TJ1J5 OMAHA DA JULY 1VKE: HO'N'DAY, IXECJVTttEK !tl, nUU.
Tim Omaha Daily Bee,
Ii. I108EWATI3P., Editor.
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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
ueiore mo tnm isi uay or ijccphumt.
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Notary Public.
Tho Identity of Mr. Speaker will not
bu eoueeiiled much longer.
Those kldnapcra appear to be" almlit
ns ndept nt letter-writing uh they are nt
chlld-.tteallnr.
Old IloreiiH feeniH to think It H nlmut
time for hlin to give IiIh own celebration
of the transit of the century.
Wanted A dark man who linn the key
to that Jlio.tXK) reward." Apply to tho
olllclal sleuth of the Daily Wlilrlltfji,'.
Our wnrrliiK fraternal Insurance so
cletleH aro of courne merely having a
friendly bout In the name of fraternity.
The fusion members of tliu leclHlature
And theinnelven in a quandary as to
who to compliment with their votes for
United States senator.
The next, convention Omaha will enter
tain will be the Itetnil Implement Deal
ers and Omaha's hospitality will bo
apt In at thelr-dlsposiil.
The arrival of a cold wave should call
for extra precautions on the part of poo
pie who heat their furnaces to such a
temperature that the house catches lire,
It Is only fair to set Postmaster Crow
rltfht before tho public by stating that
he claims no relationship to Pat Crowe
who has become fio famous over night.
tiovernor Poynter will wait nt least
until next summer before retiring to his
farm as a result of his taste of city life,
Clnclnnatus did not take so long to ro
turn to his plow.
If tho fusion conspirators were so
anxious to have Mr. Hosowntcr testify in
the legislative contest case why did they
not call him as their witness? A
subpoena would have reached him with
out dllllculty.
If Kdwnrd Hosowntcr felt It Incum
bent on himself to go on the witness
stand to deny nil tlio malicious fakes
and stupid roorbacks sprung about him
ho would be kept busy testifying nil the
rest of bis natural life.
The city building Inspector has re
ceived notice by cipher telegram all the
way from .Washington that Dave Mer
cer'ls on his way post haste to Omaha
to tako out u permit for the now house
that he has built so often.
Watch for some great catacylsm of
nature when Trust-Smasher Smyth lets
go his olllclal position. Nothing short of
a tremendous disturbance of tlio elo
monts cau do Justice to the violent ear
nestness of the great octopus exterml
nntor.
The Nebraska Mherlffs want some way
devised to make sure that they get tholr
fees even In cases where the man as
sossed with the Oosts Is too poor to pay.
Most of our business men would bo glad
to join an organization that would give a
gunranty of payment on all bills of
goods sold.
lly the will of the lato Henry Vlllard
several chunks of bis .estate aro dls
trlbutcd to educational and charitable
Institutions, sumo of them getting at;
high as $50,000. In the bestowal of
these gifts ho has shown even more dls
crimination than lu his remarkable bus!
ness career.
Sir Kdwlu Arnold has written a poem
on tho advent of thu new century lu
which he echoes a greeting between
Columbia mid lirltnnula. This ought to
bo enough to give Hrynnlto yellov
Journalism another cold shiver over that
Imaginary secret alliance between .lohn
Hull and Uncle Sam.
Tlio popoeratlo organ Is now engaged
lu the self-imposed task of dictating t
the JudgoHof tho district court what as
slgnment of dockets they shall mak
nmong thofnsolves for tho coining year
Thu only thing the Judges can do t
satisfy thu poiHicratlo sheet Is to tin-
tho wholo inntter over to the World
Herald, whoso Interest Is so plain and
palpable.
Tilt: ct.osixa YEAH AXO CEXTVllY.
Tod!-y we' bid farewell to the old
year and the old century-it year of
vents whose Influence upon mankind
will lie felt for all time, a century
marked by greater progress In nil that
pertains to the material well-being and
nllghtenment of the human race than
all Its previous history, while the polltl-
cal, social and moral advancement has
been hardly less striking. The llee has
already laid before Its readers tho most
notable events of tho closing year and
of the century. An adequate review or
these Is beyond the limitations of tho
newspaper.
The transformation that has taken
place In the world during tho last hun-
drcd years Is wonderful. Of tho eight a
great nations two, Germany and Italy,
are creations of tho nineteenth century,
Austria has been entirely remodeled,
Japan has entered for the llrst time
Into the society of the nations, passing
nt a single step over the distance that
It took the states of Kuropo hundreds
of years to traverse. Kranco has changed
Its form of government a number of
times. Russia, while continuing an
autocracy, has not been wholly im
pervious to tho enlightening sentiment
of the world. Kngland has been trans
formed Into n democracy and has ere
ated the greatest empire In the annals
of mankind. The Cnlted States has
multiplied Its population by fifteen,
quadrupled Its area and advanced
from tho Inst place nmong Important
powers to the llrst. Tho struggle for
self-government In Kuropc has been so
successful that nowhere, except In Hits
sla and Turkey, does the century close
on an absolute monarchy.
The political changes In America have
been not less remarkable than In Ku-
rope. At the beginning of the century
there was but ono republic In the west-
eru hemisphere. Now there tire nine-
teen and Cuba will add another early In
the now century. In 1800 the United
Stnlcs constituted the onlv InileiieiideliL
territory on either American continent.
Now tho whole of South and Central
America Is Independent and republican
anil no Kuropean power but (treat
llritnln has any Important footing In
North America. Asia, Africa nnd Atis-
tralhi wore brought Into the main stream
of world interest and activity during tho
nineteenth century, while tho hermit
emplreK of Japan, China and Corca have
been thrown open. The history of tho
United States sliiee the einlv venrs of
the century has consisted mainly of
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"lu"""" "i'""1"""! ttjituaiiiiii '
coininerclal development, and tho set-
tlemeut by political agitation and tho
COUlllctof linns of the problems entailed
upon tlio republic by tho heritage of
slavery. No other nation has contributed
more to tho advancement of civiliza
tion and to the uplifting of mankind,
while to the example of this republic Is
due tho progress of liberty and self-gov
ernment everywhere.
