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Tin; Omaha Daily Bee.
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STATEMENT OF" CTKCTI.ATIOI.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, sat
Charles C, Rrwewater, general manager Ol
The Be Fubllahlng company, being duly
sworn, nay that the actus, number of full
and complete ople of The Dally, Morning.
Evening and Pundny Be printed during
tli month of September, 10ns, was as fol.
tows;
1....1.....M.430 It SO.B70
S r..W,So IT. 0,M0
t v.. 31,080 II S0.710
4 30,690 1 90,850
80,378 - 10 80.860
. 80,780 21 .80,560
7. 30.480' , ..,10
80,840" It'. ........ .80.410
80,470 14. i ...80.T10
10 30.880 21. 80.680
U 80440 24... 80,840
12. ......,. 80,43 - II 38150
It 3060 , It 84,870
14 80,800 t 88,800
II ...80,840 18 .80,800
Total .8.7,30
Less unsold coplss 8,800
Nt total sales ,.ta74S
Dally averag 80,818
CHARLES C. ROSKWATjSR,
General Managor.
Subscribed In my presenc and sworn
to befora m this tat day of October,
1(04.
(SaaLJ M. a HTTNQAT8,
Notary Public
WHK.1 OCT or TOWN. '
Sabaerlfeers lsavlaaT the city toa
porartly aaoald have Has Be
mailed thesa. Addreaa will
changed as often as raestd.
Fortunately Omaha has no draw
bridges traversed by street cars.
Lincoln la to have the old postofflce
building as a new city hall for fSO,
000. Lincoln is in luck..
Evidently It did not take the new
democratic city administration long
before starting to get in on the graft.
Next Saturday is the last registra
tion day. If you have not' already
registered this year, yon must do so
then or lose your voter ' ' '
With fifty policemen on , guard to
maintain peace in his court one San
Francisco judge seems to have taken
seriously the remarks of Prof. Wheeler.
From the number of soldiers sent to
surround recalcitrant Utea, the War
department must be seizing upon a
small excuse to give exercise to the
troops. 1 ?! .
Now that Cuban liberal have estab
lished a party newspaper they will be
gin to experience the disadvantage' of
facing a record of the r demands and
actions.
It is lucky that Colonel Bryan's
paper has only one more Usue before
election, or Editor Metcalfe might
toost Candidate Hitchcock clear out
of. th. game, , J . ',
And the. World-Herald is as', mum
as an oyster about the contract mad
by Chairman Allen for the democrat
'.o protect the railroads In perpetual
evasion of their city taxes.
In th light of complaint of hard
picking "from all headquarters Perry
Belmont's request for publicity, aa to
the cost of the congressional cam
paign may be considered as adding
InBuH o Injury. .' . ' v
That" "Mis jouri sheriff who ia said
to consider the prison sentence of
former Senator. Burton as only "con
structive" evidently ha not heard of
a United Slates marshal who made a
blmllar mistake in Nebraska.
ia awaruing a contract Tor armor
plate for lta ships to the United States
the Italian government may make it
Impossible for companies to demand a
division of American contracta In or
der to keep their plants In operation.
Those rival railway employes placed
under arrest for fighting In Kentucky
bkould have known better than to "at
tack their enemies with shovels and
picks. Kentucky is conservative and
the squirrel rifle's supremacy,. must, be
maintained.
A race for goverument land in auto
mobiles is proof conclusive that con
ditions have changed since the m-o
lectlve home owner tied his household
goods on the back of a milch cow and
with his family began his Journey to
the wilderness.
The ease with which St.- Petersburg
mhhera um-re'd rnrny fito!n frOES
the postofflcu while many of their as
sociates were captured suggests that
the people who got the plunder may
have made a division not contemplated
hy the less fortunate.
According to oflrlal announcement
Colonel Bryan will now conclude his
political canvass in his own state with
a "whirlwind", campaign. , Traqslated
phonetically. Ibis wiuvt mean that he
expats tt raise he dust and then, as
before, auttle djwu it "Ureaius."
WHEBH UORST FT AH VS.
That The Uee mada no mistake in
advising republicans who cannot
stomach the treacherous "illtams lo
center upon George Horst for railroad
commissioner In his place Is re
enforced by the following letter:
OBCEOLA, Neb.. Oct. ?, 1! To the
rTdltor of The Bee: Homo tlma ago one
of our local papers published an edltori.il
from The Bee In which you urge good
republicans to oppose Mr. William, can
didate for railroad commissioner, and to
unite upon me. This ettlon of myself,
emanating from no prominent a aourco
and based upon the reasons given, Is, to
say the least, highly complimentary, and
confer more than ordinary honor.
