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PAHTIISS liUAVIXO roil SUMMCIl.
I'nrtlm irnvlnir the oily for
tli summer tuny linse The lire
Pill to tlirni rcKulnrly by
imtlf yliiic The Urn IIiinIiichs
ofllcc, In person or t- iiihII.
Tlip iwldren tIII lie clinneeil
uften im desired.
A few more victims of Fourth of
.Tuly patriotism uni still llnKcrlng In the
hospitals.
Tlio Kraln growers of Nebraska have
not yet petitioned tlio governor to Issue
u proclamation for rain prayers.
If wcll-;loiinel rumor an lie ilopontlod
upon the stain lias really no use for a
llsh commissioner, since there are no
1141 to bile or breed In the state llsh
pond.
The protruded tropical weather has
Klven a stronp; Impetus to the shirtwaist
movement adopted for comfort, not only
In public thoroughfares, but In tho
chinches. -
The western railway olllclalR 'have
promised not to cut rates. The patrons
or-' the roads would be pleased to hear
that they have niso promised not to
raise rates.
Superintendent O'Briuu of the state
ilsh pond has been partially vindicated
and reinstated with the admonition that
ho Is expected to take better care of
his sea legs.
The only people who do not appear to
be allectctl by the high temperature In
these pnrts fire the Kgyptlnns on oxhlbi
tlon at the UnliiRer urt collection in
tho public library building.
The double-shotted double-column
editorials of our amiable and enter
prising hyphenated contemporary have
a Salvation army flavor that is 11s sa
lubrious as It Is soul-stirring.
k never rains but it. pours. North
Dakota, has been allllcted with an In
vasion of grasshoppers this spring and
now the torrid wave has shriveled all
tho grain and vegetation the grass
hoppers have not devoured.
The Nebraska farmer laughs and
grows fat, all because the populist pol
icy of moro money nud higher prices
has been adopted by McKlnley. Hig
crops anil high prices! .Inst think of It!
In tho old days of "honest money" big
crops always meant low prices. Ne
braska Independent.
('outli Omaha saloon keepers who have
refused to come down with the tin
they agreed to put up for the carnival
of vlcu uro being clubbed Into Hue by
prosecutions for violating tho Slocumb
law. In view of the fact that no liquor
dealer hi South Omaha pretends to com
ply with tho law. these Isolated prosecu
tions uro decidedly suggestive.
No rational forecast of the next pres
idential race can bo made without
omitting from the list aspirants whose
birth, antedates the vlntng' of 1810. A
tuition that will boast a population of
more than 80,000,000 by 1005 cannot
afford to jilaco its destiny In the bauds
of any mini who would bo almost three
score and ten at the expiration of his
presidential term,
According to the grapovlue telegraph
Pat Crowe has mailed a check to his
lawyer from Johannesburg, South
Africa, which goes to show that Crowe
has some honest instincts. It Is doubt
ful, however, whether any of tho de
tectives who aro after the ?;10,000 re
ward will tnko a trip to South Africa
this summer to tnko up the duo. It Is
warm enough In Nebraska.
Hero Is populist logic for you! Why
not ask tho Nebraska farmers to ex
plain how It comes that eggs get harder
the longer they aro boiled, while all
other substances exp-ind by heating
until they reach 11 molting point. Would
II not bo much more pertinent for the
chief expounder of populism to explain
to NeLriiika .farmers why mcir prod
uels sell at high prices for gold stand
ard money In spite of the fact that we
have 110 free coinage nnd silver Is bought
for the mlutu at tho ratio of 30 to L
VAUULE OF JUSKt'H liAHTUlY.
Kx-Stnto Treasurer Joseph Hartley
has been liberated from the penitentiary
by order of Oovcrnor Savage on a
sixty-day parole.
In taking this action (lovernor Sav
age has assumed n grave responsibility.
Joseph Hartley had been convicted or
the willful betrayal of n sacred trust
as custodian of public funds constituted
ror the most part of the patrimony of
the children of this state, lie was
sentenced to twenty year of Imprison
ment not only to mnke embezzlement
odious but unprofitable.
Governor Savage Intimates that If the
exnctlng conditions Imposed on the pa
roled embezzler shall be fulfilled they
will fully Justify his action and meet
with the approval of the tax-paying
citizens of Nebraska.
While The Bee has not been taken
Into the coulldenco of the governor It
rends between the lines that Joseph
Hartley Is expected to effect the resti
tution of a considerable portion of the
funds that were lost to the state through
his reckless lluanclerlng. Such a sequel
to the Hartley scandal would doubtless
tend In a great measure to counteract
tho unfavorable popular sentiment
evoked by the temporary liberation and
ultimate pardon of Hartley.
rut: yrt:t:i. lxdcstiiy stiuki:.
The strike of employes In the steel
Industry which will be Inaugurated to
day Is likely to be protracted and It Is
possible that before It ends employes in
other Industries may become Involved.
It Is stated that at the start 7t",000
workmen, skilled and unskilled, will en
gage in the strike, while other thousands
will be Indirectly affected. It Is plainly
the purpose of the Amalgamated asso
ciation to employ every resource at Its
command and it appears that the man
ufacturers are equally determined to
carry on the light. '
As shown by the statements of both
sides, the Issue Is In regard to union
izing all tin1 mills of the companies
that have not signed the Amalgamated
scale, theie being no dispute over the
hours of labor or the rate of wages.
