Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 14, 1903, Page 6, Image 6
Tim OMATTA PATLT UEEi THUTISDAT, MAT 14. 1003. Tim" Omaha Daily Bee. K. ROSEWATER. EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINO. ' TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Re (without Sunday), One Tear.. lially Up and h.inday. One Year li.iiPirt'd Bee. On Year f-ii,i1r Hee, One Year falurrlay Bee, t)ne Year Twentieth Century Farmer. One Year. DELIVERED BT CARRIER, i Pally Be (without Sunday), per ropy... U no . m , s o , V.0) . 1 1.00 .. 2o 1. iv hm (w fhnut Hunoavl. ixr Sunday Bee. per copy I fcvenlng Bee (without Sunday), per week 6c Evening Em (Including Sunday), P'r week 10c Jcmplal-it of Irregularities In delivery should ha addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICE8. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha-City Hall Building, Twenty-fifth and M Streeta. Counrll Bluff a 10 Pearl Street. Chicago 1640 Unity UulWltiK. New York 232ft Park how Building. Washington &I1 Fourteenth Street. 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Id... 11... 12...' 11... It... 14... ...31,660 ...31.UGO ...81.5HO .. .81,070 .. .82,080 ...S0.410 ...Sl,02O ...S1.6SO ...81,(100 ... .81,180 ...050,800 ... iu,4aa ,..3,08T Total Leas unsold and returned copies, Net total sales Net average sales i,83l Subscribed In my presence and sworn to oeiora ma mi Jet day or May, a. u. iwjo. M. B. H UNGATE, (Seal.) Notary Public Ike Hascall 'always bag something up bis sleeve before be goes out of office. The strike Injunction is evidently game that can be played by two sides. If anybody has any unfair soiled linen to wash, be should bave it done at borne. , . Grover Cleveland's strong point In politics evidently consists In keeping every one guessing as to bis intentions. The poor tax-shirking railroads never think of the. poor overtaxed home own' ers who are paying their own taxes and the taxes of the railroads besides. The emperor of Japan bas a session '., of the Japanese Diet on bis hands. It la to be hoped be will be able to with stand the strain and emerge in good form.' , . . . Councilman Hascall manages to breed more mischief In one brief term every time , be smuggles himself into office than any other person could work in a lifetime. s . For all the free advice tendered by eastern Journals as to. Nebraska's duty toward the offer by. Mr. Rockefeller of a donation to the State university of two-thirds of $100,000, we are sure our people will be duly thankful. Governor LaFollette bas won out in bis fight for the equal taxation of rail way property in Wisconsin on the same basis , as other property. . The . people will also win out as against the tax- shirking railroads in Nebraska In time. The best comparison to be made with the effort of the corporation councllmen to .vote themselves Into the next coun cil as bold-overs In newly created wards Is that of the man trying to pull him self over the fence by bis boot straps. Tbe real offense of Lieutenant Gov ernor Lee of Missouri seems to be thst when delegnted by the Baking Powder trust to distribute a boodle fund of $10, 000 among members of the legislature be kept only a small part of it for him elf. Memorial rlnv. which ia avaln Mom at .-j u .i v. u band, should always have fitting ob servance. .Memorial day committees of the soldier ' organizations are making preparations for their Usual programs and should have the cordial support of all our patriotic citizens. If the 20,000 voters of Omaha were askea to decide wnetner tney want Us sea 11 and his coterie of defunct coun - cilmen to bold over by raising their bands, not a baker's dozen would be courageous enough to declare them-1 elves In favor of the Hascall gang. The meeting of the International As sociation of Chiefs of Police, la session tn . New irleans, may not be a repre sents tl-, a gathering. Too many of the emery or pouce are quite Dusiiy en - gaed by circumstances thst require tnelr personal attention at home Just Bow. Nebraska can make a creditable show lng of its resources and products at the Louisiana Purchase exposition within the $33,000 appropriated by the legUla- tore. It Is simply up to the exposition commissioners and those in charge of the work under them to make the most of every dollar at their command. In taking a stsnd for the libel bill pro jected by the political grafters to mus- sle'tbe press. Pennsylvania s governor shows a commendable trslt of loyalty to tbe bosses who made him. Oovernor Fennypaeker simply decided that, be wed more to the political ring than be did to the newspapers who supported lim candidacy. t:tTtLLlGE!ST LSAfiKRSHlP RtQCIRSU. In the struggle between organised lalmr and organized rafltal the chief re quirement of labor I lntelliKMit nnd conservative leadership. Success of the efforts of workinKinen In trmlps unions to Improve their condition depends very trently upon the wisdom and sound Judgment of the men In control. If those yield to the prompting of