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    THE. OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, MAttCII 10, 1002.
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28 19,000
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Net total sales
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... 10,124
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Notary Public,
When It cornea to doing things right
Omaha Bohemians are strictly In It
Not a disorderly disturbance to mar
Prince Henry's tour. Let ua have a
credit mark.
Prince Ilenry deserves a smoother re
turn voyage than he enjoyed on his
ocean trip this way.
The Commercial club should try to
bag a few more new factorlea before the
season gets old. on the theory that a
good nest egg will beget company.
One house of congress has passed the
bill for another bridge serosa the Mis
souri at this point Omaha needs a
fourth bridge about aa much as a wagon
needs a fifth wheel
It Is to be noted that although It baa
had no senatorial deadlock to Interfere
with the dispatch of business, the Iowa
legislature is still in session and In the
third month of Its career. '
Several Nebraska counties report un
usual transfers of farm landa as well
as releaaea of farm mortgages, The
demand for Nebraska farms keeps stead
ily Improving because farming in Ne
braska pays.
Account of the Kubellk concert at
Lincoln say that the auditorium was
packed with 2,000 people to listen to the
performance. The advance advertise
ments of the concert announced 2,200
seats for sale.. Can It be possible that
the Lincoln auditorium has shrunk over
night? ...
And now William Waldorf Astor Is
said to be cultivating aspirations to sit
In Parliament although bis expatriation
from thie country la but a few years
back. Ths question Is likely to be raised
whether, carpet-bag government la any
more popular In Great Britain than It Is
In the United States.
The uninvested balance In the per
manent school fund has again risen to
nearly 105,000 and ths treasurer repeats
the shallow pretense that this money la
being kept In the treasury vault. As
long as tha law .limits the Investment of
these funds, as at present. It Is Impossi
ble to prevent an accumulation of cash
on band. Wby not be candid and In
clude It In toe exhibit of bankx balances?
The persistence of the populists In
insisting that they furnish the bead of
the next fusion ticket In Nebraska Is par
ticularly distressing to- the democrats,
especially In "view of the fact that this
supply of populist timber shows no sign
of running sbrt If the democrats
could only cointolldate the two parties
by .absorbing the populists this little
obstruction to democratic ambitions
might be removed.
The lower bouse of congress will vote
today on ths proposed transformation of
the rural mall delivery Into a new star
routs contract system. No argument
has Veen advanced for sub-letting the
delivery of ths malls on rural routes
that would not apply with equal force
to aub-lettln the mall carrying In free
delivery cities, but no on would propose j
to abolish the city letter carrier service
and turn tt over to. contractors.
) , 1 u'-i' in i s
To have more than 1,000 republicans
participate In the party primariea at
South Omaha Is an encouraging sign of
the times. When the voters are awake
to the Issue before ths candidates are
put In the field they may usually be de
pended on to maintain their interest for
better government through the election
that followa. This extraordinary Inter
est on ths part of republicans In s city
normally democratic also Indicates that
the republicans are convinced they have
a fair chance of winning out
THt RATt-VUTTlXlt RAILROADS.
The proceedlnrt to be Instituted
gainst the railroads whose officials, la
testifying before the Interstate commis
sion, admitted wholesale rat cutting,
will be rirll actions In equity to enjoin
the carriers from further violations of
the law. Action will not be taken
against all the roads, according to the
chairman of tho Interstate Commerce
commission, as proceedings against one
or two of them will suffice for testing
the question. It Is stated that this move
for the purpose of determining whether
certain Violators of the Interstate law
may not be restrained by process of
Injunction Is the culmination of long
studies on the part of the com mission.
Several years ago the commission under
took action along the line now chosen
and a suit was brought In Kansas to
restrain certain railroads from 'alleged
discrimination In their rates. Tha com
panies demurred on the ground that a
suit did not He In the 'first Instance-
that there could only be a suit to en
force some order of the commission.
The demurrer was' overruled and after
a long delay there was a trial. The com
mission was sustained and on appeal to
the circuit court of 'appeals -ras sus
tained again there. The ault Is now
pending In the supreme court of the
United States.
It Is stated that the commUMlod bad
been waiting, before moving further on
the same line, for the final decision In
the Case before the supreme court, but
in view of the disclosures made at the
Chicago inquiry In January and the
necessity for some action which would
be prompt, and It was hoped effective,
concluded to try the method now pro
posed. When the testimony of many
witnesses showed extensive and long
continued violations of the act to regu
late commerce, notably in connection
with the shipment of dressed meats and
packing bouse products from Chicago
and Kansas City and of grain from the
west to the seaboard, the commission
determined to use every means provided
Dy law lor stopping these illegal prac
tlcea and Dunishlmr those ens-aired In
them. .More than a month ago the com
mission made an order reciting the facts
admitted and directing that copies of
this testimony be furnished to the proper
United States attorneys and requesting
them to institute and prosecute . suit
able proceedings under the direction bf
the attorney general of the United
States. This commendably prompt ac
tion of the commission la acquiesced. In
by the Department of Justice and It
appears that everything is now In readl
ness to Institute proceedings, which
when begun will, 1 is expected, be
pushed with the utmost vigor by the
counsel of the commission "Under the
direction of the attorney general In
the meantime the question Involved may
be settled by a decision of the supreme
court In the practically similar case
pending before It and as to which, as
already noted, the commission was sus
tained by the lower courts."
