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    THE OMAHA DAILY JiEK: M5.EDS ESDAY, APH1L 17, 1001.
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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.
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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.
WHAT
MAYOR WALLING
HAS TO SAY ABOUT
Dr.Greene's Nervura
Mayor Walling, of Orange Park, Fl...
voices the sentiment of many thousands of
people who have found Dr. Greene's Ner
vura blood and nerve remedy of Incalculable
benefit. The record of cures of serlom ner
vous complaints effected by this grand
medicine is rolling steadily higher and
higher. Read what Mayor walling writes:
"I have long been familiar with
the fame or Dr. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy, and es
pecially In lla results in the case
of my friends, many of whom oc
cupy high places of honor and trust.
In cases of nervousness from the
strain or long sustained mental
work, causing sleeplessness and
lack or rest, it Is excellent. I have
used if mvseir and am now using It,
and I most cordially recommend the
remedy."-. H. Witling.
This paper Is continually printing letters
from people of high position who unani
mously praise Dr. Oreene's great medicine
for troubles of the blood and nervei. These
letters are written solely for the benefit of
others. Nervous men and women every
where are being cured by Dr. Greene s
Nervura. Why should you not tako advan
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Dr.'Orcene's special advice la always to
be had without charae py all who call at
his office, 33 West 1,4 th St., New York Clly,
r who write to him IhroiMh the mall.
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