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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MARCH . 27, . 1906. The Omaha Daily Bee. E. ROGEWATER. EDITOR. Pl'BUSHED EVERT MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. DsIIt Bee (without Sunday), one year.. .M Daily Bee snd Sunday, on year 00 Illustrated Bee, one year J jjj Sunday R"", one year J "V Haturdsy Bee, one year I-50 DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Dally Bee (Including Sunday), per week..l7c I'ally He (without Sunday, per week...l2o Evening Pee (without Sunday), per week c Evening Bee (with Sunday), per week....lj! Sunday Ree, per ropy ','".. Address complaints of Irregularities In de livery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building. (.'ounrll Bluffs 10 Pearl Street. Chicago J40 Unity Building. New York 1.V Home Life Ina. Building. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to newt and edl orlal matter should be addressed: Oman llee. Editorial Iepartment. ; REMITTANCES. ' Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company July 3-cent stamps received aa payment ol nail accounts. Personal checks, except on :insha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. THE 13 EE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Slate of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.: C. C. Roaewater, aecrefary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly wor"; Ha that the actual number of full and complete enplcs of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during he month of February, 190ii. wii aa fol- uwi: 1 31.H30 2 HI, MO 3 8,W 4 21I.H20 b 81.7MO 6 8I.TIU i ai,6(H . I 81,40 ., 81.4UO- 10 aa.rao ii v,hm 12 ai.anu 13 SlJilK) 4 u 1,210 ii at,auo It 8.1,4 17 82,34M II ilWJMVO it at,aio 30 8t,3T0 21 Bl.HM) 2a aijtso , a.... 81,430 24 3,MH as ao.aoo 2g i 81,ak 21 31,430 a aito Total B7S.210 Leva unsold copies 9, 111 a Net total sales eiOt,M L'ally aerage i 81,374 C. C. ROSE WATER, Secretary. Subscribed In my presence and aworn to Wore me this 28lh day of February, 1!W. iSeal) M. IS. HUN GATE, Notary Public. W HEH OCT OF TOWS. Subscribers leaving the city tem porarily ahonld have The llee mailed to them. Addreaa will bo ehanatad aa oftea aa requested. Judge Ixiblngler Is having lively tinicg In tlii I'lilllpiiiiicH. It la not every man who ciin f scape a tire aud a raid of lu Miirgcnts In one month. lb-Hjiitc pessimistic Dews from Indian upollH, It In to 1 hoped bituminous coal miners will giv Mr. Baer no excuse for ruining the price of anthracite. If Mr. McCurdy does, all he promises policyholders In big Ufa Insurance com panics may find their policies much more valuable than shown on their face. The. Inauguration of railway aervlce an the Hhoshone line is not auspicious, but the defective roadbed can be Im proved before the rush begin In Au gust. Count la. Vaulx declares a trip to the North Tole in a balloon U not feasible; but the count has only a limited ac quaintance with American hot air artists. The local democratic organ Is trying to persuade Itself -that this Is to be a democratic year In Omaha. Not If the ((publicans nominate Hennlngs for mas'or. It Is fortunate that more than n thou sii lid miles Intervene between Governor Cuinuilns and. Senator Elklns, or some thing beside polite epithets might be .xt-hanged between' thein. American emigration to Canada Is not without compensation. The emigrants Insist upon buying American goods and Uncle Sam enjoys all the benefits and han none of the disadvantages of reci procity. That promised platform for the Hon. Jim rablmau has not yet been promul gated, but it la safe to assume that It will be Just the opposite of the .plat form of the successful republican nomi nee for mayor. . "maaaaaBaaaaaapaa Father Capon has replied to his crit ics, admitting that 'lie government was lending him financial assistance. Rus sian revolutionists will hereafter Inquire Into the-secret relations of their leaders before r'nclng their necks In the halter. Another fatal fight hag taken place In the Missouri penitentiary. Governor Folk may find It necessary to busy him self with his appointees so that he will have little time for matters outside of his Jurisdiction as chief executive of the state. All the other Fontanello candidates have stopped apologizing for the dis reputable Wesilverg and the notorious Butler. It i pretty hard to carry a banner of reform with two such politi cal pap-sucking leeches weighting it down. Governor Curry of Samar has re ported. The Fulajauea were defeated, as win to have beeu expected, and the only mirprising thing about the matter la that the former Bough Itider should have tailed upon the regulars for as sistance. Judge Fawcett has served the peo ple j-reditablj cm the district bench aud as supre'tie court commissioner. He l a lawyer of experience and proved abil ity. That he would Ikj a satisfactory city attorney will Imb conceded by even those vrl.o prefer his opionent. If the prediction that the negotiations at IndianaKlis have reached the stage of "ho eudurance test" both parties to lie contest are warned to look out lest Ihe eudurnure of the public becomes ex luiusted and steps be taken to prevent a periodical thrvat of uiei)giuu vf tul- LlfM til till I'DlTI. .