THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt MOKDAY, APH1L 8, 1901.
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M. It. H UNGATE,
Notary Public.
Tho Initiation of the Kustcr bonnet Ih
mi ussurunee of the liquidation of the
bill.
Rullrtlng railroads on paper Is ouo
1 1ll MK nnil raising the capital to build
them l another.
It pays to Ihj a martyr In Oinnlui.
For further particulars apply to S. I.
Gordon, Into police judge.
This week ought to ace tho Judicial
di'iidloek over the nppolutnient of su
premo court commissioners broken.
Why not project a direct mil lino to
South Dakota? That, country Is more
naturally . tributary to Omnhu than
Kansas.
Omaha real estate has proved the for
tune of nearly all Omaha's wealthier
citizens. Thu intiu who Invests on such
Killd foundation cannot go amiss.
After coming up to the scratch with
hticli propitious Kaster weather the
weather man ought to have n stand-in
n lth the women for at least one season.
Omaha, doubtless needs enlarged High
school facilities, but It also needs a
higher standard of education. In the
High school ami fewer frills nnd side
llshes.
Governor Dietrich says he will take
the responsibility for his action In the
matter of the supreme court commission
all to himself. The yellow journal
fakirs can now have another guess.
Wouder If the reduction in the price
of Nebraska's supreme court reports is
intended as an Intimation that In later
years these reports have not beeu worth
thu money they formerly commanded.
I'opocrntic organs arc now busily en
gaged in the tusk of distributing fed
eral patronage i to tho Nebraska repuh
llcuns. The popocrats were nlwnys gen
rrotts In volunteering such services to
their political opponents.
Perhaps it Is not out of placo to re
mind ourstjlves once more that sprlug
purchases can bo made right here in
Omnlia nt just 'as good prices and with
almost as largo a variety for selection
as In Chicago and other eastern cities,
A. Lincoln paper explains tho small
vote titbits recent city election on the
ground of bad weather, which put n
danipcr on even the eagerness of thu
people to make a showing commensurate
with the census population. Lincoln
should have the beuellt of tlil,s explaua
tlou.
Andrew Carnegie Is suffering thu pen
alty of philanthropy by being pestered
almost to death by people with all sorts
of schemes for allevlutlnc misery and
regenerating huuiaulty. There are somo
drawbacks, evidently, ' to this before
(lentil philanthropy that do not attach
to p&sL-mprtem benefactions made by
will.
Porto ltlco con thank Its luckv stars
that Governor Allen has consented to
continue In the work of reorganization
so auspiciously stinted under his dlroc
tlou. If President MeKlnley's selec
Hons for responsible positions In nil of
our new Insular possessions turn out as
well the people there will have no fault
to And.
A railroad to connect Omaha with
central Kansas would be a good thing
Hut If tho road Is not to bo constructed
until Douglas comity votes ?2ro,000 In
bonds us a bonus, It will take a long
tlmo before the raUrond to tho heart of
Kansas materializes. Tho tlmo for sub
sldlzlng railroads with bond Issues has
passed awny.
The state press generally Is applaud
lug Governor Dietrich for his courageous
action In vetoing tho various appro
prlatlons made by thu legislature that
threatened to exceed tho limits of the
state's revenuo for taxation. Tho Henib
vetoed by the governor relate to ex
penditures which can readily bo spared
.V, public otlleer who keeps the Interest
of tho taxpayers constantly In view
deserves the tuximycru' gratitude.
LooKixa tiACKivAiin am) roitn'Atw,
When the republicans of Nebraska en
tered upon the national campaign
twelve months ago oven the most san
guine had grave doubts about the out
come. The common enemy was thor
oughly Intrenched In power and Its
leaders Inspired by the assurance- that
the certain rcnomlnutlou of William
Jennings llrynn for. the presidency
would Insure for them moral and ma
terial support that would make their
position almost Impregnable. The re
publicans moreover entered the cam
paign handicapped by the blunders of
bad leadership that had demoralized the
rank nnd tile through scandalous ap
pointments In the federal service and
a reckless disregard of public sentiment
on Issues vital to all the. people.
In the face of these discouraging con
ditions and tin: unpromising prospect
the battle of 1IXK) was fought and won
solely by heroic effort nnd unremitting
labor, The only clement that braced
and strengthened the campaign man
agement was the prevailing prosperity
which not oven Bryan himself could
gainsay. Tho redemption of Nebraska
was rightfully hailed throughout the
country as the most edgnnl victory of
tho presidential contest. To carry
llryan's state for MeKlnloy, to elect
the entire republican state ticket am
to capture a majority of both houses
of the legislature which was to choose
two United .States senators, was an
achievement which elicited the admira
tion and applause of the national com
mittee and the grateful acknowledg
ments of the president.
The republicans have now reoceuplod
tho state house three months. With the
exception of the supreme court and
the university board they are !n full
control of all thu departments of state
government. They have Just closed a
session of the legislature that culmi
nated In the election of two repub
licans to the United States senate and
are about to enter upon an era of pro
bation and responsibility. It is ac
knowledged on all hands that the work
of the legislature has been disappoint
lug In many respects. Quite apart from
tho discontent created by the protracted
senatorial deadlock, the failure of the
republican majority to live up to the
constitutional obligations to make a new
apiwrtlonnient of legislative representa
tion and Its lamentable disregard of the
interests of the party and the state In
the matter of congressional and ju
dicial redisricting has seriously weak
ened popular confidence In thu party.
