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Perhaps' Hussla and Japan are merely
making faces at each other.
Christmas week is a good time to re
member the poor and unfortunate.
This time next week "What-are-you-
giving?" will be changed to "What-did-
you-getr '
Pope Plus X la not as poor by ten
millions of dollars as he thought be was Panama looks like an effort to make po
tt week ago. Utical caDital. for althoush tbey urofess
These frequent Woll street bulletins
convince the doctors that cotton needs
a nerve tonic.
It la 8 fair presumption that Colonel
Bryan went to Russia to find out what
real imperialism looks like.
What 8 Godsend the Panama treaty Is
to the democrats who have been search-
lug high and low with calcium lanterns
for a paramount issue. ' I
When 8 man in good health commits
Buiciae, me undertaker wonders right
off to which he should feel grateful-
womankind or Wall street
That lowan who proposes to wage war
for pure sorghum should bear ln mind
that he is striking vitally near the na
tion'! sacred buckwheat cake,
I i L- , . s
Three bank robbers escape for every
one captured. But, on the other hand.
wree DanKS escape ror every one
robbed. Let us be grateful for that
This Incessant mid winter speculating
as to the baae ball lineup ot next sum
mer reminds ua that there is at least
one "fan" that never ceases blowing.
In order that there may be no doubt
8bout its knowing which side of the
bread is buttered. Tern hastens form-
ally to recognlxe the new Republic: of
Panama.
President Roosevelt desiring to make
matters quite clear to Senator Daniel,
bos praised Acting Secretary Loomlsl
for bis "tactful and comprehensive Morgan, 8 declaration of war. The sec
treatment of a difficult subject" retary of state la too wise and clear-
wiucngo is to De given cnoice netween
a i - . .... I
an-yin uown us noiei rates or losing
me repuoucan nauonai convention, ana
aa Chicago is no fool, it isn't hard for
anybody to guess which will be done.
Though Governor Cummins baa not
yet entered upon bis second term, Iowa
republican, are speculating a. to hia sue-
cessor. For obvious reasons, Iowa dem
ocrats are not bothering about the mat
ter at all.
The Vatican appears to be another of
those places where a newspaper cannot
get the real truth until it haa learned
from other sources the partial truth.
witness the revised edition of tha "hid
den treasure" atory.
If th electricians who are wiring the
papal apartmenta ln the Vatican keep
up their search for holes tn the wall
tbey may flud several more uest-etrKs
with a million or two bidden away for
ft rainy day by the lute Pope Lea
The venerable member of the United
Stales senate have passed 8 resolution
Instructing the bureau of printing and
engraving to use more legible type in
printing tbe Congressional Record. It
might ha-ve been cheuper. however, for
the venerable senators to request the
sergant-at aims to supply them with
more legible sjectaclen.
A call is out for coatributtons of
money to conduct th legal and educa
tional campaign upshift the Mormon
senator from tho t:it of Ulah. Tbst
would aeew to Indicate that o.ne brief-
le Waablr.gtfj attunes of the femele
jvensuiii'GU are 1!y In wsntW active
eu:i Icymei-t that will esubleUhem to
fay Uicr fcoara Mi;, I
FLAT ISO TOR TIM.
The indictment of Benator Charlo II.
Dietrich on cIibYkp" of bribery and crim
inal conplrory with federal officer" Con
cerna not n erely the senator himself as
an Individual and citizen, but directly
aflects tit people of Nebraska and the
country at large.
As a citizen Cbnrles
n. i'H-iiiL'u is imnraniPfM unner me tou1
stltutlon a prompt trial by Jary of his
pptns. As ft representatlye of Nebraska
in the highest legislative body of the na
tion Senator Dietrich is entitled to an
. j. tn -plpnr hla nam nt the
opportunity to clear nis name or xne
I stain tnnt una Deen put upon it vj me
Indictment.
Recognising the gravity of this case
nntj the magnitude of the Interests in
volved. Judge Munger has had a new
trial jury drowa nnd designated Decem
ber 28 as the date when the trial should
begin. That grnve the prosecution ten
days from the final adjournment of the
urniwl 1urv. which Would arani to be
inuiio viiiju ni tnw yifimmu'-Mia ir
nulred for the trial, but Dlatrlct At-
Summers demurs, claiming that
,t . tfiVft at ,-nt thlrtv dors for him
to get ready with hit witnesses and doe
umentary proofs.
