Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1902)
The- 'Omaha unday Bee. J EDITORIAL SHEET, S PAfiPS 11 TO 20. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1902. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE WORl nil Bepert to Members Mai j EeerstarT Oilld. EFFORT! TO BETTER MARKET CONDITIONS Isolation with Stock Yards Company, Packer and Railroads Explained and Vote on Interests In volved Bet Oat. At the taut regular meeting of the South Omaha Lire Stock exchange held February t, the aecretary, J. M. Guild, made a re port of the work of the exchange for the year. The aecretary opened hla report by giving the names of the officer who had charge for the year 1901, and noted the following changes In membership: Losses by death, J. E. Byers, a charter member and member of the board of direc tors; by resignation, W. B. Wall work, A. Haas, W. N. Babcock, W. C. Allyn, D. Con dron. W. H. Forrest, B. K. Harrta. Charles Haas, A. H. Noyes, F. K. Supple, C. W. MoVlcker. Additions, A. N. Benn, a J. Booth, Wil liam Thuet, F. II. Bonner, Frank Thuet, J. O. Forrest, J. J. Roberts. A. Werthelmer, 4. M. Guild, W. A. Jones, E. P. Molady. The total membership at the close of the year was 204. During the year the exchange held six regular meetings and four special meetings and the board of directors seventeen meet ings. It was decided to levy an assessment of 10 upon the members to pay tie ex penses of the society, payable In two In etallments, March 1 and July 1, 1902. i Work of the Inspectors.. The public Inspectors have Inspected dur ing the- rear 2.414,052 hogs, docked 25.457 ows and 19,441 stags, the percentage be ing 1.05 and 8-10, respectively. The dock In weight amounted to 2,573,660 pounds, . less than one-half of one per cent. The ' average dockage amounted to 1.07 pound per . head, and the work of the Inspectors was highly commended by the secretary. A new system of recording inspection has been adopted, which will make It pos sible to give more detailed Information In th future. The secretary notes the good work of the standing and special committees and refers to the advantage derived by persons from membership In the association, which ts affiliated with the National Live Stock exchange and the National' Live Stock as sociation. As an evidence of the appre ciation of dealers of members In the ex change the secretary notes that ten com plaints, more or less serious, have been filed with th board during the year, all Of which have been thoroughly Investigated and In almost every Instance settled to mutual satisfaction. The report continues: As an Indication of the growth of this market, in hog receipts especially, it has been found necessary to petition the Stock Yard company for enlarged hog yards, to accommodate the h"avy shipments now prevailing. The Stock Tarda company has promised to build another "section and equip an additional scale house, and In Justice to that company, would say that heaa Improvements were under contem- . Elation oeiuro u c B A matter of. much Importance, which had Its origin with the exchange, te a i j . vu 1 1 mm A t m r KB near the foot of N street and leading to the Exchange building. Th prospects were never brighter for the consummation or eur plans and the realisation of our hones In this direction, as negotiations are now . tinder way towards the building of a via duct this year. Relatione wltk Railroad. Our relations with th railroads are, we believe, cordial, but respectful, the ex change having recently assumed policy Sufficiently aggressive to warrant attention ' and consideration when changes in rates knd train service affecting this market rate and train service remedied has been most gratifying. DUl mere aiiu many discriminations against this market, accidental and otherwise, which will take 7. . . ... i n notified. um ana invwHin ' - . , , . A. a general thing the railroad, are with US in OUT enaivur w Et, nd gladly acquiesce In any reanon- . . . i a 1 am.A 4natu ni-a noil. ly in wr-Hern Iowa, the railroads do not appev to n ava vrm-pau . Oltion OI K II U 1 1 r wr .n tiles to accommodate the increased and Steadily Increasing; volume of business to ward this point. By friendly means, how Over, we are having revisions of time . . . . r. f train arvlr xaDies ana rowinui""' .7 eonsiaereu in wur "",,lDl' ...... -- ha been paid railroad conditions In Iowa Ulan any mnor Y V i.w -ii . . . v. H.BHnM y. m t 1 it a with all i w.nnvnltlM tf All home atate, has such an abundance of stock, aa 1 evjaenceo Dy mo .-ciiu ures. and has until recently been con . , . ' . nhu. B-n'a lufrttttvtat. nrAnsrtv. Iiurrro aa viiivbrv , Strong measurea being necessary to aecur to this market all business from this terri tory our by geographical right. Th com Inif year give Indication of the Chicago i . .... . 