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    TI1E OMAHA DAILY DEE: MONDAY. MARCIT 14, 1904.
Tim Omaha Daily Dee.
K. nOBKWATKR, EDITOR.
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1H04. M. B. HUNUATK.
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Perhaps after ail "Kmoot" Is simply a
corruption of "Bmlth" or vice versa.
A tip to Governor MTckey avoid be
coming entangled in the letter-writing
bablt.
Omaha now has milling in trnnslt
rates. The next thing is more mills and
elovatora. . .
i . . .
I ue . preliminary gubernatorial cam
paign Is clurlfylng, but it Is Dot alto
gether clear. .'
Hull ding Inspector Wlthnoll munt have
something to tell or lie would not be
so averse to telling it.
To judge by the Trilby story, Ilerr
Strauss is letting no opportunity for
free advertising escape.
If we are to have n monument built
for Commodore ' Barry, why not also
build on for Genera! Harry?
Officers of the uaYy who hove trouble
in getting their titles on straight can
ayibpathlsc with the womun in a picture
bat:: ,
Tho pope is apparently determined to
show- that, despite present appearances,
there was a tlmo when France had
saints.
General Miles plight think more of
that Iowa boom for the presidency if
the boomers hnd any chance of deliver
ing the electoral votes.
Never too lute to help the Auditorium
fund along. The Auditorium must be
made available for use in time for the
Ak-Sar-Iien carnival this fall.
The Dietrich investigating committee
Is getting its fill of "well defined
Mininra hut lllra ttiA ntrmi waII rlaAnAI
ihwvidi auh iiuu b,uj v lj v a rw aga, UVUUCU I
rumors" the difficulty is to substantiate
t)em
With a llttla practice Secretary Cor
telyou will soon be counted among the
tar orators of tho cabinet with demon
strated abilities that no one previously
suspected.
Russia permits the impression to go
out that it 'is playing a waiting game.
Perhaps it hopes tho Japanese will all
die of nervous prostration after their
strenuous work.
ii 1
The United States Steel corporation
fell down In its net earnings for 1903
ts compared with 1002 by $25,000,000.
The collapso in Its stock values was not
without a moving cause.
The sultan caunot be such a bad
fellow, for be will permit Christians to
meet in Jerusalem. Imagine what would
be said In America if the Moslems
should start an active propaganda lu
this country.
. a
Senators listening to the testimony in
the Dietrich Inquiry declare their will.
lngnesa to waive tho narration of the
postothce location fight at Hastings.
They have all been up against potofflea
location fights of their own.
i n x t
Governor Mickey has been allowed to
select the delegation to tlie state con
vention from his home county without
8 dissenting vote. If tha governor can
put the opposition to him in other coun
ties to sleep as easily he will have a
clear field for a walk-away.
Robert E. Lee Ilerdman declares that
he want Mr. Bryan to head the Ne
braska delegation to St Ixuli. la order
that BryanUin may be represented In
the democratic national convention. Mr.
Ilerdman' condesceualon la great and
Mr, Bryan should be duly thankful.
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The engagements lu the Orient so far
'disclose the fact that the Japanese gun
nera are far superior in marksmanship
to the Russian gunners. What is more,
th Japanese have the guns to uullmber,
while if they keep up their Initial pace
tho Russians will not have anything
soon with which to answer back.
BtVT WASaCUXTIlllUtTAL. RAILWAY.
The Canmllnn project for Hie const ruc
tion of a transcontinental railroad hav.
Itii? its cnaii rn terminus on th coast of
New limns wick and Its western nt I'ort
rMintison on the I'nolflc seems likely to
be accomplished, liemitljr the share
holders of the! (Jrand Tnink railway had
a meeting in Ix)iidin, at which they
rutlfleil Uie agreement enteral into with
the government of Canailn Inst year for
the extension of the Urond Trunk line
to the Pacific. Under this agreement
the guver.nuent undertakes to build tue
line from the const of New Brunswick
to V. hirlpcg, by way of Quebec and
louse it to the company for a term of
fifty years. The western division, from
Winnipeg to the Pacific coast, Is to be
built by the company Itself, but the
government will guarantee 75 per cent
of the principal of a bond issue, though
not to exceed $13,000 a mile for the
prairie section and $30,000 a mile for
the mountain section of about 500 miles.
