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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THUKSDAV. FERUUARY 2. 1903.
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r' HIui'ltpard" Hoch hits one advantage
rrvT Hoiuor of old. He does not have
io dic to have many cities claim him.
. The weutlKT man and the evangelists
Hhmild net together! 'With many people
physical and religious temperatures
stick close together.
Maxim .Gorky Is said to bo iu no
iluiiKcr, )Vtt the same cannot be naid of
the public, which Is probably facing an
other novel from his pen.
It hnvlng been demonstrated that the
lKHiib found In Tails is not dangerous, It
sliould . be ascertained which yellow
Journal was 'responsible for Its presence.
Omaha has for many years heard the
cry "All aboard for the through truin
to San Francisco." The next will be
vAJl aboard for tho through train to
Nw York."
Kossuth won the Hungarian elections,
but another man was called to form the
nev cabinet. The family .name of the
patriot does not have a sweet sound In
th ears of royalty.
It Is announced that Admiral Togo
will return to his flagship February G.
With this date lu mind, Admiral Rojest
vensky will know about when to clear
decks for action.
Tax Cornmisslouer Fleming, In ap
pealing for full returns for his as
sessors, promised a material reduction
in ,1ha city tax rate for the coming year.
It Is up to the tax commissioner to make
good. ,- ,
4
I'lii-oled llusslan officers have decided
to' go' homo from Asia by way of the
I'rtitttl States. They might, for the best
Interests of their country, take a few
lessons lu tho principles' of government
euroute.
One London newspaper says the
Itritlsh government fully endorses the
Monroe 'doctrine which would Indicate
Hint Great Britain does not Intend to
transfer any of Its western holdings Im
mediately. AVe await impatiently the next number
of the CoiiKi'csslonal Itecord to see If It
has properly featured up with big type
on the front page that farewell speech
ou postal saving banks by the lone
democratic congressman from Nebraska.
When the state of Kansas completes
its investigation of the Standard Oil
company Tom I .aw son may find much
of his ammunition gone, for the matter
is one which means dollars to Kansas
w here it may mean nothing but publicity
to the lloston author.
How it must Jar upon the nerves of
Congressman Hepburn to hear of Iowa
societies In oue und the same resolution
declare in favor of the president's itolley
regarding the regulation of railroads and
deuounce the lueusure proposed by the
jfcutlcmuu from lowu.
The 1 'oughts delegation minis tit hist
to have gotten down to business 'on the
question of charter umendmeuts. It is
not to be expected, however, that the
frauchised corjwratlous uud public con
tractors will sit Mill if uuy of the
changes ' appear to affect them ad
versely. Wheu the charter bill U finally
perfected It will have to be watched at
very Jump lu the road.
Uumor has It that tho Chicago Great
Western is contemplating a transfer of
its general heudcjuartera from Chicago
to St. l'aul. If the transfer Is to be
inadu why not select Omaha as the loca
tion. ' Omaha, to be ttura, is the terminal
point ou the Great Western's newest ex
tension, but It Is Just now the most Im
portant point lu view of possible traffic
extension. In. the distribution of favors
Uuiahu should have the pivfeivuts.
hliCAT, frTIOX WITHOUT LOCAL orTiOA"'
The basic principle of nil local option
laws is the recognition of the right of
every conininuliy to local self-government.
This applies wilh eiptal force to
the licensing of the liquor irnttie as It
docs to local improvements and public
schools. l.'niler the Sloeuuib law the
people of every city, town and village
In .Nebraska are privileged to license the
traffic in lienor or to prohibit its legal
ized sale.
In every city, town and village of Ne
braska the ipiestion of license or no li
cense i miunrcly put to its electors at
every municipal or village election.
Whenever a majority of the voters of
any town want the saloon banished they
elect nuti-snioon candidates for munici
pal ollice, but where public sentiment
is in favor of licensing the liipuor traffic
the voters elect men to office who are
pledged to grant licenses.
The proposition to revise the Nebraska
local option iaw so that the voters of
every county shall at least once every
two years by u majority decide whether
the sale of liipior shall be licensed or
prohibited within lis boundaries is not
only subversive of the ery essence of
local option, by forcing the saloon upon
communities that are opposed to the le
galized traffic In lloior, while It will
override the popular will In towns ami
cities whose people favor the legalized
saloon.
