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TTIE OMAHA DAILY PEE: FKIDAY. APRIL 29. 1005.
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The flood In Colorado la not causing
half as mucb iluinnge aa the flow of
Water from stocks In Wall street.
A submarine annex to Klvervlew
imrk would be ft stimulant for mid
winter basket picnics and midsummer
mud baths.
In view of the fact that women vote
in several states, It in now certain
(irover Cleveland has no desire to Hfrnln
till the president's chair.
Probably the real reason "Tom" Tib
bies is to start a bank in New York Is a
desire to qualify as an expert when the
next flat money fight botfiis. '
Ko.loff, who is now governor of Mos
cow, may make a ehauge In the plan of
the. terrorists, but he may not know it
until the, bomb is exploded.
While Kansas City Is trying to locate
th old Santa Fe .trail, Commissioner
tiarflrld' Is trying to find a new one
through "the Kansug oil fields.
If wheat declines much lower In price
there may be some hope for cheaper
flour, but the millers will want to make
n little profit before cutting the price.
John Sharpe Williams Is said to applre
to the senate. The democratic' house
leader must be hankering for a chance
to speak at length before the next cam
paign opens.
THE GERMAN TRADE AtiBItMtST-
Only a few days ago we referred to
the statement that the German govern
ment was desirous of entering. Into a
reciprocity treaty with the United
Staff's. This is now confirmed and with
It comes the aunounoeuieut that the
(ierinan government lias notified our
government that the commercial agrees
nient entered Into nearly five yearn ago
I termluate next March. If In the
mi-outline a reciprocity treaty Is not
negotiated the maximum duties of the
(ierman tariff will le applied to Amer
ican products, these iu some cases being
practically prohibitive.
The existing German trade agreement
Is restricted in Its scope. It was made
under that clause of the IHngley law
which authorizes the executive depart
ment of the government to enter Into lim
ited trade arrangements without requir
ing them to be ratified by the senate.
It Is, therefore, not a treaty. What the
German government now desires, ac
cording to the information from Berlin,
Is a reciprocity treaty which shall em
brace a wide range of articles and un-
er which products of the United States
entering the German markets would
have the benefit of the low tariff rates.
While it may appear to some that the
position of the German government Is
Intended to force a trade agreement
more comprehensive in character than
the one existing, It Is unquestionable
that that government Is acting within
its legitimate rights in the matter. It
has entered Into new trade treaties with
number of European countries and
these would Inevitably object to any
fnvoi- being extended to the United
States except for an equivalent granted
y this country to Germany. The mat
ter, therefore, is manifestly one for the
serious consideration of our government
from a purely practical or business
point of view. Nothing is to be gained
br finding fault with the action of Ger
many, which Is undoubtedly determined
to adhere to its position. Indeed It can
not do otherwise without risking a dis
turbance of Its trade relations with the
countries with which commercial treat
ies have been negotiated. This It cer
tainly will not do.
The situation presented Is that the
nlted States must either negotiate a
eclprocity treaty with Germany or have
Its products going to that country sub
jected to tariff duties which will place
them at a disadvantage In competition
with the similar goods from Other coun
tries. Of course there can be resort to
a policy of retaliation, or what Is the
same thing, a tariff war, but would It
be wise to go to this extreme? Proba
cy none of our" exporters would favor
doing so. It conld be Justified only In
the case of manifestly unfair discrimination.
It has been reported that President
Hoosevelt Is disposed to take up the
question of reciprocity with Germany
next autumn. The dlfflcnlty Is the ap
parently unalterable opposition of a ma
jority of senators to reciprocity and It
Seems hardly possible that the adminis
tration can overcome this. Unless. It
can It -would be simply a waste of time
to negotiate a treaty with Germany and
doubtless the president would not au
thorize negotiations unless reasonably
assured that a treaty would be ratified.
Meanwhile the matter, Is certain to re
ceive the earnest consideration of Amer
ican exporters to Germany.
Advisers of the eiiir who desire to
fully pacify the country before Inau
gurating reforms will probably claim,
when the people are quiet, that changes
are not desired.
President Hoosevelt treed and shot
another bear last Tuesday and next
Sunday will attend church at the "blue
school house." Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow.
Look out for a three-days' rain! Tho
Iowa Retail Grocers' association will
hold Us annual love feast at Council
Bluffs Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of the coming week.