passion rather than the dictate of renson, If they are deposed to be rash and reck- less rather than careful and conserva tive, they are certain to In some way discredit their cause and fall to obtain that public sympathy and support which Is essential to the success of labor. The mistakes and the failures of or- ganlzed labor have been due chiefly to bad lendershlp to a lack on the part of those in control of intelligence, sagacity and prudence. In the main the action of labor unions is determined by lead ers and if these be men wanting in sound Judgment and common sense, who enn be swayed by prejudice and passion and will yield to un reasoning clamor, they will in most cases lead their organizations to defeat The most successful trades unions in this country are those which hare been most careful in the selection' of their leaders, choosing men of intelligence. Judgment and integrity. It bas been well remarked that men, fit to lead or to guide would, in making demands for higher wages or shorter' hours, give due consideration to the conditions of the employment and the interests of em ployers, and would seek the fullest un derstanding of a business in which they clulin that labor should be treated as a partner and not as a servant. They would seek for a mutual understanding and a fair regard for mutual rights and interests, recognizing that capital bas its rights as well as labor. -They would strive to strengthen the unions by dem onstrating their benefit in improving the condition of workmen and putting them on more favorable terms with em ployers. They would discountenance at tacks upon person or property, violation of law or public order, or any defiance or resistance of constituted authority A writer, on this subject who contends that there is ample Justification for the organization of labor in the need of ef fectlve means of promoting and defend ing the Interests of worklngmen, for capital gains power by organization, ob serves that the evils of labor unionism, which hinder its progress and intensify antagonism between labor and capital are due to bad leadership and can only be cured by its Improvement. That can only come, he urges, through a more in telligent and Independent spirit among those, who constitute the membership. "As with so many other defects in the social and political system the remedy is to be sought by an unremitting cam. palgn of education, working through discussion and experience, and in this all classes In the community must take part Employers and employed, '"pro ducers and consumers, must make com mon cause for more enlightenment and a better understanding." Labor unions generally are perhaps more careful now I than at an earlier period in selecting their, leaders, but undoubtedly .as to many or tnein improvement is possible. TH CITTC0VXC1L SHUCLDRtCUl'SIDBR The tax-paying ritlzens of Omaha and consumers of water generally who were so Jubilant ever the compulsory pur- chase of the water works may presently discover that they bave nothing to Jubi late over. Most of these good . people may not .be aware of the fact, but it nevertheless . Is true that the ' water works company bas stolen a march on them both in the enactment of ' the Hbwell-Gllbert water bill, in the ap pointment of the water board and In the selection of the appraisers. ' Under the original contract with the water works company the city bas the right to acquire the property at the ex piration of twenty years from the com pletlon of the works by paying for the plant without considering the value of the franchise. Under this contract the u uw r.gui u uaiue one ap- praiser, me water company a second appraiser and the two appraisers a third. two appraisers a It is a most extraordinary coincidence ' T.. . f ww a I .ui isaac o. iiascsa, tne Deii-wetner or tne noiiy water gang, that was com- pletely routed in Its attempt to foist an outea in its attempt to foist an inferior hlrh nroaanr nlant -mvnn Inferior high pressure plant ' upon the city twenty-one years ago and who manipulated the council on behalf of I the original American Water Works company so that the works were not accepted by the city until two years after their completion, was the man I wbo introduced and pushed through the out-going council 01 umana the con 1 flrmation of the appointment of Engl amuim ui uii-Hgo as tne appraiser for the city of OmaBa. rT" V. ... 