Scores of villages and towns In this
slate where no saloon has been tolerated
or where none now exists are located
In counties where the preponderance of
the vote Is lu the larger towns of the
same county and thus force ttpou the
smaller towns a traffic repugnant to a
majority of Its people. In other counties
the rural population would outweigh the
vote or the towns wnere tne licensed
liquor traffic is supported by public sen
tiinent.
The Inevitable effect of county local
option would be to force the lhjuor Issue
to the fore-front In all local campaigns,
lu every county where the vote is close
the brewery uud distillery Influence
would be thrown on the scale and d
termine for the people of the towns that
are antagonistic to the liquor traffic the
establishment of saloons against their
wilt
It is passing strange that the advo
cates of local option in the east sliould
differ so widely anil radically with those
In the west. In New York, for example,
the demand of the hour Is for local op
tion by wards or even voting districts
within cities, so that the people residing
iu certain sections of the city where the
traffic is repugnant may have the right
to exclude It from their neighborhood
without infringing upon other sections
of the city lu which the population fa
vors the saloon.
Iu otlisr words, the tendency after
long experience with various experi
ments in the line of llquo traffic restric
tion now tends toward' nnrrowlng the
circle rather than expansion of local op
tion, while in Nebraska the demand Is
made for expaudingthe local option cir
cle so as to extend jfrom communities to
counties, although tunny of the counties
are larger in urea than some of the New
England states.
Carried to its logical conclusion county
local option would Justify the resubmis
sion of prohibition or license to the
voters of the whole state at every gen
eral election.
TUB LAW WILL BE EAFOKCtD-
The authoritative statement from
Washington of the determination of
tho . federal authorities to enforce
tho decision of the supreme court
ugaiust the members of the beef com
bine, should they be found disregarding
tho Injunction, Is what was to have been
expected. Tho earnest manner In which
tho proceedings against the trust were
conducted gave assurance that if suc
cessful the government would see that
the law was fully enforced, that no
evasion or avolduu.ee of the decree of
tho courts would be tolerated. It Is
stated that if proceedings are found
necessary they will bo under the crim
inal law, if such can bo instituted. The
Sherman autl-triwt law provides that
every person convicted of any such con
tract, combination or conspiracy as the
act declures to bo illegal 'shall be pun
ishod by line not exceeding $5,000 or by
Imprisonment not exceeding oue year, or
by both said punishments, lu the dis
cretion of tho court." It would seem
that this provision of the law applies to
tho members of tho beef combine and
that they are even now tubject to the
punishment prescribed.
But the packers are nut likely to be
required to do moro than obey the in
junction and the warning which has
been seut out from Washington Is pretty
sure to induce them to do this, it is
claimed that time the decision of the
circuit court, about a year ago, the in
junction has been obeyed, but there is
good reason to doubt this, or at ull events
to question whether there has been strict
regard for the court's decision. Certainly
there have been circumstances within
the year to wurruut such doubt. It is
true that this was not shown in the
presentation of tho government's case,
but hud it beeu necessary to make such
a shuwlng it undoubtedly could have
been done. However, it is now reason
ably to be expected that the corporations
which effected the combine will sever
their connection with it and transact
their business Independently, knowing
that otherwise they are certain to be
again culled luto the courts, with every
probability of being puuished. It Is said
that the government would have no
difficulty lu discovering violations of the
Injunction. Vigilant agents of the
bureau of corporations are giving care
ful attention to the operations of I In)
puckers identified with the combine and
undoubtedly these astute business men
are not uuuwMre of this. They are not
likely to tiike uuy great risks, ltefeated
In the courts ami condemned by public
opinion. It Is safe to say that tliey will
make no attempt to continue the con-
kplracy which they maintained for many
years uud frum w hlch they reaped cuor-
The if termination of the!
mous gains.
utlonal administration to enforce the
law may lie accepted as unalterable and
will bo curried out. It Is not to be
doubted, without hesitation or delay.
TIIK it AH TO irOfiA.YOAfl'.V.
The address of Emperor Nicholas to a
deputation representing the workliigmeu
of St. I'etersburg will probably have a
reassuring effect upon them, all of whom
have resumed work and are manifesting
a peaceable dlstNisltiou. There seems to
be no. doubt that the worklug classes
of the Russian capital have a strong
regard for the czar and therefore a god
deal of faith in his promises. These, it
Is to.be remarked, are quite vague and
indefinite. lie admits that many things
require improvement, expressed solici
tude for the workers and told them that
he will take measures which will assure
that everything possible will be done to
Improve their lot. But they must be pa
tient That Is what they have beer;, un
til patience was about exhausted and
they were easily Induced to make the
demonstration they did.
