TOE OMAHA DAILY BEEi SATURDAY, OCTOBETl 25, 1002.
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IIERCER'S FR
SPG CRAFT
NEBRASKA RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS
What They Are What They Should Be.
The tabular statement herewith presented embodies a comparative exhibit of railroad assessments for 1892 and 1902,
showing the mileage of the various railroads in each county, their relative assessment per mile, their true value based on
earnings and capitalization, and their assessable value equalized at a ratio of one-sixth of their true value.
LITERARY BUREAU IS BUSY
Do you know
tht there is hardly a food product
as much adulterated as
Cocoa and Chocolate?
Koniesident Congrwanaa U Violating ths
It ii Grinding Out Frantio Appeali for
Postal La ww
Meroer in Varied Languages.
WAKES UNCLE SAM PAY jHIS- POSTAGE
EFFORTS TO IMPOSE UPON FOREIGNERS
la teadlae; out Hit On Portrait as
peclooe Yarns Are loo Gensy to
Set jour mind at rest
Part of tho Conresaloaal
Itecord Deaoanrd a
Coarse Wok.
Fool Any lutelllgeat Voter lata.
Supportlac Nonresldeat
Caadldmte.
Ths unscrupulous and desperate char
attar of the Mercer camplgn ia again be-
Ing evidenced by the flagtnt abuse of the
franking privilege In wch tbe nonreal-
dent congressman li lnulglng. For the
Hit two days the mall arrlers la South
Omaha have been burdned down with
Mercer campaign Uteratre, aent through
the malla under the corjretaman't frank,
without poatage payment and the Omaha
mall carrier are to havia load of almllar
document within the Mt few daye.
The outalde of the enelopee which are
being distributed at t'nle Sam'a expenae
In South Omaha beara ' the Inscription:
"House of Repreeentatlna, V. S., part of
Congressional Record, fpe," and a repro
duction of the signature "David H. Mer
cer, M. C." On tbe lnajte of tbe envelope
the only thing that aavrs of part of the
congressional record is i small pamphlet
speech on trusts by Ceng sac man Hamilton
of Michigan, which haa,been printed by
the congressional commit ee at Washing
ton and aent broadcast fir distribution in
all the different congressional districts in
the United States). ,
Mercer Portraits I'ider Fraalc.
1 The other enclosures on which Mercer U
saving postage aa part pf the congres
alonal record are: First, two portraits of
the nonresident congressmen, one large
'enough and pretty enough to frame and
hang in any window and tot other a smaller
card, which contains on Die reverse aide
the Hat of appropriation) which he ssys
has made him a good lnihstment for the
people of this district ant state, to say
nothing of the good Investment it has
been for htm. Tbe third enclosure la a
circular reprint of the fakl labor endorse
ment procured down In fcew York City
from the so-called "International Steel
and Copper Plate Printers' Union of North
America." which la designed to counteract
Mercer's coarse work in his alliance with
Baldwin and the railroad corporations and
renudlatlon of union labor in all its de
mands. Another enclosure Is a circular
address to the voters of Bouth Omaha,
throwing bouquets at hlmaelf for having
made the existence of Bouth omana pos
sible and holding out promlfies of still fur-
thor favors If only allowed to continue on
ths payroll.
All of these documents, with the. excep
tion of the speech on trusts, bear labela
that show that they were printed in Omaha
and, of courae, could not possibly be classed
as public documents entitle to the frank
ing privilege. The penalty provided by
thn United States statutes for the Illegal
use of franked envelopea to convey private
mall matter aublect to letter postage la a
'heavy One and imprisonment at the dis
cretion of the Judge, but Jteraer, of course,
relies on his pull with the prosecutors and
bis official position to Mempt him from
prosecution. '' ', ,
, Resented as Cheap Graft.
! "This la the nerviest thing Dave has done
yet." declared a Couth Omaha republican
who had Just opened the envelope addressed
o him. "With all the money at ms com
mand, which tbe railroads and other cor
porations are putting up tor him, I should
think be would not stoop to such a petty
raft as this, but would par his postage
like anyone else. X was never inclined to
believe the charge that he wae a deadhead
and a deadbeat, but cheating Uncle Bam out
of poatage In this faihlon la pretty close to
the limit. Just think what it meana. It
means that Mercer kas the free use of the
poptofflce and the malls to send out thou
sands of circular letters and pictures and
other compalgn papers, while bis opponent
finds that avenue closed, unless be puts up
cash to pay the bill. It la the same thing
as Mercer drawing on the national treasury
, for- a campaign contribution, and not only
that, but a contribution which all the rest
of us have to put up for him in taxes, which
we pay. I have read about congressmen
Ulng their franking privileges to send their
laundry from Washington id Troy and back
every week, anj I can believe now that
Dave mignt naves oeen among me numoer.
