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    THE OMAnA DAILY BEE: IIOXBAT, SEPTEMBER 30, 1001.
Tub umaiia Daily Bee
H. H08KWAT1SH, KDITOH.
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OFFICES.
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nncl .M Streets.
Council l.lulff. Io 1'enrt Street.
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"ays hat tho actual number ol full and
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J-venlng nnei Sunday Ueo printed during
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OKOIIOK I). TZSGHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence nnd sworn to
beforo me this 31at day of August. A. D.
1M1. M. It. HUNOATE,
Notary Public,
ft turns out Hint tho stool strike was
not (loi'lnroil (iff, but Hlinply struck out.
If .!. I'lorpont Morpm Is tint more
careful, lie Is apt to lose Ills popularity
with tlio roportoiial Interviewers.
'I'Iip Sohloy hoard of Inquiry promises
to furnish material for the news col
umns for nt lenst a few morn (lays.
Like the ease where the hoy cried wolf,
the people of Omaha have heen fooled
by the cry "antl ni,.chlne" too often.
They refiiRe to he fooled any more.
Current advertisements that 11)01!
calendars are already out are merely
timely hints that the day of settlement
with the coal man can not ho long de
ferred. Omaha Is trying to reach out for new
laurels. This time on the olf links.
Kansas City will have to quicken Its
pace If It wants to keep up with
Omaha s Rolfcra.
Nebraska day at tho Huffalo exposl
tion will 1m celebrated with character
istic exercises. A Nebraska day any
where Is sure to command attention
since this state has moved up toward
the center of tho Mage.
Prince Chun must bo In a most unonsy
predicament. Iletween urgent requests
from Hmporor William and compulsory
mandates from his own government, ho
will hnvn to move cautiously to avoid
getting his wives crossed.
Greater Now York people ought to
feel so highly honored to have n man of
the character and ability of Se'th Low
willing to servo them as mayor as to
moke it unanimous for him when they
come to express u choice.
Newspaper readers aro still trying to
satisfy themselves whether the oddress
to tho Jury or tho attorney for Czolgosz
was intended to bo a defenses for tho
prisoner or a defense for the attorney
for undertaking tho prisoner's defense.
President MeKlnloy carried life In
surances policies aggregating .ftlT.OOO. As
uo company Is likely to hold risks on
tho lives of more than ono president at
a time, It Is not probable, however, that
n clause barring presidents will be In
serted In future policies.
Tho country has gotten back to tho
Increase sldo of tho clearing houso
ledger ngnlu, Omaha Included. This
shows how quickly tho business Inter
ests havo resumed normal conditions
nftor tins change ,of executives nt tho
head of tho national government.
City Tax Commissioner Fleming has
Invited every taxpayer who thinks ho
haR n grievance ,on his assessment to
step up nnd register a kick. It may be
freely predicted that tho tax commis
sioner will receive more kicks in tho
next few weeks than any other person
In this vicinity.
Notwithstanding the untoward
weather of Ak-Sar-nen week, local mer
chants report hnvlug done an unusually
Inrgo business with out-of-town pntrons,
From a business standpoint tho carnival
was said to havo been as groat If not a
greater success than over. As long ns
tho inerchantsi think tho game is worth
the! money tho carnival will surely bo
coutlnued.
One man ruunlng for oftlco In Omahn
will sleep soundly every night up to
election without tho slightest apprehen
sion as to the result In his case. That
comltdato Is William I. Snowden, who
has been renominated on nil tickets to
hold his present isosltiou as constable
and bailiff to tho county court. Uuele
Hill .Snowden, as ho Is more famlllnrlly
called, bears the distinction of having
been Omaha's first permanent white
settler, with a continuous residence of
forty-seven years, and every one cheer
fully concedes him n life tenure on his
oillclnl position os a testimonial of popu
Inr regard and esteem and hopes his llfo
usuy bo lu'olougcd many years to come,
i
rut: rAMr.iiay .v zeuhaska.
Dtirlnj; the five weeks that will clapo
between now nnd election day the peo
pie of Nebraska will have an oppor
Utility to determine for themselves
whether the welfare of tho state and
their Indlvldurtl prosperity would be
best promoted by an endorsement of
the. policies and candidates of the re
publican party or those of the so-called
fusion reformers. While local candidates
and local Issues will necessarily absorb
most attention, the state ticket and tins
principles for which It stands cannot
be lost slht of, even In an off yeart
Conceding that the candidates pro
scntcd on both opposing tickets are
competent to dlscharRe the duties np'
pertaining to the ollkea.to which they
aspire, other considerations fchould Im
pel the grunt majority of the. people to
give the preference to the nominees of
the republican party.
As one of the most progressive states
in the union, Nebrasku Is naturally at
tnehed to the party of progress which
brought It Into the union and with
which it has been identliled during the
best period of Its development.
The brilliant victory achieved In tho
presidential campaign has given Ne
braska front place In tho galaxy of
republican states nnd as a matter of
Rtato prido tho people of Nebraska
should maintain that prestige, lly re
maining in tho republican column Ne
braska will bo in position U demand
nioro liberal recognition at the hands of
tho republican administration and
greater concessions iu legislative meas
ures that will assist. In the development
of tho resources of tho state.
Last, hut not least, every citizen who
shares the prosperity brought about by
republican policies can exhibit a grate
ful appreciation of existing conditions
no better than by expressing his ap
proval through the ballot box In voting
for Judge H. II. Sedgwick and the two
republican candidates for university
regents.
i. jwnw; to vEw.itAi, ortuiuns.
