Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 13, 1902, Page 6

THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY. By far the most serious question awalting negotistions for final -settle- PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS SUBSCRIPTION. ment between the goveshments of the .H" g: (vlu.vund:\mun. on 0 | United States and Great Britain is the husiated Boe, One Peare.. Alaskan boundary question. There is nd&y Bee, One Yea no intimation as to what the purpose of t Bee, %::‘.'.t". h camgé'; ;- s our government I8 in regard to negotia- "DELIVERED BY CARRIER. 30| tons, but it would seem tbat a settle- ment of the matter cannot be very much {without Sunday) Sot week . B.(.I.-emmg‘:' y”.nd")' per week.1c | longer deferred. It Is possible that be- E"m“ Bee r:lrumn 8 week.10c | cause of the serious nature of the ques- ‘wes m““ww“ i gt 15c | tion, the damger of grave trouble In- | Lol ints of irregularities in Very | volved in it, that there is hesitancy both Dipartmene creseed to- Clty Clrculation| .+ Washington and at’ Lofidon about i or M, taking it up, but It has sooner or later | v&? Omaba-City Hail “Bullding, Twen- | got to be met and disposed of and.noth- ing 1s to be gained by needlessly post- poning negotiations. ' oun h 1640 Unity Building. gfflm’#«fl’wfim Street. It 1s well understood that the existing : CORRESPONDENCE. 1 situation is unsatisfactory. It is & Communicaf relat news and edi- i forial maiter shoula b Widreseea: ‘Omana | compromise which neitber. party re- | itorial Department, er the agree- gards with favor U ment entered into by the governments of the United Btates and Great Britain in 1899, the boundary nnb‘shetvog Oan- ada and the territory of Alaska,'in the reglon about the head jof Lynncanal, was provisionally ‘fixed without preju- dice to the ‘claims of either party'in the permanent adjustment of theinterns- tional boundary. Tt has beéen asserted that In making this agreement there was & surrender on the, of the United States, but there was g of the sort. The fact is that thus far neither British Oolumbia, Canada nor Great Britain has gained anything by their contentions re- specting the eastern boundary of the Alaskan strip and it 18 not at all prob- able that they evér will gain anything. The Canadian claims have béen conclu- sively shown to have no substaftial foundation and there I8 every rédson to belleve that they could not be success- fully maintained before any fair and fm- partial tribunal. The British members of the High Joint commission appeared | Total, 1040 | to realize this when they rejected the | Less unsoid ‘and’ Fetirned copies.... arbitration proposition of the American { Net total sales. commissioners, ;. : Net dally average, The United States holds possession of and exercises ‘sovereignty. over all the territory that Great Britain and Canada are trying to gain as well as that which even they concede belongs to it. 1In the territory that Canada covets there is an American military force and there are other forces in various parts of Alaska. There has been no surrender of territory by this government and it is & perfectly safe prediction that there will not be. Canada will have to finally abandon her baseless claims, for it 18 not at all prob- able that they will be supported by the British government to the point of pro- voking war, and it is needless to say that the American people will fight to hould Com- BUBINESS LETTERS. be a pany, Om: REMITTANCES. E?‘fl: by or postal order, It Chocke: except on STATEMENT OF Btate of Nebraska, Douglas | B. Taschuck, secretary of The Bee wun and remittances i The Bee Publishi: aha. cxppeas iblishing Company, Bcent Y o R Tare ST | BEB PUBLIBHING COMPANT. t dsly . sworn, i 4 o orning, Bee "GO, B. TZ8CHUCK. Bubscribed presence and [ before t&hfil da; . D, 1902, | Beal) " .? 1% WoRakTh Notary Public. D S It looks as if the Nebraska National Guard bad troubles enough to keep a good-sized army busy, e—— } H Jobn N. Baldwin is becoming such a & great man that the only wonder is so small a town as Council Bluffs can hold | him. em—— Frost in the first half of August is a little out of the ordinary for this sec- | Sm— When the popocratic” World-Herald y undertakes to pick a candidate for re- 1 publicans, It's the wise course for re- ; publicans to steer clear of the popocratic RS e L the United States. Not content with anthracite migers. If Quay of Pennsylvania Hanna be lodked to to watch over Ohio. Now Alaske has set up an earthquake 3 of its own. The stories of the # damage wrought indicate that the news- s paper correspondents there think they are far enough removed to give an extra Jolt to thelr imaginations. A the Japanese is in the Midway islands, cific eable. ment of Japan is Ex £ i :. 