Iut what moro than nil else charac
terlzes tlio nineteenth century and per-
t'iUiL's iwu iiiui:ivu'iiiii ii'uiiiij tiint jH-i-
Imps constitutes Us chief glory, is the
nist strides in seleiitlile dlseoverv and
uisi smuts ln sLiLiiiuic uistovtij ami
the application of tho forces of nature
haps
v
the
to tho service ot man. lu this respect
tlio achievements during tho century
have been marvelous. With tho excep
tlon of mathematics and astronomy, all
the sciences may be said to have been
established in this century. Some
existed lu name before, but all havo
been revised, changed and developed,
so that as they exist today they bear
in. I .1 ... I ... . ... .,,. e l,
miii.- iLiuiiuii in luv nv.n;ii.Lo ui yiu
same names in tne eigniecntn or precuu-
lug centuries. Nearly every material
agency for tho transaction of coiumeice
and tho comfort of mankind with, which
e are now familiar is a product of the
nineteenth century. The century Is also
remarkable for oducntlounl advancement
ml diffusion. At its beginning there
was no such thing us a national system
of schools for the masses anywhere In
the world. At It close there ls not a
people lu the family of nations, no mat-
ter what the form of government, which
is not moving toward such an Ideal. lu
tins tuo Ainericau people ieu tne way.
In art and literature the closing century
has been one of the world's greatest
him. rich In con us whoso Inborn will
lnlluoueo and Illumine tho world for uges
to come.
We stop upon the threshold of tho
new century fnciug a still brighter era
for luimiin civilization and for the lm-
provement of all the conditions that
make for the social, moral and material
betterment of the race. There Is much
to. do, but tho forces that enlighten and
elevate. Immunity have gained tre
mendous power lntlie century mid are
dispelling ignorance, degradation and
misery as never beforo.
COST OF XATlOXAh (lOVEUXMEXT.
Ill the current Century Magazine Car
roll 1). Wright, tho eminent statistician
In charge of the national bureau of
labor, reviews the llgures of Incomejand
expenditure of our national government
since Its organization under the pros-
nt system lu a most Instructive manner,
Carried out by computation and
estimates Into u tabular exhibit tho
budget record shows that the net revo
uue of tho governmenty has gradually
yet steadily Increased from .fli-lO!!,!)."!,
in- Sl.T niir eanltu. In 1701. when wo
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nun u iiwiiiiiiiuiiii in iiU.i,,.n, iw finn,.
1MO.K.VJ, or ifi.i;i per capita, in liiop,
when wo havo a population of 70,"!),VJ-V.
In tlio Intervening years tlio per capita
.., ,...v..iiiio lm rmii-i.il fmm SI .1.1 In
to,. , c, ,tl icilll .,., I..,..
IQ1U Ullll ,l.ia III un nuivi
mariis, 10 ?imiu 111 100.1 aim .?ii',in in
1S7H as lilL-li tide
laid, IIS lllhll Will . ,
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.v Minimi- i-Aiiiu.t 111 m-i i-.m.viim-
shows tho per capita lu liPl to have
been ?0.11) and lu IPOl) to havo been
iftl.Itl), with a maximum of :i7.:il per
capita lu IStt.' and ifS.oit In 1S70 mid
minimum of ?0.7:t In IS 1.1 mid si.OO lu
IS 15. H
The bare llgures, of course, would con
vey a wrong Impresslou uuless accotnpa
ulcd by the necessary explanation and
read lu conjunction with tho concurrent
history of the country. The government
has been constantly from the llrst ex
tending Its Held of operations and does
far more for the people today lu every
direction than ov(r before, Tho pen
sions, the expenditures for army and
navy and land nnd water fortlllcntlou,
Intent and reduction of debt and it
dozen more Important Items make up
the acgiegate lht of national outgo,
each In millions that foot up for the
year 11)00 the grand total of $187,71:1,
7PJ. Comparison with the national
wealth and annual production, however,
makes these colossal llgures sink to In
slgnlllcance and furnishes the founda
lion for this conclusion best stated In
Mr. Wright's words:
"The whole showing Is an .exceedingly
satisfactory one and demonstrates
clearly that the federal government since
me civil war, which maiKeu nn ex
(.'optional period, has been doing Just
what the wise and Judicious head of
family would do tinder Increasing
wealth and resources keeping pace-
with environment, making Improve
ments ns tho wealth of the country war
ranis, providing for great educational
work and carrying on extensive and ex
pensive operations at homo and abroad,
but nevertheless Increasing tho burden
of the people to such a slight degree that
It can hardly be felt. When It Is con
sldered that the federal government
spends more than $8,000,000 annually
ror purely sclentlllc work and otten
from .0,000,000 to flO.000,000 for im-
provoinents, nt the same time taking
tare of its credit to such an extent that
its bonds are ever at a premium, ono
cannot complain of national lmprovl-
deuce."
THOSE SUUTH OMAHA FllAVDS,
It should bo remembered that the
charges of fraud perpetrated In the In
terest of the fusion ticket In South
Omaha were not afterthoughts, but
were preferred promptly as soon as tho
returns disclosed the crooked work nnd
even before tho olllclal canvass. The
prompt denunciation or the corrupt ma-
nlpulatlon of tho elecllon machinery in
South Omaha by tho fusion conspirators,
as conllrnied by later developments,
must make the case all tho stromrer.
