THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1001.
The omaiia Daily Bee.
K. ROSEWATER, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OK CIRCULATION.
Strito of Nebraska, Douglas County, as,:
"fprp? 11. Tzscluck, secretary of Tho Uco
I uDllahlng Company, being duly swjrn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of Tho Dally, Morning,
evening and Sunday Uco printed during the
month of March, 1901, waa as follows.
1 ail.lMO
2 ai.s::o
17 :to,:ir.o
is 2i,:tr,o
19 2i,.-.uo
so 2i,:i:io
:i..., 20,100
S3 20,:ilO
23 20,280
24 :iO,180
23 20,1 :io
26 20,5:10
27 ,20,:i:io
25 ;t2,uo
29 :tO,720
20 20,140
31 :i0,020
$ 117, MM)
4 20,800
t 20,880
6 20,010
t 28,010
8 27,:i()0
9 U7.R4U
10 ...SM.Utffi
11 UT.O'.'O
13 '27,000
ii 27.0IIO
11 27,mo
IB 2H,ir,()
Id 28,120
Total
.7,B7B
Less unsold and returned copies.,.. 12,807
Net total ales
Net dally average
.88-1,(178
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OEOROE R. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before mo this let day of April, A. D. 1901.
M. II. IUJNOATE.
Notary 1'ublic.
The Cuban delegates lmvo started
Iioiiic-lot tis liope Winer tUnn when they
left.
The arrlvnl of tho open street enr must
be tnken as eoneluslvo proof that spring
Is bore.
The military headquarters of tho De
partment of the Missouri located at
Ouinha will not observe moving day
this year.
The acquittal of Callahan In tlio Cud
ally kidnaping cmo probably innkes un
necessary that prospective squabble
over a division of the reward money.
President MeKTiiley isto swing around
the circle nfter Instead of before his re
election, ills Journey will have all the
entiiushistie cordiality of a campaign
tour, but without the partisan flavor.
It is certain no president of any other
repuhiie can make a trip covering the
distance mapped out for President Mc-
Klnley's excursion party without uolnc
outside of tho shadow of his country's
llag.
Colonel Bryan says he wouldn't bo ed
Itlng a newspaper If he were seeking a
prcsldi nthil nomination. Wonder If he
lays his tlrst defeat for the presidency
up to his precarious connection with a
certain newspaper?
Colonel Bryan Insists he Is not planning
for a third nomination for the nresl
tleney. It Is to be noted, however, that
he does not say he will refuse a nomlna
tlon for governor of Nebraska If ten
tiered to him next year.
A Cerman professor wants to start a
crusade against loug skirts because of
an alleged discovery of dangerous bacilli
In the trail of his wife's garments
That's what he gets for meddling with
things that he has no business to mix
into.
South Omaha Is accommodating to say
the least In llxlug the time for its street
fair well In advance of Omaha's fall
festivities. Omaha and South Omaha
nro substantially one city and both may
be depended on to patronize ono an
other's carnivals.
From the Ilgures given for the can
Utilization of the different companies
being orgauized to work the oil Held
of Texas, tlio conclusion Is Inovltabl
that the saw about oil aud water never
mixing has been either called off tern
porarlly or abrogated altogether.
Ktl ward VI of England Is agreeably
dlsappolutlng his friends by showing a
disposition to pay oil! tho debts con
traded by him while prince of Wales.
This gooil example should not bo lost
on some other crowned potentates who
are equally popular to tho royal bill
collectors.
If unyono doubts Omaha Is growing
ond growing fast he should consult the
record In the olllce of the building In
spector. Tho number of dwelling houses
under way nnd planned Is greater than
ever before at this tlmo of year, And
what Is most encouraging, a tenant Is
waiting for every ono when It Is com
pleted.-
Kinperor William, It Is said, declines
to evacuate China on mere promises of
Indemnity payment, preferring some
more tangible security than tho word
of the wily Chincso. Emperor William
must have had some experience In
similar promissory negotiations with the
sick man of Europe who keeps his abode
In Turkey.
Now wo kuow why Prof. Ilerron has
received all his present notoriety. The
local labor paper rubllshed by direction
of the Central Labor union says It is
tho monopolists who are trylug to kill
off Prof, llerrou because he Is telling
them the truth about the legalized rob
berlcs of this day. If that does not
make him a modern martyr nothlug will,
Of course tho popocratic organ rushes
to tho defense of tho federal ottlce
holders who forfeited all claim upon tho
party, first, by opposing the party's leg
islatlro nominees at tho risk of losing
two United States senators, and then by
attempting to prevent an election of any
United Rtntes senators by perpetuating
the deadlock. They are welcomo to all
tho popocratic sympathy they may get
VEtlDICT .V TUB CAU.A1IAX I ASK.
The verdict of not guilty rendered by
the Jury In the case against Callahan
charged with being Implicated In the
kidnaping of young Cudahy Is sur
prising In view of the Instructions given
by the court declaring that the offense
cnnie within the definition of the crime
of robbery, on which the complaint was
based.
Ill tho light of the evidence, tho ver
dict can be explained rationally only
on the theory that the Jurors refused to
look at the matter from the same point
of view ns the Judge and declined to
stretch the penalty for robbery to In
clude the act of enforcing the payment
of ransom to rescue an abducted child.
While the testimony adduced seemed
to tlx upon Callahan conclusively as one
of the Cudahy kidnapers, to treat the
offense as robbery would have amounted
practically to n conviction for a con
structive crime, nud popular feeling re
volts at constructive crime of any kind.
