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TITE OMATIA DATLY BEE: TUESDAY, OOTOnnn IS, 1M4. ; i j i i a , 7 TlIE OMAHA DAIDT BHw E ROSE WATER. EDITOR. rVRLTSNTO fTVERT MORNING. TERM or HI-RWRimON: TrT- Vwtfhnnt Fund), one yenr.W yslrr Ree snd Sunday, one year I llnat r v1 Hea. on year f-iir.v lee nnr veer Sartiro'av pee. on veer Twentieth century Farmer. im year.. "0 t 1 1 00 riELIVEttF.n P.T carrier: THilIy Pe (wit heart UnrKlx . Pr ropy c Ta1ly e fwlrhmit Sunday). rr veek..l J-Htllv Her Including Siindny), r week.. 17 ('nonv pa, per copy..... c 'nr Be (without Siindav), per week 7c Fining Hee Including Sunday). per w-e lie Complaint of irregularities In delivery should he ddresaed to C1i y Circulation le Pertinent. Omaha-The Re building South On ahs Ctfv Hull building. Twenty-fifth end M street Council Bluff -Hi I'esri street. Ch I TnitV building York ZlW Tsrfc Row building. Wsahtngtnn Ml Fourteenth iwt. rViRRKBPOVPENCE. 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JutKrlnd In my prMnre mnt worn t tf f"r m hl 0th dHy of HepromW, lH. M B HlNiATK, Notary TuttUa. " H.W ' "- . ' - Po fmx 1Tn two mor yr of Mickey? Oan'jrmi tind It World-Harnld. f0 fom Vynt four rnore yar of pop MniT Oil ii ycti fnfl frtf !t? 'f. '. 1 "... .'!!- - At! fltrVHl pHrlloM will hare to rome UmH pHnmry noailrmfion lfforD : IVM, . )1t MR floy lUMltft 4HUI tO tilt' 'rl Anfrutln bullni, ' . . .... .u ..J ,' I "t tt Mt. Rryn faun not ou stai TiwIlNiMt to Jiivwovotu atUimifrh lie uR( hv ntJi. H r-iniiln . Tor ft 3amjw AhimvTbI To An Hurt. sg?w4 wt Sa ?Cpr lork ten UnsiS w a oJUSval rcumnl lit fttvor ! TMwact S&UMA0 JaWitlOD ; k 1 1 hi.. intHa r t'nuxri tote -rta(tnr 34p 9nr nnpm. If latmut: Jl Awowit. AtsErw-a krniA jrfaf tat. -vntt jm Mu. X iau m jr -wra Tln TuciihT llama if Thibet" has taken .Tagr with the Busaiana. Thibet eri lent?y lias not yet reached the stage of civilization where tbe deported head of government becomea tbe leader of the next revolution. While Tom Watson follows Bryan through Indiana, be wants it distinctly nitderstiNid that be te not a follower of The Nebrattkan, at Joaat so long as hit . tftttnt auHiucUite on the jKipuliat ticket trareia tbe Wall etreet road. A nvn'ber of General Grtppenberg's at a IT says timt General Kouropatkln Is preparing tit ground fur the arrival of ih Hetvnd army, but whether be means by making tbe vuute 1 tbe front shorter r longer b fall to explain. -i- V. New Yorlt lutiuufacturer la quoted saying, "I wjid gladly give up tbe H pr rnt doty on ahoea if I rouid f trail In hid and leather." m mar be true, but bow about tbe wt"i furuisra wl sell the bide? - r Mn'alit comes from Maaeacbo ' 'Misre loo much Paria end r. . :Htt, I'Hhlirf In IUa present am tt " l must I remembered .:. "t "e lm paya the fiddler iiMiiiv4 ht ia4 th danoa.. Wii fvM WflshlDgton ht iH.ii vn a liidhwtione '"n4 lmviviln between ..,4. itwv U. vi prutwar "i U'mv '''' 'wtvviillfMi cottiea. "nlrw-i"..i'wi4 iHai'la from -.v .,..,;. tvUj( ii tfvi iu bu4 of It t- I vis4, ml -.(.-. aaaOTh.; ll.W I.iirv4. US, i' is kVUf a IT lU"'- " ... .1 ' ms-4 J vvf.y- v. .o-i.'v Ve A - ft t . r.. ' t.,... f .-' "Xi-ti... i'"-j v . v. . Mr. Robaf4 OJdT Mwrhii-m attorncx fB-rml la t a-ooBa 4 mtnltnincm of rr-Mt 0-v1.b4. To ntl-tmpt taw of 1W0 w tb-a In foroe tod it w tbe imj of th rtor ny rranil to fhit It ,nforr-M. Mr. Olnry, bo-r-r. did not frorably rr rd tbe taw. 1 opinion h jrv rrwpttnfr It b protMKiBO-d Tb- rt d frrtr tnd lndqnt. Hl JndirmfDt of It wan rrftioliHKl at tbc tlm aa nat urally (rrowtnit out of bt firofowloflal mnnoctlon yrltb corpora Uona, but bta rlnr of tb taw waa acwptM by the admlnlatraflon and confwqwiitly no Mnmt offort waa made to enforr It wblle Mr. Olpey waa at the bead of the rw"partmett of Jounce. Something waa done tinder Ma aoooeaiior, J art (re Har mon, hut the OWreland admlnVrtraOoa i-aa by no tneana arrive in applying tb. anTI-tmut law. A few daya ajro Mr. Olney made a apeerh In New Tort tn which be aaid: '.'If the ropflbllcaau party wera roally hoetfle to nnlawftrf and harmful com bination of capital. It baa at command two weapon wboee nse .wonW be, moat effective. It could for one thing prevent all favorttlaro between customer on the part of railroad and other aeml-pvblic acrendea employed In national com merce, and would reqnlre and compel , In all caaea .and for all concerned