THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATUKDAY, JAUUAUY 10, 1903.
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'IllE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
E. llOSEWATER, EDITOR.
J UBUSilKD KVERT MOKNINU.
TERMS OF FtBSCRIPTION,
OOVtRXOR MlCKtm MtSBAOM.
Governor Mlckeya Inanipiral mossng
like nearly all Inaugurals, li compara
tively brief and mibwltea merely nn
outline of his views on a few of tlie
principal topic that will encross the at-
prenie court clerk from a fee office to a
fixed salary, more efficient oil Inspection
ami greater encouragement of Irrigation.
The Clnncey Savage valedictory In
cludes the recommendation of a new
system of supervision of the Introduc
tion must pass, hat been lnvltl and at
present stems likely to go In a body(on a
Junketing tour to Texas to celebrate- the In
auguration of a member of the committee
who bas been elected governor of that stats.
Iaiiy (without Sunday), One Tear .M oo tentlon of the legislature. I tlon of Mils In the legislature, the open
iiruMriTe'iVj'i uni'ear!!. lw The governor strikes the keynote for ,l,r for municipal franchises, the b1h1I
Sunday it,-, or.a i-ar f his administration ly declaring In favor I tlon of capital punishment, w hich has
Haturuay Itee. One i ear I . . . . .
Twentieth century Farmer, one iear.. l.w cf trlct economy without parsimony, been threshed over onu over again !
DELIVERED H Y CAH1UB.R.
Laiiy km (without Kunoayt', p-r week. .12c advance to a policy that will antagonize
""f 'nci.Miinii indiy, per wwk .17c nU m,kl),M PXtravgKnnce and wasteful
fcvenina He (without Sunday), per week tx- m,M hlle at the same time favoring
Evenli.g Beo (including Sunday;, per ,.,..... ...a
previous legislatures.
Absolutely lmlcfensihlo Is the attempt
of the outgoing executive to befog and
confuse the railroad taxation Issue by
k ...... .. ..... . . ... ...... ..... 10'! liberal pay for faithful and efficient pub- the following declaration:
Complaints' of' Irregularities in delivery
ahuul.l be addressed to City Circulation Le
par l meet. .
OFFICES.
Omaha-Th Itee building.
Soutit Omaha-tlty Hall Uitlldlngl Twen-ty-litth
and M Streets.
Council liluile lu I'esrl Btreet.
ChlcaK'J 1W L'nlty. Buildlna.
New tvrk Zi2S I'ark Row building.
Washington ul Fourteenth Street.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Communications relating to news and ed.
lie service.
Governor Mickey's unequivocal posi
tion in favor of tax reform will be
hailed with satisfaction by nil the tax-
It Is manifestly wrong for the slats to be
exacting and arbitrary with ono rlnss of
taxpayers and Indifferent and ultra lenient
with others. I have In mind the taxes
levied on the railroad property, not one dol-
payers of the state. The governor very ar o which remains unpaid, yet there are
polntpdly characterises the ridiculously I others who advocate the adjustment of the
low grand assessment roll of Nebraska's discrepancy between our expenditures and
receipts,- dui uj requunug tue pnyuirui ui
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Itorlal matter should be addressea. uu.au. . place8 hunseir squarely on reeoru iorit(,regtg to contribute a correspondingly
full value assessments and an amend- greater amount. Injustice Is written across
BTiTrurvT nir CIRCULATION. I Bient of existing laws that will bring the very face of this proposition.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County ss: ! abolIt th e assessment of all personal and Infamy Is written across the face of
paKyM property and all franchises at their this utterance. One would actually lw-
&VwpiE if TbS value, aupplemented by more atrln- "eve rrom it tnai tue rauroaus ot e
Ing and Sunday Bee printed during the L,nt provigon8 for the more effective brnska had been overtaxed and op
month of December, lwz, waa mm lu""""- 1 , . mm.. i i- nresaed. when In fact thev are twivtmr
... ,BO,eau I CUIIVCIIUU Ul Uifn. mm luifl ruu iu I - - " "
....8o,6io vtew. he recommends that the powers lpss tlian one-half of the proportion of
and duties of the Ptate Board of Equal- taP Imposed on all other classes of
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n'!!!!!!I!!!'..'iiToo lzation be broadened so that It shall property and ore assessed at less than
b!!!!!!!"!!!'!.o.00 hare ample authority to raise and lower VPlp wnt pn the value of their property
""SnoIS assessments for state purposes ill bar- In Omaha, South Omaha and Lincoln,
S ;;";;;;',o,80 mony with the full valuation plan and while all other taxable property la as
28 BO.siao 1 that county boards be given such addl- sessed at iuu per cent.
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'!!!!!!!!!!'.!1o!to carry out effectively the letter and spirit dictory can be filed away for future ref
so!!!!!!!!!!!!l'a."! of the constitution that contemplates erence as a fair sample of maudlin
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Leas unsold ax.d returned coplea.
