TTIE OMAHA DAILY HEE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 26. 1904.'
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8eal.) Notary Public.
Only twenty below Cicero,
be worse.
It might
The banana belt seems to hare lost Its
bearings the last few days.
Colonel Bryan has made another state
ment which will be revised and cor
rected In due time by his latest.
Armour has proved that a wheat cor
ner la more effective than a foreign war
In raising the price of wheat
All things come to hlra who waits.
The furriers and dealers In heavy over
coats and blankets have struck It at
last
There is altogether too much friction
In the Board of Public Works to make
, lit comfortable even In below aero
1 weather.
When the Servians have been siren a
tuste of Russian discipline they Will
appreciate Aesop's fables of "King Log
and King Stork."
China's declaration that the empire
must not be divided may have the effect
Of calling the attention of the powers
to parts other than Manchuria.
Lincoln may go after the republican
national convention the next , time,
twinkles the Star, always providing It
does not Involve a subscription.
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Before Congressman Burkett enters
the senatorial race course It will be well
or him to take a survey of the field
(iu suarpen. ins political skates.
tat street corner advertising i,m
o
Jj'Sance la again to make its appear
ehftt next council meeting. It is
roa the coolest proposition that has
ii I won the town, not excepting the 20-
Jj" .Midway at the St Louis exposl
" Bftli to bo called The Plko, but people
4' Intend to go to the St. Louis' fair
, n search of oriental amusements will
bare no trouble In finding' what they
Want even If they do not see the same
elgn. .
French revelations reagrdlng the rela
' Cons of M. Bunau-Varllla with the
Fanama Canal coinpjiny are to the ef
fect that his company collected much
money for work never done. ThnUbe
has collected money for work effectively
done recently la not charged.
A sensational reduction In grain rates
between Missouri river points and Chi
cago and St Paul is foreshadowed In
consequence of a threatened rate war
between the north and south and east
and west lines. If such a war does
come nobody connected with the Omaha
Grain exchange will be distressed.
It will hardly do to charge the f 40,000
paid out of the state treasury for wolf
scalp bounties to "debt contracted for
unforeseen purposes." It was known to
fell men and might have been easily
foreseen by the law makers and gov
ernors that the bounty on wolf scalps
was a bounty for Imposture and a pre
mium for boodllng lobbyists.
At the outbreak of the civil war Arte
Xnus Ward organized a military com
pany In which every member was a
brigadier general. The veteran Uoose
elt club of Lincoln ami the Gopher
Clan Roosevelt ctnb of Omaha appear
to be organized on the same plan. Krery
member expects to bo a delegate to the
Tryubllran national convention. ' '
PlUptnoa who deal re the extension of
Jary systipm to those Islands should
remember that It required centuries to
develop It In England and arcordlug to
many It lacks much of being perfect at
this time. , Change from the civil to the
common law' la not yet complete In the
tat ef Louisiana, where much of the
practice) la baaed, oa the axle Napoleon.
TO PROTECT AMBMCAX H1PPIV0.
The bill before the United States
senate, confirming the provtalona of
present law find reserving to American
ships after July 1 next our commerce
with the Philippines, Is meeting with
considerable opposition, chiefly from
those engaged In the cordage Industry,
It Is asserted by the manufacturers of
rope and binder twine that If this meas
ure becomes law It would be practically
the ruination of this Industry, which
now employs a considerable amount of
capital and labor. They say that there
Is little br no American tonnage adapted
to or available for the bringing of hemp
and other products from the Philippines
and that they have to rely upon foreign
ships.
The advocates of the proposed legis
lation, on the other hand, point out that
the cordage industry l extraordinarily
favored by tariff protection and that
there is no reason for the professed ap
prehension of those engaged In the In
dustry. It Is also shown that there Is
ample American tonnage, both steam
and sail, for handling the Philippine
hemp product that comes here, some of
the vessels having been built with a
special view to securing the business
In the event of legislation by congress
that would shut foreign vessels out
of it
It is probable that the Frye bill, as It
Is known, will be passed, and also an
other measure which provides that all
government supplies for the Philippines
shall be carried In American vessels.
