THE OMAHA DAILY IIKE WEDNESDAY", 7fAT 0, UIOO.
Tiie Omaha Daily Bee.
K. ItOSKWATKIt, Hdltor.
I'L'HMHIIKD KVKHY MORNING.
TERMS OF SL'USCRH'TION.
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OFFICKS.
Omnha: The lire molding. ... , .
South Omaha: City HulJ Uulldlng, Twcn-ty-ilfth
nml N street.
Council Muffs: 10 I'enrl Street.
rhlrngo: 1640 Cnlly Building.
New York: 'IVmpIc Court.
Washington: 501 Fourteenth Street. '
Sioux City: Gil Park Street.
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Only 2-ccnt stamps accepted In payment or
mall nocountu, I'ereonnl checks, except on
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Btiito of Nebraska. Douelas County. w :
George H. Tzxehuck. secretary of Tho Hec
I'ubllshlng company, being duty sworn,
rays that tho actual number of full and
complete copies of Tim Dally. Moraine.
evening ano sunouy uee. jiniurji
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Subscribed and sworn before mo this 1st
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nay or .May, iiw.
STOCKTON HF.TIf.
Notary Public.
(SealA Notary Public.
If any popocratlc olllelals remain at
the stale house at present It must bo
because- the passes to Sioux runs ran
nhort.
Tho school board Is ngaln enjoying
b full membership. Now let It Inject
n iiuip more nusiness uiuuiuu unu
business affairs.
If nny of the populist delegates got
hwny without having the Hryan brand
nlllxod there may yet be trouble for the
roundup riders.
Tor a day or two the republican piesl-
II. .....I., n,.,.ni.
leilt Ot till' senate IS acilliK KU.-inn .i
ebraska. AMio said Nebtaska would
Hot bo redeemed.' I
ir,.tvn,.,i Mi,nWM signs of bolne
1. bn r tho Zon ,oml
by the bait of the fusion noun-
Kdgnr
tempted by
tuition for congress. Kdgar's friends
thought ho was too old a bird to be
taught with painted worms.
TTnvt.,,. rm-,.,.,1 tiif. i-f.mii.llmn state
,n.,v,.,..i., i,. on,inrHr. (tin oil (rust end
of tho linn the question arises whether
hr. miimii.iw will finish the lob bv fore-
lug the endorsement of the sugar trust
member.
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Mr. Deileiency has gone out of busl-
iiess at tho weather bureau, both In
tho temperature and moisture line. He
rwlll also be out of business when the
crops aro gathered and the republican
yotca counted in the fall.
The sultan of Turkey might plead his
rxemptious as the head of a largo family
on that claim of tho I nlted Mates. If
nllowanco were made in proportion to
tho sizo of his household It would more
than cover all of his assets.
News from hloiix l ulls is to tnc ei-
feet that the tent in which the populist
convention Is to be Held lias withstood
tho recent storms wen ami 11 is conn-
dontly predicted will h'P "P under tho
Btrulu of convention oratory.
No one will nave nny sympainy ior
the people who Have neon mmcoed ny
1110 lOCUl pugilism! Hippmuoiui!. Aiiuttu
iiglllstle Hippodrome, xnose
who paid .ST for tho privilege of watch-
lug two professionals play with one an-
other deserve to bo parted from their
piomJ'
mm 11,1 .i..w..m to.,ne.i nt
m,ni, m mill .immri.t from the
.Stia l-t r I
fountain of tho Omaha platform. Thnt
Is the only draught they will quail' from
n fountain during the campaign. The
nomination of llryan will mark the Kovernment mnklng u saving of lu
..hninro from nonullst to democratic u,,-flt n'Iuf 1,s operation and the peo-
n-i.-j.
The string which Is expected to work
tho populist convention nt Sioux Falls
was effectually brought to light at the
rotor Cooper bnuiiuet nnd the mini
iwho Is to pull it is located In the demo
cratic enmp. The disclosure shows up
tho populist leaders in their true light
blmply deiiiocratle wire pullers.
T,n u ..,.ln,lmil nf B,.innl llMR
"'v
lneii Instructed to report to the school
board the names of all married teach-
ors In tho public schools. If he will
only ndd tho degrees of consanguinity
to members of the board nnd other peo-
1 i
plo with n pull he will make an exhibit
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L'UlllltlHllIK WWII' IIIUTl'MIHK I II I Ullllll I Hill. I
The railroads of tho west are Just now
cngnged In a struggle to get their share
of the immense wool shipments soon to
bo moving to market from the ranges.
Until tho riMinlilli'iin nollov of iiroteetion
miifW. tlm lmou IiI!' of Milium nrolltnlilo
thero wiih not enoug'h of this business to
make, a fuss about It.
Clovernor I'o.vuter has cono to Sioux
11
Kails to nttend the populist national con-
ventlott, but when he returns bo will
liavo these figures staring him In the
face: Assessment of railroad property
in Nebraska, for 1S03 by U republican
ti,.,. mi t-i-i io.i.
(.esHinent of railroad property in Ne-
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nrasKii ior iom uy n rusiou noaru oi
equalization, ?ltm,10.,lK)r. tiovernor
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Jiuiili.'l in nijiiii nun iiifiii. ui inu iiiaiu
aioaru or I'.quaiizauoii. wnen no comes
to nmko tho 1000 railroad assessment
.what In he going to do about ItY
lilt YA X'ii I.ATKST liBMVKIlAM K.
