Nebraska Newspapers

    a
THE QMAIIA DAILY BEE: ITU! DAY, JANLTARY 10, 1902.
dmaha Daily Bee
E. ItOSEWATEIt, EDITOR.
PUHMSIIED EVEUY MOrtNlNO.
Dally Hee (without Sunday), Ono Year..K.0O
W.!Lsf.llfSia?.'L8urlj5;ySli" Ycar
iBunday Hec, One Yenr.... w
iHntnrrinv Hn. fltm Venr.
Twentieth Century Farmer. One Year... 1.00
' DELI VEHED HY CAHHIKH.
Dally Heo (without Sunday), per copy .... Ic
iDally Uee (without Sunday), per week ....12c
(Dally Heo (Including- Sunduy), per weok..lic
Hunciay llee, per copy v.rc
tKvenlng He (without Sunday), per week. 10c
Evening Uee (Including Sunday),, per.
woek ...........Ijo
Complaint of Irregularities In delivery
ehould be addressed to City Circulation De
partment. OFFICES.
' Omaha Tho Ilec Building. ,
South Omaha-City Hall Uulldlng, Twcn-ty-ntth
and M Streets.
Council Hlufts-10 I'carl Street.
Chlcngo-l&io Unity Hulldtng.
New York Temple Court.
Washington til Fourteenth Street.
COimESI'ONDENCE.
Communication" relating to news and edi
torial matter should be addressed: Omaha
Heo, Editorial Department,
i Ht'SINKSS 'LETTEHS.
1 Business letters and remittances should ho
addressed: Tho Uee Publishing Company,
Omaha.
HEMITTANCKS.
Itcmlt by draft, express or postal order,
.payablb to The Hee Publishing Company.
jonly 2-cent stamps accepted In payment of
irnall accounts. Personal checks, except on
vmnm or eastern exennnges, noi acccinuu,
i THE HEE PUBLISHING COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF CIKCULATION.
Stato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
George 1). Tzschuck, socretory of The Use
TnihllnMno- Cnmiinnv. bnlnir duly BWOm.
tarn Hint thf. nrliinl number of full and I
:omplele cop cs or Tno uauy, -Morning,
Evening and Sunday Deo printed during
no montn or December, ivui. was as ioi-i
:l no.ioo
17 no.ooo
2 uo.oos
18 :io,:tto
' in iin
" T?'
4 no,:uo
I 6 :so, ino
' 6 j...ao,:tio
7 .io,aoo
8 no.aoo
8 no.nno
)0 .10,4 to
11 .-10.I8O
12 ao.r.oo
13 ao.mo
it ao.n.'io
is ao.uoo
io :io,ioo
2i :to,70o
22 ao.oto
rz
25. '.....!.!!..:io,iio
26 ao.noo
J 'Io nio
jo ao'.uso
30 no,44o
31 :to,420
Total
tl til 255 I
Less unsold nnd returned copies.... lo,ou8
Net total sales oa.lB7
Net dally avorago 110,101
GEO. n. TZSCHuCIC.
Subscribed In mV nreStnCA and SWOrn. tO I
WiUiU 1I1U lino dial UU.V Ul Lirctuiluci , Jt u.
IWl. M. U. IIUNUATI'J,
(Seal.)
Notnry Public.
The Rubber tnist has failed, but then
it was a crude affair.
A pointer for South Omalm-Kcep
your public library as far out of politics
ns you can.
I TTnw will tlm nnininorHnl nlnl. tia nlilo
i.,
w BUl' '"- "- -Ul
.committeo without Superintendent
U'carsof
And now we hnvo a resurrection of
tho specious plea that the kindergartens
do not cost anything. Hut tho financial
xhlblt shows differently.
It would bo a little premature any
.way to scud .out invitations for trolley
partlet,oa5that nir line suburban rull-
roau tnis cany in tne season.
It will tnko a few days without a
scrloun wreck to get back to tho point
.whero we prldo ourselves upon the per-
Ifectlon of our railroad svstems.
Tho senator from Union Stock yards
scoring tho trusts and combines must
havo sent nn audible smllo around the
Jacksonlan banquet table,
laugh.
It Is to
Speaker Scars' letter reviewing the
history of tho Kurt county bond deal
makes Interesting reading. Tho qucs-
tlon still Is, Whut Is Governor Savage
going to do about It?
Tho proceedings of tho senato nro
painfully peaceful kIiico tho retirement
of I'ettlgrew of South Dakota. Some-
ono else must bo put in training soon
unless that body desires to lose its
power ns n drawing card.
Michigan does not appear to bo u
healthy place or men who start In to
bribe public oillclals. Tho habit of
prosecuting nnd convicting this class of
cnmvuais might spread without any
uuinmexu io tne Keuerai puouc.
Pollco Judgo Gordon would bo in
much better position to ask for tho pay-
inent of his disputed buck salary If he
illrst ceased to dispute witn the man-
liato or tno people wno voted ins omciai
commission to another person.
Tho Jacksonlan .club's nnnuol demo-
cratlc roundup found the party herd
badly drifted nnd with slight hopes of
recovering any of tho missing. With
.tho feed on tho range so short, no won-
UI'C uuiv imsiiinn iiidu uucu suiibiu,
Knllroad and shipping men havo been
accustomed to look upon Interstate Com-
'mcrco commission Investigations as a
farce. Hut since tho Chicago session no
timber Is tall enough to suit tho con
venience of men who havo been ma
nipulating rotes.
Youug Carter Hnrrlsou Is certainly do
tng his best to got iuto lino ns a prom
Islng cnndldato of culnmlty when he as-
surea the democrats of Itrvan's stnto
t,nt o ,inira nn tn(iitniMir. hmuwr
. . , . .. . ,
,4o conceive alarm at tho aspects of our
times." Cheer up, Mr. Hnrrlsou.