The policy of reserving the Philippine
trade to American vessels, as has been
done with Hawaii and Porto Rico, ap
peals strongly to all who favor the pro
tection of our shlppirfg whenever it is
practicable to do so. It is of "course a
question whether the proposed legisla
tion would nt present be conducive or
otherwise to the promotion of Philippine
trade, but If the American tonnage Is
sufficient to tnke care of that business
It should not decline and under the pro
tective policy the tonnage would un
doubtedly increase as the demand for It
grew. The measure Is In entire accord
with the national policy that has built
up our great coastwise trade.
ASTl-AUERIVAN MOVEMEST.
There has Just been organized at Ber
lin a society, of which a brother-in-law
of Emperor William Is president, the
aim of which Is to procure the establish
ment of an alliance between the coun
tries of middle Europe to meet American
competition. One of the promoters of
the society, a well known German econ
omist, explained that the Idea originated
from observation of American progress.
He said that European economists bad
long ago hit upon the notion of a com
mercial union, but it met with great
practical difficulties, therefore It was
necessary to find a plan that offered the
advantages of a commercial union with
out its disadvantages. The central feat
ure of the society's plan seems to be
the cheapening of production, which
would seem to necessarily involve a re
duction In the price of labor and just
here an obstacle is likely to be found In
opposition of European workers, who
are now receiving barely living wages.
Another thing contemplated is to pro
mote the principle of reciprocity, but
this also Is certain to be found difficult.
Although Instituted by men prominent
as economists, politicians and manufac
turers, it Is pretty safe to predict that
the society will fall to accomplish what
It alms at, but the fact of Its organiza
tion is Interesting as showing bow
deeply Europeans feel regarding Amer
ican competition and how earnestly they
are. seeking a way to meet it. It Is a fact
well worthy the serious attention of our
Industrial and commercial Interests.
EASTKRX DEMOCRATS DISTURBED,
It is very evident that the Llnt-oln ad
dress of Mr. Bryan has greatly disturbed
the eastern deniocrattc reorganize!.
This Is shown In the utterances of news
papers In sympathy with the reorgani
zation movement which vigorously nrge
that Bryan - must be. Ignored and read
out of the party.. One paper says: "The
course to be followed Is the simplest
Imaginable. Turn on the power and get
control of a majority of the delegates
to the next democrat lo convention. A
majority will determiue what the plat
form of 1004 shall say. It ought to be
no difficult task to make the convention
strongly antl-sllver In Its membership.
There need be no great, fnss. If Mr.
Bryan, or any other man lu the conven
tion, then attempts to tie the party to
the silver issue for another 'four years,
quietly roll over him." Another paper,
referring to the fact that the eastern
democratic leaders are silent In regard
to the Lincoln deliverance, asks: "Are
they bereft of all sense? Have they no
backbone? Is there no man among
them who has the courage to demand
that Mr. Bryan shall submit himself to
the majority will of the party or else
leave It?" The New York Times de
clares that the "democracy will exhibit
itself to the country as a party without
principles, without conscience and'with
out courage If It does not respond to
this challenge of populism with an open
defiance. BryanUm Is a clay Image,
One blow of the hammer will shatter It
or If not a succession of blows will.
They should be delivered with good
democratic muscle back of them."
That all this .reflects the feeling of a
very large majority of eastern demo
crats Is not to be doubted, yet the dem
ocratic leaders there are not heard chal
lenging the views of Mr. Bryan, while
he is cordially received by the rank and
file of the party and eagerly listened to.
..Yp member of the democracy can rival
the Nebruskan In commanding the at
tention of democrats and aronalng their
enthi'siusm. That he la the largest
figure in his party today, with a greater
following than Parker or Gorman or
Olriey, we think win not be seriously
questioned. As has aptly been said,
"Bryan Is the democratic' party."
To "roll over him," therefore, will" be
no easy task and It la tujedleaa tof say
that be will not allow himself to be Ig
nored. It cannot be predicted with any
degree of certainty how strong the fol
lowers of Mr. Bryan will be in the
national convention. Perhaps those
who are opposed to him will have a ma
jority of that body and thus be able to
frame a platform without consulting
him, but It requires a two-thirds vote
to nominate candidates, assuming that
the long-established practice Js adhered
to, and It is quite possible that the
Bryan element will have to be consulted
In the selection of candidates, which Is
quite as Important a matter as the
framing of a platform. If Mr. Bryan
should be In a position to dictate the
nominee of the party for president he
could well afford to let nie opposition
to him declare the principles, since they
would be very certain to reaffirm roost
of those for which he stands.
