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THE OMAHA DAILY BKE: MONDAY, MAY 25, 1903. Tiie Omaha Daily Bee E. R08EWATER. EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINO. tl-Diia no- .t'no,-l)lPTtnV Daily Be (without Sunday), one Yrr..H lifuMrafiVfie on " Year". ' Sunday ne. one Venr. .. j jj Twenti"thHcnury Farmer'. OnV Year!! I oo DELIVERED liY CAKRIEU. Daily Bee (without HundHy)! per ".fi."". iiaiiy (including Sunday). per wec..iic ounuay per copy Evening Urn (without Bunday). ixr we. k He weekV "!... CompiRinti"tVf VrVeVuiaiitiea in delivery should be addressed to City Circulation De- liartment. OFFICES. Omaha The Ber Building. South Omaha-City Hall Building, Twenty-fifth and M Streets. Council Bluffs lo J'esrl Street. Chicago 164' Unity Building. New York 23:8 Park Row Building. Washington 6"1 Fourteenth 8treU CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to news and edi torial matter should be addreaaed: Omaha bee. Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Bee runltshing Company. Only 2-cent atamna accepted payment of mail rrnnntB t.ranrfii checks, except on Thebek pIVlishlno'c - STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska. Douglas County, as.: (ieorge H. TiachucK secretary oi idb rc y" th the0nac?"af number tVn'Tn'd" complete copies of Tin Dally, Morning ?nVhofH"nistf w ETfiitoi i. ..ai.TTO i i,ou t 32.&00 Sit.OUO 4. 82.220 ( mfino ai,io T ai.BBO si,no 1 81,530 10. v 81,670 U 82.U30 is l!!!!!"!!!i!30 ll".."!"".!-28i8 20 ii'Jso a!!""!"!!!!-ai!io 13."""!".".3,bo 2 81630 ".!!!!st,ito 12 11 14 IS .20,410 .81,20 .81.6N0 .81,800 17 81,070 2 8l,8iO 28.. M.. siiilso Total Less unsold and returned copies.. .(80,800 . 10,428 Net total sales Net average sales GEORGE B 030,087 31,331 TZ3CHUCK. beme'u!? Ji" MaV?V uoa! U. B. HUNOAlu, (Seal.) Notary Public. In the light of past experience, it's a safe proposition to watch Hascall up to the very last moment that he is clothed with official power. Senator Hanna believes not only in letting well enough alone but also in crossing only one bridge at a time as the bridge is reached. Inasmuch as Mayor Moores has only to shake hands with himself as his own successor, there is no danger of an inter regnum in the mayor's office. American sunrenaacToTthe Pacific ocean la Just as certain as that Amerl- can Interest on its coasts are superior to those of anv other eountrv uiose) oi any otner country. It Is up to the state committee to say whether Nebraska republicans will this skilled In mechanical trades might find thirst or hunger; that while the remains yea have an early or a late state con- employment both In the north and in being cremated at Cincinnati an or vention or one that Is simply ..betwixt the south, but If a very large number ch,e"V' re"der rora of popular and and between, Ike nascall, wants to convene himself and; other members of the old combine Just once more ln the council chamber, if (or nothing else but to create a short lived sensation. If Senator llanna has really been at the bottom of the amicable settlement . tt. t,.i. v of the Union Pacific strike be is en titled to the gratitude of the country at large and all who were concerned in the trouble. The gain of 19 per cent ln the week's clearings over the corresponding week m . . m . . A - . I or iasi year wouio indicate mat umana merchants ana manufacturers are hold- Ing their own remarkably well ln spite of local labor troubles. lt Is very singular that the local re- form forces always keep their eyes riveted on the glasticutuses of the city ball, but never1 can see anything sug- gestive in the Image that holds the scales of Justice over the cupola of the court house. Omaha bidders are doing better this year ln landing Indian supply contracts. mere is no gooa reason wny umaoa Should not come in for the greater part of this business so far as it relates to Indian reservations that are within our natural trade territory. XFm n-rer do thlnira bv halves in this ection of the country We either have too much rain or too much shine, too much wind or too much calm. The next thing we will have a June rise i.uch as the oldest inhabitant only can remember way back in the '50s, '60s or TOs. .t. .w,n,i;. nr-iaim. i,.t John D. Rockefeller Is tho least offen- Carrying out the logic, donation, to the University of Nebraska from Mr. Rocke feller should be less offensive than simi .,,.. ,.., lar gifts from any millionaires. Under the new compact Union Pacific OT,r,(.rta mnA twitiaF nmVora vHii h privileged to do piece work or day work. It does not require a stretch of the tin - agination to foresee that the union boiler makers and machluluta will avail themselves of the privilege of taking their pay by the day unless the Inter - national revises its rules. The amendment to the county deposl - tory law passed with an emergency clause two months ago making the mini- mum interest rate 2 Instead of 3 per cent, The local banks have professed their readiness all along to pay 2 per cent on county balances the same as on city bal- ances and on accounts of outside banks. Such delar in taking aJvantace of the new law for the benefit of the taxpayers in.riiw tn til auoni Ann that someone close to the till had an ob- Ject In keeping the niQney planted with - out lutertaL DiriDKXDS uF coMRtXATioxs. ln a late issue the New York Journal of Commerce presents Interesting tables inteutlttl to show the rcturu lu dividends that has