THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; MOXDAV, JA!N VARY 21, 1901.
TlIE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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1900. M. B. HUNGATB.
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Tlmt ominous rumbling Ih simply tlio
nolso of Hryun's now wiper coining
down tho truck.
Tho how century hoc am to lie com
nicncltiK Its death record with the most
HhltiliiK uamoM of the old century.
The warden of the neiiltenllnry will
hereafter Insist on having advance no
tice of nil legislative surprise parties
that swoop down upon hlin.
West Point cadets have agreed to
swear off on hazing. Tho suspicion Is
abroad, however, that It Is a new year
resolution not Intended to last the year
out.
Nebraska Is not the only state blessed
with a senatorial deadlock. Utah and
Delaware are also balloting daily to
prevent Nebraska from becoming lone
some. Champ Clark has discovered nit Ir
repressible resemblance between Con
gressman Sutherland nnd Colonel
Ilryan. Champ should buy a new pair
of glasses. '
A bill has been Introduced Into the
legislature to relieve the sureties on the
Hilton bond from their obligations to
the state. Of course the bill Is fnthcred
by Kausom.
There Is no need of any smallpox
scare In Omaha, ns whatever cpses of
the disease have been uncovered here
are well under control, with no danger
of becoming epjdemlc.
It took more than two months to elect
a senator from Nebraska two years ago
No need, therefore, of undue Impatience
over tho election' of two United States
senators from Nebraska this yeai".
If salt Is really the elixir of life, as Is
claimed by the new scientists In search
of the fountain of youth, sailing up Salt
Creek will bo Invested with new pleas
ure for the politicians of I lie future.
Heal estate has been more active In
Omaha according to tho real estate deal
ers. This Is only preliminary to a real
estate revival that Is certainly on the
boards for next spring and summer.
Omaha has carried off the honors in
tho shooting match at Kansas City just
closed. Kansas City must learn that It
Is not so much even though It was suc
cessful In overawing the census man.
Everyono In Nebraska, Irrespective of
politics, Is gratltled to hear tho encour
aging reports from tho bedside of Con
gressman Neville at Washington. It Is
to be hoped he may recover completely
nnd resume service In behalf of his dis
trict. No public prosecuting olllcer has a
right to use his position for the purpose
of political persecution; otherwise a con
spiracy might bo formed against any
citizen jo keep him constantly In the
courts answering groundless complaints
for fictitious offenses. There Is a marked
difference between persecution and
prosecution.
Chicago has successfully blocked
Omaha's efforts to secure the next an
nual live stock convention, but Omaha
Is by no means discouraged, because the
campaign waged In Its behalf has cer
tainly made many friends. The con
ventlon will havo to be located again
for 100'J and the live stock men may as
well count Omaha In It already.
Clve Oil Inspector Oallln credit for
Ills excellent report of fees collected
over nnd above the expenses of his of
lice. Mr. Gnllln's report, however, must
bo regarded as a lefthnnded compll
nient to lil? great reform predecessor,
Chairman Kdmlsteu of the populist
utate committee. The republicans will
let Edmlsten ami. Oallln light It out.
Senator-elect Patterson of Colorado
Joined the poptdlst party In 180'J and
after getting all ho could out of tt do
sorted It In 11)01. It Is safe to say
that If he made his declaration recant-
lug populism and asserting his recou
version to democracy before his election
as senator Instead of .after, he would
not have had such a smooth road to
travel.
KCOXOMV THE IVUTCHtriWD.
While the legislature will not wrestle
with the appropriation bills for some
weeks to come the committees which
have to pass upon the estimates of
funds demanded for the various de
partments; of the state and state Insti
tutions should not forget the necessity
oi economy.
Ono of the tests to be applied to tho
success of the government tinder repub
lican control will be the financial test.
Although without nny Just reason, the
fuslonlsts of this state have carefully
spread the Impression that republican
state government Is equivalent to ex
travagant state government, nnd their
plea for reinstatement by the voters will
bo u promise of retrenchment and
smaller tax burdens.
While the steady growth of tho state
will naturally require a corresponding
expansion of state nctlvlty In all direc
tions, which tho people not only ex
pect but demand, at the same time they
have no sympathy or countenance for
waste or unnecessary expenditure. The
money of the state ought to be ex
pended with the Same regard to results
and securing full returns for the out
lay that would obtain In private busi
ness. If tho legislature will keep this con
stantly In mind It will avoid much
complaint In the future.
run iiKciruocirv tukatms.
Notwithstanding the plea mnde by
President McKlnley, lit his annual mes
sage, for the ratlllcatlon of the reciproc
ity treaties, there appears to be small
chance of their receiving the npproval
of the senate. It Is posslblo that a few
of them, to which there Is substantially
no opposition, may be ratllled, but the
Indications are that a majority of them
and perhaps all will fall of approval by
congress, thus making futile nil the
arduous labor of the reciprocity com
mission nnd defeating the purpose of the
Dlngley law for trade expansion by
means of reciprocity.
It nppears that very much hinges upon
the Jamaican treaty, to which there Is
strong opposition. It Is around this
treaty, says the Washington correspond
ent of the New York Journal of Com
merce, that the principal controversy
has centered and nothing Is likely to
he done with any more of the treaties
by the senate committee unless that
with Jamaica Is favorably reported. It
Is not quite clear why the failure of
this convention should have any effect
upon the others, but the Impression
seems to be that If one Is rejected nil
will be. If, ns alleged, the treaty with
Jamaica Is a rather one-sided arrange
ment, securing less to the United Stntes
than the concessions made by this coun
try, It should be rejected or withdrawn
for modlllcatlon, but this should not af
fect any other treaty deemed to bo fair
and equitable.
