C CHE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5. lf07. Tiie OmaiiAT Daily BEt FOUNDED BT EDWARD HOSE WATER. VICTOR ROSE WATER, EDITOR. Kntered at Omaha Postofflc. as second class matter. , TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, pntly Bee (without Bunnsy), on. year..$4 W Ially Up and Sunday, one year Fumlay Bee, on year I Saturday Bee, one year LM DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Fatly Pee (Including Bunday), per week. .15c Ially Hoe (without Sunday), per week..lc Kvenlna- Pea (without Sunday), per week c fcvenlna; Bee wlth Sunday), per week... 10 AuiirpnK an rnmpiainta or Irreauiannes in delivery to City Circulation Department. , OFFICES. Omaha The' Bv Building. South Omahn-flfy Hall Rulldlnf." Council Bluffs i5 Scott Street. Chicago-lM-jLTntty Building. New York 1008 Home Life Insurance BiJr ; Washington-. Fourteenth Street N. W. fX) RR CSPONDENCE. rommunlcattona relating to newa and edi torial matter ehonld be addressed, Omaha Her, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, eapress or postal rrdr payable to The Pee Publishing Company. Only 2-cejit slatrna rere'ved In payment of mall accounta. Persona) checks, ascent on Omaha or eantera exchange, not accented. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION, Ktste of Nebraska. Douglas County, ss: Charles C. poewater, general manager of The Bee 'Publlhln com any, btn? dulv sworn, says that the actual number tit run and complete copies of The Dally Morning. Evening, and Sunday Be printed during the month of October, 1907, waa as follows: 1 38.970 2 ae.eso 3 36.600 4 36,360 1 36,650 38,600 1 38,440 1 3,eao 36,7 CO 10 36,660 11 36,430 12 36,630 13 35,300 14 36,530 15 36,630 1 3tt,!30 17 36.710 It ,. 30,590 It.... 30,340 20 40,500 21. -. 30,660 22 8,40 23 t. 37,38) 24 , 30.SU0 25 30,764 28. 30,700 27 35,680 28..... 37,010 2I . 6,M0 30..., 31..., v Total ;...1,13,4L0 Leas unsold and returned copies. 9,993 Net total 1,139,658 Daily average ., 36,4J7 CHARLES C. ROSE WATER, General Manager. (Subscribed In my presence and aworn to before me this 1st day of November. Wl. ItOJfc,i f UlN fu.tt. Notary Public. WHEN OUT OF TOWN. Subscribers leavtasr the city (em- ' porarlly shonld hair The Be' mailed to theat. Address nill be changed aa often aa reaeated. Vote early. Todayls the day. Tho "Success league" waa a hoodoo and Candidate 7 Cosgrove was. Its prophet. With Emmet O." Solomon as county comptroller, the tew office will start out right. Wall street's securities are showing strength, now that tho Insecurities have been removed. ' "Senator Foraker is dead game," says an Ohio paper. Then he should be put In cold storage. That demand for. 11,000, made by blackmailers upon Editor Maupln la the biggest compliment yet paid him. Mr. Bryan's sympathy will naturally be extended to people of Bokhara, who have Just suffered their second land slide. "Our gracious king has as keen a sense of humor as. any man- living,"' says a London newspaper, And he wears a green haC r Secretary Root insist the peace conference at The league accomplished more than he expected It would. What could he have expected 7 Careful reading of the Washington newa leaves the inference 'that Wall street forgot to send the president 4 present on hla birthday. Remember that the polls open at 8 o'clock la the morning and close at 6 o'clock in the evening. Don't put off voting until it Is too late. The members of the house commit tee on the Isthmian canal have sailed for Panama for an Inspection of the work. The Junket dies hard. The winter's base ball war has broken out earlier than usual. Of course, the Washington team will act as rear guard during tho fight Every man who knows Prank A. Furay Is going to vote" fo7hlm for treasurer and every man who does not know him wlll.bo. aaio Jn voting the ame way. William Jennings Bryan Insists on making a few speeches In the Nebraska camiutlgn Just to. keen hla record straight for assisting again in losing his own state. The Navajo Indian have refused to make any more blankets. The loss will not be seriously felt, as most of the Navajo blankets are made In New Jersey, anyway. Mr. Carnegie says' he predicted a financial crisis and It came. He now predicts return to prosperous condi tions and the country will hope he makes good as a prophet. If the democrat thought they bad a chance in Douglas county they would not drop all their candidatea but two or three In the hope of saving a few pieces out of the smash-up. The election of "Andy" Gallagher means four more year of the slipshod methods that now prevail in the dls trl t court clerk's office. The election of "Bob" Smith means a thorough solng reform, of that office la the in terval of economy ZMf RirjrCl