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ShcrlfT I'owcr Is n woihIlt us a stratc
Slat. I'oIIMch Is often said to hi it Kninlilc,
Imt Koutli Dakota's (Jumble is ovlilfiitly
a kooi! politician.
Oinnlm national lmnks arc inanttKcil
qulto to tin' llklnu of tlic stockholders
at least. So there was little or no ex
citement at tin; election for directors.
Implement men In Omiilia look for
another year of agricultural prosperity
equal to the last. Which means an
other heavy layer of sod on thu grave of
calamity.
City employes will get their pay in
good time. It only waits until the
council can pass a salary appropriation
ordinance In form to meet the city
comptroller's Ideas.
Dally new locomotives are pent
through Omaha for western railroads.
Yot almost dally Mr. Hryan tells the
people that the present activity Is fic
titious and cannot last.
Women are generally accorded the
privilege of changing their inliiil a rea
sonulile number of times, hut the
dowager empress of China Is working
the privilege to Hie limit.
There are several members of the
legislature who have not yet introduced
bills for the punishment of kidnaping.
As the session Is young the derelict
members will probably get In.
Omaha hopes Colonel Itooscvelt will
enjoy his coming visit, to Colorado as
much as he did the last. He may llml
mountain lions a tame substitute for
mining camp toughs, however.
Considerable state property In the
various olllces In the capital has disap
peared. The retiring stale olllclals, of
course, did not take any of It. Some
unscrupulous person lias kidnaped it.
Nebraska saves Its six congressmen In
spite of thu opposition of the Fourth
district member. It will require a
large amount of hustling to save Stark
thu next time the voters of Nebraska
get a chance at htm.
Having given the Tammany tiger a
turn which pulled his claws, (iovernor
Hoosevelt Is now euroute to the moun
tains to hunt other big game. If the
news of his coming leaks out the game
will promptly take to the brush.
Sir Thomas I.lplon believes his yacht
designer lias made a discovery which
will enable him to lift the coveted cup.
Tin1 Americans are not talking about
discoveries, but are busily engaged
building boats which can bo depended
on to keep up tho record.
The attempt of Yv J. Hryan to play
the role made famous by tho israelii is
tragedy degenerated Into farce. The
result of the late election may be fatal
to his own ambitious, but there are no
symptoms that his failure will load up
to n dissolution of the republic.
The free high school bill has again
made Its appearance. As all previous
measures of tills kind have been
knocked out by the supreme court, it
might not lu a bad Idea to Induce the
members of that body to frame a meas
ure they would be willing to stand by.
Huston Is bragging about a thief who
stole a safe In brond daylight from n
store In that city. That may bo a
record for the east, but It cannot com
pete with the Omaha man who took a
stovo without putting out tho tire and
then returned and carried away the
coal scuttle. j
Ak-Sar-Uen finds It necessary to build
a new homo to shelter his kingly lieatl,
but he will lose no time In doing so,
One of the vtrong points In tho charac
ter of his royal bigness Is promptitude
of action. Ills next annual pageant
will be Just as attractive as though It
started from tbo old Dwi.
TO MAIXTAIX Tin; O'KJV 1HHMI.
All the imwers have expressed them
selves as In favor of the preservation of
tin.' "open door" In China, but with a
view to making this more binding and
rendering assurance doubly sure It is
said that In the commercial treaty to
be negotiated by the powers with China
the l'nltcd States will propose that a
provision be Inserted formally recogniz
ing the principle to which thu powers
are already committed. It Is not ex
pected that there will be any open op
position to such a proposal, but It would
not be surprising If some of the powers
should urge that each nation make an
Independent treaty with China, with a
view to seeking, through separate ne
gotiations, to secure special advantages,
which would of course bu discriminatory
against other countries.
While It Is not at all probable that
under existing circumstances any na
tion would be ablu to Induce the Chi
nese government to grant It special
commercial advantages, still the posi
tion of our government In favor of one
treaty, which will be In the nature of a
reiteration of many of the Important
features of the old commercial conven
tions, with such additions, Including thu
preservation of the open door, as may
seem desirable, Is manifestly thu wise
and safe attitude, it does nut neces
sarily Imply want of faith in the as
surances which thu European powers
have given, but simply recognizes thu
expediency of having these assurances
put in the most binding form. There have
been pledges made In regard to the
preservation of the territorial Integrity
of China, yet recent developments seem
to show that Russia Intends to establish
a complete protectorate over the south
ern province of Manchuria and perhaps
to permanently occupy that territory.
This would be contrary to tho declared
policy of the Kuropean concert and thu
fact that Uussla appears to have such a
design Is well calculatrd to Impair con
lldence in other pledges. If the Hus
sian government does not observu its
promise In regard to thu territorial integ
rity of thu Chinese empire, what faith
can be given to Its mere pledge respect
ing the observance or thu open door
principle?
Our government, having no wish ti
obtain any special commercial advan
tage In China and desiring only that
all nations shall have an equal oppor
tunity In the trade of that empire,
should llrmly Insist upon one commercial
treaty. In doing this It ought to bu
able to confidently count upon the con
currence of a majority of the powers
and particularly upon that of Great
Krltaln and Japan.
snwviNo nihh viwsvkcts.
