THE OMAHA DAILY llEEt MONDAY, JAN U All Y mi 1003.
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K. ROSKWATEK, EDITOR.
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tTitruiaiT rmrtTLATION.
fttt. of N.hr.aka. Dojaias County, as.:
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George B. Taschuck. secretary ot ini nwm
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'!J,B.'1,""?;'mlJf-Vngn?u i;irw.nrdn,c'ora:
plate cople. of The Dally. Morning, Even-
ing tnu wunaay we pnmeu ..
montlj ot uecemlwr, Utz, waa aa iu... -
1 82.2HO
1 81,120
1 81,470
4 81,060
6 81,040
1 81,820
7 2S.OOO
1 80.90O
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1 80.8S0
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24 80'ewo
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13 80.W40
14 2,aao
15 80,810
29 87U'l.,
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on 2.S!io
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1J 30,910
Total MiMM
Iesa unsold and returned copies.... 10,181
Net total aale ,
Net average salea au,OA
GEORQE B. TZSCHUCK.
Subecrlbed In my presence and sworn to
efore me thla liat day of December, A. D. I
before
1902.
(Seal)
4U. D. nuunia,
Notary Publio.
Unless the Icemen cut some more Ice
this wluter, they will cut some Ice next
summer. ,
Tfc. tmninhin llnsl rnt Uwm
T'aSS
to agree
breakers.
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South Carolina la evidently another
state that made a eerlous mistake In Its
choice of a man for lieutenant ffovernor.
Ex-Boss Croker should have gone into
vuo iim-sfu "ul" "c I
have had roosters crowing for him oft-
ener.
The senate has passed one bill to ere-
ate-a department of comm-rce and the yicts are classified and the dangerous ,refia troubl Bhould ariso between op
tion another. A. legislative mersrer of Lrin.m.1. nr.. .mlin.ti from th .. erator and miners. This Is not appre-
the two propositions will be the next
step.
Is there nobody In Nebraska competent
to instruct the legislature in Its duties?
Are our lawmakers obliged to look to
Iowa for a guide, philosopher and
friend?
The fuel shortage Is Just now the
most serious disturbing element to trade
and Industry.. It takes coal to make the
wheels go round and dearth of motive
power la the same as putting on brakes
from other directions.
John N.Baldwin lives in Iowa. If he
llvad ln Nebraska and was comnelled to
. pay taxes on his own property for the
benefit of the railroads he would not
be so positive about the railroads pay
Ing all the taxes they ought to pay.
Tho decision !n the Northern Securt-
tics case ls being eagerly awaited by
4,. .n.mt. attviae tn. in.
bciviui
form them these are no legal obstacles
ln the way. of their merger schemes or
to point the way to get around them.
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Why can't the legislature provide a
nltahle mansion for John N. Baldwin
at the state caDltal where he can dls-
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run, a iegisiaave Kindergarten ror tne
edlflcaUon and instruction of Juvenile
lawmakers?
The French scientist who thinks be
has discovered the volcano germ should
proceed at once to get a corner on his
find. A complete assortment of volcano
germs always ln supply would come in
handy and command big prlcea for Tarl-
ous strenuous occasions.
Omaha's growing importance as a
shoe market ls gratifying. When we
are able to tan the hides taken (At the
animals slaughtered by our packing I
bouses and convert the leather Into fin-
Ished product right here. Omaha will
Uke front rank In the shoe market warded as particularly conservaUve re- gmt over tUe delav ,n thelr tran8lt by even nearby points, where suffering hu
tables. "ting the power of congress to deal adIt,n resolution, of censure on the m.nlty ;1. on the r.aor-edge of freeslng.
The Minnesota legialature ls consid
ering a resolution calling for an Inves
tigation Into the extent and result of
,the use of free railway passes ln that
state by public officials and private citi
zens. An Investigation along similar
Unas In this state might confirm some
suspicions generally entertained by the
public.
The solicitude of the railroad lobby
ists for the Interests of the far western
counties In the pretended distribution
of terminal values for taxation along
the whole mileage Is really pathetic,
Tut It down that the railroads would
not cure a rflD where their property was
taxed if it made no difference to their
own nocketbooks.
The Nebraska Independent salutes the
Unite! States senate as "the most in -
famous gang of scoundrels that ever
pit -together as a legislative body any -
wl.etv on this earth." and it makes no
txcvi.tion lu favor of any of the demo-
crata t,r so-called silver republicans put
tlx re 1y populist votes. It would be in -
tcreatlug to see what the Independent
would do If one of the fulon reformers
should be selected to head the demo-pop
presidential ticket of the next year.
Tilt rK tsox LABOR FRUitLKM. I
Anion the problem with which tl.e 1 1
Nebrnska legislature Is xiected to frrnp-
pie Is the question of making the pool- J
tentinry self-sustaining without creating
ruinous competition to free labor. In
the effort to solve this problem the Ne I
brnska legislature Is by no means an
exception.
