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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MOM PAY, OCTOBER 28, 1901.
The UMAHA Daily Bee.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
'Itato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
Qorg B. Tischuck, secretary ot Tho Heo
publlsnlng Company, being duly sworn,
hays that the actual number ot lull and
complete copies of Tho Dally. Morning,
Evenlnn ana Sunday Bee printed during
the month 'of September, lfM. was as fol
lows.
1 30,015
3 7,4no
3 a7,aro
i 27,150
6 37,110
41,100
7 47,710
S 34.77K
8 38,000
10 2H,10
11 39,180
12 117,8110
13 40,210
M 43,7.'IO
15 02,100
16 S8.7IM)
17 aii.000
18 20,380
19 2S.0U0
20 20,280
21 37,070
22 3M,tl(I0
23 2S.770
21 28.0S0
23 28.BS0
23 28,B10
27 28,010
28 28,700
rj 28,030
80 28,870
Total 031, 710
JLcss unsold and returned' copies.... 12,317
Net total sales 010.303
Net dally average 30,010
GEO. B. TZ8CHUCK,
Subscribed In my prosenco and sworn to
before- mo this 30th dny of September. A. D,
1901. M. B. IIUNQATE.
Notary Public.
Last chance to register Is next
Saturday, November 'J. Mark It down.
The Impending execution of O.olgosz
will simply exemplify the triumph of
'law over lawlessness.
Mr. Swlft'n enlargement of his Omaha
mcut-packing establishment cannot come
liny too swiftly to suit Omaha.
The Pan-American conference threat
ens to resolve Itself Into a mutual ad
mlratlpn society for the representatives
pf the different countries participating.
This much must bo said for the late
lamented no-enlled nllvor republican
party: The leaders held out long after
all the privates had retired In disgust.
More than $80,000 -was expended on
roads and bridges in Douglas county
during tho past year. What has the
county to show for this extraordinary
expenditure?
If the state nudltor can succeed in
fencing out of Nebraska all the tontine
fakes that fatten on gullible victims
he will earn a big credit mark from all
Intelligent people.
Not a person has been found to say a
word against tho clinracter or qualified'
tlons of Samuel II. Sedgwick, tho re
publican candidate for Judge of the su
promo court of Nebraska.
Ten minutes Is all tho time tlie Rock
Island magnates gavo Omaha on their
Inspection tour of the line. This would
Indicate that they nre satlstled with
local conditions and management
Tho Real Estato exchange must not
nllow Itself to be diverted from tlid
pressing problem of tax reform by con
Bplklntlon rainbows, Consolidation Is
bound to come In time, but tax reform
.will have to roni tlrst.
Iowa republicans arc to keep right on
bombarding their opposing candidates
up to tho very eve of election just as If
Iowa worn a debatable state. That Is
tho kind of political devotion that builds
up Impenetrable republican majorities.
It Is announced that Andrew Oamegln
and family will winter In Italy In a
quiet Riviera spot. It Is noteworthy,
however, that the precise location of
tho spot Is not disclosed for fear It
might become too popular for douatlon
seeking pilgrims.
Another twenty-four-hour visitor hns
discovered that Omaha Is "the very
worstest city" on the American contl
nent. This gentleman also makes his
living by discovering the worst cities
In existence and describing them for
pay In magazines or on the lecture
Ituge;
Omaha's retail grocers, butchers,
restaurateurs and hotel keepera propose
o go Into tho Ice business to escape tho
exactions of tho iceman. The strange
part about It is that they have actually
taken up the project before the Ice crop,
lias been sown and In time to come In
cm tho harvest.
Setiator Jones of Nevada has tho hard!
hood to admit publicly that tho free
silver Issue Is dead beyond resurrection
Mr. Ilryan, however, who Is only a tils
clpo of tho Nevada pioneer, persist
in touring Nebraska with renewed n
peals to ins former loiiowers to con
tlutie to stand by silver.
A dispatch from way up lu Wisconsin
tells us that the stone Is being quarried
dressed ami sawed there for William .1
Bryan's now residence lu course of croc
Uon at Lincoln and that the stone Is of
the best quality procurable. This does
not look as If prosperity had failed
include .Mr, ilryan or Unit two unsui
fcssful candidacies for the president-
bare impaired lib lluauclal standing.
JAJOK TO TUB ASSESSUnS.
Xo marked reform enn bo had In our
ystciu of taxation until tho people
wake up to the Importance and neces-
Ity of electing fearless, Impartial and
competent asscssorn.
I'lio tap-root ot systematic tinner-
valuation of taxable property Is In the
asseshors. While every assessor l Hworn
to make returns that, represent the sal
able value of real and personal property
returned for taxation, the Kreat majority
f assessors are endowed with India-
libber consciences. Property mortgaged
for thousands Is returned at hundreds.
'arms that would sell readily for $50 an
ere are turned In at from $15 to $3, even
when their nnnual rental value Is. more
than that. lilootlctl livestock worth from
$50 to 500 are assessed uniformly at
so much per head with common cattle
nd no returns whatever are made for
millions of dollars worth of personal
roperty.
This lax condition of affairs Is grow-
ng worse In -Nebraska front year to
ear. Tho effect not only works Inequal
ity nud discrimination, but opens tho
way for cumulative Injustice In the
utilization of assessments by couuty
nd state boards when they arc called on
o nppralse the projierty of frnnehlsed
corporations, rnllroads and common
carriers.
