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The casualty list will 'appear In to
morrow' papers. .' V ,
Wteo boys wll) not look too closely to
ee if the fuse Is lighted."
The . Declaration of Independence is
pretty good reading even at this late
day;'
If Grover, Cleveland did not have hrs
fishing to fall back on be Would, indeed,
be In hard lines. .
While you are rejoicing in America's
Independence please have a little solici
tude for the mcmbers-of the. fire de
partment .
. Judge Parker saya he has confidence
la the democratic party, but what he
really wants to'kpow la tow muth con
fldencevihe party has in him.
Fortunately; Fourth of July orators are
not expected. ' to confine themselves
strictly to the rules laid down by the
logicians or by the theologians.
Perhaps Mr. Parker's silence has been
due to the strain! of having to think
of something to say in, the letter of ac
ceptance which he is probably prepar
ing.
There will probably be more powder
burned today than on any one day of
the revolutionary . war and the casual
ties will be greater than In any of its
battle.
While It Unknown that every plank in
the republican, platform bit the mark,
the ones doing ' the greatest execution
Will be emphasised after the democrats
shall have spoken.
As long as both' the Russians and
Japanese expect a big battle there is
little probability of It taking place. , Big
battles most ' usually start when one
of the parties Is not ready.
Alabama yielded to Mew York 'on the
roll call for presidential nominations at
Chicago, and Alabama will also yield
to New York on a similar roll call at
St Louis, but there all similarity be
tween the conventions will probably end,
Although Senator Gorman doubtless
heard that his absence from the Mary
land delegation may be taken as an
evidence of his intention to accept the
presidential nomination if tendered, he
did not flag tho train as it passed hit
borne. ...
The landaeekcra at Boneateel are up
against the usual crowd of "sure thing"
men, who try to work such gatherings
for suckers. They have all been duly
warned, so If , any, of them get .caught
. they will evoke little sympathy when
they holler; ' .
' The populists, will start in at Spring
field two days ahead tf the democrats
at St Louis. In view, however, of the
records' 'for . long distance speaking
achieved by some of the populist leaders
there Is bo' telling which will get
through, first.
, The democratic platform will In. one
respect bo an endorsement of the Itooso-
. velt administration, for all are agreed
that it will contain a plank saying in
substance, ' f Turn the gratters out . of
filee," and the president has been doing
that as fast as they have, been exposed.
The two-thirds rule applies only to
democratic convention nominations.
Plenty of democrats bve managed to
secure two-thirds of the .votes In con
vention but "t on has ever bad a ma
jority of the popular vote at the tUxtflon
sluco too republican party, was. orss.
- all irrs OS ST. LOVIS.
For the next five' or six ay ill "In
terest 'will center In Bt, Louis and. All
eyes will be riveted on the democratic
national convention. While the1 pros
pects for the eclipse of Theodore Koose-
velt in the political horlaon by the elec
tion of a democrat to the presidency of
the United States Is decidely unprom
ising, there is nevertheless universal
popular interest In the outcome of the
Irrepressible conflict now in progress in
the exposition City.
The ablest political strategists antici
pate the -nomination of a ' dark horse
after a fierce and protracted struggle.
Notwithstanding the tremendous efforts
that are being made by democratic
resurrectionists , to project Grover
Cleveland into the forefront as the
logical candidate of the undented
democracy, there Is not the remotest
chance for his nomination unless the
two-thirds rule shall be abrogated, and
this Is not likely to happen In a conven
tion where the minority Is. made .up
largely of a phalanx of fighters under
the leadership of Bryan.
Tho nnmlnntlnn of Jurlsre Parker by a
two-thirds vote is equally improbable.
The same element that oppefses ' Cleve
land Is equally if not more hostile to
Parker, who will be out of the running
unless he receives a two-thirds vote on
the second ballot The contest over the
platform wilt be almost as exciting as
the contest that will follow in the bal
loting for presidential candidates. The
divergence on vital issues that are to
be brought to' the forefront; lh the im
pending campaign is, if anything, more
irreconcilable than the divergence in the
candidates.
. INDEPENDENCE DAT. ,
. The one hundred and twenty-eighth
anniversary of the Declaration of In
dependence finds the republic that was
heralded to the world July 4,' 1776, still
firm on its foundations, still strong in
the love and patriotic devotion of the
people, and btlll presenting to maflldnd
the highest and best example of free
institutions the world has known.
