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STOCKTON HETH.
(ScaL) Notary Public.
The evolution of the church seems to
have crowded out the storied circuit
rider.
Tho weather man should now stand In
with the nstronomers to tho end of his
natural life.
The way to stand up for Omaha Is to
Btar.d up and bo counted by tho census
enumerator.
All editorial association junkets for
the next year or so will head for Buffalo,
where the exposition olllclals stand
ready to provide the proper entertain
incut.
T'nnblo to get any moro amusement
out of the discussion the Methodist
general conference has laid the amuse
ment question ou the table for another
four years.
In olden times a total eclipse meant
a day of fear and fasting nnd nrayer.
The emancipation of mankind has been
chronicled by man's gradual Insight
Into nature.
McKlnloy viewed the eclipse In Its
totality, while Hryati saw only a partial
rcllpse. Nobody knows whether What''
ton Marker or Hugeno Debs got within
rango at nil.
Think of the .Tacksonlans feeling
called on to resolute against bosslsm
nnd machine rule on the democratic
Bide of the line! Hitherto the .Tack
ponlans have bcon the machine. Alas
Alack!
Fuslonlsts say that Matt Goring Is
ptandlng up for the ticket In the First
district. Most nny man would prefer
to stand up after sitting down on ns big
n bunch of thorns ns Oerlng found on
his chair.
Tho Hoer envoys say tliey fear they
may not bo nblo to accept the Invitation
to visit Omaha. Here Is another chnnce
for tho self-constituted telegraphic
cipher In the name of "the people of the
great west."
What has become of that ultimatum
of the state house organ that the fusion
nomination for attorney general must
go to a populist because all tho demo
cratlc lawyers are too corporatlon-rld
den to bo trusted?
Tho Omaha branch of tho An
neke Jans trl.be Is displaying new sign
of animation, Here Is a chance for som
progressive political party to capture a
llock of votes by putting an Anneke
Jans plank In the platform.
As soon as tho contractors hear that
Deputy Attorney General Oldham Is
to make tho speech nominating Hrynn
they will proceed to put a few extr
anchors and stays In the roof of the
new Kansas City auditorium.
Bobbers will soon learn better thnn
to hold up trains coming front Kansas
City. The latest Job netted no more
than the previous one. No hold-up can
reasonably expect to make wages out of
n crowd which had spent the day In
Kansas City.
Tammany leaders announce that
their organization Is for Bryan, It
would be the part of wisdom for the
Nebraska man to get the branding Irons
ready while the New Yorkers are up
near the chute and before they take
n notion to stampede.
Tho fusion populists Insisted on nomi
nating Bryan ahead of all others, but
they nre willing to defer the formal
notification until after thu Kansas City
ratification meeting. Oltlclally Colonel
Bryan has no knowledge whatever of
the base Intentions of his populist
friends.
Tho court decisions havo mado It more
dltllcult to proceed with tho work of re
placing Omaha's worn-out pavements,
font they should not be allowed in put
a sto;) to these street improvements.
Tho petitions should be at once com
pleted to conform to all the legal re
quirements and the work pushed so that
no unfinished contracts hang over the
tsrailuatlou of tho open .soasou next fall,
tstronTANCB or next UKOlshATVitK. I republican ndmlnlstrntlon. tlutt wrotiK
Kor tho Focond time since tlm ndnils-; dolnn 1ms Imoii most nn'reileasly cxpo-od
hIoii of Nelirnskn Into flip union, tho nud punished." That Is what will w
duty of uloctlni; two United Staffs sen- I done In the present ease. The Invpstlpt
ntors will devolve upon the coming leu- j Hon Into the postal frauds Is ItoltiR most
Mature. Quite apart, however, from diligently prosecuted, the men linpll
this IniiKtrtant function, the coming lots-1 rated are In prison and the punishment
Islature will bo charged with duties , of those who shall he convicted Is as-
nnd rcstiouslbllltleH rnrely exercised by
any previous lawmaking body of the
state.
Hy express mandate of the constitu
tion, every legislature following tho tak
ing of n state or national census Is re
quired to reapportion tlie legislative
representation by districts based upon
the census figures. 'Hie constitution
expressly prohibits any other leglsla-! Tuba are living extravagantly at the ex
turo from reapportioning the legislative : pense of the Cuban people Is shown In
representation. In dellanco of thli j a press llspateh from Havana to be
constitutional provision the legislature j utterly groundless, the fact being that
of 1MH refused to pass an apportion-. all of the olllclals live plainly and the
ment bill nnd left the state under the governor general finds It necessary to
apportionment of 1SS7. Inasmuch as draw upon his private means In order to
no state census has been taken since
1SST the legislative representation has
remained unchanged for thirteen years,
although the constitution contemphiteH
a reapportionment every live years.
The coming legislature will also be
expected to redlstrlct the state for con
gressional representation, which under
ordinary conditions would remain un
changed until 11)11.
The coming legislature will bo ex
pected to make provision for the much-
needed revision of the state constitu
tion either by formulating and submit
ting a series of amendments or by the
all of a constitutional convention.
Tho coming legislature Is expected
o give the people of Nebraska a well-
digested revenue law that will equalize
he burdens oftnxatlon and place all
lasses of property upon a uniform
footing as regards valuation for taxing
purposes.
l'he coming legislature will be ex
pected to provide for the more efllclent
and economical management ot the
stlite Institutions on some plan modeled
after the Iowa State Hoard of Control.