equality of Herri ee and equality of charge." Now it h an 1ndlptrt able fact that favorltiam between cus tomers on the part of railroad wat nevw more flagrant than during the period of the last democratfe adminis tration, yet the party then in power made no effort to prevent . thla Tb laws were not invoked to pnt a stop to this disrrhriittattna, birt on the contrary were entirety Ignored. The republican party, on the other hand, has nought t aecomplish Just what Mr. Olney aaya can be done and it baa been to a large extent sarresaful. Tubtless there la till discrimination, but fie last report of the Interstate Commerce c mission Urates fhat Tf la not so .general a "form erly and the belief la expressed that ultimately It will be completely done away with. The credit for this im proved condition belongs to tb party tn power, which has earnestly endeavored . to enforce the la we applicable to such cases. . This Is another 'democratic at tempt to misrepresent the republican party and like fb nth era la easily shown to have no substantial baala. The demo cratic party jllareffarded tbe laws which Mr. Olney now aya, t tb - light of what the republican party has done, can be effectlTely used against unlawful combinations of capital. A-MARMT1 X28T tZrOOVTRED- Tb World Herald baa uncovered an other mare's nest. .Under the caption, A Cute Scheme Prematurely Exposed-' Tbe Ieal Cleverly arranged to put the Democrat In the Attitude of Affronting the Amis," the domo-pnp fabery paints In larrid color tbe dsepteid plot e tbtraco the tlemocrata int ejidoralng Chal ks Jf . Welier aa a mfldatrJ for lb? 'TS'ate board. . ".' J.'v J The premature exposure of the "ce t acheme" to derange the amicablv rela tlona between tbe dsnjocrata raid the antia refers to the action of the repub lican dty commitlee, wbJcfc baa ly reso lution authorised and directed lis chair man and secretary to file an endorse ment of Dr. Hippie a democratic candi date for the Water board, provided that tbe democratic party, through rta jut erning body, ahall endorse the nomlni tlon of Charles F. Weller, the repnWican candidate for member of txs Wnter board. The cat ia Jet out of tb bag by the childlike and bland OclaratUn of an unnamed democratic nominee for the state senate, who ia quoted aa follow: Everybody knowa that tbe neraaal cam- plexlon of tbe county ia rspublloaa. and tha.t our candidal must bay . republican rotes to bs elected. It goes without amylng that tbe disaffected votea do nt com froia the faction lb won out at the republloaa prlmarlea, ... ! D yoa auppose that the Vaoratte ty eotnmttte would for Mlaot a sldsr ft mint to bJt ur prospeottre rlm&i to tk faoe In this ,wey t Mr. Raeewater will have te nur Out better plan the that te pud his legislative tlefcet through. I doubt If be will have tbe nerve t Submit his scbeme te our committee, for it would not be accepted. It would be deliberately trad ing off a whole lot f substance for a -very little shadow. Our democratic friends and tbelr "proactive friends" may be surprised to learn that the "cute acheme" for a Joint endorsement of the candidates for water commissioner originated with Pr. Illpple'a democratic manager long be fore Mr. Howell bad presented himself aa a sacrifice. On September 10 tb convention that nominated Dr. Hippie paaaed the following resolution: KeeolvedV That the ctty central eosnmlt U be and la bereb authorised te eil any and aJl scandes anon the ttrketa aotni nated br this oonveotlon, and,- rloeolved, further, Tkat tt tb republlcma iuvendoB acdoraea the aoanlne cf this nun ve Uon far snerofcer of the Water board last tbea and as that liistanok the elty tilrsl committee 1 authoriaed and or Vll4 t ecdorM the repubUcaji noaalnee Hf iHtBbr of said hoard, and thai ia the vM ffaa tb republioaa dty otiventiuc iHW demcrt tbe thaa the nomine eaovection, then - asd la that In II' 4NniBl!r la ordere and uovv 14 A4Mnlaa.t a republican, ,ota,er (u-v aettdidal ef tit rf pubBraa oen- V4lly the tyng-eyed geniua, that i..isWkt4v4 lit -Birea neat" bad forgot t ti. -.1 WMl tt rtkn of the fiem www iumIU)m, or be woold not bar 1 ,vi. t-U 'wMb tiia sssertion that ' .wumOHs Veret4e city cen- ' .l.vi.us tnd trtr authoriaed th prwpoaitkm, and that -M..vi..rl"l trwa Ui Itose- U ';t; Udquartr, aud a'AI,II up Is elwipe aa i 'VMld b taken wlth- t -v.,v4 dew- i yswiiuuni hiiu