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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
E. nOSEWATEtl , EJItor.
BVK11Y MOHNlN'a.
TKIIM3 OK 8UI1SCIUIT10N.
Dally life ( Without Bundny ) , One Yttr . tC 00
pally lic-t and Sunday. Uno Year . . . . S 04
Six Month . 4 M
n.no Months . 2 OC
Siindny Jitf. Ono Ytnr . 200
Enlur < l y lice. One Year. . . . 1 M
Weekly llee , Ono Year . 63
OVVlCKUl
Omnha : The Hoc JSHlldltiR.
flcutli Omnlm : Binder Itlk. , C r. X and 14th Hts.
Uounrll liniffi : 10 IVnrl Street.
ChlcaRo Ofllce : 317 Chamber of Commerce.
New York : Uonnn 13 , H nnd IS. Tribune IJldff.
VVimlilnRton : td llth Htreet.
All comrminli'atlons relnlliiR to news nml eill-
lotliil matliT rhAiilil be nildrenreil : To the Blltor.
IIUBINKSS i.irrrKim.
All liiixlnem letters nnd iPiiiltlnncM should be
Idiots to The Heo ruhllshtHK Company ,
Otm.lin. DrnflR. cliet-lcn. exi > icnnd postolllcc
mores' onler-s to be made tuiynbl : to the order
or the cotnp.-niy.
THIS IIBI : rtinr.TRiiiNfJ
HTATHMIiNT OK ClllCUI.ATION.
Eta le of Nrlirnrkn , Dousing t'ounly. i < .
( ItiirRe II. Txreliuek. Kerietniy of The lire 1Mb-
( tailing company , being duly Mv.'in ' , sny thnt the
nrliifil number of full nn.l cnmidcle vuplcii of Thi !
I > nlly MoinlnK. Iv nlnc nnd Sundny Itee printed
lint-tup th ( . month of March , H07 , uns as fol-
Ir.nn :
1 lt ! ! > 2S U ZSM2
2 20,003 H 51 Ml
r. iti.jio 19 jo.sr.o
4 20.153 a- ! ' > . < ! >
r. zt.on si a > .8S ;
r ; o 050 J : o 21. ,
1 M.SIS 11 0872
S JO.OOS II 20.JIS
S m.Pfl 25 20.0X2
10 20.115 W M.M7
11 20.007 W 10 HJ ;
12 20.112 2 ? 20IS
II M.105 W M.JIO
14 20.307 SO S2-55
If , 20.1f5 31 20.11.
1C 20.257
Totn | M7.20C
Ii > * s dediictloni ! for uiifoU nd returned
copies . . , ' - *
Tftnl net -Falos. "SI..1 ?
Nrt dally "V' oj nrTZSCntJcic :
RnWrlhed In my pre'inco mill w irn to bcrore
me 11,1. tl. day of A.rtl.tiW.M , |
( Seal. ) Not" ' * 1 > l"lllc-
TUP. III3H O.N TUAIX3.
All riillrnnil ni-ivstlioyt nrp
Kiiplilleil wllh rnoiiBli Hi-fa
to niH-oiiiiiinilnlP uvrry IIIIK-
n-ml n
HviiKcr > vlio wnitlN l
iiiMVMiuiiier. JiiKlftl iiliii" linv-
Imr Tinlice. . If > < oniMiot
Kfi H ilrc011 a Irnln from thr-
ni-vtx iiKt-iit , iili-nxo report
( lie fnct , xtuUiiK ; tlit- ( ruin 11:11 !
riillrnn.l , to li - Clroiilntlnn
lU'parlnu-iit of Tlic ! ! < . Tlio
lice I * for sale on nil tniliiM.
INSIST OX IIAVINO Till : 1IUK.
Thiwt ) tt\K : bills SWIM to havi > boon no
ciikMitiilly on iniriioso lost In tin ; Hl
Tliat allowed nlrshii ) Is setting a wliole
pile of valuable free atlvurtlsliiK , no
m.ittiT what It inny bo.
llloh and bis fjnarantj' bond bills will
form outof thu bl frcst olinpturs in tl >
now voliiino of Nebraska susslon laws
for 3S'r. )
IIowoll wiys lie lost twenty iiounds
during tbc session of tinlegislature. .
It Is afo 1o say , however , that It was
not twenty pounds of coal.
Tin- pure cider bill now on the statute
ImoUs makes it possible for Nebraska
consumers to insist on having their
Ilochlielnipr made out of real apples.
It In a Kood tiling that tinpoiillst. ; . < ! of
Kansas nroVii.shfiiK their own dirty
legislative clothes instead of leaving the
unpleasant task to be performed by 110-
lltlcal opponents.
AceordiiiK to the best available in
formation there will be no proposed con
stitutional anmudments submitted for
the nitlliealion of the voters at the next
general stateTeft-'Ution.
The chief redeeming feature of the
Twenty-fifth Nebraska legislature ap
parent at this distance is the fact that It
Is over and past the probability of an
extra , .session.
Having killed the gambling bill the
. legislature might Just as well have car
ried on the good work by passing the
bill for the prevention of a multiplicity
of aces in one pa el : .
Although the mayor-elect of Chicago
inadu ills campaign on the Issue of op
position to civil service reform , he has
tied the city to escape the importunities
of the olllceseekers.
Trees Judiciously distributed and in
telligently planted will add to the sight
liness of Omaha streets , not only during
the exposition year , but in constantly
Increasing measure In years to come.
If there ever was any doubt as to the
reason why Frank Hansom was injected
Into Unit senate gambling bill Investiga
tion the rciHH't of his unties in ( lie com
mittee room ought to dispel it effectu
ally.