1 1 Mdhlnv IVia Mia ureal wraiwm .v- n - - -- souri river and of necesatty contributing to tills maraei num . . . . . j ... tiv territory now without rafroad service. Better gervlo of TraJaa. Th time of arrival of stock has greatly Improved, to the benefit of all concerned, and now. only in the event of unusually Heavy runa, . r that naturally. AJ1 rallroada now furnUn a reliable repon in uv.i. -arrive, to th advantage of buyer and The Orout bill, which, through th agi tation of thla and other exchanges, waa HgsUU fJUm IU UlO BUI lsV-l aim a- presented at the present ssttlon under tn iMcCir'ary, Tawney and Davidson bills. In an effort to ;aln defeat a measure so per- . ik. ...kA anil kiaal Kaiall KUUIUUB IU m 0U Wit Vl-a a v w awaa austry we have conveyed to til of our rep resentative at Washington our wlshea In tna matter ana astiea ineir co-viera.ntu towards that end. In prosecuting this mat ter before con Kress the live stock Interests ill I - . 4,vttu Ika aknuta a nt Wilt iw Sa. UistJWI It a wta w bmivj houso committees on agticulturs to contend ... a.... t.X at... il.. Wliu, DUl, W ivu ilia tjuiiiuiii7u at;tiuii ut iiioj tlVe BlUVIt mUM ae K 1 4 0 iiiuuu bow avaair directed It is hoped and expected to again defeat the "dairy combine" In Its efforts lo injure int uiriiiuiai i.ii ouu ut mj popular and well recogulsod article of diet .- . I ..-. UUtlua matara In wrKlih satfak axe either directly or Indirectly Interested aDu WniCn Will .'units up uunu ma uiwriu aestilon are as follows: House roll No, m UUI (NUVIUUII aiaja--wvs va hiuibu- tured woolen good a. la the interest of the a . . Vvi 1 1 nB. consumer svnu ivwi ui wwi, & s.ia vldlng; for governmental aid In reclaiming the arid and semi-arid lands of the west, through Irrigation projects; a bill a mend - mi me inienit.oai.ffi vuiuiudivw bm. v, v the Interstate Commerce commission power ,v anlsa Itai Avn rillt Itkf at sjutvi e var w v --- Claaaltad Ceaaaa of LIt Stock. alavsmanta ara also on foot toward hav tng aa annual claaslned oonajs of Uve Stock; a lost and permanent settlement of the question of graxlng on forest reaervea, tnd Just treatment for the agricultural and va stock press at the hauiis of the Post ettlce department. The manufacturvra will move at thla aeaalon for free wool and free tildes, a movement of much Interest to th uv si oca inauairy. LHirlna the year the Internal Revenu departnie.it ruied that th business trans acted by tne commission Amis of th ex- chang waa of auch a nature aa to require a broker' license, coating V) a year. This luaiutr waa taken up promptly and a ro vers ruang secured, renueriiig in com mission I'.rws exempt from any such tax. Just prior to July 1 a strong effort was snaue to nave bins or sale ireea rrora tne war tax Imposed by th war revenuo law of IS, and a ruling waa secured from the collector of Internal revenue, Omaha, to the effect that. In conformity with the act of March 1. 1901, such bills would be exempt rrviu taxation on and atter July i. im. before that date, however. Couimianlonei 1. W. Kerkea of Waahluaton. 1). C. Usued aa svlvw ruiiog. evi nonius UUo turUior use of revenue stamps. Th matter has never been dropped by this exchange and at the present time Is being avltated through th National L4v Stock exchange. Boslaes Doae Last Year. The volume of business transacted through the medium of this exchange dur ing the twelve months endlna December 31 amounted to the following figures, for wnicn we are indebted to th Union Stock Yards company: lomi receipts cattle, BlR.oca head; hogs, ,414,0f.2 head; sheep, 1,814.841 head; horee ind mules. 86.391 head: total rurlnn.lii 73.- 193. Driven or In wagon Cattle, 14,337 horse and mules, 1,236 head. Shipped out Cattle. 239,250 head; hogs, 4X.S01 bead; sheen, W2.'l head; homes and mule. 84.2)9 head; total carloads, iz.l'rt. C'ty use and South Omaha packing CattleTZ.l.'t head; hogs. neao; sneep, V3s,44i nean; norses ni muies, z,ui neaa. The valuation of th Year's buslneaa in oilers and cents amounts to: Cattle. t?H.- 615,620; average per head. 134. W. Hogs. 133, 202,676; average per head, 813.75. Sheep, ,uw,iw; average per neaa, Horses and mules, 81.278.400: averas-e Der head. 83&.13. Total valuation, 863,044,860. MODERN PROPRIETY OBJECTS Loadoai Censor Bacrtnc Historical Aecaraey and Order Actor to Clotho Tbemaelve. (Copyright. 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 8. New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Both th two well known novelist sister, Ellen and Edith Thorneycroft Fowler, daughters of Sir Henry Fowler, M. P., ar engaged to be married. Ellen la to be th brtds of Prof. Felkln of the Royal Naval college. nd Edith Is to wed Rev. W. R. Hamilton, vicar of fit. George's, Wolverhampton, their native place. Both ar extremely witty conversationalists. Edith's fiance ts the leader of the ritualist party In Wolver hampton. Her father Is the lay head of the Wesleyan body and a lay preacher. In Beerbohm Tree's production of Stephen Phillips' ' classical drama Ulysses," th principal actors and moat of the supers have appeared with bar arms and legs. To that th London county council censors have taken excep tion, and Mr. Tree has been, requested to provide himself and his subordinates with tights. So historical accuracy has to be made subservient to modern propriety. Mrs. Brown Potter Informs your corre spondent that there Is no truth in the rumor that she Is going to New York. "I have no Idea of leaving London," sho says. for my work Is here. I am expecting to have a family reunion at Bray lodge In May, when my mother, aunt, slater, and In all likelihood, my daughter, Mrs. Stlllman, will visit me there." TWO REMARKABLE WOMEN DIE Coart Favorite of Second Empire sal Oao of the Greatest Gealaae of Scteaoe. