THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: MONDAY, JUNE 2. lp02.
The -omaha Daily Bee.
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Great Is Tammany, ( but ft Is haying
hard time getting1 Dew prophet
Senator Morgan Is evidently ambitious
to be classed as the Senator II oar of the
democrats. '.'
People who have paid for stalls in the
new market house are still waiting to
be installed. "
Congratulations for South Omaha are
In order. Its destructive conflagration
tmly hit the Ice houses and left the brew
ery intact ,
South Omaha firemen have demon
strated their ability te cope with a burn
ing ice house notwithstanding the close
proximity of the brewery.
With the United States prosecutors In
front of them and the 'Striking teamsters
In the rear of them, the meat packers
are-having a hard time of it.
' An "Interesting" program Is promised
for the Jacksonlan club meeting tonight.
But not quite so interesting as the pro
gram executed at its last meeting.
I
Every man put on the republican state
ticket ought to bring some strength to
it No man should be nominated who
has to be carried by his running mates.
No danger that any other country will
follow the American example in' Cuba.
No old world nation ever voluntarily re-1
tired from a territory It had wrested I
from Its former proprietor!
When President Roosevelt makes his
promised western tour he will be pre
sented with new evidence' that the east
has no monopoly on the loyalty and
patriotism of the American people.
Mr. Bryan deniea that he will allow
himself to become a candidate for o-nv.
ernor. but Mr. Allen would have him
made the f uslon nominee "without wait-
ing for the' aid or consent of Bryan or
anyone else." ; .
iiism ii. i , i '' '
As the time approaches for reopening
the transportation routes to the Kloo-
dike country,' keep , your ear to the
ground for reports pf marvelous gold
nnas in me most remote parts or ins
frosen peninsula. . v ' .
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UUOULCItUI AUUlCnV lUllUlAlCB ilia I UV
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his' posWds head of the University
of Nebraska, but be would not put any
obstacles In the may of any effort to
raise his salary.
Lord Byron once declared that "carni- j
val" means abstinence from flesh. It
looks very much as if we were to have
carnival for some little time, if the Chi
cago teamsters' strike should be ex
tended to Omaha.
VIFi. f a. M d J I A.
ruea vmaun in, uiuunues uuu.ii
nttAMftW tA VA iun t n A wa era nf tftsim. I
moD laborers In order to get men to con
sent to be attached, to the city payroll
the sons of prosperity must cover the
entire community.
Things that .are lvea away rarely
have any value. This is true with re
gard to newspaper advertising as it is
to merchandise. Advertisers who want
returns pay for space in The Bee be
cause they get their money's worth.
The basic principles of our system of
taxation are uniformity and equality.
If franchises of local public utility cor
porations are subject to taxation, why
not also franchises of public carrier cor:
po rations that enjoy state-wide priv
ileges' of much greater"va!ue7 ;
Mark Twslothe- great American hu
morist has been visiting his old Mis
souri home and the hiving place for the
originals of many of the most famous
characters In his earlier literary produc
tions.' If Mark has not uncovered a
new crop of comical progeny the public
jrlll treptlg disappointed. ,
Pally Bee twlthrrfit Sunday), One Year.M 00
Jjally Hn and Bunday, One Tear "
illustrated Bee. One Year I-W
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LOOK TO THE CUMtna LEGISLATURE.
Nebraska republicans cannot exercls
too great rare In the selection of candi
dates for the coming legislature. Upon
tb( legislature of 1003 will devolve the
duty of grappling with ruany vital ques
tions that concern the future prosperity
of this state. The coming legislature
will have no United States senators to
elect and will therefore be expected' to
devote all Us time a'nd attention to the
essential work of legislation.
Most Important of all will be the re
vision of the constitution, either by the
submission of separate amendments or
by the calling of a constitutional con
vention in case no special session to
submit amendments Is called within the
next sixty days.
Next In Importance, If not equally or
more Important, Is the solution of the
tax problem. Tax reform will be one
of the main Issues In the coming cam
paign and every man nominated for the
legislature will have to take a positive
stand in favor of equal taxation of all
classes of property In conformity with
the spirit and letter of the constitution.
It may be expected that the corporate
interests will endeavor to secure the
nomination of legislative candidates who
can be induced to follow In the foot
steps of former legislatures that be
trayed the people into the hands of the
corporations. In making nominations,
republicans should therefore bear In
mind that candidates who are not known
to be upright and trustworthy will in
vite defeat at the polls.
Tarty lines cannot be held tight In a
campaign In which local Interests over
shadow national issues. The opinions
of candldntes for the legislature on Cu
ban reciprocity and on government for
the Philippines will- be of much less
moment to the rank and file of tax
puylug citizens than their views and In
tentions on tax reform, and legislation
that will put a stop to the farming out
of public funds for. private gain.
Unless republicans take special care to
nominate for the coining legislature in
their respective districts men of sturdy
character and sterling integrity, they
will run the risk of surrendering the
control of the coming legislature to their
political opponents.
TWKSTT PER CENT THE LIMIT.
