Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 10, 1904, Page 4, Image 4
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Communications relating to news and edi torial matter ahould be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, parable te The Bee Publishing Company. Only S-oent stamps reoelred la payment of mall aocoonta. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eaatern exchanges not aooept'd. THE BE K PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Stare of Nebraska, Douglae County, as.: Oeorge B. Tmchork. secretary of The Be Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number at full and complete coplea ef The Dailv, Morning, Kvenlng and 8unday Fwe printed during th month of April, 18o4 waa aa followa: 1 swusoo is aowio SJO.1 SO 17 ....... XMMM) ......... sum is. smo 4 - 80.1H0 It SW.IHIO e....... SOSOO JO W 21 M)BO 7 sotsxrn 2J. aovaoo S. MMM S 80,050 ............ MM 24 asVBOO 10. ........... WVIOO K. Sft,40 11 ...... SO, 7 2,40 11. M.OSO 27 8S40 LJ 8040 EL XSNO 14 . W,10 110,130 IS.... ... aoST4 SO 91&Ht Total 8941,0(10 Taea unsold asA returned coplea.... IMU Nat total sales. SM,lle4 Net average aalea S,A3W Q BO. BL TZ8 CHUCK. Subenrfbod In my pr enco and sworn to Before me mis 3d day of May, A. D. UOt (Seal) if. B. HUNOATE. Notary Public The campaign baa reached the letter writing stsigo a, trills earlier than usual. Will Chairmen BJa-ckburn resign, as srurs-wsted by Mr. Corniah? Will a duck keep away from the water? Admiral Alexleff evidently thought the Japanese bullet which struck him a inJBcleat Invitation to move. Iawi berriug lottery business from the mails are supposed to be suspended when Uncle Sam has land to dispose of. Paradoxically speaking, only with the Butchers' union la there less danger of bloodshed In a strike than In Industrial peace. Arbor' day has passed, but It Is not yet too lam to do a little tree planting to contribute to the embellishment of the city. ' Russia, after Bonding its ships to the far east around ."the Horn," will be an active advocate Of the early completion of the Panama canal. The Chicago Chronicle says that Gen era) J. B. Weaver Is not a democrat But the Chicago writer may not be an expert upon Iowa democratic varieties. Methodlsta may not think their bish ops have been "soldiering on the Job," but the resolution adopted for them to show what they have been doing would Indicate some are suspicious. When, Charles Bryan returns from New Orleans Johnny Maher may tell htm something about dissension among Nebraska democrats which the brother of the peerless leader has denied. ' Depend on the World-Herald to do all it can to promote factionalism among the republicans. The proprietor of the World-Herald depends upon republican factionalism to bold his seat In congress. Iowa Is again striking at a notable American industry. The State Bar as sociation would restrict the Introduction of "expert testimony" to witnesses called by the court rather than by liti gants. The United States has recognized the king of Servla, but this must not he taken as approval of the method by which he reached the throne, although la one sense all kings look alike to America. St Louis reports a larger attendance than Chicago for the first six days of the exposition, but the paid admissions are about 10,000 less, and It Is only the patd admissions that count when the paying time cornea. Dispatches from Thibet show that Great Britain does not Intend to let the opportunity afforded by the Russo Japanese war pass unimproved. The Hon would not range so far If the bees were not worrying the bear. The railroads have paid tax bureaus with a retinue of able retainers to look after their Interesta In escaping taxa Won, while the general mass of property owners who must bear whatever burden the railroads evade must depend upon volunteer champions. The fight would be unequal were not the right all On one aide. If the direct primary system uuder which the county republican primaries are to be held la so fair that It Is satis factory for the selrtrtlon of delegates to the national convention, as Is admitted by the congressional committee, why fs It not equally fair for the selection of a candidate for congresa? As a matter of fact. It ia so fair that the only fault found with It la that the county com mittee luaiats upon conducting the pri marles Instead of leaving their manage ment to the congresstonsl committee, which wants te usurp that function. RtruRM or THt laud laws. Propositions for reforming the land laws failed at the Inst session of con tree, but undoubtedly the subject will be considered at the next session and very likely some artlon