The refusal to submit needed constitu
tional amendments and extravagant ap
propriations cannot fall to contribute to
thu reactionary effect. The only re
deeming feature In this respect has been
the action of Governor Dietrich In veto
lug questionable measures and appro
priations in excess of the revenues.
ItopubllcuiiH must bear In mind that
thu redemption ot Nebraska In 11)00
does not by any means guarantee the re
tention of Nebraska unless republicans
riso to the emergency and prove by
their conduct that they merit the. trust
eposed in them, l'arty regeneration
must not stop with the election of re
publican senators. The policy of Jetting
the party drift without sail or rudder
must be ubaudoucd. Disreputable and
Incompetent public otHclals In every
branch of the public service must bo
weeded out. The barnacles nnd leeches
that have been fastened upon the fed-
nil service, casting odium upon the
party, should be pried loose from the
crib nnd decent, reputable, active re
publicans given their plnces. This the
new senators owe themselves and thu
party. I
liSPIlUYEMEXT IX VUH'W HWO.
Governor Allen's statements in regard
to Porto Klco contradict tho reports of
unfavorable conditions lu the Island.
tie says that much progress has been
made lu n material way, that cultiva
tion has beeu extended and that tho
old-established Industries have Im
proved, except coffee growing and pro
duction, which Is nt present languish
ing. The dellclency in this direction
will probably bo iniide up for by the
Increased production of sugar, duo to
the tariff discrimination in Its favor.
As to civil affairs, the governor states
that they nra working smoothly and
the peoplo generally arc well satlslled
with the civil government' nnd the
Anierlcnu administration. He snld of tho
law of congress for governing the Island
that Senator Koraker, who framed It,
bullded better than he knew. In re
gard to the emigration from Porto
Klco, Governor Allen says it Is so small
us not to bo worth considering. The
opponents of the administration have
professed to see In this emigration or a
few thousand Porto Klcans another evi
deuce that our acquisition of the Span
ish Islands has Injured their inhabitants
Instead of benetltlng them and that our
rule has been found unendurable by
people who had long endured that of
Spain, but as most of these emigrants
have gone to Hawaii, they ore simply
transferring themselves trom ouo Anier
lean possession whose Ills they are
familiar with to a second nbout wiiien
hangs the glamour of the unknown.
The people 'who have been luciuccii by
the agents of Hawaiian sugar planters
to leave Porto Klco may be glail to re
turn to the Island nud no doubt In tlmo
many of them will drift back, for Porto
Klco is a much more desirable place to
live lu than Hawaii.
Prof. Brumbaugh, tho commissioner
of education of Porto Klco, In n com
munlcutlon to Secretary Koot says that
tho people of Porto Klco want schools
nud have been cordial ntnb reasonable
lu their attitude to free education
throughout the Island. He stntes that
he has never worked among a people
who have been more kindly cousldernte
than tho people of Porto Klco. Ho ex
poets to put thu schools on a linn and
pormnneut basis under the now school
law passed by the legislature and which
has Just gone Into effect.
The testimony of the governor of
Porto Klco aud of tbjo superintendent
of education ns to conditions in tuu
Island Is altogether gratifying and
being of the highest authority must be
accepted ns conclusively disproving re
ports to the contrary which have come
from newspaper correspouueuts uud
others. Porto Klco Is progressing as
well as could be expected. The Island
has not yet recovered wholly from the
effects of the hurricane, but there Is no
reason 10 iioiiovo Hint tne istauuers
have any troubles that they would not
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TIM YKXK7.UKl.AX DIFFICULTY.
Minister Loomls was to have left
Venezuela yesterday on ills return to
tho United States, In response to a suin-
inons from this government. It Is the
understanding that the minister has not
been recalled, but simply requested to
come to Washington In order to fully
explain the dltliculty which has threat-
tied to terminate diplomatic relations
between the United States and Venez
uela, If not to bring nbout something
more serious. It Is quite possible, how-
ver, that In view of the feeling of hos-
lllty toward him on the part of the
Venezuelan authorities Mr. Loomls will
not return to the southern republic, but
will be given a diplomatic position else
where. Our government lias found no
fault with the course of the minister,
who has Indeed for the most part simply
followed Instructions from Washington,
but If he Is as offensive to the Venez
uelan government ns Is represented, It
would manifestly be useless to con
tinue lilin at that post, because he would
not be able to accomplish anything
toward an amicable settlement of the
dltliculty. Venezuela might regard his
return us a deliberate affront.
Nothing has recently transpired to In
dicate that the dltliculty has become
aggravated, or that there Is any danger
that n settlement may not be reached
hrough diplomatic methods. Hut Presi
dent Castro of Venezuela Is the sort of
man who must be carefully dealt with.
He Is practically a dictator and, accord
ing to report, Is now scheming to per
petuate his power and Intrench him
self still more firmly at the head of the
government. Uroiu all accounts he Is
not over-scrupulous, and It looks as If
lie aniL other otllclals were trying to
line their coffers by blackmail of for
eign enterprises. At all events our gov
ernment; must give the Venezuelan gov
ernment to clearly understand that
whatever American rights or interests
ire In danger will be protected. The
United States wants no quarrel with
any of the southern republics. It pro
poses to deal with them Justly and
fairly, -but It will not purchase their
friendship by undue sacrltlcc or by sur
rendering any of Us rights. It is per
haps not to be expected that Venezuela
will show gratitude for tho service this
country rendered her In the boundary
dispute with Great Britain, but she
should be made to underytand that our
rights must be respected.