Russia and tho Unted States nro lu
no danger of going to war becauso n
few sailors of this country nnd n few
soldlors of tho other happened to havo
U llttlo list fight. Doth countries real-
lze that tho Jolly tars must be allowed
v. ho lint,, fin. ,.. in ,. ivi.itn
Mining statistics show that tho United
btates mis passed tno 9i,uuu,uoo,ooo
inark ill production and of this vast sum
i .,.i it.,i ,.,..,-. ti.n.. 1, ..if
bW4l UUM UUII i.ir.u 1IF tuviu tltll.,
ffho United Staten leads the world In
tneso two industrial lieids. witn sucn
. ..... ...... .
n i .. ..... t 1 ..1.1 ,.. .... ' . . .
gures sinnng uio out worm in iuu luce,
no wonucr its people aro uiscussmg tno
Amerlcua peril.'' " .
OrfiYft'Or BE OLUH8KD OVEIt.
The public statement mndo by
Speaker Hears reviewing tho facts relnt
liiK to the Hurt county bond deal and
his own position In relation to It brings
and shows In the most convincing man
nw that tho Incident cauuot be consld
emi closed, much as tho treasurer ana
his apologists desire. The nittlu facts
In tho Hurt county bond denl ore not
even In dispute.
It Is not disputed that Treasurer Stuo
for had an opportunity to make an of
fer for the Hurt county bonds for the
school fund and that hu neglected to do
so. ,
It Is not disputed that the bond were
bought by a close friend and business
associate of the treasurer, who Imme
diately went through the form of dis
posing of them as u school fund Invest
ment
It Is not disputed tlint the middleman
paid for the bonds with two cheeks,
drawn on deposits of state school money
In Omaha banks and signed by Treas
urer, .Stuefer.
tf lu fflrif tllutilltnit flint- linfnrn flm
" ... , , , ,
bonds were turned into the school fund
Interest coupons, amounting to more
than $3,000, were detached nnd appro
priated by tho middleman.
It Is not disputed that the state school
fund has been used for private gain, at
fi loss to tlio Ntntn nf tint illnVr-pnm tin-
. , . . ,. .
tween the amount received by Burt
,,,, .. ...i i, r nr t,n iti,i.
coupons delivered to the state.
Tlic conclusion reached by Speaker
Sears that If this bond purchase was
mudo with money Jjclonglug to the state
school fund, the bonds and all the In
terest coupons, Including those dc
inched by tho mlddlemon In excess of
the premium paid, belong to the state,
's 'rrci,'Htlul0, lt Interest coupons be
longlug to the state have been mlsap
proprluted there certainly must be some
wy of recovering back for tho state
...1...- f.nn ..!!.. ...1
""a mini i, i nil j i iik uu iruiu
Its treasury. To quote the longuuge of
Penker:
In my opinion tho matter should be
thoroughly Investigated and tho proper nc
tlnn tnlrn In nril Ihn Intarnalu nf Ihn
otate. It tho coupons belong to tho stato
that wcro taken away by Mr. Ncllgh, they
should bo recovered, It possible. I have
said that if tho money of the state of Ne
braska has been placed In tho hands of
speculators In bonds and bonds bought
therewith, that tlin bonds helonir to tho
atntei and ali tno couponB that wcro bought
with the statoJs monoy belong to tho stato;
that nono of the wrongdoers could get tltlo
i by reason of tho wrongful transaction. I
wiuiiu iuo proviuco ui
'ho party organization to ask for tho reslg-
nation of an oalcer who. having boon
elected by its endeavor to tho office, has
vioiateu mat trust. unaer our laws, i do-
llovo it is wltbln tho provlnco ot tho ex-
ocutlvo of tho stato to investigate into tho
conduct of clcctlvo stato officers and if it
in. found that tho property ot tho state
has boon removed and taken away with
thj connivance of tho ono charged with Its
custody, to direct tho attorney goneral to
maintain such causes as tho facta warrant.
What is true of the Hurt county bond
purchase. Is equally true of the .Cuming
uuuuiy uuuu uai.ii.ihki:. m uuuuuh
county tho same middleman effected
his transaction, not by, tho uso of
checks signed by tho treasurer, but by
the use of securities belonging to tho
school fund Investment Whatever
bonds were acquired In exchouge, lu
eluding tho detached coupons, belong
as much to the state lis If they were
bought directly with the stnto's money
We do not believe the t'.'ople of No
braska are over-sensltlvo about tho
management of their state school fund
a view of the sad experiences they
have had. Wo do not believe they will
rCHt content with nny attempt on tin:
Imrt of their representatives In olllce
to gloss over these shudy bond deals or
to cover them up by ignoring them.
JUKI' TIIULS !. CONTEMPT CASES.
In view of -tho many lhigrant exam
pics of tho exercise of arbitrary Judlclul
power to Inflict punishment for con
tempt where the offense charged would
except for blanket Injunctions, bo at
most a mlno Infraction of tho criminal
co,i0t !t i8 .'ratlfylug to llnd u JuiIko out
u1)Ok0n on tho bench airalnst this rotined
,,t.rVcrsIou of Justice. Thut tho stretch'
lnc of procecdlnrs for contempt to In
,ulo all sorts of aw violations for
which tho nccuscd is denied Jury trial
Is a substantial repudiation of tlic con
stltutlonal guurunty of trial by Jury Is
universally udmltted even by those wh
attempt to palliate tho practice by man
ufaetured excuses for It. Tho recent
declaration, therefore, of Judco Chetlaln
as one of tho district Judges for Chicot;
Ju fuvor ot jUry trials In contempt cases
irrespective of tho legal right of the
jluig0 to deny them. Is slgnlllcont of tho
utility of public opinion to reach tho
.,,(.1, u spite of tho supiwsed barrier
0r JUUlOiai prerogative. H0.VS JtldL'O
CVflthilu:
The constitution of this stato contem-
plates that In all criminal cases the ac-
cwei 8U11 bavo tho rKQt ot ""1' lx iry.
