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Subscribed In my presence and aworn to
before ma this 31st uay of March, IMS.
(Seal) M. B. HUNUATS.
Notary Public.
It la now "up to"' General Linevltcli
to prove that .May 1 is not moving tiny
in Manchuria.
Ha flu- waited on long for the prom
ised tuburban trolley lines, we ought to
hare the beat when they really couie.
From the fact that Kojestvenskv's
aqtiaaron was seen April 11 It is easy
to believe the report of a fight ou April
30 a canard.
rteveral charitable and educational lu
titutlona in theae parta would be will
ing to aecept $100,000 windfalls and
uo ouefUona asked.
The political map makers will now
buay themselves rearranging the ward
lines go as to cut Omaha Into twelvs
illcos In place of nlaa.
While giving advice to local assessors
tli State Board of Equalisation ahould
renw ruber that au oupee of example Is
worth a ton of Instruction. :
Belgium has called a conference of
the powers to discuss scientific ques
tions, but It Is to be distinctly under
stood that the science of war is to be
barred.
If one day la not enough we feel sure
Mayor Zlmruan. will be sufficiently ac
commodating to proclaim another day
of cleaning, or as many as may be
necessary.
As tie Investigation of the Beef trust
goes on, the price of beef goes up. If
one Is cause and the other effect, the
meat packers might not be averse to
periodic investigations.
From tha number of Boer generals
winning unenviable notoriety in the
I'nlted States at the present time pri
vates , must have . been scarce in the
irmy opposing the British a few years
go.
If Ibe expense of the Equitable liti
gation Is to be paid out of money be
longing' to tha policy holders, the ques
tion may arise whether mutuallsarioii
will be .of benefit to any but the law
rr. .
Champions of "undented democracy"
ihould take notice that it waa on "Jef
ferson day" that the University of Vir
ginia threw off the form of government
Imposed by its founder and Installed a
twentieth century president.
Ohio republicans have already Issued
a t-aril for their state convention. Ne
braska republicans will have to wait to
find out first whether the abolition by
statist of the elections for this year
will run ttie gauntlet of the supreme
court. ,u
A l ulled States court in Kausos de
tlarea a state of war existed with China
when the forces of this country marched
to Feklng. but so far the learned Judge
bas failed to specify any act of congress
either recognising a state of war or de
claring one.
locs any one believe those Kuiopean
rulea who are sailing over the Mediter
ranean sea exchanging titlea to office
are having half aa much fun out of It
a rs Fresldent Kooaevelt dodging bis
enthusiastic countrymen between wolf
bunts and bear chases .
' A Jury should be luipauneled at once
by the district court to Bud out whether
the unfortunate juror who attempted to
borrow $1 from one of the attorneys In
the case In which lie. was alttlug made
a mistake In the amount, or merely a
mistake in the attorney.
If the questlous asked by the commit
tee fnvestlgatlng the affairs of the Equi
table Life are ever auswered In public
vanagers of life Insurance rompanlea
nay be compelled to adopt new methods
after publicity haa destroyed the value
Af in rogne at present.
AS A WORLD POW EH-
The position of the United States as
a world power Is universally admitted
There are some of our public men
among them the late democratic candi
date for president, who ussert Hint this
republic has leeu a world power nlinost
from Its lerlnniug; thttt we became
such Immediately or very soon after the.
establishment of independence nnd have
been ever since growing In character
and Importance as a world power. One
of our most distinguished citizen a few
days ago asserted this and undoubtedly
a great many of our people entertain
this opinion.
That there is a certain amount of
Justification for It is not to be denied,
yet the Intelligent reader of American
history will hardly be able to admit
that we have been throughout that his
tory a world power in anything like the
character In which that term applies to
day. It is unquestionably true that
citations can be made from our dlplo
matlc record, going back to tlie very
beginning of the government, which
will show that even In our weakness as
a nation we exerted a certain influence.
or at all events commanded a degree of
respect, from other countries, yet t he
fact remains that so far as the affairs
of the world were concerned we were.
not In those times regarded as a power
to be seriously considered or one to be
consulted In regard to the great inter
ests affecting the leading nations. On
the contrary, lu European Issues and
controversies the United States, even
though it might have interests involved,
was absolutely Ignored and the issues
lietween such powers were disposed of
without regard to American inter
ests or rights. For a very long time
after this country became independent it
received very little of that considera
tion and courtesy from F.uropeau pow
ers which should have been accorded
to It. but rather was compelled to ex-
IKTience the almost unanimous hostil
ity, commercial and political, of the na
tions of Europe.
