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UM.U. B. TZBCMUL'H.
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before ms this IU day of October, 1904.
(Saul) , M. B. HUNQATE.
Notary Public.
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It may take an arbitration commission
to And out just what rained ths demo
cratic party In this atatV
It Is up to .Mr. Tibbie to write th next
volume in tliat end i ess senea tuat began
with, "The First Battle "
The siego of the court bouse, by the
place hunters will now eclipse the siege
of Tort Arthur by tha Japs.
The normal power eloctrlc light arc
lamps have Become more visibly normal
In darkest Omaha since election day.
What has become of that municipal
paving -plant we have , heard so much
about? Has it, too, been electrocuted?
What Unnecessary trouble Judge Par
ker writ to to proclaim that he would
not be a candidate for a second term tn
the White Hons. ' " '
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Japan ri toot object ,tv , the coaling
of RiiHMlan hlpg tn neutral waters prob
ably beaue it 'counts' on-getting the
greater partrof the fuel before it reaches
Port Arthur.
tSoreriior Mickey's Thunksglving proc
lamation was not issued until after elec
tion and tha governor undoubtedly Joined
the spirit to the letter, in the admoni
tion to citizens.
South Omaha election officers who
twice sold assignments of pay may find
that money, la not the,: most desirable
possession but this will be little conso
lation to the fee buyers. '
New that Russia reports the death of
General Kurold the Japanese western
army may resume actlvity-r-General Ku
rpkl hai never been so aetlrg as when he
Wrs reported out of action.' .
Republican spellbinders are to have a
banquet at. New York tula week, but the
spellbinders must admit that the men
who didn't talk, bad a good deal to do
with the result of the election.
-The Nebraska legislature will not con
vene for almost two months' yet. 'That
givea plenty of time for the evolution
of aa varied . a lot of political pipe
dreams as ware ever smoked up.
West Virginia should, make its recent
republican vote good by retiring from
the list of feudist states. - Titer 4s th
ing compatiWlo between a majority for
Roosevelt and armed tamps of out
laws. ?
The democratic doctors seem to be
agreed that' the fusion' corps hi this
state la beyond resurrection, but each
Insists that" the coroner's Jury bring in
a verdict laying the blame oa the other
fellow. M '
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Wyoming Dbjects to the action of Ne
braska mtri who purpose to place a large
tract of wutera Nebraska land under
Irrigation and Still Nebraska is uot ready
fee repeat the attempt of Kansas to con
trol the headwaters of its streams.
When Fred Nash turns in the tax
schedule fpr bis electric lighting mo
nopoly, the flgures will have shrunk ma
torially from the valuation put upon the
plant in bis recent speeches to Improve
ment clubs. .
Kentucky has indicted Berea college
ii tide r a law making Illegal the education
of whites' and negroes at the same
school. Tito existence of the law would
indicate that Kentucky had rather pre
serve raccprfjudice than acquire wU
doru. i. . . j
We are glad to know on the authority
of the World Herald that The Ilee is
not. to l i-huiged this year with re
sponsibility for the republican knifing
of Governor MU-key In Omaha. The
World Herald knows, because the re
publican knife wlelders were working
hand in glove with tbst paper and Its
aUuiocratic yropriutor-congressmaii.
SIMPLT VONJECTCRE.
It is moot natural that Uier shov.!d
be more or less conjecture as to what
President Boosevelt will do dnrtng the
four years after March 4 next, and It Is
trot surprising to find opinions that lie
will make some radical departures from
the course pursued since be became
president. Those who regard Mr. .Koose
velt as an "unsafe" man qre fearful that
ke will do something Inimical to the
peace and welfare of the nation, while
others who opposed, his election and ac
cepted the fale scctfsation tint he bad
made a bargain with the ct.rporntions.
are doubting whether he wlil continue
to pursue the policy of enforcing the law
against Illegal ronW nations.
No one need li'irr-nv any trouble In re
spect to these matters. It Is perfectly
safe to predict that President Hoosevelt
will not dapiirt In t'ie !--nt from the
course he has followed during the Inst
three years. Ther? will 1k no action' of
the administration, it can be said, with
confidence, that will imperil the pesce of
the United States. The foreign relations
of the country will be cmiductpd in the
same Just and honorable lines that have
characterized thm for the past elrht
years and which have given this coun
try th greatest prestige in diplomacy it
ever enjoyed. We shall seek no quarrel
with any foreign power and shall simply
see that American rights and interests
are everywhere protected.
The Washington correspondent of a
New York paper says: "The attitude
that the administration will nowanme
toward the trusts is problematical and
Is the subject of much speculation here."
We think there Is no doubt on the part
of any corporation that is not complying
with the law as to what may be ex
pected of the administration If the un
lawful conduct of such corporation shall
ba disclosed. It will be prosecuted as
the law requires. It Is not the policy of
the administration to enter upon a reck
less and Indiscriminate warfare against
corporations, but it will not hesitate to
deal with any which are" found to be
violating tbe lawa.
. .Nobody ought to have any doubi as
to the policy of President Roosevelt. It
has been most clearly defined and has
received the overwhelming Indorsement
of the people. That it will be faithfully
and fearlessly maintained there Is every
reason to believe.
