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THE OMAITA DAILY HEE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1904.
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Water Is ranking a strenuous effort to
keep even with the record of Are lu the
destruction of human life.
Governor Ilerrlck of Ohio enters the
office backed by a bigger populur ma
jority than any of his illustrious prede
cessors. Omaha property owners cannot ex
pect a city tax rate this year as small
as the last, but they do not want It a
bit bigger than absolutely necessary.
It la intimated that the Omaha post
Dfflee plum will drop in Washington the
coming week. Only one out of a dozen
and more applicants can escape disap
pointment Omaha business men report that com
paratively speaking, the year 1904 has
started out under favorable auspices.
If it will only keep the pace, 1004 will
be another record-breaker.
And now It is said that Tope Pius
was only joking when he expressed his
disapproval of the low-cut gowns for
receptions attended by church digni
taries. The fashionable dressmakers
will breathe easier.
It is certainly a poor town int which a
local theater has not been ordered closed
for Inspection. And the inspected build
ing is yet to be reported which did not
.need Improvement In the way of devices
for the protection of life.
Prof. Willis Moore wants an extra ap
propriation for his weather, bureau
service, but lie does not give any as
surance that the Improvement of his
forecasting machinery will Improve the
brand of weather forecasted.
If Japan and Russia do not hurry np
they may bo crowded from the first
page by Bulgaria and Turkey. The
Macedonian situation begins to show
signs of life, and this, too, in the absence
of the professional war correspondents.
An Omaha minister boasts that he
was the first person to teach the doc
trine of evolution from the pulpit. It
la not so long ago that a preacher openly
subscribing to the doctrine of evolution
would have been subject to immediate
trial for heresy.
. District Attorney Bummers now ses
no reason why he should not have a life
tenure of the office he holds and he
stands .ready at any time In the future
that his grip on the emoluments is
threatened to secure the Indictment of
anyone who tries to procure his re
moval.
The death of General John I). Gor
don, following bo fast after that of
General Longstreet, takes away two
shining lights among the survivors of
the warriors of the confederacy. Gen
ral Joe Wheeler will now have to be
the lone star until the curtain Is rung
dowA on him. -
There's no difficulty iu telling the
man for whom Nebraska's delegation
will be for, president lu .the republican
national convention, but the only thing
about Nebraska's delegation in the dem
ocratic national convention that can be
foretold with certainty is tUe one uiuu
It Is sure to vote against.
Not a single ciyr of metropolitan pre
tensions depends upon incandescent
electric lamps for street illumination
The incandescent electric la nips have
been repeatedly tried,' but never given
satisfactory service because the llluml
Bating power diminishes steadily as the
carbons become exhausted.
The sheepmen of the west true to
their instinct to be the first on the field
have decided at the last hour to call
their convention twenty-four hours
ahead of the convention in which the
cattlemen will have a voice. It is
probable that the noise of oratory and
Hot ! ffttna wiu b beard in protest
Tut rsorLt Hut oistcrbkd. .
Tbo New York Journal of Commerce
remarks that the probable candidacy of
Mr. Koosevrlt may be regarded ns a
disturbing elotneiit In the (reneral finan
cial situation by men who favor monoio
llstle methods In the conduct of Industry
and in the management of railroads, and
who resent the rigid aiiiillcatton of the
laws of the United Ktatt-s to the execu
tion of their favorite projects, but it
brings with it no thought of apprehen
sion regarding the future of the ma
terial development of the country to
the great body of the American people.
This correctly states the situation.
The people are not at all disturbed re
garding the probable candidacy of Presi
dent Hoosevelt, because the great ma
jority of them have implicit confidence
that if continued In the presidency his
best efforts would be directed to pro
moting the material development of ihe
country and thus benefiting all the peo
,ple. lie has shown a most earnest in
terest in whatever would contribute to
our material development and there is
not the least reason to suppoHe that he
would be less devoted to this if re
elected. Hat her may it be assumed that
he would, if possible, be more solicitous
for the industrial and commercial ad
vancement of the nation. As to the op
position of men who favor monopolistic
methods, it will perhaps amount to less
than some apprehend, but in any event
It should operate to strengthen Mr.
