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Omnlm : The Itoc Building.
South Omaha : City Hall building , Twenty-
fifth nml N street ! * .
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L'hlcnKo : Stock Kxchango JJulldlng.
Now York : Temple Court.
Washington : Wl \nirte nth Street.
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CommunlcfltlonH ruin ting to nexva and edi
torial nin'tcr ' should b nddrcascd : i.dl-
torlnl boptirtmnit , The Omaha Uec.
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liuslnrxs letters nml remittances "hould he
ndilroDsc'il to The Uce Publishing Company ,
Omnlm. Drafts , checks , express and post-
olllco money orders to \ > i made payable to
the orilrr of the company.
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STATKMKNT Of CIHCULATION.
Slnto of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. :
George It. Tzschiick , secretary of The Hen
J'ubllshlng company , being duly sworn , Bays
that the nrtiial number oC ( nil anil cotnplctu
copies of The Utilly , Morning , Kvcnlng and
Sunday UPC , printed during the month of
February , ] SW , was us follows :
Ic.'s unsolil and returned copies. . . . 11 , > 'U
Mot total sales IMI.I H
Net "Jally avi'rimo 1M.H.O
OKOHOti : U. T/.SCHUCK.
Subscribed nnd sworn to before mo this
Cth day of March , 18'JO.
( Seal. ) OKO. M. RI3KD.
Notary Public In and for Douglas County ,
' Neb.
Wlmt nlroul those loMK-promliu-'tl v'l' ' !
dtielH ? Why should then1m any fur
ther ( k'lay in tlH'lr constnictlonV
At least one Oinalia parly Is destined
to shine at the Paris exposition In 1000
lit1 has secured the boot blacking con
cession.
Why didn't the supreme court com
missioners pay Uobert K. l.co Ilordinan
n retainer of ? 1,000 for his influence with
llltchcain
If Oneral Wliento'n's Hying column is
Bolus to keep up with Aguinnldo's ilyhiK
Filipinos 11 Is evident that It needs more
than two
A loiiK-slandliif : eyesore is at last to
lie removed. The council lias ordered
the repaying oC Capitol avenue between
Slxteen'th ' and Twentieth streets.
General Otis says the affair at Manila.
Is no jilcnlc and there is no reason In
< he world to believe that the Filipinos
will disagree with his view of the situa
tion.
The formation of the sardine trust
suggests the idea that enterprising capi
talists are apparently overlooking the
golden opportunity of a combine on
mushrooms and lish bait.
The republicans of the legislature
should remember that they are pledged
to a revision of the revenue laws that
will Insure a. more equitable distribution
of the burdens of taxation.
The decision of the board of managers
to make 'the ' Greater America Kxposl-
tion a tropical fair does not necessarily
Indicate that Omnlm Is 'to ' have a hot
time from July to November.
Everyone knows that times have Im
proved , but they are not so booming
that capable men caiinoi be found who
arc willing to serve as clerks of the
district court , for $ _ , iUH ) per year.
The Cuban assembly complains 'that '
General Gomez 1ms Ignored It. If he
has It Is only another evidence of ( lie
Coed sense which the American people
have always credited the old general
with possessing.
Twenty-live hundred a year will as
sure for Douglas county a just as coin-
jielen't and elllclent clerk of the district
court as $ > , OUG a year. Why should the
clerk of the court be paid a higher salary
than the judgeV
The Filipinos who shipped guns into
Manila concealed In colllns had better
eaved their packing boxes , lly the time
General Wheatou gets through with
them tin ) supply Is likely to be short
even at 'the best.
The bill to give well diggers a Hen
on tile well for services performed
should authorize the Hen holders to re
move the property if not paid for and
might also lie made broad enough to
Include postholcs.
The moving incidents by tlond and
Held that huvo beset 'the Cuban assem
bly heretofore are as Tellon to a mole
hill when compared 'to the awful ca
lamity that now threatens it in a gen
eral Htrlke of Its typewriters.
The people of Nebraska can dispense
with the railroad
more readily do-nothing
road commission than they can with the
hard working supreme/ court commis
sion , but what would bceomo of ,11m
Dahlman and Joe KdgortouV
It is beginning to look ns though thu
remains of Admiral Vllamll , the com
mander of the torpedo squadron slain
at Santiago , are Just about as numerous
and ubiquitous as are those of ills II.
lustrlouM compatriot , Columbus ,
The new postmaster of Omaha has
been congratulated by the state sen
nto upon his good fortune. This musl
bo highly gratifying to the new post
master , but what has the state senate
to do with 'tho Omaha iiostoillceV
The latest corporation to bo formed h
tlio wife 'training trust , but Inasmuch as
Its primal object is 'the ' nillimltcd pro
dilution of pies and biscuits "llku inotbei
used to uiaUc" the chances are Unit " '
even Prof , llerron will view Its adveni
.with serious alarm.
run UTAH or iiMi'iin : .
At a recent session of the Industrial
commission ,1. A. Brliitrlinm , assistant
secretary of agriculture , voiced an opin
ion , ns an expert witness , before that
Ixidy which should not pass without
notice. Mrleily , Mr. Hrlnghatn said that
the settlement of the west has been lee
rapid , that the agricultural products of
that section are greater than'the de-
iniinil , and that Immigration to It should
be rnher ( discouraged than encouraged.