The government Is also to give material
aid toward the construction of the lino
i- ti. fnrm nf Inml crnnta
M te form or IftllO grants,
The agreement provides that the new
railroRd shall be operated as a common
highway. A common transcontinental
highway Is a novelty, but it is noted
that the principle has been successfully
tested in a minor way In the case of the
air Hue division of the Grand Trunk
railway from Detroit to Niagara Falls,
a distance of 2.10 miles. That division
Is Jointly operated by the Wabash and
tlit Grand Trunk systems and the re
sult have been satisfactory to both
companies. There seems to be no good
reason why It cannot be successful on
a more extensive scale. It is a very
Important enterprise, which the pro
moters expect will result not only In a
great development of trie Dominion In
population and Industries, but also in
Increasing its foreign trade. In recom
mending the project to the Canadian
1'iii'liatnent the premier urged among
other tilings that it would make Canada
independent in its foreign trade of the
bonding privilege of the United States
and enable It to compete successfully
for the future trade of the Orient The
Incentive to tho enterprise is the de
vclopinent of the commercial power and
tho commercial independence of the Do
minion und Its promotion Is an expres
slon of strong faith in the future of that
country.
How much of a competitor the pro
nosed line would be to the American
transcontinental railways It is not possl
ble to foresee, but tho route laid out
will be the shortest and most direct
from IiCndon to Japan and China, an
ativantago Which would doubtless enable-
the Canadian road to draw trans
pacific trade from American roads.
There la some opposition to the project
on the score of the large expenditure
Involved, but there appears to be every
probability of its being carried out.
CIIAHVH FOR CUKSVLAR RKFURM.
It Is said that there is favorable prom
ise of legislation at the present session
of congress for a reorganization of the
consular service. Tha bill of Represent
ative Adams, which hus been .favorably
reported on by tho house committee on
foreign affairs, is likely soon to bo taken
up for consideration and if so it is be
lieved it can he passed in the house,
though there is not so much confidence
that it would be adopted by the seuate.
It is a conservative measure, seeking to
Improve the consular service by a re
organization and clasHlflcatlon of the
salaries of the consulates, in order that
a moro equitable system of pay may
prevail. Consuls are to be appointed by
the president ou the recommendation of
members of congress, as usual, and they
will not go in for life.
The measure does not go far enough
to satisfy those who would free the
consular service from all political in
fluence and place It under the merit
i
y"tpn. but so far as it does go it would
unaouoieuiy eueci improvement una it
is perhaps expedient to move gradually
toward the attainment of a complete
reform. At all events it is an obvious
fact that a majority of members of
congress are noj now ready to relinquish
the consular patronage, comparatively
small though it is. This remnant they
show a disposition to tenaciously cling
to and the Adams bill does not propose
to deprive them of it a fact which en
courages hope of Its adoption. Mean
while there are no complaints being
heard, it is gratifying to note, in regard
to the consular service. It is admittedly
efficient and unquestionably Is doing
good work la promoting American trade.
The serious question Is as to how long
It would continue efficient and useful
In the event of a change in the political
administration of the government, mak
ing the sen-ice again Vle prey of poll
tlclana.
UAKB HAILHOADS PAY IIIiB SHARK.
Under the new revenue law rouuty
assessors will be required .to appraise
oil real and personal property at Its
true value and assexs the same at one
fifth. This is by no means an innova
tion, so far as tlie practice Is concerned.
but simply au effort to secure uniformity
in assessments and make property of
every description to contribute its Juxt
hare toward the maintenance of gov
eminent.
Under the old revenue law assessors
were required to return all property at
its true value, but by coinmou consent
aud general depravity assessors ud
owners of taxable property did not scru
ple to make sworn returns at any
where from 8 to 60 per .cent of the
actuul values. This promiscuous system
of valuation was taken advantage of by
the railroads and aquleced In by state
boards of equalization for the benefit of
these corporations.
While the average assessments in the
state ranged from one-fifth to one-tentb
of the actual value of property, the
property of the railroads was assessed
at one-thirteenth of Its market value
for state and county purposes and a
less than 3 per cent of its actual value
in such cities as Omaha and Llucoln.
This system of railroad undervaluation
and downright tax shirking has worked
great injustice to other taxpayers, and
rspoclully to the real estate owners in
larger cities, where the railroads are
enabled to enjoy all the advantages of
municipal protection without sharing
the expenses of government in propor
tion to their holdings with the owners
of other property.
Under the new revenue law the grand
assessment roll of the state will le in
creased by many millions, by reason of
the increased valuations of real and
personal property, and the unification
of assessments will make it impossible
for the railroads to maintain their
specious plea that they are taxed higher
In proportion than ail other property of
like value. When the State Board of
Assessment convenes shortly it must
face the question fairly whether it pro
poses to encourage railroad tax evasion
or whether they will assess the railroad
property at one-fifth of its true valua
tion, based on the market value of thelf
respective stocks and bonds and their
earnings for the preceding year.
The railroad managers assert that they
are willing to pay their due and Just
proportion of the taxes imposed for tho
maintenance of government If they
are sincere they will acquiesce in an
honest and impartial assessment. If
not the people of Nebraska will insist
that the state officers upon whom the
duty of assessment devolves shall live
up to the letter and spirit of the law.
