T1TE OMATIA DAILY BEE: "WEDNESDAY, MAItCIl 10, 1902.
Tiie Omaha Daily Bee
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STATEMENT of CIRCULATION.
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U ...eld and returned cople..... 1Q.184
Met total sales ... ,.
....887.810
Net dally average...
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GEO. B. TZBCHUCK.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
Defora me this 2BW day ot reoruary. a
JJ02. M. B. HUNGATE.
(BeaJ.V Notary Public.
To Manitoba Please close the open
floor. . ,
Mrs. Carrie Nation has bombarded a
Hastings saloon with chunka of ice. This
wanton assault on the Ice trust ahould
be resented.
riAiii. tha traok fnr th l..l r
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eorasaa oy vnuea otates army
and navy to put down the uprising
wnicn the state Board or Health aaya I
It la powerlesa to snppreaa.
The figures of the State Board of
Health Indicate that a mistake was
bade in -not appointing the members
tenaus ! enumerators when the popula-
Una of Nebraska waa last chpeked nn
cion or pieDrasaa waa last cnecxed up.
Ex-Senator Hill declares himself -as
pppoeed to the spirit "of running after
titled Europeane. Mr. Hill's criticisms
hf others must be taken with allow-
5f others must Do taken itn auow-
ancea, aa ne ua. no uaugmer w -uuxry
Muea.
, v v . a
No explanation has been vouchaafed
why the banks that are ready to pay 8
per cent Interest on Illicit deposits. of
state achool money ahould not nay some-
State school money should not pay some-
thing into the county treasury as inter-
pat on the county money depoBited with
tocm.
The federal grand Jury at Louisville
baa returned Indictments against a rail-
toad for giving rebates to favored Bhlp-
pera. If such prosecutions can be made
to stick and are conalatentiy followed up
the rebate business will suffer a severe
setback. I
Passengers on the same steamer with I
Prlnce Henry report that the prince I
Slept moat of the time for forty-efght I
hours alter leaving tms country, tie-
fore bis departure he admitted things I
came pretty swift for him while in the I
United States. I
The comment of the populist and I
democratic press on the tactful manner I
In which ex-Treasurer Meserve backed I
aut of his indictment would Indicate I
that the editors do not consider the j
vindication strong enough to warrant I
nominating him for governor ou a re-
form platform. I
The twenty-nine precinct assessors
pf Douglaa county have held a confer-1
ence over their impending Usk of list-
ing auu ayt'iaisiuK mo uiuun yrupcu.
The first thing the assessors should
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have conferred with la their own con- set to the expense of an extra session. without humiliation and without sur
sclences. In order to ascertain how they while today the abolition of the supreme rendering any principle. Nearly aU of
can live up to the oath which they are court commission by the enlargement of thm na. returned to work and an-
required to take aa asaeasora.
The High school cadets are to be
drilled with real guns in the near future,
tint whether the drill with muskets.
breech-loading or muxzle-loadlng. will
prove oi any vaiue reuiaiu. w ue seen,
The next twentieth century war will be
fought with machine guna that dls-
charge showers of bullets and make In-
dlTldual musketry Are child's play.
wrmau iuuuiu,. """i1"""-
lng because German ateamahlp lines
tranaport American gooda to competitive
fields. Nothing which could happen
.would be such a boom for American
Shipping as to have foreign steamer linea
reruae to carry gwua. urr-
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a. -w
w vwvnju
r. 45r T. wilier h.. -.rnrl t
remind the aeiuoeo aiacipiee or uoin
T ,.A Willi. m lAnnlnira Hm.r
tUt bimetallism to dead. The old demo-
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bimetallism, which preeunie. tbat every
a ill. p roined will conUln 100 cenU
worth of metal is not dead, but free
.t . mi.. th.r would nut SO
cento worth of silver Into a coin and the minister stated that Colombia view of their mutual interests and per
raU It om dollar ha. ceased to be a I greatly dealred that tho United Bute, baps atoo of their respective obligations
tsaramountJaauo In these raited etatesj should, compete, tha Panama cacal IleJi Um pubUc. ; J3oth, IU jrobabj are
XtBRASKA'a GRtATKMt Jrttn. . I
The acquittal of ex-Treasurer "deserve
on the plea that custodian of the
permanent school fund he conld not be
held liable for pocketing Interest on
money deposited contrary to the provl-
of the constitution again empha-
Ble8
the imperative' demand for con-1
Btltutlonai revision, vrrcnoui wmcn me i
"nmn" ipi" ...wi - -
financial affairs of the atate cannot be
Mfey na. Tne mmt .peedy and
effective way of applying the remedy Is
through the submission of the necessary
amendmenU to the constitutloa at the
coming election. To accomplish this
rillrTWa mnf,pilll ...,ion of the lesrlsla-
- - i
ture should be called at once.
Thi. u hT nn mpnna a frivolona
scheme nor la It a new demand quoted as Baying that the Panama
prompted by any personal or apeclal In- route will yet be decided upon by con
terest The need of constitutional re- gross and at this aesalon. He expressed
vision was strikingly Impressed from
i i v tuan
uie very uuiv luv cunutt vuu
to interpret the constitution In conneo
tlon wIth tne eafe keeping and Invest-
aohnol funda Eight years
ment or tne scuooi iunus. ivikui years
agQ lhe eiltor 0f Tne DToked Gov-
ernor Crounse to call a special session of
the legislature In a letter of which the
f0Jlowlng la a Copy:
.