That the settlement of ( lie wesft has
been tlu > most remarkable achievement
In ( ho history of the country Is Indis
putably 1rne. An empire larger ( linn
tliu most nmhitlous dreams of world
conquerors of old has been reclaimed
from the wilderness , desert places have
been made to blossom ns the rose , the
blessings of civilization with Its attend
ant consequences of education , religion
and material conditions for the better
ment of man have nil been encompassed
in little more than a generation. Would
the world , would the west , bo boiler if
the process had been slower ? There is
no reason to think so. If its phenomenal
"
development were founded upon so-
called boom conditions -there might he
some reason to doubt ( his elllcaey and
wisdom of such progress. I5ut such is
not the case. The boom , lo a certain
extent , has been a factor and not al
together a deleterious one , in the de
velopment of the west , lint in the main
It lias been most solid and substantial.
Two causes have accoun'ted ' for It. Ad
vantages In the ivixh iml. dunnl MSP-
where and the display of energy and
enterprise without a parallel in the
world's history. Hut as much as has
been accomplished we have only begun ,
and Instead of requiring a period of
cessation the reverse Is actually the
case. The products of the west , enor
mous ns they are , are not in excess of
the deinnnd and will not lie In years , if
ever. The countries of Kuropc arc buy-
lug more meats and brendstutTs from
us now than ever before anil the Indica
tions are that tlieso markets will each
year increase. ] 5ut new markets are
being established throughout the world ,
which for generations 'to come will re
quire every dollar's worth of the sur
plus product that the west can produce.
Souih America alone could be made a
customer for half the grain produced
In the United States , and the possibili
ties arc not so great In that country as
In the Orient. The population nC the
west is sparse , millions of acres of land
arc ready to yield abundant harvests
to skillful husbandry , and 'there Is a
market and a profitable ono for every
thing Hint the farmer can produce , in
view of these facts , there Is no necessity
for diminution of immigration. We
need more people and will continue to
do so until every arable acre of land
Is under cultivation , and until that time
our energies should bo directed to en
couraging instead of discouraging
farmers to settle In the west.
JIKXl'K T11KSK TllAIiS.
In knocking out the Ilonlumn police
commission and turning down the bogus
claimant to the mayorship of Omaha the
supreme court struck the "gnng" a fatal
body blow. The lucrative business of
the well known linn of Molse , Ilerdman
and Ilitehuall' , which for years has sub
sisted on blackmail and voluntary con
tributions from protected gamblers and
lawless resorts , lias been broken up and
their political domination in Omaha and
Douglas county Is foredoomed. This ex
plains the vicious onslaught of the gang
organ on the supreme court and its
clamor for 'the ' abolition of 'the supreme
court commission. The gang dies hard ,
and revenge is sweet even in death. Tile
hypocritical howl over supreme court
nepotism Is the wall of the political
street walker that puts on airs of virtue.
The fact that Hear relatives of the
judges have been on the state pay roll
as clerks , placarded as startling disclo
sures , hns been public property for years
and years. This species of nepotism
originated years before the present
judges bad taken ( heir places on the
bench , it was an Inheritance Irom the
ourt presided over by Judge Maxwell
uid has continued ever since. From the
eform standpoint It is doubtless Im-
iroper , if not absolutely wrong , but It
was not disclosed and denounced by the
reform organ until 'the ' court had com-
nlttcd the unpardonable offense. Hence
these tears.
JS TIIK UI'KX 1)1)011
The British Associated Chambers of
Commerce adopted a resolution urging
the government to maintain the open
leer In China. This would seem to im
ply that the policy Is believed by the
commercial Interests of England to be
threatened. That there Is a feeling In
Kugland that the open-door policy Is not
absolutely secure Is shown in the views
of some of the London correspondents of
American newspapers. Ono of those
very recently wrote that ( lie policy
seems doomed. He salil that Itnssla ,
France , and in the future , If not today ,
Germany , are against it. There is no
doubt , Ktntcd this correspondent , that
Knglnml is supporting Italy's demand
for a naval base , a railway ami other
commercial concessions , although what
Italy nsks for Is la the very heart of
the region popularly supposed to bo
within the peculiar British sphere of In-
llueiice. Far from being an open door ,
ho said , tills is beyond question the by-
ginning of a policy of partition , in which
eacli country will take what It can and
ultimately enforce upon its own terri
tory such prohibitive tariff arrange
ments as It prefers.
In the Italian Chamber of Deputies on
Tuesday the minister of foreign affair ,
in a statement regarding Italy's actl-ui
In China , said that government had ob
tained the approval of Great Hrltnln and
Japan before asking the concession at
San Mun and that other friendly powers
bad acquiesced. These powers , it Is pre
sumed , are lUtssla ami Germany , though
possibly the decision of the 1'nlted
States government to observe "disinter
ested neutrality" may bo regarded by
Italy as In effect acquiescence. It was
also stated by the Italian minister ot'
foreign affairs that Great Urltaln had
advised against the use of force and
promised Its diplomatic support to Italy
nt the court of I'ckln. There is no doubt ,
therefore , that England Is behind thr
efl'ort of the Italian government to se >
cure concessions In China ami It ap
pears lo be assured , also , that it Is the
Intention of Italy lo press Its demnnd on
diplomatic lines , there being no Justlll-
cation , as the prime minister stated , for
resorting to violence , 'the effect of which
might be to disturb the International
equilibrium In the far east.