Last, but not least, the coming leg
islature Is expected to abolish the do-
nothing State Hoard of Transportation,
which has been a costly sinecure main
tained for the benellt of political
barnacles committed to the prevention
of needed relief from corporate ex
actions.
THE ANTl-VAtiTKKX AGITATION.
The Methodist general conference,
which wants the army canteen done
away with, wisely refused to lay tho
responsibility for the existence of tho
canteen upon President McKlnloy. A
majority of the committee on temper
ance submitted a report vigorously ar-
ralgnlng the president, but the con
ference by an overwhelming majorlly
adopted the report of the minority of
the committee, which makes no ref
erence to the president except to call
upon him to use his Jntluence to secure
tho passnge of the anti-canteen bill
pending before congress,
We do not know what tle chances
are for the passage of this measure, but
the fact that the army 'Influence " Is
against It warrants tho opinion that It fs
not likely to become law. Adjutant
General Oorbln and other olllcers of the
army have expressed the opinion that
the canteen should bo retained, because
It really tends to make tho soldiers
temperate, keeping them away from the
outside saloons, where formerly they
drank the vilest liquors. These olllcers
say that the hospital and the guard
houso of the military posts bear unim
peachable testimony to tho Improved
condition since tho canteen was estab
lished, while at the same time the sol
diers are better off financially, since
they spend less for drink than when
they bought. It at saloons outside the
posts. The liquors dispensed at the
canteens are of good quality and of
course the men are not permitted to get
Intoxicnted In the canteens.
With these facts In favor of the plan,
and the lOverwMelmlng testimony of
army olllcers that Its retention Is de
sirable. It Is doubtful If congress will
legislate to abolish the canteen. At all
event, It Is creditable to the good sense
of a majority of the Methodist confer
ence that they refused to condemn
President McKlnloy for a system
which 'has tho practically unanimous
endorsement of our military olllcers.
CU.WinKXCK IN THE A IlMlNISTUA TO.V.
Wo believe that a large majority of
tho American people have confidence
In the Integrity of purpose, the consci
entious sense of duty and the patriotism
of tho national administration. We do
not doubt that most intelligent and
fair-minded men feel that President
McKlnley Is ns profoundly solicitous as
any one can bo for the welfare of tho
nation for the promotion of Its Inter
ests, the faithful performance of Its
duties nnd tho maintenance of Its honor.
Only the most unscrupulous demagogue
will assert and only tho bitterest parti
san opponent will believe that tho ad-
ministration, In dealing with the great
task Imposed by the war with Spain.
has been prompted by any motive or
desire other than that of promoting the
general good and faithfully discharging
the duties and obligations devolved
upon the government by the new con
ditions. No man who wishes to be fair and
Just will hold President McKlnley re
sponsible for the deplorable postal
frauds In Cuba. No citizen was more
deeply shocked than the president at
this betrayal of trust, it Is the only
scandal under this administration.
There are some things In connection
with this, said Senator Piatt of Con-
lieHlcut. In his ivnlv to Senator Hnenn's
nrralcnment of the administration, that
ought to be remembered by those pa
triots who, with a presidential election
approaching, hold up their hands In
holy horror and seize upon what has
been disclosed to endeavor to cast ills
credit not only upon tho administration,
but upon their country as well. "It
ought to be remembered," said the sena
tor, "that In three years and threo
months of tho present administration
this Is the first occasion when they have
had an opportunity to criticise In this
respect, it ought to bo remembered
that whenever In years past there has
beeu disclosed any Instance of wrong
doing on the part of' ofllclals during a
sured.
It has been charged that millions upon
millions have been misappropriated and
that the people of Cuba have been
plundered wholesale by tho olllcers of
the government who are administering
affairs there. Those who make this
charge adduce no evidence to support It.
The allegation that American olllclals In
reside In a part of the palace, where
his headquarter must bo. It Is aston
ishing that such barges as were made
by Senator Hacon of Georgia should be
uttered on the lloor of the sennte when
there is not the slightest foundation for
them.
Tho American people the Intelligent
and fair-minded people know President
McKlnloy to be nn upright, conscien
tious, patriotic citizen, with a high
sense of his duties and responsibilities
and an earnest purpose to faithfully
discharge them.
THE miiTisn ADVAACK.
Tho British forces arc making steady
progress toward Pretoria. They nre
now In Transvaal territory, having In
vaded the South African republic with
out meeting any opposition, It being
rumored at Capetown yesterdny that
tho cavnlry under General French had
reached Johannesburg. Only a few
small bands of the Boors have recently
been encountered nnd there appears to
be no knowledge as to the whereabouts
of their principal force and no deilnlte
Idea regarding the Boer Intentions. They
may have a startling surprise ln store
for the British, but thero Is nothing to
Indicate that they contemplate making
a stand against their powerful foe at
least beforo he has reached Pretoria,
nnd It Is not certain that even thero
the British will meet with very for
mldable resistance, though the Trans
vaal capital Is so strongly fortified as
to be almost Impregnable.
Conjecture as to what the Boers may
do can be of little value, but reports
that they realize the hopelessness of the
struggle are credible and If true a
weakening of their forces by desertion
Is to bo expected. It Is quite probable
that more or less demoralization already
exists. However, It may be demon
strnted before mnny days that the
Boers yet have a good deal of light ln
them and t hat Trd Roberts is not to
be allowed an unobstructed inarch to
Pretoria. Still the cqd 'cannot bo far
off. With his overwhelming numbers
the British commander Is certain to
overcome all obstructions and he has
shown that he has masterful ability Itf
planning and conducting a campaign
It is possible that tho next week or two
will be a very eventful period in South
Africa.
