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A LAST ntWD WITH REVVBLICAN8.
Tlu dpspcrnte rITovt deuuMTata are
innkliiR to take Rtlvnntnsp of tlie divi
sion In repuMlrnn rnnks should Impress
rtptililUnns with the folly of di-lib-enitcly
turning the city government
over to the denioerntle ninclilne. They
certainly must realize by tbis time thnt
there Is no possible chnnre of eloetlng
tlie candidate who In registered as a
republican, yet running as a populist
nominee. The only possible effect the
candidacy of Benson can have Is to
divert enough republican votes from the
regular republican nominee to elect
IIowoll. the democrat
If such a thing should happen It can
not but result In retaliation next fall
that will Jeopardize the success of the
Judicial and county ticket next fall and
the legislative ticket next year. This
prospect Is openly held otit in the cir
cular signed by democratic lenders and
In the democratic newspapers both in
Omaha and in the state at large.
It Is up to republicans to say by their
votes whether they want to hand the
city, county and Judicial district over
to the democrats.
severe stringency next fall that will be
very damaging to business.
Therefore the currency question Is of
commanding Interest and importance,
so that the result of the efforts of the
subcommittee of the senate fiuance
committee to devise a plan for Improv
ing the currency situation will be re
garded with unusual Interest In financial
and business circles. The senators upon
whom this duty has been devolved are
thoroughly qualified for the task and
a sound and practical measure may con
fidently be expected.
SArtavAHDina our interests.
AY hi le the national administration can
be depended upon to omit no proper
effort to safeguard the commercial In
terests of the United States In China,
there Is something that American man
ufacturers and merchants may do to
maintain our trade in that part of the
world. This is pointed out by one of
our consuls In China. He states that
the trade of the United States with
Manchuria is at present largely in ex
cess of that of any other country and
lu order that this commercial supremacy
may be maintained he suggests the es
tablishment by American manufacturers
of n u expert agent In Manchuria who
shall sell direct to native firms and that
the Washington government urge the
opening of Manchuria to the trade of the
world, "as free to us as to Hussla or
any other country." He declares that
unless these things are done the trade
of Manchuria will pass entirely Into
the bonds of Russian - merchants and
manufacturers.
It would certainly be well for those
directly concerned lu this Important
commerce to heed the practical sugges
tion of the American consul. So far
The interests of labor and capital may as tlie government Is concerned, it has
be identical but they often have a hard already made known its position and
time in persuading one another to view haa received from the Russian ambas
it that way. sador at Washington official assurance
tnat American interests in Manchuria.
With Emperor William at Rome and trade and industrial, will be thoroughly
King Edward at Paris, the royal game safeguarded, so far as Russia Is con
of pussy in the coiner seems to have eemed. He stated that the lmpotatlon
reached Its height - of American goods Is needed for the up
building of Manchuria and that Russia
Although the competition is still In would be the last to stand in the way
Us inciplency, ten new normal schools of an Increase in this trade. While
would not satisfy the appetites of am- there appears to be no doubt of Rus-
bitlous Nebraska towns. sla's intentions to 'stay In the province,
it seems to be equally certain . that
, Now .watch the democrats who have American interests there are secure, at
been shouting for Benson and making least for the immediate future. Whether
fools of the Beusonltes laugh in their or not Russia will be equally ronsider-
eleeves and plunk their votes for ate of other countries is a question, but
Republicans of Omahu should remem
ber that a vote for Benson is half a
vote for Howell.
IF HOKKLL VKtt TO BK MAYOR.
If Howell gets to be mayor the city of
Omaha will be dominated by the cor
porations aud home rule will be a
farce.
If Howell gets to be mayor the
chances of compelling the railroad cor
porations to pay city taxes on the
actuul value of their terminals In Omaha
will go a-gllmmeriug. If the injunc
tion now pending In the federal district
court, that restrains the city from col
lecting the railroad assessments made
by the Board of Review, is made per
petual the case cannot be appealed un
less it Is so ordered by the mayor and
council, and a mayor mortgaged to the
railroads In advance is not likely to
order an appeal.
If Howell gets to be mayor the vicious
element of the democratic party will be
on top and a new democratic machine
composed of the corporation pluggers,
ward heelers and boodlers will ladle
out the municipal patronage.