There Is scarcely an offense known to the
criminal calendar which doea not Involve
somo Invasion of property rights. If, where
any property right Is thus threatened, a
party Interested may upon allegation of
Irreparable Injury resort to equity to en
join a crime alleged to bo contemplated
It Is' obvious that by a logical extension to
such cases of tho principles which I have
felt compelled to follow In this case the
Jurisdiction of chancery can bo Indefinitely
extonded to tho gcnoral enforcement of tho
penal code, and then upon allegation of vlo-
,atl(m of ,nJlincUoU(, thua outaned vaHWn
can be tried in a summary way, nominally
for contempt, but really for crime. Noth
ing 'could be more unfortunate than such a
situation. In a free and popular govern
ment trial by jury must be maintained In
the administration of tno criminal law
TWg trla! oy jury wouid relievo the court
from sitting to try the facta on the charge
of tonduot in contempt of, his 'uuthorlty
Yinero ois personal reelings roigni somo
mot hni in rv t h a tantu nt nnu rrlnilnal
ch ' howovcr presented than by jury. I
do riot say that persons charged with con
tempt ar entitled as a matter of strict
rlBbt to this, but t am convinced mat in
I ,J , . . I, - .,
" Zu "1 ".rZ u
1 VUlllHbiVI IIW 1 mv w nv n
. ought to bo accorded to them If they de-
I 1
siro u. v
if our jutiges nnti tngen tnm enuguv
eued view of the subject from the start,
tho outcry agalnBt government by In
junction would never have reached Its
present proportions and our courts
would have been saved much of tho
odium Into which they have como by
renson of promiscuous nnd arbitrary re
sort to contempt proceedings, especially
In contentions between labor and cap
ital. Tho points made by Judge diet-
lain apply also with equal force to all
cases of constructive contempt. There
Is no vnlld excuse for the perpetuation
of these Judicial outrages In violation of
every constitutional guaranty of Individ
ual rights, aiid nothing to Imj gained by
the tenacity of the Judges In laying
claim to unlimited contempt powers.
IlETltlEStEXT OFJUVQF. ORV.tZ,.
The accession of Judge Samuel II.
Sedgwick to tho supreme bench' marks
tho retirement of Chief Justice Norval
after a service of twelve years as a
member of thnt court.
The people of Nebraska without re
spect to party alllllatlon wJU recognize
tho great value of Judge Nerval's part
In tho Judicial history of tho state.
Since his first election the court has
been colled upon to grapple with many
most Important nnd most perplexing
problems that have been presented for
Judicial determination. The amount of
litigation has Increased several fold and
with It the demands mndo upon the
thought and energies of tho supremo
court Justices. To Judgo Norval's pains
taking industry and conscientious devo
tion to duty is to be ascribed in a large
measure the results accomplished by the
court.
To say that Judge Norval retires with
the esteem and good will of all the re
putable members of tho bar who lmvo
practiced before him Is but expressing
tile universal sentiment in legal circles,
while outside of thnt the people gener
ally stand reody to give due acknowl
edgments to this faithful public servant
ItEASCESDANOV OF aOUMAX.
Tho unanimous choice by the dem
ocratic members of the Mnryhtnd legis
lature In their caucus of Arthur l'ue
Gorman for United States senator pro
claims his reascondon'cy and assures
tho early reappearance of that well
known tlgure lu the upper branch of tho
national legislature.
Senator Gorman hos had n variegated
public career, yet lu splto of his tips nnd
downs has maintained his position ns a
potent political factor not only In his
own state, but In tho national Held of
democratic politics. As an astute pollt
leal leader nnd successful political man
ager his abilities havo been recognized
by both friend and foe. Notwithstand
ing nil that has been said about him,
nnd moro especially against him, ho Is
unquestionably head and shoulders
above any democrat who has ever held
the nsccudoncy In Maryland.
The reappearance of Senator Gorman
ns a recognized national louder with the
almost solid support of his party in his
own state behind him is sure to project
him still further to tlic front In the
movement to rcorgnulzc uud regenerate
tho democratic forces. While Senator
Gorman repressed to a certain extent
his disgust over tho tendencies of
democracy under the leadership of
Bryan, he undoubtedly represents lu
conjunction with David II, Hill tho
views of tho eastern wing of tho party
more nearly than any one else. Whether
he will himself cuter tho lists as a can
dldato for the presidential nomination it
is yet uusufo to hazard even u guess lu
vlow of the now constellations conjured
up ns an outgrowth of tho late war with
Spain, but that he will exercise a pow
erful In Hue nee In outlining democratic
policies and selecting the democratic
standard benrers may as well bo con
ceded.
Republicans as well as democrats
would dq well to keep a watchful eye on
Arthur l'ue Gorman.
HAHXES FOB COVllT COMMISSIONER.
Tho selection of Judge J. I). llnrncs to
till tho placo on tho supreme court com
mission made vacant by tho promotion
of Judgo Sedgwick to a position on tho
supremo court bench will bo heartily
ratified by all who aro Interested
maintaining tho strength and- high
standard of tho commission. Judge
Humes was one of tho prominent can
dldates favorably considered nt the
time the original membership of tho
commission wns agreed upon, and was
again u leading cnndldato for the nomi
nation for supremo Judge before tho re
publican state convention which went
to Judge Sedgwick. His attainments
as a lawyer havo been amply attested
by long practice at tho bur and his Ju-
n,,nHUciitloiw
BUl.vC0 u,)0n tho dls
demonstrated by
upon tho district uencii. it can
bo snlil, therefore, without fear of disap
pointment that this addition to tho work
ing force of tho court may be relied on
to maintain Its ofllelency as well ns to
inspire popular coutldcnce In its ability
to meet all demands mndo upon It
Kansas farmers aro refusing to sell
their wheat nt present prices and as a
result tho mills In many parts of tho
.t a to aro Idle. In tho old calamity days,
Kansas farmers wero forced to sell their
groin as soon as threshed lu order to
realize money for current necessities. It
Is conditions like the present that havo
retired men of tho Jerry Simpson stripe
from circulation.