Other western legislatures
nnt.hlv those of Wisconsin and Illinois.
are confronted by the same Question..
A ,)in ,ntro),UPed ,n the minois; leglsln-
nrovlih-s that the Denltentlurv con-
lcts shall be set at work at' the manu-
facture of articles needud at the state
Institutions, whose officers are to be for-
bidden to buv In the open market when
they can be supplied from the prison.
The bill also provides that county Instl-
tutions will be allowed ar;d expecteO to
buy prison-made goods. The theory of
the bill Is that little machinery or mo
tive power shall be used In the prison
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mav lie used to the utmost Under such
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touuiiio"" tuwuuij.ui n ui uc luiwnvu
ana umitea xo aruciea wnicn state in-
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titl,f ara t nocxA
n,.r..rr Tj.fiiMfa nt wun.m Aa.
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- nt nl foP th welfarn of ennv iti
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that they fhaU be employed. It Is equally
Important, that they , Shall be employed
In somo line of lridaatry which will en-
abl the"! to earn a livelihood In that
I
linj of industry when discharged from
the Drison. In other words, nenlteu-
tlarlea arc not presumed merely to be
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I1"" lupuiuuoiiB, out. iu8o reiormatories
..nnnisorv mechanical training
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sciioois wiierviu criminal ana vicious I
classes are taught how to earn a live-
lihood by honest toll.
Here Is where the line la drawn be-
tween contract convict labor and state
convict Inbor Under the contract Bys-1
tern the aim' and oblect la to ret ihe
. alllolint f tfllP 0t nf man
largtst amount 01 labor OUt or the mail I
regardless of lt e?Iect upon bis physical
or moral condition. The contract tabor
taskmaster becomes In reality the slave
driver. When conv:cta'are employed
directly bv the state the nrodncta of
convict labor will tost more, but the
convicts will be d. alt with more lenl-
COOVKU Will lB UlUll Wltn mOrC leHl-I
entlT .4 with a v.ew to their future
reclamation na law abldmg and useful
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members of society.
l ho eyperimeut to supply the stato In
stltutions with clothing, boots and shoes,
and household articles of necessity Is
worth trying, but Its success will depend
largely, if not wtclly. upon the capacity
I and strict intemitv of th nfflcera
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charged with the supervision of penal
reformatories.- We apprehend, however,
htliat the Nebraska penitentiary will
never become self-snstalnlnir nntll eon-
T,cted for rr.nor crimes, whose career.
give promise or relorm. L
For the latter class a reformatory de-
voted to farming and eflttl rnlHn
rr.M i.nM 4i .,,,00 - , ,
would bold out the surest, promise of
.oir..,,nn4 Rl,nh farm e-4l. I
wv. a vMruM auvaa au iu iciui luaill IVO
are about to be established to several of
tlw southern states. A penal farm would
et.Qble convicts not only to feed and
cl tho themselves, but also to raise a
sutplus of grain, wheat and live stock
to pay the cost of supervision, guarding
and bousing. Grain and cattle raised
on the penal farm would, moreover, not
come In competition with free labor.
s,n Prlp of these commodities is
wU ll,8hed In the world's markets and
tue surPlus raised on penal farms would
08 "u i ot tne worm s
supplies of food products.
TBI JttiKiNS RESOLUTION.
'Washington advices Indicate that the
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resolution introaucea oy rourae-uuu
Jenkins, airecuns" tne juuicinrv rouuun-
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tee of the house, of which he is cnair-
man, to investigate and report regarding
the power of congress to take possession
I a .aa atwasV Ann I V fn Tl BrulrTl Ti r mil I
cuai u..u a 7" ?7IVi.
roads, ls not likely to be acted upon, its
author, however, ls very serious In the
matter. He has said that he firmly be-
ii04Mi oonriittona warrant iust such ac-
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also that the power of congress is am-
pie provided conditions are strong
enough to warrant action.
"This resolution, if acted upon," said
Mr. Jenkins, "will develop the power of
congress and It will enable us to know
once and for all what can be done
when a monopoly undertakes to with-1
hold from the people what they must,
have to save life. The time ls rapidly
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approaching wnen tne people win want
t0 Know whether this government is to
mm h them nr hv the mononolles."
nri.o .o.nol not., f th resolution tallxUvcen before taklnir and aftpr tntlnw
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nr.u. recoomlzod and surorlse has
.,) that it should have been
iatrcd hv a man who has been re-
speenng tne power ot congress to
with monopoly. But there ls nothing
asserted ln the resolution. It proposes
simply that the judiciary committee of
the house shall make an Investigation
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with a view to determining whether or
not congress has certain power. That 1
a question in which the American peo
ple are very greatly interested. There
are many who believe that the anti
trust law of 1800. exhausted the power
of congress ln regard to the trusts and
1 that nothing more can be done without
an amendment to the constitution. Oth-
era, among tnem tne attorney general or
the United States, hold that the power
ot congress to deal with monoitollstlc
combinations has not been exhausted by
existing statutes. The purpose of the
Jenkins resolution is nothing more than
tnat or oDtaining an . opinion as to
I whether or not congress has the power,
1 under such conditions as now exist, to
I step In for the relief and protection of
1 the people against monopoly.