The verdict of the Jury must be con
sidered, therefore, to mean simply that
the section of the criminal code relating
to robbery does not cover the offence
with which the kidnapers are charged.
The Bee was the llrst paper to call at
tention to the fact that the statutes of
Nebraska provide no adequate penalty
for such an offense, that the crime of
kidnaping relates ouly to children of
tender age, that the crime of extortion
relates only to tho exaction of money
by public olllclals, and that no punish
ment whatever Is prescribed for black
mailers.
Whether the law provides any other
way by which lit punishment can be
meted out Is yet to be disclosed.
rilEStlWM' M'KIXLKVS TtllV.
Today President MeKlnley will start
on his trip to the Pacific coust, the
Journey as arranged covering upwnrd of
10,000 miles. The trip extends through
a portion of the south and the oppor
tunity that will be given the people of
that section to honor the presidential
olllco will undoubtedly bo fully Im
proved by them. Personally Mr. Me
Klnley has many warm admirers In the
south. No public man of today has
more earnestly sought to blot out all
scctlounl feeling and to foster national
patriotism and none has been more suc
cessful. Moreover, tho foreign policy of
the administration has mnuy southern
supporters who are not In alllllatiou with
the president politically, and doubtless
these will let Mr. MeKlnley know of
their feeling In this regard. On the Pa
clllc coast the president Is assured of
a most enthusiastic popular welcome,
that section having realized a full share
of the prosperity that has come to the
country under his administration, in
deed everywhere on the till) Mr. McKIn
ley will receive the respect that Is due
to his high olllco aud the personal
tribute to which he has claim as one of
the foremost of American statesmen.
There Is, of course, nothing of a po
lltlcal or partisan nature In this pres
hleutlnl outing. Mr. MeKlnley has well
earned a period of recreation nud he
Judiciously takes It by going among the
people. It will hardly be au altogether
restful experience that he will have,
but undoubtedly It will bo of benefit to
him and ho will acquire some new
knowledge of the American character.
Everyone will sincerely hope that the
Journey will be free from any incident
that could mar Its anticipated pleasure
AAVAL STAT1UXS IX CUIIA.
One of tho matters which chleily dls
turb the minds of the Cubans Is the
proposition that "to enable the United
States to maintain tho Independence of
Cuba and to protect tho people thereof,
as well as for Its own defense, the gov
eminent of Cuba will sell or lease to the
United States lands necessary for coal
tug or naval stations at certain specified
points, to be agreed upon wltli, the pres
(dent of the United States." On this
proposition, it appears, the sticking
point seems to be the form our title
shall take rather than the question of
whether we shall have anything at all.
It Is the view of the American au
thorities that brief leases of sites for sta
tlons are not desirable. Hear Admiral
Bradford, amoug others, thinks that wo
should always have either complete title
aud sovereignty, thus making our sta
tion practically as much a part of our
territory as oue of the navy yards in our
own mainland, or a lease for say "00
years, which Is equivalent to perpetuity,
such a lease to always carry a provision
giving the United States the right to
fortify and defend the area leased, just
as much as If It actually belonged to us.
It Is the Idea of giving us fortified
places for our own that troubles the
Cubans.
The arguments advanced lu support of
our owu proposition are cogent aud It
Is said made a very strong impression
upon the Cuban commission. Iu the
first place It Is urged that In the event
of war between this couutry and a for
eign power Cuba could not under any
conditions remain ucutrnl. If she leased
us naval stations and retained sover
eignty over them, as a neutral Cuba
would bo obliged to shut us out of the
stations as soon us wo went to war and
really needed them, which would ne
cessitate our forcible seizure of the sta
tions for out own protection. On the
other hand, If we own the stations out
right the Cubau government could not
bo held responsible for our free usu of
them, as she otherwise would be. In
the secoud place, It Is argued that the
garrisons of tho stations would not con
stitute any real menace to Cuban Inde
pendence, as they would uuver bo al
lowed to Interfere with the domestic
affairs of the Island except to keep the
penco and protect property. If a foreign
power should Invade the Island, the
United States garrisons would become
the nucleus of our defensive co-operntlon
with the army of the Cubau republic.
Finally, iu case of a civil war or a for
elgu luvaslou the United States would
bo compelled anyway, for tliu protection
of Its own Interests, to luterpose, there
fore, It Is pointed out, tho desire for
Cuba's consent in advance is a real
courtesy and a sign that we would
rather act, even In emergencies, on the
basis of a friendly understanding than
on a rude pretext of self-preservation.
There Is no question that the Uultcd
States should have naval stations lu
Cuba and manifestly It would be better
that this country actually posses such
stations than to lenso them. Cuba could
not properly fortify or equip her har
bors, nor couVl she build a lleet neces
sary to the Island's protection. But
with this country In possession of the
necessary naval stations, the Independ
ence of the Island and Its people from
every foreign power nnd every combina
tion of foreign powers Is assured and
the United States secured from attack
lu the gulf nt the mouth of the Mis
sissippi. It would seem that the Cubans
could not fall to see In this proposition
a distinct advantage to themselves lu
the security It would afford.
-l.Y ASSUtlttri STATHMKXT.
The letter of former President Per
kins of the Burlington, addressed to the
editor of the Burlington Hawkeye, with
reference to the Impending change of
ownership of the Burlington system, Is
an assuring statement for people of Ne
braska and other states served by that
railroad. The Interest of these states
Is that the road be operated as a distinct
line and managed with a view to the
development and upbuilding of the re
sources of the territory It traverses.
