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Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
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t 30,650
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li S 1,000
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17....; 81,020
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A. D.. 1902. M. B. H UNGATE.
(Seal.) . Notary Public.
No fair weather soldier nor fair
weather soldiering In President Roose-
yelt
Only a few more annual reviews for
the veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
If th flow of oratory wfi only a flow
of water the Irrigation congress would
do the whole thing.
School board slate makers seem to be
going right at It as usual as If the club
.women bad nothing to say about It.
Ak-Sar-Brnls having Imitators of his
electrical pageant In St. Louis and Kan
a City. Only success begets Imitation.
If those Texas oil fires keep up, the
Investor in oil securities will have burnt
his money literally as well as figura
tively, t
With no opposing candidates whatever
the two republican nominees for district
bench vacancies need lose no sleep over
the election.
The crown prince of 81am has left
Omaha off hfs visiting list on his tour
of this country. It is the crown prince's
loss more than Omaha's.
Dullness describes the political cam
paign of all parties throughout Ne
braska. The people are too busy to de
Tote much attention to politics.
Is it possible that we are to have an
other election without having a chance
to vote on some proposition to authorize
the Issue of municipal or school district
bonds?
The mimic war at Fort Riley has for
tunately been brought to an end with
out any scandals over the commissary
department. That Is the best proof that
It is sham warfare instead of real war
fare. Nebraska's contingent to the national
reunion of the Grand Army of the Re
public at Washington was only sixteen
hours late in reaching its destination,
but still In time to get down to the
.firing line.
We cannot understand why coal Is not
being dally discovered In Nebraska. With
such an incentive to dig up black dla
monds as is furnished by the short coal
supply, a coal bed ought to be un
earthed under every other Nebraska
farm.
Denver has transformed its Festival
of Mountain and Plain into a cowboy
reunion In which broncho-busting figures
as the chief attraction. It looks as If
Denver could not keep to the pace set
by Omaha for spectacular pageuuts.
The treaty of sale of the Danish West
Indies is again up in the Danish Parlia
ment, with the ministry urging speedy
ratification. Our Danish friends are ap
parently waking up to the fact that
their West Indian possessions are In the
nature of perishable goods. .
The Bryanite democrats In Connecticut
threaten to put up an Independent ticket
in opposition to the regular democratic
candidates as a result of the refusal of
the state convention to endorse the
Kansas City platform. At this rate the
next task of the fuslonlsts will be to
fuse the various discordant organtza
Hons of their own democracy.
The French government wants to re
lieve the victims of the Martinique
volcanic eruption by furnishing assist
a nee to plant a colony in the interior of
the Island at a safe distance from the
destructive crater. The chief . trouble
With tble scheme la that the great ma
jorityof the victims of Mount Pelee are
dead and would have no place ia the
proposed colony unless in the cemetery,
IMPRACTICABLE PLATI.
Numerous plans have been proposed
for dealing with the anthracite coal
situation, most of which are either
utterly Impracticable or would Involve
protracted litigation that might In
definitely defer the resumption of mln
Iur. Home of these have been consid
ered by President Roosevelt ' and his
legal advisers, resulting In a decision
that none of them Is available, at least
Immediately, and that a settlement must
he sought through conciliation. It Is
announced that an Investigation may be
made as to whether the anthracite coal
combine Is amenable to the federal anti
trust law, but this Is a matter of time
and In the meanwhile efforts will con
tinue to bring about a settlement with
out recourse to legal remedies. If there
be any.
There Is promise of good results from
the Interest which Is being taken In the
situation by the officials of the National
Association of Manufacturers. That or
ganization, which embraces most of the
large manufacturers of the country. Is
perhaps the most Influential business
body in the country and among Its mem
bers are large patrons of the anthracite
coal Interest. The efforts of Its officials
looking to a settlement of the strike
show that they realise the peril of the
situation and feel that the ' time has
come to bring to bear the strong pres
sure ajt their command as representa
tives of great business Interests. The
coal operators ' have declared that no
political Influence will have any weight
wllh them. Possibly they will listen
to suggestions from a class of business
men with whom tbey have large deal
ings and who could not reasonably be
suspected of having any other object i'u
view than that of the public Interest
and welfare. At the same time the
miners may' be expected to -give re
spectful attention to proposals from this
source.