aa- abowa haw anxlnna our democratic friends are to Induce Howell to play the role of monkey, and pnll the hot cbest nata ont of the democratic oven. It also rereals the sad plight In which the dem ocratic legislative candidates find them selves when tbelr organ has to publicly admit that there la no show for them, except through their "Prospective Frieda." A HdTIfitACTOlir flTVATTns. According te the report Jnst made to the president and secretary of state by tb Vnlted ft a re minister to Panama. all the Questions that were raised In regard to tbe canal aone hare been sat isfactorlly adjusted and the assnranc Is given that no further difficulties are likely to come np between the two gov emments. The main question of soy ereignty. brought sp in the estaWlaV merit of port and tb collection .of duties In tbe aone, is still pending, but there Is no doubt of Its early settlement. It I also announced that the differences between rannma and Colombia hare practically been cleared away and that tb mast .friendly relations can be tablisbed immediately upon the taking of tbe Initiative by Coioronta. This is a situation upon which all the partlea concerned are to be heartily congratu lated. The fnlted States canal commission la proceeding with ite work hb rapidly aa practicable and there la every Indica tion thnt It will be vigorously pushed, so that more will be accomplished within tbe next year than has been an ticipated. Tbe country can be certain that no avoldahle delay will he tolerated by the present Administration and tbe men composing the' commission can be depended npon to energetically and faithfully perform tbelr duties. Already the Republic of Panama is beginning to reallae what the eonsructvon cf the canal will mean for it In a material way. AIT KXAGQKRATIOX EXPOSED. In bis letter of acceptan"e tbe demo cratic nominee for president made tbe statement that the Philippines had cost the I'nlted States gavuKK 1,000. Ac cepting this as authoritative some of the democratic orators bare been repeat ing t among others Mr. Olney, who aa a distinguished member of the party bae a good deal of influence and who because of his high standing ought to be very careful in what be anys. The statement of Judge Parker in regard to tbe cost of tbe Philippines, generally ac cepted by democrats as correct, is pro nounced by Secretary Taft, who is un questionably competent authority, as an exaggeration so great aa to lie ludicrous. , He pointa out that tip to 1002 the total cost bad been f lflfl.ono.oia Since then the cost to tbe United Stats baa been about M.ono.OOO a year, "for the purpose of aiding and elevating 8.000,000 people Jn the Philippine islands." Nobody will be -disposed to seeuse Judge Parker of intentional exaggera tion tn this tnatter. '.What he stated undoubtedly be believed to be the truth. hut be bad not investigated tbe matter btmself and was mislead by the men in whom he reposes confidence and who aa politicians are utterly unscrupulous. Tbe candidate has not the"' time to loot up all the facta relating to the expendi tures of tb government, particularly in regard to tbe insular possessions. H Is folly occupied In aeelng to tbe man agement of the campaign. In which Judge Parker la taking a very lively in teres t. Moreover matters of financial detail probably are not congenial to the democratic candidate, wbose mind has been subjected almost wholly to judicial training. Therefore be did not under take to personally investigate1 the. cost of tbe Philippines, but accepted tbe fig ure given blm by "thoae counsel lore who assisted In the preparation of the letter of acceptance. Seeing in their statement of the cost of the islands what appeared to be a formidable argument against thely retention be unquestlon Ingly adopted it, just aa he did some other misrepresentations of his advisers. and waa thn led Into tbe commission of mistake which possibly he now re grets and which certainly discredits tbe claim of judicial carefulness and Judg ment that baa been persistently urged aa a distinguishing character of Judge Parker. Tbe democratic exaggeration respect ing tbe cost of tbe Philippine Is in line with the false statements regarding the government of the islands. Only a few daya ago Judge Parker publicly de clared that the Filipino are lielng op pressed and eubjected to tyranny. A more unwarranted