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State of Nebraska , Douglas County.ss. :
OeoTKo B. Tzschuck , secretary of Th Bee
Publishing company , being duly worn , ay
thut the actual number of full and complete
copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and
Sunday Bee , printed during the month of
July , 1899 , wan as follows :
17 25,020
18 24,700
3 15JUO 19 2-1,700
4 2B,400 20 24,070
6 znono 21 24D8U
6 UB.ntlO 23 24,720
7 BB,4.io 23 20,255
.24,000
23 24BJO
10 25,20O 28 24,700
11 25,480 27 24,770
12 21,020 28 24OUO
13 25.2U2 29 21,810
14 25,400 30 20,130
15 , 25,000 31. . . 2B.01O
.18 20,010
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often as desired.
Hns the attorney general ever beard of
such a thing as an Omaha ice trust and
coal trust ?
Furnishing bonds lu police court for
parties charged with crime has become
a more profitable source of Income to
lawyers than practicing law.
The weather man must be laboring
under the delusion that Omaha wants
to cater to public favor by conducting
a water carnival all summer.
Cowardly blackmailers always pick on
marks they think , cannot resist their
Wiles. That is why defenseless women
are so often selected as victims , ,
Will \Vorld-JJerald repudiate its
pet reporter , caught red-handed with
blackmail money In his pocket ? Hardly.
Is this only another case of "us fellers
must all hang together ? "
If the Douglas county democrats have
not found out that the populists arc
entitled to substantial recognition in
the distribution of county olllces they
had better put their ears to the ground.
The naming of a new school building
after cr-Governor Alvln Saunders will
meet with the hearty approval of
Omaha citizens who have honored him
in various capacities and are Indebted-
to him for many benefits conferred dur
ing ills long public career.
OfQcials in the far east arc almost
willing to admit they cannot suppress
pjracy on the Chinese coast and rivers.
Kurope once practically confessed it
could not stop piracy on the Barbary
coast , but Commodore Dccatur speedily
found a way to terminate the forced
levies on commerce.
"Tho Bood citizens of Herman whose
names were fraudulently attached to a
forged document denouncing The' ' Bee
and urging a boycott against this paper
will probably learn by thla time that
they had to deal with a professional
blackmailerbacked by agang of crooks
who stop at nothing to accomplish their
ends.
Governor Poyntcr declines to receive
the report of the senate Investigating
committee. The governor and other
fusion ofllcIaU have heard all they
dcslro to on the subject without reading
the commltteq's findings. It Is Hied In
the memory of Nebraska voters , how
ever , wfib will bear It lu mind when
Election tlmo comes around.
There Is treason In the democratic
camp and It Is a burning shame that
there Is no law to reach ( bo men who
would profane the sacred ratio of JO
to 1 by casting It Into oblivion. These
traitors have grown so b'old that they
do not take to the hedges and byways ,
but assemble from all parts of the conn-
try on the broad piazzas of a summer
hotel.
The populst | aspirants for congress In
the Sixth district M'lll take notice that
the Lincoln county democrats bare en
dorsed M. O. Harrington. Unless the
democrats secure recognition In the
elmpa of a candidate of their own politi
cal faith the fusion tin born of the west
ern part of the state will give forth a
noise like a piano with a cracked soundIng -
Ing board.
The chairman of the Douglas county
republican committee has been respect
fully petitioned by nearly two-thirds of
its members to call the committee at an
early day fop the purpose of perfecting
arrangements for the convention thut late
to nominate delegates to the state con
vention and a county ticket. Will the
chairman honor the requisition or does
be propose to let It go to protest ?
A CHANGE
A Washington dispatch states that
President McKlnley's choice for field
commander In Luzon Is General Mac-
Arthur. He IB a capable ofllcer , who lins
done excellent service , and there Is no
doubt that be wouldconduct the cam
paign against the Filipinos with greater
ability than the present commander has
done. The selection of either MacArthut
or Lawton for the military com
mand In the Philippines would be Batln-
factory to the American people , Otis
being confined to the duties of organiz
ing civil government , for which there Is
no doubt be Is better fitted than for con
ducting a military campaign.
A Washington dispatch to the I'hllndel
pbla Ledger says there Is a suspicion
that before the close of the present
rainy season , and by the time the new
regiments reach Manila , General Otis
will bo superseded In command of the
Eighth corps. In reference to this the
New York Times says : "There Is no
body , In or out of the army , who will
pretend that General Otl9 la the best
man we have for the particular worlc
before Jilm. We cannot do with anything -
thing less than the best. It really docs
appear as If Mr. McKlnlcy might lift
bis car from the ground long enough to
obgcrve what Is obvious to everybody
else , and to devise the means that his
olllclal responsibility devolves Upon him
to devise for improving n. very awk
ward and threatening situation. " That
this expresses a very general popular
sentiment any one can learn who will
consult the leading newspapers of the
country , Irrespective of politics.