' It turns out that this is not the first in
stance In which r Mercer nas been abusing
the franking privilege in the present cam
paign. Before the prlmariea be imported
from Washington several boxes of cartoons
' representing him as a public building Santa
1 Claua, with human-headed doga barking at
bis heels. A few samples were distributed
to poatmaaters and close friends in franked
envelopes. The Intention was to send out
ths remainder, of the supply to all the vot
ers of the district, and tbe envelopes are
said to have been prepared for that pur
pose, but Mercer found that the cartoon
bad overshot the mark and the boxes con
taining the pictures are still unemptled In
bis warerooms. . i
TROUBLE WITH A POLICEMAN
la the Form of Law Salt for Twentr
Five Hundred Dollars
Damagres.
' .Jennie Kauffmaa Informs1 'the district
court tbst It will cost John Brsdy Just
$2,600 to put himself right with her and.
aa Brady hasn't been able to eee It that
way. she asks Judgment against him. In
her petition she relates that the defendant,
a police officer, arrested her October 17
last and placed her In Jail on a charge of
doing a number of things and saying a
number of things that were damaging and
Injurious to tbe peace and dignity of the
state of Nebraska and shocking to such
piously inclined people aa chanced to be
la the eame block. She waa released by
Judge Berks, ahe state, aa soon aa she
could get a bearing, but in the meantime
bad Buffered acute mortification, great in
jury to her character and much mental an
guish.
ONLY A POLITICAL SCHEME
loataaa Hebrew Club Calls Attention
to "Fake" Martin at Wood
snea Hall.
Vi the undarsleued officers of the Omaha
w.hr.w riub. herebr denounce aa unwar
ranted and deceptive a meeting called at
kho Woodman ball. Sixteenth and Capitol
kvenue, under the pretended name vi me
rwn.h. Mshraw Socialist club. There Is no
fuch club In existence as the Omaha He
ft..... Snruiut club. It la a fake and a
fraud. The Omaha Hebrew ciuo oi.wmcu
the. officers la tbe recognized He
brew association of the city of Omaha for
koclal and cnantaDie purposes, i u iuw
Ing called at the wooaman uau m uuimus
a our opinion but a polltKal scheme.
TUB UMAnA ntoptn li"
M. BLANK. President.
J. BECK, Trustee.
Right oa tbm Spot
nrv.-. rheumatism Palua rub Bucklen'e
I. t. - kulir. 'Twill work
Arnica o. -
Cedars. Stops pain or no pay, tie. for
tale py auoa - -
-18ft-
Aseessment Total
Miles. Per Mile. Aeaessinent.
ai.T
84.56
f 4.000.00
4,800.00
f MT.iao.oo
11T.S8S.OO
46.84 fSOS.OOS.OO Total 40.34 S185,M1.00 SS2T.HT8.4H
FRONTIER COVSTs".
82.13 4,00.00 9 12",B20.OO Nebraska, efc Colorado 82.13 $3,4B0.OO 110,848.B0 fl8.OO0.O0 f.O00.OO f0fl,30O.OO
FIR5AS COl'JJTY.
81.82 f3.SO0.O0 f 110,820.00 Oxford A Kansas 81.B2 f3.600.00 fll3,4T2.00 fl8.OO0.OO f S.OOO.OO f 4,B60.OO
80.88 4.8O0.0O 148,080.00 Republican Valley 80.85 4.B00.0O 138,825.00 113.000.00 18,833.00 204,388.0.1
62.3T fUB8.400.00 Total 62.8T f2B2,2OT.O0 f208.018.03
8.14 f 0,000.00 f 4S.TOO.OO
8.28 4,000.00 21,120.00
18.02 6,800.00 84,680.00
88.04 4,800.00 27B.B02.00
43.88 4.BOO.0O 10T.400.00
2.60 8.BOO.OO 9,100.00
..... .........
