Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , DECEMBER 11 , 18 W > .
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iionnitsTils nmbitlon
Tint 'i " \4 oilltor
to run invay wllli His Jmlsiuent IH no
In town should
man
rpiwon Asli.v every
join in thu icfr.Un. _ _ _
NfbraHlta 1ms piedi-if nil sorts of
frenKs to public offlcp , but it 1ms never
Bpnt a dudP to the United States senate.
senator fiom
Why not Have a dmlolct
Nebraska ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IMillneleipUlii is InlkinK about miming
its National Import Imposition another
year. Tills is to Inform the Quaker City
that Onmhii has some c.xpeiicnco in
that line it will sell cheap. $
Fourteen piofcsslonul base ball play-
CMS liave been sold to IMttsbuiK miis-
nateH. But how many people "will be
Bold when they pass through the gates
to see the game Is problematic.
Omaha seems to be' dvercome with a
minder and Miiclde mania which If not
chocked tlue.itens to injure the icputa-j
tlou of the community , It is high time
to enforce the laws against ciurylug
concealed
I'rom all indications the competing
Council Bluffs and Omaha street ear
Hues will not compote. Why the con
cern has not been icqulicd to ptoeuro a
license or a franchise is a mysteiy no
01 dlnary fellow can find out.
During the presidential campaign of
189(5 one of the Chicago newspapers
tried to get the drift of public senti
ment by a 'postal-cat d Imllot. The inci
dent might t > crvo OB n hint to Governor
Fgyntcr Hi his present dilemma.
That hilarious jomnal of amusement
and education , .the Coiigicsblojial Rec
ord , has resumed publication and over
flowing congtebslonal orators congtatu-
late themselves upon the icstoiatlon of
the outlet for their pent-up oxubinnncc.
All of the Rnitley bondsmen are ready
to join In the clamor lor the appoint
ment of the dude senator who has a
warm spot In his ( hess shlit bosom for
the stiffen JIB from tie.isuty embe//.lers
who contributed to his own icllef and
comfort.
The school boaul dellcit is said to havp
been Increased this jear o\er what It
was last year In hplte of the fact that
the revenue fiom liquor licenses ex
ceeded the original estimates. Is It not
time to call a halt on this soit of dellcit
llnancleilng ?
The principal democratic paper of
Kansas ( , 'lty lias just been sold and \ \ 111
bo managed by ti hew company incor
porated with a capital of $200,000 , Kvi-n
the pupeis which have howled loudest
against proHpeijtV have been foiced to
share the bowllft of business Impiove-
ment.
It is perfectly natural for a natuial-
born aiislociat tpfkocp his chlldien out
of touch with the gieasy hold of com
mon people's children'but when mich
an uncommon individual \\ants to lep-
icHont the cominon people In the halls
of congress It does hccm a little bit un
natural.
The Ik'G agiccs with the business men
complaining against the howling UCNVS-
bojH that the noise Is unneceHcary and
should not bo toloiated , It would not
_ be countenanced for a day In any other
'metropolitan city. Let the police put a
quietus on the leather-hinged nonsbojs
tieat ail nllko and none will liavo
giounds for objection ,
Membciu-ulec't ' to the Iowa leglxlatuie
nio being agitated Just now OUT the
choice of speaker , for which position a
splilted contest is in piogiess. it maybe
bo put down In advance , however , that
thu speaker of the lo\\a IIUIIHO will be
u lepubHcan who tepieseiits the best
element of the party and when elected
will have the bacKIng of the cutlio
paity strengtlr In that body ,
'S .ST/1TB r
The exhibit of the stnte't flnnnept nt
the end of the ll enl jcnr just elo ed
Is not as teassuilng to taxpnyeis and
pioperty owneis of Nebtaska a < It
should bo. Ptoiu. the tecords of the
trpaturer'i oillee It nhpents that Intcr-
esl-beailng leglsleied warrants are out
standing to the aihotint of SUiT-UU'- ,
1 with additional unieglsteiedariants
nppioxliiiatltiR $ LTX)0 ) ( ) , while the bonded
debt of the state Is $ . " > , OfX ) held us an
Investmenr of the peimanent school
fund. The- floating debt thoiefoie
amounts to $1,700,000 , and the people
are paying Interest upon practically nil
of It.
It.When
When the disclosure was made three
years ago that State Treasurer Hattley
had allowed the floating Indebtedness to
mount up to the sum of $1,000,000 the
people held up their hands aghast. Slnco
that time \\e have had thiee jcars of
piosperoiis conditions with InueaNed
promptness in tax payments not to men
tion several bundled thousand dollars
which had simply been held out by
Hartley Instead of using It to redeem
the wniranf Indebtedness ; Yet with all
that the floating debt has been reduced
by only $ i00,000 ! when It should by
rights have been entirely wiped out.
Another sellout ) situation exposed by
the tteasury exhibit Is the condition of
Ihe peimanent school fund , The Inten
tion of the constitution framers , as well
as those who endowed the state's edu
cational Institutions with n vast do
main of valuable lands was that the
piocccds of the endowment should be
kept constantly Invested in Income-
beaiing secuiltlcs. While the school
fund aggiegatesover ? 1,000,000n , , quar
ter of a million of this money is still
uninvested in the custody of the tieas-
tiier. The downfall of Hartley can be
traced dlieclly to tie ] farming out of
these funds porslstuntly used as his
own pilvate money , .refusing to tell in
what banks It was deposited or to ac
count for the Inteicst paid upon It.