If Howell gets , to be mayor Walter
Molse and W. J. Broatch will be the
power behind the throne and greater
than tlie throne itself. Molse and
Broatch will swing the police clubs
over the breweries, saloons aud resorts
under police surveillance for the ben
efit of the Molse brewery and rum
Joints.
But Howell cannot be elected mayor
unless the disgruntled republicans who
have been confldenced by the corpora
tlon politicians Into throwing away their
votes on Benson shall prefer to have
Howell and a democratic administra
tion to Moores and a republican admin
istration. '
sale. If the railway assessments are
not materially Increased for thti coming
year, the Individual taxpayers will have
a double grievance.
Ernest Stunt, the democratic candi
date for councilman, is trying to pose
as the worklngman's friend. We have
It on the very best of authority from
a man who was a tenant of Mr. Stuht
for four years that Stuht paid laborers
$1.10 per day of ten hours and in place
of twenty-slx-lnch sideboards on his
wagon, as required at that time by the
union rules, used a sideboard on his
dumping wagon thirty inches high. But
not satisfied with this advnntage over
competing team owners, he brought the
first grading machine to Omaha and dis
pensed with two-thirds of the men 'that
were employed under him as grading
contractor. Such a record would
scarcely be attractive to wage workers.
No enterprise is ever started in Omaha
but someone is found to sandbag it
The most recent demonstration of this
statement is the efforts of C. C. Wright,
the attorney of the Thomson-Houston
electric light monopoly, to sandbag the
power canal enterprise and the voting
of bonds for the construction of a city
electric light plant Mr. Wright has
temporarily succeeded in preventing the
people from expressing their will In
these Important matters, but another
election in the fall may give them the
privilege of doing so. To prevent such
action Is the determined effort and pur
pose of the Thomson-Houston electric
light monopoly.
The unrest of lalmr which is exhibited
in pending strikes Is by no means con
fined to tlie United States, but is manl
fested also in other countries on both
sides of the Atlantic. The labor prob
lem is no longer a local problem and
unsettled conditions In one place are
quickly reflected elsewhere.
lIowelL,
Swedish-American ' republicans of
Omaha should remember that they are
In honor bound to support their party
candidates If they want the party to
reciprocate."
It is one with which the United States
is not called upon to specially concern
itself.
TO FRAME A FINANCIAL BILL,
The subcommittee of the senate
finance committee, directed at the last
session to frame a finance bill for in-
Every patriotic citizen of Omaha will traduction In the next congress, is to
exercise his suffrage by voting his bon- meet at once to take the matter under
est convictions as between candidates consideration. It is said to be ex
presented to his choice. It's a poor clt- pected that the measure formulated
lzen who neglects to vote. will be along the general lines of the
deposit bill of last session, known as
HUSTKH OH CUBKVKt
William J. Hunter Is In every respect
as well qualified to discharge the duties
of comptroller for the city of Omaha as
Charles O. Lobeck. Ills reputation for
Integrity has neves been called in ques
tion and his fidelity to the important
trust that would devolve upon him has
stood the most severe test. As one of
the members of last year's Board of Re
view, Mr. Hunter stood up for Omaha
and equitable taxation regardless of all
pressure from corporations and other
heavy property owners whose' assess
ments were increased in order to
equalize the burdens. But Mr. Hunter
has offended these corporate interests
and they are deadly opposed to him and
la favor of C. O. Lobeck.
It lu a matter of notoriety .that every
franchlsed corporation and every Job
bing concern whose assessments were
raised last year has blacklisted Hunter
and requested Its employes, whether
republicans or democrats, to scratch
Hunter and vote for Lobeck. Hunter
is not a' "safe." man for them, but he is
a "safe" man for the great mass of
taxpaying citizens, and can be depended
upon to do his duty in the comptroller's
office and on the Board of Public
Works without fear or favor.