charge it is -hardly possible to conceive of. The plan of government being pursued In the Philip pines wa framed by President McKln ley and no American waa lesa capable than ha of a policy of oppression and tyranny. Tbe charge ia utterly Ituse lesa. aa every person familiar with po litical conditions lu tbe Philippine knowa. What ia to be thought of the patriotism of a man who, as tbe candi date for the highest office In the gift of tbe American people, will thua arraign hie country before the world? Tbe fuslou candidate for the legisla ture in Lancaster county have lueuod a manifesto In which they pledge thein aelvea to favor a hill which will make tt a criminal offense to give or accept transportation over any railroad or elreet car line by any person except bona fide employe. But the member from Lan caster county 'will find It much eaaier to keep the pledge than member from other parts of tb tate. They do not have to travel to Lincoln and conse quently can get along without free transportation aud they would not lose very much ly prohibiting street tr pasacs, which would not exceed la value 3 per month far any merulier. But the, prohibition of railroad passe by taw will tt cur th evil altogether. Tbe oooatitulJun of Missouri probUiiia tbe ae repfanc and Issuance of free transpor tation, but tbe experiment baa been a 'Mare, and the democratic platform of' Missouri this year pledge the member of tbe k-etaiatur to support a constitu tional amendment that wHl require all railroads to lean fre trsnirtatlon to executive and Judicial officers and to members of the legislature traveling on official hnslness. Sncb ft constitutional ruendroent. tosetber with aa anflpas taw. wnsld go. far to eradicate tbe pass bribery etiL j Everybody know that th normal mm pinion of the county Is refbllrn and that our candidate must hav republican votes to be elected. It oe without say ing that the disaffected rotes do not row from the faction that won cut at the re publican prlmarlea. Two year ao ih Raeewater crowd wa llrkrd t the pri maries, end we at their help for our can dldate at tbe election. WSrld-Herald. Thl would be very interesting If 11 were only true. Our democratic con temporary I evidently suffering from a lapse of memory. It Is trne thst two years aro the "ant!" faction nominated tbe lecislative ticket, but every meml.er of that delegation waa elected without opposition, except one, who fell by the way of his own weakness. Attention of citizens who desire to vote at the coming election, November , Is called to tbe fact that no registra tion in previous years holds food. No body will lie allowed to vote at the comin-r election in cities where registra tion is required unless be appears for enrollment In person before the regis trar of the voting district In which he resides. The first day of registration will be Thursday. October 20. Tbe chief scat of dissatisfaction with the recent republican primaries for the direct nomination of candidates for leg islative and cottnty office ia to be found In tbe democratic camp. Tbe democrats do not like to have tbe republicans adopt any plan that makes republican nominees the direct choice of. the rant and file of the party and leave the de feated aspirant -no excuse except that he didn't get enough votes; Inspector Dumout and iiia force fouvxl tlat be was in no way responsible lid loss of life in tbe Slocum dlsestor, hut self-'applied whitewash does not "go with President Koosevelt, when he 1s permitted to ascertain the real facts, although it must he admitted some whitewasbera have done better Job in tiie pal than Mr. Iinmoct. The St. Louis exposition still owea Cncle Sam's treasury nearly $700,000 for money borrowed.