Representative McCall of Massachu
setts Is of the opinion that a tariff con
cession of 'id per cent la all that can
be done for Cuba and he stated that
he had no sympathy with the loose talk
that has been going about concerning
the Inadequacy of this amount of tariff
reduction. Twenty per. cent means
13,000,000 for Cuba, said, Mr. McCall.
At the same rate per fftpita it would
mean a trade concession of 1250,000,000
for England or', $450,000,000 for the
United States. He thought a concession
of that amount was something worth
working for. $e characterised as ab
surd the talk about dolnjr away .with
the differential duty on refined sugar,
saying that as a matter of fact the mar
gin between the amount of the differen
tial and the cost of refining Is not more
than about 20 . per cept in such cost
This Mr. McCall thought could not be
considered very heavy protection, when
we take into account the high rates of
duty now laid upon most or our lm
ports.
Admitting 'the accuracy of Mr Mc
Call's figures, the question Is what pro
portion of the $8,000,000 would go to
Cuba. A few days ago a statement
was made to the senate committee by a
gentleman who had Investigated condi
tions in Cuba . that a large ( number of
sugar plantations In the Island are
owned by Americans. It is highly prob-
able that officials of the Sugar trust are
among these, owners, in fact constitute
a majority of them. The president, or
the trust has admitted that he Invested
In Cuban sugar lands and It is alto
gether likely that others in the trust
have done so. These men wouia get
a share and probably the largest share
of the $8,000,000 which Mr. McCall says
the 20 per cent tariff reduction would
elve Cuba. That all Of it would not go
to the Island is absolutely certain... .We
think there is no doubt that the sugar
crop of Cuba is very largely controlled
by the trust and that that corporation
has out itself In position to practically
contro m the future the Cuban, sugar
jygtxy. ia regard to the island' other
staDie product, tobacco, there- has Just
. iuoorDorated lu New Jersey a $35.
Uinnoo company to take over several
,ninortt tobacco Interests In Cuba
luul tit the
I 1110 new ctuiihuj "
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interest of the. Consolidated Tobacco
company, commonly knovu the Urt,
which now controls most ol the tobacco
nun,, aMiirlnir business Of the United
states and la preparing to control
. t thu Cuban tobacco In
dustry. :'
t is oerfectly evident that Cuba
t h eiDlolted by the Sugar and To
baceo trusts and it Is these which will
chiefly profit from any tariff concession
nn Cuban product. - The people of Cuba
i.t u benefited rerv little If at all
1 TVVUsu a' .
nropoeed 20 per cent reduction.
CVStBllT ATWSS AUD MIDDLEMEN.
Business men everywhere will be In
terested in a statement by the presl
dent of the New York Produce exchange
that the produce merchant a a middle
man. Is steadily being supplanted by
large corporation ' Interests dealing al
most din-illy between- the producer and
consumer. He said that the flour, pro
vision and oil trades are concentrating
In a limited number of corporations and
that even the grain trade Is not free
from the same tendency, large elevator
and other Interests monopolizing certain
features of the trade. This evolution In
the marketing of the -country's- produce
Is steadily decreasing the number of
middlemen, whether or not to the ad
vantage of trade and the benefit of the
roducer and consumer cannot easily be
determined.
the New York Journal of Commerce
tljkiks that the movement In this direc
tion will not become universal and says
there, will always be a large field for
the middleman. Ia comparatively few
lines can production and distribution be
economically combined. A year or two
ago, notes that paper, an effort was
made by an association of dried fruit
producers in California to market their
own products. It was a failure. "The
producers of one sort of dried fruit
might be never so well combined, but
dried fruits compete with each other
and it would be almost as easy to com
bine all the cotton producers or all the
wheat producers as to combine all the
producers of all sorts of dried fruit
The association which tried to get along
without the Jobbers found the business
taken by rivals whom it was an advan
tage to the Jobbers to serve. It is only
where competition can' be suppressed
that the consumer or the retailer can be
compelled to deal directly with the par
ties that control production."
Undoubtedly there will always be a
large field for the middleman, but the
fact that It has been considerably con
tracted and that the process of elim
inating the middleman is still going on
warrants the belief that in the future
the field will become very much smaller
than It Is at Dresent This Is a phase
of the development of combinations to
which HjUe attention has been given,
but it Is manifestly important in its
bearing upon business and the relations
of producer and consumer. Under ordi
nary conditions, wherever the middle
man could be eliminated both the con
sumer and producer should be benefited.
but It Is by no means certain that this
will be the case under existing condi
tions. The saving effected by the combi
nations In eliminating tae middleman
does not appear to be of any advantage
to the consumer.
BVRKETT AND MERCER.
If Mr. Burkett has claims upon the
people of Nebraska which The Bee is bound
to recognize, how does It happen that The
Bea falls to recognlie similar claims which
Mr. Mercer' has upon the people of Ne
braska? Neither one of these gentlemen
stands for any particular principle. Either
one of them would sacrifice any principle
for the aake of an office. The thing that
has made Mr. Burkett popular is his ability
to secure liberal appropriations for public
buildings In his - congressional district.