THE MAK1XV OF A MAUTYlt.
Seven yenrs ago Samuel I. Gordon was
pursuing the peaceful vocation of an ex
pressman. The political turmoil in the
First ward suddenly brought him to the
surface as a republican candidate for
the city couueii, to.whlch Ulguitied body
Gordon was duly elected. If the mem
ory and voracity of a prominent corpora
tion manager can be depended on, It
cost a little over $'J,000 of slush fund
to beat Tom Lowry nud elect Sam Gor
don. That was the beginning of the
making of the martyr. Whether this
proved a paying Investment has not yet
been disclosed.
In 18D3 the martyr becamu one of thu
leaders of the anti-Catholic crusadu aud
his zeal In tho cause secured for him
prompt recognition In the uomluatiou
and election as police Judge. In that
capacity a good expressman was spoiled
and a poor police magistrate developed.
Gordon was a sort of Dogberry who
made a study of natural law and applied
it promiscuously in delluucc of thu stat
utes and the higher courts.
Before his term wus out he was ubol-
Ished as police Judge by tho fusion
legislature of 18'J", which thus opened
the way for his latest martyrdom. To
rebuke Howell aud Kausom, the repub
licans renominated Gordon for tho otlice
and gave liltn u new lease of ottlclul
life. This vindication elevated Gordon
lu his own esteem to such n degree he
not only Imagined that he hud a life
tenure to thu position, but also that he
was ti luw unto himself. His highest
ambition appeared to be to make him
self solid witli thu vicious nud criminal
classes. Ills sympathies for vagrants
ami lawbreakers of all classes could be
relied on to counterbalance any evi-
ileiico of guilt uud his rank favoritism
to polico court lawyers transferred the
money that belonged to the school fund
luto thu pockets of tho shysters, straw-
bondsmen nud their go-betweens.
When these lawless practices became
too scandalous, the martyr was turned
down by his party, only to be taken up
by the fusion reformers, who gave him
a uomluatiou ou their ticket to cater to
the de;uauds of the vicious aud criminal
classes. As a silver republican decoy,
Gordon proved a success. Tho very
men who deposed him llrst, embraced
him aud reinvested him with the martyr
crown.
The ordinary martyr usuully achieves
Immortality by privation and suffering,
but Omaha's martyr police Judgu thrives
and grows fat on persecution. Although
Impeached and removed from olllco by
the district court, he has managed to
draw his full salary for work never
performed. His lofty expectations for
the future are tersely expressed by his
public-spirited attorney, Mr. Jelferls, In
the following quotation by a local paper:
We don't enre If Judb'o Oordon never
takes his seat behind tho bench at thu
polico station, Ho'a drawing salary, anil
that's the principal thing to be considered.
From the same mercenary staudpolut,
It will pay tho taxpayers of Omaha to
fence the martyr out of the pollen court,
even If his salary continues. It Is a
matter of record that the amount of
tines turned luto the school fund In one
month since Gordou's removal hns ex
ceeded the amount turned In by Gordon
In n 'whole year. Under tho circum
stances the city can nlTord to have a
martyr, oven If all the police court shys
ters have to wear crime and the counte
nances of the vagrants nnd crooks aro
shrouded In gloom.
Invidious remarks aro being made
about the new attorney general be-
cnttso he has accepted a cabinet po
sition paying $8,0X) a year, which Is
much less than his previous Income
from his profession. Tho fnct Is over
looked that no lawyer lu the country com
petent and qualllled to act as attorney
general could fall to earn several times
the salary of the otllco on the outside.
The same Is true with reference to a
great many public positions in which
the prestige ami honor are expected to
make good tho detlclt In compensation.
People out this way are patiently
waiting for Chicago campaign methods
to be transplanted Into their vicinity.
A few pink teas and green luncheons In
the counclltnunie backyard lu advance
of the election and front porch recep
tions after the victory Is scored, would
make a contest for municipal olllco
really edifying, If not completely satis
factory. It might even lead up to the
theater box party Idea that was tried
once In Denver, but unsuccessfully.
The legislature of Montana has appor
tioned out to the various counties the
."530,000 boodle fund that was turned lu
during the famous tight for the sena
torshlil of that state two years ago
because no one would venture to lay
claim to the. money. .Montana could
well afford to have thu performance re
peated If the llnanclal aspect of It only
were to be considered.
Now oil discoveries are announced
from Wyoming, but there Is little news
in thu announcement. It bus beeu
known for more than twonty-ltve years
that Wyoming Is rich In oil deposits
and projects have been under way
periodically for their development. It
Is only a question of lime when Wyo
ming will rival thu ruinous oil Ileitis of
Pennsylvania.
If tiniiuclal promoters think they can
close up a (leal to combine thu pack
ing Interests of Chicago. Omaha aud
Kansas City without even consulting the
Omaha owners they will be counting
without their host. Such a combina
tion Is within the realm of possibility,
but It will take some work nearer homo
than such long-distance operations.
Mnrh to Write Abont.
Washington Post.
If Grovcr Cleveland should ever decide
to grind out 6 worth of stuff for the Com
moner he might bo able to say something
Interesting about presidential candidates
who cannot carry their own states.
HuMiilclmiN llnxtc.
Baltimore American.
