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'Plriil AT.TA T A TT V 'TT-frf. V-T-w-rTr-.T-w -ir -m r l 1 . - The Omaha Daily Bee n. IlOSEWATEIl, Editor. FUBLI3HBD 1SVISKY MOItNINO. TERMS ok subscription. Dally Beo, (without Sunday), One Year.J8.00 Pally lice. and Sunday. Ono Year 8.00 Illustrated Bee, Ono Year.,.. 2.00 Sunday Bee, One Year 2.00 waturday Uoe. Ono. Year.... Weekly Bee, One Year 1.60 Oti'iCEH. Omaha! Th lion Ilnllillnir t South Omaha: City Halt Building, Twen iy-min and n street. Council Bluffs: JO Pearl Street yucago: 1640 unity Building. :w lorn T4-mtt fnilrl. "H'flslllnirtin- E,1 Vnurtttuntx, Rtreflt. kiuux uijri Bii j'arK street. n ... ... CORRESPONDENCE Communlentlnrm rntntlntr In nrltn and edl tprial matter Should be addressed: Omaha uco, t.aitorlal Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business lottera and remittances should bo addressed:- Tho Beo Publishing Com- vany, umana. REMITTANCES. 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Evening and Sunday Beo, printed during wiu monm oi April, jwo, was as rouows; 1 87.715 18 '28,300 2 27,010 3 2S.1N0 28,220 E 27,010 6 27,820 7 i.. .27,800 8 ;...2m,no;s 8 27,010 10 ,...28,:iU0 11 28,:i70 12 ',...27,020 13 ',...27,N.'IO 14 27,020 15 '....28,0.10 17 M7,20 18 T,a20 19 ST.MO 20 , ar,7o 21 28,020 22 23 24 25 26 ...27,000 ...27,400 ...28,000 ...27,000 ...27,000 27 23 29 SO ...27,003 27,710 27,000 27,200 Total Hlin.iss Zicss unsold and returned copies. ... 10,071 Net total sales 825,081 Net dally average 27,noa oEonoE n. tzsciiuck, Subscribed nnd sworn before mo this 1st aay or amy, im STOCKTON IIETII, (Scalj) Notary Public The psalm of Oom Piuil Why do the Bricked prosper? Tho houso hns passed a bill relating to Alaska that covers (117 pages. That should set tho long dlstanco record for tho bill frnraers. (President Kruger knows thnt tho Lord lights with tho battalions, but If there Is any clllcacy In prayer the Lord will prefer tho ttocr battalions to the British battailous. Tho Nebraska delegation to tho Meth odist general conference comes back from Chicago with tho episcopal rest denco for Omaha. Another feather In Omaha's cap. Tho sliver republicans In Douglas tounty will try to tlnd forty-two men to represent them as delegates at the state convention. Tho delegation will In- cludo tho cntlro party Tammany is for Bryan, so tho Bryan ites boust. Four years- ago Bryan gloried in having Tammany against him. How do tho reform forces llko tho new alliance with Tammany's paragon of re form? Governor royntcr persists that his as Bossmcnt of Nebraska railroad property needs no defense, but ho Is busy defend Ing it Just tho same. If it needs no defense, why. theso constunt explana tions?, Over 3,000 passports havo. been Issued during May to people of tho United States who are going to visit Europe. Tho United States is prosperous and its people aro always willing to glvo the rest of tho world a chance to get some of their money. It Is extremely doubtful whether Germany can for tiny length of time dispense with American meat products. Its homo supply being limited, even If the increased price eouseiuent upon tho exclusion of American meats werq ac quiesced In by tho body of German con umcrs, who aro mostly working people. Senator Pettigrcw brings out another batch of resolutions of inquiry. If the senator persists ho will bo a fairly well Informed man by tho time ho retires from tho senate next March. Tho only trou ble with tho dyspeptic South Dakotnn Is that ho docs not appear to be able to digest the Information already furnished him. Tho nominating committee of tho IWomnn's club seems to bo distressed over tho advance publication of Its re port. Tho women should kuow that nows Is news nnd in publishing tho nom inations ahead of other papers Tho Bee simply scored a scoop on Its competitors without Intending any reflection upon tho ability of women to keep secrets. Tho weighty work of our national legislature Is emphasized anew by the passage by tho senate yesterday of a houso bill authorizing tho construction of a dam across tho Now river In Gray son county, Virginia. The dam bill is now up to tho president, who will turn nway from trifling matters of stato to give It tho attention required In view of the extensive navigation of tho New river. Colonel John G. Mnhcr has unllmbered Sals typewriter again, this tlmo for tho purposo of forming on paper a compnny of Sioux scouts to go to South Africa to fight in tho Boer war. The last tlmo tho colonel was heard from 1m nad coucluded that a $5 contribution to tho Boer hos pital fund would bring moro assistance to tho struggling republic than would Ills own services ut tho head of a volun teer regiment. Tho