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4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JTOE 9, 1002. Tiie omaiu Daily Bee E, ROSEWATER. EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNINO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Dally Bps (without Sunday), One Year. $4. 00 fjally Hee and Sunday, One Year 6.W Illustrated lief, One Year 2 ' Sunday Boo, One Vear Saturday lire. One Year 1.6 Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year. 1.00 DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dally Bee (without Sunday), per copy.. 2o pally Hee (without Sunday), per week..!2c Dally Bee (including Sunday), per week. 17c Sunday Bee. per ropy 5c tverilng Bet; (without Sunday), per woek.Wc Evening Bee (Including Sunday), per week 15c Complaints of Irregularities In delivery should he addressed to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omnh.i The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building, Twen-ty-(lfth and M street. Cotinrll Bluffs 10 Pearl Street. Chitaco-)Mi Unity Building.. New York Temp'e Court. Washington 6ol Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Ccmmunlentlons relating to news and editorial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should be addressed: The Bee Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. . . Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps areepted In pavmunt of rnall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, nut accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.: Oeorge B. Tisrhurk, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and Cf.mpleto conies of The Dally, Morning. Evcnlrg and Sunday Bee printed during the mouth of May, 1M2, waa aa follows: 1 2t,fM 17 20,n0 21M20 18 20,(100 JW.B20 19 Z1MHO SflMSfiO Jo 20,000 8 no,2MO 21 2,MO ao,.-HK 22 20,500 ' -...ao,7o 13 20.470 20.KSO 24 20.BN0 2,7UO 25 2U.D40 lfl 2W.4SO 2 20,540 20.Bn 27 20..V10 12 2O.05O 28 2O,r.t0 1S 20..V1O 29 20,4.10 14 20,:iO 80 2ft,l0 15 20.B70 81 20,510 20,800 Total mo .tu Less unsold and returned copies.... 10,700 Net, total sales Oos.mno ret dally average 20,319 GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. w. rlbe'' my presence and sworn to before me this 31st day of May, A. D. IDOL (Seal.) jf. B. h UNGATE, Notary Public, The convention season 1b now on In full blast In Nebraska. H all tho other populist candidates for governor step out of the way, the popu lists may take up with Yelser yet. If he will turn the faucets only half way, the efforts of the weather man will be more gratefully appreciated. It should be remembered that nomi nations guaranteed and Indorsed by cor poration managers are not always re deemed at the polls by the voters. From the number of candidates In the field for the republican nomination for state treasurer, it seems to be pretty well understood that that place on the ticket is open to competition. London hotel men are said to be play ing the limit on coronation week guests. They must have gotten tips from Amer ican hotel men who have had experi ence with our inaugurations, national conventions and expositions. ' Congressman SturU says he knows when he has had enough and will there fore retire after completing his present third term.- But the non-resident con gressman from the First Nebraska dis trict is asking for a sixth term. Discussion of the antl-anar-hlst bills la congress develops the fact that rad "tcal legislation proposed under high pressure" of popular clamor will not withstand .the deliberate Judgment of the lawmaker after he has calmed down. iWlth strikes among all classes of mechanics in the building trades there Is some consolation that at least one set of tradesmen will not ault work on any provocation during the building season, Reference is made to the plat form builders. Wall street, .reports nave it that an English brokerage firm has invested $700,000 in American railway securities for a member of the royal family. Rov y Apparently wants to get even for the Invasion of Lombard street by Amer lean money kings. If the assessment Just made by the State Board of Equalization of all tho Nebraska railroads at $21,000,000 In cludes the valuo of their franchises, pray what would the assessment be If the franchises were excluded and only the tangible property taken into con sideration? 1 t The railroad attorneys and tax com missioners have to make a fight for tax evasion to demonstrate to their respective corporate employers that they are earning their money. The railroads furthermore prefer to maintain their costly tax (shirking) departments to Standing for their Just shares of the burden of government. Cuba Is a very rich country, and so are Ilrar.ll end the Argentine Republic. If we are to have an air line from Omaha to Havana, why stop there? Why not extend the roud to Buenos Ayrea and Rio Janeiro aud establish an Omaha steamship air line up the Ama jbou aud Orinoco rivers, where our mer chants could go to swap mosquito net ting and breechclouts with the natives for bananas, India rubber aud parrots? In calling on Richard Olney, a Massa chusetts goldbug, to enter the lists as their favorite for the democratic nomi nation for the presidency la 1904, those Tennessee democrats are hardly show ing the proper courtesy to Mr. Bryan, who has gallantly placed Senator Cur- mack of Tennessee among his fist of presidential possibilities. As a prophet