THK OMAHA DAILY HEE: Tt'ESDAY, NOVEMHER 20. 1904.
Tiie Omaha Daily Bee
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Notary Public.
International law, ns applied, pro
vils that any neutral can sell to any
blllrorent anything It can deliver. Only
captured goods arc contraband.
Russia lias Indicated n desire to con
clude an arbitration treaty with the
United Mates. The war In the Orient
Is not without its compensations.
The first rule of tho Board of Review
now In session, to work on is that the
taxable wealth of Omaha for 1005 must
be greater and not less than It was for
1904.
Now that General Kouropatkln bus an
automobile, Russia may be expected to
withdraw all objections to the use of
uncivilized modes of warfare by the
Japanese.' 7iV . ' . '
Secretary Taft is now finding out just
What the people of Panama want if it
It possible for them to tell It; but It is
not Improbable that they do not know
themselves. '
Ten thousand socialists made a
demonstration in Vienna, but they could
not scare a premier who has been at
tending the sessions of the' Austrian
parliament and knows what real trouble
Is.
It will now be in order for the yellows
to blaze away at our old frleud, the ven
erable Dr. George L. Miller. The doc
tor, however, has survived many blas
tings in the past and seems to be good
for several years to come.
The absence of "clanks" was noted
at St. Louis, but they were doubtless
there, all iuterested in their pecullur
hobby to be found on the grounds and
having little time to waste on a mere
president of the United States.
A.' Couan Doyle says that Great
Britain Is proving itself a poor oily to
Japan, and it Is probable that he did not
require the services of Sherlock Holmes
to discover that Russia is using Welsh
coal to send its ships to meet the Japa
nese. Japan Is eager for a land victory lie
fore the arrivul of the second Russian
squadron in Asiatic waters, but General
Noi .seems to act differently on the
Toklo initiative than he does when he
starts the fighting himself. " Someone
should cut tho cable.
If! was a woman from Ohio who suc
ceeded in borrowing large sums of
money from Massachusetts man on
necurltles which she said she had in a
bank, but which the lender never saw.
All of the lambs do not grow in the
west, nor are all of them sheared on
Wall street
The sensationalists trying frantically
td wake out that Omaha is going to the
dciiiiiltion bow-wows, and at the same
tlmu to show what gratifying progress
it la making in the real estate direction,
building expansion and industrial
growth sre Indeed having a hard time
to make onewquare with the other.
Applicants for liquor licenses are
hereby reminded that the law requires
not) of application to be published in
the; paper of largest circulation lu the
county, and that The Bee's right to these
advertisement has iever been success
fully combatted. And no application
for which notice was published In The
Bee has ever been refused for want of
legal publication
The railroad maps hereafter will have
to show Omaha as the foot of the ladder,
because E. II. Harrlman has come to this
city to begin climbing the rounds of
railway fame by sUrUng in , the bot
tom. One of the Goulds went through this
name performance here not so msny
years ago, to say nothing of a whole lot
of lesser lights In the railway world.
As the foot of the railroad ladder,
O aialia is a decided sum.
SOUTHERX Itr.PRKStXTATWy- '
The country will know definitely in ft
short time whether there is to be a re
newal of efforts In coiiares to have the
provision of the fourteenth amendment
to the constitution, relating to repre
sentatives, carried out. The republican
national platform declares: J favor
such congressional action as shall deter
mine whether by special diwriinlnatlons
the elective franchise in any state has
tiefii unconstitutionally limited, and, if
snch is the case, we demand that repre
sentation in congress and In the elec
toral college shall te proportionately re
duced as directed by the constitution of
the United States." This unquestiona
bly voiced the very general sentiment
In the republican party.