VALIV1TT OF THIS WATER BOARD.
Having befogged the municipal own
ership issue during the recent campaign,
the Omaha newapapers-for-revenue-only
are now seeking to create a false im
pression concerning the proposed pro
ceeding to test the validity of th3 water
board by giving it out that it is designed
to delay or frustrate the purchase of the
water works.
As a matter of fact, the proceedings
now under way for the acquisition of
the water works cannot in any way be
affected by, any Judicial process to de
termine whether the water board Is a
legal body or an illegal body. The ac
tion taken' by the city in j accepting; 'the,
conditions imposed by the original con
tract relative to the agprisenient Of the;
works is irrevocable. The apprainement
of the works is now proceeding regard."
less of the existence of the water board
and the water board might be wiped
oat by a court or a legislature without
in the least deranging the machinery
that, has bee set in motion to acquire
the works.
The proposed action te test the valid
ity of tbe water board nnd the law by
which It was created is purely in the in
terest of tbe taxpayers of Omaha. 8uch
action was contemplated and discussed
immediately after the passage of" the
bill, but deferred because It might have
been construed as an effort oa behnlf of
the water company, when, in fact, the
compulsory purchase bill and the board
has been eminently satisfactory to the
water company. .
The water board was created under
tbe pretense that such a body was abso
lutely necessary -to manage the water
works. Presuming this to be true, there
Is no excuse for the existence of a water
board so long as It lia.s no water works
to manage. The membrrs of that board,
with one single exception, are not in
ne,od of a sinecure, but even if they were
there is no good reasou why the tax bur
dens of Omaha should be needlessly In
creased by the extension of the pay roll.
,The coneensus of opinion amoug able
lawyers is that tbe act creating the
board la unconstitutional -and full of
holes, but they also concur in the, opinion
that no relief from , the dilemma , in
which Omaha has been placed through
its mischievous operation can be had
either by Its repeal or by having it set
gsida, except so far aa It relates to tbe
aaving that would be effected by lopping
off the sinecures.
It will be remembered that The Bee
denounced the law when it was first in
troduced and has since repeatedly
pointed out its unconstitutional and dam
aging features. Summed up in a nut
shell, before the enactment of the law
the city was iu position to do one of
three things:
1. It could take the works by process
of eminent domain, with seven apprais
ers appointed by the mayor and the
council, with the privilege of rejecting
the appraisement in case it were deemed
excessive.
2. It had the option to negotiate a
purchase of the existing works at
reasonable price, or to build works of
its own, taking its water supply either
from the Missouri or Platte rivers.
S. It had the pilriiege of acquiring
the works by arbitration of three ap
praisers, which every intelligent ob
server regarded the moat -riaky and least
advantageous proceeding.
While the compulsory purt-hase bill
did not absolutely compel the city to ac
cept the three-appraiser plan, It was
used by the water company as a wedge
to force an appraisement on its terms.
All the hue and cry raised by the dema
gogues and mischief makers that the
water company is adverse to the pend
ing appraisement la flatly contradicted
y the fact that it allowed the bill to be
THE OMAHA
railroaded through the legislatnre with
out the slightest opposition, and al
though It retains James M. Woolworth.
by far the ablest lawyer west of tha
Mississippi, it has refrained from any
effort to have the law set aside by tha
courts, or to have the board created by
that law declared Invalid.
PHiurrixB TARirr Rvrisioy.
As already notf-d in our Washington
correspondence, -the president In .his an
nual message will recommend to con
gress a revision of the tariff regarding
the Philippines, and it is the bt-lief of
those who are giving attention to the
matter that conirrect will make t"ue
changes which the president will sug
gest, or at any rate g so far in tliHt
direction as to materially modify tbe ex
isting' tariff. - .
There Is no doubt that this is neces
sary in order to promote the Industrial
and commercial growth of the Philip
pines, which Isf the highest Importance
in order to render the people of the
islands satisfied and contented. There
Is no doubt that the more Intelligent of
them now accept American rule as best
for them. What has been accomplished
In an educational way and in the im
provement .of .conditions gejifrally Is un
doubtedly appreciated by the Filipinos
generally who have the Intelligence to
comprehend It. But something more is
np(vfin'ry by way of advancing the in
dustrial and commarcial Interests of the
archipelago, so that the prosperity of the
people may be increased, and this may
be att.tainod by the establishment of
more fHVorAble trade relations between
the islands nnd the United States.
It is understood that Secretary Taft,
who has always favored a libenl policy
toward the Philippine, will have his
recommendations to this effect approved
by the president, and in that case there
ought to be no' doubt as to the result.
The country has decided overwhelmingly
In fnror of retention of the Philippines.
There is no sentiment cf any conse
quenea among the American people in
support of the proposition that we should
abandon the archipelago. That w-as even
more prominent In tho late campaign
than four years ago and the popular ver
dict on it was unmistakable. The Phil
ippines will remain a posKessIi of the
United States for an Indefinite time and
the dutv of this country is to do what
ever it -can to build up the Islands and
to render them not only valuable to our
selves, but beneficial to the welfare of
their own people, whose interest and
advancement are in our hands. It Is not
to be doubted that this will be done.
