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TITE OMAITA DAILY PEE: , SATURDAY, MAttCII 11, 1903.
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says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning.
Ever-lng and Sunday re rrtn'ed du-ng the
month of February, l'l, n as follows:
t T.O0 18.; 2TSO
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. 10,401
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(Seal) . M B. HUaQATE,
v Notary Public
Colonel Bryan docs not need that
150,000 of the Bennett estate anyway.
This 1 carnival week In Russia, but
the real celebration Is taking place in
Toklo.
In the Interval the firemen's two-shift
bill appears to have been lost in the
shuffle. i
Kentucky fs now complaining of too
much wateiv Evidently the mint beds
Are flooded.
South Omaha's success with its peti
tion In boots will probably lead It to
send its next petition on horseback.
Perhaps another reason for almost uni
versal sympathy with Japan Is because
the grippe Is supposed to hare originated
in Russia.
That vacancy In the city council still
continues unfilled, but tha city govern
ment goes right on doing business at
the old stand. .
Neither Adams nor Peabody takes to
the Idea of making a third person gov
ernor of Colorado. Nothing strange
about this, though.
Honolulu has decided that Mrs., Stan
ford was the victim of murder, 'but it
will remain for California to place the
guilt and prosecute the culprit.
When be bears that be is to be re
called General Kouropatkln may won
der whether be is required to take the
Russian army back with him.
In deciding that there should be no
' limit to the arguments In the Chad wick
hearing the Judge pays a fine tribute to
the feminine quantity In the case.
The prowess of civilization has again
been vindicated. A company of Indian
girls has been bested al basket ball by
a Young Woman's Christian association
group.
Kansas objects to the report of Com
missioner Garfield on the Beef trust, but
its heartfelt expression will come when
Mr. Rockefeller shows how little he is
making on each gallon of oil.
With 25 per cent of Uie fuslonlsts In
the legislature voting with the railroads
on the-terminal taxation question, the
public will have a hard time swallow
ing the assurance that the fuslonlsts are
the only simon pure anti-rallroad bunch
In existence.
Connecticut Is now talking of political
grafters. It has always been thought
that residents of that state were too
busy selling wooden nntmegs and similar
devices to unwsry residents 'of other
commonwealths- to engage In question
able deals at home.
The new Omaha charter bill makes
only ninety-two pages of printed matter.
Even at that It is an improvement in
point of bulk over several that have
gone before it, but people will be satis
fied only If It proves to be an improve
ment in quality also.
There are still several short strips of
streets within the 8,000-foot radius of
the court bouse, which the city council
has a right to order paved without wait
ing for the abutting property owners to
present petitions. This year ought to
see all the gaps in the paved area of
the business center of town completely
closed. 1
The fact that the people of Omaha
voted down a .proposed bond Issue for a
municipal electric light plant last fall Is
no proof that they will be opposed to a
municipal lighting plant for all time to
come. Whatever contracts for street
lighting may be entered Into by the
city, it should keep in mliid the possi
bility of the city making and furnishing
its own street illumination in the not
distant future.
E At NTS IN TUB FAk EAST.
News from the war arena of the
mighty movements of massive armies
contending for the mastery of -Manchuria
has aroused the whole civilized
world to a realization that a turning.
point of the Russo-Japanese conflict hai
been reached.
Ever since the fall of Tort Arthur the
eyes of war spectators have been riveted
on the hill country to the north, awaiting
the yielding of the weather to the point
that would permit of field operations, sure
that the contest would be renewed there
between the opposing land forces, and at
the same time expecting further Japa
nese victories. ,
The results seem to have been quite In
keeping with expectations. The Japa
nese generals have again proved their
unquestioned superiority in stratagem
and manouver, and the Japanese sol
diery has proved itself again invincible
In combat and incomparable in military
spirit and discipline. On the other hand,
the Russians have again demonstrated
that their leaders are unequal to their
task and the rank and file wanting in
the inspiration that is necessary to suc
cess. The occupation of Mukden and the
rout of the Kouropatkln column points to
the early expulsion of the Russians alto-1
gether from Manchuria an achievement
that would doubtless satisfy the Japa
nese could they have guaranties for the
future against Russian attempts at re-
occupation.