While it was to be expected that some
effort would be made to turn this trouble
to partisan advantage, It Is' noteworthy
that there has been very little criticism
but on the contrary general approval
and commendation of President Roose
velt's course. A few of the more
thoughtless democrats have urged that
the federal authorities should have pro
ceeded against the coal-carrying rail
roads under the criminal part of the
anti-trust law. Before criminal pro
ceedings are Instituted the federal law
officers or attorney general of Penney!
vanla tuiut be In position to contend
successfully In the courts that the rail
roads are amenable to the law, which
In the opinion of the legal advisers of
the president they are not. It ia men!
festly unreasonable to expect the presi
dent to order proceedings contrary to
the judgment of his legal advisers..
The prospect for an early settlement
of the anthracite strike Is not favorable
and none of the plans thus far suggested
appears likely to have the desired re
sult .
QKRMAHY'S ItHtb' tRVSt.
The German, tariff on foodstuffsjs.now
bearing heavily upon the people, but
the agrarians, who would form some
thing in the nature of a food trust, are
persistent in their demand that the du
ties shall be largely Increased and they
have a majority on the tariff cammls
slon. The government Is favorable to
an Increase of duties, but it la more
moderate than the commission. While
the government Is disposed to have the
tariff rates Increased from SO to 75 per
cent the commission urges from 100 to
150 per cent on grain and flour and very
much more on meats. In fact the duties
proposed by either the government or
the commission on pork and sausage
would be absolutely prohibitive and of
course are intended to be.
The German consumer and the Ger
man importer are botn up in arms
against the proposed great Increase In
duties submitted by the agrarian com
mission and the government has been
manifesting a disposition to give heed
to the popular protest, even to the ex
tent of allowing the bill to fall, but It
cannot be confidently predicted that. the
government will not finally yield to the
influence of the great landowners, who
are engaged in forming or in seeking to
form a vast food trust which shall ex
clude foreign competition. Under exist
ing industrial conditions In Germany
any Increase in the' cost of foodstuffs
would be a very serious matter for mil
lions of consumers.
IT MICAS FHIK TRADE.
"Io admit duty free all products and
articles the like of which are manufac
tured or produced in this country by
trusts is only another name' for free
traie," snys Senator Foraker of Ohio.
"It would probably stop the trusts, but
only because it would at the same time
stop everything else. It would not only
be free trade, but it would be free
trade In a most aggravated form. Who
would determine, and bow, which com
panlea were trusts and which were
not?" It is by no means certain that
this policy would stop the trusts, or the
great combinations that are called so.
With their large resources it is more
than likely they would be able to sur
vive and to protect themselves so far
as the home market is concerned by
forming International combinations, the
practicability of doing which has 'al
ready been demonstrated.
' But there is no doubt whatever as to
the effect the free trade policy would
have upon most of the individual In
dubtries. There are now more than
5,000 of these Industries, producing 8tf
per cent of the manufactures of the
country. Some of them have large cap
ital. but the capital of a majority of
tbeui is relatively small. The free trade
policy would be disastrous to the latter
class and before a year of its operation
hundreds of the manufacturers with
moderate capital would be compelled to
go out of bualu.ee, throwing a vast
amount of labor out of employment
There would ensue general industrial
demoralization, out of which would
come a broadening of the field for mo
nopolistic combinations, with Interna'
tlonal alliances that wonld fender vastly
more difficult than at present the prol-
lcm of trust regulation.
This Is the situation which the demo
cratic free trade proltlon would lu-
evltably produce. Grant that the trusts
would suffer. It would probably be only
temporary, wbewns to the Individual In
dustries, with few exceptions, the effect
would be disastrous and permanent
A tANi,lROVSPVrKRorTHE TREASIRT
There are almost aa many legal
opinions as there are lawyers regarding
the validity of Secretary Shaw's action
In releasing government bonds and ac
cepting In tbelr place other securities.
There is no question that authority for
his action rests upon a loose Interpreta
tion of the federal statutes. The point
has been raised many times, but no sec
retary has ever before either assumed
such authority or seriously thonJit of
doing so. If It Is possible for precedent
to establish Interpretation, then the pur
port of the law on this subject has long
been settled. Nor can it be said that
the emergency with which the govern
ment has had to deal the last few weeks
is unparalleled. Certainly the specu
lators and stock jobbers have frequently
been In as bad plight and sometimes
In worse. It is conceded that rarely
have general conditions of Industry and
legitimate business been so auspicious
and secure as they now are. Whatever
view may be taken of the provisions of
the law, there can be no difference of
opinion that the power assumed by the
secretary of accepting as collateral for
advances of treasury funds other se
curities than government bonds is a
dangerous power. If it is to be em
ployed In the recurrent crises of the
speculative market as well as of the
industrial system, then it should be
clearly defined and surrounded with
safeguards against both honest error
and abuse. One thing the country will
insist upon Is that this power shall not
be merely an asset of the eastern bank
ers or the plaything of New York specu
lators and boomers of over-Inflated se
curities, but that its use shall be equi
tably available to all, wherever located,
who are disposed to comply with the
conditions, as open to Omaha and Den
ver as to Buffalo and Boston.
