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complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
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' Notary Public.
Governor Savage will doubtless feel
relieved most of all.
Mount Pelee seems to have no aver
sion whatever to working overtime.
That promised speed competition be
tween the Chicago-Omaha railroads re
sembles so far a pugilistic tourney It's
mostly talk.
What a lot of flaring headlines and
sensational extras the supreme court
baa Wared the - yellow-journal-ridden
people! ot Omaha.
: Lasa year's levy for county and state
was 21 Vi mills. This year's county tag
rat should be reduced to 20 mills, or
below' that figure.
- - r.
The nest time' the Omaha Fakery
prints a straight tip from the supreme
court people will .confidently look for a
decision- the opposite way.
Memorial day is a holiday In whose
spirit all can unite. The committees in
charge of the local observance should
have general support and co-operation.
In 'the language of Chief Justice Sul
livan In the police commission opinion,
"ail judicial controversies must end
some time andHbis one seems to have
run Its course."
It is noteworthy that the passage of
James J. Hill through Nebraska has not
been attended by earthquake, volcanic
eruption or any other unusual demon-
, stratlon of nature.
The principal duties thus far entailed
upon President I'ajma as chief, execu
tive of Cuba appear to be mating due
acknowledgments of the flood of con
gratulatory messages, ;
When the machinery of the federal
courts Is employed to work personal
revenges for the prosecuting attorney
It la time, for the Department of Justice
to dispense with bis further services.
The claim is. made that the Kansas
City platform is the grandest political
document ever written. Won't someone
come forward to champion T. Jefferson's
Immortal Declaration of Independence?
King Alfonso has started out on the
royal stage in true Castllian style by
attending a bull tight of the genuine
.'Spanish pattern. The new king evi
dently wants all the royal traditions
kept alive.
Nebraska's supreme court nevertheless
'wants It distinctly uudertood that it
reserves the right to bombard the ex
ecutive mansion with writs of man
damus and iujunctlon whenever the
occasion demands.
4 By the way, there is nothing to stop
the Stat Board of Equalization from
reconvening and adding the valuation
of the railway franchises to their as
sessment without, waiting for a court
mandate to that effect.
The Bee feels sure it is not violating
confidence lu making the announcement
that each and every one of the expectant
police commissioners will now swear
that they would not have accepted an
appointment from Governor Savage un
der any circumstances.
Senator Tillman may take great com
fort out of the privilege accorded him
of presiding over the state convention
of South Carolina democrats, but that
will not reverse the popular verdict on
the disgraceful exhibition he made of
himself at the time of Prince Henry's
visit to the national capital. If South
Carolina stands for Tillman It will have
to stand alone.
AN VNMITIOATKD OCTHAOK.
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At the" Instance of United Stales, At
torney Bummers the federal grand Jury
la said to have returned indictments
against two reporters of The Bee. One
of those, H.. II. Claiborne, Is charged
with' having given false testimony in a
case tried in the United State court
two years ago.- The other, C. J. Best, is
charged with personating an officer
while recently making an Investigation
of the conditions prevailing upon the
Winnebago Indian reservation. The at
tempt to place a stigma upon these men
Is manifestly a deliberate effort on the
part of United States Attorney Bum
mers to destroy their credibility in or
der to shield himself and other federal
officials over whom charges are hanging
at Washington.
The spirit thnt animates the action
against 'Claiborne Is so transparent that
no amount of palaver can conceal it
If Mr. Claiborne were guilty of a crime
two years ago there is no valid reason
why he should not have been prose
cuted within reasonable time after the
alleged offense was committed. Two
federal grand Juries have been in
session in the - time Intervening, ' but
neither Attorney Summers nor any one
else saw fit to present accusations.
Even without a grand Jury, Mr. Sum
mers could have readily' preferred his
charges before a United States com
missioner and bad the offender bound
over.