OMAHA, March . Hon. Ijoranso
crounse. BxecuUve Oteee Dear Ooveraor:
You doubtless remember that X have upon
ieTeraJ occaaloiu sought to eonvinc you
of the neceaaUy of a apec W aeloa of the
JSS" ZlZESLEl
wVbJlr taUd aai our rav.au. Uw.
Deeded revlaloa to aaatle the aUU to meet
. oblhraUons. 'c It I understood you oor-
UlT. your dlslnclinaUoa was due to Iw L
ot the expense br reason ef an Intermt-
nable sesaion.
m my Judgment the neeeaalty for a special
haa been. The recent deolalon of the
supreme court relative te the achool fund
would in ltelf afford Justification.,
court upon the oon.tltutlon.l provisions and
aututes bearfn upon thla aubloct clearly
pointa out as the only remedy a comtltu-
1'00"1 amendment that would permit the
'- Zin.
Ym, will rtn.,htl.. arr with mil ao that
we have outgrown our present constitution
In many respects and need several Im
portant amendments at the earliest possi
ble day. These amendments to the con
stitution could and should . be submitted
through the special session of the legisla
ture, to be voted on this fall.
If these amendments were -bunched and!
submitted on a separate ticket I have no I
Jlnulit thav wmilil pirnf. Tn vUw nf. ihm I
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special session of the legislature would not
likely extend beyond the middle or last of
April, aa the farmers would be obliged to
go home to attend to tbelr spring work.
nava reiraineo up u mis lime irom
urging the special session because I did I
not WMt to flgnt wlnjmm. or agitate a
proposition that would not likely, ma-
teriaiize.
W1U you please Indicate by mall, or ver-
bally If you expect to be here within i
t -v.. , .u
.J..,m wh.hr h.r. t.
likelihood of its being called. I feel con-
ndent that we could get the Commercial
uh of Omaha and the bulk of all our
business men to endorse the movement,
.
wni WW HWf WW n,IM lUiUl I.Ul
m.nrtm.nt. n ntiK oh.rt.v -)IkIi .w. I
hope get tore next. year, in April,
aa there will be another United States
aenater to elect and the charter will again
ball of all the element. In
Xwaltlng M early reply; j remllln very
truly yours.
E. ROSE WATER.
8 -prom Ptlcal standpoint I ra-
Igard an extra session as the only hope for
republican aueceea thla fall. We must
-"a-r Plug up all the holes at the state
eaplUl' ,tr-'-hten out our nnanclal dlffl-
culUe .ubmlt aU Beede4 ntmemm to
the people tn the shape of constitutional
amendments, or meet the enemy on the
local issues. la that case we shall be
beaten, because we will be on the de-
'en-lv- fron Bt-ft to finish.
IIad Governor Crovinw acted on this
"nSKestlon there would have been no
Hartley defalcation, no Stuefer bond
dea,s 1111(1 no Meserve "vindication."
TtterQ would bave been no costly su-
Preme court commissions, no fee-grab-
Ding scanaaia and no loose planks ail I
over the state house. True, the legls-1
laturo of 1805 submitted twelve amend-1
ments which failed to receive the neces-1
sary majoniy. out wis rauure was due
to the fact that they; were submitted in I
an exciting presidential election year. I
All the arguments of eight years ago
in favor of a special seaelon to remedy
the. glaring defects 'til the constitution
are more applicable today. I
Eight years ago the aggregate float-
lng debt of Nebraska was not much
over si.000,000, while today over 12,000,-
ooo of state debt has accumulated. 1
although the constitution limits the
state's debt to $100,000.
Eight years ago the expanses of a
I special session might have been a eerl-
oua burden, because the atate was In the
midat of its worst period of drouth.
i crop lojiurw auu uuauuiui aepresaion.
Eight years ago there waa no visible off-
the supreme court would alone more
than save the outlay.
True, there is no pressing demand for
a revision of the Omaha charter, but
there are several important subjects
tiiat require legislative action at the
earueac poaaiDie aay.
Now, as eight years ago. the repub-
Ucaa party 1b in control and will Justly
be held reaponelble for failure to give
the people the needed relief which. Mbm , h iminn Iron work a. which
should have been afforded years ago.
ine rauure oi me ruaionisia w ao weir
duty when they were in power 1b uo ex-
Cuse for allowing things to continue to
drift along without an effort to place
the affairs of the state on a sound baaia.