dealers In explosives Insist that their wares aro perfectly hnrmlcss. Dynamite, guncotton, smokeless pow der aud stuff of that sort may ho anr fectly harmless, but numerous graves iu various cemeteries contain nmto tes timony to their destructlvencss nt times. Dealers hi such wares, of course, should not bo uunccessarlly hampered, but neither should the lives of firemen and tho general public bo unduly menaced becaueo proper restrictions would entail Bouie additional expense or euro. MBMOHlAl. DAY. The first suggestion, of the recurrence of Memorial Day Is (he pathetic oun Hint the ranks of the union veterans are being rapidly reduced. There are many moro graves of the heroes of thfi sixties to be decorated today than thcro were a year ago and we ill realize that the time Is not far off when" (ho last ono of tho men who fought for the preser vation of tho .union will have Joined tno silent majority. Tho thought should lucrcaso our In terest In the surviving veterans. While yo reverently manifest our gratitude nnd affection nt tho graves of tho union soldiers, let us reflect thnt those who aro yet with us have no less claim to our regard. Perhaps most of us do not on this occasion sufllclently consider whnt was achieved by the men who con qnered tho rebellion. 'In order to np predate this wo need to think of the marvelous progress of the nation in the Intervening years, of Its present stand lng nmong the great powers and of Its world-wide Influence. All this Is the mngnlUccnt fruitage of tho loyalty, tho patriotism, tho courage nnd tho sac riflces of tho union soldiers nnd there Is no better stimulus to patriotic senti ment than a correct understanding of what has como from tho preservation of tho union. It tells as uuthlng else can of the value of loyalty to tho govern ment and tho Hug. Wo arc today a moro flrmly united people, with grcnter prldo In our coun try, thnu ever before. Last week the president of tho United States, with members of his cabinet, went to Fred erlcksburg, Va., to tnke part in tho lay lng of the cornerstone of a shaft to commemorntc the heroism of tho sol diers of tho Army of the Potomnc. Ex- confederates Joined with union veterans In the exercises. Today President Mc Klnley and members of tho cabinet will participate In tho dedication of n monument on tho battlefield of Antie- tiun, erected by tho stato of Maryland to commemorate tho bravo deeds of her sons who fought on both sides In that sanguinary battle. In connection with the Grant memorlul services at tho capltol In Washington May 19 southern men paid eloquent tributes to tho great soldier. Tho sectional an tlputhy that so long survived tho civil m huh uisupnearcu anu this was brought about largely through the efforts of tho union voternns, a work only less meritorious than that of pre serving tno union. Memorial Day has lost none of Its claim to tho interest, of tho American people. Appealing as it docs to the better qualities of our natuto Its teach lng and Its Influence are ennobling and elevating. tub man school builviso. Tho bids for the construction of the main front of the proposed new High school building under tho plans of Archl tcct Ltitenser have been opened. Tho nggregnte bids range from $148,000 to $108,000 for the materials nnd work on which proposals have been Invited. But tho proposals do-notIncludc ,cs scntlal features that form Integral partB of every modern public building. It Is Impossible to reach nu Intelligent con clusion concerning tho character and cost of construction without detailed In- formntlon nnd expert examination of tho plans and speclflcatlons. Wo are safe, however, In cautioning the board against undue haste In awarding the contracts or In fact entering on tho con srfuction of tho building before bids have been received covering nil the ma terlal and work omitted from the pres ent proposals. Whllo Architect Lateuser estimates tho cost of tho omitted pnrts at $17,000, tho nmount to be expended beforo the building Is completed may be double or treble tho architect's estimate. Tho boilers and boiler house alono wero for merly flgured at $12,500 and the heating plant complcto will run that up by sev eral thousand dollars. Tho plumbing, gas nnd electric lighting, piping, wiring nnd fixtures form only a portion of tho omitted Internal construction that will novo to be provided for out of tho build ing fund. At tho Bnmo tlmo It will not bo ad Isablo for tho board to cheapen the tructuro by using Inferior materials or leaving out anythiug that would mar its beauty, destroy Jts strength, impair Its usefulness for school purposes or expose It to destruction by Are. FAllt TlltlATMEtiT FOH CHINA, Tho relations between tho