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TITTS OMAITA DAILY TIKE: TTTEPPAY. APKIL 12. 1004. Tlffi OMAHA DAILY Bee. E. ROBEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF Bl.-nSCRIPTION. F'slly pee twlthout Sunday). One Year..M ally Hff and Sunday, One Year " Illustrated Hee, One Year Sunday Hee. One Yur J IT? Saturday Hoe, On Year iT'"" J' Twentieth Centurv Farmer. One Year., l.w DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Pally Bee (without Hundiiy). per copy.... Ie lally He without Bundiiy). per wee...lJC Dally Bee (Including Sunday), per week. .lie Sunday Bee. per mpy Rvening Be (without Sunday, ner week, so Evening Bee (Including Sunday), per Cornplaints''of 'rresKiYaritj" In '''jlvrY tiould be addreaaed to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha Otv Hall Building, Twenty-fifth and M Btreeta. Council Bluffs 10 Feart Street. Chicago 140 t'nlty Building. New York 232S Park Row Building. Washington 01 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. 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I!t04, wni aa follow: 1 SO.OTO 17 SO.BTO t ao,io i aosto t so,M20 19 ,sro 4 80,O 20 1W.6O0 81,120 Jl 80.I90 st.aio a aOfitw I ao.sKo a 20,820 81.1HO 24 2tM!M t 80,TIO 25 80,200 10 80.T20 26 SO.BOO II 80,(KM 27 2,ROO 1J 8O.AS0 28 X9.T10 It SM,On0 28 80,210 14 a,W1)0 80 80,000 15 80.4AO II 29,820 U 80.300 , Total 80,210 Leea unsold and returned copies.... 10,8211 Net total sales .91W.8HT Net average sales 3WI78 OEO. B. TZBCHCCK. Subscribed !n my presence and sworn to per or. me mis 1st crey 01 April, a. u.vm. (Seal) M. B. HUNGATB. . Notary Public Be thankful that Omaha is this year pared the necessity of a spring mil nlcipal election. Senator Quay is 111. But as the phy sicians have not begun to Issue bulle tins he may confidently be expected to survive. . Indications are that General Wood Is getting that training as a soldier which bis enemies said be lacked at the time of bis promotion. We fear ihat the beauties of the new t cavenger law as officially described will be appreciated only by those who have no delinquent taxes to pay. With each faction predicting that the other will bolt, the St Louis convention may develop into a race to see which ' can get out of the door first lbs 'Missouri river apparently de- Bll CTB bU BUUH IUI1V L k BUII UC&B " ( I kV i. - mane resiuems aiong us uun&s uneusy ' potency as a producer of floods. , Germany and England have joined the United States in an active re sumption of the white man's burden. Dispatches from South Africa, Thibet and Manila have a similar tone. If the members of the Board of Public Works will stop pulling contractors' chestnuts out of the fire and set to work to have Omaha's streets put in good condition a long suffering public will be grateful. Emperor William has so far failed to Issue decorations to his officers In the South African rebellion, although they have seen more fighting than the muchly be-rlbboned officers of the csar in the Orient Complaint is made, that General 3 ha fTee was brusque in his treatment it a delegation of congressmen upon a recent occasion. Perhaps he. had Just completed the reading of the Brlstow eport when they called. When the returns of the Alabama pri mary election come in today Captain llobson will discover whether he has een more successful In bottling up Con rreesman Bankhead than he was in his ittempt upon Admiral Cervers's fleet umciai inemciency was never more aatent than when Russian officers rdered fire opened upon pilot boats in Mew Chwang harbor. Russian friend- ihlp seems to be as danVrous on the bores of the Pacific as Russian hos llltj. If Judge Day has really erred in en dorsing K. M. Bartlett for the Baxter vacancy on the district bench, as Is alleged by the nonpartisan democratic nrgan, aa appeal to the supreme court . f public opinion may be in order, pro riding the appellants will furnish bonds to pay the costs. v The- populists are going back to the lection returns of isa which was the last year that they had a candidate for state , office in the field, previous te fusion, to get an Index of their strength In Nebraska. At that time they polled approximately 70.000 votes and the pop list mathematicians are assuming that tha bulk of these votes are still at their command. Some people like to fool themselves. Governor Mlctey may have been dls courteous to the Bar association in taking prompt and decisive action in filling the vacancy on the district bench, but the Bar association was apparently also discourteous to Governor Mickey la falling to ask him whether its advice was wanted. The inevitable disagree meat among (he nieuilters of the Bar tsuociatlon would, moreover, bava been Mabargaaln THM BTJKt or TBW WAR. While Americans generally regard the war in eastern Asia as a matter that has comparatively little concern for them and consequently are taking only a ca usual Interest In the conflict yet as matter of fact the