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THE OMAnA DAILY HEI2: MONDAY. JANUARY 11, 1001 trim Omaiia Daily Bee. E. ROSE WATER, EDITOR. PUBL18IIED EVERT MORNING. TERMS OF" SUBSCRIPTION. Fatly Bee wlthout Sunday). One Year. .14. 00 Dally 11m and Sunday, Due Year Illustrated Bee. One Year rtundsy Bee, One Year ' fUtunlay Bee, One Yenr 1-W Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. l.M DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dslty Bee (without Sunday), per copy... 2o Dnllv Hee (wiihnut SnnilMH. tier week.. .120 Dally Bee (Including Sunday), per week. .170 Bundny Bee, per copy m Evening Bee (without Sunday), per week 6c Kvantnv 11am fitiliiftlnff Rundav). Der week ., 1 Complaints of Irregularities in neiirery hmild bo addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building, Twenty-fifth and M Street. Counrll Bluffs 10 Penrl Street. Chicago 1640 Unity Building. New York J39 Park Row Building. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Comtnunicatlnna relating to new and edi torial matter should le addressed; Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or poatat order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent atampe accepted in payment of tnall account. Personal check, except on Omaha or eastern exchangee, not accepted, THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Btata of Nebraska, Douglas County, aa.t Oeorge B. Tsnchuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ay that tha actual number of full and complete copies of The Daily, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during tha month of December, 1903, was as fol lows: 1 80,220 17 80,680 I .10,300 U SO.HTO I BO.8T0 .19 81,020 80.MA5 SO ST.OSO .80,300 gl su;o 80,010 22 80.TT0 T... 80,840 23., 30.0AO .....80,000 ' 24 81,:K) 81,110 21 81.AOO io Y...:..ao,.v ss situo II 80,400 . . 27.... ...... '....80,600 U t... ,80,400 8 t,..80,TSO I.....rt...,...ST,OtO . 29. ........... ..BO.BHO 14 .... .30,800 JO 83,010 1S..M.. H0.790 . U 83,400 U... 31,10 . Total ; ...... .047,35 Less unsold and returned copies.... 10,421 Net total sales 030,034 Net average sales 80,220 . OEORQE B. TZSOIIUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before mo this 31at day of December, A. D. M. B. HUNOATE, (Seal.) Notary Public. A harmony committee in the Bouth Omaha, Live Stock exchange might be in order. i Iowa will now proceed to make lta fireproof state house a little more proof against fire. Carrie Nation will have to look to her laurels, She has a new competitor In Kansas as the woman behind the ax. The Ice crop lo still unharvested, but the Ice man la confident that the weather man has not gone back on him for good. Omaha's bank clearings for 1003 ex ceeded Its clearing for 1002 by more than 132,000.000. Such figures speak for themselves. The unrepentant gold democrats will probably abstain from the Bryan re ception at Lincoln because they are too rich to indulge in a dollar dinner. A French contractor is to erect a building for the Austrian exhibit at the American exposition at St Louis. This is international 'comity with a ven geance. In tho recollection of a Nebraska epi sode,, the latest Kansas experiment proves , that as a means of damaging offensive pictures the chair is more ef fective than the ax. It should be distinctly understood that the World-Herald Is for John L. Web ster for the -vice presidential nomina tion on the republican ticket and against hlui after be is nominated. If the Nebraska Bar association could only assure a side attraction like the Dietrich trial the attendance on its an nual meetings would unquestionably im prove steadily from year to year. We know some other people besides the bondsmen of the defunct bank of Alma, who owe money to the state of Nebraska and would like to settle at less than seven cents on the dollar. , For once Colonel Bryan, on being ac costed by the ; interviewers on bis re turn from abroad, has" refused to talk on subjects which be says he knows nothing about This breaks the rec ord. , Senator Bmoot's answer to the charges made against him. Is that they are not true. Inasmuch as he Is eutitled to the benefit of the doubt, this puts It up to bis opponents to make good with the proofs. The year 1004 Is yet young, but Omaha's grain market should be a po tential reality before the year grows much older. And it will be If every oue Interested In Omaha's growth and prosperity puts his shoulder to the'wbeel. Missouri republicans are trying to project a caudldate for vie president in the person of ex-Mayor Walbrldge of 8t. Louis. Inasmuch as Nebraska's candidate was out first, this is not ex actly neighborly for an adjolulng state. The republican state committee has been called to meet Wednesday, Janu ary 20, to determine upou time, place and other details of the state conven tion. Itepubiicaus' who have ideas on the subjett should speak out in advance instead of waiting for the committee to act and then finding fault The Water board wants an appropria tion for rumilng expeuates for the next year provided for in the coinlngv&ty tax levy. The taxpayers do not usually object to furnishing the necessary funds If only they get their money's worth, but up to date, even with the aid of a powerful microscope, no tangible results of the Water board's