Wa can conceive bt no valid reason
why such an Investigation should not be
made, while there are strong reasons In
1 favor oC making It. The people or tnis
I country would like to have the opinion
of the able lawyers of the houae Judlc-
lary committee In this matter and op
portuulty should be given to obtain that
opinion, formed after careful Investlga-1
Ion ami dellWratlon. If It be decided
that congivss has not the power to pro-
tect the people even against monopoly
tne necessaries of life, then the peo-
nip can Intelllcentlr consider the cmos-
tlon of conferring the necessary power I
through constitutional amendment
SITCATIOX SftVCLD IMPROTt.
hlle rerhovsl of the duty on coal
may not very materially Increase Its Itu-
portation. It IS reasonaDiy expectcu Hint
thI "ctln f congress will haw the
to improve the sltnatlon. This Is
,WKTO lpr win-nany m r.uK.i......
owing to proximity to the Nova Scotia
oalbeds. though the supply to be ob-
taJned frora that vrce at Preaent may
not 89 lBrse anticipated. Indeed,
" 18 801(1 "int JS0TR Scotla 18 now Bon(1-
ing nil tne coai it can spare to mis
country. However, to whatever extent
New England may be relieved from this
source will relieve the strain on the
American coalbeds from which In ordl-
n rv tiiiips ir nrnwi itu innni v n nil
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iums mere will ue leu more oi u iuurgiu
of supply for other sections of the coun-
try.
..ton public ownership projects and a r-
icut uiw uioic uui is e..i
m - t . n . , , I
from tne united SUtes than Is Imported.
"c WI""",n" luc I
committee or tne nouse or representa-
i.mi. .iio Vl .
i4 - .1. T... I. 1 C 4 - I 4V k
,ul" luc uun uu..u iue
two yn 'ere AtXJO.OOO tons per year, I
a lar Prtlon of whlch came frora the
British North American possessions.
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wnIle we hav beeQ exporting Into Can-
adn. and Into the other Ttrltlsh nnssps
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8lons Bome C'000-000 tons a year- IIe
aiso stated tnat tney are reeling the
arcity or eoai in tne possessions north
of ns-tbat "Imllar conditions, though
t0 a deKree r famine obtain there, I
80 that D0 lar ""PP'y
to be looked for from that Source. The
"l ."it .uuw.jr w
lro 18 umtea lvinguom, dui u is not
Vlble t0 bw mucb can BP-
,,y Becurea Irom R BOUrce- curing
laRt year thpro was imported from the
United Kingdom about 1,000,000 tons of
coal and there ls aow a considerable
" afloat or - 5 eariH
-",;r
n inmnnr I r a a anmnl thaf s-s . 1
moval of the duty will stimulate the ex-
ports of British coal to this country and
such will possibly be the case, though
it ls easy to overestimate the effect of
the free coal legislation on British ex
ports.
At all events, there appears to be good
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riZTJLL, '
has had Its severest experience from
coal famine and that conditions will
8toadl,T ,mProve unless, indeed, some
fedf:.
1 wiiii in 111 1 ft. i'iiii vmiii inn 1 11 1 h wfuiir ora
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r8l(lerab,e dnce In wages, which If
done may cause a fresh disturbance In
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l" '"""""J'. lUUlWYITl, IUO tUlUirttClte
trouble ls not fully settled and there is
no telling what may yet happen before
a final adjustment Is effected. However,
taking all circumstances Into considers-
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must change for the better, though It
will be some time before normal condi
tions are restored.
A hill for eomnnlanrw onntrlWtna tn
defray the expense of an annual cab-
bage and pumpkin show ln Douirlas
county has been Introduced by request
The bill requires the county commission-
era to levy a special tax equal to 3 cents
per capita for every man, woman and The argument is that the merits of Amer
chlld ln the county, to be disbursed by I lean corn, as propagated by "Corn Mur-
t, , comoratinn vhnu mnr,n
I
are the ch,ef beneflclarles of this fund.
i. ,Aia 4v. a. v. . i
" "'"n ""'""i loijwjcn me
clty of Omaha are to contribute a frac-
tIou oyer 3t000 the taxpayers of
goutn 0maha about $7fl0 and the Ux
WerS ,D "e C0UUtry Preclncts f840
towarj defraying the expenses of hold-
Inif flu nnlmi nourv nd virtai.ia
Bhow ha. ollHIriMl lt.
