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M. H. HUNOATU.
Notary Public.
From tlio lull In manlfoHtocs, Agul
nnldo HuoniH lo liuvo licooino sopnrnteu
la Ills oiiiiltlvlty from lils tyiiowrltcr.
Arbor tiny Is not fnr off, but no ono
iicmIh to wult for Arbor dny to bcRlu
trco plniitliif,'. This Is the time to plant.
Tlio nttrmpt of thoso lcttur box thieves
to brrnk nwuy from their ctistodlnim .
tin; most conclusive) evidence of their
Kullt.
Oninlia nrchltects nro not likely to lose
much time In i1iiuu1hk nlr castles for
the Commcrciiil club. It takes money
to build club houses.
"When the new Nebraskn brick law
poos Into effect people hereabouts who
want to shy bricks will have to take
euro that their missiles nro of the pre
scribed size and weight.
Omaha bits not furnished a judge for
the supreme bench within the memory
eif man. If It has nu excess of timber
for supreme court coniinlsslonershlps,
what right has any ono to feign sur
prise? Judging from the words of welcome
Already spoken by the states included
In President McKlnley's proposed itin
erary, the solid Houth will stand n'unlt
in showing, Dixie hospitality to the Ohio
volunteer.
Tho money In the Intersection paving
fund is limited, which means that the
amount of new paving that can be done
this season Is also limited. Property
owners who "want their streets Improved
will do well to start In early.
Governor Dietrich says (hat If ho were
to remain In the executive chair ho
would cc'rtnluly call the legislature to
meet again -In extra session. The qucs
tlon, however, Is, How will Governor
Savago look at the proposition?
The Philippine Islanders must be apt
In absorblug the rudiments of a re
public's politics. Seven cigars are said
to have been the thirty pieces of silver
for which Aguinuldo's followers pointed
tho way to their master's retreat.
South Omaha liquor dealers this year
for tho tirst time wfll be called upon to
pay 11 liquor license of $1,000. It will
be interesting to note to what extent
tho doubling of tho llocuse fee will af
fect tho number of applications.
A year ago preparations were already
In progress In Nebraska among all par
ties for , the prelude -to tho natloual
campaign. Tills year the people will
cheerfully postpone their politics to the
last possible moment necessary.
The only safety for Kmperor William
Is to refrain from addressing his sol
ellers. Nearly every time he Indulges
In .a mltary speech his enthusiasm
gets the better of his. Judgment. Silence
may sometimes be golden, even for em
perors, Port Captain Irvln Is removing from
the harbor of Santiago the impediment
which Lieutenant Hobson went to such
lutinlte pains to plant. The glamor has
faded from tho Morrlmac Incident, how
ever, and tho port captain's more prosaic
concern Is directed to tho relative
pounds of dynamite and displacement
of hull.
Tho South Omaha city council Is con
fronted with n most perplexing prob
lem. Its present membership consists
of eight, while under tho now charter
two of the members must bo cut out.
As might be expected, every council
man Is eager to reduce tho number of
his associates, but wants the other fcl
low to do the vaeatlug.
None of tho members of tho Into leg
Islnture have fouud their constituents
tendering them votes of thanks for glv
tug their sanction to the bill, to release
the Hartley lKinusmen umier tno masK
of a compromise. Tho great popular
demand for this odious meiisuro was
oontlued exclusively to tho sureties ou
tho bond and their beuetlcliirics.
KEBI'IftU r.MTll WITH CUIIA.
Senator Vest of .Missouri has written
an article in which he urges that the
t'nlted States must keep faith with
Culm In respect to Its promise that the
Cuban people shall have absolute inde
pendence, but he shows that he does
not expect an Independent Cuban gov
ernment to long continue. lie says
that having given them liberty, let us
permit them to use It. If they succeed
In self-government we can rejoice with
them. Hut ho does not expect that
they will succeed. On the contrary, he
says that In the light or history It Is
probable that they will but repeat the
not too successful course of Mime of
the South American states. "It Is but
logical to expect them to go the same
road," says .Mr. Vest. "In this event
we have set a precedent not to permit
anarchy as a disturbing factor on our
coasts and Interfering with our coast
wise trade," He declares that an
archy In Culm would mean the estab
lishment of a refuge for every broken
and desperate man in our land, that It
would be a menace not only to our rev
enue laws, but to the property and lives
of our citizens resident on the neighbor
ing coasts. He concludes that the In
evitable result would be u demand on
the part of all order-loving Cubans for
permission to come under our Hag.
Senator Vest obviously believes that
Cuba will ultimately become a part of
tho United Stntes and he would further
that consummation by leaving the Island
to tho chance of anarchy, regurdless of
the disaster and suffering to the Cuban
people and tho Injury lo American In
terests which he points out would re
sult from that condition. He evidently
does not think the Cubans tire prepared
for self-government, but he would give
It .to them without any restriction,
although believing thatjhe couseiiueuce
would be anarchy, requiring tho Inter
ference of the United States, and that
out of this would come n demand from
the order-loving people of the lshino,
If any should survive the Internecine
strife, for annexation to the United
States. .Mr. Vest Is unmistakably uu
annexationist, but he would have an
nexation como as the sequence of civil
conflict in Cuba, with all that implies
of destruction and disaster.