It is thus made plain that the move on
the part of Italy was inspired and Unit
that government Is merely the Instru
ment of Great Hrltnln so far as China is
concerned. If Italy obtains the con
cession she seeks it will be duo wholly
lo Hrltlsli Influence and It is needless lo
say that In that event Hrltlsh influence
would dictate the jwllcy of Italy In
China. There would be practically. If
not actually , an alliance between the
two nations , with Japan In full accord.
Now It is hardly possible that Grout
Hrltaln would counsel any other policy
than that of the open door. That nation
Is so Strongly cnmmlttcd to the policy
and Its maintenance Is so essential to
her commercial Interests In China that
It Is scarcely conceivable she will do
anything Inimical to the policy. Al
though the Italian minister said nothing
about a policy , It Is reasonable lo as
sume that Hrltlsh support was not given
without , a clear understanding that the
Hrltlsh policy should be observed.
From this point of view the conclusion
must bo that the effort of Italy lo obtain
concessions from China involves no men
ace to the open door , but rather contem
plates the extension and strengthening
of Hint policy.
Mil. CAXXOX'S MISTAKE.
In his speech in the house of repre
sentatives on the closing day of the last
congress Mr. Cannon , chairman of the
committee on appropriations , said In
defending the * action of the house In
defeating the Nicaragua canal proposi
tions of the senate Hint "if the senate
bill or any measure proposed had been
enacted , the United Stales would have
paid ? r > ,000,000 for a worthless conces
sion and would have been commuted by
law to the construction of a canal along
the Nicaragua route. " This statement
has caused some resentment on the part
of senate supporters , one of whom ,
Senator Frye , has taken 'the trouble to
point out Mr. Cannon's misla ke.
The Maine senator correctly states
that the senate canal bill provided for
the appointment by the president of ap
praisers to value any property purchased
and -the amount to lie paid for any such
property was limited to $ . " ,000,000. It
Should le ) slated , however , that 'the
original bill difl propose to pay the
Maritime canal company $5,000,000 for
its concession and property , but so vigor
ous was the opposition to this that the
measure was amended in the form
stated by Senator Fryc. In regard to
the canal amendment to the river and
harbor bill by the senate , Mr. Frye is
also correct in saying 'that ' there was
not a word about ti.o payment of $5,000-
000 for any purpose , that amendment ,
authorizing the president to acquire
such portion of territory belonging to
Costa Ulea and Nicaragua , or such
rights or privileges therein or connected
therewith , as may bo necessary to con
struct and control a canal. This did
not involve paying anything for any
concession , but its effect -would have
been to commit the United States to
the construction oC a canal along the
Nicaragua route , regardless of 'the '
claims 'to ' consideration of any other
route.
It must be admitted that the state
ment of Mr. Cannon is incorrect , but
the facts remain that the senale was
disposed to vote $5,000,000 for conces
sions which Senator Frye now declares
lie does not believe worth anything , that
it was driven from this.position by the
knowledge that the house would not
agree to pay 'the ' Maritime canal com
pany a cent and that it Ilnally en
deavored lo commit the government to
the construction of the Nicaragua canal.
The nerioii of the house in the matter
undoubtedly 1ms 'the ' approval of public
opinion. The authority given iho presi
dent to appoint a commission of engi
neers to make a full and complete in
vestigation of the Isthmus , with n view
t'o ' the future construction of a canal
across the same , particularly the
Panama and Nicaragua routes , will give
congress and 'the ' country clearer
information regarding the feasibility
of tlie different routes and no
reasonable man will question the de
sirability of obtaining such information.
The supporters of the Nicaragua- canal
project insist that it Is 'the only one
worthy of consideration , while there are
able engineers who claim superiority for
the Panama route. The question will
lie determined , probably Ilnally , by the
commission to be appointed by Ihe presi
dent.
UOVKHA'OH t'Ul'XTKIt'S VKTU.
Governor Poyuter'H veto of the bill re
establishing the supreme court commis
sion Is a serious mistake. Without im
pugning the motives that prompted this
action we doubt its wisdom and cannot
concur In ills conclusions. The governor
asserts that the supreme court commis
sion was created as a makeshift to help
out the supreme court until the people
themselves could reinforce the court by
electing additional Judges , but the fact
that amendments to the constitution
proposing nu Increase In the number of
supreme Judges have twice failed to re
ceive the necessary majority of all the
votes cast nt 'the ' general election at
which they were submitted is in-
terpreled as an expression by the peuplo
against an increase of the supreme
court. This is decidedly illogical. The
failure of the supreme court amend
ments was not due to popular opposition
to n ho increase in the number of su
preme Judges , but to conditions that
make it almost Impossible to secure
ratllicatlon for any amendment to the
constitution , however much needed.
