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THE OMAHA DAILY JiEK: M5.EDS ESDAY, APH1L 17, 1001. The omaiia Daily Bee. E. 1108KWATEH, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. tlft ll. It... I . ... . .a f I ......... .V , . . AAA Aynnjr xjcu (.milium ouimuyj, uilu I earniD-uv .Dully lit-a ana Sunday, una Vcur i.Oj illustrated lieo, uno reur MUimtlJ WHO IVdril.t.l MH.IIIM .W Baturtiay JJte, Olio Ytfir 1.6 '.'wontitlh Century Fanner, Onu Year... l.W OFP1CES: Omaha: The live Building. ttoulh umuim: City Hull Uulldlng, Twenty-tilth mid M Mtreeis. Council ulutfn: lu I'cnrl Street. Cnicugu; lttw Unity Uullalng. Istw ork: Templo Court Washington: M)l Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news nntl edi torial mutter should bo addressed: unmnu Utc, Euitorlul Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Uuslnoss loiters and remittances should oe ndurcssou: Tho Una Publishing com puny, umanu. It OMITTANCES. Remit by dr.ttt, express or postal order imyliuiij to 'ilm Uuq Publishing cumiany. 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TZSC11UCK, Subscribed In my presence nnd' sworn to beforo mo this 1st duy of April, A. D. 1901. M. II. HUNGATK, Notary I'ubltc. flint Bolf-eoiifi'ssea ToxnH kMiuiiior nuiHt bo lu liunl lines. Ih cannot uvon pif)duco evidence oiioiikIi to convict hlniHclC. Thnt wtiatliof liinii oiiKht to know hotter tliiin to-lnterfero with thu lioiiwe eloiinlnK oiteratlons of ho ninny good uoueuwivoy. l'rebldent Krupror Is to he Invited to vlidt Oninlm, but President MeKlnley will he allowed to ko past its without nu Invitation to Ktop, Tho railroad that Ih not swallowed up by a syndicate octopus pcvhIhIh lu play lug for the miine amount of free ad vertising by telling how Its owners have resisted thu temptation, to sell. The democratic governor or Missouri has vetoed Ihe' compulsory education law. Governor, Docker.y evidently had in mind keeping coming generations of Mlssotirlaim In the democratic column. One house of tho Arkansas legislature has passed a bill rcijUlting everyone who driiikH Intoxicating liquors to take out a license. If enforced such n law would bo a great revenue produeor In Arkan- Construction work on Sir Thomas Lip. ton's cup challenger Is behind hand. Sir Thomas Is a llrst-rnto sort of a fellow, but for all thnt Americans hope to see his boat still behind hand at the end of the races. Another snowstorm Is lu progress In tho cattle country aud the correspond ents aro busy killing off all tho cattle on tho ranges. Most of tho stonn-kllled cattle, however, will come to lire about market time. The new battleship Maine Is to be launched on Memorial day. No occa sion could bo more appropriate, for with it nro memories of tho dead and tho momentous events which followed In the train of tho wreck of its predecessor. Wo havo not y6t learned whether the two "little boys" who were prevented from attendlug church on Kastor bo cause; incarcerated In tho city Jail for vlolatlug tho city ordinances took ad vantage of thelf freedom last Sunday to attend dtvlno services. Tho man who leaves a good Nebrnska farm to take chances in the new country about to be opened up In Oklahoma will probably regret tho ehango If ho lives a year. X&braska is a tried and tested country and tho man who has a good farm hero had better stay. Tho utory which comes from Chicago that several or tho great packing com panies propose to niako war on a couple of others becauso they havo. been cutting- tho price of meat, needs continua tion. People who buy meat have seen no evldenco of a cut In price. Tho uext census test Omaha will un dergo will bo tho school census. That tho enumerators will nd more children of tho school ago this year than last goes without snylng, especially whou It is remembered thnt last year's school census was plainly defective. Tho Hurllugton nnd tho Snutn Fo roads nro to havo an interchangeable mileage agreement whereby mileage books Issued by either will ho accepted on both. Whethe,r this arrangement ex tends to free pnsses Is not disclosed, Information nn Hint mililx.t .in i. . j , , fc ...it in; awaited with extrcmo uuxloty by a largo uiiiiuicr oi pasieooaru uoidors in this state. Tho possible conflict between tho now steel eombluo ami omanUed labor Is of more than passing Interest. Tho people or tins country do not look with any too much favor upon thoso giant com blnatlous. If at the outset of its eiinw tho teel trust Indulges In a comllet with organized labor which results In tho stoppage of the great steel Industry nt thlii period It will prove it sorry dny for tho corporation, oven though It win lu u tight against labor. r TiiKin iroitK thkv will tin .ivnanu. It Is to be hoped that thtse Judges and commissioners will go to work and clear tho docket during tho two years that this commission is provided for, but thu In dependent has no faith that they will. These lawycrs'know their own Interests and the sources of their own Incomes too well to do a thing like that. It Is more likely that at the end of two years they will be asking for three or four more commlpslon crs Instead of reporting; that they have cleared the docket and asking to bo dis charged. Nebraska Independent. As the new supreme court commis sioners have thus fnr only begun to get ready for business, this Is plainly pre judging them and entering n verdict against them In advance on general principles. Thu Hct1 believes (he commissioners will wrllu