Hellevlng It to he the purpose of the
steel corporation to break down the
Amalgamated association I lie associa
tion (ix)k steps, to bring tin non-union
men into Its fold. The Issue, therefore,
on the part of the Amalgamated mso
elation Is In the Interest of organized
labor und while the steel companies
most directly concerned profess not to
be hostile to unionism there Is 110 doubt
that all organized labor will be In sym
pathy with the Amalgamated associa
tion and will give it material as well
as moral support.
It Is very much to be regretted that
an understanding was not reached that
would have averted a strike, for every
one will realize that it Is a very serious
matter to have so large a number of
workmen leave well-paid employment,
with the chance of as great a number
In other companies Immediately affected
ultimately becoming Involved. More
over, the necessary toude'ney of such a
contest Is to aggravate hostility between
labor and capital and to Incite to
trouble. Without discussing the merits
of this controversy, It seems to lis that
the time Is peculiarly unpropltlous for
such a struggle. It Is on, however, and
as now Indicated will be; tenaciously
fought on both sides. It Is to be hoped
that Its progress will not be marked
by any disorder or lawlessness.
.1 YV.AU'S FOlltlHlX THADK.
The ofllclal statement of tho forclgu
commerce of tho United States for tho
last llscal year wna given out by the
treasury bureau of statistics Saturday,
it does not change in any material
respect the figures previously published.
It shows tho exports over Imports to
have been !f(U! ,000,000. which Is the
apparent balance of trade for the year.
It was the greatest year for exports in
the country's history, exceeding by
nearly .".0,000,000 the highest record
ever before made, that of 1808. While
there was a large Increase In exports
over the preceding year the imports de
clined. An Interesting fact In tho state
ment Is that notwithstanding the dis
crimination In parts of Europe against
American meats tho exportation of
cattle and hogs Increased $7,000,000.
Thore was an increase in both gold Im
ports and gold exports, with a gain In
favor of the former.
The fiscal year 1001 was a record
breaking year In our foreign trade and
also undoubtedly hi our domestic busi
ness, though there are no statistics
available to show the latter fact. The
promise for the current fiscal year is
favorable if not interfered with by pro
tracted labor conlllcts. There seems to
bo assured a foreign demand for our
breadstuff, meats and provisions quite
as large and possibly larger than that
of last year, while the outlook for cot
ton Is good. Whether or not we shall
export so large an amount of manufac
tured products this year as last Is of
course uncertain and this uncertainly
Is Increased by the danger of a pro
longed light between employers and em
ployed lu the steel Industry,
The trade statistics are suggestive lu
several respects, the most Important of
which Is as to how long wo can reason
ably expect to maintain tho great ex
cess of exports over Imports that has
marked the last few years. This ex
perience seems to controvert the theory
that in order to sell a nation must buy,
but In the opinion of some of the nblcot
political economists existing conditions
cannot continue Indefinitely, that sooner
or later we must buy more largely from
the rest of the world or sell relatively
less to It. Wo have heretofore quoted
the opinion of Prof. Hullock that the
existing condition of our foreign ex
changes cannot continue for many years
anil that, possibly before the present
decade has passed, the relation between
our Import and export trades must be
radically altered. This Is not to say
that exports must necessarily show tin
actual decrease, he remarks, since the
exchanges may be corrected by an In
crease of Imports, Hut, he adds, If
conditions are such as to make t lie lat
ter process dlltlcult or impossible, then
the former alternative will be forced
upon us. Another writer on this sub
ject .buys; "The L'ultcd Suites cuuuot
forever go on exporting more than It
Imports. Indeed, the tide must turn
within not ninny years, Americans
want payment for their products and
that payment must come In gold or
goodx, or remain a debt due us from
foreigners. Very little of that debt can
be paid In gold."
It Is noodle's to say that there are
cogent reasons In support of these
views, which find authority In the ex
perience of all countries.
.1 jra-iiAXJ)LKi) moras mux.
The proposition linking tho county
commissioners to grant franchises for
a system of trolley lines over the public
roads lu Douglas county Is altogether
one-sided. The promoters offer to pay
$1 In cash for a blanket franchise cov
ering every roadway In the county.
While the county Is notably hard up
for cash, this munificent sum scarce af
fords sulllclent temptation for the pro
posed contract, which Is as full of holes
as a skimmer.
The traction company proposes to tile
plats and surveys of all the proposed
routes within six months from the date
of the contract, and then one year after
the approval of the plats It promises to
commence trackhiyliig 011 each separate
route, and within four years from date
It proposes to complete nil the tracks
and equip and operate the trolley lines.
An Innocent little loophole gives the
company twelve mouths I line for tho
beginning of tracklaylng after the ap
proval of the plat and would enable
the promoters to make It two and a
half years Just as easily as one year by
simply delaying the approval of the
plat by the commissioners one or two
years.
While the contract provides for the
forfeiture of the franchise In case of
failure to complete the work", the for
feiture only relates to roads projected
and does not extend to roads on which
tracks are being laid.
With such a fast and loose contract
the promoters could hawk franchises
for projected linos to every suburban
town and village within fifty miles of
Omaha, and If they sueoeded in raising
the capital for one of these linos they
could block the construction of trolley
linos to till the others format least three
years.
Another Jug-handled provision in tho
contract Is the privilege granted to the
county to acquire the Hut's at the end
of llfty years by paying for them. In
other words, the county Is to pay the
value of the road and equipment 11ml
Is then to repurchase for hundreds of
thousands of dollars the franchise which
Is sold for one dollar.