These boards are .Importuned by the
ttorucys and agents of the corporations
to outdo the assessors In "Undervaluation
nd for JustlUcfitlon ot auch n course
they point to the outrageously low val
uations placed 011 taxable property by
he precinct assessors. In the cud the
bulk of the burden of taxation Is piled
up on the home owners In cities and
the owners of small tracts of land In
the country.
If the people of Nebraska can arouse
themselves suHlclently to exact pledges
from the candidates for assessor and
county commissioner that they will do
their duty without fear or favor If
elected the tlrst step toward genuine
tax reform will be taken.,
THE LEADING lXlQllTim SATIOX.
The United States Is at the head of
the list of exporting nations. According
to the treasury statistics of average
monthly exports of twenty countries for
11)00 and 1001, the United States hns
this year passed the United Kingdom,
whoso average monthly exports hIiow a
marked decline' from Inst year, when
they were In excess of the exports of
this country. Germany occupies third
placo and makes a very good showing,
the average monthly exports of that
country being given at $S7,000,000. while
that of the United States Is stated at
$11:1.000,000. France ranks fourth and
when population and resources are con
sidered the figures for that country In
dicate a prosperous condition of her
foreign trade.
Whether 6r not this country .will con
tinue at the head of exporting nations
Is a question to be determined by events
which cannot be foreseen. As I In
greater part of our exports are ngrl
cultural products gobd crops In' Rut-ope
would make a very decided difference
In our export account. Then there is
the possibility of foreign tnrlff dlscrhn
(nations against our manufactures
which are very likely to be made If
there Is not something done to avert
them. It Is In this direction that a broad
and enlightened policy may accomplish
much townrd ennbllug tho United States
to maintain Its lead as au exporting
country. If we shall earnestly endeavor
to cultivate closer commercial relations
with other nntlons we may reasonably
expect to continue the lead wo have
reached, but otherwise we will very
likely go back to second place.
Our commercial rivals are carefully
studying American Industrial and bus
iness methods nuil while we undoubt
edly have the advantage at present, we
cannot be sure of holding It unless we
recognize and conform to t lie; new con
ditions. The Idea that other countries
will stand still aud.'itllow us to get the
best that Is to be had lu the commer
cial world Is fallacious. Tho United
States has made wonderful progress lu
tho last few years'. In order to keep
what wo have gqt.-e shall, it Is per
fectly plain, find ft. necessary to make
somo concessions t-. countries whose
trade wo want.
ANTl-TUUST LEOIShATlOX.
It Is to be expected that numerous
propositions relating to the industrial
combinations will be presented nt the
coming session ot congress and It Is
safe to predict that few of them will
bo of a practical clinracter. It Is now
pretty well understood that so far as
tho restriction of monopoly Is concerned
congress about exhausted Its power
when It. enacted the Sherman anti-trust
law. If it is desired to suppress monopo
listic combinations the constitution must
bo amended so as to extend the authority
of congress and It would seem wise to
Inaugurate 11 movement for such amend
ment at tho comlug session. We believe
11 proposition of this kind would have
general public approval.
The New York Journal of Commerce
suggests that without somo modification
of tho constitution tho further exercise
of the legislative power should bo con
lined to tho enactment of laws calculated
to securo reasonable publicity concerning
the affairs of the great combinations
which dominate the Industrial world.
"The existing law Is amply sutHelent, '
says that paper, "to correct nuy attempt
to establish 11 monopoly fn transport!!
Uon nnd tlio natural laws of trade "seem
likely to reinforce tho somewhat feeble
operation of statu law In preventing the
creation of monopolies in production
Kvents have demonstrated that there Is
no combination so powerful as to be
removed above tho reach of the forces
of competition and how powerfully theso
aro already asserting themselves Is most
convincingly shown In some of tho re
cent balance sheets of Industrial trusts
Without transcending the bounds of
what is both possible aud desirable, con
gross may do much to correct somo of
the worst abuses of the trust system by
compelling the great industrial comblna
tlons to make statements as explicit aud
Intelligible as the Interstate railroad
commission demands, of tho great trans-
portatlo Hues." Thcro appears to bobrousht tTom tb Un,tc1 suu'' whUo ot
no question as to the authority of con
gress to do this and since a few of tho
combinations have adopted the policy
of making their affalra public perhaps
110 great opposition would come from
that source to legislation requiring this
of all of them. At all events, If congress
has the power to compel the Industrial
combinations to do what Is required of
the railroads In this matter It should
promptly exercise that authority.
ItJ Is expected that President IJoose
volt will make some practical recom
mendations on this subject lu his annual
message, he having Indicated an earnest
Interest In It. The president, In what
ho has said regarding the Industrial
combinations, has shown that ho does
uot favor a policy of extermination,
which would have a disastrous effect
upon all Interests, but rather a policy
of regulation and control, one feature
pf wlijch would be the requirement of
publicity. "Undoubtedly the question of
dcnllng with the Industrial combinations
will receive en refill consideration from
the Fifty-seventh congress and there l
reason to expect some -practical legisla
tion. l
KFFWWXT FlltK: DKPA IITMKSY.
Tho efficiency of the Omaha tire de
partment has been subjected to a severo
test'wlthlu the past ten days and there
It. no dissent In the popular verdict that
from the chief down the department has
nevor shown Itself to greater advantage
as a tire-fighting force.