work are dis-pernlbla. Alt lj!1MVlXt$srLL MISSION" General Reyes, special envoy from Colombia, after having faithfully per formed the duty devolved upon him by his government, has left Washington and It Is stated will not return to the national capital unless there Is some promise held out that Colombia will re ceive consideration that may avoid a rupture. There Is not the slightest reason to expect that any such promise will be given. Bo far as the United States Is concerned it owes nothing whatever to Colombia. It made Its proposition to that country, which was a perfectly fair and generous one. In the treaty submitted to the Colombian congress. That convention was rejected and this ended the matter so far as Colombia was concerned. Our government lias negotiated a treaty with the Republic of ranamn, an Independent state that has been recog nized as such not only by ourselves but by a number of other countries, and thus occupies a position of absolute equality, in an international sense, with the nation of which Tanama was for merly a part There is no question In regard to this. The new republic is fully qualified to make treaties and en ter Into other relations with foreign governments. It possesses in this re spect all the functions of any other in dependent and sovereign common wealth. Moreover, the United States has In the treaty given a guaranty that the Independence of Panama shall be main tained and it is not to be doubted that this will be done. , The obviously wise course on the part of Colombia is to accept what has been accomplished and is manifestly Irrevoc able and to stop threatening a rupture with the United 8tates. She would have everything to lose byt such a course. Already practically bankrupt and owing many millions abroad, she could get no money to carry on a war. Doubtless her people are patriotic and she could raise a considerable army, but soldiers must bo fed and a Colombian army would probably fare badly after a short time In the field. The talk of war between such a country and the United States Is manifestly absurd and General Reyes can do no better service to his countrymen than to so advise them. What Tanama should do in the inter est of peace Is to assume a portion of Colombia's debt or pay over to that country a part of the canal money to be applied oh the debt. There Is very good reason to believe that If this were done Colombian indignation would dis appear and all danger of future trouble be averted. At any rate It Is a proposi tion that merits consideration. TBK VHIMCSS TRKJ.TT BiQSKD. Extensive commercial Interests in this country will be pleased with the in formation that the treaty between China and the United States has re ceived the signature of the Chinese em peror and that without undue delay there will be an .exchange f ' ratifica tions at , Washington. The important matter in connection with this commer cial convention Is that It provides for the opening of two new ports In the province of Manchuria, all nations to enjoy " equal privileges in trade with these ports. . ', It has been apprehended that Russian Influence at Peking would be powerful enough to induce the emperor to with hold bis approval of the treaty. Indeed It was stated only a few days ago that there was a strong probability that the convention would not be ratified, in spite of the fact of Its confirmation by the United States senate. It .was re ported that the Russian representative at Peking had presented a most earnest protest against China allowing the opening of new ports in Manchuria and that by reason of this the Chinese gov ernment was hesitating, with a dispo sition to accede to the Russian demand. It would seem that this report was either without substantial foundation or was a good deal exaggerated. It Is quite possible, however, that our gov ernment has firmly Insisted upon th4 ratification of the treaty, informing the Chinese government that failure to do this would be regarded as an unfriendly act and on the other Jiand assuring it that ratification would enable It to count upon the support of the United States In carrying out the terms of the treaty. It appears to ba highly probable that this Is the position that our government has taken and If so it Is a guaranty to China which not only that country will find of great value, but every nation de siring fair and equal Intercourse with that empire. In making this treaty the United States has sought no special ad vantage for itself, but has simply asked for certain privileges which aro to be accorded to all other nations having commercial Interests in China. It ap pears to be a reasonable assumption, therefore, that this country can count upon being sustained by all others, Rus sia alone excepted, In maintaining the rights which this treaty secures. And even Russia will undoubtedly find It ex pedient not to offer any obstruction to the fulfillment of the treaty, since she canuot afford to make an Issue In this matter with the United States. What seeiuB to bo unmistakable Is that In negotiating this treaty with China our government lias interposed' a decided check upon the Russian scheme of complete domination In Manchttrla and this may have a very important ef fect upon the controversy between Rus sia and, Japan. The fact established by the 