While this Is practically 11 one-dollar
option to the promoters to find some
body who will buy the franchise for
whatever It will bring within the next
four years, the contract, affords no guar
anty that any one of the lines projected
will be built.
To be sure, there Is a bond for?tJ.",000
for the faithful performance of the
conditions embodied In the contract, but
the bond does not guarantee tho con
struction of tlio road or any part of it.
Taking It all In all, It seems to us
the coolest proposition that we have
heard of lu these hot days.
The municipal financiers of South
Omaha are sorely perplexed over the
dlflieulty encountered In attempting to
dispose of refunding bonds, but that is
nothing to what Is In store for them.
Tnder the constitution of Nebraska a
city must not incur a greater bonded
Indebtedness than 10 per cent of the
assessed valuation of the property
within the city limits. The assessed
valuation of South Omaha Is a fraction
over .'f'J.oOO.OOO, and the 'present bonded
debt, exclusive of district paving bonds,
already aggregates .fllOT.OOO. How the
town can Increase that debt by ? 12,000
to pay off a Hooting debt will be one of
the problems to be met in the no dis
tant future.
Why should the county grant trolley
car franchises over all the roads lead
ing out of Omaha to any single com
pany or Individual? If any corporation
Is in earnest and lias the capital to In
vest for the construction of a line to
connect Omaha with Fort Crook and
Plattsniouth, well and good. If 11 com
pany has the capital necessary to con
struct a line between Omaha and
Fremont and Intermediate towns, let It
have the right of way from Omaha to
the Dodge county line. Hut why
should one company bo allowed to
monopolize all the trolley line fran
chises? Innocence of Inetperleiiee.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Thcro aro people whu believe in political
purity. They are peoplo who have nothing
to do with practical politics.
Another finite Crime,
Ruffalo Kxprcss.
Commissioner Hvans has committed an
other grave crime. He has saved $3,000,
000 .out of this year's pension appropria
tion. Away with him!
(ienernl Apathy 11 11 Partner.
Saturday livening Post.
As long as American citizens would ruthor
bear the ills they have than fly to reforms
they know not of, their policy will never
improve. Apathy is alwuys tho opportunity
of the spoilsman.
The leemnii Aliroml,
Globe-Democrat.
A hot wave has reached London nnd an
English paper says: "Tho Aniorlcau ico
habit Is becoming general In private
houses." The astonishing part of It Is that
the llrltlsh people are Just discovering that
ice Is a necessity, not a luxury.
licit Wentlier lleerenllon,
Louisville Courier-Journal,
rcrhars during tho hot apcll all hands
might ns well suspend work on the solution
of tho problem, who wroto the Dewey dis
patch? Of course. It Is a most momentous
matter, but It Is not likely that chaos will
come unless this question Is Immediately
settled,
Aliiimlnnc e of Cnlleue Dei; rcc.
Saturday Evening Post.
In the June downpour of honorary do
grefs Mr. Andrew Carnegie was caught out-of-doors
without an umbrella. His I.L.D.'s
now exceed the number of his mansions und
castles and they will oon be able to mutch
totRls with his libraries. Somu ono will
Kion be writing It t'D.'s, meaning, of
cuurne, English Pounds anil American Uul-
Inrs. But why envil? Complaint Is often
niRdo that modern universities nro not suf
ficiently practical. When It comes to bond
ing out honors a Rood many of them refute
that criticism
ncntloii4 Worth I In Price.
Hoston Transcript.
The statement that Americans spend from
$100,000,000 to J500.000.000 annually on ac
count of their summer vacations la probably
not wide of the mark. It Is Interesting In
so far as It Is Indicative of the vacation
or recreation Idea. People generally ore
coming to recognize that there Is n limit
to physical and mental resistance, and
that, ns Longfellow so aptly put It. one
must "play tho part of an unsttong bow."
Tho man who drops the working habit gets
near to nature's heart In relaxing, tem
porary exemption from business stress nud
stialn, Is the sensible man.
Ohio' I'lixtuii l-'rritk.
Chicago Chronicle (dent.)
Kx-Congresnuan l.cntz of Ohio, who was
beaten last year at the polls and who In
tends: to contest the election, is laboring
under tho delusion that his overthrow was
brought nbout by President McKlnley, Mr.
Hanna and all the other mighty men of
republicanism, and he wants them sum
moned before n committee of tho house of
representatives. As tisunl, Mr. Lcntz Is
mistaken. He wn3 beaten because ho was
a nuisance nllko to democrats and repub
licans. Ho was violent, Irrational. Inde
cent, foolish, silly, dangerous. He had
not been a democrat. Ho antagonized
everybody except the radicals and tho de
structives. On his merits he would not
have received onu-tenth of the vote that
was thrown for him. His defeat in a demo
cratic district Is a tribute to the good sense
of the plain everyday voter.
MVAJTH AriMJSIM) OF nC'ONOMV.
HiiiIn of lb,. Hum In of Shyster Pen
sion Atliirneyn.
Philadelphia Press.
Pension Commissioner Kvans has com
mitted a great crime, In the eyes of some
of tho shyster pension attorneys, by his
failure to expend In the lust fiscal year
all of tho money that congress appro
priated for tho use of tho pension olllcc.
