Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1900)
n THE OMAHA DAILY J11515: SUNDAY. SI A Y 27, 100. "Pie Omailv Sunday Bke. E. ItOSKWATISH, Ldltor. I'UllUdlllSL) HVLIiy MultNINCJ. TUtlilH OF Sl'HBClUl'TlON. Dally lice (without Sunday). One Ytar.JS.W Dally u..e nnd Sunday. One var S.W illustrated Hoc, one tr. ...... ;;;;;;;;;; J.'w . hv lire, uno year. Katurday Ilee Onu Year... AVickly liee. One Year l.w 65 OK KICKS. Omaha: Tho lice Hulldlng. South Omaha: City Hall Uulldlns, Twcn-ty-flf tli and N streets. Council muffs: 10 I'earl Street. Chicago: 1M fnlly Hulldlng. Now York: Temple Court. Washington: 501 Fourteenth Street. Sioux City; Cll I'urk Street. COnUKSPONDKNCK. CommunlratlonB relating to news and edi torial matter should bo addressed; Omaha lice, Editorial Department. IJUSINKSS LUTTEIIS. Business loiters nnd remittances should ho addressed: The IIco I'ubltshlng Com pany, Omaha. UHMITTANCKS. Itomll by draft. express or postal order, jiaynhlo to The Hee Publishing company. Only 2-ecnt stamps neceptcd In payment or mall accounts Personnl (hecks, except on Omaha or F.uslorn exr-hanges, not arccpteu. THH llKi: 1'UllMSIIINO COMPANY. Htnte of Nebraska. Hondas County. s. : George U. Tzs buck, secretary of The nea I'ubllshlng Company, being duly sworn, xays that the actual number of full ana complete copies of Tho Dully. Morning, Kvenlng nnd Sundny Hec, printed during the month of April, ivn, wnn us """ 1 2 , 3 4 5 6 7. ... ft. ... 9 10 11 12 13. ... It 15. ... 27,715 127,1110 i!H,1MO 27,1110 27.S2II 27.SOO 2H,HIn 27,M) i!s,:tuo 2s.:t7o 27.1120 27.HHO 27.IJ20 2H,o:to 10. 2S.2II0 17 15 19 20 21 22 23 2 20 20 27 o 29 20 ..27,220 . .27.J120 . .27,M!t0 , .27,700 ..2S.O20 ...27,01)0 . .27. HID ,.,21,000 ...27,000 ,..27,000 ...27,01)." ...27.710 ...27.t)00 ...27,200 .M:!.-,,ir.n 10,071 Total I.ess unsold and returned copies. Net total sales ' fs;,,0,, Net dally nvcrnge ..?lvl,,1! OKoiton n. T'sciiccic. Buhscrlhcd and sworn beforo mo this 1st day of .May, law. STOCKTON HUTU. Notnry Public. (Seal.) Help the decorator for necoratlon day The Ice man does not give trading Mumps. Lord Roberts, It will be noticed, leaves It to others to set the day for the end ing of the war. Ohlcago has a little war on its hands. Mayor Harrison should hasten to tender Colonel Hryan .11 commission In bis nny. . ii,if,lni in. .11 11 fn not conmcllcil to I 1 1 .i,,.w noil ..vnliiln those tln.vs when xomcone asks them nbput the clearing ' I imnui. sliowliiir. It snoaks for Itself. Montana can enter no complaint rn- gardlng the number of senators It has at present. The trouble Is that two out of three tire not on tho effective list. Chairman Towne of tt so-called na- tlonal committee has appointed a sor- jjcant-at arms to olllclato at the silver republican national convention What for? A newspaper as (Jinahn women would run It Is more readable than a news- miner as tf Kansas minister would run It, and pronau.y moie oc,..., ... ..... would run it. ... .,,..,.. ,..111 umti in. com- ...!ii..,i ... iiw.ti-.....n when thev leave ,.-..,.. ... - - the farm for a day. it grows so during their absence that otherwise they would 11 romnlnnil for the sunrotue court of Nebraska to pass into control of the pop- ..cents l.orore Its career, extending over thirty veins, should be broken with the eltntlnn of an editor for constructive (..niton int - If Nebraska's great attorney general wants to tackle a trust worthy of his metal, why not take up the unlawful combination of lire Insurance coinianIcs that denies-policy buyers the Delictus 01 competition? tlovernor Poynter wins out in his light ror tne possession or ine iiisutuio 101 the Feojde Minded nt Beatrice, but his - . - .. ... A.... ...... I Hticcess recalls the saying of a fumous I sovereign that another such victory would cost him his crown. Queen Victoria has cabled the State department a message of acknowiedg ment of tho congratulations of the presi dent on the occasion of her birthday, Now for another outbreak of anti-anglo phobia on the part of the opposition press. American astronomers will have their eyes iivet,ed on the sun tomorrow morn ing and tho star-gazers have clustered lu tlio narrow belt of totality on tlio Atlantic seaboard, whero they expect to make the most extensive sclentlllc oh- fcervatlons over attempted. A ('i-ntil incr lo tho democratic niu.'liliu idea the lltness or uniltness of a man foe ..tile.. Is .i..i'..i..i.ut sohdv noon the fact of his paying or refusal to pay his - nolltlcal assessment. Most nnv nuin ninrht to be able to uuallfv himself when the iibsessniout Is onlv .'t nor cent. Aro tho people who remain In Omaha this summer to bo left entirely without diversion in tho form of the open-air concerts that were made so lioiiitlar dur- lug our two exS)sltlonsV If anything Is to bo done to satisfy this apparent want. action should bo begun without ilclay. According to dispatches from Kngland tho chief naval 'constructor of tho gov- eminent Is to be nskod to resign bo- cause he has fallen behind the times, particularly behind the constructors of this country. Spain made tho discovery that all Kuropo was behind the times Iwo vonrs ago. Now that their candidate for congress has boon thrown over lu the