Rut the very best lighting force enn
not be expected to cope successfully
with great conflagrations unless It Is
equipped with the best, modern ap
paratus. In this respect the department
Is still behind other cities covering no
larger area. It Is not merely essential
that the equipment for putting out tires
shall be up to the latest standard, but
the department should be In position to
meet demauds upon It In case part of Its
machinery Is disabled while the lire Is
raging.
No expenditure for this purpose will
be begrudged by the taxpayers, who' will
cheerfully second any effort on the part
of the lire and police commission to
keep the department abreast with all
the requirement likely to be put upon It.
The property owners of Omaha have
contributed .f',ooo,oijO this year toward
maintaining state, city, county and
school government. This enormous lax
revenue Is apportioned roughly between
tile three bodies that control the city,
county and school government, one
half, or $1,000,000, to the city; one quar
ter, or $500,000, to the county, nud $500,
000 to the school board. If the tax
payers look for any relief during the
coming year they must make their
wishes known and their influence felt
at I lie coining election. The demand of
the hour is for reduced taxation through
greater economy, retrenchment nnd a
more equitable assessment of taxable
properly.
The great decision of the Illinois su
pre 1110 court requiring I ho public utility
cjurpoi nttoiis of .that state to pay taxes
on the capitalized value of their fran
chises and special privileges was
brought about ! a test case Instituted
and carried through by the school teach
ers of Chicago. Those school teachers
have accomplished what the great body
of taxpayers have for years demanded
but tailed to secure. This, wonderful
vform, if It Is not again overthrown,
will stand as the greatest achievement
hose teachers ever scored.
Itetueniber that Judge Dickinson held
the evidence of willful Irregularities In
lhe police court sulllclent to Justify tho
Impeachment aud removal of Police
.Indue Cordon and the writ of ouster
was reversed only on technicalities by
the supreme court. The citizens of
Omaha should make Judge Dickinson's
writ of ouster effective by their votes
at the coming election.
Only 0110 more day for registration nnd
more than one-half of the legal voters
'of Omaha are yet to register their
names. Can these people bo coaxed or
persuaded to do their duty ns citizens?
Or will they remain away from tho polls
on election dny because this la au off
year In politics?
Wlllliiw to Divide.
Indianapolis New3.
If Admiral Schley comes out ot the in
vestigation with all of the Santiago honors
It will not bo his fault. He said there was
honor enough for all.
Iteuord Tlint Xeeiln .i MftKlipliuiic.
Chicago News.
Captain Clark is In the happy position
where ho can let tho achievements ot the
Oregon speak for themselves without his
taking up tho megaphone to tell about
them.
Somo DeliilU l.nuklnR.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
And still no one has nppenred to tell tho
world whether the president and Mr. Wash
ington dined on porterhouso and onions
ar on n small hot bird. This matter should
bo Bottled before wo go further.
Hcnry'n Yell for Sum my.
Now York Tribune,
If Colonel Henry WatterBon ever makes
his promised run for tho presidency we
liopo ho will not reissue his famous call of
1877 for 100,000 democrats to march on
Washington to secure nn unmolested nnd
tranquil Inauguration.
A IIIimt nt l'oot llnll.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Some tables of longevity compiled by
that sreat mathematician, tho late Prof.
Plorco of Harvard, Bhow that in tho first
ten years after graduation tho greatest
mortality Is found among those who whllo
In college stood lowest In scholarship.
A Hold, Ilrnve Menapnicer.
Indtaunpolls Juurnnl,
Tho express messenger out in Oregon who
declined to bo stampeded by train robbers,
but remained nnd protected tho property
In his care, deserves well of his employers
and of tho railroad company. Tho robbers
proved themselves to bo cowards, as all
such gentry would do if boldly opposed.
Trnilc wllli Culm,
Philadelphia Itccord.
A comparative statement of Cuba's Inter
national commerce for ten months up to
April 30 last shows Imports of $34,112,262, a
decrease of 9,2 por cent as compared with
the corresponding period ot 1900, and ex
ports of $49,987,117, an Increase of 41.2 por
cent. Over IL'3.000.000 of tho Imports wern
tho exports nearly $33,000,000 came to this
country. That la, Cuba buys nearly one
lialf of Its foreign supplies from tho United
States nnd sells to us nearly three-fourths
of Its products for export. Thero Is no
good reason why this preponderance ot
American trndo with tho Island should not
Increase proportionately from year to yuar.
I'liirkliiK tlif I'imlc.
Unltlmore American.
The cost of living has gone up In Manila
slnco tho Americans have been there. The
childlike, untutored native has grasped
aultc as keenly and Just as promptly as
tho cultured and experienced Parisian tho
fact that tho American eaglo Is a mighty
lino bird and very easy to pluck.
Cunt nil cif Cnmlilnntluita.
HutTalo Express.
Justice Broker's address at tho Yale cele
bration, In which he said the movement
toward organization and centralization, as
exemplified by trusts, could not bo stopped,
but could nnd would bo controlled and made
to servo tho public Interest, shows this
gr?nt Jurist to bo as sound on tho trust
question as he Is on that ot expansion.
A i l n lew (.'iinillt Inn.
Indianapolis Journul. '
The fact that tho census nbotva that there
wera moro males than females In tho
United Slates In 1900 is cnuslng comment,
as If. it wcro an unprecedented condition.
