THE OMAHA DAILY ItEK: TUESDAY, DECEMI1EH 15, 1003.
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K. ROSE WATER, EDITOR.
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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
ceiore ma una sum aay 01 novtmoer, a,
D. 190S. M. B. HUNOATB,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
It should never be too cold to stand
up for Omaha and Nebraska.
That revenue law decision is consider-
ably overdue. The taxpayers of Ne-
braska would like to know whero they
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are at
Herr Bebel of the Kelcbstag Is being
heard with a frequency suggestive of a
typographical error in the second letter
Of his name. I
General Keyea "expresses the hope
there will be no war between the United tlons The sooner the neonle of Ne- "--""-""'"V" v ,Ti a V l Proauctlv ower "na consumption of pro
iAnM. t. : . . "ner Fr? 01 foreign country, or Intended for ship- ducts. An "educational test" enforced to
ia,rtn mm vvivu4 . a u ss.ot wvm"
eral, thanks!
If the latest filing In the Northern
Securities suit really is a "brief people
will gasp at thought of what something
long woujd be., -
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ue urumf m ui a uuiue mr ak-oht-
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Ben for the coming year is still to be
satisfactorily solved. Send your an-
swera to amson. P. O. Box 777.
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three weeks sluce they bad one there.
It baa been suggested that a peniten
tiary at Grand Rapids could be main
talncd with what may otherwise have
to ie expenaea in ranroaa rare to jacn-inaa
a.v..
sou.
NegotlatlolToTnV between
Russia and Japan are "on the point of
lielng realiaed"-whlch is Just where
they have- been a good many times be-
Tore - I
One Nebraska naner has alren.lv come
out for William R. Hearst for the demo-
crane presiaentiai nomination in imi
Aa Hearst owns three nanera himself.
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this makes at least four that, are for
i.im
The Woman'a board of the 8t. Ixmls
exposition la about to elect a president
to aucceed Mrs. Jamea L. Blair. The
incident has a pathos In no way lessened
by anything Mra. Bialr'a husband may
nave done,
it must ue rememoerea tnat it la on.y
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tfwiieitikncA tn tliA riArtna nantfA nf iimn
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they would be proclaiming the useless
ness of their own calling.
What the governor of North Carolina
am to tne governor pi noutu Carolina
. . . . . . .,
on the occasion of 'heir famous meeting
la recorded In history, but what Vope
Pius X said to William Jennings Brysn
la likely to remain a profound mystery.
The transformation of a former beer
garden into a house of divine worship
will hereafter furnish the conclusive
answer to Itinerant evangelists who try
to achieve notoriety t by proclaiming
Omaha to be the wickedest city In the
wotld..
Secretary Hitchcock breaks the record
for length of his official report, but It i,
bardly probable the other cabinet offl- P"4. bould the preferential tar- Jt pet, the congressmen for railroad oommerdai imporUnc. U likely to be sn
eers will emulate bis example or feel ,ff PlleJ sdrocated by Mr. Chamber- farft Aj the iaat cen.u, 0f railway hanced to a marked degree. But, like all
discredited by his achievement in oro-
'.Inr n ralnnm nf 9 ST tn vl
of bis year's work.
v oiwauo s junior sf naior intormeu
Washington that Colorado's governor
la to blause, whereupon Colorado eitl-
ens Informed Washington that Colo-
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rado a Junior senator lied. Colorado bas
not outgrown that western habit of
"calling a bluff."
Omaha la LecoinU.- a favoritn nlaca
or lurammi i uiiwuira iu vurisiuiH.
In when they find themselves in this
aectlon of the west with their holiday
lay-off in front of tbeiu. The pro fee-
adnata ... It.vl.tul ,.l,a l.u,.,.Jc
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at borne aa often as they nisy Lvdlthe PoTilnlon wheat growers are at a
tKvusluu ta euy Ht're at Kituru.
tiKBKASKA'B BTATt DtBT.
The semi annnal statement of the I
auditor show that the Indebtedness of
the state of Nebraska represented by
outstanding warrants drawn saalnst the
treasury aaereirates more than two and
qmmpr mma dollars, the increase
the past six months being
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Sllgntiy 111 excess or fW.),(Ss. in view
f th . frt ih.t th .tte constitution
crant. the ..r t infract debts to
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mAt - voona 1 ifririfa At raiiuina in inn 1 t
"never to exceed in the aggro
$100,000," this warrant indebted-
I ness is not only evidence or Daa nnsn-iau
clerlng, but also of questionable con
stitutionality.
When the floating indebtedness came
tip to the two million mark it was a
slgnal for . widespread alarm and Its I
present colossal proportions should lm-
press the people of the imperative necea-
slty of doing something to relieve a
T ad situation. The only explana-
tlon for this piling np of unpaid interest-
bH,rl,1t rt,e wlim"rt' ttat wccMslw
legislatures have regularly appropriated
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more money than was Justified by the
prospective revenues while at the same
time a large part of the taxes levied by
the state In years gone by have become I
delinquent and uncollectible and must
eventnaiiT be charged off as worthless
I
assets.
