TIIE OMAITA DAILY REE; WEDNESDAY. APRIL 13. 1904
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Brora I
(Seal)
J. A U I A A
Notary Public
Judge i Bartlett'g maiden mandamus
to the South Omaha council seems to
have produced the desired effect
The Corean army has taken the field
against bandits. It may be a cose of
scratch a bandit and catch a Tartar.
It la a good indication when a new
nan in office decides to learn existing
conditions before he attempts to outline
t policy.
The South Omaha gamblers had a card
p their sleeves, but they did not try
i play It In the face of mandamuses
.id injunctions.
Press dispatches say that the Japanese
are crossed the Yalu. They should
: smember that Gettysburg came after
Im crossed the Potomac.
New Yorlr Republicans do not seem to
ilsappfove the Intervention of the presi
dent In the Pennsylvania coal strike.
lesplte the moutblngs of a few malcon
.enta. . .:.( . '
War correspondents held in leash at
Toklo must strain on the ropes when
.hey bear from official , sources that
there have been many skirmishes In
Core.
Tha well defined rumor that John N.
Baldwin la footing the bills for those
appetising Fontanelle club lunches Is
Indignantly denied by the chief fac
totum. Aa the Rock Island Railroad company
was willing to pay a stiff price to Ten
ner to drop his suit, the books which
tlie Chicago Judge ordered opened must
contain Information of interest to the
public.
Tha average fost per meal to the mem
bers of the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation la 7 cents, but the average coat
per meal to the gentleman and lady
lodgers In the county Jail still continues
to be 22V cents. ,
It would appear from the request of
Premier Balfour for permission to use
Indian troops beyond the frontier that
tha lama at Lhasa Is to receive a warm
Invitation to become a friend and ally
of Great Britain.
The wind which destroyed a bust of
- Jefferson at. St.' Louis yesterday is but
giving a forecast of what will haDoen
to'Ui statesman's memory when the
democratic whirlwind starts to blow In
tha exposition city.
Probably the best example of un
conscious humor of the year was the
advice offered the Kansas populists by
the temporary chairman of the conven
tion when be asked the delegates to be
conservative In their actions.
Whether a railroad from Kansas city
to Duluth by way of Omaha is a long
Telt want or merely a project to enrich
its promoters and constructors is Im
material, providing the road shall be
built In the no distant future.
Kansas popultata surprixed them
selves by getting out 600 delegates out
of the 700 provided for In the state
convention. How many of these same
lelegatea sat In the Wichita democratic
convention has not been reported.
It never pays to point an empty re
volver at a fellow. If the council really
Intends to Impeach the two olwtreperous
members of the Board of Public Works
the most effective way to bring the coon
down Is to file charges of impeachment
in the district court against them.
Sarpy county republicans have made
themselves supremely ridiculous by en
dorsing aa their choice for representa
tive In congress a man whom they
woold not think of choosing to represent
tha la tfce lagtalatura, or for that mat
ter to f s3ab few mtf
SMALL POLITICS in cvaantss. lat
The American people are not easily I
fooled. They w:i net be misled by the
small politics which tlie democrats in
coiigrws liit ve lieen playing for several
weeks past and out of which they hope
to make political cnpltal for the coming
campaign. A notable instance, among
many, of the efforts of the democrats to
create public sentiment against Presi
dent Roonevelt is seen In the pitiful ef
fort of the house democratic lender to
make it appear that the president had
used a naval vessel for his personal
pleasure at the expense of the govern
ment. A statement to this effect.
r hn.M a to tlitt
, , .Twi fc. th
administration, was Introduced by the I
democratic leader of the house to be
incorporated In the officially reported
proceedings Of that Doay. 1
The matter called for a reply from I
the admlnistraOon and the aecretary of
tne navy, wno is me proper person w
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take notice or tne matter, nas siatea
that the naval vessel referred to, the
Mavflower." has never been regarded
as the president's yacht and whenever
usea oy ixe presiaent. wnicn nas neen
seldom, all the expenses Incurred have I
been paid by Mr. Roosevelt. In regard I
to this the secretary of the navy says:
All expendltnrea of every nature oc-
ca stoned by the visits of the president
or any of hi family or guests have
been paid by him. The Mayflower has
never been 'held for the president's
use,' nor at any time has any money
been expended on refurnishing the
ship as the president's private yacht"
As a matter of fact, according to the
statement of the secretary of the pavy,
the Mayflower has "not been diverted
an hour for any naval duty from which
it was needed, nor has a dollar of the
public money been expended for the
pleasure or convenience of the president,
or any of his family or guests.