It seems passing strange 'that ' a popu
list governor should seek to justify a
veto of the supreme court commission
bill 011 tlie ground of popular aversion
to an Increase of the supreme court in
the light of the , very recent attempt of
his predecessor and a fusion legislature
to "count In" an amendment to the con
stUutlon making an incrcnM ! In thu num
ber of supreme court Judges.
The governor's criticism of the supreme
premo court as a body inferior lit
calibre to the supreme courU of otliei
states IM In oxrcedlnely bad laMe If not
entirely out of place. Tlie governor
represents a co-ordinate branch of gov-
eiMiient nml Is therefore not In position
to assail its standing or belittle Its mem
bers. The assertion that Hie public
service does not deinnnd the services of
the commission Is baseless. We make
bold to assert that the public service and
the people who have Htlgatlin In the su
preme court would suffer seriously by
the abolition of the commission. The
assertion that the commission was use
less Is moreover flatly contradicted by
the governor himself. Loss than ton
days ngo he proposed to approve a su
preme court commission bill , so framed
ns to allow each judge uf the court to
name one commissioner. At this distance
from Lincoln it would seem that the
governor hns funned his veto message to
meet the clamor of short-sighted
partisans who desire to cripple the su-
lireme court even if tlie public Is the
chief sufferer by such a course.
General Pando , the head of the Hollv-
Ian revolution , has proposed to Presi
dent Alonzo that botli of them surrender
their arms lo one Hellssnrltis Hoots nml
call an assembly to settle the question
as lo which one of them shall benevo
lently nsslmllnlo the country. If Presi
dent Alonzo knows a good tiling when
he sees It lie will lose no time In ac
cepting the offer , but as the custodian
of the arms will naturally feel It bin
duty to benevolently assimilate them as
soon as a purchaser can lie found , the
Indications are that Colonel Hoots will
soon Hud himself clear up to Ihe straps
In clover.
The president went south for the pur
pose of rest and succeeded in eluding
the men who desired to occupy his time
and attention. When the school children
came after him ho emulated Davy
Crockett's coon and came down. When
young America sets itself about any
thing it does not propose to be denied
even by the president.
Ilnsshi Is said to be adopting measures
to induce foreign capital to invest in pro
ductive enterprises in that country.
Some very effective measures would bo
to cease building prisons for men who
ilare to 'think and llten turn tlie vast
number of men now in tlie army into
productive instead of destructive chan
nels.
Tlie Hon. . Billy Mason is going to pass
a pleasant vacation investigating adul
terations of food and if bo should lintl
any undue intimacy existing between
butter and tallow candles somebody
will have to nnme a whole menagerie
for him when congress reassembles.
Two years ago ( the bill to make Hie
clerkship of tlie district court a salaried
ollice was pigeonholed by the fusion legis
lature in consideration of ? 5,000 or
thereabouts , of which sum $1,000 Is
reputed to have been disbursed to the
llordmna gang.
The California senatorial light appears
to have resolved itself into a proposi
tion that 1C the Southern Pacllic. railway
is not to 1)0 allowed to have the senator
It will prevent the people from having
one and let tlie slate go with only one
beuator.
Globe-Democrat.
The business activity promised by the re
publican party In 1S9G is lu every respect
Jigger than the promise.
I'urMliiMl to tin * fJruvp.
Indianapolis News.
And iiow there Is a Coflln trust. These
combinations are not only going to make It
hard to live , they are going to make It hard
to die. They Intend to follow a man just
as far as they can.
IH C < tiiiUUNt | AVorth ( lie ContT
Indianapolis Journal.
IIo\v many people are asking themselves
In whispers If It was really worth while
for the United States to pay a large amount
to liberate a people who seem not to be
able to appreciate the meaning of tha word
liberty ?
li'iiiliiiiiitfil 1 > > Failure.
New York Tribune.
If Italy's experiment of expansion In
China turns out no better than the one she
made in Abyssinia , It were better for her
that the ointment of her preparation were
sold for an hundred pence and the money
given to her poor.
iHiiIuUoii Mi'iuiH liiili'iii'iiilunc'e.
Detroit Frco Prenu.
The United States can best advance her
own welfare and hasten the realization of
the czar's dream of universal peace by
keeping out of the old world's maelstrom.
By using our commercial and Industrial re
sources alone wo can compel Europe to
abandon her mighty military establishments ,
simply to suvo herself from financial ruin.
' 1'h i- U'orlil'Nnviil KflinoliniiHtur.
Mlnnoapolls Times.
There has been a wondrous change in the
world's opinion of the United States as a
naval power since the exploits of Dowcy
and Schloy , Our friends In Europe nro all
Bending naval attaches over hero to take
notes and most of them admit , us does
Lieutenant do Faramond , of the Kronen
embassy , that the United States Is the second
end naval power In the world.
\i > I'liii'i ; for U'omcn.
Philadelphia Itfcord.
No words could moro strongly emphasize
the Impropriety of permitting ofllccrs' wives
and children to crowd to Manila , thus adding
to the responsibilities of our army , than
those need by General Otln In thla connec
tion when ho remarked : "This Is a war , not
a picnic. " The line of battle Is no place for
women mid babes , and for the time being
Manila Is the front.
I'rolilliltlon for .Ini-lilfH Oiil > .
Springfield republican.