2 8 : is £ g g H i i f 4 s F {7 £ f 7 upon islands of the Pacific belonging to claiming Marcus island which was dis- covered by an American, it appears from a report to the War department by the master of the transport Buford that the Japanese have taken possession of Wake island, midway between Ha- wall and Guam, which is a possession of this country, having been so declared in 1899, when Commander Tausslg ot the navy raised the American flag over the island, Another encroachment of also discovered by an American naval officer in 1809 and which are to be the site for a station of the projected Pa- It does mot appear that the govern- directly responsible for these invasions by Japanese of American possessions, but It Is never- theless proposed to ask tbat govern- ment for an explanstion and probably enough ships for the purpose, though it may be doubted whether a conclusive demonstration can be made In this way. At all events the maneuvers will be the greatest thing of the kind that this country had ever seen. Never before has there been anything approaching it on this side of the Atlantic. Some years ago there was a series of evolutions off Newport, but in comparison with the coming maneuvers the former will rank as child’s play. There is a good deal ‘of Interest abroad in this object lesson as to the defensive power of the United States and undoubtedly it will be care- fully studied in foreign naval circles. WHO'S WRO? Under the charter for metropolitan citles the mayor 18 “the chief executlye officer and conservator gf the peace threughout the eity.” Under the charter it is the mayor’s duty to enforce all laws and ordinances, and In the faithful dis- charge of his dutles he is responsible to the council only. Under the charter all powers and duties Incident to the ap- pointment, removal, government and discipline of the officers and members of the fire and police departments are con- ferred upon and exercised by the police and fire commission, but nowhere in the charter can any authority be found by which the police commission is empow- ered to exercise executive functions specifically conferred upon the mayor and council or upon the mayor sep- arately. The attempt of the police board to dip into market house regulation s a | usurpation of power entirely unwar- ranted and its orders to the police to compel all hucksters to vacate streets heretofore occupled as a market place and foree them to locate upon the newly established market grounds on Capitol avenue are entirely outside of its juris- diction. While it is true that the mar- ket square has been changed by ordi- nance, the enforcement of the ordinance constitutes no part of the police board's functions. If the mayor refuses to en- force the ordinance, the remedy Is with the council or with any interested citizen, ‘who may enter complaint in the police court against parties violating the ordi- nance. This naturally brings up the gquestion as to the line of demarcation between the powers of the mayor and the police commission in the general enfércement of ordinances and law. Is the com- mission superior to the mayor or i{s the mayor the sole officer responsible for the enforcement of law and order? The commission has undoubtedly the power to appoint, discipline and remove policemen under certain restrictions, it has also the right to define the duties of policemen, fix their hours of service and OMAHA DAILY BEE: give general directlon as regards indi- vidual conduct on or off duty. But as chief executive and responsible head of the municipal government, the mayor must be clothed with sufficient power to enforce his orders through the police without asking the consent.of the police commission, except as the char- The chiet of police is made by the char- ter the commander of the police force, to whom his subordinates must look for orders and whose orders they are ex- pected to obey. But the chief is sul ject to the mayor alone in the suppression of riots, tumultuous disturbances and breaches of the peace, ‘With a police commission hostile to the mayor and determined to antag- onize him, there is bound to be con- stant clashing of authority. Such con- flicts are sure to be damaging to the public interest and the remedy must be sought at the earliest opportunity through legislation that will give Omaha home rule and fix executive responsi- bility, so that all branches of the mu- nicipal government will move In har- mony instead of at cross-purposes. eEmmmpe———y For the benefit of the nonresident congressman the new police board has commenced to swing its clubs over the proscribed district. Sewers and gutters are to be raked for muck and scandal and the hoodlums are to be rounded up under pretext that a general howse cleaning has been begun. On the old es- tablishied principle that it takes a thief to catch a thief, the board has rein- stated Captain Haze of redoubtable fame to boss the job. The captain's record is a guaranty that he will find what he