Senator Carmack is evidently wore credited abroad than at home. WHO PATS TUB TAXESt Bulletin No. 2, compiled expressly for the railroads of Nebraska and published by their authority, embodies much in structive and suggestive Information. Taking as Its basis the grand assess ment roll of the state for the year 1900, which ngirregnted M71,747,5'.3. great stress Is laid upon the fart thnt the railroad pny 15.4 per cent of the taxes In Nebraska. As a matter of fact, this estimate, of the percentage of the taxes paid by railroads relates solely to state taxes and not to county and city taxes. Assuming, however, that the figures of the railroad tax bureau were abso lutely correct, whut proof do they afford to Justify the claim of the railroad at torneys that the rallrond corporations are assessed as high, according to the relative value of their property,-as are the owners of all other properties? Ac cording to the estimate of the railroad bulletins, 45.4 per cent of the taxes levied In Nebraska in 1000 were paid by the owners of farming lands; 13.7 per cent of the taxes were paid by the owners of improved town lots; 3.(1 per cent were levied on unimproved town lots, and 0.8 per cent were assessed against (he owners' of horses 'and live stock; 10.1 per cent represent telegraph companies,' bank's,' manufacturing inter ests, merchandise, stocks, bonds and all other classes of personal property, and 15.4 the railroads. Expressed in dollars nnd cents the va rious taxable properties in the state for the year 1000 are as follows: Farm ing lands, total, $78,044,155; improved town lots, $27,034,478; unimproved town lots, $0,113,918; live stock, $10,778,333; railroad property, $-0,442,294; ail other classes of personal property. Including manufacturing materials, machinery, merchandise, money and credits, stocks and bonds, and personal property gen erally, $17,333,000. These figures are docidedly suggestive. They show that 55 per cent of the taxes paid In Ne braska are levied upon ,the owners of farming lands and live stock on the farms, aggregating $94,822,488. The improved town lots In the cities, towns and villages of Nebraska are assessed at $27,034,457 while, all the railroads in Nebraska, with their vast properties, representing as they do more than $300,000,000 of interest earning capital, are assessed at only $20,442,291. Will any impartial and well informed man contend that the Improved town lots In Nebraska are worth more than all the railroads in Nebraska, with their valuable terminals and equipments? Would the owners of the Nebraska rail roads be willing to trade even for the Improved and unimproved town prop erty, which is assessed at $33,148,405? At the meeting of the state board two weeks ago Qovernor Savage, who claimed to have made a very careful computation of the property values in the state, declared that the true value of taxable property In Nebraska, includ ing the railroads, would aggregate not less than $1,200,000,000 at a very low estimate. It is an open secret that $300, 000,000 represents a very low estimate of the actual value of Nebraska rail roads, or one-fourth of the total taxable property of the state. Instead of puying 15.4 per cent, as is claimed by the railroad tax bureau, the Just proportion of assessment of rail road property in the state should be 23 per cent. Instead of paying $150,000 a year toward the expenses of state gov ernment and maintenance of state In stitutions, the railroads should, by rights, pay $250,000 and the same pro portion of county and city taxes. WEST PUIAT lEXTEJIXLAL. The West Tolnt Military academy was founded by act of congress In 1802 and the centennial of that institution will be celebrated this week. It will be an exceedingly interesting celebration, in which many distlngushed persous will participate and which will make the American people better acquainted with the history and the worth of this great military school, aptly termed "the cradle of heroes." The conception of a mill tary academy in this country dates buck to 1770, when the lack of competent officers for tho army led to the appoint ment of a committee by the continental congress to prepare and bring in a plan of a military acudemy, but no further action was tukeu. lu 1793 Washing ton invited the attention of congress to tho mutter and lu 1790 recommended the institution of a military academy Six years later congress passed the necessary legislation aud the institution created thereby has been gradually de velopedluto one of the best of the world's military schools, where have been educuted soldiers who achieved imperishable fame. The American people are Justly proud of the West Point academy, which is associated with our heroic periods since the date of Its foundation, aud the cele bratlon of its hundredth uuulversary will command general interest AN VBJICTIUNABLE FEATURE. The most objectionable feature of the Philippine bill passed by the senate is that relating to the coinage of silver aud it is very probable that this pro vision will be chauged In the house, The New York Journal of Commerce thinks it incomprehensible that the sen ate should hare provided for establish lug the silver staudurd In the islands aud at the same time authorised the issue of bonds for the acquisition of the friars' lauds and for local Improve ments payable iu gold. While the all ver currency is necessary enough, re marks