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The most significant feature of the
senatorial contest In Illinois was the
I adoption by the Iowe bouse of a resolu
tlon to exact from Congressman Hop-
kins, the republican caucus candidate
for. United States senator, the pledge
I tha he will support In the United States
senate any constitutional amendment
providing for election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
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vvueuier tne new senator win Keep tnat
pledge time alone will tell. In politics
as lb medicine there is a treat difference
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Passengers on board the unlucky
oceau Uner 8t- Ixuls relieved their dls-
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they wH1 ,et U go at tLut- 'Wlont In-
1 a.a-1 a I n an la vM jlnmnv a I .
reiH.u-
slble owners will be glad to call
square.
It
The question, Is whether If the num
ber of supreme court commissioners be
left to the Judges of the supreme court,
the Judges would ever have the heart to
ctH any of them off. The public officer
who voluntarily reduces the number of
L1 assistants la a rarity
The democratic Chicago Chroulcle has
declared Mr. Roosevelt an ignominious
failure as a president. It does not put
tne question to a vote, however, for the
popular verdict would be overwhelming
for keeplug him la the president's chu It-
over any democrat that might be named
Having secured the oolite assurance
of all the leadinar coal dealers of Onialin
that they are not ln any combine to
,iM prlg, the local pocratlc organ
has called Its trust-smashing campaign
I 0fj.
i
Tin information that half the ol mas
- 1 ters purchased ln Europe by American
art collectors are spurious is nothing
ww. Harmira s saying that tne people
Uk to le huuibujrged was never better
exemplified than by the eagerness of
rich Americans pretending to be art
connoisseurs to be taken tn for fabulous
"""" with all sorts of canvas backed
fakes
Give Imaalaatlna a Rest.
Detroit Free Frese.
London ha. plenty of coal, but there Is
no American city In which the unemployed
M mlrrblDS by the ,n0U1,and , proc
,0ns. Our troubles are not ao serlou.
we think.
An Adjastable Alumptlon.
St. Louis Olobe-Democrat.
Followers of the pretender are whipping
the Imperial force, of the sultan of Mo
rocco. This will, at least establish the di
vine right to pretend.
Loral to Home Indaatry.
Buffalo Express.
Governor Murphy Insists that there are
no trusts organized under the laws of New
Jeey. The trusts are shameles corpo
rations mat pay tbelr franchise fee into
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me treasury ot some omer state,
a
irena oi semimeni.
. Chicago News,
When an eminent democratic leader fa
publican congressional leader wants mines
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um-ou vvuB, coniuum rnuci nwii i"'"-
and railways seized what is the politician
"uo pirtj io ngure aa a rauicai guiua i
buibb i the noneh
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The members of the Missouri legislature
re tl f 0 c!r v,S'6?- ,DOt
tr experiment of discharging the Jeg-
i8at0r and turning the buslneaa over to
th. rIorfc.t Vnr Kn - Aa. tn hn
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possible to get a better body of men than
the average legislature.
St.
Loola Boodlera Outdone.
St. Louts Republic.
Castro should come to the United States.
He would make a good "legislative agent."
T1 M'nlt.e' WM broke dan"
,n Preelael summonea several ricn mer-
chants and commanded them to produce
15,000 to send Bowen to Washington. 8t,
Louis boodiers wouldn't fare well in vener
ue,B- m wottia 08 neiq up"
illy Claims of Democrats.
St. Loula Globe-Democrat.
In President Roosevelt's last meseage,
read In congress December 2, the follow-
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JL'J
anthracite put actually, where it now 1.
vu auvuiaLiig vvai duuuiu uo icuiucu av4
nominally, on the free Hat. This would
have no effect at all save In crlBes, but In
crises It might be of service to the people."
And yet there are silly democrats celebrat
ing tne suspension 01 tne auty on coai, to
meet an emergency, aa a party triumph
over protection.
AMERICAN CORN ABROAD.
The King- of Cereals a Popular Mon
arch Acroaa the Pond.
Chicago Tribune.
In the December report of the Treasury
department bureau of statistics covering
ing Is made which Is well calculated to
mustrate one or the principal directions
ln which the 2.500.000,000-bushel corn crop
of 1902 moved. Exports for that month
,rete s.doo.ooo busheia. aa comoared
.
with a movement of 1,216,000 bushels the
eorrsBnondlnc month. In 1901. The value
of this enormouir quantity of corn exported
increased from 148.000 in 1901 to $4,790,600
,n 1902- 0ne lKnlflca- fct th4 during
the month of December only sl'ghtly over
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M' compared wita 29,800 barrels a year ago.
These figures Illustrate an enormous for
eign consumption of American corn and to
a certain extent may be construe as taak
Ing good the claims made for many years
!n.behBlf. 0l ! "V?."?"
. hth Nhu rnm ... r.onaumed
after It reached the other side. It ls con-
mred aitogetner iiKciy mat large qunu
ties were used ln countries where maize Is
already the principal agricultural product.
Uhy." are becoming appreciated In foreign
a l . T? AA.a a.Inna Kai Kanl T -
T . "h ntVear have been on al-
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moat an unprecedented scale, iror tne last
two months nearly 2,000,000 bushels have
been exported weekly.4
Exports " on ."J.
