Nebraska Newspapers

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Subscribed nnd sworn before me this 1st
day .of. January. A. "j.'ifHUNGATR.
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
The sudden drop in tin * ti > inponitmv Is
: i windfall for tlio k-u trust.
General Iliillor's ini'ltlc is oxi-ollpiit ,
but Ids Hirutoxy is decidedly dcfei'tlvt- .
The council Invpstlpttliin coininlttei !
in Htlll walthiK f r fciiue ono to prefer
seine one.
State Secretary Torler is a man with
lionpHt intentions and purposes , lint lie
should have turned over that new leaf
three years a o.
Agent MntthuwHim oC the Oinalia and
WinnolwKo resorvatioa IIIIM started
hack from "Washington and tlie Iwot-
will now tnUu to their heels.
Tlio projected Indian supply depot at
Unialiii is fairly nnder way , but tlie
army supply depot bill lias slim clianan
of passing nnlcBS. thu $50,000 appropria
tion Hem Is lopped off.
Jim nahlman is still chairman of the
state democratic committee and he Is
likely to have a nootl deal to say be
fore ho Riven up ids soft berth to please
the defuncto candidate for U. S. S.
According to TlieJlee's Lincoln ad
vices , Hohert. 10. Lee llerdnmn is sure
of his appointment as clerk of the su
preme court ono week from next Tues
day. Ityit there is many a slip 'twlxt
cup and lip.
It is bciiinin ; to dawn on tlie patri
ots who knifed tlie republican county
ticket last fall that tlie howl about tlie
Unsown tpr-Mooro.M machine was simply
a ruse gotten up for the benellt of the
common enemy.
Republicans should make no mistake
In their selection of counclhncn. While
lids Is not an on" year , a great many
tnxpaylng republicans cannot be
counted on to vote for men in whom
they have no conlldence.
Covernor Toynter disagrees with Au
ditor Cornell as to Urn propriety of In-
vltlng the secrelarjes of the State Hoard
of Transportation to step down and
out. This Is not the tlrst time the
governor and auditor have agreed to
disagree ,
President Oompers of tlie National
I'Yderallon ol' Labor proposes to invoke
the Inllueiice of President McKinlcy to
secure congressional legislation that
will extend the eight-hour law to all
contract labor on government buildings ,
as well as to all. workmen employed dl-
reclly by the government. This prop
osition is eminently fair , and It is t >
be hoped that the president will second
.Mr. ( lonipers1 effort to secure tile leg
islation desired during the present ses
sion.
Tlip Indofatlcable .lolm O. Yter lias
made a dciftand on the State Hoard of
Transportation to order tlu > I'nlou Pa-
clilc and Hnrllnglon roads to Insert n
gate in the Jron fence that separates
their two passenger stations. Mr.
Yc'lnor \ ) entitled to credit for showing
n good deal of public spirit , lint what
the public demands Is not an "open
door" between tlie two stations that
would expose travelers to danger in
cronslng tracks upon which trains are
In motion , but u subway , which would
be sufi ! and would afford a direct con
nection between the 'two stations.
While the county commissioners are
debating the demand for tlie construc
tion of n new court house and the sub
mission of u bond proposition to raise
the necessary funds would It not be
also well for them to consider the pro
priety of establishing ono or moro rail
ways along thu county roads for use
for electric motorsV While the law
may not provide for the construction
and operation of a motor line by tlie
county , the county without question
lias tlio right to build a roadway and
lay the tracks and lease the privilege
of opeiating electric ur gasoline motor
earn upon It ,
N7VAVJfc sriXU UlIMlHATITVJiK. .
Secretary of State Porter announced today
ihnt be Intended Introducing a resolution at
Iho next meeting of the hoard calling for the
resignation of the board's secretaries on
the ground that they had fallol to make the
Investigation ) * ordered nnd hnd shown a
leaning Inward the railroads. Ho left the city
just In time to avoid Interviews with Irate
members of the board , who criticised his
utterances.
Mr. Hitchcock la making the light to get
even with the powers that tuuied him down
for United States senator and has organized
ati onslaught on the board throughout the
stato. Fusion leaders openly charge that ho
Is aiming to disrupt fusion In tlio state nnd
they have appealed to Colonel llryan to stop
him from a course that seems certaiti to
turn the state over to the republicans. Col
onel Bryan Is understood to have referred
the appeal to democratic leaders who have ;
moro Influence with Hitchcock.
* This Is what the Chicago Inter
Ocean prints from Its Nebraska corre
spondent , who Is located In tlie olllee
of the Omaha World-Herald. It N
simply part and parcel of a systematic
effort to project the defuncto candidate
for 1' . S. .S. Into prominence In places
where Ids existence had never before
been suspected.
Tlie moment he had launched his
candidacy he began to tlood the eastern
papers with pictures of himself labeled
"Probable Successor of Senator Hayward -
ward , " and as soon as he was turned
down ho had himself pictured in 1'rank
U-slie's and other Illustrated papers as
the martyr to Bryan's Ingratitude , re
jected by thu governor In spite of hl.s
being "the almost unanimous choice of
tlie fusion forces.1'
The latest of these publications.