U la natural that the religious press
rejolco In the action of the Navy depart
ment in regard to alcoholic drinks , hut U is
not cjulto accurate to say , as several ot
them do , that the use of liquors is pro
hibited In the navy. U la only the sale to
enlisted men which is'prohibited , which Is
not quite the same thing. The officers are
still allowed to drink as much or as little as
they please.
r.rtions or TIM : w.ut.
The pnrrliment document commltmlnnlng
George Dewpy ns ndmlral Is on Its way to
Manila In a specially constructed t > nx o (
carved oak. An pxprrt dniU.iman of the
Navy department threw his sUlll Into the
work , and produced a highly ornamented
document It Is surmounted liy nn eagle
with outstretched wings. At the foot it Co
lumbia in n sea chariot drawn by sea horses ,
with mcrmnlds disporting In the black
waters. The commission reads as follows :
"William McKinley , President of the
Vnltcd States of America : To all who shall
see these presents greeting : Know yo , that
reposing special trust and conlldcnce In the
patriotism , valor , fidelity and abilities of
fleorgo lewey , 1 liavo nominated , and by
the mlvlco and consent ot the senate , do np-
polnt him ndmlral In the navy from the 2d
tiny of March , ! ! > ! > ! > , In the service nf the
United Slates. Ho Is thcrctoro carefully and
diligently to discharge tlio duties of admiral
by doing and performing all manner of
things thereto belonging.
"And 1 do strictly charge and require all
ofllcers , seamen and marines under his com
mand to be obedient to his orders ns ml-
mlrnl. And ho Is to observe and follow
all orders and directions from tlmo to tlmo
ns he shall receive from me , or the future
president of the United States of America , or
his superior olllcer set over him according to
the rules and discipline of the navy.
"This commission to continue in force
during the pleasure of the president of the
United States for the tlmo being.
"Given under my hand nt Washington
this 3d day of March , in the year ot our
Lord. 180D , and in the 123d year of the In-
dcpcmleuco of the United States.
"WILLIAM M'KINLRY.
"Ily the President : JOHN I ) . LONG ,
Secretary of the Navy. "
The Army and Navy Journal tells n story
Mississippi town. The
ot a warrior from a
Auxiliary society
women organized a Hcd Cross
their contributions lo the
ciety , and among
comfort of their absent heroes was n case
ot home-made pajamas. The box containing
these was sent to camp , but no acknowledg
ment ot Its receipt was returned. So the
"Anxious to
good women telegraphed :
the pajamas last week.
know it you got
Now , the captain had been sitting up with
the boys the night before , and when the dis
patch was handed him ho was trying to re
duce Ids swollen head with a wet towel , and
somewhat contused. So the
his mind was
women of the relief society were astonished
" Is n
"Story
dispatch :
by the receipt of lids
cloth probably made up by
lie out of whole ;
. Admit
enemies to ruin mo politically.
am my not a total abstainer , but never hnil the
pajamas last week or at any other time.
The change that has .been effected In
Santiago In ft few months Is strikingly
pictured by Mr. George Kcnnan In the
Outlook. Mr. Kennnn was in Santiago last
leave there with
August and was obliged to
the white man's burden typhoid fever.
Ho returned to Santiago last month aivl
tells of the revolution wrought by General
Wood , as follows : "There were no emaci
ated pariah dogs nosing about heaps of rot
ting gai'bago ' beside Uio curbstones ; no
streams of dirty , foul-smelling water trick
ling out ot house drains and running down
the nith-clogged gutters ; no little piles of
human excrement on the sidewalks and no
stenches of decomposition even In the nar
rowest and least frequented alleys. The
Christina boulevard along the water front
was ns free from dirt and litter ns any
street in New York ; the great central mar
ket on Marina street , which I remembered
as a foul , sickening pest bole , Tiad become
as fresh and neat a place as Center market.
In Washington ; the Callo do la Marina had
been newly paved from the ibay to the plaza
and a gang of men was at work repaying
Enramadas ; a flne new 'boulevard ' with a
hard macadamized surface encircled the
city on Its eastern side , with excellent
.branch roads leading to Caney and San
Juan Hill ; and there was a now road in
iprocces of construction to iMorro castle. "
According to Mr. Kennan the Cubans take
to American ideas and customs. Ho says :
"There can bo no doubt , I think , that
American customs , American Ideas and
American methods arc beginning already to
Influence not only the boys , but the men
and women of this city. In dress , In social
habits , in commercial transactions and in a
growing regard for neatness and cleanliness
one sees everywhere the slow but sure
working of the leaven cf civilization and
enlightenment. "
1'KHSOXAL AXI ) OTIIKHWISH.
The will of the late William niack , the
Scottish novelist , leaves 20,000 to widow
and children.
Anybody who wishes to confer a favor on
Aguinaldo should send him a history of
Liuvton's Apache campaigns.
Henry Labouchero's latest attack on the
House of Lords divides that august body
Into mentals , ornamentals and detrimentals.
iHenry Lee Hlgglnson , the Boston mil
lionaire , was asked the other day what ho
would do If lho were suddenly without a
dollar. "Do ? " ho replied. "I'd take the
first job that offered ! "
The late Michael Angelo Woolfo of Brook
lyn is said to have been the originator of
humorous pen and Ink sketches in this
country. Ills pictures of poor children ,
which ho was very fond of drawing and
which became known na "Woolfe's Waifs , "
were particularly clover. Thomas Nast was
Woolfo's friend and coworkor.