United States and China aro of tho most friendly character. Wo have a largo commerce with thnt empire which wo dcslro to luerenso nnd In order to do so It Is necessary to maintain friendly elntlons. We have a law excluding Chinese Immigrants ana tho senato commlttco on appropriations having un der consideration som matter con nected with the law, tho Chinese min ister called at the room of tho com mlttco to make inquiries concerning It. Tho minister Is a very Intelligent man, experienced In diplomatic usage nnd not'at all likely to commit' any Im propriety In his ofllcliil capacity. But Mr. Powderly, the commissioner general of Immigration, who Is probably anxious to show his zeal in enforcing the ex clusion act, is reported to have been very Indignant nt the action of the Chlneso minister. "It has como ton nice stato of affairs," ho Is tiiorted to havo said, "when u pcttlconted heathen can go to the sennte nnd lobby against leg islation that tho Chinese object to." If correctly reported, Powderly not only Insulted tho diplomatic representative of a friendly nation, but also tho sen ators who gavo tho minister a heating. A mau capable of this Is unlit for a responsible official position, Wo can see no yalld reason why a foreign minister should not Inquire of senators regnrdlnpproposed legislation affecting his country. Wo know, of course, that It Is not the practice, but this does not prove It to bo Improper. At any rate, the comment made on It by Powderly was altogether unjustifi able and deserves to bo severely ro buked. " It Is time this government should see tho wisdom nnd expediency of according fair treatment to China. A little less prejudice und lUlberulity on our part would be moro creditable to us nnd would probably operate to our advantage; WANT llETALlATtOX The live stock organizations of the United States have united In asking congress for legislation Increasing duties on German products Imported Into this country nnd a bill providing for this has been introduced in the hoiisc of representatives and referred to tho ways and means committee. This re taliatory measure authorizes tho pros! dent, whenever Informed that Germany has a law Imposing prohibitory duties on meat products Imported luto thnt country, to Issue a proclamation setting a tlmo when German manufactured goods entering tho ports of tho United States shall pay 10 per cent higher duties than now Imposed. Tho live stock Interest Is manifestly very much In earnest In this matter, tho men engaged In that great Industry feeling thnt Germany's proposed policy is a direct discrimination against Anier lenu meats, but It should bo clearly established that there Is discrimination before retaliatory measures are adopted The right of tho German government to adopt whatever policy In regard to Imports It may deem expedient cannot fairly bo questioned If all countries arc treated nllkc. Thus If American meats are treated precisely the same as tho moats of other countries, If tho duties and regulations operate equally upon an, tno united States could not proncrlv complain nnd would not bo Justified In adopting such u measure ns the ono In troduced In tho house. That bill docs not allege discrimination. It proposes to Increase duties on Gcrmnn products coming Into the United States In tho event of tho German government Im posing prohibitory duties on moat products Imported Into that countrv. In ninklng our tariff policy we do not consider tho Interests of other countries. o treat them all alike, but we Imnoso duties nnd make regulations with re Hpcet to Imports with reference solely to our own Interests. Every nation has this right and It Is not to be questioned bv auotner nation. Congress, therefore, Is not llkclr to nuopt retaliatory legislation and nre clpitato a tariff war unless tho proposed German law shnll bo shown to discrim inate against American meat products, The live stock men say that it docs this and if they nro right the duty of con gress to adopt some such measure as has been introduced cannot bo doubted A tariff wnr between tho United States and Germany would bo very unfor tunate. Tho material Injury to, both countries would bo serious nnd the im palrment of friendly relations which would certainly ensue would bo n mat ter to deplore. But tho United States cannot bo expected to complacently submit to unwarranted discrimination against Its products. The meat bill that passed the Belchstng Is yet to be acted upon by tho Bundesrath and It Is possible thnt body may reject or ma terially modify tho measure. Perhaps tho proposed -action by congress will have sotno influence with tho Bundesrath, tnougn tho agrarian element may bo ex pected to stoutly resent and