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Oeora-e It. Ttschuek, secretary of The Be
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
ays that the actual nuinoer of fttll and
complete eoiilea of The I'allv, Morning-,
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Notary Public
OoTernor Savage Is noted for explana
tions that do not explain.
King Edward's physicians have a right
to claim chief credit for pulling off the
coronation even on the postponed "date.
The prince of "Wales will doubtless
take it as a lesson for him, when his
time comes, not to hang to much, on
mere formality.
If anything gets away from the
Omaha Elks that they want at Salt
np to their established reputation.
Omaha's clearings are again on the
Increase tide of the table, showing sub
stantial gains over corresponding figures
for last year. And last year was pretty
good ltsolt
Visitors to Omaha lire remarking upon
the bright appearance of the city and
the bufetliag activity on the streets. It's
good to have strangers note such things
and carry reports cf them home.
Street railway Improvements will be
welcomed by Omaha people. While the
service Las been vastly Improved in the
past few years, there Is still ample room
for further extension and betterment
No, the Baldwin who mafia an unsuc
cessful attempt to locate the north pole
Is not Baldwin the great Baldwin the
great has been more successful In using
a pole to land prizes for his railroad
employers. .
Nebraska fuslonists have this year re
nominated ouly three of their four con
gressmen. There la no recognized preee
deat in tLis slate that entitles a con
greKsman to a second terrri( much less
to a sixth ferm. -
iTellminary figures for a coming re
port indicates that the money order
, business transacted by our Tostofflce
department for the Inst fiscal year will
show an increase of approximately $50,-
000,000 over the preceding year. The
volume of money order business Is
pretty good barometer of industrial and
coaimerciul prosperity.
Colonel Bryan has had all the edito
rial geius fruui the first vohinie of nil
Commoner collected liitj a bound vol
ume fur liiure prelt'iiUoua circulation
among tlioe who ore not common
enough to preserve tiles f the paper.
Colonel ISryan Is convinced that no tran
sitory stor-b.ouse for preservation tan
do Justice to the effusions of Lis pen
and voice.
Ixiu!s!iuja Purchase exposition souv
enirs are to tafce the fo.m of a spe
cially il. niued gold dollar, just to show
advance over the silver quarters and
halves minted for the Chicago World's
fair. Incidentally they may te taken
as proof of the transition cf the state
constituting the Louisiana purchase
from thd fr.-e siher coiuae mania to
the gold standard.
The political busybodies who rterted
the story alwut Senator Ilanna beii'g
retired from Uia chalruiamdiip of tha
republican national committee Lave run
across two tuugs. Chairman Ilanna
evluees no tilni-oaition to rcbigu and no
cue v.lth any voice In the matter har
bors any desire to have him retire. Uu
d r the elreutustaucea nothing rentals
but to call Le fake In.
The platform presented by the rvpub
licai.a cf Nebraska pledge the tuact
ti cut of a measure pro Ulmj far a board
of pardons to iuvebtigute vpplleiku
for executive clemency and make rec
cuiuieiuliiti'.na upon tUeiu before they
at acted oa by tlie tuvei:ior. If there
Is tnytie In tUia mint wuu uom uul
heartily endor tliis proposition ex
cepting: pet Laps our great patdou gov
ernor and his b uetV!ai ks-h has not
ytt- iUUal'ed Lhii.v It. - . .
a." tu co.viTLSonr jtnnnnATioy.
The qifstlun of comr"lry- srMtrn
t'on In labor tronWe hss been ramfd
In Canada by the Introduction of a bill
In Parliament providing for such ar
bitration. While of a general character
the monre applies cjeciBlly to rail
ways and their employe. It prohibits
strikes and lockouts and provides for
provincial arMtratlnn boards, whose
award shall be flnnl, or subject to
change only by the same arbitrators.
The bill proposes to establish a tribunal
which Is to tise conciliating Influences
when strikes are threatened and. failing
to bring the parties to an understand
ing by these means, the tribunal is
clothed with powers to undertake ar
bitration and enforce its findings upon
the railway corporations and railway
employes. The American consul at
Montreal says that In the public dis
cussion of the preposition two things
stand out pretty plainly: First, it Is
generally admitted that the application
of the compulsory method of settling
disputes between capital and labor Is
Inevitably, and second, that the Intro
duction of this principle will tend to
harmonize the relations of capital and
labor and promote a better understand
ing of those matters as to which the
Interests of each are Identical.
There are very earnest advocates la
this country of compulsory arbitration.
who urge that In no other way Is H
possible to preserve Industrial peace,
but all discussions of the subject by
the representatives of both labor and
capital have shown an overwhelming
sentiment against compulsory arbitra
tion. The experiment of New -Zealand
with this policy, which has admittedly
been successful, exerts, little influence
here, for the reason that conditions in
that country and this are very differ
ent The NewZea!and system of com
pulsory arbitration was very, fully, con
sidered at the Chicago conference of
representatives of employers and organ
ized labor two years ago and the de
cision was that It could cot be made
applicable In the United States., We
believe that none of the men who com
pose the Civic Federation are In favor of
compulsory arbitration and It can con
fidently be assumed that the time la
very remote when that policy will be
adopted in this country, If It ever shall.
