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No corner on Caster eggs has yet been
announced.' ' '
Iowa democrats will fight over prln
clple because they have nothing else to
fight for.
Hoke Smith has Just taken a poke
at Colonel Bryan. Hoke may be sorry
he spoke.
The balance sheet of the new charter
amendments strikes the taxpayer on
the wrong side of the ledger.
No, our best Information. Is that the
law to exterminate prairie dogs was not
batched in secret session of the Gopher
Elan.
If there Is anything the railroads did
not get from this session of the Nebraska
legislature. It must be because they for
got to ask for If
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Th debate will now begin as to
whether;-President Roosevelt's, idea of
the tariff ha", anything la common with
th low Ml of the tariff. 1- J'
The Missouri legislature lias been ad'
journed for several- weeks but it left
enough behind It to keep a grand jury
busy for several weeks more.
It looks as if a long waiting list of
ambitious canal' Commissioners would
have to remain on the anxious seat now
until the return of the president to
Washington In June.
Of course there was no politics la the
Omaha charter bill except to raise the
salaries of a few shining lights of the
"anti-machine" machine and to attach
the street gang to the anti brigade.
It's plain enough now, if it were not
before, why John N. Baldwin and bis
associated railroad lobbyists Insisted on
naming the police board appointed by
Governor Savage. They wanted it to
reduce the city of Omaha to corporation
serfdom.
The newspaper correspondents aceom
panylng the president will be quaran
tlned on the outside of the fence while
he takes his outing In the Yellowstone.
The newspaper men, however, have
doubtless bad tastes of absent treat
ment ' before.
Less than a half million dollars would
put in a complete modern electric light
ing plant with capacity to supply all
Omaha's public and private illumination
for years to come. What we now pay
for electric street lamps alone would
pay the Interest on the whole invest
ment Forgery and alteration of railroad
tickets command the solicitude of the
legislature, but forgery and alteration
of theater tickets, base ball tickets and
circus tickets are altogether overlooked.
The railroad lobby does not conceive It
to be Its duty to protect any Interests
but the railroads.
The. five big meat packing concerns
that were fined $5,000 each for violating
the Missouri anti-trust law have
stepped, up to the counter and forked
over the cash. ' They have evidently
acted on the theory that it Is cheaper
to liquidate the penalty Imposed by the
court than to pay lawyers' fees still
bigger Just for the fun of appealing.
Fortunately the constitution of Ne
braska gives the governor the right to
veto Individual Items of all app-opria
tlon bills; in other words It leaves no
room for such a thing as an omnibus
appropriation bill which the governor
must approve or disapprove as a whole
It Is to be hoped Governor Mickey will
be as courageous as was Governor
Dietrich in sulking out all items which
be believed to be questionable and In
slating that no money be appropriated
beyond the actual needs of the state's
business.
HAVE THAT AMKSDXtSTS.
Under no consideration should the
legislature let a dl an gm merit on the
minor matter of advertising the pro
posed ronstitutlon.il amendments pre
vent the submission of the nlnrn lnvnts
altogether. The amendments will httvc
to be advertised to conform to tli re
quirements of the constitution and it Is
no more than fair that the publishers
should be pnld for this service at the
snme rates they would receive for 1 gal
advertising from private parties. The
specter of a huge advertising bill, how
ever, need not frighten anyone because
the excessive cost of advertising amend
ments heretofore submitted has come
not from excessive rates but from un
necessary padding of the notices as
formulated by the secretary of state.
It Is quite possible by bunching all 1I
proposed amendments Into a single no
tice, to condense the subject matter into
reasonable, space without omitting any
thing contemplated by the law. For
counties contalulug cities whose iieopl.
read daily papers, provision should lie
made for publication once each week
in one or more dally papers rather than
in weeklies without city subscribers
Insertion In which would defeat the
very object sought. '
It would be far better to pay for ad
vertising the proposed amendments In
twice as many newspapers as required
by law to secure the publicity needed to
Insure a full vote than to scrimp on ad
vertising bills at the risk of. defeating
all constitutional revision. To leave
the constitution unchanged as it now
stands or even to lose the time that
would be gained by submitting the
amendments at the next election rather
than by some slower process will cost
the taxpayers many times what is In
volved In the quibbling1 over advertising
rates. The expense , for publishing a
dozen amendments- would be a mere
drop in the bucket 'compared with the
cost of publication of. a new. constitu
tion which would have- to be Incurred
by a constitutional convention. The
most moderate estimate of advertising
a new constitution in one paper In each
county would be from $125,000 to $150,-
000.