11 as m . I iit. Munuou mac conrronts ns is, Can Mr. Alvord be depended upon to champion and safeguard the Interests fit the CttV In tha OntillaAmAn am 111 he stand In with the appraiser ap- pointed by the water works company ""d 3oln with blm in selecting the third 1 t "u up a tree u iooss very much as if the water works com- psny wouiu nave an three appraisers and the city nobody. .This Impression may be erroneous, but it Is a natural sequence of existing circumstances. The city of Omaha bas an engineer who is fully competent to represent It on the appraisement board and the city could, moreover, bave bad bis services in that capacity without expending a dollar In addition to bis aalarr. while Mr. Alvord will, doubtless, chsrge any where from one to five thousand dollars for his services. The city engineer could have been depended upon to make an honest. Impartial appraisement and in any controversy give the city the benefit of the doubt. Mr. Alvord Is an unknown quantity to everybody In Omaha excepting ex- Governor Boyd and possibly the man- agera of the water company. When bis name was projected before the counrll It was the duly of that body to Investi gate him thoroughly nnd to Interrogate him personally regarding his .views as to the method he proposes to pursue In the Tslunt'on and nlsti the engineer or engineers he would vote for as the third man. But no such precaution was taken and Mr. .Alvord will represent the great corporation of Omaha with its hundred million dollars without the slightest assurance that the city's In terest will be protected. A more reck less and extra hazardous transaction on behalf of a public corporation is incon ceivable. In the midst of the excitement over the labor strike it may be difficult to arouse property owners and water con- sum ers of Omaha to the dauger of a Jug handle bargain that would Involve the city In a colossal mortgage debt without giving it any relief from high water hydrant rentals and high water rates. There is still time for the coun cil to reconsider and reclnd Its action. Unless this is done municipal owner ship by the purchase of the water works Is likely to be the most costly experiment any city bas ever made In that direction. BILL WILL BK COZSCHVjiTirB. Senator Spooner, who is one of the subcommittee of the senate finance com mittee charged with the duty of fram ing a new currency bill, is quoted as saying that the members of the commit tee, at their recent conference, were of one mind as to the course to be pursued nnd that wns to keep to conservative ground and in nowise advance a radical bill which would give rise to any doubt as to the future among business inter ests. -The Washington correspondent of the. Philadelphia Ledger observes that it is safe to say the committee will not propose any experimental propositions. The prosperity of the country and the confidence which the people have in the present administration are two power ful factors combining to control the Judgment of the members of the com mlttee. It seems to be the general opinion that some of the features of the Aldrlch bill will be embraced in the new meas ure. It is being pointed out, however, that there were numerous objections to that bill, particularly from bankers of the middle west, so that another mens ure framed on the general lines of that one would be sure to encounter more or less opposition. This Is, of course. well understood by the committee and perhaps will cause them some per plexity when they come to the task of preparing a bill. It will certainly be n rather difficult matter to frame a cur rency bill that both the public and the banker" w,n b satisfied with, but the ab,e men who hay the matter in charge may accomplish this. At all events it is gratifying to know that they Intend to keep to conservative ground. 'A CLOSKD IlfCIDEKT. According to the latest advices it would seem safe to regard the Man- churtan - incident as closed, the report being that Russia has announced the opening of the province to foreign travel without any restrictions. It also ap pears that there was nothing serious in the fact that a small body of Russian soldiers went to New Cbwang, a cir cumstance (which was believed to be a grave menace, particularly by the Brit ish and Japanese governments. Assum- iDg the latest information to be correct, It seems that the Russian government has been acting all along in good faith and has simply taken such precautions for the safeguarding of Its interests in Manchuria, which are very great, as were deemed necessary. Of course there may be something re garding Russian policy and intentions that has not been disclosed, but what is known of the situation gives no cause for complaint on the part of any power. Doubtless the course pursued by our government, in Its protest against what appeared to be a move hostile to the Interests of the United States, was en- tirely proper. It is now seen, however, tnat it was not reallv neceaanrv an Secretary Hay showed good Judgment In not yielding to the dmn1 tt in not yielding to the demand, quite I freelw mad, that nnr envammnn .... 1.4 go to extreme measures to nrevent the carrying out of the apparent Russian designs. The present promise Is that no Amerl no American Intprmt In xr.nnt,.,.i. .m 1 i.. i t i.v. ... imciinm wim aim me assurances that have been given to this effect have evidently been accepted at Washington as being made in good faith. That Russia will remain in Manchuria Is a lacr very generally recognized and there can be no reasonable objection to I her doing so If she will deal fairly with other countries having interests there. 