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HTATEMENT OF CIUCL'LATION.
HIh to of Nebraska, DoukIiis County. s.:
Oeorgo IJ. Tzjrhuck, secretary of Tho Hee
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myH that the actual number of full and
complete coplen of Tho Dally, .Morning,
Evening and Sunday IIqq printed during the
month of February, 1901, was as followH,
l itu.uio 15 ar,,o
2 an, i ho ic. mi.oao
3 ;.aii,ii:to j7 iHi.ii i
4 a,ir. is a.i,7o
t as.HHt 19 u.i,io
6 aii.otn so l!r,,H70
7 2l,l!7 21 afi.HIO
k ar.jho 22 a,T70
9 ao.itmi 23 an, no
10 zii.mn 21 aii.iinr.
H anjim 25 an.suto
12. a.i.ont 2 au.-iuo
is 2.1,77)1 27 au.ano,
14 2.1,7(10 28 aii.nwi
Total .TinTll
I. eis unsold ami returned copies.... la.iai
Net totnt sales ,....71l,)t)l
Net dally uvcrage .' ar,,)l7l
fiF.O. It. TZHCltt.'ClC.
Klllisrrllierl In mv nreHniirn unit Mwnrii to
beforo mo this tth day of March. A. D.. 1901.
foro mo this tth day of March. A. D., 1
(Heul.) M. II. Hl'NUATE,
Notary Publl
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bile.
South Onialia tuxpayciH nro not en
tirely HitllHllcd with tlx! cluu'ter fl.xcil up
by South Ohiiilui iiolltlelunn, hut the
imlltlclnns seem tu liuve tlit; winning
coinblnutlon.
The report of tho leglMlntivu holdup
lnvowtlKiilorH rucalln tho niiin who whook
his clenched list uniler tho nose of Ills
iiutnponlHt mid then hit lilm with the
boft end of n feather duster.
It Ik evident it number of heads
which wen; ready to thick took a sud
den brace when tho last of the hold
tip conunttco report was read. The
nhot did not scatter half as badly as
expected.
G'eorKo CJotild Is on his way to Oinnha.
Omaha has been receiving notable at
tention of lato from the other great
railroad systems and the Gould lines
would do well to cultivate this terri
tory, Just to hold their own against
competitors.
Th6 'falling of the penitentiary walls
Indicates that little Is to bo gained, by re
building the burned striicturo on Its
present site. The penitentiary should
be located at some point where the con
vict labor can be applied to farming as
well as to the workshop.
Carrie. Nation lias no sooner subsided
than the Kentucky feudists break out
again. The peoplu of this country are
never wltliout something exciting to
keep the blood In circulation, and when
all other resources fall Kentucky can
always be relied upon to furnish an
antl-soporillc.
Tho saddest thing about the close of a
congress Is the statesman out of a Job.
Olllceholdlng with some men becomes
so chronic that when the time comes
to part with oillclal salary they are
completely at a loss to know what to
do for a living and their pleas for ap
polutment nro ofteu really pitiful.
A great many street Improvements are
on the board for Oniahn for tho coming
season, but the preliminaries must
await the action of tho legislature on
the bills pending before It relating to
methods ot making special assessments.
Tho legislature should hurry up these
bills to expedlto the work that will give
employment to many men.
A Nebraska City bank advertises Its
deposits for a number of years back,
whleh shows that the money entrusted
to It by depositors, which had fallen
down to ?o(l,000 in December, 181)0, has
now reached over ijWOO.tMM), Increasing
almost four-fold since tho llrst election
of President McKInley. Another ob
ject lesson In Nebraska prosperity.
Nebraska courts and Juries are meas
uring up considerably In the public esti
mation ,by tho number of convictions
and stiff senteuees meted out to mur
derers who have been Indulging the
homicidal niaula In different parts of
tho state. After reading this record of
convictions dangerous criminals will not
feel like tempting fate with a Nebraska
Jury.
Ofllclally compiled figures show tho
floating debt of Nebraska to have been
Increased regularly by excessive legis
lative appropriations above the revenue
brought In by taxation. Nebraska's
constitution contains an express provi
sion against incurring state debt ex
cept for specllled purposes. Tho business
linn or corporation which constantly
expended more than It took In would
oon come to the end of Its rope, 'and
tho state treasury Is not differently con
Btltuted. Tho decision of tho senate not to
undertake "the rearrangement of the
committees at tho present extra session
Indicates that an early adjournment Is
contemplated. This means that the
session will simply bo a perfunctory" one
for the continuation of presidential ap
pointments and that none of the reci
procity treaties are likely to be consid
ered. Several of these have been
negotiated with considerable illlllcully
and afford opportunities for the exten
sion of American trade, and their
struuBulutluu Is iinfortuuiite.
.IS TO SEXATOIllAL VAVAXCWN.
So much misinformation is being cir
culated with reference to the conditions
arising iout of the expiration of the
terms or Nebraska's senators t lint a re
view of the law anil practice governing
vacancies In tho senate Is not out of
place.