Three days after the election Tho Heo
outlined the conditions that existed In
South Omaha lu tho following cdltorinl
comment:
Evidence Is conclusive that tho grossest
election frauds wcro pcrpotrated by tho
fllslon raanagcrs In Douglus county lu the
h; tt?B d J!?1 L Z
lho ,.oturns from gouth Omaha are flc-
tltlous, the result of miscount, fraudulent
voting, repeating and colonization
t"""0 i tlio election boards in boutn
Z " V 1 n? MrSiv tZ Vh
both parties, took orders directly from the
fusion committee, oven to tno extent or
ignoring court orders requiring them to
conform to tlio law in tuo count insteati
01 pursuing arnurary, nam laniern meui-
win iu niunu Kui"i men uKii'i-iiiiiiia iu u-
liver tho stipulated majorities to tho fu-
slonlsts.
Tho Heo makes bold to nsscrt that nt
least hulf of tho majority In South Omaha
recorded against tlio republicans is fraud-
ulent nnd would bo wiped out by an ac-
curato count of the ballots honestly caBt.
Such llagrant defiance of tho law, striking
at the very root of popular government.
should rouso our people to a realization of
w..w. w ... i' i - -
tho danBers threatened by tho lawless and
unB"Plu practices of the fusion ma-
cMae If thcro Is any redress to bo had
thejr snouid ins8t upon having It.
The frauds then Indlcnted have since
been proved in detail by a mass of cor-
rnlinrntlve m-ldenep. showbiL' un a
gigantic conspiracy. Including not only
tho fusion mnnagors, but nlso certain
treacherous republicans whoso betrayal
0f pnrtv trust ls self-admitted. With
th0 registration stacked and the booths
wide open, almost every species of elec-
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nun iriiuu nun oiiicunuiy h um iii.ieiH-cu
to count In Ilnnsoni, notorious ns tho
senator from Union stock yards, and
his fusion associates.
Krnud vitiates all contracts nnd cor-
tltlcntes of election procured by fraud
have no claim to recognition by any leg-
Islatlvo body.
whatever agreements the county com-
nilssloners como to with the projectors
of the proposed suburban .electric road
they should see to It that the public In-
terests nro safeguarded at every point.
it uKht be well to call for export ad-
vice from the city engineer or some
other competent person. Tho taxpayers
of Dninrlus countv do not want to glvo
...,iw (Vnnnlilu.a fur otiopiilntlvp niir-
poses, but they are ready to encourage
leultluiuto enterprise.
President Cleveland nns gone on roc
ord In favor of a one-term presidency.
but with n longer tenure nnd sglocted by
more direct choice. He thinks this will
bo one of the changes accomplished dur-
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a one-term presidency coming from tho
only living ex-presiueut. who hum mm
two terms nnd who has been three times
u candidate Is probably born of an e
perlence to which no one elso can testify.
StnrliiK lit SliniltMr
Haltlmoro American.
China keeps alluding to Tho Hague con
ference JiiBt as If It thought tho powers
meant anything they said about that In-
fntuatlon for pence and international bar
motiy.
Limited Clnto. of Thinker..
iinitimnrn a miiriruii.
Th nin nf ihinWi.ra wiin hniii that n
young man's development, mentally, mor-
ally nnd physically, is helped by hazing
nppenrs to bo limited to tho hazers them-
8eivegf
,..
Washington Post.
Spai i,ns decided that sho will do noth
lng toward a now party Just at present
Spain doubtless feels that It would bo use-
'eB money in mat mrceiiou ua
U"H iiiviu iiu uunvva mum uiuiijn 11, v.x
I igtonce
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Tmllnnnnnlla Pppua
In 1S0C tho Hon. John W. Kern fallrd to
perceive tho democratic drift toward pupu-
Usui until nfter he had made a speech ho
hns been regretting over since. This year
ho seems just as slow In comprehending tho
movement of tho .party back toward saner
ground, Th things ho most needs nro a
padlock and a political dtvlnlng-rod.
Di-iiIIiiu ultli CIiIiiii.
Philadelphia Press.
It would bo too much to expect hasto In
tin. Chlneso settlemont. but so fnr nn the
drift of events Justifies a forecust It looks
as If tho ngreemcnt would be accepted
moro or less promptly by tho court. Though
the United States has subscribed to con-
dltlons which, as President McKlnlcy noted
some tlmo ago, call for tho action of ron-
Kress, thero is nothing that has been sug
gested that strains our sovereignty or com'
t APPRECIATED COMPLIMENTS
I CnnibrldKc Clnrlon.
The Omaha Illustrated Hee 8
special Christmas number was Is
sued a little In advance, appear
ing last Sunday. However, It
lacks none of the excellent fea
tures thnt might have character
ized It had It appeared on Xmas
day. The people of Nebraska
should rally to the support of a
paper that Is doing more than any
other publication to advertise the
state and promote Its Interests
through the medium of Its weekly
Illustrations.
West Point Democrat.
The Omaha Hee's illustrated
Christmas number was certainly
u work of art from u pictorial
point and was full of good reading
for both old and young. The llee
Is nil right, excepting Its politics.
mt8 Mg ,0 rcrmanct,t territorial oc
rupa'tlnn. The note might have been
worded otherwise, but certain features of
H which seem the harshest to Christendom
"1" worry tllc chlncao tlle lc"8t-
Stick to the (Mil Style,
S.m Francisco Houte.
Tho companies controlling tho various
patents for voting machines havo combined,
and now beforo wo can tako a step toward
the Improved system of voting wo shall
havo to pay tribute to the trust.
(inlns of ft Century.
Iloston Advertiser.
l. mnin.ini ifitinrii (n t Im cavo and
... . th ,)!U,cri t10 insane, nnd
cvon ti10 criminal dependents on public
bounty; in tho stability of tho currency
"! ' Growth of public and prlvato
"lu' ' , " h " ' i wnndnrfur
T thogo critCB wno gco so many fuults In
tho body politic today; to thoio who despair
of tho future becauso of present sliortcom
s " national lire or policies, .o u OSo
f1
ro,n,t,ic; n,i to thoso who think the world
in growing worso In all things, nothing
moro rcib can ',?,UiX i0"lC"l
to study tho condition of this country at
the closo of tho eighteenth century in con
trast with that of today.
