TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: Tl'KSDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1904.
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A Christmas motto:
Industry.
Patronize home
With titlll anotlirr disagreement of a
Jury former Mayor Ames of Minneapolis)
In finding the trial of life not a few.
We thought It wag prettj near time
for Pat Crowe to turn up again and to
nuke another get-away.
Xow that St. Ppterxhurg lias its first
American skyscraper It la up to the Rus
sian capital to secure an American fire
escape.
St. Joseph ottlcrrs could not be ex
pected to eiiRHKe In a shooting scrape
with a criminal of less importance than
Pat Crowe. .
Japanese report setting; fire to the nr
aenal at Port Arthur, but little damage
can have been effected If Japanese re
ports of the state of supplies at thnt
place are correct.
Nebraska corralled over B00 awards,
big and little, at the St. Louis World's
fair. Nebraska takes no back seat in
any competition where Intelligence and
enterprise counts.
t The department store Are at Amster
dam,. N. Y., should be u reminder to
other cities to exercise more than ordl-
'nary tare while retail houHeg are con
Kested by holiday shoppers.
Kraut now until after the Missouri
legislature has made its choice of United
; States senator. Judge Lee Estelle will
hope and pray for the consummation
of the. highest aspiration of Major
Warner.
bunau-Varilia lias expressed his idea
of the Panama caual and, like his cele
brated treaty, Secretary Taft will have
power to make necessary revision, which
will insure tbs soundness of the ulti
mate work.
' New York police have the satisfaction
of having tho "black hand" upon which
to place blame for crimes which are not
easily traced to their real sourcj. This
relieves the Gotham sleuths of much un
profitable speculation.
Sir Horace Plunkett, who Is heavily
interested in Omaha property, says he
Is well satisfied with his investments
here. . That's the kind of a nonresident
property owner that does a community
good lustead of being a drag upon it
1 ! 1
Wall street traders do not like to ad
mit that Tom Law won is responsible for
the decline in prices on 'change, but as
long as the slump was lu the direction
indicated by the Boston revealer his rep
utation as a prophet is not dimmed.
Among the reforms that should com
mend themselves to the representatives
of Douglas comity in the coming legis
lature ia the abolition of sinecures and
double pay grafters. Ons office should
be sufficient for one man at one time.
Chicago republicans aro trotting out
their candidates for mayor, to be elected
next sprlug. Omaha goes Chicago one
better., Its candidates for mayor were
trotted out a year ago and will con
tinue to run at large until the spring
of lOtsJ.
President Koosevelt will have a'popu
lar.plurallty of more than 2,500,000. Yet
, It will be recalled that Colonel Bryan
issued a pronuuetameuto on the ere of
election expressing his unshakable con
viction that Judge Parker ws about to
be chosen president
Everyone In Omaha who has friends
jor relatives ia the teachlug corps
throughout the ststs should extend
hospitality for the period of the State
Teachers' association convention, to be
held here the holiday week. It the
invitations go forth st once and the
coming meeting will be a record
breaker In the association's history.
FREIGHT RATE ARVSES.
According to p-ports from Washing
ton, which appesr to be trustworthy.
President Roosevelt Intends to press
upon congress consideration of his rec
ommendation that the powers of the
Interstate Commerce commission be en
larged so as to give that tiudy authority
to regulate freight rates. A dispatch
to a Philadelphia paper says that in
the opinion of the president legislation
to prevent discrimination In railroad
rates Is a question of far greater im
portance than the tariff. He believes, it
Is stated, that the trust evil has as
sumed its present proportion as the re
sult of railrond rebates ami that leg
islation which will effectually prevent
rebates will do more to solve the trust
problem than any other action that can
Ik ta"ken. Discrimination in rates has
destroyed competition. Mr. Koosevelt is
reported to have said to members of
congress who have (onferred with him
oh this subject, and the only way to
restore competition and give individuals
a chance to do business is to place the
Individuals and the combinations uion
the same footing with regard to freight
cha rges.
As heretofore noted, opposition to this
attitude of the administration is becom
ing active. The men In the senate who
are known as "railroad senators.", and
who exert a very stnftng influence in
that- Issly are counted upon to vlgou
ously antagonize the efforts of the presi
dent to secure the legislation he has
recommended. While there Is also In
the house a considerable republican con
tingent which will doubtless lie arrayed
against the proposition to enlarge the
power of the Interstate Commerce com
mission. Hut this opposition Is not, it
is believed, in a majority In either
bmnl'h of congress and although It
tuny be able to delay legislation,
it is thought that It cannot prevent the
ultimate currying out of the executive
recommendation, supported as it Is by a
practically unanimous public approval.
