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Score ons for the Wabash strikers.'
We trust the weather man is not in
dulging In merely an April fool Joke.
The legislative homestretch la a good
place to put the brakes on the law
making -machine.
A few mere transformations and that
telephone bill will meet the approval of
the telephone people themselves.
The lawmakers serving in the lower
bouse of Nebraska's legislature vote ap
propriations s Just as If the people's
money were 'free and unlimited.
, President Roosevelt . has begun his
' westward travel.' He will ' flnc that
the heart of the nation is not far from
the heart of the nation's territorial do
main. , .
Nebraska will not abolish the death
senaltv. at least for the present So
far as Nebraska's experience goes, no
Jury has ever brought In a verdict for
capital punishment that was not richly
deserved.
Colonel Bryan is still Issuing a weekly
call to arms, urging upon his followers
.the necessity of organizing to combat
the reorganlzers. If the ammunition
runs short, Tillman might furnish
few pitchforks.
Omaha will welcome all the new ho
tels that may come its way, but what it
really needs Is a fireproof hotel of the
very first rank that will put It on a
plane with the traveling public with
Kansas City, Denver and Minneapolis.
No arguments seem to have any avail
against the pur food bills so far as
the members of the legislature are con
cerned. : VDut ia it any wonder after
they have been eating for three months
at Lincoln boarding houses and hotels?
A Chicago alderman was held , up as
the victim of , a dujilght robbery, the
other day and' relieved of $300 in cur
reney along with ; Jewelry and , other
valuables If that r were, an 4 Omaha
alderman be would, have to tell where
he got It or get no sympathy. ....
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Omaha would' go forward by strides
and Jumps If It had cheap power as the
foundation for mills and factories. But
It will never get cheap power as long a
the local electric light and power mo
nopoly has Its way and finds its Interest
In keeping prices up. to the highest
botch.
Why, then, did not the electric light
Ing company enjoin the enactment o
the first power franchise ordinance
which was passed by the council but
vetoed by the mayor and which its rep
resentatlves insisted would accomplish
the same result as the original ordinance
now buug up in the "ourts?
If there Is any crookedness in any of
the executive departments 'at Washing
ton, we may. be sure that no one
plicated In it will remain long in oifl
clal position after the facts have been
brought to President Roosevelt's atten
tlon. Under his administration
amount of political pull will serve to
protect wrongdoers Who have been
found out
Down In Missouri a grand Jury Inquisi
tion Is now In progress to Investigate the
operations of the boodle lobby that per-
, moated the late Missouri leglhlatur.
s Had the Mlasouri grand Jury been called
i before the legislature conveued nud Iteen
! kept In motion during tho session the
boodllng lobbyists would not have been
In evidence so much. Tberj la little to
t bs gained by locking the barn after the
li 1 bora IS axouik.
JSi D8JT8 or mutkctioh.
It la very plainly indicated that the I
prominent lrw tn thfc text pi''drvtlal
carattfilxn is to the tariff. .x$jn 1
who me w'k1cii the reorganization .ori
the democratic pirtv are plndr-jr tills lis
question at the front nud urging that
tle democracy must make It the para-
nmimt Ihriio in next voar's contest. They
ar flndln some .ncouranmcut to do
this from certain reoubllcans.
It la not untimely, therefore, on the
part of republican leaders to dlsctiaa the
tariff and to defend the policy of pro-
tectlon. The speech of Secretary Shaw
at Teorla will attract general attention
as undoubtedly reflecting the position of
the administration. It was in nnauall-
fled defense of protection that will com-
mend Itself to the' endorsement of all
who are familiar with the results of
that ik1Ict In buildlnir ud the Industries
of the nation. In extending our forelcn
commerce. In creating a home market
for our agriculture and In improving the
conditions of American labor.
