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THE OMAHA DAILY JlKEi TI1UHSDAY. JANUAIlY 15, 1003.
Tiie Omaha Daily Dee
E. ROBE WATER, EDITOR.
rUBLISHEU EVERT MORNING.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
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ally Bee and Hundiiy, una Tear
Illustrated Uee, une Tear i-1'
lundny lie, Or,e Year f''
l&tunlay He, One lenr.... J
twentieth Century Farmer, One lesr.. l.W
. STMKlTtQ TUB t.HJL COMBIXK.
The determination thnt Is twin shown
In cnnfrreoii to find an effective wsy of
denllna- with the combination or con
splrncy thnt l depriving the country of
an adequate supply of ronl. and exacting
extortionate prices from the public for
tlint fuel, can hardly fall to have good
results. There hng rarely been a time
t.trt tvi. -.iikij HY CARRIER. " our nimor utu mr irH.M.u..
tal1y Ee (without BunilHy), per copv... 7c I 0f the people In the national legialatnn?
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jali'y Ilea (without Sunday, per we
Jaily Be (Including Sunday), per w
lunday Bee. per copy -
fcverilnr Bee (Without Bundsy). per week c
fcvenlrig Uee (Including Bunday. VK'W
Complaints ' of Irregularities in delivery
Ihould be addrensed to City Circulation De
partment. OFFICES.
South Omaha-Ulty Hall Building. Twen
ty-fifth and M Street.
Council Blufle li pearl Street.
Chicago lti-Hi Unity Building,
hew York-231M Park Row Huildlng.
Washington mil Fourteenth Hired.
CORRESPONDENCE.
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itorial matter ah'iuld lw addressed; Omaha
Bee. Editorial Lepartmcnt.
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ai i :
George B. Tzschuck, awretary of The Bee
r.,.n-t,i. ,i,ir..m' iieina duly sworn, taya
that the actual number of 'a11. andKcvomT every means for meeting It within the
Lig and Sunday Uee printed during the authority of congress. At any other
month of December, i9wt. was as 'ol'oW time In our history It would not have
.ao.kho tlon tor tt reolutlon of this nature. No
zsItoo ono would have ventured to Introduce
.ao.ooo In congress a proposition of this charac-
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were so stirred by a great public exl
geney, or were more susceptible to the
popular demand, than they are at this
time.
In the house of representatives yester
day there was Introduced a resolution
by the chairman of the Judiciary com
mittee directing that committee to In
vestigate and report to the house, with
all convenient speed, as to the power of
congress to declare that a necessity ex
ists for the government to take posses
sion of coal mines and lines of trans
portation, and If In the opinion of the
committee such power exists to report n
bill declaring the necessity and providing
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obvious difficulties In the way that could
not be readily overcome, the cliief of
which, of course, Is that of organizing
the stockmen as competitors of the
packers. However, the position of the
members of the. National Live Stock as
sociation, In this particular. Is to be
heartily approved as being distinctly In
the public Interest, and It ought to have
a good effect
HOARD OF BEVIEVF Kit O.W.Vfc.f DA TIOXS.
The recommendations made by the
Board of ltevlcw in Its report to the
mayor and council deserve serious con
sideration by the city authorities and
also by the lawmakers who undertake
to revise our revenue laws.
With reference to the assessment of
property exempt from taxation now ex
cluded from the assessment roll, It Is
purely a local matter which can be rem
edied by the council If It will provide
for the work necessary to list exempt
property. A rough estimate places the
value of this proiierty at close to $10,
000,000. which If added to the present
total city assessment would make the
valuation of tho city $133,000,000 Instead
of $125,000,000. The omission of this
property also leaves us In the dark as
to the amount and character of the tax
exemptions. It Is quite probable some
property la now exempt under pretext
scheme It plainly tod simply to confuse the
public mind while It Is robbed. It li the
method of pickpockets who work In couples.
One of (hern brushes up against their victim
to distract his attention, while the other
filches from him.
F.asy to Find Trouble There.
Bt. Louts Globe-Democrat.
The Arkansas major who offers the gov
ernor of that state a cavalry company 150
strong "(o protect the people of Indlanola,
Miss., against negro domination," should
be careful how he Interferes with the opera
tion of the postal department of the United
States. No person ever had any luck who
tried to fool with Uncle Sam's malls.
Development la the Sontn.
Minneapolis Times.
With Its 4,000 miles of new railways built
In 1902 and 6,000 miles to be constructed
during 1903, with Us $30,000,000 Invested In
cotton milling during the old year and
possibly an equal sum to he put Into that
Industry this year, with Its 1500,000,000
worth of exports and prosperity In all In
dustries, the south Is doing very well In
deed in a business way.