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In offering ships to Russia with 20 cr
rent greater efficiency than any now
afloat under its flag, Charles M. Schwab
Is displaying that form of patriotism
which follows the "easy money."
Park 'Commissioner Gondeu favors
dancing In the Hauscom Park pavilion,
but the other members of the Tark
board frown down upon the suggestion,
probably because their (lam ing days are
over.
Manipulators of the May wheat deal
have an advantage over Mrs. Chadwlck
In that they cannot be held criminally
responsible for the failure of those who
trusted In their ability to hold up the
corner.
The biggest bargain in real estate
ever offered to tho Park hoard Is the
offer of full sized lots, under the Mis
souri river, at $" apiece, with a quit
claim from further annoyance under
the scavenger law.
Everybody In Omaha Is in favor of
reduced water rates, but the question
is, how are you going to get them with'
out definite information as to I lie value
of the water works plaut, cost of main
tenance, ratio of depreciation nud net
Income. -
If railroad officials were as firmly
convinced as they pretend to be that
the government has no constitutional
power to fix freight rates they would
probably make their tight against the
bill In the courts rather than ln-foro. Iu
vestlgatlug committees.
The charge made by a discharged
convict from the penitentiary tha
opiates are la-lug" smuggled Into the
prison by. prison guards for the da
bauchlng of convicts should be lnves
tlgated. Information emanating from
ex-oonvlcta must, however, always be
taken with grain of allowance. .
A. .
tlon trial, which rosy foot up anywhere
from $3,000 to $10,000.
SECRKTARl' HAY.
The Information that Secretary Hay
Is Improving In health will be gratifying
to all who hope that this distinguished
diplomat will at no distant time re
sume the duties of the head of the de
partment of State. Among those who
wish this doubtless there Is no one more
anxious than President Hoosevelt, who
has the highest possible regard for Mr.
Hay's ability. There Is no question that
If tho health of the secretary of state
will permit he will continue as the pre
mier of the administration. It Is said
upon what appears to 1m unquestionable
authority that the president simply re
fuses to consider any other arrange
ment It Is known that the question of the
retirement of Mr. Hay from the cabinet
was more or less directly brought to
the attention of the president lcfore
the secretary left for Kurope and that
Mr. Roosevelt then exacted a virtual
promise from Mr. Hay that he would
continue at the head of the department
If his health should be so far restored
as to make it possible for him to do so
without positive danger. The duties of
secretary of state are most congenial to
him, for he has a talent for diplomacy
that Is extremely rare and the possessor
of such ability must find In Its employ
ment the very highest gratification.
This must be particularly so with one
who has achieved In diplomacy such
lasting renown as has John Hay. Great
matters In connection with our foreign
relations will be presented in the not
remote fntnre, when there will be a de
mand for the far-sighted wisdom, the
ripe experience and the diplomatic Judg
ment of Secretary Hay.
Of South Omaha, which In reality Is a
part of Omaha, but city directory popn
lation estimates are generally unreliable,
as tliey are In this Instance,
WHERE WE ARE AT.
Within the past month half a dozen
Improvement clubs have adopted resolu
tions requesting the council and the
water board to direct the water com
pany to plant additional hydrants In dif
ferent parts of the city. If these good
people knew where we are at they
would realize that they are wasting
their breath In passing such resolutions.
There is no doubt that the water com
pany would gladly plant several hun
dred more hydrants along its water
mains, and might even be induced to
extend its water mains for the sake of
additional hydrant rental. Fire hy
drants are the best revenue makers for
the water company and ufter they are
once planted they produce a steady In
come without Involving any further
outlay.
An inquiry at the city ball discloses
the fact, however, that there is no
money In the water fund at this time,
because the Howell charter of 103
omitted for reasons unknown a pro
vision for making such a levy.
In order to get I any pay for Its
water bills the water company was
obliged to Invoke the power of
the federal court and by order of
the court the council levied $100,000
In 1004 to meet this Judgment. At this
time a claim for f-liS.OOO for six months'
hydrant reutal, drawing 7 per cent In
terest. Is pending in- the courts. Tho
omission of authority to levy a water
rent tax prevented a levy for this pur
pose by the city council last winter and
the first levy under the I lodge water bill
cannot lie made until June, 11)0.1. That
levy will Include, besides the $100,000.
which is the limit fixed by the act. the
$VI,000 and Interest on the water bill for
the last six months of 1004. When the
uew levy In June Is finally made the
available water rent fund will only
cover the period up to January 1, lOtsl.
and for the six months following there
will again be a deficiency.