Air. Hoot , the new secretary of war ,
is believed to be favorable to a change
of commander In the Philippines. He Is
familiar with public sentiment In the
cast and he has undoubtedly rtfad the
opinions of the volunteers who have re
turned from the Philippines. Coming
fresh from the iicople , with no military
prejudices , these public expressions arc
likely to have weight with the secretary
of Avar , as they should have with the
president. Mr. Root , It is to be pre
sumed , is anxious to make his adminis
tration of the War department satis
factory to the country. He Is fully
aware of the criticism to which his pre
decessor was "subjected nnd Undoubt
edly be realizes the necessity of a ,
change of policy In order to avoid a
like criticism.
At all events the country expects a
change and not the least Important mat
ter which it looks to Secretary Root
to effect Is to place the command of
military operations in the Philippines
in new hands. As the New York Times
says , wo cannot do with anything less
than the best and It has been most
amply demonstrated that General Otis
does not meet the requirement. We are
sending more soldiers , to the Philippines.
By the time the rainy season is ended
there will be nn army approximating
40,000 with , which to begin another cam
paign. Perhaps that force will be found
inadequate , but a great deal depends
upon the generalship and the experi
ence of the last-six'months docs not
warrant the expectation of decisive re
sults under the present commander.
The country will be pleased to learn
that President McKInley Is seriously
considering the question of appointing a
new military commander in the Philip
pines.
TII'O
The United States Investor urges that
two reforms are necessary In connec
tion with the currency. First , there
should bo a congressional enactment
that the term "coin" as now used in
connection with the government's out
standing obligations shall hereafter be
construed as meaning gold , Second , the
legal tender character of the sliver dollar
lar should bo taken away. In the opin
ion of the Investor such measures
would make it impossible for an irre
sponsible sllverlte at the head of the
treasury to rush , the country away from
the gold standard , and would , in fact ,
prevent anything short ot a great war
or similar calamity , with an attebdant
enormous Increase In the national pa
per issues , from bringing about a sus
pension of gold payment aa a result of
any action originating with the govern
ment.
We quite agree with the first of these
propositions , but we are unable to see
that there Is any necessity for depriv
ing the silver dollar of its legal tender
character. There can be no danger in
allowing the silver dollar to retain that
quality If congress tthnU fix the gold
standard In law that Is , declare that
the obligations of the government are
payable in gold. If that is done the
fact of the silver dollar being a legal
tender will cause no trouble. All that
congress needs to do , for the greater
security of the currency and the firmer
establishment of financial confidence ,
Is to fix the gold standard In law and
that being done the sllvur dollar can
safely bo allowed to remain as It now
Is , a full legal tender.
A great deal of Interest is being man
ifested lu tills question and It is grati
fying to note favorable promise of log-
Iblatlon by congress recognizing the
gold standard. The attitude of the Iowa
republicans Is heartily approved by the
organs of , sound money.
EXUDUS FltOU THE KLONDIKE.
A correspondent of the Portland Ore-
gonltiu , writing from Eagle , Alaska ,
gives n gloomy account of the condi
tions there. He'states that hundreds
are leaving the Klondike country and
that there Is a great deal of destitution
there. He says that everywhere there
are disappointed men , with empty
sucks , who are wondering where they
are at. The statement , ho remarks ,
muy bo applied to the entire region of
Interior Alaska and Northwest Territory
that probably four < tlftbs of the inhab
itants are In thut uncomfortable pe
cuniary condition known as "flat
broke. " They cannot go prospecting
and there is no demand for their labor.
The Orcgonian vouches for ttie state
ments of Us correspondent , who it says
went Into the country nearly two years
ago , and that paper says thaHrora vari
ous sources of Information It may bo
concluded that the country this year
will be emptied of three-fourths of the
people who have entered It and that
there will be few additions next year or
thereafter to the number that rcmalna.
In short , It appears evident that the
Klondike craze Is at an end and 1" not
likely to be revived , unless unexpected
discoveries of gold should be made. The
amount of the yellow metal that has
been gathered Is very considerable , but
It is lu a few hands. AH the Orcgoulan
says , nlneteen-twcntletbs of the gold-
seekers have bad no participation in It ,
for the area of paying country is small
and was fully occupied before the gen
eral rush begun ; and there Is now small
reason to expect the discovery of new
paying districts. Moreover , the diffi
culties of reaching the country are so
great , says that paper , the cost of eub-
slstcnce so high and the discomforts
of life so extreme , that mines produc
ing small pay , which would be worked ,
in better situations , cannot be profitable
or attractive there. While the gold re
sources of Alaska are not exhausted It
is highly probable that the output of
the past year will not again be equaled.
UNBUSINESSLIKE.
