Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 28, 1902, Page 6

'nm OMAHA DALY BEE B. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 8:"' Bee (without Sunday), One Y ily Bee and Sunday, One Ye trated Bee, One Year DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dally Bee (without Sunday), per copy.. 3¢ lr Bee (without Sunday), per week. .13 oluding Sunday). per week.17c 07 &unlnl Tes (without Bunday), Evening Bee (ncluding Sunauy), per in " delivery be addressed to Ciw Clrculation artment. O"lCE& loum om-nu—t‘lzr Haii Building, Twen- ly-llflh rnd M_ s uftee i Pufl Street. ; 0160 Unity Building. ork—Temple Court. lllllnmn—wl Fourteenth Street. COIR“PONDENCI Communications relating to news and gnorlul mluer should be addressed: ha A itorial Dej rlmenl INESS LET Business .lslllfl and "mllllmcel should be addressed: The Bee Publishing Com- pany, REMITTANCES. lhmn hy dnx exnreu or postal order, Te. 3de "Publishing Company: l'otnt .“ml&' ace ud in payment of accounts. rlonl.r checks, !xctpt on or_easter) Ve FULCISHING COMRRY ll‘A'L'lnaNr ogo CIRCHLATION. | '8: l Tllch\wl. MNIAX; of * om belng duly swori “m numbll‘ D('f\l“ an fllpl.!l l'l of d Dorinted daris Buni ee prini url .{W& Wl.l as follow! .29, SUBNRREEEREREERE Less unsold and nturml coples. Net Net toul eales. tlh-crlm in -v presence and & &L %th day of ADI'IL A. D. ) M. B.'FUNGP"E’.I The campaign for tax reform is still on. Prepare for the advent of the June bug. ‘Where does the Omaha Bridge and Terminal concern términate anyhow? Mount Pelee s performing for the special entertalnment of American geol- ogists. President Roosevelt has been photo- graphed on horseback, and Henry Wat- terson stands aghast. The small butchers have their share of troubles as well as the big butchers and the beef packers, For some reason or other those busi- mess men juries have failed to pan out according to prospectus. The Prussian Diet proposes to masti- cate Poland, but a Polish diet does not set well on the German stomach. An electric trust is reported to be in process of formation by the electric supply dealers. Positively shocking. The American minister to Austria has transformed into an ambassador, he will continue to do business at the same stand at the same salary. 3 SEEe——— Nebraska is probably the only state In the union that does not tax express companies, but express rates in Ne- braska are no lower than they are in m/mte-. A ——— The Douglas County Democracy will -bave to devise some scheme at once to match in notoriety the Jacksonidn lockout or be content to go way back and sit down. Five thousand mechanics employed in the bullding trades in Denver have decided to take a vacation. Manifestly high altitudes do not prevent the epl- demle of spring fever. In view of the announcement that the window glass comblne is unbroken and WHY THERE ARE 80O MANY, The large number of candidates that aspire to the nomination of . governor this year would Indicate that after all the chief executives of Nebraska are not overworked nor underpald. The first three governors of the state had to be content with a salary of $1,000 a year, with no allowance for rent, fuel, ice or horse fodder. With a salary of $1,000 a year the first governor of Nebraska gave a banquet to the legislature that cost him $500 and the measly and ungrateful politiclans that copstituted that body, after putting him to the expense of an impeachment trial, removed him from office. After the adoption of the present con- stitution the salary of Nebraska's gov- ernor was ralsed to $2,500 a year, and at this rate they continued to labor 313 days In the year with the usual Sunday vacations and an occasional junket without threatening to resign on ac- count of a rise In the price of beef and provisions. Five years ago the legislature voted an allowance of $60 a month for rent to the governor and a great rumpus was raised over that lawless piece of ex- travagance. The legislature of 1807 came to the rescue with an appropria- tion of $20,000 for an executive mansion to relieve the governor from the odium of signing rent vouchers. The last leg- islature went the legislature of 1807 one better. Having installed. the governor In one of the most aristocratic mansions of the capital it voted him an allowance of $1,000 a year for malntenance, fur- niture and repairs of the manslon, or nearly three times as much as had ever been appropriated for the offensive rent charge, With this precedent established our governors can now count reasonably on a salary of $2,500 a year, a free resi- dence elegantly furnished and a very libéral allowance for fuel to heat the mansion, and flowers, music and re- freshments for an occasional state ban- quet and receptions and an evenlng dress suit for the doorkeeper. With these allurements in sight, is it any wonder that so many men are will- ing to sacrifice themselves on the altar of their country and discharge some of the disagreeable functions