First dis trict to make room for a populist, the democrats are proclaiming that they must have the candidates In tho Third and Fourth, Democratic antl-convcn tlon proclamations have about as much binding effect as popocratlo platform promises. They are' lilade for effect. Till: UUVAh ritr,ttuiATl h. ' ('oiistrnillv.. coiiteiiitit. when iitinlk'il to the uos n inouus of upholding the honor mid dignity of courts, rests solely niMin the royal prerogative. In , monarchical countries the exercise of this power Is lu the nanie of the noV- n erolgn. tho eotu t Impersonating the em- purur. king or queen, as the ease may . he. Only on the theory that "the king , eun do no wrong" courts cxerclt-e the ' arbitrary mid despotic power that j makes them prosecutor, Jury and ext- outloner. In this republic the royal prerogative Is repugnant to the basic principles minister as to the course that would be upon which rests our whole fabric of j pursued by the I'tilted States govern frre I'overnment. Popular sentiment ! ment In case the Chinese government has always discountenanced every at-1 refuses to heed the warning'. The fact tempt to throttle and terrorize the Is realized that It Is u most dllllcult task press In the performance of Its prl- which the Chinese government Is asked mary function to keep the searchlight t" perform and If It shall show an ear of publicity upon all public olllcers nest purpose to do Its duty there will bo whether they are enthroned In the ex- a. disposition on the part of this govern ecutlve mansion, occupy cushioned seats nient to give ample opportunity for coin In the senate or are robed In Judicial plying with Its perfectly legitimate de ermine. inands. The dogma that the king can do no It can be confidently predicted that the wrong llndH no lodgment on Aincr- i lean soil and the attempt to draw the sacred circle of contempt around the persons Invested with Judicial cloaks will not Increase the respect or con- lldence of free Americans In the jiidg- nicnts of the tin gods. The aversion of the American peo- pie to everything that smacks of the royal prerogative Is so general that In the entire period of ill years since tho organization of the federal gov- eminent not a single example Is on record where the supreme court of tho I'tilted States has cited an editor to appear before it to answer n summons for contempt. With only three excep Hons, so far as we can learn, no mi promo court of any state In the union has ever ventured to exercise the royal DHerogatlve bv Instituting contempt proceedings against an editor or pub- Usher for impugning Its dignity or re- nnny veterans or the union and conled fleeting upon Its honor. ,,nu'-v participated recalls the most ills- (Jut of hundred of thousands of cases adjudicated In the highest trlb minis of the various states, It has re mained for Nebraska to go on record as Instituting tho fourth original case of constructive contempt against an editor and that at the very period when the trend of public sentiment Is so geii- ..iMiiie ommsLil to In.llel.il desnotlsiii and I ' ' 1 1 I Judicial encroachment upon inuivmuai rights. m! judicious action, The refusal of the T'nlted States sen ato a few days ago to take up the Nicaragua canal bill was Judicious and . 11. ...11. f...1lt..,...t i uniiouniuiny in ncconi wuu imt-uinfiu puniio seiuiment, wiiicn uivore vanning for canal legislation until tno report 01 tho commission Is submitted ami tno opinion of the engineers ns to routes, cost, etc., Is known. The passage of the Nicaragua canal bill by tho hmisu I of representatives was not approved ny the country, not because public scntl- ,Pnt s opposed to an isthmian canal, but for the reason that the legislation was premature and as was lorcimy pointed out by Hepresentatlve Hurton of Ohio, "Ignores treaties, disregards business-like methods nnd threatens not only to postpone but possibly to defeat The uctlou of the senate undoubtedly disposes of the bill for the present ses- sum aim ny uie nine 01 me im-eim of the next session the canal coinmls- . . ,,... ,,,,,1 " congress can proceed upuu w. ougn and irusiworiuy linoiumiiuu hiuc.. It will then have. It Is expected that the commission will be found favorable to the Nicaragua, route, but this Is by no means certain, wntio one uiing uim seems assured, from Intimations given out by one or two mombers of the com- I . . ...... .....1 . t 41... I mission, IS tlllll tno esiiimueu vom in urc Miroposed canal win oc nuicii uigiu-r ....... tlu, muxlmuni of previous estl- nmtL,Hi jt W1U also bo shown thnt there aru Kreutcr dltllculties to be overcome than lmvo been pointed out by the other commissions, duo to the fact that their investigations were less thorough nnd i-niniiioto fhuti those of the nrcsuut com-1 . . rnnuostlonablv there will be H()me 0(lu,r fm.ts disclosed which are ab- . . the renorts of m'ecL'dliiK Invos- tl,jnt(U.s nw which It Is Important should bo known. Certainly no harm and possibly much good will come from delaying canal legislation until the next session of congress. I'Horr.VTixu amemvax ixtemcsts. The operations of the society In Chlnn called "Boxers," tin antl-Chrlstlnn or- Uanizutlon which Is estimated to have u membership of 1 1 ,(K)VXH'. have for some time eoiiimiinded the serious attention of all tho powers having Interests In 1 that portion of the Chinese empire where the society exists. Kach of these vow- ors has brought pressure upon tho Pekln government for uctlou looking to the suppression of the murderous organlza- tlon nnd while some effort has heen publicans contemplates, nut the demo made bv tho government In this dlrec- crats In congress antagonize It on the tlon. It has not been adequate and con- soouontl.v the operations of the "Box- - - ers" havo become more migrant, tuoiign said to be chletly 111 Killing natives who have boon converted to Christianity. Manifestly, however, the lives ami nronertv of foreigners residing in the region being terrorized by the organlza- tlon nro In danger and It Is the duty of their several governments to make all hnoner efforts for their protection and security. The Fultod States, without Joining with tlio other powers, montiis ago notltled the Chinese government that tho life and property of American cltl- zetis must bo protected and It Is an- tiotinccd that our minister at Pekln hits again been Instructed to Inform the gov eminent of China that our government expects It to stamp out tho troublesome organization and to provide guarantU's for the maintenance of peace and order nnd the protection of Americans. While acting independently, the American mill lister Is virtually co-operating with the representatives of the other powers and the condition of affairs appears to fully Justify such co-operation, Our govern- ment has avoided anything In the ua- ture of an alliance and undoubtedly will continue to do so, but It Is evident there can be no effective action In China as to this matter unless the reprebentatives of tlu powers whoso iltl.i'tis mi' in leiil j nilonl somo itiimiiiii course or iii't Ion. It Is not neii'ssnr.v Hint the I tilled States should enter Into formal eotieert with tin Kuropeitn powers eoineined. lint It Is ohvlonsly essentlnl Hint II shall have eoiuinon understanding with other nu- Hoik since the Pekln government will he likely to yield ton united represents! tlon. w hile It would perhaps pay lint little attention to u protest made, on Its own hehalf merely, hy the government of the I'tilted States. It Is stated that there Is no Indication In the latest Instructions to the American uucu ,-muics win not oe a party in any event to any aggressive or forcible ac tlon that may be taken by other powers, If the Ktiropean nations, which Is quite possible, should make tho state of affairs lu China an excuse for a movement to wlzc territory lu that empire, the I'tilted States will have no part In It. This country desires no Chinese territory. its interests are rather bound up In tin maintenance of things as they are. Hut It must see that protection Is given tin lives and property of Its citizens in China and the course It has taken to M'ctire such protection Is entirely Icgltl- mute and proper. FltKI)t:tlCKSIlCllO. The memorial service of tho Army of the Potomac at the historic battleground ; " i rcoencusinug )U which i-rcsiuum - McMnley, members of bis cabinet and asirous luu iougui ny ine Army 01 th' Potomac on Irglnla soil (luring tho war ol tlio rcDcllloit. Although iDintniinded by (Jeneral Hurnsldes, the attack on Fredericksburg had been ordered by the board of strat- egy at tho War department against bis judgment and advice. Over i:t,(MM) men, constituting the llowerof his army, wore ..! i.tii... ...l.tl.. l " " federates, who were Intrenched in mi al most Impregnable position, lost only a ft-w hundred. The effect of Fredericksburg upon President Lincoln and bis Immediate advisers was most depressing atid no . . ...... imiiy seemed to tool tne ternnio disaster more Keenly. From the day of Freder icksburg, Abrahiini Lincoln aged visibly a,i j,s naturally sad and mournful countenance showed innrkod signs or L.Ilr,. !in,i Rejection, (lenoral Hurnsldes hlinsc-lf, however, did not take the re verso so seriously. He seemed to bo rPHoved bv his summary removal as commander of the Army of the Potomac. rprm tno ,-nni n,i t(. of that tinny t10 j.flVrt was chastening, although lm- miiiiulng. It eln forced by fresh battal 0I1H MI1(l reorganized under new leaders tinallv retrieved Its renutatlou at Get tysburg and eventually under tho Imme diate command of (lenoral Crant com plotcd the work for which it was orlg nilHy mustered by the capture of Well niotid and tlio surreniier ot Cenerai loo miUk,g the overthrow of tho confodoi . .. ... . acy ami 1110 lurininaiiou 01 uie war 01 tho rebellion. nr.MOCiWls axd thk tuVsts. The democrats of tho bouse Judiciary committee, who undoubtedly represent tne views or men- puny colleagues 111 congress, oppose tho proposed amend ment to the constitution giving congress 1 1 .... .1... .... ,1... . 1 conuui 01 nu- u i.sis 011 int.