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Notary Public.
Amid tlu! (tiihIi of Mils ittid wreck of
appropriations that Omuliii branch mint
ncciuh to have been Ninothered.
Tho United States senate hereafter
can put In Its time dhieusslnc; soniethlhK
else than "it resolution by Mr. Petti
Krow." Ma loll lias assumed the leonine Just
to show Unit the lamblike aspect of his
entrance didn't comprisu Ills whole
repertory.
Tho river and harbor bill failed to
become a law and navigation on the
Puplo must struggle along for another
year npilust present adverse conditions.
The lire at the Nebraska state prison
calls attention to the fact that Iowa has
a penitentiary to let. And Iowa Is
also one of the banner republican states
of the union.
Pat Crowe's epistolary efforts bid fair
to overshadow bis imitation of Br'er
Hahblt. It must be remembered also
that when ltr'er Itabbit was lying low
he was saying nothing.
Nebraska's delegates to the Denver
convention must bear in mind that
Omaha Is anxious to entertain the cat
tle men at their next session. Any sort
of promise will be redeemed.
Treasurer I leanings' showing of col
lections made of delinquent personal
taxes is ample justlllcatlon of the meth
ods pursued. Ills determination to
carry out the work entrusted to him Is
commendable.
Nebraska's presence at Washington Is
another assurance to our eastern friends
that we have Joined again the proces
sion made up under the banner of sound
money and business principles in public
and private affairs.
Hrltlsh attempts to corner General
Dowet are much like tho efforts to lo
onto the elusive ball under the shell,
.lust when they are certain they have
him tho raider turns up In some other
part of the country.
Senator Allen Is now the only populist
member of the tipper house of congress
and he will retire as soon as the Ne
braska legislature performs Its work or
on the adjournment of the legislature,
tdtuuld they fall to elect.
Pat Crowo may never have taken
time during his busy career to cultivate
bis literary abilities, but he is certainly
making up for lost time during his
present retirement. As a letter writer
he is Interesting if not elegant.
Tho inaugural ceremonies at Wash
ington give no encouragement to the
Nebraska man who swore that he
would not cut his hair until Bryan was
president. The breezes have a life con
tract of toying with his tresses.
St. Louis hns Its appropriation secure
and It now becomes the Mlssourlans to
show tho world what they can ac
complish. Mlssourlans have Insisted
upon other people showing them for so
long that they can expect a critical lot
of visitors.
The member from the Second No
braskti has this consolation; lie may
again offer tho bill for the establish
ment of a branch mint of tho United
States at Omaha, and get quite as much
advertising out of It as he did the llrst
time.
That referendum on tho tax rpwftl0"
1h coming tho school board's way, Hut
tho result of the vote cannot alter tho
met tnat me system in vogue is essen
tlally wrong and must be changed. Dl
vlded responsibility for tax levies Is a
source of continual trouble and dlssatls
faction.
Yesterday was the tlrst inauguration
Blnco 18S1 In which drover Cleveland
was not a participant niul McKlnley is
the llrst president since (!rant to suc
ceed himself. While this is a great
compliment, McKlnley has been a great
president and merited the honors con
fonvd upon him,
THB lXAUOflUti AMUIK88.
The Inaugural address of the president
of the Tnlted States Is simply a state
ment of what the chief executive of the
nation conceives to be the duties and the
obligations of the government during
the next four years of Ids administra
tion, livery citizen who reads tho
statement of President McKlnley will
understand without (ualillcatlon the
policy ami aim of the government with
respect to all the questions that are
now engaging public attention.
It Is the policy, as outlined in his
address, lo do everything possible to
perfect as far as can be the establish
ment of civil government everywhere
and not to exclude It from any terri
tory anywhere. In the opinion of the
president It is the duty of the govern
ment to maintain Its power where It
now exists and to establish It with
such guaranties that will enable It
to assert Its powers without question
In the future.
The absolute Idea expressed In the
message Is that the authority of the
I'tilted States must be recognized In
every land and particularly In Cuba.
Tho Idea conveyed Is that the Cuban
people, having gained the privileges
they enlo.v by reason of the Intervention
of the Tnlted States, are In duty bound
lo recognize the obligations and respon
sibilities of this government and to
make some concessions therefor. The
Idea is that there must lie permanent
peace, and In order to secure that there
must be a certain power on the part of
the United States to secure peace. We
do not think that there can be any
doubt of the fairness or Justice of this
proposition. In the opinion of the
president It Is the guaranty of per
manent peace.
In recrard to other matters, the Inau
gural address Is essentially conservative,
perhnps more so than tho people gen
erally could have desired. For ex
ample, there was rather more to be
expected than the president had to say
about our' foreign obligations, but It Is
easy to Understand that under the cir
cumstances he should have deemed It
wise to conllne himself to the consid
eration of domestic a (Talis.
The Inaugural address will commend
Itself to the American people as a
calm. Judicious and wise presentation
of the principles and policies of the
administration and as an assurance
that the course to be pursued will be
In accord with the well-established
policy of the nation.
WOllK OF COXdKESS.
