THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1904.
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Nebraska Is fifty, years young end has
scarcely cut her eye-teeth.
Henry Wattereon's duel against ths
"pert paragraph" threatens to result la
a draw.
General Kouropatklo does not begin
bis dispatches with "I regret to report,"
but be means It Just the same.
Down la Kansas the Cottonwood river
Is out of Its banks. There Is danger
that when it dries out It will warp Itself
more crooked.
The "white man's burden" seems to be
bearing down heavily on the southwest
coast of Africa and Uncle Sam may
have to Bblft the load.
If the situation In Morocco does not
Imnrnvn ranirilT Admtrol .fTtiiulwlps-will
'soon drive Admiral .Togo from first post,
tlon In ths newspapers.
Russians who think the operations of
General Kurokl are not Intended In good
faith should be doubly cautious. Few
things are more dangerous than a prac
tical joker.
Mayor McClellan of New York may
be the coming man in the democratic
arena. But running against Low and
running against Roosevelt are different
propositions.
One of the men drawn on the grand
Jury now sitting has been drafted to
run on the democratic legislative ticket
It Is bard for him to decide which is the
greater misfortune.
The democratic county ticket is pow
erfully weak at both ends. If the repub
licans of Douglas county can't over
match the democratic legislative ticket
they should go out of business.
It will be a cold day when Tom Den
nisoQ does not furnish the local yellows
with material for shedding red Ink.
Were It not for Tom Dennlson they
would have to fall back on Pat Crowe.
County Attorney English dropped Into
a renomlnatlon as easily as falling off
log. It remains to be seen, however,
whether by similar incantation be can
manage to drop Into a re-election as
easily. ' ,
The "Iron-Jawed" man of South Da
kota will have to do something more
than lift 800 pounds with bis teeth to
stand at the head of bis class. ' America
can boast a lot of Jawsmlths who have
jnada record places la long distance ora
tory. '
Gettysburg is distinguished, as Presi
dent Roosevelt remarks as the place
"where was spoken one of the few
speeches which shall last through the
ages." And also by a lot of other
speeches that have long since been for
gotten. Referring to the convention of the
National Editorial association Just held
In St Louis, Newspaperdom says that
"while a pleasant feature to those in
attendance, It will not rumble down
through history as the best ever." The
editors must have revised their opinion
of the entertainment afforded them last
year when they met In Omaha, against
which they seemed disposed at the time
to do nothing but kick. i
During the first week arter the Capitol
avenue market house was opened the
market master collected $333 for stalls
and market privileges. Within the past
three months the receipts have dwludled
down to nothing. Manifestly there is a
screw loose somewhere, la every other
city Vhere municipal market houses
have been established they have been
a source of large income In cities of the
wmm Winn". I fmvv .w
year and- ta the larger cities all the wsy
Cross 3,000-1 0Q,,O0O a 7 ax.
dm aba' 8 wi or voiro rnuat
Omaha exnressoe the fear that capital
will be driven out of that dry If the tax
assessments are made too high. Just what
"too high" can mean In thla con section 1
not clear, for no assessment that 4a within
the requirements of the new revenue meas
ure can be too Ugh, and aiiy assessment
that Is below the requirement Is dishonest
and a violation of the statute which was
designed to give the state more revenue.
The business men of Lancaster county, al
most to a man. hare given fair returns on
their property, and so great is the differ
ence between tbo returns made by mer
chants of the two countlea that- houses
which are known to have stocks of goods
tnlos aa valuable as the same class of
house In Lincoln are given an assessable
valuation In Omaha of about halt what they
are here.
Omaha may think it a wise business pol
icy to keep, the taxes down, but It Isn't
Lincoln's way of obeying the law. Objec
tions te the schedule were scarcely thought
of her until the discrepancies in Omaha
became evident. Lincoln Is not afraid of
driving out capital, for tha observing in
vestor will readily see that the new law
will make no material Increase in taxes. Its
prima purpose being to get at an honest
valuation upon which to base the assess
ment percentage. Under this rule the taxes
will bo little higher than under the one-
sixth arrangement The fact Is shown.
In figures secured by Mr. Bewick and Mr.
Miller, that a few of the Omaha conoerng
do not propose to pay as much In taxes
under the new law as they paid under the
old, some of the returns having been ac
tually reduced. Perhaps It Is another of
Omaha's ways of doing things, Lincoln
Star.