I sincerely regret that- sickness, from
which I hav not yet entirely recovered,
obliged me to defer an acknowledgement
of my high appreciation of the distinction.
In addition to what you may have
!learned concerning me by Inquiry, 1 de-
lr to give you my personal assurance
that while I do not lay claim to ex
traordinary wisdom or ability, I have un
limited ambition to prove myself worthy
of feny confidence for good and right
placed rn me. Also that If elected, and
the office of railroad commissioner be
comes a settled fact, my beat efforts will
be devoted to the duties of the office, and
In ail my acta I shull be governed by a
sincere desir to do right and justice.
; GEORGE3 HORBT.
We take this as assurance from
Mr. Horst that, tf elected and Invested
with the functions of railroad "com
missioner, be will perform the duties
to the best of hie ability without re
gr.rd to partisan politics. Mr. Horst'a
record In the legislature and Che tes
timony of those, who know him go to
prove that he Is true to his word and
may be relied upon to redeem these
pledges, whereas Williams has not.
only distinguished himself as a politi
cal sell-out, but ia notoriously unre
liable and untrustworthy. We there
fore repeat our advice to all repub
licans, whose patriotism impels them
to put the public welfare above the
party label "scratch Williams and
vote for Horst."
COAL ASDORAty IXVES TIG A IO X
Much of the significance of the in
vestigation Into railroad relations io
coal and grain-by the Interstate Com
merce commission is temporarily lost
sight of because of the apparently
fragmentary form in which the bear
ing are reported. The commission Is
subdivided for the work, one section
being in the west taking evidence re
garding grain, another in the south
regarding bituminous coal, and still
another at the office of the commis
sion at Washington. But months prior
to the hearings In progress at various
points the commission, aided by an ef
fective but unobtrusive force of ex
peris and special counsel, called upon
railroad, grain and coal companies for
elaborate information under a care
fully prepared scheme. All this data,
including contracts, rates, records,
bad been classified and was in hand
before the' 'commlssslon sectloua
started out on their present assign
ments, and; the testimony as It is taken
at the' several hearings is referred to
the-expert force for analysis and to
the Department .of Justice.
The results will, begin fairly to ap
pear only when official report of the
whole investigation shall be published
and when both the commission and
the Department of Justice take action
in the light of the facts developed
It Is already understood, however,
that numerous prosecutions will be in
stltuted for transportation offenses in
the western coal and grain fields, at
though the Inquiry has so far only
barefy touched upon them.
-Aside from remedial legislation
wjiich mill Inevitably follow, it is cer
tain that a flood of publicity ia to be
poured over railroad transactions In
coal and grain In which the west la
so vitally Interested, and as to which
the truth, although part of it has been
known to a limited number and more
of It long suspected, was never before
authentically exposed. Enough, how
ever, has already been developed
even It In a fragmentary way, to war
rant the largest anticipations of the
benefit of publicity to public Interests
In national and state rate control.
CBKCK TO MPKCVLATIOX.
While there la a disposition In mauy
quarters, particularly in speculative
centers In this country,' to denounce
as unwarranted the abrupt advance of
the Bank or England discount rate to
6 per cent,- its highest rate since the
Baring failure in 1890, the act from
any point of view has important slg
nilicance. It refers to and accentuates
a great world-wide demand for money
due mainly to universal prosperity
and in part also to -a corresponding
speculation. . While Loudon has lost
not a little of its former financial pre
eminence, its outlook is international
and Its action importantly reprtsenta
tlve. The extraordinary repressive
discount rate la -therefore a potential
factor throughout the world of ex
change and finance.
Several lmiortant consequences will
inevitably follow at once. The large
aggregate - of short-time loans now
carried abroad oiy American stock
will have to be paid as they fall du
or be renewed, if at all, under severe
conditions. This certainty was in
stantly reflected upon announcement
of the bank rate as a depressing In
flueuce In every great exchange o
both sides of the water. In final analy
sis, too, the heavy gold importation
this season operates as a loan and rep
resents credit abroad which under tb
changed conditions may hate to be met
before many weeks by gold exporta
tion back, in addition to exportation of
our staple products, which Is the usual
form of liquidating such obligations.
