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14 TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JTJLT 27, 1002. Tie Omaiia Sunday Bee. i ii i E. ROSE WATER, EDITOIt. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, ally Ife (without gjnday), On Yesr.ft 00 JUaily be and Hunda, On ear Illustrated bee, One sear I Hunday bee, On I ear J-l Baturuay Wee, On Year '.twentieth Century rarmer. On Year.. 1M v DELIVEKKD MY CAKKltK. Pally He (without Sunday), per copy.... Jo Jjauy ijee (wiinuui bunuay), per wee..,. 10 Xaliy Uee (Including bunuayt. per week. .lie tfunaay Bee, per cupy u fcvtning lit (Without Bundayj, per weea.wc livening Me (including ounuay). per week 150 Complaint of Irregulantlee In delivery houla b adaressea to uy Circulation department. OFFICES. Omaha The Be Bulalng. 8outh Oraana Oty nan Building, Twn-ty-mtn and M Street. Council Jbluru w fearl Street. Chicago ltui Unity building. New x ork Tempi Court. Washington ol Fourteenth Street. CORKEBPONUENCfcJ. Communication relating to nw and editorial matter should b aodiaia. Omana Bee, iMiitorlai Utpartmenl. BtBlNKtJo Lfci'TltKd. Builnes letters and remittance hould be aaaresed; An tint -uouanng com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, expreas or posUl order, payable to '1 he t?e fuo.lsnlng company. Only x-c-ent stamps accepted in payment ul man accounts, farauuai chcs. except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. 'IHH &k.ai XJUlom.xul tjOjni'AiN i. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Stat of Nebraska, Douglas County, SB.: Ueorgo U. i'zscnuck, secretary ol in Me Publisning Company, being uul" worn, aya that Ui actual number uk full and complete copies o! The fully, Morning, Vveuuig anu Munaay Mee priuteo ourmg in mouth of June, 2, waa aa tollowa; 1 Jt,4U It M 2 XH.4UO 17 JM.040 I JHMUfO it 2V,7M VU.6TO 1 ltt,T40 ( XO.bUO 20 aO.ttOO I W.SIO 21 au,670 7 Sll(07O 22 ilD.BUO I JIU.tHKI XtMMHI I 2,64o 2 aitau io xu.tiio 26 au.uoo II 2,5RO M S0.680 12 XU.BIO 27 SU.ttaH) 13 i....m.&HO .is m,B4o 14 au.uvo 2 at,6o 16 XU,BM 10 89,J10 Total eHM,2:it Less unsold and returned copies.... tt,usa Net total sales 7I,BU! Net dally average xn.SIS GEO. B. TZBCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me thla 30th day of June, A. D., 1902. (Seal.) M. B. H UNGATE. Notary Public , The Nebraska farmer lias bla band on the pulse of prosperity. A few choice seats on the coronation stands ought now to be bnd at decidedly reduced prices. With oats commanding more money than corn, com cakes are apt to run oatmeal off the blll-of-fnre. Paul Kruger Is also entitled to work out an answer to the question, What ahall we do with our ex-presidents T If Canada baa any ship subsidies to distribute, Mr. Morgan's shipping syn dicate ought to be able to accommo date It. . No rest for the railroad tax bureau bunco men. The slightest Interruption of their work of deception might let tbe victims get their eyes open. When the bicycle waa in the early stages a great Improvement was per rectea wnicn maae it known as "a safety." A safety automobile is long past due. To anxious inquirer: Res judicata is a legal terra used by courts when they want to decide the same case one way at one time and precisely the other way the next time. What becomes of the consent-of-the- governed theory in the reversal by the Nebraska supreme court of the muplcl pal home rule doctrine previously pro mulgated by that body? Tbe only way for democrat ever to get harmony In their national organiza tion will be by going after it without waiting for the aid or consent of Bryan or any other person on earth. And now the sports who put up money at the gate and more money at the betting board are crying about the great fight being a fake fixed up in advance. What did they expect f And what right have they to stjueul? China has come to tbe conclusion that Uncle Bam Is really its best friend among all tbe foreign powers even If be does put up a high board fence sur mounted with triple strands of barbed wire to keep the poor Chinaman out of bis bailiwick. Britain's new prime minister; Mr. Balfour, seems not only gratified to be able to Inherit the administration of an empire at eace with all the world, but also content to cultivate continued peace at any reasonable cost. And more than that, he does not hesitate to say so. Parliament has Just received a report from a select committee that had been appointed "to Inquire into the increase of public betting among all clashes and whether any legislative measures are possible and expedient for checking the abuses occasioned thereby." The gambling mania evidently is not con fined to the United States nor are we tbe only ouea nuaxled by the problem When the Federation of Woman's Clubs held Its national convention at Los Angeles, The Bee sent a bright young woman as Its special represents tlve all tbe way to the Pacific coast to give its readers an accurate and sympa thetlc review of the work and achieve ments of this great twentieth century culture movement. The Bee Is quite