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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1901.
The ctmaha Daily Bee.
j;. HOSEWATER. HDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF ClilGULATlON.
Btato of Nebraska, Douglns County, fS.V
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ruuiianuiK uinpany, ueuiK uuijr imuiiii
ays that the actual number ol full and
ximpieto copies or tho uany. AiominK.
venlnir nnu Hunrtnv Ilea orlnted during
uio monm 01 nepiemucr, xnu was un iui
lows: l si,iib
2 i!7,4:tO
8 27,270
i l!7,ir,0
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11,100
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27.'. a8,040
28; 28.700
2u as.tmo
30 M8.870
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less unsold nnd returned copies.... ia,:il7
Net total wales UlU.Him
Net dally average 30,OIU
OHO. H. TZ8CHUCK,
Bubscrlhed In my preaenco nnil worn to
leforo me. this 50th day of September, A. V.
1S01. M. H. HUNOATE,
Notary Public.
Czolgosis Ih to ocqupy the clinlr of
eloctrlclty nt the Auburn penitentiary
toclity.
Omtilm's bulldlnR spunon of 1001 pecinB
to bo developing new strength on tie
home stretch.
We fear thnt there will be no skating
tills winter on the reservoir of the pro
posed new Platte river power cnnnl.
If Sheriff Power does not muzile Ms
fool friends lu the WorhMIer'nld office
bo might as well throw up the .sponge
now.
Police Judge Gordon hits been milking
such a good thing out of the police court
thnt he wnnts to hold on to It for uu
other six years. , -,,t ..r
If Joslah Flynt was trying to find
7rafters In Omaha, ,nnd was. on the
jquaro, he would not Intro looked out
lido of the Worid-Hcrnltl olllce.
Turkey has made .Uio third payment
n tlieVaihlp ordered front AuWrlcuu
builders. The Turk can pay promptly
enough "wTieu "lie cannot secure the
Hoods on promises.
Genernl Weyler harf been talking again
and has created a sensation throughout
Spain. The people, of that country
Bbould,. long ago have learned not to
take Wpyler seriously.
Tho withdrawal of the National Bank
of CornmOreo from active business
"woul48ptuu b ludlcnto that nntlonul
banking is idotnhvnys as profitable a
business as it is cracked up tojje.
Tho various railroad magnates tour
ing tho west are headed for their east
ern homes. It will probably soon be
apparent whether there Is anything
more out this way which they covet.
Papa Zimmerman Ih lilrely to balk on
paying tho duko of Manchester's debts,
all because the baby Is n girl. The
duko dhould have been more considerate
than to crush tho hopes of the family
bo early. '"' ' " "
Bmelter. trust magnates doubt the re
ported breajc lu the price of 'lead, be
cause, s they state, the ningnatos have
an agreement to maintain the price
Perhaps It has become necessary to
xreozo out some concern not In the
combine.
Tho only way to keep tho schools out
of politics, we are told, is to vote the
tralght democratic school board ticket,
But how the schools are to bo taken out
of politics by turning them over as
polls to the democrats Is yet to bo
elucidated.
Ono way to show appreciation of tho
prosperity that has followed President
McKlnley's policies atid President Roose
velt's announced determination to adopt
them as his owu Is to keep Nebraska lu
the republican column by voting for
judge Sedgwick.
An ex-officer In the Uusslan army who
ahot and killed :i civilian In a duel hat
been called to accouut In tho courtR
Officers are privileged to fight and kill
as many people as they please, but the
law draws the line on civilians. That
la militarism with a veugeaucc.
Tho Interstate Commerce commission,
Which has been Investigating charges of
rate cutting out of Chicago, could find
lio evldenco that rates had been cut, ex
cept on a few Hniajl shlpnients. The
big shippers aud the railroad magnates
are too well 'po'sted on the business to
get caught.
W, J, Bryan Is Vuiriklng speeches In
Iowa In snlto of the!1 fact that the ilnnin.
cratlc candidate forgovernor vigorously
objected to his doing so. Mr. Bryan
ahofild be more considerate. Mr. Phil
lips will be buried deep enough on elec
tlon day without stirring up additional
dUcMJa tho democratic cany.
TO MOTECT THZ MKSIDBNT,
The commission for codifying the fed
eral statutes has drafted a bill, which
will bo presented to congress, Intended
to secure it larger measure of protection
for the president of the United States.
This bill makes It a felony to threaten
the life or person of the president and a
capital crime to assault his person In
both Instances the attack must be on
nccount of tho doing or failure to do
something connected with his duties as
president. ,
v Much difficulty was experienced In
dealing with the subject of n law to
protect the president, owing to the faot
that In order to bring the offense within
the constitutional pule the crime must
be more than a crime against 'the per
son, the president, In the eye of the
law at present, being, no more sacred
against nssault than the humblest
citizen. Then the constitution gives
the states jiower to punish crimes
within their Jurisdiction, so that
whatever law congress might puss,
n state would still have Jurisdic
tion .to punish assaults upon the presi
dent' In. his privnto capacity. It Is as
serted'.that'lfttho motlvo of tho crime
Is In no way connected with his official
functions, thb'federal government can
not step In between the Btato and the
accused.