The Impulse Imparted from London
will certainly be a direct check upon
over-eager speculation in this country
and Indirectly should impel our con
servative bank to favor legitimate
business at the expeuse of sne-ulr.tlve
demand. To such heights have stocks
been punned recently in the face of
persistent money stringency, as refer-
nee to the quotations will show, that
the sober-minded may well pause be
fore Judging the London action either
ill-timed or unwarranted. There may
seem for- the time to be no limit to
our industrial and commercial possi
bilities, but nevertheless there is a
limit: If the tendency has been to
over-realise on theso possibilities in
stocks and other securities, the ulti
mate effect Of the London chock will
not be harmful.
Ak'KRS ASD BAXK KXJl JMRi
The Importance of ofnclal bank ex
amination fully warranted the large
amount of time which was devoted to-1
discussion of the subject at the an-
ual meeting of the American Bank
ers' association, the chief point being
agreement that there are not enough
examiners to Uo the work properly.
The disclosure following bank fail
ures within a year have demonstrated
the fact that the work la not perfectly
done, either within the national or the
state jurisdictions. They have de
veloped very strong ground for the
general belief that at least In many
cases carelessness or worse causes
have prevented the work from being
as well done as It might and should
be with the means at hand.
The truth, which none are In better
position than bankers to know, Is that
ofnclal examination, both state and
national, la too often a mere mean
ingless form or farce, going no further
than to touch superficial appearances,
which are likely to be shown In most
favorable light where the hidden truth
Is worst, and affording practically no
protection either to stockholders and
negligent directors or to the public.
Indeed, failure to go deeper may-con
ceivably render bank examinations
sometimes a positive detriment and
danger because of the reliance upon
It by those who otherwise might be
on their guard.
Though this feature was not em
phasized proportionately to its Im
portance by the associated bankers,
the public voice will certainly enforce
consideration of it when provision is
being made for larger facilities and
more examiners. These are doubtless
needed, but not more than a more rig
orous and thorough method ol bank
Inquiry and enforcement of the law,
Including severer penalties for negli
gent officers and directors and for any
examiner who fails in metre than a
perfunctory performance.
"HOLD-VP' ISSVRAXCK.
"We are .general agents and H. S.
Daniel, city proaecutor, la general at
torney for the United Surety company,
and we have arranged to take care of
your saloon license bonds this year at
ten dollars per," reads the circular let
ter sent tcr Omaha liquor dealers over
the signature of ono of the shining
lights of the local democracy. The
letter adIs. appropriately, ."We would
also be glad to show you a new and
liberal form of burglary and holdup
Insurance."
Why this distinction should be made
is not clear on the surface. The rea
son why such a fight was forced among
the democrats for the position of city
prosecutor is at least illuminated by
these transactions. Of course, every
saloon keeper in Omaha is supposed to
stand In awe of the city prosecutor and
would not mind making so small a con
tribution as ten dollars to secure his
favor. We would suggest that If the
saloon keeper would only take out the
"holdup" Insurance first, he might col
lect on it when forced to stand and
deliver to the democratic political
highbinders for his saloon license
bond.
A party of Chilean engineers have
started to San Francisco to learn how
a city should rise from ruins caused
by earthquake. If they will watch
the man with the trowel they will
probably learn more than by listen
ing to the "specialists" who are still
in doubt even after contracts have
been awarded.
Relieve Mayor Dahlman, at any
rate, from responsibility for the new
democratic city proaecutor who la deal
ing In "holdup" Insurance. This ap
pointee got bis appointment over the
protest of the mayor aud chiefly by
virtue of the staunch backing of Can
didate Hitchcock, Ed Howell and Wal
ter Moise.
If Mayor "Jim" really has the back
bone which was advertised so exten
sively when he ran for office, he will
start something close to that "holdup"
insurance man, 'who occupies the posi
tion of city prosecutor by grace of
the democratic tity council over the
mayor's protest.
The effort to make out that there
Is a "Darkest Omaha" is a little far
fetched. Omaha, with its broad streets
and abundance of fresh air, lias little
that resembles the slums in congested
districts of New York and London,
which have given rise to the phrase
thus imitated.
Senator DoverlJge's remarks regard
ing the American flag in Cuba and
Colonel Bryan's opinion on the sub
ject of government ownership of rail
roads may be permitted to rest In the
rstse plgsiochole wh!!" the po! r
attending to more pressing affairs.
It might not be a bad Idea for the
grand jury to remain In session, or at
any rate not to take final adjournment,
until after election, so as to be avail
able for an inquisition Into election
frauds, when the annual charges of
political malpractice are made.