their own success or failure In the decisions they render and In the work they perform. They will them selves hnvo to shoulder responsibility for the duties they nro called on to dis charge. To clear up tho clogged docket of tho supreme court Is one of the objects for which Ihe commission was created, hut the docket Is not to be cleared to the detriment of exact mid even Justice ad ministered lu each case. Heinemherliig that (he court Is the court of last resort, from which the litigant has no appeal and no redress, (lie Imperative demand on the Judges mid commissioners Is (o review rases brought before them with (ihsolute fairness and impartiality, test ing the Judgments of tho lower courts by tho established rules of law applied In the light of common' sense. Hefore the selection of tho commis sioners was made The Heo tried to im prcsH upon thu Judges tho Importance of the task and tho opportunity It pre sented either to strengthen or impair thu standing and lntltience of that body. If the commission sets about It In earnest to glvo litigants the promised relief and to do It honestly and con scientiously, they will earu merited ap proval. If, on thu other hand, they dally along with the evident purpose' to pro long their own tenure or permit personal or political favoritism to enter Into their decisions, they will come lu for con demnation long and loud In which tho whole court will share without escape. 1.V 1XDISCHKET MINISTER. it Is understood that the American minister to Venezuela, Mr. Loomls, will he called to account when ho reaches Washington for certain statements he Is reported to have niado In regard to President Castro of Venezuela. Ho Is said to havo stated that tho chief ex ecutive of the southern republic, whoso salary Is $t 2,000 u year, has lu eighteen months acquired '$1,500,000 worth or property, made possible by a system or blackmailing through which foreigners chleily suffer. There- were other reflec tions upon the character nnd Integrity of Castro contained in tho reported In terview of Minister Loomls. Of course If tho minister made such statements ns nro credited to hint ho should bu called to account. There Is no dolibt thnt Castro Is very fur from being a model of honesty and upright ness. Statements coming from trust worthy sources show him to bo utterly unscrupulous and quite capable of doing anything to advance his personal Inter ests. Ho Is it typical South American politician. Hut all this is not for public expression by tho diplomatic representa tive of a friendly government and Mr. Loomls, If correctly reported, has com mitted an impropriety which warrants tho opinion that he Is unfitted for nny diplomatic position. It is to bo hoped, for tho credit of tho diplomatic service, that he has not been correctly reported. In any event, however, Mr. Loomls will not return to Venezuela as Amer ican minister. Wo think there can bo no reasonable doubt that ho hns faithfully followed tho Instructions given him from Washington, but the feeling against him lu Venezuela is such that ho could bo of no further service there. At presout there Is some uncertainty ns to whether wo shall bo represented by a minister nt tho Venezuelan capital for some time to come nnd It Is posslblu there may bo a complete sevcruueo of diplomatic re lations. Much wilt depend upon thu future conduct of the Venezuelan gov ernment, nnd Its course thus far Is not reassuring. A NKW DEM0CHAT1G LEADEH. ".With llryau receding and Johnson looming," says tho New York Sun, "tho radical democrats ot tho country have n now leader nt hand." A great deal of Interest Is being shown ns to the po litical futuro of Tom L. Johnson, mayor of Cleveland, who hns suddenly come to bo regiirded as a man likely to piny a very large part In national democratic politics. Tho course nud policy of Mr. Johnson lu administering the affairs of the city of which he Is tho chief execu tive aro receiving general attention nnd It Is certain that no municipal adminis tration In tho country will be' watched with as great interest ns thnt of Cleve land during tho Incumbency of Its pres ent mayor. He hns already done somo things qulto out of tho ordinary and Is applying practical business methods with a force aud tlrmtiess not common lu municipal admlnstratlou. It Is very well understood that John sou desired to bo mayor of Cleveland as a stepplng-stono to higher political honors aud thcro Is more or less con jecture ns lo what his ambition alms to attain. Ohio will elect a governor uext fall and It Is surmised that per haps Mr. Johnson Is after that otllce. There will also be elected In November a legislature that will chooso a suc cessor lu tho United States scunto to Mr. l'oraker, whose term expires lu 1IH):1. Possibly Mr, Johnson wants to servo Ohio lu the national senate. It Is said that ho has loug been ambitious to secure a seat In tho senate, but his ambition soars higher now. He be lloves, it Is asserted, that things will so shape themselves as to make possible his nomination us democratic candidate for tho presidency In 1001. Many be lieve thnt he will run for the ollleo of governor next fall, In tho hope that he may follow tho example of McKlulcy nnd other chief executives of Ohio. It Is uut to be doubted that If Johnson should be elected governor of Ohio ho would be a prominent ilgtirc In the next democratic national convention, Hut whatever the political aspirations of Tom L. Johnson, (he fact must be recognized