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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1901.
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Notary Public.
Ncliniskii school nilNircsNCH hi blizzard
or flood have always proved equal to
the OlIRTKOIlcy.
And to think that the smelter trust lias
all along been thu special care of Bryan
and tlm other tintl-trust clinniploua of
free silver.
After InlialliiK deeply from the rivu
lets of the north the Hip; Mutldy's client
expansion 1h once more decreasing to
the normal.
Governor Dietrich Is to be feasted by
his military staff us a testimonial to his
new promotion. Here Is another chance
to raise the cry of militarism.
Omaha men are cnaginc; In big things
these days. Ait Omaha man has Just
become plaintiff to a lawsuit for 5500,000
damages for breach of contract.
In signing the peace lpanlfesto Agul
ualdo has thrust a bodkin Into the effort
of sentimental Americans to set him up
an a second Oeorge Washington.
The nppearance of a city can be won
derfully enhanced by the embellishment
of thcMiome. A little attention devoted
to the front yard In the spring months
will bring returns alt summer.
Tho.unknown admirer who yielded up
the duchess of Devonshire s portrait
after twenty-five years must have suf
fered either from a decayed Infatuation
or a tardy nuulm of conscience.
In taking kindly to Uncle Sam's guld
lug hand at this point In Its career the
youug Cuban republic will demonstrate
Its worthiness all the more speedily to
walk alone In thu nursery of tuitions.
An assassin ,so adroit as to Und his
way through 10,000 French soldiers to
President Ixjubet might be backed to
win as a candidate for appointive ottlce
under a newly Installed Nebraska gov
ernor.
Local barbers -want to enforce a regu
lation requiring a dean towel with every
shave, in this laudable ambition they
should have the material and moral sup
port of everyone who serves as a subject
for the tousorlal artist.
If President MeKlnley accepts his
latest visiting Invitation, that of the
Hawaiian congress, together with others
extended hlin, he will be obliged to spend
a large part of his new term lu hand
shaking.
The American Agriculturist reports the
winter wheat crop In virtually perfect
condltlou. With granaries prospectively
loaded with cereals bringing prosperity
prices the western farmer need ask odds
of neither prince nor potentate.
It Is related by cable that Kmperor
William has been taking Instruction
from an American boy in the art of
roller skating. The kaiser may tlnd the
gyrations of thu little wheels more In
trlcnte than the wheels of government,
Accordlug to thu popocratlc organ one
of the leading candidates for supreme
court commissioner Is barred from the
placo because "ho has not been allied
with the true democracy since 180t."
If
this does not Impair his legal qualltlcd
tlous, what will?
Tho legislature has appropriated
$10,000 for Nebraska's, participation In
tho Huffnio exposition. A creditable ex
hlblt can bo made within this limit If
tho money Is devoted to thu purposes
for which It was Intended. It will de
volve on the commissioner in charge to
see that none of this money Is diverted
or wasted.
Nebraska's exposition connnlbsloner,
Mr. Vance, proposes to proceed
Buffalo to iiscertalu what can be done
for Nebraska and arrange for a Ne
bhiskit exhibit. Inasmuch as the expo
sltlon Is advertised to open May 1, and
doubtless will be In full blast by Ma
35, no time Is to bo lost. Nebraska's ex
hlblt will lw agricultural ami liortlcul
tural. Whatever products are to bo ex
hllilted Hhould bo collected at ouce and
gotU'U ready for shipment.
ri'TCiiE or Tilt; vurvusT mtt.
The future of the ixipullst party In Ne
braska Is to be discussed before the
I'eter Cooper club at it dollar banquet
May 7. The keynote Is to be sounded
by William .1. Bryan, who Is expected
to unfold n plait that wilt keep the popu
lists In the Held as a lighting force In
the campaigns of 1!K)1 and lDO'J.
it Is a matter of notoriety that Hryan
predicted two years ago that after 1000
there would be but two great political
parties contending for supremacy the
democratic and tlio republican party.
This prediction was made by Mr. Hryan
In the belief that he would be the next
president. As president of the United
States, Hryan proposed to be a democrat
above all things. Kvery populist who
had any ambition to till a position under
his administration would have had to
become a full-Hedged democrat the same
as Towne, Dubois, Webster Davis and
other new converts to the doctrines of
the Chicago and Kansas City platforms.
In other words, the program of Mr.
Hryan Inst year was to baptlzi! every
populist Into the democratic faith and
those who would not bo baptized were
to be fenced out of the promised land.
The failure of "Hryan to land In the
White House may have seriously
changed his position. While as a na
tional party the populists have no foot
hold or future, tliey yet count for much
In the democratic program for Nebraska.
The democrats have no possible ehauce
to ride Into power unless the rank and
lilo of populists either become democrats
outright or continue to act as pad;
mules to the democratic caravan.
Naturally It will remain for each In
dividual to decide for himself. The ma
jority of Nebraska populists were orig
inally republicans. They started a new
uty because they would not atllllate
Ith democracy. They were dragooned
Into fusion because they believed that a
oinbliiatlon with the democrats would
Insure the reforms they demanded. In
this belief they have been sadly disap
pointed. The promised legislation was
not enacted, the assessment of railroad
property was not raised, but actually ie
(luted; the .State Hoard of Transporta
tion played Into the hands of the cor
porations until It was declared unconsti
tutional and abolished by the courts.