Popullst papers In this state have
not been able to formulate an excuse
for the failure of the State Board of
Penalization to keep the railroad as
sessment up to the point where the re
publicans had It. The occupants of the
state houso have been so busy laying
wires and making excuses for other
shortcomings that they have been un
able to formulate one for this which
will pass muster.
Popocrntlc entries for tho November
races are numerous these days. It Is
evident that various people out In the
state have dared to aspire to nomina
tions without consulting tho state house
machine. After the convention nil such
will wish they had been more discreet
and saved both time nnd money ln
making n preliminary canvass.
Our amiable popocrntlc contemporary
Is preaching eloquently on that Inspir
ing subject, "Cavo Canein," but not a
word about the flagrant surrender of
tho reform governor and his fusion as
sociates on tho State Board of Equaliza
tion to the cortKH-ations in fixing the
railroad assessment. Barking canines
do not bite.
Prom all over Nebraska come reports
of populists and democrats beginning to
see that calamity prophesies were with
out foundation and that tlie only object
of the fusion leaders Is to secure oillce
for themselves at whatever sacrifice of
principle. When they see the light their
conversion to the party of prosperity Is
assured.
It Is hot In Washington, but congress
Is preparing for a warm wlndup just
the same. The popocrat members from
! Nebraska nre becoming so anxious to
sut home and H. up fences that every
additional day they must remain away
js adding to their discomfiture.
Working f H'- I, ('Kill .Mlnil,
Philadelphia North American.
Neoly's attorney says ho thinks Americans
shuuld bo allowed to rob In Cuba and go
scot frco If they cscapo to tho United Statts,
which shows w.hnt the substitution of tho
legal fur the moral sense does to a man's
nunu.
.Mil (u ill .Solicitude.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Tho sultan of Turkey Is reported to bo
'ph.. nnwi.inni i u nn ,innht i? t f ill . hut.
with his gratltudo Is mingled sumo curiosity
an t.i tho condition of A. Hamld's uockct-
book.
A Wnrm Deulnl.
Ban Francisco Call.
The city Board ot Health hah Involved San
T.fedjfttrihAl. tlinUliMI llllllfinlrt rtllDIIrt DfllPJ
nam-'iDtu iu huumm "". ov-.v,
which, from all the facts known, wo aro
nblo to denounce as equally groundless with
that which originated In the saae Eourco
last March.
Aiiicrlciui (iomU In til-mi nil r.
Ht. Louis Globe-Homocrat.
Notwithstanding tho German adverso leg-
fnlfitinn rPL-urdlns lmnortb from this coun
try. tho sales ot goods by the United States
to Germany keep on Increasing. The asra
rlana are shouting against America,
their country remains a pretty good cus-
tomer of tho United States. There Is tome
antl-Amcrlcan feeling among the producers
of portions of Germany, but consumers are 1
not affected by It. Tho Germans, like; all
other people, take quality and price Into the
account wjen making purchases, and, cn-
seqiiently, the market for certain sorts of
American mcrchandleo among thetn Is grow-
ug steadily larger.
lVnoefnf Vletorleo of Women.
Indianapolis Journal.
Tho women are gaining victories no less
renowned than men. The Methodist con
ference Is to admit them as delegate, and
tho English House of Commons ban Just
voted to make tbem eligible to election as
members of the borough councils.
Wlirrr tlie Shoe 1'lnclira.
Baltimore American.
If tho Boers blow up the mines the Brlt-
Ifh will look on the act as an outrage. As J
to destroying tho Independence of tho Boors j
well, that Is another matter. Independence
cannot bo compared to tho mines from a
business point of Mew. and this Is a prac
tlcal age.
The IIok nnil the Cnn.
Washington Post.
The town ot Owensboro, Ky., hns an or-
dlnanco Impeding a flno of $5 for tying a
tin can to a dog's tail and chasing tho dog
"down tho street." Thero ought to bo a
similar regulation for those gentlemen who
nro manipulating tho Towuo vlco presidential
candidacy.
Kniisnn City nnil flip Driiioerntii.
Washington Letter ln Chicago Record.
Spnntnr .Tnnnn nnrl nthor mnmWa of thn
democratic national commltteo frankly ad-
mit that a mistake wag mado in locating the
national convention at Kansas City, but
thoy do not see how It can be corrected at
this tlmo. Their recent experience has
taught them a valuablo lesson, however, and
they will never locate a national conven-
Hon ln so small a town again. Tho Knnsas
City hotelkecpers have turned out to bo
tho most avaricious lot of cormorants tho
committee has ever had to deal with, and
tho local politicians do not seom to have
nny control or influence over them. Every
room In every hotel must be occupied by
five people, and those five people mustpay Schuyler Quill (pop.): After a Investlga
$5 a day for four days, no matter how much Hon Into tho action of Governor Poynter as
space they occupy or how long thoy stay, chairman of the Stato Board of Kquallzatlon
fenator Jones says tnnt tno nniionai com-
mlttee has dono ovcrythlng it can to pre-
vent this swindle, but, unfortunately, its
members nro powerless and have to suffer
tho same impositions that aro practiced upon
tho public.
hupcrior journal.
