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LY DEE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, ISJOu.
The omaiia Daily Bee.
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before mo this 1st day of December. A. D.,
1W0. M. H. HUNGATB,
Notary Public.
' Trust-smasher Smyth threatens to
lenve n. large legacy of unfinished bust
ncss to his successor.
It Is to bo hoiK-d Mr. Ilrynn's now
Tonturtj ns an editor will bo more suc
cessful thnn Ills lust one.
Kvery weekly clearing house state
ment furnllicB conclusive refutation of
the census edict that Omaha Is smaller
than St. Joseph.
The plo counter presided over by the
newly elected republican state otlleers
has not yet been cleared In spite of the
rush of holiday patrons.
The question of ratio Is again up in
congress. It Is not the ratio of gold
to silver, however, but of congressmen
to population, as cmlodiod In the new
apportionment bill.
The tax commissioner has discovered
once more that every merchant always
carries a much larger stock of poods
just at the time tho assessor calls than
at any other period of the year.
If ox-President Harrison's views con
corning the relations of the United
States to Its new possessions are correct
the Philippine problem will bo more
complicated than the Chinese question.
Newspaper fakirs with expansive Im
aginations will be working overtime
clown at Lincoln from now on until the
senatorial contest Is decided. No yarn
will be too absurd for them to perpe
trate upon the public through the yellow
Journals which they represent.
Congressman Ktark has declared him
self ready to vote to cut Nebraska's
congressional representation In congress
from six to live. .Mr. Stark, evidently,
has no expectation of trying for an
other term In his present place or he
would not help to saw olf the limb on
which he Is seated.
Another ward Improvement club has
been organized In Omaha with the
avowed purposo of corralling the big
gest slice possible of the money ex
pended for public Improvements. With
these ever vigilant organizations con
stantly on the alert It will be dllllcult
for one end of the city to get more than
Its share.
The burning of a normal school in
New York stale with fatal results to
seven persons emphasizes anew the ne
cessity of llreproof construction for pub
lic Institutions, The state has no right
to endanger the lives of men and women
In Its care. This applies not only to
school buildings and dormitories of ed
ucational Institutions, but more particu
larly to Institutions for defectives who
cannot help themselves.
The senate and house committees
have decided to put the proponed amend
ment of the bankruptcy law over until
the next congress. This will be a sad
disappointment to tho referees In bank
ruptcy who were hoping to make a good
thing a better thing liy u revision of
the fees and a reduction of tho work.
If tho amendments are put over long
enough it will be too late to affect the
original rush of bankruptcy business
which Is now nearly over.
State Treasurer Mcserve has reduced
the balance lu the school fund to scarce
$150,000 to bo turned over lu cash to
his successor. This Is considerably less
than tho balance during the greater
part of his term and shows that (he
same effort could have kept most of
this money Invested for tho public all
of tho time. Tho outgolug trensurer, by
the way, does not statu where this
money is kept nor who has been the
beuellcla'ry of the Interest accruing on It,
Two amiable populist contemporaries
lire engaged lu a vordy warfare because
olio called tho other a hoodoo, with spe
cial reference to tho eclipse of the
fusion ticket lu the late Nebrasku elec
tion constellation. The uggressor nil
vises .Senator lluuiia, If he want to
oinry Texas, to persuade the hoodoo to
go down theVo nnd locate. We fear,
however, that our populist friends Mill
havo trouble In distinguishing the hoo
doos, becnuse there are so many of them
lu their lanlia
SO aOLD-CP I.ElllSI.A T10X.
Like nil previous legislatures the coin
ing legislature may exeet to be scan
dalized by the Introduction of bllU ex
clusively framed for the ptirK)se of
holding tip varlotfs corporate and private
Interests.
These bills irc frequently gotten up
hy boodle lobbyists who Infest every
state capital and make n living out of
holdup legislation. After getting their
measures Introduced, sometimes by men
Ignorant of the object, these harpies
seek to Impress their Imimrtance and
Influence uion managers of the corpo
rations nrfected by the bills and to se
cure from them n commission for hav
ing them killed off.
In some Instances, however, the hold
up bills are Introduced by crooked mem
bers who do not scruple to demand and
accept heavy bribes from the victims of
their blackmailing schemes. Inci
dentally the holdup practices take the
shape of bogus or Inflated claims against
the Mate which ate put through on
percentage divided between the lobby
ists and corrupt members.
It Is to be hoped the coming legis
lature will discountenance all such at
tempts and deal severely with the hold
up gentry whether they make their ap
pearance on the lloor or In the lobby.
It Is u mutter of notoriety that the cor
poration lobby excuses Its presence nt
state capitals on tho ground that they
are compelled to protect the Interests
menaced by holdup legislation. Honest
lawmakers have no dlsiosltlon to euuet
any measure that would be unfair or
unjust to any Interest or cripple any
enterprise and tho corporations would
have no reason for Invading the halls
of legislation with a paid lobby were It
not for the professionals who try to
extort contributions for letting them
alone.
JIAXKUirr LAW AMKSDMKXT.
Itopresentntlvo Kay of New York lias
prepared a bill to be Introduced in
congress amending the bankrupt act.