CVRRESCT TLAfS. Events of tho last two weeks nave awakened a new Interest Hi the ques tion ol reiurm in banking methods and the lsntie of emergency currency. Thla Interest promise to be sufficient to secure some action by congress at the coming session.. Congres bas been particularly deliberate la dealing with currency propositions and, In view" of the character of many of the schemes for asset-currency proposed In the last half -dozen years, It la perhaps as well that tho national legislators have failed to reach an agreement. But It appears that conditions are now shap ing so as to make some action almost imperative. ' Out of the mass of propositions offered for improvement of the cur rency system, promising a safeguard against the recurrence of panic condi tions, that proposed by Secretary Cor telyou and Comptroller of the Cur rency Ridgeley Is meeting with most marked favor by financiers as being the simplest remedy offered and one that may be put into operation with less red tape than-any other. This proposition. In effect, Is to promote the issue of additional bank currency by permitting national banks to aubsti tute other securities for the govern ment bonds now lying in the treasury as security" for government deposits, providing the government bonds thus released are used as the basis of new bank note Issues. The present bank note 'circulation has failed period ically to serve the purpose of a genu ine credit currency, adjustable to money requirements, because it is bound to a practically fixed volume of i . ... . juiemiueui creun in ma rorm Ol a funded debt. The bond-secured cur rency is unquestionably safe, but it lacks the element of elasticity desired in times of emergency. ' If other securities could be used In securing government deposits con ditioned on the use by the banks of the government bonds thus released for the issue of new bank notes, the adoption of this plan, at present, would enable the national banks to issue something like $200,000,000 in notes. The money stringency would doubtless have been averted, at least to a large degree, if provisions for in jecting the element of elasticity-into currency supply had been in force. This plan would also test; with the secre tary of the treasury the power to regu late the supply of currency by calling In deposits, thus forcing the redemp tion of surplus bank note circulation when conditions justified reduction. Another proposition, particularly urged by the New York Chamber "of Commerce, by . George... E. . Roberts, lately director of the mint, and by other financial experts Is the estab lishment of a central bank of Issue. The stock in this bank would be held partly by the government and partly by the banks of the country; 'govern ment representatives would be supreme in its management; it would issue currency, rediscount for other banks, bold public money and act as . the fiscal agent of the government in re deeming its paper money and making Its disbursements. One or both of these plans will be before congress this winter, with a fair prospect of leading to some action by congress that will furnish the re lief desired and make impossible another currency panic ' In times of unexampled prosperity. - THE WORLD'S BCTv TIER SHOP. Although the United States is gen erally considered a country of meat eaters, the Department'of Agriculture, In a recent report, has produced statistic showing that our jer capita consumption of meat has been steadily diminishing for twenty-five years, while- In most foreign nations con sumption has been constantly Increas ing. This data 1 used by the govern ment authorities In emphasizing the necessity of keeping up ourlefxport trade. This trade In 1900.'am6unted to one-eighth of our meat production. The surplus meat produced In the United States In that year was enough to feed either the United Kingdom or the German empire for half a year, or both for three months. If such an immense quantity of surplus meat food were to be confined to this country by the refusal of foreign countries to buy It, the consequences would be finan cially disastrous to the farmer, range man and packer. According to the bulletin, the value of meat animal on the farm and langea of the' United State on Jan uary 1. 