The recurrence of this anniversary
appeals to the, patriotism and the loy
alty of every citizen and its influence
should give strength and vigor to these
sentiments. What a mighty nation we
have grown to be in the little more than
a ceutnry and a quarter since it was pro
claimed to the world that the united col
onies "are,-and of right ought to be, free
and independent states." In that period
our free institutions have been sub
jected to the severest; tests and have
been strengthened ana morenrmjy es
tablished by every trial, while our mate
rial development has given us leadership
among the nations. What American
does not feel proud on this, day of the
fact that his country has become the
greatest Industrial nation of the world,
that In its commerce it is excelled by
no other, country and that in its wealth
and -resources it is unsurpassed? As a
world-power the influence of the United-
States is everywhere felt and respected.
Considerations . of these conditions
must on this anniversary of the. natal
day of the republic stir the pride and
stimulate the patriotism of every Amer
ican citizen. Grant that there are some
things which Justify complaint. We have
not yet. It must be admitted, found an
absolutely perfect System of government
There are defects, there are 'wrongs.
there are shortcomings. All realize this
and the hope and aim of all is to remedy
what is amiss. Yet on the whole no other
nation has done so much as this in the
interest of free Institutions, of civiliza
tion and of the elevation of mankind,
and this is enough to warrant the Amer
ican people in earnestly- and enthusias
tically celebrating thlss anniversary.
The Fourth of July Is our greatest
holiday. It Is an occasion that hot only
Inspires patriotic fervor, -but also invites
thought upon the heroic deeds of the
men 1776, to whose wisdom and courage
and self-sacrifice we of today owe so
much. It is a time for serious thinklnc
about what those great men did and for
resolving that we shall be faithful to
the wonderful work they accomplished
In creating this republic. , The American
people, with more than a century and a
quarter of republican government main
tnined . through ' foreign wars and civil
strife, and with a marvelous progress
in wealth and . power, have abundant
reason for faith in the permanence of
the republic and for looking hopefully
to the future.
WILL NOT PROTECT HATTl. y
The announcement comes from
Washington and is apparently on good
authority that our government will not
protect Haytl In the matter of the de
mands of France and Germany,' unless
these are excessive or oppressive. It is
giVe.n out in connection with this state
ment that It is not the policy of the
United States to protect the independ
ent governments of this hemisphere
against proper demands on the part of
foreign governments arising out of viola
tlons of International obligations, such
as is alleged to be Involved In the nt-
i.. -v. M 1 I 1 . . ... a. : S
utca uu iurriKU uiiuiniers 111 Jiaj U.
IB would Seem that these independent
governments should understand bj this
time that they cannot depend upon the
United Suites for protection when they
deliberately offend against international
law and the obligations they have en
tered into In their relations with other
countries. The mistake that some of
them make Is in regarding the Monroe
doctrine as affording them complete se
curity no matter what their offense may
be. It has no such purpose. That doc
trine means simply that Jhe United
States, for Its own peace and security,
will nof permit a European power to
seize territory in. this hemisphere or to
set up anywhere here Its political insti
tutions. It does not propose to interfere
with any territory already in the poa
session of a European power. Such ter
ritory will be tfgpetted jn the future a
it has been in the past But, any at
tknipt en the part of a foreign nation
to tak territory of an independent
TIIE OMAHA DAILY I?EE: MONDAY, JULY
country in the western hemisphere will
be resisted by the United States, as
being hostile to our peace and security.
The United States, however, expects
that every country will do Its duty in
regard to Its international Obligations
and any one that falls' to do so roust
take the consequences. This has been
made perfectly clear In the statements
coming from Washington , and there
ought to be no misunderstanding In re
gard to It- The independent countries
In this hemisphere will be assured of
the protection of the United States only
so long as they faithfully meet their In
ternational obligations. ,' ,
In a decision recently rendered by the
supreme court of Nebraska In Shannon
gainst the . City of Omaha, the-court
lays down the following principle:
,Where a city of the metropolitan class
seeks to abate - a nuisance consisting or
tag-cant water standing upon vacant lota.
and where th statute and ordinance re
quires that notice be given to the owner
and an opportunity be given him to per
form the work himself, the city authorities
have no power of Jurisdiction to proceed
with . the improvement until such notloe
nd opportunity have been given; and
where a statute requires that nonce be
given for at least six days prior to the
meeting of the city council as a board of
qualliatlon, the ncllce must be given dur
ing the six days immediately prior to the
date of the meeting. -
This Judicial edict should make the
Board of Tubllc Works more .careful
hereafter in ordering the street commis
sioner to fill up cesspools and ponds of
stagnant water at the expense of the
city wth the idea that the money ex
pended can' be taxed back to and col
lected from the owner. The decision is
also suggestive of an amendment to
the charter that will enable the city to
do such work and charge up the expense
for abating nuisances without the aid
or consent of the owner of the premises.
