Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1901, Page 4

THE ©MAHA DAILY BEE E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee (without Sunday), One Year..$8.00 Dally Mee wna Sunday, Onc Year..... dllustrated B Une Year.. ... Bunday Mee, One Year. .. Baturday & Year, Twentieth.Century Farmer, One Year 1CES Bullding. Hall Bullding, Twen- Omaha: The Bee Bouth Omaha: Cl 3 -NIth wnd M Streets. Counctl Biuffs: 1o rl Street, Chicago: 154 Unity Bullding New York: Temple Court. Washington: wi arteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed: Umana Lee, Editorial Dopartment. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should be addresscd: The Bee Publishing Com- bany, Umaha, or postnl order, shing Compuny prea in payment of rersonal checks, except on Kes, not accepted NG COMPANY Htemit by Ppayavie 1o T OF CIRCULATION 1askn, Douglus County, s« Gueorke B, Tzschick, secretary of he Bee Pubiisuing company, being duly sworn, vays that the actuai number of full and nplete coples of The Dally, Morning, 18 And Sunday Bee printed during month ot March, 101, was as follows: 20,040 e L. 20,820 18 27,800 .. 36,800 26,850 26,040 28,040 27,800 ....27,540 .28, 205 27,620 27,000 27,400 27,650 28,150 28,120 ...80,720 .49, 140 Total cs unsold and returned coples Net total sales Net dally average. GEO. Bubscribed in my presence and sworn o before me this 1st day of April, A, D, 1901, M. B, HUNGATE, Notary Public — e “The initiation of the Easter bonnet I8 no assurance of the lquidation of the bill, Bullding :Ifiuau‘ln on paper s one thing and raising the capital to build them is another. It pays to be a martyr in Omaha. Tor further particulars apply to 8, L Gordon, late police judge. k ought to see the judicial over the appolutment of su- preme court commissioners broken, ————————— Why not project a direct rail line to Sonth Dakota? That country is more unaturally . tributary to Omaha than Kansas. Omaha real estate has proved the for- tune of nearly all Omaba’s wealthier citizens, The man who Invests on such solid foundation cannot go amiss. gemee————— After coming up to the scratch with kuch propitious Easter weather the weather man ought to have a stand-in with the women for at least one season. Omaha doubtless needs enlarged High school facilities, but it also needs a higher standard of education in the High school and fewer frills and side lishes, — Governor Dietrich says he will take the responsibility for his action in the matter of the supreme court commission Il to himself. The yellow journal Jakirs can now have another guess, Wouder if the reduction in the price of Nebraska's supreme court reports is intended as an intimation that in later these reports have not been worth : money they formerly commanded. g Popocratie organs are now busily en gaged in the task of distributing fed- eral patronage to the Nebraska repub- licans, The popocrats were always gen- erous in velunteering such services to thelr political opponents. ey Perbaps it is not out of place to re- mind oursélves once more that spring purchases can be made right bere In Omaha at just as good prices and with almost as large a variety for selection as in Chicago and other eastern citles. A Lineoln paper explains the swmall vote at-its recent city election vn the ground of bad weather, which put a damper on even the eagerness of the people to make a showing commensurate with the census population. Lincoln should have the benefit of this explana- tion. Andrew Carvegle is suffering the pen- alty of philanthropy by belng pestered almost to death by people with all sorts of echemes for alleviating misery and regenerating humanuit, There are some drawbacks, evidently, to this before. death philanthropy that do not attach to post-mortem benefactions made by will, e————— Porto Rico can thank its lucky stars that Governor Allen has consented to continue in the work of reorganization s0 auspiciously started under his direc- tion. If President McKinley's selec- tions for responsible positions In all of our new Insular possessions turn out as well the people there will have no fault to find. A railroad to connect Omaha with central Kansas would be a good thing. But if the road is not to be constructed until Douglas county votes $250,000 in bonds as a bonus, it will take a long time before the railroad to the heart of Kansas materializes. The thme for sub- sidizing rallroads with bond issues has passed away, erT—— The state press generally is applaud- ing Governor Dietrich for his courageous action in vetolng the varlous appro- priations made by the legislature that threatened to exceed the limits of the state's revenue for taxation. The iteme vetoed by the governor relate to ex- penditures which ean readily be spared, A public officer who keeps the interests of the taxpayers constantly In view deserves the taxpayers' gratitude, ) THE _OMANA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, PRIL_8, 1901 LOOKING BACKWARD AND FORWARD; When the republicans of Nebraska en- tered upon the national campaign twelve months ago even the most san nine had grave doubts about the ont come. The common enemy was thor oughly intrenched in g and jts lenders inspired by the assurance that the certain renomination of William Jennings Bryan for. the prosidency would insure for them moral and terial support that would make thel position almost impregnable, The re publicans moreover entered the cam- paign handicapped by the blunders of bad leadership that had demoralized the rank and file through scandalous ap- pointments in the federal service and a reckless disregard of public sentiment on lssues vital to all the people. In the face of these discouraging