So far as this particular matter Is
concernedj the statement of the secre
tary of the navy should be sufficient to
answer every criticism. But there are
some who are disposed to find fault
with the president because he la al
leged to have accepted free transporta
tion over the railroads. There Is no
evidence that he did this, but conceding
it to be a fact, has not every other
president, democratic as well as repub
lican, done the same thing, yet without
placing these officials In the slightest
degree under the Influence of the rail
roads? There may be reasonable ob
Jectlon to the president of the United
States accepting favors from the rail
roads, but there is no evidence, and
certainly none In the case of Mr. Roose
velt, that railroad courtesy has in the
slightest degree Influenced him in re
gard to what he conceives to be his
duty.
The whole democratic course In con
gress respecting the president is abso
lutely demagogic and cannot fail to so
impress the intelligent Judgment of the
country. It Is, from every point of
view, small politics and cannot he'ji the
democracy with thinking and fair
minded men.
jf tXHiBilion or ovr flukt.
It is reported to be the intention of
the Navy department to "assemble in
the waters of the Mediterranean dur-1
lng the coming summer' the largest I
Amerlcan fleet ever seen in European
waters. According to reports from
Washington the idea Is. to Impress the
powers abroad, Turkey In particular,
against which this country has some
claims, as to our naval power, and thus I
to convince hot only Turkey but all I
Europe as to our ability to enforce
whatever clalma we may have against
countries in that hemisphere. This Is
the impression that Is conveyed by the
apparently authentic reports that come
from Washington. v J
We" are somewhat doubtful about the
expediency of a policy of this char-
acter. The European world Is not una-
ware of our atrength as a naval power.
On the contrary it la very well Informed
as to Just what the number of warships
this country has and to what their ca-
pacity is and their possible efficiency In
battle,
We need have no doubt that
foreign governments are perfectly fa
miliar with the recent developments.
by far the most wonderful that the
world has ever known, In regard to the
marksmanship of our warships, and
that they fully appreciate what It would
mean to place their greatest battle
ships in conflict with even our most or
dinary cruisers. It has been demon
strated beyond a question, for instance,
that no nation on earth has such gun
ners in their warships as we have, and
more than that they seem wholly In
capable of educating their gunners to
do such execution aa Is done by the
Americans. The recent work nn the
Wisconsin and othera of our warahtn
Is simply phenomenal and has surprised
h naval wrM rvimnnc i,.
tlon that In the American navy is not
only found the highest development of
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world here is found the very highest
t-uicirncy iu me bhiii tuai pin hps unvies
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the most efficient and powerful.
What was accomplished at Manila
and at Santiago but noted the begin
ning of the efficiency of the American
navy. It has been making steady prog
ress ever since and there is not a shadow
of doubt that it Is today, ship to ship,
the most powerful navy in the world.
We do not think it at all boastful to say
that the United States navy at this
time is able to hold lta own even against
the enormous sea power of Great Brit
ain. owing to its vastly superior effic
iency,
i uere can De no reasonaoie objection
to the United Btatee making an exhlbl-
tlon of its naval power In the Medlter-
ranean, inougn n is ny no means nec
essary In order to demonstrate to Tur
key or any other power our ability to
properly care for our rights and Inter
ests In any part of the world. Xo harm
can coma from letting foreign power
hav as oUscratlom U wfcat w hava
command for the enforcement or our
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LKT BIM HAKE GOOD.
A cock-and-bull story, bearing the ear
marks of former District Attorney Sum
mers, Is published under an Omaha
dste by the Lincoln Journal to the effect
that startling disclosures may shortly
be expected that may lead to more in
dictments by the next federal prand
Jury. According to the extinguished
mountebank, he was compelled to wear
a padlock on his mouth so long as lie
was Invested with official authority in
order to protect men In high ofllclal
Istntlnn anrl rtnliHf.nl Inndnra Ti-Virt niTlinV
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"o o"- The gist of the terrible tale
"
UnUM 8utM Attornejp 8ummer8( ince the
Dietrich flasco, has been put Into poaaea
alon of startling facts relating to ca
" n"ke the Hastings deal which in-
Toivea Lf eincn ana riner. innw a
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men here who claim to know that the roc
ordf, of gun,m(!rl mce contain an array
of moat damaging facts, which if placed
before the May grand Jury would lncul
f ml"ot """'" ,n JJ"-
men cannot thl8 tlme be rtalned
(they are not office holders), but the predic
tlon has been made that had Summers
bwn permitted to remain in tne omce or
f -.,
history would have been written in the
files of the federaJ court far more startling
' Its nature than that which closed with
tne termination or tne uietncn tnai in me
federal court here.