The true reason why Mr. Summers
has suddenly awakened to the gravity,
of Mr. Claiborne's alleged offense is
that an affidavit signed by Mr. Claiborne
had been filed at the White House some
weeks ago relating an Interview be
tween himself and Summers on the
Sunday following the pardon of Bartley
from the penitentiary. In thla inter
view Mr. Summers boasted that he bad
been Instrumental in Inducing Governor
Savage to grant the pardon; that in
his (Summers') opinion Bartley was still
the great political power in Nebraska
whose Influence would make itself felt
In the future. Incidentally Mr. Sum
mers admitted to Claiborne that be had
invited Bartley to come up to Omaha
for a conference, which took place in
the wine room of Flynn's saloon at' the
corner of Thirteenth and . Douglas
streets, lasting from 8 o'clock In the
evening until 2 o'clock the next morn
ing. The facts set forth In this affidavit
were verified by direct and Indirect
proof. It Is a matter of notoriety and
has been a scandal rbat District - At
torney Summers has been closely affili
ated with' the rottenest element of the
republican party In Nebraska and be
made no bones of his Intimate - rela
tionship to and championship of Bartley,
At the state capital lie has been given
the credit of writing" the lame and 'im
potent explanation that was attached to
the pardon ovpf the signature of Gov
ernor SavagjpT The conference In the
Flynu salopJu as verified by affidavit
of witness has, as we uuderstand it,
been admitted, but. with the aasurauce
that jf. gummers coufined his thirst to
apolflnarls, while the liquors served were
consumed by his companion, and this is
not Intended as a reflection on Mr. Bart
ley. It is safe to say that had not the
Claiborne affidavit been filed with the
president the grand Jury would never
have heard of Mr. Claiborne. -
The case of Mr. Best is If anything a
greater and more inexcusable outrage.
Mr. Best was dispatched to the Indian
reservation a few weeks ago to run
down and verify reports of maladmln
lstration on the part of the Indian agent
and abuses to which the Indians on the
Winnebago reservation were being sub
jected by a land lease ring in collusion
with the agent and trader. In the dls
charge of this duty Mr. Best took pains
to get at the truth as well as be .could,
notwithstanding the obstructions put In
his way by the parties who have de
spoiled and debauched the Indians. Mr.
Best made no secret of his connection
with The Bee and resorted to no decep
tion. To assure bis Informants who bad
been victimized and terrorized by the
ring that they would not be punished
for telling the truth, be said that their
couiDlalnts and any disclosures made
would be forwarded to Washington,
For daring to discharge his duty as a
reporter and to counteract the damaging
effects of the affidavits be gathered and
the affidavit he made be is to be perse
cuted and smirched by the misuse of
the power vested in the district attor
ney, who, while pretending to be
anxious to punish the rascals who have
been robbing the Iudlans, is pursuing a
course designed to protect them. For
tunately there la a higher authority than
District Attorney Summers. That au
thority, we feel sure, will not be dis
tracted in its purpose to get at the true
inwardness.of affairs on the reservation
and to discharge the obligations the
government has assumed toward its
wards regardless of the beneficiaries.
The Bee has up to this time refrulned
from giving publicity to the facta In its
possession relating to the. discreditable
conduct of Mr. Summers in connection
with Bartley aud the rottenness on the
Indian reservation, preferring to allow
the department to right the wrong and
deal with. the recreant officers. When
the attempt la made to wreak personal
revenges on Its reporters It is compelled,
however reluctant, to defend them and
expose the animus of their persecution.
SHOULD BH SATISFACTORY.
The letter of President Roosevelt to
Bishop Lawrence of the Episcopal dio
cese of Massachusetts should be satis
factory to all who desire a thorough in
vestigation of the alleged cruelties In
the Philippines and the punishment of
those who are proven guilty of the
atrocities. The president is most ex
plicit in bis assurance that thai investi
gation will be thorough and sweeping
and be as strongly .reprobates as any
one can everything in the nature of bar
barity. "No provocation," saya the let
ter, "however great, can , be accepted
as an excuse for misuse of the neces
sary severity of war, and above all not
for torture of any kind or shape."