Ueeause a bail bllV is iias-sed by a leg
islature whose majority is of the ame
political party as the chief executive is
no good reawn wly the veto should not
bo wielded. Had legislation knows no
party lines. ,
When the governor of Nebraska meets
the governor of South Dakota to put the
llnlshlng touches on the agreed dividing
Ilni ) between the two commonwealths
they will have an opportunity to ex
change state secrets.
Tlio oratorical effort to which our
erudite and patriotic contemporary edi
torially refers as " .lolin Adams' Im
mortal speech on the Piflaration of In-
dependoiico" may bo found in ernry
edition of the public utterances of the
late Dnulol Webster.
Myron I ) . Karr , republican candidate
for the council from the .Sixth ward , was
elected to the council last year and took
Ills seat January 1,1SD7. or less than four
months ago. While he lias not been
given an opportunity to demonstrate
fully Ills usefulness to his constituents ,
his course in thu council has been gen
erally .satisfactory. Mr. Karr certainly
deserves re-election.
KanU Hansom , In a lit of petulance , de-
flams Ids determination to cease readIng -
Ing The UIHJ. The Hoe , howuver , has
road him through and through and ex
posed him thoroughly to its render A
TJio chani't's are good , too , that the very
next time he hires himself out to dffend
sumo thug or murderer lie will be
around , as usual , to ask as a t-pecial
favor ( hat in thu published reports of
thi ) trial his ulilo be ill veil tiio brat of it.
UMS TtlKltK A TOOJA TW ;
There Is a generally accepted ndage
that It is the lilt bird thai ( hitlers. Dur
ing the examination of Ulch.ird O'Mal-
loy before the senate roiiuulltee ap
pointed to Investigate into the gambling
bill scandal a part of the sworn testi
mony , ns reported by the olllflnl stenog
rapher , was ns follows :
Q. During your negotiation. * ! were iho
namca of any fltnto PuiialofR mentioned In
connection with the jirociircmont of the pus-
flttKo of. thlfi bill ? A. No , f'r. all there was
mentioned \vn.i that there was n pool In the
ncnale.
Q. What do yon understand by the term
"pool In the senate ? " A. 1 tmilorntcod that
there tntitt have been a pool , that there wc
n lot ot firnntors In th ° rc that \voro pooled
to pass bill ; , or gometMtiR ot that Ulnd.
0. Uld you understand that the pool In
the ecnato meant that they ' .v ro pooled for
the purpose ot passing bills for ft considera
tion , on which they were paid money or
tomothltig equivalent In value to money ?
A. Well , yte , sir ; I KUCSS I did.
Q. Did Mr. Hiss refer to the pool ? A.
That is all he said , that thcro was a pool
In the senate.
The question Is , Was there a pool In
the senate ? If so , was the senatorial
pool engaged by the gamblers' combine
tri procure the repeal of the anti-gam-
bllii ; , ' laws ? Inasmuch as the bill to
legalize gambling which passed the
senate was covertly nhoved through both
the Judiciary and .sifting committees ,
tile following table may possibly servo
to throw some light on tills obscure sub
ject :
.Judiciary Sifting Voted Against
Committee. Committee. Investigation.
McCiann McGann McOann
Hansom Itansom
( iraham Graham
Mutz Mutz Mutz
IIowcll
Kelts ! Grolhan
Gondrlng Watson
Johnson ilcal
Talbot Duudaa
.Murphy Ilallcr
Kurlher Information important in tills
connection is that McCann put up tin-
Job and offered the resolution injecting
Itansom Into the Investigating commit
tee for the purpose of having "the other
wide" represented , and either breaking
It up , or , if unsuccessful In that , of
tipping off to Interested parties the tes
timony produced. That Hansom was In
the chair when the gambling bill wan
railroaded through the senate , and in
response to a request for an explanation
of its contents boldly used his gavel to
hammer the bill into law. That llowell ,
although too cowardly to Introduce the
gambling bill in Ills own name , was its
real sponsor , nnd not only admitted voting
ing for it knowing its scope ami purpose ,
but asserted that lie expected to vole
for it again.
A KKAJj UUMM1SS10X.
Another effort Is to be made by tills
government to induce the Hrlttsli gov
ernment to enter Into'an arrangement
for the better protection of the seal in
Hering sera. It nppear.s that the presi
dent and secretary of the- treasury have
taken a very great Interest ln < this mat
ter and propose to make > an , earnest ef
fort to secure some practical result. .Kor
this purpose ex-Secretary of State Fos
ter and ux-Assistant Secretary llamlin
have been appointed as commls-ionci >
to present the subject to the attention of
the Hrltlsh government. They nro well
equipped for this duly , Mr. Foster par
ticularly , be having given a great deal of
attention to the subject.
In the event of the liritlsh govern
ment declining to enter into ; i satisfac
tory arrangement it is proposed to send
as large n licet as possible to Hering nea
to operate against imachers and the
probability Is that this Is what will have
to be done. Canadian influenceIs
against such regulations as our govern
ment desires and which are undoubtedly
necessary for the adequate protection of
the sails , and it 'is pretty safe to .say
that that , influence will continue to bo
successfully exerted upon the ISritlsh
government. All expert authorities
agree that the present conditions cannot
continue many years longer without
destroying the seal industry.
.IKM'KHSOA'S HinriWA Y ,
Tills is the one hundred and lifly-fourth
anniversary of the birthday of Thomas
, Tetl'ei > ou , arthor of the Declaration of
Independence and third president of the
United StakM. The memory of this great
man is reverently cherished by all
Americans. Ills political teachings will
continue to be n guide and an inwpirallon
to bis countrymen as long as republican
institutions shall hist , as well as a potent
inllneiu-e in behalf of popular liberty
everywhere. Among the founders of the
republic the services of Jefferson were
second in value only to those of 'Wardi-
Ingion and one was no less indispensable
than the oilier In the work of establish
ing popular government on this con
tinent.