It behooves the czar not to unduly de
lay some practical manifestation of his
professed solicitude for t lie working
classes and his desire to Improve their
lot. The patience he admonishes them
to observe will not be prolonged indefi
nitely. The discontent which the Rus
sian working classes have shown re
mains and may break out at any time
In n most serious form. The worsting
classes have stated their case and asked
for relief. There Is danger to the Inter
nal pence of Russia in long deferring the
reforms justly demanded. Whether or
not Nicholas fully realizes this remains
to be seen.
1IOLDIXO VP TIIK THEATIKS.
At the cabinet meeting Tuesday the
president is suid to have emphasized his
interest in t he arbitration treaties pend
ing before the senate. The president dis
agrees, and rightly so, with those sena
tors who contend that these simple arbi
tration agreements may be used by for
eign countries as a basis for action
against certain of the southern states lu
the collection of old claims. The absurd
ity of such a contention ought to be ob
vious, yet it Is made in all apparent seri
ousness by some of the southern sena
tors, who thus cast reproach upon the
integrity of the states against which
there may be foreign claims.
As the Boston Transcript remarks,
should the attempt to block the ratifica
tion of the arbitration treaties as they
have been formulated and agreed to by
the State department succeeed, the re
sult would be worse than national folly;
it would be national humiliation and dis
grace. "Secretary Hay has done his part
well. So fur as his authority goes he
has kept this country well In line with
this great movement, which has de
veloped so rapidly lu Europe during the
past six months. Is the United States
going to take it upon herself to block this
magnificent moral advance, to assume
tho role of a reactionary and stand aloof
from this world movement for concilia
tion and peace V" Intelligent public opin
ion Is unquestionably very largely In
favor of the ratification of these treaties,
which are In euttre accord with the prin
ciple always advocated by our govern
ment. This popular sentiment has been
voiced through the press and expressed
In numerous public meetings. It should
be heeded by the senate. If it is not the
probability is that the treaties will be
withdrawn by the president, for it Is
quite certain that they would not be ac
ceptable to foreign governments If
amended as proposed. This would place
our government in a most unenviable
position before the world, inviting the
ridicule if not the contempt of every na
tion that has entered Into similar arbi
tration agreements. We are not willing
to believe that a few pettifogging sena
tors can place the United States in so
unfortunate an attitude.
OMAHA 0. THE RAILROAD MAP.
The transformations iu progress in the
railroad world by which the big railway
systems are being slowly but surely cen
tralized in control and unified in man
agement are almost sure to produce a
radical reconstruction of the railroad
mup of this country. That Omaha will
not be designated on the new map In
letters any smaller than it Is designated
ou tho present map is also among the
practical certainties.
Omaha enjoys, through Its geograph
ical position, a strategic value in the
country's transportation system that
cannot be Ignored by the railroad archi
tects plauniug for the ultimate align
ment of railroad business. No matter,
however, how the directing force may be
centered, tho operation of our railroad
mileage will require its organization Into
several grand divisions, and tho division
covering the territory between the Mis
souri river and the Rocky mountains will
lind its natural focusing point lu this
city. Just so long as the surplus prod
ucts of this territory continue to be ag
ricultural uud dependent upon eastern
markets for an outlet aud this prom
ises to continue for an indefinite period
Omuhu's locution at tho main gateway
of transcontinental trufhc over the orig
inal overlund route will keep It the
muln distributing center and entrepot
for supplying ail tho intermediate points
subject only to competition from Kan
sas City ou the south aud the twlu cities
ou the uorth.
Under the new dispeusatlou Omaha's
quota of managing directors of these
railroads may diminish, but its share of
the operating force and its contribution
to the cur building and inuchiue repair-
lug departments are sure to be increased.
Omaha's tight for a good place ou the
railroad map was won when It secured
the locution of the eastern terminus of
tho Union Pacific. Its cuiupulgn for still
more important position must be waged
lncessautly, without interruption;, but
lu waging this tight it must recognise
the changing conditions of railroad man
agement and adapt Itself to them.
