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STATEMENT OF PUBLICATION.
State of Nebraska, Doulaa County, as:
C. C. Rosewater. general manager of TM
Bee Puhllahlng Company, being duly sorn,
aaya that the nctuai number of full ana
complete, coplea of The Dally. ,Mo" '
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of April, wuo. waa ' "'
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I S1.460
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Lwlly average 84,298
C. C. ROSE WATER,
General Manager.
Subscribed In my preaence and aworn to
before me thla ttto day of April, lw.
(Seal) M. B. 1 1 UNGATE.
Notary Public.
WHEX OUT Or TOWN.
abacrlbera leaving the city tem
porarily ahould have) The Be
mailed to them.. Address will be.
rhaaarid aa often aa requested.
l it to the credit, of Spain that the
bor.it, thrower ' was not a Spaniard.
Nicholas has not yet expressed his
sympathy (or Alfonso, but it is there,
no doubt.
Burton has until Tuesday to resign.
After that he may devote his life to
, resignation.
The grand Jury seems to have added
a postscript to Its sessions, but post
scripts do not often count for much.
In order to hand a bouquet to the
new city council the World-Herald had
to slap the new democratic mayor in
, the -face."','
John L. Webster Is entitled to
credit for being foresighted enough
for once to know that the omens are
not propitious.
Mayor Dahlman insists that he Is
still standing on the platform and
that the principal ingredient of the
platform is "backbone."
Joy reigns in Louisville, for the lid
is sr.ieshed. The police Judge holds
that tbo Sunday law Is unconstitu
tional. It Is a good bet that his decis
ion 111 go with the colonels.
Several thousand Nebraska women
have Joined the throng who are send
ing petitions to the United States sen
ate against Senator Smoot. The Utah
senator might as well capitulate with
out further resistance.
Pennsylvania railroad men will have
a chance to tell still more before the
Interstate Commerce commission re
sumes work Monday. The coal and
oil and railroad combine is in danger
of being sounded to its depths.
The growth of the woman's club
Idea, as evidenced by the addition of
more than an hundred new clubs to
the general roster during the last two
years, is the best answer to those who
said the movement was short-lived.
President Roosevelt promises to
gratify the demand for the text of
the reports on the packing houses.
Maybe the contents will not be so, en
joyable in realisation as they are in
anticipation to the enemies of Ameri
can industry.
Te show that he Is a modern king,
Alfonso took his bride for an uuut-tc-rded
spin through the streets of
Madrid. The enthusiasm that greeted
11 in is a satisfactory proof that the
Spaniard look for better days under
t'.' young monarch.
After all. the delay in the Smoot
case was not caused by a difference of
opinion as to whether he should be
fired, but the constitutional lawyers
could not agree aa to Just how to do it.
Smoot will probably agree that either
way will be effective.
The Mohonk conference has an
nounced its scheme Tor furthering
universal peace, and the French gov
ernment has announced its intention
of adopting a more modern rifle for
Its army. And in the meantime the
dove is keeping well out of reach of
Mar.
If the new member or the Water
board can persuade the water works
appraisers to bring in their report
forthwith and tell as how much it
will cost the taxpayera to buy the
plant, he will have accomplished some
thing that all the other members of
the board have been trying la vain to
du for more than three years..
THE JrMOi.VflM.V f.Y THE WOODPILE.
From all the gyrations and contor
tions which the old ring of discredited
politicians Is making to creste a di
version from the main issue Involved
In the impending senatorial contest in
Nebraska It Is plain that there Is a gen
tleman of very dark hue hidden un
der the lumber. If this black rutin
were exposed to view he would be
found to be nothing less than a wily
scheme to override that part of the re
publican convention call that provides
for the endorsement of a candidate for
United Slates senator and to relegate
the senatorshlp back to -the legislature
where the Influence of the corporations
and the manipulations of the lobbyists
could get In the work for some one who
could never expect a popular endorse
ment at the polls.
The attempt to precipitate a dis
turbance here in Douglas county, when
scratched beneath the surface, dis
closes itself to be simply a part of this
concerted effort of a few corporation
politicians seeking to oppose a popu
lar choice by getting behind anyone
whom they think they might use to
corner a few votes against the nomi
nation of a senator in the state con
vention. All pretended compromise
propositions have had but this one ob
ject In view, the original compromise
propositions hsvlng been baldly one
for a delegation from Douglas county
unpledged on senator, but committed
to the sole plank of opposition to con
vention nomination.