Mr. Summers is evidently playing for
time. lie knows what is now a matter
of public notoriety, that the Indictment
S-tor Dietrich albne prevented hi.
anmmarv nlamlaaal Tmm nfnea. He
knows also that the department was
practically compelled to extend bis term
nnt,i thft indiptmpnts of Senator Dietrich
ftoioeo I shall have been disposed of by either ac
2tito nuittal or conviction. Nobody who
vnows Mr. Summers and his methods
will, therefore, be surprised at his at-
tempt to drag the Dietrich cases along
indefinitely Just to keep himself on the
Pu'ro" ' ue Department of Justice,
We do not believe, however, that either
Judge Munger or the Department of
Justice will tolerate Mr. Summers' dlla-
torv tactics.
Senator Dietrich Is either guilty or
Innocent of the crimes with which he la
charged. If guilty, he merits the pe&
altics prescribed by the law, and should
be deposed from his position in the sen
nte B0 that Nebr08ktt mfly be creditably
and honorably represented in the United
States senate. If he is not guilty Mr,
Dietrich should be vindicated so that he
may resume the discharge of the func
tions And duties derolvlng upon him as
a member of the United States senate.
THK DEMOCRATIC) UPPVaiTlOS.
The opposition of the democrats to the
action of the administration regnrdlng
to be anxious that an Isthmian canal
shall be built they denounce the means
to that end provided ln the recognition
of the Republic of Panama. The atti
tude of Senator. Morgan can readily be
understood ln view of the fact that be
is uncompromisingly opposed to the
Panama route, against which be baa
fought persistently. Hence his attempt
to embarrass the Administration and
play Into the bands of Colombia, as Is
done In the resolution which be Intro
duced ln the aenate declaring that tha
resident had no ria-ht to do what haa
jjeen done.
We do not think Senator Morgan will
be able to make 8 majority of the Amer
ican people believe that the treaty rela
tions entered Into with Panama, by
which our government Is pledged to
maintain the independence of the new
republic, constitute ln effect 8 declara
tion of war with Colombia. If the gov
ernment established ln Panama had the
sovereign right to make 8 treaty with
the United States the provision regard
ing the maintenance of Its Independence
Is not a declaration of war with Colom
bia. Secretary Hay, who Is unquestion
ably well Informed tn regard to Inter
national law and Is one of the most con
servatlve of public officials, drew the
treaty and was very likely the presi
dent's adviser ln the whole Panama
"""er. We are not disposed to think,
,nd few w111 woo are familiar with
ithe distinguished ability of the secretary
of state In diplomatic affairs, that Mr,
Hay ln drawing the treaty made the
mistake of inserting 8 provision which
means in effect according to Senator
beaded 8 man to commit auch a mistake.
The Alabama aenator is entlrnlv cnr.
rect ln saving "that neither the m-s!
dent nor th preafdent and the senate
aa the treaty-making Dower of the
United States, has the lawful power to
wage or declare war against any foreign
power without the consent of congress."
It is not waging war, however, for the
rreBldent to employ 8 naval force for
the protection of the towns of Colon and
i Panama, which is absolutely necessary
in order to keep.open transit across the
isthmus, a duty this government U re
quired b.v treaty to perform. Neither Is
it wagiug war to give notice that the
peace of Panama must be preserved and
that the government of the United States
cannot permit Its rights and interests
there to be Interfered with or in any- way
Imperilled. This notice to Colombia vs
a'ven wituout any threat and that coun
W"B " the sam tliuje Informed that
" United States stood ready to us its
&"00 offices, for effecting an amicable
settlement with the Panama republic. m
It is assumed by some that the gov-
1 ernment set up in Panama la not In
proper form to enter Into International
1 relatione. Germany, France and tbe
other European countries which have
recognized the new republic did not take
thl view. It waa sufficient for them to
know that a new government bad been
established and would be maintained
and their action In the matter can fairly
be regarded as a Justification of our own
course. W are warranted ln believing
that the foreign governments fully nn-
dc-rstaud tbe requirements of interna
tional duty and did not err ln entering
Into relation with the Republic of
Panama.