taken. The Ban Francisco Chronicle says that disinter ested public opinion In nearly sll the n rid west demands the repeal of the timber and stone act, the desert land act and the commutation clause of the homestead act, not, however, with the wish that the homestead art should re main the only art under which settlers can acquire title to their homes, but merely pending the enactment of new and rational laws which It must be pre sumed will be paused at the next ses sion of congress, based upon the final report of the commission now studying the subject. That paper remarks that with the repeal of the timber and stone act It is always understood that there will be provided means of removing the ripe timlK-r from forests under offlrial regulations and with the payment of its market value. This subject received attention In the last annual message of President Roose velt, who urged the necessity of reform In the land laws, and he appointed a commission to investigate the opera tion of these laws, the final report of which should be ready by the begin ning of the next session of congress. The subject was also considerably dis cussed at the last session, hut It was thought best to await the commission's report In view of the steadily dimin ishing public domain, as well as the pro tection of the government and people gainst abuses and fraud In connection with the disposition of the public lands, the matter Is one of much Importance. tbk cbmmsb dakokh. A St Petersburg dispatch a few days go said that the Itusslau authorities regard China as a powder magazine and that the effect of the disaster to Russian arms on the Yalu upon the Chinese was being watched with keen Interest and considerable apprehension. A later report from the samo source contains the statement that an ultimate retire ment of the Russians to Mukden might possibly Incur the danger of a Chinese uprising, which increases with the Japa nese successes. There is still another report of Increasing excitement among the Chinese in Manchuria. There la nothing unexpected In this. It Is a dan ger which the Russians have seen from the opening of hostilities, knowing as they do that most of the natives of Man churia are bitterly hostile to them and were certain to seize the first oppor tunity to manifest their hostility. Rus sia has taken such precautions aa she could against the danger, but if her forces continue to fall back before the Japanese It Is Inevitable that the so called brigands of Manchuria will strike at the Russians wherever they can and undoubtedly they can Inflict a great deal of injury. Ruch an uprising within the area of hostilities the Chinese government could not Interfere with and it would probably find It very troublesome to prevent Its effect extending to the natives outside the theater of war. Japan does not de sire anything of this kind. The Influence of that government at Peking has from the first been exerted In behalf of a strict observance of neutrality on the part of China and undoubtedly this will he Its position to the end, recognizing aa of course It does that should China become Involved In the war it would almost certainly draw European powers Into tho conflict But the Manchuriana being beyond the control of the Chinese government an uprising in their part would not affect the position of that government and the Japanese would be entirely Justified in accepting whateve: advantage might result to them from such an uprising. There is manifestly very good reason for the apprehension said to be felt at St Petersburg regard lng the Chinese danger. WAHTS AH tXPLASATllUr. The New Tork Times, which favors the nomination of Judge Parker at St Louis, thinks that before asking the democrats assembled in their national convention to place his name at the head of the ticket ho should explain his views on public questions. It remarks that "since the ambition and the oppor tunlty to become the leader of a great party and possibly the chief magistrate of the nation may be held to raise ft man above and beyond the domain of common usage and convention, ought be to tell his countrymen freely and frankly where he stands, suggesting further that the Judge might even ask himself whether resignation from the bench is not tho Indicated solution of the doubts that perplex him and his party. In regard to the Danforth interview, purporting to be an explanation of the opinions of Judge Parker on public ques tions, which was sent out over the coun try a few days ago, the Times does not consider it satisfactory. It says the matter Is quite too grave for the media tlon of a vicar, that the democracy will rend with an Indifferent eye the