The advice that Omaha should main
tain a puMlc museum U good advice,
but Omaha i already poesgatied of
the beginning of a museum which Is
comfortably installed in the publlo
library building. . If any one has any
contributions to make that are worth
having for a museum, the library
board will, without any doubt, accept
the same for the city and see that they
are properly exhibited.
Scarcity ef Mar Ulatni.
Washington Tost.
The life Insurance companies In NW
York are apparently to blarn for the
apathy of the political workers In the
present campaign. Apathy always accotn-
panlea a shortage of the sinews of wan
Real fans for AVrr.s
Buffalo Express.
The Hook Island railroad 'is now de
fendant In a suit for 1450,000 damages on
ccount of rebates. With the New York
Central ca.se before them, the Rock Is
land management have ground for uneasi
ness. Improved Consular Service.
St, Louis Republic
For the first time In sixteen years
American consular fees are larger than
th expenditures, the excess being I1'J,
722. By naming business men Instead of
politicians the service could be made a
profitable Investment.
Prema)tr Ontlntfant.
Chlca.go Record-Herald.
Secretary Shaw thinks the Standard Oil
trust will sooner or later go to pieces aa
the result of unnatural proportions and
continued prosecutions. The secretary
will be retting himself disliked by H. 1L
Rogers If ha doesn't watch out.
Democracy's Ciloomy Fntwre.
Philadelphia Press.
Colonel Bryan Is probably correct In pay
ing that no one can tell who will be th
democratic candidate for president two
years hence. Any one looking over tho
country In the present campaign wouia
hardly like to predict that there will even
be a democratic party two years from now.
Stationary Cabinet Timber.
Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat. . -Th
changes announced In the president's
cabinet do not Involve the department of
the Interior. Secretary Hitchcock la re
tained In this Important department, al
though a stronger effort has been made
against him than against all the . other
members of the cabinet combined. Mr.
Hitchcock should be proud of this tribute
to his Integrity, efficiency and perseverance.
Wages of Postofflce Employes.
Portland Orcgonlan.
Recommendation to. t congress by the
Postal department of a substantial Increase
of clorks' salaries and 'a paving of the way
to higher pay for letter carrlera la likely
to meet with little opposition. In no branch
of the public service Is work so faithfully
done as by these employes. For them the
cost of living has advanced quite as fast as
for other wage earners, with no compensa
ting Increase In earning capacity and no
opportunity to enforce a rlghteou demand.
As a matter of fact, the postal employes
are worse off than they were five years
ago. No ono will begrudge them the prom
ised Increase of pay.
NEWSPAPERS AND RAILROADS.
Advertising and Mileage Mast Be on
n Cnh 'Bnl.
. Baltimore .News,
llio Interstate Commerce commission Is
not only right aa to iha law, but eminently
right as a matter of public policy, In stand
ing by Its ruling that railroads cannot give
transportation to newspaper publlnhera or
dltors in exchange. -tor advertising. It is
surprising to learn tfiot the Massachusetts
Press association had unanimously voted to
protest against tho ruling, and the answer
made by Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
Commerce commission to this protest Is ab
solutely eoneluslve. Me points out that th
rates named by railroad tariff In compll
ance with the statute are stated "In. dol
lars and cents, and do not in any cano
provide that transportation can be paid for
with property." And In commenting on th
nature of the arrangements which are pre
cluded by tho ruling, Mr. Knapp says:
"Conceding that the advertising arrange
ments In question are ordinarily made and
carried out in good faith, it seems plain to
m that these arrangements must as a
practical matter Involve some measure of
discrimination, and It Is not easy for ma
to so how an honest newspaper can seri
ously object to a ruling of the commission
which appears to be In obvious accord with
the provisions and the purpose of the regu
lating statute." JVhile so much strenuous
work Is being done in the effort to rid th
country of evils so serious and vital as
those which have grown up under shelter
of railroad discrimination, It would be a
thousand pities if the edge of one of the
chief weapons In this warfare, the news
paper press, should b in the slightest, de
gree blunted through any entanglement
with the evil on lis own part, however
slight or apparently Innooont, this entangle
ment might be. "Clean as a hound's tooth"
Is the rig-tit condition to be aimed at In
every matter of this kind, and a newspaper
that looks at things In their right propor
tion will aee that the press Itself, as well
as the great cause of law enforcement, will
be benefited by the cutting out of the last
remains of the free pas system.
RKf HO.V81B1I4T1E8 OK DIRECTORS,
A SagareatloH Calealated to Make th
n Damaatear Sit Vp.