'treaty Is that China still has au thority in Manchuria and In support of this authority she can count on the good offices of the United States and other friendly powers. It looks very much as If Russia's game has been defeated by the Chinese emperor's signing of this treaty. State Superintendent Fowler has for mally expressed his appreciation of the good work done by every one of the forty-four outgoing county superlnend cuts in the dlffereut counties of this state. Mr. Fowler's lavish bouquets cost nothing, but In scattering them so Indiscriminately he weakens their fragrance. If all the outgoing county superintendents without exception really deserved thrso encomiums the chances are that not so many of them would le yielding the office to a successor. Why not be frank and separate the sheep from the goats? , wuhk fur thk vnr tLtcTRiviAtt. The appointment and confirmation of a new city electrician should be fol lowed by a vigorous campaign on his part to make sure that the people of Omaha are amply protected against danger to life and property from defect ive electrical Installations. It is without disparagement of his predecessors in office that we urge upon City Electrician Mlchaelson to enter upon his duties with a full realization of the responsibility that will rest upon him. With the lesson of the disastrous Chi cago theater fire before us, ascribed to .the breaking of a wire, it Is needless to say that too much caution cannot bo taken. Electrical devices and equip ment no matter bow good they may be n their original condition, deteriorate rapidly and are subject constantly to breaks or exhaustion. . In this depart tuenfc of municipal Inspection in particu lar constant vigilance is the price of safety and nothing short of thorough periodic examination of all electrical in stallatlons In addition to a strictly exer clsed veto power over plans and speclfi cations for new work will satisfy the necessities -of the case. The new city electrician must there fore assume responsibility for himself without relying upon rast inspections made by his predecessors. Ills first at tention should be directed to the thea tors, hotels, public halls, department stores, factories and other buildings where large numbers of people are wont to congregate and where accidents would be fraught with unusual danger to life as well as to property. We have no doubt that the electrical Installations .In Omaha are In as good condition as those In any other city, but we should not be content with that, nor rest satisfied until we are sure every preventive measure against mishap from electrical currents has been strictly applied. The people of Omaha will look to the city electrician and his assistants to Bee to It that this is done. , It is doubtless gratifying to President Roosevelt to be assured successively by the various congressmen from Nebraska and other "public men conversant with conditions here that Nebraska Is solidly for him, but he will be still more gratified if Nebraska is the first state to hold Its convention and adopt resolu tions and instructions for Roosevelt in unequivocal terms. Actions speak louder than words. Of course the political medicine mixer of the World-Herald comes to the front promptly with a prescription that will eradicate every symptom of corruption or questionable practices lh the public service. It Is the same old remedy he recommends on every occasion vote the democratic ticket The trouble is that the remedy has been tried once or twice In Nebraska, with disastrous effects to the patient. There was a time when the objections of the pope to the appearance of women In public In low-cut dresses would forth with have caused a change In the dress makers styles. But it Is doubtful now whether Pope Plus, even If re-enforced by all the ruling monarchs of Europe, could overthrow the decrees of Queen Fashion, who reigns supreme in her ter ritory and recognizes no over-lord. With Colorado courts enjoining the militia from arresting strikers and Mis souri courts enjoining the board of arbi tration from acting, the judicial branch of government evidently must be counted upon to a greater extent than any other in settling the contentions between capital and labor. Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago and District Attorney Jerome of New York might gather In a neat contribution for some charity by holding their debate on police duty In a public hall and charging an admittance fee Instead of shooting at one another at long range In the public prints. The youhg woman applying to the Beatrice school board for a position on Its teaching force with promise not to marry during the school term should have, sent her photograph along with the application. It Is just possible the promise not to marry Is superfluous. The mayor and council have gotten together on the appointment of a city electrician to fill the place that has been vacant for two months. These little disagreements between the mayor and council are like family quarrehi- that only furnish ground for making up. i Were La bun alive today he might have increased his worldly store by tak ing a lesson from the South Dakota farmer who had. a prospective son-in-law arrested for making away with a team of ponies In lieu of the promised wife. Asaale Hooaa