con ditions the battle of 1900 was fought and won solely by herole effort and unremitting labor, The only elewent that braced and strengthened the mpaign man- agement was the prevailing prosperity which not even Bryan himself could galnsay. The redemption of hraska was rightfully hailed throughout th country as the most signal victory of the presidential contest. To carr Bryan's state for McKinley, to elect the entire republi state ticket ana to capture a majority of both houses of the legislature which was to choose | two United States senators, was an | achievement which elicited the admira tion and applause of the tational com- mit! and the grateful acknowledg ments of the president. The republicans have now reoccupled the state house three months, With the exception of the supreme it and the university board they are fn full control of all the departments of state government. They have just closed a session of the legislature that culmi- nated in the election of two repub- licaps to the United States ate and are about to enter upon an era of pro- bation and responsibility. It e knowledged on all hands that the work of the legislature has been disappoint fng In many respects, Quite apart from the discontent created by the protracte senatorial deadlock, the failnre of th republican majority to live up to the constitutional obligations to make a new apportionment of legislative representa- tion and its lnmeutable disregard of the Interests of the party and the state in the matter of congressfonal and ju- dicial redistricting has serfously weak- ened popular coafidence in the part The refusal to submit needed constitu tional amendments znd extravagant ap- propriations cannot fail to contribute to the reactionary effect. The only re- deeming feature In this respect has been the actlon of Governor Dietrich in veto- ing questionable mecasures and appro- priations in excess of the revenues, Republicans must bear in mind that the redemption of Nebraska in 1900 does not by any means guarantee the re- tention of Nebraska unless republicans rise to the emergency and prove by their conduct that they merit the trust reposed in them. Party regeneration must not stop with the election of re- publican senators. The policy of letting the party drift without sail or rudder must be abandoned. Disreputable and incompetent public officlals in every branch of the public service must be weeded out. The barnacles and leeches that have been fastened upon the fed- eral service, easting odium upon the party, should be pried loose from the crib and decent, reputable, actlve re- publicans given thelr places. This the new senators owe themselves and the party. wer is IMPROVEME PORTO RICO. vernor Allen's statements in regard to Porto Rlco contradict the reports of unfavorable conditions in the island. He says that much progress has been made in a material way, that cultiva- tion has been extended and that the old-established industries - have im- proved, except coffee growing and pro- duction, which is at present languish- ing. The deficiency in this direction will probably be made up for by the fncreased production of sugar, due to the tariff discrimination in its favor. As to civil affairs, the governor states that they are working smoothly and the people generally are well satistied with the clvil government and the Amerlcan administration. He sald of the law of congress for governing the island that Senator Foraker, who framed it bullded better than he knew. In gard to the emigration from Por Rico, Governor Allen says it is so small as not to be worth considering. The opponents of the administration have professed to see in this emigration of a few thousand Porto Ricans another evi- dence that our acquisition of the Span ish 1slands has injured thelr Inhabitants instead of benefiting them and that our rule has been found unendurable by people who had long endured that of Spain, but as most of these emigrants have gone to Hawall, they are simply transferring themselves from one Amer- fcan possession whose 1lls they are familiar with to a second about which hangs the glamour of the unknown. The people ‘who have been induced by the agents of Hawalian sugar planters to leave Porto Rico may be glad to re- turn to the island and no doubt In time many of them will drift back, for Porto Rlco is a much more desirable place to live in than Hawall, Prof. Brumbaugh, the commissioner of education of Porto Rico, in a com- wunication to Secretary Koot says that the people of Porto Rico want schools and have been cordial and reasonable in thelr attitude to free education throughout the island. He states that he has never worked among a people who have been more kindly considerate than the people of Porto Rico, He ex- pects to put the schools on a firm and permanent basis under the new school law passed by the legislature and which has Just gone into effect. The testimony of the governor of Porto Rico and of the superintendent of education as to conditions in the island 15 nltogether gratifying and being of the highest authority must be accepted as conclusively disproving re- ports to the contrary which have come frow wewspuper correspoudents and ma- | and the unpromising prospect | | toward an am others, Torto Rico is progressing as well as could be expected. The island | s not yet recovered wholly from the | effects of the hurricane, but there is no to believe that the islanders Liave any troubles that they would not have had under Spanish rule, while the | outlook for them fs as promising [ eonld reasonably be wished reason THE V' | Ministe | Venezuela yestery NEZUELAN DIFFIC ULTY Loomis was to have left day on his return to | the United