- 111111111 nun it would iniringe uie rignis 01 uie suites Und violently disturb tho balance of state and federal government. This. the Philadelphia IJocord points out, is In conflict with the position of Mr. Hrynn, who, that paper says, lu more than one of his' speeches litis vaguely advocated an nnientlnieut of tho federal coustltu- tlon as a means of controlling the I - . trusts. "As the trusts." observes the Record, "will constitute a loading Issue In the presidential campaign this eon- met or opinion would do a serious em- lmrrassinent to the democrnts through- out tlio contest suouiii .Mr. liryan no nominated for tlio presidency." And this Is not tho only difference In the views of the democratic leader nnd the democrats lu congress that will prove embarrassing. Mr. Bryan, In proposing a federal license system for trusts, said the states cannot handle the matter "We must strike at tlio root of the tiling," said Mr. Bryan, "and mnko n 1 monopoly of anything an Impossibility The federal government must tako up tho question and bring It to a successful culmination." Now this Is precisely what the legislation proposed by the re- ground that it would Interfere with the rights ot tho states, which tno ticmo- . , 11- cratic leaner uas ueciareu cnnnoi iiiuuiic ine manor 01 regumimg nun coimoiiiug trusts. Mr. Bryan would glvo the feel oral government, tun power m ueiu wim the industrial comninauons; 1110 tiemn- crats in congress, on tne other iianu would have nothing done to Infringe upon tho rights of the states. With tills coulilet between tho leader and the rep ros,ontntlves or tne party tno training 01 an auti-trusr declaration ny tne Kansas City convention. If It shall attempt to go beyond a mere peiiunctory tionun elation of the trusts, will be not an alto got nor easy matter. - Tio democrats of the house Judiciary committee are of the opinion that tho trouble is not lu lack of law, but fall nro to enforce it, yet the last democratic administration pronounced the nntl trust law defective and Inadequate and - n democratic congress did nothing to Improve the law. It Is remarkable that democrats now should take a position In respect to the anti-trust legislation of IMN which discredits tho opinions of two democratic attorneys general of the United States Mr. Olney and Judge Harmon, "There Is 0110 proposition however, lu connection with this ques tlon upon which all democrats will uu ilouhtcdl.v ugii'o mill that is I lie aholl tlon of tiirllT ilntles on nil utilcles liiti till- facturod by trusts, lu an nllack on the protective policy nil deniocrats will be united, but tin' people understand that If that patty were In power It would not conilno Its attack upon protection to the trust articles. It would assail the olley lu all directions. Tin1 fact Is, the deniocrats are as con fused and uncertain In regard to tho trust question as they are respecting most other questions. The one thing there are not In doubt nlioitt Is that of opposing whatever the republican party proposed. .v run t:vt:xT uF votu t:. There has been no Intimation that the government Intends to employ force to collect the Indemnity front Turkey, lu case the sublime porto does not make an early and satisfactory response to the last note from this government, but the announcement that the cruisers ltaltl moro and Detroit may be sent to the Ktiropean station, where there Is now but one war vessel, suggests that the question of using force has been thought of In olllclnl circles. A naval otllcer in Washington Is quoted as saying that three war ships on the Ktiropean station would bo sulliclent for all the purposes of the I'tilted Slates In tho .Mediter ranean. Hut what would tho Kuropean govern ments say to an attempt on the part of this country to collect the Indemnity by force? Would tho Kuroponu concert which guarantees tho territorial Integ rity of Turkey bo likely to Intervene lu such n case? A French writer thinks that tho powers would Intervene. Ho Is of the opinion that If tho Fulled Stales should, undertake to apply physi cal pressure to Turkey without having obtained the permission of the powers ,ls MH nnv Wniilke demonstration wiis mode against the Turn wo suouiii iH.ar ,t voice In Hurope crying half. Cor. tainly this Is a matter to bo considered and undoubtedly our government would not decide to resort to force without In forming Itself as to how such a course would be regarded by the Ktiropean powers. Although there are plenty of precedents to warrant the T'nlted States lu employing physical pressure. If neces. SiU.y( to secure the payment of the claim ngainst Turkey, yet it Is by no means certain that all the Kuropean govern ments would recognize these, und be sides those governments might see In such 11 circumstance a favorable oppor tunity to give tlio Fultod States to un derstand that hostile demonstrations on Its part lu Kuropo would not be tol erated. However, It Is not probable that wo shall be called upon to use force to collect tho Indemnity. Tlio Justice of the claim Is no longer itucstloticd by tlio Turkish government and the promise that it shall be paid lias been given by tiio sultan. Payment will undoubtedly bo put off as long as possible, but It is safe to say that It will not bo deferred far beyond the date of the American tilHuuituin. which may be expected to bo submitted In the near future. Opponents of tho ndiiilulstratlon wei;o certain when the British authorities de tained provisions shipped to Louronzo Marque, that the administration would do nothing for tho owners, but leave them to settle as