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It Is not every poiM who Is able to
Celebrate a silver JuMIee In commemo
ration of twenty-five years' service at
the head of the church.
The approaching congressional cam
paign in this district tironiises to be
slightly tempestuous. Before every
ttorm there is always a calm.
Isn't It pretty near time for the ao-
Dual announcement of new gold discov
eries on the Yukon for the benefit of
Alaska steamship companies?
The St. Louis exposition managers are
up to the point of acknowledging the
necessity of postponing their show till
1904. bnt they want Uncle Sarri to make
the first move.
In his lecture on 'Tectillar Teople" our
Bid friend J. B. Kitchen Insists that
women are more peculiar than men.
Here Is another opportunity for the
Omaha Woman's club.
Mayor Itose of Milwaukee will have
to watch the Commoner t find out
iwhetber be lias kept within the propri
eties In shying his presidential castor
Into the democratic ring at this stage of
the game.
Workingmen out of a Job who are
grilling to cultivate a rtngree potato
atcb this summer should not lie back
(srard In coming forward with their ap
plications and place them ou file with
the Woman's club.
Now that Miss Stone has signed ber
contract for the promise of a lecture
tour it would be the polite thing for
those Bulgarian brigands to remit for
B fat block of tickets just to show their
appreciation of the enterprise.
The president's visit to the Charleston
exposition Involuutarlly recalls the Ill
fated visit of President McKinley to the
Rainbow city at Buffalo. While no one
apprehends a repetition of that dire
catastrophe, most people will shudder
lit the mere recollection.
Itouglus county republicans may not
be conceded the privilege of naming
the mnu who Is to head the republican
State ticket, but Douglas county lg of
. sufflcleot importance to be entitled to
t least one of the eight places at the
disposal of the convention.
Rev. Dr. DeWitt Talmage has for sev
eral weeks been dangerously 111 and
bis life Is said to txbangtng almost
by a thread, but that has not prevented
the regular delivery of his sermons
every Monday morning by the only
Omaha religious dally, which always
carries a full supply of fresh sermons
In cold storage.
An up-to-date Chicago preacher Is re
sorting to a new method for bringing
members of his congregation to church
to bear his weekly sermons by estab
lishing a nursery aud kindergarten In
connection with the church to take care
of the children during morning service
for the mothers who might otherwise
be prevented from attending. What he
jproposea to do to fetch the fathers along
ts unfortunately not yet disclosed.
It baa become the fashion with peri
patetic agitators and fanatical reformers
to point at Umaha as one of the wick
edest cities la the country, but these
assertions are contradicted every time
comparison Is made between Omaha and
Other cities of like or larger population,
fit Louis, for example, baa 2.100 saloons.
or one for every 185 of Its population,
while Omaha with 230 saloons baa only
one for 30 people. On the other hand.
.while Omaha has one policeman for
very JMi of Its population. St Louis
has ess for every 461 of its population.
IXTERSTa TE LAW ASICKDMIBT.
Today hearings will begin before the
senate committee on interstate and
foreign commerce In regard to the pro
posed amendments to the Interstate
commerce act and are expected to oc
cupy the attentiou of these committees
for a couple of weeks. Those who are
to give their views to the committees
represent commercial organization in
every section of the country and men
prominent In railway manngement will
also be heard. It is expected that a
great deal of interesting and useful In
formation will be elicited which will
throw much light upon the prevalent
sentiment among business men and rail
way managers in regard to the proposed
changes in the interstate commerce act
The chairman of the executive com
mittee of the interstate commerce law
convention. Mr. Bacon, who is now in
Washington, advocates what is known
us the Corliss bill, which pmioses to
enlarge the jwwers of the Interstate
Commerce commission, but does not pro
vide for iHKiling, as does the measure
Introduced In the senate by Mr. El kins.
In this be voices the practically unani
mous Judgment of the convention he
represents. In a late Interview Mr.
