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TI1E OMAHA DAILY DEE: FRIDAY, 'DECEMBER
1903.
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Tiie Omaiia Daily Bee.
B. RcfeEWA-ren, EDITOR.
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PUBLISHED EVKKT MORNINO.
TEH M 9 lir HU.j-.iKifi ion. I
nny Ba (withnut "utvjsy), ona Tar..H0O 0(
TERMS OP Rt7J9SCR!PTIM
ktnlly lie and Sunday. ne
jlltintrated Bee, One Toaf..
ally lie nd Sunday. 'n Vear. W I
I iu
Punday Bee. One leer
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RnKin r IM (inn Ymr 1 V
Twentieth Century Tarmer. Ona Tear.. 100
n ZKl'?X?P 8 h iTr te
ft v n VntZ r). wTeV,..l
rally Bee (including Sunday), per wecK.ie
Sunday Hee. per ropy M
fomnlnlnt
ddre'a.edS'cCI.iuiaT.'
should jf addrensed U Cit .Circulation
parimeai.
. OFFICES.
Omafta Tl) Peer Building.
South Omaha City Hall 1
Building, Twen-
fifth and M Sfeela.
Council Blnn" 10 Perl ftreet
ChlcHS ltfl fnlty Bultdlna;.
Nw Vork IV. Pnrk Row Butldlng.
Waahingtiwnn Fourriith BtrteU
mmun,,,nnfSErnew.andedl- deratand that their product, would prob- ment of Commerc and lbor will be
tertai itiKtier houid be addreaied: Omaha ahiy increase in pfrlce to Jhe extent of I come of great service to the industrial
rw"BlXrir
Rmil by draft, expreea or postal order j
payaDie t '1 ne nee t-unnaning ivminnr.
Only J-cent ataoipa aeci-pted In payment of
tn.1l amviiint. I'mranr .1 rharkfc. encein on
Omaha or wwtern exchansea, not accepted.
Tils BEE
PLBLISH1NU CUBMni.
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas Coimty, a.!
George . Tsaehuck, secretary of Tha Ba
Publishing Company, oeing auiy aT"1-!
say that the actual -number of full and
Ening a'nd3 sundav B.e printed 'during itself is how this attitude of the farmers, hortage of Cx-Adjutant General sttitude as yet on the various aspl
,th month of lvvefnUr, waa aa -1 taken in expectation of biglier prtces for ,. ... . . . Kn rants for nresldehtlal preferment The
loa-a:
1, 9i,oro
I ......80,040
a. SO.OflO
4........ 8T.40
I .,.,.M,OS
.- 1,1D
I.... 81.7BO
I JM5.HOO
t ao.iso
II. J ...80,200
u ,...SOOO
it m.aao
U ,.40,f06
14 13l6
u ,,....jMMeo
j ,....ao,T40 1
if... 8o,io I
1 ,
jC,.,,, 4ID
It aoMsa
23t,..,.,,.,..ST,lTO I
a .90,090
. afljtso
24
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so,ooo
j ""eiioao
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ST.03S I
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Total , waa,33
iae unaoia ana returns P--
Ket total sales a.Ti I
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' GEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
Subacrtbed In my preaanca and sworn to j
rtaafiVaa tna thla 1L tf K A at v r9 NovamkAf A. I
D. ikol - m. B. HL'NOATB, f
IHeal.) Notary ruDUO.
'And has Judge Kohls&tV too, joined
the DowleitesJ
YVhenvr women'. lub. find sessions
dragging they tackle the member from
Utah.
It look, as if tha Omab postofflce I
plum might not get into the Christina,
pudding this time.- :
No ona U encountering any trouble In
identify!, the preaeat bit of winter a.
a sampie or toe real thing. -
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" "-""-""r oavage. is naoie ior
oa Joe llartiuj to make it good?
2r?f ecured position of
rra m uia bcubi posiomqe l Wasn-
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ington.. BmgJl , favor. thankfuHr rth
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The Japanese do not believe Russian
force, will land on Core, trnt evince a
readiness to land on Aha said f oroe s if
they d .'. ,. . ; '
At any rate the Omaha grain market
project is keening the railroads nipping j
out of Omaha busy With their araln
te riff schedules. . I
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""uu a,l"ul uo uiukuhu un uieo,
leaving a. large estate which totter cir-i
, a 1
cumstanca won't 'make an- material 1
any materia) 1
, mmm aTa a
difference to moat people.
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Oeneral Keye. doe. hot have to con-
I t!.calear to make .ure that h.
ha. arrived at the court of Uncle Sam
la the midst of the cold seaon.
Troubje often start, over k
WOmAll 1
passmg rair. nut ttwt street car riot in
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woman who Was not passing faro.
seasaWa"BSjBaaaBMa I
Relief funds for the families of dead
firemen are eminently proper, .but pre
ventive measure, that would safeguard
the live, of our fire fighter, would be
till better. .