1907, was $2,152,000,000. Add to this the value of the live stock farms, the value of the packing plants, with the machinery used In the pack ing plants and on the farms and a total of $10,62 5,000,000 is secured as representing the capital directly af fected by our meat Industry. Thls is equal to five-Blxths of all the capital invested in , manufacturing In the United States in 1904 and almost equal to the capitalization of the pet earnings of all steam railroads in 1904. As explanation of the Increase in the price of meat la furnished by the showing that the available per capita supply of meat declined two-fifths be tween 1840 and 1890 and the decline from 1890 to 1900 was 35 per cent. Ia the earn time, the exports of American meat increased from 1,000, OOOiOOO pound In 1885 to 2,047.000, 000 In the year ending with June 10, 190T. The value of the country's meat exports have increased from $161,446, 164 la 1890, to $239,090,807 In 1907. The per capita consumption of meat In the United States baa decreased about 80 per cent sine. 1840. - .It is now placed at 185 pounds. The per capita in Germany I 108 pounds, in the United Kingdom, 121.3; in France, 79; In Australia. 263; in Italy, 46; In Cuba, 124; In Belgium, 70; In Sweden, 62. The decrease In the United States is due in a great part to the hljher prices and changes in the dietary habits of the people. The more extensive use of fruits and vegetables bas modified the habits of many citi zens. In the possession of meat ani mals, the United States outranks all other countries. It is estimated that this country has 74,200.000 head of cattle, 53,000,000 sheep and 66,600,' 000 swine, or nearly 35 per cent of the world's supply. In addition to being the granary of the world the United States is also the world's butcher shop. VOTE FOR LOSfiOl WATlOK. It is taken for granted that every one in Omaha Is in favor of consolida tion and that the only opposition to merger is that worked up by the office holders in South Omaha. To carry according to the terms of the consolidation law, the merger must receive a majority of the votes cast on the proposition in each city and it be hooves voters in Omaha to record themselves for consolidation the same as voters in South Omaha. The question of merger Is "Ques tion," occupying the first space at the top of the voting machine. This ques tion should not be overlooked by any one voting in either Omaha or South Omaha. Vote "YES" on "Question" and for a Greater Omaha. , A W ORD lO RIPCBL1CAXS. The campaign locally has developed the fact that the democrats have no hope or expectation of carrying their ticket in Douglas county, a a whole, but that they have been centering their efforts on two or three candidates in order to run them far enough ahead, if possible, to win out over their re publican competitors. The democrats are insisting that this is an "off" year, they are playing the "nonpartlsanshlp" dodge, they are trying to inflame personal and fac tional jealousies among republicans all because they know no democratic candidate can carry Douglas county except with republican votes. The democrats have shrewdly chosen to go after those offices which are most Important In point of Influence and patronage. . Having gotten a taste of the loaves and fishes in the city hall, they would like to extend their domin ion into the court house In order to accumulate the sinews of war for the presidential campaign next year. These facts are recited to remind republicans of what ia at stake In this election, which ia but a preliminary skirmish to the big battle of 1908. While the success or defeat of any one candidate on the ticket may not appear to be vital, the unnecessary loss of an important office would turn over to the political enemy a 'factor worth having In the next fight and give the demo crats not only that place, but all the subordinate appointive positions as well. On the other hand, a clean-cut republican victory now would do much toward lining up the republican forces and correspondingly demoralizing the forces of the democratic opposition. Nebraska will, without doubt, be fighting ground In the presidential campaign and Douglas county repub licans should get ready now to do their full share In holding Nebraska in the republican column. . What an unwarranted assumption Candidate Loomla has made to the- ef fect that Elmer E. Thomas as a mem ber of the populist state committee should be fully apprised of all that Is doing in the interest of the fusion cam paign. Neither the populist state committee nor the democratic state committee has been on the political map, all their powers and duties hav ing been self-assumed by one Allen In the dual capacity of chairman of the democratic state committee and brother-in-law of Colonel Bryan. So far as the .two fusion state committees are concerned in the campaign just closing they might as well not be. We congratulate our amiable demo cratic contemporary on the skill it has displayed in playing both ends to the middle on the question of consoli dating Omaha and South Omaha. We congratulate also the Junior Yellow on its complete fall-down at the crit ical moment, showing its utter disloy alty to the real Interests of a Greater