Under ordinary conditions of war,
the events of the past few days In the
far east would be the certain forerunners
of negotiations for peace, but Russia Is
confronted, with no ordinary conditions.
Humiliating peace with Japan might be
only a choice of evils In fact continuing
the war and suing for peace must appear
to be almost equally hazardous to the
czar and his advisers.
The constant succession of reverses
before the Japanese, however, cannot
fall to bare their natural effect. They
are at once fuel for the war fever in
Japan and a damper upon the ardor of
the Russians. Above all they strengthen
the Japanese' still further in the estima
tion of the Other nations, from whom the
pressure for peace must grow stronger.
The latest exploits of Japan have won
the admiration of the world and should
lead to speedy peace. That, at any rate,
is the wish and prayer of one and all.
fled, to supersede any Misting charter.
Charter amendments on this plan are to
be proposed by petition of 10 per cent
of the voters, requiring the mayor and
council to submit them at the next elec
tion, while complete charter revision
may be had at any time by a new char
ter commission likewise upon petition of
10 per cent of the voters of the city.
The main difference between these
two proposals is that the first would
await enabling legislation before any
city could take advantage of it, while the
second would be self-operative without
the Intervention of the legislature. There
Is something to be said in favor of each,
but the divergence of the two plans
should not be allowed to stand, in the
way of agreement upon one of them by
those lawmakers who are friendly to
municipal home rule.
The detachment of municipal charter
making from the duties of the legislature
ought to appeal as much to the repre
sentatives of districts which contain no
cities of Importance as to the city rep
resentatives because It will remove from
the successive sessions of the legislature
a subject of purely local concern to
which the members have always given
scant and grudging attention. The rec
ognition of the principle of municipal
home rule, however, sho"uld be the de
termining factor. The people of the
cities should be allowed to frame and
adopt their own charters not tsaly to
make the will of the majority effective,
but to prevent them from having their
charters periodically torn to pieces by
legislative enactment without their, con
sent and often against their wishes.
business Is developed for the supply of any
human want a new trust Is hatched In New
Jersey to take charge of the Infant under
taking, float It upon the sea. ot speculation
and gather an unearned and anticipatory
harvest
AS TO FOREIGN DELATIONS.
There is no more important question
affecting the future welfare of the
United States than that which has refer
ence to our foreign relations, particularly
in a commercial way. The problem ot
what we are going to do with our foreign
trade Interests is unquestionably the
most important question that confronts
the country today and upon Its wise an
swer will depend to a large extent our
future success as an industrial and com
mercial nation. It is one of the most
serious problems with which we have to
deal and we must not for a moment flat
ter ourselves that it can be dealt with
carelessly or upon- any other than a
sound and sensible business basis.
There are certain well-establjshed j
trade principles that we must recognize
and unless we do this we shall certainly
as a consequence lose some of the trade
we now enjoy. One of these essential
principles was pointed out by Mr. Mc
Klnley in hi, last great admonition to the
American people and it ought to be re
membered and carefully considered by
his countrymen. He said: "We must
not repose in fancied security that we
can .forever sell and buy little or noth
ing. If such a thing were possible It
would not be best for us or for those
with whom we deal. We should take
from our customers such of their prod
ucts that we can use without harm to
our Industries and labor. What
we produce beyond our domestic con
sumption must have a vent abroad. The
excess must be relieved through a for
eign outlet and we should sell every
where we can and buy wherever the
buying will enlarge our sales and produc
tions and thereby make a greater de
mand for home labor."
That was the view of one of the great
est advocates of protection to American
Industries and labor that this country
has ever bad and his counsel, ottered
only a few years ago, ought to be still
remembered and honored by the Amer
ican people. So far as our foreign rela
tions are concerned they are In a polit
ical way most satisfactory, but com
mercially they can be very materially
improved and this can be done by fol
lowing out the McKinley Idea, the wis
dom, of which is universally recognized.