As a matter of fact tho pcrcentngo of males
has exceeded that of females tho last fifty
years. In 1850 tho males wcro G1.4 per
coht of tho population; In 1860, Bt.lfi; In
1ST0, otter tho wnrfor tho union, tho males
wcro C0.66 per cent of tho whole; In 1890,
B1.21, and In 1900, 51.20. This shows that
the chango In tho relatlvo numbers be
tween the sexes has been inconsequential
allien 1860.
DmltfliiR 11 VHnl Question.
Springfield Republican.
Tho trusts arc not replying freely to tho
question sent out to them by tho federal
Industrial commission whethor they nro
selling their products nt lower prices to
foreigners than to our own people. Most
of thorn nro said to bo not replying at nil.
Hut what a truo answer would bo protty
much everybody knows and the commis
sion knows nlso. It remains to bo seon
whcthcr( or not It will dodge the matter In
Ha report to congress, simply bernuso many
of its members nro high tariff partlsnns
who hnto to udmlt that their system op
erates thus to tho dlsadvnntngo of tho homo
mnrkct.
A City AVorlh Hnvlnnr.
Now York World.
Houndly stated, 613,000 voters will de
cldo our city election. Their decision will
control tho government of .1,500,000 people.
$3,837,000,000 of assessed property and the
nnnual expenditure of $110,000,000. Only
six states in tho union have a larger num
ber of voters than New York City New
York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois
and Missouri. And no government In all
tlu union, stnto or municipal, excepting
only tho nntlonal government at Wasulng
ton, makes annunl expenditures one-half
so large. It Ik Indeed an imperial city,
well worth a mighty effort to save from
misrule.
Tip for the Commercial Club.
Western I.nborer.
Thft Commercial club ought to visit tho
Oreat Western Typo Foundry nnd seo the
nctual work of the flro department laBt
Saturday night and then go back to tho
club rooms and kick themselves1 for going
off half cocked him May. Tho work last
Saturday night was real flro lighting by
real firemen undwn a real flro chief with
twenty-five ycarsnxpcrlence. No firemen
were killed, iiono.were choked nnd none
were "brought up on the carpet." It's
like a dream. Why. wc venture to say that
thn wholesalers are now willing that tho
firemen should haye good beds, fuel, light
nnd every possible comfort In their quar
ters. J.ACK OF KXEHCISi;.
One or Ihp nUml vnntnKrM of I'ultllc
Scrvlei- nt WnsliliiKlon,
Boston Transcript.
The physicians and surgeons who attended
President McKlnloy In their report to the
Now York Medical socloty enumerate among
the "contributory eausos" of his death lack
of exercise. This may well hnvo been tho
ease without the president having been
naturally Indisposed to exercise. Indeed,
ne nau tnKcn a groat deal of exorcise In his
early life, for tho four years of hl nrmv.
service Involved much labor, fighting and
marching, nnd many days and nights In
tho saddle. Whether such an experience
gives or Impairs strencth dnnenHn n n,i
deal on the natural constitution of a man,
but certainly President McKlnley was of
rmnariiy active bodl y hab ts until hi nn.
tcrcd the White House.
Onco president, ho. llk othnr nllhllr man
In Washington, found it difficult to obtain
tlmo for exercise, Tho president was a
very hard worker. He was up early and
ho wont to bed very late. Ills nrnrbin
day, with simply the Intervals for lunehnnn
and dinner, often was from 9 o'clock In the
morning until midnight. In this tlmo he
ransactea a great deal of routine htinlnARB
passed upon many questions requiring his
decision, listened to "delegations" which
terra uindstono denned n noun of mnitHnHn
sIcnlfyliiK manv. but nnt. si irnlfvlna' mnnli
and received visitors who camo to talk
cither patronage or somo more legitimate
subject on which they desired tho execu
tive's views. WhaUcxerclso tho president
could obtain was very limited. Ho was a
most conscientious worker, who between
himself and his work never favored him
self.
One of tho president's cxnedlents for ret
ting a llttlo cxerctso was to take a walk
In tho corridors of the White House Just
before retiring for the night. He would
then light a cigar and march up and down
until he had smoked it out. Then, going
to tho door of his apartments, ho faced
nnout, and with a courteous "I wish you
good night, gentlemen." dismissed
members of tho Whlto Houso staff who have
no "hours," but nrn on dutv ns lnnc n
tho president's lamp burns. Last winter
there wore nerslstont rumors In Wnnhlnc-.
ton tnat tne president's health was break
ing down. A mombcr of the cabinet
In
commenting on them said that thn nro.l
dent's condition was simply that of a man
of his "build" who got no exercise worth
mentioning, and that he had advised him
to resort to chest weight exorcises which
he had found beneficial In his nwn run.
Public men in Washington havo to llva
under conditions that exnose the
of them to tho risks of physically "going
stale." Tho public buildings, after tho
weather JiiBtlHcs any Arcs whatever, are
imoicrauiy not. Kvemne corridors of th
great department buildings aro fairly
stifling, and the offices seem llko ovens, 1
tt wonderful that men who are In kmc
rooms eight or nine hours a day suddenly
loso vitality, become bilious, dyspeptic and
tired out? Our cabinet officers lead very
dinerent oniclal lives from those of Euro
pan ministers. The heads of the great cab
Inct departments work hard, get little ex
nrclge. aro overrun win visitors and rvhtali
llttlo rest between official duties and social
exactions
President Roosevelt demonstrates a ills
position to set plenty of exercise. W
hope he will porsevero In this determine
tlnn nvfin 1 It nnmnnlN thn "delflo'ntlnnft1
to wait hours until he has finished a brisk
walk or considerable rougb-ridinE,
Taxing Corporations
Chicago
The street railway, gas and telephone
companies of Chicago will have to pay
much heavier tnxes for 1901 than they
paid for 1900. They have been underas
sessed in past years by the Stato Board
of Equalization, which has been regard
less ot tho plain, equitable provisions of
the statutes. The uprcmo court has
ordered tho stato board to live up to tho
law nnd while it may dlsllko exceed
ingly to do so It has no option but to obey..
