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Not a single populist In the new con
gress. Explanation finished by fusion.
The atmospheric disturbance that pre
cedes city elections 4n Omaha has been
sighted by the Weather bureau.
It is now a tossup wnetner rrouaent
1 rancis or we liouisiana rurcnuse ex
position is attracting the most atten
tion in the public prints.
Sifting Is reputed to be the most
profitable branch of the legislative in
dustry. That is why competition forj
sifting committee places. is always most
active.
If. there are any kinks in the local
labor situation with reference to the
building trades, they should be straight
ened out at once to clear the way for a,
prosperous building season.
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While the rivers are ovfcrfloytlna; all I
along the lower' Mississippi valley, the
Big Muddy remains peacefal beeanse ltl
Is a trifle early for', It to" gather strength
from the melting snows in the moun
tains.
Before appropriating money to pay
the wolf bounty claims, proof should
be required to snow mat me scaips
cashed in have not done previous serv
ice as prize winners in Colorado, Wyo
mlng or South Dakota.
Councllmen who refuse to allow the
people of Omaha to determine for them
selves whether,, they are in favor of
granting a franchise that would supply
this city with cheap power will discover
before many months that the people
will not trust them with another term
in the council.
The supreme court decision on the as
sessment and taxation of franchlsed
corporations should not bo nullified by
whip-saw legislation. Tho corporations
enjoy valuable franchises and privi
leges and should by rights pay a tax
proportionate to the capitalization of
these properties on which they earn in
terest and dividends.
Senator Quay has ventured the proph
esy that instead of ' three new states
In the union places will have to be
made next time for four new states.
, It is possible that eventually we may
admit a still greater number of new
states, but every one should come In
on its own merits not by climbing Into
an omnibus chartered by other passen
gers.
Montana's legislature adjourned with
out reaching an agreement on the prop
osition for an appropriation for the
state's participation in tho St Louis
World's fair. If he is only approached
properly and by the right authorities.
perhaps W. A. Clark will come to the
rescue Just to go a little better than
Marcus Duly did for the Omaha expo
sition.
The legislature is asked to ap
propriate $'J4,000 toward the. mainte
nance of the Home for the Friendless.
There Is no more reason why the state
should maintain a home for the friend
less than for the homeless or for the
shiftless. 10 v try county lu the state
is presumed to take care of Its indigent
which includes tne aged and innrm as
well as the Improvident who have be
come objects of charity.
It any public Improvements are con
templated for Omaha that will require
tne issue of bouds to provide the neces
sary funds, provision should be made to
havo the proposition formulated at once
and submitted at the coming spring
election. It Is Important that the work
of extending our area of paved streets
and 1 -effecting our sewerage system
should not be allowed to lag because
the intersection paving or sewer funds
already Total do not sold out
ntrUBLlCJtlS SHOULD RC.VCJUflCR.
Itopublioans In the legislature and In
th state house should miiembrr that
Hip party Is still on probation and that
Its future depends upon the record
which It makes for Itself In administra
tion and legislation. The fact tlint a
larger number of reuMlcaqs hold seats
in the present lawmaking body than In
any preceding legislature since -
bniska became a state does Dot signify
that the party has secured a perpetual
lease of power; regardless of what
course It may pursue. On the contrary,
tho overwhelming republican majorities
In the two houses should Inspire Its
representative with a greater sense of
responsibility.
Fifteen years ago Nebraska gaTe
28,000 plurality to Heujuniln Harrison.
Two yeara later If elected a demo
cratic governor, and thnt dlsnster was
followed by a succession of defeats that
turned the state Into the Bryan column
in 180l and made Its redemption for
1900 a herculean task. The prime cause
of populism In Nebraska 'was rallroad-
Ism and boodlertsra In the republican
party. When the party surrendered to
the railroad domination, the people re
pudiated the party, riad the fusion re
formers lived up to their pledges to
the people, they would have been In
power in Nebraska today. Their col
lapse, while partly due to restored pros
perity, waa . mainly caused- by the
recreant betrayal .of public trust on the
part of lawmakers and office holders
who sold out to the railroads.
If the present republican legislature
disappoints the rank and file of the
party by falling to carry out the prom
ises made for them in the last cam
paign they will jeopardize party suc
cess both this year and next year.
REBVK1XO MB. tAXSON.