Mr. Perkins Insists that the proposed
sale of stock by no menus constitutes
"the passing away of the Burlington
system," but on the contrary that there
will bo no change lu name or manage
ment nor lu the method of doing
business.
What has made the Burlington strong
has been Its policy of expansion and Its
Identification with the country from
which It draws Its trnlllc. The growth
of the Burlington aud the settlement of
these states has been simultaneous, Tile
future of Nebraska, as tho past, de
pends largely upon the extent to which
the railroads co-operate lu building up
Its Industries, aud It Is gratifying to
kuow that the Burlington management,
no matter what the change In ownership
may be, realizes that Its prosperity Is
Inseparably bound up with that of the
people along Its Hues.
Mr. Perkins expresses the belief that
the union of the Burlington with the
tlreat Northern and the Northern Pa
cific will greatly benefit all of them and
all of the people they servo by giving
the Burlington u permanent connection
with the great northwest nud opening
to It the commerce of the Pacific ocean
by way of Puget sound and the Co
lumbia river, while tho northern routes
secure permanent connection by the
shortest Hue with the agricultural aud
manufacturing communities of the west.
He draws an apt comparison of the com
bined railroads with the Hue of march
of the famous Lewis and Chirk expedi
tion which took possession of the Lou
isiana purchase for tho United .States
100 years ago. If this Is tho natural
tratlie route the union cannot fall to be
a strong oue.
It Is slucerely to be hoped that Mr.
Perkins' expectations, so far as the
beneficial results to the territory girdled
by these roads are coucerued, will not
be disappointed. Ills assurances, com
lug ns they do with the highest author
ity, cau certainly be relied on as Indi
cating tho real views of the men behind
the movemeut
A K-SA H-llEX'S Ul'l'UHTUNITi:
Knusas City will have no Priests of
Pallas parade this year, announcement
to that effect having Just been made.
This should be Ak-Sar-Ben's opportunity
to make the carnival spectacle at Omaha
this fall not only new nnd novel, but
BUtliclently powerful In Its attraction to
draw visitors from a wider territory
than ever before. Without a competing
parade lu any city within a nenr radius,
Ak-Sar-Ben's pageant will practically
have the field to Itself and should bo
more successful, If anything, thau his
previous demonstrations.
Incidentally, however, It Is Interesting
nnd possibly Instructive to exnmlne the
reasons given for tho abandonment of
tht Kansas City street pageant as ex
plained by the Star of that city:
The Priests of Pallas association has
been In operation for about fifteen years.
In that time It has accomplished won
ders In making Kansas City a festival cen
ter. It not only Btartcd the October rovels,
but It has remained tho distinctive aad
dominant element In the carnival season.
Surprising variety, beauty and elaboration
have entered Into the designs and adorn
ments of tho floats from year to year. Tho
nmouit of labor Involved In making these
preparations and still more In collecting the
funds necessary to give these annual
parades, can nover be fully appreciated by
those who have not participated In the
work.
It Is time, therefore, that the organization
should be sustained by voluntary and un
solicited subscriptions. It was hoped that
a great electrical display might bo mado
this year, and to that end subscriptions
were asked. Feeling that the responses
were not sufficient to Insure the kind of an
exhibition that would be a credit to the
city, tho Priests have decided to abandon
the street show for one year and to center
their attention on tho ball, which they
will endeavor to mako bigger, liner and
nioro fashionable than ever before.
The difficulties which beset tho man
agers for the Priests of Pallns huve been
encountered In a greater or less degree
by the Ak-Sar-Ben governors and it Is
well for the people of Omaha to under
stand that this vast undertaking, which
has meant so much for the community,
cannot be successfully carried through
except with the constant support and co
operation of tho business Interests. If
Ak-Sar-Ben ami his carnival are worth
having they nre worth supporting. And
If Ak-Sar-Ben Is to bo a permnnent lu
stltutlon care must be exercised to pro
vent the stngnntlou that has overcome
Its Kansas City prototype.
St. Louis has a mayoralty election
contest based on the charge that the
successful democrat was counted In by
fraud Inside the booths as a result of
a conspiracy between tho democratic
managers, the police and tho principal
democratic club. This Is a remarkable
arraignment, coming ns It docs not from
a republican, but from the municipal
ownership candidate. To Intlmnte even
that the democrats might Indulge iu
election frauds Is a reflection on reform
that must bo resented.
Nebraska grain dealers are trying to
arrange for unolliiial inspection In place
of tho btate luspectlou that was uuol
Mied with the decision of the supreme
court annulling the State Board of
Transportation, under whose authority
the former Inspectors were nppolnted.
The demand for Inspection to enable
grain shipped out of Nebraska to find
a more, ready market should have been
recognized by the legislature before
which n bill re-enacting the grain In
spection law was pending, but failed of
passage. Only one thing remains for
the grain dealers to do, aud that Is to
help themselves temporarily by having
grain shipments Inspected uuolllclally.
The movement on foot for the opening
of Twenty-fourth street so as to make It
a continuous thoroughfare from South
Omaha to the north city limits should be
encouraged. This Improvement Is bound
to eoino and can bo made now at less
expense than later, when the strip to be
condemned becomes more valuable.
Twenty-fourth street is tho natural
avenue for trnlllc and transit between
Omaha nud South Omaha, and It Is ouly
a question of time when It will super
sede as a thoroughfare the more cir
cuitous streets now serving for that
purpose.