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Feb. 8. (New York World Cable gramSpecial Telegram. ) The newspaper continue to b filled with anecdotes and comments upon the death of two remark able women of the same ag on th sam day, Mme. Ratazsl, a court favorite of th second empire, suspected of being the private spy of several sovereigns, a brilliant writer and wife of three famous husbands; and Clemenc Roysr, who, according to Pas teur, was the only great aclentUlo genius of her sex. Mme. Rataszl died in affluence; Clemenc Royer in an asylum for th des titute. Constantly said to be the tallest man In th world, I feet t Inches in height, will never again be seen on th exhibition plat form. Owing to spontaneous decay of th flesh, both of his feet were amputated today In one of the Orleans hospitals. Con stantln was a great favorite with th dim museum publlo in America, Miss Gladys Deacon, who is the guest of Lady Currie at th British embassy at Rom, will com to Paris next week to join Lady Paget, wh will take her to Florence, where they will remain a tew weeks. After that Miss Deacon will return to Rom to finish th winter season as th guest of Princess Dorla. Mlas Deacon's visit to America has been indefinitely postponed. She la unwilling to risk th ordeal without the promised pro tection of th duchess of Marlborough, who now certainly cannot bo until th Klverla season is over. CROKER GOES IN FOR DAIRYING Evidently loteade to Make Hie Cow Yield Coastderablo Addttioa. to Ills Iaeemo, ' (Copyright, 1902. by Press Publishing Co.) WANTAGE. Eng., Feb. 8. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Richard Croker left th Moat house Wed' nesday for a few days. He will stay most of th tlm in London. He is about to bring over another American trainer, as RleS has nut bad sxperieno enough to undertake th responsibility of ' so Im portant a stabl aa Mr. Croker Is organis ing. Mr. Croker's horse ar now being trained entirely on th American system. which has proved ao successful with Hug' gins at Newmarket. Th dairy Mr. Croker Is establishing U modeled upon th wall known dairy at Bus cot, near her. H has provided ap pliance enough for 150 cows, so hs evi dently Intends going la for dairying on money-making basis. OPPOSE SERVICE ' IN ARMY Aastrlaa Haaaroavea Carry Rellsrioa Socialism Lata Bavarlaa ' Catnap, (Copyright. 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) bKUN. Feb. I. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) In Bavaria a movement Is afoot for declining to serve In th army. Th leaders com from Aus tria and ar members of a widespread re ligious and social istlo organisation there called the Natarenea. Several of 4hs young members of the sect having declined to Jola the army or carry arms, hav been arrested and will b tried by court-martial. A short tlm ago on Nasarea died la a Hungarian prison after having maintained his prla clples for nor than lght years. Aaacrleaa faster for Manila. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. A republican news paper controlled by Americans will be es- labusnea at aianiia, accoraiug to tne Her aid. At present there to not a single American newspaper In the islands, the Daily American having been sold recently to an'KuKUsh syndicate. It la nroba.bla that one or two pages of th paper will t printed in Tagulog. Present plana are to have thla department edited by some well known educator and It 1 to consist largely oi lessons in American History. St. Loala riroaaaa Are Barled. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 8. Mavor Walla mounted police and a battalion of fire me a led th funeral procession today of As sistant Chief Thierry, Franklin Mc Bride. Charles WesienhuS and Daniel W. Steele, four of the seven firemen killed in Tues day night's Are. Previous to thla religious services were held at the home of th four men. Th Uuxlaja war la fkux tU2r Statistics of Municipal Taxation of All Cities in the (Rang-ln In population from 60,000 to 300, 000) FOR THE YEAR 1901. Compiled by ANDREW ROSEWATElt, M. Am. Soo. C E,. City Engineer, Omaha, Neb. 3 o a S. a C o a I 3 a u 3 CITY. 1 Albany, N. Y 04,151 10.73$ 65.073.275 $ 1.90 $ 1,230.027 $ 13.16 $ 65,073,275 $ 691$ 1.00 $ 42,402 $ 0.45 80.02 30 $ 624$ 633 1 2 Allegheny, Pa 129.RW 8.00 82,500,000 i.7 1,448,54!) 11.15 01,700,000 705 1.5S 45,000 0.35 84.04 80 585 802 2 8 AUanU, Ga 89,872 11.00 r.3,177.717 1.45 771.076 8.58 73,613,786 810 l.Oi... 63.00 3 4 Bridgeport, Conn... 70,096 13.40 62,006,222 1.30 817.781 11.52 62,006.222 886 1.30 23,017 0.34 4.75 88 B.035 B.062 4 6 Cambridge. Mass... 01,886 6.00 06.216,875 1.75 1,682,031 18.32 06,216.875 1,047 1.75 30,000 0.33 6.00 40 6,000 8,625 6 6 Camden, N. J 75.035 9.25 28,654.210 2.65 760,414 10.01 43,415,470 672 1.75 25,000 0.33 49.00 25 610 918 6 7 CoIurnbun. 