During the last three days the Ameri
can people were given a most remark
able spectacle of legislation under high
pressure. When the short session of
congress met last December it laid
before it a certain allotted task, the
main feature of which was to provide
means for the continuation of the
United States government along the
lines marked out by the president and
his advlsers.and approved by the people.
Other things were set down for con
sideration, but they were subsidiary to
the great questions involved In tho
relations of this country to its Island
possessions, the solution of certain
questions growing out of the war and
the passage of the big appropriation
bills.
It was probably too soon after a
heated campaign to expect these ques
tlons, which had boon debated with
much rancor by the partisans, to be
soberly considered by the members of
the congress. At any rate, the llrst
two months were spent in debate more
or less fruitless, while the committees
were at work shaping the legislation
that was to be enacted. When the end
of congress was In sight practically
nothing had been accomplished beyond
a formulation by tho supporters of the
administration of the action to be had
upon the main question and a deter
mination on the part of the opposition
to prevent if possible any action that
would solve the vexed problems and
to hamper In every way available the
president and his advisers.
This was the outlook at the begin
ning of l'Y'bcuary. when It seemed al
most certain that an extraordinary
session of the congress would have to
be convened to secure the action needed.
It was here that the republican leader
ship In the house and senate made
Itself felt. During the last four weeks
congress has provided for tho main
tenance of tho army at Its present
tlgure, has strengthened tho president's
position as to the Philippines, has an
nounced the attitude of this country
toward Cuba as a free and Independent
nation, has passed a bill reducing the
Income from the war revenue by 11,-
000,000 and has provided for carry-
lug on all tho functions of the govern
ment. Much of this mass of work was
not llnally settled until the last week,
but It was settled.
Congress has already redeemed as far
as possible the pledges made during the
last campaign, and can be relied upon
to carry out all others in good season.
HIVKH AXl) IIAlUIOll III 1,1 t I'AU.S.
All of the appropriations bills, with
the exception of that for livers and
harbors, were passed by congress and
signed by the president before the ses
sion closed. The failure of this bill to
become a law Is In some respects un
fortunate, but It Is not entirely evil.
The measure contained provisions for
carrying on much work that Is valuable
to the country, which may. In fact, be
classed as necessary. I.Ike practically
all of Its predecessors, however, it had
been loaded down with provisions for
devoting public money to projects
which have no other purpose than mak
ing some congressman or senator pop
ular with his constituents. The com
mon name for tills class of Items Is
"pork" and no bill of recent years has
contained so many of these objection
able provisions. After the bill had been
pruned and millions lopped olT It still
carried tho enormous total of $AO,ooo,
000. On top of tho largo appropriations
already made for other purposes and
tho reduction in revenue made by an
other bill, the voting of such a large
sum was utterly Inexcusable.
If the "pork" had been eliminated
from the bill $'-'0,000,000, or f-'O.OOO.OOO
at the outside, would cover the legiti
mate expenditures for this class
of work and the projects enumerated
by the appropriation would have been
legitimate matters for public expendi
ture, works from which the public
would derive benefits commensurate
with the outlay. The framing of such
a bill, however, was an Impossibility
under the conditions. Those members
who demanded something for their own
district made "pork" a condition pre
cedent for their vote to pass the nieirS'
tire. Hy the time all had been satlslled
the bill had grown to monster propor
tion. The votes were secured to pass
the measure, but a determined opposi
tion rendered it Impossible to secure a
vote on the conference report. It Is a
shame that the necessities of the coun
try should thus be traded In by con
gressmen and senators. Projects of
far-reaching importance must be de
layed or defeated entirely In order to
prevent the appropriation grabbers,
whose highest Idea of statesmanship Is
to secure the passage of some measure
which will gratify the pride or put
money Into the pocket of their constitu
ents, regardless of the legitimacy or
Importance of the project.
This is not the llrst time that (lie
greed of congressional grafters lias de
feated the river and harbor bill and,
while those Interested In legitimate
Works of a public nature will be disap
pointed and the public discommoded, Its
defeat Is the most certain method of
preventing such shtmu'lcss grabs in the
future. If legitimate works cannot be
done under the authority of congress
without paying tribute In the shape of
appropriations for Pumpkin creek, Slack
Water Inlet and a thousand and one
other ridiculous projects it is time the
people of the country knew who the
men are who are responsible for this
condition. Possibly with the knowledge
Will come tho determination lo leave
this class of congressmen and senators
at home. During the closing hours of
the session several members of both
houses, have felt called Upon to defend
themselves from the charge that un
worthy motives of tills kind have lullu
enced them. Some of the denials may bo
worthy of credence, but In other, nnd
most of the cases, tho probability Is
that the Justice of tho charge was the
thing which pinched. If the bill was a
legitimate one no congressman would
have been under the necessity or felt
called upon lo deny hl3 responsibility
for any portion of It.
IXTUltEST IX PAVIXO Ml.l..
