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    THE OMAHA DAILY WEEi TUESDAY, DECEMBEB 4, 1000.
The omaha Daily Bee
E. ItOSEWATKIt, Editor.
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STATEMENT OF CinCULATION.
State of Nebraska. Douglas County, bs.:
George B. TiBchJck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing Compony, bqlng duly sworn,
sfvya that tho actual number of full and
comp!eto copies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening ond Sunday Ueo printed during tho
month of November, 1900, was ns follows:
1 HO.870 IS iM.'.I.VI
2 :i4,nois 17 w,sio
8 Ul.UlO 18 SiH.lOO
4 28,040 19 KM.UNU
5 .11,820 20 28,1170
1 32,010 21 2H.410
7 08,420 22.i 27,070
8 41,2110 23 27,020
9 81,310 24.. i 2H.220
10 30,7110 25 2H.410
11 28,100 20 27,000
12 20,200 27 27,020
J3 28,040 28 27,740
14 28,080 29 27,770
15 28,850 30 27,rSSS
Total 02,4n0
Loss unsold, and returned copies,,., 12,o::h
Not total sales U1U.421
Net daily average, 30,447
OEO. B. TZBCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 1st day of December. A. D.,
1100. M. B. HUNGATH,
Notary Public.
The policy' of expnnslon Is clenrly In
videnco lu tho length of tho president's
message.
It looks as If tho days of licking war
tax stamps wero numbered and num
bered few.
Tho Inventory of foot ball casualltles
as mado up gives tho season Just closed
tho century mark.
President McKlnley figures as tho
principal staff correspondent of most
of tho newspapers today.
All other Industries are working over
tlmo at present and congress will doubt
less tako tho hint and lncreaso Its
product
A tow sermons on the Immorality of
prize fighting as promoted nnd promul
gated by tho local Fakery would not bo
out of order.
London papers, a fow days ago, cap
tured General Dowet The-r papers
hould not be -in such a hurry to
"coop" the army..
Lincoln may capture tho grand opera
aggregation this year, but Just wait till
Omaha's auditorium Is completed and
open for business.
Tho duko of Manchester ought to be
Impressed with tho fact that only tho
most welcome guests nro received with
donations of eggs.
Governoi Dietrich's Inaugural mes
sage is promised short and to tho
point.' Tho new governor knows ono
way of making a good Initial Impres
sion. Italy Is short about 19.000,000 lire.
If Italy will only consent to change the
spelling of the word, Shanghai could
easily mako up a largo portion of tho
' deficit
Tho popoeratlc press is still busily en
gaged in holding n post-mortem on tho
fusion cadaver. Some of the. survivors
present strong symptoms of having par
taken of loco weed.
President Diaz of Mexico has Just
been Inaugurated for tho sixth time.
Mexico must be the land of perpetual
presidential candidates for which Mr.
Bryan has been looking.
Nebraska's representatives In con
gress do not have to be spurred on to
protect tho state from tho loss of n
congressional district in tho reapportion
ment None of thein wants to legislate
himself out of ofilce.
South Omaha citizens aro quoted as
expressing fear of annexation. They
havo several things more to bo feared
staring them In tho face without an
nexation, chief of which aro ruinous
taxation and municipal bankruptcy.
Omaha's Coliseum has served many a
useful purpose, but Its days aro almost
outlived. Tho next venture in that line
calls for a centrally located auditorium
suitable and nvollablo at all times for
great gatherings and popular entertain
ments.
Omaha wants tho national live stock
convention for 1001. It is midway be
tween tho llvo stock growers and tho
live stock markets, nccesslblo to all In
tercsted in tho Industry. Tho Invitation
Is extended lu all earnestness, with
every assurance of hospitality,
At tho opening of the English Parlln
ment tho customary search of tho base
ment was mado to bu sure there wero
no conspirators concealed there. This
custom is as time-honored as the fern
inlno habit of peering under tho bed and
is prolific of about tho same results.
Porto Ittco insists upon dividing the
honors with Hawaii in contributing
uniquo figures to tho membership of
congress. Tho first Porto Itlcan dele
gate, has put In an appearance to hold
his own besido tho gentlemau from
Hawaii, and' no visitor to tho hull of
tho houso will go away without huv
lag them both pointed out
roilEiaSEtm XUT nLAMELESS.
Sir Itobert Hart who was Ilrltlsh
commissioner at Pekln wlun tho Iloxer
outbreak took place, is reported aft say
ing that he considered tho resentment
agninst foreigners to bo pnrtly Just
and the outgrowth of tho last sixty
years of treaty relations. This sup
ports the statement mado in a recent
address by tho Chinese minister to tho
United States.
The minister said It was a mistake
to suppose thut tho missionaries aro
the solo cause of anti-foreign feeling
In China. They had dono a great deal
of good there, especially tho medical
missionaries, who according to this au
thority havo been romnrkably success
ful lu their philanthropic work. Hut
some of the other foreigners made them
selves very obnoxious to tho Chinese.