Under the extraordinary legislation
creating the water board the taxpayers
of Omaha have, in addition to fire hy
drant rentals, been burdened with ex
penses for which they have as yet noth
ing more to show than a decision that
Is nor likely to relieve them of excessive
water rates during the remaining three
years and eight months of the contract.
Out of the $HiO placed at the disposal
of the water board $16,000 have already
been appropriated or salaries and Inci
dentals, and In addition thereto $.1,000
was taken out of the general fund for
a special- engineer who supplied Infor
mation that should have been procured
from the city engineer's department.
This does not Include the fees of the
lawyers engaged In the recent InJune-
AMKRICAy SHIFBClLDiyG-
The announcement that an arrange
ment has been practically effected with
the Russian government for the con
struction in this cotintry of a number
of formidable battleships of a new type
is gratifying testimony to the high rep
utation which American shipbuilding
has attained. There Is no doubt that it
is today, on the whole, superior to that
of any other country. While until re
cent years Great Britain's shipbuilders
held supremacy and only vessels that
came from British shipyards were com
monly regarded ns first-class, now the
world recognizes the fact that Amer
icans are as capable of constructing
great warships and merchant vessels ns
the British and accomplish their work
In less time. A country which desires,
as In the case of Russia, to get new
warships with the least possible delay,
would Inevitably place Its contracts in
this country. This Is not because the
facllltes here for shipbuilding are better
than abroad, but for the reason that
American workmen accomplish more In
a given time than the workmen of Eu
rope.
Certalnlv the United States has made
extraordinary progress. In this Industry
during the last twenty-five years, par
ticularly In the building of ships of war.
The vessels of this kind recently con
structed are unsurpassed In their clnss
and should prove tremendously destruc
tive In battle. Progress In this branch
of shipbuilding has been made in Ger
many and France, but the advance has
not been so marked as In this country.
Evidently this fact Is well understood
by the Russian Admiralty, whose deci
sion to have battleships built here Is
a very gratifying acknowledgment of
American superiority.
Denver Is tearing up asphalt pave
ments and replacing them with block
granite, but that does not necessarily
prove that stone pavements would be
more desirable on Omaha retail thor
oughfares and residence streets than
asphalt. In paving with granite Den
ver Is patronizing home Industry and
incidentally, perhaps, also reducing
paving taxes. Nearly all other metro
politan cities are enlarging the area of
asphalt, and ensmalllng the area of
stone pavements of every description
This Is notably true of New York, where
all kinds of pavements have been tried
and where property owners are com
pelled to pay for the very best pave
ments, without their consent.
There is very little comfort for Omaha
business men In the announcement that
Omaha will be connected with the
Great Northern extension by a short
spur from Cllalco. The object of the
Great Northern extension in the rear of
Omaha is the long haul for Nebraska
grain without competition and the traffic
managers of the Great Northern and
Burlington are not likely to divert a
bushel, much less a ' carload of grain,
from their through line over the spur
to Omaha unless they are absolutely
compelled to do so by the shipper.
The charity endorsing committee of
the Omaha Associated Chnrltles has de
cided to supply all worthy applicants
for relief with charity cards to prevent
Imposture by professional solicitors.
This Is all right so far as It goes, but
It does not go far enough. Omaha and
Douglas county ned an official hoard of
charities created by legislative act, and
authorized to disburse public charity
funds and stiervlse the city and county
reformatories, hospitals and other in
stitutions maintained at the public expense.
A steamboat will this week take a
load of cotton from Denlson, Tex., to
New Orleans, the first boat to take cot
ton from that point since General Banks
Interrupted the traffic forty years ago.
Texas seems to be doing something
more than merely pass laws to coutrol
the railroad rate situation.
So Doabt of It.
fit. Louis Globe Democrat.
Tha New York stock exchange embraces
1,100 brokers, while that of Paris has but
seventy. Thla must be a great country for
lambs.
Psychology la War.
Chicago Newa.
It now develops that tha Japanese make
use of psychology In figuring out the
enemy'a probable moves. After this no
first-class power will eonalder Its military
organisation complete without a mind-reading
department.
Pod a In a the Rill Collector.
Chicago Record-Herald.