It is therefore not true that we have
always been a workl power in anything
like the sense that we are today. We
have grown into this position gradually
and our attainment of it has beeu won
by the exercise of an energy and enter
prise, in competition with the rest of the
world, for which no parallel Is to be
found In human history. There is no
question that today the United States is
a world power, aixl more than that it is
perhaps the greatest of world powers,
destined In the future to wieid a greater
Influence In the political and commercial
affairs of mankind than any other na
tion does now or has ever done. Let us
not as a people make any mistake as to
the commanding position which our
country occupies among the nations.
Let us not undervalue our great place
and Influence In the affairs of the world.
And let us not forget that pence and
good will are essential to the promotion
of the welfare and progress of all people.
It is as the advocate of peace that this
republic Is most potent in the affairs of
the world. .....
rOSlTlOSS IS rAKAMA.
Notwithstanding all that has been said
about the unhealthful climate of the
Isthmus of Fanama It appears that there
Is a great rush to secure positions under
the Canal commission. It appears that
the Civil Service commission lias had no
less than 50,000 applications for Jobs on
the Isthmus and has already examined
more than 5,0iH candidates. A Wash
ington dispatch Bays that a "great ma
jority of the applicants for places on the
canal are actuated by a spirit of adven
ture. They see an opportunity to get a
free trip to a strange couutry and think
that during their idle hours they may
run across a "hidden gold mine or make
a fortune raising bananas. "When they
find that the government requires an
agreement to be signed, by which the
employe binds himself to work for the
United States at least one year, many of
the candidates tear up their application
papers. Others are dropped because of
poor physical condition."
The facts seem to show that there are
a great many people In this country who
are especially anxious to get luto the
service of the government, where per
manence of teuure for competent per
sons is assured, and it suggests the in
creasing difficulty of securing employ
ment in corporate or private enterprises,
except by persons of first-class ability.
There Is reason to lelieva that this diffi
culty is steadily growing and it presents
a somewhat serious question as to the
future. Meanwhile it is evident that the
Canal commission will have no trouble
in securing all the workers it needs of a
certain class that is, such as come un
der the clVll service rules.
that the view of the comptroller of the
treasury Is correct. The practice of
granting rebates to corporations or In
dl vidua Is being confessedly wrong, it Is
no less so in the case of the government
and it Is certainly true that acceptance
of rebates by the government must In
evitably have a pernicious effect. Mani
festly the government cannot afford to
violate a 'aw which It lit endeavoring to
enforce.
UOVUtXMKA'T AKD UK BATES.
It will strike most people as rather re
markable that while the government is
making war on the rebate system a de
partment ahould enter into an arrange
ment with one of the transcontinental
railroads which provides for allowing a
rebate to contractors engaged on govern
ment irrigation work. It appears that
such an arrangement was made last fall
between the secretary of the Depart
ment of the Interior and trie Southern
Pacific railway. Recently the. matter
has come before the comptroller of tho
treasury and that official has taken the
position that the agreement is In viola
tion of the Interstate commerce law. Ills
contention Is that It Is poor business for
the government to be in, especially when
there is such a public outcry against re
bates. He Is unable to see by what au
thority the government "can coutract
with a railroad that a contractor's plant
shall receive a rebate lu freights not ap
plicable to other shippers. The comp
troller urged that the government, above
all others, should not lie party to a viola
tion of either the letter or spirit of the
Interstate commerce act as regards the
question of rebates.
Notwithstanding the fact that under
this arrangement the goverumeut can
save a considerable sum of money, we
'ink there can be do reasonable doubt
Sl'UKAO THE O(M)l) iroui.
Local pride is a vital factor in the
growth and prosperity of every thriving
city. Omaha Is at the point where the
development of a strong local pride cau
contribute materially to its advance
ment. People outside of Omaha will
have confidence In Omaha only If those
who live here and do business here
themselves display confidence in the
city. Tliis expression of confidence.
moreover, must be of the vigorous, un
compromising sort rather than of the
timid, shrinking kind.
Every man, woman and child inter
ested In Omaha should be willing to
prove his faith on all occasion. Every
person who travels abroad should leave
a trail as he goes in praise of Omaha
and exert himself constantly U counter
ed the 111 effects of any bad advertising
the city may have had through unfortu
nate experiences In the past.