1 The latest promise of an amicable settlement of the strike of the iTninn Faclnc boiler makers and machinlata bas been set for the early part of next week. Promises of an amicable settle- . i , 1 . "'"i. w "miuipui uare, nowever, Deen made so many times within the past nine months without being fulfilled that the people of Omaha will take little stock In the promise until it has materialized. In this matter most people In these parts ball from Missouri. Clerks In the Treasury department after several weeks of labor have Just completed counting the money In the vaults of the subtressury In New Tork aggregating $280,471,256. No such la borious work Is requited of treasury clerks In other countries, chiefly because no other nation carries a cssh balance that will compare with that of Uncle Sam. Alabama republicans have passed a resolution through their state committee endorsing the administration of Tresi- dent' Roosevelt this, notwithstanding tbe fact that Alabama bas about as large a percentage of black population as Is to be found anywhere. Those who count oa th southern states sending delegations to the next"' republican tui tions. 1 convention adverse to the renoni Inntlon of President Itooserrlt are Just liable to be fooled. The establishment of new mral free delivery routes has been suspended until July 1, when the postofflce appropria tion becomes available with the begin ning of the fiscal year. There is no danger, however, of any permanent em bargo on the extension of rural free de livery. The success achieved by the sys tem Insures its enlargement until it in cludes every postofflce patron who is accessible to carrier delivery. Tic a Can to It. Chicago Tribune. To the Nebraska people: Don't look a gift university In tha oil can. Gettlnsi av Hepatatlon. Chicago Inter-Ocean. Omaha Is evidently bent upon making Itself known as the greatest strlks center west of Chicago. Hot Ram for Hla Mosey. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. General Baden Powell Is about to under take a tour of the world. In the hope that he may be able, to overtake the rumor that he had made slighting remarks about the American cavalry. The Postofflce Scandal. Detroit Pre Press. It Is In keeping with the entire publlo rec ord of President Roosevelt, if it be true that he is pushing an Investigation of the postofflce scandals. If this policy sidetracks any head of a department or other high official it Is because he lacks the right sort of nerve or Is not willing to hare the whole truth known. With the president to direct and Brlstow to carry out orders nothing discoverable will remain concealed. Protection of Birds. Portland Oregonlan. Intelligent effort is being mads to en courage the multiplication of birds In Mon tana, and with such success that they are Increasing in that state, though decreas ing In most other sections of the United States. Bird lovers, have shown conclu sively that birds Increase when properly protected, while horticulturists have learned that the Increase In birds means a decrease in fruit pests. Tha conclusion Is a simple and logical one. A Skillful "Jollier." Chicago Chronicle. Three years ago it was eald-rnd with truth that Colonel Roosevelt was no poli tician. It could not truthfully be said to day. The suave and tactfui manner in which hia excellency flatters the vanity and conciliates the prejudices of every town he visits would do credit to any campaigner. Tha colonel has acquired a reputation for being an exponent of the bluff and strenu ous In politics, whereaa he la In reality a most skillful "Jollier." Predlcanaent of m Crook. ' Minneapolis Journal. Tt Is easy to understand now why Lieu tenant Governor Lee of Missouri was threatened with nervous prostration. Most any man with a trace of feeling left would be decidedly nervous when threatened with the discovery of the acceptance of a bribe of 110,000. And now Lee has confessed that he took the moncyand turned 18,600 of it over to seven senators. Think of the lieu tenant governor 'of a great state allowing himself to descend, )o such depths! . - Strike Fever-Attack Royalty, Philadelphia Record. The last striker for higher wages is Ed- vard VII, , king of,J3ngland and emperor of India. He wants an advance of $160,000 in bis yeatfjr wage ofJH 150.000. On the ground of onerous duties, expensive housekeeping and expanding sovereignty he can no doubt make a strong showing. Though monarchy is an expensive toy, King Edward can plead In bis own behalf that the per capita cost of government In Oreat Britain Is not so great as Iii ' the billion-dollar country across the seas. - A TRANSPARENT TRICK. British Efforts to Inveigle the United State, Into a Row Philadelphia Korth American. The Kuso-Amrtean. war news factory In London la working overtime, but Its out put is more copious than Ingenious. Bpeclal cable dispatches to New York newspapers are almost ludlciou la the transparency of their purpoue, which is to persuade the American people that It