In tills lespcet the piese.nl state treas-
nier seems to be following the piactice
of Hni ( ley. He is holding $230,000 , with
out taking the public Into his confidence
as to whole it is bring kept or cteditlng
the tioasuiy with a cent of inteiest.
That the people who ate having the
bcnellt of Its use are pa } Ing for it can
not for a mom'ejit be doubled any moie
than a defense can be entered to this
peinlcious inaetk'o.
The state's finances have been too
long neglected by the state autlioiitles
and the legislatures. The longer they
aio allowed to drift without a deter
mined attempt to apply the lemedy
and reduce the tieasuiy management to
n business basis the gieater will be the
ine\ liable loss Inflicted upon the tax-
pajeis. Half-way measures will not
serve the puipose. It is high time for a
thorough lefoun of Nebiabka's financial
methods.
1IIK IIKCII'IIUCITY TKKA.TIRS.
The icclpioclty treaties negotiated
with Fiance and Gicat Britain , in the
latter case i elating to the Btltish W.cst
Indies , will ptohablj encounter a stiong
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opposition lu t'lie senate. It has been
icpoited that n number of sen.itois aie
mifa\orable to the ratllicatlou of the
anangemeut with Fiance , ' on the
gtound that the concessions made by
the United States arc more liberal than
this country secures , but there is i en-
sou to think that upon more caieful de-
libeiation it will be seen that the treaty
is as fair and equitable ns it is prac
ticable to make such an anangemeiit
and that as a whole It will be mutually
benellcial. Perhaps a few Ameiicau in-
teiests might be unfavorably affected ,
but hi making n comnieicial tieaty icf-
erence must be hud to the general wel-
faic and if it shall appear that thp reci
procity agreement with France will
promote a larger tinde with that coun
try it should not be rejected because
one or two Interests might not bo bene
fited by Its operation.
In regard to the treaty affecting the
West India possessions of Gieat
Britain there will probably be n sttong
pressuie upon the senate for their le-
jectlon and it is by no means unlikely
that they will fall of ratification. This
pressuie will come chiefly fiom the
sugar inteiebt , which will , however ,
have the suppoit of nil the inteiests
opposed to making concessions to any
eountiies whose products compete with
homo industries. Under this tieaty the
sugar of the Biltlsh West Indies would
come into the maikctH of the United
States at a reduced duty and if this Is
allowed the same concession , as pointed
out by the piesldent hi his message ,
should bo applied to Cuba and un
doubtedly would he. It is urged that
this would be destmetlvo to the sugar
Industry of the United States and there
is very good icason to think that this
would by the effect. While the most 1m-
poitant Inteiest liMolved Is the sugar
Industry , theie aie others that would
bo moio or less unfavoiably affected
and all of these -will unite against the
treaty. Indeed It will not be surprising
to find the jigi ( cultural produceus of the
United Slates pinctlcally unanimous In
opposition to the airangement and if so
Its lejectlon will be assured. There Is
really not much to he said In suppoit of
the tieaty , since the concessions made
to the United States would add \eiy
little If a'nylhlng to our tiade witli the
Islands. Unquestionably the nriangu-
ment wouldbe. , of very mateilal benefit
to Jamaica and the other Itiltlsh POH-
sessluns embiaced In It , but It is not
easy to see how this countiy would di -
il\e any advantage , or at any rate a
compensating benefit.
7V1AM7WA .lAJ ) HKVKXUK
The piohleln of laxatlon and levcnuo
Is the most perplexing question with
which tills city mUdf deal In the m-ar
futuie. Omaha i * a city of metiopolltiin
class , with a police and flio depaitment
not sutJlclent to satisfy the needs of a
city of the secjnd class. The clly cov-
eis almost as huge an aiea as the city
of Tails , which counts nearly : ioouKJ ( )
of population within Its limits , and the
cllauthoiltk'b aio exported not only to
furnish police nnd liio PI election for
n\cry building \\lthln the city limits ,
hut nluo to light and clean miles upon
miles of btieets , paved and unp.ned.
Wllh an Income that Is too cnnt for
any biaiich of the illy go\eminent
It becomes a % eiy serious question how
to Increase the leu'tme without oveitav
Ing the people. That taxation In Omaha
has been ery buidensome for jeam Is
conceded on all hands , nnd that fact as
much as an > other has kept away In-
u'sttns In Omaha leal estate. Tin- ex
periment of lalnlng the assessed valua
tion for city put poses without a mateiial
Increase of IndMdunl buidens has not
been as successful as It should be. The
oilglnal Idea was to iaKo the valuations
and lower the levy coucsponillngly. so
that the only difference would have bpeu
In the auciecate valuation of Omaha
The Inspliatlon for higher assessment
was a deslie to place Omaha on a IP-
spectablo footing as regaids Its wealth
with cities of equal pretensions. Inci
dentally It was hoped that the change
In the system of assessment would In Ing
about equitable dlstilbution of tax-bur-
deiiH , which had been nototloiisly shifted
from the gieat coipoiatious and heavy
piopeity ownois upon the shoulders of
the middle class and the home-oHiicis.
