TI1K NORFOLK NEWS : 'FRIDAY , MAY 0 , 1904. THE NORFOLK NEWS AV. > . HUSK , I'nttlUhrr. ( KMntiUMint 1SR7 ] Kvory dny cicrpt Humlny lly cnr- rl r i > rr wcok , 16 ei-ntn. My Norfolk poitomco ilollvcrr. for ycnr , JC.OO. lly mall on rtirnl routes anil ouUlilo of Norfolk , per your. 13 00. WUKKI.V M\V.X-JOIHI.V\IM The NOWN , HRtnnllHheil , ISM. The Jotimnl , KntithHihrit , 1877. Kvrry Krltlny. lly mull | > or yi-ar. $1.50. Kntnrcil nt tlin imntortlro nt Norfolk , Neb. , na Bccotnl china ninttor. Telephone1 IMItorlnl Pepnrtmenl , No. IS. lliMlneM'OHlca nw1 Jolt Itonnm , No. Sit. If the Japs only htul n Hohnon to plnco tlint cork they would undoubtedly - ly reward lilm handsomely. If Mny over misbehaved herself It 1ms not y 't boon tbln year. She 1 a perfect llttlo Inily of ft month as far ns wenthor Is concerned. Mr. Hrynn linn found tlint tbo Now York doniocrntlc idiitforin Is com posed of empty plutlludoH , but bo Is probably proparliiR himself to stand on It If his party Insists upon Hucb n movement. The government has celebrated the IxnilRlnnn I'nrcbaHO exposition ! ) > is suing n new series of postagestnmjiH , tliat will add n few now designs to the albums of stamp collectors , who will bo pleased with an added number of American stamps In their colloc tlon. St. Louis has cared for the crowds that attended the opening exorcises of the exposition and flatters herself that she has mot the test In a very commendable manner , and that she need not quake when the throngs are Hccn approaching to attend the other days of the exposition during the sum mer. The perseverance of Admiral Togo in an attempt to bottle the remnant of the Russian Hoot at 1'ort Arthur is deserving of winning , and the an- .nonncoment that the czar's ships are fast In and cannot get out will bo re ceived ns ft statement of fact at al most any date by the people of the world. The Russians appear to bo far more successful In their attacks on the hulks sent Into the harbor than they are In lighting the regular war vessels of their adversary. The world now awaits n submarine torpedo boat destroyer. It Is becom ' ing evident that the submarine tor pedo boats can do great damairo to a b valuable navy at very llttlo expense and what Is now needed Is a subma rine boat to chase down and destroy the under water torpedo boats. Perhaps - haps the battleships of the near fu ture will maintain n lookout under the water , as It now does above , with a weapon at his command that will tiilenco an approaching torpedo boat. The democrats of Nebraska are hoping that they may bo able to work out of the now revenue law an issue that the people will fall nil over them selves to help that party sustain They are hoping that the owners of property will bo that disgusted am ! idlssatlslled with their assessments thai they will welcome any old change t < : get out from under the control of the republicans. It Is a llttlo bit early for the democrats to bo counting their chickens , however , and time may develop volop that , after all the fuss , they wll have no chicken to count. The re publicans are too long at the bust ness to permit the democrats any great leverage when it comes to Is sues. The monthly report of State Trea surer Mortcnsen does not seem to Indicate dicato that the finances of the grea1 state of Nebraska are shaky. On the contrary , some of the funds , especial ly the permanent school fund , are growing into right handsome proper tlons. During the month of April the temporary school fund was Increased by moro than $60,000 , nnd the tola in that fund on April 30 was $310 , OSS.47 , which , It is believed , will mak the Juno apportionment above $400 000. The permanent school fund and other funds also received nlco nddl tlons , nnd witli the Increased receipt that should como through the opera tlon of the new revenue law , the stat should soon bo on the high road t prosperity. The World-Herald is Just at prcsen speaking In a very small voice regard ing its preferences for the domocratl presidential nomination , nnd if otho papers nro wise they are doing abou the same thing. Many of them wll deslro to remain democratic , bu whether they will support n Hears or a Parker ; stand for free silver a the ratio of sixteen to one , or the gel standard ; bo for or against the trusts , are matters that tlmo nlono will do vclop , and the average democratic sheet cannot have opinions and b certain that they will bo in accord with the party until after the meet ing of tbo convention at St. Louis It Is u narrow place to put an editor- politician In and some of the moro en thusiastic have thrown discretion to the winds and are talking right out as though they moan every word they say and never moan to take anything back. The lime Is certainly coming when nemo of them will either bo compelled to revlso their politics or find thoniHulvcH out of the party. There nro vury few people who ben- ullt from the wolf bounty law , nnd there are fewer yet who really earn the Ixxiiity by conscientiously de stroying animals that are destructive to property. Madison county Is nt present paying a bounty of $2 on each wolf or coyote scalp when It Is probable that all of the animals re maining In the county do not do $2 worth of damage In a year. Hun dreds of dollars have been paid out by the people on these bounties audit Is tlmo to stop the expenditure. Com missioner Smith lias been looking up the law' and finds that the bounty question may bo submitted to the voters ers and thereby repealed and It is proposed to circulate a petition to have the matter referred to the Madi son county voters this fall , In which event the paying out of bounties on these animals will umiucstlonnhly be