Is their peculiar business to pull Knglands' cneatriui out of the Asiatic fir. These dls patches have no news value whatever; they are cabled editorials, inspired by Brit Ish Interests, depicting in the blackest colors Russia's alleged perfidy and "delib erate deception" ' of the United States, dwelling on the . "gross insults" to this nation and urging us to take the lead in a coalition against the nefarious Slav. ThM iiiiArile nlot to lnvelzla the United States Into aa entangling alliance with European powsrs discloses Itself In such cable "news" as this 'The sudden, and grave responsibility which falls upon the United States by rea son of Russia's action la the far East should' be fully understood by the Atner lean people, as undoubtedly It Is by the I authorities at Washington." No nation can become an Important fac tor In the world s trade In this twentieth century wtthout taking an equally promt nent part In the world's politics. This as sertion la so axiomatic that It will scarcely admit of argument. Russia's defiant action at New Chwang in reply to the American protest against tn- repudiation of a solemn pledge leaves but one course open to the United States, If national prestige snd self-respect sr to be preserved." The work Is not olever; It Is stupidly raw There has been no defiant action at New Chwang; the Russians have not reoocupled the place, and British solicitude for the na tional prestige and self-respect of the United States Is quit superfluous. The American people are entirely capable of understanding their national responslblil ties without advice from London, and they are supremely Indifferent to the hullabaloo about "world politics" raised by the London press sgents of frightened British traders. The Stat department at Washington has spoiled th "war board's" scheme for a dull-season sensation snd made the London bureau of world politics ridiculous by as suring th Russian ambaaaador that Joint action with England and Japan In protest agalnat Ruaalan operations never has been considered. Secretary Hay's Indignation and truculent designs resolve themselves Into 'figments of th news fakir's active Imagination. If England repents having taken a tall hold on tha Russian bear. It may look else where than to th United States for as sistance In letting go. Mlsalonnrlc Anannon tn Field. LONDON. May 11. Advices from Morocco say the American missionaries hav prac tically abandoned Mequlnes owing to th critical aituatlon. but there la no anxiety regarding the rolsalonarles elsewhere. Let ters received here from Fes this week say that th surrounding country Is quiet and that th outlook 1 mora hopeful In conse quence of th rains having Improved th ! agricultural prospects. HOIST) ABOCT HKW VOtlK. Rlaple on th Torrent of 1.1 fe In the Metropolis. New Yorkers csn roar about small things In a ridiculous fanhlon. I'onalderlng the boasted wealth and lavlahneaa of the town, to set up a roar concerning the recent rul ing of the Postofflce department about torn postage stamps smacks of the plcayunlsh spirit.- A btinlnes man who did not believe that the Postofflc department had made such ruling took two torn stamps from his drawer and sent them to Waahlngton with a question as to their redemption. If he could not use them on letters, he wanted to see If there was any chance of getting his money back. He received a prompt answer from th third assistant postmaster general. No such stamps could be redeemed, nor could they be used upon letters. Uncle Bam was ahead 4 cents on th deal, and all th busi ness man could do was to throw the torn stamps Into th wast basket. Th answer stirred his wrath 4 cents' worth. Securing a hammer he Joined th grand army of cheap knockers. ' "I stood for a moment at th entrsnc to Brooklyn brldg today," writes Jo Howard In th Boston Globe. "After watching the columns which cam from th north, th south and th west, easily 100,000 people, swarming to and overwhelming th meager car outfit, I wondered what will be New Tork's fate five years from today. Th ex tension of car lines, stupidly managed In Brooklyn, has built up Long Island to an xtent amaxlng as It Is profitable. People who earn their living in New York City are between th devil and th deep blue sea so far as comfortable transportation is concerned. The population of this great city grows rapidly and flows In Its sur plusage across the bridge to the esst and by the ferries to the west, so that already Long Island and the Jerseys sr comfort less, snd New York Is well nigh uninhabit able. With no degree of comfort can we get uptown or downtown, and the same la true with th bridge and ferry travel to Brooklyn and th Jerseys. New York seems to be th universal Mecca. In addition to the boys snd girls of th entire nation, who act on th belief that her alone fortune awaits them, w have not less than 500,000 Immigrants a year add their Incommodtngs to our existing embarrassment. If It Is bad today, what will it be five years from today. There is but