that paper, it is in no respect inconsistent with the gold staudurd "The two co-exist lu India, lu Japan as to our silver dollars lu the United States uUo, and as to subsidiary silver iu most of the commercial world." The report of the house committee on insular affairs presented a strong argument for a Philippine currency based on gold, It urged that "the adoption of an Amerlcau silver coin of the Bame weight and fineness as the Mexican, cr of a similar weight aud nneuess, coined on private account with out limit, would perpetuate the fluctua tions in gold exchange which have caused so much embarrassment to trade." The financial situation In the Philippines Is such as to hare led the Chamber of Commerce of Manila a short time since to sppeal to Fresldent Foose- velt to Induce congress to provide a remedy. The currency feature of the senate's bill does not do this, but on the contrary would perpetuate the con ditions to which the existing situation is due. It seems obvious that the senate has made a grave mistake in this matter, which the house should and doubtless wfil correct. What Is needed for the Philippines, aa pointed out In the re port of the house committee, is "a coin age system which does not seriously dis turb the customs of the Filipino people, but which gives them a unit of cur rency easily convertible into the gold unit of the United States." DEPARTMtAT VF COMMERCE. The creation of a Department of Com merce at the present session of con gress appears probable. The bill for this purpose passed the senate In Janu ary and is now being considered by the house committee on interstate and for eign commerce, which will make a num ber of changes In the measure. It Is stated that most of the members of the committee regard the senate bill as too wide in its scope, providing too many bureaus for the new department at the start. There is also a feeling that the senate failed to make provision for cer tain lines of inquiry and work which would prove of much benefit and value to the general public. The house committee propose to drop out of the bill some of the bureaus which the senate bill provides shall be embraced in the new department and to give the president authority to trans fer to the department from time to time, such bureaus of other departments as be may consider properly belonging to the Department of Commerce. This will permit the gradual expansion of the scope of the department In the fu ture and make it possible for special attention to be given to certain lines of work which might otherwise remain undeveloped. The bureau of labor is one of those to be' dropped from the bill by the house committee, it being thought that at some future time this bureau will be made an independent department with cabinet rank. The house committee will provide for the creation of at least two distinctly new bureaus, both of which will be at tached to the Department of Commerce. One of these proposed is a bureau of insurance, intended to gather informa tion of a general and detailed character regarding the operations of Insurance companies and to publish the facts thus obtained much as is now done In rela ton to manufacturing statistics. It is deemed Important that the general pub lie should be made acquainted with certain phases of the operations of in surance companies. It Is possible that the material changes made in the senate bill by the house committee may cause final action on it to be deferred to the next session, though the desire for the creation of the proposed department is so general In the senate that perhaps the amendments to its measure will be accepted. At all events, the creation of a Department of Commerce is as sured and It is said to be probable that the first head of the new department will be Mr. Cortelyou, the president's private secretary. QVESTIOSS STILL UNANSWERED. The very pertinent questions pro pounded to the champion of David II. Mercer in the recent debate still remain unanswered. These answers touch the vital points upon which the republicans will decide whether or not Mr. Mercer Is entitled to a renomlnatlon. Lest we forget what these questions were, they are herewith repeated In concise form, together with the evasive answers made from the stage before an Intelligent audience of Mercer's constituents: Question Will Mr. Mercer live In Omaha if he Is not re-elected or will he locate permanently In Washington and resume his old business as a profes sional lobbyist? Answer I am not a mind reader, but feel sure Mercer will keep the army headquarters In the old ppstoffice building, unless they are moved Into the new postoffice building. Question Is it true that Mercer Is willing to live in Omaha two months out of every two years If he can keep his seat in congress for a sixth term, a seventh term and as many more terms as he Is willing to serve? Answer The people of this district need Mercer more than Mercer needs them. Mercer needs them only two months out of every two years, and they ought to be satisfied. Question Is It true that Mercer pock ets the allowance of $100 a month for clerk hire Instead of giving some Ne braska boy or girl a chance to earn the salary, while the secretary of the public buildings committee is forced to do the extra work which the government pays for? Answer Ask me something easier. I told you that all the opposition to Mer cer comes because the army headquar ters