Republicans throughout Nebraska,
therefore, must be on their guard
against secret machinations to over
ride their will. Nebraska republicans
have declared over and over again In
favor of. the election of United States
senators by direct popular vote, and
while The Bee would have preferred to
have liad the choice of senator sub
mitted to a direct primary as the clos
est approximation to the direct vote
the convention nomination can be
made to register the popular choice If
the rank and file enforce their prefer
ence at every stage of caucus and in
termediate convention.
The effort to sidetrack the senatorial
nomination in state convention two
years ago failed Ignomlnlously and It
will fail again this year, if Roosevelt
republicans keep alive to-the situation
with fixed determination to prevent
the smuggling of a corporation tool
Into the senate by bargain and sale in
the legislature.
THE MADRID ANARCHIST ATROCITY.
The sense of the civilized world re
volts at the slaughter of a score of in
nocent people in an attempt to murder
the young king and queen of Spain aa
they were returning from the wedding
ceremony at church. It is a startling
revelation of the atrocious, spirit of
anarchy.
. It is sacrilege to associate that spirit
with the spirit of liberty and reform
which in all ages has sought to rem
edy governmental abuse. 'Anarchy lays
iU bloody axe at the very roots of
civilized society and springs from the
most wanton impulses of savagery. It
acknowledges no distinctions in exist
ing social order, whether it be dem
ocratic, aristocratic or autocratic, but
would strike down with bullet, dag
ger, poison or dynamite the faithful
president of a free republic with the
same hideous malevolence exhibited in
the streets of Madrid, where the in
temlad victims were the royal bride
and groom on their wedding day.
Trio choice of such a day for such a
crime will only emphasize in public at
tention the diabolism of the plot and
the tiesjwriJtlon of the anarchist cult.
The assumption of sheer madness
would be a welcome one for. the good
na'io of humanity, but even that as
sumption removes none of the difficul
ties of society in dealing practically
with the problem of bomb and dagger
ant. it by. ........
THE PRESIDENTS TRAVELING
EXPKNSE8.
An item 1n the pending sundry cft-ll
appropriation providing 12 5,000 to de
fray the traveling expenses of the
president, at his discretion, will meet
with public approbation. Our own is
probably the only great government
which makes no adequate provision for
such expenses of its chief executive
so that he has been practically forced,
up to this time, to depend upon the
courtesies of the railroad companies.
Every president from Washington
down has made formal progresses
through the country. There are co
gent reasons of public policy Why the
head of the nation should thus .occa
sionally appear among the people, not
only stimulating their patriotism, but
also acquiring that knowledge of men
and Interests which can often be
gained only through direct personal
observation, and which is so especially
Important in a government by and for
the people. . President Roosevelt, too,
has notably shown bow vital a force
the president may become in shaping
public sentiment on matters of state.
Under existing conditions the stated
allowance to the president is insuffi
clent for such expenses, and even If
he were a rich man he ought not to
have to bear a burden which, be
ing a public burden, should fall on the
public. Whether the interstate com
merce law shall be amended so as to
prohibit outright the president. In com
mon with other government officials,
from accepting free transportation or
not, public sentiment Is such ss no
longer to permit the chief executive to
depend upon corporation gratuity,
even though the great common car
riers stand ready to extend It. and
even though our presidents are above
suspicion of susceptibility to improper
influence.
The new departure cannot fall to
have an important effect upon state
legislation and official pracilo, end to
hasten the day when transportation,
whether provided for public characters
or private citizens, shall be fairly and
fully paid for, without favor or dls-
crlmlnstlon of any sort.
THE STATEHOOD QVESTIoN.
The agreement of the conference
committee leaves the statehood ques
tion, so far as Oklahoma Is concerned,
practically where It was a year ago,
and It remains for the house to de
cide whether it will permit admission
without regard to Arizona and New
Mexico.