The supporters of thu ship subsidy
bill In the senate appear to bu still con-
lldenl that It will bu passed at thu pres
ent session. Senator Wye said a few
days ago that ho could llnd no factious
opposition to the bill, notwithstanding
the report that llllbusterlng tactics were
to be resorted to by Its enemies, ami
he did not look for prolonged discus
sion. Not more than four or live
speeches remain to be made on each
side and the senator said that ar
rangements will be made whereby these
speeches can be delivered in a night
session, If necessary.
It Is thu understanding that as soon
as the army reorganization bid Is dis
posed of the shipping Dill will bo made
thu uutiulshcd business and will have
the right of way, but there will be no
disposition oh the part of Its friends to
antagonize' tho regular appropriation
bills as they may be presented. Ac
cording to Mr. Krye, the opposition to
the bill Is clearly traceable to thu for
eign shipping Interests. Very likely
this Is the chief Inllucnce .against thu
proposed legislation, but thuro Is other
opposition and the probability Is that it
will make a most determined tight to
prevent thu passage of thu bill by thu
present congress. All sorts of llllbuster
lng tactics may bu looked for from thu
opposition. Senator Pettigruw Is said
to have frankly admitted that In In
troducing thu resolution condemning
the secretary of war for his refusal to
send to thu senate a report In relation
to receipts and expenditures In Cuba
his real purpose was to obstruct consid
eration of thu shipping bill. Thu op
portunity for llllbusterlng being prac
tically boundless and there being no re
striction upon debate, It Is obvious that
the opposition to this measure can pre
vent action on It at this session If de
termined to do so.
NKHHASKA iV COXUHKSS.
When the national house of. repre
sentatives on Tuesday adopted the Hur-
lelgh bill establishing a new ratio for
representation In that body, and in
creasing tho membership from :i."7 to
,'ISH, Nebraska was saved thu humilia
tion of losing a member of congress.
No one familiar with the facts under
takes to longer dispute the statement
that the census of Nebraska was greatly
padded In 1S1M). Just how much of the
population given for that year was tie
tit Ions will never bo known. It Is cer
tain, though, that tho padding was alt
done In the cities. The Hee hns here
tofore named thu most flagrant offend
ers In this regard, and It Is unnecessary
to again refer to them. Punishment
has been meted out to them by the In
exorablu figures returned for thu late
census.
On the other hand, no one familiar
with thu facts will undertake to main
tain that Nebraska has not largely In
creased in population during thu decade.
Kvery test that can be applied proves
this. At the MM) election Nebraska
polled -10,000 more votes than at the
1SD0 election, and thcro has never
been held In the state an election
more exciting or where there was
greater Incentive to get out the full
vote than the one of 1S00. Increased
acreage under cultivation, Increase In
property returned for taxation, Increasu
In school population, growth In every
direction bely tho surface st itenieut of
tho census returns, which Indicate that
Nebraska has added fewer than 10,000
people to Its population In ten years. It
is extremely ditticult to approximate
thu actual growth of the statu lu popu
THE OMAHA DAILY JSE.E; TflTJKSPAY,
lation, owing to thu non-existence of a
safe basis for an estimate. Any state
ment would be guesswork. Yet with
all thu evidence at hand showing beyond
doubt the expansion of thu statu In
all material Interests, it Is absurd to
suggest that Its population has not In
creased apace.
In this light It would have been a
grave Injustice to reduce the state's
representation lu congress. Thu Hop
kins bill was alined to restrict thu mem
bership of thu housu arbitrarily to Its
present number, and to do this It was
necessary to place the ratio at a high
llgure. I'nder the Hopkins ratio, Ne
braska would have been entitled to but
live congressmen on the census showing
of l.Siio, and could have but live under
thu 1000 census. Against thu Hopkins
Idea was opposed that of thu bill
adopted, which Is that the house of rep
resentatives should reasonably expand
with the growth of the country at large,
fixing the ratio at a llgure which would
not deprive any statu maintaining Its
population of Its existing representation,
and yet providing a Just Increase for
those states whose growth demands It.
Tills bill was debated with much .en
ergy and not a llttlu acrimony, and Its
adoption by a decisive majority of the
houso Is sufficient guaranty that thu
policy of expansion Is not to bu re
stricted to boundary lines. .The new
population Is to hnvo representation lu
thu congress.
It Is given out now, Bfifce thu bill Is
passed, that Hon. U. J. Ilurkett of the
l-'lrst Nebraska district Is really thu
author of the measure which bears the
name of Hurlolgh bill, having been In
troduced by Mr. Hurlulgh of Maluu. In
submerging his personality while light
ing for thu rights of his statu Mr. Hurkctt
has performed a notable service for Ne
braska; all the more notablu because
Mr. Stark of Nebraska worked to secure
thu loss of one member from this state.
liESl'FXT THE V0VULA11 VERDICT.
