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THE OMAHA DAILY REE: SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1004. ' 10 The Omaha Daily Bee. B. ROSKWATER. EDITOR. Published kvert mornino. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION: Dally Be (without Sunday), on year..$4 Dally Bi and Sunday, on year J llluatratM Bee. one year v J Sunday Bee. on year Saturday Bes, on yur J Twentieth Cmtur Firmor. on year... DELIVKRFTlJ BT CARRIER. Dully Be (without Sundav). per copy.... Jo Dally Be (without Bundiy). per week. .120 Dally (Including Sunday), per week. .17c Sunday He. pr copy j Evening Be (without Sunday), pf week. 0 Evening Be (Including Sunday, p week Complaints of lrregularltis In delivery should ba addressed to City Circulation De partment Omaha The Bp bntldlns. South Ot.iaba City Hall building, Twenty fifth and M street. Council Blnffe 10 Pearl street. Chlcaco-l Unity building. New York Park Row building. Washington tvn Fourteenth atreet. COHRESPONDSNCB. CotnmntilcatloTia relating fe new end edi torial matter should be addressed: Oraahi Bee. Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft. epraa or postal order, payable to The Bee pijDllshlng company. Only J-cent atampa received In oayment ot mall account a Personal checks, except on Omaha or eaatnrn exchangee, not accepted. THH BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. BTATTwrMT n rmrm iTtnN Stat of Nebraska, Douglas County. Oeora B. Tsacnuck. aecretary of Th Be Publishing company, being duly sworn. mat tn actual number or run ana complete copies of Th Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during th month or October. 1904 waa aa follows: l njm it 8i,040 t ,SOJX II S9.1TO 1 8,KO 1 8O.3R0 4 J(MO 10 20.4OO I so.(MO n., Kii.nn r C m.riso a S0.8BO 7 to,oo n 80,300 I SO. ISO 34 20.X80 I.. 8U.8UO S 29.8B0 18.. 1 KMTO n Xtl.tlOO u st,4io rr 2.mo 1J X8.SOO 28 SO.OOO It S9.SSO 9M.6O0 14 2.0 10 80.100 It SO.fH0 U J8,900 l 30,ft4O Total 01B,4O Lea unsold cople. 10,0TB Net total sal VkB.8B Dally average 29,221 OEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and eworn to before m this Eti day of October. 1904. (Seal) M. B. HUNQATE. Notary Public. It if all right for charity to begin Ti lth Thanksgiving, but it should not end there. President Roosevelt is nt the World's fair today and has tho distinction of be ing the first chief executive to visit re publican Missouri. The school board is buying more pianos for the public schools. The next position added to the salary list will probably be that of official piano tuner. Now that the convention regarding the hearing of the North sea Incident has been signed, Admiral Dewey nay as well begin to study hotel rates at The Hague. And that reminds us that the jurisdic tion of the sheriff of Douglas county extends to forty-sixth and Douglas streets just as much as that of the Omaha police department. Russia does well to order ships in America, but it should not expect too much. The high reputation for American-made vessels has been achieved when manned by American sailors. Emperor William signifies his ap proval of the invitation to a second con ference at The Hague, and another "war lord" seems to be tottering on his throne to leave a man of peace in possession. It will hardly do for the weather roan to hold off his cold spell much longer otherwise all the paving in hand may be finished up and our streets completely restored to traffic before the winter season. Tom Lawson says he is willing to pay the price of his exposures of "high finan cial methods." But should Mr. Rocke feller carry out all of the intentions he has been credited with Mr. Lawson would probably have to get off the earth. The suggestion of an Iowa man for president In 1008 may be the means taken to prevent the "rippers" and "stand-patters" from destroying each other before the electoral vote of Iowa Is required at the close of the next cum palgn. The train bearing the president to St. Louis ran at the rate of but twenty-five miles an hour from Washington to Pitts burg. Evidently Mr. Roosevelt has not entirely recovered from his fast run of the 8th of November and prefers to take things easier. If you have not answered Congress man Hitchcock's postal savings bank bill referendum,'do so at once. Give bltu no possible excuse that he has not been properly backed up by his constituents In this laudable effort to secure postal saviuga bank legislation. The railroads whose taxes have not been increased by the new Nebraska revenue law, are gracefully acquiescing Id its provisions, but those whose taxes have been raised are making all kinds of faces and grimaces. It all depends which way the cat's fur is stroked. Newspaper statistics show that the number of killed in the foot ball games this year was equal to those who died from the same cause last year, while the number of Injured are approximately 30a