THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: M OX DAY, APRIL 15, 1901.
The omaha Daily Bee.
13. HOSEWATER, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
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PuuiiMiiug company, uuing duly sworn,
suys that tho uctuul number o( lull una
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Net total sale 884,078
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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
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M. 13. HUNOATE,
Notary Public.
Keep Omaha clean. Tho only way to
keep Omaha clean Is to enforce tho
ordinances for health nnd cleanliness
It I6oks as if the next tug-of-war be
tween tho local democrats would come
over the question of fusion and nntl-
fusion.
If there arc any railroads In the
country that are not contemplating n
change of masters they should speak
out and take the prize.
Admiral Schley Is niaklug prepnrn
Hons to retire from tho navy. It Is
hoped ho will re tiro tho Sampson
Schley controversy nt tho same time.
Omaha Is promised several new nnd
modern store buildings to meet the tic
mniid of Its growing retail trade. These
Improvements are sure to have a marked
effect upon tho trend of business traffic.
Omaha Is on the move.
Ono of our contemporaries .boastlugly
advertises that It has In its employ n
pressman who wns formerly "colored
specialist" on an eastern paper. Tcr
Imps that explains tho highly colored
Hensatlonallsm that talnta Its columns,
Tho letter-carriers throughout the
country nro to havo permission to wear
n loosc-lltUug blouso Instead of a coat
during the summer months. Wo will
wait and see, however, whether tho
letter-carriers will bo ablo to set the
fashion.
Tho Stato Board of Public Lands nnd
Hulldings Is overwhelmed with offers of
sites for tho stato fair down nt Lincoln
With all this competition tho taxpayers
ought to havo n surplus turned back
from tho appropriation nindo by the lato
legislature.
J. I'iorpout Morgan Insists that ho
has gone to Europe simply for n rest,
so that If his word Is good ho can be
counted out of tho many schemes for
consolidating tho Industries of tho
world that may bo wafted this way
from tho other sldo of tho ocean.
Nothing would suit tho popocratlc or
gans better than to stir up it contro
versy between the two now republican
senators over the question of tho policy
to be pursued lu tho regeneration of tho
party. Tho popocrats, however, nro
nioro likely to be sndly disappointed.
The chairman of tho populist stato
committee Is said to be taking it poll
on tho question of calling a conference
of party leaders to discuss tho futuro
of tho party. Ueforo discussing tho
futuro tho first requirement will bo nn
Inventory to nsccrtnln what Is left of It
No matter what verdicts may bo
brought In murder trials, Omaha has
seen Its last hanging, ns under the new
lnw tho executions will tnko place at
tho stato penitentiary, depriving the
murderer of the glamour of tho ndralrlng
crowd of friends to witness his shuilllug
off. It muy possibly havo a depressing
effect on tho homicidal tendency.
Cuba's population Is reported to be
growing perceptibly, not ouly by natural
Increase, but by Immigration. While
tho Spaniards wero In control tho pop
illation movement was on tho decrease
sldo of the ledger. With tho United
States guarding Its welfare tho lslaud
Is suro to tnnko rapid strides both lu
population and wealth expansion. ,
Tho Nebraskn Independent denounces
the net to compromise tho Hartley bond
as "tho most disgraceful thing that was
ever pinceti on n statute book." We
avo Inclined to agreo with this nnd to
ndd that wo do not think n bit better of
It beenuso It wns llrst recommended by
nu eminent populist, tlovernor' Poynter,
In n special messago to the leglslntur
of 1809.
t Tho popocrats nro froo with advice
about tho republicans who should havo
i recognition In tho distribution of federal
patronage, Just as they wero n llttlo
while ago ns to republicans who had
claims upon tho legislature in the sen
atorlal contest. Tho now senators will
doubtless, pay ns much attention to their
popocratlc friends us did tho republicans
lu tho I'TMiiture.
a move iy Tin: nunw diuectiox.
The first hanging tinilcr the now Inw
providing tlmt alt such went Ions shall
ii ko place nt the state penitentiary, In
stead of us heretofore; In the county
whore tho murder was committed, Is
heady lu prospect. That tho change
Is sui'o to work to tho public Interest
111 hardly meet with u single dissent.
Whatever reasons may exist for hold
ing the trial of every person accused
of crime near the place where the
offeusu was committed have no neces
sary relation to meting out the punish
ment when it verdict of guilty Is re
turned and the death sentence pro
nounced. If the severest penalty known
to the law Is to be paid, It Is only con
forming to the demands of humanity
to surround tho execution with such
safeguards and such a degree of priv
acy as will shut olT tho deleterious
effects too often produced by public or
semi-public hangings.
Vhon It conies to the question of ex
pense entailed upon the taxpayers the
operation of the new law cannot help
but tend lu tho direction of economy.
legal execution, ns carried out In
Nebraska up to this time, with nil tho
special preparations, has been an ex
pensive luxury. With nil execntlons
performed nt tho samo place and by
tho same olllcers, the duplication of tho
apparatus and machinery should be
uvoided and the fee bills materially re
duced. If the new law works as well In Ne
braska as has similar legislation lu
other states, no one, after It has been
given full nnd fair trlnl, will want to
go back to the old system under any
considerations whatever. As a step In
reform, on the turn of the century, this
lu decidedly a move In the right direc
tion. WILL SCAD A COMitlSSlUX.