were removed from The Bee build lng. Question Why does Mercer make po litical deals for West Point and Annap olis cadetshlps, while other congressmen leave these appointments open for com petltlve examination, so that every boy who aspires to such an education can have an equal chance? Answer Do you expect Mercer to give away patronage to Tom, Dick and Harry? Was there anything wrong in sending Tom Blackburn's bright boy to Annapolis? Should Mercer go back on riackburn Just to please you? Question Why did Mercer pocket the quartermaster's supply bill two years ago after it had passed the senate, when he knew that It would be of Immense benefit to Omaha? Answer Don't you know, that the passage of that bill would haVe lost the army headquarters to Omaha and taken them down to Kansas City? Question You say that Mercer has al ways been loyal to the west Will you explain why Mercer voted against the beet sugar Interests and against the west, and for the sugar refiners and Sugar trust and for the east, when that question was up a few weeks ago? Answer Didn't The Omaha Bee change front on the beef trust and on the Philippine question? Consistency thou art a Jewel long ago sent to the pawn shop. Question Why did Mercer displace two Nebraska Grand Army veterans who wero employed In the capltol build ing and substitute for them two men who hailed from Minnesota? Answer You ought to be ashamed of yourself. A man who would ask such silly questions ought to wear wooden shoes, clothe himself In rags and retire to the woods for the balance of his life. The chairman of the county board has figured out an Increase In the assessed valuation of Douglas county of nearly $1,200,000 by reason of the recent su preme court decision relative to the as sessment of the franchlsed corporations. That estimate may be correct, but the Increase In the county assessment should not stop with the franchlsed corporations. There should be a gen eral leveling up where favoritism or discrimination on the part of assessors la patent There doubtless will be a marked Increase In the assessed valua tion of South Omaha property, where great Improvements have been made during the last few years, and where the assessment has been out of all pro portion with tangible property. By a decision Just rendered by the supreme court of Kansas, the anti-trust law of that state has been upheld In Its application to the Kansas Grain Dealers' association, which Is adjudged to be a combination in abridgement of competition and against public policy1. The court upholds the right of the legislature to tlx penalties for the per petration of unlawful agreement, al though one of the Judges dissents on the ground that it seeks to make crimi nal the ordinary transactions of every day business life. It Is intimated that the federal courts may be Invoked to pass upon the validity of the statute before the litigation Is ended. John J. Hanberg, the republican nomi nee for treasurer of Cook county, Il linois, which comprises the city of Chi cago, has pledged himself to turn over to the public all interest on public moneys in his custody if he is elected to office. The republican candidate for state treasurer of Nebraska will not only have to pledge himself to turn In every dollar of interest he collects on public funds, but also to desist from using public funds for speculative bond or warrant purchases. To prevent the State Board of Equali zation from raising the railroad assess ment, the railroad attorneys assured the members that they had no legal author ity to Include the franchise value. Now, to prevent the court from requiring the assessment of franchise values, the rail road attorneys insist that the franchises were assessed along with the tangible property. For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain the heathen Chinee is not the only one that Is peculiar. Treasurer Stuefer desires It to be un derstood that he did not understand what the railroad lawyers wanted when they Induced him to swear td an amended petition which contradicted the sworn petition he bad signed a week before. A man who does not under stand what he Is signing is a very dan gerous man to occupy the responsible position of railroad assessor, which In volves the taxation of more than $300, 000,000 worth of property. Congressman Mercer predicts in an in terview that republicans will gain four seats in congress from Nebraska at this year's election. If Congressman Mercer had supported the republican candidates for congress in Nebraska through the national congressional com mittee two years ago Instead of throw ing cold water on them, Nebraska would have had at least five republican mem bers In the present congress Instead of only two. Some Kicking by the Banners. Washington Post. The peace arrangements were made by tbe Boers who did tbe fighting. Therefore the grumbling on tbe part of tbe envoys who did tbe runnlpg about will not make mucn of an impression. Mighty Few In the Hill. Boston Transcript We are glad to notice that there were only four northern men among tbe forty- six fool democrats, who voted against the resolution of thanks to Secretary Hay for his McKinley oration. Ko Gala to Oftset th Loss. Baltimore American. Tbe cost of the Boer war haa Indeed staggered bumanity, but tbe , saddest part of it all is that bumanity baa gained noth ing to compensate for this cost in money, suffering and