THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE: El?) AY, 'J AXtTATlY J1, 1001.
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Itciil chIiiIo men In Oniahu nil wonr
Ninllcs now.
Put ('rowo luiHii't boon i-atiKlit In two
tin vh now. What'H (ho mutter?
11 vp- ilollar hop mill .lOoont torn Isn't
tho nort of HttilT to Kt'tii'tnti' ioiiiIlmn on.
Nebraska farmer are not worrying
these (Iiivh.
Lafc Young's ilefetise of I'llzlitigli Lee
jilarcs 11 eonstrni'llon on tlu miiiarUs of
tho Kiillant soldier that must meet the
aiiroval of patriotic' Americans.
Ono of Phil Armour's Ideas should not
ho lost sllit of by Omahn. It was a
lino' dlreet from Omaha to thu gulf to
Klvo Xt'hrnnkn j,ntln thu shortest route
to thlo water.
Omaha's contribution to thu InatiKural
ceremonies when (lovernor Van SiiuL
of .Minnesota succeeded ('overnor Llnil
was the 01 -year-old father of thu Incom
ing governor.
When I ho busy rnllroad editor Is not
constructing now Hues ho engages his
attention at consolidating lines nlready
built. In cither case he Ignores the own
ers of tho roads.
It has been an uphill tight to get
recognition for thu Omaha Indian supply
depot and the battle Is not yet won.
Omaha needs a congressman In Wash
ington now If over.
It Is to be hoped the stock cortl'lcntos
of the' LatJlotia colony are "handsome
enough to frame," as tho Investors are
untitled to some satisfaction for the
money and time that havo vanished.
Mrs. Nation's friends arc now making
a desperate effort to sccuro her release
from the Wichita Jail. It Is becoming
apparent even to her that the way of
the radical reformer Is not a rosu-strewn
path.
The Iowa National guard can go to
the Inauguration exercises in Washing
ton If the niemhers pay their own fare.
There are several million more people
In the country who can do the same
i,t,
Quolntlons on wIvch, according to an
Omaha matrimonial agency, range from
?."00 for ono rich and handsome down
to for one coining under thu mere
heading of "wives." If secured in tho
good Old Way, any kind of wife is worth
more than these ligurcs.
One body to levy all the ta.os Is the
suggestion of a heavy taxpayer. It Is
dillicult to arrange this unless county,
city nnd school governments be consol
idated. In the meantime taxpayers
must remember there are three bodies
having the power to levy taxes.
Andree's last will, just opened, shows
clearly the high courage of the man.
With a presentment of death hu went
forward In thu adventuro that cost his
life. Scieucu would have gained had he
succeeded; mankind Is richer by auother
example of courageous conduct.
South Dakota popocrats are taking
pointers from those of Nebraska and
nre holding n dentil grip on nil the .of
fices possible. They will neither resign
nor bu removed If they can help It. The
Nebraska pry Is In use nt present and
South Dakota must look out for Itself.
Hryan's tearful farewell to leadership,
like Napoleon's Just beforo ho started to
I'lbu, may reasonably be taken as a
forcenst of a return, Mr. Hrynn hits
proven hlmselt too thoroughly devoted
to his own causo for the public to readily
believe that hu will voluntarily relin
quish anything,
Some of the powers do not take kindly
to tho proposal of tho United Slates
regurdlug the settlement of tho Indem
nity fenturo of the Chinese muddle. The
satuo objection has been made to every
proposal mailo by the United States
and In tho end they havo been accepted
as the best solution of tho dlllleulty.
The lucueiit case may be no exception.
UAIUIOAP COySOMDATlUX.
In Its last annual report tho Inter
state Commerce commission noted the
tendency toward rnllroad consolidation,
faying: "No ono nt nil nciiunlutcti with
what is transpiring can doubt that com
binations have been formed nnd nre
certain to be formed among rnllronds
which will be more extensive, more pet'
matient and more fnr-reaehlng In their
ultimate results than those of any other
department of Industry." Continuation
of this is being furnished ,ln whnt Is
tnklug place In railroad circles and whnt
Is reported to be projected or In con
templation. The recent purchase of the New Jersey
Central road by .1. Pierpotit Morgan Is
believed to be the Hist move In a com
prehensive scheme or combination. It
places the Jersey Central, th(i Lehigh
Valley, tho Heading nnd the Ualtlmoro
& Ohio practically under tho same direc
tion so far as their policy relates to the
anthracite con I trade. Other probabili
ties of the not distant future nre an
alliance between thu Ontario fc West
ern and the Delaware & Hudson. The
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Is
also regarded by some ns game for the
basket of Morgan nnd his associate.
