humanity! flower of earth.
Clod's chosen host, launched freo nt birth
Henl thy heart of "race color sore"
And throw mankind tho open door!
Humanity! ruler of earth,
God-Imago made, stainless nt birth
Lift tho fallen !n wing, swing once more,
That gleam of hope, the open door!
ALMON A. IUjATTS.
Marlboro, Muss.