Bacon expressed the opinion that re
cent developments have been such as
to make it Incumbent upon congress to
act "The time la opportune," he said,
"and farther delay would arouse such
a feeling of resentment in commercial
circles as to render possible serious agi
tation for radical measures against the
carriers. Fublie. opinion Is In sympathy
with the present movement. This is ap
parent from expressions by prominent
statesmen and business men, by the
testimony submitted to the Industrial
commission on the subject of transporta
tion and In the known desire of cer
tain representative railroad men to meet
the friends of the proposed legislation
In a spirit of compromise." He stated
that conservative railway officials pri
vately admit the justice of the demands
of the shippers, asserting that some
thing must be done to satisfy public
sentiment lie pointed to the fact that
a number of the state legislatures have
passed resolutions urging upon congress
the necessity for prompt remedial legis
lation. It would seem that congress should
need no more enlightenment In regard
to public sentiment In this matter; that
in view of the disclosures of the last
three uionths regarding the widespread
and persisteut violations of the Inter
state commerce law congress can re
quire nothing more to convince It of the
necessity for so amending that act as
to make It more effective. There is
no objection, however, to the hearings
to be held aud the testimony that will
be submitted will be regarded with gen
eral interest
THE CHRIST VF LABOR.
With the opening of spring comes
always the periodic effort of working
men to Becure better terms of employ
ment either by the reduction of hours
or the Increase of wages. Symptoms of
unrest are manifested again this year in
various sections of the country In
strikes and threats of strikes.
In New England and in the factory
centers of the middle states the heavy
employers have for the most part made
voluntary concessions to reasonable de
mands or have submitted their differ
ences with wage workers to arbitration.
These peaceful victories of labor are
due chiefly to the fact that the unex
ampled prosperity of the country has
stimulated consumption and American
mills and factories find themselves with
more orders than they are able to fill.
In the west and especially In the
larger cities, the demands of labor for
higher pay and reduced hours have been
confined principally to the building
trades. In some instances these de
mands have been conceded, while In
others they have brought on a strain
that may seriously affect building en
terprises projected for the coming sea
son. Capitalists feel reluctant to invest
money In buildings unless they have
reasonable assurance that the invest
ment will yield as good returns as
money loaned on mortgages or converted
Into securities and bonds.
These conditions face the mechanics
engaged in the building trades in Omaha
and must be kept in view In the ad'
Justiuent of the wage scale. While
workingmen have a right to demand
their full share of prevailing prosperity,
it Is not to their interest to make de
mands that would check the erection of
buildings and other Improvement and
thus prevent the attainment of their
object by reducing the opportunities for
employment
THE ALASKA BUL'KUABT DISPUTE.
The dispute In regard to the Alaskan
boundary has been given fresh Interest
by the report that In American terri
tory near the border of Alaska British
and Canadian officials are making sur
veys and eucroachments on territory not
lncludl in the agreement entered into
by the American and British govern
iuents. It is asserted that these officials
are removing and destroying ancient
landmarks and monuments long ago
erected by the Russian government to
mark the Alaskan boundary. A resolu
tlon was Introduced In the house of rep
resentatives a few days ago asking the
secretary of state to inform congress
what steps, if any, the State depart
ment has taken to ascertaiu the facts
as to the alleged encroachments upon
Ameiicau territory and the alleged re
moval and destruction of landmarks and
monuments and to prevent the same.
According to Washington advices of a
few day ago sn investigation had been
ordered by the suthoritlea, but the facts
were not officially made public. It ap
pears probable, however, that there is
substantial ground for the report that
the Canadian authorities have been ex
ceeding their rights snd if this shall be
established there will be a very deter
mined demand on our government to
taks decisive steps to put a stop to any
Invasion of American rights Jn AUska.
The - dispute cegsxdln; the Alaska
boundary, temporarily quieted by a pro
visional agreement between the Ameri
can and British governments. i: the
most serious matter of controversy le
tween the two governments and nu
earnest effort owrlit to W made to settle
It in the near future. As the matter
notv stands it is likely at auy time to
seriously threaten friendly relations be
tween the two countries. It seems to
be a foregone conclusion that the Cana
dian demand In regard to the boundary
will never le conceded by the I'nited
States. The best authorities Insist, with
a show of testimony foundfd upon
treaties, that the American position Is
absolutely sound and unassailable. A
writer who has recently reviewed the
whole subject in a perfectly candid and
impartial spirit takes the position that
the American position is perfectly cor
rect; that every foot of territory claimed
by this country it is clearly entitled to.
He shows most convincingly that the
Canadian demand is utterly unwar
ranted and prejiosterous aud declares
that "there is no more reason for the
United States to allow its right to the
possession of this uubrokeu Alaskan
territory to be referred to the decision
of foreign judges than would be the
case If the British empire advanced a
claim to sovereignty over the coast of
Georgia or the iort of Baltimore and
proposed that this demand should be
referred to the Judgment of subjects of
third powers."