SOUTH OMAHA CANDIDATES.
South Omaha . republicans are to be
congratulated upon the nominations they
have made for the city offices to be
filled at the municipal election In April.
This applies especially to the head of
the ticket Frank Koutsky, whose record
as a citizen and public officer commends
Itself to all classes of citizens. As a
business man Mr. Koutsky has mads a
reputation' for honest dealing and aa
city treasurer of South Omaha be has
an enviable record aa a competent
painstaking and trustworthy custodian
of public funds. His popularity among
the best element of South Omaha re
publicans was attested at jthe primary
which he carried Against the organised
forces of the present mayor by two to
one. It Is certain' that no ' candidate
the republicans could bav selected
would have a better prospect of election
In that democratic stronghold.
The candidates for treasurer, clerk and
attorney are representative republicans
well qualified for their respective posi
tions and the candidates for council and
school board are far above the average
of the men who have heretofore served
In those bodies.
If the citizens pf South Omaha who
have been calling for more economical
and efficient government will concen
trate their Influence and cast their votes
In1 accordance with their expressed
wishes the republican ticket -will be
elected there next month.
ALASKA BOUNDARY ISSl't.
Some ten days ago, it. was reported
from London that tho Alaskan "boundary
question would probably not come up
again In the near future, but it was
said that the Foreign office hoped that s
germanent arrangement would be ar
rived at before the British ambassador
leaves Washington, thus Implying that
the matter was not being altogether
neglected. Later advices ar to the
effect that the Canadian view, of the
Issue has been presented to the British
Foreign office, which is striving to effect
a settlement It Is stated that arbltra
tion Is th solution which Is probable,
since the State department la not likely
to propose the alienation of the territory
ceded from Russia and any. scheme for
a Canadian purchase would be vetoed
th Washington." the add!-
lon1 statement being made that the
trend of negotiations Is In to direction
of arbitration.
When this question was before ths
high Joint commission the representa
tives of ths United States were disposed
to submit It to arbitration, but there
was sn Irreconcilable difference as to
who should be the arbitrators. This
difficulty will very likely again present
Itself In connection with any proposition
for arbitration. .Thus while It Is recog
nlsed by both . governments that the
existing situation, la unsatisfactory and
that a final settlement of the dlsput
aa soon as possible Is most desirable, ths
I prospect of an arbitration agreement Is
1 far from good. As to the Canadian
attitude on the subject It baa probably
undergone no change and if that be so
it Is safe to say that the demands of
Canada will never be conceded by the
United States.. There Is reason to be
lieve that the Dominion government has
lately urged the British government to
stand firmly against any concession In
adjusting Alaskan boundary details and
other matters concerning which the
United States and Canada hold con
flicting opinions. . This Is pretty clearly
Indicated and It remains to be seen
whether the British government will
yield absolutely to the Canadian demand
or will in the Interest of friendship and
peace give fair consideration to the posi
tion of the United States on the bound
ary question, the settlement of which
Canada has made a prerequisite to the
adjustment of other matters.
Of course the present arrangement re
garding the boundary cannot be perma
nent. It has served to maintain peace
and for that reason is justifiable aa a
temporary expedient, but It Is a condi
tion that ought to be continued no longer
than Is necessary to permit the United
States and Great Britain to reach an
amicable settlement of the controversy
and there should be no needless delay
In negotiations to that end.
The suggestion Is offered that Com
mandant Fearse of the High school
cadets Is S very much abused man, all
because of his unfortunate relationship
to the superintendent of schools, who
happens to be bia brother. Does anyone
Imagine that the Omaha school board
would have gone down to Lincoln for
an Inexperienced young man to take
charge ef the cadet drill when there are
so many meritorious volunteers of the
late war in Omaha competent for the
work, if It were not for the pull exerted
In . his behalf by his brother? Young
Fearse may be perfectly qualified to
command the cadets, but he would never
have been planted In the place had be
had to rely on bis own personal re
sources. It Is announced that one of the depu
ties of the county attorney is to be em
ployed by the Central Labor union to as
sist in the prosecution of certain cases
for Infraction of the female labor law,
which has been appealed to the supreme
court The question naturally presents
Itself, however, Why should an attorney
who la drawing a good salary as a public
officer, charged with prosecuting offend
ers against the law, have to be specially
retained to do what he is paid by the
taxpayers to do?
The chances are two to one that the
lawyers who are crying loudest for
business men on the jury panel would
be the first to challenge them off the
Jury should they be drawn to sit on a
case they are trying. As a rule the
business man does not sit long In the
Jury box even after he Is drawn. One
way for the lawyers to get more In
telligent juries is to agree among them
selves to use their challenges only on
those who lack Intelligence.