issue involved is one of the very greatest concern to' this j country, so far as Its commercial inter- ests are concerned. There is involved in the result of the war the most im portant principle for which the United States has been contending for the past several years, the maintenance of the open door in China and the integrity of the territory of that empire. These are essential facts in the sltua- tion, which must continue to make for American sympathy with the power that promises and can be depended I returns are carefully canvassed a cer upon to insure the maintenance in the j tiflcate of election will be Issued to Mr. Orient of those demands In behalf of the clvlllr.ed world for which the United States has been contending for several yenrs. As one writer on the subject remarks, a victorious Japan, would mean a regenerated China, while a victorious Russia would mean a China divided that it might be more easily conquered and exploited only for the benefit of Its conquerors. Moreover, says this writer, the consummation of the policy which has been deliberately pursued by Russia in eastern Asia must clerk's office every night since the clec nulllfy the advantages possessed by this tlon to see that the ballot boxes are not country on the Tadflc ocean and ren- tampered with." That does not neces- der meaningless every effort we have made to confirm our Influence as the greatest of Pacific powers. It Is pointed out that the place which the United States occupies in the world and the place which it should occupy in the future were equally challenged by every step made toward the dismember ment of China, and that consequently this country should continue to main tain the position that it has declared, In the most uncompromising manner, in favor of the preservation of the in tegrity and security of the Chinese em pire. The great question before this nation is bow far it should go in insisting upon the policy in regard to China to which it is already committed. No one can foresee the outcome of the war in the far east, or foretell what the termlna- tlon of the conflict will result in. There is at present a well nigh universal opln- ion that neither of the nations engaged In war will be permitted to determine the final arrangements of peace that the powers of the world not engaged in the struggle will have something to say In the settlement. This is alto gether probable, but bow much will the United States have to do - in the ad justment?, We have Interests in that quarter of the world not less Important than those of any other country, with the exception , of China and . Japan. These we must care for and the ques tion is bow far we shall go in looking after them and seeing that they are properly protected. A IWOTBBRX LABOR PROBLKM. There is not a sufficient supply of labor in portions of the puthernNstates to meet the aemana ana in consequence a good deal of anxiety is felt there re; gardlng the gathering of this year's cot- ton crop. Not only this, but it appears 1 that the area of land put in cotton can- not be increased up to the amount that I is available for the reason that It will I be impossible to secure sufficient labor to cultivate the cotton. It does not ap pear that the colored labor of the south has declined in efficiency,' but simply that in some portions of that section there is not an adequate supply of that class of labor, due in part to the fact I that a considerable part of the colored I people have gone into 'arming on their I own account and are giving employment to their own people. There are thous-1 ands of colored men in the south who I own lands and are cultivating them and the number of such Is increasing from year to year. Most naturally they em ploy people of their own race in the cul tlvatlon of their farms and this takes a very considerable number out of the ranks of those who have hitherto been available -to the whites engaged in cot ton production. In these circumstances the south is earnestly in favor of immigration and Is moving for the encouragement of the coming of people from those portions of southern people who will not find our soumern cumate oDjecnonaoie to them. iney are especially ravorame 10 me ..y. u.. uuuuuutTOij preiera Die to that from the southern portion of that country. It Is stated that the commls stoner general of immlgralon has bad J many rcoue8tg from the southern state. for the diversion of some of the more desirable Immigrants to that section of the country. This requirement of the south for more labor will undoubtedly exert an influence unfavorable to the outcry against Immigration. With a proper ef fort made to supply immigrants with In formation as to opportunities for secur- ing wora. as proposed. in a Dill Intro- duced in congress. It is not to be doubted that a large camber of people coming into the country would be induced to go south, particularly of that class to which the climate of the southern states