States, in response to a sum mons from this government. It is the understanding that the minister has not | been recalled, but simply requested 1o come to Washington in order to fully explain the ditficulty which has threat to terminate diplomatic relations ilnd\\m‘u the United States aud Venez uela, if not to bring about something more serious, 1t is quite possible, how ever, that in view of the feeling of hos- tility toward him on the part of the Venezuelan authorities Mr. Loomis will not return to the southern republic, but will be given a diplomatic position else where, Our government has found uno fault with the conrse of the minister who bas indecd for the most part simply followed instructions from Washington, but it he is offensive to the Ve uelan government as is represented, it would manifestly be useless to con tinue him at that post, beenuse he would not be able to accomplish anything cable settlement of the dificulty. Venezu return as a deliberate affront. Nothing has recently transpired to in- dica that the difficulty has becom aggravated, or that there Is any danger that a settlement may not be reached through diplomatic methods, But Presi dent Castro of Venezuela is the sort of man who must be earefully dealt with, He is practically a dietator and, accord- petnate his power 1 intrench him- self still more firmly at the head of the government, From all accounts he is not over-scrupulous, and it looks as if he and other officials were trying to line their coffers by blackmail of for- elgn ente es. At all events our gov- ernment must give the Venezuelan gov- iment to clearly understand that whatever American rights or interests are in danger will be protected. The United States wants no quarrel with any of the southern republics. It pro- poses to deal with them justly and fairly, -but it will not purchase their friendship by undue sacrifice or by sur- rendering any of its rights. It is per- haps not to be expected that Venezuela will show gratitude for the service this country rendered ler in the boundary dispute with Great Brital but she should be made to understand that our rights must be respecte [ — _ 1} THE MAKING OF A MARTYR. Seven years ago Samuel L. Gordon was pursuing the peaceful vocation of an ex- pressman, The political turmoil in the First ward suddenly brought him to th surface as & republican candidate for the city council, to.which dignified body Gordon was duly elected. If the mem- ory and veracity of a prominent corpora- tion wanager ecan be depended on, it cost a little over $2,000 of slush fund to beat Tom Lowry and elect Sam Gor- don. That was the beginning of the making of the martyr. Whether this proved a paying Investment has not yet been disclosed. In 1895 the martyr became one of the lead of the antl-Catholic crusade and his zeal in the cause secured for him prompt recognition in the nomination and election as police judge. In that capacity a good expressman was spoiled and a poor police magistrate developed. Gordon was a sort of Dogberry who made a study of natural law and applied it promiscuously in detlance of the stat- utes and the higher courts. Before his term was out be was abol- ished as police judge by the fusion legislature of 1807, which thus opened the way for his latest martyrdom. To rebuke Howell and Rausom, the repub- lleans renominated Gordon for the office and gave him a new lease of official life. This vindication elevated Gordon in Lis own esteem to such a degree he not only imagined that he bad a life tenure to the position, but also that he was a law unto himself, His highest ambition appeared to be to make him- self solid with the vicious and criminal classes, His sympathies for vagrants and lawbreakers of all clusses could be relled on to counterbalance any evl- dence of guilt and his rank favoritism to police court lawyers transferred the money that belonged to the school fund Iuto the pockets of the shysters, straw- bondsmen and thefr go-betweens. When these lawless practices became too scandalous, the martyr was turngd down by his party, only to be taken up by the fusion reforwers, who gave him a nomination on their ticket to cater to the demands of the vicious and criminal classes. As a silver republican decoy, Gordon proved a success, The very men who deposed him first, embraced him and reinvested him with the martyr crown, The ordinary wartyr usually achieves immwortality by p ation and suffering, but Owmaha's martyr police judge thrives and grows fat on persecution. Although inpeached and removed from office by the district court, he has managed to draw his full sala for work never performed. His lofty expectatious for the future are tersely expressed by his public-spirited attorney, My, Jefferis, in the following quotation by a local pape We don't it Judge Gordon never takes his seat behind the bench at the police station. He's drawing salary, and that's the principal thing to be considered From the same mercenary standpoint, ft will pay the taxpayers of Omaha to fence th artyr out of the police court, even if his salary continues. It is a matter of record that the amount of fines turned iuto the school fund in one month since Gordon's removal has ex- ceeded the amount turned in by Gordon in a‘whole year. Under the circum- stances the city can afford to have a martyr, even if all the police court shys- ters have to wear crepe and the counte- nances of the vagrants and crooks are shrouded In gloom. Invidious remarks are being about the uew attoruey geoeral made be la might regard his | ng to report, is mow scheming to per-| cause he has accepted a cabinet po sition paylng $8000 a year, which is much less than his previous income from his profession. The fact is over looked that no lawyer in the country com | petent and qualified to act as attorney | general could fail to earn several tim the salary of the office on the outside | The same I8 true with reference to a great many public positions in which the prestige and honor are expected to | make good the deficit in compensation. | ———— | | People out this way are pati walting for Chicago campaign meth | to be transplanted into their vicinity. A few pink teas and green luncheons in the councilmanic backyard in advance | of the election and front poreh vec | tiong after the vieto Ix scored, would make a contest for municipal office | really edifying, if not completely satis | factory. 