Xewspaperdom , In Its issue of January
IS , declares Ills appointment would have
been made "had not tlie governor , al
most at the last moment , received a
telegram from Mr. Hryan , who was
then In Texas , requesting that former
Senator W. V. Allen have the appoint
ment. " Tlie same authority tells us
that Mr. Hitchcock hail for years been
Mr. Bryan's bosom friend , his associate
for two years on the AVorld-Ilerald and
had lalwred hard and sacrlliced much In
his behalf. Furthermore , that "he had
every reason to expect that Mr. Hryan
would stand by him in ids senatorial
struggle if he look part in it at all , and
hence the request to ( Jovernor 1'oynter
for Allen's nomination lias naturally
aroused very deep' feeling on tlie part
of Mr. Hitchcock and his friends. "
In the interest of tlie truth of history
it is not out of place to make a few
corrections to these allegations.
First. It is not true that any sacrifices
were ever made by Mr. Hitchcock for
Hryan , except in , accepting Ids resigna
tion as editor of the paper. Hryan pild :
ids way Into the paper by buying worth
less stock , and when lie went out sacri-
liccd his unpaid back salary by taking
it out In trade for editorial railroad
mileage.
Before the appearance of Bryan's
name at ( lie head of its editorial col
umns , Mr. Hitchcock's paper was
scarcely known or menti med outside of
a 100-mile radius around Omaha. Tlie
sacrifice lie made for Bryan brought
patronage to the paper , and tlie fact
that It is still using Bryan's name as
a magnet indicates Hint Hryan was not
a deadhead in the enterprise.
In supporting the candidacy of Bryan ,
Hitchcock made no sacrllice , but on
the contrary extracted $ -0,000 in cold
cash from tlie silver mine millionaires
of Colorado , Utah and Montana , for
Bryan's sake , and thus propped up his
tottering concern.
If Governor I'oynter's word is to be
taken and lie ought to know Mr.
Hitchcock was not the choice of the
fusion forces for senator , but the over
whelming sentiment was In favor of
Senator Allen and conformed to tlie gov
ernor's own predilections. In appoint
ing Allen the governor insists he only
carried out the wishes of his party.
Mr. Hitchcock Is now trying to mar
ket the sting of ingratitude In tlie same
way he marketed Bryan's name among
the bonanza barons. His light "to get
even with the powers that turned him
down for IT. S. S. " is In'keeping with
his entire career. In tills instance , as
in former similar performances , lie is
trying to get revenge while posing as a
champion of the people. His light "to
get even" with tlie members of tlie
State Board of Transportation lias no
more sincerity than ids light upon em-
bew.llng treasurers , while borrowing
public moneys from them. It Is simply
a sham battle to hoodwink the farmers
tuiil shippers by thu rankest kind or
demagogy.
ix can A.
Our government must soon determine
the- question of suffrage in Culm. The
Spanish people on the Inland have until
April 11 to elect whether they will re
main cltl/.eiiH of Spain of become elt-
i/.ens of Cuba and until then , as was
pointed out by the president in his an
nual message , it cannot be definitely
ascertained wllu shall be entitled to
participate In tlie formation of the gov
ernment of Cuba. By that time , said
tlie president , we shall proceed to pro
vide for elections which will commit
the munfclpal governments of the island
to the ollleers elected by the people ,
Tlie question to be determined Is
whether the snlVrage shall be universal
or restricted and it .Is n question of
vital Importance to Cuba. If the ed
ucated and the property holding clashes
could have their way the suffrage
would be restricted and probably under
conditions which would give a minority
of tlie people control of ( lip govern
ment. These classes , are apprehensive
that universal suffrage would have very
serious consequences and would bo
dangerous to the peace and welfare of
Hie Island. They urge that Hie Ignorant
element Is largely swayed by passion
and prejudice and that It would be
dominated and used by demagogues
and scheming imlitlclans. It Is this ele
ment , however , which mainly composed
the revolutionary forces and to deny
the men who fought for Hie liberation
of their country the right to have a
voice In the formation of their govern
ment would manifestly be unjust. IT
good enough to llgh't for the attainment
of Independence , they certainly are en
titled to the privilege of voting and
thus participating in the creation of u
government which they risked their
lives to establish. The fenrs of those
who object to universal suffrage might
be realized , but Its denial would be
very likely to cause equally serious dif
ficulties , for It Is not to be doubted that
tlie people deprived of the suffrage
would regard It as a wrong to be vig
orously resented and tills element will
be large If an educational qualification
for suffrage shall be required.
Tlie I'tilted States stands for the
principle of universal suffrage and It
cannot consistently apply a different
principle to tlie Cubans.
U must a1o bo remembered that the fusion
forces are now in control of the supreme
court of the slate and relief from excessive
overcharges by corporations will be expected.
The court If powerless to act unless aided
by an attorney general who has the ability
and fearlessness to bring the proper suti
for itho relief of the pcoplo hoforo the
court. Ho tmifil be a mull of ability
and absolute Integrity. Ho must be entirely
free from corporate Influences. The demo
crats have had this ofllco In the past nnd
may be expecting It again , but the Inde
pendent believes that the next attorney
general for Nebraska should be a populist.
Menibcrn of the democratic party are not
sufficiently removed from corporate In
fluences to meet the requirements for thH
Important olllcc. Thu man for this posi
tion should be n populist. In thorough sym
pathy with thu reform movement , and an
attorney of splendid ability. The court
which the fusion forcra of thlj state have
fought HO long nnd so hunt to gain con
trol of Is entirely useless unless the attorney
general Is courageous and nble to bring
proper measures before It for adjudication.