wants when he wants it, and knows where to go after it John N. Baldwin has given it out cold that he proposes to expose and probe some of the festering sores in the Third ward, to show how rotten things bave been in Omaha for several years. For this purpose Union Pacific headquarters is a good point of observation. The whited sepulchers are within a stone’s throw, but why Mr, Baldwin should be 80 much concerned about them when he has a fair assortment over in Council Blufts, where he is presumed to reside, is a mystery no ordinary fellow can find out. 3 —_— Congressman Mercer has a consuming desire to play Mark Haunna as labor strike - arbitrator. The only differ- ence between Mark and Dave is that Mark has been In comstant touch with workingmen for a lifetime and pays out several millions a year in wages, while Our Dave has nothing in common with workingmen and does not pay out a dollar in wages, unless it be to his tallor and barber. N sy President Roosevelt is setting a high standard In his nmln@mu to judi- others, but there is no telling how long any ship ean hold first place. If the Germans are ambitious to hold the rec- ord for the fastest steamship they will have to keep a close watch on the Yan- kee shipbuilders. =1 The statement comes from New York that importers of lemons prefer to leave thelr consignments at the custom house rather than pay the duty because of the slow demand by which lemons have be- come a drug on the market. If this is 80 makers of circus lemonade should be able to give us a whole lemon to the bucket instead of only half a lemon, as is customary. e—ee—— The Philadelphia North American says that the attempt to make politics out of the beet has proved & disastrous fallure. The attempt to make sugar out of the beet, however, has proved a sig- nal success, a8 witness the beet sugar factories scattered all over the west. empp—— The wreck on the Pennsylvania rail- road in Indiana, which piled up in a heap twenty cars loaded chiefly with farm machinery, is significant. The rallroads were not hauling trainloads of farm machinery previous to the pres- gat era of republican prosperity. p—— Amnother Amerioan Invasion, ‘Chicago Post. During the last five years 80,000 Ameri- cans have moved permanently into Canada. This is the most prastical way In which to work up an annexation sentiment across the border. _ Cold Comiort for Royalty. 3 Baltimore American. Assassination life insurance is the latest device to cheer up the kings and princes of Burope, Prince Henry of Prussia is the ploneer in the matter of & life so insured, but it is something of a relief to our hos- pitable feelings to know that the policy was not taken out till after his return from the United States. — Long Live, the King. New York Sun. . ‘The coronation of Bdward had a er significance than the crowning of a mere titular monaréh. It was the coronation of modern antiseptic surgery. The English- man on whose head the crown was placed in Westminster abbey was really Joseph Lister—the head from which came the dis- coveries in the application of the anti- septics treatment by which the life of Ed- ward and the lives of many thousands of other sufferers apparently-doomed to death have been saved. Long live the king! A Warning to Knookers. Chicago Chronicle. Gentlemen who contemplate legal pro- ceedings against combinations of vested in- terests will make a note of the fact that Peter Power, who sought to interfere with the philanthropic operations of James J. Hill’'s Northern BSecurities company, has himself been sentenced to Jail IOT NIrty Gays by the federal judge before whom he brought the sult. This will teach anarchistic disturbers of values not to meddle with the doings of those whom the Lord has set to rule over them. & served | New York which has yet been broached by in reglons where rural free delivery has so greatly extended the circulation of the city dally among the farmers.” —_— Labor and the Courts. Indianapolis News. It 1s, 1t seems to us, of the utmost impor- tance that the courts should hold an ab- solutely even balance between capital and labor. And while the judges should not play the demagogue—for & demagogical judge is & contemptible figure—neither should they play the oppressor. Strikers are not criminals simply because they strike. One effect of the recent injunctions ‘will be to strengthen the hands of those who favor the pending bill limiting the power of courts to grant injunctions. That may turn out to be most unfortunate. For the power to grant injunctions is one of very great im- portance, and it ought not to be limited save for the gravest reasans. But neither should the power be abused. And if the power has to be limited to prevent its being abused, it will surely be limited. We should prefer to believe that our courts can be trusted to use the power wisely and conservatively. e WESTERN WATER