It Is now understood thnt notwith
standing tho action of tho Cuban con
stitutional convention In regard to the
I'lutt amendment, u commission will be
sent to Washington to confer with the
president respecting the American con
ditions. It Is not proposed thnt this
commission shall definitely settle any
thing as to trio future relations be
tween Cuba nnd the United Stutes, but
having obtained the views of President
MeKlnlcy will report to tho constltu
tlonal convention. It appears that there
Is a difference of opinion among the
delegates to tho convention ns to the
significance of the resolution passed a
few days ago declaring opposition to
the terms submitted by the United
States, tho conservatives holding that
It was a practical rejection of tho terms,
while tho radicals assert that such was
not the case. An effort to put the rud
Icals on record lu tho convention was
unsuccessful and It wns finally decided
that tho convention should not express
Itself for or against the amendment,
nnd should send a commission to Wash
lngtou to reach tho best possible agree
ment with tho president.
It would seem that the Cubans should
by tills tlmo fully understand tho views
of tho administration nnd ought to be
able to wake up their minds definitely
ns to wiietncr tno riuti amendment
shall bo accepted or rejected. They
must know that tho president has no
authority to modify the terms of that
amendment to tho slightest cxteut and
furthermore that he believes them to
bo wise, proper nnd necessary. The po
sltlon of this government was very
clearly stated by Senator Piatt of Con
ncctlcut, iu his address Saturday be
fore tho convention of the American
Academy of Political and Soclnl Scl
enco. Ho said: "That the relations
which nro to exist between the United
Stntcs nnd tho new government of Cuba
must bo closer thnu those between us
nnd any other foreign country will be
apparent to the dullest comprehension.
So long as any doubt exists of the abil
ity of Cuba to stand alone, the United
States must bo ready to support her.
Wo must protect her against any Inter
nnl dissensions which may threaten the
overthrow of the republican govern
mcnt In thus standing ready mid In
sisting upon our right to protect Culm
wo do not at nil contemplate tho estub
Ushmeut of a protectorate In any sense
lu which that term has been used lu
International law. Our relations with
Cuba will be unique. We may best
express them by saying that we claim
tho right to be recognized ns the guar
nutor of Cubuu Independence and of
tho stability of tho government. To
requlro less than this would bo an
abandonment of both self-interest and
duty."
It Is unfortunate thnt there nro Cu
bnus who uro tiuablo to see In this
attitude of tho United States n desire
nnd purpose to conserve tho lndepcnd
enco of Gtibn, assure stable government
there and promote the welfare and pros
perity of tho people, but such Is the
fact, and this clement exerts the greater
lnlluence. It Is bitterly hostile to the
United States and It Is thought would
not hesltato to stir up it revolt lu Cuba
against tho American occupation. A
Washington dispatch says that some of
tho advices received there from Cuba
intimate thnt unless something occurs
soon to affect tho situation favorably
an outbreak of violence Is likely to bo
provoked.
THE XE' CANAL THEATY.
There seems to be good rensou for
believing, say some of tho Washington
correspondents, that auother treaty be
tween Great Hrltaln and tho United
States ,ln regard to an Interocennlc ca
nal, Is under consideration and likely
to bo iu shape for presentation to the
senato at Its session next wluter. It Is
stated that Secretary Hay has been
getting tho views of senators on the
subject, but of course nothing bus been
made public ns to tho nature of the
opinions obtained from senators.
The correspondent of the New York
Kveulug Post says it Is not believed
that Secretary Hay Is very sanguine of
success, but the president Is. hopeful.
Mr. McKIuley's notion, It Is stated. Is
that the senate, even as constituted last
winter, would probably take a some
what more favorable tvttltude toward
tho Hay-Pauiicefoto treaty If It hud It
work to do over. This is doubtful, but
It N possible thnt tho senate of tho
I'lfty-seventh congress would be better
disposed toward a new treaty which
avoided some of the conditions to which
the llrltlsh government objected.
It Is obvious that to frame a treaty
that will be acceptable to tho senate
and to Ocat Hrltaln will be a task
of great difficulty, but It Is one that
should be uudertnkeu. The reply of
the Hrltlsh government left a way open
for further negotiations, to be Initiated
by the L'ulted States and while the
promise that a satisfactory new treaty
can be negotiated, It Is manifestly In
cumbent upon our government to make
the effort. In the event of nnother
failure, It can then be determined what
shall bo done to remove tho obstacle
to the construction and control by the
United States of an Isthmian ennui thnt
Is presented by the Clayton-llulwer
treaty. To declare tlmt treaty abro-
ated without making another attempt
to negotiate a new convention, would,
In our Judgment, be n mistake that
might have very troublesome conse
quences.
run Jiianr.it la ir fictiux.
And now we are told that the right of
every man, woman ami eiiiui to iiaui
garbage away from his premises and to
duiup It wherever It may suit him comes
from a higher law than that on the
statute books. Wo are also told tho
violation of this right tnkes away the
equality before the law guaranteed by
the higher law to every human being
living lu Nebraska.