According to the ruling of the district
court as to what constitutes robbery, It
would seem that the late legislature was
unduly worked up to the supposed neces
sity for new legislation nlllxlng n pen
alty for kidnaping and abduction' for
ransom. Hereafter only when it kidnap
ing Is unsuccessful In bringing money
for the release of the victim will It be
necessary to proceed under the law
against klduapiilg. lu other words, suc
cessful abduction Is robbery and unsuc
cessful abduction Is kldiinplng.
MnMnu Ti-neks In RlKlit Wny.
Philadelphia Times.
Two thousand tons of American rails re
cently arrived In England. They show the
lines on which the Industry of this country
Is beginning to mako tracks there.
IIiii-h fiiinrillntinlilp I'ny.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The decrrnso In Cuba's trado should
worry tbo Island's well wishers In thli
country more than the dissensions among
Its politicians. It docs not speak well for
our guardianship.
I'nilmlriitilf l'ronperl ty
Philadelphia Record.
Unless there should bo a check to tho
mania for speculation that baa reached so
violent a stage nt the New York Stock ex
change tho lunatic asylums will soon share
In tho general prosperity of the country.
Tips llrlnR Gooil Cliper.
Indianapolis Journal.
Having made $250,000 the past few weeks
In stock transactions ex-Senator Tettlgrew
Is reported to have become cheerful nnd
optimistic. If ho were revising his speeches
ho could strike out the clauses denouncing
the stock exchange.
A llaillpitl C'hanRP of Time.
Huffulo Express.
Two moro radtcnla have made a fair start
toward becoming conservatives. Senator
Pottlgrcw of South Dakota Is reported to
have cleared 1250,000 In speculation on the
New York Stock exchange, aid former Gov
ernor Hogg of Texas Is said to havo made
himself a millionaire by means of Texas oil
lands.
rorrhnndednens of n. Doctor.
Son .Francisco Call.
The Introduction of coffins mado of paper
Is not In Itself surprising, for In those days
paper Is being used for almost all sorts of
articles from napkins to car wheels; but It
is a llttlo . odd that tho applicant for a
patent on tbo new styln coffins should be
a practicing physician. It would bo a rather
dubious proceeding to call to tbo sick a
doctor who has coffins for sale.
Tip n Cnn tin It.
Philadelphia Record.
The Ink was hardly dry o tho Issue of the
Tin Can trust's stock certificates beforo It
got down to business by announcing an In
crease In tho prlco of Its wares. It Is esti
mated that tho cost of living for each per
son who consumes canned goods will be In
creased to the exteat of CO cents a year by
the Increased prlco of cans, This will not
bo a heavy tax to the Individual, but will
run Into millions of dollars In the aggre
gate; and every cent of It will be plunder.
Oar Men Helilnrl the Guns.
Boston Journal,
A great record In gunnery Is being made
by tho crew of the uew battleship Wiscon
sin. In target practice from the great
thtrtcen-inch guns down, 137 men proved to
be first-class marksmen and 156 second
class out of a crew of 444. This Is all the
more remarkable In that It Is the first cruise
of the Wisconsin and there has scarcely
been tlmo to "shako down" her ship's com
pany. It la clear that they raise some
mighty smart men-o'-warsmen out on tho
Pacific coast.
CKXSUH OP COLORED PEOPLE.
I'rr Out of Inorenap In tle Spyrral
Dccndea of the Century.
Philadelphia Press.
A report comes from Washington that ho
colored population of the country, as de
termined In last year's census, will he found
to be very nearly 8,000,000. If this Is cor
rect, and the number will probably vary
little from this total, the colored popula
tion has increased In the last ten yearn a
trifle over 1,000,000, or less than H o,ir
cent, This Is nearly the same Increase per
cent shown In the decode between 1RS0
and 1690.
It Is interesting to note the growth of
the colored population during the last 110
years, as shown In the succeeding censuses.
It Is given in the following table:
Colored. In-
Per
Cent.
Year.
1790...
1800...
1S10...
1S20. . .
Population, crease.
.... :r.7.2s
....1, 002,037 224 ,S
....1,377,808 37.1,771
.... 1,771, 6;fi 391,818
irKSo
2S.i9
31.41
23. 10
28.03
22.07
9.60
31. Si
13.il
13.78
1830.
2,;j3f,mz f.(i,9SB
1810 2.873,648
1K50 3.SW.80S
1800 4, 411.830
1870 4,880,009
515,00,
"'"5, KM
S03,0:2
438,179
ISM) fl.5K0,7SU
1.7M.7M
1S90 7,470,010
1900 8.500,000
889.247
l.O.OOO
The largest Increase per cent was shown
by tho census of 1810. In only one census
since has the growth of tho colored popula
tion approached that per cent, and that waa
In 1SS0, and la only apparent. The In
crease In 1S70 was abnormally small nnd
was owing to a defective census, Conse
quently In 1880 with a correct census tho in
crease appeared abnormally large, It would
be more correct to add the Increase sho.vu
In 1870 to tho 1SS0 Increase and dividing
tho sum take one-half for tho Increase In
1870 and tho other half for tho 18S0 In
crease. This would give an average in
crease of 22.35 per cent for each census.
If the official figures of tho colored popu
lation Justify the reported figures tho In
crease per cent between 1890 and 1900 will
be a fraction largor than tho Increase per
cent between 1880 nnd 1S90. If this prove
correct It will bo duo doubtless to ih.
spread of sanitary habits among the col
ored people and Indicate a higher level of
living. This will be encouraging. But it
Is not probable that the proportion of col
ored to white population In this country
will materially Increase In the future above
that shown by the two latest censuses. It
la more likely to decrease.