. AUDITORIUM REORGANIZATION.
The reorganization of the management
of the auditorium project by the infusion
into the directory of some of Omaha's
most progressive and public-spirited
business men affords a reasonable guar
anty of the successful completion of the
enterprise.
The new board of directors will enter
upon Its difficult task with popular con
fidence In its ability and determination
to 'cope with every problem that con
fronta the undertaking. The new mem
bers of the board are men of large ex
perience in business affairs and their ac
ceptance of the responsibilities devolv
ing upon the directory augurs well Tor a
vigorous prosecution of the work, which
must be preceded by a well-digested
plan for raising the funds necessary for
the work of construction and equipment
The new directory Is, we understand,
committed to a broadening out of the
project go as to include features that
will make the enterprise more promising
from the investor's standpoint and bring
to the city a class of people who would
contribute freely to the merchants,
hotels and public resorts generally.
While The Bee has been stigmatized
as an enemy of Omaha for daring to
point out the mistakes of the original
auditorium promoters, it has never
ceased to be a true friend of this as of
all other enterprises designed for the
upbuilding of Omaha and the advance
ment of Its material growth. The pres
ent reorganization on broad lines is only
a vindication of the position taken by
The Bee at the outset -
LIKE MASTER LIKE MA. f
Tom Blackburn's denial that repub
licans who opposed Congressman Mercer
at the recent primaries have since been
threatened with persecution must be
taken for what it is worth. . Mercer's
word of honor is certainly no better than
his oath. Two years ago Mercer filed a
sworn statement with the secretary of
state that the aggregate ' amount of
money and valuable things disbursed
and promised to secure his' election for a
fifth term in congress was $125, when he
knew, as Blackburn doubtless knows,
that the postmaster of South Omaha
advanced $800, of which $100 has been
repaid and $700 Is still missing. And
this was only a drop in the bucket. A
few days ago Mercer swore that the en
tire amount expended In the republican
primaries by himself and all his friends
for him, to the best of his knowledge
and belief, was $333, when everybody
else In Omaha who knows anything
about that fight knows that more than
twenty times $335 was blown in to carry
the primary In bis behalf. But Mer
cer's Idea of the solemnity of an oath
Is very much like Talleyrand's famous
eplgrsm that language was given to
man to conceal his thoughts.
MALTREATMENT Of IMMtORA&TS.
The efforts of the new commissioner
of immigration at New York to reform
abuses and establish a just admtnlstra
tion of the laws will be universally ap
proved. Disclosures following the re
cent change In that office leave no doubt
that there have long been gross and sys
thematic wrongs in dealing with newly
landed immigrants of the poor and Igno
rant classes. Not only have they often
been harshly and arbitrarily treated,
but there Is evidence that they have
been systematically subjected to extor
tlons by agents of the government and
by schemers and sharks in league with
them.
These offenses sre especially flagrant
when perpetrated upon poor foreigners
whose Ignorance of the world and even
of our language make them easy victims
of corrupt officials. Tbey naturally come
with hope and confidence in the govern
merit which renders them more help
less in the hands of designing men
For agents of the government to take
advantage of such people la an outrage
for which do punishment could be too
severe.
The founders of free government in
America, themselves immigrants or the
near descendants of Immigrants and
often tike victims of oppression, from
the first generously aspired to make this
land a refuge for the worthy poor and
oppressed of nil nations. Our Immigra
tion laws are the embodiment of this
honorable tradition anrl are designed to
protect all honest and worthy imml-
grants, tnougn poor ana ignorant, wno
come in tne nope or snaring in our rree-
dom and abundance of opportunity.. I
It Is true that any nation may prop-
erly protect Itself from belnsr'a dumnlng
crrnunil fnr tha n.nrw mn orlmlnal I
" - i
classes Of Other nations. Our laws pro-
vide for such cases, and they should be I
strictly enforced. But it Is another
thin to maltreat. hln. Vmnll and rob
. t . , . i .... 1
honest homeseekers, wmv under our
laws, nave a right to come and who outiawir" One of these so-called "out
should be treated nbt merely justly but laws" was at that moment the president's
rather with kindly sympathy. I
It Is a God-elvpn rlirht that anv man
should go anywhere on God's earth to
better his condition honestly and work
out his destiny, and there must be no
toleration for rascally officials who vlo-
late the purpose of the American people
that In their land at loimt. thla rlht
Shall be safeguarded.