test! moiiy of Panforth, "but let Judge Parker apetiks by his own toi.gue or pen and democrats will read his words with eager attention; they will analyse tliem In the laboratory of party tradition, weigh them upon the scales of Judg ment, measure them by the needs of the time and submit them to the tests of common sense." it tells the Judge that the right of the party to a reasonably full knowledge of the man It nominates cannot be Ignored by him. Tills reflects the thought of a very largo number of democrats, who are not willing to accept Judge Parker upon the Indorsement of such politicians as Hill and Panforth, both of whom have In the past leen discredited by the democracy of their state because of their unsmipu Inns and untrustworthy character. Like the Times, a grVat many democrats feel that the party has a right to know where the man who is seeking nomlna tlon for the presidency stands and these democrats do not believe thst the fact of his holding a state Judicial office Jus tifies him In withholding from his party the desired Information and ask ing it to take htm as Its standard bearer on tho blind faith that his views will prove satisfactory. There Is no question aa to the ability of Judge Parker ss a Jurist, but there Is a not unreasonable doubt ss to whether he has any well-deflned and settled convictions regarding political and economic questions. He hss never given very much attention to politics and he Is not known to have been a stu dent of economic problems. The New York democratic platform, understood to have had the Indorsement of Judge Psrker, Is an almost meaningless decla ration. The Danforth statement, assum ing It to have been authorized by the Judge, makes little clear In regard to his opinions. It does not remove doubt from the minds of those for whom It was Intended. The position taken by the New York Times Indicates that there Is likely to be a very strong pressure brought to bear on Judge Parker before the meet ing of the democratic national conven tion for a plain statement of his views on public questions, and If he shall per sist In refusing to make such a state ment he may lose some of the advantage he now has over rival candidates for the St. Isolds nomination. VTOHK AHEAD FOR ALL. There are gratifying signs on every side that Omaha Is on a decided up grade in material progress, but there Is still work ahead for all to stimulate its more rapid advancement. It Is the time when all Interested In Omaha's future should Join in to build up rather than to pull down or to hold back. The impetus given to Omaha during the last year or two by the enlargement of its railroad facilities through the entrance of two new railroad systems should be takeu every advantage of. The extension of the railroad facilities, enlarging the trade territory subject to our mercantile and manufacturing estab lishments, has opened the way for In dustrial expansion and we have not yet caught up to our opportunities In this direction. The establishment of a grain market In Omaha Is the direct outgrowth of a new turn in the railroad situation. Con siderable headway has already been made, the grain exchange has been projected and has assumed tangible form, but there Is yet much to be done. More elevators are needed to handle the grain shipped to this point more mills and factories needed to furnish a local demand. The mills and factories to work up the cereal products will be forthcoming as soon aa assurance is had that their product will have a local mar ket guaranteed as the basis upon which to begin operations. ' The growth of Omaha's retail trade Is forcing the erection of more modern and commodious buildings, to provide the necessary accommodations. The store buildings in sight however, will not suffice. The transformation of the busi ness district of Omaha is but begun. To complete it will require still further en couragement of enterprise. Last but not least the call is for co operation to make Omaha attractive to live in. If we want more people to make their homes here we must provide comfortable homes. If we want to draw newcomers from abroad Omaha must be made to appeal to them more powerfully than its competitors in point of beauty, healthfulnesa, cleanliness and general variety of attractions. These are only a few points In Omaha's program, but they offer a chance for every one of us to play his part We note that Congressman Hitchcock has been placed in charge of the allot ment of press privileges for the St Louis convention, a duty which he also dis charged four years ago for the Kansas City convention. This is a Job no one will envy him. It will be remembered that four years ago complaints