best they could and possibly suffer tho cotillscation or their goods. The announcement is now made that Kngland has uot only paid tho In voice price, but 10 per cent additional. Americans and American Interests have been better protected by the present ad ministration than by tiny which has boon In power for years, ami the result accomplished with less fuss and an en tire absence of bluster. The .lapaneso of Sail Francisco have persuaded their acting diplomatic rep resentative at Washington to outer pro test against the compulsory Inoculation of Orientals on the Paclllc coast against smallpox and bubonic disease. The communication has boon properly re ferred to the surgeon general of the inaiinn hospital service, but It remains to ls seen whether tho San Francisco health authorities can be persuaded to lot up on their liotisecleauing crusade. Beatrice populists denounce (lovornor rovnter for employing a republican at torney when so many of tho populist faith aru cllentloss. If tho governor would only take a little more ropub llcan advice ho would not make so many mistakes. When ho has made a blunder It Is perfectly natural that ho should turn to 11 republican who knows how to get blni out of his trouble. That statement made by tho Boor en voys that owing to the limited time at their disposal dining their present visit they will bo unable to accept all the lu vltatlons received throws a doubt ovt r their coming to Omaha, which wo are sure would be glad to entertain them If their reception were entirely devoid of political significance. Ministers of tho gospel aro protesting against the portion of tlio Ohio prohlbl tlonlst platform which says It will make war upon tho liquor tralllc "in the iianu of .Tesus Christ." Possibly they had lu mind the tleup of tho prohibitionist with the liquor dealers to elect a su premo Judge lu Nebraska last year. S.i.iu.i.-r Wlllt'tlniiN. Chicago. Post. Tho onen cur Is hero again. So Is tho hog who sits In the end seat nnd compel people to climb over mm. Temper and TeiiuitTiiliirr. Philadelphia 'limes. Whut complicates tho situation Is that tho higher tho Ico truht runs tbo price tho hot ter the public Is likely to get. Well, the Money Tnll.x. Washlnclon Star. Kuropean opera singers and pianists hav a very annoying habit of saying notiuns about thin country when they get homo ex cept In connection with tho amount of money they took away. r.ll't'ft of A nt li 'ir lliMiior. Chlcauo Inter Ocean. An American circus has failed In Ham burg, (Jermany. The causo Is not given. Wo can eally Imagine, however, how tho loktw of an American circus would bo re ceived la Germany, where they have been 'preserved unit studied for centuries In thy I original (Ireck and Utin lllM'K I'lllllll'ltl I, II II I'll) f Wnahlimlnn Post. A final accounting will show that the Kentucky democrats hae executed a ruttiur expensive piece of political larceny. Miiii-I Itrlli'Ctlim mi I. Iff. St. IjuIs Post-Dispatch. Men arc bIvIpr tlicinsclvcs up -to thing", always tiling!?. The lnane pursuit of ma terial advantage leaves no room for the Joy of life, without which life is not worth llv lug. Where Is I lit- sum 1 1 llo t Chlcauo Times-Herald. As the mothers' congress has given rl?o to a mighty demand for a fathers" congress, It Is evident that the small boy will have to go into the congress business himself unless ho Is to loso his liberties altogether. Oiiiiilia 'In I c ill lii tin- It cm' in-. Chicago Post. An Omaha man has set hlmscJf the task of writing n woman's bible. After he has finished ho will of course get up a children j .t.lliln nn.l fli.tti trtuailhtv mi nltl fnlLn' lilhlt lie might just as well cater to all while ho! In about it. Itt'strlctliiK Pi'fiiiiitiiri' .lliirrlitKi'". Ihiffato Hxpress. If more fathcro would follow tho cxamplo of the Somervlllo (N. J.) man who Is pre- paring to ue a clergyman for ptrformllig , a marriage ceremony In which a minor was one of tho principals there would bo fewer such marriages, Tills for MiiardcrM. New York Trltiune. 1-t.n ...n., ,..ki .... tnlllni I, ti linanllni- 1 hoi.So mistress that Bteak should not be fried, but broiled, got knocked down with (In. rmiiFmnnl frvlntr nan. Hhniild hereafter . tho contemned frying pan, phuuld hereafter regard with fitting reverence nnd awo tho primal verity that "degustlbus non dlspu tandum est." Ilitlilt-M of Hie I'lilure. llaltlmore Ainerlcan. The Mothers' National congress Is In ses slou In lies Moines, The baby of the future, whoso bringing up will bo sanitary, nclentlflc, hygienic, artistic nnd systematic, will never know how much It hu to be thankful for In not being a poor, old-faslilonil baby, wno i was bronchi tin in any old way. ir tne men all .....ur,..i, ..........n ...... n- lavished on their development, the world ought to be catching a glimpse by that time of the millennium. 