111 TIM l'l ItSI'.HTItlMl.S.
Kearney Democrat The populist stale
committee has been trying to ralne money
to pay off $6,tl51 of indebtedness Incurred
during the last campaign by apportioning
the debt among tho several counties. There
were 7.1C6 personal letters sent out and
only S21 replied, contributing 90t.61. Huf
falo county's share Is placed at $101, nnd
thlrty-scvcn letters were sent here and
only five replied, contributing 15.05. It
looks ns It the thing was busted.
Fremont Herald (dem.) Tho populist
stntc committee publishes a statement
showing the nm on in of debts owing ($3,031),
and a list of counties to which appeals
were made for donations, nnd tho amount
realized. Dodge county's quota Is given at
12, of which I3.J0 has been p.tld. Ten
lettcro of nppeal have been sent out, to
which there were two responses from Dodgo
county. The total amount received In
answer to the appeals was $901. C5, leaving
about $5,000 still due. Dodge county ought
to do better than this Just now.
Falls City Journal (rep.): The populist
state central committee still remains moro
or leas the laughing stock of the entire
stnte. That organisation Is Just now mak
ing one last nppeal to the friends of reform
lo come forth and dig up sufficient of their
worldly goods to square up certain debts
Incurred during the last campaign. In the
course of Its appeal, the committee very
wisely remarks that If the election had re
sulted In n victory for the ftiBlon forces
there would havo been no difficulty In get
ting the faithful to dig up. It Is n rood
deal like n man who sits In a poker g.imo
nnd holds three kings, It Is bard to gel
him to bet nfter he has seen the four
aces In the other fellow's hnnd.
Ponder Republic (tcp.)i Instead of tho
Thurston county populists sending In $32
to tho populist stnte romnilttce to pay up
their share of tho last campaign expenses,
yet unpaid, und for which the creditors aro
loudly clamoring, they have sent In up
to date Just 75 cents, nnd that only
after forty-two letters, costing 81 cents
In postage, to say nothing of clerk
hire In sending them out or tho stationary
required to do so. This munificent contribu
tion was whacked up by three Individuals
who evidently paid a quarter nplccc
towards obliterating this debt of honor.
This showing of Thurston, while well nigh
In the foot of the list of tho showing made,
Is not the only ono which falls to realize
the necessity of paying up this obligation,
Douglas county has paid only $3.50, which
was contributed by two Individuals after
seventy-thrro duns had been sent Into the
county, while Chaso county, which was
taxed $14 and got thirty-four duns, has
paid but 25 cents, llrown county should
have paid $17, but nt tho end of seventeen
duns sent to the loyal ones, failed to con
tribute n single red to tho cause. Rut then
these fallings nro In perfect harmouy with
many of tho teachings of tho lenders, who,
while caught this time themsolves, believe.
In the main, in letting "the othor fellow
hold tho sack."
Orand Island Independent (rep.)- The
populist stnto committee has mado heart
rending nppenls to the populists over tho
stnto to chip tn In the effort to pay the
debts contracted by tho committee In last
fall's election, nnd tho Independent of Lin
coln publishes a tnblo showing how poorly
the members of tho party complied with tho
exhortation to pay their obligations, The
tnblo gives tho amount tho populists of
each county should fairly pay, tho amount
that was sent In In response to tho appeal,
the number of letters sent to each county
and tho number of replies received. The
record for Hall county Is ns follows:
Amount our populists ought to pay, $S3;
amount paid, $25.25: number of letters sen
41; number of replies received, 9, Accord
ing to which statement thcro aro thirty-two
populists In Hall county who would not
even reply to the committee's appeal. It's
a had showing and tho only consolation Is
that them's a worse enso. Douglas county
ought to pay $834, and has remitted the In
significant and Insolent sum of $3.50. Out
of tho seventy-threo patriotic appeals sent
to members of the party In that county only
two populists had Interest enough In the
mntter to reply. If this don't Indicate that
tho country Is going to the bowows hell
bcntforclectlon we'll glvo It up.
Pierce Call (rep.): Tho Nebraska Inde
pendent, the acknowledged official organ of
the populist party of this state, made a
painful and frantic nppeal laBt week for
contributions from the faithful all over tho
state for tho purpose of paying up tho In
debtedness contracted by tho populist state
central committee In the campaign of last
fall. Tho appeal asks for contributions as
small as 25 cents, and even a nickel dropped
In the slot will be nccepted it the times un
der tho present "monopolistic administra
tion" are found to be too closo for a larger
contribution. Tho faithful seem to look at
It In tho light of "paying for n dead horse,"
nnd arc not responding as liberally as ex
pected. Judging from the tenor of tho mani
festo In tho Independent. Tbo debt Is
nearly $6,000, and although 11,000 letters nnd
30,000 copies of tbu Independent havo been
sent out explaining the situation, only 821
responses and a lltlo over $850 bob been re
ceived to liqutdato tho $6,000, A tabulated
report of tho counties assessed shows that
Pierce county populists have either de
serted the dying causo entirely or else nre
too busy gathering In tho all too prevalent
prosperity thrown promiscuously about by
Mark Hanna to find time to send In their
llttlo mites. Soventy-slx letters wcro sent
tn the populists of Pierce county, tho as
sessment being $45. Out of this batch only
five have responded, tho contribution sent
In by Pierce county reformers footing up
tho enormous sum of $1.25! Then tho com
mittee I'ound they had mado a mlstakn in
crediting Madison county with 50 cents sent
in by Elmer Saltz of this county, so really
Pierce county should be credited with $1.75!
