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In times of war buy a newspaper
don't buy a fake..
The prospect of an activo building sea
son in Omaha was never more promising
than it is today.
The Boxers are doing all they can to
make nugatory the work of Secretary
Hay for the integrity of China.
There Is something familiur about the
report of counterfeit money in Sarpy
county; and "Black Jack" McCarty is
till at large.
American consulates in Asia will now
become havens of ref ugo for noncom
batants regardless of race,,color or pre
vious condition of royalty.
No wonder I'orto Hlco was willing to
hake off tbo SpanlBu yoke. No true
descendants of proud Custlle would ever
vote to abolish the death . penalty , for
crime.
The war correspondents have certainly
deserted the Balkan. A Turkish force
killed twelve Bulgarians and there was
less than a column wired froin Salonlca
on the subject.
The latest returns indicate that Gen
eral JlmlncE la ahead In the campaign
for president of San Domingo. Returns
from the outlying voting precincts Indi
cate that ho had carried one redoubt.
It is to be hoped that Texas and the
marine hospital corps will have better
luck In curbing the "yellow pertl"
'against which they have opened a cam
paign than has so far attended Russia.
In objecting to become inspector gen
eral of the British army Lord Roberts
has demonstrated that there are some
things which require courage greater
than that displayed In seeking reputa
tion In the cannon's mouth.
Kin Ak-Sar-Beu sends greeting to
King Rex. The southern monarch's dy
nasty has occupied the throne longer,
. but none of his line has ever boasted a
niqre successful reign than the race of
Nebraska's, royalty.
Congressman Shafroth will find It dif
ficult to secure a nomination in Colo
ra'do. He has the distinction of being
the first man on the democratic side of
the house to resign his office when fraud
was shown in Ids election.
The attempt of Bryan's Omaha uuder-
tudy to wreak vengeance on Chancellor
Andrews because he has recanted the
free coinage, 1(1 to 1 hallucination has
created sympathy for the chancellor and
contempt for his persecutors.
Several hundred Nebiuskaus will be in
evidence at the New Orleans candval on
Mardl (Iras (fat Tuesday), and on the
following day, lean Wednesday, they
will all have katzenjammer with the in
cidentals of headache and the "blues."
It is to be hoped that the bituminous
coal miners In the coaipetitive district
will get together on' wages early enough
for the rest of the American public to
know how much they must save of their
summer's wages to be able to foot the
bill
Coreans are expected to look pleasant
whatever linpiwus. The Jupunese have
Just Informed them that several public
buildings must be used as barracks for
invading troops and the emperor has
cause to wonder what effect his neu
trality proclamation was expected to
have.
According to one of the Chicago rail
road magnates "President Stlckuey's
latest grain tariff seems to be a gold
brick manufactured for the Omaha ship
pers." That remains to be seen. Presi
dent Stickney has managed to hold up
the Omaha end pretty well and has kept
competitors on the run.
ukath vr styATvR it -ax A.
Profound regret fit t lie death of Sen
ator Marcus A. llatinu will Ik- felt ly
Ilio entire American pwijile, wlio ro
pircled Llm, apart from nil political con
siderations, as one of tbo very nlile and
strong men of the country
It Is only
cliflit years since Mr. llnnna Urst ap
peared In the nrrna of natlonnl politics.
Trior to the cHmpnlgn of IS'.hj he hud
shown no great Interest In political af
fairs, even locally. Ills time was de
voted entirely to his large business In
terests, in which ho was highly stuvess
ful. Ills great esteem for McKInley led
him to enter polities and he gave to It
the clear and sound Judgment, the en
ergy and force, and the earnest devo
tion that hud marked his bifslness career.
Mr. Hanua disclosed an Intuitive faculty
for political management. He was a
great organizer and a fcalous, enthusi
astic and indefatigable worker. He made
himself familiar with every point In a
political situation ami when he had do-.
termlned what should be done he went
about its attainment with a force and
precision that were Irresistible. There
has never been at the head of the re
publican national committee so resource
ful a man as Marcus A. llanna, or one
who labored with greater industry and
zeal fgr the success of his party.
In the United States senate Mr. llanna
won the respect and confidence of his
colleagues and very soon after his en
trance into that body bad achieved a
place which new senators very rarely
reach. At the meeting last week of the
Ohio republican league Senator Foraker
said of Mr. llanna: "During his seven
years In the senate I have seen him en-
gnged In his work and have seen hlmwore transferred to the overflowing
grow In the estimation of his colleagues.
No man in public life has grown in the
last few years as has Marcus A. Hanna.
He has been faithful to the last de
gree. He was not an active participant
in general debate, but no one exerted
more influence on the floor of the senate.