Tho only work of real lmportanco that
tno delegates to tno national convention at
Philadelphia have to do is tho election of a
national committeeman tor is&DrasKa. rno
roiiomlnatlon of Mr. McKluley 1b conceded
to bo as good as accomplished already, and
there Is no dearth of material for second
plaoo on the ticket. Hut tho selection ot a
natlonal committeeman for Nebraska Is a
serious mnttor. The question for tho dole-
gates to dccldo Is, Which of tho two men,
Mr. Schncidor or Mr. Rosewater, can do tho has been mado, nnd therefore If a satis
most to carry tho stato back Into tho re- factory explanation cannot bo made by Gov-
puhllcan line? Klthcr of them Is a good
man, but It is tho opinion of the Journal
that Mr. Rosewater has a wider acquaint-
nnco ln tho stato than Mr. Schneider and
cnn touch a hundred Bprlngs of power ln
overy nook ana corner or tno common-
wealth whero Mr. Schneider could touch
one. Furthermore. Mr. Rosewater Is not
unknown ln tho clrclo of national politics
a fact that counts much ln a presldenti.il
campaign. Another fact not to bo lost sight
of by the delegates Is that Mr. Rosewater Is
the editor of a poworful and widely clrcu-
Inted paper, The Omnha Bee. By placing Mr.
Rosewater ln tho position of national com-
mltteoman It would glvo him the "inalde
track" on many raattrrs and would enable
him to render doubly ' efficient editorial
service to tho partr. The Journal was
among thoso who opposed the course of Tho
when It foucht Tom Majors anil
thought that a serious mistake had bern
mado by the paper at that time. But bo
that matter as It may, we are not among
thoso who think tho party can afford to
n flr-ht imnn Mr. nnJw.-itnr because
ho choso to tell unpleasant and untimely
truths about a republican candidate. In
-.1 . k1ln..n that nr , Ti- Dninnri tor
Oliuii, we u ... -
t .llrot thn vimnnlirn Nohranka can ho re-
deemed. In other hands we should not be
vi n " i n
so sanguine of success,
PRltSOXAI. POINTBUS.
Germany has discovered that meat in
spection, like charity, should begin at home.
In a police court In Washington a young
fellow named Robert Jackson was fined $10
for having waked up a night watchman.
Clark Howell of tho Atlanta Constitution
has been nominated by the democrats as a
canainato lor tne siaio senaio irum iuc
district ln which ho resides.
Tho alleged finding of a pearl valued at
$18,200 In a clnm served In a Boston restau
rant Is believed In same quarters to be a
conspiracy against tho oyster trust.
A monument to Major General John
Sedgwick, commander of tho Sixth army
corps, Army of tho Potomac, has been set up
at his blrtbplaco and home, Cornwall, conn.,
nnd will bo dedicated on Memorial day.
Guns, bowlo knives, brickbats and police-
mon's clubs produced a faint shade of bar
mony In a democratic convention at Kansas
City Inst week. The faithful are practicing
for tho entrance of tho premier danseuse.
When Senator Hoar of Maasachusettts was
reccntly asked what he had been reading
of late, ho replied: "For serious work,
David Harum;' for light rending and amuse-
ment.MI'vo been going through Gibbon
aga1"-
No Judges are needed to pass upon the
claims of Holly Turnlpsoed for a place In tho
Now York Sun's temple of fame. Holly
vegetated heretofore ln Richland county, S.
C, but ho could not hide his name under
a bushel.
Speaker Henderson draws a pension, but,
according to L. O. Hurd, h!sxDubuquo law
partner, tho amount ho receives hardly keeps
him In artificial legs. These he wears out
about as quickly as the ordinary man uses
up a pair of shoes
Thn wn.hini.nn Pnt throws a fit of iov
over Laureateust.n.s poetic spa on the
relief of Mafoklng, nnd solemnly deelnres
that "no living rnymester can oe opuiuu
to excel Kngland's laureate in rampant and
nlcturesnuo stunldlty "
plcturesquo siupmity.
W. S. Taylor, who has been dispossessed
of tho Kentucky governorship, rather mixed
things a day or two ago when ho declared
th.it "tho dear o d stnto of Kentucky lies
Prostrate am, bicodnE now. but her manly
j form V,1U be mied llp un(er the flag some
dav."
O. K. Gilbert says in the annual report of
the United States geological survey that In
3.500 years tho Falls of Niagara will be no
. 1 . 1 it I 111 tm Amt nml
more, tno ueu 01 mo river win """
the great lakes will he emptying into tno
Gulf of Mexico through the Mississippi
river, lo all wuo nave not jot tou
falls this Is a tlmoly warning.
Tho treatment of tho French JournalUt
renrcsentine tho Paris Matin, who wanted
, ininminu. Crnnln nnd hla fflllnw nrlsnnnra
, ,g,amJ 0, st nciena and was not so
a
. nerm ttod to land, tut was ordered
. h h, , of the harhor, is of
enurso hulnz violently denounced by tno
French papers ns an outrage against Inter
national rights.
Congress has Included In the. approprla
Hons for tho Agricultural department this
year fjl'O.OCO for tho distribution, at. public
- unvnin. nf seeds to the ccnstltueuts Of cou
grcamen, and these persons who were ap
- prchonelvo of an abandonment of this occa.
but. slonal mark of Uncle Sam h considerate at
tontlon should not feel unduly encouraged,
for this Is a year la which congressmen are
voted for. , . . , ,
pito.Mi.ii: ami rnttmiiMAM't:.
i
Mlndsn Oaietto (rep.) Thero more
miles of railroad in Nebraska this y u than
thero were last year, yet the state board
has fixed their assessment at exactly tho
same figures. If any farmer In Kearney
county him built n, 2,f00 house on one forty
of his farm during tho past year his as-
sessmcnt will be Increased. Tho state house
gang, however, la cutting the railroad as-
sessment down "for Bryan's sake."