The conclusive proof of the total fail
ure of fusion reform has Just been fur
nished. The most dangerous man who
ever occupied it seat In a Nebraska leg
islature Is Frank Itansom. Clover, crafty
ml crooked, a smooth worker In the
lobby, a peerless parliamentarian, Itan
som was In his element on thu floor and
In the chair. Notoriously a corporation
manipulator and Jobber, Itansom was
accepted as the recognized leader of the
fusion forces, who through him were
made the Instruments for the passage of
lelous legislation nnd the defeat of good
legislation to which they were commit
ted by their platforms and pledges. The
alliance between democracy and popu
Usui could not have been made more
Htibverslve of good government and re
form. Is anything better to be looked
for from such an alliance In the future'
A USELESS, COMMISSION.
The latest decision of the supreme
court of the United States upon the
action of the Interstate Commerce, com
mission In a case involving the long and
short haul clause of the Interstate com
nierce law strikes another judicial blow
at the authority of that body which
seems to render It practically useless
Tho fourth section of the law provides:
'That it shall be unlawful for any com
mon carrier subject to the provisions of
this act to charge or receive any greater
compensation In the aggregato for the
transportation of passengers or of like
kind of property, under substantially
slinlliu circumstances and conditions
for a shorter than for a longer distance
over the same line, In the sumo direction,
the shorter being Included within the
longer distance; but this shall not be
construed as authorizing any common
carrier within the terms of this act to
charge nnd receive as great coinpensa
ilon for a shorter as for a longer ilia
tauve."
Complaint was made to tho Interstate
Commerce commission that this section
of the law was violated by thu Ten
nesseo & tJeorgla Itallroad company lu
charging a lower rate on freight carried
to Nashville than was charged on freight
to Chattanooga, the distance to the first
point being 151 m lies greater than to the
hitter. The commission deelded against
the railroad company and the decision
was sustained by the United States cir
cuit court and the circuit court of ap
peals, though on different grounds. The
supreme court reversed all the decisions
in this case, as It did others on the same
Hues, but still allowing the commission
"to proceed upon the evidence already
Introduced before It upon such further
pleadings and evidence as It may allow
to be niailu or Introduced, to bear and
determine- the matter in controversy ac
cording to law."
While from" the meager report at hand
of thu decision of thu highest tribunal
It Is not possible to accurately determine
how far-reaching Its opinion Is, It seems
a fair Inference that It is practically
destructive of what llttlu usefulness re
mained to the commission and suggests
thu question whether it Is not desirable
to abolish that body and let all questions
arising under tho Interstate commerce
law go directly to the courts, Instead
of being llrst passed upon by a commis
sion whose decisions have been almost
uniformly reversed. It would save time
and expense.-whilo the public would be
no worse olT, In tho matter of railroad
abuses, than at present. The Interstate
Couuuercu commission has repeatedly
asked congress for additional legislation
that would render the law more effec
tive, but congress has failed to comply
with the request, although there Is
abundant evidence that thu law needs
strengthening. This was very fully anil
clearly pointed out by tho commission lu
Its last annual report, lu which it was
said: "Knowledge of present conditions
and tendencies Increases rather than
lessens the necessity for legislative ac
tiou upon the Hues already indicated,
ami lu such other directions as will fur
nlsh an adequate and workable statute
for the regulation of commerce among
the several states." Hut thu lunueuee
of the railroads has prevented the pro
posed legislation nnd this Influence will
not be less powerful under the consolida
tion of railway interests that Is taking
place.
The Interstate Commerce commission
has been of little use thus far and It
Is not likely to be of greater service to
the public liiMho future. The question
whether It should not be abolished
merits serious consideration.
HKtVsKS TO VOMMVXlCATi:.
The Husslan government has refused
to hold further communication with the
Chinese government In regard to Man
rhurlu. This does not necessarily mean
that all diplomatic relations between the
two governments nre to be broken off.
hut simply that negotiations so far as
.Manchuria Is concerned will be In abey-
a nee, though It Is possible, of course,
that this may lead ultimately to the
complete severance of diplomatic In
tercourse. It Is easy to understand that
Kuslti should feel Indignant at the
course of China In yielding to the pro
test of the powers after having negoti
ated the Manehurlan convention, but
she will hardly go further at this time
than already Indicated. Were Kussla to
sever all diplomatic relations It would
necessitate her withdrawal from the
concert of the powers and she has loo
great Interests at stake to do that. She
has her claim for Indemnity and she is
also deeply concerned In the question of
commercial treaties with China as well
as in the arrangements for the preserva
tion of peace In that empire and the
protection of foreign Interests there.