PUBLICITY WILL NOT BUST
One point the Beef trust report of
Commissioner Garfield most emphasizes
and one point that seems to have evoked
little or no comment,, is that publicity
Is not necessarily harmful to big busi
ness corporations. In the case of the
great packing houses, the report of the
government Investigation far from dis
crediting the packers with the public, Is
actually being used by them to rebut
evidence upon which public prejudice
has been built, and while the report is
not being accepted unequivocally on all
sides, it still serves rather to allay
rather than Incite popular antagonism
to the alleged trust
Is this hot a practical answer to the
objections that have been raised against
publicity as part of the program of trust
regulation? If a corporation is being
conducted legitimately and according to
law, without fraud either upon Its share
holders its employes, its patrons, or
the public generally, what has It to lose
by having the truth known? Would not
an assurance of its sound financial condi
tion and an endorsement of its business
methods In reporting to the government
and withstanding Its tests of Inspection
be a valuable asset of such a corpora
tion?" Would not the necessity of pass
ing muster with the government inspec
tor bring those corporations whose man
agers were inclined to depart from the
path of conservatism back to stable
methods? Would not the only corpora
tions tosuffer by publicity be those of
questionable solvency or lawless opera
tions corporations that ought to be re
stricted for the protection of the public?
The apprehension of bad effects from
corporate publicity Is surely not well
founded. Such publicity has been the
saving clause of our national bank sys
tem for1 more than forty years and pub
licity as proposed would likewise be of
Inestimable benefit to other corporate
concerns Inviting Investment of the gen
eral public in its stock and transacting
business In which the public has an Interest.
Paper Trast'e Dental.
New Tork Herald.
In reply to the suit brought by the gov
ernment against the Western Paper trust
more than a score of companies doing busi
ness through one sgent the defendants ad
mit the main fact of an agreement by
which the General Paper company is the
exclusive sales agent for all. They deny,
however, that this company restrtota the
output or arbitrarily fixes prices, and,
above all, that any power has been con
ferred on the General Paper company
which would enable It to restrain Interstate
trade or commerce. In view of the ad
mitted facts and of those that are matter
of general knowledge, it would seem rather
a difficult task to convince the court that
this combination Is not an oppressive trust.
THE NEW EHATH.
Changes la the Composition of the
Present Body.
Baltimore American.
The senate, though a continuous btvty,
undergoes changes In It composition every
two years. The session which began yes
terday shows some difference In the per
sonnel of the members, though not as
much a might be Inferred from the fact
that a. third of them have been recently
chosen. Only nine of the aenatora are
absolutely new men In that body, the
south esDeclallv having returned or re-
' elected its representatives, and the esst
I'aving '.argely done the same. While
there are two vacancies, both of which,
If filled at all, will be niled In all proba
bility by republicans, the present political
complexion of the body does not differ
from that which prevailed prior to March
4. Montana sends a republican In place
of a democrat, which la offset by a demo
crat in the place of , a republican from
Maryland. These are the only political
changes which have yet occurred.
The charge often made that the senate
is a club of millionaires is not strength
ened by the latest additions. None of the
new members can plead guilty to the
charge of vast wealth, and some of those
who are supposed to have it have retired.
The senatea as now composed appears to
be stronger In the age and ability of 1U
hiembers, there being more young men,
and the latter possessing both youth and
general experience of an Important nature.
This Is especially gratifying, for that body
has of late been made the target for much
severe criticism, much of which has teemed
to be 'Justified.
There was a period In American history
when the senate overshadowed every other
part of the government, when, in fact. It
bore an Importance In public estimation
far beyond the functions aotually Imposed
upon it by the constitution. This was oc
casioned to some extent' by the distin
guished galaxy of statesmen who were
members of the body, though this would
not have given the senate such pre-eminence
had not questions arisen of the most
profound Importance which required for
their solution that particular kind of abil
ity and statesmanship. When these ques
tions were no longer at Issue the Impor
tance of the senate appeared to decline
and the public concluded that the quality
of the members had declined likewise. This
was only a half truth. There have al
ways been great men. In the senate1, but
not as many sometimes as at other times.
