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THE OMAHA DAILY V.EK: TTESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 100.1. Tiie Omaha Daily Bee. E. ROSE WATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNING. TERMS OF BCBSCRimON. Pally Be (without Sunday), On Tear.14 00 ! Ily Bee and (Sunday, une Year SO) Illustrated Hee. one Year 2 Sunday Hee, One Year I -GO ftaturdsy Hee, One Year 1M Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. 1.00 DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Flly Ree (wttnout Sunday). per copy 2c ally Bee (without Sunday), per week..l2j rialljr Bee (Including Sunday), per week.170 Sunday Bee, per copy 6o Kvenlng Bee (without Sunday), per week c Kvenlng Bee (including Sunday), per week ,...10c Complaint of Irregularities In delivery ahoiild be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hail Building, Twenty-fifth and M street. Council Bluff 10 Pearl Street, Chlrao-i(M0 Unity Building. New York Park Bow Building. Washington ni Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to new and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by dra't, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only J-cent stamps accepted In payment of mall accounts Personal check, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted. THE BEE rUBLlSHl.Na COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss: George B. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ays that the actual number ot full and complete copies of The Dally Morning. Evening ana Sunday Be printed during the month of October, 13, was as follows: 1 ,noo 17 K,H30 t 2,MM) 18 26.10O 8M.7A.1 J9 80.20 4 8T.400 10 80.3TO I SM.TIO 21 80.24MJ f Xe),800 B 80.700 T 2U.OOW S3 3H.715 t SM.TIO 24 82.H20 29.030 23 20.04IU It SSH-KOO 20 31,1 TO 11 swtno 27 .-. Sl.lOO 12 2H.4A5 28 31.10O U 2M.IV4U 2S 3O.IM0 14 VN.OOO SO eO.RSO U 2M.2SO 81 33,383 14 28.350 Total 932,020 Leas unsold and returned copies'.,.. 10,ltM Net total sales 922,3tt Net average sales 2U.703 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 4th day of October, A. D., 180. M. B. H UNGATE. Never be too busy to push Omaha's grain market. It is for the good of Omaha, the city. The Missouri Pacific lends a hand to the Omaha grain market, renllzlng that a baby with prospects is a good one to coddle. . General Sulnznr of Colombia is ready for war and has been ever since he lost his Job as governor of the department of Panama. All Oklahoma is preparing to march In solid phalanx upon the national cap ital to demand the passage of a state hood bill. Sioux Tails society doesn't know whether to admit the woman who was until recently Mrs. Mollneux. And Sioux Falls is in South Dakota! nie spectaclo of n passenger train Kpiedlng directly across Suit Iake is oue of the marvels not disclosed to Brlgham Voting in the original revelations. The Clyde yuchtsnien will compete at homo before they come over to try for America's cup. A man doesn't like to build a boat and never beat anybody at all. Speculations as to the senatorial suc cession of Ut.5 are slightly premature. A good many unexpected things may happen before the next legislature con venes. If tho Milton of Turkey really hns a cancer ami Unit cancer should do what most cancers do, we will all try to 1h bra vp, howlug to the will of the Infinite without demur. Oregon is to have an extra session "of Its legislature fo deal with the tax prob lem. Kvery time Nebraska sees a sister ututo in that sort of struggle It feels like extending the hand of sympathy. The commission of Postmaster Crow will expire on Den-ember 14, but Senator Mlllurdhasnotyet divulged who among the ten ' aspirants is to receive that $4,fKVa-?nr sugar plum as n Christmas gift. No more free meals to shippers, under penalty of fine, declares the National Live Stock association. Step by step we approach the time when business will be business, snd polite hoodwinking have no part lu it. e . . (ioveruor Mickey luld a caressing hund upon the bare'shoulder of a peultentlary cow and the cow resented it. All of which only emphasizes again the reserve aud decorum characteristic of the gentler ex in Nebraska. Senator Ilauna spent forty-eight hours In New York last week and the political aootl-snyer have discovered forty eight different combination that will project Ilauna U)mii tho presidential race track as a dark horse. A grand Jury has been called in To peka for tho specific purpose of officially passing upon the alleged padding of legislative payrolls. If the Kansas in quisition shall result in a general cut ting down of political sunflowers, it will not have been called In vain. Enterprising young uieu looking for opportunity to begin life seriously and with determination to build for the fut ure, should give some thought to Pan ama where reconstruction, with