1t might ey lead up to the theater box party idea that was tried once in Denver, but uns ntly The legisiature tana has appor- | tioned out to the varlous counties the £30,000 boodle fund that was turned in | during the famous fight for the sena that state two yea ago | because no one would veuture to lay | claim to the money, Montana could well afford to huve the performance r | peated If the financial asp of it onl | were to be congidered New oil discoveries are announced from Wyoming, but there is little news in the ammounceme It has been known for more than twenty-five years | that Wyoming is rich in ofl deposits and projects bave been under way perlodically for their development. It | is only a question of time when Wyo- ming will rival the famous ofl fields of Penusylvania. If inancial promoters think they can | close up a deal to combine the pack ing interests of Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City withont even consulting the Omaha owners they will be counting without tbeir host. Such a combina tion is within the realm of possibility, but it will take some work nearer home than such long-distance operations. Much to Write Abont. Washington Post. if Grover Cleveland should ever decide to grind out $6 worth of stuff for the Com- moner he might be able to say something Intoresting about presidential candidates who cannot carry their own states. Baltimore American. The quickness with which Aguinaldo swere alleglance to the United States war- rants the suspicion that he may entertain a secret opinion of his capture as a bless- ing in disguise. It enables him to retreat from an untenable position with grace and dignity, Fun for the Farmer. Boston' Herald. A slender man bearing the modest name of Phillips has cornered the Chicago corn warket and is sending the price up, despite the fact that four millionaire Board of Trade members are trylng to prevent it. Corn 18 selling higher than it has for six years and some say it will reach 50 cents a bushel. Meanwbile, the farmers are laughing in thelr sieewes and enjoying the fight. " Coming to Her Rights, Chicago Record-Heral Mre. Benjamin Steinhart of New York has just been victorious in a lawsuit over the color of her hair and the sparkle of her dlamonds. The woman was not satis- fled because some fancy photographs that she had taken recently made her hair look pink instead of Titian red and gave no hint of the excellence of her diamonds, which she modestly told the court “were very fine.” This case, in connection with that in which a Cleveland woman secured judg- ment a few weeks ago because it had been alleged that her corset was tight, will serve to further emphasize the fact that woman is at last coming into her rights. The age of chivalry may be dead, but justice has her hammer ou No Excuse for Bartley Compromise. Columbus Telegram (dem.) One of the peculiar bills passed by the late lamented legislature was a meas'ire to authorize the attorney general to com- promise with the Bartley bondsmen, prac- tically upon payment of the costs in the various sults which the state has insti- tuted against the men who pledged them- selves to shield the state against harm by reason of any act of dishonesty on Bartley's part. It was a shameful plece of leglsla- tion and doubly shameful because a large number of democrats and populists voted for it. Perhaps these men can give good ex- cuse for supporting such a bill, but the Telegram {8 unable to Imagine how any satistactory excuse can be forthcoming. This bill practically rays to the Bartley bondsmen: “The state was only joking when it took your bond. You are foolish if you pay a cent.” And then to further in- sult the intelligence of all Nebraskans the legislature magnanimously provided that the settlement should be made without ex- pense to the state. For this much let every- body be thankful. Had this righteous clause not been inserted perhaps the bonds- men might have recovered judgment against the state for asking them to pay the Bart- ley shortage, but now we are safe in pre- dicting that all the state will lose will be the half milllon which Bartley stole. Tt s cause for congratulation that the legislature did not vote a life pension to each of the Bartley bondsmen, PERSONAL NOTES, Aguinaldo can never live in the White House, but he may talk a river and harbor bill to death some day. Governor General Leonard Wood of Ciba is at work upon a series of articles deal- ing with his former experiences in wenlerni Indian’ campaigns, The emperor of China Is now said to be suffering from the effects of too much to- bacco. According to reports, he smokes cigarettes continuously and as many Amer ican cigars as he can gel Lord Salisbury, in a recent address to a gathering of commercial men, advised all youths who Intended to engage in the pur- suits of commerce to know French, Ger man and Spanish before elther Latin or Greek Illinols, 0 which state probibition candidate f and in which he prosecuted his most active