that devolve upon the chief executive of the com- monwealth? SE— SOME ORUP STATISTICS. The cereal crop statistics of last year, as published by the Department of Agriculture, show the most careful ef- fort to get at accuracy and may be re- garded as belng as nearly correct as it is perhaps possible to. arrive at. In reference to this the New York Journal of Commerce, a paper that pays the most thorough attention to such mat- ters and studies the statistics with reference only to arriving at results which will be for the best information of the public, expresses doubt as to the correctness of the figures of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, but admits that as recently corrected they are probably nearer to the truth than any other esti- mates. There is a wide discrepancy between the reports of the census bureau and those of the Agricultural department, but it is of course quite impossible to determine which s the more nearly cor- rect. - The truth of the matter seems /| to be that nelther is anywhere near ac- curate and the knowledge of this keeps those who are Interested in the matter constantly guessing, when there should really be no necessity at all for guessing if the proper arrangements were made by the government bureaus to ascertaln the grain acreage and the product. This ought not to he a very difficult matter and yet it has never been properly and adequately taken care of. The general disposition will undoubt- edly be to accept the figures of the Agricultural department as the most authoritative and yet there are dis- crepancies in the department reports which compel a doubt as to their ac- curacy. The fact seems to be that there is more or less guesswork both as to acreage and production and there ought to be an effort made to remedy thi&. There 18 no good reason why the Agricultural department should not obtain the facts regarding cereal pro- duction so thoroughly as to be practi- cally accurate, This is done in other countries apd it is certainly practicable here. The matter is of considerable importance. Everybody desires to know what the annual production of all the local concerns are in the com- Dbine, the weather man should holst a signal warning hall storms away from It the Missourl dispenses this year with its usual June rise it will run the breadstuffs: is and the government is looked to to furnish this important in- formation. There is at present a lack of the sybtem necessary tod do this, but it*is by no meabs unattainable and it rests with the Department of Agricul- ture to provide the necessary machin- ery. At present the prestige of the de- risk of blotting itself off the map of pavigable rivers and destroying its ‘to share in the distributiop elver and burbor appropri- ‘atlon bill ; Cuban republic has now been for & whole week and no revo- partment suffers from its inadeguacy in this particular respect. THE CANAL CONTROVERSY. It seems doubtful if the controversy in regard to isthmian canal routes will be settled at the present session of con- yet erupted, If Cuba cannot uu ‘with Haytl, San Domingo M&cfln ‘voleanlc Central Ameri- blics that have a new govern- m week, she will have to take # unt in the next Pan-Awmerican e )loom ought to take out a r his matrimonial agency. The no respecter of persons and the cannot carry on a lucrative busi- professional match maker with- tributing to the expenses of the [ government any wore than a prl- | citizen at the other end of tele- No. 85. = —_———— . of incorporation have been Tom Blackburn's latest octopus. project has tentacles that will out to all points of the compass, at Omaha, South Omaba, h, Ashland, Lincoln and Ne- COlty. Its chief terminal station time to come will be in the fn the office L) gress. The issue I8 so sharply drawn that it appears questionable, whether a compromise even can’be reached aund yet manifestly it is only through a com- promise that an adjustment can be effected. It 18 perfectly obvious that the advocates of the rival Jontu can never get together and the only possi- bility of disposing of the matter seems to be in the adoption of the proposition to leave the question of selecting the rofite to the president of the United States. 1 To this, however, there Is opposition which appears to be insurmountable. The resolution of Senator Spooner, au- thoriziug the president to select the Panama route uder vertain conditions, but in the abgeu # of these conditions to proceed with' construction on the Nicaragua route, bas apparently been buried in committee. The bl of 8én- atof Hoar, providing that the whole question should be:left with the presl- dent, has been adversely reported by the senate committee on isthmlan canals and in all probability will not be heard of further. wn ™ -nfimmw THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1902. to be pretty well understood by con- gress that public sentiment at present is not In favor of the Nicaragua routé. There Is no