STABILITT OF MXfpBfj TRADE.
The chief of the bureau of foreign
commerce finds In his latest review of
the world's trade substantial encour
agement regarding the permanence of
the export movement of this country in
manufactured goods and of the suc
cess of the American competitor in the
markets of the world. lie says that
not only has the foreign customer been
tempted Into buying from Us, but he
has been so impressed by the superior
ity of things American as to bid against
the . domestic purchaser, thus demon
strating the fact that the export trade
is to become a stable factor in the
country's Industrial and "agricultural
prosperity.
While there has been ft subsidence of
export activity in certain lines of goods
In which; the home demand has in
creased, It appears that there has been
no general neglect of the-forelga mar
ket for home market It is expected
that the' large Increase of productive
energy will result in over-production,
which is altogether probable, but the
opinion . is expressed that an antidote
will be found in the progress of the
American Invasion of foreign markets,
which is being manifested even In such
countries' as Turkey, East Africa and
Korea. Chief Emory says that to this
fact rather than to any diversion from
the home market is due the recovery In
the export of factory products. The
reassuring view of the export move
ment expressed by the bead of the bu
reau of foreign commerce seems very
likely to prove correct, since the exports
thus far in the current fiscal year show
& quite marked increase and there ap
pears to be good reason to expect that
this will be at least maintained. It Is
of course necessary to- consider that
foreign governments are seriously de
liberating the question as to what shall
ba done to check the American Invasion
and this may ultimately result to the
detriment of our export trade, but the
promise Is that In the meantime that
trade will continue to grow.' At all
events the present situation li very sat
isfactory and there is no necessity for
borrowing trouble regarding the future.
BArXOUARDISO AMERICAS LABOR.
American labor has never bad a more
earpest friend than President Roose
velt He has always urged the duty of
safeguarding that labor and making its
betterment a cardinal principle In the
economic policy of the country. In his
first message to congress he said that
with the sole exception of the farming
interest no one matter is of such vital
moment to our whole people as the
welfare of the wageworkers. "If the
farmer and the wageworker are well
off, it is absolutely certain that all
others will be well off, too." He de
clared that our labor must be protected
and that every effort of legislator and
administrator should be bent to secure
the permanency of the favorable con
dltlons for labor that exist in this
country conditions that are better than
ever before In our history and far sur
passing those enjoyed by the wage-
workers of any other country.
American workmen should regard
with great Interest what was said by
Mr. Hoosevelt In his speech at Minne
apolis on Saturday. Referring to re
publican tariff policy, he said It Is fund
amentally based "upon ample recog
nlUon of the difference between the cost
of production that K the cost of labor
here and abroad, and of the need to
see to It that ouc laws shall, in no even
afford advantage in our own market to
foreign Industries over American In
dustrles, to foreign capital over Amerl
can capital, to foreign labor over our
own labor." He declared that thl
couutry has and needs better paid, bet
ter educated, better fed and better
clothed worklngmen, of a higher type,
than any to be found In any foreign
country. That la a view which every
Intelligent citizen must approve. The
prosperity of a couutry depends very
largely upon the character and condl
tlon of its labor. The nation that has
the most Intelligent and efficient labor
and pays it the best Is certain to be
the most prosperous and progressive
nation. This Is so obviously the fact
that no argument Is needed to demon
strate it to persons of ordinary Intelli
gence. It Is unquestionable that our tariff
policy, Is In .the Interest of American
labor. Under It the worklngman of this
country has attained a position ' that
makes him envied the world over. It
Insures employment and good wages.
It stimulates Industrial development It
betters the home market for our agri
cultural producers. The marvelous ad
vance of the United States as a man
ufacturing nation attests most con
rlusively tht worth of the tariff policy.