canvass, gave him proportionately fewer votes than Wisconsin, the chief brewery state of the west The khedive of Egypt Is an energetic five- man and has each of his palaces supplied with the latest appliances. Periodical arills of his domestics are thoroughly car- ried out. He occasiBnally turns them out on false alarms and finds that they answer to his satisfaction Senator Platt of New York and Senator Platt of Connecticut are cousins about six teen times removed. The first Platts in America were two brothers, who settled on the eastern end of Long Island. From them are descended practically all of the Prof. Woolley president, lives | tion of the very difficult problem TAKE KINDLY TO NEW SENATORS, Imperfal Republican: Ed Rosewater | editor of The Boe, crowned himselt with glory when he withdrew from the sena torial fight and said: “I will continue at the old stand, battling for the best inter- ests of the republican party and will be heard from again, fighting with the per for republican principles.’ Lynch Journal (rep.): Finally the legls- lature has done as it should have done long ago. All avowed candidates were thrown aside and Governor Dietrich and J H. Millard were elected senators. We are glad to see this. Now all the sore spots made by the fight will bave to heal of he nursed out in private and the party as a | whole will be able to work together. But as a whole the legislature has come far short of what it should have done in ve- D | Bard to legislating for the state and has proven again that the people and not the legislature should elect senators. Grand Island Independent (rep.): Dur Ing the senatorial campaign it was often charged when the “loyalty” of men was questioned, that B. Rosewater was not a loyal republican. It must be said, how- ever, that he never vet fought in the dark. His battles were g'ways {n the open No one ever had cause to doubt where he stood. While many republicans have not agreed with him in many {nstances, thoy must give him the credit of always having fought fearlessly nlong the lines of his own convictions. And they will generally be pleased with the loyal words expresced to the joint session Osceola Record (rep.): The election of vernor Dietrich and J. H. Millard as United States senators was the happy solu- Both are thorough business men, broad-minded, com- petent and honest and will give to Ne- braska a representation of which it will he proud. Neither of them make any preten slons at being an orator and will not waste the time of the senate by long-dis- tance and worthless talk. This, in Itselt, will be quite a relicf to the people of the state, for it is the careful painstaking man of affairs, and not the talker. who ac- complishes results in this day and age. Culbertson Era (rep.) It had been fre- quently asserted in various quarters that the republican candidate for governor was not a politician and therefore could not succeed eitier ag a candidate or ‘executive. Well, perhaps the governor-senator is not a politician from his critic’s point of view, but for good, hard, sound business sense and an intelligent and sensible reason for doing r not doing things he commends himself with all parties and while we are proud of him as our scnator we regret to see him leave the gubernatorial chair that he has already shown himself so well qualified to fill with honor to himself and credit to the state. Bloomfield Monitor (rep.): Nebraska's new senators are a good trusty pair of re- publicans to draw to. Place that in your hat for further reference. They will guard anl protect Nebraska's Interests in na tional legislation and uphold the hands of the national administration. Nebraska fs to be congratulated that republicanism tri- bition. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rosewater and Mr. Meiklejohn must not be forgotten for their. manly actions in finally aside their personal ambition for the ad- vancement of rcpublican loyalty and party good. All honor to their actions in this manner. Weeping Water Republican: The happy termination of the deadlock in the election of two unobjectionable republicans was greeted with rapturous satisfaction by all members of the party here. It is considered the best possible solution of the question. Governor Charles H. Dietrich and J. H. Millard of Omaba were the compromise can didates on which all united in the caucus Thursday motning, after the leading candi- dates had all withdrawn. These gentlemen are both reprasentative citizens, true re- publicans and are not professional politi- clans, Nebraska will be ably represented at Washington and the campaign thunder the fusionists expected to produce over a failure of the republicans to elect has gone glimmering Hayes County has two United States senators. Their names are . H. Dietrich and J. H. Ml lard—the former governor of the state and the latter president of the Omaha National bank. Both are representative citizens and will be wortay and creditable repre- sentatives at Washington. The happy solu- tion of the senatorial deadlock was reache in caucus Thursday morning and was ac- complished after an all-night session, which had developed no material change In the vote of the leading candidates. The se- lection of Dietrich and Millard brings satisfaction to republicans throughout the state, who had become alarmed that the legislature would adjourn without an ele tion. The fusionists are correspondingly disappointed with the result. Wayne Herald (rep.): It was a happy conclusion the legislature arrived at last Thursday. warmest contests ever known in the state D. E. Thompson, Rosewater and Meiklejohn lald aside their personal desires for the best interests of the party in