In Justice to Nebraska, federal ofllce
holders who loyally supported the re
publican party In the last campaign,
The Hep is Impelled to correct a state
ment embodied in a recent speech made
by Its editor heroic the Klghth Ward
Republican club. That speech contained
among other things the following remi
niscent remarks relative to the cam
paign of woo:
Tho national commltteo had to send sev
eral thousand dollars to Omaha to placate
men who held olllco undor William MeKln
loy to support William MeKlnloy. To sup
port tho ticket that William MeKlnloy
wanted elected for ho was 'list as much
Interested in the election of two republican
senators ns he was In his own.
Although this declaration had exclu
sive reference to. the Omaha contingent
of federal otllclals, It has Impelled sev
eral non-resident federal olllcers to
make public denials through tho demo
cratic organ decidedly uncomplimentary
to the speaker. United States District
Attorney Summers and United States
.Marshal Mnthews have .entered spi
cltle protests against being stigmatized
as disloyal, although no direct charge
had been made against them.
Willie It Is matter of history that
these two olllcers were exerting their
Inlluence during the session of the legis
lature to block tho election of any sena
tors, because they believed they could
better their chances of reappointment
by keeping Nebraska unrepresented In
tho senate, they wore not, so far as Is
known, among those -whose support for
tho ticket had to bo bought with money.
On behalf of tho Omaha members of
tho federal brigade, Postmaster Crow
is quoted asj follows:
Hosowatcr'B statements aro ridiculous. If
It had not been for tho united efforts of
tho "federal brlgado" tho state would havo
buou lost to the republican party. Tbo
mombcrs of tho "brlgado" went out and
worked without asking money or receiving
any from Mr. Iloscwator. i
When Postmaster Crow says ho never
asked or received money from Rose
water ho tells tho truth. No federal
olllceholder in Omaha or out of Omaha
asked Roscwater tor money during tho
Into campaigner received nuy money
from him. It Is also true that uo money
was demanded by Omaha federal olllce-
holders or paid to thorn for their votes.
Tho money that was brought by u
special envoy rrom national headquar
ters at Chicago to Omaha was appro
priated for tho express purpose of in
ducing federal otilceholders, their em
ployes nnd their camp followers who
wens openly knocking tho republican
leglslaUvo ticket to got into lluu for
Its support. Tho money was paid over
and while tho knocking stopped, the
knltlng did not. Hud tho Omaha con
tingent of fedorul (otilceholders been
successful In their treacherous work
tho seats in tho Uulted States senate
now occupied by Senator Millard and
Senator Dietrich would have been ill led
by two fusloutsts.
UUItMAXS WELL VLUASED,
Leading Gorman newspapers, which
doubtless reflect public sentiment, ex
press themselves as well pleased with
the attitude of President Roosevelt to
ward Germany. They say that tho
frleudlya sentiments or tho president und
his deslro to promotes closur trailo rela
tions will meet with tho earnest co
operation or the German people and
government. It is very much to bo
hoped that such will bo tho case, but
In order to bring it about there will need
to bu a radical clinugo In what appears
to bo tho dominant sentiment In Ger
many toward American trade. Tho
ngrurlnns contluue to Insist upon higher
grain duties and while there 1b a strong
nud vigorous opposition to this it Is
probablu that the ngrnrlnns will have
their way. Possibly there will bu a
compromise, but iii any event It Is sare
to predict that tho agrarians will haves
the better or it.
At a conference held In Herlln hifel
week to discuss Germany's commercial
policy ono of the speakers said: "Kull
reciprocity In customs, questions must
bo secured with the Uulted State's. Hoth
Germany and tho United States must
bind themselves. Wo must uncondition
ally abolish favoritism." If tho com
mercial policy of Germany could bo
controlled by this spirit there would be
excellent promUo of closer trade rclu-
tloni between that country and thK but
nt present that spirit does not control
and .there Is little prospect that It will,
although there does appear ,to be some
progress in that direction, as Indicated
In the tone of the leading newspapers.
As to the position of President Roose
velt, there has never been the least
reason to suppose that It, would bo any
thing different, lie as earnestly desires
as did ids predecessor the maintenance
of commercial peace, knowing that only
In that way shall we bo able to extend
our trade. The president Is undoubtedly
In full accord with tho .MeKlnloy view,
that "only a broad and enlightened
policy will keep what we have; no other
policy will get more." He also believes
with his predecessor that commercial
wars aro tmprotltablo nnd that a policy
of good will and friendly trade rela
tions will prevent reprisals. Kntettaln
Ing these views, It will bo the elTort of
tlio administration to cultivate more
Intimate trade relations with all coun
tries that may desire them.
inn fwoin.v; srnrwa.
The surplus In the national treasury
grbws steadily and the promise now Is
that It will amount to perhaps ?0O,0OO,
(MK) nt the end of tho present lineal year.
Kor the first quarter of the year tho
excess of receipts over expenditures
will bo moro than $ir,XK),O0O and there
seems no reason to doubt that this rate
will bo maintained throughout the year.
.Manifestly a further reduction of taxa
tion could be made with entire safety
to the treasury, but Washington advices
say there Is little likelihood that this
will be done. It Is stated to be tho
opinion of some of the lenders In con
gress that It Is well to prepare for
future Improvements, Legitimate river
and harbor work Is favored and those
who think It unwise to further reduce
taxation urge that 11 Is probable this
government will within the next year
commit Itself to the construction of an
Isthmian canal, either by the purchase
of the property of tho Panama canal
company or by detlnlte concessions or
the Nicaragua route. It Is argued that
In either event this government will be
called upon to expend rrom $ir0,()0().000
to OO.iMMUHH) In the enterprise and a
healthy surplus at the end of this llscal
year would be convenient to have on
hand.