that here Is a forceful and resourceful man who Is certain, If he fro desires, to become a very strong fac tor lu democratic politics, with the pos sibility of attaining the national leader ship of the democracy. He has great wealth and the personal qualities that win popularity. He Is In accord with most of the traditional principles of democracy. The policies he advocates he Is capable of defending. He Is not a nieru agitator ami has never shown himself to be a demagogue. The demo cratic party Is lu need of a new leader. If It Is ever again lo secure control of national affairs it must have a leader who can command the confidence of (ho substantial Interests of the country. That the present twice defeated lender will never do Is patent, while politicians like Hill and (iormnn could never rescue the democ racy from Its demoralized condition, Tom L. Johnson may not be able to attain to the national leadership of Ills party and possibly he docs nut aim to, hut that he will become a powerful factor lu (he party Is most probable and this promise Is a very distinct menace to the present leadership. t'.t.V SELL TO IIEL Ltd E HUNTS. The decision In the suit brought nt New Orleans for tin Injunction to pro vent the shipment of horses and mules to (he Hrltlsh In South Africa was lu accord with the repeated rulings of the State department, maintaining the right of American elllzeiis to sell munitions of war to belligerents. The court held that the transactions between citizens of the United States aud the llrltlsh gov ernment were conducted under the order of private citizenship and the courts Imvu absolutely no Jurisdiction to Inter fere. Tho horses nnd mules, the court said, were bought In a neutral terri tory, adding that the principle that neutral citizens may lawfully sell to belligerents has long since been settled lu this country by the highest judicial authority. It is a principle that has been adhered to since Mr. Jefferson was sec retary of state, he having been the llrst to declare It. It Is said that the attorney general of the United States will Investigate tho question ns to tho right of Individuals to Institute such proceedings as that at New Orleans, It being the opinion of some of the olllclals that if such right exists some legislation by congress Is needed to prevent Its being exercised to the detriment of our commercial In terests. At all events, thoso who have made so much outcry about the selling of horses and mules, us "munitions of war," to the Hrltlsh government, should now bo convinced that lu tho view of the government and of tho courts It lu perfectly legitimate and therefore not to be Interfered with. It Is .not prob able that tho attorneys of tho com plainants In tho case at New Orleans seriously expected any other result of their attempt to prcveut the shipment of tho property bought of our citizens by thu British government. There aro some peculiarities about the financing of the present day combina tions which nro not nltogether clear to tho Investor who stops to think. Take tho talked-of Great Northern-Northern Pncillc-Burllngtou consolidation, for In stance. The Great Northern pnys 7 per cent dividend. The Northern rnclllc pays 4 per cent on tho preferred stock nnd It per cent on the common. The Burlington dividend is 0 per cent. ,A11 o the old bonded debt of the three com panies Is to stand and the stock of tho Burllugton Is to" be traded for 314 per cent trust bonds at the rate of ?2'J5 In bonds for each $100 In stock, nn equiva lent of a small fraction less than 8 per Cent. Just where tho Investor In the stocks of tho Grcnt Northern nud North ern Pacific nro to reap nny benefit from the practical Increase of 'J per cent In the Burlington owners' dividends Is hard to see but the promoters will doubtless make millions out of tho speculation in cident to the deal. The wisdom of Governor Dietrich In selecting for appointment to the position of adjutant general one of tho officers of the regular mllltla Is seen now In tho promotion of the subordinate officers all nloug.tho Hue. When tho men en listed In the nntlonal guard know that they have an opportunity for promotion whenever tho prizes of the service aro dealt out, the Incentlvo to contlnuo In the servlco and exert themselves for Its Improvement must bo materially In creased. A school Janitors' permanent list can only ho inndo successful by tho applica tion of strict civil service rules to tlieir admission to the corps. IT tho school Janitors had to pass nn examination In practical work as suvero as (hat re quired of the school teachers the way might be clear for eventual permanency. The civil servlco plan, however, should be begun at tho bottom Instead of at tho top. The Treasury department Is still buy ing lu bonds and reducing tho Interest account of the government. In this re spect tho United States stands unique among tho nations of tho world, every one of which with this exception Is add ing yearly to the burden of debt and Interest. Keriiluir t' the l'ncr, Kaunas City Star. From all accounts the Filipinos are ns swift In peaco as they were In wnr. Wlmt CniiitrfKniiirii round Out. Washington Post, Members ot congress returning from Cuba aro relating all sorts nt stories concerning tho situation dovsn there. All ot which but goes to ahow that a man can find out almost anything he prefers to bollovo It he will but bo porslstent. An Kxiilaiutt Ion In (Irdrr. Now York Trlbunu. It Is to bo