Au officer of tbo International Asso
clutlou of Building Commissioners and
Inspect" pronounces Oranha deficient
In fireproof buildings, considering Its
size and pretensions. This deficiency
has iH-en realized by our own people for
some time, and If we can only make It
plain to the outside Investors that money
placed In substantial building enter
prises In Omaha la sure of good returns.
the deficiency will soon be made good
If this criticism from abroad can tie
used to help along iu this direction it
will do some good
Mayor Moores always had a soft spot
In his heart for the fire department, and
since one of the Are engines has Imto
named after him nothing, In his opinion
is too good for the Are fighters. Omaha,
however, has been taking pretty good
care of the fire department, but there Is
a line where its demand uion the tax
payers may become unreasonable. The
fire department must not be neglected.
but neither can it be allowed to absorb
more than Its share of the city's rove
nuea to the Impairment of other branches
of municipal service.
Not only has the legislature killed a
bill to make it more difficult to procure
divorces in Nebraska, but It is also con
sidering a bill to make nmrrlage more
difficult In Nebraska by placing a pen
alty upon false swearing as to the age
of the contracting parties. Po the law
makers want to drive all the marriage
able women of uncertain age out of the
state?
Republican members of congress may
hold a caucus to decide upon a policy
regarding regulation of railroads, but
that policy has already been decided
upon by the people and by the president,
who voices the public sentiment as few
predecessors have done.
Having recruited Its membership up
to formidable proportions, the uext num
ber on the Commercial club program
should be a vigorous campaign fur ex
pansion of Greater Omaha by the de
velopment of new manufacturing and
commercial enterprises.
lone Thlnga Beroad Control.
, Philadelphia Press.
Steam and electricity, us harnessed by
man, are mighty, but the nntural elements
wind, snow, frost, fire, flood and rain are
mightier still. Man is not yet complete
master of nature.
Senator Spooner and I. a Folletlc.
Boston Transcript.
The spectacle of Senator Bpooner present
ing the credentials of La Folletto and es
corting him to the vice president's desk to
bo sworn In will be one of the most dra
matic ever presented on the Washington
stage. For with La Follctte's entrance
SiHJoner Is likely to pass from power ifi
Wisconsin unless, indeed, one of those pe
culiar pacts not unknown to modern and
ancient politics la arranged. And with the
entrance of La Follette into national affairs
begins a new presidential candidacy, which
may by the potency of its Issue become n
leading one by the spring of 1908.
Reprehrnallile Form of Swearing.
Baltimore American.
A woman's association in a Pennsylvania
city is denouncing the use of such rxpres
slons us "Good heavens:" among their Hex
as a repreaenslble form of swearing. Next
they will be assailing the time-honored and
cherished use of "Just too sweet for any
thing!" as an unpardonable stretching of
the truth. But the good women In taking
tip thlB reform should pause for thought
Little good has ever been accomplished by
a determined sitting down on safety valves,
and these valves are so mild in their work
ing that their closing up might lead to
totally unexpected results In the way of
language's first aid to Injured feelings.
Congrriinun llepbnrn at Home.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Mr. Hepburn, author of the republican
railroad rate control bill, received a severe
cutting up among his home people Friday.
It was at a meeting of the Iowa State Man
ufacturers' association, held at Cedar
Rapids, and not a word of defense Or
apology was heard in his behalf. His bill
was branded as a "gold brick" and he him
self as "a tool of the railways." Some of
the speakers expressed the hope that the
people of Hepburn's congressional district,
the Eighth Iowa, would look after his case
at the next election. Resolutions were
unanimously adopted denouncing the Hep
burn bill and calling for legislation in ac
cord with President Roosevelt's recommen
dations. This was a meeting of manufac
turers, not of grangers, ajid the fact Is de
cidedly significant of the strong feeling
among business interests tn the west, as
well as among the people generally, In
favor of effective government regulation of
railroad charges.
MAKING ONK KQl AL FOI H.
Medical aud Sanitary Arblevenieats
of the Japanese.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
How Japan made one of Its soldiers equal
to four Russians Is told by Major Louis I
Seaman, a United States army surgeon, in
the current Outlook. The army and the
public are indebted to Major Seaman for
the first detailed information about the
hitherto unequaled efficiency of the medical
departments of the Japanese army and
navy, and In the article referred to he adds
some Important supplementary Information.