No doubt ways can bo found for dis
posing of d surplus, but there Is cer
tainly no necessity for piling It up at
the rate or $('),( mo.OOO a year, as at
present ami the ropublliiin party will
do Itself no good by allowing this to bu
done. A mildly Incrcaslnir suinbis In
the nntlonal treasury Is a had thing for
the money market, as has recently been
shown, while retaining taxation when
It has been clearly demonstrated to be
unnecessary Is unjust to tho people. It
will be sound policy for congress to
further reduce the revenue and wo are
Inclined to think this will be done.
iMExmxa Tin: HAyicuinrcv i,ah
Numerous .amendments to the bank
ruptcy law will be proposed at the com
ing session of congress and there Is
some reason to apprehend that this may
endanger the whole law by inviting the
risk of a repeal. The New York .lournnl
of Commerce' remarks that when the
question or amending the law Is pend
ing In n not very friendly congress It
would be singular If a proposition io
repeal Instead of amend were not
sprung and supported by formidable
numbers. Another prominent trade Jour
nal says that the national bankruptcy
law Is In danger, not only rrom tho at
tacks of its enemies,, but In tho house
of Its friends. The former are prepar
ing to give tho act its coup do grace, If
possible, by moving for Its repeal when
the question of amending tho measure
is brought up at the next session of
congress. The latter, nt least some of
them, are Inclined to aid this scheme
by tho Introduction of amendments so
varleel and numerous as to bewilder
nnd weary tho majority of tho legisla
tors at Washington.
For nlozeu years or longer the mer
cantile community appealed to congress
to enact a bankruptcy law. There was
n very general teellng among business
men that a national Inw wus an Im
peratives necessity. Three years ugo
congress enacted the bankruptcy law
and no statute over received more care
ful consideration or thorough discussion.
It Is most remarkable, thurcfore, to And
that business men are now willing to
endanger the existence or tho law by
agitating for amendments that can
hardly fall to Invite a demand for Its
repeal. Doubtless some changes In the
law are desirable, but Its friends should
be careful not to (ask too much, lest
they give encouragement to Its enemies.
Tho reception accorded tlio duko of
Cornwnll antl York on his present visit
to Canada should ellsabuso tho minds
of peoplo in tills country who hnvo be
come Imbued with tho Idea that Canada
Is looklug for an excuse to throw oft" the
yoke of tho Hrltlsh , Imperial govern
ment. Caniidluns se'cm to be not only
ralrly satisfied with tholr lot, so far as
tho management of public affairs goes,
but to esteem It a prlvllcxu to pay honor
to tho son of tho Hugllsh king solely
because ho conies as a representative or
his royal father. Canada may some
day break away from the mother coun
try and suck association with tlio United
States, but It will not bo because of
aversion to royalty, unless present senti
ment changes materially.
Governor Savago expresses himself
openly as opposed to tho erection of
any but llreproof buildings to houso
tho wards in our stato Institutions, lu
tills position, the govi'rnor will have
tlio hearty support or every thoughtiul
citizen of Nebraska. Tho day ought
soon to he here when helpless Insane
people aro properly protected ngalust
holocausts lu ttretrnps, whether main
tained as public or private institutions.
Nreret lit l-ro prrl I ,
Minneapolis Tribune.
The period of twelve months ending Au
gust .11, 1901, is remarkable as furnishing
a new record of exports from tho United
States, According to the figures furnished
by the treasury bureau of export sta
tistics, the total for all kinds of merchnn-
dlhe was (1,500,613,236. This Is an Increase
of uioit than 60 per cent slnco 152C, while
the Imports In the same time httve In
creased barely 15 per cent, in these figures
may be found the secret of our constantly
accumulating favorable trade balance.
VliMird from A fur.
Huffalo Express.
This Is the first ear In the history of
Nebraska when Its wheat crop will bring
moro money than the corn crop. It Is
estimated that the wheat will sell for about
J30.000.0CO and the com for J25.t00.000.
A Tontly lllumlcr.
Washington Post.
We Infer from the opinions of the steel
workers that President Shaffer has made
a sorry mess of their cause. Hut why will
the steel workers follow the leadership of
men who havo failed In other walks of
llfo?
Ton Mnnr Helled (nt.
naltlmore American.
The general public cannot see what wis
dom there Is In maintaining a secret
servlre. department that makes all the
crooks In tho country familiar with the
faces of Its operatives by giving their pic
tures to the press.
( Iiiiiikor lii Three Vcnrs,
St. t.nuls (tlobe-Demncriit.
Strangely rapid nt times are tho muta
tions of government in this country. When
the regiment of Hough Riders was organized
fo, the war with Spain its members llttlo
thought that within little moro than three
years their colonel would be tho military
governor of Cuba and their lieutenant
tolcnel be the president ef tho United
States. President Itcosevelt and Ocnernl
Wood have Just been In consultation as to
the progress of Cuba toward self-government
nnd tlwy are the two men most po
tential In gtildhig thfl Island through Its
probation. The enwhov rtylment occupies
a unique place In history.
Demur rnry of lln Future.
Milwaukee Journal (item.)
There Is a democracy and there must ho
n democratic pnrty In fact as In name.