Hitler the federal constitution each
state Is entitled to representation in the
upper branch of congress through two
senators elected by tint legislature 1
serve terms of six years each. The
members of the senate lmvo been' so
classified that one-third of the member
ship is renewed every two years, and
no two of the senators from one state
go out at the same time.
The situation with reference to Ne
braska Is that the term of John M.
Thurston expired by limitation on the
-J tli of March of this year and the seat
formerly occupied by him Is therefore
vacant. The term for which the late
M. I. lJaywaril was. elected would not
have expired until .March I, J1)0.". f poll
the deatli of Senator llnyward a vit-
enney was created which the governor
was authorized to till by appointment,
and .Senator Allen holds his' position by
reason of the gubernatorial commission,
The practice of the senate has been to
reeognlza such a olnnmlsslbn. as en
titling the holder to retain his seat until
tin: next legislature following . the ap
pointment should have chosen it suc
cessor, or should have met and ad
journed without reaching a choice. Tin)
oillclal term of Senator Allen will there
fore continue until the. present legisla
ture either elects a successor or ad-
Joiirus wltliout an election.
fmler the constitution and practice of
the senate, furthermore, the power of n
governor to appoint to senatorial va
cancies Is restricted to those which oc
cur by death, resignation or disability
during the recess of the legislature, and
no appointment Is recogulzed to a va
cancy mlide during a legislative ses
sion, or which remains by reason of the
failure of a legislature to effect a choice.
The power of it legislature, however, to
llll such vacancies Is continuous, not
withstanding adjournment, and the leg
islature of Nebraska could be recon
vened at any time during its oillclal ex
istence and proceed again to ballot for
United States senator.
Several governors have of late years
attempted to commission appointees to
llll vacancies resulting from Inability of
the legislatures to agreo upon a candi
date, but the senate has steadfastly re
fused to admit members upon these
credentials.
The vacancy created by "the death of
the late Senator Ilayward has been the
only vacancy thus created In Ne
braska's representation since the state
was admitted to the union. The elec
tion of Senator Ilayward two years ago
was not nccompllshTH until March 8, so
that four days elnpsed after March !
with Nebraska represented by only one
senator, which presented the same con
dition In which the state Is today.
co-v.SKfr.4TrB.s ix coxriwr.
The conservative element, according to
the latest Havana advices, Is In con
trol of the constitutional convention
and disposed to give due consideration
to the conditions submitted by the
United States. This does not necessa
rily promise thnt all the conditions will
be accepted, but It does carry the as
Hurance of their calm discussion and
the avoidance of any action of a revoln
tlounry nature In regard to them. The
udvlces say that nothing In the nature
of an uprising Is any longer feared, al
though there are radicals who, perhaps
would not hesitate to encourage disor
der, by way of protest against the
American terms, If they could be sure
of a considerable following.
It Is needless to say that the Cubans
could make no grenter mistake than to
follow the advice of the radical elo
meiit, yet there nro ninny Anierlcnn
newspapers nnd public men who are
practically counseling them to do this
by their timpmlllled condemnation of
the nctlon of congress. They tell the
dissntlslied element In Cuba that our
government Is acting perildlously and
thnt there Is an ulterior design against
Cuban independence and sovereignty.
Tho 'effect of this is to stimulate the
spirit of dissatisfaction nnd to play into
the hands of politicians like Sangullly,
who are more concerned for their own
political gain than for the Interests and
welfare of the Cuban people as a
whole.
It Is exceedingly fortunate that con
servative Judgment Is in the ascendant
and It Is very much to be hoped that
It will continue to assert Itself. It
represents, In the main, the substantial
Interests of the Island, the men of prop
erty and business, who wnnt the Indus
tries and commerce of Cuba to develop
and who understand thnt In order that
this may be attained there must be tho
strongest posslblo assurance of a stable
government, capable of preserving do
mestlc peace nud order, protecting life
and property and fulfilling International
obligations. They know that capital
will not go Into the Island until these
conditions for Its safety are established.
They also know that It Is of the llrst
Inrportnuco to the welfare and prosper
Ity of Cuba that It shall have tho clos
est commercial relations with the
United States nud this will depend to
a very large extent upon the political
relations.
The attitude of the conservatives Is
wise and practical. The Cubans should
consider calmly and deliberately the"
conditions asked by the fulled Slates
and when they have done this, If un
willing to accept them, stato their rea
sons In n spirit that will give no oiteuse
nnd will coinmnnd the careful attention
of tho American government and peo
ple. Threatening revolt will accomplish
nothing. Cuban Independence will not
bo promoted In that way, nor tho world
be better convinced of the capacity of
tho Cuban people for self-government.
There Is no purpose on the part of the
United States to employ coercion. Noth
ing hi the conditions proposed contem
plates this and President McKInley 1ms
ha Id In his latest public utterance that
"the declaration of the purposes of this
government In the resolution of April
I'UO, 1B0S, must bo made good." The
outlook now seems very favorable ami
It 11111 be generally hoped that the con
servatives will be nble to retain con
trol of the situation.
Mom: VKAVK HUMOUS.