The law requires tho board to ascertain
tho fair cash value of the capital stock
and franchises of n corporation, Including'
Its bonded Indebtedness, and to deduct
therefrom tho value of tangible property
ot tho corporation. On tho excess valuo ot
Intangible over tnnglblo property, If thcro
be any, tho corporation must pay taxes In
addition to those. It pays on Its tangtblo
property. Last year tho stato board did
Its work so poorly that It required tho
street railway, gas, electric light nnd tele
phone companies of ClUrngo to pay taxes
on nn assessed valuation of a little over
$2,000,000 on nccotint of capital stock and
frnnchlso vnlues. This was on the faco ot
It nn unjust valuation. The board dis
regarded evldenco to that effect which was
laid before It. An appeal to the courts
followed and the iupromo court hfl8 now
decided that tho conduct of the board was
Illegal and highly blameworthy. As this
decision relates to the 1900 assessment tho
corporations concerned will havo to pav
back taxes for that year, ns well as larger,
fairer taxes la the future.
Tho stock and bonds of the People's Gas
company foot up $65,000,000. Last year tho
stato board was ablo to find values to tho
amount of only $19,300,000. Thero will havo
to be a much higher valuation this year.
The North and West Side strerft railroad
companies were not assessed nt nil last
CAMCIXS niGIIT MAN' FOIl PI.ACH.
Wood IUver Interests. Tho republican
stato central committee ha named Hon. E.
C. Calkins of Kearney for regent of the
State university to tako tho place of 11. L.
Ooold, resigned. Mr. Calkins Is a very
ablo lawyer and nn honorable and cultured
gentloman. He hns always taken an active
Interest In educational matters.
Kimball Observer: E. C. Calkins of Kear
ney has been placed on tho republican
ticket as a candidate for regent of the
Stato university to fill a vacancy. Mr.
Calkins s ono of the leading and Influential
citizens of Kearney, a lawyer by profes
sion, a friend of education nnd a man In
every way qualified for the position.
Tckamah Herald: Judge E. C. Calkins of
Kearney wan selected by tho stato repub
lican coramlttco for candidate for stnto
regent to fill tho vacancy caused by tho
wundrawal of tho regular nominee. Judno
Calkins has a largo acquaintance In tho
state, he Is an old resident nnd has always
taken an active interest in cducntlonal
matters. It was a wise selection.
Falls City Journal: The withdrawal of
H. L. Goold, republican candldnto for
regent of tho university, necessitated tho
substitution of another namo nnd. after
maturo deliberation, tho committee choso
Judge E. C. Calkins of Kearney for tho
placo. It Is tho general opinion of the stnte
prcBs that tho choice Is a bannv one. .Itidcn
Calkins enjoys moro than a local reputa
tion as a lawyer nnd Is a man of most ex
cellent personal character. Tho ticket ha3
not been weakened In any sense by tho
placing of his namo upon It. Tho namn of
sucn n man never weakens any tlckot.
Pierce Call: The republican stain rn
tfnl pnmmlltiiii mnA nn 1 1 . i
; - "'" cAcuueni seiec-
i-iiuai: uuuku IJ. i:nlKln nr
Kearney as its candidate for regent of
the State university. Judge Calkins Is
not a politician. Ho has always tnken
an active Interest in the educatlonnl af
fairs In his city nnd has been for years
a member of tho Hoard of Education. He
la proud of the fact that hn has done his
part toward the upbuilding of tho Kearney
public schools. Ho Is a man of middle
age, in the prime of life and capable of
serving his stato well In any cnpnclty that
tt snail require of him.
Dakota City Eagle: Tho republican stnto
central commltteo met and chose Hon. E.
C. Calkins of Kenrney to fill tho plnce on
tho tlckot vacated by tho withdrawal of
H. L. Ooold, one of the nominees of the
state convention for tho position of regent
of the Stato university. This was a wise
selection and will bring strength to tho
ticket both on account ot the personnel
of the candidate and tho geographical
location. Ho Is a broad-minded man of
culture, nn uttorney of high standing, n
man of education nnd high scholarly at
tainments with n stntcwldo reputation
and popularity.
Kearney Journnl: Slnco his selection bv
the state central commttteo as a candi
date for regent of tho State university
to fill n vacancy Mr. Calkins has had
many fine things said of him by nows
papers of all sorts of political faith. Ho
came to Kearney twenty-eight years ago,
with nearly his wholo business life beforo
him a young man. What faults ho has
we, his neighbors nnd friends of twentv
olght years, know all about them. And
we aro sure that no one will ask for tho
romoval of his name from the ticket because
of any shady transaction with Joo Hartley
or any other man. Mr. Calkins Is In no
sense an ofAceseckcr. If the peoplo want
his services they will have to ask for them.