the state and made it possible to elect two United States senators. It was a noble move and the party should remember it well, for they have proven themselyv:s republicans who leve their party and its principles. As a result the state of Nebraska will be repre- sented in the national legislature in the persons of J. H. Millard, one of Omaha's Republican: Nebraska elected for the long term, and Governor C. H. Dietrich for the short term. Both are stalwart republicans and, while many had their choice, it is a happy solution of the contest. Stanton Picket (rep.): The Picket admits Qisappointment at the defeat of Edward Rosewater for United States senator. Not because we had expected (o see him elected, for from the first to last we entertained but slight hope of his success. It is rather be- cause we believed and still believe that the will of a majority of republicans is frus- trated by his failure of election and be- cause we believe him the most able man in he state for (he position and the one capable of doing the most good. If we were disappointed, o are others; if Mr. Rosewater's friends were disappointed, friends of the other aspirants were more Personally, though having hoped for Rosewater's election, we are pleased with the selection of Senator Millard. It means that a long-headed, sagacious and conservative business man will represent Nebraska from the North Platte country in the upper branch of the national congress Columbus Journal (rep.): Edward Rese water, the editor of The Omaba Bee, and incidentally, one of the late asplrants for a senatorship, In his speech aftet the election frankly confessed: “I realize that 1 am perhaps not a proper person o be a candidate for this high office, hecauss 1 am unfortunately engaged fn n business in which I frequently have to tread on too many corns, but I feel grateful that I am not & statesman out of u job. 1 will con tinue at the old stand, battlug for the best lnterests of the republican party and will be heard from agaln, fighting with the pen for republican principles 1 thank all those who have so generously accorded me their support in this long-drawn but now happily-ended contest.” Tho Journal admires bis pluck, his comprehension of the situation and bis indomitable will and industry, but these laiter will now be of vital use to him, beea his functions as editor of one of the many great papers of the country give to him daily a larger audience and one & attentive than the few score listeners in the United s0. Mr, news- re name o the United States. States sepate chamber, umphed at the last hour over personal am- | thrustiog | when after weeks of one of the | and Nebraska's foremost citizens, who was | oF T Tekamah Herald (rep): The few dis- gruntled republicans who fused with the populists to bring about a premature ad- journment, and thereby defeated meritori ous legistation, have sacrificed the confi- dence and betrayed the trust of their con- tituents, Central City Nonpareil (rep.): The leg- islature couldn’t find time to pass any the reapportionment bills, so everything i« mains as 10w The constitution de- manded the reapportionment of the state but the constitution has no terrors for a Ne Ka legislature. Kearney Hub (rep.): The leglslature did unwise and discourteous thing In re Jecting Governor Dietrich’'s recommendation for n cut on the princely fees of Robert Lea Herdman, clerk of the supreme court. The governor was right in his demand. The leg- islature was wrong in refusing it Burwell Tribune (rep.): The history of the late lamented legislature is not velum- inous nor very entertaining reading. Be- sides making a ve meritorious game law end electing United Etates senators it did very little, Considering the tangle, how- ever, it may be ngreed that the election of senators was a whole lot North Platte Tribune (rep). The past session of the legislature might have done worse and It might have done better 1t fe to be commended for killing a good many bad measures introduced and passing a few good ones. Of course, as Is always the case, many people will say that the defunct legialature was the worst we ever had, but there are alwaya vicious kickers to be found Haridngton Herald (rep): The leglslature came within v ace of carning the name “the do-nothing legislature.” Should it have adjourned without the clection of senators, as seemed apparent until the cleventh hour, to fnd out what it really accomplished would be a good deal iike looking for a needle in o haystack. 7The three republican members who defeated the legislative ap- REQUIEW ATURE, portionment bill ought to be drummed out of | the party. Ord Quiz (rep): One of the disgracefal things done by the late lamented 'cgisla- ture after disposing of the scuutorship business was (he passage of the il re- lieving the hondsmen of Defaulte: of obligations to the exten' of To keep up the line of march you should have passed a il calling on the governor to pardon the great d-faulter. But maybe that part of the program bas been arranged for in silence Friend Telegraph (rep.): Any a to call the present leglslature toether for the purpose of passing laws whicn they neglected while in session would be worac than an attempt to correct the r'sikes which Moses made. The people of the state are free from the present legislature, un they are now powerless to do tie s more harm, and they should be allowed to rest in peace and oblivion, which a great majority of them so richly descrve after the arduous duties which they have lately performed and which the people will not soon forget Fremont Tribune (rep.y: 1t is certain the fusionists cannot complain of the re- £770,000 tlemen, [ 1pt publicans for taking advantage