The reappralsement made by the tax
commissioner has doubtless had the ten
dency to equalize taxation. In HOIUO
portions of the city , nnd especial ! } I"
the outskirts , wheie property values had
expanded out of nil pioportlon dm ing
the wild speculative eia , there has been
maikcd tax leducUon , but In the main
the pilnclpal tax-shlikcis have not been
reached , and they wlll not bo until we
have a change of the levenue laws
backed by a public sentiment that will
foice assessors and boards of equalisa
tion to do their duty without fear or
favor. Tills \\I1I icquiie a campaign ol
education tiuough discussion by the
pi ess and at public meetings. Such a
campaign has been successully ] waged
in other cities , wheie the mortgage-
holdeis "and money-lendeis have been
smoked out to make fair returns of their
peisonal piopcity and the wealthy class
of people who do not own real estate
aie compelled to contiibute their shaie
tow aid the expenses of local govein-
ment , which In Omaha fall almost en
tirely upon ical estate owners.
In his lefeience to the dlffeiences be
tween Canada and the United States ,
Piesldent McKinley did not hold out
any piomlse of their c.uly settlement.
He stated that good piogicss had been
made ton aid the adjustment of some
of them when the Alaska bouuihuy
question hi ought to a conclusion the
dellbeiatloys of the joint high commis
sion , but the public is unlnfoinud as to
which of the matteis in issue \\cie ap-
pioaching settlement. It is ceitaiu that
little If. any progioss was made towaid
effecting a leclpiocity airangement ,
which was one of the most impoit.int
mnttuis for the consideration of the
commission.
The piesldent expicsscd the hope that
the tompoiary arrangement that was
effected icspectlng the boundary would
lead to n final satlsfactoiy settlement of
that troublesome nnd Iriltatlug Issue ,
but the disposition manifested by some
of the Canadian statesmen does not en
courage the belief that this question is
likely to be disposed of In the near
futuie or without the dispute assuming
u. moie seiious phase than it has yet
picsented , unless either the Biltlsh gov-
einment shall decline to Insist upon the
Canadian demands or the United States
shall make concessions which it has
thus far refused. Men of all p.uties In
Canada icg.ud the icsult of the negotia
tions between Washington nnd London
as unsatisfactory and the icpiesentn-
the of the Dominion goveinment in
London said In effect icgaidlng the
modus vhendi that while acceptable as
n tcinpoiary expedient It Is not so as a
basis for peimanont settlement and he
pietty plainly Implied that Canada
would continue to resist the position of
the United States lespecting the bound
ary.
It theiefoie appeals to bo highly piob-
able that the final settlement of this
contioveisy Is far In the futuie nnd
tiiat the danger of it again becoming n
menace to friendly iclatlons Is by no
means lemoved. Our goveinment will
not , theie is cveiy icason to
believe , iccedo fiom the position it
has taken , for which it has most
ample justification , nor Is It likely to
ngieu to aibltiation on the Canadian
plan. Whether all the other matteis in
contioversy must wait lor adjustment
upon the settlement of the boundary
dispute Is for Canada to determine. The
American government Is undoubtedly
willing to proceed with the consldeia-
tlon of these questions whenever Can
ada shall signify Its tlcsiie to ha\e
them considered and disposed of , but
inasmuch as the let initiation of the de
liberations of the high joint commission
was due to the Canadian attitude , our
government will haidly bo the Hist to
propose a icnewal of negotiations.
Meanwhile It Is to be expected that
the solutions with Canada will lecelvo
some attention In congiess and there
may be some definite expiession of
opinion by that body lespeetlng them.
Theiu Is a very sinceie deslie on the
part of the United States to maintain
nnd stiengtlien good relations with Its
noi them neighbor , but It uuinot bo ex
pected to submit to unieusonablu and
Unwananted demands or to make con
cessions that would bo detrimental to
the iuteiesth of its own people.
Onlj ono thing Is left for Windy V.
Allen and that Is to wllhdian his can
didacy for appointment to the scnatoiial
vacancy. Allen ought to know that no
such Intellectual pigmy as ho can light-
fully lay claim to lepresent a great
state HUe Nebiaska In the Ameilcan
house of lords. No man who taught
school when he was a boy and \\oikod
himself up from the farm has any light
to aspho to pieferment at the hands of
a populist governor as against a demo
cratic giant of massho bialn and eagle
pje. Let him make v\ay for the mini of
the people who , because too delicate to
attend the AmeiUai ) public schools , had
to be sent to lluiopc to get nn educa
tlon that would fit him to Inteimlngle
with thu dukes and lords of the dlplo
matlc coips at Washington Allen
ought to realize his Insignificance ns
compared with his high-born nnd for-
elgn-bied competitor who hn hob
nobbed with all the moguls nt nuropeau
capitals and who alone of all ( lie fusionists -
ists would know how to entcitaln the
Prince .if Wales when he accepts Web-
Mcfs Invitation to come iner as the
guest of the un-Patilotlc league. Let
Allen pull dnl.