He has been truly a great man. not the
greatest, perhaps for we have had
Sherman, Garfield and a great galaxy
of statesmen but his name will always
stand as one of the strongest men in
the nation's history." Mr.- Hanna was
a political leader who believed in fight
ing fairly. There was no trickery in
Ids nature and he would not lend him
self to any sort of chicanery or disrep
utable political work. This 'was con
spicuously illustrated in the last Ohio
campaign, won by the republicans by
an unprecedented majority. Mr. Hanna
was ruthlessly assailed In that contest,
but while he answered his opponents he
made the fight falrl.v and honorably.
Mr. Hanna had shown great interest
in the problem of labor and capital and
probably understood it as well as any
man in the country. He was friendly
to organized labor and earnestly and
vigorously conibatted those who opposed
It, unqualifiedly asserting his belief in
the right and duty of worklngmen to or
ganize for their mutual protection and
the Improvement of their condition.- Mr.
Hanna had no political ambition beyond
the United States senate. Millions of
his countrymen thought him worthy to
be president, but he did not aspire to it.
Mr. Hanna's career In business and in
politics was greatly successful and in
the highest degree honorable. Few men
have been more grossly maligned and
misrepresented, but he lived down every
calumny and today nil his countrymen
recognize in his death a national be
reavement.
RUSSIA'S LINK OF CUM M V SlCATtON.
Not the least difficult portion of
Russia's war problem in the far east is
that of maintaining her lines of com
muhlcatlon, which will of courso bo at
tacked by Japan wherever It Is prac
ticable to do so. A few days ago it
was reported that the Manchurlan rail
road had been blocked by the blowing
up of an Important bridge on the line
back of Port Arthur. Later advices
seem to confirm this and there was in
yesterday's dispatches a statement that
the Siberian railroad was reported to
have been wrecked in six places, cover
ing a distance of seventy miles.
The railroad from Port Arthur to
Harbin and thence west to the Junction
with the main line and east to Yladlvo
stole, runs through a hostile country,
The region is full of Chinese irregulars
or brigands and It is thought that It
has been the Japanese plan to strike
through these In the effort to Isolate
Port Arthur. It is also believed that
in addition to cutting the line north of
Port Arthur, Japan will cut the line
which runs South toward Peking, In
order to prevent supplies entering from
China proper. It Is pointed out that
the conduct of military operations with
only n single track railroad to connect
the seat of war with the main base of
supplies, thousands of miles away, is
unprecedented in warfare. The Siberian
railroad is said to have a maximum
capacity,-for continuous and prolonged
service, of only BOO troops a day with
supplies, though this is probably an
underestimate. At any rate, If the Jap
anese have, as reported, wrecked seventy
miles of this line that will materially
Increase the difficulties of the situation
for Russia, especially in the very im
portant matter of reinforcing her army
in the far east.
In the matter of supplies It is probable
that Russia has sufficient on hand to
last for a considerable time. It has
been stated that Port Arthur Is pro
vlsloned for a siege of Indefinite dura
tion and ,the activity with which sup
plies were rushed In there for several
months warrants the belief that an
enormous quantity has been accumu
lated. But the feeding of a great army
makes rapid consumption of provisions
and if all meaus of replenishment should
lie cut off the Russian forces in Man
churia might In a short time find them
selves short of supplies.
A near base and water transportation,
say military men, are the strong points
hi Japan's favor, while a distant base
and a single track road are Russia's
weaknessY Port Arthur, to be sure, la a
base, bull only a secoudury one for a
struggle of this kind. Obviously one of
the most ditlicult features of the Russian
task relates to keeping open railroad
transit, which, uninterrupted, barely
suffices to carry needed military supplies
and reinforcements. In hardly any di
rection could Japan strike a more dam
aging blow to her enemy than in de
stroying lines of communication and this
the Japanese military authorities op
pear to fully understand.
SliXQ TUB STMtL VUttPOIlATIUlt.
A holder of the common stock of the
United States Steel corporation has
brought suit for the purpose of com
pelling the trust to pay a dividend upon
the stock. It Is contended by the party
Instituting the suit that under the terms
of Its charter the corporation is bound
to pay dividends on its common, stock
at the rate of four per cent so long as
its net earnings are sulllclent to cover
the consequent disbursement and he
maintains that such a sufficiency is
demonstrated by the circumstance that
since its organization the net earnings of
the steel corporation have aggregated
$(50,000,000 over and above its fixed
charges and the dividends on the pre
ferred issue.
Thousands of persons were induced
to buy the common stock of the Steel
trust on specific promises which have
not been kept and there certainly ought
to be redress for these investors. The
Philadelphia Inquirer remarks that
never before were the people buncoed
on so large a scale. "Millions of dollars
were In this way extracted from the
pockets of small investors, of those who
could ill afford to bear the loss, and
coffers of the predatory rich, and the
people who were thus robbed have been
cynically, told that they had no remedy,
that they had been so artistically
swindled as to give the law no hold
upon their despollers, and that they
would have to charge their losses up to
their experience account" These' peo
ple will await with great Interest the
result of the litigation and the person
who has instituted it can be assured
of general public sympathy.