The measure has received the approval
of tho New York Hoard of Trade and
Transportation, a committee of which
a few days ago reported to the board
that while It has been thoroughly es
tablished beyond any question that
a uulform system of bankruptcy, form
ing one uniform method of disposing of
the estates of Insolvents, Is fur prefer
able to the condition of chaos and un
certainty arising from the multifarious
Mate laws previously lu force In tho
several states, yet tho actual test of
administering the bankrupt law during
the last two years has, on the other
hand, also demonstrated that there is
urgent necessity for Its aiuendmeut In
certain Important directions.
The l.'nlti-d States Mipromo court hav
ing decided that the federal courts are
without Jurisdiction save by the con
sent of the defendant lu suits brought
by the trustee lu bankruptcy to set
aside alleged fraudulent transfers or
preferences, and to recover assets for
tho bankrupt estate, with the lesult that
In certain Jurisdictions there has been
a miscarriage of Justice, It Is proposed
to amend tho law so that In such cases
tho federal courts shall have a concur
rent Jurisdiction with the Hate courts.
Another amendment is lu the direction
of preventing the discharge lu bank
ruptcy of bankrupts who are not prop
erly entitled thereto. It is also pro
posed that the following debts shall not
be affected by a discharge: Taxes due
the L'nited States, state, county, etc.;
liabilities through frauds, or obtaining
property by false pretenses, or for ali
mony due or to become due, or for
maintenance and support of wife or
child; debts not duly scheduled, tlebta
created by tho bankrupt's fraud, em
bezzlement, etc., while acting us an of
titer or lu any fiduciary capacity.
Tho operation of the bankrupt law of
1808 has not been entirely satisfactory,
but tho very general sentiment In busi
ness circles appears to bo favorable to
Its retention ir amended In directions
which has been shown to be necessary
lu order that it shall operate Justly
and equitably. The bill framed by Kop
resentativo Hay will, It Is believed, meet
the requirements and very greatly Im
prove and strengthen tho law. There
appears to bo no reason why tho pro
posed amendments cannot be made at
tho present session of congress.
to l.uimovH run cu.vsulah sunvtCK".
Tho senate committee on .commerce,
lu Its report on the bill providing; for
a department of commerce and Industry,
suggests that the proposed transfer of
the consular service to tho new de
partment represents the strongest fea
ture of the project. The report says
that at this time the United States has
Its consular agents all over the globe
and maintains them at an cnorhious an
nual expense. They are, however, It Is
declared, of but little practical value.
The report goes on to say: "Under tho
new plan each consular agent will be
an American commercial agent, whose
duty It will be to discover tho creation
of new markets ami point them out to
the department for the benellt of
American manufacturers, to report
whenever public contracts, on which
Americans may bid, are to be let, and
lu every other way to make himself
actively and energetically a sort of
Mohuny-on-the-sM)t' In charge of tho
Interests of American Industries. This
will, It Is believed, result lu tho dis
covery of hitherto uudreamod-of oppor
tunities and give a practical value to
the consular service."
It Is of course most desirable to muko
tho consular bervlec as practical and
useful as possible and If this can be
more certainly attained by creating u
new executive department and trans
ferring tho consular service to It there
can bo uo doubt of the approval of tho
commercial and Industrial Interests of
the country. Tho statement, however,
of tho senate committee that the con
sular service Is, uiider existing con
ditions, of little practical value, does
not accord with what wns said by
President MeKlnley regarding the serv
ice lu his annual message, "The prac
tical utility of the consular service,"
said tho president, "in obtaining a wide
rango pf Information ns to the Indus
tries nnd commerce of other countries,
for Introducing the sale of our goods,
has kept stendlly lu advance of th"
notable expansion of our foreign trade
nnd abundant evidence has been fur
nished, lwtli nt home and abroad, of the
fact that the consular reports, includ
ing many from our diplomatic repre
sentatives, have to a considerable ex
tent pointed out ways and means of
dlsiK)slng of a great variety of manu
factured goods which otherwise mlcht
not have found sale nbroad." Jt was
further stated by the president that the
testimony of foreign observers to the
comniorclul efllcleticy of the consular
corps seems to be conclusive and our
own manufacturers and exporters highly
appreciate the value of the services ren
dered In the printed rciorts and In the
Individual efforts of consular olllceri
to promote American trade. There Is
no question that this recognition of the
practical value of the consular service
Is fully warranted.
However, If a new dopannont would
bring about Improvement lu that setv
Ice Its creation will be Justified. The
Indications appear to be very favorable
to the passage of the bill providing for
such a department.
SIIUTTLtXUCK AMI) IIATTLKDUHK.
The game of political shuttlecock and
battledore between tho twin Omaha
and Lincoln newspaper fakerles has
again been resumed and will probably
be kept up during the entire legislative
session.
With great gusto, one of these papers
will print a sensational story manufac
tured for a purpose, without the slight
est actual foundation, to have It re
appear in tho oilier with a promptitude
at least suggestive of Joint action. One
day the Lincoln Journal will regale Its
readers with terrible tales alwut under
ground conspiracies that have been un
earthed by the Omaha World-Herald,
and the next day the World-Herald will
reciprocate the compliment by quoting
Its Lincoln annex at length In startling
disclosures from the seat of political
warfare.