Had It not been that Mr. Mercer, chair
man of the public buildings committee, was
citizen of Nebraska and favorably in
clined to the appropriations which Mr,
Burkett sought, Burkett would not have ob
tained one penny of the money for secur
ing which he la now being lauded to the
skies by the republicans of his district.
World-Herald.
The Bee has never failed to recognize
Congressman Mercer's Just claims for
credit In securing appropriations for
public buildings and 6ther improve
ments in his district in fact Mr. Mer
cers laurels have been kept green
through the columns of this paper. But
Mercer is by no means the only - con
gressman who has secured public build
ing appropriations for Nebraska towns,
Omaha had a $250,000 postofflce building
before Mercer had emerged from the
public schools, and Lincoln, Nebraska
City and Beatrice had public buildings
before he entered the halls of congress,
The larger part of the appropriation for
Omaha's new federal building was se
cured by Congressman McShane.
While Mercer doubtless made It easier
for Burkett to secure the appropriation
for the Lincoln postofflce, it does not fol
low that Burkett would have failed to
pull it through with Mercer out of con
gress. Mr. Burkett's position on the ap
propriatlons committee would have ena
bled him to obtain reciprocal favors and
the fact that the omnibus building bill
carried nearly $18,000,000 would indicate
that other cities and congressmen out
side of Nebraska are also able to get
liberal appropriations.
As between our attitude toward Mer
cer and toward Burkett, there Is this
difference: Mr. Burkett has been in con
gress but two terms, while Mercer has
teen there five terms. A third term has
been accorded to at least five Nebraska
congressmen, but a sixth term has never
been accorded to any man, and it should
not be unless he - ranks Intellectually
with the great 'leaders who formulate
policies for the nation. Mercer is a good
logroller, but he never pretended to
leadership on national issues or even on
local Issues.' In other words, Mercer has
had all the recognition he baa ever been
entitled to.
Burkett lives in Nebraska' when he is
not at his poet of duty at Washington,
Mercer visits Nebraska for a few weeks
every two years when be is a candidate
for re-election and spends from six to
nine months a year between sessions at
pleasure resorts and on pleasure tours
In Europe, Asia and Africa.
Burkett pays his campaign assess
ments and always takes an active inter
est in every republican candidate in his
district. Mercer, on the other hand
deadbeats his way even when be Is run
ning on the ticket and never helps any
body but himself, whether he is running
or not running.
Burkett gratefully appreciates what
has been done for him by his friends and
his party. Mercer claims to be India
pensable and thinks that the party and
people need blni a great deal more than
he needs them.
St Louis Is already moving to capture
the "nominating conventions of both the
great national parties for 1904, laying
special stress on its claim arlrlng out
of its forthcoming Louisiana Purchase
exposition, which will be lu full blast
at that time. While the opposing par
ties are accustomed to make their presl
deutlal nominations in different cities
rather than In the same city, St Louis
sees no iusurmountable difficulty In that,
but on the contrary is ready to aet
new precedent by entertaining them
both at the same time If necessary. On
the principle that the early bird catches
the worm. It is laying plans two years
in advance In the hope also of frighten
ing away all possible competitors.
While it is a trifle early in the game, it
would not be surprising to find St,
Louis turning both tricks.
Complaints have been filed with Sen
a tor MUlard concerning alleged abuses
at the Rosebud Indian agency In South
Dakota. The charge Is made that the
Indians are being fleeced by grasping
traders acting In collusion with the
agents, and the Nebraska senator Is
asked to Intercede wltb the authorities
so the Indians may trade where they
please. A much more aggravating con
dition has prevailed at the Winnebago
agency in Nebraska and remonstrances
have been made against the agent and
trader at the Winnebago reservation
months ago, but no redress is yet In
sight
Reality Versus Pipe Dream,
Portlsnd Oregonlan.
The difference between J. P. Morgan and
the Count of Monte Crlato is that the
count only thought be owned the earth.
Some Terrera Yet to tome.
Baltimore American.
It is too esrly In the year to hope for
surcease of horrors and a refreshing
period of rest and auiet. The terrors of the
Fourth of July are yet to come, when the
posseaslon of nerves is looked on as a dis
tinct lack of patriotism.
Nearlna; the Cleveland Class.
New Tork Sun.
Tom Johnson says that W. J. Eryan, ths
eminent lecturer, was the "blggftat Amer
ican" at ths inauguration of President Es
trada Palma. They say that ths colonel
has been putting on flesh rapidly since he
moved into his new barn.
An Injunction Wanted.
Boaton Globe.
Free, rural mall delivery, which Is pass.
ing from the experimental to the practical
tage, is threatened by a new danger.
Birds, with no fear of the government be
fore their eyes, persist in building their
nests In the letter boxes.
Tickling; Native Fancy.
Washington Post.
In his inaugural address President Palms
gave a fine top-of-column notice to the
fighting qualities of the Cubani. It reads
well, but there are people who are not
able to forget how General Gomes made a
practice of leading his troops in a ham
mock.