Tho commissioner has actually turned
buck Into the treasury . $r.,000,000 of tho
amount appropriated by congress No one
can tell exactly tho amount of money that
will bo needed In any one year for the
payment of now pensions. Commissioner
Kvans mado a liberal estimate so as to be
sure to Imvo ample funds for that purpose.
Hut ho obtained $5,000,000 more than he
needed. His failure to spend every dol
lar Is a great crime apparently In tho
eyes of some of tho pension attorneys and
they udvanro that as another rcion for his
removal. Hut, as a matter of fact, the
pension office In tho last fiscal year
granted 4,061 more certificates for now
pensions and for Increases In pensions
than was granted In the previous year.
Now pensions were granted during the
year to 49,012 persons and 60,013 persons
recolved Increases and rc-ratlngs, making
altogether 100.655 now certificates Issued.
This record of tho work of tho office
comparer, very fovnrably with other years,
hut the nverage payments under the cer
tificates seem to have been less than In
previous years. In other words, the claims
which called for large amounts In back
pensions have practically all been dis
posed of, which accounts for the factthat
$5,000,000 has been turned hack Into the
treasury out of tho total appropriation.
Tho fees of tho attorneys were correspond
ingly reduced, henco their complaint.
ItlM'l'm.YTIO.V OK IIKYAMSM.
Washington Post (Ind,): The actluof
me Ohio convention way have little or no
effect so far as concerns the approaching
elections In that state. Presumably it will
not havo tho slightest. But this repudia
tion of tho Chicago platform Is peculiarly
significant as Indicating the changed
opinions and the readjusted attitude of tho
democracy at large.
Indianapolis Journal (rep.): As the ac
tion of tho Ohio convention will 'probably
bo followed by all tho democratic con
ventions to meet this year It may be con
strued as tho beginning of a popular wavo
which will sweep Mr. Bryan Into political
oblivion. It means that even the demo
cratic party knows when It has had
enough of false Issues and blind leaders.
It means that tho party Is recovering from
its debauch of populism and Hryanlsm and
that In tho noxt campaign Its brains will
be at tho front Instead of at the rear.
Detroit Journal (lnd.): Tho spectacle Is
a melancholy commentary on human con
stancy. Right or wrong a majority says
wrong Mr. Hryan is still nrm In his prin
ciples. Ho goes straight forward, writing,
preaching, exhorting. He believes that
free silver and populism are a cathollcon.
Ho has not receded one iota from his
original confession of faith. Ho con
ceives that 'ho is still the upostlo of na
tional regeneration, tho mouthpiece iof tho
people, the evangel of reform. Hut ho Is
alono lu th,e temple. Tho graven Images
aro spurned and Insulted. Tho worshipers
navo tied indecorously, rovlllng him for a
fnlso prophet. Ho lives to endure the
slings and arrows of an outrageous demo
cratic convention.
Philadelphia Ledger (lnd.): Doubtless
tho step taken by tho Ohio democrats will
bo felt lu most of the conventions of that
rarty to bo held prior to tho coming elec
tion. llryanlRm had settled upon, democ
racy Hko the Old Man of tho Sea upon Sin
had, nnd seemed to have paralyzed all Its
faculties of thought and resolution, bu
of late, thoro havo been symptoms that the
victim's energy wns reviving and that It
possessed tho strength and courage to throw
off Its crushing burden. .Ir. Bryan and his
friends will not like any such manifesta
tions of Independence; they will ascribe
thorn to the sinister influences of tho money
power or employ some othor cant phrase In
an attempt to explain away what Is only a
healthy and natural evolution.
Philadelphia Press (rep.): Ohio Is tho
first important stute to hold a democratic
convention since the defeat of Mr. Hryan
last November. It Inevitably retlectejl the
drift of opinion in the party on what Is
known as Bryanistn. The studlo.1 silence
of ltD platform In respect to free silver and
Mr. Bryan can only bo taken to mean that
the Nobraska lender and 16 to 1 are to bo
turned to the wall. And the Indorsement
of Mayor Tom L. Johnson'v Ideas on tho
taxation of franchises, railroads nnd cor
porations shows that the Ohio domocracy,
at least, proposes to take n now departure,
throw out a new sheet to the wind and
try to catch tho breeze of popular favor.
It will bo Interesting to watch and seo
If the othor democratic state conventions
follow tho example set In Ohio.
St. Louis Olohe-Democrnt (rep.c What Is
called a conservative platform has been
provided In Ohio. In tho democratic dic
tionary conservative Is another word for
crawfish. Tho platform of last year Is Hung
away. The standard bearer's name Is ex
cluded n3 a hoodoo. Ordlnnrlly It Is ho'd
that a national platform remains In force
until another Is adopted. Not so with the
democratic party. Its doctrines chango with
the season's. Its tendency to commit some
glaring folly and Its general Incompetency
never change. As an organization it Is kept
allvo by Its name, not by any Issues that It
embraces. It would embrace anything on
earth to win sliver, gold, shlnplasters or
wampum. After two wild campaigns to de
baso tho currency. It clutme to nave be
come conservative. Peoplo must be con
fiding Indeed to suppose tho word means
any moral regeneration. It is tho same bat
tered and disreputable old party starting a
fresh game of (also pretenses.
POLITICAL TALK l. MlltttAMCA.
Fremont Herald (Join.): The Omaha News
announces that V. J. llrvan will be thn
nominee of the democrats and fuslonlsts
for governor of Nebraska at the fall elec
tion on the ground that Governor Savace
Is entitled to hold his office only till such
tlmo as his successor Is elected and quali
fies, If not for governor, why not for
supreme Judge?