Whether tho fake shall be perpetrated
first by the Lincoln end of the alliance
or by the Omaha member will depend
on what political complexion It requires
lu Its sponsor. If It would look better
coming from a pretended republican
source It will make Its Initial Ikv In
Lincoln anil then be racketed up to
Omaha; while If It needs popocratlc
fathering It will start the Journey nt
Omaha ami laud In Lincoln the next
day.
The versatility and agility of these al
lied fakerles will be displayed at their
best during the next few weeks. They
will pirouette and chasse, returning the
ball from one to the other, driving
double or tandem as the emergency de
mands. The "now you see It and now
you don't" of the shell game'.innu will
not be in it with this aggregation of
political bunco-steerers In their efforts
to dupe tho public. x
Nothing Illustrates the progress of
the century more strikingly than the
advances made lu the production of
books. Tho printer's art was fairly
well developed 100 years ago and beau
tiful h'peclmeus of book-making turned
out, but the expense of good reading
was so great that only the wealthy
classes could avail themselves of It.
The introduction of new processes,
labor-saving machinery and steam
power, lias revolutionized the printing
trades by enabling hooks to be pro
duced not only by tho hundred thousand
where formerly a thousand was a large
edition, but also at prices within the
reach of the humblest. No ono who
can read Is barred from access to tho
best books, while the periodical litera
ture, purchaseable for a few cents, Is
enough to keep tho ordinary mortal
busy In all his leisure moments. The
bookseller of a century ago transplanted
to the modern book store would be be
wildered out of his senses.
St. Louis is making strenuous effort
to bring the subscription to the proposed
World's Centennial exposition In cele
bration of the Louisiana purchase up to
the $5,000,000 mark before the end of
the year, as this Is tho condition prece
dent to an appropriation by congress
for federal participation. When tho
Transinlsslsslppl bill was before con
gress a slmllur condition was Inserted,
although, of course, In a lesser similar
amount, requiring the promoters to
raise enough money to Insure success.
It turned out that this was one of the
best things ever dona for tho Omaha
exposition, because It put It on a llrm
llnanclal basis before the start. St.
Louis will probably have the same ex
perience. Tho American Institute of Architects
has taken action which means the ex
pulsion of three members for alleged
unprofessional couducr. The archi
tects, like the doctors ind lawyers, are
very scrupulous about their professional
code as far as It uffects one another, but
are not so solicitous about protecting
their patrons or tho public from un
scrupulous members of their class. It
Is so unprofessional to take business
away from another by questionable
means as to require discipline, but cases
of imposition on clients seldom secure
the attention of the professional so
cieties. It Is to bo noted that the reformers
lodged oft the state payroll lu the ca
pacity of do-nothlug secretaries of the
rallroail commission continue to draw
their pay right along notwithstanding
the decision of the .supreme court to
the effect that they have no legal ox
lstence. They are doing this by taking
advantage of tho time allowed for a
motion for a rehearing, although they
do not expect a rehearing, nor, if it
were secured, would they want tho de
cision reversed. They will hold on,
however, Just as long as there Is a
chance to get Into the state treasury.
filiform lTIirer trims,
Philadelphia Ledger.
The imcouul murrlnKe nntl divorce laws
of the several stateB are u national scandal,
but It appears that Coni;res3man Hay H
rlKht, In haying that nothing short of a
constitutional amendment giving congress
power to establish a national law on this
subject will ever reinovo the disgrace. Such
a amendment, however, would be a long
step toward depriving the several states
of Jealously-guarded rights and concca
tratln power In the national government For
this reason It will be a long time before any
such action Is taken.
f'nn't lllocW Enterprise
New York Tribune.
American bridge builders arc spanning
the Atbara and moving on triumphantly
to arch tho Uganda. America does not care
who makes tho ballads In Africa If she can
build the brldccj.
Dill the HlRlit Thl lie.
Indianapolis Press.
If General Chaffee really did protest
against the looting In Pekln ho will find
the American public solidly behind him, no
matter how much Von Wnldcrsee may
object to hearing the truth.
Vniilslii-i! llopr of intervention.
Philadelphia Itccnrd.
Tho refusal of Holland to take the In
itiative in asking for arbitration between
the Transvaal and Great Britain or In sug
gesting Intervention is the last drop In the
cup of President Kruger's affliction. What
can he expect clsewheie when Holland turns
Its back upon him?
I'lim it of Clvlllsntlmi.
Philadelphia North American.
Tho first bull fight of tho fiesta ncason In
Juarez was a brilliant success. All the
hones of tho picadors and two men were
killed by the bulls In tho presenco of as
admiring throng, Including 2,000 Americans,
Mexico will not tolerate boxing contests
because of their brutality, but cherlohcs
tho bull ring as the flower of Its ctvilUa
tlon. Trro Dmitris nf lltixera,
Chicago TImes-lIerald.