There Is said to lc a lnre element
among the republican members of the
house of representatives which favors
early and energetic action on that plank
of the platform and It has been an
nounced that early in the coming session
Representative fYumnacker of Indiana
will urge the adoption of a resolution
for carrying wit the declaration of the
republican national convention. It does
not appear probable that there will be
action on the question by the present
congress. The coming session will end
March 4 next, so that there Is not time
for fny legislation Involving extended
discTiRsion, and while the proposition
looking to the reduction of southern rejv
resent it Ion might be adopted by the
house, there would be no chance of its
passing the senate, where there Is no
limitation upon debate. Southern sena
tors would have no difficulty in prolong
ing discussion of the question to the end
(of the session. Tor this reason, if for
no other, there will doubtless be some
republican opposition to having the mat
ter taken up at the coining session, but
It is said that even If action is in this
way postponed it will be Impossible to
suppress It In the next congress. It Is
pointed out that in many states repub
lican campaign, orators made . the dis
franchisement of negro citizens in the
south one of the principal features of
their addresses, thus further committing
the party to deal with this Injustice. .
What the attitude of the administra
tion is In regard to the matter Is not
definitely known, but it innst be pre
sumed that President Roosevelt Is In ac
cord with the national platform. Still
he may not regard It expedient to press
the subject uiMin the attention of the
coining congress. While the question is
complex and beset with difficulties, Its
importance from a political point of
view is so great that it is certain to hold
a more or less prominent place in popu
lar attention until settled. The feeling
is. widespread and very earnest that the
policy of southern states In disfranchise
Ing colored citizens and retaining their
representation in congress and the elec
toral college is not only a wrong to such
citizens, but also a grave, injustice to
other sections' of the country. That
feeling Is not likely, to diminish, but
rather to bocomo Intensified, , "
MORB EXCLUSION AQltAtioS.
:.' There Is promise of mi agitation for
the exclusion of Japanese laborers, a
resolution calling upon congress for such
legislation having been adopted at the
recent convention of the Federation of
Labor. The proposition is to exclude
Japanese from both the United States
and its insular possession. We think it
improbable that congress will respond
to this call, for the reason that to pursue
a policy toward Japan such as we have
ndopted toward China would not only be
certain to destroy existing friendly rela
tions, but would imperil our commercial
interests in the Orient to a very serious
extent. We cannot deal with Japan as
wo are dealing with China In this matter
of exclusion without arousing a resent
ment which might be exceedingly dam
aging to our interests in the far east, for
the protection of which Japan has shown
a most friendly concern.
Moreover, there is no serious danger,
so far as this country is concerned, from
the immigration of Japanese laborers.
This is shown In the comparatively small
number that have come here. Japan
will have need after the war for all the
laborers who are left and it is not to be
doubted that the government will adopt
measures to prevent emigration. At all
events, It can be confidently assumed
that very few Japanese will leave their
native land, when there Is an octlve de
mand for lalor, and come to this country
to compete with American labor. It Is
possible that the Japanese government
would be found willing to enter Into an
agreement or treaty with tho United
States under which the movement of
laborers from, one country to the other
could be rigidly restricted, but if we
should adopt a policy of exclusion It
would invite retaliation that would un
doubtedly result to our disadvantage.
JAPAXS DETKRUiyATlOX.
The statement of Japan's prime min
ister is u message to the world of the
determination of that power to carry
ou the war as long us it has a resource
lu men and money. This, he declared,
is ueccssury to Insure peace in tho Ori-
j cut and to safeguard the existence of
the empire. There is no division of
scntlmeut In regard to this. To a man
the Japanese are exhibiting today the
same earnest patriotism, thu same will
in guess to make sacrifices, which tlx1)'
showed at the beginning of hostilities.
Both government and peoplo are prac
ticing the utmost frugality lu order that
the military establishment shall be ade
quately supplied. And It appears that
the country is by no means badly off,
as has !een represented by some writers
ou conditions there. The value of this
year's crops is largely lu excess of the
average and lu spite of war the foreign
trade of the country has improved. The
fact that the latest loan was largely
oversubscrllxMl evidewvd the confidence
lu Japan's financial resources.