Central City Nonpareil (rep.): It makes
us weep to read In a North Platte exchange
tho announcement of Luclcn Stebblns, the
father of populism In Nebraska, that he
has retired from politics because of the
absorption of his party by the mongrel
democracy. This leaves the party father
less and, according to Joe Kdmlsten's
statement, with nn empty Inrdcr.
Stanton Register (pop.): C. J. Smyth
has declined to be a candidate for supreme
Judge tblB fall. Judge Hollcnbeek of 'he
Sixth district has many friends advocating
his nomination und this editor knows l.lm
to bo eminently qualified to (ill that po
sition. If Conrad Hollcnbeek Is named
as tho candidate of tho reform forces no
ono in this part of tho stale a III fnil
to help him all they can.
Schuyler Quill (pop.): The name of
Judge Conrnd Hollenbeck Is being favor
nbly considered In connection with tho
nomination for supremo Judge this full.
While Judge Hollenbeck Is eminently fitted
for the supreme bench, still we nerd Just
such Judges as he on tho district bench
and wo cannot very well afford to lose him.
However, should the fusion forces pee lit to
nominate him for (hat poiltlon, he will
havo tho hearty support of the Quill.
Hcatrlco Kxpress (rep.): No matter how
many good republicans may loom up as
candidates for Justice of the supremo court,
it Is a sure thing that Chief Justice Norvul
will havo a very strong support, In ense
ho consents to become n candidate. Ho
has adorned the bench a good many years
and hits made nn excellent record for ability
nnd Impnrtlnllty. He Is not a chronic
olllccseeker, being celebrated for his
modesty, and thnt Is a recommendation In
Itself. It ho In a rnndldato It will be be
cause of strong urging.
Kimball Observer (rep.): At tho meet
ing of the republican central committee
held at Lincoln recently Senator Owens of
Coznd and W. F. Akers of Alliance sug
gested the nnmo of II. M. Orlmes of North
Platte as a candidate for supremo Judgo.
Tho suggestion did not meet with a very
hearty response in the eastern part of the
state, where several cnndldntes are after
tho nomination. But In the western part
of tho state, where thn Judge's abilities aro
welt known, tho republicans arc cnthuila3tlo
in his support, although they would regret
to lose him from tho district bench. Wo
do not know that Judgo Orlmes cures any
thing for the place or will make any ef
fort to securo the nomination, hut If he will
ho may bo sure of a loyal and enthusiastic
Mipport from tho start.
Columbus Telegrum (dem.): Governor
Savngo has adopted ono rule which the
Telegram can heartily endorse. He has
declined to O. K. any claim for mileage
filled by any servant of the state who
rides on a pass. Ttie claimant must exhibit
a receipt from the railroad company, show
ing the exact amount paid for railroad
fare. This will render useless to Btato
fmployes many of their railroad passes.
It will alpo Increose tho railroad rovenuo,
but wo fear tho excess rallroud receipts
may fall short of enough to cover the
cost of the special car furnished to the
governor and his friends on occasion of
his late trip to tho Black Hills. While we
endorse tho governor's effort to curb the
rapacity of tho passbllkers In the employ
of tho state, we suggest In all enndor that
It would look better If ha would throw
away his own passes nnd pay his own way
tn the world Just' Hko a wnlte man.
Tiir. .ii.w who nonni:n iiimski.k.
Kearney Hub: The court sitting In
Kearney county mado very short shift of
Treasurer Norlln, the confessed defaulter. A
flno equal to half the amount stolen, or
$5,000. and six years In the penitentiary, Is
tho penalty. If any other trust officers In
Nebraska arc Inclined to go nnd do llko
wise they should tnko a day off to read up
on tho old adago that "honesty Is tho best
policy."
Norfolk News: The confession and story
of tho defaulting treasurer of Kearnoy
county, Alfred Norlln, 1b about the most
sensational thing that has happened In tho
stnto for somo years and is easily tho peer
of anything In the defaulting lino tho com
monwealth hus ever known. His crime and
ingenious method of covering might, with
very little alteration, be converted Into a
dime novel story that would eclipse any
thing of the "Diamond Dick" or "Swamprat
Bill" sort.
Osceola Record: Another "reformer" has
gone wrong, On the night of June 27 an at
tempt was mado to burn tho courthouse nt
Mlndcn nnd tho county trensuror said ho
had been assaulted and about 9,000 of tho
county money taken. He has now confessed
that ho took the money and set tho flro to
hide his guilt. He took tho officers out la
a cornfield nnd dug up $6,775 of the stolen
money. Tho courthouse In Hamilton county
burned under very similar circumstances a
fow years ago.
Beatrice Kxpress: Norlln, the Kearney
county treasurer who robbed himself fn a
melodramatic manner, trying to leave the
Impression that somo outsiders did the
work and who confessed finally when
rnnfnsRtnn wns nhnut thn nnlv thtnir left.
I for him, has already been tried and sen
tenced to six years In tho ponltontlary.
Justice Is supposed to move with leaden
feet at ordinary times, but occasionally
she makes good progresn nnd the prompt
punishment of Norlln breaks tho record
for quick work In Nebraska. The unfortu
nate man Is the recipient of much sym
pathy, ns ho was one of the most popular
men In the county, but sympathy will not
do him any good when ho Is In the peni
tentiary. People who nro entrusted with
the handling of public money may learn
a valuable lesson from his experience. It
iK never safe tn spend money that doesn't
belong to you. It may he possible to re
place It in tlmo, but the practice Is not
honorable nnd Is npt to lend to disaster.