The only thing to labor for seems to
be that which Senator Ilanna says the
Civic Federation Is trying to accom
plish, establishing a condition of abso
lute confidence between employer and
employe. It is a difficult task, galling
for great patience, perseverance and
earnest endeavor, bat it seems to be the
only plan having any promise of a sat
isfactory result
IttBHASKA 1MMIQHAT1UN.
All agree that what Nebraska .needs
moat Is more people to till its soil and
develop Its natural 'resources, and at
the same time to furnish a home mar
ket for the products of Nebraska 'in
dustries. The noticeable Improvement
during the last year or two in the de
mand for farm lands hot only from In
vestors, but from actual settlers bent
upon making their homes In this state,
proves conclusively that Nebraska offers
advantages equal, if. cot greater, than
any other western state. ;'
This la more forcibly, emphasized,
when we remember that for years Ne
braska has gone without any organized
work to attract Immigration, but has
been content vto take Its share of the
natural westward movement of Incom
ing settlers. The strong efforts, how
ever, that are being made by Canada
and by some of our own states to turn
the stream of Immigration Into chan
nels leading lit. their direction, suggests
the necessity of Nebraska exerting Itself
In some systematic way to draw new
people to its fertile fields and extensive
ranges.
By consolidated effort Nebraska can
without question add 100.000 Inhabitants
to its population within the next tng
years. Some of this population incre
ment Is bound to come of its own ac
cord, but we cannot get the full benefit
that belong to us unlets we do some
thing to bring the unexampled opportu
nities bCeied by tLIa state to the atten
tion of those who may be Induced to
join our citizenship. This Question
should be fully discussed now bo that
plans may be worked out for putting
into motion a vigorous immigration cam
paign daring the coming winter.
FACIFIV CAULS VUAVITIUJS.
If the ct'udiilou ftaiueu by Attorney
General Knox and approved by the
president for the construction of a ca
ble to Ilaw&ll and the Philippines shell
be accepted by any private company
able to fulfill them, it is very probable
that there will le bo serious objection
In congress or on the part of the pub
lic. It Las been conclusively shown
that & majority in cocgrewsare not in
favoi' of the government laying a Pa
cific cable. The question was very
thoroughly coualdered and fully dls
ct!8d, with the result that the bill pro
viding for a goverumeut cable was de
feated. It Is safe to say that a renewal
of the proposition would meet with a
similar fato.
The Importance of having a cable be
tween tlie United States and its Oriental
possessions is generally recogulzed and
It Is debiratlo that this connection shall
be tBtablitihed as soon as posslUu. The
eeaeutlal thing is that the cable shall
be at all times aud in all circumstances
availallo to the government at a reason
able charge for the eery ice and this is
provided for lu the conditions approved
by the president All Interests of tha
government are carefully safeguarded.
The company contracting to lay aud
operate a cable uiubt be free from ary
combiuation or association that would
interfere with any ether American com
puny laying cable from the United
fc'tates to ChflieBe territory, or by which
rates would be regulated. Thus a mo
uoi)ly cai.fiot be created, the field being
iuit opA to ceiuiiw-'iitiuu. oilier tJ'.uu
American territory shall be touched by
the cable ou the way from the United
Slates to Chlua, Pates for comtuerel.il
service must l rt'.mal!-j. Cv-vera-
ment messagrg shall have priority over
all other business St rates to be (5sid
annually by the postmaster general. The
United Ptates Is to have the right at
all time to purchase the cable at an
appraised Talue and may assume full
control of It In time of war or when
war Is threatened. Other conditions re
late to the operation of the cable and
require prompt and efficient service.
The president and attorney general
seem to have left nothing to bo desired
In order to fully protect the Interests
of the government In connection with
the projected cable. The government
la to fix the rates It shall pay, shall
have priority In service, Is authorized
to take full control of the cable In esse
of war and shall at all times hare the
right to purchase the lines, property
and effects. It Is not easy to see how
greater security could be given than Is
provided In these conditions.
TEOFtK UATK A BIGHT TO KKOTT.
After an absence of two years David
II. Mercer has returned to Omaha to
present himself as a candidate for a
sixth-term nomination to congress. Be
fore the republican party of this dis
trict commits itself to his support It Is
only right and proper that he should
give an account of his stewardship and
enlighten his constituents upon his fu
ture intentions.
First and foremost the people of this
district want to know whether Mr,
Mercer proposes to resume his residence
In Omaha and identify himself perma
nently with its citizenship In case be falls
to secure renominatlon or a re-election.