Thomas Jefferson Is called the founder
of democracy. The political organiza
tion founded by Jefferson was , how
ever , called the republican party and it
wits formed In opposition to the federal
party , of which Alexandir Hamilton was
the leader. Still the policy and prin
ciples enunciated by Jefl'cr.son were ad
hered to by his followers who adopted
thu name "democrat" In l.sa > , eleven
years after he had founded the repub
lican party , so that It Is correct to call
him the founder of democracy as It wan
down to the time when that parly sur
rendered to populism , nnd the demand
for a debused currency. The democratic
principles of Jefferson had nothing In
common with the doctrines of the Chicago
cage plaI form of IS'Jit and tho.se prin
ciples are not repivsentcd by the polit
ical element which now falsely styhvt it
self democracy.
Especially In it true in regard to Hie
cunvncy that this element , wh'.ch will
cele'irnto this anniversary , misrepresent"
llu position of the founder of democracy.
In regard to the ratio b.-lweon gold and
silver Mr. Jefferson said : "Just princi
ples will lead us lo dlsrcttfrd legal pro
portions altogether , to Inquire into the
market price of gold in the several
countries witli which we shall be jirln
elpally connected in commerce , and to
take an average from them. " Ho uUo
said that "the propurtltm between the
values of gold and .silver Is a mercantile
problem altogether. " JoflVrsou in a. <
strons ; a willies.- * against the l : . . h-llver
dehitiion as It is possible to pru-uci ! .
In another ivspect the so-called
democracy of today Is not .leffenionlan.
Jeu'ersou wua not a free trader , but
; believed In fo tcrlni ; mtinufn luiiii : ? In-
\\hlcii lii said wore as ii.fo.s-
snry Incur Imli'iii'iidenoe as our comfort.
JolTVrsou never appealed to class preju
dice or attempted to array one section
against anolhir. as his professed follow-
crx now do.
In a word , there Is at present no Jcf-
fersonlan democracy and it Is little short
of an Insult , certainly a great Injustice.
to tile memory of the Sage of Monticello
to die him as authority - for such
doctrines list wern enunciated at Chicago
and advocated by W. J. Itr.rnn In the
lust presidential campaign. Yet this will
be done today ns nhnmcles-sly as hereto
fore and another great wrong be com
mitted against Iho fame of one of the
greatest of American statesmen. ,
IIUXKST ADMIKSHtXS.
The more candid nnd fair-minded
democratic papers frankly say that the
result of some of the late municipal elec
tions adverse to the republicans have no
bearing upon national questions , having
been determined entirely upon local
Issues. The Detroit Free Press nyn
of the election of a democratic mayor In
that city that silver had nothing to do
with it , not a syllable about ( be currency
having been lisped In the campaign and
both silver and gold democrats sup
ported the successful candidate. On the
oilier Itnnd the currency question , was
projected into the state campaign and
the republicans we-io successful. The
Italtlmore Sun declares that "no national
Issii'e ' was at stake In fact in the west
ern elections ; the issues were local , " and
a like view iw expressed by the demo
cratic newspapers of Hlchmond and New
Orleans.
There Is nothing more nbsurb than the
Idea that any considerable number of
persons voted against the republican
party In tliase elections for the reason ,
iiH\lle New York Sim states it. that they
"hold an administration whlclrhas been
in power a little more than1 a month re
sponsible for not having corrected the
material effects of four years of C.levo-
landlsm. " In reference to the Chicago
election the Sun says : "The Dlngley
tariff bill or disappointment , over the-
material effects of the November victory
seem to have had about as much to do
with the result as they have to do with
today's weather. " It is to think poorly
of the intelligence of the average Amer
ican voter to assume that , any large
number have turned against the repub
lican party because the country did not
lound into industrial activity and pros
perity tiKii ] the advent of a republican
administration. Kvery intelligent man
knows that there lias been Improvement ,
very decided improvement. It is be
lieved that there are not far from a
million more people at work now than at
the time of the presidential election and
the number of the employed is steadily
Increasing. This gives assurance of a
full restoration of industrial activity
and a return of general prosperity ns
soon as republican policy can bi put
Into effect. The great majority of ( lie
people still Imve faith that republican
promise will be fnllilled.
The concluding installment of the
testimony In the gambling bill Investiga
tion which appears in thi issuu or The
Hoe brings Senator llowell out more
sharply in his character of trickster and
liar. Not only does he contradict bis
own'testimonjvgiven when lirst called ,
but lie is forced to confess lo playing
a bunco game upon the committee. When
cornered llowell discloses the fact Unit
lie was trying to palm off as an extract
from the report of a grand jury of 1SL' ! )
two or throe paragraphs taken , from re
ports of difl'went grand juries which
he had had cleverly dove-tailed together.
Further , lie convicts himself of having
taken one-half of a sentence out of the
middle of an editorial in The lice and
Kought to make the committee believe
that It was in it-self a complete sentence
anil editorial expressing the sentiment of
Tim lice. In fact The Ilee expressed
vigorous opposition to open gambling , or
precisely the opposite of what llowell
originally testified. The return made
by the sergenil-at-arins : , who had been
commissioned to serve subpoenas on the
gamblers who put up the corruption
fund , shows why the investigation closed
as it. did. If any one can find anything
In the testimony published in full In
The lice to justify the committee's white
wash of the boodlers or the senate's
censure of this paper ho will bo welcome
to his discovery.