II.VWX (! Tllll XI1W CHXTtlltY.
Km I.lKht Will lie First Seen 1" lie
Aiillpoilei Islmitl.
Pearson's Mugazlnc.
11 ",0 cl,ang0 01 u 1ectuunc,H l00' .
nt citi,or 0f (jio cauinoxes March 22
If tho chango of tho centuries took place
or
geptcmber 22 then, since on theso days
)hn parth'B nxls Is at right angles to tho
nlnnn of lh ori.It nn,i t,ero s cnual day
nn(1 nl(;ht nU ovcr ti,0 vorW. tlio mailer
Would bo very easily decided, nio tiawn line
wo,j coincide with tho dato line, and from
nnin in nolo tho first sun of tho new con
would rise at the sumo moment.
unfortunately this is not so, and tho
conscaucnco Is that the lino of dnwn, ns
u wf.ens round the earth, first touches ;ho
d.to ,lno to ti,0 south of tho eouatnr and
lhcn nradunllv crcons un this lino till It
ieaVcs It far to the north. So tho first sun
of tho twentieth, century will rlso on the
oi nil; Mvemiuiii cumuiy vjii i iou m
piaces aiong o'r'nw tho dato lino In lho
or(,cr ot thclr 'i-osltlon from tho south up-
,aril ) ' '
No thcro ls n6 Iam, alonB t5lls ilno from
hhn Anmrrtir rirdn to Antlnodos island.
henco this tiny spot of earth will sec tho
twentieth century dawn
A few minutes
"n ' ' '
1 - . T 1 , 1 1 1 ... 1 1 1 f, T" 1, I,
North lslnn(, Now ZcaInnt,, then over
vnnua Lovu in tho Pijt islands. Next it will
shlno on tho scattered coral Islets of tho
EMce group, nnd after traveling about 0
rZ,Tri:tr
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nn . ,, inp nt (. o'clock A
Two hours and flvo minutes will havo to
pass before it reaches tho banks of tho
Yarra. In six hours and twenty-five mill'
utes It will gild tho temples and palaces
of Calcutta. In nlno hours nnd fifty min
utes It will bo Mowing over I.lon's Head
and down tho rugged sides of Tablo moun
tain. In twclvo hours nnd twenty-flvo min
utes It will havo crossed Montmartre and
touched tho base of Eiffel tower In Pnrls.
Five minutes later It will havo passed tho
cross of St. Paul's and bo flowing up Fleet
street. In seventeen hours and twentj
minutes from tho tlmo It crossed tho dawn
11,10 11 wl" bo flowing round the feet of tho
rch.i ho" QoWon
Thenco It will cross.n stretch of ocean, un
broken by rock or Islot, back to the dawn
line, and bo will havo accomplished tho
evening nnu morning oi ino nrsi nay oi
tho twontloth century.
IS IT FALSE Sin.MFICA.VCIlf
Nothing Myntrrloun or Important
About ttie lliiil ut (lie Century
St. LouId Republic.
As the days of tho waning nineteenth con
tury grow fewer thcro comes moro mid
nioro tho Inclination that showed so promt
nonlly in tlio year luuv lo auacn n mys-
i in , ,, ! f
lUriUUB, I'lUUiiy BlgllllltUUlC KJ iJ v.wou ,
Umt p(,ro(1 of t,mc Tho reporte(i ()u
Bleclo tendencies of which Max NorUau
Wndo so much In his "Degeneration" nro
studied with nppreheuslon. Not a few even
of the trained thinkers seem Inclined to
wnrk iliomKPlvps Into a fever over tho
ucaui (u uiu uuuiuiy.
Men can fret as enslly now as they dla
In tho year 1000, At that time thoy wore
pnnlc-strlcken with tho notion that tho
world would come to an end with tho first
century. Thoy Interrupted commerce and
Industries of all kinds lu preparation for
tho end.
wen can easily woru um.i.
apprehension over tho most trivial matters
slmnlv by sitting down nnd thinking hard
of them. They can conjure up ghosts and
hobgoblins and turn their hnlr gray In a
slnglo night It they abandon tlicmsclve'j to
fears.
This tendency bclongB to ignorance, uno
century ls merely nn arbitrary human de
vice for measuring time. Absolutely no
mysterious significance can bo attached to
a century's end. It might havo ended Just
ns logically four years ago as now
Much moro attractlvo ls tho plan of look-
lng backward on what the century hns ac
complished for human progress. Up to tho
present this looking bnckwnrd has been con
fined chlofly to material tnings; ior in
stance, to tracing light production from tho
steel and tinder to tho parlor raatcn ami
Illumination from tho pine knot and tallow
candle to tho Incandescent light. Whlio
this progress Is tho most Important, tho
mental and moral changes havo been
marked nnd nro as well worth considering.
This does not refer to lho new theorlos
like tho theory, of evolution and tho germ
theory of dlsenso which havo been de
veloped In tho past century, put to ttie con-
creto progress In ethical nnd moral phlloa
onhy. Have men teamed better how to live
their Inner lives and to incrcnBo their own
sum of happiness while teaching others to
do likewise?
In prosecuting such studies lho Idea of
attaching Importance to tho century's end
for any reason except as n fitting time to
balanco accounts should be kept firmly In
the bacltercund.
m:iihsk. politic ii niisMP.
Hastings Tribune: Iist week's issue of
the Nanchez (.Miss.) Dally Democrat con
tained a picture of W. A. Poynter nnd an-
nounced that he was the newly-elected gov-
ernor of Nebraskn. It Is oultc evident that
the editor of the Democrat i'ead tho World-
Herald until n few weeks after election.