His republican friends and .admirers pre
sented his name as n candidate for tho su
preme bench to the stato convention, with
the hope that that body might look nt It
In tho samo light that wo did. If the
other counties had known him as we
know him the result might havo been dif
ferent. He has always taken an Interest
in educational matters and Is well equipped
for tho office of regent. For about twonty
years we have kept him on tho Kcarnov
school board and tho splendid condition
of our city schools Is one of tho dlroct
results of his Influence. Wo ought to make
It very nearly unanimous In Buffalo county.
1'EnSONAI, NOTKS.
With $75,000 worth of postage stamps In
stock, the looters of the Chicago postofflco
are booked for a prolonged licking.
Horace Brooks Marshall, ono of tho now
sheriffs of London, Is said to be tho young
est man who has ever attained to such a
position. He Is 32 years old.
Through trains nro not always best. Ex
Governor Hogg of Texas took an accommo
dation, stopped, over at Beaumont and hap
pened upon an oil land deal that netted
him $1,000,000.
The first fivo cadets In order of merit at
West Point nro nil southern boys, They
ball from Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Maryland. Mississippi bears
off tho palm with two of her sons, ono of
whom Is tho head of tho class. v
In spite of his devotion to politics, Her
bert Oladstone gives much time to outdoor
exercises and is preBldont of tho National
Physical Recreation society. He Is, be
sides, enthusiastic on music and has often
assisted the Kyrlo society as a vocalist.
Joseph Fielding Smith, president of the
twelve apostles, becomes the next presi
dent of tho Mormon church. He Is In hla
sixty-third year and In 1S66 was ordained
as nn apostle by President Brlgham Young
and sot apart as one of tho twelve apostles
on October S, 1867. The new president has
three wives,
Tribune.
year, tho pretext being that their prop
erties were leased to tho L'nlon Traction
company, which was nssersed slightly. Tho
supreme court says theso two omitted cor
porations "earned during tho year prior
to April 1, 1900, a great dividend of from
6 per cent to 25 per cent per annum upon
their stock, mainly lu tho form ot rents
accrued from tho leases of their rights and
privileges to use tho streots of tho city of
Chicago to other corporations," and must
be assessed.
Thus It appears that the supreme court
recognizes tho fact that tho right and
privilege to use public stroets for street
railroad purposes Is a valuable privilege,
constituting no small part of the value ot
its capital stock, and that this element of
value cannot bo omitted, as It has been, by
the stato board In making Its assessments.
The corporations affected by this decision
will deny Its Justice. Hut tt Is eminently
Just. It compels certain companies which
havo hitherto borne much less than their
fair share of public burdens to bear some
npproach to a fair share. They will not bo
cnltcd on to do more than that. The stato
board will take care that they nro not ovcr-
CSSCSBCd.
When thn state board shall hare mado
that fair valuation of the capital stock, In
debtedness and franchises of Chicago pub
lic service corporations tho supreme court
has ordered It to make, tho total volume ot
valuations In this city will bo largely In,
creased. The 5 par cent limitation on taxa
tion will not then make it difficult for the
city or any other municipal corporation to
get necessary revenue. The owners of real
estato will no longer be overtaxed, whllo
corporations that aro coining money out of
the use of the publlo streots are nndor-taxed.
HOUMl ABOUT IVF.W YORK.
nipples on the Current of A flu Irs In
the Mrropoll.
Thero is a bnro possibility of the fools
who poured their money Into the coffers of
tho Franklin syndicate of Brooklyn last
ycai. on promise of 10 per cent n week
profit, getting back a few cents on the
dollar. William F. Miller, the chief orga
nizer of tho swindle, who was convicted of
larceny and sentenced to the penitentiary
for five years, hns been grnnted n now trlnl
nud his return to Diooklyn Is signalized by
thn discovery of $115,000 of tho money
taken from the dupes In a New York bank.
Miller Is said to havo scooped In $900,000
during tho life or the syndicate nnd very
little of It wns found when tho "bank" was
pulled. Whero the money wont was a mys
tery. Probably one-half of the deposltR
were securely planted by Miller and his
confederates. One Edward Schlcslngcr was
In tho deal with Miller. When the author
ities pounced on the syndlcnto both fled tho
country. Miller carried at least $9S,000
worth of securities In his grip, besides car
faro. Theso securities havo not yet been
found'. Schlcslngcr Is. now bcliovcd to bo
on his way homo nnd In order to checkmate
the recovery of tho monoy bolloved to bo In
Borne New York bank or Bafcty deposit an
Injunction has been Issued by the United
States district court restraining every
safety deposit company In Now York from
delivering to Edwnrd Schlcslngcr, William
F. Miller or Robert A. Ammon or nuy one
representing them, individually or col
lectively, anything of valuo whatsoovor,
without an order of court.
Schleslncer was Indicted with stiller when
1 tho "520 per cent'' bubble burst, but
escaped beforo a warrant of arrest could bo
KnrvpH
Ho Is a man of striking person
ality nnd In appearance the antithesis of
Miller, being morn than six feet In height
nnd weighing nearly .100 pounds. In the
conduct of tho Franklin syndicate ho was
tho "silent partner." Few of those who
were attracted by tho promlso of princely
dividends ever snw Schlcslngcr. Ho kept
out of sight of the "customers," but was
always on hand when, nftor the close of
business, the receipts were counted up nnd
divided.