On the other hand, Mr. Lobeck is
being ardently supported by the cor
porations and the Jobbers who have
Consul Langer of Sollngen is show- the Aldrlch bill. In eastern banking i)Wn offended by the courageous course
tng the true spirit .of a Nebraska man circles, however, it la the opinion that
In standing out for bis rights against a this will not be done. It Is pointed out
contempt-breeding- ' court No judicial that the Aldrlch bill was a hastily pre-
bluff goes in this case. pared measure. Intended to meet the ap
prehended monetary stringency of next
If President Roosevelt gets through 'all. It Is said to have been regarded
New Mexico and Arizona without being by the secretary of the treasury, who
held up for a pledge to exert his In- 18 understood to have Inspired it. as a
faience on behalf of early statehood, he temporary measure which might be per-
may consider himself mighty lucky. fected by the next congress. Some fea
tures of It were very objectionable to
Three bond propositions are to be lne national uanks ana it is stated that
Toted on at the city election to provide secretary rnaw regards those objec
resources for needed public Improve
ments. ' People who believe In munic
ipal expansion will vote for the bonds.
lions hs reasons me.
Tlie bill which the subcommittee, con
sisting of Senators Aldrlch. Allison,
Spooner and Piatt of Connecticut hope
When President Roosevelt looked lo prepare win oe a comprenensive ror-
about hlm ln Colorado for all those sll- niuianon into law or a method by
er republicans who used to make so whlcl1 the currency of the country may
much noise, ho failed to find n single automatically Increased or reduced
one left. "He must have recalled the " meel la a neaitnrui manner
bullfrog chorus traced down to one lone business conditions. It is very probable
croaker in the midst of a big marsh. ,nut soulp 01 ,ne features of last ses
sion s senate Mil will tie incorporated
There has Wn altogether too much 111 l,,e "ew nut it ts expected
fraud and outlawry in recent primaries t0 '""her than simply to provide for
and elections In Omaha. A few prose- ",e "Posit or public money In the na
cutlons for illegal registration and tl(,nnl banks and to n,ake provision for
of William J. Hunter. And everybody
knows Just what that means. Lobeck's
vote in favor of the extension of the
gas lighting contract only illustrates
forcibly the mutual relations thnt sub
sist between Ixbeck and the corpora
Hons and the danger to which the com
munity would be exposed in having a
comptroller who will owe his election
to the corporations and the Interests
that are in conflict with the home own
lug taxpayers.
A Prophet Hooted.
Cleveland Leader.
Senator Albert Jeremiah Bevertdge ven
tures the prediction that Russia and Japan
will be at war In less than six months,
but his middle name does not make bjlm a
prophet.
Von Have Ooeaa Coming.
San' Francisco Chronicle.
A Nebraska man is quoted as saying that
when Bryan Is not writing or speaking
about politics he is a useful cltiien, and
now It Is up to the reader to guess where
the usefulness comes in. and how long It
lasts without an Interruption.
They Can Afford It.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Mr. Morgan's request that his associates
In that steel underwriting syndicate help
him to get away with some of those un
digested securities looks reasonable enough
when considered in connection with that
200 per cent profit: . They can afford It.
TALK OF THK STATK PRF.SS.
.. .. False , Alarm.
' Philadelphia Press.
The "structural weakness" in the battle
ship Maine turns but to be a small affair.
Ten thousand ,d$iar will cover the ex
pense of remedying the detect. The build
ers of the vessel1 were not responsible.
Several other warships have been saved a
like experience, as the aecessary changes
are being made by the navy, constructors.
v The Kiss of Peace.
Chicago Chronicle.
As King Victor Emmanuel has kissed
King Edward four times and King Edward
has returned the busses with great gusto
we may assume that the peace of Europe
Is assured. We can hardly feel the same
assurance of the stability of Europe's
stomach, however, unless Europe has seen
so much of this man-klsstng business as to
be hardened to it. ,
Inexperience Talks Too Mach.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Those old maids who assembled In New
York the other day sneered at President
Roosevelt's remarks concerning large fam
ilies and said that he had no business to
talk about the loveliness of having chil
dren, because he was not a mother and
therefore lacked the experience necessary
to discuss . the . subject Intelligently. Still,
it would seem that the old maids have lit
tle to brag of concerning this kind of ex
Ord Quit: Even our populist papers hsve
about quit talking of the puuiist party
In the present tense.
O'Neill Frontier: If you celebrated Arbor
day by planting trees you should devote
about ten minutes a day to see that they
are kept In a good growing condition. It
Is the only way to observe the true spirit
of the day.
Ord Quit: A horse sold on the streets
of Ord Monday for $9. Vou can't trot out
any kind of farm property now-a days
that has not been grestly enhanced In
value since the country settled down to a
steady republican gait.