As we have heretofore noted this policy
is to lrave a prominent place In the next
presidential campaign. The democratic
party -will renew Its old tight against
the protective principle. In regard to
the question no class of our people have
a greater interest than the wage
workers, especially those who are em
ployed In the manufacturing Industries.
It is to the consideration of this clues
that the arguments of President Hoose
velt in support of the tariff policy are
particularly commended.
TBRRURIZIXU THE LIQEOR DEALERS
In the face of the law that makes the
threat to do Injury to the business of
another a penal offense the acting chair
man of the police commission continues
to swing the police club over the heads
of Omaha liquor dealers and to threaten
them with police persecution If they
dare to exercise their rights as Ameri
can citizens at the republican primaries
and coming election. While the records
of the police commission do not show
that any action has been taken by the
board officially to authorize such fla
grant lawlessness in its name, yet the
fact that the associates of W. J.
Broatch on the police commission have
not raised their voices against the law
less course that Is being pursued In their
name justifies the conclusion that they
are In full accord with Mr. Broatch and
should be held equally responsible for
bis lawless acts.
Before entering upon their official du
ties each member of the police board
took The oath that he would In the ap
pointment, discipline and discharge of
police officers act without prejudice and
bias and solely in the Interest of good
government The fact that the board
reinstated as officers some of the most
notoriously disreputable men who had
been dismissed by former police boards
very naturally created distrust In the
sincerity of Its professions In favor of
reform. While everybody knows that
the ' present police commission'"' was
foisted upon Omaha at the dictation of
the railroad managers to assist the cor
porations In dominating Omaha politics
of all parties, the citizens of Omaha had
right to expect that some regard
would be paid by the commission to the
plain letter of the law. If It Is a crime
for any private citizen to levy political
blackmail, bow much more of a crime Is
it for an officer sworn to maintain law
and order?
Nobody who knows William J. Broatch
will be amazed at any outlaw work that
he may do when he Is In public office,
but yet it is simply astounding that he
would threaten to punish liquor dealers
with an enforcement of the law if they
did not use their influence to promote
his political schemes and support in the
primaries and at the general election
the political faction with which be Is
Identified. Such threats are a public
confession that outlawry will be toler
ated by the present police commission,
providing the law-breakers are willing
to become political serfs.
Is it not high time for Governor
Mickey, who Is indirectly responsible for
the acts of the commission whether ap
pointed by him or not to issue peremp
tory instructions that he will not toler
ate such conduct? Is It not also about
time for the county attorney to Institute
proceedings against William J. Broatch
and his associates for the violation of
the aDtl blackmailing statute? While It
is not to be expected that the terrorized
saloon keepers and brewers' will enter
complaint there should be no trouble In
procuring prof of the lawless attempts
that are being made by Broatch to co
erce them In palpable violation of their
rights as citizens.
Charles M. Schwab while In Switzer
land seems to have concelred the bril
liant Idea of purchasing five $1,000
wo t lies to be presented to the five
superintendents of the steel trust cor
poration of which he is president, who
get the most and best work out of the
men employed under them. In other
words this wonderful trust president
expects to get returns on a $5,000 In
vestment that will net him and his as
sociates many times the amount he is
putting In. Isn't this pretty cheap for
man supposed to be on a million
dollar salary?
The city of Lincoln .will have an op
portunity to decide for Itself at the elec
tion to be held next Tuesday whether It
favors the municipal ownership of elec
tric lighting and whether it Is disposed
to Issue bonds for the erection of an
electric lighting plant or the purchase of
the plant now in existence and operated
by a private corporation. Manifestly
the Lincoln electric lighting company
does not own a majority of the Lincoln
council.
Omaha must look Its very best when
President Roosevelt makes bis visit
Three full weeks remain to make'.the
needful preparations. Every property
owner and householder should contrib
ute bis share toward Improving the
city's appearance and set about the
work at once.
It seems that the local democrats have
troubles of their own. If by some mis
hap the republicans should fail to effect
their nominations promptly the demo-
crats would be In a dreadful quandary
to find out what to do.
Fl as st Paeiaer.
Philadelphia Ledger.