The president states a fact that has
not been generally known, which Is tbst
the War department ordered a rigid In
vestigation of certain charges long be
fore any statements bad been made
public and before any action bad been
taken by congress. This will correct
the . common impression that nothing
was done until congress took notice of
the public statements alleging extraor
dinaryacts of cruelty by American
soldiers in the Philippines and with
fair-minded people will acquit the War
department of the charge of dereliction
in this matter.
The administration Is doing lu duty
zealously and earnestly in regard to the
charges against the army In the Phil
ippines and it can be confidently as
serted that the country will be In
formed of all the facts.
NAlLID DOWH FOR GOOD.
The supreme court decision In the
Omaha police commission case may be
pronounced in parliamentary language
a nailer. Once and for all time the
court has affirmed that the original de
cision settled the case, which cannot be
reopened by Juggling the parties or
changing the form of the suit. In other
words, a case once adjudged by the su
preme court and the decree entered
after formal hearing and rehearing Is
adjudged for good. This principle has
been asserted and reasserted by The
Bee even at the risk of a forced contri
bution of $500 into the state school fund.
The final adjudication of the issues
raised is gratifying to the people of
Omaha for many reasons. The per
petual contention over the legality of
the police commission has seriously im
paired the efficiency and usefulness of
police and fire departments by keeping
the members of these departments under
the menace of removal or degradation
from rank. It has also had a tendency to
diminish popular respect for the police
as officers of the law and prevented
some reforms that would have been In
augurated but for the uncertainty of
tenure of 4he commission and the men
under It
As a factor in politics the scope and
Influence of the police commission baa
always been overrated. . While the com
mission is In position to make friends,
It is . also compelled to make enemies
who are often more active than friends.
From the broad standpoint of good
government the settlement of the police
commission muddle, insuring home rule
at least for the coming year, must be
satisfactory to all who are not biased
by personal Interest or partisan preju
dice. 1 ,
SENATOR HOAR'S POSITION.
The position fit Senator Hoar regard
ing the Philippines is well known to the
country, but bis speech yesterday again
defining his views will command gen
eral attention and perhaps will be more
widely read and discussed than any
other speech that has been or will be
made on the subject , This because all
men recognize not only the great ability
of the distinguished Massachusetts sena
tor, but also his absolute sincerity and
fidelity to his conscientious convictions.
Mr.' Hoar's attitude respecting the
Philippine policy of the government has
beerf entirely consistent which is not
the case with some others who condemn
that policy. He has riot stultified him
self as have the democrats in the senate
who have been most conspicuous and
vehement Id denouncing the course of
the government and assailing the army
in the Philippines. ' .
The telegraphic summary, of Senator
Hoar's speech does not show that he
added anything new to the discussion.
Much of it appears to be a repetition, in
different phraseology, of what bad gone
before. It Is no more couvinclng than
his previous utterances on the subject
and these have failed to convert any
considerable number of the American
people to the senator's views. Even la
his own state he has not succeeded In
influencing popular sentiment to any ap
preciable extent and his party there Is
overwhelmingly opposed to him on the
Philippine question, His latest deliver
ance, therefore, will probably have little
If any effect upon the public mind, ' It
may serve to strengthen the Tlews of
those who believe as Mr. Hoar does, but
it will hardly increase their number,
The statement that this government
had erected a despotism In the Philip
pines is clearly unwarranted and Is an
impeachment of the policy of President
McKInley, still being pursued, for which
no Justification can "be found In his
proclamations and Instructions to the
military and civil authorities in tna
Philippines defining the policy and pur
pose of the government Not the Massa
chusetts senator himself is more hostile
to despotism than was William McKIn
ley. In regard to the Philippine army,
It is gratifying to have the admission
from Mr. Hoar that be believes the cm
cers, In general, ara humane, yet be
does not think the war on our part bat
been conducted witb humanity. The
fact that there have been acts of cruelty
is not questioned and no one in author
lty has attempted to excuse or Justify
f-tWm. But these acta nave uoi ueeu
common or general and It is a well at
tested fact that as a rule and with rare
exceptions the Filipinos haye been hu
manely treated. There is much native
testimony to this effect A thorough In,
vestlgatlon of alleged cruelty la being
made and there is the assurance of
President Uoosevelt that thoaa found
a-ullty of barbarities shall be punished.