-ltOllt ! v 'COAL .V.YT.VO TWH BLKS. With only four days remaining till the expiration of the period under which the coal miners and companies have lceii operating under contract, the failure so far of the resumed effort to agree bring mfitters to a serious posture. The result of the conferences twtweeii workers and employers seems to have brouglit the parties little nearer agreement on the main points In controversy than they were when the January conferences broke up in a direct deadlock. In one Important point, however, a material change has taken place. A con siderable, although a minor element, among the operators In what Is known as the central and southwestern districts, the same being bituminous coal field, has gone so, far as to declare Its readi ness to grant the material wage Increase which is Involved In restoration of the wale of llXtf. even In spite of any ac tion of a majority of the operators to the contrary. Such an arrangement, it is true, would be In violation of the prin ciple of the Ityan resolution adopted by the miners' convention a month ago, which forbids agreement In any district until agreements have been reached In all districts. While that resolution Is understood to have been practically sus pended, it has not Is'en formally re scinded, and It has la-en so far impos sible to ascertain certainly whether mining could go on under district or individual agreements on any basis. In spite of the break In the ranks, of the operators In the the main bituinluouVlex districts, the situation In the anthracite region remains as a further and ap parently Immovable stumbling block. There the operators from the beginning of the negotiations have presented a solid front against any sort of conces sion, and their determination seems to strengthen as time passes. It is so strong that the Hyan resolution, if strictly enforced, would foreclose chance of avoiding a general strike. A strike In the anthracite region alone would Is? deplorable, but It would be endurable for a long time so far as the public is concerned. If such a strike cannot be prevented it would still be a most Important gain If an adjustment could be effected In thn bituminous re gions. If this should fall the last resort would be to try to have mining work go on where oicrators, some of whom control extensive soft coal mines, are ready to yield the demanded wage In crease to their employes. Reasons have beeu lately multiplying to fear that the general public Interest might yet have to depend upon the ex pedient of separate settlement, at least as between the bituminous and the. an thracite regions, and possibly as be tween districts' and Individual cases In the bituminous regions alone. THE COMMON SOLDIER- While effort to Improve the pay and condition of the common soldier of our regular army deserves syinithy'- and help, many of the representations that are made In that behalf are exaggerated and unfair. TJie pay, though less than It should be, la not as Inadequate by com parison as some of the current descrip tions would make It out to be. ' The minimum money allowance, of course, Is $13 a month, but the money allowance Is only a part and by no means the chief part of the common sol dier's compensation. There are clothes, food, lodging, medicines, medical care and many other services and supplies provided by the government which con stitute a heavy drain upon the income of the earnings of the average lalwrer in civil employment. The soldier, too, has a guaranteed term of employment, and the chance of gaining a good deal more than the minimum nay allowance. Beyond that Is the opMtrtunity for pro motion, not to speak of the assurance of pensions and many other valuable rights provided by law. In recent years the government has leen furnishing free no Inconsiderable means of education of which great numbers of common sol diers, who are generally youthful, avail themselves. The fact remains that the American common soldier, small as his compensa tion may be, is yet the best paid, best fed and very best provided common soldier In the world. Ills lot need not be untruthfully descrllied to recommend any Improvement which congress Is at all likely to make, for all would be glad to have It made letter than it Is. KK.V.4IE DEBATE TO HO O.Y. The prospect of an early conclusion of