The conditions submitted by congress
contemplate the avoidance of civil con
flict, the prevent luu of anarchy and the
establishment of n stable government
adequate for the protection of life and
property uud the security of individual
liberty. They do not, as Senator Hev-
erldge has said, deprive Culm of any
thing that can help her, but bestow
every benefit and erect every safeguard
necessary to her settled and orderly
self-government. Mr. Vest says that
under no circumstances can tills gov
ernment tolerate any foreign Interfer
ence In the affairs of Cuba. Is It not,
then, most Important that there shall
be ample safeguards against such Inter
ference, provision for which Is made In
tho terms proposed by the United
States? These conditions do not look
forward to annexation, but to it per
nmnciit Cuban government maintaining
intimate political relations with the
United States necessary to the peace
and security of both.
The arguments of Senator Vest do not
Improve? or strengthen the position of
the opponents of Hie Plait amendment.
T.lielr effect, on the contrary, will be to
make supporters for the American con
dltloiis.
A SVMl'ATHETlO IVlvK.
Whllo ir.en and women In broadcloths and
silks and satins worshiped thu risen Lord
theso two young men wore thrown among
the vilest of .the vile, and all for tho nwful
crime of hauling brush. While those whoso
stomachs know not of hunger wero singing
anthems theso two young men heard naught
but cursings und rovlllngs becauso they
wern thrown among tlio besotted criminals
of tho city for the heinous and awful crime
ot daring to earn an honest penny In do
fiance ot an obnoxious monopoly that owns
thn city administration body, boots and
breeches. This Is a Christian and a civil
ized community. If thd preachorB and tho
laymen aro to bo believed, but the spec
taclo of men being thrown Into Jail and
forced to bo tho companions of criminals
becauso they preferred honest work to
stealing or begging Is not calculated to
offer convincing proof of tho assertion. Tho
lesson of Raster loses some ot Its slgntl
canco In tho face of this disgraceful con
dition of affairs In Ornaho. World-Herald
This is truly pathetic. It would draw
tears front a bronze statue. Hut the
heartrending picture Is overdrawn and
overcolored.
While men and women In brondeloths
nml silks ami satins worshiped th
risen Lord, hundreds of men who wero
born in the Imago of God were Inn
gulshlng In penitentiaries. Jails and re
lorinatorles In tho company of tho
vilest of the vile. While those whose
stomachs know not of hunger wero sing
lug anthems, these wretched victims of
criminal indulgence were compelled to
live on bread and water and deprived o
the Inallenablo right of all human be
lugu to life, liberty and the pursuit o
happiness.
This is it Christian and civilized com
mtmlly, but the spectacle of men being
thrown Into jail Is not uncommon, in
tlilo particular Instance, the action of
the police authorities wns for- the pro
tectlon ot tho health of the romalndi
of tho community, As well ,as for the
prevention of systematic lawbreaklng
Ono would Imagine theso honest youn
men, who would rather toll than steal
went for tho first time in their lives
thrown In contact with tho vilest of
tho vile, when, as a matter of fact, they
liavo neon arrested over autl over for
various offenses. Ono would Imagluo
that these young men would have been
lu church If they had not been coullued
In Jail, when the very suggestion o
spending a half a day lu church would
have shocked their nerves more than
spendlug u whole day In the company o
the vile.
Tho truth Is that tho so-called attempt
to haul ashes ami brush was an attempt
to dump tilth and garbage in front o
the city, where It would rot and breed
contagion. The fact Is, also, that these
victims of a great "conspiracy wero nr
rested for violating tlio city ordinances
and If the pollco had not arrested them
they would have been derelict In the
discharge of their duty. It goes with
out saying that no notice of this arrest
would have been taken by any paper
wore It not for the anxiety to prejudice
the public against the police and city
government because it Is not In the
hands of popoerals.
AXUTHMt VVTMIHAK IS VltlSA.
The report of another outbreak In
China, not directed against foreigners
but In the nature of n. rebellion, is con
firmed. The leader of this movement
Is staled to be the former commander
of the northern army, who was In
cluded among those whose execution
was demanded by the ministers of the
powers. Although the force he Is said
to have under him Is not at present
very formidable, General Tung Full
Slau is represented to be an exceedingly
popular man and one of the ablest ot
China's military men, so that he may
all about him a powerful army If he
uts the means or equipping it. n is
tulle probable that Prince Tuan, who
has been sentenced to degradation and
xlle, Is more or less responsible for the
new uprising and If so there is good rea
son for the reported alarm of the court,
u spite of the fact that the Chinese
peace plenipotentiaries seem eiispuscu
to regard the movement its of uo great
ignillcauce.