willing to have Its enterprise lu this respect compared with that of other papers who prefer to send reportorlal sports serosa the continent to witness a prtse fighting tournament between pro fessional bruisers, FORCING A LOVAL 1SSCB. The recent decision of the supreme conrt by which the control of the fire and police departments of cities of tbe metropolitan class has been taken from a board appointed by the mayor and council and placed in the hands of a board appointed by the governor forces the issue of municipal bome rule Into the forefront of this year's campaign In Douglas county. The appointment of a metropolitan po-1 lice force through commissioners named by the governor was originally Justified on tbe ground that tbe police of tbe large cities should as far as possible be removed from local political Influences and made co-ordinate with the state militia in the enforcement of law and order. It was also deemed desirable to have the police protected by regulations to Insure tenure of office and prevent removals except for cause. By placing the appointment and discipline of the pollco In the hands of a nonpartisan board, responsible to the governor only, the divorce of the police and fire forces was expected to be assured Experience has demonstrated that thla plan works out much better In theory than in' practice. Instead of producing stability and discipline, It has produced constant mutations and contentions within the police ranks and the selection of commissioners has become a foot ball of partisanship and political factional ism. When In addition to tbe control of tbe police and fire departments the board Is clothed with the power to license the liquor traffic, the difficulty of dealing with local conditions through a governor-appointed commission is In tensified. Tho basic principle of the Slocum law is local option. Under that law every community in Nebraska enjoys the privilege of suppressing or regulat ing tbe sale of liquor in conformity with local sentiment. In towns where public sentiment Is opposed to the traf fic altogether, the people elect town boards known to be opposed to grant ing any license; in towns where a ma jority of the people favor the licensed sale of liquor, boards are elected favor able to license under the restrictions fixed by law. This local option Is absolutely destroyed where the com munity has no voice In tbe selection of the board, but must depend upon the caprice of the governor for the regula tion or suppression of the liquor traffic. While the supreme court has never directly passed on this point, tbe Inter vention of the governor in the exercise of licensing powers is In positive con flict with tbe local option law, which applies to every community in the state alike. So long as the local option law Is on the statute books, it is as unjust and in contravention of tho spirit and letter of tbe law to except Omaha from Its operation as it would be to force license upon towns whose people are opposed to it The issue is therefore squarely pre sented la the coming election, whether the voters of Omaha favor leaving tbe control of tbeir police commission to the governor or whether they favor municipal bome rule. Upon that Issue every candidate for tbe legislature from Douglas county will have to take a stand. .. A MORE EFriCifliVJ' NATlOHAh GUARD. In his address to the National Guard of New Jersey, President Roosevelt pointed out how much the country roust rely upon these citizen 'soldiers and therefore the importance of having them well trained and disciplined and always in a condition of efficiency that would make them Immediately avail able for service in case of war. He said that the regular army is and of necessity must be so small that the great bulk of our troops must come, as In the past they have come, from the ranks of the people themselves, "and In forming those regiments the good done by the presence in them of men wbo have served faithfully in the National Guard canuot be overestimated." He appealed to those be addressed to do their duty faithfully as national guards men and tbe appeal is of general appll cation. , Referring to the bill to promote the efficiency of the militia of the several states which passed the bouse of repre sentatlves, the president expressed the hplipf that it will uass the senate at ts next session and gave assurance that be would sign It This Is a measure of very considerable Importance from military point of view. It con templates giving the orgaulzed militia in the states a military standing which has been impossible for It to attain In tbe past By tbe provisions of the bill the militia would become an or ganization thoroughly effective In case of great emergency. The effect would be to make general the discipline which in the past has only existed In Isolated regiments in tbe National Guard. The purpose Is to modernize the militia of the country and to bring Its organiza tion, aimameut and discipline into com plete harmony and accord with that of the regular army. The bill provides that the