They form n sort of privileged class,
said the minister, nnd consider them
selves moro ns lords of tho country
than as strangers in n strange land.
They frequently treat tho customs, tra
ditions nnd Institutions of the country
with contempt nnd lu tills way excito
tho 111-feellng of tle natives. Moreover,
their conduct toward tho Chinese In
other respects Is by no menus exem
plary. Thoro is an abundanco of trustworthy
testimony to this effect, showing thut
tho foreigners nro by no means without
blumo for tho existing trouble. Even
now, when tho Chineso Imperial author
ities aro anxiously seeking a settle
ment, tho course of tho representatives
of some of tho powers Is such ,ns to
exasperate tho Chinese. Hussion and
German aggression and truculenco In
China are largely responsible for tho
existing state of affairs.
THE l'HESWENl'8 MESSAGE,
Tho fourth annual messago of Presi
dent McKlnley Is nn elaborate review of
the affairs of tho nation, foreign nnd
domestic, nnd Is n most interesting
nnd instructive state pnper.
After allusion to the general prosper
ity, tho Increased strength of tho re
public and tho progress achieved in
tho century drawing to nn end, tho mes
sage presents ns tho dominant question
in our foreign intercourse tho treatment
of the Chinese problem. This receives
tho thorough review mid consideration
which Its commanding importance mer
its. Tho president clearly sets forth
the circumstances out of which tho re
cent troubles have grown, charging a
mensuro of tho responsibility for tho
nnti-foreigu feeling nnd outbreak upon
those high lu authority. Tho position
taken by .tho United States Is fully ex
plained nnd it is stated to be tho de
sire of our government, ns it is of some
of the foreign powers, to restore tho
Imperial power In Pckin as tho best
way of bringing about reparation for
wrongs suffered and nn enduring settle
ment that will mako their recurrence
Impossible. In taking this attitude tho
United States does not forego Its right
to exact exemplary and deterrent pun
ishment of tho responsible authors nnd
abettors of tho criminals acts whereby
this and other nations have suffered
grievous Injury. It Is declared that for
the real culprits full bxplatlou becomes
Imperative within tho rational limits
of retributive justice, und this is re
garded as tho Initial condition of an ac
ceptable settlement between China and
the powers. The disposition shown by
tho Imperial government of China tho
president says gives hope of a complete
settlement of nil questions Involved, as
suring foreign rights of residence nnd
Intercourse on terms of equality for all
tho world.
Referenco Is made to the Alaska
boundary dispute, tho provisional ar
rangement ns to which has so far
worked without friction, but tho pres
ident says It is at best but an unsatis
factory makeshift "which should not
bo suffered to delay tho speedy
and complcto establishment of tho
frontier line to which wo are
entitled under the Russo-Amer-lean
treaty for the cession of Alaska."
It will be seen from this that there Is
no ground for tho charge thnt there
has been a surrender of territory In
Alaska by our government, something,
indeed, which the executive department
of tho government Is absolutely power
less to do. It Is also qulto cvideut tbr.t
the president believes tho. American
claim respecting tho boundnry line to
bo fully warranted.
Tho highly Important matter of an
Isthmian canal Is very brlelly referred
to, doubtless for tho reason that n canal
bill has been passed by tho houso of rep
resentatives and will n a fow days bo
tuken up In tho senate. As to tho Hay-
Pauncefoto treaty tho president merely
commends It to tho early attention of
tho senate.
In regard to tho curreuey, the pres
ident suggests that It will bo the duty
of congress to provido whatever further
legislation Is needed to Insure the con
tinued parity under nil conditions be
tween silver and gola, but makes no
specific recommendation. It tuny read
ily bo inferred, however, that ho favors
an amendment to tho act of Inst March
which wilt make silver dollars redeem
ablo In gold. Ho Is nlso In favor of
such legislation as will better mako the
currency rosponslvo to tho varying
needs of business at all seasons and In
nil sectlous In other words, that will
give tho currency grenter elasticity thnn
nt present. A reduction of taxes under
tho war revenue net, to tho amouut of
$:$0,000,000, Is recommended. An eor
nest plea Is made for tho creation of
an Amerleau merchant marlno for our
foreign comerce, tho president de
claring that "foreign ships should carry
tho least, not tho greatest part of
American trade." Ho belloves tho Judg
ment of tlto country favors tho policy
of uld to our merchant marine. Re
garding combinations of capital organ
ized into trusts, tho prcsldeut invites
tho attention of congress to what was
said lu his messago of last year.
Tho president snys that favorable
progress has been mado in tho Philip
pines toward suppressing tho insurrec
tion and Instituting local governments
within tho Hues of autnorlty ami law.