Tho theory Is suggested that the ob
ject of the outbreak Is to create a dt-
erslon of Interest In order lo force un
conditional protection of the leaders. It
s possible that such Is the case, but It is
pilte as likely that tho purpose Is to
overthrow the relgulng dynasty because
of It having yielded so union to the de
mands of the powers, especially In the
matter of the punishment of thoso
barged with responsibility for the autl-
foreign uprising. That u very strong
eellug of opposition to tho dynasty ex-
sts Is well known and It Is not Improb
able that some of the leaders of tills
opposition feel that the time Is ripe for
striking a blow at rulers so feeble and
ieldlng.
Hut whatever fie motive of the up
rising, It appears that tho foreign
ministers are not disturbed by it and
do not contemplate any Interference
unless foreign Interests shall be en
dangered. This new dllllculty, however,
ucreases Interest In the Chinese situa
tion and further developments will be
eagerly awaited by all the powers,
cuxstntusisG Tin: mkuit system.
The merit system was under consider
ation by the president and cabinet a
few days ago, due to the visit of rep
resentatives of the Civil Service lie
form league to the president and their
statements as to violations of the
civil service law. At the request of the
president each of the cabinet; oltlcers
eported touching Hit) operation of the
law in his department, It being shown
that the charges of violations of tho
law are not Justified. The statements
dleltcd showed that in each depart
ment 1 hi; full spirit of the civil service
law prevails and instead of tiny disposi
tion lo modify the regulations there Is
ou the contrary u sentiment in lavor oi
further extensions for tho rules.
The attempt to make it appear that
the present administration Is hostile to
tho merit system will not sticcoou irrth
those who know the record of Tirm
dent MeKlnley on tilts subject and the
views of members of the cabinet. livery
one of those olllelals has shown In the
administration of his olllco a thorough
interest in the merit system and there
s not a conceivable reason why they
should not continue to do so. They can
have no personal or party concern in
doing iitherwise. Surely they under
stand that any backward step in regard
to civil service reform would lnevlt
ably work Injury to the republican
party, which gave the country tho merit
system and has steadfastly supported
the policy.
It is said to lie tho intention of Presl
dent MeKlnley to extend a modified
merit system to the uuchissllled service,
this having been ids purpose when the
order was made removing certain post
Hons from under the civil service reg
ulations. It Is in connection with this
that complaints have been submitted by
the Civil Service Iteform league and
doubtless the president will promptly
rectify tlio matter.
The law passed some years ago, when
Interest rates wero high, makes the
minimum Interest on deposits of county
funds I! per cent. That should not.
however, bar the county from receiving
any Interest on Its balances In the
banks. The city has for years received
t! per cent front the same depositories
that are holding the county money.
Why cannot the county board tako some
action that will give the county the
benefit of Its deposits?
The Lincoln Gas company, which also
operates the electric lighting plant, ex
presses an Intention to light the pro
posed municipal lighting works author
ized by tho voting of bonds for that
purpose at the recent city election. Of
course the company will do all 11 can
to head off the municipal ownership
Idea. That was to have been expected.
No frauehlsed corporation over gives
up a good thing except under compul
sion. The contractors for the now High
school building need a little prodding.
Unless they make better progress from
now on the school year will open next
fall with the High school pupils more
cramped for room than ever beforo and
the new building still far from comple
tion. It Is up to thu school board.
Tho new election law makes service
on election boards compulsory, tho
samo as service on Jury panels. ,lnst
wait until some enterprising campaigu
committee tries to draft some of these
business men who nro constantly
preaching about the duties of citizen
ship and listen to the protest.
General fasslus M. Clay, lacking a
faithful Hoswell, has fortified himself In
his closet to write the story of his life.
It only remains for the old warrior to
force his biography upon the uttentlon
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of the reading public at the point of a
Kentucky shooting Iron.
The Jin n Mclilnil tlir Chin.
Washington Post.
Tho Hon. Charles A. Towne wants the
Taguls to keep ou fighting. Charles v,
doubtless agree to keep ou talking.
A eiurntlon of Sl.r.
ludianuiiolU News.
The allfged shortage In tho Manila com
missary department Is placed at $185,000.
Is this n "small matter?" What would
General MacArthur coll a big affair?
Ill TnkliiK Wn)M.
I.ouIrvIIIo Courier-Journal,
Agulnaldo has taken tho oath, hut this
will hardly satisfy us entirely. Agulnaldo's
reputation is that of n man who would
tako anything not nailed down.
Pay Moll Mllilcx Throunh.
San Francisco Cull.
The Hawaiian legislature, with all Its
bluff and bluster, uolso and nonsense, has
compensated for Its many sins ot commis
sion by one virtue, of omission. It lias
passed halt of Its legal llfo anil has adopted
only one bill.
Wiint the Trnlllc Will Itrnr.
Philadelphia Itecord.