20.09 4,000.00 124,108.00
1B8.B4 fT00.T10.O0
4.T1
f3,8O0.0O
f 16,488.00
20,88
f4,000.00
f83,320.OO
80.89
f3,BOO.OO fl08.115.OO
42.66
8.10
fS.BOO.OO
4.BOO.OO
f 140,810.00
4158.00
81.85
f 190,605.00
21.10 f 3.500.00 f 78.8SO.OO
8.87 4,800.00 18,576.00
8.0 4.500.0O 80,405.00
2B.7S 11,150.00 287.112.B0
16.18 B.500.00 88,825.00
74.06 fS04,768.50
86.41
8.02
f 4,800.00
B.OOO.OO
f270,768.00
49,600.00
60.33
f320,868.00
11.87 f 4,000.00 f 47,480.00
8.76 8.B00.OO 80,060.00
28.40 4,800.00 136.782.0O
8.BO 4,000.00 84,000.00
24.03 . 4,000.00 96,120.00
81.65 f 345,012.06
12.60
f 3,000.00
f37,770.O0
31.06
1S.10
f4,8O0.OO
3,000.00
fl49,088.00
84,300.00
40.16
f203,388.00
BT.3T
20.28
TT.62 .
f 5,000.00
4,500.00
f 286,850.00
91,125.00
f377,075.O0
30.18
f3,BO0.OO fl05,630.OO
3T.66
83.63
01.20
f3.B00.00
4.5O0.OO
fl31.810.00
241,835.00
f373,14S.OO
26.44 f4,800.0O fl20,912.00 Republican Valley 26.44 f 4,500.00 fll8.080.O0
C, R. I. A P 83.59 6.O00.0O 201.540.OO
20.22 4,600.00 134,412.00 C, R. I. A P., St. Joo Branch 9.23 4,500.00 41.62S.60
11.20 4,000.00 44,800.00 C, R. I. A P., Nelson Brunch 11.20 4.OO0.00 44,800.00
27.46 B.600.00 181,080.00 St. Joe A Grand Island 27.45 V B.OOO.OO 137,250.00
11.81 4,000.00 46,040.00 Kansas City A Omaha 11.51 8,800.00 43,738.00
105.83 f 503,104.00 Total 110.41 f 687,083.00
28.81
24.47 .
8.18
fS.OOO.OO
4.800.0O
8,500.00
fl20,0S0.00
117,456.00
28,630.00
88.40
f27B.188.0O
14.08
28.66
27.4T
70.81
f 11,800.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
f 173,224.00
114,640.00
100,880.00
f39T,744.O0
41.75 f 11,150.00 f 468,812.50
38.18 fll.lBO.OO f425,372.B6
KNOX COUNTY.
13.28 f B.OOO.OO f66.4O0.OO C, St. P.. M. A 0 13.28 fS.2O0.0O fO0,0B8.O0 841,208.00 . f6.8Bl.00 f 80.949.28
14.88 6,000.00 Tl.900.00 P., E. A M. V 14.88 8,600.00 51,768.00 2T.BOO.OO 4,62S.OO 66,507.50
27.60 f 138,800.00 Total 27.66 f 120,824.00 f 167,458.78
32.54 fit, 800.00 f 383,072.00
lf.40 B.OOO.OO 7,000.00
11.30 4.500.00 B1.205.OO
82.80 B.OOO.OO 164,000.00
38.B0 4.80O.OO 173,668.00
16.83 B.OOO.OO 84,250.00
14.82 6.BOO.OO 81.B10.OO
13.02 6,0OO.OO 60,600.00
26.63 3.BOO.OO 03,203.00
206.04 f 1,108,447.00
46.78 f 4,600.00 f 186,020.00
88.62 11,150.00 053,613.00
105.35 fM40.B33.00
21.41 f4.B00.00 f 0,343. OO
82.81 B.OOO.OO 164,050.00
4.24 B.OOO.OO 21.2OO.O0
88.44) f281,B9B.OO
IS.Ol f 8.8O0.OO f 66.B3B.OO
4.36 4,800.00 20.028.OO
44.86 11,150.00 B01.3W4.00
68.83 .. , ; f488.767.00
83.04
f4.5OO.00 flB2.730.00
f4.80O.OO
B.OOO.OO
B.OOO.OO
B.OOO.OO
fl86.S20.00
113.6S0.OO
3S.OOO.OO
76,800.00
f 383,670.00
73.67
28.40
22.73
7.18
18.86
Road.
FRAXKLI
Nebraska A Colorado
Republican Valley
GAGE COCJITT.
Atcblson A Nebraska 81
Cbleaaro, Nebraska A Kansas 8.28
Omaha aV Southwestern 13.02
Republican Valley 58.27
Union Pactfle. O. At R. V. Branch 43.87
Kansas City North western 2.60
C, R. I. A P. Ry 13.00
C, R. I. P., 8t. Joe Branch 20.08
Total
GARFIELD
Lincoln A Black Hills.