'Where Iti-nluiiiititiiiM Won't (in. Philadelphia Ledger. The olllcers who were appointed to tho iinmy from civil life because they bnd political pulls, and who were sent to the hlllpplues, havo grown tlrud of their Jobs nnd nro anxious to como home. Many of them have resigned, but their resignations have not been nccepted, and they will have to stay where they are. There seems to bo a moral In this, which may apply to the civil service If thero were more work and less pay attached to tho offices, there might not be such n rush ot applicants for them. (iinrlly Should llenh. ill Ilium. Philadelphia North American. Tho "absent-minded" In this country are thofre who glvo .money to funds for Indian fr.mlnc sufferers and for Hrltlsh soldiers in South Africa and forget the American sol diers lu Luzon and tho widows, orphans and parents of the men who died In Cuba and in feveir camps at home. It Is sentimental. y flno to respond to Kngllsh appeals to "pay, pay, pay," but Hugland Is amply able to tako care ot its own, and it Is the business of Its nbscnt-mlndel government to relieve tho frightful distress of India. C Wtl; l-'DIt OI, 1) MIMYl'llltS. 3lliMMnfl.iis.-ttN SetM 1111 l'.n illllt- Wortlij- nt 'Wlile Iiiiltntlim. Now York World. Rev. Ian Mncl.aren's ctartllng question: Ought wo to shoot tho old minister?" has been answered hy the Episcopal convention of the diocese of Massachusetts. That body has adopted a new canon, under which any minister of that church who bns labored in Mas-fachusetts for twenty-tlvo years nnd Is 65 years of age shall at his own option be retired with an allowance of $500 per year. This Is an example worthy of widest Imita tion by other Protestant denominations. It Is at once a pathetic and a shocking thing to see an old minister turned down wowi he has reached tbo dead-line of hi" profession which la now drawn at about CO years of age and no resource left htm but to trnnp around us a book agent or a picture peddler, picking up a scanty living as best ho can. 'The sacred calling of the ministry" Is high-sounding phrase, but "fair words butter 110 parsnips." Tho average pastors pay Is too small to permit him to discharge the social duties of his position, support Ills usual family and save enough to support him in his old age. He has moral right to bo provided for by his church when ho Is mustered out of active service. KMHT VlOHH.VIlA CANTI3EN. lClt-reutli Hour In.llKiintloii of it I. fly man iiy from Home. Chicago Inter Ocean. Oearge 11. Hornby, a lay delegate to the Methodist general conferenco, writes to con tradict this newspaper's statements rogard- Inp tho army canteen. Among those fitat' merits was one to the eftcct that no beer Is .sold at a post exchango on Sunday, or 'o a man under tho Induenco of liquor, or In quantities largo enough to enable a niHii to get drunk. Mr. Hornby asaorts that he has lived for fifteen years near Fort Nlo- brara, Neb., never knew tho canteen to be closed on Sunday, has soen soldiers beastly drunk there, and knows they were allowed to buy beer on credit against their pay. Wo havo no doubt that Mr. Hornby tells tho exact truth, as far as It is known to him. We may point out, however, that we did not assert that post exchanges wero cloned on Sundays, but only that no beor was allowed to bo sold 011 Sundays. The post exchango is a restaurant nnd reading room, and as such may properly bo kept opon on Sunday's. If beer was told on Sundays, and If soldiers wero allowed to g-t drunk In tbo Fort Niobrara exchnngo nt any time, then these things were permitted In direct violation of tho army regulations, and tho.c respontlblo for such violations should havei been punished. A soldier Is permltfl to draw extra clothing and buy other neces saries nealnut his future pay, and possibly may bo allowed to buy beer in the s.-nm. manner. It Is, however, a punisnanio or fenso for a soldier to defraud his cmlltors. If the Fort Niobrara troops spent their money fcr beer, nnd o wore unable to pay their washerwomen, they coma navc t.eon punished. As n good citizen, It was plainly Mr. Horn by's duty to direct tho attentlwi of tho nroner authorities to tho allege! offenses of tho Fort Niobrara post exchange. H should havo appealed to the secretary of war and the president, If neccosary, agalrst tho Illegal conduct of the odlcers In charge Mr. Hornby does not say that ho took any of thciso teps to hrlng the offending olllcers to account. Therefore, wo must Infer that for flftcon years Mr. Hornby biiB been (ran dallzed by the mlsmnnagemi nt of tho Fort Niobrara post exchange, and hns done noth Ing to stop the scandal and enforce his oun try's laws. With all deferenco to Mr. Hornby's sin cerlty. we must respectfully suggest that he do his own duty first, and then crltlel 0 others. Wo also submit 'hat the allegxl faults of the Fort Niobrara canteen do not prove that the post exchange system U bad. One swallow docs not make a summer, nor do tho offense of a few olllcers overcome tho righteous action of many. iH,.vr I'ltini lint's nottv I Your living speaks loader than all your, Philadelphia Time We should nay thai logic. , an ecclesiastical body that needed to tie- He who loves folly may well listen to Hit- chire Itself In sympathy with "honor, purity tcry, and righteousness" had very little excue f"t Washing a pig will not mako It atop Ilk. tig i'Mleuee. n)U(j Denver Port: The trustee of a Kutwas A 'man Is never poorer for the nucstlons ' 'lurch auverti.,g for a ,,mlcler lu, . . ,1s over six feet tall. They went to want ne asKs. ...... ,, a domlulo who can tee over the hntu of the Tho stlltu of pride do not help In tho walk sW(,rH nm, krop m) fyi, 0, ,h( chronc with Ood. 