Crete Vldette: A populist county treas
urer nt Mlndcn slugged hlmsolf with a
bag of shot, robbed tho treasury of qulto nn
amount of money, eet flro to the courthouse,
gave the alarm anil claimed that he had
been slugged and robbed. Ho has mado
n full confesBlon of tho whole Job and
assisted the officers In finding a box burled
containing $6,775. Tho county will bo out
about $5,000. Had he been n republican
our populist contemporaries would have
held the entire republican party responsi
ble. Human nature. Is about the came In
all countries nnd among nil classes of peo
ple. Thore Is but very trilling differ
once between a republican thief, a demo
cratic thief or n populist thief. Ho should
be roiidomned nn account of his thievish
propensities nnd not because ho calls him
self n republican, a populist or n democrat.
PnlronUliiH .Mr Ilnnlxliccl,
Minneapolis' Journal.
Id Capo Town tho British are hanging
rebels; In tho Philippines we are making
them govornors of provinces. In South
Africa Britain has 250.000 men engaged in
a wearlsomo and painful war; In tho Phil
ippines we havo 40,000 men, chiefly engaged
in garrison and police duties. And It was
only two years ago that the British wlso
acres were patronizingly dwelling upon our
Inferiority In the art of governing and
scuerously oCferlug to give us lessons.
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WASIUM1TO.N IOVll
KtcliliiKK of .Men mill i:entn at the
Nntlonnl Cnpltiil.
Hear Admiral Crownlnthleld, chief of the
hurenu of navigation of tho Navy depart
ment, Imagines himself the equal of 'any
war hero lu the bunch since bin brilliant
notion in cnpiuiing tho authorship of that
Dewey dispatch. No assignment Is too
rich for his blood?1 none too high for his
reach. The distinguished warrior of Un
pen or typewriter seeks new worlds lo
conquer with his uniform nnd his strut
und wants to pose as chief of the Kuropeati
squadron at King Ud ward's coronation.
'The ndmlrnl," says a Washington letter,
"makes no secret of his ambition to com
mand tho American display during the
great assemblage of war veusels Incident
to the king's coronation next Juno nnd.
like General Corbln, aspires to he ono of
tho military representatives on that oc
casion. Ho has not tho rank now entitling
him to' n flag command, but this will not
operato to prevent his assignment, for the
reason that Admirals Schley, Cromwell
and Sampson retire within tho next ton
months, nnd Crownlnshlcld'H promotion fol
lows Admiral Furquhur's retirement In
April. Cromwell will tench the retiring
age next February and must then relin
quish active duty. A vacancy will be cre
ated In this most desirable command nnd If
Admiral Crownlnshleld then wants to re
linquish his present ofilco ho will probably
have his ambition gratified.
"Ills detachment trom duty nt Washing
ton would bo welcomed to many high public
men, whom ho has antagonized during his
admlnlBtrntlon of the Navy department, nud
especially to tho friends of Admiral Schley,
who havo charged to Crownlnshleld much
of tho lll-treamcnt accorded the admiral.
' 'Fighting Hob' Evans would also Hko
the command and has tho rank for the
position. 'Fighting Hob' has right years
yet before him on the active list nnd It ix
contended he can well nfford to aw nit tho
chnnce to fly his Hag and let Crownln
shleld havo the billet. The lntter has four
ycurs before him on the active list."
Tho coolest plnce lu Washington when
tho asphalt runs Is said to ho luMdu of
tho griiat granite shaft erected to tho
father of his country. Tho stairways fur
i!00 feet from tho base of the monument
tiro moro comfortable thun Cabin John's,
Chovy Chaso or any of tho other resorts
which are crowded every night by persons
longing for a cool breeze. Tho walls of thu
monument arc so thick that the heat that
melts the asphalt pavements nnd curls up
the lenvca on tho trees never penctrntes
them.
There Is qulto n largo force of workmen
employed In tho monument at present
They are engaged In putting in a new elec
tric elevator nnd making other necessary
repairs before tho full tourist seoaon be
gins. During tho present hot spoil work
men In less protected places have been
prohibited from tolling In tho sun. Build
ing operations have been stopped almost
entirely. On several of the mansions
which are being rushed to completion for
tho winter Boclal season, nnd on which ex
pense Is not taken Into such enrcful tic
count as on business blocks, the contractors
have strung electric lights and the carpen
ters, masons and bricklayers work all
night. As tho sun peeps over tho eastern
horizon, however, they lay down their tools
and go to their homes, not to venture out
ngaln until the sun hns gono down. At tho
monument there has been no cessation of
work. Besides, tho men have not suffered
and many of them find the Interior of tho
tall shaft so pleasant that they havo taken
bedding there and sleep comfortably, while
tho rest of Washington Is tumbling and
tossingf unablo to get nny rest on account
of tho terrible heat.
Ono day when the thermometer In front
of a hotel on 1 .msylvania avenuo regis
tered 100 degrees tho Instrument In the
monument told of a temperature of S5 de
grees. During tho hot weather tho men
In charge of the monument keep tho win
dows nt tho top of the shaft closed tight.