The Cplomblan rmy "that threatens
packing company employs.
t v .v.. n.. 'm 1
v,,, f.,, v, ui, UMUlf i (uyi,
Iowa senator, and representative, to
agree on a successor to Judge Bhiraa,
recently retired Is that a good substan
tial salary Is going to waste.
If Conirreaaman Tlinahaw .111 ..nl.
.
adverUse his exploits a. a pension-getter
SS Widely a. Doslble he will hava n
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publlo rvant anywhere JV.
pension olflce.
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to defy the United State, in Panama coum nd resmcted to federal courts deputies and leave the positions they '.X? 37, th mot arid at.u Tin th. w..t ha- eon-
cooslat. of 1.100 men-whlch ia almost Bnd that administrative matters re- occupy vacant until a constitutional "'ttn a .hort' time h. VadTrbiu trtbut.4 but man to this fund. whli. th.
a. many as the average South Omaha alnsrtb naturalization ahopld be com- amendment ha. been submitted and , rfl,,, , Zn mrn th. government work now in progress there
The bill poster, working a. advance ln tue 'utur. which show, that the new warranted requirement Tbe same pur- ofently called a halt on Improvement eon
drcu. men Lave stuck' th big shows department ha. a great amount of very P01 regards old building, can be tract Involving iio.ooo.ooo. It may b that
ror an advance 0C wage, for tbe coming
year. Now watch the bosses recouo bv
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decocting a lemonade without any lemon
In It vhilntf
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nue:i iub jm venule aieu s rroiectlve
assm-iation ireaentcd rresldent Itoose -
velt with an associate tnembershlD ha
remarked that It in an unusual expert-
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euce for a delegation to call to give, in-
stead of to receive. And that', no Joke,
either.
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And now it is Federal Judge Bwayne
of Florida whom the bouse is asked to ing means or the extension of our ex
investigate. The general public is be port trade in product, of the farm a.
ginning to auspect that some cougresa- well a. the factor there will ,be co-
men would rstner probe other un'
records than legislate to the glory of
their own.
The California legislature is moved to
prevent the manufacture ' of Impure
wines. Before its member, cau act in -
telligently they will of course bave to
be shown the difference, and after they
bave been shown enough of th differ -
euce t(ie won't care how they act
Farmers with CHAMBtRLAttt. I
It appears that Mr. Chamberlain has I
succeeded In winning over to his policy
a portion at leant of the agricultural pro-
dueer. f the I'nlted Kingdom. The
farmer, who constitute the inciiiliers-ilp
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a national assoclntlon, who are said
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n.in.n.ni it.t e . ii.nm I
iinrruupciilj h'itwihhihc ti uii -
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meetings, recently held discussed the
of flaca. reform and adopted a
resolution favorable to the Chamberlain
- . h . necessary to the wel-
proposals aa neing iiiemmry u lue
Ploned by the former colonial secretary
and It la not surprising that the ngrlcul-
tnral producers should go to him. The
.rm.i ft,,, r hi. r,n.w i. . nn
food stuffs, except such as are Imported
fVom the British colonies, and the farm-
era of the United kingdom of course un- It
the tax or nearly so. This would not
mean ' very much for them, for Mr.
Chamberlain does not contemplate a
very high tax, but the British farmers
generally are not particularly prosperous
and therefore will welcome anything I
that promises to improve,
however
slightly, their condition. , .
The' question that toattirally suggests 1,
foodstuffs, affects the great body of con-
Burners 'and- especially the working
.1.,,., Amnnw iha l.ttoe Xf r fhli nilier.
jam lia many supporters, wuuui lie
seem, to have persuaded that under the
rAinn nf y.m nnWov thov vtnlil hnvn
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? I'!! n'nlmor tor 'ooa"
stuffs than at present May they not see
some Incompatabllity between this as-
euranee and the favorable view of the
flscai reform policy taken by the agrl
cultural producers? Manifestly' if tho
British farmers are to profit by that
policy it must be at the expense of the
British consumers.
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" "1'yvuie eviucui iimi iui
Chamberlain cause is making progress
ana that there I. good promise or its
h0ln a.lrvoa.fnl
If A TCMAVIZA rOZT TRAVDB.