life. There is no gain to off set tho losa. The Tax will Stay Awhile. Philadelphia Ledger. The Boer war la over, but the tax ou grain remains la tbe British budget The desired property In South Africa has been acquired, but there Is a heavy mortgage on it, which must be paid off before Britain can resume her pristine condition. Hop for the Thirsty. Washington Post. It is quite likely that the senate will save the members of the house from the incon venience of going outside tbe -capltol for their liquid refreshments. Ia addition to being a deliberative body, tbe senate it not obliged to Indulge in that sort of bun- combs. Title Hla-htlr Bestowed. St. Louis Republic, "Doctor" Mark Twain doesn't sound so Incongruous when we remember what ex cellent physic is In a good laugh and how often "Doctor" Twain baa administered his favorite prescription to English-speaking eorlea. I Live Nebraska Towns ATKINSON Active and Prosocrous. Atkinson Is located at the head of the Elkhorn valley, and at present numbers trifle more than 1,000 lnbabttaats. The town is more remarkable, perhaps, for its steady growth and development than anything else, all efforts to start a "boom" having happily failed. There Is do lack of enterprise, but it Is always directed In the way of conservative business effort rather than temporary "schemes." Tbe business of the town at present is conducted by two banks, seven general stores, one clothing and shoe store, two drug stores, one newspaper and prlntery, two hardware stores, one furniture store, two lumber yards, one flour and feed store. one large Implement establishment, three hotels, one restaurant and bakery, two livery barns, two blacksmith shops, two millinery tores, two barber shops, two meat markets, and numberless small enter prises. Among the more notable Institu tions are a large flouring mill run by the never falling water power of the Elkhorn, a brewery, and a creamery. Until the hard times of the '90s a brick yard was in operation, and will probably resume opera tions again soon, as there is great demand for its product for the erection of new business blocks to take the place of old frame buildings built in an early day. Atkinson has an excellent system of water works and a local Are company. Nearly all the foremost fraternities have organizations, and three of the religious bodies, the Methodist Episcopal, Presby terian and Catholic, have excellent church buildings. The public school building stands on the brow of a plateau In the north part of town, from which locality a most beautiful view Is obtained of the fertile Elkhorn valley stretching to the east and south, dotted with the houses of prosperous farmers, and covered with fields of small grain and corn. This may have been a prairie country once, but it is now well dotted with artificial grove. Tbe soil is not excelled in Nebraska for "rais ing" qualities. In this connection it may be Interesting to note that the land adja cent to town is rapidly becoming cut up Into small tracts of five to ten acres which make money for numerous market garden Bryan for St. Louts Globe The effort which is being made to In duce William J. Bryan to accept the nom ination of the democratic-populist com bination of Nebraska tor governor shows that his friends Intend to keep him at the front, at least until after the election of 1904. If there were any chance of his success In the canvass for governor there would be an obvious reason for compelling him to accept the candidacy, even though he says he does not want It, and will re fuse it if It is tendered to htm. His friends think he can carry the state, and, there fore, they are working to get him tbe candidacy. Many prominent men have been con strained to accept nominations which they did not want and which they declared they would decline. Senator Hill positively for bade his friends to name him for governor of New York in 1894, but they went right ahead and put him up, and he was forced to acoept the candidacy. Bryan will be in a similar position- Hill at that time waa a presidential aspirant, as he is still, and he knew that a defeat for- the governor ship, even though he bad held that office before and did not want It then, would Injure hia prestige in tha race for tha AMOG TIIE FISIOMSTS. Sherman County Times-Independent: W. J. Bryan announces that he will not accept the nomination at tbe hands of the fusion forces for ths office of governor. Bryan has always been level-headed. Tbe nomi nee must be a populist. Holdrege Citizen: The fusion forces are talking again of nominating Bryan for gov ernor. There are many who seem to think it will take some one like Bryan to keep the fusion forcea in line, and even then there is liable to be trouble. Stanton Register: We are still firmly of the opinion that John C. Sprecher should be the fusion nominee for governor. With a clean, honest, able man like Sprecher on the ticket we can go Into the fight with vigor and win or lose knowing we have done our best. Greeley Leader-Independent: Aa Dr. Coffin's candidacy for governor becomes more widely known his chances for the nomination become brighter. Let Greeley and Valley counties be neighborly and sup port candidates from central Nebraska, Coffin and Barry. Alnswortb Star-Journal: Mike Harring ton positively refuses to be a fusion candi date for governor. He la busily engaged in trying to keep the wolf from the