' . l
General Colby and the Nebraska mill-
tia were not allowed to participate In
the war maneuvers at Fort Riley be-
cause Governor Savage entertained
grave fears that the national guard
mignt nave to he called out to protect
John N. Baldwin and suppress popular
svmnnthv at North Plattn with the
irw-L-ort.n,,t m.nU wvti t.
.w wu a VS. WsllVU aV B
clfic. The brilliant Idea of suppressing
the whole town of North Platte for its
exhibition of sympathy, unauthorized by
the railroads of Nebraska, had not been
evolved1 at the time the halt was called
on General Colby and his marching col
umn of national guards.
Prior to 1902 the west half of the
Union Pacific bridge was assessed for
the city on an appraised valuation of
$300,000, which on the 40 per cent basis
applied by the tax commissioner made it
pay taxes on $120,000. This year It Is
7 , . . . . it
included In the assessment made by the
state board as part of the Union Pacific
xnlleage, rated at one-sixth of a mile and
listed for assessment at a fraction over
11,500. lias any home owner in Omaha I
been able to evade taxation on his prop-
erty In equal degree?
W. J. Broatch, who has been afflicted
with the monomania to fill for a third
time the office4 of mayor, from which he
had to be prte'd loose by order of court,
may be excused for laying underground
pipes from his warehouse to the city
r t . ...
nan. xut it. Beexua auogeiner prema-
ture for men who are not so afflicted to
bother about the mayoralty before the I
impending state and county contest has
been concluded.
And Also Considerably Cheaper.
Boston Olobel
It Is better to keep cool.- Besides, it Is1
easier.
Absorbing; Ideas and the Coin.
' . Chicago Post
Hawaii has absorbed the American Idea,
Its treasurer has skipped.
This la av Clincher.
- Minneapolis Times.
There la anthracite coal In Pennsylvania
Ipts of It. Tbene are people who need It
and are willing to pay reasonable and even
unreasonable prices for It lots of them.
The people are patient, but they are going
to have some of that coal.
Plnehlnar the Barons' Pockets.
Cleveland Leader.
The net earnings ,of the six anthracite
coal-carrying railroads -in August ef this
year were t2,61,017 less than for the same
month a year ago. That Indicates what the
strike is costing them. Perhaps the stock
holders may have something to say.
Slsniacance of a "Lead Pipe."
Chicago Chronicle.
It goes without' saying that the gentle
men who have formed the lead combine
did not do so with any Idea of advancing
prices. Their only purpose In getting to
gether la to play ping pong on Saturday
nights and otherwise have a sociable time.
Chavnee to Pool Isanea.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
A Kansas populist Is running, or says he
Is running, for the legislature on a platform
demanding the abolition of the college cap
and gown. The New York democrats might
make a good bargain by trading oft their
government ownership of coal mines plank
for this one.
Facta Which Clinch Expansion.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Here are some figures: In 1899 the Im
ports of the Philippines were little
over $19,000,000 and the exports were $15,-
000,000. In 1900 Imports went up to $25,000,-
000 and exports to $23,000,000. In 1901 the
Imports exceeded $3,000,000 and the exports
exceeded $34,000,000. Pacts like theae make
expansion permanent and opposition to It
nonsense.
tlsrhlaar (or Independence.
Halifax Chronicle.
We are now, however we may try to blind
oureelves to the fact, subjects of our fellow
aublecta In the old country.. We occuov.
therefore a degraded and most degrading
Dositlon. We must proceed to set out of
It In some way at the earliest possible
moment. Six millions of Canadians in eon-
tented dependency Is a pitiful sight. The
longer It continues the more pitiful will It
become. If we' cannot secure some free.
dignified and certain position within the
emp'.e, in the name ot British manhood,
let us go. out. of It, and take our stand
among the Independent and self-respecting
nations of the world.
How tho Coavl Miner Progresses.