Roosevelt with the people. The fact
that he has Insisted upon the applica
tion of laws enacted In the Interest of
the people la his strongest claim to pop
ulur support
AlfUTHEH HVSMAN PROMISE.
Again Russia has given assurance to
the powers that she will respect the
rights any nation has in Manchuria
under treaty with China. This, it
is said, removes - from the' nego
tiations one of the points upon which
lapiiu had insisted and on which she
counted for the juoral support of other
nations, particularly the United States
and Great Britain. Will Russiu adhere
to the promise, in the event that she
fastens her grip so firmly upon' Man
churia as to be in a position to com
pletely douilnnte that territory? This is
question that naturally arises in view
of the failure of other promises, given
with apparently as much sincerity as
the present one.
The Issue between Russia and Japan
Is due to the failure of the Russian gov
ernment to fulfllT the promise It gave the
powers to evacuate Manchuria. It fixed
date at which the evacuation should
begin, but when the time arrived nn ex
cuse was made for retaining its troops
in Manchuria, it having In the mean
time Increased its rr.llltury force there
and its naval power In contiguous
waters. The Russian pretext for re
maining .in Manchuria was that the
Chinese population could not be trusted
to maintain order. There has jiot ap
peared to be any substantial ground for
such a fear, though had It 'been neces
sary to Russia's purpose her representa
tives in Manchuria could easily have
stirred up trouble and probably would
not have hesitated to do so. Of course
the powers must accept the latest Rus
sian promise as being In good fafth, but
it is doubtful if any of them will feel
confident of its being kept any longer
than Russia is in a position where she
thinks herself able to renounce it. Tho
reported acknowledgment that Man
churia is Chinese territory Is really of
no great value In .face of the fact that
Russia is persistently strengthening her
hold upon that territory and it is plainly
seen to be her purpose to take complete
possession of it. If permitted to accom
plish this she will then take steps, it is
not to be doubted, to absorb the trade
of the territory, which is one of the rich
est portions of the Chinese empire.
Possibly this last assurance to the
powers will have a favorable effect upon
the pending negotiations, but it will not
affect the nearly universal avniDathv
with Japan, in the sincerity of whose
contention and alms nil nations iliave
entire confidence.
VCMOCRAT3 AKD VAUAL TREATY.
The latest information regarding the
attitude of democratic senators toward
the canal treuty is that at least fifteen
of them will vote for. its ratification.
It is stated thnt there will be no' demo
cratic caucus on the subjoct, every sen
ator being left free to vote as he pleases.
In this matter Mr. Gorman's leadership
Idias failed completely and the failure
has damaged bis prestige to no small
extent The first announcement of his
Panama policy brought a chorus of flls-
approvai from the south and it bus
grown stronger every day. Some of
the southern legislatures have passed
resolutions directing their senators to
vote for the treaty, while in other
states public sentiment has manifested
itself in other ways. The Atlanta Con
stltution voices the general feeling In
the south when It says that the "ma
terlal interests of this section are to be
more directly Itcneflted by an isthmian
canal than are those of any other part
of the uulon, and It Is eminently appro
priate that ' southern legislatures and
southern commercial organizations
should lead the way In official expres
sion favoring prompt and positive action
by congress." That paper declares
that If the Canama treaty Is not rati
fled, throwing the whole problem again
Into the uncertain sea of negotiation.
"the youngest man now alive will per
haps not live to see the waters of the
two oceans linked by an Isthmian con
nection between North and South
America."
It is utterances of this character from
their southern constituents that have
caused a number of senators from that
section to decide ujwu voting for the
ratification of the treaty. As to those
who, like Gorman and Morgan, are
laboring to keep alive Colombia's re
sentment and make It harder to recon
clle her to the Inevitable, they are gain
lug nothing but odium for themselves
i - .
by fanning enmity to their own coun
try and playing Into the hands of the
secret Influences which doubtless are
co-operating against the treaty. The sole
encouragement of Colombia In keeping
up its futile demonstrations comes from
the democratic senators who are op
posing the treaty. As an eastern paper
remarks, the same spirit that encour
aged the Filipinos to keep up their re
sistance, which cost so many lives and
so much treasure, delayed tho pacifica
tion of the Islands so long and Increased
the difficulties of the task of setting
them in the way of progress, is now At
work making as much trouble for the
government as possible.