Until this Investlgatlou Is completed it
would be well not to arraign the whole
army, as has been done,
Senator Hoar has doubtless -made as
strona a case against the Philippine
policy of the government aa can be made
and there the dlscussioa anouia ena uu
the senate act upon the pending bill pro
viding for civil government m me truu
irtDines and the inauguration of Condi
i..n iWmed necessary to . the future
v" -
welfare of the islands.
Senator Dietrich bit It right when bs
charged the democratic members of the
Philippine Investigation committee with
trying to bring out only such facta at
reflect on the army and the administra
tion and suppreos thoee things to their
credit The democrats are on a fishing
expedition, hoping to land a string that
can be served up as political capital In
the coming campaign. The only extra
ordinary feature about It Is that a
democrat like Senator rattetjon should
be brazen enough to attempt to deny it
When the- local bar association goes
after members who tamper with wit
nesses and Jurors it should not stop
with one poor colored attorney. Nearly
half the cases tried in the criminal
court are said to point to testimony set
up by the attorneys or their abettors.
Time and again an alibi Is pleaded
which the verdict of the Jury proves to
be without credence, yet nothing is done
to stop the practice. The bar can keep
busy if It will.
President Loubet of France Is receiv
ing an ovation in Russia from which
there is nothing detracted because he
Is at the head of a great republic while
Russia is the greatest autocratic mon
archy. But It is not so long ago that
such an interchange of courtesies would
have been regarded as ominous for the
future of either the republic or the em
pire. The latest mechanical Invention for
the production of the modern newspaper
is a printing press capable of turning
out 150,000 complete eight-page papers
an hour. If anyone had had a vision
ot-thls while Ben Franklin was pre
siding over his old hand press he would
have insisted that the day of miracles
was ahead Instead of behind him.
Issues are important in every cam
paign, but so are men. A man whose
conduct and character belle bis loyalty
to party and friends cannot command
confidence that he will be true to any
Issue be may claim to represent Un
trustworthy candidates are not made
trustworthy by flaunting an issue above
them.
la It Worth the Money?
Philadelphia, Ledger.
It a bUllon-dollar congress were only
worth the money the countrf could easily
afford to have one. '
. Aai Invitation IMa-eon-Holed.
Detroit Free Press.
While the Boers may ultimately bs
chained to the chariot wheel it is apparent
that they have no 'intention of taking part
in the coronation parade.
Echoing; 'Roamd the World.
' Chicago News.
As President Roosevelt has decided not
to interfere with the British camp in Lou
isiana the bray of the British mule will
continue to be heard round the world.
A Glgantto Goste.
New Tork Tribune.
The one thing certain about the coal
strike la that the public of this city. is be
ing unmercifully mulcted. The raising of
prices of coal is a grab, pure and simple,
and nothing more.
"Crtttclslnar the Army."
Indianapolis News. '
Those who have foolishly felt themselves
called on to defend,' not the army in the
Philippines, hut the outrages with which
certain of the officers and men have been
charged, must feel, after reading President
Roosevelt's letter to Bishop Lawrence, as
though1 they had been wasting their time.
There is probably no more devoted friend
of the army than Mr. Roosevelt, yet he
refuses to think that a thing la right be
cause it is done by a soldlen In uniform, or
that those who denounce a wrongful act
done by a soldier are necessarily hostile to
the army.
Old Age Pension Scheme.
Boston Transcript,
Another contribution to the growing list
of old age pension plans comes from the
Metropolitan Traction company of New
York City, which has a commendable
scheme in operation for pensioning its agod
and infirm worthy employes. Aa the 15,000
men now In the employ of the company
were engaged on the grounds of character,
health and intelligence, it has been corre
spondingly easy for the management to in
troduce the reform. According to the provi
sions employes between the ages of 65 ant
70 may retire at any time after twenty-
five years' service. They receive a pension
In proportion to length of service, varying
from 25 to 40 per cent of the average an
nual wages tor the ten previous -years.