If such a thing is conceivable, public opin
ion appears to work automatically and to
send a sufficient supply when great men
are needed and to relax its efforts when
there is no special need of them.
There seems to be a special need at this
time. The senate is a very important part
of the machinery of government. It has
its functions' clearly outlined by the con
stitution, and Its action is entitled to the
same consideration as the action of any
other branch of the government, all de
riving their powers from the same instru
ment. '"It will have a serious part to play
during the next two years, and It be
hooves the younger members to push to
the front and help mould the character ot
the body.
OTHER LAXD9 THA Otfts.
Governor Mickey has exercised his
privilege of introducing a bill Into the
legislature after the forty-day limit has
expired. The governor will also reserve
the right to have the -last say on bills
that come to him for action after the
sixty-day limit has expired and the
lawmakers have shut up shop and gone
home.
. THE HOME RULE AMENDMENTS.
Two resolutions for constitutional
amendments providing for home rule for
Nebraska municipalities are pending in
the legislature.
One Introduced in the bouse by Rep
resentative Foster simply confers upon
the legislature authority by appropriate
legislation to vest the inhabitants of
cities with tha power to frame and adopt
their own system of local government,
the only condition being that such char
ters, or amendments of charters already
adopted, shall not go into effect until
they have been ratified by the voters of
the city.
The other ameudment, which has
been fathered by Representative McMul
len in the house and by Senator Thomas
In the senate, goes Into greater detail as
to the method by which the right of mu
nicipal home rule shall be exercised. It
provides for a charter commission of
twenty-one freeholders to prepare and
formulate tha charter, which is to be sub
mitted then to the qualified electors at
a general or special suction, and If rati-
The president is said to be dissatisfied
with his Panama canal commissioners.
It must be admitted that the recent in
vestigation by congress showed that
soi)6 of the members had begun to
realize their opportunities rather early
without even the excuse of precedent to
fall back upon.
Members of the lower house of the
Nebraska legislature are trying to re
press the orators in that body by a five
minute rule. If the five-minute limit is
established the office of speaker will re
solve Itself into a position of time
keeper and a referee may be needed
later.
It is adding Insult to the injury of
repeated news of Russian defeat for
Muscovites at Paris to announce that
Kouropatkln's retreat is the result of a
settled plan. Should be be forced to
surrender we will doubtless be told that
that too is part of the prearranged plan.
Striking; Primary Lessons.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The statement has frequently been made
that war la a groat educator. In the course
of time It is barely possible that Russia
will be able to get out of the primary de
partment.' When Doctors Disagree.
Baltimore American. ,
As an offset to the oslerisation of men
over 60 comes Dr. Fperry of Ohio, who ho.ds
that men can live in health and activity
to the age ot 160. As theory Is on of the
few free things besides the atmosphere In
which people can Indulge to their heart's
content, sexagenarians can take their
choice of either extreme.
HateblasT New Trust.
Philadelphia Press.
A Pneumatlo Tube trust has been pro
moted, with a New Jersey permit to way
lay and despoil the governmeht of the
United States whenever It shall seriously
undertake the installation of an under
ground service for expediting mall delivery
In cities.
The growing restlveness of the people be
cause of the exactions of artificial monopo
lies does not appear In the least to daunt
the etlort of promoters. As soon as a new
BEEP TRl'ST BENEVOLENCE.
A Dawn East View ot Commissioner
Garfleld's Report.
Boston Transcript.
When Congressman Lorlmer of Chicago
predicted that Commissioner Garfield
would have to report that the Beef tiust
was making very small profits, hot more
than 2tt per cent at the outside, the publlo
was disposed to treat his figures with
scorn: but the official statement comes to
close to them that we may assume that
the congressman did not make an Over
claim to familiarity with the trust s meth
ods of bookkeeping. It is reasonable to
suppose that the packers have roduccd
their business to the most economical and
effective terms. They permit nothing to
go to waste. They utilise every ounce of
the animal, even the tufts of hair iu the
ears being made Into paint bruBhis.and
the knuckle joints Into buttons, and were
It not for all these by-products, declared
the congressman, there would be little, if
any, profit In the business. t
The trust now has the great advantage
of an official declaration, based upon a
doubtless careful Investigation, lhat these
representations were substantially correct.