A more direct cause for this debt,
however, is to be found in the long-
w"lum wholesale taxshltklng by which
the railroad property in Nebraska has
pKcnped bearing anything like its due
Proportion of the burdens 6f state gov-
ernment. It is safe to say that had
the railroad assessments for the past
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fift,on ypnrs bw"n reasonably propor-
S1.O20 tionea to me assessmenrs pincea upon for shipment, or shall receive, or who, I tinue in competition with the existing teie
ao.ioo other taxable property, and the railroads having received, shall deliver, in orlg-Phon mammoths, subscribers win retain
ItOll TU III fllA imWaU ttMctl thflV hflFA I
evaded by undervaluations, they would
havo Pald lnt0 r"ry more than
havo tin Irl Into tha traaanrv ninM than
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enough to Blnk all the present outstand-
Ingdebt. The two and a quarter million I
,ln 1.1 . v,-e
u..a. Wl ,.Jltm,u nwBUl, ,uoUIO,
represent tne omigauonn mai me ran-
roads of Nebraska have unloaded upon
the Other taxpayers Of the State.
It goes without saying that the oppor-
tunlty has been lost to collect back
taxes mat the railroads snouia nave
PW and that this colossal debt accumu-
'ation will have to be provided for as
best we may. But if the debt is ever to
v 11 e . a a. i I
exunguisneu, or even aeiu own. u
wlll be absolutely necessary to stop the
railroad taxshlrklng for the future and
to hold Income and outgo level by com-
pelllng this exempted property to stand
the same ratio of assessment and taxa-
tlon as property which doe8 not belong I
to these treat and Dowerful corDora-
nfttBUi VaiirA nn Tr T n l a rn rr thft mnrmnr I
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win tney grapple Buccessruiij wim tne
problem presented by their state debt
COLOMBIAN MUVMMMIITB.
Reports continue to be received at
Washington-of movements by small
hnriloa of Colombian, trwn tnwarrl thA I
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"" i muaum, iuuuSu , w ueiutrr
lueBe movements are unaer government
authority or not does not appear. The
I American shlus are maintaining a via;-1
liant tuitrol nf tli Pannma eoaat. th
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marlniii that vara lnmlrwl im tha lath.
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inlia am still at tha tvnuta naslo-narl thorn I
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and it Is announced that more men have
been landed and will be located at a
point of possible danger.
Meanwhile Reneral Tlevea tha aneHal
Meanwiuie general ueyes, the special
envoy of Colombia at Washington, who
just Deen elected to tne presidency
I. .n...t,ll 1 a..lAa aV. I . I
! ryr K
D,8 'Z
' M V. M ,L,nl(Ul M w Mf nflr "l "UJW l" uw" ",r- i "ow"un " on. tBe
th Colombian troops. He is of course
fuI,y authorized t0 give such assurance
and In vlaw It thA natural InforonM
that the movements reported to be
takln PIac Preparatory. That is,
Willi 11 I in ii t i ill) ii n i ra i if ii aa tmihmi iiih i
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the Colombian government is- placing
IotWB wuere Wl" reauy
or operations against tne lstumus in
the event of that government deciding.
after the termination of the mission of
ueyes, to taae mat course, ab now in-
dlcated the precautions which our gov-
ernment has taken are ample for the
immeuiate protection or tne ismmus.
CANADIAN WHtAT CUMPKTIT10X
A fonner flnance n,ln,8ter of Canada
quotea " "ay,ug tnMt wltbla nre
years tne ixminion will be able to sup-
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from the United States. He pointed
out that last year Canada s wheat pro-
duction. from 3,000.000 acres, amounted
ta ftYftlO flOft huahela! anil that tha mnn.
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land aa that now under cultivation
.. . u l:,"leu "-'f uciimuu Vanj vuuuvi be reckoned with by Its competitors. It
which will be grain producing in the ne SUOuld, to please the democrats, is not scared out of territory by rival,
near future. "No country in the world naVa done something to alienate them "nd Pcy is offensive as well as de
will take the place of Canada as a food and neutralize their enthusiasm for the fe""vl ' , ' . . ,
producer." declared this optimistic gen-
tieman. "This Is due, to the richness
of her soil and the climate.
There Is no doubt that agricultural
production in the Dominion will con
tinue to grow, but we do not think that
the American wheat growers are in
auuger or uavmg tneir fcngllsn market
taken from them by the Canadians!
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rrumn nTe or versi "M
lam M Pti. & xpetea effect of
Which WOUld be to Stimulate the agri -
cultural upveinnnipnr or ( a nana arui
the other colonies. It haa taken a great
many years ror me POiRimon to reacn
tits present annual production of wheat
and it may well be doubted if this wlll
be doubled within the next decade. But
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If It should be the yield would still ba
considerably short of the Lngllsh de -
I mand. after the borne consumption had
been provided for. With anything like
.h i ,!,.. wt,.oin
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i wmcu the lormer uanaoian nnance mm-
I later predicts the Inevitable effect would
be to matertatlr reduce the price of
that grain and thla would operate to
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I .,ou
1 dlaAdvauts;e In marketing tUt-lr prod-
net, owing to lark of transportation
facilities from the northwest territory, I
and this cannot be provided for years.