The attachment of the effects of Hep-
resi-ntative Hull for unpaid Lancaster
county taxes Just as he was about to
return homo after the adjournment of
the legislature Is n proceeding that calls
for outspoken rebuke. The constitution
makers intended lo assure members of
the legislature freedom from arrest and
tlie execution of civil process while en
gaged In legislative business. Tills free
dom includes a reasonable tlnui to go to
and return from the Htnte capital. If the
legislative exemption protected Hep-
roscntatlvc Hull against this attachment
during the session It certainly extended
to tint time that he should reach home.
Holding back the service until he was
on the point of departure makes it savor
altoguthor too much of questionable
action.
It Is not the bills passed by the
Twenty-fifth legislature of Nebraska
that the people are interested In , but the
new laws that have hot > n added to ( lie
statute book. It requires the approval
f > f the governor , expressed or Implied ,
to make a bill a law , and ( iovenior llol-
cond ) has tilill sevwal days In which lo
1:111 some of the vicious measures passed
ilurlng the closing hours of the session ,
No one can onnmcrnlo all the new
IUVVH until that time shall have expired.
Minnesota is In the Held with a m > w
corporation with ? ti.OMHH ( ) ( ) ot capital
stock tt > tae ) up the. culture of sugar
beeis and the erection of licet sugar
rut-lories. Nebraska leads the west as
pioneer in the beet sugar Industry and
Its neighbors are now to share in the
benefits of its experience.
The fn < ioi ! legislature enacted a new
harUT fur the city of Unroln with the
idea that that was all that was lu-ivs-
sary to insure the election of a fu-s'on
i-lty ticket. The flrjt election under the
new Lincoln charter took place la.st
wok nnd Uae republican candldaU-B
were tmtffrnilyilfletorlou * . The Om.thn
charter bill was | > a.ssod by the legislature
imdtr similar misapprehensions , i will
bt < slionu when the returns of the tin-
i pending OnlJMm city election arc galli-
I orcd In.
Latest dlspatcfie.s nro to the effect that
the PoruvhiM Jverniueiit has just or
dered a suspension of the further coin
age of sllvo ujuj has also issued a pro
hibition ngau.s | , the Importation of sll-
j ver coins nf.t r May next. Is lids the
crime of
Tin1VI tit Conn- l
( lilcaso Record.
Now. If that beautiful now battleship , the
Iowa , can manase to pet alons wlthouC run
ning upon n sandbar or sinking or blowing
up some of her machlnrry , the public will bo
wIllltiR to bMloVo all ttio good things thnt
liavo been said about her.
A HiiinllliiUiiK ConfcNMluii ,
Injlnnni > ollft Journnl.
The statement In Senator Ulklns' speech
that the people of this country pay at the
rate of $500,000 a day In ocean freights lo
foreign ship owners for tnrrylng what they
sell nnd buy is enough to make every patrl
otic American hnHg his head In ehame fo
ttiu Incompetence of American statesmanship
Aturrlfiin llocil.i In
I.omlon I'lffnro.
Tlio remarkable feature of the America
bojta which have now established thcinselvc-
nmong us. and have evidently come to stay
Is the extraordinary flexibility of the loathe
of which the soles are made. These boot
nnd ahoes nro completed on the wrong side
nnd arc afterward turned Inside out In
manner that must astonish some cf on
bootmakers who appear to think that th
human foot should , bo shod In the stlffps
nnd most unyielding material , BO far as th
rale Is concerned. Hut there is one Item t
bo regretted with regard to the Amsrlca
form of footgear , and that is the vcr
pointed tous.
The Sclintr anil tlio 'I'll r I II.
aiobo-Ucmocrnt.
The country Is anxious to learn wha
changes the flnuncu committee Is going t
malto In the tariff bill. The republican mom
bcrs of that body nro experienced and con
sorvatlvo men , and their Judgment as to til
iictMla of the Industrie * In the way of dutle
will have great weight with the party. Thoj
nro subject to far less preesure ftom the rep
resputatlves ot connicting Interests than tbi
ways and means committee always is. Tariff
framing la ono of the most delicatennd dit
flcult tasks with which congress ever < leala
An both additional revenue nnd nddlllona
protection will have to bo provided by th
incscnt bill the task will bo especially com
plicated this time.
A \clirnMliii I ) < > ( > l.ilou Ciiiiinu-iiiU'il.
IMillaOolphla 1'rcss.
The supreme court of Nebraska In a rccen
decision has abolished In that state thi
nbsuul and oppressive rule of the commoi
law which requires a tenant to pay rent to
the end of his term on a building which Is
burned down. Tint old rule , proper enougl
In. tbo day and land of Us origin. Is out o !
harmony with present conditions. It still ob
tains In Pennsylvania , and 'where a tenant
has not hail the foresight to secure In his
Icnso oxemptlfcn from liability for run
when the building becomes untenantable lit
must , lir case ilf destruction , of the building
pay full rent , for the ash heap to the end ol
his term , though his landlord has receiver
full value for the hoilldir.g in insurance am
in drawing interest oil It. This Is not rea-
scnablo nor jiixt. As the supreme court of
Pennsylvania will ; never change the common
law rule ! n this regatO , the legislature of
'the tjtuto ought to' do It and make tbc de
struction of Uased' ' premises without the
fault of the tedaut terminate the lease.
I'rolcNttt AiLfiiiniit ( In : Dlncjlry Hill.
C.iKaso Post.
It i stated \'hat \ In thalr diplomatic notey
Gcrmuiiy , Italy , anil the Netherlands try to
coraoyndistinct 'threats of .Systematic , ro-
tallaticn. This. Isu's superllifotw aud idle as
U is undignified. , . Tup.Untied States doca ncl
ask of otters morn than it Is willing to ac
cord them. It expects th2m to legislate for
tlit'lr own people and Intercuts. It does nol
prcti'ct against the high tariff policies ol
Germany and Russia , and would not utter a
word of protest If England should resolve
lo restore a protective hyfctm within u
month. H la willing lo negotiate reclprocit ; ,
treaties on 'the ' basis of mutual profit anc !
advantage , but it neither dictates nur flnd.-
fault. "Itctallalion" for the aako of retalia
tion Is nil abyirdlty , but rclf-preservatlon
and Kelt protection arc both necessary and
IcslUmatp. Each country Is at liberty to
pursue the policy It deems best for Itself , and
no angry thicats of retaliation will dctei
the United States from doing what Is right
and dculrable In Its own eyes In domestic
affairs.