I WVIO VUIJ a uvw . .
U,.,, 1902. whereas ln the same month last
considerably over 10.000.000 bushels
went to Europe. Evidently a desirable apd
tnexpenslve breadstuff la finding its way
into foreign consumption,
Corn Is the one
grain ot which the United States has an
abundant aupply,.and the American growers
will doubtless be pleased that It should find
favor with Europeans. The movement is
In every way to thb advantage of the roan
who grows the corn.
AFRICANS IN THE COAIi PILE.
Minneapolis Journal: At Bolton.
suburb of Chicago, 2,500 cars of coal were
standing on the track when the present Jn-
"J" .. ni baa been fadin away
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I he rate of 600 cars a day. The mag
nates still have a little fear of the govern
ment.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Strange. Isn't It,
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t n u r inMt n ik i.cin villi ,vcvd, " .... .. w .
now claiming that they have neither loco
motives, cars nor other equipments ade
n,ia t tn mnv, eoal from the mines to
forth In detail bow ample they were
In their last annual report? And stranger
. tl they hav, unei to publUh anything
about their wholesale destruction during
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Minneapolis Times: In Toledo, O., steal
ing coal baa been made a venial aln, and
the workhouse superintendent Das Deen
ordered by his superiors not to confine, or
receive, any criminals adjudged as aucb
through having been proved guilty of
ateallna eoal. Of course this Is a terrible
state of affairs, because coal 1 property
and the theft thereof should be punishable
In a civilized community. The matter la
mentioned to accent the crucial altuatlon
In regard to the legislators, ln whom they
placed trust, prefer to take measures tor
relief Into their own bands when the fuel
supply, and the tendency of the public to
months of mouthing to days 01 aoing.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The analogy be
tween this atate of affairs In the coal busi
ness and a familiar condition ln the aale
of thetter tickets In New York haa atruck
a good many people, and they are won
dering whether the explanation can thus be
touud. When there la a great demand for
I tickets expected the bouse ls "sold out"
before the office opens, except a few un-
eilrbl The jj'nd," uc"u
.n"0be had'om'Vp'ec'ulaTorsts' de
an advance of a dollar or two. When all
I the seats have been sold In this way at a
J stiff premium the speculators and the bo
- mc 1T' , ,Mp,Vf. "
- h .-nro,,! operators "divide
1 on tDa tair." after tbe game la evert
BITS OP WASHISGTOS I. IFF.
Minor Scenes and incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
There Is much Illness, a well as weari
ness and vexation of spirit, among mem
bers of congress this winter. One day last
week while Senator Nelson of Minnesota
was expounding his views on the omnibus
statehood bill one of the two senators who
remained In the chamber dropped into a
pitiful sleep and occasionally punctuated
the senator's remarks with wlerd snorts.
One of the exclamations awakened the
sleepr. "Excuse me," said Senator Nelson,
"for disturbing your rest." Among the ab
sentees on account of slcknes Is Senator
Money of Mississippi, who is reported seri
ously 111. Senator Carmack of Tennessee
has a bad eye, which has kept him at home
and prevented him from reading for two
or .three months. Senator Pritchard of
North Carolina has been ln the hospital
several weeks after a severe surgical op
eration. Senator Hawley has been 111 in
his apartments ln Washington for months.
All of these, except Senator Hawley, are
young men. The veterans of the senate,
comprising a score of old men well around'
70, were never In better health, more frisky
or better able to take up the arduous work
which most of them have In a short session
ot the senate.
Senator Oeorge C. Perkins of California
has some unueual Ideas regarding the elec
tion of United States senators and on ac
count of these he refused to listen to the
appeals ot his friends to go to California
during the recent senatorial fight there.
I regard the members of the legisla
ture," said he, "as the Jury of the people,
so far as the election of senators ls con
cerned. Before the election of the legisla
ture I made a campaign which extended the
length and breadth of my state. I told the
people that I was a candidate for re-election
and I made my promises to them. They
elected a republican legislature and by so
doing made that legislature their Jury.
When opposition appeared to my re-election
my friends urged me to leave Wash
ington and personally conduct my case be
fore, the legislature, but I do not think It
ls right for senators to try to influence the
action of legislatures, so I remained In
Washington. In other words, I refused to
tamper with the Jury."
"There are times," said Representative
Melville R. Bull as be paused In the dicta
tion of letters and looked around tor some
one to talk to, "when I wonder If Job had
more trials than does a member of con
gress." Mr. Bull then read from a letter written
him by a constituent. The writer said he
understood that the government ls paylug
a bounty of 1,000 to every man who is the
father of ten or more children. As he was
the parent of an even dozen he wanted Mr.
Bull to hurry the wheels ot the govern
ment machine and rush bis money to him.
"That letter may appear very funny to
some," said Mr. Bull, "but It contains no
humor so far as I am concerned. Of course
I shall have to write to this man and tell
him that there Is no such law and then
sweeten matters a little by congratulating
htm 03. bs success In rearing such a large
family. But that letter won't sattefy htm
and so I shall have a political enemy as
long aa I am In publio life. That Is why
sometimes I liken a conscientious congress
man to patient old Job."