been realised from the vast I innltalltaMnn f Industrial 11)111 IU'll In - the Inst five years. They Include sub- tan,Ifll,r fH l,or cent of the cnpltallza- tlon from consolidation and show that 02 per cent of all the. bonds have con- stantlv raid Interest, over 78Vi per cent preferred and about 47 per cent of common stocks have paia dividends anu . . , , , . . that regular returns have been derived from 0 per cent of the entire capltallza- tlon for the five years, or such port of . , t. ... . I llt3 JPfl HTM BB luc n-vuiiuco unj ub I c been outstanding. It appears that thirty-one companies I have paid dividends upon both preferred and common stock, thlrty-niue have paid upon preferred stock, but not upon coin- mon, while forty-three companies have I paid no dividends on either class of snares, it is on toe wnoie a very ravor- able showing, but as the paper making It remarks the exceptional character of this Period, which has been one of un- at St Petersburg. Russia hag no tiveness must be considered, ana the te.t ef the ur,flnes of the Industrial vmumuvuo ... mc mm c- turn f conditions that can b regarded as normal and enduring. In the Judg- "ent of the Journal of Com merce there i8 nothing In the record It presents to weaken the argument against over- capitalization and the issue of common 'tock,, representing no substantial value but an earnln capacity that Is uncertain and precarious. It snys: "The argu- mcnt 18 8U8taIned ln lta fu'' fr(,e except 88 't i qualified by the exceptional posl- non or tne steel trust which has some of the advantages of monoDolv In a larce c000' ot raw materials and the means or transporting them. The evidence is not one of general solidity, but of an Inflation that needs to be remedied." I Existing conditions are generally re-1 garded as promising continuance of Prosperity for possibly several years, so tuat the overcaolta zed comlilnatlnna are perhaps in no immediate danger, but it is not difficult to understand what would result from adverse conditions, to be expected sooner or later. Meanwhile I those having capital to invest will be J on tne safe side ln keeping it out of Industrial securities. COLUHID RACE EDVCAT10S, It Is probably fair to assume that Senator Simmons of North Carolina rep- resents the general sentiment of his sec- tion ln regard to educating the colored race. In a recent address Mr. Simmons deprecated the tendency to teach the nearo the mechanical and indnatrial art 8 that they may become skilled I mechanics and artisans, his view being that skJ1,el labor would be a damage to the colored race generally ln creating ....... 7 aspirations whlcn could not be realized. I He thought that a few colored men should be thus educated most of them would be unable to obtain work, owing to the prejudice and opposition of wnite workers. . . --' In the pinion of Mr. Simmons the negro can best work out his destiny on the farm, that the place which gives him the best assurance of success is at the nlAvr an1 tha li wArlr far wVitiH hB la , . . ' . .. . . . peculiarly adapted both by nature and I long training and which he can pursue without danger of friction with his white colaborers. For this class of work the opportunlties are ample, particularly ln the south, where the white, will "not SeneraUy work ln the flelda. It Is a fact that Ra niAiitr.a.m A".lr.fA4 nwr1 a r a. a I . 1 1 . . 7 " I v""11' lwl UJD luc laiul Tery ttenerauy are contemea in aoing it A considerable number of them own farms and successfully cultivate them. It is undoubtedly well to encourage them in this direction, for there is no vocation in which they casbe so independent and so free from the difficulties and dangers incident to race prejudice. But the colored boy who has a taste and talent for the mechanical and industrial arts should not be denied onnortunitr tn hv come - -mechan,c and t-w V.. cllnc1l of nntag a ,lyennood 8uch He should be enabled to develop in what ever direction bis native talent points out to htm and to make his own fight for success ln this line. No harm will be done if this should prove a stimulus to "Dlbltion, while it would be a great I I.I 14 A A 11 1 . "J " i uie p.ow ana xne hoe tho84 who -re , capable of other 1 8 LET TBK coVSCiL start RIGHT. The new city council elected on May 5 for a term of three years Will convene for the first time Monday for the pur- P8e ot Perfecting its organization. The membership of the new council Is made denc' nd 18 to tuey wl" so conduct the affairs of the city as to retain It to the end of their terms. In I their own Interest and lu the Interest of good government the new council should revise its rules and introduce some I needed reforms ln the conduct of munli - i - I pal business and its mode of procedure, 1 One of the most needed reforms the 1 new council snouia inaugurate is me ex- I elusion of the paid lobby from within 1110 enclosure or the couueu chamber ana 'rom the committee rooms. The out 1 soing council and the coum-lls that have! I preceded nave uceu scanaauiseu time ana again by the pernicious Interference and 1 manipulation of corporation lobbyUts and contractors, who have had access to the floor of the council during its public sessions and have leleged councllmen In the committee rooms. It is eminently proper that all parties and corporations subject to municipal I legislation and regulation shall have fair I treatment by the council aud a fair hear- 1" before