Li Wing Low , the Chinese consul general
at Havana , who has Just been transferred to
the similar post at Manila , is a distinguished
Chinaman. In bis own country ho is en
titled to the rank of tao-tal , equivalent to n
lieutenant governor. I'rlor to his appoint
ment to the Cuban lioat ho had acted ns
consul general In San Francisco for six
ycara.
The day after Trot. Donaldson killed j
hlmsnlf In his dlvo at the Madison
Square Garden , Wow York , three applica
tions were received from divers who wanted
to take his place , and ono of them , W. J.
Hills , was BO persistent , despite the fact
that the management had abolished the per
formance , that he had to be ejected from the
Garden by force.
Dr. Sven Hedln , who Is soon to start for
Thibet , will make Kashgar , In Turkes
tan , his starting point , and will again
cross , by a different route , the Takla-Makan
dusort , in which ho nearly perished ot thirst
on his last journey , IIo expects to spend
next winter In northern Thibet and plans ,
the following summer , to cross this loftleBt
plateau In the world from north to south ,
emerging In India.
According to the annual report of the Now
York Chamber of Commerce , the foreign
commerce of that port for the year ended
Juno 30 last was ? 39,255,750 less than during
the previous year , being $996.055 , ! 1J ( , against
$1,030,211,172 for the year ended Juno 30 ,
1S97. According to the report the foreign
commerce of the entire United States , however -
over , during last year was J2OC9,3G3OG9 , or
an Increase of $35,782,870 compared with the
previous year. It has long been known that
the falling off In New York 1s due largely to
the diversion of trulllc to other ports.
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
SOV t. BAKINO POWOtd CO. , NEW OB .
.MlllHASKA'S M'.W SK.VTOII. . j
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Norfolk Journal ( rep. ) : Hnywnrd wn lho
Journnl's choice from ( he start nnd nexxs
of his election Is received wllh general cat-
Isfaetlon throughout lho state. |
HoUlroRO Citizen ( rep. ) : The Ions dcnntorlnl
fight In this fitnto was ended Tuesday night
xvhen In the republican caucus Hon. M. 1 * .
Hnywnrd xvaa nominated for senator on the
second b.illot nnd the nomination xxas made
unanimous on motion of Speaker Clark of
Lancaster. On the first ballot In caucus
Ilny-xnrd secured 11 votes or 6 lcs than
enough to nominate. The outcome la the
ono deslrod by n Inrgo mnjnrliy of the re
publicans of Nebraska snil nil xvlll bo glad
that the bitter fight Is finally over. H leaves
fexvor sore spots than nny other nomination
would have left. During the entire light , na
during the state campaign , Ccnntor-olcct
I lay ward conducted himself In a dignified
manner ,
Clarks Leader ( rep. ) : The deadlock has I
been broken. The wish of the rank and lllo j
of the party throughout the state has been
granted. Judge llnyxvanl has been duly
elected ns Junior senator from Nebraska ,
After n senatorial struggle unprecedented
In the history of the state , lasting nbout
sixty days , during xvhlch every scheme
knoxvn to lho modern politician xvas ex
hausted by his adversaries , Judge liny-
xvnrd largely iby virtue of his own indi
viduality nnd the demands of the hour nnd
conditions , backed by an enthusiastic fol
lowing ot Ills old comrades of the wnr nnd
from the rank nnd file ot his party hna
been given the highest honor in the gift
ot the people of the stiite. That he will dU-
charge all ot the duties of this responsible
position xvlth honor and credit to the HtiUe ,
party and himself , wo have not the shadow
ot n doubt.
Ord Quiz ( rep. ) : The long struggle Is
over nnd Hayward , whom the great ma
jority of republicans wanted , has been
elected to the United Stales senate to take
the place of Senator Allen. The first Im
portant break In the notable deadlock was
whsn Thompson pulled out of the race. Ills
supporters , however , did not go to Hayward -
ward and for axvlillo the situation seemed
as desptrnto as over. But In the caucus
ot Tuesday night , on the second ballot ,
there was n break for the band wagon and
Hayward -xx-au chosen by a unanimous vote.
In accordance therewith ho was duly elected
Wednesday. The Quiz and all the state
are glad that the struggle la ended and that
It has ended ns It has. Of all the men
named for the 'place ' ho xvas the best nnd
xvo congratulate ourselves Unit from noxv
on this stnto xvlll be ably represented In the
senate.
Wahoo Wasp ( rep. ) : Tlie announcement
of the election of Hon. M. L. Hayxvard for
United States senator xvas received by the
republicans of Saundcrs county with demon
strations of approval. There were many re
publicans xvho had fax-orlto candidates , nnd
xvlio would have been glad to < hnvo had
them chosen , but after the first fcxv days
of the contest it was generally conceded
that the republicans of the state desired tno
selection of Judge Hayxx'nrd. From the
stnrt ho had a majority of the republican
members of the leglnlature xvlth him , nnd
should have been elected many xvceks ngo.