doubt that a majority of the people belleve that it would be un- safe to bulld a canal in a region Which s filled with volcances and swhere selsmic disturbances are of frequent oc- currence. When an Intéroceanic canal is bullt it is desirable that it shall be permanent and not llable to be at any time déstroyed Dby an earthquake or some other upheaval of nature, It is pretty clearly demonstrated that a canal on the Niecaragua route would be con- stantly menaced by this danger, while on the other hand a canal on the Panama route would be absolutely frée from any such danget. In view of this and of the further fact that the Panama canal could be constructed at a less cost by many millions of dollars than a canal on the Nicaragua route, it would eeem that there ought to be no further controversy as to which route should be preferred. It s alleged that the government of Colombla is disposed to exact unreasoh- able terms, while the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica are willing to make any concessions which the United States may ask. There is no evidence that the Colombian govern- ment is disposed to be unreasonable, but if it shall show such a disposition then it would be wise to drop the canal question until Colombia is willing to make a fair and equitable proposition. It were better to postpone indefinitely the building of an interoceanlc canal than to go into that enterprise under conditions hazardous to its perpetuity or inimical to the interests of the United States. The majority of the United States senate committee on privileges and elec- tions has decided to pigeonhole the pro- posed amendment to the constitution providing for the popular election of United States senators. In this instance the unexpected has not happened. The senate committee on privileges has al- ways represented the privileged classes. Eam——— ‘The fool friends of Senator Hanna are trying to boom him for the presidential race in 1004, but Senator Hanna him- self has no Intention to stand for the presidentlal nomination and is not likely to be taken off his feet by spontaneous demonstrations and ovations. e Republican candidates for congress in Nebraska districts now represented by fusionists are thicker than for many a year. This very willingness to take the nominations must presage confi- dence that conditions favor the repub- lican nominees. Eses— No Danger of Oversleeping. Philadelphia Ledger. President Palma's term of office bids fair to be as exciting as that of the first mayor of & western mining camp. P ol Ability in Sidestepping. ‘Washington Post. The gentlemen who write resolutions at the democratic congressional comventions are showing remarkable unanimity in skat- ing around the Chicago and Kansas City platforms. mer Drawbacks. Chicago Chronicle. ‘We are now approaching the period of the ‘year when it becomes a question whether 1t is’better to be suffocated with dust or to pay for being inundated by the vehicle humorously called a “sprinkling” cart. A Portentous S ‘Washington Star. Great importance is attached by English military people to the fact that General Kitchener has smiled. The responsibilities of an English officer are indeed grave when his facial expression is endowed 'ltl 80 much significance. Good Head to Honor, Portland Oregonlan, At last & woman's head Is to adorn a United States postage stamp, Very properly this will be the head of Martha Washing- ton, the first mistress of the ‘‘republican court.” Upen the mew $-cent stamp soon to be issued will appear in profile the benign features of this grand colonial dame —the wife of Washington. Grover as a Clean Shaver. Brooklyn Eagle. “My friends," President Oleveland used to say to undesirable office seekers whom he knew he should turn down, ‘“‘you must find the rewards of party victory through my election in the happiness which will from the vindleation of your principles.” As a safety razor, warranted neithér to leave a halr mor cut the skin Indlanapolls Journal. Senator Hoar made one statement in his recent speech that contained more truth than all the rest of it. He said: are fighting for sovereignty, the whole story and is a complete justifi- catlon of the administration pollcy. A government that will not fight to estab- lish and maintain its rightful sovereigaty should go out of business.'” Revelu Traditions Recalled. Chicago News. It is well, for many reasons, that the his- tory of revolutionary d: with the tradl- tions apd principles t! embraced, should be called vividly to mind. In welcoming the French envoys we are greeting the one nation which was friendly to us in our time of desperate need—the one great Buropean power which, like the United States, stands for liberty and democracy. Floade Batieries of Peace. Philadelphla Record. ‘While the formidable battleship Ilinols was speeding westward with @ delegation of French army and navy officers to participate in the unvelling of the Rochambeau monument at