The legislature is called on to deal
with two cases In which protests have
been tiled against the eligibility of
members unquestionably elected, alleg
ing that they have not, resided in the
districts they represent the time speci
fied In the state constitution. No one
questions that they have received a ma
jority of the votes honestly cast and
fairly counted. No one pretends that
their opponents at the polls have any
rightful claim to the places which,
should they be unseated, would have to
remain vacant, unless tilled by special
election. In a word, the objections
raised are purely technical and If sus
tained would really defeat the will of
the people squarely registered and leave
two constituencies unrepresented In the
legislative body lu which they arc en
titled to a voice.
We believe It Is always safe to re
spect the popular will when expressed
In unmistakable language, Irrespective
of unimportant technicalities of the law.
Ah has been often cited, Henry Clay
was sent to the United States senatu
before he was .'to years of age and ad
mitted without obstruction lu thu face
of.hls failure to meet tho constitutional
agu qualification, on the ground that
the legislature of Kentucky knew what
It wanted lu choosing him. In Ne
braska members have served In the
statu senate under the constitutional age
limit and men holding federal otlices at
the time they were elated have been
admitted Into the legislative bodies. In
the cases now lu point the people who
voted for the men whose seats the leg
islature Is asked to vacate knew their
qualifications and were satlslled that
they were competent to represent them;
otherwise they would have cast their
ballots for the opposing candidates and
lu one, If not both, of the cases at least
were a new election ordered they would
lu all probability reaflirm their choice
by electing thu unseated member a
second lime.
In contested election cases the wholu
object Is to ascertain exactly what the
popular verdict is, untrainiucled by
fraud and free from miscount and to
remedy the wrongful Issuance of certlll
cates to persons to whom they do not
really belong. Here, however, where
there Is no dispute whatever over the
popular will, tho choice of thu people
should not bu overturned on any slender
pretext.
ITAhV WAXTX HEl'll'nOCITV.
The Italian consul general at New
York says his country wants reciprocal
trade with the United States. Ho
points out that both the exports and thu
imports between tho two countries are
far ahead of those of preceding years,
this being especially so of the exports
of thu United States to Italy. Tho con
sul general said there Is an almost un
limited field open in Italy to business
enterprise which goes abroad to study
thu needs and requirements of
tho country. Italy Is now lu a fairly
prosperous state, though not so pros
perous as slii! will be, or as a number of
other Kuropean countries arc at the
present time. ICspeclally In northern
Italy has steady and remarkable prog
ress been made. It Is a fact not gen
erally known that lu the manufacture
of electrical appliances Italy is second
only to thu United States.
Were both countries to maku conces
sions lu turllT laws, said tho consul gen
eral, Italy would respond by being ono
of thu most promising fields for Amer
ican mercantile enterprise. A commer
cial agreement with Italy, under sec
tion :i of the tariff act, was proclaimed
and went into effect last July. Under
Its operation tradu between tho two
countries- has Increased, thu United
States being the chief gainer. It ap
pears that Italy would like to enlarge
this reciprocity, under section -1 of the
tariff act, but the apparent Indifference
of thu senate to reciprocity treaties will
probably discourage any effort to en
large' tradu with Italy by this means.
Nebraska extends congratulations to
South Dakota on tho passing of pop
ulism, (iovernor Leu could not resist
the temptation to leave a legacy of
trouble by making deathbed appoint
ments. These will only serve to annoy
Governor Hurried. Uut Souh Dakota
has learned to bear patiently with
Andy Lee s vagaries and may easily
wait until the now administration can
establish order.
Major Daly struck, a popular chord
when ho stated It as to bu regretted
the army beef matter had been re
opened. If thu major will only cease
efforts to stir up the mess the public
will bo still further convinced of his
wisdom. No matter what Individual
opinions may be regarding the merits
ot thu controversy, It was a closed In
cident and should bo allowed to re
main so.
Now that the county commissioners
have reorganized for the year along
lines that Indicate business Intentions,
lot them proceed to reorganize the
county hospital and poor farm along
lines that will secure business admlnls
tratlon. There are other points that
need attention, too.
Mayor Ames of Minneapolis finds a
bodyguard necessary to protect him
from discharged policemen. Now,
Omaha coppers, when their lights are
put out, do this thing better. They
know a dead mayor can bu of no serv-
leu to them and so go Into court for re
lief.
111k- Contract of Science.
Indianapolis Press,
Now that a distinguished scientist Is en
gaged In n search for tho elixir of life
that will transform old ago Into gay and
giddy youth, It seems about tlrao for chem
ists to renew tho eoarch for tho philoso
pher's stone.
More SiiliKtanee, I, run Aitrnetlon.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tho new governor of Nebraska suggests
that his stnto do something to advertise
Its resources and attractions at tho Iluffalo
and St. Louis expositions. This would not
have been necessary If Nebraska had
droppod somo of Its attractions or depended
entirely upon its resources several years
ngo.
Croat Iiiilunt rlnt I'urcp.
Sprlngllold (Mass.) Republican.
Thero passes awny In tho death of Philip
D. Armour of Chicago a great forco In tho
Industrial life of thu nation. And his 1m
menso energy and organizing power and
faculty of acquisition contributed, on the
whole, to tho public good. His Armour In
stitute for tbo training and practical edu
cation of poor boys In Chicago Is one of
the monuments lie leaves In memory of his
philanthropic spirit.