top Mora. Saturday Evening Post. Those who lost money In speculation may console themselves by the thought that they will lose mora If they speculate again. Aailety with at Varpeae. Chicago News. Uncle Bam will do well not to ba too deeply affected by tha profound anxiety of some of the other powers lest tha United Statea be deprived of traJe privileges n Manchuria. ' I'a whwlraaate ' Preservative1, New York Tribune. Dr. Wylle. chemist of the Department of Agriculture, la said to have been convinced that salicylic acid la an unwholesome food preservative, whatever be Its virtues as a medicine. Uke borax, thia substance Is Mat lo to harm tha unsuspecting consumer. I,et us hvpe that packers of fruit, vege tables and meats who hare hitherto mad use of It will seek a safer article as a sub stltute. - Loved for Ilia Knemlee. Kansas City Star. No American not even Mr. Cleveland has ever been more successful In placing himself In a position to be loved for the enemies he has made than Theodore Roose velt. Field for Missionary Effort. Philadelphia rress. ' Twenty-nine million persons are reported as the present membership of the churches of the United States more than one-third of the total ponlatlon of tha country. In tha 60.noo.ono outside oflhe churches must be Included the young children, so that the showing for religion Is a gratifying one. Still, there are enough persons left outside of the churches to afford the latter a suffl clent field of missionary operations for some time to come. Property Losses by Fire. Springfield Republican. Although last December's fire losses were unusually heavy, the year as a'whole was not a very bad one for the Insurance com panies. The aggregate loss In the United States and Canada, as recorded In the New Tork Journal of Commerce, was tl56,l'J5, 700, compared with 1149,200.850 In 1902, but with 1164.347,460 and $1(3,302,280 for the years 1301 and 1900, respectively. Even the greater loss of last year, as compared with tha year before, Is largely overcome by the generally higher rates charged by the com panies. WELLS THAT KBVER RII9I DRV. Stock Watering aad tha Evils Spring; Ins; from It. Saturday Evening Post. It Is hard to say which Is the worst of the many bad features of tha stock-watering business that has been Increasing at ac celerated speed since old Cornelius Vander bllt, a generation ago, . begun to se tha pump and cistern on the New York Cen tral's capitalization. Perhaps the very worst la tha effect upon wages and prices. There Is hardly a branch of American In dustry in which most of the enterprises are not now loaded down with bonds and stocks which represent no Investment In the en terprise. Dividends and Interest "fixed charges" must be met In flush times the task la comparatively easy. But as soon as business slackens, what happens? Why, first of all, wages are cut.. And though competition has kept prices lower than they might have been, so universal has been the heaping on of unwarranted fixed charges that In no department are prices so low as they should be. Unwarranted fixed charges are responsible for most of the corporate crimes they are committed In the desperate effort to pay In terest and dividends. Unwarranted fixed charges are responsible for most of the labor troubles and in large measures for the too slow spread among the masses of the people of their Just share In the com forts which science has conferred upon mankind. The problem of corporate over-capitalization Is far deeper, far more Important than the danger to the investing public. The stock-watering pot has made and will make poorer every, wage earner and every con surfer. "Squeezes" In the stock market may help Investors who buy after the water Is out, But they do not affect- the real problem. Fixed charges are upon face value. NEBRASKA FOR ROOSEVELT. , McCook Tribune! ' There doesn't seem to be any doubt about Nebraska being for Theodore Roosevelt for re-election to the presidency of the,' United States, and a movement to give force and effects to that sentiment" Is timiTy and proper. Auburn Post ' It Is all right for Ne braska to be for John L. Webster, for vice president and It Is not all Vlght for Webster to take 'the Nebraska delegation In his vest pocket to make any combina tion that will farther his interests. Let Mr. Webster understand that Nebraska la for Roosevelt, first, last and all tha time and when he Is nominated then it will look after Mr. Webster's Interests. Lincoln Star: Republican Insistence In the west upon Roosevelt's nomination, as evidenced by the press, by the club move ment in Nebraska, by the declarations of representative men, is so unanimous that tha action of the conventions can now add little to It. There has been no reason at any time why Intelligent republicans any where should give slightest heed to oppo sition and rumor-mongcrlng newspapers on this score. Hastings Tribune: "Roosevelt, first, last and all the time," was the slogan of Lan caster county republicans In a public meet ing held in Lincoln this week. Unison and enthusiasm were very , marked and tha meeting was only characteristic of Ne braska republicans generally. The strict Integrity, the marvellous rapidity of action and excellence of Judgment have told on the people of Nebraska. Tha spirit mani fested