What the government of the United
States ia now doing Is simply safeguard-
I ig its lutrreta on the Isthmus and tb!s
it has an unquestionable right to do. tn
the exercise of this right we believe It
Is fully Justified in preventing an. in
vasion of Panama, since to permit that
would certainly Jeopardise American In
terests there, now far more Important
than ever before. There la not the
slightest probability that in doing this
President Roosevelt will overstep bis
authority, as no one, doubtless, desires
more earnestly than he that the Panama
matter shall have a peaceable outcome.
GLoaaiAQ WE It IIASCAL1TT.
There might have been some sem
blance of excuse for the failure of the
late federal grand Jury to Indict former
Indian Agent Mathewaon, who haa I
passed out of the public service under
. ... . ,., t i .
pretext of deranged health, but the
grand Jury stultified Itself by going out
of its way to give Mathewson a certlfl-
cate of character, in declnrlng that It
was unable to find any evidence that be
had been derelict in bis duty as a pub
Hi nfflppr.
The grand Jury bad abundant and In
controvertible proof to the contrary. It
had stacks of aflldavlts and documents
in support of the Charge that Matbew I
son While acting as Indian agent bad
nlnvpd Into th hands of a band of land
v7r- ,.7t Jni.Mon of i.w
speculators, who bad In violation of law
procured leases to between 3,000 and
4,000 parcels of Indian lands, which
were gublet to tenant farmers at an
..,, - . m linnftnn tn t,0r,
annual profit of from 100,000 to 12j,-
000. These leases were made with the
assistance of Mathewaon, Who could not
have been Ismorant of the fact that the
t,ii.. -.J! ki ,rt r,l,,n
Indians were ,being plucked nnd plun-
dered.
The members of the grand Jury had
abundance of nroof to show that Math-
" ... - .
ewson atooa in witn inaian xraaer
O uonnor, Who neia leases to more man l
5.000 acres of Indian lands in violation
of the rules of the Department of the I
Interior; which posiOvely forbids In-
dlan traders from acquiring Indian land
leases. They had convincing proof that I
this trader sold gambling privileges on I
the Winnebago reservation, and tbey
must have known that these privileges
could not hare been exercised without
the consent and connivance of Mathew
son. Tbey had 8 superbundance of proof
that Mathewson brought liquor to the
reservation in violation of law, which
District Attornpv Summers eoueht to I
v. .oi th.e h itrmr
was Imported to the agency for the use
of Mathewson's wife 8 falsehood pal
pably contradicted by witnesses and affl
davits showing Mathewson to be ad
dieted to drink and ln 8 state of peri
odic Intoxication. They bad overwhelm'
Ing proof that debauchery nnd polyg
amy existed on the reservation right
under the nose of Mathewson, and that
he himself was frequently under the ln-
fluence of liqnor although he. was ex-
pected to set an example of sobriety
and decency to the Indians under bis
care,
. The grand Jury, moreover, had posl-
tivo proof that District Attorney Buna-1
mers had caused the Indictment by a I
former federal grand Jury of parties
who had expojed the horrible condition
on the reservation, ln order to shield
Mathewson and the conspirators who I
were robbing th Indians of their In tendering the. position of civil ser
patrlmony. And yet the grand Jury cer- vice commissioner, made vacant by the
tilled that they bad found nothing that death of John R. Proctor, to Genera)
would Indicate Mr. Mathewson to have
been derelict ln th discharge of hia
duty.
The most charitable lnterpreratlon of
w
tbe findings of this part of the report of
th grand Jury is that it preferred to be-
lievo District Attorney Summers' assur-
ance that all the charges against Math-
ewson and the Thurston county Indian
land speculators had been thoroughly
investigated by Special Agent Church-
111, who after an exhaustive Inquiry re -
ported to the Interior department that
there was absolutely no wrong-doing at
the Omaha and Winnebago Indian res-
ervations and that Mr. Mathewson was was afterward made United States dls
an honest capable and efficient officer, trict attorney for the northern district
who bad' been made the victim of po-
iltleal persecution. Had Mr. Summer Should General Black accept the po
told the truth, which be so rarely tells slUon ot civil service commissioner he
officially or otherwise, be would also will glv to it duties tbe same fidelity
have told tbe grand Jury that the
Churchill Investigation wa a piece of
rank whitewash worked np by the very
people who' had perpetrated the frauds
on the Indiana and with whom Mathew -
son stood In and for whose protection
Summers has used the machinery of tbe
federal court Th most conclusive
proof of this ar the reports of 8pectal
Agents Hcuomas ana o.raiion, tnat I prospective unuerwnu-n vi cv-u-flatly
contradict Churchill and show up ties of corporations exUted. The day
the Iniquities practiced upon th In-
dians under Mathewson' car ln their
try ught '
Tit a tASTSRti PUZZLE.