RVS8IA' VOMtSTia TROUBLES.
Directly after the outbreak of war the
Russian government fotiud it necessary
to materially strengthen the department
of police. This precautionary action,
however, has not prevented occurrences
which show that there is much popular
unrest in portions of the empire and
that there la more than a possibility of
Russia's domestic troubles becoming
very grave, especially lu case of more
serious reverses in the far eastern cam
paign. A Moscow dispatch states that
In the southwestern part of the empire
the local authorities have become
alarmed at the manifestations of popu
lar unrest and that a number of pro
vincial governors have petitioned the
minister of the interior to use his in
fluence with the war office to prevent a
further depletion of the garrisons.
There is no reason to doubt the cor
rectness of this report, which is con
firmatory of advices that preceded it
For Instance at Warsaw about two
weeks since crowds marched the streets
singing revolutionary songs and cheer
ing for the Independence of Poland, the
police being unable to check the demon
stration. These facts show that not ail
the people' in Russia, or under the
sovereignty of that power, are filled
with the spirit of patriotism and are
loyally supporting tho government On
the contrary there are millions who aro
eagerly hoping for an opportunity to
strike at the government and Would
welcome reverses to Russian arms that
would give the opportunity. There are
foes to Russia within her borders that
aro hardly less dangerous than the
enemy she is confronting in the far east
A Grand Army post down at Lincoln
has come to the front with a resolution
defending the patriotism and loyalty of
Chancellor Andrews and endorsing his
position in the matter of the Rockefeller
gift. The Kearney Grand Army post
which unanimously arraigned the chan
cellor for disloyalty, has so far failed to
emerge from cover with the names and
records of tlie men said to have voted
the denunciation. Veterans of the war
who were brave enough to fight in de
fense of the union ought to be brave
enough to show their colors when they
attack a comrade.
That canning factory project bears
earmarks that would warrant a suspi
cion that ulterior motives are behind
the announcement at this time. Men
with money to invest in an enterprise
they are satisfied will bo a paying one
do not make the investment contingent
upon protecting a particular location
from Jnroads of the river. The scheme
appears to be made to order exclusively
for the consumption of the county
board, which is being asked to appro
priate county funds for river protection.
There are three counties In this con
gressional district that must participate
in the nomination of a republican can
didate, and each county Is entitled to the
same rights as the other. If the con
gressional committee will issue its call,
the various county organizations will be
in position to provide for the selection
of delegates to the congressional con
vention that will do the work.
The wisdom of making the position of
clerk of the district court a salaried
instead of a fee office has again been
demonstrated. With a o,000 salary and
a staff of clerks that can do twice the
business of the office a surplus of over
$tl,000 above all salaries has been
earned during the past year from fees.
Several emineut educators in these
parts and a great many from other parts
appear to be ambitious to fill the Teorse
brogaus, but the school board should be
lu no hurry. There Is no danger that
the schools will deteriorate or suffer in
any way even If the place remain vacant
from now until Keptemlter.
Congressman Hitchcock has pledged
himself in favor of an appropriation to
build a couple of monuments to lit
bcrulan naval heroes, but be fctlll stands
tlrm iu opposition to building battle
ships. How he would fabricate naval
heroes without battleships has not been
explained.
The spontaneous appearance of ex
Congressman Andrews at the state cap
ital would indicate that another Rich
mond is preparing to enter the sena
torial battleground. Mr. Andrews is
stt'.l able to qualify as a icsldent of the
South I'latta,
STATE PRESS COMMENT.
Fremont Herald: With the comln of
spring the Herald will cheerfully aceert
power canals and hay markets on aubacrlp
tlon. Pender Times: Superintendent of Schools
Pears of Omnlia has been elected to a
Ilka position In Milwaukee. This Is a case
of Milwaukee's loss and Omaha's guln.
Columbus Times: Most of the names
one sees In the war news of the day have
a familiar look. In print they appear very
much Ilka tha list of applicants for liquor
license In tha city of Omaha.
North Nebraska Engle: A country hog
that g-nes-to the large packing houses at
4H cents a pound and cornea back break
fast bacon at 22 centa a pound, Is not the
only hog- In the transaction.
Grand Island Independent: Mr. Bummers
Is still hearing from The Bee occasionally.
And there are Indications that there will
he an Important engagement, on land,
pretty quick. The Bee has been maneuver
ing for some time to cut off the enemy's
supply end there are Indications of the
ultimate success of its plans.
Valley Enterprise: If the commissioners
in the various counties along; tha Platte
river would be on their guard and have
men and dynamite on hand aa soon aa the
lea began to break, less bridges would b
lost. Men wera dynamiting lea at the
railroad bridge two days before it was
started at the new wagon brldg, thus th
causa of Its damage. Th old adage Is still
true, "a stitch In time saves nine."