the council committees when I their v Interests are under discussion, The right way for corporations and In- 1 divtduals to get a hearing la to appear I befora the council committees when in session ami to present their claims, AV mantis or grievances In proper form N- fore the committees and let the mem- bers of the committees reach their own conclusions untranimeled by further In- ImYhKAmn T . m... ... I L.I.V.v l.il a n l.ntlinP .UF,umi.,.,... t. u. iU t they' are directly employed or secretly retained by the corporations to besiege councllmen while the council Is In scs- dion not only detracts from the dignity of that bodr. but tends to create the Impression that Its members are being improperly Influenced In their delibcra- tlons. Other reforms In the method of pro cedure will doubtless suggest tbem- , 4.u ,. . pn IU I IJ r III IT I II I'trl Ul IIIO . IUUI1VII who have had experience in former ses- sions arid who will be able to recora- mend changes which, In their Judgment, are essential for the more efficient and economic administration of the city's affairs, ovn ruLlCY tz TH VRltXT. There are no new developments In re gard to Russian policy In the far east and according to the American amhuaKS- designs In China hostile to the Interests thnro nf th TTmra1 Kto uBBuiauwvB iw iius eum ueiure leaving St Petersburg, being told officially that the Russian government Is one with the United States In the open door policy In China. He stated his conviction that Russia is quite sincere lu the matter. This Is reassuring and ought to have a quletlug effect not only at Washington but also In London, yet It Is not entirely easy to dismiss a feeling of suspicion that Russia has some reservation to her assurances. As to the position of that power in Manchuria. It nonpars tn h recognized that It will not be aband- oned, that Russia has too much at stake to relinquish her hold there. For the present however, she may do nothlnc to Interfere with the Interests of other countries In that quarter and it is need less to speculate on the future So far as the I'nlred Rtntoa T mnFn if has simply to adhere to its well-defined policy of insisting upon the maintenance of the integrity of China and equal trade conditions there with other nations. This it can do without entering into any al- Hance with another power or any uu- derstanding that might impair its right of independent action. The latest attempt to reform our bar l)a0ll, funeral services seems to have been mad8 a Kentucky millionaire recently deceased, who in his last will and testament inserted among other things this proviso: r.rr .pecie.. train of Pullmans be chartered to take my remains from Louisville, where 1 hav ,or lns been burled alive, to Cincinnati? t, , v. ... ' ... 71 J 'Zl'.Zl drlnk , order that friends do not select muslo. Not content with these details, the numbers on the musical program were set out and the stipulation added that at each intermission the orchestra be asked to join "ln drinking me bon voyage." It is hardly probable, all of us will agree, that the conversion of the burial service Into a social and convivel entertainment is likely to be so readily . . that many of our inherited funeral cus toms are- anachronisms that ought to be rllRCflrdtvl. Thai iHnnBHa vwin.l.. u ' . . . , . , i "? fl,oted famlJ egg J orva made to conform to modern condi fjong The Chicago Chronicle refuses to be come Iarmed over the incoming horde of lmml7rants so long as there is still urgeni neea , 11118 C0UDX7 or laborers iur worn wmcn nauve Americans snow little or no disposition to engage In. That the admission of the newcomer from Europe to start at the bottom simply shoves the American workman higher up ln tho industrial scale hag been re peatedly asserted by The Bee and no real friend of American lafxr will want to shut the doors tight against all further Immigration. It is said the action of the government of the Netherlands in stationing a war ship permanently in the Dutch West Indies Is regarded ln The Hague as dis posing of the rumors that the sale of the islands of Curacoa td the United htates was in contemplation. Nobody over here has had any Idea that the purchase of any of the Dutch West Indies by the United States was in con- templation. It usually takes two to strike a bargain on the international Property owners on North Sixteenth street should get together and take steps toward putting that thoroughfare In iraveiaoie coucuuon, not Dy patchwork. I but by repaying. The street hs. been 1 re-re-re-repalred so many times that there Is very little left of the original pavement. As a matterf business, as wen as a matter or pnae, tne woruout ofd material should be pulled up by the roots anu replaced Dy a new pavement, The Business Men's association Is said to nave orougnt into tne roio men wno never before could be Induced tq Join any commercial organization or part lei pate ln any public movement. If the association has gotten some business men started right who have, heretofore been more of a drag on the community it will have served a good purpose in this i 'j'.j It may be anticipating a trifle for republican state conventions to adopt resolutions this year committing the party to the endorsement of the natiomil administration by the nomination of I Theodore Hooeevelt next year, but a hole lot of republican state conven tions will take that chance anyway. Material to 'Feed Oa. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Kentucky families lire m big that a feud never runs Out, although it frequently takes a new shoot. Poor Show for Heform. Minneapolis Times. It will be observed that those noiseless Fourth of July celebrations are being ar ranged for the small boyn, not by thera. They are making other arrangements. Importance ef an Alibi. Washington Post. One of the clews In the L'mbrta dynamite mystery points to .Washington. As con gress is In vacation, a number of persons who might otherwise be suspected will have no difficulty In establishing an alibi. C'oafldenre Restored. New York World. President Roosevelt must have gained new confidence In his Invincibility as a candidate for re-election, lie declares that during bis present tour he "haa not kissed a baby and Is not going to." No one need Question his courage after this. Tammany t oddles the Scoarge. New York Sun. If Attorney Folk, the St. Ixuls boodler scourge, receives an Invitation from Tam many Hall to make a speech on the Fourth of July he might as well accept It. Sooner or later Mr. Folk is destined to greater prominence outside of his own town than he has now, and be had better surrender to calls at once. A Screw Loose Somewhere. Indianapolis Journal. The cancellation of J,046 promotions for poatofnee clerks which were to have taken effect next July 1 will carry disappointment to a great many hearts and homes. The fact that a subordinate ln the Postofftce department, a mere head of division, could order these promotions without the knowl edge or authority of the postmaster general shows defective organisation or loose busi ness methods. He Isn't booking; for Tronble. Interview with Pennsylvania's Governor. "Will you take advantage of the new law yourself, and sue the newspapers which are attacking you In cartoons today T" "I have been too busy attending to my official duties to look at the newspapers." "Then I can tell you that the Philadel phia North American printed today a car toon representing you as an ugly parrot with your feathers pulled out and a band age around your head. It was much worse than the' cartoon you complained of ln your message. Do you intend to sue the North American T" "I do not care to speak of ray personal intentions. I am too busy to look at the papers." THE THREATRNIKQ PENSION RAID. Spanish. War Veterans Piling; tp ' Mavny Claims. ' Washington Post. It Is ptrhajs just as well that the ques- tlon of Spanish war pensions should be raised at once, thoroughly Investigated, permanently settled, and finally and for ever disposed of. The facta ln the case of every claim that may be advanced at this time are easily accessible. The re cords are ail complete, and competent wit' nesses by the hundreds still survive to prove or to disprove their authority. Everybody wants justice for the victims of that unhappy war. Everybody wishes to see the taxpayers protected against the unworthy. The sooner the inquiry la set on toot the better for the government and the Individual. It appears that already nearly 60,000 pen sion . claims have been filed, about 12,000 of which met with favorable considera tion. Of the remainder, 18,185 are rejected. The rest await determination. This, how ever, brings us only to May 1, 1903, and 'caaes" have been steadily pouring ln ever since. At the present rate fully one' half of the army recruited and organised ln 189S and 1899 will have been represented in the total claims entered by the 1st of next January.' Of course, this will be a preposterous situation. So far as con cerns the Cuban expedition of June, 1898, it Is known that less than 17,000 men were sent to Santiago at that time. The num ber dispatched later hardly brought the total above 20,000. The mortality for the entire army while in the island was only Cttt, of whom but MS were killed ln battle or died aa the result of wounds. In the case of the Porto Rican expedition under Peneral Miles the casualties were in significant. - Of the deaths In campi Alger. Thomas, Wlkoff, etc. the report of the Dodge commission speaks with un answerable authority. The number was very small, and the causes, In a great proportion to the whole, not at all related to the emergencies of military life. It will be founds we think, that the claims already filed greatly exceed probably lh the ratio of I or 4 to 1 the total of deaths and disabilities from May 1 1898. to the present day. What will be their vol ume six months hence the wildest Imagi nation would hardly dare to conjecture. For the sake of justice, both to the de serving applicant and to the treasury, the government should Inaugurate an impar tial but a most intelligent and searclng In vestlg&tlon without loss of time. The tre mendous mass of testimony taken by the War Investigation commission, but never made public, Is, of course, st the disposal of the authorities. The, same officers who testified four or five years ago, or moat of them, can be made to testify again. The falsehoods and slanders against the War department which were then disproved can with even more emphasla, If necessary, be disproved a second time. And. In" our opinion, many of theee pension clalma have as little foundation in truth aa had thoae vile, exploded scandals of 1890. Let us by all means come to the rescue of the real victims of the war. That Is the nation's sacred duty, and no true man would wink at Its evaalon. But this vora clous raid upon the treasury