SYSTEMS. -— Progressive Imprevements in Varivas Communities. Minneapolis Times. A recent summary in the Munfeipal Jour- nal and Engineer on the question of com- templated improvements in the various states shows that the water supply question 13 in healthy agitation. In the last two months about 140 different oities and towns bave reported. This probably does not in- clude all municipalities that are taking steps in the right direction all over the country, but it is a large percentage of them. The introduction of new plauts, the enlargement of old ones or the purification of those already existing is evidently going en in every locality. Fifty-tour of the places which reported were in the Atlantic states, about the same number in the west and middle west and about twenty In the southern and gulf states. Nearly all the latter show & grest deal of inciplent activity in this matter, es- pecially Mississippl. The west is bestirring itself in & more widespread fashion than any other section. The eaterprises in the way of city water improvements or systems are pretty well seattered over the western states. Montana, South Dskota, Utah, Idaho, Nebrasks, Colorado, Washington, lowa, Nlinols, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesotd all have & showing in the Jist. In almost all these states the improve- ments are contemplated in the smaller towns, These facts are significant because they show that the west is waking up to the fact that population is shifting to the.western - H of pinchis ones that are ready for good for- the way of increased population ', Those that persist in un- ;ll’s ‘giSeii EDN ESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1902. A Disciple of Peace Detrolt Free Press (Ind. dem.). who delights “to bait his has pounced Mr. Bryan, homilies with a fellow worm, upon Mr. Roosevelt, and is hook of his displeasure throu; ing form of the president. " immediate offense was the West speech In which he told the cadets that “a §00d soldier must not only be willing to fight; he must be anxious to Aght.” This, in the opiniom of Mr. Bryan, rev moral deformity’” that must shock some of the president’s triends. It Is true, ae Mr. Bryan says, that many of the greatest soldiers of civilization have loved peace, but his criticlsm of the presi- dent seems to be based upon & misconcep- tion of the Ilatter's meaning. Had Mr. Roosevelt sald that it was the duty of a people mot only to be willing to fight, but anxious to fight, he would have deserved Mr. Bryan's lashing; but sssuming that the offense of war must needs come to any na- tion, In a republic, at least, which is d voted to the arts of peace, it Is well to ha: &n army that is not only willing to fight but anxious to fight. This is not saying that the army should be allowed to fight, or that its judgment should be accepted as to the time for fighting. It amounts merely to the statement that it is'good for a nation to have a trained body of fighters that de- light in trouble and are always ready to ‘welcome it. Mr. Bryan would mot take exception to the statement that a good bulldog ought to be ready and anxious to fight. An army s Point the national bulldog. If it is too anxious o fight, its master will do well to keep it mussled; but If it is wholly averss to fight- ing, 1ts services as & watchdog will not de especially valuable. Unless an army is al- ways anxious to fight it cannot be depended on to be anxious to fight at the critical time when it is necessary that the army should be anxious to fight. Mr. Bryan's criticism of the strenucus Iife of ‘Mr. Roosevelt betrays & ourlous blindness to his own strenuous existence. Mr. Bryan himeelf 1s not exactly a disc of peace. He does not wander to and fro on the face of the earth turning the other cheek to them that have smit! the one heek. The Bryan regard for. a friendly racas may not exhibit itself in just the manner of the Roosevelt regard, but the differences .are superficial. At the begin- ning of the Spanish war Mr. Bryan was not less anxious tham.Mr. Roosevelt to fight. His regiment was pot so picturesque, and he had no opportunity to distinguish him- self; but he proved that he had the making of a good soldier, and he has not been sit- ting idly by with folded hands since the regiment was mustered out of service. Like: Mr. Furty Wussy of Soudan Mr. Bryan is a first-class fghting man. He is quite as pugnacious in one way ae the president is In another, and none of us thinks any, the worse of him on account of it. If Mr. Bryan's inclinations had led him to the army instead of to politics we Rave no doubt that he would have fully met Theodore Roasevelt's 1des of a good soldter. —_—— e =saa—— ’ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK. Ripples on the Current of Life in the Metropolis. Among the many eplendld charities of the big city, free medical attendance for bubles