Proven by the Record.
Cleveland Leader.
The record proves the truth of the fol
lowing declaration contained In the plat
form of the republicans of thla state: "The
history of the last halt-century demon
strates that prosperity is a normal condi
tion only when the republican party Is in
power."
Where Some Pension Money Goes.
Boston Globe.
Not all of Uncle Sam's pension money Is
spent at home, for 427 pensioners live in
Ireland, 32S in England, 102 In Scotland,
13 In Wales, 610 in Oermany, 72 In France,
9 in Russia, 15 In Norway, 27 In Denmark,
7 in Spain, 6 In Portugal, 33 in Italy, 7 In
Turkey, and 13 in Africa. They all de
serve well of the country wherever they
are.
Where Reform la Needed.
Philadelphia Ledger. .
Now that we have an extradition treat
with Chile, which closes that refuge to
United States fugitives from Justice, It
becomes still more imperative that we shall
have one with Canada revised. Improved
and brought un to date. Canada la so con
venient an asylum for American rascals that
It should be made as .nearly tblef-tight as
possible.
Whipped Spain All Alone.
Buffalo Express.
The old Question of .whether Great Rrltnln
helped the United States In the Spanish
war was brought no analn In Prllnmnt
and Lord Cran borne on behalf of the For
eign office replied, that he could find no
trace of any assurances, either verbal or
written, regarding the conduct or policy
or ureat Britain toward that war. We ahall
have to conclude that we whipped Spain
all alone.
REFLECTIONS ON NOISE.
Primitive Way of Welcoming the
- Stranger Within Oar Gates.
Baltimore Bun.
Why doea 1 man express sentiments of
friendship and hospitality through the me
dium of noise? Ia the cue torn a survival of
prehistoric days, a relic of barbarism? A
friendly nation sends over a prince of the
blood royal. A squadron of our warships
meets him at sea and at once proceeds to
make the welkin ring with the thunder of
artillery. Another nation commiasions some
of lta leading men to bring ua a lueasaiie of
cordial regard. No sooner are the visitors
within sight of our shores than apprtKsla
tion or the honor bestowed upon us Is ex
pressed In noise. Cannon roar and bugles
blare, and an ear-splitlng dla voices the
popular welcome. It is a custom nmong
some savage tribes to rub noses as sn ex
presslon of friendship.. Civilized people re
gard such practices aa ridiculous. But, ss
a matter of common sense, is nose-rubbing
more ridiculous ' than ' noise-msklnir as a
method of expressing . emotion? Each
seems to be a very primitive way of wel
coming the stranger within our gates. Old
people wonder why at Cbristmss or on the
Fourth of July the youngsters celebrate
with firecrackers and torpedoes. Ian't that
custom qufte as sensible as the adult'a way
of expressing hospitality with a series of
explosions? What Is there In noise that
makes it so fascinating to mankind?
PERSONAL NOTES.
There are 858 sitting, members of the
national house of representatives. Of this
number all but twenty-three sre, or have
been, married.
If King Alfonso wishes to switch off his
people gradually from bull fighting to
horse racing, he should Import an Amerl
can Wild West ahow.
Charlea Francia Adams, of Boston, will
speak before atudenta of the University
of Chicago,' on June 17, on "Shall Crom
well Have a Monument."
Dr. Henry Lummla, of the Lawrence
university, Appleton, Wis., has Just celel
brated his 77th birthday and is the oldest
Instructor in ths Institution. He Is
native of New Jersey and a graduate of
Wesleyan. , ' -
Unless the mosquitoes of New Jersey
form a community of inter at and lncor
porate. the atata will attaclr1 their bills with
relentless vigor.. The state la determined
to crush one class of . Moodsuckers who
cannot kick bsck.
According to handicaps Just issued by
Secretary Herbert of the National Polo
association, Kingdom' Goulds the 14-year-old
son of George Goild. is one of the best
polo players In thf, country, outclassing
his father, who is Veckoned a good hand
Among Mexlcana ;the opinion Is general
that should Vresldfnt Dlas ceaae the rout
ine of hie work .he would die. At 1:30
every morning General Dlas goes to his
office and works until about 1:30 p. m. At
4:30 he goes back 'again and scarcely ever
1 carts before 11, nnd often not until mid
sight. r
Representative i Babcock of Wisconsin
shaved off his fixurlant black beard the
other morning and the doorkeepers refused
te sdmlt him to (he floor of the house until
he had been identified. Mr. Babcock had
not been sbav before in fifteen years
and as he walkrd down the aisle toward
his seat Us members looked eearchlngly at
him, many failing to recognise their col
league because ef the absence el his whls
kera.
TIMBER FOR THE STATE TICKET.
Osceola Record: It ths state convention
should tske a pattern from Polk county
nd make It unanimous for Mickey it would
Jut strike it
Crete Vldette-Herald: The Fourth dis
trict lisvlng only one candidate for gov
ernor. In the person ' ef Mr. Mickey, of
Osceola, . ought to line up pretty solidly
for him.