It appears that whenever the t'nlted
States minister to Turkey desirea to talk
to the aultnn about tha Indemnity which
la still to be paid, Abdul Hamld is sud
denly reminded of tha fact that It la time
for him to pay another visit to his harem.
This merely serves as further proof that
the women are handy people to have
around.
Dewey on the Lookout.
New York Tribune.
Admiral Dewey says he has studied tha
movemeuts of Rojestvensky every knot of
the way from tha Baltic to the China Sea.
and la absorbed In the situation. In his
opinion Rojestvensky's golden opportunity
la "Immediate action." It Is probably
fortunate for Admiral Togo that there is
not an Admiral Dewey In command of tha
Russian fleet.
Frematar Regrets.
Philadelphia Press.
The Impending doom of the steam loco
motive, of which we are daily hearing, Is
no new prophecy. Several Important steam
railroads have made electricity an auxiliary
motive power on their llnea. The econ
omy of the electrically propelled cars war
ranta the extension and wide adoption of
that means ot locomotion. The I'niou Pa
cific Railroad company has demonstrated
to the satisfaction of Its managers that a
gasoline propelled car, run on the same
principle ns most of our automobiles. Is
an effective, satisfactory and economical
substitute for steam power on a railway.
It -is possible that the steam locomotive
must go. It Is a handsome mechanism,
graceful, strong and pleasing to the eye.
In spite of Its accompaniment of noise and
ita trail of smoke when In motion, many
millions will feel a sensv of loss at Its
disappearance, even If an as efficient and
more economic substitute takes Its place.
THE DEADLY BILLBOARD.
Disfiguring; Signs a Menace to Life
and Limb. .
St. Paul Pioneer Pres.
In St. Paul, as elsewhere, the city fathers
have been Inclined to aneer at all rcp
resentationa made aa to the dangerous
character of the high, flimsy billboards
which are permitted to disfigure our streets.
But of the reality of such danger painful
evidence was given In KartH&a City last
Thursday, when two young women, walk
ing on different streets, were knocked down
and seriously if not fatally Injured by bill
boards blown over by tha wind. One, on
Broadway, waa taken from under the
structure bleeding and aenseless, with cuts
on the face, a wrenched back, and suffering
from concussion of the brain. At last re
ports she had not recovered consciousness.
The other, on Grand avenue, waa also
rendered unconscious by painful blows upon
the head and body, and was carried home
In a police ambulance. Another girl la
reported as struck, her clothes torn, etc.
There appears to have been no more than
an ordinary high wind blowing at Kansas
City on Thursday. But even such a wind,
bearing upon a billboard with a surface of
100 or 200 square feet or more, exerts a
tremendous pressure. If the board falls
upon a pasaer-by, not only Its own weight
but the power of the wind behind It must
be taken Into account In estimating Its
capacity for injury. If the board breaks
loose, as sometimes happens, and la pro
pelled through -the air, Its effect Is even
more deadly. Against an occurrence of
this latter kind, the placing of the bill
board ten or twenty feet back from the
atreet affords no protection.
Add this element of real danger to the
aesthetic horrors of the billboards; note
the obstruction It offers to otherwise at
tractive vlewa In many parts of the city;
consider Its glaring obtruslvenesa In places
where the eye la entitled to rest on
pleasanter objects and tha wonder grows
that St. Paul or any other city can toler
ate Ita existence.
REJECTS MR. BRYA.f AGAIX.
As a matter of formality building per
mits have been granted to Uncle Sam
by the city building department for the
construction of new buildings and re
construction of existing buildings at
Fort Omaha. As a matter of law, the
building department of the . city of
Omaha has no Jurisdiction over a mili
tary reservation, even when it is within
Its limits.
Ht. Louis figures out a population of
714,'JOO on the basis of two and one-half
for each name in Its new city directory.
On the same basis Omaha would have
mors than 150,000 population, exclusive
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Democratic Organ Floats His Social,
latle Schemes.
New York World.
There can be no doubt of the determi.
nation of William Jennings Bryan to de
atroy tha democratic party and erect a
party of state socialism on tha ruins of
the historic structure built by Jefferson.
This much waa established at tha Iroquois
club dluner in Chicago and by aubsequent
matementa made by Mr. Bryan's political
friends.