Tho completed nnd projected consolldn-
lions are believed by some to aim nt
nothing less than Joint control of nil
tho rnllronds of the country. It Is
pointed out thnt not only docs the Mor
gan following already control the
avenues appronchlng New York, but
commands practically every melius of
access to Iloston, Huffalu, Philadelphia
and most southern points. Nor Is the
movement confined to the east. The
recent absorption of the St. Paul, says
an eastern paper, Is taken as only a
preliminary advance upon the far .west,
tho middle west being nlrcndy pretty
well occupied by Mr. Morgun and his
associates, who nre said to now control
nil the overland highways of commerce
to Chicago anil St. Louis, with two ex
ceptions. Iteferrlug to the combination effected
by Mr. Morgan, the Philadelphia Times
says It goes far beyond the absolute
control of thu production, transporta
tion and sale of anthracite coal. "It
means a departure In reaching the mar
kets of the world with our Industrial
products thnt has never been, ap
proached, Indeed that could not have
been conceived a decade ago. The
competing Northern Pacific nnd the
Oreut Northern railroail, each reaching
tho Pacllle from Dulutli, nnd which
have been In active and costly competi
tion for some years'have omiiio directly
under one management In this new
movement and they, with the Itnlthnoru
As Ohio and the Heading uud (he Jer
sey Central, make another great trunk
line from the eastern to the western
sen, with the llnest vessels of the world
to hour their products westwnrd from
Tuconiu to China and eastward from
New York to Southampton. This great
line will be perfect In equipment, alike
on laud and sea, and can reach the
markets of the world nt the minimum
of cost. It Is tlie most stupendous com
bination that has ever been made In In
dustrial and financial circles." Further
developments In the movements for rail
road consolidation will bo regarded with
thu greatest interest and meanwhile
the question whether such combina
tions will be a benellt or an Injury to
thu public will be earnestly discussed.
HVSS1AX MOVES IN CHINA.
A Pekln dispatch says thnt the for
eign ministers are considerably aston
ished over the Chinese grant to Hussla
of a concession north of the Pel Ho, at
Tien Tsln, as large as the Hrltish and'
I' tench concessions combined. It Is
slated that the Itusslaus explain that
the grant was made voluntarily, for
services lu endeavoring to bring about
peace and It is added thnt the ministers
think the concession constitutes good
pay when considered In addition to the
annexation of nil Manchuria.
It is very evident that Hussla Is mak
ing tho most of her opportunity for lu
creasing her teurltorial possessions in
China and she seems to bu doing this lu
a way not to justify any objection or
protest on tho part of other powers. In
the. practical annexation of the south
ern province of Muuchurla Hussla al
leged that her action was necessary to
protect a railway concession, threatened
by ti hostile movement on the part of
the Chinese. Her right to protect tho
concession could not fairly be fines
tloned, but It was thu understanding
that she would not go farther than was
necessary to put an end to the hostile
movement, she having declared that
there was no purpose to take territory.
Having done so, however, it Is nowhere
expected that she will now relinquish
the so-called protectorate In Mnueburlu,
whatever representations thu other pow
ers may make regarding her action. The
toue of the Russian press clearly shows
thnt the government regards the seizure
of territory In Manchuria as an accom
pllshed fact which It will Insist shall
be so regarded by all tho powers. And
It is highly probable thnt It will bu rec
ognized ns a permanent occupation. Tho
later concession of territory to Hussla, If
voluntarily mado by China for whatever
reason, cannot, It would seem, be fairly
objected to by any of thu powers. It
should nrouso them to greater vigilance
us to thu designs of Hussla, but what
she has acquired she will undoultedly
retain, regardless of tho views or of thu
Interests of any other power.
Perhups no untlon has a greater con
cern In the course of Hussla lu Man
chtirln than the United States. ,Thu prln
clpal port of that province' Is Nlu
Cliwang, where over oue-teuth of tin
total foreign trade of China Is handled.
About one-halt' of all the foreign goods
received at that port, according to re
ports of the Imperial maritime customs,
are of American origin, the other half
being divided chiefly between Great
llritaln and Japau. The development of
American trade with Mnuchurla has
been rapid during the last few years and
there Is most fnvornblo promise of a still
more rapid growth In the future If no
restrictions are placed upou commerce'
there. While Hussla Is pledged to oh
nerve tho principle of the opeii door, still
there Is danger that she may deem It
expedient to sooner or Inter nbnndou It
and to ndopt u policy ns to Manchuria
thnt would bo damaging If not disas
trous to American trade there.
Doubtless our government, as well as
those of other largely Interested nations,
s fully alive to the 1im,?ju and will
omit no effort to couerre American In
terests, but Htissla Imsy gained nu Im
portant advantage that she undoubtedly
will not surrender.
OMAHA'S .WIllllXO IXTIHIESTS.
The election of a new directory for the
Omaha Commercial club ngnln drnws
attention to the expansion of the city's
wholesale trade. Hepresontatlves of
three new Jobbing tlruis are among the
sixty men chosen to direct the affairs
of the club. These firms have come to
Omaha solely for the reason that this
city oilers the most favorable conditions
for the carrying on of their trade. One
Is in dry goods, one millinery and one
hats and caps. These houses will draw
new customers to Omaha from territory
already tributary to the city and will
aid very materially In pushing the com
mercial conquest of new territory. It Is
no mean tribute to the Jobbing firms
well established here that they have not
only been enabled to maintain their
stand against the vigorous and unre
lent lug competition they have been com
pelled to meet, but that they have so
done it that other Jobbers, seeing their
advantage, have decided to comu here
to share with them In the work.
To the new Jobbers Tho lice can only
commend the course of the older llrms.