Intelligent public opinion will be little
Influenced b.V what Senator Tillman, has
said In rebuke of Representative Can
non for hl9 remarks upon. the methods
of the United States senate, but it may
be affected by the attitude of Senators
Ilale and Allison, both of whom found
fault with the speech of Mr. Cannon.
We have heretofore referred to the
remarks of the latter and heartily ap
proved of them. We still believe that
Mr. Cannon was absolutely right in
what he said condemnatory of the prac-
tie of tho nennte find we do tint doubt
... . ,nt.I(nt ,, nf th
try Is practically unanimous In support
of his position. .It may be true, as
senator Hale Is reported to have said.
that the statement made by ' Mr. Can
non was "a breach of the privileges,"
but that fact does not deprive it of Its
significance and force. It remains true
that everything said by Mr. Cannon
was absolutely Justified by the clrcunv
stances and was stated, in. language
none too strong. . Senator Allison Is
quoted as saying that the rules of pro
cedure of the- senate '"will be settled
by the body Itself in ' fcccbrdance' "with
Jts own best Judgment. -.Very" ' well;
but Is the senate never to consider pub-
He opinion? Is that body to be always
Indifferent to what the people think to
be right, ai indicated through their rep
resentatives in the popular branch of
congress? In so far as matters originat
ing in the senate are concerned. If the
majority are willing to allow the ml
norlty to-8av whether or not such pro-
posed legislation shall pass well and
good, but when a majority of the house
of representatives have declared In
favor of certain legislation It is not well
that a minority of the senate should be
able to defeat It
The Ame-Von people are heartily tired
of 'that "so.utorlal courtesy' which per
mits a few men to bold up important
measures and thwart the popular win
and they are growing more and more
determined to put a stop to this sort of
thing. Whether senators In love with
tl)A trnillHrknAl maihivld ff itiA annato
like it or not, the great majority of the
,onl .r. In ,.ew o.r m-IM,
Mr. Cannon said in his. speech near tb
eiain h,,r. t Mnr. .it- J
have the desired result of correcting
the faults of the senate, but it has
.llo1 m,t,ll. .tt.ntUn v,nm
l'uwin, u u taut . iv ui out
there Is renaon to at least hnn that It
will have a good effect.
nxriPRru'irr with casaha.
rerhaps there Is nothing which the
average American citizen takes less in-
terest In than the question of trade
reelnrocltv with Canada, and yet It is a
matter of first-class Importance, which
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sooner or later win nave to receive
very serious consideration. We cannot
lose sight of the fact that the Dominion
la verv close and intimate neighbor
and that while a British possession it
ia in n nih.r rrwe virtnallv Anior.l
lean.
We should never lose sight , of thr.t
fact We should never forget that lu
spite of the confessed loyalty of Can
ada to Great Britain the bottom and
controlling feeling, after all. Is really
American that Is. a sentiment In sym
pathy with what belongs on this side
of the ocean, with what Is distinguished
from Europeanlsm. The sentiment of
Imperialism, of affection for the
"mother country," Is unquestionably
very strong In Canada, but. we venture
to think that a mujority of the Cana
dian people would, if brought to the
test, refuse to yield to the least degree
the privileges they now enjoy at the
behest of the-' Imperial government.
That Is to say, Canada wants and will
Insist upon retaining all of the Independ
ence she now has, which lu effect makes
her practically free of Great Britain
and to all Intents' and purposes the com
plete arbiter of her own destiny.
In this situation Canada must be con-
aidered In any , relation between that
country and the United States: The
common thought of course Is that the
Dominion Is a colony of Great Britain.
which Is true, but It la something more
than this. It has a very' diatlnct au
tonomy and a government so far. Inde
pendent that It can make Its own tariff
laws and In nearly every other respect
do as t pleases.
In dealing with Canada, tlieefore. the
United States Is dealing with a country
which, while being a part of the ltrltlsh
empire, Is practically Independent.
What, then, should be our policy In re
sect to trade negotiations? May we
not reasonably ask that any arrange
ment we may make with Canada shall
Ih? absolutely free from conditions re
lating to England? At present Canada
makes a preferential tariff in favor of
Knsllsh manufacturers. Is It not a
legitimate demand that that policy shall
lie abandoned as a condition to trade
reciprocity between the Dominion and
the United States?
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Tfl CVRPVRATIOS CAMEL.
