THE OMAHA DAILT BEE; TUESDAY, APTUL 10, 1001.
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Ucorfcu if. Tzscnuck, secrotary of Tho Bee
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coinpletu copies of The Dally, Morning,
Kvenliig and .Sunday Uco printed during Wo
month of iiarch, luoi, was as lollows:
1 ail.lUO 17 30,380
2 um.kxo is at,;ir,ii
3 a7,8io 19 a,ao
4 SiU.HUO 20 UU.U30
6 iid.HUO 21 VJtl.lUO
6 1MI.1MO 22 U0.31M
7 UH.ttUt 3 SMI.UHO
8.... i!7,:i(0 21 30,180
9 UT.rMO 28 80,430
io lis.uti.-, 28 vtit,r,:io
11 U7.0UO 27 U0.330
12 U7.1M10 28 32,440
13 U7,(lt)0 20 30,720
it 27,(i.o so ao.no
IS U.S.mo 31. .4 ,..30,020
10 28,120
Total 87,B7rt
Less unsold and returned copies.... 12.MJ7
Net total sales 88 1.078
Net dully average 28,n:4
GUO. 11. TZ8C1IUCIC,
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
beforo mo tills 1st day nt April, A. D. 1901.
M. II. HUNOATE,
Notary Public.
Tho prosperous Nebraska fanner will
stick to lils land here nnil let thu udven
turcrH piny tho government land lottery
in Oklalioinn.
That Texas penitentiary convict Is too
anxious to posu as tlio Cudahy kidnaper.
He evidently wants something that does
not belong to lilm.
Congress refused to make any appro
priation for Irrigation projects at Its
last session, but nature, more generous,
lias been watering tho western country
In u most prodigal manner.
May day usually sees labor troubles In
Tarlous parts of tho civilized world, nud
It would bo an anomaly for the United
States to start tlio now century without
contributing to thu annual crop.
Tho new German Hold uniform and
equipment' has if knapsack which can
bo thrown aside by simply loosening ono
buckle. As If any ono ever had trouble
getting rid of tho old stylo tho difficulty
was to recover it.
Tho other powers are now talking of
helping Itussla pacify Manchuria. They
arc undoubtedly ablo to accomplish the
task, but It would bo a wise man who
could llgure out where tho advantage to
China will come In.
On his return homo Frederic Harrison,
the English philosopher, Is taking oc
casion to throw soveral bouquets at tho
United States. It Is not necessary to
add that Mr. Harrison's lecturo tour In
this country was a financial success.
President Schurmnn of Cornell says
tho principal trouble In settling matters
In Cubu is with tho politicians who want
something and tlio people who arc sus
picious. After their experience with
Spain it Is not to bo wondered at tho
people are suspicious.
Mrs. Nation Is not likely to slug -tho
prnlses of Kansas City and its police
judge. Her hatchet lost its terrors and
her fervhl oratory failed to subdue tho
man who gives out frco meal tickets to
tho unruly. Tho only favor extended her
was a choice of paying n fine or leaving
tho city and she took a Decline for Kan
sas. Missouri is u hard state for re
formers. Ftislonlstn throughout tho stato arc
not enthusing over tho appointments of
supremo court commissioners which aro
credited to their party. With not enough
places to go around, tho names of those
favored are strangely similar to persons
who huvo held ofllco before by grace of
fusion appointments. Tho appointive
power Is reminded (hero aro many appe
tites which have never liooji satlsflcd.
Tho only competition Omaha enjoys
or can enjoy In tho matter, of Btroct
lighting is between tho different kinds
of street lamps. Tho gas company and
electric llghtiug company and gasollno
compauy may competo with one another
for their share of tho city's lighting
fund, but their competition Is not over
tho price, but over tho number of lamps
to bo furnished for tint territory to bo
covered.
Among tho dates annouueed for tho
liorso show circuit Just organized Omaha
is conspicuous by Its absence, although
cities all around It In Iowa, Missouri and
Colorado aro the prluclpal factors. With
ho many rich stock fnrms In Its tributary
territory Omuha ought to bo ablo to put
tip as good a horse show as any other
city of tho, west, nud It ought not to have
to wait Intlellultely for Its proposed audi
torium before startlug lu.
Omaha's retail trade center used to
bo uway down on Tenth street. It
moved by stages to Thirteenth, to Far
nam, to Fifteenth and to Douglas, and
now seems to bo on tho movo again.
It Is worth remembering, too, that tho
orlgiuul founders of Omaha thought tho
city could not go west over tho hills,
but would extend only along tho plateau
to tho uorth. Most of tho hills huvo
yielded to feats of engineering which
lmvo reduced tlio grades and tho growth
of Omaha has been precisely In tho di
rection tho pioneers tliougjit impossible.
THE VOLITICIANH liESlVNSWLE.
There is nothing new In the state
ment of President Schurman of Cornell
that tho politicians of Cuba are mainly
responsible for tho sltuntlon there, but
tho testimony of so eminent a witness
is none tlio less Important mid valuable.
