Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 15, 1901, Page 6

4 lm-: ©OMAHA DAILY BEE. h RUSF\\ATLR, EDITOR. PUBLISHED I:VEHY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Datly Bee (without Bunday), One Year. 360 , Une Year » ‘Twentieth Century Farmer, Une OFFICES: The Bee Bulidin Boutn Omana: City tall Bullding, Twen- Wenith and M 8 ", Councii slufts Omaha: ity Bullding. i Temple Court, Washington: o Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed: Umana vy, kaitorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should be waaressed: ‘The uee Publishing com- baly, Vinuna, REMITTANCES. Remit by dratt, express or postal order, W00 Lo Uhe Bee Publishing Lompany. ent Stamps acceplea in payment ot il wecounts, Fersonai checks, except oi winalia Of Lastern exchunges, not accepted iHe Bl PUBLISHING COMPASY. iy STATEMENT OF CIRCU Btate of Nebiaska, Dougius County, 880 George B, Tzscnuck, secretary of ‘the “!e Puvilsuing company, buing duly Sworn, myu that the actual numper of full and e copies of The bally, Morniig, anya sunday Bee printed during tie , AWl, wus a8 Lollows. . “ 15, i THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: \I()\ DAY, APRIL 135, 190 A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. The first hanging under the new law providing that all such executions shall take place at the state penitentiary, in stead of us heretofore in the county where the murder was committed, is dy In prospect. That the change is sure to work to the public Interest will hardly meet with o single dissent. Whatever reasons may exist for hold- ing the trial of every person accused of crime near the place where the offense was committed have no neces y relation to meting out the punish ment when a verdict of guilty is re- turned and the death sentence pro- nounced. If the severest penalty known 1o the law Is to be pald, it is only con- forming to the demands of humanity to surround the execution with such safeguards and such a degree of priv- acy as will shut off the deleterious effects too often produced by public or semi-public hangings. When it comes to the question of ex- pense entailed upon the taxpayers the operation of the new law cannot help but tend in the direction of economy. A legal executlon, ax carried out in Nebraska up to this time, with all the special preparations, has been an ex pensive luxury. With all executions performed at the same place and by the same officers, the duplication of the apparatus and machinery should be avolded and the fee bills materially re- duced. If the new law works as well in Ne- braska as has similar legislation in other states, no one, after it has been given full and fair trial, will want to go back to the old system under any covsiderations whatever. As a step in reform, on the turn of the century, this is decidedly a move in the right direc tion, Net total sales. Net dally average. GE ribed in my presence and sworn to me this lst day of Aprll A. D, 1901 M. B, HUNGATE, NMHYY Public. Keep Omaha clean. The only way to keep Omaha clean is to enforce the ordinances for health and cleanliness. —— It 16oks as If the next tug-of-war be- 1 the local democrats would come ¢ the question of fusion and anti- fusion, It there any roads in the country that are not contemplating a change of masters they should speak out and take the prize. Admiral Schley 18 maling prepara- tions to retire from the navy. It Is hoped he will retive the Sampson- Schley controversy at the same time. e Omaha is promised several new and modern store buildings to meet the de- mand of its growing retail trade. These improvements are sure to have a marked effect upon the trend of business traffic. Omaha Is on the move. 'mporarios boastingly. advertises that it has in its employ a pressman who was formerly “colored specialist” on an eastern paper. Per- haps that explains the highly colored sensationalism that taints its columns, The letter-carriers throughout the country are to have permission to wear a loose-fitting blouse instead of a coat during the summer months. We will walt and see, however, whether the letter-carriers will be able to sct the fashion. The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings is overwhelmed with offers of sites for the state fair down at Lincoln, With all this competition the taxpayers ought to have a surplus turned back from the appropriation made by the late legislature, J. organ 1nsists that he has gone to Europe simply for a rest, 80 that If his word 18 good he can be counted out of the many schemes for consolidating the industries of the world that may be wafted this way from the other side of the ocean. Nothing would suit the popocratic or- gans better than to stir up a contro- versy between the two new republican senators over the question of the policy to be pursued in the regeneration of the par he popocrats, however, are more likely to be sadly disappointed. — The chairman of the popullst state committee Is sald to be taking a poll on the question of calling a conference of party leaders to discuss the future of the party. Before discussing the future the first requirement will be an inventory to ascertaln what is left of it, No matter what verdicts may be brought in murder trials, Omaha has seen 1ts last hanging, as under the new law the executions will take place at the