When the camel attempts to wedge
his way through an enclosure he first
Inserts his nose, then his head, then his
hump and finally lands on the Inside
with bis whole body. That Is precisely
the method which the railroad corpora
tions and their allies, the frauchlsed cor
porations, have been pursuing at Lin
coln since the opening of the legislature.
First the corporation nose was pro
jected Into the organization of the two
bouses, then It inserted its skull and
ears into the legislative committees,
then It began to wedge Its big bump
into both houses and finally expects to
land on its feet without further resist
ance before the legislature adjourns for
good.
At first the railroad lawyers and rail
road lobby simply sought to parry the
assault upon the railroad entrenchments
by the commercial bodies and taxpayers
of Omaha and Lincoln for legislation to
compel the railroads to bear their share
of city taxation in proportion to the
value of their property within the city
limits. By vigorous bulldozing they
pried Lincoln from Omaha and turned
the Lancaster delegation against House
Roll 330.
Next the railroad lawyers and lobby
bribe distributers boldly sought to dic
tate revenue revision laws that would
enable the railroads to continue the
game of bunco by which they have for
years managed to shift the tax burdens
upon the shoulders of other property
owners and other Interests subject to
taxation.
And now they have the audacity to
demand a revision that will not only
legalize their impositions, but to in
crease the tax levy on other Interests
while they are reducing their own. The
success of the railroad lobby has
spurred the lobby of the Omaha fran
chlscd corporations to follow suit with
Ingeniously contrived amendments . to
the revenue laws that would nullify all
that has been accomplished through the
proceedings Instituted in the courts by
the Omaha Real Estate exchange.
Under the decision of the supreme
court the market value of the stocks
and bonds of corporations that supply
municipal - utilities, Including water,
light, power, street railways and tele
phones, constitute the basis of valuation
for the assessment and taxation of
these corporate properties. But by some
mysterious Influence a provision has
been inserted In the new revenue bill
by which this basis of assessment and
taxation so far as It relates to tele-
P,,one' Olograph and express companies
would be discarded and the tangible
value of their real estate and chattel
property with one year's gross receipts
added would constitute the basis of
their assessment. The plan Is to put
the other public service corporations In
tne same class.
In other words. Instead of assessing
the franchlsed corporations named on
tne aggregate market value nt thai
bonds and stocks It Is proposed to as
sess tnem on the aggregate value of
their real estate and personal property
and let one year's gross receipts be
!uueu. " T""1! the vn,ue of thelr
"au"""""- BULU DasS W6 fran
? cur""u"ns 01 uraana "winded
,n the Veal list would be relieved
" , l'u) Iroffl w 10 ctDt
". , ure w pay
""i" vuun uecision.
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. """J. " " r'aTm to tax one
"-""" vi. iiuuiic umiiy corporations on
the gross receipts basis It would be nn
In. n n .1 .... . .
H""" "u umcaeuunuie to tax another
I of municipal franchise corporations
uu lue ,mnu "nn 8rocK va,ue wsla. Asa
M"""1 p0uence tne street railway
cmpany has employed all its Influence
1 a
to a?rded equal favor with the
I ivthef fnrnnnittniia vKlnh i
1 m viuin
l'aS"b that the combined franchlsed
I corporations of Omaha, which represent
lrom i-.wMXj to J15.000.000 of tax
ab,e ProPrty. are pooling Issues with
lDe railroad camel
A FAhit ALARM.
A few property owners in South
Omaha and a good many people who
own no properly and have no other In
terest lu South Omaha except political
rake-offs and Jobs have. rung the town
1h11 to sound an alarm over the awful
1
menace of annexation to Omaha. They
claim to have discovered in a proposed
constitutional amendment authorizing
the mei-Klug of city and county govern
ments, lu whole or In part, a deep-lalt
conspiracy on the part of Omaha to
swallow up South Omuha without wait
lug for Its aid or consent.
A close Inspection of the bill does not
bear out this conclusion. In the first
place, the proposed amendment Is not
automatic. It cannot be ratified before
1904 and no steps can be taken to put
It Into effect until after the legislature
of 1D03 mikes provision for a partial in
complete consolidation of county and
city governments, lu the next place,
I It will take a majority of the votes cast
in tne whole county to legalise any
merger of the duplicate machinery oi
city aud county government. By the
time thut stae la reached, one-half the
people who are now maklug a great
outcry will either have left South
Omaha altogether or will be pried loose
from their political grafts and there
fore entirely Indifferent
In the long run Omaha and South
Omaha are bound, to become one city
In name as they already are In fact.