As tho result of very thorough Investi
gation, Mr. Hcliurmnn found that tho
substantial people of tho Island aro in
favor of an Immediate acceptance of
tho Piatt ainenduient and his opinion Is
that a mnjorlty of all tho people desire
this, yet ho found many who will bo
satisfied with nothing short of self-government.
Of thu latter generally, how
ever, he remarks that their knowledge
Is Ill-proportioned to their zeal. Their
views aro obtained, from the political
leaders who oppose thu American tortus.
President Hchurman has no doubt re
garding tho duty of thu United States
In the matter. It must Insist on ac
ceptance of thu Piatt amendment. Op
position of the Cuban delegates must bo
overcoinu and ho thinks this may bo ac
complished through a conference by a
cominltteu of thu constitutional conven
tion with President McKlnley. Perhaps
so, but, as wo have heretofore said lu re
gard to this, wo aro uiiablu to see what
a committee could learn tbnt thu con
vention Is not already Informed of as to
thu views of tho president and tho pur
pose of this government. The language
of tho American terms Is perfectly plain
and its meaning canuot bo misunder
stood, while there can be no modifica
tion of it except by congress. Thu pres
ident has no authority to change a word
of that amendment and If It Is not ac
cepted lie must maintain tho American
occupation of Cuba.
However, no harm could conic from
sending a committee of the Cuban con
vention to Washington and It Is to be
hoped It will bo decided to do so. Per
haps Mr. McKlnley would at least bo
able to convince such a committee that
the United States Is not seeking to ill
prlvo Cubit of Independence.
(IEHMAX lXnUSTMAI, CltlSIS.
The recent reports regarding Indus
trial conditions In Germany show a con
dition of affairs that may seriously Im
pair the llnauclal resources of tho gov
ernment and require some radical
change In the llscal policy of thu na
tion. Production has been materially re
duced and It Is stated that il" per cent
of tho working classes are Idle or In
sulllclently employed, while thoro ap
pears to be Ilttlo prospect of Improve
ment in tho situation. It seems that
Germany is having some such exper
ience as this country had a few years
ago and for practically the saiuo rea
sonan uncertain commercial policy. A
lietiln paper says that tho numberless
Industries of thu country do not know
whether disastrous tariff wars will not
destroy tho work of years.
Thu situation Is largely due to tho
agrarian agitation and the concessions
which the government has made to It.
Tho demands now being made by that
clement lu connection with the revision
of the tariff, If compiled with, will in
evitably produce a more serious state
of affairs than at present, because It
would lead to reprisals by other coun
tries. This Is already threatened and
the apprehension caused is sending cap
ital out of Germany for Investment in
Industries elsewhere and hindering bus
iness relations with foreign countries.
It is not easy to point out the rem
edy for such a situation, but doubtless
It can bo found In part In the adoption
of a settled llscal and commercial pol
icy that will not antagonize other coun
tries and will at tho samo time promote
tho Industrial ami commercial develop
ment of Germany.
Til HE A TEN ED SI'OLIATIOX OF CHINA.
Tho committee of foreign ministers
which has been considering thu linun
clal resources of China Is reported to
huvo reached tho conclusion that thu
Chinese government cau pay indem
nities to tho amount of $300,000,000
without injury to tho resources of thu
empire, liut will oven this amount, ex
orbitant as it seoms, sutlsfy the greed
of tho powers? While all tho formal
demands huvo not been presented It is
already clear from the discussion that
they will approximate ?400,000,000.
Tho American claims, us promptly
presented, amount to $25,000,000, but
our government has instructed its rep
resentative at Pekln to announce that
It will cut Its Indemnity In half If tho
other nations will uiuke similar reduc
tions. It has been reported that tho
United States would'iio oven more thau
this in order to -bring the aggregate
which China must pay within tho reu
souablo limits of Chinese resources.
Japan, it is said, is wllllug to be uo less
magnanimous, while It is understood
that Groat Britain is also disposed to be
reasonable, taking the position of our
government that liberal commercial con
cessions aro more to be desired than a
heavy indemnity. Tho other powers,
however, do not concur in this view.
Tho Uusslan claim, It is said, exceeds
$lo0,000,000, nnd that ot Germany Is cal
culated to amount to at least $83,000,000
and may exceed that sum. Tho other
powers have made uo definite claims,
but they will doubtless aggregate an
amount greater thau that of tho United
States, although somo of thosu powers
navo been to very little expeuso lu con
nection with tho trouble In Chlua. For
example, Belgium, which went to no ex
penso whatever for tho rescuo of thu
legutlous nud has given uo asslstauco in
tho restoration or order, wants
$5,000,000.