Omaha shows up In the weekly bank
clearings statement with sn Increase of
21 per cent over the corresponding week
of the year before and a grand total of
$8,590,821, which makes It rank close
under Detroit In total clearings and far
above Milwaukee, Buffalo, St Paul
Denver and other cities of far larger
census population. Omaha must be do
ing brisk business to produce clearing
bouse transactions of such dimensions.
People Interested In telegraph and
cable companies are busy assuring the
publlo that they do not believe the
Marconi Inventions will have any effect
so far as practical transmission of In
telligence by electricity Is concerned.
That la what they are expected to say.
ir wireless telegraphy were already a
commercial success the value of the
cables and wires would take a sudden
down shoot.
The vigor with which former Attorney
General Smyth champlona Meserve's
right to farm out the school funds for
private gain tends to create a suspicion
that the late populist state treasurer
may have taken the advice of the at
torney general at the time be became
thrifty with the Interest paid on deposits
of public money In his custody.
Aatl-Fat Reaaeai Fait
1 Philadelphia Ledger.
Xvsry fresh debt statement shows how
hard It la for Uncle Bam to reduce bis pros.
perity.
srte Cats Ie.
Chicago Chronicle.
A dollar banquet ta so better than
fS banquet for the purpose of democratlo
counsel and organisation.
Freswrlas? th Bait.
Washington Post.
Th gentlemanly agents of Mr. Marconi
will now appear la th audience and offer
wireless telegraphy stock for sale. But
bear la mind that th big show is but half
ever and th greatest announcements con
cerning th experiments ar yet t em.
Disappear.; Ftratt.
Boston Transcript
The great forests of Michigan bavs bsea
aklnaed so eloe that th railroads pf th
stat hav t bring their tie from Ken
tucky. Now there la a movement to obtain
legislation for reforestation. If the people
attend strictly t business a hundred years
may accomplish It
Peralel Activity ( s Mai.
8t Lout Globe-Democrat.
Liord Kitchener telegraphs that when a
British convoy was wiped out last week
th mules "romping all over ths country.
gave th alarm to re-enforcements, but too
1st." Nevertheless, th Missouri animal
did ita level beat and waa th first to be
heard from under th circumstance.
, Saavaalr rtaaSa at Work.
New York Bun.
We humbly apologies to ths German em
peror for the piracy practiced on bia yacht
Hoheasollarn by visitors thereto while It
waa lying in New York harbor. For soma
years past th great national emblem has
been the aouvsalr spooa. Hoheniolitra s
spooos belag nnder lock and key. th aou
vsalr fiend ar reduced t th extremity
of carvlag away slice ef th curtains r
th upholstery. Be fierce is the souvenlr-
Enf orcinr Anti-Trust Laws
San Francisco
Is Is stated that the presides! will here
after Insist that th railroads comply with
the spirit as well as ths letter of th laws,
and that h will favor no changes until It Is
seen what will happen whea existing law Is
rigorously enforced. The Bosnian act for
bids pooling, and the Interstate commerce
act forbid discriminations. The railroad
men insist that If pooling Is aot allowed
nothing can prevent th weaker or round
about line from giving secret rebates te
secure business which they would other
wis lose, and that these cuts will b met
by the lines whoa natural business Is in
vaded. Tha Interstate Commerce commis
sion says th sam thing, and also says that
under th law, aa Interpreted by th courts.
It Is Imposslbl for It to set th evidence
to prov speclflo instance of rat cutting.
Th commission know that It exists. It
recently obtained direct testimony that It
exists. But It can get no testimony upon
which to found a complaint. The commis
sion cannot get at th books, which prob
ably abow nothing wrong, anyhow, and th
highest railroad officials seem ready to per
jure themselves by swearing that they have
forgotten what everyone knows that they
remember. This being the condition of af
fairs, with no prospect for more effective
legislation tn that direction, th commis
sion has for soma years advocated th legal-
sing of pooling under it own direction.
This proposal la favored by th railroad
companies.
But th president says no. H Insists
that ths railroads shall obey the lawa aa
they ar until tha result I mad manifest.
hunting mania that when we reflect calmly
upon It our mortification for the emperor's
niched hangings la drowned in our feeling
Of -congratulation to him that he keeps his
yacht.
Pools DrylasT V'p.
Springfield Republican,
The western railroad traffio pool la going
to pieces through th withdrawal of th
Northwestern road. It is an Illegal Insti
tution, but whether ths roads mind that
fact or not Is doubtful. Possibly the In
creased activity of the Interstate Commerce
commission has something to do with th
breakup. The Southwestern Passenger as
sociation is also crumbling, but nobody
seems to be daring enough to suppose that
this Is due to any growing disposition on
th part of th roads to mind the law.
Ofllcloas Detectives Called Dowa.
Baltimore American.
A New York magistrate lately severely
rebuked two detectives for entering a pri
vate house on suspicion, without a warrant,
and violating th principle of ' law that
very man's house Is his csstle. Those
dressed In a little brief authority do not
always Include tha law In their reading
matter, but much of this official Illegal
way of treating citizens come from the
fast that th latter are too Ignorant of
their own rights to demand them, and that
this Ignorance largely deserves th treat.
ment it receives.