FIGHT ON A TltVST.
" The Tobacco trust Is one of the strong
est combinations In the country, but It
Is encountering an opposition from inde
pendent manufacturers that may force
it to modify its objectionable methods.
At a meeting in Boston a few days ago
of independent manufacturers a league
was formed for the purpose of meeting
the trust wherever it has established
Itself. The new organization adopted
resolutions setting forth its purpose to
be to aid and assist all Jobbers who
have refused the ironclad boycott at
tempted by the trust on all Independent
and union-made tobaccos; also to aid
every other Independent manufacturer
In the distribution of his goods. A fur
ther purpose of the league is to ascer
tain if the Independent manufacturers
have any legal right, where their trade
is restrained, either under state or fed
eral laws.
The methods pursued by the trust
were denounced as drastic, unjust and
un-American and an appeal made to
consumers to plifce their stamp of dis
approval upon the action of fhe trust.
They are asked to Insist on having In
dependent and union-made tobaccos If
they want them. It is not likely that
this appeal will have very much effect
The consumer of tobacco is not apt to
concern himself about the source of the
supply. The new organization, how
ever, may do much to free the trade
from the unjust methods of the trust
If It shall be able to induce the Jobbers
to assist it In this direction. It can per
haps also do some good by testing in
the courts the right of Independent man
ufacturers. The movement seems to bo
worthy of unqualified commendation.
Municipal ownership of public lighting
has become a paramount issue in many,
if not most, of the American cities. "The
history of public lighting," says the St.
Louis Republic, "Is pretty much the
same in all cities, large as well as small.
The usuul war for better contracts and
rates, the customary expression of dis
satisfaction and the desire for municipal
plants for public lighting are regular
chapters In municipal annals. Every
where the Insistence for municipal own
ership has resulted in the reduction of
rates. For some twenty years heated
controversies over public lighting fol
lowed each other In St. Louis, termina
ting in new contracts for illuminating
the streets with electricity and gas. Over
an,d over again the question of lighting
public buildings was discussed until
finally municipal electric generating
plants have been installed. The St
Louis Board of Public Improvements
now recommends a similar solution o
the street lighting problem, advising that
at the expiration of existing contract
the municipality should at least arrange
to do its own lighting." Public sentl
ment in Omaha, whenever an opportun
lty for popular expression has presented
Itself, has been almost a unit in favor of
municipal public lighting, and the pres
jent mayor and council stand pledged to
bring this about. Up to this tf me, how
ever, no steps have been taken that
would Justify the prediction that the
pledges will be fulfilled when the public
lighting contracts .expire with the close
of the year lttOG.
The city council of Chicago is all torn
up over an anti-pass ordinance. Some
of the members of the council object to
it because it is too lenient and others ob
ject to it because it is too drastic. The
city attorney says that it would not pre
vent aldermen from receiving friendly
cigars and congratulatory dinners from
contractors and corporation lobbyist
but it would effectually suppress dls
trlbutlon to councllmen of passes to the
atrical performances, base ball games.
street car deadheads, etc. The aboli
tion of these perquisite is exactly what
these council men object to. It would
be altogether too hard on Chicago alder
men to pay car fares and forego com-
pllmentarles to leg shows, base ball
games, shatn prize lights and other Inno
cent entertainments.- Kven an Omaha
councilman would rebel against such an
Innovation. Everybody knows that hi
Omaha as Well as Chicago it is not the
salary that politicians who break into
the council are hankering for. It Is the
trimmings they are after.
Sir Henry Irving has delivered a pub
lic reprimand to Mayor Harrison and
the city council of Chicago for depriving
him of a spotlight in his play of "The
Bells," and making him substitute a less
realistic and Ijss dangerous llhitnlnant,
but In the light of the recent Iroquois
theater catastrophe Sir Henry's outbreak
will not find much sympathy among the
theater-going people of Chicago.
Congressman Vatidlver of Missouri
says that democratic success iu that
state is not certuin this fall unless At
torney Folk is named as candidate for
governor. It is almost certain that a
bigger fund can be raised among Mis
souri democrats to beat him after he is
nominated than con be raised for his
election.
Insurance men regard the Baltimore
fire as the most Important one that has
ever occurred in furnishing experience
with buildings of different varieties and
grades of construction, and a radical re
vision of classifications of fire risks may
take place In the near future in conse
quence. Ill Is Is Ills Busy bay.
New York Tribune.