The quickness with which Agulnaldo
swere allegiance to tho United Stutcs war
rants tho suspicion that ho may entertain
a secret opinion ot his capture as a bless
ing In disguise. It enables him to retreat
from an untenable position with grace nnd
dignity.
Kan fur the Knrnicr.
Uoston' Herald.
A slender roan bearing tho modest name
of Phillips has cornered tho Chicago corn
O'arkot and is sending the price up, dcspltu
tho fact that four ' millionaire Hoard ot
Trade members aro trying to provent It.
Corn Is selling hjghcr than tt has for six
years and some say 'it will reach CO cents
a bushel.' Meanwtbllr,. tho farmers are
laughing in their laen and. enjoying the
flght. i v v .... v
Com In R to llrr IIIkIiIh.
Chicago lleeoril-Hcrald.
Mrs. Benjamin Stelnhart of New York
hns Just been victorious In a lawsuit over
tho color ot bcr hair and the sparkle of
her diamonds. The woman was not satis
fed becauso somo fancy photographs that
she had taken recently mado her hair look
pink instead of Titian red and gave no hint
of tho cxccllrnco ot her diamonds, which
she modestly told' tho court "wero very
fine." This case, In connection with that
in which a Clovcland woman secured judg
ment a few weeks ago because It had been
alleged that her corset was tight, will scrvu
to further emphasize the fact that woman
Is n't last coming Into her rights. The ngo
of chivalry may be dead, but justice has
her hammer out!
Xo nxciiMp (or Hartley t'omproiiilHc.
Columbus Telegram (dcm.)
Ono of tho peculiar bills passed by tho
lato lamented legislature was a mcas-ire
to authorize tho attorney general to com
promise with tho Hartley bondsmen, prac
tically upon payment of tho costs In the
various suits which tho stato has Insti
tuted against tho men who pledged them
selves to shield the state against harm by
reason of any net of dishonesty on Hartley's
part. It was u shameful piece of legisla
tion and doubly shameful because a largo
number of democrats and populists voted for
It. Perhaps theso men can glvo good ex
cuho for supporting such a bill, but the
Telegram Is unablo to Imagine how nny
satisfactory excuse can bo forthcoming.
This bill practically says to tho Hartley
bondsmen: "Tho state was only joking
when It took your bond. You aro foolish
If you pay a cent." And then to further In
sult tho Intelligence of all Nobraskans tho
legislature magnanimously provided that
tho settlement should be made without ex-
penso to tho state. For this much let every
body be thankful. Uud this righteous
clause not been Inserted perhaps tho bonds
men might liavo recovered Judgment against
tho stato for asking them to pay tbn Hart
ley shortago, but now we arc safe In pre
dicting that all tho stato will loso will bo
tho half million which Hartley stole. It Is
cause for congratulation that the legislature
did not voto a life pension to each of tho
Hartley bondsmen.
PISIIHOVAI. NOTKS.
Agulnaldo can never live, In tho White
IIouso, hut be may talk a rivor and harbor
bill to death somo day.
Governor General Leonard Wood of Cuba
Is at work upon a scries of articles deal
ing with his former experiences In western
Indian' campaigns,
The emperor of China la now said to be
suffering from tho effects of too much to
bacco. Aecordlug to reports, he smokes
cigarettes continuously and ns many Amer
ican cigars as he can get.
Lord Salisbury, In a recent address to a
gathering o.f 'commercial mon, advised all
youths who Intended to engago In tho pur
suits of commcrco to know French, Ger
man and Spanish before either Latin or
Greek.
Illinois, In which statu I'rof. Woolley,
prohibition candidal for president, lives
and In which he prosecuted his most nctlvo
canvaBS, gavo him proportionately fower
votes than Wisconsin, tho chief brewery
stato of the west.
The Uhedlvo of Egypt l nn energetic fire
man and has each of his palaces supplied
with tho latest appliances. Periodical
drills of his domestics nro thoroughly car
ried out. He occasionally turns them out
on false alarms and finds that they answer
to bis satisfaction.
Senator I'latt ot Now York and Senator
Piatt ot Connecticut are cousins about six
teen times removed. Tho first Platts In
America wero two brdihcrs, who tettled
on tho eastern end of Long Island. From
them aro descended practically all of the
name lu toe United States.
TAKE KI.M1I.V TO KlV SKXATOllS.
Imperial Republican. 1-M Hosewatcr,
editor of The Uco, crowned himself with
glory when he withdrew from tho ena
torlal fight and said; "I will continue at
tho old stand, battling for the best Inter
ests of tho republican pnrty aud will be
heard from again, fighting with the pen
for republican principles."
Lynch Journal (rep.); Finally the legis
lature has done as It should have dono
long ngo. All avowed candidates wero
thrown nsldo and Governor Dietrich nnd J.
It. Millard wero elected senators. We are
glad to seo this. Now all tho soro spots
made by the fight will bavc to heal or be
nursed out In private and tho party as a
whole will be able to work together. Hut
as a whole tho legislature has come far
short of what It should have dono In re
gard to legislating for the state and has
proven again (hat the people and not tho
legislature should elect senators.
Grand Island Independent (rep.): Dur
ing tho scuntorlal campaign It was often
charged when the "loyalty" of men wns
questioned, that E. Hosewnter was not a
loyal republican. It must be said, how
ever, that he never yet fought lu the
dark. His battles were ihvays In tho open.