The latest reports regarding peace
negotiations between (!eiierals Kitch
ener ami Hotlm may prove to be more
trustworthy than those which preceded
them, but they are not to be received
with entire contideiice. It Is perhaps a
fact that so far as Hot ha Is concerned
he Is In a serious If not utterly hopeless
position. It does not appear, however,
from the latest Information, that Dewct
is quite so unforlunately situated and
(hat resourceful commander may refuse
to be a party to surrender. It Is the
understanding that Itolha Is In supreme
command, but the Hoer forces are so
divided that it Is doubtful if he has the
authority to make n complete surrender.
Indeed, this is Implied In the report that
Kitchener has granted nu armistice of
seven days to enable Hotha to confer
with the other generals.
What causes mistrust of the state
ments Is tlie fact that only a short lime
ago Steyn ahd Dowet Issued a proclama
tion In which they declared Unit the war
was far from being ended and Indicated
that the Hoers were not only as deter
mined as ever to go on with the con
flict, but were well supplied for the pur
pose. They have not since met with
any serious disaster, though It Is pos
sible that the failure of their expectation
to Induce an uprising jf the Dutch of
I'lipu " Colony' has discouraged tlieni.
That seemed to be their last hope and
not having realized It perhaps they will
decide to give up the struggle.
STIhl, hOU llKCll'ltOClTV.
Although the United States senate
failed to ratify the reciprocity treaties
which were negotiated with much labor,
President McKInley Is still In favor of
this republican policy as a means of ex
tending our foreign trade. 1 10 said In
his Inaugural address thnt "our diversi
fied productions arc Increasing i hucIi
unprecedented volume as to ndinonlsh
us of the necessity of still further en
larging our foreign markets by, broader
commercial relations, for this purpose
reciprocal trade arrangements with other
nations should In liberal spirit be care
fully cultivated and promoted."
The obvious Infereuce from this Is that
the administration Intends to continue
the efforts to enlarge our commercial
relations by reciprocity treaties. Mr.
McKInley manifestly believes ns earn
estly us he bus ever done that this re
publican principle, first Incorporated in
the t a rl(T bill which bore his name, Is as
wise nnd sound now ns when originally
proposed and oven more necessary than
then In view of our great Industrial
growth In the meantime. A great deal
of work has been given to the negotia
tion of reciprocity treaties, to be ren
dered of uo immediate value by the non
action of the senate, but the president Is
not hopeless of results In the future and
the senate of the fifty-seventh congress
will undoubtedly feel the Inlluence of
the administration In behalf of recipro
cal trade arrangements, perhaps with
better chance of success, though the In
terests which were nble to prevent rati
fication of the treaties by the senate of
the last congress will continue active In
their opposition.
If we go on increasing our produc
tiveness, as no one doubts we shall, we
must secure enlarged markets. Tho
reciprocity policy will enable us to se
cure these and any Interest which stands
In the way of this obstructs our coin
nlerclal expansion nnd material prog
ress. Some Idea of the temperament of the
Porto Illcnns, nnd in fact all Spanish
American peoples, andthe dllllctiltles of
governing then), can be gained from an
Incident which happened In San .luau.
Tho teacher In ono of the public
schools punished slightly one of the girl
pupils, and this was the Incentive for a
riot which the police were unable to
handle fora time. Several hundred
peoplu were Involved and the trouble,
subsided about ns suddenly ns it arose.
It will reijulre generations to educate
such a people Into tho American Idea
of adjusting their differences nud the
olllclals will llnd their patience and
their abilities sorely taxed. While It
Is not the most pleasant prospect, there
Is no reason to believe t hats the f lilted
States will not solve this problem ns It
has hundreds of others more tllflicult
and dangerous.
Montana followed the example of
Oregon and elected a senator in the
last hour of the session, In fact went
the Oregon record a little better and
turned back the clock In order to pro
long the session until the result could
bu accomplished. The same determi
nation to accomplish a result would have
elected a senator long before that time.
Nebraska is still struggling along, but
with these examples before It should
not, despair of reaching a conclusion.
Mr. Melklejohn may have his tenure
of otlieo us assistant secretary of war
prolonged by a deadlock between tho
president and the senators from New
York over the identity of his successor.
In Hint case he will be almost as lucky
as Senator Allen, who Is having his
term prolonged by the deadlock lu the
legislature over the selection of his suc
cessor. Secretary Wilson announces that he
has discovered a way of wireless tele
graph communication which will Jump
over greater distances than the Marconi
system. As the distance Is regulated
largely by the height of tho pole from
which it Is transmitted, the secretary
has probably scored a beat by substitut
ing a Nebraska cornstalk for the short
poles at the disposal of his competitors.
The people of Nebraska are proud of
the State university and tire willing to
pay liberally for Its maintenance, but
that Is uo reason why the management
should be extravagant. The amount
asked this year Is equivalent to i?277
for each person lu attendance. While
Nebraska Is generous with Its univer
sity, as with all other educational in-
.dilution", the regents should be modest
In their demands. In view of the many
other pressing needs of the stHte.
