THE OMAHA DAILT BEE: FRIDAY, MARCH S, 1001.
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i:. IIOSISWATKH, Editor.
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GEO. II. TSCSCIIL'CK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this till day of Mnreh, A. D.. 1901.
(Seal.) M. a. llt.'NOATE,
Notary Public.
It Ih n siifc prediction tlmt the resolu
tion of thanks to tho voluntours will
not In; vetoed this time.
It Is only a Htruw, lint the Oinnlin
lirleknmkers are. prepnrliii; for a lively
Miinmer hensoii. These men know what
building Is in prospert.
HtealltiK a lialiy's traveling wardrobe
Is about the limit of sneak thievery.
'J'hnt culprit should bo turned over to a
committee of mothers for punishment.
Missouri proposes to show Buffalo
what n real live western state can do
when It sets about It. Missouri 1ms a
fair of Its own on the stocks, you know.
The Ken tie shepherd bus been Riven to
understand that the cowboy doesn't onre
to play with him. The sheep has both
tin- broncho and the long horn on the
run Just now.
l'lvo-ilollar hogs are coining to market
nt a rate that Is keeping the packing
bouses busy. And the fanner Is Just
now whistling as merry as a blackbird
ut the promise of the spring.
Jim Hill has undertaken a pretty big
buy If be proposes to secure control of
the Hurllngton. The Jump In price of
the stoelc shows that Its holders know
u good thing when they get It.
Tho battleship Nebraska Is to be built
nt the Seattle shipyards. Here's hoping
that the builders may construct a ship
that will be a credit to them and to the
state whose mime It Is to bear.
Ueven millions of dollars are bold to
the credit of Individual depositors In
the Oniuliu banks,, and the entire per
sonal assessment of the city is but
$7,000,000. Here Is more work for the
tax commissioner.
(Jcneral King's song of prnlsc in
bonor of the IMrst. Nebraska reminds us
that the members of that gallant regi
ment are as modest as they were brave.
They are heard of everywhere save from
their own mouths.
A detail of English olllcers is going to
Abyssinia to help that country light the
religious fanatics. Judging from the
past, King Meuellk aud bis men do not
need to take lessons In lighting from
uny Kuropean country.
The fuslonlsts were anxious for the
report of tho "ugly rumors" committee
nud now that It has been made they arc
not satisfied with It. The only trouble
with the report, from their point of
view, Is that It catches some of the "re
formers." Une of the pleasing announcements of
the spring season Is that from the
emergency hospital to the effect that Its
population Is rapidly disappearing.
Omaha got, off very lightly In the mat
ter of smallpox, despite the sensational
announcements of thoughtless people.
The 1 milium legislature has passed nn
autblynchlng bill. The object of the
measure Is good enough, but a far bet
ter way would be to afford prisoners
Biieb protection as would render lynch
ing Impossible, and follow this up with
speedy trials aud prompt administration
of Justice.
Another Onmba pioneer ami business
man has passed away. I-'red Metz was
u typical western business mail In many
ways. He was one of Omaha's earliest
bcttlers, and was closely Identltled with
tho growth of the city. His connection
with Its business affairs was Intimate,
nnd bis death will bo felt by a wide
circle of business aud social acquaint
ances. The spring campaign of the park
board has opened and the work of Im
provement will continue steadily within
tho limit of the menus provided. Omaha
bus already a park system of which any
city might be proud, but the steady ex
penditure of money In Its betterment
la bringing It to a dogrfc of excellence
tbnt will at no distant time challenge
the admiration of all. There can be no
better evidence of public tnste than a
well-designed and carefully maintained
system of parks, ami Onuilia bus Just
that bort of thing.
TO ARROGATE THE TREAT'.
The desire of Senator Morgan for the
abrogation of the C'layton-Hulwer treaty
Is unquestionably shared by a great
many Americans, but It Is entirely safe
to say that the resolution be has In
troduced In the T.'nlted States senate,
declaring the treaty abrogated, will not
be acted upon nt present.
The Alubatnii senator takes, the posi
tion that the convention negotiated In
1S50 between Grout Britain and the
I'nlted States, In relation to nu Isthmian
catnil, does not stand In tho way of this
government legislating for the Nica
ragua canal. He Is by no means alone
In this view. It Is held, among others,
by ho eminent nn authority as ex-Senator
Edmunds, who, writing on the sub
ject a short time ago, said that It ap
peared to lil in to be clear that tho Clay-tou-Bulwer
treaty, whatever It may
have meant when It was concluded In
1830, docs not now stand hi the way of
the canal being built and operated by
the United States with the concurrence
of the republic of Nicaragua nnd pos
sibly of Costa Wen. He expressed the
opinion that In view of the changes In
the situation that have taken place since
the treaty was concluded half a century,
ago,, there Is no Just grouud for hesi
tation In regard to the Immediate duty
of the United States In arranging with
Nicaragua and Costa Wen for the con
struction of a canal absolutely free from
any obligations to other countries other
than those thnt from time to time shall
commend themselves to our sense of In
ternational good neighborhood anil Jus
tice. Protocols have been entered Into
by this country with Nicaragua and
Costa Wca and It Is ono of the conten
tions of Senator Morgan thnt this action
In effect abrogated the treaty. That
there was no such Intention on the part
of the president, however, will hardly
be seriously questioned, for when the
protocols were entered Into full recogni
tion of the Claylon-Uulwer treaty had
been given by the executive depart
incut of the government In the negotia
tion of the Hay-I'auuccfotc convention.