Until It Is the development of the wheat
lands will not be so rapid as some Can-
adlans imagine.
It is quite probable that under the
Chamberlain policy there would in
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lime ie n miuiru r.ngiisu ut-iiimiu iw
our bread stuffs, but American pro-
dncers need not irfve themselves any
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roil 111 a nn mm irnrp. inr inn Timn in 1
somewhat remote and in the meanwhile
they are likely to find a market for
tueir surplus in me inr east.
. PCKt FOOD LKOlSLATIUtl,
The question of providing legislation
to prevent the adulteration, mlsbrand-
ing and imitation of foods, beverages
and drugs is again before congress, bills
for this purpose having been introduced
In both branches. The house measure
lis by Mr. Hepburn and embodies the
latest results of consultations of the ad-
vocates of such legislation. It has the
approval of the chief of the bureau of I
, I
chemistry and of the members of the
committee on food standards of the As-
soclatlon of Official Agricultural Chein-
lsts. The senate bill is substantially
similar though somewhat less, compre-
henslve
The new Hepburn bill prohibits the in
traduction Into any ctate or territory or
the District of Columbia from any other
state or territory or the District of Co-
lumbla, or from any foreign country,
or shipment to any foreign country, of
any article of food or drugs which is
adulterated or misbranded, within the
meaning of the act. It provides that
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any person who shall ship or deliver I
l..nl .,nK.nl.A"m no .1. r. ,m ev now l. tl
erwlae. or offer to deliver to anv other
person, any article adulterated or mis
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.4tA a,iifAfot m. ml.. I
branded within the meaning of the act,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, the
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117 ror ibb enense ueiDg line ur iiu-
prlsonment, or Doth, in the discretion
0f the court. This also applies to any
nrnn whn ahAtl sell or offer for sale In
the territories of the United States
adulterated, mixed, misbranded, or imi-
tated foods or drugs, or export or offer
to export the same to any foreign coun
try. It Is further provided that the dl
rector of the bureau df chemistry and
. .
foods shall, under rules and regulations
prescribed bv the secretary of aerlcul-1
ture make examinations of rpeclmens
of food8 ,nd drugs offered for sale In
original unbroken packages in any terrl-
torv or In anv state other than that in I
,hth hA haii Mcw-ficou
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iiiviiv vu mi J iutci)(u oiuuuj, nuitu
may ,c collected from time to time In
T.Plouil DJirtB of thG -nntrw.
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It Is believed that if the policy of pre-
venting trade in adulterated and mis-
hn(1(H, fov1, ,nd Arn rnn u ma(,ft
effectlve in the field covered by the
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tienuurn dui. u is Drettv certain to do
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generaiy adopted by states for their
int(irnlIi traffic. It is not to be doubted
vtMt tne ampie of the national gov-
. t.
i c I iiuit'iiL iu uie liin I in win uuve a tpit i
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creat mnuence upon Biate lesrisiation. i
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conducing to tne enactment or unuorm
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uanrvi ujiuu iuo iiunmiu 01 me im- i
tlona, ,aw Admitting the desirability
and expediellCy 0f such legislation, It is
manifestlv imnortant that national ler-
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lglatton Bhai come first, in order to set
Lhe Undard ,or Btate legislation. The
miP(, hlll thHt wpr. hpfoP. tn(,
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ne" met ,th no w -
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sary consideration and reach a final
vote. There will be no such difficulty
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In the present congress and it is ex-
pected that the measures which have
introdnced will be Dassed durlna
the prcsent .eBBlon
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Th. ,.te.t Drotegt '.gainst the local
grain" rates put la by the Chicago Great
n nmh. ,, fm v.innnin.
where the p,,, u not M mnch
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cause n jmeneieB niui uuoiiu ftiniu
Duglnesg tnat it may be a wedge for
the aboUtlon of Lincoln's enjoyment of
tne Mig80urt rVer schedule on general
merchandise, without which Uiat .city
would be seriously handicapped as a
trade center in competition with Mls-
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hollering before it Is hurt.
We aee from the onnosltlon Dauers
that President Roosevelt made a great
mlgtake in the reception he accorded the
republican national committeemen dur-
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i inn innip mvni v I M i r ill MMiiiiiirifwi
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fn8tea1 of mllDg tMm tnat B0 PI're-
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y. .ident Roosevelt la a con-
Bji,tent republican and glories In his re-
publicanism.
Congressman Hitchcock's paper re-
prints an article on "What it costs for
ronsressmen to travel." Perusal of
tna artlcle shows that it discusses what
i. ta the envemment to nnv the ran.