Tho Tuft commission has accomplished
a great deal and it Is stated that lute
reports from tho commission show nn
encouraging advance toward Insuring
tho benefits of liberty nnd good gov
crhmcut to tho Filipinos. As to our
obligation ns guardian of the Filipinos
tho president snys! "It is our duty so
to treat them thnt our ling may bo no
less beloved lu the mountains of Luzon
and tho fertile zones of Mindanao
nnd Negros than It Is at home; that
there, as hero, It shall bo tho revered
symbol of liberty, enlightenment nnd
progress In every nvcnuo of develop
ment" The civil government of Porto
Rico is stated to bo In successful ope
ration. As to Cuba the message says
nothing peyond n statement of the steps
thnt havo been taken toward establish
ing nn independent government
Tho president thinks thnt a regular
army of about 00,000 men will bo re
quired and thnt during present condi
tions lu Cuba nnd tho Philippines the
executive should have authority to In
crease tho force to the present number
of 100,000, of which 15,000 may bo na
tive troops lu tho Philippines. Tho rec
ommendations of tho secretary of the
navy for new vessels nnd additional ofll
ccrs and men nro approved by tho pres
ident Other matters of mure or less public
Interest are referred to In the message,
which concludes with tho sound advice
that "In our great prosperity wo must
guard against all danger it Invites of
extrnvnganco In government expendi
tures nnd appropriations,' nnd that our
growlnjj power must not bo used to in
vito conflicts, nor for oppression, "but
for tho moro effect! vo maintenance of
those principles of equality and Justlco
upon which our Institutions and happi
ness depend."
THAT OAtlUAOE LUXTIIACT.
After a Rip Van Wlnklo sleep of more
than six years tho World-Herald has
suddenly awakened to a realization of
tho Iniquities of the McDonald garbage
contract. This contract was entered
Into by tho city council way back in the
year 1803, and nil the ordinances regu
lating tho hauling of garbage within
tho city limits nro but part nnd parcel
of tho city's agreement to enforce tho
terms of tho contract which has yet
three years to run.
When tho gnrbago contract was up
before tho city council Tho Bee was
loud and vigorous In denouncing It
while the World-Herald kept as mum
as nn oyster. The Beo pointed out its
objcctlonnbla features and character
ized it as an evasion of the charter by
granting what was substantially a fran
chise without submission to the voters
by simply calling It a contract Tho
World-Herald had all tho facta before
It, but for some Inscrutable reason closed
its cyPi while it was railroaded through
the council.
As a result of Thp Bee's outspoken
attack, tho garbage contract ordlnauco
wus vetoed by Mayor Bemis. The veto
mot little support in the council and
wns promptly overridden by tho requi
site number of votes. The contract has
been beforo tho courts numberless times,
but no attempt to Invnlldato It has
proved successful.
At this stage tbo attempt to creato a
paramount issue out of garbage Is about
as absurd as would be an attempt to
discuss tho fifty-year gas franchise or
the location of tho city hall. In parlia
mentary language, there is nothing be
fore the house.
Indications point to ono of the busiest
sessions of congress over held. Many
Important subjects require legislation
and the members of both bodies ex
press a determination to get down to
work nt onco nnd keep at It until March
4. They will confer a favor on tho
country If they carry out their resolu
tion. Tho country had all the talk that
was needed during the last campaign
nnd Is In a position to appreciate work.
Of course there is no significance in
tho fact that tho new quarters of tho
Jacksonlun club are over an undertak
er's establishment that for years served
as the city morgue, whero the dead
bodies of men and women killed under
suspicious circumstances were laid out.
No moro is thcro any significance In the
fnct that tho move Is made Just after
tho recent election has strewn the dem
ocratic shore full with political corpses.
Thero Is little excuse for tho whole
snlo looting In Chlnn indulged lu when
actlvo military operations wero lu
progress nnd none nt nil for the despolia
tion of such places as the astronomical
observatory at Pekln. Iu'udoptlug the
tactics of yio highwayman tho powers
uro laying tho foundation for futuro
trouble in China as well ns disgracing
themselves and Christian civilization.
Emperor William has made It plain to
President Kruger that tno two will not
drink out of tho same stein. Oom Paul
brought his pipe along and can go to
Holland ami smoko In peace, but If ob
jection Is mado ho will bo permitted to
trek to the United States and tako up a
homestead with Undo Sam.
Spain Is uot taking n very nctivo
part in the solution of tho Chinese ques
tion. Spain has not yet recovered
from tho burden of tho expense ac
count precipitated by its collision with
Undo Snm.
In riithtlnii Trim Once More.
Cleveland Lcudcr.
Tho republicans of Nebraska are likely
to havo a lively contest over the spoils of
tho victory won there on November C.
Woll, It Is encouraging' to note that the
party Is In fighting trim once moro.
Jto Ocou.lon far Sneers.
Washington Post,
It hardly bocomes the World-Herald to
turn up Its noso at he vindication of Mr,
Addlcks. Mr. Addlcks carried his own
state, which Is moro than tho World
Herald's candldato for presidency was ablo
to do.
Vote Hlirlnknue In tho South.