Mr. Bryan has made his position plain.
There are hundreds of thousands of
democrats In hearty accord with It. . He
and his followers will most certainly be
In strong evidence nt St. Louis and It Is
by no means Impossible that the reor
ganizes will find themselves In the
minority.
MXTEJID THE FIKS LIUItL
The campaign now being waged in all
large population centers of the world in
favor of flreproofing theaters and build
ings used for public assemblies only em
phasizes the Imperative need of fire
proofing all classes of structures located
within the business center of every
large city and the reconstruction or dem
olition of fl ret raps .wherever they
may be located. While the erection of
modern fireproof buildings involves a
considerably larger initial outlay, the
decreased cost of maintenance, repairs
and Insurance and the lighter wear and
tear of this class of buildings as com
pared with buildings constructed of
combustibles will almost make up the
difference in Interest on the capital in
vested. Quite apart, however, from the money
consideration, the construction of mod
ern fireproof buildings storehouses,
warehouses and office buildings affords
a guaranty for safety to life and prop
erty that should outweigh nil other con
siderations. Up to this time there are
comparatively few fireproof buildings
in Omaha and so long as the city per
mits the construction of tinder boxes or
scml flretraps In the business center
there will be very little Incentive for
the erection of strictly fireproof build
ings of any description.
To effect the much desired change the
city must establish a fireproof construc
tion area within which no more build
ings with wooden Joists and combustible
roofs shall be permitted to be erected.
This area need not extend for more
than four or six squares at the outset,
but its extension from year to year
would follow by reason of the fact that
buildings within "the fireproof area
would command better rental and their
owners would find no trouble In finding
tenants. '
With the designation of the fireproof
construction area there should also come
an extension of the brick and Iron area.
The present fire limits should by all
means be extended so as to compel own
ers of real estate at least within half a
mile of the business center to -erect
brick stores and dwelling bouses instead
of tinder box frames. It goes without
saying that a city built of brick and
Iron makes an impression of stability
that cannot be made by a frame house
city which even at its very best looks
like a town on wheels.
There Is another equally cogent reason
why Omaha should extend Its fire limits
and banish the frame house and that Is
the advantage to be gained' from sub
stituting' brick which Is fabricated at
homo for lumber imported from nliroftd.
In the one case the bulk of the money
that goes Into buildings is circulated
among our own wage workers and retail
merchants, in the other ease it goes to
the lumber mills and lumber men of
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arkansas and
the Pacific coast '
A new departure Is about to be intro
duced by the Philadelphia Bom i d of Ed
ucation. The superintendent of the
Philadelphia Vacant Lots Cultivation
association advocates the establishment
of school gardens In connection with the
Industrial branches of the public school
system and offers to provide free of
cost suitable garden grounds on condi
tion that teachers and supervisors be
supplied by the school board to manage
and Instruct the children. The proposal
Is about to be adopted by the school
board and the experiment will be
watched with much interest In all sec
tions of the country. Last year the cul
tivation association ' provided employ
ment, In Philadelphia for more than
3,700 persons, cultivating quarter-acre
gardens, and 140 orphan children culti
vated lots of one-sixteenth of an acre
each. Whether the Intrusion of practi
cal agriculture and horticulture Into the
public school system could be made ad
vantageous without breaking into the
branches of Instruction that are re
garded as paramount by modern educa-!
tors Is problematic.
Spasmodic purity crnsades rarely ac
complish very much good. That fact
has been again forcibly demonstrated
In Chicago's aristocratic suburb of Kii
glewood. From pulpits in every Pro
tectant church in Englcwood a letter
waa read Sunday In which the members
of the executive committee and officers
of the Purity leagne offered their resig
nation, to be passed ' upon at a mass
caretiug of the members to be held on
January SI. Lack of sufficient funds
for carryfng on the work la given as nn
exenae tor this action. As a matter of
fact, the resignations have been ten
dered because of the lack of active In
terest among the workers.