GOSPER COUNTY.
Nebraska A Colorado 20.83
GRANT COUNTY.
Grand Island A Wyoming Central.... 80.89
GREELBY COUNTY.
Lincoln A Black Hills 42.66
Union Paelfle, O. A R. Branch D.IO
Total
HLL COUNTY.
Grand Island A Wyomlns; Central.... 21. 10
Republican Valley . 3.87
Union Pact Ac, O. A R. Branch 8.00
Union Paclflo 25.75
St. Joe A Grand Island 16.15
Total '
HAMILTON
Republican Valley
P., E. A M. V. Ry
Total ..
Oxford A Kansas
Republican Valley
. Rep. Valley and Kan A Southwestern.
Total
. HAYES
Republican Valley A Wyomlns
HITCHCOCK
Republican Valley
Republican Valley A Wyoming
Total
HOLT
F, E. A M. V
0. C. A W., Br. of Wllmar A 8. F
Total
HOOKER
Grand Island A Wyomlns; Central....
HOWARD
Lincoln A Black Hills
Union Pacific, O. A R. V. Branch
Total
JEFFERSON
JOHNSON
Atchison A Nebraska.
Republican Valley
Missouri Pacific, Crete Branch
Total
KEARNEY
Bnrllnarton ............ ......
Nebraska A Colorado . . .
Kansas City A Omaha.
KIMBALL
Ualoa Pactfle
LANCASTER
Bnrllna-toa
Atchison A Nebraska
Llaeola A Northwestern........
Nebraska Railway
Union Pacific, O. A R. Branch. ......
F., E. A M. V. Ry
F., K. A M.'V with Mo. Pactfle
C, R. I. A P. Ry. t
Mo. Paelfle, Lincoln Branch
Mlasoart Pacific, Crete Broach.
Total
LINCOLN
Nebraska aad Colorado
Ualoa Pacific
Total
Total 70.52 f 355,600.20 .' f 467,300.44
KEITH COUNTY.
Ualoa Paelfle 41.B2 fO.SOO.OO f400,896.00 f 117,840.00 f 19,640.00 fS7B,4S2.80
MADISON COUNTY.
Ualoa Paelfle, O. A R. Branch 21.41
P E A M. V. Ry 82.81
C, St. P, M. A O. By 4.24
Total 68.40
MEBRICK COUNTY.
Lincoln A Black Hills. 19.01
Repabloaa Valley 4.30
Ualoa Paelfle Ry 44.86
Total 68.33
KANC'B COUNTY.
Ualoa Paelfle, O. A R. Braarh 23.84
NEMAHA COUNTY.
RepnblUaa Valley 28.40
Mo. Paelfle, Nebraska Exteaaloa 18.44
Mo. Paelfle, Weeptaa; Water Branch.. 10.47
Nebraska Railway 18.30
Total
ipoa-
Aseeaerneat
Per Mile.
Total
Aesessmeat.
Miles.
COlT.
Sl.TS
24.00
f3.4Sa.0O
4,500.00
TS.141.0O
110,520.00
f
f4,6O0.OO
3.6O0.0O
O.BOO.OO
4.B00.O0
8,800.00
8,180.00
O.OOO.OO
4,500.00
f 42,044.00
19,008.00
84,630.00
262,215.00
1B3.B4S.O0
8,100.00
72,000.00
121.410.O0
f
171.16
COUNTY.
4.17
f3.040.OO
83,450.00
f3,4O0.OO
f3,040.00
3,800.00
61.85
f3,40O.OO
4,500.00
3.5O0.OO
8,800.00
5,000.00
74.90
COUNTY.
50.41 f4,50O.OO f 233,843.00 fll3.000.00 f 18,838.00 f 1,062.360.83
0.92 3,600.00 33,712.00 27.7SO.OO 4,625.00 45,880.00
66.33 fa80,B57.00 f 1,108,249.63
COUNTY.
11.87 f3,4SO.OO f 40.0B1.6O f 18,000.00 f 3,000.00 f 3S.610.00
8.76 3,600.00 81,538.00 18,000.00 3,000.00 26,280.00
28,49 4.6O0.0O 128.20S.OO 113,000.00 18,833.00 436,552.17
8.BO 8,100.00 20.3SO.O0 18,000.00 .1,000.00 2S.5O0.00
23.93 8.800.0O 0,634.00 21,785.00 8,631.00 86,889.83
81.53 f 317,076.50 f 7 10,832,00
COUNTY.