uniformity of taxation. Emphasizing mediocrity playing at staiecrart,
952,64S these sound and practical views fur
10,181 1 ther, the governor calls upon the legisla
...... i -.i ' 42.4 ture for Immediate action so that the
Net average sales ho,o i reviged revenue laws may be in opera-
Suheerlbed In my preaence and sworn to
19"2.
(aeal
B. HUNOATB,
Notary Public.
DVTF OF THE A TTVHKC T OtSERAL
The statutes clearly define the duty
of the attorney general of the United
States, but there are circumstances un
der which congress can direct action
on the part of that official beyond that
which Is prescribed by law. A very la
terestlng discussion in regard to this
occurred n the senate a few days ago,
tlon in time for the assessment of 1903.
Governor Mickey's conclusions re1a
tive to the crying . need for' constitu
tional revision reflect the general sentl
..... . . Inient of thoughtful neoDle. Thd con.
Knit flrhta in ".hmnK nnaer i
- ; gensus of public opiiilon Is that the de- lu -8".
gubernatorial patronage for at least two Q( gtate, flnanceg called out by a resolution directing that
rear- la due chloflr to the defeeta of onr the attorney general transmit to the
Tf thi. keeoa ud stealTnT coal will straight jacket constitution and that the 8enate the evldence presented by the
JiuSm!iSedo embarrassment under which the state u Iu rpd to the UA
goon conaUtute grand larceny uisteaa . .u. ..... sniracy of the anthracite coal railroads.
petit larceny. . The rcnubllcan contention was that
... I tiA aitAimntr rrAnnto1 m li 4- Kn nvnaiimul
e. t-v.-- h.. vlthnnt sneech h remed ed ,hv ehnniren in the frumo. ,uc ""r1"' "c i""1""
sneech be remedied. bv chanires In the frame.
from William J. Bryan is an anomaly work of our organic law. The shortest t0 be Properly performing his duties
on tha calendar. ' road to constitutional revision Is
and that it would be a serious mistake
through amendment, submitted by the to rulre hlm to make publIc evidence
wuicn would lnronn toe aeienaants or
what was being done by the Judicial
authorities of the government. The
democratic demand that such evidence
should be transmitted to the senate was
With so many lawyera In town, I legislature, and,, while Governor Mickey
Omaha people should have no difficulty I does not say he opposes the calling of a
In breaking Into court. convention, he plainly shows his prefer-
- 4 I ence for the speediest action
Omaua cannot De maue a rajn mar- .., Th B d . f concnr
ket except by a long pull, a atrong pull w,h the (rovernor In some of his minor nrttted on the ground that the effect
and a pull all together. recommendations, It can cheerfully com- W0Ula 00 10 Poetically tie tne nanas
mend th meHnff n m,M,nin. ' the attorney general and prpbably
Business has again taken the place of I ap... f -,., ,BtlJ,omL prevent him carrying out fully the
sentiment u we execuuvo utV"uiCu,. legislature must erannle. ne naa m v,ew- KPuu'ican sen
xrAKaAalrA'a I a mw.mm.nr I I 1, .uA -,..11 . n ai I 1
nii weieom tn th exeeuHra nfflno . of the Department of Justice should be
rerhaps congress might relleye the . . allowed to go on In the investigation
pressure a xnne oy eiuu uu of tfae rggpongjhmt ttMt re8t upon or tne nuegeo conspiracy or commna-
day each week for the Introduction of I . tlon without hindrance or Interference,
anti-trust tuna, . ,, ,,,
THE YALXDtCTOHT VF SAVAOC.
South Omaha charter .committeemen 'The. ; formal address composed by
are at sixes and sevens on some of the Robert J. Clance'y and delivered by
as the only way In which to arrive at
the facts and probe the matter to the
bottom. There waa no disposition on
the part of these senators to check in
A Prophet Wllhoit Hn,
Washington Post
It looks as If the appearance of Mr.