The conscience of some one living at
BeaJeton, Va., has been troubling him to
the extent of 12 cents, with the result that
the division of public moneys ot the Treas
ury department lias credited that amount
to the conaclence fund of the treasury.
An envelope postmarked Bealeton, Va.,
and Addressed to "The Treasury,"" turned
up ln Secretary Shaw's mall a few days
ago. When opened It was found to contain
six 2-cent stamps and a sheet of paper,
upon which was written: "Money re
turned for misused stamps by One Who
Will Never Do It Again."
No statement ls made as to how the
stamps were misused, but often such con
tributions turn up with the confession that
the contributor baa taken stamps off en
velopes received and used .them again. It
sometimes occurs that the canceling ma
chines does not strike the stamp, and It
goes through the malls as good as If un
used. It was with quiet chuckles that mem
bers of the house greeted their colleagues
In the upper chamber one day last week,
relates the New Tork Tribune, and an ex
pression of unutterable sadness overshad
owed the countenance of every senator.
The benignity which usually characterizes
the face of tne genial senator from Massa
chusetts has given place to deepest gloom.
and the temperature of the aenate commit
tee on Judiciary Is not far from zero.
By mutual agreement the senate laid the
statehood bill over and took up the cal
endar. In the course of the afternoon
"senate till 4,008, an act to redlvide the
District of Alaska Into three recording and
Judicial divisions," waa called up, waa
passed over and later taken up again at tbe
request of Senator Hoar. The senator
then moved to amend the enacting clause
so as to make tbe measure operative be
ginning with June 13, 1902, and the bill was
passed. It was discovered that this bill
was passed by both house and senate at
tbe last session of congress and did take
effect on June 13, 1902, since which date
It has ben a statute of the United States.
The friends of Senator Hoar ascribe the
error to the fact that he Is worn out with
the fatigue of drafting his anti-trust meas
ure and. say the mistake waa only natural
under the circumstances. Merliers of tbe
bouse, however, recall the fact that Mr
Hoar once Introduced a bill appropriating
$100,000 for the purpose of surveying a
railroad frora Wrangel ;o Sitka, between
which points there lie 200 miles of the Pa
ciflc ocean, and suggest that the venerable
senator waa merely trying to satisfy tho
importunate Alaskans, who are besieging
congress for legislation by re-enacting pre
vious laws. Parliamentary errora are some
times made in the house and are referred
to by tbe senators as "natural la the lower
chamber." but that the dignified senate
sbould commit such a blunder is past com
prehension. x
THE PRESIDENTIAL HANDSHAKE.
Old Reliable Way ol Kceplna la
Tonch with the People.
Chicago News.
Considering all that haj been said against
the unreasonableness of the custom of hold
Ing handshaking levees, the White House
receptions offer a truly remarkable evidence
of the vitality of certain very primitive
customs. The people of this country like
tbe Idea that their president should remain
literally In touch with them, that he sbould
be democratic and accessible. For many ot
them tbe handshake remalna an outward
and visible sign tbat the president is really
one of them a citizen temporarily clothed
by hi. fellow citizens with the power to
act aa their political chief. As hrjidsbaklng
la the common custom among friends and
equals, therefore shaking the president's
hand ranks him as a friend and equal. Yet
tbla aame custom, which I. universally re
garded a. democratic, bad It. origin ln tbe
observance which was primarily Just tha
reverse. Tbe original handshake was prob
ably either a alga of surrender and sub
lection or of abasement. Ope theory holds
that the extending of tbe hand, palm open,
was originally meant to convey an aasur
ance tbat tbe owner of the hand ha4 so
thought of drawing or using a weapon. As J
a matter of fact, the handshake seems to 1
i l l . J? "other or ln. In feudal
Europe the kneeling serf placed hi. Joined
hands between these of hi. ove-lord a. a j
mpu ui euuiiiiBnioii. Aini'ng inn 117 )pnni!-
tlve tribes, African and Chinese, the hands
are extended In token of a wllllnanesa to
have thcra bound. The most Ingenious ex
planation to the handshnke Is that of
Herbert Spencer, who notes that among
polite Arabs custom dictated thnt when
two men met each should aflect a d'-elre
to kiss the other's hand as a token of In
feriority, the alternate pulling and with
drawing ot the clasped hands Anally lead
ing to the regular and rhythmical "shake."
The ceremonial between the people and the
president ls a curious survival of primitive
man. As a matter of fact, does miscel
laneous handshaking on this scale have any
meaning?
TIPS FOR THE LKGI9LATI RE.
Bearer City Times-Tribune: To the
legislature: In case of doubt, don't pass
the bill.