The spectaculur fire hi the Chicago
Masonic Temple building has demon
strated that the modern steel beam and
sums' and brick wall olma building la
not only fireproof, but llfeproof. At the
outbreak of the Masonic temple fire be
tween 2,000 and 3,000 occupants scat
tered about the nineteen floors of the
great skyscraper made a rush for safety,
fearing a calamity similar to the Iro
quois horror. When the fire was over
tie actual damage to the building
caused by smoke Is estimated by insur
a nee experts at only $1,000 and the loss
of .furniture and materials In the five
rooms that were scorched will not ex
ceed $10,000. Had the fire occurred In
a six-story firetrap or so-called seml
flreproof building there would probably
have been nothing left but the ,four
walls.
According to Senator Foraker there
nre at least forty-six unpledged Roose
velt mnsqueraders In Ohio who will
cheerfully vote for Roosevelt In the nn
tlonal convention if he does not need
their votes, but who would Jump him
in n holy minute if they find company
enough to bent him. We apprehend that
the Foraker diagnosis describes the Ne
braska contingent that wants to go to
the convention unpledged and unin
structed. Argument about the apportionment of
representation In the republican state
convention is In the language of the
lawyer res Judicata, but It may not be
inappropriate to remark that the appor
tionment for delegates to select rep
resentatives for a national convention
should always be based on the vote for
presidential electors at the preceding
election of president.
Peace r There Is No Peace!
Washington Star.
Mr. Bryan grows very eloquent on the
subject of peace, but behaves as If he
were almost ready to fight when the names
of certain democrats are mentioned.
Dear Pete, Don't.
Chicago Record-Herald.
King Peter of Bervla is reported to be
ready to abdicate. Peter evidenUy thinks
that abdication can give assassination cards
and spades and then beat it aa far as mere
fun Is concerned.
Good Platform to Hanar Ob.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
It might be saying' too much to assert
that Mr. Bryan would rather have the
Kansas City platform than the presidency;
but it Is evident that since he cannot have
the presidency he will stick to the plat
form. For Thla Gracious Favor, Thanks.
Kansas City Star.
The announcement that the Burlington
railway system In Nebraska will not op
pose the nomination of Mr. Roosevelt for
president Is distinctly Interesting. While
the public may not be exactly prepared for
the government ownership of railroads, it
is certainly reassuring -to learn that the
railroads do not as yet, own the govern
ment. ..
Swat 'Bra Hard.
Springfield Republican.
The Infamous Autltrxln trust In Chicago
leads Dr.' Preble,- the president of the Chi
cago Medical society, to say that with
"the lives of children' secondary to ma
terial gain, it is injf for the government
to step In and manufacture this necessity
of medical practice," vUihost any measure
for smashing a trust of that character
would command mujh public ; sympathy.
Tbe Friend of Children.
Portland Oregonlan. -The
most suggestive tribute Jhat bus
been paid In death to the life of George
Francis Train Is that presented by thous
ands of children who, with a tenderly
subdued air foreign to the Impulses of
childhood, have passed into' the mortuary
chamber where his body lies to take a
last look at the placid face that through
all his life lighted up at the approach of
a child. "He was a friend of children."
This is a eulogy that any man might de
sire and few would despise. It la the un
questioned eulogy of George Francis Train,
and It very properly overshadows many
of the eccentricities of his character which
excited wonder, amusement or derision.
No mn has lived in voln whose departure
the children of an entire oir.inunity mourn
as the loss of a friend.
PERSON A I, WOTES.
Tom Johnson of Ohio Is very much lit
earnest about 8-cont fares when Mark
Hanna's ronds are to-do the carrying.
It Is denied that the failure of the Prus
sian Parliament to cheer the kaiser Indi
cates that his Diet does toot agree with him.
.' The members of the New York Candy
trust, who have been convicted of con
spiring to stop competition, seem to have
got themselves Into a pickle.
BJornson, the great old man of the north,
who for years fought King Oscar In Parlia
ment and In the press, now declares that
hid mzieniy 1 not nfar-'j &s bad us painted.
The Philadelphia Record, a staid demo
cratic ulif.it, Hhows great disrespect for the
yellow kid by suggesting that he take him
self and his platform Into the populist
camp, where he belongs.
King Alfonso has hired a German teacher
(o perfect himself In the language of the
fatherland. It is his ambition to talk Ger
man to the kaiser when he visits Berlin
next spring.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, Repre
sentative Henry 8. Boutelle and Repre
sentative Robert G. Cousins of Iowa will
be the speukers at the Lincoln birthday
banquet on February U at the Auditorium
hotel In Chicago. '
Through the earl of Denbigh, who com
manded thu Honorable Artillery of London
during its recent American visit. King
Kdward has sent a framed and signed
photograph of himself to the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery company of Boston.