Tho purposo of tho 'proposed law, says
tho Washington correspondent of tho
Now York Evening-post, "la to define
as crimes assaults which are directed
against the otllco of the chief executive,
ns distinguished from irie, occupant of
tho office. Of such chnrnuior have been
all the assassinations o'f- our presidents.
No effort has been made to bring" such
assault under the head of -treason, that
crjme being well tqrtned by tlio consti
tution. Moreover, ,ih'o death penalty Is
imposed regardless of whether the presi
dent Is killed or not." Threats ugninst
the life or person of tho president, If the
incentive Is dissatisfaction with his offi
cial nets or policies, are made punish
able by line. Tho commission, lt Is
said, has practically given over trying
to frame legislation aimed directly at
anarchism. It is safe to sny, however,
that such legislation will be proposed.
Itmllcnl suggestions for dealing with an
archism have beetl freely urged and
will undoubtedly take form In bills be
fore congress. At the late meeting of
the board of governors of the National
iVssoclntlou of Police Chiefs n memorial
to congress was adopted asking that
legislation be passed defining anarchy
nnd making tho dirty of tho police or
ganizations plain in tho innttcr of re
pressing annrchlst demonstrations. Tho
board also approved a bill, which will
be urged on congress, to empower the
police to arrest anarchists.- There will
bo propositions to .exclude and to de
port anarchists.
Wo can undoubtedly provide, as Sena
tor Hoar recently Bald, sonic addltlpunl
legal safeguards against-the recurrence
of such a terrible crime as that at Buf
falo, but in doing this we must be care
ful not to abandon or sacrifice any of
tin) fundamental .prjucipfps, 6f repub
lican government. J"We cunuot," said
the Massachusetts aonntor, ''give up free
speech or constitutional liberty 'for fear
of ; n Gultcau or nr Czolgosz." Un
doubtedly this expresses the enlightened
and sober Judgment of the nation.
UliuoTim at this wnosa target.
Blng! Bang! Bung!
Slash! Smash! Crash!
Omaha's yellow -Journal has fired Its
dynamite gun. It has gone off with a
wholo page of sensational slush, aimed
at the terrible city mnchlue.
A hnlf-pagc of this tremendous sensa
tion Is in blnk studhorse type head
lines, but the striking headlines are not
Justified by the tame recital which fol
lows. They remind one of the lurid paint
ings on the canvas exhibited In front of n
dime side show, portraying tho lovely
mermaid, the ferocious cannibal of tho
South Sea Islands and the porcupine
woman of Borneo, while Inside the en
closure nro to be found only a few
moldy skeletons of nondescript mon
strosities. These nre tho headlines with which
tho Fakcry nuuounccs lts. tcrrlblo tale:
"Tho machine Is trimming this city."
"That Is what Joslah Flynt Wlllard
tnys after forty-eight hours of sight
seeing and Investigation of the graft in
Omaha."
"Flyut meets Dennison, tho Omaha
policy king." 11
"Noted student of criminals talks on
the level about the graft uutll lieuten
ant gives warning."
"Interesting scenes nnd lueldeuts by
gaslight"
"Confidential advices from n man who
knows tho system told lu a heart-to-
heart talk."
"Where tho tax levied on tho under
world goes is ns plain to uio as Is the
thoroughfare which leads to the places
which the uuderworld freijueutH."
"Omaha Is as wldo open a city of Its
size as can be found In tho United
Stutes."
This Is a good advertisement for
Joslah Flynt, but It Is hu iufernal out
rage to represent Omaha as tho most
wicked city, when, as n matter of fact,
it Is as law-abiding nnd orderly as nuy
city In the country of Its population.
From a caiupnlgu standpoint this bom
bardment of the machine by tho World
Herald Is decidedly Idiotic. Tho, re
publican county ticket Is notoriously
nuti-macliluc. If tho World-Herald Is
directing its lire at the county ticket, It
Is shooting at tho wrong target. If the
awful state of affairs does exist, which
these headlines would seek to Impress
upon the community, wueru Is Sheriff
Power und wliero Is the county attor
ney? If lnwlCHSuess Is rampaut In
Omaha, why Is It tolerated by tho chief
officers of tho county, who are presumed
to enforco tho criminal code?
And why Is nil this bombardment cen
tered on Omaha? Why does not the
Jaundiced Journal have something to
say about South Omnhn? Thero arc no
open gambling houses In Omaha, but
gambling dens flourish without let or
htndranco in South Omaha. The sa
loons of Omaha nro closed at midnight
At South Omaha they aro open .".5 days
and night lu tho year. Why Is South
Omaha never scored for tolerating vlco
Jand crioitl It ia because tbo HoutbJ
Omaha city machine Is In close touch
with the World-Hernld; It helped to de
feat part of the republican city ticket
last year nnd aided the democrats. It
Ih therefore lu good odor and It Is not
exhibited to Joslnli Flynt In its tlngrant
vlclousness.