Hon. V. J. Bryan 1ms retire! to his
( furni to rct anil reciipornti prcpitrutory
to ontoritiK upon Hip nnltiotis luborof the
presidential tiimpnl:ii, which will nrob
nbly lii'lii linnioillntcly after the Kan
sas City convention. Ills nrttlross nt
tin- "dollar dinner- of the Peter Cool..
-',n, ,ff ,llls vUy t liorof oro. probiibly
tllo Inst ptiblle utterance he will make
lm,ii ii... iidpiiIiil' of tho Oiiniimktl. A
Inurkeil feature of thin dellveranee Is Its
laiidntloti of the populist.-", but the most
Interotlni: point Is the declaration that
"when tho convention meets nt Kansas
City there will not be enoiiKli opposi
tion to the Chicago platform to demand
n roll cnll.'
Wc would commend this to tho
thoughtful consideration of those east
ern democrats who ate ninkln nn ef
fort to hnve that platform modified nt
Kansas City. Mr. Bryan meant what
no sain ami ne i:new wnen ne uttered
uw imove declaration turn ne wis tne
authority anil the backing in his parly
to make It good. Ho Intends and his
adherents Intend that the f'hlenL'o nhit-
form shall be renillrmed In Its entirety.
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and no inuiieiico which uu- i''u
democrats can bring to bear will cbnnge
this decision. Mr. Hryan Is master of
H.n ulttmilnn ntwl when be said that
l,n,.,. i.nt 1... ,.t K-ntiHna f'llv MioiiBh
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opposition t uie i nicago piauorin 10
domuiid a roll call he simply showed
that he knows what will be the composl-
tlon and character of the national con-
vontlon. He perfectly understands
that tho men who waut to throw aside
the silver question such deinoerata as
Hill nnd Gorman aud Pnttlson and
Campbell will get no attention at Kan-
1,118 clty' No 01,0 wll() lH I10t "vvllllu2
to nccept the whole of Urynnlsin, np
oinbod ed In the Gh caco nlatfonn. will
Uxert any lnlluenco In that convention.
it would seem that the eastern demo-
cratH who ans Hccktnc to Induco Mr.
TM1 1 I.Ik ...1 inHnlll.i tn. ItlM.l flf
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their position In regard to silver would
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mu uui;n;nuu ui uiu- iuiuuj inuiug,
-moy ought to realize tnnt tney arc
asking Homethlng the concession of
which by Mr. Hryan would destroy his
lentiersnip, disintegrate nis ioiiowmg
imu' leave mm a political uatiurupt.
W.oro he now lo discredit the position he
ilH nialntalned for four years and which
aiono i,aR KVOn him public prominence,
1UJ Wouid lose support in tnc soutn and
west wfilch could not be made tin for
elsewhere. Kastern sound money demo-
. ... lvo RR,.ncn or no offset
lw the descrtion from .Mr. Hryan which
woul(l C(.rtunjy fuow i,a reuunclntlon
0f sliver or even the slightest modlllcu-
tlon of his attitude In regard to thut
fInoHtini,
I
t,....,,,. ,n)os. ,lllvoiniw.o ninnt
bo nccPI,totl aH conclusive. It was
rlniilitlnsu Intnnitnil ti nt nnrn ronssuro
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l,lH n,lhoron,H nl to -nonlHh the antl-
Sl,Vcr amwmx of ,he lioPOlesness of
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CUltllEXOr LAW UVEHATIOX,
The now currency law appears to
woh;ih2 satisiacioruy, none ot
the dltllcultles which some of Its
titles ' apprehended having so far
been encountered. It will bo re-
mctnbered that fear was expressed
xlnit tl,c funding provision of the bill
might prove troublesome, but Its opera-
tlon so far has not made the least tin-
faVorable Impression upon llnancial nf-
tnu-a. On the contrary results seem to
fnjly justify the view tnken of this pro-
vision bv its advocates, that It would
be In tho Interest of tho public credit
and would not produce nn excessive In-
nation of the currency. The opponents
of the bnv were also most contldeut
that. It would brine about a rapid re-
tlrement of the legal tender notes, but
thero Is as vet no Indication of this.
Accordlnc to tho statement recently
irlven out bv llenresentatlvo Uroslus.
ch,.nnan of the house committee on
banking and currency, upon the author-
tj. 0j t10 'I'rensury department, there
,a(J i,P0U u considerable saving of Inter-
eK Otf00ted bv the refunding of bonds
... (...,,,. rnt,. while tho neople huve
hi-on hpiiolltt'd thrnticrh fill lniM'onsf of
. inilklllB fa,.iities in sections of the
............ ,..,...,, Inoro ,)allks ,vpro oe(iod
arfr0 w
. , number of linnks linvo honii ,.r
Kanlm, snml, townM whi;h ., b(j n
Km,t bonp,t ,() Ulcge communltICNi
wh0 mnny Btnlo ,mnkH ,mve tftken om
national charters nnd will Issue cur
roucy. It Is estimated that the total
IntTeimo In bunk clrculutlon during the
. JidutAoAAjkii
i,,BUl
11 opponents of the gold standard
'" .u.u .... ., out win.
pie being benefited by nn Increasing sup
ply 01 sound money, us opponents win
hardly be able to accomplish anythln
by their denunciation
AlllZOXA'S CLAIM TO HTA TEIIOOJI.
-..n.. Mnonlit- nf Ai'Wnnn makes an
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earnest idea tor the admission of the
territory to statehood. Ho says the prog
ress of the territory In population, wealth 1
nild till' HfVl.KUlllu.nl, ui uiuiu.....