Ilod-I Kcfii-ri' | : Trust.
Clilcii o Tillmno.
Twenty-eight hotel proprietors have formed
thu Chicago Hotel association for the pur
pose of making a concentrated effort to in
en\ie the number of visitors to the city and
prevent any cutting of rates , because of the
hard times. The hotel mcu believe that
through I heir oiganlzatinn they will bo able
to .make a more effective bid for the holding
of conventions of societies and national or
ganisations in this city. This is a praioc
voithy plan , but their other purpose to com
bine for the purpose ot keeping up rates
dtes not seem so dcsliahlu. The Tribune
suggests that it would be a better idea to
try ttiu experiment of a reduction of "boom"
prices and stc If that would not bring to the
hoteii tbo pntronagiUicy / suck. U seems lo
thoT-rlhinii' that lull rooms at $3 or $1 a day
would yield more satisfactory returns than
L'tnpty looms at $7 or $ S a day. H would scorn
niori. atUute In tbo hold keepers to appeal
to the people , who are rather poor in these
hard time. ; , through the medium of decreased
rates , and sco If that docs not bring in a
larger number of gucpts. Jt may be that
the Tribune { 3 all wren ; ; In making the sug
gestion , but the bonlfacea might find It
profitable to give It a trial.
A lit : Jl. MIC II 0V WATHH.
Chicago News : Tlio battleship Iowa de
veloped u high rate ot speed and , what IB
were remarkable , the speed was developed
In moving along a horizontal , not a perpen
dicular , Hue.
Globo-Di'mocrat : Uncle Sam's now battlc-
hlp. the Iowa , if already famou.s for the
power of her gun and vho thlcknccu of her
ai'jiior. She IB mow formidable In this ro-
apoot than the lalrct British battlcohlp , the
Majestic. '
Philadelphia Tte'dVd : The achievement of
thu nt-w feder&l ' ttfttleahlp Iowa off Capi ?
Ann placeu IieijSvfll up In the i ieed rank
of thi ) vctw'a or hVr typo. Her official record
of aoventoen Ui/otoJJ / probably below her ac
tual peadlbllltlei'/'liaFtlcularly In view of hei
preliminary ruifl'-V'lifln a fatter rate was ro-
portPd. This Bw'jftnsa ta enpeclally gratify
ing. alnco the iLVva ii designed to be a long
cnilulni ; iu mucli'Hi u fast titeamlng craft.
Chicago Ilonord : There la practically no
other tci't ' Umif-JTiat , of wpeed by which to
judge thu battltvplni. though the real trst of
their cinuacy wbuid , como when batlliHJhlp
meetu Imtlkohlp fn-'war. Kuropo and Amer-
Itu In recent yuiraJuvo spent vaet t'uma ' In
ttit'ldlng thcnu ( JA Uorms.ses ; yet to how
inuch purjvujo no one. knous or can know un-
ill the war tfut ID made. The llrlllah Camp-
crdiwn , off the cocat of Crete , lately demon-
i/.ratcd Ifj remarkably efllcocy In dropping
5'u.ll.i with great prc < : taloii and < errlblo
rffpct. If theae great modern warphlpa of the
Hulled Stateii are ever tested In battle It la
lo bo hoped It will ba In a better canto Dun
that which employed the Cainperdoivn.
Ksiuai Oily Star : Tim queen of the United
-Hatcvj navy U declared M bo the battleship
U/wa , aiuilfUU by William Cramp & San
it 1'hlladrlphla , and which has earned for
that linn a l > : nur > of $200,000 for making aev-
- ntcen Itnrfu an hour In a four luinu' trial.
riu ; lo.va K oy on the reg'jter ' a > "SoagalnK
[ )3tc hli ! .No. 1. " Titoowa baa been Ihrec
IWu Jn building and tno contract price \VM
lil.OlO.OOO. Thcro U not much probablllt }
Dm- the luwa w.ll teen , If ever , Imve a
QKhtlnj , ' trial , and the mnut that can lit
.Uohul far U that DJO may prove a goad
iallur ; thut she may etrlko no rocks und
r.lck on ibeaii , nor pravo le ky , after the
infnnar ol a ) many United Stattoam4 \ of
! nt Jiia , and , ( or the aalc of thu nainu
it tlo : great western tstnte the \ienry \ , tint
A - may for a long tlmo remain tha head
4 the navy.
I.OfAI , CAMPAltlN CHATTHU.
It was down at Lincoln only a few week !
ftgo. Alexander Charlton nnd IleRlster o
Deeds I'otcr Ulnafjer were sitting togethri
at the table and the conversation naturally
drifted toward politics and the probability o
the nomination of Senator llowell as the
candidate for mayor ot Omaha on the demo
cratic ticket.
"Howcll has a clncli on the nomination , "
suggested Hlsasscr.
"Hut cnn ho bo elected ? " asked Cbarlton
"Why don't you run yourself , Klsasser ? "
"Why don't I run for mayor ? " came the
response. "Why , I couldn't be elected If I
did. All the corporation * have It In for tno
filnco my term In the council , lint Howcll
stands all right with them. 1 tell you , if wo
nominate liowell for mayor , ho will got
every corporation vote In Omsha. "
Chairmen of popocratlo meetings will hereafter -
after sco to It thai no one Is called on to
speak whoso sentiments are not known In
advance. The Howrllltes say that ono ex
perience with a sound Frank , ' .Moorc.i speech
llko that of Dr. Neville's of last Saturday In
a meeting supposed' bo In the Inlcrcsl ot
llowell Is quite enough for them.