In the Bryan scheme of things the dem
ocratic party must favor municipal owner
ship of telephone, lighting and street rail
way systems, state ownership of all local
railroads within each state, Including pre
sumably Interurban electric, lines, and na
tional ownership of trunk lines and tele
graphs. With this must logically come
national ownership of long-distance tele
phone lines; of all ralroads which are not
wholly within a single elate; of American
ateamslilp lines on all navigable rivers, on
the great lakes and on the high s.us; of
all mines; of all oil refineries, and of all
other public utilities the use of which Is
not confined to the territorial limits of a
city or a aingle state.
Mr. Bryan Is promoting the most coloasal
scheme of centralisation that waa ever de
vised to smother the vital principles of a
true republic. A constitutional monarchy
similar to that of Great Britain would
not Involve such subversion of democratic
institutions. And this propaganda of
triple state socialism la jauntily Instituted
In the nam of Thomar Jefferson, the
greatest of all opponents of centralization
and paternalism. The British troops never
wrought such devastation to Jeffeson's
plantation as the Bryanlles are trying to
bring upon his political principle
If Mr. Bryan's plans could possibly be
carried out, which we refuse to believe.
Voltaire's definition of government would
be actuallied In the t'nlted States; two
thirds of tha people would be paying all
they could to support the other third to
maintain an aristocracy of officeholders, if
you please, responsible only to themselves.
As between the repubUcan party and
the triple state socialism of William J.
Bryan the American people, under pro
test, will take the republican party ex
travagance, high tariff, big stick, Theodora
Roosevelt and all.
SEW YORK'S r. TF.R PAR ADE.
Great Fifth venne horr Spied on
from ( harlots.
New York's annunl Kastcr parade of fine
clothes was held under favorable auspices.
As usual It was a notable function, sir
passing In many respect all of Its prede
cessors. The kind and quality of the show
and the side Incidents which give It the
requisite local atmosphere are breeilly
sketched by the New York Hun, aa fol
lows: A rublMM-neck chariot sneaked up Madi
son avenue at about 11:30 o'clock Sunday
morning. It wasn't one of the large,
gilded, modern kind which surveys China
town In thee days; It was one of the
small. Inconspicuous slx-seaters with which
the "Seeing New York" movement was
Inaugurated. The spieler carried no meg
aphone. He was honoring the day by his
peace and quietness, and besides he wasn't
quite sure how the police would take It.
The rubberneck wagon trundled as In
conspicuously as possible Into Knrty-fourth
street and halted on the corner of Fifth
avenue. Although the clergymen In the
churches Inside had only reached their
fourthlles, the sidewalks were overflowing
with people and clothes. All kinds of
clothes. From the Flatlron to the park
they stretched away In two long rlblmns
brightly variegated like flower borders.
"This, ladles and gentlemen." said the
spieler, "Is the famous Eastertide assem,
blage of the wealth and fashion of New
Tork attending F.aster services. In the
crowd which you see before you are rep
sented one-third of the banking Interests
of the United Slates, as well as the high
est and most exclusive society. As they
pass by It will be my pleasure to point
out the leaders of finance and fashion.
Any questions, ladles?"
"It seems to me." said a visitor from
Atlanta, surveying the red gowns and the
blue gowns and the green gowna which
drifted by, "that New York society women
dress rather loud."
"Well, they ' can afford It," said the
spieler.
"Don't the New Tork society men wear
tall hats to church?" went on the young
thing from the south. "They always do
In Atlanta." Only one hat in five In the
passing crowd was of silk; the rest ranged
from derbies to sombreros.
"Going out fast among the smart set,"
sild the spieler. "Tall hats are getting so
eommqi that anybody can own one. They
ain't exclusive any more."
"Oh!" said the rubberneckers In chorus.
"Why a good many of the womrn are
wearing corset coats end they went out
last year In Detroit," said another.
"Tn'm, those are the servants. The
Smart set take their servants to church
with them on Easter Sunday," responded
the spieler, promptly.
A man and woman rounded the corner.
Her hat was a polo effect, her gown waa
lavender, with elbow sleeves, and she wore
long black gloves. Her frock coat fitted
very well. With a well set pair of shoul
ders a tailor on Second avenue can often
do as well as one on Fifth.
'Those ladles are members of the Van-
derbllt family," said the spieler.
"My!" said the rubbernecks.
The man of the pair caught twelve pairs
of feminine eyes on him. Figuring that
he'd made a hit, he smiled back and
bowed Impudently. The rubbernecks were
covered with pleasant confusion.
Just think, my dear," murmured a
dowager. "When we get back to Omaha
we can say that a Vanderbllt spoke to
us!" The wagon trundled on toward the
cathedral.
