TflE OMAHA DAILY PEE: FIJI DAY. ArKTL 22, 1004.
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Tire Omaiia Daily Dee,
E. ROSttWATER, EDITOR.
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Publishing C'omoanv, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Pally. Morning,
Evening and Sundav Bee printed during the
month or March. 1904. waa aa toiiows
80,TO
RO.ftlO
no.Hao
ao.nmo
31,120
17.610
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. .80.210
..a,70
. .28,000
..80,100
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T no,wo
'1 81,180
80,700
10 80.T2O '
11 30.0AO
1! 80,820
U 2O.06O
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IS 80.480
II 80.800
1 SSD.S20
14 2,W0
IS 80,800
M SO.JtOO
17 2,0O
n 29.T10
21) SO,210
SO 80.000
II 80,020
Total 830.210
Lea unsold and returned copies,... 10,83
Net total antes 1f.T
Net average aalea 20.673
GEO. B. TZSCHUCK
Subscribed In my presence and iworn to
cerora ma mis lit oay or April, a. v., iw.
(Seal) M. B. HUNGATE.
Notary Public
The roses will bloom iu the spring,
tra la. But that has nothing to do with
the Rosebud bill getting past the presl
dent
The ground hog must have seen double
this year, In view of the fact that bia
six weeks' extension for winter Is being
doubled.
That story of an lee field fifty miles
wide in Lake Superior comes at the
wrong time to be an advertisement of
I summer resort
It has certainly come to a pretty pass
when a Loyal league Is necessary to
bold Nebraska democrats In line for
Brys nigra In Nebraska.
Judging by reports from Thibet the
spirit of Warren Hastings must have
joined the British political expedition
somewhere along tbe line.
If the single statehood bill becomes a
law this congress will have done as
much to change the map of the world
as lota of wars of the Inst fifty years,
Should an International agreement be
tweeu steel manufacturers become ef
fective, the Iowa Idea of connection be
tween trusts and taqiffs will have to be
revised again.
The proposal to merger the Congrega
tlonal and Presbyterian churches, which
has. been discussed tentatively ln the
east, baa received a body blow in the
Omaha district.
No use tackllug 'Insurance under
writers (or a lower rate schedule this
year. Tbe Baltimore, Rochester and
Toronto Area hare finished that job for
awhile to come.
The senate haa voted. $5,000 to tho
widow of the late Marcus A. Hanna,
aa la customary in all similar cases.
Here la an opport unity for a contribu
tion to the Hanna memorial fund.
The Daughters of the Revolution have
fired a parting volley at Senator Rmoot,
but It bad about the same effect on the
Utah senator that a volley of bird shot
would havo on a full grown alligator.
A convention Is always bigger than a
committee treated by It witness the ac
tion of Massachusetts democrats in con
vention overruling tbe conclusion of the
committee not to enforce the unit rule.
Russia may not be iu dlutress In the
present war, but thero ia a feeling in
this country that when a nation reaches
the point of Issuing puper currency it
has cause to reallxe that "it Is up
galuBt the real tiling."
Tbe fire chief of Toronto, who was
forced to leap from the top of a build
Ing, saved his life by being caught on
a network of wires but for all that the
city council of Toronto proposes to take
steps to compel the burial of wire
underground.
The uotlce of Ambassador McCormlck
to Russia probably nieau that while the
1' lilted States doea not desire to enter a
formal protest against the order regard
Ing th use of wireless telegraphy It
does Intend to see that no American is
bung for breaking the order.
When Admiral bkrydlufX was ap
pointed to succeed Makaroff, Admiral
Alexleff felt that he had lost th conn
dene of tbe cr.ar. but be may wonder
what offense he haa committed which
would cause the cur to keep him so
near tbe scene of warfare when be
wanta t go bom.
V Whatever the result of the Moyer
habeas corpus case the Colorado militia
baa proved beyond a doubt that a squad
of ita members armed with guns and
bayonets la a match for an unarm. id
Bias, although that man does succeed
la knocking down tba commanding off!
rer and two of the privates before he It
rradervd toaenalbla.
IflK tXAMPLt or HI8SVVM.
The first aswtsment of railway prop
erty In Nebraska tinder the now revenue
law will be ntntle by tbe Hate board.
consisting of tlie governor, the auditor,
the treasurer, the land commissioner
and secretary of state. The board
wilf convene In May and continue In
session from day to day Until Ita Investi
gation" Into the value of the various
railroad, telegraph and telephone lines
In. the state are completed. While the
new revenue law does not give specific
direction for the procedure It Is to be
hoped the board will Inaugurate a radi
cal change In the manner of conducting
this Inquisition.
First and foremost, there should be
the wide nnbllcltT of the proceedings
and actions of each Individual member
- .u- x a -n .. e th mothorta
Vk I II V UUB1U tt "rii n v . - I
by which Its conclusions are reached.
Wlth this end in view the state board
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COUld do no better than to emulate the
.r.n.nia sot h the Roard of Eotisllza-
.r.n,nl. set hr the Board of Eauallza-
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ords of that Doara snow xnai on ine
very first day of ita session specific days
sre set aside for hearing the testimony.