Among tho several bills now before
the legislature referring to Omaha local
affairs there Is none In which public In
terest Is more vitally concerned than
that which provides for the method of
procedure In the matter of street Im
provements. Omaha has had a costly
experience with laws dslgned to facil
itate the construction of thoroughfares,
and has In a very largo measure devel
oped all possible complications that
may arise in such connection. The 1)111
now pending Is a compromise measure,
embodying the best features of two
original measures designed one to give
the city authorities ample scope and full
protection and the other drawn to con
serve the Interest of the property
owner. The consolidation of these bills
has resulted In a measure which It is
believed gives to the parties at Interest
all the protection that equity demands
and yet opens the way to the immediate'
Improvement of a number of streets
that have long needed attention.
Aside from the legislative aspect, tho
private Interest In the measure Is great
Just at present. Several sections of
Omaha are aroused Just now over tho
need of street Improvement, and nro
only waiting the action of the legisla
ture to proceed with a lot of curbing,
guttering and paving. Jf they are given
a charter provision under which the
work can be done It Is reasonably cer
tain that the coming summer will see
several miles of paved streets added to
Omaha's already long list.
Another big mining deal has Just been
brought to a conclusion In the Black
Hills, emphasizing the remarks made by
The Heo a few days since, In calling at
tention to tho material progress of tho
wonderful Dakota mining region. He
markablo strides have been made In the
milling industry In that section during
the last few years, all tho more so for
the reason that they haVo been carried
on without any particular flourish of
trumpets. Omaha Is vitally Interested
In that region, and should see to it that
rivals who are now making most earnest
efforts to capture tho business do not
succeed in disturbing tho close com
mercial relations that have so long ex
isted between tho tSate City and the
mining centers of tho Black Hills.
I'or fear that some one might harbor
a suspicion that the election of Senator
Clark of Montana was not the sponta
neous outburst of a population which
was yearning to have him represent
them In the upper branch of the na
tional congress, the popoeratle lieu
tenant governor telegraphed to Senator
I'rye. After the record made in his
tlrst attempt to gain a seat In the sen
ate the members of that body might be
excused for harboring such a suspicion,
but that telegram will settle the business-.
The (Jrand Army veterans who
marched as the personal escort of the
president In the Inaugural parade lack
the 11 rm step which characteiized the
veterans who tramped down Pennsyl
vania avenue In the memorable grand
review at I he close of the war. The
great leaders who reviewed that column
are all gone to their last reward. It
was llttlng that these veterans should
have tho place of honor, for tho In
aguratlons are few at which any of
them will march,
St. Louis Is to be congratulated on
having pulled that world's fair appro
priation out of the tire Into which Sen
ator Tillman had shoved Ir. The assist-
ajice of the ireneral government In niak-
lug the Loulalutia purchase celebration
a success will bo appreciated by the en
tire west.
KfTct't ut American Hole.
Philadelphia Itecord.
Ono thing the Cubans must set down o
the credit of the Americans the Inlter h.we
o reduced the death rate In Havana that
tho Cuban capital Is quite ns healthful as
the avcrngo of American cities In tho same
latitude.
I'llllllNOpIl' tills H SIllMV.
Baltimore American.
The Chicago professor's diatribe against
society girls as wives need cause uo worry
There are plenty of charming girls In so
ciety, and Cupid Is not In the hnblt of
going to the colleges for advice. Dry old
philosophy versus n pair of bright ryes has
little chance of winning tho nrgiiment.
Noui'Msiiry Fiiotor In Wnr.
New York Tribune.
The Hrltlsh War department at.Ua for the
enormous sum of 2,000,000 for tcmoituts.
Many centuries have passed since Job spoke
of the thunder ullh which tho neck of the
battle charger of his time was clothed when
he went on to meet the armed men and was
not affrighted, hut even now In tho era of
tho automobile and the bicycle the horse Is
by no means obsolete In arts of war or of
peace.
Ciii-IiinIi.v of l.m ihmKIiik.
Now York Sun.
Sonic curious Items In tho annual defi
ciency appropriation bill this year:
"For suppiessdng the slave trade. $10S.!0.
"For headstbnes for graves of soldiers,
$1.13.
"For operating snagbonts on the Ohio
river, $0.22."
The last appropriation of the three Is
probably tli6 smallest voted by tho Fifty
sixth congiess. The snaghoat deficiency
appropriation of 22 cents passed without an
objecting voice.
Some ltrtininiH for Tlimiltf iilnow.
Minneapolis Times.
Tho concurrence of tho house In the
senato amendments to the nrtuy bill, In
cluding tho Cuban and Philippine amend
ments, obviates tho necessity for nu extra
session and the Fifty-seventh congress
will have time to glvo prnyerful consider
ation to tho orrois of Its predecessor be
fore taking up tho burdens of law-making.
Tho country, too, will enjoy n much-needed
rest. Tho contemplation of the reckless
extravagance, nnd Incompetence which has
given the present congress an unsavory dis
tinction Is unpleasant and a surcease of that
sort of thing will be welcomed. Tho coun
try will turn gladly to tho pomp nnd festivi
ties of Inauguration day and will hope that
tho Fifty'sevcnth congress will limn
learned wisdom when It shall assemble In
regular session In December.