Tho failure of the senate to ratify the
reciprocity treaties, or at any rnte tho
more Important of them, will bo a very
damaging blow to the principle for
which the republican party has long"
contended. It might havo the effect
of rendering almost impossible treaties
of this kind hereafter.
(lUVEIlXMEXTAftn 11UUQA T1UX.
Secretary Hitchcock has prepared for
the house committee on public lands a
special report on the question of gov
ernment aid and control lu the matter
of Irrigation. This Is lu connection with
the proposition uow being urged by
western members of congress to the
end that the government take the In
itiative In devising a comprehensive
system for the reclamation of the vast
areas of land that now only want water
to convert the barren acres Into garden
spots teeming with fertility.
It Is unnecessary to repeat to a western
audience the arguments of the secre
tary of the Interior. Men, who are fa
miliar with the conditions are also well
acquainted with the specltlc reasons
that are urged In support of govern
ment aid lu this respect. The only
thing Is to bring these to the attention
of congressmen and senators from east
of the .Missouri river with sulllcient
force to enlist their Interest and sup
port. Secretary Hitchcock, in almost the
opening paragraph of his special report,
makes a direct hit at the Interest of the
eastern members. He emphasizes the
fact that any means that results In the
upbuilding of the west must create an
additional market for tho manufactures
of the east. This may seem a sordid
way of looking at the matter, yet it Is
a purely business proposition. It Is
tantamount to a guaranty that the east
will receive a direct return for any ben
ellt It may confer on tho west by as
sisting in its development.
Private enterprise has done wonders
In tho development of Irrigation In the
west. It Is not unreasonable that the
general government should supplement
the efforts already made by Individuals
and corporations, and carry to a success
fid Issue a comprehensive system of Ir
rigation. 1WSSIA IX MAXCHUIUA.
It Is reported from Ilerllu that tier
many will not offer any obstacle
to Russia's claims upon Manchuria.
Tho dispatch states that the (Jer
man chancellor has given tho Rus
sian ambassador repeated assur
ances since the beginning of the Chi
nese troubles nnd quite recently again
that Manchuria lies out of lenn:iny's
Interest or commercial sphere and that
It Is lu nowise touched on by the
Anglo-German agreement. This, if cor
rect, Is a very important fact, since It
Indicates that there will be no Inter
ference on the part of any of the con
tinental powers of Kuropo with the
course of Itussla so far as the Chinese
territory embraced lu Manchuria Is con
cerned, and this being so It practically
gives Itussla a free hand In regard to
that territory, It being Improbable that
either Great Britain or Japan will in
terpose. Will Itussla hold the portion or Man
churia over which she has recently ex
tended a protectorate and lu the event
of her doing so whnt effect will It have
upon the commercial relations of the
rest of tho world with that populous
portion of the Chines" Empire? This
question Is of ns much Importance to
the United States ns to any other coun
try, because this nntlou has a large
trade with the province of Manchuria.
Some ten days ago tho Russian minister
of finance, In submitting his annual
budget, said that tho destruction of the
railway caused Itussla to send troops
to Manchuria and he declared that his
government was working for the pncl
Mention of the disturbed districts and
for the restoration of good rclntloua
with China. Ho further said that so
soon as Russia's immediate nnd urgent
destinies were accomplished she would
reduce her military forces lu Manchuria.
He also said: "Russia has accomplished
all that It was her duty as a Christian
power to do lu China. We were In
duced to act thus, not by any prospect
of ndvantages, but by the consciousness
of our solidarity with the whole human
race, proving In an Irrefutable manner
that Russia Is paclllc, not because sho
Is weal:, but because she Is conscious
of her power." This was manifestly
Intended as an answer to the inquiry of
the powers, or some of them, hi regard
to Russia's purpose In Manchuria nnd
ns no other response hns been made Is
perhaps to be accepted as Until.
At nil events tho Indications are that
Russia litis uo Intention of relinquishing
the recently occupied territory lu Man
churia, which gives her the control of
that populous province, with the privil
ege of closing It to the trade of tho rest
of the world. And In this, It nppears,
she bus the countenance of Germany,
which means nil continental Europe.
The great Interest which tho United
States has In this matter sug
gests tho question whether our govern
ment Is giving It the .attention which its
Importance merits.
sumk MUiTS or rvmux.
The election of two United States sen
ators ns a result of fusion lu Colorado
and Idaho-one a populist nnd the other
a so-called republican only to have
them declare, as soon as they had their
credentials securely In their possession,
that they had ceased allegiance to their
former political organizations nnd would
henceforth act with tho democrats In
name as well as lu policy, must cause
thoughtful populists to ponder over tho
prospects before them.
Senator-elect Patterson of Colorado,
who since IS! 11! has been n pillar of tho
populist party and presided over the
Sioux Kails convention only last June,
In his renunciation of populism de
clared:
Tho principles of tho Kansas City plat
form nro those, In tho main, for which tho
people's and silver republican parties have
contended. I beltevo a light for them can
be most successfully made within the demo
cratic ranks. Thoso who nro outsldo of
them arc outside of tho fortifications and
nro but helpless lookers-on. I can see no
present hepo for tho triumph of the princi
ples of tho Kansas City platform except
through the democratic party.