door, but Intimates that some years later, when be geta a few dollars ahead, he will go into polltlcs.just for the fun of the thing. Crete Democrat:. Tbe Grand Island Demo crat has "been a very irregular visitor at this office for some time, but we notice In its last week's issue it gives Gilchrist a boost for auditor. It Is our opinion that the fuslonlsts have had enough of this in dividual already, without taking another dose. Bloomington Advocate: Tbe fuslonlsts of the state are fast coming to the conclusion that they cannot win In the race for gov ernor this coming fall except by using the name of W. J. Bryan for that position. The Lincoln gentleman claims he Is not a candidate, but that he would accept it It I tendered to him unanimously. Rushville 'Standard: The latest populist gubernatorial timber is Dr. C. E. Coffin of j vauey county, no iriu iv un mi wwi, a yard wide, clean of character, smart as a Whip, and has escaped tbe amell of fire on his garment. Nothing strange about that; there are scores of pops with like records. Hoorah for Sprecher. Emerson Enterprise: A large and healthy boom has been developed during the paat ten days for W. J, Bryan for governor. Bryan la undoubtedly the strong eat man tbe fuslonlsts can put up, but Nebraska ia pretty aafely republican and If the convention at Lincoln, June 18. names good clean candldatea even tbe eloquence of Mr. Bryan will not save the fuslonlsts. Sherman County Times-Independent: Tbe following named gentlemen .have been men tioned as possible candldatea before the fusion congressional convention for the nomination to the office of congressman from the "Big" Sixth: M. F. Harrington of O'Neil, Judge Westover of Rushville, Gen eral Barry of Greeley, Judge Sullivan of Broken Bow, Representative Taylor of Cus ter county and former State Senator Stewart of Scotts Bluff county. Chadronlan: As tha tlms draws near for the atate and other conventions tha senti ment for tbe various candidates seeing to be cryatallxlng. For governor, M. V. Har rington seems to be taking the lead. Ha is a brilliant and a thoroughly reliable man for tbe place. It is devoutly to be hoped that be can be induced to make th race. For congress. It has been conceded that Judge Westover will consent to make the race. If nominated. Ia thla instance siaa th fusion forcea are fortunate, for .1. ers. These lands, when changing hands, bring prices of $75 to $100 an acre, which Is a fact that would rrobably have to be proven to a, "backeaster," who has always beard of this country as the Great Ameri can Desert. Another fact which might stun him is that Mr. James Brook, living on a ten-acre patch of thla $100 land a halt mile east of Atkinson, makes more than a comfortable living every year simply by picking strawberries In the summer time. He ships them in immense quantities and people in Omaha and other cities buy them and think they come from somewhere in the vicinity of the Gulf or Mexico. Atkinson la really on the dividing line west of us lies tbe range country, with Its thousands of cattle, while east and south are leagues of the most fertile farm ing country ever blessed by rain and sun shine. Land values are steadily increas ing, which reminds me that we probably have more real estate men here than in any other town of the same size In the jttate, and they all seem to keep busy as immigration fct coming1 thla way very rapidly. Just at present Atkinson ia prominent In the minds of travelers aa tbs nearest railroad point to the Indian reservation soon to be opened in South Dakota. It has been necessary to establish a special stage line from here to tbe coveted section to accommodate tbe traffic. Altogether Atkin son has excellent transportation facilities, present and prospective. We are on the malu line of tbe Fremont, Elkhorn Mis souri Valley, and when the Atkinson North ern builds to the north country and the Burlington comes up from the south we will have connections in four directions. We have two local telephone companies doing business, and are also connected with the Nebraska Telephone company long distance wire. If there la anything that Atkinson needs it is mors of ths same kind she already has. More people, more business men, more capital, more tradesmen, more me chanics, more laborers, and more farmers on the fine land in the valleys which can be bought for $10 to $25 an acre. All these will help to make Atkinson th city shs seems destined to become. A. M. CHURCH. Governor Democrat (rep.), presidency, as it did. He was drafted, however, and Bryan will be compelled to accept the governorship candidacy now if his friends insist on it Undoubtedly Bryan's candidacy would make the election in Nebraska thla year of Interest to the whole country. Bryan himself has said that he has ceased to be an aspirant for the presidential nom ination In 1904, but it he should be elected governor of his state in 1902 he would have an excellent chance to sweep the na tional convention of his party two years hence. This ia a'contlngency which makes the canvasa In Nebraska of great Interest to the country. All the gold democrats, of course, are against Bryan, but not many of that sort of democrats can be found in Nebraska even now. If Bryan should give the word be would be nominated for gov ernor by acclamation. There Is a chance that be will be nominated whether he gives the word or not, and, it nominated, he