Had the senate democrats taken the
common sense view of the Tanama
matter that the leader of the house
democrats expressed, that being an ac
complished fact It must be treated aa
such, the treaty would have been
promptly ratified and very likely the
threats from Colombia would have
ceased. At all events the question of
constructing the canal would be set
tled and the government could proceed
with the great enterprise. If the dem
ocratic senators who are delaying action
on the treaty imagine that they are do
ing their party any good by such a
course they are woefully mistaken. On
the contrary they could do hardly any
thing more certain to injure the party.
Alf UUXCCKSSARV DEMAND.
The Water board has passed a formal
resolution making requisition upon the
city council for a water tax for the
coming year that will produce $25,000.
Most careful Inquiry into the conditions
surrounding the pending proceedings to
acquire the water works falls to show
any necessity for this demand.
The ostensible reason for asking for
f25,0()0 for the water fund at this time
is that the board expects the water
plant will have been acquired before
the year has ended and that this money
would be bandy for use in carrying
along the current expenses until the
revenues from water rentals accrue. It
is plain that some such fictitious argu
ment is needed to support the requisi
tion because the combined salaries and
other expenses of the six members of
the Water boardand its paid secretary
do not exceed $ 4,000, and there Is no
possibility under the law of using the
surplus to pay the accumulating
hydrant rentals for which the water
company is securing Judgments against
the city.
As a matter of fact, if there were any
reasonable expectation that the receipts
from the water works would not coun
terbalance the current expenses for
maintenance and interest and also con
tribute something to be laid aside as a
sinking fund, Its purchase would cer
tainly be a bud financial Investment
The preteuse that' money is needed to
anticipate revenue from wnter rentals
after the plant Is acquired is not borne
out by the facts, as the water rentals
are constantly coming due and are sub
ject to monthly collection, While the
bills incurred in connection with the
plant's operation are also rendered only
monthly. The moment the city should
acquire the plant It should at the same
time have acquired a source of revenue
certainly sufficient to meet all running
expenses, and to provide for the Interest
fund, upon which demands are made
only at long periods of six months In
the year.
It is true that the law passed by the
last legislature, creating the Water
board undertakes to vest that body
with absolute power over the water
fund levy limited to $100,000 per year
and making the formal request man
datory upon the council when it comes
to enact its annual tax levy ordinance.
We doubt very much, however, whether
it was intended that the powers thus
conferred should begin until after the
water works should have been acquired
and believe no court would construe it
to be unconditional.
Why, then, should the property own
ers of Omaha be required to submit to
a needless tax to the extent of at least
$20,000 on the contingency that the
water plant may become municipal
property within the year and the rev
enue from the plant may fall short of
its expenses? Tho levy of a $25,000
water tax fur the coming year means
the addition of a -half mill to the tax
rate, whloh Is sure to bo large enough
without it; and further than that, that
the money will either le dissipated on
unnecessary expenditures or $20,000 out
of the $25,000 will be Idle In the hanks
drawing a petty 2 per cent interest. It
is sincerely to be hoped the members
of the Water loard will see their mis
take and reconvene at once and revise
their requisition.
The bunco game which the local
hyphenated paper has been playing on
liquor dealers and druggists Is strik
ingly illustrated by the fact that It is
still publishing the announcements of
Its blackmailed victims after their
licenses or permits have been granted
by the jmlice board on certificates of
publication In The Ree. Not a single
liquor dealer or druggist who published
his notice In The Ree this year or any
previous year has ever Wen refused his
license on account of defective publica
tion. Tho law requires publication In
the puper of largest circulation, to
which The Itee has always made good
its claim. The payment of money for
the publication of license applications
in other papers Is nothing but the pay
ment of "hush" money.
Postmaster General Payne urges upon
congress the enactment at an early day
of some system of postal checks for
facilitating the transmission by mail of
small sums which now go in the form of
postage stumps, to the great annoyance
anil inconvenience tiotb of the senders
and the receivers. The growth of pur
chases by mull has Ihh-ii so tremendous
in the last few years that the postonVe
is an indispensable agency for the sale
of large quantities of goods. This be
ing the case, it ought to be miu'de to
perform the function In the most effl
dent manner possible.