- The whole issue of St. Louis exposition stock could doubt less he bought right now for a email part of what the Omaha exposition re turned to Its .stockholders in dividends. Stickler Gaal Thle. -Cleveland Leader. The latest .official firure indicate that the corn crop wfll te the third largest In the history of J?e country and probably the moat valuable. Tbe corn states will vote accordingly. iJl J, . Pr Tcalr' Ir" Bambac Trade. Win frlinMsco Chronicle. "N '4 Tom ' WatKifm rsays that the democratic party Is Insincere and 'that Its chief stock In trade is humbug. The latter sometimes sucoeed with lbe .people, but laia does not seem a good year In m hlch to practice It. Good Thtas for KtII Deera. Ban Franclscq Chronicle. President Roosevelt's "big stick" ha no terrors except for evil-doer. Even the peace conference looks upon ' it with a benevolent eye.'regardlng tt as an Impor tant factor in the carrying out of really peaceful purposes. la "Old Falthf.!" arkalldlact Waahlnxton Poet. It la predicted that Senator Depew will soon retire from his position -aa chairman of th New Tork Central board of direc tors. We have been afraid for aome time that the senator' aronounced anti-corporation view would get him into trouble. BMlllatlaf Cmdltloaa. . .. Boston Transcript. It is discreditable to the intellect a well aa to the butiuujity of .American civilisa tion that railroad train cannot be a afely run in tbia country as la Europe. If the greater distance between citiea present greater administrative and . finan cial problem, so much the more ought the best technical skill to be employed In solving them, r Strik.la.at tataajtaLs Pact. Indianapolis Newa. In spit ef all tbe bloodtbirst and mill tariam ef which hi opponents so dellarht In telling. President Theodore Roosevelt, a strenuous American, is the only ruler of a nation to whosa the peace con areas thinka it of any us to .appeal That is pne of the striking- facts of tbe campaign on which timorous voters may dwell with profit. EITEIDEO I SES OP CORK. a for Mlaeleaary Effort at Boaae . a Ah road. Cincinnati Enautrer. Tb government of tb United States ha for a good enasy year been making an effort to increase tbe market for American corn in Europe.,. Ia W an agent of the government went te Belgium. There was then mill ia that country devoted to grinding Ameriaan corn. Now there are eleven oum mills there devoted exclusively to th American product, and tbe consump tion of Americas oornmeai lucre ia half a bushel more per capita tbaa ia this coun try, "till, tbe t'nited. Biat coneul at LJe, Belgium. Xbink there is more work to be don. He aaya in a .report to the Stat department : "Cooking choola should be held in tb large man uaf during center of tb continent for several manths at a time, where free Instructions could be given the working classes In tb prepara tion of thla meat nutritious ef foods, and where samples of tbe cooked articles eoutd he freely distributed in order to culUval a taste for It. A large pre portion of th comrona people of Europe think corn Is only fit o feed animal, and d aot at first like th tat f edibles mad of corn aieaL" la thla connection there la a admission that mire for feeding humane la not fully appreciated la thl country that there has been decline In Its use. ash cake. Johnny cake, egg bread sad hominy having disap pearedwith tbe andirons and the crane. Loyalty t "the cora pone of our daddies" only In certaia aertloaa. Evea those who have taken te the terrapin tad. and ho sit up late e' nights with the riotous broiled lobster, might revert te old times with profit and prolonged health and life It must be said, however, that white there la a rather diacrrdltabie diminution la the oe of corn la solid fond prepara tlaria. there is an obeiaanc which u not drcUBnarrlbed to ttnea of Xattltud and longitude, tb s tract. ARM 0tf SJS ASHKOTO". Matters ef te fcleaoed fro Aray aad . Meat. Tbe lona pending and reitirSM soil for 1111 hrmisht by Charles rArnud asalnet rtenr F C. Alnewnrih, f. A. In the Inner a frmr cpMty rhlef f th reenrit en4 pension 1lv1on of th War department, ram to as end Ihl wetfc tn ih rnim .f appeal In tVhlnrton Is ih opinion Mrh confirm the anion of Ih lower court and dlrert the vdlrt for Ih defendant The ce grew out ef nlTlrlal report made hy General Alnewnrth nn Mr. TteAmaod pp1lrMnn for a medal of honor, during the econd administration of Mr Cleveland, who look surh a peraontl InterrM tn the rase tht be Into th habit of rererrlna to the vnlumlnou doc ument a the "Life and Time of re Arnaud." which It a hi hblt tn y during lit that he w "etlll rend ing" DeAmaud claimed thai the attte ment In the report were falae and ma licious and they certainly were meet can did not te y unfeeltna. referenre to thit grntlem' military career The court ha finally held tbt comment of thl character are bnltilely privileged and wntiM he even were they admittedly unJtiM and evrn mallrlmi. The opinion I rf Tft tmp'nncs etMIhlna certln point In officii. 