Sprlngtleld Ilepubllcan.
Tho shrinkage this year In tbo popular
vote throughout tho south was vory note
worthy, and Bryan's total In the country
suffers heavily on account of It. Compared
with 1S06 he lost 300,000 In that section.
The general apathy In southern politics,
arising from the extinction of the repub
lican party In tho southern states, Is largely
responsible for this declluo. There was
practically no presidential campaign this
year south of Kentucky, West Virginia, and
Maryland,
The (Jrlrflrnn Argument,
Now York World.
Yale may not bo ablo to out-debate
Harvard, but when It comes to a foot ball
argument It Is different. It Is no longer
head over heels, but heels over head.
Wattemnn Cheern the lloyn.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Let democrats hold tholr heads high and
bo of good hope., Let them for a Uttlo re
serve their Are. An able, aggressive In
telligent opposition Is somothlng to llvo for.
That, at least, Is left us. Tlmo Is a groat
healer, and events aro wont to shapo
themselves. (Jod still moves In a myster
ious way His wonders to perform nnd now,
s over
There's a divinity that shapes our ends,
Bough hew them ns wo will.
A (Jrent Country.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho actual wealth of a country comes
from Its soil, cither on or under tho sur
face. It Is gratifying, therefore, to note
that tho mineral products of this country
during tho Inst calendar year Incrcasod
1278,188,226, or 40 per cent over tho produc
tion of 1898. Tho total valuo of all tho
minerals produced was 8T6,008,046. Tho
average yearly production from 1890 to
1898, Inclusive, was $618,286,010. This Is a
great country.
CHICAGO'S O.XE CONDITION.
Cheerful Condescension Displayed by
the Windy City.
Chicago Tribune.
A Nebraska papor says that "the best
policy for Chicago Is to stand by and build
up tho western cities and states with Its
surplus capital and young men," for this
!b "a western city dependent on the de
velopment of tho wost" and having nothing
In common with Wail streot and Liverpool
except for purposes of sole.
Chlcagoans would be Ignorant indeed if
they wero unaware of tho closo connection
botwoon tho nrnnnnrltv nf thxlp Wv on,!
tho development of the west. If thero wero
no iransmississlppl region Chicago would
bo n small affair rntntinrrrl r nhnt I In
Tho building up of tho agricultural and
other Industries of tho west Is something
ino importance of -which Chlcagoans realize
It Is for that reason thnv tnlfn th lK.olu
Interest they do in Irrigation schemes to
add millions of acres to tho cultivable area
of that region.
When Conditions urn nnrmnl rhln.i.. I.
always ready to Invest Its surplus capital
u uie ueveiopment of tho west, knowing
well that no morn nmninhi. nan .
mado of It. The city is not so ready to
rart with its young men, for they aro a
valuable portion of its working capital.
But Chicago la
cntorprlslng young men from tho villages'
nnd towns lying to tho cast and to tho west
ui it, ana u is only fair that it should send
some of them away from tlmo to time
to assist In building up other sections of
tho country and to mako their fortunes
often In doing so.
Up to a recent period, howover, the con
ditions In somo of the states west of tho
Mississippi havo not been such as to mako
... ,.i.eni lor Chicago to send to them
either capital or enterprising young men.
Ahllo Nebraska and Kansas wero In the
hands of tho Dooullst i w -,-
f ?uC"P t0 th080 tates- Tne energies
cu who ruiea tncra were concen
trated on efforts to confiscato or drive out
capital. Theso efforts mot with so much
success thnt the, active young men steered
Clear of Kansas? and Nebraskn. They felt
they were not wanUd hr Tt,.
crease in tho population of tho two states
m me last oceans shears witness to the
deadly Influence of, jho populist leglslotlon
of which thord 'wart n mn, .t,
period.
Both of these states have been redeemed
from populism. Canltnl
safety. There nro inducements for young
uieu io go moro. Chlcagoans will co-operate
gladly to tho extent of their ability In
developlnr the resource nt ifonoa w-
braska and every othor western stato that
wisnes io do developed. Tholr prosperity
is tho prosperity of Chicago. Their citizens
aro the good customers of this city. But If
they wish Chicago capital or young men
they must abjure populism.
MCLA1MIVG AIIID LANDS.
An Enatcrn Opinion on the Prono!
tlon of Government Aid.
Philadelphia Press.
The National Irrigation congress, which
was In session at Chicago last week, Is to
mako another appeal to congress at the com
ing session to take up this difficult irriga
tion problem, though the outlook for action
is not very hopeful. At tho last session $100,
000 was appropriated for tho purpose of
making surveys of water sources, which Is
regarded as a stepplng-stono for further
action by congress. Hut that does not nec
essarily follow. Congress took action to sot
aside reservoir sites several years ago, but
that was not followed up. In fact, a strcnj
and partly successful effort was made by
western men to undo what had been done In
that direction.