Mr. Flynt may be a criminal expert
and he may know a great many things
u bout the New York Tammany nnd the
Philadelphia grafters. He may know a
great deal about Chicago boodlcrs and
Denver police protection, but we ven
ture the assertion that lie has no other
ground for splashing mud upon the fair
name of Omaha than the mere fact that
ho visited a nnmlier of low resorts with
a World-Herald fakir. The truth and
tho wholo truth Is that Omaha has only
Its average of the vicious and criminal
classes.
If Mr. Flynt had taken the trouble
to ascertain the truth concerning Omaha
he would have found that ,the Hood
gates were thrown wide open by the
fusion reform police board during the
Trnnsmlsslsalppl exposition at the ur
gent request of reputable busluess men
who wero anxious to profit by the In
flux of strangers. He would havu found
that tho lines havo been drawn tighter
and tighter upon all disreputable: re
sorts from year to year. He would
havo found that open gambling and
money slot machines havo been sup
pressed and the spread of licentiousness
materially checked. Instead of Jump
ing nt tho conclusion that the saloons
aro held up by the municipal authori
ties for a graft, ho would have discov
ered that four-fifths of the Omaha sa
loons are owned by the brewers, nnd
the brewers are not In n frame of mind
to allow themselves to be held. up If
such tin attempt were made. Ho, wo.uld
also have discovered that thero Is n
more strict enforcement of the license
law than thero has been for years.
While there always will be room for
reform and Improvement, there Is no
Justification or excuse for such Indis
criminate onslaughts or reckless
charges of corruption and peculation on
the part of tho city authorities.
Tll'O MUXWiPAL CAitl'AlONS.
Barely have municipal campaigns
commanded such general Interest: as
thoso In progress lu New York City and
Philadelphia, the former particularly be
cause of the Influence the result may
havo upon national politics. The can
vass in New York Is being carried on
with almost unprecedented vigor. Mr.
Low, tho fusion or reform candidate,
for mayor, Is showing himself to be an
admirable campaigner nnd he hns a. dis
tinct advantage over tho Tanimnuy can
didate, Mr. Shcpnrd, la the fact that
only four years ugo the latter denounced
In unmeasured terms the political or
ganization he now repicscnts and sup
ported his present opponent. Tills Is
obviously a henvy hundlcap, but Shcp
nrd Is mnking a brave fight and appar
ently Croker and his henchmen are do
ing all they possibly can to elect him.
The registration in the city is said to
bo In favor of the fusion tlckot nnd the
present indications, seem to assure It
success, but no one familiar with the
political skill of tho Tammany lenders
will confidently predict the defent of
that organization. In Its long career,
however, Tnmmany hns never had a
harder battle on Its hands than it now
hus and If It elect Kb ticket It cnn'mnln-
tnln Its grip upon New York Cify' In
definitely, whllo Croker can Justly
claim pre eminence as a political leader.
The campaign In Philadelphia Is not
being carried on quite so vigorously as
In New York and popular interest In
it Is not so grcnt, but there also re
form in tho inuntclpnl government is
tho issue and thero is n fusion of re
publicans nnd democrats against the re
publican officials. As lu New York so
In Philadelphia nearly all tho Influential
newspapers are lighting the party In
power; Indeed, republican papers of
Philadelphia arc the most severe In
their arraignment of the city adminis
tration, denouncing it from day to day
as utterly corrupt and dishonest. There
Is unquestionably a great deal of truth
in these accusations, but Philadelphia
has not quite so bad n record us New
York, though not very far behind. Tho
organization of tho fusion forces In the
former city seems not to bo so thorough
as In the latter.
Tho defeut of Tammany next Tuqsday
would be welcomed by tho friends of
honest nnd decent city government
throughout the country. It would havu
results, there can be no doubt, of great
benefit materially and morally to tho
commercial metropolis of tho nation. It
Is unquestionable that the policy and
practices of Tanimnuy nro lu every way
hurtful, doing great Injury to tho ma
terial Interests of tho city and demor
alizing Its social life. With such a
mau as Scth Low at the head of tho
nmnielpnl government there would' be
nn honest administration, of affairs and
un Improvement In general conditions.
rosslbly there would bo reform with
Shcpnrd as mayor, but ho would neces
sarily be more or less under the bad
influence of Tammany. As to Phlladel
phlu doubtless no harm would bo done
It tho republican officials should, bo re
buked nt tho polls and It Is not Improb
able thnt this will bo tho result of tho
eloctlou.