0 125,500 16.25 66.847.590 2.47 1.653,028 13.17 133,695.180 1,065 1.24 55.000 0.44 117.41 80 409 704 T 8 Dayton, O 85,333 10.75 45,304,300 2.68 1,215.763 14.25 100,000,000 1,172 1.21 10,0X3 0.23 81.17 .... 631 8 0 Dfenver, Colo 133,850 54.00 134.364,115 0.91 1,314,237 0.82 134,364,115 1,004 1.86 40.000 0.29 26.00 .... 1,638 9 10 Dea Moines, la 62,130 56.00 13,871,430 4.02 683,711 11. OO 65.485,720 893 1.23 14,549 0.24 61.00.... 238 10 11 Detroit, Mich 285,704 29.00 247.248.500 1.57 8,777,425 13.23 809,000,025 1,082 1.48 128.760 0.45 298.00 28 432 604 11 12 Fall Ulver, Mass... 104,803 41.00 74,554,380 1.89 1,412,588 13.47 74.554,380 711 1.89 30,000 0.20 76.00 85 857 1,102 12 13 Grand Rapids, Mcb 87,565 17.00 61,000,000 1.65 1,004,054 11.48 101.6W.667 1,161 0.09 42,00) 0.48 144.00 45 292 292 13 14-Hartford, Conn 79,850 17.00 69.760,630 2.21 1,543.087 19.32 69.760,630 875 2.21 62,823 0.78 85.13.... 710 14 15 Indianapolis, Ind... 169,164 28.14 129.184.050' 1.05 2,519,106 14.8!) ia3.777.425 1,145 1.30 47,0001 0.28 86.00 60 647 492 15 16 Jersey City, N. J... 206,433 18.29 05,602.502 2.80 2,676,872 12.4.8 136,575.088 662 1.06 71,000 0.34 130.00 85 640 70216 17 Kansas City, Mo... 163,752 26.30 80,000,000) 2.45 1,060,000 11.97 200.000.000 1.221 0.08 82,000 0.60 180.00 82 455 640 17 18 Lawrence, Mass.... 62,55!) 7.25 89.841,607 1.59 634,214 10.14 63,122,263 849 1.19 2.25 65 18 19 Los Angeles, Cal... 102,479 43.20 67,599,920 1.47 093,719 9.6!) 67,599,020 061 1.47 88,223 0.86 " 24.30 19 20 Louisville, Ky 204.731 20.50 127,000,000 2.03 2,580,612 12.60 211.666,666 1,034 1.22 109,000 0.53 167.00 86 653 816 20 21 Lowell, Mass 04,069 12.40 71.674.588 1.03 1,383,265 14.57 71.674.588 755 1.03 28,000 0.20 18.25 85 1,534 1,972 21 22 Lynn, Mass 68,513 11.33 62,168,015 1.00 092,534 14.49 61.374,135 I 89(1 1.61 5,000 0.07 4.00 34 1,250 1,654 22 23 Memphis, Tenn 102,320 16.00 43,000,000 . 2.17 034,655 9.13 71.666,667 700 1.30 20,000 0.20 85.00 65 235 163 23 24 Milwaukee, Wis 285,315 23.00 158,174.873 2.22 8,506,172 12.29 263,624,788 024 1.33 108,580 0.87 110.80.... 962 24 25 Minneapolis. Minn... 202,718 63.50 102,212.506 2.37 2,419,806 11.44 170.354.410 840 1.42 41,513 0.20 103.11 27 403 672 25 26 Nashville, Tenn 80,865 9.60 38,485,840 1.95 .750,239 9.28 61,314,453 634 1.46 82,700 0.40 6.98 82 6,485 7,713 26 27 Newark, N. J...... 246,070 18.60 ( 157,320,684 2.11 8.426,465 13.02 224.743,834 009 1.62 85,000 0.35 119.00 36 714 892 27 28 New Bedford, Mass. 62,442 19.75 62,896,040 1.74 1,004,391 17.53 62.896,040 1,007 1.74 14,927 0.24 20.00 27 746 1,243 28 29 New Haven. Conn.. 108,027 22.00 99,000,000 1.64 1,623,394 15.03 99,000,000 916 1.64 43.250 0.40 46. 97 ... 921 29 80 New Orleans, La... 287,104 196.25 139,230,286 2.20 3.063,066 10.67 174,037,800 606 1.76 120.303 0.42 205.76 40 684 657 30 81 Oakland, , Cal 66,960 18.80 44,720,766 2.16 006,105 14.44 67,081,149 1.002 1.44 18,250 0.27 115.00 40 169 170 31 82 OMAHA, NEB 102,555 24.50 86,374,186 3.40 1.236.722 12.06 90.935,465 887 1.86 22.000 0.21 85.21 45 258 258 32 83 Paterson, N. J...:.. 105,171 8.36 60,000.000 2.50 1,233,310 11.73 75,000,000 713 1.67 80,000 0.20 60.00 86 600 625 33 84 Portland, Ore 00.420 30.50 20.554,200 8.37 995,977 .11.01 88.662,627 980 1.12 88,695 0.43 234.30 36 165 206 34 85 Providence. R, I.... 175,595 18.29 102,801.860 1.60 8,084,830 17.67 102,801,860 1,098 1.60 60,310 0.84 81.89 30 1,891 2,836 35 86 Reading, Pa........ 78,061 6.25 43,042,665 1.62 714,658 9.15 83,569,740 1,070 0.86 15,000 0.10 12.00 42 1.250 L339 36 87 Richmond, Va 85,050 5.00 69,552,821 1.40 973,930 11.45 84,060.428 088 1.16 60.004 0.71 28.00 42 2,143 2,296 37 88 Rochester, N. Y. .. . 162,608 18.18 115,669,790 1.56 1,793,000 11.03 144,462,238 888 1.24 68.365 0.36 125.00 27 467 778 38 89 Scranton, Pa 102.026 21.00 23,354,046 3.12 728,648 7.14 66,725,846 654 1.00 12.629 0.12 20.25 .... 623..... 39 40 Samerrllle, Mass.... 61,643 4.22 63.799,200 1.69 007,440 14.72 53.799,200 873 1.69 9,300 0.15 8.60 40 2.657 2,989 40 41 Springfield, Mass... 62,059 38.53 72,358,481 1.49 1,077,375 17.30 72,358,481 1,166 1.49 24,912 0.40 45.90 86 643 679 41 42 St Joseph, Mo 102.979 35.00 24.000.000 2.87 689,092 . 6.70 48,000.000 406 1.44 12.000 0.12 25.00 40 480 640 42 43 8eattIe, Wash 80,671 30.00 40.148.265 1.35 642.001 6.72 66.913,775 822 0.81 10,074 0.12 14.14 .... 712 43 44 St Paul, Minn 163.065 65.00 90,000,000 2.65 2,385.000 14.63 138,461,538 849 1.72 70.000 0.43 46.00 86 1,522 1,902 44 45 Syracuse, N. Y 108.374 16.00 87.103.153 2.13 1,855,245 17.12 87,103,153 804 2113 79.383 0.73 87.24 2,132 45 46 Toledo, 0 131.822 28.57 64,051,410 2.47 1,582,070 12.00 106.752,350 810 1.48 45.405 0.34 139.70 26 325 662 46 47 Troy. N. Y 60,651 9.10 53.913.814 1.40 754.262 12.44 63,913,814 889 1.40 105,000 1.73 37.26 25 282 608 47 48 Trenton, N. 3 73,307 7.26 33,448,621 2.22 741,255 10.11 64,355,931 741 1.36 12,000 0.10 20.00 36 600 75048 49Washlngton, D. 0. 