its ever attendant -opportunities. Is a certainty of the Immediate future. Oborllrt N. Carter, ex-oujUaln of engi neers, TJ. 8. A., who has served a three year sentt-uce ulthtu the walls of the I'nlted States penitentiary at Port I,even worth fur embessleHient of gov ernment funds, will carve his turkey la the pen although be has only three mora daya to airva, 41 EXTRA SESSION IMPERATIVE. The conclusions reached by the di vision of the supreme court commission, that had nnder consideration the con stitutionality of the revenue law enacted last winter by the legislature, fore shadows a decision by the supreme court that will make an extra session of the legislature imieratlve. There Is nothing of more vital moment to" the people of Nebraska than uniform and equitable taxation. The revision of the revenue luw was the main issue upon which the legislature was elected In 19tr The greater part of the ses sion was devoted to formulating the new revenue law and nil the machinery for the assessment and levy of taxes was reconstructed to meet the demands Of the day. While the new revenue law was doubt less formulated under the supervision of the attorneys of the railroad corpora tions, whose ingenuity was exerted in securing provisions calculated to favor tho corporations, there were neverthe less many features of the law that com mended themselves to the rank and file of the taxpayers. Now that the court has pointed out the defects of the law there should be no great difficulty 1A re vising it so as to meet all objections raised before the supreme court and give the people a revenue law that will stand the test of future litigation. Quite apart from the Imperative neces sity of the re-enactment of the revenue law, purged of all its unconstitutional provisions, an extra session of the leg islature would be Justified in order that the state may secure constitutional re vision by the shortest cut. The proposi tion to call a constitutional convention In 1904, which was adopted at the last session of the legislature and which was vetoed by Governor Mickey, should by all, means be repealed and a series of constitutional amendments covering the most crying needs of the state, should be submitted for ratification at the gen eral election in 1004. These amendments properly submitted will be ratified by the people and the expense and time loss involved In a constitutional conven tion will le saved. The constitution of 1873 is a strait- Jucket that can be made comfortable by letting out some of the seams. Instead of a supreme court with three members and nine commissioners Nebraska 'can and should have a supreme court of five or seven members, without any commis sion, at salaries that would lusure the best legal talent in the state. The next thing in importance, If not more impor tant, is a constitutional amendment that will enable tho state to Invest Its perma nent school fund in securities that would bebsolutely safe and at the same time yield the largest income. And last, but not least, we need an amendment to the constitution that will enable the state to pay fair salaries to officers of the ex ecutive department and leave no excuse for grafting under the plea that the stato Is not paying sufficient salaries to enable its officers to maintain themselves in decency. ' ECONOMr THE MOTTb. There Is a strong sentinient. In con gress in favor of economy in appropria tions and there is reason to expect that It will prevail, but there is promise that it may meet with a pretty stubborn re sistance from an element which believes In liberul expenditures. One of the mat ters over which a sharp contest Is said to lm likely is that of river and harbor improvements. There Is reported to be a faction in the house which declares that there shall le no appropriations for this purpose at the first regular session, urging that retrenchment must be the or der of the day and that no appropriations should be made except for imperative needs. Another faction is insistent that there should be liberal legislation and how numerous this element is has yet to be determined, but perhaps it is strong enough to be troublesome to those who contend thut economy is the proper policy. Of course mucK will depend upon the attitude of Speaker Cannon and the un derstanding is tlfnt be favors keeping down appropriations to the actual re quirements of the government. Indeed, he may fairly be said to be committed to this policy and it Is reasonably ex pected that in making up the commit tees he- will as 'far s possible select for chairmanships men who are In sym pathy with his view. At all events It will certainly be wlso for the majority In eongress to make a reasonable econ omy tho motto and faithfully adhere to it. PHILIPPINE CONDITIONS. The report of Colonel Edwards, chief of the bureau of