Not for the -first time is the attention
of wngress called by the president and
I .rt Bnm,. tevnnnnl nB...ni.hlUn 1
v"" "'LV w
irrauaa, wmcn are xar more numerous i
than iS Commonly aupposed, and ftn I
earnest recommendation made for rcme-1
dial legislation. The president state,
thaf forgeries and perjuries of shame-
les. and flagrant Character bar been I
perpetrated, not only in the dense cen-1
ters of popwlatlpa, but throughout the
country, "and, it 18 established beyond
doubt that very, many so-called citizens I
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or the United states have no title what-
I a
enjoying the benefits of 'the .ame I
throus-h tha rroaaeat frniula " Rnoh a
statement should certainly: command the
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Uameat eonalrteratlnn f tha national
. w ' i
law tn, for as the president further
j aVCIlaf t sWUV S,'a.aAUVI LfV DVUUU I
at l.f Wrh a aa snsiIM-fraV inmmn' va aanamI I
nd nealtuy ir many or it. constituent
membera claim their stanalng through I
the prostitution of the high right and j
calling of citizenship. It should mean j
anmethlna- tn hamma a either, of th
-
United States and in the process no
loophole whatever should be left open to
fraud. - "
In bis reference to Uie matter Attor-
ney ueoerai aoox rKommenua legisia
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non wmcn .tnere is reason to Deiieve 1
would nrovlde a thorouirh remedv. Ha 1
ar " a- I
wnnM 1..,. ,nttfoA h- .i.i(.,
WOuld have Omitted from the Statutes I
fiuuM uu in 1uiii.iiVU a.auaa liic Bxaax.ui.VTB
. they now stand the question of intent
and guilty knowledge where an offender
,n possesion a fraudulent cer-
tlflcate of naturalisation unlawfully ob-
tJned Iany matter whatever, or where
a fraudulent certificate o held and ob-
talned is used for any purpose whatever. 1
I T. fiirthAe Mmmmnndi that tha law l.a 1
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ampndPd so a. to comnel an .Hen at ti.
eent the appfopriate Immigration
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authoritle. . certificate showing hi. age
a nil tha n TA -TV 9 S . fa a asn wv aa am n r n r
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taming also bis physical description,
An Important suggestion by the attor-1
ney. general Is that the power of lssu-
ing certificate, of naturalization should i
be w,thJrwn from the various state
mittod
one central
government
bureau. These are practicable reeom-
mendatlona which outrht to receive the
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cnrerui attention of .congress. There
cannot be too great care exercised in
granting American citizenship.
TBS Jttw DtPARTSttST.
The first report of the secretary of
Drsi report Of the secretary of
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r"""" Bau ,BOOr aoeB nor present
I mucn. or a practical nattire, tne aeiart-
I ment navluif been organized onlv a few
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wvramg omer. put me report, give.
I information as to what may be expected
I H,h..i A an
""irva..i wura xo periorm. to secre-
tT iwlnts out that a principal branch
' the work will be that of statistics and
I IK IS DtODOSea to SUtlDl V SlatlHtlinl In.
formation promptly and with the great-
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I ihsiuib vuiiiiiit-ieuesa, wnu'n Will
1 certainly be apprwlated by the business
I community. The department is now
ending out dally consular reports and
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other statistical matter will follow in
I due time.
Development of American commerce
U leading object of the department
and tbe aecretary saya that in employ-
operation as far as possible with the
Department of Agriculture, so that the
two department, may work together
for the interest of the American farmer.
I In the ascertainment of facts relating
I to Industrial conditions th report states
1 that "capitalists and watre receivers are
I to be treated oa an equality," which I
j of course neceaaary to a fair and aecu -
1 rate presentation 1tf condition. It will
1 undoubtedly be the tffurt of the depart -
to
ment to Interest-Intelligent labor In Its
work and to this end Its investigations
must be Impartial and trustworthy,
Recretary Cortelyou say. that to be of
service to those interest, which it was
rreated to wire for the department
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should have their hearty cooperation
. .-.j rtnuiwip.. if will hare 1
no dlfflcnltv In securing thla. In retard
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to the principle, which must govern tne
administration of the department the re-
port says: "It must be progressive, but
at the same time conservative. It must
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must be nonpartisan In the highest and
broadest sense. It must reeognle no
distinction as ix-tween large ana iraaii i
Interests, as between the affluent or
powerful and the humblest citizen.-
With these principles strictly observed
la -not to be doubted that the Depart
and commercial Interests of the nation,
UXCU38TITVT10NAL VtPUTlKS TO TBK
OOVtRKOH.
Ta the irnvornnr of Nohrnaka llflhlp for I
moneys stolen or property unlawfully
appropriated by any state official or eui-
pleye appointed by him under the title I
of "deputy?" That question has been
at the Bt&te caplu, 8,nce the
Colbv has become a matter of Dubllo
discussion. While the Colby deficit . I.
not chargeable to Governor Mickey I
At i iii " a r
mil ui mull llj mm Jivy ntrviutcc va, I
n ,v. rr,, I
the state treasury under the title of
..v f"j
"deputy" ha. been charged with pecula-
tlon. the question come, home to Gov
ernor Mickey because of the bearing it
would have upon him and his sureties in
case any member of his staff of deputies '
should turn up in default.