one centalnty, and that Is th multi-mllltonalrlstlo of the men who own the transportation companies. A ma jority of these fortunate men twenty-five years sgo had nothing but cheek and fa miliarity with lobby Influence. Today they break th laws with Impunity, control thou sands of votes, disregard the wishes of the community and flaunt their millions In the faces of a patient public, who rarely com plain and never resist. Immensely valuable as the surface and "IV' car service has been to the city. Its present exactions sre unbearable to auch an extent that they welt deserve th overhauling which recently placed them before their fellow cltlsens In no enviable light. So far as expert observa tion goes, however, I really know of no ex ception, . except this of transportation, which warrants any of us In breaking my suggested rule of 'Don't grunt.' " Tha bottom of a ship ain't absolutely necessary, anyway, said a man on tne dock.' The eyes which had wandered decorously to the celling after the othe man finished dropped suddenly upon the gentleman who made this startling declara tion. He was greatly pleased at having thus reconcentrated attention. "It Is pos sible that none of you men has read the account of the boat that cam Into New York harbor a month sgo without a bot tom T Well, It's a fact, anyway. She was on of. those old lumber scows plying be tween this harbor and the Maine coast. She met punishing weather about ten hours out and began, to sink. Th men worked day and night at th pumps and finally she was safely docked. Then it was dis covered that her whole bottom had dropped out and her lumber cargo had saved her. Instead of thanking Providence for their good luck the satlora fell to cussing for having tried to pump th whole Atlantic through the ship." The discussion then fell Into personal gossip, and four of the six men In the group said they were going abroad for the summer. Th people of th state of New York will vote at th next November election upon th advisability of expending tlOl.000,000 upon the improvement of th Erie, the Oswego and th Champlaln canals, mis Is th most stupendous scheme of Internal Improvement which has ever been pro posed to a commonwealth in this country, and bas few parallels In the history of the world. Th object of this proposed great undertaking Is to Insure to th port of jjew Tork tha continuance of th com mercial aupremacy which It has enjoyed sine th foundation of the government. Th business of the port of New York still largely exceeds that of any port In th United States, but It has been conclu sively shown that it Is falling oft year by year,- and that its loss has been the gain of Boston. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Newport Nws. Th loss in tonnag of re cent .years has been so alarming as to threaten in' the no far distant futura the port's supremacy. mt Is proposed to enlarge th Erie and Oswego .canals so that they will hav a minimum bottom width of 75 fet and a minimum depth of 11 feet. They will ac commodate boats 1 feet long, 28 feet In width snd 10-toot draught. These boats will hav a cargo capacity of 1,000 tons, which will mean ,83 bushels of wheat. Th Champlaln canal will b able under th proposed Improvement to accommodate h.t. h.vtni a carrying capacity of 250 tona. Th original cost of th Erl canal proper was r,148.78, or over 12.000,000 mora h.n tha original stlmate. IU enlarge ment In 1836-42 cost IU,5.411 Of th 18.000. ma aDDroDtiated tor canal Improvement In 1S96, t,83.S90 was spent upon the Erl. Up tn and Including th appropriation raaa in 1S95 th total coat of conati ictlng and Im proving th Erie, Oswego ana cnaropjain canal, as th friends of the canal figure. h.. h-n about 1118.000,000. The revenues fin . iura when the tolls on tne canais were abolished, amounted to flsl,eoT.M- a rti.natch from New York says: All hop has been given up for the eyesight of Ira D. Bankey. tne wen anuwu .inoun. and comDOsor of religious songs, it was do Ileved for a while that he would recover th. alKht of at least one eye, but his son. in.. I. Bankey of 18 Park place. Brooklyn, stated that hla father would be totally and Dermanently blind. Dr. Kallsh. under whose car th van gellst has been sine his sight first began to falL several months sgo. Is continuing his treatment, but mainly for the purpose nf nreventlns th return of I he muiaay which might endanger the patient s II'. In general bodily health sir. Bankey Is lmDrovlng. his son said, but very slowly. During th warm days cf th last two weeks he has been able to take short walks In Waahlngton park, tflj.tccnt to bis horn Is South Oxford street, Brookljn and bas occasionally been driving. The out Ings have doit hlra much good. Mr. Sankey's son Intends to take him to the mountains before the summer set In "Yes. my father realises that he will never see again." said the younger Mr, Sankay to a reporter for the Herald last night, "but he has resigned hlmalf to It with Christian spirit. He makes no com plaint and