Tho spirit manlfeslwl by some of tho
powers lu this matter is worse than un
generous. It contemplates tho plunder
ing of tho hapless cmplro which Is prac
tically ut their mercy and the liuposl
tlon of a burdeu that would keep China
In bondage to tho powers for genera
tions. If these powers shall have their
way In exacting ludemulty tho drain
upon Chlnesu resources will bo so great
that the material progress of tho coun
try will bo cheeked for an ludelluite
period and tho trade which the civilized
world has been counting ou lu that
quarter cannot bo developed, In the loug
run, therefore, thu powers will galu
nothing from exacting an excessive In
demnity, Tho obviously wise nud prac
tical policy Is that urged by the United
States, of limiting the demands upon
China to such reasonable amount us she
can pay without overtaxing her re
sources, thus permitting the material
development of thu empire, nnd hsktng
In commercial concessions compensation
lu part for what has been expended by
thu powers.
Thu United Stntes government should
persist In Its opposition to the threat
ened spoliation of China Involved In tho
demands of some of the powers. It has
been successful In nearly every policy
It has annouueed regarding Chlnn and
may bu In that respecting tho question
of Indemnity, If It shall persist In urg
ing It.
UMAHA VVSHISO yoitWAHU.
That Omaha Is steadily pushing for
ward In thu endless race for trade nnd
Industrial supremacy is visible on every
side. Nothing furnishes such striking
proof of Its advancement as the steady
demand for bigger and better quarters
and inoro modern facilities for thu great
business establishments that form the
backboiiu of Its commercial activity.
The assured construction of three or
four largo business blocks lu thu heart
of the retail dlstrlrt to accommodate the
needs of progressive merchants Is most
gratifying and significant. It menus
that the available buildings suitable for
huge mercantile establishments bare
been outgrown nnd that the twentieth
century Oinnhn requires to a great ex
tent new clothes to lit thu lusty munici
pal Infant. In Jobbing circles this de
mand has already been felt and partially
met by the erection during the past two
years of no small number of largo whole
sale warehouses, with still others In
sight. This expnnslon Is not only per
manent and substantial, but it forms
thu foundation for still wider trade re
lations. Omaha's commercial and Industrial
progress Is noteworthy from another
point of view. Enlarged busluess estab
lishments bring Increased employment
for thu laboring classes, who In turn
furnish thu most deslrablo patronage for
the merchant and manufacturer. Indi
rectly the professional man, .thu great
carrying corporations and every class lu
thu community bharcs in thu general
prosperity of which these tnovuments
are but surface evidence.
What is equally to thu point, Omaha
Is pushing forward lu Holds outsldu of
thu business world In education, In
church work, in charities, lu public im
provements, lu public order. Omaha is
u in on! attractive place to live In than
it ever was, and this assertion cau bu
freely made lu spite of the detraction
constantly flared beforo thu world in
tho local yellow Journals that huut for
tilth. While no community has attained
a perfection of city government, Omaha
lias Its municipal wuuts attended to and
the public Interests safeguarded more
efficiently and more economically than
most of Its competitors, all the fakes
and fictions sprung by political mounte
banks to the contrary notwithstanding.
Tho fault-llnding habit may have its
uses to spur on efforts for better things,
but it is not a bad idea to take a survey
occasionally of the progress tho city is
making and the multiplied advantages
its people enjoy.
Tho legislature made no change in the
law relating to street paving and peti
tions aro still necessary for tho replace
ment of wornout pavements. A num
ber of streets formerly encumbered with
wooden blocks are today almost Im
passable for vehicles. If the property
owners along these streets will not taku
thu Initiative thu city authorities should
take steps to have thu petitions prepared
and circulated. Tho general public Is
almost as much Interested In procuring
Improvements in many streets us thu
owners of tho abutting property.
Military men at Pekln complain of tho
unnecessary delay in the uegotlatious at
tho Chineso capital. If what they stato
Is true tho diplomats are certainly toy
ing with lire In u most dangerous muu
nor. It Is universally conceded that thu
sooner the whole matter Is settled thu
less liability there will be of complica
tions. In thu face of such conditions
thu postponement of meetings to nttend
picnics and for pleasure excursions Is
more thuu serious. But It is well to re
member thu average diplomat was not
born in a hurry.
Tho best testimony ot tho falsity ot
tho charge that tho American soldiers In
China had been parties to the looting Is
offered by thu Chlueso themselves. LI
Hung Chaug has officially requested
General Chaffee to allow enough Amer
ican soldiers to remain In Pekln to police
the Chinese portion of tho city for fear
tho lives and interests of thu Chinese
residents will not bo protected by tho
troops of tho other powers.
The governors of various states arc
requested to scud delegates to a con
ference to discuss thu subject of taxa
tlou. Each stato lu thu uuluu has n dif
ferent system of taxation nnd assess
ment aud tho people ot each llrmly be
lieve their system tho worst In exist
ence. Whether tho proposed conference
will accomplish any Immediate ruforms
Is problematical, but It certainly cunnot
do any barm.
South Omahu has become too well es
tablished to bo materially affected by
changing busluess conditions lu any ono
of tho meat packing plants. Just watch
South Omaha not only hold it own us
a live stock market, but gradually climb
up ahead of Its competitors.