It Is said that this opposition Is already
planning some measure which may ap
pear to Include the president's idea and
will yet leave the railroads and the
trusts a loop-hole of escape, but It can
bo very confidently assumed that the
president will not. accept any false pre
tense legislation. Knowing that he has
public sentiment behind him he will rely
upon this to compel congress to act In
g(M)d faith. Senators and representa
tives will be forced to go on record In
this matter nnd will be held to a strict
accountability by their constituents.
There are bills pow pending In con
gress. Introduced at the last session,
designed to accomplish practically what
the president 1ms recommended. It Is
quite possible that final action upon
these measures cannot be. had at the
present session, though a determined
effort will be made to secure it. At all
events It Is assured t lint the question
will not be ignored. The decisive stand
taken "by Mr. Itoosevelt has started
a discussion and agitation thnt is certain
to grow and to eventually have a prac
tical result. The .power of the presi
dent Is In the public Interest and that
Interest congress must sooner or Inter
recognize and safeguard.
THE TREASURY ESTIMATES.
The estimates of the secretary of the
treasury show that the financial depart
ment of the government will have no
difficulty , In meeting its obligations iu
the near future, even If congress should
be rather more extravagant in appro
priations than is now expected. For the
current fiscal year, which ends June MO
next, there will be a deficit, but this will
Is? more than made up for in the next i
fiscal year If results should bear out
the estimates. Of course, there are con
tingencies that cannot be foreseen. The
secretary counts upon an increase of
receipts from both customs and internal
revenue, and while at present there
seems to be good reason for this it can
not be regarded as assured. All depends
upon the course of business. The out
look Is certainly favorable, yet circum
stances may arise to disappoint present
anticipations. Then there Is necessarily
uncertainty as to what congress will do
In the matter of expenditures. The
secretary can only estimate the total
expenditures on the Uisls of the recom
mendations submitted to congress nnd
this may prove to bt safe, since there
is being shown a disposition to keep
down appropriation, so that the depart
ment recommendations are likely to be
somewhat reduced.
In any event there Is good reason to
expect that the receipts of the national
treasury during the next fiscal year will
be equal to, if not In excess of the ex
penditures, and this will be a quite
satisfactory condition, since the treas
ury now has a cash balance fully as
large as Is necessary or perhaps ex
pedient. The estimates of the secretary
of the treasury appear to be on the
whole conservative, and probably will
prove to be as nearly accurate as such
a forecast csn be made.
ANOTHER FLl'RRT J.V STOCKS. -T
The flurry lu the stock market last
week, which approached the character
of a panic, waa repeated yesterday, with
hardly less excitement than marked the
previous occasion. The situation on last
Thursday was ascribed largely to the
work of Thomas Iawson, who was said
to have created alarm among small In
vestors and caused them to throw over
their holdings, thus bringing about a
slump In prices and demoralising the
market. It was alleged that Lawson won
heavily from his operations and then
withdrew from the market.
As to yesterday's flurry It seems to
have been due to a geueral feeling of
distrust, doubtless engendered by the
previous break. What seems to be the
most plausible explanation of the situa
tion was given by the New York Jour
nal of Commerce of last Saturday,
which said that there was jio bottom
to the market, or at least that it was
not resting on the bottom, but had leeu
Jacket! up and put ou stilts." The
rapid advance lu prices iu the last two
months had no solid ground. There was
reason for Improvement and for a
steady investment in securities that had
gone sufficiently low, but the passion for
buying on a rising market In the hope
of speculative gain gave a fictitious
celerity to the movement and the pro
fessional operators found their account
In pushing It along with a view to un
loading at the proper time. The less of
visible or tangible value there was in a
stock the easier It was to set It
"a-ballooning." This process, of course,
attracted thousands of small Investors
and when a break came they wildly
throw over their holdings. The end may
not yet have bien reached. It Is quite
possible that there will he a still further
fall In prices before a reaction sets In.
At any rate It seems to le a good time
to keep oul of the stock market.