Unity of purpose In tho furtherance of
the common Interests of all must of a
certainty redound to the Individual well-
being of the wholesalers. Now that they
are well set lu the ranks, they will
doubtless keep step In tho march of
trade conquest the (into City has never
relinquished lu the west.
Vdmlral Cervera, who commanded the
Spanish fleet in Its hopeless light off the
coast of Cuba, and who went where ho
was ordered knowing It was to defeat,
Is reported to be dying lu his Spanish
home. His career shows him to have
been 11 kindly, and bravo man, whose
Judgment was far better than those who
were his olllcial superiors, lu his case
Is another reminder Hint not all the
world's heroes are to be found lu the
ranks of the victors.
As the records for the past year are
compiled It Is apparent that Nebraska
has again been indulging Ju the habit
of paying off Its mortgage Indebtedness
at a lively rale. Kastcrn capitalists are
110 longer bewailing the fact they hold
mortgages on Nebraska lauds, but are
looking for places to make such Invest
ments. A few more years like the last
throe will put the state In the best finan
cial condition of any In the union.
Kfforts of the city health department
to secure cleanliness and sanitary condi
tions in Omaha bakeshops are not only
of value to the people lu general, but
of real benellt to those bakers who do
give heed to the laws of decency. Clean
bread Is essential to good health and
the baker who keeps his shop lu proper
condition should not be compelled to
compete with the baker who does not.
If Mryan really Intends to relinquish
the leadership of tho democratic party
there will bo a large contingent of its
membership which will shed no tears.
There are others who have sprung Into
prominence by reason of their personal
relations to him who will be surprised
to discover how quickly they will drop
Into oblivion.
The Cudahy case lias served ono pur
pose. It lias called attention to the
fact that Nebraska Is not the onlv state
In the union that lias laws providing
inadequate punishment for the crime.
Vftcr tho legislatures now lu session ad
journ there will be a collection which
will have a tendency to discourage the
Industry.
President Iltlt of the Orent Northern
railroad bays that he Is not making any
such gigantic combinations as those at
tributed to him, but that his only object
Is the decrease of tho "friction" be
tween the roads. When It Is all over
thu shipper Is likely to pay the expense
of the lubrication.
Nikola Tcsla announces that lie has
discovered evidences that the Inhabi
tants of Mars are telegruphlng to
If Nikola could only rtnswor thu mes
sage and Inform them of some of the
wonderful things hu thinks he has dis
covered It would be a wonderful sur
prise to them.
The chairman of the house rivers and
harbors committee expresses the opinion
that the .Missouri river does not need
any attention from the government. If
the chairman will come out here when
thu river Is dolug business It will show
lil ui tricks that he novel dreamed of in
his Ohio home.
Who Will I'rovlil)- the Pm-tyf
Dotrolt Journal.
If Mr. Cleveland onlv hud Din nnriv tin
could uinko uso of hlB excellent principles.
I'lcturcN to Hum,
Washington Post.
The detectives should decldo on one of tho
various pictures of Pat Crowe before mak
ing another attempt to arrest him,
I'tirl'iip Hi- I'Viirnl Hit- Fori;.
lndlnunpolls Journnl.
There is no renson why Mr. Hrynn should
not hnvo euloglied "Pitchfork" Tlllmnn In
his speech nt Omaha. A man who has
eulogized Ilichard Croker lieed not balk at
anything la that line.
ToyliiKT -wllli Hip Kent Tiiliif,
Cleveland Lender.
The Filipinos are enjoying tho novel ex
perience of holding open political meetings
lu Manila, and they are beginning to dis
cover that tho liberty guaranteed to them
by the Americans Is something moro than
an empty promise,
I.eimtlit-iiliiu; Term In fnii-crrim,
Minneapolis Tribune,
Tho proposition to lengthen, the congies
slonal term to four years Is not likely to
meet with much favor. The houso of ropre
scntutlves Is designed to be the popular
legislative body, and lu order to remain
such It must keep In close touch with the
people, and this can only he dono by fre
quent elections, Thu argument that U
takes two years for a congressman to "learn
toe ropes- and that he must go out or oaice
just as ho Is beginning to bo useful to his
constituents, docs not usually apply to a
competent congressman, who Is pretty suro
of a re-clcctloli.
World 11 it nn Air l'linip.
St. Louis Ilcpubllc.
PiUKrcc of Michigan In one of the men
who sow seeds of Infinite evil while trying
to produce n crop of cond. l'redlctlug n
bloody revolution within twenty-five years
Is a poor business tor any citizen of the
United States. That tho governor of a
state can so far substitute raving for rcn
son Illustrate tho truth that voters are
too careless about whom they place la
high oalcc. Evils nnd Inequalities and sor
rows thcro arc, but they will not be mended
by bloody revolution.
iionil i:intuile to l-'ollinv.
Now York Tribune,
"They do somo things better In France."
Tho proverb Is musty, but there Is nothing
stale, flat or unprofitable about tho dectslou
of tho French government to lessen the
number of disfiguring advertisements on
cliffs, walls, buildings nnd fences, by put
ting a proper tax on signboards, whether
they are displayed upon public or -private
property. The Gallic example should be
followed promptly In the United States. No
more hideous placards can bo seen any
where than many of those In this country.