There is no doubt of the fact that
the nearly universal sentiment in this
country is opposed to conceding the de
mands of the Canadian government in
Alaska aud it is safe to suy that such
concession will never be made. The
American people will not consent to the
surrender of a foot of Alaskan territory
now claimed by this country to Great
Britain.
The women who have been entering
complaints against the custom house in
spection of tourist luggage profess to
be still dissatisfied with the response
made by Secretary Shaw, promising to
remedy the abuses as far as possible.
Secretary Shaw found that most of the
women who signed the protest petition
bad uo specific charge to make, while
some of them hud not cveu gone
through the custom house at alL These
complaints are really uothlng new, but
have been heard for many years, al
though what makes them more numer
ous now is the fact that ocean travel
has been multiplied so many fold iu re
cent year. It is doubtful whether Sec
retary Shaw can satisfy all the women.
no matter what be does, but that Is no
reason why he should not take every
reasonable measure to prevent unneces
sary annoyance of the tourists by cus
tom officers.
We note that some of our esteemed
contemporaries evince a disposition to
poke fun at Senator Jones by Intimating
that, having failed twice in succession to
manage a successful campaign for the
late democratic presidential candidate,
he could hardly be expected to develop
better managerial luck in conducting bis
own canvass for a re-election to the sen
ate. But this kind of argument over
looks the fact that Jones was merely
deluding himself with the Idea that he
was manaidng Mr. Bryan's campaigns.
when In truth Bryan persisted In dis
porting himself to suit himself. If Jones
had wanted an experienced campaign
manager he should have called In Bryan
to do the Job.
The Board of Education appears to be
entirely oblivious to the fact that the
Issue of warrants before the taxes have
been levied to meet them has no au-
thorltv In lav. In that respect the
school district is precisely In the same
position as the city, but while the
mayor and council have stopped drawing
warrants while the levy Is hung up by
the courts, the school board keeps right
on as if the levy had already been
made.
Omaha seems to be the most obstrep
erous town on the map of the fire In
surance rate makers. According to the
Chicago Tribune, the most stubborn op
position the proposed Increase In rates
has yet encountered comes from the
Omaha Fire Underwriters' association.
Whether their remonstrance will have
n effect on the officials of the West
ern Union, as the combine is called. Is
yet to be ascertained.
The promoters of the South Omaha
bridge no longer have any reason for
keeping their plans under the hat If
anvthinz more is to come out of the
scheme than political hot air, they might
as well take the people into their con
fidence and let them know who is to
capitalize the Bcheme and how much
bonus they propose to ask for.
liast year's agricultural exports from
ths United States made a recora
hreaker. Laht year's consumption of
sgricultural products within the United
States was slso s record breaker. ig
croo would not mean half as much
money If It were not for big demand
from an army, steadily employed, of
wage workers.
ESTert of Esoerleace.
Waahington Post.
Mr. Brvan writes entertainingly on th
i.hiect of craves and tbtlr care, but tnat
doesn't necessarily mean that the demo
cratic party wUl stay burled.
CiolS Brick Gaaao.
Baltimore American.
The Danish mis Is try has disowned Cap
tain Christmas. Tba Impression seems to
prevail with soma that the gallant captain
with th . festive name tell among enter
prising green goods men.
A Moaarel tola.
Philadelphia Press.
Tba bill providing for s Philippine dol
lar. aa favorably reported by the senate
committee, provides that the Inscription on
the cola la to be la English. Filipino and
Chinese. Why Chinese, when Chines are
to be excluded from th islands. I not
claar; neither I it clear what Is meant
by Filipino. There art many dialect
spoken It ths native, and it will taks a
Judicial intcrprctailoa ts aectd which of
hem is the official Filipino. And. while
the committee Is explaining these points. It
might as well tU the rountry, alo. why
the coin is wanted, anyway.
A Few t nld Trath..
Indianapolis New.
When the dftnnrrst reflect that Senator
Jones could not bring about his own elec-
lon they begin to see what a pr mamger
they hare bad. As If this were not mouth,
the party ha been saddled with a candi
date, too, that couldn't carry bis own state.
Consider the Kiprrl.
New Tork Pres.
Expert testimony In criminal rase Is
fallen Into disfavor. There are other ex
perts, however, which maintain their stand-
ng in the-comuiunitr. There are the ex
pert accountants. Do you know, offhand,
whst an expert accountant Is? No? Well
without desiring to be personal an expert
accountant is a person capable of warping
the long-establlahed principle that 2 and 2
make 4.