the senate debute on the rate bill Is not bright. Senator Ihilllvcr is quoted as expressing a few days since the oplplon that voting could begin on some of the amendments within a week or ten days, but the iH'tter Washington opinion, based on clear view of the facts rather than Inspired by hope, regards the end as yet fur out of sight. Senator Tillman, who has charge of the bill, early an nounced that he would press for a vote as soon as there might 1m sign of ex haustion of debate, but there has leen no such sign, although towards the close of last week debate lagged somewhat. In fact many amendments which are certain to be introduced have not yet Imm-ii formulated, and it is certain that other amendments on ioints not yet touched will be developed Jn the further progress of the discussion. It has lecn so far critical of the provisions of the I kdliver Hepburn bill in the form In which It came from the huuue rather than constructive, and has ls-en em ployed uiMHi constitutional questions more than question of policy. The ablest constitutional lawyer in the sen ate, like Kpooner. Culberson. Bailey, Forakeratid Knox, have la-en developing at great length their various and often conflicting views of the constitutional complications of the bill, but It was not liefore last Saturday that Senator Bailey presented In form his point as to limita- i tloti of Inferior court injunction power, 'a iMlilit tllslt t IllldtflliVlll .'ill ' i tl I i ,1 l'.. llinl ja point that fuudauiuial!y iuvuhe the power of the Interstate Commerce com mission Immediately to enforce Its rates. The thorough and lengthy considera tion which that one amendment will receive Is only what will W accorded to other amendments which will embody Important objections already rnlsed In debate to the original form of the bill. However eager the friends of the bill may le to bring the senate to an issue , the opposing influences, even though they might be In the small minority, will be able under the senate's procedure i to protract debate In any event till they have exhausted every resource and scheme for reducing Its efficiency to the minimum. THE MA YUHALTY SVCCESSloy. A great deal of confusion seems to ex ist In th public mind as to the exact status of the mayoralty succession. The charter provides that during the disa bility of the mayor by reason of sick ness, absence from the city, resignation, removal or death, the duties of the office shall lie performed by the presi dent of the city council uutll the disa bility Is removed pr the vacancy filled. The law, however, distinguishes be tween the services of the president of the council as acting mayor during the disability of the mayor and as mayor ex-ollleio to 1111 a vacancy caused by a resignation, removal or death. The act ing mayor continues to receive bis sal ary as councilman and half of the sal ary of the mayor in addition, but the - officIo mayor ceases to draw salary as councilman and draws the full sal ary of the mayor. The charter further ordains In an other section that the mayor and coun cil may provide for the filling of vacan cies In elective city offices, and by an ordinance passed some years, ago this power was lodged in the council Itself. It was under this general power to fill vacancies that the council last year se lected the present city attorney to take the place of the city's law officer who had been chosen at the preceding mu nicipal election and hnd resigned after serving but two years of his term. There Is. doubtless, room for conten tion that the more explicit provisions of the charter relating to the succession of the president of the council as mayor ex-offlclo negatives the delegation of power to the council to fill vacancies so far as the mayor's office Is concerned, but be that as It may, it seems to us that nothing Is to bo gained under pres ent conditions by Invoking a legal con troversy over this point. The people of Omaha will be quite willing to worry along for two months with a mayor ex oflleio Instead of one chosen for that purpose and with the council majority as it is, hostile to the mayor, no admin istrative revolution, whether desirable or undesirable, is possible. As to the talk of the council making City Treasurer Hennlngs mayor, that is entirely out of the question. It would create i complications in the treasurer's office, and the same reasons which have made It necessary for him to continue aa treasurer to keep faith with the peo ple ami with his bondsmen pending suit to determine whether he can legally turn over the office to the county treas urer under the new law, will require hlm to remain treasurer until the ex piration of the period for which these bonds, have been given. Taking all the circumstances Into consideration, The Bee has no hesitancy In saying