The time to begin agitation for safe and sane foot ball Is before those authorities who get together to formu late the regulations for next year. City Electrician Mlchaelsen has com mitted tho unpardouable sin of endeavor ing to compel the electric lighting mo nopoly to conform to tho laws and ordinances. For this offense he has been put upon the black list by the president of that philanthropic corporation. But It remains to be seen whether the city electrician la amenable to the electric lighting company or merely to the citi zens of Omaha, whom be is serving . THE WLOCR MILLtXO IXDt'STRT. The flour milling industry of the coun try, particularly that of the northwest. Is making an earnest effort to secure some change from existing conditions that will enable It to Increase the ex ports of flour. Recently the Treasury department granted o an eastern milling firm the bonding of its mill, so that It can have more free access to foreign wheat to be manufactured Into flour for export Northwestern millers are hoping that a like privilege Will be accorded to them and it would seem probable that this Mill be done. It Is stated that the bonded manufac turing warehouse provision of the Ding ley law is far from being satisfactory to the millers of the country, for the reason that not only the flournanufactured but the by products from the Imported wheat used must be exported and cannot be withdrawn for consumptin in this coun try. This Is a handicap for the reason that tho foreign market for the by-products is not as good as the domestic mar ket. A bill was introduced at the last session of congress which proposed to remedy this to some extent by permit ting these by-products to be withdrawn for consumption on the payment of the same amount of duty as would be col lected If they were Imported directly from a foreign country. With few exceptions the millers of the country favor the passage of what Is known as the Lovering drawback bill, though in the absence of better legisla tion many of them would be glad to operate under the present drawback law and it is reported that the Treasury de partment has received many inquiries on the subject. Though there can be little doubt as to the millers being en titled to drawback under the present law, says a Washington dispatch to the New York Journal of Commerce, and the only question would seem to be the fixing of the relative value of the flour and the by-products, the department Is proceed ing very slowly in the matter. It Is thought probable, however, that the whole question will be taken up In the near future and that a decision will be reached that will form a precedent for action on all subsequent applications for drawback in the exportation of flour made from Imported wheat. The matter la one of very great Inter est to the flour-milling industry of the northwest. It Is stated that of the 80,- 000 barrels of flour that can tie turned out dally by the mills of Minneapolis and St. Paul, only 50,000 have actually been produced during the last year, while within three years the exports of flour have fallen from nearly 0,000,000 bar rels to a little over 3,000,000. Wlint the millers there desire, according to expres sions obtained from a number of them, Is the free importation of Canadian wheat and if they cannot get this then such a liberal construction of the draw back law as will remove all restriction upon the export of flour made from im ported wheat. It Is n question of such pressing importance to northwestern millers that it is wife to predict Its .con sideration at the coming session of con gress and perhaps action favorable to their wishes. A SEW PROPOSAL. Secretary Shaw has suggested a new proposal in regard to the tariff that is very certain to command a great deal of attention. It is that a policy of rebates should be adopted in respect of all raw materials coming Into the country, so that American manufacturers would bo able to get such materials as cheaply as the foreign manufacturers and thus be enabled to better compete wltti the lat ter, even in their own markets. Secretary Shaw, It should be needless to say, is In favor of the policy of pro tection. There Is no more earnest and consistent advocate of that principle than the Iowa statesman. In the na tional campaign no one was more ear nest than he in urging the necessity of maintaining protection and no one pre sented stronger arguments In support of that policy. It is because of his un doubted devotion to protection that the friends of that principle will be dis posed to listen and give proper con sideration to his plan for a rebate on raw materials needed In our manufactur ing Industries. If the secretary of the treasury is cor rectly represented, he is of tho opinion that a slight reduction on some articles that do not interfere particularly with American manufactures might increase their importation and consequently