It Is certainly most desirable to get
rid of the old treaty, but this should be
done In a proper, legitimate and
amicable way, as honorable govern
ments arc In the habit of doing such
things. It Is to be regretted that the
Hay-Pntincefote convention was allowed
to lapse, but there must be regard for
the original position of the Salisbury
government on that treaty and this
country cannot go nhead roughshod and
override all the luternntlonnl reciproci
ties of the case.
It Is not to be apprehended that there
will be any very grave dltllculty between
the United Stntes and (.treat Britain
over this matter. It Is understood to be
the Intention of President McKlnley to
renew negotiations on the basis of the
agreements lu the Hay-l'auucefote
treaty of primary necessity lu establish
ing the rights of the two countries In the
use and control of the proposed caunl.
An earnest effort will bo made to secure
the removal of the differences that have
thwarted an agreement and there Is tea
Mn to think that It will be successful.
THE I'lllUl'PlXB SITUATION.
The report from Commissioner Tnft
regarding conditions lu the Philippines
Is most encouraging and rcnssurlug. It
conclusively shows that a rapid change
of feeling toward the United States Is
taking place among the natives of Luzon
and contains the promise of an early
ending of all serious resistance to
American authority In the Island. It
appears that the Improved situation Is
to a very considerable extent due to the
efforts of the federal party, whose lead
ers have been laboring most energet
ically to convluce their countrymen that
their Interests and welfare will be pro
moted by accepting American sov
ereignty. Judge Tnft bears earnest
testimony to the effective work done by
this party and evidently bns full fnlth
In Its sincerity of purpose.
The work of establishing provincial
governments goes hteadlly forward aud
Is proving entirely successful. The dis
patch from Judge Tnft states that tlve
such governments have been organized
during three weeks, under the most
satisfactory conditions. The report says
the people are anxious for provincial
governments and manifest enthusiasm
at their orngulzntlou. The commission
Is arranging to establish more of them
nt once and there Is reason to expect
that within the next month or two nt
least a dozen provincial governments
will be added to those already organ
ized. The report concludes with the state
ment that the conditions have never
been so favorable to tho restoration of
complete peace and the accomplishment
of the declared purposes of the presi
dent, which Is nttested by tho fact that
a number of tho leaders have made
overtures to surrender.
This statement of tho sltuntlou can
bo doiended upon as absolutely ac
curate aud trustworthy. Judgo Tit ft
aud his associates on the Philippine
commission are not the men to mislead
the American people. They are men of
the highest honor and Integrity, who are
giving to the task they have In hand
the most faithful aud conscientious de
votion. Judge Tnft nccepted tho posi
tion from a sense of patriotic duty, as
did all the members of the commission,
nnd they are entitled to tho utmost con
tldeuco. As was said by President Mc
Klnley lu his Inaugural address: "The
government's representatives, civil and
military, are doing faithful aud noble
work In their mission of emancipation
and merit the approval and support of
their eouiurynien." This they will have.
The present promise Is that within a
year, possibly In much less time, paelll
cation will be complete In the Philip
pines and everywhere lu the Islands
American sovereignty will bo accepted.
Uuder the eulargeil authority given the
president by congress civil government
will be established there with power
to promote Industrial and commercial
development, which cannot fall to prove
a most potent ngency lu restoring peace
and order. "The settled purpose, long
ago promulgated," said tho president,
"to afford the Inhabitants of the Islands
self-government ns fast as they were
ready for It, will be pursued with
earnestness and fidelity. When to this
nssurnnco Is added effort to Improve
material and social conditions It Is
hnrdly conceivable that any consider
able number of thu Filipino people will
continue to reject American rule.
XOT ACCEVTAllhE.
Colonel Sanger of New York Is not ac
ceptable to the senators from that state
for the position of assistant secretary of
war. Sonntor Piatt has formally pro
tested against his appointment aud Sen
ator Dcpow has expressed his opposi
tion. If It be true that President Mc
Klnley made tho selection entirely upon
the recommendation of the secrctury of
war It Is a very radical departure from
the course he has pursued during tho
last four years In tho matter of appoint
ments and it must be admitted that
there is Justlllcatlou for the resentment
manifested by Senators Piatt and Do
pew. The Incident will call lo mind the con
flict between President Gnrllcld and
Senators Conkllng and Piatt In 1881,
but it Is safe to say that In the present
case the New York senators will not
feel called upon to resign and that Presi
dent McKlnley will recognize their right
to be consulted regarding appointments,
which Is the chief point nt stake,
though It Is alleged that Colonel Sanger
has not been a consistent republican.