This is a great problem and must be
carefully considered. Secretary Hitchcock,
In his last annual report, estimated that the
rid land of the west, If properly rcclalmod,
would support a population of no less thsn
50,000,000. 'Other reports say that with irri
gation tho waate lands would bo worth at
loast $500,000,000. It la generally conccd'.d
that these lands ought to bo reclaimed. Dut
it will bo a costly undertaking and per
haps only the government can undertake It.
Moreover, the longer the work Is delayed
tbo mora, difficult It will bo to do because
private IntoresU aro absorbing much of tho
water supply.
The alternative proposition Is for tho gov
ernment to deed to the various states all
the arid public lands within their respective
borders and to grant to thom tho uso of
such reservoir sites, water and forest reser
vations as shall be necossary to reclaim the
was to districts. This meets with opposition,
but It seems tbo most featlblo plan, nut wo
fear tho business featuro of It would toon
disappear If it over existed from tho start.
Congress la too much given to legislation
for short hours, big pay, long vacations and
other things of that kind to mako any gov
trnraent work pay.
Moreover, It would probably turn out In
tho end Just as did tho purcbaso of ths
Indian lands. Congress was Induced to ap
proprlato vast millions of dollars to pur
chase thoso lands with the understanding
thnt they should be sold nt cost and thus
ttio government would lose nothing. Ths
republicans appropriated tho money In tho
Fifty-first congress under that provision.
Immediately the democrats raised n howl
about the "cxtravaganco" of tho republi
cans and defeated the party. Then, when
tho lands wero purchasod nnd much of It
sold at tho low price of $1.25 per aero, the
persons who rushed in and got tho first
pick secured lobbyists and ramo to congrosi
and aBkcd that they be relieved from pay
ing anything for tho land. Pottlgrew nnd
a fow others took tho matter up and bv
methods well known, tho doraocrats nld'ns
finally worked up a sentiment thnt tecurel
the passage of tho bill.
And so It Mould bo with tbo rechtrao-l
arid lands. If, by tho expenditure cf enor
pious millions of dollars, tho govrrnment
once reclaimed tho waste lands a bill w ull
be probably rushed through giving th:m
awoy. Under the circumstances It would ba
much better for tho states, under proper re
strictions, to be allowed to do the work.
But thero will be difficulty about the resor
volrs and water supplies, which In many
cases will Involve the rights of more tvan
one state. Hence it Is not an easy proV
lem, but It Is a very important one and
should bo solved as early as possible
Efficient Service Performed
Cody (Wyo.) Knterprls9.
Instead of one senator to elect,
tho republicans of Nebraska will
havo tho choice of two. As a
rule, hard working political editors
nro given tho overlook when tho
prizes nro handed out, but if con
stant nnd efllclent services nro to
bo rewarded, every person hnlf
wuy famlllnr with tho record of
Hon. Edward Hosewater of Tho
Omaha Uee will very naturnlly
conclude thnt ho is a perfectly
proper subject to receive this
testimonial for able services duly
ami consistently performed.
POLITICAL POTPOMIIII.
Osmond ncpubllcan: Now that tho re
publicans havo a majority evorywhore It
behooves thom to uso good judgment and
moderation In tho legislation and appro
prlatlons. If they get reckless bocaueo they
havo gained a majority tho next election
may be a landslldo tho other way, but
with good Judgment In public matters thero
Is no reason why the republicans should
not remain in power for a long time.
Hastings Trlbuno: Govornor-clcct Diet
rich has almost completed his messago. It,
will contain about 2,600 words, thus making
his arguments brief and to the point. This
Is within tho keeping of a business man's
administration and we feel safo in saying
that Dietrich's message will rccelvo moro
consideration than a majority of guterna
torlal messages havo been accustomed to
recelvo.
Wahoo Wasp: Governor Dietrich will bo
asked to retain Hon, J. N. Oaffln in his
position ns oil Inspector until May 1, Many
of the republicans In Wahoo have signed
a petition to this effect which will bo pre
sented to tho Incoming governor. There
may be somo good nnd sufficient cause
for Saunders county republicans desiring
to assist Mr. Oaftln, but from a political
point of view It would look to n man vp
a tree that these fellows havo been suf
ficiently rewarded, without the generous
asslstnnce of tho republicans of this county.
noavor City Tribune: Whether or not
Nebraska remains in tho republican column
depends upon tho coming legislature and
tho noxt two years of republican adminis
tration. It tho old gang regains control
and resumes Its former methods, repub
lican rulo will bo Bhort. It tho old gang
Is Ignored and new men tako tho helm
and manage tho party nnd tho Interests
of tho. state as they should bo managed,
then Nebraska will remain In tho repub
lican column Indefinitely. Tho old gang
should be mado to understand right In tbo
stnrt that It Is no longer In charge of tho
party affairs.