Dispatches from Shanghai Indicate that
the Ingenious and Indefatigable liars who
flourished there at the time of the Boxer
uprising are not all dead yet.
Tragedy of Carelessness.
8t. Louis . Globe-Democrat.
Johns Hopkins university lost eighty
buildings, worth tl.300,000, In the Baltimore
fire, with only $74,000 Insurance. That's
the way a profeosor attends to butlness.
He Isn't even as careful and thrifty as an
editor.
Fatal Lark of Swear Words.
Chicago Record-Herald.
There are no swear words In tho Jap
anese language, Tho nearest cne Jup can
come to sweating at another Is to call him
a beast. After this probably when one
of the mikado's subjects deolres to be
particularly abusive he will call the other
fellow a bear.
The Man Behind tho Partisan.
Philadelphia' Record.
Whatever one may think of the political
methods of Senator Hanna,' and however
one may be disposed to criticise the type
of partisan for which he stands, there is
no doubt that his warm-heartedness, his
boon comradshlp with all and sundry, his
enterprising spirit and large abilities have
commended htm to the good will and wishes
of the vast majority of his fellow Amer
leans.
ARMY GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON.
Passing; Events Cleaned from
the
Army and Navy .'onrnal.
The fact of war between Japan and
Russia has made It ' necessary to prepare
for military observation of the events in
the field of operations, and the following
named United States army officers have
been designated as military attaches with
the ttvo contending armies:
To ihe Russian 'Armies Captain Carl
Relchmann, Seventeenth infantry; Lieuten
ant Colonel James T. Kerr, adjutant gen-
ral's department and general staff; Cap
tain Qeorge C. Ontle'y, artillery corps, and
Captain William V. Judson, corps of en
gineers. To the Japanese Armies Colonel Enoch
H. Crowder, Judge advocate general's de
partment and general staff; Captain John
K. Morrison, Twentieth Infantry; Captain
Peyton C. Marclv, artillery corps and gen
eral staff; Captain Joseph E. Kuhn, corps
of engineers.
The surgeon generat of the army has
recommended that provision be made for
two medical officers who shall accompany
the foreign armies during their campaigns,
for the purpose of seeing what Is done by
their curgeons and what may be done to
Improve the supplies and the tystem of our
own medical department.
There can be no assignment of officers to
regimental and company detail until con
gress acts on the nominations sent In since
the present session negart, those not cov
ered by recess' appointments and which
still await senatorial confirmation. In ths
list of officers awaiting this action are five
colonels, five lieutenant colonels, five
majors, eleven captains and nineteen first
lieutenants of Infantry and two captains
and two first lieutenants of cavalry, the
latter depending upon the batch of officers
of that arm who are to be promoted when
the senate confirms the nomination of Cap
tain A. L. Mills. The assignments will be
governed, so far as may be, by ths present
location of officers, in order to save, wher
ever possible, on the item Of mileage.
The examination of applicants for appoint.
ment as assistant surgeon in the United
States army will be resumed in Washington
Immediately after the close of the present
session of the Army Medical school; it will
embrace the full examination (as hereto
fore), at the conclusion of . which those
found qualified will be commissioned. Full
Information aa to the requisite qualifica
tions for appearance for examination,
method of application, nature and scope of
examination, etc., may be obtained .upon
application to the surgeon general. United
State army, Washington, D. C. The exam
ining board will probably reassemble about
the middle of April next, and those desiring
to present themselves before the board
should males application at once. Appli
cants are restricted in age to SO years, and
one year's hospital experience or Its equiva
lent In private practice is required.
If Colonel (Captain) A. L. Mills. U. 8. A.,
Is confirmed In the position of brigadier
general the vacancy in his captaincy will
exist in the Tenth regiment and not in the
11 rat, aa might have been expected. By
agreement between Colonel Mills and Cap
tain Godfrey H. Macdonald, lately of the
Tenth cavalry, there is a mutual transfer
of those officers, the idea being of course
that Mills will be promoted out of the
Tenth cavalry or should the senate fall to
confirm him will not go to that regiment
In a long time. Captain Macdonald is also
on duty at West Point, being the senior
Instructor of cavalry tactics.
The highly respectable and veracious offi
cial Army Register , contains the Interesting
fact of the presence on the active list of
the army of an officer 151 years of age.
Ons of the novelties of the ISM Register is
the date of birth of every officer who Is
still on the active Hat. It would be remark-
ab'.e. of course. If these dates were without
typographical error, and one appears to
have occurred, despite the skill and care
exercised by the compilers. In the case of
Captain Oscar J. Brown. First cavalry, who
is recorded as having been born as early as
November 26, VH.
wiiic runny i racked tub shell.
llonr America paaked and started
Japan as a World Power.