The Issue may result In tho selection of
nn assistant secretary of war from some
other state.
THE COURSE OF iTt)l.
The course of study In tho Omaha
public schools Is coming In for Its share
of comment and debate Just now. Ono
of the pntrons of the schools in dis
cussing the mntter calls attention to
the fact that there Is a wide disparity
between the course of the grades nnd
that of the high school, and urges the
elevation of the grades to close the
gap. On the other hand, some of our
citizens who are Interested In educa
tional topics Insist that the high school
course is too severe and that the strain
of keeping up Is too great for the aver
age pupil. It Is admitted by all that
Komethlug Is wrong with the course of
study.
Omaha's high school has been raised
to a high standard during recent years,
Its graduates being admitted without
other preparation to tho best unlvcrsl.
ties lu the land. This status is nat
urally i. source of pride, nnd Omaha
people will ponder long before consent
ing to any step that will lower tho
standard of elllclency of the high
school. In the grades It seems the re
form must come.
The patron who writes to The Bee on
this matter cites the Instance of n class
of forty who were being sent from the
Eighth grade to the high school of
whom their teacher said only three
could correctly construct an English
sentence. If this is true, there Is some
thing radically wrong with cither the
school or the scholar. After eight years
spent lu the training supposed to be
furnished by the graded system of our
public schools, tho child should be so
thoroughly grounded In tho fundamental
principles of English construction that
further elementary Instruction would
not be needed. An admission that only
three lu forty have an Idea of the rudi
mentary rules for the use of the lan
guage Is a confession of failure. It re
llccts no credit on the teacher making it.
One of the ditllcultlcs met by the
teacher Is to Inculcate a thorough under
standing of the subjects being taught.
It Is not so much how to do It us why
to do It that educates. Knowledge
gained ns a parrot gains speech, by
dint of constant repetition, Is of no more
value to the child than words are to
the bird. Tho object to be attained Is
to give a thorough understanding of
what Is being learned. Any revision
of the courso of study that does not
comprehend this Idea and attain Its de
velopment and application In practical
use, will fall short of what Is apparently
needed. Eight yenrs In the grades,
from tho primary to tho high school,
ought to equip the average child with n
fairly thorough knowledge of the funda
mentals of education. Any system of
tenchlug or courso of study that does
not provide this Is faulty aud should be
changed.
Every move of the United States lu
China has been another stone In the
foundation of u better understanding be
tween this country and tho Chinese
when the present trouble is at an end.
The Chinaman can thauk this country
more than all others for the modillcatlou
of the extreme terms which It wns
originally proposed to demand of the ori
entals. Now when all of the powers
have determined to own their own lega
tion property in Peklu the United States
Is the only one which will buy tho land
required Instead of grabbing It. With
tho present foothold of American trade
lu that country as u starter the United
States should soon bo able to lead all
others In China. Good will Is a big lev
erage lu such matters.
Tho manner In which tho democratic
seuators laid down aud refused to op
peso the Philippine resolution must
sorely grlovo the late presidential candi
date of the party. His personal appeals
were useless where only a few short
months ago his dictum was law lu the
democratic fold. Others realized some
tlmo ago that Bryan had ceased to be
a potent force hi tho democratic party,
but the Nebraska man was slow to com
prehend tho fact, If It has dawned upon
hlni yet.
Senator Morgan, has declared and
fought another war with England, lu
splto of Morgan's doleful prediction
there is no probability that either the
United States or England will ever so
far forget or overlook their own Inter
ests as to provoke a war which would
be disastrous to both countries, no mat
ter what the military outcome of It
should be.
All reports, both otllelal and private,
from the Philippines Indicate thnt order
Is being restored there aud the authority
of the United States generally recog
nized. It must uot bo Inferred thnt a
week or u mouth, or bovcral of them In
fact, will bring about thnt quiet anil
general respect for law which exists lu
this country, but order Is being brought
out of chaos more rapidly than the most
sangtitno had expected. It would bo too
much to expect opposition to the au
thority of this country would entirely
cease or settled conditions prevail so
soon In a land which has been in a fer
ment for centuries, In portlous of which
the authority of Spain has never been
recognized.
After nil the airing tho Insurance de
partment received during the Incum
bency of Auditor Cornell, It nppenrs that
not all the "grufu" were uncovered. It
wns bad enough for the examiners to
work the insurance companies, but tak
ing double snlary on top of that is n
little steep, even for professional re
formers. AVhere Dlplumncy I ."Seeded.
Minneapolis Times.
Perhaps It would bo tho proper thing to
send a minister plenipotentiary and envoy
extraordinary to Mr. Crowe.
llrinoerailc I'nrty IJwInilllnic,
St. Louis aiobc-Dctnocrat.