It is usually assumed that the only
way to get a final and authoritative
adjudication of the constitutionality of
a law Is by a duly rendered decision on
a case in litigation, but Chief Justice
Holcomb has found another way with
reference to the law in this state provid
ing for the pardon of two convicts on
each Independence day on recommenda
tlon by certain officers, including the
chief Justice of the supreme court Judge
Holcomb simply refused to sign the
papers on the ground that the law is
unconstitutional and there 1b no way
of appealing from his decision. But the
next chief Justice may be of another
mind and resuscitate the law again.
Secretary Shedd of the Nebraska com
mission to the 'St. Louis exposition is
constantly visited- by young men who
desire, to go. to. Nebraska to secure em
ployment in the harvest fields. All these
young men are referred to !the labor
bureau at Lincoln for definite informa
tlon as to where and by whom harvest
hands will be wanted. This being thus,
what need Is there for a branch office
of the state labor bureau at Omaha
operated to fill the alleged imperative de
mand for men who are -anxious to find
employment . In the -harvest fields?
A lot of delegates to the democratic
national convention are instructed to
stay with favorite sons, first last and all
the time so long as their names are
before the convention. The same eltua
tibn was true with reference to sev
eral rice presidential aspirants In the
republican national convention, but
somehow or other their names never
got before the convention.
Our amiable democratic contemporary.
the World-Herald, Is printing special dis
patches dated from Hearst headquarters
at St Louis and still it pretends that it
is not taking sides as between different
candidates for the democratic nomina
tion who stayed with the ticket in 1896
and 1000. ,
Will Bryan bolt? This Is a question
that seems to be disturbing other demo
crats a great deal more than it does
Mr. Bryan. It is noticeable, however,
that those who are telling how wicked
It would be for Bryan to bolt are in a
great part the same who applauded the
walkout of silver republicans in itsuu,
How Sooa We Are Forgotten.
Boston Transcript
How quickly great issues subside I The
name of Admiral Schley does not even ap
near among "the also prominently men
tioned" of the preliminaries for the St.
Louis convention.
Cettlmsr Closer Together. ,
Louisville Post (dem.).
The father of Paul. Morton, eight years
ago, was a mwuuw ui iw.w
land's cabinet Now the son sits In the
cabinet of President Roosevelt Cleveland
deinoorats and Roosevelt republicans are
not very far apart
wise oi Bird.
Cleveland Leader.
Grover Cleveland has taken to the woods
and will not be in touch with civilisation
while the St Louis convention is In ses
sion. Could anything have been planned
better? It the convention should see nt to
nominate him he wni have no chance to
decline. The Princeton sage may be pon
derous at times, but ha la crafty, neverthe
less. '
Will the Conservatives Stick f
, 8pringfleld Republican.
While the democratlo national committee
is a Bryanlte body, and may decide a num
ber of contests for seats in the convention
unfavorably to the conservatives, the cre
dentials committee will pass upon the same
contests, and the credentials committee Can
be made to represent the sentiment of the
convention Itself. There appears to be little
danger that the conservatives will lose any
strength because of factionalism or sharp
dealing.
Mars Gives Cupid a Frost.
San Francisco Call.
The War department of the United States
has rather tardily demonstrated to a grin
ding nation that It actually possesses a
sense of the ludicrous. After a deal of un
necessary and absurd clatter It has decided
that the love affairs of Lieutenant Colonel
Pitcher are po concern of the grissTed wsr
rlors of Washington or anywhere else, and
the threatened court-martial will never be.
Cupid has no right of coaiplaAit la the
court ef Mars.
rROGHBSSITE-RELIABLE-rBARLESl.
Columbus Journal.
The only way to make a newspaper
influential is to make it a good paper,
progressive and reliable, independent
.end fearless. The .Bee fulfills these re
quirements, and The Bee la the most
Influential newspaper . in the state. It
l far and away the most able ed
itorially of & territory much larger
than the state of Nebraska, the most
widely; read and quo'ted and most gen
erally relied upon. It has grown to
this gradually through thirty-three'
years of strenuous and bitter struggle,
and through It all there has beeh one
guiding hand and dominant eririt. We
are constrained to mention the fact that
the press on which , The Omaha Bee was
first printed, in the year 1871; Is the one
on which this paper, the Columbus
Journal, is now printed. This inforrtia-
tlon is not intended In a prophetlo
sense, being merely d statement of fact
THAT RAILROAD ASSESSMENT.