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ter. The fact that It Is now mode by VL gruuuua nmm nuoum i
the chairman of the house Judiciary llBted for taxation, but this will not be
committee strikingly Illustrates how disclosed until the owners are compelled
conditions have changed and some of t0 mnke a showing to entitle them to ex-
Iotoo tne Rb,0,,t men hftve 00,1115 t0 wo11 tne emptlon-
..'.!!'.'.'.'.'.'.!"82!820 necessity of a departure from old meth- A concerns the duplication of assess-
81 J0,S7O 0(j8 an(j policies. meul raacniuery, ine uee nas sponen in
t i. .,.. D.nm.,n.. I the past, showing the unnecessary ex-
Total ?? t Ti-, Dense Incurred because of independent
r. unsold ajid returned coDles.... 10,181 uve deuaiim oi w ibl-uubiu, wuu imru- -
Less unsold d returned cople aPMments for connty and clty pl3r.
nS IveVagS .lie;--:::::::::::::::::::: oa BUitation with members of the juawary pses- There ,s noth,n-to stand ,n
QEORQE B. TZSCUUck.. cnmmittM .nd n-rhsns also with others lne WB OI ,nw permuting tne county
in congress. There Is no Information as t0 0CcePl tne assessment mnue tiy the
to what Mis own views are. but it is not c,t7 and reduce 11 to the ratl prevailing
Improbable that he believes the national ouls,do of tho clt llm,t8 or vlce Vcr8a-J
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Subscribed in my piesence and sworn to
efor me tnia aisi oay oi wnnun, , v.
1W2. M. B. HUNOATE,
taeal) Notary fublic.
i u- i a. vii. thus abollshine the outlav of labor and
t i i,. ie i,io mmv tin anmethlne geiauieui una me mkul, m me uuuiic -
It looks as if thtre may be sometning nossesslon of the coal money for two assessments each year
to arbitrate between the beef packers Interest, to take possession of the coal Bfflclent
,, . , mines of the country and the common oue ,s ""ipiy sumcient.
and the beef growers. The recommendation that the vnlua-
The legislature may work short hours of coal. At all events, his resolution t,on of re.aI "tabe regarded more as a
now. but it will have to put in overtime contemplates an Investigation of that Permanent assessment subject to revi-
to make up for It before adjournment question which is most timely and dc 8,on from yenr t0 Tear but "wed
. sirable and the result of which will be P11 on'r at periods of three to
Next to the committee on revenue ana ,n tfae h,ghcst dpgree inportant nve years, is also in the line of economy.
luxation, tne most luiywuui -u.. can be no doubt that pubc opInion wlll
in tne legislature is turn uu vouBulu- .. . .
lionai amenuiueuio. rrn.i,, nt1l1 nth iAmna f tha nnr.
Several lona-horned Texas'steers have Pse .of congress to find a remedy for
sucn a conuuion as now prevails re
specting one of the greatest public neces
sities are most reassuring. The house
has passed, nearly unanimously, the
bill providing for a rebate on imported
The danger is that by the time all 1 coal equal to the duty and there is rea
these committees investigating the coal son to expect that the senate will pass
situation are ready to report their find-1 the measure without delay. A search
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broken loose in the National Live Stock.
convention at Kansas City, but their on
set against the beef trust is mora spec
tacular than serious.
In the early days, when real estate val
ues were constantly changing, aunual
assessment was absolutely necessary,
but with real estate values faljly well
settled complete new assessments each
year, the same as for personal property,
are hardly required.
These may be minor points in the pro
gram of tax reform, but they are Im
portant and should not be neglected.
Ontlook for lietter Times.
Philadelphia Press.
The customs receipts for ten months In
tho Philippines show an Increase of only
1554,027 over the corresponding months In
1901. But the cholera did much to retard
business last year. It will be some time
before the Islands are thoroughly settled
and the Iadrones or brigands suppressed.
It is gratifying to know that the soldiers
have not been required In the districts
under civil control.
By Season for Uncle Samnel.
St. Louis Post-Dtspatch.
Vncle Sam is a great business man and a
great boss. He Is like the millionaire head
of a big concern who signs a $10,000 check
In one breath and with the next observes
that Willie Pay, the entry clerk, smokes
cigarettes.
Nothing Is too big or too little to escape
his e-y, eye. At times his glance is cy
cloplc; again it is microscopic, but hardly
ever myopic.
Today Uncle Sam settles a quarrel be
tween two nations; tomorrow he appoints
a fourth class postmaster. Today, he Issues
$i00,0O0,000 worth of bonds; tomorrow he
pinches a moonshiner. Todny he defies all
Europe, and tomorrow he sends some poor
devil to Jail for four years for stealing ,30
cents' worth of postage stamps.
So It Is today. After balancing his books
for the year and finding himself 'steen
umpty billions to the rood, he turns round
with a great show of severity and com
mands his army officers to wear only a
certain color and make of shoes, because
one of them one out of all his thousands
was discovered wearing tan shoes with a
dress suit.
Which shows that, besides being a great
manager and organizer, Uncle Sam Is an old
gentleman of exquisite taste.
BITf OF WASHHSOTO I.IFF..
Minor Srenea and Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
On the first of the year the United States
treasury held an aggregate of JS17.000.000 In
gold coin and bullion. The exact sum was
a trifle more, but the round figures are
taken as a basis for calculating the di
mensions of this vast store of yellow metal.