Tekamnb Herald (ren.): The retirement
ot O. J. Smyth, the fusion attorney gen-
oral, will not cause any regret among tho
thinking pcoplo la tho state. Ho lms proven
himself a grand stand Player who made
a rood deal ot noise and doing no good. No-
braska will be blessed It it will never have
another of his kind,
lltnnmln.lnn l.'nlw, lr- Tim Iiii.Ippk
nf llw. Slntn TnaMtilln fnr llm t)-nf nlld
Dumb In their reoort In llm irnvrrimr rover
thnmn1vo nr ullll Imnllrln nnd Itnrnl
offerings for tho fine progress made by the
Insttliitlnn nnilrr llielr r.ire. Tbrv co on
the theory that If they do not pay the com
pliments no ono else will.
Holdrego Citizen (rep.): It Is quite pqs
Ibl
lo that some of tho politicians who aro
anxious to korn Itosewnirr from bclnc
80
elected Culled States senator will be very vollnB Precinct In South Omaha forty
anxious next fall that he should uphold tho nvu republican votes were thrown out by
principles ot republicanism. Soniu people
seem to think that n republican editor
nlinnM rim liU tinnor in imiu itm nnriv. hut
Uould not ask for anything for himself.
Heaver City Times (pop,): A number ot
populists have mentioned Senator Allen ns
.... I
Ik. f,.r. ...nn fnr. . , t Il.l n t
for Judicial honors next year. While the
Times does not question Senator AIlen'B
qualifications for tho position of supreme
Judgo and could support him with a will,
yet wo nro of tho opinion that tho Hon.
It. I). Sutherland would make an Idcnl can-
dldato for the supremo bench. Do we hear
a second?
Wnyno Herald (rep.): Tho Herald Is
heartily In accord with tho Republican In
that tho country north of tho Klkhorn does
not receive, or has not, the recognition It
merits at tiio hands of "those who havo tho
appointing power in their hands, and espe
cially when the magnificent gains by tho re
publicans In this section of the state is con
sidered. The Hernld Is In favor of any
Wayno county republican, no matter who
it Is, that seeks recognition.
Oakland Independent (pop,): Tho security
bond companies wnnt $0,000 for furnishing
Stnto Treasurer-elect Stucfcr's bond for
two years. Tho olllco only pays J3.000 for
tho two years nnd Just how tho company
would expect tho now treasurer to como a Hritlsh division,
out even nnd bo honest ls nu Important. Tho Courier-Journal notes that Christ
question, Wo hope our new treasurer can mas passed off quietly In Kentucky. Only
got tho personal security nnd tho corpora- cloven men wcro shot.
tlon. who havo the right to check him up
at any time, may lose Its fnt fee.
Tablo Hock Argus: Some ardent enemy
of K. Hosowntcr Is sending out from Omaha
to the newspapers throughout tho stnto a
screed against Mr. Hosowntcr and his am
bition to be United States senator. The
artlclo sent out this week was clipped
from tlio World-Herald. Very few repub
lican editors lu tho stato drnw tholr politi
cal opinions from tho World-Hernid, and
tho fact that Its spleen against Itosewatcr
Is used to attempt to prcjudlge republicans
agalnht him, would almost forco republican
editors to give Mr. Hoscwater tholr earnest
support, oven though they don't like him.
Grand Island Independent (rep.): Tho
matter of bonds for custodians of public
funds has beca a vexing question for jenrs.
There nro many arguments In fnvor of
tho guaranty bond and perhaps, following
tho genernl rule, tho best goods como higher
In price. Tho cost of a guaranty bond
for tho stato treasurer, for Instance, ls
pretty nearly as much as his salary. No
state, county or city can hopo to securo
tho best public servants unless It rcmunor-
atcs"them, and thcro ls much to bo said
In favor of tliu state, county nnd munici
pality paying for such bonds, particularly
slnco expert checking up nnd examination
of books nnd nccounts ls done by bond
companies for their own benefit nnd the
public shares In the benefit.
Howells Journal (dem.): Tho democrats
and populists of Colfax county have fused
for four years past. Thoy havo treated ono
another with fairness nnd consideration,
and consequently havo been successful (n
tho election ot their nominees. Had tlio
populists cf tho stnto been as whlto as tho
ui-iuuuia .,i uiuii i,.uiy in uuiiiu ul""'
tho republicans would havo met defeat In
tlio last campaign. Tlicro Is no good rcn-
uuii wii)- luaniH nullum uui uo couunueu
... ,i.i.. ....... ... ,1 . ...... .. .... i
hi nun i-uumj ivkuiuivbh ui wiim limy uu
done lu tho state. Wo believe that tho tlmu
is not far distant when tho true popul.s
will Join tho democratic organization and
under ono party name fight for ho oyer-
throw of tho common enemy. Until hat
ume comes wo ueiievo in ireaung mora
fnlrl''
Stanton Picket (rep.): A well known
Fremont German-American citizen was on
a train romlng up from Omaha a day or so
ago when ho got Into a post-mortem
political discussion with nn excited fusion
1st, who thought an emplro was upon us,
and that tho country hns hnd Its Inst Fourth
of July celebration. "Dor troulilo mlt you
froo sliver folks," said tho German citi
zen, "Is you vnnt a kind of money vat It
takes a veelbarrow to got der money homo
ven you soli a load of hogs." "Tho troublo
wlth you blankety foreigners," said the
other man, "Is that you come over hero with
H nnd n binnket, ttay six months nnd
think you ougbt to run tho country. "You
vas porn here, I suppose," said tho German,
"You bet I was," said the other. "Veil vat
did you bring ven you como?" A roar went
up that drowned tho noise of the train and
tho Joint debate was over.