.No Time for n (Ininl.
Chicago Chronicle.
Owing to tho fart that practically Its
wbolo nvallublu military strength Is con
centrated lu South Africa It Is ntlmlttcd
that Great llrltaln is not In a position even
to protest against tho Husslan grab of
Manchuria. Tho question naturally sug
gttts itself: What could England do If
tho bear wero to stroll down through tho
Khybcr pass somo lino morning? Could It
luako nny cffcctlvo resistance?
i:ii'lil Imt NeeexNur-.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho cruiser Ualtlmoro has been In com
mission ten years, durlug which tlmo It
has been In ono fight, tho battle ot Manila
buy, and now It must bo completely re
habilitated, at a cost of $500,000 and an ex
penditure of eighteen raontbH' time. Wnr
ships are convenient to Imvo In nn
emergency such ns that in which tho Haiti
more distinguished itself, but they aro ex
pensive luxuries In tlmo of peace.
Ncleiu'c HrcMliiu' Wonilera.
Chicago Times-Herald.
"Hush," said tho great professor, hold
ing up n warning finger as tho reporter
entered. "Don't disturb us. I nm nbout to
mako n wonderful discovery. I havo been
studying nt this problem for years, and
now nt last tho solution seems to bo nlmost
within my grasp. I havo strong reasons for
behoving that tho sting ot n malo wasp Is
at least 1?3 per cent less severe than that
of tho female. If I can only obtain
pecuniary means for prosecutlug my re
searches a year or two longer, I nm al
most pooltlvo thnt I shall bo able to placo
mankind forever In debt to mo by furnish
ing undenlahlo proof of tho correctness of
this theory."
llowlng low, tho reporter humbly backed
out of tho prcsenro of the great man, and
then rushed away to glvo to tho world as
surances that Sclonco was again about to
lay her slim white, finger upon tho Hps of
Nature and bid her dlvulgo another of her
marvelous secrets.
"jioxnY to m ux."
I.nrKP (timiitlty or It Corn Vp In
SiikiUc nm! I'lninr.
New York Tribune.
The phrafo Is a bit ot colloquial slang, but
It Is highly expressive, and timely, too, in
view of somo of tho last year's statistics.
Attention has been called to tho fact that
In tho United Stntes In 1!00 more than
fG2.IOO.000 wos left In public bequests,
moro than half of It being for educational
purposes. Thnt Is a splendid showing.
Hut how small It Is, after all, compared
with tho record of "money to burn," or,
strictly speaking, wealth that has literally
been destroyed by burning In tbo snnio
space of time! Wo aro told, according to
underwriters' reports, which oro not likely
to exaggerate but rather to minimize, that
tho losses from fires In tho United States
and Canada In tho last year aggregated
moro than $103,300,000.
Now, Uioho figures mean so much nbsoluto
loss. Tho loss does not nil fall upon tho
owners of tho ravaged property. In many
cases It Is borne, or a part of It Is borno, by
thu Insurance companies. Put that fact
does not mnko tho loss of wealth less real
and nbsoluto. Men speak of ono having
money to burn, or of his burning his
money, when ho squanders It In prodigal
extravagance. Hut In fucb a caso tho
money Is not nctually lost. It Is simply
transferred from tho pocket of tho prodigal
to tho pockets ot those who profit by hln
folly. A man may cat and drink and
gamblo away a fortune, but tho fortuno Is
simply redistributed. Tho wealth lost In
fires Is, however, absolutely destroyed.
Sbmo one, owner or insuranco company, Is
mndo tho poorer and nobody Is mndo tho
richer. That is tho exceptionally deplorable
feature of theso statistics,
How long is tho world to suffer such
loss? On this continent it was moro than
$103,300,000 last year nnd $136,700,000 the
year beforo and $119,000,000 tho year before
that. It Is no nnswer to say tho country
ran stand it and is rapidly growing richer
In splto of it. Tho country ought not to
endure tho preventable loss of a slnglo dol
lar, not to mention hundreds of millions,
tlranted thnt a considerable proportion ot
fires and resulting losses aro practically tin
provcntnble, tho fact remains that a largo
proportion of them, especially In largo
cities, whero they aro most numerous and
most destructive, might bo prevented by
methods of construction now perfectly well
known nnd of perfcctlly well proved
efficacy. It is now moro than a quarter of
u century Blnco tho Tribuno building sot
tho eiiuraplo to New York of fireproof 'con
struction that is nctually fireproof. It Is
not ri editable, to American civilization and
progress that tho miserable old flrotrap
inothod of building should still prevail so
widely as to make possible such an ap
palling total ot losses as that which wo
have cited.
TA!NTrATiY 10, 1901.
11 1,1, A .mi twin cot'.vr.
.Venrly S.i,()00,000 tinier (lie Shelter
of (lie Stnrn uml Stripe.
Philadelphia Press.