Such generosity on the part of our friends,
the populists, Is liable to causo enlargement
of the heart.
St, Paul Phonograph (pop.): Tho Ne
braska Independent's weekly distressing en
deavor to raise by freewill offerings the
shortage created by Chairman Edmlsten's
prodigal campaign Is an exhibition which
to suy tho least Is not edifying. Ordinarily,
members of the party who will refuse to pay
their dues for the common expenses cusht to
be thumped, nnd all the more especially so
when they have been tho beneficiaries, di
rectly In dollars and cents, of the Improved
government brought about by their porly
organization. For whllo moat of tho fmlon
state officers proved too small for tho larger
requirements of the reform Ideals as ex
pressed Iu tho party platform, It must
nevertheless bo admitted beyond cavil ihit
they gave tho taxpayers a good business
administration, which resulted In an enor
mous saving of money as compared with tlio
profligato and thieving management of tholr
republican predecessors. Looking at tho
matter from this view-point, tho Individual
voter makes himself guilty of a sort of
meanness by refusing to pay a trlflo for tho
substantial benefit ho has received. And,
furthermore, he shows contempt for tho
good namo of the party by keeping It In
position where the repudiation of Its debts
must be tbo ultimate outcome. Rut thla
peculiar case has lis own peculiar atory.
Yoara ago when we were chairman of the
commlttco in this county, we Introduced
tho sjstem of apportioning the campaign
expenses upon the rrcclncta per cuplta.
Tbo rank and file In this county paid thflr
small tax cheerfully, and this county paid
Its quota to the state. Hut very soon en
terprising committeemen hit upon the
scheme that the ennd. dates ard officeholders
should be taxed for tho campaign expenses.
Wo held then, us we do now, that this Is a
rotten and corrupt method. It Is an Infec
tion gotten from tho corrupt marhlnea of
the old partita. But Edmtstcn introduced
IIOI.II TIUII I
It Into the stnte committee, nnd we know
how severely he taxed the officeholdlng fra
ternity lu tile state house. This system
once Introduced. It has been very hard to
Induce the rank and file to make any
further contribution. And. Indeed, there
wns no stern necessity so long as the tenure
of appointees could be made dependent
upon their willingness to "cough up." Hut
the morning after last election day, when
these fellows found they were turned down,
they refused to pay their assessments, nud
the present predicament of the committee
Is the result. Now, thcc men are moro to
be condemned for their rctusal to pay than
Is the rank and file man. Tho majority of
them rccohrri their appointment, not ns
reward for distinguished party service, but
because they had n pull with the power
that were. Neither had superior persona!
qualifications been required. It was well
understood that n certain percentage of
their salnry should go toward defraying
tho costs of war. Consequently, when they
now refuo to pay this year's assessment
they nre In the very nature of the arrange
ments directly guilty of the repudiation of
a personal debt. We deem It perfectly Just
aud right that tho Independent should now
make good Its threats to publish their
numes. If tho rank und file wilt now pay
tho shortage, well nnd good. Hut if they
will not If the principle of getting It out
of the public treasury Is still to be Insisted
upon there may be another solution. Mr.
Porter Is chniged with retaining about $900
of fees In excess of his constitutional
salary; It would not bo requiring him to
Impose a hardship upon himself by asking
him to turn this excess Into the campaign
fund, Ami there Is Mr. Mescrve. It was
charged uron the floor of tho legislature
that he has retained the Interest money
upon the permanent school fundr, which
intetcst stands unaccounted for lu his offi
cial report. If ho has this money he cau
easily settle this Edmlsten deficit, and still
havo enough left to run n comfortable bank
ing business.
HITS tip 1,1PM IX 1IONOU
Atiirrlpnn PrliU Morp or I, pas I'rntnl
npnt In thp Amipvptl lulrn.
Amcrleun ways nnd characteristics arc
blooming in Hawaii as conspicuously as sun
flowers In Kansas. A Into bunch of Hono
lulu papers show how the natives nro
catching on. while the carpetbaggers, Im
ported rustlers nnd comc-ons nre doing
their stunt In Tammany fashion. One editor
pleasantly and delicately refers to the op
position as "hog-bladder politicians," whllo
the organ of tho latter retorts In phrases
that would disinfect n rendering plant.
Painters' union No. 1 had decided to take
o vacation to glvo their employers tlmo to
come down with n ralso. Honolulu car
penters nre nlso disposed to do n little
hammering on the tills of the bosses. A
lodgo of Elks was organized on tho 10th
Inst., nnd the local reporters displayed great
versatility In playing on tho cabalistic
InltUls of the order.
Territorial legislative frills arc novel
and amusing. The organ of tho home rule
members, Ke Aloha Alna, came lu for a
mild roast one day, It appears the K. A. A.
reproached soma of tho honorable members
by intimating that they were moro zealous
In behnlf of No. 1 than of the welfaro of tho
territory, nnd that it had several cards up
Its sleeve which, when played, would show
that the said honorable members were "out
for the stuff." This was too much. The
honorable members decided to call tho
bluff and thereupon appointed a commlttco
to take a hand In tho game. Evidently tho
editor waa not well posted on legislative
deals, for ho failed at the show-down. The
report of tbo commlttco cuffed the edl
torlal ears after the manner of the Lincoln
rumors committee. An apology waa re
quired and given.