Chicago Jurnul.
Jamea B. Dill, once a famous coipoiatlon
lawyer and now a judge, says: "A good
way to prevent collisions on single track
railroads 1 to tie a director to th cow
catcher of every train."
.This homely. If exaggerated, piece of ad
vice has more than ordinary algnlflcauc
coming from a lawyer who amassed a
fortune In keeping railway and other di
rectors out of th law's meshes. If any
American lawyer can speak with authority
on th responsibility of corporation di
rectors It is Judge Dill.
Of course, the tying of railway directors
to locomotive cow catchers Is not Intended
to be taken literally. But there Is a deep
fundamental principle Involved In this
aphorism. If th personal safety of rail
way directors la at stake, we may con
fidently look for greater care In railway
operation.
There have been some recent attempts to
hold railway directors criminally liable for
"accidents" on their roads, with attendant
fatalities. This effort at fixing responsi
bility on htgh'rallwsy officials has gen
erally failed tlu-ough technlcalltle.
But ther I a growing sentiment In favor
of such changes In statutory law as will
fix direct responsibility on the managing
officials of railway systems. It ia not too
much to expect that this eer.timcr.t will yet
result In more just Interpretations of th
law-of liability.
Pecuniary damage losses ar not sufficient
punishment for negligence In railway opera
tion. A such damages fall on th general
body of stock holders fliere Is no direct
punishment Involved for railway director.
Th appajllng Increaae In railway fatali
ties necessitates som radical measure,
The tac for divldando, when It trifle with
tha sacredneas of human life, becomes an
laaue for the criminal courts.
We can not tie railway directors to row
catchers, bin we can prosecute and con
vlct them of crlinlnul neglig-ucc, whvu the
vUlcnue w arrauls.
AI1M- UOSSIP It WASIIISnTOX.
Carreat Event (.leaned from the
Army and Sitr ReaUter.
The long pending quexlnn of mileage for
Major Uncral A. W. Ureciy, l". 8. A., haa
this week been settled afcr much corres
pondence Involving the offloes of th mili
tary sccretsry, the paymaster general and,
finally, th comptroller. General Or.y
was granted leave of absence for ono month
from April K when he left San Francisco
for Wsshlnglon. When h reached Cnlcago
three dayn later he learned of tho earth
quake and returned at once to San Fran
cisco, receiving, subsequently, a confirma
tion of his travel and assignment to "tem
porary duly" at Pan Francisco with further
order to again proceed to Chlcsgo and re
turn his Ktatiis of absence with leave. Gen
eral GreHy received mileage from Chicago
to Pan Francisco, and later refunded It on
th decision of the paymaster general that
he was not entitled to It- Afterward, h
claimed mileage from Chicago to Ban Fran
liaco and back to Chicago. The case wn
unlquo and involved a new question, upon
which the comptroller has ruled as follows:
"Major General Greely's return to his
station at San Francisco was due to th
disaster that befell Ban Francisco and
vicinity on April 18. It doc not appear
whether he voluntarily surrendered th un
used portion of the leave of absence
granted him, or whether his return to duty
was iu obedience to th verbal or written
orders of the military authorities; In either
event, bis return Journey must be made at
his own expense. An officer takes his leave
of absence at bis own risk, and tf the gov
ernment needs his service befora his leave
expires it must have them and he must bear
his own expenses In returning to his sta
tion, the same as he would do when return
ing at the expiration of his leave. An Im
perative publlo .exigency required Major
General Greely to return to Ji!s station be
fore the expiration of his leave of absence,
thus, temporarily, at least, destroying Said
leave and In so returning I am of the opin
ion that he does not acquire the right to
mileage for the Journey so performed. As
to the return Journey to Chicago, It not ap
pearing; from the papers submitted that
such Journey was made Iri"the performance
of any publlo duty, but only that Major
General Greely might resume his leave
status, I am of the opinion that so much
of the special order as directed his return to
Chicago for the purpose lndljiated was In
effective to place htm in a mileage status
while making said Journey, and, therefore,
th payment of mileage for the travel In
returning to Chicago Is not authorlxcd."