would especially appeal and which con stitute the majority of thcae who within the last year or two have come to the United States, In view of this southern demand for labor, which has been growing from year to year and will certainly continue to grow with the increasing industrial development of that section, it is manl festly folly to place additional restric tions upon immigration. The west at well as the south has room for more labor of the kind which the average Immigrant auppllea and it will be many years yet and only when there shall be a halt to our material progress that we can put a stop to the incoming of people whose Industry Is needed in the work of developing our resources and building up tha country. The call the aontii for more labor should silence the de mand for additional restriction upon im migration. prkparmo Fuji trovblk. The South Omaha bureau of the World-Herald foreshadows trouble and forecasts in delicate tints the plan of campaign agreed upon by the flown Omaha gamblers to win their bets mode on the election of Tom Hoctor. Accord ing to the bureau, "the chief Interest in the canvass of the returns of the South Omaha Hectlon lies in the belief that mistakes have -been made in the un- official returns." We are told furtner- more that "it Is believed by the demo crats that Mr. Hoctor will benefit by the official canvass and that after the Hoctor. We have no doubt that this will hap pen, If nothing else happens to arrest the conspiracy concocted by the South Omaha gamblers very much interested in getting that certificate for Mr. Hoctor. In support of its forecast the bureau points to the fact that "doubt exists in the minds of republicans as well as of democrats as to what the official canvass will show, inasmuch as both Hoctor and Koutsky have stationed men in the city sarlly imply that the republicans have any doubt, but rather that they enter tain grave fears that the ballot boxes will be burglarized. . The most preposterous part of the WoTld-Herald bureau forecast Is the as sertion that "in case of a fight over the mayoralty in the courts Mr. Adklns, the coming president of the council, would hold the position of mayor until the contest is finally settled." This Is the veriest rot Frank Koutsky is mayor of South Omaha and will remain mayor until bis successor is duly qualified to assume the functions of that office. Haying received a majority of the votes cast at the election last Tuesday on the face of the returns, he cannot be dis lodged except by the courts. In that case the man declared duly entitled to the office would be mayor, and that mia not De Mr. Aamns, oecause ne was not a candidate for the office Of mayor. The only chance Mr. Adklns would have of becoming ncting mayor, should he become president of the new council, outside of the death or resignation of Mayor Koutsky, would be in case of the impeachment of the mayor, but even then it! would be in the discretion of the to suspend the mayor or penult h,m to Continue in office until he has been convicted of misdemeanors charged in tho impeachment It will be remem bered that George P. Bemls, mayor of Omaba, against - whom impeachment charges were brought by members of the council, was not suspended from office during the Impeachment trial con ducted by three of the district-Judges, because, in their Judgment,. Ills retention in office did not Imperil any vital public interest, and that action was fully Jtisti- fled by the final judgment of acquittal. Manifestly the South Omaha plotters and schemers who are trying to steal the mayoralty election are trying hard to fabricate an excuse for the lawless coup that is to be consummated by the outgoing council. A letter of ex-Judge Sullivan has been printed in which he declares that he is one of many democrats who think it neither wise nor expedient for the demo- cratlc state convention to reaffirm the money plank in the Kansas Citv Dlat- form, yet he favors giving Bryan what ever sort of a platform declaration be wants, for a man put forward by the democrats of Nebraska as their choice for the vice presidential place on their national ticket this must appeal to all factions of the democracy as an ex hibition of lamentable lack of backbone. Bryan's strength comes from bis per sistency in standing up for bts con victions. If Judge Sullivan believes the relegation of 16 to 1 to the rear is essen tial to party success it would be the part of consistent courage to get out in the open and fight against it The World-Herald thinks it "bad form" for the Judges of the district to lndcate a preference as to whom they 8hould ,lke to alt wltB them a colleague on the bench by ap- I pointment .Dy tne governor to n a ..bad form.. of the law. JBn trylng t0 dlctate the JudgM before whom they are to try their cases is, how ever, not apparent to that "nonpartisan" organ. Assurance Is given that all the changes of importance in the Union Pacific man- I a gem en t