will be compelled to accept. Thla Is something which will give a great deal of concern to tbe men who are attempting to reorganise tha democratic party by throwing Bryan outside tbe breastworks. those who know have conceded that Judge Westover will run "bead and shoulders" above anyone that tbe republicans can nom inate in this judicial district. Superior Journal: Hon. W. G. Hastings Is talked of by tbe fuslonlsts of the Fourth district as a candidate for congress. He was, several yeara ago, judge of this (the Seventh) judicial district, and Is now a member of the supreme court commission. The fuslonlsts of the Fourth district have tbe idea that their present congressman, Stark, will be tha nominee for governor, and they are looking about for a man to take his place on the congressional ticket. Geneva Gazette: Hon. W. O. Hastings of Wllber, ex-Judge of this Judicial dis trict, and now a member of the supreme court commission, Is being mentioned as a candidate for congress In the Fourth dis trict on tbe fusion ticket and some of his friends have atarted a boom for him. Congressman Stark haa a large number of supporters for a fourth term in Fillmore, but in the event of his nomination for gov ernor, which Is not an improbability, many of them would no doubt be atrong sup porter of Mr. Hastings. Grand Island Independent: The sugges tion of Hon. W, H. Thompson of thla city for tha fusion nomination for governor seems to be growing in favor among tho members of that party over tbe state. While ex-Senator Allen haa recently come out strongly In favor of Bryan for gov ernor, there are other fuslonlsts, and quite a number of them, of equal prominence and perbapa greater Influence, who favor Smyth or Thompson, and as between these two there can b but little doubt that th aggreaslv little Grand Islander, If he once geta fighting clothing on, will win. Rushville Standard: The Madison Mail of last week devoted considerable space in advising the reform elements of the atate to throw all other possible candidate for governor over the transom and unite on W. J. Bryan, believing that by doing so It would mean success for the reformers. The editor of this paper makes no pre tense of being as well informed on polities as tha .editor of the Mall, who is no other than ex-Senator Allen, but we believe tbe Mall haa errored in advocating such a course. We have nothing to aay against Mr. Bryan, but believe It would be doing him an Injustice In Insisting upon him ac cepting the nomination for governor of Nebraska. W do not think It policy or good politics. Mr. Bryan's name has hardly been connected with the position, which Is proof positive that he has not been con sidered a candidate nor considered him self a candidate. In our opinion his can didacy will not be aerlously considered. Wahoo New Era: Some of our democratic exchanges, Brother Howard of tha Colum bus Telegram th moat Insistent, ar urg ing upon the delegates selected to the next democratlo state convention to stand pat In Ipslstlng upon a democrat to head th ticket. Such nonsensical talk is good grist into the republican hopper. A year ago, gentlemen, you had your way, a democrat headed the ticket and defeat to the entire ticket was the result. If the opposition to th republican party honestly Intend to get together, and they really ar after auccess, a populist must head the ticket unless It be Bryan. Individually we aot only could, but would b glad to support and vote for such a true and honest reformer as "tbe little giant" of Grand Island W. H. Thompson because w have faith in his political alneerlty, and la tbe peer of any populist In his loyalty to th principles ad vocated by th populist party, but there are thousands of populist voters in this state that have made up their minds not to go to th polls It a democrat hsada th ticket. Geatlemsa, ws ar only stating stubborn fact that it will be wis to heed. CANDIDACY Or STATE TREAHl'RRR ST1 EFER. Tekamah Journal: Tho who would make it appear that to Treasurer Stutter s manipulations of state school funds Is due the credit for the large school apportion ments, should take, for Instance, bis doal In Burt county bonds and figure out where the school fund's profit cornea in on that deal. Callaway Courier: The republicans of Furnas county, in their convention, psssed resolutions condemning State Treasurer Stuefer for his manipulation of school funds. Thla action might well be Imitated by other counties. The republican party cannot afford to burden itself with men against whom even the appearance of offi cial crookedness can be urged. Wausa Gazette: We believe the proper thing for Treasurer Stuefer would be to get out of the race. His record Is not above criticism and as a candidate this fall he would be aure to be a dead weight to the state ticket. To make sure of vic tory this fall It behooves Nebraska re publlrana to place a ticket In the field for which there is no need making excuses men wbo have In the least proven un worthy of public trust should be relegated to the rear and new, clean timber brought forward. By placing the stamp of disap proval on all questionable actions of tbelr public men the party will gain strength and respect; by attempting to make ex cuses for such, but suspicion and losa of power. The Enterprise believes that David Mer cer has served tbe Second district long enough, for many reasons, which we will give