For the time being, at least, that comblna
Uon stands in the position of a publlo bene
factor. It has the power to furnish a
great food staple at the lowest possible price,
and has apparently employed It for the
benefit of the people. True, the report ad
mits that large profits have been made on
the private car lines, but It Is careful to
point out that this has made very little
difference with the price of the trust
products to the consumer. It Is apparent
from all this that ths government has not
taken the part of a prosecuting attorney In
this Investigation. It has admitted all
evidence at Its face value. It does not find
the business over-oapltallsed; In short, the
report Is little less than a vindication upon
every point at Issue.
With the government acting in such an
impartial spirit, the great combinations
have little reason to make objections to the
tendency to closer supervision of their
operations. The packers have not been In
so comfortable a position In years aa now,
and doubtless they would be glad to have
the situation remain Just aa it la. But
that Is hardly possible. There are some
things that still excite popular suspicion.
The profits upon the business do not seem
to account for the great personal fortunes
that have been drawn from It. Congress
man Lorlmore referred to some of the great
merchants who would not be satisfied with
less than 10 per cent profit on their opera
tions, and probably made nearer 20 or 80.
But how is It that at these high figures in
the Instances quoted, ths acquisition of
wealth does not progress faster than In the
beef business with Its I per cent of profit?
The publlo makes its deductions from
brorfd, general facta, and It will doubtless
take more than the commissioner's report
to uproot Its conclusions. But It that re
port Is substantially correct, what is the
government going to doabout It? If the
Beef trust Is reslly a public benefactor,
even though, technically a violator of fed
eral law, can national authority afford to
embarrass Its operations and raise the prise
of meat to the consumer? It Is the burden
of living against which the latter Inveighs;
about derails and technicalities he does
not concern himself. There is doubt lees a
general feeling that there la something un
der or behind all this that has not yet been
disclosed. The protest has been too loud
and too universal to be thus easily silenced.
The crisis In the political relations be
tween Sweden and Norway Is developing
with an Impressive rapidity, and according
to the latest reports there Is something
more than a possibility that It may result
In war. Although the existing trouble Is
of long standing. It first became acute a
few weeks ago, when King Oscar II, upon
the plea of falling health, but really, as
it la supposed, because he had grown
weary of a difficult and thankless task,
abdicated In favor of his son.
One Of the first acts ot ths duke of
Wermland, thus constituted prince regent,
was to send a communication to the com
mittee of the Storthing which had the con
troverted questions under consideration in
which, after urging the members ot that
committee to keep the welfare of Norway,
and that only, under their eyes, he went on
to express the opinion that the welfare of
Norway depended upon the maintenance
ot the union with Sweden, and he there
fore urged the committee In emphatic terms
to take no action by which that union
would be imperiled. This advice seems to
have been resented as an unwarranted in
terference on the part of the sovereign
with Norwegian affairs, and the resigna
tion of the Norwegian ministry has pre
cipitated a situation whose Issue remains
In doubt.
...
France has not found In Its Russian alli
ance all that It hoped from It, and the
weakness abroad and at home developed by
that power, when put to the test, has beon
a surprise and a grave disappointment to
It. It Is as If In making the alliance the
republic had bought a gold brick. But It
la hardly so bad as that, and has had nu
merous advantages. The London Statist
saya that before France entered into this
alliance It was Isolated from the world.
There was such estrangement between
Itself and Italy that Italy, through fear of
Its neighbor beyond the Alps, entered Into
the triple alliance. At the same time there
wa much friction between France and
England, and the relations between Spain
and the republic were far from satlsiac
tory. Now the entenie cordia.e has been
established between England and France,
and an exceedingly good understanding has
been brought about -with Italy. Ai.d. lustly,
France has apparently satisfied Bpuin in
regard to Morocco. Instead, then, of bring
Isolated from ail the world and estranged
from all Its neighbors, it Is now on ex
cellent terms with all of them except Ger
many. . Consequently, the temporary dis
ablement ot Russia does not affect It so
seriously as at first might appear.