Wood River Interests: Now that the
peopld have honored the republicans with
the legislative franchise and given them a
good working majority, it behooves the
representative, of that party to see to it
that good sense and honesty guide the de
liberations of that body and that all monkey
business be cut out. It I. one thing to
have the esteem ot the public and another
thing to keep It.
Fremont Tribune: Representative Rob
erts has Introduced a measure in tbe house
giving to municipalities Jurisdiction over
public highways within a given radius of
the city limits. This is one backed by tbe
Nebraska Association of County Super
visors. It Is a measure of much merit and
would prove of treat benefit to thousands
of people, giving them better roads over
which to market their produce.
Hlldrege Citizen: The normal achool
question Is bound to occupy considerable at
tention from the legislature. The people
ln the southeastern part of the state are
putting up such a fight to retain the
Normal at Peru that it very likely will be
retained there. It looks quite doubtful, ln
view of the conditions ot the state finances
at present. If a legislature can be Induced
to establish new normal schools. Still it
ls certain that a normal school Is greatly
needed ln this part of the state.
Wahoo Wasp: In a brief interview with
Governor Allckey this week the Wasp editor
is pleased to state that a decidedly good
opinion was formed of Nebraska's newly
Installed governor. He Is honest and frank
with a single desire to do what Is best for
the people of Nebraska. Governor Mickey
la a painstaking, careful man, and we do
not believe he will make any serious mis
takes, and we certainly hope b.4 will not.
The people ot Nebraska can look for a
good, clean administration for the next two
years.
Hastings Tribune: Nebraska can get out
ot her present financial muddle most
quickly and easily by reforming that por
tion of her revenue laws referring to as
sessment ot property. There is no good
reason for keeping the valuation so very
low and the rate extremely high. There are
Just so much taxes to pay and the people
may aa well pay them at a fair valuation
as on tbe present plan ot assessment. The
low valuation now prevailing Is an Indica
tion that everybody ls suspicious of every
body else and wants his assessment made
as small aa possible for fear somebody else
will have a lighter assessment. Let the
state get. down to business, make all prop
erty pay Its share and stop this monkey
work.
Madison Chronicle: It ls now up to the
legislature of this state to do something
tangible In the way of correcting abuses
in the revenue laws. Governor Mickey has
called attention to the deplorable condi
tions existing ln the assessment and col
lecting of taxes. Indeed, matters are In
such shape that to Ignore them would be
worse than criminal. The Omaha Bee has
effectually exposed the evils that have long
existed In railroad assessments and to fall
to provide a remedy ls to lend color- to tbe
charge that the railroads dominate our law
making body. However, as plainly pointed
out ln the message, there la room for Im
provement In many respects, and the rail
roads are not the only ones who should feel
the weight of reform legislation. They
should be made to bear their share of the
burden, but Justice demands the same rigid
rule should apply to all others.
Friend Telegraph: The fusion members
of the legislature have already prepared to
place the solid republican majority on
record on many points. While republican.
do not shirk their plain duty In any par
ticulars, yet the voter, ot the state will
hold them and the republican party to a
strict account for every unwholesome law,
for every case of Jobbery, for every surplus
officer that succeeds In running the legis
lative gauntlet this winter. There possibly
never has been a time tn the history of
the state when extreme' vigilance was so
necessary as It is this winter. Already the
state Is burdened with superfluous officers,
while in the lobby of both tbe house and
senate place hunters Jostle one another In
their anxiety, for positions which carry
swag of aome kind with them. The Idea ha.
ln some manner gotten out that the state
ot Nebraska Is a fat goose, to be plucked
every two years and every day that Inter
venes. The necessity for a complete vigil
ance on the part of every member la. If
possible, greater than It has ever been.
The republican party. Is tn complete power
ln both branches of our legislative halls at
Lincoln and If we would retain that power
we must demonstrate to the people that
we are not only competent but honest
enough to hold down tbe Job.
Boys don't care. They only
who must watch and worry. They know what exposure to the
wet and cold means tender throats, sore lungs, hard coughs.
That's why so many homes keep on hand
Ayer's Cnerry Pectoral
Just a single dose, when the cold first comes on, is often
sufficient. Your own doctor will explain why this medicine Is
so good for coughs of all kinds, for bronchitis, and even for
Consumption. Tsnetiiasi Uc.Ml,S!.M. J. C AYEi CO., Lswtfl, Mass.
la the wtaur. whra tharhlMren Uk cold to eullf. I slwayi keep Aysr. Cherry rscUraiOB
aauo. it Is a vwaswful w4u;li fur iltrutt at.4 luus trouble.."
Uu. boruiA EaiSTia, Brooklyn, tl. y.
rKRSOVtl, NOTE".
phlo , ,
rourt. has j rt,H.,,,ed that St
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One of
e filing
Hon' I,av,a M- Hil1 has P"1 himself on
r',0,, b,',n opr'l to lending his face
for. adrnment of cigar advertisements, etc.
With congress and forty legislatures
working on the trust problem. It Is proba
ble that wo will soon know v. ho is running
the country.