Give Mr. Bryan credit tor caution that
comes with experience. Here Is what he
write In an article contributed to the
November -number of an FJnglish maga
aine with reference to the then impend
ing election: .,
Which party will 'win? . Both national
committee seem confident of victory and
among tbe rank and file opinion Is di
vided largely according to party affiliation.
AU the election predictions- are so colored
by the' wlsHbfth4 ono who maX. the
prediction that' they are. oiUTIttlo value.
As a democrat I hope for the election of the
democratic ticket; aa a believer in the tri
umph of that which is bt. I believe that
the demobratic ticket lias the brlghteat
proapecta; but-having been guilty of some
miscalculation In .1896 an in. 190) I express,
myself with mere modesty than I would
had my political 'prophesy never failed of
fulfillment.
Perhaps in another four years Mr.
Bryan will retire from the field of pro
phesy and say simply that he does nqt
know.
A resolution ordering tne transfer of
the surplus from the hydrant water fund
to be turned into the general fund was
adopted by the council in an adjourned
meeting a few days ago, but 'nobody lias
discovered where there Is any authority
for such a tiauwaetlon. The water fund
comes from the proceeds of taxes levied
for that purpose and cannot be diverted
legally to any other fund. If there Is a
surplus It should be retained in the
treasury for- next year's payments and
the tax levy for watr rent shonld be
correspondingly reduced for next year.
Colonel Bryan says the democratic
slogan is and must continue to be "that
a private monopoly Is indefensible and
Intolerable." That is decidedly rich in
the face of the alliance of the chief
democratic organ of Mr. Bryan's state,
edited by one of his associates on the
Commoner and controlled .by the demo
cratic candidate for congress,' with the
"local electric lighting monopoly in a
fight agafnxt ' municipal 'ownership. It
would be Interesting, indeed,' to show, as
Colonel Bryan advocates, vvhere all the
money came from that was spent for
democratic candidates in Omaha.
Mayor Harrisou of Chicago is tbe lat
est to announce his retirement from ac
tive politics by refusing to stand for re
nominutlon, but it Is noticeable that be
at the same time explains that his de
cision was reached long before the re
cent election. For be it that the darken
ing prospects of the democrat's In Chi
cago will have had anything to do with
the self imposed exit of the young man
in the mayor's chair.
The new Nebraska legislature will
have its full share of members who have
had experience in previous legislative
bodies. It ought therefore to get down
to business on short order and to trans
act its business on business principles.
It is gratifying to announce that tbe
result of the recent election does not
change the political complexion of the
district bench for this district, which in
the future, as in the past, will be occu
pied by seven republican Judges.
Thaw This Awhile.
' Chicago Toat.
lt ua have pure food, freah food, food
that will not Injure the sick or tha wall.
And when, to . get this, leglatatton la
n reded, let the lawa be made as strong aa
tha situation warranta.
ModerolBloar tho Aoeleot.
Atlaala Constitution.
Bo our rich American el tisane aro buying
up feudal castles In England. What a
shock tu dick of tbe type-writer must bo
DAILY PEE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1A, 1P04.
to ancient akeletone In armor t And think
of sending cahlegauna to tha steel trust
from haunted chambers where kings held
court and queens klaod hands with death!
ad ta Come Dowa.
.' Cleveland Piafn Dealer.
It Is a somewhat aaddenlng thought that
turkeya are to be high and scarce when
Thanksgiving day coni-s round.. We'.!,
there la some satisfaction in the thought
that they will be much scarcer the dny
after.
I.esaona of the Campaign.
Washington Toat.
The lessons of the last cnmpalgn all makt
for conservatism 'and t-ltiienship. They
do not contain the complete sum -of po
litical philosophy, but we venture to pre
dict that future campaigns will be bet
ter handled because 'of the -Impress this
year's mistakes have made on the popular
mind.
What the Per 1 Toted For.'
Chicago Ket ord-Herald.
. The peop'e have not voted for a do
nothing policy, and the election is not to
be construed aa an expression of entire
satisfaction with exlu'.lng .conditions. They
have voted for cartful, prudent, conaerva
tlve reform, and the constructive eutew
mankhip of- the republican party Is to be
put to a test . (taught with meme.ntoua
consequences. ,
Look to lonr Walk.
Bueceas.'.
Look to your waUc.Vltita's more to do
with your success or failure' than you, per
haps, dream of. pon't Sleucft.. Uort't wob
ble. -Don't ehuft". ' TJoa'f strut. Walk like
a man who is d.norrnlne to play a mrtn's
part in life, with ha; erect and feet
planted firmly on the gound. One nwy
at-e on the streets of a city'every day muny
people who -are-w.tlklrtg failures. There is
not the slightest energy-"In their move
ments. Their whole beating gics testi
mony of their weakness. How da we know
that they are failures? Nothing Is simpler.