PATIEXVE WILLCEASS TO BE A V1RTVE
Many months ago City Electrician
Michaclsoii called the attention of the
mayor and council to the fact that life
and property in Omaha are endangered
by defective electric wiring, and espe
cially in the high voltage currents of the
electric lighting company's lines. More
than two months ago an expert elec
trician employed by the insurance un
derwriters made an Inspection of the
electric lighting company's lines in
Omaha nnd his report embodied sub
stantially the conclusions reached.by the
city electrician.
Shortly after this rejMjrt was filed no
tice was served upon the jnayor and
council of Omaha by the underwriters
thnt insurance rates would be mater
ially raised in this city at an early date
unless the defects in the electric wiring
were remedied. The report of the In
surance expert and the notice of the in
surance companies were practically
pigeonholed by reference to a commit
tee that seems to be under the spell
of the strenuous president of the electric
lighting monopoly.
Instead of carrying out the recom
mendations of the Insurance expert and
complying with the demands of the In
surance underwriters to avoid an in
crease of fire Insurance rates, it is pro
posed to Increase the fire department
force and burden the taxpayers with
$100,000 more a year for fire protection
than they have been paying up to. this
tiin
We violate no confidence In declaring
that the people of Omaha will not stand
this kind of treatment much longer.
There Is a limit to opular endurance,
especially when relief can be secured by
legislative actlou. In other words, we feel
sure that the taxpayers of Omaha, and
citizens generally, will demand relief
through the coming legislature, if they
do not get it from the mayor and coun
cil. There Is absolutely no excuse for the
Innctlon of the council In a matter of
such grave concern. No rational ex
planation has yet been given why the
recommendations of the city electrician
and insurance expert have been Ignored,
or why Omaha should ha subjected to
additional insurance tolls merely be
cause the enforcement of precautionary
regulations do not meet the approval of
the electric lighting company.
We are told that "South Omaha af
fnirs will soon be shaped by the loca
tion of the new city hall, and the loca
tion of the proposed new city ball will
have a most salutary effect ou the fu
ture of South Omaha real estate." If the
future of South Omaha real estate really
depends upon the location of the new
city hull, speculators In South Omaha
real estate nre linble to be disappointed.
The location of the proposed new city
hall will, undoubtedly, enhance the ;
value of real estate adjacent to its site, j
That was doubtless anticipated by the
projectors of the scheme. In the long
run the governments of Omaha and
South Omaha are bound to be merged
and the new city hall will sooner or
later be ubandoued as a municipal office
building and utilized for some other
purpose. A sepsrate municipal govern
ment is too much of a luxury for South
Omaha taxpayers, who will soon realize
that there Is no more need of two may
ors, two police commissions, two treas
urers, two city clerks, two engineers,
two fire department chiefs, two police
chiefs, and other duplicates, than there
Is for two sheriffs, two coroners, two
county surveyors, or two sets of county
commissioners In Douglas county. The
only parties Interested In perpetuating
the duplicate governments In Omaha
and South Omaha nre political pie-biters
and grafters, who swsrm around every
city hall like flies around a molasses
barrel.
Senator Smoot's hearing has opened at
Washington with a witness on the staiid
telling whut former Congressman Rob
erts said when addressing a Young
Men's Christian association meeting nt
Salt Lake. The evidence may be ger
muin to the inquiry, but few meu In pub
lic life would like to be held responsible
even for remarks of their friends while
Roberts is the political antagonist of the
Junior Utah senator.
In funny, funny, Omaha the city owna
a market house, where there ia no mar
keting done, god employs a market mas
ter whose activity Is largely employed
iu supervising the marketing of vegeta
bles and fruits at a market place owned
by a private corporation and operated
for Its profit. In other cities of Omaha's
pretensions and dimensions market
houses are a source of revenue.
That Judge Swayne of Florida should
lie Impeached Is the decision of tho com
mittee of the house of representatives to
whom the matter was referred, but the
judge still has a chance, as the commit
tee does not agree ss to what he should
to Impeached for.
The hesitancy displayed by New York
business men lu signing the bond of Mrs.
Chadwlck msy lie due to the fact that
they are not certain as to what sort of
a puper their name might appear when
the defendant again gets within resell cf
pen and Ink.
MRS. IHlnKKK AS SHE IS.
Tea Pletare f Ike W
Wrke4 Beaker for Mwr.