Is not to be endured. It should be checked at once. and with an Iron hand. Sl-CCESSFIL, UOVD CALL. Operations nf the Treaanry Depart went Increases the Clrrnlntlon. Philadelphia Press. Secretary Shaw's proposition to exchange per rent bonds to the amount of floo.OOO.OU) for t and 4 per cents kas proved a success. Already t67,0O0,00O have been presented for exchange, and the secretary thinks that the full amount will probably be offered be' fore he limits the time of presentation. Of the t per cent bonds already taken out tlT.000.000 have been used to extend national banknote circulation. The total of the bank circulation now exceeds SWloo.no), which is the greatest amount yet Issued and shows the wladom of the courae the Treasury department has pursued In thl matter The new circulation ia not Issued to the banks in the large cities, but la se cured by the smaller banks widely scat tered. If congress passes soma mild measure a its coming session, on the line of the AM rlrh bill considered at the last session, the money oueetlon ran tn the future be d bated without feeling that btiainevs is suf feting for lack of action. Ths question should be permanently settled: but the country may not be ready for such a settle ment in the Immediate future. bits or wAsmaTOft Mr:. Minor Scenes and Incidents SWeiened en ik "pet. Several army officers back from the Phll- llplnes find themselves in a pretty pickle. While serving In the Orient far from home nd oppressed by the loneliness of the sit uation, with "no one to love, none to caress," they forgot the girls tney lert ne- ind and entered into marriage contracts with native girls. One of the number re cently returned shook the contract wife as he would an old glove, and was about to wed his American sweetheart when an Insurmountable barrier confronted him. The Filipino wife chased him across the Pacific and put In an appearance at an Inopportune moment. About the name time the War department Issued a ruling hold ing that all these Filipino marriages are valid and binding In the United States. The unfortunate officers explain between sobs that they supposed the marriage con tract was to continue only during their stay on the Islands. And they acted upon that theory when they abandoned the na tive wives, without the slightest considera tion for the fate of the deserted women. What charming Innocence! What aa amaa Ing standard of morals! It Is officially learned that the ax will swing at the Census office on July 1, de capitating about 100 clerks. This Is flue to the failure of congress to provide for the employment of the entire force, for which provision was made when ths permanent Census bureau was established. There are now more than 700 clerks In the office. Congress provided for about GO. The dif ference represents those who will go. Director Merrlam and Appointment Clerk Langley are about to take up the ques. tlon of reduction. For more than a month there will be a scramble for Influence among those who do- not care to be dis charged. Officers of the army on duty. In the War department wear uniforms the same as if they were on duty at military posts. Occasionally an officer Is 'found who does not appear In uniform, relates the Post, but it is only for a day or two at most. The practice has resulted in making nearly every room occupied by officers a dressing room, where wardrobes are kept. Most officers dislike very much to appear on the street In uniform; It makes them too con spicuous. Uniforms for use In the depart ment are kept in a wardrobe, and the offi cers put them on when they arrive in the morning, take them off and don civilian dress to go to luncheon, and upon tneir return tn the afternoon and departure for home later go through the same process. They don't like It, but It is an order. For people doing business at the department it is much, better, for a stranger knows whether he Is talking with an officer or a clerk, and If familiar with the emblems can tell the rank of the officer. Several attempts have been made to have an order Issued ln the Navy department which would direct officers on duty there to wear their uniforms, but the officers have always made It plain that such an order would not be best. It la all very well," said an officer of the army, "so far as discipline is con cerned, but uniforms are not needed in the department or about headquarters In a city, In garrisons, where the uniform Is worn all the time, and where all men are sol diers. It Is, of course, a good practice and essential, but It In a great annoyance In other places, where only a few men are In uniform out of several hundred thou sand." The troubles which Postmaster General Payne la having with the Investigations of alleged Irregularities that are going on In his department cause him to suiter from the wit of other cabinet officers. Boon after President Roosevelt left for his west ern trip some paper announced that much of the Important work of the administra tion would devolve upon Secretary Boot In fact, it was said that he would be "acting president," If there could be such an office, while the president is In the country. Following this announcement Secretary Root received a letter from a woman say Ing she was about to be dismissed from the Postoffice department. She felt sure that he. as "acting president," could have her retained In the department, and she most humbly besought him to use his In fluence. She