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n TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1907. Tin; omaiia Daily linn KOt.Ml.f, IiY f.DVYAJ'.lJ HoHKWATLH i' K' (. A I I M KiTn. Lftrd M 'jn h povtoin' e;or.d ' ir.ai ter TKUMJ OK Hi Lmhll'TION I'aJl !: (l ),fiit Hiremyi, on year . It"1 I ml ,y H o ft mlay. oik- year Mji.dsir I see, ii- ar I iV K'urJay H-e. on ar I DKLI VKKI.I) IIY 'AI'.itlLIl folly pee lie J j -1 r r H jn'isy), Ir wk !.V" I'aiiy lt cwiihot Hii.'layi, pr wi k l': J '.eri.r.s t (wlnVj-it h jf.idyi. r we-K '.c Kvrnlm !; cwiih Humliiyi. per iS A'ldre.s i oo. pain's of ir res utricles In de llry t ' 1 1 y iri ui ion Department OKKIf.KH 'i'),K 7l,i p.. liu l.lui H'.uth fifrf 4 Iry Hull t'.ulld'.r.g ' ', iiii II Bluffs- 10 I'm rl H'ret ''Mrno- .,4 In t y H'j'Mir.g New York 15o Homo Lifts rrirtv BI4. v ashingion-i'l I 'i'jMi-t H, Kti Colillll-oNDKNt'K. ornmunl stlons remtlng to news r d d Portal rr.stler should he addressed: "".alia rViJP.ilal Iw-pMrtment. It KM I I"J AM KH. Ilemlt by draft, express or postal order, fHyl,l to 'lli B-e Publlihlrur I orrumny inly J.nt stumps rn'l'.") In payment of mini sifounts I'rrxinn ehe'k. 'pt on Omaha or eastern ' hsrse, not ar-eepfd. tiik ;u:r. i-t iii.i,iun' 'imI'anv. HTATi.MKNT Of n JtrVLATION Mate of Nebraska. Doiixiss County, ss : f'har!e C' liosew aer . senrral manager of Tim l'iil.iililr.K 'oo,nv. be rig duty worn, vi ti, at ih artiml number of f'lll r,, f. rtif.li ti o. n f Th- I'iHy Morning, Kverlrig sro" funda He printed dirlng the rnonlh of Murh. V.'fl, was follow' 1 33,080 1 33.20 i aa.aio 19 33,310 t 80,800 20 33,930 4 38,190 21 33,349 6 38.130 22 33,390 31,970 23 33,693 7 31,850 24 30,460 1 31,850 2 5 34,040 31,840 26 33,990 10 30,400 27 33.B50 ) 1 38.370 21 33,790 12 31,870 2t 34,130 11 33,690 tO 33,bfa0 14 33,640 11 30,660 H 33,6110 1 33,330 Total 1,008,600 17 30,410 X.rmn unaoul I returned roiilta. 9,194 Nt Total 099.374 I'ally avr.iHt, 33,337 C'HAlH.tM :. HUH I0W A 7 Kit, Oi-nt'ral Maria "r. Hnhi'rllil In n.y iireni'in a anil xwoin to Iiror nm thin lnt ilay of April. I')7. (Heal) M. 11. 111,'N'iATiC, Notary 1'uMI'! WHKI o T OK TOH JI, nbacrlbrra Irarlog br rltj trm rurarlly ahnoM hava Tba Ilea nailed to them. Ailtlreaa will he rhaimeil aa often aa rejneated. DiiHiou n.-iioitH a very nurly winter, lth a foot of Hiiow and zero wnathor. Tho Kontkcr iirenldoiitlul boom Bm to n Biiffeilnu from locomotor ataxia. Secretary Tuft 1m htkIhk the Cuban faction to K t toKclher. He mUat want to see a good fight. The approach of Arbor day foro nhadowa a :hanc! for Mayor "Jim" to throw anothor iiroclaniatlon. Political wtuitbor rt-iiotts from va rlou Btnten Indlcato that tho favorite Hon crop has been nipped by frOHt. Anlinlo Wlutlawud hua applied for naturallullon apei8 In Philadelphia. Tho polltlclana will welcom.t hlin. I.'arbln, Man hui lu, reports a 12,000,000 fire, Tho old town rniiat liavo been burned up aeveral tllneu. Tho aiipreine court bun decided that Cubu owiim the IbIii of Tinea. Tho next queatlon to bo decided Ih who owns Cuba. Mr. llarrlmun Ih allll aakliiK "Whero do I Htand?" Latitat advlcea indicate that lie HtaixU out where he iiMed to Htand In. Michigan h.in Joined the 2-cent fare brlKade. NebniHka may have be?n among the II rat, but It will not be tho !nnt. It Ih jflveu out aeinl olllclally from headquarter that the rallrouda will pay their tuxes more promptly in Ne braku this yvar. It la a safe uuettH thul one of thoau iinllcone'l government atamp tuxes U oil exhibition neatly fi allied over the bur of the Iliihlmnn deiMoi'rucy. No explanation Ih off. -red of Hinder Hermann's moderation In placing but fclx of bin reliitlvea in otflce while he wua coiiiliiUhlnner of the K'iieinl land otflce. Theiie reports from thlo that Sena tor Foraker la being urged to eliminate politic from hla public udd i chm-h Indi cate that the senator linn hired a preaa aent. If Omaha will put Into brick, stone and mortar n hi'lf of the new build Inga tba'. are belli k eifded on paper It will at ill keep up with tho building record. After daily practice lu ateerlng round the hulea In our pavement Omaha autoiuoliilUu ought to le able to match the uinxt adept chauffeurs in the world An Illinois politician is claiming to bd the original llryun man. lie Is mistaken. The orlgiuul llryun man lives at