1pn,W Tl.v,na Mom V Tlip .vlltnra nt
several democratic papers In this stato are
continually howling "no moro fusion," but
,rnn,i,nn ihnir
of this stato have much reason to rejoice tlalltles. but all theso things nro but ex
,o, r i.inn nt ,. w ,i .wo nresslons of forces outside of ourselves.
ono or tho other of the parties in the com-
pact havo played "hog," but generally the
fusion of tho reform forces has proven
advantageous to both sides. As for the
.i i.. ,.i on pv.
4U.IUI. ....o h-.v " -..
ccllont administration and the vote at tlio
Inst election shows that while thousands
of voters followed the McKlnley ndmlnls-
trntlon they voted for fusion stnto nnd
county officers. Tho fuslonlsts have left n
record behind them that, even If they
i i.!., in m, i.,,
UUICI UKUIII IIUIU uu uuiu, I"""V
to with pride. Tho fuslonlst parties aro
the only ones that havo In this state at-
tempted to redeem their pledges. Ilcfore
the days of fusion tho democratic party
of Nebraska was little better than a tall
to tho republican kite. We elected a state
treasurer nnd he Immediately gathered u
lot-of republican barnacles around him to
mn tho olllco. Wo elected a governor nnd
L; " "i.i. , ,i, h h,p
,i.t i... ii..,i i f.n.nun.,
of tho g. o. p. Wo worshiped at tho shrlno
of the Mortons, the Norths, the Whites,
the Martins, tho Millers, tho Iloyds and
the Castors, but when n young man arose
up in our midst to fight tho enemies ot
the pcoplo these worshiped geds of ours
1I....I o,..n mi, u-nru friunil mirrnr in- llm
enemy, either ns soldiers In their ranks
or spies in ours. May bo we hnvo got llttlo
in tho way ot pie out of our compact, but conquered, ami inn enu i muiu pruuiumm
..... ,i'i np. nnn win not in ihn fiiinrn leal than over before, Our own operations
havo lo blush for tho notions whlio In
ofllro of tho Smyths, tho Sulllvnns, the
Hoblnsons, tho Schellonbergs et al, not to
qv nnvtviinir nf tim nets of our nartners
In tho fusion movemcnt-tho Aliens, tho
iinirnmh uuii thn lesser llchts. Tho
Times editor Is a democrat, who has no
apologies to mako for being n fiifclonHt, and
i.mip imt hn run voto for a fus on st for
Biiprerao Judgo, who will be elected, next
fgl,
i tiosi: sot th omaiia ritvtns.
O'Neill frontier (rop.) Tho Omaha Her
has been showing that the fuslonlsts ot
Houth Omaha perpetrated some tank frnuds
nt the lato election. The fusion vote was
nugumcntcd by fraudulent registrations nnd
many votes appear to have been cast that
were Illegal, When It comes to corruption
' politics and unscrupulous nietliods to sc
euro olllco our friends of the reform party
n sincuy onio mo ropes.
Howells Journal (dem.): Should the re-
publicans succeed hi tin owing lrank Hnn
boih. one of tho represcntatlvcs-clect irom
Douglas county, over tlio transom mere
would be no tears shed In tills democratic
ITlllt shop. UallBom n3 CngngCll 111 lllO
J"" UepriVlllg repuUIICnilS Ol Ull'ir
'r Pnrs "K- "w " 1118 lur"
"kc a doSC Of Ills OWIl IllCdlcillO. SlICll
0K8 reformers as Hnmom hayo been a
turBU l"u '""" ""i "
but little what disposition our republican
friends make ot hlin.
Auburn Post (rop,): Some queer things
nro developing In tho legislative, contest
cas0 HoilKhis county. Tor Instniice, In
' returning miaru uecauso mey wcro
niarked with n black lead pencil Instead of
an Itidcllabkt pencil, nnd 111 other places tho
footings were forced lo show totals that the
'7 fleets conirauici. ino coniesi na
not proceeded very far, but It has gone far
i lu.ll.i.. 1U- . I I. II
'""K" lIHUUIll- Ullll. 1IIU t'UIIIU flMIIIII
cn" 1I.t,Ksll"lvo 111 ."0Us!nH.
would havo had clear sailing had it not
been for the frauds in South Omaha.
Kearney Hub (rep.): Thero Is but ono
consideration for the leglslaturo In dlspos-
of tho legislative contest from Douglas
county. If it shall have been shown that
inn tnrco contesting republican cntuuuatos
wero counted out or failed ot election by
fraud, they should bo seated without ques
tion. If thero was no fraud thoy should
not bo seated through any political con-
IUb. It Is hinted that some repul.ll
cans may voio ngainsi sealing incni uc-
caiiso to ndmlt them would Increase the
llosewntcr voto from Douglns county. Hut
this Is not tho question nt all. Any wrongs
that have been committed should bo
righted, nnd thnt ls all t tin t thero Is to
the proposition.
i'i:nsti.v.i, ami oTiinuwisi:.
Dewct has been cornered again. This
time tho lrreprc8slhlo Door will capture
Tho new Mormon discoveries lu Mexico
tend to confirm the geologists' nsscrtlor.
that tho new world Is the oldest world wo
have.
Mlssotirlons threnten to make kidnap-
lng n capital crime. It Is a waste of
energy. Missouri kids would not yield a
pnylng ransom.
Mora thnn forty centuries overshndow-'d
the Kentucky ns she passed through the
Suez cnnal and yet sho sailed on without
turning n hnlr.
Olrls with red hair will bo great favor
ites of the Now Yenr. Tho demand In so
grcnt In New York thnt men nro adver
tising for them.
A cold-blooded Indiana court holds Hint
husband nnd wife nro two people '.nd that
when u husband given his note to his wife
ho must pay her Just ns though sho were
a stranger. Mem; Don't glvo your note.
Francis Norton ot Springfield, Mass., Is
said to hold the long-HcrvIco record for
tax collector. He has held that olllco In
Springfield for forty-one years and Is
now nbout to rctlro on nccouut of HI
health.