Tho odlclnl figures of tho recent census
placo tho population of tho country nt
70,295,220. This Is tho number of peoplo
found by tho enumerators In tho forty-flvc
states, flvo territories and tho District of
Columbia last June. It shows nn increase
of 13,225,401, or very nearly 21 per cent, In
the decade between 1890 nnd 1900. I
This Is n creditable growth nnd the coun.
try would doubtless bo satisfied with tho
'fnct that 11 has accomplished more than
three-fourths of tho growth predicted for
It when tho nineteenth century tiegnn. Hut
tills figure docs not glvo tho total tmnula
Hon of nil the countries belonging to the
United States government. Theso Include
Porto Hlco, tho Philippines nnd somo
Islands In tho Pacific ocean, the population
of which should bo added to that known to
exist in tho United States proper. The
ngurcs would then stand as follows:
l. ntteil states Tfi'"l"i2"n
I'uno jiicu Vi3 2l3
Philippine Islands 7,000,ij
(luatn jt.tGi
Tutjlhi nnd adjacent Islands I.HVi
Total SI.'iJI.I'nO
In round numbers this Is n nation of
S5.00O.0OO people, or tho fourth largest in
tho world. It Is nrobablu nlso that thin 1
nn underestimate. Tho population of tho
rnuippino islands is only a guess, nn It
necessarily must be. an enumeration ot Its
peoplo being Imposslblu nt tho present time.
Hut 7.000,000 is tho lowest figure yet given
of the number Inhabiting the 2,000 or moro
Islands In tho archipelago. Tho number
has been placed ns hlch ns i2.onn.non nnd
probably 9,500,000 would not bo too largo a
claim. This would raise tho population of
mo united hiatus nnd Its possessions to
87,500,000. Then. If Cuba with im i nun nnn
wore counted with tho American people, tho
niimner would no raised to 89,000,000. Hut
thcro was ulso six months of crnwtli tn lirt
ndded on January 1, tho census having been
taken last June. This growth would prob-
nniy supply tho 1,000,000 needed to mako
tho population of tho United States and
possessions nnd Cuba 90.000.ooo nt ih !..
ginning of the twentieth century.
1II1S is 10.000.000 CSS t inn Klknnnh Vt.
son estimated In 1S15 that tho population
of this country would be In 1900. not n
very grent error, considering tho many un
certain factors included nnd tho distant
period to which the prophecy applied. Mr.
Watson's pnrtiai success elchtv.fivn vm
ngo will encourngo moro predictions ns to
unni tno population of tho country will
bo In tho year 2000. Tho-followlng estlmnto
Is mado by tho census office nnd begins
with Its own estlmnto of tho population at
tho present time
?iL',lr- Populntlon. Vpnr. Population.
lltlil XI. "I'.l K'l null .7 iimMi
1910 m ! "in Jnr.i TSi'.iX'l.S
UI'?fi'-S0 Um 316.725.9IS
::::::::::lS::::::::::i:20tf
This estimate Is based on nn nvprncn In.
crease of IS per cent per decade, n higher
per cent than will bo probably realized.
The steady decreaso In tho percent of In
crease, decado aftir decade, will iIoiiIiMpr.-i
contlnuo until a stable basis of growth Is
roacncil. A moro reasonable estlmnto of
the population of tho country n century
henco is that mado by Hon. Unhurt v.
Porter, the director of the 1890 census.
ins prediction is based on tho nveraco In-
ercaso of Kngland, which is nbout 15 per
cent per decade, and does noL tnkn lm.
migration into account. Tho result would
do n population or 300,000,000 In tho United
States la tho year 2000. Hut whether this
estlmnto is found unnroxlmatolv npccumtp
or not, thcro will In all llkollhood he
enougn people in tho United States when
tho present century ends. If they grow
In Intelligence, moral stnmtnn nml nil tlm
attributes that go to make up a worthy
manuooii and womanhood ns rapidly ns
they are likely tp grow In numbers thero
Is no doubt that tho hcKlnnlnt: of tbo veur
2001 will find on this continent the greatest,
strongest, most Intelligent and vigorous no
tion, mentally, mora ly and nhvslenllv. this
world has ever known.
rwisox.M, l'oi.vrnus.
Navy gossip says Captain rtobloy II. Uv-
nns will be the first commander of tho bat
tleship Illinois.
Sarah Hernhardt must hnvo her pay of
$1,000 nfter each performance nnd will ac
cept no cheeks.
Lord Salisbury is a collector of historic
relics and his houso at Hntflold Is full of
tho results of his researches. Ho owns
nmong these tho crndlo In which Queen
Kltznbcth was rocked as a baby.
Slnco his recent Injury In na automobllo
accident Senator Porakor refuses to havo
anything to do with tho machine. "A
wheelbarrow," ho said tho other day, "Is
the only kind ot horseless enrrlago I will
rldo In."
Nathan M. Freer of Chicago died Friday
ot consumption, which ho contracted by
staying for hours In a hot nnd humid green
house la which ho raised tropical plants.
llo bad a passion for flowers nnd was a
wealthy philanthropist.
If Chief of Police Hovery of Now York Is
really worth, ns estimated, $300,000, his ap
parently coming enforced retirement ought
to bo vlowed by him with somcthlnc llko
complacency. The figures appear to show
that with twenty-two years' survlco Mr.