the revenue from that source. At the same time, it Is said, he has some decided opin ions regarding the encouragement of American export trade, the accomplish ment of which would involve large draw backs and a proportionately large de crease in customs receipts. "The prob lem confronting him,", says a Washing ton dispatch to an eastern paper, "Is to encourage Importation by a reduction of duties, and at the same time Increase American manufacture by increasing the export trade through rebates of tariff du ties." This proposition of Secretary Shaw, if formulated In an official way, as pre sumably it will be, cannot fall to be a source of controversy. The first question to be determined Is as to whether it is a practicable proposition. It will undoubt edly be contended by those who favor tariff reduction that It would be wiser to directly cut off duties on raw ma terials for manufactures than to resort to the process of rebates, as to which controversies between the treasury and importers are possible. It will be said, moreover, that If the Idea of Secretary Shaw Is correct in its relation to exports of manufactures, why pursue a round about course Instead of going dlreetly at the matter by reducing the tariff on raw materials. It seems to us to be obvious that these questions will enter into the consideration of the proposition of the secretary of the treasury and we are In clined to think that the compromise which he alms at will not commend It Sdlf to the supporters of the protective prlnclyJe generally. However, it is a proposition that is worthy of careful con- sideratlon nnd this it will undoubtedly receive If officially formulated by Secre tary Shaw. roose rjs.tr asd the smth. The people of the south are beginning to understand President Roosevelt bet ter than they did before the election and the result is the creation of a sentiment In that section that must Inevitably work for the good of the country, in a po litical way. What the southern people have discovered, in a political sense, since the testimonial election. Is simply this, that as a matter of fact there is no prejudice in the north against the southern people, but simply a sentiment in favor of Justice being clone by the citizens of the south who are now being deprived of their constitutional right. That Is all there is of It. The peopla of the north have no animosity toward the people of the south. On the con trary they are most desirous that the south shall build up and prosper", for when that section does so It necessarily contributes to the wealth and the ad vancement of the entire country. South ern progress means progress for the whole nation. Therefore the northern people want to see that section advance Industrially and commercially and under the policy pursued by the republican party It has been steadily growing. The wonder Is that the people of the south do not realize how greatly they are indebted to the policy of the repub lican party for the development of that section and ally themselves with the party which has dope so much for the upbuilding of that section. It is a most singular circumstance that the people of the south, knowing as they must what has been chiefly instrumental in putting their industries upon a sound and sub stantial basis, should still ally them selves with a party which is committed to a policy diametrically opposed to the Interests and welfare of the southern people. It Is one of those anomalous situations which It is extremely diffi cult to account for or explain, but which In the nature of things cannot perma nently abide. Sooner or later it Is In evitable that the south will realize Its true position and will place itself un reservedly In favor of the economic pol icy which Is now supported by the re publican party. Southern interests nnd southern welfare require this nnd the people of that section . will ultimately Insist upon It. A PRACTICAL REMEDY. It Is self-evident that most of the troubles arising on the Indian reserva tions in Nebraska, that have been en veloped in an almost constant scandal and stench, have come from the illicit sale of vile whisky to the Indians by bad white men. The bootleggers have always been the main reliance of the gang of land thieves and grafters who intercept the allowances of the govern ment to its Indian wards and despoil them of their landed patrimony. The thieves and grafters might continue to do business if the bootlegging were shut off, but they would be in by no means so commanding a position, nor would the Indian in his right senses be so easy a victim as he is now, when debauched and dazed by mind-destroying liquor. The United States authorities are sup posed to be Invested with the duty of preventing bootlegging and keeping the whisky men off the reservation. The poor success which meets their efforts to stamp out bootlegging Is due in a large measure to the fact