When tho Chlneso emperor and other
members of tho royal party reoehed
their destination they sent for tho engi
neer and other tralnmon nnd earnestly
thanked them for a safe Journey. Tho
party had evidently heard of tho numer
ous railroad accidents In this country
of lato and wero genuinely thnukful
for getting through alive.
A Minnesota congressman has suc
ceeded In getting himself disliked by his
fellows by making tho statement that
not over a dozen men In tho membership
Of the house could earn over ?R,000 a
ycur In private life. But how many of
the members ram thnt much lu con-
gres
aS?
Of course the paper whose proprietor
by favor of Superintendent I'eorse had
his sister transplanted from a Kansas
City grade school to the Omaha High
school pay roll with doubled salary Is
expected to go Into tantrums over the
new school board s retrenchment policy.
Cniinc nti.il I'ffrot.
Washington Post.
After pardoning that dishonest state
treasurer, the governor of Nebraska finds
It convenient to go Bouth on a recreation
".."""I .'l .KU Bur""u"
l"pj " " U0U0l'eM nnr "cornea
at present.
Tlic Sryr Illuiiilnnnt.
New York Tribune.
Coal prices aro soaring and gas bills nro
l.t tl. t 1 f-1 f I lit 411.
tDfft w. n ' he C;fT tr. ; an He
mercurial vapors ho can give us an llluml-
nnnt better and cheaner than tho cos Jot
or tho electric bulb. Success to Mr. Hewitt
by alt means! Ho will bo a public bene
factor It his invention proves to bo prac
tical nnd efllclent.
A Unit In SnrcMiIntlon.
Indianapolis News.
It Is evident that tho Evcrett-Mooro syn-
dlcato has strained Itself. Tho embarrass
ment of this syndicate, the falturo of tho
asphalt trust nnd two or threo other dls-
tresses In tho business world ought to servo
as a sign and warn us to call a halt on
speculative enterprises anu not anucipu
loo mucu. irfi uusincBB go moro Biowiy lor
a while until It feels rock bottom under Its
feet again.
Bryan's ItnKtlme Mnse.
Phlladlephla Record (dcm.)
Parmer Dryan Is not yet ready to
dl
nlnrn nla rnnrtlitnf.v t nf tn nrnalilnnrv nnp
...u K. ,
m wuu umcr uiu muwuii suuum uo
the democratic candidate for that position.
Ctnn rtnnnnt nvnanf a t, n ..11 1mfitaal
w nMVM. ... n t Mr
by sowing his seed In January. Hut Mr.
Dryan still Insists that tho money plank
ot tho late platform must go Into tho pl.it
form ot 1904. No conditions of time, placo,
policy or weather affect 16 to 1.
Sonipthlnir Mtiftt Give.
Washington Star.
111 uieou unB oi uiuycius, uuiumuuill'S
.i . v.. , .... .,,..
nn.t Bn.n. ,...l , 1nnu)l 1
and steam-heating plants a slight know -
.... . ........ .. ........ .
.Tecu?r m'8.. c cn. uc uc:r,0.,or
of thrculturn i erZ to mi lt unl
or tho cuituro in order to mako it unl-
versally Understood that If cold water Is
lurncu inio a not, empty uouer somcining
s going to break. It Is a law ot physics
which cannot be too widely understood or
too thoroughly respected.
Just I.lMi'ii to Thin.
Detroit Free Press.
Ono of tho funniest things of tho new
century Is to hear Senator Hen Tillman
tenderly brcnl.lne tho news that Mr Rnoac-
velt "Is utterly lncapablo of performing
tho duties of president of tho United States
as they should be performed. Ho Is too
much of a stormy petrel. Ho can't fly when
tho wind Is not high. Many of his acts aro
not only radical, they aro rash." Will you
listen to that and then recall who Is doing
the talking? Tillman, the champion whose
wnoio punuo nto nas been a challongo,
softly chtdos a follow mortal for being
rasn. baton remixing sin win noncoforth
be treated qs only a modcrato example of
inconsistency,
... .......... .,..,..rr.
NcvYKfiAperdom, New York.
The Illustrated Heo of Omaha put out
a beautiful Illustrated Christmas number,
Tho feature of, tho edition wns a story on
"Peoplo Who Have no Christmas." Un-
usually well printed half-tono Illustrations
showed a number of tho pcoplo who had
no Christmas, in Omaha. First, was an
Illustration of tho locomotive engtnoor;
then carao tho "hollo girl,"' tho restaurant
waitress, tho policeman, tho trolley motor-
men nnd conductors and tho hospital
nurses. Thero was also a atory titled
"Whonco Itang tho Christmas Hell in
Omaha," giving views of six church
steeples. Thero was a story on "Christmas
Among tho Lowly." Tho front cover
showed a woman of means returning from
a shopping tour, loaded down with Christ-
mas purchases for distribution among tho
poor. The nee contained a largo amount
of advertising, somo of which was printed
In colcrs.
MISTAKEN WIPKl) OCT.
Errnrn of tin- Jinn Who Dora Hie lllir
Tlilnnr Sou n I''orK"tti-n.
Saturday Evening Post.