It Is Intimated that tho next democratic
national convention will not bo held In Kan
sas City. A town with a much smaller hall
will probably answer tho purpose
The Thrust Sarcimtlc.
Woshlnston Post.
Tho Hoi. E. Hen Androws lias made a
place for Prof. Iloss In tho faculty of tho
University of Nebraska. This Institution Is
rapidly developing Into a retreat for tho
higher grado of cranks.
The Old Salute.
Washington Star.
Tho assomblago of so many governors
from different parts of tho country makes
posslblo on a largo scale tho exchango of
courtesies which links the governor of
North Carolina and tho governor of South
Carolina so closely In national tradition.
Xn C'nlilnct I'liimnrn.
Chicago Nows.
President MclClnley's cnblnct remains tho
same, his rcnoraluatlons of tho members of
his previous cabinet having been promptly
confirmed by tho senate. This Is tbo usual
and courteous form. When a chango In
tho president's official family Is mado It
comes by way of resignation and thus every
body's "faco" Is saved.
Theft In Crntrrl liiilnc.
Philadelphia North American.
Tho foreign ministers, In reply to Mr.
ltockhlll's protest against tho arbitrary
sclzuro of prlvato property for legation
tites, say they do not Intend to steal any
thing. They merely proposo to tako what
they want and then compel tho Cblneso
government to pay for It.
"VVlint tlu IIIk Trust Menus.
St. Louis Itepubllc.
Tho American Steel trust, capitalized for
$1,100,000,000. will bo heard from in the
next presidential election. It will also
mako Its power felt In American legisla
tion. For what aro Its master minds striv
ing? For moro millions. Millions for them
selves nt tho expenso of tho people. Will
this mean good government for tho people?
Not on your life. It means good govern
ment for tho trusts.
A Muster I'lirnur Milker.
Indianapolis Journal.
Nono of our presidents has been more a
master of stylo than President McKlnley.
Tho power to stato a proposition clearly
and lu good English Is common enough, but
President McKlnley adds to this a sort of
epigrammatic quality that makes bis stato
papers unusually readable. Ho has what
Macauley called "torse, luminous and dletu
flod eloquence." His Inaugural adtfrcss was
not long, but It contained many sentences
that expressed a completely rounded thought
in tbo best posslblu form.
OulKrncrnlliiK the lli-IMnh.
SprliiRlleld Republican.
Pcwct's ready escapo from tho Drltlsh
troops In Capo Colony ought to bo re
garded as a serious reflection upon tho
Hrltlsh generals. Their Immense superior
ity In numbers nnd equipment was rein
forced by tho rlso of tho Orango river,
which made Us crossings by Dcwet and his
men unusually dlfllcult at this time. Tho
Iloer leader seems at least to havo demon
strated his ability to raid Capo Colony
for threo weeks and then return to his
own country with Impunity.
Drerr-HHliiR' Kxpnrtn or Illcjclcs,
New York Tribune.
American exports of bicycles wero moro
thun J7.000.000 In 1898, only 1 1,820,000 In
ISPLi, and a trlflo over $3,000,000 In 1900.
Does thnt Indicate a decline In popular In
terest In tho wheel? Or that other lauds
aro making their own? Or, perhapB, that
a certain ovcr-cuthuslasm has at last sub
sided, and tho bicycle Is coming clown to
a practical and permanent status? What
ever be tho explanation, the bicycle has
dono a a-arvelous work for good in tho last
dozon years, and Is doubtless to bo regarded
as a perpetual fenturo of American life
and sport.
A Stntenninn In Itetlreniciit.
New York Sun.
Hon. James Stephen Hogg of Texas, the
tallest amateur ostrich rider In tho world,
takes the trouble to say that there Is no
ofllco within tho gift of tho pcoplo that ho
would accept If It wero offered to hlra.
There seeniB no Iminedlnto danger that
any ofllce will bo offered to him. Tho Lono
Stnr shines on him rather balefully at pres
ent. But ho has hopes and ambition sings
soothing lays to him. When Colonol Ilryan
Is elected president Mr. Hogg will havo tho
satisfaction of knowing that he Is ono of
1,000 men who aro sure of having a seat
In tho cabinet.
Rood "Word for the ltiiuar.
Buffalo Kxpress.
The bouse of representatives is to ho
congratulated on having had Its way In
tho moro Important features of the revenue
reduction bill. It Is tho first tlmo In a
long period that tho Judgment of tho popu
lar branch has been permitted to triumph
over tbo dictation of the senate. Tho bill
as finally agreed on by tbo conference cora
mltteo meeta most of tho public demands.
Tho decrease lu tho revenuo amounts to
about U 1.000,000. It is hoped this will not
provo too great In view of tho large appro
priations of tho present congress. Cer
tainly there will bo as much revenue left
as ought to bo spent by tho most liberal
congress.
.Vi One Joken Voir,
Philadelphia Press.
Four years ago when President McKlnley
was Inaugurated there was a widespread
disposition nmong democratic papers to
joko about bis being tho advance agent of
prosperity.