This sounds very plausible, but Its ap
plication would destroy all government
and lead to anarchy. If the higher law
gives it man the right to dump garbage
where ho pleases, the higher law will
also allow him to empty slop buckets In
the alley nnd to do his own street sprink
ling, to pave the street In front of his
own lot, to build his own part of the
public sewer and do a thousand other
things which he Is prohibited from doing
under police regulations or ordinances
relating to the public highways and
streets.
If equality before the law means that
every man has a right to do what he
pleases wherever ho may live, there Is
tio need of enacting nny law for the
protection of communities or for the con
venlcnce and comfort of tho public in
general. If cities arc to be governed by
higher law, what use Is there for city
charters or for officers to enforce the
provisions of the charter and ordinances
enacted under It? If we have a higher
law, who is to dcllno Its scope
or limit its nppucatiou; Ate conns
of Justice to bo governed by
statutes or are they at liberty to dlsre
gurd statutes under the plea that they
aro obeying n higher law? Does not the
wholo structure of government rest upon
the principle that the rights of hull
vlduals nro made subordinate to tho re
qulremcnts of the public welfare?
The attempt to Inject the higher law
doctrine into the garbage-hauling con
troversy only shows how easily it is to
work uikju the emotional nnd sent!
mental side of people who allow them
selves to be Imposed on by designing
politicians. With these mountebanks the
liberation of the two colored men passed
olt as "llttlo boys trying to earn an
honest living" was not tho main object.
What they sought to accomplish was
to get even with parties who last fall
had refused to bo held up for contrlbU'
tlous to the fusion campaign fund.
Whether a monopoly of hauling gar
bage Is right or wrong, the fact remains
that the courts had several times up
held the contract and the city authorities
could recognize no law higher than thut
of the district nud supreme courts of
the state. As far ns The Hoc Is con
cerued It makes no defense for the con
tract nor tho contractor. Its opposition
to the contract wus made when It was
iu order to make it nt the time It was
before the mayor nnd council. If it is a
contract lu luw, ns tho courts have de
clared, the ordinances providing for Its
enforcement uro also legal und binding
upon nil citizens, regardless of different
versions of tiie higher lnw.
According to the official organ of tho
Nebraska populists, the democrats won
In tho receut spring municipal elections
ouly where they hud embraced populist
doctrine and made their issue on It
The populists claim a copyright on plat
forms declarlug for public ownership
of tho various utilities of service and
accuse the democrats of plagiarism
wherever they have taken It up. If
that is all the cousolatlon the populists
Insist on having out of their lute nt-
tempts nt uemo-pop commnatiou, me
democrats will
cede It to thein.
doubtless gladly con-
According to announcements, Ne
braska's new Pan-American exposition
commissioner Is expected to be lu charge
of oue of the Important departments lu
tho coming stato fair. It Is certain that
bo canuot possibly attend to the duties
of both positions and do them both
Justice. Nebraska wants to be cred
itably represented In Its exhibit nt Buf
falo and the commissioner should not
only take tlmo by the forelock, but
devote all his time and attention to the
Important work.
Judge Kstelle may bo ablo to keep the
boys out of tho court room where sala
cious divorce suit testimony Is being
given, but he cannot keep them from
reading the sensational accounts of the
proceedings lu the local yellow Journals.
The duty of the court to protect the
boys extends also to the women and
children at home. A court order ex
cluding the audience altogether, and par
ticularly the yellow Journal tilth mon
gers, would strike a responsive chord.
From l.lon Jntrn to Tlwrr Clavrn.
New York World.
A Paris paper reports Mr. Kruger as com
ing to this country to bo tho guest of Tam
many Hall, To escape from tho Urltlsh
Hon only to fall Into tbo hands of the
American tiger would be a sad fato for the
herolo Oom Paul.
Now for Ibr lunfrm-t.
Sprlnglleld Republican.
Japan's satisfaction over the present Rus
sian attitude lu Manchuria Is to be taken
In a diplomatic tense. Diplomatically
speaking, all tho powers pre satisfied. Now
for tho Indemnities, whose aggregate, as
claimed, la 00,000,000, and which octauil
to have been figured out on the same prin
ciples that underlie a suit for damages
against n railroad company In the United
States.
Apoltlntr (lie .Mule MnrUrt.
Philadelphia ledger.
John Hull wants no mora. American
mules and now his critics will consMor
him tintrlendly for spolllnB the mule mar
ket.
IlimlrieiiM ln (he Mum.
New York World.
With Agulnahlo buying diamonds nnd
Undo Sam purchasing gold bricks In the
rhlllpplnts thinks are looking prosperous
there.
The KlyliiK' Iluleliiiinn.
IJctroli Journal,
AVc should say that It Is going to take a
moro readily mobilized typo of the Inevit
able than any (ho Drltlsh have yet chosen
to be got within bowing distance of llewet.
1'orlU itf the Strcrt Cnr Mnn.
Detroit Free Press.
One of tho responsible managers of tho
Detroit stmt railways, by neglecting to
provide his cars with safety appliances, as
required by law, has made hlmsalf liable
to Imprisonment for 3,03'J years. Ills law
yers, however, assure him that oven If
such a sentence Is Imposed 11 will never be
carried out.