Dakota County Argus: Did the fusionisU
raise the railroad asses&meat In Nebraska
when they were in power?
Blair Pilot; Governor Mickey seems to
have voted on the railroad assessment Just
as he talked. He said that the assessment
would be at least $46,000,000, and the board
went it $1,000,000 better. Give Mickey credit
for that. -
Kearney Hub: We are aaln reminded
by the assessment of Nebraska railroads
that the main line of the Burlington atill
ends at Kearney. JVOm the standpoint of
local taxation, this is not so bad, but
Kearney would like to have the "game
as well as the name; in other words, would
willingly take advantage of main line fa
cilities and accommodations.
Osceola Record: After weeks of bard
work the State Board of Equalization and
Assessments has completed its work and,
given out its figures. The valuation of the
railroads of the state is 1,018,035, agulnst
valuation last year of $27,077,353, which
is an increase of $18,941,282, or 70 per cent
This increase is slightly higher than the
Increase on land, so far as reported, which
will probably be about 66 per cent. The
land valuations show some fluctuations in
increase, 'ranging from 10 per cent to 100
per cent. It is safe to say that the rail
road assessment will be entirely satisfac
tory to those! who have' had It preached
into them for years that the railroads wore
running the State Board of Equalisation.
The republican party has taken hold of
the assessment matter right and its de
termination to equalise the burdens of
taxation in this state la being grandly vin
dicated. Norfolk Press: The State Board of
Equalisation has raised the valuation' of
the railroads in the neighborhood of 70
per cent All things considered, the board
has done extremely well, but whether the
valuation is equitable or not can only be
known when the average increase in the
assessment of other forms of property is
at hand for comparison. A concerted at
tack Is being made on the hew revenue
law for political purposes, and , one cry
has been that it places ' a heavier burden
of taxation on the farmer than it does on
the corporations. This is not yet evident,
and every fair-minded man Should be
willing to give the new law a fair trial
on its merits bsfore condemning It. One
thing is certain, the law has many fea
tures that should commend It, and If there
are objectionable featurea they should be
eliminated or amended. ' "Prove all things,
hold fast that which Js good," wiip be a
good rule to apply to the' revenue law.
Sidney Republican: New that the State
Board of Equalisation has announced the
result of its labors Inthe work of the
assessment of railroad companies, we hope
the fusion and democratic .press of the
state will sleep o' nights and not worry
over the steal of the railroads from the
state In evading their Just portion of the
burden of state government. A raise of
65 per cent on the railroads over last year
should satisfy the most exacting, and when
The Omaha Bee says It Is enough you may
rest assured that the amount represents
nearly the true value of the roads. Let us
remind our fusion and democratlo friends,
however, that this Is the act of republican
officials whom they would decry and defeat
and. Who have done more along this line
of actual reform than' could be accom
plished in a lifetime by all the popocratlc
officials ever elected in Nebraska. Moral
Vote the republican ticket straight both
state and national. By this means only will
the Interests of the people be beat sub
served. RAINBOW CHASINO.
Democracy Coddllngf the Elements
" Heretofore Denounced,
Kansas City Star (lnd.).
The democratlo leaders seem to realize
that their only chance of victory In this
year's presidential election Is by appeal
ing to those speculative Interests that have
been hampered by President Roosevelt's
Impartial enforcement of the laws. In
other words, they cannot succeed without
the New Tork electoral vote of 39, and
they believe that the best chanoea of se
curing that vote Is by operating through
Wall street It la true that the adjust
ment of the democratlo party to the sel
fish Interests of Wall street involves a
radical departure in avowed politics, but
the friends of Judge Parker believe that
their man meets all the requirements and
they declare- that he can carry the state
on a conservative platform. Yesterday's
forecast of the kind of platform that .will
be sought by the Parker men promises
Lthat it will be conservative enough .to
BUI. tVVU UIB IUVDI V&lfcWUIia BpeC-
ulatoc, ' '
Admitting that, from a purely political
point of view, this policy gives the great
est possibility ' of success, la it not prob
able that the friends of Judge Parker and
the advocates of , the Wall street policy
overestimate the value of the program T
The plan proposed may enlarge the dem
ocratlo vote In New Tork City, but it is
almost certain to decrease it correspond
ingly In the state. Outside of speculative
and "high finance" circles Roosevelt's pol
icy has been tremendously popular, and it
will bring him many democratlo votes, if
the democratlo position Is opposed to the
president's policy with reference to trusts,
And even if the plank: on trusts Is elas
tic) and capable of several constructions,
its ical meaning will be defined in the
fact that it w'll be dictated by such men
as August Belmont. That Is, of course,
In case the Parker slate goes through.