Freight rates from New Hngland on west
bound tralllc have been advanced for all
classes ot merchandise, with the nalvo ex
planation that the Tralllc association man
agers belle vo that tho differential lines nro
lu a position to compete successfully for
business at the advanced rates that tho
shippers, In other words, wllll stand an
other squeeze. In tho new community ot
Interest there's no such thing as letting up
until tho last cent of "what tho trnlllc will
bear" shall have been ascertained.
'Weill tli Hun to Hook.
Detroit Free Press.
Modern wealth seems to run to books,
Carnegie Is giving millions to libraries and
Plerpont Morgan Is putting fortunes into
raro books. Ono of his recent purchases
was tho only copy of Faust and Schocffer's
Psalter" In prlvato hands, and ho paid
$24,000 for It. Ho already has one ot tho
llncst prlvato collections in tho world and
In connection with his enormous railroad
transactions Is arranging to erect a costly
fireproof library for tho accommodation
and security of his treasures. The under
taking Is In tho naturo ot a trust, after
all.
Proctor mn m Prophet.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Senator Proctor returns from Cuba as
sured that tho constitutional convention
and tho pcoplo of Cuba will bo brought to
accept tho terms of freedom laid down by
congress. We should nil rejoice after the
manner of a highwayman who Is relieved of
the necessity of shooting his victim by the
lntter's submission. At the same tlmo It
Is a great pity that tho American people,
who would llko to bo honorable, aro com
pelled to share responsibility for nn ab
solute violation of tho promises wo made
at tho outbreak of tho Spanish-American
war.
Itlftltiir nnil I'iiIIImmt Credit.
Indianapolis Journal.
During the. past two weeks British con
sols have vibrated between 05',4 and 9G,
and a dispatch says thcro ts no prospect
of a material rise. Tho consols nrc Urltlsh
3 per cent national bonds, nnd nro guaran
teed by all tho revenues at tho command
of the Urltlsh government. A year ago con
sols sold In London at 101'4.
and n short tlmo beforo they
wero quoted at' 101. Tho costly
war with tho floors bus hurt British credit.
At tho tlmo the consol was selling at 96 our
3 per cents wero quoted at 111 In New
York. United States' '3 per cents Boll con
sldorably higher lit 1 in don than the Urltlsh
per cents.
Siinnlnh Wnr t'lnliim.
Sprlngllcld (Mass.) Republican.
Tho Spanish wnr claims amount
very fair tlgtire. when added together.
to a
The
sum of $30,000,000 lit risked by tho various
claimants for losses of llfo and property
during tho period of "Cuba's revolution. Tho
nppcaranco of Mrs. Itulz, with a claim for
$70,000, recalls tho" case of her husband,
tho dentist, who wits killed In a Havana
prison during tho Weyler regime. Flvo of
tho claims nro for moro than $1,000,000
each. It will be tho patriotic duty of Mr,
Chandler of New Hampshire, tho president
of tho claims commission, to scale the
$30,000,000 down about one-half.
AIM', Till: SKXKS -HA.V(il.Vi IIAIlITSf
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(imulilliiK ii nd DrlnkliiK Slciullly In-
rrciiMiitr Anionic Women.
Philadelphia Press.
Tho attack on gambling among women
In prlvato homes tn Now York City made
by several clergymen threo weeks ago has
been followed by u running tiro In tho press
all over tho country. For a rcspectnble
ivciiinn to play for stakes twenty years
ago In any American city was almost tin
known, though betting has nlways existed.
In New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Chicago and probably Bos
ton thcro appears to bo no doubt that
tho European view of looking on n woman's
playing for moderate stakes as quite per
mlsslblo obtains In n largo clrclo enjoying
social position. What such do all soon do.
Beforo long, If matters go on, white many
woman will never play for nny money and
soma women will nlways condemn tho net,
It will bo possible) for women to play for
money in American social ciries just as
women do abroad. Fastidious peoplo will
not do It, Women religious or circumspect
will avoid gambling; but no social stigma
will attach to tho practice.
This deplorable changu In American man
ner, stoutly resisted as it Is, hut evidently
widespread, Is only a part of tho changa In
tho habits of American women of dubious
value. A quarter of a century ago an
American woman avoided drlnklngvwlno or
beer at a public restaurant, save in an
ultrnfashionabio set. Tnid lias grown so
common It no longer attracts remark. At
privato dinners women onco rather avoided
tho ttso of wlno. Books of advlco and
manners, of etiquette and behavior, essays
and fiction, ono limited a woman at dinner
to ono wlno.
Woman drink today In public nnd prlvato
as freely as men, outslilo of circles In which
Btreps Is laid on temperance. No one, wo
think, can doubt that In our eastern cities
eo f!w ns drinking at tho table Is concerned
women drink moro and men less than each
onco did. Kugllslv women of tho lower
classes, thoroughly respectable, drink at
bars and public houses. They never hovo
here. At this point no chnngo has come
But among tho well-to-do and still moro
among tho fashionable, or thoso who would
llko to ho, women drink moro freely and
moro publicly than onco. At a fashionable
country club, not In Philadelphia, tho gov
ernors wore, forced to tako notice of noisy
cocktail drinking by young wmnon on the
club porches, For vnrlous reasons, drink
lng has decreased among men, ns clubs
public dlnnors and prlvato entertainments
abundantly show. As certainly women cn
Joying worldly advantages drlnV more, .