Every now and then there Is presented
the question of the power to administer
an oath In the army. This power can only
be conferred by statute. In this connection
and In the discussion of a recent case, the
judge advocate general of the army says:
"If the officer who causes the deposition
to be taken Is the judge advocate of a
department or of a court martial or Is
the trial officer of a summary court or Is
designated to conduct an Investigation
board, hecan administer oaths, otherwise
not, and In the absence ' of an officer of
one of the classes above described the oath
should be taken before a civil officer au
thorised by law to administer oaths. In
this connection. It Is proper to not that ell
recruiting officers, who have enlisted nf n
under their command, are summary court
officers by operation of law."
The pointed bullet, which has been
previously described In the columns aa
being under test by the ordnanc depart
ment of the army, has been formally
adopted for use of troops, Th new bullet
will necessitate alight changes being made
In the firing-chambers of the new Spring
field tide, and also In the sights, to agre
with the Increased mussle velocity of th
projectile. Th small - arms, now under
manufacture; will be made to accommodate
th pointed bullet, and, as a number of these
pieces are furnished from time to time, th
present rifle now in tb hands of troops
will be withdrawn and tb altered arm
ubsUtuted. However, It is not likely that
any of th rifles accommodating the new
bullet will be Issued prior to the expiration
of the next target season.
(OYER "ft OR MAOOOVS TASK.
Cabaa Rltaatloa Kot as Calm as
the
Sorfae Iadlcates.
Havana letter. New York Evening Post.
.The Cuban papers bave tainted almost
dally, eulogies of Secretary Taft and Sec
retary Bacon, and their general attitude
has been that Intervention was the thing
to be hoped for and worked for, rather
than opposed. But there are surface In
dications, for the Cubans are an emo
tional and shallow people. Their smiles
can be quickly turned to frowns, and the
machete changed from an agricultural
Implement to a weapon of war. Th dls-,
banding of the army has been accom
plished, but this is no assurance that
Governor Magoon has smooth sailing ahead
of him.
With the inland firmly In the grip of
tha army, Governor Magoon, carrying out
the policy of Secretary Taft, will under
take a thorough Investigation of the
charges against the provisional governors
and alcaldes placed in office by th Palma
government, and all of those against whom
charges are sustained will be supplanted
by such reputable men In either party as
Oovernor Magoon can find. The liberals
have repeatedly disclaimed any desire for
office, but neither Secretary Taft nor Gov.
ernor Magoon Is deceived by these pro
fessions, and although some suggestion has
been mad that th new election can be
held In June, when the grinding season
for sugar ends in the greater part of the
Island, It Is very possible that between now
and then disorders will tak rlace fh!c.h
will call for the use of force by the army
and by the rural guard.
Unfortunate precedents have been created
by the Taft mliwlon because Its Instruc
tion to protect life and property at almost
any coat necessitated placing a premium
upon rebellion by treating with men In
arms against the government, and upon
horse stealing by permitting the rebels to
retain the horses which they had seised.
But It should be remembered that the
Taft mission did not create the situation
which confronted them upon their arrival;
that their instructions were to deal with
the materials at hand. Protection of life
and property and the prevention of further
hostilities were the objects which Secre
tary Taft kept constantly In mind. If the
people of Cula take advantage of the un
fortunate precedents created, and the
United States Is compelled at some future
time to Intervene, the form of Intervention
will doubtless be very different from that
Inaugurated by th Taft mission. Another
rebellion will call for the uae of an Iron
hand, unprotected by the soft glov of
tact and diplomacy. Such a mission would
b military In character, and tts problam
would b simple In comparison with the
difficult and complicated situation whlcu
secretary Tail bas hauuied with such Fk'll
and tact and patience.
Traasltloa f fa farter.
Chicago Racord-Herald.
Th Pullman company declare that It
sleeping cars ar hotels. It does not go so
far, however, as lo suggest that Its por
ters shall hereafter be referred to as cham
bermaids. Mere Maa fte!a Hely.
Minneapolis Journal.
Oh, well, of course, a woman out In Ne
braska might get aliead of the (lrnin truat
unaided, but mere man has gut IS hJt
iiuni bio from th lav.
GORDON FURS
J N Fur Garments much depends upon the se-
lection of skins. The Gordon Astrakhan shows
a long, flat ciirl, brilliant luster and dense nap
that vies with the 1 beauty of the more expensive
Persian Lamb. In wearing qualities the odds are
all in favor of the Gordon Astrakhan;
Maria
TO ALL AT JAPAN'S HOSTILITY".
Trsabl Started by the Saw Franolaeo
ehsal Board.
Washington Dispatch to New Tork Bun.