How tin Chinese government will re
gard the refusal to communicate further
respecting Manchuria remains to be
seen, but It was probably prepared for
such an eventuality when It yielded to
the protest of the powers and will there
fore accept this new complication com
placently, relying upon the protesting
governments for moral support, there
being no immediate danger of aggres
sive action on the part of Itussla. All
that the latter will do at present Is to
retain the hold it has on Manchuria and
await events. Thu Husslan army now
lu that province numbers l".",ooo men,
which is an ample force lo retain pos
session, even in the event of another
Chinese military movement there, which
Is possible though hardily to be appre
hended. Itussla Is lu u position to go
steadily forward with railroad construc
tion In the province and it is to be pre
sumed tills will be carried on with all
possible vigor. Thus Itussla will con
tinue to strengthen her hold upon Man
churia, so that when she gets ready to
renew negotiations regnrdlng that terrl
tory she will be lu better position thau
now to Insist upon what she wants.
A former consul general of tho United
States lu China who Is now a resident
of Shanghai, lu a letter to the New
York Times expresses the opinion that
a mere protest against the dismember
nient of China or the Infringement of
present treaty rlghUs-wlU not defeat the
policy of Itussla. He says a protest
may delay thu execution of that policy,
but when Itussla completes her railroads
through the territories of China and
Siberia, all converging toward the Pa
cltlc, she will be prepared to muke north
eru China Impregnable and command
the markets of that part of the Chinese
empire for her merchants. "The navies
of Creat Britain, (iermauy nnd the
United States may anchor In the waters
of China, but their cannon cannot reach
thu Cossacks, as lu thousands they are
concentrated into northern China by
Itusslan-owned railroads." There Is no
doubt that Itussla's designs in China are
far-reaching, but at least a temporary
check has been glvrn them and there
Is nothing more for thu powers to do at
present. Thu Integrity of Chinese terrl
tory Is for tho time being secure. Mean
while Itussla understands that she Is
under the surveillance of the civilized
world.
THE DARKE V iV THAT WUUIWWB.
Tho B?o seeks to make light of the fact
that two young men were sent to Jail be
cause they tried to earn an honest dollar
by hauling some brush from the premises
of a citizen and a taxpayer. Tho public will
not loso sight ot tho fact that tho garbage
contract which Tho Bco so persistently dc
fends puts a premium on filth and disease
and makes honest efforts to earn a llvell
hood n crlmo punishable by Imprisonment
and fine. So thoroughly Is tho police force
controlled by tho vicious elements that it
Is imposslblo to secure protection against
footpads, highwaymen nnd burglars, but tho
man or boy who seeks to haul n few ashes
or a llttlo brush In order to earn money to
buy bread Is thrown Into Jail.
The McDonald garbage contractor has
more Inlluenco in tno management oi
municipal affairs than all tho taxpayers
combined, nnd tho whole pollco force Is nt
his beck and call, while burglars, footpads,
highwaymen, thugs, thieves nnd short
change workers flourish without let or
hindrance. -World-Herald.
Thu huu and cry about tho two young
men who are languishing In Jail for try
ing to earn an honest living now proves
to bo a piece of arrant demagogy. The
appeal lo Christian sympathy has not
been sincere. The two honest tollers
could have been liberated by giving ball
for $30 for their appearance and It
would not have taken llfteen minutes to
procure the ball bond If an honest effort
had been made la their behalf. Hut
that would not have served thu purposes
of the demagogues nnd Impostors, be
cause the real darkey in the woodpile
was the garbage contractor, who Is
credited with controlling the police and
held responsible for footpads, highway
men and burglars.
The Hee has no defense to make for
tho garbage contractor or the garbage
contract. It opposed the contract when
it was before the council, while tho pa
per that now goes Into spasms over tho
alleged Iniquity had not a word to say
about It. It will bo remembered also
that Mayor Hemls vetoed thu ordlnanco
as a result of The Heo's protest. The
validity of tho ordlnanco was attacked
In the courts but the ruling sustained
the contract as legal. Under that de
cision the contractor has the exclusive
privilege of collecting and hauling gar
bage and refuse, which hu Is required to
deposit at points designated by the
health board, If he fails to carry out
his part it Is I lie city's business to en
force the contract or have It abrogated.
Whether the city had a gurbugu- contract
or not. It would have to enforce the rules
of sanitation In the Interest of the pub
lie health.
The garbage question Is not a matter
of sympathy, nud sentimental gush about
the sufferings of peoplu who persist in
vlolntlng the sanitary regulations will
not hoodwink an Intelligent community,
even when the subject Is sought to be
dragged Into politics.
The announcement of the subject for
the commencement oration of the State
university places new emphasis on the
fusion management of that Institution
through Its board of regents and chan
cellor. The subject Is "The relation of
a written constitution to an expanding
empire and the position which the next
generation will hold to nineteenth cen
tury Ideas." The suggestion of an em
pire In connection with the enlarged ter
ritorial possessions of the United States
Is simply a reflection of the last cam
paign made by thu popocratlc candidate.
The commencement orator should be
asked to revise the expansive subject of
his oration.
The forestry division of the Agricul
ture department promises to make spe
cial Inquiry during the coming summer
of the conditions of tree growth lu Ne
braska. Nebraska has made wonderful
progress In tree culture, working a
noticeable transformation over thu orig
inal prairie, and what has been done
here can be done In other prairie states.
If the Agriculture department can assist
the Nebraska farmer by Its experiments
Its co operation will be appreciated.