It Is said that Schleslnger Invested the
funds of the Franklin syndicate In various
gambling enterprises and that for a tlmo
tho returns actually fulfilled tho promises
mado In tho advertisements.
A statement prepared In the comptroller's
ofllco shows that 40,914 persons wore In 1900
employed In the government of the city of
New York. Thus one-llftoonth of tho total
vote to bo cast ntho comlug election will
bo that ot municipal officeholders, and
nearly everyone of them will vote for Tam
many. In 1S9S the number of employes wns
34,1598, so there was an Increase of over
0,000 in two years. The amount paid for
snlarlee In 1900 was $43,927,317, an Increase
of over $7,000,000.
A pamphlet Issued by one of the reform
organizations presents a remarkablo show
ing of tho cxtortlounto taxation methods
prevalent In New York City. The thirteen
American cities next In voting strength to
Now York aro Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos
ton, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit,
Cincinnati, St, Louis, New Orleans, San
Francisco, Milwaukee and Pittsburg. These
cities combined have' moro than double tho
population of Now York. Thoy havo nearly
threb times tho area. Thoy have moro
miles of paved streots nnd moro miles of
sewer per Bquaro mtlo; they havo more
school children In proportion to populations
they cmployo more school teachers and they
pay moro monoy for the purpose of educa
tion in proportion to population than Now
York pays. And yet tho 3,400,000 people of
New York City pay more every year for tho
purposes of municipal government than tho
7,200,000 peoplo of thoso thirteen other
American cities pay for similar purposes
nnd for larger results in nearly all cases.
In tho yenr 1899 tho average tax levy por
capita of .those thirteen cities was $14.35;
that of tho city of New York wns $25.86.
This doos not include special assessments,
license fees, tho various Incomes from other
sources than tho taxation such as wnter
revenue, frnnchlso tnxes, etc., nor the pro
ceeds of bonds.
It cost $852.71 per mile to keop the paved
streets of theso thirteen othor cities In
order; not to pave them or to grndo them
or to reconstruct them In any way, simply
to maintain them. It cost $1,911.51 for the
samo work In this city and In addition this
city has a largo extent of asphalted streets,
laid In recent years, nearly all of which
aro maintained for a period of from five to
ten years at the cost of the contractors
who laid them. Thereforo, this large cle
mont of cost Is not Included In New York's
outlay.
The city paid In the year 1899 $471 per
linear mile for the maintenance of Its
sewers, whereas tho avcrago paid by the
other cities was but $263. Theso cities have
more miles of sewer per square rallo than
the city of Now York.
There was something like $120,000,000 of
debt upon tho city when Tweed left the
scene. The corporation of the city of New
York today owes about $280,000,000 in ex
cess of tho amount of bond whlc'h It holds
In its sinking fund.
It has something like 45,000 emplqyes In
Its service. It pays out annually about
$100,000,000 derived from direct taxation,
which Its fatuous taxpayers seem to think
represents Us total expenditures. Besldos
tbat tt pays out many millions more de
rived from special assessments, several
million dollars derived from water revenue,
from franchises, from rentals of docks nnd
wharves and from various othor nourccs.
On top of this It borrows nnd spends nil the
money which tho constitution nllows It i
ofllclnls to borrow a total outlay for the
city government ot not far from $200,000,000
a year at tho present time.
I'OMTICAI. TI,K I.N Till! STATU.
Pender New Era: Thero Is n rumor fly
ing about tho stato that Joo llnrtloy Is
somowhat Interested in tho great fusion
organ of this stulu, the World-Hornld.
Ono thing nbout tho actions of this paper,
which hnvo always looked suspicious, hat
been tho World-Herald's tender spot for
Hartley. Wouldn't It bo a stunner on Ne
braska fuslonlsta to And out thnt tho de
faulter owns n few shares In tho "wild and
woolly" World-Herald?
York Republican! Tho fuslonlsts In
Adams county set up tho claim thnt they
had run the asylum at Hastings cheaper
than tho republicans nro doing. Thero
seemod to be lack ot faith on this point
and tho tnntter wns Investigated. The
records of the nsylum show that during the
last year of fusion ruin tho cost por enplt.t
was 39 cents. The dnlly nvcrage cost per
capita for the eight months of republican
conduct of tho institution Is 29 cents,
9?A centB lower than under tho reform ad
ministration. They wcro strong on prom
ises and loud In claims, but weak In accom
plishment nnd breathless In fulfillment.
With nothing to recommend them but their
desire, to hold tho oftlres tho fuslonlstB arc
certainly facing a dark future In Nebraska.
Norfolk Nows: Tho fuslonlsts aro des
pcrate and will swing Nebraska from Its
stnnd for republican prosperity If thoy can
do so. It wilt stand the republicans In hand
to meet their assault with vigor and keep
tho stnto In lino with national policies.
They havo a good ticket to fight for and
all should bo nwnko nnd active. Tho
fuslonlsts urc prrpnrlng to celebrate their
victory, If they secure one, as n protest
against national policies and as an endorse
ment of Mr, Bryan nnd tho policies he
rcprosunts. Their nnxlely to weave Hartley
Into tho campaign Is Indicative of des
peration. Thoy lack campaign material and
anything, from events that nro past to
ldlo prophecies as to the future, wilt be
employed with vigor. Anything to confuse
tho voter nnd detract from tho popularity
ot Judge Sedgwick will bo worked without
mercy.
