Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 31, 1902, Page 5

4 THE _OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1902. THE OMAHA DALY BEE. B. ROBEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Paily Bee (without Bunday), One Year..4400 Dally Bee and Sunday, Une Year....... Tliustrated Bee, Une Year..... Bunday Bee, Une Year Baturday B Une Year.. Twentieth Century Farme DELIVERED BY CARRIER Daily Bee (without Sunday), per cop: Dally Bee (without Sunday), per week Daily Bee (ncluding Sunaay, Bunaay Bee, per copy. Kvening Bee (without Sunday), per X Eyening Bee " (including Voiday). Der % mplaints of irreguiarities in delivery should be addressed 16 City Cireulation De. partment. OFFICES. Omaha—The Bee Bullding, Bouth Omahas City tail Buliding, Twen- ty-nth ana M Streets. Council Blufts—i0 Pear] Street. hle iR Unity Puliding. or) ple Court. “llhln'l n—i)l Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to ne torial matter should be addressed: Bee, Editorial Department. 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The edition was espe- ;l:lly prepared as an Easter num- S Governor Cummins of Towa s making something of a veto record for himself. — Now for the final tug between the wets and the drys in all our Nebraska towns. —— ‘Watch out for eleventh-hour roorbacks fabricated to order to stampede the South Omaha municipal election. E——— Mark down the year 1902 for furnish- Ing a snowy Easter. There's no telling when another like it will be forthcom- ing. 4 E—— What is the difference between a mioney slot machine and a trade slot machine so far as the anti-gambling law is concerned? It is to be noted that while Governor Savage says he did not authorize the publication of his program, he carefully avolds calllug it in. Isn't it about tlme for some one to turn up a copy of an alleged secret re- port made by Prince Henry on his re- cent visit to the United States? — It may be worthy of note that the Towa legislature, which convened the first week in January, ts still in session and no senatorial deadlock, elther, ee—— King Edward will soon be congratu- lating himself that he has but one coro- nation fete to go through in a life-time. It it were an annual event he would be sorely tempted to abdicate. ————— ‘Was the landslide that buried Senator Jones at the Arkansas primaries a knock-out of the cotton bale trust or is it to be Interpreted as a backslide of the half horse half alligator democracy from Willlam Jennings Bryan? EETETE— King Victor Emmanuel of Italy is calling popular impreeations down upon himself for cutting the pay of the royal cook on the theory that true economy begins at home. If the royal cooks were only organized as a. union the king might expect a strike in his kitchen. 4 —e———— Miss Stone, the ransomed missionary, shows great discretion in saying that she does not expect ever to revisit the scenes of her captivity. With a fond icmem- brance of the profits of thelr successful explolt the Bulgarians would be strongly tempted to make her next visit more costly than the last. g The committee appolnted to investi- gate the charges of bribery in connec- tion with the approval by congress of the purchase of the Danish West Indies insists it will go to the bottom of the case. If any money Intended for eon- gressmen has been Intercepted they want to know who has been beating them out. ae———— Omaha bank clearings show a gratify- ing Increase during the past week as compared with the corresponding period last year. Omaha leads such commer- cial centers as Buffalo, Milwaukee and Bt. Paul by from $1,000,000 to §2,000,000, ‘while its clearings exceed by more than 80 per cent the bank clearings of Den- ver and St. Joseph. e — With the assurance of the speclal commissioner of the United States Ma- rine Hospital service that vaccination with glycerine lymph will not make your arm sore or your lower limb ache there ought to be no further objection agalnst compulsory vaccination of all of the good people who have not yet carried thelr arm in & sling or limped with & cane, ~— ENFORCING THE LAWS. The course the administration Is tak- Ing to enforce the interstate commerce and anti-trust laws is said to be viewed with alarm by some congressmen, who have not hesitated to utter their remon- strances in private. They had not thonght it possible that the president would really try to put these laws Into effect and now that he has shown that be intends to thoroughly test their value, instead of allowing them to con- tinue ax dead letters, certaln congress- men have become alarmed, doubtless from fear of the hostility of the corpora- tions attacked. Many railway managers or their representatives have been at the national enpital recently and evidently these congressmen have fallen under their influence. These gentlemen will learn, however, if they are not already aware of the fact, that the purpose of the administra- tion to enforce the laws I approved by the people. They see in the course taken a simple performance of duty. Presi- dent Roosevelt is not an enemy of cor- porations that comply with the laws. He made this plain in his first message, 8 he had previously done In public speeches when he was a candidate for vice president. But when he finds that the laws are being disregarded and vio- lated it Is his imperative duty to take actlon for enforcing them and there is no doubt he will perform this duty whenever necessary, regardless of cor- poration protests or the fears of poll- ticlans. The proceedings that have been Violations of the interstate commerce and anti-trust laws are justified by con- ditions which it would have been a re- proach to the administration to ignore. Violations of the Interstate commerce act were frankly admitted by raflway officials. Rate-cutting and the paying of rebates was freely acknowledged. This could not be permitted to continue and the prompt action taken to put a stop to it merits the heartfest commen- dation. 