Rev. John McDonald In World's Work
"I'm 12 year old, goin' on 13." aald the boy
to the boss ot the breaker. He didn't look
more than 10. and he was only t. but the
law said he must be 12 to get a Job. He
was one of a multitude of the 16,000 young-
iters of the mines, who, becsuse miners'
families are large and their pay compara
tively small, start la the breaker before
many boys have passed tbelr primary
schooling. From the time he enters the
breaker there Is a rule of progress that U
almost always followed. Once a miner and
twice a breaker boy the upward growth of
boy to man, breaker boy to mlner.the de
scent from manhood to old age, from miner
to breaker boy; that Is the rule. So the
t-year-old boy who Is "13. gpla'.oa U,"
starts la the breaker.
Who Are Lawbreakers?
Chicago
The main reason given by the hard-coal
monoroly for refusing to submit Its con
troversy with Its employes to arbitration
Is that the miners' union ts an Illegal or
ganliatlon and all, Its members are law
breakers.
The Mine Workers," aald David Wilcox,
Is aa Illegal body. The association and all
It mamhr ennatltlltA a rnninlrarv. Its
r,MeMBtaUT, i, now constantly counsel-
ng against violence. Nevertheless out
rages and murders are of constant occur
rence. He must, therefore, be powerless
or sincere."
I ifAM . MirnMM ir thA ITnltAiV
".r.lZ .""-"
Mln Workers." said W. H. Tmeadale. "are
.haolutelv at variance with the BDlrlt of
our laws. For the outlawry and Intolerable
conditions In the anthracite regions they
n1 they alone are responsible."
"Are you asking us," said John Markle
pre.ldent. "to deal with a set of
guest and with him Markle refused to deal
He (Mitchell)." said George r. Baer,
WOV HO UU . UITIUV VUUIU1IBBIUU
to manage the coal mines, "must stop
his people from killing, maiming and abus
lug Pennsylvania cltlsena. The government
Is a contemptible failure If It can protect
na Property only by compromising
n "oiaxor. oi jaw ana insurswr. oi
m V.
Wh.f r. ,. rrnimiU the.. Vhret
The avowed Durooses of the miners' union
must be sought In Its formal rules and la
the utterances of Its acknowledged leaders,
What do these disclose? The rules show
' n "n. "BOC'" " ,u lno lr"UB
,lk. .n 0.her iabor un.on and fuuy
sanctioned by the law. The leaders have
ever been against violence of any kind as
fatal to their cause.
U true that Uolated members of the
BITS OP WASHIMQTO LIFE.
Miaxor Events an 4 Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
One of the many gorgeous posters which
decorate the billboards and deadwalls ot
Omaha and other cities Is one picturing the
charms of life In the navy. A sturdy naval
paAHMt (an wAantlatlnn 1 n I f ritm AAMinlaal t)l
forogTOund. a ponderous battleship calmly
rides a printed sea In the background. It
is a very fetching naval scene and Is a
creditable "first effort" for the depart-
Benl' "T?10 lne po". 711
monopolized by the army and marine corps,
but the dmand for men t0 man the 8mpB,
old and new, forced the department to ln-
dulge In pictorial recruiting methods. But
the lPrtnent Is not as successful in re-
... ,Jl . . ..,. . .
navai recruit advancing on his roerlta aa
In the army. There Is absolutely no induce
ment In the shape of promotion beyond
a certain grade in the navy. In the army
men have risen time and again from the
ranks in . herom captains, colonels and
even to command brigades. In the navy,
whatever the law may be on the subject. It
Impossible for aa apprentice to become
tt ?mcer n the quarterdeck. Tt qu.rter-
deck can be reached only through the Naval
acajemr( an)J m enlisted man. no matter
what his ability or attainments, must re
main In an Inferior social position. Out of
every 600 men enlisted, perhaps one may
hope to be warrant officer, boatswain or
gunner, but that must be the very pinnacle
of his ambition, i r
The new conservatory to be erected on
the White House grounds will be circular
In form. The plants will occupy the outer
circle next to the glass side of the house,
but the center will contain a highly orna
mental fountain with fish in the basin and
-,-oup, 0f plants artistically arranged. There
will be an abundance of room for walks
through the. plants and a sitting room
sear the center, where chairs and tables
can be arranged when desired. The house
rill be brilliantly lighted with myriads
of Small electric lights, and of easy access
from the ground floor of the White House,
through the entrance used by the president
la going to and from hla offices.