The proof of the pudding Is In the eat
ing. Omaha's way of doing things can
best be Judged by the annual contribu
tions Omaha hat made toward the main-.
tenance of state government and state
institutions since Nebraska became a
state and Lincoln became a town. Dur
ing all these years In hard times and
in good times, in boom years, grasshop
per years and drouth years Omaha has
poured Into the state treasury $125,000
to $200,000 a year regardless of. what
Lincoln or any other town In Nebraska
may. have contributed.
For more than $4,000,000 which Omaha
has paid Into the state treasury since
Lincoln got on the map, Omaha has
nothing more to show than the Deaf and
Dumb Institute, originally endowed by
its own citizens and at best a secondary
state institution, while Lincoln has bad
not only the capltol, but the university,
penltentlnry, insane asylum and several
minor institutions maintained at the ex
pense of the state. Omaha is not a tax
shirker. This year Just the same as last
year end the years previous to last year
it will bear its full and Just proportion
of the burdens of taxation and even
more than Its Just proportion. If any
discrepancies exist between this year's
valuation of merchandise carried by Job
bing houses and department stores they
will be adjusted before the final returns
are transmitted to the state bouse.
Comparisons ate sometimes odious.
When Omaha opened the educational
campaign for equitable railroad taxation
two years ago, and especially for the
municipal taxation of railroad property
on an equal basts with all other classes
of taxable property, Lincoln felt In with
Omaha and stormed and fumed against
the outrage, but when the battle was on
and the legislature from which redress
was sought was in session It flunked and
laid down at the behest of the railroad
corporations, while Omaha's tax reform
ers remained steadfast When the state
board v met this year Omaha stood for
the Btate as well as for Itself, while Lin
coln did not have a word to say. It
goes wlthont saying that whatever con
cessions the railroads see fit to make In
the matter of municipal taxation and
whatever Increase the state board may
grant In the assessment of railroads un
der the new law will be due to the firm
stand Omaha 1 has taken' In favor of
equitable taxation.
That Is Omaha's way.
A OLM VMLAItD FOttMCAST.
If Mr. Cleveland has been correctly re
ported, he Is apprehensive regarding
future financial conditions. The ex
president Is said to have expressed ap
prehension that the 'recent exportation
of gold will compel, possibly during the
next administration, another sale of
bonds In order to protect treasury gold
in other words that there may be a
Situation similar to that which con
fronted his last administration. While
Mr. Cleveland is not recognized as an
authority in financial affairs, yet such a
forecast from him naturally commands
some attention.
It is pointed out that there Is a very
great difference between the present
condition of the treasury and that which
existed In 1894, when bonds were sold
to maintain the gold reserve. Ten years
ago the total cash in the treasury, gold
reserve Included, was but a little more
than one-third of what it is now. There
is at the present time an available cash
balance in the treasury of $100,000,000
over and above the gold reserve of $150,
000,000. Furthermore, this country was
a heavy debtor to Europe In 1804, while
at tills time the United States does not
owe Europe a dollar of floating debt ex
cepting such as Is represented by trav
elers' credits, and the gold recently ex
ported and now In course of exporta
tion went and Is to go to Europe for no
other reason than that it commands a
higher rate of Interest than money to
day commands in the United States. An
other important consideration is that
the international trade balance is In
favor of thla country, so that we are in
a position to stop the exportation of gold
whenever It Is found more profitable to
retain the metal in the United States.
A prominent eastern financier is quoted
as saying that gold has gone abroad not
on the wings of panic or suspicion, as
was the case in 184, not because the
credit of the United States is Impaired
or Is In danger of Impairment but be
cause the United States today is the
best market in the world for securing
gold of which other nations may be In
upeclnl need, as France now Is because
of her reeeut undertakings with Russia.
An intelligent view of the situation
will show that there la no sound reason
for the apprehension said to have been
express! by Mr. Cleveland. . Tliure Is a
vastly different state of affairs in this
country today from that which pre
vailed daring the last democratic ad
ministration. But as the New York
Commercial observes. If any ground did
exist for apprehension that a bond issue
might be necessary in the near future it
would constitute an overpowering argu
ment for the election of a republican
president and a republican congress
next fall, since nobody knows what a
democratic president would do In such
an emergency, while there can be no
doubt as to what would be done by
Theodore Roosevelt with the support of
republicans In both branches of con
gress.