Now that the padlock Is off Mr. Sum
mers mouth there is nothing to prevent
him from fearlessly performing the
duty every loyal American citizen owes
to his country. There is not only noth
ing to prevent, but it is Mr. Summers'
positive duty as a citizen If he has any
Information whatever relating to the
criminal violation of the United States
laws to go before the May grand Jury
and put that body in possession of the
facts.
As a private- citizen Mr. Summers
will have no more difficulty In securing
a hearing before the grand Jury than he
would have had as district attorney, al
though he will not be In the same posi
tion to bulldoze and brow-beat the
grand Jurors and to submit to them
such ' testimony as he "wishes them to
hear and withhold such testimony as
he wishes to suppress. If Mr. Summers
has any Information that would incul
pate a number of men prominent In
political life in Nebraska let him come
out with it like a man and make good
instead of dealing behind ambush In
"well defined rumcrs."
If the late district attorney continues
to talk about damaging facts in his pos
session and falls to bring them to the
attention of the May grand Jury, every
body will know that he has been sim
ply Indulging his usual hot air and play
lng the same despicable role tlmt lie
played while be was in office.
The demo-pop organ of these parts Is
at a loss to comprehend why republican
members of the bar are fighting shy of
the snare which democratic members
of the bar have set under pretext of
nonpartlsanshlp. The truth Is that the
democratic lawyera were bidding nlto
gether too high when they put on five
republlcana to two democrats on the
Judicial ticket last fall. Their generous
concession of three-fourths of the Judl-
cial ticket to republicans was an open
confession that they did not hnve a
ghost of a chance to elect a single man
on the ticket, and sure enough they did
not elect one. Had the conditions been
reversed the democratic nonpartisans
would have put up a solid democratic
ticket and the republicans would not
have been conceded a smell
I"P to date no plausible explanation
huB n made ln public or in private
that would Justify the city comptroller
"d building inspector, acting as mem-
o ot tne oara or moiic works, in
countermanding the city electrician's
order requiring the electric lighting
company to replace wooden polea in the
business district with iron poles and
dispensing with arc lamps In the middle
of the streets where Iron poles are used
The Omaha Woman's club has In
structed its educational committee to
do all In its power to have "civil
aervice," whatever that may mean, in
troduCed 88 a 8uPP,PIuentry nach
instruction in tue uigu bcuooi. jjave we
not already more supplementary
branchea and fads in the high school
than the pupils can conveniently cram
into their heads?
Farmers whose lands and chattels are
assessed at double or treble the valua
tlon of last year should remember that
und,r tne new revenue law the levy is
lo oe UJnuc """""ui.y v uue-miu o
th valuation. For example,
,and PPral8ed at 40 an apre ,a only
taxed at $8 an acre, corn assessed at
w lenlB " uuo"c' uu,y va,a vu cenls
I elc
l Tlmt Rrefililenr I u ut rrt haa nnt ov
hBllatwi of hl(1 Ppanuropa , Bhnwn fiv
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his latest move in bringing charges o
treason against the American asphalt
company. , Americans, as a rule, from
their experience with paving companies
will not be surprised if the ehargea rest
on a concrete foundation.
Let us hope, for his sake, that there is
more in the rumor from Porto Rico an
nouncing the elevation of Governor
Hunt to the federal bench than there
was in the rumor which placed Mr.
Crusen in the fight for United States
senator from Nebraska.
The Wvomlng wav of avoiding
trouble with the courts seems to be to
nt. i0Te to the principal witness. It
did not work in the case of Tom Horn
and it remains to be seen if it will be
more successful in the trial of the lynch
ers at Basin.
IX the court deliberates at a length
whks tulht U Justifiable trn tha
number of eminent lawyers In the case,
the descendants of Hill and Harrlinan
may in time learn the result of the
litigation Inaugurated at St. Taul yes-terdny.
A C'haaae for the Better.
Bomervllle Journal.
A western collea-e profeaaor wants more
bankers to go Into politics, 'f hat would un
doubtedly be safer than It would be to have
more polltlclana In the banks.
Admirable Advice, Bat
Philadelphia Ledger.
Justice Prewer's declaration that It Is the
ordinary rltlien's first duty to obey the laws
s admirable, but In many cases It Is too
much to expect that the ordinary cltlien
can know what the law really la when the
supreme court Itself dlvldea five to four.
Canada Holda the Kdare.
Philadelphia Press.