The- school Iward should go slow
about using tliu schools lor electioneer
ing purposes if it does not wnnt to In
vite attempts to repeat the performance
on every occasion. The schools should
not be used for sollcltlnir, advertising or
working up political sentiment. A
strict divorce of the schools from re
llglonand politics Is the bct safeguard
to their eillclency and progress.
Ami the Surprise- l''iilloiwd.
Chicago Thnes-llcrald.
When thost, Irish members of Parlia
ment started to go up against Speaker
dully they probably forgot that his grand
father was a champion prize flghtci.
Fiii'In Sliiit,.- Aftsrr) Ions.
Indlatiupolls Journal.
Those unhappy Americans who have been
charging that Undo Sam pays an excessive
price for armor piato may be surprised to
learn, on tho authority of tho tlnanco com
mlttco of tho Itelchstng, that the Herman
government pays f so a ton moro than tho
United States,
Minority Ihircly In (lie (iiiiiir.
lndliiuupolls Journal,
Tho republicans In the last congress gavo
a siilllclent demonstration of the fact that
they nro better politicians than the demo
crats. They covered the minority with
Ignominy by gaining Its consent to cut the
pie and then got out of passing It. Ask
Senator Tillman about It.
lVnilOnllou Mlitlitly llr.lnc. il.
Indianapolis Press.
Ono vrry excellent result of the reduc
tion ot the war taxes will probably bo to
removo from congress tho temptation to
commit such cxtravngances as character
ized tho last bcssIoii. Without an Im
menso surplus revenue wo aro less likely
to hnvo a $50,000,000 rivers and harbors bill
nnd n' JISO.OOO.OOO ship subsidy bill.
IVnrtl of limit In Inc.
Minneapolis Times.
A little while ago somo pcoplo found
amusement In figuring out the cost per word
of Senator Towne's great speech, but tho
prlco of that effort was n mero bagatelle In
comparison with tho $50,000,000 represented
by Senutor Carter's thirteen hours' siege of
tho rivers und harbors bill. The Montana
gentleman's effort was worth nbout RSOO,
000 an hour.
ProfrnsloniilN lltjrii Thi-lr I'limem.
Chicago Chronicle.
Ono does not need to bo a dark nnd
gloomy pessimist to rcallzo that failures In
Wall street like thoso of Tuesday aro nat
ural consequences of prices ballooned be
yond all reason. It Is significant of
American common sense that tho public Is
not In tho stock market theso dnys. The
peoplo who nro getting their lingers burned
are all professionals.
llnve Viiu n Kick Coining r
MliuieuiKillH Journal.
Hnvo you "denounced" anything today?
A doctor tho other day denounced tho niatl
nco habit. A clergyman last Sunday
preached ngnlnst tho euchre parly. A lec
turo at a woman's club session a few weels
ago made tho rnfters ring with his de
nunciation of Ico cream sodn. Now Is your
tlmo to got up and "denounce", or take thu
opposlto nnd now .rather obsoleto lock of
minding your owu business.
Flood of llllla In CoiiKrvs.
Philadelphia, Ledger.
Thcro Is food for,'tbougbt In tho compila
tion made by tho tally clerk of the houso
showing tho busltfeps' brought beforo the
congress that lin's jtist expired. Thcro were
14.33G bills, 3,000 reports, 345 public acts,
1,250 private nets nnd' 395 Joint resolutions
all to bo considered nnd acted on iri tho
197 days tho congress was In session! Is It
any wonder thnt wo sometimes have hasty
nnd Improper legislation:
Co in I n k to (li World' AVorkulitiM.
New York Tribune.
Whenever tho British wnr ofllco wants
supplies lu post haste and finds that Im
perial purveyors nnd manufacturers cannot
supply Its needs in n hurry It turns to the
Yankee for relief. King Edward's troops
In South Africa called for 3,000 axes to
rough hew tho future of tho veldt and re
quired them at tho earliest posslblo mo
ment. Drltlsh axe makers hemmed nnd
hawed. Yes. they could furnish tho axes;
give them tlmo enough. It was tno story
of tho Atbnra span, tho Uganda bridges,
over again. Up rosp Urothcr Jonathan and
told John Ilull that he should have those
nxes Just as soon, as he could uso 'em; and
the Yankee got thojeontract. The axes will
bo In thn Transvaal on tho day appointed,
und no later. An American electric plant
Is to bo set Up soon In Mysore, India, Tho
nutlons of the world must inarch nt tho
doublo quick If they hopo to keep pneo
with Unclp Sam.
A VICTORY I'Oll TIIK IIOIMO.
Slliiiiil Triumph Over tbr Semite mi
the Tax Iti-diiclliin Hill.
St. 1-ouls Globe-Democrat.
One of tho most Important measures
passed by tho recent congress was the ono
cutting down tho war taxes. That menBure
will touch moro porsons directly thnn nl-
most any other hill wht-h was i.nacted
Among the taxes r.l jff by U are ituse
.fin money 'jrd:ri, bank checks, telephone
nnu iciegrapu inectngej, cxpusi wceipis,
proprietary medlelins, perfumery and
cosmetics, certificates of deposit, promissory
noios, dinners, leases, manifests, mort
gages, wnrehouso receipts, insurance nol
lclcs and chewing gum. The taxes on beer,
tooacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff nro ro
duccd.