have been made which may be taken to mean that no further diversion of business from the headquarters here is to be expected. Why not, then, give Omaha a new and commodious bead' J quarters building that would be a credit to the areatest transcontinental railroad? Congressman Burton, of Ohio has de cided that the system of river improve ments in the United States contrasts unfavorably with the systems of other countries. This is the first official in timation that there has ever been any system in the appropriation of money for the alleged purpose of improving American waterways. Governor Van Bant seems to have been congratulated too soon. Ills real victory came when the United States supreme court decided the courts of Minnesota to be the flnar tribunals for decisions regarding the state laws against the merger. The average cost per irrigated acre of land in New Mexico is $16.87, which, capitalized at 6 per cent would make each acre of, land worth 280. Com I pared with such laad values, Nebraska's prolific untrrtgated acres are a most at tractive investment. Hearst's Hopeless Heat. Louisville Courier-Journal. Mr. Hearst has no more chance of being nominated than he has of being carried to heaven In a wicker basket, hsnd mads by Mr. Bryan. Point Plainly Pat. Portland Oregonlan. Just before Easter the British killed SOO Thibetans. Just lefore Easter the Dutch killed 641 Achlnese. The strongest bat talions seem to be on the side of the true believer. Flopping; for s Fts.nl. New York Tribune. Mr. Cleveland's statement as to the can didacy of Judge Parker seems to have been convincing to Mr. Bryan. He at once came to the front snd declared Parker not avail able. The two wings of the democ ratio party do not yet flap together. Wkere Reform Is Needed. Pittsburg Dispatch. In view of the proposition originating with a horrified Englishwoman that sep arate surf bathing shall be enacted for the sexes at the New Jersey seaside resorts, perhaps It would be well to make the re form thorough by requiring separate oceans. Partisan Yarn SoraelehedU Chicago Post. Secretary Moody's emphatic denial that the Mayflower Is the "president's yacht" ought to silence the criticisms that have been m-tde as to the chief executive's use of this vessel. Mr. Moody says: " All ex penditures of every nature occaasloned by the visit of the president or any of his falmly or guests have been paid by him." The Mayflower has never been "held for the president's use," nor has any refitting or repairing of the boat been done for the president. This clear statement does not leave the critics a leg to stand on. They have prated about something they did not know and evidently never took any trou ble to find out whether they were right or wrong. Sobblng for Spring; Days. Atlanta Constitution. Let us go Into the woods and get away from the mass of humanity from the des perate life drive; from the rush and crush of crowds; from the babel of tongues that only wag to censure; from the blinding glare of the flittering dollar, whose mimic eagle's talons are at the throat of life; from false loves, false friends and the terror of the toll of cities whose thunder clouds hide God. Let us take a day off with the thrush and the song-thrilled mocking bird, In dreamy depths of daisies, by rippled rivers and lnvolate vines: let us aeaicate one day to the freedom of the wlldr-one day of bright, barbaric splendor, with echoes of "ancestral voices." In other words, let's go a-flshlng! JUSTICE! BREWER OK REFORM. Objections Creed Aa-alnst Theories Recently Expounded. Portland Oregonlan. It Is Just like the great lawyer, great Judge or great statesman to bring a lofty and powerful plea for civic righteousness to some lame and impotent conclusion of ways and means. Tour great mind is apt to make a great mistake when It tackles eomethlng It knows little about, either by experience or study. With the general principles enunciated by Justice Brewer in his Chicago speech no theoretical or i practical reformer can quarrel; but in, hi. specific conclusion he is hampered by predellctlon and ignorance. His panacea Is the substitution of perma nent for precarious tenure in municipal offices and ; the:" permanent establishment of civil service' reform. The remedy Is Inadequate. , It is the theory of our government, from White House to town meeting, that the omces revert at stated intervals, to the people for their filling. We prefer an in experienced sheriff, assessor, treasurer, etc., now and again to one who has held office so long he thinks he owns It. We lose something In effldence, possibly, but we keep Incumbents In constant and wholesome respect of popular disapproval. Rotation in office is the only way In which bad administrations can be exterminated, It seems a hard and cynical thing to say, but Publlc offlca is not the sole prerogative of reforms. Government Is by the ma jority. ' This majority may not suit you or us, gentle reader, and