Ills very rare visits to this city during,
the past six years and his established
residence in the District of Columbia,
where he is regarded as a permanent
acqulmllon, Lavtj tiaturally created the
Impression that , he has no other use
for the people of this district except to
furnish him a 5,000 seat in congress
with perquisites and opportunities for a
lucrative living.
', In the next place, the republicans of
this district have a right to ask whether
Mr. Mercer proposes in the futnre, as in
the past, to pursue tbe-supremely selfish
policy of letting others pay his cam
paign expenses and letting others fight
his battles without ever returning a
favor by helping any candidate except
Mercer.
Incidentally, the people of this district
would like to hare answers to ques
tions which Mr. Mercer's champion in
debate dodged or sought to parry by
personalities. .
Will Mr. Mercer, for' example, explain
why a has distributed West Point and
Annapolis cadetshlps to personal favor
ites Instead of giving all the eligible
young men of this district the opportu
nity to compete for the positions on an
equal footing T
Will Mr. Mercer explain why he
caused the dismissal of two Nebraska
Grand Army veterans who were em
ployed at the national capltol and sub
stituted for them residents of Minne
sota, whose only claim for employment
was their family relation to him?
Will Mr. Mercer explain why be pock
eted the Thurston bill, establishing
general quartermasters' depot station at
Omaha, after It bad passed the senate
two years ago, when by merely report
ing the bill it had every chance for pas
sage and would have given Omaha a
purchasing supply station instead of a
quartermasters' storage building?
Will Mr.v Mercer Inform his admirers
what disposition he made of the $200
draft given to him for promoting the
Greater America exposition and why
he had that draft pass through the
hands of a middleman Instead cf cash
ing It himself? Is it customary for con
gressmen .In Washington to have mid
dlemen as receiving and disbursing
agents?
Latest and most Immediately Inter
esting, will Mr. Mercer explain why he
made a defensive and offensive alliance
with the Union Pacific railroad through
John N. Baldwin for the appointment
of a police commission that was to club
republicans Into bis support and act as
a railroad constabulary at the same
time?
When Uicbo qut stions are answered
a few other will be propounded which
the people of this district have a right
to ask. ''
AS tSSVLT to WUBJClXQMXIt.
Governor Savage haa a right to resent
any imputation upon his Integrity in
connection with the appointment cf a
police couimiwlon, although it is a nat
ter of public notoriety that he Allowed
a railroad attorney and a corporation
congressman to dictate who should or
should not be appointed by him.
But Governor Savage has no right to
insult the workingmen of Omaha in an
open letter excusing his breach of faith
with them on the ground of fear that
any representative of organized labor
he might have selected would be bought
up by the criminal classes.
Coming from the man who paroled
Bartley under pretense that a large por
tion, if not all. of the money embezzled
from the state would be paid back and
then gave him en uucoudiUonal pardon
without a dollar's restitution, such
charge is audacious and only exhibits
the depths of degradation to which the
otSce of governor of this state has been
dragged.
Who has put the idea into the gov
ernor's head that every worklnftnan in
Omaha is in the market to be bought
aud sold? Was it CunsreEsman Mercer,
who dared not trust a worklUfciuaa on
the couiiuiasion? How often Las Mr.
Mercer come in contact with the work
liigmen of Omaha? Ikea he gunge all
the workingmen by the cias of ward
heelers be has been accustomed to h're?
Why should Governor ISavage rail at
walking delegates aud why charge ail
worklujjtiieu indlseiiuiiiiu,tcly with bd
lug anarchists tud socialists? Is 1LU
also an echo of t!e aruuieuts by which
Mercer kipt woi kiaiuea fruiu being
,ecoK ulAe.u lU luii iua,e-up 1,4 iuu v
misniou?
If Governor Ssvagd had any decency
la him, the IchsI he could do would be
l) t tho vtorklcgiueu, wLvm
h baa stigmatized as venal, cormpt and
lawless.
According to tbn World Herald, which
Is the recognlred mouthpiece of Con
gressmsn Mercer, "the republican con
gressional primary and the county
nominating primary will le held at the
same time. The antls have made tip
their minds that the machine can be
properly skinned in that way. and that
it will be good to do a double-barreled
Job while they are at If Who are
the antls, and who Is the machine?
Haven't the antls captured the machine
and are tbey not now In command of
the Union Pacific constabulary, swing
ing the police club right and left to line
p the Third ward for Mercer?
Republicans throughout the state,
starting In on a second run of legisla
tive nominations) cannot be admonished
too often of the necessity of selecting
men who command public confidence
because of tried Integrity and known
ability. The chances are that the prin
cipal work of the coming legislature
will Involve Issues between' the rail
roads and the people, and the people
will insist on having representatives
who can be depended" on to uphold the
Interest of the public when it comes in
conflict with the interest of the corpora
tions. Emperor William is becoming alto
gether too lavish with his generosity,
lie has Just distributed with a free hand
another bunch of Red Eagles to a lot
of Russian officers who happen to have
been detailed by the czar to look after
the comfort of his Imperial guests.