Uloiaanm Safer Thmi Mallets.
Philadelphia Times.
Diplomacy la an odd business. Now Rus
sia and Japan aro using the Flowery King
dom to throw bouquets at each other.
Cool tirerttiiK fur a Boss.
Washington Star.
The welcoming of J. Plerpout Morgan
to Europe does not show any signs of ex
traordinary enthusiasm. Dut Mr. Morgan
Is a business man and not dependent on
social demonstrations for bis happiness.
I. out Out fur the Mule. ,
Sun Francisco Call.
Ever since a democratic gold bug was
elected mayor In St. Louis the old-timers
who left the party wheu Ilryan took con
trol havo been chattering about reorganlt
lag tho party; but just wait uJtll tho
democratic mule gets a chance to mako a
good kick, and then the chatterers will
wish they had not fooled with tho animal.
t'niircifrftfllnnnl lli-rnlnm.
Indlunapolla Journal.
The report of a very heroic act dono by a
Nebraska school teacher is confirmed by
tho publication ot an official letter sent
her by tho superintendent of public Instruc
tion, who says: "Such acts as yours tend
to Increase the appreciation of the respon
sibilities, duties and nobility ot the teach
ers' profession more than a month of Sun
days' preaching on tho subject could do."
That Is true In a sense, yet normal schools
will hardly think it worth whllo to drill
their students In wading through waist
deep water and rescuing school houses by
horso power. Such heroism Is unprofes
sional. Good IlrnillriK for Sport.
Minneapolis Journal.
Nebraska peoplo aro getting from "a
Minnesota publishing house" a notice
hoaded, "Every Sport Should Havo One."
It reads:
"On receipt ot $1, we will scud, prepaid, a
cloth-bound book of over 400 pages, full of
good things. This great book Is prohibited
In Bonio countries, aud Is tho most wonder
ful book over written. Either in tho French
or English languages. Wo will send ll se
curely enclosed nnd In tho English Inn
guago unless otherwise ordered."
Several sports wero caught, sent In their
dollar and got a bible. No remarks.
Comfort for the Cnrrlrr.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The report that during tho coming hot
weather tho letter carriers will bo per
mitted to go without their coats while on
duty Is in tho lino of common sense, but
scarcely la that of decorum and uniformity,
slnco the carriers may pleasu themselves
as to what they will wear under their
uniforms. Dut It would seem to bo entirely
possible- to design a light and romtortable
uniform a shirtwaist, perhaps which
would bo no burden to the wearer, but
would distinguish blm tor what ho Is, which,
wc tako it, Is tho main object or all uni
forms. And tho remark will apply to the
summer costume of policemen as well as
ot letter carriers.
Italia of the iltirllnKton Jlrrgr,
Springfield (Muss.) Republican.
Tho terms upon which tho Chicago, Bur
lington & Qutncy railroad is to be merged
with tho Northern Pacltlc-Grcat Northern
aro now definitely stated to bo tho purchase
of burling ton stock with 3Vz per cent col
lateral trust bonds of the two northern
roads, 225 par valuo In bonds being given
for each $100 sharo of Burlington stock. In
other words, tho Burlington shareholder
will havo tho opportunity ot converting a
present 6 per cent contingent security into
ono guaranteeing him within a small frac
tion of S per cent. It is understood that
tho delay in reaching a conclusion of thu
bargain has been due to the insistence of
tho Burlington peoplo upon an altcrnntlvo
cash payment, which tho Northern PaclBo
Orcat Northern combination refused to
grant. Hence tho substitution ot an offer
ot $225 In bonds instead of $200, as origi
nally proposed.
NBW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.
Old-Fanhloncit Pokey Methods Over
alindoTvcd by the Promoter.
Detroit Free Press.
Tho old-fashioned and substantial way ot
doing business Is supplanted by ono apply
ing directly opposite methods. Roads aro
bought at Ave or six times their intrinsic
value, merged Into tho larger corporation
for which It was purchased, and tho pay
ment is mado by selling its bonds to tho
purchasing public. A southwestern system
was recently bought up by a syndicate, tho
powerful allied corporation Immediately
took a majority block ot stock and Issued
$10,000,000 in bonds. Tho -public bought
this Immenso amount ot water and paid for
tho new system. As long as stock can thus
bo manipulated and disposed of there is no
difficulty on tho part of the combine ac
quiring railroads, even It paying from two
to Ave times what they aro worth.
In favor of tho schemo is tho fact that
prosperity Is giving the masses money that
they can Invest. Their decided preference
Is for homo securities, and ther is a con
tagion of that resistless fever which has
occasionally resulted in such torrlblo
wreckage on tho French bourse. Tbo.ro is
an enormous inflation ot values beyond tho
actual worth of tho property on which thoy
aro based. Hundreds of millions aro being
floated in securities that havo no more
solidity than future prospects, somo of
which look better for assessments than div
idends. No artificial boom of this kind Is
self-sustaining, and attempt to contlnuo It
beyond tho danger point means tho in
evitable crash.