Pairvlew, Lancaster county, Nebraska. For souio unaccountable reason no one hereabouts In John M. Thurston's old stamping ground seems to be a bit surprised at his championship of Sen ator Foraker. It may be some consoUllou to Abe Hurt of Sail Francisco to think that be has been indicted oftctier than any American with the one- exception of Jhn lv Ho-k feller. . Ttieta si ems lo ! nr,' lty fur a city liiflitary engliiKvr. World-linraM bat for? Ilaen't e .Ntayor Jim." klnp 'f ire (I'wl.nys. nt 'h li4 sjt our uiuuldpul ci buielit t S'l IHMS f AMjIhATt lb" i l.Tn-rit of f autl'in that has bara trrl'-4 Mr. liryan's utt-rane 'in p'llltital topl'-a nltif- the 1&04 'ani pafffri Ih mi, pi, af. . In Ms remark In the Commoner on the agitation r cejifly renewed by th New York Hun In faor of a aou'hern tandldate for th democratic jirenidi r.t ial noriilnat Ion In I'jdt. The hun i-ypoiisal of this demand for a aouthern candidate Is baaed on the contention that the south ern d-niocrat are conservative i'J that the d" rnand of the rountry Jut iiow Is for a tandldate who will oppoae Itoosevt-ltlHrn. Mr. liryan meetg the Hun's argunient by approving everything off'Tt-d in hu poit of the right of a t-outliern man to uHpIre to the high office, of prenldi-nt f the I'nlnd .States, and he then dis plays a mixture of caution and shrewd politics by taking up prominent south ern men, aerlatlm, and showing how they do fall to come up 'o the Sun's t equlremenf s. Hoke ISmlih of ieor gla, fiovernor Cromer of Alabama, Ciov-rnor Campbell of Texas, and other outhern Htatismen, It Is pointed out by Mr. Hryan, won their promotion to offlro and their hold on public esteem by urging railroad legislation In their states tind going further than Mr. Itooaevelt has In advocating trust prosecution and an Income tax. After disqualifying all the prominent demo crats of the south. Mr. liryan proceeds to argue that the tnotst available can didate for the next campaign should be selected, no matter where he comes from- north, end, nouth or west. Ho (lies figures of election returns In the country to support his claim that "the selection of u democratic candidate Is a matter of Interest to the w hole coun try, and In the selection It Is not fair that one section should be slighted or that another Bert Ion only Bhould bo considered.' Mr. Dryan's extraordinary caution Is unnecessary. Nothing In existing conditions Justifies the prediction that any southern democrat stands the ghost of a chance of receiving the democratic nomination for the presi dency in 190s, for numerous and ob vious reasons. Party organizations In the south are bused on social rather than political conditions. The Hole Issue that keeps the south solid for the democracy Is the race problem. The southern democrats are pledged to rnforce negro disfranchisement, while the republicans contend for ob servance of the constitutional amend ment guaranteeing universal suffrage, Ily state laws, the democrats havo nullified the amendment In nearly all the southern stales, and so long us that condition exists the south will remain democratic. On no other lssuo la the south democratic. Alabama democrats support tho Dlngley law, as It protects the Iron manufacturing Industry. North und South Carolina uro both In favor of the law placing a duty on imported cotton goods. Virginia demands pro tection for Its tobacco Industry. Texas demands a protective tariff on hides, wool und live stock. Louisiana nnd Mississippi clamor for protective duties on sugur and sugar products. Kemovo the negro problem and a majority of tho southern states would roll up republican majorities. Mr. liryan need lose no sleep over threat ened southern competition for the pres idential nomination In 1908. TIIK ITSSIMISM IIKt.T- The country is reasonably familiar with tho boundaries of "the wheat belt." "the corn belt," tho "ruin belt." the "pie belt" and other geographically defined bi lls, within whoso circles are produced the commodities necessary for national prosperity, but it Is only recently, that events him conspired to mark the limits of the pessimism belt, which heretofore hus been regarded as a sort of no-man's land, with boun daries changing with each ebb and How of the Industrial tides. Now it appears that the JeiHey river and the Atlantic ocean form the boundaries of