Missouri valley marksmen take their
usual precedence In thu All-America
team which proposes to teach the
Britons how to shoot, four of thu ten
being "Indians" from this vicinity. To
western shots seems to have descended
the gift of Cooper's l.eatherstocklngs,
"Finger, lightning, aim, death."
The handsome statue to General Logan
and similar tributes contemplated for
Grant, Sheridan and McClelland show
that an "ungrateful country" Is still
able to appreciate occasionally the work
of patriots of courageous hearts and
ready hands.
Cnmrailrn.
New York .Press.
Spain and the United States aro negotiat
ing a treaty ot peace and friendship. It
Is, therefore, unanimously agreed to let by
gones bo bygones.
Merry Time lu I'ronpeet.
Cleveland leader.
The trust problem Is growing bigger all
tho time. When congress gets ready to
tackle It, If that tlmo ever comes, It may
be too big to handle.
Movlnic Tmnrl thr (ionl.
Washington Tost.
Tho proposed combination of all the rail
ways of tho United States under tho man
agement of ono company will undoubtedly
bo a step toward putting them alt under
government control.
Misery l.ove Cunipnnr.
' J' Boston Globe.
The kaiser ,'qtllckly wired tho sultan re
cently: "It is' with deep emotion that I
nave jusi icurnea wuni uuuKtr four maj
esty was In, at tho tlmo of tho feast ot
Iialran, and how manifestly Cod has pro
tccted your majesty's precious life." It
happened that the kaiser was badly scared
himself at tho time.
Some Statistic Omitted.
Boston Qlobe,
The Bell telephone corporation reports
that tho subscribers on the various tele
phono lines ot tho United States made 1,825,
000,000 calls Inst year. No statistics arc
given of the number of times they were
monotonously Informed by graphophonc
"The line Is busy; please call again!"
End Jimtilli'N the Menu.
Brooklyn Kaglc.
Pcoplo who ore complaining about Ren
cral runaton's method, because It was not
specified In tactics and was Irregular,
should remember that he was dealing with
an enemy who was so Irregular himself that
there was no other way to get at him. When
you aro gunning for rabbits you do not
adopt tho methods needed In hunting cle
phants.
The liny fif thn Hump.
I Boston Post.
Simultaneously with the opening ot tho
horso show comes tho announcement ot tho
withdrawal of the automobile company
which has done n largo business In this city
and Is still doing It. Although tho two
events have no possible connection, It may
bo said that the horse has scored another
point against the machine that came In as
his rival.
Tho horseless era Is not yot In sight
Tho world will never seo It, Indeed, until
a now civilization comes In.. Tho develop
ment of tho horso Is bound up with that
of the human raco and has gone on paral
lei with It through the ages. We have
produced machines that serve our uses ot
business and ot pleasure In some respects
better than tho horse nnd theso machines
have como to stay, nut tho horso was hern
before them and he, too, will stay with us,
Git K AT NATIONAL TIIIHST.
Hum- I'lle f Mnuer Itnulrel to
Slnke It.
The American (Iroccr estimates tho total
expenditure of tho pcoplo of tho United
States for beverages of all sorts in the year
1900 at $1,228,674,925. of. which over J1.000,
000.000 was expended for alcohollo bever
ages. Tho estimated consumption was as
follows:
Aleohnlln drinks J1.059.5C3.7S7
Cofteo 126.79S.K10
Tea 3i.3lx.lW8
Cocoa 6,000,000
J1,22S,C71,925
In volume consumed coffeo led beer:
Callous
Coffee 1. 257,9f 3,290
Ilenr ...1.221,500.160
Tea H18.BI5.SSS
Spirits and wines ll.',t7a,SiJ
Tho theory of the American Grocer Is
that In prosperous times tho consumption
of alcohollo liquor Increases. et this gen
eralUatlon does not seem to be sustained
beyond dispute by tho subjoined figures of
per capita consumption In tho United
States, as reported by tho bureau of nta
tlatlcs at Washington:
Snlrlts. Wine. Beer. Total.
Uallous.ua i luiis.uniiouH.uuiKius,
1591
H1C
UH3
1S94
1W3
ISM
1897
169S
1S9!)
1900
1.43
.13
15.31
17.19
1.51
1.52
1.34
1.13
1.01
1.02
1.12
1.17
1.27
.11
.IS
.31
.2
.20
.53
.2S
.33
.11
15.17
.2
13.32
15.13
15.3S
14.94
15.1W
15, 2S
10.01
17.1
1S.20
10.97
It!. 6
ifi.fii:
10.50
17.3(i
Hi, to
17.1SS
It will ho obcerved that the hlghwato
murk of Individual thirst for alcohol was
reached, not In a season of national pros
perlty and buoyant hopefulness, but in
1893, the year of President Cleveland's sec
ond Ipauguratlon; that is to say, In tho first
of the "lour years more oi urover.
In that mcmoiable year tho average Amrr
lean citizen took In eighteen and one-fifth
gallons of alcoholic stimulant and then
stood up and faced the hard tluics.
Shearing-
t'nlted Stntes Investor, April 0.