The presence of the sightseeing auto was
a new element In the annual Easter spec
tacle of Fifth avenue. Otherwise, on the
authority of the Fifth avenue 'hue drivers,
who never quit their Jobs until they die
and have therefore seen Its rise and de
cline, It, was the aame old show. The
Easier walk from church of the "exclu
sivea" which was an Institution twenty
years ago has been transferred to the
church approaches of a half a doien coun
try resorts. In the churches of Fifth ave
nue a few pews were occupied by their
regular holders, but only a very few.
Now and then descendants of those who
made the Easter parade In the time of Its
glory were picked out, slipping away
through side streets. One could tell them
by their desire to avoid attention.
The crowd walked mostly on the west
and sunny side of the street, for there
was a little chill In the air out of the sun.
It trooped up and down in two long lines,
which ran over on the asphalt opposite
the big churches. No one seemed to know
any one else. Not two hats were raised
in a block. The people were there just
to look at one another. So all the heads
In one line were turned to meet the
glances of the other line. Whenever a
specially dashing Easter costume flashed
out of the crowd, the people of the other
line craned their necks until they were
almost walking backward.
Among the new gowns, green seemed to
be the favorite color green of every shade
from a mere suggeatlon in the weave to a
bright apple green. The gowns that were
not new and these ran In bunches dated
as far bark as 1809. There was the woman
In rusty black, her costume touched up by
a flowered hat and s. pair of white gloves
that were cleaned last Easter. There waa
the Rialto delegation, the women in reds
and blues and purples and hats like burn
ing oil wells, and the men walking with
their hands behind the habit-fitted backs
of their coats. There waa the gentleman
from up state In his Sunday clothes a
cutaway of black diagonal and a white
"come-easy" tie. Walking In groups were
tha outpourings of the hall bedrooms,
young clerks and students In sack suits,
freshened up with new Easter ties. There
were the belles of the east side and tha
beaux of Hoboken, persistently rubbering
at the most striking toilets.
Every stage on the Fifth avenue line
was running, the oldtlmers aa well aa tha
newfangled ones with spiral stalrraaes up
the rear. They carried few inside pas
sengers, but topsiders fairly hung over the
wheels. That conaervatlve Institution re
fused to bull prices. Fares were E centa.
first come first served, although the drivers
might have filled their outride seats at tl
a head. Wise topsiders caught a 'bus at
the Washington Arch, and hung to It for
three round trips. For a grandstand view
It was better than th rubberneck wagon.
The congregation began to come out at
12:30. The real church-goers, distinguished
by the prayer books of the souvenir ser
vice cards which the women carried,
crowded Into the chinks of the procession.
In front of the churches the outcomlng-
throngs caused the sidewalk crowd to
bulge out Into the niiddie of the street.
Through this gently moving but persistent
crowd, the hansoms and turnouts of car
riage folks made their way with difficulty
These real church-goers stared very little
they were the show. They had a tendency
to escape Into side streets as soon aa pos
sible.
At 1:30 'he conventional limit for this fash-
lonable function, the sidewalks were al
most passable; at 2:15. one could get a
seat on a Fifth avenue 'bus, and even the
rubberneck wagons were removing them
selves. The crowds passed on to Central
park, or scattered to Sunday dinner.
I.OOTISO A BOK.
Springfield Republican; Men like Mr.
Blgelnw. who break faith, sin against
light most wantonly. They are far worse
enemies of society than th burglar and
the pickpocket, whooe crimes by compari
son are petty business besides the whole
sale performances of this operator In gilt
edged frenxlcd finance.
Indianapolis News: For some reason or
other Hlgclow wanted more money than
he could make In legitimate business, so
he went Into wheat and stock speculation,
nd now he Is ruined. The moral Is so
obvious that there Is no need to dwell on
It. As far as any one can see no goo.1
would be accomplished by dwelling on It.
Chlciigo News: In thla further proof
thst the respected and Influential, as well
as the humble nd we.kmlnded, are not
proof against the gambling temptations
there Is a warning that should put all
men who have the speculative Instinct
on their guard. The man who gambles
with his own money Is destined to a fall
sooner or later. The man who gambles
with trust funds !s destined not only to
ruin but to obllquy. ,
Chicago Chronicle: What can he done
In one such Institution can be done In
another. The only safely lies In personal
integrity. For this reason It Is necessary
for directors to exercise the greatest care.