state penitentlary, depriving the murderer of the glawour of the admiring crowd of friends to witness his shuffling off. It may possibly have a depressing cffect on the homicidal tendency. Cuba’s population 18 reported to be growing perceptibly, not only by natural increase, but by immigration. While the Spaniards were in control the pop- ulation movement was on the decrease slde of the ledger. With the United States guarding its welfare the island is sure to make rapid strides both in population and wealth expansion. S————— The Nebraska Independent denounces the act to compromise the Bartley bond as “the most disgraceful thing that was ever placed on a statute book.” We ave inclined to agree with this and to add that we do not think a bit better of it because It was first recommended by an eminent populist, Governor Poynter, in a special message to the legislature of 1800, . ———— The popocrats are free with advice about the republicans who should bhave « recognition in the distribution of federal patronage, just as they were a little while ago as to republicans who had claims upon the legislature in the sen- atorial contest. The new senators will, doubtless, pay as much attention to their popocratic friends as did the republicans i the Poislature, WILL SEND A COMMISSION. It is now understood that notwith- standing the action of the Cuban con- stitutional conventlon in regard to the Platt amendment, a commission will be sent to Washington to confer with the president respecting the American con- ditlons. It Is mot proposed that this commission shall definitely settle any- thing as to tne futu relations be- tween Cuba and the United States, but having obtained the views of T ident McKinley will report to the constitu- tional convention. It appears that there is a difference of opinion awong the delegates to the convention as to the significance of the plution passed a few days ago declaring opposition to the terms submitted by the United States, the conservatives holding that it was a practical rejection of the terms, while the radicals assert that such was not the cas An effort to put the rad- feals on record in the convention was unsuccessful and it was finally decided that the convention should not express itself for or against the amendment, and should send a commission to Wash- ington to reach tlie best possible agree- ment with the president. It would seem that the Cubans shoule by this time fully understand the views of the administration and ought to be able to make up their minds definitely as to whether the Platt amendment shall be accepted or rejected. They must know that the president has no authority to modify the terms of that amendment to the sligntest extent and furthermore that he believes thiem to be wise, proper and necessary. The po- sition of this government was very clearly stated by Senator Platt of Con- necticut, In his address Saturday be- fore the counvention of the American Academy of Political and Social Sci- ence. He said: hat the relations which are to exlst between the United States and the new government of Cuba must be closer than those between us and any other foreign country will be apparent to the dullest comprehension. 8o long as any doubt exists of the abil- ity of Cuba to stand alone, the United States must be ready to support her. We must protect her against any inter- nal dissensions which may threaten the overthrow of the republican govern- ment. In thus standing ready and in- slsting upon our right to protect Cuba, we do not at all contemplate the estab- Iishient of a protectorate in any sense in which that term has been used in international law. Our relations with Cuba will be unique. We may best express them by saying that we claim the right to be recognized as the guar- antor of Cuban Independence and of the stabllity of the government. 7To require less than this would be an abandonment of both self-interest and duty.” It is unfortunate that there are Cu- bans who are unable to see In this attitude of the United States a desire and purpose to conserve the independ- ence of Cuba, assure stable government there and promote the welfare and pros- perity of the people, but such is the fact, and this element exerts the greater Influence. It is Dbitterly hostile to the United States and it is thought would not hesitate to stir up a revolt in Cuba agalnst the American occupation. A Washington dispatch says that some of the advices received there from Cuba intimate that unless something occurs soon to affect the situation favorably an outbreak of violence is likely to be provoked. THE NEW CANAL TREATY. There seems to be good reason for believing, say some of the Washington correspondents, that apother treaty be tween Great Britain and the United States ,in regard to an Interoceanic ca- pal, is under consideration and likely to be in shape for presentation to the senate at Its session next winter, It Is stated that Secretary Hay has been getting the views of senators on the subject, but of course nothing bas been made public as to the nature of the opinions obtained from senators. The correspondent of the New York Evening Post says it is not belleved that Secret Hay Is very sanguine of success, but the president Is. lhoperul Mr. McKinley's notion, it is stated, is that the senate, even as constituted last winter, would probably