The secretary of the treasury ad-
dressed some very pertinent questions
to those who are urging the abandon-
ment of nrotectlonouestlons which
than nrlll flnt It Ifflnnle i ncn
to their own satisfaction. Opening the
door to unrestricted foreign comDetl-
tlon, the secretary pointed out, would tr selecting the election officers eitncr
not be promotive of domestic competl- from names not furnished by the com
tlon.; He thought American enterprise m It tees or by arbitrarily choosing all or
would be aulte as llkelt to build a fac-
tory and compete in the American mar-
ket under "protection at free trade. As a
matter of fact competition is now ac-
tlvc CaDital being invested In new
enrerDrises. It is not at all orobable I
that this would be the case were there
free trade. " Under exisUng conditions
there Is no induatrv. no class of men.
no Interest that Is not more prosperous.
more thriving, more hopeful and more
sure of success than ever befoft In the
history of our countrT." The democratic
poller would result In crushing all Inde.
pendent Industries, rendering- capital
non-productlTe and depriving a vast
amount of labor of employment
A wise measure of control Is prefer-
abte to, any measure of destruction,"
said Secretary 8 haw. . and we think this
Is the very general view, j f Admitting
that modifications of some of the
schedules of the tariff; may be desirable
and expedient It Is' not to bo. doubted
that a very large majority of the Ameri
can people are still In favor of main
taining' .the principle of protection',' as
they showed themselves" to-be Ui; the
last two national campaigns. Certainly
the workingmen employed In the Indus
tries "must with practical unanimity
favor the policy which means for them
Steady mtlnrmnt .nA I
ar w - 7 " w Bjwu VI usCO I
while every producer who finds here his
most profitable market should support
the principle that created and maintains ,
that market Moreover, when nearly
all . other industrial -countries' are
strengthening their protective t policy
Why-should the United States depart,
rrom a course that has been so magnifi
cently justified by results? Having ex
perimented, at great cost, with-the
democratic idea of a tariff,, there should
not bo many of our people willing to
give it another trial.'
The temporary injunction granted by
Judge Adams Of the federal district
court at St. Louis, restraining officers of
the organized employes of the Wabash
railroad from ordering a strike, has been
aissotveo, me court nnaing mat tne ane-
gatlons In the complaint of the railroad
company were not sustained by the evl-
dence. The case has attracted a great
deal of attention and been quite widely
referred to as a more than ordinary ob-
Jectlonable example of the granting of
injunctions against workingmen. From
tue nature or tne complaint there was
ample authority for the court making the
temporary restraining order, but the
showing that there was no real ground
for tne complaint, that in fact it was
largely made up of misrepresentation,
suggests the question whether greater
care should not be taken by the courts
before making such orders. In this In-
stance there was clearly an injustice
done to the officers of the organizations
affected by the Injunction, although the
ultimate effect will doubtless not be
harmful.
The decision of Judge Adams Is In ef-
feet an aralgnment of the Wabash offl-
clals, most of the statements of whom
were found to be wholly unwarranted.
Tals will certainly have the effect to
place the sympathy of the public perity, while King Edward will circle
strongly on the side of the men, should around the continental capitals of Eu
they now decide to strike It Is thought rope, visiting with their monarchs. It
probable, however, that a peaceable ad -
Justment of the mutters In issue may be
effected and every reasonable effort
should be made to bring this about. "As
another object lesson In Injunctions the
Wabash case Is Interesting and instruc-
tjve.
thk PRtsiDcrs rota
President Roosevelt has started on his
western tour and everywhere through'
out the extended trip his coming will be
awaited with great popular Interest The
tour will be educational both for the
president and the people with whom he
will come in contact. According to those
who may be assumed to speak with au -
thorlty, Mr. Roosevelt expects to test
publlc sentiment on several important
questions and the popular will, as re
vealed to him, will probably tie reflected
In his recommendations of legislation. reference to the saloons Is in strict con
There is no doubt that it Is well for formlty with bis previous conduct
the chief executive of the republic to as whenever Invested with official author
frequently as possible get close to the T- When he was mayor he uaed to
jieople and learn from association with talk Dut "my" street commissioner,
them their feelings nud sentiments. Not
a little of the wisdom and success of Mr.
Mi-Kluley's policies are attributed to Lis
frequent tours and his meeting and
talking with men of affairs.. It Las been
remarked that somv of Ms 'policies were
never ful'y defined nor annouueed unt'l
lie Jiatl "put hln ear to the ground" and
heard from the people. Mr. Roosevelt
has not less faith la ths people, or less
concern to know their sentiments, than
his predecessor, and that he will profit
lor personal contact with them be un
doXibtedly bellevs. That the tour of
tne president win iie.it wumr otbuod
assured and the hoif will be gpnerftl
that nothing may bapfn to mar It en-
Jojiuent
PACKED PHIHART BOARDS.