If It cannot bo wrought out of the wreck
made by tho enptnre of the party In 1S9S It
must he built up afresh nut of tho patriot
Ism, Intclllgenro and lovo of political
equality nnd purity existing In tho coun
try. It will not be a pnrty of discontent,
but ono of hope anil confidence. It will
not bo a pnrty which will set business In
terror, but ono working for stability In
business nnd nn ever-widening opportunity
for enterprise. It will stnnd for our coun
try first nnd our liberties; then It will seek
llko liberty for others.
As In 1,1 fr. So In Ilrntli.
Kansas City Star
The removal of the ashes of Abraham
Lincoln twelve times seems typlenl to n
degree of the vicissitudes of his rcmark
nble life. There was not much of reposo
or tranquillity In the career of Lincoln. Ho
seemed to bo created for stress and tur
moil nnd to meet tho brunt of fierce agita
tion. His whole history was one of toll
nncl sacrifice, and while his name Is
crowned with Imperishable glory, few men
In tho annals of the American republic
tasted more deeply of consuming caro nnd
ceaseless nnxlety than Lincoln. It Is fitting
that his clay shall now find tho unbroken
rest which enmo to his great soul thirty
six yenrs ago.
ItciliD'ltiK I be .nllonnl Ueht.
St. Louis niobe-Dnmocrat.
Over J33,ono.000 of Interest-bearing bonds
have been purchased by the government
since April 1, at a cot of J40.000.000. Of
course tho reason for this outlay is thnt
tho secretary of tho treasury wants to pre
vent nny semblance of stringency In tho
money innrkcl. Tho government's Income
is greater thnn Its outgo for ordlnnry ex-
nnrnlltnrn H'fin t r n fl nn n V nf ltia alntn nf
pcndlture. Tho tendency of this stnto of
things would bo to pllo up Increasing sums
of money In tho treasury. Secretary flago
prevents tin's by making heavy disburse
ments of ensh through bond purchnses. This
relieves tho market nnd reduces tho gov
ernment debt at the same time. All of
which means that the finances of tho coun
try aro In a satisfactory condition.
Ioonoiiilc AVnitf- of Striken.
Iiulsvllle Courier-Journal.
Tho great economic waato of strikes Is
demonstrnted tn tho staUstlcs given out
by the experts who have Investigated the
steel trouble. It Is estimated thnt $10,000.
000 was lost In wages inrt $15,000,000 in
earnings by the manufacturers. Tho In
direct losses that coma to collateral In
dustries and to retail Jrs who lost their
trado would make the aggregate a terrific
Bum. The greatest sufferei's, however', wero
not the 10000 Amalgamated association
members who struck, but tho (10,000 odd
other laborers who had no part or lot In tho
Btrlke, but whoso work had to be sus
pended because tho skilled mechanics with
drew. Many of these will not rid them
boIvcs for a year of tho debt thus Incurred
and resultant privations will long afflict
them.
Mniilcliul Mailt IMnhls.
Philadelphia Times.
Now OrleanB contemplates building a
municipal elctrlc light plnnt and a com
mittee of tho city councils hns been on a
tour to Inspect tho electrical lighting sys
tems of various cities. Tho commltteo
learned that Chicago, Allegheny and De
troit nro tho only cities In tho United
States which own nnd opornto their pub
lic electric light plnnts. The cont to theso
cities per arc lnmp Is respectively: Chi
cago, J.p)S.2o; Detroit, $00.45; Allegheny,
J72.28. Tho only cities which get their light
us cheap nB this by contract are: Washing
ton, whero tho cost Is $72 per lamp, and
Richmond, where It Is J6S.50. Richmond
uses water power from tho falls of tho
James river. Buffalo, which usos power
from Nlagnrn Falls, pays $100. Tho high
est price paid for contract lights Is In Chi
cago, whero the cost Is $137 per lamp i In nj
sections not covered by tho city plant),
while- In New Orleans It Is $127. Philadel
phia pays on nn average $110 for each arc
lamp per year. It would require shout
$900,000 to Install nuch a plant as Now Or
leans requires,
FitisnntsM of mm:i:cii.
nniiBcroiin I'roiionltluus I'll I Fni-wnnl
In Moment of ni;rr.
Minneapolis Joarnnl.
While It does honor to tho patriotism of
Virginia that In tho moment of anger
following the nssasslnatlon of President
MeKlnloy tho state constitutional conven
tion voted to omit "freedom of speech"
from tho bill of rights, It Is tn be hoped
that on second thought It will bo restored.
Considered In another light this willing
ness fo the constitution makers to omit
the time-honored provision of bills of rights
may bo regarded ns tho natural sequence
of tho first stops taken toward oligarchy
In the suffrage amendments adopted or
nbout to be adopted In vnrlous southern
states.
Freedom of speech must not bo withhold
In a republic. It Is license lu this re
spect, b In respect to nny other liberty,
that must be guarded against. It Is diffi
cult and dangerous tn attempt tn define
by law, very closely, Just what Is desirable
freedom nnd what Is license. Something
must nn loft to tho Individual Judgment,
but speech which Incites to crimes against
persons or government should bo severely
punished, flut to bring this nbout It Is
not necessary to ftrlke out the guarantee
of freedom of peech from the constitu
tion!, ,w
Democratic
Kearney
The editor of this pnper has not attended
a fusion convention or caucus In Huffalo
county for four yenrs. nnd he hns nsked
lor ami received no favors as their hands,
nnd while tho present gnng of political
freebooters are in control of party affairs
we no not expect to ask or recclvo any
favors from thnt source. And wo can truth-
funy say that there nro mighty few demo-
crats lu the county but who have received
similar treatment at the gnng's hands.