An Important fact connected with the
fight betwern tho two branches of congress
on this net is that tho house won. Tho bill
which tho house sont to the sennto was so
thoroughly altered In that body thnt the
measure which It passed was virtually a
new one, Naturally tho house resented this
course. The Bennto in making a new bill
usurped a prerogative of tho house. Tho
senate has often dono this. Often n con
test uR8 occurred betweon tho two chain
hers on this account. Tho fight which took
pluce In 1891 on the Wilson-Oormnn bill
between houso nnd senato was memorable
for Its length nud the bitterness of Hip
feeling which it caused. Usually the house
loses In thoso deadlocks, as It did lu 1804
In tho one which took place recently, how-
ever, tho house won, as tho hill In the shape
it hnd when It was slgnod was more like
tho ono which tho houso passed than It
was llko that which the Kcnntu framed.
The senalo's bill would mako a larger
rut tnnn tno one framed In the house. Has
lug thn surplus for tho roinlng fiscal year
on estimates of appropriations uhlch had
been furnished, the secretary of the
treasury placed tho safo limit of surplus
reduction for tho ycnr nt $30,000,000. 'The
house bill provided for a cut of about $40.
000,000, which tho Hcnnto's hill-Increased to
$50,000,000. In the shape which the, bill
had when It was signed by tho president
tho redact on Is likely to be in tho neighbor
hood of $40,000,000. Perhaps It may exceed
that amount slightly. It may fall below
that figure. There Is always considerable
uncertainty as to tho precise effect which
u reduction or an Increuso In taxes will
have on the aggregate amount of the
revenue. The law will afford relief to a
very large mimVcr of persons nnd will bu
highly acceptable to the country on this
account. If tbo surplus should continue In
tho next fiscal year another cut will un
doubtedly be made In taxation.
OTIICIt I, AMIS THAN III IIS,
The approaching departure of the duko of
Cornwall and Vork, the heir apparent to the
llrltlsh throne, has revived the old Inquiries
as lo what would happen It his father, King
Kdward, should happen to die during his
absence. Tho same question used to bo
raised periodically during the latter part of
the reign of Victoria lu relation to proposed
Journeys of the then prince of Wales. As
n matter of fact, the public business of the
empire would not bo interrupted even If the
throne should be vacant for n few weeks.
One of tho earliest statutes iinsscd after
Victoria's accession to the throne was nn
net making special provision for carrying
on the government of the country in case
of such nn emergency Hy (his enactment
the archbishop ot Canterbury, tho lord
chancellor, tho lord keeper of tho great
seal, tho lord high treasurer, the lord presi
dent of the council, tho lord privy seal,
thu lord high admiral nnd tho lord chief
Justice of tho queen's bench were appointed
to act ot lords Justices "to exercise all the
powers and authorities ot tho successor to
the crown until his or her arrival in thin
kingdom, or until ho or she shall otherwiso
order." During tho passago of tho hill
through tho upper houso Lord Ilrougham
moved nn nmeudmcnl designed to securo
the addition to this list of somo member
of tho royal family of full qgo nnd ca
pacity reMdent in tho United Kingdom
nnd, being defeated thereon, ho handed In
a written protest, which was duly entcted
in the Journals.
It was announced recently from Cairo
that tho number of vessels passing through
tho canal had become so great that tho
Suez Canal company hnd resolved to pro
ceed without dvlny to the further widening
and deepening of tho wnterwny and that
experiments were in progress with a new
dredger, under tho personal observation of
I'rlnco d Arenberg, the president of tho
company, and Sir William Oarstln. This
announcement, according to u correspond
ent of tho 1ondou Standard, Is completely
misleading. Somo months ago nn Anierlcnn,
who hnd invented n new dredger nnd who
has received nn order for two of his inn
chines from the government of Queensland,
applied to the Suez Canal company for per
mission to show whnt his machines would
uccompllsh. As' they wero to pass through
tho canal, It wns agreed that tho Inventor
should, nt his own expense, show them nt
work nt certuln points Indicated by tho
company. Theso experiments wore wit
nessed hy I'rlnco d'Arcnbcrg, who happened
to bo In Egypt nt the moment, and this
seems to he tho solo foundation of tho wid
ening and deepening story.
The Husslati stato draws an annual net
profit of 45,000,000 roubles from Its forests,
mlnea nnd agrlculturnl property. It re
ceives annually 80,000,000 roubles from Its
communities of ex-serfs for tho uso of land
it ceded to or purchnsed tor them. It la
building by far the longest nnd most costly
railway In tho world nnd It owns nnd works
over 20,000 miles of railways, the net reve
nue on which is equal to one-seventh of tho
net rovenuo of all tho railways of tho
United Stntes.