The statement of the Japanese prime
minister, while not at ail surprising,
should convince those who have been
talking of Intervention "of tho uscless-
ness of sny effort In that direction.
With both belligerents resolutely deter
mined to maintain hostilities at what
ever sacrifice, there Is obvionsly no rea
son to think that either would for a
moment entertain a pmKal of media
tion. Moreover It miRht to le realized
that no profit would result to either lel
ligorent or to the world from a patched
up peace that left unsettled the real
matter at issue. Japan must have her
national existence assured. She feels
that she cannot hsve this so long as
Russia has a hold noon Manchuria. Only
by permanently breaking that hold will
Japan bo safe and secure and In a posi
tion to maintain peace in the Orient.
Russia, there Is every reason to believe,
will exhaust her resources. If need be,
to prevent this. She means to retain
her grip u)on this Chinese territory at
whatever cost. ' '
This is the situation and In presence
of It talk of Intervention Is manifestly
Idle. The statement of the Japanese
prime minister must dissipate hope of
peace In the far east In the near future.
It means war for perhaps .another year
at least and possibly for a longer time.
HAnntyoTuxs yew partt.
In an open letter published In the
Nebraska Independent M. 1'. Harring
ton, who, with two or three other lead
ers, has constituted tlie backbone of the
populist party In Nebraska, comes out
boldly lu favor of abandoning that or
ganization and organizing a new politi
cal party. It la Mr. Harrington's Idea
that all the so-called "reform" elements
can be again herded together on a plat
form of national ownership of railroads,
telegraphs and coal mines, postal sav
ings banks, graduated Income and In
heritance taxes, the Initiative and refer
endum, extinction of national bank cur
rency and compulsory primaries.
Although this Is practically the populist
program, the idea that the populist party
has the mission to carry it out seems to
be relinquished and a new party free
from obligations for past political serv
ices, without party debts to liquidate or
factional differences to allay, Is regarded
as a prime necessity to present the "re
formers" from disappearing into the
democratic, socialist and prohibition
ranks before another fonr years has
rolled by.
The desperation with which this sug
gestion for a new political party is made
by Mr. Harrington is seen In this declara
tion: I fully realize that It is har'l work to
build up a new organization without the
assistance of Mr. Bryan and Mr. Hearst,
and my hope la that those gentlemen may
finally realize that reform can beat be ac
complished through a new organization.
In other words, the new party is fore
doomed If it cannot enlist the co-operation
of two, dyed-in-the-wool democrats,
both of whom have proved their 'blind
adherence to party by supporting lu the
last campaign a man who represented
everything antagonistic to their Ideals
simply because be had been invested
with the democratic nomination. Mr.
Bryan,' it Is true, has gone so far as to
Advocate state ownership of railroads,
but he is as much opposed to national
ownership as those who oppose public
ownership altogether. Apart from that,
however, if he refused to abandon the
democratic party under the conditions
imposed by the St. Louis convention, he
cannot be expected to abandon it under
any other concelvsble conditions. As
the late candidate for vice president on
the populist ticket has said, "Mr. Bryan
was born a. democrat and will die a
democrat."
If the success of Mr. Harrington's new
party rests with Mr. Bryan, the plan
may as well be called in right at the
start.
State Treasurer Mortensen will make
no recommendations of new legislation
to the legislature In connection with his
biennial report. Treasurer Mortensen
believes in taking the laws as they are
and making the best of them by straight
forward and honest management of the
state funds. The contrast Is striking
as against some of his predecessors,
who were long ou recommendations and
short on unswerving Integrity.
Former Senator Allen represents that
the censure Implied by the order of the
supreme court striking one of his
briefs from its files is not warranted by
the contents of his printed argument
and is to be explained only on the the
ory that the Judges were altogether too
supersensitive. The distinguished ex
senator ought to congratulate himself
that he was not fined 500, and let It go
at that
Trustees of Union Theological semi
nary Insist that the institution has not
discarded the Westminster confession of
faith, but that the course of study will
be more flexible. As 9240,000 was given
the Institution coincident with this an
nouncement It Is possible that a
school man has found the "flexible cur
rency" which has been bothering con
gress for the last decade.