There was a strong opposition to the ap
pointment of Dr. Crura as collector of the
port of Charleston, but now that he has
been appointed a hundred white men have
applied for positions under him. The power
to dispense patronage is a powerful preju
dice remover.
Why rtlaeadon Hesitates.
Philadelphia Press.
The Increase of sharps to the amount
of five billions on the New York stork ex
change within the laBt Ave years affords a
strong confirmation of what J. P. Morgan
says of the "undigested securities" in the
market. The question remains as to the
capacity for healthily digesting them.
Work anil anrresa.
Boston Transcript.
It was one of the late Mr. Swift's max
ims that "You can never make a big
success working for anybody else." It
makes little difference now what Mr. Swift
considered success. In the true sense of
the word, however, you can never make
any success at all without working for
somebody else.
No Ilandwaaron for Grover.
Indianapolis News.
Mr. Cleveland declines to follow the
elaborate Itinerary arranged for him by
rumor and says he Is going straight to St.
Louis and straight back home without any
side trips, extensions or bear hunts. And
yet some people say he is not much of a
politician.
The Great America Thirst.
Cleveland Leader.
Last year the American people made and
drank enough beer, coffee, spirits, tea.
wine, cocoa and other beverages of like
nature to cover two square miles of land
ten feet deep. A canal more than 100
miles long, 100 feet wide and ten feet deep
could have been filled with the liquids
concocted to satisfy the demand for some
thing beside water to supply the needs of
the human body. Several such navies as
that of the United States could have
floated on the lake which might have been
made of the alcoholic and nonalcohollo
stimulants consumed.
Served a Good Purpose.
Detroit Free Press.
Incidentally it Is worthy of note that the
(Wabash) temporary Injunction seems to
have resulted in positive benefits to both
sides, instead of even a passing Injury to
either. Having failed to establish its case
of conspiracy against the officers of the
brotherhood, the company Is now willing
to negotiate further with its employes.
While waiting for a decision from the court,
the edge has worn off the One frenzy of
the men, and they are willing to discuss
the matter further with representatives of
the company. If this restraining order
finally results in a peaceful settlement of
the difficulties, a plausible showing might
be made that we need a little more of the
government by Injunction about which so
many self-appointed friends of the people
are worrying.
JUDGES ADAMS DECISION..
Sublimated Common Sense.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Judge Adams' dissolution of the tempo
rary Injunction restraining the organiza
tion of railroad men from ordering a strike
on the Wabash road Is sublimated com
mon sense. The whole Injunction move
was a blunder. Now. '.that the judge has
done his part so wellv it Is to be hoped that
the railroad company and Its employes will
show equal sense and- avoid a strike by
mutual concessions.--".
Deceived by Railroad Lawyers.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Judge Adams Js to be congratulated upon
his manly admission that he was deceived
by the officials and counsel of the Wabash
railway. He is even to be commended for
his patience In refraining from open re
buke and punishment of those persons for
deceiving and trifling with the court. And
It is to be hoped that his painful ex
perience for painful It must have been to
a just judge will warn other judges against
unseemly haste In granting Injunctions In
labor disputes.
No Surrender of Judicial Power.
Chicago Chronicle.
The decision does not recede one Inch
from the most advanced position ot the
courts in the matter of Injunctions to re
strain strikes. On the contrary, the opin
ion ot the court may be quoted by other
Judges in defense of the most extreme ex
ercise of the power of injunction to re
strain strikes or to restrain anything else
without giving the persons restrained any
notice of opportunity to be heard and upon
ex parte affidavits which would hardly war
rant an arrest for petty larceny. The labor
men have gained nothing but a decision
that in this particular case the ex parto
affidavits were not sustained upon the
hearing. There is no surrender of any
port of the judicial power claimed and ex
ercised when the temporary injunction was
Issued.
Jostle for All.
Pittsburg- Dispatch.
This decision goes further than merely
upholding the right to peacefully withdraw
from employment. It sanctions the action
of union officials when acting In accordance
with the wishes of their members. Much
has been heard of the supposed hostility
ot the courts to labor, but this decision
ought to be convincing that there is justice
! lor Al
I e ' !h,a
As the preliminary injunction was
most sweeping ever Issued upon
the petition of capital, its reversal is also
the most far-reaching ruling upon behalf
ot labor. In a way it may be taken as the
last word In labor Injunctions, defining the
limitations of that process. For that rea
son It should act as a deterrent against fu
ture attempts to settle disputes upon that
line and should the more forcibly impress
upon both capital and labor the wisdom of
the court's advice to adjust differences
upon the more logical and more profitable
plan.