insular affairs, strongly suggests the necessity for some addi tional legislation in regard to the Philip pines. Particular reference 1s made to the rjuc stlou of reducing the tariff rates on products of the archipelago exported to the I'nlted States, the report stating Uiat the commercial Interests of tho islands are most desirous of concessions and that the sumo desire has been manl fisted by similar interests in- this coun try. A bill has already been introduced In congress providing for free trade be tween the Phllipplues and the United States, except as to sugar and tobacco, which shall iay one-half of the existing duties. There is; no doubt that such legislation would be helpful to the trade of the islands, but Jt cannot be confi dently predicted that. It will be adopted, ulthough there is understood to be a con siderable sentiment In congress favor able to It. The matter. was pretty thor oughly discussed lu the last congress ond undoubtedly It will receive equally earnest attention from the present con gress. , . . Auother matter, of . Importance, to wMob the report refers, la the legisla tion regnrding the carrying, trade be (wteu the islands aud the United States. Tills requires that after July 1 of next year all this trade, as wHl as the coast wis commerce of the Island, shall be carried on In vessels flying the American flag. It is conclusively shown In the re Mrt that if this legislation goes into effect at the time designated, the trade lvtween the Philippines and the United States nrd also the coastwise trade of the r.rrliipclago will be very seriously Injured, for the reason that there are not sufficient American vessels to carry it on. It is pointed out that at present only 3 per cent of the exports from the Philippines Is carried in American ves sels, while as to the coastwise trade of the islands, out of 4,1-5 vessels engaged In it ouly 22 are American ships. It would therefore seem to be imperatively necessary to extend for a year or two the law relative to the carrying and coastwise trode of the Philippines. There are other suggestions in the re port nnd altogether they serve to em phasize the fact that the problem of dealing with our remote insular posses sions is btill beset with difficulties. NO REASON FOR PESSIMISM. One of the leading financial Journals of the country, known for its uniform con servatism, says there is no warrant for pessimism because there Is a slight in dustrial reaction iu the country. It points out that for several years we had unprecedented Industrial prosperity, some of the increase being overstlmu lated, and that a reaction sooner or later was reasonably to be expected. Such as has recently taken place, which Is on the whole very moderate, affords no reason for distrust in regard to the future. If the reaction were a drop from a normal high point to an abnormal low point, says that Journal, there would be reason for gloom, but instead it Is a re turn from abnormal to normal condi tions. ( Proceeding to point out the conditions for several years, particularly in regard to financial affairs, It says: "The coun try has had a bountiful harvest period. The corn crop has been excelled but once and the aggregate crop of the five leading cereals is larger than that of any previous year except the extraordi nary yields of last year. The cotton crop, owing to higher prices for the staple, will bring more money than In recent years. There has been a loss In purchasing power In eastern industrial centers, it is true. There are not so many employed and wages for various causes are being reduced, but in the great agricultural areas there Is no diminution of .purchasing power, and In the south there is an increase." As to exports they are being well maintained, their value for last month being ex celled in only one previous October, that of three years ago. Such facts are cer tainly calculated to convince those who take an Intelligent view of the business situation that there is no rea son for any lack of confidence in the continuance of fairly prosperous condi tions, at least for the next year or two. Then as to financial affairs the condi tions seem to be altogether favorable. We are drawing gold from abroad. The banks in the money centers are reported to be on a perfectly satisfactory basis so fur as the supply of currency is con cerned. The money that was drawn from the eastern centers to the west and the south is returning and there is rea son to expect that Within the next sixty days there will lie more money in those centers than there was a year ago. There is a conservative tendency iu all direc tion and this Is well, bnt there is mani festly no good ground for apprehension or distrust. With the great agricultural Interest prosperous as never before, with manufacturing Industries generally active nnd with "labor that is not af fected by strikes fully employed and fairly compensated, why should we not look to tho future with confidence? The slight reaction that has taken place does not portend disaster to our financial and industrial affairs. It means simply a return to normal conditions aud there can be no doubt that this will have a wholesome effect upon the legitimate business interests of the country. Prohibitionists may bo startled by the declaration of Prof. Edwin E. Sparks of tho University of Chicago 'in a public lecture, that for every death caused In the United States last year by drunk enness three others were caused by in experienced workmen. The inference to be drawn is that lack of mechanical training has caused scores of accldeuts whereby human lives Lave been sacri ficed to tho greed of employers who are oblivious, of the fact that cheap labor is dear lulsir. Fifteen pupils of the Terre 11a ute (Intl.) High school were expelled last Week because they did not take "high A" in the class (ringing. Their protest that they could not reach the note be en, use their voices were changing was unavailing, and tho expulsion has be come a public issue. In Omaha such things would not happen even If .the pupils sing "High A" for "High O," so long as the singing teachers can draw their salary warrants regularly at the end of each month. District Attorney Summers claims to have prevailed upon the federal grand Jury, that held its session last June, to refrain from indicting Senator Dietrich, when, as a matter of fact, he did his level best to get Dietrich indicted. Joe Hartley's running mate has been afflicted with an impediment to his veracity so many years that be could not tell the truth now if ho wanted to. In the first three weeks of the present November, Omaha's building permits represented an aggregate investment six times as large as the total represented by all the permits Issued during all of November, 1JXC Certainly it does seem that ouly a very agile man will be able to avoid work this winter. Jobs will confront him any way be dodges. According to latest advices from Washington the restoration of the army canteen has been indefinitely postponed for political reasons, and the private sol diers of the American army will cou- tlnue their present dangerous practice of lestowlng their custom upon the groggeries and dives which have been built upon the outskirts of army posts. The prospects ot an extra session of the legislature this winter seem to be growing brighter from day to day. All legislatures of Nebraska have devoted four-fifths of their sessions to repealing what the preceding legislatures have enacted. An extra session will enable the legislature of 1003 to do its own repealing. The prospective war between the new Republic of Panama and the old Repub lic of Colombia has created a rush of free-lance adventurers to obtain com missions as colonels and generals in the Panama army. A sombrero, a shirt col lar and a pair of spurs constitutes a general's full dress uniform on the Isth mns. In days of old, every time Nero re turned to Rome the band played and there was a dance in the town ball. The king and queen of Italy arrived home yesterday and for all the cables tell, Emmanuel himself may have had to climb in at a back window and unlock the house." J Smooth and Effective. Chicago Chronicle. Carrie Nation's disturbance at the White House, which cost her $25, advertised her lecture to the amount of a hundred times that 'sum, and that Is what it was for.. Ke Occasion for Moaralng. Washington Star. It Is too much to expect Uncle Sam to go Into mourning because Panama decided to set up an Independent government and cor rect some of Colombia's Injudicious de cisions. ' ,. . .. A Point Overlooked. Washington Post. Senator Ha una. would probably have lees difficulty In smothering his presidential am bitions If folks would quit sending him copies of that medical treatise showing that bee stings are a sure-cure for rheumatism. Consent of the Governed, Chicago News. Before making the recognition of the Re public of , Panama a campaign , Issue the democrats will do. well to Observe- that In this case their favdrlto' "consent of the gov erned" doctrine la working In favor of Panama. rasa the Bottle, Please. Louisville Courier-Journal. Considerable diversity, is observable among our contemporaries In calling the people of Panama Panamalans, Panama nlans, PanamlsU and Panamese. But ths people of Panama will agree that the proper name for the United States ia Panamamma. Where the Weed la n Necessity. New York Tribune. In the Philippines the use of tobacco la universal. The native child acquires the tobacco habit as soon as It Is able to walk. In the northern provinces, especially. It is no common sight to see a child 5 or 6 years old puffing vigorously