The truth is, thoughtful people of Ne
braska have cause to regret that Sena
tor Dietrich did not continue to act as
governor to the end of his gubernatorial
term after he had been elected to the
United States senate. Had he not re
signed the governorship we would have
been saved the reign of Savagery in the
executive office, the Hartley pardon
scandal and a lot of other things dis
creditable to the state.
If anything turns up In congress that
can be turned to political account in the
great game of president making, we
may be sure the opiortunity will not
be lost on one side or the other. The
legislation that runs the congressional
gauntlet in the face of the presidential
campaign without partisan opposition
must be meritorious indeed.
The Bricklayers' union 'is the latest
organization to attempt to do away with
strikes. The bricklayers practically con
trol the building trades and all people
hope that they may find a way to avoid
the periodical suspension of work. The
labor strike, like wars between nations,
is viewed most lightly by those having
the least to lose.
The postal deficit for the year re
ported by Postmaster General Tayne ran
a trifle over $4,600,000. To Uncle Sam
this Is a mere bagatelle, but we do not
know any other government that could
look upon a deficit of that size In a
single , branch of the service with
equanimity.
If the refusal of the railroads to grant
passes to shippers Of live stock would
result in a corresponding decrease in
the charge for shipment few stock ship
pers would object. ' The present rule
practically results In adding the price
of the fare to the cost of transporta
tion. Why Russia Hesitates.
Philadelphia North American.
If Russia really wants to grab everything
In sight she will And It profitable to retain
the services of two or three ex -officeholders
In Philadelphia.
An Annoylnsr Dlneorery.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Congress complains that government Is
carried on without It. It saves time. Con
gress may yet become as useless as the
British House of Lords.
Watch and Wnlt.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In the event of a prolonged war In the
Orient the fact may be demonstrated that
Uncle Bam made a very ludlclous Invest
ment when he hooked on to the Philippines.
An Old Sore Rankles.
Indianapolis News.
President Baer of the coal trust is, of
course, opposed .to the nomination of
Roosevelt; he also considers him "a dan
gerous man." Ha setually talked back to
the coal bnrons and hammered the table
with his fist I
An Olil pirjr Revamped.
' New Tork Trlbyne.
Gentlemen who talk about "America's
"entrance into world politics" would do
well to refresh tholr memories of our his
tory of a hundred years ago. If we were
not in world politics then. It would be In
teresting to know-why not.
How China Most Feel.'
Detroit Free Fress.
With Great Britain trying to steal Tibet,
Japan trying to steal Corea, Russia trying
to steal Manchuria and Germany trying to
steal anything that Is not nailed down,
China must feel like a minority stockholder
In the United BUtes Shipbuilding company.
Overworked Government Clerks.
Chicago Record-Herald.
There Is consternation among govern
ment clerks at Washington because thoy
will In future be required to work seven
hours a day, with only two months' leave
on full pay per annum. As a taskmaster
Uncle Sam Is getting to be just too horrid
for anything.
Prince or Pauper.
Springfield Republican.
Under concentrated monopolistic . opera
tion the Iron and steel Industry shows no
abatement of the extraordinary fluctua
tions In activity which were characterlstio
of it In the days before the trust. It Is
now, as then, either prince or pauper,
either way up or way down; and thus Is
exploded another cherished theory In re
gard to the trust organisation of Industry.
This huge corporation, the wonder and In
spiration of the later trust period. Is now
among its most bitter disappointments.
KOnKST PRESERVATION.
Will the West Heed the Lessons of
Eastern Folly f
Boston Transcript.
Reports of the lumber cut In the west
show that the paper making concerns of
the country are turning their attention
to Wisconsin and Minnesota as a source
of supply of spruce limber. There are
hundreds of thousands of acres tributary
to Duluth, not reached by railway lines,
which are covered by spruce timber salt-
able for pulp. Unquestionably there is
epough spruce In this country, notwith
standing the enormous quantity used by
the puper mills, to maintain a pulp supply
indefinitely, provided proper reforestation Is
carried one. Here, however, is the rub.