from time to time in these columns. Mr. Mercer seems to have lost all Interest in thla district, except just when he wants our vote. He has even ceased to reside in Nebraska. He has no business interest here, and if be Is not continued on Ne braska's pay roll he will no doubt quit the atate. The Second district baa many bright and competent young men who have grown into prominence among us. They are clean, able and progressive. Give ihem a ahow. Among those who have bee; prominently mentioned for congress are Judge Baxter, E. J. Cornish, N. C. Pratt and Attorney Breen. North Nebraska Eagle: Th press of th state continues In no modest way to criti cise State Treasurer Stuefer and his very Indiscreet acts, and to an alarming extent the propriety of tils candidacy for a re nomlnatlon at the coming republican state convention. Tbe general feeling seems to be that If ho is on the ticket It meana an attitude of defense, and It Is a well known fact that In a redhot campaign con stant explanations do not explain. Whilo some of the bond deals, as exposed by The Omaha Bee, made a bad abowlng for Mr. Stuefer, the Eagle will only say that he acted very unwise and lndlacreet. Many questioned his honesty and integrity, know ing his disposition and avarlclousness. It is well to view things as they are. Ths coming campaign will be an exceedingly warm one. No man should be placed on the ticket whose record contains any spots, or who has been in any way connected with the Joe Bartley deal. To place a candi date at a disadvantage means an Injury to the whole ticket. The opposition will take advantage of all the mistakes tbat are lia ble to be made. For Mr. Stuefer to make a defensive campaign would be somewhat humiliating, and it would be even far more humiliating to htm It he were defeated. It would seem as a good, conscientious republican Stuefer would not want the bal ance of the ticket to lose vote on account of himself being placed on tbe same. Again, as a business proposition, can he afford to take the office for tha paltry salary, especially when he knows the salary will hardly eovar the expenses T It will be far more vindication tor Mr. Stuefer to withdraw from tbe race and atep aside to make room for a new man, after having filled the office for one term with a pretty fair record and being able to turn over to tbe state ita just dues. PERSONAL NOTES. The way the Texas oil men fight tbe oc topus is by organizing a trust of tbelr own. A portrait of Captain Clark, the Oregon's commander, la being painted to be placed in tho Vermont capltol. Dr. N. C. Morse, president of the Iowa Association of Railway Surgeons, is the heaviest physician in America, weighing 325 pounds. A Pennsylvania professor is trying to frighten Hudson river people by telling them tbat Anthony's Nose waa once an ac tive volcano end that ha Is liable at any time to blow it. Prof. Robert T. Hill, the geologist whose investigations at the scene of tbe Martinique horror have attracted wide-spread attention, waa a printer in bis youth. He is a Texan and worked at his trade in aeveral news paper offices of the Lone Star atate. . Governor Wood brought from Cuba a souvenir In the form of a machet pre sented to him by veterans of the Cuban war. The hilt baa the Cuban coat of arms and a single gold star on on aide and tbe general'a Initials on the otber in gold. SMILINO REMARKS. Philadelphia Press: "Of course," aald the church trustee, "we realise that you ar a eood preacher, but" "Hut," Interrupted the minister who was unable to collect his salary, "I appear to be doomed to be good for nothing. Washington Star: "Have you made any important discoveries with reference to vol canoes?" "I have," answered the scientist with ponderous emphasis. "Volcanoes ar ex tremely dangeroua to life and property." Chicago Tribune: "I haven't seen a good short story for months. What haa becom of all the writers of fiction?" "Don't you know? They are all at work writing attractive little pamphlets for th proprietors of summer resort hotels." Detroit Free Press: "Those boys wero alike as two pea and I hear they're much the same now." "What business are they in?" "One s a hypnotist and t'other's a com mercial traveler." Philadelphia Press: "Phoxy has opened a 'musical conservatory for beginners In bis house." "The Ideal H doesn't know anything about music." "I know, but he has some objectionable neighbors whom he wants to make move away." Washington Star: "Remember." aald the proverb-monger, "that the burnt chll avoids th fire." "Yes " answered the sneencr, "but the burnt child has the satisfaction of proving to the world that He family la atill able to buy coal." A SECRET. New York Tribuna. A sweet robin sang from th old apple tree, "I'v a secret so sacred I'll tell only th. And thou must remember 'tis 'twlat ma and thee. "Come under the branches and bloaaoma so aweet , That cluster in fragrance quite do to my feet, And 1 11 tell the a aecret thou muat not r. peat. "Ther la In th branches high over my head A round little nest that's as aoft as thy bed. And over it hovers th sweet wife I'v wed. "And what do you 'epos Is tucked under her wings? But four very wonderful, beautiful thlnga. For which the sweet mother bird grate fully sings. "They are four dainty eggs which we're guarding with care. In each egg there a baby bird hiding! go there. Do you wonder I'm glad, with a secret K -?" . - i