take a some- what more favorable attitude toward the Hay-Pauncefote treaty if it hud its work to do over. This is doubtful, but it 1s possible that the senate of the Fifty-seventh congress would be better disposed toward a new treaty which avoided sowe of the conditions to which the British gov It is obvious that to fram that will be acceptable to th and to Great Britain will be of great difficulty, but it is one that sbould be undertaken. The reply of the British government left a way open for further negotiations, to be initiated by the United State - while the promise that a satisfactory new treaty can be negotiated, it is manifestly in- cumbent upon our government to make the effort. In t event of another failure, it can then be determined what shall be done to remove the obstacle to the construction and control by the United States of an isthmian canal that is presented by the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. To declare that treaty abro- gated without making another attempt to negotiate a new convention, would, in cur judgment, be a mistake that might have very troublesome conse- quences, senate tnsk —_— THE HIGHER LAW FICTION. And now we are told that the right of every man, woman and child to haul wirhage away from his premises and to dungp it wherever it may suit him comes from & higher law than that on the statute books. We are also told the violation of this right takes aw the equality before the law ].'m!l‘!lllh‘l'd by the higher law to every human being living in Nebraska. This sounds very plausible, but its ap- plication would destroy all government and lead to anarchy. If the higher law gives a man the right to dump garbage where he pleases, the higher law will also allow him to empty slop buckets in the alley and to do his own street sprink- ling, to pave the strect in front of his own lot, to build his own part of the public sewer and do a thousand other things which he is prohibited from doing under police regulations or ordinances relating to the public highways and streets, If equality before the law means that very man has a right to do what he pleases wherever he may live, there is rd of enuncting any law for the tion of communities or for the con- venience and comfort of the public in general. 1 cities are to be governed by higher law, what use Is there for city charters or for officers to enforce the provisions of the charter and ordinances enacted under it? If we have a higher law, who is to define its scope or limit its application? Are courts of justice to be governed by statutes or ave they at liberty to disre gurd statutes under the plea that they are obeying a higher law? Does not the whole structure of government rest upon the principle that tl rights of indi- viduals ave made subordinate to the re- quirewents of the public welfare? The attempt to inject the higher law doctrine into the garbage-hauling con- troversy only shows how easily it is to work upon the emotional and senti- mental side of people who allow them- selves to be imposcd on by designing politicians, With these mountebanks the Iiberation of the two colored men passed off as “little boys trying to earn an honest living” was not the main object. What they sought to accomplish was to get even with parties who last fall had refused to be held up for contribu- tlons to the fusion campaign fund, Whether a monopoly of haullng gar- bage Is right or wrong, the fact remains that the courts had several times up- held the contract and the city authorities could recognize no law higher than that of the district and supreme courts of the state, As far as The Bee is con- cerned it makes no defense for the con- tract nor the contractor. Its opposition to the contract was made when it was in order to make it—at the time it was before the mayor and council. If it is a contract in law, as the courts have de- clared, the ordinances providing for its enforcement are also legal and binding upon all citizens, regardless of different versions of the higher law. — e According to the official organ of the Nebraska populists, the democrats won in the recent spring municipal elections ouly where they had embraced populist doctrine and made their issue on it. The popullsts claim a copyright on plat- forms declaring for public ownership of the various utilities of service and accuse the democrats of plagiarism wherever they bave taken it up. If that is all the consolation the populists insist on having out of their late at- tempts at demo-pop combination, the democrats will doubtless gladly con- cede it to them, —_— According to announcements, Ne- braska's new Pap-American exposition commissioner is expected to be lu charge of one of the important departments in the coming state fair, It is certain that he cannot possibly attend to the duties of both positions aud do them both justice. Nebraska wants to be cred- itably represented in its exhibit at Buf- falo and the commissioner should not only take time by the forelock, but devote all his time and attention to the important work. enm—— Judge Estelle may be able to keep the boys out of the court room where sala- cious divorce suit testimony is being given, but he canuot keep them from reading the sensational accounts of the proceedings in the local yellow journals, The duty of the court to protect the boys extends also