In 1S9S it received 1SO,000,000 Into Its
coffers, nearly one-half of which sum wns
not produced by taxation. Its budget Is
greater than that ot Franco by moro than
$200,000,000.
In 1800, when one of tho banks of Lon
don wns unable to meet Its obligations, the
Russian government had with it on current
account n bnlanco ot so many millions ot
pounds that when tho llank ot England
trine to tho rescue a request was Im
mediately mado to Ilussla not to dlsposo
of her Iialnnco beforo a certain date, since
to do so would bo to precipitate a financial
crisis ot tho utmost gravity. Finally, be
side being a capitalist and a banker of this
magnitude, tho KusBlau state is also a
metallurgist and n Hplrlt-mcrchniit.
In a word, tho proud claim is made for it
that It Is thu greatest land owner, the
gientcst capitalist, tho greatest constructor
of railways and carries on the largest busi
ness in tho world.
Tho Berliner Corrcspondcnz, which nftor a
sorles ot articles showing that nn uprising
In German Poland was Inevitable thin
spring, suddenly becamo silent, has again
renewed Its attacks, this time dealing with
statistics. In tho meantime tho police have
been mnklng clahorato Investigations, par
ticularly In tho province of West Prussia,
and although few arrests havo been mado
many books nnd papers havo been confis
cated. The Correspondenz Is astonished that
tho authorities In Russian Poland havo not
heeded their warning, for, according to this
organ, Warsaw is nurturing n volcano
which at any moment may set all central
Europe aflame.
According to the most recent antl-PollsTi
nrtlclo in tho Correspondenz, Poles have
not only increased in numbers In thu east
ern provinces of Prussia, which onco
formed pnrt of the Polish kingdom, but havo
established largo Polish colonies in Silesia
and In tho west of Prussia. It declares
that between 1890 and 189S the Polish-
speaking population of Westphalia In
creased from 27,000 to 130,000; that of the
nhlno nrovlnce from C.O0O to 23.000: that
of Silesia from ItOl.OOO to 1,023,000. The cen
sus of 1890 gavo 3,000,000 ns the number of
Prussian subjects who spoko Polish as
their natlvo language, while the recent cen
sus will 'probably show n great Increase
over this number. On the other hand, the
paper points out that the Oerman colonics
in tho Polish districts have gradually ds.
dined in strength nnd energy and that In
many towns tbo administration ot affairs
is entirely in tbo hands of tho Poles, who
nro thus able to devoto tho local tunds to
defraying tho expenso of teaching the Polish
langungo in schools, which, while desig
nated as "private," aro In reality supported
by tho community. Tho paper plucoa the
number of Polish nationalists nt over 100,-.
000, while the nationalist societies hnvo In
creased In the last ten years from S00 to
moro than 994.
Tho disposition of Hungary to cut loosq
from paralyzed Austria complicates the
situation. Hungary is comparatively united
nnd prosperous. As respects Austria, It Is
aggressive and wishes to solve all ques
tions v.ith oxcluslvo regard for her own
economic Interests, taking no account of In
juries likely to be Indicted upon her part
ner. M. Szell, premier of Hungary, re
cently cieated a sensation by discussing
publicly Hungary's ndherenco to tho triple
alliance apart from Austria. Scverunca "is
calmly proposed as economically oxpedlent,
without attention being given to tho peril
ous untiiru of the political problem sever
ance would create. The outlook is any
thing but reassuring. Yet the emplro has
survived so many apparently fatal crises
that many persons bellovo It will survlvo
this onu nlsn. "An empire," says tho Lon
don Speaker, "which has outlasted defeat
by tho Turks, by Frederick the (ireat, by
tbo first Nnpoleon, and, luttorly, by France
and Italy and Prussia, Is not nu empire
to crumble lightly nway. In spltu of sur
face appearance l'appalsement, not disrup
tion, is the goal ot the warring nationali
ties." )'o in pi I en 1 1 mk Trouble,
Philadelphia ltt'cord,
It is proposed to print and distribute tbo
correspondence of Thomas Jefferson in favor
of tho annexation of Cuba. Thomns Jeffer
son was the most far-seeing of statesmen
nnd political philosophers, but he was not
prescient enough to foresee the coming ot
universal suffrage which would put tbo
ballot in the Inept hands of multitudes of
ignorant persons utterly unfamiliar with tbo
simplest notions ot political Self-government
It would be unwise to compllcato tho
problem of universal suffrage In the south
ern nnrllnn nf thta rnilntrv hv frt.nh un.
j negations of Ignorant people.
A I'ltOIMIIVI' WITIIOIT HO.MI1I.
Chlcnao Inter Ocean Willis h. Moore,
chief of tho wenthcr bureau, Hunday nlsht
Issued the following bulletin' 'The
weather tomorrow (Monday) will bo the
finest ever experienced on tbo Inauguration
of a president. The sky purely will bo
clear and the temperature warm and
balmy." Dispatches from Washington give
no Intimation of nny hostile demonstration
upon the part of tho crowd, which was
drenched with rnln while witnessing Mc
KInley take the onth of office. A well-fed
and prosperous pcoplo are good-natured.