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I Th. n.w miniaw from rv.imnr.ia
I niiaiimiut that nAOAtlQiiiitii wltn tnit
, "r-TTT:
route will be DroniDtlv reooened. Mln -
. . . .
ister vxiucua, u is uuurnuHu, uu uu
I ln.tmtlrbn. Ha ti thA ni turn ami x -
tent of the concession, which Colombia
i. vmn. t m.k. .o tha I'nlted Sttea
and If theae .hail bo found acceptable
to our government tho negotiations can
be speedily concluded. . In an Interview
soon after hla arrival in this country
indicated that nls government reaiiaea
that our completion of the canal would
be of very great benefit to that country
and he expressed the belief that eo far
a Colombia la. concerned there would
be no difficulty In reaching an agree-
ment. It was to be inferred from mis
that the southern republic la prepared
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being, as had been apprehended, greedy
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and exacting. It will probably be shortly
known Just what Colombia haa to pro-
pose or what she la willing to do, and
In the meantime the advocates of the
Panama route In the senate will not al-
low any action to be taken on the Nlca-
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ragua dul
One of these, Senator Hanna. la
the opinion that from the standpoint
of the United Btatea the Panama route
-
would be preferable to that of Nlca-
ragua, even If the price of the canal
property were increased by $20,000,-
j t w
000. "This canal proposition, said Mr.
Uanna, "la not one of sentiment, nor
are we going to spend millions la ex-
ceM "e estimated COSt Of the I 8J1-
beoaiwe the Nlcarairua route la a
ama lK3cauBe lue XMcaragu ivum w a
few hundred mUea nearer Mobile than
la the tathmus. Besides," he added,
the whole Mcaraguan scheme Is lm-
ot E great deaJ
-P Colombia 1. die-
posed to do. It has been alleged that
there are serious legal difficulties In the
,nr and if aiich la the fact It remalna
whether they can be re-
vhh .in t n.. u.
close whether or not there Is any such
PASSAOt! OF SHIP SCBMDY BILL.
The passage of the ship subsidy bill
the Benate was expected, though the
majority lor uie meaaure wua buujc
what larger than had been counted on,
having been thought that more than
"publicans would vote against the
Benaior A1USOU B oppoou.uu
to the general subsidy feature of the
measure and not to the mall subsidy
provision. Ilia objectlona were stated In
the debate of last Saturday and he
proposed several Important amend
men to, most of which were adopted.
Chief among them was one limiting the
me Qj contract8 and another providing
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that the mail subsidy should not at any
time exceed f 8,000,000 annually. In
voting against the bill, therefore, Mr.
AJliaon put himself on record aa op
posed simply to the general subsidy fea
ture. Senator Spooner, who also voted
against the bill, said In the course of
the debate that with the general mo
tives of the bill "no good American
. . - u,mi, .n .nlvl,iHnn" hut he
wluu"u , " 77 . .," , n,
thouirht the true method for reviving
the. merchant marine was by levying
discriminating duties, as waa done by
the ttrut congress. Mr. Spooner doubted
. TCualn biu wouW accomplish
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tl H Peiiulta hosed for by Ita advocates
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ind ho llrcriwl that it OUkfht to be kllOWU
definitely that the bill would be pro-
du,.Uve of the results intended before
nt n ti, republican sena-
enactment All the republican aena
tore who voted against the measure are
favolttbl() to the building up of an Amer
loan merchant marine for the foreign
t . b t th would pur8Ue a different
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P011 i""n.uu imn
Ing bill.
There will probably be considerable
lt to tue biu m houae.
PP"uon . J anma -.nubile.-
Doubtless there v. ill be aome republican
opposition to It lu that body. The fact
that the republican national conven-
tlon refused to luaert a declaration In
favor 0f a htp subsidy In the platform
wU1 justify the assertion that the party
ls not committed to Buch a policy. It
l8 more than likely that some of the
amendments providing safeguards
against the diversion of the subsidy to
weii established Bteamshlp lines wmcn
were rejected by the senate will be ln-
8)gted on by the bouse before its final
passage.
a LtSSON IX conciliation,
The settlement of the Boston strike,
jn which more than 20,000 men were
involved, furnishes an object lesson in
conciliation which ought to prove of
great value. As soon aa the trouble
became serious the governor of Masaa-
chusetts Interested himself in the mat-
ter an(j wjtj, the assistance of the mayor
0f Boston and tho secretary of the Civic
federation, brought about an under
standing which appears to be satis
I Ptorv to all concerned, There waa no
-rWH-atlon. no formal recognition of or-
I 0ni,i ihor and no controversy over
rlehU 0P wrongs, but by the exercise of
i a conciliatory spirit the strikers were
..Mai to withdraw from their position
other signal victory for Industrial peace
is recorded.
It should and doubtless will bave a
generally good effect. It shows what
can be accomplished when the right
effort ls made and when both parties
o a ubor dlapute are willing to listen
. f.i, and reasonable. An-
otner mugtr&tion of this was recently
,lirnlahwi at sn Francisco, where the
... ,on nrninnir(L waa brought to a
i . ,1M,-,h th mediation of the Na-
M . ttu . Tha firm at
fl , refU8ed to consider the Intervention
federatlon, but it waa brought to
t ml8take of this poeltion and the
controversy was then easllv settled.
,. .n..,hA. wmrile of what may be
StiU another example oi anai may d
I -,lJjCrv w
Wt. or dlffeNBe. between -the coa,
1 oinirator. and miners of Ulinols,
whrebv a threatened atrlke waa
1 averted.