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taxable wealth, If It were nil assessed.
the ..mount of $100.000 000. lie
urges flint Arlzonn lias greater wealth
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i loriiv oi I in ninii:n noil iii.-j i-ii- m-
milieu, which i inn-, nun nn uiun-
velopcd resources are nlmost l.icnlcu-
lablo and the people unanimously do.
inand recognition of the rights to which
they nre entitled under the constltu
I tlon.
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l 111 gO eiUOl soih 101 in inn u.m n. on
done by the people of the territory look-
statehood and also tho action
tnken In congress, ami says unit state-
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bood has been denied to Aiuona ne-
cnuso of sectional prejudice, Ignorance,
lmagluury parusan poncj ami pine
Beiiisiiness. u is possiun- nun. suine m
those Influences' nave ieen operative
against Arizona h claim to admission
.ui n Ktnlo. but wo aro Inclined to think
that the chief reason for continuing Its
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lyniuuiin i-.mivi.u mm ...v.. .....
tliat' ft was not -prepared ior sinienooii,
1 rph.i I ii....... Ic nnv 1'i.ni.riil iirelnillco
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agiuuM .inwim muuui i; miuinn-.i, u.u
there nro a few states which would bet-
Iter hnve remained territories auu tuerc
has been an Indisposition to ndd to them.
However. It Is hljrlily probable that
the present congress will pass the legis
lation necessary to give statehood to
New .Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.
The people of all these territories
earnestly desire that this be done and
upon the showlnc they make of popula
tion and resources It would undoubt
edly be safe to ndinlt them its states.
r.4.vr iMimt: i'mmpemty.
It Is amusluj: to note how even the
most rampant orpin of calamity finds
It Impossible to dodco the Indisputable
proof of pervading prosperity. A strik
ing example of the Irresistible contra
dictious Into which denials of prosperity
bump Is found In the following extract
from the account printed In the local
popocratlc organ, which used to boast
I'.r.vim ns Its editor describing the open.
lMJf of tll0 npw tPrm of tho ustrlct court
ju Omaha
Yesterday when tho Judges opened their
dockets oao ot tho greatest annoyances en
countered was securing Jurors. Usually
there are plenty of the regular Juror who
nro "Ullng to crv tho county and earn fi
per day. However, nt this terra of court
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that they had steady employment nnd wero
receiving moro than tho allowance provided
for for Jurors. Whcro JUdgo linker round
K necessary for a man to carry out his
prlvato business, ho granted an excuno.
Thern wcro fi0 many of lhfM that whc
M1 of the )aw collrt8 aro runntng they will
t,o whort of Jurors,
How mnny people throw nway
diances to earn .$2 a day without
enervating labor when democratic hard
times were upon us before the udvent
0f MeKlnley to the White House? How
many who were searching In vain for
employment at any wages want to go
hack to the era of business depression
nml onf.in.oil IiIIoiikss?
ovKlMTEl'l'ino Tilt: LIMIT.
rri, rtinn f im itmini nf Kilncntlon
v nvn w.v.
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nnrov ,,,, anH for tile new Ulga
H(,lin, ,,. .... ost!mntol cost of S175,.
A .
()()()( )r 505 000 0XCeS8 Of till DOUUS
Vott1 for tll(lt ,)Un)0se. Is not only of
Lmostlonablo exnedlencv. but also of
(luestloual)lc legality. The school board
hns no rlKht t0 tn. $i.-),000 out of the
BCI1Prai fun,i raised for the maintenance
nii cmTont expenses of tho schools and
t0 (jivert jt to building purposes, espe-
cnn v wi,on n the money which may be
H1,ami fr01 the running expenses has
tri.niU- lionn iiinriL'niOfl In ndVUUCG to
tnto mi . sionrMvi ifnflt nutMtnnitltii: In
Li.,. c ir,i.,..ut.iinnrinn- wnrrnnts.
-when the people voted $1.0,()0() In
i,on,lH for the High school the distinct
imflnvstnmllni' wna ihnt the cost of the
i)Uii,iiug was to bo kept within that limit
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IIHU IHU IHIU1K VI U1C uuan. Ill" .v..
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yond Its terms. It Is a well known fact
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nun arciiiiueirt cmuhiiii'i usumi,. f..
1(1W rnthcr than above the mark when
tho contracts come to -be let and the
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work completed, and It Is safe to say
that It will require more than Sii'5.000
out of the general fund to complete the
building upon the plan submitted by tho
areimecr.
It certainly seems strange that mem
hers of the board should be under tba
hypnotic spell of the architect to such
an extent as to ue persuaued-in oruer
to Increase his emoluments and insure
nun a paying joi ior several .veins 10
come to overlook the limitations of tho
law and the personal responsibility upon
their bonds for exceeding the authorized
expenditure. It is also strange that
tliey should. forget tnnt tne regular no
mands of the schools will require all
the current funds which may be avail-
able without robbing the prlmnry and
grade departments for the benefit of Hie
High school.
If the school board wishes to main
tain Itself In tho confidence of the peo
plc It will retrace Its steps nnd proceed
to erect n building Hint will relieve the
pressure for High school facilities wltli
out overstepping the limit of the bond
proposition. The board will tnen be in
I'osltlon to asi tnc taxpayers to com
mission It to construct tho remainder of
the building ns the requirements may
dictate.
It behooves this government of the
1'nlted Stntes to push the prosecution
of ofllclal defaulters In Cuba with vigor.
Examples of this kind have been rare,
but they should bo made still rarer.