GROWTH OP THE REPUBLIC.
Statistics Calculated to Cheer the
Children of the Foaaders.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Th "Statistical Abstract of th United
States," recently issued by the Treasury
department, snows the growth of the United
Statea In a striking manner. The area
of tho republic, which was 827,844 square
miles in 1800, bad grown to 8,026,(00 In 1900,
exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii, and th
population increased from (,308,488 to 76,
(93,724 In the' 100 years. Tha changes In
th relative position of th states In popu
lation attract attention. Pennsylvania waa
second in 1800, and held the same position
tn 100. Virginia waa first In population
In 1800, and In 1900 ranked seventeenth;
New York cjlmbed from third Into first
place; Ohio from eighteenth to fourth;
North Carolina, which stood fourth in 1800,
descended to fifteenth In 1900, and ueia-
W(, from ,eyentsenth to torty-ntth.
The evidences of wsalth and prosperity
keep pace with growth. In 1820 the aav
lngs bank deposits aggregated $l,138,o7(, and
the depositors numbered 8,635; In 1901 tn
deposits were 82.449.547.88S, and th de
positors numbered! (.107,083, or nearly 1,
000,000 more than th total population at
th beginning of the last century. Tha
foreign commerce exhibit Is equally strik
ing. In 1800 tho imports wer worth 191,-
000.000 and th exports (71,000,000, or an
excess of Imports over exports or K) per
cent; in 1901 the imports amounted to
(823,000,000 and the exports to $1,487,000,000.
Th imports were nine times aa great in
1901 as in 1800; tha exports twenty-on
times aa great and th excess of exports
over imports was 1684,000,000, or 80 per
cent. Th growth In financial strength In
the past generation has been very rapid
and substantial. In 1865 at th close of the
civil war ths national . debt amounted to
878.25 for each of th population, and the
Interest cbsrge per capita waa (4.29; In
1901 the debt per capita waa $13.45 and the
Interest charge 88 cents. x
An attempt la mad In th "London
Mall Year Book" to estimate th relative
wealth of the flv great powers, th United
States, Great Britain, France, Germany
and Russia, and In th estimate th United
States -Is placed first, being credited with a
total wealth of ever 381,000,000,000. ana
ths United Kingdom next, with about (60,
000,000,000. Tha percentage of debt to wealth
In the United Statee is only a little over
1 per cent, while In the United Kingdom
it Is psr cent. In Germany over I per
cent and in France nearly IS per cent. Th
wonderful growth baa not been forced, and
there la In th broad west still chance
for tremendous exoasslon. Millions of
rra ar vet undeveloped and there Is
room for another century.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
Dr. William H. Tolman of New York has
bean decorated with th cross of th Legion
of Honor, by President Loubst of Franc,
for his work in behalf of th poor of New
York City.
A woman'a hair on a man's necktie Is
seeing aa a slew to a murder mystsry la
New York. It Is not ths first tlm rub
bering around a woman'a looks worked up
a bunch of trouble. .
It pars fo be poilt. Just as a kindly rail
road conductor cornea In for a donation of
$1,000 from a grateful passenger, a Pullmaa
porter falls heir to an estate valued at $100.-
000. all because be waa sxceptioaaiiy at
tentlv to th wner wall III.
Commander John Powlea Cherne, who
died last week, aerved la three Arctic ex
pedltlona la search ef Blr John Franklin
He wrote the Only history of ths ater
prlse expedition, and Cheya Islands and
Cbeyn Point war named after him.
'Shall a lawyer when detected la such
unprofessional conduct as her confessed,1
exclaims a Missouri court, be psrmittsd
to occupy a plac In th tempi of Justice
as on of Us trusted ministers? 'Procul,
procul sets, profanl!' " W should smile
A back aeat la lust but els.
Xmperor Menelek ef Abyssinia Is building
telephone lines between his capital and the
Italian settlements In Erytbrea. - Italy fur
nlsbes the wlr and Mecelek th pole and
aayoa caught cutting wires will bava his
right hand cut off and his nrprty con
tscatsd to nay for th damaga.
Chronicle. '
Even If changea la th law ar desirable,
It Is unquestionably undesirable that they
ahalf be extorted by th defiant refusal to
obey laws which exist. Th president Is
right, and will be enthusiastically sustained
by th country. Good reasons may, per.
baps, be given In favor of pooling under
publlo supervision, but no reason can be
given for submitting to the insoleno of
corporations. There la nothing so Import
ant In this country aa their complete sub
jection to the laws, whether good or bad.