Americans nro a business people. They
want results. Tho mlstako that a man
makes In getting them nro trivialities pro
vlded ho docs Tho Hlg Thing. Honest buc
cess Is a spongo that wipes clean tho
slate.
cording to tho lato Colonel Ingowoll-hut
ho led tho Israelites out of bondage,
Napoleon made mistakes, but Marengo
blotted out the memory of Egypt. Grant
mado mistakes, but the surrender of Lee
t,i nt An,. afciv ,nH
I'UIIIUIUIUUU UIO VlltJUIVO. wvuiu;
ml.fnl, nt far ns tho Amerlcnn neo-
pie are concerned, ho burned and sunk tho treasury otuclnls to tho harshest crltl
!, , 0.., clsm from eovcrol quarters.
-ri' i...n. ,7f .,.o .i.rnv,. nr mnr
. i. .!. .1..
lmnoriani. IO OIUUI' auuilltim limn Hiu ittiii
..... . ,v, i Th.
oi ui Yiumiy, u..i ..u
I. l, 1. imnv In fl fh.lr
conviction ha Schley Is a pretty handy
man and a pretty brave man In a fight,
iiiun um. u 1 1
v or mo cnurKu ul tuniu. .iuu, uu,
r.wV.Tlatot
Tt.. at tho heClnnlnC of tho
. . . - . A n mnmAnf niion If tuna
inquiri.
His enemies started out to prove Hcn.oy
a cowara, oui moy nrai
of that stain for all time.
IIF.FOIOI IN TAXATION.
Xov YorU nnd Ohio Orniipllnir villi
the rriilileiii.
Cleveland Lender.
n n.in nt Knw York nnuears to
have taken the same ground that Governor
..u .11.1 ...in. .n.miM in ftin roller or real
i tmm fnmtlon for
state purposes. In his annual message ho
.. hih will transfer tho bur J
,.t 1. fmm nrnnrtv to thn cor-
u cu in nmw niAwa -
poratlons, and ho Ib receiving tho support
of tho newspapers.
m, iin,i,i in .lupusslne tho recommon-
.infinnn nm?. fhnt "muny earnost students
,.w . . v . ..... ....
..,.in in BPn tho atato rcvonuca
wholly provided from Independent Bourcos,
so that the noard of Equalization may bo
abolished and the cities and counties left
m if.iv fmn m nmvldft lor their local needs
In fnilt. nu'n l'n',(
v, !- t
,1, .MV,. w " " '
That Is exactly what povernor Nash has
recommended In Ohio, and what no will seek
to have provided for In the hill that is now
being prepared for Introduction In tho leg-
uuinrn whon ntte taxes navo uoon aDoi-
Ishod entirely and cities and counties can scoro or moro outside watchmen, stationed
lovy their taxes for local purposes In their In sheltered posts or watchhounos, so dls
own way a long step will have been taken posed as to command overy foot of the
In the direction of the solution or tno tax
problem that has bothered tho lawmakers
tnr hnir n onnfnrv. or since the present con-
.fiinftnn w. nrtnntcd.
Tho mombcrs of the goneral assembly
should not hesitate to carry put tho gov-
ernor's recommendations la this respect.
Bartley Pardon from Afar
Bloux City Trlbuno (dem.): it Is evident
that Governor Savago considers that a man
who takes In excess of $500,000 Is a flnan-
cier, rather than nn embezzler.
Washington Post (lnd.): Tho governor of
Nebraska has given tho taxpayers much uu-
pleasant provocation by pardoning the de-
faulting stato treasurer. Why do state ex-
ccutlvcs contlnuo to placo a premium upon
dishonesty?
nuffnlo Exnress (ren.l! Henuhllcan noil-
tlclans In Nebraska havo kent syranathlzhm
treasurer who defaulted until
nnally tho governor has made excuses for
pardoning him. It Is not a creditable net.
Woshlneton Star (reo.l: As to tho nar-
don ot tho Nebraska man who, whllo state,
treasurer made away with ,500,000. it may'
bo that a man who had pull enough to get
tho placo necessarily had pull enough to
Becuro tho pardon
dem)' A Nebraska
iin f ftonnn imn hren
, d ! vn ,J in ih.
Detroit Frco Press (d
stnto treasurer who stol
nnfilnnnil nftni untilnir fll'n
penitentiary. If ho could have managed to
steal a million, possibly tho state would
havo tendered him a voo ot thanks.
Kansas City Journal (rop.): The repub
llcan governor of Nebraska has assured tho'
democrats of a promising stato lssuo In bis
pardon of a defaulting treasurer, who was
uu o n j ,.. uu uu r,u
uui lour, it i uuuu iiusaimo mui una uu-
tlon. may lose Nebraska to the republicans
In tho next election.
Kansas City 8tar (lnd.): Governor Sav-
Into has beon somewhat Ironical In maklnr
. . . . m
conuiiiuiiiu piiruon oi lormcr ireasuror
ijartlov. who was convicted on ono count
of ,lavln emhcM moTO than 1200.000 of
' '
Slnln ",nu8, " lacr0 is y p0,ll,c,u ,nvor
, tho Rlft ot Nebraska that Governor Sav-
ago docs not want ho has probably paved
tho way to avoid getting It.