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gresslonal mileage bills and not what
DagBea in the lower bouse of congress
I n) nr thr. merA miaKlniF
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The Standard Oil monopoly doee not
aeem to be making much headway over
in Roumaula. where opposition of thelgument before the Interstate Commerce
authorities ts resulting in its practical
exclusion.. Either the Standard Oil peo-
pie do not think the Roumanian field is
1 worth fighting for, or they have not
I gone In for it in earnest with their usual
methods and resources.
nenoa in ranroaa. nnanciai ana iesi circw.
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l jlii loyai auu pairioiic men auu worn n
in every state of the union have been
Invited to send protests to their sens-
tors to urge upon them the exclusion of
I Uun.tn Ul linul tmm h.riU.tlnn
, .u.u.
in the proceedings of that body. An rn
I'largemi-ut l IM capitoi at taeuU)gtou
to supply a more room for the petitions
will soon be Imperative.
Commenting on the rumor that gold
democrats propose to establish a dally
paper in Lincoln, one or uie nryanue
organs remarks that "a gold democratic
PIr iu Nebraska stands as much show
nf nrnantirlno1 aa th nennle nf Nehrnnks
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have of getting back the money swiped
by Hartley." That states the proposl-
ewint.-
uvu iviviumi
The work- of the Humane society in
agitating for more considerate treat
ment of dumb animals, especially in the
cold weather, It a good work that should
have the moral support of the entire
community. There is no excuse for
either willful or negligent cruelty to
animals.
It is to be noted that Circuit Prosecu
tor Folk is not romnlalnlne because a
part of the president's message relating
to brlberv closelr resembles one of bis
public expressions. Mr. Folk takes It
as a compliment that the president's
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ideas and his own should be so much
alike.
Jim Hill's Ioerle.
Minneapolis Journal.
Mr. J. J. Hill Bsya that there ar not
five men In the world that can fix the rail
way rates over the whole of the United
states and have them equitable. Exactly,
but the logical outcome of Mr.' Hill's merg-
Ing policy would be that about that num
ber Of men would t&ckla. tha Impossible Job.
la the Line Bnay f
St. Loula Republic.
The merger of independent telephone
companies owning property In eight states
creates anomer monster in int quarier-or-
a - biiiion - doiinra class. But, if it win con-
hope that there will ba no
Ting-oft" on
competitive rates.
Bearlnnlnar nf the naacent
Baltimore American,
Colonel Albert A. Pops at a banquet In
v.nii:u win inn uumi vi me auur 01
th( bicycle combine to the fact that It
ceased advertising at a critical time.' His
remarks further pointed the moral that
11 not enough to tell all the people some
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keep on telling all the people all the time
if one Is aiming at success.
Educational Teat for Immigrants,
Portland Oregonlan (rep.)
Orover Cleveland was right In 1897 when
he vetoed an Immigration bill which Im-
Psed a so-called "educational test," which
ncw form" part of the re"urrecte Lodge
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immigrants in this country, for our doduIs-
tlon Is less than one-twenty-flfth In density
to th square mile of that of Belgium.
Every able-bodied Immigrant increase, our
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v,OIallon 01 common sense and justice, and
r"?' ?rover
. in.niHiia w M riKnL in ajKfi wntn ne r.
fused to approve an immigration bill which
made Illiteracy-operate like a crime as a
reason for tha exclusion of an able-bodied
" J.: 1 preaidtrnf.
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thnt- nt tha rirht vimi umin.ii..
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cannot have too, much
OXE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
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' rracneauy as.
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"""r um.iohim noniHuoi.
phi.ii. t,,!
rnilaaeipnia inquirer.
4 nai we are almost on the eve of a
presidential campaign Is brought to mind
by tne lneetln"' h republican national
f"mml."P? ,n w8hlnton- .In a few day.
wl" uPn UB ana months will
quickly speed along until the republican
convention shall ..semble and nominate
Theodore Roosevelt.
' Alt V.- HL.... M a..
t . Comm.eem:7nr;:7n.0'
w"- 1 committee members have been
VeuP'tnJrntthrrv07; The Rooae-
trelt sentiment pervaded the meeting, as
t will overshadow the coming convention,
It is rare that such harmony has pre-
vlled- ur year, hence there will be a
.buIlh,t1,n,y n'm! nen-
" vwiuiwrn iiuw
1. that of Senator Hanna. and Mr iianna
has tlm. and time .m -t-n.. '.LvTl
would contest.
JU" ln convention of 1900 unanl
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i ineviiaDie, ana a united party will face
party will face
a disunited demooratlo - organisation, an
organisation still divided between tha
teachers, Orover Cleveland and of William
Jennings Bryan.
OSB HAILMOAD MAN'S WAT.
Mr. Stickney Set Apart la
Claa.
by Himself.
Portland Oregonlan.