But even If Now York la carried, other
northern states will be needed. Assum
Ing that ' New Jersey and Connecticut
would go democratic, if New Tork should
turn In that direction, the democrats would
still lack ten votes of a majority In the
electoral college. Where would these votes
be secured T Certainly not In Indiana or
Illinois. The only chance would seem to
be In Wisconsin, where a serious factional
wer in the republican raaks might lose
that state to the party. But the farther
west the calculators come the more pop
ular Roosevelt's policies will be found a
be. However, there is no good reason to
believe that the president will lose even
one of the so-called doubtful states.
tasked the Wren Baa;.
x Washington Post
No penalty Is too severe for the vandal
who slashed Bantos-Dumont's balloon at St
Louis. There are plenty of other styles of
wind bags that caa be better spared this
sinmner.
4, 1904.
Bill Par lev Avers It la n Sanare Oasae
nd All Wool. .
The fame ot the "kitty' of the Jack
sonian club of Omaha la not bounded by
the literature recently filed In the federal
court It Is known and revered In the
sunny vales ands uplands of Wyoming.
Where the festive Beef trust gets Its pull,
where wool and mutton enrtcheth and the
melancholy coyote tunes Its lute. BUI Bar
low, the sagebrush philosopher ot Douglas,
gleefully claims aoouaintance with the
"kitty," having purred the gentle creature
on divers occasions, and the memories of
these meetings prompts him to sing this
glad, sweet song:
"It has remained for an Omaha' woman
a Mrs. Rose tfy name to disclose the ob
ject and aim of that well-known and
widely-distributed organlxatioh known as
a Jacksonlan club. It has long been' ac
cepted as an axiom among good fellows
that a Jacksonlan club is a good thing-a
place where hospitality, prime prune-juice
and the latest ligamentous tales Were al
ways on tap, and where good times were
continuously strung on a string as 'twere.
The name has some polltloal significance,
'tis true; but certainly no one who waa
wise ever charged In late years at least
that politics had anything to do with the
organization other than to serve as an
authoritative excuse for its existence, and
to accentuate the fact that there are still
a tew democrats left regardless of what
ticket they are voting just at this time.
Mrs. Rose of Omaha, however, has set
out to prove that the Jacksonlan club ot
that town is In reality a gambling game
proposition; that it conducts a perennial
poker party under the direction of a regu
larly appointed house committee, who main
tain strict watch and ward over the "kitty''
It, the said 'kitty,' yielding a consider
able portion of the revenue by which rente
and lights are maintained. The lady al
leges ' that her son, Robert O., recently
lost two thousand and eight bones In wor
shiping at this shrine of ancient-craft
democracy the high priesta of which are
named out loud in her petition filed in the
United States court with intent to recover.
'Although I have not been subpoenaed as
yet, I want to say right here that I believe
the Omaha boys run a square game. I
have enjoyed their hospitality; if .there was
anyining wrong wun tno aecanier, inei
deck or the deal, it escaped my notice. I
This being true, Bobble would seem to
have nothing coming except a good resolu
tion, which he ought to have been able
to buy in the open market for less money.
But, as a , matter of fact In the action
brought by this lady lurks a serious
menace to the personal liberty and the
pursuit of happiness of a considerable 'por
tion of our population. To the thinking
man the real Issue at bar in this case is
whether or no a democrat has the consti
tutional and inalienable right to play the
national game the 'kitty' being a mere
incident which will excite no comment
among gentlemen. ,.