RCSSU'3 DUMM8TIO TROVBLta.
It la evident from recent reports that
the Russian government is having
troubles at home of a more or less seri
ous nature and it Is quite probable that
these reports do not tell all that is hap
pening smong the oppressed and discon
tented people of that land. Letters re
cently received In London stated that COO
persons had been hanged at Warsaw
without trial, others had been mystert
ously put to death at Moscow and se-
cretly burled under guard, while in Cron
stadt disaffection in the ranks of the
troops bad been suppressed by military
execution. Of course the Russian gov
ernment takes every precaution to pre
vent such facts from getting to the out
side world, but it cannot conceal all of
them and those which are known are
sufficient to show that there is a condl
tlon of affairs within the empire that
may easily become so grave as to call
for the exercise of all the repressive
power of the government
It Is not an unexpected situation.
Writers familiar with the internal af
fairs of Russia predicted when the war
with Japan started that the discon
tented elements in Russia would find op
portunity to seek a redress of grievances
md the wonder Is that there have not
iioen greater demonstrations of disaf
fection, though of course these elements
are kept under the closest surveillance
and the slightest manifestation of hos
tility to the government brings instant
and condign punishment It is not to
be doubted, however, that the spirit of
discontent is spreading and that Russia
Is threatened with a task at borne which
will put a tremendous strain upon the
government and may have results that
will materially change Its character.
ConPOItATM SKCCHIllSS FOT WAHTMD.
There have recently been notable evi
dences of .the indisposition of the public
to invest in corporate securities. One
of the most striking of these is the case
of the proposed reorganization of the
United States Realty corporation,
planned by men prominent in financial
circles and of recognized responsibility.
Last week the securities of this corpora
tion were placed on the market the men
who had planned the reorganization be
lieving that the time was opportune for
disposing of the securities, there baring
been comparatively little investment by
the public for months, but they were
disappointed. - The securities did not sell
and tha fact is noted as a most emphatic
and Impressive proof of the change of
temper regarding corporate securities.
The public has learned to shun them,
but it has abundant capital for invest
ment In securities which cannot here
after be absorbed by some merging cor
poration or be subject to the speculative
fluctuations of a stock exchange. This
is shown by the eagerness that was
manifested to Invest in New York City
bonds and to obtain a share in the al
lotment of that part of the Japanese
loan offered In this country. An even
more striking demonstration was in con
nection with the Cuban loan. Although
no more than $15,000,000 Is to . be
awarded to American bidders, the
amount of the bids received is In excess
of $50,000,000 and the applications came
from all over the country. The signifi
cance of such facts is obvious. There
Is plenty of capital In the country whose
owners are anxious to invest It, but they
do not want securities that may be at
the mercy of speculators or which may
be swallowed up by some merger cor
poration and undergo a change of char
acter and value. Experience with cor
porate securities during the last few
years has taught to thousands of Inves
tors a lesson which will not soon be for
gotten and It is not at all surprising that
the public should shun this sort of in
vestment '
It is well that such is the cose in so
far as it operates to put a check upon
the formation of merger corporations
and tends to compel corporations seek
ing public support through Investment
In their securities to take the public Into
their confidence. This change in the
disposition of the public will not inter
fere with the creation and promotion of
enterprises the capital of which has a
known substantial basis. Sound cor
porations, which are In a position to let
the public know of their financial and
business affairs will have no difficulty
In obtaining whatever capital they may
require. Those, however, which are
unable or unwilling to do this must ex
pect to be Ignored by the public, which
has had quite enongb Instruction as to
the danger of blind investment in cor
porate securities. There can be no doubt
that the change noted is a good thing
for the country. It will result In put
ting financial and business affairs on an
entirely legitimate and therefore safs
basis and giving to our prosperity a
sound and substantial character.
There is a wetl-defined rumor that the
members of the executive committee of
the Civic Federation, who proclaimed
that after full investigation they were
compelled to sign the carnival of crime
manifesto arraigning tho law o Ulcers of
Omaha and Donglas county, have been
unable to enlighten the grand Jury con
cerning the alleged harboring of bur
glars, footpads and porch climbers, but
In every Instance have quoted Elmer E.'
Thomas as their authority for tbslr
wholesale ehargea fit protected . crime
and tolerated Tic. It is exceedingly
doubtful whether any of these gentle
men would have as readily signed a
voucher or a note even for a trifling
amount at the request of Mr. Thomas
as they have the black-wash manifesto.