to exert all the Influence nt its command to have the action of the Reichstag approved by the federal council. Meanwhile the ways and means commlttco will undoubtedly glvo the bill referred to it tho careful consideration which Its Importance de mauds. An imaginative Washington news paper correspondent hns managed to twist tho favorable mention of Dolllver of Iowa for vice president into a deep laid plot to shelve Speaker Henderson, 'as tho two presiding ofllcers of tho houso nnd senate could not come from the same stato." This discovery Is some thing that has hitherto escaped all the learned constitution expounders, who have never been able to find nny such dls- bnrment In either the law or tho constl--tutlon. The constitution prohibits mem bers of the electoral college casting their votes for president nnd vice president from the same state, but even that would not prevent both serving should It happen that those receiving the high est vote resided in .the sumo state. As to any law against tho spenker coming from the snmo state with tho president or the vice president, that Is puije delu sion. Tho prohibitionists havo changed the date of their stato convention, which was to have been held In Lincoln, July 10 und 11, to July 12 nnd 111., Three sldo shows In one circus are evldeutly nil that Lincoln can accommodate In ono day. Tho postponement, moreover, of fers an opportunity for a confidential alliance. The popocratic candidates do not want a prohibition nomination, but they will not object to prohibition votes. Among tho teachers put upon tho per manent list by tho school board at Its last meeting are ono or two against whom complaints have been lodged that they resort to cruel and unusual punish ment to discipline children, such ns tylug their mouths shut with dirty towels or pasting pnper over their mouths. Would It not bo wise for tho board to look luto theso complaints before giving these tenchers a claim to permanent tenure? Somo of his democratic friends nro suggesting tho promotion of former Vice President Stevenson to tho governorship of Illinois. It Is fair to presume that tho enemies ho mndo ns headsman In tho ostolllce department under tho first Cleveland administration havo become econcllcd with time, but tho prospect for a democratic governor iu Illinois Is still Quito remote. Oflicinls M'ho mnko such a wall about being roturncd to Cuba to be tried before foreign courts for violations of law should havo considered tho condl. tlons beforo they robbed the people of Cuba nnd besmirched the good name of their own country. Tho United Stntes owes nothing to public or prlvnto thieves except Justice. Tho sollcitudo of the governor lest tho railroads should get tho worst of It In tho matter of nssessraent of their prop erty ls really pathetic. No ono ut nil familiar with the Inner .worktugs of the J FREEDOM UNITED STATESJUPREME COURT. WASHINGTON D. C, Mny 21, 1000. To the Editor of Tho Bee-Dear Sir: Yours of the 10th lust, received. I ilo not know of any case in which this court has Issued a rule to any editor or publisher requiring him to show cause why he should not bo punished for contempt. Yours truly, JAMES IL M'KENNEY, Clerk Supremo Court of United States. ALABAMA. MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 2-1, 1000. To tho Editor of The Bee: In reply to your letter of May 10, i beg to advlso mai i (io not can to mind nny case In which tho. supremo .court of Alabama has cited any editor or publisher for con tempt, etc. If such hns ever been done I am not advised of the case. It. P. LIGON, Jr., Clerk Supremo Court of Alabama. ARKANSAS. LITTLE ROOK, Ark., May 2,'t, 1000. To tho Editor of Tho Bee: Never, to my knowledge. I havo been In tho of fice twenty yonrs and know of no case prior to my tlmo or since. Yours truly, P. D. ENGLISH, Clerk Supremo Court of Arkansas. FLORIDA. TALLAHASSEE. Pln.j May 25, 1000. To the Editor of The Beo: Replying to your favor of the 21st Inst, will stato that this court has never cited an editor or publisher for contempt. . B. B. WILSON. Olerk Supreme Court of Florida. BOISE CITY. Idaho. Mnv 24. 1000.- To tho Editor- of Tho. Bee-Dear Sir: Answering the nbbvo Inquiry I havo tho nonor to state unit our supremo court has never cited any eUltor or publisher for contempt. Yours vory truly, SOL.HASBROUK, , Clerk Supreme Court of Idaho. . INDIANA. INDIANAPOLIS. May 23. 1000. To tho Editor of Tho Beo: Replying to your favor of May' 21, the supremo court of this Btato hns never cited any editor or publisher for contempt and has never, so far as I am aware, taken original Jurisdiction In a contempt proceeding. xue circuit courts or tills stato have several times cited editors and publish crs for contempt, nnd very frequently attorneys', nnd some of these cases have been considered by the supreme court, but only on appeal from a county court In which they were tried. Yours very truly, R. A. BROWN, Clerk Supreme. Court of Indiana. IOWA. DES MOINES. Mhy '22. 