At the recent county convention n gath-
erlng that no one recognizes as democratic
in nny sense a delegate from Illverdnle
township offered the name of the editor of
this paper as n delegate to the fusion stato
convention, Tho chairman, who had ur-
surped tho chair without authority of tho
delegates, refused to present the name to
the convention for Its action. Tho motion
was pressed by tho delegate, who charged
that It wns none of tho ntlegcd chnlrmnn's
business, but thnt the convention should be
permitted to necept or reject the proposed
iieiegnte. ah mis wns done without our
knowledge or consent nnd decidedly
against our desires. Nevertheless the name
wns voted upon nnd accepted by two-thirds
of those voting. Aflor this netlnn by tht
convention .Mr. r h. scntt entered tho
room from the populist convention and de-
mnnded thnt the name be stricken from
the list of delegates. Ho charged that the
editor of the Democrat had endorsed th-s
republlcnn candidate for supreme Judge In
an nrttclo tho week before This brought
on n fight which resulted In nearly nil tho
country delegates quitting tho eomentlon
and denouncing tho whole nffalr as ono re.
fleeting gross dishonest methods, not only
In selecting delegates, but In selecting enn-
dldntcn.
Mr. Scott would mc been wlso hnd he
remnlned quiet, as we would not have nt-
tended his fusion state convention, nnd he
would hnve nvolded a wider rupture among
his fusion forces nnd not afforded us this
excellent opportunity to stnte the renson
that called forth the nrtlclo which he calls
IM IILiriTY FOH Till? aiijiy.
Sonic Ailt nntiiur Ilerlt nliln friMil
I'nlillc I'urndps.
Hrooklyn Kngle.
Ought we not to see n little more of our
army? Couldn't we have a trlflo more
of hurrah about It? Might wo not bring
It home to the people that wn havo nn
army? Is It fair to tho regular to keep
him In tho barracks all the tlmn nnd leave
tha peoplo to suppose that our fighting
Is nil done by tho volunteer, when It Is
the husky regular who does nearly all of
It, and always does It best? We have
hundreds nnd sometimes thousands of fed-
oral soldiers quartered In this city, nt the
harbor forts nnd ntntlons, yet they might
ns well be In Arizona, for all tho popu
lace knows of them. Wo dally sco tho
vorklngs of our postolllce. wo sco tho
iihlps of our navy at tho yard nnd In tho
harbor, we icspcct tho patents thnt nio
granted by government, wo seldom put
our hands Into our pockets without feel
ing tho assurance that wo havo a Treos-
ury department, but of our military ostab-
lishment wo are for tho most part as Ig-
nnrant as wo are of the establishments
of Europe. This Is hardly tho way to en-
courage the right Increase of our regular
army. If wo want to Interest young men
in u ana enlist a setter sort of them, why
not ndvertlso It? Tho ndvertlslng costs
nothing. The men nre uniformed, armed
and fed wherever they may be, nnd they
havo a leisure) that might ns welt bo em-
ployed lu reviews nnd marches In peopled
places as on drill grounds hidden from
! I I. I 1. 1 j .1 r mi.. tt.i
SKi,t lu forbidden forts. The sight of reg
unrs on drill or parado would bo a lesson
to our national guard regiments, nnd they
would certainly Interest tho masses.
Wo havo not the lovo of show that por
scsscs tho Latins, but we nevertheless
enloy military spectacles, nnd wo hnvo no
manner of doubt that our army would be
better If It were brought nut of Its hid
ing places occasionally nnd put through
the grand tactics. Why should not our
regulars be exercised on tho Long lslnnd
plains? Once In a great while a troop or
a battery or n company goes off on a
practice march and comes back again, but
these bodies never go away together und
operate ngnlnst theoretlcnl enemies to
gether. They Hteal off by tho back way,
quietly slink homo again and nobody ex
cept themselves Is tho wiser. Whllo It
would bo unprofitable and Indeed Impos
sible to hnvo such displays ns those in
France, where H0.000 men wore turned out
In order to plenso and Impress tho czar,
and while nnv pnrndo of Amorlcnn soldiers
would Inck the color nnd vnrloty that was
given to that review. In the flamboyant
costumes of the African contingent, nnd
while thero would bo lees pomp and cir
cumstance. It would nevertheless bo well
If the American peoplo had bolter oppor
tunities to become acquainted with tho
American army, to know Its porsonnel nnd
its needs nnd to be bettor qunllfled to aid
It In times of trouble. Hide It no longer,
but bring It Into tbo daylight nnd let us
sco its work.
i'i:itsoAi, exi:s.
Ssnator Hawley of Connecticut Is tho
eenlor surviving ofllcer of thu original or
ganization of the Orand Army of tho Ite
public. Hubbard I). McDonald, tho Journal clerk
of tho United States senate, Is tho third of
his family to hold tho plnco, his father and
grandfather preceding him lu It.
Henry Savage Iindor, artist, linguist nud
explorer, is described ns "phort nnd fru
Kde, yet wiry and cnpablo of great endur
ance. Cold ho Is said hardly to feci at
Denmark's great family of brewers, tho
Jncol)scus, havo given their countrymen
nearly $15,000,000 for scientific and philan
thropic purposes. The Danes appear to
have a thirst for knowledge.
Tho Inte Judge Jeremluh Wilson of Wash
ington was tho real author of tho preaont
system of government for tho District of
Columbia. When ho was in congress over
twenty, five yenrs ago he wns a 'member of
tho commltteo charged with tho Investiga
tion of district affairs and at that time ho
thought out and drafted tho system which
was later adopted by congress.