Circnt Uoillrn Move Mlinvly.
Doston Transcript.
The supreme court's long delay In poss-
Ing on "tho colonial policy" Is another
reminder that great bodies move slowly,
especially when ticklish questions ore up.
It Is not likely, as samo Impatient and Ir
reverent critics have suggested, that tho
court havo gone to sleep over the Porto
Ittco and Philippine cases.
Knlrr mill Oeriiinn-Ami-rlenui.
Sti Paul Pioneer l'res.
Tho action of Emperor William In refus
ing to sco nn Individual who begged for
an audlcnco on tho ground that he was "a
acrman-Amerlcan," will be commended by
all our German-born citizens whose hearts
aro with their adopted country, "t know
Americans, 1 know OennonH, but Ocrmon-
Americans 1 know not," was the emperor's
exclamation. For a divided loyalty or a
divided citizenship ho had no use. Except
as defining nativity or ancestry the hyphen
ated term is one the use of which It wero
better to abandon.
Tlumr Cooked Vv V. 1'. Denis.
Grand Island Independent.
The Omaha llco has qulto a story about
somo alleged crooked transaction In tho
land department of tbo Union Pacific. It
alleges that a representative of tho paper
has called tho attention of President Hurt
to tho affair' and ho refused to explain
or even look Into tho matter. From the
report In tho Uce, In which names, times
and places aro mentioned, and from which
It would appear that tho public Is some
what Interested, owing to tho assertion
that tho transactions referred to provent
a permanent settlement of tho lands, tho
llrst conclusion is that somo explanation
might navo been made.
Pirn for (lie Slilrtn Mint.
New York Mall and Express.
Wo are to havo tho shirtwaists because
they aro cool, and sensible, and sightly. It
argues no superiority of culture to overdress
In warm weather: wo bellove that of all
people tho citizens of tho "Wack Republic"
of Haytl adhere most rigidly to tho frock
coat for formal summer wear. Hut the proh
ablo triumph of tho shirtwaist Is not to be
understood nn tho triumph of untidiness
Society should frown, and will frown, on tho
effort of tho serviceable garment designed
ror tno ball fleJa, tho tennis court or the
backwoods to domicile Itself on the hotel or
cottage pluzza. Eternal vigilance Is ho
price of liberty, nnd eternal laundry bills
and douceurs to tho frlllmakcrB will be tho
price of this latest emancipation;
Freak Xnliiea for Hnee llnmex.
New York Tribune.
Tho perverse ingenuity exhibited by some
owners of race horses In selecting
grotesque, uncouth and dlsagrceablo names
for their thoroughbred colts and Allies al
most takes one's breath away nt times.
"Skip Mo" and "Wait a Minute" aro run-
nlng on western trncks, and what Is to be
said of tbo good taste of tbo man who
would afflict an Innocent and harmless anl
mat with such a name ns "Sad Sam!" Hut
the climax of offensive nomenclature ap
pears to havo been reached by tho un
scrupulous person who was guilty of the
cbolco of "Syncopated Sandy" us a burden
for a runner of excellent Uneago to carry
through life. Every thoroughbred racer
has a pedigree which can bo traced for a
century or more. Think of an ancestry of
bluo blood which finally descends to the
horror of such a botch as "Syncopated
Bandy!"
CONOltESSJIK.N- ON CUUA
Protcnt
AKnlnat Hie Buncombe
of
Seven-Day VUltnri,
Han Francisco Call.
Are we not In danger of a slight surfeit
of congressional Information and views
about Cuba?
Tho country had a deal of the same sort
before tho Spanish war. It was the means
of drawing us Into that enterprise and of
launching ua upon the sea of troubles
whereon wo are now drifting, with no sails
to speak of, rudder gone, compass mag
nctlzcd and chronometer out of order.
If tho kind' of Information that Is being
turniBUed toy congressmen now had been
furnished then, there would have been no
war, and if tho kind wo had then were fur-
n bsed now, there would not be ahead of ui
tho prospect of more trouble. If the truth
la told by congressmen now, tho congress
men then did not tell the truth.
congress adjourned on March 4. In that
brief time parties of congressmen have
visited Porto Rico and Cuba and have re
turned wlso In knowledge of the whole sit
uation.
One of them says ho doubts the safctv of
capital In Cuba, and ho finds the best people
ao not want maepenuence, and that those
who do aro not tbo best people and are
merely look'ng for office. Another says the
people aro not flt nor ready for self-govern
ment,
Another distinguished senator returns nnd
hastens to say that It Is only a matter of
time when the Island will be annexed nnd
that the present constitutional convention
Is not a representative body. The best
people want annexation, as do a vast ma
Jorlty of the American people.