The versatility of Sir Thomas Llpton Is a
source of International wonder. He brings
over yachts to amuse Americans and takes
back lean porkers to (111 I. B. with holy joy.
The ancestors of Tommy must have been
around the Garden of Eden when the his
toric spare rib transaction took place, so
well Is he versed In the business.
A court In Indianapolis, has placed the
stamp, of disapproval on the odor of
onions. By formal decree cooking the
pungent vegetable in artistic neighborhoods
is forbidden. The decision la regarded as
an Important precedent In the law of smells,
but Its portent cannot be determined fully
untfl It is tried on the Indiana legislature. .
Temple Robinson, formerly a reporter In
Toledo, has succeeded to bis father's es
tates and title is England and la now Sir
Templo Robinson. His 'family hava, since
17U). been members of the English peerage
and eleven years ago, after graduating
from Oxford, Temple, who waa the young
est son. was cent to thla country with
tI2.(XO to make his fortune. He went west,
proved a good deal of a tenderfoot and In a
short time bad loat all bis money. Then he
went to Toledo, where he became a re
porter. Later he married a wealthy Amer
ican woman and with her returned to Eng
land to live.
COMING CANDIDATES.
Norfolk Fress: Wayne county will pre
sent the name of Hon. John R. Manning
to the republican state convention ns
candidate for nomination for land comml
sloner. The writer has known Mr. Manning
for a good many years and can truthfully
say that he would be a candidate worthy
In every respect of the honor, and If
chosen would make a state officer of whom
Nebraska could be proud.
Syracuse Journal: Otoe and Johnson
counties will be solid for Ad. Walt for
secretary of state because they know there
Is no better man for the position In the
state. In fact, wherever Ad. Wait Is known
ha has strong supporters. There's no dude
Ism or double distilled dignity about Ad,
ke Is a plain, honest, everyday republican
and has always been a hewer of wood and
drawer of water In the ranks.
Grand Island Independent: There are ln
dlcatlons of some opposition to Governor
Mickey at Omaha, partly because he ve
toed a bill regulating and enforcing col
lections In which the Omaha wholesalers
and of a large number of retailers
were interested and partly because of the
position he took In the Webster matter.
Governor Mickey, however. Is stronger with
the people thun ever before und his renom-
Inatlon seems a foregone conclusion.
Bloomfleld Monitor: Ex-Senator Manning
of Wayne county was In the city yester
day afternoon and this morning on business
matters, and inadvertently talking some
politics. Mr. Manning Is a candidate for
the nomination for land commissioner, sub.
Ject to the action of the republican state
convention, and Is a very able man for the
position. The editor of this paper acknowl
edges a very pleasant call and la frank In
saying that It would like to see him nom
inated for the position.
Imperial Republican: The name of J. L.
McBrlen, now deputy state superintendent.
Is being favorably mentioned for the nom
ination of state superintendent to succeed
W. K. Fowler. His work has taken hlra
to all parts of the state, where he has as
sisted in Institutes, teachers' normals and
lectured, and wherever he has been only
the highest praise of his work has been
heard. It seems that nearly a unanimous
sentiment prevails, especially among the
teachers, for Mr. McBrlen to be given
the nomination.
Crete Vidette-Herald: Mr. Frank J. Sad-
ilek has announced hlihself as a candidate
for secretary of state, subject to the ac
tion of the republican state convention.
Saline county republicans will take pride
In giving their support to his candidacy.
Mr. Sadilek has resided In this county
for the last twenty-five years and has
filled several positions of trust to the entire
satisfaction of our people. He has never
failed to carry the county when he has
been a candidate. He served two terms as
county treasurer, one In this legislature,
Is serving his second term aa register of
deeds, . and was one of the presidential
electors In 1806. Ho Is the present chair
man of the county central committee, hav
ing been re-elected last fall. Mr. Sadilek
is a man of ability, Is a neat penman and
an accurate bookkeeper. He Is painstaking
and obliging, and his pleasant manners
have won him the respect and friendship
Wllbor Republican: The candidacy of
Frank J. Sadilek of this place for the office
of secretary of state, announced several
weeks ago, has been, most favorably re
ceived and from expressions made by lead
ing republicans from all parts of the county
It Is certain that he will have the unani
mous indorsement of his party in Saline
as Its only candidate for a state office. Mr.