Tho truth Is that civilization has been
emulating tho Iloxcrs, that whllo mouth
ing Its Pharisaical phrases It has been deep
In those atrocities that It pretcndB to
abhor. The rebuko administered by Gen
eral Chaffee was the rebuko of sincerity
to hypocrisy, and so perfect a revelation
of American thought and sentiment that
the subsequent apology muy be considered
by tha world as pro forma only.
Guam's Great Distinction.
liuffalo Express. $
Guam still holds Its distinction as our
comic opera dependency. Tho latest great
event there has been the opening of a
naval Ice plant and the establishment of a
regular Issue of Ice. The governor reports
that "the very friendly attitude of citi
zens of all classes In the social ceremonies
attending tho opening of tho Ice plant was
most gratifying." Tnlnk of a territory of
the United States where tho Ice question
can assume so pleasant an aspect ns this!
I'm oil- Siim'n Pn'rnll,
Philadelphia Hccord.
The treasury estimates for the expenses
of tho government In 1D02 nre over $743,
000.000. Tho sum looks large, and Is larger
than It should be, but It Is not large enough
to prevent the proposed reduction of In
come. The government will still have
more money than It needs. Tho real point
for mental disturbance In tho situation In
that a large part of this expense was caused
by the war with Spain and Its results, whlctt
aro continuous, and may lead to much
further expansion In tho game direction.
Sfimc YersuM l-'iiiintlelsni,
Kansas City Slur.
Tho opposition to tho army canteen comes
from persons who havo no knowledge
whatever of military affairs, and Its In
dorsement comes from experienced ofllcer.'
who know all about boldlcrs. Tho trouble
with ultra temperance reformers Is that
they favor all of tho worst evils Incident
to lawlesA Intoxication ,rather than n sen
sible acknowledgment, of tho Inevitable
force of appetite and n practical regulation
of tho drink habty under tho authority ol
the stato or a wpll tested military code. It
appears much better to them that soldier
should seek outside of their cncampmet.s
which they are certain to do the means
of oxcesslvo Intoxication, with all of thetr
disgraceful and woeful concomitants, than
that they should bo permitted to Indulge
their desire for stimulants with moderation
and under restraints which prevcut cseccr,,.
I'iKir I.o'm Pile nf .Mono-.
I.,v York Tribune.
Tho Indian at large in United States ter
ritory has n credit on Uncle Sam's books
of nearly 40,000,000 and an annual Interest
account of more than fl.GOO.OOO. This comes
out of his real estate transactions with tho
government and is a legitimate possession,
founded on a square business basis and
not at all philanthropic or sentimental en
dowment. Hut tho rich Indian Is a greater
bother than tho poor one. Tho latter Is
maintained at a cost per annum of about
$10 a head, mostly expended In rations,
whllo tho former, as soon as ho gets hlu
dlvldonds, or any share of them, In cash,
goes off on a spacious and systematic
aboriginal Jamboree and does not come
back as long as ho has a cent left. Ex
perts aro of tho opinion that any windfall
of ready money will always produce this
effect on him, till his native propensities
aro one hy ono educated out of him, a
process now being tried, without Imme
diate prospect of success. The adminis
tration of his fund with the least lujurj'
to his morals and constitution Is a serious
problem, with no final anil complete solu
tion In sight.
llllCAIl HOWARD'S POINT OF VII1W.
All Iti-piililleiuiN Look Alike (u Him
lu the Henntorliil Content.
Columbus Telegram (dem;)
Tho nasty theory prevails In some quar
ters that tho democratic party In Nebraska
Is, and should be, nothing more than a
standing protest against Edward Hone
water. Tho theory Is a lie, and tho Tele
gram Is sick and tired of It. It Is true
that In his capacity as a man, Kdward
Hosewaier hab blemishes, spavins, ring
bones nnd cuts, hut It Is also truo that he
has few superiors In his party ranks In
point of ability. But no matter whether
ho bo able or weak, his republicanism Is
no better io worse than that of any other
man in N juraska who bows low today be
fore Mark Hanna's shrine.
It Is tho business of democrats to keep
republicans out of oillco and put democrats
In. It Is nono of our business who iihall
bo chosen to ofllco when the republicans
do tho choosing. In tho republican ranks
wo havo favorites whom wo should per
sonally prefer to ropreseut our stato In
tho national senate, John C. Cowln and
Charloy Grceno, for Instance, and yet, whllo
ready to fight for these two mon as In
dividuals, wo havo no moro respect for
their brand of republicanism than for the
Ilosowater brand. In tho senate any other
republican would vote to crucify a demo
crat Just us quick as Kdward Ilosowater
would vote to commit tho samo crime. As
Individuals, Kdward Roscwatcr and I), E,
Thompson may bo bogy men, but ns re
publicans thay aro made of tho samn grade
of mud as their every republican com
petitor In tho senatorial raco. All
Nebraska democrats lovo Gentleman
Gcorgo Mclklejohn'a personality, but
his brand of republicanism is Just as
rank poison us any ever uncorked by a
Hosowator or a Thompson,
And sc after admitting tho virtues of
somo and the vices of othor republicans,
tho cruel fuct remains to democrats that
every republican aspirant for sonator re
gards his party as his god, and may bo
relied upon to worship accordingly. And
naturally It follows that i Nebraska demo
crats havo nothing to gain hy lending aid
to that faction of republicans whose only
ambition Is to pull down Itosewater and
set up some equally ebony republican In his
place.