There Is nothing of present public in -
terest that la more confusing and pus-
cllug than the situation ln th far east
aa to which the dispatches dally aupply
mor or less voluminous reports, A
week ago there seemed to be a moat fa-
vornbl prospect that Japan and Russia
would reach a satisfactory settlement,
upon a basis of compromise and conces -
aions advantageous to both powers. A
day or two later this bright promise be -
cam clouded, according to the reports,
because of Japan' objection to some of
the Russian proposals and ther wer
renewed rumors of possible hostilities,
thes followed by th statement that
ther was really no sertoua danger of
war. ' "
Tbe latest Information is of a peaceful
tenor, but it Is quite possible that thl
wlll bo changed within tbe next twen-
ty-four hours. It Is now stated that the
proposals submitted by Russia and ob-
Joe ted to by Japan were not intended to
be an ultimatum and that negotiation
between th two governments, which
for several week hav been ln progres
at Toklo, will be continued. Mean
while Russia goes on steadily strength
cuing her military position, which Bug
asls that ln prolonging the tiegotla
tlous be Is simply playing for time. As
a witer on the situation remarks, the
fact Li tacitly reoojfulted that the moist
President Roosevelt's Plans and Perils
Alfred
President Roosevelt intends Panama to
boom aa argument In th mouths of his
friends when they go forth to name him
and elect Mm as his own successor. With
ail th power In hla hand and no on has
yt measured th power of a president h
will push th Panama business to Its finish.
By this or that be means to split the lath
mus with that canal. American ships axs
to translate themselves from on ocean to
th other without troubling Cap Homj
upon that marln miracle h standa re-
solved. And it la Hkewls current Ttiat, in
deference to th prophecy of a long-ago
secretary of state. President Rooevlt is
determined that both banks of the canal
shall b part of the coast Hn of this coun-
irf - Such dee'alon would be much in keep-
Ins" w"h thooseveltlan character, which
, whoy Amercani and , carr.,nff ou,
by no mean inconsistent with Rooseveltlan
tastes, which never foil to favor steps of
bo,d nnc. President Roosevelt
adopted that old ringing tag of the Slxteen-to-oners,
and will, tf necessary, dig the
Panama canal "without watting for th
consent of any other nation."
Th propriety of the canal no on Amer
ican, aav th transcontinental railways.
was ever heard to deny. But to th last
crowned head of them every European
ruler, and even th elected one of Franc,
bcen "nd opposed. They bei ev with
?,r. 1a,e " .xn" no
"tnmu- 01 lancn xn w, lM
world, and ar ,0cUouB lhat no auch lock-
opener shall hang at th gtrdl of Uncle
Saro- For years, indeed, sine ver th
rdT. Atnv P rVaTe?
B,d to " tn Canal. Germany, France,
Enand and ,any another of Europe have
lntrigud and wrought against ue. Es-
Peially hav they bribed Isthmian officials
l lnvcnl aeIa,r wner tuey mignt not stun-
born,y refu,- And Europo :i BtarJa
Mady t0 keep , from 0lir dltch aggltg.
Much may b don with bribery In th
tropics, wher th very heat, making honest
,abor a11 but 'mPolb'. would seem to sap
th Integrity of men. Equatorial venality
ha, been a provSrb since time was and th
temperate has paid bribes to the torrid
son m every age.
aeni1M,rre V. . JZZ
Am(lrtP.n Pllrh,. B ' v,een wlthstood m th
Panama instance by European intrigue,
slyly working with money in the dork,
Being rather a Sclplo than a Fablua, he, If
heed be, will oppose finesse with force
and dig th canal in th teeth o Europe.