Cleveland leader: The weather lu Wash
ington Monday came far short ot Justifying
tho predictions of tho head of tho weather
bureau, who had promised, confidently, tho
best sample ot balmy spring climnto and
bright sunshine that had ever been enjoyed
In tho capital on nn Inauguration day. Hut
It was a far better day than March I, 1S93,
when drover Cleveland's second term be
gan. So there Is an augury, nt the start,
of much brighter fortunes for President
McKInley than his predecessor experienced
during his Inst four yenrs In tho White
House.
Springfield Republican: Prof. Willis
Mooro of the weather bureau will be moro
motions next time. Ho staked his repu
tation ns a forecuBtcr on tho announcement
that Washington would hnvo the finest
weather ever known at nn Inauguration.
This wns what the bureau gave out Sunday
night: "Tho weather tomorrow will be
tho finest ever experienced on the Inaugura
tion nf n president. The sky aurely will
bo clear and thn trmpernturo warm nnd
balmy." No probabilities there; only cer
tnlnties, which tho event proved to be ns
uncertnln us most weather guesses. As a
great public demonstration thnt meteoro
logy Is still In n stato of hnpless Infancy
tho performance was n striking success.
Pittsburg Chronicle; Prof. Moore's shat
tered rcputntton ns n weather prophet Is
one of tho Inaugural exhibits. He had
staked Ills professional record on the kind
of weather ho Intended to Issue, and bo
failed to deliver tho goods ns promised.
The day was damaged by rnln. Ho auld
the weather would ho tho finest over ex
perienced on the Inauguration of a presi
dent. He Raid tho sky would surely bo
clear and tho temperature warm and balmy.
The sky was clear In spots and nt times, and
reports from Wnshlngton during the morn
ing held out the hopu that noon at least
would find the conditions of tho prediction
fulfilled. Vuln hopo! It rained nnd
sleeted. Tho weather went on a strike.
It defied tho weather boss. Prof. Moore
hereafter will conflno himself to tho usual
"probnble" form of weather forecasts, hut
his reputation Is rnln-soaked and shattered.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Light nnd heavy cdltorlnl commentators
agree that it wns the grnndest Inauguration
of tho century.
St. Louis and Chicago arc wading anklo
deep In municipal campaign gore, mixed
with spring mud.
Tho Hooslcr legislature surprises tho na
tives nnd Jars similar bodies In other states
by appropriating $400,000 less than two'
years ago,
Tho editor of the esteemed Washington
Post leaped Into the lnnugural bandwagon
loaded with beautiful chromos ot tho vice
president.
The warmest kind of a campaign Is on
In St. Louis, the prlzo being tho World's
fair mayor. Tho contest began nt P0 de
grees lu the shade and the temperature Is
steadily rising
Carter II. Harrison nnd Judge Hanecy
aro rival candidates for mayor of Chicago.
Party papoj-s in the town declnro the other
fellow Is a political rascal, and utterly
unfitted for tho exalted office.
Tho man in Mississippi who docs not pay
a poll tnx cannot vote or serve on Juries
and oillclal returns show that 29,371 white
citlzcna havo neglected to pay up this year.
This neglect disfranchises them for two
years.
Missouri's legislature Is now wrestling
with a primary election law. Tho bill In
fashioned on the system tested at the re
cent democratic primaries in St. Louis, nnd
Is confidently believed to be a knocker from
Knockervllle.
Ernest McGaffey, poet and fisherman, nnd
Honoro Palmer, -eoclcty man, comprise a
strange combination of candidates Jor
aldermen on the democratic ticket In Chi
cago. Something desperate had to bo douo
to give a picturesque shade to an other
wise dreary campaign.
With two exceptions, Vice President
Itoosuvelt Is younger than nny member of
tho body over which ho presides. There
was ono vice president younger than he
Ilricklnrldge, who was elected on tho ticket
with lluchannii. Daniel D. Tompkins and
John C. Calhoun wero tbo samo ago ns
Hooscvclt when they assumed tho office.
Chief Justice Webster Street of Arizona
was the orator at the dedication of tho ter
ritory's now capltol In Phoenix on Febru
ary 25, tho thirty-eighth anniversary ot thn
establishment of a territorial government
Saturday
the last day
Yon can buy boys' clolliiii,' Jicro nt half iirice.
If ytnii' boy is 1 or ."5 years old we havo junior sniis
to fit liim for 91.75, 2.00, $L0, f.2i; $3.75 and
1.25 ilUST II AM1' J'HU.'JS.
If your boy is J.'l, M, J5 or lfi years old wo hnvo
U-pieee short pant suits to lit him at $1.75, $2.00,
$2.50, $.'5.25, $.'5.75 ami $1.25, and black cutaway
clay dress suits at $5.00. This dross suit sold sit
$12.50 ami $15.00.
And for boys of K, U, 15 and 1(5 years of npo
we have long pant suits at $5.00, $0.25, $7.50, $8.25
ami $10.00 .HJriT HALF PKICE.