I'lio greatest curse of Spanish rule has
been official dereliction nnd immunity
from punishment of this clnss of male
factors. Troinpt punishment of otllclals
accused of stealing public funds, It
proven guilty, will be nn object leson
which the Cubans will do well to emu
late when they come Into control of
their own.
Hryan excused himself In 1S!M! for
traveling around the country making
speeches by saying the people did not
lr.we money to come to see him. After
four years of republican rule he ilnds
times so much Improved that he can
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home during the coming campaign and
entertain visitors on his nice lawn and
now front porch.
Senator Allen will not have to sup
press a telegram from Hryan this time
snying that he would not nccept a popu
list nomlnntlon If required to travel
with u populist running mate. The pop
ulists this year havo delegated to Hryan
the selection of bis own running mute
and their national convention Is simply
a meeting for tho ratlllcation of the
Hryan edict.
According lo tho city engineer Omalia
u-ets less return on tho money Invested
i -
... slv(r ..lpnii lnr t Hill linv Other O tV
of s h)zPj , roasol, 0ug traced to
,(s ,.0fusiu t() Hsp jHHchinery In the
......... tho taxnavers of Omaha
w
.vaIlt ls tl, ll!lV0 tludr streets cleaned
w((1 11ft 1(ljlst posHU,. L.x,M1Ko, and If
,,,0 1Pli10(i s wrong the method should
lu, i.,aU?(.,i.
They win .'ny (ii KrciKhi
(Cincinnati lommerelal.
it Is reported that the Honrs hotd nil the
paoni.3. n i"" " w. ..lib'iou "ill uv
i nave a dead-head trip to Pretoria
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I A (J.iiiiim. .IneUivnril
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,t duo to the favoraDlo conditions that
cn,pioyern aro ablo to mrot employes with
Iconcessions in regard to wagcb. In mi and
1S06 nn mechanic would he dreamed of de
manding fewer hours and more pay. Then
ho wa on tho ragged edge of no employ
ment and no pay.
CiiiiiIi'ikIiiu (lie AVInil,
Haltlmoro American.
Congrcf m to conjlder n proposition to
reduco the size of the CongrcfHlonnl Herord.
It must bo apprehensive that the public
trlcti to read it.
PoiiIIiiu ultli 11 (inn,
Chli-nsn Chronicle.
Porto Itlcanfl aro now nendlng n petition
to tho L'nltol States conRrcs asking for
moro cotirln and more law. The Porto III
cana evidently don't know that th If gun l
loaded.
l'roin Splon Koi to .t t noil r I.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Web9ter Davis, cx-asslntant pecretary of
tbo Interior, who resigned hlf praltlon In or
der to leoturo la behalf of tbo Uocrs. has
evidently found that voc.vtlon unremunera
tlvo, ns ho has trekked wetward and taken
up a pcWtlon on a political kop In the l'lfth
Mtasourl district In hopes of capturing the
republican nomination for congrces-man. Mr.
Davlo probably now regrets having given
up a lucratlvo pcultlon for an uncertainty.
rrosiioedvo Ciitiiinlun Ismiie.
ItullaufUiolls News.
It would not bo at all surprlf-lng If Judge
Lochrcn'B decision touching tho status of
Porto Hlcn were to Introduce a new element
Into tho campaign. That the mipreme court
will ultimately pneg on the question Ih cer
tain, hut that It may do so before tho elec
tion In November In uncertnln nnd, Indeed,
tt ought to do nothing that would weflr the
air of political exigency. That the Porto
Hlcnn nucKtlon Is typical of our whole attl
tudo toward our dependencies and is to bo
ono of the great Issues of tho time Ik bo-
yond doubt.
A Voire from tlir Tamil,
New York Sun.
Oom 'A dial lowing Stevenson In sigh
ing over "tho rapid augmentation
of aggregated wotdth nnd tho mur
muring that follows." Sigh no
more, Adlnl, sigh no more! Mont, of the
aggregated wraith Is In tho hands of small
suveiH nnd Inventors. These aro tho grand
army of capitalists. Tho augmentation can
not bo too rapid for them, liven the hu
morists who write democratic nnd popullot
platforms cannot keep straight facen when
thoy comparo thoso precious compositions
with their bank book.
SOMi: MISTAKKS IS IltltKjATIO.V.
Hotter IIcnuM from I.onn Irrluntluii
mil .lion SuKnlile PluiKn,
Denver Post.
Tho tiso and waste of water In Irrigation Is
tho subject ot n bulletin soon to bo Issued
by tho Department of Agriculture. The
bulletin wns prepared Ty Prof. Duffiim of tho
Wyoming university nnd deals with tho
methods of Irrigation In vogue In tho west.
Tho cver-lnereaslng scarcity of water, caused
equally by the diminution of tho supply
and by tho Increased demand on account of
tho lnrgo area ot land brought under cultiva
tion, has led him to Inquire Into the
methods of irrigation now practiced and to
liscortnln whether It Is not possible to ac
complish satisfactory results with a le3S
quantity of water.
Two facts wero established. In many In
stances tho plants wero unsultcd to tho
locality whero grown. Had tho proper plants
been selected less Irrigation would havo
accomplished better results. In other cases
too great a quantity of water wai used be
causo of Improper Irrigation. By 11 moro
scientific construction of tho ditches better
results would have been attained with the
uso of loss wnter.
Methods of cultlfatldn mid Irrigation havo
much to do with the quantity of water used.