"President's day" at the World's fair
recorded an attendance of 103,757.
"President's day" at the Omaha exposi
tion, recorded an attendance of 08,843.
Comparing the two expositions and the
population of the two cities In which
they were held, shows tha.t the achieve
ment of the Omaha exposition was far
better than that of the St. Ixuls fair.
Score one for Omaha.
Young Stephen Putney, who disap
peared from St Louis snd occasioned
so much comment, has returned after
having spent all his money and wound
up his escapade by enlisting in the army.
It Is almost certain that one maternal
slipiier In Virginia was given too much
rest, while Putney wss in training for
life.
The dynamite bomb outrage has pro
duced two most peculiar results in
Omaha. We now have one of the local
yellow Journals, In order to vent its spite
upon one memlter of the city govern
ment, commending and upholding an
other city official for whom it ha. had
nothing but shafts of malice and ma
lignity since be marked his advent into
office. Aad we have the other local
yellow journal splitting lis throat In de
nunciation of member of the police
lsard over whose sppolntmeut It threw
up It hat with loud hnzzas and self
cotiitrat illation. We don't have to go to
"funny, sunny Spain" to run up against
strange things.
A few more penitentiary sentence for
Indian reservation bootleggers are likely
to put a damper on the business, in spite
of the alluring profits In It. It ought
also to reduce the work of the succes
sive federal grand Juries, which, but for
lootlegg1ng cases, would ordinarily get
through and adjourn on short meter.
Can't' Lose Him.
Philadelphia Tre?s.
Perhaps the eaatern democrats would b
well satisfied to see the Bryanltes take
over Tom Taggart. ' It would be the essl
est and least expensive way of losing him.
ItllKy of the -Bl Stick.
Detroit Free Press.
Who said the American naval demonstru
tion against Turkey was useless? Abdul
Hamld has purchased tl0.00n.OCO worth of
artillery and will send delegates to th
flrat peace conference called.
Mighty Amy oa Peace FootlnsT.
Philadelphia Record.
The fact that Panama has reduced Its
standing army to a peace basis only
twenty-five men being enrolled shows that
th youngest of the republics stands In no
particular fear of the biggest.
They eed the Money.
Washington Post.
Unofficial advices are that coal prices will
be advanced again on December 1, the ex
planatlon being that the trust Is over
stocked and wanta to stimulate demand by
making It appear that coal la hard to get,
Tnn Krer Thne.
Baltimore American.
Medals are to be distributed among tho
heroes and heroics of the Blocum disaster,
and a monument la to be erected to th
survivors. But none pf those responsible
for the slaughter on tho excursion boat
have yet been punished. -
Peace DeSaltely Assured.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Since the new republic of Panama has led
the world In disarmament, reducing Its
army to twenty-five men, might not the
United States follow the good example to
the extent of cutting a torpedo boat or so
out of Its naval program T
An Entrancing- Spectacle.
New York Tribune.
The spectacle of the western democratic
leaders flocking to Taggart to get that
great man's opinion aa to what the
democracy ihall do to be saved would be
tragic were It not such an Irresistible ap
peal to the rlsibles. Even "Tom" Taggart'
never dreamed of taking himself so aerl-
oualy. s.
NEEDLESS ALARM.
Experleaee Discredit the Assertions
of XatlTleta.
Chicago Tribune.
In an article In the Independent on the
"Valu Rank of th American People,"
Mr. Edward A. Roe looks with some con
cern on the Hood of Immigration which now
"taps lower human levels than the earlier
tide." Ha thinks that th Immigrants from
Croatia and Dalmatla, Sicily and Armenia,
ven though- they catch step with us, will,
nevertheless, Impede our progress. He
speaks of them sa the "beaten members of
beaten breeds." '.