Ajlnsworth Star-Journal: The hope of a
number of members of the legislature have
gone glimmering. It Is said Governor
Mickey refuses to appoint any of the mem
bers to an appointive position for the rea
son of a clause In the constitution pro
hibiting such appointment.
Ponca Journal: Do your lamps burn
with a clearer light? The last legislature
raised the test of kerosene oil twelve
points. The Oil inspector has condemned
one car which has been shipped in since
below test. If the oil Inspector con
tinues to do his duty there ought to be
little complaint of the quality of oil in
the future.
Aurora Republican: It's too bad but
those campaign talks which Helen Gouger
made In Nebraska during the last presi
dential campaign were never all paid for
and Helen has had to sue for her pay.
Paying for political speeches in a waning
cause Is like paying for a dead horse, and
what Helen really accomplished may be
measured with the same measure used to
calculate the damage dona the republicans
by Mary Ellen Leas.
Albion News: Nebraska's antt-pralrte
dog law Is matched by a law passed by the
last Minnesota legislature, which is di
rected against the grasshopper. This law
provides that upon complaint of the pres
ence of grasshopper eggs In quantity in
any Held the state entomologist shall in
spect the field and condemn it to be plowed
If It is actually Infested with grasshop
per eggs. If the owner of the land refuses
to plow it, he may be prosecuted for main
taining a nuisance and the field be plowed
at the expense of the county. In case the
plowing Is of value to the land the ex
pense may be charged to him.
Palis City Journal: In their anxiety' to
defeat the different candidates for mayor
the newspapers of Omaha are giving their
town a bad name. The Evening News
prints a picture of a gateless town plast
ered with vice. It is almost certain that
Omaha Is not as black now as It Is
painted, nor will It be when a new mayor
is elected; but that sort of advertising
will have Its effect to the detriment of
the town. A certain class of loose char
acter will be attracted by such reports and
a certain class of desirable citizens kept
away. It should be possible to beat an
undesirable candidate without hurting the
town.
Pierce Call: There haa been a good deal
of talk the past three months, mainly by
tne fusion press of the state, of a non
partisan supreme court. They are talk
ing nonpartisanship for the simple rea
son that at the election next fall they
are bound to lose control of the supreme
court, a successor to Judge Sullivan, dem
ocrat, being elected at that time. While
there were two republican Judges on the
supreme bench the fuslonlsts said the
court was partisan. Now that they have
a majority on the bench It Is not right
to assume that the court is partisan? The
fuslonlsts claim that the court Is non
partisan because it is composed of Sulli
van, democrat; Holcomb, populist, and
oecgwicK, republican. This statement Is
far from the truth for the reason that
the democrats and populists have acted
togetner as one party since 1894. Hone
of the popullsta or democrats will deny the
fact that both Judge 8ulllvan and Judge
Holcomb supported the fusion ticket last
fall. 'If this Is true how In the world can
tney claim that the supreme court Is non
imnu a nonpartisan supreme court
wouia ne a good thing to have in thl
state, but ss long as there are three mem
bers on the supreme bench that bodv u
bound to be partisan from a political point
of view. There Is not a shadow of a doubt
but that a republican will be chosen to
succeed Judge Sullivan next fall. He
should be a man that Is tried and trua and
wno win be a honor to the party.
fraudulent voting would have a salu
tary effect No honest candidate would
want 'a nomination or an election pro
cured by such lawless work.
enabling the banks to put out more cur
rency when business conditions call for
It and reduce the amount when tlie de
mand declines. There z unquestionably
a very general belief In financial and
Lincoln is advertising for bids for l'sl"0 circles that the currency should
bonds, the proceeds to be devoted to the ,mve Rreater elasticity than at present,
acquisition of a municipal electric light- m,t ,low XHt t0 l,rlu this about Is a
lnt plant' Quite a number of Nebraska luf,l,,n n,)t eallT wtermlned. The
-.i... ..a' ... ....h asset currency nroposltlon has hwn
tiiir n iav, iv" un ni c inTiuuua, i v - .
... I EtlWilVTs trt IkA VOW Iinn.-inu1 a I A. I
own lighting works and all or them tr". jki n
with good measure of success. Omalm
will have to follow suit at an early day.