1000. To the Editor of Tho Hon' Tho jmnromn nnnrf- of Iowa has never cited an editor or publisher, for contempt. There are two such cases, howovbr, from tho lower court, being reported in the 40th Iowa. page 203, and Jn .Ithe 40th Iown, page 207. In the ,latt5r case tho supicme court held tha't ''Any article criticising' tho court nftdr 'ttifri'its'o was disposed of was not contonipf." If there nre nny additional questions .you dcslro to nsk feel at liberty to write mo. Yours very truly, C. T. JONES, Clerk iowa supremo Court. n KANSAS. TOPEKA, Kan., May 22, lOOO.-To the Editor of Tho Bee My Dear Sir: Upon Investigation and Inquiry I find that no editor or publisher has ever been cited by this court for contempt. Yours very truly, D.--A. VALENTINE, Clerk Supremo Court of Knnsas. KENTUCKY. FRANKFORT, Ky., May 24. 1000.- To the Editor of Tho Bee: No. Very truly yours, S. J. SHACKbEFOKD, rimk. By W. T. Havens, Deputy Clerk Ken tucky supreme court. MISSOURI. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. May 23, 1000. To tho Editor of The Bee: Thcro has been no proceeding. In this court of the kind mentioned. Yours very truly, JOHN R. GREEN, Olerk Missouri Supremo Court. state houso machine would for a mo ment suspect that any Injustice would bo perpetrated on tho ronds by Its mem bers. Tho only unfortunnte feature about the assessment ls that It could not bo postponed until after election or tho roads might 'faro even better than they have. Governor Poynter's friends nrofess to bo certain Coimressinnn Stark would not I accept tho nomiuntlon for governor ns 1 . ., i . long as tho present occupant m an aspirant 'Ihoso who bank on this view should look around ana llnd If they ( can whero Stark has ever declined any thing In the shapo of a good otllcc or a chance to got one. PrcferM to Slinvo Xote Philadelphia Times. With regard to the sultan, .not only docs money to talk. Talk About E.inniiloni Brooklyn Eagle. Cape Nome Is to have a hotol with hot and cold rooms, whisky and water, a bell boy, glass windows and a French chef. Talk about expansion! Tho Philippines aro not the only things wo are acquiring. Swlfi I'nnUhiuent for Crooka. St, Louis piobe-Dcmocrat. Postmaster General' Smith directs in .the Cuban postal embezzlement caso "the rig orous and unsparing prosecution of all guilty porsons and their swKt and condign punish ment." The offenders' aro clcsely cornered and will got the full extent of the law. "W Touch the Ilutton, Indianapolis Journal. rtlintllnllfte frnm T nnilnn ti.iin mnndnnA the sudden appearance nnd enormous sales of pictures, buttons nnd llttlo flags in con nection with tbo recent popular demonstra tions, and now British commercial pride is shocked to learn that they wero Im ported from this country. Tho largest Lon don dealer In them nays Birmingham man ufacturer's could not furnish them at all, and in no' other country wero they manufac tured as neatly and cheaply as In the United States. Thus America, leads In small things as in great Of PRESS INVIOLABLE. MINNESOTA. ST. PAUL, Minn., Mny 22, lWO.-To the Editor of The Bee: Our records ami decisions do not snow nny case where au editor or publisher was cited or punished for contempt nnd the court ns now constituted knows of none. Yours truly, D. V. REESE, Clerk Supremo Court of Minnesota. MISSISSIPPI. JACKSON, Miss., Mny 2.1, 1000. To the Editor of The Bee: Replying to yours or tno I'm mst., I would snv that wo havo never had a case of the kind mentioned In this court. Editors havo a wide range In this section. Yours truly, W. J. BROWN, Jr.. Domity Clerk Supreme Court of Mis slSsippl. MAINE. AUGUSTA. Me., Mny 20, lOOO.-To the Editor of Tho Bee: I know of no enso In which the supremo Judlelnl court of our stnto has brought an editor ueroro it ror contempt. W. S. CHOATE, Clerk Supreme Court of Maine. MONTANA. HELENA, Mont. May 25. 1000. To tho Editor of The Bee: Replying to your letter or amy hi, win say that I havo been nblo to find only two cases where tno court cited an editor for contempt, namely: Tho caso of the State ex re! Haskell against Fnulds, reported In 17th Montana, page .140. The other Is tho case of In ro McKnight, repot ted In 11th Montana, page 120. In the latter case tho party was found guilty of contempt of tho lower court nnd sentenced to Jail, but tho supremo court reversed It. In the caso of Haskell against Fnulds, an orlgluul proceeding In this court, the do fendnnt was found guilty, but owing to his denial under oath of nil Intention to Insult tho court the court discharged him without Inflicting nny punishment HENRY G. RIOKERTS, Clerk Montnna Supremo Court. NEW HAMPSHIRE. CONCORD, N. H., May 2(1, lOOO.