Tekamah Herald (rep.)- The party which
poses as the special champion of the people
as against corporations Is on record us as-,
sensing railroad property at a valuation ot
$2,000,000 less than was assessed by repub- '
llcan state ofllccrw. This, too, In the face
of tho fact that railroad nronertv was never
moro valuable than at tho present time. :
is t possible that this concession Is made 1
the railroads ln exchanco for their minport
hn the coming campaign 7
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u"l,,"ul1 mnuuuuiui iuo i,uiiuiai9
opposed to trustB, monopolies, etc. Of course
they are, and tho best wny to account for'cnnnnl tM cjnicht and slnunhtprn,! . i,
tho assessment of the railroad monopoly by
tho equalization board, composed of popu-
list state officers, at J2.00O.OO0 lefs than a
republican board did ln 1S03. when It Is '
everywhere known that the property of said
railroad monopoly has nearly doubled in ,
valuo since 1893, is to nupposo that tho
hoard Is trying to prove that there Is no
prosperity In the country,
I-rlcnd Telegraph (rep.): There never was
"rai 'n the history of politics In this stato
''h1on th"Jro wns 80 much necessity for re
ur,nK lao IUB1n wcea to tno rear as at
P"ent. Nearly every ofllcer which Gov-
ernor Poynter has attempted to romovo has
organized a small rebellion, nnd virtually
to own tho institution over which
lue' na " piaceu in cnarge, and now
tho s,ato Hoar'1 f Equalization has virtually
allowed tho railroads to escape a great ma-
ol taxauon wnicn suoum ran upon
ln,em' nml 88 n consequenco tho great burden
" "P"" tnc rwmers of tho stato who
haven't nny populist equalization board to
811,0,1 oeiwecn mem ana taxes.
tue Quill has reached tho conclusion that his
voting to reduce tho assessed valuation of
tho railroads Is a serious and ln most part
Inexcusable mlstukc. Tho only excuse clvcn
Is that the assessed valuation of real estate
has been considerably lowered since 1S93
and that rallrn.nl nrnnnrtv almiilH nt an fin
on jnndi ThIa i better than no ixdiso nt
all, but when the fact Is considered Hint
railroad property has been crcatlv lmnroved
within tho Inst few years by tho putting
in of now and heavier rails, now depots,
and moro and better rolling stock, thero
can be no excuse for reducing tho valuation
on tho ground that the valuation of other
property has been decreased by the asses-
sors of tho state. Tho Quill will not and
does not excuse any error made by a fusion
ofllclal when it is convinced that an error
ernor Poynter for his apparent surrender
to tho railroads we shall oppose his rcnomt-
nation. Tho tuslonlsts cannot afford to
endorse any unsavory act of their public
olllclals,
York Times (rep.): About the Justice of
railroad assessment in this stato tho Times
is not prepared to speak advisedly. It Is
said tho property 1b assessed at a llttlo over
15 per cent of its actual value, which Is
about tho averago ot property ln York
county, we think. This is no excuse, how-
over, for the populist board of equalization.
whether tho nssersment of railroad property
Is too high or too low, It Is no higher than
It was under tho ropublican Btate officers
and the value of the property Is certainly
more. In those days theso same populists
did not hesitate to dcclaro ln stentorian
'ones that the atsessment of railroads was
scannaiousiy low, ana tnis was a primo
foaturo of the campaign they made. Were
tucy simpiy lying to tno people as usual, or
ulu '""J"1') lulUK- luo ' 11
'aer, wnai nas nappenea to cnange tneir
minds? Ono of the promises they made nnd
ano,f tho '""J 8 "I10" wnlcn thpy.
",K:","c,ul ul
I ' u " ".b-.w.. w ,..uh
.., ( . j I, n.,f .!,.. I.,. l
"fi "",D
I affAAt nunrari lr tint nea f linn mm-1 li I
" rr: T. '".," .: : "c
cause the value of tho property has In
creased so much. Farm property has been
raised 20 per cent ln York county by agree
ment of the assessors, nnd though it is still
only about 10 per cent of the value, It Indi
cates that property ln Nebraska Is more
valuable than It was flvo or six years
ago, Perhaps republicans wero assessing
railroads too high nnd tho pop olllcers
may be only doing Justlco In lowering
It, but that does not In tho least excuse
,h . EOttlnc into ofneo on ronresenta
tnnH .. .,,. nml nromlses thev
never Intended to redeem
Grand Island Independent (rep.): Tho
tnjusttco of tho existing method of assess
ing has again been shown by tho action ot
tho "reform" state ofllclals ln refusing to
properly ralso the assessment on tho rail
roads. As was reported, M. F, Harrington
a prominent reformer, mark you callol tho
attontlon of the State Board of Equalization
to tho fact that while the railroads of tho
slate had Increased their mileage by BOO
miles In this state nnd had also Increased
other property the assessment was allowod
to remain tho same and was lower than
when the state was under n ropublican ad
rolnlstra-ton. Mr. Harrington had the temer-
u pQ,nt oul thc fnct that BUrh nctIon
under a ,.reform.. admngtraUon was eloarly
MnUm of tno pIe,RCfl mado to the peo-
noaM Jf EhqU!llIz(Ulon B8 'mpt
and has practically done nothing with Mr.