Municipal consolidation Is the order of
the day. There will be a Greater
Omaha as there Is now a Greater New
York, a Greater Chicago, a Greater St.
Louis, a Greater Denver, a Greater
litis Angeles. Tl.e advent of Greater
Omaha may be put off a few years,
but It Is sure to come and all rational
leople will accept ' the trend of
Twentieth century progress.
If Councilman Karr Imagines he can
make the people believe that his action
on the open door ordinance was In
spired solely In the public Interest he
lamentably underrates the popular in
telligence. The iteople of Omaha know
as well as he knows thnt the open door
ordinance was gotten up by the man
ager of the electric lighting company to
prevent coinj)etltlon and frustrate the
only tangible proposition pending be
fore the council to give the people
cheaper power. In any event, neither
Councilman Karr nor Councilman Hns
call, who have done their level best to
block the submission of the power fran
chise ordinance to the people at the
coming election, can make satisfactory
explanation why they will not trust the
people of Omaha to decide for them
selves whether they want to grant this
franchise or not If they wont It they
surely ought to have the right to say
so if they do not want (,t no harm can
come from giving them a chance to vote
it down.
No man going Into a skilled trade ex
pects to earn as high wages in six
months as tile man who has worked In
the line for six years. The same rule
that requires apprentices in the trades
to start at the bottom and work up
should apply to appointments on fire
and police force. Let the probatlonar
les begin on a moderate salary with the
Incentive of increased pay following
steady and faithful service and the de
partments will gain materially in the
efficiency and capacity of the men.
That Bartley Investigating committee
can go to the bottom of the cigar box
mystery or It can be made a farce, as
the members are disposed to go at the
task In earnest with the Intention of
probing thoroughly or with Indifference
with the expectation of accomplishing
nothing. Armed with full authority to
compel the attendance of witnesses and
require answers to questions, It Is up
to the committee to shoulder the re
sponsibility. '' -
One condition of Senator Gorman's
cccptahce of the democratic caucus
chairmanship Is , said to be a promise
that the minority, senators would fol
low his leadership as a unit whenever a
definite policy whs adopted. If there
Is to be' a test of factional strength be
tween the Kansas1 lty platform demo
crats and the reorganizes. It may de
velop first In the democratic representa
tion in congress.
A political 'oracle announces that
several mayoralty boomlets are In cold
torage. "Perhaps that Is the real rea
son our municipal election was post
poned till warm weather.
Cruel aid Inoiaal Panlahment.
St Louis dlobe-Democrat
The senate saloon has been abolished.
Hereafter when a culprit Is brought before
the bar of the senate he will have to take
water.
Ha, Ha, Mr Proad Beauty."
Washington Post.
The managers of the St. Louis fair ar9
going to manage the board of lady man
agers problem by neglecting to provide
anything for them to manage.
Others Do the Worryloav
Detroit Free Press.
Rome is again greatly alarmed about the
condition of the pope. One reason why Leo
XIII Is alive at the age of 93 Is because
he has always let other people do the worry
ing aoout his health.
look Vp , Materially.
Indianapolis News.
Not only has the Island ot Guam bees
raised six Inches out of the sea since the
United States took possession of It, but
Its revuuues have increased from $4,500 to
$49,000. Truly our 'influence and adminis
tration are beneficent.
Hardens oa Young ghoalders.
San Francisco Call.
It has been observed that since Justice
Holmes, the son ot Oliver Wendell Holmes,
was elevated to the bench of the supreme
court ot the United States he has written
a larger proportion ot the opinions of the
court than any other member thereof. This
may be accepted as a compliment to his
literary ability or as an evidence that the
older members of the court are inclined to
saddle the bulk of the drudgery on the
shoulders of the younger members.
SALARIES ASD I'HOSFURITY.
Folly of Forcing; I'rlceti to the Break
tne Point.
Harper's Weekly.
A gentleman's gardener came to him one
day last month and desired audience. Said
he: "You use me wpII, sir; I have noth
ing to complain of; but the under gardener
bought a house two years ago, expecting
to be able to make Dayments on It. He did
make some payments, but subsistence coal,
meat, rent and the like has come to be so
dear that he has fallen behind and Is likely
to lose his house and all that he has paid
on it. I think, perhaps, sir, you would
think It well to give him some help." The
gentleman assented and agreed to increase
the under gardener's Day by a sum which
the gardener thought would be sufficient.