Beneficiaries under the system, It should
be noted, are not required to contribute to
the fund, the 'necessary amount being ip
propriated each year by the company.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
King Alfonso Is bearing up bravely under
his sbowsr of decorations.
Sir Thomas Ltpton would rather lift the
cup than wear the king's garter.
David M. Blaine of Pratt county, Kansas,
has established agencies in various west
ern cities to secure 20,000 workmen to help
harvest corn and wheat in his state.
The late Amos J. Cummlngs was the
champion of the birds In congress, ant
some of his most brilliant speeches were
made in behalf of his feathered friends.
Miles Kirk Burton, . general manager of
the Mersey docks and secretary of the
harbor board of Liverpool, England, is in
America inspecting the dock system here.
The following conundrum Is credited to
Rear Admiral Walker, president of the
canal commission: "It la not a question of
earthquakes, but of proximity to volcanoes
One rout has volcanoes, and the other has
not. Which is safer?"
John Henry Sheldon Lee, asslatant state's
attorney for Cook county, Illinois, has been
appointed professor of criminal law and
criminal procedure in the Northwestern
university law school.
Leon, the fashionable hatter of Paris,
is dead. When he took the measurement
of the bead of a famous man he always
took it in duplicate, thus obtaining a col
lection of head shapes of celebrities of
great interest to phrenologists.
"Private" John Allen of Mississippi Is one
of the federal commissioner to the 6t.
Louis world's fair, drawing for work In
connection with that position the com
fortable salary of $5,000 a year. He was
"out with the boys" one night recently, but
broke away early, saying he had a busy
day ahead because of the fair. "Busy dsy
nothing." said one of the party. "What
have you to dor "Well," said Allen, "I've
got to get up." .
A couple of days after the death of Con
gressman Cummlngs a letter and an accom
panying package which he would bare
greatly prised reached his one-time address
la Washington. It was from Frederick
Power, a printer who had gone to Manila
through Mr. Cummlngs' aaalstsnce. The
package contained a native printer's "stick"
made of wood and roughly lined with brass.
The Interesting trophy has been sent to the
New Tork Typographical union.
BITS Or WA8III5GTOS LIFE.
Scene and Incidents Observes) on
the Ppnt.
The mantle of supremacy In long-distance
speaking which fell in graceful fnds
from the shoulders of Hon. William Vin
cent Allen of Nebraska while a member of
the United States senate promises to de
scend to Senator Thomas MacDoneld Pat
trson. the junior megaphone from Colo
rado. Mr. Patterson Is putting In some hard
licks for the honor of strenuous verbosity
and admirers of halr-triggnr talking pre
dict he will smash the record before the
session ends.
Patterson's hobby is attacking the presi
dent and the army officers for the manage
ment of affairs in the Philippines. He
stirred up the early reports of alleged
cruelties to the natives In the Philippines
and brought out many of the facts about
the operations of the water cure.
He is a member of the senate Philip
pines committee and got into hot water by
pressing General Hughes and other officers
who were appearing before that committee
for information which the witnesses did not
care to divulge. N
Senator Piatt of Connecticut wanted to
go fishing the other day, and so Informed a
friend whom he invited to take a trip up
the Potomac.
"Don't you know that it's against the
law to catch bass now?" said the senator's
friend.
"Well, if that's so," returned Mr. Piatt
"we won't go. We senators ought not to
figure In the police court all the time "
In connection with the above reference to
the peccability of legislators the subjoined
conundrum now current in Washington is
attributed to Representative Thaddeus M.
Mahon of Pennsylvania, who is charged
with coining it at the expense of a dis
tinguished southern statesman who has re
cently attained to publicity through a "re
grettable" incident not connected with his
duties at the capital:
"Have you heard?" asks someone of
someone else, "why they sent that street
car conductor to the asylum?"
"No; what did they send him there for?"
Is the proper reply for someone else.
"Because he was caught throwing Money
around the street and they thought there
was something wrong with him."