Hrjran on the scene might hurry the MeiU
cans on toward the gold basis. They dsn't
take kindly to a prophet whose horns ter
minal facilities are so faulty.
When the Home Ok Is Gored.
Chicago News.
Pcune of the coal roads which were loudly
protesting last fall that the federal govern
ment has abundant authority to send troop
Into a state, whether they were asked for or
not, will now reverie themselves long
enough to demonstrate that' the same gov.
ernment has no right to Interfere In the
conduct of commercs between one state and
another.
Reforms In Foot nail.
New York Tribune.
The great majority of broad-minded and
loyal admirers of college foot ball would
like to see fewer mass plays and more open
work, more finesse and strategy, more trials
for goal from far off In the fields, more
long range kicks and punts, more deft es
capes from tackles, more dazzling runs.
Mass plays too often smack of mere brute
force.
Fnlae Tries of Demagognee.
Indlanapqlls Journal.
Net more than four years ago a cry was
raised that the tlnplate trust had not only
put up the price to an outrageous figure,
but had control of all the factories manu
facturing the machinery for Its productlen.
Somehow a number of capitalists have got
machinery and are making large quantities
of plate, the price of which they have eut
to $3.60 a box a lower price than was
paid during the years when an English
monopoly supplied the American market.
Strennosltr In tho Air.
Baltimore American. '
Some of the steamship people object to
the proposed plan of Marconi to flash news
bulletins dally to steamers on the ocean.
They protest that one great object of sea
trips the entire rest from the rush snd
bustle of the outside world will be de
feated by this Intrusion of the strenuous
upon the hygienlo Indolence of ocean pas
senger life and that nerves will have no
respite. Still, It seems useless to try to
get rid of the modern strenuoslty of life,
for, like wireless telegraphy, it Is in the
air.
A Pretty Lively Issne.
8prlngfleld Republican.
Municipal ownership Is getting to be a
pretty live Issue, as was shown In
Brooklyn the other day when a grand fury,
sitting upon the matter of adequate transit
facilities, coupled with Its condemnation
of the present system a recommendation
in favor of municipal ownership of the
street railways. Now the New York Re
form club, a very conservative body, Is
planning a national convention, to be held
In New York In February to consider the
question of public franchises and publio
ownership. It is the purpose particularly
to get together and hear from men who
have practical acquaintance with municl
pal experiments In the ownership line.
most Important subjects of charter re- E-sra P. Savage to the Nebraska legis- vestlgatlon. On the contrary they ex
vision. Get together. nature in Joint convention assembled Is pressed the hope that the attorney gen-
'' .i.ii' mi a comprehensive conglomerate, sound eral would diligently prosecute inquiry
Having made known his yearning for and commendable in some particulars as to the conspiracy or combination
a constitutional party, our friend of tho and full of visionary reforms and freaks charged against the anthracite coal rail
Iridescent whiskers, J. Hamilton Lewis, in others. ( road companies. What .they opposed
can relapse once more Into temporary Having failed to meet the emergency w-as such a disclosure, called for by the
eclipse. . . . that confronted the state with regard to resolution, as would have given the
the investment of the Dermanent school alleged combination the very Infonua
Can anyone tell us why the state mill- f d b CBimDSe BDecial session last tlon which It Is desirable to -withhold
tia of Nebraska should be enlarged un- gummer to 8Ubmit amendments to, the from it. As was said by Senator
leRB it be to give a larger command to con8titution that would enable the state Spooner, "What the public Is interested
Kield Marshal John N. Baldwin of the t0 reform lts finances and fund Its float- in, and what the attorney general Is
Union Pacific corps? ,.,. fhA rptirln governor now Interested in, and what the senate Is
transmits this naramount Issue to a con- interested In. Is in determining, through
The Colorado legislature appears to Btltutionai conVentiou which could .not the attorney general's investigation,
be doing Its best to furnish another pgy BUPpiy the remedy before 1907. whether this conspiracy exists or not.
object lesson to support the, demand for white It Is a piece of presumption on and in dissolving and destroying It if it
the election or united estates senators hI(J part to lnstruct the constitutional exists."