And for boys II, 12, V,i, 11, 15 and 10 years of
aK-' wo havo Hoofers, Overcoats and Ulsters at
$2.50, $3.25, $3.75, $1.25, $5.00, $0.25, $7.50, etc.
Just Half Price
Browning,
R. S. WILCOX, Manager.
Omnlin's Exclusive Clothcrs for Men
uud Boys,
there. The capltol Is built entirely nf
Arizona products tnA the peoplo claim that
II Is tho best public building la the t'nltrd
Htntes costing bo llttlo money. Tho flrit
leglslnturu of Arizona held Its sessions In
a tog cabin In Prcscotti
Propinquity countn for much In tho dis
trlbutlon of political npojl. The statu of
Maryland, whleh Is far behind l'enitsyl
von la in population nnd area, has u larger
number of nillcenotdrra in the federal em
ploy nt Washington than has tho Keystone
Mate. Virginia has 1,252, against 1,255 for
Pennsylvania. Over $1,000,000 a year
Is paid out to citizens of each of those
stales who reside In tho national capital
nnd whoso names nro on tho government
pay rolls.
inti:i:,v CHAFF.
Detroit Journal: The box cont Is the
coat which makes a person look llko u
barrel.
Cleveland Plain Denier! "Y1, sir, mv
grent grandfather blazed his way to
wealth."
"With a pioneer's nxf"
"Ax-? No. He burned barns nnd got tho
Insurance."
, Indlnnnpolls Press: Tommy-Paw. what
Is un optimist?
Mr. Flgg An optimist, my son, Is n man
that will start out with a now ilrnmatle
troupn without providing hlmrelf with a
return ticket.
PlttKburg Chronicle: "I guess the null
iiuix-rlnllsts regarded It us a coronation,
remarked tho observant Hoarder.
"Well, there wus some reign, you know '
replied tho Cross-Eyed Hoarder.
Chicago Tribune: Hhe--l lell vou (lie
niornl superiority of woman is recugulzed
In tho language. Itself. There Isn't nnv
feminine for "rascal," Is l hire? -lie
Of course not, but llutt'H beeaiice
Hue Units because there aro no feini
nltio rnscnls!
Washington Htnr: "Do you ever look
Imc.k 'l!'. your llf 1111,1 reflect on the op
porttinltlcR you have missed?" inquired (ho
melancholy man.
,. "".' .Hlr:" '"'swerod tho hustler. "it
would be Just my luck to iiiUk somo morn
helped "W"M bro,,Jll,B om' w,mt w"'t bo
Philadelphia Press! ilorrotighs-1 Kt n
lug's mall " Ml,rklc' 111 IN ""ri-
ntjaphtor--Dld you, renlly? For how
Horroughn-For $10. it readR: "Forward
" "V! ,1CU ",0 '"""or' I loaned you last
t
month.
tin: iiffi:hu:ci:.
I. J. Montnguo In tho Oregonlan.
If Mr. J. p. Morgan should nwuko, somo
summer day.
To llnd his recent purchases had nil been
swept away,
lied have to spend a year or two lu count.
Ing up thu cost
Of everything, beforo he know exactlv
what he'd lost.
I he railroads reaching everywhere, the
s earners on the son,
Iho shop.s and mills and factories, would
. each one havo to be
Chased down ami .listed nt Its price, so
that J. P might know
How heavily he'd suffered by this solar
plexus blow.
If 'jj-,,1' J,orKnn were to go to wnik
To get that property nwny from sundrv
fellow men,
Hcd likely do It in tho end. for ho has
got u trick
Of making good things come his wny; and
. fonio both fast nnd thick,
Hut It would rake n lifetime upent in tod
and strlfo nnd onre,
And even then a iicklo fate might hind
htm In the air.
And If he laid his plana full well und
strove io make them win.
licit Kut his fortiino just ns he was ready
to "cush In."
If I awoke, somo summer day, to nnd un
earthly pllo
Wns Hcattered to the four winds, I probably
should smile.
And, while J. P. was counting up thn stock
of one concern
Hod lost. I'd go to work, and In a mIikIc
fort nlu lit earn
Afi much ns I had hud before, and. still ,
have, forsooth, . . . r
Tho buoyancy nnd hopefulness and health
nnd strength of youth,
ouil think thnt I. with. all of taere ad-
vnntnges lu view,
Ought not lo envy Morgan, but. I must
admit, I do.
GOLDEN
ROD
OIL
COMPANY
Producer of Fuel Oil In Cnllfiirnlit.
Owner ol 201)0 Acre of Oil I.nndn.
Tho secretary wired from the. field le
gnrdlng Well No. 2, now nearly com
pleted. Ilnkerslleld, Call., Feb. 'M, 1001.
"Well flowed twice recently; once
sonic eighty feet over derrick.
.1 nines G. Cortelyou."
Ollt l'ltOSI'KCTUS
with names of ofllccrs nnd directors, maps
und full particulars, will bo sent you for
the asking.
JOHN G. CORTIiLYOU. Pres.
1011 lliiveiiiKirt HI. - Oinnlin, Neb.
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