were numerous of favoritism and discrimina tion, more especially from the big papers of the east whose representatives thought they ought to own the conven tion hall. The real cause of the com plaint was that Congressmsn Hitchcock as a western man took it upon himself to see that the western newspapers got a show, which they had never had, and the outcry from the east was the in evitable result. We take It however, that western papera may "again depend on being treated fairly, whether the eastern newspapers like It or not. The Civic Federation will have no difficulty In enlisting popular support for anything It undertakes for which there Is a distinct popular demand. On the question of puritanic enforcement of law, however, there la and will alwaya be a decided difference of opinion among the cltlaens of every community. The blue law advocates are, as a rule, In decided minority In our modern popula tion centers, Just as are those who favor a wide-open policy that gives free rein to licentiousness. The great majority of the people believe in a reasonable en forceinent of law with reference to con dltlons that confront us and the practical problems to be met. A number of cities under the lead of Chicago are already taking atepa to pro vide against the annual execution done by the toy pistol and giant cracker dur lng the celebration of Independence day. They are proceeding thus early in order to forestall all excuse on the part of merchants who might pretend that they had laid in their stocks of explosives before the veto order bsd been issued. There are many suitable ways of cele brating the glorious Fourth without leaving a trail of maimed and Injured In the wake. It la to be hoped every progressive city will move In the same direction. Let Omaha fall In. Lastlag tmpresaloaa. Indianapolis Journal. initM ParVrr i mnih.r toils the reDortert IK.I mhm liafwl n t .-. Vi.r eon S gOOd witching when he needed It. At some time or other she must have whaled him nair to death for talking too much. "It la iood Polities." New Tork Tribune. President Roosevelt's demand for a plat form which means what it saya. "plain. direct, explicit, with no beating about the bush, no ambiguity, no mere phrases, la characteristic. It in also good porltlcs. A Temperance Punch. Springfield Republican. The white ribbon ers of Nebraska hava In vented a name for temperance punch. It la "frulce." But Is It to be pronounced Imply "frooce," or "froo-eese?" Its deri vation from "fruit" would Indicate the former, but Its abhorrence of alcoholic taint would suggest the latter. Exit puncrl ?nter froo-eese! Roast fnr terra IJemocrata. Chicago Chronicle (dem.). The so-called democrats of Iowa have been suffering from a relative diminution of numbers for some years, but their hope less minority Is due neither to force nor to fraud nor to race prejudice. It has been brought about by their own Invincible bigotry, baseness and folly and by the re sulting contempt of men of Judgment and character. Money Breeda Money. Boston Transcript. Although Mr. Carnegie has given away more than I100.09r),ono in the last few year since he uttered his famous dictum about the disgrace of ending up rich, he Is said to be today almost aa far away from Ms goal of poverty as when he started In to make disbursements. The trouble Is that money breeds money with astonishing rapidity, If one has enough of It. It Is literally true that the whole world Is work ing to prevent Mr. Carnegie from dying poor. Good Fellow Both. Indianapolis News. We think that no small part of the peace and good will that have prevailed In the house this session is due to the "genial humor" of Speaker Cannon and Mr. Wil liams. There is nothing like it to soften as perities, to mitigate a too extreme partisan ship and to smooth one's way through life. More important than this, the possession of this gracious sense helps one to see things more clearly and more nearly in their proper proportions. It Is not well for a man to feel all the while that the fate of the world and of all the planets depends on what he may nay or do at any given moment. They are good fellows both, and here's to "em." "The Petered-Out Mr. Bryan." New TOrk World (dem.) Mr. Bryan has controlled the democratic county convention In his home county of Lancaster, Nebraska. The vote of Iancai ter county In 1896 was Bryan 6,674, McKln ley 6,486. In 190d It was Bryan 6,677, Mc Kinley 7,465. Mr. Bryan's leadership thrives best where the democracy is small and manageable. For instance, his friends have lust succeeded In holding the organisation In Iowa, where McKinley's plurality was 5,G52 In 1896 and 96,606 In 1900, snd