It is most gratifying to know that
some of the members of the Omaha Min
isterial association admit that Omaha Is
no more wicked than other cities, but
they contend that there is room for lm
provement With that all law-abiding
citizens will agree. There always Is
room for Improvement in every commu
nity and there always will be until
human nature is changed and men and
women sball be endowed with angel
wings.
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By accidental transposition The Bee
made John A. Crelghton the choice of
the Douglas county democratic conven
tlon for delegate-at-large to St Louis
and O. J. Smyth for district delegate,
when the names should have been re
versed. Mr. Smyth Is entitled to this
correction.
Emperor William has written an auto
graph letter to General Kouropatkln. If
the general is a real friend of the Ger
man war lord he will have that letter
Incinerated after its perusal, as It may
bring pain to German eyes should the
teeth of the bear be pulled.
.latin Toward "Little Mao."
New Tork Bun.
It Is a noteworthy circumstance that-
barring only drover Cleveland, whom
many democrats persist In regarding as
the man who could surely beat Roosevelt
the name now most frequently mentioned
north, east, west and south, with the ao
cent of hope, Is that of the young mayor
of New Tork City.
Tbo Offense of Beta Tosig,
Louisville Post (dem.)
It Is objected that Folk is a young man,
and the same objection has been made to
Roosevelt. But the young men are the
only men who do the things tho people
want done. Harvey said, when bo an
nounced his discovery of the' circulation of
the blood, that he did not expect Its ac
ceptanco by men over 40 years of age,
Tne mirale workers, -who work by faith,
are under 60 years of age today.
Brave Men to the For.
Buffalo Express.
The three enlisted men of the battleship
Missouri, just promoted for their conduct
at the time of the recent explosion, dis
played courage and devotion equal to any
act of gallantry that they could have per
formed under an enemy's fire, and they
well deserve their elevation In rank and
pay. It may be noted that no emergency
arises in the navy that does not bring Just
such men to ths front
"Alongr tfco Ravppahannork."
Springfield Republican.
Along- the Rappahannock" is a headline
which catches the eye in reading the Balti
more Sun, and full of reminders It Is of
years of tha civil war. Then It told of
military activity now It is a dispatch from
Fredericksburg, Va., and It tells of the first
shipment In English- peas from the Rappa-hanaoekV!aUey-,.3,JnBtead
of the warlike
aotivlty of old, we are Informed that 'In a
few days this ,tt7p will be rushed, to the
city markets by ths steamer load from
along the Rappahannock river, and espe
cially from Essex'tounty, where a greater
portion of the crop Is raised." From bullets
to peas it is a pleasant change. But In the
midst of the new "along the Rappahan
nock" the old is not forgotten. This ap
pears In the statement that "a contract has
been awarded for ,the erection of a monu
ment in the puWla square at Louisa Court
House to the confederates of Louisa county
who died In battle during the civil war.
Tha monument will be twenty-three feet
high."
STREET CAR MANNERS.
Shall Men Remain Seated While
Women Standi N
Chicago Chronicle.
An Incident occurred In a street car In
Boston a year or two ago whloh created
much discussion In regara to street car
manners. An elderly man with silvery
locks and a saintly face was riding In a
street, car and at ens of the stops a beau
tiful young woman got on and stood be
fore the old mart.4 who at the same mo
ment rose to' his feet.
"Oh I don't rise, I beg you, sir. I would
Just as soon stand," said the young
woman, and tho aged man replied: "I do
not care a continental, madam, whether
you stand or not ' I am going to get tit
here."
Thla glaring Instance of extreme and
brutal dlsoourtesy nevertheless raised the
question to what extent good morale and
good breeding required a man to give his
seat In a street car to a 'woman.
The question Is Just as pertinent today as
It was then and It la extremely desirable
that men who wish to do right about It
should thoroughly understand what they
are doing and why they do It .
In a small city where the travel Is light
and the routes are short tha question Is
not a practical One, as no decent man will
there keep a seat as long ss a wniiiyn Is
standing. In a large city, where the street
oars are almost always crowded with
people who are strangers to each other
and where It may take a passenger an
hour to reach his destination, the situation
Is entirely different.
If In Chicago the men were no chivalrous
that they would never sit ns lonfr as a
woman was standing tha result wvld be
that few men would ever have a scat.