Otherwise, they say, thcro would be a
strong current of hot air rushing up the
550 feet of monument, which would soon
heat the interior bo that it would tako
months to cool off and would destroy the
monument's reputation as tho coolest Rum
mer resort In the city of Washington.
Tho heated term lu Washington hns de
veloped thu official shirtwaist man, Sec
retary Root being n leader. Ho does not
wear his coat or waistcoat In his office,
except when some 0110 calls upon him.
Then he slips on a loose, thin coat. But
at other times ho sits in his office coatlcss,
with an electric fan playing upon him.
.Mr. RooUls the only cabinet officer who
has developed tho shirtwaist diatom, but
all of tho other members como very closo to
It. They wear tho thinnest of conts nnd no
wniftcoats. Heads of departments qulto
generally havo dropped into tho shirtwaist1
miuii wnno in tneir otllces. but in nearly
nil cases a coat is put on when visitors arc
announced.
The wnys In which the members of the
diplomatic, corps try to keep cool In Wnah
lngton nro ns different as nre the diplo
matist personally. During theso warm
days tho windows of the British nnd Ger
man embassies have been wide open and
thero fcems to hnvo beon a slncoro attempt
made to cntch every bit of breeze which
may como straying up tho streets In which
tlio buildings ure located. Thoso who nro
In the legation buildings of South Aftorlc.ui
and other tropical countries adopt a differ
ent ucliemc. The windows are closed down
tight, tho Bhadcs drawn and the houses
kept ns closely nenled up ns possible. Tho
bouthcrn diplomats Bay they aro merely
using tho plan found best In their homo
countries, where years of experience Imvo
taught tho people that It Is far easier to
keep heat out of a house thun It is to drive
It out after it once gets In.
During I.ouo Wolfs slay lu Washington,
whllo negotiating business with tho depart
ments, William M. Sprlngor wns frequently
Been piloting tho Indian nbout the city
utroots or having n quiet conversation with
him in the hotel lobby. Ono nfturnoon
Sprlngor nnd Lono Wolf took an F street
car, and whllo the politician went direct In
a vacant Beat nt tho fnr end of the car
Lono Wolf acted much ns if ho wns doing
tho first bit of practice In tight ropo walk
ing and lurched from ono side of the car
to tho other, until ho finally fell Into the
lap of a buxom woman.
Hcforo tho Indian could cxtrlrato himself
Springer rnsn to tho occasion and said:
"Well, anybody would know you were a
savage, but if you don't got up they will
take you for .'t Laplander or n Pawnee,"
whereupon overyone smiled and tho big
Indian, looking sheepish und confused,
dropped alongsldo the laughing ex-congressman,
giving u few gruntB of disapproval.
( ONSl MIPTIO.V AM) ,S V VAfilf It V.
Aliened UlTcct of ( It llliitlon 1111 the
S111111111111.
Brooklyn Kngl.
Hero Is an Interesting, suggestive nnd
possibly Importnnt announcement namely :
That the Samoatis huvn begun to have con
sumption! that thn dlnensn Is brand new to
them; that until thry brgnn to wrnr clothes
they never hud iinythlng like It, IJrgo,
consumption in it result of ulvllltutlnn, und,
If that Is thn cnuo, Is It better to be a
collcgs conmimpitvo or n roaring Buvnga
with complete lungs? Without clothes tho
Samonns do not get cold, according to tho
report of Governor Tlllcy, and without
cold to weuken the pulmonary organs they
nre not subject to attacks of phthisis nnd
other diseases, though doubtless tho seeds
of the consumption were carried to the
once healthful Islands by the whites.
The suggestive and possibly Important
part of this disclosure Is thnt persons In
a stato of nudity aro not liable to con
sumption. There aro altitude cures, nnd
gt-Hpo cures, and whey cures, and food
cures, and balsam cures, and outdoor cure,
nnd why not nn undress cure? If Urno
reservation could be secured for civilized
patients in which they could be permitted
to ramble nbout nt will, uudraped und
secure from tho contemplation of tho
world, who knows what beneficent results
iglght be gained? This would be a return
not nlone to nature, but to a stnto ol
nature, nnd after the novelty of tho ex
periment had worn off the men In tho
Adirondack reserve and the women In tho
Catsklll reserve might find that being un
clothed that Is, in summer would bo far
more comfortable than being clothed.
It la said that Infants who aro nllowed
to tumble about almost unclad aro stronger,
healthier and more graceful thnn those
who are bound and tied nnd buttoned In
the habiliments of fashion, nnd that they
never outgrow their superior setting-up
nnd appenrnnco. Hunters, woodmen, sol
diers, sntlors and others who nre from
city congregations lu warm weather often
reduce their equipment to Its lowest terms
and go about with no more covering than
tho nverogo Indian. They aro a healthy
compuny In tho nverage nnd wc may tako
example from them nnd tho Snmnnns nnd
lengthen our days nnd deepen our brcntUng
by reverting In propitious hours to iho
condition of prlmltlvo man.
I1USONAI. MITHS,
Only nine Amorlcans havo been admitted
to membership In tho Automobllo club of
Frnnco. nnd of theso W. K. Vnndcrbllt wns
the first to ho elected.
Several hens belonging to tho city of
Hoston have been mislaid or stolen. Until
found tho common council will havo to
go without nny strictly fresh eggs.