Mr. Bryan now ascribes tho loss of
Nebraska to the fact that some of his
former followers went back on hlni,
This is a HUlo better than his former
explanation, that they were bought with
Mark Hanua's money.' But not oven
Bryau has yet advanced nny valid rea
son why what ho called "Uio back
sliders" of 11)00 should take up his
cause again.
Nebraska's Stato university was es
tablished and built up uutlcr brond to
publican management, that always
made tho good of tho Institution tho
only object to bo kept In view. Tho
udlverslty must have progressive men
directing it, ntid it will never go back
ward if tho regents are selected from
the party of progress.
Tho declaration of the republican
school board convention against loading
the public school salary roll np further
with, alxten. cousin and austa of chlJjruaafor lgu ot ftattertat clouda,
board members Is the plank that seems
to disturb certain holdover members
who aro exerting themselves to defeat
the republican candidates. But why
should the public schools of Omaha be
uuilntnlned as nn asylum for relatives of
school board officers and members?
(Jive every competent teacher an equal
chance.
The fusion organ Is greatly exercised
over Judges making intlltlcal speeches.
The fusion organ probably forgets that
tho fusion candidate for supremo Judge
In, this stnle bevcral years ago was
among the first to violate the precedent
against mnking political speeches. The
only reason uo democratic Judges In
this district uro mnking political
speeches Is because tho people, In their
wisdom, declined to elect the fusion as
pirants to the district bench.
Our goody-goody friends who have
been complaining of tho disappearance
of police court lines under the dispensa
tion of his honor. Judge Gordon, nro ex
hibiting no solicitude to protect the
school fund by supplanting the police
Judgo who stands In with the vicious
classes with n successor who will en
forco tho ponnltlcs upon law-breakers.
Their anxiety about tho vnnlshing police
court fines extends only to the point of
circulating baseless rumors.
Lost, Strayed or Stolen Interest on an
nverngo balanco 6f $125,000 of county'
monoy ou deposit In favored banks
which should have been raid to the
credit of Douglas county tnxpaycrs. In
formation ns to the whereabouts of the
Interest money should bo In possession
of the county treasurer, but ho pleads
ignorance. Pat Crowe can have the re
ward If ho will return nnd clenr up this
mystery.
If tho Buffalo exposition can clenr
$r0,000 each day during the last nine
days It will be able to pay Its first
mortgago bonds, but contractors will
get nothing of the balanco due them
and second mortgage bondholders nnd
stockholders, will hold tho sack. Omaha
has more reason Uinn ever to congratu
late Itself on tlie outcome of the Trans-
mlsslsslppl Exposition.
The Ileatly Letter Writer.
Portland Oregonlan.
Pat Crowo seems to bo tho only man In
tho public eye who can wrlto letters and
keep out of trouble
Annrehy, ll'Gonh.
Washington Post.
The Illinois supremo court haa decided
that the Chicago corporations must pay
their share of tho taxes. Now we must
expect to hear something about anarchy on
the bench.
ICecp at It.
Washington Star.
Dy omitting tho handshaking In New
Haven President Aooscvelt set a valuable
and proper precedent. Any successful man
undergoes enough handshaking during his
candidacy for one ofDco or another to afford
every fellow-citizen all tho opportunity he
can reasonably doro.
KlllliiK5eapu in Maine.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Although, tho. hunting season In Maine Is
not yet fully open, five persons have already
been killed and threo moro dangerously
wounded by hunters who saw them Imper
fectly, through the bushes, and; mistook
them for, deer. At this rate it becomes
about as .dangerous for a man to go hunt
ing In .Mnlno as, to go out on the firing line
In a bnttlo.
Conipoiindlnn Felony.
Now York Tribune.
Tho report from a prosperous manufac
turing city In New England that the1 di
rectors of a bank have promised immunity
to dishonest employes who stole soveral
hundreds of thousands of dollars,. because
the thieves gave up tho greater port of
their plunder, retaining enough, however,
to llvo on comfortably for years, seems to
be almost Incredible. Such a compounding
of felony would not. only endanger tho lib
erty of every person responsible for It, but
It would be a direct encouragement to un
faithful clerks to steal the largest amounts
which they could get hold of In order to
escape punishment by the surrender ot
nine-tenths ot their booty.
Weat Point Bulllea Tamed.
Philadelphia Times.
A few years ago hazing was tolerated,
and later an army board found little to con
demn In the practices In vogue. It took a
congressional committee to develop the real
facts and to apply tho proper language.
and even then several offending cadets bad
to bo expelled beforo tho purpose ot the
authorities was fully appreciated. Now
the superintendent is able to report that
there Is neither hazing nor fisticuffs, and
along with' It tho statement that the young
men wera .never In bettor condition and
that the institution is distinctly improved.
The taming ot a few bullies has elevated
the whole school, and this is the result In
every collcgo In which hazing Is abolished.
, Notable Activity of Woman.
Kansas Ctty Star.