12.50
f 3,000.00
f37.7T0.O0 f
COUNTY.
81.06
18.10
f4,500.OO
3,000.00
fl3,T70.00
84,300.00
49.10
COUNTY.
57.37
20.23
f3,600.O0
3,000.00
77.62
COUNTY.
30.18
COUNTY.
87.00
53.63
f3.4O0.OO
f3,040.OO
3,500.00
91.20
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
25.81
24.47
8.18
f4,6OO.0O
4 ,500.00
" '"I0.OO
f 118,726.00
110,115.00
29,448.00
68.46
f258,280.O0
COUNTY.
14.80
28.68
f 10,580.00
8,430.00
8,800.00
f 182,246.26
98,877.00
104,386.00
87.47
COUNTY.
30.21 f9.800.0O
f334,8B8.O0
COUNTY,
32.B4 f 10,880.00 f 344.27S.20 f 113,000.00 fl8.833.00 f 612,823.82
10.40 4.6O0.OO SO.240.OO 118,000.00 1 8.833. OO 865,360.20
11.80 8,500.00 80.86S.OO 1 S.OOO.OO 3,000.00 84,170.00
82.80 4,600.00 150,880.00 113,000.00 18,833.00 017,722.40
88.B9 3.500.00 138,068.00 1 17,840-00 19,640.00 7B7.8O7.60
16.61 8,600.00 69,796.00 27,750.00 4,625.00 76,821.25
.24 . 8,600.00 864.00 27.7BO.OO 4.62S.OO 1,110.00
86.04 6,000.00 216,240.00 22,644.00 8,776.00 136,087.04
13.92 8.3O0.OO T3.77B.OO 82,875.00 806.OO 73,112.82
28.63 3,600.00 98,868.00 32,875.00 686.00 14S.OOS.4S
228.10 f 1,205,887.20 f 2,820,812.11
228.10
COUNTY.
46.73
88.62
fl3.450.0O
9,800.00
f 161,218. BO
674,476.00
f783,604.80
105.35
f.l.BOO.OO
8.600.00
B.200.00
f 74,038.00
118,116.00
22,048.00
f3,O40.OO
4.5O0.00
8,800.00
f3,BOO.OO
8,000.00
4.BOO.OO
4,600.00
TS.67
Aetaal Valae
Value Eauallaed
Per Mile. at 1-6.
What
Assessment
Should Be.
1 S.OOO.OO
113,000.00
S S.OOQ.OO
18,833.00
6S.340.00
4U2.B3S.48
118,000.00
18,000.00
113,000.00
113,000.00
117,840.00
20,000.00
22,644.00
22,044.00
fl8.R33.00
3.000.00
18,833.00
18.883.00
10,640.00
3,3:Kt.OO
8.778.0O
8,776.00
f 184,83.1.62
16,140.00
' 245,202.66
1.007,31)8.01
807.000.80
7.0H5.BO
48,312.00
101,876.48
f763,042.O0 f2,629,736.27
f 12,676.80 f 1 8,000.00 f3,000.00 fl2,510.O0
f71.863.SO fJ8.OOO.O0 f3,0O0.0O f02,490.00
fl08,O26.O0 fl8,O00.O0 f3,0O0.OO f02,67O.OO
fl29.O80.4O f 18,000.00 f 3.000.00 f 127,080.00
82,185.00 117,840.00 19,640.00 180,401.60
fl61,8S1.40 f 308,471.00
f 71,740.00 f 18,000.00 f 3,000.00 f 63,300.00
17,415.00 113,000.00 18,833.00 72,003.71
28,815.00 117,840.00 10,640.00 158,887.66
252,850.00 117,840.00 10,040.00 505,730.00
80,750.00 91,800.00 18,216.00 245,788.40
f4BO,570.00 f 1,046,540.71
18,000.00 f 3,000.00
f37,770.00
f 118,000.00
18,000.00
f 18,833.00
3,000.00
f.-V84,OB2.08
5400.00
f 104,070.00 . f 639,232.98
f 200.533.00 f 27,750.00 . f 4,625.00 . . f 255,336.25
60,756.00 18,000.00 8,000.00 60,750.00
f 267,282.00 'j f 818,086.23
fl02.612.00 fl 8,000.00 fS.OOO.OO f00,540.00
fll4,486.40 f 18,000.00 f 3.O00.0O f 112.IW0.OO
187.70S.OO 117,840.00 10,640.00 1,166,374.20
f 302,191.40 f 1,279,354.20
f 113,000.00
22,644.00
22,644.00
22,644.00
91,800.00
21,785.00
f 18,833. OO
3,776.00
3,776.00
3,776.00
15.216.00
8,631.00
f 407,044.74
126,655.84
34.028.0O
42,291.20
417,679.20
41,702.81
f 1,161101.79
f 113,000.00
118,000.00
32,375.00
f 18,833.00
18,833.00
686.00
f486,079.73
460343.51
44,130.28
f001.062.B2
f 118,000.00
18,000.00
21,785.00
f 18,838.00
3,000.00
3,631.00
f271,505.87
85,980.00
80,743.57
fU7.840.00 f 16,64 0.00 f 711,164.40
f 18,000.00
117,840.00
f 3,000.00
19,040.00
f 140,190.00