Luckily there la nothing to stop the
German emperor from decreeing free
and unlimited eolnny of Red Eagles.
In Introducing the new police captain
to the force Chief Donahue Is quoted as
saying, "This Is Captain Henry P. Haze.
Heneede little Introduction to most of
yon. Ills past record as a police offlcer
will, no doubt be repeated." Whether
this assurance caused an audible smile
all along the line of brass buttons Is
not reported. A repetition of that record
will make even Head Axman Broatch
put his, handkerchief to his nose.
Second district democrats will choose
their candidate for congress next week.
Last time the nomination went a-begging,
but this year the list of possible
entries counts up into two figures. The
congressional situation as viewed
through democratic spectacles must
have changed in the interval.
From my boyhoed, I have been a laborer.
My credentials were not a card, but cal
loused sod blistered hand. Esrm P. Savage
tO the workingmen of Omaha.
Xne governor aiajr ui i'taiuv, iirTJlS ?t
a single card but the whole poker deck,
and those blisters were doubtless pro
duced by handling chips of three colors.
After the Laa Grabber.
pender,,New Era.
Mr. Rosewater, haa. bis warpaint on good
and thick, concerning the agency and bind
deals. 4
SttU Ha It Sting.
Beatrice Bun.
The gentlemen who have been poking
tick Into the hive will Had that The Bee
has not lost Its at lag.
Oooi't Wvrrr lltaa.
ChtcAg-o Record-Herald.
Tfow that a train robber has been killed
sad Tracy la do more, perhaps Mr. Pat
Crowe will have the kindness to feel a trifle
worried. -
Tlie Revise Three H'u.
Boston Transcript
President Schurman's readaptatlon of "the
three R's" to the political situation waa
certainly fellcltou. whether It sums up all
the points or not -
Prepare to Par the riper.
Baltimore American.
Whan the coal strike is over and the
mint resume work then the poor, dear pub
lic will be kindly allowed to play the lead
ing part as far as the performance known
S paying the piper I concerned.
Te Mch ef Uood Thlaa;.
Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.).
It may be the duty ef a great party to
loee en principle occasionally, but after It
has been licked !tecn cr twenty times some
of the meaibers naturally think it 1 time
to get up a i of principles and candidate
with which and whoa there is a chaeoe to
win. 1
Assaraaee ! a Clack.
St. Paul Pioneer Free. ,
Senator Stewart aays that the elimination
of the silver question will make Nevada
strongly republican. His return and that
of Jones to the republican totd Indies is as
much, hut It la an well to have explicit as
surance from the gentleman who own the
state.
Na Occasion fer Xttsraptloa.
Kearney Hub.
Senator Millard's remark to a Washing
ton Interviewer that It will take a great
deal more than Cuban sugar to cause a
disruption In Nebraaka la right to the point
and 1 quite the truth. No matter Lat dif
ference ot opinion there may be a to de
tail of the Cuban agreement, the Hub be
lieves with Senator Millard that when the
proposed treaty 1 submitted and adopted
there will not t suy republican division
bscaua of it
StnaS e Shoe Leatker,
Boston Journal.
Massachusetts nay well be proud of the
record of the federal census bulletin which
deal with the boot and shoe manufacture,
tor here la an industry where, tc spite of
Intensifying competition, the Bay State
still stand clearly pre-eminent. Out of
a total product valued at l-Cl.O-S.ESJ la the
census year 1500, no lea than $117,115,143
cam trout Massachusetts factories, and as
we are far and away first la this business,
a we were In 1SS0 and ISM, in the eeniu
enumeration of those year.
eteaea GettlaaT a Warbu
Philadelphia Ledger.
In the line ot applied science, the sews
ot the day contain tew Item more sugges
tively Interesting than the announcement
that a Madeira correspondent haa shipped
t Prof. Wood wort ef the University of
California a lightning bug that 1 three and
s half inches long, and exceeds all ether
la ec l la pbosUorescencel It firefly ot
this so.'t can be grown with special culti
vation in Usdslra, what ceasot be done
wun tnaia by vpociti s-iouiiuu Ueauiuil
IB the glurluu climate of California! That
a bug will be developed which will enable
Csl.fortila to dUpense with lamp and lnu
tersa. If not with the electile light ltlt,
iu( a it'vesituiu' ef tk near tutus.
St. Louis and Omaha
St Louts Globe-IVmocrat.
A wrltf r In an obscure Omaha paper in
serts that M!nvnrl did nothing for the
Omaha eipnsltton of a tew year ago. All
the rest of the atatea and the territories
were, he esys, represented, but Mlscotirl
did not participate. A Nebraska 1 about
to elect a legislature which that person
believe r 111 pass an appropriation next
winter for Nebraska's repreeentatloa at
the St Lout world's fair of 1M4, he pre
cents this charge with the Intention of
defeating such a purpose If possible.