If the president or any officer of a bank
Is known to be risking his own money In
hazardous speculation the -fact should be
regarded as sufficient cause for seeking
the services of someone who does not ex
pose himself to temptation In any sucti
way. A plunger may be permitted to do
what he will with his own, but he Is not
a fit person to be trusted with the custody
and use of money belonging to others.
Kansas City Star: The fact that other
business men are doing essentially what
rtlgelow did, instead of being a reason for
condoning his offense, makes It all the
more Imperative that It be penalized. If
men who rob their fellows under various
guises should be sent to prison as fast
as they are found out the standard of
commercial morality would be Improved.
To wink at violations of law Involving
enormous thefts would be a sure means
to encourage a low code of ethics.
Fortunately the plan to let the thief go
unpunished was voted down at Milwaukee.
It should not have been given a moment's
consideration.
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PEHSOWL XOTES.
Perish the Thooaht.
Washington Post.
Tom Tibbies, late candidate for the vlci
presidency on the populist ticket, propose
i n tart a bank In New York. It is nnlv i
few years since they used to have to blind
fold tiouies l 1MB Bin past a,
building.
bank
Some of Dowle's followers are showing
that they are unregenerate they want not
more revelations, but a financial statement.
Tird Kitchener threatens to resign as
conimander-ln-chlef of the 'forces In India
unless the viceroy's council assents to his
plans for Increased military expenditure.
The new Russian "Entslklopedltcheskl
Slovar," In eleven volumes, has Just been
published. Now that the work has been
completed, the country will probably feel
that It can give a less divided- attention to
Jn?an.
John H. Simon, health commissioner of
St. iouls, has drafted an ordinance pro
hibiting kissing where one of the partici
pants Is afflicted with consumption. The
ordinance Is to be submitted to the muni
cipal assembly for passage by that body.
New York's latest contribution to the
conscience fund of the Postoffice depart
ment has the unusual distinction of having
walked boldly Into the postmaster's pres
ence, laid down his money and told his
name. This seems to be one of the truly
repentant, worthy of honor.
All the school boys and school girls of
France are asked to contribute 10 centimes
(3 cents) ech for the purchase of a tribute
to the memory of Jules Verne, who has
entertained and enlightened them by hie
numerous books of fiction. The subscrip
tion 1s opened by an Amiens newspaper
and money Is already coming In.
General Horace Porter told the following:
"In the mountains of New Hampshire I
met one of the colored troops, who waa
still fighting nobly, driving a stage on a
county route, and asked him: 'What la
your name?' 'George Washington, sah."
I said: 'That is a name that Is well known
to everybody In this country.' 'I reckon,
sah. It ought to be. I'se been drlvin' heah
evah since da wah.' "
Former Governor Timothy Woodruff of
New York has taken to himself a wife,
Miss Isabel Morrison of New York City.
This Is Mr. Woodruff's second venture.
During his visit to Omaha last year the
eminent promoter of typewriting machines
caused quite a flutter In the vlc'nlty of the
keyboards, but It diet not lr.at. However,
the bridegroom has a fon Bearing the
eligible age.
Although the Hindoo, are, for is most
part, lacking in ambition and push, oc
casionally a native of India displays en
ergy and enterprise which would do credit
to a wideawake occidental. Such a man
as the late Sir D. M. Prttti. a Parses of
Bombay, who founded numerous cotton
mills, became a millionaire, gave 12. 500,000
to benevolent projects and was created a
baronet, an honor conferred on only one
other native.
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BKTTF.lt Til AM ll LfcS VER K.
Weird Tale of liotlnc the American
Treasury Circulated Abroad.
Chlcagj Tribune.
A story bring published In the news
papers of Germa.w and Austria shows
what a gorgeous lmnfrli.ation can do whei
It works untrammeled by facts. The
t'nlted States treasury, according to th s
story, has been plundered. Rold robhers.
In the pay of "certain American million
aires," constructed a large tunnel a mile
long from tho Totomac river to a plirn
directly tinder I'ncle Sam's Vaults In
Washington From this point thirteen
shafts were dug upward Into the thirteen
vaults, and one night the robbers made
off through their tunnel on electric cars
specially provided for tha purpose wltu
$2t.0Of.noo. On reaching the Potomac the
coin was transferred to twenty submarine
boats. These transported It to Chesapeake
bay, where it was transferred to five larg
seagoing steamers. At last reports the en
tire North Atlantic squadron Waa In swift
pursuit. The author of thla story wastps
his ability writing ror newxpapers. ney
are purveyors of facta. Ills genius Is f
idealistic Hctlnn. He leaves Diamond Die
at the- post. Jules Verne Is nothing
h m. It Is said the people or uermany
and Austria generally believe the tale.