militia shall be furnished by the Uulted States government with up- to-date guns and equipment which shall remain the property of the na tlonal government available for use in time of war. Congress has the constitutional author lty to orguulze, equip and discipline tbe mllltla, but has never yet exercised It In time of peace. It is believed that the time Is now ripe for -such action. Representative Dick of the bouse com mlttee on military affairs, in a speech on the subject, said: "Tbe safety of the country In time of danger must de pt-nd upon the volunteer soldiers. It Is the volunteer soldier who has fought the great battles of the country and our reliance must ever be on that branch of. the service.' The present Natloual Guard of the states aud territories eg gregates about 115.000 officers and men. With liberal appropriations by congress sud a system of federal control and In st ruction, tbe states also will be In duced to accord mora liberal treatment nd this force will In a short time doubtless reach 200.000. Of this num ber It is believed at least 150,000 would respond to a call for duty. This would be amply sufficient nnder all contingen cies which may reasonably be expected for the second line of defense and would give the country breathing time within which to organize and equip its vat unoi..iuizcd military resources." It may be a very long time before the United States has another war, yet the expediency of having a well-trained and disciplined National Guard will be gen erally admitted. A OH AVE SITUATION IN FRANCE. The new French ministry Is con fronted with a situation that threatens to bavo grave consequences. It grows out of the enforcement of the law re cently passed In France which requires tbe authorization of clerical schools by the government there being many such schools throughout tbe country that have not complied with this require ment It appears that there are differ ing Interpretations of certain sections tbe law which were supposed to exempt from being closed the schools In which nuns are teachers. The prede cessor of the present premier exempted such schools, but the bead of tbe new ministry construes the law differently and insists that the schools be closed. Tbe result la that an agitation has been started In behalf of the nuns en gaged In the schools to be closed that menaces the peace and order of a num ber of localities and may spread throughout the country. Rioting has taken place and the people at some points are manifesting a most deter mined purpose to resist with force the order of the government for closing the unauthorized schools. In the provincial districts especially there appears to be general feeling of sympathy with the nuns and a deep resentment toward the government Undoubtedly tho law will be fully and generally enforced, for Premier Combes has firmly declared bis policy and be has a strong majority of Parliament elected when this issue was prominent, to support him, but it is possible that there, will be very serious trouble before the enforcement of the law is completed. lXDUtM ASSERTINU THEIR RIGHTS. Down In Mississippi and South Caro lina it Is a common adage that "a nigger has no rights that a white man Is bound respect" Tbe same Idea has pre vailed to a greater or less extent In tbe region on both sides of the Rockies with regard to tbe Indian. In the on ward march of civilization the Indian has counted for little more than the buffalo, the elk or the grizzly. The In dian has survived only in spots and tbe spots where be still subsists have been made happy hunting grounds for the rapacious trader and greedy speculator. The only considerable remnant of the aborigine In Nebraska Is to be found on the Omaha and Winnebago reser vations. That neighborhood has for years been infested by an unscrupulous gang of land sharks, who have operated In profitable Indian land leases and speculative land sales with tbe conniv ance of a very accommodating Indian agent with an India rubber conscience. But even an Indian may feel as sore as an ostrich when he Is plucked, and when be does feel real sore be gives an awful roar. That is doubtless the condition of the Omaha tribe, wbicb, at a genera) coun cil held last Thursday, served notice upon tbe land sharks that it would uwsert its lights and appeal to tbe gov ernment for protection and redress.' The resolutions adopted by the Omabas not ouly denounce tbe speculators, but openly present charges against the agenr, who Is In league with them and has countenanced "highly respectable citizens" In tbe work of allurlug ignor ant and helpless Indians to dispose of tbeir lands at Inadequate prices. The systematic plucking of the Indians is not confined to tbe Omahas. lbe WInuebagoes have been tbe victims of tbe laud speculators to a much greater extent The Oinauas are reputed to be Industrious, orderly and, In the main, sober people, and as nearly civilized as Indians living on a reservation can be, but tbe. WInuebagoes are reputed to be dissipated, thriftless and generally de moralized, having