Sadilek has a wide acquaintance over the
state and Is deservedly popular wherever
he is known. He has represented this
county In the legislature and has also held
the offices of county treasurer and register
of deeds, as well as other positions of trust
and whatever office he waa holding he was
always at his post, accommodating and
obliging to all who had business with him.
His record throughout has been clean and
he Is in every way well qualified for the
position.. He has been an, active republican
and has rendered the party good services
on the stump. His personal popularity and
Irreproachable record, should he receive the
nomination, would be anl element of
strength to the whole republican ticket.
Imperial Republican: A subordinate state
or county official who shows special seal
and aptitude in the performance 'of his
duties deserves promotion no leas than
any faithful private employe. If he Is
eligible In all the other respects the public
will profit by placing him In charge of
the office in wblch he has gained valuable
experience. This Is the situation with
reference to H. M. Eaton, deputy commis
sioner of public lands and buildings. He
has served four years In this position under
George D. Follmer and his work has in
variably been of the highest efficiency.
The public generally falls to appreciate
the full Importance of this department of
their state government, which has complete
supervision over all the school lands of
U.A state and is more Intimately connected
wU':i the sacred school fund than any
othr. It requires close application and
a cljar brain to master all of the com
plicated problems of the commissioner's of
fice, but Mr. Eaton "has never been found
wanting in this respect. He Is in sym
pathy with the policies of his chief, whose
record is the best that has ever been made
In that office, and through his unfailing
loyalty much of the good work has been
accomplished. Mr. Eaton is better pre
pared to take up several Important ques
tions, which must of necessity 'reiin un
settled at the close of Mr. Follmer s term,
than any other man.
Norfolk News: The question of whether
or not Governor Mickey can, be e-elected
is disturbing some of the republicans of the
state, and Is a matter of considerable mo
ment to the party. They remember that
his majority was not large and overwhelm
ing In 190-', and there Is considerable doubt
expressed aa to his having added anything
to his personal strength since he was In
augurated. The vote of his home county
and home precinct was a matter for com-,
ment when the returns were counted in
1902 and It Is a question If the condition
which lost him votes at home has not
spread vout over the state and will lose him
the election. The governor has many warm
personal friends who wish him well, but
are fearful if hejs again placed In nomina
tion his candidacy will be discredited by
the people and that his defeat would re
sult In his political death, and would much
prefer that he should decline to again make
the race. Many who were ardent supporters
during the first campaign havo become
chilly or positively In opposition to his re
nomlnatlon, and this condition In a few dis
tricts of the state would undoubtedly bring
about his defeat. To oTset tola condition
tbe governor baa won no warm personal
friends. In fact, his record In the execu
tive offlco has been of a negative
quality, and be has done nothing to
call forth the encomiums of any large
number of people of tbe state. At the
beginning of a year when great things,
politically, are to be dune, when great
nt-hts are to be won and lost, there is a
notable lack of entbusiasra fur Ckrvernor
Mkkeyt renominatlon. The press Is prac
tically silent regarding the governor's of
fice, and this is aa unfavorable omen when
so much space la being devoted to Preai
dviit Roosevelt and candidates for state
office. There are man In the state who
would be willing to again make a fight
for G aver nod - Mickey,' but even they are
doubtful of the. results should ha l placed
before tha peojje.
THERE IS HO SUBSTITUTE FOR n.
Absolutely Puro
ST IS A SHATTER OF HEALTH
ARMY GOSSIP I!f WASHINGTON.
Current of Events Gleaaea front the
Army and Navy Register.
The general staff of the armv In
erlng amendments to the regulations which
relate to the examination of candidate fnr
appointment to army commissions. There
nas Deen more or less question concerning
the apportionment of vacancies existing
after the appointment of graduates of the
Military academy. It nnnran lr that
there exists no statutory provisions respect
ing the appointment of civilians to army
commissions. The whole question Is being
discussed with a view to straightening out
some of the inconsistent and Indefinite nm.
visions of the army regulations.