Perplexities of Youth.
Detroit Free Press.
Between the depiction of married bliss by
the Mormon leaders at Washington and
th declaration of a Detrolter, eight times
married, that a man is better off single,
the average youth finds himself In doubt aa
to what Course to pursue.
Where Japan Got th Edge.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Russians are reported to be displeased
with the tone of tha press in th United
States. Don't mind a little thing Ilk that
Probably soma of the editors have been
chums of Japanese students at college.
Russia should aend some of her boys over
her to b educated. They may be real
nice fellows.
Ifw York Not the BattleOeld.
Philadelphia Press.
New York democrats are taking them
selves seriously as a matter of habit.
New York was once decisive of a presi
dential election. It is so no longer. The
solid south and New York, and even New
York, Connecticut and New Jersey, can
no longer carry the oountry. Th west
and central west hava grown. Ohio, In
diana or Illinois must be added to New
York and the two small states which have
often gone with it before domocratlo suc
cess Is possible. New York alone Is not
enough. It has lost the place It once
held. A candidate who suits New York
and can carry New York is not enough,
unless he can also detach at least one of
the great central states. Bryan, Bryan
Ism and populism ar strong enough In
Ohio, Indiana or Illinois to make it certain
that a candidate opposed by Bryan can
carry no one of them for the domocratlo
party.
DO YOU HEAR TUB QROANit
Early Effect of the Prospect of Willi
Hearst's Nomination.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican (Ind.)
Democrats of standing and sanity are
groaning over the possibility of such
happening as Hearst's nomination, as well
they may, for the matter much concerns
them. They are not doing well . to "lie
down" and permit,. .the paid Hearst propa
ganda to push Its way pver the country.
Such a campaign as this young man Is
pushing Is costing a pile of money, but ha
has the ample bags from which to draw It.
The effort everywhere Is to hire men who
are wonted to political Work of that sort
and to enlist them In a "still hunt." Thus
two of these men have Invaded Springfield,
prepared to work In the dark.
It is not pleasant to see men who were
honestly enlisted to promote the candidacy
of Wtlllam J. Bryan a man of character
and with ability for public service, pos
sessed of convictions and tha full courage
of them now engaged In advocating Hearst
as a fit representative of the radical senti
ment In th democratic party. The con
duct of these men gives groat Joy to re
publicans of the plutocratic type, who un
derstand with the rest of us that the
American people will never lower their
Ideal of tha presidential office to It such a
candidacy. It is impossible to believe that
a democratlo national convention, 'when
facing tho serious responsibilities which
will fall upon It, can ever seriously con
skier making Hearst a oandldate for pres
ident or for vie president. But the harm
of welcoming such a candidacy and per
mitting It to gain any standing In tha
party is none the Ire manifest and great.
The more such an unblushing attempt to
capture the highest office within the peo
ple's gift Is countenanced by any consid
erable number of democrats, the more
sober and sensible folks 'will he turned
against that party 'and Its ticket. It Is
degrading to th party, and Is hound to
have its effect In repelling support and
Inviting the disrespect of the voters of the
country. It Is In this practical aspect
that the Hearst movement la to be viewed
and feared.
IRISH LASD ACT A FAII.rRE.
Landlords Boost th Prlc to
hlbltlve Height.
Fhlladolphla Press.
The Irish land purchnse act. by means of
whtrh The Balfour ministry expected to
solve what Is known as the Irish problem,
has turned out a failure. Amendments
are pending In Parliament, and if adopted
much better results may be expected: but
so far as settling the discontent In Ireland
ts concerned, that Idea has been aban
doned. Instead of supporting the govern
ment, the Irish members have voted regu
larly agali.st It slnoe th law became
operative. Bales of estates have naturally
ceased, and a condition reached where
practically nothing can he don without
further legislation. Agreements of sale
were reached In the case of 135 estates,
chl.fly small properties.
Th landlords are blamed for this condi
tion of things, and apparently with reason.
Th trouble grow out of th high price
deroanded, Under the land act. which this
one succeeds, provision was made for a
land court finally to determine the price.
Thre is no such provision In the new
law and high prices are demanded. In
discussing th matter In Parliament a
member related on case within hla own
constituency concerning which th owner
agreed, under th old law, to sell at
eighteen yeajs' rental. The tenants agreed
to pay th price, but th land court, on
Inquiry, refused to allow th sale to be
consummated, on the ground that th prlc
was too high, and that th land was not
good security for so large a sum. But
under the new law, when the tenants re
newed their offer of eighteen years' rental,
the landlord refused to sell for less than
twenty-nv years' rental, claiming that the
Increased demand for real estat war
ranted th demand.