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BrsniinPuia auu UKKnuuua nuu iriri i
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ence TO tne valuation ana Bssessment. 01
railroads, bridges, telegraph and tele-
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nhone property. Resolutions are also
adopted requesting county officials and
all citlr.ens Interested In the assessment
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or raiiroaa, nriage, teiegrapn ana xeie-1
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pnone property, ana an parries who
have information thereto to appear be-
fore the board and present their state-
ments. testimony and arguments. The
secretary of the board is furthermore
directed In addition to glre a copy of the
resolutions to the correspondents of the
dally newspapers, to mall a copy to the
clerk of the county court In each county
In the state . I
With these prelimlnartet the Missouri
board places its?lf in position to dls-
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charge the duty devolving upon it Intel-
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leentlv and lmDartiaiiy. ana tne journal
of Its proceedings affords a most
prehenslve exhibit of tbe thoroughness I
with which It carries out the letter and
spirit of the law. .
WIRtLCSS TSLEORAPMT Jit
WAR. I
A now question has been presented
- .i. i . ,.u. .v tentlon of the municipal authorities of ancient honor of the senate. Nobody be
tO the nations in the position taken by . . Levcs now that Senator Dietrich has been
the Russian government In regard to
the use of wireless telegraphy. Accord-
lnr to the view of that government the
correspondents on neutral ships who
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captured and treated as spies, regardless
of whether they are within or without
the cone of naval operations.
This Is a most extraordinary proposi
tion and is very naturany receiving me
greatest consideration at wasnington,
as well as at London. What doea it
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mean Mmpiy mis, mat any corre- I
spoiiueni. w uo mnj ue uum vub mravcr
of war and sends out through wireless
telegraphy an account Of What is tailing
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place there is liable to be arrested as a
spy and subjected to whatever the pen
alties are for such a charge' if 'found
guilty that Is, If found to have simply
communicated his information to the
parties which he was employed by.
The absolute Injustice of this la ob
vlous and it la hardly possible to believe
that tbe Russian government will ap
nrove a course so unauestionablv hos-
L 1 L,",1 q. ul
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observed by the civllleed nations of the
world in modern times. The newspa
per world la asking nothing but what
Is absolutely fair and right. It wants
Slmply an Impartial statement of events
in the Far East. So far aa the newsna-
ner enrreannndents are concerned there
Is absolutely no prejudice or partiality.
Such being the case the Russian gov
ernment could make no greater mistake
than to establish a policy hostile to the
men who are representing the press of
the world In the Far East.
This" matter has already received at
tention at Washington, having been con
sidered by tbe cabinet a few days ago
on the representation made by the Rus-
slan ambassador, and according to re -
ports onr government will not give Ita
assent to the contentions of Russia. It
Is easy to believe that under the cir
cumstances our government should re-
fuse to recognize a proposition so tin -
mlstakahly opposed to the rights of the
press of the world as tbe Russian de-
cree manifestly Is. The simple fact ia
that there has been nothing done and
there Is not likely to be anything done
that will warrant any objection on the
part of the Russian government to the
use of wireless telegraphy in the trans
mission of news and therefore the ob
jection to the use of that system ia
wholly without Justification. We think
there Is no doubt that this will be the
View of our government.
TUB HUMB MaMCMT.
Th. ...nanerlty of the American neoil
denends very largely uuon the home
depends ery largely upon ine noma
market. Our manufacturers and our ag-
rlcultural producers derive their largest
.vu..ue.asa - ... -
profits from the sale of their products
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In the domestic market. It Is by reason
of this that American labor is better
rewarded man me laoor or any oiuer
country in the world. It Is therefore
obvious that there can be no more im
portant question for the determination
of the American people than that of
keeping Intact the borne market, as bas
been done for the past forty years.
This was forcibly presented in the
speecb of Senator Polllver in the United
Ktatea senate nn Wednesday, when
without making specific reference to
the home market be declared that "we
shall nob consent to any change which
surrenders the rights Of American labor
or the advantage which every man who
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makes a bona tide Investment of bis
money In tha United States ought to
bar over hla competltora lu other
lands" The Iowa aenator declared that
lanas. ina iow a senator awiarea mat
ine present iann uw naa lor tne Hm pavlovta merely tn. cuimlnaon of a lh, republicans. It is true thst Mr. Roose- In their early youth he Iralna them It
Hmai In our liUtorv vlelded a fa vnra hla I .. a .w. - I .. . . .. ,. w,,. I rnrillni ta their bent, turnlr.c their eccen-
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balanca ln our trad In manufactured
d. while lt has aafemarded. the
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tag Of Atuwlcao latw.
Thea ara facta that need to ba born
in mind at this time, when the party
of free trade, or so-called tariff reform.
Is getting ready to make another assault
upon the principle of protection. The
American people must be again re- I
minded of what has been accomplished
In the development and building up of
! .
tne nation, industrially ana commer-
dally, under the operation of republican
nnltcT F.niwiallT do the neol to have
Impressed upon them the great fact,
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too little thought of generally, that the
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oome margei is vastly greater tnnu an ,
Other markets combined, that It Is grow- Rtate committee was not put onto It. There bodying the Indiana senator s observation the Japanese call it; l la their shlbbolatn,
Ing In Importance and value every year. Is room for the belief that the president of country and people during his visit two whereas "r" Is that of th Chinese) Is
an,l that th. rtntv of nr.ervln.r It Is the did not know the temper of Nebraska re- years ago. In his book. "The Russian fortified and It fine harbor Is being deep
ana that the duty Of preserving It is tne ... ,. .. . 'T. ... ,,,, Advance." the senator aava: ened. and f jr tha first time in its turbulent
Yery highest to which our people can I
devote themselves.