In Lincoln la general. Nebraska la first, last and all the time for Roosevelt, Beaver City Times-Tribune: There Is no doubt that the overwhelming majority of Nebraska republicans favor tha nomination of Roosevelt, but that Is no reason why steps should not be taken to send an In structed delegation to the Chicago conven tion. It Is Just as well to make assurance doubly sure and cinch the matter beyond any chance of a fluke. The assertion that the "politicians" cannot take the delegntlon away from Roosevelt will hold good only In case the rank and file do business Grand Island Independent: The Panama message of President Roosevelt certainly doesn't Indicate that he la an unsafe man Indeed, aside from knocking the frail props out from under democratic opposition to tha Panama treaty and placing the re sponsibility of not constructing the oanal when It can be done by means In every re spect perfectly legitimate and proper upon those of the United States senators who ahall oppose it or who by dilly-dallying shall bring about expensive complications In tha south aside from this President Roosevelt has demonstrated himself to be more than a safe man, a safe roan who accomplishes things. West Point Republican: To tha unini tiated, tha recent announcement of tha In tention of several trust magnatea to sup port Roosevelt must come as a distinct surprise. This Is so because of the well known hostility of corporate Interests to his candidacy. And the reason for It Is plain Roosevelt la a man, has the real wel fare of the people at heart, and cannot bo used by them. But, these corporations will not yield their opposition without a most determined fight, and It la evident that their resources are not yet exhausted. Hav ing already discovered that their direct op position was making no headway and that tha aentlment of the country Is overwhelm ingly in favor of his nomination they are now trying a new tack. They will now fawn upon him and loudly pra'ise him for tha purpose of creating the impression thst there Is something In common between them and of discrediting him before the people. Inspired by such tactics It would not be surprising to hear the opposition charge him with being a plisnt and sub servient corporate tool. Great are the re sources and foxlneas of the trusts. But It won't do, the plain people know better. Mlasloa Sehaola far Indlaaa. The Rev. Fherman Coolldge. a full blooded Arsnahoe Indian, who ha b'en rtotnw mlsMinsrv work amons; the Indian tribes In Wyoming for pesrlv twenty years. Is In the east ssVlrar aM for tho eRbIlshen of three mission schools for Indian girls In Wyoming. BITS OF WAatmOTO LIKE. Mlaer Scenes aad Incidents Sketched a the Spat. Granting 'leave to print" an undelivered speech In the Congressional Record Is a delicate way of mutillng an undeslrab spell from members of congress. The prlv llega closes hot air valves in the chamber and turns them wide open on the print ers. Occasionally the privilege is shock ingly abused. A few years ago a congress man printed aa a part of his speech, Henry George's "Progress and Poverty" entire. Last week tho Record was enormously fattened by a "leave to print" speech of Charley Dick of Ohio. It was an "opening gun" of the campaign of 1904 and filled sixty-one pages .seventeen In the usual body type of the Record and forty- four In solid nonpareil. There are 77.4S0 words of It. After a few paragraphs about the liberality of the republican party to tho old soldiers in the matter of pensions General Dick discusses the English tariff fight. He prints In full a dozen speeches by Joseph Chamberlain, the British tariff schedules and an amazing amount of other tariff matter of one kind and another. . One of the newcomers from the west, who Is trying hard, but has not yt broken Into Washington's exclusive circles, Is af fording no little amusement for her neigh bors In the northwest. They are laughing yet at one of her recent bonmota which she sprung during a social call. Noticing a very handsome vase on the mantel, she remarked: "I dearly love that kind of ware, and this summer while In Chicago I purchased an exact 'facesmlle' of that vase for my home." Tha little lady abhors powder, and her comment upon an acquaintance whose nat ural beauty was somewhat heightened by a liberal application, was as follows: "I cannot understand why women will 'rough' (rouge) their faces in such a manner aa to be noticed clear across the street." The big capitalists of the country, the men who were counted on to Invest mill ions of American money fn developing tha Philippines, are makins It nlnhi to mem bers of congress that they are not satls- nea witn conditions. In the archlpelugo and will not risk their cash In industrial enterprises there until a chinn la mH Army and navy officers, as well as civil omciais, who have lately returned from Manila say that practically nothing Is be ing done by American business men there. With the exception of two big projects, the Construction Of a tinner nlnnt enri street railway system in Manila and tha improvement of the harbor of Manila, no commercial enterprises have been started Involving the expenditure of any amount of money, A number of stores and small institutions have been established by Amer icans, but there have been no signs of the great