The democrats will doubtless be given tweet
ot Iho positions on the state ticket , but It
la not necessary that the office of attorney
general should bp one of them. Populists ,
think ubout thin and the Importance of the
olllee In question. Nebraska Independent
( pop. )
This is a pretty strong arraignment of
tlie democratic wing of the fusion
alliance to come from the mouthpiece of
the other wing.
If members of tlie democratic party
are not sulllciently removed from
corporate Influences to meet the require
ments of the otllce of attorney general
are they snlllclently removed from
corporate influences to meet tlie require
ments of any other Important olllee ?
Would a democratic attorney general ,
pulled by corporate strings , be any. more
dangerous to the people than a corpora
tion democrat , in the ollicp of the stale
auditor or commissioner of public lands
and buildings or in any other state olllee
where tlie olllcer makes one of the
various state boards which pans upon
railroad regulation , railroad assess
ments , railroad rights-of-way or any
other subject in which the interest of
the corporations Is opposed to the in
terest of the public ?
Carry tlie argument one step further.
If democrats are not sntienlly ! ! re
moved from corporate Influences to
furnish an attorney general on the
fusion ticket , are they not Impregnated
with corporation virus to such an extent
as to make them unfit subjects for fusion
at all ? How can the populists expect to
achieve any of the great reforms
promised in their Ihus far ' unfulfilled
pledges If yoked to corporation demo
crats who dare not turn a hand with
out their master's consent ?
There is no Question that HIP demo
crats in Nebraska have always hern
more under the domination of tlio rail
roads and allied corporation interests
than tlie republicans were ever accused
of being. Yet the populists , who pretend
to be waging the battle of the people ,
have taken Into full partnership the
democratic agents of tlio corporations
who have entered into tlie alliance for
no other purpose than to frustrate the
fusion program and protect tlio corpor-
nle aggressors.
The populists should not only think of
the Importance of keeping a corporation
democrat out of tlio ofllce of attorney
general , but also ponder whether it Is
safe to tie up with Hie democrats for
any olllee or for any purpose.
A QUESTION or
The question of the share of tlie stale
of New York and particularly of. the
city of New York In the commerce of
tlie continent and of the world , re
marks the New York Times , is a ( pics-
lion of canals. It Is a subject In which
Hie pcoplo of that state arc taking a
very great interest and tlie determina
tion of Hie question is a matter of no
little concern to the producers of the
northwest.
Last year Governor Hoosevelt ap
pointed a canal commission and its re
port lias just been submitted. It pro
poses Hint the canals from Lake Krlc
to the Hudson shall be reconstructed
to admit of the passage of boats of 1.COJ
tons' cargo , with steam or electricity as
motive power , Hie ( ' .slimmed cost of
such reconstruction being . < ( IIMJ ( ) ( ) , < ) ( ) J.
Tlie proposition Is approved by Hie gov
ernor , who In transmitting the report
to/Hie legislature makes a strong argu
ment for a barge canal , expressing the j
opinion that uuch a waterway would
permit of the carrying of freight for
a whole generation to come at rates !
one-third of the least cost of transform- j
tlou by rail. If this should be reall/'d ' I
the value of such a canal to western j
producers would lie great , ( lovornor' '
Hoosevelt makes a strong point of tlie i
fact that a new danger to the com
merce of New York is now added by
Hie upbuilding of the Canadian canal
system , which was completed last fall , i
He calls the especial attention of the ,
legislature to what tills means in the i
way of the establishment of business ;
plants at Montreal to do the work that [
would otherwise lie done In BuD'nlo
and New York. There Is no question
that the liberal canal policy of Hie Ca
nadlan government mu t sooner or later
prove very damaging to tlie trade of
New York city unless something is ( ! no
lo counteract the competition for tiadu
thus created and the obvious thing for
New York to do Is to enlarge Its lanals
lit a way , as tlie New York Times says ,
to make the best channel for ( ommcrce
from the head of Hie great lakes to Hut ,
Atlantic , .seaboard , with cost of transport - '
port as low at least as on the Hue of
the S | Lawrence and lower than the
railroads can hope to offer within any
time that U is worth while to pluu fur.
; The cost of doing this , lM\vi vi > r. would
lit * * o large thai there Is some- doubt
i whether It will be approved by a ma-
' jorlty of the pe-iple , yet the govern'r
, points out that tin * estimated expendi
ture. In proportion to Hie state's resources -
sources , would be less than mie-half as
|
great as that which was assumed by
the state In Its poverty and weakness
when the Hrlo canal was oilgliuilly
built. It Is needless to say that tlie
| railroad influence will be stiongly
against the proposition and It will
probably cairy witli It a lousiderablc
share of the agricultural Interest ,
which will antagonize the policy on
tlie ground of increased taxation , The
proposition , however , offers Hie only
practicable way by which New York
City can meet the Canadian competi
tion and retain Its trade and If this
can be fully Impressed upon the people
a majority of them may be found fa
vorable to canal enlargement.