The primary election law of Nebraska
expressly requires governing conrnm-
teea so to apportion the election officers
to give opposing candidates as nearly
possible equal representation on each
board. The manifest object of the law
to Insure fair play for all candidates
nd factions at the ballot Dox. in otner
words, the plain Intent of the law Is to
protect primary elections the same as
general elections from partisan or fac-
tlonal manipulation
For the regular election, the Judges
and clerks are appointed by the clerk
ot the district cou.t from a list of nnmes
submitted by the committees or tne va-
rloua political parties and the clerk is
duty bound to make his selection
from those lists without partiality or
partisan bias. It would be a palpable
violation of the spirit and letter
ot the law for him to ignore the
demands of the party committees
mo8t of the officer, rrom tne net rur
nlshd bT th committee of his own
P". an(1 wuld duhtiess can down
uPn hlm an ordPr from the court or
"bject him to prosecution or impeach-
ment-
The coure Pursued by Chairman Her
rin the republican city committee
In making up tne list or judges ana
c-,er" Ior lne coming repuoi.can. cuy
P"mary is just as mwiess as wouiu oe
the Miction of the regular election
board8 1,7 District Court- Clerk Broad
wcl1 exclusively from lists furnished by
democratic committee. Under the
,aw 14 WM the iutJ ot the republican
city committee to give the candidates
representing each of the two contend
ing factions at least one Judge on each
board. To do otherwise, as It has done
In every case, Is a flagrant violation of
the letter and spirit of the law and can
have but one result If these Judges
carry out the program of disfranchise
ment marked out for them bj the lead
ers of the corporation ' faction. , In
politics as In business, fraud vitiates all
compacts. Nominations procured "by
bribery, by ballot box staffing, by re
peating or by disfranchisement of legal
voters defeat themselves because they
ha:lna. "d,.n effect Upon. the rank
a nle "I ule P"
Packed election boards are as odious
as packed Juries, and the beneficiaries
of their lawless action only Invite upon
themselves the natural consequences of
political outlawry. What the repub
licans of Omaha have a right to ask and
expect of the'lty' committee Is compli
ance w1th"the law. The 'republican
party stands for a free ballot and an
honest count The coming primary elec
tion should register the untrammelled
will of a majority of the party. It Is
the plain duty of the committee to re
trace its steps and live up to the law.
I I The nrlmarv law in exrtresa Tirorrts r.
flulreg the DrlulBrT iPCtion offlppr, Tn
v nnnnrtlnnert emono. tho vnri,.
can31dates and factions so that they
BnaU .,. n-y. DresentatIon as nearly
eqUa, a mny be put mandate
lnto Dractlcal ooeratlon the candidates
have the Plfrht to BUggw,t nnme8 for np.
polntment on the election boards and
the committee can fill these places only
where the camudates fail to demand
representation. The "antl-maehinc" ma
Chine, however, has shown Its disregard
for tlle law by giving the opposing fac-
tion lust three places out of twenty
geven and depriving it of representation
altogether on six of the nine election
boards. Imagine If you can the bowl
that would have been emitted by the
"antls" had the old machine played the
game with such a high hand as this,
The difference between the United
States and the countries of Europe la
well illustrated by the difference be
tween President Roosevelt's recreation
tour and King Edward's royal Jaunt.
President Roosevelt will make a cross
country Journey to keep In touch with
his own people, at the same time glv-
Ing an account of what has been ae
I compllshed under his administration for
the advancement of the nation's pros
1 is the difference between a responsible
executive and ornamental royalty
When the republican committee three
y ago formulated and adopted rules
for tne government of primary elections
In pursuance of the new primary law, It
was denounced as an exhibition of ma
chine politics against which the rank
and file should rebel The "anti-machine"
machine has Just adopted a set
of rules that are substantially a ver-
I batlin copy of the rules of the old ma
chine. Could any better testimony be
given of the absolute fairness of the
committee organization that fitted the
1 machinery of the republican party to
I the requirements of the primary elec-
I tlon law In Its original form?
Broatch'a imperious procedure with
"mJ" engineer, "my" policemen, Just as
now he arises orders to "my" saloons.
, Toaalaa; lluaqift So Sailors.
Boston Globe.
Admiral ' Dewey pays the mea of the
American navy a resplendent compliment.