The Italian railway employes are fertile
in expedients to secure concessions which
might be procured by a strike, if strikes
were lawful on the Italian railroads, in
Italy railway strikes are prohibited under
heavy penalties, so that dissatisfied em
ployes must resort to other devices to en
force their demand The Italian railway
men decided to nag the traveling public,
and thereby force concessions, by obeying
the railway regulations too literally. As an
employe cannot be punished Justly for
strictly following rules, it is difficult to dis
cover a way to discipline him. The ticket
sellers compel passengers to tender the pre
cise amount ot fare, aa required by the
rules, strictly interpreted. This causes ex
asperating delays. The offices are closed
promptly at five minutes before the time
fixed for the departure of the trains,
wheress formerly a little grace was al
lowed. Baggage Is scrupulously examined
and If It exceeds ever so little the quantity
allowed the passenger Is held up and prob
ably misses his train. Obsolete rules have
suddenly been revived If they delay travel.
The freight business Is also obstructed by
all sorts of perfectly- regular but annoying
expedients. The tactics resorted to have
pot been very successful, and the self-imposed
duties of the men engaged In the
lawful strlko have lengthened their hours
ot labor.
.
An occasional Russian correspondent of
the London. Times,, discussing the question
whether political or economic causes had
most to do' with the recent upheaval in St.
Petersburg and other large cities, gives an
Interesting review of the recent growth of
political organization In the ciar's domin
ions. . Ths first Russian labor association
was formed at St. Petersburg ten or twelve
years ago, under the name of "Union of
Struggle for the Emancipation of the Work
ing Classes." There were In the early days
of the movement only ISO to 200 members;
but they were all active agitators. They
carried on a vigorous propaganda among
the artisans of the capital, from whom they
obtained subscriptions. Their annual budget
soon rose to some 20,000 rubles. Students
and other outsiders became Interested In
the association and helped to collect funds
for It. This had to be done with the great
est circumspection. Balls and other festi
vals were organised, but even this was
dangerous, as the police kept strict watch
over the treasurers of students' balls. Some
times money was collected nominally to
help some struggling artist, a starving torn
lly, or a poor female student dying of con
sumption. Branches of the union were es
tablished In Moscow, Kleff, Ekaterinoslaff
and a few other towns. But the connection
between the various groups was very slight
as regular Intercommunclatlon was practi
cally Impossible.
A measure of native discontent Is appre
hended On account of a kind of pan-Ethiopian
notion which has spread among the
black tribes or South Africa, Impelling
them to assert their pretensions to Inde
pendence and nationality. It seems to have
.been originally an Importation from Amer
ica and to have come in with those who,
under the guise of missionaries, have taken
It on themselves to preach the doctrine of
Africa for the African races. The propa
ganda has sown and is still sowing seeds
of discontent among the native tribes, and
serves to perpetuate restless and unsettled
notions among them. If a great leader
of their race were to arlss capable of over
coming the mutual jealousies of the various
tribes and uniting them In common action,
the movement toward Ethloplanlsm might
assume formidable Aspects, but no such
tribal or national deliverer has yet ap
peared. The movement so' far signifies
merely a spirit of native unrest and vague
discontent, which under ertaln circum
stances might become dangerous, but which
will probably blow over, aa "simitar moods
ot black Inquietude have done In the past
ever since ths white colonist appeared.
Spain Is gradually waking up to the con
sciousness that is Is better oft than It was
before the war, and that to have cut loose
from Its troublesome and unprofitable colo
nial possessions was ths most prosperous
thing that could have happened to It. Its
domestlo Industries are reviving; its fac
tories at Bilboa and Barcelona and other
points are more active than they have ever
been before, and there' are everywhere
signs of a genuine Industrial awakening,
such as Spain has not known for many a
generation. It harbors no grudge against
us on account of the late war and lu ter
ritorial losses. On the contrary It has
come to regard both not as a calamity, but
as a blessing In disguise. It Is grutlfying
that the wounds of war have healed so
readily and that the proud and valiant and
Interesting old nation, set In the front of
such a glowing historic background, has
accepted Us situation with so much good
sense and dignity and Is turning Its various
resources to such excellent account.