LrtulsvlIIo Courlor-Journal (dom.): Hart-
ley, treasurer oi iNeorasKa, acnicnccu io uio
penucnuary lor iweniy-ono years ior era-
1!ln nhntlt JRrtft fMft nf thn atnfni fnnitfl
- t . - ,
,. nnrflnn,1 ,v Onvnrnnr Bnvnrn
o-
nftor 8ervl on, four H of ,
.lll0 Wondor is not bo mucn mat no was
Pardoned ns that ho was ever convicted. It
' not uma"y con8I,,orc,, a cr,mo An lho
Loll.d fntt unnu n- nmriniu tn tnni
Ul0 fundg ,n lhcIr cnrc
" u. w. .v
Now York World (dem.): Governor Sav-
ago ot Nebraska Is reported in a World dls-
patch this morning to havo unconditionally
pardoned Joseph S. Hartley, tho ox-stato
troasuror who embezzled JoOO.OOO of tho
tale's funds. Ho was serving a twenty
ycar8' ncntenco and the governor's parole ot
1UBt u"or su muraged jiuuuc upm-
loa lniu luo 'cu'n"Ka rcpuuucaineiaio con-
HITS OF 'WASHINGTON MI'lJ,
Somen nnil Iiirlilcntn Sketched nt tlic
Nntloiint Ciipltnl.
niHtnrv hna n hntilt nf rcnentlne Itself, to
BOmo cxtont. A writer In tho Washington
p0st, in poring over tho naval records,
found a conspicuous lnstanco ot naval leal
ousy of which Winfleld Scott Schley was
tho tnrcet. Tho achlovement of Admiral
Mhnn rnnitnnnder i Rphlnv In rosculnir tho
Grcely arctic expedition, In 1SS1 wns gen
orally applauded at tho tlmo and congress
proposed a voto of thanks nnd promotion
for Commander Schley and lieutenant
Emory, tho officers In charge of tho rollef
expedition. Tho suggestion brought out a
protest signed by thirty naval officers,
among whom wcro Admiral Stcadman and
Giles H. Harbor, tho latter a witness
against Schley nt tho lato court ot Inquiry.
Tho protestnnts clntmcd that tho services
rendered did not merit such recognition
I William E. Chandler was secretary of tho
navy nt tho tlmo, and with characteristic
vleor rebuked tho objectors. In a letter
to Admiral Stcadman tho secretary said
"Tho Greely relief expedition of 18S4 was
so morltorloua and successful ns to coin-
mand tho admiration and applnuso of the
whllo civilized word. It has reflected honor
upon tho Amerlcnn navy and given tho
scrvtco now and much-needed favor In tho
hearts of tho peoplo. It Ib very much to bo
regretted that tho navy Itself should dls
rmrni-n its own achievements and thnt you
' ,, ,nnv nlh mmr9 -hmild havo seen
fit. without any real necessity, and without
inquiry to learn If thero was any, to for-
mally belittle tho ono exploit which has In
recent yenrs brought lho most credit upon
tho service to which you belong. It Is by
such quick nnd aggressive Jealousies and
contentions among naval officers thomsolves
that tho naval establishment Is brought Into
disfavor with tho nation nt large."
At tho tlmo of tho financial panic In
M " m',,,,c'y nnno,,nl '".the first
u uu m m . -
Washington had 8afo Btorngyoom for only
aut 15.000,000 In national bank notca and
tho unusual demand for bank currency dur-
lnc thnt perlotl nnd tno innblilty of tho
I t l i.f.nmiillll alitlnntn1
govcrninuiii i ""-"t m
U hnB taken nearly nlno years to remedy
lho defect, but tho government may now
1. . . . .....
"point with prldo" to n now vault, com
,.. ,, . ,t,.f .iii .nn
1 I'ltiou uuij iuob ..vo, ...... ..... ......
000,000 In bank notes, and Is as near to
being absolutely fireproof and burglar proof
human ingenuity has been ablo to
UJMnO 4fc. '
This new vault is twelve feet Bquaro
twelve feet high, thus containing 1.728
cubic font of spnee. Tho lining Is of Hcbbo
- at.nl nlnf.n f h ren.nl phthn of nn Ini-h
""V """-.:" Z"" " .",
socurelv
,,,, ,, .
fastened by means of huge screws and
bolts to a framework of stool, which Is
built Into tho masonry. All tho plgoon
holes, nearly 0,000 In number, nro ot steel
and thero Is not an Inch nf Inflammahlo
matorlal In nil the furnishings of tho
vault.
This can be entered only through tho old
vault, Its location cannot possibly bo do
termlncd from the outside of tho treasury
uuihiihh, uuu a w.w ... ,u.
department's sorvlco know Just whero It
U or anything definite about It. The foxv
comptroller has even gone so far. it Is
said, ns to put In fnlso windows, heavily
i ' . . . . , ,,,
cunaiin-.i, . umc. m ..no
or tno treasure irom tno ouiawe
I m. . 1 1 n..nH.n . ., V. t. n .. Annn
" i i1'1-'"' """"
sentry duty for many years at tho
vault, have now beon assigned to thls-and
at no one second of tho twonty-four hours
Is this vlgllanco relaxed. In fact, an-
proach to this vault by an unauthorized
. ,,., . I,. . ...IV,I
UUrBUII in ICUUUICtl limU VIVHI I JT 1111 IUSO 1 U I U
. .. '.. .1 .1 . .. i. . I.
ny m nuiuy 'iu kuuhi. mm mum mu
in aury umno un, mm uikiu. muy uin.
in inreo renuis, imiruiuiiK mo enuro uuuu
Ing during every hour of the twenty-four
nun " "
exiurior oi mu ouiiuihk mm no upprunciico
Tho now room of the senato naval com
mlttee wns elaborately decorated on wall
ana ceiling oy a marine arusi. mere aro
broad oxpansesof sea and pictures of all
sorts of fishes and ships. Tho artist ran
vtntlon demanded In Its platform that he
be sent back to tho penitentiary. To open
tho prison doors to such a convict is an
nbuso of political power for tho protection
of crlmo that ought to drive Governor sav
ngo out of public life.