1 mutter not hitherto de fined by the courts The qnrtermter general of the rmr ha received sample of the th'rtern de vice of collar ommert fir th enllntfd force of the army. These re In gold and In dull flnliihed brent and will replace i the cap ornament now worn on th collar of enlisted men uniform and which are too large for the purpoae. In many re projecting ehove th top of the collar. Th new devices are smaller and eor.o;iint;y neatr In appearance. There 1 no depar ture from th design which h raletrd hitherto In th various emblem etcrpt in the case of the line, where tbe rrneaed guns of the rtllleTy. the crossed ber of the cavalry and the crossed rifle of th Infantry device r reproduction of th modern arm and prcernf a more attractive appearance, a well a being more correct a emblem. A new fastening ha beea devised In the form of a double pin which add to the security of the device when In place. A perplexing question 1 before the War department Involving the supply of uni forms to the militia oresnisattona. The comptroller ha recently decided tht the War department may not draw npon the mllltla fund for uniforms in anticipation of Issues of clothing from the quartermaster's stock. If this could be done It would be a simple mstter to furnlh the mllltla with uniforms a required, but Inasmuch as the War department only poc an ap propriation sufficient to maintain, at It maximum cuantity, uniform for 62,nn en listed men. It doe not readily appear bow ISO.onn additional soldier can be irpplled from military sources. If one-half the militia requisition were received at once the army stock would be exhausted, leaving nothing for further requisitions for the mllltla and no clothing for Issue to the regular service. It 1 possible on solution of the question will be a change In the law so as to enable the War department to anticipate militia needa and make use of the appropriation made for uniforming the militiamen. The War department I beginning to hear from enlleted men of the army who are adversely affected by tha change In the army regulations prescribing the conditions attaching to eligibility to promotion from the ranks. Those young men who enlisted In the army with a view to examinatloa for commission next year find themselves Ineligible under the provision of the reg'ii lations which' require that application shall be made after two years' service In the enlisted force by January 1 next, and which specify May 1 as the date of final examination. It Is possible that the secre tary of ward may heed the appeals which are now being made and suspend the oper ations of the new paragraphs In question for the next two yeara, to th end that the enlisted men most vitally concerned may not be deprived of an opportunity of examination aa would be the case if the examinations were held early next year. Perhaps it -natters very Httle in the end whether the regulations are suspended or changed because It does not look as it there would be any vacancies for enlisted men or civilians. The present first class at West Point consist of 114 members, and allowing . for tbe maximum vacancies In sight by July 1. 1905, there will not exist on that date more than seventy places In the grade ef second lieutenant. Should ten graduate be assigned to the corps of engineer and should tbe vacancies In thf ordnance department and signal corps be filled, there Is not likely to be enough va cancies to accommodate the West Pointers, sone of whom are. from present indica tion, destined to be appointed a addi tional second lieutenants. By orders of the secretary of war Lieu tenant General Chaffee, chief of staff has issued to officers and enlisted men of the army a circular which la understood to be the first step In a determined effort to rtrlctiy enforce the statute prohibiting the giving and receiving of gift by public official. The question arose In connection with the presentation of a loving cup to Brig adier General Constant "William, now commanding the Department of the Co lumbia, by the officer of, the Twenty sixth infantry. The cup wa presented to General William on the occasion of his separation from tbe regiment when he became a brigadier general. The case wa officially brought to the attention of tb War department with tb result that Judge Advocate General Davia made a thorough examination of the statutes bearing