at a lg cigar. The women smoke fully as much as the men, and commonly smoke cigars where the men use cigarettes. In the northern parts of Luzon Immense cigars, often a couple of feet long and as thick as the wrist, are used. Such a cigar Is suspended from a rafter of the house by a string, and smoked during the day by aM the members of the family as desired." Pass the Dope, Please. . Boston Transcript. Graciously, tenderly- it lingers the Indian summer, with its soft air and its tonic of the ripened year, . that superabundant ethereal wine which bas power to make the dull eye sparkle and to hallow the face of melancholy with a amllq from the heart deeps. Would you quaff the exhllarant at Its purest? Then to' the woods and the quiet hillsides buthed in golden sunshine, carpeted with velvety mosses and russet leaves, and all redolent of Mother Earth's preserving time. But why do we call It Indian summer? It sounds pretty, in a way prettier than Indian mush, for In stance. Why not have something apropos for a name? It Isn't summer, nor la it torrid, nor has it aught to do with the poor Indian, whose fate has been anything but summery. Let us get In touoh with the poets and call this time of grace sim plythe afterglow. POOR OM) COLOMBIA. Hefnsed a Hanrtont of 10,000,000 aad Ueta Kothlna. Philadelphia Pres. Tho wnrllke threats of Colombia are amusing, In view of Its financial condition. During the civil war, which lasted three years and terminated last December, Co lombian exchange depreciated so that sixty-two Colombian dollars were equivalent to about 25 cents in American money. Ex change now ranges between 8,000 and 10,000 per cent. That country has a paper currency amounting to )x5,0U0.('O with a population, including Indians, of about 4,0X1,000, or about $164 per capita. The foreign debt Is about $14,000,000, and there is a very large Internal debt. Last year the government bonds sold at 14 cents on the dollar, but after the United Slates passed the canal bill Colombia bonds went up to 25 in the belief that something would accrue to the holders through the payment for the privi lege of constructing the canal. No Interest has been paid on the debt for some years. In that terrible financial condition the Colombians refused to ratify the treaty with the United States, which would have secured to them at once $10,000,000 in gold. Their object was to force a much larger payment. Now that Panama has resumed its former right of Independence Colombia not only loses the $10,000,000 but the annual payment which It obtained from the Pan ama railroad. To talk of war with such an enormous debt and an empty treasury Is ridiculous. The Colombian bonds are held In Europe, largely In IJngland, and that may have aome Influence In withholding recognition of the new Panama government. But as Frasc-e and Germany have entered into business relations with the new Panama government, England will do the same thing In time. Reports that the Republic of Panama would offer the $10,000,000 It will receive for the ranai privilege to Colombia Is vigorously denied by members of the new government. There Is no apparent reason why it should make such an offer. The Colombian government has done very little tor Panama, although receiving a considerable revenue from the Isthmus. That was one reason Why the Inhabitants of Panama were so Incensed when Colom bia refused to ratify the canal treaty, as the future prosperity of Panama depends on the construction of the canai. This threat ot independence was made when the treaty was under consideration at Bogota, and because the United St&tea laaued some orders to take effect In case of such a revo lution, It is charged that President Roose velt knew about It la advance. He knew what others who read the newspapers know, but beyond tUat there Is aa ground for such a charge. HUMERI AD HIS THAT. Scheme that Failed te Force Endorse ment from Seaater Dietrich. Washington Dispatch to Lincoln Star.- The correspondence between Summers, district attorney, and Attorney General Knox, is much discussed here. The view is elaborated that if Summers had from the first aimed to manipulate Senator Dietrich to withdraw his opposition to Bummers and later to strike the senator down the record could not have been more skillfully manufactured as the case developed. This theory may be summarised ss fol lows: Summers' letter to the attorney general tells of the stopping of the grand Jury Investigation Into the Hastings rase. and carries on Its face a reluctance to go on, without the department's order, with an inquiry Involving a United States sen ator. As any one can see that Summers' letter was virtually an Invitation for such an order. Then Summers could use the order to disprove that Summers had Hcted vindictively towards Dietrich and In prosecuting the