There is a subtle conne-cticn between tha
mind and the body. The mental attitude
is reflected In tho spontaneous incvmo;itR
of the body, ami you can very quickly tell
by a man walk and., 4P-need taring
whether .his mind is -alert, his st-irlt pro
gressive and eariKKt, and hi.i who!' bin.
full of life apd vlg r and-d.;termlnaUon; or.
he IS a slipshod, luxy, lifeless creature.
COXCERMSQ AHI.K I.KiDKRS.
owDrtaorrattc I.euraUlp Appoara
la the Hetorna.
New 'fork Wc.ld (dem.).
Vnder the able leadet hip of William Jen
nings Bryar. Nebraska has given a plurality
of 75,000 to Rooseveltj
Under the. able' leadership of Tom Tag
gart Indian, has given a plurality of 60,000
to Rouaavelt . ' - . , : ' V ... ' .
Under the abla hHtderSmp of Arthur Pue
Gorman Maryland has given a plurality of
1,300 to Roosevelt. v"-. -' ..
Under the-able leadership of Henry a.
Davis West Virginia has given "a pluralltj
of 30.000 to Roosevelt.'.-. :., .-
Under the able leadership of David B.
Hill and William F. v,Sheehnr New Tork
above;, the Bronx haa. given a plurality of
210,000 to Roosevelt, -; v . .. . ' ::
Under the able leadership of. Pat McCar
ren Brooklyn has glvta; a plurality of 1,800
to' Roosevelt., i : :i'. . . .
Under ' the; able ' Joadership of James
Smith; Jr., New Jareeym given a plural
ity of 76,000 to. RooscvHt. : i ,
The republican MckeH3Ir not euffor from
a lack of able leadership amjng the demo-
crat': 'u'".V j i.
Beet at leiaswaXiKa nagaad aad
1 v VoaihifMSa;e."-3t , ;
" ; Ptytnhlitt fajdgsr. . ';- ..','';'.
It has long;. tfn aUieritrd 'reproach' to
tho Amecitran-Ttty.f xfti conltrastlnr ' It
with tbefaverige foralgij Ity.1:; that .-It
suburban edgewarj rlggid nd unsightly.
There-Waa grievously flitckltul. that. Imper
ceptible and .harmohl Ats blndlng 'of tne
town an dthe -count? iapdii which the eye
of the traveler grateSfulty reata In his Jour,
neylngs In older janjfls;. papplly. the dis
enchanting feature qf g)Ur cities is rapidly
disappearing. Sutauroaii life la no longer
the. distinct and .separate state of being
that it waa before' 0ie.' accommodation
train service, .. the . trojley - lines and the
ublqiiitoiis telephone Md contribute! prac
tically to -merge, therCjty and the country
Into what will become ttf hist a homogenous
and picturesque w-holq, : The visible line
of demarcation that erice' divided the two
has because of this amblTiatlon of facil
ities, completely vanished.- Suburban resi
dence has lieen rendered not leea whole
some and attractive; ind with the addi
tional advantages of electric and gja Illu
mination, It la easy and j-leunu-nt to an
ticipate: for the-beautiful country environ
ing Philadelphia a future In which It will
bo still possible Jo fulfill the cherished hope
of Penn that tbe city founded by Mm
should ba a, "green countrytown forever."
None of our Americajfi cliles ha 1,-oeit sq
successful . in the attempt lo solve satis
factorily the problem u how to develop its
suburbs aa Boston- TJiere architects and
landecapo gardeners Jmve been the active
agents In securing this reiuU. An elevated
and refined a well as thoroughly prcticul
conception o fthe- requirements of the sit
uation, and a most gratifying accord of
views, as to architectural design, have
united to make the elrrje of settlement sur
rounding the, New ' Ertgland metropolis a
spjendid object. lesson- (pr pther American
municipalities. ' . j ',
STILL, DOIX1 Bt'SIIESS. ,
Smiling Reflections on The Bee aa "a
Glnver Faetar-.
Chicago Inter Ocean, '
Tha newa' that Edward' Roaewater, odltor
of Th Om.atuL.Bte. . wag arrested on! Mon
day evening for criminal libel will causa a
feeling of relief through the west.
Not because the west will be glad to learn
that Mr. Roaewater Is In any sort of trou
ble, but because It will be cheered to learn
that Mr. Rowwater. Is ' still able to be
around and that he la evidently still doing
business in the old way at the old stand.
With the passing of at) many of the old
war horses, the feeling had grown that per
haps Edward Roaewater of The Omaha
Bee had also laid down hia trenchant pen.
Time waa when a campaign in Omaha that
did not include from one to half a doxen
asault and battery cases provoked by the
Roaewater pen waa deemed an extremely
flat one In fact, waa generally regarded aa
proof that popular interest In politics was
waning. These were the days when Mr,
Roaewater wrote all night and spent his
days in defending himself in the courts.
Omaha has of late years been taking on
airs. It has pretended at least to be too
genteel to Indulge in the rtrenuous cam
paigning of other limes. But Its true blood
revolts against this pretension now and
then, and every loyal clilzen of Omaha
feels relieved and proud when Edward
Roaewater sends a few. bombs into the
campaign ami infuse some real Ufa Into
those who are seeking orTic-e.