It xx-as a long nnd stubborn contest , but
the Hayxvard folloxvcrs felt confident from
the start that in the end he would win.
Senator Hayward Is nu able , clean and de
serving man and tlm party Is to bo con
gratulated In selecting him as a colleague
of Senator Thurston
Ashland Gazette ( rep. ) : "All is xvell that
ends well ! " The long senatorial fight and
deadlock In Nebraska have come to an end
nnd the result Is the best thnt could pos
sibly tnke place for the benefit of the re
publican party nnd the people at large. The
choice Is Judge Monroe Lcland Hayxvard of
Nebraska City , who -was chosen on the
forty-third joint bnllot , nfter n unanimous
agreement In the caucus of the previous
ox-enlng. The contest hns been the most
animated in the history of the state. Judge
Hayward xvas clearly the choice of the rank
and file of the republican party from the
first nnd his election xx-as In deference to
the popular wish. Champions of the other
candidates liavo done the xvlse and patriotic
thing to yield their oxvn personal prefer
ences to the demands of their constituents.
Senator Hayxvard IB the popular choice and
ho xvlll add strength to his party and do
honor to his state. While there has been
a good deal of impatience over the long de
lay , this feeling xvill soon bo forgotten in
the general satisfaction over the result.
Nebraska City Prefs ( rep. ) : After n long
and xvcll fought campaign of sex'cn xvceks the
republicans of Nebraska have chosen n sen
ator and his name is Monroe Hnyxvard ot
Nebraska City , Otoo county. While every
citizen of Otoe county and of Nebraska'Clly
In particular feels n local pride In his elec
tion , Senator Haywnrd's services and ripe
experience belong to the whole state , This
contest has slioxvn that hoodie and corrup
tion can bo defeated by an aroused public
sentiment nnd thntvhenover the people of
Nebraska really demand a clean man for J
ofllco It IB In their power to elect him.
Hoxvox'er much of bad feeling has been en
gendered nt Lincoln , the better element of
Nebraska republicanism , the rank nnd file of
the voters of the stnte , nro moro than satis-
lied nt the result of AVedncsdny's election.
The man whom Nobraakn hns honored with
a nomination for governor has been chosen
by the roprebontntlves of Its people for
United States senator. Wo predict an able
and conscientious administration of the in
terests of Nebraska by ItH junior senator.
Hastings Tribune ( rep. ) : The long strug
gle over the United States senntorshlp has
como to an end In Nebraska , M. L. Hay-
xvard of Nebraska City receiving the unani
mous vote of the republicans in the legisla
ture Wednesday. The result of the ron- '
test Is In harmony with the wishes of nearly ,
every republican in the state. In fact , It !
was ns much the pressure of the people as ,
the xvlll ot the members Hint brought about ,
this gratifying result. There xvoro eonio j
of the members xvho had -shown an inclina
tion to elect some other candidate , but the
privates In the ranks entered their earnest
protest and compelled their representatives
to listen to the wishes of the masses. Mr. ;
Haywnrd x\na the Icglcal candidate from the [
start. Ho had made the race for governor j
nnd had reduced the fusion majority nearly
'
10,000. He had shown his ability u a cam-
palgner and 1 > y the manly course pursued I
had won the confidence and esteem of the I
pwplo. That he Is fitted for the position
will be admitted by the candid mcmbPM of
nil pnrllrs. In the e-n.itern past of the
mate , where he Is host known , ho la ro-
Bpceted by all. The demorrnlH nml popu-
llula In the eastern counties who vote- ! '
ngnlnut him did an from political motlvra
nnd not from doubt of his fitness for the
office nor from any question of his Integrity.
Tefcnmnh Herald ( rop. ) : The long sen-
ntorlnl contest was brought to n close
Wednesday by the election of Judge liny
xvard In Joint convention , ho receiving sev
enty-four votes nil of the republicans pres
ent. The evening before IIP received the
nomination from the republican caucus.
Hnyxvnrd xvns the lending candidate- from
ttio stnrt nnd unquestionably the choice of
nine-tenths of the rank nnd file of his
party In the stnte. Through this contest ,
continuing nearly two months , not n word
hns been heard ngnlnst the honor or dignity
of Judge Hnyxvard. The fidelity nnd stay
ing qunlltlcs of the Hnyxvnrd column xvlll
bu recorded on the pnges of Nebraska's
political history. His eminent fitness for
the position to xvhloh he la chosen Is ad
mitted by nil xvho knoxv him , rognrdlcss of
party. He xvlll tnko Ills seat In the UllltOil
Stntcs senate ripe In experience nnd xxell
versed In the nccila of Nebraska , xvherc ho
has resided slnre ISfi" . The opposition to
Huyxvnrd'a election xvas n more profcrcncd
for someone else , based on person.il or
selfish reasons. Ills high character nnd
qualifications for the highest olllco within
the gift of tlio stnto xvero recognized by all.
H xvaa fortunate for the good of the party
In the slate that the xvlll of the rank and
file xvas heeded. U xvns good politics.
A l.fNNim < < > Heed.
St. Paul Globe.