One million dollars In gold weighs 3.685
rounds and 8 ounces. In the calculation
following, made by the New York Times
correspondent, the eight ounces Is also dis
carded. Thus we have $1,000,000 In gold
coin of standard weight and fineness, rcpre-.
sentlng 3,685 pounds, which gives a total of
1.273.645 pounds as the weight of the treas
ury holding. This reduced to tons of 2,240
pounds, gives 1,015 tons, with 45 pounds to
spare. Divided Into short tons of 2,000
pounds, it would give 1.1364 tons, with 145
Dounds to snare. If tho gold were loaded
Into ordinary carts used for the delivery of
anthracite coal, 2,240 pounds of gold to each
cart, and assuming that fifteen feet would
be required for the movement of each horse
and cart, the procession would cover two
and nine-tenths miles, and If the measure
ment were by short Ions the processlou
would cover three and a quarter miles.
The value of the silver dollars and silver
bullion held January 1, 1903, was not so
great as the value of tho gold, but the
weight of tt.e farmer was relatively sixteen
times greater. In round numbers the
treasury held on the first of the year $495,
000,000 In standard rllver dollars and silver
bullion. One million dollars of standard
weight and fineness weight 68,929 pounds
and 9 ounces. For ease In calculation the
weight of 1,000.000 silver dollars Is made
68,930 pounds, and the fraction of a mil
lion la dropped In the amount of silver
held, which is placed roundly at $495,000,000.
This gives the total weight of the silver
dollars and silver bullion in the treasury
29,170.350 pounds, which Is equal to 13.022
long tons of 2,240 pounds, or 14,585 short
tons of 2,000 pounds. Loaded Into carts as
was done with the gold the procession
would cover thirty-seven miles In the first
case and forty-one and a half milea In tho
second, or from the United States Treasury
bulldlnr In Washington 4o the custom
house In Baltimore.
'TWAS NOT EVER THIS.
Deference Shown the t'nttrd States by
European Power.
Kansas City Star.
Perhaps tho most striking phase of the
Venezuelan situation Is the consideration
which the powers of Europe are showing
for the United States. They are continually
consulting Uiia government to know
whether they may do this or that. They
The proposed land leasing bill which
rpfttrlpta tha amnnnt rf land ufitti tvia
Ings, the expiration of winter will have lng investigation of the course and pol- ha XnBn n , nn no looa tn are giving repeated assurances that they
Obliterated the issue. icy of the coal operators is being made, 4ofj , have no ulterior aims In South America
the results of which thus far show a !. "I" , "T V", T " and that the Monroe doctrine 1. their
The member of the legislature who nf fha , florf ho " Prosed by the representatives of guiding star.
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careful of American Jeelings. At the close
of the civil war France1' withdrew from
Mexico because General Sheridan's presence
on the Texas frontier' gave' significance to
Representative John WcBlcy Gains of Ten
nessee ran afoul of Representative Gros
venor the other day. Grosvenor said one of
Gaines" statements was a "shameless state
ment." Gains replied In a long speech. In
which he quoted numerous legal decisions.
After he had finished Grosvenor rose and
said:
"I can sum up what I think of Mr. Gaines
in a bit of poetry I once saw on a hotel
register at the Mammoth cave In Kentucky.
It read:
" 'Oh, Mammoth cave, what a spot!
In summer cold, In winter hot ,
God Almighty, what a wonder' "
Grosvenor stopped. ''Go on, finish tt!"
said Representative Shattuc. "Well," said
Grosvenor, "the poet ran out of ammuni
tion then, for he closed like this:
" 'Andrew Jackson, hell and thunder!' "
wants to keeD it dark needs watching L , K , tn feezing interests, falls, it is said, to
M . BuuPiyuie cumemen. xnia is quire
natural in view of the fact that the cat
tlemen have up to this time had free
the most A measure that canuot stand thInR of the power of pubc gentlnient
the searchlight of publicity has no place
In the legislative chambers
which ought to have an improving ef
fect upon them.
If the coal magnates do not want to I
atlr up public sentiment against them
to a greater degree they will keep Presi
dent Baer in the background and en
force the gag rule upon him.
TAfT IflLh REM A 13.
It has been reported for some time that
Governor Taft would return from the
Philippines land be appointed a Justice of
the supreme court of the United States,
This ought to be a good time to re- to succeed Justice Shlras. It is now an-
new those periodical discoveries of coal I nounced, evidently upon good authority,
In Nebraska. If the coal fields .of Ne- that Judge Taft will remain in the Phil
use of all the land they could fence. The Secretary Seward's protest. But after the
proposed compromise, however, is a con- dcctt5r of th8 powerful navy of the sixties
nu,uin , i u-urope oia not display tne same solicitude.