If the ar bad they can be changed, but
meantime they ar te be obeyed. To this
end th president has nor tower than any
subordinate commission. What la dons by
his explicit direction attracta th atten
tion of the entire people. Ho can command
th services ef th ablest counsel and the
most vigorous of prosecutors. H can make
what be undertakes a national Issue. II
may or may not be able to overcome the
obstacles which hav baffled th commis
sion, but If he cannot overcome them he
can cause everyone to as precisely wherein
ths trouble lies, which Is the first step
toward Its removal. A leading railroad
official Is reported to hav lately said that
th lawa aa they ar can be enforced If suf
ficient vigor Is directed In the right direc
tion. The president proposes te supply th
vigor. Forty yeara la a pretty good age tor
a president, after all. Meanwhile, th vari
ous railroad associatlona for regulating rates
ara said te b dissolving. There will be no
trouble about that. Tha difficulty will be-
gin when w try to locate the rat cutting
and prov It
BITS OF WASHINGTON tIFK.
Etchings of People Bad Kyeate at th
National Capital.
Membership la th senate has sad a
softening and soothing effect upon tha
solemn and picturesque Bailey f Texas. A
correspondent of th Philadelphia North
Americans says the Junior senator from th
Lone Star atate, while a member of th
house, wore a low-cut waistcoat, showing
an expansive ahlrt bosom, long and looss
frock coat, the regulation southern felt hat,
of the sombrero order, and walked along
the streets Ilka a man trying to tread tn tha
footsteps of Daniel Webster, and picking
out ths footstens aa he wenL
Now Bailey Is quit a debonnalre-Iooklng
aeaator. He weara his hair no longer than
do lota of men who ar aot statesmen, has
a cutaway coat and a vest of ordinary pat.
tern, and baa been aeen wearing neckties
with a dash of red In them.
He baa not yet permitted himself to be
forced Into evening clothes, but he no
longer aaorta and ahles Ilka a Texas pony
when a man with an evening ault ap
proaches him. It la said by Texaa admirers
of Bailey that he atruck th state of Texas,
running for congress, and he has been tn
congresa ever alnce.
Bailey la aolema enough and deliberate
enough In everything be doea to suit th
senate, and he is regarded aa quite an or
nament, especially aa a sits next to Till
man and servea to mellow th landscape In
th vicinity of that rugged and by no means
pleasant looking Individual. . Hs has mad
an Impression upon th senate, and Is
rapidly being acknowledged as th leader
of the democratic eld.
The senats waa considering ths bill to
ratify the treaty with th Crow Indiana In
Montana, reports th Washington Poet.
"Are there any amendments r asked ths
presiding officer. . . ...
"There is one commute amendment,'
wnispered the clerk.
The committee amendment will be re
ported," said Mr. Fry.
Amid dignified silence the clerk read aa
follows :
"Strike out 'two Jackasses' and Insert 'one
stallion.' " 1
The amendment sounded ao ludicrous
that th senators burst out laushlna-. Sena
tor Piatt of Connecticut almoat rolled out
or dis chair.
"Speaking about nerve." says Commli
sloner of Pensions Evana, "I have Just been
in contact with an acuta case. When I first
assumed office as commissioner of pensions
aaa a great deal of treubl with aa at
lorney wno waa engaged In all klnda of
fraudulent practices. After a long period of
worrlment and great difficulty th attorney
was nnany given a three-year term In the
penitentiary. The other day I received
letter from th sam man savins- ha waa
aDout to De released from Imprisonment
ana asking me aa a neraanal favnr i
secure a railroad pas for him ta rait.
lornia.
senator Hoar of Massachusetts, who is1
nm
. wiu, was engagea tn an earnest
argument with Senator Bacon of Georgia
over Mr. Hoars bill for tha protection
of th president of the United Sutsa. Th
senate waa very quiet because th other
members wer enjoying th eontest be
tween what ar termed th two most stub
born men in that body. Mr. Hoar was In
th midst of on of his arguments whea
Senator Depew sneexed. The venerable
Massachusetts man was forced to atop, be
cause a Depew anees la a tims-consum.
ing operation. It begins with a serlo-
comio buss and ends with an exnlosion
which would make a gallery god think tha
villain waa getting In his gunpowder stunt.
Mr. Hoar faced about and looked aternly
at hla Interrupter. Senator Depew's eyes
filled with tears genuine tears and he
burled his face In hla handkerchief. All
the rest of the senators laughed at th
seen except th participants. Mr. Hoar
had to wait for quiet before h proceeded.
After th aesslon Mr. Depew, who Is (8
years old, went up to th defender of th
traditions and dignity of tho aeaata to ex
press hla regret that the anees had ar.
rived at auoh an inopportune time, but Mr.
Hoar received th apology coldly.
"You know, Depew," Mr. Hoar aald, se
verely, "that I disapprove of auch boyish
pranka on th senst floor and I am greatly
displeased."
When Senator Tillman came out of th
senate chamber th afternoon ba and Sena
tor McLaunu had their fisticuffs he met a
senate employ and aald:
"Well, did I make a fool of myself?'
Th seaat employe fidgeted and replied:
"I cannot answer that question, Senator
Tillman. If I said Yes' I would not be
showing proper respect to a senator, and
If I aald 'No' I would be a liar."