The same Is true with reference to
the entertainment of outside visitors in
Omaha. Every ierson who accepts our
hospitality, no matter how short the
time, should be converted before he de
parts Into a messenger for good in lie-
half of Omaha.
Ueputatlou may not be the same thing
as character, but ix-ople Judge largely
of cities as they do of menby what
they hear of them, and confirm their
Judgments later by what they see of
theiri. If Omaha can make a good first
Impression by its reputation we will be
glad to take chances on confirming that
impression when we have the oppor
tunity to give a practical demonstration.
There never was a time In the history
of Omaha when so many good things
could be said about the city and there
never was a time in Its fifty years' his
tory when there was so little excuse for
saying bad things about it.
labor t4.n4.7tjt. This looks like a large and
Inviting field for economy, retrenchment
and reform. We advise Mr. tndis to
enter It with his pruning knife whetted.
Kaorklii he Opea Door.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The open door In the Orient Is more
thought of now by western manufacturing
peoples than It will he a dosen years hence.
From present indications long before 1:D
the principal reason for keeping the trade
doors of China and Japan wide open will
be to let in raw materials and permit
rgres to manufactured goods, which will
be shipped to countries whoee peoples now
fondly fancy that the Chinese and Japa
nese were created to be exploited by them.
loTeatmeat Fakea.
Portland Oregonlxn.
The people who attempt to get rich
quickly by putting their money in wildcat
schemes have ben getting some hard les
sons lately. Strange that people do not
gain Wisdom by experience. If Inventors
would stop to consider that If the deceivers
who concoct these schemes and foist them
upon the public had one-tenth part of tho
paying Investments they advertise ao lib
erally they would under no conditions part
With the stock, fewer lambs would be
shorn. A really good and profitable bual
ness does not need to advertise the sale of
the stock to any great extent, aa It will
sell itself, and there are always plenty of
snrewd InveKtora willing and ready to pur
chase. It Is a case of Investors seeking the
investment, not of investment seeking the
Investors.
By the election of Oencral Mauager
Mohler to the position of vice presi
dent, Omaha Is again favored with a
resident executive officer of the Union
Pacific. If this will give Mr. Mohler
greater Influence and authority to bring
about improvements In which the peo
ple of Omaha are especially Interested
they will have cause to congratulate
themselves, as well as him.
The action of oue of the South Omulia
national banks increasing its capital
stock Is a decidedly good sign. All the
changes in bank capitalization in this
city since the crash of 1803 have been
In the direction of contracting tho cap
ital stock. Banks do not, as a rule, In
crease their stock liabilities unless h
growing and prosperous business de
mands it.
Lincoln druggists protest that if tlm
new rules promulgated by the excise
board against ordering soda water wilh
a wink are to he enforced it will not be
worth while taking out permits to sell
liquor. But perhaps it may. turn out
that the order is simply evidence of a
new broom that may not sweep so clean
when it gets worn at the edges.
That municipal asphalt repair plant
will have plenty of work to do when It
Is once Installed. In the Interval, how
ever, it might be saved considerable
work by the enforcement of a few pre
cautionary rules on building contractors
and public service colorations, who are
responsible for most of the pavement
mutilation.
The statement of a Japanese official
that that country owes all that It has
in the way of progress to the United
States is giving big credit to a country
which was only after a chance to swap
merchandise when Commodore Perry
made his visit
Now that It has beeu decided tiiat
the laws of the United States relating
to convict labor do not apply to the
canal zone, the Monte Carlo promoters
may find a temporary foothold on the
western continent until the laws are
patched up.
The publication of the correspondence
between the United States and Japan
at the beginning of tho eastern war
shows beyond doubt that the Japanese
naval forces before Port Arthur were
unleashed before the vue-halloo was
souuded.
Think What He la Mlaalna.
Chlcugo Inter Ocean.
Rojestvensky suffers, of course, from thu
disadvantage of not being able to secure a
prompt dally delivery of the American
newspapers to which the Journalistic naval
experta are contributing paragraphs.
Tho Fly In the Cocktail.
Waxhlniton Post.
Director of the Mint Roberts aays tlieia
will be a greater production of gold thla
year than ever before in the history of
the country. It would be fine if the output
could be mutualUed instead of going into
the old channels.
Alaska's Advantage.
Philadelphia Record.