278,718 69.25 198,488.413 1.62 8.014.360 10.82 300.740,020 1,079 1.00 161.000 0.58 266.00 85 605 778 49 60 Wilmington, DeL... 76.608 10.18 40,000,000 2.10 840.000 10.98 60.000.000 784 1.40 15,000 0.20 64.00 25 278 600 50 61 Worcester, Mass.... 118,421 86.00 114.278,135 1.62 1,741.602 14.71 11478,135 965 1.52 82.000 0.27 12.00 40 2,667 8.000 51 Total 6,251,740 - $77,741,770 $632.49 $ 6,574,925,832 $44,971$ 74.25 $2,344,857 $18.60 ....... 7TTT 777777 77 Average.... 122,583 - $ 1,52448 $ 12.44 $ 109,312,271 $ 892$,1.39$ 45.977 $o737 777.777 7777 777777 7777 T Washington, D. C, Is taxed (or on -half of expenses, minus receipts from liquor licenses aad from corporation annuities, the United Bute government paying fine-half of all expenses, th appropriation being $4,184,642. Note Where th per capita valuation of cities varies $150, either abov or below the average of f 892, there Is clearly some discrepancy In th enumerated pop blatkm or In the reported ratio of real to assessed value. ' SUGGESTS A BALLOT SCHOOL Jitp VisMiselsr Tkiiki mtstiem Official letd rartisalaT liaUaOUtlft ERROR! DISFRANCHISE MANY VOTER! Hera Thaa Tkre Maaares suvu Tfcrowst Oat la th Ualtt-MIUer Contest sa Aeeosmt of De fective atsvrklas.t v... . aiiirtit a tnlnsr as the auiver of a finger, the shifting of a foot or the break ing of a pencil point may cost a cltlsen of Nebraska the , most cherished heritage of the America hla rignt to vote. serves no other purpose, th TJnltt-JIUler contest for the office of clerk of Douglas county, will at least be prontawe to mo aitent of warning Omahans. to be more careful In future elections. Th rcent recount or tne Dai iota in me county court was a long and tedious affair that resulted unsatisfactorily to ootn nr. rt-u .ni ur. Miller because, while It left th result unchanged. It cost th votes of many of th friends ot eacn wnoe aouesi pnrpos was apparent, but who had violated the letter of th Australian ballot law as ruled by Justice Harrison m tne saausa Browa case. . ....... . nrt... th. ranount of all th ballot cast in th county was complete. Judg Vlnson- haler, following this decision wita r wm caused to b entered as blanks at least 200 ballots, th only flaws In which were purely tecnnlcai. nere is no official record of th exact number of k K.tinta' throw out on account of such flaw, as th tallymen were required to carry only four columns, laoeiea rvw . i. TTitt Miller. Chambers, blanks and under' th last head were counted not only thoa that were unmarked and tnos er roneously marked, but all th scattering ..... Ail. This made the total number of blanks appear as 796 tor Omaha, 262 tor South Omaha ana n tor tue country prw .i t,. iii. ludra recalls that the aumber he disfranchised for error was at least 200, and Ibis numDer is surety targe enough to emphasise the necessity tor mater ear In marking th ballot. whiimr mav be the action of th supreme court when this contest reaches t if tt om. ftntend to suggest that there be a day sat lust prior to the next elec tion for a conference ot th Judges and clerks of election," said Judge VlnsonhaJer u aa interview. "At this conference I would Ilk tlm la which to Instruct them more fully In th requirements or their task, which la really a more exacting and iniliiad ana than has hitherto been realised. Th Australian neuot law in its ambition to Insure absolut protection for tha frea expression of every voter's prefer ences, put th baa on everything in th nature of a distinguishing mara. it seeas m ta avoid th Dosslblllty -of a corrupt voter selling his vote and so marking th ballot tnat tne man to wnom s som n nu bv watching th counting of th bal lots, discover. In th peculiar curl of a line, aa vldencl that th bargain has been kept. "There is where th trouble lies. In fol tnwinar nut thla Brovlalon aralnat th cor rupt ther Is Injustice don th honorable. In this recent recount I found several bal liuta nn which had been written after aom name, 'He's all right.' or 'He's no good.' or th suggestive Initials. N. O.' Thar were also several on which the voters wrlttaa their names and even their addresses, and on spectflo enthusiast had scribbled at the top, 01 demycrats," which msaat, I presume, that n wished to vet U straight, Ot course U court has o B o c a 0 11 o a t H M compunctions about throwing out such bal lots as those, but with the others, where th error Is just a slip ot the pencil. It Is different. For Instance, while two lines forming a cross are the desired form, three lines making a star constitute a distin guishing mark. Or If a man make a cross and then, finding one of the lines taint, runs a heavier one parallel to It, It has violated th letter of the law, according to the hlauck-Brown decision. These mark ings, which came to be known as H's, were frequent In the Unltt-MUler contest, and I had to throw out all except those wherein th parallel line converged with the original at either extremity. oath Omaha Voter