of them in | the legislative session- just ended. In the beginning the contest cases were disposed of without partisan bias and no fusion mem- ber was unseated. Then the state has not been reapportioned for any purpose nor a ballot law passed that would seem to gain advantage. That is to say, no fusionist has amy right to say he has not had aboui all he could oxpect out of a republican session. And by that token, republicans will think awhile before saying a great deal. York Times (rep.): While the Jegisla- ture has seemed to be absorbed in the clec- tion of United States senators It has passed a number of good Jaws and killed a mim- ber of bad bills.. With the work done after the election was settled, which was well under way before, the sesslon will have made a pretty good record, considering the fact that the house, by the aid of two or three alleged republicans, has been fu sion on all party questions. An efiective republican caucus has been impossible on any question and without it important le islation caunot be carried over the pro of an organized opposition. Genoa Leader (Ind.): At last the Ne- braska legislature has adjournci and their acts have become history. After months of quarreling and bickering they succeeld at the last hour in electing (wo United States senators who are acceptabls to the people, but it was not thelr fault. It wus a battle royal between the people and the politicians, fn which the people won, as they did two years ago. Had the politl- clans been united, howe the people would have been In the soup. But when thieves fall out homest men gei A show Outside the election of senators, however, the less sald the better. Few iaws of any consequence were passed, and had it not been for the governor those passeil would have been so full of errors that they would have been inoperative, Crete Vidette (rep.): The fusionists took the grounds that the republicans were in a majority and were responsible for all leg- islation. Consequently they voted for all appropriation, encouraged extravagance on every hand and voted against ill measures looking toward retrenchment and e my. Had they assisted the republicans, who tried to carry out the BOVernor's sugges- tion, Lee Herdman would have received a salary of $1,500 and the fees of his office would have gone into the treasury for the benefit of the people. As It is, Herdman will pocket nearly $60,000 in fess. This may be cute politics, but we belleve ile rank and file of the fusion party will call it rank perfidy on the part of thelr rep- resentatives, from whom they expected wore manly action. Time will tell. Wahoo New Era (pop.): While it 15 true that the republicans and the governor were insincere in their grandstand play for econ omy, In the effort to pass a bill reducing the emoluments of the office of +ierk of the supreme court (which 13 said Lo pay .ome- thing like $30,000 a year), because as loug as the office was held by a republican no attempt whatever was made by republican legislatures to reduce his salary, but now, when the offico 15 held by a fusionist they all nL once sce the necessity for a redic. tion. At the same time we question very much the wisdom of the fusion members of the legislature to o on recorl against economy. Had we been & member we would have voted in favor of Governor Dietrlch’s bill reducing the salary. A profassed re- former should at all times be consistont and less partisan itlen to Pat Them to ¥ able Employment, Success for April In his recipe for training a novelist Wal- ter Besant glves as one of his rules yome verse every day Bdward Haule once advised an aspiring young man, ad some time every day with a person whom you consider your superior.” A very actical rule-—-one good for the writer, the business man or the struggling apprentice— would be Seek to form an original idea about some- thing every day Everybody Is looking for ideas. BEvery newspaper has men who are pald a regulay salary for their ideas, They write nothing; they get no news, but they study. The dry goods merchant wants new combinations of Cloth, of color, of design. The publisher wants new combinations of type, happy ex- pressions. catchwords for advertisements Everybody is willing to pay. and pay well, for ideas If you are in busin 95, study the prob- lems of your busines Rallroads used to of | Bartley | te any | lose thousands of dollars from cash fares collected by conductors, but not paid in The man who studied this problem and sug gested that 10 cents additional be collected on every cash fare, this bonus to be re- mitted on presentation at any ticket offce of tha receipt for the same, was liberally rewarded. Yot it was a very simple idea Master your own business. If you do this, vou will have fdeas about It, and other busi | ness related to it. It your position seems | hopeless, study some other line of business, and when you have a good idea about it go to the man in charge &nd tell him of it Many times your idea will be found imprac ticable, but if it shows originality it has made an impression for vou I, from vour knowledge of cortaln condi tlons, you believe that a particular way of offering goods for sale, an fmproved method of presenting things, would benefit a mer chant, tell or write him your idea. It it s @ good one you are likely to be asked to carry it out, provided you have the neces- sary experience If you do not have an idea about your business or something you are particularly studying, keep your mind awake anyhow Do you go home on a street cnr every day? Study the advertisements in the cars. Think how they might be fmproved. Do you walk home? Study the scenery and the buildings you see. Think how they might be beauti- fled, or If they are already very beautiful of what words would most aptly express thelr beauty. If you read a book think al Ways how this book Is related to books—whether the author is too ver! or too conclse. Charles Fox used to attend sessions of Parliament, listening to the speeches for the purpoee of studying how they might be most effectively answersd Keep your brafn busy. Keep this particularly in mind: The prac tical effort of men in the world is to make money. Money Is made by the sale of goods or services that other people want. If the people’s wants can be inereased, or if they are induced to want a particular thing more than they did before, so much more money 1s made. The business world aims to In- crease and supply these wants. 