where the democrats at the last state election, In 1903, cast only a little over a third of the total vote, and In Wyoming, which has gone republican 'by Increasing majorities since 1896. And'iliese "three conventions are the only ones ort' record In the entire union as reaffirming the fatuous and con demned Kansas City platform! Prosperity im tho West. Baltimore News. Mr. E. H. Harrlman, president of the Union Pacific railroad, who la regarded as one of the closest observers of business conditions In the country, has just returns to New Tork from a tour of the west and southwest The trip was made especially to study conditions In those sections. The impressions formed were such, Mr. Harrl man says, that he feels warranted In or dering more equipment than he originally Intended to order. What he says of busi ness In the west and southwest bears out the optlmlstlo views expressed by Mr. George J. Gould and others who have re cently made tours of those parts of the country for the purpose of getting "a line" on business to guide them in buying en gines, cars snd other equipment. Mr. Har rlman aatd that he saw evidence Of pros perity at every place he visited, and that he is convinced that the west is becoming more independent of the east In financing its own needs. GRASS TRl'ST V9 BEEF TRUST. Wheal Combine Meets Combine Jjools Out tor Tronble. Chicago Chronicle. The cattle growers of twelve states west of the Missouri river who have Juft com pleted an organisation with the avowed purpose of fighting the so-called beef trust represent a class that has been practicing for many years the very methods they de nounce. They constitute among themselves what may bo accurately designated as the grass trust and by flagrant violations of tha United States land laws, by threats. In timidation and violence that has often ended In murder they have monopolised the gracing lands of the west to a far greater extent than the packers have mo nopolised the price of beef. The existence of a meat trust Is a question yet to be le. gaily affirmed or denied and one that may be said to contain elements of doubt, but there Is no doubt about the existence of a grass trust. Thousands of miles of public domain un der fence, from which small cattle growers are unlawfuly excluded, thousands of miles of open range, upon which the owner of a small herd may not venture exoept at the risk of his life end the lives of his employes, and more miles upon which the presence of a sheep owner foreshadows his assassination and the destruction ef his flock, all visibly attest the existence of a grass trust The history of cattle wars In the west for exclusive use of publlo ranges Is one long succession of bloody tragedies. The effect has been to limit the production of beet cattle and to give the big cattle grow ers a monopoly of the cattle growing In dustry. The obvious purpose has been a high price for meat cattle and consequent Increased coat to the consumer, If the allegations of the big csttle grow ers against the so-called beef trust be true, then the main object of the grass trust has been defeated by a more powerful trust, while the consumer has been squeesed between the upper snd the nether millstone. However, the organisation of the big cattle growers should be In no way dis couraged from carrying out Its avowed purpose. It Is a hopeful sign when com binatlons with menopollsUo tendencies fall out and make war upon eaoh other. Such a conflict suggest the possibility that the trust problem, so far as it relates to organisations and combinations of the sort described, may solve Itself and thus eliminate from economic discussion and political strife the legitimate and lawful aggregations of capital engaged In great commercial and industrial enterprises. THE rrREMB COtTIT CLERK. Blair Courier: At last the supreme court elerkshlp hss been settled and settled right with Harry Lindsay In ths coveted position. Geneva Signal: The Judges of the su preme court did the right thing Tuesday by appointing Harry Lindsay clerk of that court. Victor Seymour got the deputyshtp. Alliance Times: Harry Lindsay finally won out for clerk of the supreme court and this mill doubtless prove gratifying to the large majority of Nebraska repub llcans. Loup Valley Queen: The newspaper boys and the republicans In general are rejolc lng over the appointment of Harry Lind say to the supreme court clerkship. It's a position worthily bestowed. Friend Telegraph: Supreme Judges Sedg wick and Barnes appointed Harry C. Lind say clerk of the supreme court Tuesday end Victor Seymour of Lincoln deputy. The appointments should have been made long ago. Kimball Observer: Harry