AU this Indicate, that new
are at work in the Interest of lnduetrlal
peace, not the least of which, it to
to be beUeved. la the fact that
both employers and employed are
taking a more rational and practical
beginning to have a more Intelligent
understanding of the coat of labor
troubles, which statistic show to be
very great At All eventa there Is reason
to conclude that conditions are Improv
ing and that strikes and lockouts will
become less nnmeroua from year to year,
The time may never come when there
all, , . jkt a. v. fu-., I
Will be no labor disturbances, but al-
ready It to found that euch troubles may
be diminished and that when they occur
a Bpeedy settlement la possible. For
this Improved condition the National
Civic federation deserves do little
credit
Omana promoters propose to invaae I Thla does not look like a very radical meas- of Its productive Isnd, tha poorer each Indl
San Domingo with a scheme for the I ura. It la merely a proposition that the virtual farmer must be. A single oasis In
construction of a railroad that will con-
- . i w- it, . oifDl
nect the rim of the Island with a capital
located In the Interior. That there Is
nothing small about Omaha promoters
the king of Dahomey and the sable
Barnbos of Santo Domingo will Boon dla-
, n .
cover. If the enterprising Omaha ex-
plorers do not carry off the Island it
will be because It Is anchored down
deen Into the Caribbean Bea. .
a . ,. " .Hn ith
Senator MUlanl may be Battened with
the revised plana lor tne. Bevenieonui
street front of the federal building, but
the people of Omaha axe tlll puzzling
their brains about the absorption of tlie
$000,000 which waa voted by the last
congress for the construction of the
west wing oi wie iu I
I AW J I 1 11 IV.I
should have been completed ror aw,wv
without bankrupting the contractor.
A Chicago woman haa started a cm
Bade to displace tho present force of
jailers and substitute college bred men,
those from theological schools pre
ferred. Her idea 1b that the refining in
fluence of a literary-religious atmosphere I
would be a great force for reforming I
the Inmates. No educational require-
ments, however, will be exacted from
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applicant tor '
A Des Moines Judge has decided that
& wife who keeps a boarding house Is
not bound to board her husband when
he Is physically able to work and help
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keep up the family, but refuses to do
so. If this decision holds good through-
out the country a considerable addition
to the available labor supply of the I
country may be expected. "
Reliable Fereeaat. I
I
Memphis Commercial.
The annual eclipse of the sun by tne
.. i
Easter bonnet la close at nana. .
Two Hands la Acttoa.
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Philadelphia Lodger.
Emperor Wllllam'a hand atretched acroaa ttey rt wounded In any .eyent( hls ra
the sea . to America not auppoaed to Uum lg aB example of mojeraUon which
know what hla other band, atretched acroaa the Brmgh catt Bfford
the land, la doing la China. to refuse to recognize la some substantial
gpeealaar Related News. I
" Petrolt"' Free Presa. I
. . -m.m M.r.h.i wi.iv la rolna? to
South Africa, pethapa he will be able to
convey to tha Boers some authentic lnfor-
nation that the war la over. They doa't
seem to understand if ao far.
The WonAtx.nl Ue Saatbweat.
jjrooilyn )Sale.
Before Arliona , becomes a atate, let the
nation reserve to the whole people that
magnificent scenic region (traversed by the
grand canyon, for a national park,
Nobody wanta It now, except the people and
congress cau take,' It for them by merely
saying so. Delay', will be expensive.
Coaabtao of Steajaaalv' Itaea. I
Indianapolis Journal. I
Tha Morean ataamahln syndicate has lust
come Into control of the White Btar line,
which makes six linea under ita control
If reports are true. Thla movement toward
monopoly of steamship transportation to
Europe was not begun long ago, but It Therefore they send him back to Kitchener
has been pushed with the Morgan energy, with their blessing and hopea ef promo
Tha evident purpose ot these purchases la tlon. It Is a wily plot, but It remalaa to be
to control the transportation between the
Unlted Statee and Europe ao as to enjoy
monopoly.
It la ao great an undertaking
that Ita auocees would.be doubtful If other
men less forceful had it la charge. The
point Is made that this la a trust, but It
cannot be said that it la the result of the
protective policy.
Aatlqaated Navlaatloa Uwi,
Portland Oregonlaa.
All ships look alike to this rising nation
when they ask permission to carry the
name and fame of Germany around the world
ana a rign royai woioou.. .t. r.
Hlll'a big ateamahlpa when they ask fori
German registry. TVe marine policy of the I
United States la too exclusive to permit , "7 c' ' " " . " . , '
the growth of our merchant marine by these Mt Mk" heI the P0"'"0" for tnlrty
methods, which have made Germany and reare.
England the powera which they now are on The "Alice Roosevelt" and the "Helen
the high aeaa. The United Btatea la tha Gould" are the names ot new rosea ex
only country on earth which Umlta tha hlbltod by the American Boss society In
growth of Ita merchant marine by excluding New York City.
all competitors from the business. Tha antl- Major John E. Barrow, who fifty yeara
quated navigation lawa of thla country are
seriously in need of revision, and until
they are changed all of the aubaldleB that
are plied up cannot place us on an evea
basta with the unsubsldlzed fleets of Eu -
rope and Cermany.
BUY AX AS A PARTY BOSS.
A Few Polated Reanarka freaa a Demo
cratic Soaree.
Chicago Chronicle (dera.).