Tax Commissioner Sackett Is trying
to prove that Omaha's taxes aie low
as compared with those of cities of
equal .or greater population. Tlie dou
ble with Mr. Sackett's estimate Is that
he persistently Ignores the notorious
fact that the Omaha census of 1S ! > was
padded by more than : t5.0ill. ( and the
amusing feature of It is that lie gees
Tom Cook one better by computing
Omaha's present population at iri.s.uoo.
On that fictitious basis Omaha , of
course , Is paying less taxes pr-.por-
Houately , than Chicago and several
other leading cities. As a matter of
fact , the per capita comparison Is
worthless , for the reason that Km men
In a clly may own ! ) . " > per cent of all
its property , while the other r > per cent.
Is owned by tm.lKW. Divided by 100.-
( XX ) , the average per capita ownership
would be very respectable , but the as
sumption that each individual has a
proportionate share of wealth would be
delusive.
Councilman Stuht claims tbat he ren
dered the taxpayers great service in
getting Governor 1'oynter to veto the
charter amendment bill last year.
There Is no doubt Hie defeat of the
original bill saved one class of taxpay
ers a great deal of money , but it did it
by exempting tlio railroads from payIng -
Ing city taxes on their terminal grounds
and buildings. But , on the other hand ,
the defeat of the charter amendments
has cost the city thousands of dollars
in the shape of Interest on warrants
which would have been funded at low
rates and at the same time crippled the
lire and police departments.
And More Comforting.
'Chicago Record.
The British arc probably too busy to observe -
servo that the news' from the Philippines Is
quite different.
Clilnu'n I.uvlNll
Cleveland Plain Denier.
China conies down handsomely in Its ef
forts' to appease France. U glvca the French
commander all the territory he has taken ,
beheads the viceroy who began the fighting ,
and pays $100,000 indemnity to the families
of the Frenchmen who were killed In the
rumpuH. If this isiiM an amende honorable
It IB hard to tpU what it is.
TiilUlii | < t ( lie Mnrlncx.
Kansas CIt'y Stai- .
Bryan's declaration at Jersey City that
ho was not expecting to bo the democratic
nominee and that he was not seeking ofllco
Is afair exemplification of the man. The
question has often been aekod If Bryan Is
sincere. He answered It himself at Jereoy
City. It may be asked , "Dots Urynn believe
tho. American pcoplo really swallow such
stuff as this Jersey City declaration ? " If ho
does his attitude on silver and on expansion
Is fully explained.
Iloi-r lliiUniiN Iliirri'il.
Toronto World.
A few daya ago a largo number of buttons
on which were inscribed "Victory to the
Boors , " both in French and English , were
seized by the customs ofllcers In Toronto and
forwarded to the department at Ottawa. The
result has been that the department has
sent out n circular to all customs collectors
and others Instructing them to be careful
of Importations from the company , which Is
a firm In New Jersey , and whose name Is
given in the circular , but Is left out here.
All Importations of the character mentioned
arc declared to bo seditious under the cus
toms act and are therefore prohibited.
Trllnilo Well Hnrnril.
Philadelphia Times.
' In presenting a sword nnd a service of
plate to Commander Walnrlght the Wash
ington pcoplo have glvnn honor where- honor
IB well due. In all that splendid fight off
Santiago there was nothing liner than the
Intrepidity with which the Gloucester , a con
verted pleasure yacht , faced the dreaded
torpeJo boat destroyers of the Spanish nnd
doUloycd them. It was a triumph of Ameri
can gunnery , hut It was not the ] eta a tri
umph of American imval dtiring. Doubtless
another commander would have done the
camn thing , hut the occasion came to Wain-
right , nnd ho met It fo Hplondldly that his
name hus a place accurc uiul unquestioned
on the roll of the heroes of Santiago.
-T IMCTIO\ : : SIIVXTOHN.
IlfNt mill SnfcK * .Volution if n VI\IIK |
I'olldfiil I'roli'fiu.
Chk'MCo Itccnrd.
The existing system of electing United
States senators irf conbtantly growing moro
unsatisfactory. At the present time four
Btutcs Pennsylvania , Delaware , Utah and
Callfornla--are deprived of half of their rep
resentation In the senate hccauuc of falluro
of 103 IE I at u IT is to elect eomttors. The upw-
toclc' presented to the nation by I'ennsyl- j
vanla nnd Montana in anything but edify- ;
Ing. If Quay shall bo scntwl iiml Uiu prcce- I
ihtit thus eatabllehoJ that governors may' '
appoint , whcru legislatures fall to elect the I
cltuatlon may bo expected lo groxv still '
> Yomo. In that event polltlcIatiE In touch' '
with the governor doubtless will deliberately |
plan dcudlockB In order to secure the ap- i
pcintment of political fnvoriUw. who , Illco {
Quay , may bo very obnoxious to th pcoplo. '
There IB very general ngrermcnt thai thu
election of Ecnctora bv popular vote would
bn productlvo of much better rruultH In
every respect. Not only would boticr men :
l > genl to Washington , but the IcgUlntlvo
bodies would bo Improved through the removal - '
moval of Influences that nro dcmor.ilizlns '
to them. In order lo bring about the cle - ,
tioli of senators by popular vote the fcdnal ,
cbiietltutton must bp amended , a thing very
dinicult to accomplish. The attempt ought
in be made , however. The hotiso committee
on elections ha iccommendud the adoption
of a reboluilon leaving It dl3rctloiiary uKh
the IcgUilaturoa to continue the present sys
tem or to adopt the phui of Uiolco by iho
people. It lui expected that lho > house will
art favorably on this rreolutlon. but the
ruiato Is llki'ly to bo lion lie. I'crhapB If
thr general dcolre for reform In this respect
wnre made known to the ernalor with more
peitflBtcnco they might ! , - Induced to per
mit this r reo Hit I on to go lo the males for
TH\Y SHOTST Till : KOIMKS.
j Detroit Free Pres. : Hullcr Intimates that
I Splon's kop would enable his men t > con-
, tluot the war upon n higher plane.