1t you ean help men do either more effectively, fn how ever small degree, than they are doing now, they want you. The world is moving very rapidly. 1t demands thinkers, men of brains and action CUBAN WAR CLAL ® Assortment of Renl ucled Losses on File. Kansas City Star. It is apparent that the Spanish War Claims commission, which will be or ganized next week under the chairmanship of ex-Senator Chandler, will have a stu pendous task on its hands. Some comcep- tion of the magnitude of the adjustments may be formed by the Information that laims to the amount of $30,000,000 have already been filed. A very large number of these demands have been presented by lawyers who have sought representation of the claimants, many of whom, no doubt, would not have regarded their real or fancied losses very scriously except for the counsel of the legal sharks. It is said that many of the cases have been taken on contingent fees, in some instances amounting to one-third of the sum to be realized Such proceedings are but a large scale development of the practice of shyster lawyers in the big cities, These pirates, nost of whom have little or no legitimate practice, lle in wait for persous mecting with accidents, seck them out and offer their services to recover dumages from the municipality or from corporations. Very often there is no real injury, but the early appearance of the lawyer enables the building of a formidable case upon a plansible circumstance, Of course the Spanish war claims, like all other demands for damages, are likely to be Intentionally exaggerated on the theory that more mfust be asked . than can reasonably be expected. The commis- sion will need to exercise the greatest pos sible care in making its dlscriminations and it should especlally scrutinize tu. cases of the professional claim lawyers. wal: s there a y m_your vil asked the visiio “There arc several of them,” sadly re- plied the old inhabitant. lis Press: Tommy-8; n get bald wooner thar Mr. Figgs—Because they don't w hair so long. Wil that satisfy you? Rivers—This “Order of shows that the fools Chicago Tribune: the Buff: anly are not ad yet, How much did it cost you to Join? I8 the ground around 1 the visior. rmer Corntoskel, “us agriculturalists can't seem to do much with it. But some o' these here real estate companies managed to ralse two or three crops o' bulldin' lots oft'n it."" Detroft Journal: Mrs. Newlywed—1 saw a plece in the paper tonight that people would feel better to go without breakfast Mr. ewlywed--H'm! Waonder which of our cooks wrote that? Philadelphla Press: “Do vou mean to sir," ‘cried the testy Colonel Goldrox, thiat you have come here to secure my sent to marry my Pardon me,”" interrupted the modern vouth, "my coming to you is a mere act of courtesy. If you consent, well and good. 1f refuse~well, you muke a and she'll want me more than cver. n me, it Journal: The next day “How do vou like this weather? lump and pleasing pers aln't falr!'” protested t #on, and burst Into tears Presumably the short rain skirt had to do with all “this. alned. asked banteringly. crawny per- Chicago #ighed the wooner do y trip to the Tribune: “1U's ¥o tiresome!" wirl in the fur jacket. "No u Ket back from your winter th than you have o begin 10 make up your mind where vou are golng to spend the summer. Sometimes 1 think life 18 hardly worth 1iving!" Philadelphin Press of the Jdessert, made it . “What do you think sald the young wife. Mrs. Shouter's cook that accounts for it 1 ppose binding that n ppose 18 o8 1t 50 tough, Indianapolis Press He—-You women have such ridiculous hablt of creaming “Oh!" on every occasion She—And you men have habit of saying “I' on e The Way to such a ridiculons View It. rt happy still, Kkless rover: hout the milk you spiil re cows and clover? sy, When there Josh Wink fn Baltimore American, A joyous goat on @ bock heer sign (8ing merrily e Spring is here ! Pranced gleefully, for he felt so fine, And he cried: “Bing, ho, for this life of mine! But 1t seems to me it 15 time to dine." This Jocund goat on the sign of beer. Then a hollow ach (8ing joyous They hushed (e 2. And he moaned hang With naught to eat on the whole shebang!" This doleful goat with the visage grum Oh, the fiippant f“ at had an appeti (8ing merrily, for the spring is here!) 1t never yet had been sated quite; Twas hat was on both day and And paper and paste were his delig This crafty goat on the bill of bee and a hungry pang— the upring has come') wong that the poor goat “Alas, that I thus should At last, when his hunger painful grew joyously, for the spring has come’) nibbled away at the bill ko blue, »am and the keg he'd chew he ate himself and the billhoard, t The gay old goat was a vacuur (8 He ‘Chis shows that o goat, wher'er he's (8ing mertily, for the spring 1 he Will never lose his pecullar tasto Por piper, paint and pletures and p o possibIy gobbles himself 1 hiat ‘The bock beer goat was his own bicr,