that liquor Joints are permitted in such close prox imity to the reservation. The federal authority extends only to the reserva tion, this outside fringe of whisky mills being subject exclusively to state Juris diction. What is needed now is for the state to co-operate with the federal authorities In abating this demoralizing traffic. The way to do it is to establish a no-license zone around the Indian reservations. The present liquor laws in Nebraska establish such a zone two miles in width around all Incorporated cities and towns by forbidding the county boards to license liquor sellers in that area. The same sort of legislation can easily be enacted with reference to the Indian reservations and the no-llcense zone should be wide enough to make the accomplishment of its purpose effective. If the coming legislature will see to it that this needed law is put upon the statute books we feel sure a decided brake will be put upon the business of Indian spoliation and the arm of the fed eral government Strengthened to the point where it will be able easily to sup press the accompanying evils for which illicit whisky is the foundation. Attempts to make political capital against Governor Mickey out of the bomb-throwing case will hardly pan out. The governor doubtless feels as keenly as any one the odium brought upon the state by such an act of lawlessness and sympathizes fully with the intended 'victims. Had the attempt proved suc cessful he would be in a position to offer a reward in the name of the state for the arrest of the criminals, but his power in this respect is limited by law to cases In which murder has been actually com mitted. The efforts of political opponents to hold tho governor responsible for the escape of the bomb thrower are on a par with some of the other frivolous charges they made against him during t lie late ca mpulgn. That Englishman who objects to the assumption of the word "American" to dcslgnato United States embassies should should Join the Scotchman who objects to calling the present ruler of Great Brit ain King Edward the Seventh. Both may have the satisfaction of knowing that they are theoretically correct, al though they have little Influence niton current events. The question of the constitutionality of the new constitutional amendment of Iowa Is to he raised in the supreme court of that state. It U possible that the only way lowaus can change their funds- mental law Is by and with the consent of one of Its creatures. The "supreme peo ple" do not seem to be so supreme across the river. 1 The reauest of the grain elevator com- party for the vacation of a street cutting I through the nit of its projected storage I warehouses has been compiled with. Now we shall expect the elevator to materialize without delay. The pro moters of this enterprise will be held strictly to their promises. A number of newspapers are be moaning the sad fate of those Illinois convicts who are said to be going Insane because they have no work to do. It may le sad, but It must b remembered that they would not be there had they been honest when they had work to per form. Freight congestion at Pittsburg Is re ported to be' so severe as to cause talk of closing the mills until the product can be moved. Even prosperity has Its draw backs, but manufacturers would rather lose money from Inability to deliver goods than from failure to sell them. Common I,evel of Prices. Washington Post. Later bulletins from Delaware bring the Information that Addlcks will endeavor to have himself elected senator this winter. In spite of the fact that the legislature la democratic. He probably has reasons for believing that democrats are no higher In the open market than republicans. "The Great and Criminal Sin." New Tork . Sun. The main thing to be mindful of Is that there Is no punishment that Is too severe for the secret rebate. This Is the great and criminal sin of many railroads, but It Is now a constantly diminishing fault and It Is one which, legislation or no leglsla tlon, must presently vanish, from natural causes. Tardy Reroa-nltlon. Louisville Post. It was the fire-eaters of forty years ago who taught the aouthern people to hate Lincoln, the kindest, the most tolerant, the most Jong-suffering of our public men. That hate did not turn to love for many years after Lincoln's death. Let us hope that the southern people may do some thing like Justice to Cleveland and Roose velt before they die. A Un on Trading; Stamps. Philadelphia Press. The Massachusetts law In regard to the use of trading stamps and checks, which ak?s ' effect December 1, will probably end their use In that state. It requires each person using stamps, coupons or other such devices to pay 3 per cent of the gross receipts of their business in connec tion with such devices as an excise tax. There are strict provisions on the subject, and, as Intended, It will slop their