The policy for which the democratic I
Prty stands Is not favorable to the
Preservation of the home market. It
giving tip that market, to a very
'"He extent to the competition of for-
elgn producers It would oten the
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eT'" to the manufacturers of Europe,
8"tes to the manufacturers of Europe,
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wooie nrooucts represent mean iaiHr. i
With th init.M rt f ,,ii
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price of labor In all the Industries
this country. Tbe republican con-
tentlon acnlnst the democratic nollcv is
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thnrofore nrimarllr In tha Inroroar of
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as 1. Admiral Dewey of whom
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flrBt to suffer from foreign competiUon.
rrom ,rH very oeginning me repuoncan
Party nn" been the friend or labor, Its
loadera .Iviti rulTlncr tha tan tbaf I
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the irrowth and nmmftHtv of ifittn I
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depended upon the prosperity of labor,
11 ,H rpoognitlon of this that is the basis
Pr lne protection principle and the com
PIete vindication of thnt principle is
tne Justification of the republican party
,n adoring to it.
The so-called Omaha Civic Federation
seems to have extended Its operations
ovpr ,nto Iow and taken into Its tnem-
rshlp the star boarder of the Iowa
nenitentlnrv Tf It has reallv unearthed
penitentiary If it has really unearthed
h. 1 (
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com-1000 ""d. win nna rauit wun tne
reaernnon, out if it is simply being used
' Pw to furnish material for
unuiun.i i . 1 1 1 .niti .
sensational papers It will enlist no popu-
lar sympatny.
B I
The Toronto fire has drawn the at-
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pres8ea upon ,nem Tne n"y nr "P-
c,al "PcrT,8lon of bulldlnga In which
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r vl n n.T u i iiuiuu are Biureu.i
Other Cities, and notably Omaha, should
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neeu tne lesson. I
JOhnny .Maher writes Ihe Bee In re-
snonse to ita recent Inquiry to say that
h,g tTnewrlter is in working order and
i fighting humor but is under lock and
L -t tbI. ' ftnd hI. nalf
"y l lnlB ume ana 1,18 Wtter hail
carrlel( tho key WfJ Wal Impatiently
antl Mr Maher'B influence increases
iufflciently to enable him to procure the
v
What Abwt W. J. Bryant
Atlanta Constitution (dem.).
Th only complaint w have heard of
Judge Parker hay com from republican
sources.
Pnttlaar oa Lots of Aire.
Baltimore American.
ouuicuuuy una BiBveiy miuuui-ru uim
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nav8 uPcted " "mid season from
xa9 way n nas ouen plowing aoout iiaeu.
Begging; for Quarter
Chicago Record-Herald.
Folk la carrying all before him in Mis-
souri. This Is a new method In that
state, where many of the political gen-
tlemen have heretofore been ln the habit
carrying all behind them and trying
to hide It under their coat tails.
Harvey Jars tho Sacred Ratio.
Minneapolis Time.
Prof. Harvev. famous elirht veara aao aa
Coin" Harvev. haa been heard from.
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. . t ,1 a. gvna vm.w v.. 1 1 i-1 t -cm ...a
Hemorrstlc brethren that in Insist nnnn
It as an Issue now would prejudice the
cauae, tha supply of gold being adequate
to money requirements. A wicked ex
change auggested that Prof. Harvey'a con
cervatlam may be due In part to the fact
1 that he is president of a railroad In Ar-
I kanaas,
Boodle In Mall Transportation.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Thla very businesslike postal department
1 of the government not only pays more for
transporting the mails than all the rest of
I the world combined pays, but In addition
to tha extravacunt aum rjaid for transoor-
tatlon It pays a rental for each postal car
I the railroads us In transporting the mails
...I ..... . .iinn a rat. Vi q
the car could be bought new from the
shops for a less sum than that paid as one
year's rent for lt.
Teaching! th Science, of Farming
Baltimore Herald.
It Is probably a fact that most of the
farmlna of tha country is done on a hap
hasard plan. The bulk of the knowledge
I of agriculture consists of experience ac
quired on that plan, handed down from
I ratner to son. Aa to tne science or tne
greatest ot an aourcea or ins ana weaitn.
COmpari,Vely pTkinf- there " " et
mtle Conaequently. farming, considered
economically. Ia lit an undeveloped state.
I Where it ia conducted on a large scale
ther ,here ' n1""" waste. These
conditions ara a atrong argument In favor
ef Repre,enUt,v. Rlley-. bu.. recently m-
troduced In congress, proposing a bureau
or .mcimur.i wucunn in. pr.cuw
farming, such aa the best methods of culti
vation, th refertilisation of exhausted soil,
tc.
Daring Naval Strategy.
New Tork Evening Post.
Th story of the sinking of the Petro-
navlovak bv a Jananesa countermine ln.
utcatea a military atrategy auch as we be-
liev no Occidental nation has ever sur-
Psed. Admiral Togo a plan required an
extraordinary combination of sheer In
telligence and daring In Ita executant. The
channel between the Russian torpedoes
had to be plotted by dlatant triangulatlon,
unarmorea snipe at nignt naa to run into
I lhat MTTOW waterway, plant lt with mlnea
and keep clear both of th Russian torp.
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from the harbor fleet. Probably tha annal.
of war hardly .how another trap of thl.
refln,1 ""' To student, of naval
UcU howav.ri ,h. ,,-. f th. Petro-
imiuiiim UCUUI1.UWIVII w. .um "i
I torpedo attack. Oranttng that thla eort
f countermining la without precedent.