ny direct vote or tne people. convention to be called bv the leirlsla- There Is no question as to the right
ture in 1905 In its duties, the Custer of congress to call upon any ofllclal of
Both gubernatorial messages put in a (nxmtv statesman Dronouncea In favor the government for information which
word for an appropriation for Ne- of a niic&i reca8t of the executive de- that body may deem necessary In the
braska's participation in the Louisiana partmentf including the abolition of the Interest of legislation, Lat in a case
Purchase exposition at St Louis. This offlce of audltor Hui commissioner of such as that referred to it Is manifestly
Is one of the very few points on which puWC lands, and the imposition of their unwise for congress to ask information
tne two executives agree. duties nnon the eovernor. treasurer and until certain mat investigation bas been
secretary of state. .It would have been completed and that no injury can result
The announcement that Charles M. just as rational to recommend that the to the government's case from a dlsclo
Schwab will resume active discharge of executive department shall be vested in 8ure 01 the evidence obtained. The
his duties as president of the steel trust Pooh Rah under the title of governor, "afer plan is to assume that in all such
corporation In March is received with who Is to be the whole thing In the state matters the Judicial officers are faith
equanimity la the business world. Mr. house surrounded bv a retinue of liver- ful'y performing their duty,
Schwab, would be- perfectly safe In pro- Jed servants and understrappers,
longing his vacation Indefinitely so far Another radical change proposed by
as the Interests of American Industry the Clancey-Savage .raledictory la that
are concerned. tho legislators shall, ha , elected every
four years Instead of every two years,
FEVER OF SPECIXATIOH.
"Entire Capital of TJnlon Paclfle gold
Five Times Over."
New York World.
The sales pf shares on the New York
Stock exchange In 1902 show a decline
from the fever year which preceded It In
round numbers- freb 247;OO0,000 share to
175,000,000. 'The "record .month" of April
saw 25,845,914 shafes disposed of, against
42.148.408 In AprlT, 1901, and 24,257,900 In
January, 1899, former high-water marks.
Yet the decline does not Indicate that
people have- quit gambling. Of twenty-
nine "active" stocks 96,000,000 shares were
sold; of Union pacific, alone 10,500,000
shares changed bands; the entire capital
of the road was thus sold five times over
In NeW York alone.
The par value of stocks sold came to the
almost Inconceivable total of $17,500,000,000.
This Is 85,000 for every man, woman and
child In the city; It Is four billions greater
than the combined Revenue and expenditure
of every nation on the earth; It Is nearly
Ight times the whole foreign commerce
of the United States for 1901; It Is nearly
ve times the assessed valuation of New
York. And the total salea In a single
exchange, excluding such Important stocks
as Standard Oil, all bank stocks, many
'industrials" and all bonds, were vastly
greater than the total wealth. In every
form, of the city and of all Its citizens.
How general must be the fever of specn
latlon when such a stupendous total of
'legitimate transactions" in stocks alone
can be recorded In a single year!
The street railway company could
coufer a great boon on strangers visit
ing In Omaha by maintaining a uni
formed employe at the railway stations
When members of the senate oppose whkh would no donbt effect a saving In at ,oast durlD the Priod'of greatest
travel to uneci jiwjiie 10 uie cars mat
free coal it should be understood that I various ways, especially In the matter
they are not opposed to receiving their of refurnishing the halls of legislation
supply of fuel without an accompanying and th printing of legislative manuals
bill, but that they merely oppose the and other et ceteras, and would niore-
abolltlon of the duty on Imported coaL over enable the railroads to effect a sav-
It is not to be presumed that the sen- ing by nrlntlng pasteboards good on
atorlal solons would order the driver their main lines and branches for four
to cart back a load of anthracite sent to years Instead of twelve months,
them with the compliments of the coal The sound and commendable features
neater. I of the Clancev-Savaee valedictorv are
the specific recommendations for the
i maintenance of the various state insti
tutions and the revision of estimates
submitted by heads of these institutions
to conform to their actual needs. The
will take them to their desired destina
tions. Every day great confusion and
Inconvenience Is Imposed upon visitors
from out of town for lack of this assist
ance. If we maintained a sufficient po
lice force this need could be supplied by
detailing an officer to this dnty, but In
view or existing conditions it seems
that the company Itself is alone In posi
tion to provide for the case.
President Castro has finally accepted
for the Venezuelan government the
arbitration proposition without con
ditions respecting the blockade. Presi
dent Castro has been very much In the information supplied tho legislature In
positlou of the stage coach passenger this regard U Invaluable and should
with his hands up at the point of a guide It in formulating appropriation
revolver reinforcing - the demand to bills.