Senator-elect Fred T. Dubois of Idaho
was one of the associates of Charles A.
Towue In the organization of the so-
called silver republican party. Like
Tow no, he was ready to go over to tho
democrats Immediately after tho enm
palgti of 1800, but with him was de
terred from doing so at the wish of
the democratic leaders, who thought
they might be of more service to democ
racy by continuing the silver republican
ntnsquernde. "Towue throw off tho mask
at the time of the Kansas City conven
tion, whereas Dubois continued to wear
It until he hnd lauded the senntorshlp,
which was the cause of his original ad
hesion to the silver triumvirate. Hut
ho has now declared with equal posl
tlveuess that as senator he will afllllnto
with the democrats.
Ily this time the allies of the demo
cratic party lu silver states like Colo
rado nnd Idaho havo outlived their use
fulness to the extent of being practically
swallowed up by the democratic party,
und the question naturally presents
whether the populists of Nebraska have
the same career mapped out for them
or whether they can avoid assimilation
by anything short of immediate repudia
tion of fusion. As to tho silver repub
licans lu this state, they never amounted
to nnythlng as a political factor. What
few there were have already either re
turned to republican ranks or embraced
outright the creed of the democrats or
the populists. If populism Is to bo used
simply us a stepping-stone to oltlce by
disguised democrats, the original popu
lists, who had ns great, if not greater,
aversion to the democratic party as to
thu republican, will soon have their
eyes opened and refuse to be used for
such purpose.
From these repented announcements
of populist backsliding lu other states
It looks at If fusion were no longer a
serious problem except In Nebraska.
The assured re-election of Senntor
Francis K. Warren of Wyoming by the
unanimous choice of tho republicans In
the legislature of that state Is a well de
served tribute to his elllcleney In tho
senate. Senator Warren Is thoroughly
representative of the western stntes and
Is always found standing up for west
ern progress. That he will continue to
be a useful member of tho senate not
only for Wyoming but for the neighbor
ing states as well goes without saylng
Congressman St uric claims to have
made tho discovery tlmt ex-Governor
IJoyd, whose eligibility to tho position
of chief executive of tho state was once
questioned on the ground of Ineligibility,
Is, under a more recent declslou of the
supreme court, eligible to the presidency
of tho United Stntes as a native-born
citizen. It Is consoling to know that
Nebraska has other democrats besides
Mr. Hryan ellglblu for the presidency
should the requisition be made.
Pat Crowe Is wanted now simply as u
social guest, and wanted so badly that
his friends are willing to pay liberally
for tho privilege of his company. What
other explanation could be put on the
offer of h reward simply for his
presence?
Tho olllclal organ of the Nebraska
populists says that "the peculiar sena
torial situation has saved several seats
to tha fuslonlsts In the legislature." This
states the proiKisltlon lu a nutshell. If
It were not for the senatorial compli
cation the fusion members of the legis
lature who secured their certllleates ns
n result of fraud would have been un
seated without delay. Tho time Is likely
to come, too, before the session ends,
when Important pnrty legislation Is nt
stake, that the votes of n few more re
publicans would come In uilghty handy.
Mayor Taggnrt of lndlnnapolls, who
Is high lu tho national democratic or
ganization, has turned his back on
Hryan as a candldnte for 1 1)01, saying
that ho expects tho next democratic
standard beater to be a miiu of the .itch
Taylor stripe. Ho falls to suy whether
he tills this description himself, nnd he
also seems to forget tlmt Zach Taylor
ran for president nnd was elected
against the candidate of the democratic
party.
Tho compulsory resignation of Pro
fessor Howard of Leland Stanford
makes another martyr to free speech
that will bo worked to the limit by the
popocratle press. Hero Is another chance
for the poiKiorntlo board of regents of
thu Nebraska state university to come to
the rescue by making a fat Job for How
ard lu recognition of his support of
Hrynu.
The other senatorial aspirants only
wish they had n legislative following ns
steadfastly loyal to tho candidate to
whom they are committed ns tfie Doug
las county members.
It ,-nl 'I'll Inn In Tott'iun.
Boston Transcript.
Tho Sltkn ttullufiu tinvn lnnir mmrrpllpft
over their clan totems, but recently they
novo held a grand palaver and wisely agreed
to make tho American flag their only totem.
Opportune IteeriiltliiK.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is now expected that tho recruiting sta
tions for the new nrmy will be opened In
tlmo to bo of servlco to young farmers who
dealro to cscapo tho spring plowing.
lllK Convent, Sinn II TrlcU.
Philadelphia ledger.
A trust bus been detected In selling by
short v eight. It was only a trltlo In each
case, only n shortage, of four ounces In a
gallon of oil; but It appears by the Judicial
proceedings to havo gained for the trust
tho very respectable sum of $12,012 In Its
dealings with a single party, so that the ag
gregate of profit gained In this way must
havo been something handsome. Tho oc
currenco shows that a trust can stoop to
very small things when there Is money in
them.
Punlnli the Plunderers.
Indianapolis Press,
ilie supreme court at last his decided tlut
Nccly must bo tried In Cuba. Now, try
him as quickly as can be, nnd llathbone, too,
Sparc no olllclals, high or low, civil or mili
tary, that have sought to plunder Cuba. It
has been asserted often that tho American
people arc conducting In Cuba tho most
gigantic philanthropic enterprises the world
ever has known. All thu more shocking,
then, is tho conduct of our agents who havo
betrayed our trust and robbed the object of
our charitablo endeavor.