The railroad man who 1. really desirous
of building up the terminal with which his
road 1. identified ha. many opportunities
to show his faith by his works. uch a
man is Mr. A. B. Stickney, whose repute-
tlon aa a thinker and nuhllclat la ..h..i
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and whoae road, tha Chieaao Oreat
ern. is always a factor in traffic that must
"w ." lr"mo ln"
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mlnal. a. a grain market He ha. there
I tore inaugurated tnrouga rates on grain
originating west of ' the Missouri river
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of thl. wlll to . Braln t0 ,top
I in Omaha to ba there warehoused and
det In, the same as It Is in Kansas City
By many It is considered a master stroke
i fc u. nnk.. v. V,o. ..i.a
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f Mr- BUckneya roaster strokes, it In
fllcl oeP wound upon some Of bis com
thrnM h. iove. and .bow. that h.
mean, buslnea. In a recant pamphlet ar
commi.lon Mr. Stickney paraphrased the
oMe" ,ruU " ","?'J .Jl..M!r
competitor, what you know they would do
unto you- but d0 u 6rt." Tha carrying
out of this policy baa caused Mr. Stickney'.
I competitors to call Mm "pirate" and ha.
I gamed ror mm a posmon mp emi-
I W W kaa kan kuinSJia aa ft APalal nH
i power in ism Mr. Stickney built 1 miles
I of raiirod from St. Paul to Lyie. espect-
Ing to sell it to the Illinois Central. Fall
'n in this, ne oeterminea w ouiia a oig
I Syat0 fOf blOUMlf, Which "I don. by
I ..,i t,.. n. to Chlolit. Omaha
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waya,
DOINGS ! THE ARMY.
Cnrrent Bventa Gleaned from
the
Army anal Kavy Realater.
An order has been Issued from the War
department stating that enlisted men not
belonging to organisations which have been
supplied by the quartermaater's depart
ment with the new uniform prescribed by
general order iXS of 19U2 are forbidden to
wear, either on or oft duty, any articles of
the new patterns adopted. The new uni
form Is being Issued to the army by or
ganisations, and It Is not desirable that any
of an organisation should wvar It until all
members of It are supplied. In a number
of Instances enllcted men have secured the
new uniform from civilian tailors before
their command was supplied with it, and
the order Is Issued to stop this and In order
that the uniform of all members of each
single organisation may bs "uniform."
A short time ago Secretary, Root an
nounced that the atudents who made the
best showing at the six leading military
schools of the country would stand a
chance of appointment to the regular army.
They would be considered as on a list of
ellglbles and their position would be re.
garded as entitling them to examination
for second lieutenancies when the. time
came. They were to take a place after
the graduates of the Military academy and
the candidates from the army and were to
have precedence over other candidates from
civil life. The prospective vacancies, how-
.ever, do not Jneurs any sucn selections
from that quarter. The fifteen vacancies
In the grade of second lieutenant which
existed up to July 1 are probably the last
commissions which will be available In
a long time for civilian candidates, of whom
thirty-one have now been designated.
There will be hardly enough vacancies
during the year from July 1, 1904, to ac
commodate the graduates of the Military
academy next June,
An army officer has had sn Alaskan
glacier - named In recognition of his con
tribution to the geography of that terri
tory. Some time ago Captain Joseph S.
Herron, Second cavalry, with two enlisted
men, explored a hitherto unknown tract
of country on the west of the Alaskan
range, In the center of the territory. He
made a map of tha country and having
been the first explorer he named the rivers
and mountains, one of the latter features
being named for Senator Foraker of Ohio.
Captain or. as he was then. Lieutenant
Herron's work was published In a pamphlet
by the military Information division. The
United States geological survey has now
published the result of some explorations
made by Dr. Alfred II. Brooks over a
part of the country through which Herron
traveled. Dr. Brooks has named one of
the glaciers of the section Herron glacier
for the army officer, "our predecessor In
the exploration of the 'upper Kuakokwla
basin." The glacier has unusual geological
Importance on account of the terminal
moraine.
The medical authorities of the army are
anxious to have a special appropriation
made for hospital facilities at Ave army
post. The Revised Statute, forbids the
use of more than $20,000 at any one post and
in the total appropriation of $478,000 asked
for. In the next fiscal year it will be sug
gested that special provision be made so ss
to provide a modern hospital of 100 beds to
coat $100,000 at Fort Riley; a modern hos
pital of twenty-four bed. to coat $30,000 at
Fort Totten, N. Y.j the enlargement of the
hospitals at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Fort
Bnelllng, Minn., and Fort Sheridan, IU., to
cost respectively $16,000, $50,000 and $00,000.
There are eighteen vacancies tn the army
medical corps.. Two candidates are now
being examined In San Francisco and the
next examination' to be held here will be
about the first of April, although it Is pos
sible a small class will be examined within
few week. In the spring examination
the new system will be adopted and pout
bly most of the candidates w!U await that
examination. Tha surgeon general of the
army' ha. just Issued a .circular descriptive
of the new method. Hereafter the examl
nation for appointment a. a.sl.tant surgeon
In the army will consist of two parts, a pre
limlnary examination and a final or qua!