The stoiles \ > t maltie.itment and
abuse of Inmate ) of the State Institute
f n HIP Deaf and Dumb suggest that It
would be perfectly proper for the Boird
of Trustees ih contiol to Institute an
imestlgntlon Into die management of
that Institution. Helpless winds of the
state aio entitled to better ti eat ment
than convicts in a penal colony.
It Is to be noted that ovei In Great
Britain the chionlc kickers who always j
have fault to ilnd with the wai olllcei's '
ate kept decidedly In the backgiound
Only In a fice umntry like the United
i States can political demagogues pursue
tactics to ohstiuct the military opein-
tlous of the go\eminent without let or
hlndiancc.
United States go\eminent bonds have
just toiichcd tlii'lr highest quotations of
the year on the money nuiket. The
| ciedlt of the nation was never better
than It hns been since Piesidcnt Me-
Klnley took the lelns of government.
vII. . Thompson , whom the W. II. has
' fondly called "The Little Giant of Hall
Comity , " now him the effionteiy to pio-
Ject his sutiatoilal hoomlct in the face
of Hitchcock's ambition. 'Snoutiage.
1'iiiHiliir UiinrdN.
Louisville Courier-Journal
The confidence of the republicans of the
country Is largely due to the fact that they
are Bitting In the game bchliidcrj Impiea-
slvo smokestacks.
Tliu Mi > mloucr. .
Globe-Democrat
In numbers the voters and bank depos
itors In 'his country mo about equal and
the total of depositors hns doubled In ten
jearn The money power Includes a good
many peorle.
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rhllndelnhla Times.
Slnco the president says something should
bo done about the trusts it remains to bo
seen whether congress has the sand to tackle
them. New Jersey has got It when it cornea
to creating them.
A AecU Supplied.
St. Paul Pioneer Press
"What Omaha Needs Most" Is the head of
an editorial In The Bee of that clly , but
In the list of things appended wo do not
nbseno one Item which was a crying need
not very long ago namely , rain sheds at
Its railroad depots.
Jnl > nf Droniiiern.
BuuVilo Express
That very remarkable body of dreamers ,
the Deep Watel-ways commission , will re
port In favor of building a dam across the
N'lagara river to maintain the lake levels ,
to cost not moro than $2,000,000. A dam
high enough to affect the level of any
other lake than Erie would destioy $100-
000,000 worth or more of property along the
present shores of Lake Erie.
iiR for i ; > < T > l > ocly.
QJobe-Democnxt.
The dispatchesJrom different parts of
thg country rccpuntlng advances of wages
which appear In the papers almost every
day make decidedly pleasant reading for I
everybody e-tctyt the democratic bosses.
In many Industries vvages are higher now' '
than ever before and the tendency Is still
upward. This Is a grand tribute to the
financial honesty and political sanity of the
party which controls the government. The
wage worker1 ! will reciprocate in 1900 at the
ballot box. Next jcar Is going to be a
very good season fpr the republican party.
Dentrucfinii of rorH < H.
Philadelphia Press.
An impressive emphasis on the reckless
ness and rapidity with which our forests
mo being destroyed is given In the an
nouncement that a great western lallroud
sjstem ha * commenced to plant trees to insure -
sure crocs ties for Its roadbeds in the fu
ture , it being estimated that in fifteen years
there will be no timber available for that
purpose- While it bo
- may practically Impos
sible to stop the destruction of our great
forestry preserves , the various states can
neutralize ) Jt by establishing forestry res
ervations and then ueelng to it that they are
properly protected. The forestry movement
In this state lo an indication of the general
trend of scientific thought and effort on thin
subject.
! ? room Corn Combine.
SprlliKlleld Republican ,
Uroom manufacturers have been effect-
Ins n "clOBo combination ' Broom corn
dealern also have their heads together ap
parently and have forced prices up some-
whcro near $200 n ton , nnd between manufacturers
,
facturers and dealers the cleanly public
must suffer. A prominent grower of broom I
corn In Illinois , in some remarks at the
State university last week , said that the
i
cost of raising broom corn was about $40 n !
ton , and that the present price of $200 was
due to a corner effected by a few brokers i
and not to an increased demand. Ho was
right in saying further that the present
price would hurt far more than help the
growers. The demand for seed la exceedingly
actlvo and farmers all over Illinois are i
rushing into broom-corn growing There |
nnd a disastrous slump In prices , the bene- <
will be great over-production in consequence !
fits of nhlcli , wo may add , will go quite ns i
much to the broom trust as to the public.
I'lWSO'NAI , AMI OTIIIJKU'ISi : .
Ex-Senator John M. Palmer's present pur
pose in Washington is to gather material
for Me forthcoming book of recolicctloiiH
Senator Depew 1 very much Impressed
with the dignity and intelligence of the
senate , and the senate , If it is a Judge of
manly beauty and elegance , ought to re-
clprorate ,
Agonclllo , who calls himself the Trench
representative of the "Philippine republic , "
has a good deal of dlincuity In Paris with
the writing of his manifestoes. Hie French
Is atrocious.