I I. Ka..Ka klu taa aa I aras lAaa . Um.wm K A sakAla
I. probably less aignlflrant than the whole
.erlea of attacka on the Port Arthur fleet
I by torpedo craft and other unarmored v.a-
I eia.
REC EXT POLITIC M. C H ANGES.
Kearney Hub: The report of the special
committee of the Tutted States senate I
which conducted the Dietrich Investigation
exonerates the senator completely and the I
report I unanimous. Some people will
,alk "hltewash, but a sufficient answer
Is the exceptional!'- biuh character of the
m,mbor. cf the cp"mn,,tt(1i KnA mho have
neither time nor Inclination to engage in
the whitewashing business
Beatrice Times: Billy Summers- release
from his federal lob baa onlv one sting
"om "'s, ""rr"' ',n" TM.
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that chHirmgn im,,ay of the republican
m D.r Ppnt of them bv appointing I
Mr. Lindsay United States district attor-
ney. This aggregation of republicans was
more worthy or being pleased tnan nenaior i
Millard. Mr. Millard may reallxe this at
a later date
Kr,mont Tribune: It is given out at
Omaha that the public may yet hear some
more shout political scandal from the office
of the United States district attorney; that
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i mo iaiiiuutiv cAuncrsLiiiB vicimui, .
,.f mYi l.nH. tn tncnlnate
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sim m r it LfatviaA r.rinc7 in nmsr wii
anown men. ji may dp inui iiienw luni.ioi
miart. ni. with ih. hone of benefit-
iing Mr summers and easing him down
with as little pain as possible. The condi-
Hon of things In the attorney's office Is a
o. . , j.n.
rnatter capable of actual demonstration
ana determination, and mere rumors
ghould, of course, not govern. If there la
new evidence let it be used for the prose-
cution of the guilty; if there Is none, then
let's have no more Insinuations.
York Tlmrs: Senator Dietrich has been
entirely exonerated by the senate commit-
tee. The vote was unanimous and the re-
port declares that he was not guilty of
violating any of the statutes of the United
States or of any corrupt or unworthy con
duct relating either to the appointment of
Jacob Fisher as postmaster at Hastings ot
tho leasing of the building in that city to
the Un ted States for a postofnee. The com-
cn the bpat knQwn
OMllC VI 1UI tl III IlKintM 1
nd most hiei.iv rencted members of the
lunate from both political parties, and any
report rrom them is bound to command tne
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lor the country. The senator Is completely
and entlre,y exonprated Bnd fully Jll8tlflPd
)n alI ne dd )n tlmt connection. These are
not men to "whitewoah" a senator nor to
condone any offense against the dignity and
guilty of any wrong except those who al
ways believe everyone guilty of everything
charged against them and those with whom
the wish Is father to the thought Now
will thro nnners thnt rushed In to titka lin I
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the fight for his enemies and traducers.
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him the lustice to reuaJr as far as riosslble I
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tne injustice uone nimr ine injury can
never be fully repaired, but men can own
their mistake and show a disposition to be
ra,1 and honorable
-iajr center sun: we sometimes are iea
tn thlnk that President Roosevelt wishes
Ulat Nebraska had never been born, for no
other state in the union aivea him so much
trouble. It keepeth him ln hot water con-
tlnua,,y- He u Prore to say that from the
VL BU" ruB ' unl" 11
sinks behind the western hoiison men allied
with him In party affairs who reside within
tne borders or n stat are planning to
make trouble for him. No sooner does the
end of a DletrJcJUpveatigation appear until
the demand omes for th Immediate and
unconditional removal of Summers and ap-
pointment oi unaaay. ana mis is semi-
authoritatively .announced; then Millard
heavea in sight, and drawing near sounds
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occas on and threatens to settle the flgh
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nn nttnnnt la mariA Whflt mffaft fr Rum.
I mers' removal will have in party ranks can-
not be foretold, and It may be he is not
yet rid or that trouble, ror now it Is re-
ported that to pacify the Summera con
tlngency he will give him another appoint
ment. If he does. Lindsay should be pro
vlded for, and so it goes. The president
evidently sees the far-reaching ill effects to
the party of the nominating of a senator
at the state convention, and he may con
'd" " duty to take a hand In defeat
nal propoaiuon. u ne na. noi aireaay.
He la certainly having trouble enough with
I
ine waywxra politicians oi mo stale m
w'" himself well rid of this commonwealth
Ji nOK PARKER AND THE PLATFORM
New York Times (ind.): The democrats
of New York present a conservative candl-
date upon a conservative platform. To
use the time-honored phrase, they nave
sounded a "keynote" for the campaign
which will be heard with aatisiaction wner-
ever genuine Democracy exiais ana me
well-tried principles of the party are held If they adopt open formation and Indivld
In respect. I . r.ion thev mav win. But to do ao
Chicago Tribune (rep): Judge Parker
will have behind Him in tne democratic
national convention tne seventy-eignt voiea
or (W I one, a siaie wnnoui wnose eiec-
tor' vc,e 'he pponent of the republican
party cannot hope for victory. The south-
em democrats have been waiting to see
what New York would do, that they might
shape their course accordingly. They have
no candladte of their own and most of
them are ready to take any man who has
the backing of the Empire state
Chicago Post (Ind.): There is not. In
truth, a single phrase or line In the so
called platform which a progressive cltl-
sen of any party or no party would not
Indorse as a matter of course, and what
la common property cannot be converted
by verbal jugglers into the monopoly of
any pomlca, organization. The .net re-
suit, then, that Parker, the silent candl-
I date naa brrn presented to the country on
Urlic, 1 1KB orrii JJI riwiuru yj mo
a blarlk form of platform.