A democratic newspaper, which plays
Jckyll and Hyde with tho administration.
admits that these congressional views aro
In notablo contrast to the congressional
views of three years ago. The official nil
grlms then saw through their emotions and
found heroes, warriors and patriots. Hut
the present "enlightened and honorable
members" find the "respectable classes'
desirous of annexation and opposed to In
dependence, while tbo rest of the people
are a lot of rinrart, wno nave none of tho
culture and respectability of the island
with them
Turning to the congreasonal reports and
speeches of throe years ago, wo find that
the "wealth and culture," tho best ond inoit
respectable people of Cuba, were therein dc
nounced as sordid suporters of Spain, while
the rest of the people, now denounced as
predatory riffraff, were gaiplng on the point
of a spear and dying for liberty. Those
who survived are now denounced as being
for Independence merely to get an office,
a motive that must be abhorrent to every
American politician.
In behalf of our own countrymen and the
national honor, we protest against this net
Installment of official Information and
viewi,
SKNATOIUAI. COVrnsT APTKIIJIATll.
Pender Republic (rep.); Senator Millard
Is not known over the state ns a polltl-
Ian, but ho Is known as one of the safest
nnd soundest of the state's business men.
As this Is an age of business it Is emi
nently fitting that n business mnn should
be chosen as senator from Nebraska.
Kwlng Advocate (pop.)! That republican
who Hatters himself that Roscwater wns
laid on the shelf at the recent election
Is doomed to n violent disappointment.
Roscwater has got a firmer grip on Ne
braska republicans than he ever had. Ills
defeat bears all the eat marks of victory.
Rosewater Is not beefing.
Nellgh Leader (rep.): Whatever may
havo been the desire of Individuals upon tho
senatorial question, the republican party
of the state and nation Is under tasting
obligations to Kdward Roscwater and D.
K. Thompson. Had they proved as obsti
nate as their opponents Nebraska would be
without representation In tho United
States senate.
l'lnlnvlcw Republican; The World-Herald
people and a few republicans of the mug
wump order seem to le worrying a great
eal about what Roscwater will do since
he missed a scat In the United States
enate. W'c presume he will still do busi
ness at the old stand, exposing fusion fakes
nd weeding out corruption In bis own
party. Those who think the republicans
can march to victory lu this state without
the aid of Tho Deo arc badly mistaken.
Hooker County Tribune (rep.): The
senatorial fight has ended In such a man
ner thnt It puts an end to tho war be
tween tho factions of the republican party,
which la a most happy outcome. The
long and determined fight ban demon
strated ono thing that tho people, of the
stato will not tamely submit to having an
objectionable candidate rammed down
their throats. It Is to tho glory of the
stato that n dozen members held out to
the last, that they were supported by popu
lar sentiment i.nd that victory flnnlly
crowned their efforts.
RiiBhvlllo Recorder: Roscwater, In with
drawing from tho senatorial contest, made
a confession that Is true of nearly every
newspaper man. thut they havo to tread on
too many people's toes to stand any show
In tho political heaven. Yet, what would
tho country bo without these newspapers,
not only those who have reached tho pin
nacle of success In the ranks of Journal
ism, but those who still continue to plod
along as outposts, fighting for principles
over a scattered country, representations
of n mighty army, yet often starved to
death na a reward for their services.
Lynch Journal (rep.): C. II. Dietrich
and J. II. Millard, our new senators, arc
two of the leading business men of tho
state. Mr. Dietrich has, In the short
tlmo ho has occupied the gubernatorial
chair, proven himself a man of keen judg
ment nnd common sense nnd ono that Is
not afraid to do what ho thinks Is his duty
regardless of Its effect on his standing.
Mr. Millard has long been recognized ns
ono of Omaha's foremost business men and
his opinion and udvlco has been sought
and respected by many for years. These
two m on will bo heard from wn slnceroly
believe, In the senato of the United States
and the stato will be proud of them.
Tlldcn Citizen (rep,): It would bo diffi
cult to imaglno nny ono event better cal
culated to solidify tho republican party
lu the stato than the withdrawal of all the
senatorial candidates from tho raco nnd
tho unanimous choice of tbo two men who
wero elected at Lincoln. Messrs. Thomp
son and Rosewatcr wero tho only men who
held sufficient strength to prevent the
election and their course, at least is
worthy of commondatlon, although It can
scarcely bo called magnauinlmous. Hither
one of them might havo played dog-In-tbo
manger to tho. cud of tho legislative chap
ter and that they refrained from doing It
Is probably duo moro to a realization of
tho stern demands of tho republican party
of tho stato than any sentimental relenting
In tho long fight In which they labored so
zealously for supremacy.
Arlington Herald (rep.): Since the close
of tho legislature tho press has thrown a
good many fragrant bouquets In tho direc
tion of tho lato candidates for United
States senator, nnd tho Herald believes
that they deserve all the nlco things said
of them. Kd ward Rosewatcr and D. IS.
Thompson especially buvn come In for a
generous amount of praise, they having
generally been held responsible for the
deadlock. For them to step out of trie way
nnd relcaso their loyal following In tho
Interests of party harmony was so gener
ally unexpected and was withal such a
happy termination of the deadlock that
threatened bitter enmities vanished In thin
air In tho twinkling of an eye. It Is tho
opinion of the Herald that nothing will
bo too good for tbeso gentlemen at the
hands of the republican party In the future.
AVIIKN DOCTORS DIMACSIIKrl.