All the ssats would be tilled with women
and all tha men would be swinging by the
straps, as, In fact, sometimes occurs.
This Is evidently the Intention of the
traction companies and one reason why
men do not surrender tbetr seats la that
they will not be a party to such a scheme
of oppression. They think If ths women
are left to stand, something may bs done
about It.
In many cases; however, no matter how
chivalrous a man's Impulses may be, his
physical condition absolutely forbids his
giving up his seat Hs may be large and
robust In appearance, but he may have a
fatal weakness that admits of no experi
ments. Even aside from this some men
may have worked so bard or been a long
on their feet daring the day that to stand
during the long ride homeward would
amount to torture. They look Ilka very
eoarse-grslned men as tbey sit fast with
women and children standing all around
them, but they are doing right
It must not be overlooked also that the
women who are compelled to stand In ths
street cars are in most cases , none tha
worse for It Tbsy need nothing so muoh
as pirytluaj weartnesa They have been
shopping, perhaps, and will have hours of
Indolunoa as soon ss they reach their
bomes. To give thsm a seat, therefore,
while It IS in some cases commendable. Is
still In the main a sentimental aot.
After all there are many Instances In
which a man Is not 111 nor weary and In
which It Is highly beooming that he should
give his seat to a woman, who. for all be
know may be pnyslsaUy unable to stand.
A SUIT GOSSIP WASHINGTON.
Matters ef Net Gleaned treat tae
A nay sua 4 Navy ReejUter.
There is a great demand in the artillery
corps for master electricians, for which
position there are few candidates who are
found qualified It was expeoted that the
places would attract candidates from civil
life, but so far but two successful appli
cants have presented themselves. There
are six of that class and as many more
under practical Instruction at Fort Totten,
leaving thirteen vacancies, which are evi
dently hard to All. Most of the acceptable
candidates are likely to come from the
army, and In order to get those who are
found qualified the department Is willing
to waive the defect of marriage, which
under ordinary circumstances would be re
garded as sufficient to keep a good man
out of the place.
The Judge advocate general of tbo army
has rendered an opinion on the question
of what Is necessary for the determination
of the right to a medal of honor under
the provisions of the law enacted during
the last session of eonuross. It Is the view
of the Judge advocat' general, approved
by the War department, that the depart
ment in this matter of award must be
governed by the official records and can- i
not take Into consideration other than the
reports and returns made at or about the
time of ths event In behalf of which the
medal Is claimed. That Is the Information
upon which the medal Is to be Issued and
the practice of introducing testimony In
the form of affidavits of those who were
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present at the time the Incident occurred
will not be regarded as sufficient to Justify
the Issue of the medal,
Secretary Taft has been furnished with
the list of army officers who were retired
on account of thirty years' and twenty
L'Z.Tpn? "m
Majors P. P. O. Hall and William P. Oould.
It would be possible under one construe -
tlon of the law to promote these officers
and the President proposes to be guided
Lk.- T y. Ber9U7 Taft's view. If
nothing la done for them during the present
recess of congress It is certain the depart-
711 ,7com.mend PB,al '"'ation In
thelr behalf, so there will be no dlscrimlna.
tlon against them In favor of other officers
of the retired list who served during the
civil war. There are eleven elasse. of re-
tir mn. v. .....I .,.
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IhJ T U" th term' 0t
the law of April S3. These officers are
those who were retired after twenty years'
a, . . tWrty F!? "TJ0''
disability not Incurred In line of duty, by
ttn? Und.P th Ct f Octob,r
1, 1830. One of the latter class, Captain
Lewis Merrlam, has filed an argument with
the War department, pointing out ths
claims of himself and other officers slm-
many situated to advancement finder the
provisions of the act of April a.
All but six of the army officers on duty
In Washington who were directed to report
to the military secretary their preference
for the blue or the olive drab uniform as
an apparel during the summer months,
have filed their replica. Of the reports
submitted fifty expressed themselves ln'l
favor of the olive drab uniform and forty- I It has sown and It 111 becomes the dls
three In favor of the blue uniform, while I gruntled element In that city, who have
two officers are nonoommittal. One offl -
oer goes outside of the requirements of
General - Chaffee's circular and suggests
that army officers be permitted to wear,
during the summer at least civilian attlro.