Fund for (iencrnl llpnry'M Wldorr.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Very quietly nnd without any parndo or
public clamor the fund for the relief of
tho widow of General day V. Henry has
been raised nnil handed over to her. When
Oenerul Heury died, In October, lSO'J, nn
effort was made to procuro from .cougress a
pension tor his widow that would bo a
suitable recognition of his services to his
country nnd would keep her from want, but
it was found that opposition would bo had
to such a measure, and there would be
trouble In passing It through congress, so
a number of General Henry's friends and
admirers formed n committee to raise a
special fund for Mrs. Henry, and so well did
this commlttoo do Its work that within a
year It raised the sum of nearly $20,000.
After deducting tho amount of some uoccs
sary expenses tho balance, amounting to
$10,-168.90, was securely Invested and the
certificates handed over to Mrs. Henry. It
was a grateful way of acknowledging a
hero's sorvleri. mid tho quick, quiet, suc
cessful accomplishment of tho enterprise
reflects credit upon tho willing contributors,
ns well as Upon the. hard-working com
mlttco. t'lpr, ClKiir nnil Clmirrl te.
New York Tribune.
In tho brink rivalry which hns been kept
up for yearn between tho cigarette on ono
side nnd the combined forces of tho cigar
nnd the pipe on tho other, tho clgurctto has
bicn assailed so fiercely by tho legislatures
of ho many ututcu and by the local uuthorl
tles of so many cities and villages that It
seems to ho losing ground from ono end of
this country to tho other. Hut tobacco
growers nnd tobacco dcalera do not seem
to bo seriously alarmed, They aro Inclined
to bellovo that If tho.demand for the manu
factured product In ono form falls off, tho
Increased uso of tho leaf In othor ways will
fully compensate for the loss. Were It pos
slblo to wenn the race from Its worldwldo
fondness for tobacco as It probably ncer
will bo what would take Its pluoo as a
Folaco for loisuro hours or a source of reve
nue to governments? And yet It may bo
remembered that no cigars wero served at
Alexander's famous feasts and that tho
Homan senato never had nn opportunity to
rnlso money for tho republic or tho emplro
by duties or taxes on tho odorous weed now
so well known nnd so lucrative In tho col
lection of Imposts In every quarter of the
globe.
WAll ON TIIK ONIOX.
CriiNiiilo of SrrloiiK 1'iisnllillltli-H
Stnrtnl In Knti-rn CMex.
Now York Press,
la tho course of tholr progress toward
tho stato of perfection sought for by our
great railways thoy havo fought nnd over
come many old prejudices, introduced
countlesc Innovations (particularly that
powerful antl-narcollc, tho upper borth)
and succoeded In making tho average busi
ness man feel that he might as welt be In
his hom-, shop or office. They have abol
ished time, distances, tho train-boy nnd the
loud-voiced, jargon-mumbling brnkeman.
And now they nrb about lo abolish tho
onion.
The anti-onion crusndc Is directed against
onions as food (particularly when euten
law), nnd thus iar only two cities have been
attacked by the autl-onlon microbe, these
being Chicago and Syracuse. In tho fonicr
city tho effects first havo been felt hy the
conductors of the Chicago City railway, to
whom the following ordor has just been
Issued: "Anv conductor In whoso breath
Is detectod the odor of onions while on duty
will bo taken from his car and suspended
or discharged." In Syracuso n potltlon Is
being circulated by tho wompn of the cl y
asking the Hapld Trnnslt company to mal.o
a rulo prohibiting tho street car conductors
from eating onions.
Thcso two Instances go to show that In
tho course of tlmo pot only the Chicago
public nnd the sensltlvo society women of
Syrncuso, but also tho great rallwny travel
ing public will bo free from having onion
odors handed back (so to speak) with their
tickets and their change. Perhaps tho con
ductors of Chicago and Syracuso aro a dif
ferent class from those of New York. Wo
can recall Instances when wo have received
nbuso nnd short chnngo from Now York
conductors, but never tho odor o" onions.
Pafiengers, however, have boen ktiown, nui
that frequently, to dlsrtmincto tho odor of
this healthful vegctnble. Now. In the
onlonleas conductor millennium sought for
by tho sonelllvo Ohlcngoans nnd tho society
women of Syracuse, where does the onion
fating pnssengor como In? And how Is ho
to be treated? Will tho cars stop for him?
Will the onion-abjuring conductor refuse
to allow him to rldo? Or will the railway
companlefi run ''onion-caters' " cars .'or
him? Before th Chicago officials aud tho
society women of Syracuse go too far In
this matter they Bhould consider the ques
tloa from' this point of view. Where's the
use of living In the land of the free and
the home of the brave If you can't ca
onions?
Deadlock in Nebraska
Chicago
An extraordinary situation has been de
veloping In the Nebraska stato legislature,
whero for days tho fight ovet the election
of Culled States scnati rs has been waged
with Int-nse feeling. After having tried
In vain to bring matters to n satisfactory
conclusion by n caucus of the republican
members, who are in the majority, more
than thirty Joint ballots have been taken
In the legislature without result. The re
publican voles have been scattered among
a dozen candidates, while to make matters
merrier tho fuslonlsts, with half n dozen
candidates of their own, have bum com
plimenting William V. Allen nnd others
with the party vote for both the long nnd
the ehort terms.