On a vastly larger scale wo are having tho
inflation of capital that brought on tho
panic of '73, and that brought such disaster
upon popular investments In Transvaal
gold mine enterprises In London six years
ago. It Is well to remember that tho syndi
cate is on tho Inside and that It Is there to
mako money on a big scalo, railroads, in
this Instance, doing service as an Instru
mentality. Its good thing Is in tho eager
ness ot tho public to buy stocks without
watting to analyze them.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Lord Kitchener is blind in one eye.
Attorney General Knox Is very fond of
horses and drives a $9,000 team.
Mindful ot her modern prerogatives, a
California girl has Just killed two moun
tain lions.
John Philip Sousa, jr., eon of the noted
composer, Is a candidate for tbe position ot
lirst base on the Princeton base ball team.
An equestrian statue In honor of tho late
Major General Henry W. Slocum will be
erected by tbe stato of New York this sum
mer on the Gettysburg battlefield.
Tho New York woman who left $80,000 to
a colored car porter at her death probably
accumulated that amount by not tipping
colored car porters while living.
Judge John S. Keyes has Just completed
fifty years of active and continuous sorvlco
for tho town of Concord, Mass., hnvlng In
that tlmo held every office In tbe town.
President McKlnley's western trip Is so
arranged as to glvelilm tbreo days In Colo
rado. Of theso one will be spent at Den
ver, one at Colorado Springs and ono at
Plko'e Peak.
An amicable arrangement is reported In
Holland by which Wllhelmlna Is queen and
Duke Honry an obedient subject two hours
every day. Tho rest of tho time tho queen
Is a loyal and obedient wife.
According to Al Johnson, the electric
system will solvo tho problem ot over
crowding in our great cities. It will move
the laboring man from tho physical and
moral unhealthfuless of tho congested tene
ment district.
Reports show that Cousuelo, duchess ot
Marlborough, is quite a warm member of
Moato Carlo society. She has snubbed
tho prlnco of Monaco, patronlzod tho tiger,
had her purse picked and was dreadfully
shocked by the act ot a man sitting next
to her at tho roulette table Jabbing a knife
Into his heart. People troubled with coro
nets require highly seasoned sport for di
version. The first negro to pass a regular army ex
amination open to enlUted men for ap
pointment as second lieutenant is Benja
min 0. Davis of the District of Columbia.
He took his examination at Fort Leaven
worth, Kan. Out ot eighteen candidates
twelve passed, Davis being third In tho
order of merit, with an average of 01 per
cent. Ho Is a sergeant major In tho Ninth
cavalry.
POLITICAL TOPICS IN Mllllt AHKA.
Tlldcn Cltlicn (rop.): For tho first time
In eighteen years, George 1). Mtoklojohn Is
thrown upon his own resources, that Is, ho
Is not holding public otllco nnd has uo Im
mcdlato prospect of a government appoint
ment. Humboldt Leader (rep.): E. L. Vnnco of
Pawneo City has been named by Governor
Dietrich as commissioner to tho Buffalo
exposition. Tho selection Is a good ono
and Tho Leader congratulates tho winner
la tho contest, which was qulto spirited.
Lincoln Post (pop.): Governor Snvago
may retain all of Governor Dietrich's ap
pointees, but thnt possibility docs not pro
vent them from being n Ilttlo uucaay. Ho
don't have to do it, and besides, It Is said,
ha has a good many personal friends him
self. Hastings Trlbuno (rep.): Tho repub
licans ot Nebraska should not rest upon
their oars because they havu but recently
won such a glorious victory. Tho truth
of tho matter is that now Is the time to bu
wldeawako and up and doing It this stato
Is to bo kept In the republican column.
Blair Republican (rep.): Ono good thing
dono by tho legislature was tho paBsugo ot
a strict law for tho protection ot Inscctlvor
ous birds, game and fish. No person can
hunt on land belonging to another without
tho permission ot tho owner. There Is a
Ono of $5 to $50 for killing a robin, Jay, lark
or any of the songbirds.
Kearney Hub (rep.): J. II. Edmlstcn hns
promised to co-operato In tho effort to do
tormlno what Is to bo dono with tho pcoplo's
pnrty In Nebraska. Edmlstcn already has
something of a record on thnt lino, nnd It
Is safe to assume that he will cordially as
sist In turuing over to tho democratic party
ovory people's independent voter who will
consent to tho delivery.
Central City Nonparlcl (rep.): Why tho
republicans should havo united with thu
fustonlsts in knocking out tho governor's
bill placing tho clerk of the supremo court
on a Balary Is past all understanding. That
Supremo Court Clerk Hcrdman should ab
sorb tho fabulous sum of $110,000 In feca
is an Injustice to tho taxpayers. Nebraska
Is quite prosperous, but hardly flush enough
to nfford to pay her court clerk a salary
almost as big as tho president gets.