If officers on duty In Washington were per-
mltted to express tbelr views on the sub -
Jeef, there is no doubt the department
would learn, that the majority, ylsw Is
greatiy in lavor ot laying asiae tne army ahould be able sometimes by good man
uniform for officers who are attached to element In taking advantage of dlssat
duty not with troops In Washington. There ufaotlon ,n thu Motion, to gain control,
is nothing more absurd than the practice It a matter of no Conaequenca t0 tha
of recent years in the War department Ot ave voUr ma , th ,hlrd tme ,
requiring officers on duty there In any tn, t yeari lhat the headquarters
ITt u rTth.J .nlT hve bean m Omaha. In 1894 w. met our
and it is more than an absurdity to find . .. , ,,
ofHoer, on duty in the national capital "t "lter there and in 1900. when we
wearing the olive drab uniform which Is Mlnf cotfo',.th- 1
Intended solely for field use. Secretary
Taft will probably decide that ths army
uniform need not ba worn at all durina- th.
summer and he has been advised to revoks
all orders on the subject and suspend the
uniform habit Indefinitely.
J
recommendation of ths quartermaster gen-
, . , 2 . ...
ho'fu
and quarters. The question Is an lm.
portant one. Involving the expenditure Of
(7,000,000, appropriated by the army bill.
The general order No. 48 of this TMr
from the War department, relating to ths
purchase of discharge from the army, will
be amended to meet ths demands for
something more specifio In the new rules
and rates which have been established.
Numerous Inquiries continue to be received
at the department, not only from and in
behalf of enlisted men who are most di
rectly Interested In the provisions of the
order, but from paymasters and others
who havs to do with the accounts ot
soldiers and ths transactions Involved In
thls form of discharge. There are several
questions presented by the order In Its
present form and these can only be set-
tied In an official way, the simplest being,
perhaps, the Issue of a revised order, th
text of which shall leave no room for
doubt. The comptroller of the treasury has I
settled verbally one Of the questions raised.
There was no time for a formal decision
In the matter and to permit action on
several pending applications for discharge
by purchase, he Informed the War depart-
ment his probable decision when the ques
tlon should reach him. It related to
previous service, the comptroller holding
that It need not be contlnuoua In order to
be applied to the period whloh determines
the amount Involved In the purchass. An
other question which has oom up owing
to the ambiguity of the text of the order
Is suggested by th provision that "only
complet enlistments of three years
will be considered In determining th
ordinal number of an enlistment" What
shall be don In th case of the soldier who
served three years or only a part of th
term, when the period of enlistment was
for five yearsT That Is one of the que.
tiros to be answered and there are other I
details to b settled of sufficient Importance I
In their way to Justify a new general order.
gpaalsk rrosrvess.
New Tork TrTbun.
Careful observers of publlo sentiment and
of th condition of affairs In Spain say
that th kingdom of Alfonso Is better off
today than It was before th loss of Its
colonies aad la gaining in many Unas of I
development It Is said also that th gen
eral drift of opinion in Spain is that the!
country will have a brighter future without
possessions beyond th seas. Th Span
ish temperament was never Ideal for the I
government of alien peoples and subject
races. That storied peninsula of southwest
ern Europe, with its picturesque and fas
cinating history, has within Its borders
latent treasures of amaslng value. It may
become prodigiously rich and populous
again, as It was In former centuries. Ameri
cans wish It well.
Oe Sere Tfctnsj.
Indianapolis News.
Mr. Bryan will not say whether he will
bolt the convention or not, but on thing
he Is sure of, and that Is if Parker is
named he will net move to make the nom
ination unanimous.
CREAM
BAKING POWDER
helps housekeepers more thaa
any other article in the
household Its use protects
the health of the children
STATU HEADQUARTERS IN OMAHA.
Fremont Tribune: It would be ths part
of wisdom to transfer republican campaign
I . . . . " ... .
headquarters to Omaha this year. The
city Is to be the center of the opposition
to Governor Mickey, and that oongres-
llUl.l Amtn I. . Y. . - It.. t
v. -mm, v. Tf
th. r.mn.n , .. frnnt that
th mAMgB w, be at thd Mt of
tn Principal disturbance and ought to bs
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1 vmmrr,mi, Mw. -w-.v,-. Mn.,hn..n
headquarters are In Lincoln or Omaha
prob4b,y doe, not Bect tJw party t0 th,
tent of m yote ,9 K0lng to bs
a b,t repuDllcan year In Nebraaka and
repub,Icftn, ftr. goinK to vot, tn0 nptb.