No ono ever had cause to doubt where he
stood. While many republicans have not
ngreed with him in many Instances, thoy
must give blm the credit of always having
fought fearlessly along the lines of his
own convictions. And they will generally
be plcafed with the loyal words exprcsied
to the Joint session.
Osceola ltecord (rep.). The election of
Governor Dietrich and J. II. Millard ns
United States senators was the happy solu
tion of tho very difficult problem, Hoth arc
thorough business men, broad-minded, com
petent nnd honest and will give to Ne
braska n representation of which It will be
proud. Neither of them make nny preten
sions nt being an orator nnd wilt nut
wnsto the tlmo of the senate by long-distance
nnd worthless talk. This, In Itself,
will bo quite a relief to tho people of the
stnto, for It Is the careful painstaking man
of affairs, nnd not the talker, who ac
complishes results In this day nnd age.
Culbcrtson Era (rep.); It had been fre
quently asserted In various quarters that
the republican candidate for governor was
not a politician nnd therefore could not
succeed either ns a candidate or executive.
Well, perhaps the governor-senator Is not a
politician from his critic's point of view, but
for good, hard, sound business senso nnd
nn Intelligent nnd sensible reason tor doing
or not doing things he commends himself
with all parties and while we are proud
of htm as our senator wu regret to sec him
leave the gubernatorial chair that he bus
already shown himself so well qualified to
fill with honor to himself and credit to tho
state.
Hloomfleld Monitor (rep.): Nebraska's
new senators are n good trusty pair ot re
publicans to draw to. Place that In your
hnt for further reference. They will guard
and protect Nebraska's Interests In na
tional legislation and uphold the hands of
tho national administration. Ncbraskn Is
to bo congratulated that republicanism tri
umphed at the last hour over personal am
bition. .Mr. Thompson, Mr. Uosowatcr and
Mr. Mclklcjohu must not bo forgotten for
their, manly actions in finally thrusting
aside their personal ambition for tho ad
vancement of republican loyalty and party
good. All honor to their actions lu tills
manner.
Weeping Water Republican: The happy
termination of the dendlock In tho election
of two unobjectionable republicans wus
greeted with rapturous aallsfaction by all
members of tbe party here. It Is considered
tho best posslblo solution of the question.
Governor Charles II. Dietrich and J. II.
Millard of Omaha were tho compromise can
didates on which all united In the caucus
Thursday morning, after tho leading candi
dates had nil 'withdrawn. Theso gentlemen
are both reproaentnttvo citizens, true re
publicans and nro not professional politi
cians. Nebraska will ho ably represented
nt Washington nnd tho campaign thunder
tho fuslonlsts expected to produce over a
failure of the republlcnns to elect has gone
glimmering.
Hayes County Republican: Nebraska
has two United States senators. Their
names arc C. H. Dietrich and J. II. Mil
lard tho former governor of tho state anil
the latter president of the Omaha National
bank. Hoth aro representative citizens
and will bo wortny nnd creditable repre
sentatives at Washington. Tho happy solu
tion of tho senatorial deadlock was reachel
In caucus Thursday morning and was ac
complished after an all-night session, which
had developed no material chango lu the
voto ot tho lending candidates. The se
lection ot Dietrich nnd .Millard brings
satisfaction to republicans throughout tho
state, who had become alarmed that Urn
legislature would adjourn without au elec
tion. The fuslonlsts are correspondingly
disappointed with the result.
Wayno Herald (rep.): It was a happy
conclusion tho legislature arrived at Inst
Thursday., whoa after weeks of ono of the
warmest contests ever known In tho state
D. E. Thompson, Hosowator and Mclklejohn
laid asldo their personal desires for the
bast interests ot tho party In tho state and
mado It posslblo to elect two United States
senators. It was n noblo move and the
party should remember it well, for thoy
have proven tbcmselvos republicans who
lcve their party and its principles. As a
result tho state of Nebraska will be repre
sented In the national legislature In the
persons of J. II. Millard, ono of Omaha's
and Nohraskn's foremost citizens, who was
elected for tho long term, and Governor
C. II, Dietrich for tho short term. Both nro
stalwart republicans and, whllo many had
their choice, It Ib a happy solution of the
contest.
Stanton Picket (rep.): Tho Picket admits
disappointment nt tho defeat of Edward
Rosowoter for United States senator. Not
because we had expected to seo him elected,
for from the first to last we entertained but
slight hopo of his success. It Is rnther be
causo wo bolleved and still bellovo that tho
will of a majority of republicans Is frus
trated by his failure of election and be
cause wo bellovo him tho most able man In
the stnto for the position and tho one
capable of doing tho most good. If wo
were disappointed, so are others; If Mr.
Ilosewoter's friends wero disappointed,
friends of tho other aspirants were moro
so. personally, iiinuga uaving nopeu ior
Mr. Ilosowntcr's election, we arc pleased
with the selection of Senator Millard. It
means Hint n long-beaded, sagacious nnd
conservative business man will represent
Nebraska from the North Platto country In
the upper branch of tho national rongress.