An Error Corrected.
Baltimore American.
Had the rule ot the court been made
permanent a precedent would have been
established under which a condition ot in
dustrial slavery would have been created,
Labor would by the courts be dented the
right to relieve itself when oppreised, and
the corporations would have had open to
them at all times the power to prevent
labor disputes, strikes and the like by
merely getting a duplication of the Wababb
Injunction. They could by such a rule have
kept their men at work as long as they
pleased, at whatever wage they elected to
pay and under such conditions ot employ
ment as they might prescribe. The nils
would thus have made the employer abso
lute master of the employe. Any such
rule would have given the radical element
ot our citizenship just ground for com
plaint, and the court Is to be congratulated
for seeing Its error and setting Itself right
The Injunction as a means for uphold
Ing the law and preserving pcr.ee and pub
lie order is always a legitimate instrument
but when it is employed to destroy the
right of free speech and action It becomes
like a flaming torch, which spreads disaster
wherever it touches.
TAl-K OF THI3 STATU PRESS.
Beaver City Times-Tribune: When the fu
slonlsta had full control of the legislature
they didn't do a thing. When they are
In the minority they don't do a thing but
pull back la the breeching and holler.
St. rul Pbonogrspbr Press: John N.
Baldwin Is now entitled to a long vacation
after his arduous labors with the legisla
ture. Though not a member of that body
be has exerted more influence than tea men
therein.
Crete Vldette-Hersld: Oovernor Mickey
Is to be commended upon the firm stand he
took against a grand Sunday jamboree for
the legislative adjournment day. We hope
that he has established a precedent which
will be followed by future legislatures.
Callaway Queen: Oovernor Mickey Is
certainly doing a wise thing la cutting
down the appropriations made by the legis
lature. Like President Roosevelt, our gov
ernor has a head of his own, and we are
pleased to know that he knows how to
use It.
Wood River Sunbeam: Tuesday Is the
day the members of the legisla
ture pack their knapsacks and start
homeward. They have made many long and
touching speeches on fusion and confusion,
money end harmony, taxes and prairie dogs
and each will leave Lincoln with a feeling
of individual pride as he thinks of the
mighty reforms be brought about.
Ashland Gazette: The work ot the legis
lature is now about completed, and so tar
It Is such aa the people can commend. The
most Important measure ot the session Is
the revenue bill. This law will work a
great reform in our system of collecting
revenues. The test of experience may re
veal Imperfections that may have to be cor
rected by subsequent legislation. At all
events, It Is a great Improvement over the
old law.
Papllllon Times: The Nebraska legisla
ture has passed the measure prohibiting
docking of the tall of the horse. Thus has
western horse sense nut a Quietus In Ne
braska upon the Imitators of English cus
toms In this regard. We desire to assure
King Edward and his subjects that there
la nothing personal In this action. Belna
adepts with the curryconjb and brush. It
is our pride in grooming the animal to
turn the horse out with a tail and mane
that does credit to the art
North Platte Telegram: One good effect
of the revenue agitation la noticed In the
reports of the meetings of precinct as
sessors now being held over the state. The
usual practice has been for these officials
to meet and under the old "full valuation"
law agree to assess property at one-fifth to
one-twelfth of Its cash value. The reports
this year Indicate a general tendency to
an Increase in the valuations of personal
property. Should there also be an Increase
In the efforts to collect, the new revenue
bill will have done a good work for the
state funds before it really goes Into effect
as a law. i
Geneva Signal : The legislature has agreed
on next Tuesday noon as the official time
for adjournment, but the members do not
expect the session to actually close until
some time Thursday. Governor Mickey re
fused to work on Sunday and be insisted on
the legislature remaining in session after
passing the big appropriation bills and
other Important measures long enough to
give htm time to approve or veto them so
that the legislature would have an oppor
tunity to act again If he should veto any
measure. The leaders said the governor
was all right in this and they have agreed
te stand by htm.