A bill regulating games of chanco nnd
giving some grafters a good thing Is hang
ing Are. The committee report on the
measure Intimated that tho members had
made an exhaustive Investigation of the
subject nnd reached tho conclusion that
"gambling or gaming is nothing moro or
less than a simple contract mado by two or
more persons to undortnko any chance of
profit by paying n certain consideration
generally cnllcd atako money for the same."
The members, however, wcro not qulto
ready for action and referred the bill to
tho attorney general for an opinion.
The bill to allow ex-Queen Lllluokalanl a
pension of $12,000 a year was burled in the
house. Tho same body squelched a bill to
make the old flag of Hawaii tho territorial
emblem. Old Olory is good enough for
them.
What bothers the lawmakers nt tho pres
ent time Is n shortage of funds In tho ter
ritorial treasury. Expenses aro about $100,-
000 a month, nnd the cash balance on April
1 tfna only $160,000. The territorial govern
ment costs more per office thati any like
government In the United States. All ap
pointive territorial officers receive much
higher salaries than like officers In the
state of Nebraska.
The first federal grand Jury Is now doing
business nt Honolulu. In his chargo to the
Jury United States District Judge Estcs
administered a Bcathlng rcbuko to tho
community and authorities for permitting
tho establishment and maintenance of a
resort known as Iwalol, a local Yoshiwara.
Tho Judge charged the Jury to investigate
the roportB that the women nt lwalnl, who
aro nearly all Japanese, aro slaves of their
husbands, brothers or owners, and he said
that thero was not another cqual-slzod
town in tho United States where so many
such women are congregated in one place
and protected by the public officers. The
Judgo referred to Iwalel ns an offonse
against law and decency, and charged tbo
Jury to proceed against nil persons Inter
ested in maintaining tbo Inclosed place, In
which there are now 194 womyn, For
months past Honolulu papers have de
manded tho suppression of this Infamy, but
so strongly are the immoral slave owners
entrenched that the authorities not only
would not move, but on tho contrary gave
them police protection.
Pi:ilSO.VAI- XOTES.
Ex-Spenker need has been ndndttcd lo
prnctico in fedornl courts for the southern
district of New York.
Newell C. Knight, n prominent business
nud society man, has volunteered to servo
the city of Evanaton, III., as chief of pollco
without compensation.
Alderman Honoro Palmer of Chicago has
the finest political office In the bunch. The
desk alono cost $1,000, and tho rest of the
furuUhlngs nro equally lavish.
Ex-Governor Hogg is a queer citizen.
Having mado a fortune lu oil he has dis
covered that the use of money Is to enable
Its possessor to kcop nut of politics.
Catling's first invention was a seed-sow-Ing
machine. His latest Is a horseless
plow. His own peaceful inclination would
be to turn his famous gun to farming pur
poses, President Diaz of Mexico la a most alt
stemcouB man, His dally fare Is ulmost
Spartan, and even when he attends official
bunqucta he departs but little from his
regular diet.
James J. 'Hill, the rallroud magnate, has
so great a number of letters to read and
auawer that be has acquired the ability tn
read a sheet of typewriting almost at a
eluncc, and rnrclj omits catching all of it
that requires a reply.
Coqucliu tells In Collier's Weekly of call
ing on Oauibetta and finding a sheet of
paper with three finely written enigmatic
words, "What's this?" asked tho actor,
"That's my next apeccb," was the reply.
"I'm going to deliver It to the National as
sembly tomorrow,"
nitir.i s op m:iiiiaska politic?.
Hlnlr Courier (rep.)- Judgo Dickinson's
name has been prominently mentioned for
the republican nomination for supremo
Judge this fall and we hasten to second tin1
motion, do always gets the biggest vote
of mi) (inc on the ticket up this way nnd
that's the kind of a mnn wanted.
Tekamnh Herald (rep.)- The Norfolk peo
ple are putting Judge Hnrnea of their city
to tho front us a candidate for tho sn
preme bench on tho republican ticket. Nor
folk has enough candidates to supply nil
the offices In the North Platte country and
then some. If they had done their full
duty last fall the Hlg Third would now
huve a republican congressman.
York Times (rep.): Politicians who aro
always loooklng backward seldom nceom
pllsh anything for themselves or Hie .
friends. They sometimes succeed In dr
fentlug nn enemy, but In accomplishing n
feat they sacrifice Bevcral friends and
weaken their owu influence. When n fig ,t
is over bury the hatchet nnd shake hands
over the bloody chasm. There is no othtr
way to keep the party united and win vi
torlcs,
Wayne Herald (rep.): The guessing
brigade is very busy trying to figure out
exactly what Senators Millard nnd Dletrl-h
will do In the wny of distribution of fed
eral offices for which they will be cntltlid
to name incumbents. At present then
seems to be no very definite source of In
formation regarding this matter and the
fellow seeking nn appointment Is ns likely
to find himself pulling on the wrong tug .s
on the right one.
O'Neill Frontier (rep.): It is all well
enough for tho Omaha World-Herald to
poke fun nt Mr. ltosewnter. but Mr. Hitch
cock has nonn the edge of Tho llee editor
While ltosewnter went to Washington and
had a vUlt with President MeKlnley upon
his defeat for senator tho popocratic editor
of Omahn unburdened his sad heart tolling
the public of the sting of Ingratitude that
was given him when he wanted to go to
congress.