Bur ell Tribune: The Ord Quia endorses
the candidacy of Its townsman Peter Mor
tensen for state treasurer. The 4alance
of the republicans of this section of ths
state did so several weeks ago.
Randolph Times: Sherman Saunders of
Bloorofleld Is gaining popularity right along
aa a republican candidate for state treas
urer. Mr. Saunders bss ths unqualified
support of Knox and the northesst section
of the stste.
Kearney Hub: Judge Jeeson's home
county of Otoe, also the neighboring county
of Caaa. have Indorsed hla eandtdacy for
the republican nomination for governor.
It is safe enough to say that the Jeeeoa
candidacy w4U attract considerable atten
tion. Wayne Herald: Senator Breesler has a
large majority of Wayne county people
supporting his candidacy for stats treasur
er, snd. in ths event of his nomination sad
election, Wayne and Wayne county will
tske a prominent place, a place they de
serve la the state's affairs.
Columbus Times: There may be some
other candidate mentioned for the repub
lican nomination for governor, by their
owa home county, but as a whole, the north
half of the state is showing their wisdom
nd good sense by being practically un
animously for Hon. W. M. Robertson of
Norfolk. Nebraska la not only all right,
but Robinson Is all right.
Randolph Times: Madlaon county will
send a delegation to the state convention
solid for Hon. William M. Robertson for
governor. Mr. Robertson's candidacy Is
very popular In northeast Nebraska, and
the outlook la that he will give Sears a
close race for the place. It at claimed that
Robertson will have all of ths counties
north of the Platte except Burt, Sears'
county. If this proves true the convention
will certainly nominate Mr. Robertson.
Fairfield News-Herald: The ' belief la
gaining ground that the republican state
convention is likely to do the wise thing
this year in the nomination of governor
by selecting a candidate fresh from the
people in the person of Hon. J. B. Dlnamore
of Clay county. There are plenty of good
available men In the state for this position
whose names have not been before the
public for office very much, or not at all.
The fact that Mr. Dlnamore is not a poli
tician, nor a wirepuller, nor an office-
seeker, weighs in his favor with that large
class of people who believe in the dignity
of the great office of governor of a great
state. Mr. Dlnamore ia not traveling over
the state in his own Interests in, sdvancs
of the convention. He does not need to.
But should the gentleman from Clay county
be the nominee of the convention he will
make an active canvaas and a most effec
tive one, for he is capable and the kind of
a man to inspire confidence.
Norfolk News: With the nearer approach
of the republicsn state convention the
prospects for the nomination of W.
M. Robehtson for 'governor continue
to brighten. It is probable that no
candidate who has been snnounced has
met with a more kindly reception
from all parts of the state than has Mr.
Robertson. His friends are enthusiastic
and those who have not formed his ac
quaintance are kindly toward him because
of his friends' fervent support. They feel
that he will be a' splendid man on whom to
unite after the numerous candidates wth a
small following are given to understand
that there is no hope for them as far as
the atate at large ia concerned. He la the
sort of candidate whom the common peo
ple will like and one who will fire all to
enthusiastic support. He will make the
candidate and the governor that other
statea have taken pleasure in honoring and
Nebraska republicans snd the atate will
be elevated by hie selection by the con
vention and the people at the polls. ,
Wayne Republican: Hon. John T. Bresaler
la a candidate for the state treasurersbip
since It is quite certain .that the present
incumbent will not care to embarrass the
party by asking a renomlnatlon. In that
event Mr. Breaaler would feel gratified It
the Wayne county delegation reposed in him
the confidence hla friends feel is due him
as a representative cltlten and accord te
him a hearty support They say In saklng
this, with reapect to opinions of hoee dif
fering with them on various personal snd
local political matters, that a boms man is
entitled to this respectful ' consideration.
Mr. Bressler has long been one of the mem
bers of the Wsyne Normal school board,
as state treasurer he would be ex-offlclo
member of the atate Normal school
board. This is something, regardless of
political faith, the cltlsens of Wsyns have
regarded as a most desirable thing to ac
quire and Mr. Premier's friends feel tbst
this is a most opportune time to push for
ward a man for ths position qualified by
the many worthy ties s Wayne cltlien feels
for his home city, to be our representative
In a matter which will ia the future reflect
the greaitest moral and Intellectual credit
and financial good to our city.
Nebraska City Tribune: We have Vatched
with no small Interest ths growth of the
movement that is bearing Judge Paul Jeasen
toward the governor's chair of the state of
Nebraska. The Idea was somewhat un
welcome at first, because It waa so agree
able to have the position of district ludge
filled by him, after some previous experi
ences. We felt as a woman with a good
hired girl feels, when the latter thinks of
marrying; ahe likes to see the girl do well,
but hates to loss her. This, however, is
purely a local view, and drops out of sight
early in .the discussion. The fact that, .a
man bar been an unusually ..good judge
should. "not interfere with' Ms filling a higher
position thereafter; it should, oa 'the coo
Vary, rather lead to such a position. For
the Information of the state at large, the
fact that we have had a home-born judge
here who has commanded the confidence
and reapect of ail classes; who has been a
terror to evil doere; who has put aa
end to long-standing abuses; who has
hdndled difficult civil and criminal cases
wltb adroitness and dispatch, sad accom
plished much with little cost tothe tax
payers, lnatead of piling up expense ehould
be as widely known aa possible, and we
must pocket our local preferences snd trust
to our luck and the new Ideas that are
abroad to send us another good man to
occupy ths judicial bench. For ourselves.
the Tribune rsther expects to see Judge
Jesaen nominated snd elected. We have
had pretty good luck naming candidates thus
far, too.