Springfield Monitor: The attorneys for
Bartley and bis bondsmen are trying to get
even with our legislators for the Investi
gation deal by the Injunction route. The
bluff consisted of asking the district gourt
for an Injunction , restraining the issuing
of warrants for salaries to members on
the ground of the law being defective and
that the term should be forty Instead ot
sixty days and the. pay $3 Instead of $3 per
day. When you strike at a man's pocket
like that, even If he is a legislator, It Is a
serious matter and will not be tolerated.
The injunction Is for the purpose of get
ting the matter before the supreme court,
where it can be settled for all time to
come
Bloomlngtoa Advocate: The- revenue
bill has passed . both branches of
the legislature and will be signed
by the governor. In many respects
It makes radical changes from our present
System of taxation, collection, etc., and
leaves the matter so that a much greater
am .Mint of money can be raised for public
use should those who have the power to
make the levies choose so to do. It pro
vides for a county assessor who will have
power to appoint a deputy in each town
ship. It is supposed to compel the assess
ment to be made on full valuation of the
property throughout the state. The law
will not take effect and be In operation un
til next year.
North Loup Loyalist: The new revenue
bill has at last passed both houses, and at
this writing It seems certain to receive the
governor's signature and become a law be
fore the end of the week. It Is not drawn
to take effect until next year, which will
give time for the officials to become famil
iar with Its provisions. It will In some
respects bring about a revolution In county
elections, as it provides for a new official
In each county In ths person of the county
assessor, who is to work in conjunction
with the county commissioners In the ap
pointment of the deputy assessors, and in
the supervision of the work. The county as
sessors will in turn work under the super
vision of the secretary of the state board,
who Is expected to keep in touch with the
work In all the counties.
Falrbury Gazette: The legislature is to
adjourn on Tuesday next. In all things ex
cept the matter of fair and equitable as
sessments, and the -regulation ot telephone
rates, the work ot the present session has
been commendable. Corporations nay fight.
manipulate, confine, delay and resort to
other tactics to avoid fair and just assess
ments, but in the end they must come to
time. In saying this, we do not lose sight
of the fact that there Is a great deal of
property other than railway property that
Is not properly assessed, or paying its just
and fair proportion of taxes. But two
wrongs don't make one right. Both are
wrong, unjust and unfair, and should be
placed upon a fair and equitable assess
ment basis a condition which does not now
exist, and the Gazette fails to see how In
that respect the new revenue bill affords
any relief. As a political proposition, the
present members of the legislature have
put their party in a hole, and there Is no
uss to deny it, sr to offer any apologies.
The wnoie assessment legislation was a
political blunder from first to last, and the
Gazette has not and does not propose to
stultify its records on this subject by
making any apologies for members of the
legislature in whom It Is Interested.
The Frealdeat'a Sprlaa Vacation
Philadelphia Ledger.
This U the era of good trllng. There Is
universal affection throughout the land for
the office ot president, and there Is also,
we are glad to say, respect for the man in
it. It Is well that he should become well
acquainted with tha country and the coun
try with htm. Both Improve on clcser ae
qualntanca. The president Is the repre
sentative of the whole people, who are as
tonlshly falrmlnded and honest In the
main, and it the long journey draws the
bead of the government into even more
cordial relations than at present with all
parts of the land the country will be the
gainer with ths president.
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ROV2VD ABOUT SEW YORK.
Ripples m the Current of Life la the
Metropolis.
A railroad man employed on one ot the
roads converging at the metropolis found a
$1,000 bill on the company's premises and,
being an honest man, turned It over to one
of the officers. The strange tact was duly
recorded by the newspapers. A large num
ber of persons Immediately went through
their pockets and discovered their pile
short that identical bill, and set up a roar
for it. One by one their claims were put
In. Each was turned down soon after he
turned up. The stories did not assume an
air of such exactness aa would Justify the
company In handing over the cash. The
matter waa finallv simmered down to three
men, each of whum made out a good case
bn the face of It. But complications have
arisen. One of these three has a creditor
who did not know that he was the owner
of so much money. The creditor has there
fore attached the bill, and the custodian Is
farther off than ever from being rid of his
responsibility.