There la no foundation for this accusa
tion. Missouri was represented in the
Omaha exposition. It leased t,T7f square
feet of floor space la tb exposition at the
outeet, for which It paid 12.887. Afterward
additional space waa obtained and paid
for. Missouri paid more to the Omaha ex
position for space than did any other state.
It had a finer exhibit than did any ether
slate which was represented. The Ions;
Hat of premium awarded to It will show
that this state wa repreoented In a de
cidedly conspicuous and effective way at
Omaha. It was said at the time that Mis
onmi rinn and police board.
Humphrey Leader: Now that Governor
Savage has finally named the Omaha Felloe
and Fire commissioners that city will have
a breathing spelL
Aurora Sun: The appointment of the
Omaha Fire and Police commissioners has
caused Rosewater to select a sew brace
of war Implements.
Friend Telegraph: la appointing tb new
board of police commissioners at Omaha
there has been left some very sore spots In
the metropolis of the state.
Syracuse Journal: Governor Savage has
appointed the Omaha Fire and Police
board. It is said th appointment wa
given to antl-Rosewaterite. And now w
may expect to see thorn kill "tb old man"
again (T).
Beatrice Sun: Governor Savage ha se
lected the new Omaha police commission
and In doing s he gave Mr. Rosewater a
very evcr Jab in the rib by appointing
four warm political friends of Congressman
Mercer.
Hasting Tribune: Governor Savage ha
appointed William J. Broatch, Joseph W.
Thomas, Carl C. Wright and Lee Spratlea
police commissioners of Omaha. This Is
aid to be an antl-Rosewater commission.
It Is too bad that republicans in the metrop
olis keep up this, useless quarrel.
Leigh World: Governor Savage ha ap
pointed a new fire and police commission
for the city of Omaha. Th first thing the
new board done was to rush Into the
city hall sad call all the appointee oa
th carpet and compel them to take al
legiance to the new commission.
Pender Times: The suprem court ha
turned around again and handed dowa an
other decision In the Omaha police mat
ter. This time Rosewater is turned down
hard, and Dave Mercer Is ou top. The
agency crowd are very much pleased, and
don't be surprised if Huntale don't claim
that "WilUle did It"
Scrlbner News: Governor Savage has ap
SSilt1 '!r."? 0U.C0,?-mlSl?n.,0r
vuinusti iud s l v ss VltaiLUB UA UlUVrcUl XatC
tlon are evidence that the new board I
a much encumbered with politic as the
old one, and in addition to this has the
disadvantage of existing contrary to the
principle of home rule.
Stanton Register: Governor Savage has
appoolnted a aew police board In Omaha
nnd. that is tiecldely antl-Rosewater,
The governor has certainly got even with
The Be editor for Roeewater's work of
preventing Savage from getting another
term la his office. Revenge is sweet and
Ravage certainly secured a large chunk
of saccharin matter.
Falrbury Enterprise: The governor visited
Omaha Monday afternoon and while there
handed commission to W. J. Broatch, Jo
seph W. Thomas, Carl C. Wright and Lee
Spratlen as fire and police commissioner
for the city of Omaha. Th supreme court
ordered the governor to make the appoint
ment and be did so. The matter may now
b dropped and then It may b It will go
back Into th courts again.
Stanton Picket: Governor Savage has ap
pointed a new Fire and Police commission
for Omaha In aocordanc with the dictations
ot Dav Mercer and without respect to the
feeilngs of Edward Rosewater. This Is ex
sctly a was expected. In politics as la all
other matters the man who does not stand
by his friends and swat his enemies doe
not retain many friends long, while hi ene
mies increase and multiply.
'Wood River Interests: Governor Savage
has again extinguished himself in th mat
ter of appointing tb police commlsaion for
th city of Omaha. The law, 'at beat, giving
th governor power to interfere with the
city government of Omaha 1 a tool one and
where, a in th present case, tho art ot
legerdemain are utilised In the matter of
appointment and inducting the appointee
into office, It creates a tremendous uproar,
which la this particular case 1 a hurt to
the republlcaa party.
Ord Quit: Governor Savage ha ap
appointed the new police board in obedience
to the mandamus from tb supreme court
that hs proceed to perform that duty. The
governor was coy about dabbling In the
politics of tte trtrejwlt, the reel nhor
lty for doing so under the law being some
what la dispute. But a mandamus from th
upreme court waa sufficient to make him go
ahead and he was not loug la making bis
selection from th long list ot name
handed him to choose from. It 1 needle
to cay that he appointed men whom Rose
water would sot want to be In that place.
Kearney Hub: If W. J. Broatch enjoys
an artistic roast hs ou.bt to be nearly
tickled to death with hi persoual pen plo
tare la The Omaha Bee. it la a large a
life and twice a natural. The wonder Is,
Indeed, that th thought of putting Broatch
nle any position of republlcaa promineo.ee
could be thought of for a moment, but It
1 not surprising that it should be don
by an executive who had the sublime hardi
hood to pardon Bartley. Fortunately the
republican party ie not belDg held reeeon
slMe tor the acts of Governor Savage. It
It were there would be more to auwer for
than It could take care cf between now and
several election days.