It does not follow that all the healthy
and loyal people of Omaha agree with Ed
wurd Roaewater. They may be very much
dtvldad, (ir lautance, iiv the preant cae.
Many of them may think It waa very wrong
of Mr. .Eosewater to say! such harsh thing
about Ms. .Howell. But hether they agree
with him or not, they are all glad that The
Beo office Is still a ginger factory, and. that
In thea days of predlgeeted - politics lta
editor la still able to aay things to people
of roal 0eh and blood.
JIBHIOIS ADVEPTTsna PAYS.
Tr I ! f Mataaetmtett Ma Ore
Great Oa acl-.
"How Advertising V oi: a Uowojoraiilp"
In an appropriate title for t; e.ory ef a
rare achievement which n-;ape,-8 are
printing with profeaslenvi ?:'. te. It Is
tho story of W. .. Douglas fhjrtiisker and
democrat, and governor-o'ecl of i-,tich i
oetts. A Boston co'Teeixirdcit of the
Record-Herald summarizes tli a'ory li
these words:
Republicans and democrats alike have re
covered somewhat from tl.eir astonishment
over the election of a democratic governor
by a plurality of 35.710 ir. a state which
w-ent for Roosevelt by (ai.JTJ, nd every
where were trying to tell each other how
it happened. But after making all allow
ances for the political errors of Governor
John L. Bates, who was a candidate for re
election, the fact remains undisputed that
Mr. Douglas' stupendous victory Is very
largely due to the fact that nj oih.r man
is so familiarly known In this auate aa the
Brockton shoo manufacturer.
, Republicans Bays Bates lost because of
these things: His veto of the overtime bill.
which made every labor union his enemy;
his veto of the bounty bill, w hlch alienated
every Grand Army veteran; his appoint
ment of Judge Emmons as chairman of the
Boston police board, which was particu
larly annoying to a Jarge part of the city,
and his evident hostility to the state Board
of Agriculture, which turned the farmer
against him. To, these four things Mr.
DoiiglsV supporter add a fifth, the de
mo r d of the people of Massachusetts for
tarifT reform and tomi measure of Cana
dian reciprocity Mr. Douglas himself to
day said:
"M election signifies that the people are
opposed to the present tariff system, which
handicaps our manufacturing industrlas
and makes the cost of living too high."
But under all thee surface causes for the
over-hein)ing triumph of Mr. Douglas la
the foundation of trve feeling of personal
aerr.mlntanceshlp which everybody haa to
ward him.
Born fifty-nine years ago, a poor boy, In
the tewn of Plymouth, Mr. Douglas has
hnd a career consistently successful. ' He
becs'-.ie a shoemaker'a apprentice, learned
his trade thonughly, was careful of his
eaiinRs, and when he was SI was pro
prietor of a ; factory, a very smail one.
As his business grew he began to adver
tise, with the result that he moved every
few years Into a larger tndldlng. Others
began to imitate his methods, and to pro
tect his growing buslnesa he adopted as a
trade mark- his own portrait: For many
years now the leading newspapers and ma gazines
of the country have contained his
likeness In his advertisements, and the
business has grown until the demnnt for
W. L. Douglas' shoes has bulk up the
largest shoe factory in the world. It Is a
curious' fact that not Infrequently letters
from far distant points are received at the
factory In Brockton which bear nothing In
the shape of an address except a portrait
of -Mr. Douglas cut from one of his adver
tisements and pasted on the envelope.
A thorough' believer In newspaper adver
tising because he knows It has built up for
him a business of S8.000.000 a year, Mr.
Douglas applied it to his campaign for gov
ernor. Years ago, before he ever dreamed
of being a candidate for office, he waa
heard to. say that even a candidate for
president could well afford to advertise,
that advertising would make votes.
In the campaign just closed nearly all the
money he contributed 'to the democratic
atate committee was, by his direction, ex
pended la advertising. All the dailies of ,
Boston iti "Snany of ' the other papers of
the state, have contained full-page "ads,"
strikingly made up, and a great amount of
advertising ' In a smaller way was done.
In fact, he applied to hia campaign the
precise methods which had made his pri
vate business a huge success.
Of course Mr. Douglas never could have
made use of the huge factories he operates
had he not made good shoes. His plant Is
operated by the most skillful shoemakers in
the world. 8a goed are his operatives that
they earn an average of 114 a week, against
an average of t In the other ahoe factories
of the state, and for seventeen yeara there
has never been a suggestion of friction be
tween him and the unions. Another source
Of campaign strength Is that he Is the
father of the weekly payment law and of
the law creating the state board of con
ciliation. Of course his wealth Is large, but he Is
a liberal giver to all good cause, and his
wli'e and two diiughtera are famous for
their large benefactions and benevolent
works. Personally Mr. Douglas Is of tha
most-lovable che'jeter.
fl'hus It Cnine about that when the people
w-re given iu opportunity to show their
recuMiition of a man they felt they know
personally they combined to give hlin the
greatest vole ever accorded a democrat
in the stute. And there is not a hsmlet In
the United States where the people do not
know the face of the governor-elect of tha
old Bay state.