Tha supreme court holds Alaska to ba a
part of the L'nlted States and not a co
lonial possession. Alaska Is a part of
the continent. Were It separated from tha
United States by a grest stretch of water
things would be different, and a Jury made
up of six men would do as well as a Jury of
twelve.
Extravagance In Printing.
Indlunapolls News.
Representative C. B. Laudls of this state
bus announced his Intention of making u
thorough investigation of ths public print
ing offlca with a view of affecting practical
reforms. Ths movement does not come any
too aooo and Mr. Iindia' long connection
with tha house committee on public print
ing should qualify him to lead tt. It might
have been begun before without being re
garded as prematura. Ist year the public
printing ofllcs paid for paper 7M,3sf. for
material and supplies 7M.M4. for litho
graphing gud engraving 26. 161 aud for
FROM )KA TO M K V
Possible I ae of the Prnnoaed I nlnn
raelSe Stork laane.
Cleveland Leader.
Announcement by the fnlon Pacific of
the Issue of IMO.ono.mY. of bond revives
the story tlmt the Hnrrlman. Kuhn. rh
Co.. and, possibly, the Rockefeller in
terests, Intend to guin control, as soon ns
may be, of the New York Central. Possi
bly this Issue does not mean anything of
the kind. In the west and northwest It is
believed that Mr. Harrlmnn and those as
sociated with him desire, as speedily ns
possible, to clinch their hold upon all the
transcontinental systems In the l'nlted
States, save the (Jrent Northern, nnd that
this desire is heightened In Intensity by
the knowledge thst the Panama canal Is a
certainty.
Of course. In all these matters surmise
must take the place of certainty, for no
one knows Just what the purposes and
ambitions of the railway magnates and
great capitalists are save themselves and
those In Immediate executive touch with
them. The desire for the acquisition of
more railways would seem to point to a
sentiment on the part of the ruulti-mll-llonairea
that congress will not phss any
laws In its coming extra session that will
seriously detract from the values of great
transportation properties. From one point
of view this confidence is gratifying; from
another it is not so pleasant.
I.OBRVlXi WITH A MASK.
Corporation Lawyers In the Hole of
"Friends of the People."
New York Times,
lobbying Is an evolution. Methods of
twenty years ago are now obsolete. In the
olden days the professional promoter ap
proached members of the legislature,
frankly avowed what his corporation
wanted and how much It was willing to
pay. The new, up-to-date lobbyist is a law
yer, who with some corporation's fee In his
pocket, mssquerades as a friend of the
puhllc In order better to promote some
legislation In which his corporation client
la Interested. Ttwre has been so much
lobbying of that sort In Albany during the
present session rttar newspaper correspond
ents and the aore elf-respecting members
of the legislature, we understand, have
had to be constantly on their guard lest
statements given them by supposed friends
of tho public interest should turn out to
have for their object the promotion Of leg
islation designed to benefit some corpora
tion nt the expense of the public. The
worst of It Is that most of the lawyers who
are engaged In this audacious and outra
geous practice are men who are supposed
to have standing in their profession and in
the community from which they come.
The old style lobbyist was a despicable
creature, but at least he had the merit
of being free from hypocrisy. He wore
no mask. As compared with the more
modern type of lobbyist, who Is now crowd
ing him out of the game, he was ns much
more entitled to consideration than Is the
highwayman who attacks you openly to
the housebreaker, who steals Into your
domicile and chloroforms you In order to
get away with your valuables.
It might be made a rule in Albany that
any person appearing before a committee
of the legislature should be compelled to
state what Interests he represents.
BITS OF WSHInTO' i.irK.
Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
n the Spot.
The collapse of swindling com ems
various parts of the country, notably
Philadelphia and Kansas City, prompts Uv
postmaster general to order an Investl
gation of this branch of the postal service
with a view to more effective supervision
of concerns which derive existence fr m
the use of the niails. The rule hcretofor
followed was to order an inquiry when
complaint Is made by an aggrieved cltlsen
The complainant Is required to subnil
evidence of the use of the mails for the
purpose of fraud. It Is not enough to show
thst the scheme operated is impractlca
and therefore fraudulent, and that mall I
delivered to the concern complained of.
A renin of red tnpe must he unwound be
fore the machinery of Investigation Is se
In motion. When results are obtained
from the department the damnge is done
thousands of puople are swindled, the
swindlers nre at liberty to skip, and the
door ndorned with sign as expressive a
that which greeted the victims In Kansa
City a few days ago:
"Oood by, you Suckers, Good by."