No ono makes that Joko now. Prosperity
has como with such a flood, there has been
such u tidal wavo of expanding exports, ris
ing wages, Increasing wealth, swelling sav
ings bank deposits and advancing comfort,
prosperity and happiness that nobody makes
any moro Jokes about tbo "advanco agent
of proiperlty."
No president has so completely met his
promises, filled his program and done the
work to -which bo was called by the people.
Called onco moro to tho' samo task, tho
success of tho last four years Is an earnest
that every promise made yesterday will bo
found mado good four yeard hence. Pros
perity was promised In 1897. It has come.
Peace and tho rolutlnn of colonial problems
aro promised now. Tncy also nlll come.
tom ctitrnit's "swwx o.i."
Chicago News: Senator Carter's swan
song in the United Stntes senate saved tho
country nearly $00,000,000. May the senator
live to sing ngaln!
Indianapolis News: Senator Carter re
tires from tho senate, but ho goes out In a
blaro of glory. Ho has cost tho country but
$50,000 and has saved It nearly $50,000,000,
to say nothing of tho good example ho set.
Chicago Post: Tho foiling of tho villain
In melodrama Is a perpetual Bouroo of de
light and Senator Carter's epilogue, sup
plied Impromptu, to tho seuntu tragic farce
accords with tho fitness of things. Had ho
dono nothing clso In his senatorial career
this ten-hour speech against a measure
reeking with fraud would havo mado his
scrvlco memorable.
Doston Globe: When a scnattor, whether
ho "halls" from Montana or Mississippi, Is
able, almost nt tho end of his term of
service, to "talk to death" la tho closing
hours of a session a measure which un
questionably commanded tho approval and
support of a majority In the upper branch
of our national legislature, n "victory" In
deed has been gained In name, but ono
of on exceedingly doubtful character. It Is
not In tho least In tho lino of popular
legislation.
Now York World: Senator Carter of
Montana certainly gnvo a dramatic finish
to his othorwlso undistinguished career lit
tho senate. In tho very last day of his
scrvlco ho won for himself a unlquo famo
as tho only senator who over cut down tho
appropriations of a cougrcss by $30,000,000
by tho uso of his own unaided eloquence
And besides this Mr. Carter's killing speech
on tbo river and harbor bill deprived several
democratic senators of the rewards of their
surrender of prluclplo on tho Phlllpplno and
Cuban amendments.
New York Tlraea: It Is well that Senator
Cnrtcr's valedictory should have been such
as to tnako all men say that nothing In
his scrvlco In tho scnato became him like
tho leaving It. Doubtless tboro are, In tin,
thus defeated bill, projects wlilch aro Im
portant and essential to tho development
of our waters. Hut la most river and
harbor bills, and very particularly in this,
theso things aro as two grains of wheat
to two bushels of chaff. It Is, upon tho
whole, a very good thing that tho senator
from Montana should havo been inspired by
any worthy or any unworthy motive to talk
tbo bill to death.
Detroit Frco Press: Hats off to tho Hon.
Thomas Henry Carter of Montana, tho man
who talked tho Infamous river and harbor
bill to death In tho last hours of an expiring
congress. What tbo democrats lu tho
hcusc, frenzied by tho odor of pork, refused
to do, a republican senator from a western
mining stato did, and did nobly. In splto
of tho sneers of his colleagues, democratic
and republican alike, Senator Carter talked
and talked nud talked. Ho talked through
tho cold gray hours of the morning; ho
talked through tbo warmer hours of a
spring-like forenoon. Ho talked until It
was lmposslblo for tho sennto to remain in
session nny longer, and when ho had Mu
lshed tho rlvor nnd harbor bill was an tin-
consummated steal. It makes llttlo differ
enco what tho senator said. Nobody lis
tened to him except tho ofllclal reporters
and tho curious correspondents. It makes
no dlfferonco whether his speech was elo
quent or tedious, whether his periods wero
beautifully rounded or as Jagged as a plcco
of Montana quartz. Ho talked tho bill to
death, and that was enough. It was the
most vnluablo speech mado In tho Fifty
sixth congress, nnd tho man that mado It
deserves well of his kind.
PKIthO.VAl, .OTHS.
It Is estimated that the Inauguration cost
tho government and peoplo $4,000,000.
Postmaster Chippcrflcld of IlcllevlUc, W.
Va., has Just been naturalized after hold
ing ofllco a week and having been a notary
for yenrs.
Frank Doster, chief JU3tIco of tho Kansas
supremo court, started out In llfo with tho
Intention of being a railroad engineer, next
a soldier, next an actor ami llnnlly n lawyer.
Mr. Itoosovclt docs not wish to bo called
"fiovcrnor" or "Vlco President," but Just
"Colonel Roosevelt." "I earned my own
colonelcy," ho adds, "tho other things came
to me."
M. Paul Desehancl, president of tho
French Chamber of Deputies, Is som'owhat
of a dandy. Ills neckties set tho fashion
for Paris, and tho faultless cut of his
garments havo become a legend.