to the women and children at home, A court order ex- cluding the andience altogether, and par- ticularly the yellow journal tilth mon- gers, would strike a responsive chord. From Lion Jaws to Tiger Claws, New York World. A Paris paper reports Mr. Kruger as com- ing to this country to be tho guest of Tam- many Hall. To escape from the British lion only to fall into the hands of the American tiger would be a sad fate for the herolc Oom Paul Now for Springfleld Rep Japan's satisfaction over the present Rus- sian attitude i Manchuria is to be taken in & diplomatic sense. Diplomatically speaking, all the powers are n-um -vuw for the indemnities, whose a | claimed, 15 $500,000,000, and which no-n 2 to have been figured out on the same prin- ciples that umderlie a sult for damages agninst a railroad company in the United States, Spoiling th. e Market Phli-delphln Ledger. John Bull wants no mose American mules—and now his critics will consider him untriendly for spoiling the mule mar Ket. Business on the Hum, New York World With Aguinaldo buying diamonds and Uncle Sam purchasing gold bricks in the Philippines things are looking prosperous there. P —— The Flylng Dutchman, Detroit Journal, We should say that it is going (o take a more readily mobillzed type of the inevit- able than any fhe British have yet chosen to be got within bowing distance of Dewet. —_— Perils of the Street Car Man, Detroft Free Press One of the responsible managers of the Detroit strect railways, by neglecting to provide his cars with safety appliances, as required by law, has made himself liable to imprisonment for 3,030 years. His law- yers, however, assure him that even if such a sentence f& imposed it will never be carried out. Boules Move Slowly. Poston Transcript The supreme court's long delay in pass- ing on “the colonial policy” s another reminder that great bodies move slowly, especially when ticklish questions are up. It is not likely, as some Impatient and ir- reverent critics have suggested, that the court have gone to sleep over the Porto Rico and Philippine cases. Kalser and German-Americans, 80 Paul Ploneer Press, The action of Emperor William in refus- Ing to see an individual who begged fd an audience on the ground that he was “a German-American,” will be commended by our German-born citizens whose hearts are with their adopted country. "I know Americans, 1 know Germans, but German- Americans 1 know not,” was the emperol exclamation. For a divided loyalty or a divided citizenship he had no use. Except as defining nativity or ancestry the hyphen- ated term is one the use of which it were better to abandon. Grent Those Cooked Denaln, Grand Island Independent. ‘The Omaha Bee has quite a story about some alleged crooked transaction in the land department of the Union Pacific. It alleges that @ representative of the paper has called the attention of President Burt to the affalr and he refused to explain or even look Into the matter. From the report in the Bee, in which names, times and places are mentioned, and from which it would appear that the public is some- what interested, owing to the assertion that the transactions referred to prevent & permanent settlement of the lands, the first conclusion is that some explanation might have been made. Plea for the Shirtwais New York Mafl and Express, We are to have the shirtwalsts because they are cool, and sensible, and sightly. 1t argues no superiority of culture to overdress in warm weather: we believe that of all people the citizens of the “‘Black Republic” of Haytl adhere most rigidly to the frock coat for formal summer wear. But the prob- able triumph of the shirtwalst is not to be understood as the triumph of untidiness. Soclety should frown, and will frown, on the effort of the serviceable garment designed for the ball field, the tennis court or the backwoods to domicile itself on the botel or cottage plazza. Kternal vigllance is he price of liberty, and eternal laundry bills and douceurs to the frillmakers will be the price of this latest emancipation: Freak Names for Race Horses. York ‘Tribune. ‘The perverse ingenuity exhibited by some owners of race horses in selecting grotesque, uncouth and disagreeable names for their thoroughbred colts and fillies al- most takes one's breath away “Skip Me" and “Wait a Minute' ning on western tracks, and what is to be said of the good taste of the man who ‘would affict an innocent and harmless ani- mal with such a name as “Sad Sam!" But the climax of offensive nomenclature ap- pears to have been reached by the un- scrupulous person who was guilty of the choice of “Syncopated Sandy" as a burden for a runmer of excellent lineage to carry through life. Every thoroughbred racer has a pedigree which can be traced for a century or more. Think of an ancestry of blue blood which finally d horror of such a botch Sandy!" CONGRESSMEN ON CUBA. Protest A- nst the Buncombe of ay Visttors, Iln Francisco Call, Are we not in danger of a slight surfeit of congressional information and views about Cuba? The country had a deal of the same sort before the Spanish war. It was the means of drawing us into that enterprise and of launching us upon the sea of troubles whereon we are now drifting, with no salls to speak of, rudder gone, compass mag- netized and chronometer out of order. It the kind of information that