Tollce Commissioner Lee Sprutlcn has
taken, his cue from Hroatch aud nerved
notice on the saloon keepers that If
Moores is' elected the commission will
nuV on tue screws and enforce the
rUocumb lnw tighter than a miser's flst.
This Is the noniturtlsnu ' commission
that kcepv out of politics with a vengeance.
C. C. Wright Is not only the paid at-
qulte likely that the senate committee
will give it consideration and may even
recommend It, unless some more satis
factory plan for increasing the supply
of currency can be devised.
The practical fact is that while the
business of the irountry Is rabidly In
creasing the supply of money Is not.
and more money Is required to do a
given amount of business now than was
needed a few years ago, when prices
of commodities were lower than at pres
ent and the cost of transportation and
the wages of labor were less. Nearly
THE ADVANCE IS SlLVtR.
The- purchases by the government of
silver bullion for Philippine coinage lias
had the expected effect of advancing
tlie price of the white metal and It has
been reported that purchases would be
suspended until the price receded. It
appears, however, that the Treasury de
partment has no such intention at pres
ent, though It may be found expedient
at a later time, should the price con
tinue to advance, to suspt-ud buying.
Sufficient bullion has already been pur
chased to enable the department, by
selling the Philippine government some
of the free bullion held in the miutsto
coin the entire amount required to put
the new currency system Into operation,
so that there is not now urgent neces
sity for buylug when the market is un
favorable, and of course the treasury
will look to the Interests of the gov
ernment in the matter. It has been
thought quite possible that the price of
sliver bullion might go so high as to
make It profitable to melt down the
Philippine coins, but treasury officials
regard this as extremely improbable.
Meanwhile the mints are actively en
gaged in turning out tlie Philippine
coins, from the Introduction of which
lu the Islands most salutary results are
expected.
Excessive Political Power.
Chicago Chronicle.
According to the supreme court the col
ored brother may be disfranchised down
south without any legal recourse what
ever. , This, however, Is only one phase of
the question. The disfranchisement of the
colored brother gives the southern white
msn practically two votes to the northeru
white man's one vote. How Is that in
equality to be remedied for that It will
have to be remedied is as certain as any
thing human can be?
PERIORAL NOTES.
the
torney for tlie electric light monoioly. classes or enterprise are on a more
but be , Is alio attorney for Walter extensive scale than formerly and the
Molse. la the event of his elect Urn as tendency iu tills direction shows no
city attorney the electric, light' com- o' abatement There has been ex
pauy would maintain their monopoly perlenced within the last few months
and Mr. Woto would have the cinch on a decided monetary stringency and in
very brewery and saloon lu Omaha v,ew ' tDe prospect of abundant crops
But owumI by Mr. Molse. this year there Is apprehension of a
Snfeanaritlaa; Monopoly.
Chlrao Chronicle.
The destitute and impoverished condition
of the anthracite coal roads, as related
by Mr. Baer, cannot but excite general
commiseration. At the same time It will
occur to moat people that those corpora
tions might reduce expenses considerably
by rutting off about one-half of their force
of high-price,' lawyers. Judging from the
legal talent that Is constantly on hand
when the coal monopoly Is threatened. It
must cost the coal roads about as much
for lawyers as it does to operate the roads.
Members of the State Hoard of Rail
road assessment can not avoid its duty
to give Nebraska a fair assessment of
railroad property this year on the old
plea that they do not believe the law
requires them to assess the franchise
lu addition to the tangible property. On
the sworn testimony of the men who
made the assessment lust year, no ac
count whatever was taken of franchise
values. Kluce that time the supreme
court has expressly declared that the
board is presumed to include all ele
ments of value that would be regarded
by purchasers if the properties were for
A Drlfht After Thonahi.
Hartford Courant.
It is a curious and Interesting detail of
this queer Tyner performance that Mrs.
Tyner and het associate locksmith had time
to get everything they wanted out of that
safe before anybody was able to determine
who had the power to stop them, though It
was known what they were up to. It does
not seem to have occurred to any thought
ful person that the door might have been
held until the proper authority was bunted
down and cornered. The whole thing looks
exactly as if somebody was oaly too ready
to have the outraging going on.
Oftlons Crime Pnnlahed.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The sentence of four men found guilty
of conspiracy to extort money from school
teachers Is Just and Impressive. It Is not
vindictive, but it is severe and exemplary.