This Is much the same kind of talk that
was heard when the Irish immigrant came
t this country In such swarms as to alarm
th "thoughtful student" of rac destiny.
It might have been heard when tralnloada
of Scandinavians were pouring Into the
west. Now th complaint Is that they have
ceased to come, and they are spoken of as
the "human piers that support our civiliza
tion. " The Jew might have been considered
a "beaten member of a beaten breed," but
the "typical American" now finds his clos
est rival In business, professional Ufa and
art In that same beaten breed. As to th
Armenians, place a native American, even
a slmon pur Yankee, In the same condi
tions which th Armenian finds himself In
when he 'arrives here and th chances are
about one to three that he will be out
stripped in business by the beaten member
"from th lower human level."
The country need feel no great alarm
from th present immigration from south
ern Europe. . The wonderful transform
tlon which th beaten breedB undergo when
they have half a chance to show their
mettle, and th dissipation of all th for
mer fears over similar conditions which
Mr. Rosa now observes, should make th
Anglo-Saxon American speak with extreme
caution of th present Immigrants. Es
pecially when schools are more plentiful
than ever and Americanising Influences
mora potent than In former times.
TAXING ADVERTISING SIGNS.
Am Effective Remedy for the Billboard
aad Poster Evil.
Philadelphia Press.
New Tork I struggling In vain with th
billboards, advertising signs, placards and
three-sheet posters on the decorated tiles of
Its subway. Having made th Interior of
the aubway th beat artistic achievement In
th ornamental treatment of transporta
tion yet accomplished, the metropolis, gov
ernment and public together, Is aghast to
find that th offensive advertising, which
sprawls over every landscape. Is ruining the
site, obaeuiing ttaa vision and flawing th
artlstlo effect of a great public monument.
On remedy, and only one, exists for this
evil taxation. The billboard and the pes
ter ar taxed In every European country.
It pays In proportion to Its size. English
cities all levy a tas per aquar foot for
every billboard on which posters can be
placed. Every sign In the Metropolitan
railroad in London pays something to th
publlo treasury, .
This should be the case here. Our cities
ought to tax every square foot which af
fronts th eye .with poster and placard.
This would yield revenue. It would also
regulate a growing evil. Gradually It
would be seen that th proper plac to ad
vertise a not where a man la forced to look
at th advertisement, whether he chooses
or not, polluting the prospect. Insulting the
eye, and often demoralizing public morals,
hut in a newspaper, where a man pays for
his advertisement when be buys th news
paper, and in which a constant censorship
Is exercised.
Whatever th charter of th Interborough
company may permit It to do. If New York
really wlahe to remove the signs from th
subway all th municipality has to do Is to
tag all posters wherever they appear within
th city limits. There Is no reason why a
man should not pay for th privilege of
putting a placard In a common carrier ad
vertising pickles, or a three-sheet poster on
either fence or a subway, or a railroad
depot, advertising a ballet.
It Is a public franchise. Its value depends
upon the presence of the public. Taxation
would reduce the evil and If It were heavy
enough would remove It altogether. In any
case th public treasury would be benefited,
public taste would be Improved and publlo
morals protected. ,
ARMY fiOSSIP 1 WASHIXGTOS.
Matters of Interest Glean frnns th
Army anil ary Register.
Th plans for the new signal corr post
which will be established near Omaha,
and to which will be removed the stgnil
corps personnel snd mstcrlsl now at Fort
Meyer. Va.. Include a permanent plan for
making, compressing and storing h.vdrogtn
gas for balloon purposes. Repeated ap
plications to scores nf American manufac
turers has disclosej the Inability of. the
signal corps to purchase compressed hy
drogen gas, which Is absolutely necessary
for rapid and successful aeronautical work
with captive balloons. Old Fort Omaha Is
being arranged for reoccupatlon with a
view to th quartering there of a bittillin
of four companies of the signal corps.