If I. fut that tha Chronlcla haa ao
disposition to censure nor evea to crlU-
else William J. Bryan for any portion of
hla couraa which does not tend toward an-
other democratic defeat with him aa tha
democratic candidate for president or die -
tatlng tha terms of the democratlo plat -
form. But the Chronicle critlclzea and
censures him for assuming to dictate to
the democratic party who ahall ba Ita lead-
era and candidates In tha future. ,
Recently Mr. Bryan haa 'been at New
York and Washington, perhapa in other
eastern political centers. At theae places
ha haa taken It oa himself to declare that
such democrats aa David B. Hill and
Artbur P. Gorman, of national fame ana
honored as atateamaa before ha was a voter,
muat have no part la framing democratlo
policies nor la tha nomination of demo-
cratlc candidates this year or la the near
future.
Tha trouble with Mr. Bryan Is that ha
thinks there was no democratlo party nor
democrats previous to tha time whea ha
became tha popullatlc-democratle candi
date for president. It ls not aeemly for
nr. uryaa o say m new
Z r nr .nrt tar tha democratic
presidential nomination. It to not ml,
for him to proclalnt at Washington that
r- ..iJ.1
Maryland to bl. old -at in tha aaaaU.
muat not interfere in d.moeratlo manage-
.h. ..m.i,
Mr. Bryan haa become a very uuimpor-
taat facur la tha management and deatU
niaa of th. democratia rty. Ha should
A Mossback
Philadelphia
The irrigation question Is a momentous
one for the western part of this country and
lu application to congress tor federal as-
Bveui IU MJJVUUJaiiB lUB Bole WIPIB
h aymnathr. The nrono.ltln of the
pending Irrigation bill Is, In brief, to take
the proceeds of the disposition ot all publlo
in the thirteen aeml-arld states and
wmiurwi ana expena it in toe construe-
tloa and maintenance of Irrigation works
for storage, diversion and development ot
water for .the reclamation ot arid and semi-
arid lands In that section of the country,
vernmen snail expend wnat it receives
from "rM ,n ,n Providing the means for
... ..A a,nnm.nt
There are always vital considerations
against a 'new departure like thla that
ahould be carefully weighed before the
Jf- ?T-
one objection made to the Irrigation bill
that wa cannot reipect. M ,g wgeA ,n the
minority report and It Is elaborated and In-
elated upon by Congressman Blbley ot thla
BUt ,n PPalng the bill. It la that It Is
unjust to eastern farmers for the United
But to add mUllona or acrea of productive
tadi ,up ,Mtlonal poiBeB,ion, Md
PARAGRAPTIERS Olf THE VELDT.
Kansas City Start The prompt release ef
J!J?
tlve BrlUsh commander get back to work.
Philadelphia Press: If the Boers should
capture one or two mere British generals
Lord Kitchener 'would be able to report
that the war la ever and people would then
believe him. t
Washington Poet: At the present mo
ment the English are reminded of Modder
river and Bplon Kop. And thla Is also the
point where General Buller slips behind tha
door for a quiet smile.
Philadelphia North American: The Boer
envoys, who are continually protesting
a,lnst4th WP of America, mules
to South Africa for the use of the British
army, manifest much unwisdom. The
American mule la the best friend the Boers
have, and to him they owe all ot their
recent victories.
Chicago Chronicle: Delarey's magnanlm-
Jtr to the wounded Methuea Is in part, at
least, explained. Delarey'a wife and chll-
on Mtuh and
Methuen waa coaslderate of them. There
is no place on earth where manly men
have their being la which will not be found
.''TV nBture tbat m,ke' tba whole
nw .ouraaw r ny ino
Bonra released Oennral Mnthunn. when thuv
.
InlKht haTe heM h,m a a hosUge for the
Bafety of gome of thelr own leaders In
British handa, la not apparent Perhapa
t"0'' niovementa are ao rapid that they
cannot reasonably embarrass themselves
.i.k ..n.i.n. -,,-
way.
Baltimore American: Lord Roaebery"a
remark that in times to come the British
ieel.vpr,ud that J'eI unt
through the atorm without flinching, and
? moment dismayed. Is not exactly
the attitude the aatlon auppoaed it would
be taking In the future when the empire,
with all Ita great resources and tremendoua
prestige went to war with lnslgnlflcant
little South African republics. England
congratulating herself that she to not
flinching In face of the Boers la anything
but a herolo figure.
Detroit Free Press i The malicious cun-
nlng of the Boeis reveala itself In the re-
lease of General Methuea. His lordship in
captivity is worth nothing to the Boer
cause, but his lordship In the field. In com-
mand of British eoldlera, la equivalent to
two Boer regiments. The adroit burghers
learn that a great deal ef aympathy for tha
captured general la expressed In London.
With native craft, they argue that If he to
reieaseo ae may De restored to command.
Been wnetner or not tne British govern-
nt will ran into the trap,
PERSONAL, AOTE9,
David B. Hill never worries, but he likes
te worry others.
China's women are becoming civilised.
They drink only pink tea now.
Admiral Cevera, be of Schley fame, haa
Invented something tn the wireless teleg-
I raphy line,
T ,nh.H. .... . li-ii.. ,.
tuM fop Wm wt Afrcm
the psychological moment.
. . M , . . . A. m A
!r, t10
I age waa partner in the grocery business
I with Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secretary of
I tha interior, la dead.