Oeelilrnlnl Humor In IIki Orient.
Dotrolt Frco I'rcs.
Tho Urltleh officers In Pekln who gave a
theatrical performance during the holiday
week In the Temple of Heaven, tho sanctu
nry In which the emperor of China goes
once a year to worship, deny the reports
tbat nny cause for offense could be found In
the entertainment. Nobody was butchered
In tho way of a playful prank, but the pcr
formnnco seems to have becu somewhat
offensive to tho heathen, who, In their blind
ness, object to tho uso of a temple for
vaudovlllc purposes. That Is their mis
fortune, however, and It Is gratifying to
know thai their llly prejudices wero not
allowed to tako tho keen edgo oft the pleas
ures of the Kuropcan nndtencc.
Money In Co vr riinienl llontl.
New York Slnll nnd ICxprcss.
Soon tho bonded debt of tho government
will bo only nbout J 1,000,000,000, and sub
stantially one-half of that will be hold by
national banks ns security for their notes,
ns there will be somo profit In tho tssuo
of those so secured, even with a tax of ono
halt of 1 per cent upon tho capital tied up
In tho bonds. Tho other half will com
mand such n premium In the market that
tho yield from money Invested In them will
not bo over 2 per cent. They nro likely
to be absorbed mainly by tho surplus funds
of Institutions which havo nbBoluto ho
curity ns the main consideration. Tho day
of prlvato investment In United States
bonds for Income has apparently gone by.
AlMiintc IVmillli- for Klclnniiln,.
Indianapolis News.
Nebraska Is thoroughly aroused over tho
outrageous Cudahy kidnaping case, and very
Justly so. The leglfilaturo In session finds
on Investigation that the present Nebraska
statuto ns to kidnaping is lnmo nnd of
doubtful utility. So a new bill has been
Introduced grading the crime In thrco
classes. For Dimple kidnaping tho penalty
Ib from three to five years in tho peniten
tiary; for kidnaping nnd extorting money,
a ltfo term; for kldnnplng and threatening
Injury to tho victim, capital punishment.
This Is ono of the few crimes that Is dono
in cold blood. In Its very nnturo It is
something that must be deliberately
planned nnd craftily carrlod out by per
sistence over great difficulties. Thcro Is,
therefore, no palliation for It, such ns may
exist for crimes that nro committed In tho
heat of blood and nndur stross of tempta
tion. It Is a crime, moreover, that menaces
every homo In tho land, that throws a
Bhadow on tho liberty of children and In
troduces a bitter anxiety that well may
ruin life. Indiana has not had this ca
lamity to deal with thus fur, hut tho leg
islature should provide ndeauato penalty
for tho crime.
OIJT-OF-IIOOIl AIIVKHTISINO.
The rinuur f Sift"" ""1 thr Hcmeily
fur the ISvll.
Hrooklyn Kugle.
Wo are much perplexed by out-of-door
advertisements. They occupy so much of
tho spaco on our fences, houses, churches,
telegraph poles, barns, rocks nnd mountains
thnt we are concerned to know where we
can put tho next. That some placo must
be provided Is not to be questioned. If wo
do not tell people what wo have to sell,
people will not comn to tho shop and buy.
So, when we ennnot find a fence, or tho wall
of n fnctory, or apnrtmcnt house, or a
chimney, or tho shti'do trees of n street, or
tho poles of the fire telegraph, or when tho
wnter In tho gultors Is so high that it
washes our posters from tho curbstones,
wo hlro men and plaster them with stnto
mentn as to our perfections and send thorn
Into the highways to Instruct tho populace.
Yet there la a growing and dangerous body
of pcoplo that cannot be reconciled to these
proofs of business activity. They menace
tho prosperity of chewing gum, of oatmeal,
of $1.75 shoos, of border drauiaB, of liver
pills and other agents In civilization. It
tho advertising Is to ho stopped, whnt will
become of the men who mnko tho gum, tho
drnmns nnd tho pills? Well, then, how
Is it posslblo to lessen tho advertising?
Hut this body of grumblers alleges that
the advertising would como to Just as much
and, Indeed, would mnko more of an Im
pression If It wero put on paper in black
and white nnd dollvcred under tho eye of
tho people who want to look nt it. They say
thnt nothing Is more effectively made In
vlslblo than by unwise repetition; that the
tlmo comes when tho tired eye refuses to
receive an impression, ns tho enr that hears
tho constant hum of n factory, or. tho rattle
of the streets, ceases to hear them after
a while. The people who cross the bridge
every dny usel to see, painted on tho sides
of houses and on boards nnd on chlmnles
what seemed to many of them a most dis
tressing lot of appeals for the favor of tho
public; but, seeing them overy dny, tho
season arrived whon they ceased to see
them at all, Just ns they ceased to see po
licemen and vlco as booh as Tammany puri
fied Now York. Hut whether seen or not
these complalners declare that private
houses and public monuments are not for
advertising, and ns to plastering natural
scenery. It Is a crlmo against nature.