Philadelphia Times : Though the Kngllsh
use hallo n extensively , It Is about the
only way they are just tiled In looking down
; on the Hoers.
. Ids Hepubllc : When John Hull sat
; down for little game with Oem I'aul ho
i failed to notlco what the nun with the
! whiskers had concealed up his nleeve.
Haltlmoro American : In regard to the de
mand for news In I/e-mlon. General Duller
probably sympathizes with the pertinent in
quiry of iho famous parrot : "What's the
useof talking when you haven't got any
thing to My ? "
Springfield 'Uepubllcan ' : The war Is costIng -
Ing KiiKlnnd about 5.1,000,000 n wccli and
It will before long eainpcl a radical in
crease In the Income tax. Thin will ho
placing the burden \\hcto It belongs. The
common people there did not bring on the
trouble.
Courier-Journal : Headers of the dis
patches from South Africa may be able to
detect a certain cnnnlstoauy In 'the fact
that In a land In which "laager" HnilVes
EO ennriilcnousl.v there should bo a like
abundance of "kops" and "neks , " lalng
and otherwise.
Indianapolis Journal : Now that General
Sir Gnrnot Woldeley Is held responsible lor
all the blunders of the llrltlah army In
South Africa , Americans nro Justified In re
calling Hint ho wns ono of the critics who
sneered at General Ornn1 ! . as the leader of
armed mobs , and whoso campaigns , he said ,
were In violation ot the science of wnr.
.NAi , I'oivrmis.
The liberal lisa of the Congressional Hec-
ord an a medium for campaign documents
Indicates that fomebody must rend Hint
ponderous publication.
Ilctter evidence- than assertion Is needed
to convince the people that retiring Consul
Macrum is n real Ohio man. Ohio men nro
not built on the resigning plan.
The question Is , What will Ucv. Shelton do
when the story of n scheduled prize light
cmi'M In during his wlltorlal encumbency ?
Will the report fatten the ofllco cat ?
Shall the 057,000 Inhabitants ot Puerto
Illcc compel the 75,000.000 people of the
United States to spell the name of thc-lr
Island in Spanish Instead of English ?
U is ( inlto time for Colonel Baden-Powell
of Mnfeklng to contribute n proclamation to
the gaiety of wnr. The seriousness of the
"uncouth enemy" should be shattered some
way.
way.Mr. . Miller , the New York "financier , " has
been located In Canada. The people who
Invested In his 620 per cent syndicate have
lost their principal but not their Interest In
Miller.
Speaker Henderson says In a Washington
Interview that his new duties are pleasant
except that they Interfere with his reading ,
one of his keenest pleasures. "But I always
find time for a newspaper or two , " he adds.
Somebody told ex-Speaker Heed the other
day of the ? rumor that a western congress
man was writing a novel without a woman
In It. "It will make about as good reading
as the register of a Mills hotel , " said Mr.
need.
A New Jersey farmer Is prepared to make
affidavit that the tails ot a litter of young
pigs naturally curl Into the Initials "W. J.
B , " 1hci neighborhood considering It an
omen that Bryan will surely be the next
president. At the same time a Missouri
hen Is charged with dropping an egg
binnded with the same Initials. But. the
roost significant of all signs Is that of Gov
ernor Hogg's ostrich , which rubbernecks seas
as to form the letters " 16 to I. " If these
signs 'fall ' the country l& In hard lines.
1'llODUCTS FIIO.1I COKXSTAMCS.
SU-iuly Dureloiuiivut i-.ml Utilization
of ! ly-l'roilncN.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The building of a large cellulose plant at
Uuden , Ind. , $100,000 being spent for its
mechanical equipment alone , adds a third
to the manufacturing establishments al
ready in oxlstcuco for the purpose of con-
vttiting cornstalks into valuable commer
cial products. Corn pith cellulose Is the
most valuable product to bo made , but
among thu numerous other articles made
from cornstalks arc dynamite and other high
explosives , line art paper , varnlBb , kodak
films , car-box packing , filler , waterproof
cloth , linoleum , Imitation silk , patent leather
finish , face powder , glue , etc. The utiliza
tion of cornstalks In this new Industry cn-
hanciu the value ol' the corn crop very neatly
to the farmers. The Indiana concern Is
paying from $3.50 to1 per ton for corn
stalks thin season , which means from $7 to
$12 nil aero to farmers growing corn. It
CHII readily be understood that the general
Introduction of this industry would bring
millions of dollaiu raoro into the pockets
of the farmers , for It is estimated that
1(10,000,000 ( tons of cornstalks go to waste
every year in this country. It is not likely
that moro than a comparatively small
amount of this 100,000,000 tons will be luwl
now or In the future , as the number of
cellulose factories Is necessarily limited by
the demand for their product. Corn pith
cellulose is used as a lining underneath the
armor of battleships , It IB the beat lining
known nnd is siiro to bn used by all navlus
for thla purpose , but the demand for this
purpose will , of course , not mean the utili
zation of more than a comparatively small
part of our total crop of cornstalks ,
A .son A i , iii < ; voiiTi ) < > \ .