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PIrarnf.p",w " oun
y lndo7ed New York
So Judge
try as the
v lnitArrt vorlc candidate.
p,,,, everywhere, especially ln the
south, have been waiting to hear from
New York. Now they have heard In the
mot emphatic way. If. aa seem to be
clear, the democrat of New York believe
that Judge Parker can carry that state,
he Is the man that We party la looking
for. For all agree that tne vote oi ew
York is ausolutely eseenuai to aemocra;
uecei. rne platform aoopiea oy tne
convention Is of tha "old-fashioned" va
1. "nA-ttk ahlnnpwl" vi.
riety. It makes President Roosevelt the
vital issue In the campaign.
Minneapolis Journal (rep ): Some months
...,, in,t v,w York auld the
demot.ra.v waa becoming sane again, and,
therefore, dangemua. He waa a true
prophet. Republicans might aa well make
I up th.lr mlna- ,ha, the democracy is
up ,n"r m,nj" in" ,n" ."
atlon of
ppmpr New Iorker at a time when th
repubCan party in New York is torn by
,.,,ion.. wiU cause the campaign to open
ith a distinct ,.esilon of danger for
i vm uora not neea rew nr iu i.i.
I t Is not true that republican leadera can
It hook with equanimity on the poaslble los.
I . M I . . .
I of the Empire atate, accompanied aa It
may be by the los. of the neighboring
tates of New Jersey .nd Connecticut. Wa
I have a light on our hands.
L.UMJ RANGE WAR GOSSIP.
GUmpaea of People atid Kventa at the I
Theater ( Action
Events so far demonatrate that Man
churls will be as larae a graveyard of
military reputation for Russia a South
Africa proved for England. The reported
resignation of Admiral AlexleT goea to
,how that the royal confidence and favor
hitherto enjoyed by the viceroy have been
shot to piece bv the Japanese navy.
The retirement of AlexlefT with reputation
clouded. If not destroyed, lends peculiar In-
teret to the lmnrelons of tha man writ-
ten by Senator Albert J. Beverldge, em-
"The one man of the hour in the Japan-1
ere - Russlan war on tha Russian elds Is
Alexleff. the supreme commander of the
"- m mu r uu uim
omirai Aiexien:, wnn neaaouanera ai t-on
Arthur, makes upon you the Impression of
Imoat abnormal alertnesa. He is a bach-
g "I" J1" .J1 w
entnusiasm or a hoy. to the trowing power
f He is perhaps 50 year, of age.
and instinct with nervous energy. His
Instinct with nervous energy. His
I . , . I
" ""i'"""' wnoie muvtmrai ui
hhe man Is full of daeh. His talk Is the
voc,lll,ltl("1 of Iorc: hl" attitude, even
.ittlna. In conversation. Is that of
bolt-upright Intentness. Alexleff Is ln-
formed, very frank, never hesitating to
. ... ,
rormuiaie a repij , ana giving you nis opin-
Ion oulte nfr.hand lt la as oulck In
- i
- ... , i
Rln "nd aKB,I "ou re reminded when
talking to him. His days sra full or toll;
inaera, most or his nights are run or ton
S1SO. I
There appears to be something about
these men whom Russia has set at the
front of her advance which fascinates them
Into a passion for work. Whatever the
reason, the activity. Intelligence, alertness
and Immerse information of men like Ad
miral Alexleff strike you most powerfully,
fh. meagure of thl, man ,,epart8, h will
find this one expression repeating Itself
, and , 'Equlpped-well equipped.'
"When the writer met Admiral Alexleff,"
continues Senator Beverldge. "he wh In
comma nd of th A-aMo Russ ian
squadron, ana also in command or an
southern Manchuria. Into his hand, too,
It waa understood, were gathered all the
threads of Russian diplomacy and state
craft running out all through the Orient
It waa at that time predicted that Alexleff
would soon be the first and highest repre.
..nliilltr. r.t I. . n.nw InMiivknnl
churla and tbe entire Far Eaat. and even
in Trans-Ralkal Siberia HI. elevation dur-
, ....
Hon ha esinhii.hed th. resiitv of the lm-
nresslnns formed In 19(11 Whatever mnv
be the future career of this uncommon
man, whether he continues indefinitely to
enjoy the exalted confidence of his sover-
elgn. which Is now his. or whether one of
)heM etra n revolutlon, of autocrati0
... . ... ...
Iavor snail reauco mm to an nummer
place, all statesmen, of whatever national-
,,v tin mav fliirlntr tnia nerloo be called
. . ... ...I
upun iu meet in ntfKuiiHiiuna or oinerwise
Admiral Alexleff would do well to under-
stand that they are dealing with a master
mlnd, a master will, and altogether with a
masterful man."
"The war on land ln eastern Asia we
suppose there will presently be war on
h. i.niu -rrnrA . i....fi. .... f
one of the most famoue military organlsa-
tlons In the world," says the New York
Tribune.
"Th. Cossacks are the last of the series
0f professional fighting bodies which in-
dudea the Free companlee, the Janissaries
... ,h. lUmi.r.i Thir nri.i. ,...ihJtnd yet today United (Mates Rn. uv..
I nhi. n nr ,h rn.Uni,
or Kaiak( means or meant simply a bandit!