we may feel called upon to denounce it In unmeasured terms. Tet it's In the saddle, and right fully. There la no way in this country by which one class or set of cltlsens can put its representatives in office and keep them there. Ths price of liberty la not an occa sional spasm and then eternal possession. The ethics of politics requires the con- scientous Counting of the ballots of the bad along with the ballots of the good. All are equal before the law. PERSONAL NOTES. The governor of Hawaii announces that in future the embeszlers of public moneys will, be punished. AH the towns of northern Illinois, where Lincoln and Douglas had their famous debate in 18S8, are setting up monuments marking the spot. Dr. B. Wler Mitchell has begun a serial on "The Youth of Washington." Now we are likely to get the inside facts as to that cherry tree affair. A duplicate of the memorial to Sir Walter Besant, which has been placed In fit Paul's cathedral, London, Is to be erected on a public site on the Thames embank ment. Prof. A. B. Arnold, eminent as the au thor or several surgical treatises and a distinguished classical scholar and trans lator of old Hebrew and Arabic writings, has Just died In San Francisco. Oswald Flits Bllse, the German ex-lieu tenant who is now undergoing his six months' imprisonment for publishing novel of garrison life, is only W years old, I H the "n of tn btma maater of a school In Thuiingen. The authorities of the New Tork Law school are attempting to stop the practice of toss-penny, craps and other gambling games which go on all day long in the cloak rooms. Thus does the young Idea begin to shoot (craps) In the neighborhood of Wall street. Ernest W. Caldwell, the retiring mayor of Sioux City, has decided to nrrlte a his tory of South Dakota, a subject with which he is thoroughly familiar. Mr. Caldwell was the auditor of the territory for a term and was Identified with the political history of the territory for a number of years. The constitution of South Dakota is largely the work of his brain and pen. First Lieutenant Rudolph E. Sniper of the Fourteenth cavalry Is believed to be the youngest commissioned officer In the United States army. He was born Decem ber (, 181&. The tallest officer is Lieutenant Ernest D. Peek, first lieutenant, corps of engineers, a native of Wisconsin. Lieuten ant Peek stands feet 4H Inches and was a star graduate at West Point, where the other boys used to caU him "Pike's Peek. He has given especial attention to road construction and soon after bis graduation supervised the building of a military road which la new aaowa aa "Fesa's FUs." HARRY Lilt Del.. Y. Fremont Tribune: There Is nothing left for the supreme court to do but to give Harry Undsay that clerkship. Elm Creek Beacon: Mr. Lindsay has done excellent work aa chairman of the state central committee, and we do not believe anyone could be selected who would give more general satisfaction. Lynch Journal: The two republican su preme Judges of Nebraska can help mat ters considerable by breaking the deadlock over appointing a supreme court clerk by agreeing on IL C. Lindsay. He Is compe tent and deserving. Hastings Tribune: When It comes to the appointing of a clerk of the supreme court there should not be any healtancy about naming Harry Lindsay. Besides being well fitted for the place, he Is de serving of recognition. Humboldt Leader: How nwny repub licans would feel like entering with vim Into the fall campaign if they were In Harry Lindsay's place? And yet no one for a moment doubts that he will soon enter upon his duties with his usual earnestness. Blair Courier: Now that Harry Lindsay has been sidetracked for a dark horse In the race for district attorney, why not give him Lee Herdman's shoes? The re publicans of the state owe Mr, Lindsay something for the splendid victory he won as chairman of the state central commit tee. Scrlbner News: The failure of both the state and national administrations to land Chairman H. C. Lindsay In a much cov eted warm berth Indicates that his politi cal friends do not attach a great deal of Importance to his feat of guiding his party to victory In a naturally republican state. Beemer Times: Harry Lindsay is a can didate for clerk of the supreme court. Mr. Lindsay deserves this, or some other good office, as he has been a faithful worker In the republican ranks in Nebraska for many years. The proper thing for the two re publican Judges to do Is to agree on Harry Lindsay. Kearney Hub: Keep the ball rolling for Harry Lindsay's appointment to the clerk' ship of the supreme court. A great ma jority of republicans feel Just that way about It, and every person who feels that way should sit right down and write a letter to the Judges of the supreme court telling them Just what he thinks about It. "North Platte Tribune: Having been "turned down" in the United States dis trict attorneyship fight, H. C. Lindsay Is now being put forward as a