It la such unwarranted demands that
have mad tha new law a failure. In
reality, property In Ireland Is decreasing
rather than Increasing In value. It looks
aa thouga th landlords would have
themselves to blame, as usual, for any
future land troubles In Ireland
ROISD ABOl'T SEW YORK.
Ripple on th Current of l.lfe In the
Metropolis.
Appendicitis Is the most fashionable epi
demic raging In Nw York at preent.
Pneumonia Is more conspicuous, but the
fact that undertakers aro called In after
the doctors renders It disagreeable and
therefore undesirable. No such feeling at
taches to the appendix, hence the doctors
are cutting much cuticle, alao th cak. Op
erations have become so common that peo
ple are not nearly so shocked as thry used
to be when told that friends are In the hos
pital undergoing the surgeon's knife.
Physicians say that high living Is responsi
ble for the prevalence of the disease In the
metropolis, and advise people not to eat
rich food all th time.
Except for half-hour Intervals the sun
has not shone upon New York for eight
days. During that period a cold, drlssllng
rain has fallen Intermittently and tha wind
has blown gales from all directions. Pneu
monia la raging and th parson without a
cold or a wheex of some kind Is an excep
tion. The worst sufferers have been th
15,000 or more victims of drugs. Many mor
phlna fiends wer driven to suicide, and
three or four of these cases were first de
scribed as murders. Drug victims are the
first to feel the effect of cold, wet spells.
The tendency is usually toward suicide or
an overindulgence, which Is equivalent to
suicide. BeUevuc is crowded with thes
unhappy creatures snd th llttl proces
sions toward the deadhousa over ths rlvr
hav been very numerous of late.
In saving his aged grandmother from
death by a Third avenue car, B-ysar-old
Charles Ryan of 188 East On hundred and
Seventeenth street was struck by th car
and severely hurt about the head.
He was taken to tha Harlem hospital,
"here his wounds were sewed. Th doctor
told him he had better spend the night at
th hospital.
"Not much," said the boy. "Do you think
I am going to let grandma go home alone?
Not for me. I go with her," and he
marched out holding his grandmother's
arm
The grandmother was Mrs. Mary Ryan,
75 years old. The boy Insisted on going out
with her on an errand because It was too
dark for her to go alone. Ryan and his
grandmother were crossing on the "far
side" when a southbound car approached
at high speed. Ryan had hold of his grand
mother's arm and pulled and pushed her
out of danger.
While he was doing that the ear struck
him and rolled him over and over. He was
senseless for a few minutes, but tha first
thing he aald when ha revived wast
"Where's grandma?"
"I'm here safe through you," she replied,
"and sure It's a fine broth of a boy you
are"
Walking was never so fashionable In the
metropolis as It has been this winter. Men
and women who heretofore would never
have thought of walking except where and
when they had to Ignore street cars and
leave their horses and carriages In stabler,
hurry along Fifth avenue, Broadway or
through the parks at a pace which looks
as though they meant business.
Som are walking to get thin,' others to
get fat and still others to create a good
circulation so they say. The truth is, they
walk because It's the fad. But, fad or no
fad. It has Its advantages.
"About a month ago," says a letter to the
Pittsburg Dispatch, "a young lnd Invaded
the gallery of an uptown theater and
while the performance was In progress he
cpened fire on the actors with a boan
shooter. One In five of th pellet dis
charged hit the mark and some of them
smashed the !neanflescent bulbs. The re
sult was that something like a panic was
precipitated. A bright young men em
ployed on the staff of the Herald hap
pened to be In the audience and he wrote
an even column on the incident. Some
people thought It was a waste of space
but James Gordon Bennett, the boss of th
Job, who Is a chronic European, happened
to sea It in th paper. He thought the
tale was too funny for anything.' H
laughed long and loud over it and showed
It to his friends. Thoy all said it was
good very good. Then Mr. Bennett wrote
a cablegram to the big chief of Herald
Square, telling him to give the reporter
w.ho wrote the story a 850 bonus. This
would have been a surprise In any news
paper office In New York except the Her
ald. Bennett is always doing these things.
Mr. Hearst or Mr. Pulitzer do not throw
fits any more, but a good man In the
newspaper line is always sure of a steady
Job along Park Row, ' and th prices for
good men ar going up."
Moat of the department stores In New
York now hav In their regular employ a
number of what are known as "shopper.
Th woman engaged for this work must
dress well, be of distinguished appearance
and must be thoroughly familiar with
nearly all tha things sold In department
stores. Her work Is to go about from
store to store and find out the prices of
rivals. She must keep her eyes alert for
new wrinkles practiced to allure trade. If
sales ar In progress she must Inform her
employer as to how they are "going.