Flooding, as u vultf',' requires moro water
than Irrigating In furrows. Whero tbo roots
can bo supplied with, water from beneath bet
ter results are obtained than by surface Ir
rigation. It Is a common practice among
ranchmen to turn tho water on ns early In
tho spring as tho ditches will carry It. This
very often drowns out the roots. There Is
always sufllclent moisture In tho ground In
spring to glvo tbo plants a fair and healthy
start and nono should bo artificially applied
beforo the ground becomes dry. Much water
is wasted In this manner and no little dam
age done. The best Irrigators glvo ono Held
after another a thorough soaking, and by
ropcatlng this process from four to eight
times during the season, according to tho
meteorological conditions prevailing, the bfst
results are reached. Moreover, much water
Is saved. The present system of giving Irri
gators title to a continuous flow is the cause
of much waste and It would bo preferable to
change U to a system of rotation whereby
each one would rccelvo only tho water actu
ally needed and when needed. All waste
would so be prevented.
I'HIl.SO.VAI. Pill Vl'KIlS.
Secretary I)ng thinks ho could find sev
eral better kinds of fun than running for
vlco president.
Litigation among the liolr.i of tbo late
Adolph Sutro ot San Franclaco Is apt to
result In tho scattering of his library of
280,000 volumes, ono of tho finest on the
Pacific coast.
Tho Boston Globe complains that tho
women of that town have fallen Into the
habit of crossing their legs while In the
street cars nnd other public places, thus
taking up moro room than they should.
Senator Hoar, nnliko many successful
politicians, docs not havo a good memory
for names, and though he never forgets a
face It is often difficult for him to recall
tho named of persons whom ho has known
for somo time.
Tho, people ot St. Paul and Minneapolis
aro raising a fund to pay oft a mortgago
on tho homo of Mrs. M. C. Wilkinson, who o
husband, Major Wilkinson, was killed In
tho Indian outbreak at Leech Lake, Minn.,
In October, 1S0S.
As to tho ability of the sultan of Turkey
to raise money It ls noted that his grand
vizier gets twlco an much money In salary
as Lord Salisbury, and tbcro is a strong
suspicion that tho perquisites aro corre
spondingly large.
It has been figured out by financial ktatls
tlclans in this country that tho expenditure
by Americans abroad, brought about by tho
Paris exposition, will amount to $ 10,000.000
in excess of tho avcrago yearly sum spent
by Kuropcan tourists from this side.
Lieutenant Oovernor Woodruif of New
York, who does not llko to bo considered
young during the pursuit of his present am
bition, took occasion to tell somo Droaklyn
women to whom ho was making a ppeoeh tho
other night that be was 12 years ot age.
Judgo F.lbrldKo Hanccy. whom tbo repub
licans may nominate for governor of Illi
nois this week, comes of an old southern
family, hut Is himself n nativo ot Illinois
Ho 1m always been an ardent law student
and It Is said thut ho was ablo to pass his
examination for tho bar when ten years
younger than tho required age.
Ilohind Admiral Dowey'H carriage In tho
recent Chicago parade an enthusiastic spec
tator, breaking through tho lines, began to
execute a dance. Tho admiral arose to low
his acknowledgment when tho horses stared
on a trot, and the admiral, lcslng bis bai
ance, sat down with a bump, greitly 10 hi.
own amusement and that of the crowd.
(Icorgo H. N'lxon of Franklin. N. II. who
has been forced to lcavo ono after anothc
of tho preparatory schools for iho Wot
Point Military academy because tbo ttu
dents bcllevo bo Is a mulatto, has finally
given up tbo strugglo and returned to his
home. lie ls of a dark complexion, but de
clares that his father, who Is dead, was a
Spaniard, and that hs mother U a nativo
of Ireland.
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THE UNACCEPTED CHALLENGE
Mad by The Uee April K.
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In order that nil doubt may be
dispelled The Hee uinkes the fol
lowing proposition: It will plnco
tho census lists for each of the
routes In the city of Omaha In the
hands of a committee of Omaha
business men tho World-Herald
shall name, to be carefully checked
up with tho carrier delivery circu
lation of the World-Herald for the
first week In April, the World-Herald
to bo credited with every name
omitted by The Hee's census takers;
tho provlng-up process to be made
by one representative of The Hee,
one of the World-Herald anil one of
the News. That Is to say, every sub
scriber claimed by the World-Herald
In excess of the credit given
shall be traced to bis residence or
business olllce and his receipts sub
mitted. When the comparison Is
completed The Hee will revise Its
figures and credit the World-Herald
with whatever additional carrier de
livery subscription It may prove up,
at the same time agreeing to deduct
from Its own credit all names shown J
to have been erroneously inserted. )
i:t nons or m u wah.
Frederick Palmer, correspondent of Col
lier's Weekly at Manila, draws a comforting
plcturo of tho peaceful condition of nffalrs
In nnd nbout tho metropolis of the Philip
pines In 11 lato letter. W'hllo the plcturo
doeii not tally with sporadic outbreako re
ported by cable, It foreihadows the Inevit
able, which cannot long be delayed. "Just as
we aro ready to make war ns It ought to bo
made," writes Mr. Palmor, "thero Is nobody
to light with us. I-ast spring wo had tho
enemy, but not the materials. Now wc havo
tho hores. tho mulc and tho artillery, but
not tho enemy. Tho gorgo of coolies who
choko tho wuterfront aro discharging sup
plies for an army of peace. Olllcers and men
ot tho lately arrived .oluntoer regiments
sadly, and sometimes profanely, bernto an
Insurgent army which Bhut up hop before
everybody was served with tho smell of
powder.