1 w.!.j . ... ,... .u... ,
thelr early daya But th(,,r ,llatory nas
bee ft thrinlnB onBi from Maseppa and
Termak to tna pregent tlme. Cossacks
1 . KihoHa for Ivan the Terrlhl. IV..
sacka harried and wasted Napoleon's
..grand Brmy,. CoB8ackl, toM
or. .Vi. rfv-h. tlnnit rt I Vi . P nanl'j n wiM.o.n
ment In maintaining Its sway.
I '
i remains 10 oe seen, nowever. now
effective these formidable warriors will be
against a new foe and ln a strange land.
Obviously, conditions In Manchuria are
very different from wlv.it they are along
the Don and tho VoUa. On the vast
steppes of European Russia the Cossack
rides his steed aa a sailor navlgatea his
vessel on the sea. In a rugged, moun-
tainous country he may not fare ao well.
Then, there la the manner of warfare. In
old times, against Napoleon; the Cossacks
fought In open formation, Individually.
I .. . ... , . . .pi.lr aiif r...
Had
Ney
.... . w. ...w "-
they charged In mass formation
would have annihilated them. But thirty
years ago, mindful or the effective mass
work In the Franco-German war, the Rua-
slaji authorities changed all that, and
taught the Cossacks to act In mass.
"Now the question is, How are they
going to meet the Japanese? If they do
lt in close formation, with massed charges.
.. .haIi .XD,ct to see them beaten. For
th. Bo.r war demonstrated the.fdtile mad.
.. nhtln, nlnst modern arms
,hey m,t unlearn the lessons and break
th. orrt.ra Df the laat thirty veara. and ao
back to the tactJca of Napoleonic daya.
Th. .-v ln wh.,.h th. Cossacks harried
Napoleon a, , way ln whll.h tn, Boera
... ... H,.h ..H ,h4 . ,h. ,.,
L wh)ch a wlnnlna. army mu.t flfht lo.
day. We shall see If
the Cossacks are
able to adopt lt."
'The other day I spoke of rice and dried
fish being the uniform food of tha Japanese
army In campaigning times," says Lon
don Truth. "This la the way In which
the rice Is cooked: It ia boiled until quite
thick and glutinous. Next It is placed on
a ceramic slab rolled out and cut into
sou-res. The square, are then placed In
the sun to dry and often turned. When
hard aa sea biscuit and greatly reduced
In weight they can.be stored. A cer-
tain number are allowed each day to tne
soldier. All he has to do It to break up
a square In boiling water and to add
the dried fish. In a few minutes he has
what seems to him a delicious thick soup.
If he cannot procure boiling water h
simply eats hi rice cake dry. in tne iruu
I season ha aubatltutea fruit when he can
obtain It for the Man. The Japanese sol-
dier, M. Plchon tells me. has muscles
uke whipcord, la a aur shot, haa an eye
for undmarka and a memory ror locaniy.
H. ran do w(th three hour ieep oui
of th twenty-four, la cleanly, attenos to
I . ., , a . i ., nap.lln
sanitary instructions, is .iu..,
holds hla life cheap and run up nina use
a goat. He eoata the state about ' pence
day and think hlmaelf well off.
A characteristic trait of th Japanese Is
their affection for Inanimate nature. Their
care for treee la aa tender and considerate
aa If forests were collections of human
belnga. Bl.hop Brent of the I hillpplnea
eaye in th. Outlook that treea
mora than tree, to the Japanese they are
PUP", to be taught, friends to be aerved.
i - -- -
t licit lea into beauty, trailing the lace work
tracery or some sprwung orancn o-j.n
a hillside or along a wan. planting in
with fascinating Irregularity "carefully I
j slva-mly." .
English la quite .xten.ively understood
among students, owing to the fact that It
Is widely tauEht In schools and unlvcr
sltlea
Japan' first experience In colonial ad
ministration i greatly to Ita credit. For
mosa bristle with problems, but they ar
being handled with Judgment and skill.
The interior la peopled with head-hunting
savages; they are apparently Intractable
"nd are continually harassing workers on
t'a plantatione and In tbe camphor camp.
The prisons are models of Industry and
J obl?. 'tten".
scientific work la going on have been es-
tabllshed In various centers, railroads are
I.. ...,, ..... ..
neing consiructeo. jveeiung t iveerung. aa
career Formosa seems to have a quiet and
prosperous future before It.
GRKATKST BATTLE MOSTH,
Apr, ymmouu lm taia Aaaala mt th
Civil War.
Portland Oregonlan.
The greatest battle month of th civil
war. measured by th Importance of It
I l .1 1.11 11 1 BCI
"
th confederates opened fir on Fort Sum
ter; on April t and 7. 188 as fought th
great and fateful b.tu of Shlloh; on April
i, rarragui ran tne nre 01 lorn
son and St. Philip, which forced the sur
render of New Orleans. On April It, lUt,
Commodore Porter with bis ironclad fleet
and transports ran th fir of th Vlcka-
burg batteries and aaaured the ucceas of
Oranfa famous campaign. Th month of
Aprii, jg was crowded with great events.
Bher-Mnn with 10 mm piinlrv and 12 AOA In.
fantry. struck at Leo's rla-ht and rear, and
en April 1, 1865, bit off his right flank under
Pickett at Five Forks. His Una had been
stretched so that they had broken at last.
-j ne next morning at daylight, April Z. a
general assault was made all along th
lines before Petersburg. The Blxtu corps,
"' .", ...... yard".
from the enemy, carried th works in Its
front for half a mile
This success deckled th fata of th
day, and that night Lea abandoned his
lines. Th rest of the campaign was th
mer hunt of the gallant quarry that.
crippled and bleeding at every pore, res
olutely faced Its pursuers when overtaken.