The customary method of the pulp mill
owner who la seeking a supply of spruce Is
to buy the stumpage and cut off the tim
ber indiscriminately, allowing the denuded
land to grow up with uny species of wood
that happeus to be left. Hard'woods com
monly succeed soft woods on deforested
ureas, and vice versa, and therefore a
spruce forest once cut down is not natur
ally renewed for many years. The ex
perience of the eastern paper mills, which
have cut over most of the available area
of spruce forest, la likely to be that of
the central west. The systematic attempt
at reforestation has been Insignificant com
pared with the tremendous slaughter of the
forests.
The west should take time by the fore
lock and Insist, by leglslatlor If necessary,
upTn proper methods of rutting and re
forestation. The state has an interest in
the preservation of Its forests which is
paramount to the right of the private land
holier. . Here In the east what Is belrg
done is largely in the way of locking the
stable door after the horse has been stolen.
With the great forest areas In Minnesota
and Wisconsin' yet untouched these states
should adopt a forest policy before It U tog
late to make It of any value. Denudation
should be made Impossible without some
reforestation. The greatest benefit, how
ever, will be derived from a control of the
cutting In such a manner as to make de
nudation Impossible, and the state can do
this now better than later.
ARMT GOSSIP AT WASHINGTON.
Cnrrent Events Gleaned from the
Army and Kavy Register.
Secretary Root has renewed his circular
Imposing restrictions upon officers and em
ployes In the matter of publicity. It Is
simply a repetition of provisions of similar
circulars of lttm and 189, with this addi
tional paragraph: "Chiefs of bureaus Br
primarily responsible for the official rec
ords of the War department pertaining to
their respective bureaus and under their
Immediate control, and no Information
specially prepared from the records of any
bureau should be furnished to any person
not connected with the department with
out the antecendent authority of the sec
retary of war."
In the list of army promotions which re
sult In the retirement of Lieutenant Gen-
eral Toung, there would have been a third
brigadier general had General G. M. Ran
dall consented to retire as a major general,
and In that event Colonel E. II. Crowder.
Judge advocate, would have been advanced.
lie preferred to remain on active duty,
however, being assured of advancement to
the higher grade on the retirement of
General Gillespie, the latter reaching the
age limit on October 7, 1906, onw day be
fore General Randall.
The changes add to exlatlns-
the geenral staff so as to make details
necessary in the case of two colonels, one
lleitenant colonel, one ma lor and nn ran.
tain. The new vacancies are rrontod bv
the promotion of Colonel MarKnila and
Major Knight of the engineers and Captain
Gibson of the ordnance department. This
Is assuming the detail of General Gillespie
10 me place of assistant chief of staff. -
It Is Interesting to know in connection
that the appointment of Colonel J. P. Story
to be chief of artillery, that ha takH a
former lineal position In relation to the
iwo senior colonels, Charles Morris and
8. M. Mills. These three nfflnera vara
graduates of the military academy In the
ciass or 1861. At that time the order of
graduation placed Story first, Mills second
and Morris third. The system of regi
mental promotion In the old days operated
to revise the list, placing Morris first. Mills
second and Story third. There Is not likely
to be much charge In policy by reason of
me succession In the position of chief nf
artillery. Colonel Story has been In clone
touch with artillery corps matters, and by
virtue or his position as commandant of the
Artillery school and president of the
artillery board, ho has been frequently con
sulted by the Washington authorities. He
therefore comes to his duties in the War
department with an unusual familiarity
with the tasks devolving upon him and the
projects of his arm of the service.
f
Two brigadier generala hnrt tbn nnnnr.
tunlty to go on the retired Hat mi
generals and declined the offer. They are
uenerai John F. Weston, commissary gen
eral, and General A. W. Greely, chief sig
nal officer. Both officers chose to discharge
their duties at the head of thplr rpmaotiv
corps In preference to going on the retired
use witn added rank. .
The promotion of Colonel F. S. Dodge to
be paymaster general waa at the Instance
of Secretary Root, General Young and Gen
eral Chaffee, all of whom thought he should
discharge the duties of head of the pay
department, inasmuch as he has until Sep
tember 11, 1906, to serve before retirement
for age. The most formidable candidate
senior to Colonel Dodge was Colonel C. C.