Let us, however, say n word or two to 1 and all shipments since then. A director
t
hose who nre wise enough to listen. This
whole stock market craze Is based on the
United States Steel corporation. This con-
em Is one ot the exigencies of the sltua-
lon. It was orcanUed to put new lite Into
speculative movement which was ap
parently Kctttng onto Its last legs. It was,
n short, a make or break operation, with
the chances that It would make rather than
break, by reason of the previous success of
lie promoters. Something had to be donu
nd be done at once, and the result Is thu
United Stntes Steel corporation. The en-
tire Insane speculation today being made
possible by this enterprise. It Is highly
necessary. In order that tho country may
not suffer the worst financial crash In Its
history, that the United Stntes Steel cor
poration realize to the full the predictions
ot Its promoters. On the chances of its
doing or Its not doing this hangs the fate
of all our Industries.
What nre the chances? The outcome can.
not be predicted In detail, but It can ho
hinted nt In a general way. The tnsk Is
easy because we have an Instance of tho
Fame sort of thing right at hand, If any
one wants to know what Is going to happen
to the United States Steel corporation ho
an do no better than to turn his attcn-
t
Ion to the United States Hubber company,
Up to a few months ago this was couslil-
red a pretty big affair, but It looks dimin
utive In romparlsou with the latest prod-
act of Mr. Morgan s genius. Tho principle
h the Bame, howovor, In both cases. The
rubber trust Is as legitimately capitalized
s tho steel trust. It controls a rolntlvely
greater portion of the output: It has had
es much brains enlisted In Its service as tho
teel trust Is likely to have. Hut what Is
tho result? Head tho following Item of
news, which appeared In the uewspapcru
arly this week:
"Tho United States Hubber company yes-
terday announced n further reduction In Its
prlco list of 5 per cent. Tho annual prlco
list was mado public. In comparison with
the price list of April 1, 1900. It Bhows n
total reduction of 28 per cent, as cuts
amounting to 23 per cent were previously
made from tho 1900 list. Tho above reduc
tion In prices applies to all goods on hand
In tho stores of tho Jobbers on February
TIIIMiS YVOHSi: TIIAX W.H.
Slindj Slilc of 1,1 fr Ctuu.l the Sun-
lilitr of I'chit.
San Krnncisco Call.
It Is customary to put great stress upon
the enrnago of war. It Is in Its aspect ns
a destroyer of llfo that war presents Its
abhorrent feature.
Wo have had n largo army fighting In
tho Philippines for moro than two years.
Tho deaths In that army In tho Islands
number ti.OOO. It Is n largo list and sorves
probably to give point to many an argu
ment against war. Kach of those lives has
a fixed economic value to the country. That
valuo Is so much lost energy, so much
capital destroyed, so much force gone out
of tho body politic never to return.
Hut, going to the criminal records at
home for the same two years. It appears
that In the United States there wero com
mitted 10,000 murders. Ten thousand lives
were ended by knife, pistol and poison!
Closo to twice as many lives lost by-crlme
nt home ns by war abroad. If the death
penalty .had followed In each caso nearly
10,000 murderers would have been hanged,
bringing tho total casualty list up to a
still larger excess over the casualties of
Among tho victims was one governor ot a
state, a stato attorney general, nnd a large
number of minor officers of tho law.
In numerous lynchlngs twenty men have
been burned at the stake, and several women
have been shot to death.
In no other country In tho world Is there
ns much murder, as much taking of human
life In tho commission ot other crimes, and
for other cnuscs, many tho most trivial.
Soon tho question may be asked, "What Is
tho matter with tho United States7"
Wo hnvo been unsparing critics of other
countries nnd have sent missionaries nmong
the heathen. May it not well be that others
may object on good grounds against i
reiving n system that makes no better
showing nt home?
It Is tho habit of a people to look to tho
social state from which propagandists
emerge in search of proselytes. If that
state Is found Infirm, If llfo Is disregarded,
bloodshed Is common, tho law Is displaced
by savago mob violence, It Is but natural
to reject the missionary It sends forth.
We havo shown great zcnl and have en
countered great troubles In carrying Chris
tianity Into China. Tho Chinese, looking
upon our domestic record, havo tho right
to say that tho missionaries must havo car
tied Christianity away from this country.
In that view of It wo should recall the mis
sionaries nnd refuso to permit further ex
port of the stock until It has accumulated
enough for home consumption.
im:hsoai, NOTES.
The 100th anniversary of Daniel
Webster's graduation from Dartmouth col
lege Is to be celebrated nt that Institution
on September 24 and 25 next.
John W. Gates, the steel magnate, has
mado quite a hobby of tho collection of
arms and armor ami will doubtless add to
his store during his visit to Europe,
Gabriel d'Annunzlo, the Italian poet and
novelist, lives In a handsomo villa near
Florence, He Is a small, dapper man,
bald, though young, nnd rather the dandy.
After fighting two yenrs tho Bradley-
Martins must now pay $15,000 In personal
taxes assessed for 1699, though they could
spend $100,000 on a single ball or dinner
party without a murmur.
It Is said that Judgo George K. Baldwin,
United Stales consul nt Nuremberg, Ger
many, nominated In 1S68 President MeKln
ley for tho first public office he ever held
that of prosecuting attorney,
A colored clergyman of New York ap
peared beforo a Morrlsanla court recently
and applied for a warrant to arrest ono
of his raco on a charge of "ntrogcous,
scan'lous nn' remedial activities."