If Annie Edson Taylor, the woman who
went over' Niagara Falls In a barrel, Is 0
years ot age, as the newspapers state, she
was old onough to know better. This un
paralleled feat Just about obliterates the
last vestige of demarkatlon between the
realms ot masculine and feminine activity,
though, of courso, tho woman Is yet to ap
pear'wbo can throw a stone or drive a nail.
What may be the result of continual porso
veranco along these lines by ambitious
'Women remains to bo seen, but It Is fondly
hoped by the lords of creation formerly so
called that the process ot evolution will
not, even In tho dim future, overthrow their
one remaining claim to supremacy over the
once "gentler sex."
Aspect of the Indontrtal HorUon.
Now York World.
Hundreds ot veesolB are lying Idle in our
harbors, unabla to get cargoes; ocean
freight rates aro from 40 to 75 per cent
lower than they wero a year ago; it Is al
most as cheap to send a large lot of grain
from this side ot tho Atlantic to the other
as It is to send it from one bank ot the
East river to the other. Such Is an out
line ot the facts ot the present depression
In our export trade. What Is the causoT
Is It In part tho short corn crop? Aro our
prices tor grain and other food products
which constitute tho bulk of our export
trade too high? Or does not Europe need
those products? Or has Europe reached
tho limit of Its ability to buy of us more
goods than we tako In exchango from It?
Probably all four of these causes share In
tho effect. But prices remain "stiff" at
home, Indicating an enormous home mar
ket, vastly Increased expenditures upon
food, and therefore vastly Increased In
comes. There Is, therefore, no reason why
we should worry or scan the Industrial
TUB AD.MIIt Alfl STOltV.
Minneapolis Journal; Admiral Schley has
finally confessed that he was there.
Chicago Chronicle: In every respect
Schley Is not only vindicated, but ho ap
pears ns ono of tho greatest sea com
manders ot any age,
Indianapolis Journal: It looks now as It
the so-called historian, Maclny, conforred
the greatest possible favor on Admiral
Schley by charging him with cownrdlco and
poltroonery, thereby giving him a crown
ing reason for demanding a court of In
quiry. Tho admiral Is coming out with fly
ing colors and tho man who mado the
charges should be disgraced.
Kansas Cl'ty Journal: Thero Is tho ring
ot truth about his utterances. All talk of
his being reckless regarding tho fato of the
Texas or of his running away appears Im
probable, In tho light of this plain, un
varnished talo of ono of the most notable
ovents In the history of tho American navy.
It Is the story of a bravo man, and beside It
tbo Innuendoes and charges ot his detrac
tors sound empty and small.
Philadelphia North American: Should
the Inquiry como to an end now and tho
court fall to render any opinion or Judg
ment tho question would bo settled in tho
public mlr.d and Schley would bo com
pletely vindicated. Nobody whoso opinion
la ot tho least consequenco cares a button
whether the ships could or could not havo
coaled nt sea on a certain day, hut tho
American people caro a great deal whether
or not tho commanders of their victorious
fleets aro shivering cowards or tho slan
dered victims of malovolcnt Jealousy.
Chicago Tribune.: In clpBlng. bis descrip
tion ot tho battlo Admiral Schley said to
tho court: "I want to say-that I was much
impressed with tho fact that tho officers
and men who wero engaged in that battlo
fulfilled In the highest rind noblest degrco
tho traditions of tho Amorlcan navy."
Equally tho Amorlcan pcoplo aro Impressed
with tho fact that tho officer who was In
command that day, whoso vessol was the
leader in tho fight, was nlways nearest the
enemy and was In the fight to tho finish,
fulfilled In tho highest and noblest degree
the traditions of American naval com
manders. Baltimore American: Is It any wonder
that Americans ndmlro and honor such a
man as Admiral Schley? Hero In tho faco
of tho most cowardly persecution to which
a naval commander wne ever subjected,
when his enemies of tho naval clique havo
used nil tho power and Influence nt their
command to carry out their nefnrlous do-
signs, Instead of answering them In kind ho
has been open, straightforward, courteous,
dignified' and manly, telling tho elmplo
truth and letting It speak for Itself, but
even trying to ' shield thoso who have
wronged him. That truth has spoken for
Itself Just as Schley's work at Santiago
epoko for Itself, and the rear admiral has
won1 In Washington another victory which
cannot but add to tho honor in which he Is
held by the wholo country.
FintllY.MAN OF TIIF. TUGKIiA.
Boston Globe: General Duller has been
relieved of his command nnd placed on half
pay. Tho general's noxt step may bo In
the rola of a lecturer In this country.
Detroit Frco Press: General Bullcr's fnto
will teach the British officer that he need
not know anything about warfare If he Is
clever enough not to blurt out tho truth.
Philadelphia Press: General Sir Charles
Redvers Uuller has been abruptly removed
by an English administration which could
stand his defeats but cannot stand his
speeches about himself. General French
la a good but not a great-soldier and tho
worst of all tho bad business Ts that thore.
Is no sign whatever of any real nrmy re
form In1 England.