"If every officer on a Vnlted States war
ship should bs killed la action," hs says,
"the enlisted men the men behind ths
guns could Sght the ship to victory. I
know oar Btsa, and I kae taat stateme:
la absolutely true. It la not trtie ot any
ether navy." Now listen for the mighty
chorus: "Ton do us proud, sir!"
Ay Raeweat Better Tsaa Hoae.
. Chicago Chronicle.
From his explanation to the president w
learn that Admlial Deweys theory Is that
it he Is foolish enough to talk Indiscreetly
to an Interviewer the interviewer ought to
be wis enough not to report what he says.
UwMikrri Hadely eked.
Washington Post.
A Missouri newspaper correspondent had
a thousand dollar bill changed at Jefferson
City the other day and the entire member
ship of the legislature cam near having
heart disease. They had no Idea there
was anything to be mads by working the
other side of the street.
ProaaUee that Hava Palled.
Kansas City Journal.
The statement that radium will supply
continuous heat without loss In quantity
or energy recalls the promises made a year
or so ago for liquid air. That frigid sub
stance was to Increase Iteelf to any desired
extent without the use of any other agency
and was to accomplish untold wonders for
mankind. Mankind Is still waiting.
It Carried to Sea.
St Paul Pioneer Press.
It is estimated that from the entire
drainage basin of the Mississippi there is
annually washed away, and carried down
the river In a body of soil ons foot thick
sufficient to cover an area of MB square
miles. This Is without any reference to
the sand, clsy and gravel washed from
the bluffs. It is suggested that If farmers
would everywhere apply themselves to
damning the gullies and drains on their
farms, by Inexpensive methods, this ab
straction of valuable materials from their
fields might be greatly diminished.
What's the Score t
Portland Oregontan.
Pictures of stalwart young men In baggy
trousers and other foot ball toggery will
now, for a term of months, give place on
the sporting page of the dally papers to
those of stalwart young men In bass ball
costume In pose calculated to set off their
fine points In their profession. Glancing
at these pictures ons can Imagine the
eagerness with which fathers In various
parts of the country will hurry to the near
est telegraph office, each exultantly "hit
ting the wire," after the manner of Cor-'
bett pers at the close- of a certain piizs
fight, with the words: "Go on, my son;
your mother and I are proud of you."
Alt U5RIXY SCIIOOLBOT.
Heary Watteraoa Admtafarm
Troaarlas the Pralrl Waif.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
.Mr. Bryan, ws fear, will never get over
1896. More's the pity, because If he could
there might ultimately be the making of a
great man in him. It Is a sad thing to see
a talented young fellow of three and forty
already soured and embittered, though In
Mr. Bryan's case there Is no reason why he
should be. ... -
The presidential orbit Into which, taking
him by the nape of, the neck and the seat of
the breeches, ; the .fairy godmother flung
him heels over head In 1899 found him
Obscure and poor, and It has left him rich
and famous. Of all men he could afford to
bide his time. Of, all men he oould. with
honor to himself rand profit to his party.
take a phllosophla and cheerful . view of
life; recogntilng hia mistakes, revising and
correcting his errors; quitting the driver's
seat from which,. be lashed the steeds so
furiously and took the ditch so disastrously.
to put his sbofidi-;i,ib wheel of the old
carry-all and to "get her out of the slough
of populism and socialism and free silver
republicanism. Ail dating back to 1896!
Instead Of doing1 this he Is acting the part
of an unruly schoolboy. Nay, he threatens
to become Irreconcilable. Having sworn
the horss to be sixteen feet high, he pro
poses to stand by It and die by It. It has
been clearly proved that the horss is not
sixteen feet high. There are those who
deny that there is any horse at all. Tet
there stands Mr. Bryan, scowling uoon
every democrat who wins a victory, as if
victory were a crime, and demooracy and
defeat were merely synonymous terms. The
Chicago platform, exclaims Mr. Bryan; the
Kansas City platform, exclaims Mr. Bryan:
come one, come all. This rock shall fly
from its firm base as soon as I.
In this Mr. Bryan recalls John Wilkes'
epigram of Thurlow, whose very physiog
nomy proved him a hypocrite, sine nobody
could be as wise as be looked to be. We
do not mean to say that Mr. Bryan Is a
hypocrite, but It Is clearly Impossible for
anybody to be as honest as he claims to be.
TO STOP THE PASS EVIL.
Mlssoarl Moves to Larallie Railroad
Passes for Stato Officials.