Ifytng examination with a course at the
Army Medical school Intervening. Appll
cants who attain a general average of 80
per cent In the preliminary examination
will be employed as contract surgeons and
will attend the Army Medical school In
this city for instruction ss candidates for
sppointment to the medical corp.. The
course of Instruction will be of eight
months' duration, commencing on October
1 succeeding the preliminary examination
It will consist of lectures snd practical
work and the candidates will be held under
military discipline. A contract may be an
nulled at any time "by the surgeon general
of the army. The final examination wlll be
held at the close of the term and there will
be a marking In general aptitude aa de
termined, by the candidate's service at the
school. Candidates standing highest In this
examination who obtain an average of SO
per cent and upward will be selected for
commission In the order of their standing
to fill existing vacancies In the medical
corps.
There wlll probably be Issued In the next
week or two a general order from the War
department announcing the changes In the
military commands. It Is proposed to es
tablish five divisions containing twelve de
partments. There will be a division of the
Atlantic with headquarters at oovernore
ialand, containing the Department of the
East, with headquarters at Bo.ton, and a
Department of the South, with headquar
ter, at Atlanta, Oa. The .tales of the Pa
cific coast, probably embracing the geo
graphical limits of the present Department
of California and Department of Columbia,
wlll be Included in the division of Pacific,
the headquarter, of which will be In San
Francisco. In thla division will be the De
partment of California mads tip of the
tate. of California and Nevada, Hawaiian
island, snd their dependencies. The head
quarters of this department will be In San
Francisco. The Department of Columbia,
with headquarters at Vancouver Barracks,
will comorlse the states of Washington,
Oregon and Idaho and the Alaskan terri
tory. There wlll be a northern division em
bracing two departments, probably to be
known as, snd to Include the present geo
graphical limits of, tha Department . of
Colorado snd the Department of Dakota.
The Interior and southwestern section of
the country wlll be Included In a fourth
division containing three departments the
Lakes, with headquarters st Chicago, ths
Missouri, with headquarters st Omaha, and
the Texas, with headquarter, at San An
tonio, a. at present. The Philippines di
vision may be changed In some of ths geo
graphical limits of the three departments
which now constitute the present divisional
command, the headquarters of which are
at Manila. .
All Trasts Are Alike.
Indianapolis News.
Allegations of crookedness are made In
the management ef ths Salt trust, the
Shipbuilding trust's difficulties are already
known to the public and the quotations of
Steel trust stock show that corporation's
affairs are 'not la as satisfactory condition
as they might be. It begins to look some
times ss If the personal and Individual get-rlch-qulck
system might solve the trust
problem while tke legal department of tke
government la busy drawlug up IU payers.
THB WIVES OF tl,RROVMG. I
Remarks ef Blha Provokes Ad
verse Cemmeat.
Indianapolis Ncw
Bishop Hnntlngton of the Trofpslnnt
RpNropat diocree of central Ncw Tork,
who Is a man of great courage and ability,
says: , '
"The clergyman Is npostoltcall)' bidden
to order well Ills household, but there are
some wives, notwithstanding their mar
rings vows, who will not be ordered. The
radical and comprehensive fault or sin ts
worldHnees of mind. More than one pastor
ha. been displaced, more thnn one min
istry has been sacrificed, by ths pleasure
seeking or silly partner of a diligent pastor
or hard-working priest."
It night to be remembered, however,
that If a parson has a silly wife It Is only
because he asked a silly woman to marry
him. The Initial fault, In this case at
least. Is with the man. The lot of a min
ister's wife I. not alway. an eiisy one. A
great deal la expected of her more, often,
than should be expected of her. She
should, a. far ss possible, co-operate with
her husband and help him In his work.
But thi. Is true of all wives. The trouble
I. that the people too often expect the
wife of ltlielr clergyman to be a sort of
assistant pastor. Many unreasonable de
mand, are made en her. She must ba
more than ordinarily discreet, must be
careful not to give offense, must hold her
tongue often In spite of the most grievous
provocation, must have or at least ex
pressno opinions that are distasteful to
ny member of the congregation, and must
often make sacrifices of which other women
know little. She seems to be, in many
congregations, the natural target tor criti
cism. If the pastor happens to be popular,
bow often Is he sympathised with for hav
ing such a "poor creature" for a wife I
In such cases, no matter how worthy nhs
may be, she Is looked on as a hindrance
to her husband's success. With the prone
nesa of so many women to preacher-wor-
hip, the preacher's wife Is more than
likely to be unpopular with the Idolaters.