In theso two Important particulars women
aro taking up habits men nro dropping
It Is a bad sign, History has novor failed
to record a national declension In manners
and morals whero tho llro has como else-
where. Doubtless this Is but a passing
eddy; but tho fashionable woman's club In
this city which bus prohibited all liquor
within Its walls sets an example which
could bo profitably followed by women
awake to the responsibility of womanhood
Athletics and outdoor sports nro greatly
Improving the llfo of men; It Is no time
for women to lower sound American stand
ards.
TAKU KIMU.Y TO Till! M! ATOIt.
Battlo Creek Ittpubllcnn: The final action
of tho legislature In choosing Dietrich and
Millard for senators atoned for all tho sins
of that august body during tho whole ses
sion. The state will be ably represented tn
tho United States fennte. Thompson nnd
Hoscwater deserve credit for 'sacrificing
their own Interests In order to bring nbout
tho election of theso men. ,
Mltidcn Gazette (rep.): The action of
Thompson, Hoscwater and tho other candi
dates for tho United States senate, la with
drawing from the light and' turning their
strength to new men, places them beforo tho
people as better republicans than tho half
dozen or more self-constituted guardians of
tho party In tho stnto who would hnvo re-,
turned to their homes without electing sen
ators had tho withdrawals not been made.
Those wise legislators, thoso perfectly' good
and puro republicans, who run their bluff
and kept It up should each bo given a
lenthor medal us a mark of their being so
much better thin tho balance ot thu party.
Ashland Gazette (rep.): The termination
of tho senatorial deadlock was much moro
happy than It was feared 11 could be. In
fact, It could not hnvo been better, and
the breach that threatened to do great harm
to thu republican party In this stato has
been healed. What Is more, tho state will
bo represented in the upper house by two
thoroughly competent business men, who
will attend to the business with loyalty
and business foresight. Yet the fact re
mains, and Its effect will make Itself fell
in tuttiro politics, that the time ut tho
legislature that ought to have been given
to tho transaction of necessary business
wns frittered nway to no purpose. The
only conclusion that ono can draw after re
flecting upon tho situation In Delaware,
Montana and Nebraska Is that tho far bet
ter way Is to elect senators by direct voto
of the people.
Wood ltlver Interests (rep.): The selec
tion of Joo Millard of Omaha and Uovcri'cr
Dietrich oa tho two senators for Ncbrassa
was gladly acquiesced In by a largo ma
jority of tho republicans of tho state, who
were greatly alarmed lest there should bo
no election and thu state would go un
represented. While ninny of tho repub
licans of Nebraska do not relish thp par
ticular manner In which lho cholco ot ben
ators was effected, nor do they feel that
tlio best senatorial timber Nebraska hhd
was elected, .still It Is a matter of congrit
ulntton that two good business men have
been selected against whom tho party nor
tho people have any serious grounds of
objection. It Is sincerely to ho hoped that
in tho near futuro tho cholco of tho Unt'.;d
States senntors by a direct voto of tho pco
plo will not bo a hazy dream, but a happy
reality.
Madison Chronicle (rep.): Tho outcome
of tho senatorial contest was a great sur
prlBO to all Nebraskans and displeased no
one except the unsuccessful candidates and
tholr supporters. The fight was a vigorous
ono from start to finish, with a gratifying
ending. Tho two men selected to tho hlah
position of United States senators aro able
and conservntlvo men. Governor Dietrich
had a hard light In tho campaign last fall,
but tho result showed that he had the peo
ple's confidence nnd they have had no rea
son to regret the support given, for his
administration so far has been very busl-
ness-llkc. Joo Millard is known through
out our great stato and lias tho esteem of
all, Ho has been a resident of tho state
for forty years or moro and Is well equipped
to represent Nebraska In tho senate. He
13 tho head of a great banking houso and
Is recognized ns a great financier. The
legislature was most fortunato In selecting
two such ablo men.
Tlldcn Citizen, (rep.): Tho election of
two senutors at tho eleventh hour Is causo
for gratification to every republican lu
Nebraska. For weeks past the situation
Justlllcd tho expectation of tho legislative
choice falling upon 1). Ii. Thompson or
nobody. As lato as tho cvculng preceding
tho election the suggestion of dark horses
was scouted, but It seems that tho candi
dates all came to their sober senses
at the last moment and put party fealty
beforo personal ambition. Tho withdrawal
of all tho republican nsplrauts was soon
followed by an agreement to support Diet
rich and Millard and Nebraska was onco
moro In the column ot republican states.