Kansas City Star. '
Ths proposed constitutional amendment
to require the railroad companies to fur
nish free transportation to certain state
and county officials, including members ot
the general assembly, may be commended
aa at least the lesser of two evils. While
It would be better that no distinction
should be made between public officers and
private citizens In the. matter of paying
fare on railroads, the experience of a good
many years has proved that passes will be
sought and accepted by the great majority
of those in official place. Obviously it is
preferable that the stats should be plsced
under Indebtedness to the railroads openly
and above board than that the represent
tlves who maks and administer its laws
should be bound to their service by a secret
fear.
It is not a very gratifying commentary
on human nature that the present provision
of the constitution forbidding the accep
tance of railroad passes should have sup
plied the very strength to ths corporation
lobby which It was Intended to destroy. A
railroad pass Is the, most insidious of bribes.
Very few of ths legislatora can resist its
temptations. It seems such a little thing
to take It when nearly everyone else has
done so. To hardened boodlers It amounts
to little, but to the man with chin whis
kers from ths hills who has never had a
chance to boodle It la ths beginning of
mischief.
In the attic of ths hlstorto McCsrty
house at Jefferson City there used to be sn
old trunk filled with letters requesting
passes snd signed by new members of the
legislature. At least that was ths story,
for Colonel Phelps has made the McOarty
house his headquarters for years, and It
has been his invariable practice to require
a signed request for the Issuance of a first
pasa. After that' they cams easier. That
one fated letter was all that Mr. Phelps
wsnted. There was evidence tn black and
whits that ths billy-goat statesman had
violated the constitution and subjected
himself to a Jail sentence. Ths crime of
being found out Is alwsys ths most heinous
la the mind ot ths Pharisaical mossback,
and to avoid it hs is ready with his si
leglanco to ths lobby boss.
The extent to which the pass bribery is
carried on waa shown wbea Mr. Oliver,
the author ot the proposed amendment,
read a statement that 100 of the 141 'mem
bers of the house . '.bad passes in their
pockets, snd no attempt was made to deny
It. In the senste ths percentage would be
even greater, and among the state executive
officers bo is a rare bird who does not ac
cept similar favors 'for himself or mem
bers ot his family, la view of thess con
ditions ths eopls would better remove ths
source of temptation.
ItOFHD ABOt'T HEW YORK.
Rlpplee the Carreat af Lite la the
Metropolis.
There died in New Tork the other day a
man who bad run through a fortune of $250,
000 bequeathed to him by his fat nor only
a few years sgo. Never mind his name.
He was only a type. The only distinction
he ever achieved was that of being Judicially
adjudged a high roller. In a derision af
fecting htm the court said: "The defendant
In this case Is reckless and proflgate, going
from bad to worse, so that he was pleased
upon the witness stand to acknowledge him
self a high roller, a term which means a
sporty man who rolls round during the
night, an overgeoerous man, a spendthrift
and a giver of entertainments to friends In
which sobriety plays but a small part."
And this decision now stands in some ot
the dictionaries of slang as the proper defi
nition of a high roller.
A. J. Caseatt, president of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company, was examined yes
terday before the commission to which ths
tunnel and terminal plans of his corpora
tion are to be submitted, reports the Brook
lyn Eagle. Mr. Cassatt offered some new
facts that ars Interesting, if not new. He
said that the proposition to tunnel ths
North and East rivers was largely his own.
He said that the terminal to be erected In
Manhattan would be the biggest railroad
station in the world, with accommodations
for the handling of 200,000 passengers a day,
or about 70,000,000 or 80,000 000 a year; that
anywhere from sixty to ninety trains would
enter and leave It hourly; that the tunnels
would be lighted and trains moved through
them by electricity, and that they would
not be used for the transportation of freight.
These last statements will help to dispel
the fears of those who are apprehensive
of tunnels on general principles. The use
of electricity for lighting and purposes of
locomotion will keep the sir In the tunnels
clear and pure and will reduce the danger
of accidents to a minimum by making the
obscuring of signals practically Impossible.
fTeignt trains win not be sent through the
tunnels, for the reason that the freight
can be more easily and cheaply handled b
a system of floats from Greenville In New
Jersey to Bay Ridge.