"As he smiles at our passing patrol or col
11 mu, tho brown man Is proud In the con
sclousutoj of ownership. His only fear in that
we may discover whcro his rlllo is hidden
hidden against the (omlng of the rainy sea
con, of ammunition nnd of Agutnaldo's word
of command. Tho Insurgent ot Cavlte, ns one
who knows him very well sayo. Is too fond
of his rlllo to Umv It In a, fight whcro the
chances are nil ngnlnst him, Ilefore the rainy
season it Is morally certain that our author
ity will bo extended over ns much territory
as ever recognized that of Spain. Of court-o
tho Islands will net bo so peaceful. It will
bo somo time before ono can rido from ono
part of Luzon to another nnd bo certain
that nativo hospltnllty will offer food aud a
bed for the night. In tho old days, tho trav
eling Englishman or tho occasional Ameri
ca": who visited the Islands was something
of a hero to tho people. Wherever nny for
eigner went tho native removed his hat nnd
courtctiled no ho passed. As a rule, It tho
uatlVe wns on n horse, ho alighted. When
wo first went Into the northern provinces
wo received tho same consideration. Hut nn
soon ns tho peoplo found that tho democratic
American did not demand such homage, they
began to fall out of tho habit."
In the course of a speech In St. Paul re
cently Captain Slgsbeo referred to the great
tragedy In which ho played a prominent
part, "if the Maine was blown up Intention
ally," ho said, "I can only say that It was
tbo blackest crlmo of tho century, nut wo
never knew whether thero was nny culpa
bility. If I did know I should tell it. From
a technical standpoint thero Is nothing more
certain than that the Maine wa3 blown up
from the outside. Hut I never bad any Ideii
that tho Spanish government as a govern
ment blew up tho Maine. Hownvcr, wo wcio
In the harbor and aEsumlng that the ship
was blown up from tho outside, tho Spanish
government was morally responsible to a
certain degree." That Is stating the cmo
accurately and moderately with much em
phasis on tho "moderately."
St. Louis added a magnificent punch bowl
to tho trophies of Admiral Dewey as a
souvenir of his visit to tho Mound City. The
bowl is oval In shapo and ls supported by
four masslvo silver dragons' claws. An al
legorical design In alto rlllovo decorates tho
cntlro circumference of flfty-slx Inches. The
central figure sltH In n chariot and Is pre
ceded and followed by fifty nymphs bearing
wreaths, cuplds crowned with Inurels, priest-
and prlesteraea and other mythological fig
ures. Seme play ancient musical instruments,
othorsi curry streaming garlun !s nnd still
others point cxultlngly forwnrd, tho wholo
being nn allegory of trlumpbunt victory.
This Is nil In repouseo work. Above the
panel work Is a raised ornamental edge,
surmounted by a wldo rim. also In nlto
rlllovo, of vino leaves and bunches of grapes.
Dclow the panel Is an arabesque border. On
the sides of tbo bowl is engraved: "Admiral
Dowcy, from the Citizens of St. Louis, May
tho 4th, 1900." Tho bowl rests upon a baso
of navy bluo velvet. In the center of which
lo a solid silver tablet upon which is en
graved: "Presented to Admiral Downy by
the Citizens of St. Louis, May tho tth. 1000."
Tho ladle in also masslvo and beautiful. It In
of tolid silver and twenty Inches long. In
tho largo gold howl Is engraved tbo Olympla
under full headway.
Commander Scaton Sehrocdcr, tho now gov
ernor of Ciiiam, was executive officer of tho
battleship Massachusetts during tho war
with Spnln. Ho wns a classmato of Com
mander Walnrlght nt tho Naval academy,
both men having lecclvcd their appointments
from President Lincoln in 1S6I. Mrs.
Schrocder. who will go with her husband and
children, is a sister of Commander Waln
rlght. s
n Ciiliiuill ' In Ours,
Clobc-Penincrat.
At tbo close of the your of the Tlryan
campaign (he gnld In the treasury amounted
to 507,000.000. Now it Is Jt26.000.000. A
wholo pyramid ff such rnmparatlvn figures
furnUdie.. onn of the reasons why Iho peoplo
aro not gUng back to it calamity administra
tion. 4t
Daisy Queen"
JI Iraqrant perfume, rich In the
sweetness of field and forest.
Delicate yet lasting.
Sherman A JlleConnell Drug Co
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11(101) ( (Ml)ti:..O.V.i NOMINATIONS.
North Pintle Telegraph lion. Dave Mer
cer has been nominated tor congress In the
Second district for Iho fourth mieee.sflve
time nnd his nomination wns made by nr.
clninntlon. Dave nlwnys was lucky nnd
generally geto what ho goes after.
Hloomflcld Monitor. The nomination of
Hon. John It. Hays of Norfolk for congrefs
Is considered n very strong ono nnd Is an
other evidence that Nebraska republicans
are this year placing their beat and strongest
men In the field for political preferment.
Alnoworth Star: Hon. M. P. Klnkald wns
tho unanimous choice of the convention nt
Kearney last Thursday for congressional
honoM. No better man could bo found. On
tho contrary. Neville, who will bo renom
inated by the fuslonlstf. will have a big
fight to win even nomination, let alone carry
tho electl n.
North Platte Tribune: Davo Mercer was
renominated for congreis by acclamation
Thursday by tho republicans of tho Omaha
district. Mercer ha(i made nn unusually
good record In congress nnd bin rrnomlna
tlon 'wns well deserved. He lo so popular
In his district that no fusion candidate can
possibly defeat him at tho polls.