Columbus Telegram (dcm.): It la well
and good for fusion editors to lay upon
tho republican legislature tho major por
tion of the blamo for tho defeat of tho
OUIs bill to rcduco freight rates, becauso
the republicans controlled tho legislature,
and bad power to pass tho bill had they
been so disposed. But whllo all tills Is
true, another fact is nono tho less truo
tho Bhumeful fact that tho defeat ot that
good bill was really engineered by a fusion
senator.
Ml mien Gazctto (rop.): Tho republicans
ot Nebraska ought to havo reapportioned
the stato legislatively and congrcsstonally
at tho recent session of tho legislature.
There is no excuso for not doing It, as tho
law provides. Wo hammered tho pops over
tho head because they failed to do tho samo
thing when they ought to havo dono It, and
now our own peoplo failed, when they
should havo dono It. Tho Gazette has noth
ing to say, only that thoso republicans who
aro responsible should bear the blamo, and
when they bob up tor ofllco again Bhould
bo sat down on so hard that they can never
bo resurrected.
Oakland Independent (rep.): Tho lato
lamentod republican legislature seems to
have been a soro disappointment not only
to the Omaha Beo and Governor Dietrich,
who upbraided it so unmercifully, but aUo
to the people In general who "pay tho
freight" and want better laws and relief
In many ways. From a partisan standpoint
they did nothing to help their party. They
could not agree on a redisricting bill, they
failed on an election ballot law to their lik
ing and only increasod tho offices and ex
penses of tho stato in all directions. Their
game law Is commendable generally, and
that,, with a few curative acts, Is about all.
Wahoo Now Era (rep.): One of tho lead
ing populists of this Btntc, who has been
a strong fuslonlst in tbo past, and Is nt
tho present tlmo In position to bo In touch
with the 'leading populists ell over tho
state, in a business letter to tho editor of
this paper, appends tho following political
note: "From tho sentiments expressed, I
believe that fusion will bo a dead lottcr
this fall; probably unsuccessful even if It
be accomplished. I am a fuslonlst yet, but
not to tbo extent of forcing something upon
our party that the voters will not support
cheerfully. Then, too, thoro never was a
better tlmo to go out and mako a rousing
fight on principles, even Bhould wo got
"licked" wc loso nothing relatively any
way." To all of which wo say, Amen I
Falls City Journal (rep.): Tho spirit of
real reform and not tho spurious artlclo
seems to havo entered tho stato house.
Tbo latest Indication comes from tho ofOco
of Treasurer Stuofcr, who has during tho
tho first thrco months ot his Incumbency
Invested more money from tho permanent
school fund that his predecessor, Mr.
Mcservo did. In tho first thrco months tho
treasurer invested $103,909.39, or about $85,-
000 moro than was invested by his pre
decessor In tho same length ot time. Dur
ing tho term of tho fusion treasurer,
Mescrvc, as high as 2 per cent premium
was paid for stato warrants, whllo Treas
urer Stucfer has at no tlmo paid moro than
1 per cent and at times but ono half of 1
per cent. The lncreaso in tho investments
from permanent fundH and tho lowering of
premium Is tbo kind of reform that counts,
for It has benefits that reach tho pockot
books of tho taxpayers.
St. Paul Republican: Governor DIotrlcb
could not havo mado an appointment moro
satisfactory to tbo people ot this section
than that ot Rasmus Hannibal to tho po
sition of deputy oil inspector, which was
announced through the daily papers re
cently. There is not a republican In tho
stato who does hardor work for the party
year after year and with less thought of
reward than Hannibal. His spirit of self
sacrifice, when tho Interests of republican
ism aro at stake, Is large. Ho has given up a
lucrative ofllco for the transient glory and
meager pay of a Btato senator In order to
savo his district from tho enemy, and he
has never been called upon In vain by party
leaders. In a political campaign ho Is a
hard hitter and his equal as a vote-gottor
has nover been found In Howard county.
Withal, his hearty good nature, bigness of
heart and strict Integrity has endeared him
to everybody, and fuslonlsts aro us cordial
In tbctr congratulations as republicans.
Tho governor has added Immensely to his
growing popularity by this appointment nnd
tho people of Howard county will remem
ber It to his credit when tho four years of
his senatorial term havo run their course.
Colon lm nnd (.'Itlxenahlp.
Duffulo Express.
A native Porto Rlcan, who has applied
for civil service examination at Washing
ton, haB put tho civil service commission
to tho necessity of 'deciding whother ho la
a citizen of tho United States, slnco other
wlso ho would not be entitled to examina
tion. Since congrosB has mado a law de
claring Porto Rlcans "citizens of Porto
Rico," tbo civil service commission would
seem to havo Its conrso marked out. It
has nothing to do with tho constitutionality
of tho law. But It Is a fact that no de
partment of tho government seems to have
any confidence In the validity of that act.
Ileeftnir About lleef.
Boston Globe.
Ob, no! tho action of tbe British authori
ties In shutting out American-raised beef
from army ujo Isn't "retaliation." Tho
London war office so declares, aud domn't
that lift tho question out of all possible
controversy?