The Citizen still contends that Mr. Hosa
wiiter'a acknowledged ability and thirty
years of toll for Nebraska and tho repub
lican party hnvo honestly earned him thw
distinction of being elected as senator from
thu North Platte district, but as tho choice
of tho legislature has fallen upon two
good business men of undoubted loyalty
to the republican party, tho sense of in
justice to its favorite candldato Is largely
atoned for by' tho belief that tho stato will
bo ably represented in the national senate
by tho two men who havo "fallen up
stairs" Into that body.
I'KHSO.NAli MOTliM.
Patrick M. Donahoc. the son ot tho late
Patrick Donnhoe, will bo tho business man
ager of the Boston Pilot, nnd James Jeffrey
Itoclio will continue to bo Its editor.
Kugeno J. Marshall, the colored orator
from Detroit, hns been selected by Ann
Arbor university to represent It nt tho
coming meeting of tho Northern Oratorical
league.
Tho emperor of China Is now said to be
suffering from tho affects of too much to
bacco, According to reports ho smokes
cigarettes continuously nnd ns many Ameri
can cigars ns ho can get.
John H. Lynch, tho colored man who has
been appointed n paymaster In tho urmy,
was onco a congressman from Mississippi,
and was temporary chairman of ono of tho
republican national conventions at Chicago.
Thero aro four Bothas among the leaders
ot the Boers and they aro brothers. Tho
eldest is (Jenornl Philip Botha. Command
ant General Louis Botha Is "tho" Botha.
Commandant (now acting general) Christian
Botha Is tho Botha with whom General
Bullcr had tho Interview last Juno. The
fourth brother is a Botha who has not como
beforo the public.
It is said that tho highest-priced rail
road president in tho United States Is
Charles M. Hays of tho Southern Pacific,
whoso salary Is $55,000 u year. Mr. Cas
satt of tho Pennsylvania, Mr, Callaway ot
tho New York Central, Mr. Spencer of tho
Southern railway, Mr. Mellen of tho North
ern Pacific nnd Mr. Hill of tho Great North
ern receive each $50,000.
William A. Hubloo, thn now consul gen
eral to Hong Kong, is, llko his predeces
sor, tho lato Hounsovllln Wlldman, a news
paper man. Ho Is tho son of Horaco H.
Hublcc, once editor of tho Milwaukee Sen
tinel. Mr. Hubleo succeeded his father In
that position, and has already had experi
ence In tho consular servtco at Prague,
Austria. Ho Is about 40.
A frightened Ilttlo mouse rudely shat
tered tho decorum of n meeting of suffra
gists In Now York last Tuesday. Thero
was a rustic) of skirts and a chorus of
"Ohs!" whereat tho intruder fled In a di
rection opposite to that taken by tho pre
siding iiIUcit. When order was restored
tho secretary read a brilliant paper on
"The Spartan Courage ot Women."
Tlio death of Mr. Preston S. Brooks at
Norfolk, Va., recalls tlio fact that her hus
band figured In ono of tho most exciting
Incidents that ever occurred la tho United
Slntcs senate. It was Preston S, Brooks,
then a member of congress from South Car
olina, who, on May 2'i, H54, entered tlio
senato chamber and with a heavy cane
struck Charles Sumner, senator from Mass
achusetts. Sumner was seriously injured
by tho blows ho received nnd it wnB so
oral days before ho recovered from their
effects.
vivrous imi.p our tuktaxpavhhs.
Poucn Journnl (rep.): Governor Dietrich
used his veto power without fear or favor
nnd. while not pleasing to nil, It has re
sulted In n largo saving to the people of
the state.
Wayne Herald (rep.): Governor Dietrich,
with his Ilttlo veto, cut down tho appro
priations moro than $S0,000 and It didn't
roqulro nny great effort, cither. Ho In
pretty near governor, even If he isn't a pro
hibitionist. Oakland Independent (pop.): Governor
Dietrich used his little veto hatchet freely
nnd In somo instances very properly. Every
legislature puu through it lot of dangerous
measures ou the last days of tho session
In tho hurry and bustle to get through.
Kearney Hub (rep.): Tho lopping off of
Items in the general appropriations and
claims bills by tho governor's veto amounts
to nbout $1CO,000. It Is a deep and sweeping
cut nnd possibly some Innocent pcoplo will
suffer, but In tho main the governor's notion
will bo upheld. When our debts aro paid
we can possibly afford to Indulge In a few
luxuries.
York Times (rep.): The governor only
gave them a scare. Ho wanted to bIiow the
legislature what they deserved for giving
tho clerk of the court the money that
rightfully belongs to the state. Tho su
premo court commission will be a fact Just
tho samo and then beforo nnother legis
lature meets tho work will be caught up
and men can go Into the court with hope
of speedy relief.
Auburn Post (rep,): Governor Dietrich
Is creating as much sensation with his
Ilttlo veto ns did Orovcr Cleveland n few
years ngo, only thnt tho governor's veto
is endorsed by 00 per cent of tho citizens
of Nebraska, while tho other was not. Tho
governor believes the way to mako money
Is to save It nnd ho hns cut oft nil extrava
gant appropriations mndo by tho legislature.