asserted that her dismissal was the result of a conspiracy on the part of those In the department who sought to "run things for their own Interests." The communication was sent to General Payne, with this line written by Secretary Root: Dear Payne; This is another of your postoffice scandals. Why don't you re form? B. R. Another Root story Is .told' In the War department. Colonel Edwards, chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, was getting up the certificates for ths Philippine paper currency and was considering various men whose portraits should be selected as vignettes for ths different denominations "What I want." said Colonel Edwards. are portraits of prominent men who are dead." "Why don't you take Bryan?" asked See retary Root. WHT THEY PREFER ROOSEVELT. Growlng Strength nf the President In the West. Chicago Inter Ocean. A western democrat, who is a United States senator, said In Washington on Fri day: "It will be very difficult for the democrats to nominate a man who can poll the full democratic vote In the west against President Roosevelt. This democratic senator believes that many of the democrats who voted for Mc Klnley In IBM and In iVM) will vote for Roosevelt In 1904. and, In addition, many of the democrats who voted for Bryan In 19n0 will vote for Roosevelt In preference to Cleveland in 1904. In the view of this dem ocratic senator the Bryan democrats will support Mr. Roosevelt, not because he rep resents their views or their politics, but because of his courage In attacking trust evils. Many populists. It Is declared, who left the republican party years ago will return because "President RoosevAlt has reatored confidence In the republican party as a party of ths plain people as well as of the rich and powerful. He Is the most popular president we have ever had, so far as popularity Is baaed on confidence In the courage aa well aa the Integrity of a great executive." On the same day that thla declaration was made in Washington, former State Senator Edm-in Taylor, one of the populist leaders In Kanaas. said, tn an Interview: "Between Wall street and Roosevelt, I stand for Roosevelt. He Is our man for next year's race. He is not exactly our kind of people, but he has rpurage. Kansaa will give Roosevelt 100.000 majority, but lota of the Ksnsana who will vote for him will continue to hate his ideals." 'These Interviews were given to the public after the president had vis ited many of the western statea and had met the people fare to face, after he had made several notable speeches defining his policy on ths more important questions. Dishonoring the Medical Profession. New Tork Tribune. The swindling operations against accident Insurance companies which have recently com to light would be impossible without the co-operation of physicians. Human live will be placed In the care of these men by unsuspecting people ss long aa they are allowed to practise and dishonor the profession. Their licenses to practla can be revoked none too soon. . TALK Or THE STATE THEM. Ord Journal: All this talk about a non partisan judiciary Is bosh. We believe In court that is nonpartisan In Its deci sions, but In the election It Is bound to be a partisan fight. Beatrice Express: We trust that the new normal school may be located without vio lence or bloodshed. Some of the brethren In the Interested territory are getting pretty warm under the collar. Grand Island Independent: The Norfolk News enthusiastically points Judge J. B. Barnes of that city out aa good timber for the supreme judgeship of Nebraska and re fers to the fact that the last randldste of the republicans for supreme judge cams from south of the Platte and that the last candidate for governor was also south of the Platte, which made It practically cer- Ujiln that the north side la entitled to the I candidate this year for supreme judg and It might have added "and then som."v Stanton Picket: The fusion press Is clamoring for the removal of the supreme judiciary from politics and unanimous sup port of all parties for Judge Sullivan. This Is not surprising. It Is the habit of that party to clamor for outside asslstande when ln ths minority and for a strict adherence to party lines when the majority Is their way. But wherein lies the fairness In re taining two of the three Judges fusion when a considerable majority of the voters of the state are republican? Why not wait until Judges Sullivan and Holcomb have been displaced by John B. Barnes and another republican equally eligible and then raise tho nonpartisan cry? Norfolk Press: Judge J. B. Barnes of this city has publicly announced his candidacy for the republican nomination for Justice of the supreme court. It is certain that the judge will go Into the convention with a strong following, and the chances are very favorable tor his nomination perhaps It may be conceded to him by unanimous con sent. Nobody who Is acquainted with Judge Barnes need he told that he Is amply quail fled for the position he seeks. His opponent will doubtless be Judge Bulllvan of Colum bus, and If that Is the case the contest should be a gentleman's race between two lawyers whose ability cannot be questioned. This should mean a clean campaign. Fremont Tribune: If in the strike of the Union Paclfla boiler makers and ma chlntats terms have been agreed upon, as Indicated In the dispatches, that result ln the abolition of piece work and a re turn to the former