. In nearly all stat legislatures, says ths
Washington Post, visitors sr taken in
upon th floor when accompanied by a sens
tor or representative. Th privilege does
not Obtain tn th United States senate, as
Senator Millard discovered on dsy last
week.
Mr. Millard approached on of th senat
doors with a constituent and invited th
latter t eater. "I bog pardon, aeaator,
said tb doorkeeper, "but is this gentle
ma a a member of coegreea or aa x-seaa
tor?"
"No," waa th reply, "but be'a with
sua."
Evidently regarding this fact as sufflciest,
Mr. Millard conducted hi friend upon tha
floor. Ten minutes later tb two gentle
men wer upstairs la th gallery. Th
aergeaat-at-arm had whispered a few
words in th senator's ear.
IN THB FfSION POLITICAL FOTD.
Kearney Democrat: ' There ba been som
talk of making Judge Oldham th candidate
for congresa In th Sixth diet riot, if Bin
Neville ta not dead, but only sleeping, this
ought to wake hlra up.
Hastings Journal (pop.): R. P. Suther
land and Judg W. R. Adams ar being
highly recommended for th governorship of
thl state, Lt th good work go on, it
ill take a good atrong populist to bring
back the loet confidence of th voter of
this atate. Either of these gentlemen Is
beyond reproach and both hav been tried
and found true.
York Democrat: C. J. Smyth and Judg
Stark appear to be sprinting along neck
and neck ae the choice of the fusion papers
of th stats tor governor. With either one
of these twe old warhorses at the bead of
the state ticket It would not matter
whether Savage or antt-Savage controlled
th next republican convention. Their nom
ination would settle tb question of th re
sult of th November election, tb only
thing te determine then would b tb sis of
the majority. But whether tb fuslonlst
of this congressional district will consent
to tha nomination of Judge Stark for gov
ernor remain to be aeen, and wa ar rather
Inclined t doubt It.
Central City Democrat: It will aoon b
Urns for th democrat and populists of Ne
braska to think about congressional nomi
nations. A good business man consider
that the longe.- his servants are In hla- em
ploy th more they are worth to htm. Why
should not th publio reach the some con
clusion? Position suoh aa the of con
gressmen ar not made to honor men, but
for ths good of the people, and ao long a
a congressman shows the proper disposition
to attend to th welfare of tb nation, hla
stat and constituency, together with th
ability to All th position, It adda to th
strength of his party and th Influence of
his state to send him back. Th fusion
forces hav no walkaway In any district,
but If organised they can maintain their
present strength, and It will be the part of
wisdom to retain their old and tried publlo
servants In all the dlstrtcta.
Stanton Register (pop.): We do not think
that the reform foroea have a good way of
determining bow th offices ahould be di
vided. In conference committee we get
but the' opinion of a few men who axe
guided mostly by local conditions and their
conclusion are seldom satisfactory. Whs a
we send delegate to th stat convention
this year It ahould ba understood that every
man ought to have a voice in tho division
aa weJ1 a In th nominating.
Some may
think It la a clumsy way to proceed, but we
believe' each convention should vote on a
candidal until a nomination la mad by
both convention. W believe it would be
more satisfactory and atronger men b se
lected. W are also satisfied that the pop
ulists care more for the preservation of ths
party at pressnt than the securing of the
lion's share of th office. Furthermore, w
believe the Bryan democrats are anxloua
that populism ahould not lose the party or
ganization, for If the reorganised democ
racy geta control of the party the ellver
democrats will want a place to go.
Aurora Sun (dem.): We believe fusion
Is temporary and cannot be successfully
long continued. The Nebraska fusion has
been th most successful snd longest con
tinued of any fusion by a stat that we
hav been cognizant of in an editorial ex
pertence of some thirty yeara. Th strength
of Bryan and hi wonderful Influence, coup
led with the energy and influence of Allen,
Stark, the. World-Herald and othara, has
been responsible for Us long length of suo
ceesful life. But it Is the usual and certain
result, in our belief, that when fusion be
gins te fall, when the parties to it begin
to distrust one. another, begin to bicker and
pull apart, that It alwaya goes to pieces.
That no power on earth can prevent. This
la history and the history of all fusion will
be repeated. - Fusion haa don wonder for
thla state. It shelved the worst republican
corporation ring that ever Infested any
atate, placed our bonda at a premium, pre
aerved the school fund, turned the Interest
upon it, by law. Into th state treasury,
and put officials in plac In atate and na
tlon of whom th people ar proud but It
has been dissolved by the very ones who
prompted and promoted It With a ma
jorlty of at least 10,000 la the state, those
who tired of the union stayed at home In
the last state election to an extent that de
feated tha fusion foroes by about 18,000, and
that without showing any corresponding in
crease In the republican vote. Th result
shows a putting apart of the forces and
dissatisfaction that la plain and apparent
A natural result that can not be avoided.
that no man or party la to blame for, that
naa always happened in cases of fusion.
with th difference only that It has alwaya
before come sooner and was more qujckly
given up py tne partiea te the dual combl
nation.
IRONCLADS WITHOUT OFFICERS.