Better Thun Ills Pntrnn.
Chicago Chronicle.
It Is perfectly certain that, despite the
disrepute which surrounds tho calling of a
usurer, men like UW'lato Sam Lewis of Lon
don are a good deal better than most of
their clients. .Lewis, for example, loaned
money to titled nincompoops who wero not
his equals In Intelligence, in modesty or In
charity. In a w'w ho was a financier of
great ability. Ills b'uestn to charity show
that he had gonerous Impulses. Could as
much bo said of the aristocratic spend
thrifts and dead heats who borrowed money
from him?
Cost of Cnrrylnjf the Mnll.
Indianapolis Journal.
Tho public has so long been told that the
postal authorities pay throo or four prices
for currying tho malls that many havo
come to believe tho story and to clto tho
statement as evidence of tho power of rail
road corporations over thoso who have the
contracts. Ono of these statements Is to tho
effect that 40 cents per ton per mile 1b paid
for carrying tho malls, whllo only 20 cents
per ton is paid by passengers and ,82 of n
cent per mile for carrying freight. Tho
senate and houso commlttco which hns Just
lnvoitlgatcd tho matter, employing an ex
pert statistician, reports that instead of 10
cents a mllo n. ton for mall-earrylng tho
prlco Is 12.5 cents. Thus ono antl-rnllroad
statement Is destroyed.
TUB IjATK HOVHHXOn MOU.XT.
Indianapolis News: In war, In peace, in
public and lu prlvato life, thero nppoarod
the same earnost effort to do tho best that
lay In him. Surely the much-quoted phrase,
"Well dono, good and faithful servant,"
can be said truthfully of lilra If ever It
could of any man. Ills life ends with a
respect, a regard and an offcctlon from
thoso that knew him best that Is accorded
to few whatever have been their Uvea.
He Is sincerely mourned.
Indianapolis Press: James A. Mount was
ono of the finest specimens of American
manhood; nn oxamplo of what our Institu
tions can produce; a citizens of tho ro
respect, n regard and an affection from
the ranks to large sphere of Influence,
nnd who always used his powers for the
best result.
Servant of Ood. well done,
Best from thy loved employ.
The battle fought, tho victory won,
Enter thy Muster's Joy.
Chicago Kecord: Ex-Governor James A.
Mount, whoso sudden death causes genoral
regret, was of a typo of men whose partici
pation In politics should be welcomed. Es
sentially a man of tho people in habits and
methods of thought, Mr. Mount during bis
term ss Eovcrnor of Indiana kept tho
people's point of view nnd tried honestly
to servo them as they would llko to bo
served. As a result ho held a desree of
confidence and eatoem which enabled him
to tnko a stand against political Intrigues,
to Improve the civil service and to ad
minister stato Institutions on a business
basts cvon when tho politicians opposing
his course wore most Insistent. His camel
lias served to 'Illustrate what featlsfuctory
rcrvlco may be given In public ofllce by
men who, even If thoy nra without csprclilly
brilliant gifts, have honesty of purpose and
n true regard for the Interests of the ma
jority. Indianapolis Journal: To tho dead ex
governor belongs the honor of putting the
penul, reformatory nnd benevolent Institu
tions of tho state upon the high plane of
uonpartisanshlp, Tho legislature mnde this
possible, but a loss conscientious and rcao
Into executive would havo luado the law
tnaffective. It was not nn easy thing to
do, but Governor Mount did It. Ills boards
arc made up of some of the best men In
both parties, and tho result generally rec
ognized Is clean and vigorous administra
tion. General Harrison expressd the con
viction of the Intelligent people of Indiana
when he said, that "Governor Mount's non
partisan administration nt the benevolent,
penal and reformatory Institutions of the
stute deserves the unstinted praise of all
good men," and when General Harrison
further remarked that "every subsequent
administration b put under bands not to
lower the mark" ho uttered a warnlnc thnt
prudent tneu will heed.
STATE Pit ESS OX STATE POMTIC".
Weeping Water Republican At Vinton.
Ia., tho school for blind, with an attendance
of 112 pupils, was malnlnlncd for two years
nt a cost of $45,000, while the ono at Ne
braska City, with only forty-flvo students.
cost the state $50,000 for tho samo length of
time, Tho difference Is tho difference In
the management of republican and fusion
methods of economy.
Kearney Hub: Tho legislature should
legislate carefully nnd wisely with refer
ence to tho benoflclary Institutions that
havo grown up In tho state Whom tho low
Is weak It should bo amended bo that It
will bo necessary to strengthen these In
stitutions and provide for tho greatest se
curity for their policy nnd certificate hold
ers. The' wildcat concerns should be weeded
out. It Is better to have n few strong beno
flclary and Insurance associations than many
weak nnd struggling ones.
Grand Island Democrat- Wo havo too
many laws rather than too few. Wo have
too many politicians and too few statesmen.
That's tho reason wo have so many laws.
Politicians make now laws; statesmen lm
provo whnt wo have. There's tho difference
betwoen thoso who want their cBuntry to
do something for them nnd those who want
to do something for thotr country. Hero's a
suggestion to tho new Nebraska legislature:
Don't add to the mass of burdensome legis
lation. Itepeal much now on the Btatute
books, elect the senntors and go home.