Nngland suffers more sorely from red and
yellow spasms nnd shrieks than we do, If
advertising Involvos suffering, as alleged,
and sovcrul influential peisons In that coun
try have leaped to the rescuo with oratory
and documents. Hut Franco Is doing better
thn England. Its advertisements aro more
artistic than those of other nations, yet they
aro advertisements, and thereforo vex the
souls of certain people who contemplate
them. France, therefore, proposes to turn
the advertising to account by taxing It
Hereafter the people who would Improve on
nature must pay for doing It, and thoy who
would conceal fences and houso fronts be
neath posters and paintings must also pay,
As n result, tho few who continue to employ
the paln:er, In preferenca to the printer, wi'i
require Food work, and the number of things
that vex tho hearts of reformers will di
minish, Ono does not pay largo money with
out expecting good results. The example of
France is suggested to the body of gruni
biers In this country. If they do not like
open nlr art, of tho kind that is so freely
provided to tho whole country hereabout,
the best thing they can do Is not to have It
It can bo removed by law, and can also be
removed with paint nnd an ax, And If
not with an ax, then with a tax.
AX APlMtHCIATION OF ST. lllt'KOUY.
llriiry Wntlrrson'n Sermon on l)c-
moornc) 'n ,nlnl liny.
Kdltor Henry Wattersou signalized Gen
eral Jackson's dny with n three-coluinu
Bermon In the Courier-Journal on parties
nnd politics, Incidentally canonizing three
(olltlcnl .;nlnts of tho past century and
rubbing Into tho democracy of tho present
the biting liniment of good advice. All
this Is done in tho breezy, eloquent and ur
tistlc stylo tor which the star-eyed goddess
Is deservedly famous.
In tho middle of his sermon Kdltor Wnt-
tcrson paused long enough to contrast "his
friends the enemy" with democrats lu this
fashion:
"The republican, who Is Indifferent, hon
est and, who, though self-seeking, loves
his country, says to himself; "The country
is all right nnd, whilst the good things of
life arc going, why shouldn't I get what I
enn?" The democrat, with tho weight of his
country nnd his conscienco upon him, lies
awake at night and dreams or else grinds
his teeth and swears. Herein the republi
can has much the better ot It, The republi
can assumes that two nnd two are four
and goes ou with his mathemnttcs. Tho
doraocrnt stops to discuss the problem, gen
erally discovering, until It Is too lato, that
two and two aro live. Tho republican looks
not In tho bottom ot his glass. Tho demo
crat will havo sugar or ho won't drink at
all. Do sure that Father Tom, he of tho
mcmornblo cicounter with the pope, who
lost his whisky punch whilst waiting for
tho water to boll so ho might get It hot, was
a democrat. If he had been n republican
ho would have taken It cold and got away
boforo waking up!"
Then, turning to his onn Jnrrlng house
hold, he fired right nnd left, as follows: "Wo
do not despair of the future of tho demo
cratic party. On the contrary as wo havo
faith In tho republic have wo faith In democ
racy, whose essential principle Is Hot dead,
but, now as ever, lives and embodies tho
greatest good to the greatest number. In
soma way not yet clearly defined this princi
ple will tako on u concrete form nnd come
to the front. Along with It, tho man, the
Jefferson, tho Jackson, the Tllden ot the
tune, supported by adequate resources, In
tho meantime lot tho masses of democracy.
whilst looking for the Mosca that is to come,
drop Jaek-o'-lantcrn politics and give n wide
berth to purely speculative doctrinaires ap
pealing to their prejudices and their emo
tions. "In politics hysteria is a poor guide.
Tho AmcrlcuiiH nro a practical, not a
theoretical people. Jefferson, albeit an
Idenllst, did not quibble nbout tho Lou
isiana, purchase. It represented n national
opportunity and emergency nnd he nd
dressed himself to tbo facts. Jackson, a
rtnl lender, did not quibble, ns Iluchnnan, a
man of straw, in a supremo exigency;
whilst, by his adherenco to tho law and
his refusal to prcclpltuto nn Insurrection
nlbclt urged upon him by thu hotheads of
his party Tllden showed himself both a
patriot and a captain, saving both his pHrty
nnd tho state, ft may be that the outlook
for democracy Is ot this momont not very
bright. Neither was the outlook for
Amerlcn that January morning upon tho
plains of Chalmetto elghty-slx years ago. As
Old Hickory knew what to do with tho cot
ton bags, let us know what to do with such
defenses ns wc have; and, so, iibovo tho
roar of the. huzzas of tho republicans, may
wo hear tho distant drum-beats mayhap
the guns of tho old Jacksonlan hunting
shirts, marching to glvo successful battle
to the red-coats of Prcrogatlvo and Power
to vindicate tho divinity of Popular
Sovereignty.
"Never mind tho Impudent twaddle of
played-out politicians about 'reorganiza
tion.' Never mind tho self-admlrlng com-
plnlsancc ot would-bo lenders nnd Bhnm re
formers. Thcso nre the merest froth, tho
veriest fustian, meaning little and count
ing for nothing. Tho leaders who nro to
regenerate democracy havo yet to come
upon the scene, nnd before they aro arrived
tho old, obsolete set to whom wo owo our
undoing will havo passed away. For tho
present It Is enough to say close ranks and
forward iparch! Down with Mounte
banklsm! Down with Pharisaism! And.
with a hlp-hooray from tho boys in the
trenches, up with tho standards of Jefferson
nnd Lincoln, Old Hickory's battlcflag flying
nt tno fore!"
i'i;it.so..i, xoi'rs.