The course pursued by the county
commissioners in regard to the settle
ment with the clerk of the district court
is Inexplicable if not inexcusable. The
law making the office a salaried position
went Into effect on July 1. The board
bad three months' notice of the impend
ing change and therefore ample time for
having the office checked up by the time
the law went into effect , BO as to close
the accounts and make a settlement up
to July 1. It seems , however , that the
county Is no nearer a settlement today
than It was six mouths ago and appar
ently there seems to be no disposition to
force n settlement with the clerk before
bis term expires. All the board has
done so far is to direct the payment of
fees from now on to the treasury and
an accounting under the new law has
been promised for the first quarter be
ginning July 1. That means that on
October 1 we are to find out bow much
in fees lias been charged up and bow
much collected since July 1 , 1899 , but
we are left in the dark as to the condi
tion of the clerk's office and his accounts
with the county for the three years and
n half prior to July 1. The Bee hardly
need remind the board that this method
of doing business will not be satisfac
tory to the taxpayers.
OBSTRVCTINU AX IMPORTANT
PHISE.
It is announced at the. state capital
that Mr. D. K. Thompson has appealed
to the State Board of Irrigation for a re
hearing on behalf of the Seymour Park
Canal and Power company , which is con
testing the right-of-way of the Fremont
Canal and Power company. Mr. Thomp
son disclaims having any Interest in
either of the companies , but contem
plates the construction on his own ac
count of a canal paralleling the pro
posed Fremont canal
The Bee makes no pretension of knowIng -
Ing anything about Mr. Thompson's
scheme. It dbcs not , however , hesitate
to express the opinion that the Seymour
Park canal scheme is a Peter Funk af
fair , with nothing better to back It than
wind and gall. Originally the canal
that was planned with a view to utiliz
ing Seymour Park for reservoir pur
poses was projected with the idea of a
colossal bond subsidy from Douglas
county that would have defrayed its
cost and left the promoters enough to
divide to make them comfortable. That
project fell through for several reasons ,
chief of which was the want of confi
dence in this community in the niefi
who were engineering the subsidy. As
an enterprise to be floated by private
capital the Seymour Park canal has
never been within gunshot of enough
money to float a birch bark canoe on
the lake. The effort to revive It was
not thought of until several millions of
foreign capital was In sight for a power
canal that will , when completed , dwarf
the Seymour Park ditch to a mere rivu
let.
let.The
The attempt of the parties for whom
Mr. Thompson appears as sponsor is
palpably designed to compel the capi
talists who have been enlisted In the
Fremont canal to make a concession
either in cash or slocks for an alleged
franchise which they are not able to
utilize from their own resources or sell
to anybody who has the money to make
use of It.
The Bee would take no notice of the
controversy between the so-called rival
power canal promoters were it not for
the fact that the whole state of Ne
braska and especially the towns within
a radius of fifty miles of the Fremont
canal , Including Lincoln and Omuba ,
are vitally concerned in its speedy com
pletion. Kvery community within that
radius Is Interested In securing cheaper
power for mills and factories and street
railways and cheaper light for illuminat
ing purposes. Any attempt to retard
the era of Industrial revolution that
must follow the construction of this
canal tends to inflict Incalculable Injury
upon the Mate.
The peculiarity of French judicial pro
cedure will probably never cease to bo
a source of wonderment in this country.
The spectacle of the president of the
court which is to determine the guilt or
Innocence of Dreyfus taking the role of
prosecuting attorney and directing ques
tions to him which presuppose guilt is
one revolting to every fair-minded
American. Whether the accused be
guilty or Innocent does not enter into
the Justice of such n course. He is en
titled to have the evidence passed uppu
by a court which Is Impartial.
Cattlemen throughout the wef > t have
not quit the tight to have the feQdlug.
In-transit live stock ruto restored. The
enormous corn crop now maturing
makes the question one of growing im
portance. With so great u yield of
that cereal It cannot all be put on the
market at once when harvested with
out sacrifice in price , but the growing
demand for corn-fed beef offere the op
portunity for the farmer to realize n
peed price for bis corn by transforming
It Into meat. The supply of bogs for
this purpose has limitations , but with
cattle thin Is not true. If given ft
the Immature
fcedlng-ln-trnntlt rate
range cattle can be transformed Into
corn-fed beef with n profit to the feeder
and the grower of corn. The railroads
have more to gain by the permanent
prosperity of the farmer than by the
temporary advantage of hauling n
little more grain to market In case It is
not foil to cattle. The railroads which
make the tmwt money are the roads
which run through the most prosperous
country.
One of the big eastern railroads Is
about to put in operation a plan for
pensioning Its employes when they are
worn out with long and faithful service.
Most corporations go on the principle
of getting all the work out of men pos
sible when they are young and then
turning them adrift. A pension policy
slibuld certainly operate as an added in
centive tq employes to render service
which will "retain them their positions
and cement their loyalty to their em
ployers.