Beatrice Domocrat: Governor Dlotrlch
says that If ho was going to remain lu"tho
executive chair he would call the legisla
ture In execiltlvo session. Lot us he
thnnktul thnt Governor Dietrich Is not to
remain In tho executive chair and cherish
tho hopo that his successor will entertain
no such foolish notion.
Stanton Pickett (rep.): Governor Dlot
rlch Guys that were be to remain In the
executive, chair ho would conveno tho
legislature in extra session for the
purpose of passing much needed constitu
tional amendments and redLitrlctlng the
state. Public need demands that Governor
Savago take the same view of the sltua
tlon. Tbo unfinished work should be
finished.
I-IUISONAI. NOTES.
The $100,000 tip left to a Pullman car por
ter by will puts living travelers at a
greater disadvantage than ever.
Linn II, Young is a notability of Chi
cago's new city council. Ho is 6 feet I
inches tall and built proportionately.
Sir Arthur Power Palmer, K. C. II., the
new commundcr-ln-chlef In India, Is a
giant Drlton, six feet four Inches high.
Ishen is now almost completely recovered
from the attack of mnuenza which so
alarmed his friends. He has just celebrated
bU seventy-fourth birthday and says In nn
Interview that he hopes to live to seo his
ninetieth.
Prosldent McKlnley while In Denver will
be tho guest of n non-partisan committee
of twenty-one citizens of that place, Just
selected. Tho list includes United States
Sonators Teller and Patterson, ex-Senator
Wolcott and Congressmen Hell and
Shaforth.
General Jacob D. Cox of Ohio, who died
about a year ago, bad completed, Just be
fore his death, a book which be called
"Military Reminiscences of the War." As
the nuthor wus n lawyer and mnn of good
ability the book Is expected to be of con
siderable historical value.
Chr stlnn Scientists of New York solemnly
assert that eupcrnatural power fashlonel
tho inscription on the cornerstono of the
Seoond church, dedicated last Sunday.
Prayer Is reputed to have moved moun
tains, but this is the first modern Instanso
of having dono a neat Job of stone carving.
Liquor dealers In Abingdon, Mass., by way
of a Joke, nominated Rev. W. H, Wyman
for constable., but they have about coruo to
the conclusion that the Joke is on them
instead of tho reverend gentleman. They
thought that the proffer of such an honor
would anger Mr. Wyman, but he enlisted
the aid of local church people, was tri
umphantly eleetfd and now declares that
the Sunday and midnight doting ordinances
must be rigidly obitrrtu,
COMIMi OVi:itM)H OP MJnttASKA.
North Platte Tribune: Kzra Savage, who
will become governor of Nebraska, may not
bo a great stntcsmnn, but he Is honest and
courageous, and cannot be led astray from
the path of duty. He will learn his duty
and then do It.
Aurora Republican: Colonel K. SavaRC,
tho Custer county stntesman, will preside
over the destinies of Nebraska as governor
after May 1. What wc know of Mr. Savage
warrants us In saying that his administra
tion will bo an able one.
Falrbury Knterprlse: Tho report there
was "feeling" between Governor Dietrich
and novcrnor-to-Rc-Savngo socms to have
been rather premature. Tho former states
that he has nothing but the highest regard
nnd warmest feeling for Mr. Savage. Of
course our friends, the enemy, will try their
utmost to estrange tho gentlemen, but tbclr
efforts Iu this direction will fall.
Tllden Citizen: The fusion press evidently
anticipated n llttlo unpleasantness at Lin
coln ctncernlng the governorship. Karly
reports represented dovcrnor Dietrich as
declining to vacate that office until fall and
Lleutunant Governor Savage as ready to
resign from'chngrln at bolng kept out of
tho gubernatorial choir for a similar length
of time. Senator Dietrich has, however,
settled the matter by declaring his Intention
to resign In favor of Mr. Savnge as early
ns Is consistent with the duties which de
mand peremptory attention nt his hands,
and tho fuslonlsts nrc once moro deprived
of some enmpnlgn thunder.
Rushvllle Recorder: In the glamour sur
rounding tho administration and work of
Governor Dietrich, It Is well for us not to
overlook tho already conspicuous work and
character of Lieutenant Governor Savage.
Tho new governor has already shown ho h
man of resource, good judgment and
prompt to act, and those who have
had thu pleasure of meeting him say ho Is
nn uncommonly good nnd nblc mnn. His
action during tho temporary absence nt
Washington of Governor Dietrich nbly dem
onstrated the truth of this, so tho stato enn
In all truth bo congratulated on still liav
lug a good man at the helm.
FOOTING UP Till! COST.
I.ossea of lllooil nnil Trensurer I'.n-
tnllert by Ibr Philippine I.nvr.
The dawn of pence In tho Philippines,
visible to thoso on the ground, Justifies a
computation of the cost of our venture Into
tho Orient. Semi-official estimates have
been given out as a prelude to tho closing
of the war sldo of the ledger, and to thcio
nro ndded estimates of what It cost tho
natives. The latter, In part, aro guess
work, but they will servo as a basis for
comparison.