A Polities! Defloltloa.
Minneapolis Journal.
a i.(1tlve txach. dear reader, la a
member who always has a pair on ques
tions that axe too ne vo om pivaea.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Ex-Senator Pettlgrew Is spouting loud
and long for Roosevelt and his policies. f
A bill to abolish open gambling In Nevada
has been introduced In the legislature and
the author was living at last accounts.
Prohibition was making some headway
In the Texas legislature until an Indiscreet
booster pulled an original package. Trouble
started on the spot
As yet there is no visible evidence of the
effect of the deluge of prsyer poured out in
Philadelphia for the salvation of the mayor.
He is doing business In the $30,000,000 city
hall and refuses to see the error ot his
ways.
Kansas City tried to put on a new charter
suit one day this week, but the fellows
who hate Innovations and restrictions
rallied at the polls anil ripped It up the
back. The so-called "good citizens" staid
at home.
Governor Hamy of Indiana, refuses to np
polnt any man to office who drinks in
toxicants, even if he does not drink to ex
cess. It Is going to be tough for politicians
to ask for transfers from the band wagon
to the water wagon.
By a vote of 118 to 83 the Massachusetts
House of Representatives has refused so
to amend the "semicolon" law as to permit
licensed Innholders to sell liquor until mid
night. For the present, 11 o'clock will con
tinue to be the curfew hour for thirst in
good old Boston.
The Michigan legislature last week named
a baby by concurrent resolution. The
father of the child is representative William
J. Stannard. The Infant will be called
Theodore Warner Stnnnnrd, In honor of the
president of the t'nlted States and Governor
Warner cf Michigan.
Indiana has enacted a cigarette law, to
take effect June 1, h result of which will
be watched with Interest. No person can
directly or indirectly manufacture, sell, ex
change or give away or ktep In his
possession a cigarette or cigarette paper or
wrappeis. The punishment Is severe for
violating the law and extends, to imprison
ment. John Nolan of Brookllne Mass., was
removed from the mall carrier servicefor
some unmentloned reason. Then Mr. Nolan
got busy and touctied of a happy thought.
K plea for reinstatement, backed by photo
i;rnphs of himself, wife and fifteen lldle
Nolana, wos filed with President Roosevelt
Mr. Nolan got his Job and the tribe of
Nolan Is correspondingly jubilant.
The campaign for mayor of Chicago Is
turning on the question of municipal owner
ship of the street railways. ' Democrats
favor the proposition; republicans oppose.
One of the developments of the campaign Is
the resignation of Joseph Medlll Patterson,
as managing editor ot the Chicago Tribune
to take the stump for Judge Dunne demo
cratic nominee.. . Meanwhile the Tribune
under control of Mr. Patterson senior, is
supporting Mr. Harlan, the republican
nominee.
ONE NEBRASKA KNOCKER.
Scoots the Oft-Cent Profit Claim ot tha
Beef Trust Report.
Washington Post.
"I am engaged In the killing of beef cattlo
myself In a small way, and so when I read
the recent government report on the Beef
trust, I didn't know whether to laugh or
cuss?" said Mr. J. E. Minor of Nebraska.
"This report speaks of average profit per
head of cattle handled by the combine as
being 99 cents. Here's richness tor you.
But why not have added the extra cent?
It would not have sounded quite so much
like a bargain counter mark down. There
Isn't a small local dealer in the land who
buys steers for dressing and selling to
retailers that will not admit, if he is honest,
that his profits in each carcass will amount
to from 15 to tS, and oftentimes more. It
will do- this even in my section of the
country, where we make nothing out of
the hair, horns, hoofs, and other by
products that the big Chicago fellows make
to balance the expense of handing ths
cattle.
"The Idea of 99 cents per head as In
average profit to the combine Is so su
premely preposterous that It seems strange
It could be seriously promulgated as a
document fathered by any department of
this government. Among western producers
of cattle It will awaken lively Indignation.