Manager Hitchcock ot tbo Department of
Promotion Is now playing tbo scapegoat act
for his friends , IIowoll nnd Itansom , by tell
ing people that Iho responsibility rests solely
on him for cutting down Iho cxposlllon ap-
poprlallon from $350,000 lo $100,000 and
knocking oft Hie emergency clause , so that
110:10 : of the money can bo available for the
employment ot working men until late next
fall. Hut Iho Hitchcock scapegoat story
doesn't wash any more than does the Platll
scapegoat story In connection with the
gambling bill. IIowoll and Hansom were on
the Inside of the plot and that alone accounts
for Us success. The worklngmcn who have
been waiting for a chance to got work on
Iho exposition nre onto IIowoll and his as
sociates.
Garbage Contractor MacDonald Is out
shouting for llowell and Ihe fusion llcket.
IIowoll , as councilman , voted for the ordi
nance that gave MacDonald his garbage
monopoly and authorized him to arrcsl every
body caught hauling his own refuse or
manure. Hcwcll Is good enough tor MacDonald -
Donald , notwithstanding the fake anti-
garbage plauk In the- fusion city platform.
Would-be City Attorney Itansom said In
the gambling Investigating committee thai he
did not know any ot the gamblers whcso
names were brought out In connection wit
the $3,000 boodle pot , and assorted that h
had not even heard ot ntich a man as Uos
Gambler Ulbbliis living In Omaha. Ransom'
Ingratitude In equalled only by the hidden
when the cock crowed nnd Peter denied th
Master three limes.
George E. Gibson , Iho fusion candidate fo
the important office ot tax commissioner , wa
formerly a Justice of the peaci > and was sue
ceedcd by Justice Cockrcll. The records o
the court for the two years during whlc
Gibson presided Indicate what sort of a la
list would be complied If he should chanc
lo bo elected. The docket during Gibson'
term Is Incomplete In almost every detail
The records provided for by law are almos
entirely absent In dozens ot cases and If thes
cases should be called lulo quesllou Ihero 1
absolutely no record to depend on. A fe\
cases may be cited as examples of the care
essness with which the business ot the cour
was transacted. Docket S-1C1 Is the case o
the Grand Island
Cigar Manufacturing com
pany against Frank Elllgan. Here the cost
are taxed , but there Is no record whateve :
: o show lhal a pclltlon was filed or summon ;
ijisucd or returned. There Is also no rccon
of the Irlal of Ihe ease , Ihe swearing of wit
nesses or of a judgment rendered. But an
examination of the files discloses a : ncm
orandtim attached to the papers which In
dlcates that a judgment had been rendered
The facts are exactly the same In numer
ous other cases , among which are : Ilofilnge ;
& Co. against Dumack , docket S-1G2 ; Con
solldatel Coffee company against Saunders
locket S-1C3 ; Kennard ngalnsl Benson , dockc
S-VJ3 , and Lester against Metcalfe , dockc
3-271. Jn these cases there Is no legal recon
whatever except that which shows that varl
ous amounts oC costs were taxed up. Then
! s nothing to show what Ihe costs were
charged for or whether
they arc legal o
otherwise. In some cases there is a partia
record , but us a rule the docket Is not signed
jy Gibson and it therefore is without value
from a legal standpoint.
I'UHHO.VAI , AXI > OTIIKRWISR.
Senator Pugh of Alabama is the chamolo
"iyiu
pie cater of the state.
It Is estimated that 1.000 towns in tbo
MieslFBlppi valley are under water.
Considering the fickleness of the weather
some lawns appear decidedly fresh.
Ambassador John Hay has decided lo
forego the poetry habit while abroad. He
lees not propose conteutlng Austin's title to
tm > IcaureaU'hhlii.
April Is the month poetically credited with
smiling through Its tears. There are some
Binlles now. but they are monopolized by
vendors ot cough and rheumatic dope.
Ex-Senator Peffer of Kansas says that , , u
3 going to edit his populist paper along
conservative lines , as ho " 1ms learned that
this world Is too big for one man to re
create It. '
An obscure Kentucklan was recently fined
oO for carrying a concealed weapon. Iu thu
state house at Frankfort the other day n
ncmber of the legislature and an official ot
hat body threatened each other with deadly
veapons nnd justice waa stone blind to the
spectacle.
Said an English officer at Cane. , the other
day to a Russian officer : "Iihotild like to
blnk thin Inland and wash off the whole
rowd , Cretans , Turks and Greeks. " "V < rt , "
epllod the Riifrtlan , "anil when the Island
ame up again you would llko to plant the
Irltlsh fbg on the top. "
Paris Is learning Jiow to handle a municipal
randilse. U will allow a company to build
orty-fivo miles of railway through iu
treets at a cost of $40 000,000. the faro lo
ary from 2 cents to 4 cents. At the end of
hlrty-flvo years the city will take posses-
Ion of the entire property without paying
ix cent.
A reduction of D cents pdr annum In ( he
> rlco of gas in Now York City until ft la
eachod is the result of the agitation for
eglslatlvo action. The companies preferred
radual reduction , fearing a radical cut at
nco would bo a dangerous uhock to con-
umerB. Lopplns oft ono-thlrd of a gas bill
Uhuiit previous warning la an experience
0 raru ua to imperil one's breath.