POLITICS i Tin: STATU.
Fremont Tribune The State Hoard of
Agriculture has decided to ask an appro
prlatlon by the legislature of $50,000 for
running n state fair during the coming two
yenrs. It proposes to proceed on the plan
of "while you're gettln' git a plenty."
Humboldt Leader: .Most commendable is
the action of Governor-elect Dietrich In
the matter of selecting heads of the Homo
for the Friendless and Mllford home, deslg
nation of which he has lvtt to a non
partisan advisory board made up of promi
nent Lincoln women. State Institutions
of this character should not be at the mercy
of every political wind.
Springfield Monitor; While the state
board for the examination of Nebraska
barbers has been in existence less than
two years, yet the members have the busb
ness thoroughly learned already. The re
celpts of the board were nearly $5,500 and
not a cent was left In the treasury, all but
a few dollars going for salaries. Printers
got $9.10 out of the amount collected. The
board thinks It has done a great deal of
good for tho people.
Kearney Hub: The State Agricultural
society will ask the Incoming legislature to
appropriate $50,000 for use of the state fair
during the next two years, claiming that
tho appropriation Is made necessary by
the action of the last legislature In perma
nently locating the fair at Lincoln, that
action contemplating the purchase of a site
and the erection of substantial buildings.
This Is an Indication of the exorbitant de
mands that are to be made on the Incoming
legislature. These demacds arc all hn
portant, In the eyes of those who make
them, Lut the members of the legislature
will undoubtedly have to practice on the
trick of saying "no" very generally and
pretty extensively.
Hebron Republican: Tho policy of Gov
ernor Poyntcr In making his state ap
pointments was the adoption of tho popu
list Idea that they should be, and were, po
litical rewards. Tho fitness, or unfitness,
of his appointees was determined In very
many cases only after their trial In of
fice nnd In some cases absolute unfitness
was shown, to the great scandal of the
governor's administration. With all their
professions for clean officialdom the popu
lists In tbclr greed for political pic made It
next to Impossible for their governors to
have a clean administration. Tho Incoming
republican governor, seemingly mindful of
some aforetime republican remissness and
admonished by his own good sense of public
responsibility, Is evidently seeing to It
that known fitness counts In his appointment-making
along with claims for party
reward.
rum: advici; to thk i.aw.makkhs.
Falls City Journal: The republican legis
lature this winter must lop off every use
less position around the state house and
show- to the opposition that they arc true
reformers. The election of two United
States senators should not occupy the at
tention of the legislature for any consider
able time and that body should finish 1U
work within tho allotted time and adjourn.
That Is what the people demand.
Ilurwell Republican: Just why state oil
inspection should be abolished, as some
papers demand, Is not clear to the Tribune.
Tho Inspection of oil costs the taxpayers
of the state nothing, but on the other hand
a revenue of something like $10,000 a year
Is turned Into the state treasury from this
scarce. Tho tax for Inspection of 10 cents
a barrel If removed would benefit the
Standard Oil monopoly, but docs anyone
believe that If tho tax was abolished the
cost of oil would bo less to the consumer?
and If Inspection wns done away with an In
ferior grado of oil would be sold In Ne
braska? IJIoomlnetn Echo: One of the unnec
essary political plums that Governor-elect
Dietrich should recommend to the coming
legislature for abolishment Is tho Stata
HarberB' board. Tho board has Just mado
Its report for tho year, which shows they
havo received $5,2S'.'.50 from tho barbers of
tho stato In licenses, etc., and that thry
havo expended the same amount among
tho three politicians who have held posi
tions under this law. If there were any
benefit to be derived by the long-suffering
public It would be different, but all the
benellt Is derived by tho three officials who
preside over tho board.
PKHSO.VAI, AM) oTiir.nwisi:.
A shadow Is thrown on Chicago's boasted
greatness by tho statement that the city
has a debt of only $27,000,000.
Horse cars aro rumbling over the spot
In Now York City where work is pro
gressing on tho rapid transit tunnel.
Tho postmaster at New Orleans has
plunged Into a pool of trouble owing to
his weakness for writing fool poetry to a
woman.
American genius and rustlo Is fencing
the world. An American soda water is
fizzing Lt Calcutta, and an American merry-go-round
Is Jollying old and young at Cairo,
Egypt.
Ex-President Cleveland Is to deliver tho
annual address at tho graduation exercises
of tho forty-sixth class of Plcrco school In
tho Academy of Music, Philadelphia, on
December 21.
Although ho occasionally dlssomblcs, LI
Hung Chang's praise of tho American troops
In China was probably sincere, and shows
the earl's observational powerb to bo of
tho first order.
Tho (.stonlshlng total of $485,000 has been
realized from Kipling's "Absent-Minded
Ileggur" In various ways, tho proceeds
going to tho families of tho men fighting
In South Africa. This is nt tho rate of
$10,000 a line, which doubtless breaks the
poetry record.