candidate for the supreme court clerkship. We quite agree with the Kearney Hub that the re publican party of the state owes that much to Mr. Lindsay and he should be appointed. Chappell Register:- The compromise of the United States senators on Judge Bax- ter for district attorney leaves out Harry Lindsay, the most deserving republican In the state, and if the two republican Judges who have the appointment of a clerk of I the state supreme court consult the wishes of the party they will lose no time In ap pointing Mr. Lindsay. Falrbury Oazette: Now that the attor neyship has ben disposed of and Harry Lindsay left out In the cold, why would It not be a good plan for some one to in tercede with Judges Barnes and Sedg wick In behalf of Lindsay for clerk of the supreme court? Harry is entitled to something good, and this clerkship would Just about fit htm to a T. Tekamah Journal: The rank and file of the republican party In Nebraska was dis appointed over the failure of H. C. Lind say to recelvoi the appointment as United States district attorney. For two years now the party in this state has been suffering tne 'humiliation or being smaller than a couple of United States senators. The chastening the party is receiving Is prob ably deserved. Tllden Citizen: ' Ths successor to Lee Herdman, clerk of the supreme court, is still a matter of doubt. Judge Barnes is favoring N. D. Jackson's appointment, while Judge Sedgwick is stubbornly for Victor Seymour. Judge Holcomb, being a populist, is naturally not worrying himself In the matter. H. C. Lindsay, the chair man of the republican state committee. Is looked upon as a . possible compromise and, next to Judge Jackson, his appoint ment Is looked upon In this section as the most deserving and desirable. Tobias Express: It is to be hoped that the members of the supreme court of Ne braska will appoint Harry Lindsay clerk of that body. Mr. Lindsay has been turned down In the matter of the United States attorneyship, and If these men, wnotn he has done so much for, want to do the fair thing they will see that he gets the position. The republicans all over the state believe Mr. Lindsay has done enough for the party to entitle him to a good position and would be exceedingly gratl fled to learn of his appointment. Central City Republican: The deadlock in the supreme court, from .whatsoever cause arising, by which Lee Herdman la allowed to retain his office as clerk of that body, should, in the Interest of the repub lican party, be terminated; and we doubt not that the supreme court In Its Judg ment will agree with ua. The delay in the appointment has given the people an op portunity to canvass the matter and ma ture their Judgment, and there appears to be no doubt that the overwhelming verdict la that Harry Lindsay should be the ap polntee. Nuckolls County Herald: Baxter has been confirmed as United States attorney for the district of Nebraska. This is the position that the friends of Harry Lindsay thought he deserved and ought to have obtained. But he lost out In this shuffle on account of ths Millard, Bummers and Diet' rich deal. Mr. Lindsay's services to the republican party are too well known to need comment. We have made inquiry among leading republicans In this quarter and the sentiment for his appointment as clerk of the supreme court Is unanimous. Let us hope that Judges Barnes and Sedg wick will put their ear to ths ground and catch this sentiment of all good repub licans. Custer County Republican: The repub lican members of the supreme court In their disagreement over the appointment of clerk f the court manifest a weaknei I that would do discredit to the ward poll tlclan. For several months they have re tained a rank politician of the opposition as clerk, simply because there is a candi date In each of their respective home dls trlcts that are applicants. H. C. Lindsay, the chairman of the republican state cen tral committee, la the only, candidate that should be. considered. His appointment would meet the general approval of the republicans of the state, while the appoint ment of either of the other applicants would only satisfy a small faction. Grand Island Independent: Tha supreme court Is still halting, for -some reason. from appointing Harry Undsay as clerk of the court. It was to have ben expected, and. It is safe to say, was hoped, by a large number of the republicans of the state that the wrangling of Nebraska's senators at Washington having maae ms appointment as United States attorney Ira possible, the recognition which is his due would promptly be given him by Supreme Judges Sedgwick and Barnes, both of whom have had occasion to realise his valuable and his clean service to the party. The gentlemen of tha court may have some good reason for hesitating, but the rank and file of the party uver tho Ut don't know what taoan reasons might be and many of them feel like demanding a little tnXonnaUea oa $fc subjeek there is r:o