Washington. The lovers of ‘‘peace on earth and good will toward men" will find satisfaction in these international courtesies. When costly bat- tleshigs are used in carrying sbout the envoys of peace and good understanding they are profitably employed. In so dolng they may secure advantages that with all their guns they cguld not compel. ——— Recent Exuptions of Congress. speechos delivered during the present ses- m and the number of coples of these speeches circulated in the Congressional Record and in other publeations. Hia figures, it must be confessed, are somewhat vague and conjectural, but he fhioks be has looa grounds for the statement that con- has already put ioto circulation a ;mnd aggregate of 300,000,000 speeches. This means an average of four speeches aplece for every man, woman and child in the country, including illiterates, the Chinee and those who read forelgn languages only. It all these copies of speeches were to be read in a single day every one In the coun- try would have to read four speeches aplece or one speech every six hours. To state it In another way, it all these coples are ever to get themselves read it will be necessary either that the 75,000,000 Ameri- cans read a speech a day for four days or that four Americans read a speech a day for 75,000,000 years. MORAL COURAGE. And the Illustration President Roose- velt s Giving of It. Cleveland Leader. President Roosevelt Is showing rare courage in dealing with army scandals in the Philippines, such as the “‘water cure” cases and other charges of crueity. In a letter to the Protestant Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts the president declares that he has reserved the right of review in all trials by court-martial, and he adds that 1t necessary civil officials as well as army officers will make the most thorough in- vestigation of all charges of improper con- duct by Amerfcans. It will be impossible for President Roose- velt to take final action in regard to the cases of {ll-treatment of natives which has been charged agalnst officers of the United States army without giving grave offense, on one side or the other. The nature of the noints at issue {s such that in any event there will be harsh criticism of the presi- dent’s positlon. He will be denounced for undue severity or else for excessive lenlency to the accused ofcers. Beyond doubt the president realizes this fully. He has heard enough to make the situation clear In that respect, both from those who condone admitted charges of eru- elty, on one hand, and those who belleve all accusations and flercely denounce the sol- diers of the nation who are sald to have been unduly harsh in crushing Filipinos in revolt. But he shows not the slightest dis- position to dodge any burden of his office. He will stand responsible for whatever de- cisive action may be taken in the case of General Smith and all like cases in the Philippines. It is well for the country that this is to be so, for President Roosevelt has the con- fidence of the army and the people alike, especlally as to all matters concerning the honor of American soldlers and the Amer- fcan republic. TEACHING EUROPE. Filattering Tribute to American Skill A Getthereativen Philadelphia Ledger. The most suggestive tribute that Europe is paylng to American thrift and com- merclal aggressiveness is the deputations of workingmen and others frequently sent to study our methods and to discover the eecrets of our marvelous advancement. The occasional mutterings agalnst our dom- mercial energy heard in certain continental Buropean countries bear further testimony to the overshadowing importance of the United States as a competitor for the world’s trade. The Austrian suggestion of a year or two ago that a coalition should be formed to obstruct our egport trade did not prove to be feasible and has mot beén pressed, probably for the reason advanced by an eminent Vienna publicist so: onths since. It was his view that it was rious ques- tion . whether the countries of central Europe are strong enough to make an effective defense against the American con- quest of forelgn markets. Be this as it may, the frequent discussion of the Ameri- can commercial “peril” in Europe, the general desire exhibited there to investigate the sources of our prosperity and to study our Industrial organization show what an object lession to the world our commercial activity has become. Some time ago the British manufacturers sent representatives to the United States to visit our Industrial establishments. Their investigations were Iintelligent and thor- ough. They announced in their report that England would be out of the race with the United States unless British workmen recede from their opposition to labor-saving ma- chines and have a better organization of labor. Delegations of workmen were next sent to the United States by the manufac- turers to etudy our industrial conditions. Among them was Willlam Abraham, a mem- ber of Parliament and president of the South Wales Miners' federation. His in- spection of our industrial methods con- vinced him of their superiority and he con- fessed to his Glamorganshire constituemts recently that he had abandoned his preju- dices against labor-saving machinery, CAN'T BEGIN TOO SOON, Coal Barons to Recelive the Attention ot the Government. 