The question raised by the Colby in
cident forcibly direct, public attention
also to the fact that tlse commissions
held by officer, calling themselves depu
ties of the governor are in conflict with
the plain letter of the constitution, which
exnresslv orohlblta the creation of anv
other executive offices than those
enumerated by the constitution. ' This
includes the govprnora deputy labor
commissioner, deputy oil inspector,
doput. -game war,ien. deputy etate
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veterinarian ana nair a aozen otneriment as epresed in lawa is in favor of
deputies appolntexl by the governor to
nerfnrm jToriiMro fnnrtlnna It will h 1
remembered that the secretaries of the
former State Board of Transportation,
acting aa railroad commissioners as
rtpnntlea to tha mvcrnnr. the Auditor I
Hnd the secretarv of state were deposed
by a declaloa of tte etate gupreme court
that declared unconstitutional the ao-I
nnintmont' f innnH. tn tho .tato Ptmi. I
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i,. ti.i. Aa nf i,w.
a v w vauvv a aa aaajaj avaaavaa ui wu uv v
oreontlve nfflpora tn nerfnrm funetlnna
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,uch a. the deputy auditor, deputy com-
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uuhivucc ui yuuuv utuua uu uuuuiuga,
deputy , treasurer and deputy aecretary
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it would be a stretch of the Imagina-
tion to assume that the decision of the
supreme court by which the railroad
commission wa. wiped out should not
v. .. t
aiou uv tvuBuucu iw vy'j xv um 1
deputies that have been Injected by sue-
ceedlng legislatures into Ue machinery I
of ataiA OTPrnnlpnt these demitv-
.hlna. whether they fill a long felt want I
nr a nillfh-roveted craft, whether aelf-l
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sustaining or not would be leirlsla ted out 1
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JM tUO PU11 VVJ VVUA V A a, W 1, a,a. au " o
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hrnmrht hefnre that trlhnnal and derided
r 1 n iiiiriir noinro tiibt iruiiinu 1 biui 1 1 u ri 1 ui 1 s
0n the same line. a. the Board of Trans-
portatlon case. Tbe question whether
the governor ia responsible for the em-
bezzlement of public funds or the ap-
propriation of public property by officer,
holdln commission, aa the eovernoif.
holding commission, a. the governoif
denutiea therefore brinea nn the other
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11 iit-- ii. ii- vau 1 11 n a. w . 1 1 1111 ins ui 111 iibujb
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they his deputies if they have no valid
existence? In . nutshell, can an execu-
lit. a . rva a a i ' .
uve state omcer De neia accouniamo ior
depredations committed by constitutional
nut lawa? If not what ia the remedv?
Does not his obligation to enforce the
constitution Impose upon the governor).
the duty to discharge his unlawful
ratified granting to tbe legislature the
U Wer to create such additional executive
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in th cnnatitntlnnf
Another charter provision that should
be more strictly enforced .is that which
requires the approval of the health com-
I mlssioner of all plans and specifications
I nuiSBioner vx an yiais aim Bptriiucauon
I t -, .,.llllnr,. T.A nn.l.,.IU -., 1.
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Wl"" UU"U1U llmul ,B
line ooject oi iia urovisiou is to insure
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neighbor, ana it l. Dy no mean, an un-
I aiihoaPVIMI An V riV TOtl-Wl 1 OlinltaSV
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speetlon, with rigid compliance with the
recommendations of the authorities for
uaeiy xv unviui unilttrr -
0UB- stricter enforcement of the
I r,iill,1ln rkc. ill th r1n. l.p fha it 111 1i.1i.nl I
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fffi01" might not please the people li -
rectly affected In their pocketbooks, but
u wou,d dw-idedl popular with the
Ueneral tmbllo. .
Mayor-elect McClellan of New York
declare, that he is going to .disappoint
the people who have been predicting a
carnival of Vice and graft aa toon a. be
Is installed ln the executive office of tbe
tion of Mayor Low will really have
tolxx Tammany to put
,u 0WIJ machine It will
mnrA tM.Pinanwnt ',vln
the brake, on
have Droduced
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more permanent civic betterment for the
people oi oreater ew or man ever
before accomplished ln a much longer
period.
It is suggeated that all the republican
1 members of Netruskg. delegution at
I Washington exerciae a volte-lu the mat-
1 tcr of federal appuiBtweuU for th stgte
after the fashion of the senator, and
representative, from Iowa. Unfortu
nately, however, the euggestlt.t cornea I
Just fit a time when the Iowa delegation
la Indeflnltclv deadlocked In a vain en-1
d.javor to agree on a satisfactory can
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dldate for the federal district bench, no
that It esamDle la not OVCrlT Inspiring. I
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d elections will Invest gate the oath
exacted by the Mormon church of Apos-
no a view to uetermuie
.kB,),n. i ,ei.. ttu th n.lh ha I
tnnk aa rnlt1 Rtnt son a tor. The
church authorities might take the hint I
"i-nmii .-umuiui
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ror namiasion to tne senate con
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a.u.imm iK.u.