Which Doea ot Spell Mill.
New Tork Sun.
The democratic party would be without
hope except for the southern states. There
are Its brains and the only majorities
upon which it ran rely. Obviously, there
fore, the time has come when to the south
belongs the shaping of the democratic na
tional policy, and logically the candidate
nominated by the democratic national con
vention in 1904 should be a representative
of the dominant southern democracy.
Poorly Pal Life Savers.
New Tork World.
In a few brief lines from the rockbousd
Massachusetts coast is condensed a pitiful
tragedy of the sea. A distressed barge in
the offing; a lifeboat with a crew of seven
to the rescue; a rush of angry waters en
gulfing the little vessel and then swift
death for six hardy llfesavers. Not even on
the high seas when hurricanes rage Is marl
time adventure so dangerous as the oft-repeated
experiences of the governmeat life-
saving crews. Arid these heroes, who value
not their own lives and take no heed of
fame, are paid starvation wages by the
government for ten months In each year and
are laid off without pay during the remain
ing two months.
Tendency of the Time.
Hartford (Conn.) Courart (rep.).
We deplore the whole drift of things, and
cannot see how those steering the com
binations fall to see the port that they
are heading for. Indeed, It looks to us as
if some of them did see and proposed to
land their craft In the United States treas
ury. The magnitude of such a misfortune
cannot be measured in advance. It would
mean the making over of our aoclal and
political system. But what else can come.
if combinations can be made as wide as
the continent and as long as from the gulf
to Hudson's bay. The end of such mag
nificent schemes is empire and the people
will step in at that point and take the new
empire Into their own hands. We shudder
even at the possibility of such a develop
ment. But the fact that the possibility
stands there, and that the short-sighted
schemes of momentary aggrandizement by
men already rich beyond the ability to
count their treasure are driving us that
way, ought to be emphasized and repeated
until the public senses the situation and
takes up the cry.
BASKRIPT IKON THE START.
Asphalt Traat Revealed a m Hage
Swindle.
New Tork Evening Post.
The chief point .'of financial interest in
the recent . developments regarding the
asphalt trust's affairs Is not the fact that
the company is badly Insolvent today, but
that apparently. It Was never solvent. The
cold and unfeeling report by the Audit com
pany, after examining the books. Indicate
this with entire distinctness. The national
trust really began business in October, 1900,
when it-absorbed the Asphalt Company of
America, much in the fashion of the more
recent "stock-holding companies." It is
sued bonds for the paidup stock of this
Junior company, and assumed that concern's
$30,000,090 fixed liabilities. This represented
aa annual fixed charge of $1,800,000, against
which the company is now shown to have
earned but $371,000 net In 1301. and. of
course, less in 1900. The plea of the old
management that Its Venezuela experiment
was costly, and that one subsidiary con
cern was a total failure, does not hep mat
ters. The truth appears to be that, even if
the company had not sunk the half-million
dollars accounted for by these two enter
prises It would still have earned fast year
less than half of lta fixed charges. More
over, it may properly be asked how long It
is since a company's creditors have ac
cepted outright blunders In management as
a valid excuse for bankruptcy.
PERSONAL SOTES.
Dewet seems too busy at present to
bother with armistices and pe confer
ences.
The governor of Louisiana complains that
the British government is maintaining a
military camp a few miles from New Or
leans. And General Jackson Is now in an
other world.
Zena Crane, a brother of Governor
Crane of Massachusetts, ha given to Pitts-
field. Mass., the sum of $80,000 for th
purpose of establishing there a musuem ot
natural history and art.
Hugh McCulloch. a grandson of President
Johnson's secretary of the treasury, died In
Florence, Italy, last week. A volume of
poems written by him and entitled "Th
Quest of Heracles" was published In 1894.
Henry H. Edes, at a recent meeting ot
the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, read
a paper in which he said that Prof. John
Wlnthrop and not George Washington was
the first person to receive from Harvard
college the degree of doctor of laws.
Miss Mary Burkhart, the woman who Is
running for congress In Kentucky, de
clares that. If elected, she will go to con
gress, and there is no law to prevent ber.
But article I. section 5, of the constitution
may operate to prevent ber staying there.
Alvah Dunning, the old Adirondack trap
per, hunter, fisherman and guide, who was
aephyxlated by gas at a L'tlca hotel re
cently, always said he trapped the last
beaver In th lower Adirondack region,
where the old woodBman had spent most
of the eighty-six years of hi life.