- .. , , ..... Tne massacre pf the crew of Vtrglntus was
inenis oi me present law ana lr it comes carried out with Impunity. In the dispute
to cnoosmg Detween tnat and immediate over tho Venezuelan boundary England paid
vacating of the fenced land the cattle- llttle attention to the representations of
Senator Nelson of Minnesota Is not a
Spanish scholar, and when he was discuss
ing the statehood bill he made sad havoc
of some of the names he used. Senator
Elkins, who speaks and writes Spanish
readily, enjoyed the Minnesota man's per
formance greatly. "Maria Virgil," said
Nelson, pronouncing tho name according to
English rules. "Mahreeah Veehll," whlsp.
ered Elkins to his next door neighbor.
"Jlcarlllas" was given ordinary pronuncia
tion by the man from the northwest, and
.Elkins said "Hlcareeahs" so that Nelson
heard him. Tho latter looked at the West
Virginian .for a moment and then lunged
ahead. But the look was enough; there
was no' more audible criticism. ' ' '
PROTECTISO PVBI.IC INTERESTS.
Fearleaa FaMlcatloa el Hews fahela
by town Cesrti.
Oskalooss (la.) Herald.
The great care exercised by the average
editor In verifying his news reports and
making his published statements absolutely
accurate Is a phase of newspaper work llt
tle understood by ths general public. No
ene who has not served a veteran's career
behind the scenes of the business of news
paper publishing ran have any conception
of the diligence and constant care exercised
by newspaper men to make their svery
statement absolutely true in fact.
All the Information contained la aa aver
age newspaper, aggregating in volume
every two days the site of aa ordinary 350
page book, has to be ferreted out, reported,
edited, set Into type and published within
an average working day, and yet the per
centage of mistakes to the total number of
accuracies, If known, would make the aver
age critic, of a newspaper ashamed of him
self. It must have been with some Idea of this
situation In his mind that Judge Burnham,
in ruling upon a motion to direct a verdict
for the newspaper in a libel suit against
the Okaloosa Times-Republican, sail:
"It Is the duty of a newspaper man, when
he conducts and publishes a newspaper, to
give the news to the public and. If it !s
done In good faith and without malice or
Intention to wrong or injur another. If It
Is substantially correct It U conditionally
privileged and, therefore, there Is no lia
bility on the part of the publisher to on
who claims he Is wronged In a suit against
them for damages, and if this paper has
ever done a good service, it seems to me
It has In this matter."
Since man has begun to live in organised
society the acts of his neighbor and the
doings of the Individual have become mat
ters of legitimate concern to the public in
sofar as such acts could or would have a
material effect upon the welfare or Inter
ests of others, and It has long been held
by courts that a newspaper, engaged In ths
business of publishing news, not only has a
conditional privilege to publish facts of
public concern about Individuals, but has
a distinct duty to perform which places
upon It an express obligation to keep the
public so Informed, In common parlance, to
print the news.
ThVlegttlmate performance of this duty,
when fearlessly done, becomes a publlo
service of Immeasurable value In the pro
tectlon of private Interests and personal
welfare upon every side.
In this particular case of ths publications
complained of the distinct public service
of the newspaper was ably set forth by ths
court when it said:
"Now the charges that wers made
against this plaintiff had been circulated
broadcast throughout that community be
fore these publications. It did not seem
to have affected either him or bis business
very materially, until it came out in the
newspaper. Then, when the same facts
that had been known to everyone were pub
lished In this newspaper, from that mo
ment it seems to have put a check upon
his somewhat wild and mad career and, as
he claims, damage has resulted to him.
Consequently, in this particular case, the
newspaper has served the public In a way
that Is Very creditable to It and a protec
tion to that community."
men will fall into line, evex if they are
not entirely satisfied.
the United States. The lynching of the
Italians In New Orleans was followed by
an offensive note from Rome end the with
drawal of the Italian minister. Protests
Sixteen indictments have been re- from the United Stales to the Turkish nv.
braska are shy perhaps a few oil wells lpplnes, the desire of the people there turned bv the federal erand lurv aernlnst ernment on .various subjects could not have
might be sunk Just to keep up the ex- that he shall do so having been ex- bootleggers who are charged with dls- beon trottled wlth more indifference had
clteuient.
pressed in communications to the presl- penning firewater in and around the Ne- w'ZTT. k' J"'1" ' In
dent and bv Dtiblie demonstrations r.rw. k.,, ti t -"l!" "r "
v,.n m ,ar.r thn WUIfltnro aa. . "" icnci imiuuii. iunuuiuuu iug in mo important European capitals was
ernor Tafts course in the Philippines as it takes nn nvem- nf twpntv Indian- contemptuously hostile to ths United States.