on the recreation plers appeals most directly to the hearts of the community. The plers themselves are a great thing to begin with. Every day one may see thou- sands of mothers with their little ones on the plers that are dotted up and down the water front of the East and North rivers. The sea breezes sweep up and down and there is a great deal of space in which the children can play, while for nursing thelr infants there are in curves to give the most rest to the cupants. Besides all this there are the doctors. On each of the plers a physiclan walks up and down every day, making three round trips as a rule. He knows many of the mothers by name, and all ot them by sight, together with their bables. He picks out, with the quickness of a medi- cal man, the baby that needs something more than the fresh air of the pler, and, as he questions the mother in a kindly tone, he passes his hand over the tiny face and notes, the temperature, breathing and pulse, all n an unostentatious way which 1s soothing both to the child and its mother, Then he writes a prescription and hands it to the parent. She knows that, written on a board of health blank, the prescription will be filled at cost price by any phar- macist, and that the drugs will surely be o? tha finest T ble for a druggist who furnished ng eise on a Board of Health prescription. In some cases the doctor gives a ticket for @ day's outing for a baby om board the “Floating Hospital,” or hands a ticket for r. Tenement chil- New York have a hard time of it, In spite of everything, but it is not because everything possible is Mot done for them THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN, Lyons Sun:: The way to “let well enough alone” in the affairs of the natlon is to elect J. J. ‘McCarthy to congress. Stanton Picket: Judge M. P. Kinkaid's lucky star never sets. He is as good as elected to congress right now. Hastings Tribune: Judge Norris is the candidate of the party that stands up for prosperity, peace, protection, and plenty of it. Plerce Call: J. J. McOarthy is making & good” fmpréssion in' his campaign in this district and his chances of being elected grow brighter each day. Tekamah Herald: J. J. McCarthy, repub- lican nominee for- congress from this dis- triet, is making a quiet, gentlemanly can- vass_and {8 making mu.y friends by en- larging his acquaints ice. Beaver City Times-Tribune: Judge Norris would probably be more acceptable to the fusionists if he was a dismal faflure as a Judge., The fact that he has been popular upon the district bench is' very disheart- ing to the opposition. York Times:’ Mr. Hinshaw has the right 1dea of ‘making & campaign. He will let the committes do what it can and will, but will do' his utmost to see the people himself and:will know how the work is going on in every cotnty in the district. Emerson Enterprise: Hon. J. J. McCarthy is already putting in about half of his time campalgning and making friends The ladicativue aro thai there will be change in the vote in this distriot this year and it will be in favor of the republi¢an nominee. Pleroe Call: Judge H. M. Sulllvan had to decline the populist nomination for con- gress in the Bix Bixth four times before the convention nominated P. H. Barry. It Sullivan ever thought there was a ghost of a show for.s. B7 & pateraal musieipal government. | woulan's have declied the homor onoe The' largest plan for the betterment of (f8VOr of 'elécting ¥ Voo cam the Munfcipal Art soclety of that city con- templates the extensive remodsling of City Hall park and the grouping there of the various city offices, which at present are scattered about in various rented bufldings, costing the city $296,000 a year. It is thought that for the principal represented by this annual outlay, or something like $8,500,000, the city can bulld offices -which will be more convenient and serviceable, and will add materially to the dignity of the City Hall park. According to the plan now under consideration the park would be cleared of all bufldings except the city hall, among the structures sacrificed being the old ecity firehouse, the city court, the old hall of records and the large “Tweed™” court- house, which cost over $15,000,000, but has been an elephant. With these cleared away the fine old city hall would have a proper setting; it is architecturally ene of the best buildings in the city, ) —_— ‘The young man walked by the hansom drawn up in front of an uptown hotel, took & quick look at the interior of the vehicle, hesitated for a moment, and walked on few paces, relates the Mail and Express. halted on the edge of the curb and seemed to be considering some deep problem. Tbe driver perched on the back of the modern chariot was scanning the horizon in search of a prospective fare. The young man gulped down swelitng in |, his throat and approached the hansom from the rear. He took