Charles W. Lynda of Blue Point. L. I.,
potsessed of property estimated at an even
million, has declared his Intention of be
coming a British subject, renouncing bt
allegiance to the I'nited States. This Blu
Point austere man la likely to be the only
sufferer by hi eelf-expatrlatlon. America
can well afford to lose on millionaire, In
view of the million subject of Great
Britain who have found permanent home
In th United States. .
That was a downright mean trick played
on th girls of th Women's Christian
Temperance union of Philadelphia by th
chemical class of th University of Penn
sylvania on April 1. Tn girl cam joy
ously, by Invitation, to bear papers on th
deleterious effect of alcoholic drink. Ft
paper wer prepared. Th first waa s
dentine discussion of th cocktail. Three
hours wer consumed In explaining th
liquid mystery. Reader No. 2 took th high
ball for a text and dallied with to sub
ject for two solemn hour. By th Urn
No. t took th stage to aaaJyz a gls azs
th girls fled. Thereupon two member of
th claia rushed th growler sod post
poned th readings.
Taxing Corporations
Chlrago Chronkln nm ).
The deUslon of Judge Orosscup snl to this decision, shall be "the trus set
Humphrey In the caes of the tax on cor- earnings" of a corporation. The amount of
poratlona before the fnltcd States circuit earnings aball be capitalized on a ratio of
court Is of the highest Importance and In- 6 per ?ent dividend. The sum thus stsr
terest. In some reopect It Is sn entirely tained shall b regarded as the value of
new departure from former lines of sdj'i-
dicatinn In the federal courts.
It will be recollected that In "the school
ma'ams' case." as It was called, before
State Ju'Igc Thompson at Springfield th
State Board of Equalization reassessed the
property of several Chicago corporations.
The board fixed total corporate valuation
In Chicago at over $."f?,000,Ooo.
From this assessment by the state equal
izing board an appeal was taken to tbo
United States circuit court on the ground
that the collection of taxes on this assers. all fixed charges are paid. Including lm
meDt would be a denial to the corporation! palrment and depreciation of property with
of equal protection under the laws and a the expense of renewal. The cost of ex
violation of the fourteenth amendment. tensions, meaning permanent Improvements.
That Is how the case got Into the federal shall not be deducted from the gross earn-
court. The I'nited States tribunals are tnga in ascertaining the amount of the net
coming very' close to all the people. They earnings.
are Interfering with the execution of state From the total valuation so ascertained
las. This is a startling change from the '0 per cent shall be deducted, a It Is sup-
origiral understanding of the limitations posed that all property in the state Is s-
on federal judicial power. sesjed at not over 70 per cent of Its value.
The federal court sets aside the rule of Thls Part ot ,ne ru,e of a"nint8 Is
State Judge Thompson for corporate as- tn corporations, for the general
eessments. Incidentally the state law for ""ent than 70 per ceat
the valuation of corporate property by es- "f ch TaJu'8- " m,kM up- hw"r. for
timating the value of th stock and bonds ,1?e,!ow" on earnings that
of a corporation is nullified. An entirely ie 6 Prnt dividends Bo the general
new rule for asae.sment is established. eq"i" cf, th" r,u, " n,'n,ln1- , , ,
. . . . . The principal thing about this decision.
The market quotations of the stock and . t-i. o,.. -
bonds of a corporation on a given day shall
not be the test of valuation for the entire
property. The valuation shall be fixed by
the general earning power of the property
on t I per rent basis. This excludes the
quotations of "rigid" or speculative mar
kets from the calculation In estimating
the taxable valuation of property. It re
verses the rule of the state board, which
took the market prices on a given day aa
the basis of corporate assessments.
The basis of the assessment, according
ABOUT FI SIOX AIJ Fl SIOMSTS.
MadiBon Mail (Ex-Senator Allen, pop):
The announcement of a press dispatch
Wednesday that the editor of the Mail
was then in Louisville, Ky., Is untrue.
We have at no time intended to join Jo
Parker's meeting of political traitors and
renegades.
Holdrege Citizen: It may be fusion again
this year, but certain it is there is plenty
of confusion as yet in the allied forces of
reform. Once more the old wrangle Is
going on as to Whether the fellow who
labels himself populist or the one who
calls himself a democrat and lets It go at
that is to have the privilege of leading
the forces to the conflict this fall.