Panrroft Hlado: The republicans of this
district ennde no mistake when they nomi
nated John 11. Hays of Norfolk for congress.
Mr. Hays ls n lawytr by profession, nnd ns
such Is well nnd favorably known through
out the district. As a man he stands just
nnd upright before tho world with n reputa
tion ns spotless as tho driven snow, nnd If
elected next November will bo an honor to
tho stato which bo represents.
Papllllon Herald: Last Saturday the re
publicans of this congressional district hold
a convention In Omaha and nominated, by
acclamation, Hon. D, II, Mercer to succeed
blm.Bclf In congress. Hnn. W. K. Hurley
nnd 13. J. Cornish were elected delegates to
tho national convention, with Hon, F. II.
Clarldgo of Washington county and Hon. C.
L. Hover of Sarpy ns Alternates. It was a
vory enthusiastic convention and wm noted
for Its unanimity of opinion.
Stanton Picket: Hon. David It. .Mercer
was ngnin and for thn fifth time nominated
to congress by tho Second district repub
llcano at Omaha last Saturday nnd will bo
elected. Davo Mercer has mado an Ideal
congressman. His record Is ono of many
creditable acts and few If nny blunders.
Orandly has ho represented bio district and
the Htntu of Nebraska. Tho peoplo nro
pleased with his efforts and In bis district
havo expressed that appreciation by re
nominating him by acclamation.
Springfield Monitor (den.): Davo Mercer
has nguln been named by tho republicans to
represent this district In congress. Ho was
tho unanimous choice ot tho convention
which met In Omaha last Saturday. This is
Morccr's fourth race for tho place, an honor
which does not often fall to a congressman,
with no telling how many more times ho will
be called. Where the interests of Nebraska
or Nebraskons wero conccrnod Mercor has
always been watchful and seen to it that
they did not get tho worst of It. It will
hustle tbo democrats to And a man who can
beat Mercer, as so many people aro of tho
opinion that tho thing cannot be done.
Illalr Pilot: Tho reuomlnation of Dave
Mercer to congress will bo received with
Joy by his many friends In Wnohlngton
county who have closely watched his courso
In congrcHi, especially during the past two
years. It recalls to mind tho promloo he
mado during tho last campaign that bo would
plnco a public building in Illalr. That he
kept bis word need not be mentioned here.
Ho will bo re-elected and wbllo ho Is serv
ing his next term thero will bo erected in
Illalr ono of the finest buildings In the
county that will stand for generations tut
nn enduring monument to bis ability. Wash
ington county owes him n majority of over
250 votes und tho Pilot will not be surprised
If It delivers to htm the goods.
Columbus Journal: David H. Mercer, who
Is sorvlng his fourth term in congrecs, has
boon nominated for a fifth. Thoso who know
David will not bo nt all surprised should
bo again succeed in being elected. Most
congressmen nre too bookish, giving too
much tlmo to their own mblt!ons, instead of
devoting themselves to the general welfare
of the United States and the particular wcl
faru of their district. But Mr. Mercer is
different, and tho people of tho Second con
gressional district appreclato the situation.
Davo has evidently ndopted Lincoln's famous
triad concerning tho United Slates govern
ment, and being himself "of the people" ho
alms In bis work ns tho people's agent to
havo It as "by the people," and tho result
naturally follows that It will bo "for tho
people."
Central City Nonpareil: Tho nomination
of John U. Hayo by the republican congreo
slonal convention Is being commended on
all sides and tbo convention baa undoubtedly
mado a wIho selection. Mr. Hays is a resi
dent ot Norfolk and n very ablo man, an
well an an eloquent public speaker. Ho is
not a politician according to tho general ac
ceptance ot tho term nnd his nomination wns
n case of the office seeking the man and not
duo to efforts on his part. Mr. Has is a
native of Iowa, where bo held several post
Hons of honor and trust In his younger days,
beforo moving to Nebraska. His record dur
ing his long residence In this stato Is unlm
pcachablo and In every respect ho Is an ad
ni Ira bio nominee, who If elected would add
strength and dignity to tho Nobraska dele
gation in congiess.
O'Notll Frontier: Judgo M. P. Klnkald
of O'Neill wns nominated for congrefs at
tho congressional convention at Kearney
last week. It had been expected that (he
Judgo would bo tho nominee, as ho made
thn race last year and Is also cons-ldered
to bo oqual to any man In tbo district In
qualifications for tbls responsible position.
Not slnco populism first swept tho district
has a republican candldato polled as heavy a
vote a tho Judgo did last year. He will
get tho cime ones this fall nnd tho Frontlor
bclloves enough more to elect him. for the
lcason that many fusion voters aro dissat
Don't Forget
That you can buy a fine
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Omaha's Only Exclusive ClotliUr for Men nd Uoy
isfied with tho record of our present con
gressman, In fart, It U beginning to be
reallfcl that tho whole list nf populist
ccngrerPmen who h.wo gone from the Sixth
district havo been tho next thing to nothing
and that It Is time for ua to have n creditable
representative In the national legislative
body. It In also felt that the people may
hunt a long time bfforo they find n better
man for tho place thsn Judge Klnkald.
.SPIlt. V OF THK M' II It. SKA .IM'.s.s.
llloonilngton Ueho (rep.): Ilefore the
republican state convention the World-Herald
unjoined Senator Thutston for n dele-gate-nt-lurge,
but after ho was elected by
the skin of hl teeth tho Omaha Hyphen
rips him up the back In great shape, which
Is quite consistent with that sheet.