Postmaster General Cortelyou has made
up his mind to ascertain whether or no
any one in the Post office department was
shielding the Philadelphia swindlers, and I
so whether they are still In the service
One of the Interesting side lights ou this
case Is that Harrison J. Barrett, nephew o
the late Assistant Attorney General Tyner,
was the counsel for the Storey Cotton com
pnny. It Is supposed that this fact may
have had some Influence on the depart
ment's failure to act on Holdeu's reports.
The records of the Investment company
show that Barrett was paid a considerable
sum of money for passing on the literature
and advertising niwtter used by the pro
moters, his duty being to keep them with
in the pale of the law as administered by
his uncle.
Seekers after government positions should
find some way by which they can win the
good favor of William K. Loeb. Jr., sec
retary to the president. The surest way
by which that can be done seems to be
through the recovery of Rome valuable
article Mr. Loeb has lost. The finding
of a gold watch recently secured for Mrs
Michael G. Iauxmiin a $750 clerkship In the
coast and Geodetic Survey service, after
all other means of landing a position had
failed. Several days before he left Wash
ington with the president Lrfieb missed
the watch, a handsome one, and was much
disconcerted. The loss was udvertised In
the papers and In response Mrs. Iaux
man went to the White House und handed
the secretary his valuable timepiece. Mr.
jieo, in me exuberance' or his Joy, was
profuse in thanks and asked her whut
would be considered a suitable reward.
"Speak out." he said; "don't be backward."
MrsJ liuxnian took him at his word and
suggested that an appointment of some
character would lie entirely agreeable. The
secretary promised to do what he could,
and a few hours after the watch was re.
turned she received notice ot her appoint
ment us a stenographer in the Coast and
Geodetic survey.
Officials in the Navy department are re
celvlng with open pleasure the report of the
unprecedented target scores made from the
deck of the battleship Wisconsin In practice
on the Asiatic station. Training its guns
across the waters at Cavite, Philippine
islands, upon a rectangular canvas sail tar
get seventeen feet high and twenty-one feet
long, moored l.tiOt) yards distant, the gun
ners of the Wisconsin made eleven hits
out of eleven shots In five minutes and
forty seconds. Thlrteen-lnch guns were
used. At this rate the gunners of the
Wisconsin could place two shells against
the armored side of a ship l,mjO yards away
every minute. This Is the best record af
the American navy up to date, surpassing
even tho marvelous record made from the
same ship last year, when nine hits out of
ten shots came in five minutes and forty
seconds' firing.
OI.I HARRY HITTS I.
Satirical Remarks from n ,Qnala
Soarce nnd Warm Personage.
Harper's Weekly.
The following letter apropos of Mr.
Rockefeller's contribution to the American
Board of Foreign Missions, signed by
Satan and purporting to be written by the
Pevil, was received by Harper's Weekly
yesterday. The editor of the publication
asserts that he has reason to believe that
the name of Satan Is forged, and the name
of Mark Twain is mentioned In connection
with the crime.
"To the Editor of Harper's Weekly:
Dear Sir and Kinsman lt ua have done
with this frivolous talk. The American
board seeepta contributions from me every
year; then, why shouldn't It from Mr.
Rockefeller? In all the ages, three-fourths
of the support of the great charities hns
been conscience money, as my books will
show; then, what becomes of the sting
when that term la applied to Mr. Rocke
feller's gift? The American board s trade
la financed mainly from the graveyards.
Bequests, you understand. Conscience
money. Confession of an od crime and
deliberate perpetration of a new one; for
deceased's contribution Is a robbery of hU
heirs. Shall the board decline bequests
because they statid for one of these
offenses every time, snd generally for
both?
"Allow me to continue. The charge most
peralsently and resentfully and remorse
lessly dwelt upon is taht Mr. Rockefeller's
contribution is Incurably tainted by per
juryperjury proved against him In the
courts. It inakea us smile down In my
place! Because there Isn't a rich man
in your vast city who doesn't perjure him
self every year before the tux board. They
are all caked with perjury, many layers
thick, Ironclad, to speak. If thers is
one that Isn't, I desire to acquire him for
my museum, and will pay, dinosaur rates.
Will you ssy It Isn't Infraction of law, but
only annual evasion of It? Comfort your
selves with that nice distinction If you
like for ths present. But by and by, when
you arrive, I will show you something
Interesting a whole hellful of evaders!