Colony of Ilnc'lu-lorx AKlliili'il It ) ' n
( iroup of Yl'lilHllInu CilrlN.
I'hlludolnhlu Times.
There are a number of superstitions Hint
add coiiHldcrably to the poetry of oxUtenco
and as they are harmless the world might
possibly bo a loser were it to outgrow them.
On the other hand , quito a variety of preva
lent beliefs will suggest themselves that done
no especial credit Jo the advanced Intelli
gence cf the present day , and that could very
well bo done without. One of these that has
been handed down from time Immemorial Ix
to the effect that whistling glrlu and crowing
hens are not likely to arrive at as pleasant
mi end as may bo tlio rase with tlioKo who do
not Indulge In these departures from what ! > /
Inference miMl bo taken us the corro.-t rul .
The twentieth century Is doubtlcus go.iu
to v.'itncBH a multitude of rrvoHitloim In
every department of human knowledge ami
activity. The ztnttiry which In juut ending
liH : not been without lnlliicniT In llils illreu-
tlon. but mighty us Ha icliie\eiienu : Irno
been In throwing off the bhiukios cf conv.n-
tlon and tradition It Is us nothing to tlio
pnislbllltUa of the future. And this beln '
the prospect the Kuoncr attention hi cn'lcd I )
the work and preparations made for Us per
formance the quicker the blessed light o !
emancipation will dawn upon the wrrld'J
way.
way.A
A pertinent hint on thli : subject ban Ju > t
emanated from that fertile source of sos'a' '
revolution , the vcut. Out In Kuneat thu
other night there wao it marrhge , and name
dozen girl friend , : milled further Ir.lcrout tj
Iho delightful offalr by Ahlflllnj ; the wel
ding march. 1'ull details of the evnt are j
not to hund. but ii U wald that the fair !
musicians looked so attractive an the voul- j
'
Inspiring strains of ilic melody ( lowed from
their charming lips IUM ! nlroudy several en- {
gagcmcntH are mooted a.-1 a consequence. If |
thU could bo the roHuli of the Inuovatkn In |
a single Instance , by giving the Idea wider j
application , in a little while not only mlht i
the old superstition fall Into ImrmlcKK driuo- !
tudc , but much might be done In the way of
counteracting iho prevalent tcuden-y toward
a falling off In marriagie.
[ MMIUT UP TIIIJ M'.lllt VHK \ I'HKSS.
IrflRh World ; The Omahii lice claims to
have found a democrat living In the city
j of Omaha who absolutely refused to accept
a nomlnntlon on llu > democratic city ticket
i thlr year. Wp would like to know to what
binnch of democracy this man belongs.
Plattsmouth Journal ( dcm. ) : The trans-
'
variation Italic was one of the most potent
( factors In bringing about the transfer of the
stale government from the republican party
to the reformers and when these nocrr-
I
i tarles persist In emulating tin' example of
their republican prcdecwsois they should
iccelvo the same condemnation that a re
publican would receive.
York Times ( rep. ) : If the men known
lo bo legislative lobbyist * , and generally
believed to be corrupt mil dK'.ionest , pre
sent themselves to yon ni candidates for
any place of prominence In the party , If you
value the Interests of Nebraska. If you wlsb
fdr republican success , tell them plainly
they must keep In the background. Tell
them you are for republican BIICCOSS and
not for Fclfiflh t < ? homoH ithnt ruin the parly.
Tell them to keep In the background and
Rlvo the honept , clean men of the party n
ch.inro to mnko a winning light for prin
ciple.
Albion News : The state law , compelling
chlldien between the ngofl of S and II
years to nttend school nl leafl twelve weeks
In Iho year Is bring enforced by the Hoards
of Education In this county. The law Is a
JuHt and reasonable one and should bo en
forced lu every school district. It Is to bene
fit the children whoso parents would rather
work the children than educate them , but
happily for ttwvH children of Nebraska , their
parents are too enuch Interested In their
wolf are to make It necessary for the School
Honrds to waste much time In looking after
their ncgllgpnro in that line.
Ord Quiz : If miythlng delights tlio soul
of the Quls It is to fee crookcil public offi
cials brought to Justice. About the mean
est man on earth Is he who will betray the
confidence ) of the public irptm-d In him and
rob the public funds for the bene
fit of himself nnd friends. A little light
la being turned onto the methods pursued
by the members of the Omaha School Hoard
and proof hns been brought against pome
of the bribetakers. Several of the sup-
puied rc'ntractors with whom the board was
dealing turned out to be detect I ves and gave
the whole matter away , enuch to the conster
nation of tlio offenders.