Eben D. Jordon of Boston haa clvan 150.-
1 agg to tne building fund of the New Eng-
land conservatory ot music. He recently
announced a gilt ot $50,000 for an organ.
Pablo, a half-breed Indian and Mexican,
and a millionaire, owna and keeps at hla
reservation In Montana 10,000 head of cat'
tie and a herd of buffalo numbering 180,
tha largest oa the continent.
Dr. Fenger, the eminent surgeon of Chi
cago, who died laei Friday, waa known the
I woria over aa aa uuiWu, w v
aurgery. He ls aald to have performed be-
tweea 7,000 and 8,000 post-mortem examlna
1 Hons.
1 Cornelius Vaa Ness, tha octogenarian
I millionaire of Port Jarvla. N. Y.. haa Just
bad gratified hla deelre ot many yeara to ba
I baptised in tha River Jordan, for tha pur-
I pose of which ha made a special trip to tha
I Orient
Twelve millionaires. It U aald, have left
Denver because society would not open ita
faon to them. Denver society exercises
mUcn caution In receiving unidentified rs-
I crulu. A cashier's check is usually re
I quired to break In.
Prof. Vlrchow addresses a letter of
tQ fI.lendi u tn current number
of his Archlv for their celebration of hla
BOth birthday on October IS, 1801. H. re
celvad no lea. than 800 telegrams, besides
many addreaaea. la on. casket from the
medical socleUea of Austria there were
eighty special addresses. From all Europe,
from Encland. Auotralia, japan ana
I xBrlca cam testlmonlala.
While Prince Henry and his party were
vlaltlng Niagara Fall. AdmlralEven. Wt
a band fumbling under hla coat for hla
watch. With characUriaUo coolness "Fight-
tog Bob" caught
keen eyas on the thief, aaid. ti ts the
I other aide, but if you reach for it IT1 crack
I you over tha head." Tha admiral carried a
heavy cane. Aa soon aa th. pickpocket saw
" V w' auiu,u :
Argument
Press (rep.).
thereby "diminish the value ot the present
fanning lands throughout the union."
Thla Is an old argument. It waa used by
1119 lUUPRDmCaVV UL 1UV JMll MS
- vr ,nn.itln tn ' rfev.lcm our then
western territory beyond the Alleghanles
and to Improve the means of communlca-
tlon between the east and west. It was
usea as an argument against tne Louisiana
purchase, which added mllllona ot acres of
productive land to the national domain. The
theory of this class ot objection Is that the
areater the pountrr 1. tha laraer tha area
an enormous unproductive desert would be
the Ideal happy land for such people,
, k.h... .h.. Z.,a m.
number of eastern farmers are so Ignorant
aa to be Influenced by euch arguments. If
he who makes two blades ot grass grow
grew before 1. a publlo bene-
factor, then Is not a government an enor-
m0UB 0,. to , peopie u Ch,ngM
waste lands Into blooming gardens and
fruitful fields and adds eo much to our pro-
duct We territory that the United Bute.
which Is already producing enough to feed
itself and a part of Europe, shall become
the granary ot the world t
BITS OF WA8HHVOTO LIFE.
Seeae. sal laeldeata Observed at the
Itatloaal Capital.
Washington Methodists . have secured
plan, for a church adlflc. to be built in
that city aa a memorial to President Me
Klnley. Tha building to cruciform, with
four corner towers surmounted by small
dome., with a large central dome aa a
dominant feature. The entrance to the
church la through a large classical portico.
Tha auditorium la arranged ao that the
platform, baptismal tost and choir will be
visible from all parta of the building. The
galleries are supported by cantilevers rest
lng on girders whloh run from the large
cluster ot oolumns that form the intersec
tlon ot the cross. In thla way there are
no columns to Interfere with the view of
the audience.
The Interior ot the church la to be
lighted from the dome, and from the win
dows on three aldea of the auditorium.
Waiting rooms, a pastor's atudy, choir
rooms and reception rooms are placed at
the rear of the church.
Tho building, aa contemplated la the
drawings, will be elghty-elgbt feet wide
and 120 feet long, with a aeatlng capacity
of about 1,600 people. The eatlmated coat la
$100,000.
Senator Mason and William J. Bryan met
In the Marble room lobby of the aenate,
reporta the New York World. They shook
handa and Mr. Maaen aald:
"So you are In the newspaper business
now?"
"Yes," replied Mr. Bryan.
"Doing wellT"
"Very well Indeed."
"Good circulation and your paper going
everywhere? "
"Yea, splendid prospects."
"That reminds me of a at.ry," .aid Mr.
Mason. "A friend of mine atarted a news
paper which seemed to be flourishing and
prosperous. I met him one day and asked
him how he waa coming on with the paper,
'Fine,' ha aald. 'Good advertising, good
circulation and everything In nice shape
rour paper la going everywhere? I la
c.ulrd. 'Yea, Indeed,' he aald. 'Juat put a
mortgag. on my house thla morning to keep
u irom going to th. devil.' "
Congressman Burkett of Nebraska, who
la booked to make a aoul-atlrrlng speech
on "principle, and Policy" before the Lena'
wee County Republican club, whose habitat
la In Adrian, Mich., haa unbosomed himself
aa to speeches and apeechmaklng, relates
the Washington Post. The congressman
aaya that making speeches la like making
a batch of bread. "You have got to have
the aalt properly proportioned; th. flour
muat be of the beat and then the at
mosphere of the room, which to to aay the
environments, muat be perfect or both th.
speech and the bread will com. out 'sad.'