Itcan tJcketi eren m, th 0f dlsappolnt-
ltig th4p friMldg th
. . ' . . ....
"V "m """"l" "
Ph0M! . fln,lJ ult w,tfl? Omaha for get tng
I th9 headquarters of the republican state
bu ny nVfeason to complain of
Omaha. The enterprising people of that
. , JHr,. t.,..i
.d otnef Uncoln Mn who hay. ft8.
-iBUn the North Platte men to get control
of th. ty ,hwu,d hav th ht thlB-
The rivalry between the two secUons Is
, . ,.- uin
dop u, mott ot ui. But wlth tha
two cltl4M, tBat ara tn pontic, centers of
th9 tw0 actions It Is more vital. Those
who are familiar with the politics of the
Btate know the South Platte country has
always been loyal to Lincoln when It has
been loyal to Itself. The defection which
J coat ths capital city the votes of some of
I the South Platte committeemen, and the
I headquarters, started and was fomented
I In that city, and no one has been more dill-
gent and potent In that direction than the
Btate Journal. Lincoln has reaped what
1 brought about the result to criticise
I Omaha and the North Platte country for
I taking advantage of their folly. When
I ever the republicans south of the Platte
I stand together they can control the party
I machinery. They have the votes at the
1 noils. In the conventions and on the cen-
I tral committee, but It Is perhaps best for
the party thai tne- North Platte people
rDC"a . . .
our candidate for governor In 1894 . we
ained another victory, with headquarters
,n L,nc0,n Th" w 1 bs state
,n four successive campaigns. It Is our
I unniaeea opinion, aner naving assisted as
i secretary ot state committee in campaigns
IV,, . . . " .
one that ws have ever heard In favor ot
" would U unless to enumerate
but ,orrsr
IIIWIWII ltT, VWXB MKCa IU WVl,r
city because ws believe a more effective
campaign can be mads In the former, and
,l" TJ. . 1 .'
, ' " .7 . Z
cheerfully In the action of the
committee.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Chicago Is making substantial progress
on Its plans for a "sane Fourth of July."
A local fireworks factory disappeared by
the explosion routs.
Charles Frohman,' the theatrical man-
r' 0""s the Atlantlo so often on busl-
nM trtP Some friends In London have
nicknamed him Charles To-andFrohman.
The kaiser personally will. In the near
future, lay the corner-stone of the first
German Journalistic college at Karlsruhe,
which was founded by the grand duke of
Baden.
The myriads of serious people who have
been troubled about ths many apparently
insoluble problems of life should Walt a lit.
tie wtille; the college commencement season
a at hand.
A cornet 8.000 years old has been dug up
In Italy. Those who boast of th progress
of civilisation will be surprised to learn
that It Is of the same Shape aa the modern
Instrument
William A. Sutherland, superintendent of
the Filipino students in Amertoa. Is visiting
the various colleges arranging to piece in
100 Filipino boys now in America In these
Institutions. Their a-es range from It te
a "d hy will be educated by their gov.
eminent In American colleges.
OMENTAL RUGS
and
BMC - k
Wa havs recently opened a stors la your city with
snost com pets collactloa of art aver Shawn west
f tha Mississippi
It would baa treat ta art lovers ta com aad
Inspect this snsgniriceat colUetJoa. Wa will pra
aerrt a booklet op Oriental ruga to aack visiter a
Thla collection consists of Persian and TarMak
Rugs, Japanese Brio-a-Brae and 014 VInov Draadea
and French broas, eta.
B pacta I tor TUsaf sy-$ 5- Saddlsv brngmfor 32SO
E. S. SULEEBA ir
1712 Fsurnmrn Bfc, Da Blder. 'I h ona 701 .
PRICE9
GIANT IN THOSE! DATS,
What Methodism Meant Wbea Blskeg
Merrill Entered the Ministry.
Kansas City Star.
Bishop 8. M. Merrill, who has asked the
general conference of the Methodist Epis
copal church In session in Los Angeles to
relieve him from actlv service, was bora
seventy-nine years ago In Jefferson county,
Ohio. In the adjoining county of Har
rison the lato Bishop Simpson was born,
and these two apostles of Methodism War
young men together In the famous Pitts
burg conference of bygone years.