that the only sensible course to pursue 1s to accord the mayor ex offlclo recognition for the unexpired term of the late mayor. IMspatches from Washington Indicate that the two Nebraska senators have stepped Into Congressman Kennedy's district with a recommendatlou on the appointment of a postmaster at Blair. This seems to be an unprecedented situ ation,' since established custom baa al ways left to the congressman, when in accord with the administration, the privilege of recommending postmasters, excepting only the postoffice at the sena tor's home town, which by courtesy Is conceded to him. Irrespective of the merits of the respective contestants In the Bhiir postofflce fight. If Congressman Kennedy steps back without asserting his prerogatives he will disappoint his friends, who counted him a fighter. bnwn In Lincoln a public appeal is being made to the business men to get together for a coin blued effort to force the Burlington to remove its operating headquarters from Omaha to the Capi tal city, special stress being laid upon advantages of geographical location. We see no reason, however, for Omaha' to take alarm aa yet. Omaha Is the rallroud center of Nebraska, and no rail road doing business in Nebraska wonld want to put Its headquarters on a side track. City Treasurer Hennlngs could not In gol faith accept au election to the va cancy lu the mayor's office at the hands of the city council, but he can In good faith accept a nomination and election at the hands y the republican voters of Omaha to serve as mayor as soon as his present term as treasurer expires. The moveuieut to streugtheu the gotsj lutluence of the borne upon Juveniles would 1h greatly expedited If coupled with a movement to repress the pictorial police gazettes embodied in the yellow Journals that smuggle their way into reach of innocent children lu tlie guise of daily newspapers. The Tat Crowe verdict has leeu re tired to oblivion. At St. Charles, Mo., a man offered to plead guilty to murder, but his plea was refused aud he was compelled to stand trial before a Jury which acquitted him. Perhaps they )s licved that life In St. Charles was the more severe penalty. John It. Archltold says that John O. ( Kocki feller knows nothing of the mat- j tcr count-cled with'the suit vf the state of Missouri against the Standard Oil company. Presumably, then, he has lHen following the biblical Injunction of not letting his right hand know what his loft hand Is doing. Mould We Miss Hlmf Chicago Tribune. Pause a moment Hnd .reflect. The elec tion ii t I'nltA.l Rt.tui uinitnri hv nnmilnr vo, might roM country ,nvR,,laWe services of the senatorial .Big Steve from West Virginia. Hardest Task of All. Chicago Chronicle. The president npver tackled a bigger Job than that which ie now has In hunt! the abolition of red tape in the departments at Washington. If anybody can cut these fetters Mr. Roosevelt Is the man. Action Versaa Halr-SplHtlng. New York Trlbupe. If the nuiki-rs of the constitution had been as thorough and accomplished con stitutional lawyers as certain statesmen now locking horns o-er the Hepburn rate bill In the siniite, they or their successors would probably (till be working on the preamble of that venerable lnatrument. Price I pllft Worldwide. Chicago Chronicle. From almost every nUHrter wc hear that prices are rising. There Is an upward movement reported not only from Euro pean countries, but from Egypt and South Africa, from Africa and the far east, from Australanin and from the countries of our own hemisphere. ' Thia movement Is so nearly universal as to suggest a common cause or causes. One such, cause may be found In the enormoua Increuse In the world's stock of gold during the last fif teen years. Probably the phenomenon that Is attracting attention la due mainly to the greater relative supply of that metal and its consequent decline in value. Square Deal for Everybody. Philadelphia Record. At the present time, when the people of the whole country nxe alive to the neces sity of making a united fight against special privilege, an appeal from the Fedrrntlon of Iabor for class legislation to the supposed advantage of Its own ad herents would not arouse much enthusiasm. If Samuel Oompers and his associates de sire to flock by themselves In politics and subject their "party" to the ordeal of, a count of noses they have that privilege. In the present temper of the community, however, the outlook for the election ot a congress devoted to the interests of. the I-abor Trust, the Coal Trust or any kind of trust is not very promising. (iOVEIHMKX r AM COHPOHATIOSS. Regulation May Be Deferred, bat Not Defeated. Cleveland Leader. Doubtless many have asked themselves: What will bo the results of the efforts to reform the railroads and certain great In dustrial