Kstlmntes show that the Insurrection of
tho natives cost the United States $202,-
5S3.000 In money, 'JOS In officers and men
killed and died of wounds nnd 2,10 In
officers and men dead from disease. Tho
losses of our troops In the Philippines from
August 6, ISPS, to April 1, 1901, were as fol
lows:
Killed TU
Died of wounds mid accidents IT'.'
Died of dlsenso .....'.'.'."Jtj
Total deaths TWO
Wounded ii.ws
Grand total 6.147.
The Washington correspondent of the
Record-Herald says tho estimates mndo by
treasury accountants bhow that the cost
of the army nnd navy since tho brenklng
out of the Phlllpplno Insurrjctlon, February
4, 1809, has been about 12I6.550.C0O more
thnu It would have been had the, snmo rate
ef expenditure been maintained that pre
vailed beforo tbo war with Spain.
Much of this additional expenditure would
have teen entailed, however, had tho United
States abandoned the Philippines. This Is
particularly truo of tho Increased naval ex
penditure, most of which has been for now
construction nnd other Improvements not
In any way connected with tho Insurrection
In tho island.
Most of the Increased cost of tbo army
has been necessitated by tho operations In
tho Philippines, but part of it Is charge
ablo to tho military occupation of Cuba nnd
Porto Rico and to the campaign lu China,
nnd part of It must bo charged to Increased
expendituro for fortifications In tho United
Stntcs nnd to the Increased strength of the
artillery, with which tbo war In tho Philip
pines bad nothing to do.
Deducting $73,000,000 from tho Increased
expenditures on account of tho army and
navy for these reasons, leaves a net In
crease of expenditures under these beads
on account of tho Philippines of Jl"3,550,000.
To this amount must bo added J20.000.000
paid to Spain under tho treaty of Paris nnd
$100,000 paid for tho islands of Cagayan
nud Slbutu; interest on tho war loan since
Juno 30, 1899, $8,423,000, ond thu cost of tho
various Phlllpplno commissions nnd other
miscellaneous expenditures estimated at
$500,000. This brings the total cost of the
Islands to dato up to $202,583,000.
Tho rebellion was a costly experience for
the natives, Tho War department puts tbo
Filipino losses at 50,000, 7,667 rifles hnvo
been captured or surrendered and 605,142
rounds of ammunition havo been seized. No
cstlmato is made of the losses sustained by
tho country at large, the wreck of towns
and country homes, the destruction or dis
appearance of porsonal property and tho
partlnl suspension of farming nnd business
Inseparable from wnr. For tho twenty-seven
months ending November 30 last the total
number of Filipinos captured or surrend
ered was 13,468 officers and men and the
number of rifles turned In 4,033. Slnco
November 30 last 6,600 officers and men
have been captured or surrendered and 2,734
rifles have been delivered to or captured by
American troops. The number of surrenders
In the latter period havo far exceeded thoso
of any similar period to November 30 last.
OPENING TKiHIUTOHY UY LOT.
Measure Adopted o Prevent llubln
on the Oklahoma Plnu.
Baltimore American.
The disgraceful scenes attendant upon
the throwing open of Indian reservations
nre not to be repeated in the casa of tbs
Kiowa, Comanche, Apacho ond Wichita
reservations, In Oklahoma territory. These
tracts, comprising 14,000 homesteads, or
2,240,000 acres, will be opened about Aug
ust 1. Blnger Herrman, commissioner of
tho Land 9 (flee, Is determined that the old
plan of pprpilttlng prospective settlers to
camp along the border linns, and then, at a
given signal, to rush In pellmell, shall not
provall on this occasion. As Secretary
Hitchcock agrees with the commissioner,
the old-time "rustlors' rush," with Its dis
order, Indignities, consequent litigation and
other attendant evils Is likely to bo a
thing of tbo past. This is as It should bo,
especially ns other and more satisfactory
plans are available for adoption. Hy lliete
other plans all of the confusion, all of tho
disgrace and much of tho disappointment
of opening new territory my be easily
avoided.
The public land laws of the United
States do not recognize any lottery schemes
In connection with the allotment of public
lands. Nevertheless, tho system of deciding
mooted questions by lot Is generally in
vogue In this country. All our Juries aro
drawn In this manner, and Its eminent wis
dom nnd fairness aro not disputed. Ttai
members of tho house of representatives
select their seats by lot, and In the parti
tion of estates It Is frequently employed by
the courts. There Is, therefore, sufficient
precedent for Its adoption in connection
with tho opening of this new territory,
There will probably be 50,000 applications
for the 14,000 homesteads available for pre.
emptlon. Nothing could b fairer than to
require each applicant to filo his prelimi
nary papers, and then publicly hold a draw-
Universal MtUfactloa glrea hf
KINGSFORD'S
OSWEGO
"PURE"
I STARCH
for the Laundry.
Ing to determine the ones to be recognized.
These latter could, after assignments were
made thein, file the other papers necessary
to perfect their titles, nnd on the day of tti
opening nil others could be refused admis
sion to tho reservation. In this way there
would bo no dnngcr of tho courts declaring
null nnd void the process, nil disorder and
litigation would bo prevented, and thers
would not he a horde of people dlsuppnlnted
by being outdistanced In the "rustlers'
race." Tho plan Is feasible, nnd should bo
adopted whenever In the futuro new terri
tory Is to be opened for settlement.