1,101,300.80
f 1,201,580.80
f U7.840.OO
27,700.00
41,208.00
f 19,640.00
4,625. OO
6.H67.00
420,402.40
151,746.25
20,073.08
f215.009.00 , f 601,812.83
f 87,780.40 f 18,000.00 f S.OOO.OO f 57,030.00
18,620.00 11 3.000.00 18,833.00 82,111.88
440,608.00 117,840.00 19,640.00 883,014.40
f 518,018.40 f 1,022,156.28
fll8,790.0O f 110,840.00 f 18,640.00 8666,581.60
f 12700.00 fll3.000.00 fl8.833.00 f 534,807. 20
116,640.00 827B.OO 8.806.00 164,808.24
47,118.06 aa.37B.00 8.396.O0 B6.406.12
70,666.00 113,000.00 1S.S38.00 289,274.88
f 362,211.00 f 985,526.4 4
The Mercer literary bureau la working
overtime these days. Following his epistle
to the Hebrews, which wss noticed recently,
has come a letter to the Swedes, published
in the Swedleh Journal this week. In this
letter, which, being printed In the Swedish
language, la for Swedish consumption ex
clusively. Mr. Mercer attempts to misrep
resent the Issues between himself and those
who stand for honesty In politics. The let
ter In question has brought out sn expres
sion from a prominent fwede of tbe city,
which is as follows:
OMAHA, Oct. .-To the Editor of The
Bee: The claim of David H. Mercer for
Rrat .friendship for the Swedes, as pub
lished In the Swedish Journal, will be takn
for what it Is worth by those fsoilllar with
the facts in relation to the lant county
convention. Before that convention Mr.
Meroer mot a prominent Bwerts and voliin-
mrnv saia mat If he shoj 1 control the
cunvenuon the Sweden would be slven a
place on the ticket Everyone knowa that
mrrcrr ownea tne convention, but he Old
rot find mora for a Hwede on the ticket.
The Swedish tieonle nt Omaha .ra Intelli
gent enough to know the difference between
an nonest expression of sentiment and suo
Mdlsed articles. The article In the Swedish
journal says 'hat hut about 200 persons
uit?a oy amaavit in the last primary.
have seen a list prepared from the
books of the city clerk and from
the certificate used showing that
irore than 1,000 votes were so cast, of
which ls4 were cast In the Fourth ward
aicne. w hen the Journal aaaln takes tin
Uies from Mr Mrnvr the erlttnr ahnuM
verify them, so that he would not appear
lr. a foolish llarht. The people know that In
addition to the fraud which has been shown
that many votes were Influenced to Mr.
Mercer by the -use of barrels of beer and
demijohns of whisky In various parts of the
city. In the Journal It Is said that the con
test against Mr. Mercer was waged by Mr.
Rosewater. who had at his back the ma
chine of the state, of the city, of the
tumblers, while Mr. Mercer had nothing.
The fact Is that Mr. Mercer had behind
him the machtnerv of the mnntv commit
tee, the Are and police commission, all of
the railroad corporations, the parkin house
combine and the national brewers' organi
sation, with men who disregard the election
lawa all In line for him. The article in the
jcurnai nays mat Mercer s victory was a
victory of the peoule. If corrxiratlnn ruin
and the purchase of large numbers of votes
v,as a victory for the people then the
Journal ia right, but anyone can see that
uroer tne existing conditions the Iree will
o: tne people did not prevail.