another glance at the in- terior of the vehicle and asked nervously: “How much to—er—the Grand Central aopot ™ “Doliar 'n & balt,” sald cabdy, with due Qisregard to legal rates. “All right. Go ahead, quick,” sald the young man, clambering into the hansom. Arriving at the depot the young man nery- ously thrust the fare into cabby's hand and disappeared in the big walting room. And cabby surveyed the interier of the hansom and smiled. From one of the pacious pockets of his coat he produced a cheap wallet stuffed with paper and bound by etout elastic. This he deposited care- fully upon the seat in plain view of pas- sers-by. “That's the fourth sucker today,” he so- Mloquized, as he clambered to his perch. “Them pocketbooks cost me a nickel aplece au’ it's considerable trouble to stuff ‘em and make ‘em look natural—but they do bring trade. Geddap!™ 8o common is the evil of drunkenness among children in New York City that the temperance socleties are going to petition for & law making it a misdemeanor, punish. able both by fine and lmprisoement, for par- ents to give alcoholic beverages to their children under any circumstances whatever, unless for medicinal purposes and under the of a doctor or apothecary, and there 1s & pretty falr chance that thelr pe- tition will be granted. Whatever may be the underlying cause, the amount of drunk- epness ameng mere children is something appalling to contemplate, In certain sec- tions of the town there are well organized gangs of boys, their ages ranging from 10 to 15, who make a practice of hopping onto weak-looking adult pedestrians and robbing them, in order to get together the price of & “kag” of beer, which they carry to & va- cant lot and gussle until they are in a state of brutalized intoxication. At the political clambakes and other out-of-door affairs of he | the East Side population the number of mfis- ‘erably drunken young giris tcttering around before the festivities are well under way is something sad to cee, and yet such exhibl- tions attract little or no attention and electt no other sensation than that of mild amuse- ment from the grown individuals attending *nccomplish something—who can do things. The distriet has béen without a representa- tive In congress long enough and the best thing we can do.is to elect J. J. McCarthy, who will be heard in Washington and wiil be something more than than a figurehead in congress. b il Chronicle: Hon. E. M. Hinshaw, the republican candidate for congress, was in Grafton Monday getting acquainted with the people of our little village. Mr. Hin- w {8 & than, physioally, morally and ptally, and’if ‘hs succeeds in tho con- gressional fight’ this fall will make a con- gressman the Fourth district may well be proud of. Norfolk News: The friends ot J. J. McCartby are increasing with each passing day of the campaign and the republican vote will undoubtedly be something to con- fuse thié fusianfsts. They are probably pre- paring their minds and euthusiasm for an- other ‘dlump ‘to the republican ticket in this district. Anyway they should be mak- ing such preparations. Wayne Republican: If any one says Robinson should be returned because he is “Just ag good” as McCarthy, just tell him that {s what the Cheap John grocer says | isn't hen he, sells baking pow Insist on ‘John J.” on the label. n 8. won't £0 half as far when it comes to the point next winter when we want to uphbold qur able president, Theodore Roosevelt. this gation composed . of statesmen and it appears . that the republican nominees #0 far are well up to the standard required. Burkett, McCarthy, Norris, Kin- kald and Hinshaw are all the kind of men an energetic younmg state llke Nebraska ought tp send to congress and keep there &s long as they do well. Falls City Journal: There is practically no doubt of the re-election of Congressman Burkett. That gentleman's record is an open book to the people of this district and it is written so plainly that he who runs may read. And there is nothing In that record but what will stand the closest serutiny. It s & record that Mr. Burkett may be proud to poiat to as his own and one that his constituents may be proud to endorse at the polls. Beemer Times: J. J. McCarthy was in Beemer Tuesday looking after his political fences. ‘Mr. McCarthy is & genfal, quiet gentleman and is not making much noise, but is making friends with the men he meets. Sueh & man is worth all the bluster and npoise of many office seekers. He is a man that wine the confidence of men wher- ever he meets them and, if we mistake not, will win in the congressional race and re- deem the Third district from populism. David® City Record: The voters of the Fourth district will make no mistake in electing the republican nominee, Edmund H. Hiosbhaw, for congress. He is & man of good ability, emergetfc and trustworthy. As & thorough republican he will work with the