"Shell out" The condition that the Secretary Claneey's conclusions em-
revolver be first pointed the other way I phasiied through (Jovernor Savage are
has been reluctantly waived. also sound regarding the need of uni
form assessments based on actual value,
Kx Governor William J. Stone will I the Inauguration of civil service
succeed Senator Vest as the representa-1 methods In various state' Institutions,
live of Missouri In the upper house of the management of the Home for the
congress. Mr. Stone Is one of the f ew I Friendless by a nonpartisan board of
ileutix'rata whose steadfast loyalty to I women, the employment of convicts by
Jk'r. Itryan bas found its reward. He I the state la place of leasing their labor
was practically second In command I to contractors, specific appropriation for
iu both Bryaulte campaigns and his I the lualutiuiance of the State university
entrance Into the seuate will be eo-1 in place of the Indefinite mill tax, the
Incident with the retirement of Senator abolition of the sujSreine court commls
Jones of Arkansas, who alone outranked slon and Increase In the number of su
tvliii in the llryanite council, prenie judges, changing the office of au
In insisting that the compromise land
leasing bill permit the leasing of thirty
sections of government land to each
cattle grower the cattlemen doubtless
are figuring on saving themselves the
trouble of Increasing their holdings by
additional leases in more than one name,
Unless the law provides against the
transfer of leases and subleasing it will
make no difference what limit Is set on
tho amount of land covered by each
lease contract
Dimensions of the Ooifi,
Philadelphia Press.
As much as 818 and 1 20 a ton Is beln
asked for coal lo New England. The
eoal that sella at that prtca would fur
nlah a good profit If sold for ft.
BRAVES ADMIRAL, CEKVERA.
Reported Promotion of the Stnrdjr Old
Spaalnh Hero.
New ' York Tribune,
The Intelligence that Admiral Cervera
has been appointed chief of staff of the
Spanish navy will cause a sincere feeling
of gratification throughout the United
States. Ordinarily a similar promotion In
the military service of a foreign country in
time of peace excites only a languid inter
est elsewhere, except, perhaps, in profes
slonal circles; but the case of Admiral Cer
vera is peculiar. We feel sure that he Is
still regarded In this country with a sym
pathetic interest, to which he Is well en
titled, not merely In remembrance of the
tragedy In which be played an honorable
though a melancholy part, but also because
he largely contributed to a restoration of
amicable relations between Spain and the
United States, or rather, perhaps, of a re
clprocal good feeling which facilitated gov
ernmental negotiations between the two
countries, and will, we hope, make their
official Intercourse permanently agreeable,
In his desperate exit under orders from
the harbor of Santiago, aboard the inferior
vessel, to which he bad transferred his flag
with full knowledge that he was sacrlOcln
tome chances of personal escape, Admiral
Cervera was so gallant a figure, and bis
demeanor In the hour of otter defeat was so
fine, that every American was Immediately
conscious of increased respect for the race
to which ha belonged. It that had been all
It might have been enough to produce
favorable effect upon the subsequent course
of events. But that was enly the beglnnln
of the service which he rendered. As
prisoner of war ha was so free from bitter
ness of spirit, so appreciative of every cour
tesy which he received, and so modest and
sane when he found himself the object of a
sudden admiration wbich did not Invariably
express itself In judicioua ways, that be
may be said to bave been the means of re
cresting an atmosphere of International
kindliness In which ancient sentiments of
friendship were soon revived.
If, therefore, as we believe the fact to
be, fe resentments survive among a high,
spirited people after a war of conquest, and
a better understanding exists between Spain
and the United 8tates than hsd prevallt-d
for many years before the outbreak of hos
tilities. Admiral Cesvera must be recognised
as an Influential factor In the establishment
of these bsppy relations, and there is sure
to be much satisfaction here, where he Is
I popularly esteemed, at the announcement
OTHER LADS THAN OIRS.
The late Penor Sagasta had a long and In
teresting career as a leading figure In the
political life of Spain. He waa Identified at
different times with various parties; and
his course, when viewed superficially, may
seem to have been an Inconsistent one; yet,
on the whole. In spite of his occasional
divagations, he always represented a liberal
and enlightened statesmanship. In his early
years his liberalism, like that of the Italian
Crlspl, was of the extreme type. He might
In those days properly have beeto called not
only a radical but a revolutionist; and, In
deed, In ISC 8 he actually took part In an
unsuccessful revolt which led to his exile In
France. These, however, were the evil
years when Isabel II. reigned despotically
and when the Spanish court exhibited every
form of official corruption and private vice.
Later, under the brief regime of the alien
King Amadeo, Sagasta drifted Into the atti
tude which was at last assumed by Castelar.