If Washington can't give us more reliable
atatlstlcs than this It would be better
not to furnish any."
Fifty Yean ths Standard
Made from puro cream of
fsriar derived from grapes.
FLAsllUS OF FIX.
Her Why do ou pieter hotel food to raj
cooklr-i.' , , ...
- Him At a hotel I can always look at ths
menu and see what I in eating. Cleveland
Leader.
"Don't you feel foolish peddling these
nonsensical toys.''' asked the nuu of se
vere laeals. ... .....
"Ves, ' answered the street fakir, 'I fee
rather foonsn. but what do you think of
the people who buy era?' Washington
Star. v
"Say, boss," begun the beggar, "I'm
outer work an" . ...
"hee here, ' imernipted Goodart. "I gave
you 50 cents last week."
"Well ver ve earned more since, aln t
yer? " Philadelphia Ledger.
BJones How did Jackson acquire his rep
utattin for unusual insight and sngiiolty?
Psmith He has, a habit oi saying, 'By
George, that's i! I never thought of that
before! Chicago Tribune.
Wlfey John, In your sleop last night yqu
door." - rA-'
John Well, I meant Jones' auto, you
know this year's model has a. side en-v
trance. Philadelphia Bulletin.
aniMSSBni
"I noticed you grimacing while I was
making my after dinner speech. Was that
an old story I told?"
"Old story! It will be sixty years next
Saturday since that story entered the old
Jokes' home, and they are going to chloro
form It promptly at high noon!" Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
CHARGE OF THE BARGAIN BRIGADH.
Leslie s Weekly.
Half a league, half a league.
Half a league onward!
Quick to the bargain sale
Rushed the Six Hundred.
"Forward, female brigade!
Charge the dress goous," she said.
To the department store
Surged the Six Hundred.
"Forward, female brigade!"
Was there a soul dismayed?
Hopeful, but yet afraid
Counters were plunderedl
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs but to dress and fly;
Theirs only but to try
To get there first or dlel
Quick to that bargain sale
Tore the Six Hundred!
Silks to the right of them,
Ginghams to left of them.
Linens before them,
Floor walkers wonderedl
Quizzing the tired clerks,
(You know Just how It works).
Pawing with frantlo Jerks.
Remnants all sundered.
Bravely they rushed and well.
Hither and yon, pell-mell.
Without a breathing spell,
Crasy Six Hundred.
Flashed fingers here and there
Snapping up bargains rare.
Each seeming not to care
i That the clerks wondered.
Right down the Una they broke.
Grabbed remnants-holy smokel
Bargain sales are no joke!
Every one blundered.
Fought for the choicest goods,
Frantlo Six Hundred!
What a clean-up they made
At that wild bargain raid!
"Will the goods wash or fadef
Each woman wondered.
Honor the nerve displayed
Over each 9-cent trade.
Whether 'twas charged or paid.
Tired Six Hundred.
COAL WOOD COKE KINDLING
We sell the best Ohio Cooking Cost-clean, hot, lasting.
Rock Springs. Hanna, Sheridan, Walnut Block, 8team Coal.
Best medium grade Is Illinois Nut SO; Egg and Lump $8.20.
For heaters and furnaces-Cherokee Nut $5.25; Lump
$0.5O. A hot bdrner-Mls-JOurl Nut. large size $4.00: Lump
$4.75. Scranton-the best Pennsylvania Anthracite mined. 4
Spadra-the hardest and cleanest Arkansas Anthracite.
All ooal hand-aoreaned and weighed evar any olty aoalaa daalrad.
COUTANT & SQUIRES, ,0Z&te&w
'on't Get Left
Recognized as the best made in the world
our clothing is meeting with its just
reward in this sweeping sale. Last spring
and summer suits and top coats, worth
$15, $1650, $18, $20, $22.50 and $25,
are now
$12.50
Style and quality equal this season's pro
ductions and now while the chance pre
sents itself prepare for your summer's
comfort in advance at a very liberal sav
ing. Choose while you may,
they wont last loif.
"NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OUBS."
R. a WILCOX, Mar.
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