David City Banner: The World-Herald
has remained as quiet as a clam regarding
ex-Treasurer Meeerve pocketing $3,000
received as interest on state school money
which he loaned out to banks, and the
Nebraska Independent has made all kinds
of excuses for the ex-treasurer. Such ac
tions on the part of the party organs of
the state have disgusted many fuelonlsts
and helped to drive them Into the repub
lican party.
Albion Argus (pop.): It makes a person
weary who is acquainted with the facts In
the case to read excuses made for Meserve
farming out the state's cash, because of
the "old tin can" safe at the capltol.
There la not s safer place In the state for
funds than that provided for the treasurer
at the state house the very best time
lock steel safe in a good vault. Why
don't they come square out and say that
in tbelr Judgment it was better for him to
violate the law and put the money in cir
culation than to keep It locked up? Give
the real reason and don't He about the
state's repository.
Fremont Tribune (rep.): The fact that
C. J. Smyth was attorney for J. B. Meserve
and cleared that gentleman of embezzling
Interest on state school moneys by taking
advantage of a technicality will not operate
to an overwhelming extent In making him,
any more than Meserve, the fusion candi
date for governor. The Tribune la disposed
to prophesy that when the "antls" come
together they will finally conclude to nom
inate Mr. Bryan for the place and pour
forth their libation of love at his throne
once more. No doubt his personal integrity
and the cohorts who are moved by a sort
of religious frenzy when he Is an issue
can ask for support on the ground that he
can't put in force any of his mildewed
notions of national affairs, and that there
fore he can do little barm. Make a note
of It that the barn dweller will be in the
midst of the lightning and that his rod
will receive the bolt
Wahoo New Era (pop.): Populicta may as
well be prepared to accept fusion or co
operation, as some prefer to call It. because
the leaders of the party are bending all
their energies In that direction. Chairman
DeFrance was careful not to give the num
ber of votea reported against fusion, nor
the name of the counties that voted In the
negative. The New Era. however, will
not wage a war of opposition unless con
strained thereto; our position is so well
known that it needs no further elucida
tion. The question as far aa we are con
cerned will be left to the decision of the
populist voters of this country, to be de
cided when tbey select their delegates to
the next county convention. Furthermore.
we do not wish to again call down upon
our head the vengeance of the republican
leaders of this county for opposing fusion;
a certain clique of republicans are always
acting la collusion with a ring of fusion
politicians.
Columbus Telegram (dem.): Senator Al
len has undertaken another Job which will
prove as difficult as his late endeavor to
prove that Thomas Jefferson did not write
the Declaration of Independence, Just
now he la viciously swinging bis bull whip
In a mad effort to silence all those demo
cratic and populist editors who have dared
express disapproval of the action of Messrs.
Porter and Meserve, who went out of office
carrying with them money which belongel
In the stat treasury. Mr. Allen directly
says that those democrats and populist
who eritlcle Porter and Meserve are fur
nishing ammunition tor the p-J tlcal enemy.
For sham that one who has been elevated
so high by Nebraska democrats and popu
list should stoop to such base argument.
Senator Allen ts a lawyer, and a good one.
He knowa that both Porter and Meserve
violated the official cath to which thev
subscribed when assuming office, and yet
be ha the brazen nerve to refer to these
discredited public servants as "good citi
zens and worthy gentlemen." But perhaps
Senator Allen does not really remember
hat the constitution of Nebraska savs
regarding tb touching and handling of
money which belongs to the pec pie. If
our copy of tb stat statutes is authentic,
then tb Nebraska constitution, speaking
of state official, says: "Tbey shall not re
ceive to tbelr own use any fee, cost. Inter
est upon public moneys In their hand or
under their control." Secretary Porter
admits that be ba run counter to th con
stitution. Mr. Meserv practically admit
the receipt of interest on public money.
And yet Senator Allen prcpost to discredit
the party standing of every democrat or
populist who condemn those unworthy
public servants. For sham that a man
of Senator Allen' recognized ability should
seek to teach the damnable doctrine that
vice becomes virtu when committed by on
of our oa political school,
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the corporate property. Including the fran-
(hlses and the tangible property.
Kxcept that an unusually large per cent
ie allowed for dividends, apparently noth
ing could be fairer than this rule. Th
capital stock of property paying per cent
dividends la worth $1.50 on Its face dollar
value. But probably allowances were made
for fluctuation! In corporate earnings as
between bard times and "flush time."
The net earnings forming the basis of
assessment, of course, are estimated after
power t0 tx for ,,.