He saw that Spain was 111 fitted for consti
tutional government In the Anglo-Saxon ac
ceptance of that term, and so he gave In his
adhesion to the only sort of regime that is
possible In Spain a monarchy governing
with a show of constitutional forms, but
acting on occasion as though i. possessed
the reserved powers of despotism. And as
a politician he played the game, and In fact
he went as far as any of his compeers In
carrying elections by bribery, so thst In 1S72
he was driven from office by a vsry search
ing exposure of bis methods. Political cor
ruption In Spain, however, is as generally
accepted as It wss In England under Wal
pole; and though Sagasta temporarily lost
his office, his reputation as a man was In
no way tarnished In the estimation of his
countrymen.
The return of the British registrar gen
eral for Ireland, which has Just been pub
lished, Indicates that It the ratio of de
cline In the population for the next fifty
years Is the same as during the Isst half
century, there will be very few Irish peo
ple left t least In Ireland. The number
of births, which in 1891 was 108,116, fell
last year to 100,976, or nearly 6,000 less
than the average of the ten years. Mar
riages, 22,664 In number, were slightly over
the average, and deaths totalled 79,119, as
compared with 85,999 In 1891 and 90,644 In
1892, and a decennial average of 83,604.
The number of emigrants, which ten years
ago was 59,623, fell to 89,613, as compared
1th a ten-year average of 43,358. The sit
uation will be understood by comparing
the population figures calculated to the
middle of last year with those of Ireland's
period of maximum population and the fig
ures for 1824, when the collection of vital
tatlatlca waa first systematized. These
returns show the following results'.
vir Male. Female. Total
U24 3.471.820 S.60,320 7,078.140
1S4S 4.UK3.043 4.212.018 8.295.1
W01 2,liM,71B Z,B0,1 ,O.OJ
From these figures it will be seen that
the population in the middle of last year
was 2.632,610 less than It was seventy-
Ight years ago, and If the estimated popu
lation in the middle of the present yea
425.000 be- compared with that of the
maximum year, the diminution In fifty-six
years will be found to reach the astonish
ing figure of 1,870,061.
The imperial German government has Is
sued a semi-official explanation of the bar
gain with the clericals by which a Roman
Catholic theological faculty la to be es
tablished In the University of Strasburg.
This declares that the concession waa made
exclusively for state reasons, since the
nonexistence of such a faculty In the an
nexed provinces of Alsace and Lorraine and
the consequent education of Roman Cath
ollo priests in the Episcopal seminary has
tended to keep alive the Francophile spirit
among the Alsatian priesthood, who natur
ally showed a predilection tor France,
where Roman Catholicism Is prevalent and
no obstacle are put In the way ot atate
theological faculties. This declaration.
however, has in no way affected the gen
eral conviction that the privilege is the
political reward for the help extended to
Chancellor von Buelow In the tariff mat
ter. The agreement corresponds In de
tail with the regulations for the similar
faculties at the Prussian state universlU
at Bonn and Breslau, which vest all power
In the ecclesiastical authority. The new
regulations for Strasburg expressly stlp
ulate that no professor can be appointed
to the new faculty by the government
without the previous consent of the bl'-hop
while at Breslau and Bonn the bishop naa
not to be asked beforehand, but was only
allowed afterwards to raise objection?,
The members of the French senate num
ber 300, of whom 225 were originally chosen
from the departments for terms of nine
years' duration and seventy-five elected
for life by the two chambers In Joint ses
sions. These life senatorshlps have, how
ever, been abollahed and now the whole 800
are chosen by the departments, one-tnira
of them retire every three years. The elec
tive body 1 peculiar. It consists or two
distinct elements of delegates chosen by the
municipal council of each commune in pro
portion to the population of such com
mune, and of the senators, deputies, coun
cillors-general and district councillors of
the department. As the munclpal councils
to a certain extent and the councils-general
absolutely are controlled by the prefects
and as the latter are appointed, and at any
time removable by the minister of the In
terlor. that is by M. Combes, It will be
understood that the actions of these bodies
Is only a distorted reflection of publio sen
tlment. For this reason, although the ar
bitrary closing of the religious schools hss
deprived 800,000 children of the means of
securing the education which the law ssys
they must have, it Is probable that tne sen
ators elected will for the most part be
Combes men. The system of government
is highly centralized in France, which Is
not an unmixed blessing,
The annual financial statement submitted
to Parliament the other day by the Italian
financial minister shows that the Improve
ment of recent years Is maintained. The
budget of 1901-1902 left a net surplus of
23.W9.408 lire. The heavy deductions which
had to be made from this sum for the China
expedition and other expenses were more
than compensated for by the increase in tha
yield of customs and other sources of In
come, leaving a final net balance of more
than 32.000,000 lire. Inasmuch as more
than 17,000,000 lire were expended during
the same period In railway construction and
63,500,000 In reduciug the debt, the result
Is very satisfactory. The budget of 1902
1903 exhibited a surplus of 23,000,000, but
from this amount must be deducted certain
untorseen expenditures, leaving a net sur
plus of 16,000,000. That of 1903-1904, whlc
had to deal with the loss of revenue csused
bv reduced taxation, shows a surplus of
more than 1.600,000 lire. The metal
i
Our Annual Groat Discount Sato
Continued.