Omaha. . It la reported that Anstrlan court circles will try to make It uncomforta ble for Miss Yanderbllt when she be comes the wife of Count What-Dld-You-Say-Hts-Name-Was because she cannot trace her ancestry back more than 600 years. Perhaps not, but she can trace her bank account up to about $100,000,000. and It is not In cashier's certificates, either. There have been no bitter personal attacks made against candidates on tbe republican county ticket this year, but It is not because the local democratic organ la above making personal at tacks. If there were any defects In the records of any of the republican nominees they would have beea merci lessly exposed by this time. Mr. Rockefeller's attention is re spectfully called to the fact that there Is a working cash balance of only $15, 500,000 In the United States treasury. That fine would come In handy at this time. . The democrat are again trying to rally the liquor vote to tk'elr ticket. once more the prohibition speech made by Editor Meccano at the Fremont gabfest, which was said to have been vigorously applaudod by every one of the 200 democratic leaders present, excepting only Mayor Brown of Lin coln and our own Major "Jim." Governor B.anchard of Louisiana left the Jamestown exposition In dis gust because the officials failed' to show him any attention after he had paid his formal call ipon them. The governor evidently has not kept posted on the doings of the exposition man agement " A theater manager in New York is rejecting applicants for the chorus be cause they cannot sing. When did they get a notion that it was neces sary for a chorus girl (o be able to sing? An Illinois man has gone into court to prove that foot ball can bo' sup pressed under the law prohibiting pugilism. There's a difference. Fre quently persons are Injured in a foot ball game. Editor Watterson says he does not believe that the vice president knows the difference between a Martini and a Manhattan. Editor Watterson has the advantage. The vice president ia not in position to argue the point. Be eure to vote for or against every proposition submitted for popular rat ification or rejection at the election. Let the result on eaqh question, what ever It may be, represent the real wishes of the voters.' Bralley for sheriff towers high above his competitor physically, mentally and In every other way. - His election will give us a bigger man in the sher iff's office, not a smaller one. "John D. jRockefeller, Jr.; Studies Crime," is a headins In a New York newspaper. Yes. we read Borne time ago that he was going to 'take an active interest in Standard Oil affairs. An Untimely Demand. Chicago Record-IIeiald. This Is really the wrong time for the heirs of 3eorg Washington to put in an appearance. At the most they would have to be contented with a' clearing house cer tificate. Variations la Civilisation. Washington Herald. We hardly know what to think of the progress of civilisation; one state is con sidering the question of abolishing capital punlRhment, while another Is talking about Installing phonographs In Its jails. No bcatttlna- for Taft. Washington Post. If William H. Taft should be the success- sor of Mr. Roosevelt, the Philippines will remain under our flag even at the cost of a frightful war. He would as soon sell Cin cinnati and the Dutch Over the Rhine. Looking; Over the Trail. Baltimore American.' . The most consoling pleasure, of old age, looking out of the windows of hope. Is the sweet sense of the heart and soul that yeu have spread the flowers of life along the rugged road of humanity Instead of the nettles of contention. Beards for tho Peerless. New York Bun. ; The Hon. Champ Clark of Pike county, Missouri, pretends to exalt his horn and that of his state because he has discov ered a Mlssourlan with a beard nine feet long and more.'- The "discovery" Is no novelty. Thousands of Missouri democrats, especially In the Osarka, vowed In 1898 that ber'e shear until the Peerless waa elected. These devotees are not so faithful as they look. Vanity has got the better of them. They have given up all expectation of Mr. Bryan's election and cultivate their beards for themselves. Good Reason for Thankfulness. Philadelphia Record. In serene disregard of the eruption In Wall street the president sends out his annual proclamation calling on the nation to pause awhile November 18 to thank God for past blessings and to pray for a continuance of His merciful regard. The trouble In Manhattan Is In large part due to a breakage of the commandments In that particular quarter. That there has been no greater consequent shock to public confidence in other parts of the United States gives a new proof of the soundness and solidity of general financial