Every resident of Canada sells to the
Vnlted States jn the average of I8 60 worth
of merchandise every alx months, while
each resident of the United States sells to
Canada In the same time on the average
8ij cents' worth. That ought to be satis
factory to Canada.
Red
Sklrfa aad the Const It ntloa.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Let no woman wearing a red skirt come
near the tracks of the Pennsylvania rail
road," Is the order that haa been issued
from the company's offices In Philadelphia.
Now. Indeed, we shall see whether the
railroads own the country. However great
may be their power, it Is likely that they
will And Its limit when they aattempt to
prescribe the dress of woman, and to pro
scribe her red dress. Whence the author
ity of a railroad, anyway, to say who shall
or shall not come near lta tracks? Now
that the Pennsylvania road haa Issued Its
remarkable order, we are In a good way
of seeing whether there la really any such
authority. When the question cornea to a
square test it ought to be a little njure
money to bet on the red dress.
Judge Parker la Iadlfferent.
Walter Wellman In the Record-Herald.
Judge Parker Is not eager to be nom-
natcd. From a source which carries the
weight of authority I learn that he was
for a long time In doubt as to .whether he
should not forbid his frlenda to make any
effort In his behalf. He loves his work
on the bench and the quiet ease of life at
his country home. He Is not ambitious.
The habit of being a Judge has settled on
him till It Is almost with nervous appre
hension he thinks of even the remote
possibility of transfer to another Held. I
am satisfied there would be very little
heaviness In the heart of Judge Parker
If he were to lose the nomination, or being
nominated, were to be defeated at the
polls. Some disappointment he would
naturally suffer, because he Is human, but
he has never been stung by the presi
dential bee. To this day he is more or leaa
Indifferent, and this Indifference In part
explains his attitude of dignified reserve.
What he virtually says is: "I am a Judge
and not a politician. I did not start this
thing, nor help start it. If the party calls
me I will serve it, but till it does I shall
go on as I have been going, attending to
my work and saying nothing."
INSURANCE IMPOSITION.
Improved Fire Service Followed
V
Increased Rates.
Philadelphia North American.
While Insurance men and city officials
are wrangling over the new high pressure
pumping station, business men in the "con
flagration district" are compelled to pay
an extra charge upon their Are policies.
This Is an imposition, and policy holders
have a right to Inquire who Is responsible.
At the demand of the insurance com
panies the city has spent between 1700,000
and $300,000 to Install the improved service.
The authorities say it Is entirely effective.
while the underwriters declare that; the
aystem must pass a complicated test which
they specify before they will consent to
remove the "pink slip." There will be a
test on Monday, but the Insurance men
will not take the trouble to attend it, be
cause, they say, it will not meet their re
quirements. It may be that the new service is Inade
quate and that the responsible officials are
unwilling to submit it to a thorough trial.
It may be, on the contrary, that the un
derwriters are making unreasonable de
mands. In the meantime, 1750,000 of the
taxpayers' money has been expended in
order to obviate the extra charge, and the
business men are not relieved. They would
be Justified In making a peremptory de
mand that the disputants drop their alter
cation and settle once for all the status
of the costly Improvement
FAIR DEALING AS A POLICY.
Frank Recognition of Evils la Cor
porate Management.
Kansas City Btar.
A recent address by Mr. C. 8. Mellen,
president of tha New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad, before the Hartford
Board of Trade, deserves attention be
cause of Its frank recognition of the evils
In existing corporation management. The
"accomplishment of results by Indirec
tion," the endeavor to "thwart the Inten
tion, if not the expressed letter of the
law," the "desire to withhold what is due"
and to "force by main strength a result
not Justified' these, he thinks, are the
chief causes of the prevailing sentiment
against tha great corporations.
It la unexpected pleasure to find such
a straightforward arraignment of trust
policies from a man in authority. It la
still better to learn that be considers the
policy of secrecy and unfairness as already
becoming obsolete. "The day has gone
by," he asserts, "when a corporation can
be handled successfully In defiance of the
public will." And he predicts that If the
abuses which he has indicated are not cor
rected, "public utilities will be managed
and operated by the public which created
them, even though the service be less ef
ficient and the result lees satisfactory from
a flnancliU standpoint"
The soundness of these views as to cor
poratlon policy has been demonstrated by
experience, t'nfalrnetti on the part of tha
management of trusts has provoked re
taliation. Radical agitation, advocacy of
extreme measures and drastic legislation
have been evoked by the short-sightedness
of men In control of corporations.
"Sir," said a gambling speculator on the
French bourse the other day. "France Is
dancing on a volcano." "That may be so."
was the reply, "but you and your kind
are the orchestra which furnishes the mu
sic." The same answer might be made
with Juatlce to the managers of eorpora
tlona who have been guilty of the prac
tices which Mr. Mellen condemns, but
who complain that popular sentiment Is
unreasonably Inflamed against them.