It Is Instructive to consider In connec
tion with the war Jiipan Is waging for
existence as a world power that the first
Impulse the Island empire received Invol
untarily was from the American navy just
fifty years ago. .Trior to 1854 Japan was
a hermit kingdom as much as Thibet is
todny. Foreigners were not wanted and
trade with foreign countries resented and
resisted. Buch merchantmen as drifted Into
Japanese waters for trade or to secure the
necessaries of ocean travel were beset by
pirates and driven off or looted".
In the summer of 1853 an American fleet
of six sail and three steamers, in com
mand of Commodore M. C, Perry, brother
of the Immortal Perry of Laks Erie,
dropped anchor In Yedo bay. The com
modore brought letters from the president
to the Japanese tycoon proposing a treaty
opening the ports of Japan to American
trade. The authorities parleyed with the
oommodore, told him tho ruling prince was
dangerously 111, and Induced him to defer
action for a time. The fleet put oft to
Shanghai, returning In January, 1854, and
anchored within seven miles of where Toko.
hama now stands. Negotiations were then
pressed vigorously and on March 81 the
treaty was signed In the presence of 600
well armed American sailors. By the terms
of the treaty American ships could enter
the harbors of Hakodate, In Hokoldo, and
Bhlmoda, In Hondo, for coal, water and
provisions and enjoy trading privileges un
molested. Then came an exchange of pres
ents. Commodore Perry presented tele
graph instruments with a mile of wire, a
toy locomotive and a car, rifles, guns, sew
ing machines, clocks, eto. The Japs gave
lacquer, bronxe, porcelain. Ivory, silk. etc..
all of which are In the Smithsonian lnstl
tute In Washington.
This treaty was ratified July 14, 1854, and
subsequently the grateful Japs erected a
granite shaft in memory of Commodore
Perry on the spot where the treaty was
concluded.
The Inland sea of Japan and the straits of I
Bhlmonosekl formed a continuous water- I
way from ths eastern to the western I
boundary of the empire. The straits at I
their narrowest point were only one-fourth
of a mile wide and there the daimlo of
Nagato erected fortifications and placed his
war vessels. In June, 1863, the Pembroke,
a small American steamer freighted with
merchandise and bound from Yokohama
to Nagasaki, was nearlng the eastern
entrance to these straits with the American
flag flying. The powerful batteries of the
forts and the war vessels opened fire on
her and she was compelled, to put out to
sea again. This was the first time the I
United States had had trouble over the
treaty ports and at once the United States
minister, Mr. Pruyn, under orders from the senate for an investigation and a com
Washington, sent the Wyoming to the mttee has been appointed to look into his
scene of the attack to demand satisfaction case. The News has criticised his conduct
for the insult to the flag. I
The Wyoming was In command of Com-1
mander David Stockton McDougal, who
died a rear admiral. He was cruising in
eastern waters in oearch of the confederate
vessel Jabama. He at once started for
the straits of Bhlmonosekl. He entered the I
straits on the morning of July 16, 1S03.
Tarpaulins covered tho portholes of the I
Wyoming and it looked like a merchant
vessel. 'Inside the narrow entrance could I
be, seen two square-rigged vessels and a
steamer anchored close to the town. As
soon as McDougal saw them he held a
consultation with his officers and sold:
"Gentlemen, wo will either blow those I
chips out of the water or sink ourselves."
He then gave -the orders to go ahead.
Noticing that the center of the channel
was marked by. a stako, he suspected that
the guns of tho forts were trained on this I
point, so he gave orders to run In close to I
the northern shore. Tho American flag!
had been r,un up and the little Wyoming I
made for tho ship Inside.
She carried onlv six guns, while the com-
blned armament of the Japanese ships and
the forts amounted to forty-eight guns,
The forts opened fire on the Wyoming, but
the shrewd move of Captain McDougal in
going In shore had disconcerted the Jape
In their aim. As It was, two sailors and a
marine were wiiea cerore tne Wyoming
could get past the forts. It then made a
dash for the Japanese vessels. They were
"lwraw iJuiiKeiinu, iiib ung wnricn,
uoin ol t.niu.ii uu.iu. ami m. American-
mini uriK j-rauivi Tru.irr. ttpuun mc-
Dougal ran in between these vessels and
the Lanrick poured three broadsides into
the Wyoming. It replied with such vigor
that the Lanrick was soon In a sinking con.
dltlnn. The two vessels had been so close
to each other that the faces of the Japanese
gunners conld be distinctly seen. Soon the
Lanrick went down and ths Daniel Web
ster was no better off. The Lancefleld at
tempted to escape, but the Wyoming gave
chase to it, with the result that after a few
well-directed shots It was blown up.