McCook Tribune: Tho legislature will
stand up for Nebraska by killing tho sun
dry attempts nlready being made to unload
empty "boom" buildings onto tho stato for
normal school purposes. Especially should
all such efforts having Lincoln and tho
eastern part of tho state as beneficiaries bo
promptly killed. Practically all tho state
Institutions and schools In Nebraska aro
now located In tho pastern part of the state.
An effort to establish a stato normal In Lin
coln, whero so many stato Institutions are
now located has nn aspect particularly hog
gish, Friend Telegraph: The average legislator
bethinks hlmsolf of the fact that ho should
daring tho session father at least a half
dozen different bills. Tho facts nro that
Nebraska has at this tlmu laws which had
by far better, bo off the Btatuto books; laws
which nre, and always havo been, dead let
ters; laws which are a menace to good gov
ernment. If tho legislature would repeal a
couple of hundred of those laws, pass reas
onable appropriation bills, eloct two United
States senators of whom tho great mass of
tho people would approve, and then ad
journ and go home, thero would be more
cause for rejoicing nil over the stnto than
thnro has been for many years.
Beatrice Express; During the recent cam
paign, when tho enemy wns making every
posslblo effort to crcato a sentiment ngulnst
.Mr. Dietrich, overy voter received or was
shown copies of a circular written by a
highly moral and virtuous clergyman at
Hastings, who pointed out In lmpnsstoned
lnnguago ihnt the republican candidate for
governor was a patron of prize fights. Ho
pointed out the hideous probability that In
caso of Dietrich's election he would wel
come tho bruisers to Nebraska with open
nrms. During the first month of the new
governor's administration he has received
n telegram from Ohio nsklng If a big prlzo
fight can bo pulled off here. It must be a
great disappointment to tho Hastings clergy
man to learn that tho governor replied with
a prompt and peremptory "No," and that ho
Is determined to prevent any such exhibi
tions. Tho mntter Is not very Important,
but since everybody saw tho circulars re
ferred to It may be slightly Interesting to
recnll tho circumstance now and keep his
tory straight.
PEIISOXAI, I'OIXTEHS.
Governor Dockery of Missouri Is one of
tho few men left who wears boots.
E. W. Carmack, the now United fltatcs
senator from Tennessee, is a Journalist nnd
for several years was edltor-in-chlct of the
Memphis (Trnn.) Commercial-Appeal.
Potcr F. Dunne, tho author of the "Doo
ley" papers, has left tho Chlcogo hospital,
whoro ho was for some tlmo desperately 111,
nnd Is enjoying his former good health.
J. D. Bullock, who died In Liverpool, Eng
land, tho other dny, ncted ns a confederate
agent In that port during our wnr of tho
rebellion nnd negotiated for the building of
tho robcl cruiser Alabama.
Cbarlotto Bronte was onco tho govern
ess of tho little boy who became tho late
Prof. Sldgwlck. It Is remembered that sho
did uot particularly enjoy her days of tu
ition In tho Sldgwlck family.
J. It. Burton, who succeeds Luclrn Baker
as senator from Kansas, was the only prom
inent republican In Kansas who, through
nil tho freo silver ngltutlon, remained truo
to his advocacy of sound money.
Tho pet weakness of Hnll Cnlne, the Eng
lish novelist. Is that ho bears a strong
physical resemblance to Shakespeare. Ho
is said to bo as proud of this alleged fact
as Senator Cullom Ib of his fancied ro
semblance to Lincoln.
Colonol Goldsmith Is the most distin
guished Jew serving In South Africa.' As an
administrator ho has gained the highest
pralso from Lord Roberts. He was once
sent by Baron Hlrsch to rescue from finan
cial ruin the Jewish colonies In Argentina.
Colonel George M. Smith, tho London
publisher, In his literary recollections, pub
lishing in Cornhlll, says that Georgo Ellnt
got $30,000 for "Itomola," nnd might havo
had $50,000 If her artistic ronBclenco had al
lowed her to divide tho novel Into sixteen
parts, ns Mr. Smith wished.
riAXK AS A WAIl POWEH.
Amerlrn Still Xeur (lie Knot nf Ilie
1.11 In Army StreiiKlli,
KaiiFns City Star,
The Increase of the regular nrmy pro
vided for in the reorganization bill will
not put tho United States in tho ranks
of th'e great military powers. Under tho
terms of the act the army, on a peace
footing, will consist of about 58,000 men,
whllo It may be Increased to nbout 100,
000 at tho discretion of tho president. At
Its normal size the United States military
forco would be only three-quarters of
one soldier to 1,000 persons. Taking pop
ulation Into account Grcnt Britain hns ten
soldiers nnd France twtnty-llvo to Amer
ica's one.
Ou n war footing tho United States would
stand twelfth In the list of notions with
establishments reduced to peace dimensions.
If the American force Is on a peaco basis
It falls to the twentieth ploco In tho list.
Vet tho United States stands first In wenlth
nnd ability to support nn nrmy.
A table of tho military establishments
of various nations prepared by tho War
department shows that on a war footing
the percentage of thu United States nrmy
to its population Is less than that of Brazil,
Mexico, Denmark. Portugal and the Moth
erlands, among the weaker powers, In tlmo
cf pence. Only .13 per cent of tho total pop
ulation of the United Stntes would bo In
tho military servlco In war. Belgium keeps
.77 per cent of Its population under nrms,
Grcnt Britain .OS per 'ent. Itnly 1 per cent.