The government la giving serious con
sideration to the anti-American feeling
which has been fomented In Japan by
reason of th exclusion of Japanese chil
dren from schools In California and In
discreet utterances against the Japanese
by John V. Rockefeller and others. It
cannot be said with too milch emphasis
that th members of th federal administra
tion from tha president down hav no
sympathy whatever with th discrimina
tion against the Japanese or the attempts
to stir opposition to them.
Th belief Is general In government
circles that agitation In California or else
where In the United States Is not only
111 advised, but Is without any solid founda
tion. Not only does the government of the
United States regard Itself as on friendly
terms with Japan, but it believes that
there exists between the two nations a
"special" friendship, closer than ordinary
ties of amity. This government Is anxious
to have that friendship continue. It will
do Its utmost to have Japan so under
stand. It Is concerned that any of the
Jnpanese peopt should entertain the mis
taken notion that a few agitators on the
Pacific coast represent the popular senti
ment of this country. Something will be
done soon to show the attitude of the gov
ernment. Th administration, however,
finds itself almost powerless to prevent
misunderstanding In the present crisis In
lis relations wltA Japan.
Crisis Is not too strong a word to apply
In this instance. A telegram received by
the State department a few day ago
from Ambasador Wright at Tohlo 11 told
of the sentiment arouaed by the exclu
sion of Japanese children from San Fran
cinco .'schools and represented the anti
American feeling a serious. It Is main
tained hare by persons of high position,
familiar .with th situation, that a con
tinuance of the Japan exclusion propa
ganda in California will bring tb United
States face to face with the prospect
of losing that long established friendship
of Japan, with ths attendant loss of all
th commercial power and prestige which
has been built up In the orient by Amer
ica. From this it will be seen bow con
cerned the government Is over the condi
tion produced by th California agitation.
In the opinion of thos who know and
whose judgment Is regarded highly the
spread of anti-American feeling among
th Japanese would be vastly more harm
ful to the far eastern interests of this
country than the boycott agitation in
China, which the Washington government
was taxed to its utmost to check. Amer
ican trade suffered then, and It Is con
tended that it will suffer again to a greater
degre If the Japanese abandon their long
friendship for the United States.
The most hopeful sign In the present
embarrassing situation Is that no formal
protest has come from Japan concerning
the exclusion of Japanese children from
San Francisco schools. This Indicates that
away by th agitation against the United
States, but still has faith in th friend
liness of its wstrn admirer.
PERSONAL ROTES.
NewTork has a Milk trust and the. big
dealers ar understood to get the craam of
It.
Mayor Rosa of Kansas City, Kan., must
pay $1,000 fin for refusing to accept th
action of the court In deposing him.
Suit has been brought against some Cin
cinnati doctors tor removing from an uncon
scious subject a greater area of hide than
bargained for. Probably this Is new among
skin games.
Th Bar association of Virginia and th
American 'Bar association hav started a
movement for the purchase of th old
Richmond horn of John Marshall of Vir
ginia, th great' Jurist and former chief
Justice of th supreme court of th United
States. It will b converted Into a library.
Count Tolstoi alway wears boots of hi
own making, which boots ar th admir
ation of the shoemaker who taught him
the trade, but th latter ws certain that
the count would starve did he endeavor to
earn a living by boot manufacturing, as
the work put Into eaoh pair was too ex
cellent and slow to prov profitable.
R. R. Care w, heir to an earldom In
England, prefer to be an American eltlsea
and a Lo Angeles realty dealer and apurns
a title which Is hi for the asking. Ills
father reonntty died, but he says nothing
could Induce him to give up American
cltlsenshlp. H!a wife Is an American girl
and Mr. Care w' was at one tim a Miohlgan
stat senator.
One of thev few, living men who wci
really close to Orant Is General C. C.
Bnlflen, the new paymaster general of the
army. General Snlffen was one of th
great commander's confidential secretaries
I THE STANDARD FOOTWEAR FOR .MEN .AND Y0MpN
FOOT-SCIiULZE"nSrn
Gordon
Jlstrakhan Garments
The popularity of tha garment pictured
here is well earned. While not aa ex
pensive jacket, there is an air of affluence
about this garment that commends it to
those who lean toward Juxury and dura
bility that will appeal to the thrifty.
Made from several different grades of
fresh-dressed, Leipsifdyed Astrakhan
skins, in lengths ranging from 27 to 40
. inches. The prices range from $30 to
$65.
Atk your f fr
GORDON FURS
In the White Hous and Is believed to hav
a larger number of Grant manuscripts than
any other person not a member of th
Grant family.