Fnlrbury Knterprlse : This IB the season
for holding farmers' institutes. Those ot
the present winter seem , judging from the
programs , to bo especially sirong and In-
tcrcotlng. These meetings are valuable and
should be encouraged. In no line of activ
ity has thcro been greater improvement In
the recent past than In this industry. The
farmer who hopes lo keep pace with the
times has great need to know what others
are doing , what improvements have been
made and what the demands of the times
are. In no other occupation IB there greater
nec.1 for the training of both head nnd
hand. I5very portion of the community , too ,
Is interested in the thrift and success o
farm production.
Fremont ) 'Herald ( dcm. ) : Three of the
leading railroads of the stale , the Burling
ton , il\i Rock Island nnd the Elkhorn , have
filed a motion with the State Board of
Transportation that the carload rate order
on the shipment of livestock , issued by the
'
board in December , 1897 , be rescinded. The
fact has developed that the secretaries of
the board waited until January 10 , 1900 , to
servo on the railroads of the state the legal
and required notlco of the carload rate or
der issued in December , 1897. The fact that
this notlco was not served sooner was not
known until the attorney general went to
work to seeure the necessary Information
prior to filing suit for damages against the
roads for disobeying the order. The board
is so overworked in making out vouchers
for salaries supposed lo bo earned that wo
presume It Is excusable for this Httlo error.
Geneva Signal : The making of beet sugar
In this section bears souio relation to the
tlnplato Industry in Its position before the
people. The nntl-rcpubllcan statesmen ol
the country agreed pretty unanimously thai
the United States could produce neither bcol
sugar nor tlnplatc. Time has exploded
both assertions. A large , new sugar factory
has just been put In operation nt Ames , near
Fremont , and nt least a half more bests will
bo raised in Nebraska this year than there
ever were before. The price will be bet
ter also for those raisers who huvo to ship
their beets , ns the factories will pay the
game prices as last year and In addition will
pay all freight charges. Kvory community
should encourage beet raising. Only prac
tical experience can mnko the work success
ful and provo its profit. Geneva can have
a factory within the next few years If the
farmers about hero will provldo a largo
enough acreage of beets.
WA.VriaiJ THUI3 MiAIJKHS.
One IliinilU-llp IIinItT AVhU-li Xi'liniMliii
Iti-nuMU-niiN llnv Ilin l.nliorliiir.
Clay Center Sun ( roji. )
Bryan , Allen and Holeomb nro the fusion
party of Nebraska. They are absolute dlc-
tutorw. Their Ipso dixlt is as powerful and
unchangeable us the law of the Medes and
Persians. They are the combination that
opens the state's political treasure house ,
emptying Into their own laps the richest of
Itn treasures and dealing out the balance
as Eccineth good to themselves. Hitchcock
dared to have aspirations and lo lift his
puny nrm against this all powerful com
bination. They humor him for a season
that they may gloat over hl coming dis
appointment nnd render his grief more
poignant when they snatch the cup from his
llp , then the word IH epokm nnd his name
I * Dennis. How supremely ridiculous It
wan for him. to think for n single moment
that ho could successfully oppose them.
Ambition overruled his better Judgment , or
he IH fearfully lacking In political Judg
ment that ho Hhould tlnw throw himself
under the wheels of the juggernaut. Ho
might have thought ho was creating con-
elderablo commotion , but In reality It was
scarcely n ripple , anil lit u wnid from the
leader of the trio there was n great calm.
In that Heir-jmmo hour Hitchcock came to
lilu senses and wept because of unrequited
ambition. The HUCCCW of mo fusion parly
li largely duo to the power and .shrewd
ness of this trio. They bay to this iiuin , Do !
jnd he goclh ; to that one , Come ! and ho
coincth !
Where , oh , where , ere uch leaders In
the rupuUIIcmi party ? Kcho nnnivcr.i where ?
Indeed , lli republican party iif N'chnuka
lias been without skilled leadership for a
number of yearn. In this time rf | U need
ihere has been a grand opportunity for ono
wJ-n could take the reins , Hubjugalo thi-
kickers , encourage the faithful cnco nnd
bring them all to pull toccther. High and
lasting honors awaited Jiich nil one , but ho
wn.s not foithcomlns.
The party haa been and Is yet sully $ lack-
1113 In organization. Thu fuslcn gun i
tdghird by olMllcd gunnera and the sliot
KLCS direct to the mark. The republican
flicarm Is handled hy plPkup.1 , loaded Im-
prporly , aimed Imperfectly and when fired
scatters awfully. 15vcn now , while thp re
publican party Is fulling to lake advantage
< f Ito opportunlllfH. the opposition U skill
fully laying the wlroa for next year's cam
paign , taking possession of every vantage
gr'und und their sroiilu are alert and HC- .
live.
Throe uuch bold and daring lejdera In the
republican party an iho above mentioned
leudriH > il the nppLfcltlon would work won
der * . 'And ' nl'ouid they bu uu nnncriijmloiu
It would bo in bur to tuccem , for fuels
ter.ch u that the moral code has no per
manent nbldlug place in aui-t-cjmful politics.
Leaders nro born lo tliv position and are
about ae ecarce as lieu o teeth , Let us hop *
that ono may be raised up tipecilily ( n N >
brnska to restore the republican party 10
Us lost estate.
A MimiTV I'lCIIO.MIOl.i : .
\Vln-rc To MI of rnnuroKxIonnt DOOM-
inentN AnI , < IK ( Slulil Of.