Glimpses of the CemlasT Meter.
Minneapolis Times.
If Mr. Edison la not mistaken la the claim
that be has perfected a storage battery that
will he comparatively light, capable ef giv
ing a good mileage without renewal and
will not require expensive care, the ideal
automobile Is almost within reach. He be
lieves that a storage battery capable of
propelling aa automobile 100 miles without
recharging Is now sn aaaured fact and if
that be true the popularity of the horseless
vehicle will be greatly enhanced. Mr. Ed!
son may be on the track of a storage bat
tery that will enable street railway com
pa ol to do svay with trolley wires sod
poles, snd that Is a still store imporUat
.matter. -
RAILROAD TAX EVASION.
. ... ' . .
t .LensnanimB
Wayne Herald ;7 Editor Roseweter Is
meeting with the- hearty approval of the
press and people, of the Stste In general
In his efforts to compel the Stste Board ef
Equalisation to Ue the rates of asseea.
menta made on public franchises and ratl
wsy corporations, ss a basts ef the tsx
levy. .K t
Ord Quia; The Omaha Bee sod its ener
getic editor. Mr. 'Roseweter, deserve not
a little credit for. the manner in which
they have gone after the equalization board
and compelled the raising of the railroad
sad telegraph seeeesmenta. This Is not the
first time that The Bee has done the pub
lic s service lot which It could receive no
reward except the thanks of ths public.
Pender Republic: The Stste Board of
Equalisation, ' consisting of the governor,
treasurer and auditor, has been 'mandsmused
to reassess the railroads of the state. This
sctlon was instituted by The Bee Building
company of Omaha snd will be hailed with
appreciation by the taxpayers all over ths
state Who, while they have seen their own
property increased la value froui year to
year .and taxed accordingly, have also seen
the railroad property, whose earning ca
pacity has more, than doubled in the laat
five years on account of the general good
times, remain at practically the same sum
ae it was ten years, sgo. Juatice demand!
that the railroad- assessments should at
least be doubled., ,.:
Kearney Democrat: Edward Roeewater
appears to have taken on renewed vigor
and has again become the thorn that pricks
the flesh of the shirking taxpayer, and
also the shirking taxgatherer. With the
armor of . rlghteouanees buckled on Mr.
Roseweter endeavored to have the State
Board of Equalisation place a fair as
sessed valuation epon railroad property In
Nebraska, but the hoard, thinking, perhaps,
that -the venerable editor has grown too
old to put up much of a fight, refused to
Increase railroad assessments. Perhaps,
now, the board regrets that it did not
listen. Mr. Roseweter Immediately applied
to the supreme court for a writ of man
damus compelling the state board to re
convene and reaaseas the property com
plained of. When you conclude that Mr.
Roseweter is too pld to attend to hla end
of a scrap, right there Is where you mske
a mistake that enoompaetes your defeat.
Edward Roaewate r will never be too old to
put bp a winning fight in a juat cauae.
Holt County Independent: The State
Board of Equal Uatlon, composed of Gov
ernor Savage, Treasurer Stuefer snd Audi
tor Weston, , met, last- week and assessed
the rallroadr for the 'year 1902. In spits
of the Increased earnings, double the roll
ing 'stock and vast" Improvements, the as
sessed valuation this year is over $3,000,000
less than la 1890, . A great, injustice Is
done the taxpayers of Nebraska In that as
sessment, and the republican state officials
know it. Editor' Roeewater of The Omaha
Bee and M. F. Harrington of O'Neill pre-
aented unanswerable arguments in favor
of a radical increase, but the board re
fused to listen' tci .thejr' advice.
Wayne RepubUoaru Roseweter is entitled
to the support of geod cltlsens In hla ef
forts to compel- the State Board of Equali
zation to raise the, rates, of assessment
made on public, franchises as a bssls ef the
tsx levy. . , It Is a potorlous fact that they
pay a ate out. ef proportion to what their
property is worth asd out of proportion to
the rate atwhlch private property is taxed.
nuwwuer nas nica a suit praying to the
courts to compel; the hoard by mandamus
proceedings to raise,- the rates and It Is
the Interest of p very man who pays a juat
rate of taxes te hops his suit is sustained.
What Rose.water gains In this Is a question.
tie is probably doing- It for polltlcsl ef
fect, but that has no bearing on the merits
of bis suit as a oltlsen before the. law.