Storo Opon Until 9:30 Saturday Evoningt
20 Per Cent Deducted from our regular prices on all oil
a. at w t .
Ken's, women's sna uniiaren s
WINTER UNDERWEAR.
0 Per Cent on all Cashmere, Wool and Fleeced Hosiery,
20 Fer Cent on all our Black Dress Goods,
0 Per Cent on all our Colored Dress Goods,
20 Per Cent on all our Fancy Waistlngs,
20 Per Cent on all our Evening Wear Materials,
20 Ter Cent on all our Linings, Buttons and Trimmings,
331 Per Cent Deducted
From Our Regular Prices
On all our women's and Children's Jackets,
On all our Walking Suits,
On all our Tailor Made Suits,
On all our Separate Dress Skirts,
On all our Walking Skirts,
On all our Flannel and Silk Waists,
On all our Fur Stock,
tlon of the tax waa restated, on the ground
that the exsctton is a tax on Interstate
commerce. The court held that the as
sessment Is within the powers of local
government and is constit'jtlone.l. The
amount Involved In this issue Is small, but
It la regarded as a test case.
Jaakete Preferred t Daly,
Minneapolis Journal.
Although this trust question ought to be
the most lmportsnt thing before congress.
It appears that the house Judiciary commit- I that he bss been officially distinguished la
tee, Ptiore wnicn committee ui trust legis- ms own cauuuy.
serves held by the state and banks of eml
slon to cover circulation bave Increased to
660,000,000 lire, or more than 61 per ceo
of the whole circulation or 11 per cent
more than the proportion legally necessary
It is to be remembered, however, that these
latest figures do not Includs any expend!
tures for the relief of southern Italy. The
budget will wear a very different appear
ance If the announced plans of the govern
ment are executed without modification
Local Tasa-tloa, of Teleefrapa Pelee.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The decision of the federal supreme
court sustaining the action of the borough
of New Hope, Pa., assessing a tax upon
the poles of tha Western Union Telegraph
company erected within the borough llml
Is of far reaching Importance to telcgrap
aa4 telephone companies, 'la Impost
ELLEY
POLITICAL DRIFT.
T
Omaha Jacksonlans are patriots of high
degree. In sitting down to a feast of old
ham and curried whiskers they hsve given
rare exhibition of ennobling self-sacri
fice.
H. Ik Horse Wss "put off at Buffalo"
over three score rears ago, and has voted
the democratic ticket ever since. Environ-
ment has no elevating Influence on some
people.
One member-elect of the Fifty-eighth
congress, Alkman Carnahan, republican, of
the Second district of Indiana, has died
before taking office. The present house
of representatives has hsd an unusually
Urge mortality.
The new legislature of Arkansas Is ex
pected to pass a bill for the erection of
state capltol by a non-partisan controls-
ion, of which Governor Davis shall not
be a member, and over which be shall
have no control.
Massachusetts and Connecticut defeated
in 1901 bills offered In the legislature for
woman's suffrage. The New - Hampshire
constitutional convention has adopted for
submission to the voters a woman's suff
rage amendment.
David Bennett Hill protests against the
use of his picture as a testimonial tor a
patent medicine. The owner of the cure-
all seems to have forgotten that some of
Dave's political associates have pronounoed
him beyond .recovery-
Judge 8. T. Corn, a democrat, has be
come chief justice of the supreme oourt of
Wyoming under a law which provides for
the rotation of the several Justices cf the
court Jn the highest place. Judge Corn
Is the Brst man of his political faith who
has ever occupied the position.