and Indus trial conditions. There Is good reason for thankfulness. LEGITIMATE BANKIJTG. Principles to Bo Observed to Prevent Panics. New York Outlook. In our Judgment, banking panics cannot be prevented unless the following principles are observed: First All business rests on credit that Is, confidence In the common honesty of i the average man. Second. When .this confidence is de stroyed, business I. arrested and financial panics and failures Inevitably follow. Third. Confidence Is not destroyed by publlo exposure and condemnation of dis honesty and breaches of trust, w by at tempta to prevent or punish financial mal practice through the law; it a destroyed by the malpractice Itself. Fourth. Banks of deposit are not private concerns to be administered for private profit; they are public service cor poratlona, and their officers and directors are trustees for the depositors. Fifth. It Is natural. Just ,and whole some that fthe public should lose Its con' .v."" ' i" umiruai ny wunarawai of deposits when bank officers fall to main- tain th. highest .tandard. of tru.teTah?p I In the use and mve.tment of deno.it. Sixlh. By education, by publ'c sentiment 1 and by the Influence and .unnor .7 1 ' colleagues, th. bank director should be mad. to feel that h. fills, not a private office, but a position of public trust. Rigor- ous enforcement of efficient law. should compel those banker, who do not volun- tarily observe this principle of trusteeship to practice It or be punished for breach of trust - i The great body of American banker, are men of the highest honor. They can be trusted. They ought to be protected against the misdeeds and dishonorable standards of a few unscrupulous bankers ' tlon of the taxing body. For Instance, the who regard a bank surplus as merely their British chancellor of th. exch.qu.er, con own personal balance to he drawn upon at vlnced that vast sums escaped tha Income wilL And th. country should recognis. the tax, last spring announced that th. gov.ro obllgatlon It owes to those who hav. ment would require from all employer. fW Stepped In courageously to repair the mU- .tatement. of sal.rlea paid by them. Th. iI.Ur wrhl.h tli.l- . . MCBRASKA mE9 COMMENT. Osceola Record: Never before In the history of the state was 4)h republican party so thoroughly entitled to praise from the standpoint of the Integrity of Us platform and Its candidatea as It Is this yr. Ulalr rilot: When the party la?h cracked Judge Loomla feigned sickness tn oraer not to have his vote recorded on the revenue bill which he himself helped to dian during tho 1M04 legislative session. Then talk of a "non-partikan judiciary." Jt'remont Tribune: Republican defeat In NeoraKa this year would mean nothing else thin a party rebuke tor keeping talih with the people. Can .Nebrasaa atlurd to have any such utanip of disppro il placed upon official Integrity? 1 lie y to avert and avoid It is for republicans to UO TO THK fOLLH. ' Holdrege Citizen: A man ia mighty hard to please politically who Is not satis fied to belong to a party who has Tneo dore Roosevelt as a naiKinul leader and George L.. Sheldon for a leader In the state. Especially when the parly puts up such a man as that veteran antlmonooo- lllst. Judge M. B. Reese, for the suureme bench. , Nellgh Leader: The bank flurry in the east, while about subsided at the present, had at any time but little effect upon the west. In Neligh business hs been going on about as usual, and all legitimate de mands of business for currency has been Supplied. 8o far aa learned the banks all report an Increased amount of currency on hand at the close of each day's trans action, and thlB, too, without calling Sn the short time loans made by the local banks In Omaha and Chicago. Nelson Qasette: Republicans' of Ne braska should not allow themselves to be lulled to sleep by the Idea that the fight Is won before the votes are cast. The fuaiontsts have on their side certain In fluences which will be able to concen trate a large body of voters on short notlne an -III . " ' 7 i u.Vrio rcituuiiiKiiia wnere mere seem to be no contests. - The safe plan Is for everv re. publican voter to go to the polls early and vote. Grand Island Independent: While, aa a matter of course, the present financial situation may have some important re sults and quite far reaching effects on prices, after all it Is a fact that . more Joking Is done over it than weeping. Tho bankers of the west have been embar rassed a better word might bo humili ated but outside of that the ordinary citizen aeema to be movina- alone- in th. even tenor of his way and while his aym - pathy and respect Is with the local banker, i concerned final action In the matter was he knows, or la positively ' convinced lie I taken when In August last the acting secre knows, that there Isn't a bit of reason for tary of war signed a Joint report of the any local worry. And Buchhett lan't going ' conference called by the president. No pav to sell very many people any don't worry i ""1 waB presented by the -War department medicine. Ord Journal: Everyone says that this Is the quietest campaign ever known in Valley county. It Appears to be true all over the state. Political lines are not drawn aa tightly aa they once were. What the effect will be no one can say. It may result In a great many of the voters stay ing away from the polls. If a man values his citizenship he should exercise his right to vote. He should carefully weigh the merits of the candidates and vote for the one that represents his principles and who will discharge their public duty In the most acceptable manner. The people do not need to be told how to vote, but each citlsen should take it upon himself to see that he and his -neighbors get out and cast their ballots next Tuesday. Paplllion Republican: Voters will not for EL -J . ! l,h' repub,lcan state administrations that railroad asssss- ments have been Increased and corporate domination has been wiped out; that re-, yuuin.au uuiciaiB nave put ine state institu tions on sound basis and have stopped the scandals of incompetent employe, which characterised fusion control. They will remember that republican officials have maintained the helpless wards of the state In ease and comfort, and have not fed them on rancid butter, slops and wormy prunes the sort of diet which made the fusion con trol famous. They will show their approval of the present happy conditions by rolling up a. big majority for the republican ticket this fall. Tnriimah m1 l fi. . i and never before waa so able to commend Itself to the Individual voter. The offlnltris of the atate and the representatives In both branches of congress not only belong to the progressive element of the party, but they are genuine leaders, fighting the battles of the party in the open Held. The governor and his associates In tha state house are young, vigorous, buslness-l'ke and In close touch with the needs of the people. The two United 8tates senators are magnificent young men, the peers of any In the union In address and genuine ability both brilliant speakers and leaders In clean politics and statesmanship. The congressmen are men of experience, whose service to the ' state bears the closest fin.- . . - . . rfnrev v.' XuTK ,,,, . , . " , u "1,na- Jront Z Zpn t m"1' l ' tl th. votrJ , ?i UW V P,e"Ur viv:?: ivz biKrov will show an appreciation of the past and confidence In the future. A ve f " republican ticket will be an endorsaUnt of the Roosevelt policy a. it ha. Teen carried out In the nation and In the .fate PERSONAL NOTES. One of the New York City Judges has recently held that a wlf haa nn , Ulrw dishes at her husband. Perhaps the Milwaukee express robber who took 3,(100 only, when there was much more In sight, Is one of the rare souls who knows when he has enough. The railroads killed 196 persons In Chi cago during the first nine month, of this year, the street cars 106, teams and wagons forty-eight, and the automobiles only ten. Dr.- Albert E. Leach, formerly of the Massachusetts Beard of Health, has ac cepted ttie poult ion of chief of the- new T'n'ted, State, food Inspection laboratory to be established at Denver. Vastarhusetts' constitution needs to have some Ideas Injected Into it that are some what less than 200 years old. The supreme court of that state has Just decided that ,i,i... .. ....... , ""-""- --u , '' "" be Ruef. ha. for n,any month' been ke,t ardin " PU. 7 ,?9"" NW U,ey ,r0 ".'P11 hl" l Whether this Is viewed lfla, " "T P ,ae,,;na' u"on QU"" ' . J? , ' ! "n of E " Urryn tn England rose U lhe,ter t( ect l the "wake" seen, la Bouclcult' "Bhaughraun." Thereupon th "corP" ro UP with his cerements of wo' remarhed th"t ho waa an Irishman nimseir. ana proved It by throwing out the objector. As Casey remarked on a famous occasion, "that wake was a drame." In searching for Invisible property for tax purposes success depends on the determlna- . . . - I '. : .. 