Her conscience must be elastic enough to
stretch a plain lie Into "business diplom
acy," and she must be careful, above all.
not to be spotted a a "shopper." This
would end her usefulness at one. Men
are very rarely employed as shoppers.
Returning from a visit to the land of his
birth, to the land where he haa spent
forty-two years of his life, though without
becoming an American citlsen, James De
vaney. an aged Irishman, la held at Ellis
Island, a veritable "man without a coun
try."
When Devaney originally cam to this
country he made application to become a
naturalised citizen, but later he was so
busy with other matters that he neglected
to ask for his full citizenship papers.
The other day when he returned from a
brief trip to Ireland the Immigration of
ficials wsre compelled to deny him ad
mission because he may become a public
charge.
He la likely to be sent hack to Ireland,
and It Is quit as likely that he will not
be permitted to land there, for hi con
tinued residence, her haa led him to for
feit his British citizenship.
Any Old Thing Goes.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Th Courier-Journal has no purely Indl
vidua! likes or dislikes to overcome. If It
had tha power directly to place a man la
the White House It would place Mr. Oor
man there because It Is tired of tha mug
wump business and of baby leadership and
wants at th head of affairs a democrat
of tried, trained and proved ability. It has
freed Its mind about Mr. Cleveland, Mr,
Bryan and Mr. Hearst. It Is Its purpose to
support th nominee. Now let th battl
go on!
Vain of Llttl Thing.
Engineering Review.
Th greatness of little things finds fre
auent Illustration in railroad operation. A
cas haa Just been discovered wher nln
years ago an error of 6 cents was mad in
th computation of a rate-sheet between
two given points. It was found upon in
vestigation that aa a result of this error
the two railroads operating between th
two point hav lost upward of Ili.OuO dur
Ing that tiro.
SniGSATIOS OF THE TRIXY GCOn.
Philadelphia ledger und.)! The Bristow
report does not accuse any of th congress
men Implicated of actual fraud, but rather
of Irregularity, which l a word that In
thess casts aeema to cover a multitude of
sins.
Chicago Tribune (rep.): There are repre
sentatives who fear that the report will
Interfere with their prospects for renomina
ting and re-election. As they cannot go
hefore their constituents and deny the
truth of Its statements they feel obliged
to abuse Its author or to defend the really
ndefenaihle practices It sets forth, or to
remain silent. Those who have said noth-
ng hav been shrewdest.
New York World (dem.): Indlgnsnt vir
tue Is rampant In Washington. The con
gressmen whose characters hav been
speckled by the Bristow report were throw-
ng tomahawks yesterday and they were
not partlculnr whom they hit. There Is
no more talk about hushing up the Inves
tigation It will go on now until every
body haa been either cleared or damned.
All of which will be entirely satisfactory
to th public.
Kansas City Star (lnd): The country Is
not in a mood to stand an attack upon the
men who hava driven out th boodler.
The very anger of congressmen under the
recent exposures Is accepted by tha peoP18
as a eeml-confesslon of guilt.' The galled
Jade always winces. If representatives are
guiltless, why this explosion? Bristow, to
the nation. Is tha embodiment of official
Integrity. If the squaallng congressman
know what la good for them they will let
htm alone.
Chicago Inter Ooean (rep.): Indignation
exhibited by congressmen who visited th
Postofflc department regarding their In
clusion In tha Bristow report Is much en-
Joyed by th subordinate officials In Wash
ington. On of thes gentlemen remarked
that tha situation recalled an Incident In
which a spoiled child and a bumble-bee
played th principal parts. "The congress
men who are now howling," said an old
official, "were clamoring for th publica
tion of the records of tho department re
garding Increase of allowance and rentals
made by Beavers upon their solicitation.
Here Is where the bumble-be comes In.
The spoiled child had set up a wild howl,
and tha mother called to the nurse to learn
the cause of the trouble. 'Willie wants a
bee, replied the nurse. Then give It to
him Instantly,' commanded the mother.
Presently there cams from the nursery a
wild wall, and tho mother shouted, 'Why
don't you give Willi the bee?' 1 did,'
said tho nurse."
A CABLE NOT CONTRABAND.
t
Russia's Objection to the I, In from
Gnnm to Jnpnn.
Philadelphia Press.
Tho dispatch recently sent from St.
Petersburg to the effect that Russia would
protest against the United States permit
ting a cable to be laid from Japan to Guam,
there to connect with the line running to
this country, may havo had no good
foundation, and yet It has attracted wide
attention. The only ground of protest
would be that such a line violated the neu
trality law. But it is not easy to see how
a protest could be based on that ground.