If all those deputies on the state pay
roll were dropped what would become
of the people of Nebraska? How could
the laboring men labor without a deputy
labor commissioner? vk hat would the
horses and mules do without a deputy I
.lata veterinarian I
What would tha 1
rabbit, and prairie chicken, do without
the protection of . the deputy game
warden?
j. plerpont Morgan refuses to define
nt 'or presidential preferment
Kroat Mr. Morgan, like another great
w au vreet nnancier or oiuer aays, is i
not barticular about Party affiliations,
I
lie wants to wait nil no ieeis sure
which way the cat will Jump.
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The chairman Of the repuollcan State I
committee ha. lust been appointed to a I
lnnmtlve fpderal noaltlnn In recognition
of the services rendered the party. In
some other states we Know, or, tne ruie I
seems too often to be "least service
biggest reward."
Sap far taa AntU.
Chicago Tribune.
Antl-lmperlallsm ought to feel eaaler.
Eleven thousand men hava been dropped
rrora tn rmy tM ear-
Tha OaJy EMvarca Preveatlve.
New Tork Sua.
Divorce la not likely to be prevented or
diminished In frequency except by a ra-
llgloua conscience to which divorce la sin
ful. Overwhelming American publlo aentl.
It, aiw fashionable practice la on the same
Side.
Let Demot-rats SIeea Oa.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The aecretary of tha treasury estimates
that the national expenditures will .ln-
cre 38.o,ooo during tha next fiscal year.
Td!
frets when the income is greater than the
outgo.
Daasrar ta Grabalas;.
Philadelphia Record.
Member, of congress proposing to take
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tll VUIIDU UfUlO HUiCBo wwuiu av wsnia u
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keep their bands, off It, until thi . last day
of tho term.., Strangely enough, the people
of this country still hava a lingering preju-
dio agalnat offlclal.. grabbing of money
without the shadow of a pretense of earn-
,n ,t 1;.
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Indlanapolla News.
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'I'M . nM.ui.rti in n 1 raMsHn run .1.
temion to tne, importance x lue runt. new.
delivery aervlce. , He asks for the, atten-
t,on 0( congress to th question oi com-
P8""0"
matur that deserve consideration.
rural service ought to ba put on the
..m. ha.la aa tha service In cities. Tha
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carriers should nave sumcient pay ana
should not 1 expected
to eae oui a useii-
1 a- ti a At mt
UoM by engaging in other' occupatlona
than that for which tbe government rn
ploys them.
RAILROAD BETREKCUMEUT.
BIkbs CobbIb Uepresaloa, the rralt
af Wild Ptaaaelerlaar.
' New Tork Independent.
While th approaching discharge of shop
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nl.0T. "C.'"T"
condition and "uaines. th.
A . , a . a 9 aiita . a-ri rT lTn fll ft w id I" U A
SZJST The "ZZ
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i ara not to . b laid off beoau
of a present depression, nor whollr
account of a depreaslon that la expected.
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t. . .in k. mmmmA v.fnr. jinuirr 1
Traffic continues to be heavy, and the
nmnoni
Harrtman road as many, and that th
movement win affect possibly ao.ooo em-
I ploye. - In - th ' I-aWe Shore shops the
chang haa taken the form of a reduction
of heur.
These dismissal will be due In aome
measure to the approach of the cold sea
son. This cause accounts in part ror in.
discharge of -1.60 men employed In the
Ink. Iron era mlnea. On tha railroads
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i maa., , m some Instance the
permit, and were designed to cause, a re-
auction or in numoer oi empioyoa. c
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last three year were $104,080,000. The
Pennsylvania corapanst however, haa re
I aaaseaa w -w -
thousanda f men Idle.
, tho to dismissed from
th shop.
l outn aiun, wpinw wim iu "Fut'i
"ncanng or oroars ior mia. -"c "'
I w..fc I. .k. ..,,. mill. Arm lnii.
1 cate retrenchment. And undoubtedly , the
reduction of shop forces Is due In part
to defh reduce expense, in ylew of
expected dullneaa. Railroad traffic la Urge
now, aa w hav. said, but some railroad
Ta . T " 'ZTtZ rZ Z
. alry fallen off' In th. Iron trade.
owing partly to th folly of some labor
untn aod partly to th embarrassment
ot. ,nva"tr fn th r
wine ana me xurnsoes, ana in nm preaic- I
tion that wares at tha Homestead works
will ba raduoed. Continued decline In the
I iron trad must affect railroad traffic.
I " tru n,t OM eauae, and probably
th. most Influential of all cause, of the
reduction nf thj. r. 1 1 m A rmfn r. n I..'
force and of th suspension of Improve-
I ment work. Is not only an expectation of
sore general depreaslon, but also a few
signs of th beginning of it. If such de-
praaaloa aball come. It will be due chiefly
to lha quarrels of powerful capitalists, the
wild gnaoclering of th organiser of cap
ital, and tb. tolly of mm labor organisa-
I Uoua.
BITI OP Whimotm UFB.