Buffalo Express: The appointment of a
successor to Sir Hcdvers Buller virtually'
concedes his argument that thero was no
man In England of Inferior rank better
fitted to command tho First Army cqrps
than he. . Tho War offlco catered to public
clamor by choosing a man now In South
Africa with tho stipulation that ho should
remain there till hla services wero no
longer needed.
Washington Post: A year has passed.
Roberts' "victory" turns out to bo a de
feat worse than any Buller encountered.
Success Is further off than ovor But
Chamberlain and his shopkeepers uoed a
Bcapcgoat and thero Is Buller, too proud
to bend bis kneo for favor. Delenda est
Uuller! 'Tls done. And from the outer
wall of England's once noble citadel hangs
the black flag of the marauder and the
gang's threo golden balls!
Philadelphia Ledger: Scapegoat Buller
has been sent forth Into tho desert of ob
scurity at last, with all tho government's
sins upon his back and it is fondly hoped
that neither he nor they will over como
back. There seems to be little doubt that
Buller was Incompetent for the high com
mand which was given him and that he
embodied all the defects ot the Salisbury
Chamberlain administration and that
everything will go smoothly, now that, he
Is dismissed, la somotblng which the moat
sanguine supporter ot tko Chamberlain
policy will hardly dare to hope.
PERSONAL. NOTES.
The Stokes who killed "Jim" Flsk back
In the early '70s Is dying ot Brlght's dls
easo In NoW York.
The Alaskans are so far behind tho times
that they have not yet arranged a series
ot reindeer races for the purpose of "Im
proving tho breed."
The man with the white elephant will be
able to sympathize with those Chicago
burglars who have $75,000 worth of postage
stamps on their hands.
Frank H. Bubl, ex-presldent of the Sharon
Stool company, has promised to give 1200,000
for a public building at Sharon, Pa. The
town must provide for Its maintenance and
It must be kept open seven days a week.
An enthusiastic campaign orator In the
courso of a speech at Cleveland tho other
evening advised his hearers to "listen to
the counsels ot Senator Hanna, our peerless
leader, and now perhaps tho greatest and
brainiest man In the world."
Leo Choup, ono ot tho wealthiest Chinese
merchants In New York, has wound up his
business and Is about to return to .Canton
with a fortuno of $150,000. Three children
born In New York and one wife will ac
company him. Ho Is said to have two othor
wives In China.
MIbs M. Ruth Martin, the "Tonnessce
Lark," has been given charge ot the vocal
instruction nt the National Cathedral School
for Olrls, Mount St. Albans, Washington,
and consequently among her pupils will be
Presldont Roosevelt's youngest daughter.
The young queen ot Holland is a total
abstainer and ostentatiously refuses on all
occasions to take wine. Her most Intimate
friend, Princess Pauline of Wurtemberg,
wbb by her won over to the ranks ot the
teetotalers. She Is said to bo tho only
teetotaler among reigning monarchs, If we
except the sultan of Turkey.
The total popular vote of the United
States In 1900 was within a small fraction
of 14,000,000 and The total population of the
country, Including territories which havo
no vote on the presidency, was 76,000,000.
Practically, therefore, thve was ono vote
cast for each flvo and a half Inhabitants
the cherished formula of statisticians whose
appreciation ot humor is small but moro
properly there wa, two voters tor each
Jj1tb lahablUataj
WASIII.OTOX GOSSIP.
KtchtnKN of Men and llvrnl at tin
A'ntlnnnl Capital.
President Roosevelt's hospitality Is n
subject of endless 'gossip In Washington.
It affords the cdrrCSpondrntn Juicy oppor
tunities for, political speculations, and they
nre making thowost'of it. One enthusiast
declares tho president outclnvscs his
predecessors In tho White House as tho
great American entertainer. Another de
clares tho culinary department of tho Whlto
Homo Is worked as never before. It ts
said thatiMrs. Roosevelt makes ample pro
vision at breakfast, dinner and luncheon tor
unexpected guests, and sho docs not Know
bow many may bo called until tho tlnio
comes. The meals aro not formal affairs.
Tho guests go In and tako pot lurk. Tho
Roosovelt menu Is simple. Tho president
believes In plenty of plain food. There aro
usually some oysters or clams, a soup, a
roast and some simple dessert. Some
times tnere Is an entree, and often some
dish llko rhlcken pic serves for every meat
course. Game Is frequently terved.
When luncheon time comes tho president
glances nround his office nt tho White
ltnusa .and says, "Well, lot's all go and
havo somo luncheon," and marches In at
tho hehd of the company that happens to
bo with htm, whether It Is ono man or a
dozen. Ho has hail somebody at dinner,
and usually threo "or four, overy night
since ho has been In the Whlto House. Tho
number ho hss had nt luncheon will aver
age three a day, and thero have boon a
dotcn' guests at breakfast at various times.
'
Referring to tho recent visit of Booker T.