HnrrlnKlon. communication. It Is given
out fla an excuso thnt a nssrssmcnta nro
ower than they wero yoars BR0 A smal
a(,vanco wa3 raa(lei but lt B0 8ma tnal
R mght M we bo notDlnR. As fnr nH
tna community is concerned It Is not trim
lnat nj assessments are lower. Tho re-
tun)g on tho rca, CBtat0 ln tnU clty wero
nnlpniiv last vmr. tho nronertv oe.
cupc, by tb() jn(lcpon(ient. for Instance.
benR ncar,y ono.,enthi wllnout nny
....... .i.. .h- ..i '..i
Increnso In area or value. Proof Is again
! 00 corpora-
UonB M ,t VT0csen not to be,
.
O NoAnl Independent (pop.): I Urn. Wll-
"ara A' rynter Governor of Nehraska-
Den(. gr. ywr yQt aR r mombcr ot th0
guto noan) Qf Enualzntlon of Nebraska
flj( the va,uatIon of tho rallromla
" h assessments Is a matter of
,l '.,'' . . , ,, ,
K' qTLn,.2:"Ll .-.S a.
"Jf Swt counUe. In the siate to take
.1,1 iiu, .mi,.
nomination two years ago wo have manl-
rc8te(i an actVe interest In tho success of
administration, and we have felt that
...
insofar as you wero abio you woum see
tnn humblest, citizen of tho state would
recelve exact and equal Justice with tho
wealthiest corporation In Nebraska. I no
farmers of Holt county pay taxes upon their
1 jandB, as near as 1 can lenrn from careful
research of tho county records and from
I ,,. n.nnnni innwloilun nf tho lands ln our
county, upon an averago assessed valuation
I v . .
of about one-third of tneir real vaiue;
n,oroforc. your vote for a proposition fix
inff the assessed valuation ot tno rauroaas
- m about one-tenth of their actual valuo Is
not taken aa an act of Justice by our people
- and Is severely criticised, It being an act
which to mo appears Indofensibie,
Now,
governor. I want to do you exact Justlco in
this matter, odltorlally. and to this end I
await your reply, which I trust will ombody
a full and satisfactory explanation of yuur
position upon this very Important ques
tion, which I shall bo pleased to publish
klong with any argument or commont that
may be made Incident to the question.
r,( iioivs . otrit war.
,
Reports from American officials and Amer- '
lean correspondent nt Manila agree that the .
wr In the Philippines, an hitherto waged,
l over Olllclals admit that a few guerrilla
bands, usually designated as robbers, are
still abroad In tho Islands, but their opera-
Hons are not regarded seriously. But the .
correspondent do not view the condition of
affairs through tho spectacles of the olll-
cialn. A letter to the Chicago Record from '
(,c,rp A tic, lutcd Hotig Kong, April 21, ,
"ei,,H wllh llle question of pacification and I
,'ri'm'ntR a varlc' of Information that dors
no' nnnci,r ' Manila cables. Ado had Just
ro'ur,u, r a month's visit to Manila, ;
wn,"r" nt ,a,kKl wlt army olllcers and prl-'
M' morl:an civilians, merchants nnd nn- 1
"v.08', , , ec lue n Tcal lpal ln tne I
""ontni capital, trow these Interviews nnd I
- " concludes that the war !
.ver' h.ut Ho natives are not pacltled. On
tno contrary they hate Americans as cor-;
iiiaiiy u over and are determined to con-
, tinue the fight In small bands so thai tb..v
thoy fought la largo bodies.
"There are 240 garrisons In the Philippine
talunU ,'rltps lr , ' ..'"h w oh
h .,',,, . ', T?nn LnHi
by UhC0b'" lZtlCs behave ihe.n!
splvm while thoy are In the Immediate pres
ence of American soldiers with loaded guns
But It is not advlsabln for nnv whltn mnn tn
wander beyond tho' outposts of a garrison,
cflpeciallj"lf ho Is unarmed. Ho Is In danger
of -beliii: shot from ambush or set upon nnd
bolbed. Any travoler who wishes to go from
ono garrison to another munt bo accompanied
hy a guard ot soldlors. The railway from
Manila to Dagupan Is being operated, but
thero Is a heavy garrison in every town nnd
a night and day guard nt overy bridge.
Wagon nnd pack trains aro tired on from
ambush overy day.
"Theso attacks are nnt r.nnrtiil unlivm
'some ono Is killed or wounded. Tho noldler
who Is called upon to perform any duty out
side of a garrison Is In greater peril than
ho ,was when tho luuurgents moved ln largo
bodlcH.
"Formerly when eight or ten men wero
killed in a skirmish tho news was cabled to
America. Hut tho correspondents cannot
CW track of tho scattered nssaFsluatlons of
tho guerrilla campaign. The nows never
reaches the public except through tho ofllclal
reports to Washington. A dozen American
soldiers may bo killed at a dozen remote gar
risons and there Is not a line of cablo news
to show for n total fatality that would mark
a serious engagement. So It happens that
for many -weeks there has been little news
cabled from Manila, becau;o tho lighting hns
been small and desultory and scattered over
a vast area. It Is not strange Hmt this ab
senco of war news, coupled with tho re
peated aastiranco that tho war Is 'about
ended,' has led people nt home to bellove
that conditions In the Philippines aro favor
ablo to a poacoful occupation. Such Is not
tho case.
"Although the present fighting Is carried
on by small bands, It does not follow, ns
most pcoplo at homo seem to believe, thnt
thcHo bands nro Independent of each other
and represent so .many Irresponsible prlvato
enterprises. Colonel Montenegro ot tho ln
burgent army, who surrendered nnd enmo
Into 'Mnnllu the other day to renew old
friendships, told mo that Agulnaldo, before
fleeing from Tarlac, reorganized his army
Into small companies and ordered a guer
rilla warfare.