Schuylor Sun: Tho Omaha Ueo Is offer
ing tho suggestion that tho supremo court
might bo rellovcd by calling to its aid a
number of the district Judges who aro
for a number of months during the rear
ldlo for want of much duty. Tho opinion
is more or less general that we have moro
district judges In this stato than aro really
necessary. Whether this Is truo or not, It
may be difficult to say, but tho suggestion
Is a good one If thero aro any good grounds
for opinion. The problem of how the su
promo court Is to be relieved must bo
settled by tho coming legislature. The
pebplo of the state are demanding It.
Stanton Picket: Hon. J. J. McCarthy of
Dixon Is being urged by his friends thoy
are leglon-ns'a suitable person for speaker
of the houso of representatives. Up to the
proscnt tlmo but three objections have been
raised against his candidacy. First, that
he Is redheaded; second, ho is a repub
lican, and third, that he was tho leader In
opposition to tho South Omaha stock yard's
and the llvo stock commission trust. The
first Is said by his frlonds in fun, the
second by fuslonlsta only and tho third Is
very much to his credit. Thero nro sev
eral rcasonB why Mr. McCarthy would bo
tho right man for the place. Ho is capa
ble, talented and honest. Just the sort
of men needed In such positions.
York Republican: Address to Repub
lican Stato Officials Tho York Republican
Is not asking anything of you. Therefore
It is in an easy position to say a few
things to you. Do not tlcklo youraolves
too much with the Idea that it was a
vote of confidence In you. It was very
much moro a vote of confidence in the na
tional administration. The peoplo of tho
stato had never heard of many of you bo
fore tho stato convention. Some of the
questions of 1861-64 wore up for considera
tion aud readjustment, however, and the
sentiment In favor of tho same old patri
otic solution of them was so strong that
tho fusion nominees simply couldn't keep
out from under the deluge of it. To that
you owo your election more than to your
own overweening merits. Nevertheless, you
aro a pretty good sot of fellows, plenty
good enough to deserve election over the
tellows on the other ticket, evon on your
own merits. If you and your successors
glvo the stato a clean, business-like admin
istration, are caroful of the public fund
and careful of your own reputations, thoro
Is no reason why your party should not
contlnuo In power In tho stato for thirty
years to come, without Interruption and
without serious opposition. Hut tho peo
pie of Nebraska aro watching you with
myriad eyes. Nebraska is naturally repub
lican by a big majority and 'If you "toe
tho mark" she will continue to bo repub
lican. Hut If you allow the old bnrnacles
the old red-nosed barnacles who nre again
assembling in force to fasten onto tho
party, to bring discredit to tho' party, to
compel men who nre asking nothing out
of politics but good government to defend
tho lnnato and acquired helllshnesa of a
lot of beer-guizllng, discredited gamblers
or worse If you do these things then good
cltliens will bo Justified In saying that you
do not deserve re-election, that tho party
does not deserve success In the stato and
tho republicans ought to go to Lincoln en
masse and throw you out over tho tran
soms. The people have done their parts
and It. Is up to you.
PI3HSONAL NOTES.
The Yale-Hnrvard game of foot ball
brought $80,000 Into New Haveu, to say
nothing about $75,000 for car fares and
$2,500 for violets.
John A Johnson, the Wisconsin million
alro manufacturer, has offered $40,000 to
the supervisors of Davo county, Wis., for
a home for agod people.
A prima donna In Now York has a real
grlnvanco, Sho was pronounced too fat for
opera and wns rudely pushed from tho foot
lights. For the present tho slims occupy
tho center of tho stago.
Senators Chandler of Now Hampshire and
Spooncr of Wisconsin havo tho reputation
cf bolng about the best two dobaters In tho
senate. Mr. Chandler Is moro satiric and
quick, but Mr. Spoonor Is moro ready with
In.promptu argument.
The richest baby in the world Is tho
Orand Duchess Olgn, tbo eldest daughter of
the czar of Russia, who had a sum of
7,000,000 settled upon her within a wcok
of her birth. Tho czar has two other
daughters, but no son.
Tho republicans of Grayson county,
Toxas, have shipped to Vice President-elect
Thcodoro Roosevelt a unique gavel for
ut.0 In the United States senate. It Is
made of rawhide, and accompanying It was
sent a letter of congratulation.
TIPS ON STATU APPOINTKUH.
lllootnlngton Echo: Governor Dietrich Is
doing ono good thing when ho simply ap
points tho heads of tho different stato In
stitutions and allows tho appointees to np
point the nsslstants. This will Insuro much
bettor eervlco than If n lot of politicians
wero appointed without nny rcgnrd to their
fltnesa.