Senator Jones of Arkansas Is pushing a
bill to prohibit guessing contests. Senator
Jones has never hit tho bull's eve once, and
ho Is tired of trying.
Captain Francis Marlon Schell, tho fa
mous scout and plainsman, has Just died.
He took tho first wngon train to t'nllfornla
ln the gold excitement of 1S19.
Alfred A. Howlett. a mltllonnire banker
Of Syracuse, N. Y.,' has planned a unique
party for his eighty-second birthday, Feb
ruary 17. The guests are to be 12." widows.
Not a man nor an old maid will be Invited.
The musicians will be women and he will
be the only man In the wholo place.
John Whlttier, a Lowell weaver. Is a con
sistent advocate of physical culture. Hi
walks twenty-four miles each day between
tbe factory and his home In Littleton. Be
tween the daily Journeys on foot Whlttier
spends ten hours before a loom In a Lowell
suspender factory. He Is a small ' man,
about 40 years old, and ls all muscle and
grit.
Jerry Simpson, for years representative
ln the national legislature of a Kansas dis
trict. Is in Kansas City tn attendance at
the stockmen's convention. Jerry ha.
nothing of a socklese appearance about him
nowadays. On the contrary, l.e is about
the best dressed man at the convention.
In fact, he might almost be set down as a
ladles' man. He Is prospering in his New
Mexico home and Is a strong advocate of
statehood for that territory.
People who are perplexed as to the
whereabouts of all the coal mined last sum
mer can obtain eye-openers by looking
around. Ten thousand tons of hard coal
and a small mountain of soft coal were
found in Milwaukee. Over 2,000 cars of coal
are stored In one railroad yard ln Chicago.
Half that number are held for a rise at
r-eorla. 111. At Terre Haute, Ind., 240 cars
of coal are sidetracked, whllo people ln
surrounding towns sre shivering for fuel,
and In Jersey City 280 loaded cars await
the highest bidder.
A Washington newspaper man has or
had a habit of dropping a roll of bills at
the feet ot a person with whom be Is talk
ing and then pretending to find-he money.
He tried It on Congressman Taylor tho
other day and the Ohio man promptly
claimed the roll, saying he had Just lost
about that amount. The reporter pleaded
that It was a Joke, but Taylor would not
have it that way until on accidentally put
ting his hand ln an outside overcoat pocket
he found his money. The newspaper tuuu
has given up practical Jokes.
LAruHISO REMARKS.
"I go
ot a cold supper when I went home
tonight and you bet 1 kicked about It."
Kid that do any good?"
"Well, my wife made It warm for me."
Chicago Tribune.
Somehow or other, a man with long
whiskers skipping around on skates always
looks like an anomaly. Bomervllle Jaurnal.
Tom Do you notice any difference 'In
your sister Kate since her engagement?
Dick Oh, yea. She seldom wears a glove
on her left hand now, and her back hair
always wants attention from that hand.
Boston Transcript.
He You woSnen are forever discussing
the bad points of your neighbors. If you
were to gosNip about their good points It
would be more edifying.
She Perhaps bo, but who would listen to
us? Philadelphia Press.
"Do you know why all tbe world loves a
lover?"
Vis that a conundrum?"
"It Is."
"Well, what's the answer?"
"Because he makes such a blooming fool
of himself and the world likes to laugh."
Brooklyn Eagle.
"Does your husband suffer much from
his neuralgia?"
"Yes: but not half as much as the rest
of us do." Detroit Free Press.
"I see Shenson is assessed twice aa much
on his personal property aa he was last
year."
"Yes; the assessor found out he was the
only man living ln the block that paid any
thing for having the street xprlnkled last
summer, and he socked It to hlin." Chicago
Tribune.
"One result of my researches," said the
archaeologist, "ls a sense of surprise that
pomK'tl should not havo forseen Its fate."
"Oh! I don't know," remarked the trilling
Idiot, "you couldn't expect Pompeii to look
ahead considering where both it. 'I'a' were.
Philadelphia Press.
Dusty How did yer come ter git In Jnll
fer six months?
Rusty 1 was very, vory III, and de doctor
gave me up. Detroit Free Pres..
BLOW, BLOW, TIIOIT AVIM'EH WIM),
Shakespeare.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind;
Thou art not oo unkind
Aa man's ingrtrtitude;
Thy tooth la not so keen.
Because thou art not seen.
Although thy hreath be rude.
Heigh ho! King heigh ho! unto the green
holly:
Most friendship Is feigning, most loving
mere folly.
Then helgh ho, the holly!
Thla life ls most Jolly.
Free.e, freeze, thou bitter Bky,
Ttiut does not bite so nigh
A. benefits forgot;
Though thou the waters warp.
Thy sting ls not so almrp
As friends remembered not.
Heigh ho! Hing heigh ho! unto the green
lolly;
Most' fricndHhlp ls feigning, most loving
mere folly.
Then heigh ho, the holly!
This life is most Jolly.
think of today. It's the parents f