"The sainted Jackson, whoae memory these
clubs tend to perpetuate while a high
roller along many lines usually coincident
thereto was an ardent admirer of the giddy
card goddess, and admitted pastmaster
in the assuaslve art of playing a 'kilter'
lghnerell or financing a four-flush. More
over, it has always been held as an. in
herent right and primeval privilege ot a
democrat - to play poker If he felt that
way and had the price, since time imme
morial. Experts in the translation ot
archaic figure-four hieroglyphics contend
that the, courts of Egypt even before the
Pharaohs, decided this question presumably
for all time.', and that their rulings were
quoted by 'the local circuit, superior and
appellate courts of - Athens, Rome and
Antloch, down to the beginning of the Chris
tian era when later decisions based upon
the same broad interpretation of the fun
damental principles of fairness and equity
became precedents for the tribunals of
the middle ages.
"The attempt now to place upon this In
nocent and time-honored pastime the pre
rogative of a democrat If there's one left
him at all the condemnatory seal of a
United States court la an outrage, no lesa.
And if the court should so tar forget Itself
as to Ignore rock-ribbed tradition and per
emptory precedent and decide- agalnat an
ancient and Interesting custom which has
heretofore been held by i our v democratlo
brethren as - a proud privilege, - then the
Omaha Incident will resolve Itself Into
national tragedy which must of necessity
drench our fair land with red, red blood.
and pave our ' thoroughfares with human
skulls for that. Indeed, would be the
limit.'
PERSONAL NOTES.
"He's crossing ' his last bridge with a
torch In his hand," is the Brooklyn Eagle's
judgment of Mr. Bryan.
Four Chinese called at the mayor's office
today and left a gift ot 27 for the Slo
cum fund. The money had been collected
in Chinatown.
The German societies of Cleveland have
met and arranged ' for a celebration on
May 8, next year, In honor of the cen
tennial anniversary of the death of Schiller,
the German poet
August Belmont, the aspiring rapid tran
sit king, who is at present interesting
himself at president-making, is said to
look mora- like an Englishman than any
other prominent American. .
The news tells us that Andrew Bradley,
who died at the Old Soldiers' home, at
Noroton, Conn., the other day, at the age
of 101, had drunk whisky and used tobacco
liberally for ninety years, continually. Tea,
but he was from the County Derry.
Although the name of General Joe
Wheeler Is always Identified With the
south, he Is descended from old New
England stock, and Is a cousin of James
Freeman Clarke, who was early Identified
with the abolition movement against the
institution of slavery.
John Gilbert Metggs, the railroad builder,
haa just died in London. He waa born in
New England seventy-seven years ago,
but had lived for the last thirty years In
London. With his brother he built the
famous Oroya railroad in Peru, which Is
still regarded as one ot the greatest feats
of engineering. '
Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, daughter
of Nathaniel Hawthorne, who haa devoted
her life for some years now to the relief
of cancer sufferers work In which her
father took a lively Interest hopes that the
Hawthorne centennial anniversary will be
observed by raising a fund for use In this
charitable work.
One of the delegates at, the recent re
publican convention from North Dakota
was Mr. B. Prom, who la a member of one
of the leading families of Norway. His
father joined with Ibsen, Bjornson and Ole
Bull In the organisation of the . national
theater In Bergen. He lived four years
in the family of Ibsen la Munich, Bavaria.
A letter received from Johannesburg
gives a painful picture of Lord Milner.
It declares that since his return, from Eng
land he haa aged considerably. The stress
of the last few months has. In tact, told
upon him more than did all the anxieties
of the war time. His shoulders are bent
his hair silvered and his general appear
ance careworn. He has been besought by
his friends to relax the strain which he
persistently places upon himaelty hut this
ha refuses to dot. - - .
II THE IXSUBAXCE ' FIELD-
F. M. Pond, special agent for the Phoenix
of Brooklyn, who has just returned from
eut In the state, reports that the hailstorm
which occurred during the week near Hol
brook and Cambridge did a great deal of
damage. The territory within which crops
were very badly damaged Is ttld to be
about ten miles wide by twenty miles In
length. It Is understood that some of the
fanners' mutual Insurance companies In
the damaged section are hard hit by the
effects of the storm.
One hail company which has an agency
In this city, It Is understood, sustained
several losses In the western portion of the
state during the eek. The adjuster haa
been busy during tno last tew days settling
them.