Tho blblo on which President McKlnley
was sworn Is a now one, 6',x9 Inches, from
tho Oxford university press, printed In plcn,
bound lu Levant morocco, with flexible
cover and edges of red under gold.
Prof. Kobcnan, tbo Ucrlln electrlral ex
pert, who Is studying tho applicability of
electric traction to tho trans-Siberian rail
road, stntes that within ten years ono will
bo nblo to travel around tho world lu
twouty-two days.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado Is heavily In
terested In a recent rich strike In tho
Crlpplo Creole district. It Is lu tbo Last
Dollar vein and runs 1,000 to 1.C00 ounces
to tho ton. This Is said to bo by far tho
richest vein In tho district.
Ocorgo N. Brown, who began his duties
last week ns assistant attorney general at
Washington, was a newspaper man In his
younger days. For thrco years city editor
of tho Cheyenne (Wyo.) Sun, ho afterward
engaged In Journalistic work In Denver,
Kansas City and Peoria, 111.
Captain Tlioiimn Shorman of Chelsea,
Mass., who died tho other day, was ablo to
recall Incidents connected with tho embargo
of shipping during tho war of 1812. Ho wns
fond also of telling of his personal intimacy
with Daniel Webster, and of his frequent
convivial meetings with that statesman.
Ho led a moderate life, but always said that
his good health and longevity wero duo to
a reasonable use of alcoholic liquors. A
son, Dr. James Sherman, "n years old,
survives him.
jMi'OTi:.vr jii:mich.m;v.
Attempt to lUoeli the Wheel
of
1'roKrewH Come to XiiiikIiI,
Salt Lako Tribune.
The democracy did not want any provision
made putting limitations on Cuba. They
did not want any codo established for
tho Philippines. They wanted to Icavo tho
wholo matter to thu president, and then
to chargo that ho was working without
authority and usurping power that never
attached to his high olllcc. So when tho
bill caiuo up In tho scnato for final ad
justment they tried to kill It by amend
ments and delays. Tho republicans simply
let them talk, voted down their amend
ments, kept still, let them exhaust them
selves and llnnlly carried tho day, as they
ought to havo dono. And now their news
papers gnash tholr teeth and declaro that
the republicans could not answer tho argu
ments, it must havo been very bard for
a great many of them to keep still. They
lot tho democracy burn out Its red tiro
and go down In dissolving views, and tho
way Is open now to proceed with tbo ad
justment of both tho East and West In
dies. Ami wo trust that beforo congress
meets again both will bo settled, so that
when tho next congress meets tho demo
crats will havo nothing to assail but tbo
trusts and tbo tarltf. A good many of
tho trusts aro liable to bo smashed beforo
that time, and tho peoplo loug ago made
up their mind on tbo tariff. Tho scntl
mont of tho dominant party Is that tbo
present tariff needs sorao readjustment, but
thero s no proposition on their part to
stop tho ralgbty wavo of prosperity that U
rolling over this country by Instituting
ngaln frro trade Most of the democrats
In congress aro going hack to their con
stituents gnawing the hardest kind of n
tile.
AMI'.HICA'S .V1VA1. STIIHMiTII.
I'orinliliiMc Ship A Mont nud on the
Stock.
Kansas City Star.
The second session of tbo Fifty-sixth
congress has adjourned without providing
for tho construction of more battleships. A
houso appropriation for two additional
armorclnds was defeated by tho senate.
Congress would hnrdly have ventured to
tako this action had It not been for tho
fact that the navy Is rapidly reaching su.Mi
proportions as to Insuro tho safety of the
United States against attack from any for
eign power, with the posslblo exception of
Unglnnd.
Within five years America will have
seventeen llrst-clnss battleships. Eight are
already completed, four nre building aud
flvo moro have Just becu contracted for.
Theso vessels aro ns good as any In tho
world. Only a fleet largely outnumbering
them would daro venturo to cross tho ocean
to attack tbem. Kuropo has only four
formidable, naval powers Great Britain,
France, (Icrinany and Uussla. England
must depcud on Its licet to keep from starv
ing, In tho event of war with a power which
might attempt to blockade the British Isles.
Its navy, with thirty-six battleships of tbo
first-class and twenty-four of tho second, la
enormously larger than that of any othor
power. Tho United States wilt probably not
attempt to rival tho British fleet, but will
depend on considerations of common Inter
est to avoid hostilities.
Against tho fleets of tho other European
powors "our detached nnd distant situa
tion" Is as sccuro n defense now sb It was
In tho tlmo of Washington. Only a battle
ship of unusual. coal capacity Is capable of
crossing tho Atlantic. As bunker room Is
expensive, designers sacrifice It whenever
possible. Brasscy's Naval Annual shows
that a largo number of the armorclads of
Europe nro not fitted for tho ocean passage.