this belt of pessimism, with Wull street as the brulnstoriii center and capital of the principality. For some weeks, dating from tho launching of the manufactured stock panic, debigned to frighten President Hoosevelt, every blue goggled expres sion relating to the future Industrial, agricultural und commercial condition of the country has emanated from Wall street. Mr. Morgan, Mr. llarrlmun, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Yoakum and other captains of high flna u(' have taken turns in warning the country that the crest of the pros perity wave hud been reached and that a backset was scheduled that Would prove disastrous unless steps were tuken to haul lu sails at once and pre puce for the storm. August Belmont hus offered the latest contribution to this symposium of alarm, at the "In dustrial peace evening" at tho home of Mr Carnegie the other night, by tell ing tile representatives of capital uud labor there assembled that hard times were In sight and that both interests hjiould prepare to share hardships as they hud shared prosperity. The discouraging feature of this propaganda Is that every utterance of Its apostle is met with some Incontro vertible argument from the otbui- side. Mr. Itelmont's croak of warning, for example, has been followed by a public statement by K. H. tlary, head of the I'nlted States Steel corporation. The steel and iron trades are recognized as the surest barometers of industrial conditions anj Mr. Gary, lu iuot em phatic terms, declares that he see no Indications of "hard times" or even any prospect of a check to the business demands now taxiug every industrial piant to fullest capacity. Mr. tjary lis attention to the f.ct that the more rapidly than the laUHUes for meeting them, that the ronum"-. In- h'ead of asking for terms, have the lah to pv for their orders and are j holding out lrfinue for prompt de livery; that the crop prospects could '. not be better, and that the only pessl j mlsm felt among the people west of I Jersey city arises from Inability to pet what they want and what they are I willing to pay for, even at premium i rates. 7 UK Til A IT l IS AGR K F Mr.S T. Tho disagreement of the Jury In the Thaw murder trial is by no means un expected. Features were brought Into the case calculated to produce such varying expressions of sympathy and censure that unanimity on the evidence among any twelve persons would be exceptional. Presumably, the disagreement will be followed by another trial, but bo far aa the country at large is con cerned, the people have been bo nau seated with the detailed exhibits of depravity that they would wish the curtain had been closed on its last ( hapter. In the eyes of people free from morbid streaks, nothing but the over powering wealth of the defendant has raised this murder above the ordinary run of every-day fatal brawls, and by commanding able lawyers and high priced (-Xpert fixed public attention for so many weeks. Should a second trial be required, It Is to be hoped that the calcium lights will be turned down and it will pro ceed the same us any other criminal prosecution, solely In vindication of the law. OOYEIlSon SHULIKJN B VETOES. Governor Sheldon haa completed his work of passing on bills enacted by the two houses of the legislature re cently adjourned with tho reBult that he has vetoed some half dozen general measures and stricken out of tho ap propriation sheets items aggregating nearly $250,000. In each case the gov ernor's disapproval has been accom panied by a written memorandum ex plaining hla reasons, reasons which carry with them convincing weight. It is quite probable that the governor has Rlgned bills and approved some Items of appropriation which could, and per haps should, have been vetoed on equally good grounds. The significance of the governor's vetoes, however, consists not so much In the contents of the bills disapproved as In tho evidence of minute care de voted to the consideration of each. Governor Sheldon plainly goes on the principle that he as the chief executive Is a co-ordinate part of the law-making machinery, with equal responsibility resting upon him, and that he should examine Into every measure that comes up to him at least as carefully as he would If he were voting on It as a member of the house or senate. In other words, his signature