1
Detroit Journal (rep.): A tormcr staio
treasurer of Nebraska has been pardoned
ns tho New Year's greeting of tho governor
of the etnto to those who may be con
templating the embezzlement ot isuu.vuu
of stato funds. This Is the nmouni
Treasurer Hartley is said to have pur
lolned. A Jury of his peers found
him
guilty of stealing at least 200,000, and
the Judge sentenced nun to imprisonment
for twenty years, no nas sorvca less man
half of tho term. It no noiu mo doooio no
sequestered ho can now llvp In luxury for
tho remainder of h.a life.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican (lnd.):
Governor Savago of Nebroska shamefully
tricks his party or tho pcoplo ot tho state
wnen no pardons former Stato Treasurer1
Hartley at tho end of only about one-fourth '
"f his prison sentenco of twenty yenrs. I
""'"W ,nB convict 1 of embezzling (.o
2-00 ittt0 "ml8- ,h
'ft8t rc"u,)ll"n ,?,n , '"i'0". LI
navngo pnruiuu utirm-v, uut tuiutuuu
mndo such a fuss about It that tho governor
revoked tho parolo and Ilartloy went back
to prison, now to got a full pardon Instead.
It Is possible, but not probable, that the
republicans In convention '-'winked tho
wh(m th ucmando,i tbBt nart
, . , . , .. i,mntlnrr Mini
t,;, thi'gowrnor could do as
ho plcaacd. and If such was tho case then
hn nnnnln nf Knhrnska wcro tricked. The
,.. nf ,i,1b nffnr , tho criminally dls.
i i.. i. ... .t..i tinn nnn
UUSIMI in lUUb lb IO BUIKI IU own. vv,vvw
luuu fi.uvv.
- ... ?. y.
. A.... l. " el w! J
UUilllllCll lllilk UUIUUi ia(ftifsu w iw-ri
brnska has given somo good reasons for
,inP,,nhln T.,rer Jtnrtlv. con-
vctca of embezzling 9200.000 of stato funds.
tho PXnlratlon of ono-fourtli of his
- twentv-vear sentence, but they could prob
nl)1.. ho refuted bv still bettor onra for
keeping tho defaulting offlclal whero ho
cou)(l spon(1 nobody's cash. Tho public,
. c .
nowevcr. aim CBiicciaiiy iuu crnuiuui uiu-
. ... 1.. ' ..
niCni 111 ll, Will HOI pay IIU1U11 UUUilUUU lu
-ovo-n',,.., argument for clemency: It
...111 ai.nniv ,. In mind tho ba d facts
, "tho cnse. which aro that a man who
abused a position ot high trust and made
nwiiv wiiii iiuiitiriiUH ui liiuuhuihih ul uui
lars of tho public money was released
after only flvo years imprisonment, and it
will argue In a crooked wny that this meant
S40.000 a year lncomo for him, which Is
largo enough to tempt many n man to ro
peat his olTcnac; this la tho way criminals
have been known- to nrguo. "Several hun
dred of tho most prominent men In the
Btate," if wo may tnko tho governor's
worn ior u, minK zuu,uuu iimo enougn
pay ior iivo years iraprisonmcni
pretty heavily to whales, and thero Is a
monster or two on every wall, spouting
water up to tho colling.
"How comes It thoro nro so many whales
on tho walls?" a friend nsked Senator Hale,
chairman of tho committee, tho other day.
"They' typify tho slzo of tho appropria
tions wo nro expected to mako," the aena
tor replied, gravely.
A messenger boy from tho War depart
ment last Tuesday delivered to tho presi
dent l.SOO parchment array commissions' for
his signature. Having to sign such com
missions Is ono of tho hardships of being
president, for it Is hard to wrlto on 'parch
ment with a pen. If it had not been dis
covered that powdered fishbone applied to
tho placo wboro tbo president has to sign
makes tho work much easier ho would bo a
month at tho Job.
Thcso 1,800 commissions cover tho oin-
com appointed nnd promoted during tho
congressional recess and confirmed nftor
congress met. Each parchment costs tho
government CO cents, nnd, ns many nro In
ured while being engrossed, this particular
bunch of commissions will cost about 11.000.
Tho president and tho Bocrctary of war
both havo to Blgn them. No rubber stamps
of secretaries' signatures will do.
Senator Harrow s of Mlchlgnn was at tho
Navy department ot 4 o'clock a couple of
afternoons ngo, and left n number of nows
papor men waiting In tho ante-room while
ho went In to seo tho secretary. Tho hour
vas growing late, and tho nowsjiaper men
wcro impniicni, nut tno senntor, wnen ne
camo out from tho secretary's office, caught
their humor, nnd said, In his bnsso pro
fundo, nnd with tho serious and dcllbcrato
manner which characterizes his utterances:
"My dear boys, I nm sorry to havo kept
you waiting, but I havo a piece ot news
for you. I havo not docllncd tho portfolio
of tho Navy department, and It has not
boon offored mo, but If It is I will positively
doclino It. Good evening, gentlemen."
A newspaper man, anxious for nn Item,
followed him out of tho room.
"What havo you been doing today, sena
tor?" ho queried.
"Now, lot mo seo. What havo I been
doing today? Oh, yes; I was over at tbo
Agricultural department, and they gavo mo
a pretty plant for my wife. That Is tho
only thing I could find that was not in tho
classified uorvlec,"
I'iisnIIiIIIIIpm nf Wntrr.
Chicago Tribune, v
First of all, tho merger Is usually a sub-
merger.
1 MP .
MIIMIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlllllllIIU a
iii!iui:5 ok tub ini:sni:.NT.
Minneapolis TImos: Ex-Secretary nnd
Senator Chandler is JustMot. in his asser
tion that tho president of the United States
it persecuted and hampered by petty things,
It there Is any matt In this country who
should bo guarded from politicians, place
seekers, visionaries, schemers and quid
nuncs, It Is tho chief oxecutlvo whoso du.
ties nro so onerous and whose responsi
bilities are so heavy.
New York Trlbuno: Tho objections to a
general reform ot tho sort contemplated by
Mr. Chandler arc easily met. There might
bo n llttlo grumbling nt first on tho part
of those Individuals who look upon tho
president as tho Country's hired man, but
tho executives of other republics nro pat
to no such strain, ntid the common senso
of tho American pcopI ould not ho long In
recognizing tho necessity for tho chango
nnd approving tho action of tho president
who should make It.