use In Massachusetta Other states are expected to follow with legislation on the same sub ject. A Worthy Ambition. Springfield Republican. Mr. Roosevelt's present ambition seem to be to make his great popularity want ing nowhere in this great country, not even In tho south. Through Secretary Taft and others Is going the message that he Is saddened Instead of angered over th bitter attitude toward him which has pre vailed in that section, and he Is soon per sonally to convey assurances of his great esteem for the southland and Its people. And everybody In the north will wish him all success in this effort. It can be won without modifying in the least his admir able attitude regarding the negro. Investigating; the Oil Monopoly. Kansas City Star. There Is nothing in the record of Presi dent Roosevelt to cause anybody to doubt that he has the courage to insist on a thor ough Investigation of the Standard Oil company. There is nothing, either, In the published and uncontradicted statements of Miss Ida Tarbell and others to cause the slightest doubt that the Standard OH com pany Is a monopoly operated In restraint of trade. The president may be easily par doned for the pride In his own career which makes him desirous of accomplishing this work during his administration. It would seem difficult for him to augment tho won derful popularity which has carried him Into office by such tremendous acclaim. But, In starting out to overhaul John D. Rockefeller, he has hit upon a way la which that may be done. A SOCIETY OP THE WEST. Move to Combat the Provincialism of Atlantlo Seaboard Cities. St. LouU Republic. Does the country adjacent to and west of the Mississippi river, from the northern limits of the United Btates to the south erndoes the whole weatern territory need an organisation among its merchants and manufacturers to combat the pronounced provincialism of the Atlantic seaboard cap italists and traders? Circumstances make It apparent; fur the right good will mani fested by the west toward the east falls of reciprocation and seems to invite only pharicalual contempt for native ability and energy. The west courts the east, commends, ex ploits and favors the east, bearing no malic or envy, pressing no competition and depreciating nothing of quality. In return it gets something like neglect. The business men of the east reap profits from western business; but they are not Inter ested in the development of the western territory and they doubt that there Is any character whatever in western tulent or enthusiasm. They believe, in their Ig norance, that the wTst la only seml clvlllxed, is coarse and incapable. They buy letters of credit with profits from western sales, and then set sail for Europe. The leading cities of the west St. Louis, Chicago, Milwauke, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Louisville, New Orleans, Ban Francisco, Kansas City, Omaha, Memphis, Nashville, Bt. Joseph, Los Angeles, Portland, Beuttle, and so on measure up. In every vital re spect, to the best cities of the east. Of most, if nut all, of these western cities. It can be said that their progress Is amailng, and that for Initiative, spirit and Inspiration they are peerless throughout the east, even and especially In sophisticated New York and Massachusetta. What reason the east may have for dis paraging western capacity is not obvious; but the motive Is. The eut Is self-conceited, garrulous and provincial. Since all the wealth, genius and refinement of the nation are conceived to be assembled in the Atlantic seaboard section, how can there be any heart or soul In the west? The western business men would b Jus tified In organising to promote all the In terests of their region. The western cities would be Justified in cultivating a senti ment of intfi friendliness. If the east Is vain, and If It Is uimpprri l Ulve of wotern capacity, vigor and persistence, the west may well give a demonstration of Its worth and prospects by Ignoring th east and helping Itself. The sun, when It goes down at the extremities of New York and Bos ton, does not leav lb rest of th world In darknaa, OTHER LAD9 TH OVR. London has problems In connection with the unemployed In Its eatt er.d. the gravity of which exceed any of those with whlih organised charity In this country h.i to grapple. In this connection an Interesting experiment has been successfully carried through In the administration of a "man sion house fund'' In avoiding the evils usually attending tl,e giving of relief In time of Industrial and commercial depres sion. In consequence of exceptional dis tress) In the winter of 1903-4 r? I f works were organised, but In order to reach the deserving class cf the unemployed a new method was adopted. An offer was made of continuous work at reclamation of waste land, etc., In colonies outMde the city, 10 male heads of families with fettled homes In, London. The