ures you that tuere is no pontics :n nis . . . ,, . ..... . ... . . " The tranfnrmHon in h .t.u,
The transformation in the attitude of the
boundary question Is another factor in the
existing situation. The recognition of the
Monroe doctrine, which was then secured
has given him a very strong hold upon to prove that one white man has sold a
til S2 aTitl nllttOaa O riff AC taatrl a-t 4" Vl A nru.nla la a a 1 m a. f l i -r . . ...I
politician who wants it understood ' " " " " - ' '"umu' 11 "'" The new navy Is probably the foremost of
that he is not a candidate, but Is in the " 7 " 7. . 7 I 7 " l"'"5 -" '"st ul was tne epanisu war w
v i t m t i ,t arawai ironi tue isianas at present batch of offenders against the federal callea attention to the strength and effl-
would be detrimental to the carrying no-treat, no-sell-whisky-to-red-men law. cencJr 01 tne United States fleets. Events
A euchre party given by students of a out of condition, which he ha. inaugu- The prospective harvest of fees for volutlonTzed PKwuIl n.r
Brooklyn college and participated, in by ratea. ery naeiy juage lart would United States deputy marshals is better orous course of President Cleveland and
7.500 Deonle netted the promoters 110.- Prerer 0 P'ace on the federal supreme I than for the next fall wheat cron. Secretary Olney in 1895 on the Venezuelan
000. Just hlnk what the kitty would wncn- " " a 3unsl ' distinguished
bave raked In if the turn had been called ability, fully equipped for our highest The fine Italian hand of Police Com
for a good old game of draw. Judicial tribunal, but he is strongly de- missloner Spratlen was visible in the from Great Britain, has given a aood nrece
a i voted to bis present duties and takes a latest performance of the pompadour dent to back Secretary Hay In his present
Congressman Grosvenor pleads guilty patriotic interest in them. councilman from the First ward, who policy. And of course behind all of these
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to the arraignment of being a "stand- Governor Taft remains la the Philip- adjourned the city council for lack of CBU8e" ,sjne Penary one ot tne tremendous
-.. ..v.i i, , I . . , . . power and vast resources of a vigorous na-
""j i i niiro, muciuic, "uwi mi 1110 rraguu ""J i-comh j uuuiuci iu rorrjr luiuugu I tlon of nearly 80,000,000 people,
puuucuua nave iivm enrrj iuk m orau-1 mat ne reels ne can oe or greater ser-iuie piot airecting tne city attorney to
try the "stand-pat" republicans must vice to the government there than else- withdraw from the suit now pending be- education akd chimb
constitute the majority of the popula- where. When he returned to the islands fore the supreme court, in which the
a few months aeo he exnressed an validity of the Savaee-Baldwln-Morrer Expert Testimony Provokes a Mild
earnest desire to do all he could to im- commission Is being tested. Benaatio
prove the condition, there and benefit s Washington Post.
the people. That is the Incentive that Omaha s perpetual claimant. Judge Dr. Arthur MacDonald's report to con
tlou.
The proposed extension of the terms
of Omaha municipal o Moors for two
months beyond the time for which they g hm Jn ls,nnd8 tnd Gordon, Is once more trying -to invoke fes 18 sensation,! document. He
were elected Is made ou the presumption , ... , J th nnmr of th nmnm. ..r UJ ha been investigating crime, suicide, in-
i .. uc "l'I'inieu "J vuuuirjuieu as -" ... and , ..her form. of d(eRnrarT
that the silk stockings wlll turn out at I
the polls more readily In May than in
March.
is by the Filipinos.
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BiBl u.iu iu vum.-i.uuK a cmim ror a rrac- an(i ln connection with the tesult of the
tion over fSi)0 for going through the Investigation he furnishes certain statistics
motions of calling the police court to of HHteracr. etc., which throw a very im
portant, not to say startllug, light upon
STOCKMEN t)t'VVS DCtF TKl'ST.
There Is one feature of the address of order at the back door of tLe P0 sta
tion while Judge Iterka occupied the
bench.
Good Booat for Socialism.
Chicago News.
No doubt the socialist agitators will see
the propriety of tendering their thanks to
The Western Union has scored one ln
the legal fight with the Pennsylvania the president of the National Live Stock
railroad. After the telegraph companies association, in session at Kansas City,
thresh out their difficulties Uncle Sam In which the general public is partlcu
should steu ln as arbitrator aud tlear Marly Interested. This is the declara-
the deck by absorbing the telegraph tlou of hostility on the part of the stock
lines as an adjunct to the postal service, nien to the proposed merger of the pack
lng interests. President Springer was ae coal corporations for the great boost
. It seems that there are other features Verv direct aud decided in his reference 'c'Tei r 'helr cua- I
.of tho Cuban reciprocity treaty besides to this, as to which It Is to be presumed Exception to the itulr.
that relating to the sugar tariff to, which he is .well" informed. He characterized Saturday Evening Post.
objections are raised. T his ought to lie tije proposed merger as the most unholy "look up and not down" is good advice,
uulte a relief for the senators who have -mnhlniitlim vcr nttemnted nml de- I tut 11 won 1 00 Ior ,ne man ho has to
uoicf im miu ma leiinr rvcrjr any to see
how much longer his coal supply will last.
"A rare milk etew," said Representative
Kahn ot San Francisco, making himself
comfortable at one of the house restau
rant tables, reports the Washington Post.
The nimble waiter nearly dropped to the
floor at such an expression from a Pacific
coast member, who was to get his oysters
a good portion of the year in tin cans
carried overland.