Among tho late president's papers, now
In tho hands of Secretary Cortolyou, nro
5,000 rcque'its for Mr. McKlnley's auto
graph. It had been his custom to devote
spare moments to the gratification of these
demands In so fnr as ho could, hut during
a few months' absence or through a porlod
when tho presldont would be busily occu
pied with affairs of state, these letters ask
ing for autographs would pile up. Tho
5,000 referred to accumulated during tho
Bummer vacation season,
When I'rraid-nt nonsevelt decides to tnke
n short rest and goes to his Oyster Bay
homo ho will find waiting for blm at the
Long Island railroad depot In Brooklyn
whnt will hereafter bo known as the "prebl
dentlnl train." It will consist of a special
engine nnd combination conch and one of
the two famous club cars used by the mil
lionaire travelers on the lino on their trips
to their summer homes. This ear Is now
being refitted and when completed will havo
all the comforts of home without bclnt
Sorgoous.
Endorsement
Democrat
nu endorsement of Judge Sedgwick, a tnan
we havo known for nearly a quarter of
century, and whose every notion toward us
hns been of the most cordial character am
whoss friendship canto unsought nnd proed
as true ns steel and valuable to the public
The friendship came at n time when w
began a warfare upon 8 gang of dishonest
republican olllclnls In York county who
had held sway In that county from Its or
gnnlzatlon up to 1881.
In nltemnllnc to rout the cane header
by V. W. Lledke, then county clerk nnd
nfterwnrd a defaulting state auditor, the
editor of this nnner. then publishing th
York Democrat, was arrested on the charge
of libeling the gang. We wero without
legal counsel, the gang having retained
or attempted to reialn. all the attorney
In tho llttlo city against u. There was
however, one mnn. one attorney, nnd n re
publican nttnrney nt that, who hnd no use
for dishonesty In public place or nninng
public officials, except to relieve the public
of tiicnt, nnd that man was Hon Samuel
II. Pcdgwlek, the present cnndldate for
Justice of tho supreme court of Nrbrnskn
Mr. Sedgwick sent for us nnd without
(money and without price offered to defend
our attack upon public dishonesty then ex
Istlng within his own pnrty nt his own
home. The records In the oftlco nf the clerk
of tho district court of York county tell
how successfully he defended our exposure
In thnt Instance of official corruption nnd
the disclosure of n defalcation of J28,f.OO
We would certainly be unworthy to call
nny mnn n friend If we neglected to speak
frankly nnd honestly of Samuel H. Sedg
wick. Wo not only believe him to bo nn
honest, conscientious, honorable man nnd
citizen, but wo know he Is. Dishonesty
within his pnrty or any other party rannnt
hope to obtain any soothing salves or
poultices from him. Judge Sedgwick Is nn
able lawyer, n fearless defender of honesty
In public office, nnd will make one of the
best supremo courl Judges tho state of
. Nebraska hns ever hnd.
itoiMi Aiint-T m:v vortK.
nivrrsr rtirrrtil of T.I fo In Iip fllir
Metropolis.
Inventive genius Is a trlflln slow about
liHrnesslng ocean waves, though somo loud
promises have been made In the pros
pectus. Perhaps It Is Just ns well they
nhould continue business In tho old way
Occnslonaly they do mankind a hnndsomn
' turn. During a recent September gale old
leather Neptune kicked up quite a muss
, In tho vicinity of llockaway beach. Some
, of his curve reached a height of twenty
flvo feet nnd Irrigated the adjneent Innd-
; senne. Hut tho owners of the landscnno
havo no kick coming.
John Wnlnwrlght, whoae family nt one
time owned most of Hoclmway bench
asked n dredging company for estimates
on tho cost of removing the sandbar, which
was out 300 foot from Mr. Wntnwrlght's
bath houses and a great nulsnnce to bnthera.
The dredging company offered to do the
Job for J10.000.
'Tho ocean has done tho work," said
, Mr. Wnlnwrlght, "and I nm f 10,000 In
i pocket. Tho ocean hns mndn J20.000 worth
- of land for me tn one night. Just look
j ovor thero nt Murray's place. Ho has been
1 benefited nt least $10,000 worth. Thero
' hns certainly been somo sort of a ills
; turbanco nt tho bottom of tho sea. The
i tldo has been higher during big equinoctial
i storms, hut wo never had such raonstor
waves. .They aro a beautiful Bight."
Dcneath .Murray's l)ccnn ravlllon tho
only thing left to mark whero a monster
dining room stood wns a lemonndo bar flv
. i.ti. rr . . t ...
feet high. The sand hnd drifted over tho
tables and chairs nnd everything clso In
tho place and covered everything up to tho
top of the lemonade bar. Along tho bench
for six miles now lnnd had been mndo In
tho night and lnnd nt Itncknwny mado by
tho ocean stays there, unlike Coney Island.
For twenty yenrs Hocknway beach hns
been growing larger by the action of tho
ocean, while Coney Island Is gradually being
washed away.
In tho glitter of New York's most pr
tcntlous hotel, tho big, loose-framed west
ern ranch owner soemcd as ponderous nnd
as much nut of his element ns ono of his
Clydesdales would hnvo been; but thero
wns the nplrlt lu him that lu bred on tho
ranges, nnd ho was not to bo hold up by
brass buttons nor stnmpcded by yellow
striped waistcoats. Ho hnd sent up his
card to one of the hotel guests, relntcs the
Rvening Post, nnd In tho courso of threo
quarters of un hour tho buttons had ro
turned with tho card nnd the announcement
that the man wns not In his room. "Shall
I pago him through the corridors by namo
or number?" Inquired tho buttons. A look
of uneasiness camo Into tho westerner's
face. "Just run over thut agnln, hoy," he
raid, "nnd go slow over th' high plnces."