Tho reason for the deadlock Is ascrlb?d
primarily to the strength of tho contend
ing Inlluefices being brought to bear upon
tho legislature from outside sources. D. 15.
Thompson, who Is alleged to be the pre
ferred candidate for tho 1). & M. rallroud
nnd to bo receiving nil the support which
that corporation and Its lobby can bring
to bear, Is In the lead for the short term,
hut hU success H prevented by tho attltti lo
movi.m; ui T OF CHIN A.
Timely Action In Cuttlim I.iiiiki- from
liiterniitltiiiiil Looter.
Chicago Tlines-llerald.
It Is a gratifying piece of news that Gen
eral Chaffee Iibh been ordered to reduce
tho force In China to a mere legation guard
of two companies. There is no longer any
reason why nn American army, even a small
one of 1.S00 men, should be retained In tho
country. The foreign soldiers upon Held
service thero today are marauders. They
nro not acting under n declaration of wnr,
they lire not acting from necessity. Thoy
nreslmply preying upon n peaceful people,
murdering them, levying blnekmall upon
them or robbing them outright.
For a long time now the American troops
have had no part lu this horrible nnd
desplcoJo business. They were put under
a severe discipline Immediately after the
common looting of Pekln, and tho conduct
of tholr general has been wholly ndmlrnble.
Ho Is a true soldier, not a bandit, a man of
honor nnd a humane man. Ho protested
against Waldcrseo's bloody policy to tho
count himself, nnd ho has held from the
first that with tho rescue of tho lcgatloncrs
nnd tholr protection the legitimate work
of tho I'ekln expedition was done. Tho
order which he received from Washington
not to take part lu tho proposed rnld on
SI Nnn Fu was In entire consonance with
his own feelings on the subject.
Wo may well tnke prldo In biicIi a cred
itable representative and call upon him ns
a powerful witness to tho soundness of the
policy which tho government Is now car
rying out. If subsequently our Interests
should bo Jeopardized, If tho robbers should
tnko to dividing tho spoil on a grand scnlo
nnd to quarreling among themselves, thero
will be this thought to satisfy us namely,
that eighteen men would bo as good as
1.800 for tho emergency. Thero Is no
power of them nil which Is now half way
prepared for such an Issue which would
roqutro tho services of hundreds of thou
sands of fighting men beforo It was de
cided. Hut the probabilities are that tho nllle3
will continue to avoid the dangerous sub
ject of partition nnd that there will bo nn
oven adjustment between Japan and tho
western powors. Any way wo look at tho
matter we hnvo nothing to gain by keeping
nn army at tho capital, while It Is certain
that n general withdrawal of tho military
would have a most beneficial effect. Wc
uro setting n good example, even If It
should not bo followed by others.
DIlAl.l.Vti WITH CtlllA.
Indtnnapolls Press: Tho next tlmo Cuba
"goes up against" philanthropy such as that
which Induced the United States to go to
war with Spain sho will probably rolled
that it Is very, very hard for tho philan
thropist to let go of what promises to bo
a good thing.
Chicago Chronicle: So Cuba, llko tho
Philippines, will probably becomo more
tranquil ns tho result of tho declaration ot
tho administration's policy. Tho outcome,
of thnt policy Is hidden In the future. Hut,
as wo Bald In beginning, any policy Is hotter
than no policy. Wc nt least know where wo
stand, even If our attitude Is not particu
larly honest, honorablo or oven profitable.
Philadelphia Ledger: It Is of great Im
portance that tho sanitation of Cuban cities
ho mado so thorough that thero shall bo no
danger of introducing contagious diseases
from tho Island Into tho United Stntes. Our
government would be Justified In Insisting
on this point, but It can bo arranged In a
diplomatic way, so as to secure the desired
protection for this country without offend,
lug tho characteristic prldo of the Cubans.
Philadelphia North American; Suppose
tho Cubnns should draw their machetes, dig
up tholr riltcs and tako-to tho hills ngaln
rather than accept tho terms Insisted upon
by tho United States wouldn't tho blooj
shed nnd tho money exponded In conquering
them be rather n high price to pny for the
privilege of breaklug n sacred plcdgo?
Putting It upon tho lowest possible ground,
It is good business policy to preserve tho
national honor.
l'llltSONAI. AM) OTIIMHWISi:.
Tho March lamb mado a two-day stund
nnd then skipped to save Its fleece.
Senator Elklns speaks Spanish llko n
nntlve. Ho learned tho language when he
was a young man In New Mexico,
In Washington Champ Clark 1b Introduc
ing A. M. Jnekson, tho only democrat In tho
Kansas delegation, as "the spared monu
ment of God's mercy from Kansas,"
Tho last census of Germany shows Its
population to bo 5G.S1G.014, of which number
27.7:51,067 wuro mnles. Thirty-three towns
havo populations of over 100,000 each and
an aggregato of 9,108,814.
Ono ot Booker Washington's college pro
fessors at TuSkcgee, Hew CharleB W. Wood,
was once a bootblack In Chicago. A boyish
contest In oratory, tho honors of which ho
carried off, startod him on his career.
Tho Now England descendants of Oliver
Cromwell nro nnxlous to divide $2.rj,000.000
said to stand to tho old man's credit In tho
Bank of Knglaud. Oliver must have prac
ticed a Uttlo modern looting during hla
military operations.