Sometimes a frsnk lawbreaker turns up
elsewhere, but I get those others every
time.
"To return to inv muttons. I wish you to
remember that my rich perjurers are con
tributing to the American board with fre
quency; It Is money filched from the
sworn-off psrsonsl tsx; therefore It Is ths
wsges of sin; therefore It Is my money;
therefore It Is I that contribute It; and,
finally, It Is therefore as I hsvs said:
since ths board dally accepts contributions
from me. why should It decline them from
Mr. Rockefeller, who Is ss god ss I am,
let the courts say what they may?
"SATAN."
President Roosevelt has decided views on
the style of bayonets and swords that
should be furnished to American soldiers.
In a letter to the secretary of war. which
Just has been made public, he wrote us
follows:
"I must say that I think the ramrod bayo
net about as poor an Invention as I ever
saw. As you observed, it broke off short as
soon as hit with even moderate force. It
would have no moral effect and mighty
little physical effect. I think the sugges
tion of a short, triangular bayonet a great
Improvement. After you have gone over
the subject of the bayonet and the sword
take it up with me.
"I wish our officers could carrv rlflca.
If they carry any sword they ought to
carry a sword that they can cut or thrust
with. I do not aee any point In having
the cavalry armed with a bayonet, even
though the modern cavalryman Is nine
.ones out or teli on foot. He might have a
sword In his belt, only It ought to be a
sword that can do damage."
The president recommends that the
opinion of military attaches in the far east
on the subject of the bayonet und sword
be submitted to the general staff. Before
arty new bayonets are Issued the president
will pass unpn them.
PERSONAL OTES.
President Castro of Veneiuela Is very
touchy on the subject of short stature and
will never be seen In company with a tall
man or woman. If bs can help It. ,
One of the least of the Russian sailors
has escaped. The lucky fellow fell over
board, swam for seversl hours and was
picked up by a passing steamship.
Dodd, the sttorney for the Standard Oil,
In his defense of Rockefeller, missed the
main point of the charges against the
company; It has been very successful.
Prof, perclval Lowell of the Harvard
astroiilmlcal party at Flagstaff, Aris., haa
Just made the discovery that the Ery
thraeum sea on Mars hss turned from blua
green to chocolate brown.
One of the restores of ths new residence
of Mr. Duke, the head of the Tobacco
trust, will be a large, central hall, to be
used as a picture gallery. This will afford
fine opportunity for preserving the priceless
originals of some of the well known to
bacco pictures.
Mrs. Theodore P. Shouts, wife of the new
chairman of the Panama Canal commission,
Is quite a social favorite In Washington
and Is a close friend of Mrs. Leslie M.
Shaw, a friendship formed In Iowa when
Mrs. Fhonts was Miss Drske, the daughter
of a former governor of that state.
Nlchol Zavolsky. II years old, the
adopted son and trusted lieutenant of
Maxim Gorky, the Russian novelist snd
socialist, who recently came to this coun
try, has left New York with three com
panions to make s tour of the t'nlted
8tates for the purpose of spreading the
doctrines of aocalism among the poorer
classes.
At least one London editor seems to be
unimpressed by Dr. Osiers theory us to
the uselesness of men sfter the age of 40.
He advertises lu the Globe ss follows:
"Editor-reporter wanted for old established
weeaiy, experienced In public affairs, nnd
must be between to and 50; young and
nrainy applicants need not apply."
CBEAB3 -
GAUNffi
Improves the flavor
and adds to the heal th
fulncss of the food.
RF.CAI.MVn" PI BMC OFFICIALS.
StIMi A SOVRRRIK STATE.
No Shirt, a big chief of the I'malllla tribe
In Oregon, has been haunting the office of
the Indian commiwsloner in Washington
for a week. No Shirt heard of the new
white father who presidea over his com
rades' destinies behind a desk at Wash
ington. He found that he could not rest
content until he had seen and conversed
with the new chief. So No Shirt traveled
all tha way to Washington to meet Mr
Leupp. He was so pleased with his recep
tion that he finds It impossible to tear him
self away.