With general recognition of the too
frequent trouble with corporate policy in
the past there will undoubtedly come a
change. Directors will recognise the finan
cial Importance of fair dealing and the
money value of popular favor. More men
of Mr. Mellen's viewa will gradually rise
to positions cf authority. When Ihe pub
lic becomea convinced that the trusta are
dealing honestly and are not trying te se
cure undue advantages much of the ex
isting friction win disappear
Rorsn ABorr new tork.
Ripples on tne rvrrent et Life in
the Metropolis.
landlords are boosting rents to the high
est point known In New Tork history, and
the sqtieexe Is felt with keen force In the
tenement districts. Popular feeling against
the landlords Is running high and evictions
by the wholesale ere threatened after May
1. An association has been formed for the
purpose of fighting the landlords and op
posing their advances. It now baa upward
of 2,000 members.
A system of picketing has been decided
upon. When the rents are advanced the
ttnnnts get out. These pickets will be set
about to warn all who approach the build
ing a possible tenants that the house Is on
the boycott list and under a neighborhood
ban.
Food supplies sre also on the rise. Pota
toes have been advanced 75 cents to $1 a
barrel by wholesale dealers. Good ones are
extremely scarce, and importations from
Ireland, Scotland, Belgium and Germany
are finding a ready market. Irish, Belgian
and Scotch stock range from 3.26 to $3.40 a
sack. The quality compares favorably wltn
the domestic article, which Is quoted ns
high as $4.75. Dealers do not anticipate a
famine, as the rise has brought Increased
supplied from country merchants who had
been holding back shipments.
Half a doxen men and one woman alleged
to have been rehearsing the administration
of drugs used to stupefy Intended victims
have been arrested owing to the death of
one of the party known as "Boston Frank."
According to the story told by one of the
prisoners they had decided upon a trip to
Philadelphia, In the hope of Increasing their
wealth, and while drinking beer discussed
the use of "knock-out drops." All expressed
a desire to Varn the best method and the
quantity necessary, so a small quantity of
liquid containing opium was poured Into the
beer. "Boston Frank" emptied his glass
and collapsed. He died on the way to the
hospital. The others drank only a small
quantity and soon recovered. All were Im
prisoned pending action by the coroner.
Two young women spent several gloomy
hours locked in the Statue of Liberty one
night last week with nothing to eat but a
box of chocolates and nothing to light the
darkness but an evening newspaper. Thry
were Miss Grace Pogetti, a Harlem belle,
and Miss Johnnna Luehrs of Jersey City.
They climbed up in the statue shortly be
fore 6 o'clock. They went through the arms
and head of the massive structure, during
which they lost track of the time. They
started to get out, but found the dnor
locked and the place fast growing dark,
They called, but no one came, so they made
up their minds to put In the night huddled
together In the darkness. About 9:30 o'clock
they heard the guards changing and called
for the sentry. The sound of their own
voices echoing through the statue fright
encd them into silence, and It was not until
some time later that the sentry came near
enough to hear them pounding on the door
and unlocked It.
Probably the largest single sale of tapes
tries on record In this country has Just been
trcorded in New York. John R. McLean of
Washington and Cincinnati was the pur-
chaser. For approximately $100,000 he has
secured a series of eight seventeenth cen
tury pieces formerly In the Barberinl pal
ace. Cardinal Barberinl was a devoted ad
mirer of tapestries and had looms of his
own. This series was woven for him in
Rome from designs by Romanelll, a famous
artist. All are In excellent condition, woven
In light colors, and so large that few prl
vate houses have the wall space for their
display. .They were brought from Italy
some years ago, having been sold to a resi
dent of Washington by the Princess Bar
berinl. Here Is a quotation from the New York
Sun's report of a busy meeting of the New
York City Mothers' club In the midst of
an exciting election of officers:
"Every one wus talking at once, and
Mrs. Hastings was rapping for order, when
a shrill cry went through the , hail. Every
woman looked around.
" 'I want my mamma," demanded a dis
gusted looking boy about 6 years old.
Every woman Inspected him.
" 'I want my mamma; I'm hungry,' in
sisted the boy.
" ' Run away, dear, we are busy,' said
one of the members of the club which
teaches mothers how to care for their
children.
" 'I won't go,' declared the boy. 'My
mamma's here and I'm hungry and it's
half past 6 a man said so.'