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat. It is understood that the anthracite coal trust is to be attacked by the administra- tion just as soon as the government's suits againet the raliroad merger and the beef trust are out of the ‘way, If not earlier. In fact, there are indications that the coal trust will be dealt with before: these defendants in each case will be likely to delay & declslon as long as possible, it ‘s reasonably certaln th the country will know a few weeks enough about the anti-trust law of 1890 to see whether it will be effective or not. The hard coal trust is certainly giving sufficlent provocation for assault. The prices of its product are going up steadily, although this is the season when consump- tion naturally falls off. There seems to be no close relation in the coal case between supply and demand on the one side and price on the other. The men who control the hard coal output are in a position to fix their own prices without much regard to production or consumption. They a taking advantage of their power In the present case with a good deal of confidence and success. Those who buy hard coal, and they comprise a large part of the people of the entire country, are absolutely at the merey of the combine. This is likely to be a bad year for the trusts. Several of them are perniciously active at this time and are lnviting the attacks which they are getting. It would be a fine exploit for the administra- tion and the country If the hard coal monopoly should be hit before the cold season begins. “That trust bears nearly heavily on the people as does the beef trust, which is being attacked at the pres- ent moment. There is not much reason for doubt that the Sherman anti-trust law will prove effective {n the beef trust case, and aleo In the rallroad merger. The momopo- lists in each of those combines are show- ing symptoms of distress. They have some of the shrewdest Jawyers of the country 'n their employ, but the government also is well provided with talent. The anthracite coal trust will be able to read its fate in the verdict which will be rendered in the case of the raliroad and the meat conspira- Live Nebraska Towns FAIRBURY—Fair and Fortunate. Falrbury is a city of mearly 4,000 inhabl- tants. The ceneus of 1900 places It at about 3,200, but it has grown wonderfully since, 8o that at the late spring election over 800 votes were cast, which would, by the usaal method of calculation, make its population in the neighborhood of 4,000 The most noticeable feature of this little eity is its constant and steady proeperity. It has never suffered a boom nor has it ever felt the effects of the collapse of a boom. Fairbury property is considered in this vicinity as a better investment than farm property. 1 can recall two instances this spring when men sold valuable im- proved farms and invested their money in Fairbury property, one buying six cottages and the other a brick building in the busi- ness part of the city. The city is so snugly bullt, the citizens are so much of the level- headed, conservative class and the causes of Fairbury's prosperity so lasting that there is no danger that this property will ever fall to produce a good interest on the investment. Fairbury is the county seat of Jefferson county and has one of the finest court Pouses ever built. Here is located the di- vision of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa- cific rallroad, where between $15,000 and $20,000 are paid out monthly in wages. The Rock Island is continually making perma- nent improvements here, the latest belng offices for a division superintendent, and in the near future a line to Herrington, Kan., from here is expected. We are also on the Bt. Joseph & Grand Island and Kansas City & Omaha rallroads, the latter starting from Fairbury. Four teen trains leave and arrive here dally, be- side numerous freight trains, making our rallway facilities unsurpassed. We have a good system of water works, electric lights for street and private serv- ice, and the finest, unpaved streets any- where. The sandy clay of this soll, when packed by coustant travel, makes a road- bed almost like macadam. Within a few hours after a heavy rain our streets are again smooth and hard. ‘We bave splepdid schools, a fine public library, seven churches, the leading orders and societies. ‘What do we need? Nothing in particular. We are prospering and contented. Our rajlroad and other facilities would make Falrbury an ideal location for manufac- tories, but we are not giving out fat bonuses to enide concerns. Sound, conservative