Queen Victoria, a few months ngo, had a
conversation at Osborne house with one ot
tho clergy of the Islo ot Wight. She said
to hi nr. "I hope you get on well with the
nonconformists. You will havo to get on
with them In heaven, you know."
Captain Blchard P. Lcary, U. S. N.. who,
ns governor of the Island of Guam, won
laurels which havo not yet had time to
fade. Is hobbling around on crutches. His
leg was injurod n few weeks ago in a fall
it the League Island navy yard.
Not much has been heard of "I.lje" Hnlford
recently until tho other day, when James
H'hltcomb Blley told a Milwaukee reporter
thnt Hnlford was tho cause of his real start
la life. As managing editor of an Indian
apolis newspaper ho discharged tho poet on
the plea of reducing expenses.
Hx-Govnrnor Leo ot South Dnkota has
notified tho stato authorities that ho has
riturncd tho olllco chair recently given
him hy tho legislature In accordance with
the custom. He says that ho Is opposed
tn giving away stato property, and It It
at easy step from taking presents of small
vtlue, at the state's expenso. to a gift of
Urge value, Involving grave abuses and
Eioss corruption.
Heiord.
of the other republican legislators, who, It
Is said, nro largely Inl'ucnced by the t'nlon
Pacific anil Klkhorn railway companies.
Whllo Thompson's opponents In his own
patty will not permit his election, they are
unable tn elect any mac of their own choice.
For political reasons neither ulde Is willing
fo mnl;-' a compromise by uniting with the
finlonlsts nnd sharing the long nnd short
term senatorshlps between tho two parties.
Altogether It Is a lovely spectacle. Ad
mlttlr.g Hint personal considerations nre
playing a part In the contest, tho nature
of the struggle Is such os to lend color to
tho chnrges that the struggle of rival cor
porations to secure n leprcsenlntlvo In the
national senate Is being fought out in a
stnte legislature. There has been llttl')
enough tit the proceedings to Indicate that
tho Inability to unite lu an earnest effort
to secure the best man for the place Is
tho result of anxiety regarding tho wishes
of the people of Nebraska. Whatever may
be the outcome, the contest thus far has
already afforded another powerful argu
ment for the popular election of scuators.
II I I S Of ASHIX; KIN I, IKK.
Side t.luhtn nn IIiiiM'IiIiihk nt the
N II til ll I Cnpllnl,
In a letter to the Chicago Itecord, William
L. Curtis tells of tho Investigation, re
cently started, Into operations of members
of the house of representatives known nB
tho "hog combine." which has controlled
the patronage of the houso for the past
six years. The Investigation was secret,
nnd It Is not yet known whether a report
of tho findings was made before tho session
closed. Mr. Curtis says: "Wc know the
favorites of the leaders of tho house are
drawing two salaries; that men nre on the
pay rolls who never do any work nnd sel
dom come to Washington; that somo mem
bers of tho houso appointed their wives, and
even their children, to sinecures, nnd that
It Is a frequent pructlco for them to soeuio
posit lonH for their sons who nro nwny nt
college and for tholr daughters who nro nt
boarding schools In order thnt tho expense
of their education mny bo pnld from the
public treasury, Somo tlmo ago u certain
member of tho house appointed his daughter,
5 yenis old, ns his private secretary, at a
salary of $100 a month."
It Is a pity that bald heads have no arlla
t It value, says tho Washington Post. If
they had, Judge Cooper of Wisconsin would
bo In constant demand ns nu urtist's model.
Judge Cooper's bald head Is of tho moat
exquisite shape. It slopes back from hid
forehend with n gentle ascent nnd then
curvca back to his neck with a cuivo that
suggests every line of beauty. It Is nu
smooth ns chiseled marble and ns polished
us n granllo gravestone. Not oven tho sug
gestion of a hnlr mars Its perfectly rounded
contour. Viewed from n distance, It shines
with all tho glow of a soft Italian sunset.
It suggests poems of passion, so nrdcnl is
Its coloring.
Thero Is nothing more handsome in con
gress than Judge Cooper's bald head. It
Is entirely too beautiful to be n roosting
plnco for flics.
A Washington letter says Spcnker Hen
derson was too much for tho Daughters of
tho American Revolution. They camo to
tho capltol nnd saw him, but he conquered.
He dodged them ns long ns ho could, hut
finally they caught him. They sent com
mittees to his hotel nnd to tho speaker's
room at tho capltol, hut his messenger al.
ways declared that ho was not In. Finally
they determined to lie in wait for him and
remained in ambush near tho stairway that
leads from the speaker's prlvnto office lo
the hall of representatives. Tho committer,
consisted of tho wife ot n prominent west,
era senator, whose family has been Intimate
with tho Hendersons for years, and two
other I). A. B.'s who did not know blni no
well. They wnnted htm to recognize one ot
their friends in tho house to cnlt up n bill
donating Itawllns square In Washington nn
a slto for a memorial hall which the Daugh.
tors of tho American Revolution proposo to
build. They havo already collected $100,000
ns n building fund nnd want tho govern
ment to glvo them n site. The hill has
passed tho senate nnd would probably pad
tho houso also If It could securo considera
tion, hut tho speaker Is opposed to tho giv
ing nway of nny ot tho parkH In Washington
for nny purpose nnd will not rccogntzo
any ono to oner tho bill.