A number of all'ged photographs of tb
notorious Mrs. Chadwlck, printed In the
newspapers, represented her as fair to look
upon and commonplace, buxom and slen
der, a youthful face creased with time's
furrowe. rirrssed gaudily and severely sim
ple. To lend variety to the group a pen
picture drawn by a New Tork reporter is
attached:
Mrs. Chadwlck is neither large nor small,
stout nor slender, neither repellant nor yet
particularly fair to look upon.
She Is of about average height say flv
feet six, with a well-rounded figure, full
face, regular feature and hair that has
turned almost white. She looks about if
year of age. active, well preserved and
perhaps slightly younger than her yeara.
She ia deaf In her right ear.
Th gray hair waa arranged tn a simple
knot on the top of her head, brushed
back over the smooth, whit forehead,
neat and kept In place by numerous pins
which the maid frequently arranged.
Her hands, white and soft as the face,
are well kept, these two also receiving
the constant care of the maid, for Mrs.
Chadwlck is fastidious and, according to
the maid, places the care of her person
first In all her multitudinous affairs.
She ha dark eyes, over which sweep
longish dark-brown luetics and tyebrows
heavy, but shapely and well kept. The
nose la straight and of medium Bite, and
the mouth Is full, well-formed and closes
snugly over a perfect et of white teeth.
Thin line run from tha nose on cither
side down to the corners of the mouth,
and between the eyes slightly deeper ridges
have formed. The eyes have a peculiarly
wistful expression and they look straight
out at one aa Mrs. Chadwlck talks.
Altogether the facs shows none of the
aristocratic tendencies of the society wo
man, however, but, on the contrary, is
kindly, sympathetic and motherly, and
this auggesilon Is further carried out In
the ample figure, which was clothed In a
loose-fitting gown of dark bengallne, made
severely plain and which was almost com
pletely covered by a cloak of brown broad
cloth, also loosely made, with side pockets
and large brown pearl buttons. She wore
a hat of dark brown cloth, with a feather
drooping over th edge, and thrown loosely
about her shoulders was a boa of rabbit
fur. 8he carried a muff to match.
Laced shoes of patent leather completed
th outfit.
There Is nothing In the 'appearance of
Mrs. Chadwlck suggesting either cupidity
or guile, and she Is about the last one that
the average observer would pick out a
possessing hypnotic power.
It is only when Mra. Chadwlck Is
watched closely that one begins to under
stand hr.
HATIOXAI, SI lEHVISIO.
Important Suggestion of the President
Concerning; Insurance Companies.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The recent discussions of the enormous
power exercised In the financial world by
th great life Insurance companies, and
the essentially Irresponsible nature of the
control exercised by their directors and
officials, give point to the suggestion of
Prealdent Roosevelt's message that. If
practicable, these companies be placed un
der the control of the national bureau of
corporations. The suggestion is similar to
that made, not long ago, that the trust
companies be brought under the provisions
of the national banking Inw. Both Ideas
are In the dlrec4km of conservatism and
public safety. ! In tha case of the Insurance
companies, nrj oonucrn that I well and
honestly managed would object to gov
ernment supervision or examination; and
companies not, so managed have no right
to exist as the custodians of sacred inter
ests. Did the bureau of corporation today
possess the power which the comptroller
of the currency has over the national
banks, It ia practically certain that two at
least out of the twelve greatest life In
surance companies would be taken pos
session of by I'nlted Stutes examiners and
held until reorganized or wound up In the
Interest of their policy holders. State con
trol over companies whose operations cover
two continents, and whose investments are
mainly outside the state to which they
owe their charters, is .necessarily feeble
and Ineffective. The strong, far-reaching
arm of the national government Is needed.
A class of companies In which the people
have Invested their savings to the amount
of over Si.lUT.CtiO.ocio, and whose directors
wield such tremendous power in the finan
cial world, Is certainly a fit object of gov
ernment solicitude. The president voices
that sentiment.
National supervision would probably ren
der superfluous the Insurance departments
of the state governments, now maintained
at ao much expense: so It would be a step
In the direction of economy and simplicity.
Insurance men would welcome the substitu
tion of a single set of rules for the forty
five sets under . which tliey now do busi
ness and policy holders always gain by
whatever lessens the expenses of the com
panies. Tarn on the l.lgbt.
New Tork Tribune.