Charles E. Hughes, the republican candi
date for governor of New Tork, is of pe
culiar mental construction if forms of
amusement are at all Indicative. When ha
Is tired from overwork he goes horn and
with running over the keys of a pip orgaa
he forgets th Insurance Investigation. 80
cent gas and the opposing candidacy of
William Randolph Hearst. Another di
version a splendid thing, to he says, for
long winter evenlngsis to wrstl with
logarithms and geometrical problems. Ha
bellvea It more beneficial. If not so gener
ally acceptable, than the games of solltaJr
which Senator Hanna and John G. Carllal '
ought to solve. v
MERRY J1NULBS.
Friend Did you have a good tim chap
eroning th party last night?
Young Matron Lovely. All of th rtrts
-ere so much older than I. Detroit Fr
Press.
Ubett-Th Idea of Siikker claiming to b
a hard working man ia the richest thing
I've heard of lately.
Konmann Well, he Is. by George! He's
the hanlest man I ever tried to work.
Chicago Tribune.
"They say,"' said Mrs. Oldcestl. "that
th man whom Mis Mltllken Is to marry
was a good deal of a bon vlvant In Nw
York,"
"Was he? Why. I heard h ws In th
Insurance business. "Chicago Record- Her
ald. "Do you believe it will be a fair lee
tlanr 'Wll," answered SenatAf Sorghum, "It
mar not be exactly a fair election, but
both sides are so evenly matched In crook
edness tlut the result wight to be about
th sam asrlf it wera,'" Washington Star.
"What do you most enjoy about automo
blllnir?" "The sense of relief,"answered Mr. Cum
rox. "when I get to the end of a trip and
find that nobody lias been hurt." Wash
ington star. s .
. "It's a bad aisn when a girl gets moth
erly anout a reuow. .
' "What do you mean?"
"Nancy told Jack she was going to knit
something for him and she gave Mm th
mitten. Baltimore American.
Mr. Bubklna."- said the proud father.
shaking th young man warmly by th
ttci nrl "lath ra aw a! 1 a tkal rs 1 1 an aai sv u mi
hand, r'let me tell you that you are a man
after my own heart,"
"Oh, no, sir!" protested the blushlna;
suitor; "I'm after your daughter's." Bal
timore American.
"Why do children so often fall to respeet
the wishes of their parents?"
"I don't know." answered Ml Cayenne,
"unless It's because they so frequently hear
their parents expressing their opinion
about each other's judgment." Washing
ton Star.
TUB AMERICAS.
S. K. Klser In American Magazine.
I am bred of the soli; this Is mymothr.
land;
Sinew and bone and blood, spirit and
strength of hand.
AH have risen from her; of and within m
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Only her elements bred of 'her soil am I.
I am sprung of ullena, you say? My fore
fathers braved th deeps,
None of the red man's blood wildly within
J Ay, but .ody and soul, sinew and bloo
and bone.
Out ft her elements, and part of then, X
hav grown.
On of her breed am I, and dear is her
soil to me;
Justly my pride is great in her glorious
destiny:
Justly I Hive him hate who shames her tn
glut his greed
I am sprung from her clay, I ant one of her
breed. . . . .
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She ia my motherland; proud am I of hr
worth,
To all of her glory I ant heir by the right
of birth;
Lt him who mould slnune her know that
my curse In bis fac is thrown.
For I am brvd of her soil, sinew and blood
and bone!
THE YOtNU WlDOW,
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Blie Is mrtdeat, but not bashful;
Free and easy, but not bold;
1.1k an apple rip and mellow:
Not too young, and not too old;
Half Inviting, half repulsing.
Now advancing, and now shy;
There U mischief In her dimple.
There Is danger In her eye.
She haa studied human nature;.
Whe is schooled In all her aits;
She has taken her diploma,
As til rrlatraas of all hearts;
She can tell th very moment
When to sigh and when to aralla;
Oh. a maid la sometime. charming,
But th widow all th while! -
Are you sad? how very serious .
Will her handaoiria face become:
Are you anttry? ah la wretched.
Ijonely, friendless, tearful, dumb;
Are ou mirthful! how her laughter, .
rillver sounding, will ring put ;
Bh can lure, and catch, and Play yoa,
Aa tha angler does the trout.
You old bachelor of fort
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W ho hav grown so bol
nd wis,
Young Americana of twenty,
With th love-lack In your ,
You may practice, ail your lesanna.
I augni iiy cupia aim-e th all,
i Know a utile widow
Who could win and fool you all.
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