William Illchard Warner, tho wholesale
druggist who died of apoplexy lu Phila
delphia a few days ago, was tho original
manufacturer of sugar-coated pills. Ho
was for jnany years a member of tho Phil
adelphia College of Pharmacy.
Count Tarnowskl, the secretary of the
Austro-IIungarlan legation at Washington,
who was wounded lu a duel nt Monaco
last week, Is considered one of thu best
swordsmen lu Austria. "He hns been
brought up," says a friend, "with a sword
in hlB hand and has won many fencing
prizes."
With tho retirement -of Colonel McClure
from tho Philadelphia Times Dr. Alfred C.
Lambdln, who has been his associate In
tho editorial direction of tho paper from
Its first Issue, has become the editor, Dar
win G. Fenno, who has been tho managlug
editor for muny years, continues In that
responsible position.
A humorous result of Kmperor WIIKam'a
recent visit to England Is ovldcnt lu the
mustaches of the Inhabitants of the west
end of London, That upward and outward
twist so associated with tho kaiser's mus
tache has been extensively adopted, espe
cially by thoeo having pretensions to mil
itary appearance Interviews with west
end barbers reveal tho trouble they aro
encountering lu transforming lifelong
droops lalo upward t,uru,
the Lambs
of tho fluted States Itublier company said
'We have thrown down the gauntlet to our
competitors. We nre going to sell our
goods and retain our business Independent
of the nctlon of any of the outside con
terns.' It Is figured In the trade that the
additional 5 per cent eat In price means a
lo.s of J2.000.000 lo the United States com
pany on lis rebates nnd orders on hand."
The Import of this will not be gathered
unless we recall to the mind of the reader
that after paying S per cent annually for
a long scries of years on Its preferred
stock this company a few months ago was
obliged to reduce the rate to I per cent
nnd that this week the directors passed the
dividend altogether. What has occasioned
this? Why, simply this. Tho company hns
had one or two open winters nnd some of
tho people who sold out to the truat at the
stnrt have started new nnd competing
plants. In other words, temporary dotnnnd
for goods and additional competition have
done tho business pretty effectually In this
rase. Simpler conditions than theso could
not bo Imagined, , nor ones more certain to
confront every Industrial trust from time
to time.
The dvt thnt the steel trust Is twenty-
live or thirty times as imposing as the
rubber trust amounts to very little In the
face of such conditions. Possibly II take
a longer time to starve an elephant to
death than a spaniel we are not enough
of a naturalist to say. The Important fact,
howcxer. Is that lack of sustenance means
death sooner or later. So far as wo can
see, In no particular aro tho conditions
governing the United States Steel cor
poratlon more favorable than those which
faced tho United States Hubber company
nt tho period of Its greatest prosperity.
In fact, we should Incline to tho
view that natural conditions were In tho
long run inori favorable to tho rubber than
to tho steel trust. Wo presume that tho
promoters of the steel trust are not worry
lug oa account of the spectacle presented
by the rubber trust, for they probably In
tend to gather lu their profits from the
United StatCB Steel project long beforo
natural conditions begin to reveal tho renl
nature of tho enterprise to the lambs In
Wall street.
TAKIl KI.MH.V TO MOW tiOVIIIlNOU.
Wayne Herald (rep,): Lieutenant Gov
ernor Snvage will make one of the best
governors Nebraska ever had. He's the
right stuff from top to bottom and don't
you forget it.
Callaway Courier (rep.): We havo al
ways maintained that Custer county Is full
of statesmen who aro qualified to fill uny
olllco from pathmaster to president. Colouel
Savago will fclldo Into the governor's
chair and preside over tho destinies of tho
stato with caso and grace.
Columbus Telegram (dcm.): Kzr.i Sav
age, who will become governor of Ne
braska, Is not a brilliant stntesman, but
he Is u good man. As a governor he may
prove a failure, but wo predict ho will do
well. Ho Is honest nnd courageous. At
present he Is freo from dictation. If he
shall fall, his fnll will be due to misplaced
confidence, rather than desire to harm his
state. Tho democratic Telegram hcllovcj
well of our new republican governor, nnd
hopes well for his administration of public
affairs.
Kearney Hub (rep.): ny tho election of
Governor Dietrich to the senate Lieutenant
Governor Savage becomes the chef execu
tlvo of tho stnte. There were a number
of lightning changes when tho senatorial
deadlock was broken, nnd It is exceedingly
rortunatc that wo have for lieutenant gov
ernor a man who Is lu every way qualified
for tho governorship. Colonel Savage Is
strictly nil right and will make n strictly
all right governor. Just how soon ho will
tako hold Is, however, a question. Gov
ernor Dietrich can servo until congress
meets In December, nnd It Is probable that
ho will not step out for n fewmonths at
least, or until all of the stnte departments
aro In perfect running order.