8 mH IM met WAR! 18 88 OOMULSION Ts Cm Jtm Oil UUAriANrRED wn tks Pm nt IVm Act JeasM Its ia hUi EXPERIENCE IS KNOWLEDGE tc U who have Intelligence to profit b it. And hundreds of thousands throughout tiie United States hive learned by experience that OZO MULSION is a curative blessing to the weak, the sick, the convalescent all suffering w.th Coughs, Colds, Lung Troubles, Malaria, Grip, Pneu monia or other Pulmonary Troubles. Those 'w'-o have never tried it tnsy ask, "What is it composed of?" The answer: Pure Norwegian Cod-Liver Oil Nourishing and Tissue-Buildirrr : Guiiacol Antiseptio and Germi cidal ; Glycerine Soothtar and Heating ; Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda Bone and Tissue-Building the whole forming a widely-known Scientific Curative Preparation an admirable body builder that restores health and imparts new life uni energy to the human sys.em. AHMV GOSSIP IV WASIIINGTOX. Current Events Gleaned from the Army and Aavy Register. The uprising of the Ctes on the Cheyenne river recalls the old days when there waa much of that sort of thing In that part of the country known as the frontier. The location of the latest disturbance is prob ubly In the neighborhood of the activity along the Cheyenne river In November and December of 1890, culminating In the fight of Wounded Knee. The preliminary move ments were in charge of Lieutenant Colonel E. B. Sumner, who conducted a memorable conference with Ulack Toot. The officers engaged In tho attempt to taka the Indians to Fort Mcadc were, lieslilen Snmnur Pin. i tain A n inn..... r.- -ij . "" - win. Captain J. B. Illckey, Lieutenant V. C. Marshall, Lieutenant E. W. Evans and Lieutenant R. J. Duff of tho cavalry arm and Captain Philip Reade, Lieutenant Owen Bundy. Lieutenant W. C. Butler and Lieu tenant F. Q. Kalk of the Infantry and Assistant Surgeon N. B. Strong. The In cidents of this campaign resulted In some spirited correspondence between General Miles,' General Carr and Inspector General Kent. The War department has announced that It will not consider any amendments or changes In' the approved pay bill. It was ! stated that as far aa the War department last year ana none will ne presented tins year. The whole matter la now In tho hands of Messrs. Capron and Dick, the originators of the bill. The only thing the War department fs now concerned with Is the preparation of the Information called for by the committees. The acting secre tary of war and the acting chief of staff. In commenting on the matter, said: "We believe that the pay of officers of the army should be readjusted, and that there Is a general sentiment In the War depart ment tn favor of It. In fact, we know of no one who Is opposed to It. But to In troduce this question In the Increase pay bill Is a very different proposition. This bill is not an army bill, but a joint bill effecting other services Just as much aa It does the army. It was positively agreed by the conferees and approved by the presi dent that each of the services affected should leave Its Internal differences to be adjusted within Itself at some futuns day. -nd that the Increase of pay asked for uM v. k. ., ..i.h. i. hm,. omcer, who a stirring up thki trouble In the service papers and elsewhere are- no doubt animated by a sincere desire to further the Interests of their own arm, but Instead they are doing the entire service an immense harm. If thev continue their al tatlon thera Is rreat danger that the bill will fall." Where a soldier dies within the continental limits of the United States the law provides for the burial of the atdy and certain other expenses, such as the cost of a 'casket, hire of a hearse, and other reason able ajid necessary expenses. The burial ia held at the nearest post or nat'onal ceme tery, and the expenses of transportation are likewise paid. When, however, the family or relatives of the deceased request the authorities to send the body to some other place than the nearest military cemetery, under the above condltiona, the government Is not responsible for the expenses Incurred other than the usual fixed charges, as the gqvernment or Its agents no longer have supervision of the disposition of the body, and the expenses imust be borne by tbe relatives. It has been decided to order before re tiring boards all those army officers who did not take, or failed to complete, the teat " vi v-maiiaiup. una iwrw will Bmni i u Trh fr -vvr r thera -rr a uniformity of determination as to In- dividual fitness to continue on th. active ' The instruction, to th. retiring board r for veport v s th: b",iy o 5?' I ' dUt,e" ,Upon w1,lch h' " enaged- In 'S C" V '"""f. Wh ta T f 'mP r? "I, fcboP werk " Wh" 7 AV '.!..6 'h! 1 M m ..kl- V 111 , - - - - " vvuuiiumi mat officer on th. active lint. This I. th. prlnclpl. which will govern th. War de partment In th. matter. OUR WORD FOR IT UR appeal Js to the good sense of the men who are thinking of new suits and overcoats. We have nothing to offer that is priced at half Its value. Nothing, In fact, that is not fully worth our charges. But as for good suits and good overcoats right In cut and fine finish we think ours the very best cloth'ng made. Fall Hats and Furnishings, as well, for men and hoys. -. . , Suits, $15.00 to $40.00. Overcoats, $16.00 to $50.00. downing, Suing &. (Co K.S. WILCOX, Manager. " Provide for tomorrow Canadian Clear Red Cedar Shingles, $3,73 for cash. 