"None of the members claimed the boy,
but he finally spied a large woman in violet
who was talking loud and fast. "That's
her,' he declared, and rushed for her.
while the Mothers' club suspended busi
ness in horror and amaxement.
" 'No children are allowed at the meet
ings,' remarked one of the officers from
the platform, and the large woman, de
claring that her boy was aa good aa any
body, retired without casting her vote. A
few moments later a small girl appeared
with 'mothers' rubbers.' She was as
quickly banished.
" 'Why don't you Join the club? asked
one of the mothers of a woman reporter
later.
" 'I'm not eligible. I am not even mar
ried,' explained the reporter.
" 'That doesn't make any difference,
Neither am I,' said the Mother. 'We are
organised to help mothers and to teach
them how to treat their children.' "
A Judge of one of the city courts had
his eyes opened the other day to how he
was sometimes "worked" in the matter of
making decisions by the officers of his own
court. His private office telephone rang
as he was donning his black silk gown, and
catching up the 'phone, he was about to
answer, when the following caught his ear
"Say. Charlie," a voice was haying, "have
you worked Judge up to letting Mac
offT"
"Sure," in a voice the Judge knew well
"I've got his honor fixed. Mae will
get off easy. The Judge thinks his arrest
was all a mistake. You and your side Just
lay low."
"That's the stuff," was the satisfied re
sponse, "Mac will make it right with
you. We'll all take dinner tonight to
gether. Bee you later; so long."
"Well," said the Judge, boiling Inwardly
as he hung un the 'phone. "Well, we ll see
about Mac 's case."
There was no little dinner that night for
three, for a thorough Investigation Into
Mae 's troubles found him worthy of
a good big fine and an Imprisonment, and
he got both. There's a coolness between
the Judge and one of the officers of his
court Just now.
Missionary Work for Women's Claba,
Chicago Post.
The little brown slaters have not yet ac
quired all the Information and worldly wla
dom necessarr to make them first -class
aucceaaes In the American divorce court,
When the Filipino wife brings suit against
her lieutenant husband she la progressing
a little, but when she modestly fixes the
balm for her wounded heart at $30 alt
mony, she naturally excites the pity and
sympathy of her American slstera. The
women's clubs should take up thla matter
without delay and should employ mission
aries te explain to fsmlnine Filipinos tha
full fees aad, m-rrnlrrr ef srrui-ipf Tl"i
HARRY LISD9AY.
Bancroft Blade: The failure ef H. C.
Lindsay to receive the appointment to the
United States attorneyship Is a disappoint
ment to his large number of supporters.
Pawnee Republican: There Is bound to
be a rush now to help Harry Lindsay Into
the supreme court clerkship. None of the
objections that were potent St Washington
can be effective against him In this con
test. Friend Telegraph: It has been announced
from Washington that Harry Lindsay Is to
be turned down as a candidate for United
States attorney. The hard working man
who carries the water and the wood gen
erally gets nothing.
Osceola Record: Chairman Lindsay Is an
able and competent lawyer and his ser
vices to the republican party of this state
demand thst he should be remembered In a
substantial way. The Record would be
pleased to see Mr. Lindsay rewarded with
the clerkship of the supreme court.
Nebraska City Tribune The Tribune can
Join heartily In the suggestion made by tha
Hub. The republican party should be as
sensitive to Its debts snd sa quick to dis
charge them as an Individual of high honor
and Integrity. The party owes Harry Lind
say a debt. It Is high time that It be paid.
Tekamah Herald: Judge Baxter's many
frlenda In Burt county are congratulating
him upon his appointment for United
Statea district attorney. The Judge la a
good lawyer as well as a genial, courteous
gentleman, and since It could not be Chair
man Lindsay, they are much pleased over
Baxter's appointment
St. Paul Republican: Harry Lindsay Is
being urged for clerk of the supreme court.
That suits the Republican to a T. Mr.
Lindsay has done yeoman service for the
party as chairman of the. state committee
during the last four campaigns and de
serves the best piece of pie on the political
shelf.
Superior Journal: Several of the state
papers mention Harry Lindsay as a suit
able man for clerk of the supreme court.
to succeed Lee Herdman. The Justices of
the supreme court who have the power of
selecting their clerk, could not please the
republicans of the state more than by plac
ing Mr. Lindsay In that berth.
Emerson Enterprise: Judge Irving O.
Baxter of Omaha has been appointed
United States district sttorney to succeed
W. 8. Summers. The appointment Is gen
erally satisfactory and harmonises the dif
ferent factions. Now let the supreme
Judges appoint Harry C. Lindsay clerk of
the supreme court. His services are worthy
of recognition.