is belng furnished by congressmen now had been furnlshed then, there would have beem no war, and if the kind we had then were fur- n hsed now, there would not be ahead of us the prospect of more trouble. If the truth in told by congressmen now, the congress- men then did not tell the truth, Congre djourned on March 4. In that brief time parties of congressmen have visited Porto Rico and Cuba and have re- turned wise in knowledge of the whole sit- uation, One of them says he doubts the safety of capital in Cuba, and he finds the best people do not want Independence, and that those who do are not the best people merely 100k'ng for office. Ancther people are not fit nor ready for self-govern- ment, Avother distingu'shed senator returns and hastens to say that it is only a matter of time when the island will be annexed and that the present constitutional convention is not a representative body. The best people want annexation, as do a vust ma- Jority of the American people. A democratic newspaper, which plays Jekyll and Hyde with the administration, admits that these congressional views are in notable centrast to the congressiopal views of three years ago. The official pil- grims then saw through their emotions and found heroes, warriors and patriots. But the present ‘“enlightened and honorable members” find the “respectable classes’ desirous of amnexation and opposed to in- dependence, while the rest of the people are a lot of riffraff, who have none of the culture and respectability of the island with them. Turning to the congressonal reports and speeches of three years ago, we find that the “‘wealth and culture,” the best and most respectable people of Cuba, were therein de- nounced as sordid suporters of Spain, while the rest of the people, now denounced as predatory riffraff, were gasping on the point of a spear and dying for liberty. Those who survived are now denounced as bein, for independence merely to get an off a motive that must be abhorrent to every American politician Tm behalf of our own countrymen and the national honor, we protest against this new It llment of official information SENATORIAL CONT AFTERMATH, Pender Republic (rep.): Senator Millard fs not known over the state us a politi clan, but he is known as one of the safest and soundest of the state's business men As this Is an age of business it i« emi- nently fitting that a business man should be chosen as senator from Nebraska Ewing Advocate (pop.): That republican who flatters himself that Rosewater was 1aid on the shelf at the recent election is doomed to a violent disappointment Roscwater has got a firmer grip on Ne- braska republicans than he ever had. His defea: bears all the carmarks of victory Rosewater is not beefing. Neligh Leader (rep.): Whatever may have been the desire of individuals upon the senatorial question, the republican party of the state and nation is under lasting obligations to Idward Rosewater and D. E. Thompson. Had they proved as obstl- nate as their opponents Nebraska would be without representation in the United States senate. Plainview Republican: The World-Herald people and a few ropublicans of the mug- wump order seem 1o Le worrylng a great deal about what Rosewater will do since he missed a seat in the United States senate. We presume he will still do busi- ness a the old stand, exposing fusion fakes and weeding out corruption in his own party. Those who think the republicans can march to victory in this state without the ald of The Bee are badly mistaken. Hooker County Tribune (rep.): The senatorial fight has ended in such a man- ner that it puts an end to the war be- tween the factions of the republican party which is a most happy outcome. The long and determined fight has demon- strated one thing--that the people of the state will not tamely submit to having an objectionable candidate rammed down their throats. It Is to the glory of the state that a dozen members held out to the last, that they were supported by popu- lar sentiment and that victory finally crowned their efforts. Rushvyille Recorder: Rosewater, in with- drawing from the wenatorial contest, made @ confession that Is true of nearly every newspaper man, that they have to tread on 0o many people’s toes to stand any show in the political heaven. Yet, what would the country be without these newspapers, not only those who have reached the pin- nacle of success in the ranks of journal- ism, but those who still continue to plod along as outposts, fighting for principles over a scattered country, representations of a mighty army, yet often starved (o death as a reward for their services. Lynch Journal (rep.): €. H. Dietrich and J. H. Millard, our new senators, are two of the leading business men of the state. Mr. Dietrich has, in the short time ho bas occupied the gubernatorial chalr, proven himself a man of keen judg- ment and common sense and one that is not afraid to do what he thinks is his duty regardless of its effect on his standing. Mr. Millard has long been recognized as one of Omaha's foremost business men and his opinlon and advice has been sought and respected by many for years. These two men will be heard from we sincerely believe in the senate of the United States and the state will be proud of them. Tilden Citizen (rep.): It would bo diffi- cult to imagine any one event better cal- culated