Mlaae aad laeiaeat sketched
,
Postmaster General Taj-nc haa throan a
harpoon Into a bunch of fakirs who have
hern ulng tha malls tft enlarge their Kraft.
neen UKin tne main to enlarge ir
IgMC Walton, a colored miniater,
mrm flrat
on the lint of fraud nrdera lamied bv the
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department. Isaao made una of tha mails
In n nWrlr.Mnn. from Ik. ,..,l,.r..l
raen ,,, wom)n , h on th ,
th.d- to Mam
th pMm&g9 of a , , to lon
ex-lavea. Thla scheme la as old aa tha
hllla and ha. h.if . rnn.
to barred from the use of the malle.
,onger have the of the
united state mall for the purpose to
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past two or three year. She started by
writing ona letter to a woman Interested
In charitable work. It is claimed that
she represented that ahe was blind and
poor, and that ahe would feel comf'XMd
for the balance of her days If she pos
sessed a piano. She appealed to her covre-
apondent to aend to ber a nickel, and i lo
to write three letter to three frixiii.
aa!tlng each to ,mtt , centi to tho b,nd
girl and to aend three more letter on the
way. It la alleged that ah baa been
ao,n tmi for three years, and that ahe not
'o1 trf,!l ."1" t,' Sl"
but also to build a house about the piano.
Postmaster Oeneral Payne yesterday de
cided to bar her from the us of tha
mails.
Ona of the fake acheme that Bprung up
with the St. Louis fair ha been nipped In
the bud by the Poatofilo department. It
ia8ted only a month or so .but gave slgna
oi being a veritable gold mine for the
proprietor. An ad. aomethlng like the
nj m til Ut In v rl at r
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ijoi me country: 'wanted, ror tne St.
Louis fair, waiters, bartenders, clerks and
good all rouod men: good money to host
lers; car fare paid to St. Louis." Thoe
who answered tha ad. were led to be
uev" at . we employment agency waa
E.ltlon omll.nv TriAV w. ,M .
remit IS and that railroad fare to St,
Louis would be forwarded at once, and
that on arriving at the latter pAce a good
position would ba found for the applicant.
when the ts waa remitted the correspond
ence would suddenly end. Those who bit
at the scheme complained to the postal
authorities, and a fraud order was laat
week Issued against the concern.
The Federal Remedy company of New
Tork will also be barred front the use
of the malls. The concern advertised
that It would give a handsome silver tea
set to any person Belling a small amount
of It medicine. Complaint against the
company began to drift Into .the depart
ment and a fraud order waa laaued.
The Washington correspondent of tha
New Tork Evening Poet writes that "the
Irrigation melon" ha occasioned a lively
dispute aa to the manner In which It
should be cut. . Senator McCumber of North
Dakota lead off with a bill designed to
justify the fears of tha opponents of fed
eral aid on ao stupendous a scale. Mc
Cumber wanta to restrain tha secretary of
the Interior from proceeding according to
his safe and wholesome plans, which treat
tha problem a a national one, and makes
tha disbursement where they will do the
moat good, respecting only In a general
But . much of th- oublfo . . . '
Dul mucn 01 lne Puono lands now sold
I fnf. hnmaSfaarlaas at Vak In lha f-.allia.aa
, Walhlnirton there ha, .rt,erf a cUmor
for th )JennU8 dlMbur,ement of
Oordlng to atata line.
Under tha McCumber bill, the secretkry
would requlred t0 contlnu6 maklnB; ,ur.
1 veya. lnvestlaatlons and exoerlmenta until
I the entire area of the atata had been oov-
would doubtless result in the waste of a
1 1 n . A .v. - . .
n. y.m.r xm existing
tw, the secretary may
UM hi. nwn l.p
tion aa to the amount of money ha ahaii
devote to the survey and investigation
eacn ye8r' na u aD,e 10 Uot investiga
1 tion such reaaonable proportion of any ona
I year's funds as appears to him DroDer
1 . fror . .tndv nf th. nanii. ..
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examinations.
i -jo connne tne expenditure of this nonn
entirely within the boundaries of th
states which contribute It," said a well
known lrrlgatlonlst today, "la just an sense
less a proposition aa to lnsfbt upon It
expenditure within the exact area from
which It waa derived.1
The paaaage of the McCumber bill would
cause Immediate cessation of , reclamation
work In Arliona, where construction haa
already begun on on of the largest Irrlga-
tloQ proJecU
In. th country. . It would
"top the work already under way in N
JTZly Wyt
tnlng, slnca the funds derived from th
ale of land tn these state and territories
would be inadequate for tha construction
of Important work. In Oklahoma, where,
with the exception of on county and per
haps part of .another. Irrigation I not
I essential to th cultivation of crops, the
fu"f ample, thank to the large sale of
naoeesltale an outlay of
11,500,000.
Should th McCumber act become a law,
this would have to atop.
' . .
Just aa the cabinet meeting broke up
the president found a quarter on the floor.
"Who lost a quarterT" he asked.
"I didn't," said Secretary Hay.