3 ‘What Is to be apprehended from the alarm which this course s sald to have caused some congressmen is the failure of proposed legislation for strengthen- ing the interstate commercq law and making it more effective. The raflroad opposition to such legislation, which is very general, 18 said to be manifesting itself strongly at Washington and its influence is apparent in the apathy that pervades both branches of congress in regard to this matter. Congressinen who fear the power of the corporations —and they are numerous—will do noth- ing to enlarge the authority of the In- terstate Commerce commission and con- sequently the chances are small for any- thing being done, at the present session at least, for making the law stronger and more effective. But If congress is under the Influence of the corporations the president has shown that he Is not and that he proposes to do his duty In enforcing the laws. This attitude may make those who dfsregard and violate the laws enemies of the president, but it will strengthen him In popular conf- dence. geme————— FUTURE OF CO-EDUCATION. We are very much inclined to doubt the existence of any substantial grounds for the apprehension expressed by Pres- ident James of Northwestern university that a serious crisis is at hand in the movement for co-educational instruction in our institutions of higher learning. Co-education has secured its firmest foothold and has advanced farthest in the state universities maintained by our western commonwealths as the cap- stone of the free public school system. As a public lnstitution supported out of the proceeds of general taxation, our state universities could not consistently draw a line between the sexes without destroying the very foundations of equality upon which they have beed| erected. The fact that the older and privately endowed universities of the east which were under no obligations to admit women have practically all of them thrown the doors wide open in nearly every department is proof posi- tive that the ‘“ecrisis” foreshadowed does not affect the principle of co- education, but rather the regulation or repression of certain disputed features that bave of late become more pro- nounced. That co-educational institutions re- quire closer and more careful super vision of the student body and more strict control of student life outside well as inside the lecture room and I boratory than those devoted elther to young men or young women by them- selves has been recognized from the first, although, perbaps, the necessity has not been met as fully as It should be. From natural reasons which have excluded the one sex from that class of college athletics in which most publie interest centers the recreation side of the yoyng women students has not been developed as strougly as that of the young men and this defect must be made good by expansion in other direc- tions. The rapid growth, however, of a distinctly college spirit among the young women well as among the young men is doing more to reund out student life in the co-educational uni- versities than any other agency. At all events, one thing we may rest assured of—whatever new departures may be grafted on co-education, the sys- tem is here to stay and will go forward instead of backward. —_——— NAVAL STATIONS IN CUBA. Under the Platt resolution the United States was to have six naval and coallng stations n Cuba and among naval offi- cers Havana has from the first been re- garded as the most important place of all that have been considered. These officers are said to feel that it will be a mistake to defer to the opinion of Presi- dent Palma in opposition to an Amer- lean naval station at Havana. It Is stated that Adwiral Bradford, who Is now ctulsing in Cuban waters investi- gating locations for ‘stations, is most strenuous for establishing a naval sta- tion at Havana, urging that in case of war requiring operations in the Gulf of Mexico it would be of the first lmport- ance to have a strong station at Havana, But granting this, it would yet seem that our government should consider the sentiment of the Cuban people in the matter. In the conference a few days ago between President Palma and Secre- tary Root the former sald there would be no difficulty about granting the United States all that had been asked, so far as all except Havana was con- cerned. He declared that in his judg- ment the Cuban people would resent the selection of the capital of the new re- public as a naval station for the United States or for any foreign power. They would never agree to allow anything like fortifications belonging to another power to be set up where the citizens of Cuba would see a foreign flag