Columbus Journal (rep.) : Eduard Kciie
water, tho editor of The Oniiiha Dec. and,
Incidentally, ono of the late asplriiiils for
n scnatorshlp, In Ills speech after the
election frankly confessed: "I renlle
that I am perhaps not a proper person to
be a candidate fur this high oilier, hrcutiio
I am unfortunately engaged In n biiHlnuss
111 which I frequently have to trend on ton
many corns, but I feel grateful that I nut
not n statesman out of n Job. I will, eon
tlnuo nt tho old stand, battling fur the
best Interests of tho republican putty mid
will bo heard from again, lighting with thu
pen for republican principle. 1 tlinnk
all those who have so griicrnuxly accorded
me their support In this lmig-diawn but
how happlly-onded contest. " Tho Journal
admires his pluck, his cnmpiehcnsloii of
tho situation and his Indomitable w and
Industry, but theso latter will now be of
vital use to him, becauso his functions as
editor of one of the many great news
papers of tho country give to him dally a
larger audience and one more attentive
than tho few score IMeucrs hi thu United
j States tscnute chamber.
ItK.dt IIOMS (IT TIIK I.KdIMI.ATI II U.
Tekamah Herald (rep.) The few dis
gruntled republicans who fused with tho
populists to bring about a premature ml
Journment, nnd thereby defeated meritori
ous legislation, have sacrificed the confi
dence and betrayed the trust of their con
stituents. Central City Nohparell (rep.): The leg
islature couldn't find time to pass any f
tho reapportionment bills, so everything re
mains ns tt was. Tbe constitution de
manded the reapportionment of the state,
but the constitution has no terrors for a
Nebraska legislature.
Kearney Hub (rep,): The legislature did
nn unwise and discourteous thing In re
jecting Governor Dietrich 'b recommendation
for n cut on the princely fees of Robert Leo
Herdman, clerk of the supreme court. The
governor was right In his demnnd. Tho leg
islature was wrong In refuelng It.
Hurwcll Tribune (rep.): The history of
tho late lamented lei'lslaturo Is not volum
inous nor very entertaining reading. He
sides mnUlnp a very, mcrltorlouB game law
end electing United States senators It did
very little. Considering the tangle, how
ever, it may lie ugrced tbnt the election of
senators was n whole lot.
North Platte Trlbuno (rep,). The past
session of the legislature- might have done
worse nnd It might have done better It Is
to be commended for killing, a good many
bad measures Introduced and pnislng i few
good ones. Of course, ns Is always the
case, many people will say that the defunct
legislature was the worst e ever had, but
there are always vicious kickers to be found,
H.inltiRtoti Herald 'rep.): The legislature
enmo within nn nco of earning tho name
"the ilo-notblng legislature." Should It have
adjourned without the election of senators,
as seemed apparent until the eleventh
hour, to find out what It really accomplished
would bo n good deal like looking for a
needle In a haystack. The three republican
members who defeated the legislative ap
portionment bill ought to be drummed out of
tho party.
Ord Quiz (rep.): One of the disgraceful
things done by thu late lamented Uglsla
turo nftcr disposing ot the scnatorshlp
business was tho passago of tho olll re
lieving the bondsmen of Dofnultcr Hartley
of obligations to the cxten ot $T.n,00o,
To keep up the line of mnrch. gentlemen,
you should hac passed a bill cnlllug on
the governor to pardon the i;reat dMulter.
Hut maybe that part of tho progiam bits
been arranged for In silence.
Friend Telegraph (rep.): Any attempt
to call tho present legislature together for
tbe purpose of passing laws whlcu they
neglected while In session would te worse
than an attempt to correct the i:i's.-,Ui n
which Moses mnde. The people of tlu alutc
nro free from the present legislature, t.nd
they aro now powerless to do tho state any
moro barm, and they should be allowed to
rest In peace and oblivion, which n great
majority of them so richly deserve after
tho arduous duties which they have Intel)
performed nnd which the people v 111 not
soon forget.
Fremont Tribune (rep,): It Is certain
tho fuslonlsts cannot complain ot tho re
publicans for taking advantage of them in
the legislative session-just ended. In tho
beginning the contest enses wero disposed
of without partisan bias and no fusion mem
ber was unseated. Then tho state has not
been reapportioned for any purpose nor n
ballot law pnssed that would seem to gain
advantage. That Is to say, no fuslonlst has
any right to say he has not hud about all he
could oxpect out of a republican session.
And by that token, republicans will think
awhile before saying a great deal.
York Times (rep.): Whllo tho legisla
ture has seemed to be absorbed In the elec
tion of United States senators It has paused
a number of good Jaws mid killed p num
ber of bad bills. With the work dono after
tho election was settled, which wus well
under way before, the session will have
mado a pretty good record, considering
the fact that the house, by tho aid of two
or three alleged republicans, hns been fu
sion ou all party questions. An effective
republican caucus has been Impossible nn
any question and without It IrapottniU leg
islation cannot be carried over the protcM
ot an organized opposition.
Genoa Leader (Ind.): At last the Ne
braska legislature hns adjourno.l and tiielr
acts have become history. Mtcr months
of quarreling nnd bickering they succeed 3d
at tho lust hour In electing two Unltut
Stntes senators who nro acceptable to tbn
people, but It was not their fault. It wus
a battle royal between tho peoplo anil the
politicians, In which thu peoplo won, as
they did two years ago. Had tho politi
cians been united, however, the people
would have been In tbn soup. Hut when
thieves fn.U out honest men gel a show.
Outside the election of senators, however,
the less suid tho better. Few iawa of nny
consequence were passed, and had it not
been for tho governor those passed would,
have been so full of errors that tlivy would
have been Inoperative.