Lindsay has been appointed clerk of the supreme court This settles a long dispute over this office snd rewards a man whose services through several state campaigns were fully appre ciated by the party. West Tolnt Republican: Supreme Court Judges Sedgwick and Barnes got together about May 1 and decided to hang & May basket on Harry Lindsay's doorknob. The supreme court clerkship was In the basket, and, well, everybody Is glad of it. Fillmore Chronicle: Last week the ap pointment of H. C. Lindsay ss clerk of the supreme court was announced, and It Is safe to say that no action In years has brought so much satisfaction In the circle of state politics. Here, of a certainty. Is the right man In the tight place. Good for Lindsay, good for Judges Barnes and Sedgwick. Pawnee Press (Dem.): H. C. Lindsay of this city was yesterday appointed clerk of the state supreme court The action of the Judges was at once communicated to friends here, and everyone, without distinction as to party affiliation, was glad to hear of Harry's success. That he will discharge his duties faithfully and In an eminently satisfactory manner Is assured. Humboldt Leader: Harry Lindsay has re ceived the appointment as supreme court clerk and we are all glad of It It Is, bow ever, a sad commentary on republican pol itics when suoh efforts are necessary to land a place for one who has earned It many times over, while on every hand worthless hangers-on and grafters are kept in easy berths from one year's end to an other. Hastings Tribune: While it may be true that Harry Lindsay could officiate aa chair man of the republican central committee of Nebraska and still attend to his newly born duties as clerk of the supreme court, It Is doubtful whether or not It would be prudent to ask It of him. The man at the head of the state campaign committee should not be burdened with anything else to look after; especially a publlo officer. Tliden CI t lien: Harry Lindsay's appoint ment to the clerkship of the supreme court will receive the hearty endorsement of re publicans all over the state. His efficient and tireless work aa chairman of the state central committee Justified his selection for the most remunerative position In the gift of the party or its representatives and there can be no question raised as to his abundant all-round fitness for ths place. Falls City Journal: Harry Lindsay haa finally been appointed clerk of ths su preme court. It took time for tho supreme oourt to reach, .this conclusion, but It Is eminently ' satisfactory to all republicans in the atate. Mr. Lindsay haa done noble ervirs for his party In Nebraska during the last few years and ths only objection made to his appointment was that It would take a good man away from ths state cen tral committee. Beatrice Express: The sppolntment of Harry Lindsay aa clerk of the supreme court will meet with the approval of the republicans of tho state. He has been chairman of the state central committee for several years, and has shown himself to bo sn excellent orgsnlser of the party forces. Before he waa a politician Mr. Lindsay waa a successful attorney of Paw nee county, and the appointment Is in the line of his profeaelon. Burt County Herald: Judges Barnes and Sedgwick of ths supremo court on Tues day appointed Harry C. Lindsay dark of tho supremo court to succeed Leo Herd man. This appointment will give almost universal satisfaction among republicans. Mr. Lindsay haa been chairman of the re publican state committee for tho past four year and by his management the party haa prospered. Ho haa by his courteous treatment of all factions won a warm place In tho hearts of all loyal republicans who will be plessed to know of his ap pointment to tho best office within the gift of the party in the state. Fremont Tribune: The appointment of Harry Lindsay, chairman of ths republi can state central committee to the lucra tive position of clerk of the supreme court will give general satisfaction to the re publicans of Nebraska. The Tribune has heretofore given what It deemed good rea sons for such sppolntment and It wishes to commend Judges Barnes snd Sedgwick for their action In the matter. It was long delayed but that can be forgiven In view of such a gratifying outcome. In addition to the creditable and valuable party service given by Mr. Lindsay his deserts aro Increased by reason of his fit ness for tho place. Ho Is a lawyer and his duties are such as to require some V--rledge of tho law for their best per formance. Furthermore, he Is a man whose Integrity and high personal char acter have never been Impeached. The party can afford to stand for such men as he. Nebraska City Tribune: In