"Shnll I pngo him by namo or number,"
repeated tho boy; "shnll I "
"Hold on, thero, hold on," hroko In the
ranch owner, raising his wenthor-browned
hand warnlngly; "don't you tell mo no
more. I'm a tenderfoot here, but let mo
see If I can't guess tho ntmwer to that
ono myself. 'Pngo him by nnmo or num
ber,' " he muttered, stretching hlH legs In
n thoughtful Hun and burying his chin In
Ills boaom. " 'Page him by ' como back
here, boy," he shouted triumphantly;
got It, 1 got It. I always was tbo best
man you ever saw nt a puzzle. Whnt you
wnnt to know," he went on confidently,
"Is whether I wanted you to go and cut
thnt curu nut o' this bunch by his breed
or his brand! Ain't I right? I know I
was! Well, you Just sail In nnd 'pago' him
out nny old way you know ropo him If
you have to. I don't much guess you'll
get him; he's kind of a maverick, nny
how!"
Tho cntcrplllar pest In Harlem hnn rnllcd
forth Homo very strnnge sights nnd per
formances on Seventh and Lennox avenues.
Otherwlso qulot nnd modest women are soen
to address anyone who happens to piss
with tho query "Please will you tell me
if thero Is anything on my back?"
Ono young woman, darting along tho
stroat, "knew she was Just crawling away,"
whllo her nttentlvo husband was running
by her sldo und plucking Imaginary worms
from her hack with tho cheerful assurance
that "them were only a few moro left
there."
So hugely did a group of small boys relish
tho Joko that when, later, another young
woman camo, drrssed In a fetching gown
cut low, they cheerfully began discussing
the possibility of caterpillars biting pioplo
on the neck. Just as tho joung woman
passed ono small hoy called out "Oh, my!
look nt thai caterpillar!" "Where'" said
another. "here!" said the flist, pointing
In tho direction of the young woman. Tho
latter, distracted, could not attract the nt
tentlnn of ono urchin long enough to ask
If thero were nny caterpillars on her, nnd
It wbb to tho tender mercies of a stout red
faced pollceninn that alio finally had to
appeal, much to the gleo of her tormentors.
Anyone passing down Lennox ovenito on
a clear moonlight night need hnrdly be
liBtnnlshed to see women wnlking with
their umbrellas and parasols raised. Thov
aro not so afraid of tho moon, but nre nnlv
taking precautions to ward off thu creepy
denizens of tbo tiees.
Kdwnrd L. Dwyer, onre a millionaire mlnn
owner, promoter nnd bold speculator In
wheat, who startled even Chicago by his
darlaf, and v.'ho later married a duchea
worth millions of dollars, mum mt0 the
iiroosiyn naxy ysni, a mari1(. .,
t'nlted stjtes transport Calgou
In his natty sailor suit, his face I r
the Philippine sun. his muscles h
work, I)w)or looked little like th.
speculator nnd husband of a diirhc-i
has been la the service of tin 1
States since Juno 31. 1M0, when, tun'
disinherited by his nged wife, tired i-f
derlng, he went to Harrtsburg and e il
the
scu
I by
1 by
tig
v r
el
un
- el
s
lu the marine corps. The term nf
mem is three year, but Dwyer h m 1 .
enres nt work In tho Nay dcpsrttn,o' nl
there Is little doubt that his ear'v J s
charge will bo secured. Dwver f- f at.
traded HttcnMon In IS'fi. while a . mKr
of the Chicago llonrd of Trade, bv ; i has
lug 1. oon.ooo bushels of fwent f..r rut.
delivery without depositing margin Wh 1
In New York In 1SPI. representing western
mining interest, he met the Dti-b.-ss
Castelluecln, whoso husband had died or
n short while before, leaving her n for
tuno estimated nt $7,000,000. She wan rac
than 10 jears older than Dwyer. but h
won her und tho pair married nt He ,.
ltldge, Fin., January 23. iws,
The duchess died soon after the wedding
leaving tho bulk of her fortune to her two
children. Dwyer received Jl'Vion. Ho th n
started on the road to nnam-lnl n
through speculntlnn nnd In May, isin .
found himself penniless. He filed n pein n
In bankruptcy In New York, with Habit t
of $25:.0Sr. and no lslbln assets. tc
Dwjer within n year hnd organized a com
pnny with n capital of $1,500,000 to devel, p
sliver mines in Mexico. Apparently th a
scheme was not successful nnd a year later
ho was again penniless nnd almost a wan
derer. It wns then thnt ho enlisted and
was assigned to service In tho Philippines.
CAM I'A IfSX OF 11)111.
Itrsnlls o l.lkrly Io l)ltnrl lir Pn.
IKIriil MtlllKtnii.
Philadelphia Press
Tho meeting of tho Now Jersey repub
lican stnte convention at Trenton on Thnrs.
dny will be n reminder thnt thero aro sev
eral stato campaigns to bo wngo.1 this fall
to be followed by elections In Novomber
After tho New Jorsey convention tho Massa
chusetts convention nlono remains to bs
held, and then nil the cnndldatvs for ntnto
ofllces will ho In tho flold.