No man lias over been nominated for the
presidency from the ocnnto , although mnny
senators have struggled hard to reach the
White House Garflold cama neat t < > breakIng -
Ing the spell Ho was a senatoi-elect whim
nominated
Congressman DC Armond of MlssomJ tmwa
wood for oxerc'se and declares that many
of hid bcH speeches have been formulated
whllo engaged In that exorcise Ula wife Is
described as "ono of the best politician ! ! In
Washington , "
When the onlj American soldier In Puba
from the town of Skaneateles > , N V , sent
homo his vote for Justice of the reaic It
was found to wake a tie between the two
candidates , M. K Dillon and J. U Giles
Now all the votes have 10 be recounted un
der ninndamuu pioccedlnge
A South African correspondent of the New
York World ua > that some British troap-
crs trying to emulate Tunston during the i
battle of Modder river swam the stri-am
under tire , but finding thlngfl too warm when
they were nearly across they were forced to
retire and "Joining hands , swam back"
ns fie TIUJ nuvn SUN viou.
Madison Star All the people of the state
slncertlj regret the death of this eminent
citizen nnd extend pyinpath ) to the grief-
Mrlckcn fnmllj
Columbus Times Senator Hazard w.ii
universally recognized as a man of ability
and storllng Integrity nnd the people of
Nebraska , Irrespective of party nflltlatlons ,
will radly regret hli untimely death
Nebraska City Profs No one who did not
know Judge Hayward personallj can realize
the great lo s wo have suffered by his un
timely death Ho vvn * a man whom his
friends honored nnd loved and all men re
spected ,
Nlobrtra Plcnecr In the death of Sen
ator Hajwnrd Nebraska loses one of Us mrit
honored citizens , whose life work Ins ben
In Nebraska nnd whoic work for the nation
and state has been too suddctil ) cut slnrt.
The Pioneer looked forward to an excellent
record from n vigorous man who put or-
Iglnallty and earnestness In every word lie
said and whoso actions justified his utter
ances
Ucaver City Tribune. The death of Sen-
ntcr i\I. L , Hayward Is ail Irreparable lois
not only to the republican party , but to the
state of Ncbiauka Senator Hayward vas
nn honorable gentleman He wiu clean In
politics and upright as a citizen. That ho
should be stricken nt this time , when the
future was bright In prospects for grand
nchleverncnts , la sad Indeed. His untimely
death Is mourned not alone b > his constitu
ency , but by the whole people of the state
of Nebraska.
Huntings Tribune Scarcolj hid there
been time to reco\er from the sorrow occa
sioned by the death of the vlco president
when Nebraska was called upon to mourn
the death of Monioe I' . Hajward , Junior
senatoi from Nebraska. The deadlock In
the legislature which lusted so man > wcoks
before ho was elected rendered the name ot
M. L. Ha\uaid doubl ) famous throughout
the cntbc countrj and his death upon th
day when congress opened was a striking
final to his somewhat cxtraordinarj polit
ical career.
Alliance Times Nebraska's esteemed
ecnator , M L Hajward , succumbed to death
Tuesday morning at his homo in Nebraska
City after a struggle of nearly a month with
the Inevitable It Is inexpiesslbly sad that
one who had been called to the great nnd
only notable honor of hU life should betaken
taken Just at a time when In pi-slllon to
servo his people and add additional luster to
his name Senator Hayward was a true pa
triot , actuated by motives for the advance
ment of a majority of the citizens of this
commonwealth and Nebraska and the nation
mouin his untimely end
Grand Island Republican. Thus an honorable -
orable career was cut short upon the very
threshold of greater successes and moro
brilliant achievements , thus ended a noble
and exemplary life almost at the noontide of
manhood when the shadows of evening had
scarce began to fall , thus passed away a
true friend , a good citizen , an unostentatious
patriot and an unassuming btntesman ; thus
disappeared in the shadows of the unknown
beyond n true , faithful , loving husband and
a kind , patient , dutiful father , thus the etato i
loses an able and honorable citUen whom It
hod recently honored with the highest office
within its gift.
Hartlngton Herald : In the death of Sen
ator Hayward Nebraska has lost one of Its
most honored and esteemed citizens a
man who helped In the organization of
the state and was one of the framers of the
constitution under which we have lived
since 1875. Tor moro than a quarter of a
century ho has been Interested In and taken
an active part in Nebraska politics and his
death occurring Just at the time when ho
was entering upon the Important duties of
United States senator Is a loss < to the ro-
puMlcan party of Nebraska whose far-
teaching -consequence cannot bo estimated
in view of the part the state Is to take In
the coming national campaign.
Grand Island Independent : Our Senator
'Hayward's death is a great loss and sorrow
to our whole state , as , through tils de
parture , we are deprived of an honjst , up i
right and intelligent representative of our j
people In the United States senate , who , i i
after a long struggle , -was elected by our
last legislature and never had a chance !
to servo his COUntrv 111 his now rnnnpflv.
And greater > et Is the sorrow of all the
republicans who were happy and proud to
send such a gifted man to the hall of the
United States senate as an able and sincere
worker for the true republican principles.