'nleeiers who use them t slumber blinds. A creed may be cither a compass or a Washington Star: The clergyman who (traitjacket. coniplnln that nettupapers are compclliM to The saddest truth Is less covcto than tho Ul, interesting even at the expense of truth merriest lie. falls to eoiinldtr how overwhelmingly In- The biggest coward Is the one who la terestlng almost any reporter could tx1 If ho afraid to do right. were to brink In and tell all the cold facts A short prayer will get to heaven quicker .he knew, than a long one. ' Chicago Tltiics-llerald : It was neesary No parent weeps over the fact that the boy : fr a preacher to use a hammer In forcing outgrows his clothes. 'his way to the pulpit In one of tho Chicago The harm of a creed Is In converting It 1 u',r" churchc. I..H Sunday. Chicago from n staff into a club. I pmb1o are going .to keep on haying the ,.,.. . . , . gospel even If they are compelled to to It will hurt you more to lye a day with- , for , lr of obul,ng It. out prayer than to live It w t bout bread. ; . , , ,. ' . ,11,1 . , Huston TratiEcrlpt: The wtrangent ec- 'u" 1 1 u i Kfi ruurei) , th" ,lark bc,lso he cpt looking up .Many a man tignts for his creed who never thinks of carrying an umbrella for his wife. I church Is btlng utd because. It Is not sum It l tho privilege of every Christian to rlently "high church." It appears that a havo a mountain-moving faith, and yet how certain person left money to this church many grow faint lit the night of a mole hill, i t,hj .mUTIIOIMST ro.M'I'.H IIX K. Kansas City Star: For real, smooth poll- tics, keep your eye on tho penernl Method- 1st conference In Chicago. Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tho Methodist ' delegates roomily applauded tne broiiicr who !nt,,"M'., a solution prohibiting applnuso Irenes, mm mere me manor l'U Chicago TImes-Hcrald: One of tho now Methodist blshopH was born la Ohio nnd the other was educated In that state. In this latitude those severe days on which tho Ohio man gets left never occur la May. Minneapolis Journal: The Methodists de cided to admit women to the annual confer ences. Whynot7 The women are generally believed to havo valuable opinions on church matter which they arc willing to ex- pre? h The Methodist church Ilrooklyn Kagle i, in fm,u.,ri-nti,r mi frnu.n. ,,nn ,i,.. , (iieiiiera, iiursie races, circuses, unncing par- ties and dancing schools; but tho people of the Methodist communion are Inclined to look upon these worldly diversions with more leniency. Time was when the church ruled the people; the time Is coming, If not already come, when the people will rule the church. Chicago Tribune: Hy an overwhelming vote the Methodist conferenco has ndopted lh rrpntiiniflwl.iHnti mmtn tn thn lilnlinn'M address and has abolished the pas- torai time limn. ine rompuisory element 111 wcsicys itineracy men is church thus banished from the which he founded. Tho change on this point Is revolutionary, but It Is neither mid den nor unexpected. It Is the result of a .....1 ...,. ..... ,111.. , . IVimt -lltj tli.ik mm uciii niimiiij n, t.u, r i.n a century, and It merely marks tho passing ot the church from tho nilssionary stage to . . , ... tho established stage. llaltlmore American: The women have won, and It Is a good thing for tho church that they have. "They represent fully two thirds of the religion of the churches, and they do nine-tenths of the work and a pro portionate amount ot tho talking. In fact, the only doubtful fenture of the now ar rangement Is the part they may elect to take In the discussions of the conference. Preachers like to got through their work as quickly as possible, and tho sessions may be somewhat prolonged by the new lay mem bers. On the other hand, subjects will re ceive more thorough ventilation, and action will, therefore, be more deliberate. Tho women who do tho bulk of tho religious work have, by the action of the general con ference, received only their due, and the church will bo the gainer. l'BUf-O.VAI. AM) OTIIHHWISH. Hello, Smith Tom Ftnlth of Harlan, la. Say, tho girls are Just crazy to know If you aro engaged. Now York crooks havo Improved on tho hot stove stnndard by making away with a hot water boiler. Little Is heard ot General Weylcr nowa days, but It Is safo to bet he punctuates the news from Cuba with hoarse hoots. Thlnus havo came to such a pass that President Steyn cannot find a kop In the Orange Free Stnto to hang his. capital 011. Tim American blood who blew JS.000 on a ParU'tan dinner bears the name of Thaw- Harry Kimball Thaw. Naturally he is quite warm. .ludelne bv remarks of the newspapers, the Ice screaming season Is wide open In Omaha. New York. Philadelphia, llaltlmore and other hot towns. Although the Tammany people hold a monopoly of tho ico supply of New York, they are unable to keep cool under tho lash ing of tho angry populace. Threr. months ago the Mexican govern ment announced that tho rebellious Ynquls wero crushed. . Now the government is pre paring to push the campaign to a finish. There are others. That Philadelphia woman, (iazzam by . ... rft Ann rtf fillnnnt. name, wno was ii5enai-u