men were boarded and lodged at tho colonies, but reieved noth ing to spend, the relief money gulrg to the families at home, being proportl mod to the number of children. As far as .o s ble preference was given to th.ise who c uld bring employers" references, ar.d the reiord of the relief colonies showed that the men who belonged to this class posses-ed far greater powers of pirjeveranre than the lower grade of "casual" laborers. As a whole the scheme was found to ellml late the Idlers and habitual dependents; it pro duced a marked Improvement In the phy sique of the men who worked, and Insured continuity and thoroughness of r.'lief. rims are already under way to ulll.xe the p;l icl ple In other districts than the metropolitan. Thirty years ago the flag of the Fiji Inland) was hauled down and the L'nion Jack went up in Its place. 8ince then the island have gone cn under lirltl h con trol, trying one Industrial experiment and another with varying success, their for tunes dependent on the fluctuations of prices In the great markets of the world. Cotton ceased to pay Its way long ago; then coffee, tea and cinchona were tried; finally sugar came in with improved ma chinery and, with the Australian and New Zealand markets at hand, did oretty well. The Industry was so securely rooted that It was able to sustain a gradual Or.p of 75 per cent In prices and sugar Is still the chief production of the islands. The na tives quit cannibalism long ago, find the best of them have put on tall coats ond tall hats and embraced religion. There are about thirty of them to one outsider, and the outfiders own only about tne-:enth of the land contained In the xroup, though they possess the chief influence end au thority. In general the desire of the Euro pean element there Is to have lull Inde pendence and to remain no longer In colo nial leading strings, but the time Is not yet ripe for so radical a change. t It Is becoming more and more difficult to sift the true from the false in the Immense mass of fact, rumor and pure fiction that is distributed all over Europe by various telc graphio and literary agencies from the fur east. One of the most definite and dotalled of recent stories was that which told of the terrible revelations contained in the letters of the late General Count Keller to his widow. It was said that persona high in authority were using every Influence to stop the publication of these epistles, In which the writer freely criticised his as sociates, and roundly denounced the Inca pacity and dishonesty which paralyzed the Russian campaign. Now Countess Keller publishes a card. In which she declares that there has never been any question of publishing the letters and that the printed summaries of their contents are gross dis tortions, exaggerations, or Inventions. She Intimates that the correspondents who have referred to the letters have not seen them, but have simply repeated gossip. It Is noteworthy, however, that Bhe does not deny the existence of the letters, or the allegation that they contain matter which would be most unpleasant reading for per sons in authority. Doubtless they will come to light sooner or later. Count Keller could scarcely have had anything much worse to tell than has been told already. The traditional notions of Spanish dignity were rudely upset the other day when the Cortes established a record for disorder worthy of the Austrian Relchsrath. The situation was brought about by a difference of opinion as to whether an understanding arrived at last summer, concerning the abandonment of prosecutions of republican deputies, did or did not cover acts done be fore a specified date the opposition, of course, taking an affirmative view. The oc. caslon of the disorder, however, was the refusal of the vice president to allow cer tain members to proceed with their speeches, combined with an Insulting re mark by a ministerialist speaker. Terrific uproar followed. The president broke three bells In the vain attempt to call the house to order; the chair was assailed with Ink stands, a crucifix was knocked down one account states that It was deliberately knocked to pieces by a member's stick, and there was a free fight, in which minis ters and ex-ministers took part. The gal leries were cleared with some violence except the diplomatists' gallery, whose oc cupOTts tactfully withdrew when the pro ceedings became Indecorous and the mutter was settled by apologies In private; but the sifting went on all the next and part of the following day. Then there was an adjournment and a compromise. It Is ex pected that the debates on the position of the religious orders will provoke scenes of even greater disorder. Mr. Myllus-Erlchsen's expedition has Just returned from Greenland to Copenhagen, after an absence of two years and a half. Denmark has always been desirous of pro tecting the Eskimos from alcohol and other evil