"The top notch In immigration," says the
New York correspondent of the IMttaburg
Dispatch, "was reached Thursday, whon
10,000 Immigrants arrived at Ellis Island.
It Is estimated by the authorities that the
first week of April will be a record-breaking
week, It being calculated from reports
already received of steamers bound for this
port that more than 23,000 Immigrants will
land in that time. The cause ot the enor
mous Increase Is believed to be the In
creased demand for labor In the huge con
struction enterprises that are under way
In this country, or which will be started
soon, such as the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel, the suhway and other tunnel work,
In and near New York; the building ot the
state canal, ths building of the Wabash
bridge and other giant undertakings st
Pittsburg, and the work of constructing
the Panama canal, which the immigrants
from southern, Italy seem .to be anticl
patlng with keenest interest There were
many Scandinavians In recent shiploads of
Immigrants, though the greatest number
were Italians. The Scandinavians were ap
parently of a better class of people than
the ordinary run of Immigrants. Many ot
them wore silk hats and had bulging purses
when they gathered in the big hall at
Ellis Island, where their examination was
held. Many of them brought large families.
The children are for the most part well
dressed, and showed plainly that their
parents were well able to care for them.''
The Order of Acorns,' the organization of
newspaper men which did such valiant work
for the fusion ticket at the last mayoralty
election, has now declared war on the Gas
tniBt. Tha multitudes that crossed UltT
Hall park one morning last week saw In
front of the site of the demolished hall of
records a booth that had sprung up in the
night with s placard across it Inviting all
gas consumers to enter and sign a me
morial to ths legislature to promptly pass
the municipal electric lighting bill. No
document was ever more cheerfully signed.
Thousands, at the risk of being late at
their work, stopped long enough to affix
their names to it.
One of the revivals of the old fashions
noticed In New York Is the tendency of
business men to carry canes. Of course,
there are many men who always take a
cane with them when they go out, . and
actors and poets would no more I go on
Broadway without a cane than without
hat. But it Is only of late that many
hustling men ot affairs downstairs have
been noticed with canes In their hands or
hung over their arms, while sitting in
restaurants or offices, or scurrying along
Broadway and Wall street. A cane is a
useful thing under some circumstances, out
whether it expedites business as a rule Is
an open question.
The Amen Corner dinner at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, April 17, Is going to be a
stunning affair. Piatt and Depew, Black,
Sbeehan, Gorman of Maryland, Mayor Low,
District Attorney Jerome, Rev. Dr. Bur-
rell. Senators Foraker and Hanna, Arch
bishop Ireland, Chief Justice faraer, uen
eral Chaffee, Controller Grout, R. Fulton
Cutting, Secretaries Shaw and Cortelyou,
Rabbi Silverman and Attorney Oeneral Cun
neen ars to be present. Speeches are to b-
Umlted to ten minutes, and the gavel wn.
go down promptly every time.
The Empire building, where the United
States Steel corporation's offices ars lo
cated, is to have five additional stories.
This will make it ths tallest building In the
world, not even excepting the para kow
building, which has twenty-nine floors. In
cluding those of the towers. With the
addition the Empire will be S50 feet high,
and a man Jumping from the room north
ward would descend 100 feet before striking
the tall spire of Old Trinity church across
the way.
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John D. Long, ex-secretary ot the navy,
who has been confined to an infirmary In
Boston for three months, was able to re
turn to his home In Hlngham, Mass., Inst
Monday.
John Wanamaker having retired from
publication of his department store rnagn
slne is reported to be about te try his hand
at running a New York dally. John has
money to burn. .. .
Bkre Temple, one of General Robert K.
Lee's most famous scouts, is sick and pen
niless In New York, He waa wounded halt
a score of times in the civil war and Devar
fully recovered from his Injuries.
W. B. Plunkett, a wealthy manufacturer
at Adams, Mass., has t.rdered a . private
trolley car which will cost him 116.000. . lie
Is planning trips over Massachusetts, Con
necticut and New York wherever connec
tions are established.
It Is not thought likely that Ira I).