to solldify the republican party in the state than the withdrawal of all the senatorial candidates from the race and the unanimous choice of the two men who were elected at Lincoln. Messrs. Thomp- #on and Rosewater were the only men who held sufficient strength to prevent the election and thelr course at least s worthy of commendation, although it can scarcely be called magnaninimous. Either one of them might have played dog-in-the manger to the end of the legislative chap- ter and that they refrained from doing it is probably due more to a realization of the stern demands of the republican party of the state than any sentimental relenting in the long fight in which they labored so zealously for supremacy. Arlington Herald (rep.): Since the close of the legislature the press has thrown a good many fragrant bouquets in the direc- tion of the late candidates for United States senator, and the Herald believes that they deserve all the nice things sald of them. Edward Rosewater and D. E. Thompson especlally bave come n for a generous amount of praise, they having generally been held respounsible for the deadlock. For them to step out of the way and release their loyal following in the interests of party harmony was so gener- ally unexpected and was withal such a happy termination of the deadlock that threatened bitter enmities vanished In thin air in the twinkling of an eye. It is the opinion of the Herald that nothing will be too good for these gentlemen at the bands of the republican party in the future. WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE. Beatrice Democrat: Governor Dietrich says that if he was going to remain iuthe executive chair he would call the legisla- ture in executive session. Let us be thankful that Governor Dietrich is not to remain in the executive chair and cherish the hope that his successor will entertain no such foolish notion. Stanton Pickett (rep.): rich says that were he to remain In executlve chair he would convene the legislature in extra sesslon for the purpose of passing much needed constitu- tlonal amendments and redistricting the state. Public need demands that Governor Savage take the same view of the situa- tion. The unfinished work should be finighed. Governor Diet- the ERSONAL NOTE! The $100,000 tip left to a Pullman car por- ter by will puts living travelers at a greater disadvantage than ever. Linn H. Young is a notability of Chi- cago's new city council. He is 6 feet 4 inches tall and built proportionately. Sir Arthur Power Palmer, K. C. B, the vew commander-in-chief 1o Indla, Is a glant Briton, six feet four inches bigh. Isben Is now almost completely recovered from the attack of iInfluenza which so alarmed his friends, He has just celebrated his seventy-fourth birthday and says in an Interview that he hopes to live to see his ninetieth, President McKinley while (o Denver will be the guest of a non-partisan committee of twenty-one citizens of that place, Just selected. The list includes United States Senators Teller and Patterson, ex-Senator Wolcott and Congressmen Bell and Shaforth. , General Jacob D. Cox of Oh'o, who died about a year ago, had completed, just be- fore his death, a book which he called “Military Reminiscences of the War." As the author was a lawyer and man of good ability the book is expected to be of com- siderable historical value. Chr stinn Sclcntists of New York solemuly assert that supernatural power fashioned the inscription on the cornerstone of the Second church, dedicated last Sunda Prayer is reputed to have moved moun- tains, but this is the first modern instance of having done a neat job of stone carving. Liquor dealers In Abingdon, Mass., by way of a joke, nominated Rev. W. H. Wyman for constable, but they have about come to the conclusion that the joke is on them instead of the reverend gentleman. They thought that the proffer of such an honor would anger Mr. Wyman, but he enlisted the aid of local church people, was Iri- umphantly elected and now declares that the Sunday and midnight closing ordinances wust be rigldly obeerved, MING GOVERNOR OF North Platte Tribune: Ezra Savage, who will become governor of Nebraska, may not be & great statesman, but he is honest and courageous, and cannot be led astray from | the path ot duty. He will learn his duty and then do it Aurora Republican: Colonel the Custer county statesman, over the destinles of Nebraska ®O' after May 1. What we know of Mr. & | warrants us in saying that his adminoistra. | tlon will be an able one. Fairbury Enterpr The report there was “feeling” between Governor Dietrich and Governor-to-Be-Savage seems to have been rather premature. The former states that he hias nothing but the highes: 1 and warmest feeling for Mr. Sa: course our friends, the enemy, will try their utnost 1o estrange the gentlemen, but their efforts fn this direction will fail. Tilden Citizen: The fusion press evidently anticipated a little unpleasantness at Lin- coln cencerning the governorship. Early reports represented Governor Dietrich as declining to vacate that office until fall and Lieutenant Governor Savage as ready to resign from chagrin at being kept out of the gubernatorial chair for a similar length of time. Senator Dietrich has, however. settled the matter by declaring his intention to resign in favor of Mr. Savage | as 18 