Russia recently issued a proclamation de
fining what Is contraband of war, and
while It Is unprecedented) long and in
cludes articles concerning which differences
may arUe, there Is nothing said about a
cable. The proclamation for the most part
Includes only articles that could be used
In actual hostilities. A cable that would
connect with the army In the field, or be
brought into active use for war purposes
In other ways, might be objectionable. But
a cable to Guam would bo in the direction
opposite to where the war is oarrled on
and would bo far removed from hostilities.
It would be controlled by civil authorities
and merely be the means of communication
between far distant countries. Its primary
object would be for commerce. Orders for
military goods might be sent over the
cable tho same as they aro sent by mall,
but that would not make th cable con
traband. No permission has been granted by tho
United States government for tho landing
of this cable, and a desire to bo accom
modating to Russia may delay action,
though there Is no reason apparent why
the United States should deprive itself of
the advantage of the cable. Russians are a
little Inclined to discover faults in tho way
of violation of neutrality that do not exist.
The complaints against th commander of
th Vicksburg at Chemulpo wer found
lthout good foundation, and so with other
matters. The United States will rigiaiy
uphold its position as a neutral, but th
sympathies Of th people cannot be con
trolled. As a rule they ar for Japan be
cause It promises tho "open door."
PERSONAL NOTES.
Th best general In th Russian army la
General Putoff.
Senator Tillman is suffering from an In
flamed tonsil. Bom of in oui mug
words" must hav lingered too long on
their way outward.'
A dispatch from Toklo states that a
prince of the royal blood will likely bo
dispatched at tha mikado's special order to
attend th opening of tn oi. j-oui ex
position.
War oorrespondenta in tn tar east ar
hereafter to b labelled as such. But that,
apparently, la aa far aa they ar allowed
to get toward th front for th present.
Will Crooks, a labor member or parlia
ment from the east end of London, mads
hla oratorical debut In th house recently
and scored an Immense success. He spoke
on behalf of the unemployed, moving his
hearers to tears and laughter by turn. At
one pathetlo passage thj speaker held a
paper In front of his face to conceal his
emotion.
Governor Brodl of Arizona recenlly re
ceived a telegram from one of the Hough
Riders, whoso fighting blood la still In cir
culation. Tho telegram was as follows!
Am going to the Orient. Which would
you advts. Russia or Julian?" Th gov
ernor, in order to head off a soldier of
fortune, hurriedly replied: "Uetter stay In
tha United States; it's better than either."
Joseph II. Smith, head of tha Mormon
church, who has ben making unexpectedly
frank revelations In the Bmoot trial. 1 as
not much th appearance of a preacher. A
thin aquiline nose, deeply furrowed choeks,
very bright eyes, behind steel-rimmed spec
tacles; hort-cut hair, only slightly gray,
and a patrlarchlal white beard reaching to
his heavy gold watch chain are his char
acteristic physical feature. In answering
questions and even when he rles In his
place to make a longer statement of his
own motion, hla manner is that of a man
accustomed to dealing In terms of pi orl.-l in
rather than of an extorter or a magnetic
leader who can sway thousands.
SHERIDAN COAL
Represents what is best in all that pertains to
comfort in the house in- its broadest sense.
Clean as hard coal. Nut, $6.00, splendid for
cooking. Lump, $6.50, for grates and heaters.
Victor White Coal Co.
1605 FARNAM. TEL. 127.
A KARMFRS TRt ST.
Ilw th ftewlr-l-nnnehd Combine
Look to th Kant.
New York Commercial.
At last th long-forthcoming "farmers'
trust" appears to hav been launched. It
was organized the other day at Omaha hy
delegates said to represent twenty states
and Its bartlted name Is th "Farmers'
National Exchange company." It propose
to deal In grain, live stock and sit kinds
of produce, on commission and otherwise,
and to this end will erect elevators, ware
houses, cold storage plants and stock yards.
The capital stock is fixed at $M),000.000. di
vided Into shares of 110 each.
As will be noted, this project Is based
purely on old-fashioned corporation lines,
precisely like railroads and banks on which
western farmers have been pouring vials
of wrath for these many years. As It Is
the Intention of this new octopus to "ab
sorh" similar associations. It Is llkewls
based on practically th earn lines as the
Northern Securities company and the
United States Steel corporation, against
which, with unanimous voice, western
ticklers of the soli have set up a mighty
howl. In essence it differs not a particle
from any of the combinations that ar
floated in Wall street.