Is not af fixed as a matter of course, nor have any bills with Jokers visible on Inspec tion been allowed to llp by him una wares. This exercise of the veto power Is unquestionably such an exercise ns was contemplated by the framers of the constitution, who made the approval or disapproval of bills part of the gov ernor's duty and vested him with tho privilege of striking out separate ap propriation Items. Hut it also stands out In contrast with what has been the practlco of most of our governors of the past. Mil. SHIFTS l O JVC JESSOA'. Ixiuls F. Swift, head of the meat packing concern of Swift and Company, refuses to Join In tho corporation chorus against federal regulation of institutions enguged in the production of commodities thut enter Into Inter state commerce. The campaign of agitutlon atid exposure which resulted last year in the enactment of rather drastic legislation regulating the con duct of packing houses arouses no feeling tif resentment, other than an appeal to the luw for proper protection against losses that may be sustained by reason of tho public! giving too much heed and credence to tho efforts of the "rabid agitator." On the other hand, Mr. Swift holds that the corporations whose business affucts a large share of the public should be so conducted that the public shall huve access to full Information concerning the meth ods of operations In these concerns. In tho course of a lengthy magazine article, dealing with the meat packing Industry, Mr. Swift contends that the public has a perfect right to know what precautions are being Liken by the packers to Insure cleanliness and w holescimeness lu the production of their food products; whether proper sanitary regulations are observed in the preparation of different packing house products; and. a remarkable con cession, the right to demand and be show u that the prices asked are not excessive. He contends that the pack ers should stand ready and willing at all times to permit publicity concern ing their buying und selling operations. Packing house managers generally are now occupying this position, even If they are less frank in stating the fact. They have been converted to this policy by the result of their opcrutlons In tho lust year. When the pinking house scandals were aired In congress, by decidedly sensational methods, the packers offered every possible objec tion to the proposed laws extending federal jurisdiction In the matter of Inspection of packing house products intended for Interstate traffic. The re strictive legislation was passed, how ever, and the I. ackers have learned that it wa a saving stroke for thvir benefit. Public confidence has been restored and the government's guar anty of purity on parking house pro ducts has reopened the markets of the world to American meats. Incrraslrtg greatly the foreign and domestic trade of the packers Mr- Swift's frank admission scores another triumph for the doctrine of publicity In connection with the man agement of the affairs of corporations quasi-public in character. Acceptance of this doctrine by other corporations, notably those engaged la the transpor tation business of the nation, would do much to allay the feeling of hostility which these corporations have mis understood and against which they have bo bitterly complained. New York reports that the Vermont maple syrup this year Is the flneet ever sent out of that state. That Is probably due to the fact that under the pure food law, tho thrifty Vermont ers have been compelled to use some maple sugar In the manufacture of their maple syrup. Among other re-arrangements of the Btate house the oil inspector has been moved from the first floor to the lieutenant governor's room on the sec ond floor. Lieutenant Governor Hope well may be expected to object to such a quirk transformation of his quarters Into an oil room. Commander Peary has secured an other three years' leave of absence from the Navy department. Peary never goes to the Navy department ex cept to secure a leave of absence. His pay checks are forwarded by mall. He has been on the leave-of-absence list since 1881. Students at the Siato School for the Deaf will have to get along awhile without a new gymnasium. If neces sary to keep the boys In practice, how ever, the state might lay Ih a supply of cordwood and buy a few sawbucks