-To tho Editor of The Beo: 1 think not. A. J. S., Clerk Supreme Court New Hampshire. NEW JERSEY, TRENTON, N. J., May 21, lOOO.-To tho Editor of The Bee: With nn ex perience of twenty-flvo years the writer knows of no such action by the supreme court of tho state. Very respectfully, WILLIAM PIKER. Jr., Olerk Supreme Court of New Jersey. NEW YORK. ALBANY, N. Y.. Mny 24, lOOO.-To tho Editor of Tho Beo: I am In receipt of your letter of tho 10th lust, In wlIch you ask If. the supreme court of this stato has ever cited any editor 'or pub lisher for contempt, and In reply havo to say that I am not aware of nnr nm. ceedlngs.of that nathre having been had ,tn this, state-slncq,the cases -cited In 2 Johnson's Chancery Reports, 200; 12 Johnson's Chancery Reports, 400, nnd 1 Cain's Chancery Reports, 485-513. You will find theso reports, in any. law library In your city. Also see Rapalje on Con tempt, 1884. Yours respectfully, W. H. SHANKLAND. Clerk New York Court of Appeals. NORTH CAROLINA. RALEIGH, N. C, May 24, 1000,-To the Editor of The Bee: Yours received. I recall no citation by this court of an editor or publisher for contempt. Tho court has seen fit to deal summnrlly with lawyers for this offense, however. Sec In ro Moore, 03 North Carolina reports, 307; Biggs ex parte, 04 North Carolinii, 202. THOMAS S. KENAN, Clerk Supremo Court of North Carolina. NORTH DAKOTA. BISMARCK, N. D., May 23, 1000. To tho Editor of The Bee: Nothing of the kind has. ever taken place In North Dakota, where all Is peace and harmony between tho newspaper men and the courts. It remains for Nebraska Judges 'to take that course, I believe. G. D. HOSKINS. , Clerk North' Dakota Supreme Court ON TO I'ltETOIUA. Dotrott Journal: Tho suggestion that South Africa bo left to a pcoplo so densely Ignorant that they don't knojv when thoy aro licked by CJreat Britain, Is Intolerable. Daltlmoro 'American: It ls reported thit the organized resistance of tho Doers will soon como to an end; but, then, there is yet tho war to bo fought In all tho current magazines, so the cloeo of its horrors ls not ln 8,sht- , chlca?, ?bron'clei n.tl'?len.t .5'" no longer blind us to the fact that the Doer "L ThoUke of Marlborough BtcrnIy docl,re8 tbBt himself and his ninety- eight pairs of trousers will remain In South Africa until the last armod foe expiree. Philadelphia North American: If tho Boers carry out their threat to turn tbulr guns upon Johannesburg and leave to tho British a heap of ruins as the spoil of the victor, the world will vory quickly bear from England what tho war was waged for. England would rather lose an army corps San Francisco Call: A graud bazar opened ln London for tho put pose of ra'stng money for tho relief of British suffereis by tho war In South Africa netted 50,000 on the met day; but In the meantime tho relief fund tor tho starving people- of India languishes at a mark far below what Is needed. Evidently the spirit of war relaxes the purse strings a good deal quicker than humanity can do It. New York Tribune: Tho first stage of the war had .for its scene the British colonies, and waa centered around Ladysmlth, Kim berley and Mafeklng. The second has been In tho Orango State, ranging all the way from Zoutpan'a drift to VHJoen's drift. Tho third, which wo may confidently ex pect to be tha last, ls now about to be upon I tho soil of tho Transvaal Itself. Tho second j Htago has been much shorter than the flrt. ' It will be for the beat Interests of van- I ?ul81h.ed "8 n" v'ctor " the thlrd BDa bo tho shortest of all. Karl)- Division of Spoil. Minneapolis Times. There Is consolation ln the thought that If tho Kansas City hotels charge exorbitant rates during the convention thero are other human birds of prey who aro disposed to 'make them divide. This comforting thought cigar stand of one of tho principal hostelrles. J OREGON. SALEM, Ore.. May 25, lOOO.-To tho Editor of Tho Bee: No case where this court hns exerc sod or c nnl lurlsdlc tlon. and but one case on appeal as to wnicli jee 20 Ore., CO. J. J. MURPHY. Clerk. I.v J. W. REEVES, Deputy Clerk of uregon supreme Court. PENNSYLVANIA. HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2.1, 1000. To tho Editor of The Bee: I am not nwafe of nny such case. Our supreme conrt is striotiy nn nppeltatn court. Tho only case on which tins matter was raised, even on appeal, Is "Ex Parte Stelnmnn & Hcnscl, 1)5 Pn. St. Rep.. page 220," so far as I recollect. Yours truly, W. PEARSON, Prothonotnry of Supreme Court of Penn sylvnnla. RHODE ISLAND. PROVIDENCE. R. I.. May 25, 1000.