. Secretary Hitchcock counted hi money.
"Strange to say," he announced, "I have
Just as much as I had when I cam ln."
"I It youra, Cortelyou?" asked th presi
dent.
"No, ir." said th. aecretary of com
merce and labor.
"How about you, KnoxT" asked the pre.
tdent, holding up th silver between thumb
and forefinger.
'I never carry ao much money In -on.
piece," the attorney general replied.
Th other member of th cabinet-
Moody, Shaw, Root, Wilson and Payne-
were absent.
It was decided to turn the money over
to the conscience fund a a contribution 1
from the five absentees, for, aa the presi
dent remarked, "Even If they hav no
conscience, they should have."
Senator Aldrlch of Rhode Island wa
scolding a page for careleaaness regarding
some matter Intruated to his care and
threatened to hav th lad dismissed.
"Gently, Aldrlch," aatd Mr. Gorman of
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Veth.m, .mist. k. ,wh.. .7 wa. a page
1 haIt a century ago. Tou hav. no Idea what
a hard time the bay hav at times, wit',
half a dosea senator calling to them a'
once. If I had beea dismissed for such a
offense why. Just think, Aldrlch, you
might not hava ma for a oolleagu now."
The Rhoit Islander by thla tlm wa In a
better humor and forgave th lad.
Prasreae af Aaterieaa Idea.
Indlanapolla Newi
A Transvaal bank has bean robbed, by
masked men, who gsgged tb manager Bad
hla aaalsiants and got away with $16,(00
Recently a railroad train wa successfully
operated on In somewhat similar man
ner. AmerlcanUatloa seam also to ba
devoting a lltll. attention to South Africa.. J
MILITARY TKI.EUH ArHERi.
Measar) Deljced to Plaee Tbeaa oa
tha Peaalon Roll.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tho measure proposed by Benator Penrose
whereby military telesraphera who acrved ' that a physlclan'a prescription belong to
In action In the civil war may be placed the person who buy It and aot to tha dmg
on the pcnsxlon roll where disabilities are glut who fill It reopena an old and much
such aa apply to rank and file la one that . debated question. While, the magistrate et
haa long been urged and which deserve j tied the particular ontroversy between
enactment. If we are to be liberal In our j the Gothnm drugs) at and hi, customer. It
treatment of those who risked their Uvea j dC8 npt follow that all druggist accept It
for the nation we ought not to dlscrlm- J aa a finality. Thla particular druggist. In
Inate. There are many mn on the pension , deed, was threatened with Imprisonment
roll who never were In a battle. They did, j for larceny before he finally concluded to
however, offer themselves for slaughter, give up the prescription demanded by his
and at enlistment took the risk which thoy
supposed faced them. ,
The military telegraphers were In the
thick of battle, many were killed, other
were wounded, and still others caught
those diseases which make their declining
years those of suffering and disability.
They are aa much entitled to a natlon a
gratitude. aa the man with a gun on the
firing line. In seme respects, they are
mora deserving, since they hnd position
of great danger, and on their bravery and
abilities many Important cventa turned.
It wa customary to run an Insulated wire
behind the Una of battle and thus officers
could communicate readily with the
superiors. It often happened that a
retreat or change of poaltlon left these
operators .at the front and many were
captured and ont to southern prisons.
There are those who think that the
pension roll Is long enough and that many
undeserving persons are on It. Even If
this Is so, and we douht If the situation la
anything Ilka so bad as la claimed, thero
should b no discrimination between the
equally worthy. Congress has done a good
many things for the apldler, but the teleg
rapher has so far received nothing . but
certificate from the secretary of war.
Thla la a beautiful piece of work, but It is
not a dividend payer. ' It must be hard
for the old telegrapher, broken down In
health and unable to work at his business,
to suffer for the necessaries of life, while
his neighbor, who enlisted and perhapa
never smelled the smoke of battle or went
Into' any danger, ha a very comfortable
stipend from the government.
Tha services of the telegraphers In the
civil war were so great that a corps haa
since been attached to the army, which 1
of vaat service In time of war, and every
member ha a regular standing. Congress
I only asked to do what I reaaonable and
Just. ' As a matter of fact, there are very
few who survive to , partake, of this
bounty It it Is offered. '
PERSONAL, NOTES.
Robbers burglarized a amallpox hospital
at Fort Wayne. It 1 almost certain that
If they are caught and imprisoned they will
break out.
Tolstoy ia the most widely "translated"
author in the world. There la no Slav dia
lect into which hi works hav not been
translated. ....
Tha problem of keeping th people up-
plied with clean money la now disturbing
oma congressmen. They go too far. Just
plain money will do.
As a long distance talker Oeneral Reyes
of Colombia Is lea of a success 4han waa
expected. He ahould properly have been
paced by Benator Morgan of Alabama.
Senator Cockrell of Missouri And hi
chief relaxation in duplicate whist. The
senator has half a dozen friends who can
always be depended upon to make up a
table. .