Craig News: Govcrnor-olcct Dietrich has
appointed Harry C. Lindsay as his private
secretary. After steering so successful a
catnpnlgn ns tho ono Just closed It Bccms
that the honor is especially due, and tho
governor will gain a shrowd nnd wlso coun
sellor. Mr. Lindsay's work ns chairman
of the stnto central, committed has btcn
commended far and near nnd his labors us
sccrotnry will undoubtedly bo ns commend
nble. Ccntrnl City Nonpnrlel: H. C. Lindsny
has acccptod tho position of prlvato sec
retary to Governor Dietrich. Mr. Dietrich
makes no mlstako In sunoundlng himself
with such advisors. Mr. Lindsay's level
headed Judgment and ability ns an organ
izer did ns much as anything clso toward
swinging Nebraska Into lino nnd tho gov
ernor will find In him nn efficient helper.
The appointment Is In no wny a "reward"
to Lindsay, as it means a personal sacrlflco
for him to accept tho post and ha only did
so upon tho earnest solicitation of tho
govornor-clcct.
Genova Signal: State Superintendent
Fowler of Dlalr has offored the position of
deputy state superintendent to City Super
intendent J, L. McOrlon of this city and Mr?
McUrten has accepted tho tender. Tho posi
tion Is one of great Importance to tho edu
cational Interests of tho stato and wo know
of no man who will fill It more satisfac
torily than Mr. McDrlen. The Signal con
gratulates him on the mark of coufldcnci
bcBtowed and Mr. Fowler and tho stato on
tho desirability of tho appointment. Mr.
McDrlen was not a candldato for tho place
and tho offer camo wholly unsought.
Tckamah Herald: L. A. Williams, editor
of tho Dlalr Pilot, has been selected ns
secretary of the stato printing board. Mr.
Williams Is president of tho Republican
State Press association and wns In charge
of tho republican press bureau of tho stato
commltteo during tho recent campaign.
H. J. Clancy of Omaha was an ablo as
sistant to Mr. Williams and has been se
lected by Governor Dietrich for chief clerk
In tho executlvo department. Thus thoy
aro rowarded for faithful and efllclent serv
ices rendered for the officers-olect. Tho
republican stato press was u prominent
factor In winning tho recent victory at the
polls.
Stanton Picket: Tho manner In which
Oovcrnor-oloct Dietrich Is handling "ap
pointments which It becomes his duty to
mnko Is commendable. His Intention ap
pears to bo to mako nil appolntmonU as
far as posslblo beforo entering upon his du
ties as governor and to that end several of
the most Important appointments havo al
ready beon mado. While not disregarding
rocommcndntlonB of others, Mr. Dietrich
appears to have Ideas of his own ns to the
fitness of applicants and Is making his ap
pointments accordingly. So far, ob well ns
can bo Judged by reputation, tho men ap
pointed nre peculiarly well qualified by na
ture and acquirements for tho positions to
which they have beon selected. Ono com
mendable featuro of his course Is, that ap
plicants aro not kept long in suspense or
buoyed up by falso hopes and promises.
HUSIANITY'S GREAT SOLACE.
Judicial Eulogy on the Cnn.fortlnsr
Influence1 of the Weed. ,
Chicago Times-Herald.
It is decided by Justice Drown, obiter
dictum, that bp. other vegetable has con
tributed so much to the comfort and solace
Of the human raco as tobacco. This will ba
a shock to the regulators of the raco and
when we tako them Into consideration, as
wo must, it is evident that the justico
should havo tempered his eulogy with some
philosophical reservations.
If a man has to go to the barn or wood
shed to smoko the comfort of tho weed may
be offset by the attendant discomforts.
Sitting on a sawhorso is not pleasant.
nclthor is it a delight to bo an exile in tho
shivering world of late autumn. Moreover,
aside from tho physical suffering, there is
a mental grievance amid such conditions
that is oven harder to bear. If the fugitive
preserves some remnants of the dignity
which should belong to his sex he will
resent his humiliation and in the heat of
his wrath will perhaps decide to roaBsert
his manhood.
Dut If ho does the alternative is not
much better. From the chill of tho outer
air he must go to the chill of an icy dis
favor. Or from the warmth of his own
resentmont he must go to the even greater
warmth of a dissertation on curtains. He
must also be propared to listen to some
very odious comparisons and biting In
terrogator's, how would ho like It if the
party of the first part perfumed her breath
witn tho vile stuff? Does he think It fair
that he should continue to lndulse his
depraved tastes and to demy to that other
tno right to bo depraved also? Theso are
the sockdolagers that are thrown at him
and It docs not help matters If he suggests
in nattering accents that the other is too
refined nnd pure to Insist on the rieht nt
depravity. The martyr never likes to have
it intimated that sho Is not exerclslne a
rigid self-denial.
We onoo knew n man who was both
user of tobacco nnd a delegate to a grand
Sunday school convention which wns hold
in England and wo are confident that If
Justice Drown could have seen thot man
on the passago over ho would have modified
his opinion somewhat. His constant mood
was that of desiring to make a sneak away
from the other delegates to whero the nn
regenerato sat with their cigars. He would
hasten to tho upper deck, only to bo pur
$3.50
SCHOOL ULSTERS
Wednesday morning
we place on eale
85 School Ulsters Oxford gray and fanoy
mixed Irish frieze, and blue chinchillas original
price on these coats has been from $6.00 to 7.50.