Ilka a wounded stag standing bravely at
bay. On April 6 the confederate rear guard
was crushed and captured after a most
herolo resistance at Bailor's creek. April
8 Sheridan's cavalry blocked th path of
Lee a retreat at Appomattox station. A
" " ' .J " "ruu".' " ln nntry
"l ln" r'" ana 1 wenty-tourth corpa to
Sheridan a support, and at daylight. April
' Lce found himself with the road barred
t0 Lynchburg by Sheridan With 10,000 Cay.
R,rjr "nQ niantry, wnn Mead with
P5'000 '"fantry of the Second end Sixth
lorpB WRS Pressing nis rear, without food,
w'thout artillery, without hop of rescue,
Ie was obliged to surrender.
I ri a..ii u ...
On April 26 came the surrender of Joe
s army, wnien had been preceded
1 " i"" viuionoui raia or ueneral Wilson
hn m,iiK iim . .
i vo.tiii. uhii capturea
Belma, Ala., April 2; West Point and Co
lurabus, Oa., April 16. The forts defend-
I Ing Mobile fell April 9. Surely April. 186S,
I was a memorable month of battle, crowded
with disaster for the confederates, who as
they manfully said, "lost everything but
I honor. All the eminent leaders In the
last trtent csmnln . r. A.. .....
Bchofield, Howard. Merrltt. Miles and Wil
"n of the union army, and General Bates
'"nm e ana wneeier of the con
federates.
A11 these tremendous events of our civil
'r were closed only thii ty-nlne years ago,
aker of Ohio, who waa a l!entn.n. ir
Sherman's army In Sherman's last battle
I at Bentonvllle. N. r . M.. m i,;it i.
trying hard to have congress pass
a law
Providing for the marking of the graves of
20'000 confederate soldiers who died ln the
nanaB ot tne united States government as
prisoners of war, thus carrying out a
project which was Indorsed by the ex-con
rederate soldiers at their gathering at
Memphis on Memorial day of 1901. Surely
the hopes of Grant, the hopes of Lee. the
prayers of Johnston and the benedictions of
Wade Hampton have been Justified when
we find an ex-unlon soldier pleading from
his at at In the United States senate to have
congress order th marking of the graves
of confederate prisoners of war. Why not?
It waa a terrible war; there were many
men fell In that war; there was much hero
ism on both sides, and the memory of lt
la a title and heritage of respect to the
children of the generation that fought this
great conflict to Its fateful conclusion. Sen
ator Foraker as a gallant soldier knows
that the Confederates were most gallant
men In battle, and he would not leave a
single Confederate grave unmarked within
our lines. It Is only doffing cap to gallant
foes.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. Carnegie has given sway $100,000,000
up to date, it la figured. And yet he hss
not realised his ideal of becoming a poor
man.
The first name suggested for the Carnegie
hero fund is that of tha Colorado sheriff
who kept the mob at bay at the pistol's
point and protected bis prisoner from
lynching.
Sonator Hoht paid a fine tribute to the
memory of Thomas Jefferson the other
night. That's the way with Senator Hoar;
he never has a good word for any democrat
but a dpaa on
H. J. Horn, recently chosen general man
ager of the Northern Pacific. rlrnvi,
entered the servloe of that corporation as
draughtsman fifteen years ago, receiving
(60 a month pay.
Joseph Morris, a centenarian of Balford,
N. J. acted aa beat man at the wedding
of I Is grandson one day recently. At the
close of the ceremony the patriarch enter-
talned the bridal party at hi. home,
on account of the smallness of a
0f King Edward when he has his photo-
graph taken lie Invariably stands on some
i small eminence in order that ne may com-
I pare as well as possible with those about
1 him
William II. Baldwin last week finished
hla thlrty-aevenlh year as president of the
Young Men's Christian association of Bos
ton. Mr. Baldwin la now well along n
years, but hi unflagging enthusiasm keeps
him in the appearance of perennial youth.
Joseph Conrad haa been granted a pension
of .j by ,h(s gooiet, of British Authors
Tna rea,0n Is the author's ineptitude for
business affslra and the deslra of hi
friends to Insure him liberty to ontinii
I . . . . . ...
. WOra tree rrom tne danger of financial
i advcrlty,
Bargain Counter on Coal
You can get it cheap ! About 75 tons
f-l IF. " A -JllL.
l A & f f W Q f f J f fjfl I l A M V fll If O I Q
11 B LiCjlluU Ufc O Ij 1 1 1 1 "1 1 E 1 I I I M I B I I U
B IbUII Xdf 81 Willi UUI
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room for hartl coal. Just the thing for furnaces or all
kinds of hcatcrH to ton off the wtiMoirwith. Trv a ton.
S..EIUDA.I. COAL OFFICE, 1605 FARHAM Tel. 12?
POLITICAL FOLLY.
Attempts of Kaaterat Pemeerata to
Dlarrealt Roosevelt.
Kansas City Times (Ind ).
The New York and Pennsylvania demo
cratic conventions may furnish, through
their platforms, a general Idea of the
forthcoming national declaration of the
party, at leaat so far a It ran be gov.
erned by the eastern states. Assuming
this to be true. It la exceedingly IntercsthiK
to note that at both Albany and linr-
rlsburg the platforms, so far as directed
against the opposition, were confined nl
most wholly to President Roosevelt sml
his policies. Comparatively little attention
waa paid even to the tariff, the only gtvnt
issue on which the democratic party now
has a real advantage over the organiza
tion In power.'