Tho situation Is somewhat similar to the
on existing In tho fall of ISSt, aftor the
death of Presldont tlarflold, but political
controversies wero much moro acrimonious
then than now, nnd pnrty llneH wero more
closely drawn. Tho present indications am
that Indifference will prevail to n Urarr
degreo than It did twenty years ago, and
especially In tho domocrntlc party.
Stnto campaigns will occur In eight stntea
namely, Mnnsnchusetts, Now Jersey, Peon
sylvnnln, Mnryland, Virginia, Ohio, Ipwa
nnd Nebrnskn. Lenvlug out Pennsylvai)t.i
tn which tho situation Is nnomnlous. there
Is only ono of tho other seven Htntea in
which tho democrats havo n reasonnbin
certainty of winning nnd ono moro sta
In which their chnnccs are oven. Thn
former stato 1h Virginia nnd tho Ian."
Maryland. In tho flvo other Btntes tho re
publicans will undoubtedly elect th--"
tlcketa. Mnssnchusottn will chooso a rr
publican governor nnd leglslnture, nn usun'
Now Jorsey shows no disposition to changn
tta pnltticnl alignment. Ohio will go re
publican without doubt, tho democrats hav-
Ing so llttlo heart In tho contest h to hnvo
offered to dlsponso with nny cnmpnlgu
speeches. Iowa will roll up a good repub
lican majority nnd Ncbranlea la not llkoly
tn turn back to Bryanlstn even lu an oft
year.
In no state, however, will tho voto bo
large. Tho poll Is Invariably small In tho
year following n presidential election, and
the per cent of voten cast this year Is likely
to be smaller thnn usual. Maryland will
see tho most vigorous campaign waged
anywhere, nnd tho most earnest effort mado
by tho democrats to succeed. Tho Btaio
ofllcM to bo filled are unimportant, but tho
legislature to bo elected will chooso Sen-
ntor Wellington's successor. Ux-Senator
Oormnn Is n cnmlldnto fnr tho sent nnd will
direct tho campaign on the democratic Bl-le.
In Virginia tho republicans aro showing
moro activity than usual lu a state cam
paign, but tho fact that tho democrats
havo nominated a popular candidate for
governor nnd havo oomplcto control of tho
election machinery lenvn llttlo doubt ns to
tho result. Tho political unrest manifest
ing itself tn that ntato anil tho rondttloni
to be created by tho new constitution will
havo an effect In future years.
Tho result of tho elections In 1901 Is not
likely to disturb tho political situation In
the least. Nor Is It probablo that they will
ho followed by a reaction In 1902, an tho
elections of 18SI wero followed by the re
action of 1S82, which returned n largo dem
ocratic majority tn tho natlonnl houso of
representatives nnd placed democratic gov
ernors In the executive chairs of innny re
publican states. There are no such factions
now lu tho republican party ns there wero
twenty years ngo, and tho democratic party
has less vitality than it hud then. Tho
elections of this year will bo generally fn-
vorablo to tho republicans. Those of noxt
year will depend on future developments.
lllll',i:.V II I2MA ItKH,
Washington Star: "Some men," paid.
L ric i.' r.uvii. p....... .w ... ..........
dat (lev nebber seems to be puttln' forward
deir b'lKKOH' efforts 'ceppln' when dey H
ti... i-.iin.nu .tun. in u.inn fi wnv
headln' foil trouble."
Detroit Free Press: "Her flnnce? Un
looks old enough to know better."
"Appearances am (li-ceptlvo. lie Is. In
fnct, only old enough to bu her father."
Cleveland Plnln Healer: "Admiral Schley
Improved In punctuation latnr on."
"How was that?"
"If he didn't wlpo nut the Colon when,
he should have done so. ho u't a full stop
to It shortly nfterwnrd."
Chlengo Tribune: "Oilleer, If you'll turn
your back while I chip Just the least bit of
stone from the bottom of that inonuni'n',
where It will never bo missed, I'll give yi'U
n box of cigars."
"Sir! I "tn not to be bribed Into neglect
ing my duty Is It a box of lo-cunt-crs,
tdr?"
Hrooklyn Llfo: "If ten men should nsk;
you to imirry them, what would thut bo?"
"Whnt would It be?"
"A lender." '
"And If one should nsk you, what would
that be?" ,
"I don't know; what?"
"A wonder." '
it i' ii it i ,1 : (iv Tin; .sthf.am.
4
H I? Kler In Ilecnrd-Herald.
Hf-e the bubbler, ns they (lout on the stream.
Thev arc men"
You are there and moving swiftly on your
way;
I behold you pass, nnd thnn
Find no self u peaceful eddy, nnd I stay
There and dream.
Ken the bubbles bursting ere they Btnrti
B( tho bubbles thnt hnvo troubles ns they
go;
Ihich Is some one's counterpart,
Haoh Is doomed to weal or woe.
Some nr carried with the current; soma are
(lusiirii
To destruction on tho shores; Fomo nri
iltislie-d
Uy tho water, which Is Fnte,
And the bubble that Is Kreat
Oft Is whirled mound forever In some dark,
secluded iinol.
While there's many a little fool
Of n bubble that goo floating smoothly
nasi
Ah, the bubbles ore but men somo am
tnsseil
Flertely nut against nhstrut tlons ind nro
lost;
Rome nre east
In the stream where nil is clear
And nt last,
Whether Justly or iinjiihtly It has got
Far it way from where it rtartdl frrth or not
Krich frail bubble hns to burst a ml illxap
near -
Where Ihev sparkle now nnd cleam
Others "hall appear again
The bubbles romu and bo upon the stream.
They are mun.