Kx-Spcakcr Heed declares thnt lie hns
lost something over thirty pounds In weight
during the last few months nnd says the
reduction In flesh hns dono him a world
of good. He refuses, however, to make
Vublle his prescription If ho uses any.
In keeping with its custom in form-r
years, tho Philadelphia Record issues Its
nlmanae for 1001 Bcvoral weeks In ndvanco
of tho new year. It Is filled with' a vnst
amount of Information astronomical, po
litical, snorting records and useful ro
views of tho principal events of HiOO.
TnoUBll affairs local to Philadelphia re-
ccVo greatest attention, thcro Is in It an
nbuIjanc0 f national and world-wldo facts,
whlch r1yq lt mucn vnuo 3 n work ot
ri.fnrinip
.,,,, ,i1- f ,,, vnrtliiatprn
.,. ,,,.,' la ,,., RnPP.
' - "art preservative." The ll.us-
trntlo typography and press work are
b, ' ,,' tIl0 spcclftl articles, ns
h ( , of ,.Bdg.. nre
, koopnB wltn the high character of -he
number. It may be doubted If tho "art
preservative" of the nineteenth century
has produced a handsomer specimen of
its marvelous development tnan tlio imu
day number of tho Miller,
uxiMXisiiiin iiusixr.ss.
Some Hnril PriililcniK (So Owr lo tin1
Ximv Crnlury.
lioston Transcript
Tho closo ot ouo century nnd the opening
0f another means In tho thought of men a
Lharn demarcation In tlmo; but ns wo sur-
vcv tho field of tho world's operations wo
nro struck by tho fact that thero Is no
rounding out of achievement to correspond
to lt. Wo can measure off tlmo to n sec
ond, but In tho ending of one dellnlto set
Qf ontornrlses nnd tho beginning of an
other tho balanco Is never struck. In
evolution thero Is no cessation, nnd so far
na Wo can see no Btartlng point. Move-
I UlCUtS liaVO tholr blrtll, WO liUOW not llOW,
and thoy tako us with them. Wo do not
direct or enu uicm. ' ')'' la' '
mlnnto themsolvcs. Yso talk of policies
nnd flatter ourselves upon our own potcn
For Instance, a survey of the world's
unuoriaKinBs macui, w
heforo was thorn so much raw material In
the cruclblo of h story as at tho present
tlmo: but that material Is, nevertheless, In
- . n, ,nn !,
very V, , T ,n.
marked tho Inst five years. Geography has
been almost revolutionize.!. . ,.. umt
nnswereu ior a cmw n ?. V
from the grammar school when It began
Us .Indies, aro almost v or '
successor w 11 bo equally embarrassed to
- - !, - nHnn-
""op i " ' '""X" " , "Li ,",;
from year to year. imde took n
wttr of humanity, wo did not supso It was
to have such moment o conseqi ponces,
did not see that It was to carry us Into
every corner of tho earth and heap upon
us trials and responslblll les from which
even mo iweiiiyumi. -.uW ...u,
ub ircm.
Great Britain also finds herself ron
frontcil by a. tank in South Africa of wlioso
magnitude and embarrassing features she
certainly had no adequate preconception,
as sho ls horsol oh lfjl to admit. Her
commanuei -iu-tiuC. ..v .n...M...n ...
struggle promised to bo In Pre orln by
I i t .. .t - ,-ri a im nnd al n nl nll
unnsimim "i "' " '"-
nOUIlCemuillB "l ""' "f
war havo been mado several times In vain,
Conquered fields and forces havo to ho re
In tho Philippines have nlso developed now
features, ami wnamvur un pun...... .,-
dency may be, encouraging or otherwise,
tho fact remains that wo still havo nn un-
settled problem, qulln largo of Its ago, lo
take over with us Into tho new century. W o
thought a year ago that by this tlmu wo
should hnvo nil preliminaries settled nnd
our arrangements maun mr mu ruuoiiuu-
tlon of an Isthmian canal, but tho way now
lunatics WHO qubibuib uui uvnif auocu,
It the chief characteristics ot llir transi
tion from one significant period to another
arc IncotiiplctcncsH and uncertain!), so
far ns nnllonnt, International and conti
nental Interests are concerned, the ver
ple.xcd Individual who finds ufl'nlrs similarly
mixed In his prrsonnl relations enn at le.ist
consolo hlmslef with the reflection that bt
Is not peculiar in his strivings, his bur
dens and his embarrassments. Ho is in
touch with the order or disorder of his
time. Ills small matters only follow the
lead of great affairs In tholr confusion and
Incompleteness. No previous century hs-i
had so much or so serious work cut out
for It ns the one upon which wo nro about
to enter.
wiis'i'WAiii) thu cm itst: or minim
Outer of (Itn- l'liinitiillnii MiivIiiu In
tin- Itlulit niriitlnii.
Tho report hns been widely published
Hint under the present census tho center
of our population has moved eastward.
The Washington correspondent of tho Ilos
ton Transcript pronounces tho report pre
mature, ns tho censusofllco has not com
pleted Its study of the nuesllon. "Some
body nlilslde tho office," says the corre
spondent, "hnn noted the greater growth of
eastern cities than of western mid from
these hnppenliiRs Jumped to the conelution
that tho center of gravity of our lulllluni
hnd been stayed In Its westward cours
and was returning eastward. While this
conclusion was perhaps natural enough,
census olllco experts do not anticipate tint
It will be sustained by the facts. They te
lle) o tho center of pcpulallou has moved
westward, although very much le3s tlnu
usual. Ten years ago thu movement had
been forty-eight ntlloa west nnd nine miles
north. The guesses now nro from ten to
twenty miles westward, with still greater
uncertainty ns to movement on lho merid
ian. Chicago nnd Now York nnd Doston
are north of tho center of population,
whlio Oklahoma nnd Texas nre tugging It
southward.