hoped that Mr. I.oomls, tho American minister to Venezuela, now re turning to this country under Instructions for a consultation with tho Hlato depart ment, will havo no difficulty In proving Ibat bo has uot aald the things which lie Is publicly quoted as having said on Thurs day In San Juan, Porto Itlco, concerning President Castro and his administration. It would be unfair to conclude that he had been guilty ot such an Indiscretion except on ample evidence. Inform lij- S!::sm. Baltimore American. As a result of tho anti-canteen law. It was necessary to turn In n riot call after (he coldlcrs at Fort Sheridan had been paid off. The trouble with these great reform Is that tho reformers quit work ing after they get their pictures In the papers. I'rnuri'M of l-oiiolldrtt Inn. Philadelphia Hecord. "Where combination li possible compe tition Is Impossible." This Is an economic commonplace, entirely familiar to tho American public, who manifest not tho slightest objection, however, to tho process of consolidation. Further concentration of steel Industries, for example, no Indicated In an apparent effort to bring coastwise establishments within tho charmed circle, would merely simplify tho sltuntlon from tho popular point of view. Nero's vnln de sire for a Unman populace with a single head may yet find realisation In tho history of Now World monopoly. (irnllf) hiK' DlM'OvrrleN. Philadelphia North American. Tho Philippine commission, which dis covered that slavery Is not pernicious In our Mindanao colony, has also made aomo other gratifying discoveries In Its tour of Investigation. Tho committee Joyously announces that tho strength ot the Mores linn been greatly overestimated; that they hnvo ho ammunition to speak of; aro not skilled In tho iipo ot firearms, nnd can ho subdued moro easily than tho Filipinos. With this reassuring Information wc enn proceed confidently with our mlsslou of benevolent nsslmllatlon of tho Moros. Vn Mill (or Sri ii Hi Africa. London Saturday Itcvlcw. When Mr. Kruger was reported to any that If tho Hrltlsh wanted to tako his coun try ho would make them pay 100,000,000 for It, wo laughed pleasantly. Uut It was tho laughter of fools, nnd Is already crack ling llker thorns under tho pot of tho ;x prcsldcnt nt Tho Hague. Tho facts nro that wo havo already spent on tho South African wnr HC,000,'000, ond as It Is ad mitted that our expenditure Is at the rato of 6,000,000 a month, nnd wo shall havo to pay largo sums for compensation and usslslanco to ruined farmers, that the total probable cost will not bo far short of 200, 000,000. This would bo flvo times what tho Crimean war cost us, nnd nearly a third of tho debt Incurred in the great struggle with Napoleon. It is too lato now to nsk whether South Africa Is, commercially or moratly, worth this glgnntlc Outlay. Time nlono can show whether or not wo have again put our money on tho wrong horse. Some peoplo think that tho Yangtse val ley would have been a better investment, but three powerful Individuals Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Chumberlaln, and Sir Alfred Mllner seem to havo decided that tho futuro of Great Britain lies in Africa, not In Asia. So let us hold our peaco and pay tho bill. why ot'it noxns ahi: high. Limited Debt nnil Unlimited Ilmnrcr of the United Slntc. New York Mall and Express. Tho debts ot European nations aro rela tively much larger than ours, thoy have a constant tendency to Increase, and the gov ernments nro liable to futuro complications from which we aro llkoly to bo free. Thcro Is an clement of risk in this that Inovltably affects credit, Tho debt of tho United States Is small n proportion to population and Is diminishing, while Its resources are largo and Increasing. That condition puts Its credit out of all shadow of doubt. Be sides, tho reduced volume of Its bonds la absorbed as "securities" In the highest sense. They secure bank circulation and trust funds, and aro In demand for uses In which safety and not Income Is the prime consideration. But It Is a curious fact that bonds sub ject to redemption at par in from three to seven years nro selling nt a premium that reduces the Income from their purchase bclrfw that of the 2 per cents that run until 1030. That the 5s ot 1004, of which thero are less than $23,000,000 left, should roll at a prlco to yield only 1.03 per cent Is a real anomaly, and can only bo ac counted tor by tho supposition that they aro hold by tho3o to whom the nominal rnto seems alluring, or by thoso who ex pected a preferential demand for them from tho treasury, to rcduco tho surplus or relieve the money market. Tho 3s, which tha government may redeem any tlmo from 190S to 1913 at Its option, aro held at a prlco to yield only 1.34 per cent ns an In vestment, and It Is only tho 4s of 1907 that havo been offered to tho government at a rate that did not put them above the 2s. Ot tho 3 per cents there are lens than $100,000,000 outstanding, whllo of tho short 4s there are over 1270,000,000, which doubt less affects the marked price; but all these Issues may be subject to refunding before they mature, and may be still moro In de mand as gllt-oJged securities. All these remnants of United States bonds aro held with a peculiar tonaclty that places tho credit of1 tho government far ubovo that ot any other nation. MoiiAdn iiatti:iui:s. KillMon's rv Invention Snia io Have Solved Hie I'rnlilem, Boston Jfernld. It would be strange Indeed If, Just at