,.. l MrMiiir.1 tirnu1 an .Hu .l
of the harbor after silencing the forts.
ktlllng over 800 Japanese and destroying gatlon it would seem tnai no umrr ...
the three vessels. His own loss was four mittee could have been chosen. One sena
men killed in action and seven wounded, tor is reported to have said: "That corn
one of whom afterward died. Ths hull of mittee would not whitewash St. Pet1--
the Wyoming hud been hit ten times, Its
funnel hod six holes In it. Two masts were
injured and the upper rigging badly cut.
Following this battle In 184 Japan paid
to the United States the sum of 1750,000 as
an Indemnity fund. Out of this fund claims
were to be paid to those suffering the dam-
ages from the dalmloa, but, as a matter of
fact, nothing was done. Thla, fund re-
mained on deposit with the State depart-
ment and was Invested in United States se-
curltles until In 1883 it amounted to the
sum of H.770,364. Finally in that year the
survivors of the Wyoming expedition were
paid certain sums out of this accumulation
and 1785,000 was ordered returned to Japan,
Ko Sympathy for Either.
Now Yortt Evening Post.
k -hih .Ma .hnnld American .vmn.
thles Incline? If the answer were based
1 nrlnHnic rf ,.
-
manity. it would be to neither. Both Japan
.a vlnl.tnf. rf nt.atrar. ,
ttllU 1 ' rwi 1 m o.w . . ... . w. - b. 1 -
Neither has a Just title to those belongings
of China and Corea, about which the con
troversy has raged, and concerning the
partition of which the war Is to be fought.
What we have on either side la a nation
coveting the lands of another, and calling
it destiny, or, in President Roosevelt's
phrase, "The Interests of civilisation."
Strictly speaking, Japan and Russia are
going to war because they cannot agree cratlo papers of the state, recently con
upon the division of the property of third tained the following: "The senate ha. ap-
pon
parties. Considered merely as one land
grahblng power against another, we do not
see that "American sympathies" have any
call to flow out to either. American dis
gust with both would be more to the point.
From the Baltic to C'blaa Sea.
Chicago Tribune.
According to the dispatches Russia Is
preparing to "rush its Baltic fleet to the
scene of war." In order to reach the seen
that fleet will merely have to traverse the
Cattegat. The Rkagar Rack, the North sea,
the straits of Dover, the English channel,
the bay of BlFcay, a part of the Atlantic
ocean, the straits of Gibraltar, the whole
length of the Mediterranean sea, the Sues
canal, the Red sea, the gulf r.f Aden, the
Indian ocean, several more straits, some
more seas and a few additional gulfs be
fore that "rush" (a over but ths war may
be ended by that tiros.
THERE IS tlO SUBSTITUTE FOR
Absolutely Puro
IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH
IN RR DIETRICH.
MeCook Tribune: For Nebraska's sake,
for the honor of Its United Rtntea iwnainr.
8lPi for Mf Dietrich's sake, tho Tribune
hopes tho senate special committee may be
able to fully, fairly and finally exonerate
him.
Sterling Record: Senator tDetrlch's case
In the United States senate hns teen
opened and the senate committee hns sent
for the evidence presented In the trial at
Omaha. Let us hope that the senator
again meets the evidence "squarely.'
Bancroft Blade: It is to be hoped that
the senate's investigation of the Dietrich
affair will end In vindication. It Is better
for the world that men should be found
innocent than guilty. Tet, no doubt, there
are many persons who have an. nbnornml
desire to hear of the downfall of any person
0f eminence.
Holdrege Cltlsen: The promise Is made
that the senatorial committee which Is in
vestigating -Nie charges against Bene tor
Dietrich will go to the bottom of the mat
ter. More light on the matter Is what the
people of Nebraska want and . none of
them objected when he asked for an In-
vest! gat ion.
Auen News: Senator Dietrich has asked
n the past, and now takes this cccalon
to say that he has done a ro.Rx ndable
act. We hope he may be entirely and non-
orably vindicated.
Butte Gazette: Senator Dietrich has
asked the senato to appoint a committee to
thoroughly Investigate the charges pre-
f errefl against him, of which he was
acquitted on a technicality att his trial In
Omaha. This action upon the part of Sen-H
atcr Dietrich Is pretty good evidence thot
he Is in the right and proposes to bo
vindicated In the eyes of the public
Auburn Granger: As the friends of Sen
ator Dietrich behold the personnel of the
Investigating committee they tremble for
the senator. They feel certain that both
Cockrell and Pettus will be against Mr.
Dietrich on party grounds if nothing less.
Senator Hoar is not a man who. can be
sung to sleep, and the other two senators.
Spooner and Piatt, are not consldortd pur
chasable or controllable.