It is not entirely clear how tho projectors
of this new "aggregation of wealth" hop
to gain by th schem. It may render
western farmers more Independent of cer
tain middlemen, but, In lieu thereof, they
will bo compelled to support an army of
managers and employ, besides keeping
up th varloua structures it Is Intended to
erect. They get rid of on burden only to
assume another, and It la th toss of a coin
If th latter will not prov to be th heavier
of th two. Should th project end In fail
ure, th shareholders will be out th
amount of their investment and all they
will hav to show for their money will be
a bundle of experience, something on which
It I very difficult to raise cash
Still, It Is a good thing that th enter
prise haa been undertaken. It will furnish
th grain growers and cattle raisers Inter
ested a clearer Idea of what a Corporation
really Is. They will bo very apt to discover
that the work of a corporation Involves re
sponsibilities and risks, that such an In
stitution Is quite likely to suffer losses and
that It cannot thrive long unless It deals
fairly and honorably with Its patrons or
with tha public. As a school for ths acqui
sition of such knowledge th Farmers' Na
tional Exchange company Is certain to
prove a success, whatever tho reaults may
be otherwise.
LAUGHING OAS.
"Yes," said tho despondent man, "llfo
looks very dark to me. I guess I need a
little Inner light."
Suiting the action to tho word h blow out
the Illuminating gaa and went to bed. Phil
adelphia Press. -
"But do you and your wlfa always
agree?"
"Maybe not always. But I eertalnlr agres
with her oftcnor than she agree with mo."
Cleveland Plain lalcr.
"I understand he's a writer of fiction."
"1 should any so. You ought to see th
letters he sends his wife when she's out of
town. "-Philadelphia Ldgr.
Her complexion ts Just Ilka straw
berries and cream. Isn't It?
She It Is something Ilk strawberries; It
comes in a box Boston Herald.
Helen T have been Informed that our
pastor Is going to marry the soprsno.
Belle Dona she contemplate severing her
connection with th choir?
"Oh, no; I understand that ho will with
draw from tho ministry." Town Topics.
"Do you remember how Quivers, befor
marriage was wont to speak of his wlf aa
a self-made woman?"
"Yes. Indeed."
, "Well, he told m the other dsy that h
Had found out his mistake; he's convinced
now . that he's made to Order. "Boston
Courier.
Her Father I unrterstind tho object of
your visit, young man, and a want to ask
you, Can you support a fumllv?
Mr. l'oormnn Well ar isn't that ques-tlnn-er-iather
prematur? Fhlladalphla
Press.
"What I say is true. Besides, 'seeing Is
believing.' you know."
"Oh, not always."
"No?"
"No, I tee you, for Instance." Chicago
News.
"Why do you think sh ts so anglous to
get married?"
"Why, she's attending cooking school."
Chicago Post.
Instructor (at night school) Glv an ex
ample of an unflntfhod sentence."
Bhock Ttnalol Young Man "Go . to!"
Chicago Tribune. .
W. B. Yeats, the Irish poet, was aekod
the usual question as to what Impressed
him most In Aroc-ilca.
"The fat Irishmen I See here," he re
plied. "Wo have none at home." New
York Times.
"Woman ts naturally of si clinging na
ture." observed he.
"Ves," rejoined his wife, "but sh Isn't
to be compared with a mnj when It com
to holding on to a $5 bill." New Yorker.
Washington waa asked why h had out
down tha cherry tree.
"Because," he replied, "Andrew Jackson
Is suing to monopolize the hickory,"
Thus, with precocious foresight, !ld ho
lay the foundation of bis career Juugo
HYMN BKFOKK ACTION.
Rudyard Kipling.
The earth Is full of anger,
The seus are dark with wrath:
The iiulluns in their harness
Go up against our pathl
E're yet we loose the l glons
Krs vet we draw the blade,
Jehovah of the Thunders,
Lord God of battles, aid!
i
High lust and frowsrd bearing,
l'roud heart, rebellious brow
Deaf ear and soul uncaring,
We seek Thy mercy now;
The sinner that foreswore The.
The fool that passed Thee by.
Our times are known befor Thee .
Lord, grant us strength to die!
For those who kneel beslda us
At altars not Thine own,
Who lack the lights that guide US, -
Ird. let their fulth atone;
If wrong we lld to call them,
By honor bound they came;
Let not Thy wrath befall them,
But deal to us th blame.
From ranle. pride and terror.
Revenue that knows no rein
I.lu ht haste and lawless error.
Protect us yet agnln.
Cloak Thou our umleaervlrtg.
Make Arm tlie nhuil'lerlng breath.
In sllenca unswerving
To taste Thy lesser death!
Ah. Marv. pierced with sorrow,
Remember, reach and ssve
The soul that comes tomorrow
ttefor the Ood that gave!
Since each was born of woiian,
For esch at utter nsed
True comrade and tru foeman.
Madonna, Intercede!
E'en now their vanguard gathers,
E'en now we face the fray
As Thou didst help our fathers.
Heln Thou our host today!
Fulfilled of signs snd wonders.
Tn life, in death made clear
Jehovah of the Thunders.
Lord oGd of battle hear!
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