PERSONAL, AND OTHER WI SR.
Morris Fitch, a well known abolitionist
and friend of Wendell Phillips, died on
Tuesday In Boston.
Young Rockefeller has again warned his
Sunday school class against the folly of
seeking riches. Perhaps he means that
nobody can buck against his papa.
The oldest orator lu Germany Is Deputy
Schneider In Eberswalde, now 103 yeara of
age. Ills latest speech was a few weeks
ago at the opening of a horticultural ex
hibition. The politicians estimate that the cost of
a presidential campaign to the national and
state committees Is about 122.500,000. It Is
becoming one of our Important homo In
dustries. .Ex-President Cleveland was accompanied
to his voting booth on election day by a
companion, hia faithful 1 beagl hound
Brpwnle, who watched with much Interest
his master's assertion of citizenship.
According to a report from Mexico, Gen
eral Luis Torres, who conquered the Yaqul
Indiana of Sonora and slaughtered thou
sands of them, will be appointed minister
of war In Mexico,, to succeed the present
Incumbent, A. Zmena.
The American protected cruiser Des
j Moines paid a visit to Antwerp the latter
part of October. Commander Aiexanaer
McCrackln and his official staff were given
a reception and banquet by the authorities
There were great ceremonies, a banquet
and other great doings. Toasts were of
fered and received cheerily, compliments
exchanged and speaches delivered. The
Hon. Church Howe of Nebraska, United
States conaul general at Antwerp, was In
the thick of It. After much pressure Colonel
Howe laid aside his native modesty and
made a speech. He was at his beat. With
that artistic aklll ao much venerated 1 hU
beloved Nemaha the colonel drew a rippling
river of peace around the arching heavers
and set the Des Moines a'salllng thereon,
and finished his wonderful mental picture
with this fervid exclamation: "May It be
God's will that an American war vessel
may never com to Antwerp on a lei-'
peaceful mission." As a rllmax tho
colonel waved two small flag, Belgium
and American, before the assembly, x
preaslng the hop that the eoroiai rela
tions between the two countries might con
tinually kicreaee, and groat cheers greeted
the eentfmenl. All In all It wss a great
time for the Ds Molns and Conaul Gen
eral Howo.
OOISIP ABOUT THE WAR.
Former American Offleer tnl4 to Bo
In the Japaneae Arm).
It Is reported among acquaintances of the
o.Ticer at Bt. Psul that a former shining
light In Iowa, Major J. R. Wasson, Is now
aa Important officer In the Japanese army.
A quarter of a century ago he was a bright
promising youth "who had graduated at the
head of his class at West Point, having
i gone there from a farm In Warren county,
Iowa.
He was liked t General Grant, who sent
him to Jojf n aj a military attache. There
he organised the mikado's engineering
corps and was a military Instructor st
ToK.o. In Jspan Major Wasson met snd
married a daughter of Congressman Bing
ham of Ohio, who prooe-uted Lincoln's as
sassin. Eventually the Blnghams returned
to America, and so highly was Major Was
son's ability sppreclated that he was ap
pointed paymaster In the United States
army with the rank of major. He gambled
with money of the government, lost It.
acknowledged the embenlement, was con
victed and sentenced to serve Ave years In
the penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth.
While there ha built forto snd water works
and had to do with laying out the great
soldier's home there. After hU discharge
he engaged In the Insurance business In
lows. A fruitless effort was made to bring
about a reconciliation between him and his
wife and then he disappeared.
Now It ia learned he la valiantly fighting
with the mikado's army In Manchuria.
"It was a matter of less than half an
hour before the Japanese held the main
ridge to the left, or west, of the village of
Buiteanza, and the great flanking move
ment over the hills waa ready to begin,
from the point gained, about t o'clock,"
says William Dinwiddle, special corre
spondent, In Harper's Weekly.
"It was broiling hot at this hour and the
motionlesa air and the glaring aun promised
to maka the land a veritable furnace be
fore nightfall. The dirty khaki uniforms of
the stockily built soldiers were wringing
with water, but they marched forward
brlxkly and with no display of exhaustion,
though they had been up all night and had
already woraed three hours In a swelter of
heat.
' The fourteen hours' march made by that
regiment of the Guards, In the flanking
movement, would ha,-e killed off half the
men in any European or American force
long before the Japanese had finished It
and were still keen to fight, and, notwith
standing this, the official report says that
the left wing division did not do ao well as
was expected! Only salamanders could
have survived the heat and toll. .
"It was a marvelous performance and one
which, at first blush, seems Impossible, for
it necessitated traveling beneath the create
of the mountalna in order to be screened
from the enemy. They meved ahead on
mountain slopes whose angle was often
60 degrees. They tolled through thick
underbrush and around the bases of rocky
pinnacles 600 to 800 feet above the valleys.
One would have believed the feat Impossible
for loaded men, let alone heavily laden
packhorses. The left wing regiment
marched rix miles in this fashion and
threatened Yoshirel (Yangtszllng), In the
rear of the main position, at t o'clock' In
the afternoon."