Work is In progress for such repairs as
will enable a single company to be sta
tioned at that point. It la Intended that
there shall be here located the gnenl
school of Instruction for the enlisted men
In signaling, telegraphing, telephoning, bal
looning, etc. There will also be estab
lished. In efficient condition, field telegraph
trains, balloon trains and other special
apparatus needed for field communications
In time of mar. Estimates have been sub
mitted by the quartermaster general for
the construction the coming year of such
quarters, barracks snd other buildings as
are necessary.
The acting secretary of war has named
March 1, 1905, as th date of commencement
of the examination of th candidates from
civil life designated for appointment as
second lieutenants In the army. There sr
eighteen vacancies available for such ap
pointments, nine In the artillery and nino
In the Infantry, and to fill these the presi
dent has designated four honor graduates
of military colleges and five other civilian
candidates foe the Infantry arm and nine
civilian candidutes for the artillery arm.
He haa also designated nine general alter
nates to compete for the places of such
principals as may fall to pass the required
examination. The alternates are to be
appointed to either the Infantry or artillery
as vacancies may become available through
th failure of principals and will therefore
be subjected to the examination require 1
for appointment to the artillery, whlrh will
test their fitness for either arm of the
service.
Trio number of magazine rifles of the
new Springfield and Krag types, now In
the hands of the War department. Is con
sidered sufficient to provide for th con
stant needs of the army and for tho
maintenance of an adequate reserve sup
ply. In view of this fact It la considered
very unlikely that any of the old model
Springfield rifles now In the hands of the
government will ever be required for re
serve purposes. For this reason It has
been dclded to dispose of a number of
these pieces, and calls for bids will shortly
be Issued Inviting proposals for th pur
chase of 40,noo of the rifles. Other lots will
be disposed of from time to time In the
future.
In view of the fact that the operations
in Manchuria will likeli In the future
be confined to a somewhat restricted area
th War department has decided to reduce
the number of military attaches now on
duty with the Japanese and Russian ar
mies. Accordingly, ordera have been is
sued directing Lieutenant Colonel Walter
8. Schuyler, Second cavalry, general staff,
and Captain Cart Relchmann. Seventeenth
Infantry, who have been on duty with the
Russian army, to proced home. Orders
have also been Issued to Captain Peyton C.
March, artillery corps, general staff, and
Captain John F. Morrison, Twenty-first
Infantry, who have been on duty with the
Japaneae army, to proceed home. This
leaves two military obaervers with each of
the combatant armies.
Acting Secretary of War Oliver and Gov
ernor Cummins of Iowa wer in conference
last week concerning the Inscriptions to be
placed on monuments to the Fifteenth and
Sixteenth Iowa volunteer regiment on th
battlefield of Shiloh. The Shlloh National
Park commission and the Iowa State com
mission thave not been able to agree as to
th wording of these Inscriptions, the point
Involved being aa to the time of th ar
rival of these regiments on this battlefield.
Governor Cummins will prepare new In
scriptions with a view to- meeting the
wlshe of both sides.
It Is expected that the Issue of th net
Springfield rifle to the army will be com
menced some time in Jsnuary. It will
probably take about a month to rearm the
army with this new piece. All the ma
china guns which have been manufactured
for the army since th adoption of tbl
new type of rlfln and all machine guns
which will hereafter be fabricated will be
adapted to th use of the ammunition of
the New Springfield in order to make pos
Bible an Interchange of ammunition with
Its obvious advantages.
MENTIONED FOR HONORS.
. Beatrice Express: As speaker of the
house Mr. Casebeer would fill the chair
physically, mentally and every other way,
Fremont Herald: Judge Wall of the
Kearney district Is a candidate for presi
dent pro tern of th state senate, and his
brother, John Wall, la a candidate for re
election as chief clerk of the house. Thla
lpoks a little like crowding things to th
Wall.