corporations? Official investlga. lions Into their acts are being made on all sides. States are trying to free themselves from the greatest of the monopolies. They are forcing lower railroad rates. A measure to compel the common carriers to serve all shippers alike is before congress. One of the biggest of the food producing "com blnea" Is on trial. The people, through the press, are Uemapdlng that corporate Inter ests shall be forced to deal with the public fairly. What will come or It all? The country Is thoroughly aroused and mfnr. to have justice. But the Institu tions assailed . are strongly Intrenched. They are virtually united In a common Inluuity centering on the railroads. In their service are some of the ablest men In the country men skilled by years of practice In evasion, subterfuge and legal resourcefulness. ' ' They have ' powerful friends In congress. They have money enough for the treasury of a world empire. Will laws be passed that can meet the requirements of the situation? Will they be enforced If passed? Will the legal pro ceedings now under way afford any appre ciable check to existing evils? If the fight Is long-drown-out, will the present eager spirit of the public endure? If corrective measures are put Into effect, will the mas ter schemers who have built up these great money-producing Institutions t find new ways to accomplish what they are now doing? It may well prove that the fighting has only commenced. No matter bow far off the end of the struggle Is. there should e no doubt as to the final result. The offending corporations will themselves make the outcome certain by their own acts. The people are being educated up to a point where secrecy can no longer be possible. Sooner or later they will have their way. That can be depended upon. PERSONAL MITES. No confidence Is violated in asserting that the sun shines somewhere. In the matter of hair, J. D. Rockefeller. !d. closely resembles his distinguished grandfather. It has been discovered that the late George Glasing, the English novelist, once worked In America as a gas fitter. Henry C. Ide will assume the duties of governor general of the Philippines on April 2, and will serve in that capacity until September 17 next, when he will be succeeded by General J. F. Smith of Cali fornia. "I do not agree with all these attacks on the senate," said Congressman J. Adam Bede. "I think the senate matches up prettv well with any senate we have ever had. You know the constitution Intended the senate should be the breeching on the legislative harness and that's what It Is, the breeching." "I am an Innocent man. You are sen tencing me to a living grave. I only hope that I may live to see those who have wronged me In the grave of death." Bo spoke Tinner Jackson when he was sen tenced by Judge C. 8. Jackson of Skag way, Alaska, several months ago to ten years fur manslaughter. On the same day recently President Roosevelt pardoned Jackson and Judge Johnson died. Quentln. the 11-year-old son of the presl dent, Is a pupil at one of the public schools of Washington. He Inherits considerable of his father's gettlng-in-the-llmelight quali ties and always has a ready reply. "Who can bring me some old gloves for cleaning off the blackboards?" the teacher asked the other day. "I can." promptly said Quentln. "Nick gave me two pairs." "Nobody seems to want our territory," said ex-Delegate B. 8. Rodey of New Mexico, "and there is no telling where i wl" hsve landed by the time the statehood fight Is settled. Our status Is as uncer tain aa that of an old negro slave I once beard of. Somebody asked hltn whom ha belonged to. 'Ah don't know, aah,' he re plied. ul marse, he upstairs playln' pokah-' " Charles 8 Francis, named for ambassa dor to Austria, la editor of (lie Troy (N. Y.) Times, which was founded by his father. The Utter at one time wes minister to Greece, as the son hss been, and later was sent to Vienna, whither the son will now go. New York slate will then be well represented smong American diplo mats. Whitelsw Reid is ambassador to Eondou. Minister Collier la in Madred and Minister Muigan was recently assigned to Cuba. KVATORIA1, M fiETIOS. Hlldreth Telescope: The politlclana will find It an uphill Job to check the popular uprising In favor of Norrls Brown. Randolph Times: The record of Norrls Brown makes him a strong candidate for the I'nlted States senate to succeed Senator Millard. Howell Journal: There Is much to be admired In Edward Rosewater. who started In a very small way In the early days of Nebraska and has built up one of the truly great newspapers of the central west. Hfl Is a man who has done much for Ne braska, as well as for the city that has been his home for so many yesrs. Tekamah Journal: What Nebrasks needs In Its candidacy for I'nlted States