St. Paul Republican Some of tbo "re
form" organs aro beginning to talk big
about publishing the names of all fusion
leaders who nre caught In tho net of con
sorting with corporations. They argue that
it was the faithlessness of certain officials
In this respect that led tho party to defect
last fall, and consequently the guilty ones
ought to be punished. If the erring brethren
had been successful In their attempt o
piny both ends agnlnBt tlio middle every
thing would have continued lovely and
they would have saved themselves the hu
miliation of public exposure. The papc.-a
that nre making threats seem to figure that
it is all right to be honest If you don't g3t
caught at it.
ADVKHTISKJIHVrS AS NEWS.
A Modern Art DrninnillnK Tnlent of a
Utah Order.
Louisville Couricr-Jourmil.
The well-filled advertising columns of a
newspaper or mngazlno present a great
bnznr in themselves, closely consulted by
those who wish to buy. Indeed, much
shopping is done la these columns. Selec
tions nre made nt the shoppers' leisure,
and the advertiser who knows his buslncsj
will see to It that his advertisement is
such ns to do In the homo tho work that
a clever, courteous, resourceful salesman Is
expected to do behind tho counter.
Advertising, therefore, has become an
art, calling upon bright wits and demand
ing both honesty nnd versatility as essen
tial to tho best results. Advertising has
accordingly becomo a matter of personal
Interest to all who propose to buy and
etcn to those who have no thought of buy
ingJust as It in a pleasure to look over
goods without any Expectation of purchas
ing them. The advertising columns in thl
wny are 'mediums of human interest,, sup
plied nowhere else They "arc not only
read closely, hut many people rend thcin
before rending anything olse In tho news
pnpor or mngazlne.
Moro and moro are business men appre
ciating theso facts. Thcro Is more than
one advertiser who spends more than
$1,000,000 n year In advertising. Many
business concerns are dependent almost en
tirely on advertising for their existence
nnd continuance and It s estimated that
advertising Is rcsponBlblo for $10,000,000
of sales n year.
There are somo business men who can
afford not to advertise, but there is no
periodical publication which can afford to
believe that advertising Is uninteresting to
its readers.
MIHTIIPt'l. REMARKS.
Washington Star: "When you Is lucky,"
said 1'ntie Ebon, "donn' brnp. If you does
you lu simply ndvertlsln' fob somebody to
come nlong un' make trouble fob you.
Philadelphia Press" "This gold mining
business Is being overdone." said the small
speculator, with the air of otio who knows
"Thnt's so," replied Shnrpe. "There's one
mine thnt Is surn to go to tho wall.
"What's that?"
"Knisomlnc."
Chicago Tribune: "Marin, why don't you
throw nwny that rusty old scoop shovel
that has been standing In tho kitchen entry
so long?"
"Hecauso Ressle Intends to cover It with
gold leuf nnd hang It on the parlor w;all,
nnd I'm Kind she has some Ideu. of saving,
If her father hasn't.''
Clevelund Plain Dealer: "Jlamle murrlcd
tho lightweight nuglllst, didn't shfiV ,
"Yes, nnd he s awful strict with hpr.
When her uncle died qhe wanted to wear
black, but ho wouldn't let her. And when
sho Insisted he put both her eyes In mourn
ing, and snld that would havo to do."
Yonkers Statesman: Yrnst Dn the robin
come and pick tho bread crumbs from you
lawn.' . ....
Crlmsonboak They used to, but they
don't any more. ,,.,,
"How do you iK'cnunt for thai?"
"My wlfo makes her own bread.
Washington Star: "I sjppose you feel
now nnd then that your country has rallei
you?"
"Yh," Hnswered Henstor Sorghum, "1
have had suspicions to that efrcl. Rut tl
never turned nut to bo u H'-niUno call. J
hnvu always munnged to ninko my bluff go
through."
Chicago Tribune: "Mow did you like th
concert Kitty?"
"Pretty well, only I didn't llkn the way
thnt mnn acted who cat on that high chali
away up In front and kept making funny
motions with a stick to get thu jicoplo to
look nt him. I was mluhty glad tho
musicians didn't lot him bother them any."
Detroit Journal: Oirro upon a tlmo th
Stork ventured to call officially nt u grand
mansion.
"Tho Stork, I presume?" observed th
Lady of tho Houso, coldly.
"Now, tnoBt people, 'r stammered the
Stork, "would say I am a goose for calling
here!"
Rut Hie Lady of the House was In no
manner confused by this subtle sophistry,
having been carefully educated o move In
good aocluty
A PTE It THE UAItllKI
Rlanche T. Heath In Atlanta Constitution,
A single smile from her rosy mouth,
A sudden glance from her soft eyes sent.
And ho turned, ns tho wind veers north or
south.
And followed whither her light feet went.
Did she linger nnd look for n moment then!
Did she lift her face, nnd smile uguln?
N'uy, not sol
The heart of n girl, ah! who may know?
With every pace of his swift pursuit,
Her step she quickened, nor looked be
hind; Eyea were speechless, nud lips were mut
Never a tdunce, or cold or kind,
A If eho cherished nor thought nor care
For thu eauer footfalls hurrying there!
Waa It no?
The heart of u girl, ah! who may know?
Did she love him more when look nnd smile
Silently bade him to follow bur?
Did she love him less when she wove her
wile
His heart to trouble, his hopci defer?
Nay. rend you this riddle, strango but
true
She loved him mout when aho most with
drew! Even so!
The heart of a girl, ah! who may know?