methods of day work at an Increased price the strikers have gained a distinct victory. They did not originally demand higher wages, the Issue being whether the company would be al lowed to introduce the piece-work system. Now, apparently, they have gained more than that It has for several months been apparent that President Burt had the strikers beaten. , The disorganised condi tion of the train service that prevailed tn the early days of the strike has been over come and Union Pacific trains come as near to running on schedule time as those of any other road of the country, so far as the road Is not compelled to wait for the trains of other roads at connecting r -v. va ha,. mmnl.t i"""" "" "' - i ,,k at umana, ana incra arw writ mBimm competent mechanics. But since the Union Pacific Is only one of the Harrlman line and as there are others in trouble, notably the Southern Paclflc, which Is threatened with 'a strike, Mr. Harrlman Is manifestly forced to placate organised labor and doea It by reversing the position taken by Pres ident Burt and nullifying the victory he had won for his road. Thus honors are about even between Mr. Burt and the strikers. THE PEOPLE V. THE RAILROADS. Rushvltle Recorder: Whatever dlfferenoe of opinion there may be about the policy of The Omaha Bee, there can be no getting away from the fact that, right or wrong, Edward Rosewater takes up the cudgel agalnat the railroads without emoluments, and that on behalf of the people. Broken Bow Republican: Edward Rose water Is the only citlsen that appeared before the State Board of Equalisation and plead for a higher valuation of railroad property. Paid attorneys of the railroads plead for lowering of th valuation. Whether Mr. Rosewater's plea had any ef fect on the board we do not know. At any rate he Is entitled to credit from the tax payers of the state for the interest he manifested ln their cause, single-handed. Albion News: Say what you may about Edward Rosewater and his political meth odsand they have often been denounced by this paper yet he was the only man In Nebraaka who appeared tq represent th people before the State Board of Equali sation In the matter of railroad assees ments. Every railroad had Its paid at torney there to present their side of the question, but the people would have had no one to represent them had not Mr. Rosewater volunteered. It may be that he la too radical in his contention for the equitable assessments of the railroads, but he is more apt to be right than the paid attorneys of the railroads. LABOR ASD IDVTRT. Within six months 120 new companies ave been incorporated, whose stock sg- ha gregatea si.buu.uw.uw. So far this year the contracts let for the construction of new rallroada "M"? 18,116 miles, against ,02 mlle built ln 1802. According to the state factory Inspector, there are somewhat over 17.0k) girls In the Pennsylvania mills between the ages or 13 and 18. Of hla number approximately 4,000 work at night. The oil business In Texas Is crlrpled. The great "gushers" that "came In cn Spindle Top something over a yenr ff are quiet because salt water has appcxred ln almost every well on Sp'.ndle Top. In place of the oil. The few that yield oil have to be pumped. When one considers thst only some thirty vears ago not only was there no such In stitution as a factory In Japan, but tht Iron foundries and mechanics- workah.-tn, as now underritood, were unknown. Willie engineering was an alien urt. the dlnplny beneath the roof of the machinery building at the exhibition at Kobe, Japan, I", little short of marvelous, says the Kobe Times. The commissioner of patents, Frederick I Allen, stated positively that the paten office will not under any circumstance.! ltisue patents on so-called "perpetual mo tion" machines and that no patents for such machines have been euel by the patent office for the past forty years. This statement of the commissioner nan made In response to an Inquiry regarding the alleged Issue of a patent for a perpetual machine. It Is claimed by those competent to speak that the labor movement of Canada is aa strong measured by the population, as is the movement In the I'ntted States or even Great Britain. Today fanal. h 140 International and federal labor un.'ona, having organised more than l.IKO unions during the past three years, and the mm bership today will aggregate in the neigh borhood of lMl.OuO wage earners in the dominion. Waltham Watches Correct in performance. "Th Pcrfcded Americtn WalcS' M OlastnltA hook ' of tnteresting inforrrutlon aboai Kvitchts, It sad free vpon rtqvcsi. AmericM Wdllfum Waich Compuiy, WHlhAm, Mass. ' PERSONAL ?TOTE. Mr. Cleveland Is not only a still Bunter, but a very quiet fisherman. The other candidates are making all the noise. Andrew Bailey Young of Belmont. N. II., who Is 91 years old, still lives In th house In which he was born, lie snd hl wife celebrated the sixty-sixth annlversar of their marriage laat week. Booker T. Washington advises the young men of his race to go out In ths country and begin poultry raising. This would be following in the footsteps of their fathers, all right Mrs. John A. Lgan snd the residents of lowa Circle, Washington, where the statue of Oeneral Logan is located, are at odd, because Mrs. Logan wishes more of the trees cut down In the circle so that ths view of the statue will not be obstructed. Ira Harrison Condlt. well known in Orange, N. J., has Just celebrated his Kth