Inherited all the vices of their own race and absorbed the vices of the white man. This lamentable condition, brought about through the lack of efficleut moral supervision, has made them an easy prey for the covetous gang of land plrutes wbo have a community of in terest In standing together to prevent a change iu the management and su pervision of the reservation. It is to be hoped that the example set by tbe council of the Omabas will arouse the WInuebagoes to a consciousness of tbeir rights and a determination to resist the wrongs being perpetrated upon them. Those who would be free, themselves must strike tbe blow. PROPOSED AATi-THUST CVSFERENCE. Tnere has been received at the State department the Russian circular Ui which an International conference re garding trusts is proposed, but It ap pears to relate ' chiefly to the sugar bounty question as affecting tbe policy of tbe Russian governmeut In dealing with tbe sugar Industry of that country. The claim of that governmeut Is that its system Is not equivalent to an export bounty, as It has been held to bo by our government and by the Brussels sugar conference, and tbe effort of Rus sia now seems to be directed to finding some wsy to counteract the decision adverse to Its policy in this particular. The circular received at Washington was handed to the diplomatic repre sentative of the United States at St. Petersburg, but It Is not regarded as au Invitation to this country to participate la aa International conference, ghould one be called, but intended simply fur Informstloa. It Is understood that only the countries which participated In the Brussels conference have bad tbe Rus sian circular addressed to th'eio aa aa Invitation to an International meeting. At any rate the United States would not be likely to send delegates to such a conference, since they could not be given authority to bind our government to any treaty arrangements. This move of Russia Is not however, viewed with indifference at Washington. There Is said to be a strong feeling that tbe Russian government would like to bead a movement in- Europe to repel, or at any rate stay, the American com mercial Invasion and that her desire is partly animated by grievance against us for making the first charge against her sugar Industry as bounty-fed, thereby making it possible for most of the sugar-producing countries of Europe to damage her seriously at Brussels. It will be remembered that when our gov ernment applied the countervailing duty to Russian sugar that government re taliated by raising duties-on our agri cultural Implements, machinery aud other manufactures, but this failed of tbe desired effect and it Is not at all Improbable that Russia would now like to bring about a general European ar rangement hostile to American commer cial Interests. If eucb Is ber design It Is not at all probable that she will be able to carry It ont The Idea of a concerted movement by European countries against this country has been pretty well considered and with few excep tions the statesmen and economists of Europe have pronounced It Impractica ble. Those countries may Individually, as Russia has done, make tariff discrim inations against tbe United States, but it Is hardly possible for them to come to a common agreement In tbe matter. because of tbeir own diverse interests. i ! WHOSE MEN ARE THE Ft Two years ago the republican congres sional convention of the Second Ne braska district authorized Its nominee, David H. Mercer, to name the members of the committee charged with the con duct of the campaign in this congres sional district In compliance with the authority granted him by the conven tion Mr. Mercer made the following se lection: Thomas W. Blackburn, chair man, Omaha; George Sabine, Omaha; John L. Carsou, South Omaha; Lou F. Etter, South Omaha; D. H. Kirschner, Bennington; W. Cook, Blair; Fred Clar Idge, Blair; J. R. Wilson, Papilllon; Clarence E, Keys, Bellevue. Having conducted the congressional campaign to a successful Issue, this com mittee has no other function than to make provision for the nomination of Mr. Mercer's successor by an apportion ment of representation to tbe three re spective counties that comprise the dis trict and fixing the time when the nom ination of the candidate for tbe Fifty eighth congress shall bj made. To all Intents and purposes, however, Thomas W. Blackburn has arrogated to himself the powers of the whole com mittee and eventually proposes to be the whole thing. The question that the republics no of this district have a right to ask Is, Whom does this committee repreeentT Is It Mri Mercer's commit tee, or is it a committee to represent the ' republican party ' of the district? Was this committee chosen to dominate and domineer the party in Its, choice of Mr. Mercer's successor, or was it not selected solely to manage the cam paign for the republicans of this dis trict and to provide for the nomination of Mercer'a successor by a fair and im partial choice of the majority of repub lican voters T In every congressional district