Ther lurks in the Washington long
grass plenty of opposition to Tesiaem
Roosevelt. For that matter, there Is al
ways plenty of opposition to every ambi
tious official, be h president . or path-
master. The word "lurks" Is used above
adviRdlv. The riant per cent of thos
oDnosed to the Whit House return of
President Roosevelt li xtreme1y dumb
l M fWk. ....I,l thai MWn Intas.
and low. They consider their own Inter-.
eats, thes men of opposition, and paus to
Bolouin assurances made by Russia are
kept only as long as it ia convenient
nnd It doe not seem to have occurred
to the nations of the world that a power
Ubout which tbi can be truthfully said
jB on that ground alone, the common
fnemy of international pence and the
confessed defaulter among nations. It
8 this consideration which makes any
Agreement which can be patched up bo-
ltween iiuesia ana japan necessarily
temporary one . and which make 8
peremptory check to Russian aggree-
Bion in eastern Asia, in the interest of
civilization and human progress, th
reai question of the far cast.
a good ptctcriua.
John C. Black of Illinois, President
Roosevelt ba made a most commend'
able choice. General Black Js a demo-
crnt who has rendered faithful and
notable services to his party. He served
throughout the civil war and made a
brilliant record, attaining to the rank
of brigadier general of volunteers. II
has been a candidate for congress and
for lieutenant governor of Illinois and
la 1879 was the candidate of tbe de-
mocracy of that state for the United
States senate against General John A,
I Logan. He was appointed commissioner
of pensions by President Cleveland and
of Illinois.
and earnestness that have .character-
Used him ln other public positions. The
I rules and regulations of th service
will be vigorously enforced, so far as
1 b has tbe authority to do so.
I PASSiffw of th studica ts.
A Nw York paper Bays that not in a
score of years has such a scarcity of
when people battle among themselve
to become a member of a eyndlcate, or
subscrib to Issues of new corporations.
aoDear to be over for the present It
I a true that a number of syndicates,
1 mostly for th reorganization of exist-
lng corporations, have been formed
within tbe last few montha, but the
leaden ln movements of this kind were
practically forced to guarantee pros
pective members against loss before
I they could secur their signature. B-
I sides, th amount Involved wer com
1 parntively email and tbe operation con
ducted on 8 safer basis so far as th
1 market value of securities were con
I cerned.
I According to conservative bankers,
I any attempt to Coat 8 corporation of
six at the present time would prove a
failure. It Is noted that recently an
effort was mad to secure subscribers
to a corporation with securities of a
I par value ot not much over fS.OOO.OOO.
Financiers who generally seek lnvest-
nicnts of this character wer solicited,
but tbey could not be Induced to put
any "Money into tbe project and It was
nbcudoned. This is cited1 as showing
I how Wall street stands on the syndl
I cat question. Th New Tork Com
I inercll quote a banker a saying that
- 1 he bad reaped great benefits from the
- 1 original United Etatcs Steel syndicate,
- 1 but be bad lost all be had made in other
- 1 similar schemes. This banker stated
tliut when tbe demand for securities
was good and prices for stocks and
boud were at blh flurva there was
Henry Lewis in Saturday Evening
not whloh way the oat will hop be for they
unmask their sentiments. At present they
only hope for President Roovlt's defeat;
they ar not so daring aa to work for It.
It should b observed that among a ma
jority of th battle-battered leaders of Ma
party President Roosevelt la nt a favorite.
Th Hannas and th Platta and th Quays
do not rejoice In him. On might hav
said the Dersws, but such as th Junior
senator from New Tork ar mer passen
gers aboard the republican ship and have
no enrollment among It officers. They
ar passengers: they ar entitled to a
stateroom; but they hav no right to lasu
an order and be stared at It they did.
President Roosevelt Is a war of his un
popularity with those who names ar fur
nished above. Nor la he dismayed thereby;
he alms to go over th heads of such and
reach tha rank and file aa It were the
peasantry of party. And if rumor's tongue
wags with half-truth It would aetia that h
makes no failure. Newcomers from with
out, snd particularly those who arrlv from
th west or th rural reglona of tha north
and east, report him strong In the esteem
of what th great Lincoln called th "com
mon people." Hla unbuckled manner where
humble men encounter him, his trick to re
call a face and a prompt bluntness with
rgt name9 hava nlm Vogu among
the privates of th republican army
That good-natured familiarity which
Uache, pTtmUlent Roos.v.it to hall his un-
tvnt& callers as "Jack" and 'Bill" and
..Ben. tnen arag. thm In to luncheon
U ,DUch tT0Dti on by BtrlcJ Ml4 wWh'i
naJred ,entIemen who old It to be d-
Btructlva ot that iour aiuy which to
tnclr mia, hould ever form th pedestal
of a presidency. To thes a president
anouid b a statue, cold and whit and hard
and peechless-a thing of marble. They
ln nowtaa understand on who walka and
taik8 and jaughs and grasps hands with
foIlt of 0bCur clay as though his blood
wera aa warm and s red aa their own.