Washington to the Whlto House, a letter
to tho Now York Evening Post says:
"Probably thero will bo commentators on
tho recent Incident who will try to read
In. It an Indictment of Mr, Washington's
good faith and good taste. They will as
sume thnt ho sought the hospitality of tho
White House and took caro to spread the
news of it, for tho sake of Its effect In
'breaking tho Ice,' as It were, for tho negro
socially. Nothing is further from tho truth.
Mr., Washington, In splto of much urging
In tho other direction by self-appointed ad
visors, has always cnrofully drawn nnd re
ligiously observed tho lino of distinction
between cqunllty of citizenship nnd social
equality. His tact has been exhibited at
tho expense of what soma agitators havo
Been fit to call his self-respect. Tho writer
knows of nn occasion when a group of phil
anthropic gentlemen, somo of them south
erners, wero visiting Tuskegeo Institute,
whom Mr. Washington was tho only per
son who could entertain them nt dinner.
They found tho board well supplied nnd
daintily spread, but no persuasion on tho
part of tho guests without race prejudices
could Induco Mr. Washington or any mem
ber of his household to sit at tho samo
tablo with tho party. Tho host's excuses
wero ob 'Ingenious aS nny ovor forged by nn
accomplished denizen of tho great world,
but behind theso was discernible that nlco
sense, of what ho owed hlB cause absten
tion from anything which could offend the
prejudices of tho white peoplo ot tho sec
tion In which ho lived nnd labored.
"So In tho present case. Your corre
spondent happens to know what perhaps
Is' unknown to tho president himself that
Mr. Washington, having received nn Invi
tation to dlno nt tho Whlto Houso and
Bpend the evening with Us distinguished
tenant, went out of his way to try to pre
vent any publication of tho fact oven that
ho was to be In Washington. This was a
point ot delicacy with hlra, realizing, as
ho could better than' any ono else, to what
sort of attacks tho president wns exposing
himself by extending such a courtesy to a
member ot a despised race."
Somo nmusomont-has been created In
Washington by tho nrrlval and dlsplny of a
newspaper published In Honolulu and mani
festly qpposed to the rule o'f Governor Dole.
In all the states of tho union tho death of
tho president was announced by the gov
ernors In a regular proclamation, beginning
with a statement of tho facts nnd winding
up with tho 'signature of tho governor and
tho attestation of tho secretary of state,
following, in this respect, tho form adopted
by Presldont Roosevelt and Secretary Hay.
The vessel that brought the news of Pres
ldont McKlnley's death brought also copies
of tho proclamation of President Roosevelt,
so that there was a pattern for tho governor
of Hawaii. Yet he "directed" that In re
spect to tho memory of "tho lato William
McKlnley" and "In tho absonco of official
proclamation by the president" flags should
be put at half mast until further notlco.
This was signed by Kate Kolley, chlof
clerk, secretary's office. Two days later
the next notlco appeared In print as fol
lows: EXECUTIVE ORDER.
Tho governor directs that notlco be given
that on Saturday next. September 28, gov
ernment offices will b closed In honor of
William McKlnley, late president of tho
United States, whoso death at tho hand
of un assassin hns plunged the nation
Into the deepest sorrow and has enlisted
tho Bympnthy and regret ot the world.
It Is recommended that thnt day bo recog
nized by this community ns a dny of
mourning and prayer, und of public ex
pression of the national loss ana bereave
ment caused by the president's death.
KATE KELLEY.
' Chief Clerk, Secretary's 'Office.
Late ono night a young reporter employed
tn tho Washington bureau ot a newspaper
was sent to tho house of Assistant Secre
tary of Stato David J. Hill to got infor
matlon, about tho developments in an Im
portant matter then occupying the atten
tion ot tho State department. Some tlroo
after he had rung the bell, relates the
New York Times, a window was raised and
Dr. Hill's head appeared. Tbo reporter
apologized for waking hlra and told what
he was after. .Urbane as usual, Dr. Hill
Fits Like OursJ
A'B handsome overcoats as can be had and finished
precisely like custom-tailored garments are herein all
lengths, for all occasions short, medium and long.
The prices range from $15.00 to ?40:00.
Suits for business or dress occasions, from '$10.00 -to
?25.00.
Np sale till you're satisfied.
"NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OUB8."
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
readily consented to enlighten the reporter
through the window, v '"
"Tho situation," said Dr. Hill, '"his under
gone a considerable change. I must neces
sarily bo guarded in my langimgo, but you
will readily grasp my meaning whon I say
that in tho words of Cicero" and hero a
considerable flood ot Latin fcl upon the
heid of the reporter, whosq knowledge of
Latin was limited to somo hazy' reooilcc
tlons of tho division of Gaul Into three
parts.
"1 don't quite catch that. Dr. Hill," ho
venturod, when the flood had subsided.