results of contact with European civ ilisation, and with this object has made it almost a forbidden country. It Is not for bidden, however, to explorers of any na tion acting solely In the Interests of science. Foreign explorers, Indeed, receive liberal allowances from the Danish government, and many expeditions have been under taken by Dane, Including one to the east coast, which discovered natives who had never before seen Europeans. Mr. Myllus Erlchsen, a young Danish Journalist, some years ago began to make preparations for a long ethnological expedition to the far north. Means were raised, and he was Joined by Knud Ra'mussen ,a young Dune born and educated in Greenland, and Count Harald de Moltke, a well known painter. The expedition travelled along the west coast, and drove round Melville bay on sledges, a feat never achieved before. Dur ing the whole, time, the explorers lived with the natives, learning their language, studying their manners and customs of life, and encountering great hardships. They expresa satisfaction at the results of tho expedition, which are expected to prove of much scientific value. Berlin will shortly be able to boaat that It contains the largest hospital In the world. The new Institution, which Is to b railed, after the fumou phyaiologlst, the Rudolf Virchow hospital, will be fitted with accommodation for 2,000 patient. When fully equipped It will hsve a staff of GSO physicians, nurses, attendants and ser vant. In connection with the hospital there will he a pathological and anatomical laborntory. bath house with medlco-mo-chanlcal Institute, section for Roentgen ap pliances, and a separate building also for apothecarlea. Hitherto the largest Ger man hospital waa that at Eppendorf, neur Humburg. with accommodation for 1,600 patlenta. The else of the new Berlin hos pital may be best shown when compared with the London hoanltal. mlth 71 and tb Marylcbon Infirmary, with 744 roi lTlt At, DRIFT. Over lOO.ftifi defective ballots were cast In Pennsylvania Rli 1t counted. It Is generally n (treed that the ahoemaker governor of AWsachusetta Is a whole soled fellow. Ther Is much rrgret In and out o ! sourl because Gumshoe mil Stone was not caught in the landslide. A democratic candidate for the New Tork assembly acknowledges having blown In 1 cents during the campaign. Me got enough votes to escape the "scattering column." The Invitation Issued by the national chairman of the populist party for a pre liminary conference of leaders of defeated parties Is suggestively dubbed "The Call of the Wild." Some voters In the one county In Kansas which gave Parker a majority have united in an appeal to the Judge to "set 'em up." Of course, the Judge will heed the appeal for a few original packages to banish the gloom. "One woe doth tread upon another's heel." Just as Tammany Is recovering from the effect of the awful crash a demo cratic office holder announces that his sal ary Is altogether too much for the work In sight, and asks to have it cut down. John Ford of Monett, Mo . a republican elector, has proposed that the entire eighteen members of the Missouri electoral college go to Washington together. The electors meet at the state capltol In Janu ary and officially cast their votes. One member is then selected to carry the re turns to Washington. Mr. Ford thinks each of the electors will want to be the messenger. An Ohio democrat was being twitted re garding the recent slaughter of his party, and the opinion was expressed that the or ganization wns now down nnd out for good. "Maybe," said the Ohloan, "but I'm old enough to remember what was said by that grand old Roman, Allen O. Thurman, In 1S72. Some friends were In his office a day or two after election and they were agreed that the democracy might as well disband. Mr. Thurman waved his red bandana, and, after blowing a tremendous blast, said, with a hearty ring in his voice: 'Gentlemen. I have lis tened to all you have said, and I want to tell you that this Is too small a room In which to kill the democratic party.' Next year William Allen was chosen democratic governor of the state. NEW INDIAN COMMISSIONER. Classed a "a Man of High Ideals and Independent View." Boston Transcript. The appointment by President Roosevelt of Francis Ellington Leupp, Washington correspondent of the . New York Evening Post, to be commissioner of Indian affairs. Is one that will receive popular approval, and, we trust, that that of the confirming body will not be lacking. Mr. Leupp was for a time after the death of Rev. Charles C. C. Painter, some years ago, the Wash ington representative of the Indian Rights association. He has studied deeply and Intelligently the needs and Interests of the nation's wards'. He has written much about them, and In him they will have a faithful friend. He graduated from Williams col lege thirty-four years ago last summer, and since that