H might bo xvell for the American lm >
perlnllsts to give pnuso nnd catch the true
significance of certain echoes that nro jus !
now being xvnftcd over from England. It
Is contemplated , In support of Imperialism ,
to raise money at the expense of the con
sumer of life's necessities as the least ob
jectionable method of solving the problem
of hoxv to pay for England's colonial ex
pansion. And If England , xvllh her xvlde
experience In handling Imperial questions ,
now finds herself confronted xvlth such a
discouraging outlook , it may bo asked why
should the United States plunge Into the
jungle of Imperialism without guide or
compass ?
The Champion "White
I'hllndflyhlu accord.
Not oven the stoutest stick of Oregon
pine will serve as the mainmast of the
new America cup defender. Thu mast Is to
be of steel , nnd to It will bo nttached n
spread of canvas of no less than 12,500
square feet. When It Is considered that the
towering sails of the Defender the largcot
cvor bent on an American sloop yacht
measured but 11,000 square feet , the ad
vantage lu sail plan of. the new craft la
readily apparent. To carry such a cloud
of canvas even In n light breeze will be u
noteworthy feat of seamanship.
Kl.ASHHS OK FlX. !
Puck : lie I should think theosophy
would repel the siveriiKO woman.
She And why , pray ?
He Wei' , a person may know whnt theo
sophy Is without being able to tell any
body else.
Indianapolis Journal : She Do you re
member ho\v you said , when you wen
courting me , that If I would marry you I
would have nothing * to do all my days but
sit iiround nnd look pretty ? And how dif
ferent it Is now !
Hcr-Wel ! , It ain't my fault if you can't
look pretty any more.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Ilere'i" a benev
olent nsi'lnilliitlon for you , " na the milkman
remarked xvhen he shoved the can under
the spout of itho pump.
Chlcngo Tribune : " 1 notice a coolness be-
txvoen you nnd Jlrs. Nexdorc. What is the
trouble ? "
"She sent her little boy over yesterday for
a itcpliiddcr borrowed of her t\vo years
HBO. The artful woman 1st ) It stay here all
that tilnio so she could send for It some
day and make me feel cheap. "
Washington. Star : "That , sir , " exclaimed
the indignant merchant , "Is what I e-ull a
-iMtuitous falsehood. "
"It's nothing of tlie kind , " replied the un-
FcruiHilout1 salesman. " 1 get a salary and
a commission for telling that falsehood. ' "
Philadelphia North American : "Now , "
said the beef examiner , "how did the bcif
strike you ? "
"Flat In tlie Blummiek , " replied the high
private , scntentlously.
Somcrvlllo Journal : When some pcupln
move , they save up two weeks' washing be
fore they make the change , so ns to make
nn Impression In the new place on the neighbor -
bor ? .
DetroitJournal : The wnmnn did not be-
llc'vc In the occult.
"Now. 1 propose to 'tent ' this clairvoyant , "
pho was saying. "I shnll send her a lock of
my linlr , ns she direct ? , \vith some cii | < Htlon
which nobody but myself cjin poasibly an-
Kiver. Let me see , what rm I ask her ? "
The mnn laughed hoarsely.
"Ask her what is the real color of the
hair ! " he urged.
siKriiia < * iini * < * of K.
Detroit Journal.
"Tho peaches are all frozen ! "
The pencil men loudly Hhoiit
So the bottoniH of the bankets will
He rather thlc-k , no doubt.
Ami ns for the gauze Ktrdrhed o'er thcsfc.
Wo cnnnot help but think
That 'th ' y xvlll more than pvor bo
A dr-iitio iind umbroiiH pink.
. \.V ISI.HCTIIOSTATIO I'AIH.
I fan ! ware ,
llo was the gallant engineer
Of a giant dynamo ;
She FIIUK to the wires tli ? xvholc. day long
With u chorus of "Jlollol"
Hn loved thin telephonic ; maid ,
Till his heart's * vibrating pinto
WHH magnetized and polarized
At 11 mllllamperlu rate.
III.s love ho well expressed In ohms ,
And ninperm , or even In voltm
In voltnle phr.iHOH and dynamo llguren ,
Or current * * , arcllghU and bolls.
? ald lie : "lly the great broken circuit ,
Or more , liy the Iluhmkorff roll ,
your ii'tratlvo answers xvlll drive meTe
To some subway under the toll.
'Not a spark of Inductive affoctlon ,
Not u positive 'yea' liavo 1 hud ;
I'm afraid the wlrm have grounded
In favor of Homo other lad. "
riien regret , like a jralvanomnt'r.
Or an abtatic nocilli * . It sniolo her ,
\nd she said : "Of love I have lena
An BtroiiB a.s nn Kdlson motor , "
in he openr-d the circuit nnd elnxpcil her
In nrm-nturo , and held her there ;
f\n < \ she was the belle electric
Of thin thnrmo-electrlo pair.
There are several why a Mackintosh is more desirable
than an Umbrella it lasts longer is less trouble is
more effective and does not fit all of your friends who
happen to get caught in a storm They used to be con
sidered a luxury that's before we pulled the price
down to reason. Special occasions today
$5.00 and $6.00.
We don't sell the cheaper kind the kind that don't
shed water. Umbrellas , if you want them , costs $ J,00 ,
$1.50 , and up to $5.00.