Careless. In South Omaha especially there was a prevalence ot ballots marked in blue or black lead, and with the first marking rudely erased with a wetted thumb or finger, leaving a blur In the circle. These I waa able to save, because such a mark la not specifically ruled against, and I was saving from the wreck all that I conscien tiously could. In this connection, how ever, it might be emphasised that a voter, when he makes a mark on a ballot that he doesn't wish to, may go back to th clerk for a new ballot, returning th old on to be destroyed. . This should always be done, but seldom Is. . As for th marking Instru ment, th statute provided that It be a blue lead pencil, but the supreme court has held that It may be either a blue or some other colored pencil, or a pen. ' "It has been supposed by some that cer tain wards, where there Is a preponderance of the better educated cltlsens, would re turn fewer Incorrectly marked ballots than those where the less erudite are In the heavy majority, In this recent recount I did not find It so. Th difference seemed mainly to be la the extent of their Indi vidual erring. The voters ot the - aristo cratic precincts made the same number of errors, but only -trifling ones, while such mistakes as were made In the others were, perhaps, a llttl more glaring.' Th voters were all equally careless. Geographically, th greatest offense waa in South Omaha, for it was there that the greatest number of votes was thrown out. The country pre cinct and the wards ot Omaha were oa about ah equality.' HAY IS SEEKING AN ANSWER Want to Kovv What Colorado la Dolaa; Ahoat Claim of Bagllahiaaa. DENVER, Feb. 1 The New says that a demand has not been made upon Governor Orman by Secretary ot State Hay at Wash ington for aa Investigation of th destruc tion last summer of th building of Wil liam Radcllffe. an Englishman, located on Grand Mesa lakes In this atate by a mob. Radcllffe appealed to British Ambaasador Fauncefot for redress, demanding $55,000 damages ot th state of Colorado. Th trouble grew out ot a dispute between ranchmen and Radcllff over fishing privilege and culminated la th killing of a ranchman named Womack by on ot Radcllffe' guards. A few days later the buildings on th lakes were destroyed by fire, it Is claimed, started by friends of Womack, in revenge of his death. The matter was originally referred to Gov ernor Orman early in January, and, ac cording to the News, communication from Secretary Hay has lust been reoelved. ask' log what had become of It. FrBnrlaa Modify Teat. PHrmDEXPHTA, Feb. I. The revision committee of the Presbyterian church today continued the dlecuselon of the con fes&lon of faith. The aubject of textual re. vlulun alao waa considered. eaDecliillv aeo- tion of chapter axv. In which referenc 11a made to the pope. It 1 intimated by member of th com mil to thai this 9g f M B as - 3 sa 3" (V a i-. ? s ADDING TO CODNTI PAYROLL Cemmluieierfl Vote te letters flani Ut loir Ifta. RETRENCHMENT AX LISEI IT! EDfiE Coaaty Attorney saeceea in Re- tnlalnc Henesgtr Ganaolaa and Sheriff Convince Board that Jail Force la Inadequate, At their meeting yesterday morning th County Coinolsstoners restored te th county pay roll three regular employes at an aggregate - monthly salary of $210, and a temporary ULi-ioye at a salary of $3 per working day. The temporary man and place are J. Hauck as draughtsman In the county surveyor'' office. The regulars are W. If. Uunsolus, ss messenger to County Attorney George W. Shields, at $75; D. B. Butler, as bookkeeper In the -office of the county clerk, at $90, and James C. Swift, as assistant Jailer, at $76. ' On the restoration ot Guntslus, Connolly, O'Keeffe and Hofeldt voted down Hart and Ostrom, the republican members. On the restoration of the bookkeeper the vote was unanimous. For an assistant Jailer it divided on party lines, after Sheriff John Power had waxed eloquent before the board ta a recital ot the extremity that had forced him to go to the Jail himself and help feed the prisoners. Oa the proposition for the draughtsman O'Keeffe was the only mem ber voting la the negative. Remlta a Past Diamond. Thomas F. Lie sent th board a pasts diamond, th alleged value ot 10 cents, and demanded that his personal taxes be re funded. He stated that the assessor had credited him with having a diamond and that his personal tax on It had amounted to $3.07. but that the only gem he was pos sesed of was the one which he enclosed. Frank Dewey's $6,000 bond aa deputy county clerk was approved. 