In the course of a speech disclaiming
against the admission of New Mexico to
statehood Senator Spooncr dramatically
held aloft a paper containing a list of
municipal office holders of a city of that
territory. He declared: "It reads like the
muster roll of a Spanish military com
pany." Senator Cullom suggested that Sen
ator Sponner read some of the names, but
the latter tossed the paper aside disdain
fully, saying: "I cannot read Spanish.-'
Senator Foraker, who favored admission,
picked up the paper, and after glancing at
the names, said: "With the senator's per
mission I will read some of them. Here are
a few of the names: Thomas Smith, Wil
liam Johnson, James O. Robinson, Charles
K. Clark and William McGlnnls. No ,0
very Spanish, ofter all."
Grenl Foe or Health.
Chicago Post.
The New York physician who told the
Society of Medical Jurisprudence that long
skirts were far more deadly foea to health
than spitting In the streets has taken tho
right end of the tight. If a man may ba
arrested for spitting on a sidewalk be
cause of the supposed danger to the health
of others, why may not a woman be en
titled to the same attention for a like
reason? A large number of women who
might fear to defy the rules of fashion
will be entirely untenable, to the luw. The
spitting habit la dirty and diNgusting, and It
Is well thut it should be penullied. but
why tiot the lung skirt also?
Frenk Fentnrea ut fltlaenablp.
New York Tribune.
Concerning the Japanese naturalisation
controversy in Texas. It really does seem
a little odd that we should grant cltlsen
shlp to men of one nation and at the same
time deny it to those .if another nstlon
nine ll is Showing Itself superior to ths first.
Effect of Sonth Dakota's Salt Against
orb Carolina.
New York Tribune.
A new way has apparently been found to
compel a state to pay Its debts. Cnder
the federal constitution, us originally
adopted, the supreme court was authorised
to try, In addition to suits to which the
l'nlted Stales was Itself a Dart v. suits
between two or more states, between a
state and cltlxeus of another state, be
tween citlaens of different states, between
cltlsens of the same state claiming lands
under giants of different states und be
tween a state, or the citizens thereof, and
foreign atates, citlsens or subjects." But
the latitude of this grant of Jurisdiction
was soon objected to by the champions of
state rights. They Insited thut the power
to sue a state should be abridged, and by
the eleventh amendment, ratified In IT!.
It was declared that no state ahould be
compelled to defend a suit briught against
It by citizens of another state, or by alien
citizens or subjects. Protected by this
amendment states have from time to time
scaled or repudiated their debts, and hold
ers of bonds, If citizens of other states or
aliens, have been debarred from redress
through federal action.
Nut long ago an Ingenious attempt was
made to get around the eleventh amend
ment and to accomplish what It plumply
forbids by Indirection. The state of North
Carolina issued In IHSa some bonds to aid
n tho construction of the Western North
Carolina railroad. Some years later the
state legislature "readjusted" this debt,
offering to compromise with the bondhold
ers. A large part of the Issue was taken
up on the state's terms. But certain own
ers held out for a redemption at face
iue. They could not personally bring
North Carolina Into court, but they con
ceived the Idea of presenting ten of the
outstanding bonds to the I'nlverslty of
South Dakota, a state Institution. South
Dakota thereupon brought suit In the
nlted States supreme court to recover
the face value of the bonds, with interest.
The case was hotly argued, but the su
preme court finally gave a verdict against
North Carolina, Issuing a Judgment In
South Dakota's favor for fc!7,4. This Judg
ment wss to be satisfied by January 1,
19D5. But a stay wss afterward1 grunted
until the first Monday In April. On Sat
urday. April 1, the attorney general of
North Carolina deposited a check for
27,400 with the clerk of the supreme court,
and the litigation was ended.
On Its face the suit left the Individual
bondholders no better off than they were
before, except for the thanks of the com
monwealth which had profited by their ex
periment. But, aa a matter of fact, the
upreme court's verdict has led the North
Carolina legislature to offer a new adjust
ment. Fearing, perhaps, that more bonds
given to states would have to be redeemed
with Interest, the legislature haa agreed
to pay J215.0OO to extinguish the outstand
ing debt, allowing nothing for interest
that bas accrued. This offer Is likely to
be accepted, inasmuch as it reimburses
bondholders who have no power to enforce
payment for their own benefit. At the
same time North Carolina relieves Itself of
obligations which, if held and recovered
on by other atates, would make necessary
au outlay of $690,000. The litigation thus
closed appears, therefore, to huve had a
practical value in compelling a state to
notice claims against which It thought
Itself legally protected. Happily, the days
of debt scaling In this country are over.
The states nowadays are both able and
willing to satisfy all their Just obligations.