You may start on your wrong leg in mak
ing a speech and it will turn out a flat
failure. You may b. atarted wrong by ths
-introducer,' that Is. th. fellow who pre
side, over the symposium, and he may have
put your audlenc. at croaa purposes with
yourself. You are 'faded' from that time
on. Then a cold gust ot wind may strike
you, and away you go. Have you ever
come home lata at night and gone Into tha
kitcnen for a drink and thoughtlessly
throw, up tha window to let a cool draft
of air ctrculat. about th. plaoe and In tha
morning have th. girl tell you that th.
cold air had mad. th. batch of bread fail?
Well, that'a tha way with a speech. Yon
can't tell anything about bread until you
have taated It."
Prealdent Roosevelt aay. h. 1. comlna- to
be merely a buffer between member, ot
congress and constituent, looking for of-
nee. congressmen and senators bring such
persons to him and thereby sav. themselves
in. unpleasant duty of turning down tha
vlaltora. Mr. Rooaav.lt, by th. way. told
two Texan visitor, th. other day that after
leaving tha Whit. House ha Intend, to
write a history ot th. Lous star state. On.
ot th. visitor, was Colonel Andrew Jack
son Houston, a grandson of Bam Houston.
la aecordanca with the unvarying custom
of hla predecessor.. President Roult
will soon alt for hi. portrait for hi. medal,
which will b. .truck by th. Philadelphia
mint No .ultabl. portrait of th. president
to in existence and on. must be had, tn
profile. Such a view 1. considered requisite
or in. mint bureau. Features upon medals
look flat when reproduced la th. full faca
view. Only one presidential medal ha. been
eo adorned that of th. elder Harrison,
Director Robert, of th. mint bureau ha.
several time, sent to th. Whit. House for
wb.t th. president consider, to b. bla beat
P rolls portrait, but aa yet no photographer
naa oeen permitted to poaa tha chief ex
ecutlv. thus.
The photograph having been mad. to suit
th. president', taste. It will b. Beat to th.
chief artist of tha Philadelphia mint Th.
latter will 'reproduce Its feature, upon a
medallion, about a foot la diameter, com
posed of a mixture of beeswax, gum aad
verralllloa. Tha shaping of the' relief da.
alga will be do., with .mall tool, of wood
an occasional touch ot tha thumb nail and
a brush with (In. bristles, th. latter being
usea to wora la tn. hair. Th. finished
medallion will tbea b. .lectrotyped la metal
Tha reproduction will be placed under a
blunt point guided by hand over every line
ot th. medallion. This point will b. con
nected by a beam to another point, tipped
with a diamond drill, beneath which will
rest a .mall disk of metal thre. laches la
diameter. Every bit ot relief work upon
th. surface of th. large uadalltoa will b
reproduced, proportionately smaller, upon
tb. .mall disk. In relief, and vice versa
Thus th. medallion la cameo will be beau
U fully copied la Intaglio upoa th. little
disk. Tb. latter will b. used aa a dl. from
which th. official Roosevelt medals will b.
tamped.
You will b. able t. purchas. as ma ay
Roosevelt medals aa you may desire. They
will coat you It aplae. and will be struck
in proaae, Ail ot th. p residential medals
have been In bronte; all have oost tha aame
and all bave ben ot tha aam. also except
that of John Adams. His to two inches la
diameter and may be had for L50.
MEDICAL ELECTRICITY.
Repeat Developments Areas the
Prophet, aad tha laaha.
Philadelphia Record,
la daya when the sum of human knowl
edge was very much leaa than It to now
pretty nearly everything which could not
be explained waa a.crlbed to electricity.
Tbat wonderful fore, waa even mora mys
terious than th. phenomena which it waa
supposed to explain and It wa. becaua. it
waa mysleriouv that It waa regarded aa
th. caus. of things. Th. yeara of experi
ment and diacovery seem to have confirmed
th. opinion of tb. Ignorant ELctrlotty I.
seen to b. th. universal force. Motion,
light, heat, magnetism, Ufa lUelf. are all
forma ot electrical energy. The most
dunderhaaded quack of the seventeenth cen
tury and the moat enlightened acleace stu-
dent of our own day are la substantial
agreement. Prof. Loeb and Dr. Mattbawa
affirm. In effect, that life la a manifestation
of electrical force; that th. "vital power"
which the earlier physiologist regarded as
a mystery that must be forever Impenetra
ble In electrical, nerve fore, being a dis
cbarge of polarised electricity.
The Ignorant charlatana ef a darker age,
the "magnetlo healers." "snapping" doc
tor, and tbelr kin Insincerely claimed for
electricity or magaetlam no more than th.
enlightened electro-thorapeutlata ef tod.y
claim for It aa a curative agent Th. lat
ter do not, any mora than did tha former,
admit the existence of any ltmltatlona to
electricity aa a remedy for disease.