fiying constantly in their capital. This senti- ment {s reasonable and should be re- spected. The Cuban people are pazriotic and it is easy to understand that the presence of a foreign flag over fortifica- tlons at the capital of thé republic would be offensive to thelr patriotism and therefore very certaln to create and keep alive among them a strong feeling of dislike for this country. In consider- ing this matter it would be well to think of ourselves in their place, to con- slder what Americans would say to a like proposition. Such reflection must lead to the conviction that the objection of the Cubans to an American naval sf tion at Havana is reasonable and that proper regard for their patriotic feeling requires that the proposition be aban- doned. Our government has required a good deal of Cuba. It has Imposed conditions which it 1s generally conceded abridges the independence of the new republic. Undoubtedly these will be to the advan- tage of Cuba, but we should not carry our, demands so far as to affront the patriotism of the Cuban people and thereby incur their enmity. pE—— A TALE OF WOE IN THREE CHAPTERS Ap awful, awful tale has been un- folded by the double-headed “Daily Yel- low"” of these parts. CHAPTER L A man with unsteady legs and buzzing brain lost $300 in a saloon and was taken to the city jail until he could sober up. The saloon was closed by the police and the bartender placed behind iron bars. CHAPTER 11 The *wicked chief of police managed to recover the money, but refused point blank to unbosom himself to the rep- resentative of the “Daily Yellow,” who was armed with plenipotentiary powers of inquisition and all the instruments for roasting. The chief of police went 8o far even as to resent the intimation that he had supplied the drunken pris- oner with bug julce and served notice semi-officially on the inquisitor either to desist from further insulting innuendoes or prepare to mop his lacerated feelings with a handkerchief. CHAPTER III. Thereupon & lurid double-shotted broadside was fired that made the earth quake for half a mile around Fourteenth and Farnam and shook the plate glass windows and other glassware in the Paxton hotel. A catastrophe might have befallen Omaha such as has never been witnessed west of the New York Grand Central tunnel but for the timely retreat of the chief of police, coupled with a guaranty bond that the Omaha bastile would hereafter be open at all hours of the night and day to the spe- clal commissioner of the “Dally Yellow," whose stock-in-trade hereafter, as in the past, is to be found in the deep recesses of that dungeon where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. —— THE SOUTH OMAHA CAMPAIGN. The South Omaha municipal cam- paign has developed a wide fleld for professional demagogues and impudent llars. For example, ' Lawyer Ed P. Smith, who is employed by Tom Denni- son, has had the audacity to charge that Koutsky, the republican candidate for mayor, 18 a tool of Dennison and the corrupt Omaha machine. Mr. Kelly, a brother of Mayor Kelly, in addressing a democratic meeting, declared: I come before you as a republican and a supporter of the regular nominees of the city democratic ticket. I am not a politician and have nothing to fear fn ex- pressing my vie I believe home talent can serve the people of South Omaha better than any other. Also belleve they are quite well qualified to run thelr own oity. affairs. We do not want the ald of Mr. E. Rosewater of Omaba. It is sald that Mr, Fraok Koutsky makes frequent calls to see him for some reason. Every one knows that it cannot be to the best Interests of our good city. We are told that Mr. Rosewater has already coatributed $3,000 in the interest of Mr. Koutsky's nomina- tion and election. What does this mean? ‘Through what agency shall this money get back to the original owner, honest Frank Koutsky, or his agent, of course? And more of such Pharisee gabble, If any South Omaba democrat s gul- lible enough to swallow the preposter- ous story that Rosewater, or anybody else In Omaha, would contribute thou- sands of dollars to assist Koutsky in defeating Kelly at the primaries he ought to be confined in the asylum for the feeble-minded for the rest of his life. The thing that beat Mayor Kelly at the primaries was not Omaha money nor South Omaha money. Everybody knows that Mayor Kelly defeated him- self by his own conduct. He had for- feited the confidence of the republicans of Bouth Omaha, who registered their protest through the ballot box by about three to one. It this man Kelly had told the truth he would have said that he has turned this political headspring because his brother was defeated in the late pri- mary. If he had exercised his memory be might also have remembered that his consclence was not shocked two years ago, when Rosewater w. induced to g0 to South Omaha to make speeches on hehalf of the republican ticket headed by his brother. Two years ago he did not dread the Cmaha machive and did not sound the fire alarm bell over the danger of annexation of South Omaha with Omaha. It 1s 1o accord with the eternal fituess of things that men who coul see noth- fng wrong In the rotten municipal ad- ministrations that have cursed South Omaha for the past few years should prefer to support for mayor of South Omaha a man who