Senator Hanna was telling a group of hLs
colleagues about an olUr he had received
from an enterprising Chautauqua manager
to deliver a course of lectures. The offer
was 110,000 for eighteen lectures, a sum
equal to Mr. Hanna'a salary as senator for
two years.
"Now, I don't see' why he made me that
offer," asserted the senator. "He could gel
a fellow who could talk all around me for
a quarter of the amount."
"That reminds me," said Senator Spooner,
who was one of the group. "I was called
out of bed about 2 o'clock one morning by
repeated rings at my door bell. I stuck
my head out of the window and asked what
was wanted. It was a reporter for a news
paper that had been anything but friendly
to me. He said he wanted Information
on some Insignificant matter and I got mad
and berated him for calling me out of bed
at that hour of the night. I probably was
more forcible than polite and' I expected
that my visitor would turn abruptly oh his
heel and walk away. But he did nothing of
the kind. He listened until I had finished
and then said, blandly: 'This discomfort,
senator, Is simply one of the results of
greatness.' Well, he worked me all right
for the Interview. That's the way It Is with
your lecture offer. It's simply one of the
results of your greatness."
President Roosevelt repeatedly gives ex
hibitions of his prowess as a long distance
walker. He walks whenever the fit seizes
him and has no - regular hour for either
walking or riding.
An Intimate friend from Boston, reports I
the Baltimore Sun, has reason to remember
that the president is no ordinary walker,
and will probably not be so. quick to ac
cept an invitation the next time he visits
Washington. Tbree days ago thlB friend
called at the White House, and after au
interview with the president was asked to
wait a few minutes while some business
was being attended to, after which the
president would be glad to have hla com
pany for a walk.
At 3 o'clock p. m., an hour later, they
started off together, walked rapidly out be
yond Georgetown, thence to Cabin John
bridge, seven miles away, and back to the
Chain bridge, which they crossed. Coming
down on the Virginia side through brush
and woods they again crossed the Potomac
by the Aqueduct bridge, reaching the White
House at 7 o'clock, after traveling more
than sixteen miles.
The visitor had an engagement to dine
with Senator Lodge Informally at T:30 p.
m., and was barely able to reach his hotel.
He telephoned the senator that all that was
left of blm would soon be in bed; that he
had been walking with the president and
the senator would understand.
A certain member Of congress yielded to
pressure and against his own Judgment ap
pointed as a messenger to his committee
the son of one of hU constituents, a young
man noted for his gallantries and devotion
to sport. The new appointee seemed to
enjoy his place; he was, at least, in con
stant attendance at social functions, fre
quently seen on the avenue adorned in
magnificent array and indefatigable In
showing handsome young women about the
capitol, but bis employer became dissat
isfied with his lack of application, and was
driven almost to desperation the other day
on going (o his committee room to find
his messenger inditing what was doubtless
a love letter Instead of operating the type
writer. After several expletives, which It
Is needless to repeat, the Irate M. C. said:
"George, you make me think of an old
farmer in my district, who hired a mau
to point rails, a pointer he la, called In
local parlance. The fellow did very well the
first day, the second ha sojered a little.
and on the third day whenever the farmer
visited the place on which he was employed
he found his pointer seated upon a pile
of logs calmly puffing a big pipe.
"Expostulation had no effect and before
sundown the man received bis money and
waa sent off. On returning to the house
for cupper his wife upbraided him for dis
charging the man, since be had a family
to support and was very poor.
'"Well, Mary,' said her husband, 'sym
pathy Is all very well, but I hired a pointer,
not a sitter.'
"Now, George, I hired a messenger and
typewriter, not a dud or beau. I hop
you will take the hint."
Although his hair is tinged with gray, the
people of Washington Insist on calling him
"Jlmmie" ' Garfield. The son of the mur
dered president la being initiated Into bia
duties aa civil service commissioner by bla
associates. Commissioners Proctor and
Foulke. Recently he was shown his room
and Mr. Foulke said, impressively: "Mr.
Garfield, you will have the honor of sitting
at the same desk which President noose
velt used when he waa a member of the
commission."