Rough Notes has this to say editorially
regarding the "wildcat" companies which
are In trouble with the authorities in Chi
cago at the present time, and the owners
of whfch are partly In jail and partly dodg
ing the federal authorities to keep from
joining their brothers behind the bars:
How must a claimant feel when he la told
ry the officers of the company from which
he Is trying to obtain a settlement that
they "have no money to pay losses," that
they are not In the buwlnem to pay losses,
but Issue policies simply to be used In se
curing credit from wholesalers? However
he might feel, he woald certainly be Justi
fied In expressing himself In such a man
ner that the office would look like the trail
of a Kansas cyclone or the wake of a Jap
anese torpedo, but If he should so express
himself he would only run the r1k of per
sonal physical damage and a ride in the
patrol wagon. Such answers to claimants
have often been made in the offices of Chi
cago "wildcats," and the claimants have
generally been compelled to I submit to
their fate. It is refreshing to note excep
tions, and all honest agents must feel
? ratified over the outcome of the recent
owa case. In which the agent who Bold
Jh worthless policy was compelled to pay
the loss which the company so blandly re
pudiated. The federal authorities who are
now engaged In routing those disreputable
Insurance operators In Chicago have the
goodwill of a vast multitude of agents and
company officials throughout the country
who have had ample opportunity to note
the evil effecta exerted upon the business
In general by conscienceless "wildcatters."
It Is sincerely to be hoped that through the
far-reaching and persistent arm of federal
authority all such concerns will be either
entirely exterminated, or at least held In
such subjection that their operations will
become so- small and unprofitable that
they will leave the field Altogether.
'Attention was called to the Importance
attached to the carrying of adequate in
surance In securing a credit rating by the
action of the National Association of
Credit Men at its meeting last week. The
following resolution waa presented to the
meeting and adopted:
Resolved, That whenever a member of
this association Is advised that a retail
dealer is not insured, such member shall
Immediately report this fact to the na
tional of Hoe, which shall thereupon en
deavor, by correspondence or otherwise, to
Impress upon the dealer referred to the
advantagea of tire Insurance, with a view
to nduclng him to carry such insurance:
and, be it further
Resolved, That the board of directors be
authorised and instructed to adopt the
necessary means for carrying out the pur
pose of this resolution.
Resolved, That the president of the Na
tional Association of Credit Men be au
thorised to appoint a special committee cf
seven, whose duty It shall be to consider
me ins whereby merchants may be edu
cated and influenced to carry adequate fire
insurance, and that this committee be In
structed to devise methods whereby united
and concerted action on the part of the
aesoclation's local branches may be ob
tained: and be It further
Resolved, That this committee shall re
port to the board of directors, and if the
report of the committee be approved by
the board the plan adopted shall beoome
Immediately effective.
An effort is being made by some mem
bers of the National Association of Local
Fire Insurance Agents, to have the annual
meeting of the organisation held In Bt
Louis instead Of Hot Springs, Ark. The
argument Is advanced by those opposed to
the change that in ease the deliberations
of the body take place In St Louis the
Pike 'will have to be closed during the
meeting.
The efficiency of the outside . sprinkler
waa proven by the recent fire in Danville,
Va. About ten feet distant from one of
the buildings entirely destroyed by the flee
stood, a warehouse with outside sprinklers
over each of the thirty windows. The
sprinklers saved the building. (
E. A. Sha.nklln, who was arrested last
week In Chicago on the charge of being
one of the operators of a "wildcat" in
surance company, is spending the days In
Jail. ' He has thus far been unable to se
cure bonds tor his release. '
Tho Illinois Life Is to invade the Ne
braska field. It has applied to Insurance
Commissioner Pierce ' for permission to
come Into the state to do business, and
has appointed Fleming R. Fenn as state
manager with headquarters In this oity.
Mr. Fenn haa a long and successful record
In the insurance field. He was for a time
with, the Bankers Life of Des Moines In
the west Of late he has been represent
ing the Illinois Life In Kansas.
Votes from thai' Oflleaa.
F. C Tym, general agent for the Wash
ington Life, waa out in the state during
The International Association of Fire
Engineers will meet In Chattanooga, Tenn.,
September 13 to 16.
E. R. Perfect, with Martin Bros. 4 Co.,
returned Saturday from an extended trip
through Kansas and Nebraska.
The International Union for Protection
Against Fire will hold its annual meeting
In Budapest Hungary. August 17 to 11
E. G, Bohanan, state agent of the Col-v-mbla
Fire, and S. M. Patterson, special
agent, both of Lincoln, were Omaha visit
ors Saturday.
F. M. Pond, special agent of the Phenlx
of Brooklyn, celebrated the sixteenth anni
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Oeonre W. Holton, t-T-ecfftl aaht f The
Germanta of New Tork, has been In tho
city during the week paying Ms local
agents. Rlnawalt brothers, a visit-
Indianapolis haa ben selected as the an
nual meeting place of the National Asso
ciation of Lire Underwriters, and the meet
ing will take place Octobe 12, 11 and 14.