consistent with the duties w mand peremptory attention at b and the fusfonists are vnce more deprived of some campalign thunder. Rushville Recorder: lu the glamour sur- rounding the administration and work of Governor Dietrich, it is well for us not to overlook the already conspicuous work and character of Lieutenant Governor Savage The new governor has already shown he 13 a man of resource, good judgment aud prompt to act, and those who have had the pleasure of meeting him say he is an uncommonly good and able man. His action during the temporary absence at Washington of Governor Dietrich ably dem- onstrated the truth of this, so the state can fn all truth be congratulated on still hav- ing a good man at the helm. FOOTING UP THE (08 Losses of Blood and Treasurer En- talled by the Philippine Law. The dawn of peace in the Philippines, visible to those on the grovnd, justifies a computation of the cost of our venture into the Orient. Semi-official estimates bhave been given out as a prelude to the closing of the war side of the ledger, and to these are added estimates of what it cost the natives. The latter, in part, are guess- work, but they will serve as a basis for comparison. Estimates show that the insurrection of the natives cost the United States $202,- 583,000 in money, 908 in officersand men killed and died of wounds and 2, in officers and men dead from disease. The losses of our troops in the Philippines from August 6, 1895, to April 1, 1901, were as fol lows Killed ik Died of ‘woinds an Died of disease . Total deaths Wounded ... Grand total ..... T The Washington mrrupondent of the Record-Herald says the estimates made by treasury accountants show that the cost of the army and navy since the breaking out of the Philippine Insurraction, February 4, 1809, has Leen about $246,560,000 more than it would have been had the same rate of expenditure been maintained that pre- vailed before the war with Spain. Much of this additional expenditure would have Leen entailed, however, bad the United States abandoned the Philippines. This Is particularly true of the Increased naval ex- penditure, most of which has been for new construction and other improvements not in any way connected with the Insurrection in the island. Most of the Increased cost of the army has been necessitated by the operations in the Phillppines, but part of it is charge- ablo to the military occupation of Cuba and Porto Rico and to the campaign in China, and part of it must be charged to increased expenditure for fortifications in the United States and to the increased strength of the artillery, with which the war in the Philip- pines had nothing to do. Deducting $73,000,000 trom the increased expenditures on ount of the army and navy for these reasons, leaves a net In- crease of expenditures under these heads on account of the Philippines of § 0,000, To this amount must be added $20,000,000 paid to Spain under the treaty of Paris and $100,000 paid for the islands of Cagayan and Sibutu; interest on the war loan since June 30, 1899, $8,422,000, and the cost of the various Philippine commissions and other miscellaneous expenditures estimated at $500,000. This brings the total cost of the islands to date up to $202,583,000, The rebellion was a costly experience for the natives. The War department puts the Filipino losses at 50,000, 7,667 rifles have been captured or surrendered and 605,142 rounds of ammunition have been seized. No estimate s made of the losses sustained by the country at large, the wreck of towns and country homes, the destruction or dis- appearance of personal property and the partial suspension of farming and business inseparable from war, For the twenty-seven months ending November 30 last the total number of Filipinos captured or surrend- ered was 13,468 officers and men and the turned in 4.9 Since and men have been captured or surrendered and 2,734 rifles have been delivered to or captured by American troops. The number of surrenders in the latter period have far exceeded th of any similar period to November 30 1 OPENING TERRITORY BY LOT. Measures Adopted to Prevent Rushing the Oklahoma Plan. Baltimore American. The disgraceful scenes attendant upon the throwing open of Indian reservations are not to be repeated in the case of the Kiowa, Comanche, Apache and Wichita reservations, in Oklahoma territory, Th tracts, compriging 14,000 homesteads, 2,240,000 acres, will be opened about Aug- ust 1. Binger Herrman, commissioner of the Land Office, is determined that the old plan of parmitting prospective settlers to camp along the border lines, and thel ta given signal, to rusb in pelimell, shall not prevail on this occasion. Aw Secretary Hitchcock agrees with the commissioner, the old-t tlers' rush,” with its dis- order, indignities, consequent litigation and other attendant evils is likely to be a thing of the past. This is as it should be, especially as other and m istactory plans are avaflable for adoption. By these other plans all of the confusion, all of the disgrace and much of the disappointment of opening new territory may be easily avoided The public land laws of the United States do not recognize any lottery schemes in connection with the allotment of public lands. Nevertheless, the system of deciding mooted questions by lot Is generally In vogue in this country. All our