"Whenever and wherever tho insurgents
dug trenches nnd made a stand ln force thoy
wero outgeneraled, flanked, demoralized
nnd shot full of lead. Since thoy havo begun
to roam ln small companies, ambuscading,
taking pot-shots at scouting parties and
outposts or pouring an occasional night
volley Into a garrison their losses havo been
small. Tho effort to surround nnd capture a
'robber band' Is rnrely successful. Beforo
any detachment of tiddlers leaves a garrlton
for a 'hlko In pursuit of 'ladrones tho news
travels1 out from tho town and tho bandit
crow disappears into thin air. Everywhere
there seems to bo collusion between tho
people ln tho town and the insurgents out
side. A untlvo runner usually precedes the
soldiers and souudn the alarm.
"Tho most significant fnct tending to prove
thnt tho Filipinos are not ln a peaceful m od
Is that tho arms used ln tho Insurrection
have not beuti surrendered. It Is estimated
that tho Insurgents Jiad a total of 22,000
rifles, most of them 'Mausers, with a few
SprlngfleldH and Remingtons. Only 3,000 or
4,000 rifles havo boon captured or purchased.
Tho government now pays $30 OMexlcan) for
ovory rlflo turned In by a native. As a
result of this liberal offer mnny old Rem
ington and defective Sprlngflelds havo been
given up, but tho natives havo not yot begun
to turn In tho now Mausers with which thoy
did their fighting. There must bo about
18,000 rllles remaining ln thc hands of the
insurgents and tho Americans seem unable
to buy them or capture them. It is only fair
to concludo that tho Filipinos nre keeping
theso weapons because they expect to uso
them again.
"Takn It right ln tho city of Manila, which
has been ln tho Iron grip of martial law ever
slnrci the war begun, and whero the natives
have had every peaceful opportunity to be
come acquainted with us and learn to lovo
us, and you will find that tho Tagalos are
practically unanimous In tY-r devotion lo
Agulnaldo nnd their dec-Ire for Independ
ence. Thero Is a half-concealed hatred of
thc Americans which no one who travels
about tho city can fall to detect. At a
nntlvo theater about a month ago, In a play
dealing with tho last Insurrection against
tho Spanish, a Filipino ling was brought on
tho stage. Immediately the entire nshom
blago went Into n frenzy of what would bo
termed patriotism If thoy wero whlto pcoplo.
They stood up nnd ehouted: 'Long llvo
Agulnaldo! 'Independence or neath! and
made other Inflammatory outcr!s until tho
military guard nnd native police had to raid
the place nnd stop tho performance.
"Tho Tagalo who Is believed to bo sin
cerely in lovo with American rulo Is an
absolute rarity. Ono trusted president.!
after another has proved traitor to the
Amerlcuns, after making tho most profound
h'ons of his -Jh A jel, know"
experience went, only one presldento of
every twenty-flvo could bo depended upon to
remain faithful to his promise. Tho com
mandlng olllcor ln charge of the district
usuallv learns sooner or later that tho
nresldento (mayor or town governor) Is col
lectlng taxes and recruiting troops for tho
Auuinaldo uovornmcnt.
"If wo have comparatively no friends
nmnnn Ihn nntlvps the TCaSOnS BTO not hard
to discover. An Invading army seldom makps
n nleasant Impression on the country being
Invaded. Certainly tho American soldiers
have not taken nny pains to act as fore
runners of tho tender policy of 'benevolent
assimilation.' They regard the natives with
good natured contempt and speak of them as
nlggcis.' You never near tncra c.ineu
thinc clso ln the army. Tho rough and
ronriv volunteer soldior Is over here to 'kill
niggers,' not to win their lovo and esteem
by elucidating tho advantages 01 nuren-
can rule.
Tip for llriwiernln.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Wo recommend to thoso politicians who
aro trying to commit tho democratic party
lo a policy of antl-oxpanslon these words ct
tho poet:
The lightning hug In brilliant.
Hut It hasn't any mind;
It stumbles through existence.
Willi Its headlight on behind.
The Slh'iil Worker.
t'hicaco Tlmos-Ilcrald,
When last hfard from Kitchener was still
dome tho work and letting others report.
ttPFiciAi. r.Mrno is mjhdih.
Kearney Hub (rep.): The state of an-
arohy at tho Institute for fceble-m nrtt-d
youth at Beatrice Is a disgrace to the
state, and If tho latest published reports
are true. Superintendent Lang ought to ho
ejected suns ceremony at t lie point of a
bayonet If mvessnry. The gnwruor Is
evidently right In his determination to otijt
Lang.
Plattmiouth News (rep.): Dr. Lang of
tho Beatrlco state Institution seems to bo
making a regular fool of himself In lis
efforts to tetaln his position. Ono would
tbnk him quite as feeble-mlndod as thn
inmates themselves. Had Governor Poynter
flrcti him bodily instead of treating him to
. PO,it of whitewash ami asklnc him to ro-
sign, ho would doubtless have had lejs
troublo with him.
n.i mi... vnnn.r.u ci,.., .h..