of this state nominating conventions were called weeks ago and nominations have been made. , It certainly cannot be re garded impertinent for The Bee to ask when the committee proposes to move and what it proposes to do In this din trlct Mr. Mercer has had the audacity to announce that tbe committee will act when he gets good and ready. Does be own the committee? Is he 'to be regarded as a life member from this district with the right to name his own successor, or does be claim to represent the people of this district by Inher itance? Do the members of this committee want to advertise themselves as Jump- lug-Jacks and puppets? Has not Mr. Mercer gone altogether too far in assura lug to carry the whole committee in Tom Blackburn's capacious blp pocket? The gala number Issued last week by the Chicago Tribune to signalise its In stallation in its magnlficeut new build lng Is a fitting souvenir of a notable event In American Journalism. The Tribune has long stood In tbe front rank amoug the great newspapers of the world, but only now finds Itself suitably housed In a modern, up-to-date building, equipped with all the latest and Improved facilities for getting out a Twentieth century daily. Although It Is difficult to see how this can con tribute materially to the betterment of the paper, already a model of news paper making, the Tribune Is to be con gratulated on its new home as much for tbe readiug public so deeply in debted to It as for Itself. It must be admitted without dissent that tbe Boers have behaved admirably since the peace terms were agreed upon with tbe British. Granting that tbey got more than they expected In the way of concessions, their discipline could not be better Illustrated than by their speedy execution of their part of tbe compact without serious lapses even by groups or Individuals, much less by any large organized band of tbeir people. The Boers seem determined to make the best of peace as soon as they poeslbly can Instead of sulklug and plaviug ugly as the temptation often leads. By this course tbey will cer tainly add to. tbe credit marks earned by tbetn during tbe war. Cno of the peluts on which the repub licans of Wisconsin take Issue with Senator Spooner Is . the election of United States senators by direct popu lsr vote, which the senator has been actively opposing against the wishes of a majority of his constituents. Senator Spoouer may be and doubtless Is sin cere In his position, but In that he does not represent the sentiments of Wis consin people, who have a right to have their views voiced by their representa tives. Whether he differs from the platform on the question of direct primary nominations and reform of state taxation ia not so Important, be cause those questions are not within the scope of national legislation, whereas the auicndmetit of the federal constitution to permit of popular election of senators requires men in the senate In sympathy with tbe demand or at least not arbitrarily at cross with It In defiance of expressed declarations by the people at home. Craeltles at Soath , America War. Detroit Journal. "Let's stop this war," says Chile to Peru, "before someone falls down and gets hurt." The Latest War Englse. St. Paul Globe. Tbs automobile, at a deadly contrivance-, holds the record up to date, vn a against tbs airship. Democratic Mixed Drlnlta. Atlanta Constitution. Tht rivalry for the democratio speaker ship of the next house 13 said to lie be tween Virginia Hay and a Texas high Ball. No Rest for a President. Chicago Inter Ocean. There is soms reason to believe that the president's friends may succeed in Inducing blm to return to Washington in order to scours a much needed rest. Wanted A New Press Agent. Utlca Press. Where is Tracy? Has he had fun enough T Can't be think of any more adventure that are worth while? Perhaps his press agent baa gon on a vacation or is busy Invent ing new stories. 'Another Water Care. Chtearo Record-Herald. Compulsory baths at the Chicago munici pal lodging houses have served to materi ally reduce tbe number of vagrants in this city. Why not have a little municipal lodg ing house, well equipped with tubs, on every corner. , Give Is the Good Old Names. Indianapolis News. Two new warships are to ba named Lou- is ana and Connecticut. It Is, perhaps, fit ting that all the states should be repr sented by names In tbe new navy, but it will be fine when the source of nomenclature is exhausted and the chance will come to revive aoma of the hlstorlo names, such as Constitution, Old Ironsides, etc. Toes ar names that should sever be allowed to die. Aa to Respectable Jnrr Bribers. Chicago Chronicle. There Is soma reason to doubt the com plete success of the bar association's plan to cure Justice shop evils by requiring all lawyers la Justice courts to be members of ihe bar. It may be remembered that the lawyer recently convicted of bribing a Juitlc court Jury were members of the bar In good standing. It Is by no means the pettifogging shyster who Is tbe. most dan gerous enemy of justice. Everybody