The president's remark that the bureau
of corporations "offers to the congreta th
means of getting, at th coat of production
of our various great staple of commerce"
furnishes . the bent reason for the ex
istence of such a bureau. If uch fact
can be supplied to congress th work of
revising certain "tariff schedules to bring
them into harmony with changed conditions
will be an h- and simple matter, pro
vided congress then has th courage and
wisdom to act up to Its knowledge and con
victions. Maale Power Played Out.
Philadelphia Record (dem.).
Roosevelt's plurality In Nebraska la about
86.U00. But It would be rather unfair to
blam that on Mr. Bryan when so many
other state did much worre. It waa easy
for Mr. Bryan to make populists and sliver
It es, but not so easy to unmake them.
Like the magician in the Arabian tale, ha
lost the potent word to disenchant them.
Well Worth Trying.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Mr. 1-nwson of Boston ha shown that
the Wall street market can be knocked
out by advertising. No doubt good, skill
ful advertising would serve to strengthen
th market, too. Let th bulls and bears
fight It out In the advertising columns and
give the pulillo a chanc to e how It I
don.
Serret of an I nruly Department.
Baltimore American.
Kxperlmsnta conducted In a San Fran
ct o medical school demonstrates that
the stomach Is electrical in It action.
It has long been known that that organ
Is capable of some shocking performance
but It I only now that electricity I sus
pected in th case.
who swor oarr
Philadelphia Pros.
According to th commissioner of in
ternal ravenu thr wa a derraas last
year of 11.01. 74 gallons in th production
of whisky snd miscellaneous alcoholic
drinks. Somebody must hae sworn off.
1 h Ohio Man In Bella.
t. nicago i iioui". j i
Th Ohio woman msy not b l-rvasl.e I I
as the Ohio mau, bui h Is miHhsr. It
ARMY GOSSIP I" WAiHUGTOS.
Matter of Interest Gleaned frnns the
Armr mm avr RegUter.
The War department will shortly set
upon the case of Lieutenant General N. A
Miles. l g. A., retired, whose detail to
mllltla duty In Massachusetts will b nece
sary If he I to draw the full pay of hi
grade. It Is understood that ome oblec
tinm Is destined to be mad In prominent
quarters to th official designation of Oen
eral Miles for duty with the organised ml
lltla. the prospective appointment ef Gen
eral Miles as adjutant general of Massa
chusetts having been announced by the new
democratic governor of that state. Of
course there Is nothing In the way of Gen
eral Miles serving as the adjutant general
of the state, but he may not draw th ac
tive pay of the army rank unless he la
formally detailed to duty at Boston. About
the only objection which can be raised to
General Miles' designation for the duty
outside of the prejudice which may exist
against him at the White House la that
"It Is not the policy of the administration
to detail to active duty, either on militia
work or elsewhere, retired officers of senior
rank." This Is a reason which haa been
vouchsafed to Inquirers from a dlstln
gulahed source of Information. It won't
pass muster, howevrr. when It comes to th
militia details. There are twenty-eight re
tired officers detailed with the organised
mllltla and of these no lees than nine are
of the rank of brigadier general practically
one-third of the total number of officers
engaged on this work are of what might be
called senior rank. The scruples which are
supposed to exist against the detail to mil
Hia duty of high ranking army officers will
hardly serve as an excuse for the refusal of
the president to detail General Miles to
duty under Governor Douglas at Boston
after January 1.
Th general stuff of the army has decided
to change the effect of the paragraphs of
army regulations relating to the dates
when preliminary and final examinations
of enlisted men as candidates for commis
sions will be held, so far aa those pro
visions concern men who would be ad
versely affected by th changes made In
the new regulations. It has been decided
to have two final examinations, one on
May 1, 1906. for the benefit of those whose
term of enlistment of two years expires by
that time, and the other on September J,
ia06, so that those whoso two years' serv
ice expires after May 1 may be examined.
The preliminary examinations will probably
be hold on February 1 for both classes.
The holding of two examinations was one
way of doing Justice to those soldiers who
enlisted with the prospect of being able to
complete their two years' service by 8t.
tember 1. 190R, and September 1. 1900. The
original chunge In the regulations removed
the eligibility of some of these soldiers by
establishing May 1 of each year aa the final
date of examination. It is not announced
whether the results of the two examina
tions will be combined and the successful
candidates graded accordingly. It Is possi
ble there will be two distinct classes and
those who pass In the May examinations
will have precedence over all of those who
pass on September 1.