Westward tho stnr which marks tho contor
of population still lakes Its wny.
Mrs. Nation ot Kunsns, who Is under nr-
rest for smashing saloon mirrors In n tem
perance crusade, says that If her example
Ik followed the elevation of her sex will
bo accomplished.
The Oregon Historical society proposes
that a commomnratlvo celebration of the
centenary of the Lewis nnd Clnrke ex
pcdltlon to tho Pacific coast shall bo held
at Portland In 1!)0.".
Andrew Carneglo recently answered an
lntcrvlpwer's question as to what ho most
doslrcd by saying "Youth, health and tho
i.iiunco to mnko another fortune. If I wero
young und strong, bowover, I could easily
malto tho fortune."
Senator Iiatt of Now York dropped his
glasses In tho senate tho other day. He
was looking helplessly on tho floor for
them, when up stepped n page and, like
a youthful Herrmann, extractod them from
the senator's beard, In which they had
caught In falling.
A recruiting officer who has bean In Iowa
soys that tho percentago of men accepted
in thnt stato on offering themselves for
nrmy service Is considerably above tho av
erage In nny other state. Enlistment! in
Iowa uro largely from tho farms and tho
vast majority of young fellows who offer
themselves are young, strong and hardy.
Tho sultan has sent a costly present to
Emperor William, consisting of two cav
alry nnd two Infantry sabers nnd four Ori
ental riding whips. The scabbards of the
sabers and tho handles of the whips are
of puro gold, richly chased nnd adorned
with brilliants nnd other precious stones,
being antiques from the Turkish crown
treasury.
Hi nry S. Eastman, Inst survivor of tho
crews who served In Commodoro Perry's
famous expedition In Japan, died last week
in San Francisco, aged 66. Ho was a natlvo
of Now Ilodford, Mass. Eastman served
through nil tho stirring scenes of 1853, when
Perry, with his ten war ships, opened
Jnpaneso ports to tho commerce ot thu civ
ilized world.
William Gillette puts tersely Into words
what members of his profession must often
feel: "On the stage we mako printing
presses of ourselves every night and always
turn out tho same edition, letter, comma
and color. And I grow tired of my own
work. It Interests mu while I am writing
It nnd shaping It. but there comes a time
when my mind gets numbed to tho con
tents of tho piece."
Mr. Justin McSwceuey. formerly ono of
the most prominent owners on the Aus
tralian turf nnd a well known Sydney
citizen and man of business, has been mak
ing somo revelations of a sonuational char
acter regarding horse racing at the Anti
podes. Ho confesses that ho has lost 30,
000 In horse racing and that with his own
limited experience he has seen about
thirty wealthy men rulued on tho turf.
Captain J. . Goff, a srout and hunter,
who will have charge of Governor Roose
velt's hunting expedltlou in the west, has
completed arrangements for thn trip. Coy
ote basin will be tho scene of the opera
tions. It Is known to contain a greater
number of mountain lions than any other
section In the west and bear also aro said
to bo quite plentiful, The finest sport pos
sible will be affordoil, ns Coyote basin U
not much frequented by hunters.
CI U.V'S CO.NSTHTTIO.
Prnwrcm of lltr Work of llrnfllmt llio
Oritniilu l.fiTV,
Philadelphia Times.
Tho draft of n constitution for the re
public of Cuba, as presented for tho con
sideration of tho convention, follows tho
general lines of the American system nnd
appears, from the telegraphic nbstrnct, to
bo simple and conservative In character.
The legislative, cxccutlvo and judicial
functions ore distinct. The congress con
sists of n senate, of four senators from
each department elected by the municipal
councils for a term of six years, and a
chamber of representatives, 0110 for every
30,000 Inhabitants, elected biennially by
popular vote. The members of cither house
must bo Cubans.
Tho president Is elected for a term of
six years and Is not eligible for immediate
ro-electlon. He must be a Cuban by birth
or naturalization, and lu the latter case
must havo served Cuba lu ten years of
war. This provision, of course, Is to leave
Gomez eligible. Thu powers of the presl
dent aro generally parallel wit 11 those ot
the president of tho United States. Tho
constitution defines also tho powers and
duties of thn departmental assemblies mid
governors, and of the municipal councils
and mayors as welt.