Beatrice Express: Harry Lindsay haa
done good work for the party and deserves
to be paid for it. It was his misfortune to
have so energetic a backer as Senator Diet
rich. Had It been otherwise, it might have
been Lindsay instead of Baxter who re
ceived the appointment as district attorney.
There are a great many republicans In Ne
braska who want to see Harry Lindsay's
services acknowledged In a substantial
manner.
Plymouth News: Harry Lindsay has been
turned down on the United Slates dis
trict attorneyship, and at the last session
of the supreme court the Judges failed to
agree on a clerk. Are they, too, going to
turn Harry Lindsay down? The republican
party of Nebraska owes to Chairman Lind
say a debt that can be paid by those to
whose political success he has contributed
more than any other man in the state?
Will they make the debt good?
Tabls Rock Argus: H. C. Lindsay is now
being vigorously pushed by his friends for
clerk of the supreme court. Mr. Lindsay
deserves recognition. He has led the party
to success; has allowed his private business
to look sfter itself to a large extent, while
he devoted his time to party Interest with
out remuneration. That he did It willingly
does not relieve the party obligation. Back
of party fealty is ability to make a good
clerk and a popularity second to no man
in Nebraska.
Holdrege Citlxen: The republican poli
ticians are now speculating who will get
the clerkship of the supreme court. This
office is now one of the best paying offices
in the state. Judge Barnes and Judge
Sedgwick each have a favorite candidate
and they have not as yet been able to agree.
We, like others, are hoping thst they will
sgree on Chairman Lindsay, who has dons
such good work In the past, and we believe
that no other selection would give more
satisfaction te republicans In general.
Central Cit Nonpareil: Now that the
squabble over the district attorneyship has
been finally settled by the appointment of
Judge Baxter, the attention of the polltl
clana la being directed to the fight for clerk
of the supreme court. Judges Sedgwick
and Barnes appear to be In a deadlock over
the appointment and there la not much like
lihood of their being able to agree on either
of their favorites. In that event, the ma
jority of republicans In the state would
like to see them solve the difficulty by
uniting on Chairman H. C. Lindsay.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Nineteen library buildings have been
erected In the Ontario, Canada, province
during the laat eighteen months, all of
them gifts from Andrew Carnegie.
Colonel Vincent Marmaduke, who re
cently died at Marshall. Mo., during the
civil war waa purchasing agent In Europe
for the confederacy, supplying arms and
ammunition to the south.
Chimes to cost $10,000 will be placed in
Mitchell tower at the University of Chi
cago aa a memorial to Alice Freeman
Palmer, the first deun of women at the
university, who died In Boston last year.
It has been decided In Philadelphia that
a man does not have to tell his wife how
much money he is making or even to allow
her to superintend the spending of it. At
the same time, for the sake of peace In the
family, most men will continue to do as
they always have done.
Daniel Keegan, a confederate veteran
found dead In his room In New Orleans,
waa famed as the man who blew the laat
bugle call at the battle of Appomattox,
and In later years he sounded taps over the
graves of many of bis comrades and on
many Important confederate occasions.
Much disorder prevailed In the house one
day last week while Representative Cuah
man of Washington waa making a speech.
Members were talking with one another
and four or five were at the speaker's desk.
"Mr. Speaker," shouted Mr. Cushman, "I
hope I am not disturbing the house in
submitting these remarks." It was Just
this sort of protest that appeals to Mr.
Cannon, who brought the bouse to order
in a hurry.
That the Rusalans. and especially those
of the north aud far east, are amongst
the hardiest people on earth Is generally
recognised. They are unsurpassed In en
ergy, endurance end physical ' develop
ment. On the other hand the Japanese
possess a strength of musole snd a power
of endurance that, considering their small
stature and relative lighter proportions. Is
truly marvelous. Their wants are few
and are met from the products of coun
tries easily accessible.
BROWN'S Bronchial Troches
OSvb OremtMtRaUmt
Throat TrtHibtema
STATE PRR OPISIOKS.
Kearney Hub: Omaha's new city di
rectory Indicates that the Nebraska me
tropolis has s population of 124,000. Omaha,
like the smaller cities of Nebraska, only
In a greater degree, has been recovering
from the slump of the 'is snd Is becom
ing a fine city and a commercial snd manu
facturing cenler of commanding import
ance and Influence.
Weeping Water Herald: The last $30,000
needed to complete the auditorium In
Omaha la nearly subscribed. The building
Is going to be In keeping with Nebraska's
metropolis, snd that means a credit to
the state snd city. Omaha la bound to
be greater as her citlsens continue In en
terprise, and she la as essential to the
towns and cities of the state as the latter
are to her, In a business way.