Franco has few battleships which could
reach American waters with coal lu their
bunkers. Tho official building program by
which tho republlo will have twenty-eight
vessels of this class within six years an
nounces that the ships aro Intended for
service In European waters. Colliers might
accompany a fleet on a long voyage, but they
would bo such u sourco of weakness to It
that their uso against a strong enemy
would bo practically out of tho question.
Hussln ha3 eleven battleships built and
building with sufficient coal capacity to
cross the occati. This number Is Insufficient
to occasion alarm. Germany expects to
havo thirty-four armorclads by 1910. Of
theso tho twelve In commission havo too
llttlo bunker room to fit them for nuythlng
but coast defense. Nino aro building, but
their coal spaco is so limited that naval
authorities hold they wero not lutended
for scrvlco far from home. Nono of tho
continental navies can seriously menace tho
coasts of tho United States for tho present.
It will not do, however, to rest at th
present stagii of tho American naval de
velopment. Tho country will not bo satis
fied with a bare margin of safety from
attack Tho next cougrcss will bo expected
to provldo a further lncroaso for tho fleet.
ui:atii riix.vi.TY roit icmXAPixt!.
Drnstlo l'uiilftliiueiit for the Crime
Proponed In Pciiiinyl vnnln.
Philadelphia Pross.
Tho laws of Pennsylvania prescribe n
maximum punishment of t'wcaty-llvo years'
Imprisonment for kidnaping a child under
10 ycar.i of ago. Had tbo Cudahy kidnaping
caso occurred la Pennsylvania, tho boy
being 10 years old, no statutory crime
would Lnvo been committed.
Tho common law was even less explicit
against kidnaping unless tho person kid
naped was transported beyond seas, when
tho offenso wns punlshablo by line, Impris
onment nud tho pillory, on tho ground that
tho king had been robbed of a subject.
Tho injury to parents or to tho child it
elf wus overlooked. In fact, It was no
crlmo nt nil at common law to steal a
naked child, but If a clothed child wero
stolen and tho clothes removed from It
tho kidnapers could bo hanged for tho lar
ceny of tbo clothes.
Our Pennsylvania law needs to bo mado
moro comprehensive and two bills have
been introduced at tho present IcgiBlaturo
for this purpose. A houso bill, Introduced
by Mr. Fucrth, prescribes llfo Imprison
ment for carrying or enticing away any
person with Intent to extort monoy or any
vnluablo thing for tho restoration of such
porson. A scnato bill, Introduced by Mr.
Grady for Mr. Martin and understood to
havo been drawn tip by Judgo Thayer, pre
scribes tho death penalty for this same
offense.
Tho possibilities In the way of kidnap
ing has developed now terrors for parents,
Tho crlmo has increased, is Increasing and
no ono will deny that It ought to bo di
minished. Philadelphia, In tho Charley
Boss ense, has had painful experience and
has painful memories of tho horrlblo
crime. Tho man who will resort to such
means to oxtort money ought not to live.
A kidnaper Is usually not far from being
a murderer. It his crlmo docs not succeed
Only Two
Days More
left In which you can buy the boy a suit a
coat--or an uisier at I'li-rv per ceni uiscouni.
This Is ono chauco lu a llfo tlmo to buy our celebrated
mako of clothing at
Just Half Price
Money In your pocket If you tako advantage now, and
keep until next season. Seeing Is believing and wo ask
you to coino and sro for yourself tho splendid values wo nro
offering nt Wc on tho dollar.
Junior Suits
Ages t and 5 years
about 10 different
styles.
$8.50 Suits $4.25
$7.50 Suits $3.75
$6.50 Suits $3.25
$5.00 Suits $2.50
$4.00 Suits $2.00
$3.50 Suits $1.75
Ulsters
sizes 11. 13, 13, 14,
IS, 16 and 17 years;
fine, warm, well mado
coat, and for four
days you can buy
12.50 ones 6.25
$)0 ones 5.00
8.50 ones 4 25
7.50 ones 3.75
6.50 ones 3.25
5.00 ones 2.50
Boys'
Reefers
-sires 11, 12, 13, It
and 15 years. Just
what you want.
$12.50 ones 6.25
long pants suits In
checks and mixtures;
fclzeii 13, 14, 15 und 1C
years.
$20 suits $10.00
18 suits 9.00
16.50 suits 8.25
15 sui s 7.50
12.50 suits 6.25
10 suits 5.00
ju ones
8.50 ones
7.50 ones
6.50 ones
5. 00 ones
4 r
Browning, King & Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnlslicr.s for Men und Hoys,
K. S, Wilcox,' Mitnngcr.
i
he must get rid of tho child to snvo him
self from an encumbrance nnd an accus
ing witness. Such a criminal In freedom
Is a menace to 'every homo, and thero Is
no certainty that oven n llfo sentence
means for him long Imprisonment.