Ten years ago Japan began to prepare for
war with Rusaia. It was estimated that
Russia would have some 2,OUO,OOQ available
soldiers against S00.U00 for Japan. How to
equalize theoe forces In fighting efficiency
wus the problem which confronted the Jap
anese general staff and In the solution of It
the medical officers were a most potent
factor. It was known that tn war, gener
ally speaking, four men die from diseaae
to ons who succumbs to wounds. Japan
proposed to eliminate disease, and Major
Seaman tells how they set about it and how
admirably they aucceeded. His conclusion
may be summed up In the statement that
for the first six month of the war tho Jap
anese loss from dlwuse was only a fraction
of 1 per cent. I'p to August 1, t.8&2 caves
had been received at th Hiroehlina reserve
hospital from the tldd, of whom t,(OA were
wounded. Of the total number, up to that
date, only thirty-four had died. Quite aa
surprising as the amaslngly low death rate
la the fait that only about one-third of the
total cases were men suffering from dis
ease. Major Seaman has told In a previous ar
ticle how the Japanese medical officers went
In advance of the troops, examined the
water supply and camping grounds, and re
moved conditions that threatened the health
of the troopa The work of the surgeons
was thus confined mainly toithe permanent
hoipltala. Owing to the "merciful" char
acter of the modern rifle moat of the
wounded were aoon In the ranks. "First
aid" treatment wsa sufficient to allow most
of the wounded either to return to the
rank or. at all events, to roach a base
hospital without cluing on able-bodied com
rades for assistance. , veritable revolution
waa wrought lu the nitlltaiy branch of the
healing i
A MODEL C 1TY.
riaaa and Spec lnratlf.na af aa Omaha
Maa Aaatrted la Detail.
New York Sun.
The Hon. 'William Arthur of Omaha pub
lishes, In a pamphlet called ."A ,JVell Or
aerea Household ; or, the Ideal Pity, cer
tain plana and specifications for a mnlet
ettlemenr. His city Is to be "without"
saloons, franchises to grunt, land pcouta
tlon, bonds, pew rents, advertising In Bun
aay newspapers. It Is to be "with" a
model plan and government, restrictions
on weekday advertising, a twentieth cen
tury spelling, the metric system "well
started."
There Is "much virtue in a good begin
nlng. says Mr. Arthur. Hnw coukt there
be a better beginning of a model city than
model spelling? Unfortunately. Mr. Ar
thur Is not as brave as he should be to set
the crooked straight:
"It would suP nie better to make the
new spelling compulsory for every one than
to leave It optional, but the plan might not
work well. ' ,
A plan for a saloouless town might not
work well. "Blind piga" might wear In
their snouts this Jewel of prohibition. Pttil,
the counsels of perfection must not be
thrown away. A model city is fnr model
folks. Besides, novelty pays. Originality
advertises:
"A new city to amount to anything must
stand for more than cities now existing.
or why build It? South Omaha could have
carried this reform to a finish and made
Its name historic; now ft merely kills
swine and talnta good air with effluvia.
Cincinnati killed them before South Omaha
was born. Why repeat? Shakespeare, we
have been assured, never repeats, and that
accounts for his Influence among the elite.
"And thie spelling- reform will make the
city much more Interesting to thousands
man It would otherwise be. It will pay
mere are plenty of well educated people
wno anow that it Is something else than
a fad. If each school teacher In the United
otates gave 1 this city could not help
succeeding. At least we are entitled to a
slxtern-rooiii school from them."
The school teachers, those overpaid and
purse-proud durlings of the public, should
be glad to set up a model spelling settle
ment. Still, aorne of them may believe that
tho establishing of a world language la the
chief duty of man. What is the use of
patching English spelling if English Itself
will soon be forced out of business? Tim
Hon. George Washington WIshard of
North Tarrytown estimates that an In
ternatlcnul tongue plant can be Installed
for $5.0OO.n00.OfK. It will take the school
teachers at least five or ten years to raise
this sum.
The model of government for the model
city has much merit. Especially this pro
vision: "The ninycr would be a man one term, a
woman the next."
One-half of tho city council to be men.
the other half women. All citizens more
thnn 21 to vote If they can read the English
lungiingt In "the selected spelling." The
Initiative, referendum and Imperative man.
date to be used. Without them what la
man? Or woman, either? No advertising
bill boards; u prohibition even nonmodel
cities would1 do themselves good by adopt
ing. Municipal drug stores. No mnm
"morphlne-cocoainc deviltry." no mor
back pharmacy rum, no divorces.
Dr. John H. Qlrdner and his colleagues
In the Antl-Nolse club will feel a deep,
silent Joy In this:
"A strict law against useless noise would
be enforced. Dogs would be heavily taxed.