sddltion to furnishing matter for double-column, double-leaded demo-pop editorials for the World-Herald, tha Lincoln News, a pre tended republican newspaper, is now en gaged in circulating the Impression that the appointment of Harry Lindsay as clerk of the supreme court was made at the dic tation of the railway corporations and that his appointment is an invasion of "one de partment of the government where it (the 'railroad machine') ahould have feared to tread." No more gratuitous Insult has been offered the supreme court of Ne braska, the republican party of Nebraska or Harry Lindsay, the appointee of the court, in twenty years past, than tho state ment of the Lincoln News above quoted. Mr. Lindsay's appointment was first based on his unquestioned fitness and ability to properly transact the duties of the office, secondly that he was almost the unani mous choice of the rank snd file of his party associates throughout the state, and In addition waa entitled, by all the stand ards of equity known to men, to the rec ognition accorded him in the appointment named. The effort of this Benedict Arnold among newspapers to manufacture ammu nition for ths World-Herald, to besmirch the supreme court, the republican party and Harry Lindsay by one daub of their blanking brush, wUl fall of any extended success throughout Nebraska, If each in dividual republican la Nebraska were given a ballot to east for tho office ef elsrk of the supreme court, K per oent of these would be cast for Harry Lindsay and no one knows it better than ths people who "operate" ths Linoola Newa, DR. PRICE'S CREAM BAKING POWDER makes home baking easy. Nothing can be substituted for It in makings quickly and perfectly, delicate hot biscuit, hot-breads, muffins, cake and pastry. Mid Bakinq Powdih Co.. Chioaqo. ECHOES Or THE TALI'. Philadelphia Press: The Russians appear to know bow to use their legs rather better than their arms, and In some of their re cent difficulties their legs have come in quite bsndy. Chicago Chronicle: The "famous Seme- novsky foot guards" are on their way to the front from St. Petersburg. If they are any livelier on their feet than the other Rus sians they will have to be good sprinters. 8an Francisco Chronicle: The tremendous advantage gained by Japan through the Talu river victory Is plainly Indicated by the money market, where the price of Japa nese stocks has gone up and those of Rus sia have dropped an aim at corresponding degree. Philadelphia Record: The Russian ad miralty went to unnecessary trouble when it ordered the commander of the fleet at Port Arthur not to leave tha harbor under any circumstances. The . Japanese appear to have attended to the matter of keeping the fleet securely In. Indianapolis News: The Japanese soldiers seem to be no more afraid of tha Russians than they were of the helpless Chinese, whom they drove and slaughtered like sheep. They can march with the best, live on next to nothing, do things with precision and accuracy, endure any amount of hard ship uncomplainingly and fight like demons. Indianapolis Journal: The wisdom of the Japanese In giving the special correspond ents the freedom of Toklo and no other freedom whatever is Justified by events. Had they been allowed to go to ths front they would have given to tho world advance news of contemplated military movements. and, Russians being warned, the outcome might have been different. New York Tribune: To occupy Corea, to maintain command of the sea and to pos sess themselves of the ports and fortresses along the coast have been the essential ob jects of the Js panose campaign. Those ob jects aro steadily and even rapidly being attained. When they aro fully attained, it may be that the Japajiess will think it well to rest content upon that vantage ground. PERSONAL NOTES. Emperor William is to have erected to him a commemorative monument on the spot where he shot his thousandth stag. The most extended tour that M. Pader ewskl has yet ventured upon has Just been arranged, and he will sail from Naples on May t tot Melbourne, Australia. Chicago Is a little piqued at the report that the first day's attendance at the Louisiana Purchase exposition waa greater that that at the opening day of the Colum bian exposition. The number in attendance at St. Louis Is given as 17,793. that at Chi cago was 137,657. Oeorge T. Edmunds, formerly United States senator from Vermont, after passing most of the winter In the south, hss re turned to Philadelphia, where he now lives. Tho venerable gentleman la In fine physical condition and seems as alert. In body and mind aa he was twenty years ago. The Japsnese actor, Kawakaml, ones played at St. Petersburg