But there has been a distinct
change of public opinion in favor of
Oklahoma in . the meantime. The
claim of its fitness for statehood is one
of the strongest that has ever been
presented by every territory seeking
admission. With Indian Territory,
which Is Included in the limits of the
proposed state, Oklahoma has now
over a million and a quarter inhab
itants, or a population exceeding that
of Nebraska, and at the same time it
presents every characteristic of a solid
and progressive commonwealth. In
variety of resources and Industries
none of the younger western states
surpasses It and many of the old states
are far behind it.
Sentiment in congress for acting on
the Oklahoma case separately has been
much stronger at this session than
ever before, but at the outset it was
sufficient to control only the senate.
That Its Influence Is growing Is shown
by the agreement of the house con
ferees to the senate plan of an en
abling act.
This leaves Arizona and New Mex
ico to be dealt with independently,
and the people of the two territories
would, under the conference scheme,
decide whether they will be merged
into one state or continue in their
present territorial status. There is
strong opposition to their admission as
separate states and the president him
self Is believed to be adverse to It.
In no event can the admission of
Oklahoma be very long delayed, while
It Is possible that Arizona and New
Mexico may remain territories indefi
nitely.
CONORESS AND THE CANAL.
It Is the general opinion at Wash
ington that congress will reach no con
clusion at this session aa to the type
of the Panama canal. While the house
is represented to be firmly set against
the sea level plan, the tendency in the
senate ha lately been strongly in the
contrary direction, and at any rate to
be sufficient to block legislation requir
ing a lock canal.
Chief Engineer Stevens, who has
lately arrived from the Isthmus, is
strongly insisting that a point has cow
been reached at which decision can no
longer be postponed without Interrupt
ing operations and causing an army ot
men to be laid off. Nearly two months
ago Secretary Taf t appeared person
ally before the senate committee to
challenge their attention In most em
phatic and express manner to the fact
that the great enterprise was rapidly
approaching the point which the en
gineer in charge declares to be now
actually at. hand. In short, the canal
plant has been Installed and the ma
chinery for excavation and transport
ing the material will have to stand idle
unless the kind of canal is settled.
The only alternative is for the pres
ident to decide, under the powers which
It Is generally believed the original
Spooner act confers upon . him, con
gress falling to dispose by legislation
of the Issue, between lock and sea
level canal. It is a decision of the
greatest importance, but the president
has made it known that he stands
ready promptly to accept the respon
sibility if congress leaves the mat
ter open at adjournment. As it is also
known that he will order work on the
lock plan, the upshot of all the pro
ceedings of congress regarding the
subject will be simply to shunt a heavy
burden over onto fhe president's
shoulders.
Webster, Greene and Wattles have
one after the other declared their re
tirement from ' the contest for the
Douglas eounty delegation to the re
publican state convention for United
States senator. The only way to keep
the senatorshlp in Douglas county is
to get behind a man who can com
mand support outside of Douglas
county, and Edward Rosewater la the
only candidate so far who has devel
oped any following of consequence
throughout the state.
Out of the turmoil that surrounds
the Kjssifin Parliament at St. Peters
burn comes tho cheering news that the
ugrj-.rlans are not to undertake general
expropriation cf land. The recogni
tion of established property rights Is
om svuiptor.i cf sanity shown by the
D'jrr.i' tince its assemblage, and indi
cates a sway of teason among Its mem
bers. President Cassatt'a marconlgram
did not contain any news, for no one
seriously suspected him of harboring
an intention to resign. Tet It does
show how much the wireless telegraph
has done to help us out. In other
days we would have had to wait till
Saturday to find out what we learned
on Friday.
Former occupants of county fee of
fices evince no disposition to cough up
the perquisites said to have been ab
sorbed by them In excess of the
amounts authorized by law. The ex
officeholder is a rarity who Is ready to
put It back except under compulsion.
Omaha's new street commissioner
has a record of having served as coun
cilman, member of the legislature,
deputy sheriff and county jailer, to
say nothing of bein; plumber by
trade. ( This ought to give him versa
tility enough to perform tbe duties ot
his new position without apprenticeship.
The call is out for the republican
congressional convention for the Sec
ond Nebraska district. This Is the
first congressional convention to be
called in Nebraska this year. , The
other five congressional districts will
have to begin to move pretty soon.
A Difference.
Chicago Tribune.