and buckpaws. It is about time to print the portrait of City Prosecutor Daniel again over another proclamation about what ho proposes to do to all law breakers except those who have taken out bonds In the guaranty company that pays him a salary. The men who were appointed to ln Bpect the ballots in the voting for di rectors of those life Insurance com panies in New York are drawing $35 a day each. That should stop all fur ther speculation as to why the returns are so long delayed. At the last meeting of the Omaha Water board the business transacted consisted exclusively of voting quar terly salary warrants to members of the board and their secretary and their salaried attorney. How much longer is this farce to continue? "The condemnation of the pancake marks a great upward stride in the advance of civilization," says the New York Tribune. Possibly and then It may only throw light on the kind of pancakes the Tribune has been eating. The attitude of the democratic crit ics of Nebraska's new State Hallway commission may be summed up in a few words: "We are willing to give the commission a chance, but nothing It may do will satisfy us." A proposition has been made to di vide the state of Washington. Reports of the last few year have created the Impression that the lumber barons of that state had not left anything worth dividing. A Future l'roapeet. Washington Star, Ily tha tltnn government ownership of railways Is lu working order the flying machine will probably be developed to a point of Mufllclvnt importance to present a new problem. ( hlenuo Trick Taaaert I p. Ht. Louis Republic. Tricky dcallm; on the part of Chicago Interests and tho increase in rates of ono road have lvd the Oreat Western to haul Ktaln free from Council muffs to Omaha. The freH liaul, so far urn Iowa Is t'on- cernecl, places Oinulia on a parity with the lurgcr market. fhlciiKo may soon find out that the railroad which have made It can ill. "i) exert an liilluinco In the other di rection. What We re ( iiiiilnii To. Now York Tribune. The t-overiitnent la aalrt to be experiment ing on the effects of certain foods In mak ing men fat or loan. The agricultural ex periment Biatlonn having clone so much K'M.,1, It Is di'Hlralile human experiment villi Ions should lie eatatiliahed. Then no idhii would need to deplore hla excessive weight or (lie scant covering of his bones, llci would read the latest bulletin of the experiment station und eat accordingly on W'atrh the Dirt Fl. Cincinnati Knqutrer. (since the statesmen have returned from I'aiiama with mih glowing accounts of the heaiity of the country, and the splendid progress of the canal, thine can be no rea sonable olijii tion tiH anybody officially con nected with the enterprise moving to Pan ama or Colon and slli klng to the post till the ships sad Kiitndly through the water way. lion. Joseph Clay Styles lllackburn, for exnii pie, will bid a long farewell to 'Hweet Kentucky.'' He will find, though, thai even lie I aa not enolish stories to entertain the unlives till the water gushes through from ocean to ocean. I'npularlly of Ihr I'realilea. Cleveland Plain leuler clem . In Hie llKht f all thl. evidence of the pi'neMiMil's growing popularity there Is c'.iirlj taking form a condition which haa no counterpart In Anieiican politics. Here Is a third term movement which owe its Inception and Towth to no effort on the part of anybody It Is a product of apon tii.eoua generation It 1 becoming an in teresting n.ieatlon. not only how long the president will be able to resist such pressure but perhaps how Ion he ought to realst II Tile, ij'lrsll itIK Hie certain to clnim.r for .lull. hi more anil more in s.s: it" o ',ir. llent xtnee Vi aaluuat.in has tated aucU a a.ltealUiU. You 11 cy MYt BAiowt fowoen OTHER l,AD TII4 lltlld. An echo of the misnamed "Congo atroci ties" comes through a source hitherto fa vorable to American Intervention. Attempts have been made within the lat year to shape American public opinion against the Congo government and Induce congress to take action looking to Intervention "In the Interest of humanity." Fortunately, the congress did not take the step the agititors desired. The London correspondent of the New York Times prints a letter received from a friend residing in the Congo coun try. H Is a reply to a request for ac curate