,n lninolg whlch ge Mld( ,ut. Uwg M(1
averse the decisions of U highest court
in a matter curelv of state lea-ialatloi. an
policy, i'nited States masters In chancery
shall mare the assessment.
This is a great stretch of Jurisdiction
under the overworked fourteenth amend
ment. But as the federal courta are the
final Judges of the limits of their own
jurisdiction the law must be taken a they
lay it down.
BITS OF WASH1VGTOV LIFE.
Scene and Incident Sketched aa the
Spot.
The other day a magician, who Is aston
ishing Washington with exhibitions of the
black art, paid a visit to Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw, and turned a neat trick
on the master of the nation's money chest.
"Now Mr. Secretary," said the magician,
"please take this $10 bill and see If It Is
all rlKht."
"Yes sir," said Secretary Shaw. "I stake
my reputation that this Is a genuine bill
and give It official recognition."
"All right," said the magician, "please
(rush it up and hold it tightly In your
hand." The secretary followed the direc
tions and held on to the bill like a miser.
"You're quite sure its there now, Mr.
Secretary?"
"Sure; sure's you're bora."
"Open your band." said the magician. The
bill had disappeared.
"Well, that beats all!" said the aecretary.
very much mystified.
"And a nice man for secretary of the
treasury of the United States. Indeed." said
Mrs. Shaw, mho was standing by.
Senator Millard of Nebraaka. whs in the
War department yesterday calling upon the
quartermaster general, reports the Wash
ington Post. Aa he emerged from General
Ludlngton's office he walked along the cor
ridor where the wax figure nt Uncle Sam's
soldiers are located. A crowd ot tourists
was gathered about the cases Inspecting
the uniform, which the soldiers ot the re
public have worn since continental times.
One man, more inquiring than the rest, ap
proached Mr. Millard.
"Say." he asked, "are these some ot the
soldiers that were killed In the late war?"
"No," replied the senator, without a
smile upon his benevolent countensnce,
"these are some ef the soldiers we are
saving to be killed in the next war."
"There i the man who nominated Theo
dore Roosevelt for the first office he ever
held," said a gentleman quoted by the
Washington Star. And then he brought
over to the table the man referred to. Mr.
William Leary, and Introduced him to the
visitors. "Billy" Leary la one of the best
known newspaper men and politicians in
New York.
"I remember the occasion very well,"
continued the speaker. "Billy was a dis
trict leader and it came time to nominate
an assemblyman from his district The
party managers got tbelr heads together
end picked out Theodore Roosevelt, a
young fellow who bad been doing some
good work in the district In an unosten
tatious way.
" 'Roosevelt's the man for assemblyman.'
was the unanimous decision, and they told
Billy to nominate him in the convention.
That was the beginning of the office hold
ing career of Mr. Roosevelt, which has cul
minated In hi holding the highest office
in the gift of the people."
The other day the principal of a New
York private school led about twenty of hi
pupils Into the East room of the White
House.
"Stand them in a row." ordered the pres
ident as soon aa he saw the teacher and
hi charges. This was done, and Mr. Roose
velt pasaed down the row grasping one
boy's hand with his right and that of the
next boy with hi left hand, exaetly as
does the dancer of a quadrille In the grand
right and left. After be bad greeted each
Any Young Man
In this town, who hasn't jet found what a aaTinyr there
is in fashionable and well made clothing readr to wear, has
something to learn by a visit to our store.
Ours has the right look. The range of patterns and
textures in larger than the custom tailors can show. The
workmanship is workmanlike our prices are a revelation.
$10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $18.00. $20.00 aad $23.00
No Clothing Fits Like Ours.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
It. 3, Wilcox, Mauacer,
boy In this way be fared th line. Th
young visiters locked eipertant.
"lo all of you bors belong to a lase ti.
nine?" aked the president.
Twenty mou'lis were stretched from far
to esr and tsenty heads dii'ked in .
sect.
"That's good." taid lb president, anj 1,
turned on hi heel without giving r,
youthful viitor a ord about patriotic
or the glorious country In hlrh they r:
privileged to live.
Few people know that Sena'or John
Spooner of Wisconsin was at one time
"cowpuncher" on the plain. It aa year,
ago. ben th bufialo ran in count. -thousands,
that the senator followed th'
trail and assisted at many a roundup. H.
has not forgotten his early training an I
every summer be treats himself to a Imn
horseback ride through Yellowstone par.
A little Jaunt ot sixty miles or so In a day
I nothing to him.