senator Is a Nebraska man. big and brainy and who I In no way tied up with railroad or other corporate Interests. We know of but two of that class, Rosewater of The Bee and t'nlted States Marshal William P. Warner, late a state senator with resi dence at Dakota City. Either man would grace the position and reflect great honor on Nebraska. Gothenburg Independent: Senator Mil lard has done more for securing appropria tions for the development of Nebraska than any other senator Nebraska has ever had. A number of Nebraska papers are calling him the railroad senator, but his record has been a good one from a con servative standpoint, and the croakers over the stste will And that when election time comes the people will conclude to honor Mr. Millard for another term for the good work he has done for the state. Nebraska Signal: Attorney General Brown Is establishing a reputation for be ing a man who does things. He has not contented himself with making flamboyant speeches and bringing a multitude of legal proceedings and allowing them to lapse for want of vigorous prosecution. Other at torney generals have brought somewhat similar suits, but none of them ever suc ceeded In accomplishing anything of perm anent value. Mr. Brown has won the tax fight In the United States district court and has won the flght against the unlawful acts of the Grain Dealers' association. Iyons Sun: The Burt County Herald seems to have Imbibed all the enthusiasm of the State Journal In advancing the can didacy of Norrls Brown. If a new and In experienced man Is to represent our stato In the senate, then, no doubt, Norrls Brown would be the equal of any other cltlsen who might aspire to this honorable and re sponsible position, but what sins of omis sion or commission has Senator Millard committed that he Is not considered by our editorial senator makers? If Senator Millard has served his day, then why no, strengthen our congressional delegation and Increase the prestige of our state by the selection of Mr. Rosewater. a man of ex perience nnd national reputation, - who would be a strong and Influential factor In the senate from his first day of ser vice? Tildcn Citizen: Brown, Millard, Wattles. Schneider, Hammond, Greene and perhaps half a score of others have been mentioned as likely to succeed J. II. Millard as United States senator from Nebraska, but the whole bunch combined haven't the ability that Is wrapped up In the small stature of Edward Rosewater. No other man has ac complished so much for the state nor done so much toward the success of the repub lican party within Its borders as the editor of The Bee. His consistent battle for bet ter and purer politics has made him bitter enemies among the class that depends upon political graft for an exls.ence, but his ef forts In this direction should, and do, com mand the respect of the rank and file of republicans. If he desires to round out his long and honorable career with a term In the t'ntted States senate, he richly deserves the distinction and the Independent voters of the republican party should make them selves heard with no uncertainty In his be half. Falls City Tribune: Douglas county thinks Itself entitled to the senatorshlp, and Inasmuch as It has the metropolis of the state, the claim may have good rea son for existence. But Douglas county falls to apprehend the sentiment through out the state. The men most frequently mentioned In Omaha as candidates are Senator Millard and Mr. Wattles, both ex cellent men, no doubt, but men whom the state has no desire to elect. If the Doug las county delegation would combine on John Li. Webster the situation would be greatly changed. Mr. Webster Is recog nised as one of the ables lawyers In the west. He is scholarly and has spent his life In the study of those questions which make for statesmanship. We do not know that Douglas county can win under any circumstances, but we do know that unless some such man as Webster Is Its candidate the flght Is over and Norrls Brown will be selected by the state convention. Wahoo New Era: The only logical antl cqrporatlon and anti-monopoly candidate In the ranks of the republican party la Ed ward Rosewater, the founder of The Omaha Bee. He was the man that sowed the anti monopoly seed that took such firm root among the people of Nebraska and which brought the harvest in the shspe of the alliance movement that swept the state. True, like Bryan, he is wedded to his party, and when the time came to lead and con trol the storm he had raised he disap pointed the expectations of friends and foes alike, as he has on several other oc casions. But under all he has remained true to antl-monopolistlc and anti-corpora tion principles. He Is an advocate of the postal telegraph system and postal savings banks. He Is the brainiest