Formerly it waa applied with tio mora
reason than that which Induced a man to
ward off rheumatism or than that which
led the old lady to ride In a trolley ear
because electricity waa aald to relieve
rheumatic pains. At an enthusiastic meet
lag of electro-therapeutists wonderful re
sults were ascribed to electricity. For ex
ample, a chuckle-headed boy who waa too
atupld to add three and three became a
mathematical prodigy after thirty electri
cal treatmenta. Thla auggeata, of course,
tha advisability of Installing heavy bat
teries in tha basement of ths national capl
tol and connecting wires with the aeata ot
senatora and representatives. It la an evi
dence that people are not ao creduloua aa
they are aald to be tbat ao many con
tinue to be afflicted with distressing mala
dies when cure by electricity to ao aura
and when live wires dangle from pole, and
run along th. atreeta within reach ot the
poorest sufferer.
Unfortunately the t annals of medicine
are little more than a record ot the failure
of remedies which had been exalted to the
akles. In other daya mea who stood at
tha head of their profession were positive
In their belief In systems of treatment
which were later found to be without any
virtue whatever. It la the memory of
countless aure cures which keeps many
aufferera from aubmltUng themaelvea to the
beneficent shocks of electricity. To aa
auma that th. therapeutic valu. of elec
tricity la not exaggerated by those who
make It. use a specialty would ba to fly In
th. face of long experience. In their sug
gestions .. to the means f lengthening
the average span of human Ufa Prof. Loeb
and Dr. Matthew, do not mention electri
cal treatment
PASSING PLEASANTRIES.
Chicago Tribune: Tourist That waa a
fearful tornado you had hero a abort time
ago.
Omaha Cltlien Oh. It didn't aeem ao
awfully windy. We had a populist national'
convention here once.
Brooklyn Life: "What Beared you ao?
You are all out of breath."
"I Just crossed the street In front ef a
cross-eyed bicyclist who was In a hurry."
Philadelphia Bulletin: Ta, why doea a
woman have Wednesday or Thursday or
Borne other day in tha week printed on her
c&rns?
- wen, my noy, that'a ao her women
friends can call aome other day."
Detroit Free Press: IVillvAr.
penance during Lent?
. fpuyi tnintc eo; I go down street and
look at all the lovely things In th. .hop
window, without buying any.
Chlcaao Post: "Which An
asked the friend, "classical muslo or
clasHloal plays?"
Classical music, every time," answered
I. f'nmfnv '"TVi&M'a
Mr.
enough in that to keep you awake."
a iiv-i vj a aiwavs nuiBs
Chlraco Post: "I wnnrtpr what T,.
aald the man who had been trying to males
"What he .aid. verv llkelv."
auggeated.
"Yes, I know, but he said tny flow of
worda waa contlnuoua without continuity."
Phlladelnhla. Press: Mr n.i.alrjn i A
what are you going to call your verses?
Rimer "A Broken Vase."
... . . " " i .-iiinmr, mm oi a
little thing our cook dashed off th. other
day.
New York Sun: Jasner I aJwava im.
pathls. with the upper dog In a fight
Jumpuppe You mean th. under dog, don't
you?
Jasper No, I don't. Some fool philan
thropist la aura to com. along and Kick In
in nua ui mo upper uog.
Washington Star: "I am alaA a ...
there are no rumors of your resignation,
aald the friend.
'Yes. answered the nublta nrnni.i in .
ton. of alight discontent "I am afraid 1
am not attracting the attention that f
ought to."
AW APPEAL TO SPRI1TG. '
Boston Transcript J;. ' . '
"Winter.
unlooaa thy ehacklea!"' crle. th
aprinar.
"And bar. the breaata of fountatna to th.
unl" ......
The mandata given, Btralghtway It 'is
done. '
Again the earth grown green,, th. a weal
birds sing
And build their nests whar. bud. are open
ing.
And all th. etreama In tuneful gladness
run;
And ao ail loving hearts ahould, one by
one.
Burst from their bond, and have awaken
ing; Awakening from aloth and blissful mm.
Tom sadnaaa, gloom and cares thatcliaf.
and fret
From acts and thought, tbat rob th. soul
or peace.
And cause tho heart Ita maltep tn fnpnii
Awake to life and bloom. Ilka to tha year.
Blushing with flower, aa th. month, ap-
SHOW IIIGJIIE WAY
This Public Statement of An Onsha
Citizen Will Bi Appreciated.
Many a reader of thla la Omaha baa goae'
through tha self -same experience la part.
and will ba glad to be shown th. way to get
rid of th. constant achss and pain, of a
bad back. Profit by an Omaha cltlxaa'a
experience:
Mr. Wm. Saga, bricklayer ot 4211 Bur
den, street, says: "Always after a hard
day', work, or when I caught a cold, which
settled la my loins, backache became very
sever. Doan'a Kidney Pills, procured at
Kuhn Co', drug .tor., aorner 16th and
Douglaa streets, gav. m. such prompt re
lief, and up to data bay. prevented at
tacks, that I have ao teattaUoa In recom
mending than to anyone auff.rlng from
either over-excited or waaksaed kidneys."
'For aal. by all dealers; prlo. Bee par boa,
Featar-Mllbura Co., Buffalo, N, Y., sol.
agents for th. United Btatea.
Remember th. name Doan'a aad take no