Congressman Joe Cannon gave the mem
bers of the house appropriations committee
a shock the other day by casually referring
to his Quaker parentage. Mr. Cannon ha
the reputation of being able to eae In
more swear words In a single sentence
than any other member of the bouse.
"It Cannon's parents were Quakers." said
one of the members of the appropriations
committee, "then Cannon is a shining ex
ample of how far a man can stray from
the path in which be has been taught to
go."
Senator Stewart waa making a speech
before a committee. Senator Mitchell criti
cised his use of the word "Intrinsic.
"It's all right," growled Stewart.
Webster doesn't say so," ventured
Mitchell.
"Webster! What Webster T'
"Webster's dictionary."
"Huh." said Senator Stewart, "I'm tired
of having that book quoted at me. Why.
every schoolboy knows It's only a Jumble
ot word."
In the senate, observes the Washington
Post, there Is the retort direct, as when
Senator Money said to 8enator Wellington;
"You lie." Ther Is the retort sarcastic,
as when Senator Woleott declined to an
swer Senator Carey because "it is a waste
of lather to shave an ass." And there Is
th retort courteous, as Illustrated by the
following dialogue between Senator Pailey
and Spooner:
Mr. Bailey The senator from Wiaronfin
is so good a lawyer that he knows when he
I coming up against a hard proposition
and he goes around it
Mr. Spooner I may have gone around
the senator, but I did not go around the
proposition. (Laughter.)
Mr. Bailey 1 am ready to concede tha'.
the senator from Wisconsin can easily gel
around me, small as he is.
Mr. Spooner The man who can go around
the senator can go around anything.
FLASHES OF FIX.
Washington Star: "The differmre be
tween a mule an' some human beli ., mi
Uncle Eben. "1 dat de mule cr.ly kicks
once In a while, an' when he d--e. It
'mounts to sumpln'."
Philadelphia Press: "Our legi.-'v t."
protested the machine politician. "ar" i.ut
as bad as they're painted."
"No?" replied the plain citizen. "e,l.
they're certainly not a good as th y r!
whitewashed."
Chicago Tribune: "I it clear to on
now?" askr the Instructor, after a length
ened exegesis concerning the relative Im
portance of positive and negative (orrr.
"Not quite, professor." said the yourp
woman with the banged hair, "it's rart!
cloudy still. '
Puck: Ethel What did you say to papa
last night? ' .
FerdyN Nothing. I was so ex-a red that
I didn't open my mouth.
Ethel Oh! That accounts for It- He ald
you Impressed him very favorably.
Philadelphia Record: "I will kill you."
hissed tbo villain with the tinfoil sword,
"and that will be the end."
"No. It won t." retorted the beautiful
heroine, "this is New York, and If you kill
me the case will go on forever."
Baltimore Herald: "The Philippine are
at onr door knocking: yes, sir. knocking.'
said the ardent Imperialist.
"Yes." said the man who was reading
the war news, "they an sem to be doing
a whole lot of knocking the last few
years!"
Chicago Tribune: "What I want to know
Is this. said the man with the -heme.
"How much will It rr. to get this ordl
nnce through the city council?"
"Sir." exclaimed the alderman from th
'Steenth ward, reddening with Indignation,
"your question is an Insult! How er
how much can you afford to spend to have
It put through?
THE ACCEL'S I. EG.
Kate Thyson Marr In Town Topics.
There were two girls, such Jolly friends.
As I'll proceed lo show.
One waa a daisy up to date.
The other somewhat slow.
One rode a "bike" and danced and ung
And like a sailor row'd.
A Sunday school the other taught.
Or stayed at home and sewed.
"Th "hlkey" girl she broke her leg
"Twas amputated, too;
Her friend look lk. and knew she'd die,
8o pondered what to do
Above, with wings. Ill need no legs,
So il give her one of mine.
Th girls and surgeons all agreed
The splicing turned out fine.
The good girl died, her leg was left.
Her friends had It In tow.
'Twaa catching on in real good shape.
But grafted legs are slow.
The surgeons smiled and called th Job
"A scientific spee:"
The girl who longed for more good spins
Waa happy as cuultl be.
8h soon got well, took out her "bike"
And then her sorrow leam'd;
That leg refused to take a part
In Joys for which she yearn'd.
Twould go to rhurvh. but "pike" or danc
It wouldn't move a peg.
She moans her fate, that naughty girl.
Who ha an angel leg.
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