Wednesday your choice
of this O;- Sf ages 9 to
lotfor PO.OU i6years.
BROWNING, KING & CO.,
R. S. WILCOX, Manager.
Omnlm's Only Exclusive Clothiers for Men nud Boya.
sued by somo regulator who had no prop
erty In him at all, for none of his family
was aboard, Perhaps it would bo nn un
married sister in tho Lord who lectured
him on his Iniquity, perhaps a frowning
brother. Sometimes the mocking heathen
grinned at him from afnr off ns ho stood
lu the midst of n protesting group. It was
an awful plcturo of human misery, all be
cause of tobacco.
PLEASANTLY PUT.
Philadelphia Press: Pntlcnt-I'm nfrnlJ,
doctor, thnt I Hwnllowcd lny false teeth.
Young Doctor-How do you know? Do
you-nw-fcol a gnawing sensation?
Chicago Post: "That city man thnt w.is
visiting mo Is nn overrated cuss,' remnrkej
tho farmer.
"How so?"
"Oh, the papers nil snld ho wn a grent
hand nt wntorlng stock, but I found hn
couldn't work tho pump live minutes with
out laming his arm."
Clovelnnd Plain Denier: "Thero Is one
thing that I'm nfrnld Pupa Zimmerman
can't prevent."
"Whufs thnt?"
"Half of Cincinnati will bo over tho Rhine
drinking tho duko of Mnnclioiter's brand
of beer beforo tho year Is out."
Detroit Journal: Tho Night Wind stirs
uneasily.
"Why do you croon," asks tho Owl, In
fretful cudence.
"Well, I have to do something thnt
rhymes with moon, of course!" sighs tho
Night Wind.
Thero is poetry in nature.
Indianapolis Press: "Do you think."
nsked the landlady, "thnt death ends nil?"
"Not for four or Ave dnys, In the enso of
n turkey," snld tho Sav.ie Uonrder, who
hnd won his position of star by sheer bru
tnllty. Ilaltlmoro Amerlcnn: Mrs. Meddergrnsa
Tho postmistress docrn't seem to like the
new professor of tho school.
Mr. Mcddergrnss Nope, I reckon not. I
heenl somo of the fellers at tho store sny
ho hnd wroto nit his postnl cards in Lntln,
or some other furrln language.
Washington Stnr: "A man must havw
his ayes open nil the tlmo to succeed In
politics," remnrked the young man,
"Ho must," answered Honntor Sorghum.
"If ho doesn't keen his eyes onen on nls
own.nccount, somo ono la pretty BUre to
open them for him."
TO WHOM VENGEANCE BELONGICTII.
No matter how awful the deed that la
done,
In tho darkness of night or the light of tho
sun,
No outbursts of passion should lead men
astray.
Tho sober In thought and as sober in
deed
For crimes raahly aono need not sorrow or
bleed
For reason hath led them In honor's
bright way,
I would that we mortals In dealing with
men
Would ever deal Justly as people do
whon
Thoy do unto others ns they'd be
done by.
The obverse Is true, I am sorry to
tell:
Too often men follow that maxim of
hell,
Two teoth for a tooth and two eye for
an cyo.
I wonder that men are so willfully
blind.
For evil begets only evil In kind.
When crime Is commlttod don't Join In, I
pray,
With tho mob thut rests not till the guilty
Is slnln.
No wrong rights a wrong, So there's noth
ing to gain.
One says: "Vegeance 1s mine; I will
repay." i .
Supposo that the innocent suffer and
die
At tho hands of a wretch that in ambush
should He,
Just biding 'his time, llko a beast In his
lair.
Could we make It better to thirst for his
life,
And take It with halter or firebrand or
knlfo?
The answer is, No I and it rings on tho
nir.
The evils of mob law are growing
apace, r . . , ., ,
And justlco is mocked at', and slapped In
the face. ,n r '
Dut wo can deal it a death blow if we
Dy taiclng this law as a trustworthy
guide:
A man must be tried and the Jury
docldo
Ero It mny be said that a folon must
die.
Desptso not the laws that our country
has mado
By deeds of outlawry, your manhood
degrade;
Though mob law lir winked at by many
frood men.
d the beast over got this fair land in
Its nawB.
And anarchy ride It rough shod o'er tho
mws,
How pitiful would our condition be then!
Ottumwa, In. Christian Qoodheart.
Nine-Tenths
of the Cases
of defective vision re
quire glasses ground
Especially for the pa
tient. Ours are made In our own fac
tory, under our own supervision.
Expert grinders highest class
of machinery and apparatus
finest materials.
No safety In roady-made glasses
as no two eyes are exactly alike,
hence It's the part of wisdom to
have your glasses made to order
by a Arm who excells In the art
of correct fittings.
J. C. Huteson & Co.
Consulting Opticians,
1520 Douglas Street.