Snlffen, who has been on duty In Washing
ton, and who will undoubtedly become pay
muster general on the retirement of Dodge,
since. Colonel Snlffen does not retire until
January 1, 1908. Colonel Dodge's promotion
is a recognition of a long and faithful serv
ice which has been marked by notable gal
lantry. He gained special distinction and
won a medal of honor In the celebrated
rescue of Major Thornburgh s command In
1879 under circumstances which displayed
the alertness and intrepidity of the officer.
Vacancies In the staff corps are created
by virtue of the promotions to the extent
or two In the Inspector general's depart
ment and two In the adjutant een.rnl' da.
partment, the officers to be transferred
back to line duty being Lieutenant Colonels
C. A. Williams and F. A. Smith and
Majors A. C. Sharpe and Edward Davis.
A tentative revision of the Articles of
War has been prepared by the general staff
and Issued for further amendment. The
authors of the revision are General G. B.
Davis, Judge advocate general of the army,
and Colonel E. H. Crowder, Judge advo
cate, member of the general staff. 1
An Interesting chapter of the history of
the campaign In China against the Boxers
in 1900 Is disclosed In the case before the
accounting officers of the Treasury of Brig
adier General Charles F. Humphrey, quar
termaster general. United States army, who
was then lieutenant colonel and quarter
master of out troops In China. It appears
that on July 12, 1900, certain houses in
Tientsin were occupied by United States
marines as headquarters and as barracks.
These houses had been deserted by the
owners or occupants by reason of the fire
upon them by the Chinese, and, according
to the endorsement of Colonel Meade, who
was at that time In command of tho
marines, were tendered to him for the uso
of himself and his command free of rent
on condition that the houses should be pro
tected by them against theft and damage.
After the capture of the walled city, Col
on;! Meade was approached by a man who
askad him to affix his signature to some
paper In order that the owners and former
or.uipants of said houses might recover
and receive rent from the United States.
Colonel Meade declined to do so, in view
of the agreement. On July 27, 1900, Colonel
Meade was relieved of the command of
the marines at Tientsin and ordered home.
Subsequent to his departure the matter of
rental for the houses was again taken up
and It having been shown to the satisfac
tion of General Chaffee, who was In com
mand of our forces before Tientsin, that
the offer made to Colonel Meade of the
houses free of rent was made without
proper authority. General Chaffee directed
Colonel Humphrey to make an equitable
settlement of the claim. The payment
thus made by Colonel Humphrey, amount
ing to $8i1.92, was disallowed by the audi
tor of the War department on the ground
that It waa not a proper charge against
the army appropriation, "barracks and
quarters," and because the secretary of
the navy In view of the statement of
Colonel Meade declined to approve the
payment or allow It to be charged to the
appropriations for the marine corps. The
comptroller says:
"If it be true, aa stated by Colonel
Meade, that the consideration for the oc
cupancy of said houses was the protection
to be given them, the record and the facts
In thi case show very clearly that the
agreement . was not carried out In good
faith by the United States. According to
a Joint proclamation Issued by the officers
of the allied forces before Tientsin, there
was no warfare existing between this coun
try and the empire of China. .Our troops
were there merely to aid In the suppres
sion of an Insurrection and to afford pro
tection to the lives and property rights of
our rttlxens residing there. Under such
circumstances it can not be contended that
this government had the right or Intended
to appronrlate to its use the bouses In
question as barracks for Its troops without
obligation to pay a reasonable sum there
fore. The buildings occupied by the troops
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of other powers were paid for and In al
most every case at rates higher than thoso
paid In this case. The fact that there was
no contract such as is required by section
8744, Revised Statutes, can not alter the
conclusion which is reached as applied to
this case. It appears that the original
offer of the buildings free of rent was by
a person not authorized to make It; that
the buildings were acutally occupied by
the marines of the United States, and the
occupancy thereof will be regarded as hav
ing been hud under an Implied contract
which will warrant the payment ht a rea
sonable sum as rentaK The payment made
by ttfo appellants 1b therefore approved,
and a certificate of difference In his favor
of JSG1.92 will bo Issued. For the foregoing
reasons the action of the auditor for the
War department has heen disapproved.
WEDSTERIANA.
Wausa Gazette: Roosevelt and Webstsr.
That sounds all right.
Tekamah Herald: Nebraska republicans
from now until the national convention
meets In Chlcngo, June 21, should whoop
it up for John L. Webster. Let tho war
cry be "Roosevelt and Webster."