Influx of American canltal thnt wa so hopefully looked for with the establish ment oi peace. Now members of consxess art flndlnv the reason for the lack of interest In tba Philippines on the part of American cap italists. Chairman Cooper, chairman of the committee on Insular affaira of tha houae, aays that he has received a great many letters from moneyed men in this country, who complain that the laws passed by our conaress arovernlna tha ance of franchises, the disposal of the pub lic lands, the opening of mines, etc, are entirely too rigid and exactina-. Thev that they must be modified before they win go to the trouble of Investing money to develop the resources at tha They want the law amended so that larger tracts of public land may be taken up by Individuals, and that the public franchises Will not be hedaed about with an manv conditions and limitations. Their objeo- nuns are not maxing mucb Headway with Chairman Cooper, however. When Representative Morris BhoDDard nf Texas was nominated for congress as the successor of his father he was but 27 Years old, and with two or 'three veterans in the race against him it was an uphill fight he had to make. Ills onnonenta lont r.n opportunity to make capital of Sheppard's youth. In Joint debate one day one of his opponents proceeded something like this: "Why," he said, "It Is ridiculous to think of sending a mere boy to congress. It is a time ana place where we need mature men with mature minds. It reminds me of the old darkey who thought the end of the world was at hand and who got down on his knees to pray, 'O, Lord,' he pleaded, 'coma down and sav thi i world. And come yourself. Lord; don't sena your son. This ain't no time for boys. " Senator Hoar Is the either house of congress who draws on the congressional library extensively for the Greek and Latin poets. He still delves In the richness of tha "Iliad" and the uayasey and enjoys reading anew the vivid adventures which Virati n i The Massachusetts senator Is an eager reader of many other honka in t. v,i library, but since Representative Elliott of oouin Carolina retired from public life he is about the only reader f hnnv. i .., languages save Senator Elklns of West Virginia, wno occasionally sends for a vol ume in Spanish. PERSONAL NOTES. President Nicholas Mnm -, lumbia university has Joined a special gymnasium class for officers of instruction, and three times a week attends tha class. A German ditor has been i m nr-fi finest nn three months because he said that all the kaiser does Is to sla-n laws at unnm n-. sign. It Is reliably stated that the rate is omy , yuu. President Palma has vetoed tha r,,K. lottery bill. Who saya Anglo-Saxon civili zation Isn't Impressing itself on the Latins? We won't let people gamble except In stock exchanges. Lieutenant L. A. De Clairmnnt nf TWi.,.. has gone to Guatemala to accept a position as captain ou the personal staff nt dent Cobrera. Tha lieutenant was formally attached to the American legation at the Guatemalan capital and speaks French and Spanish fluently. What is tantamount to tha establishment of a chair to teach American questions exists in the College of France. Laat year Prof. Izoulet gave a course ot lecturea upon economic questions in America. This year tho subject matter of his course will ba ra. liglous questions in the United States. Plans are belna- formulated hv former Queen Lllluokalani and Prlnra fnnM ik. Hawaiian delegate In congress, to press ine claim at this session for $350,000 which the former queen says is due her bn crown lands seised by the Dole government and arterwara turned over to the United States. Queen Carmen Bylva has ODened a nrint. tng office In her palace where her works will be printed 1n the blind man's alphabet for the benelit of the blind of the whole world. Her majesty haa secured tha laimi printing presses and hopes to be able to present a copy or her most famous books ta every blind man's library In the world. Major Church Howe. United Hi atea cnnaul general at Antwerp, has been appointed a member of the, building committee for the new Anglican church "to be erected -In the Rue Oretry." The major is also actively enguged hi organizing the Anglo-American club. Friends of the major will rejoice at this evidence of his activities along social and spiritual lines. As a church builder and proiru ter the major Ja the original hummer JACKSOSIA 1IARMOSY. Columbus. Telegram: While the Telegram Is as loyal as a clock to Bryan, yet we do not Indorse the tenor of the address sent out by the Lincoln committee. We are ready to get ihto the fight and stay there whenever and wherever tho bolting bri gands attempt to dictate party policy In Nebraska, but we also stand ready always to welcome to democracy's ranks all men who will come and support the principles and candidates of the party. The Lincoln committee should curb Its speech.' Bryan would not Indorse such an exhibition of animosity toward the erring brethren. Fremont Tribune: The Jncksonlan "harm ony" banquet has provoked Juxt shout the kind of harmony Jackson himself stood for. It has stirred up the slxtern-to-wun ners at Lincoln and they advertise nnnther bnnquet that shall be to those only who swore by the sacred ratio and the groat born spoon, through thick and thin. They hurl a few