The roll call of millionaire senators In
the Fifty-eighth congress will stand about
aa follows: Clsrk, Hanna, Depew, Piatt,
Kean, Dryden, Elkina, Bard, Kerens, Fer
ine, Wetmore, Proctor, Scott, Quay, Alger
nd Addlcks. Perhans about one senator
In every six la a real live millionaire.
Something In the Ohio political situation
gave displeasure to Senator' Hanna a day
or two ago and he was complaining to one
of his henchmen that so-and-so had not
been done. "You did not tell me to do
It," protested the Ohio man. "That makes
no difference," snapped the senator. "You
should have done It anyway." The smaller
politician said: "Senator, I'm willing to
bey your orders, but how long do you
think I should last if I took to anticipating
them?"
SMILING HKKARKS.
She The strain on the soldier in modern
warfare must be very great.
He It Is. Sometimes the photographer
Isn't ready and you have to watt hours,
snd then the pictures may prove failures.
Judge.
"But," protested the plain cltlsen "don't
you consider honesty a good thing?
"Sure," replied the politician, "but It's
like all good things; you've got to make
some money before you can afford It."
l'hljadelphia Tress.
Neighbor It costs a great deal to rajs
a hoy these days.
Mr. Tucker (father of Tommy) My ex
perience Is that It doesn't cost as much te
raise a boy as It does to suppress him.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Aekem Do ion believe In heredity T
Old Mr. Kidder Sure; now there's my
prandson, for Instance. He's In love with
the same nallet dancer I adored, when I
was his age. Detroit Free Press.
"I have had a Kood many aood Jobs."
said the political ofllceholder. "and I guess
there's a lot of people who d Uke to see
me resign my present one."
"Well." replied one of his rivals, "I think
most of us would prefer to aee you die In
office." Philadelphia Press.
"I don't believe she has the true artlstla
temperament. Look at her clothes. Why,
they almost look aa If they were made for
her."
"Oh, yes; but then, you know, she has
only been studying art a very short time."
Brooklyn Life.
"He must be a pretty good mathemati
cian." "How Is thatT"
"He's manager of a burlesque show."
"WellT"
"Well, that's mostly a Questidrl of figure
Isn't It?" Chicago Post. .
"J 1ST AS IT USED TO BE."
V. M. Munroe in Town and Country.
1 wish r were a boy again. '
That age were but a dream.
That Things would change from what theJt
are
To what they used to seem;
That I were but a lltte boy
And from my mother's knot
Could And that dear old Falryl. ..J,
Just as it used to be.
If wishes only were a horse, ,
How far awsy I'd ride
Across the plains of yesterday.
Hold comrades by my side;
Once more I'd rescue captive maids;
Ah! doughty deeds you d see, N
If I were but a hero bold,
Just as I used to be.
With beanstalk Jack I'd sally forth
Te giants kill galore;
In seven-leagued boots I'd stride away
To that enchanted hor.
Where ogres dwell, In castles huge.
And mermaids swsrm the sea:
O, how I'd love to And them all
Just as they used to be.
My little boy says I'm all wrong '
That nothing's changed at all.
That he can show me ogres fierce.
And giants more than tall;
Then, clasping hla dear hand In mine
He leada me forth to see
Years drop as leaves; I'm young again.
Just as I used to be.
Store
Closes at
9 p. m.
Saturdays
Some Saturday Suggestions
In connection with our 25 per cent discount talc. . So many people put off their
shopping until the last day of the week that, If the weather Is favorable, we
are always rushed.
We expest to find a good many people In search of winter clothing this
week. Our 25 per eent discount has met with surprising activity since It
started in fact to such an extent that we are confident that the trade agree
with us in the knowledge that finer and better clothing than ours cannot be
had.
' That is the advantage of manufacturing our ov u clothing.. - t
It is In giving full value rather than rldlculo. ily low figures thst we
think we offer superior Inducements te men and buys and the mother of small
boys.
No Clothing Fits Like Ours.
25 percent -AVFR ffi A nen's and 2S percent C1IITC
dUcount on UYCIvUUAlO Boys' discount on oUllO
Broken lines of eitr; trousers and broken suit trousers ranging In prloe
from $4.00 to $6.60 are offered at this sale.
$3.50
a pair all materials represented here Is an excellent opportunity to pieoe
out the old suit at a big saving. ,
50c Neckwear ALL WINTER UNDERWEAR
Boys' Skirts He
M.n"sh.rt.73c 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT K'.Tiil
5ee Windows.
t
R. S. WILCOX, Manager.