knows what to expect of him. When your highly respectable practitioner goes a-brlblng peo ple don't expect It though they very well might How Mlnlns Millionaires Are Made. Minneapolis Times. A Washington man stumbled ever a rock and bis toot scraped the moss from tbe cor ner of a vein of or worth many millions. If ycu will read your little history books you will find tbst all the great mineral dlscov rlss have been made la some such' man ner. Sometimes it was a dog chasing a rab bit, sometimes a careless man falling over a cllH and pulling a buah out by the roots, sometimes a Rocky mountain William goat fleeing from Its pursuers and dislodging a boulder. Of course mines have bean dis covered by men who were looking for min eral In a practical and scientino way, but ycu bave not heard so much about them until their stocks were listed. ' COMMERCIALIZED EVANGELISM. Pointed Proteats Agralast C. O. D. Methods In Chnreh Converts. Washington Post. Ths Chicago Tribun Is authority for the statement that In the northern part of Illinois there Is an evangelist going about from 1 church to church on these terms: Forty dollar a week and fifty conver sion gusrsntsed or money refunded." Tbat Is quite th reverie ot creditable to tbe northern part ot Illinois. Although posrlbly leas shameful than tb savagery which has recently disgraced the south ern section of that state, commonly called Egypt, It evidences the existence of con dition that are quite Incompatible with a high degree of Christian civilization. Ons could easily understand that a man with aa Ill-balanced mind, a poor creature who ought to be In a sanitarium, might conceive of tbat plan tor getting cash and notoriety. There ar weaklings, cranks and fraud In all profeaslons, th min istry being no more exempt than law, medicine, literature or art. Therefor it would not b In the least surprising It In any well-regulated community lomo bare, brained preacher should start out carry ing a banner with th strange devlc. "Forty dollar a week and fifty conver sions guaranteed, or money refunded." But what sort of people are they among whom such a sacrilegious creature finds encouragement? To what denomination do the churches belong that are epen to this profsnatton ot Christianity? It It were possible to bring religion into con tempt, that reault would be produced by this performance. It is witless and with out excuss. ( Th Founder et Christianity gave His followers an xampl to b followed In S cis ilk tbls. H drove th trader out ot th temple with a whip of srasll cords a cat-e'-nins-tails end He "overthrew the tables of tbe money changer and th eats of item that told doves." Tber ought to b enough of Christianity la almost any Illinois community to Insure a ducking or a rid on a fenee rail to any such offender .against decency a 1 thla so-called evangelist. And any preacher who opens bis church and loans bis pul pit te such a burlesque en religion ought to be set to hoalng corn, driving mules or cutting fodder by band. Such a prcachar ha not Intellect enough to qualiry him tor tboss higher branches ot agricultural labor In which coctly machine are em ployed, and th mul la tb only member ot th' equine family to whose manage meat be Is adapted. It Is not strsng thst tb Mormon elder are proeiytl(ig In th northwest If tbat section has openings for an evangelist wb offers conversions at 10 nt a head, genu ineness guaranteed or money refunded. Did aaybody ever hear of a Mortaoa preacher wbo dared to Insult Christianity la that wayf SKCTXAR SHOTS AT THE riXPIT. Kew Tork World: Hot westher artid a benediction In northern Michigan by re ducing a sermon to twenty-seven word. Pofton Globe: Tbe weekly newspaper out la Illinois that ha bgun the publica tion of the bible as a serial is probably act ing tin tb theory that much of it will be news to many people. Cleveland Tlaln Dealer: It is claimed that Dlfhop Potter doesn't believe in long engagements. Luckily, all the surround ing circumstances In bis own rasa ar fa vorable to his viw of tb subject Chicago Record-Herald: A Tana (111.) paper has begun printing the blblo at a erial story. If It hopes by tbls plan to work up a boom to its circulation It Is probably la for a aad disappointment. Boston Transcript: The ministers who went with th officers of the law to arrest tbe players In a Sunday gam ot bas ball In Nebraska City were greatly lacking In diplomacy. Tbeir efforts should have been limited to arousing the moral conscious ness of the people to a point where any un worthy use ot Sunday would not be toler ated. It they fulled In this method tbey could not bop to gain anything In the struggle for more spiritual Ideals among the people by mixing up In tbs work of the police. The Man of Nazareth and Hit disciples understood this, and beyond re moving Intruders from the temple none ot them ever attempted to go beyond an ear nest effort to awaken the spiritual natures of men. FAMOIS POLISH CARDINAL. Promlneat Part Played tiy l.rilnchow. kl In the Contest with nixinnrrk. New York Sun. For a time