Mr. Garfield did not seem much Impressed
"I am used to sitting at a desk that has
been used by a president of the United
States," he said. "I use my father's desk
at home, so I think I shall be able to work
all right at this one." ,
Two Valorous Deeds.
Washington Post,
randln Chadwirk nermlts It to be under
stood that he was fairly aching to bombard
Havana the very first week of the . war
with Spain and Hon. John D. Xong cob
I nave used Ayers Cherry Pectoral for over two years.- I have never,
found anything equal to it for acute diseases of the throat and lungs. 1 1
have arrested consumption with it, and have cured whooping-cough,
croup, and bronchial affections,"
May aa, 1850. W. A. Shaw, M.D., Halifax C. H., Va.
JRc.. IMS. ' i.C. AVER CO.. La wall, Mass.
firms the statement, but adds that he
thinks the action of the Navy department
in forbidding the attack was vindicated by
subsequent events. In view of Captain
Chadwlck's valorous achievement in the
bombarding line at San Juan and Matanzat,
we feel that the former secretary of the
navy Is fully Justified In landing upon that
conclusion.
TUB LATE J. STFRLIXO MORTON.
Tribute of n Former Editor of the
Omaha Herald.
Edward L. Merrltt of Springfield, Til.,
editor and manager of the Omaha Herald
in 1888-89, pays the following tribute to the
memory of J. Sterling Morton, in the
Illinois State Register, Springfield: Hav
ing had the good privilege of a somewhat
Intimate acquaintance with the late J. Ster
ling Morton of Nebraska, I trust that I
may be permitted to add my sincere and
humble tribute to his great worth as a
man and a citizen throueh the columns of
the State Register.
Governor Morton was an American citi
zen of the highest, patriotic type. As such
be waa alwavs true and fearless. No man
understood the nrlncioles of American gov
ernment and citizenship better than he.
He was particularly broad la all that per
tains to good government for the beet uses
of all the neoole. During hts strenuous
life he did more for the upbuilding of the
people of the great west and more es
pecially for the state of Nebraska than
anv other man. His hand was always
against shams.
Rev. Dr. J. O, K. McClure, speaking of
Governor Morton at the services of his
funeral, better said than I can write, that:
"The public has claimed Mr. Morton as
Its own. The claim Is well founded. The
city in which he resided, the state which
be loved and the nation which has re
ceived such distinguished service from him
may rightly claim him as their own. He
was everv man'a man not alone in this
country, but in the whole wide world.
'The lines of his example have gone to
all the earth. Editors and thinkers have
had hts death in their thoughts. Teachers
and pupils have fastened their attention
upon his usefulness. Farmers and bank
ers, operators of railways, mechanics In
factories and clerks in stores all have
read with approval the story of his efforts
for human good.
"The more intelligent and the more
thoughtful the public the higher the es
timate placed by It upon the life work
of Mr. Mqrton. We cannot deny him to
the treat outside worl4.. He waa a large.
effective force In the world of events and
affairs. He thought, spoke, wrote and
rava to It. The vision of his ambition was
not limited bv his immediate environment
either in place or time."
Much has been said truly as to the great
worth of Governor Morton as a public man
and a valuable citizen; worthy of all the
eulogies that have been written or spoken
by those familiar with his career. But,
knowing him as I did in most friendly per
sonal relations, to me his pure and beauti
ful private life was where the splendid
character of the man shone the brightest.
His home was an ideal home. Its very
atmosphere was filled with the fragrance
of hie pure, brave and affectionate life. It
has been truly said that he who causes two
blades of grass to grow where but one
grew before Is a benefactor to mankind.
How great a publlo benefactor, therefore,
waa J. Sterling Morton, who amid his home
life raised to noble manhood and contributed
to the world four sons of sterling Integrity
and intelligent business capacity? Three
of these survive and are well and favorably
known to thebuslness world as men of vest
energy, sound judgment, thorough Integrity
and splendid mental endowments. They are
living monumenta to the goodness and
greatness of the father whom they mourn
and whose example in publlo and private
is an incentive to right living to all who
knew him.