Tnua do, pr,ident Roosevelt come to be
a ahock j0 rtnted ones. They resent htm
because he will not preserve a caste,
There ar millions, nay billions, of money
in this country which seek their yellow
ends In politics. These billions express
themselves commercially In railways,
banks, manufacturing enterprises and simi-
lar trad what not. This giant Money Is
already enlisted against President Roos-
velt. It will seek to prevent his nomina
tion; If h be named It will strive to defeat
hlrrf at th polls.
Much of this money which works at
politics will make war upon President
Roosevelt's Panama policies because tha
canal which na meais snau grow irom
them would Injur Its interest. All or it
will fight against him by any method-
whether it be Panama or th destruction
of General wooaDe cause cannoi coniroi
him. and therefore rears mm. Mor man
large money to be made In syndicates,
but under existing conditions there Is
little or nothing to be made ln syndi
cates. How long this situation will con
tinue it is impossible to say, but it seems
safe to assume that It .will be some
years before there is any marked re
vival of syndicate projects and it is
probable that they will never again, or
at any rote' not during the present gen
eration, be on eucb a scale as during
the past five or six years. The passing
of the syndicate is a fact that will
cause no regret save to promoters.
According to a special dispatch to the
Chicago Inter Ocean, a newspaper boy
cott is said to have been declared against
the proposed gift of 807,000 by John D.
Rockefeller for the erection of a reli
gioua temple at the Nebraska State uni
versity at a cost of $100,000. of which
23,000 was to ba raised by popular sub
scription. When It is borne in mind that
the alleged newspaper boycott emanates
from the evening edition of tbe Lincoln
Journal, that has always been a rock-
ribbed bastion of the corporations, tbe
explanation given for the boycott that
nobody can read the history of tbe
Standard Oil company without having
tbe sense of Indignation aroused," would
make any Llncolnlte smile. As a mat
ter of fact the well-to-do denizens of the
Nebraska capital have a constitutional
aversion to donating money for build
ings or Institutions that they expect the
state to pay for, and tbe spontaneous
outburst of Indignation over the Stand
ard Oil octopus simply affords a plaus
ible excuse for declining Mr. Itockefel
les gift loaded with a $33,000 co-con
trlbuting clause. .
It Is amusing to not that the Lady
Board of Managers of the St Louis ex
position ordered a "courteous" letter to
be written to Mrs. James L. Blair, ac
cepting faer resignation as president of
that body. What kind of a letter could
have been written except a courteous
one ween Mrs. Blair's retirement Is duo
to no fault of her own. but simply out
of deference to the feelings of the other
members, who have been shocked by the
scandal arising out of her husband's
misconduct? If anything, Mrs. Blair
should have bad a resolution of thanks
for voluntarily helping tb board out of
an awkward predicament
Ak-Sar-Ben will be found at the old
tand for another year. And be will
find bla devoted subject inspired with
tbe old fire of enthusiasm ln even
greater degree in tbe tenth year of bis
reign than In any previous year.
Wrm Mela Tkati
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Nebraska I for a "Roosevelt and Mickey"
ticket, and it certtxinly ought to nail th
Irtah vol.
Forikt.
Bill Partow'S Budget
Whenever somebody offers you a ground
flodr proposition, Us a good plan to take
a peep Into tb basement.
Ia Beed ( Srtr.
81 Louis Gtoba-Desaoorst.
Th Oght on Senator Smoot should be
called oft. There la no testimony to show
that be has mor than on wife, and even
If he haa, b nt7 b an titled to pity rather
than persecution.
A Frt Urm Reach.
' Chisago Bacord-HaraM.
Th C0.00O which Cardinal Harrcro
Caplmaa act aaUU to ba gtvm ts tb Brat
lanlh general boding tn tha Cnitsd
State with aa army unVirntlr Strong to
vca the 6I4lU of Cuba and th Philip
pines Is Gkely to mK tb chap who gets
U tie richast ituta ta th wurU. illtliU
draw compound luUrwt
Post
on magnat of money haa entered th
Whit Houm with a "request" and left
with a flea In hla ear, Such hav decided
that their best safety II In th wiping
out of President Roosevelt.