Ho tried to nvold an interview, but tho
committee caught him as he was coming up
the stnlrs, and the senator's wlfo rushed nt
him, saying: "Wo won't detain you but
two minutes, Mr. Speaker."
"You aro no two-mlnuto girl," exclaimed
Colonel Henderson, throwing up his hands;
"you arc good for two hours If you get a
chance. Hut 1 know what you want, and
thero Is no uso talking about it. I'll he
proud to seo you on' nny othor subject, but
that bill can't pass this congress with my
consent."
"Hcforo my election I camo home ono
night," said Prlvato John Allen nt a re
cent tea parly, "and found thnt whllo I
had been off on my campaign the leaders
of our party had organized a Cleveland,
Hendricks and Allen club, and they wero
to hnvo n meeting that night. I went, and
when they got through speaking they called
on me. I expressed my convictions, and
said what I wanted them to do for mo
when tho election took placo In about two
weeks. Thero were n good many negroes
present, nnd I wonted tn get them Inter
ested, so I got tho boys lo call on Jim Cum
miugs, nn old, slim negro. Old Jim got
up, nnd said: ,
" 'Well, gentlemen, ynuso henrd Mr. Tay
lor nnd Mr. Anderson on the politics of the
day. Thoy'so told you what sort of ntnnn
Cleveland Is and what sort of a man lllalnc
Is, nml It don't look to mo llko no honest
man ought to have any trnublo in picking
out between them two. You havo also heard
Mr. Allen orato about hlsself, anil ho hna
recommended hlsself so much higher than
tho balance of us can recommend him thnt
It nln't wuth while fcr mo to say anything
much about him!'
"A colored orator can rlso to very elo
quent heights. I onco henrd n very pithy
funeral sermon delivered by a negro
preacher over a defunct darky. Tho dead
mnn had been fond of nttendlng gay par
ties, whero ho whistled and danced, nnd
thcso prnctlccs the pienchor did not ap
prove of, so ho said:
' 'My brethren and sisters, we nre here
to pay our Inst eud respects to our de
parted brother. Some says he was a good
man and somo snys ho was n had man.
Whero ho hns gone to we can't tell, but In
our grief we hns one consolation, and that
Is that ho Is dead!" "
Senator Hoar discovered ' tho other day
that It does not pay to bo funny, unless you
label tho Joke.
Whllo tho senato was discussing a rail
road bill having for Its purpose tho pro
tection of railroad employes from accident,
reports tho Washington Post, Senator Hoar
suggested that the best plan would bo to
mnko tho directors of each road rldo upou
tho cowcatcher. "Then." remarked Mr.
Hoar, "nobody would get hurt."
Senator Klklns, who Is several times a
railroad director, took the suggestion quite
seriously nnd expressed his surprise that
such a proposition should bo submitted to
tho senate. "Oh, dear," replied Mr. Hoar,
quite taken back at the lack of apprecia
tion ot his humor. "I meant that for a Jest.
And It wnsn't original with mo, either.
Blchard II. Dana many years ago suggested
that directors ride upon the cowcatchers,
nllhough," ndtlcd Mr. Hoar, ns ho surveyed
Senator Klklns' expansive form, "I must
say that the senator from West Virginia
would make nn ndmlrnble cushion to plaio
between colliding trains."
r,i,n:i) . ion r.v chin t.
Hi (HTittlin in VliMvril Tltrouuli
i JiipiiiipiM' Sprtni'li'K,
New York Sun.
Tho Japnneso newspapers teem with es
tlrrntes of the conduct of soldiers of the
composite nrmy serving In North Chlnn
Bobbery. Incendiarism, outrage nnd mur
fUr have been committed by the allies
Hut by the soldiers of what nations'
Japanese correspondents absolve the Amn
lean troops altogether. They say that the
behavior of tho American private has been
above repronch, except In the matter ot
tippling, which Is n common fault of r"
mlcs the world over. The Japanese expla
nation of tho clean record of the Ami-leans
Is that they nro men of education onl
means. The prlvato of the Ninth Infanir.w
the trooper of the Sixth cavnlry and th"
amphibious marines will be nmused to learn
thnt thoy are regarded ns men of means
perhnps because tho American tourist la
Jnpan commands nil the luxuries but with
out doubt the American pHvate ' better
educated nnd has a higher com-epMon of
manhood than the soldiers of nny (her
nation, bar none. We suspect, homier
that somo credit Is duo thnt stem dis n'
narlan, General Chaffee, for tho good on
duct of our men. In Japanese estiuiaio
the Gcrmnns nre second on the list for
ntendlness nnd morale, their discipline being
excellent. It counts ngalnst them, though
that n spirit of camaraderie exists between
them nnd the Russians. The British troops
aro placed third, their general character
being damaged hy pllforlns propensities ot
the East Indians, who, however, do not
molest women or kill Inoffensive natbes
Tho French lue n bad reputation with
the Japanese, but escape tho chargo of
murder. It U plended In their behalf that
bushwhacking service in Tonklng demoral
Ized them. An unqualified last on the Us'.
the ltiiBSlan, who Is adjudged guilty of all
the crimes la tho calendar The Jnpaneso
spenk of his deeds with horror, say that
he Is not nmennble (o mornl restrnlnt nnd
charge that tho ofllcors seldom exercise a
restrnlnlng Inllucnco over htm. Tho worst
offender Is (he Cossack, for whom It may
bo urged that his callousness to human
suffering nnd bin tendency to shed blood
on slight provocation nro attributable to
forced mllltnry service, going back through
many generations.