Uevery has drawn in salnry $58,825.
William MrClary of Philadelphia hns
given $50,000 to tho Masonic homo of Penn
sylvania In memory of his son, Charles J.
aicunry. it is his deslro that $20,000 be
used for tho general welfare of tho home
and mat the remaining $30,000 ho used for
establishing an orphanago for the children
of members of tho order.
I-ord (Jcorgo Hamilton, who Is ncnln the
Indian stnto secretary, is n son of tho first
duko ot Abcrcorn; has been in Parliament
slnco 1808 and hns held olllrlal positions
slnco 1871. Somo months ago Lord fieorgo
as boasting In a speech of tho fact that
ho had no fowcr than thirteen nephews
fighting In South Africa, not to mention a
son, a midshipman, who wn3 In I.adysmlth
during tho siege.
Tho snluto of Mark Twnln to tho ne.w
century In not loaded with sentimental
admiration for present conditions. "I bring
you," ho said, "tho stately matron named
Christendom, returning bedraggled, be
smirched and dishonored from plrnto raids
la Klao Chou, Manchuria, South Africa and
tho Philippines; with her soul full of mean
ness, her pockets full of boodlo and her
mouth full of pious hypocrisies. Oivo her
soap and a towel, but hldo the looking
glass." HJornstJcrno HJornson, tho famous Nor
wegian novelist, who has Just mado an
urgent plea for tho separation of Norway
and Sweden la Iholr eommerelnl Tonsillar
service, Is not only a brilliant author, but
nn ardent patriot. Tho motive of most of
his literary productions has been a search
for n vohlclo to glvo expression to tho Nor
wegian spirit. Ho has an Intenso dislike
for tho new cult of French imitation nnd
has been a powerful forco In the movement
to creato a revival of Scandinavian art and
lotters.
Kdmund Harton, who Is to organize tho
first federnl government of tho Ausiinllnn
commonwealth. Is a natlvo of Sydney, 51
years old nnd for many years has been tin
nblo lawyer In New South Wales. Ho was
conspicuous among tho men who early ad
vocated tho nercshlty of federation of th"
Australian colonies. Ho has been not un
justly styled tho father of the new common
wealth. In 1897 ho was tho senior repro
scntativo In Now South Wales nnd ho was
one of tho framers of thu original com
monwealth bill.
i:t(,'iiim;s oi. wamiimito.n mkh.
Serum nml Inclilriit Around Where
SlntcMiieii CoMurt'Kiitc.
Senator Vet Is not discussing for pub
lication any ot tho various propositions ad
vanced for tho reorganization of tho demo
cratic pnrty, though it Is known thnt the
eminent Mlssourlnn has his own ideas as to
what is needed. A story ho told tho other
day nnd repeated in n Washington letter
probably lllustratos his understanding of
tho causo of his party's demoralization
nnd may point to his remedy. It was Im
mediately nfter tho final oto had been
taken on tho Hny-Paunccfotc treaty. There
was no harmony of action nmong tho demo
crats nnd their allies lu tho scnato on this
convention. Somo of them had voted out
right with the republicans. "Culberson, '
said Senator Vest to his bright young col
leoguo from Tc.vns, "tho democratic party
at present Is In tho condition of old Parson
Hhaw'e pack of fox huunds. When I was n
boy la Kentucky tho parson was tho great
est fox hunter In tho state. In his lovo of
tho chaso and tho aggravation of oul
caused by tho hounds ho sometimes torgot
his piety.
"On tho advico of a neighbor ho once
Introduced a new strain Into his pack of
hounds crossed tho breed, ns dog fanciers
call It In tho hopo of benefiting them. In
stead of having tho desired effect, crossing
tho breed only mndo Parson Shaw's hounds
nil tho more trilling and good for nothing.
I-or n year or morn nfter the breed was
crossed and tho new stock was matured
tho parson was unable to havo any enjoy.
mont nt Ills favorite sport. Complnlnlngly
no explained tho causo to his supcrscrvlcc
nblo neighbor. 'This new breed of hounds
looks finer thnn tho old breed,' said Parson
Shaw to his neighbor, 'but their superiority
Is confined wholly to their looks. 1 have
not been ablo to got any work out of tho
pack sinco I crossed them, on your advice
Tho reason is that the pups go nt a (lllnln
gait for about a hundred yards, when they
strlko tho trail, nnd then sit down across
It to recupcrato tho strength they exhaust
in tho tremendous nolso they make, and the
blankety blank old dogs, humiliated by the
capers nnd nolso of tho pups, won't run nt
all. 1 havo concluded to do no moro fox
hunting until, through nature's processes
tho pack Is bred back to the original
breed.' "
In restionsn tn a rinnrst frnm Mm Itnfnrm
Bureau at Washlm-ton for minimri nt itm
Lodge resolution declaring for additional
ircaues nun laws to protect uncivilized
races acalnst Intoxicants, ntilnm nml flr,.