The departments correspond In a ceucral
way, as regards thn subjecta of udmtnfstr.-i-
tlon, to tho states of the union, hut tho
necessity of providing tho forms of local
government under a fundamental law
makes this constitutional scheme appear
rather elaborate. Its ninny details It Is not
posslblo for outsiders to criticise. Tho
party differences In Cuba hnvo moro to do
with dctnlls than with gencrnl principles,
nnd there nre provisions relntlng to citizen
ship nnd suffrnge, qualifications for office,
tho obligation of debts, etc., that cannot
bo accurately appreciated here, but nro
likely to be real points of contention nt
Havnnn,
Thu gratifying feature of tho whole busi
ness Is that tho Cubans seem to bo working
out their own plan of government without
Interference from tho United Stntea. and In
conformity with tho natural development
of their local Institutions under American
examplo and Influence. Thcro thus appears
no reason why tho convention mny not
perfect a constitution thnt. will bo entirely
Cuban and nt tho samo tlmo prcservo that
nccord with American Ideas that Is essen-
tal to mutual understanding nnd Inter
course.
A IIIXVUT-TO-llKAItT TALK.
Chunk of Sound Ailvlcr lo Dcino-
erntlc Olintruedoiilnln,
Washington Post.
Wo note with regret tho utmost solid
dcmocrntlo opposition to nn increnso of the
regular nrmy. It is difficult to explain this
nntugonlsm upon nny hypothesis Involving
tho patriotism of the opponents. Wo quite
ngrco wilh our democratic friends In ob
jecting to a largo standing nrmy; to vast
military establishments of nny kind, Indeed,
excepting In tho mntter of coast defense
Hut what Is "a largo standing nrmy,"
speaking with reference to tho United
States of today? Surely 25,000 men thirty
five years ago constituted a moro formida
ble force than 100,000 would bo nt this mo
ment. Wo cannot understand tho present
attitude of tho democracy, especially In
view of the fact that that attitude puta
them In tho position of making u party
question ot what ebould bo nnd Is a national
question. We do not seem lo rccognlzo In
them thoso democrats who, in tbo early
months of 1S98. vied with their republican
colleagues as enthusiastic and fervent sup
porters of tho administration.
In whnt respect, wo should llko to know,
nro our military neoda less now than they
wero in April, 1898? Is it not true that
they nro much greater? Then wo wero en
tering upon war without a thought of ter
ritorial ncqulsltlon or future responsibility.
Then tho democrats In congress nroso ns
ono man nnd stood dhouldcr to shoulder
with their party opponents. How do they
reconcile their course on that occasion with
their Inexpllcnblo courso todny? Tho war
agnlnst Spain vah a maudlin outburst. The
situation confronting us nt the threshold of
tho twentieth century in fraught with nc
tual peril. How Is it that tho democrats
who contributed with t,uch burning ardor
to tho coubo nro now, with practical unn
nlmlty, repudiating their obligations us rn
gards tho eonscquenco? Thry did moro
than the republicans to bring about t he
war which has plunged us into this abom
inable dilemma. Is It qulto honest and
manly on their part to abnndon tho country
In this hour of Its need?
Tho simple truth of tho mntter Is that
our Immediate necessities In tho Philippines
call for an nrmy of occupation 7S.O00 strong.
Wo havo had nbout thut many soldiers
there for many months past sometimes
more nnd yet wo nro at this moment
farther from a suppression of thn po-callml
insurrection than we wero a year ago. Even
with 75,000 troops permanently assigned to
duty In our now we might say prospective
possessions, wo shall barely hnoble to hold
our present footing, such as It is. Events
have shown that General Otis was never nt
uny time within n thousand miles of any
trim understanding of the situation in
Luzon. No one nblo to reud the newspapers
and the Congressional Hecord can possibly
bo persuaded to glvo rospectful audience to
tho foolish twitter nf tho Philippine com
mission sitting solemnly nt Manila nnd ns
solemnly uttaing official nonsense, whlcii,
thus far, has served only to excite tho pity
of the Judicious nnd to befool unwary rustics
We aro face to faco with tho facts. Why
not recognize them with candor ami ileal
with them honestly nnd bravely' Thn
United States Is virtually at war in tho
Philippines, Tho government must he fur
nished with an nrmv not less than 75.000
strong, HiOUlIi wo think 100,000 would be
nearer the mark. Why do the dn:nocmtu
who did so much to get tho country li.to
this al'om'aabl mess now rcfus? u hcip
out?
.ONE DAY ONLY.
AND THAT DAY IS
FRIDAY.
We will .sell any 50c tie in our store at
35 Cents
Except black and white 3 for $1.00.
NothiiiK reserved. See window. One day only,
Remember.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Oniuliu's Ouly Exclusive Clothiers lor Men ana ktvjrft,
I'ltl'YAII.I.Mi TWIJ 111' tJIIIP.
IMItorlnl (Hup rvntlou on lic Dmijcer
or CnlehliiK Colli."
Now York Herald,
We nre .becoming so nccustomed to ex
pect the nppearanco of grip at this scikoii
that It is no surprise to lenrn that It l
here.
Fortunately, bowu,cr, its typo Is quite
mild nnd the acute attacks of the disease
nre of short duration.
It commences, ns usual, with cntorrhal
symptoms, aching of the lltnbr, marked las
situde, a slight rife of temperature. So
far tho upper air passages arc mainly af
fected. The patient, ns n rule, Is not con
fined to his room for more than two or
thrco days, but when ho gets up nnd nroiind
Is npt to bo nnnoyed for week or more
with n troublcsuuio nud dry cough.