I But fate has been against us and we have
to submit to Its decree. At present we can-
i not do anj thing but condole with the "be "
reaved family of the deceased and with
all good and honest people over the misfor
tune that has befallen all of us
I Tromont Tribune : The death of Senator'
M. L Hayward Is a distinct loss to the state !
of Nebraska , A man of great personal force ,
of warm friendships , of long residence In the I
state , identified for many years with largo ! i
Interests that were of great benefit to nil '
Nebraska , successful as a buslnesj man , I
clean , able and upright , he was of the sort of i
citizenship to give his state high standing
everywhere. Tor the high place to which j
ho had been chosen and which it was not' '
his good pleasure to fill ho made a creditable - '
table canvass , At no time and In no way
was he euHpccted of unfair or corrupt means |
to secure his election. Ha gave promise of
great usefulness to his party nnd state as a 1
member of the United States senate. His I
death will bring a sense of close personal
loss to many thousands , whllo from a party
point of view It Is a bitter disappointment
to every republican In the state of Ne
braska ,
Tekamnh Herald The untimely death of
Senator Hay ward Is a great loss to the stiito
and nation , Wo speak from a personal ac
quaintance with hkn covering a period of
nearly twenty-flvo , > earc. Ho was ono of
the best men wo ever knew' Ho was n man '
of htrong mind , mature Judgment and sterling - j I
ling Integifty , alwaji ? sincere In his likes nnd ' 1
dislikes and could bo counted on as an able
advocate of any caiibo In which ho enlisted. ,
Krom his long residence , extended acquaint- I
nncc , absolute belief in his honesty of pur- |
PCBC , he- won foi himself n devutcd follow
ing who believed that In him they could
pafely iconfldo the highest Interests of the
state in nil public matteis with which ho
wan entrusted Ho honored tills confidence
bj too faithful perfoimanco of the sacred
trusts committed to his barge tt'e bo-
lleve the proplo of Ncbiaeka , regardless of
political nmilntloiiH , will adl > i egret hM
untimely death and join with his fauillj and
near friends and acquaintances in the ten-
dorcst bjmpathy.
Lincoln Post In the death of Senator
Hayward Nebraska has lost a sen for whom
the whole state will mourn. Dining the
long pcjlod of hU < illness the generous heart i
I of Nobiaskn a proplo went out In unmeas
ured sympathy for Senatoi Hayward and
1 now that sympathy will ho extended just as
freely to the got towing relatives and friends
who had hoped almcnt against hope Hint ho
would finally tecovcr stiength tr nlml.n off
thu power of death will h Hecnied to have
grown bteadll ) upon him from the first to
I hlr lllnesj Senator Haynanl wro high y
esteemed as H man for his amlablo per
Honal qualities and hlu undisputed ablllt )
i had ncmi lulled the hope amrng hl& frlcudH
i that he might gn to the national capital and
I by the exercise of his personality and cmiiiH
I win laurels for himself and extend the fame.
I of Nebraska In the halls of congress The
| ambitions which Suiutor Hayward cherished
uro never to bo realized , but his memory
will not Kiiffer the lack of luster be auso
( it this fact The people of Nebraska will '
rcvero him nn r. true citizen who always
stood up for hlB Htatelojal In all things
10 the people among whom Ms fortunes hnd
been moulded and who had honored him In
his latter risjs b > elevating him to the
highest ofll e within their gift.
IMMilTlL'Ui I'OTPOI III. I
Bancroft Hlfido ( rep ) : The election of a
rcpubll an legislature In Nebraska Is suffi
cient evidence that the Nebraska voteri did
not wl h the return of Senator Allen , or
nny ono elsti of his political proclivity to
represent them In the United States senate.
That being the rasp If Mr Poyntor respects
the will nf the voters of the state a repub
lican will succeed the late M L Hayward
ai United States senator
\Vahoo Now Krn ( pop ) Brother Rdqnr
I Howard si > s he would bo in favor of no-nln-
i ntlnt. Bryan fcr president and Schlo } far
I the sscand place Both are democrats The
( journal would llko to nsk Brother Howard It
i ho rcnll.v believes sirh a combination would
hold the populist vote Both are first-Mass
men nnd wo are for Bryan for first place ,
hut don't jou think the populists shculd bo
'entitled ' the na-
to Komi' rcpicscntnllon on
, tlonal ticket U fusion of the refotni force *
In to prevail In 1900.
Ord Journal ( pop ) Tin-re seems to bo
considerable of a scramble over the appo'nt-
ment of clerk of the nupremo court. A lot
, of the democrats itro Instating that It ah uld
go to Lee Hcrdmaii of Omaln , who belongs
to tint vvliiR of the fusion forces , vvh.lo
there Is n lot of other fellows who rtco'iil/e
the work clone b.v J. H. ICdmUton and a c
telling Judges Sullivan and Holeomb tint
the appointment should go to him Mr ,
IMinUttn was chairman of the stn e ce.i-
tral committee when both the judges named
wore elected and wo are ot the op n on that
ho should not only get thu plum but that
i ho will.