Germany 1.1 per cent. Norway 1.54, nnd
France 1.0 psr cent.
Tho great powers of Europe may be ruled
out of consideration and the Binaller ones
used ns a basis. Yet In comparison with
oven their forces that propoRrd for tho
United States sinks Into Insignificance. On
n pence footing the American army, com
pared with the population, will bo less
than one-sixth as large ns that of any
other firBt-class power. The noeded In
rrcnao In the United States regular forces
will not begin to put thin government among
tho military powers of the world, which rire
weighed down by their lighting establishments.
i:t iiixtis or Washington i,ii-i:.
Gnnalii About Mt'it Mint l'.init n( the
Aittlonnl ( iiiiIIiiI.
Senator Vest of Missouri pays n hand
sotno trlbulo to President McKlnley In a
recent Intorvlow with n correspondent of
tho Brooklyn Eagle. "Mr. McKlnlcy's
policy townrd tho south," said tho sena
tor, "has been a very wise ono nnd what
ever cl8o may bo said ho Is ono of tho best
politicians that hnvo been In tho White
Houso since the days of Martin Van Uurcn
Ho has dono mora to Injure tho democratic
pnrty In tho south than all tho other re
publicans together. His declaration In ro
gnrd to tho decoration of tho graves of tho
confederate dcail nnd his appointment of
prominent confederates to high commands
In tho nrmy has dono a great deal toward
bringing the sections together and ho de
serves full credit for this. I think thnt
nbout tha only good thing so far that has
come out of the Spanish wnr has been tho
placing of the northern nnd southern sol
diers side by side, fighting In tho same
cause. Mr. McKlnley was right when ho
complimented Booker Washington nnd nn
proved what he wns doing In Alnbamn. Ho
Is tho only negro who hns done nnythlng
toward settling tho race question In tho
south. This question must bo settled, not
by legislation, but by Industrial education
and In teaching the negro to bo solf-sun
porting. Tho only hope for tho settlement
of tho question properly Is with tho bet
ter class of tho whites nud blacks In the
southern stntes. Tho negro has been given
tho right of suffrngo nnd tho only remedy
Is to qualify him for tho exercise of that
right. This can bo accomplished only by
long years of forbearance on both sides
nnd by conservative action. Of course,
tncro win ue scenes of violence nnd disor
der, such as we havo witnessed lately In
many of tho northern states, but no leg
islation by congress will help the matter."
Tho broad and rxpunslvo form of Con
gressman Shattuo of Ohio Is decorated, not
to soy garnished, with a beautiful red vest,
reports tho Washington Post. It Is not tbo
brilliant color of tho golfer's coat, nor yet
tho glorloiiB huo of an Italian sunset, but It
Is red enough to suggest a conflagration or
n lacerated porker. It looms up from a
Bomuer surroundings In the hoiiBe like a
houso nllro.
Mr. Shottuc Ib the congressman who un
dertook some time ugo to inltlnto his col
league, General Grosvonor, Into the mys
terles of tho game of "craps." Ho kuovs
nil about "conio soven, come eleven," nnd
Is proud of IiIb knowledge. With much
more prldo, however, does ho display his
red waistcoat. Ho lounges In his scat,
with his head thrown back and his ehest
thiown forward, so thnt the rotundity of
his nmplo form, swathed In red, suggests
tho glowing globe of a suii-rovolvlng plnuut.
It Is n sight for tho godB, worthy of a
poet laureate's verso and destined somo
of these days to be commemorated in
Homeric epic or Tcnnysoalan ode.
Captain Smedley D. Butler, 10 years old,
uow lu Washington, Ib a son of Congress
man Butler of Pennsylvania and has served
In tho Spanish-American nnd I'htllpplno
wars and In tho'mnrch to Pekln, says the
New York Tribune. At tho bnttlo of Tier.
Tsln Butler, who was then n lieutenant,
wns shot whllo carrying a wounded pri
vate to n place of safety under tho enemy1
fire. Tho prlvato died besldo Butler when
thoy wero brought to a placo of safety.
Though his wound had not yet healed, But
ler went to Pekln, taking part In alt tho
fighting. Ho was again wounded at the tak
ing of Pokln, but refused to go to the rear
nnd was chosen to carry a message to Min
ister Congor. When ho renched tho min
ister tho latter naked him what IiIb namo
was. On hearing It Mr. Conger exclaimed:
"Sly boy, when I was In congress your
grandfather was my friend and had tho next
desk to mine." After tho battlo Butlor
gavo In and went to tho hospital, where
he bad a sovero siege of typhoid fover. He
wob again sent to thu hospital In tho Phil
ippines nnd was on tho sick list of tho
transport Grant who sho sailed for Snn
I-rnnctsco. He recovered on the way and
Is now In fair health.
Tho announcement that F. K. Klchnrds of
Washington had been appointed United
States marshal of Alaska In placo of C. L.