retains his former sweet temper, Ood gives and Ood cakes away he ssya It Is Ood s wUV THE OLD 1 i is ill I Absolute! Puro THERE 33 MO SUBSTITUTE CLEVELAND, BRYAN ET AU Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.): The Cleve land boom seems to strike Colonel Bryan as a dangerous proposition. Th Nebraska sage cannot afford to brush It aside as unworthy of dignified notice. New York Tribune (rep.): In democratic national politics Colonel Bryan Is not only boiling within, but also boiling without. Meanwhile, with stately step and slow, th Goliath of ths Princeton Oath moves ma jestically out to battle with th little David of Wolfert's Roost, who Is hovering on his flanks with a small sling. Philadelphia North American (rep.): Mr. Bryan says there Is not the remotest pos sibility of the nomination of Grover Cleve land, but when asked to nam th savior of th democracy In 1901 his notorious mod esty deters him from discussing any "available Individual." He Is free to say, however, that geographical considerations cut no figure In the matter. Philadelphia Press (rep.): Colonel Bryan's notion that he Is th whole dem ocratic nominating trust may be corrected by a careful consideration of the presi dential boom merger that has been going on In th esst, with headquarters at Princeton. When all th booms here abouts get together In th Cleveland boom it Is going to have pretty large dimensions. Philadelphia Record (dem.): Ex-Presi dent Cleveland declares that at no time since the close of his last administration has he desired a fourth nomination for the presidency. This olearly discloses his own attitude toward the attitude of som of his friends who sr trying to push him to the front against his desire. Th dem onstration In favor of his candidacy has not been without value In clearing tha way for future action. It has shown that the democratic party Is ready for a return to settled democratic policies and In no humor for further popullstlo experiment. Chicago' Chronlel (dem.): As Mr. Bryan realises that there Is no longer a prospect that he can bacom president of th United State h develops a disposition to assail his betters In th democratto party. Most of his publlo utterances of 1st have been abusive ; of democrats questioning their motives, lmpunglng their honesty and deny ing their word. So long as he cherished the idea that he could reach the white house ha was reasonably circumspect in his treatment of democrats who did not agree with him In all things. When that hope was extinguished he became studiously offensive. Many years sgo when Allen O, Thurman," a greater and better demoorat than Mr. Bryan can ever expect to be, was asked to give young men a rule of con duct which would promote success In busi ness snd political life he replied: "Keep a civil tongue in your head." If ths young man from Nebraska ever heard this admon ition It was lost upon him. , PERSONAL NOTES. Thomas W. Palmer, th ex-senator of Detroit Mich., has Just celebrated hla sevehty7third birthday. II is still hale and hearty.' ' A rude college boy stepped upon Qfover Cleveland's pet corn at Princeton on Sat urday. Whereupon was heard th former president's first monosyllable publlo utter ance. iur.w.1. Rnhari A. Smith of St. Paul on Monday celebrated th fiftieth anniversary of his srrival In the saintly city. H has been three times chosen chief executive of the city and It is said will again be a can didate at th coming election. wrotarv of War Root Is to Join ths fashionable colony In upper Park avenue. New York. He has purchased two lots at 100 and 102 East Beventy-nrst street as a sit for a 1150.000 residence. The buildings now occupying the sit will b torn down. n..r Admiral Francis R. Bowles, chief constructor of the navy and somewhat of an authority on launching, is tn inventor of n apparatus whereby th fair chrlstener has only to let go of the noitie as in snip moves snd watch It swing unerringly to th bow. M.rk Twain received on rot In a con test conducted for a Berlin newspaper' to determine who Is th most distinguished m.rt .liv This affords Mara an oppor tunity of paraphrasing his famous tele gram anent his rumored aeatn in tnis fashion: "Reports of my popularity greatly exaggerated." A. modal of honor . was presented to Colonel Johnson L. D Peyster of Tlvoll. N, Y Thursday In recognition of th fact that he raised the first American flag over th capltol In Richmond on th night of April 1. 