Crcto Vldetto (rop.): The fustonlstn took
the grounds that tho republicans wero In a
majority and wore responsible tor al! leg
islation. Consequently they voted for alt
appropriation, encouraged extravagance on
every hand and voted against ill measures
looking toward retrenchment and ecour.my;
Had they assisted tho republlcar.8, who
tried to carry out the governor's sugges
tion, Leo Herdman would havo received a
salary of $1,000 and the fees of his oltlco
would havo none Into the treasury for tho
benefit of tho people. As It la, Herdman
will pocket nearly f&O.OOO in fcoa. This
may bo cute politics, but wo bnllevo :lo
rank and fllo of tho fusion party will call
It rank perfidy on tb part ot their top
rcsentatlvcs, from whom thoy expected
moro mnnly action. Tlmo will tell.
Waboo New Era (pop.); Whllo It Is true
that tho republicans and tho governor were
Inslncero In their grandstand play for ecoa
omy, In the effort to pass a bill reducing
tho emoluments of tho ofneo of lerk of the
supremo court (which Is said to pay .ome
thlng Hko $30,000 a year), bucauso as long
as tho oftlce was held by a republican no
nttompt whntovcr was made by republican
legislatures to reduce bis salary, but now,
when tho olllco Is held by n fiulonlst they
all nt ouco seo tho necessity for a reduc
tion. At tho same tlmo wo question very
much the wisdom of tho fusion members
of tho legislature to go on record ngalnst
economy. Had wo been n member wo would
havo voted in favor of Governor Dietrich's
bill reducing the salary. A professed re
former should at all times ba consistent
and less partisan.
VAI.l'K UK IUI3AH.
0iiortiiiiltli'K to I'nt Til em to Proflt-tililt-
Kiiiployniriit,
Success for April.
In his recipe for training a novelist Wal
ler Hesaiit gives us one of his rules, "Write
iiimiio Verso every day." Edward Everett
Hale ouco advised an aspiring young man,
"Spend Nome time every day with a person
whom you consider your superior." A very
practical rule ono good for the writer, the
business man or the struggling apprentice
would be:
Seek to form an original Idea about some
thing every day.
Everybody Is looking for Ideas. Every
newspaper has men who are paid a regular
salary for their Ideas, They write nothing;
they get no news, but they study. Tho dry
goods merchant wants now combinations of
cloth, of color, of design. The publlshor
wants new combinations of typo, happy ex
pressions, catchwords for advertisements.
Everybody Is willing to pny, and pay well,
for Ideas,
If you are In business, study tho prob
lems of your business, Railroads used to
lose thousands of dollars from cash fares
collected by conductors, bijt not pnld In,
The man who studied this problem and sug
gested that 10 cents additional be collected
on every cash fare, this bonus to be re
mitted on presentation at any ticket office
of tbn receipt for the same, was liberally
rewarded. Yet It was n very simple Idea.
Master your own business. If you do this,
you will have Ideas nbout It, nnd other busl
ne?s relntcd to tt. If your position seems
hopeless, study some other line of business,
and when you have a good Idea nbout it go
to the man In charge nnd tell him of It.
Many times your Idea will bo found Imprac
ticable, but If it shows originality It has
made an Impression for you.
If, from your knowledge of certain condi
tions, you bellove that a particular way of
offering goods for sate, nn Improved method
of presenting things, would benefit n mer
chant, tell or write him your Idea. If It Is
a good ono you are likely to be asked to
enrry It out, provided you hnve the neces
sary experience.
If you do not havo nn Idea nbout your
business or something you nro particularly
studying, keep your mind nwnke anyhow.
Do you go homo on a streot car every day?
Study the advertisements In the cars. Think
how they might be Improved. Do you walk
borne? Study the scenery and tho buildings
you seo. Think how they might bo benutl
fled. or If they are already very beautiful,
of what words would most nptly express
their beauty. If you read n book think nl
Vaya how this book Is related lo other
books whether the author Is ton erbofo
or too concise. Charles Fox used to attend
sessions of Parliament, listening to thu
speeches for tho purpose of studying how
they might be most effect hely answered.
Keep your brnln busy.
Keep this particularly In mind; The prac
tical effort of men In the world Is to malm
money. .Money Is mndo by the sale of good
or services that othor peoplo wont. If the
people's wants can be Increased, or if they
nro Induced to want a particular thing moro
than they did before, so much more money
Is made. The business world alms to In
crease and supply these wants. If you can
help men do cither moro effectively, In how
ever small degree, than they are doing now,
they want you. The world Is moving very
rapidly. It demands thinkers, men of brains
nnd action.
tlllAX AVAII t'l.AIMS.
;-nr roiiN .irf incut ut llrnl anil
I'liuoleil ,omf on 1'llr.
Kansas City Htnr.
It is apparent that tho Spanish War
Claims commission, which will fio. or
ganized next week under the chairmanship
of ex-Senntor Chandler, will have n stu
pendous task on Its hands, Somo concep
tion of the magnitude of tho adjustments
may be formed by tho Information thnt
elnlms to the amount of $30,000,000 havo
alreody been filed.
A very largo number of theso demands
have been presented by lawyers who hav
sought rcpretentatlon ot thu clntmnnts,
mnny of whom, no doubt, would not havo
regurded their real or fancied losses very
seriously except for the counsel of tho
legal sharks. It Is snld that many of tho
rases havo been tnken on contingent fees,
in some Instances amounting to one-third
of tho sum to be realized,
Such proceedings are hut .1 largo scnln
development of tho practice of shyster
lawyers In tho big cities. " These pirates,
most of whom have llttlo or no legitimate
practice, lie in wnlt for persons meeting
with accidents, seek them out and offer
their scrvlcoK to recover damages from
tho municipality or from corporations.