Crelghton Courier: The candidacy of
John lj. Webster for tlie vice presidency
will have organized support In Nebraska
from this time on, and tho organization to
be effected will undertake to secure the
backing of other western states.
Kearney Huh: Those at the head of the
Webster organization declare emphatically
that there Is no intention to antagonize
Roosevelt's Interests In this ptate as a
presidential candidate. The declaration Is
hardly necessary, for there were very few
who believed It.
Tork Times:" John L. Webster's candi
dacy will not receive the attention it de
serves until the weightier subject of ths ap
pointment of a clerk of the supreme court
is settled. The court. Is supposed to make
the appointment, but every politician In th6
state Is as busy with It as a hen trying
to cover twenty-one eggs.
Valentine Republican: While Nebraska
will probably be unanimous for John L.
Webster as a candidate for vice president
on the republican ticket, those who are
managing his campaign should remember
that Nebraska will be for Roosevelt for
president first, and then for John L. Web
ster for vice president afterwards.
Hayes City Times Republican: The vice
presidential boom for Hon. John L. Web
ster of Omaha was launched last Thurs
day night at a large gathering of prominent
republicans of the state In Omaha. All
loyal Nebraskans should give it a boost.
Webster is a man of high character, great
ability and big enough In mind and heart
for the place.
Loup City Northwestern: The Webster
boom In Nebraska Is on Its feet In good
shape. It started out In Omaha last week
with a monster demonstration. Officers
were chosen to conduct his campaign jnd
an executive committee, composed of at
least one prominent republican from each
county In the state, was chosen to repre
sent Mr., Webster's Interests. Judge Wall
Is tho member from Loup City and no
better choice could have been made.
Beatrice Times: There Is no room to
question the fealty of Nebraska republi
cans to John L. Webster's candidacy for
the vice presidential nomination anywhere
this side of where it might be made to
conflict with tho interests of President
Roosevelt as a candidate. This being true,
all that the Webster workers need do In
order to have his candidacy march abreast
with that of the president Is to show that
they are also for the latter under any and
every condition.
North Platte Tribune: Some republican
papers In the state seem to think that the
booming of Webster for vice president Is
simply laying underground wires to pre
vent Nebraska from sending, a Roosevelt
delegation to the national convention. We
hardly think this is true, as the Webster
boomers undoubtedly know that ths stats is
solid for Roosevelt and that nothing lan
be done to break tnat solidity. The repub
licans want Roosevelt for president more
than they wunt Webster for a vice presi
dential possibility.
Pender Republican: If there was anyone
wbo attended the Webster meeting In
Omaha last week who was In the least Im
bued with the idea that it was to bo a
"fa voi he son" move to sidetrack the Ne
braska delegation from President Roose
velt, his mind was soon thoroughly disa
bused of the Impression. Among the lead
ing men and politicians gathered there from
all parts of the state there was but one
sentiment, "Nebraska Is for the nomination
of President Roosevelt irrevocably, unequi
vocally, first, last and all the time." No
other sentiment was uttered In the lobby
and every speaker at the meeting empha
sized the thought in unmistakable Ian
guage. Hon. C. J. Green, tho principal
speaker, declared that "President Roosevelt
would be nominated by unanimous accla
mation." Nebraska will be for Roosevelt
and Webster, but any suggestion that the
Webster move Is a move against the pres
ident Is childish foolishness.
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Take cold easily? Throat tender? Lungs
weak? Any relatives have consumption?
Then a cough means a great deal to you.
Your doctor will tell you to take the medicine
that has been healing weak lungs for sixty
years; He knows. Do
see., so., si.oo. aurc(t.u.
PERSONAL NOTES.
An Arizona mine superintendent killed
himself because his salary was not raised
from 19.000 to S12.U00. What Is there, then,
to live for but money?
Samuel J. Crawford of Kansas was ths
youngest governor ever elected In his state.
He is now 68 years old and the last sur
vivor of the union war governors.
A crusade has been Inaugurated In Boa
ton against school teachers who "chew
gum." How futile! Boston teachers may
masticate; It Is Impossible to think that
they chew.
It Is announced that "Corporal" James
Tonnor will be appointed register of wills
for tha District of Columbia to succeed
Louis A. Dent, the change to take place on
April 1. Mr. .Tanner was formerly commis
sioner of pensions.