1S86. when th union troop an tared th city. Colonel De Pystrs friends have several times endeavored to get th War department to recognise his achieve ment, but without success, on th ground that it la only for brsvery in action that medals of honor ar swarded. To supply the omission ths colonel's friends mad up a purs and hsd th medal mad which was presented to hlra. ELECTION OF SENATORS. Twenty-On States Favor Election ky Ponnlar Tote. Chicago Tribune,- Th legislatures of twenty-on of th forty-fiv states hav adopted resolutions asking congress to submit sn amendment for the direct election of senators, or to call a convention to submit such an amend ment The legislatures of fourteen states have refused to take action In th prem ises, and th legislatures of ten states hav not considered th aubjeot. If a majority of two-thirds of th stst legislatures were to unit in a request to congress to submit sn amendment for the election -of .senators by th people th senate would pay no attention to.th ri quest. A majority of the senators sr attached for personal or other reaaons to th present method of election. If thirty ststes being two-thirds of th whole num ber wer to request congress to call a convention to propoa amendments to th constitution congress would be obliged to RELIABLE obey. Two-thirds of th states have not gone on record yet as favoring such a convention, but th direct e:ection tnn Is growing In popular favor, and the neces sary number of states will be secured. Som now hostile will be converted. The flowing tide Is with ths direct election method. A convention to propose sniendmenla oannot be restricted to the submission of on amendment. It msy propose man-, som of which may be radical. Voting tn the convention will be by states. Idaho, Nevada, Montana and Wyoming will out vote Nw York, Pennsylvania and Massa chusetts. A majority of the states may vote to propose amendments which 'Will horrify conservative eastern ststes. No senator la unaware of this. Few sen ators desire .a constitutional convention. When th number of states which demand on is dangerously near thirty the senators who sr th most . opposed to direct elec tion will yield to popular pressure and Will submit tha desired amendment to escape the alternative of a convention. The advocates of direct eleotion have made great progress In a few years. If they keep up the fight a little longer they will be victorious. A SMILE OR TWO. 'Rlflrlr win. nf tAiira la vtnnsille rtt a widow's grief." or course; it s an put on. pnuaaeipnia Press. Hlggelty Poor chap! he's walking on hla uppers. Plggelty Deas, dear! Can't even call his sole his own! Harvard Lampoon. It Is dangerous for a young man to tell a girl thnt she la a peach. h never for- gets ll. Bor -Somervllle Journal. Peddler Madam, I hnve her a fin com plexion beautlfler which Lady No, you don't work any skin gams on me. Cornell Widow. Mrs. Oramercy Do you think it was ajt Intentional slight on th part of Mrs. New rich? Mrs. Park Why, no, my dear. She hasn't been a lady long enough to know how to be rude. Puck. ., , . Employer Young man. you have been Just one hour eating your lunchecn. ImployoT-I beg your, pardon, sir.-1, hnve been Just five minutes eating my' lunchton The other fifty-five minuter I was fighting my way to the counter. Chicago Tribune. "So glad you'v come, doctor. This Is my husband." "Buffeting from hysteria, . ehT That's a curious noise he makes. Bounds Ilk neigh ing." "It Is neighing, doctor. - You see ha In sist upon mixing his breakfast food and this morning he got In too much oais." Cleveland Plain pealer, Arthur Millie may be a little peculiar at times, but she means all right. Harry Yea. I guess that's so, but what sre you driving at? Arthur I called at her house t'other nlsrht and today she sntd It was not until I had gone that she realized what a pleasant evening she was having. Boston Tran script. IT IS NOT ALWAYS MAT. Henry W. Longfellow. The sun Is blight tha air Is clear. The darting swallows soar and sing, And from the stately elms I hear Th bluebird prophesying spring. Bo blue yon winding river flows, Tt seems an outlet from the sky. Where, waiting till tha west winds blows, The frighted clouds at anchor He. ATI things are new th buds, ths leaves, That gild the elm tree's nodding crest. And even the nest beneath th eaves There are no bird In last year's nest! All things rejoice In youth snd love. The fullness of their first delight! And learn from th soft heavens above, The melting tenderness of night. Maiden, that read'st this simple rhyme. Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay; Enjoy th fragrano of thy prima, For, oh, It is not always May I Enjoy th spring of love and youth, To som good angel leave the rest; For time will teach thee soon the truth. There are no birds In last year's nasi- tlorvoua Proatratlon Cured Dg DI. PIEPXE'S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY. "I am an engineer by trade anC thri bard work sad worry of running a largi engine brought on nervous prostration, write Mr, Cbas. P. Dixon, of Arbuckl , Colusa Co., Calif. "A friend recoti mended Dr. Pierce's' Golden Medical Discovery to tne snd I bought one bot tle; thought tbat it helped me so con tinued the use of it until I had taken six bottles, I feel better thsn ever in my life. Am not a particle nervous, can work bard ail day and - sleep sound at - night. I not only think, so but I know that the 'Goldea Medical Discovery' cared me and therefore I will recotn snend.it tc. others. , Pa tWl Phase BkJMs mules sn 1 1 HuuU linn ml