Beatrice Express: The name of th new
appointees ot th governor for pollc com
missioner ot Omaha appeared in yester
day' Times. The appointment have
stirred up a fever of excitement in come
quarter of that city. It 1 an anti-Rose-water
deal. Congressman Mercer and bla
Immediate friends have controlled the situ
ation. The new commissioner took what
Th Bee is pleased to call forcible posses
ston of their offices, aad It Is" given out
by the sam agency that their right to held
their place will be tested in the courts.
Springfield Monitor: Coals of fir have
been heaped upon Rosewater' head by
Governor Savag In tb sppolutment of the
new police board for the city of Omaha,
and 'of course. Lave Mercer 1 st the bot
tom of It all. The sew board consist of
W. J. Broatch and W. J. Thomas, repub
licans, and C. C. Wright and Le Bprat-
iru, atuH.nu, uo uum nave voeaius
of th offic and ar recogaiisd as O. K.
by the rhlef of pollc and fire depart
ment la his day Kosey haa swallowed a
good many bitter pill and while these
go PteUy hard agalast Lis sicmAih, he iii
souri carried off not only mors prises from
Omaha than any ether State except Ne
braska, but more than any other four
states.
Examination ot the record of the
Qmaha fair will show that Missouri did
It part toward making that enterprise a
ucce. Ignorant thoughtless or malevo
lent persons may charge, a the particular
Individual referred to does, that Missouri
waa Indifferent to that exposition, but the
. records are there to confound them. Ne
braskans know that they got a good deal
ef help, financial and other, from this
state at that time. Nebraska will recipro
cate at the approaching world's fair. The
legislature of that state will do a those
ot most of the western states and terri
tories have done or will do In the coming
winter and pan a good-sited appropria
tion for the representation of the state
hers. The St Louis world's fair will be
greater than any exposition ot any sort
ever Held la the world thus far, and Ne
braska will be proud that she was ade
quately represented at It -
survive the shock and bob up again In
one other quarter as full of fight as
ver.
Geneva Signal: Governor Savage didn't
do a thing to fcaitor Rosewater and the city
administration when he appointed W. . J.
Broatoh, Joseph W. Thomas, Carl O. Wrlcht
and Lee Spratlen a members ot the Omaha
Fir and Police commission. Mr. Roee
weter has had bad quarrel with a great
many men. but never a won en than the
one with W. J. Broatch, and it is said the
other three will follow Broatch's lead. It
Is presumed to be a Mercer commission and
the genial Dave has thus spiked another
gun In hi fight for a renominatlon for eon
grass. Kearney Hub: It has been remarked that
Rosewater I hard hit by Governor Savage's
Fire and Police board appointment in
Omaha. This may all be true and still not
signify anything further than that th gov
ernor haa played even for the position taken
by The Bee on th Bartley pardon. Gov
ernor Savage has a few months left during
which time he will jab his jabber Into a
many -of those who have Incurred hi dis
pleasure as possible. It is not aa uncom
mon thing for a newspaper publisher or ed
itor to be "hard hit" by those who per
sonal and political games have been ex
posed or thwarted by Besrspaper publicity.
Grand Island Independent: Whea It wa
announced from Lincoln that Governor Bav
age wa trying to find a nonpartisan board
for Omaha' fire and police business. It wa,
of course, recognized the state over as a
hopeless task, a pipe-dream It It was really
orloualyn4 that the mlilentum hadn't
come. And if the governor aver for a mo
ment entertained such idea he evidently
grew desperate In bis dismay and appointed
W. J. Broatch and several others of the
same class class B and let it go at that
Aside from that they are antl-Rosewater
men, and the end, apparently. Is not yet, for
Matyor Moore refuse to recognlxe the
newly appointed commissioner.
Schuyler Quill: In changing the Fire and
'Kennedy was "i.fa "en th shelf, temporarily.
at least. -' Mr. Kennedy is one ot tha moat
conscientious men la the west a true rep
representative of organised labor and a
friend of the working man. Always opposed
to ring end Independent of all parties,
he ha been very successful In the publica
tion ot th Western Laborer, the leading
and oldest labor paper in the west No
mistake would have been made bad Ken
nedy been retained, although It 4s doubtful
if he would serve with the present mem
bers. His many friends certainly hope to
see the old board win out if it is only to
retain him.
- Blair Courier: In accordance with th
uprem court decision Governor Savage ap
pointed a new board of fir and pollc
commissioners far Omaha last Monday.
They are: W. J. Broatch, Joseph W.
Thomas, C. O. Wright and Lee W. Spratlen.