this time when the fUanclnl success of electric vehicles In every-dny huslnesn Is so much under discussion, Edison should havo found, ns Is reported, a new system of storage but teries that will solve the problem satisfac torily. It Is to bo presumed that one of the reasons why tho electric delivery wagons havo not proved profitable Is that tho pres. ont system of storage batteries Is too heavy for lis power. From the tlmo such a wagon leaves tho charging point to Its 'return tho store of power Is being- gradually reduced while tho weight remains" practically fixed. If then, ns It has been claimed, Kdlson has mado u new storngo battory that reduces tho weight from the present system ono half, It will bo a long step toward tho eco nomical runnlng4 of these cloctrlo wagons. To n certain extent the coal stowed In nn ocean stcanior for her voyago Is a storago system of power. This is, the caloric en ergy of the coal will make tho steam to turn the engines, but ns the Coal Is used the load grows lighter. If, liowover, heat In somo form was to be stored In heavy re ceptacles on board ship sufficient for n voyage tho weight of tho stored power would romaln about tho aamo from one end of (he Journey to Ihe o(her, In tho electric wagon the batteries, when charged bo as to give power fnr a run of twenty-five miles, weigh no moro than they do when nt tho end of tho twenty-fourth mile thero Is but power enough left to run tho vehicle oni mile. The reduction ot weight In storage batteries has long been a subject that has engaged t lio attention of many of tho foremost electricians, and any such discovery as that reported mado by Ed lion, which, It Is claimed, will roduco th weight one-half without materially Increas ing the original cost of tho battery, must be a loug step toward the solution of the prontablo operation of electrlo vehicles In business. Unquestionably fho electric auto mobile has comn to stay, and the electrical problems ibat now stand In tho way of lis financial success seem no greater than fonio of thoso that have been overcomo In (ho de velopment of tho telegraph, telcphouo an 1 the many other Uees of electricity, Western Chicago The Influence of the west In the ntialn ment by this country ot Its present fluanoUl standing has been prominent. But for the era of good crops and tho liberal foreign markets which have been open to them Amerlcn would not havo risen to Its leading position In fluaiico and commerce. Tho growth of tho west In fluanclnl power Is phown by tho enormous deposits of banks In tho country districts. Western nnd northwestern banks havo had larger bal ances than their own communities could make tiro of, nud this money has been sent to the largo cities, gathering In New York nnd Chicago so rapidly as to lead Inevitably to extensive operation In the securities ot foreign countries. Speculation has been promoted by tho samo cause. This movement has occurred huldc of eight years. With tho proceeds of tho first results of western prosperity (ho nrglcul tural districts were able (o (nko a long step towards Independence. For mnny years In terest had been paid to eastern lenders who hold mortgages on western farming lands. The farmers took up these loans nnd dis charged their local Indebtedness ns well. In conscqucnco of this prosperity, still continu ing, farmers do not havo to sacrifice their crops by disposing of them ns soon as they arc harvested, but can wait for prontablo prices. Tho Industrial development of tho west oi'PoirrfxrriRs is thu wbst. Henry Wnllersnn Thrusts III Ilnplcr Into rliriinkn Cnlnmllv Ilnvrlcr. IaiUIsvIIIo Courier-Journal, It Is an Interesting elrcumstnnco that tho state of Nebraska, which In past years, with Kansas, produced tho greatest crop of "calamity howlers," Is now giving effective demonstration of tho Increaso of wealth and tho opportunities that nro offered for poor nnd unknown young men to rise In (ho world. Two or thrco years of good crops hnvo relloved tho farmers, from debt ond supplied such an abundance of money that thero Is no longer nny complaint of tho small per capita. Tho latest movement lu politics has been along tho snmo lines nnd consists In tho elevation of two men to tho United Stales senate whoso careers have been lu their way as remarkable, ns thoso of Andfcw Carneglo and tho other steel millionaires. C. H. Dietrich and J. II. Millard, the new senators, hnvo risen from the lowest ranks. Mr. Dietrich Is tho son of a Herman shoo maker nnd at tho age of !) began to earn hl3 own living. Ho finished his school life Ihrco years later and nftorward worked on the farm, as clerk In a country store, then ns blacksmith nnd as a wood choppor. He got a start at last nnd opened a store In Hastings, Neb., selling goods by day and doing his own delivery with a whcolbnrrow at night. Mr. Millard also began ns n farm hnnd, then worked In n country store and flunlly got Into n bank, of which ho Is now ono of tho owners. Both men have made fortunes and now In mature life havo the opportunity for useful public service. The experience of theso (wo bears out Mr. Carnegie's remark thnt the young man hns ns good nn opportunity to win in tho world ns nnyono over did. It Is not tho oppor tunity, however, but the man, that deter mines success In life. This hns been true from tho beginning of time and it will al ways bo true In splto of what socialists say. I'IJHSO.I, roi.NTEH S. According lo tho Hartford Post tho Unite! States Is disposed