Ocean steamships continue to grow In
alz. and magnificence. The new White Star
liner palo- Is so- big .that Its displace
ment would cause a disastrous overflow
were It to be launched in the sea whose
um It bears.
Representative N. D. Sperry of the Sec
ond Connecticut district la tha father of
tha house ln point of years and therefore
Iri a class by himself. He waa Tt) years old
at bis laat birthday and yet his step la a
elastic and his mind as bright aa when he
first entered politics away back In the '60a.
He la on. of tb. founder of th repub
lican party.
Oeneral . Edward F. Jones, formerly lieu
tenant governor of New Tork atate, haa
made an offer to the school board of Blng
hamton to pay for th examination of tb
eyes of pupil ln all the public schools of
th city, to furnlah glasae where they are
found to be necessary or to furnish treat
ment for the eyee of poor children that
may pa found necessary. Several year ago
Oeneral Jonea began to lose hi sight, and
In spit of tbe effort of the moat emi
nent oculists b. ha become totally blind.
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WHO OWNS TUB PRTSCRfPTIOJI.
Aa Old Qaestloa Reoaeaeal ay at Pa
aaeloaa DraaarUt. , -i
Chicago Record-Herald. .
The ruling of a New Tork tnagtstrata
customer.
The question of ownership of a prescrip
tion would seem ao very simple ta tk. mind
of the layman as to require no ruling from
a court of equity. A prescription la cer
tainly the property of the person whe buy
It of a physician, and whether a druggist
may be permitted even to retain a copy of
it la obviously a question for the owner of
It to decide. As a matter of safe practice
tha owner should alway demand a copy
of hi prescription If he does not retain th.
original copy. It may tura out to t a pre
scription of great value, and th. drugslst,
of course, ha no right to It, and few c.vg
gist. Indeed, claim such a right
The same principle ba been held to epely
to photographic negatives. When a person
paya the photographer's price for a nega
tive It Is his property. If he eares to do
so he hns a right to tak the negative
away with hhn and make hi own prints
from It. A a matter of custom and con
venience, however, the photographer Is per
mitted to store the negative where It may
be easily found when new print are de
sired from it. It la Very clear that th
photographer has no proprietary right tn a
negative which some other person haa
bought.
A SMILK OR TWO.
Ethel So Edith ha Anally canght th.
nobleman she was trying to hook?
Marjory Yes. she said ln her laat letter
that he belonged to the landed gentry.
Tale Record.
.
She We'll have to remember that old ash
man thla Christmas. What shall w. give
hlmT
He Don't bother about him. He'll get
the box of cigars you're going to buy for
me. Philadelphia Ledger.
"Wouldn't you enjoy your dinner mors It
you had earned It?
"No," answered Meandering Mike. "I
wouldn't t'lnk of Intrudln' any mercenary
consideration Into dls season of hospitality
an, good cheer." Waahlngton Star.
"Don't you think yoilr personal business
la responsible for a great deal of lost tlm
In your official capacity T" -
"My dear lr." anawered Benator Sor
ghum, "I have always found that It Is
easier to make up for lost time than It la
for lost money." Waahlngton Star.
Prosecuting Attorney "Was the prisoner
ln the habit of singing when he waa alone?
Pat McQulre (witness) Shure., an' I can't
aay, for OI was rilvar with him when ha
was alone. Chicago Journal.
Do vn
Dick Well. I've sometimes encountered
beefsteaks that needed a Wagner-background.
Detroit Free Press.
"Brooks'
said Rivers,
'look at that can
Upgardson carries
:arries.
peculiar
"What's
About Itr asked
Ttrnnkfl.
"It's a deadly weapon that's all."
"Sword?"
"Worse than that"
"Rifle?" '
"Worse than that," said Rivers, In an
agitated voice. "lt'a a flute." Chicago
Tribune.
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A BALLAD,
New Tork Sun. '
The Plaintiff" waa. . homely maid
Of forty yeaxa, or more. ,r
A trolley car, It .ran her down,
Ar.d ahe, of course, waa sore.
The lawyer waa a cunning chap
Who liked contingent fees;
' He naturally advised the Maid
To nurse ber Injuries.
Thft damages the Plaintiff elnlsied
Were modest aa oo'ilJ oe;
Bhi. asked for f.fiy thousand pounds
Be&aust. she hoped for three. .
The experts were dlslnt'rested, '
So six they swore that she
Would die within a month or two.
Six swore the contrarse. . ,
The Jurora, honest men and tru.
They thought and thought and thoughts
And then "For plaintiff fifty thou
aand pounds" the verdict brought.
' The Jurors, tender hearted men,
Before they aought their bed,
Each one, he nobly went and asked
The Pluintlff him to wed. .
Alns! Alackt Alack-a-dayt
'Twas ever thus In life!
They found the Plaintiff Maid ao more,
She waa the lawyer' wife!
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