An extremely Interesting description Is
published In the Sun of a citadel which
one of New York's eminent gambler barons
Is erecting. It is situated In Forty-sixth
street. Just off Fifth avenue, and is to be
as nearly Impregnable as steel and oak can
make It. All the windows are to have
screen Iron gates behind their colored
glass, built into the casings and capable of
being drawn at a moment's notice, or at the
sound of a "tip." Massive oak and steel
bound doors will guard the entrance, which
"would try the strength of a battering
ram." All the rear windows will bo pro
tected with iron bars, a heavy Iron gate
will guard the area entrance to the base
ment, and the door within the gate will bs
heavily buttressed and forttaed. The en
trance from the roof will be guarded by a
heavy iron door. Finally, the heavy doors
at the' main entrance have the usual peep
hole, with sliding panel, through which tne
usual colored person csn keep a sharp eye
upon the approach and sound the warning
for drawing all the ateel gatea at doors and
windows.
Within ths fortress there will be luxury
and artlstlo elegance without regard to ex
pense. There will bs a $30,000 marble stair
case, a great room, occupying the entire
parlor floor, with a celling "one blase of
gold leaf worked tn fantastic designs,"
with walls la white and gold, with marble
pillars, with costly works of art hanging
from wall and column, and with furniture
which la refined beauty will rival the Chlp
peodal Collection In ths chaste 'bome" ot
ths art collecting CanCeld. " Incidentally,
there will be elegant gambling "parapher
nalia of all kinds scattered through the
rooms.
New Tork Importers say that snails, ss
an article of diet, are growing popular in
that city. Owing to the Increased demand
caterera who have been In tho habit of Im
porting 25,000 snails every week from
France and Italy are now ordering tbera in
larger quantities. In addition to the regu
lar small sellers there are at least half a
dozen families in the old French quarter
of New Tork who cultivate the mollusk
for their own tables. They catrr also to
the wants of compatriots who prefer to buy
from a neighbor rather than ratronlze the
Importer'a shop. In which a much higher
pries is demanded. One old Frenchman.
who occupies the parlor floor and basement
of a house in Bleecker street, maintains a
flourishing snallery which Is a source of
profit to him and entails little or no labor.
At present be has over 6,000 of the little
homed Icreatures in his snail plant and he
la considering the advisability of culti
vating them on a still larger scale this
spring.
A New York lswyer of note was asked
what change bad come over the courts that
permitted wills to be to frequently Invali
dated. He replied: "Wc hold today that
a father and mother are responsible for the
welfare of the children they bring Into the
world, and that no matter how bad such
children may be, they must not be made
a charge upon the community, but must be
cared for by their parents If unable to sup
port themselves. A recent case, for in
stance: A man worth some J20, 000,000 cuts
off a wayward son, his excuse being that
the boy Is Incapable of taking care of
himself or his fortune. By what right
doea that father make bis son an outcast?
Tou may safely wager that the will Is to
be broken unless the rest of the children
agree to an equal division. Young Cor
nelius Vanderbllt could have broken his
father will and would have done It if be
bad not married a very rich girl and his
brother bad not come down so handsomely.
He Is worth $10,000,000 today, which Is
enough for anybody."
A plaintive note comes from New urn
where a woman with four young children
managed after a subterfuge to get Into a
flat, from which she was promptly ex
pelled. She complains that an old maid
in ths same house was allowed to keep six
cats, three dogs and a parrot, all of which
were nuisances to her mind, but she had
to go with her children, while the zoo
logical collection remained with the old
maid. It Is pretty tough on posterity when
dogs snd cats and parrots can be cared
for while children are Ignored or sat upon,
and in this case the old maid was the one
tha'. made the complaint and put the chil
dren out of house and home.
Police Captain O'Reilly's crusade sgalnst
prize euchres has provoked so much Indig
nant outcry In Brooklyn's feminine world
that ho may well be sorry that be ever
began it. Brooklyn is strong on pro
gressiva euchre; U leads all other forms
of respectable dissipation among woman
kind there. The captain Is saying: "I
have not dons anything in this euchre busi
ness. The newspapers have done It all.
I've mads no raids, no arrests. I did not
havs a chance. .Now all these eucbre peo
ple seem to have stopped their games, but
I didn't do anything at all."
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THERE IS NO SUBS
REFORM IX THE POSTOFFICB.
Investigation Ordered by the Presi
dent Heartily Commea Jed.
Indianapolis News.