IIUI.PKItS FOIl TIIK St PltH.Mi: COl'IlT,
Emerson Enterprise: Tho nine supreme
court commissioners were appointed Tues
day, and as was expected, tho fustonlsts got
tho lion's sharo. Northeast Nebraska, as
usual, got nothing.
Beatrice Express: Tho commissioners ot
tho supreme court havo been nppolntcd, and
they aro all well-known lawyers who havo
distinguished themselves in their profes
sion and they may bo expected to do good
work nnd plenty of It.
Scrlbnor Nous: The new supreme court
commission Is composed of Nebraska's best
legal talent and there Is reason for believing
that tho gentlemen who compose the com
mission will fully meet tho, expectations of
thoso who urged Its creation.
Springfield Monitor: Tho men selected
are reputed to be first-class lawyers, and
whllo tho salaries attnehed to tho new Jobs
aro not as largo as their private practice
Income, yet they nil seem willing to sacri
fice tbo dlffcrenco in their yearly cash ac
count for tho sake ot benefiting tho state
and mankind In general.
Schuyler Quill:' Tho make-up of Iho
commlsslon Is conceded by attorneys to bo
a good one, a number of tho members hav
ing Bcrved on tho district bench. But be
causo they aro good men does not alter
tho fact that the commission Is n blot upon
tbo stnto and a salary-grabbing schemo
from beginning to end.
Tckumnh Journal: The nine supreme
court commissioners havo been nnmod. Pol
itics figured largely In tholr selection, there
being four democrats, two populists and
three republicans. With ono or two ex
ceptions they nro from ntnong tho best
lawyers In tho stato nnd several of them
nro recognized as much better attorneys
than tho Judges' themselves.
Geneva Signal: Tho supremo court seems
to havo dono very well in 11b selection of
court commissioners. Hastings nnd Sedg
wick havo proved their ability on tho dis
trict bench and the lnttor aud Ames are
among tho ablest practicing lawyers In tha
stntc. Somo of tho others nro younger men
who havo mado flno records for their years.
Oldham seems to have been tho most un
fortunate solcction ot tbo wholo nine.
Howells Journal (dcm.): In the making
up of tho supreme court commission Colfax
county wns left out In tho cold, its usual.
Wo nro noted for giving autl-rcpubllcan
majorities, but when It cornea to securing
appointments wo havo never been very
successful. Plntto county wns remembered
in tho distribution, notwithstanding tho
fact that ono of tho supremo Judges Is a
resident of that county, Holcomb, who np
polntcd I, L. Albert district Judge, secured
a plnco for him rn tho commission.
Columbus Telegram: At last tho supremo
court has named Its nlno additional mem
bers. By courtesy aud by legislative enact
ment these men will bo known as commis
sioners, but In fact they arc really mem
bers of tho court. Tho Telegram believes
tho law creating theso commissioners is
ilttlo short of spitting In tho faco ot tho
constitution. However, a higher authority
than tho Telegram holds otherwise. Wo
bopo tho work of tho commissioners will
Inuro to tho good of the state, but doubt Is
companion to our hopes. Tho nlno men
nppolntcd nro ablo men.
Plnttsmouth Journal: There Is really oc
casion for much non-partisan disappoint
ment In tho selection ot tho nlno supremo
court commissioners. Thcro is a certain
woll-dcflncd opinion la evidence that somo
ot tho appointees aro' by no means as
strongly qualified for tho position as other
fully nvallablo candidates. But this Is not
nlono the only objection. Tho different
parts of tho state are not as well repre
sented in tbe selection as they should be.
Lincoln gets three, Omaha two, tho north
east nono, tho southeast none, tho south
west none. Only six cities are represented
in tho selection ot nlno commissioners.
Norfolk News: Judgo Barnes' Norfolk
friends aro sorely disappointed at his fail
ure to securo tbo appointment us ono of tho
supremo court commissioners. Mr. Barnes'
friends bad mado an earnest effort In his
behalf nnd it Is so seldom that ho has
asked anything nt tho hands of tho party
with which ho has affiliated since boyhood
and for tho success of which ho has nlways
earnestly labored, that they almost feel
that constant loyalty to republican princi
ples Is ut a discount with thoso exercising
nn appointive power. His friends nro
gratified to know tbnt his disappointment'
does not affect his party loyalty and that
he remains truo to tho faith. In fact he
seems to havo the faculty of taking tho du
clslon of the Judges with a greater show ot
eqanlmlty than somo of his frlonds. It Is
to bo hoped that his failuro to secure this
appointment, but presages his advancement
to a better and moro deslrablo position,
rapllllon Times: The creation of a bu
premo court commission is a temporary
makeshift that wilt not afford tho relief do
manded by tbo taxpayers ot the stato. Tho
relief needed and demanded can como only
through a constltutlon.nl convention. What
Nebraska needs is not alone an enlarged
supremo court, but a court of appeals that
shall act In a great many cases now carried
from tho district to tbe auprorao court for
tho solo purposo of delaying or defeating
Justice. Tho supremo court should not bo
called upon to tako notlco of damagu suits
and criminal cases. Theso should bo at
tended to by a court of appeals; or, If
criminal cases nnd damage suits must go
to tho supremo court, let tho court of ap
peals be the final resort of other designated
cases. As, tho matter now stands any kind
ot a caeo almost may bo taken to the su
premo court, and tho result Is a congestion
that a commission cannot relievo for sev
eral years, and even If It is relieved tho
relief will only bo temporary and ends with
tho ending of tho commission. No ono
favors a porpotual commission, henco it
Have You
bought your new Spring Eat yet? Why we n.slc
this question, is thnt for this week, we are oll'er
ing a special price Uat still' and soft in the
very latest blacks, at .,;l.