oo th queetiea of the acceptance of gifts by public official with a view te determining their application to the army. The circular leaned by General Chaffee In vites tbe attention of the officers and en listed men to section I7M of the Revised Statute, which provides: 'No officer, clerk or employe in the I'nlted States government employ ahall at any time solicit contribution from other officers, clerks or employe In the gov ernment service for a gift or present ts those in a superior official position: nor ahall any such official or clerical aupe riora o-eoe.lve any gift or present offered or ureserted to them aa a contribution from person in government employ re ceiving a less salary than themselves; nor shall any officer or clerk make any dona tion as a gift or present tn any official su perior. Every ereon who violates this section shall be summarily discharged from the government employ." General Chaffee adda: "The foregoing enactment include with in tb statutory prohibition th soliciting of oontributio by on officer or employe from other officer or employes of tb I'nltsd State a hen surh contributions ar to bs used for th purchase of gift or presents ts those In superior official eltlon. Th receiving of present by of ficer from tbelr Junior la rack or from civilian employes of th several staff de partmrnt also fall within the prohibition or ie renins onua impost i Tie penalty or summary lamisaai npna air tnoae wh toy soliciting contribution or by giving or receiving presents bscom subject to Its penal operation.. "Th practice of receiving present from persons not in th military establishment or la th employ of the rorrrnmeni n reeognltlo nf servtres rendered, though act expressly fort id da a, 1 oppsaed to th What Two Attorneys of Bankers Union Plan the ornce op SMITHBON A ARMSTKONO, COUNSELLOSS AT ATTORN KT 8-AT-LAW. lwisburjr, Tenn., Oct. 4, 1104. To th Bankers Tnion of th World, Omh. Xrb. We r fclad to mj that - hare had thf bf nefit of trans nrtions for twenty-fir rears, in which hare come under our obfttrration all forms of mutual and fraternal insurance as srsriationa, and thercforf. we are in position to know their merit and demerits, if there be" an.rihinp of demerit, in a fraternal insurance association. Without hesitation, we are forced to Ray, that in point of merit, the plan of the Bankers Union of the World is the fnirest, most just and equitable, derised in this or any other country. You are In perfect liberty to make use of all or any part of ouf -opinion, before and now expressed, a to our boneat appreciation'of the superiority of your association. Yours trulr. SMITHSOX & ARMSTRONG. eplrlt of th tatut nd for that reason Is not approved by th department. The requirement of the sttute sbovs cited will hereafter he strictly observed In all tranche of the military eetaMlahment." PCR0tt. .IT'' An OTHRWWUK. Admiral ScVy- fame H now ecure. Ill pi ctor r-m patent medlrtn Uteri tur. Vp to October 1 the World's fair man ager picked up VVi.VA. real money, at th gates. Tbe lntemstlona; peace union cannot bop to accompllah much while Tom Wat son and Ben Tillman persist In working their hot air batteries. Prof. I. Itanl, flehery commissioner of Japan, and Kajvi Nakamura, editor of th Jpanee-Amer1c) Commercial Weekly. re In Baltimore studying oyster snd fish culture. Several hundred creditor are laying for Chicago's Kapoleon of egg, who managed to pile np liabilities to tb amount of t?79.(r and not enough asset to provok a sackle. Prof. Willy Hen. th Boston Symphony orchestra's new concert master, began his musical studies when years old and at the age of 10 he wa touring Holland and was looked npon a an Infant prodigy. Tbe school board of Chios go propose to start seven public school kitchens and train np the rising generation in tb cul inary art. Hitherto, Chicago- cook book had only n recipe for high living "Boll the water." A Pennsylvania girl. Mis Blanch Ger trude Keck, pinched s lilting preacher for tt.noo. On can readily credit the state ment that the lady's heart Is light. Her purs carrle th load. An Alison man offered to raffle himself off to the ladles at SI a throw, hut befor ny ef the opposite sex was roped Is Uncle Sam yanked the raffler Into crib, charged with running a lottery. It la hardly -worth While to send by wir from Massachusetts a story about boys endangering