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne con
templates making an experiment with aa
I Improved street letter box, the Invention of
a Brooklyn man. It is a device Dy wnicn
a person dropping a letter Into a box can
know Just the minute wnen tne next oonec
tloa will be made from that box. The de
vice consists of an Indicator which can be
set to Indicate any minute In the twenty
four hours. When a carrier makes a col
lection from a letter box be Is required to
set the Indicator so as to show when the
next collection will be made.
Under the present system each box has a
card on its front showing the hours at which
collections are made, but if, for Instance,
the card calls for a collection at 10 o'clock
and a person wants to mall a letter at about
that hour he has no means of knowing
whether the carrier has arrived at that box
yet or not When the Indicator Is In use
If It Is still set at 10. o'clock the carrier
has not yet been there.
"I never saw an angrier man than John
Wanamaker was once while be was nere as
postmaster general," said one ot his old
friends, quoted by the Washington Post. "It
was on the occasion ot opening some bids
of steamship companies for the contracts for
carrying the mails across the Pacific. All
bids, under the call for them, had to be
marked on the outside by the bidders, 'Pro
posals for carrying Pacific malls,' snd kept
sealed until the hour fixed for the opening.
Meantime the department merely stamped
the date of receipt and filed the envelope
I away unopened. . When the hour arrivea
Postmaster General wanamaaer, aeverai
other officials and two or three newspaper
men were present to get the figures, and
Mr. Wanamaker thought It was a good op
portunity to make a few remarks,
Gentlemen,' he said, 'this is a great
occasion. It marks the beginning of a new
I epoch; a new life In the history of the ex-
tension or our service across tne seas, inis
I contract will be the first of its kind that has
I been provided within the last quarter of a
century. The last Pacific mail left
malodorous memory. And now congress has
made provision to regulate the American
merchantmen as It desires, and the result,'
he concluded. In a burst of eloquence, 'Is
that we are about to open bids for trans-
I porting our mails In American bottoms;
that we will have our letters and papers and
packagos from all over this broad land
transported In vessels that fly the American
Sag across the seas.'
"As he was uttering the finishing sen
tence he reached for the first of the sealed
papers and with dramatic gesture held aloft
paper-cutter and shucked the big official
envelope. He braced himself aa If to read the
figures aloud, but aa he glanced down be
almost turned pale for a minute. The en
velope merely contained copies of the ad
vertlaemant for the bids, and had been sent
I In by the paper publishing them, under a
misunderstanding, marked 'Proposals for
Paclfle malls,' the envelope remaining un
I opened la accordance with the department'
instructions. Mr. Wanamaker got mad and
demanded to know how It happened. It was
a long time before he forgot the way hs had
soared high la the blue empyrean over a
batch of newspaper advertj.aients.'
Inter Ocean.
miners' onto have, committed crimes In
the supposed Interest of the union. Yet
the fart Is do proof that the organization
ia a criminal conspiracy or that Its ac
knowledged leaders are criminals. Aa well
say that because' there are Immoral priests
the Christian church countenances vice and
fosters crime.
On the other band, what do we see J.
Plerpont Morgan and his associate, who
are behind these charges, doing daily? They
are not petty agents and obscure private
members of their organisation, but Its very
head and front ana controlling power. What
M - V A I ,
" m-iu uiuS :
TV. ... .h.m k.vin. nht.ir.. .K.Mt.
onfiiral n . it nf nr. emMn;n
to restrict its production and to raise Its
price. We see them so using their power
that without their consent the people of
the United States cannot obtain a natural
product of their own soil. , We see them de
termining, and even enforcing their deter
mination, Just how much anthracite the
country shall burn each year.
Such a monopoly of a necessary of life
as Mr. Morgan and his associates have
formed Is contrary to the whole spirit of
the law. It would appear to be such a con-
splracy In restraint of trade as the laws
ot the United States expressly forbid. Sim
ply as a monopoly It ts an utterly illegal
-a '"'"
If t n . Nmrt of miMtA Anlnlnti u lit I
eourt of eaultv. clean hands are demanded
of the plaintiff. Until tbey can show oleaa
hands, Mr. Morgan and his men can ob-
tain do hearing for their attempt to frame
an Indictment against 150,000 of their f el-
uw-abldlnt American will have the sli'eht-
est difficulty In determining whlch-John
Mitchell and his men or J. Plerpont Morgan
and bis men are the real, the habitual and
the unrepentant law breakers
MEAT FOR MERCER.
Dakota City Eagle: In speaking of the
ending ef the Mercer-Rosewater Sght and
the decision of the supreme court on the
railroad assessment case the Fremont
Tribune truthfully says: "But Rosewater
ts not the man to be discouraged. While
he never fights and runs away, he always
lives to fight another day."