This money enmity Is at th bottom of
no trifling part of th attack upon General
Wood. That personage of epaulette In
hla sudden elevation to th head of th
army may or may not be a mistake
Thit fact, however and let It b the on
way or the other would hav no concern
for four ol' every five of thos gentlemen
who now wax red-faced In their denuncia
tion of It, suve for the thought on their
sly, albeit ardent, parts that th destruc
tion of General Wood would be a setback
to Preeldent Roosevelt. As far as they
may, these gentry, both In snd out of th
senate, will commit President Roosevelt
to th defense of General Wood. Also they
bank on the president' Siot temper and
headlong loyalty to a friend in peril. When
they hav committed him aa deeply aa la
possible to an endorsement of General
Wood they will throw what mud they may
in a hop that It will stick to th disad
vantage of th Roosevelt canvass.
On close to Senator Hanna guv it as
his view that General Wood'a confirma
tion will be defeated. It la plain, too, that
thos among republicans In the senate who
follow th Hanna flag count on th aup-
port or nine of every ten among th demo
crat. They reason speciously that wher
party Interest takes precedence of public
interest and It does with the grand per
cent of statesmen th opposition will lose
no chance to deliver such a blow.
Under ordinary conditions this reasoning
would be cunning enough. But ther Is an
lament overlooked. Senator Gorman la
laying plana to do the presidential running
ror tha democrats. Every Washington sign
snd signal smoke flatters that hope of the
XIaryland senator. And Senator Gorman Is
th cauoua officer the chosen war chief of
his party in th senate,
Now, It may occur to th aatut Senator
Gorman that he would prefer to make th
rac against Prsidnt Roosevelt rather
than Senator Hanna. In th former case
thos billions hosttl to President Roose
velt would flock about Senator Oorman'a
candidacy. Should Senator Hanna, how
ever, b hla party'a eholc, those billions
might not prove so migratory. Doubtless
they would remain cheerfully tn their pres.
ent republican hom and thus, with their
aid, be lost to the ambitious Senator Gor-
man. It would b vastly ln keeping with
th Gorman trend to entertain some such
theory aa the abov. and It may yet turn
that for th purpose of his nomination,
President Roosevelt will have no sharper
friend In th senate and none more !nde-
laugaoi in a aacrei mianignt way than
our gray rox or th Chesapeake. No, In
deed; on ought not to b too sure that.
for th defense of General Wood. Senator
uorman win not oecome now awora and
snteia.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
A full snd fair count shows that one-
fourth of New York's population attend
church. Really, New Tork la not quit as
bad null pictured.
WaJtA Wftlliflin went- AM A. V(
...... ...v.. nw. W,VW ,W
way to tbe north pole. Equally good re
sults can ba obtained at less coat by win
tering at Medicine Hat. .
Missouri has discovered way to make
clgara out of straw. Connecticut must "get
busy" If it would save Its fnv.-rit crop
from th sauerkraut barrel.
Peopl bored with requests of letters of
recommendation should adopt Packer Gra
ham s model: "This will Introduc Mr.
Bore. I Ilk his cerva" On letter doe
th business.
Th New York Bun's reference to "Sen
ator Platt'a many and growing Inllrml" n"
is a pathetic indictment of ma.tri .
The senator Is a. bridegroom of lew . .a
two montha
Americans seeking canal 1ob ln Panama
will siv funeral expense by leaving thair
thirst at home. Th liquor habit means
death within a year: drinking water mean
a box in two weoka
The largest Christmas box of tha season
Is about to be opened by the Semlnol In
dians at Wewaka. Okl. Ther ar two mil
lion good dollars In It. Lo, "th poor In
dian," Is a back number.
Th firemen of Atlanta turned th bos
on th poetry of Frank L. Stanton th
other day. Several week ago spontaneous
combustion singed the mus of Barton
Adams at Denver. Th persistency of poet
In grinding out "hot stuff" puts a new
face on Insurance risks and furnishes an
Impreeslv clu to "mysterious "Area."
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BECtXAR SHOTS AT TH
Vernon County (Wis.) Censor: Net Sun
day at I o'clock Rev. E. Cbspl will ad
minister another sermon,
Bloomtngton Ky.) Pugl! Ther was m :
preaching at Mount Olive Sunday, Brethe
Hugheon having th mump.