"I mean by that that I want the milk
boiled first and the oysters dropped ln aft
erward," said Mr. Kahn, sternly, rather
Impatient that the term should not be un
derstood. "When you cook . the oysters
and the milk together the bivalves are
shriveled up and not so good to eat. Do
you comprehend me?"
A few moments later the Callfornlan was
eating his rare stew with relish.
OVERTAXING Pt BLIO TATIKJICIB.
Creetr Comblnntlona Fsrflsf tn
Chains to Shackle Thcwiaelvea.
Chicago News.
If for bo other reason the present crisis
would be noteworthy as Illustrating In
a striking way how utterly dependent civil
ised man Is upon coal. It Is not only a
necessity of life, according to the usual
classification, but It Is the lndlspensablo
element In securing all the other "neces
sities." Man can dispense with beef and
subsist on grains, or he ran dispense with
woolens and clothe himself ln other mate
rials. For coal there Is aa yet no practic
able substitute and it Is ths one commodity
upon which modern society depends for sll
ths others.
Considering ths paramount Importance of
coal as a necessity of life, it Is not surpris
ing that the menace of a continued iho-t
age should have stirred publlo optntoi
deeply throughout the country. There is
no mistaking the signs of the apprehension
which underlies the present movements In
every Important center in the country. Tho
congressional investigation at Washington,
Mayor liow's call for a conference In New
York, the appeal Issued by Mayor Maybury
of Detroit for Joint action on the part ot
governors snd mayors and the prosccutlot.
begun In Chicago before a grand jury ar
indications of a serious and widespread agi
tation. There Is evidently a general agree.
ment with ths sentiment expressed by Judee
McEwen In his charge to the special grand
Jury that such an interference with the coal
supply as is now charged Is "a crime and
an Infamy." Nor can it be denied that the
evidence thus far brought before the Jury
does not weaken the force of the charges.
What do the coal operators think a
going to be the effect of all this? Thnt
there have been extortionate practices In
the coal business and that some of the
eastern operators, ln particular, have de
liberately undertaken to wlthbhold a neces.
slty of life for the purpose ot profit-making
is hardly to be doubted. The operators
have opposed the enforcement of laws
which would interfere with their mlnusn
of their extraordinary powers over both
mines and railroads. They will not brook
the suggestion that they he placed under
further restraint, no matter how reason
able. How long can they expect this state
of things to continue? "If In another win
ter," said Judge Qrosscup In his address,
"a situation such as exists now with regard
to coal should prevail nothing could prevent
an Irresistible sentiment spreading over
this stats for the publlo ownership of the
bituminous coal fields," Who wlll have
been responsible for this revolutionary
change who but the men who created the
conditions that forced ths people to de
mand It, as a measure of self -protection?
PERSONAL NOTES.
been cartooned and lampooned as beet 0lnred that If consummated the stock-
sugar meu by Clvldiug the blame for ,m.u W1U refuse to sell to any pacUlng-
delay In ratification of the treaty.
Ed Howell has shied his castor Into
tho mayoralty prise ring with an un
qualified endorsement of the Howell
bill, but bow does that jibe with his
position on home rule? Why should the
governor apslut a water works com
mission for Omaha any more than be
hould appoint a tax commissioner for
OmahaT
house combine.
If this reflects the sentiment of the
members generally of the National Lle
Stock association and they are firmly
determined to adhere to It, there is no
doubt that they can work very ?ffec-
tlvely against a combine of packers. Ac
cording tu the president of the assocla
tlou they ar able to command sufficient
Promises Should lie Kulfllled.
ChJeugo I.eoord-lterald.
Those congressmen who object to the re
moval of the present duty on coal, claiming I Illiteracy nearly three times greater than
tne subject. t
Ot course, we do not take tt for granted
that Dr. MacDonald's figures constitute an
unassailable hypothesis, neither does he
Mmself claim or even suggest as much.
The doctor Is an official of the Bureau ot
Education and enjoys a very high reputation
for professional efficiency. We do not
understand, however, that he essays to
Bet tie a question so vast and complicated.
and are quite sure that It was no part of
his original purpose to produce a theatrical
effect. ,
Facts are facts, however. Dr. MacDon-
ald finds that in New England, where the
average term of schooling Is six years and
the average of Illiteracy per cent, the
ratio of crime, InsaDlty, nervous disorders,
etc.. Is far higher than in the South At
lantic states, where the term of schooling
Is less than three years and the average
that It would not relieve the situation, may
have forgotten that guarantees of good
faith are always timely.
Bailta the t'lutch of (irerd.
Indianapolis Journal.
The laws aro not strict enough for the
capital to establish a formidable coiupe- prevention and punishment of combinations
tltlon to, the packers. "If forced to do r0," uo ,uu"c lUB " , ,T
... . ,,, ,, I artificial prices for necessities of life, like
so." he said, "you can build packing coa, Tn. ,ove of money th, root of th
plants of your own, kill your own atoi k, evil, and It should be struck at with via.
Governor Itullcy of Kansas in bis. in
iiiFiir.it niAtfiMiic, iliwdiirfa thnt th rail
roads pay too small a proportion of the market the product and undersell any Hictl. energy.