sunsmuTE ran ill r. M mm Absolutely Puro iTiS A MATTER OF HEALTH ARMY GOSSIP in WASHINGTON. Current Events Gleaned from the Army and Navy Ra-lser. Despite the fact that- assurances are said to have been given by the president to the effect that Colonel E. H. Crowder, Judge advocate, member of the general staff and senior military attache with the armies of Japan, will be appointed to the next va cancy In the grade of brigadier general, one continues to hear other names men tioned in that oonnectlon. This Is espe cially true of the officers of artillery who, if Colonel Crowder Is not appointed, have a very good claim on the next vacancy. Without pretense of responsibility for any relative estimate of individual or profes sional merit, It Is enough to say that among the names prominently mentioned for advancement among the ellgtblea, of the artillery corps are Colonel S. M. Mills, on duty at Fort Banks, Mass., and In charge of the artillery district at Boston, and Lieutenant Colonel Sedgwick Pratt, now on duty at San Francisco as Inspector general of the Pacific division. The latter officer Is conspicuous in his corps on ac count of the valuable service he has ren- dered in many directions, but as he stands number twelve on the list of lieutenant colonels and as his promotion to the grade of brigadier general would constitute a Jump of twenty-two seniors It is not fair to regard him as a foregone conclusion. The army has had quite enough of the abnormality In advancement, and no amount of personal fitness In a Junior officer could Justify the continuance of a policy which Is nothing short of demoralising in the military service. Most people who have no army prejudice appreciate the theory of youth In the higher grades, but they also realize that there Is something to be said In behalf of seniority Which finds It self unduly and unjustly punished by pro motions out of the ordinary. The approaching examination of candi dates . for appointment as sergeant, first class, of the hospital corps promises to be a large one.. Already some forty candidates have been authorised to take the examina tion, at posts in the United States. The examinations will take place In this coun try and in the Philippines on May 31. . The surgeon general's office of the War de partment has been sending out this week the new warrants for the sergeants first class, sergeants and corporals of the hoa pltal corps to the extent of over 200. These warrants take the place of the letters of appointment originally issued. There is an interesting story connected with the enactment by congress of a law which authorizes the War department to accept from the citizens of Missoula, Mont., the deeds donating to the United States certain lands for the enlargement of the military reservation at Fort Missoula. For many years an effort has been made to get congress to straighten out the situation at Missoula. There appeared no chance of relief from that quarter and since 1S77 the reservation has been marked for abandon ment. The trouble grew out of the orig inal appearance of the soldiers at Mis soula seeking for the land allotted to the military for a garrison. The county sur veyor was asked to Identify the place and he pointed out the tract where the troops proceeded to erect their post, some of the old log huts of which are still standing. Afterward It was discovered that the army post was on the wrung land and that the garrison had settled down upon the school lands of the state. No one seemed to be able to get the matter adjusted and when it came to extending the post in obedience to the demands for expansion of the gar rison the greatest difficulty was encoun tered. No one could be made to take any Interest In the project. The War depart ment decided to expend no more .money In that direction unless the transfer of the lands could be effected. Local enthusiasm at Missoula did not abate and recently. when the subject came up In connection with the visit there of General Kobbe, It was suggested that the legislature be asked to make the transfer of land. The first advices on the subject were to the effect that the citizens of Missoula had bought the land in dispute along with an addi tional tract, which will make the garrison about twice its original area. This Is an acquirement which is regarded wl(,h un bounded favor by the military authorities and the department will probably provide without delay for the Improvement of the post, A battalion of the Twenty-fourth. In fantry Is now on duty at Fort Missoula. The new army uniform of the enlisted force Is to be Issued after all without waiting for an exhaustion of the remaining stock of old uniforms. Some tlipe ago It was decided that the new uniform should be Issued to the troops as they returned from the Philippines, and In this way tha apparel was to be Introduced to the service. J 9 AiX Jf U Jr I I If II It j M ff-L lL Vksstf KJf U si M Always keep it in the