This shows the profound Impression Amer
ican energy and Ingenuity have made on
their untutored minds. Nothing, they are
convinced. Is Impossible in this country.
Our skillful worklngmcn, our enterprising
capitalists, and our Ingenious and auda
cious safe blowers appreciate the Implied
innui mni Sinn will invn ill lumiv A
Forgotten Obllara t Ions.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Every menmber of the Nebraska legisla
ture la required, according to The Omaha
Bee, to take an oath "that he has not ac
cepted and will not accept or receive,
directly or Indirectly, any money or any
valuable thing from any corporation or
person, tor any promise of office for any
official act or influence for any vote he may
give or withhold on any bill, resolution or
appropriation"; but. It adds, the legisla
ture which has Just adjourned drew be
tween 35,000 to $6,000 out of the treasury on
account of mileage, while Its membera
notoriously graveled on railroad ps.
MIRTHFIL REMARK".
She Do you think It makes a man bald
to keep his hat on?
He Oh, no, I've taken mine off merely to
get the exercise. Chicago Record-Herald.
The Centaur sniffffed disdainfully.
' I'd a heap rather be stuck on a horse
than by It," lie remarked.
And with a chuckle he watched seven
teen choosers of a sure thing trek back
to town. New York Sun.
Sunday School Teacher Now. then, Wil
lie Smart, can you tell me what a prophet
is?
Willie Smart Why, a prophet's ona o'
these fellow that' s always lookln' for a
chance to say "I told you so." Philadel
phia Press.
"If you was to git to be one o' deaa mutl
mlllionalres," Baid Meandering Mike,
"would you ferglt your humble past?"
"No. sir," answered Plodding Pete. "I'd
be a real philanthropist. I'd buy up all rie
car factories an' have cushions put on de
trucks." Washington Star.
Visitor Doesn't it cost a great deal to
live In a city like this?
Haggard Dyspeptic I suppose It does.
My doctors never have allowed me to live
here. I merely exist here. Chicago Tri
bune. Vpson Carnegie is a conundrum. Isn't
he?
Downs Why so?
t'pson He can't get rid of bis money fast
enough to suit himself, and yet he says he
doesn't want any worthless 'dukes In his
family ! Detroit Free Press.
"Why did you rush up to that newly
elected officer?" said one delegate to a
woman's convention. "You don't like her."
"That'a true," answered the other. "I
wanted a chance to help push her hat over
her eyes." Washington Star.
the: admikal's soi.u.oqiy.
Garret Smith In New York Tribune.
Togo or not Togo that Is the question.
For If to go be not Togo, yet still
To stsy may he Togo so there's the rub.
Kay, Is It nobler In our hulls to take
The shells and mines of these unerring
Jape, And being rattled In the thick of fight
To add our own to help the work along,
Or show clean heels across the Chines
sea.
To rest In peace secure, perchance to
aream
Of trawlers that we think torpedo boats
Ana, yet to go may ie J ogo, atss:
His very name by losing la not lost
Ills miltifaiiojs snlrlt walks abroad
O'er all the work! wldtt seas. And should
w flee,
The undiscovered Togo, from whoss trail
No mariner escapes, cenfuses the will
And makes us rather face the Japa wa
know
Than needleas fly to those wa know not of.
'TIs thus these Japa make cowards of us
all.
Could I once set a steady foot on land,
I'd hit the trail across Siberia's plain
While Togo's not allowed to go; and
haste
To throw my sword before the mighty
Czar
And bear with Joy his word of punlslimentt
"Back to the mines!" be they not Japanese.
Browning, Ming & Co
CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS, AND BATS
HEADWEAR.
It isn't every face that will fit any hat.
We have all the good blocks in both
stiff and soft hats, in the spring shapes
aud shades.
And for a dollar or more less than the
exclusive hatters charge for the same
qualities.
$2, $2.50, $3,53.50
up to $6.00.
"And, now," said Beau lirumrnel, "my beaver
last but not least it tops the cHinax.1'
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