In an" article under the title, "A Diplo
mat's Recollections of Russia" In the Cen
tury magazine for November, Dr. Andrew
D. White, formerly president of Cornell
university and minister of the United States
at Berlin and St. Petersburg, throws an
Interesting sidelight on. current history by
his characterization of the present czar.
Dr. White's first Impression of Nicholas II
(before his accession) waa that of a seem
ingly kindly young man,-but the "easy
going land off-hand" - manner, assumed by
the latter when he' dismissed the subject of
the famine, which had been a topic of
conversation between thm, "appalled" the
American minister. Of the extremities to
which the peasants of central RusbIb and
Finland had been put; of the bread made
largely of fern leaves, "which It would
seem a shame to give to horses or cgttle,"
his Imperial highness, the heir to tb
throne, evidently knew nothing.
Hi main characteristic was an absolute
Indifference to all persons and things about
him, he never showed any application to
business or a spark of ambition of any sort.
( He seemed to stand about listlessly, speak
ing In a good-natured way to this or that
person when It waa easier than not to do
so, but, on tho whole, indifferent to all
that went on about him. After hia ac
cession to the throne one of the best
judges in Europe, who had every oppor
tunity to observe him closely, aald to me:
"Ho knows nothing of his empire or of
his people; he never goea out of his house
if ho can help it."
These characteristic, thinks Dr. White,
explain the haphazardness and tho Insuffi
ciency of the czar's program for tho peace
conference at The Hague, the rupture with
Japan over a question which any two busi
nesslike statesmen would have settled In a
forenoon, and the proceedings In Finland.
Speaking of the czar'a dealings with Fin
land. Dr. White soya: "The whole thing Is
monstrous. It Is both comedy and tragedy.
Finland Is by far the best developed part
of the empire; It atanda on a higher plane
than do the other . provinces as regards
every element of civilisations; it has stead
ily been the most loyal of ail the realms
of the czar, nihilism and anarchism never
having gained the slightest foothold."
Yet thu' Finland ia to be reduced to the
Russian dead - level. Having forced It to
give up tho constitution, the process of
depression will be continued by brutal Rus
sian satraps. All ia to be "Russified" like
Dorpat, onoe noted aa a German university,
Is now "Rueslfled" and made worthless,
"It is the saddest spectacle of our time.
Former emperors, however much they have
wished to do so, have not dared break
their eatha to Finland; but tho present
weakling sovereign, In his indifference,
carelessness and absolute unfitness to rule,
has allowed tho dominant reactionary
clique about him to accomplish Ho own
good pleasure, I put on record here the
prophecy that his dynasty. If not himself,
will be punished for it. All history shows
that no such crime haa been committed
without receiving punishment."
Power ol tho Sea.
Ralph Waldo Huierson In the Atlantic.
On the seashore the play of the Atlantic
with the coast! What wealth la here!
Every wave Is a fortune. One thinks of
Etzlers and great projectors who will yet
turn all this waste strength to account.
What strength and fecundity, from the sea
monsters, hugest of animals to the primary
forms of which It la the Immense cradle,
and the phospnreacent Infusorles It Is one
vast rolling bed of life, and every sparkle
is a fish. Whnt freedom auJ grace with
all this might! The seeing so ekcrlleut a
specUcle la a certificate to the mini Hint
ali Imaginable good shall el be realized.
The sea Is the chemist that dissolve th
mountain and th r..k; lulveriae old
continents, at'. lilM new-forever re,
distributing th s..l.d ifsttar of tho glohe
aiic'. ps'-form sil hu1 igns ofrV III per
petua! new tiii!'!H"g of the raca of
men cer . fa ', 1 ezjd.ia of na
tions. Wa ii. ay cll -1 u fr a time to
IU lees. Hut tl.'- nomad luatlnct, ss I
said, persists to drive us to fresh flelds and
pastures new. Indeed", th variety of our
mooda has an answering variety In th far
or th world, and th a dilv us bark to
th hills.
POLITIC tl, SN APSHOT!.
Boston Tr.T.sv-rlpl: Perhsr one meaning
of the Douglas vote Is demand for the
removal of the duty on hld.
Phlladelphln Press: Congressman Kline,
at the only democratic member of the
Pennsylvania delemtlon, will be an ex
ceedingly lonly figure.
St. .Louis Globe-Democrat: It Is a great
day for the fifth state In the union All
hall again, grand old Missouri, enllghtenrs
Missouri, republican Missouri!
Chicago Inter Ocean: Mr. Bryan's mani
festo Is a trumpet call of Inspiration to the
discontented of the nation. It Is also a
trumpet call of warning to the republican
party.
Bt. Louis Republic: Hurrah for Judt
Parker anyhow," He made a game fight
t-nder difficult conditions, preserved the
respect of the country throughout, and lost
like a man.
Now York Sun: Will the democratic party
recover from these repeated blows? Yea,
but it will be as a distinctively radical
ps:t-, a substantially new political organi
zation, of which Bryan will probably be th
l?rtor, with Watson as his lieutenant,
Fprlngfleld (III.) Republican: Independent
voters, nfter all, are every year more
numerous in this country. In Massachu
setts and Rhode Island there were some
SO.noO men who, after voting for a tvpub
lican candidate for president, were-capable
of voting for a democratic candidate for
governor. In Minnesota there were at least
80,000 more of the same sort, and they did
business on Tuesday. It Is discrimination
of this sort' that will make the republi
live forever. If anything will.