present grand jury work was merely obeying the mandate of the department. But this does not comport well with the assumption, very generally made, that Summers and Hahn had previously started the fire which by the letter to the at torney general Summers makes appear ance of a disposition to squelch. Why, It is asked, did Summers start the mat ter in the grand Jury and as soon as it reached the convenient point for manlpu latlon stop . it and invite an order from the department to go on wtth It, and In fact so put the matter to the department that such an order was absolutely cer tain? It Is further Insisted that after Sum mers had taken the Dietrich case to the grand Jury and then stopped It and re ported It In a manner which compelled the department to order It continued. Sum mers was then In a position, If so disposed, to control the further proceedings of the grand Jury. If Dietrich should cease his opposition to Summers' appointment, Bum mers by a full showing of the facts and evidence to the grand Jury could prevent indictment and at the same time make a record that would be perfectly satisfactory to the department. If Dietrich persisted as he had done In his opposition to Summers, the latter could go on under the depart ment's order and by withholding material witnesses and using Hahn and hostile wit nesses secure an Indictment. It was neces sary for 8ummera to guard against th imputation of acting In revenge against Dietrich, and this contingency could Yiot under the circumstances be better Drovlded for than by Inveigling the department to issue the order which It did Issue. This theory would explain every cir cumstance, although it puts Summers in the attitude of a party in Interest and a cunning conspirator all the time. If correct all admit that the Job was skilfully put up. From the standpoint of art, the Job would seem to have only one defect, that of being a little too neat and somewhat overdone, so much so as to be likely to aitraci attention. ' WATTERSO.I DECLINED. Wonldm't Be 11 Idea 'a Lt... Bryan Afterward Became Bennett's. . New York Sua. The newsDaoer discussion r wnii.m Jennings Bryan's course in accepting a legacy from Phllo 8. Bennett has provoked Henry Watterson Into a statement of what he once did in a similar situation. The rich man In that case was Samuel J. Tllden. Mr. Watterson declined the rrnrrri hn.. faction. All this came out In the nrnm nt between the Louisville Courier-Jnurrtal mnA the Salt Lake Herald. The Courier-Journal naving remarked that "If there Is some thing noble in the rejection of money one has not earned or Inherited In the regular order, there must be a touch of the' Ignoble In accepting It," the Salt Lake 'Herald re torted: "Which Is to IrtlDlv that Mr. lirv.n i. doing something Ignoble in making a nght for what he believes to be lila rlehtu in th roat ter of the Bennett estate. We can't help wondering If the editor of the Courlar- joumai, nimself a publio man of almost as much prominence as Mr. Bryan, would not, under the same circumstances, do ex actly as Mr. Bryan Is doing." The answer was not lone- In cnmlnr fmm Marse Henry, and here It is: The late Mr. Tilden desired to mow. k. editor of the Courier-Journal a. lete i his will, and, -rn that default, to name one of his children, and, though the benefaction was urged upon him, he gratefully, but firmly, declined to permit it to be done. Mr. Bryan himself wrote the Bennett will. It waa written, not In Connecticut, where Mr. Bennett lived, but awav nm i Lincoln, Neb., under Mr. Bryan's own roof. oniestea oy tne widow of Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bryan is contesting It In the miirfa What boots It that he says he will donate me money ta pubuo uses?" PERSOtAI. NOTES. Mary MaeLane is in Rockland. Mass.: working hard on the writings left un finished by the late Maria Louise Pool. South Carolina has thus far raised but $2,000 for a monument to Wade Hampton. and Is about to bestir Itself to collect more. Canada Is handicapped In Its race for Independence by . not having a trans- Isthmian canal route which the United States wants. President Rooeevelt was only apply ing his "race suicide' theory when he asaiated ia adding Uie infant Republic of Panama to the family of nations. General Wood has started a vigorous campaign against the Moroe. It the senate wait awhile and that much-desired military record will be forthcoming. An effort to add high art to the literary glories of Indiana received a rude shock in the bud. The originator of the art of painting one-dollar bills so as to look like tens has had himself and his studio trans ferred to Jallt Whether we are prosperous or panicky. the steamship companies which carry large numbers of third-class paasengera s' certain to keep going. Nearly 30,000 people nave been carried back to