Information regarding the treat ment of natives by representatives of the Helfcian government, and substantially con firms the statements of Prof. Starr of the Chicago university, published by the Chi cago Tribune during the winter. The writer says there have been Instances of 111 treatment, hut not to the extent reported in the European press. The natives are fairly well treated and fed. and Congo laws are more favorable to them than in other parta of Africa. The chief de poste alone has authority to punish natives and he can order no more than twenty-five strokes, given without removal of the clothes. "Such floggings," the writer says. "Is a pleasure compared with the blrchlngs ad ministered in English schools." Concern ing the "atrocities" the writer relates this typical case: "Recently a man came Into my camp with both hands cut off at the wrlsta. My servants said that the Relglans had mutilated the man for not bringing In rubber and ivory, but when I talked to the man he said his chief did It. but what for I could not find out. He was going to the Bel gian post to ask the white man to punish his chief. I don't doubt that If the nils, slonary had hoard the first yarn he would have sent It to the papers and It would have gone all over the world " The Bel gian system, he says, "distinctly militates against atrocities, ior every Belgian seems to be spying against every other Belgian, so that anyone guilty of breaking the law Is almost certainly brought to task." The seal of the missionaries In circulating stories of atrocities is thus explained: "The missionaries have greatly exaggerated the abuses that have taken place in the Congo In spite of the law. This Is due to two reasons first, they resent the restrictions placed on their movements in the Congo; second, they seem to regard the native man as a brother, which he is not." M. Joseph Krlstofry, formerly minister of the Interior In the Fejervary cabinet and originator of the movement fur universal suffrage in Hungary, recently delivered an address In Vienna on the prospects of the movement. He declared emphatically that the Introduction of universal suffrage In Hungary could no longer be prevented, for the Idea had bitten deep into the minds of the people, who were determined to conquer this extension of political right with or without the help of the government. The only question was whether the government and the governing classes would recognize In time the futility of all attempts to de feat the movement, or whether they would yield only after severe, and for Hungary particularly dangerous, social conflicts. M. Kristoffy added that, even If the work of electorlol reform were scamped by a mea sure qualifying the reform, the struggle would be continued In the new Chamber until full electoiial liberty waa attained. Until universal suffrage waa fairly and hon estly Introduced, he concluded, there could be no social peace in Hungary. A Hun garian Parliament really representative of the nation and of the Interests of the classes now disfranchised would make an end of the eternal strife with Austria and would. In unison with the rejuvenated Aus trian Parliament, secure a better future for the peoples of tlx monarchy. According to the Review of Reviews. Europe spent In round numbers ll.uou, OOu.OuO on its army and flOO.OOO.OX) on Its navy in lt"o, as against i:a).J0O,0cX and 13cjO,000,uuO respectively in 18J8. That la to say, Eu rope spends today IMOO.OOO.OoO on its army and navy as against ll.nuu.uoO.OOO In 1898, a total Increase of 1370,000,000, or, say 28 per cent. Three hundred and seventy millions a year Is equivalent to 4 per cent Interest upon a cnpltaj sum of I9.2o0,000,0i. That is ! the fine In which tha governments have mulcted their peoples by their refusal to act upon the standstill proposition of the cxar In 1K99 and to adopt the peacemaking methods recommended by The Hague con vention. There seems to be no doubt that the attitude of the Vatican towards the French government haa reduced many of the poorer French priests to a condition of extreme apostolic simplicity. The bishop of LMgne. In a letter acknowledging, the receipts of some subscriptions for the bene fit of Ids distressed clergy, wr!Us: "I oc cupy on the second floor a modest lodging belonging to an official. I have no valet, only