He Is. entitled to.eredW.for the nerve to
go Into cfihrl'ln iiuch just eaoae. Rose
water .Is a queer m&n-many long, hard
battles has be fought tor the people and
Koaewater, . and, both have won, some say
the latter the ofteneat, by such odds that
they are suspicious of htm. He has mf de
many personal enemlea by his selfishness
in Politics or What aDDeared tn h ..lfl.h.
neaa- It Certainly was antagonism which
worked Injury b the republican party, but
whether the injury :wa temporary and will
reault tn the greater good later on, as his
friends assert, or . whether the' Injury Is
permanent i,s hest: determined by the reali
sation, that. Roeewater la still in politics
snd a hard man te oowq. i So long aa he
has the energy to take tip such fights as
he is now engaged, in he" will be conceded
a degree jj sincerity .equal to those who do
not csrs to proceed,- whether Rosewater's
real motlvs is for right's sake or whether
the promptings of vain ambition.
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
Ripples on the Cnrrent of Life in the
,,. w . Metropolis.
William Travis, a convicted burglar, on
trial for burglary, acted ss his own Iswyer
la a New York court last week, and won
out. handsomely. He was tried on the
charge of robbing -the house of one Dr.
Lagie on December St. lait and was sr.
rested last April. Three dsys before the
trlsl he was convicted of burglary, grand
larceny and jail' breaking. ' In-the first
trial he had employed a lawyer snd lost.
In the second trial he dispensed wltb
counsel end won.
Travis examined sll the tslesmen who
had heed summoned tor Jury duty. As each
talesman took the staad Travis ssked him
this question:
"Would you find a mad guilty of break
Ing and entering if no one saw him either
enter or leeve the house, snd bs was not
arrested until three months sfter the com;
mission of ths alleged! crime?"
'Those' who answered in the negative
were promptly accepted.
Dr. George Lagie, ' whoae houaa Travis
Is accused in the indictment of ' having
robbed, and oa Which be is being tried.
.was the first witness to be cross-exam
toed. Dr. Lagie Identified ths various ar
ticles shown htm ss bsvlng been stolen
from hla house. There were .articles of
silver tableware and a small , puree. The
doctor was very positive la his identifica
tions, but under 'Travis' cross-examlns
t Ion he freakened and admitted, he did not
absolutely know . that any article ahowa
him was atolen from hla houae. Travis
led the doctor along article by article, snd
each the doctor admitted might be a re
plica of that taken from his house. The
silverware had been made by a well known
firm, and the doctor had to sdmlt tbst the
Arm nrAbablv turned out the mriMmm In
duplicate by the grose. There wae no prln
rate mark on any article he could recog
nise.
So badly shaken was the witness that
the district attorney had to resort to re
direct examination. The doctor was made
te say . that' be recognised a gold dollar
which was found "a the purae. Travis mads
him say ea the re-eress-examlnatloa that
the' pyse wss purchased la Oermasy, and
therf were probably thousands like It; that
ths gold dollar was one ef the millions
coined by the United States, Travis also
had the doctor admit that oa ths eight his
house wss robbed, he was aet sure that
the dollar to which he referred was oa ths
bureau, iq it, or in the purse.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Ellis Island, the great Immigrant station
la New Tack harbor,. Is crowded as never
before,. During the jnoota ef May S.OOe tea
migrants, meetly Hungarians, Italians and
Russians, were landed at that station, the
tallest reeord la. the history ef the port
The total for April wss 7f00. The arrl
vala at stl ports of the X'ntted States for
the fiscal yesr ending June. 101, was 4S7.
911. For eleven months of the current As.
cal year the number approximates &50.000
and It Is expected that Jane will add 100.-
000 to that number. The preaent number of
mmlgrants recorded for sny preceding fiscal
yesr wss tTs.OOO In 181. At ths present
time Kalians and Auatro-Hungarlans art
making up the hulk ef the aliens who ar
coming to these aborts. 46.000 Italians from
he southern part of Italy reporting durlog
the first slx'montbs of the year.
"Although not officially announced." says
s dispatch to ths Philadelphia Ledger, "the
terms of payment of which the Pennsyl
vania railroad la to secure the franchise
for a tunnel under Manhattan Island to
connect with Brooklyn sad Jersey City are
said to be 60 cents- per lineal foot of every
single track of railroad, to be paid te the
chy annually for ten years, thla to be la-
creased te fl per lineal foot annually tor
the next fifteen years. - .These rates are eon
alderably larger than were at first pro
posed, hut Comptroller Grout insisted tbst
the frsnchlae wae very valuable, snd tbst
ample payment should he secured for the
city. The question of compensation tor the
franchise under -the North snd East rivers
has not been decided," v
James H. Burns Is dead. Mr. Burns was
for fifteen years a ward detective In New
Tork. During that lme, by economy and
strict attention .to business, be managed
to save isoo.ooo. waen the Lxow reform
wave came along, he wss Indtoted, but
jumped his bstl and went to Karope, where
be lived In luxury for some yesrs, and
until be heard from New Tork that
everything was fixed." Thea he returned.
went Into court and demanded a trial:
but, aa the state's witnesses were missing,
the indictment had to be dismissed snd he
was triumphantly '."vindicated."