McCook Tribune: Some misguided eaat
ern Nebraska republicans are making an
effort to inject Tom Majors into the eon
gresalonal situation, as a possible successor
to Congressman Burkett. Tom may not
know t, but he neads a rest just as urgently
as th republicans of th state.
Blair Pilot: Hon. W. D. Haller says he
Is not a candidate for the position of presi
dent pro tern of the senate. All the more
reason why he should be elected to th
position. Mr. Haller will line up aa on
of th oldest members of the senate and
one of th ablest, and th years of experi
ence, coupled with his ability, make hint
valuable Umber for the position.
Wood River Sentinel: In some of our
Hall county exchanges we notice, the nam
of G. L. Rouse of Ald nientioned us a
candidate for speaker In the next house of
representatives. It la a good suggestion
and Mr. Rous and Hall county would be
honored by such an election, sveral years
as representative haa placed Mr. Rouse In
company of the leaders of this body, as
well as In close touch with the affairs of
the state.
Pawnee Press: The IJnroln Star and
Th Oniaha Bee have announced that the
frtenda of J. T. Trentry of this city will
urge his nomination and election to con
gress front thla district In the event of
Congressman Burkett's election to the
United States senate at the approaching
s.silon of th state legislature. If Burkett's
succession would result In Mr. Trenery's
election then all th Inhabitants of Pawns
would be enthusiastic for Burkett. But
why not transpose th matur end Mr.
Tranery to th senat and let Mr. Burkett
serve th term In congress for which ha
was recently elected? That would b th
sensible thing to do.
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FTHf.R Sf HKIX.
Lyons Sun: Iit,.r SU-bell seems to be
keeping th In.lin grafters rather bu-y
these days.
Cuming County IeTnnert: W hop that
If there Is wrong doing st the Wlnnerwgo
reservation that it win now be "thoroughly
Investigated and treated according!?. Suc
cess to Father Bcreii n Ms efforts for
right.
Pender Times: After Father Brhell. who
will keep Thurston county In the lime
light? In our fifteen yesrs' resllenc here
no county In the state has equaled Thurs
ton In keeping prominently before tho
public, and the worst of It all Is that the
notoriety ha as a general thing not re
dounded to the county's good name.
Lynch Journal: The Rev. Father Jo
seph Bchell Is winning the admiration of
th people of this country In his fight
for the bettering of the conditions of the
Winnebago Indians and sgainst the multi
tude of grafters who have leen lhlng
and growing fat off the Indians. That
either serious harm to the father or great
good to the Indians Is evident snd the
case has so ' fsr been exooeed that the
good Is sure to follow any harm the graft
ers might do th tfrlast.
Pender Republic: Schcll Is a good deal
like a wild man running amuck with a
rarvlng knife snd attempting to disem
bowel everybody he comes to. He hns
up to date denounced the O'Connors and
Ashfords of Homer; Superintend; nt Wil
son and R. It. J. Osborn of Winnebago;
Inspector Wright and Commissioner Jones
of Washington. D. C: F. H. Hutchene. E.
J. Km Hi, inH u'iMn Whltrnmh of Pender.
' and George Maryott of the Omaha ngency.
I If Schcll hasn't got hornets In his hat
rack we don't know who has.
Fremont Trlbun: Father Schell. tho
Catholic priest who Is making a fight In
behalf of the rights of the Indians on the
Omaha and Winnebago) reservations, has
been accorded a respectful hearing In
Waahlngton by the president, though he
was denied It by the land department.
Father Bchell may be eccentric, as the
grafters have tried to make it appear,
but he la doubtless telling a good deal of
truth about the manner In whlrh the ab
origines have been systematically skinned
on snd about the agencies for many years.
White man haa never said "turkey" to tho
Indian. It Is probable Father Schell's ef
forts will prov beneficial to the govern
ment's wards.
Wayne Herald: Father Schell, a Catho
lic priest, 'haa brn stirring up things
pretty lively on Winnebago agency lately.