was notoriously im- plicated in the South Omaha school board scandal to a man who bears an unsullled reputation for honesty. For- tunately the respectable South Omaba taxpayers are too Intelligent to allow themselves to be frightened by bug- bears or humbugged by mountebanks trylng to impose on their credulity. Emsp—— Popocratic papers never tire of sand- bagging General Funston. Their latest howl is over his admission that a num- ber of soldiers who took part in the cap- ture of Aguinaldo were disguised in Filipino undress uniforms. This is de- nounced as a most atroclous violation of the rules of war. These horror-stricken patriots evidently are not aware of the fact that such practice is not out of the ordinary in war. During the civil war soldlers who served as scouts on both sides masqueraded in all sorts of ap- parel. General Fremont, for example, in his West Virginia campaign had a company known as the Jesse scouts, unde: Captaln Carpenter of Kansas, who were operated disguised as Virginla farmers and mountaineers, yet were on the payroll of the army, and while they took the risk of being dealt with as sples in case of capture they were recognized as a legitimate part of the union army. Nobody in those days deemed the em- ployment of these scouts as a violation of the rules of war. Th@ f8ea that anybody interested im the growth and prosperity of Omaha is hostile to any legitimate enterprise or project that would build up South Omaba is senseless. South Omaha Is as much a part of Omaha as North Omaha. Bouth Omaha was founded and built up by citizens of Omaha who are still in- terested in its manufacturing concerns, its banking institutions, business houses and real estate. Everybody interested in Omaha knows that anything that would obstruct the growth of South Omaha would seriously damage Omaha. All attempts to array the two towns against one another or to make believe that Omaha people or papers are con- spiring against South Omaha can be traced to political demagogues and grafting blatherskites who hope to profit by stimulating local prejudice and fo- menting discord to distract attention while they are getting in their work. And now it is reported that an appeal is to be made to Attorney General Knox for an opinion whether the proposed discrimination of the National Federa- tion of Women's Clubs between white and colored constituencies would not be unconstitutional as an infraction of the requirement for race equality prescribed by the fifteenth amendment. The ab- surdity of this contention is disclosed by the most casual reading of the amend- ment, which refers only to discrimina- tions by the United States or by any state. The federdl constitution has no more to do with the constitution of the club women’'s federation than it has with that of a trades union or a secret soclety. The club women have tackled the color question of thelr own volition and will have to fight it out among themselves. Sm——— The northwestern representatives of the Natlonal Editorial assoclation, which is chiefly made up of dentists, milliners, dressmakers, photographers, a slight sprinkling of journalists who have never seen a perfecting press, and other people who enjoy free ride junkets and love to wear press badges, is said to be headed for Omaha and the Com- mercial club is asked to spend a few hundred dollars for their entertainment. The experience of the club with the Canadian and Manitoba editorial excar- slon would not seem to justify a very heavy investment in that direction. Sm——— American Push Balked. New York Mail and Express. It is not lkely that the French govern- ment will sell thelr tobacco momopoly to American capitalists. 1t would be well, however, if it would. No man who ever smoked a French clgar looked farther for the cause of anarchy, Assassination and revolution. Ope: eto Indianapolis News. It is good news that the president pro- poses to examine, with closest scrutiny all bills removing the charge of desertion from men that served in the civil war. If men were wrongtully charged with desertion it is hardly likely that they would wait nearly forty years before seeking to have the rec- ord corrected. mples of Da Thoughtf: Valley Enterprise. Congressman Mercer is flooding the coun- try with a free distribution of garden seed, trees, etc., furnished by the United States government. Mr. Mercer is very thought- ful of his people, especially just before an election, in which congressmen are chosen. Except In congressional campaigns Dave Mercer bas become & foreigner to Ne- braska Make It Unanimous, Boston Globe, A recent technical article by a well known classical teacher contains the following passage . “The ultimate and persistent characte tstic and potency of all combined terms is pervasive reciprocal modification, without regard to specific afinities and influences superimposed upon their fundamenta titude and operation.’ Contrary minded, no; it is a vote! EMcacious Temperance Reform. Philadelphia Pre: The Union Paclfic railroad 'has joined several other important rallroad lines in refusing to employ men who frequent liquor saloons. This rule applies while the men ‘e off duty as well as when they are on duty. And as a consequence many of the saloons in places along the Union Pacifie lines have been compelled to close from a lack of atronsge. Such action on the part of greak business Interests is much mors influentid) in restricting the use of in. toxicants Wyan laws passed to probibit the liquor trafic and to-the enforcement of which public gpinion contributes no aid. It will never propably be possible to stop en- tirely the drinjjing of intoxicants, but if the church and bu evils of the i to & minimun, An Ingenious Campaign New York Tribune. Those who find pleasure in bestowing a reasonable amount of attention on public Affairs, and especially on that play of per- sonal motives for which public affairs furn- ish a convient fleld, should not overlook the campaign which was begun months ago and still continues in the hope of getting Secre- tary Hitehcock of the Department of the Interfor out of President Roosevelt's cab- inet. The method adopted for that purpose is mot strictly original, but the scale on which it Is being employed and the zeal, the skill and the quiet persistence which the managers exhibit are novel, and must be exceedingly Interesting to all who are ac- quainted with the circumstances. As we understand the matter, Mr. Hitch- cock has not the slightest reason to suppose that the president desires to replace him, nor any intention of asking to be relieved His duties are congenial to the secretary, and his performance of them ls entirely sat- Istactory to his chief. But there are a few persons who burn to bring about his retire- ment, and their plan of operations is de- serving of ecrutiny, though not necessarily of imitation. During the past winter and up to the present time readers of the news- papers have frequently seen dispatches of this general character from various parts of the country, more or less conspicuously printed: he Hon. Bo-and-8o, commonly mentioned the probable sucessor of Sec- retary Hitcheock, who s understood to be about to resign, says that the place has not been offered to him as yet, but that he should be disposed to give such an offer his serious consideration.” The announcement is never made twice in the same form, nor, 80 far as we have observed, ingle in- dividual designated as the coming man more than once. Sometimes a dispatch does not allude to the succession at all, but relates cxclusively to the present incumbent. Thus not long ago, when Mr. Hltcecm‘l went to St. Louls to take a last farewell of his brother, who has since died, a telegram dated at St. Louls, without referting to the well known fact that the brother, himself u distinguished eftizen, was desperately sick, sald that the secretary was In the city, presumably for the purpose of arranging his private affalrs preparatory to his with. drawal from publlc lite. Ocoasionally the report 18 less circumstantial, merely saying that the precise date of Mr. Htchcock's res- ignation has not been fixed; but in every instance the assumption is that his impend- ing retirement from the cabinet is a ma ter of common knowledge. Now of course the persons who procure the publication of these statements are well aware that there fs no truth in them; but it will be observed that they are clever enough to refrain from giving any reasons why Mr. Hitchcock will and should resign. There is not a visible trace of calumny or malice in their fabrications. Their object Is to create, as one might eay, an atmos- phere in which he will sooner or later find it ifksome to breathe, and they apparently expect to succeed in making him «o uncom fortable that he will be glad to escape. We think they are doomed to disappointment, but in the mean time their proceedin constitute an interesting study in political ethics. It {8 really astonishing that they have been able to invest thelr scheme with €0 sweet an alr of iunocence and to carry it on #o long. It is not essential for the purposes of t| brief and dispassionate ac- count of a singular undertaking to inquire too curiously Into the question of fts auth- orship and promotion. It there were no antecedent evidence of the fact, this one continuous performance would clearly en- title ite managere to whatever credit is implied in the descriptive térm, “a smooth artiele"” REPUBLICANS LINING UP FOR FRAY, Dakota City Eagle: W. G. Sears, speaker of the last legislature, is not losing any time getting to the front as an aspirant for the republican nomination for gov- ernor of Nebraska. Wausa Gazette: Judge Robertson of Nor- folk is gaining in popularity as a possible candidate for governor on the republican ticket this fall. There are no reasons why Mr. Robertson should not have the united support of northern Nebraska, and we be- lleve he will. Columbus Times: The Times is pleased to learn that Hon. W. M. Robertson of Norfolk has entered the field as a repub- lican candidate for the nomination for gov- ernor.. If there are others we have not heard of them, and whether so or not, the Times is for Robertson. Auburn Post: Judwe Paul Jessen of Ne- braska City is being pushed forward by his friends as a candidate for governor on the republican ticket. Mr. Jessen is a clean, upright young man with a splendid record behind him as a citizen, school teacher, lawyer, soldier and judge, and it elected would make this state an ideal governor. ‘Wood River Interests: The name of Hon. W. A. Prince is being quite frequently men- tiomed in connectlon with the congressional race