Only people with thick skulls would allow
a cur to disturb a whole block with a
never-ending yelp."
No toy pistols, no Fourth of July bang
and slaughter. Here Is foundation enough
for a model city.
No bad language, "it will be necessary
to give a permit to stay lu the city con
ditioned upon good behavior of the tongue."
No deadbenta allowed on the premises.
"To save quarreling," Mr. Arthur, who
nas plenty of humor, will "appoint all offi
cials ror the nrst two years." Pelzer.
S. C, has no officials but a mayor!
"Dunshalt," the model city, ought to get
along without any officials.
A walk to the cemetery is tho conven
tional Sunday dissipation of the rurullata.
Mr. Arthur, a believer in small parks, is a
little unjust to the buryin' ground:
"A cemetery la not tho most choerful
place to see before breakfast on a rainy
morning. As parks will be close to the
people, so cemeteries will be far enough
away from them to make It possible for
the living and the deud to stay, as It were,
In different compartments."
Another plan of his nffects two distin
guished varieties of specialism:
"I have often thought that doctors and
undertakers should be public officials with
no financial Interest whatever In tho num
ber of deaths."
A curiously acute mart In many ways In
this architect of the model city, this lover
of tho metric system and reformed spelling
For example, he says that "some of the
civic' rot that now afflicts us is hard on
the nerves."
I'ERSOXAI, KOTKS.
The site for the Washington
General McClellan, which is to be an eques-
nuii oure, is in Connecticut avenue, In
front of tho British embassy.
A Saco, Me., man who has reached the
discreet age of 87 has been granted a dl-
vorco for several reasons, among them that
jus wire kept too many cats in the house.
Major Austin S. Cushman, who waa pri
vate secretary to President Millard Fill
more, Is at present living In New Bedford,
Mass. He was the first stenographer ever
employed to assist a chief executive of the
United States.
The city of Berlin offers three prizes for
the best plans for a monument to the late
Prof. Vlrchow. It is to be placed at the
intersection of Karl and Lulsen streets, a
square which will henceforth be known aa
Vlrchow Platz.
While In a prophetic mood the other day
Senator Depew made this prediction: "In
ten jears from now tho steam locomotive
will be In the museums, while we will be
carried along, clipping the seconds off seventy-five
miles en hour, by electric locomo
tives."
Many years ago, when Senator Clapp was
a boy, lie waa the office boy In a news
paper office In Minnesota, aud "Hod" Tay
lor was the editor. Taylor is now assistant
secretary of the treusury and Clapp is
about to enter on his second term lu the
United States senate.
Walter L. Campbell, one of the best
known blind men of the country, has just
died at Youngstown, O. He was a capi
talist, politician, poet. Journalist and must-
clan and received considerable of his edu
cation at the Pennsylvania Institution for
the Blind. His poem, "Clvltus," an epic,
la of no mean ability.
The gold medal awarded annually to the
member of the graduating class at the
naval academy who proves most efficient In
target practice with guns of large caliber
has this year been won by Midshipman
Edward G. Hargls of Winchester, Ky. The
young midshipman Is a member of the
Hargls family of Breathitt county, famous
for years iu connection with the feuds of
that turbulent region.
. Malt Water Too Slaw.
New York Tribune.
People who hud dreams a few years ago
of becoming millionaire by extracting gold
from sea water may now dream again in
view of the report from London as to the
success of the new proceaa. Still, It Is
doubtful whether it will be possible to ex
tract aa much gold from sea water as lias
already been extracted from the water used
In vtock operations.
ITU OF WASHUliTO LIFE.
Mlawr Scene aad Incidents Sketched
oa the Spot.
All rail roads lead to Washington rtow.i
daya and most of the railroad managers
are directing the operations of their lines
from the national capital. MTger men,
presidents, traffic managers all the large
coupling pina and buffers, are circulating
around the halls ot congress and In execu
tive departments, ready to anlst statesmen
In performing their duties and Incidentally
looking after the health of their respective
systems. Compared with "the push" now
In Washington a railroad confab In Lincoln
would be aa Insignificant as a heat genera
tor as an ell store In an Ice house. Still the
tipper twenty are not overheated. They
have no reason to be. They are reconciled
to the belief that rate legislation is not
likely at this session of congress.