Second Lieutenant Paul H. McDonald.
Tenth Infantry, was placed under arrest
while at the War department last Thurs
day. That officer recently submitted his
reslgnatloi and Is understood to have been
In the city for the purpose of urging its
acceptance. Following a practice of the de
partment the Incident wa rspdrted to the
regimental commander with a request for
his recommendation. He at once tele
graphed the departmental authorities that
numerous ir'chargea had been preferred
agalnet McDonald and that he should be
held for trial by general court-martial. It
so happened that this Information was re
ceived at a time when Lieutenant McDon
ald was at the War department and Gen
eral Chaffee ordered that he be placed under
arrest nnd taken to Fort Myer. This was
done and later In the week Lieutenant
McDonald, still under arrest, was taken to
Fort Lawton, Wash. The charges pre
ferred against the officer alleged all manner
of Irregularities In financial transactions.
Including duplication of pay accounts and
obtaining money under false pretenses. The
officer Is a native of Virginia, a graduate
of the Atlanta (Go.) high school and waa
for a time an enlisted man of troop L,
Twelfth cavalry, having been commis
sioned a second lieutenant of the Tenth in
fantry In October, 1303.
The language of the next appropriation
bill will be so changed as to give authority
of law for the reimbursement of army offi
cers of actual expenae Incurred by them
while away from their stations under
orders and engaged In the Inspection and
purchase of animals. In the execution or
the duty Imposed upon the secretary of war
an officer (sometimes more than one) I
selected to Inspect the animals presented
for acceptance by persons to whom con
tracts therefor have been awarded. De
liveries may be made under the contracts
at plaoes mentioned on those instruments
or agreed upon by the parties thereto; as
a result the purchasing and Inspecting
officer are obliged to travel from plan to
place, where the hones ar presented for
Inspection with a view to their acceptance
for the military service. In addition to
this they are required to make stops, from
time to time, usually at places previously
agreed upon, In order to Inspect horses
which hav been collected with a view to
their Inspection and delivery under th
contracts. These stops may and frequently
do consume considerable time, and while
thus remaining statlonsry the officer Is
under expenses for board and lodging, for
the payment of which there Is now no
authority of law. It will readily be seen
that mileage granted an officer for a short
Journey covers but 6 slight portion of the
expenses to which he is subjected, If his
duties In the Inspection of animals require
hia detention at one place for any consider
able time. I'nder the law as now proposed
the officer will forfeit his mileage, snd re
fundment to him of his actual expenses
will simply recoup him for what he haa
actually spent In doing government work.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Kinperor William of Germany has his
own code, and his telegraph bills amount
to $15,000 a year.
Mrs. Chadwlck was able to accomplish
her smaslna feats because som financier
led th simple lire.
Captain Mases Gibson, who presided over
th first republican convention held In WIs-
4,.., AtA In WulhliiftAn
All I lie yiMJl - vB..n.iii
from th Chadwlck operations, because It
snows mat "
times hav had possession of a good deal
of money.
Hugh McLaughlin, for half a century th
bos or riooij" ...x. . . , uiru sud
denly lat Tuesday. Death dealt kindly
with th sag of Wllloughby street. H
passed from in"""' niwi imu in sleep
that know no waking
King " - im generally
known v - v -v wini ma re
volver, but mot people hav forgotten
that h nce won prli at a competition
a 1 ,-. II. l.w a 1 . .
gfttr nouiiiB m wun in cti ano's
of this country snd England. This feat h
. 1 In Ittfla mt n'hnk.U mm , .
fA!TICIPTIXi THE I.F.GISX ATI R K.
Fremont Tribune: There Is pretty good
circumstantial evidence that J. A. Donglss
of Bassett will copper the speakership
when the legislature meets. II looks like
a winner.
Scott Bluff Republican: A short ses
sion of the legislature Is looked for and
ther Is no reason why It should Isst a
great while. That body Is In good slmpe
to get right down to business snd It should
do It.
torkvlll Repuhllran-Faber: We hope
that the legislature will start right by
electing K. B. Berry speaker of the house.
Th people In this psrt of th state want
him to be th speaker and will use all
their efforts to elect him.