I. , " u" '" ' v'n : .",,..
'"'.' Z". i'"'- ' ' V
' ".. .
otu,' of thc state Institutions. Now he Is
Pickle over the Institute of the feoblc-
minded and Dr. Lang, Ita superintendent.
and Is In a very embarrassing position, for
T, ., , . , , .u "7"c,lf l0, D,,n,,c;
1 1,0 lrlPl1 lt fol1 th IHop!o and
hlm,,clf- The governor lias bee
1,1 hl9 n of deception.
en ensnared
Nayno Republican: Governor Poynter Is
finding out thai it takm something of much
Kreater strength to pry the averago office-
' DoIlor 'o0 'ro" " good Job than a requoat
from him to tender n resignation nt a glen
date. Dr. Lang of tho Beatrice homo for
feeblo minded children Is a living ex
ample, who put tho governor to considera
ble trouble In tho matter by getting an
Injunction restraining him from Interfering
with Lang's Job. At tho hearing the In
junction was dissolved nnd tho governor
won, but not without a fight. ,
Populist Syndicate Letter: J'ubllc senti
ment Is against tho idea of vested rights in
an nppolntlvo office Whatever may be tho
merits of Dr. Ling's controversy with thn
governor (and this writer has all along had
high regard for tho executive ability of Dr.
Lang and believe he has conducted the In
stitution for feeble-minded In an admirable
manner), his action In holding on by moans
of Injunction will not meet with hearty ap
proval ot tho thousands who aro sick and
tired of government by Injunction. Tho
governor Is directly responsible to tho
pcoplo for the conduct ot all stato Institu
tions wherein he is given tho appointing
power. When ln his judgment a change Is
necessiry or desirable, thero Is but ono
wlso course for tho appolntco to pursuo:
Settle, up bis accounts, pack his trait and
move out. Tho people will settlo with tho
governor If occasion requires, but thoy have
no patlcnco with tho appolntco who at
tempts to hold on by Invoking tho aid of
the courts.
m i it i i i in; i, si tJTTi: it i n:
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I sunnosr you'll
tell the census man your right ogo?"
.sot it no h young ituu goou inoKing.
Chlcnco Post: "I inn nasslonatelv fond
of music." s.ho said as she turned from the
iiluno.
Then why do you nerslst ln trvfnir to
sing?" asked her dearest friend.
Baltlmoro American: "Minn Is a touch
lug tale." murmured tho stranger, with a
heavy sigh.
"Consider mo touched," snld tho editor
promptly ns he laid a dime before tho caller
nnd then resumed his editing.
Detroit Free Press: "No. sir." snld thn
pessimist. "I have yet to find n place where
a man receives nnv direct reward for
simply being good."
you oucnt to go to tne penitentiary,
said tho humorous bystander.
Chlcaco Tribune: "No." said Senntnr
Lotsmun, "most of us have nothing tn do
with Smallpyle. lie. tried to uso his olllrlnl
position ns a. senator to fatten his pocket
book and failed. Failed, sir, most dlsgr.ico-
tuuyi"
Ilaruer's Hozar: "1 trust." snld the new
member of tho school committee, "thnt you
do not hold out to your pupils the mislead
ing noiie that cucli ot tnem may Do tno
president?"
"No, Indeed," replied tho dominie, "but
dn not think that 1 err on the side of
Improbability when I teach thorn that each
twa a good cnanco oi ueing a ncsiuetuiai
possibility,"
Phlladelnhta Press: Tess I sunnnse JIIss
Gajiey will summer nt the scaBhore,. ns
usual.
Jess No. T think shoil go to the moun-
tains this renr.
Tess You don't say? I though one was
devoted to tho seashore.
Jess So she was. but she s not as ntumo
this year as she was last.
Washington Star: "I sunnose you find a
good memory of great nBnistnnco ln your
work?
No. s r." sn d Senator Sorchum. "Ile-
momberlnir Is nil well enough In Its way,
but a cood forgetter, who can change his
opinions on short notice nnd not worry over
promises Is the mnn who gets on best In
my part or tne state."
I.OVH'S YOi:.V(J nit HAM.
Denver Post.
Softly fell the silvery moonlight,
As a veil of shlmmerlns beauty
With IIr umicr lacinir buttoned
On the stars that gemmed the heaven.
NlirhtnlrdH to tlielr mates were cnliltw.
wnip-poo -wins wero cuiting nuiocs
In tho breezes with their pinions,
And unon a cllfl' ndlarent
To tho spot a gray-owl hooted
And Imagined in Its wisdom
That It really was singing.
There was mimic In tho ripple
Of tho waters of tho river
As they swept around the boulders
In thn nlcturcsnuo old canyon.
Down the trail with mensured paces,
as it going in a itinera i.
Walked a pair of Indian lovers
Hnnd In hand, their smoke-tanned fnce
Draped ln shades of youtnful sorrow!
From tho brown eves of tho stiuawiot
Crystal tears came damply oozing.
waslilnn stieaKH ns down moy moKlcu
Throueh the ;mlnt upon her features.
In a vo ct w li slKlis in r ddled
Till It seemed lo eomo in tatters
Hn was tolllnir her tho pictures
Of the future he had painted
Proved to bo but tea store chromos
With their brilliant colors fading:
'Chat tiny soon must part foiuver,
That tneir urnain or love whs oven
This tho Inst time they would wander
On ii sparking expedition
On tho ;mth alone tho river
'Nenth tho smiles of queenly Luna!
Ono more goodnight kiss was left them,
One more bear-like hug at parting.
And her sighs swelled Into blubbers,
Then developed Into haw-Unas,
As he pnlnfully proceeded
With the fateful explanation
Thnt her mercenary father
Wanted Hcvn dollars for her,
And ho didn't have a nickel!
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