Some Important tests have been com
pleted at the Rock Island (111.) arsenal as
a result of which the mount of the new
field ordnance is materially reduced In
welprht. This economy was effected by the
adoption of a new type of wheel for the
carriage of the 8.2-Inch gun. Hitherto the
wheel has weighed 200 pounds; hereafter, by
virtue of the substitution of steel for mal
leable Iron In the hub and the use of better
material In the tire, the weight Is reduced
to 141 pounds. The test of the two types
of wheel was very severe and' In order to
make the comparison the conditions were
Identical. The lighter wheel sustained the
test so well as to leave no doubt of Its
superior advantages in every way over the
heavier equipment. , One of the tests was
to take the wheels at a trot over railroad
tracks within the arsenal grounds at a
place where they get the full benefit of the
obstruction, so as to equal forty-two tracks.
The lighter wheel was found so slightly
Injured that it will bo sent to Sandy Hook
with the gun of this type of ordnance.
which is shipped to the army proving
ground for permanent firings..
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It Is something of a surprise to learn that
there are to be additional civilian and army
candidates for appointment aa second lieu
tenant in the army. When the thirty-one
candidates from civil life -were designated
some weeks ago for the examination now
In progress at different places it was spe
cifically announced that the list of candi
dates was comnlete and furnished all the
names which ,woufd be considered in filling
the fifteen vacancies In the grade of second
lieutenant existing on July 1 feist. The fol
lowing named have now been designated
for a second examination, which will occur
on February 2 at Fort Monroe, Chicago
and Fort Bam Houston: William E. Par
ker, draftsman, army ordnance office, War
department, Washington; Loren C. Grloves,
Ionia, Mich.; Sergeant Karl Truesdell of
the Seventy-third company of coast ar
tillery, stationed at Fort Monroe, Va., and
Corporal William C. F. Nicholson of Troop
D, First cavalry, stationed at Fort Sam
Houston Tex., son of Captain William J.
Nicholson, Twelfth cavalry, now on duty
In the Philippines.
The secretary of war has decided that
the candidates now under examination at
various places with a view to their ap
pointment to commissions In the army
should not be appointed until after the
commissioning of the graduates of the
military academy next June, The thirty-
one candidates who have appeared before
the examining boards have been notified
of this decision. When the fifteen vacan
cies were set. aside for the candidates
from civil life it was announced that those
found qualified would be appointed to fill
the appointments In the army laat .Sep
tember. The fifteen vacancies to which
civil candidates were eligible were those
which remained on July 1 last after the
members of the West Point class of 1908
and the legally qualified enlisted men had
been provided for. The vacancies occur
ring since that time will suffice to provide
commissions for all of the members of the
military academy class of 1905 and for a
number of candidates from ' the arirgr..
Those who pass the civilian examlnatloks
now in progress will not be appointed
until that time, however.
Two army officers en route home from
the Philippines will be confronted with
charges on their arrival In San Francisco
and will probably be brought before courts
martial. They are First Lieutenant George
S. Richards, Jr., Twenty-third Infantry,
nd First Lieutenant Frederick B. Nellson.
Twelfth cavalry. The charges In each case
re alleged duplication of pay accounts.
Lieutenant Richards Is the officer who
disappeared soma time ago and went to
Japan, being absent several months and
would have been brought before a military
court had It not been repreeented to the
military authorities that the officer waa
not . responsible for his conduct. He was
an enlisted man In Company E of the
Third New York Infantry during the war
with Spain, being promoted to a first
lieutenant of the Two ITundred and First
New York Infantry by the time he was I
mustered, out In April. 18. He was first)
commissioned a second lieutenant In Ihe
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Sixty years of experience make us believe
that this is the best medicine in the world
for colds, coughs, croup, bronchitis, and all
other throat and lung. troubles. The best
doctors believe this, too; and so will you
believe it after you have once given it a trial.
S-. SO.. SI.. AUdraccfets,
Sixth Infantry at that tima Lieutenant
Nellson also served In volunteers during
the war with Spain and Is a graduate of
the law department of the University of
Pennsylvania. He was commissioned a
first lieutenant of the Twelfth cavalry In
February, 1301. He Is a brother of Chris
tine Nellson, the famous singer.
The Indication that the senate Is Mnck
Ing the nomination of Captain A. L. Mills,
U. S. A., to be a brigadier general must ha
received with satisfaction In the army, not
because there Is any doubt of Captain
Mills' ability or any question thnt his gal
lantry In Cuba Is entitled to recognition.