In the caae of the Standard Oil Investiga
tlon there la a difference. You have to eat
comparatively few of the Standard OH com
pany's products.
Time Sit If.
Buffalo Express.
As another encouraging sign, note the
fact that atockholders generally are begin
ning to alt up and take notice when direc
tors and official go astray.
So Soon Forcotten.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Princess Fna ahould not neglect to get
all the fun out of It that she can at thla
time. Six months from now the world will
have forgotten her and some other girl will
be getting her picture lrt the papers.
Reel Thin In riTlllsatf on.
Bt. Louts Olohe-Pemocrat,
Japanese papers say the cost of living
in that country has doubled In the last
six years, and that the servant question
has become bothersome. It must be ad
mitted that these civilising tendencies art
the real thing.
Merely a Reminder.
New Tork Tribune.
Hon. John Sharp Williams seems to be
conducting a filibuster In the house of rep
resentatives on the theory that otherwise
the country would be in danger of forget
tlnr that the democratic minority Is still
tTiere.
Ticking; OAT Jalcy Dlrldenda.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Watch trust Is distributing a divi
dend of 178 per cent. The Watch tntst Is
the concern which la so enabled to gouge
American buyers that a thriving business
Is conducted In purchasing American
watches abroad and whipping them to
this country.
Restrictions on Immanlty Rathe.
New York Tribune.
Senator Knox has drawn and the senate
judiciary committee has favorably reported
a bill to exempt corporations from the
legal Immunity granted -to witnesses giv
ing testimony on a federal summons. Only
flesh and blood "persons" are to enjoy
hereafter the cleansing and comforting
sensations of the "immunity bath."
What We Are Coanlnar To.
Philadelphia Record.
As a hint of the approaching glorious
Fourth, it Is announced- that 800,000,000
firecrackers and 200,000,000 torpedoes have
been landed on these shores. When John
Adams (or Daniel Webster for him) elo
quently predicted the Inflammatory method
of celebrating the Fourth of July he could
never have anticipated the misery It would
Inflict upon future generations.
RESTRAINING EXPRESS COMPANIES.
Strongest of Inside Corporations In
Transportation Service.
Philadelphia Record.
It Is clear now that any attempt to ex
elude the express companies from the
provisions of the rate bilt must result
In failure, since public attention If fully
aroused to the matter of the Hepburn
Cooper episode In the house. Whether
the exclusion of the express companies
from the original bill was by design or
by oversight, the senate corrected the
error without provoking any serious op
position. Even the veteran. Senator Piatt,
who has been the guardian angel of these
corporations so far as the legislation of
congress la concerned, swallowed the ob
noxious amendment without a grimace.
He knew well that any resistance would
be worae than Idle In merely attracting
public attention to his connection with the
express companies.
All the arguments that have been ad
vanced In and out of congress for gov
ernment regulation of railroad rates apply
with equal force to the express companies.
Nearly all the small freights of the coun
try are handled by these companies. With
their fast freight trains the railroad com
panies are thoroughly equipped for car
rying and delivering express goods, to the
substantial Increase of their Income and
the- advantage of their stockholders, as
well aa that of the public. There Is no
question that the express companies would
have been driven off many a line of
transportation ,but that railroad officials
have a strong pecuniary Interest In main
taining them. Holding large blocks of
shares In the fxpress companies, their
Interest In these inside corporations is
often greater than what they have in the
companies which employ them under high
salaries.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Direct state taxes have been abolished in
New York.
New York aldermen have doubled their
aalarles. Their efficiency stands at the
old figure.
Twenty-nine stales are to elect govern
ors next fall. Eighteen ot them now have
republican and eleven have democratic
governors.
Democratta harmony la Tennessee Is a
shade livelier than tho Omaha brand. Po
licemen preserved the peace In the state
convention.
The immediate effect of the repeal of the
mortguge tax law In New York state is a
reduction of Interest rates by three prom
inent loan companies.
Massachusetts Is deeply grieved over the
story that one of her legislators wanted
too for his vote. Cutting under the scale Is
Just provocation for sobs.
For a man who was threatened with
blindness a few years ago, Richard Pear
son Hobaon is doing quite well. His con
gressional nomination cost him $6,oio.