ii""" ing tbo affections of a married man. avcis th,.t thn fellow's affections are outrageously overrated, and has accordingly appealed the case. She mnkes no allowance for tne sea son of cold feet tho other woman lived through. This Is not Irish. It Is genuine picturesque Kngllsh. perpetrated by a Umdon paper called tho Christian: "The remarkable providential escape of the prineo or wines from assassination has called rorlh a chorus of profound regrets from nil the Kuropenn governments nnd almost tno wnoie of tho continental proBs." STRAWS HEF IF show which wny tho wind blows. .Just now iYb eoulh. . Most overy Ymco looks vo!l under 11 etraw-hnt. Kvery tit raw hat dous'nt look well over every face. We assist the hatn and faces to match. No extra charge tor the trouble. $1.00 & $1.25 BUYS A FINE HAT HERE and we have them at less price as well as more. Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, Manager. Oinnlm Only Excluslvo Clothiers lor .Men und Uuyiv .sixtiut shots r 'iiit: im i,p cl.fli(1Httca sllt on rooonl in Oils country, per- ' haps iuiy country, ha come before the courts i cltv not far away. An Knlsconal 'with the provllon that the rorvlccn should I rnmii 111, In n n.,rtiiln blritfitfif.l nf i-hllrill mnnshln. While the minister u doing his level boat to whip up tho convictions of his ,u.,,c lo ,0 Rt.inl.xril of the hlgh-church polloVi ho t l8 vaUtlt tf) Kl,t ns much ntuallsm Into ho xcrvlce and the responses of hltt flock n tho money calls for. jt will be very Interesting to llud on- who ,s , ,,,, , Mloh ., VMlUr eat. ;Tht. pnWon has solicitously "turnc.1" on all tho ritual within bin ktiowlexlge. and tho people- declare they have taken all they can dlgcut. As no canon of the church tells just, whero high churchmaiiHhlp beglim and broad churchuianshlp ends. It will lc vcrv edifying If the secular court will throw some light upon tho vexed qutittlon. nOMDVriC I'l.CASA VtitlKS. I lndlniiatinlls Journal: Me I believe I'll L 1. .....1 .1.1.. I.,.. I kii 1 1 I'jiiiii'il Ullll juu linn iiMMiiiii. vimu She Indeed you won't; you've gut your , new suit, and mine hasn't come home yet. 1 ever livitrd or. llenrv P.ek-He.illv? Didn't you ever hear of lockjaw? Detroit Free Press: Clnra If you don't love him why should you accept his at tentions? Maud Well, you know somo other girl might. Chicago lteeord: Sympathizing Friend When she mariied the other man did you turn her pteturti to the wall? irttt Not much; I painted a prettier fi'as' a'brldal t0ft."anvi,s aml stfllt 11 CIl.a1ei ml lMnln lltmlnrf "Ati.l vnl. tnvo ' n"' 1,l!t ns you ''r!l ,lm" "Well. I should rather think so! I didn't love you the tlrst time I naw you. Whv. It was three years before I found out how I "l" ''" "- . u.i r. .it..... .......I" . Chicago Post: "And why did you ! nnirr.! .'' tjiev iiske.l ,,., , 1 "Why, the fact Is, she reiilled, "after 1 hnil Jolll(.(1 t. 0r,,. Hehelor chili and I taken the oath of rternal splnsterhood I !,l"U'lv couldn't help It." Indlnnnpolls Front: Tess I told him he might take a kiss If he wouldn't tell, but I siiupcpe It was too good to keep. ,Ien So be told? Tess Oh, no! Ho gave it back to me. Philadelphia Press: "Old you propose to her? What was the result? "Well, hIio look me for 11 walk." "Ah! To give you 11 chance to tell her, eh"'" "Not nt all. 1 say she took me for -i walk, because she used me ns If I was one. She not onto me with Ix.tli fyrl." Detroit Free Press: "Young Iliiliibrldgn gave his tlnneee an odd enij.iKCmeiU pres ent," ki. 1.1 I.arkln to Oilroy. "What was It?" "A blcrele," "A bell went with the wheel, 1 - oppose?" "1 'erte!n';-." "Then he Intended that to provide tho engagement ling?" .VVI'HII'ATION. Forest and Stream. Now the balmy wind Is blowing, Ami the daffodils are showing, ICverv fisherman looks forward with df lluht; For the honey bees are humming That the warmer days are coming, Anil tho .imey h.o-s will soon begin to bite. In tho blush of dawning tender, In the corriisentliig splendor Of tbo myriad liquid opals on the grass, Thero Is thrilling Inspiration, As In glad anticipation Tho angler goes a-llshlng for the bass. As thn nnoutlilo rays are beaming, Shl-She-riogo-Mah Is gleaming Like tho heavlni;. Jeweled bosom of a uu cca; When from out the water Hashing Leaps a cavalier so dashlnsf, And tho lordly ha appears upon the t-cui-.o. When the sun Is fast ilecllnln, All his golden glories shining From the mortals of his palaco In tho we.:i; And tho daylight slowly dying, HrliiL's the swallows homeward llylmr, Cast the fly; the hungry bass will do the lest. As ubovo thn lilies fragrant Darts a swift, errntle vagrant. "lis tho night huwk, with his shnrp. In cessant cry; I.lko a swerving arrow dancing Thro' tho clouds of midges dancing, Theiwho eager bass Is watching for your When the breeze the pool Is wrinkling, While tho bobolink Is tinkling. As ho wnrhles in the meadow half nsloep; When you bear the lobln calling, An the shades of night are falling, Then the buss will tuke tho fly upon tho leap. Karthly honors, wealth and glory. Crystallized In snnn or story, Aro but triumphs which the angler can surpass; When the lianpy man Is luring, Honking, plnxlng and securing. With siientlllc skill a gumcy bass. (