But th attempt to alarm the country
about Mr. Roosevelt's policies will not
avail. It will not result In the least dis
turbance of th absolute confidence th.it
the majority has In his wisdom, his Juda-
ment and his courage. President Roose
velt's "safety" cannot be auccessfully thai
lenged In general terms, and when It comes
to spectrin Instances, the task Is even more
difficult, for he has done nothing of eonse.
quence thst has not stood the test of time
and results.
It might as well he admitted that If, at
the time Mr. Roosevelt waa called to the
presidency through the death of hi pred
ecessor, he had been placed before the
country for an election, it would have
been possible to create distrust as to his
safety. He had distinguished himself not
only by his courage, hta Integrity and his
thoroughness, but also by hla impulsive
ness and a vigorous Intolerance of evil
conditions. Many republicans wondered,
when he aasumed the responsibilities of
th presidency, whether he would be so
bered and composed sufficiently to meet
the treat responsibilities placed before hi in
with calmness and deliberation. It mnv
even be said that many feared that lie
would not.
But It must not be forgotten that at nn
time were th president's motives ques
tioned. It was accepted that he wouM
do his utmost, to carry forward in good
faith the policies of his predecessor n.--cording
to his pledges. If wss merely u
matter of capacity and ably. The puh
Ilo mind was never In doubt about Mr.
Roosevelt's purposes. It was, therefore,
receptive to conviction through the argu
ment of accomplishment. And Mr. Roose
velt has more than vindicated the wisdom
of the party that placed him in line for
the presidency. Having aerved out h!s
term with extraordinary distinction, hav
ing established a new, trustworthy and ex
ceedingly popular standard of administra
tion. It Is impossible to discredit the presl
dent with the people, and it Is exceedingly
short-sighted party policy to attempt It.
BMILIXO LINES.
She That new boarder who came today
haa a beautiful olive complexion.
He Well, after she's been here a few
weeks I guess she'll have a prune com
plexion. Yonkera Statesman.
"Should married women work for a liv
ing?" asked one of the students.
,TOn the principle that anybody who li
thrown Into deep water must sink oi
awlrn." replied th professor, "douhtlesi
most of them should." Chicago Tribune.
"T find Just on consolation In this cold
April weather."
r,What la that?"
"It Is too cold for the girl next doot
who plays the piano Incessantly to opet
the wlndows.'V-Cieveland Plain Dealer.
"A man ln your position Is subjected ti
many temptations, Isn't he?"
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum
"Every now and then he feels like let ti m
his sympathies get the batter of him tv
missing chances to make, money. But th
enly thing to do Is to be Arm." Washing
ton Star.
"Yes, I sleep, off and on, until 12 o'clocl
Sundays."
"But when do you get your breakfast?"
"Oh, 1 go down to breakfast at about '
"Ah! then you go back to bed."
"No, to church. Philadelphia Pres.
The new arrival Insisted that there had
been a mistake.
"This Is not my destination," h pro
tested. "I waa raised ln Puritan New
England!"
"why, so was I, repeatedly!" retorted
Satan with a mirthless laugh. Puck.
Edgar There are 30,000,000 microbe in
one plate of Ice cream.
Ethel Oh, let' have some! How de
lightful to get -no much of anything for
so little money ! Cincinnati Tribune.
Billing I hear that poor Jones went to
a hotel and turned on the gaa; what ttaa
the matter with htm?
Willing Lost all hla money betting on
the ponies and became despondent.
Billing Oh. I see; a case of race aulclde.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
BASE! BALL EXCISES.
What will become of you and me, what los
will we austaln,
When all our relatives depart to come not
back again?
What awful agony la oura, what aleeples
nights are rpnnt,
When we have no material base ball lie
to invent?
For the greatest of nil Borrows which can
come to man or boy
Ia when he cannot find excuae a ball game
to enjoy;
When he triea to tell a "whopper" Willi
malevolent Intent,
Knowing well his hurried footsteps to the
base ball game are bent.
lie glances up and glances down, nor meets
your Mlcadfant eye.
While he hunts for raw material to pom
pose a doggoned lie.
He knows full well, and you know too, hla
story can't be true,
But when the national game Is on what
can a fellow do? .
On buya a team and needs must go to put
them to the test,
The man of Ood wlih solemn mien must
lay the dead lo rest:
The business man must hasten to close up
a bargain rare.
But when you saunter to the grounds you'll
find each lelluw there.
And then the lietter half of man, con
structed from his rib.
Without any hesltutiun will relate a cork
ing fib:
"A very dear acquaintance, an old collide
chum of mine,
Will stop to gossip with me us she pass-n
down the line.
So 1 must be st I he station to bestow a
welcome bright,
I will see you somi whut later Is my lin t
adjusted rlKht?"
If you have a date to meet her don't be
restless or afraid,
You will find her on the bleachers most
attractively nrrayed.
The physician has a patient, and the luwv-r
has a case.
But lelsurelv I liev hasten to the same old
try sting place;
You will wee them oil the benches, crj ing
out till they are hoarse,
When some one knoi ks the hull afield with
more than Common force;
But when the fame is ovor we're dlnpos-d
to run and hide.
Ashamed to rnce the folk at home who
know that we have lied.
'TIs the same the country over, till fie
righteous tn dismayed
At the lies which are Invented when the
nation a game la played.
R. H. LA NO FORD
North Platte, Neb..
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