Then said he: "How does It go with your
self, James? Do you get along well?"
"Oh. I act along, sir. I have been able
until lately to put aside part of my wages,
I cannot do that lust now, but I am hop
ing for better tlmps." The obvious moral
of this true tale from real life Is that the
times are not equally good for all per
suns and that those whose incomes have
long been fixed are not embarrassed by the
riches which are advertised to be Inundat
lng the country. The better times which
the gardener hopes for are likely to come
by the automatic working of processes now
operstlve. The general rise la the cost of
labor and all products of labor must work
In time the restriction of all constructive
enterprise, until prices, declining to meet
a lessening demand, makes It feasible again
for a thrifty garden ,T who has a good Job
I to save something tut of his pay.
BITS OF WAS1I1X1TOX LIFR.
Mlanr Scenes and lrldet4s Sketched
oa the Spot.
People who struggle through the last
half of life with a surplus of flesh have
reason to rejoice over the hopeful pros
pects of relief. A well-rounded front of
the bay window order represents quite an
Investment. It Is also quite a load. The
problem is to handle It with becoming
gentleness and reduce its prominence with
out Inconvenience or pain to the owner.
That Is what this great, benevolent gov
ernment proposes to do. A division of the
agricultural department Is to wage war on
superabundant fat, along scientific lines, of
course, to tho end that men or women who
wobble under their burdens now may stand
erect and walk as nimbly as when the
bloom of youth flushed their cheeks. There
is every reason to believe that the ex
periment will be successful, for whatever
the government, says goes.
Of all American cities Washington Is per
haps the only one, except Boston, where
the guide Is a fixed Institution and guiding
a permanent profession. Sam Stracben Is
one of the most Interesting of this guild.
He Is a veteran and was a protege of Thad
Stevens, the leader of the house in the
stormy periods of the civil war and recon
structton days. Sam is not a guide to the
capltol, that is, the interior of the big
white edifice on the hill, but to the sights
and Interesting places about the city. The
other day he fell In with a prosperous. In
telligent appearing man, evidently a visiter
Sam guided him to and through the White
House, treasury, monument, bureau of en
graving and printing, Smithsonian, National
museum, general postofflce, government
printing office, the capltol and library. Then
he guided the visited to a beer saloon,
where he partook of copious libations at
the visitor's expense. The visitor shook
Sam warmly by the band and said:
'My dear sir, I am much obliged to you
for your kindness In showing me about this
beautiful city. I am the publisher of the
Dash magazine, a most Interesting monthly
publication, and to show that I appreciate
your kindness I want you to give me your
name and address and I will send you my
magazine for a whole year, twelve copies,
one a month, free of charge, sir, tree of
charge, sir."
"That's all right," exclaimed Sam, taking
a fresh grip on the vlsltors's hand; "that's
all right. I don't think I could eat mora
than one magazine a month, not more than
one, sir. Ip the meantime, a dollar will
help me 'O sustain life until the first maga
zine comes along, a dollar sir." Sam got
the dollar, but not the magazine.
Senator Pettus of Alabama, who Is 82
years old, and who always wears a long.
black broadcloth frock ooat of ante-bellum
cut and a pair of baggy trousers, appeared
in the senate in a Jaunty new suit the
other day.
The senate was astounded. Senator Pet
tus failed to see why there was any con'
sternatlon, and rebuked Senator Depew se
vemy for intimating he was becoming a
dude.
Fact Is," said Senator Pettus, "I have
just been re-elected, and I consider it my
privilege to get a new suit of clothes. I'll
get another when I am re-elected again
In 19C9."
A western senator had an old friend for
a visitor, relates the New York World
correspondent. He went to another west
ern senator and said: "Jim So-and-So Is
here from my town. I want you to go to
dinner with us."
'All right," said the second senator. "I
know where there is a nice, quiet place
where we can get some food and drink
that are out ot the ordinary." .
They went to the place and had the food
and drink. Next day the senator who had
the friend visiting him said to the other
senator: "Look here, I don't mind glv
lng a tip to a waiter, but I want to give It
myself and not have It taken bodily."
"What do you mean?" asked the sen
ator who had picked out the restaurant.
"Why, that dinner check last night was
$17.80 and T gave the proprietor a $30 bill.
He gave me no change."
'Jumping Jehoshaphat!" roared the
other. "Did you pay that bill? Why,
sneaked out and paid - It myself so you
wouldn't get a chance."