Most gratifying reports are made of
the success of the experimental rural
free postal deliveries In this slate , which
should Insure their permanent establish
ment. In Douglas county the number
of pieces of mall matter delivered and
collected during the month of July was
4,300 , being nn Increase of 828 pieces
over the preceding month. This ought
to furnish all the evidence required of
its appreciation and popularity among
those It is intended to surve.
Those who have to drive over that block
of pavement between St. Peter and nice on
Summit aren't particular what the now pav
ing Is , so long as It is on a level. That la
probably the worst ploco of road In the
country , barring a few eectlona of highway
In the Tennessee and North Carolina moun
tains. St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Come to Omaha and take in Capitol
avenue , between Seventeenth and
Twentieth ; no necessity to go to Ten
nessee or North Carolina to beat your
"old roads. "
If every policy holder should die at one
and the same time every life insurance
company would be bankrupted. If every
bank depositor should attempt to draw
out his account at the same time every
bank would have to close its doors. But
tlie fact that this would be just as true
with the currency on a free coinage
basis as on a gold basis is carefully Ig
nored by the flat demagogues who try
to impose upon ignorance and credulity.
The papers which pretend to be such
zealous friends of the First Nebraska
and other volunteer regiments could
demonstrate their friendship in a prac
tical way by ceasing to misrepresent
them. Fake interviews crediting them
with condemning their superiors and
putting them ln''the light of Insubordl-
natcs and grumblers is a kind of friend
ship not appreciated.
Wliq Cnfctt Jnnt XovrT
Philadelphia Times.
The price of coal la mounting with the
mercury and It Isn't ' stopping In the nineties
either. The fortunate part of It all Is that
the pot can bo almost made to boll without
coal at the present time.
RnnU of Gold-PrnducinK Countries.
Indianapolis Journal.
After .heading the list of gold-producing
countries for more than fifty years It will
seem a little strange to the United States
to take third place , but the surprising devel
opments In Africa and Australia have
brought about the change.
Xo IMnue I.ikc Home.
Globe-Democrat.
On returning from Europe Archbishop Ire
land says : "Nowhere did I lind the people
63 well off as they are In America today.
The condition of the poor hero Is in strong
contrast with those you meet In Europe. "
Starting calamity .parties In the meet pros
perous nation in the world Is labor lost.
I'cncc Until Itn TraKedlcN.
Minneapolis Times.
When the big wAr ships now at Bar Harbor
fought Cervera's squadron , one man , of the
attacking fleet , lost his life. On Monday
forty people lost theirs while rylng to get a
good view of the famous fighters. The con
verse of the warning , "In the midst of life
we are in death , " has more than once been
proved.
Some Y > lluir Ynrnn.
Brooklyn Eagle ,
The allegation that Generals Brooke , Lee ,
Ludlo\v and other officers In Havana were
"luxuriating" at the ! expense of the Cubans
Is the veriest bosh. Every Spanish , lieuten
ant , with a' ' pull , under Weyler. had more
luxuries than an American general com
mands today. Yellow journalism finds it
hard to keep itself Interesting.
The Iteniilt In n NuUliell.
Minneapolis Tribune.
In effect The Hague conference amounted.
to nothing more than a sort of International
Jollification , In which the representatives ot
the various powers "Jollied" each other and
exchanged tenders ot distinguished consider
ation. It Is not to bo disputed that the
effect may bo good , as the exchange of Ideas
end professions of good will by such a dis
tinguished body will naturally lead to a
better understanding between all the coun
tries represented.
Tax Doilirri-H nml Smugglcrm ,
Washington Post.
The tax dodger , by evading his duo share
or tbo nubile burden , cither defrauds the
revenues of his city , county and state or
compels men of more honeaty and generally
of less property to bear a part of his load.
In other -words , he defrauds his fellow citi
zens , consciously , Intentionally ; he has
money In his possession that belongs to
them , The smuggler and the moonshiner
get In theilr work more directly and they
take far greater risks than the tax dodger ,
but > we do not believe there is an honest ,
Intelligent man on earth who would put
them on a lower moral basis than that occu
pied by the tax dodger.
Fuct nml FJrtlou ,
New York Sun ,
The rullrcads cannot set cars enough ( o
carry the freight that Is crowding upon
bom. The farmers cannot hire men enough
o harvset the crops , even at 13.50 a day and
educed railway fares. We hear of unsuccess
ful efforts to biro common laborers at $2 a
day and fre transportation , The manu-
'acturers ' , the traders , the mechanics , men
> f every occupation are making money. All
hrough the country the story is the same :
Good times and plenty of thean ,
And next year our democratic brethren
will have to compose their faces Into an
awful 'melancholy and tell us that the gold
standard and trusts have demoralized busi
ness and that a million of the unemployed
tire crying In tbo streets for bread I
OF THE WAIt.