As the court said in passing sentence, these
men had been convicted "of a very heinous
crime," and their guilt was but increased
by their Intelligence and assumed respects
blllty. If they were not the only offenders
of their kind, there Is the more reason that
their crime should be made odious. There
will be. no doubt, an appeal from the sen
tence. and all manner of Influence will be
brought to bear for Its mitigation, but the
stigma which the law has placed upon ths
despicable system of omnlal blackmail
which has grown up under the present po-
, lltlcal domination cannot M effaced.
Nevertheless and notwithstanding
straw nat win nave its day.
The latest German official to denounce the
United States Is Count von Llmburg
niirnm. remaps it Is the warm weather
mat is Dringlng out his strong qualities.
A halt has been called in the procession
of democratic booms for the nresldenrv
It has been found that neither of them is
satisfactory to ex-Senator Jones of Ar
kansas.
Kicnara Henry Stoddard has given the
Authors' club of New York over 12,000 books
and manuscripts, the latter containing
valuable autographs of distinguished liter
ary people.
Emperor William has had statues of
Elijah and Ellsha erected to flank a lite
size effigy of himself in the Cathedral a
Meti. Thla shows how sincere Is his be-
lief that the prophets were inspired.
Persons close to Stephen B. Elklns,
United States senator from West Virginia,
say that out of his many and varied in
terests he cleaned up between $7,000,ono
and $8,000,000 last year and bis entire for
tune is put at about $50,000,000.
Former Senator John L. Mctaiirln of
South Carolina Is hereafter to spend much
time at Brunswick, Gs., as special coun
sel for the Mohawk Steel and Wire com
pany. "I am glad to quit political life
for real business," ssys Mr. McLaurln.
Winston Churchill, the novelist, who has
taken up a political career in New Hamp
shire, haa found that the business of law.
making Is crowding him In his literary
career. He has resigned his commission as
colonel on the staff of Governor Bachelder
and says he will not run for the legisla
ture again. '
Emperor William has been taken to task
for asserting in a recent after-dinner
speech that he is "one of the youngest
sovereigns of Europe." In fact, the German
emperor stands about midway between the
venerable King Christian and the boyish
king of Spain. The rulers of Bulgaria,
Portugal, Russia, Italy, fiervla, Holland and
Spain are all younger than Emperor Vt 11-llam.
Desperate efforts are being made in New
York to secure the release from prison of
William F. Miller, bead of the "Franklin
syndicate" that swindled people all over the
country by offering profits of 620 per cent
in Investments. Governor Odell is said to
be favorably dlaposed toward the convict
who is 111 with consumption, but the dis
trict attorney of New York city Is strongly
opposed to clemency and It is probable that
Miller will have to serve cut nis sentence
A three-quarters length portrait In oil
of Andrew Oregg Curtln, painted by Com
rade William Spang, was unveiled at the
headquarters of Foal No. 2. Grand Army
of the Republic, in Philadelphia on Thurs
day evening last. Past Department Com
mander John M. Vanderallce received the
picture on behalf of tbe post, and paid a
glowing tribute to the memory of Pennsyl
vania's great war governor. "Under his
administration," said he, "there were no
'rake-offs.' He knew that while It wss
wrong to steal from anybody, It was dam
nable te steal from everybody."
HOl.M A HO IT !NEW tORR.
:tllle on the Current ol tilt In tho
Metropolis.
It la definitely announced by the
l'efinsylvaula railroad company that no
steam locomotive will be used In the tunnol
now being constructed by the company
under Manhattan Island and east and north
rivers. Powerful electrlo motors will be
used for hauling passenger trains through
the tunnel. The motors will be capable of
I.iiUJIng twelve or fifteen trains of car a!
the highest speed. No ststlons will b
provided at the mouth of the tunnel on the
Long Island side, and not a moment's
time will be lost in the transfer from eleo
trlc to the steam locomotive eventually
the through Long Island oara will be draws
to Jamaica by electricity.