Colonel Charles W. Miner of tho Sixth
United States Infantry, whom General Mac
Arthur has just mado military governor of
tho Islaud of Negros, has been In com
mand of tho Sixth ever since the battle of
San Juan hill, except Just before the regi
ment salled'for the Orient,
During tho present year only seventeen
decrees of divorce havo been granted In
Canada, and la tho thirty-two years iilnce
tho confederation there havo been grunted
by Parliament and tho courts, only 271
divorces Prince Edward Island, with a
population of 100.000, has not had a divorce
In thirty years.
The Indianapolis Press has Just cele
brated tho first anniversary of Its birth,
Just one year old, yet tho Press has had
no youthful days. Like tho fabled Mfncrva,
the Press leaped full-panopled from tho
experienced head of Holllday, as clean,
artistic and vigorous a newspaper as has
been fashioned by modern hands. It was
a winner from tho start, as It deserved
to be.
When the venerable Galusha A. Grow of
Pennsylvania mot Champ Clark at the be
ginning of tho present session ho greeted
thu Mlssourlan cordially and Inquired how
he was, "Prctt well," said Congress
man Clark. "I gained twenty pounds dur
ing tho recent campaign." "That so?"
nnswored tho oldest member of tho house,
"It's tto only democratic gala I havo heard
of this year."
Tha district court of Iloavcr county, Penn
sylvania, grnntcd a compulsory nonsuit In
tho casn of ox-Statn Printer Robinson
against John Wanainuker for alleged slan
der. In ono of his speeches In a late
campaign Mr. Wanamakor criticised the
political machine and mado refcrenco to tho
printing of the "poultry book," which had
been expanded from a slmplo pamphlet on
poultry to a richly Illustrated publication,
costing over $50,000. Robinson, declaring
himself tggrloved, brought suit for dam
ages and last his cause.
OITSIDK VIEWS OF Till- CO.NTKST.
Hlalr Courier: To the honest fuilonlt
who thought his party above fraud and
corruptions the revelations In South Omaha
must bo a most unwholesome vIMon. "To
tho pure all things are pure" will not work
In this case.
Schuyler Sun. The contest from Douglas
county for certain seats In the legislature
gives evidence of some flagrant violations
of the election laws In certain precincts
In South Omuha. There'll be somo fun
there befor9 the thing Is over.
Grand Island Independent: The testimony
In the Omaha contest cases showed that
In somo of the Magic city precincts there
was some magic repeating. The witness
dldn t guess about It. Ho knew It. He
named the man. He had called tho at
tentlou of the registration board to It at
tho time and they gavo him tho genuine
biock yards smile and raid he was mistaken,
And when It Is considered that this Is donf
In tho name of reform the conclusion mar
be reached that Omaha Is not without its
Doss Crokcr.
Pender Republic All torts of crookedness
hra been brought to light by the legislative
contest proceedings down In South Omaha,
on the part of the fuslonlsts in that city.
The proof Is overwhelming that a most
stupendous piece of political chicanery was
carried out by the "allied forces" of reform
for Hryau's sake" at the luto election. It
has been disclosed by proof positive that
hundreds of names were reglitered and
afterwards vote run In and voted, whose
registration residences were vacant lots.
Some voted twice and by "the endless
chain," which consisted, by some crooked
work, of getting an official ballot from
one of the fusion election officers, whlcti,
when onco outside, resulted In each new
subjoct. after he had voted that ballot.
bringing the official ballot be was entitled to
outside for further use, enabling tho gang to
got in their work nbsolutety straight tor
tholr candidates, for they marked It them
selves, whereby they secured tho majority
In that city which gavo some of theii-
legislative candidates a majority on the
race of the returns, Those candidates,
whose election depends on the Illegalities
of tho vote cast there, will not be Ion-
detained at Lincoln after thu leglslatut-
assembles, for they will bo sent home with
their cetflcates of election marked N. G
by n republican majority and their nefarious
work effectualty rebuked,
t.wromi nivoitti: i.awh.
A Moe ti CheeU the Srnnilnl of
"I)lnrr Wlillc Von Wnlt."
Philadelphia Press.
An earnest movement Is now In progress
to havo congress propose an amendment to
tho national constitution, authorizing con
gross to enact a uniform divorce law that
would bo the supreme law of every state
on tho question of dissolving the marriage
relation. This Is a most important move
ment and should meet the cordial approval
of congress. If such an amendment to our
fundamental law was proposed by congress
It would doubtless be promptly approved
ny tne requisite number of states.
Our present conflicting divorce laws of
tho several states aro bringing dally re
proach upon the nation, and that they are
tne inspiration of a majority of the dl
vorces which are now granted can hardly
be doubted. Under a uniform nnd proper
divorce law the number of divorces In this
country would be reduced to the minimum
and soi'lety would escape the shamo that
now falls upon almost every social circle
because of the flagrant disregard of the
marital vows.
It Is possible now for a man or woman
to bo a bigamist In ono state ond a legally
married person In another stato. Our di
vorce laws are so varied that persons de
siring to dissolve the marriage relation
havo only to Beek some state In which the
divorce laws nre free nnd easy, nnd a di
vorce thus granted, if granted in conform
ity with the laws of tho stato In which tho
divorce Is decreed, compels other states to
accept as lawful the remarriage of the di
vorced persons, however It may be forbid
den In the state In which they reside. Tho
comity that is duo from one state to another
compels this recognition.