capitalists, or promoters, will recelve lib- eral encouragement for the starting of legitimate business enterprises, however. We are surrounded by a fine farming coun- try, and with good crops, such as we usually have, we look forward to another area of steady growth until Fairbury shall become the hub of industry for southeastern Ne- braska and northeastern Kansas. ‘W. F. CRAMB. AMONG THE' FUSIONISTS, Hebron Register: 1In looking over the fleld for a candidate for governor we have falled so far to find a botter man for the position than C. J. Smyth of Omaha. Sherman County Times-Independent: Dr. C. E. Coffin of Ord, the Valley County Jour- candidate for governor, appears to have the endorsement of many populist editors throughout the state. Holt County Independent: John C. Sprecher seems to be gaining strength in the gubernatorial contest. populist with a backbone like a sawlog and it would be hard to select a better man for the position. Sherman County Times-Independent: The names of several prominent populists in the Sixth congressional district have been mentioned as a candidate for congressman, but among them all none suits the Times- Independent better than Judge H. M. Sulli- van of Broken Bow. Alblon Argus: The Norfolk Times-Trib- une is still booming Koeingsten for gove ernor, while the Red Cloud Nation thinks Dr. Damerell is it. Some think it should be M. F. Harrington, while others see no one but J. C. Sprecher. It rather looks to us like Sprecher was the tallest timber. Grand Island Independent. Dr. C. B. Cof- fin of Ord is mentioned as a probable can- didate for governor on the fusion ticket. Our acquaintance with C. E’'s many sterling qualities as a man and his patriotism as a citizen puts us in a po- sition to say that he would make a first- class standard bearer. We can support Doc Coffin if he is nominated. Greeley Citizen: There will be a hot contest in the populist state convention for the nomination for governor, and there are two men who have more than a show— Hon. John C. Sprecher of Schuyler and ex- Representative Sutherland of the Fifth district. Both are brainy men, elther one will be an honor to the state and to the fusionists, and both stand high in the es- timation of the rank and file of the party. Geneva Gazette: The unanimous senti- ment of the Fourth congressional district fusion press seems to demand the renom- ination of Judge Stark for congress, and while that gentleman has expressed an in- clination to retire from public life, it is Q probable that he will again be d into service. His excellent per- sonal and officlal record and undoubted ability makes him the most available man in the fusion ranks. Blue Springs Sentinel: A number of the leading popullsts in the state are endeav- oring to induce Dr. C. E. Coffin of Ord to make the race for governor this fall and secure the fusion nomination. While it is hardly probable that a fusion governor will be chosen for a good many years to come by the people of Nebraska, yet were ‘we to have another one it would be a rellef to know that we had as clean and able a man in the governor's chair. Custer County Chief: Dr. C. E. Cofin of mentioned among the possible can- for governor on the papulist ticket. There are several points in regard to his cardidacy that will appeal to the populists of this county. One of tbhem is tho fact that the doctor e a good, clean man, and another is that he lives in Valley county, and everyone knows that Valley county’ always stands by Custer in state matters whenever the opportunity presents itself. Fremont Tribune: R. A. Tawney of Plerce, a populist, has announced that he 1s in the hands of his friends for a con- gressional nomination In this district. Mr. Tawney is a pretty llkely man. He has a brother in congress from Minnesota, hav- ing had a long service. It is a laudable ambition for him to wish to occupy an sdjoining seat In the hells of cong though a wide gulf separates them in pol- itics, The Minnesota man is a republican, and a mighty able one. Nebraska New: The fact {s, Vifquain is the strongest and most available man the democrats have to name for governor. He is known all over the state; is a clean, able man, has never mixed up with any of the state house rings, and bears the rep- utation of being an honest man. He is an independent thinker and is mot controlled by any eclique, faction or rallroad. The democrats can pame a ticket this fall that can be elected, in spite of the meanness of some of those people who claim to be democrats. Alliance Herald: The Herald has been authoritatively informed that Hom. W. H. Westover s & candidate for the fusion nomination for congress as repr tative of this, the Sixth district. In plain a unmistakable language the Herald de- sirous of endorsing Judge Westover's can- didacy. In all the district there is not a man—be he democrat, populist or repub- lican—better fitted for the high position to which he aspires than W. H. Westover. He stands in the front rank of Nebraska's brainiest sons, endowed with all the requl- sites of a man of the character of which congressmen should be made. Westover would reflect credit upon his constituency and would at once take rank in congres: as among the ablest men whose proud ~vllflo it has been to represent the great and growing state of Nebraska at Wash- ington. Let the nomination go to Westover and the suffragists of this district will see to it that he is elected. St. Paul Phonograph-Press: Three men stand out prominently for the fusion nom- ination for congressman from the big Sixth, M. F. Harrington of O'Neil, Judge Sullivan of Broken Bow, d General P. H. Barry of Greeley Center. 