- To tho Editor of The Bee: I know of no caso In Rhode Island. BERTRAM S. BLAISDELL. Clerk Suprome Court of Rhode Island SOUTH CAROLINA. COLUMBIA, S. C. May 25. lOOO.-To tho Editor of Tho Bee: 1 referred your favor or nato 21st lnst. to our chief Jus tice, Hon. Henry Mclver. nnd he made a pencil memorandum nt bottom of your letter, which I herewith return to you. U. R. BROOKS. Clerk Suprome Court of South Carolina. Memorandum: I am not aware of any Instance In which the supremo court hns ever una occasion Jo rule nny editor or publisher for a contempt of court. Cor- tnlnly there has been no Instance of the kind since I have been on tho bench- now a period of twenty-three years. HENRY M'lVER. TENNESSEE. NASnVILLE, Tcnn.. Mny 23. 1000.- To tho Editor of Tho Bee: Not within my knowledge. Yours, otc., JAMES TENNEY, Clerk Supreme Court of Tennessee. VERMONT. MONTPELIER, Vt. May 25. lOOO.-To tho Editor of The Bee: No. Truly yours, 31. E. SMILIE, Clerk Supreme Court of .Vermont. VIRGINIA. RICHMOND. Va.. May 24. 1000. To tho Editor of The Bee: The supreme court of. this stnto has never cited an editor or publisher for contempt that I have ever heard of. I have been the clerk of this court for twenty-two years and it has not been done in that time. GEORGE K. TAYLOR, Clerk Supreme Court of Virginia. WEST VIRGINIA. CHARLESTON, W. V.. May 25. 1000.- To,. tho, Editor of The Bee: In response to you? letter in reference to contempt cases against , editors and publishers I beg to cite you to the cuse of the State of West Virginia against Frew & Hart. You will find this caso In 24 W. V. re port, 410, where It Is elaborately dis cussed by three Judges. D. C. RE AY, Deputy Clerk Supreme Court of West Virginia. WISCONSIN. MADISONL May 23, lOOO.-To tho Editor of Tho Bee: Yours Is received. I know of no caso and do not think there hns been any In which nn editor or publisher has been cited by this court for contempt Your truly, CLARENCE KELLOGG, Clerk Supremo Court of Wisconsin. WYOMING. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Mny 24, 1000. To the Editor of Tho Beo: In answer to your Inquiry of tho 21st Inst, ns to whether tho supremo court of Wyoming hns ever cited any editor or publisher for contempt 'I will stnto thut so far as I am informed there hns never occurred nn Instance of that kind. Very truly yours, ROBERT O. MORRIS, Clerk Supreme Court of Wyoming. I'KllSONAL POI.TEIlS. Hartford, Conn., gave Iho ce trust a solar plexus by organizing an Independent com pany. Tho bankrupt fish trust of New York hns bCen recognized, but Its capital haB been scaled down. Of the 285,056 buildings In Philadelphia, ac cording to tho annual report of the as sessors, 21,8,685 aro dwellings. With all her faults sho seems to be still tho "City of Homes." LI Hurig Chang has sent two of his sons to attend a course of lectures at tbo Vender bllt university, Tennessee, and it ls isald that a largo number of vountr celestial aristocrats' will follow them. Judge W. C. Hook of tho United States district court decided ln a case' recently on trial In Topeka that tho section of tho Kansas prohibitory) liquor law that forbids persons to enter the stato and tako orders for liquor Is unconstitutional. A professor in ono of Chicago's univer sities, with several handles to hb name, has added tho degree of B. B. to his scholarly stock. Ills wlfo gives ns causo for divorce tho sworn statement that tho proftstor ciuelly beats their baby when it cries, limits its food and tho time it Is fed, and dangles We close at noon Wednesday, Decoration Day, and those wishing to make a change in their ap pearance in either furnishings or clothing will get proper attention if they call before noon. Browning, King & Co. S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglus Sts. It at arm's length by tho ear. The profeisor Is wlae enough not to try his bruiser tacllci on Bomo one of hln alio. The champion beer drinker, who had an aborptlon record of oyer 20,000 gallons, ha Just (llel In New York nt tho orc of 43. Ter hnrs It Is Idle to sny "Lontf live the cham pion bocr drinker," for ho simply enn't, John I. Sullivan is being sued by an artist, who wants $123 for painting tho pugilist's portrait. John says tho painting was mndo without sittings from photo graphs, nnd that his gray hair, of which ho Is proud, Is repreented ns being black an nny cyo ho has over given or received while In tho ring. A Chicago railroad announces that It will stop locomotive bell ringing nnd whistling on Its lino within tho city limits. Blessed aro Its neighbors. A llko Innovation In Omnha would be hailed with delight.