A correspondent of the New York Herald,
after tiling up the crowd, says every one
of them deny they are seeking to Influence
legislation. Their sole purpose Is to give
benighted congressmen the benefit of their
experience and counsel.
Among the number are Jamea J. Hill,
head of the system In the great northwest,
that came In collision with tho government
In connection with the Northern Securities
merger; A. J. Cassatt, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, who hn professed
a desire to have the railroad rate question
settled along rational lines: Samuel Spen
cer, president of the Southern Railway,
who has laid claim to authority to speak
for 75 per cent of the railroad mileage In
the United States; Charles H. Mellen, pres
ident of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad, who represent the Mor
gan Interests lu New England; 11. L. Bond,
second vice president of tho Baltimore &
Ohio railroad; J. If. Muddy, who was. re
cently a high official of the Baltimore Ac
Ohio road, and whose appointment on
Thursday to the office of second vice presi
dent of the Erie was nunnuncrd by presi
dent Underwood of that company.
There are others who come to town
"quite by chance ' the usual way. E. K.
Ripley, president of the Atchison, Topck
Santa Fe, has been here once or twice.
Sttiyvcsunt Fish of the Illinois Central
comes ostensibly en personal matters and
departs after paying a few social obliga
tion. XV. K. Vanderbiit, head of the great
New Tork Central system, spent two or
inree uHys in Washington and saw the
president, but only for a few mlntitea. Mr
Vnnderhllt has the reputation of beiiia- shin
soy a great deal In a very few words
and he is supposed to have said It. Jamefl
W. Blythe, general counsel of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad, who Is re
garded by all Iowa republicans as the most
Influential political leader In their state.
came with the opening of congress and haa
Deen there ever since.
And so It goes. There la almost a r.nl.
road representative for each member of
congress, yet they never appear to be doing
anything. Occasionally ono of the most Im
portant drops into the senate wing nnd
mnkes his headquarters In the committee
room of some senator from a section of the
country which Is not traversed by his par-
uctiiar railroad, and sends for representa
tive who come from the section of rann.
try that his railroad traverses, and In
which It la supposed to have paramount In
fluence. The Herald correspondent confirm.-
When Mr. Blythe was asked not long ago
for his opinion on the railroad situation
hero he replied. "I am In favor of anvthtn
the Iowa delegation wants."
Of course It does not follow tbe th
Iowa delegation will bo in favor of every
thing Mr. Blythe wants, but there nra
some who say that auch ia the case. Mr.
uijmo na the respect of the senators
from Iowa as well as Iowa's two mem
bers of the cabinet. He is a very influ
ential citizen in politics of tho state and
has devoted much of his time to fighting
Governor Cummins, who has lately been
running on an antl-rallroad platform. The
Iowa senators and representatives say
that if all railroads treated their shippers
as the Burlington system does there would
be no necessity for the president to urge
congress to pass a law doing away with
rebates, private car companies and sid
ings. There waa a time when the southern
section of Iowa, which Is traversed by the
Burlington road, was known us the "Bur
lington reserve." In a jocular sense lowa
politicians say that tho "Burlington re
serve" has been extended until It takes In
the entire state.
Samuel Spencer seems to have been put
forward as the spokesman of most of the
railroad properties of the country outside
of the Pennsylvania system. He appeared
before the house committee on Into'rs'.nte
and foreign commerce and made an argu
ment which lasted two days". Mr. ";: neer
said he represented the New York Central,
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western,
the Illinois Central, the Great Northern,
the Northern Pacific, the Chicago &
Northwestern and several other rouds. He
declared the railroads he represented
would accept any law, however drustlc,
aimed at the evil of the rebate system.
He also suggested that the private car
companies be brought under the control
of the Interstate Commerce commission,
just as the railroads are today,
Mr. Spencer is regarded as a man who
knows what he Is talking about. Ha be
came president of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad company after the late Robert
Garrett had made his sensational failure
in connection wtth that property, and
soon thereafter became a member of the
firm of J. Plerpont Morgan & Co. and
their railroad expert. He took hold of
the organisation of the various railroad
properties In tbe south which he welded
Into the Southern Railroad system and
You walk with
her, you rock her,
you give her sugar,
you try all kinds
of things!
But she coughs
all through the long
night, just the same
No need spending another
night this way. Just a dose
or two of Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral will soothe the
throat, quiet the cough, insure a good night's rest.