arms, nnd tho (Illicit Now Hebrides bill,
wnicn provides nn Installment of such pro
tection for all Pacific iHlnniln nnt nnilnp tlin
government of nny unelvlllznl nnwnr. tlm
following letter has been received from ex-
rrcBidcnt iinrrlsen:
"WASH1NCTO.V. 1). r... .inn 1 mm
Wilbur K. Crufts My Dear Sir: I have
received your letter or tho 28th tilt., nnd
In reply I beg to sny that I havo mado it a
rule not to Sicn netlllnnn nf ntuw.nl In
members of congress for legislation. 1
nnvo expressed myself upon tho subject
In n public address In tho nnrncrnnh tn
which your letter refers. It docs seem to
mo ns if tho Christian nations of tho world
ought to bo nblo to mako their contact
with tho weaker neonles of the. pnrih
boneflcent nnd not destructive, nnd I glvo
to your efforts to secure helpful legislation
my warmest sympathy. Very truly yours,
"HKNJAMIN HAIIUISON."
Tho nubile llltornnrn refprrrH in In tin
letter Is tho following from President Har
rison's nddrcss as honornrv nrpnMpni nf
tho Kcumcnleal Missionary conference,
wnien mot in New York lant spring:
1 ho men who, llko Paul, havo gono to
heathen lands with the iiipkk;il-. 'U. nir
not yours, but you,' havo been hindered
ny inoso wuo, coming nrter, Havo reversed
tho messace. Hum mid otlipr pnrritniim-
agcncles romo In with our boasted civiliza
tion, and tno iconic races wither beforo tho
hot breath of tho whlto man's vice."
Tho director of tho census, Mr. Merrlnm.
according to n correspondent of tho St.
I.oula Globo-Ucmocrat. thought ho wna wlso
In his day and generation. Klght months
ngo ho was tho most popular man In Wash
ington, with hundreds of clerkshlpa to glvo
away. Hut ho know something of tho per
severance of tho avorngo mortal in hanging
on to a government Job. To each clerk,
man or woman, given a ehnnco to help
count tho population, the director promised
a specified term of service. Tho appoint
ments wero Issued, to go Into effect upon
n certain date and to tormlnato upon uu
other date. And Mr. Merrlam repentcdly
emphasized tho information that scrvlco
would not extend beyond tho tlmo set In
each commission. Six months was tho
usual limit. Throughout tho summer and
fall Mr. Merrlam congratulated himself
upon his system. Ho was going to hnvo
no trouble when tho terms expired. Tho
director has begun to let out tho clerks
by tho hundreds, in nccordanco with proclso
stipulations. How does the system work?
When tho director goes to his ofllco now
ho finds tho lower hall full ot tho discharged '
clerks, all waiting to appeal for reinstate
ment. Upstairs In tho ante-room sit tho
members or congress, tnklug turns nt ex
ercising Influence for tho restoration of
thoso In whom they aro Interested. Upon
every cabinet member nnd head of bureau
tho pressure Is something appalling to llnd
plnco for these census officii peoplo. Mr.
Merrlnm no longer poluls with prldo to his
forethought.
Henry W. Howgate, once a captain In the
United Htntes nrmy and at tho head of the
weather bureau, who wns recently released
from Albany penltontlury nfter serving a
term for embezzlement of govrnment funds,
advertised his return to Washington by giv
ing a long and apparently full nccnunt of
himself during the fourteen years after his
escapo from prison while ho was awaiting
trial. Ho is now 70 years ot ago, says tho
Now York Times correspondent, but In
splto of a lifo ot hardship as a refugee from
.ONE DAY ONLY.
AND THAT DAY IS
FRIDAY.
We will sell any 50c tie in our store nt(
35 Cents
Except black and white 3 for $1.00.
Nothing reserved. See window. One day only,
Remember.
Browning, King & Co,,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omuhn'i Ouly Exclusive Clothier lor Mco nnd Uoym.
Justlco and with a troubled conscience he ls
talking cheerfully of making a new begin
ning. After keeping u book shop In Tenth
street, New York, for many years and tloltitf
a remunerative business ho was found by
Prutnnioad. formerly at tho bend of tbo
secret service.
Howgalo says thero was no reason why, It
tho government hail minted htm for trial,
that ho Phould not have been arrested many
years beforo he was finally captured. Many
gownmiont oflliers, Including Assistant At
torney General Colb). knew where he- wns
Hnd Howguto had gene hunting with Colby
in Florida on one or two occasions. How
gate says his business card was oa Colbv's
desk In Washington for years. Hf was snut
to Albaoy for eight jeats, but nas released
nt tho end of five, having won tlmo by good
behnvlor. As ho was mado librarian nnd
spent most of his time in reading, he admits
that ho found his service thero "In somo
respects agreeable." Still, ho dues not
ndvlso nn ambitious or aspiring young num.
to seek scrvlco even In tho Albany peni
tentiary. Howgato tcturas without aoy of tho mofci
ho Bccured ry his embezzlements, fw 5nys,
nil his property having been nttnehed 'o
tatlsfy tho demand of tin. government and
his IioipH, ion. As ho found bookselling
ngreenblo nnd remunerative, ho may go
Into It ngaln In New Yttk, for which city
ho expresses a liking. He hns hail no op
portunity to seo Washington slnco ho first
went to Jail thcro to bo tried for hl-i
crimes.