an old maid-servant who does all the work. 1 travel second class and I live on my savings. My priests are astonishing in their poverty snd admirable soif-denial. You should see their presbyteries. Ten francs it.) rent Is paid by many of them, and not by serlal favor. Numbers of them have been obliged to remove as Die roofs fell In or let In the ruin. The fee for masses is at the lowest figure and la not always paid. Borne of my prlekts earn their living by mending watches or manu facturing beehives. Cithers till the soil, knit Jerseys, or follow agricultural pur suit. All that la not very nonle or worthy of the sacerdotal calling; but how can it t prohibited? Necessity knows no law, and poverty Is a plea." Among the demand of the nationalist puny in Kgypt. as formulated laiely In the native press, are the creation of an I-gypllaii Parliament, the reservation for Kgyptlaus of all Important admlnistrati ,' apiMilntmriite. the refusal of further con cessions to foreign capitalists, the abolition of all metrictlona on the pilgrimage to Mecca ml ef the monopoly of pilgrim traffic, ns far ss Kptian pllarims are loiu.iiied, ,cuiJ u m KneUivlaJ Mall can make better food Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Lighter, sweeter, more palatable and wholesome. oa Steamship company, the reform of the courts and code dealing with the personal status of Mohammedans, the creation of a native municlaltty for the native quarters of Cairo, all instruction in the government schools to be carried on through the medium of Arabic, the formation of cham bers of commerce to fix the price i f neces. SJirlcs and the substitution ef the Egyptian loopiaster piece fur the English sovereign. According to the London Statist 1W was a good railway year In Ureal Britain. The nineteen principal companies had gros" earnings of 4:t9.oot.,r0. an Increase of 113. -(aXVjou over l'J(. Expense of operation was $J73.mj,0 an Incrtase of I9.0oo.ijO, leaving a net gain of I4.cX"i.ij0 While the net re- I suit Is small compared with the showing made by American railways, yet Jirt6 .Cvwo net earrings for thes nineteen British companies, after paying some increase in wages and hlKher prie s for eoul and other material, is a really good showing for the properties Interested, being not far from 60 per cent of the gross earnings. POLITICAL l HI FT. It Is feared by friends of the plsln people that Colonel J. Ham Lewis. Chicago de funrt city attorney, may be forced to ac cept a corporation retainer. Boss Cox of Cincinnati hnstlly left his home guard one day lust week and hiked for New York, where the crooks fell upon him and relieved him of $1,000 In ca-sh and Jewels. The Philadelphia Record heartlessly smites the check of patriots by Insinuating that the 2-cent rate law of Pennsylvania was enacted because the railroads cut out passes to members. Perish the thought! The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts offers a panacea for pressing troubles war ranted to rearh the spot. He jays: "Every body in this strenuous country, from presi dent down to bellboy, ahould take a month's rest" Ex-Governor William L. Douglas or Massachusetts has announced himself as a candidate for re-eloction to the governor ship. He makes this announcement just after arriving home after spending the winter at Palm Beach, Fla. Report has it that there is a boom down east for Richard Olney for the democratic nomination In 19". It l recalled In this connection that Cleveland's secretary of state did not bolt Bryan either In 1W6 or 1SO0. and therefore has his party hat on straight. Poetic Justice has worked Itself out In the case of some of the convicted St. Louis grafters. A few years ago Joseph W. Folk, then district attorney, was carrying on his uphill fight to land them behind prison bars. Now the relatives of two of them have been appealing to Governor Joseph V. Folk to pardon them. All of William H. Hearst's friends say that they are punitive he Is to run as the presidential candidate of the national Inde pendence league, which Mr. Hearst's friends, headed by Charles A Walsh, form erly secretary of the democratic national committee, are organising in most of the states. Incidentally, It Is added that Mr. Hearst has recently purchased vast tracts of what appear to be oil lands in Texas. THE NEW MATS i Ic is one