David City Banner: The personnel of tl.e
committee, composed of Senators Hoar,
Cockrell. Snooner. Pettus and Piatt or con
nectlcut. appointed to Investigate tne
charges preferred against 3enator Dietrich,
I has inspired confidence In the people that a
thorough investigation will be made, ana it
Is hoped that such a rigid investigation will
be made that the findings of the comm.ttee
will be accepted ss final,
qj-j qui: Disregarding the advice of his
tnenin Senator Dietrich has sked for a
LItnHl investigation of his conduct
toucnlng; the postofflce affairs In this state
and the juegt has been granted, mo
eommttee who will read the evidence in
the case Is composed of strong men. sen
ator Hoar of Maine Is at the head and the
other members are Piatt of Connecticut.
Spooner, Cockrell and Pettus. TlUs looks
like a committee who will determine tne
facts and render a decision in accordance
with the facts.
Kearney Journal: Senator Dietrich in
sisted upon a thorough examinnim
h. hres against him. and in accordance
therewith Senator Frye, acting president of
tha senate, appointed tne ioiiowihb mm
mittee: Senators Hoar or
rlialrman. Piatt Of Connecticut, dpuiiiici,
Cockrell and Pettus. For such an Investl-
We shall see. Evidently Mr. meincn win
get that which he professed to want, a
thorough Investigation. i-rf-i n .
let the truth bo Known 10 wie prom. .
is exactly what they have been waiting
for. It Is better 19 nave m.irun,.
though It plncnes severely. Again. ...
now off to await results.
Wayne Republican: The senate is m-
vestlgatlng the Dietrich case, having called
for all papers which weje before the fed-
eral Brand Jury and the. court that diH-
missed the case on the technical point
raised by Dietrich's counsel. Senators
Hoar, Piatt, Spooner, Cockrtll and Pettus
compose the committee of investigation ana
their finding will be accepted as tne most
iust. We believe there is no cause to ex
pect anything but a complete vindication
of Dietrich so far as guilt Is concerned,
but It win De impo.siuie v
the averago c'tlaen's mind the idea U.at
t , ,,i rt th.
we""cn uiu nui wu" , " "
IDOlIll in ct:ci"IIt
tlon, and that he has ctherwlse blundered
else ho would not become the victim of at
tock. However, It is evident that the whole
affair is more a battle of fuctlons thon
an affair of party In wlilco. tne state is
ooncerned.
West Point Republican: Concerning the
Dietrich senatorial Investigation the Colum
bus Telegram, one of the leading demo-
pointed five or tne OKieri biiu uci mm in
the body to examine the rotten mesa. Sen
ator Hoar is at the head of the committee.
Old man Pettus 01 Aiaimma, uorarvu or
Missouri and equally distinguished senators
make up the committee. That commlttco
will not do any whitewashing. If Dietrich,
shall get a verdict from such a source he
will be entitled to a cloaa or innocence
whiter than any ever manufactured by the
United States court. While all Nebraska
has an abiding belief In the guilt of Diet
rich, there would be none to question a
verdict of not guilty If rendered by Pettus
and Hoar." Barring the allusion to the
matter as a "rotten mess" and the contra
dictory nature of the last statement, the
F.epublican and republicans gen. rally are
Inclined to accept that view of the situa
tion and be bound by the verdict of that
committee. When that committee was ap
pointed ft prominent democratic Journal
iff '
(stated that "It viMldn't wVtewash St.
J Peter." The TeK grum, oppnrntly, Is of
tho same belief. Jlow, rhouid the commit-,
tee completely exonerate Dietrich and
that Is not unllkeiy will tho nemocratlo
brethren still have the same fnlth In Its
integrity they display at this tlmeT Or
will they holler whitewash Just t'ue sainu
and talk about suppression ar.d a misled
committee? It's a 100 to 1 shot that tbey
will. Time fill tell.
l'EHSOKAI. NOTE".
Hartford, Conn, lit in the shadow c.i the
Baltlmoro blaze with $2,f00,000 insurance to ,
pny. .
The nurses cf the .Welrotie, Mas., hos
pital have gone cn strike: (lie sick people
In the hospital have r.ot the power or they,
too, would d. some striking. " ,
Dr. C. C. Sheldon, one cf the leading Jir.y
nlctnns of Wisconsin, Asserts that appendi
citis Is contagious. He Buys the direare is j
of microbe origin, end the only ratlor.sl
explanation Is that It Is the result cf a
germ that can be transferred.
Current English gosfclp notes that. Mr.
Chamberlain In a keen reader of Action.