The Busslnns may retort, however, thnt
tho record which tho Jnpaneso mado In
their war with China la 1S04 nfforded no
many examples of snvngery thnt II Is bad
form for them to turn crlttcn now, nnd
that, moreover, they happen to he on their
good behavior because they nro under tho
eyes of ICuropoann. To which the Japa
nese may rejoin thnt In 1804 they retal
iated on tho Chinese for Inhuman tot turn
of prisoners, nnd that, In their desire to
cmbrnco civilization, they 'ought not to
bo Judged by past excesses. Tho Jnpa
neso havo certainly refrained from Infrac
tions of the rules of war In tho present
Chinese campaign, except In o.io partlt
ulnr, which Is discreditable or not, ac
cording to the point of view; they havo
stolen wholcsnlo on a perfect system of
orgnnlzntlon "In tho public Interest,"
thoy any. At Tung Chnu thoy appropriated
1.000,000 yen of rice. At Pekln they looted
tho treasury of 2,r00,000 taols of silver,
carrying It off on ponies to tho Japanese
legation, In spite ot Russian protests and
even attempts to prevent the spoliation.
It Is noticeable thnt In association nnd
sympathy n dividing lino runs between
the nllles on ono side tho Americans,
Hrltlsh and Japanese, nnd on tho other tho
Rubshins, Germans nnd French. This con
dition mny have somo significance for those
who Hpcculnto .upon International problcnm
In tho east.
I.KillT AMI IIIIIGIIT.
Brooklyn Life: SheAh, they run never
reproduce such colors ns nro In that
gorgeous sunset.
lie Too bad, Isn't II? I'd denhly Jovo to
havo a necktie like It!
Chicago Record: "Dues Tnt mnko nny
difference In your family living?"
"Yes, my wife now denies hcrnclf des
serts, so I ent double quantity."
Detroit Free Press; Strnwbor It's won
derful how suddenly you can stop nu nuto
mobile. .Slngerly Isn't It? I was twenty mlleH
from home the other day mid inlno stopped
so suddenly 1 had to walk homo.
Philadelphia Times: "Hho tells mo her
husband's health Is extremely poor!"
"Indeed?1
"Yes, he hasn't been nblo to work oxcept
by tho day for more than two years!"
Catholic Standard: Dr. Yoiingmnn Did I
understand son lo say thnt you nro never
sick, and, therefore, didn't huvo any reg
ulnr physician?
Mr. Phamllmiin Not nt nil. I said wo
didn't have any tegular physlclnu, nnd nro
therefore never sick.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "A St. Louis
lawyer had his clothes attached for debt
whllo taking a Turkish bath."
"I don't bellovo tin debtors cf Ht. I.ouls
lawyers often get a ehanco llko that,"
Chicago Tribune: "What nro you doing'"
groaned the victim In tho chair, who bad
dropped in to have his tooth examined for
possible cavities. "This Is no prize light'"
Perhaps not," replied tho dentist. "Hut
I'm sort o" sparring mound for mi opening,
Just tho same."
Washington Star: "I nin nfrnld I run
going to havo trouble with this ark," snld
Noah, reflectively.
"In what way?"
"Tho boys are so scared for fear thev
won't be considered officers anil gentlemen
that I doubt whether I can got them to
lend a hand nnd help run tho ship,"
Chicago Post: "I nntlca that General
Chnmberlalti, former governor of Mulnn,
who has been nhiond for nomo time, sayi
that tho thing that linpri-MHed him most
was tho Nile dam." suggested tho reader
"I suppose," returned tho mnn who sel
dom rends, "Mint there Is something In tho
tone or the language that mukes It moro
emphatic than the one wo uso hero."
Till'. l,!ST II.ITTMJ.
Hcrtraud Shadwell. In Chicago Record,
Strlko me now a clanging chord,
Till from out the whirring strings,
Dike an angel of the Lord,
Armed for battle, Freedom springs;
Freedom, denrer far than life.
Where Is Freedom? Toll us, Strife,
llugle cries nnd elnsh of brands.
i 'rush of nx on fnemun'H shield.
Itallvlui; shout of patriot hands,
llenuueil upon tho bloody field,
yielding Freedom with their breath,
Whero Is Freedom? Tell us, Death
Comes a cry from o'lt tho waste.
Women weeping o'er tho sluln;
Death hath yet no bitter tnstr,
'Heaping from a tyrant's chain;
Deutb .and Freedom kissed todny
Where Is Freedom? Justice, say
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