$2.50
This offer is for this week only all (he styles
are on display in our Fifteenth street window,
and if you are going to get a new Hat this sea
son, now is your chance.
Browning, King&Co
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Womesn Musti
Avoid Nervous Prostration
It von are dangerously sick what is
the tlrt duty of your physician ? Ho
quiets the nervous system, he deadens
the pain, and you sleep well.
You ought to know that when you
ceased to be regular in your courses,
grow Irritable without eaiiRO, and
pa.i sleepless nights, there is bcrious
Mrs. HAltTLr.v.
trouble somewhere, and nervous pro
tr&tiou is suru to follow.
You ought to know thnt Indigestion,
exhaustion, womb displacements,
fainting, dizziness, headache, nnd
backache send tlio nerves wild with'
affright, and you cannot sleep.
Mrs. Hartley, of 221 W. Congress St.,
Chicago, 111., whoso portrait we pub
lish, suffered all thei,e agonies, nnd
wns entirely cured by Lydin E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound ; her caso
should be a wnrnlng to others, and
her cure carry conviction to the minds
of every suffering woman of tho un
failing efficiency of Lydin L Plnkham'a
Vegetable Compound.
will bo necessary to find permanent relief
elsewhere. A constltitlonnl convention
should bo called for thu rovlslou of tho
constitution. Tho supremo court should bo
enlarged. Provision should bo mado for
tbu election of n stnto railroad commission
and various things given attention that call
for It now, but which wero unthought of by
the men who framed thu present Instru
ment. SMILING LINKS,
Philadelphia Record: She Von havr
broken your promise to me, and a broken
promise cannot bo mended.
Ho Oh. I can do better than that. I'll
mako you u new one.
Washington Btnrl "What dn the Fili
pinos appear to loam most easily In con
nection with our civilization?" asked tho
eager Inquirer.
Without hesitation the strategist ropllcd:
"Tbo valuo of monuy."
Chicago Record-Herald: "Scientists say
that a man would llye longer It ho walked
on all fours, as he used to do."
"Of course; other men would lock him up
in u cage, and take caro of him."
Philadelphia Press: Hubbubs Mr. New
come Is very well off, Isn't ho?
Backlatz He's either very well off or
very Ignorant,
Hubbubs How do you menn?
Backlotz He says he's going to ralsa
vegetables on his plnco this season.
Indlnnapolls Press: "Thoro Is nothing
llko tho love of u boy for his mother," snld
the sentimental boarder.
"Especially ut meal time," commented,
tha Snvago ltuchclor.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "It appears It
was thn gift nf snven cigars that roveuled
tho hiding place of Agulnaldo."
"I smoked ono of tho samo sort tho other
night."
"What sort?"
"Tho Bort that Is mean enough to maka
a man betruy bis grandmother."
Chicago Trlbuno: When the Goat had
eaten the lighted firecrackers, tho Boy full
to mocking him with open throat.
"How," queried tho Hoy, "do you llko
tho celebration?"
"A bit of gay bunting would help out, I
think!" quoth tho Goat.
Suiting thu action to the word, tho Goat
did not do a thing to tho Hoy.
A SPHI.Mi OF FATALITY-,
Brooklyn ICagle.
"Glvo us iij)oom," the editor said,
"A poem of spring today;
Examlno this list.
You'll llnd it tho gist
Of tho things that you mustn't any.
i
"Cut out tho Mho bird." tho editor sald
"Don't bother with hedges brown;
All brooklots uro barred.
Don't tako It so hard,
Look over tho rest 1'vo put down.
"If tho breezes blow." tho editor said,
"Just label tlioni breezes, please;
You may us well know
Thnt zephyrs don't go;
We'll break you of that by degrees.
"If April Is tiBed," tho editor suld,
"Don't call it a mnldcn frail;
It's gono hitherto,
But I think, don't you,
Tho term Is u trllle well stale."
"In summing tho rest," tho editor Bald,
"Tho fountain that laugha must stop;
And tho buds that. Bmllo
May prowl for nwhllt',
And tbo willows that droop must drop.
"So glvo us it screed," tho editor said,
"A Hcreed on the spring" today,"
But never u word
Had tlio poot heard
And they boro his body away.