81dney Republican: The success of
Mercer In the Omaha primaries can only
be attributed to the corporation support
and hla use of federal patronage, for cer
tainly the republicans don't want a non
resident perpetual congressman to repre
sent them in Washington. No man should
have a lease; of life on any elective office.
Mercer has made a good congressman, but
the days of his usefulness are past and If
he was a true republican and valued party
success above personal greed and political
Jobbery he would step aside and thus
reconcile republicans In his district and
assure success, which Is doubtful under
existing conditions.
Alliance Herald:' If there Is any reason
why Davs Mercer should he re eiectsJ to
congress It has not yet been made public.
The talk about what he has done for
Omaha la all bosh. John A. McShane, a
democrat, secured the first and chief ap
propriation for the Omaha federal building.
Senator Allen, a populist, snatched the
Transmtssisslppl exposition appropriation
from the Jaws of defeat and then turned
in and secured the appropriation for the
Indian congress. Mercer has don nothing
but rush to the fore with spectacular speed
after others had done the: hard work and
claim h .credit. Ha Is not a resldsnt of
Omaha, save In name; does not even pre
tend to live there, and for tea years has
been promising every campaign to build a
handsome residence. He really holds his
home In Minneapolis and uses the Second
Nebraska district to keep himself In a
soft Job. Dave Is a "good fellow," but
It's time to stop the "good fellow" busi
ness and elect meq of brains and ability to
congress.
PERSONAI NOTES.
Henry Blenkiewlcs, the noted author. In
variably uses red Ink when writing his
manuscripts.
The Indianapolis negro,' Cantrell, under
arrest for grave robbing and confessing the
crime, is a graduate of Tuskegee univer
sity. Prof. Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration as
president ot Princeton university, to which
he was elected last June, will take place
on Saturday, October 25.
V. I. - Jovhelson, one of the explorers ot
the American Museum of Natural History,
has reached Moscow on his way to New
York with valuable Siberian data.
Prof. Freeman, United States consul at
Copenhagen, has Just arrived at his home
at Madison, Wia. He says he believes
that Germany will ultimately absorb Den
mark, as the kaiser ,eovets that country.
Dr. O. Deutach of the Hebrew Union
college, Cincinnati, has Just returned from
a three months' trip abroad, taken for the
special purpose of gathering historical In
formation that Would aid him In the pre
sentation of the subject of ecclesiastical
history.
' Sir Conan Doyle displays a floe sense
of the fitness of things in Insisting that hla
publishers shall not use his title of knight
hood In connection with his books. It Is
a frank acknowledgement of the fact that
he was knighted not as an author but
rather for his ervlcef as a surgeon In
South Africa. ' Besides, good wine needs
no bush.
The Difference
The, different between the Browning, King V Co. Clothing and the com-,
mon sorts lies la the different methods of doing business. '.
. . , .
The ordinary retailer buys wherever he pleases and buys whatever he .
thinks he can sell at a profit. His customers get . the clothing of any .one or '
another of the manufacturers for the trade sometimes one thing and some
' times' another.
Browning, King aV Co. are tbelr own manufacturers. They make clothing
for their own stores, and tor do others. They are working to maintain and to
i Improve a reputation that they have built up In the past fifty years. Their
name stands for a single grade ot Clothing, ' and that the beat that- eaa be
made. It stands, too, for an absolute and a responsible guarantee as to Qual-
lty, Style, Fit and Workmanship. ,
a
Ia a word, you sre dealing with headquarters when you deal with any of -'
the fifteen retail stores of
$rnnu-Kte (9
"NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS"
R S. WILCOX, Manajer.
SHOTS AT THE TOAI. B AROHB.
Chicago Ricord-Herald: What a wonder
ful hit the iroducers of some nervo toolo
could make by (retting testimonials from
Daer and bis fellow operators.
Indianapolis News: We are practically
, running the Tnama railroad In a foreign
land, and we Miall be able temporarily to
run some quasi-publlo corporations In oui
own country. If need be.
New York Wor d: Oil Is being widely ex
perlmented with as a substitute for coal.
But the supply of oil Is a monopoly, too.
Publlo necessities seem to be purely private
business all along the lines.
Chicago Cbronlcl: Don't forget the coal
dealer who may takq advantage of the situa
tion to "soak" you. He will be around next
fall with his tall between his legs begging
for your patronage. Then "soak" him.