Wayne Herald: The Herald l glad to
e N. D. Jackson of Ncllgh In the field
for the speakership of the Nrbrnka legis
lature, and sincerely hopes he will receive
the election. Jackson Is sble. Just snd
level-headed and as it presiding officer wo
feci that he would do honor to the state
and himself.
Fremont Tribune: Senator Jennings of
Thayer county I announced a a candi
date for the presidency of the state senate.
8enator Jennings was a member two years
ago, and proved himself to he one of the
most trustworthy and intelligent members
of the body, popular with all his cnllcMgues.
He would preside with dignity and fairness
and he well deserves the honor.
Scott's Bluffs Republican: We ere pleased
to learn that our old friend. Judge Wall
of Loup City, Is being mentioned as presi
dent of the senate. There Is not a better
man In the state for the position, and aa
tne judge has always been a warhorse
th republican party could well afford to
see that he gets the position. There Is no
doubt of his entire fitness for the place,
and he should lie honored with the po
sition.
Beatrice Express: Gage county has .in-
other candidate for the position of speaker
In the person of Representative McMullen.
Gage county Is fortunate In Its members
of the legislature, as any one of tluuil
would be equal to the task of presiding
over the legislature. Mr. McMullen Is
an able attorney, with an excellent knowl
edge of legislative procedure. He would
make n good speaker, and while the Kx
press could not venture to choose between
Casebeer and McMullen, we hope the
members of the legislature will choose one
of them.
Table Rock Argus: Representative W.
H. Wilson of Pawnee county Is u candi
date for speaker of the house, an Important
position, and one ho Is eminently qualified
to fill. Two years ago he was elected to
the house and served the people with such
blllty that he was re-elected at the re
cent election by an Increased majority. A
new member lust year, he rose to leader
ship, was recognised as one of the strong
men of that body and was prominently
Identified with the work of the house dur
ing the entire session. Here at home,
where he has lived for twenty years, he
has a large practice as n physician nnd
does a big business as a druggist. He has
the fullest confidence of the entire com
munity and IS recognized as a progressive,
energetic, public-spirited citizen with a
high sens of honor.
Beatrice Express: The Bartley bondsmen
are willing to settle with the state now
and pay the costs, If the state will quit
and give them the several hundred thou
sands of dollars they owe the state. This
case alone should disgust everybody with
the individual bond. It Is but rarely any
thing Is ever collected from individual
bondsmen. Hare were some of tha wealthi
est men in Nebraska who signed the bond
of the stats treasurer who robbed the
state. The stat sued the bondsmen, the
case has been tried three or four timos,
but nothing has ever been recovered for
the state. Attorney General Prout now
advises a compromise. Individual bonds
should not be taken. There are strong
corporations making a business of furnish
ing bonds, and it Is much easier to make
them pay In case of a loss than to make
Individual pay. Surety company bonds
should br required from every public of
ficial. IXCI.K SAM, FIAtIAI. ftlAXT.
Illustration of (lie Available Wealth
of the a(lon.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The annual report of the comptroller of
th currency gives In a few figures nn
amazing Illustration of available wealth
and financial strength of this American
nation.
The banking power of the world the
capital, surplus, deposits and circulation
of all Its banks-It fluid wealth for the
dully uses of Its Industry and commerce
s closely estlmsted at nearly 000.0o0.0oi).
Of this aggregate all the other countries
combined have a little less than $20,000,-
000,000 Th United States of America alone
has nearly 114.000,000,000.
In other words, under the Star and
Stripes, which float over less than one-
n F ism' w saM
NO tailor knows enough about hand' ling fur lo ual s fur-howl coat at k
Kould b mad. No furrier can b aa expert tailor. But combine tha
two sad jr Ravs a coat lined with fur, that fur appearance and lit would
mak th reputation of a smart tailor. 1 nat'i just what we hav dona, Tha
rank is a perfect fating coat, one that cue sot bind, with a full sweep lUt
soak it, comfortable for wslking tad dYiiiaa.
A popular Cordon Fur-linod Coat, i on mad from fine quality Black
Krav, bnd with Brown Muakrat, collar of Fin Dark Unpluckad Otter.
Prio. $65.00. Mad u low 35.00 and lugh at ) 300.00.
GORDON & FERGUSON. St. Paul. Minn.