York Hcpubllcan: Lieutenant Governor
Savage, shortly to become governor of Ne
braska, is a man of unquestioned repub
licanism nnd great forco of character, as
well ns ono who isn't In the habit of get
ting frightened nt the frogs. He was tho
first mayor of South Omaha nnd n repub
lican In that town at a time, later, when It
was pretty near as much as a man's peace
of mind was worth to bo nn avowed repub
lican there. At one time ho was making n
republican speech nnd giving It to the op
position from tho shoulder, and they were
going to mob him. Ho faced the howling
dervishes that were dancing nround him
nnd told them that tho first man who at
tempted to put his hands on him would
count Just one fusion vote less in Douglas
county, nnd they kept their hands off.
Broken Bow Hcpubllcan: Governor Diet
rich has shown tho part of wisdom lu de
ciding to vacate the offlco of governor, that
Lieutenant Governor Savago may cftcupy tho
gubcrnatuilal chair. Nothing short of that
would havo satisfied the public. When Oov-'
ernor Dietrich wns honored with elec
tion by tho legislature to tho high position
of United States senator It met tho ap
proval of a very largo class of those who
made him governor. But they would not
havo been sntlsfled had ho assumed to till
tho position of both governor and Unltod
Stntes senator and draw tho salaries of
both., Governor Savago by law nnd rltht
Is entitled to the position and Is highly
competent to fill the executive chair and he
should havo tho place.
I'OI.ITIC.W. CO.MMi:.T Ol'' STATU,
York Times (rep.): It seems as though
our good democratic friends would weary
after while of' accusing each other of sell
ing out to republicans. Of course If 'thoy
nro In tho mnrkot there Is nothing llko
advertising.
Grand Island Independent (rep,): The
Bco makes the very good suggestion to the
officials who have been authorized by a
bill passed by tho legislature lo tora
promlso tho Hartley boud to first test the
constitutionality or tho measure. It Is
to be doubted whether tho mcasuro will
pass the. necessary muster.
Springfield Monitor .(dcm.): If Herdman,
clerk of tho supremo court, Is not satisfied
with the way tho governor Is whittling
down tho salary of that office, let him re
sign. Thrro are plenty ns good men ns
Herdman who will tuke tho ofllco for less
than the present Incumbent wants. There
is nothing compulsory about hanging on to
ofllco,
Fremont Tribune (rep,): The Omaha Beu
very pertinently cites the fact that ex
Governor Poynter was the man responsible
for the congestion of litigation In tho su
premo court. Ho vetoed n bill passed by a
republican legislature two years ago pro
vldlng for a continuance of tho commis
sion, which was then doing good work In
furnishing relief.
Gra.id Island Independent (rep.)i The
Omaha Bco of tho 4th states that In dis
tributing tho appointments for supreme
court commissioners, Lincoln expects threo
of tho places and Omaha four, leaving two
for tho balance ot tho ntate. The featuro
of this statement Is Its modesty and the
princely magnanimity of Lincoln and
Omaha. Under the clreumstanccH, wo believe.
It to bo the duty of tho governor to call nn
extra session ot tti legislature and luve
the number of eammhslcnera increased to
Cf'.otn. Tnt tsouH protlde stt ction for
Lincoln and uiac (Of. Omaha, and there Is
no question but that they are entitled
to even more than that. The only difficulty
seemingly is that Lincoln Is running short
on material, ns the governor has sent to
Cuba for one of her citizens to come homo
and take the position of oil Inspector.
There Is nothing like the well filled rorn
crib for the good citizens of Lincoln and
Omaha. The balance of the state tan do
tho hollering nnd stand back and admire
Beaver City Tribune (rep.). Two years
ago Lincoln asked that the stato fair b
permanently located In that city, and
guaranteed that the site would not cost the
state to exceed $1. Thru the Lancaster
delegation bobbed up In the legislature nnd
afckcd an appropriation of $33,000 to pay for
the site, nnd the legislature granted It.
If Lincoln ever puts her brand of ncno
food on the market she will oon be rolling
In riches.
Kearney Hub (rop.i- The appointment ol
Major Kllllnn of Columbus to a captaincy In
tho regular army Is a deserved recognition
of a brave, big-hearted and brilliant Ne
braska volunteer. His popularity was at
tested iu IiIh appointment ns xdjulnnt gen
eral of the National Guard In tilts' stnte and
his merits have been recognized by the Wat
department In his more recent nppolntmenl
to n good position In tho regular eitab
llshmeut. Hasting Tribune (rep.): It has brru
given out thnt the commissioners who art
to assist the supreme Judges aro to lu
chosen from the ex-district Judges thronch
out the state. Tho Tribune would icgrrl
very much to seo n thing of this kind
done, for It li neither Justice, politic not
good policy to do h thing ot that kind
Some of the ov-rtlstiict Judges arc capablf
of officiating as commissioners nud some ol
them aro not, but there aro plenty of first
class lawyers throughout tho state who, In
many lespects, are better fitted mid mor'
capable of tilling the commissioners' scat
than nre the cx-dlstrlet Judges. Besides, ll
Ih bad policy to encourage people to con
stantly hac their hands In tho public
crib. .