On tnnt memorable day when wnr between
England and the Boers was :n the balance ,
he spent te venlng In one of his clubs
Intently perusing a third-rate novel. Mid- .
night found him still en grossed In. tho ,
volume. ..,
An governor general of the Philippines
Vllllam H. Toft received $15,000 a year sal- '
ary and 5C 000 for expenses. As rwretary of
war he Till lecolve JS.OOO a year. Ellhu
Root, vho hss served the government ss .
secretary of war at jS.Ow a year for the
last four and one half years, probably could
earn anywhere from IfO.OOO to i00,000 a
year In private law p'actlce. 1 1
It Is generally aupprced by Ms frlevls
that "Bill" Reader, trie Ifo'.sas congress
man, would rather play a Joke on somebody
than draw his salary. While riding In a
Washington street Cir the other day he
stooped down end picked up a coin which
was lying on the floor. "Anybody ifse a
S'.O gold piece?" he Inquired g'nv.Jy. Sev
eral of his fellow passengnrs replied In
chorus: "I did." Mr. Jteerler started for
the, floor us. ho-raid:. . 'All rlghrt, 1 Justt?
found this nickel of It." holding up a S-cent
piece; "rr.aybe the l'J.95 is still on the floor.
Good day." '
LAtiClIIINQ LINES.
Jngway t'ms'd ycu swear o!T d'lnklng If
you wanted to'.'
Toperlv Sure. But what's t'.ie use f
needlessly perjuring yourself 'Town.
Topics
"Well," remarked Pepprey, after listening
to Br:,gg's talk. "I don't doubt th-t some
day there'll lie a procession In your honor,
with you at the head of It."
"Oh, y 311 admit that!" exclaimed Pragg.
"B'ire. You've got to Co some di.y.
Philadelphia Press.
Upgardflon (who Is reading the war t,tws)
-How est your ryinpathlus In tnis Desi
res 1
Atom Weil. I can't help rympathltlng
with rtaltlmure and Russia Just now.--Chicago
Tribune.
Parson Graves Ah. Mr. Fritter, I think
I saw you at church on B.rday. May i .
ask, how did you like my c"jcoroe?
K-rllt..W t inak. I ,11,1-'. V. .... .1.1. ... -
(. . . ' t . . . . u . . u "ill . uca, ,1.1. . , ' 1 , v.
your sermon, l'ou see I left Immediately -
srter you had announced ths text. I felt
sure, don't you know' you couldn't lmprov
upon that. Bpston Transcript. '-..
Mrs. "i.terSo sarry you must geL. By
the way, when are you ccrnlng to take din.
n.T with us?
Miss de Mulr I'll come any dy you'U
ask me. Philadelphia Press.
The gasoline had given out.
"A horse! A home! My kingdom for a
horse!" cried Richard, despairingly.
But the best he got wa a horse laugh .
from one of his servitors. Chicago Journal.
"Remember that time is money," said ths
person who gives much advice.
"Yes." answered the man who is not
working, "hut sometimes it Is very difficult
to effect the exchange." Washington 8tar.
Joan of Arc was urged to wear woman's
garb.
"Very well." she replied, "bring me a
beige voile with emplecemsnt and uelnture
of elan velvet and jabots of moussellne "
But with a baffled cry the English aban
doned the attempt. New York Bun.
Ehe called my bluff,
tndted she old.
Since then the troth
Cannot bs hid.
I'd made the usual display
Of borrowed vl'tues day by day:
I d rmllcd o er mishaps Just a mougn
My dlsposlsh were always so;
I'd strewed mv money without stint.
Of poverty orepped ne'er a hint
You know the 'est; this 1 enough
To make you know that same old bluff.
Fhe colled It, though
Ah. yes; fur she
Believed It all
And married me!
Llpplncott's Magaxlna
LOOIillO FOR A PARAGON.
Pittsburg Dispatch. '
"A lilinsaiit voice," ths lover said,'
"iia power to sooth an aclilna; heart
Its quality, by feeling fed.
Awakens smiles, makes tears to start.
Its modulations clierm the ear
Ai'd hid the s!uikuig soul rejoice. -
And so It comes about, my dear,
I want u. pleasant voice. .
"A winning smile," the lover mused,
"Has power to win affection kind.
It hrlglilcns up the rarely used
,n.l darkened chambers of the mini.
It spreads the sunshine o'er the wwld
And lightens many a weary mile,
'Tin flag uf happiness on furled 1
i wui.t a wliuiii.g smile!"
"A gentle heart," the lover cried,
"1 like the sunshine after rain.
It knows no bltterneaa nor pride.
Though all too oft so suffers yin.
It keeps frum ethers pain it knows,
From slflshns 'tis far apart.
Here lovo of huinuji kindred grows. ..
1 want a gentle huurt."
"The pleasant voice, the winning smila.
The gorille heart (hear him conclude).
Are very, very niair in whllo
I jilng this trifling Interluila.
For their poaarfrxlon, so to speak, '
I'd give the whole terrestrial balL
AH Uila Is true and so I aok
Tbs girl wlio twin LLsuk all I"