EsUbliaUd 1671
COAL WOOD COKE KINDLING
We sell the best Ohio Cooking Coal-clean, hot, lasting
Rock Springs. Hanna, Sheridan, Walnut Block, Steam Coal
Best medium grade Is Illinois Nut S6; Egg and Lump S6.25.
For heaters and furnaces-Cherokee Nut $5.25; Lump
SS.50- A hot burner-Mlsiaourl Nut, large size 4.50: Lump
S4.70. Scranton-the best Pennsylvania Anthracite mined.
8padra-the hardest and cleanest Arkansas Anthracite.
All coal hand-acrooned and wvlgheri over any city scales desired.
COUTANT & SQUIRES, "VtSSiX. S"T
R MATTER OF HEALTH
m
P017DE.R
Absolutely Puro
has no stBsrmm
thirteenth of the Isnd are of the glob,
and to which less than one-eventeentli
of Its Inhabitants owe allegiam e. is two
fifths of the fluid, active, wnrkli.g wealth
of the human race.
Nor can it be slid that the possessors
of this wealth sre Icfs strong morally than
materially. The Amerlran people are con-'
ceiled by their rivals to average In educa
tion. Intelligence and all that goes to mak
up civilization as high a any and higher
than many of the greet divisions of man
kind. t'litje Sam, the financial giant amni.
the nations. Is not abusing his strengtu
more than others. He Is abusing It leys
than most. Jle Is using It hs beneficially !
mankind an any. and more so than man),
as becomes an Intelligent and highly civil
ised giant.
I'ANMINU PI.F.ASATHIKS.
The Woman No, i can't give you a
meal.
Tlic Tramp I didn't think you could,
mum; you look too yi.ung nnd Inexperience
to know how to cook. New York Sun.
"I notice that somebody says the Ameri
can hen could pay the national debt."
"Perhaps she couid. Uut I dun t sup
pose any sued Idea ever entered into her
cacKle-ia-tioiiM." Cleveland 1'laln Dealer.
Patient Grcut Scott: Doctor, that's an
awful bill tor one week's treatment!
Physician My dear fellow, If you knew
what an Interesting case your was anil
how strongly 1 was tempted to let It go
to a puHt mortem you wouldn't grumbi
at a bill three times as big as this. Chi
cago Tribune.
Bill Did you have your head shingled
wnen you were a lad?
Jill No, not my mad. lookers States
man, "Do you ever have any difficulty In mak
ing your guests at ease In con versa lion?"
"No," unswered the hostess. "I always
Invite a pianist of reputation. As soun
as the music starts the conversation 14
sure to follow." Washington Star.
Jeweler How about that watch of yours
that used to go so slow?
Victim Oh. I got into a tough crowd the
other day and It went fast enough. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Franklin had Just drawn lightning from
the sky.
"Huh! that's easy," said a meek-looking
man; "Just hint to your wlfo that she Is
extravagant."
With a sniff of contempt for science he
melted away in the crowd. New York Sun.
He prided himself on his powerful bass
And Its volume was surely not small.
But since he got married 111 their house
hold affairs
He simply has no voice at all.
, riiUadelttiitn-Bulletln.
LIKS TO THE TOIMG.
To stake your gold on the cast of dice
Is hardly the proper trick to turn.
To gamble with cards is by no means nice
And raises Cain with the coin you earn.
To bet on the ponies and then find out
That they've been detained lor a week or
two
Is carelessly wicked, beyond all doubt
I wouldn't do It if I were you.
Being profane Is an awful trait
That should be cried down by every man;
If you are righteous I'm sura you hate
To hear men curse as profane men can, ,
And telling stories with naughty twists
Is also a hold, bud thing to do,
A thing that's denounced by moralist
I wouldn't do it if I were you.
Wasting your tlmo where the wine glasi
clinks
Is apt tn make you a cynlcul cuss.
And rinsing jour stomach with fancy
drinks
Is demoralising nnd dangerous.
Drinking It straight is Just as bad
- And can count for Its victims a few:
Have courage enough to say "No," my
lad-
I wouldn't do it If I were you.
There are ten commandments count thtit
ten
The keeping of which Is no soft snap;
If you don't shatter one now and thin
You're really a most unusual chap.
Some of us bend them Just fur fun
And sonto of us crack them clear In two;
But remorse Is sure to follow, my son;
I wouldn't do It-IF I WiSRK YOU!
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