"Indeed?" replied tho assistant socretary,
with an air of surprise. "Then I will try
to raako my meaning plainer," and this tlmo
n consldcrabto volume of (Ireqk descended
from the window. A third Inquiry from tho
reporter brought forth somo German, fol
lowed o.i tho fourth attack by French, All
tho tlmo Dr. Hill word an air ot great
urbanity nnd seemed to bo fairly' exuding
Information. The reporter thanked htm
fcobly.
"Not at all necessary," said Dr. Hill, as
ho pulled down tho window and went back
to bed.
Tho reporter walked on all sides of tho
sidewalk on his way back and wns thought
by unprejudiced observers to ho tinder tho
lnfluenco of liquor. Thn next day, Dr. Hill
met tho chief of tho bureau to which tho
young man as attached, and tho chief
remarked that his reporter had not boon
ahlo to get much out of Dr. Hill tho pre
vious night.
"Indeed?" said Dr. Hill, In an Interested
tono. "And yot, do you know, I really gave
him somo very Important information."
SAID IN FUN.
Baltimore World: Her Mother John, I
think Mary's, voice should bo cultivated
If It don't cost too much.
Her Father It can't cost too much If It
will improvo It nny.
Cloveland Plain Dealer: "I was n llttlo
disappointed when 1 looked through that
Ynlo list of candidates for honors."
Why so?"
"1 couldn't find Mr. Dooloy's name."
Brooklyn Life: Jasper I understand
thnt you nnd turned ovor a new lent and
woro even going to lovo your enemies, but
it seems to mo that you lovo no ono but
yourself.
"Well, I am my own worst onomy."
Philadelphia Press: "I understand, " said
tho globo U otter, who hnd bcon abroad for
somo tlmo, "that you and Miss Strong wero
happily married a short tlmo after my de
parture." "Yes," replied Mr. Monkton, "after your
departuro wo wero happily married a short
time,"
Puck: She You know, Clara wns nm
bltlous to havo a career.
Mummn And matrimony interferes with
a career?
She Yes, but sho made up her mind
thnt sho doesn't want uny career that
matrimony Interferes with,
Pittsburg Chronlclo: "That's a now ar
rival In heaven," remarked the shado of
Sherlock Holmes: "also ho wan accustomed
to wearing a sgft hat on earth. "
"Marvelous!" exclaimed tho other shade,
admiringly, "how do you know?"
"Simple enough. Whenever ho has occn
slou to tip his halo ho trios to grab. It by
tho crown."
Puck: First Fisherman I think we en
joyed fishing moro when wo wero boys.
Second Fisherman Yen; but In a different
way. Wo didn't got thirsty.
Chicago Post: "You wretch! You mis
creant! You worst of villains!" nxclnlmed
the heroine nt rehearsal. ,
Tho heavy villain, who hnd Just Joined
tho company, looked patiently aggrieved
nnd said:
"Excuse me; Is that In the part or nro
you acting us stugo manngcr?'r
AN IBISII TmilUTF. TO M'KtNI.EY.
Irish Times, September 13.
"Farewell. to all. (IntVn way, .is best;
nis will, not ours, be done. '
So having said, he sank to rest.
As sinks the western nun.
For oven athwart tho gathered night
That wrapt tho weeping room
His parting soul flings back tho light,
Tliut glorltlcs the gloom.
"Farewell to nil," so .we havo claim
To bless with all who bless thy name.
in gricvo wiin hu who mourn.
"God's will is best," the path Is dark
For steps of faltering Faith,
But thou hast fanned her vital spark,
Even with thy dying breath.
"God's way Is best" That thou should fall
Beneath tho caitiff hand.
Thou, honored and bolovcd of all,
Thou, I'rido of all thy Land!
Smote as tho caglo In mld-fllght
In life's best golden prime.
Just ns it reached tho zenith height
And touched tho towers sublime.
Smote by tho hand whoso felon clasp
Was frnnkly locked In thine,
Responsive with frnternnl grasp,
Broad Freedom's truthful sign.
High-hearted chlof, thou martyr model
Was ever shamn llko this
Since thn nrch traitor erst betrayed
His Master with a kiss?
That this wns best, Oh hard to think;
And yot thy speeding soul
Forbndo Man's tremulous heart to shrink
Or doubt God's purposed goal.
Even now the shame, the wrath that' rolls
And vibrates 'round tho globe
Might seem to clasp nil faithful soull
In ono dark mourning robe.
HI
Ah! might men sea In death like thine
(Thy power to lovo, to bear)
For nil the world a lordly sign'
That half fuinils thy prayer!
To draw tho Peoples each to each.
In nearer amity.
And, as thy flnnl word doth teach,
"Nearer, my God, to Thee."
'S
Then true the thought we all might see
inai sooinoa my soui io rest;
Then nil had learned to own with theo
God's way Is always best.
So In thy farewell, martyred Chlof,
Wo ask our part to hear,
And In a kindred Teoplo's grief
Demand frnternnl share.