Do not Kpnnk your wifo. Oeorgo Rcd
fenrn of New York handed out n few to
Mrs. Redfenrn nnd is now pnylng $25 coun
sel fee and $5 11 week nllmony to tho In
dignant woman.
In tho performance of her duty Ida
Hnthaway, a nurso nt tho Hartford hos
pital, contracted ophthalmia from n child
patient and became blind. Hartford Peoria
have raised a fund of $8,000 for her sup
port. Wllllnm JnmcH, the famous psychologist,
Is reported to have recovered completely
from tho Illness which threatened his Ufa
early In the spring and will bo nhlo to
take up his regular work nt Harvard next
autumn.
Mtb. Kendal Is quoted as saying that
an actress must bo capnblo of being "an
enterprising grandmother." Besides Mrs,
Kendal herself this leaves Kllon Terry
und Sarah Bernhardt conspicuously In tha
histrionic ring.
Hnvlug disposed of his off-color wine to
rich Americans nt n tidy profit King Ed
wnrd has now rummaged tho garret nnd
found n lot of old furnlturo which seems
to bo of no earthly use to anybody nnd sc
naturally nnother snlo for tho accommo
dation of rich Americans la being adver
tised. Svon Hedln, tho explorer, has discov
ered n second Dead sea In tho highlands ol
Thibet a vast lnko so Impregnated witt
knit that Indigenous llfo Is out of tho ques
tion. It wns Impossible for him to get his
bont closo to the shore, bo that he and
his companions had to wado out two boats'
lengths before It would float, and this wa
sufficient to coat their legs and clothci
thickly with salt. The entire bed of tht
lako appeared to consist of pnlt and tht
density of tho lifeless water wns, of courso,
very high.
niii:i;,v chaff,
Artshlngton Star: "Do you think a mnr.
In politics 1b measured by tho amount ol
money ho hns '"
"Certainly not," nnswered Senntor Sor
ghum. "What counts Is tho amount of
money ho spends."
Ohio Stnto Jnurnnl: "Whnt Is your vocn.
tinn?" nsked tho Cannlbnl King sternly.
"1 cr t am a weather bureau man, yout
majesty," ventured the weather man tim
idly. "Turn him loose," commanded the Can
nibal King; "ho has been rousted onougb
by the people."
HoBton Traveler: Little Wlllle-Sny, pu,
why Is It wrong to call n mini n liar?
Pa Because, my Hon, If he Isn't It will
hurt his feelings, and if ho Is the chances
nro he will hurt yours.
Bnltlmoro American: "Hut," said tho
cruel editor, "this Is not good dialect
poetry."
"Not cood dialect?" nnswered th( ilrpnmv
poet. "Sir, I defy you to llnd 11 single word
that Is spelled correctly In that poem. I
guen.s 1 know what dialect Is."
Philadelphia Press: "Yes," said Mr.
Borom, who had been endenvorlng to glvn
wiu unci toaiun IMIll lu n un u 111)111, ma
man, "but Pvo determined to turn over a
new leaf."
"Ah! why not n new leave?" remarked
Miss Pepprey, wearily.
"A new leave?"
"Yes, go homo earlier when you cull."
Pittsburg Chionlelo: Mrs. Chutterton
Uenry, for goodnoHs mike, don't wear such
short troiiBorH! Oive them to the rngmnni
Chntterton Not much! You women
haven't got any patent, on the rnlny flay
costume Idea. TIicho uro my rnlny iluy
trousers!
Washington Stnr: ".She is pretty," Bald
tho young woman, "but she Is so obviously
Hindu up."
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne, "I enn't
help w'.idering how alio got back from
Humpo without having duty collected on
her as u work of art."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "My wlfo wast
up doing mlsHloimry work early this morn
ing." "No!"
"YeH. She. wns looting my pockets,"
cooi.inc Tiiot tart's,
Pittsburg Chronicle.
In bygone years we hud to wait
Till winter struck ItH coldest gait
Kru wc could venture out to Bkute.
Wc hud to wnlt till Ire wns thick
tin river, lake and pond nud "crick,"
lleforn the gliding steel could click.
The frigid hrepzes there would hum
Till noses, hands nnd led wore numb.
And curs would to the frost HJccumb.
Then snow would full by day or night.
And, with Its mantle thick and white,
Hide Icy suifacc from tho sight.
Hut now no moro wn'ro forced to wait
When winter wnnts to hrsltuto
Anil hold back all who love to skuto.
For mini nnother trick lias played
On nutiiro, und without her aid
Clrent fields of Ico aro quickly made.
fn buildings high, nnd lunud, nnd long,
In Hprcud the ire Unit's thick and Htroruj
L'nough to bear n mighty throng.
Though balmy winds m.iy blow nutsld,
Within o'er ice the Kkutcrs glide
And sway till they uru satisfied.
And frigid lueczcs ne'er romn near
To nip tile nose or dainty ear,
For thick nre wiiIIh that Interfere.
No clouds e'er float nrross to throw
l.'pon the lee their loads of snow,
For roofs shield all who skuto below.
And there thu hockey players fleet
In friendly rivalry compete,
And strlvo for victory complete.
And there tho pretty girl awaits
The chuppl" who puts op tier skates,
Then off they whirl as gliding mutes.
"lis there that winter ciiIh no Ice.
For those who huvo llui time und pries
Can tour tho BkHters' purudlse.
Perhaps man s knowledge still shall grow
t'ntll ut will he'll bring down biiuw,
Then lu July we'll blclbiilnv go.