to tako Agulnaldo just as a person onco said that (he Methodist church takes converts, "for six months on suspicion." George Wlllard, who died at Battle Creek, Mich., tho other day, bad been a student, teacher, Episcopal minister, mem ber of a collego faculty, newspaper editor and congressman. Tho Commercial club of Indianapolis has already collected a largo sum toward the monument which It proposes to erect In that city to the memory of tho lato ex Presldent Harrison. Tho crown prlnco of Germany is going to England to learn English ways and customs. It is thought by the emperor that bo wilt gain valuable knowledge about commercial and manufacturing affairs. A Texas legislator was asked to apologize tho other day for n statement affecting tho hotiEo unfavorably. "I weigh 130 pounds," said he, "and own all the ground I stand on and can take care of myself hero or out side." Tho apology was accepted. It Is said that tho sultan ot Morocco has become deeply fascinated with Highland music. Ten years ago n piper became ono of the institutions ot tho court, and very recontly he commissioned a welt known Glasgow plpemnkor to furnish him with a set of bagpipes for bis own use. lu excavating tor the foundation of (he new custom house In Bowling Green, New York City, somo of the masonry ot old Fort Amsterdam, erected In 1626, was un covered. Tbo masonry was composed ot rock nnd brick. All tho Hollanders In town are bidding for tho ancient bricks. In n recent Interview Senator Quay said: "When my term oxplres as senator I don't supposo It will make much difference to mo who Is to bo on top ot oartu by thnt time. I am now In my CStb year and I have al ready lived much longer than my rather, mother or any other member of my family." Philander C. Knox Is tho elRhth Pennsyl vnnlnn to fill tho position of attorney gen eral of the United States. Tho first was William Bradbury of Philadelphia, who was appointed by Wnshlngton In 1704 and died a year later. Ho had Ijeen attorney general ot Pennsylvania nud Judge nt (he sta(o su preme court. Tho tablet In memory of tho soldiers of 1812 which Secretary Hoot and Colonol Mills have allowed (ho Empire stato BOdety of (ho Daughters ot 1812 to place In tho West Point chapol Is of black marble with gilt lettering and will bo tho second at Its kind to be placed in tho chapel by a patriotic society. In order to economize time and physical effort Secretary Hoot has reduced his official slgnaturo from "Ellhu Hoot" to "K. Hoot." Up to this time ho has signed his full namo to nil ofnclnl documents requiring his signa ture, but they became so numerous that he hns found It necessary lo reduce his signa ture to tho smallest possible limit. Hear Admiral "Bob" Evans, at (ho Mid dlesex club dinner In Boston tho other night, alluded lo tho fnct that some of tho peoplo of Uoeton wero so scared at the outbreak of Iho Spanish ar that they moved nil their silver back Into the coun try. "YCf," said Hev. Mr. Cutler when ho got up to speak, "wo were removing our sliver, but It was only dono so that wo could bet 16 to 1 on the' navy." And overybody laughed nnd applauded. Carrlo Nation played a very brief nnd costly engagement In Kansas City last, Mon day. Before she could (hrow an artlsdc fit ot hysteria tho police landed her Into the Black Maria and chased her before Judge McAulcy, tho Solomon of the Kaw bench. "Missouri Is not a good placo for short haired women, lung-haired men and whis tling girls," snld the Judge as ho Imposed a $300 fine. "You may smash Ekloons In Kansas and ralie all kinds ot trouble there, but you must obscrvo tho law bcrc. Kan sas City Is a law-abiding city." "Yes," rotortcd Mrs. Nation, "Kansas City ships all this hell-broth Into Kansas." The sen tence was supcnded on condition that the prisoner would leave town, and she fled promptly. ( Prosperity Tribune. was simultaneous with Its commercial KroMh. In Colorado gold has been mlmd more profitably than ever silver was. Zinc and copper Industries have added materially to the wealth of (ho wes(, and Iron nnd steel have beta utilized on a greater scale than ever beforo. The process of accumulation nt the money centers of the surplus funds of the west has gone so fnr that many country banks hae multiplied their deposits several times over. Farmers have let their saving grow. The west hns been frugal, and odvnntngo 1ms been taken of every opportunity. The Idea that tho west could becomo financially Independent of tho east would not hnvo been believed four or flvo years ngo. The west relied on eastern capital la financing tho smallest projects. Its growth nas been amazing lo western ns well ns New York bankers. Tho exlenslvo buy ing of commercial paper In tho west Is evldenco that this part of tho country has become ft creditor of the east Instead of Its debtor, as formerly. Enormous amounts of enstern paper aro hold by wostern banks. Chicago, tho distributive center uf the west, has been prominent In the operations result ing from tho Improvement In conditions. Tho west has won nnd will retain Its financial Independence. It will no longer be a borrower, but will bo a lender to all who enn glvo good security. WHAT IS TIIOt tillT OP VI5TOKS. Kearney Hub (rep.): It would have been Just ns well If Governor Dietrich hod failed to reconsider his veto on the supreme court commission. As tho mnttcr appears It was n big political Job nt best and tho com mission Is going to bo nn unwieldy and ex pensive