time has been prominent In liter ature and Journalism. He studied law and was admitted to the bar In New York City, but his taste, mani fested by contributions to the press even in his college days, drew him toward Jour nalism and he entered the office of the New York Evening Post. In those early days he was also a contributor of graceful short stories to the old Galaxy. Leaving the Post he took hold of the Syracuse Herald, and not only made It prosperous, but gave it a commanding place in that section In the ranks of clean, vigorous and independent Journals. Disposing of that property to good advantage in the "eight ies," he has since made his home and found his work in Washington, though he has made extensive purchases of real estate in Tyrlnghant, and he and his family are a portion of the distinguished summer colony of that beautiful town. He is a man of high Ideals and indepen dent views, which, combined with his Inti mate knowledge of the renponslbll!tles of the place to which he Is appointed, place this selection abov criticism. COAL WOOD COKE KINDLING We sell the best Ohio Cooking Coal-clean, hot, lasting. Rock Springs, Hanna, Sheridan, Walnut Block, Steam Coal. Best medium grade Is Illinois Nut $5.75; Egg and Lump $6. For heaters and furnaces Cherokee Nut $; Lump $5.25. A hot burner-Missouri Nut, large size $4.50: Lump $4.75. Scranton the best Pennsylvania Anthracite mined. Spadra-the hardest and cleanest Arkansas Anthracite. All coal hand-ecreened and weighed over any olty eoalee desired. OnilTARIT Jft CrilllDITC I406FARNAM street www u uywiii.U Telephone we nkii Every garment we sell; and we've been at it 50 years we think we know how good clothes should be made. Telling you so doesn't always satisfy, and showing in the window don't prove it ko, but if you will step inside and try on a coat we'll demonstrate it. Every garment fitted to the minor details before it leaves the store and at from $12.50 to $40.00 we are pleased to show you especially' attractive lines of garments cut to fit a reason-, able man, whether he be slim, stout or normal. No Clothing R. S. WILCOX. Mgr. -Jr 1 CREAM Improves the flavor and adds to the health fulness of the food I.ttfMIIXl OAS. "Old Plnohem ke.-ns a pretty firm grip on money, doesn't, he?" "Yep. I've known him to grip a $10 gild piece so hard that thn ragle moulted!" Cleveland Plain Ix-alcr. "Here's a department In this pnpof headed 'Ixgul lnteligcnce.' What's that mean, anyway?" "Oh, nothing much, I guess. It probably refers to the small amount of It nowsirf for service as a Juror." Philadelphia, Ledger. "If ev'ybody worked as hahd," said I'ncle Kben. "holdln' down a situation as dcy does gettln' it dnr wouldn' be no busl nes dat wasn' well run." Washington Btar. A conceited man needs no ono to nral him; he speaks for himself. Town Topics. "What do you think of this Mea of voting by machine?" "Well." answered Farmer CorntKsel, "I understand that politic is run by machine up to that point. I don't soe any reason for stopping." Washington Star. The Fierce Fellow So you wouldn't say that Longfellow was 11 liar, eh? The Mild Man No; but If he were con ducting a newspaper I should not hesitate to assert that he had an exclusive news service. Louisville Courier-Jouioul. Mrs Puzzle I really don't know whit to do. It is very difficult to please the world. Mr. Puzzle What Is the difficulty? Mrs. Puzzle I'enple sre so unreasonable In their comments. If you tell all you hear, they say that you are a gossip, and If you don't they say you are stupid and commonplace. Chicago Journal. "What sort of Impression did the New Tork horse show make on you?'" "Why, it shocked me." "What chocked you?" "Coming face to face with those New York society women after acting their lovelv portrait In the New York papers," Cleveland Plain Dealer. Snoblelgh At the opera last nlsht Cholly 8oftlelKh was very conspicuous, of a bril liant box party trlven by the Van Pushers he was the center. Grumplelgh s I dare say the thirty center. Town Topics. Ol HAD WE SOME ISLE. Thomas Moore. O! had we some bright little isle of our own In a blue summer ocean, far off and alone. Where a leaf never dies in the still bloom ing bowers, And tho bee banquets on through a whole year of flowers; Where the sun loves to paua) With so fond a delay That the night only draws A thin veil over the day; Where simply to feel that we breath'j, thai we live, Is worth the best Joy that life elsewhere, can give. There, with souls ever ardent and pure as the clime, W should love as they loved In thn first golden time; The glow of the sunshine, the balm of the air, Would steal to our hearts and make all summer there. With affection as free From decline as the bowers, And with hope, like the bee Living always on flowers. Our life should resemble a long day of light, And our death come on holy and calm as th night. )30 Fits Like Oura. WW v