Vawter of Montana, resigned, covers a
rather sensational story, related by the
Washington correspondent of tho Chicago
Heconl. Vawter was appointed nbout n
year ago on tho recommendation of Sena
tor Carter. From afildnvlts filed In the
office of tho attorney general it nppears
that last summer ho called on Judge Noyes
of tho United States district court at Nomo
nnd said thnt friends hud authorized him to
offer Nojes $20,000 In gold dust ns a con
sideration for tho romovnl of Alexander
McKcuzle, who hnd been appointed receiver
to cortaln mining claims that wero then in
dispute nnd lu chnrgo of the court. Judge
Noyes called In tho district attorney nnd
O. K. Wheeler of Minneapolis, hlB private
secretory, and required Vnwtor to repeat
his proposition In their presence. Vnwtor
attempted to crawl out of tho scrape, but
finally ngreed to plncn his rcslgnntion ns
United Stntes marshal lu thn hands of
Judge Noyes If tho latter would let tho mat
ter drop. Judgo Noyes agreed to do so, nnd
forwarded the resignation by mall to Sena
tor Carter, on whoso recommendation Vaw
ter had been appointed, with a detailed ex
planation of tho circumstances. Senator
Carter suppressed tho resignation until ho
was prepnred to recommend n successor,
and then filed It with tho attornoy general.
Much has been written of tho contrast
between tho old nnd tho now century, but
neprescntatlvo Fitzgerald of Mnusacshu
setts probably takes tho palm for tho best
condensation of tho world's progress In a
speech recently dolivcred In congress.
"Think for a moment," ho sold, "what
100 years has brought forth. This cen
tury received from Its predeceHsor tho
horso; wo bequeath the bicycle, tho loco
motive and tho automobile. Wo received
tho quill, and wo bequenth tho typewriter.
Wo received tho scythe, and wo bequeath
tho mowing machine. Wo received tho
sickle; wo bequeath tho harvester. Wo re
ceived tho hand-printing press; wo bo
quenth tho Hoc cyllndor press. Wo re
celved tho painted canvas; we bequeath
lithography, photogruphy and color pho
tography. We received the cotton nnd
woolen loom; wo bequenth tho factory.
Wo received gunpowder; wo bequeathed
nltro-glycorlne. Wo received the tallow
dip; wo bequenth tho arc light and tho
Standard Oil trust. We received tho flint
lock: we bequeath tho nutomatln firing
MnXIm gun. Ilccolvlng nothing, wo be
queath tho anaesthetic properties of sul
phuric ethor, by means of which to n great
cxtont human life has been saved and pain
prevented. Wo received the beacon signal
firo; wo bequeath tho telephono nnd wlro
less telegraphy. Wo received ordinary
light; wc bequeath the X-ray. We rocolvcd
tho old'fashloned sailing ship; wo bequenth
tho ocenn greyhound and tho enormous
froight carrier." '
1111,1, TO nihCOL'll A(ii; IIA.IXO,
SlKiiHIcmit Amendment lin'orporalcil
In th Army lllll,
Chicago Post.
That thn government Is determined to
tako steps that will cither stop or greatly
restrict hazing nt West Point Is evidenced
by an amendment to the military academy
bill adopted yostcrday by tho senato com
mittee on military affairs. This pro
vision, short, crisp and to tho point, reads
as follows-
"Under the direction of the secretary of
war the superintendent of tho United States
Military academy shall make and enforco
such rules and regulations as Mill prevent
tho practice of h. zing; and any cadet found
guilty of participating in such practice
shall bo expelled from tho academy and
shnll lot be reappointed to tho corps of
cadets therein nor to tho army of tha
United Stntes "
There was no nrgument In tho commit
tee against this addition to tho academy
bllt. The sentiment wns a unit that n con
tinuation of such Incidents as have been
brought to light recently would bo a dis
credit to tho academy and to tho nrmy
service, nnd that those connected with
them ns aggressors should receive sum
mary punishment. The bill with this
amendment goes before tho senato today
and, Judging from the temper of tho mem
bers ef both houses, (hero Is not much
doubt of Its passage.
Public sentiment also will heartily en
dorse tho proposed ennctment. Tho Amer
ican people dearly love fair play, nnd they
have not been ablo to find many traces of
It In the testimony given by cadets beforo
tho army nnd houso Investigating commit
tees. They ennnot see anything short of
bullying In compelling n fourth-clses
"plebe," physically untrained nnd undevel
oped, to stand up beforo a skilled first
class boxer and be, by well-directed
punches, Initiated Into tho first degree of n
West Pointer's conception of courago and
gcntlcninnllness. Perhaps In this tho
peoplo nro wrong, but ns they support tho
academy they havo a right to say how tt
shall bo conducted.
Hazing at West Point, when It takes
tho form of brutality nnd unfairness, Is
doomed. The proposed amendment leaves
no loophole for escupe from the penalty
which tho secretary of war and superin
tendent of the academy aro enjoined to
Inflict upon thoso guilty of the practice.
And thero Is a general Impression that
futuro officers of tho nrmy will bo nono tho
less manly nud courageous becauso this
semi-barbarous custom has been eliminated.
IM'HSI IT OF HAPPINESS.
I.ntr I'll II Armiiiir'n Advice to Yminic
Men MntrlmiHilnlly Inclined.
Chicago Tribune.
There Is n sage plcco of ndvlce, nttrlbuted
to tho lato Philip 1). Armour, which young
men In search of wives should do well to
heed. It shows that Mr. Armour was n snfa
counselor In other matters than thoso con
nected with tho packing of pork or tho tips
nnd downs of tho provision market. Mr.
Armour's ndvlce Is In these words: "Tho
young man who wants to marry happily
should pick out n good woman and marry
one of her daughters nny ono will do."