anathemas at the Jacksonlnns and In this manner are standing up for the party In Nebraska. Somebody ought to admonish them not to feel worried over It, because fusion carried the state In 1S96, one of the times when the gold democrats r' fused to fall in line. The reason they didn't carry It In 1900 was because the sliver dem ocrats got away In large numbers. They are the fellows who stood between Bryan and victory. In Nebraska that year. Fremont Herald-Leader: The Columbus Telegram Is considerably exercised over the Herald-Leader's appeal for harmony In the democratic ranks. It claims to also be for harmony and a united front, yet It at tempts to defeat the very result that ft espouses. We do not defend the language of the resolution adopted by tha Jacksonlan club. It was apparently written and adopted before sufficient consideration was given It. However, the spirit was right, and we believe well Intended. .We do not contend for one minute that an apology should be tendered the gentlemen who de serted the ticket, yet we do believe that they can be decently Invited to return to the party. There Is no chip on our shoulder for a fight within the party ranks. We pre fer to enlist all of Its members for tha common good, thus better enabling us to scrap with the common enemy. Jlowella Journal: We, for one, commend the action of the Jacksonlan club of Omaha In taking back into membership those of its members who had been expelled for refus ing to support Bryan in 1SW and 1900.' We do not pretend to say that the men did right in deserting the party ship, no good democrat can voice such a sentirifent. As they were democrats they were In duty bound to support the nominee for president presented to them by their party. That they refused to do so will ever leave a scar upon their records, but It Is possible for them to redeem themselves In the eyes of their fellow-democrats and we are glad that they are to be given the opportunity to do so. They belong to the democratic fold; they are strangers in the republican camp, and we should all be glad to wel come them back. The few fire-eaters who are now denouncing the action of the club will subside In a little time and we shall again have harmony in the democratic ranks. Norfolk News: The World-Herald Is fear ful that State Committeeman Schneider Is against President Roosevelt and will throw the state delegation to Senator Hanna If opportunity offers. If the World-Herald will take note of what was said and done at tha meeting of the republican executive committee and the evidence of loyaUy to the president that la coming from Omaha and other sections of the state, It will real ize that any desire of Mr. Schneider or any other prominent republican to draw Ne braska's support from President Roosevelt will be Ineffectual. ' The Nebraska repub lican party is determined m its attitude for the president and any other action than support of the present executive will be considered almost treasonable and ' will alienate many' members of the party. All of President Roosevelt's official acts may not be approved by every Nebraska repub lican, but there are few of them who would car to see him retired because of them, while, those who admire his position are determined that he shall be the next pres ident, and would sooner vote for a demo crat than to vote for anyone else that the republican national convention may name. David City Press: One of the things being clearly foreshadowed by discussion in the country press, led by the World Herald, la the fact that the Jacksonlan club has precipitated a fight on the demo cratlcparty of Nebraska. The fact must not be forgotten that the democratic party Is no longer an lncoheslve aggregation of blind idolators. They have been In power Just once sinca the war Just once too often. The fact was pounded Into them that the old leadera were either incompu tent or dishonest. It was the most humil iating experience any party ever faced In the history of this country.' It was a shameless aell-out of the party on Its two fundamental doctrines tariff reform ahd bimetallism. It brought the country to charity soup houses In the cities and bank rupted hundreds and thousands. To trim mers and time-servers with short mem ories and no principles, our unfortunate experience wjth Orover Cleveland counts for nothing. The people are sore on the old Cleveland bolter gang. On general principles they would rather sea their party defeated, while standing for tha right, than win tha presidency with a creature of cor porations. They can respect an honest re publican who sincerely believes that cer tain people are born with special endow mentsbooted, spurred and divinely com missioned to ride other men who proudly backs up to receive the corporation sad dle and trots off gaily with tha load on his back, b'lt they bear everlasting malice against that gang of cuckoos who loll In A.yerps tatanfsBnanVJBBBBBTn What would you do the .next time you have a hard cold if you couldn't get Ayer's Cherry Pectoral? Better think this over. atade y . o. ir Oe., Lawall. Mass. ' '-" I Alaa smaauiaotursrs of AYFB'S BATS TIOOB Vor the hair. ATBB'S PILLS-Por eoBttiparlM. AKaM'S iAU&AtAklLLA-Pej taa bloes. AlaR'S AGUS CVKB Foe malaria aa4 afae. Cherry the antechambers of corporations waiting to dispose of their "Inflooenre" In reward for federal attorneyships, rebates on rau- ruHtis, r'ic., in me name ui uhhuh ib. Somebody Is going over the transom Tit (he next" state . convention, from present appearances. THEY HF.