and made suoh a good impression that the csar gave him a gold watch. The other day In Toklp a pick pocket stole this watch, but when he found tho cssr's portrait engraved on it he re turned it to the owner. "Even our pick pockets," a Japanese Journalist comments. "have no use lor anytmng tnat is Russian." A reunion of the members of ths Hutoh- Inson family of singers, notable through most of the latter half of tho last century for their abolition and temperance songs. waa held In Mil ford, N. Hn recently John W. Hutohlneon, the only survivor of the original band of singers, waa there, and talked of tha old days, and Mrs. Kate Hutchinson Blrney, Judson'a daughter, A.wrs it aaaffr- YV. jiooftz, J en arson, uuo, " AyerY' is not like any other Sarsaparilla. Doctors know this. They have our formula. That's why you always hear them recom mend " Aycrs " over everyother kind. It is the oldest, strongest, best blood medicine you can buy. Ask your doctor. Leave it with him. ISO el read a paper of reminiscences ef tke fam ily. There were other exercises and many of the old songs were sung, A dolegate at the recent meeting) of the Irish Catholic league declared that the Irish language had these three great quali ties: "It Is the tongue In which one can pray the most fervently, curse the most bitterly and oourt the most persuasively." Mr. John D. Rockefeller's gift of IM0.000 to the Johns Hopkins hospital In Baltimore, to make up for the looses sustained In tho great fire, was received st the hospital on Wednesday last. Mr. Rockefeller did even better than he had promised, as hs allowed the hospital Interest on tho money from tho date of his promise to make the gift. It was given, absolutely without conditioa and it fully covers all the loss. WAIF&i OP THE WITS. "She said If any man kissed her without warning she'd scream for her father." "What did you do?" "I warned her." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Maud Did you hear about that fright George got on his wedding day? Mabel Yes, I was there. I saw her.Te- peka Journal. "What we need In this town," save tha Hickory Ridge Mlssourlan. "ia a good side walk to the cemetery. Tho present facili ties for getting there are wretohed. Be side that, the cemetery Is entitled to some recognition. It's the only part of town where there have been any Improve ments made for the last four years." Chicago Tribune. "Of course." said the sarcastic man, "you always do your wife's bidding." "Gracious! No." replied Mr. Henneck. "she wouldn't let me. When she goes to an auction sale she never takes me with her. Philadelphia Press. Hewitt How long do you expect that ths doctor will keep you under his care? Jewntt Until I'm dead or broke, Towa Topics. Huffon Wrats Say, mister, I hain't had nuthln' to eat fur two days, an' I'm" Kellalre (formerly Rusty Ruf us) Dying of thirst, are you. old chap? Well, here's a quarter for the sake of old times. Now get out of my sight as quick ss you csn, you greasy old fraud, and you'll save mo the trouble of kicking you out of It Chicago Tribune. "I trust," said the man of exalted Ideals, "that your son Is devoting himself In some way to the uplifting of the human race." "That's Just what he's doing," answered Farmer Cnrntossel. "He Just got employ ment the other day running tho elevator In a big office building." "I wonder where and when hs got reli gion?" "Whst? You mean Tawklngton? Why, he hasn't got religion." "Oh, yes, he has. He got mo In a eorser the other day and wanted to know If I waa prepared to die." "Of course. He's a life insurance agent." Philadelphia. Prese. THE SEVEN LIES OP ME". New York Sun. ' " Behold the seven lies of man, ' And tell his age by that; As soon aa he con jisp he aays: "It must have been tho cat"' Next, when the base ball team begins To make Its thrilling score. His well-loved grandmamma fails dead A dosen times or more. Third, like a furnace does hs sigh; Of course we know tho gist. He tells the maiden fair she Is The first ho over kissed. Fourth age, ha cornea homo In tho more And gladness fills his cup The good Hamarltan has bean With sick friends sitting up. Fifth, to the woodshed he repalra His heir to interview, And says: "My son kerewatl KorswUhi n. v. i l ..... , V . n ..,, 1 He next has leisure on his handa And fills a jug wun nan; 14 hnniti a minnow, then he Ten pounds to oe lis weignw Last age, when lean and slippered grown. He finds his greatest Joy In telling what perfection ruled The daya he was a boy. Sarsaparilla "AVer's SafMoerUls baa done me great good, pararlng my blood and airing me strength and a Sonera! in. vigoration of the whole body." Gio. . 0. Ayes Osw aVeweM, I