We think, therefore, that Bishop Hunt
ington puts the case too strongly. Ts
there no "worldllnea. of mind" among the
parsons themselves? Do they not occa
sionally tall because tliey themselves are
pleasure-seeking" and "silly T" We think
so. And we are sure that minister,
wives, a. a rule, do more vastly more
to help their husband, than do the wives
of other men. Of course, there are ex
ceptions, but they are not so numerous
ss to warrant the Indictment of a whole
class and that a class made up of dis
creet, humble. God-fearing, self-sacrificing
women. It Is easy to lay the blame on
others. But the truth Is that a man,
whether clergyman or not. Is usually re
sponsible for his .own failures. It Is well
that a woman who married a clergyman
should understsnd something of the duties
that she Is expected to perform, but after
all it is not always her fault if she does
not. Clergymen as a rule marry early In
life, and of course choose young women
ss their partners. Naturally, therefore,
mistakes are sometimes made mistakes
for which both parties are often responsl
ble. The surprising thing IS that so many
wives of ministers rise to the full measure
of their responsibility. Taking everything
Into consideration, we should say that
clergymen fare better In the matrimonial
lottery than do other men.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Governor Beckham of Kentucky Is the
first chief executive of that state to sua
ceed himself. in ninety-two years.
. Wes y Oil may have that "y" tn his name
so that he can switch himself In any dlree
tlon a popular revolution Is going.
Governor A. J. Montague of Virginia has
earned a great reputation ss an after-dinner
speaker end is flooded with Invitations to
appear on notable occasions.
Secretary Shaw will be the principal
speaker st the annual Forefathers' day
dinner of the New England , Society, at
Orange, N. J., to be held on December 22.
Wa Ting Fang, formerly Chinese minister
to this country, has been appointed vice
president of the newly created Department
of Comme,rco In his home government. It
will be bis province specially to look after
the foreign commerce of China.
It Is understood among the elect of New
Tork society that this sesson there will be
a qualified revival of the long-abandoned
custom of keeping open house on New
Year', day. The Qualification will be in
the hours devoted to receiving.
General Edward 8. Bragg, the famous
commander of ths old Iron brigade in th.
.war of the rebellion, writes home to Fond
du Lao, Wis., that both hs snd hi. wife are
In excellent health and are enjoying life at
his new post aa consul at Hong Kong,
China.
Harry Jones, a veteran of Cariboo, B. C,
who has been elected to ths British Co
lumbia legislature, enjoys the unique dis
tinction of being a member of Parliament
who never saw a railway train before the
one on which he has just traveled to
Victoria, the capital of the province.
Neither did he ever see an electric car
until he took this trip.
Incited thereto by the mysterious disap
pearance of the young millionaire Wents
In southwest Virginia a bill ha. been in
troduced by a member of ths legislature
of that .tate making the crime of ktd-
naolng ,for a ransom punishable with
death.- The alternative, at the discretion
of the jury, I. confinement In the peniten
tiary for not less thnn eight nor more than
eighteen year.
Some fdrelgn born Americans hava queer
notions of duty to their sdopted country
and precious little regard for the feelings
for Americans of undivided loyalty. .At a
banquet of the St. Andrew society In Chi.
cago recently King Edward was first
toasted. President Roosevelt was similarly
honored along about the middle of the pro.
gram. Stranger till, no American present
protested against th. indignity.'
Mr. Atkinson, the new attorney general
for Ireland, Is a slight, spare man, fair of
hair snd beard, with an alert, attractive
personality and plentifully endowed with
native Irish wit. He Is a martyr of rbeu
matlsm, to use bis own phrase, has
"steeped his legs In every bath In Europe.'
A woman of the great world once com
mlserated blm on his suffering snd sdded
"But you look well, Mr. Atkinson." "My
Dear Lady Blank, he replied, "it's my
legs that are bad, and you can't see them.'
John D. Bpreckels. Jr., son of the Callfor
nl millionaire. Is telling tickets In the
office of the Oceanic Steamship company
offices, San Francisco. His father Is presl
dent of the company and the young man
has determined to master the business. He
Is on duty every morning st o'clock and
work, until I In the afternoon. His salary
which ha has to esrn, being shown no
favors, la about $100 per month. Later hs
means to check freight oa the dock la or
der to familiarise himself with that depart
mtnt.
The king of Slam, who bears tha musical
name of Chulalongkorn, although only
year, old. Is celebrating his golden jubilee
with unprecedented ntagnincrnce in nans
kok. Chulalongkorn ba. given Siam ss
enlightened government snd yet sealounly
guarded native customs and Institutions
Hence, while be has built canals, railways
lighthouses and hospitals, ha still serves
ss a priest In the Buddhist temple. He Ba
organised his army on the Oermsa model,
but his body guard la still composed ef
amasons 400 daughters of bis no tins.
M.tKixn Fnr.itJHT tariffs.
Only Raltrnaat Men (as Da tke Jeb
Artistically..
Chicago Record-Herald.
Jamrs J. Hill falls to ses anyOmg tu
tlotml ahot the proposal to give the inter.
tate commerce commission the power to
x rnllrcad rates. Railroad tariffs, he says.
re so complicated and must be changed
so often that no one board, even though
composed of the most expert Of transpor
tation men, could establish them for tht
ntire country.
Mr. mn, however unconsciously, mus
certainly overlook the essential point If
he Cooper bill, which furnishes the ooca
ion for his interview-. Representative
Cooper has not proposed that the Interstate
commerce commission shall Itself establls)
sll the tariff schedules. He simply pro !'
poses that when a complaint Is made con
cernltig rates, and when, after a full hear
Ing, the commission Is satisfied that the
complaint Is just. It shall have power te fix
a fair rate, which shall thereupon ba In
force, subject to the later revision of the
courts.