Now York Sun.
During the first twenty-one working ilays
of the present session of congress there were
Introduced Into the fetialo nnd house S 711
l.llls nnd joint resolutions , 2t 7 In the ponate
and 0,351 In the hoimc.
At the end of another week of work MIR
days , that Is to say , on Krlilny Inst. th < >
total had been swollen to more ihan n. : > oi > ,
At the present tlmo It undoubtedly exceeds
10.000 nnd yet the long session has scarcely
moro than begun.
The corresponding session of the Kifty.
first congress , ton yearn nfio. ran until oj.
tober 1. At that time tlio volume of ma
terial for legislation had Inerensed so
enormously beyond past experience ilmt the
total of 17,018 bills and resolutions imrn.
ilticed during the entire session of beiv\pca
nlnn nnd ton months seemed stupendous
Twenty years ago the corresponding si < w-
slon ot the Fort } -sixth congress ran until
July 1. The total o' measures Introdui-od
nt both ends of the cnpltol for the six months
was JUDO , or les than one-third of the
grist of the first nix week of the present ses
sion.
Theoretically every ono of these 10,000
peparalo measures of proposed legislation ,
nnd everyone of the tens of thoucands more
which will accumulate bcforo adjournment ,
are entitled to careful consideration t every
successive Btngo in the regular course of
ptocedure. They nro entitled to examination
by the committee to which they may be re
ferred , to a report , favorable or otherwise ,
to the senate or house , ns the case may be ,
to discussion and an opportunity for amend
ment , nnd , finally , to a vote which Hhall
cither reject the bill or send It to the presi
dent for the last step In the proccas of en
actment.
Yet In practice \inder the limitations of
physical possibility blessed Is the plgeou-
hole !
iKJHTiit
Detroit Journal : It wns the eve of her
wedding day , nd for the last time \ veen
lured to warn her ngalast a hurried mur
rlngo.
"Oh. yes. " she replied , with n bright
smile , "I have expressly cautioned the or
ganist about the tempo ! "
Chicago lleeord : "What's n lawyer1" '
"A lawyer In n man who can mnko othf > r
people pay him for making- them do ns ho
tolls them. "
Somervlllo Journal : Miss Plalnfaro I
should like to look nt some hand mirrors.
Clerk Yea. ma'am. For yourself , ma'am"
Sun Francisco Kxamlner : Uramhlc I
wish my wife hadn't tnken In Hint course
of locturcH on "First Aid to the Injured. "
Thorno Why ?
Hrnmblc She scorns to think I ought to
break my arm or something , Just to glvn
her a chance lo show what she has learned.
Somorvllle Journal : Hicks We are nils
Inga little fund to buy Ujohn. on n present
Wouldn't you like to contribute something
to It ? "
Wicks I'll contribute J10 toward buying
Bjohnson n tombstone.
Chicago Vest : "What Is of the first im
portance in starting u paper ? " naked tlm
young man who thought he wan cut out
for a journalist.
"Money , " replied the veteran editor.
"And whnt is of the next Importance ? "
"More money. "
Washington Star : "A man somctlmcM
thinks he'H having his own way when ho Iq
really doing what his wife planned for
him. "
"Yes , " answered the
mild-eyed philoso
pher , "many a ono IhlnkH ho'n nn autocrat
when he IH merely an automaton. "
Detroit Journal : Wife Did you toll tlm
cook plainly that she and I can no longer
llvo In the name house ?
Husband Yes.
Wife I suppose she wns defiant.
Husband On the contrary , she offprs to
draw cuts to see who goes.
Chicago Tribune. : The educated Indian ,
Trcsh from Carlisle , had returned to visit
the trlbo of his fathers.
In silence , as the braves sat around thn
wood llro In the center of the tepee , the
calumet was passed to him ,
"Individual pipes , please , " ho said1.
SAKK TO 'WAIT. '
Somervlllo Journal ,
Her heart Is mine ! How do I know ?
Why , it's as plain us diiy.
Whenever who sees me approach
She turns the other way.
She always looks Indifferent
AVlicnever I begin
To speak In prnlso of other girls
Kill oh ! she tnkcs It In !
If by some chance I touch her hand
Khc- shows no sudden thrill ,
Hut then bor paleness plainly prove <
The exercise of will.
Her heart Is mine ! How ilo I know"
Why , all her autlons sny
Shr > worships me and so f guess
I won't propose today !
AOL'TtUt.Vi : .
'he night Is still. In tit fill gleams
'he moonllglit thro' the window streams ,
low eold without you my world seoms.
iut soon 'twill glow 'iii'iilli brighter beams ,
, Iy heart IH tuned to lutpplor themes ,
"or yon are with me , In my drrums.
I.Ol'lS KHHDINANO UHIINHAHDT
It Is Not
Easy.
. . . .
To balance the conflict
ing claims of all the adver
tisers nowadays.
You must know the
stores to determine which
one is telling the truth.
We , Browning , King &
Co. , among the very oldest
manufacturers of fine cloth
ing , as well as the largest ,
respectfully present our
claims to your serious con
sideration.
We of'r ( you the best
clothing we know how to
make for men and boys
all the time.
Just now we have some
special suits in breast sizes
34 and 35 that we place att
a very reduced rate.
' $12.50 suits , in sizes men
tioned at