ing Departments. Every s'y e and shape of Stiff or So't Hat that should be ! cr. is here. Just now is the time for new Hats. the same way wi h Gloves rot merel make, but a full v a. i ty to choose from. Browning, Ming & Co R. S. WILCOX Manager. Why Do Some Musicians Prefer and Use lite Grand Piano? Not because of Its shape. That could add nothing to their art and fame. But because of tha delicately responsive quality of the grand action and because of size, which provides by string length for power. The smallest space In which these two essentials of the grand can be produced Is measured by the case of tho Kranlch & Hach Small Grand 5 feet 4 inches length. As the size of the case is re duced below this dimension the desirable qualities of the Piano diminish and Just so much nearer does it approach the class of the ordinary upright and approximate uselessness as a Grand Piano. If you want the? musical qualities of the artist's grand In he , smallest possible space, get a Kranlch & liach Small Grand, the smallest KKAL GRAND. If your space is limited the Kranlch & Hach Small Grand will meet all your requirements. In bntu re sponsiveness and volume It Is superior to the grands of any other maker, while it occupies less space than the smallest of the "tiny grands" and Is made of the same materials as the Kranlch & Bach Concert Grand Piano, under the personal direction of Kranlch & Bach. Price $020. Sold on our easy monthly payment plan. A. fiOSPE CO. 1513 Douglas Street. ONE PRICE. NO COMMISSION. with IX)fW-YOtC (H EE It V 4 II A IF, 'io the cxtM-rts In trials ever agTee anvthlr.a:?" "c ertainly; on the sixe of their Mils. ' Baltimore American. Mrs. Crvasway Your last girt d:dn t stay lonif. Mrs K.twler- No: she was one ef t'o- paitlculnr girls. Phe said sh" rwi''!', stand our iatiKuaae we used the lniT.e tive mood too much. Chicago Tribune "When Greek meets Greek! said t man w no iii'.ie. . What hap ns then?" i "I don't remember . xactly. I supp. It's ti" e to nt an Interpreter." S as. i Ington Herald. I assenuer Yoti sav there was a tin washout on this road last week? i ,.r o uct ir y es. Passenger- II uli! Home of the wat -r must hnve leaked out of the stork. hi cagj News. Towne You've been iiatronlrlng my bar ber. I he ir Browne Yes. Towne By tho way. did you know he h once been a minister? Browne I don t believe tt. When a man ceases to be a minister he's "silenced." Washington Herald. Jack the Giant Killer had successfully got to bed by means of his Invisible coat. "That's all very well." remarked III wife coldly the next morning, "but why did you leave your seven league hoots on the stairs?" - ' Thus we barn that even mnglr will T avail poor man en lodge nights New T Sun. "I am glad to see. senator, that yu tska a firm stand in favor of opening all legisla tive bodies with prayer." "Yes; if we pass bud laws It plves us a chance to shift the responsibility." Chicago Tribune. "Do you expert to make the people be lieve all you sny?" "No." answered Senator Sorghum; "it will be a pretty good Job If I convince them that I believe a!l of It myself." Washington Star. "It's In the world of politics." said th talkative man. "that the truth of the oil saying 'money talks' Is mmt frequently proven." "Yes." replied the wise rltlren. "but if hush money would onlv talk what sensa tions we would have." Philadelphia Presi, THAT HKMI.IEH. Chicago News. It Is staring me right In the fnce Quite reproachfully all of the time. And it says putting off s a disgrace Not so verv much short of a crime. I would like to consider and wait, V But a pause It will never allow, It la Just a little card, six by eight: DO IT NOW. There's a bill that perhaps I might pay. But I haven't much money on hand. Thero's a man I must call down some dsy When I've mustered the requisite sand. There's a talk with the landlord I dread, I'Yr I know It means raising a row, Then 1 look at that card overhead: DO IT NOW. It's a great Irritation to me. It may help out tny conscience a lot. But I never consider I'm free While thnt cards hanging there, ana 1 m not, I have looked at that maxim until I have wrinkles all over my brow. Take it down, tear it up? Yes, I will DO IT NOW! regard our Hat Department as a complete hat store--not mere ly as an adjunct to our Cloth juvi-iiUlea of th iojnir) are increasing I I