There need be no denial of Captain Mills'
probity, loyalty or real achievement In ex
pressing an objection to his promotion from
the grade of captain to that of brigadier
general. Anyone who is removed from the
prejudices of the military service csn see
thnt, and of course those who realise that
they Are affected by such a promotion must
be more appreciative of the disconcerting '
and disastrous effect of such abnormality
of advancement. It waa given out previous
to the announcement of he nominations vf""
promotion would be futile, and probably ';
In vIpw of the apparent intigrlty of those "
assurances rome of the officers of that and '''
the higher grades were lulled Into an nc- '
quiescent attltude'of confidence that the "
administration realized the Injuitlco and'
danger , of emotional promotion. Captain
Mills' case Is an Instance where the senata
may well Inlet-pose with a rejection ef tha
nomlntalon. The time has come very
plainly whan there should be nn end
to this sort of thing, and we do not know
that there Is any better opportunity for the
senatorial demonstration than right hrs
in this case of Captain Mills.
SMIMNO REMARKS.
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Yellow Kid Will you be my Valentin?
Miss Democracy Run along now, little 9
boy, and sell your papers. Chicago t
Chronicle.
,
Mistress to servant, who has given no- '
tlce:
"What Inducement can I offer you to re
main?" "I want an asbestos curtain before the
kitchen range." New York Sun.
"Mrs. Hlghhlower Is a powerful force as
a church worker. Isn't she?"
"Tea; she Is one of the kind of womn .
who feel that the assistance of the Al- '
mighty Is an obstacle." Town Topics.
Customer What Is coal worth this morn- i t
Ina? I understand there has been a ..
marked reduction In the price. ,
Dealer If there has been any reduction
It Is only marked. I nan assure you it i
lsn t real. Chicago Tribune. ,
Doctor Your husband needs a rest, '
madam.
Mrs. Gabble Yes, doctor, but he won't
listen to me.
Doctor Don't make If necessary for him
to listen to you, madam. That's the sort
of rest he needs most. Philadelphia Press.
Pill T)h, yes: he's great on etiquette.
. Jill Is that right?
"Sure. Why, he was telling me only
yesterday that If a man la smoking while
walking down the street with a lady the
cigar should always be on the side of the
mouth furthest removed from the lady." r
Boston Transcript.
Thomas Jefferson was advocating the use '
of decimal currency. if
"Just think," he exclaimed, "how much
easier It will be to borrow J10 than 2, 1
shilling, 1 penny!' " "
With a Jovous whoop, congress sur- J
rendered to the argument. New York Bun.
"What's become of Johson?"
' VBlost if I know. I.et me think. He
dropped out of sight last summer, didn't
he?" n.
"Yes, and I haven't heard his name men- -
tinned since."
"Oh, now I remember. He married a
club woman!" Albany Journal.
The lover felt embarrassed when the hns- .
band found him kissing the wife. But the
husband knew his place as a host.
"Never mind, never mind," he enld, cor
dially; "If she's good enough for me she's
certainly good enough -for you."
And then all the constraint of the situa
tion vanished. Town Topics.
GEOnGH FRANCIS TRAIN.
S. E. Klser In the Record-nerald.
Thev called him mad. and why?
Becauso he hated cant and greed, - -
Because, forsooth, it made him sigh I
To hear the hungry children plead - 1
For rest from slavery, because W
He railed against the custom which 1
Oave lawless freedom to the rich f
And hedged the rest about with laws. I
Because he chanced to find J
That Joy was not In heaps of gold.
Because he aarea to leave behind
The sedfish wish to have and hold.
Because he would not crook the kne
Before the golden calf, nor wear
The yoke of greed, he had to bear
The hatitful brand of lunacy.
They said that ha was mad 1
llecauim oppreeHlon gave him pain.
Because he gave up all he had
And called It wrong to kill for gain.
Because he loved the birds and smiled
To se thern mailing love In May
And from the wise uld turn away
To tiear the prattle of a child.
I wonder If he found
The gate shut In his face tip there?
I wonder If the Kwper frowned
And saw the brand he had to bear? ,
I wonder If. when he applied, -
Thfy scanned the record which They haft f
And said In Jtidtnn'-nt : "You are mad 4
And may not, therefore, come Inside;."
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