A newspaper man, Stephen O'Meara, of
the Boston Journal, has been appointed
head of the police of Boston. With a staff
of reporters aa plain clothes men, the
crooks of the Hub will have a strenuous
time to make a living and keep out of Jail.
Many important New York state demo
crats say that James N. Adam, mayor of
Buffalo, is the man for the democratic con
vention to nominate for governor next fall,
Mr. Adam's democratic friends say that he
Is clean, , upright and without entangling
alliances.
The trading candidates for the I'nlted
States senate from Colorado, aa reported
up to date, are: Millionaire No. 1, Thomas
K. Walsh; millionaire. No. i, David Mof
fat!; millionaire No. 3, Mr. 3uggnhelm.
Mr. Guggenheim whs formerly of New
York, but has lately taken an interest in
Colorado smelting and Colorado politics.
The fiftieth anniversary of the republican
party's ft rat national convention will L
celebrated In Philadelphia In an Imposing
nisnner on June 17, It. It and JO. J. Hanip.
ton Moore, president of the National
League of Republican Clubs, and the orig
inator of the Jubilee, says he experts the
celebration to eual In Importance the his
toric Peace Jubtiaa of eight years ago.
OTHER LAD9 THaN OIHI.
Th Influence of Japan's victory over
Russia in the far east Is Laving the
predicted effect ot uniting and strengthen
ing Oriental peoples. Evidences of awak
ened confidence and determination to resist
the encroachments of Europe are not fa
to seek. Several recent acts of the Chlneae
government reflect the aroused Asiatic
spirit. Similarly, the spirit of "India for
the Indiana," long- held in check, is made
manifest In a way calculated to Increase
the difficulties of British rule. At a
re.'ent gathering In London a returned
missionary stated that the movement for
nationhood In North India "lias not been
equaled In Intensity since the days ot the
mutiny. The movement," he said. "Is
not disloyal; It is nationalistic and for the
present, at any rate, It tends to Increaso
enormously the difficulties that beset the
church in her task of winning India to
Christ. Nor can we be blind to the cause;
the continued successes of Japan ever a
nation regarded as western have resulted
In this birth of new hopes and new IdeaJa,
wh(ch may be summarised In the phrase
India for the Indiana "
M
The German Relchatag passed the bill
providing for the payment of Its members
by a majority of four to one. In the course
of the debate, a conservative deputy ob
jected that the bill would send several hun
dred thousand marks every year Into the
coffers of the social democracy.' The Im
perial secretary of state for the Interior,
Count Posadawsky, replied that all parties
would benefit In that respect equally under
the bill. He asked the house to adopt the
bill In Its original form. The house, how
ever, preferred the smended bill with va
rious modifications proposed by the clerl
csls. As B-rninat 1he government proposala
It was decided that no alteration should be
made In article xxvlll of the Oerman consti
tution which requires the presence of a
quorum of 19 members out of W7 for the
validity of alt divisions. The 3,000 marks
which members are to receive Is to be pay
able In Ave Installments of 8)0. 300, 400, R00
and 000 marks on the first days of De
cember, January, February March and
April respectively. Instead of In four Instal
ments of 600 marks esch on the first days
of the first four months of the year. The
payment of a final Installment of 1.000
marks st the close or adjournment of the
session wss agreed to. The amount to be
deducted for each day's absence from plen
ary sitings of the Reichstag was reduced
from thirty to twenty-five msrks. Further,
the propSed privilege for members to travel
free on the Oerman railways between their
place of residence and Berlin, during the
session and during the eight days before '
and after the session has been extended
so aa to Include free transit during these
periods on all Oerman lines and not merely
between the place of residence and Berlin.
The honae further resolved that members
should receive a sum of i.SOO marks ss
Indemnification for the current year up
to the end of November, and that sittings
on Saturdays snd Mondays should be
discontinued.
e
An English correspondent, writing about
tha strike movement In France, remarks
that an Interesting feature of the present
movement in Paris Is the connection be
tween the demand for the semaine anglalse,
or Saturday half-holiday, and Sunday clos.
lng, which has already been largely
adopted In Oermany and Austria. A greet
number of shops In Parts are obliged to
remain open on Sunday, as that Is the only
day on which a considerable proportion of
their working-class customers can make
their purchases. The trade union of shop
assistants, who have for a considerable
time past been advocating Sunday closing,
has just Issued a manifesto In which It la
pointed out that if the tdemands of the
40,000 workers of the motor-oar Induatry
wer to be granted, and If their example
were to be followd by other trades, there
would no longer be any reason for keeping
the shops open on Sunday. This manlfeato
concludes with an appeal to shop assistants
to give pecuniary support to the Saturday
half-holiday movement.