I. ,iia u a, ,, m. ...... w ui.id I. M'lIM uouse iruai. ubbiuij iuc
the r.ilr,.ada were asse-d l5S.0tlcl.0iW warning implied in this may have a
last year. wLIIh in Nebraska they were ud rtaluljr the consumers
assessed $M.5i)rt,W10 ou a mileage of of meat. would web-om movement on
about one-third less than that of Kansas, the part of the stockmen which world
Methods of llckorketa.
r.oMon Transcript.
For the coal trust to claim that the Inde
pendent operators are keeping up the ptlce
In New England. Most significant of all
though, aa It is moat discouraging. Is
the proof that the proportion of Juvenile
criminals in New England is 425 to 1.000.
000, while ln the South Atlantic states it
Is only 1"6. Moreover, this contrast be
comes all the more significant when we
consider that the temptatlona of poverty
are far greater ln the south than ln the
north.
These figures should set our authorities
to thinking. We spend hundreds of mil
lions every year Id the effort to punish
and suppress crime. . The question is
whether our scheme is Intelligent whether
there may not be a better way. Surely, If
crime snd degeneracy keep pace with free
school education, and virtue and whole
"Dave" Lane, an old-time Pennsylvania
politician, sat in the senate gallery In
Washington and listened to an hour of
oratory. Then he went out and, meeting a
friend, bewailed the lost days "when they
did things" ln the Keystone state legis
lature. "Why, I remember once," said
lane, "that a bill affecting a big corpora
tion was passed. An agent of the company
went to the president ot the senate, and
asked If something could not be done to
hold the bill up. 'No, sir,' was the reply.
'That bill has been paseed by this legis
lature. The people demand It. And I want
to say that I am going away until next Mon
day, and meantime tho bill will reposo
safely In this desk, where it is now locked
up.' He went away, and do you know,"
said Lane with a wink, "during bis absence
the bill disappeared and has never been
seen since."
The national house of representatives has
concluded that Congressman Sheppard of
Texas has the most delicately balanced con
science in the entire body. When he started
back from his holiday he had through
tickets to WaHhington, but he found that
by coming on the route he had selected he
would be four hours late tor the opening
of congress. This discovery was mude in
St. Louis. Mr. Sheppard promptly threw
away his tickets and bought another which
landed him In Washington Just in time. He
wondered why more seasoned statesmen
laughed when he told of this experience.
The Texan Is only 27 years old, which msy
go a long way toward accounting for bis ex
treme fidelity to duty.
In the United States supreme court the
other day Justice Shlras was delivering
with all proper solemnity an opinion In a
patent medicine suit. A pretty Utile, child
gat with her mother among the spectators
The court was the embodiment cf dignity,
so much so that It was almost oppressive
The little girl fidgeted in her place as the
Justice, in monotonous tones, expounded
fine points of law, and she shook ber head,
adorned with a big picture hat. In Im
patience. There came a pause. The littlo
Klrl piped: "Mamma, why don't somebody
smile?" and instantly she had her wish
fi.r everybody excipt the horrified court of
ficials Immediately displayed the broadest
kind of a grin.
The people of South Bend, Ind., are burn
ing beans for fuel. They cannot get even
pea coal.
Minister Bowen has witnessed 128 revolu
tions ln Venezuela. No wonder he Is get
ting round shouldered.
One ot the steamship companies will print
a dally newspaper on board its vesseLs ply
ing between Liverpool and New York; The
new publication wlll probably be called the
Sheet-anchor.
"Etherogram" is said to be Mr. Marconi's
preference for a name of dispatches sent by
his wireless method. He disapproves ot
"Marconlgrams" because, he says, it savors
too much of self-advertisement.
President Gastro has borrowed all of the
available money ln Venezuela, his soldiers
refuse to fight and he Is altogether without
resources. Under the circumstances his
only recourse is to call tn an auctioneer.
A criticism often made of America la
that we do not regard highly enough the
higher education and its votaries. What
else Is to be expected if .the price of oil
Jumps whenever a college receives a gift?
Concerning the late ex-Speaker Reed's
personal feeling toward his political oppo
nents, a writer ln the Independent says:
'The most conspicuous picture ln bis sea
side cottage was a large photogravure of
William E. Russell, the only democratic
governor whom Massachusetts haa had for
many a year, and whose friendship Mr.
Reed heartily prized."
In an impassioned burst of oratory last
week a congressman said on the floor of ths
house: "Congress ill the warehouse ot
truth," and his colleagues spplauded feel
ingly. When the noise subalded, the orator
meanwhile sipping a' glass ot water, a
cynic In the gallery growled: "Yes, but
you never carry any stock," which, some
how, also was applauded.
R. MasuJIma, a distinguished Japanese at
torney of Tokio. wlll attend the annual
meeting of the New York State Bar asso
ciation at Albany on January 28. MasuJIma
is one oi tne most prominent and highly
educated of the modern men of affairs la
Japan. Owing to his reputation as a
Japanese Jurist ha was invited to attend
tne oar association meeting at Albany and
by request wlll deliver an address on "Th.