living repub lican of Nebraska. No one has done more to uphold the reputation of Nebraska than Edward Rosewater. He would be an Indus trious, Indefatigable, Influential and to Ne braska a valuable member of the t'nlted States senate. By what he has done for the development and building up of Ne braska he has well earned this distln Kiilshed honor. We are neither a personal friend or admirer of Mr. Rosewater and we are under no obligation to him In any manner: we do not even receive The Dally Bee In exchange, but this tribute Is due the man. barring his many faults. Norfolk News: A I'nlted States senator Is to be elected at the next session of the legislature. In view of what has occuried In the past and what Is likely to occur In the future, one Is led to ask what man ner of man Bhall he be? There is our friend Rosewalr Of Omaha. No one ques tions his ability. Everybody concedes his alertness and resourcefulness. Unquestion ably he is equipped with capacity for the position being considered. Last, but not least, there Is John U. Webster, whom some have declared to be the "noblest Roman of them all." By the way, what Is the matter with Webster? He has national prominence as a lawyer. For about thlrty-flve years he has been a prom inent figure In the public affairs of this state. He has frequently b-en mentioned for national poxltions. It Is said that Mr Webater la a poor man, but he is not con trolled by any corporation. He has never been regarded as particularly agreeable to oorporate influences when It came to a matter of political selection. In fact he has hern connected with much of the prominent litigation in Nebraka in oppo sitlon to rorpoiatlons, and about the only thing that we have heard against this man Is that he dree well. Of course this Is puerile. Whst difference does It make If a man possesses ability, integrity and ex perience, thst he dresses wU? Hadn't his oiitwurd appearance ought to comport mith his t ha racier and mental ability ? 1))D)T?R(? CHEAP! Made from pure, grape cream ol tartar FOREMOST BAKING POWDER. IN THE WORLD Makes home baking easy. Nothing can be substituted for it in making, quickly and perfectly, delicate hot biscuit, hot-breads, muffins, cake and pastry. Insures the food against alum. Pairs Bkio Powora Co., Cmcaao. ARMY GOSSIP I WASHINGTON. (arrenr Events (.leaned from the Arm,' and avy Realster. The army signal corps Is deeply en grossed with the development of a pintle type of wire wagon and reel cart. It has been decided to equip these vehicles. In tended for use by signal companies in the field, with automatic appliances for dis tributing and recovering field telegraph nnd telephone wires. There has been some question whether It was advisable to complicate the mechanism of these wagons and It is generally agreed that the prin ciple of simplicity In construction and equipment will contribute most to the effi ciency of the wagons In time of war; but, of course, there are plenty of occasions when the automatic appliance will have Its practical uses and this Is especially so during the coming mobilisation of infantry, cavalry and field artilltry troops at seven camps of concentration. The commissary general and the surgeon general of the army have developed a plan of replacing the ration issued to enlisted men In hospitals and the nurse corps on duty In hospitals with a commutation. Tho change Is regarded by Secretary Taft aa In the public Interest and Is strongly urged by the department. The change will re quire special provision of law, which It Is hoped to have Incorporated In the army bill In the senate in tho following lan guage: "For payment of commutation of ration In lieu of the regular established ration fot members of the nurse corps (female) while on duty in hospitals and for enlisted men sick therein at the rate of 30 cents per ration (except that at the general hospital at Fort Bayard, N. M., 60 cents per ration Is authorized for enlisted patients In said hospital) tj be paid by the surgeon In charge." Two stray mules of the army type have been the cause of much official correspond ence of late, Involving Ithe comptroller of the treasury, the judge advocate geenral of the army and tle postofflce officials, to say nothing of the army teamster who lost the mules during a practice inarch of a light battery near Fort Worth, Tex. The mules disappeared one night and subsequently re. turned, but in the meantime the teamster had sought assistance ot the postmaster of Fort Worth, who put an advertisement in the local newspapers at a cost of about $4. Payment of such service Is now sought. Of course, the postmaster runs up against the law, which forbids advertialng In a newspaper by an executive officer of the government except under certain rules, which were complacently Ignored