Schuyler Free Inc: The editor of the
Fremont Herald la frantic these days over
what he says President Roosevelt proposes
doing If he Is re-elected. And that Is to
use his Influence as chief executive to
stop the burning of negroes at the stake In
the south. If soma of these democratic
editors don't quit their talk along on that
line they will have Roosevelt's majority
so big he cannot count it.
Ord Journal: The eyes of sll the people
are on the state board which has in charge
the assessment of the railroad and tele
graph lines of the stats. It will fall far
short of Its duty unless it values theeo
properties at their full value, and then as
sesses at one-fifth of that ameunt, as other
property Is assessed. And In doing this all
their property should be taken into consid
eration. If the roads sre paying dividends
on values amounting to $100,000 per mile,
the assessment should be for $20,000.
POINTED FUOASANTIMKS.
Employer What did you do this for, say?
Office Boy 'Cause I'd ruther make nils
takes than ax questions. Cincinnati Star.
Mrs. Bingo You looked like a fool when
you proposed to me I
Mr. Blngo-1 didn't look like half as big
a fool as I was! Indlnnapolla Journal.
"When a man om aroiin' nsVIn' ctdvlc '
said Uncle Eben, "he's glnerally contem-
piatin sumpin rooiiati an is lookln ror
moral support." Washington Star.
"Quick, mother! Baby brother haa fallen
flown the well I"
"Oh! oh! And the well hasn't been stcr.
fllxed!" Town Topics. .
"Gosh!" exclaimed Farmer Korntop.
after listening to the story, Vhe must be
a reg'lar deadbeat."
"Huh!" snorted the victim, "he's a plumb
sight worse'n that. He's a live one."
Philadelphia Press.
"Haf you heard about Isaacateln?"
"Vass It Iss?"
"Dey took him by the hospital und took
his appendix avay from him, alretty."
"Haf Vat a pity ain't it he didn't have
it In his vlfe's name." Cornell Widow.
"Yes, we have a new dog, a dachshund.
But father on't let him out of doors In
the winter, because he says that It takes
htm so long to come In that It coola the
whole house off." Harvard Lampoon.
There was a young Theolog. Rev.
Who preached till it Beemed he would Nev.
His hearers thought thus;
There resulted a fuss
Now a pillow's attached to his Neth.
Yale Record.
BARBAROWSKI FRITCHOVITZ.
B. P. Pltser In New York Press.
Almost hidden beneath the snow.
Tossed by March winds to and fro,
The fragile huts of Ping Yang stand
Out in the Hermit Kingdom land. -
And to this quiet little glen
There came a troop of Russian men:
The knee-deep snow they waded through
And having nothing elae to do.
Into a thousand threads they tors
Japanese banners by the score. ... (., , .
But one old lady stopped the nan.
(Her age was Juat three score and tsn)
And with clinched flats she gave them fits
'Twas Barbarowskl Filtchovlts,
She took a flag torn by the men
And quickly tacked it up again
To show that she was loyal yet
To old Japan lest they forget, .
This angered Captain Barbersltch.
And in a high and raucous pitch,
"Halt! Aim! Fire!" he told his men.
"Rats! Fudge! Lobsters!" screamed Bars
Just then.
A loud report! the flag tn bits!
But Barbarowskl Frltchovlts,
She grabs It up and takes a stand
Up at her window, flag In hand.
"Bhoottee, if mustee,- me knotty-top.
But dlssy flags I'll never dlopl"
The captain felt tike thirty yen
And started on his march again,
Saying: "WhosVI tonohes oneskl gray hair
On thatskl red head dleaki like a bear."
And as the Russians left the town
Barbara stood with head bowed down
And mumbled: "Meow yoni Weens,"
Which, translated, simply means:
"Hsd I the Whiskers of that troop,
I'd corner ths market in birds', neat soup."
"I shall vote against want's
Is name, Roblnaoni bo dresses
o badly." Bean Brnmanell to
his valet.
IF WEATTIEJI CLF.RKS
WKRE ELECTIVE WE'D
HAVE A SAY.
IJMER THE CIRCUMSTAN
CES ALL WE CAN I0 IS TO
BE PROVIDED WITH GAR
MENTS PROPER FOR
EITHER RAIV OR SHINE.
CRAVEXETTE RAIN COATS.
$15.00 TO f.'Mi.OT).
TOP COATS. $10.00 TO $25.00.
PPRINQ SUITS $12.50 TO
$28.00.
U S. WILTOX, Mliatti
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