This Is sound ndvlco from n hard-headed
nnd unsentimental man. Tho rock upon
which so many matrimonial alliances aro
wrecked Is tho mother-ln-lnw. If tho mother
In a trial boforo mnrrlagfl the mother-ln-Inw
Is sometimes n much moro serious irlnl
nfter marriage, hence tho importance of
studying tho futuro mother-ln-lnw with
thoroughness and selecting her with csre.
Tho moment a young man finds ho is grow
ing Interested in a daughter he should poit
pono Informing her of that Interesting fact
and devotu his observations to tho mother-Mothcis-ln-law
aro hard to cultivate, as
rule, but n young man of tact need have no
difficulty In pursuing his investigations whllo
mnklnghlmself agrecablo and perhaps lndls
ponsablo to her. 8ho will take his nttentloni
the moro readily perhaps becauso It will re
mind her of her own young days. As atten
tions from her llcgo lord have naturally
languished during the Inpso of time and per
haps been discontinued altogether tho
femlnlno craving for them will be gratified.
This will mako for tho best Interests of
tho young man nnd It will glvo him tho
coveted opportunity for study of ho.. If ho
finds that sho In n good woman the proba
bilities nro that tho daughter Is a good
woman also, nnd he can enter upon the de
lightful duties of courtship with nn ardor In
creased by tho knowledge that ho Is making
no ml&takc, having wisely selected thn
mother-ln-lnw. Ho will be happy. If. on
tho other hand, he does not study tho
mother-ln-lnw carefully nnd select wisely.
If he plunges Into mntrimony recklessly.
making nn nccnunt of tho mother-in-law, ho
will hcsiipt to discover before he tias ven
tured fur on the connubial courso that he Is
sailing In dangerous waters, and he will be
unhappy. Undoubtedly much injustice Is
dono to mothers-lu-law, but as they aro un
certain Mr. Armour's ndvlce In regard to
selecting them should bo heeded.
MCHTI.V SAID.
Detroit Freo Press: "Whnt Is the Indls-
i leasable gift of a successful artist nown-Inys?-'
"Well, he must havo the knnck of mak
ing his work look ernzy nnd stylish,"
Washington Star: "This nuciltst whrJ Is so
anxious to meet you do you consider him
In your ehiBs?"
Tho prize lighter drew himself up to his
full height and nnswered with scorn:
"I should sny not. Why ho doesn't even
know how to uho u typewriter."
i-iiimniiK iiriiuii'H-; t ncre wan nun
thing I looked for In vain In the pro
ceedings of I lio Sheep nrecders' associa
tion." sold Onswoll to Duknnc.
worn wns inni r
"A pnper on tho mm lure and disposition of
tho hydraulic rnni."
ItidlniinnollB PrrsH: Tho Cornier Don't
tell mo you nln't nbln to work. "y. I go
to work at dnyllght nn" work till dnrlt nnd
l nln't no stronger man you.
Wenrv WntkliiN No. I cuess you nln't.
but you nro ono of them geniuses.
Chicago Tribune: "f am Kind von nre Be
ing to ntnv nil night, Dot. 1 will hnvo sonin
neighbor boys come, nnd spend the evening
Willi us.
"Who, niuitle? nsked Jllss Dot.
"Well. I'll hnvo IJIck go nnd brlnir
Freddy Allstltcu. Willie Duncan nnd
Tommy Upmore."
"Why, nuntle, I don't go with boys now
who don't shave."
Komervllle Journal: Winks Ho said he
was n Now Englander.
Blnks Well, how do you know ho Isn't?
Winks Why, ho doesn't show tho leart
trnco of catarrh.
Philadelphia Press: "Onco when I was
out for rabbits nnd not prepnred for nny
thlng bigger," sold the taikatlvn Bports
man, "I nlmost stumbled over u big black
bear,"
"I know whnt vou'ro going trt say," In
terrupted tho scoffer.
"What?"
"Thnt you realized at once whnt trouble
was bruin."
WHEN .MY PA WAS A HOY.
My pa Ik alnys tellln' how good ho use
tor bo
Ter iiIhj's mind his parents, when he was a
boy like me,
Never uot lu nny mischief nnd nlnys liked
ter work.
Got nil Ills lessons when nt school nnd
never tried ter shirk.
I've alnvH hnd my 'pinion of a boy that's
awful good,
Who never grumbles when ho has ter enrry
In tho wood,
Who never sits In mischief nnd never
. wnnts n gun,
For what's the two of llvln' If yer enn't
have any Lin?
But one dny pa was tnlkln' when ho
thought I wasn't near.
Ter a man he lined ter piny with, nnd It
made mo laugh to hear
Him tell about IiIh funny tricks and how ho
use ter be
A-gltlln' In ter mischief when he was a boy
llko me.
Ho told about the time ho let n squirrel
loose In rehool;
lie didn't know tho thing would run nnd
act so llko a fool;
Tho tenchcr trlod ter find him out, but
'twusn't any use:
And once, ho said, ho throw a Htono nnd
killed u neighbor's goose.
Ho used ter teoHO his sister when she hod
a beau;
Aluys liked n circus and llko n wild west
feliow;
Hnd a dog named Curio, niched him to a
sled,
Licked a boy for tensln' him, then got sent
ter bed.
I tell yer, boys, I'm proud of pa, he's alnys
full of vim,
And when ho was n boy like mo thoro wan t
no Mies on him;
So whn f Rlt ter be a man lit bo llko him,
yer see.
And tell my boys that I was olnys good as
I could be,
Omaha, Neb. It. II. SHAFTOE.