Present Position ot Japanese Law and Juris
prudence.
LIKES TO A LAIGH.
"You can't jedge nuffln," said Uncle
Eben, "by de 'mount ot fuss It make. De
Fo'th o' July la a heap nolsnr dan Christ
mas, but It aln' near as expensive. "Wash
ington Star.
"Well, that beats the Dutch," said tho
Amsterdam schoolmaster, aa he fondly
gated at his well-worn birch. Princeton
Tiger.
"You claim to be a vegetarian and yet
you are eating meat."
"That's all right; this meat came from an
animal that ate grass." New York Times.
of coal is an absolute falsehood. If the someness prevail In Inverse ratio, the fact
trust were so disposed the independents I Is worth corsiderlng evrn thrush the suer-
What la tho matter with Kansas!
result iu reducing prices. But there are I coutJ driven to ths wall ln a week. The I flcial conclusions be falUtlou.
Ileaviuar Commercial Ilrlcks.
St. Paul Dispatch.
The supreme court of the United States
sustains the 'teuton made Ly Secretary
Gage that the sugar bounty system of
Russia amounts to a bounty on exports and
brings Imports of Russian sugar within the
provisions of the Dlngley act, which lays
an additional duty on boeaty-aided sugar
equal to the bounty. The Immediate effect
of the secretary's decision was a doubling
by Russia of h-r duties on our exports
much to the di3inay and grief of vnndr
folk who thing It unfair for others to heave
bricks at our g!ns houses, but perfectly
fair for us to throw rocks into theirs.
Anxious Resident Hello! Hello I Is this
Smiths coal office?
Coal Dealer Yea; what do you want?
A. R. I've only got coal enough la my
cellar to last until tonight
Coal Dealer (interrupting) That's good.
What'll you take tor It? Washington
Times.
Church Those western editors haa
strange ways.
Gotham What's the matter now?
Church Why, ln a paper published In
Nebraska I saw an obituary of a golf
K layer which ended like this: . Ile'a made
is last hole. Yonkers Statesman.
"The trouble with you. Job." said ona of
his tormentor, "la that you can't see the
'grotesque features of your case. You have
no sense or numor.
"No sense of humor," groaned Job,
searching ln vain for a plaoe where ha
could scratch himself. "When my blood
la full of it!" Chicago Tribune.
Blxter Do you know, Jtnson, that your
play la positively Indecent?
Jlpson It la very kind of you to say so,
Blxter; but what's the use? I haven't
been able to get any of the papers to de
nounce It aa unfit to be seen. Boston
Transcript.
"Have you got any pound cake?" asked
the facetious youth.
"Yes, sir, ' answered the dealer, handing
out a package of dog biscuit. "Take It
with you, or have It sent to the pound?
Address, please."
"These smart Alecks sive me a sensa
tion of weariness," he said, as the facetious
youth backed out of the door. Philadelphia
Press.
THE BALD SPOT OB ALTSTADT.
The "shyster" sued the widow Short
And brought the case to Altatadt's court,
And by some subtle turn of law
Tie caught the widow on a flaw.
She ere aware that she'd been tricked-
Gave evidence that must convict.
But realizing when too late
She begged the Judge to scale its weight.
"Dot's not the law of Altstadtl
TJnd shustlce make dot bald spot"
The "shyster" rubbed hla hands In glea
And thanked the Judge most heartily,.
But rising to his fullest height
Thus spoke the doughty little wight.
His snapping eyes Just on a line
With where the "shyater" tanked his wine:
"Come lr my court, I glf you law I
Vome In der hall I break your Jaw!
"Yaw, dot voa me Hchudge Altstadt!
Und shustlce make dot bald spot."
Then, reaching for his pipe and hat.
He turned to where the widow sat:
"Und you voa poor, my woman not?"
"Your verdict reaches all I've got!"
"Doan told nobody, Mrs. Short;
Der case vos aeddled out der court."
And, tossing her the coat, and more.
He said, while pasHlng through the door:
"I am the law Be nudge AltstHdt
TJnd shustlce make dot bald spot"
Leavttt, Neb. ISAAC A. KILGORE.
The Honor of Your Presence
Is respectfully solicited January Fifteenth at our-Annual
Advance Bale of high class novelty juvenile apparel, con
listing of late creations in washable and light weight
woolen fabrics, and a great variety of samples of shirt
waists and blouses.
Extra pains and expense has teen taken to make this sale the best of
its kind ever held In Omaha. All Imported and domestio novelties the very
cream of two worlds are placed before you. Nothing finer or better in the
world whether shown In New York, Chicago or Omaha. These are all sam
ple suits. You make your selection now in regard to size, style, quality snd
material the delivery wlll follow later about April 1st. This advance salo
will last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and is of such msgnltude and splen
dor that mothers will nilis a rare treat If they fall to see ths splendid fix
ings we bave gotten together for the llttle folks for ths spring and summer
of 1903. Display on second floor, (Juvenile department.)
R. S. WILCOX. Manager.
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