Citizen George Francis Train saved the life
f a woman who attempted uulclde hi .Marti
an Sijuaro , New York , last Wednesday. The
oman had drained a vial of greenish liquid
nd fell to the walk. "Suicide , by Jove ! "
riled Citizen Train , signalling a policeman
nd rushing to the woman's tddo. An emetic
f nalt and water was quickly administered
nd her life saved. The woman was sent ( o
u hospital and the citizen returned to his
ench and his book.
When Mr. Fltzslmmons , ho of the left
cxiI ; , entered Kansas City , Iho Journal saye
5,000 VOCCH | wcro lifted In unUon" to greet
Im. Ho he-aHuil u proceuslon "which moved
roudly on llko a victorious army. " In Chi-
ago ho wasi welcomed "with the pomp and
CTcmony usually accorded military heroes
r statesmen of renown. " And all these
onota a > i well an the profits were doubtlewi
oresein by his wlfo when Ehe uttered the
rophello words , "Punch him In the ribs ;
UHh In his - > lats. "
Colonel Harrison Gray Otla of tbo Los An
t-lea Tlipea denies a recently circulated story
ml President McKlnley uwod hta promotion
1 thu army to Colonel Otis , tbon his su-
erlor oOlcer , und that ho now desires to
ay off thu old debt by giving the latter an
tllce. The Btory , ho says , U not true and
on Id not bavu been true. Ivuch of thu two
en rose nearly together through the xeveral
radi-H held by them sergeant , tiecand llou-
cnant , fir&t lieutenant , captain , brevet ma-
or and brevet MtuieiiHiit colonel and
either commaudod the other ut any time.
One that is spreading and constantly pushing our
shoe trade on to greater glories , Special sale the year
round on low priced shoes , the most shoe for the money.
No ill-fitting , nor carelessly made shoes , There's a
great difference in shoes bought here and not here. Ours
are as perfect at $3,00 as at $6.
THIS I.ATK S13.VATOH
Chicago Tribune : Mr. Voorhees was a fine
ury lawyer , but ho made a poor represcnta-
Ivo or senator. Ho waa In congress almost
continuously from ISCt to March Inst. 'Dur-
ng lhat tlmo ho originated no legislation ot
aluo , and his votes were cast for bad far
uore often lhan for good measures. IJut ho
otalncd to the end ot his llfo his personal
) opularlty with the Indiana democrats , and
iad they carried Iho state last year ho would
probably have been re-elected.
Kansas City Star : Throughout his life ho
ras an tincompromistug democrat aud In his
oath leaves the heritage of a llfo of Industry
nd Integrity spent largely In the public
crvlcc. In the practice of his profession be
vould have made vastly more money and
night have won an equal measure of public
Istlnctlon. Hut be preferred the uncertain
owaida ot public life and died poor , unless
hero bo wealth In the memory ot an honest
Ifo and a faithful public record.
Chicago Post : : Many years ngo Senator
. 'oorhecs won the reputation which survives
ilm of being n greal oralor. He was a
lagnlficent specimen of manly vigor , lall
ind slralghl as Ihe Irco whose name he
> ere , eloquent In a large and orotund Way ,
sympathetic rather than discriminating In
his Judgment , full of fire , easily aroused ,
Impetuous and vitriolic In debate , but lack
ing In the strenuous qualllies necessary lo
Iruo leadership. Ho was a man with many
friendships and few lasting enmities.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Ho was a man ot
great heart , ot unaffected sympathy with the
poor , strong In friendship and nol Implacable
in enmity. Ho was an advocate rather than
n pleader , both In law and in politics. His
faults were not few , bill his vlrlues we.-e
many. His death will be mourned by very
many of his political opponents and Ills
memory will be cherished not alone by "tho
unterrificd democracy of Indiana , " whoso
leader and Idol be was , bul also by many
who , while Ihey deplore his errors , admire
the union of kindliness of heart nnd of vigor
of intellect by which he was dlsllngulsbed.
Indianapolis News : 'Mr. Voorhees was an
advocate of the first class. In Ihe days whsn
the defense In criminal cases had the closing
argument , It was almost impossible to se
cure a conviction It Mr. Voorhecs made the
final speech. He was engaged In many 1m-
pottant criminal cases , and ho distinguished
himself In all of them. Though it caunot
bo said that he was a greal lawyer , his re
markable power as an advocate cannot be
questioned. It was the same eloquence thai
made him so successful aa a campaigner.
Though not a close or logical rcasoner , he
wielded a great Influence over popular as1 1
semblles.
Detroit Free Press : "Tho Tall Sycamore
ot the Wabash , " as he was popularly knowm
in political life , will bo remembered as ono
of the natural and effective orators of the last
quarter ot the century and one of the best
known democrals ot the party's recent his-
lory. Ills last greal work for his party
and the country was the powerful part ho
took In bringing about the repeal of the Sher-
miin I'llver-purchabing law. He exorcised a
determining Influence In the finance com-
mlltco on that measure. It was a splendid
service with which to round oul a long and
useful legislative career.
.VOW , IIV TIII3 P01VI3HS.
Globo-Democrst : If Leorildas had been
called on to light " 80,000.000 ICuropcang he
might have ordered a retreat. Hut Colonel
Varocs sticks to his job.
Chicago Post : The Grcekn want lo fight
and the powcry are afraid they may have to.
That appears lo bo 'the situation just now.
And , of courne , Greece la to be blamed tor
It all. She wouldn't bo bluffed.