majority In comgress and can accomplish some good for the interests of the people of the Fourth congressional district. He will be a unit of strength in legislation fn- stead of & mere protest and cipher, if the fusion candidate should be elected. Fairmont Ohronicle: Hon. B. H. Hinshaw of Falrbury, republican candidate for con- gress, was in Fairmont Monday and met many friends during his sojourn in the eity. While there has been some little soreness In Fillmore county over the defeat of the home candidate for congress we are pleased to note that conditions have improved to such an extent that the republizans are prasti- And they country. Mr. Sloan stands squarely and manfully on the proposition that he is for Hinshaw and the entire republican ticket aad no one who kuows him would beleve him capable of taking any other position. Right now is the golden opportunity to redeem the Fourth district from fusion control and every loyal republican and a pleasing num- ber of old-time fusionists will assist in ac- complishing the transformation. Mr. Hin- shaw will undoubtedly be our mext con- grossman—a credit to the district, state and nation. Grand Island Independent: Somse of the local democrats are beginning to belleve that the Press will support Judge Norris for congress. Sinte the Iatter has been here, this week, the journal which “swung’ to Bryan and fusion two years ago has very kindly mentioned him. But it {sa’t much of & surprise. Judge Norris impressed every one with belng the right sort of a man to represent the FIfth district in congress and the gentlemen of the' Press are evidently beginning to know & good thing when they wee it. Sldney Republican: Judge Kinkald's can- didacy is attracting more attention than any other man in the state. The fact that he took hold of this &istrict hopelossly fusion with & 6,000 majority and cut it down to & bare 200 votes and then that his election s conceded shows what kind of stuff the Judge is made of. He is making & campaign in earnest and with the same earnestness and zeal that he transacts business on the betich and in the same manner will be rep- resent the Sixth congressional district fn congress. York Republican: Mr. Btark hes been three times elected to congress and to what purpose? Absolutely none, The Republican believes that old congressmen, who are real congressmen have more influence in Wash- ington than new members, and bas always advocated the Idea of keeping members there at least until they have had time to show what they amount to—something or nothing. It only took the present avordu- pols imcumbent onme term to show that. Nothing plus naught amounts to nix, :olnudr you multiply it by three or by ur, PERSONAL AND OTHRERWISE. ' “The king"” exclalms the New York Tribune, in an {nimitable tone of ecstasy, “the king is crowned ast.” The will of the George ' Xavier Carstairs leaves the whole of & large estate for the foundation of & home for orphan boys in New Orleans. Benator Beveridge says ever intended to stump Texas, and Senator Balley as- serts he never had any idea of trylng to bother Mr. Beveridge in Indiana. The late Mr. Fitssimmons thinks he has one more fight in him, He wants to inter- view a reporter who started a fake story about him. Hvidently Bob wants to go against the real thing just once. General Grosvenor, the honored prophet of Ohlo republicanism, smote his enemies hip and thigh, even as Philander Knox smote upstert plutocrats at Atlantie Oity. Mr. Grosvenor captured remomination with- out seriously agitating his whiskers. A life-weariod resident of Chicago threw himself into the Lincoln park lagoon, de- termined to end all with the water cure. “‘Come out of there or I'll shoot you," yelled & policeman, drawing his artillery. The would-be suicide struck out for shore and ‘was saved. eity council was in session. ‘was shaken from basement to attic and the councilmen ran for their lives. Later the ‘wag who kept the minutes of the meet- ing closed his report .in this way: “On motion of the ecity hall the coumcil ad- Journed.” —_——— SAID IN FUN, 1 ade are Detroit Free Press: A man the tstic temperament sees many vfiau." and few dollars.” Baitimore Herald: ‘‘What Is greatest objection you have to gambling?'\ we asked the_reformer. “Why er—iosing!” he stammered. surprised,” sald “.i?a. your old bow and arrows for ern rifie’” “Ti . replied Cupid. ‘‘Most of my work is at the seashore resorts, and a good deal of my shooting is done in'the water.'" : “¥ou're an astronomer, I'm a theatrical’ m . *‘Shake! ical manager. I @s hard a time finding wonder if you ha new stars as I have. ‘Washington Star: “Is it true that men of genius do not know the value of money 7" 'm afraid it 1s," answered Mr. Storm- 1 AT 1o Yorm any definite ldeas on the subject.” Chicago News: Female Lawyer—How old are you? 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