"Let's go and interview that proprietor.'
they said together. Just as they were
starting the friend who had been enter
talned came along. "Where are you go.
lng?" he asked.
The senators explained. "Holy Moses!'
said the friend. "The waiter showed that
check for $17.80 to me Just as we were go
lng out and I thought you had overlooked
It and paid It myself,"
"What has the capltol got that you will
never have?" asked Congressman Fletcher
of Minnesota of Congressman Tawney.
"Give It up," said Tawney.
"Two white wings," said Fletcher.
"Pretty fair, pretty fair," admitted Taw
ney. "But what has tne capitoi got, mat
you give to applicants for office?"
"It's too many for me, replied the other
Minnesota man.
"A marble stair."
At this point quits were called.
"I want to see Senator Quay," said a
man from Arizona, who wore a sombrero,
to a senate doorkeeper.
"The senator Is very busy now," began
the doorkeeper, "and I don't know whether
he will come out and talk to you or not."
"I don't want to talk to him," protested
the Arizona man. "I want to gase on them
noble features of the man who's bin fight In'
for statehood for us."
They led him to the gallery, pointed out
Quay, and let the man from Arizona gase
his fill.
Senator Dolllver has a soldier constituent
who saw service In the Spanish war and
wants a pension therefor. His application
Is unique. When the senator went over
his morning mall recently he found an
envelope containing an X-ray photograph
of this constituent's bead. It showed as
distinctly as though it had been marked
with black ink the presence of a Mauser
bullet in the skull just above the ear. On
the back of the picture was written the
name of the soldier, who received the
wound In the Philippines and who now
lives In Sioux City, and a brief Inscription
that the picture told the story of his claims
for a pension.
Why Klectrle Ltaht la Costly.
Philadelphia Ledger.
While the electric motor Is rapidly re
placing all other methods of power trans
mission and distribution, due to Its greater
economy, electric power when used as a
source of light Is still at a disadvantage
regarding economy, says Charles P. Btsin
metx in the Electrical World and Engi
neer. That is, as a rule electrlo power Is
more expensive than gas or kerosene,
and the extensive use ot electrlo light Is
due rather to Its greater convenience, re
liability and cleanliness than to Its econ
omy. This follows from the fact that the
efficiency of producing light from electrlo
power is extremely low, below 10 per cent
in the most efficient carbon arc lamp, and
something like I per cent In the Incan
descent lamp and the Nernst lamp. It is
obvious, then, that If the efficiency of
light production could be raised to figures
even half as high as that of power pro
duction, the electric light would sweef.
every other illumlnant out of existent; by
Its greater economy.
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THAT BARTI.F.T CIOAR BOX
Holdrese Citizen: The bill to free the
Bartley bondsmen will not strike a very
responsive chord among the thousands ot
people who have become disgusted and ex
asperated by the arrogant nerve displayed
by Bartley and his friends.
TUden Citizen: The passsgn of the Mil
Introduced into the state legislature for
lifting that cigar box lid" would be heart
ily endorsed by the whole state of Nebraska
barring a few politicians. The people have
a right to know what was concealed In that
famous receptacle, but, unless the guilty
parties In the Bartley steal get to quarrel-
lng among themselves, the chances are fa
vorable for the whole matter to remain
shrouded In mystery until the day of Judg
ment. Springfield Monitor: If the Inqnisltlve
ness ot some ot our legislators Is gratified
In reference to the Bartley cigar box mys
tery, which a resolution wants Investigated,
It may be the means of restoring to the
state some of Its lost coin. The trsolu
tlon also wants ex-Treasurer Meservo's
dealing with the state's cash looked Into.
However, It Is pretty safe to say that with
all their attempts at Investigation and ef
forts to recover anything from the de
faulters, the s'ate will never add an
other dollar to the treasury from these
sources.
Wlnslde Tribune: It begins to dawn on
the minds of the common every-day people
of Nebraska that the legislature might have
made a good start towards providing a rev
enue for the state If, on assembling, they
had brought one Ezra P. Savage before
them and forced him to open up the mys
terious cigar box which Is supposed to con
tain the secrets of Bartley's defalcation.
N. B. To avoid misunderstandings, we will
explain that the above was not inspired by
any editorial In the World-Herald.
Randolph Times: Representative Knox
proposes to take a peep Into the Bartley
"cigar box." The.-e are others who would
like to know the secrets beneath the lid
of that same box.