It Is time for the Swedes to take tn,1
They are too good republicans, too good
cltlsens, lave too noble a history behind
them to be forced to swallow a dose of this
kind. To the editor of the Journal I would
say: some ol the Swedes may be fooled all
of the time: all of the Swedes some or ths
time, but you cannot fool all of the Swedes
an or the time, and this Is one of the times
wnen iney oo not intend to be fooled.
F. W. F
The epistle to the Germans prepared by
the Mercer literary bureau Is Intended for
circulation principally In the country pre
cincts in the Seoond district. In this be
attempts to belittle tbe exposures made of
the lilt gal voting which has been shown In
Omaha, by which he was nominated. He
tells of the work be has done for the dls
trlct, totally Ignoring the work of other
representatives of tbe state In either branch
of congress, as he did to the Jewish voters
and on the cards which be has bad pub'
Ushed In English.
There la a suspicious Increase in the
amount of grading work which Is being car
rled on by the railroads of this congres
sional district at this time. It Is currently
reported that large numbers ' of persons
have been brought into the district and that
aa attempt will be made to vote Ihem at
the coming election. The exposures of the
fraud on the republican primaries has made
the managers of the colonization scheme
cautious in the city, and it Is understood
that they will attempt to vote a large num
ber In the country precincts and In the
smaller towns of the district, where regis
tration Is not required. At the same time
attempts, will be made to register a cer
tain number in the different wards of
Omaha and South Omaha.
Said a lawyer who Is taking little part In
politics this year: "The Bee la doing
great deal of good by Its present exposures
of the fraud upon the primaries. Tbs peo
ple have become too careleas in politics,
Men who would be careful of their pledged
word in every other walk of Ufa will make
affidavits In political matters as to facts of
which they know nothing. This has gone
on so long that It has become a custom,
but they will be more careful hereafter.
even If no prosecutions follow tbe expo
sures. The men who have let their desire
to aid a friend outrun their discretion are
trembling for fear of the results which
may follow, and it will be hard to get men
to do the work next year that they have
willingly done In the past."
GRANT GETS PAVING JOBS
Board of Public Works Lets Contracts
for Mason and Dodgo
Streets.'
The Board of Public Works opened bids
yesterday and awarded contracts for
paving Mason street from Twenty-eighth to
Twenty-ninth, and Dodge street front Twen
ty-seventh avenue to Twenty-ninth avenue,
and for curbing those streets, to John Grant,
who was the lowest bidder on every ma
terial upon which a bid was submitted. The
material to be used has not In the case of
either street been designated by the prop
erty owners.
The bids were as follows for tho Mason
street paving contract:
Charles E. Fanning, vitrified brick block.
1.95 per square yard, fronting, 10 cents per
square rard; W. P. Mumaugh. vitrified
brick, 1. fl; John Grant, sheet asphalt,
$1.90; vitrified brick, $1.79; vitrified brick
block, $1.89; fronting, cents; tbe Barber
Asphalt oompsny, sheet asphalt, $1.99.
For curbing Mason street; C. D. Wood-
worth, Colorado atone, 80 cents per lineal
foot; Berea stone, 70 cents; artificial stone,
75 cents; John Grant, for artificial stone, 15
cents.
"Garland" Stoves and Ranaee.
Awarded first prise. Paris, 1900: Buffalo.
1901.
MAY LOOK NEBRASKA OVER
Deleaates to tho Christian Church
Convention Xow Hava tao
Opportaalty.
Excursion trips to various points over
Nebraska have been arranged by the rail
roads for the benefit of the delegates who
have been attending the Christian church
convention and a large number of them
are taking advantage of these concessions
In this way tho roada expect to do some ef
fective advertising which will result in
bringing in settlers from among the east
ern delegates.
A joint ticket agency has been in oper
atloa all during tbe convention, where
tlcketa might be extended, and these of
flcea. under the direction of Mr. Leonard
of Chicago, will be continued in the Board
ot Trade building up to November 1 and
taea the business will be placed ia the
bands ot Chief Clerk Munn of tbe Elkborn
is
Cocoa nnd Chocolate
are absolutely pure and
wholesome.
passenger department, ho will conduct
It until the last of that month. Today la
the last day on which tickets may be ex
tended. COURT'S ORDER MUST STAND
City Authorities Will Sot Try to Open
Part of Prospect Hilt
Cemetery.
In making his report to the Advisory
board upon the request of President Bald
win of the Prospect Hill Cemetery aesocls
tton for the adoption of rules governing the
burial of the dead In the cemeteries of the
city. Dr. Ralph, commissioner of health,
wilt simply recommend that uniform rules
be adopted requiring that graves shall be
no less than six feet In depth, and that tn
filling In graves the earth shall be packed
tightly and a crowning mound not less than
five Inchos shall be left over each grave.