Piipllllon Times (dein.): Nebrnskn Is the
victim of ton much politics. Political cam
palgni iiiiiio ho thick unil fast that men
who must work for u living aro unable to
safeguard their political Interests without
sacrificing their buHlniiMX. Tho rfHUlt Is
that professional politicians mniiagu po
litical affalrn ami tho state Is In constant
turmoil and under aggravated cxponfcp. Wu
elect supremo Judges lu tho off years and
congressmen nnd stato officers in the even
years. No sooner is ono campaign tiid'd
than another begins nnd from ono year's
end to another the stato Is lorn by po
litical dissensions. Tho result Is a system
of "peanut politics" thnt Is an aggravation
and a uiemtco to tho state's business In
terests. SYMPTOMS OK A STOCK I'AXIC
Investors TurnliiK Croni Wnll SlreM
to Henl lUliilr.
Chicago Tribune
After tho fover comes tho chill. After
a period of delirious excitement In Wall
street comes ono of painful sobering up.
All nre buycrB in Wall street now and tho
nomlnnl values of securities are advancing
by leaps nnd bounds. Soon will come tho
Inevitable, crash and contraction of values,
nnd tho men who aro caught with over
valued securities In their possession will
bo changed In tho twinkling of nn eye Into
lamo ducks. Nearly every one of the pres
ent holders of these securities knows that
their prices arc Inflated, but ho expects to
"get out" In tlmo and not bo the man who Is
caught holding the bag. Many of theso
gamblers will wait a little too long nnd tho
drlugo will got them. (
This contraction of Inflated values which
lajipund to como. will llt hard some specu
lative people', but It will not necessarily
Involve any great disaster to tho country or
act ns a serious setback to the Interests of
Icgltlmnto business. Tho advanco In tho
quotations of tho stocks nnd other securi
ties of the Industrials ns well ns of tho
railroads Indicates that money is abundant
nnd can bo borrowed on easy terms by busi
ness men ns well ns by speculators.
The values of securities have been ad
vnnccd now to such n point that thero is
little or no inducement for people to Invest
In them. Would-be Investors havo to look
elsewhere. Undoubtedly they will turn their
eyes to real estate, which has been neg
lected so long.
i,i.m:s to a smim:.
Detroit Journal: "Well, how nbout the
Btntu quo unto?" ventured the powers.
"No a tint lo for me!" protested the Km
peror Kwang Hsu. "1 ve got nbout nil
the female relative;! I cn'n swing already!"
Washington Stnr: "I hnv tho grcntett ad
miration fur the man behind tho gun," said
Mr. Dolun.
"Mebbo you're right." answered Mr.
Itafferty. ''Hut It nlways seemed to mo
It's the felly In front ot it that's tnkln' tho
chnnccs."
Philadelphia Tress: Mrs. Browne Mr?.
Sfiialpley Is ridiculously vain about her
small foot, Isn't she?
Mrs. Mnlaprop Yes, I hear she's so proud
nbout It thnt she's went nnd had a plaster
bust made of It.
Now York Weekly: Lawyer It la re
ported that you havn frequently expressed
yourself as opposed to capital punishment.
Deacon Hlgnsoul (drawn for Jury duty)
I won't hnvo no scruples In that man's
onso. Ho chented me on a hoss trails
once.
Boston Transcript: She I'o hoard It
said that musical people nro not very
bright, and sometimes I'm tempted to be
lieve it.
He .My dear, you shouldn't Judge of
them from what they write nbout music.
Cleveland lialn Dealer: "Did you hear
nbout the poetical way In which the HHtlcti
nniinuuceil the death of their pet ilog?"
"Nn. How wns It?"
"They said: 'Wo regret to niiiiouncn
thnt our Utile IVrlle hns steered his bark
for tho other shore.' "
Detroit Journal' Tho count only laughed,
"t still have left." ho gayly exclaimed,
"enough of my patrimonial estates with
which to do a neat song and danco!"
Baying which, he drew n paper of AVest
moreland Hand from Ills bosom nnd scat
tered It over the stnge.
"Oh, Bevls!" fnltcred the deceived girl,
tnklns heart.
THE UVSI'I'.rTK; C'AXMnAI,.
Yalo Hccord.
A cannibal was seated on a grren Paclflo
isle
With 'the temperature nt ninety-three
degrees ; . , . ,
His dress was rathor scanty, In a truly
savage style. . , . ,
Just u pair of Boston garters round his
knees.
But ho didn't seem quite happy, for now
and then a groan
Kscaped which tore his savage breast In
And ho'chantcd In u molancholy, medita
tive tone
Tho ditty that I now repeat to you;
"I've enten hostile tribesmen without a
slliglo question,
I've feasted on the yellow, black anil
blown; , . .
But I never hav encountered such a fit of
inilllicHtlon
As accompanied tho minister from town.
"I have tried thn I'nmbago, boiled nnd
niwfcteil. baked und fried;
I havo chewed tho woolly Oolnh stuffed
with yum:
But for all tho after symptom from the
(Unhurt 1 have tried
I wouldn't glvo n Bainballooadam. ,
But I caught this missionary culmly
strolling on the main;
Cooked and served htm dressed exactlj
commo II faut,
Hut a feeling deoii within nus makes II
dlsagreeablv plain
That tho missionary surely Is de trop.
"I havo oaten hostile trlbefetnen with the
Bieatesl of urbanity;
I hnvo feasted on the yellow, black and
brown.
Hut to o.ii a missionary was the acme of
liiHauiO.
You Ciiu't ki-ep u uood inuu down."