Ask your doctor about the wisdom of your
keeping this remedy in the house, ready for these
night coughs of the children. Doctors have the
formula. They know all about this medicine.
at ay ' I2VU
ITgi'B ire TTOOB-Fer tks
ills' eAATaJUlAA-rof taa Mood.
A MATTER OF HEALTH
POUOER
Absolutely Puro
HAS HO SUBSTITUTE
nstonlshcd the business and transpor
tation world by putting those properties
on their feet. This was rfally the first
great railroad reorganization that had
inn' n 1'invn unlet- i n- uuninuui failures
which followed attempts to reorganize the
Heading railroad.
Tho man who has charge of the fight
for the shippers here has been K. P. Ba
con of Milwaukee. Mr. Bacon has long
made the cause of tho shipper his own
and in his effort to accomplish the aboli
tion of rebates and cmjxiwer the commis
sion to change and establish rates he has
won the, enmity of nvKt of the railroads
In the country.
These are the principal figures appear
ing In the railroad game as It is being
playnl in Washington. The aim of most
of the railroads Is to prevent Action by
congress at this session. They then hope
to be able to convince th public by a
campaign of education that no legislation
Is ccessnry. Undoubtedly the ugitutioo
will go on during the next eight or ten
months, and It will bo combated by the
shippers and by tins president.
Mr. Roosevelt Is by no means convinced
that action should not be taken, and he
will probably Insist with greater vigor
than heretofore on something being done.
FI.ASHKS OF Ft .
Reformer My dear man, don't you know
the wages of sin Is death?
inebriated Laborer Well, ain't 1
on a
sirise; lown und Country.
"She Is," said the critic
Infinite vurlety."
woman of
nan: exclaimed the theatrical
ager, "I wonder If I could sret her to so
ms ii.
into vaudcvillo'.'" Cleveland Leader.
Teacher Suppose your mother bought six
pounds of ham for dinner at 15 cents a
pound and two beads of cablwgn at 6 cents
each. Figure that out and tell me what
would be the, result.
Tommy Fop would have dyspepsia Phil
adelphia ledger.
"Don t you want to do something to
which you can point with pride when you
get out of congress?"
"No." answered tenntnr Sorghum. "This
ambition to point with pride has been the
means of getting too many people out of
congress." Washington Star.
Lot was fleeing from Sodom.
"I can't understand why tln wave of re
form Is going on now." hb soliloquised;
"It's nowhere near election."
Taking no chances, however, he wisely
continued his flight. Nw York Sun.
Mother Don't let nie catch von at thst
Jam a'aln!
Tummy Well. Mnw, if you'd keep It lower
down I cmild get away quicker. New Vurk
nun.
"You were held up, weren't you?"
"I was." I
"Tell me, how did you feel?"
"I felt relieved. "Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The bronzvd old soldier shook his head
sadly.
"Yes." ha replied after a pause, "I sought
the bubble reputation even at the can
non's mouth. But while I was monkeying
there the gun blew up nnd men at tho other
end got all th reputation. With these
breech-loaders you can't tell where the
bubble is." Puck.
"The hour of reckoning has come!"
As the woman pronounced the fateful
words a tense stillness reigned through
out the room. Breathless her little knot
of hearers leaned forward to catch her
further utterance:
"The A class in arithmetic will step for
ward and recite." Cleveland Leader.
Tin-: xvi;vri-:u mi sis.
New York Sun.
It floats around us merrily, tricked out fv
duluty trope,
And the crop inerearcs dally from Chicago
to the slope.
By friendly breezes wafted to the east In
steady flow.
There's goitl nature In It style and ring
ing laughter in Its glow.
Sometimes In paragraphs nnd then In po
etry 't!s dressed,
That rare, delicious humor floating east
ward from tho west.
Tho Jokea they're rich and racy and they
circle far and wide.
To understand them there's no need of
surgery applied.
They frolic round the fashions and the
foibles of today.
And tim youngster who indite them cer-
tainly deserve their pay;
The kids and laureled veterans are putting
forth their best
lu that easy, breezy humor floating east.
ward from the west.
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We glory in Its beautlea as It dully comes
along
This gay. luxuriant daisy from the field of
western son:.
'TIs quoted auu illustrated in newspapers
galore.
Till one long, never-ending laugh resounds
from shore to shore.
Ixmg niav it rign ours is the gain to read
with growing zest.
That lightsome, lilting humor flowing east
ward from the west.
USD'S mit.rw aaatttnattaa.
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