given a sudden stoppage. Years ago there may have been an excuse for Hitch n law hero , but the conditions liuvo undergone a radical change nnd the few wolves loft will not long stand the development of the country , bounty or no bounty. TUB LOUISIANA PUUCIIASR. The opening of a world's fair at St. Louis today Is commemorative of the treaty signed Just one hundred nnd one yearn ago , by which the United States government came Into possession of the territory of Louisi ana , from which fourteen states and territories have since been carved , the value of which now reaches many billions of dollars , while the purchase prlco was but fifteen millions. The original territory embraced a million square miles and the following states and territories ewe their origin to the foresight of the fathers of the repub lic who recognized some possibilities from the vast stretch of country : Louisiana , Arkansas , Missouri , Okla homa , Indian Territory , Kansas , Colorado rado , Nebraska , Iowa , Minnesota , North Dakota , South Dakota , Wyom- ng and Montana. Any one of these states Is now worth many times the cost of the original territory , and the exposition itself , costing at least fifty millions of dollars , Is valued at several times the cost of the terri tory. tory.Tho The entire Mississippi valley ori ginally belong to Franco by right of discovery and exploration. In 1701 ! Spain acquired the Louisiana tcrrl lory after the treaty of peace nt Paris , when Franco , which had ceded Louisiana to Spain under the secret treaty of 17G2 , gave up all her other possessions In North America to liroat Britain. Spain hold the territory for thirty-seven years , returning It to Franco on the demand of Napoleon Bonaparte , through the secret treaty of St. lldofeuso , October 1 , 1800. Napoleon was then first consul of Franco. The United States , by the revolutionary war , had won sever olgty over the territory between the Atlantic ocean and the Mississippi river. Spanish officials wore still In authority at New Orleans , although the IxHilslann territory had been re turned to Franco. The hostile atti tude of the Spaniards toward Amorl cans navigating the Mississippi re sulted in agitation which led Presl dent Thomas Jefferson to undertake the purchase of the city and island of Now Orleans , In order to control the mouth of the Mississippi. Robert R Livingston , United States minister to Franco , and James Monroe , afterward president of the United States , were accordingly commissioned to conduct the negotiations for this transfer. Instead of the sale of the Island of New Orleans nlono , Napoleon pro posed the sale of the entire Louisiana territory for $15,000,000 In order to secure funds for the equipment of his armies. The representatives of the United States at once accepted the offer nnd the treaty was signed nt Paris , April 30 , 1S03. December 20 , 1803 , and for mal transfer of the territory took place nt New Orleans , December 20 , 1803 , and for Upper Louisiana , nt St. Louis on March 10 , ISO I. It will bo seen that the event that occurred n century ago was one of the most momentous to the Infant re public that ever took place , scarcely excepting the declaration of Indepen dence through which the thirteen original colonies declared themselves free from the rule of England and its kings. It Is therefore but reasonable that the anniversary should bo com memorated In a fitting manner and the millions that the people of St , Louis and of the states and the gov ernment have put Into the celebration are none too much for a celebration of tbo event It required a great amount of pow der and shot to prevent the Japs from blocking the mouth of tbo Port Ar thur harbor , but the Russians are so evidently pleased at the failure that they will probably find no complaint when the ammunition bill Is present- oil for payment. It Is beginning to appear that Mr. Hearst Is making good on the asser tion of his friends that ho would con trol the democratic delegates of the west With the Hearst control of the Iowa convention as n starter , it would seem that It would bo an easy matter for his western friends to get the other states In line for his can didacy. It In certainly to bo hoped that the officers have finally succeeded In tak ing the gang that have been commit ting depredations In north Nebraska for some tlmo past , not the leant of which were bank rolmcrlcs. The tak ing of the three Herring brothers at a point near Niipor yesterday may settle the question of outlawry fora time In that section , nnd the officers , If they have run to earth the right persons are certainly to bo commend ed for their vigilance and carelul tracing of the men who blow the Nn- per bank. The stockholders of the French Papamn canal company now have the forty millions voted by the American congress nnd Undo Sam bus n prop erty that ho will speedily convert Into a vnluo that forty millions of dollars will not begin to approximate. The French people may learn after a while that the Yankees have driven another shrewd bargain not dissimilar to Hint made- when they acquired the wild and wooly section of the country then known as Louisiana territory , but which Is now one of the magnifi cent empires of the great west. The giving of nine million acres of and in section lots In western Ne- iraska and 110,000 acres In quarter sections In South Dakota should cer- nlnly operate to Invite the attention > f land seekers In this direction , and f that be not sufficient let them once 'ast their eyes over the Improved arms In this section and If they do lot then decide to locate hero there will bo nothing that will induce theme o como to a desirable country on a sure thing