Buffalo Express: J. Plerpont Morgan has
ordered 50,000 tons of coal from Wales,
which. It Is said, will be sold to the poor
of New York at reasonable prices or given
sway. Mr. Morgan is eenerous, but It la
not chsrity that Is wanted to relieve the
coal situation.
Baltimore American: The publlo In the
Indifference with which Its rights have been
treated has been very patient and long-suffering.
Now that patience Is assuming th
condition ot the calm before the storm e
storm ot whose ravages it would be a brave
man. Indeed, to predict when It breaks at
laL
Cleveland Leader: Ia New York soft coal
was sold at $8.60 a ton, before the fruitless
conference at Washington. While the meet
ing In the temporary executive mansion was
In progress and an agreement seemed prob
able the price fell to a ton. .As soon
as it became certain that nothing had been
accomplished by the president the oost of
soft coal again rose to $8.60. Will any coal
dealer claim that thla sort of thing Is forced
upon retailers?
Indianapolis Journal: Governor Btona ot
Pennsylvania has ordered the entire tint
formed militia of the state Into the anthra
cite region In order that the men who desire
to work can be fully protected. To this
President Mitchell does not object, so cer
tain Is he that the men will not return, to
work. If they do return to work the cause
of the miners Is lost, but If they do not tho
position of the coal operators will be more
embarrassing than It now Is, and they would
be forced to compromise. Governor Stone,
who should be well Informed, has pre
dicted that all the men are at work who
desire to work, and that no more would
return to the mines If there was a soldier
for every miner. . v
FLASHES OF Ft'H.
Tonkers Statesman: Tommle How was
the table where you boarded this summer T
Bobble All right for ping-pong, but pretty
poor for grub.
Philadelphia Press: Miss Mainehanta I
suppose you've heard of my engagement
to Mr. Jenks.
Miss Ascott Yes, and I confess I was
surprised. You told me once that you
wouldn't marry him for a million dollars.
Miss Malnchants I know, - dear, but I
discovered later that be had two millions.
Detroit Free Press: "Mrs. Gllfoyle asked
Lieutenant Peary a very impertinent ques
tion." remarked Tensnot.
"What was it?" asked Perkaste.
"She asked him how hu liked to be the
Ice man."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Up In Maine
I see that three women have been licensed
to act as guides."
. "How Inconsiderately rash." ,
"Rash?"
'Yes. It will be so easy to mistake them
for dears."
Chicago Post
"Do you e-lve me credit
for wisdom?
asked the indue.
"Certainly." replied the lawyer who had
Just started on a long-winded and wearying
ara-umeni.
"Well, Just rememoe.r, . earn tne im,
'that a word to the wise is sufficient, ' ,
Baltimore American: "How 1n the wurld
did you do It?" asked Queen Isabella, after
Uolumous naa stooci tne egg on ena.
"It was easy," answered Cnris, with a
deprecatory wave of the hand. "I Just
shook It around until 1 had tne chicken's
feet In the big end of the egg, then I stood
him, on them. ,
Chicago News! Employment Agent I
have a cook that will Just suit you. She
Is a young widow and Is very fond of
children.
Mrs. Rlchlelgh -But we have no children.
Employment Agent Oh. that'll be all
right, ma'am. She has six of her own.
THE COAL DREAMER.
F. L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitution.
He dreamed a dream in the shivering night
Of the land where falls no snow;
And he saw his friends. In tho lurid light.
Shoveling coal below. .
Shoveling coal below,
In the land that's Inst to snow;
And he cried "Alas!"
In hla soul's despair,
"There 1s never no, never
A coal strike there!" ( .
He saw his creditors twenty score
Who never would shake with chills;
And bailiffs there, at the furnace door,
Who had bothered his life with bills!
Shoveling coal below
Where Ice could stand no show I
And he cried again
In the wintry air,
"They're never botherod
By coal strikes there!"
Mountains of coal for ear-h shoveling sou).
And he heard the red flames roar,
Till they leapt on high acrosa the sky
And hissed at the dreamer's door!
The flames from that world below
Where no dearth of coal they know;
And he Jumped from his couch.
And he cried, "Hooray I , ,
I'm as warm as a blazing
Bummer's day!" '
And since the night of that lurid dream,
When he hears the bleak winds blow,
He keeps aa warm as a thunderstorm ,
With the thought of hla friends below!
With the thought of his friends below,
In that land where falls no snow;
And he cries: "They're safe .
From our winters drccr--. .
They'll never be bothered
By coal strikes there!"