Th headquarters Will be at tho Clajpool
hotel.
O. W. Noble, general agent for the New
England Mutual Life, and George Palmer
of H. E. Palmer Son A Co., represented
the Insurance interests of the city on the
trade excuralnn which waa run to Sidney
during the week.
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OUR OF THE GRRAT - SEWSPAPERI,
Beatrice Times.
The Omaha Bee,- In completing tho
thirty-third year of Its existence, takes
to Itself considerable credit And why
should It not do sof XMward Rose
water haa made It one of the great
newspapers of the country. Its success)
Is due to his faith In Omaha and him
self. Indefatigable In Als efforts, he
recognises no defeat that Is not demon
strated, and this quality In the man
' h.'va kept back the demonstration. The
Bee end the Beo building are great
properties, but they art euch only by
lesson of the greatness ot the soaa Who
made them. -.-.
LIGHT AMD BOUGHT.
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"What are you doing In literary way,
now?"
"Splitting rails to get money enough to
fublish my next book." Atlanta Oonetitvt
ion. Barber It's funny that you should be
bald so young.
Victim Yes. My brothers are the same
way.
Barber Strange! I wonder why It 1st
Victim Well, if you won't say anything
more about it I'll tell you. I honestly be
lieve it's because our hair fell out Phila
delphia Ledger.- , .
"De man dat kin tell you all about what
ought to be done to make de world bet
ter," said Uncle Eben, "Is glnerally sat
isfied to keep settln' around tellln, 'stld
o' hustltn' aroun' an' helpin' some." Wash
ington Star.
"I think, my dear.'! remarked the party
boss, "I have found a man to sweep the
state."
"Fine," she replied; "but can you find a
girl to sweep the parlort"
Confronted once more with this Issue,
the strong frame of the great statesman '
shook with anguish. New York Sun.
The goddess of liberty waa giving th
sculptor a sitting for her first statue.
"You want it herolo slse, I presume?" nt
said
"Mercy, not" she exclaimed. "Think how
big it would make my feet!" '
He persisted, however, and tier worst
fears were realised. Chicago Tribune.
Hioks I don't think Mrs. Pinch ar Is s
awful etingy. I had one full meal at het
table once. '
Wicks I don't believe it.
Hicks Fact. I was there to breakfast,
lunch and dinner one day. Pittsburg Bui
letin. :, , .
"Oh, how could you!" exolaimed the fail
maid, who had been kissed unexpectedly.
"It will afford me pleasure to show you,"
calmly replied the audacious young man.
Whereupon he proceeded more slowly.
Indianapolis Journal.
His first Jenkins By' the way, Jonss,
how old is that baby of yours?
Jones (promptly) One year, two months
and eight dajav
Hia sixth Jones By the way, Jenkins,
how old Is that youngest baby of yours?
Jenkins Oh! hanged , if I know. A year
or two. Ask my wife. Philadelphia
Ledger. - : ', .
THE DAY WE CHXEBItATE. .
W. J. Lampton In New'Tork Sun, I
Oh, for a crackerless Fourth of July, '
For a moment of shootlessnesa.
When millions of beys". .-.
Would shut off the l.olse
And silence would .follow to bless
A nation which lri otTier mm '' ' f
Is not at all dejected; "-i
In fact la doing quite well
Aa could have been expected!
Oh, for some soundless powder to burn
And for voiceless boys to cheer, -To
show to the world ,
That our flag Is unfurled ,
And our country still la here. I
And Just aa good as It ever waa.
And Just aa patriotic, , -
Although its expression may not be
- So bangle ana boomio and shone! 1
Oh, for a bangboomflxzlessness
That would bring a glad release
To muscle and lung
And nerve unstrung, ...
And cover the day with peace;
When everybody in the land
- Mlvht pause In contemplation
Of that which, on the quiet, Is
The world's supremest nation! :
Oh, for a non-explosive Fourth,
Just one for a change of diet, . , .. ,
When millions ot boys, '
Instead of noise.
Would raiae a tremendous quiet
A Fourth like that would show the vArld;
Beyond all fluWtation, " , . '
The really truly greatness of
This country as a nation.
IVTPDWIPn ...
But you can't make the spirit of the Glori
ous rounn -
Celebrate the Nation's Day
In a style like that, to save your life.
Because it ain't built that way. .
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