M. Labouchere, in London Truth, directs
attention to the anomalous position occu
pied by English married women In Hong
Kong. He tells of a recent caae in which
an Engllah woman lost a great part of
her fortune through ignorance of the fact
that none of the recent amendmenta of
English law In regard to married women's
property have been extended to that col
ony. A married woman there Is still un
able, it appears, to own any property, and
Is still without any right to anything she
may earn, or receive from Investments, or
even In the shape of presents from friends
or relatives. Everything she owns be
longs absolutely to her husband, and In
the event of his death Intestate she be
comes entitled only to a share In the es
tate, though it may be derived entirely
from her. Mr. Labouchere comments upon
the Inconveniences and Injustices likely to
result from such a state of affairs, and
wonders why It is permitted to exist In a
crown colony. He then adds, character
istically: "It seems to me that advocates
of women's rights would be much better
occupied In agitating against palpable In
justice of thla kind than la holding dem
onstiationa on ministers' doorsteps or
ballyragalng In the House of Commons. "
Tax dodging ia difficult In Rome, ac
cording to the Dundee Advertiser. The aa
aeasors of the income tax In the city of
Rome are now called upon to tax Ameri
can visitors on the basis of their apparent
Income. All sorts of reasons are alleged
for the existence of "concealed wealth."
One American visitor was heavily taxed on
the ground that his diamond rings were
of such a value as to stamp him unde
niably as a millionaire. He repudiated the
statement, when It was triumphantly
pointed out to him that his name appeared
dally In a journal which Inserted "fashion
notes" only on payment. Another visitor
was taxed on the basis of the number of
letteia which he received from home.
Thla, SHld the asseaaor, declared him to
b a man of substance. He retorted that
the letters contained small sums of money,
and, to ills amassment, he was met by
the counter-assertion that the contents of
the letters were known. A woman was
taxed on the ground that she mixed with
other people who were taxed at a cer
tain level, and "Americans regard equality
In wealth as social equality." She at
tempted to controvert the argument, but in
vain.
Poraet Itl
Ban Fransco Chronicle.
One of the most disreputable manifests
tlona of desire to earn money no matter
how Is thst furnished by the vigorous push
ing of the sale of pictures showing the
extent of the recent calamity. The fakirs
who have gone Into the bunineae have not
heattated to sell the lithographs sent out
from I.cin Angeles. In which great palna were
taken to show that It was the earthquake
and not the fire which did so niuuliv dam
age. San Franciscans might well leave
this work of knocking to those who fancy
they will derive a irofit from it, but those
professing to cure for the future of the
city make a sorry exhibition of themselves
in keeping alive disagreeable memories.
Oatelaased.
Washington Post.
Some of those' life insurance officials are
going to return from Paris. They prob
ably argue that they will be overlooked as
pikers, compared with the men who have
been figuring recently in the coal stock
disclosures.
The Lust and
Under the Hospe plan one pays only 'for what one gets and con
tributes nothing to a 'commission fund." In the store of the piano
dealer who pavs commissions to people who send or take In customers
the buyer pays the commission, which is tacked on to the price of the
piano.
Under the Hospe plan all rustomers pay precisely the same price
for the same piano. The fairness of this feature of the HoBpe plan all
will praise. It Is simply treating all alike exacting nothing from in
disposition to haggle, or Ignorance.
The one price which we mark upon our pianos Is the last and low
est price, not the top price, but the very bottom price.
We have calculated the cost of each piano in our store to the ex
act penny and have fixed our selling price at the lowest minimum
profit upon which business can be conducted.
We stake the hard-earned and fought-for reputation of our house
(of which we confess we are proud) upon the faithful and exact full
flllment of all tbe promises we make.
A. Hospe Co., 1513 Douglas St., Omaha, Neb
Proof Piano
EDWARD ROSEWATER FOR SENATOR
Nebraska Weald Re Repreceated.