in this district. Prince’s brilliant rec- ord in the leglslature four years ago gave him a state reputation and makes him a strong man for congressional honors. Gov- ernor Abbott is also mentioned as a possible nominee. Wood River Interests: The republican state convention has been called to meet at Lancoln on Wednesday, June 18. Already the political war horses and politictans are prancing around and getting pretty well warmed up. It is the gemeral sentiment among the rank and file if a Bartley apolo- gist is put up for governor it means a Waterloo.at the polls. Sldney Telegraph: Since nominations for congress are in order, we rise to nominate that greatest of all republicans and states- men, the Hon. Gustave Runge. In presenting the name of Mr. Runge we realize that he has never‘stolen any banks nor been mixed up'in any necktle parties, and he may be lacking in other qualifications to commend him to the suffrages of the people—but, “divil the odds, we nominates him, any- how." Stanton Pickett: H. C Russell of Schuy~ ler is a candidate for governor and the Grand Army of the Republic post of that city 18 out with resolutions asking the re- publican party to make him its candidate. Mr. Russell was formerly commissioner of public lands and buildings and is the pres- ent postmaster at Schuyler. Schuyler also has a candidate for state treasurer in the person of E. H. Phelps, and he's a good one. Columbus Times: The republican state convention will be held in Lincoln June 18— only two and one-halt months hence. It 18 rare a state convention s called 8o early in the season, but this year it is the wi move that could be made. Let a good t ket be selected and glve the voters of this state an opportunity to become well and thoroughly acquainted with their fitness and qualifications and Nebraska will roll up 20,- 000 republican majority. Alllance Times: The name of Captaln J. C. Gammill of Frontier county has been suggested for governor. The Times ls ad- vised that Captain Gammill s one of the sturdiest republicans and one of the brain- fest men in the state of Nebraska. He has battled for both his country and his party with a vigor surpassed by no man in the state. He 1§ and would be entirely free from any entanglements with factions or rings, and that is the sort of a man it is especially desirable to nominate this time if we can. Grand Island Independent: . The repub- lican state central committee at its meeting at Lincoln yesterday fixed June 18 as the date for holding the \state convention. It appears that so early a date was agreed upon primarily to clear the republican mosphefe of the state, which, it can be ad- mitted, has been densely foggy for some time. It will depend largely upon what kind of a spectacle will be revealed, upon the clearing away of the fog, whether Goy- ernor Savage's successor is to be & repub- lican or not. St. Bdwards Advance: We understand that Boome county is to bave a candidate up for the congressional nomination. The triends of H, C. Vail of Alblon have induced him to allow his convention. Mr. successful lawyers, has always been in har- mony with the republicans of Boone cousty and halls from a county that turns out good solld republican majorities. In considera- tion of these facts his chance for catching the momination are much better than any candidate thus far In the fleld. ayne Herald: Two mighty good men are being very much talked of for governor of Nebraska on the republican side of the fence. They are W. G. Sears of Tekamah and W. M. Robertson of Norfolk, and we belleve they are men who, if elected, would Lave the honmor of the party and the wel- [ of the grand old commonwealth of It they would not, God Nebraska is in that Neébraska at heart. only knows where we're at. said to stand at the top motch, less illiterate people In her according to population, than any state in the union. But this does not Iter the fact that she has some highly educated officlale who have been adepts in fiching the and who bave placed the republican mewspapers of the state im & darted unpleasant situation, a position the press hopes to be released of mext fall. Hartington Herald: Thus far it appears that there is not to be a scarcity of good material from which to select a congres- slonal nominee at the coming congres- elonal convention. Cedar county will pre- sent the name of J. F. Jenal, Dixon county will come forward with J. J. McCarthy. George A. Brooks of Knox, Judge Boyd of Antelope, Mf. Vail of Boone, Dr. Hamson of Platte are avowed candidates. There are also others who have not announced themselves. The friends of E. A. Wiltse of Thurston county and of Willlam M. War- ner of Dakota will have an eye out for an opportunity to secure the nomination for fheir favorites. These gentlemen, though not avowed candidates, are too loyal to thelr party and state to refuse to accept should the convention single either out for the honor. Alblon News: The News is authorized to say that Hon. H. C. Vall of s city fs a candidate for congre: subject to the best judgment of tha revublican congressional convention. If a man's tastes run that way, It is legitimate, proper and honorable for any American citigen to aspire to a seat In the nation's congress. Mr. Vall ls de- sirous of the nomination only upon the condition that the convention