jurles are drawn in this manner, and {ts eminent wis- dom and fairness are not disputed. The members of the house of representatives select thelr seats by lot, and in the parti- tion of catates it 1s trequently employed by (he courte. There is, therefore, sufcient precedent for its adoption in connection with the opening of this new territory. There will probably be 50,000 applications for the 14,000 homesteads available for pre- emption. Nothing could be fairer than to require each applicant to file his prelimi- | uary papers, sad then publicly bold & draw- Universal satisfaction givea by KINGSFORD’S OSWEGO “PUR ” STARCH for the Laundry. ing to determine the ones to be recognized. These latter could, after assignments were made them, file the other papers mecessary to perfect their titles, and on the day of the opening all others could be refused admis- sion to the reservation. In this way thers would be no danger of the courts declaring null and vold the process, all disorder and litigation would be prevented, and t would not be a horde of people disappointed by being outdistanced in the “rustlers’ race.” The plan is feasible, and should be adopted whenever in the future new terri tory is to be opened for settlement. PREEZY REMARKS, Philadelphia Times recently, Mre. Natlon was affl with & sort of =ea-xickness. Probably on account of the choppy motion of the cars. While on a train ed Indianapolis Press: “Oh, ‘Lordy,” said he, “wouldn't this be an’ elegant afters unabashed: “U'll bring ‘lmmmcr and u few nalls this Detroit F'ree Prese: “Do you believ In ‘pugh’ or ‘pull’ as clements In succes “'Nefther." Chicago Record-Herald: “Mark Twaln wants a statue erected to Adam. “Adam? What did Adam ever do for hus manity? 1t was Eve who discovered the Rutritive vatae of the apple. Washington Star: "I guess mebbe Josh is goin’ to be a rron! financler, an' git money by s, remarked Farmer “orntosse! “Dass he take such an interest in com- merclul aff ut he's got to get a i he jes” won't work!" his bral vin' some- how. An' y Pittsburg Chronicle: Wi iaugh he hae,” said Bthel, but_dlscriminatively. “yes,” added Bla doesn’t get.a horse iat & hoarse not unkindly, che, I wonder why he #s laugh. Phitadelphin Press: boss rry out that plan of yvours? Clerk-No, but 1 guess Mike will, Rookkeeper-—Aike ? Clerk--Yex, the porter. The boss threw the plan in’his wastebasket. Rookkeeper—DId the Ilie Roerum (enter- RBrooklyn Ea W & caller) you like base taining his sist ba'l very muc! Mr. Jama Mr. Jamaica—T never played ball much, T enjoy golf— e “Boerum (@isappointed!y)-—Why, I heard pa tell fillu.’l )nu Was a great l‘nl\hl Chicago Tribune: Aunt Chloe, followtn the HI;L ’;n o “l’ an ’i"‘x’”‘"" friend, hlfl named the previous pickaninn ndix, king hare, would“be o mare, PP o one had come. s A Aunt Chloe, “is my '"X Rd Bhe folded it In her arme. Roston cullud Transcript: Impatient Diner—I say, ain’'t you ever going to bring that ple 1 ved 10T A hOUE 40! Patlent Walter- Ple i® generally re. garded as very unhealthful and the \nmu-r You have to wait = longer ftfe will' be pr 1y, sir, *vou Ought to be gra of 'impatient. HA w TAY, Adams in Denver Post. ling on us, yet we James Bartc As the years » elaim that we are And the term “old man” sent! We are active in our motions and are frisky with the tongue, And a lot of time before the gl spent. o may think the tricks of tollet make us look like youngish men, reparations to prevent us turning gray, But the eat Jumps from the buriap and the truth’s apparent when We begln 10 wear our halr de-col-i-tay! " Fhatgnantly re- Wo may win admiring glances and pere chance a friendly smile From the ir oncs whose attention we would court; They may fall 1o note our ages contemplate our sty And may think us y ing sport, they have no sweet enticements in their store for aged men When the signs of age they cannot hide they Mg enough for firt- But away, And they turn us down instanter with thelg arctle Klances when We begin to wear our halr de-col-l-tay! There 1s not the Jeast attraction in a nude ulld ghastly hea ‘Thou 't polllh!d till it shines with et shoen: Not a emile I8 wasted on It, save the ones 8o frecly she O'er the footlights by queen. “Tis an exhibition fruitful foy the punster's pointed pen That exudes its sap of fun day after the comlc op'ra Oh! me have no heart of mercy for the agelng fellow when He begins to wear his hair de-col-i-tay! We may hide the pnn- exposure underneath a flowin But the hilry fake will never, never win, For the charming ones soon tumble to the artificial rig And salute it with a ¢ disdalnful gri ross deception eannot give ug youth uin, To : fate we can but bow in graceful ¥or there'w surely no escape from belng ranked as “has beens' when We begin to wear our hair de-col-i-tay! Feeling Poorly? That's often the case this time of year. Hardly sick enough to have a doctor, yet miserable all the time. Of course, if you are right hard sick, you should call your physician atonce, Even now that you are only half sick, why not ask him about your taking Ayer's Sarsa- parilla this spring? o He knows it’s the strong- est, safest, purest, and best Sarsaparilla you can buy, and he will probably tell you that for general debility and nerve exhaustion it is the best thing you can take. &% $.00 0 bollle. Al drogpints. 4. G. AYER €O., Lowell, Mass, +