There la, moreover, a further fundamental
misrepresentation In everything that Mr.
Hill says. The people f ths United States
are not complaining that railroad rates are
high. They are complaining that the rates
are unfair, discriminating against some
merchants or against some Industries to
the benefit of others. They want to see
the remedies against this discrimination
made more effective.
POINTED PLEASANTRIES.
Don't van ..l .1 a ... -
yes of the world upon you?"
nnjwwra eenatnr Horphum, aa he
hand deceives th eye." Washington Star.
' V h a t vnii raoVnn ah A t a at
Chrltt'musr r "r
X Lawd knows. I mow Inglnrully riu
rriPllma tlarvi 'hnn Aa lMav . .Tm
........... .-UK, w bs IS I Ufa ;g- vesri
Atlanta Constitution.
He Didn't VOll Lnnw that .
standing under the mistletoe?
She Why. not I didn't feei anything.
Town Topic.
Miss Passav I'm having tnat IV .
llest gown made. It s dark blue cloth,
with old rose trimming. Don't you think
tnnt will be becoming?
Mlaa Puelts Tes: tha "old" mm will Ka
ui f y appropriate ror you. Phlladel-
Wife You had a hlaMr mnA
breath smelt like a distillery when you '
came home last night. ..'
iiusuuna fray, oon't use each vulgatex
presslons. I admit that I displayed a little
local color last night and that It was ac- I
companled by Just the right atmosphere, I
wBjr nui speaa or ic in tnat way I Doesn t
( souna a areat aeal hnttarT Hnatnn
Transcript.
"Sea hera. hntrhar thla maat la half
bone."
"You are mistaken, air. That Is s-ood
meat." ....
' Botheratlonl . Da von annnoaa T a.m.
know bone when I see it? 1 say this Is
bone!
Yes. certainly that's hona. Tha Sat,. I.
bone, but . the meat Isn't. You said tha
meat was half bone." Kansas City Jour
nal. "What Is this boll - weevil, nanrsra. that
the papers say ao much about?"
-non weevil, my dear? Let me see. Ah.
yes, of course: It s a new breakfast food.'
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Girl With the Gibson Girl Nenk That mint
Muntoburn may be a great catch, but he
Isn't of much 'account '.n eompany, He
said nothing the whole evening.
Ulrl with Julia Marlowe Dimple Noth
ing? Six of them, wasn't it? His money
Is supposed to talk for him. Chicago
Tribune.
Kitty I believe you think Just aa much
of Minnie Hawha a. you . do of ma
ueorge wny, x actually abominate neri
Kitty Oeora-e. you ar auch a dear!
Boston Transcript
"I suppose." said the' chemist, "that the
eacret of transmuttlng the baser metal.
Into gold will r.ever be discovered."
Nonsense," answered the mining mag
nate. "I discovered that secret long ago.
All you have to do Is to choose your baser
metal and then corner the market" Wash
ington Star.
"I would like to give myself to you ss
a Christmas present," said young Poor to
Miss Rocks.
Papa does not allow me to receive ex
pensive presents from young men," replied
the maiden. Town Topics.
THB GREAT OLD WORLD.
Atlanta Constitution.
The cynics mock her.
The red storms rock her,
The earthquakes shock her, '
But on she rolls I
Downcast, elated '
For ruin slated, ,
She still goes freighted.
With human souls!
Tha great Mas thunder
And rend asunder
The white stars wonder.
As time grows gray;
But reaping, sowing,
Her way ahe's going
To meet unknowing
A Judgment Day. f .
But Joy go with her!
Nor slip his tether
When stormy weather
Makes grief snd moant
Tragedy Jest world
Ix)St-unto-rest world.
Still still the best world
We ever have known.
Miss Rose Hennessy, well
known as a poetess and elocu
tionist, of Lexington, Ky., tells
how she was cured ol uterine
Inflammation and ovaritis by the
use of Lydia E. Pinkhain's Vege
table Compound.
' "Dean Mrs. Vikmami ForearaI
enjoyed the best of health and though
that 1 would always do so. I attended
parties and receptions thinly clad, ana
would be suddenly chilled, but I did
not think of the results. I caught a
bad cold eighteen months ago while)
menstruating, and thla caused Inflam
mation of the womb and congested
ovaries. I suffered excruciating palna
and kept getting worse. My attention
was called to your Vegetable) Com
pound and the wonderful cores it bad
performed, and I made np my mind ta
try it for two months and see what it
would do for me. Within one month I
felt much better, and at the close of tha
second I was entirely welL
M I have advised a number of jsv
lady friend to use it, and all express
themselves aa well satisfied with the
results aa I was." Misa Rosa Nosa
Ucsasssr, I0 8. Broadway, Lazing
ton, Ky. gsooo forfeit if erVfao of M
arvei7 uIhm vanaet SsarvOvea;
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