The last package of newspapers froir
Manila , covering the second and third Tvccki
In June , are notably .barren ot war news
simply because there Is no war news tc
chronicle. Hut the newspapers do not lacfc
Interest on that account. The absence ol
record of carnage along the firing lines \i \
compensated for by editorial discussions ol
world problems. In these learned discus-
slons the path of duty of the United Btatc :
In the Philippines Is BO clearly defined th l
It lenvcs lo the administration only the
perfunctory task of following the lines laid
down. In this country the nation's dutj
perplexes many ; to the Manila editors It It
ns easy as rolling off a log.
freedom ot June 20 thus notes the prepa
rations for homecoming of the Ncbraskn
Klrst : "Tho Nobraakans were under hurry
orders yesterday to prepare their pay rolls
for a month's wnges. A board of survey Is
now nt work appraising the quartermaster's
stnti' , and everything is being rounded up
so that there will be no hitch In the em
barkation ,
"In the whole regiment but 33 have asked
to bo discharged here. Of these , Captain
Talbot will remain with the Board ol
Health ; a sergeant Is employed In the trans
portation quartermaster's and another will
ffo homo by way of Europe. A formei
mcniiber of the regimental hospital corps
will seek the position of a teacher In Ma
nila's Bchools , whllo one of the boys will
take employment In the custom house ,
None of them have asked to ro-enllst.
"Company D , 1 , and Company I , 8 , dis
charged , stand for the maximum and min
imum , by companies.
"In accordance with telegraphic orders
Just received from the governor of the state ,
Lieutenant Cosgrave has been promoted to
the captaincy of Company D ; Lieutenant
Van Valln to the first lieutenancy of A ,
Lieutenant W. E. Talbot to captain and as
sistant surgeon , and Sergeant McConncll
to the second lieutenancy of II. "
Sergeant P. M. iHawcs of the Nebraska
regiment receives n complimentary farewell
notice in Freedom. The sergeant has been
on detached duty la the quartermaster's
department since last September and was
about to start for home on the transport
Senator , hoping that the change would re
store his falling health. Freedom says ot
him : "Sergeant Hawes has had charge c-f
the loading and unloading of government
transports , and previous to filling this post
ho was in charge of the passenger launches
which piled between the transports and the
quartermaster's department , in which ca
pacity , by his uniform kindness and courtesy
ho made a host of warm friends , ranging In
rank from privates to brigadier generals.
"The sergeant 1 an Indefatigable
worker , and one of the most trusted em
ployes of the quartermaster's department.
Of late ho has been in poor health , caused
by the strain of overwork , and the enervat
ing effects ot tbo climate , and bis poor
health at present prevents him carrying out
his determination 'to ' remain In the Islands ,
and his trip home is taken -with the pros
pects of recuperation and to recover his lost
strength , after which Mr. Hawes expects to
return here to engage in business and to
take up his residence here aa a civilian. "
Whllo fighting Filipinos In and about Ma
nila , an old wound which Colonel Funston
received In Cuba 'began to trouble him , and
Major Kobbo scut a ibed from a deserted
hoitbe to hl tent. In due itlmo a plodding
water buffalo , a bed on a cart and a private
of the Third artillery arrived at Colonel
Funston's headquarters. The aides recalled
that they had not mentioned the affair to
tL colonel , and held their breath.
"MJcr Kobbo , " said the Third artillery
man , landing aa stiff as a rod , "presents
his compliments , elr , and seeds this bed ,
which you ordered. "
"A bed ? " exclaimed the colonel. "What
do I want with it ? Ordered wae It ? Ad
jutant , you Jmve had something to do with
this. "
"Well , elr , the rainy season Is coming on ,
and , considering that old -wound - of yours ,
I did not know as you would mind being
lifted up off the ground a little. "
The adjutant hod almost persuaded the
colonel to have it In his tent wh'en sud
denly he balked. Before rolling up in his
blanket on the ground he agreed that It
would make a good scat during the day ,
but It the report got out that he had taken
to his bed it would encourage tbo Filipinos ,
So the bed was kept out of eight.
CANADA AS A KICKER.
Globe-Democrat : Alaska's boundary as
denned by the treaty between Russia and
England In 1825 was never disputed until
Canada saw the need of a new outlet on the
Pacific a few years ago. The world , however ,
is not regulated by hindsight.
Indianapolis 'News ' : "Our lady of the
snows" see-ms to think she ought to have
the right to say anything she likes and
Uncle Sam won't mind. 'Well , he does not
mind much , that Is a fact. He is not Inclined
to lot bis serenity be disturbed by mere
idle talk.
New York Tribune : In the nildst of a
delicate negotiation which , In eplto of all
difficult points of adjustment , was con
ducted by Great Britain and the United
States without the remotest dream of any
unfriendly outcome , from the Canadian gov
ernment circle Itself came sudden talk of
obtaining Canadian rights 'by ' force. And
now Sir Wilfrid Laurier , if he is correctly
quoted , reproaches the people of the United
States for making difficult and embarrassing
the friendly visit which he wishes to pay !