North Platte Tribune: A resolution was
Introduced into the house by Knox of Buf
falo county providing for an Investiga
tion of the official conduct of J. S. Bartley
and J. B. Meserve during their incum
bency of the office of state treasurer. The
resolution provides for a committee of Ave
to conduct the investigation. This, we
believe. Is a step in the right direction.
The facts In the Bartley defalcation, which
has ever been surrounded by mystery,
should be brought forth, If such is pos
sible, no matter upon whom odium will be
cast. The committee should also fully in
vestigate the charge against ex-Treasurer
Meserve regarding his retention of Inter
est collected upon money belonging to the
state.
Bfoomlngton Advocate: A Joint resolu
tion has been Introduced In the legislature
asking for the dismission ot the suit against
the bondsmen of the defaulting state treas
urer. The bondsmen agree to pay the
costs If the suit la dismissed. If the state
have a good judgment against these bonds
men, we fall to see why they should drop
It at this stage of the game. The bond was
given to protect the state against Just this
kind of a loss and the bondsmen took this
risk when they signed the bond, and there
Is no good reason why they should be re
leased. It may make a hardship upon them,
but that Is always the case with those who
have to make good the losses of principals
who are dishonest in the official capacity.
Grand Island Independent: The house at
Lincoln has adopted a report of a com
mittee ordering an Investigation of the
"mooted" Bartley cigar box, and a com
mittee has been appointed by the house, ot
which, by the way. Representative Ferrar
of this county is a member. The people
of the state would Ilka to have a thorough
Investigation. After all they would
really . like to know where the
money went to, even If they cannot re
cover it, and In the meantime good business
sense would dictate keeping a firm grip
on the bond tor what It may ba worth.
It's an unpleasant subject, particularly so,
perhaps, tor republicans, but the matter
ought not to be dropped until the bottom
has been reached.
CAPITALIZING ROMANCE.
American Syndicate Corners tho Sal.
phar Crop In a Mexican Volcano.
New York Times.
That a Mexican general has been able
at just this time to sell a volcano for $5,
000,000 to an American syndicate Is a fact
if It be a fact that seems to necessitate
an immediate revision of the accepted no
tions In regard both to Mexican generals
and to American syndicates, so much prac
tical ability on the part of the former and
so little business caution on the part of
the latter does the transaction Indicate. It
may very well be that there to more than
$5,000,000 worth ot sulphur In the crater of
Popocatapetl, but, with the mountains ot
Mexico in their present restless condition,
the chance that the sulphur will go out in
flames appears to be much, greater than
the chance that It will go out In bags or
barrels. And a volcano In active eruption
is decidedly more Interesting than profit
able, while the Interest is not of the sort
usually expressed In percentages. It may
be, however, that tne syndicate knows
what It Is about as well as the general
does, and certainly the namo "Popocata
petl" would look extremely well on cer
tificates for common and preferred stock.
Around It, for everybody, cluster the mem
ories ot .childhood, the word being one of
the few products of early geographical study
that cannot be forgotten while life en
dures. Who would not like to own a full
paid, nonassessable share In Popocatapetl,
even if the sulphur did all blow out Into
the scenery?
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'Take Ayer's SarsaparilU." We say it.
and the doctors say It,
doctor about It. He
formula. He can tell you Just how
It lifts up the depressed, gives cour
age to the despondent, brings rest to
the overworked.
If your liver Is sluggish, bowels
constipated, tongue coated, better
take one of Ayer's Pills at bedtime.
These pills greatly aid the Sarsapa
rilla, and cure all liver troubles. Two
nranrl family fnHtln lTb
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TJLili OLDEST, SAFEST.
PF.RSO M, HOTFS.
Governor Dole's mressge to the legislature
of Hawaii Is In one rrsnrrt eharacterlstlo
of the author. It Is doleful In the ex
treme. The special srselon of tho srnnte cannot
Inst more than three weeks. President
Roosevelt Is due to start on a hunting trip
on March 20.
Andrew Carnegie said long ago that it
was a disgrace to die rlih. President
Eliot of Harvard now says It Is a mis
fortune to be born rich.
Of the 17,500 bills Introduced In the last
session of congress something over 2,000
were passed, but a large proportion ot
these were private pension bills.