He has brought to light a good muny
thlngs which show that a very bad state
of affairs exists at that place and that
the Indians are the victims of scandalous
treatment at th handa of a lot of un
principled white. The Indians have been
dealt with In ways that instead Of being
for the betterment of their condition have
sunk them to very, degrading depths, and
If the charges made by the priest can
be substantiated there are a great many
traders and hangers-on down there that a
term in the Sioux Falls penitentiary would
be shout th proper thing to give them.
PERSONAL NOTES.
The first thing 'the zemstvos should ask
of that proposed Russian legislature Is
authority to change their names.
Mr. Fairbanks, vice president-elect, after
a most strenuoua campaign, sometimes la
boring from 7 a. m. to 11 p. m., grew fat
on th exercise.
Mr. Taggart of Indiana says It's too early
to consider policies for the democratic
party. It certainly would be a bold under
writer who would take a risk on the Tag
gart organisation.
Lieutenant f. 8. Grant III. grandson of
the late President Grant, has been detailed
to the White House aa military aid to
President Roosevelt and will be stationed
at Washington barracks.
The late William Campbell Preston
Breckinridge of Kentucky was chiefly dis
tinguished for his old-fashioned eloquence,
which frequently took on a tearful tinge
when there was no particular occasion for
tears. It was when Orator Breckinridge
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was delivering one of these tearful efforts
In consress that Tom Reefl cume in and
Inuulted the iiiime of the deceased.
Judge Thomas J. Humes, formerly mayor
of Seattle, Wash., who dropped dead the
other day, was a double of Mark Twain In
more tlisu looks, as he was noted among
his friends us a humorist.
Kugene Ware says that two years In t lie
pension office are equivalent to four years
in purgatory. . It IS astonishing how mnny
millions of timid Ainerlivans would, never
theless, take the place with the salary.
PASSING PI.EASA VrKIES,
He Mixa Elder tells me she's only XI
That seems remarkable, doesn't It?
Hhe Not at all. It would lisve been re
markable If she had told the truth. Phila
delphia Ledger.
William Tell shot the appl from his
son's head.
"No." h admitted; "I had no four of
hurting the hoy. He had Just raised a
crop of foot ball hair."
The truth thus revealed, the deed natu
rally lost much of Its glory. Judge.
Mrs. McFlub Do you read much fiction?
Mr. Sleeth No, but I listen to a good
deal of It from my husband. Houston
Chronicle.
"So you are going to retire from public
life?"
"Yes," answered the habitual politician.
"I am going to retire. Rut If there is any
activity In my vicinity I won't he found a
very sound sleeper." Washington Star.
"Now, Tommy," sold Mrs. Bull, "I want
you to be good while I'm out."
"I'll be good for .a nickel," replied
Tommy.
"Tommy," said she. "I want you to re
member that you cannot be a son of mine
unless you are good for nothing." Phila
delphia Press.
OLD AGB.
Bernard Barton.
Old age! thou art a bitter pill
For humankind to swallow;
Fraujrht with full many a present 111,
And fear of worse to follow. .
And yet thou art a medicine good,
Not to be bought for money;
Worse than the worst of nauseous food
Yet sweeter far than honey.
Thy aches and cramps, thy weary groans.
Infirmities which breed them, '
Might move the very heart of stones.
It stones had hearts to heed them.
But these must come, of course, with thee,
And none dismile. or doubt Ihem:
Such may le borne, and wisest h
Who pother least about them.
Old age! be what thou wilt, thy reign
Cannot endure forever;
Feebleness, weariness, and pain
Are links that soon must sever!
And if thy pains the soul recall
To heavenly truth and warning.
Who would regret the ruined wall
That leta in such a morning?
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"Whet would you do if you were a king?"
asked the man of vaiiitirtg nmtilll n.
"I don't know," answered the mstter-of-fnrt
person; "I suppose I'd follow the
fashion and wesr a look of worry and a
bulletproof shirt." Washington Star.