Europe by steer age since October I. Senator Money of Mississippi has made a record In bill Introducing. He began the week in the senate by Introducing 233 bills, over 2no of which were for claims. Other senators have introduced more measure during the entire session, but Mr. Money's Is the record for one day's work. Mayor Feeney of Woburn, Mass., was the youngest chief magistrate In any city In the United States when first elected four years ago. Five years in the office will rob him of that distinction, but he has won another that of being the only five-time winner in the Bay state. Fred Landls, the new congressman from Indiana, Is very thin. He waa sitting in a Washington street cSr when a fat man came in and absent-mindedly sat down on his knee. The stout party apologised and Mr. Landls said: "It's all right, but tell me, did you think I waa painted on thla seat?" Princeaa Serge Beloaelsky of Russia, a daughter of General WhltUer af the United 8 La tee army, has amased everybody by an nouncing bar Intention of going with her husband to Biberut and Bring there quietly. working for a living, until they can make enough to return and nay their debts. The prlnoeas enjoys a high standing at the itusaisn cou! f. , OHGJ 151 THE ARMY, Carreat Event Cleaned from the Army and Jistjr Realoter. At the quartermaster nerl's eftV In the War department cnn'deratlon Is being given to a new rap Intended for enlisted men and to be worn by them on trnnsports and as a covering for the head while asleep out of doors. The cap Is a collnpslble affair which may he Tolded so as to go In tho pocket, it resembles the Scotch cap with out the streamers. There have been received at the surgeon general s office In the War department the new field cases Intended for Issue to hos pital stewards. These are to be used In emergencies and sr similar to the russet leather-cases carried In the garrisons. The cases contain compact drugs In the form of tablets.. There has also been received the case of Instruments to be carried by sur geons In the field. The Instruments are contained In a wooden case which in turn Is enclosed In a durable leather cover. In addition to these emergency cases and the caso of Instruments each hospital corps man will, of course, carry a package of dressings. This provision gives all the nec essary mdlcal and surgical supplies likely to be required In emergencies In the field. Quartermaster General llnmnhttv hu. recommended to the secretary of war, and , i , . . . w naa approved the recommenda tion, that the number of post quartermas ter sergeants In the armv ba inereni emm 150 tO 300. Of Course this Suirveatlnn will require legislation and to that end a bill will be sent to the with the stamp of departmental approval. General Humphrey also believes that the post quartermaster sergeants should re ceive higher pay, and In recommending the increase in the numerical atrenirth h quartermaster general has outlined a plan which provides taat 150iof the post quar termaster sergeants shall be of the nm class and shall receive pay equal to or even greater than that at nrmunt reivi k hospital stewards. The remaining 150 post quartermaster sergeants, he believes, should receive ss much pay as. or more pay than, they do now. In this memorandum to the setyetary of war General Humphrey points out the Importance of retaining In the service good men and ha responsibilities of the duties devolving upon me sergeants as entitling them to thla in crease in compensation. The law officers of the War dennrtmenf are giving their consideration to a means which will enable courts-martlal in this country to obtain depositions of Cuban wit nesses whose testimony is desired In certain court-martial trials mom ih tmnnm va cantly withdrawn from the Island. It seems inai wnne our troops were In Cuba the subpoenas Issued by the military courts were usually hor.ored by Cubans and the question of authority was never directly presented. With courts which meet in hi country depositions desired from Cuban sources cannot be obtained except In a for mal way and by methods which are Im posed by International comity. - There are some fifty candidates nmnn army officers for the Dositlon of nilnr ni Judge advocate In the army to take the place which becomes vacant on the retire ment tomorrow of Colonel Edward Hunter. There are, in addition, three civilian enndi. dates. If the selection Is made from imom the latter class there will have to be, under the law, an examination. In the case of the candidates from the army there Is no ex amination. All of the candidates are grad uates of law schools and the list dne not by any means. Include all of the armv 'nr. fleers who are thus eaulDned. Judire. Ad. vocate General Davis Is understood to favor the appointment of an armv officer and has made a recommendation