A kidnaper Is not moved by sudden pas
sion or by sudden temptation. Ho plans
out his crlmo In ndvar.ee, precedes It often
by threatening letters and carefully pre
pares for execution of bis Bchome. He
Is cool-headed and cold-blooded and ho
knows tho danger to himself. That danger Is
now not very great, but If bo saw tho gat
Ions' nooso swinging beforo him wo bollovo
ho would select omo other Jurisdiction for
his trafl'.c on tho fears and affections ot
parents.
Wo havo gono too far In limiting the
death penalty to dellberato murder. Tho
deliberate and conscienceless kidnaper
should also bo hanged for bis crlmo.
flash i:s or in;x.
Puck: First Legislator What do you
think of the bill?
Second legislator Why. It Isn't drawn
loosely cnought It will bo very hard to
get around that law If It's passed,
Chicago Itccord: "Peoplo nro always
giving mo too much chango by mlstako."
"Well, doesn't that tnuku you cheerful?"
"No; I'm so blamed honest that 1 havo to
gtvo It back."
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: "I sco that tho
reorganized army Is to havo twenty-soven
dentists."
"That's a good tiling. They'll keep th
dogs of war In u condition to show their
toctli to tho best advantage."
Washington Star: "Some people," said.
Undo Ebcn, "Is so mtlsfied wlf dolrso'f dat
(ley sympathlzen wlf do res' o' humanity
foil bavin' to be somebody clso."
Detroit Journal: "That waiter Is rlthcr
a dunce or a humorist, I'm not euro which,"
"What's tho mutter?"
"I asked him for sumo extract of beef,
and ho brought mo milk."
Pittsburg Chronicle: Mr. Wukaniv-Todny
wo must roviso tho adage that says,
"Nothing succeeds Ilko success."
Mr. Oaswcll What Is the now rendering?
Mr. Dukane Nothing succeeds llko a suc
cessor who succeeds himself.
"Washington Star: "Your wlfo doesn't
seiiem to bo ono of theso complaining
women."
"No," answered tho Kansaa husband.
"Sometimes I wish nho would sit down and
complain peaceably instead of starting
down town with an ax ovcry tlmo sho Botii
a llttlo bit riled."
Philadelphia Press: "Mamtna." said tbn
bright young woman, "I wonder If wo saw
nil tho goysera when wo wero ut Ycllow
stono park."
"1 hiipiioso so, dear. Why?"
"I heard Mr. Plmpernlckel telling n. cus
tomer of his today that tho "Geyser Wll
helm was tho greatest of all.' "
Detroit Frco Press: Watts What do you
think of Castellano's contention that h
can't llvn on JSW.OOt) a year?
Potts I (luiino unything about him, but
I know I can't.
Puck: Iltisklnby My son Bubo took les
sons frttni a feller who guaranteed to teach
hypnotism by mail.
Hokorn An' did ho do II!
Iltisklnby I guess ho did: he hypnotized
Rubo out of $17.50 beforo ho coiho to tils
senses!
A KONG VOll MAHCH.
Frank Fnrrlngton In Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly.
Sing hoi sing ho, for tho sleet nnd snow'
For tho stormy March and tho winds that
blow
From the north nnd eoulh, now high, now
low,
Or chill or warm!
Oh, March la the month of months for mej
Its buuth winds set old Winter free,
And tell of tho spriiigtlmo soon to be.
With all Its charm.
Sing ho, for March on the rca's bleak shore,
Whero tho bracing breezes nverimirn
Blow up from tho ocean bearing bofore,
Tho salty sprayl
Sing ho, for March among thn bills!
Melting snows llllhig tho ice-rlmmcd rills,
Streams rushlui; madly past meadows unit
mills
Day after day.
Ring ho. for tho roughest month of nil ,
When shrill o'er tho fmpest sounds tho cull
Of tho crow from woodland tree-top tall,
Telling of spring!
And ho. for tho waning winter days.
When tho lingering north winds cold delays
April's coming, and chills tho sun's red
rays!
Oh, March Is king!
Eye Strain
Our ByMem of making ovcry pnlr to ordrr
f,i. r. j t it tun iinuiiinuu or ncntnosH in
every detail. Frco examinations.
J. C. Huteson & Co.
OPTICIANS
1520 UOUGLAS STKIiKT.
Boys'
2-piece Suits
ages 13, H, 15 and lfi
yeurs; In plnln colors
and fancy mixtures.
$8.50 suits $4.25
7,50 suits 3.75
6.50 suits 3.25
5.00 suits 2.50
4.00 suits 2.00
3.50 suits 1.75
reefer an over
Boys' Black
Cutaway
Frocks
Sizes It, 15 nnd 16
yoars. Wo havo i'5
ot theso suits that are
actually worth $12.50
nnd $15.00 foe i duys
only wo offer thorn nt
$5
A Suit
Overcoats
sizes It, 15 nnd 10
years, ot all doslr
ablo goods,
$20 coats $10.00
18 coats 9.00
16.5Ucoats 8. 25
15 coats 7.50
12. 5C coats 6 25
1U coats 5.00
8.50 coats 4.25
5.00
4.25
3.75
3.25
2.50