- Tho amount of ear-racking whistling turned looeo between tho summit and tho depots Is at times appalling, for what purposo is not ap parent unless the switch tenders aro chronlo sleepers. Tho city could get along Joyfully with a great deal less whistling as a little of It goes a good ways. LIOIIT AMI MVKI.V. I 'Ittsburit Chronicle: Mr. SnngRR-t think that all the delegates to tho Mothers' eon BriT,ls "''""Id their children with them. Mrs. HmiBKs Why? Mr. BnagBB To net ns credentials. Chicago Ilceord: "I'm glad to rend that th.?.,,.'reB,llc,?t ls Ko'fiK to tnko a rest." Irs: onlv I nUh n lnt nt dentlal candidates would tako a rest.'" Cleveland Plnln ron1r! "r . nt. paid. tho. clashing soubrette, "that vou hnvn clo this bathlntr suit a trlHc too large." lint, madnmnl" rrloM thn mnrflain will .shrink beautifully," Baltimore Amrrlrnn Sniiiir-vTh, of touch la highly developed In the blind, t It? Tltewiidcl I'vn nntlrnl It In Im , .i.nr. In peoplo who .had good eyesight. Harlem Ufc: Urown Thnt U a hnnnllrui mxlnl Smith hns. Jones Yes: that's for hentlnir th Vilrv.lA record. Ilrotvn Whnt Is his record? Jones Han over soventeen men In a week. Chlrniro Trlbuno; "Timmir avkInImaj Mrs. Tucker, "whero havo "you been nil evening?" "Ucen nt Ilarnev lfmrnn'n rvnltn nn. Bwerod Tommy. "on. now shocking! You bad boy! When fill! M i Mltnt' "Ho didn't die. Ho was out walking In his sleep." Iloaton Transcrlnt: Deurnn .Tm tMq custom of making wngers ls becoming la mentably common, besides being absurd. Whnt would you think of mc, now, If t Bhould sny I'll bet $10 I will get a. letter today, Instead of simply saying I expect to sat ons? Mann I should sny you had a dead open-and-shut. Phltndclnhln. Press: "Hon hnrM" - claimed tho lrato victim, "tho lot yon Bold mo nt Lnkemoor Is nt least threo feot un der -water. How do you expect mo to build on that?" Really, my dear sir." rcnlled thn rnl estate ngent coolly, "you'ro Hiich u fnnh-lonable-looklng man I thought you had n notion to build a houso boat, they'ro so recherche, you know." MIOMORIAL, DAY, 1000. Let us look on tho nlalns nf vcstord.iv. Stretching out 'ncnth the mystic, mellow Thut must shine on all alike that has nasscd Through the chastening shadows of tl) . This hallowing glory adds dignity To nil of the world where Its rays nro shed- It Is llko the light wo' havo seen, through taara. On tho Illumined faces of our dead. Let us walk tho path that our fathers trod, 1 i.i'i us iuok on wieir ciouns or sunny SKies; Let us trazo on their Borrow nnd their joy With the smiles or tears that made dim ineir eyes. , , All tho ways, of life were the same oh now:- -Thero wore rest nnd labor and hate nnd iuvc. There wero weary brains and beseeching hearts, And will ever be while tho, nges move. Thero were strength and courage nnd wily ways: Thcro were steadfast truth nnd that baso deceit That must fill us, still, wltll a gruesome fear Of tho hidden foe In the friend we meet. Thcro were rich reward and a lusting pcaca Calling to all humuns to Journey on; Thcro wero hopo and comfort and bitter words: There wero priceless moments forever gone. Thcro wero years of quiet, endearing Joys: Thero wero clinging habits nnd clasping hands; Thero were tender feelings so closely Joined That no fate could sever tho scp'rate strands. 1 There wns coming homo when tho Work was none; Thcro were sowing and planting nnd harvest-time There wero morning and noon-tlmo and setting sun. Then mutt'rlngs nroso nH of distant storm; There were ominous clouds In our country's Hky; Our futhers' and mothers' bravo heads bowed down And prayed thut the ovll would soon pass by. Hut God ln His heavon seemed far nway; So broad was His mighty nnd righteous plan, Reaching on past the spaces of Unite years. That it took small heed of tho will of man. The war-cloud grow dark nnd oppressed Our nation's defenders went mnrchlng by, With bayonets gllsfnlng and firm houru urn mine; true. "The Union forovorl their tjuttle-ery. And, bravely contending, they fulrlv won Llborty for all whero our flan shall flout, For red men or black men or brown or white. In regions nonr-by or In realma romote. Hut on many a gory battle-Meld Gallant lives wero lost and rich blood was Fnllled: AVhllo waiting In desolate, saddened homes Troud hearts with dosputrlng regrets wero tilled. Tho graves that wo deck with bright flow'rs today, Covered nil that was mortal of hopes de ferred. Bedewed by the nngulHh of loving tears, Bringing mcm'rlcs of many a parting word. Let us look toward tomorrow's tow'rlng Where red, white and blue shelters distant lands. Whllo guarding tho graves whero our he- O'er wide seas our nation extends kind hnn.iM nur.i.K wii.i.tcv miv. Wlnslde, Neb. up .v )