Tho total amount saved to tho stato by tho
governor's voto will run up Into tho hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Greeley Leader (rep.): It looks ns
though Governor Dietrich's business sense
und notions of manly honor so far got tho
better of his political policy thnt he con
cluded to cut the whole scheme of Jobbery
that hung to tho court commissioners by a
veto. But thu pressure of tho pntrlots,
who arc ablo to work all parties, was so
great that hu finally revised his veto and
didn't entirely kill tho commission. Wo
may bo too far nway to see clearly, but
that's the way It looks from hero.
Schuyler Sun (rep.): in Justice to tho
many who have cases beforo tho supreme
court tho Sun believes that Governor
Dietrich did right in letting tho supremo
court commission stand. In paring down
what ho considered needless oxpcnseB con
nected with tho court ho did equally right
nnd wo glory in tho spunk of a governor
who has backbone enough to tako enro of
tho . Interests of the taxpayers bb he has
been doing. May his successor prove as
faithful a watchdog of tho treasury.
Falls City Journnl (rep.): Governor
Dietrich cuts down appropriations In tho
samo wholesale manner as tho alleged "re
formers" Increased them. In dcnllng with
houso roll No. 436, being a measure pro
viding for tho payment of tho salaries of
olllccra of the stato government, Governor
Dietrich withheld his approval of tho sec
tion providing $1,000 per annum for a clerk
to tho court reporter nnd $000 for a deputy
librarian. In tho course of his message
the governor says: "My approval Is with
held from tho foregoing appropriations bo
cause tho duties rightfully devolve upon
tho clerk, and If he 1b unable to perform
them he should be required to havo tho
work performed without expenso to the
state." Governor Dietrich may not bo a
roforrher In name, but he Is a reformer lu
fact, which Is much better.
nil VAN IUillUKIiD.
Indlnnapolls Press (lnd.): Incidentally,
tho election of Uolla M. Wells, gold demo
crat, to bo mayor of St. Louis, wns an In
dication to Mr. Bryan, who took a hand In
tho campaign against Wells, tbat his rc
tltcment from politics wns not made too
soon.
Detroit Free Press (dcm.): Mr. Bryan's
attempt to establish himself as a dictator
lu tho local pollticB of St. Louis was bit
terly resented by many of the slanchest
democrats of tho city, and his opposition
Instead of injuring Mr. Wells' candidacy,
seems to havo helped it.
New York World (dcm.): The notion of
the St. Umls democrats In nominating and
electing a sound-money man as mayor Is
an event ot moro than local Interest. It Is
tho most significant of tho niany proofs that
tho democrats of tho Bouth and west nro
cutting loose from that "body of death"
the insanely reiterated 16 to 1 fallacy.
New York Mall and Express (rep.): The
fight In St. Louis was between Parker, a
straight-out republican, and Wells, a gold
democrat, and tho latter Is Indebted for
his victory is no small degreo to tho
abusive attack upon his candidacy by W.
J. Bryan. The Ncbraskan,, by his ofllclous
Interference In a contest In which he was
In no way concerned, appears to havo
united tho St. Louis democracy In favor of
Mr. Wells a union without which the
latter could not have wou.
Washington Post (rep.): The only gains
scored by tho democrats anywhoro since
Mr, Bryan becamo the national leader ot
thnt party have been won by Ignoring him
and the Issues for which he stands, Tho
congressional elections of 1898 showed what
tho democrats could do by sinking Bryan
Ism, But ho could not tako tho hint. In
Kansas City last July he ordained nnother
national detent. And thnt did not fcaze his
Inordlnnte self-conceit. When bis political
brethren In tho republican city of St. Louis
mimed a candldato for mayor whom thoy
believed they could elect, Mr. Bryan gave
all tho aid nnd comfort that ho could to tho
Top Coats
for Sprin
lint for seoniiii to o.vn borate, wo would sny our
new toj) coiits won.' pcrfeot. Thoy an; as near so as
any work of human hands can bo.
From $ 10.00 to ifliii.OO.
Thoy aro oovorts, vicunas and oxfords.
Kaplans and Newmarkets, up to $,'15.00- nnd
beautiful coats they are.
Browning, King & Co.
R. S. Wilcox, Mntingor.
HOimiwBST column ibth xnn nouuiua stiutot.
Oumlm' Inclusive Clothlurc for Mca and Hoy.
CI " SI il
Mu.1 lpin in 1 1 1 a . t m . f 1,.1,1.
fno4Bmwf4 (lit tint onl trt li.,lf t...
( r V, 1, 1 1 l . .- .
ana development depend upon It? moth
condition during the nurMng period
tonic it neecuary to liuuro perfect Aaj&S
. i. . . . i ,.t ,
tun nisincr, anu mere is none so ccc.1 t
mmm w v w m HaaaaH
It ts a modldtis, and
una at men it aids
digestion, stimulate
and enriches tho
blood, nourishes tho
brain, builds up the
ncrre tissues, and
tones up the entl'e
system.