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY AHEAD.
Soil and Shop and Conation" Room
Forecast a Bnroper Year.
" 8t Louis Globe-Democrat.
Present conditions and indications are
favorable to the continuance of good times.
No visible clouds, are tn the sky. There
sre elements In ' the situation that dis
tinctly Improve the outlook. Crop, pros
pects for 1902 are excellent throughout the
country. The time for harvesting small
grsln la near and a .bountiful yield aeema
assured. Corn is In fine shape and if all
proceeds well the crop will go far toward
making up the corn, deficit .of . last year.
After June 80 the government will tease to
collect all war taxes imposed in 1893, an
event which will relieve the money market,
as well ss many prominent lines' of bual
ness, for the taxes must be paid In cash
and tends to pile up ' money In . the treas
ury. The government revenue for the fiscal
year will exceed expenditures . by .at leaat
$70,000,000.' Our foreign commerce since
July 1 last has not. been a record-breaker.
but the trade balance in our favor, never
theless, will be about 1500,000,000. Exports
of minerals snd manufactures have ' been
well maintained. The iron barometer con
tinues at the highest notch, with more than
enough orders to keep the mills ljusy for
i ob next year, ncauction oi me puDlie
debt Is steady, railway profits sre undi
minished, snd the volume of domestic com
merce Is enormous.
The insurrection in the Philippines haa
almost disappeared. ' Mqre'pv.er. . the world
&l lirgff )ruiuiBc w ue unusually peaceiui
during the coming year. In South Africa
serious hostilities sre. apparently at sn
end, a fact reflected in' an advance of more
than 2 per cent In British, consols' In V.
last month. Peace with the Boers will set
in motion again the largest productive gold
mines, and the epalr of the ravages of
wsr will tend to quicken the tide of busi
ness, It haa just been stated that within
the last three weeks:$lV,6(;00t)'-tn British
consols has been bought for Americsn ac
count,, an )tem showing nenfldence -ln peace
prospects as well aa. an -American surplus
for Investment. By the: end of a year or
two the Rand mines should be adding 1100,.
000,000 to the world's yearly output of gold.
sending up the aggregate to the highest
figures. . Here is a general situation cal
culated to Inspire business men with ai-
end ia not in sight nor foreshsdowed by
sny known circumstance. ,
A SMILE OR TWO. ' ' '
Detroit Free Press-. "What's your oc
cupation?"
rnsnine; ana neraing, sir. - ..
Ah! You live, then, by hook or crook."
teste in munio Is improving perceptibly."
said the professor. ...
"I think It must he." answered Mr. Bllc-
g-lna. "She doesn't try to play nearly ks
much as she did.''
Atlanta Conatitutlon: "You admit you
Stole the melons?" said the judge. "Oh.
yes. sun 1 stoied urn: "And yet you
ask for mercy?".- "Yea, sun kase de
white man kotched me to' I had a chance
ter eat um!"
Chlcaio Trimmer. Girl it the Ribbon
Counter Ever notice what long eyeJaahes
tnat gin over mere in tne cutlery depart
ment has?
Girl at the Glove Counter.N wonder
they're long. She, haa beeu hanging on to
her job by them for the last two jeers.
Philadelphia Press: ' Crabbe-Tedav for
the first time I waa realty delighted to
hear Miss NexVre's piano going. .
Ascum Something worth listening to,
eh? ..
Crabbe I should say. I heard, ths Install
ment men taking it away. . .
Washtnrton Star: "De man Ami rita
along," aaid Uncle Eben. "Is de man dat
ten a to bualness. stld o ahowin' on his
knowledge. Ef Noah had sot aroun' de
grocery sto' talkln' 'bout de weather, he
wouldn' of had no ahk ready when de
freshet come."
Phltadelnhla Bulletin: "Rut vnu mux .
member, dear, that you promised to 'love.
'It Ian t possible, grandma. I defy any
woman to love and honor a man who al
ways Insists on being obeyed."
COMI.VO INCLB'S WAY.
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Long the nations '
Never cared
How our Uncle
Sammy fared;
Thought he wasn't
In their class
And among them
Couldn't pass.
But a wondrous
Change haa coma
Since our Uncle
Made thine hum.
Honors shower i.
On him now.
And the nations
To blm box. ,
Just a little .
, While as" v j "
Helnrtch same with '
, Face aglow,
. Grasped our Uncle
By hla hand.
Praised his people
And hla land.
. Then the Kaiser
. Wrote and wired
Thanks te Uncle
So admired; .'
And ha'a anxious
, To donate
Statue of old
Fred the Greet. -
Next some Frenchmen,
Known to fame )
On a friendly
Mission came. '
Now a statue
They unveil
While our Uncle
Sam they hail.
Other nations
Onee so eerrn
re but waltinr-
t For-their turn;
So 'tis just the .
Truth to say
Thlrujts sre comiivsv
Uncle's wa.