A Kansas City telephone girl got a vor
dlct of $11,500 against her employer, r.nd
the way the company la "talking now"
ought not to be hea.d even by a phono
graph. Mr. Davis, the American, who has ex
pended ccnsldrrable sums In exploring
work near Thebes, Egypt, has found a
splendid chariot in the tomb ot King
Thothmes.
Zola was generally believed to be worth
about $300,000 In cash when he died, but It
now seems that he was almost dependent
upon his' royalties. Mme. Zola has sold
nearly all his property and from Invest
ment of the proceeds will have an Income
ot about $2,500 a year. Friends of the de
ceased writer are at a loss to understand
what he did with his money.
Take out an insurance policy against
death or expense from appendicitis, you
who are nervously in dread of It, and then
go ahead and eat grapes and all the other
things you deny yourselves now because
ot fear that they may bring on the malady.
It Is the very latest wrinkle in the. Insur
ance line, and you may as well bo among
the first to get Into a position to receive
benefits from Its establishment It benefits
there .can be.
POINTED REFLECTIONS.
"What a mistake It Is to Judge men by
their clothes. '
"I know It. There Is a self-made mil
lionaire In this town who dresses Just as
well and with as much taste as any of th
clerka In his establishment." Chicago Record-Herald.
"The longer I live," sighed the sajte. "and
the more I learn, the more (Irmly am I
convinced that 1 know absolutely noth
ing!" "I could have told you that twenty-five
years ago," said his wife, "tjut I knew It
would be of no use." Chicago Tribune.
The Old Inhabitant Yes. it has been a
putty healthy place, but the doctors Is be
glnnln to recommend It as a health resort
Stranger That won't hurt It. will It?
The Old Inhabitant Well, I dunno. With
sick folks eomln' here there's no tellin'
what we might ketch. Brooklyn Life.
Samson had Just pulled the temple down
on himself.
"You see," he gasped, "It will do away
With the spring house cleaning."
Realizing too late what a great man he
was, the people made haste to Uo him rev
erence. New York Tribune.
Mrs. Jones Why don't you lay up your
money for a rainy day, Patrick?
Patrick (the hostler) Shore, 'twould be
no use, mum, for Ol couldn't Hphend It
thin. Ol'm always laid up mesilf on a rainy
day wld th' rheumatism. Judge.
"I'm opposed to these here White Caps,"
said the strong minded woman of Blllvllle.
"You air?"
"Yes, I air! I've been a-whlppln' of my
husband for ten year come Christmas
an' lat night they called on him an test
took the Job right out o' my hands." At
lanta Constitution,
"It must be a great satisfaction to have
such a palatial apartment," said the old
time friend.
"It la," answered Mr. Cumrox; "It's a
heap of comfort to have a house big enough
to wander away and get lost In when
mother and the gals are giving a muncale
or a reception."- Washington Btar.
Ills Proposal.
He didn't fall upon his knees.
When his love he went to proffer,
But stood erect with manly ease
And made a standing offer.
Philadelphia Ledger.
BRYAN VERSUS HILL.
James Barton Adams In Denver Post.
Ol there's sure to be a ruction In the party.
There'll be trouble In tho democratlo
ranks.
And the language will bo peppery and
tarty
When the leadens open up their talky
tanks;
There'll be somethln' doln" jes' as sure as
ahootln'.
You can bet your last slmoleon there
will.
When the oratorio trumpets get to tootln
In the windy scrap of Bryan vs. 11111.
We will hear the goldbug corporation
thunder
As it rips across the troubled campaign
skies!
It will rend the party atmosphere asunder
Shooting vivid vocal lightning as it flies 1
We will hear the silver guns of Billy's tac
tion Boar defiance In responses sharp and
shrill
When the wild belligerents get Into action
In the coming fight of Bryan vs. Hill.
We will hear the Wolfert rooster shrilly
crowing
And the young Nebraska lion's angry
roars
When they get their hot-blaat furnaces to
blowing
Tearing scabs from off each other's party
so pes!
And there'll be no tender cream-and-sugar
carni
From the wlelders of the editorial quill
They will flood the land with red ink by
the barrel
In the party scrap of Bryan vs. H11L
When the blood and thunder conflict has
been ended.
When the smoke of battle all has cleared
away,
When the ammunition all has been ex-
rnded
the hostile chiefs sit panting from
the fray.
They will find that all their efforts cams
to naught, for
The g. o. p. with one united will
Will have swiped the presidential plum
they fought for
In the Jamboree of Bryan vs. Hill.
too. Ask your own
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