Sankey, the evangelist, will ever regain his
sight, and the members ot his family have
made up their minds to what they regarj
aa the Inevitable. Allen Sankey, his sen,
wishes the publlo to know that the evan
gelist Is not in needy circumstances
The Vanderbllt or New York Central rail
road system Is to be solidified, according to
report. In the way of the Pennsylvania
system. The authority of general officers
will In thla way be extended.' George H.
Daniels, now general passenger agent of
the Central, will be made general passenger
agent ot all the eastern lines on the system,
and so on with other experienced officers. -
smii.inu lim:s.
"He do'ed on Alice, and would have mar
ried her tut for her mother."
"Ah I her mother"
"Yes, her mother was still more attrac
tive.' Detroit t ree Press.
"Fo the's going to be married?"
"Yes."
"but I thought she always posed as a
manhattr." - - - '-"i
"Well, perhaps that's . the reason." Chi
cago Post.
"And all Wis rich aunt left him waa 1100?
Weren't the relations between them pleas
ant?" "Oh, yea, they were (.leasant enough, but
there were too many of them.1' Chicago '
Tribune.
Mrs. Ootrox Are you really going to
move? I thought you were well satisfied
with your hoiiee?
Mrs. Purseproud So I am. But It Is the
only way to show the neighbors all my tiew
furniture. Nw York Sun.
"Some folks say," remarked the newly
blossomed strawberry blonde, "that dyeing
the hair Injures the brain."
"Yes," rejoined the hardened old bach
elor, "and some other folks say that people
who dye their hair are brainless." Chicago
i nwi.
Nell Maude has suddenly discovered that
she needs exercUe, so ehe goes out for a
walk evry day.
Belle Yes, I heard that she had a lot of
new clothes. Philadelphia Record.
"I'm going to wait," sHld the misanthrope.
"untU the trusts cwn everyttilng, and then
I'm going to turn .hermit and live in a
cave.
"No ue," - answered the seml-serlous
friend. "You won't be able to find a cava
on any property that hiun't a 'No tres
passing' sign on It." WuBhlngton Star.
HANS HKEITMAKVS BAHTY.
By the late Charles a. Leland.
Hans Breltmann gife a Barty,
Dey had blano-playln' ;
I felled in lofe mlt a Merlcan Frau, ,
Her name va4 MadlUla Vane.
She hot Haar as prown anh a pretael.
Her eyes vas liimmel-pluu,
Und veil dey lonket Iniio nieln.
Dey shpllt mine Heart In dwo.
Hans Breltmann glfe a Barty,
1 vent dere you'll be pound 1
I valzet mlt MadilJa Yane
L'nd vent shplnnen round und round.
1)k portiest Krauleln In tie liaus
(diiK vayed 'bout dwo hoondert pound).
Uii'l afery dime she glfe a yoomp
ehe makt de v'ndows sound!
Hans Breltmann glfe a Barty,
1 dells you. It coat him dear;
Dey rolled In more ash sefen keeks
Of foost-rate 'Lager Bier,
IJnd venefer dey knocks de shplcket In
De DeuUchers glfea a sheer,
I dink dot ao vine a Barty
Neft-r cum to a net dls year.
Hans Breltmann glfe a Barty;
Dere all vas Haus und Braus;
Ven de sooper corned In de sompaoy
Did mach dcmselfs to Haus;
Dey ate das Brod und Qansybruat. .
De Bratwurst und Hraten feln,
Und VBKh das Abendeesen down
Mlt four barrels of Nuckarweln.
Hans BVeltmann gife a Barty;
We all rot troonk ash bigs.
I tee my Mund to a Kass of Bier
Uud empay It oop mit a scnwigs.
Und denn I kls
t mi
ladllda Yane
Und she schlast me on de koof
Und de gompany filed mlt duple-larks
Dill de coonsbtaple mads oos shtop.
Hans Breltmann glfe a Barty
Wo 1st dot Barty now?
Wo 1st de lofely golden cloud
Dot float on de moundaln's prow?
Wo 1st de Hlmmelitrahlende Statu
De shtar of de shplrlt's Light?
All goned afay mlt de Lager Bier.
Afay In de Ewlgkelt!