Grover Cleveland haa lived In the time of
more administrations than any other citi
zen who hus been president, beginning
with that of Martin Van Buren and coming
down to that of Theodore Roosevelt In all
eighteen, exclusive of his own two.
. . .... ... y
near Aamirai uascy, wno nas just ar
placed on the retired list of the fTavy,
has seen forty-seven years of ex-Jve serv
ice. He has ever been noted for his bluff
exterior and imperturable good viature and
was a universal favorite with his subor
dinates. Admiral Evans says he never before saw
such swells as the Asiatic squadron met
with In one week's voyage from Japun to
Honolulu. And yet the fighting sailor has
presumably walked many a time and oft
along Connecticut avenue, Washington, on
a bright Sunday afternoon.
' When Senator Lodge was speaking last
Tuesday he said: "I will now read a state
ment made by Daniel WebBter, Mr. Presi
dent, of which I approve." Quoth one sen
ator In a whisper: "Ho approves! Lord,
wouldn't Webster be glad If he could but
know!" "Wouldn't that Jar you!" said an
irreverend congressman who happened to
be present.
FLASHES OF Ft'N.
First Clubman They say Blurcky makes
money playing poker. I thought he was too
hotheaded for that.
Second Clubman He may be hotheaded,
but he generally has cold feet. Chicago
Tribune. . t i-
Towne Here's an invitation to the wed
ding of John Wlnterbottom Jones to Anna
May Bpriggs. For goodness' sake! I won
der what Jones is marrying her for.
Browne probably Just to see his middle
name spelled out In full. Philadelphia
Press.
"If a kicker," Fald Uncle Ehen. "alius
took de trouble to thoroughly understan'
what he was klckln' about lie wouldn't hab
nearly so much time to kick." Washington
Star.
"Another one of those lobbyists ap
proached me today with an Insulting propo
sition." said Congressman Graphter.
"Oh. John." exclaimed his wife, "then
you can afford to buy me that sealskin
sucquu now, can't you?" Chicago Journal.
"Wiggins Is having a high old time, night
ster night."
' ' W lte away?"
"No. Typewriter." Town Topics.
The suitor was importunate when she
asked time to consider his proposal.
"if you persist," she said, "1 will be com
pelled to tive you a short unswer."
"Well, that's all right,'' he returned,
"only don't make it too short not shorter
than a word of three letters." Chicago
Post.
"What I want," said the politician who
thought he had a strong pull at W'l4'a
ton, "Is a Job that will give me a Jot o 4
traveling around, with not much to do, and
with a good salary, attached to It."
"My friend," replied the dispenser of
Jobs, "even at the pie counter you don't
get your pie for nothing." Phlludelphlu
Press. .
FRITZ.
W. F. Kirk in Milwaukee Sentinel.
My name-It ban Fritz aV ban yolly guda
fuller
Ay ant fak to boost my own game wery
much.
But ay ban a purty gude foxy Norwegian;
Ay s'posu from my name that J u link ay
bun Dutch
Not much!
V Uy Yiminy, ay ant ban Dutchl
Ay vnrk down hi opry huse-vurk yust luk
' blazes.
Ay hustle all duy yust so hard sum ay
can;
Ay lint ban' no supe, shoving op dU bar
scenery,
No, sir! Ay ben yenulne property man-
Yes, ay ban
A Yim daddy property man!
Ay ant pav no' 'tention 10 d-se aeturlnas
lley standing in til. a ;id bun looking at
me;
Ay know dey ban stui-k on my shape ay
ban vlnner.
But ay ban too busy to flirting, yu sea
Uy Vee!
A puny smart geezer ay bel
Maester Frank he skol tal me ay ought to
be actor
He say ay bun funny, yust lak Rllly Van;
Ay ant know for sure ef ho mean vat he
tal me,
Ay tnk ay got gude enough Jobs war ay
ban
A Yim dandy property man!
Cherru Pectoral
For 40 years I have depended on
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs and
colds. I know it greatly strengthens
weak lungs." Mrs. P. A JiOBlWSOK,
Saline, Mich.
as he says. Trust him
t. O. Aft C., Law. 11, Mass.
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