Cardinal Ledochowskl, who has Just died In Rome, was a prominent and picturesque figure In European poli tics. A Pole, appointed to the archbishop ric of Posen-Gnesen at Prussia's request In order to conciliate the Polish 'population,' he became the chief opponent of Bismarck In the long struggle between the state and the Catholic church that i known even out of Germany as ths Kulturkampf. Ledo chowsltl's uncompromising opposition brought on hint a sentence of two years In Jail, which 'he served. He was msde a cardinal by Plus IX. while in prison. Th fight he made Is part of German history. After his relesse he went to Rome and filled msny high positions. At his death be waa the senior cardinal priest and prefect of the congregation for the propagation ot the faith. He was a leader of the ultra conservative party among the cardinals, and opposed to all concessions to the mod ern spirit. A noble by birth, placed early In high office in the church, engaged In a fight for tbe church's existence, his Ideas were naturally like those of tbe great pre lates of bygone days, who were temporal lords as well. Leo XIII. hat now survived all the car dinals appointed by Plus IX save two". Cardinals Oreglla dl Santo Stefano and Parocchl arc the only men left who en tered with him the conclave of 1878. INSURANCE GAMBLING. Demoralising; Character of Policies '. on Lives of Noted Personages. Milwaukee Wisconsin. ' Th English custom of Insuring the lives of .persons without their consent, which waa brought Into general notice In connec tion with the .preparations for th coro nation and the sudden Illness of tb king, Is undergoing discussion from an ethical standpoint. In this country such insurance would be Impracticable, by reason of th Insistence by tbe American companies upon a medical examination of the person to ba Insured as a condition precedent to the granting of a policy upon his life. In England, however, this precaution Is fre quently waived.,. Not only have ' English companies sold numerous policies to the general public Insuring the life of the sov ereign, but, according to current reports, London stock brokers were recently granted policies on the life of an American citizen, J. Plerpont Morgan, on their claim tbat they bad an Insurable Interest in his lite consequent upon financial transactions In which they and he were Jointly engaged, and which would be Injuriously affected by his death. It Is conceived that grave temptations to crime might arise from the widespread ownership of policies contingent upon an Individual's life. As arson is believed to be frequently perpetrated for the purpose of collecting insurance, so murder, It It ar gued, might be attempted where a similar Incentive for gain is permitted to exist. Case and Comment, a well known publi cation devoted to legal literature, says that the origin of Insurance on the life ot a sov ereign was a relic of the feudal system the liability of the tenant under that sys tem to pay, In addition to his annual tribute to the lord, a fine on the lord's death for tb' privilege of continuing the tenure. This custom, In course of time, tame to be modified to at to require the payment of the fine on the death, not of the lord, but of some prominent person, such as th sovereign, whose death would be a matter of public knowledge. The mount of the fine might be a considerable harden. Hence arose the practice on the part of the tenant of taking Insurance on tb life of the sovereign or Other person In th event of whose death tbe fin would become payable. The principal thus estab lished has gradually extended, ao that tradesmen, under Urge expense In prepar ing for King Edward's coronation, and con templating the risk of heavy loss In case of his failure to survive for the ceremony, took Insurance on hit life by way of pro tection. Tbe exact nature of these policies. Case and Comment says, has not been dearly stated. They have been spoken of as Insursnc on the king's life, but they bave alao been spoken of as policies for the season's profits of th tradesmen taking the Insurance. A eopy ot on of tb poli cies Issued on tbe life of Mr. Morgan last summer, however, shows that It waa a straight contract for the payment of a specie sum of money, to the Insurer on th death ot Mr. Morgan. Th English eourts, it Is asserted, have never been called upon to austaln policies ot this kind. In effect such policies ar a wager between the company and the in surera gamble pure and simple. In most statss ot tbe American 'union there Is a statutory provision by which an elector loaes his right to vote at aa eloctlon If be baa a bet on tb result, th presumption being that hit desire to win th bet would Influence his action In voting more than bit Instinct ot patriotism. Everywhere the courts bold tbat gambling contracts are mot euforclbl by sultt at law. Caso and Com ment holds that where tb rlk assumed by a company lasulng to an Insurer a policy oa another person's Ufa covert merely the actual financial loaa that th Insurer would suffer by reason of