8. O. Smythe's request for the cancellation of halt of a double assessment tor personal tax waa allowed, but the request of Ed Peck waa denied, he having made the return him self. There was received and read the protest of flfty-eeven residents of Union precinct against the granting of a liquor license to parties who propose to open a saloon at Irvlngton. The board adopted Harte's resolution In struotlng the transfer of a total of $2,- 602.13 exceas tees from the offices of the county Judge, county cleik and register ot deeds to the general fund. BAKER HEREJOR FORTNIGHT Jmda of Hew Mexico Supreme Co art Retarns to Pall V Stakes In Oxaaha, Judg Ben 8. Baker arrived Friday night from New Mexico. He expects to remala In Omaha about two weeks, at the end of which time he will bid thla city bis final adieu and go to his new home In Albu querque, taking with him his entire house hold. He state that be reached Santa Fe, wher tb court" sits, with his sleeves rolled up and has found plenty ta do ever since, but that be Is Just aa well pleased with his new abiding plac as he waa befor h went down these. He spent yesterday morning visiting about th courthouse. Th Albuquerque Journal-Democrat re port a publlo reception given to Judge Baker at th Commercial club In that city ea the night ot February, a. The report 3 United States. ,1 tt o w h 3. t a ft B 5 1 a a 9 saya: "So hearty waa th receotton. aa coraiai us welcoming words of fair, beau tifully costumed ladles, distinguished vis itors from various carta of th members of the Albuaueraue bar ami laaiil ing Duainess men, that th fact of th warm-hearted wearer of th aglow with satisfaction, and be declared wiu an earnestness that left no room tor question of sincerity that he felt as much at nome Here as though ha had n in Albuquerque all his Ufe. But the gratifica tion waa Lot by any means all nn . m Among the assembled throna- thr one unpleased with the genial humor, keen intelligence ana social qualities of the guest oi nonor. to repeat even half of the com mendatory utterances heard it would be to endanger the Inculcation of a spirit or vanity even In one who is modest. v, aisiisguisaea ana a judge." TO MAKE SHOWING ON VALUES "r Herring; Prepariag (or Con test Before Council on Cor poration Assessments. 0. B. Herring, attornev for th Rn,i nf Education and assistant counsel In th man damus case pending before the suprsms court on th question of the assessment of tne publlo service corporations, is getting ready for a contest before the cltv AAiinnll In case the mandamus prayed for Is issued. m me proceeding which may follow be fore the council to maka theae corporatlona the school board thmu.h Its attorney, will take a prominent part, and aat1 a a. a v .a win Biumipi to nave tne assessments of the corporations fixed at the amount at m. special committee or the Real Estate ex change. The attorney will areeara lhg which. In his opinion, will leave no room xor aouDt as to th luatiea th. .i.i. of the exchange and tha boH peci to snow the valuations of such plants in other cities where the nonuiatinn ..i general conditions are the same, and if pos- aiuiv iw auow in exact value of the prop, ertlos aa estimated by th owaera upon vuior vccasioas. BENEFIT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Enrl Gray Brlasr to Canada Novel Plan of Reformed Taverns. (Copyright, 1903, by Pros Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. $. New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Earl Gray, who sailed on the steamship Germanlo Wedneaday on his way to visit Viceroy Mlnto In Canada, where the countess has preceded him, should not be confounded with Lord de Gray, eldest son of ths mar quia of Rlpon, whose claims to fams consist in being the husband of th beautiful Lady de Gray and the best sporting shot la Esg land. Earl Gray Is a descendant of a famous liberal statesman, is Intimately associated with Cecil Rhode in commercial enter prues. Is a director of the British Electrlo company, which has Important ramtflca tlons among American capitalists, but at present ts moat Interested In the Publo House trust. This trust Is starting public houses all over England on reformed lines In them only th best liquors ar sold, and all proflta, after paying i per cent to share holders, ars to be devoted to local objects of publlo utility. This movament has been wonderfully sue eessful. Wtthla a short time twenty such trust companies have been registered In Scottish and English counties, and the new 'public houses ars already conferring substantial benefits In their localities. Earl Gray purposes to start such a niovs- Stent ia Caaada, OVER TWO IlOiNDRED AT WORK Larft rro of Ifta Iigar4 at tat lit ! tit Uw Ihopa, EXCAYATING FOR TWO III ENIINE NTS OBelal Reord f Temperature Ism eladed la th Daily Rprt a Fro tr - at th Wrk-0 rat RallreaA New. Yesterday morning a larg tore of men began the excavation for the two big enwln pits which will be a featur of th Im mense new Union Paclflo shop . building. When completed th pits will furnish working accommodations not befor en Joyed at th shops and will greatly facili tate th construction and th repairing of engines. Th pita will be ISO feet long, seven feet wide and eight feet deep, with a track di rectly along th center overhead. They will run lengthwise of th east halt of th big shop, oo at each and. with eighty feet of free spec between their terminations near th center of th building. Floors and walla of atone will be used. These track pits, with a total extent of 200 feet, will accommodate a great num ber of englnra