Very often there is no real Injury, but the
early appearance of the lawyer enables
tho building ot n formidable ense upon
a plausible circumstance.
Of course the SpnnlBh war claims, llkn
all other demands for damages, aro likely
to be Intentionally exaggerated on tbn
theory that more ntust bo inked than
can reasonably be expected. The commis
sion will need to exercise thu greatest pos
slblo caro In making Its discriminations
nnd it should especially scrutinize tn..
rases of tho professional claim lawyers.
iiiii:i:.y II KM A II K.
Somervllle Journal: In there n poor farm
lu your village"'" nsked the visitor.
"The.ro nro several of them," sadly re
plied tho old I ti li u 11 tn ii t .
Indianapolis Press: Tommy Bay, pnw,
why tin men get bold Hooner than women?
Mr. Flggw Hecnuse they don't wear their
hair so long. Will that satisfy you?
" Chicago Tribune: Rivers This "Order of
llio Iluffnlnes" only shows that tho fools
urn nut nil dead yet.
Urooks Yes? How much did It cost you
to Join?
imiiuiKi'iii miir; in 1110 ground iiruuiici
here very fertile?" UHked tho visitor.
"Well," nnswercd Farmer Corntosspl, "u.i
reg'lnr agriculturalists can't neeni to do
much with It. Hut somo o' theso hero real
estate companies bus ninnngpd to raise two
111 llirin irnnu 11 lttill.lln l.ifu .iff' ,i ft
Detroit Journal: Mrs. Newlywcd I saw
n piece In tho paper tonight that peoplo
would feel better tu go without breakfast.
Mr. Ntiwlywed ll'm! AVonder which of
our cooks wroto tbnt?
Philadelphia Press: "Do vou menu to
say, sir," cried the testy Colonel (loldrox.
"that you have come hero to secure my
consent to niiirry my"
"Pardon me. Interrupted tho modern
youth, "my coining to you Is a mere net
of courtesy. If you consent, well and
good. If you refuse well, you iiinko u
martyr nf me, and she'll wunt mo moro
than over."
Detroit Journnl: Tin next day It rained.
"How do you like this weather?" asked
the plump nud pleasing person, bniitcrlngly,
"Tuln't fair!" protested the scrawny per
son, nnd burst Into tears.
Presumably tho short rnln skirt had to
do with nil this.
Chicago Tribune: "It's so ttrosome!"
sighed tho girl In tho fur Jacket. "No
sooner do you get buck from your winter
trip to the south than you have to begin u
make up your mind where you ore going to
spend tho summer. Sometimes I think llfo
Is hardly worth living!"
Philadelphia Press: "Whnt do vou think
of tho dessert, dear?" snld the young wife.
"I mn tlo It out of Mrs. Hhouler's cuok
book."
"Oh. that necnuntH for It. I suppose It's
tho leather binding that makes It so tough,''
replied the great brute,
Indianapolis Press: He You women lmv
such a ridiculous habit of screaming "Oh!"
on every occnslon.
She And you men have hiicIi a ridiculous
habit of snylng "I" on every occasion.
'flip Way to View It,
Atlanta Constitution.
Keep your old henrt hnppy still,
't'lmo's n reckless rover:
Why grlovo about tho mill: you spill
When there nro cows uud clover?
A SPHI.VG I'AXTASV.
Josh Wink In Ualtlmorn American.
A Joyous goat on a bock beer sign
(Sing merrily, for tho spring Is hero!)
Pranced gleefully, for ho felt so fine.
And he cried; "Sing, ho, for this life
ot
mlno:
Hut It seems to mo It Is tlmo to dine."
This Jocund goat on tho sign of beer.
Then n, hollow nchn and n hungry pang'
(Sing Joyously, for tho spring hna come!)
They hushed tho song that tho poor goat
sanir.
Aud ho moaned: "Alas, that X thus should
hnug
With naught to eat on tho whole shebang!"
This doleful goat with the vlaago grunt.
Oh. the fllppnnt goat had nn appetite.
imiiK nii ii in. ure npriiiK lw neri'lj
It never yet had been sated qulto;
"Pn'na tllllt Wfl U ..11 Vtn.l. ,tn n...1 ..I..I.I
t wm ...... .... ., utt llllll nielli,
Ami paper nnd paHte wero IUh delight,
rpi.lu opoflir I'nnl .... l.lll . t
i llin .,...; f,".i un i ul IIUl'l.
At last, when his hunger painful grow.
,Uli. Ia,II1I,dI A .
minh jw,ioij, in, mu Miiring nils cnuu:;j
1Tn m1I,1.I.,i1 riwtf.. n tV... l.lll .... l.i...
Thu pictured foam nnd the keg he'd chew.
tin no um iiuiiniiii uiiii ina uiiinoaru, too,
The gny old goat was u vacuum.
This shows that a goat, wller'cr he's placed
IHIng mcr'lly, for tho spring Is hern')
Wilt never Ioho h's peculiar tustn
Pur paper, pulnt and pleturcH nnd paste
And possibly gobbles himself In haste
Thu bock beer soat wis his own blur,
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