the person's death, and does not cover a certain sum of money, which might exceed that loss, such policies afford ao Inducement to do harm, except, possibly, with the purpose of giving false proof of losses not actually suffered. Eucb contracts, oa the other hand, a are re ported to be contingent oa Mr. Morran't death. It rightly pronounces utterly la con flict with public policy, and It observes that when policies et this character come before tb courts tbey will certainly b condemned- i Th Poaserrary of Death. Provtdance Telegram. John W. Mackay's demist emphasises tb democracy of death. BLASTS FROM RAM'S UOBJI. Th throne of grace It cot a tergata coas ter. Deep diguing must go' before high bollt lng. Tht lor Is not fcultlet that fu trrs at a fault Trlalt are heivvtly tearh'ro In rtVy guise. The stream ot life rises aot atws Its source. Culture Is aot character, but cbtro'ir Is culture ' There are ao slss that a man way i.eea to himself. When a man Is his own god he Is other people's devil. Some men march to hell to the Miuo et heavenly tune. Few ever intend to take more ths a a tiny taste of tin. Tb heart within te retlat evil la better than a fence without. The only thing that comes to the Ell who waits Is the dust front tbe procession. The problem la not to get edueetlon out of politics ao much as to got education Into tbe politicians. , A woman may have opened the door te sin. but man gave It the glad hand aa soon as he got home. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. ass Baron Tanosuka Iwasakl. the richest mer chsnt of Japan, has started en a trip around the world. He i now on his way to Eu rope and will spend a few months there before coming to America. Lord Edmund Talbot, whe becomes heir, presumptive to the dukedom of Norfolk through the death of the afflicted earl of Arundel, Is the conservative member for the Chichester division of Sussex. Lily Langtry will visit Nevada some time this year to look after the development of valuable mining property she owns there. She I aald to own one of the richest gold ledges ever found In the west. Joseph Hodge Choate ha nver held a public office save that of ambassador to the court of St. James unlesa exception he made ot tbe time he served as president of tbe New York Constitutional convention la 1894. Marshall Field of Chicago Is heading a movement to colonise the numberless aban doned farm of New England with farmers nd mechanics from tbe old world. Ssverat railroads are also interetttd In the pre lect. A lab has been fixed to the front of the houe where Cecil. Rhodes . was bora at Bishop's Stortford, bearing the Inscription: "The Rt. Hon. Cecil John Rhodes, the founder of Rhodesia, was bora la the room, within. July 5. 1851." Mme. Bernhardt In referring to the poor salaries paid by the Theater Franealse said the other day; "Other theaters keep abreast of the times, but not the Franealse. I lost 600 francs a day by staying there for my last year in the place." Sir Ernest Tassell, whom Lord Sal.'sbury is said to have declined te make a peer, though urgently requested by King IMward to do ao, ha given largely to charity, es pecially to aid In medical Investigation. He is a self-made man, having advanced from a clerk to a high position la finance. He had a good deal to do with the lt Baron De Hlrach and found the connection quite profitable. SAID IN FUN. Life: Playwright My play It a clean play. Manager Well. I'll try It. but I don't know how the publto will stand it. - Boston' Globe: "How will you have your hair cut?" queried the talkative barber. "Off!" anapped the disagreeable patron. And th barber cut on. Judge:' Farmer Baekporrh Heered th' news, Sal? Burglars brok Inter Josh Medders' house last night an' eat every confounded thing In th' pantry." Mr. Backporch Burglars, eh? I'll bet It wus ome o' them half-starved summer boarder from Hank Brown' Plae. Catholic Standard and Timest Mrs. McCall Putting away your old sealskin coat, rh? 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Tber ar two gate that guard the Nlght( The on where shadows creep. And lullabies com crooning low, Full-throated, soft and dep; Wtiere twilight reaches forth btr arm L To an oy uay oppreaaea, And lulls there Into happiness, Serena upon her breast. And from that gate, all dark and eoo The night road stretches far, By palaces of sweet content. Where many dreaming ar; Where blind may see and dumb may tpatk. And sad ones laugh and alng. Where hungered ones may drink and eat, The pauper be a king. All through the Night the good road goes. O'er valley, plain and atsep; Along Its sides, In grandeur, rls Th citadels of sleep. And many thlnga there be that sooth And comfort us, and bless But best of all, the blossom fair Of rich forgetfulneaa. The other gate that guards the Night The on that ends the way . Ha trumpeters that loudly call Us forth Into the day. And. though we fear the foe of Day With bitterness and dread. We know that through the weary hour Tbe first gate I ahiad. 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