In exceptional caies tho febrile phe
nomena hnvo lasted for eight or ten days
continuously nnd havo in somo respects re
scmbled the symptotus of commencing ty
phoid. For the most part tho conclecent pa
tients nre npt to be troubled for n consid
erable period with weakness, general want
of physical toue and nltogcthcr are very
much out of sorts. It is then that compli
cations nro npt to show thcmsolvcs after
Indiscretions in diet or exposure to Inclem
encies of tho weather. Now Is the time to
be careful of "a cold." Tho latter Is very
npt during the winter months to Invite
pneumonia, but especially so whtlo Influcnz.i
Is prevalent.
Paradoxical ns It may appear, the light
nttacks of grip aro oftentimes mure dan
gerous than tho sovcre ones, as In the
former Instances tho patients tiro most apt
to bo careless of themselves during tho
wink physical conditions that follow.
t'Mi:i:in ciiait.
iti.iin.i..i..i.i.. -. , . .
nlwnys rutnembcrs the poor," remarked Mr.
II "Mill, I.
"Yes." replied Mr. fioodart. "but lie can't
remember more thou ono thine at once,
uhen ho remembers the poor ho forgets
his pocketbook, and vlco versa."
( levehiiid Philn Dealer: "That ridiculous
young nr. Doncni insisted every tlmo ho
canm thnt llrother Jim's trmpernturo was
u,r.,n".1' )h,,t s,,1'Ool does he beloiiK to?"
,1 should say hu belonged to tho normal
school.
Chicago Tribune- "Kdltor Dally Hread."
.'v.,?.,,,"llK"".,.,,, 'tlw"' nt editorial
11 your paper this morula- 011 'Corruption
In Ward Politics, him cost you tho sub
Hcrlptloa of myself nnd llfteen other men
who have been tuklntt your vile sheot for
iieighburHtl'r't'a"'U'r W" S,"lU b"m,w 11 "f 1110
Detroit Krco Press: Fnther-My daughter
ells mo. nlr, thut yon huvo been making
lovo to tier, '
Ciubburly-I don't know why pho should
single mo out nmong so many.
"Indianapolis 1'rcsn: ""f think I was thn
inoBt Innocent creature that ever hrokn Into
thn business," mild the soubrettn. "I wim
actunlly ho gulloloss at first that I would
tell people thn exuet amount of tho sulnry
I wiih tutting.
Chicago llrcnr.1: "Tho new wprlag shirt
waists nro lu thn Hhup windows already."
"les, und youil seo thnt will work Urn
weather man up to Heading us u dlckniiH
of u spell of cold wouthor."
Somervllln Journnl: It is vcrv pleacuiit
to nit nioiio la tho twilight, but It Ih a good
deal pletisnnter to Hit nlonu In the twilight
with Homebody else.
Phllmlelphln Proas: Towno Of courrn
'.. fiiin.'. i., r;; "
h'j n tin iiitit.'raii;
bred In old Kentucky."
Ilrownc-C.ood thing- ho wasn't born In
Georgia. Ho couldn't hnvo been bread
there; he d hnvo been a cracker.
UIAIIY OI A noAiuiKn.
Monday,
lloast beef tonlcht for dinner!
1 11 to tn beat tho Dutch.
A treat like that's unusual;
Wo don't get many Huch.
Tuesday.
Tim aftermath we've garnered
Of yesterday's delight.
From that thin roam they gave us
Somo nice cold cuts tonight.
. . Wednesday.
Thnt luclous roust of Monday
Ib lingering- with us yet;
rwiiH nerved to us this evening
Disguised as beef croquette.
Thursday.
It sceniH MIhh Sklmp'H Investment
In roust was not so rash
Ah wo Hiipposed. Thin evening
Twus served ugaln-us hush.
. . Friday,
Today wo nil wero grateful
To get n little Hull,
No tieuf. wo hope, remalnlnc
'lo form another dish.
Haturdny.
Ah, me! Tonight wo greeted
Oiu-o morn our dear old friend
Thn beef bnnoB boiled for "potnge!"
Well, tltlN must bo tho end.
Sunday,
Cieo whizz! Thin beuta tho record:
Last Thursduy'H lmnh-Oh, my!
With crimt and iiiIhIiih added,
Ih i-crvcd an mincemeat pin.
GOLDEN
ROD
OIL
AN
OMAHA
CORPORATION
COMPANY
I'roiluccr of Furl Oil lu California.
IhuiK U.OUO Aeren of Oil I.mitU.
Well No, 1 now down In nil in thn Kuril
Illvrr District with Z!5 feet la depth or oil
linnd saturated with crudo petroleum. Thin
well Is now helm; cleaned out and preparer!
for pumping.
Well No. 2 Iiiih derrick up. Our drilling
rig Ih there. Contract wltl. drillers Is mado
and the work Is now under way.
Tho rallroud touches thi laud nnd wo
havo a private hwllch for loading direct
from our tanks. Thn directors offer a small
block of treasury stock at 11 very attract
Ivo llgurc to meet the expense of this well.
For Illustrated Prospectus, Mups und full
Information bend postal to
JOHN (J. COini-LYOt;, Pres.,
11)11 Din i lium I SI., Omnliii.