birthday. He Is believed to be the only , living son of a revolutionary soldier In his state, and his grandfather was also a minute man In the continental army. Sir- Thomas Upton's advertising genius was fully developed bettor he came Into his knlghtshlp. Being on a ship years ago which had to lighten cargo because of an accident In the Red sea, he obtained permission to stencil the name "Upton" on each box and bale before It was thrown overboard. The estate left by the late Jacob a Rogers, the locomotive builder of rater son, N. J., la Inventoried at a little over $8,000,000. Most of It was bequeathed t the Metropolitan Museum of Art st Tren ton. The executors' fees foot Up to $:n. 000. the largest sum ever paid In New Jersey for the administration of an estate. Boston's oldest resident, Mrs. Hannah Newell Barrstt. celebrated the losth an niversary of her birth last Thursduy. With Mrs. Barrett was her sister, Mrs. Lovlca Barbour, of Cambridge, who Is M. Mr. Barrett Is very proud of the fact tht h Is an honorary member of Boston Te Party Chapter, Daughters of the Anvr lean Revolution. Justin Huntly McCarthy Is frenuentl confused with his father, Justin McCarthy This is not surprising, since besides being of the same name they are both his torians, both novelists and both have been member of Parliament. Justin Huntly McCarthy, tha son, left Parliament after Parnell's defeat and thenceforth devoted himself to literary work. James Whltoomb Riley, the author, con fesses to a fondness for social life, but al ways feels at a disadvantage at society gatherings. Being short-sighted, he is un able to recognize people easily and as a consequence he seems somewhat ungainly. "Besides," he adds, "not long ago I was recently detected pronouncing the 'pro gramme' as It was spelled and you can Imagine my overwhelming, suffocating sense of humiliation when my attention was called to It." SMILIXQ HI; HARKS. He Did you have any Idea beforehand that I was going to ktas you? ' I Bn-i never anow niyseii io nnucipaie anything. Detroit ires proas. "They say Mam Is openly running after that alleged French count." "Then she'll catch hint all right, llnmt was the champion sprinter of ner junior year." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Your husband doesn't use any kind of alcoholic beverages, does he?" asked th caller. "No,"' said Mrs. Lapsllng, "as tar as that Is concerned he Is all I ight, but he's the worat tobacconist you ever law."-Chicago - Tribune. "I can't convict you on the evidence," said the backwoods justice, "but I'm go ing to tine you slu for contempt for look ing like l couldn't." Atlanta Constitution.,, "It's easy enough to make money," said -Ntiritch. with a helf-satisfled air. "Thal'a so," replied the counterfeiter, absent-mindedly; "the trouble is to get It into circulation." Philadelphia -Presa.; Musician I don't suppose you heard what I was playing laal evening you and the others kept up such a chatter. One of the Chatterers No; but then I don't suppose you hesrd what we were talking about; so I guess you lost more thsn we did. Boston Transcript. "Is my daughter familiar with the great composers?" asked Mrs. Cumrox. "Madame," said the music teacher, With a look of desperation, "she Is not merely ' familiar with them; she is impertinent." Washington Star. He That's absurd. Do you think I'm as . big a fool aa I look? She I think that If you aren't you have -a great deal to be thankful for. New York -Times. Wife DO you know men don't possess an ounce of common sense? Husband That why we marry yon women, my dear. Boston Commercial Bul letin. "Rut," persisted the person with the notebook, "haven't you some theory or hypothesis by which to nccount for' your' extraotdinary longevity?" " 'Deed, yes, I has. suh," said Aunt Chloe, the centenarian. "Of co'se I ha. ! I fought yo' was gwlne arsk me ef 1 done' k no wed any reason w y I live so long. 1 couldn't tote ye nuttin' 'bout dat, boss' Chicago Tribune. A STRIKE BlIXETIS. Chicago Tribune. Me ol man struck, away las' 'June, aa' hasn't turned a lick He hasn't even cleaned de clay dat was stuck ter his pick. He didn't like de wages dat dey chucked inter his mitt I guess dat a what de trouble wus, but any how, he quit. But, aay, I guess de fambly's In de blggea' kind o' luck De ole man's in the walkout, but me mud dor hasn't struck. Me slater Liz wu wolkln' In a place dat sells quick lunch, De boss. n makes some kirks, an' dat starta trouble wit' de bunch. Dey all goes nut an' won't go back you oughter talk ter Lis She's makln' speeches ever'wheres about de strlkln' bis. Dat's all she does jest chews de rag about de moneyed duck, But still we's eatln' reg'lar, 'cause m mud dor huan't struck. Me brudder Bill he's strlkln', too been out sence May de ftrat. He says de slob dat takes his job Is lookin' fer de worst. Dey wants him hack, but no, b'gee! He says dat he won't stan' For wolkln' dere, unlcaa de boss will fire some uddr man. I'm strlkln', too. 1 hops de bells, an' wants anudder buck. But here at home we'a eatln', 'cause me mudder hasn't struck. Well, say! Now, on de square. It's fun ter hear me brudder BUI An' sister Lis an' da ole man start up" a-talkln' mill About how doy've stopped wolkln' jest ter teach de udder dube. An' all de time me mudder keep a hustlln' at de tub. I likes de ole man's backbone, but I like me mudder s pluck I guess we'd all be hungry If me mudder'd gone an' struck. I