Washington Post : Of course , it Is not for
us to protest against this decision ( to visit
Chicago ) . Sir Wilfrid ought to know his
own mind by this time , and we are bound
to stand by In sorrowful silence while he
does the best he can with that material. We
may bo permitted , however , to aay that In
Sir Wilfrid we lose one of the most com
petent and reliable diners-out whom It has
been our fortune to encounter In the whole
course of a protracted and exciting career.
More grace or a larger carrying capacity
we have never dreamed of. Even after dis
tempered visions of Nero and Callgua we
have managed to retain our respectful
amazement with reference to the realities
presented us in the persons of Sir Wilfrid
Laurier and his associate High Joints.
I'KUSOXAI. AXD OTIIISnWISK.
Bailey Harrell , who Iws Just ; died In
Cleveland , was the first Sunday echool
teacher of ex-President Harrison.
Ex-Secretary John G. Carlisle has been
Invited < to deliver an address on the cur
rency of this country before itho students
of the University of Chicago next fall.
The Idiot who rocks the boat caused the
death by drowning of five perrons in the
Patapsco river , near Baltimore. There Is
some consolation in the fact that the rocker
perished with the rest.
SInce Joseph D , Sayera became governor
ol Texas twenty-five babies In that elate
have been named after him. "Considering
all the Deweya and Schleys , " fcays the gov
ernor , "I think that io quite flattering. "
The three nieces , who are heirs of Mr , and
Mrs. Pollok. drowned in the wreck of La
Dourgogne , July 4,1898 , have offered in Paris ,
where they dwell , a prize of 100,000 franca
( $20,000) to the Inventor of the best device
Tor saving life at sea. They make the offer
to the State department at Washington and
the competition will be held in Paris.
When , In 1861 , Governor Klrkwood of Iowa
appointed Senator Allison colonel In the
volunteer service and set blm to raising four
regiments the latter received most aral&t-
ance from a big Scotch-American college
lad who offered bis services In any capacity.
Thla man brought ft company ol his col
lege friends and did other gtfod work In en
listing recruits. He was David , B. Header-
ion , next speaker ol the houie.
f" '
iioi.coatn ANII m.i not'sn HF..NT
Kearney Sun : Governor Holcomb Uofendi
blfl action In the house rent steal on th <
grounds thnt hta predecessors did the pnini
thing. Which argues that Mesorvo ouk
bo perfectly Justified In ( dealing < 600,001
from the state becauoo Dartrcy did. Youi
logic doesn't track. Sltae ,
St. IViul Republican : By refusing 1o fll <
the report of the senate Investigating com
mittee Acting , Governor Gilbert has ) ex
emplified the < lMlro ot all fusion officials t <
shut their eyes to evidences of corrtiptlor
within their party. Perhaps they will heai
something drop next November that will
bring them to their nenpce.
Galloway Courier : .Holcomb admits tha
lie did a thing that was not right , but trie *
to get out of It on the plea that a republican
dIJ the same thing. Funny , Isn't It , how at
these frauds get elected to office In order tc
reform nouses practiced by wicked re
publicans , and then turn around and do the
very things for uhlch the republicans wort
denounced.
Hartlngton Herald ; For supreme Judge
of Nebraska < wo want a man whose politico
record la a llttlo cleaner than Holcomb's
A perron who makes a specialty of assist
ing recount frauds would bo a disgrace tc
the supreme bench of our state and Ne
braska has had enough disgraceful .things
happen to It since- the pops have been It
power without courting any more.
Fntrbiiry Enterprise : The ncnato in
vestigating committee seemo ito have used n
splendid electric searchlight whllo Investigat
ing ex-Governor Holcomb's- official career
The searchlight revealed something over
$700 which he drew for house rent , but which
ho did not apply for that purpose. Mr.
Hofcomb'e political future is not what it
might have cen had this brilliant search
light not been thrown upon his past record.
Tccumsch Chieftain : The report of the
fccnato luvct&lgatlng committee , made public
last week , is a southing arraignment ot the
popocratlo machine for Its participation in
the dastardly recount frauds and the dis
honest proctlcea which have been tolerated
In several of the state offices. It Is a power
ful commentary on the pop pretenses of
honesty and reform and will cause the fusion
forces considerable trouble during the com
ing campaign.
Fremont Tribune : Holcomb's explanation
does not explain. Ho neglected to submit a
detailed statement showing expenditures for
repairs amounting to the difference between
what he drew from the state treasury for
house rent and what ho paid to his landlady
fur that purpose. T\hls \ would have been
competent and conclusive , though the criti
cism could still be made that the state should
not bo spending money for repairs on pri
vate residences.
Tllden Citizen : Ex-Governor Holcomb
may and docs question the legal standing of
the senate investigating committee , which
brought to light his { 20 a month rent rake-
off , but ho can't change the opinion of him
self held by the honest popurlets ot the state
who , by the investigation , are forced , against
their will , to acknowledge him as being hand-
in-glovo with the other fraudulent reformers
who have hitherto comprised the brains of
tbo pop party in the state.