their ' lives by an overdose of cheatnuts. All kind of people do the same things, .but generally keep It dark. One of the pecullaritlea of dispatches from the firing line is the sesl with which the Japanese count and announce tb number of Buasiaa dead found on the battlefields, neglecting at tbe same tire to honor themselves te like manner. That chivalry ia not wholly lost is proven by th fset that a New Tork woman who tried to commit suicide 'waa tbe recipient of aevea propoaal before she had fully recovered. Even though he turned 'era dcn-n because she "hd enough trouble." the gallantry of the noble seven burnishes the halo of Father Knickerbocker. Th present predicament of the Russian commaader-ln-chief In Manchuria resem ble the experience of the fellow who with Immoderate laughter, provoked the wrath of a but! and wa tossed over the fence. "Begou." he exclaimed, on rising, "tt's a good thing I had m laugh furst." So with General Kouropatkln. He had his proclamation "furst." Vaaw S9 f Our uomm "is cut It is perfectly well tailored. It is made as you want h made- It is guaranteed. Our line of imported and domestic gotKia are more com plete than you can find elsewhere. No one else earriea to large an assortment of exelusJre patterns. No transaction i considered complete until you are satisfied. We don't want to sell you a suit until it suits you. A. single trial will conrlnce you that "No Clothing Fits Uke Ours." groWnir2l(in2 R. S. WILCOX, Mcr. Prominent Say... TAUT TRIFLES. "So Speeder ha turned nut to be a con fidence man! Doe he sell gold brick?" "No H n rchltect nd plan thos l?.fc house that cost ft S when they're finished." Cleveland leader. Vadge rvilly eema perfectly Infatuated with antomobillng Mar)ort 1 should sav ahe waa She asked me If I didn't think Charlie looked lovely In his leather east. French peaked cap snd goggles. Town Topics A slow demand for money I reported by the bank. Drop In any day and ak tor a handful Puck. They were playing checker. "Crown that one." said the lawyer, push Inga piece Into th king row. 'That will cost you til." ld th dentist, absent-mindedly. Chicago Tribune. "TVin't yon sometimes feet discouraged bout our political system?" "No," answered Farmer Corntoseol. "I kind o' like tt. "if s-reat rell-f to have a man come around ha kin' vour hand an' tellln' you etnriea without trrln' to ll you hooks or llghtnin' rod." Washington Star. "Have yon taken your son Into th firm? H seems unusually proud of late!" "Oh. no: he' simply casting hi first vote thl year." New Tork Herald. Rich people will sometime tell yon with a sigh that It is a trying tK to take care of a large fortune, but most of those who listen to them would he willing to re lieve them of tha burden. Somervllle Jour nal. "How did he atop himself from drink ing V THe didn't. It we th work of hi friend." "And how did they accomplish It?" "Thev took advantage of hi stinginess." "Tea" "And quit Inviting him to drink "-Tlvo-land Plain Dealer. "My son." admonished the fond mot be-, fslwavt be a gentleman. I'k your father." "But. ma." said th youth, "pa never went to college -Cleve and Loader. SICKS OP AI'TTMII. James Bartna Adams in Denver News O' ead are the hreeses of titumn.' ' When the lesves from th tree ro afloat. When the bull toad that sing in the bot tom Are troubled with frog in the throat. When th bird to th smith sre migrating With frost Jewel decking their wing. And th sensible girls are vacating Their shirt wslsts snd other light thing. There's s bone-feeling chill in the vireesea. And Slavinaki, that shrewdest of cbapa. The ripe opportunity sele To advertise overcoat snaps; The sun loses much of It power. The ovster tew melden stands pat anil tha weather sharp up In the to' Keeps an eye on Medtcln Hat. Tbe bald headed mountains are donning White wlga of the beautiful snow. The bear for It long sleep 1 yawning, and sore rrovi the corn on the toe; The camper baste home from the motak tain. The a-nlfera abandon the links. .And clerks st the gay sod fountains "V7 V I'lJtaa.l ' ' - w aoaoaea. The star in tbe heavens grow clearer. Like gem a in a setting of blue. The girl In tb psrtnr growa dearer On the aofa constructed for two All earth wear an aspect of sadness Aa autumn proceeds to occur. Yet In hearts of the bard there I glad ness The poets who've waited for her. IT A to fit."