Naval
Fleet Inereaslaac Faster
Tfcaa
the Saaply f Offleers. '
Atlanta Constitution.
Since the outbreak of the Spanish-Amerl
can war, nearly tour years ago. th United
scat government has been busily sncaced
m tne work or building war ahlpa, but the
zeal which has urged It forward In thla dl
reeUon haa apparently mad it blind to th
necessity of providing officers to man th
vessel when built, and lbs fallur to keen
both eye open and to make th necessary
provisions ror naval expansion la likely to
involve th service in soma embarrassment
As matters now sUnd it seems that the
government will either bar to make lmm
oiat provisions for Increasing ths supply
or otneers or elss abandon th construction
of vessels. Th suggestion hss been made
that th present senior class at Annapolis
b graduated tare months earlier In order
to relieve th existing stress In ths navr.
nut even if thla plan Is adopted It will only
give temporary relief, aa th vessels which
ar now la proe of construction will call
for 1,000 additional bfflcera within th next
few yeara and the output of th naval acad
emy at Annapolis will barely suffice to fill
ths vacancies caused by death and retire
ment, much leas meet th exigencies cre
ated by th building of additional war ships.
Tho it becomes apparent that while th
condition of affairs in the navy is bad
eaough at present, it I likely te become
much wore before tb situation can be
Improved. Under th existing order of
things, 11 requires four yesr to equip aa
offlcerand, get him ready for work, and
svea if hscasurs wer adopted at present
increasing th capacity of th naval acad
emy at Annapolis, It would tak until 10T
to graduate enough officer to meet th
demands which are now made upon th
aervie by the building of new vessels.
What steps will be taken to meat tb
grav situation Which I bound o exist In
th aavy before any permanent relief can
bs furnished 1 ons of th problems which
th naval authorities ar now trying te
solve, but while this difficulty Is pending
It Is of th utmost Importance to the wel
far of tb whole country that no tlms
should be tost by congress In providing
for aa Increase In th capacity of the naval
academy at Annapolis for turning out nsw
officers. Jn no other way la It possible
te avoid future embarraasmsnt,
This ie aot the tlm to discuss th wis
d'--m of tb policy of naval expansion. We
are already committed to th policy, and
tb naval yards of th country sre now
noisy with th din of shipbuilding, and aa
loag as we bav decided to build more
ahlpa, wa must provide officers to ma a
then. Otherwise we ar foolish t lock up
th aions la useless structures of lroa.
MRERVF.8 PLRA I! AVOinCR.
Columbus Telegram (dem.): JVhen ar
rested on chart of embezzlement ex-8tat
Treasurer Meserv promised th public, and
hla attorneys, spesklng tn hla name. In
formed th democrata and populieta of the
stat that their ex-treasurer would not
employ tb technicalities of th law In order
to eeoape punishment aa did Gen Moore.
But promises ar easy to make, and aa easy
to break. Yesterday Meserve appeared be
fore th court, practically admitted bia
technical guilt hut pleaded that it waa no
real crime against the state. Some demo
crata and populists had looked for better
conduct on the part of Meaerve. Gen Moor
did th aame thing. II la now free. Me-
serve will probably escape through a like
legsl hole. He admlta that he la technically
guilty. The court will doubtless give him -a
certificate of technical Innocence.
Fremont Herald (dem.): Mr, Meserve'i
defense. In the trial for embesslement of
$3,000 In state money deposited in th Union
Stock Yarda National bank of South Omaha,
Is that th state, not permitting tha treas
urer to deposit funds, could not collect In
terest on deposits, so that it a hank did pay
Meserv Interest on stat moneys thst In
terest could not, possibly be the property
of the ststs. It's about the same line ol
defense put up by Eugene Moore, Hilton
and Porter, In th mtxup of public funds
which stuck to their fingers... He says the
safe in hla office waa not fit to hold funds
snd ha had to put them In tb banks for
safe keeping. If he had been compelled, ta
pay out this $3,000 to have the money taken
care of by the banks, it would, be dis
covered qnite readily that the. state was
Interested enough for having it protected.
Kearney Hub (rep.): ' In district court
In Omaha Thursday counsel for ex-Tress-
urer Meserve admitted, technically, that hli
client waa guilty of embezzlement In con
verting to bia own us Interest moneys
derived from deposits of the state funds,
but pleaded that ths treasurer had no)
committed an offense against the lawa ol
tha state, and asked that the Judge In
struct th Jury to acquit Th law almply
aays that th treasurer shall not deposit
money In banka other than those that bavs
been selected aa depositories. Ths treas
urer' counsel contends that . th vaults
of the state treasury are not a, safe plac
In which to keep treasury cash. Hence the
treasurer must deposit the moneys tn banks
whers they will . be sate, even though In
so doing he Is technically an embezzler.