affair, to Bay the lcas(. Hushvlllo Hccorder (rep.): At all events, even tho enemies of Governor Dietrich ad mit ho hns tho wclfnro of tho stato at heart, and not bis own self-aggrandizement, ns ho hns shown himself n tnnn of unbounded courngo nnd conviction, nnd tnkes his own Inltlativo In matters of state concern. Pender Hcpublknn (rep.): A calm re vlow of what Governor Dietrich has done ond what ho has saved tho state will con vince almost anyone that ho fairly earned a senatorshlp. Tho only regret thero Is, Is thnt In his election to tho sennto the stato should bo deprived of so excellent a gov ernor. Weeping Water Republican: With gov ernors who havo tho ncrvo to veto appro priation bills, as Governor Dietrich has done, It will bo necessary In the futuro to havo a lobby purposely to look after bis oxccllency. Mr. Dietrich has saved tho tax payers ot tho state moro than $200,000 In his veto of extravagant appropriations. Thu taxpayers will find no objections to this, Arcadia Champion (rep.): Whether Gov ernor Dietrich's vetoes nro good nr bad, whether they aro Just or unjust they havo nt least had tho power ot doing ono thing. The peoplo of tbo stato know Just why bo did tills and that. Ho has had n wonderful faculty of placing tho facts ot tho case beforo tbo peoplo, and our humble opinion of It Is that tho governor Is not tho loser by It. If bo acts Just that way In tho scnatorlnl seat to which ho has been as signed ho may expect the confidence of tho peoplo In return, and get It. Wayne Republican: After tho governor had doclarcd his Intention of knocking out tho newly-enacted law Intended to crcato n supreme court commission of nine mem bers by vetoing tho appropriation for their salaries, ho was provailed on to so modify his intention as to nllow thnt portion of tho bill to stand. Ho gave It to tho uni versity appropriation to tho tune ot pretty nearly $100,000 nnd caught several other Items, so that tho sum total wna greatly reduced. In his vetoing (ho normal school appropriation nnd others It Is estimated tho saving to tho state Is about $500,000. That's tho kind of economy thnt counts, nnd It Is of tho republican brand. Wakefield Kcpubllcnn: Aside from his onu veto (which he did not enrry out) Governor Dietrich put his pruning knlto to no appro priation of stnto money which thcro was not evidence to show was either unwarranted, extravagant, or else such a claim ns n court Hi passing upon would probably instruct a Jury was not founded on nny lawful obliga tion on the part .if the state. Governor Diet rich saved tho state about $200,000 by exer cising his veto power. It remains for tho next two years to determine who was nearer right, (ho executive or tho legislature, and wo aro Inclined to think the governor, on tho whole, acted well within his rights and duties. Bloomlngton Echo (rep.): Ever since tho supremo court commlsKloncis have been under contemplation Leo llcrdraan, tho chief clerk of that august body, has been putting In about nil his spare tlmo trying to convince the public that with tho addi tion of tbo commission nnd tho finishing of nil cases In that court will only amount to a small figure,, and entirely too small to mako all this tUBs about. The gentleman Is pretty smooth and has heretofore suc ceeded In working some pretty bright men, but ho failed to convince Governor Dietrich, who know that tho fees would amount to a large sum nnd should bo turned Into the stato treasury. So many Interests wero at Issuo beforo tho court thnt It wns hardly wise to cause them to suffer because the legislature failed to do Its duty, henco (ho governor recalled IiIh veto of tho commis sion fund nnd simply cut off a few thou sand dollars that had been appropriated for clerk hire, etc. A rew years with n man llko Govornor Dietrich at the head of tho administration In this stato and tho state would bo out ot debt. St. Paul Republican: After scaring Rob ert E. I.eo Herdman into a conniption fit and Incidentally giving a sovoro nervous shock to sevornl hundred would-bo supremo court commissioners Governor Dietrich ro considered his veto of the appropriation bill and left enough ot It standing to permit tho organization of tho commission. The governor was doubtless prompted by llm best of motives when bo framed his veto. There Is no question but that corrupt In fluences defeated tho bill to limit tho fees of tho supreme court clerk, which will amount to something llko $30,000 under tho commission system. Thcro Is a well-defined rumor that Herdman held a club over tho members owned by D. E. Thompson, threatening to mako damaging disclosures concerning (hat gentleman In caso his sine cure was Interfered with. It wns n vil lainous pleca ot business on both sides. It was enough to disgust any decent man who knew tho facts, and It Is not surprising that Oovornor Dietrich In the first burst of his righteous Indignation should have felt inclined lo nip tho wholo schomo In tho bud at nny cost. But such action would havo continued the present unsatisfactory condition of affairs In the supreme court and would havo worked Inestlmnblo Injury Upon thousands of Innocent llllgnnls. Sober second thought convinced tno governor mat the harm dono would bo greater than the benefit derived, nnd he showed his courage ond manhood by reconsidering his action. Ho delivered himself or somo forceful lan guage In doing so, however, and it Is not hard to guess what will happen to states men of the Herdman