Juniata Herald trep.).
Edward Rosewater of The Omaha Bee
Is a candidate for fnlteij States senator.
Mr. Rosewater has for many years been
a persistent fighter for what he believes
was right, and sometimes, therefore, could
not consistently support his party nom
inees. He has thus made some political
enemies, who may oppose him In this ef
fort now. One thing, however. Is sure.
If he should become senator Nebraska
would be well represented and the senste
would surely know that this state was on
the map. Besides, his wide acquaintance
with all the leading public men and his
knowledge of public affairs would give
him a great prestige.
Field Gradnally Clearing.
Tekamah Journal (rep.).
Ourdon W. Wattles has announced thst
he would not be a candidate for the re
publican nomination for the I'nlted Statea
senate. This insures practically the Doug
las county delegation to the state con
vention to Edward Rosewater of The
Omaha Bee.
The logical Candidate.
Humboldt Leader (rep.).
The republicans of southeastern Nebraska
are rapidly turning toward Edward Rose
water as the logical candidate for fnlled
States senstor, and from the tone of the
newspapers the same condition seems true
all over the state. The enemies of Mr.
Rosewater urge against him tthst he has
sometimes fought the ticket, snd this Is
doubtless true often to his credit, be It
said. He Is the pioneer Independent
writer snd voter and seldom. If ever, has
ha given his support where he could not
give a good reason for so doing. That
his reasons were sufficient Is evident by
the fact thst the voters usually endorsed
his Ideas st the polls snd defeated the
Influences he fought against. We do not
presume to anaylse his motives In all of
these contests, but we do know that the
Individual who stands highest In the public
confidence and the one who does most for
his own psrty is the man who boldly
fights bad methods and bad candidates In
his own ranks Instead of standing for
everything the "mschlnes" dictate. Mr.
Rosewater belongs to this class. He is a
fighter and a winner, which Is one reason
why so many politicians are opposed to
him. His experience In public service
would enable him to perfom the duties of
senator with all the efficiency of one who
had served In that body for years.
rkaare for Reciprocity.
Bancroft Blade (rep.).
If Senator Millard will now do as much
for Rosewater as the latter did for the
senator he will be merely paying back
what he borrowed.
Man of Brnlaa and Power.
Alexandria Argus (rep.).
With Edward Rosewater in the senate
Nebraska would be represented by a man
of brains and power. But Mr. Rosewater
was too late in coming out, aa Norris
Brown will get the plum.
Record la His Guaranty.
Oerlng Courier (rep.).
There Is something remarkable about the
way impetus has accrued to the Rosewater
senatorial boom, in view of the absence
of that gentleman In a foreign country.
It Is now assured that the contest Is be
tween Brown 'and Rosewater, and since
It Is apparent that the Rosewater senti
ment Is not machine made he has an ele
gant standing. However much the Omaha
editor's course In various political mat
ters msy be criticised, no one can ques
tion his sincerity, and his record along
this very line will be a guarantee tht
his service later on will be free from dicta
tion and In the interest of the people ex
actly aa his Judgment prompts.
Rosewater Stock Advancing.
Humphrey Democrat (dem ).
Edward Rosewater's senatorial stock has
advanced wonderfully the past few days.
Is It possible that Nebraska republicans,
after so many years of railroad and cor
poration Juggling, are going to elect a man
to the United States senate that Is liable
to be a painful thorn In the flesh of trusts
and corporations?
Woald Disarm Opposition.
Beatrice Sun (Ind.).
One thing Is sure, If Rosewater was the
republican nominee It would disarm the
opposition to the republican party that
Is made because of the railroad influence
Browning, King Co
ORIGINATOIS AND SOLE MAKERS Of eULF SIZES IN CLOTHING.
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exercised over that party. Everybody
knowa what Rosewater stands for betfer
thsn they do what the republican party
of thla state stands for.
Home ( nasty Can dominate.
Howelis Journal (dem).
John L. Webster has pulled out of the
senstprlal race and It Is said that his
strength will go to Edward Rosewater.
We took to see the veteran editor of Ths
Bee go Into the convention with the solid
support of Douglas county, which will
mean hla nomination.
Stuart Ledger (rep.).