New Tork Mall and Express: The senate
of the United State I now going to b
prayed for by a Unitarian. His prayers
probably will not hurt it any. It remains
to be seen whether they will do It any mors
good than th rest hav dona
Indianapolis Journal: A' St. Paul tntnt
ter. Rev. David Morgan, ha declared thai'
clergymen ar parasites. Th statement lr
Interesting, coming from such a sonrosr
and yet, as tb old provrb hath It, " 'Tla
an ill bird that fouls It own neet"
Minneapolis Journal: The Episcopal
bishop of Indiana lament that there la on.
an average only on baby to a family
among hi wealthy parishioners. This I'
discouraging from one standpoint but as"
the poor always hav plenty of children;'
ther Is a better chance for them to get on?
In th world if th rich hav few hair.
Kansas City Times: Ther would b C
curious mingling of th church and stat'
If th supreme court should fin for eon-
tempt th Protestant minister, th Catho
llo priests and th Jewish rabbis who havw
protested against th release of Ed Butler.'
But probably th court will not atUmpt
that procedure. It Is perhaps raaaonabl'
enough to understand that when Uier is
a very general dissatisfaction with It rul-r
Inga, it la no contempt to xpra It And"
perhaps, too, It can pardon tha density of
th popular mind which oan't a that
black la whit beoaue tias law say It la
DOMKSTIO rXBAJAsTTIUES. .
"What makes you think ks baa pro
posed ?"
"Because, when I asked bar how old ah
waa ah forgot to get angry." Detroit
Fre Press. ,
"Why do you think ah 1 s vary muot.
In lov with him?"
"Because she let him hang; th mistletoe
over her favorite chair." Chicago Poet. -
aaaiBSs ,
May Last night was th hepptest In nr.y-
me. it orougni me one rouna 01 pitaaurrt.
Fay What da you eensidor
"one round of
pleasure t
May An engagement rW. Philadelphia
Press. . . -
"Did her father refus you in so many'
wo roar
"Wll, I wouldn't Ilk to say bow mans,
He's a fast talker and they all seemed to
run together and the old man and I ran to
gether, too." Cleveland rialn Dealer.
Clara I suppose I ought to atop ndr
think before I accept hlrnT
MaudOh, no. You'll hav plenty of
time to do that afterwards, Buffalo Ex-
press.
Wife Now. don't you think my raw hf!
Is a perfect dream I "
Husband Well, no. To be a perfoet
dream th bill attached to It shouid al.o
be merely a dream. Indianapolis News.
Husband In dolna; year shopping, my
dear, why don't you get all th nscessary..
things flrstT
Wife Oh.
Wife Oh, somehow tev eiera so unira-
portant Detroit Fr 1 roea
'Tf we waa all as smaht an Important-
a w sometime thinks wa Is," anld Uncle-
Eben, "de lntlr population would be
standln' ioun' bossin,' nnd dar wouldn' be
nobody doln' a lick o' work." Washington -Star.
.
Sh smiled down at th happy boy.
"I suppose that new muatarh 1 vary
dear to yout" she said. "
"Yes," he admitted.
"It ought to bo marked down," h said.,
and ther wa a perceptable emphasis en "
tb "down." Cleveland Plain Dealer. .
BIT. If OTHER'S llAIH IS CRAY.
I I saw a couple o'er who heads
.-4
Th wave nf time had naeaed:
Wov thick their hair with sliver threads, '
- Each brow with (urrows presea.
And close beside me stood a group,
Th pride of youth was there, '
And on, a fair young maiden, said, -
"I do not like gray hair."
Within th group, a thourhtful fac
In years of manhood' prim. .
Marked well a man whoa grace cf soul ;,
Reached o'er the shores of time.
A tender light shone ln his eyes, '
And then I neard him say,
"?n me gray hair is beautiful-.
My mother's hair ts gray."
Ah I quickly, then, to sUene hushed,
Th low and arnost ton
Brought back a tlm when another's bar
So dark and glossy shona
Within each heart a memory rose,
Of yars long passed away;
A fair face, tender loving eyes,
Er mother's hair was gray,
Th tnagio of hi eloquano
A multltud could swayj
H" spoke the words with loving gtao.
That struok a chord a melody
Of proud sffsction that would guard
His manhood day by day.
"To m gray hair is beauHfuli
My mother hair Is ray."
MRS. A. H. BELKNAP.'.
Hastings, Neb.
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