1f Harrigton could be Induced to sccept the nomina- tion he would be & winner, as no man is better known or stands higher in this dis- trict than he. Our next choice would. be Judge Sullivan. He is a man of marked ability, an eminent jurist, & shrewd In'nflliumumthm As congressman from this district he would make a record in Washington. While we rate General Barry as our third cholce, it is not because he is inferior, for he, like the others mentioned, has many strong points. A veteran of the Civil war, he would understand the needs of his com- rades as no other man could. His wide knowledge of public affairs, coupled with hia actual experience in the same, make him a strong man for the place. Holt County'independent: The Independ- ent is not for W. V. Allen for governor. In the first place we belleve that he has had his share of political favor. Secondly, and most {mportant, we belleve that he is not the sincere and courageous anti-mo- nopolist that the people need for governor of Nebraska. His idea, during the last three years at least, seems to be to placate and pander to the corporations of Nebraska and thus win their favor and allay their opposition. We want a man for governor who is fair enough to do right and with courage enough to defy the corporations it they object to this pro- cedure, Attempting to allay corporate op= position at the expense of meriting the suspicion of the rank and flle of Ne: braska's citizens has never been good for the fusion party, but has brought upon it a harvest of despair. The candidate for the fusion forces to mominate must be & man who is well and thoroughly known as being under no obligations whatever to Nebraska's corporations and having the courage and ability to maintain the exalted position of populism and democ- racy in this state, for while a few mis- takes have been made in nominations, yet the sole aim in the past of the popullst and democrat conventions under the fusion rule have been to select their best and ablest men to carry their banner and we. belleve that the same spirit will be manifest at Grand Island on the 24th. PERSONAL NOTES. Secretary Root announces his opposition to the converting of Fort McHenry into a public park, Garden| parties have been inaugurated by Mrs. Roosevelt, much to the gratification of the president, who may be depended upon always to favor any form of amuse- ment in the open air. H. C. Evans is visiting Mayor Colllns of Boston, an old friend, from whom he is getting some ‘points about runming the consul general's office in London, to which | he has recently been appointed. Shades of the fathers, whither are we Here s a Boston man, born and reared in the shadows of liberty's cradle, pinched for $50 for opening his wife's le ters agalnst hor will. Brethren, get thee to a monastery. Someone was talking in presence of “Cy" Sulloway, the glant New Hampshire con- gressman, about the swearing in of United States senators. The downeaster drawled: “‘Oh, they don't swear ‘em In any mor: | nary lawmaker and lodges of all | GREASING THE WAYS, Royal imon Senatorinl Kiokers. Philadelphia North American Senator Mitchell of Oregon is no ordi- He is the prince of diplo- mate. The proof of his consummate statecraft was glven last Thursday. Senator Hoar had held the attention of the senate for nearly two hours with an eloquent protest against the Philippine policy, and in the regular order of things A Foraker or a Dolliver or other imperialis- tic maker of phrases should have been thrown forward to repulse his attack on the administration. But a secret influence had taken possession of the senate, and as it by common impulse the whole body of senators gravitated toward the restaurant in the basement, There at the head of a table sat Senator Mitchell of Oregon. Bee fore him, imbedded in white sauce and sprigged with parsley, reclined at full length a magnificent sixty-pound Columbia salmon. Obviously, Senator Mitchell could not consume the whole fish, so some three Score or more semators came to his assfst- ance. For half an hour the Philippines were forgotten and conversation turned to ot Benumbs “where rolls the Oregon.” By unanimous consent it was agreed that nothing too good for a state that could furnish such royal