Pierce Cnll: Tho World-Herald this fall
Is pursuing tho samo tactics toward re
publican candidates and tho republican
party of this slate ns It did In 1896 and
In 1900 toward tho lamented President Mc
Klnley. Its only existence In thn news
paper world seems to bo to out-Herod
Herod In yellow Journalism and In tho
blaekening of character aud abusing and
vilifying tho candidates nnd principles ot
republican candidates and principles of rr
publlennlsiu. Hut what can ynu expect
ami what weight nnd Inllucnco can n paper
have that tho noxt morning after the elec
tion of President McKlnloy, printed In large
black headlines, "not this man hut Bara
bas!" thn cry of a maddened and cruel
mob nt tho trlnl nnd crucifixion of Christ!
Out upon such 'dirty, hypocritical polities.
Tho World-Hernld management should be
changed or else tho editor Icarn "modera
tion In nil things."
I.IM'.S TO A I.At'till.
Brooklyn Life: "Pupa, what's the differ
once between uu amntctir unci a prorer
slnnal politician?"
"Oh, from two to twenty thousand a
year."
Puck: "They say the anti-foreign fccllhir
III China Is incrruslii pteaillly."
"Yes? The Chlnrso nro not so different
from other people, nro they?"
Brooklyn Eagle: J'etinlnpe t cannot ."-cn
how Ethel can bear to h.ivo her llnnco play
foot ball. .
Constance Oh, Ethel Is nno of those
people, who would lnnk especially well In
mourning.
Chicago Tribune: "My dear Miss Hill
more," sadly wrote young llnnklnsou, "I
return herewith your kind nolo In which
you accept my offer of iimri'lnge. Ym will
observe that It begins 'Dear llenrgn;' I do
not know who George Is, but my inline, no
you know, Is William."
Washington Star: "You say ynu regnid
the railroads as u menaco to human happi
ness?" nf hearts. Nearly everybody that pays full
lare nownnays is miseriinin nct-niico nu
didn't get a pass or u rebate."
Chicago 1'ost: "Do you believe that all
things como to him who waits?"
"No." answered the hustler decisively,
"Pretty nearly everything that a man
doesn't wrmt comes to him who waits, but
the. things worth having como to him who
gets up and humps himself."
Washington Star: "So ynu want a gen
eral redistribution of wealth!"
"t do," answered the man with schemes
for reorganizing society.
"On what plan?"
"On h plan that would enable m to get
rid of a lot uf things 1. don't want and to
got posseslo.i of a number that 1 huvo
taken a fancy to."
Detroit Free Press: "Why Is that plcturo
turned toward tho wnll?"
"Oh, that Is a haying Bce.no nnd wo havo
to hldo It whenever Unelo Thomas visits
us, because he 1b" a hay fever sufferor."
"Washington Starf "Mike," said Plodding
Pete, "dnso 'help wanted' columns In do
pnper Is a great nsslBtanre, ain't day?"
"AVhut good do dey do you?"
"Dey shows a whole lot o places ynu
better keep nway from fur fear of lioln'
offered work."
Brooklyn Life: "When you refused nm
you promised nlwnyH to bo my friend, and
now you urn ns cold as nn Iceberg."
"But I didn't think you wero going to
stop proposlmr."
Philadelphia Press: "I'm grtlne Into tin
business for myself," tho plumber'n clerk
nnnounced. . , , , ....
"Whnt!" exclaimed his employer, 'you
don't know nothln' about iilunibln .
"t know nil I need to," replied the clerk.
"I've been making out your bl s for you
for tho hint threp or four years."
New Orloana Times: "My brain Is on
fire!" tragically exclaimed Mrs. 'Bobklns ns
Bhn throw herself down upon tho ho fa,
"Why don't you blnw It nut?" absent
mindedly replied Hobklns, deeply absorbed
In the evening newspaper. And then ha
dodged n Hying hair brush.
Chicago Tribune: "How do you spelt
'socurlty'7" asked Badlclgh Mlldudo, la
boriously writing n letter to Andrew Carne
gie to ask him for a loan of $30,000.
"With a 'c' nn' ft 'q,' Of finurnc,' re
sponded Tuffuld Knutt. "Catn't yn tell by
the sound of U7"'
CIIILUHOOD'H f.ONT IIEI.IKF.S,
Eugene Field.
I once knew all the birds that came'
And nested In our orchard trees;
For every flower t had a uumo
My friends wero woodchucks, tonds and
bees: 1
I know what thrived In yonder glen;
"Whut plants would soothe a Btono-urulsed
I wns very learned then
Hut that was very long ago.
I knew the spnt upon the hill ''
Whero tho checkerberrles could be found
t knew thn rushes near thn mill
Where pickerel luy that wolghed apoundl
I knew the wood the very tree
Where lived the poaching, nancy crow,
And all tho woods and crows knew me
But that wftH very long ago.
And plains for the Joys of youth,
I tread tho old fumlllar spot
Only to learn this solemn truth:
I have forgotten, am forgot,
Yet there's this youngBtcr at my knee
Knows all thn things I imed to know.
To think I onco wan wise as he!
Hut that was very long ago,
I know 'tis folly to complain
Of whatso'nr the fates decree,
Yet wero not wishes all lu v.tlu
I tell you whut my . Wish would" bo;
I'd wish to bo a boy again, ' .
Hank with tho friends I used to know;
For I was, Oh I so happy then
But that was very Ions ag.