The request of Judge Baldwin was that the
board should, as la provided for In the char
ter and the statutes, adopt rules with re
spect to each Individual cemetery as to Its
location and the character of the ground
and surroundings, and It was understood
that by this means a certain ruling of tho
court now prejudicial to the uso of a por
tion of Prospect Hill cemetery for burial
purposes might be satisfied and overcome.
I'pon investigation, however. Dr. Ralph
haa found that there Is a certain strip ot
Prospect Hill cemetery, 127 foot in depth
and running the entire lengta of" the prop
erty on the Parker street side, In which
It has been forbidden by permanent In
junction of tho court that bodies shall
be burled. Speaking of the eltuaUon aa he
had found it, Dr. Ralph sslfl: ,
"I underatood when this matter first came
up that If sufficiently stringent rules should
be adopted this ground in question might
become available to the cemetery associa
tion for burial purposes and I was Inclined
to do all that I could to assist in the mat
ter, but now that I have learned the exact
state of affairs I do not see what I can
do to help matters. There Is nothing that
I or tbe Advisory board could do to set
aside or overrule an order ot the court
and, aa I understand It, there is a per
manent and unconditional injunction
against the burial of bodies in that part
of the property owned by the Prospect Hill
association."
Prickly Ash Bitters cures dlseaie ot tht
kidneys, cleanses and strengthens the liver,
stomach and bowels.
FUNERAL OF SHERMAN YULE
Member of Company I First Sie
broeku, Who Died In Philippines,
to Bo Burled Sunday. '
On Sunday the remains of Lieutenant Sur
geon Yule, formerly ot Company 1 First
Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, who died
while In the Philippines last year, will
be burled with mllitaryi honors In ths com
pany plat at Prospect' Hill cemetery. In
addition to the National guaql the local
Grand Army posts will take part In the
ceremonies.
Deceased was a graduate of the Omaha
Medical college and it Is desired that be
sides all former members of Company L,
all the atudents and faculty ot that college
meet at Thurston Rifles' armory at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon to attend tbe fu
neral of their former comrade and college
associate.
Ran a
Ten-Penny Nail
Hand.
Throosh PHa
While opening a box, J. C. Mount of
Three Mile Bay, N. T., ran a ten-penny
nail through the fleshy part of bis band. "I
thought at once ot all the pain and sore
ness this would cause me," he says, "and
Immediately applied Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and occasionally afterwards. To my
surprise it removed all pain and soreness
and tbe Injured parts were soon healed."
Mortality Statistic.
The following- births and deaths were re-
Sorted at the office of the Board of Health
urlng the twenty-four hours ending at
noon Friday:
Hirths Charles Bwanson, 260 Miami
Street, boy.
Deaths Unknown man, found at 460
Redmond avenue, aged about 60 years.
STARTLED
By some sudden sound ahe drops tba
vase upon the floor. She ia nervous and
may be told that nerrousneaa Is a luxury
wmca oniy a
rich woman can
afford to indulge
in. Nervousness
has coat, many a
woman ser po
aitioa. Some
times when wom
en ran machin
ery the price of
nervousness is
mutilation, a
finger lost or per
haps the whole
hand crushed.
Nervousness in
women is com
monly bnt a
symptom of
womanly disease.
It ia useleaa in
such cases to
doctor" for the
nerves alone.
Cure the diseases
which attack the
delicate woman
ly organism and
nervousness will
be cured also.
Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Pre
scription makes weak women strong,
sick women well. It establishes regular
ity, dries weakening drains, heals inflam
mation and ulceration, ana cures female
weakness. It tranquilizea the nerve and
induces refreshing sleep.
Ia the fall of ito, I was troubled with aerv
enaaeaa, headache, bean trouble sad female
weakness,' wntae Miss Blaacb M. Bracey. of
Seta. Oswego Co., If . Y. La maimer I wrote
voa sad you adriaad me to try your ' Favorite
Vietcriptloa' and 'Ooldea Medical DiacoveTy.'
I did so and I began to improve rapidly. Coa
tinned laltinf (he mcdudae, ball a doaea each of
' Favurlle r-rearription sad 'Ooldea Medical
lacaery fm the specs of five mouths, and ia
Ma thaa a year had regained my (ormer health.
' Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleat Um
muddy coaulcxion