Noifolk Joarnai ( rep ) Common doccnny
'would ' sctm to require that lielra apparent
should wait until a man dies before > h 'y
begin to otiarrel over a dlvlilcn o" his prop
erty. This Is not so with the poiocratlr
I newspapers and politicians who hava been
quatrellng and speculating as to who shall
be the successor of Senator Havwaid It
'
matteis not to them that the fam 1 > nt th--
stricken man. w'cnry and worn with wa eh-
Ing and anxiety at his bed Ido , mils' Invo
had their grief augmented b > reports ol the
ghoUll&h strife going on When there Is nil
olllce In sight common decency and re
spect for the living , the djlng and the.
dead arc east aside by theie statesmen or
the latter-da } Nebraska vintage and th'y
sit up nights to hope and pray tor the den h
of the man whose feeble vital spa-It Blinds ' i
In their way. i i
1
Hastings Record ( rep ) . Hegtudlng tills
power of the governors to appoint whom ho
plcatcs to succeed the late Senator Hn > -
ward While It comes at an Inopportune
tlmo to rcglstei a complaint what avails
It that the voter shrolild have the power
I at all times to make selection for office.
I Hero wo have a c.iio where the republican
electors have said that a republican should
servo In the senate of the United Statee
n man who would lend that assistance to
the administration that It requires. Owing
| j to clicumstances bojond the control of man
kind a man vUll serve In n similar capacity
contrary to the wishes cf the voter nnd
ono who will bo unaltcrablj opposed to the
vvelfaio of the present admlnlstiatlon. H
j will o < cur to any rational mind that a dls-
crepancy exists in the law that makes euch
a condition possible. Whllo It would not
bo proper that a populist should appoint
n republican at this time , a simple remedy
would be that this same populist should
call a special session of the legislature to
elect a republican to succeed Hayward.
; conn iv AKUICV.
Boston Globe : Consul Macrura of Pre
toria , soon to bo supplanted In office by the
son ot Secretary Hay , Is frco to declare that
the Boers are a hard lot to bent. From more
than one British camp the response comes :
"Hear , hear ! "
San , Francisco Call : If the remainder of
the Boers are all llko General Joubert It Is
easy to see the finish of the Brltjeh In
South Africa , No less than four times In
as many weeks the vommander In chief of the
burghers has been reported dead again.
Chicago Chronicle : A war correspondent
notes , with proper awe and deference , that
Colonel Baden-Powell has with him In Mafe-
king a group of officers "with the meet povv-
erful social connection * ) In England. " Yet
the Boers continue to shell Matching wlth-
out ceasing. Are they lost to all sense of
ireverence ?
Baltimore American : The Boers and the
English are making charges and counter
charges of cruelty against each other. Jt is
to bo hoped , for the honor of humanity ,
that both charges are false , but It docs not
take much ot such desperate war to scratch
oft the veneer of civilization from the
latent savagery of human nature.
New York World : It now seems clear
that whllo the Boers , as the British prac
tically Admit , won the battle of Moddor river ,
losing only a few men themselves and sc-
verely punishing their enemies , they.retired
bo-auso tbo Frco Statcrtf , who had the ai-
tlllery , feared they might lose their big
guns In the following day's fight. The sol-
dlera of tbo republics have to bo careful
of every man and every gun , because their
supplleB of both are limited and the real
btiugglo Is still ahead of them.
Now York TribuneIt Is to bo feared that
General Joubert , the Boer commander-lu-
chlef , Is seriously 111. He Is not the man to
Icavo his place on account of any slight
Indisposition , His absence from the front
will bo a loss to the Boera His perma-
nent retirement from public life and service
would bo n real misfortune to the Dutch
race in South Africa , For ho Is ono of the
uisest of its "oi'iiselloro , n man of progres
sive tendencies , who could and piobubly
would make himself most ue ful In settling
the Issues of the war and leading the people
ple back Into profitable pnthB of peace.
Collier's ' Weekly Sir George White , the
British mainstay against tbo Doers at Lady-
fmlth , hns seen a good deal of actlvo servIce -
Ice in his day. Ho received a medal for
participation in the supresslan of the Indian
mutiny , and in 1879-80 was engaged in the
Afghan warn He took part in the march
from Cabul to the relief ot Canilnhnr and
was mentioned several times In dispatcher
besides winning hid V. C He won the coveted -
eted cross at Charaslah by charging a
fortified hill with only n few men. At the
battle of Candahai ho was again "named"
by Lord Hobcrts ( whom ho succeeded as
eommandcr-ln-chlef in India ) for dashing
ahead of his men and capturing a gun.
DIM \IIIHIC\ ,
InipiiNliii ; rlrluri- NiillciiinlVcnllli
mill 1'roNiicrU ) '
Philadelphia North American
No American piesldent has over been able
10 present such an Imposing picture of na
tional wealth and prosperity as that exhib
ited by Mi. McKinley In thin week's met-
i.age The revenues of the government are
gi eater than ihoy ever weie nefoin Pro
duction and exchange are conducted on an
unpmoJfntrd scale Itccoids have been
broken lit every direction.
A few yciiM UKO the countrj was ttailled
b > the spectacle of n b'lllnn ilollai con
a ( ongrcerf that l whUh opproprl
1
jntcd a billion dollars. In tin term of two
jears. Now the president Informs us tint
the revenues , nctual nnd estimated , for the
two fiscal jpnrs IS fl and 1DOO aggregate over r
$1,2.10.000.000 In other words , this has be
come a billion nnd n qutrtcr counlr } .