'They are packed FULL COUrtT, so g0 further than the ordinary kind. Grit Top, the very best prepared roofing, $1.90 a square, omplote, for cash, and a big stock of dry lumber to eolsct from at a discount of 20 per cent for cash, GUI. DIETZ LtlMREn nfl. 1214 Farnan. Tel. q 35 Tf WaPPI. TAU K0 8UMTITUU Dont I .... . i tirniasi -1 va nnui irrnorrriw'. Mil II iro to your iruggisi ri I I has. Jikm i WW Upf V THE FOOD p THAT y toOESEOOD ' 'r Two ttlsee 60c and Una Dalian, OXOMtTI.4IOJ LABORATORIES 4S Pearl Kl.. New Vrsu TUB COXUNEn If TOMMAXO. Brooklyn Eagle: Thera . comfort fer housekeepers who liave bests complaining of the high price of meats. The Cudahy ' Packing company of Omaha announced the other day that It ' will make a. rut of W per cent In the price of all meata. The cut goes Into effect today. Philadelphia Press: The one point where the mass of men will profit in-the strin gency now passing will be In the falling prices of commodities. Cudihjr'i H per cent meat cut will be tho 'Orst of many The Omaha meat packer hns born wise In advance of his rivals 'and co-partners In tiie Meat trust, as he has been before. Wall Street Journal: Tho day of the consumer appears to have come. For ten years he has been paying a steadily rising prlco for practically everything, with few -exceptions, that has entered Into the Hat of his needs. Now that prices are falling he begins to realise how rnueh more a dollar will buy than formerly. He Is In clined to push his advantage because lie -recognises that the weakness of the seller's situation la much more pronounced than ' formerly. . For once, after a long while, the consumer is king. ' Bt. Paul Dispatch: Tha hope of the salaried man Is that the law of supply and demand will begin to operate, as far as the trusts will let it, and call halt to advancing prices. Therfr Is such a thing as charging more than the traffic will bear, as the copper magnates have learned, to their cost, and general commodity prices ire not Immune, to such regulation. When the effect of the Increase In the number of wago earners have bas been taken advan tage of to tha full, and prices reach such a stage that Individuals must economize by reducing the amount they buy. the ad vance must stop. If trade combinations persist In demanding more than ia thul due, the .day of decline Is merely post poned, and the ultimate extent of the fai: is Increased. 1 . Sl'.KNV GEMS. "Don't be serious. Jack. Ifs change Hit subject. What Is that bright atari" That'e Blrlus, too, dear,' Chicago Trib une. "I am sure." said tha nrvlen.r the public would be interested to know th Becret of your success." "Well. younr man," replied the captain of Industry, "the secret of my success ha been my ability to keep it a eacret." Philadelphia Press. "What! exolnhred Old Gotrox. "you want to marry my daughter? Young, mou, before yiu do that you should be making ' at least fcooo a year." "All right." ruplled Young Nervy, "If . vou can mafce a pna'tinn for ij'e at that figure I II take it." Philadelphia Press. "You write for the press, I believe," atd the young lady, mnklnv conversation. "Your choice of rironosltions." answered' the modest man, "doe. me an undeserved honor. I write to the press."-pilladelphla Ledger. "It Is nonsense to say that a man never .! .ho ,U8t word In an argument with his wife." "Lots of men get the tt word." "Vou nrf"lt It. do vou?" "PertBirly their wives hand it to them," Houston Post. . . , . "AnytMnir eio von want to snv to John ' afore I close'" asVed the old ladv. "Yes." renlid th o1 roan. "tng as he s ln te dtv. tell Mm tn stay thar till re kin elt another automobile to run over him. It's the only wsv T Vln tn s-lt flue . p'anner fer Christmas '"-Atlantic Consti tution. THE SOCIAL FIHE. Vdwln Markham. ' . , Vo'oes ar. orvln from th dust of Tvio F'ont Palhec and h at-nes of Wt.ion-l "We raised our plllsrs vpoh 8ir-Dealre And rierish from th. large gaze of lii. sun." , Eternity was on the pvramld, '' ' And 1mmorta"ty on Greece and Rom. But In them all the andent Traitor hldw And so they tottered like unstable foam. There was no substance tn their soaring honea: The voir, of Thebes is now a desert em A snider bars the road with fllmv ropes Where opoe the feet of Carthage thun dered by. . A bltern booms where one. fair Helen laorhed; A th'ntie nods where one. the Forum poured; A I'rard I'ft. and l'ens n a shaft Where once of old the Colosseum roared. No house can stand, no kingdom can en dure Rnllt on the mimWnr rock of Self-De-lrej Nothing la Living Stone. nnthn Is "re. That Is not whitened in th. Social Fire. by buying today i J 'A