HltF.i:.Y ItKMAItKN.
Philadelphia Times: While on a train
recently. Mr. Nation wns mulcted with a
sort of sea-slekncsM. Probably on account
of tho choppy motion of the ears.
Indianapolis Press: "Oh, 'Lordy," said
she, "wouldn't this be nn elegant after,
noon for n ilrlvo!"
"Yes," said he, unnbashed: "I'll bring
you up n hammer und u few units this
afternoon,"
Detroit Free Press: "Do you believe. In
'push' or pull' us elements In success?"
"Neither.1'
"What then?"
"Dig."
Chicago Hecord-IIcralcl: "Mark Twain
w'nntH 11 sliituo erected to Ailnm."
"Adam? W'hnt did Adam ever do for hu
manity? It wus Hvo who discovered th
nutritive vnluo of tho apple."
Washington Star: "I guess mebbe Josh
Is goln' to he n great financier, nn' git
money by his brnlns," remarked Farmer
Cointossel.
"DnH he toko sucli nn Interest In com
mercial affairs?"
"No. Hut he's got to get n llvln' some
bow. An' he Jes' won't work!"
Pittsburg Chronicle: "What a hoarse
laugh he hns." sold Uthel, not unkindly,
but discriminative!-.
"Yes," ndded Uliinehe, "I wotuler why h
doesn't get .11 horseless laugh."
Philadelphia Press: Bookkeeper Did th
bosh ciirrv out that plan of yours?
PIcrk-No. but 1 guess Mike will.
Bookkeeper .Mlko?
Clerk--Yes, the porter. The boss threw
tho plan in Ills wustcbasket.
Brooklyn Kaglo: Willie Hoerum (enter
taining his sister's caller) Do you like bas
bii'l very much, Mr. Jamaica?
Mr. Jamaica I never played ball much.
I enjoy golf
Willie Iloerum (dlsnppolntedly) Why. I
heard pa tell Bimnn you was 11 great rntcht
Chicago Tribune: Aunt Chloe. following
the suggestion of nn educated friend, had
named the previous pickaninny Appendix,
thinking there would tie no more.
Hut nnother one hart come.
"DIs," said Aunt Chloe, "Is my cullud
supplement."
And fllio folded It In her arms.
Hostnn Transcript: Impatient Diner I
say, ain't you ever going to bring that pl
I . reil m r an nour ago? . r
Patient Walter Pie Is generally re
garded as very iinhcalthful nnd tho longer
you have to wait for It the longer your
life will bo preserved. Really, sir, you
ought to bo grateful Instead of Impatient.
IIAUI WOHN iii:-coi,-i-tay.
James Burton Adunis In Denver Post.
As tho years keep piling on us, yet w
claim that we are, young.
And tho term "old man" Indignantly re
sent I
Wo nre active In our motions nnd aro frisky
with the tongue,
And a lot of tlmo before tho glass Is
spent.
Wo may think the trleks of toilet mako us
look like youngish men,
Preparations to prevent us turning gray.
Hut tho cat Jumps from the burlap and tha
iruiu s apparent wncn
Wo begin to wear our hair do-col-l-tay I
Wo may win admiring glances nnd per
nhnucc 11 friendly smile
From the fair ones whose attention w
would court;
They may fall to note our ages ns thoy
coniempinie our siyie,
And may think us young enough for flirt
ing sport,
Hut they hnve no sweet enticements In
their store for aged men
When tho signs of ago they cannot hldsj
nwny,
And they turn us down Instantor with thele
arctic glances when
Wo begin to wcur our hnlr de-col-l-tay!
Thorn Is not tho least attraction In a nudsj
nnd ghastly head.
Though 'tis polished till It shines with
brilliant sheru,
Not a tmllo Is wnsted on It, snvo the ones
so freely shed
O'er thn footlights by 1 1 10 comic op'raj
queen.
'TIs an exhibition fruitful far the punster'
pointed pen
That exudes Its sop of fun day after"
day
Oh! they hnvo no hcurt of mercy for th
ageing fellow when
Ho begins to wear his hnlr de-col-l-tayl
Wo may hldo tho palo cxposurn underneath)
n Mowing wig.
But tho hulry fakn will never, never win.
For tho charming ones soon tumblo to tha
artlflclul rlr
And sulutu It with n cold, disdainful grin.
All the rtJ of gross deception cannot give
us yoeth again.
To our fato wc can but bow In graceful
way,
For thero'H surely no escape from being
ranked as "has beens" whon
Wo begin to wear our hair de-col-l-tayl
Feeling
Poorly?
That's often the case this
time of year. Hardly sick
enough to have a doctor, yet
miserable all the time.
Of course, if you are right
hard sick, you should call
your physician at once. Even
now that you are only half
sick, why not ask him about
your taking Ayer's Sarsa
parilla this spring?
He knows it's the strong
est, safest, purest, and best
Sarsaparilla you can buy,
and he will probably tell you
that for general debility and
nerve exhaustion it is the
best thing you can take.
II.NsMIU. All JrvtilsU.
J. C AYER CO,, Lowtll, Wall,
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