Norfolk Journal: The World-Herald has
nlroady raised a cry of corporation control
of tho i;epubllcan party. This, coming from
the official organ of tho corpor.itlon-rlddea
state house gang, will be accepted by people
generally ns a case of tbo greatest roguo
yelling "stop, thief!" to distract nttcntlon
from himself.
Kearney Hub: A rumor Is nlready afloat
that Judge M. I). Hccse, denn of the law
school of the Nebraska uolverslty will bo
deposed by the new chancellor, In obedience
to tho wishes of the majority of tbo regents
who voted Dr. Andrews Into the chancellor
ship. This Is possible, but hardly prob.ible.
It Is difficult to conceive that a partisan Jon
as bold as this would be undertaken at the
outset ot the new administration of tho
university.
Norfolk Nerws: The World-Herald used
Its best endeavors to have John M. Thurs
ton elected as dolcgate-at-largc to tho na
tional convention nnd Immediately Its ob
ject had been attained turned nbout and
slnppod those It may nave inauencen to
support him with tho nnnouncoment In glar
ing headlines "Oil Trust Attomoy Is Chosen
Delegate." Tho World-Ilernld thinks It ls
very smooth people, but Its cheap method
of political w.irfaro ls becoming moro and
more transparent to the peoplo every day
nnd the steady decllno of tho fusion power
Is duo In a lurgo measure to its campaign
tactics and tho republicans should nsk noth
ing better than for It to proceed ou tha
lines laid down by Kb precedent.
Grand Island Independent! It Is rumored
that Hon. M. II. ltceso of the law depart
ment of tho fltnto university is (o be de
posed by tho new chnncelior. The wt.ate
mont accredited to Scnntor Allen, to tho ef
fect that tha fuslonlsts must get control of
the Stnto university, the IniUllatlon
chancellor of Prof. Andrews of Chicago,
whose resignation from Drown unlvorslty
was called for on account of hl persistency
In nromulgntlng his freo silver vlrws. in
conjunction with tho rumored decapitation
of Mr. Ilcese, somewhat Justifies a watch
fulness of tho record that Is to be mncio
nlong this line. It ls poftilble, of course,
ithat there ls no such Intention and ths
nubile would not nB yet bo entttled -to a
comnlalnt. but It. Is Justified In carefully
scrutinizing tho history that Is to be made.
TOL'CIIIXO TUB Fl'NNV HONE.
a-nt.i...r.n oi.h- "n man ilnt nhhr
kicks an' lo man dat klckH all de time.
said Unclo 12bcn, "is oom migniy n uic iu
git no 'tentlon paid to 'cm.
Iiwllannpolls Journal: "What Is a crisis.
.Uncle Hlchard7" .
"Well, a crisis, Dickey, ls a time when
things get so bail that they nre Just natu
rally obliged to turn around nnd get better.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "How did (he frost
nftect your fruit?" nsked a Pittsburg man
of a Richland townshln fnrmer.
"Well, tho blanket mortgage on the farm
wns tho only thing1 that kept It warm," re
plied tho agriculturist.
Chicago Record: "I'a. when you were In
th' war lld you tight cv'ry minute day and
nlglit?" ... . . .
"No, Oeorge; we and the enemy Had to
stop every now nnd tihcn to borrow tobacco
of each other." .,, j.
Philadelphia Tross: Wife You do nnnoy
me so sometimes. Do you know that you
snored In church today7
dlusbund Goodness! I ln't see-why that
should disturb you at this late day. What
was tho matter with you, Insomnia?
Chicago Tribune: "How -would you Ilka
to havo Dewey's Job?" nsked one of Sena
tor Pullnrd's constituents.
"Some land office w.ould be moro to my
taste," replied the. eminent statesman.
"Well, I reckon (Hint's so," rejoined the
constituent. "You haven't done, nnythlnjr
but land ofllces ever slnco I've known you. '
Indianapolis Journal: "I've discovered
how thesn henlth resorts work?"
"How Is It?"
"Well, when n man gets there nnd finds
out what his bills nre, lu a few weeks ho
either dies or gets well enough to go
home."
SomCTVllln Journal: Wlncles There's no
, question that D'Auber Is n great artist, t
wonacr ll jus cniiurcn win nnirrii nm lat
ent. Waggles I should say (hat his 4-year-old
bov had Inherited It. He onn't rn( bread
nnd molasses without smearing his face
with the most artistic designs.
FA III Y l.:OI,l,K' SJM.N.MN;.
Mnrcaret K. Sancster.
For little men find llttln maids,
When night Is Jiiht bcirlnnlnc,
Oh, then, on quiet hills and chides
'J he fairies start their spinning.
And fast each silver shuttle goes,
In summer dnrkness chilly,
To weave tho redness of the rose,
Tho whiteness ot thu Illy.
To count thn cunning little elves
Would surely make you dlzay.
Thty do not know their hoot themselves,
Thoso weo folk quaint and busy.
Ily brook nnd ercek, by Isle and shoal,
Uy velvet, Held und valley,
Diiino .Nuturu keeps thrir muster roll,
So often us they rally.
And when tho little children wake
In sunny mornings curly,
They seo the Inc'e the fnlrles make.
A cobweb (Issue pearly.
It lightly folds o'er branch and stem,
It shnkes with dews a twinkle,
Anil flings Its cloth of gold and gem
In many a illmy wrinkle.
So little men and mnlds may dream
Whllo trolls and elves are nlylnjr
Their looms beneath ths starlight's gleam
And silent hours aro flying.
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