proposition and they may return to their wife's folks or farm their rented lands until they como to final resting place lir the potter's Hold. With the settlement of the deadlock over the supreme court clerkship nnd u consequent vacancy in the position of the state chairmanship of the re publican party , the eyes of many re publicans of the state will bo turned as a natural sequence toward N. D. Jackson of Nollgh as the logical can didate for that position. The Judge was a prominent factor In the fight for the clerkship nud his withdrawal In order to break the deadlock in the interests of the party has placed him In a favorable light before the repub llcans of the state , while his friends arc eager to see him rewarded in some manner for his loyalty to the Interests of the party. The state chairmanship in this presidential year may not have ns much emolument attached as the supreme clerkship , but It will make up In desirable lion ors what Is lacking In salary and If the Nellgh republican will accept the office his friends will bo very willing that the honors should bo bestowed upon him. He would bo a power in directing the affairs of Nebraska re publicanism in this presidential year , because ho Is a clover manager of political affairs and with his energy and ability to direct the contest the Roosevelt majority In Nebraska would unquestionably bo the largest the state has ever returned for a repub llcan candidate. No better chairman could be chosen by the party , and I Judge Jackson will accept the post tlon It should go to him , hands down on the date of the coming state con ventlon. Republicans of the state generall will bo pleased that the supreme Judges have finally agreed to unite on II. p. Lindsay as clerk of the cour and that the appointment has been made. Leo Hordman , fuslonlst , ha boon enjoying the salary of that office fice- long enough under n republlcai regime and It Is time that the emolu in cut should revert to one who ha boon prominent In fighting the battle of the republican party. Mr. Lind say's several years as state chairman for the party should entitle him to some consideration when there is nn office to give out. In this contest , up to a few weeks ago , Judge N. D. Jack son of Nollgh was the decided preference enco of north Nebraska republicans Ho Is popular , n hard party worko and one who would give excellent ser vice in the clerkship because of his court experience. His friends wore sonto see him withdraw from the contest , but their admiration for the man has been In no degree lessened by that action on his part. With his withdrawal the north Nebraska friends of Mr. Lindsay at once chose him as a compromise candidate and his appointment to the office will bo scarcely less satisfactory than though It had been given to Judge Jackson. The long and strong fight for the ap pointment to the clerkship of Victor Seymour of Lincoln by Judge Scdg- wick entitled him to consideration when It came to the choosing of a deputy , and the minor clerkships In the appointment of the Judges will undoubtedly bo promptly disposed of with those two important offices out of the way. The salary of the clerk of the supreme court Is said to bo greater than that of any other state officer , and that of deputy Is $ lGOOa year. To accept the position of dep uty Mr. Seymour will resign n posi tion as court rei > orter paying $1,500 a year. Mr. Lindsay will retain the chairmanship of the republican state committee until after the state con vention , his appointment as clerk to take effect on the 20th. Already sev eral candidates are mentioned for the office of chairman of the state committee and this will bo a matter for the convention to determine nt the Lincoln meeting on the ISth. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. When they have you dead to rights , don't deny It ; refuse to talk. If a man Is single , people can't im agine what he does with his money. There nro lots of cooks who can make fresh vegetables taste like canned. When n real meek man gets good good and mad , he comes mighty near having llts. A woman Isn't In it these days un less her hair is done up In the shape of n breakfast bun. Have you been out to the woods to gather violets ? Have you done your sacred duty to spring ? After a man has become real well acquainted with the Mlssourlans , ho never contradicts them. Wo have noticed that when people advertise for a girl now , they say , 'Wanted A. girl to help with house work. " Jack Rnmbo says fish are biting so rapidly at Intnn that you have to get behind a tree to find opportunity to bait your hook. After n woman passes 125 pounds In weight , or 30 years In age , she should not climb a stop-ladder , even If It Is house-cleaning time. This is the season when the fore handed woman takes the beds apart , In tbo back yard , and pours boiling water In the cracks to take the dust out. Say what you please about the wo men being shielded from the world ; when It comes to being carefully guarded , what Is the matter with the married men ? You may not believe it , but an Atch Ison man Is cultivating the doctrine of selfishness. Ho was so unselfish that ho found he had to change , or starve to death. We regret to announce to those men who go to bed before their wives , that hereafter they will have something more to take oft In undressing the bed the pillow sham is coming back. When a circus comes to town , half the people fear their children will be stolen by the circus men. But one of the troubles of the circus men Is to keep boys from following them off. When a young man Is so spoiled he has all his women folks worried every time ho has nn ache , there Is great rejoicing when he marries