at on tlm. Th pits take th place of an Intermediary row of plera between th center row and th east out. side wall. Altogether 212 men were working on th shops yesterday. Desplt th bitter winds. good progress was made. The last of th dirt and debris Is being removed from th sit In coal cars and as soon as these are pushed away th few tracks remaining on th old roundhous alt will be torsi up and th turntable will follow. A big air derrick was erected yesterday at th northeast corner of th alt, where It will be used to swing Into plac th different materials. Everything to being mad ready for th beginning of th con crete work In th pier holes. Twenty mora cars of founded stone were dumped along side the holes yesterday and hundred of tons are now ready for use. It has been found that a difference in th weather of even a few degrees of temper ature has a great effect on th working capacity of th men. An official record of the temperature Is kept, readings being taken- three times a day, and thla record Is submitted with the regular labor re port Mareoal Telea-rapl Hate. Announcement of the first rate offered for the transmission of messages by th Marconi wireless telegraph system were received in Omaha yesterday by Gen eral Agent Harry B. Moores of th Cunard. steamship line. Th company announce Its) 'ability to communicate between New York. Boston, Qoeenstown and Liverpool. At each of these place the company has a station" and a post ship la stationed out at sea to watch for arrivals. The rate tor telegraphing merely from th station to the post ship la 12 V4 cents a word, but for communication with aa Incoming or out going vessel through the ship It Is 25 oenta a word. MEAT FOR ARMY- DEPARTMENT- Offleer Declares There ts Km Good Reason Why Omaha Can not Sapply It. At . its meeting Friday the Commercial club decided . to request the commissary general of the United States army to tor. ward to Omaha a copy of the report sub mitted to him by the offlcera ot the depart ment who Inspected the South Omaha pack ing houses for the purpose of determining their ability to aupply the army with the meat required for the soldiers in the Phil ippines. The officers who mads this report were Major Krauthoff and Captain Gallagher ot the commissary department and it ia understood that the report was to the effect that Omaha possessed nr. advantages over other Missouri river points. An officer of the army who has had con siderable interest In the purchase ot meats for the Phillpptaes and Cuba says: "While It may be that th report of the offioers who investigated the condition ot affairs at Omaha was to ' the effect that this city possesed no advantages over other Missouri river points, such a report might aa well have been made of Chicago. The only advantage that city possesses at any time over any other centrally located city Is that they kill more hog ther thaa they do at any other plac and, therefore, la the cass of a rush order ths meat could be packed quicker. But at this time there ia hardly any occasion for rush order and any town of the capacity ot the packing houses at Omaha could easily supply ordi nary demands. "Ths packing of meat for the Philippines and other tropto countries ts something new for th packers of th United States and for the officers of th subsistence de partment. At first w sent th ordinary packed meat to th island, but found that It would sot keep. Then th deoartment conducted a series of experiments and discovered a method of packing which pre serves the meat until It is consumed. Thla process requires at least forty-three daya to cure the meat, while two months may be coasumed it there la time enough. "Captain Grove, the assistant commis sary offleer at the headquarters of this de partment, apent considerable time in Chi cago under offlcere who are experts la the euro of meats Intended tor the use of the army, and it is understood generally that as soon as be Is relieved of the routine duties of the office by the return of the chief commissary officer, Major Nlakem, from Chicago the first purchase of meat for the Philippines will be made at, Omaha and ths local packers given aa opportunity to demonstrate that they can come up to the government requirements.' INVESTIGATES STREET RUMOR Chief of Polleo Donahno Look! a a; lata Report Concerning- Cap. tain Her. Chief of Pelio Donahue yesterday morn ing examined wltneaae to investigate the street repr-rts against the official conduct of Police Captain Her. "These reports are not charges, said the chief. "We are Just conducting aa In vestigation. The reports have been cir culated about the town and we are trying to find out the truth. We have several witnesses to examine and will not conclude the Investigation befor Monday. Captain Her has not been suspended frost the force during the investigation. New York lire-wary Aaalama. A-LBANT, N. T., Feb. 1-The Hinckel Brewing company, which own on of the largest breweries In Albany, made an as signment today to Edward Murphy. Jr., of Troy. Th UablUU and aat were foot made puhUc, V