All JxiffUU t4 met", ttft Unit. 8f lura Vm
Mf JI1 Bkl ( rm u injc'iw who tlm '
DUrvi'MALT HIUIHII CO.. it., b...-. -
In St. Louis knew Hint no It in
could have n ghott ot n rhan i
They had the sagacity to lion,
ot tho lending business men of n
gentleman in whom nil his fellow i
knew they could repose lonlliltn.
largely In the fact that ho had refund
vote for tho populist candldato In 1S90
WOO.
Ilrnnktl-n I?nr1n 1 Tim f. t.
result and tho Chicago result nro
. ...v.. I'tviutn Kiiv hi i uui in i if 111 3
inill 111 llt-Ml LIIV I'tTllIFIM 111111 (II 111,, I'll
by tho peoplo of tho best men among t
of John U, McLean nnd the friend of
millennium, lu Cleveland, signifies tho
coma of u local leader who, whatever
honcftll heresln.4 or hlu lirri'llcnl hnttox
mil , ivijmi v ii. iiijtinmiii ii in ill iiiit pin ill
In politics for which Dryunlsm stands
Ohio.
Now York Post (ind)' Mr. Bryan
celved two rebukes lu tho snmo
through tho elections In Chicago uud
1 -.-.!.. T' 1. , . - . .
with which a citizen of Lincoln, Neb,,
no proper concern, tho questions at Is
in i',ii;ii liictu iji'iuk niuiiii ui iu va
dates for mayor and which of their
platforms gave tho better promise of g
city government.' Yet, becauso Mayor 11
astlc Bryantto In national politics,
iiuumiaii ill r. iitiiiH. mil npiuuiiriiLii: ru
dote In St. Louis, supported Mr. McK
ley for president lu 1890 and 1900,
Bryan urged tho democrats of St. Lo
to defeat them.
i.imis 'ret a i.ai'gii.
Detroit Journal: rScnerally tqir.iklnp,
worKjiuin is Known oy ins ioois, nut in
(UNO of n political worker It Is doubt
If his tools know him as thoroughly welt
nicy iiiiiik.
i-iiiiiiuciiiiii l-ress; ( nouy- i m mm i
iook line tno cznr.
MIsh Hhnrpc-Woll, I bollvo she did
you looked us If you "hud been idiot at
missed."
Phlenim Trlhniin! 'Slu nn hnil tn
Inc." observed the unemotional vounc in
"Hut she liasn t nny money.'
intuit... , 17.X..1111IIIUI1 nil: iiiiii.'i vi, I
j iiiiiiiiiii uuiiH j"irH: -Aiipr nil. Tim
Tiiztiitmiiiri. nu rcnnrmri nv inn tipvi Tvirn
icicgrHpii. -it is lienor to ne n nvn
bonnier than n dead martvr."
ui, n,,j,iit. il, niK iru. 111111 " i i'imiuiii liiw
convulsively ns .Aggio ion,
our nouses.
j ,,vt,, ... il 1 u 1,1(1 .'nil iii.'ii it, i-iil:
income Is nun dollar! Actiiiillv'"
it HiigKCHicn magic, in nict.
... I U ,l t'll l I'll I . . UK! Yllllim Hllllilll
who warned io tiiKo n stroll through
Filipino village near which they wero
i i in I'l-u iiini iiiii -w iimiiii u; n i ir 1 1 nr ri'fn
lion upon lilm.
"That's nil right." sulci the noldler
il i)LrniiL ii vim wrrn ram a intr h iubk
Mnflr rr..fnt..r. i...ii.i t i
I. -
fl Unp
" it Litui ii ni ii uui icr in v
luoomlrr 'nvenmclc.
You will underKtuutl tlita Ilttlo sons
in j in-.
tiik nKsiiMMt.vrim,
Huston Globe,
In Philadelphia they Imiulro.
Tn Boston you must make It plnln
You havo nn Intellectual brain.
mi. -,.,,. . ... n i, niiini. nn,, iv III 111111111
ur ensn upon your bunk account.
In Baltimore vim miml nrnrlnlin
..v. .u.,v, ii m-L-nr. in iitriiiiiv m mini
In Brooklyn you will llnd a Mend
ii uniy you nis cnurcn intend.
In Washington they glvo you ract
According to your rank of place.
Chicago Hecord-lleruld,
In San Francisco thev ilnmnmi
Thnf hitliw. .,,il1n,l ...... i.i i j
.wt(r j.jii riKiw jimr nun,
In Denver they nro so polite
That you must olther drink or fight.
In Omnhll thev inernlv crln
And murmur: "When did vim rntl .In'?
But In St. I.nillH tlinv ovnliilm
"Wlli.rrt lu I, frrtm !,,., ...... l..
....v.u ... wit. i uu jiuti; CUinw I
III Jollet they ulwnyH Hay;
"I low long do you expect to stny?"
Whllo In Sheecnwg you cut no Ice
Unless, b Jove, you've got tho price.