MM3S TO a smim:
New York Weekly: Mr. SuburbMy
neighbor hns n. big dog that wo are. nil
afraid of. Whnt do you ndvlso?
I.nwyer-Oet u bigger ono. Flvo dollars,
please.
grent llntterer, lui t ho?
Dolly Swlft-Oh. yes, he always talks ns
toiii"stonc lllolllll,,K "" l'I'"ai'l for one's
Somervllle Journal: Hobton-What does
dolei) fur nlcnto ineun?
Jjjbson Holding down n government pns.
Pittsburg Chronicle: Dlnwhldln - Lord
Huberts Is nearly 7 yearn of nge, isn't he"
un Hruinm-I don't know how old ho H,
but he hus reached tho peerage.
, J.V i I i l ,VX.V ? ! 1 1 Vrp: t,"'"it Hvo on
w Vlt,r,l' "t"'k' the tragedian.
Iml ,'ln.,.."Vi'"yH .Kt,r.V, ". IO V"" nll' nl
spirit retorted the malinger, with
Philadelphia Hultetlu: "How Mrs. lllbb
has Improved us u lonversutlonallst! Sbo
didn't use. to talk well nt nil."
"Oh. well, shi'n In. longed to our whNt
club nearly six months now."
Ilnltlmorc American: "Ah!" Mio moaned.
I wns u goose to believe hltn when he unid
I was a t tick." Yet she could biamo uu
one but herself, lor she was no eprlnir
chlckcu.
Detroit Free Press: "If we will all pull
church which was In llnanelal distress, "wo
vuii mi niimt'iiiiiiK.
Thereupon the wealthiest man In tlm
congregation hnstlly drew his leg lu out
of tho iilsle.
Hrooklyn Life: Iter Fnther-You hnvo
been paying attention to my daughter. You
haven t proposed vet"
Ills l.ordshlp N'ot yet, sir.
H'r Father Now. let us eomo right down
to business. What will you tnko not to
propose?
ix tiii: m.m:ti:i:tii ch.ti:hv.
John Kendrlck Hangs la Harper's Weekly.
Farewell, O wondrous tound nf wondrous
years:
Tlmo full of Joys, or hopes, despair nnd
t en rs ;
Tlmo full of raucniiH cries of conflicts
Cleat :
Tlmo full of blessings for both man and
state:
Tlmo full of pleasure with no luck of pain;
Time full of miiihhltic with no lack of ruin;
iniji. inn in helium in cia'.rvityaiu cvo
Kllcltlng the i.crri-tH of the earth nnd skv,
Hevenllng theso to all wbo rlionsn to kpp.
And making plain full tunny a mystery!
nn,,,,, 1...U, i, -..ti. ... ..ii..
.,.,.. ...r. u,r,n, iviiu, iii riKllw in
mortals here.
Tho hidden things that como within our
spher
Thou hast lu lavish generosity
I'.uneneci inn iimetui store or poesle.
I ii until? nml slnrv IniMt tlimi Imnlv hrminlii
Close to men's liearts full ninny a (lod-
llko thought,
And many a message from tho Master's
mind
Thy messengers hnvo brought to human
Klllll,
ITnllriliiir unlila li. unrmnti n,,,t I... mw.
And keeping I.lvo tho old-time, glorious
1 1 ope :
The hour Is hero that murks thy lustrous
end,
And all tno soon thy Knttnph Is neimrd.
What tdiall this bo? Which lipy.md com
Which Is the richest? Which beyond com
pare ?
What, nt Inst, will be tin- chlpfest elnim
To nn unending, most enduring Fame?
Tho Sea's subjection to' the Will of Man?
Tho llnrnesHliig of Lightning to his Plan?
Tho products of tlm Pencil nnd tho Pen?
Tho periods of philosophic Men?
Advance. Ill Statecraft? Ill tho realms of
Art?
In Solcncis? Surgery? The widened ehnrt.
lty fearless men. of Knrth's great ucienge--Whlch
In the end will prove tho greatest
nauo
Of tills, thv history. O. wondrous round
Of mighty years, so wondrously renowned?
"fls none nf these thnt lit the lust shall bo
Thy best achievement murveleil Century.
"Pin not the raising of a mighty roof
For mini to dwell beneath; 'tis not tho
woof
Of things material that thou hast wrought
That In thy Kpltuph will be the thought,
Hut that with all material advance,
Ily which thy Fiimo somo singers would
enhance.
Thou hunt tint changed tho Heart nt
Mortal Folk,
Nor placed Man's soul, Intrinsic, 'neath
.bu yoke
Of Mm minim gross, and. fallen from nhovo,
Mado hliu forgot to Sympathize and I.ovol
Were 1 thy Kpltnph required to write
For nil the critic world to hold In sight.
I'd nay:
"A gift of Years from (led .nhovo
That wltnesseth no backward step In I.ovn;
In constant Faith, lu human Charity,
In helpful IiiiihIh and loving Sympathy;
A gift of Years that leaves the Henri of
Man
Divinely fashioned on that dndllkn plnn
That In IIIh day of suffering mid woo
The Master pleaded fur, to us, below!"