Rosewster has no need of Mr. Brown's
press bureau. He has the free and hearty
support of the press minus the bureau.
LIGHT AD LIVELY.
"What do you think of hanging aa cap
ital punishment?"
"I think the best thing Is simply to let
the subject drop." Baltimore American.
"I suppose those boys," said the foreigner,
"are messengers of some sort. Whst do
the letters W. U. T. stand for?"
" 'Walt I'ntll Tomorrow,' " replied the
wise native. Philadelphia Press.
"Do you enjoy being a weather
prohphet?"
"No. It's a thankless task. When you
predict good weather people remind you
that It was coming anyhow, and when you
predict bad weather they'd rather not hear
about it." Washington Star.
"I've got to practice on the piano five
hours a day," said the disconsolate small
girl.
"Whst for?"
" 'Cause mother snd father don't llk
our new neighbors." Washington Star.
Spacewrlght Did you read our story of
the horee show?
Reeder-Yes. Why?
Spacewrlght Well, didn't you recognise
my style; wasn't it like me?
Reeder I can't say that It w-ae. It didn't
have a very big head. Philadelphia Cath
olic Standard.
Prospective Investor The earthquake, of
course, has disturbed property valuea out
here a great deal.
San Franciscan Well, sir, to tell the
truth, our real estate fluctuated like the
mischief while the quake waa on. Chicago
Tribune.
"And when he said sklddoo, what did you
do?" asked the Judge.
"I sklddld. your honor." said the prisoner.
Judge.
"Madam," said Fatigued Philip, raising
his Uttered hat with a courtly grace, 'i
don't ask for money, nor food, but could
yer gimme an old coat Just a real old coat,
ma'am?"
"Why," answered Mrs. Young, "Isn t
your old coat old enough?" Cleveland
Leader.
"Don't you think a funeral strike Is about
the limit?" ,
"Well, those engaged In It evidently think
they have a dead sure thing of It." Balti
more American.
"Well, well, you've got a couple of falsa
teeth, haven't you? I never noticed them
before." .
"Yes, Dr. Moaler put them In for me a
couple of days ago."
"They look very natural."
"They feel that way. They ache Just like
the ones he took out." Philadelphia Press.
MODF.RX TUKRAPKITICS.
8. W. Oillllan in Judge.
I went to a modern doctor to learn what
It was was wrong.
I'd lately been off my fodder, and life wan
no more a song. . ...
He felt of my pulse, ss they all do, he
gazed at my outstretched tongue;
He took off my coat and wesklt and harked
at each wheezing lung.
He fed me a small glass penstalk with
figures upon the side.
And this waa hla final verdict when all of
my marks he'd spied:
"Do you eat fried eggs? Then quit It.
Tou don't? Then hurry and eat 'em
Along with some hay that was cut in May;
There are no other foods to beat 'em
Do you walk? Then stop lnstanter
For exercise will not do.
For peopi with whom It doesn't agree
And tr.: , the rule for you:
Juat quU whatever you do do
And bex'.n whatever you don't;
For wh.t you don't do may agree with you
Aa whatever you do do don't."
Yea, thus salth the modern doctor. Tradi
tion be double durned!
What the oldsters knew was nothing com
pared to the things we've learned.
There's nothing In this or that thing thnt's
certain In every case n
Any more than a single bonnet's becom
ing to every face.
It's all In the diagnosis that tells us the
patient's fix
The modern who knows his business Is up
to a host of tricks.
Do you eat roast pork? Then stop It.
You don't? Then get after It quickly.
For the long-eared aaa gives the laugh to
graaa
And delights in the weed that's prickly.
Do you Bleep with the wlndowa open?
Then batten them good and tight
And awallow tha anie old fetid ale
Through all of the ancxiseaome night.
Juat quit whatever you do do
And do whatever you don't;
For what you don't do may agree with yen
As whatever you do do dos't.
QUALITY
that sells the clothing; we
make for our sixteen retail stores.
It's the quality.
Ever garment is designed, cut,
sewed and finished in our own
workshops at Copper Square
No "sweat-shops."
Sack Suits, $!5 to $35.
Hats aud Haberdashery may
be your first Spring needs. Take
a minute to look at the Suits.
proves iuei.
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