shall deem bim the best and strongest man to make the race. He does not propose to spend any great amount of time in the pre-con- vention canvass. He has the assurance of conslderable support outside of his own ccunty. which has caused him to decide to become a candidate. Mr. Vall stands well at home and there will be no objection to glving him:the solld delegation from here. mong all the names mentioned for the place, Mr. Vall is fully equal to any of them in point of ability. He has always been a consistent republican, and stands for the better elements of the party. S8hould he receive the nomination he will make an active and effectiva canvass of the dlistrict, — BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE, Incidents Sketched at the Natfonal Capital, The Roosevelt youngsters will be in thelr glory today as leaders in the annual egg- rolling contest in the lot back of the White House, Easter Monday ranks next to Christ- mas In the joyous calendar of Washington children, and {f the weather is favorable they troop in vast number to the White House for the famous egg-rolling frolic. For several years past the White House made no contribution to the jolly crowd. Thie time there is a fine bunch of youngs- ters in the White House to lead the play In ‘“‘our back yard.' In itselt the egg-rolling is a wonderful event. All the children of the city crowd the beautiful lawns, roiling eggs down the slopes and then tumbling after them. Boys n the prettiest and brightest clothes min. gle with young sboys and little street gamins. Girls with nurses and without them help to swell the throng. All Wash- ington comes to look on. The Marine Bana plays. Scenes Senator Mason of lllinols turns loose another story from his vast stock and makes & former resident of Omaha the central figure to wind the yarn on. Those who remember Will Visscher will understand at once the wierdness of the story. 1t does not it him, not by a jugful. According to the rotund senator, Visscher was in Dead- wood many years ago and was & victlm ot exceediig bad luck. He had no money, and was walking the street, wondering how he could get a drink of whisky to cheer him up. He saw a number of miners and cow boys enter a saloon, and, noticing that they were particularly disreputable in appear- ance and carried guns, he followed them in. When he got inside he addressed the as. semblage without waiting for the formality of an introduction. , “I have just wits ed & most deplorable incldent. In loon down the street & man with a gun forced an unarmed stranger from the east to take a drink of whisky, stranger protested that he had ne liquor fn his 1ifs d was morally opposed to its use. Now,” sald Visscher, glaring around him, “I would llke to see some one try to make me take a drink against my will.” He had hardly uttered the words, when there was a pistol shot, and a bullet buried itself in the floor at his feet. “Hold on,” he shouted. “You have me at a disadvantage. I left my gun at the hotel “Never mind that,” sald the man who had fired the shot. ‘‘He: barkeeper,” he cried to the man behind the bar. “Put up six glasses there, and flll them all. You," he sald, turning flercely upon Visscher, “will drink all of them." » ted, but another bullet struck the floor at his feet, and he there- upon turned His attention to the bar. The glasses had all been filled, and Visscher emptied each in turn, while the man with the gun stood ready to enforce his com- mand. When Visscher had taken the last drink snd & row of empty glasses stood before bim on the bar, he turned s glow- ing and*a smiling face upon the bad men around bim. “Now, gentlemen,” he sald, cheerfully, “it anyone will Il those glasses up again drink my way back up the line Senator Hanna gave & dinner last Satur- day might at the Arlingtom to the Gridiron club. He has been a guest at every dinver since he has been in Washington, relates the Washington Post, and he took the op portunity, to use bis own words, of play- ing & return engagement The dinner elaborately served, the menu being prepared with especial care. Being attended only by members of the club, the dinner was marked by a delight- tul freedom. Although Mr. Hanna was the host, the clubmen did not allow him to escape a few turps on the gridiron, and during the evening there were several “skite” which were a surprise to him. The senator was the central figure of many “presentations * each accompanied by @ speech more or less personal In its nature. The climax came when he was told that much had been sald about his “barrel” the Gridiron club did net propose he should be without one. Thereupon he was given a very handeome ‘miniature barrel of black walnut, bound with silver hoops and with a sllver spigot, designed to hold anything of a drinkable nature. The silver bands were decorated with a garland of gridirons and a silver plate, appropriately inscribed The stand upon which the “barrel’ rested bore a silver gridiron with Semator Hanna's monogram. Senator H response was humorous and appreciativ The congregation in the house cloakroom were talking of stump speaking and the men who interrupt, reports the New York World. “I got bold of one of those ‘yes-or-no' men last fall,” sald Representative Capron of Rhode Island. “He asked me two or three absurd questions and insisted I should answer him ‘yes' or ‘no.’ I protested that the questions could mot be answered by a simple megative or afirmative, but he held on. Finally I safd to him: “‘Now, just to show you the injustics of your stand, I will ask you a question and ask you to anewer it by & simple ‘yes’ or ‘mo.’ “‘I'm ready,’ sald my tormentor. “‘All right,’ I replied. ‘This is the ques- tion: Have you stopped beating your wife “I was bothered no mere thht evening," concluded Capron. ¥ PERSONAL NOTES. Geronimo, the octogenarian chief, of strenuous memory, wants to become an American citizen and a taxed Indlan. General Exea Donmere, aged 95, is dead. He was the oldest officer on the active list of the French army. They don't retire of- ficers in France at 64. Alabama is to have an old-time fddlers’ contest with 100 entrles early mext month, one of whom will be ex-Governor Taylor of Tennessee. No violinist need apply. Howard Gould has had Kilkenny castle photographed from every possible point, sc that he can build an exact replica of the castle and grounds for his own use iv Americ: Miss Susan Hale, a slster of Rev. Ed- ward Everett Hale, D. D., has come all the way from far-distant Algiers, to partiecl- pate in the celebration of Dr, Hales 80th birthday om April 3. The house erected by General George A Custer in Topéka, Kan., in 1868, is belng torn down to make room for a modern reeldence. The walls of one of the rooms are decorated with notes and figures made by Custer while planning his campaligne against the India Sometimes when the Turkish sultan at- tends a play in his private theater he hands in to the comedian an original joke or two of his own make. The actor gives these humorous efforts the fullest possible effect, ot course, and perhaps that is why they are invariably received with great laughter. The Century paper on Great West in the April number by Noah Brooks has for its title “The Plalns, Across,” In defense of which Mr. Brooks says m the rude bal- lade and songs of the time, the phrase for crossing the plains was ‘the plains across;’ never by any chance did the verse-maker write ‘across the plains.’ This form of lo- cution was at once adopted by the plains- men, who unconsclously drifted into the use of the more poetic phrase, ‘the plains across,’ and to this day you hear it from old ploneers scattered among the solitudes of the far northwes! MIRTHFUL REMARKS. Washington Star: ‘“Have you made any efforts to collect your speeches for the benefit of posterity?”’ asked the admiring friend. ‘Wi the use ked Senator Sorg- hum, " 'Fosterity hasn't any vote." Richmond Dispatch: *This system of bi- partisan boards is something comparatively new in municipal government, isn't it? “Yes, You see, in the olden times you couldn’t buy partisans as easily as you can today.” Detroit Free Press: Dennis—'Tis th' ear-rly bur-rd gets th' wur-rm, Misther Casey? Clny ‘Tis thot. If ye wa-ant to keep yers B above wather these days, ye th' grass grow under yere feét, M Rher Dinls: Philadelphta Record: ““This seems to be a lawless town,” remarked the stranger. anlwll echoed Rattiesnake al' Wall, now, 'u hnv lynch law an law an’ civil law. No, pardner, I wouldnt T s 2 lawles town Chicago Tribune have to tr; prapher sa a. m atrald we shall ag; madam,” the photo- “You moved your head a " %ia 1t on pury replied the sitter, fondling the dog Pafer Tap. 1 want to make ( plain that Fido s the princlipal object in the plctur “Why did you leave replied the maid. *The master and Sintbens agreed perfectly, and never a thing came up for the servants (o gossip about’ Philadelphia Pres; T wonder,” sald the shos Glerk, that the star boarder does not t against having to carve those tough o Sven f he s laying sisge to the our wealthy landiady arha}v suggented the insurance man, “he {s willing to encounter any obstacle while he is carving his way to fortune.’ SPRING FEELING OF AN EPICURE. Boston Transcript: your last pltce" It 80 dull, Chicago Inter Ocean. I love to see the buds burst into bloom— To hear the white brook singing like a ballad— To see the red tomato light the gloom; And then to make the latter into salad I love to watch the pumpkin's brittle crust Just forming in the way we all remember, Apd gream the coming ple-curse, if 1 must, ollow its consumption in September. I Jove to see the fledgeling partridge pass, Long months before 1 shoot him-little slnner! The little lamb trisk gayly on the P it Before 1 eat his julcy c ops for dinner. 1 Jove to see the rooster choose his mate From out the plenty of his barnyard And revel Ih my knowledge of the fate That waits their oftspring when my teeth do tear ‘em. I love to see the orchard blossoms br Foretelling nice green apples wit mber, That Sure will give my sons the belly-ache, To keep nn“br-u in bed whilst I do slumber. 1 hlnr the ynunr calf musically bleat Beside ita loving mother, loud and long, Wheres my mouth grows molst at thought k, out of veal Sitiets at my tavorite restaurons, wir. 1 see the tender And think of al tter! the young trout skimming in the rape vines greenly gleam f7the wine—thut thas no 1w atream And think how nies they'll look upon my platter. That's why I feel rell‘huu in the &) And wafch sweet Nature's efforts and doughty, To make us all rejoice In 0\&1( thing But wish to heaven | wasn't old and gouty. ring, kind