Tekamah Herald : The senate Investigat
ing committee's report made interesting
reading. It puts ex-Govornor Holcomb in a
hot box and proves conclusively to the aver
age mind that ho was connected with the at
tempt to overthrow the constitution of the
state in the ballot burglary deal for the
purpose ot gaining & fieat on the supreme
bench for his law partner , and in the house
rent deal he took all there v/as in sight The
only excuse that ho attempts to offer Is that
others did it. Meecrve could swipe the
treasury and excuse himself by Baying Bart-
ley did the same thing.
Stanton Picket : Governor Holcomb has
ground out a lengthy explanation of his
house rent muddle and explains that the
money he drew from the state treasury for
rent , less what was actually paid for that
purpose , went to repair and furnish the
property of one Charles H. Could , from
whom ho rented. He sights no law to prove
that the state authorized him to spend the
people's money to refit and furnish another
man's house , nor does ho attempt to Justify
his course except by making the statement
that Governors Thayer oed Boyd also took
every dollar In sight. He evidently forgot
that Governor Crounse refused to touch a
stnglo dollar of the appropriation when he
said : "I have used far less per month than
any other governor of the state. " His ex
planation is , to say the least , a badly mud
dled affair and plainly shows that Silas was
rattled when It was written.
Central City Nonpareil : Ex-Governor
Holcomb has made his promised explana
tion of the testimony before the senate In
vestigation which showed him to have
drawn $800 more from the state for house
rent than his rent really cost him , and his
explanation cannot be other than a keen
disappointment to his friends and support
ers. It falls to explain anything , but at
tempts at justifying tbo evident discrepancy
between the amount drawn from the state
and the amount actually expended for house
rent on the grounds that former Governor
Thayer drew more money that he did from
the state , but ho does not attempt to show
that Mr. Thayer did not expend the cntlro
amount for rent. This is certainly a flimsy
defense for a public official to take refuge
behind. Holcomb Is a lawyer and knows
that even If Tbayer , or any former governor ,
bad done wrong In this respect it is no ex
cuse for him. As well say because Bartley
squandered thousands of dollars of public
money Treasurer Meserve has a right to do
so. It docs not take a lawyer to grasj ) the
weakness of the ex-governor's argument In
bis "explanation , " which falls to explain.
Ho also makes some Indefinite statements
regarding tbo repairing of the house , mend
ing water pipes , etc. , but falls to give any
definite figures , and his defense ot his over
charge to the state leaves him in a worse
position even than before he attempted it.
I < V.\CIII.\O NOT THIS UI3MI3UV.
llncc Problem Can lie Settled by
Proiior AdiulnUtrntloii of J.IMV.
Baltimore American ,
Tbo race problem seems not far distant
of solution. Governor Candler of Georgia ,
In which state there has recently been a
widespread epidemic ot lynching and mob
violence , Is out In a strong appeal to his
people to refrain from such lawlessness , and
to join bands with the Mate civil and mili
tary authorities In upholding the supremacy
of the law. 'Ho ' deprecates lynching as
wholly uncalled for , us futile in the re
pression of crime r.nd as vicious and law-
loss. Here in Maryland there were pun
ished last week four negroes who bad com
mitted heinous crimes , and In their pun
ishment itwas demonstrated that tbo law
protects both black and white alike. On
Sunday , from the pulpits , the colored
preachers of the city took occasion to employ
the quadruple execution as a moral In ad
vocating a chance in the race. Yesterday
at Hagerstown a colored man accused of as
sault was indicted , The Indictment comes
less than a week after the crime was com
mitted , and proves that justice can be
speedy , and , at the same tlmo , accurate and
dispassionate.
These signs all point to the inal gplu-
tlon of the question , The negro cannot be
obliterated as a member of society , and It
Is the duty of the community to make him
fully fit to occupy the place he Is destined
to baye. Some education Is still necessary
before this end can be attained , and In the
teaching the examples set by Governor
Candler , the Baltimore city and Washington
county authorities and the colored minis
ters ot Baltimore may all bo employed to
advantage. Governor Candler is of the
opinion that lynching does not have a de
terrent effect upon the negro. The argu
ment is that , If the lawlessness and disre
gard Incident to lynching go unpunished , U
Is not R cause for wonderment that , the
nrftro should commit crime In the hope that
he , too , will escape punishment. By far
the better course to pursue ! to Rive th
regular , orderly , methodical administration
of the law the support of vlgdrous , healthy
public opinion. These are rtlds to the so
lution of the race questions that may bo
contributed by the whites alone. They can ,
however , materially assist lu the work the
colored ministers mapped out In their Sun
day sermons ,
ThP ministers recognize , us well d
the whites , that reform In mode and man
ner of the colored man's living In a condi
tion precedent , to his future elevation. Thej
gloried In a law > nhich protect * the homes ,
irrespective1 of color , and they plead will
their congregations to learn the way ol
living. U U essential , they Bald , that thi
homo life of the colored citizens should bi
( turrounded with morality , with chastity , de
cency and a proper regard for the right !