It has been a great many years since
scandal has attached to the national ad
ministration of public business, barring
the Cuban postofflce frauds of recent and
malodoraus memory. Singularly enough,
tne present scandal is in tne postomce also;
and there have been scandals In the past
lu the same department. The inference
ought to be plain. But first the point to
be emphasized is that there should be an
investigation that will convince the peo
ple that nothing Is being kept back. Pop
ular indignation does not reach white heat
on the discovery of wrong doing. We are
a practical people. We discount the fact
that it is at any time liable to be the ill
fortune of any administration to suffer the
legacy of unprofitable servants and to bear
the burden ot their discovery. But when
there is an appearance of protection or
suggestion of "whitewash" popular indig
nation flames up and demands a fitting
penalty. On the avowed determination at
Washington to probe this postomce scan
dal to the bottom the people are to be
congratulated. No one for a moment ques
tions President Roosevelt's instinctive
honesty and his utter fearlessness in fol
lowing a conclusion to the bitter end. The
people, therefore, believe that the present
rascality will be wholly uncovered.
Not only should ths scandal be probed
and the guilty men punished, but the
faulty business methods of the department,
as pointed out by our Washington corre
spondent, should be corrected. It Is allowed
to receive and disburse Its own funds, ap
plying to the treasury only ' to cover
deficits. Of course, such an arrangement
gives great facility to a dishonest ring,
such as appears ' to have been operating
for many years, to catch things coming
and going. Manifestly ths Postofflcs de
partment needs to be reformed In Its man
ner of doing business. It needs alsa to bs
reformed, as the. snug harbor and safe
refuge of politicians by which It is filled
with henejiinen and heelers, 1a-payment of
party or personal debta. Tho Postofncs de
partment. In short, needs to be run IB the
interests of the people and their postal
business and on business principles.
PERSONAL NOTES.
About all that has been proven at Buf
falo is that Mr. Burdick was a patient hus
band and Mrs. Pennell a loyal wife.
The board ot assessors of New Orleans
reports the total assessment of the city at
$154,000,000, a handsome Increase over last
year, when ths total was $147,861,648.
The new Chinese minister. Sir Chon-I
tung Liang, has accepted the Invitation of
the American Asiatic society for a dinner
in New York City on Thursday. April 23.
Ground has Just been broken at Winona,
Ind., for fhe $60,000 Governor Mount me
morial, the main college building of the
Winona agricultural and technical Insti
tute. During their visit to St. Louis to at
tend the dedication of the world's fair
President Roosevelt snd ex-President
Cleveland will sleep and eat at the same
house, that of President D. R. Francis
of the world's fair company.
Dr. W. E. Inksetter, a prominent, citizen
of Costa Rica, now visiting Kansas City,
says the Costs Rlcans consider ths rejec
tion by the Vnlted States of the Nlcaraguan
route for the proposed Panama canal one
of the greatest misfortunes that ever befell
their country.
It Is said that when' the czar of Russia
and the German emperor visit Rome they
will be guarded by 1,200 detectives, who
will mastrtierade as pilgrims, peasants,
priests, nuns and other characters abound
ing In Rome and will lorige In all sorts of
hotels, high-priced end low Inns, in
cloisters, private rooms and even houses
of ill-repute.
Some thrifty citizens of New Hampshire
are reported to look with disfavor upon
the proposition that the state accept
Daniel Webster's birthplace with eight
acres of land surrounding it, in the town
of Franklin, even as a gift from the pres
ent owners,, because ot the expense to bs
incurred In its maintenance and protection
from vandal hands.
The statement made la 'the papers that
! Herr Kubcllk's fiancee, Malranne Csaky.
Szell, Is the niece of the Hungarian prluis
minister la a mistake. The young lady is
merely the namesake of Minister Szell's
niece, who, when only 17 years old, married
a Hungarian hussar officer. But the mar
rlage was dissolved soon afterward. The
two ladles live in the same town.
1 It's about time
To consider the Easter suit and we are ready when you are.
Providing' you ars interested in our brand of clothes.
They are the best ws havs ever made, and ws have mads
clothes a long time.
You will agree with us, ws think, when you ses them
and try them on.
Some are $10, some $15 some mors.
AO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS.
reliable
CHANGING INDIAN NAMES.
Pletarcsqne Names of Warriors He
dared to the Paleface Laval.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Poor Lol Not only must he have his
hair cut, but he can no longer wear his
own name. If these oppressions continue
the first thing the Department of the In
terior knows It will be getting Itself dis
liked and not merely . by Indians, either.