a Christian scientist , who will refuse to worry. Bill Bowen says there never was a good atomizer ; every time he sells one , the customer comes back In a day or two , and wants It fixed. Mr. Bowen once heard of a man who could fix an atomizer , but when ho applied to the man to fix ono , ho denied it. A woman who grabs men and kiss es them has been operating on North Fifth street for several nights , and the neighbors say It Is a woman whose husband hasn't kissed her since her wedding day. She simply couldn't stand It any longer , they say , and has gone out after them. Wo will bet that the first thing the children say when they como from school Is "Where's mother ? " Also that the first thing the father says when ho enters the house is "Where's mother ? " She is busy , nnd bothered , nnd burdened with cares , but she ap preciates the compliment. There is n good fellow In Atchlson whoso flrst name is John. Ho is al ways trying to "work" the newspapers pers for notices of his kin ; ho is al ways trying to "work"them for pro tests about sidewalks in his neigh borhood ; ho Is always trying to "work" them for free notices of his business affairs. When a notice of this character reaches the managing editor It Is marked "John" and hung on a particular hook. The "copy" on this particular hook Is only used by the office boy ; to start fires with. An Atchlson man died some years ago , and there was much regret because - cause of his untimely taking off. Ho died of food delirium trcmens ; he had stuffed himself like n pig for years , and taken almost no exercise. He was an excellent man In most re spects , but did not know that he was eating too much. He supposed that If ho let whisky alone , he was a temperate man. You can bo Intem perate In a hundred ways. The sea son is approaching when nearly everyone ono Is Intemperate in the use of Ice water. We are nil Intemperate In worrying. Wo are all Intemperate in trying to have "a good time. " The best time may bo had by being slm < pie and natural , nnd letting things come ns they will. TIMELY TOPICS. Whatever may bo the effect upon the bnlnnce of power In the orient , the Russo-Jnpaneso war Is going to result In a great victory for the Asso ciated Press as a news gathering agency. The statement is prompted by the fact that the Important news that Russia had refused an offer of mediation was flrst given to the world by the Associated Press. Those who make a business of handling news can easily go back over the record inil realize that this was not nn accl- lent. During the period of diplomat- c negotiations the correspondents of the Associated Press told the only ellable news that got Into print. When the flrst hostilities occurred nt fort Arthur nnd Chemulpo the repre sentatives of the Associated Press were flrst at the wire with intelligent stories of what had happened. Both at St. Petersburg and Toklo the real American news agency seems to have access to the official reports of the naval nnd military comman ders. All the Important "stories" of the war have been flrst told briefly and often graphically by Associated Press correspondents. The flrst de scription from an eye witness of the spectacular sinking of the Petropav- lovsk was a case in point. The estab lished supremacy of the Associated Press in getting the news of the war in the orient is worthy of note be cause the competition Is the most strenuous one In which newsmongers have ever engaged. The great news papers of the United States and Ku- rene have put forth extraordinary ef forts to make Individual expenditure and enterprise count in telling the story of the war. The European news agencies have been especially energetic , figuring that their closer acquaintance with the far eastern field should give them an advantage in the competition. So far as real news is concerned , the special cor respondents as yet have nothing to show for their trouble. Not ono of them has scored a "scoop" and prac tically all of them have built up rep utations as writers of tiction. The in telligent newspaper reader has learned to reach for the salt sprink ler when a dispatch is prefaced with a statement that It comes from the special correspondent of some well known London or New York newspa per. From this It must be assumed that the special correspondents would rather send fiction than fact. They are merely doing the best they can. To earn their salaries they have to send something. The mili tary authorities are distrustful of the special correspondents. The Asso elated Press , with Its long list of re sponsible members and officers who owe a duty to those members , com prises an organization which can be depended on to confine Its function to news giving without bias or pre judice. That is how the Associated Press has managed to secure the ground floor in the business of tell ing war news. That the European news agencies did not get the coign of vantage may be duo partly to their lack of enterprise and partly to the disposition of the Russian and Jap anese governments to distrust Euro pean neutrality. The special corre spondents who have gone to the ori ent to earn fat salaries and sustainer or make big reputations as reporters of war news are entitled to sympa thy. They are "up against it. " They are "bottled up , " either at some sup posed news center far from the front or have been permitted to go to the front under iron clad contract that they shall send out only such news as may suit the Russian or Japanese au thorities. Meanwhile the censors seem to have agreed that the news of the war shall bo allowed to get to the public through the medium of the Associated Press. 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