Welcome
We extend to you a hearty welcome, jiot only to our
city, but to our store as well, where all the advantages
that can be granted except' bread and butter-v-await you.
Make our store your headquarters. Leave your baggage
here and have it checked. No expense to you. -'r
Ladies. will find our Waiting Room on second floor a
great convenience.
NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS
Browning, King & Co.,
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers :
... .... . .
Comrade R. S. Wilcox. Manager.
The same old
medicine I pre
(scribed half a.ccn-1
: l tury ago."
FLASHES OF Ft.
Brooklyn Eagle: "You never had your
ears pierced, did you?"
"Well, I heard Miss Hlnote sing once."
Atlanta Constitution: "Uncle William,
are you troubled about the hereafter?"
"No, suh; It's de wharfo' er de herein
what keeps me guessln'i"
Philadelphia Catholic Standard: "What
in the best powder for babies?" asked the
woman.
"Gunpowder!" absently replied the drug
gixt, who had been up all night with his
own.
Philadelphia Press: "As some one has
aptly said, 'traveling takes the conceit
out of a man.' "
"Nonsense! Look at the commercial
drummer."
Chicago Post: "You are ah authority on
history, I believe?"
"No,'' renlled the scholar sadlly. "I ussd
to be before I began reading historical
novels."
Baltimore News: "Do you believe in the
eternal fitness of thlngsf ' asked the gen
tleman with the philosophic turn of mind.
"I did until that last shower," mourn
fully replied the practical one, as he
glanced ruefully at hla shrunken .spring
suit.
Ohio State Journal: "Johnnie," called
the mother, "I want you to go to the store
for me!"
"Walt a second, maw," replied the youth,
who was absorbed In a 5-cent volume.
"Pepperhole Pete has thirty-seven Injuns
to kill an' It'll only take him about two
minutes."
Puck: Podunk Postmaster We orter hev
another clerk here.
Inspector More than she en do, eh?
Podunk Postmaster Lord, yes! Why,
sometimes she don't get through reading
all th' postal cards 'fere 10 . o'clock -at
night! .
Baltimore American: "And so you were
victimized by the sharpers while you weTe
In the city?" asked the pastor of the
traveled member of hts flock;
"Victimized?" said the member. :"Vhy.
? arson, I was skinned so good and clean
hat what was left on me would .dis
courage a chiropodist."
'. E VOLITION OF POO II LO. '
-,,-At.
James Barton Adams In Denver Post."
Lo! the poor' Indian whosenntutored mind
In clouds once saw the face of God on
high
And heard His voice In every passing wind.
And In the great sun saw His blazing
eye.
He Isn't that way any more; he's not
Untutored now to anv marked dea-ree:
In mingling with the paleface hordes he's
caught
Well onto things. Has grasped the golden
key
And ope'd the gate to learning's wondrous
path
And learned a heap of things that's what
he hath!
No longer doth he yearn for ruddy gore.
For flashing tomahawks and gleaming
blades.
For scenes of battle as in days of -yore.
For paleface hair of varied lengths and
shades.
No longer doth he decorate his face
With hideous designs, nor doth Imprison
His shape In beaded buckskins, minus
base
Ah! no, he wanta no more of that In
hls'n. - '
No longer down his brunette back doth
hang
The braided scalplock, a la Wu Ting Fang.
Sweet civilisation beckoned, and he camel
She touched his eyes; they opened and he
saw!
She taught him all the mysteries of the
game
To science known as poker, stud and
draw.
Unto his lips her hand the nectar placed
That comes from where the mala of song
was bred;
His nether limbs In paleface pawnts she
cased '
And dropped a Derby crown upon his
head,
Snatched from his hand the calumet and
set
Between his Hps the fragrant cigarette.
She taught him how to frame effective
lies
When truth seemed weak to serve his
purpose well.
To voica swear-words of usual western
size,
In shirt of severed back to cut a swell,
To covet goods that were the property
Of others and to swipe them at his will
Ah! yes, the wily red man found the key
Unto the knowledge box and used It till
His once quite savage, and untutored mind
Is up to date, or Just a lap behind.
Comrades
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