In the matter c4jtrndc , our balnnro of ex
ports over Imports IR the largest in our his
tory But Hint Is not nil. In the venr 1S9S
urn ! 1S99 wo sold for the flrtt time mote
manufactured goods tlmn we boulit in
ether words we have definitely entered the
ranks of the distinctively maniiia'-lurlng tin-
tlons , Moro jet. All ether CDimtrKfi belong
to one of t\vo classes. They rither sell raw
products nnd buy manufactured gonils or
they soil manufactured goods and bti ) row
products. We nlnno * cll more of each cln
than wo buy. We surpass Hut-sin , India
Argentina and Australia ns nellprn of food
stuffs and raw materials , and we wiik with
England , Germany ami Holglum ns ellcrs of
finished gonds. In other woitls , America ,
oven without colcnlCB , Is not only a world
power , but n world complete1 In Itself With
lift now possessions In both hemispheres nud
nil ronrii It will bo n solar jsUni.
ivt'cniM ' ! MVITIIU.
Detro't Journal "Aro jou familiar with
the music ? "
"Tolcrublj 1 knew most of Ihe places
where u perron shutild flop breathing. "
Indlnnnpolls Journal. "Ilipj say niu"lc
will cure the blues '
"That's BO. v hen I llenr some kinds of
music I unit fooling snd and ( jet mad. "
OhlWRO Herord : "Julli , > ou outfht to soothe
the doctor about that polish "
| "So near Christmas ns this ? No , Indeed ! "
BrooUljn Life , llulc All the world loves
a lovet
Exception : The District of Columbia.
1 Citlcugo Tlmc"Mlerald : "The man who
expects to got something for nothing , " slid
the moralist , "Is bound lo lie dlsnupolntod "
"Qh , I dunno. " said Tired Tiendncll , ' t
ain't pan-hamllln' meiel > for mo. hcalt' . "
ricvclnm ! Plnln DiMltr : "Some philoso
pher s s that leal worth le'qiilres no Inter
preter "
"Well , that s tight- dot = n't if It vvnnts
to sit nround uunotUrd v hll * the follow
with n pioss agent Is Kottlng there.
Judge "Isn't It odd that vv lit never Mi
ninsnioro makes n present It lilvva > s con
sists of cloves'/ " said JMss Ooldthoipe.
"Ho wants hl presents to bo alwajs on
hand , " rcullDd Miss Wilbcrforcc
Indianapolis Journal1 "I can't under
stand vvh. women enjoy Boeing foot bill "
"I'll till vou. It Is liccnusu It makes the
men look ns If they had been cleaning
1 Somervllle Journal : Wiggles Your vvlfo
told in > wife a month ngo Ultit she had
Just got a Jewel of n cook
WnKK'es ' Yet' Wo thought she was a
itiby , 1iut vvo think she Is an Imitation
moonstone now
I i -
' Chicago Tribune : There hnd been a rob-
berj nt the church whllo the funeral -.01 v-
leos vvero In progress and the suspected
person , a stranger who had scorned deeply
ufToctcd , hnd sot nvvny.
"Can jou describe him ? " nskcd the de ft.
tective .
"Yos , " niibvvcred the victim. "Ho was
carrying a. small alligator grip and shed
ding large crocodile "
HLl FF 01' 1101,1) MII.MIO.
Clov eland Plain Dealer.
"Eight hundred Filipinos hold the town , "
the scouters cried ; ,
"And we've but fifty lighting men , " the
gallant chief replied.
"Here , let us tap the telegraph ; we'll try
a gentle scare '
They ran the wire , the message flewIt
raised the Tugol hulr.
"I'm coming , " snld the telegram , "In over
whelming force ,
Your town Is nil surrounded nnd you must
Rlvo in , of course. "
The Tngals read It nnd "believed " , the whlto
lltiff fluttered high ! .
ilunro amid his little band "beheld It with
a cry.
And them they clicked another line that ho
hnd jotted tlovvrt :
"I'll send a head a special guard to occupy .
jour town. "
Upon the plnce the little band , the fighting
chief ahead ,
In marching1 order tramped along with
grave and steady tread.
Without n tremor In they passed and toolc
the llttlo town ;
And fort > scores of Tngals bold their
Mausers then laid down.
Oh , filiifr the doughtiest deeds of nerve the
brightest unnals show ,
You will not Hnd a one that ; boats the
bltiff of bold JIunro.
< * )
We gave away foot balls last
week with a $5 clothing pur
chase , in our children's depart
ment. The demand was so
great that our supply was ex
hausted in two days , and what
we want to say now , is this -
We have 300 more of the
regulation Rugby foot balls that.
we will give away under the
same circumstances , A fine
pebble goat ball that retails the
world over for $2.50and this
fine ball will be Given Free
with a $5 purchase , remem
ber , of either a suit , overcoat ,
reefer or ulster , in our youth's
department , Balls on display
' in our Douglas Street window.
I
This sale will continue through
j weelc , providing the balls last
that long , But come early in
the weelc , and don't miss this
last grand chance for a $2,50
foot balf for nothing ,
> & / > ' //uox /
He-liable and l.'xcliisivc Fiimlhlicni ,
Shirt Sale See our 15th St.
v/indows for shirt bargains Mon
day , $ J and $1,25 shirts , 75c
all sizes.