house. That is what the doctors say, too. They know.it is the best family medicine in the world. Sooner or later some one in the house will surely need it. It has such wonderful strengthening power. Ask your doctor what he thinks about this. XOS i one, anaracsists. ew of long the depletion of the old uniforms. which the government had In store more than $2,000,000 worth. Unless this large quantity of uniforms was Issued to the soldiers It would bo practically a dead loss to the government and It was con- f eluded that nb new uniforms would be Issued to any troops. This conclusion was reached the more readily because troops which did not possess the new uniform were discontented over the fact that other troops, sometimes at the same post, were able to wear the lately adopted garb. This distinction In apparel led to much confu-. sion and It seemed the easiest way to settle all questions and dispose of all appeals Would be to keep on issuing the old uni forms until the 12,000,000 supply had been exhausted. The War department has been In receipt of numerous requests lately from officers In command of posts situated near the large cities. It has been pointed out that it would be to the advantage of tha army if Its soldiers, especially those thus situated, were equipped with the new uni form. These representations and rnqMests have now led to the decision of the quar termaster general of ths army to supply as fast as practicable with the new service uniform troops stationed at the following named poets in the order here gtven: . Fort Jay, N. Y.; Fort Hamilton, N. T. ; Fort Wads worth, N. Y.; Fort Hancock, N. J.; Fort Wood. N. Y.; Ffcrt Totten, N. Y.: Fort Schuyler, N. Y.; Fort Slocum, N. Y.; Fort Monroe, Va.; Fort Leavenworth Kan.; Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Sheridan, 111., and Fort Mopherson, Oo, 'At present the supply of new uniforms Is very scant and It will probably be some time before the troops at the posts named receive the equipment. 1 Army paymasters have been advised of a new ruling, which Is as follows: "An offi cer directed to perform travel Involving sea travel Is entitled to reasonable actual expenses for delay at port of embarkation while awaiting transportation, whether he proceeds to such port by land tor by water; the delay, however, must be one for which the officer Is in no way responsible." LIKES TO A 8 .WILE. "Those barbarous Russians!" "Oh, no; in Kussla no person over M la allowed to marry." Indianapolis Journal. Askem Did you hear about the surprise recital given by Mr. De Spoute, the eloou- tlonlst, last Thursday nighty Grabblt No. What was the feature? suprlse Askem None of the Invited guests showed up. Baltimore American. "You are not acting as you should," said Noah to his wayward son. "No?" replied the latter. ' "No," said the patriarch. "In fact, you're acting so badly I think I'll call you Ham." Philadelphia Catholic Standard. The Heiress And I've been Introduced, to quite a number of the European nobility. Her Friend Thinking of marrying any of them? The Heiress Oh. no. I don t Intend to buy a title I'm merely shopping. Puck. Daughter Pa, I do wish you had some style about you. pa Daughter, r pay an my debts, and that's pretty good style If you only knew It. Indianapolis Journal. "Your husband lost his temper In a little dispute we had," said Gaitam to Mrs. Bickers. "That doesn't matter," replied Mrs. Biok ers, "he has plenty left. Detroit Free Press. THE DYIRa POET. God draws the curtain, though I fain Would thrust aside Its folds awhile, For Nature, dressed In gay attire, Allures me with her loving smile. Sweet birds! I hear your voloes all; Your music, wafted on the breeze, Now calls me to come back again And sit with you among the trees. I still can see the mountain tops That rise against the western sky. Although upon this weary bed I know that I must shortly die. The winding path upon the hill I never more at eve will tread, Ah! who will see the beauty of The sunset's glow when I am dead? So like the petals of a rosa, Cast on a misty, turquoise sea, That float about, then disappear In waves of quiet harmony. Oh, let me wander Just once more. Through fragrant fields of rustic flowers. Where I have lingered oft and late And spent my sweetest earthly hours. How busy were the little bees. As back and forth they swiftly flew. And drained the cup f each briar rose Of all Its purest honey dew. Mv eyes grow dim, the visions fade Of places that I loved so well. And now I hear the birds goodby In distinct strains of sadness swell. How hard It Is. to part from them. Dear Nature's children ne ey will know. With fleeting brent htha last I draw Farewell to them I whisper low. Omaha, Neb. GRACE SORENSON. Sarsaparilla I am now pat 74 yrs of I know from experience tha Sanaparilla is ths best family ln th- wordT. S. Aai Kokomo, Ind. age, and that AVer's medicine AaMtrraoNO, I. O. Ays Oe., leweU, It was found that this system would prow