provender. When the senate reassembled all minds reverted to the fate of the Filipinos. There were the usual angry speeches, the hot bandying of words, the rapld crossfire of partisan polemics. Then came a lull in the tumult of debate. Senator Mitchell of Oregon had risem to his feet. “Just a moment's time—with the in. dulgence of the senate—just a little bill on the calendar.”” Not an objection was mur- mured, and Portland, Ore., had won its long fight for a government pssay office costing many thousands. What else could &enators do with the taste of “saumon a la Senateur Mitchell” still lingering on their tongues? —_— LAUGHING GAS. Lawson—If you Somerville Journal; to say about a man, have Anylhln’ ‘mean say It to his glwnn—flul suppose he is bigger than you are. Church~8he is a Has she miuch in her Yonkers Statesman; . Russian countess. Gotham-—Indeed! own name? “Has she? Bhe's got nearly the entire alphabet!” ‘Wat hln ton sm- sald Uncle Eben, bein’ patience lookin® gettin’ to town an’. lookin' puhcession. Chicago Tribune: Pfl“lldl (touring the rovinces)—How do the boys out this way ike ‘“begevolent assimilation?"’ Native—We hain’t got nothin' agin fi fur as 1 know, but we ginerally luk. straight whisky. Puck: Young Boftsmith—Love levels all thin, the: o:!‘annfln—ln things but the head. (ht—There's one Detroit Free P Big! d\lcnurllln& fea! bout humbugs. that? Bll"n—'rhey can always mu-tar plenty of other humbugs to back them up. Philadelphia Press more hopeful than man." “‘Yes, there's my wife, for instance; for years past every time she has had occasion to buy fish she has uked the dealer If they were_fresh, hopin, suppose, that some day he'll say ‘no. ‘Washington Sta which you have foh work as I did foh a cireus 'Woman is naturally " “"What does the -numy t joined find to d was the answer. t an organization estab- other people's quullon of gives us all the d to." he igibiney Go Shembershi wa‘r‘h we can possibly b THE JOLLY PICNIO TIME, (RS James Barton Adams in Denver Post. The picnic days are near at hand, the woods are getting green, The sunlight dances on soft and silv'ry sheen, The_birds are nru:llelnl their songs, the flowers alyly In whlch !h!y laid h Mnterl dreary s he Kl‘li. cll‘pelin‘ lha ll’ovu. the ooushes a0 a g leantng ‘than meir winter robe of dlll forbida n’ brow! And old Ki lll s llokln‘ up in readi- ness. to ‘The noses of tho pretty girls in an un- feeling wa The spiders, worms and pestering bugs ask in the springtime s And""filea "mith cagernesd the carnival of fun, And as they o'er thelr kopjes crawl a host of busy ants Dream of the coming promenades up masculinish pants. the streams in awalt They mlk. ‘em give bonds to keep the | w: peac St. Louls is striving mightily to produce a model moral city by 1904. The job is an palling one, but in view of the fact that a resident was yanked before the grand jury for playing penny-ante on a fishing trip, the prospect of success is bright enough to call forth a wall of envy from Chicago. Chicago stockholders in the Ferris wheel are again talking of sending it to Coney Island. They have invested $600,000 in it and get no returns. The holders of the $300,000 mortgage bonds a little more fortunat saving at least a part of thelr investment. During the Columbian fair the wheel paid |y, well, Game Commissioner C. K. Sober of Lewis- burg, Pa., is known as the “Chestnut King” on account of his extensive and successful venture In this mew fleld of ralsing an improved varlety of chestnut. His ability | Wh and practical knowledge of the subject are such that he has been engaged by the national suthorities at Washington, D. €., | N to prepare for gratultous distribution & re- port to be issued on chestaut culture. they have some prospect of | Th, e, And as it wakens from its sleep the rmless garter snake Tnlnn s of the maiden screams that soon the echoes will awake. Yet in its bairy infancy thé caterplilar qul Upon the troa- while looking down' upon Pthe ‘earthiy ey t‘h- iy earthly squalls L When it adown & malden's back inquisi- tively crawls. t sees the embarrassment upon her escort's face While w nnm'h“ 'tis best to do In Then: peck her ainst a et e it s b‘ not pursue. ot yhers mlv. !ollymwuh days, what fun crawl throt the buckskin un.ll f ind in palls of ve va: lnnqu suie h the custard ples in- mm out thelf hial ks .‘ N 4 pting f gl nooks 'nuufi-nd flcr:;_n!ht-l.n‘ ind easy poet's pen tan adequately STl S5y o o e lch del n- =oTmmrem And you will be looking for something cool, and .wonder why you cannot find what you want, and what stores are in business for if they don’t keep what people want—we do, but a constant ‘de- mand from thousands of people exhaust in a short time styles, patterns and sizes. Thus the reason we urge you to come at once and make the selec- tion now of Buits, Underwear, Bhirts, Hosiery, Straw Hats, Etc. “NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS/ ing-ing §- & Wemsmm R 5. Wilcex, Masagee.