to the sec retary Of War Which includes the names nf several officers who are regarded by him as competent to discharge a Judge advo cate's duty. The War department ha received the record In the case of Lieutenant O. 8. Esk rldge. Twenty-second Infantry, who ho been sentenced to three month of con finement within the limits of the Cuartel de Melsic, where he Is serving with his com pany, and to forfeit $25 per month of his jay during that period. It appears from the evidence submitted at the trial that Lieutenant Eskrldge was detailed a of ficer of the guard on the evening of Sep tember 3, and that when he disappeared for dinner at about 8 o'clock he waa ex pected back in an hour or so, but failed to turn up until after midnight, having gone to a formal spread. The result was a court martial, with Major Jackson of the Elev enth infantry as its president. The ac cused officer plead guilty and the finding and sentence of the court was approved by the reviewing authority, General Ran dall. , - So many amendments proposed for the Army Regulations are now under considera tion In the general staff that that body has decided to have a general revision of the book. The latest edition was In 190J, since which time there has been an appendix containing changes wrought to December 31, 1902. Between that time and the present time there have been so many amendments made to the regulations that a new edition of the book Is regarded as imperative, Added to this, the change in army organi sation and administration In the last few months has required further extensive amendments. There are now before the gen eral staff so many proposed changes that It la considered an economy of official litera ture and a desirable contribution to clear ness of style to have a complete revision and a new edition of Army Regulations. This will probably be undertaken once. If You Never owned a BROWNING, KINO & CO. 8uit, there are several chapters on comfort, style and fit satisfaction, which you have skipped. The Kooner you learn them the better and happier man you will be. $15.00 Is abcut the popular price, and at 15.00 you can see a good many patterns that are nice and snappy, and we feel sure would interest you, besides the regulation blacks and blues. Worth your while to look 'em over. Mighty fine ones at f 10.00 and f 12.50 aluo aad as we have said before, NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS. R. S. Wilcox, OR l MARKET I.OOKI GOOD TO EM. Imperial Republican: All of the railroads centering In Omaha have reduced the grain rate between that city and St. Paul and Minneapolis, it would mean a great deal for Nebraska If Omaha would become a great Rraln market. Holdrege Cltlxen: The Omaha peopl" are making strenuous efforts to build up a grain market at that point. When It comes to a contest between Omaha and Chlcagn. most every loyal Nebraskan will toss up his hat for Omaha. Custer County Republican: The business men of Omaha are entitled to the moral support of the state In their efforts to build up a grain market In that city. The stock market that has been built up there In the last few years has been of great value to the raisers and feeders of stock In Ne braska and western Iowa, and there Is no reason why a grain market would not be a great financial benefit to the farmers of the state. v Falrbury Gazette: Omaha Is striving to build up a grain market. Thla Is something they should have had years ago. It will require a steady and united pull to bring about the desired end, but they can succeed with loosened wallet string and a pull all along tho line. There Is no good reason why Omaha should sit back In her easy chair and permit Kansas City to gather in and grow fat on what rightfully belongs to Nebraska's metropolis. Howells Journal: Omaha papers are en thusiastlo over the establishment of a grain exchange In that city and every resident of Nebraska should rejoice with them. The exchange means another great enterprise . for Omaha, as well as a net gain In price on every bushel of grain raised In our great stste. - What the South Omaha stock yards have done for the stock raisers of Nebraska the Omaha Grain exchange will do for the growers of wheat, corn and other grains. The exchange commences business on Jan uary 1 and the men behind the enterprise are a sufficient guaranty of its success. PASSING PLEASANTRIES. "A man makes a bad bargain." said Uncle Eben, "when he has to git along wlf half a conscience in order to double bis money." Washington Star, Novelist What will you charge ma for advertlHlug my new novel? Publisher One thousand dollars and $50 extra if I read the novel. Judge. "What makes old Pscadds look so grumpy "He's loaded down with undigested se curities. 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Clotilda' whispered "Yes!'' Manager.