Finally Meserve's counsel contends that
even though a bank doea pay the treas
urer interest on stat moneys, that Inter
est cannot posslbfy be the property of ths
atate. So then we are not dealing with
a matter of fact, but with a question of
law, and legal technicalities are depended
on to afford loophole for escape. '
Grand Island Independent (rep.)t The
Meaerve case Is on trial In Omaha and a
Jury ef his peers haa been selected. But
the attorneys became Involved la a warm
argument the very first flop out of th box
by which Is meant the very first question
la tha mind of the attorney (or the atate.
Constantino J. Smythe, or Smyth, er Smith,
representing the indicted ex-treasurer, ob
jected to the question on the grounda that
it was Immaterial, Irrelevant etc, and im
mediately the Jury' Was excused until this
afternoon to permit the attorneys Snd the
court to get together o the proposition
whether, presuming Meserve took the in
terest, the state can hold htm for It. Me
aerve choosing the position that he had
acted unlawfully, technically, la deposit
ing tha $60,000 in the bank at South Omaha,
and, if he received 13,000 interest, it was
unlawful money and the State cannot re
cover It, la not entitled to it It Will be
remembered that that la much the way
Porter sot out of putting back the $900
which he ahould not have taken." Of coure
if Meserve didn't take it on cayae no
rsaaon why he ahould permit his attorneys
to aaaume such a position.
MIRTHFUL RBFLKOTIOHS.
' ' .(-.-
Ttillarilnhla. Press: "Do VOU think that
wireless telegraphy will savst timet''
"Yes, If they can Invent soma sort of a
messenger-boyless device for delivering th
ma ...
ruvslani Plain Dealer: "Bay. those Chi
cago folk never lose an opportunity to
make a show of themselves."
"That's right I'll bet they'll b going to
funerals yet In low-out carriage."
T4A.tnn Tr.nw.rlnt! Oreena How about
VnH vcMn-M anil that nrettv daughter of
old BllUngtonr Ar they atlll keeping com
pany! . .
Tetlow Oh, dear, no! They nave been
married nearly a year.
Tloltlmnr. American: "Will' TOO, Stay all
night?" asks the New York hotel cleric
"Yes," answere tho guest, "but let m
have enough paper and ink to writ my
will and soma notes of farewell to my
family and friends."-
niliom Post! "I have refused four mar
riage proposals In tho last week," said th
girl In blue, with some pride. -
"Dear me!" returned th girt In grsy
sweetly, "your 'steady' Is a most persistent
and accommodating fellow, isn't bo?"
Washington Btar: "On trouble 'bout die
life," said Uncle Eben, "la dat when you
tries to mind de golden "rule, some people
takes It foh granted dat you is skyaht of
tin ana slants in to a you up.;;
Philadelphia Catholic Standard) Wicks
Thar, should b a law to restrain th
theaters from printing those mossy Jokes In
tneir programs.
mic-ks xou uon I nivs o reaa inira.
vinka No. but vou usually hav to lis
ten to some Idiot be hi n J yoi reading and
explaining lucin.
Philadelphia Press: They wer gossip
ing about the engagement.
"Why do they call her th' Queen of
Heart?" asked one.
"I suppose," replied Ui ouier, "Dcua
she ha Just enough value to take the
knave."
. '
Chlcaao Post I "Why do men flock after
the widows?"
"Because," explained the sweet young
thing, not without a touoh of bitterness,
"the average man lacks confidence In his
own Judgment, and In thai ca ef a widow
he feels that he Is merely backing th
a H iimncn OD
Whan .TnVin ririnlf Whlltlar oa, IS
yeara old he wrote an eileta b sung at the
dedication of the llaverh.il academy, whers
ne was a siuaeni lor a year. A. copy or
this composition haa been furnished to th
New York Independent frorq a manuscript
copy In th posaoealon of 8. T. Ptckard.
and ths norm I liven ft, first publication
through that periodical. It was sung to th
air "riuar 01 uory" ana reaas as xoiiows:
Hall, Btar of Selene! Corns, forth In thy
splendor;
Illumine these-' walls let, them avermor
A shrine where thy votaries their offering
may tender)
Hallowed by geniua and sacred to the. '
Warmed by th genial glow,
Her let thy laurels e-row
Greenly f or those who relolc at thy;
name; '
Her let thy spirit rest.
Thrilling the ardent breast.
Rousing the souI .wUh tb promts of
fama V T M '
Companion of Freedom! th ..light of her
story.
Wherever her vole at thin altar la
known.
There shall no cloud pf oppression com
o'er thee,
No envious tyrsnt thy .splendor disown.
Bona of tli prouo and free.
Joyous shall cherish thee '
Long ss their banners- In triumph shall
wava,
And from this peerless height
Ne'er Shall thy orb ol light
Sink, but to set on Liberty's grav.
Bmlle. then, upon "us f n hearts that have
nevei
Bowed down 'neaxh. oppression's unba
lowed control. 1
Spirit of evienn! O, crown our endeavor;
Here shed thy beams on the night of the
Then shall thy sons entwins.
Hers fnr thy sacred hrlno.
Wreaths that shall flourish through ages
to cutne;
Hrlglit In thy temple seen.
Robed in Immortal green.
Vadeles memorials of genius shall bloom,