Who wants an Indian around the place
with a name like John Brown? Just try
to Imagine a Sioux tearing acrosa tne
landscape on his fiery cayuse with hair no
longer than a woman suffragist's and the
name of John Smith concealed on hla
person! The thing is Inconsistent and In
tolerable. Every now and then some van
dal removea an Indian name from a towSV
or a mountain and there is no joy in the!
community. But to bo violently robbed of
one's ons nams by a whits stranger, and a
stranger named Jonea at that, 1a a thing
to stir up rebellion. Jones! A name lor
effete and timid plas facea, but not tor
warriors.
The Indian nanus srs picturesque. Ths
Indian will live In history by hla name
alone. If he must. Sitting Bull, Young
Msn Afraid of His Horses, Rain In tno
Face, Young Buffalo, Bhancknasty Jim.
Slollox, Wets It, Eagle Heart. Two Talis, jr
Broken Arm. Jumping Bear, Apache Kid.
Chief Who Beats His Motber-ln-Law, Red
Cloud, White Wawn, Allamagoozlum, Gov
ernment Overshoes, Dead Bear's Tall.
Crow Feather who would not prefer thess
to Jones! You see. It Is a ease ot jeal
ousy. Mr. Jones might have been born a
Vers ds Vers, or a Flnnegan or a Von Tod-
tsnhausen, or any other person whose asms
would carry soma Imprssslveness, but in
despair at finding himself mere Jones he
Is determined to tear down tha names of
ss many ethers aa he can and reduce all
possible to the dead level on Joneses,
Smiths and Browns. And ws protest
against It.
WHITTLED TO A POINT.
Mif fnoMnv Tons i srandfaihor n-
octogenarlaa. is he not f
Mrs. Meuncn inaeea, m mu
n h- .ort He in the most truthful manyyt
I ever bumped up against. Chlcsgo News.
"The bus Is full," said the driver, "but
there la plenty of room at the top."
"I see,'r muttered the man with the trav
eling bag, buttoning his coat closer about
him "And plenty of rheumatism. ITS
walk." Chicago Tribune.
"What is It," demanded the tcmperaneo
lecturer "that causes most of the crime
In this 'world? Drink! And what makes
men drink?" ' .
"Thirst!" shouted a man at ths door.
Philadelphia Press.
Pinks He told me I was a liar,
Winks What did you do?
Blnks I walked proudly and dlsdslnfully
away. Somervllle Journal.
Wagner had Just given the first rehearsal
of "Pie Gotterdammerung."
"It's fine!" cried his friends, enthusl.
astlcally; "the best college yell we eve",
hFl'at'tered bv their criticism, tho gri, M
composer kneV that he had at last reached
hut ideal. New York Sun.
"What do you think of this Idea of elect
ing senators by a direct vote of the po-
P'"Well," answered Senator Sorghum, "I
don't know that It would make a great deal
of difference to me. but It would mean a
considerable privation to the members of
my legislature." Washington .Star.
IT IS YOU AND I.
A. J. Waterhouse la New York Times.
A fool there was In the days of old.
And. faith! he wasn't the last on earth
Who bartered his place and his birthright
For", mess of pottage of dubious worth.
He wasn t the last of his kind, I say.
For ever and aye, as the aeons run
And the gray earth whirls in its old, old
way.
Who Is It barters his soul for nsurht?
Stand In your places, or low or high
Who is It falls when to stand he thought?
Join In confession: It's you and I
Who Is It stumbles and falters and falls;
Rowing to error, yet loving the true?
Who when the Wrong wears a coronet
quails?
Tears for confession: It's I and you.
Whose are the Hps that a praysr havs
framed, .
Only in living to glv It ths nay?
Who Is the one who Is not aithamed,
Knowing the truth, wit Error to stray?
Who has forgotten his youth's fair dream.
The armies of Evil to meet and defy?
Who has but learned - to plan and to
scheme? '
Alas for ths wreckage I It's you and I.
A fool there was In ths days of old,
And, faith! he wasn't the last on earth
Who bartered his place and his birthright
sold
For a mess of pottage of dubious worth;
For still we aro fools, and we barter still;
Yet who Is It lifts his eyes on high.
And says: "I have fallen, yet rise I will?"
Now God be praised! It is you and I.
. a Stia Jaataom
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