In this particular case. The bill cannot be paid out of the reward which Is authorised In such instances, on account of the failure to act In accordance with regulations, while the contingent fund of the army cannot be otherwise drawn upon for this purpose. Evidently the postmaster at Fort Worth has. to square himself as best he may with the local newspapers. The attempted legislation for the aboli tion of the office of lieutenant general, aa the bill has passed the house and gone to the senate military committee, threatens to do its work so well or so badly as to de prive the officers of thst grade on the re tired list of the right to use the title or draw the pay of the office. This, of course, was not Intended by the advocates of the measure, and least of all by Representa tive Prince, Its author, and Mr. Grosvenor, who had It amended so as to provide for General Corbln and General MacArthur. IHIBLE TIK1EY LAST. Sunday we announced an unsual sale of last spring's suits and overcoats, at $12.50 AND $10.00 RESPECTIVELY and the response is most flattering. Our store has ben crowded and many garments sold which goes to prove that our high class clothing is surely appreciated, esjic cially so when you can buy suits and overcoats that sold up to $25.00, for so inall a price. SUITS, OVERCOATS, $12.50. $10.00 There are plenty of good ones left and you make a big mistake If you let this chance pass. See our windows. R. 9. WILCOX, Mniir. It was supposed that the amended bill as it passed the house protected the offi cers who sre or who may become lieuten ant general, but there Is every reason to believe that no such security Is afforded by the phraseology of the pending act;. In fact, It is quite evident that something must be done In the senate to remove the chance of damage to several prominent officers who, as things stand now, are liable to be legislated out of office In July, 1309, when General MacArthur goes upon the retired list by operation of law. or, whenever prior to that date and after October 12 next, that officer elects to re tire. The act reads: "That when, after October 12. l!m, the office of lieutenant general shall become vacant, it shall not thereafter be filled, but said office shall cease and determine." There are no limitations or modifications or exceptions, as will be seen. It Is prettv plain that some time after October 1-, lftH maybe not until 1300 the office of Hen tenant general, active and retired, will be abolished. PASSING PLEASANTRIES. "This is an impertinent atmurdity !" "x- I'.uT I tr m f Inn "What has happened?" "Some one has sent me circulars about a system for cultivating the memory. ' Washington Star. Wlgg Can your wife always tell when you've been drinking? Wagg She not only can but she does. Philadelphia Record. "Ah!" he cried, "now that we're engaged let me press you to my heart In" "Don't lose yourself,'' said the fickle girl, pushing him away; "this is no pressing engagement." Philadelphia Ledger. The passenger who was crossing the Styx on the ferry boat was complaining of the heat. "I'm sorry." apologised Charon, "but It can't be helped. The Icing charges hero are absolutely prohibitive." Chicago Tri bune. "I suppose, now," said the prison vis itor, "you wish you -had taken the straight and narrow path." "O'wan! replied the convict, ' dats what I did take. If I'd on'y dodged Inter dal crooked alley dey wouldn't 'a' ketched me." Philadelphia Press. He Congress will never be composed of women. She Why do you think so? He Can you Imagine a house full of women with only one speaker? Judge. "Bllllger." said Mrs. McSwst, in a deter mined tone of voice, "I want you to go and look at that furnace." Mr. McSwat crawled out of bed. thrust his feet Into his slippers, and went down two flights of stairs, into the basement. He returned in a surprisingly short spaoe of time. "It's still there, Lobelia." he said, crawl ing Into bed again. Chicago Tribune. WHERE HE SHINES. Chicago News. He has always got plenty to say, Upon that It Is safe to rely. He will talk on ell subjects all day. Though on brains he's decidedly shy. But that won't disconcert him a Jot; lie Is welcome where'er he may go. He's a social success, for he's got Such a fine conversational flow. He will babble away about art, Though he doesn't know putty from paint. And his views he will gladly impart Of a book without any restraint. He will rail at an intricate plot. And the way to Improve It he ll show. He's a social success, for he's got Such a flue conversational flow. He Is up on the market report. With some small Information ahead; He Is thoroughly posled on sport. An can give you a tip "on the dead. He Is simply a pinhead a dot. Who imagines he's In on the know. But a social success, for he's got Sucli a conversational flow.