As an Illustration, In Now York and other
states a divorce granted on statutory
grounds, that Is for adultery, authorizes
tne innocent divorced party to remarry,
but makes It unlawful for tho guilty party
to remarry; but tho party thus adjudged
guilty In New York need only ctosb the
river Into New Jersey and be married there,
to compel Now York to respect the mar
riage as tho comity due to a sister Btate.
Wo have today hundreds of men nnd women
accepted as lawful husbands and wives who.
according to tho laws of certain states,
would be condemned and punished ns biga
mists; und the greatest fountain of demor
alization In our social system today comes
from tho free and easy divorce courts,
where the laws encourage dlvorco on the
flimsiest pretexts.
It Ib the high duty of tho government to
maintain social order and public morals,
und wo havo reached a point In our social
system when It Is an Imperious necessity
that a uniform dlvorco law should come
from the highest authority of tho nation
Itsolf. Such a law would doubtless be
framed on the lines of Justice, and with
such a law the haphazard marriages of ad
venturers nnd adventuresses nnd tho dis
graceful remarriages which now shame
nearly every social circle of tho land would
be finally overthrown, Let congress pro
poso the necessary amendment to the con
stitution and tho states will promptly and
gladly approve It, providing for a uniform
divorce law that would be supremo In every
stato of the union.
I3HHAT It KI,1 tJ lOl'S MOVEJIKXT.
Pinna fur Kneriretlu ItevlvnU ivltli the
7ew Century.
isaltimore American.
A great religious movement Is pro
jected for tho first year of tho twentieth
century. Precisely how It Is to be car
ried out has not yet bocn made public,
Taking this as a cue, a number of the lead
ers at evangelical societies and many promi
nent Protestant clergymen have Joined ti
gothor for "the slmplo preaching for
tho regeneration of tho unsaved and thr
sancttflcation of believers. Hy common
onsent all doctrinal controversy Is to be
barred."
It Is hinted that the scheme was orig
inated by tho lato Mr. Moody, and ono
of his representatives was present at
the first meeting. The movement Is so
nearly Inchoate that It Is not easy to
discuss either Its scope or tho llkell-v
hood of Its success. . Whllo several of
tho auxiliary societies of the churches were
represented nt the first meeting by high
officials. It is not Indicated that those
bodies havo Indorsed tho project. Only
If, Indeed, It has been outlined. Pre
liminary steps only have thus far been
takon, but they havo been of an Inter
esting and, apparently, business-like
iharactor. It seems to havo originated
from what Is called tho "Forward
Movement" of tho Methodist church, which
proposes to convort 2,000,000 souls and
raise $20,000,000 before January 1, 190.
New England, Now York and Philadelphia
were represented. This may Indicate noth
ing moro than that there has not been tlmn
stneo Its concoptlon to invito tho co-opera-
tlon of other states and other bodies of
Christians, This movement seems to bo
commendable, and not ono that would bo
srlously opposed anywhere,
It muBt bo obvious, however, that much
deponds upon the manner la which It Is
conducted. It can scarcely havo been for
gotten that the late Mr, Moody, during his
last revival meeting In New York, bitterly
denounced tho change lu tho popular tone
whlrb made it so much more difficult than
formerly to obtain concerts. Mr. Moody
probably misunderstood the change. Few
men have exerted a greater amount of per
sonal nugnetlsm In handling largo bodies
of men, and this power probably lasted
until the end. The people, howotcr, wero
not so demonstrative as they had becc,
and they had made advances In certain di
rections, while Mr, Moody stood still. Re
ligion Is progressive, like everything else,
and the means of evangelization must
change with the Increase of the world's
knowledge If they aro to produce as larise
results as those who employ them expect.
The avoidance of all doctrinal contto
versy Is an excellent feature of tho pro
posed movement, yet It will be difficult to
achieve It In practice. Great evangelical
societies are now In existence, doing a
noble work, without thrusting forward the
peculiar tcneti of the churches to whlcta
they nre attached. The movement, to b
very successful, will have to b- In a meas
ure a duplicate of theso societies. They
strive not so much to stir the emotion!
of thoso for whose salvation they work us
to appeal to their self-respect, manhood
and Intelligence, nnd provide the means
for the proper assertion of such qualltlc.1.
Doctrines and dogmas aro very well In
their places, but they do not feed tho
hungry, cover nakedness, meet the cravings
of tho mind or stir thu moribund con
science to a clear discrimination between
right and wrong. While Christ's preaching
was singularly bare of doctrines and
dogmas, It was full of love for one's
fellow-man and the obvious duties growing
out of such a relation.
VALIANT PARTY SERVICE
Stanton Picket.