Th two former' are ' republican and th
latter ar democrat, a the law creating
the commission aays th board must be non
partisan. The appointee ar friend of
Congressman Mercer and ferninet the Rose-water-Moores-Dennlioa
machine. The old
board' will contest the right of th new
member in the possession ot th room and
as the chief of both the fire and polio sys
tem have recognized the new appointees,
they, will have the whi.i hand in the fight
Columbua Telegram: Out in the state the
people understand only vaguely the Fire
and Police board muddle which occupies so
much space In the Omaha papers. And,
Indeed, very few of the Omaha people un
derstand It. It is nd alway ha been a
rotten mess. It I true that sometime
good and true men have by mlataka been
appointed member of that board, but not
often. As a rule its members are named
by the Joint Influence of the railroad man
ager aud tho brewers. It Is conceded that
the board which has just been ousted wa
pretty clean, save that one or two of its
members were the creature of the rail
roads. The new board appointed by Gov
ernor Savage look good, but it will pay to
tak a aecond look.. Th recognised head ot
th sew machine la W. J. Broatch, a suc
cessful buslnesa man, but a man of such
violent prejudice that be may be expected
to order hie policemen to make blood flow
In the .street of the cily in orlr to de
feat any proposition which may b advo
cated by hi ancient enemy, En ward Rose
water..' Carl Wright, one of bis associate,
I a splendid man and lawyer. He ha al
way been clean, but he cannot be expected
to be neutral in contests between the city
and the railroads, because his firm 1 known
a the local legal representatives of the
Missouri pacific road, and Carl would doubt
less clue hi eye conveniently whenever
some railroad might want to steal a street
or alley. Lc Spratlen I In the political
employ ot th Burlington road. He I a
princely gentleman, but a railroad rooter
just the same. It 1 hi business to work
publio official In behalf of the railroads,
and right well he doe bis work. Ot Mr.
Thomas, one of the new appolwteea, we
know very little. It 1 enough to know
that the four new men were appointed upon
recommendation of John Baldwin and Cave
Merrer, attorneys and procurer for the
Union Pacific. Why should ths railroad de
sire to control th police board? That' easy.
Some time strikes occur among the rail
road laborer and then It I handy to have
a police force that will aid la coercing the
striker. But Omaha abould not complain.
Long ago that city sold Itself to tb rail
road. ' Ne man can be el.-cted to office In
that eity If It be knew that he I not ac
ceptable to the corporation. Omaha ha
boen plundered so long by th corporation
that the average citlsen would feel uneasy
did he not know that he wa contributing
a fair share of his earning to tb stealings
of the great combination of capital which
milk th city a regularly as a farmer milk
hi cow. Every Judge ot every court every
member of the council, every county offi
cial, every man tu any manner connected
sitS city or county government la Omaha,
I the servant of one or more railroad com
paule. and he carries la his pocket hi
certificate of purchase, usually la the forin
of a ra.iroad pass. Tn uai' a iuti cmeuj?
There la no remedy, sav la an educational
way a education that will lead the aver
age cltlseo of Omaha to retard a pass
bribed publio official In manner be re-
Jjards any other brand of traitor
t 0-rtDKT COtfcHKssWA.
Madlnoa Mall: Davl Merrer I said t
b trying to Indue Frank Raaeora te rua
for congress on the democratic ticket. Iavie
Is always looking for a rlnrh.
Stanton Ticket: The Omaha Bee should
top asking question persona! to Cong reus,
man Mercer and which tie tut that
gentleman ran answer and which be seems
not Inclined te do.
Blair Republican: The Omaha Bee Intl
tnrte that CongrMsman Merrer rarrle
Postmaster Cook and F. H. Clarldre sround
In his vest pocket. That is rather sever
oa some Illalr wire puller whose Influence
was nit ia th late republlcaa county con
vention; In fact they had to "go way back
and sit down." We advise Dave to select
ome striker from th majority or he
may get left ia this county.
Gretna Breeee: Iav Mercer ha circu
lated a lot of Itteratur la Gretna tb
past week. On on of tha bill I a plrtur
of the honorable himself with a airing
ot public buildings la hi band sad be
hind him 1 a picture of three onery look
ing little dog after hira barking and bit
ing hi heel. One ot them I supposed to
represent Rosewater. tndorneath th pic
ture la this legend: "See. vea th little
dogs. Tray, Blanche and Rover, they bark
at me." "Take your choice. Cengretsmaa
Mercer or Boas Rosewater. Mercer might
find that Bos Rosewater' bit I far wort '
thca his bark.
South Omaha Independent: Minnesota's
Dave, alias "Our Dav,' will find that ia
th campaign this fall that th best sys
tem for a congressman te adopt' Is to at
least maintain on residence among thoss
whs suffrage In the past haa been such
an important factor In placing him In th
political world, and whose suffrage he now
has ths braxea hardihood to ask again,
to perpetuate him in his tat berth at Wash
ington. Tb republicans of South Omaha
will bs to a man, for a new congresnman,
and whea he Is selected ther will he no
room for argument as to Whose congressman
he la Nebraska's or' Minnesota's. '
Fairfield Herald: . It does not strike th
average American citizen that the ability
to obtain government appropriation alune
Is th best possible qualification tor a
congressman. And yet thai seem to be th
main argument used in behalf ot Hon.