The threatened boycott on the up-stata
farmer planned by New York saloon keepers
as a measure of retaliation tor raising tbe
liquor license haa not yet been put Into
operation through the high license goes
Into effect tomorrow cheese and other free-
lunch eatables are still displayed In the
barrooms. The raising of hop is an Im
portant industry In northern New York
and an effort has been made to force
brewers to seek another market. This haa
also failed. The upshot of the whole busi
ness is that Tammany is provided with a
new campaign issue, and Us orators will
shout for home rule In the campaign.
There haa been much talk lately about
the advisability of women In New York
carrying revolvers so they may be able to
repel mashers, scare beggars, shoot rude
cabmen and clear their way generally when
they are la a hurry. What the average
women would be likely to do with a "gun"
Is the question the humorists of the dally
preaa are answering in their own way, by
representing women shooting at any old
thing that came along, and causing dis
turbances generally by their Irresponsible!
use of their deadly weapons. But there
are New York women who Indignantly
declare that the professional humorists do
not know what they are talking about and
that a woman can point a revolver and pull
tbe trigger as sanely and effectively as any
man. However this may be, it la admitted
that there are more women with revolvers
In their pockets In the public places of New
York than ever have been known in that
city for years.
Tea days' imprisonment and payment of
a fine of a thousands dollars each. Is the
punishment meted out to J. Power Fallon
president and principal owner of the United
States Directory company, and John p.
Dwyer, one of the latter's employes, by
Judge Lacombe in the United Stater
Circuit Court.
In an opinion the court found the two
men guilty of contempt. In having manu
factured evidence in business directory
pages.
Fallon surrendered himself to United
States Marshal Henkel and was at once
locked up In Ludlow street Jail. Fallon
said that he was not guilty of the crime
charged, and, further, that he would be
unable to pay the fine imposed.
The sentence of the court comes after a
long and bitter fight waged between the
United States Directory company of No. 29
Murray street on one side, and the Chicago
Directory company of Chicago, 111., and the
Trow Directory company of this city on
the other. J. Powers Fallon has been en
gaged In tbe compilation of business direc
tories for several years and In many cities.
In 1808 he purchased Curtln Zell's United
States business directory. Fallon renamed
the publication the United States Directory
and sent canvassers out to solicit advertise
ments and names, ostensibly for the Issue
of 189 alone. ..
In his opinion Judge Lacombe, after say
ing that the pages were plainly fabricated,
suggests further punishment for Fallon and
Dwyer by adding: "The only reason the Im
prisonment prescribed therefor Is made so
brief Is because the same acts constitute a
criminal offence for which, despite the in
flicted penalty for contempt, the guilty par
ties may be Imprisoned."
"Each of Mayor Low's subordinate office
holders," says the Sun, "has sharpened a
knife to cut the $140,000,000 melon which
will ripen with the confirmation of the new
market value' real estate assessments In
July. Their modest requests will be heard
when the board of estimate meets to make
up tbe bond budget on May 8. Already, In
spired by Mayor Low's example of liberality
with the taxpayer's money, his fellow city
officers have figured out that their actual
pressing needs for the coming year amount
to $60,000,000. Thla is a comfortable slice
to be cut from the melon, which la appor
tioned before It Is ripe. Great will be the
rejoicing when the mayor's melon Is cut,
and great also the gnashing of teeth."
THE OLD REUADLK
0
mm
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
broker, who went abroad for the purpose of
securing loans. It makes about $3.ooo, ooo
the city haa borrowed abroad. -
Laurt Cwt of Melon.
Springfield Republican.
Certainly aa a scheme for enriching pro
moters, the United States Steel corpora
tion has proved a wonderful succees. Ttio
members of the underwriting syndicate are
Just receiving a final division of tbe prnfttn.
They were committed to advance $;no.00ft,
000 if necessary, but. actually put up $;.V -000,000,
which was paid back to them Inn
ago. They have since received In profit
$50,000,000, or $00 per cent on the sum ad
vanced. The managers of the syndicate,
J. P. Morgan 4 Co., have taken It upnu
themaelves to make the last division of
profit conditional upon an ac'sumptlnn
members of a part in helping out the pre
ferred stock conversion, which seems to bo
dragging heavily. This conversion haa
nothing whatever to do with the ortginul
underwriting, and Wall street Is marveling
at the nerve of the managers In thus forc
ing participation In tbe later scheme upnu
the eld syndicate.
City Magistrate Crane took It upon him
self to read a red-nosed prisoner a moral
lecture the other day on the evils of drink
and laid great stress on the wholesomenesr
of pure water.