Philadelphia Press; rrosldont Ilooscvelt
Is unusually' strong 'and vigorous and Is
able to withstand tho strain better than
almost any ono nf his prodeccssors. Hut
ho should havo all tho tlmo posslbto to do-
voto to tho best Interests of tho pcoplo and
should not bo compelled to devoto' tho
greater part of It to tho work of deciding
contests as to who shall till comparatively
unimportant offices and shaking hnnds with
thousands ot pcoplo, many of whom go to
tho White Houso out of mero curiosity. Mr.
Chnndtcr hnB struck at n weak point In tho
Whlto Houso methods, and what Is worse,
It Is a growing abuse. Hut tho probabilities
of a chango nro not very promising.
Philadelphia Leilgcr: It Is a well known
fact that thero Is very llttlo tlmo at the
disposal of tho president for the study of
great national and International questions.
Hours of his precloua tlmo aro wasted by
senators and representatives who Impor
tuno him for appointments for constituents
to places from the highest Is his gift to a
vlllago or cross-roads postmaBtcrshlp. In
addition, ho la besieged annually by hordes
of hungry offlco seekers nnd others, who
havo only Individual or personal ends to
serve. Tho evil is growing yearly by cus
tom nni tho natural lucreaso ot population,
nnd unless a radical reform is established
It will not bo long beforo thero will bo
practically no tlmo left for tho president to
dovot,o to purely stato affairs.
Detroit Froo Fret: Constant strain Is
liable to unloose n temper that Is naturally
stormy. Hla fine mental fiber can bo
pounded until brlttlo'lo tho point requir
ing real, with tho nltcrnatlvo of hasty and
pertorted Judgment. Ho Is too much of a
thoroughbrod not to chafo under drudgery,
even though It' bo self-imposed. Thero Is
nothing undemocratic in tho clnlm that ho
should not bo acccsslblo to overy Tom, Dick
nnd Harry with a request for a favor or
with n grlcvaneo to present. Each man
thinks his mission ot paramount lmportanco
nnd tho nggregato of callors approaches a
continuous procession. No head of nn ordi
nary buslnoss flrm pcrmltB such an Imposi
tion as this and tbo president of this great
nation certainly should not. It la ridiculous
thnt ho ehould bo harassed by a I'odunk
delegation to discuss tho local postmaster"
ship, or representatives from Pumpkin
Corners to tell why ono of their citizens
should not bo dlsmlssod from a govern
ment clerkehtp.
MIRTHFUL HKMAHICS.
Cleveland Tlaln Donlor: "Tho i-omlni?
secretary ot tho tronBUry has boon saying
something quite pleasant about nutrltloun
pies."
-Mints, or courso?
Brooklyn Life: Hrlggs It won't be long
now beforo tho UnitiMl StatCM will lmvo in
net na pcHremakr'-foitboa6U.tll Ameri
can repuDiics.
qrlggs Well, wo hover' shall own them
unless wo mnko a beginning somo time.
Judge: "I pop by tho paper that Jones,
who died yesterdny, left two sons nnd
threo daughters."
"Well, you didn't expect him to take
the wholo family with him, did your'
Chicago Trlbuno: Mr1. I'incherflnt (In
specting tint) You .Bay thero Is plonty of
steam heat. How about tho hot wnter?
Heal Kntiitc Agent Hot wutor? Oh, er,
tho Janitor will keep you In that?'
riiUadelphln Tress: "I'm surprised at
you," paid the lazy iiiiui'h friend. "Why
don't you Mtlr yourself? You'ro clever
enough, and, you know, thero's' always
room nt tho top."
"Hut don't you neo how much moro clover
I nm to stay nt tho bottom, whero thero
Isn't bo much room?"
nttsbnrg Chronicle: Mr. Pitt The cold
wave wus not so Hovero ns I expected It
to he.
Mr. IVnn No; thnt's bo. Tho New
Year's bltzznrds don't comu up to their
nuviiuco nances.
Chlcnso Post: "Of rniirsn wn hnvn Hi
nibson fflrl nnd tho Stanlaws girl nnd tho
-NniiKiviu Kin nnu the O'Neill Intlinm
girl mid It h rather confusing. Hut, ns a
mntter ot fact, which do you prefer?"
"Well," was tho gunrded reply, "to ho
real trunk with you, I think I llkn thn
real girl n llttlo better thuu nny ot them."
A TOAST TO OUH NATIVES LAND.
Itobert Bridges In tho Atlantic.
Hugo and alert, IraBclblo yet strong.
Wo mako our fitful way 'mid right nnd
wrong.
Ono time wo pour our millions to bo free.
Then rashly awecp nn emplro from tho sea!
Ono tlmo wo strike the shacklcB from the
SlllVCH,
And then, quiescent, wo nro ruled by
knaves.
Often wo rudely break restraining bnrs.
And confidently reach out toward tho stars.
Yet under nil there tlnwa a hidden stream
Sprung from tho Hock of Freedom, tho
great dream
Of Washington nnd Frnnklln, men of old,
Who know that freedom Ih not bought
with gold.
This Is tho Lund -wo lovo, our heritage,
Btrangti mixture ot tho gross and lino,
yet Bngfi
And full of promise destined to bo great.
Drink to Our Natlvo Land! God bless tho
Stnto!
1"KT ' Every good drug
JLLm cist keeDS a full
supply of Ayer's
Standard Family Medi
cines. When stock is
taken, these represent
just so much money,
for they will surely be
sold.
People have confi
dence in that word,
"Ayer's." There's
something secure, sub
stantial, safe, about it.
Ayer's Pills for the
liver.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
for the blood.
Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral for the lungs.
J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, Mas.