David Mercer by his alleged friends a a
candidate for renominatlon tor congress.
Carry this Una of argument to It logical
conclusion and what do we have? each
session of congress would degoerat Into
a grand grabbing match to loot the treasury
for th supposed" benflt ot constituents.
This carrie us back to th day of th
degenerate Romans under their corrupt em
peror when tb populace were fed from
th publio granaries, and the werw filled
by slave labor or extorted under pretext of
taxes from oppressed subject countries of
th Roman empire, A congressman who
has no other claim for popular support
than that he ha obtained appropriations
tor his district I not appealing for eupport
on any very lofty plana, to say the least
And the "Omnibus bill.' which they say
Mr. Mercer Invented, strike us at a most
dangerous expedient, for Its object Is to '
Increase appropriation at the expense of
merit, and by appealing to ths greed of in
dividual members with pet appropriation
bills te look after,
PKaSUNAli KOTKS. i '
Rear Admiral Taylor, who predicts war
with Germany, is some relative of "Fight
ing Bob," who shot the stern off Furor, or
something like that, at Santiago,
The New Tork Times ha atolea a march
on its contemporaries by getting its office
in one of th buildings with a subway sta
tion, which ought to facilitate the distribu
tion ot ths papers. ' - V"
Russell Sage didn't lose time with con
gratulations on hi 86th birthday, but
worked straight ahead. When the old man
fails to mak hi 1.3 oa any work day
he suffers from insomnia.
Women in- various parts of th country
with headquarter In Washington, ar
raising money to erect a monument te
General Spinner, the first man to admit
women la th Treasury department at
Washington.
' While- Lord Salisbury wa in the offic as '
prime minister 1,600,000 square miles of
territory and a population of 40,000,000 were
aided to th British empire. In other
words, English domain ha been increased
about one-quarter.
A. E. Dolbear, who has just received the
degree ot LL D., from Tufts college, first
cams Into prominence forty years ago,
when he invented a writing telegraph, la
1879 the static telephone, and a long ago
as 1S81 a system ot wireless telegraphy.
LINKS TO A LAI till.
Philadelphia Press: "What did your old
uncle leave?"
"A lot of disgusted relatives and a Jubi
lant young widow we'd never heard of be
tore." , ,. ... ...
Chicago Tribune: "Mamma, what was
that fuzsy bundle you took out of papa's
vest pocket and threw In ths fireplace just
Bow! '
"That was sn accumulation ot household
recipes your father cut out of the papers
downtown and put away or my beneiit. I
have to clean them out of his pocket about
one a month."
Pittsburg Chronicle: "Think he's better
fitted for congress than anyune else In your
diftrlct, do you?""
"I should My; he' a nafural-bom con
gressman, why, he can take any old an
ecdote, twist it around a little and tell It
as If It had been aa actual experience of
h'e own."
Philadelphia Press: "Yes." said the sum
mer boarder, es he corked the battle
again, "1 had to have it every morning;
must have a cocktail for an eye opener,
you know."
"You'd do better, young man," said the
wise old farmer, "if you J let cockcrow be
your ouly eye opener." t
Chicago Tribune: "It took me en hour
and a half to rati up a man through th
lung-distance telrphoue tlie other uay."
"Wasn't It tiresome waiting?"
"Not at alt I amused myself reading th
framed announcement: "il.e mail are fast,
the tsleyrutih is tastar, but the lung-dis-tance
telephone is Instantaneous.' " ,
Washington Star: "So you'r one o" des
people Ust fuvors a dls'rlbMtloii of walih,"
said Plodding I'ete.
"1 am," answered Meandering Mike. '(
want to see every man perviUd wit' what
he kin enjoy an' appreciate, i m In favor
ef letttn' da ru h an' rrh:it--l have ail (is
soap an towels, while foiks like you au'
sua takes possession of de trewerlus."
TIIU Sltii.H. '
Rocky Mountain News.
Each ha hie place amid th throngs.
Home to toll In the fuy hive, '
Borne to be driven and some to drive,
Aud some to sing their song.
Each on Is useful in his sphere,
lie who delves In the fruitful earth,
He who add untn the world's mirth
And Its wealth of hop and cheer.
Some at the forge and some In the tuio, '
Home to toil in the counting room
And some to lighten the huurs of gloom
By words of lov divine.
Some to minister to disease,
Home to instruct and some to preach.
borne to charm with the gift of speech
And coin with melodies.
Bom to shine and some to plod, .
home to walk with tha rich and great,
bouie to rule In affair of slate.
And some to tell ot Ciod.
Knm more worthy than ths rest
Who honestly strive wlia the gift they
nem.
The gifts within them to unfold,
And give the world their beat.
Soma to create In the realm of art
home te relieve th unsrlnir.
hum to lalM.r and some to Sing
Th vj wiuun th hvart -