TATE COMMENT OX ELECTION.
McCook Tribune: The probabilities ar
that if President Roosevelt had "cut out"
that Booker T. Washington Incident hi
would have carried the rest of the snin
south.
Oakland Independent: Dr. fiwallow
polled over 3)0,000 votes In the nation nnd
probably ,0Of In Nebraska. The prohlbl.
tlon party has the element of persistency
In a strong measure.
Nebraska City Tribunes One of th
most satisfactory . results of ''.Tuesday's
election Is the . elimination of the Hitch-calf-Metcock
membership In the patlona,
house of representatives.
Stanton Register: R. B. Schneider has
made good in his efforts to make Bur ket I
senator, but he' has not landed the royal
prize yet, and that is his re-election tt
succeed Senator Millard. Rosewater will
succeed Millard If a republican Is the lucky
man. '
Ashland Gazette:' The mot pleaslni
feature of the election returns are ths
triumph of Governor Mickey and the re
tirement of Gilbert, M. Hitchcock front
congress. The libeled received the ap
proval of the people and the libeler re
ceives their condemnation. Truth and
Justice reign.
8t. Paul Republican: Boiled down to Its
final analysis. It was a republican victory
pure and simple. The people are satNrM
with President Roosevelt's administration
and very Bensibly decided to elect only
such candidates ns afe pledged to suppoit
hia polloles. Good 'results were accom
plished by the county organization and In
dividual workers, but Theodore Roosevelt
Is entitled to the - lion's share of credit
for taking Howard county out of the fusion
column. ' '
Columbus Telegram: Another cause was
the utter Inability of Mr. Bryan to induce
his loyal friends to support the candidate
of that influence which had betrayed the
democratic party In two campaigns. A
million democrats believed the election of
Parker would.be taken as a victory for
Dave HH1 'apd Grover Cleveland. They
felt that- It would he better to give the
government loto the hands jot a republioaa
than to cal) to the national administra
tion a set of men w rlo would adopt a re
publican sollov end throw a democratio
cloak about it.
PASSING PLEASANTRIES.
"Did your candidate run well"
"Like a Russiun." Cleveland Plaia Dealer.
"You can't convince me," said Undo
Ehen, "dat dar ain' somethin' wrong wif do
patr'otlsm dat is nios'.y 'stlnguff hrd by a
headache do nex' mo nln ." Wwshingtoa
Star.
Shylock I'll have my pound of flesh.
Antonio Go ahead, old man; the doctor
says I've got to reduce my weight. Town
Topics.
"Old Hunks Is one of the crankiest and
most dlsns;reeable men 1 ever met, but they
say he has a drl.-ghtful home."
"Well, It'B trve. He spends three-fourths
of his time away 'torn It." Chicago Tri
bune. Towns It's a shame Workley blows his
money so for boone. He's a good fellow at
heart, too.
lirowre There's the trouble! He-heard
somebedv aay he was a "good fellow" one
and he's been trying to live up to It. Phila
delphia Press.
"Did you lose anything on th elect loa?"
"A night's sleep.'1
"Took It pretty seriously, eh?"
"Yes, I did. I whs an election Judge and
we didn't get all the votes counted until
daylight. 'Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Good intention", vu know, never die."
said the mn i " as food of quoting
things in his own war. '
"Indeed?" replleu .lie other. "Probably
that would exuUIn wl.y they'ie so seldom
carried out." Philadelphia Irdger.
FLAG SOSU.
Harriet Prcseott Spofford,
Out upon the four winds blow.
Tell the world our story; '
Thrice in heart's blood dipped before,
They called your name Old Glory!
Stremn, ild Glory. l-nr yuur stars
Uteri Kinons ;! acven;
Stream a wauhlire on the dark, .
And makf a sign In heaven!
Mlgh't'v harvests gild your plains
Mighty rivers bear them.
Evervwhere von fly you bid
All the hungrv share thm;
Blooms the wilderness ;or you.
Plenty follows after.
Underneath your shadow go
Peace and love and laughter. -.
When from sky to sky you float, V
Far in wide savannas.
V:iSt horizons lost In light
Answer with hoannnss.
gvmiiol f unmeasured riower,
'Blessed touilsf sealins.
All 'our hills are hllla of Ond,
r,'d all uur founta are hauling!
Mill to those th wronged of earth f
Sanctuary render;
For hope Hlid home and heaven they
Within ur sacred aplendor!
Stream, Old Glory, benr your stars
IHKM union io . .
Stream a wittchtlr on the dark.
. i - In hauvon
Ami iiihhp - "
My! My! You
are growing old
fast! Too bad!
And you know why, too
It's those gray hairs t Don't
you know that Ayer's Hair
Vigor restores color to gray
hair? Well, it does. And it
never fails, either. It stops
falling hair also, and keeps
the scalp clean. Soki for
over sixty ysars. iXTCr
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