of fellow men. In other words , It Is cecet-
sary that the colored man bo taught thai
Independence Is not license ; that citizenship ,
education and liberation were not conferred
upon him to niako him a frcc-lanco in
crime , but to make him n clttten , Good
moral training , the Inculcation ot correct
principles regarding life and roclcty , are es
sential to hlrt understanding of his relation
ship to society. When this lesson has been
learned the condition of tbo negro and of
the white who lives In the community with
him 'will bo Immeasurably Improved. U can
bo learned hero and all over the south by
hearty co-oporatlon of "whiten " and blacki
In following the odvtco ot Governor Candler ,
In emulating the example of the Maryland
courts and in the inculcation of the prin
ciples advocated by the colored ministers.
IKAD1\U TO A SMILUi
Washington Star : "Do you think fhli
poem of mlno will live ? " asked the hlh
brewed youth.
"I duimo , " answered the brutal acquaint
ance. "It ought to. H seems pretty tough. "
Chicago News : "DIs ihyah talk 'bout
Mother Eve beln' trmptad wlf er n ile. "
remarked the colored philosopher , " < uii d
rankest kind o' ironwensnoss. Now f It
had or bin cr watcrmlllln , den yd' nil might
talk aho 'juiff. "
Detroit Journal : "I suppose you were
touvhed when your wJfo gave you that $50
. "
easy-chair.
"Of courao ! How clw dtf you imagine my
wife could come by $50 ? "
Chicago Timee-Herald : Idttie ( Harry Pa. ,
what's an Innocent bystander ?
Pa A blame , fool , generally.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Jim , lend me. . r
. "
a dollar.
"How will you have it ? In quarter * ? "
"Yes. "
"Sorry , but I haven't any quarters
with me. "
Walks off.
Detroit Free Press : "Done anything yet7" y
siskcd the fond father , who proudly speaks
of his younsr son as a coming1 lawyer.
"O , yes. I succeeded In having my rent
reduced and have a flue bunch of accounts
against you for collection. I'll get there. "
Chicago Record : "Tho medicine the doc
tor ordered me to take coatir SO cents , and
the stuff to keep it from tasting1 bad was 3J
cents. "
"Well ? "
"I am taking only the stuff to keep it
from tasting bad. "
Txmdon Spare Moments : Two Irish reserve -
servo men , who -went Into a. hatter's to buy
a hat , were delighted with the sample
shown them , Inside the crown ofwhich was
Inserted a. lookjngglusa.
"What la thla gla3 for ? " .said Pat.
Mike , Impatient tot the display of such ig
norance , exclaimed :
"What for ? Why , for the man -who buy
U to see how It iita him I"
THE UOY ON TUB KAHJI.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Under a spreading apple , tree
The boy with tare feet stands ;
He has ten apples in him and
Some more are In ihis hands
Beneath his waist of calico- '
His tummy-turn expands. ,
His hair wus8hlnKled ; by his ra , , . a.fly
Who cut it utralgiu behind ; , . , , , „ , , - , „
' "
He has a lurid color that ,
Is duo to sun and wind ' "
He's lost the teeth ho had in front , . '
But doesn't seem to mind. /
Week In , week out , from -morn till night
Ha toara around the place ,
With briar scratches on his Iea
And frecklea on his fJace
The neighbors candidly admit
That he's a hopeless case.
He wears his trousers at half-mast ,
Ho rises with the sun ;
The chorea his busy father leaves
For him are seldom done ,
And he la always gone when there
Are errands to bo run. Jf
He goes on Sunday to th church
And ataya to Sunday school.
And , by propounding- questions , makes
His teacher seem a fool ;
Ho pinches smaller boys than he ,
And learns the golden rule.
His mother sits up every night
To patch the clothes ho wears ,
And every night he takes them , off
With more emphatic tears
Ho falls from 'trees ' and into wells
And ismokea and chows and swears.
A.
The frightened chickens duck their head ! .
And cackle where ha goes ,
With ugly sties upon his cyca
And bruises on his toea
Ho eats things with his knife , nor cares
Fx > r any wind that blows.
You cargo with undeveloped fruit ,
Which Is a foolish plnn ;
No poetry Is in you , but
Know , this , my little man :
Ittakes much more than genius
To Bland tha things you can.
It May Not
be Raining When
You Read This Ad
and it may and ft may beef
of interest to you and the
saving of money also to
prepare a little for a sudden
change of weather. A
mackintosh would be the
proper thing at $5.00 you
can get one that would
protect NOT the leaky
kind , or you could get a
better one for more money
and tften we have urn-
Brellasat $1.00 and soon
up to $7.50.