There were giants in those days. It Is
no reflection on the modern ministry of
the Methodist church to say that the mov
ing lo4uenc by which Bishop Simpson
and Bishop Merrill were ' wont to sway
their early congregations U subsiding; But
It Is due to th times, and not to the
preachers. Th world was ever so much
newer newer by centuries. It seems, In
looking back upon It now than It was
fifty years ago, when the western wilder
ness was aflame with the Spirit of WeSley
anlsm. None other than a religious society
of remarkable Inherent vigor and adapta
bility to the needs of humanity could show
the emaaing growth' Which Methodism has
achieved during the ministry of Bishop
Merrill; but the old-timers who still re
call with exaltation the time and place ot
their conversions, and' certain Pentecostal
baptisms when the now -venerable bishops
were in their prime, win hardly consent
to th proposition that the ohurch Is as
"spiritual" as It used to be. "
At the very least, the young Methodists
of today will never have the vital experi
ences to talk about when they grew old
whloh the veterans of the church oaa still
bring up In review, and. look at It as yea
msy, It seems a great pity. " -i. '
LAUGHING OAS.
"All these towns along this eoast,"
chuckled Admiral Togo, "are nuts for us."
"Yes," replied one of his Junior officers,
"and some o' them don't even have to be
shelled." Philadelphia Press.
Denton How Is Graves, the undertaker,
getting along?
Benton Great! He married a midwife,
and now they catch them going and oom.
lug. Town Toplos.
f. i'uiip-! io .,lfni: iriil-v :!tBid
"Quite a clever little dog you have," said
Mr, 8 1 ay late. . . ,
"Tea,'r replied Miss patlehc, '"he'll bring
S.V,r -hatKf-nd 'San & you- Try aim.'
Philadelphia Ledger,- . ' :
"If some folks," said Unci Bben, "would
stop an' sit down an' Agger out exackly
what dey was quarrelln' about deyd git
so Interested In de pussle deyd fohglt to
be mad." WaBhington Star.
Applicant I am very hard up and cannot
get anything to do.
Politician Well, there Is th vice prest
ADolIcant Oh. T poiilitn't- tamat ,nwl
First Politician Tou remember that fa
mous saying; of Lincoln's, "Tou can fool
i. icu(iia.,uuiQ m mo iifiia, some or
the people all of the time, but you can't
fool all the people all the time."
Second Politician Well, I'm no hog. Some
Of the people, tor mine. JujJLge, -
"Little boys," said the old lady as ah
stopped and looked over the fence, -"don't
you know you shouldn't play a ball game
on Sunday?" . .
The catcher looked around.
''This ain't no game, ma'am," he said.
"We're short our mm-'a nit.hH
land Plain Dealer. ." 7
"Goodness!" exclaimed ' Mrs, Locutte's
quiet husband, "that deoolleU gowa la
rather ultra." r
"But don't I Ionic Wall In Mm-
manded.
"Doubtless; but to my mind you're tee
far out of It" Philadelphia Press.
THE) NORSK KIQHTINUAUD.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Vlld baa the night, but vilder night
HUtlX round tha Rliaalan'a
In his bosoin dar ban a fiercer fight
Sum scrap on dls bounding hlllow7
A few fat Cossacks skol standing by.
Air s'pose dev ban eld buttlnakyS.
And drenka of vodka dey tak on sly.
Auu uoir vearueu cuinsays.
Dla Russian yen'ral ban having dream.
And ha tank ha ban vlnnln. Ha.,ia.
Dls fighting in Bleep ban qvlte gude scheme.
xu wan ,iiuiiie oflH munKin rame.
But yu don't run rls of a bullet bole
In your back vrn vj ban ririnn
And you got more chance to save your soul
o you goi teas onanoe 01 e beating.
Vlld ban the night, end Cossack chaps
Ban listen to yen'ral snoring.
"Vile he ban dreaming," day say, "perhaps
Our army skol du soma snorlna-."
Dev new bv dla slesnv van'nl', look.
By his orders yovfu'llv snokan.
He ban dreaming of days ven nations shook
Ana zaps Dan smashed and broasn.
Vlld ban tha nla-ht. and van'ral veka
From his har yolly wislon.
And say, ''Ef ay taking anoder smoke
un nussia skol get decision I"
Bo ths Cossacks vtaper In corner of tent
And after dev do some arhertllna
Over the Yalu deae fa Hers vent
So yen ral could da more dreaming.
- BRRC