"It ls probable thnt the census bulletins
will this year for the llrst tlmo report
both the center of population nnd tho "me
dian point" of population. The latter H
what almost everybody thinks tho center
of population Is, or the point about which
tlicro nre nn equal number of persons north
nnd south, east and west. Tho other ls
well described as the center of gravity ot
population, for lu computing It lho long
nrms of the lever exert tho greater In
fluence. If Is maintained by sociological
students that the (.enter of population
rather thnn the median point Is of renl
Importance. If a man moves, for ex
ample, fiom Ohio to Illinois It has n
much effect upon tho median point of pop
illation, assuming Hint to be In Indiana,
ns if he had migrated from Mnlne to Ore
gon, whereas the economic slgnlllcnuco of
tho former Is Immeasurably less. Tlio
poopl'j nt a great dlstnnce havo less In
fluence upon tho nutlonal life than those
near tho center of Its millions. Still lt
Is Interesting to know where tho median
point ls. Ten years ago tho Chicago
Herald erected a monument nt tho center
of population. Hk successor, tho Chicago
Tlincs-Hernld, offers to do so this year.
It ls quite a distinction for n littln vlllngn
to know thnt a great nation finds Its trtio
sociological center there."
FLUSH DAYS
Mill
IXC!
HAM.
Cron WrnrrrN of (III- Old Looking to
lh- i'iv World for Alii.
St. I.ouls tilobo-n'jinocrat
Hvcn Kuropc's crown wearers nre In
terested In American prosperity. Many
of them, lt ls known, havo mado heavy
Investments In United States securities of
nno sort and another. Tho Kusstan czar,
tho German knifcr, tho kings of Ilnly.
Ilclglum und olhor Kuropean eounlrles, ni
Well as Krugor, the cx-hcad of the extinct
Kouth African republic, havo largo sums of
money, In fomo cases well up Into tho mil
lions, in railroad bonds or stocks nnd other
kinds of American properties. Theso per
sonages, ns well ns 70,000,000 Americans, nra
very much Interested it. tho prosperity
which tho republican pnrty hns brought to
tho United States.
Very booh after the opening of thn now
year about $17f, 000,000 will bo disbursed In
New York ns Interest or dividends. Somn
of this money will go U its Kuropean
owers, but thu great bulk of It. of course,
will go Into the pockets of Amorlcnns. Not
nil of It which goes to Kuropo, or which
Is owned by Kuropeans, will bo taken out
of t..o country for any considerable length
of time. Most of lt will bo Invested hero
again, on tho knowledge that It will bring
moro money. Tho United States Is by. far
tho best country In ll( world In thoso
days of republican prosperity for everybody,
American or foreigner, to invest mopey In.
Theso nro "lllush" days iu tho Industries
and commn'co of the. United States. In
most of tho great activities) now records
hnvo been inndo thin year. All tho larger In
dustries nro bUBlor than over before. Ap
parently It will bo hard for 1!)01 to boat
1000's exhibit in the Industries nnd com
merce, but tho continuous lncrcnso which
has been under way uhows no signs nf
Interruption. Tho coming spring will prob
ably beat Inst spring in tho amount of
of Its business, and tlio other seasons aro
likely to score advances on tho correspond
ing limes this year. Tho wavo of pros
perity la touching a higher mark than was
over rcachod beforo In tho United States,
but the opening yenr of tho now century
stands n chanco to aco an ndvanco on even
tho present records.
LAST LAI GIIS (!' TIIH VU.Mt.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "Tho coal bin Is
finpty," said Mrs. Spllllns to her husbntid.
"Then lt Is u has-been," replied Hpllllns,
unimpressed.
WushhiKlou Star: "Kf dure whh seeh n
man ns h'ntity Huns," said Unelo l.beii,
I'll bet a-lot o' folks 'ltd git up nn" de
nounce im toll orgnulzln' n Christmas glf
trust.
TnillniinimllH Press: "Did VOll suffer
inui'li when tho dentist wiih working on
your molars'.'"
i don't mind telling you that my tor
tures were simply unspeakable."
I'liii.iilnlnlilii I'rcHs: "There's an old say
ing that ought to be revised." remarked
Slllleiis, tossing away a half-e.itcn apple.
IIowV" inquired ino oiner.
Tim worm will turn when bitten
upon.' "
tii luliini- f-hrniilplii! In ii music storo
they found a piano that hnd been newly
polished. It burn a notice which read:
'Hands orr."
"Queer piano Hint," said ono.
"How no?" asked thn other.
"Thu Intention seems to be to play lt
with the feet."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Do you sco that
mmi over vondcr? Hn hns Just had great
ness thrust upon hlin."
"MOW BOY" ...
iti, iw.'u tin. nnlv Titilille man In tn
country 'who when usk'ud to tell what would
lllippell 111 III" IIUW I'UlllUiy OUUI uu umn .
Know.
tiii: m:v cuvrpitv.
Jeniilo li. Ilurlswlck lu tho Independent.
When In thu dim, gray eust shall rlao
The morning of thy birth
When thy first dawn Hteps from lho skies
Upon lho hill of earth
Shall waiting nations breathless stand
oppressed with haunting fears,
Of what thou boldest In thy hand,
Thou coming Hundred Years.'
Or shall a glad world welcome thco
Willi laughter and n song
Thou unborn child of Destiny
Whoso relh'ii shall ho ho long?
Who knows ! wo onlv know that thou
Hhult enter llko a king
Into thy courts thnt wo must bow,
Whatever thou dost bring.
What mutter whether war or pcuco
Thy horulds shall proclaim
Thn story of the centuries
Ih evermore thu hiuiioI
Tbv children years shall toll abroad,
Through nil thy mighty span.
Naught for th fatherhood of Uou
Tho lirothcrhood of Muu.