"Instead of swilling beer and whisky all
the time, cultivate a taste for water." hr
admonished, "and even when you're Invited
to take a drlnV ask for water."
"That's all right, your honor." was tlu
retort. "But I've read my Wbla la happier
days, and there's only one place recorded
ttiem where a man asked for water. Anc.
you know what he was!"
The wide sources of the city's revenue are
shown by a deal Just closed by Controller
r.rnnt wherebv the City nas oorrowea
$1 000.000 on special revenne bonds, from ttu
Ottoman fcsnk. In Constantinople. , Thlr
money will go to pay current expenses. 1n
anticipation of the fall tax collections.
The deal was negotiated by a New York
POINTED PLEASA5TRW.S.
Von Quiis What does your frland write'.'
Verae? Novels? Tragedies?
H. Kauhe Great 8cott, what do you tak
him for? An amateur? No, tlr! He wrl
advertisements, of course New Orlenn
Times.
"Havn you an Improvement association
in this town?" asked the stranger.
"Well, we don't call it that, replied the
old inhabitant, "but a lot of us git to
gether every little while and hangs some
body." Philadelphia Ledger.
Mayme I hear you are going to be mar
ried again.
Kdyth Asr&InT why, I ve never been
tied up aa yet.
Mayme No, but I can't recall the number
of times you were "going to be." ChienKo
News.
"Of course," said the funny man, "when
you die you'll leave a will."
"Yes," replied Henpeck. "there's one will
I'll leave with a will, but It won't, be my
own."
"NoT
"No. My wife's." Philadelphia Press.
The Doctor Do you know that when a
question Is printed in Spanish the Interro
gation mark Is put at the beginning Instead
of the end of It?
The Prof essor Yea ; that's the previous
question you hear of so often. Chicago
Tribune.
"How ts your youngest daughter getting
on with her music?"
"Splendidly, answered jur. unmrox.
"Her instructor says that' she plays Mosart
In a' way that Mosart himself would never
have dreamed of." Washington Star.
Cheepley I gave you one of my cigars
the other day, didn't I?
Bitter Yes.
Cheepley How would you Ilka to have
one now?
Bitter I think TA like to have It boiled.
They don't seem to be quite the thing raw.
Philadelphia Ledger.
SOME NEIGHBORLY ADVICE.
James Barton Adams In Denver Post.
If trouble ahould give you a rip up the
back.
Don't go to your neighbor about It,
If care should waylay you and hit you a
crack,
Don't go to your neighbor about 1t.
He maybe has troubles enough of his own
And cares not a snap ror your riunu moan '.
Just tackle your sorrow and play
Don't go to your neighbor about
It alone-1
l,tM, Wl
neck ln. a y
on ye ji 1 1
If you get It sometimes In the neck
aeai,
nnn't in to vour nelrhnor about It.
If you feel the sharp thrust of adversity's
steel.
Don't go to your neighbor about It,
You know not the weight of the load that
he bears.
Know not how ha battles with compassing
cares,
go lock In your bosom your troublous affairs-
Don' t go to your neighbor about tt.
If whisper of scandal should fall
ear.
nnn't an ta vmir neighbor about
Though ripe food for gossip the story yoU"
hear.
Don't go to your neighbor about 1t,
An Innocent aoul may be placed on the
raok.
A pure reputation he tainted with blank.
By putting the gossiping hounds on the
track
Don't go to a neighbor about it.
Bear up with your burden aa well as you
Don't go to your neighbor about It.
Go off by yourself If the air you must fan.
Don't go to your neighbor about It,
A safety deposit vault make of your
breast . . . ,
And there It your troubles and worries
all rest. . .
And, though Its capacity oft you may test.
, Don't go to your neighbor about It,
0
Vote Early
and Often
1 you have backed your opinion stronger than a mere as
sertion. You may have mentioned some article of cloth
ing that we carry rather than the hard cash and we want
you to remember that
No Clothing
Fits Like Ours
Suits, Top Coat, Cravenette Rain Coat, Mackintoshes,
Trousers, Fancy Waist Coat, Gloves, ITat, Suit Cases, Bags,
Umbrellas, Etc. Any of these make a nne stake which
probably you want but would not purchase if you won the
money.
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