-ITATK, HIT MOLD OH. ft1rsaks lnlveraltjr Trnstees and Standard Oil ' llatllaa. Chicago Inter Ocean. John D. Rockefeller la certainly display ing admirable patience In the matter of trying to use soma of his money to advance the Interests ot higher education In Ne braska. He offered the university of thnt state 7,ooo some time ngo.. Since thn the trus tees have held several conferences to de termine whether or not they could accept the gift conscientiously. Each time they have been undecided on this point, but each time they have bn equally undecided si to whether they could conscientiously de cline to accept It. January 1 was the dny set for final de cision by Mr. Rockefeller, but with perfect good nature he has extended the limitation so that the trustees may have ample time for further examination of thalr consciences with a view to dacldlna- whether It would be better to let tha $57,000 slip through their fingers or to take a good firm grip on It. There seems to ba In Lincoln, where the State university Is situated, considerable locsl opposition to the acceptance of the gift Many people who use Mr. Rockefel ler's oil for Illuminating, cooking and heat ing purposes, who nave found that it stands the test, and whs ' are generally satisfied with it, are not clear, In their minds as to whether It would be the proper thing to use some of tha profits mads on this use ful and high-class fluid to promote the cause of education. 1 Many others whose children attend other Institutions of learning which have largely benefited by Mr. Rockefeller's philanthropy think, perhaps, that, while the ' surplus profit of petroleum may be a good thing In its way at a dlst&rrce. It could have only a bad moral effect it applied to tha cost of a building for a home Institution. And yet, notwithstanding the opposition on high moral ground Which comes from these people, and notwithstanding the hesi tation of tha trustees, nothing has as yet. been said or dons which would lead Mr. Rockefeller to believe that he' will eventu ally be obliged to turn over the )C7,000 to our Dr. Harper, who never hesitates. Rather does the oil king appear to assume with easy confidence that the Nebraska conscience will sooner or later adjust Itself beautifully to the Occasion. ' V Mr. Rockefeller Is a man of great Insltht and Judgment. Even Miss Tarbcll does not deny this. He knows that while it may ba hard sometimes for those whq are blessed with delicate consciences to reconcile them selves to his benevolence. In the form of a certified check, yet that It la harder still to reconcile themselves to parting with It Aid so he is patient, and good humored In his patience. In the conviction that his efforts to do good will prevail In Lincoln as they have prevailed elsewhere, regardless of the present unsettled condition of the Nebraska conscience. PASSIXQ PLEASANTRIES, "Say! What's the matter with you, any way 7 demanded the rrozen dishrag, shak ing In the wind. "Why don't you profit by that old proverb? . "What proverb?" Inquired tha meroury In the thermometer. ' 'There's plenty of room at the ton." Philadelphia Press. . ,. "About this time of year." said Uncle Allen Sparks, erasing a figure three again and Duttlna- a figure four in Its place. "I'd be making a lot of good 'resolutions for the future, if it dldn t keep me so busy trying to wipe out the past." Chicago Tribune. : ' ' v . "When an enemy smites me," said tha plous-looklng hypocrite, "I always turn the other cheek. "Why," asked the than who knew him, "do you want your enemy to go around with both hands disabled?" Chicago Record-Herald. "I suppose that legislature did not decide to send you to the senate without great confederation." "No." answered Senator Sorphum. "In fact, I should hate to tell you how much the consideration waa." Washington Star. Hawkins I understand that the phy sicians held a consultation, but I sea you are still alive. ' Robblns Yes, I have since learned that the vote stood two for me and ono against. Puck. IF WAR SHOl'LD COME. New York Sun. If war on small Japan big Russia shall begin, And China's pig-tailed ckxn rteps up and pitches In, What awful things must men In countries far away, If they would keep Informed, essay to read eaeh day. j With warships named Chin Tan, Petro- pnvlnsk, Mllkesa, Sevastopol, Iwate, Rossyu, Shlklshlma, " I-Wate-n-Ha.Yu-RaB-aa-PRt-Xtlkaa-(hlnk. Yu-Kls." War scribes may writeskl tales Of Smash- r Japnnskl's deeds, 1 How mlnceskt meat he's made of all Mon- I ffolHki hreeris: I TTiw r-hn.lTn.TtiiM.Hfa'a vflv nf aettllne- ("Via. I sack hush Doth makee czsrea squeal; Blggunskl gone to smash. , How Count Comeoffovltch to Wing Lea hatched a scheme But Wing Lee with Wun Lung came offo- vltch supreme; -How Russian fame to save, Qoodahotakl made a try, But fulled; the reason plain because ha shot Tu liui. 1 Between such things as these and maps Chlneseovlteh To puzzle new world brains, there'll ba no chanceovitch To solve thut riddle now beyond the ken of man, Exactly how old is Queen Dowager Tsl An. as., see., si.ee. Sal (or 0 fan. Pectoralq