But North Carolina's recent experience
suggests that, even If a commonwealth's
sense of honor does not prompt It to pay
Its creditors, a way can still be found to
prod It Into recognising that honesty is
the best and cheapest policy.
California Reform System Tested In
the Courts.
Chicago New.
In 19oJ the people of Lns Ai.geles eni
bsrked on a new experiment In municipal
government. They secured a charter
amendment providing that "the holder of
any elective office may he removed at any
time by the electors qualified to vote for
the successor of such incumbent." All
that Is necessary under this "recall" ss
tern b that per cent of the Voters file a
i request asking for the obnoxious official's
removal. A special election Is then or
dered at which the voters may decide
either to continue him In office or to sup
plant him with a new man.
Last fall some citizens of the Sixth ward
of Ixs Angeles became dissatisfied for a
number of reasons with their alderman, J.
P. Davenport. They Instituted "recall1'
proceedings and put him Out of office tha
first time a thing of the kind had been done
In the l'nlted Stats. Davenport carried
his case to the California supreme court,
which has decided that he was illegally de
prived of bp sent, but as Its decision is
based on technicalities and does not enter-
Into the ouestlon of the law's constitution
slity there, is no reason for believing tha
the "recall'' device will not bo declared
valid. The chief Justice of the court, in
deed. In a separate opinion fully approves
the plan, affirming that tho people "can for
good cuu.se dismiss any officer who ha. not
been true to their Interests."
Altogether the effect of the California
court's decision and of the publicity thus
thrown upon the "recall" Is likely to stim
ulate rather than diminish the interest al
ready shown In the device, especially luk'
WUconsln and aome other states. On Its
face, the ability to wield such power over
an elective official affords sn easy and
effective way of compelling obedience to
the popular bidding. Whether the posses
sion of this power would lint lead to care
lessness In the original selection of candi
dates and keep officials in a Mate of tim
orous subjection to passing whims and the
appeals of demagogues Is a question worthy
of serious consideration. No doubt a larg
part of the voting public would prefer the
policy of exercising scrupulous care to get
the right men In the first place and then
permitting them some Independence of
Judgment lu saying how the popular will
should be put into execution.
POIKTED Pl: AS AM HIES.
It Is easy enough to get plenty of good
advice, but It is mighty hard, oftentimes,
to follow It. Somervlllo Journal.
Milkman I've called to nee why you
haven't paid the bill you owe for milk.
Customer Turn nbotit's fair play. Chalk
that up for a while. Philadelphia Ledger.
Goodman Gonrong gazed at the bilious
looking pumpkin pie that had been placed
before hint by the sweet-faced young wife.
Then he turned and fled.
"Yeller peril:'' he gasped. Chicago Tri
bune. "I suppose, senator, that you are glad
to get home, after the long, tiresome ses
sion of congress?"
"Yes, the railroad people have come In
feel so sure of us that it Is necessary for
me to look after my law practice pretty
closely these days." Record-Herald.
"I see that Russia is putting another
large sum into a new navy."
"Yes that's her sinking lund." Brooklyn
Life.
"How do you like that speaker?"
"He Is neither one thing nor the other," 9n .
answered the man who is never pleased.
' His remarks nre Just stupid enought to
make you sleepy and Just loud enough to
keep you a wake." Washington Star.
Wiggles feet's see, you went to that faith
healing doctor, didn't you?
Wagrles Yes.
Wiggles Did he euro you?
Waggles Well, he cured me of my faith
In faith-healers. Somerville Journal. .
A IDI.K WISH.
o.
Puck.
give me back the good old days;
T want the slmD life.
The care free times betore we knew
Bacteria were rife.
We never boiled the crystsl stream
The oaken bucket drew.
And If our mud pies recked with germs,
At least we never knew.
But now we boll, and bake, and steam,
And disinfect and burn;
We wash snd snray nnd shake and stir
And fume and" scrape and churn.
We think it will prolong our days.
No nook or cranny shirk,
And Just as every microbe flees.
We die of overwork.
tf-v
Browning, King & Co
CLOTHING. nWNISauUtCSt AJTD BATS
It is not enough that
our clothes are' well
made and of trust
worthy goods
THEY HAVE THE STYI.K, '1 UO.
We think. In fact, that we are lead
ing the style ibis sprint,.
Sack Suits in cheviots, worsteds
snd serges
$12.50, $15 to $30
Top Costs in tsns snd grays
$10, $15, $20 to $30
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