stripe It the governor ever Rets a shot nt them where ho can bo sure of not hitting an Innocent bystander. A Myalcrr Wlnueil. Detroit Frco Press. It should now be nn easy mutter lo re cover Charley Hois. Ho has been shot In the leg by an Omaha policeman. I'lin.SIIIH.NT'.s HI M..tO POLICY. Opposition to Hie Demands of Hie l'pr I'l-rvlnu on ( lilnn. Philadelphia North American. President McKlnley Is Indefatigable nnd earnest In his humane efforts lo dissuade (he allied powers from Imposing Impossible terms upon (he distracted government of China nnd exacting exorbitant Indemnity for tho damage Inflicted by Its rebellious subjects. He has Instructed Mr. Rockhlll to Insist strenuously that the aggregate In demnity should not exceed $200,000,000, nnd to keep It down to half that sum It possible. Tho American claims amount to $23,000, 000, but President McKlnley is willing to cut them down (o $3,000,000 If (he other powers will mnko corresponding nbntcment of their outrageous demands, nnd It In even said In o f!kial circles that tho ndmlnlstrntlou would be moro thnn pleased If the pocrs would agrco to accept only Indemnity for actual destruction ot property nnd mako no claim for reimbursement of military ex penses. It Is too much to hope that President McKlnloy's deslro lo nvert from China the danger of foreign spoliation nnd civil war will bo shared by iho European powers. Germany displays a greedy and obsdnato spirit, and tho smnll nations, whoso Inter ests In (he mnttcr nro trivial, aro making llroposlcrous demands becnuso they sco (ho Jackal's opportunity In following tho big Powers that Proy. Hut no European power will deem it judicious to Ignoro nltogothcr the wishes of (ho American government, and by stren uous Insistence thnt China shall not bo driven to tho wall (ho president may secure substandal modlllcndon of inn claims prc senlcd. Thero Is no excuso but greed tor extorting punlthe damages. China al ready hns been punished far In excess of her offending. CIIASi: HULL CAItH AWAY. Puck: Josh-lllrnm Is n nurty lucky man nt boss trading'. Kilns i.ucsyv Josh Yes. IIo don't get stuck very bnd. UnA..tllA Tmirnnl 1 lltmnrln! h thfnllffll- otit Iho country nro engaged now lu brush ing IIIO oust ore llio uimuihk mm mm Iceman Jokes. riilKncrn llepnnl.l lernlil : "The secretary of agriculture Is going to distribute trees. "That's right: flower seed, trees nnd after u whllo hammocks, fountains and gulden set lees." vtnt.li.vt,.ti nitif) "Snmn men." l'ntd Undo ICben. "gits do reputation of belli' patient wnen uo ironi ih uni noy n ";": dolent to stun' up foh whut doy is entitled to." . i . 1. 1 T HQItn la vnrv tllt-f. nnrt nil Unit; but she Is altogether too.crltlcnl.' "I asmiro you sho nover speaks ot you but In tho kindliest way." "P'raps so; but overy timo i seo nor ion Ives mo tho Impression that my frock doesn't lit." niiln Hlnin .liitirnnl Mr. TCowlvwed Come. won't you break broad with ns today? JncK josier o, limn, um nmn, uu seo I ciurt stnntl mnnuni moor; oy inu way, Is it ner llrst attempt?" Indianapolis Press: Sho (reading lazily) Why Is It that this newspapor calls its column "Through the Mlscroticono7" IIo (lighting a fresh clgur) Becauso ot the (puff) prodigious enlargement req uisite (puff, puff) to sco tho point to most ot tho stuff that nppcars under It. Detroit Journal: Tho worst Impended. "Lend, kindly llghtl" murmured tho heroine, clasping her hands devoutly. "What's tlio matter with tho lending heavy?" glbborcd tho comedl.in. As for tho supcrnumorurles, their blood opportunely frozo In their veins, nnd they gnvo no sign, cither of grief or merri ment. TAX (AS8BSNOIPH VIRW. S. Ii. Klsor, In the Record-Herald. Tho world Is.goln' to the dogs As fast ns It can go: Thero ain't a thing but poverty And sorrow horo below; I start out In the morula' with A hopln' henrt, but when 1 turn to wander homo ut night I'm always snd again , Tho papers talk of millionaires And folks that only set Around nil day In luxury. But 1 ain't found 'cm yet. I seo folks rldln' past mo thnt Seem nil puffed up with pride. But oh I tell you what they'vo got Somo achln' hearts liiHldel Tho horseH, with their bonds so high, Tho kerrldges that shlno Ain't hardly worth a dollnr. though They look so mighty line Tho pnpers tnlk fnniillnrly Of bloated millionaires, But no such lucky peoplo llvo Around hero anywheres. I romo to lots of houses thnt Loom up Immense nnd grand. With trees und things around them and A mighty lot of hind. Uut oh thoy're only empty shells, Tbo wretched people thcro Hnvo dlnln' roomn and pnrlors which Aro big nnd cold nnd barn The papers tnlk nbont tho rich. There's no such people, though; Wo'ro nil n lot of mlzzeruu! Poor paupers hero below. The dlmunds thnt tho Indies wear Aro only paste, I guess; Tho chromos on tho walls nro worth Ten oonts nnleco or Iobb: They'd glvo their grand pianos to Tho scrnpmnn nny dny, If ho wns only kind enough To haul (he things awny The pnpers tnlk of peoplo who Make millions every year, Uut no such lucky ones as that Aro puylu' taxes horo. I look up nt (ho lofty walls And seo tbo windows shine: I sec tho etnblcs nnd the lawns And things thnt look ho lino; Uut oh tho folks that own them nil Aro poor llko mo und you, My heart Is full of pity for Them when tho dny Is through The papers talk of people that Hnvo millions piled away. Hut I nln't never found nono yet. That's nil I've got to say. 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