Pioneer Prern : The bravery , firmness and
mnleratlon of Colonel Vasso-i , and Iho diplo
matic nklll with which lie has managed to
put the agenls ot Iho powers In Iho wrong
on every question that has arisen since ho
defied their order thai he should evacuate
Crcle , provo that King Gcorgo measure *
him aright when choca'ng him for com-
tnandor of the Greek force.In the Island
And not as a eoldlcr and a diplomat merely
has he proven his worth , but In the civil ad
ministration of the Interior as well. When ,
the Greek flag wavra , crime la repressed , and
IKo aud property are mid to have been made
a.i ycuro as In any quarter of Kuropo ; while
the f.'lx great powers. In their capacity o
"paclflcatora , " have not been able lo suppress
disgraceful disorders 1n the few forts whore
tholr oj > ora-bouffo majesty Is supposed to bo
supremo.
Philadelphia Ledger : What looks very
much I'iko an act ot treachery on the part
of the allied imvera ki reported from Canea.
where the admirals are said to have i > er-
uuaded the Chr.'tjtlan.s lo abandon a slrong
position on 'the ' assurance thai the Mnhammo-
ilaim hould not niolcut them , but no sooner
liad they reached an exponed position , with
.heir wlvt and children , than the Mohamme-
Jana attacked them , and the fleet , which
waa eo quick to shell tncm when they at
tacked the Mohammedami , let the conflict go
3n , licur after hour , until It appeared that
the Christians were gelling Iho bettor of
their oncmlrs , Then a force of Irooru was
ent ashore to atop the lighting. The story
may not bo so bad as It IM told ; but If It la ,
.hero la nothing surprising In It. The allied
> oworn have helped the Turks and hindered
.ho Greek ? , consistently , ever wince , the Irou
> lo began.
S.VAP SHOTS.
Chicago Hecord. "How would you define
I pCHBlllllHt ? "
"Ho Id n man who Is ufrald to look happy
'or ' Itiir some other fellow will try to
jorrow money of him. "
Now York Pras.s : A bleyrlo plrl in
'hlcngo recently took a header and wnH
ilcked up und cured for by. a young
Absolutely Pure
lelebrutcd for its great leavening strength
nd bealtlifiilness. Assureu Iho food ugutiuit
IUIM uiul all forms of adultcrullon commor
a the cheap brands.
IQYAI. , UAKIKG I'OWDEH CO. . YORK.
doctor , who 1ms Jusl man led her. ICosy ,
Kli-lsl Don't hurry ! Probably she couldn't
pay the bill and he took her for collateral.
Uoston Transcript : Kobprl-Mlas Sweet *
pilcl : mo quite -a compliment last evening.
lllclinrd H'm , h'ni ! Ono of thojio you
loaned her Uio evening before ?
Now York Sun : "t understand 'he's ' n
workman In the Department of Publla
Works. "
"I shouldn't eiill him a .workman ; but ho'fl
employed in the department. "
1'itck : Weary Walker-Say , I'm a-goln *
tor Mtrnnglo mi-self tor dcatbi
TMtHty Uluiiles ( In Hinazcment ) What ferl
Weary Walltcr Jusl listen whnl It Mays In
dls ipaperl "Kvery time mo breathe 1W )
muscles of our body are set at work. "
Ilnrlom Life : Professor Plense give an
cxnmnlo of actions sjM'aklng louder limn
words.
AdltM When a man rails for Hodn.vn.lrr
and accompanies his order with n wink , sir.
Indianapolis Journal : "I thought you
wi-ru going to- gel your bnro of the pie , "
said tbo man who had stayed lit home.
" 1 jrliPSM I couldn't wait lonir enough , "
said Uio man who bud gone to Washington
In u. sleeper nnd come bark In the smoker.
" 1 seem to have got no further than tin
soup. "
"t AVK\II3I ! WHY I"
Hi'nton Transcript.
Thf > ro comes query oft to nm.
From ono who thinks 1 ought to know ,
Thu helk'ljt and d""pth of mystery
"wherefore. " of " . "
T4ie the "It Is so.
And chJIill.sh form with bateil breath ,
With imrted lips and pleading eye.
StnndH waiting for tho. "What bo sullh , "
In answer to "t wonder why ? "
"What gives the violet Its hue ,
Thn fern Its fragile form and grace ?
Why doth the rlvulol pursue
HH ccuKi'lcss course for us to trace ? "
Why bloom the flowers , why grow thi
trees ,
And spread their bmnnhcs wide and high !
Why sing thr > cheerful chickadees.
On leulless bush ? 1 wonder why ? "
All U e-so I answer ns I can ,
And yet Hi 11 little muld uttks on , '
And her soft eyes my own eyes scan ,
Perchance a new reply to eon.
Till I nm fain to n.sk with zesl ,
For clearer knowledge from on high ;
Of my cwn duty. God's behest.
And llko my child. "I wonder why ? "
Deep problems meet us In the wood ,
Alield , and by the stream nnd wu.
W < see what Is not understood
About ns , and t'hat ' ne'er can bo ,
AVhelher we wander far or stay
In cloister , hid from mortal eye ,
AVe 'bide with mystery night and day.
And of It all we "wonder why ? " '
So 'tis not strange a child oft asks.
To know the "wherefore" of the fact ;
To understand ivhat vainly tasks
Philosophy , with nil Us 1act ,
WH nil are children , striving oft
To know what comes before tbo oyo.
Childlike , we vnln'y look aloft ,
And ask and ask , "I wonder why ? "
ornrn
55 Cents
Buys tomorrow one oi
those fine Colored Unlaun-
Jered Shirts that we have on
Jisplay in our windows for the
ast few days.
Have you seen them ?
[ f not let us tell you about
.hem. Full colored body ,
icrca'e ' shirts Avith cuffs to
natch ,
A.ncl white body shirts
ancy imported modern fronts
ind cuffs 100 dozen real
raltie $1.00 and $1.25. We
) ! ace the whole lot for your
iclection Monday at
55c Each.
We place no limit on
he quantity you buy only
ay come early for they won't
ast but a short time at this
ediculous low price ,
Sizes 14 to 17 ,
Sta