Kdward Itoewater came to Ne
braska In an early day and es
tablished Tho Omaha Hee.' Ho
did so without fortune of his own
or strong llpauclal backlnir. It
was established on business prin
ciples and has ever been so con
ducted, and by Indomitable en
ergy, push, pluck nnd good Judg
ment on the part or Its editor has
gradually been built up until It
Is now one of the foremost dal
lies of the nation. .Much that ban
been accomplished for the repub
lican party in Nebraska Is due to
the effortH.of The Hw nud Its ed
itor, rartlculurly Is this true In
the campaign that has Just
passed. While others did what
they could no influence extended
over ns wide a scope of country
or reached the people ns generally
and ns effectually as did The Hee.
What the country press was to
the locality In which It circulated
The Hee was to the state In gen
eral. More than this. It reached
the voters of the Mute for fully
four days after the country pa
pers went to jiress for the Jnt
time previous to the election. Its
nrtlcles wero always such as to
command respect and carry con
viction to those who rend them.
No one questions tho ability of
.Mr. Itosewater. There Is not a
man in the stato cnpable of doing
the state more valiant service
thnn Is he. With these facts In
view, and In consideration of the
services he has rendered the party
in the past nnd what Is expected
of him in the future. It Is nothing
more thnti simple justice that he
should bo selected as one of the
two L'nited States senators from
Nebraska.
MXUS TO A I.ALIill.
record; ha tvnn ovoryhody'H friend 0
said tho maiden. " suaocn'
Thl tlHTf mnwnnl .1
in Mh nrn vV. ". r." V"" """ nerse r
I r '. ! l""lll,u" mun couia oe al
lowed to outdo her In suddenness.
Detroit Free Press: "Mercy!" exclaimed
i;ibooks are cheap"" HlVS K
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "After mcctinir
m!,,.rJ.,!!?.";t.,":,h0W yu couKvi?
fus?d me "aS eay en"UKh' The mother re-
PIltKhliri- r"hl-nr.l..l... iink..i. .
Ked'Mlss "Home'wJiff to MuS
"Quite likely," replied the latter; "ho
mukes a point of saying that to every girl
ho meets
PhMnrlelnMn !..,,.,., . - . . ..
said the wife. "I'm obliged to you for this
money, but It Isn't nearly enough to buy a
real far coat.
i,v!n'" T,epM ,he brutal man. "you'll
nnvo to make It go ns fur as you can."'
Ttnntnn T.nnvfl.li.i, T 1 1 ,
Rood deal to suy ubout women searching
1" llllj llllllK III 11 : 0
n-in,iA T .1 .... I . 1 ....... . . I I . 1. . , . . .
, " "uii i ivutMY. ii- snuuiun c
they? A woman, having no pocket of her
nXL'n miliirnlli. mi,u lw...n ...... n ....i.
about tho pockets of other people.
i.uiwiiiiii smei inili . .Mir. liuiuril UUI,
Mandy, I don't spe why you don't want to
marry Silas llcnnblossom. Hu'u prosperous
enough, He's Just pjt u new "i," on his
house.
T 1 I . I . I ... t . r tr .....
Mamlv I don't keer. mnw. Hn Vln nut
the wlioltt ulphabot on lil.i house. If be
wnntu In tint thla hfPA lltomt-i lira in,.DH
did apieal to mo.
4 uuiiiiiv wui(,.ii, nil- i,iic urn r.llHllnri
novel Harold Is protesting his unworthl-
TIaImI, l.m.hnl, l.i ,I.a .1 .1.1 1.- I J L
"You nrn wealthy!" he cries, desperately.
Vinra a r Hiin hpnfiil n.r.. Ik... ..1...
........ ' .. u.wi.v. uivet, nivau u.ir.n
and yews
too ueauwiui jieuy interrupts mm.
tJtn 11 tunun iirucnnai Hy Wlrtl I I1UYQ
no yews for you?" she murmurs, blushing
with tho utmost violence.
jirit- i: i-i lllllIK linu WIO OJIK OI 11
substantially ns merry as a marriage bell.
YOU KOCIC ,0 MO UK,
I,. Stanton, In Atlanta Constitution.
I.
It Is not that the later years aro cold
Ann vom or niooms mat mauo llfo s
surlnctlmn sweet:
'TIs thut along the way no moro I hold
xour nana, ami near your Heart's remem
bered beat.
'TIs thut In desolate mansions at tho door,
uear jieuri, you Knocit nu more:
II.
'TIs that your dwelling now so lonely
seemH!
And in the starless mldnlKhts I can hear
Th rustlu of tha curtains In my dreams,
Knowing urn i uut too gnosi or i.ovo is
there '
'TIs that I Bland a shadow at tho door,
Dear, wnere you knock no moro:
III.
'TIs when tho depths of nil my soul are
stirred
With passlonnto grief for a remembered
day,
There comes this thought: "Did I not miss
somo word
Which might havo mudo tho light shlno
on your way7
Some Mower I might huvo lifted from tho
daw,
Dear, to tho lips of you?"
IV.
O lonely dwelling, 'neath tho withering
vines.
Onrn bright with bloom now lost to all
delight:
No wreath' of I.ovo tho ruined garden
twines;
Out of tho darkness comes "Qoodnlght!
Goodnight!"
Never "Ooodmornlng" nt the lonely door,
Dear for you knock no moro!