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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1903)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MOXDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1 003. ta Ai r Alk A l Ml TH fly in 1 1 w w a as V .111.X t Ecisai Totri Yeeurg Brnoaei Topic ef trim savs it is uvERTrs tuw rr'" rml tra Wow !( Hint that I Tta t. ! Chf Cel. In 'a- talk ea ih street rmrrtit -iurak: Interest twH mastf 'he ft-ass! mtiiif of the rwi.nl t Education eeltH Tor tonurbt. While tb H ta nwt err'teh with the x-eptlon of or tvt salient points 1t conclude with the LUIriMl that w business msy be hr,r W. h It thought from tbi that 1k trpevriier w-si will be g;ra fn-rT eem statement rirrlTft from tb T1 iBtrroeted. Then there la a My trpewrnte. document preferring cns-ye against Member Lev Tty. It 1. aiwrnrl by those a ho hv girepsred tbe charges that Mr. Leverty ha ,Ttot bee art leg la good fatta and tb pre posel new f e isnpeara htm. atiitt t tfcia matfT rtnay A. T. WilW, rrra lOoot of tb boarfl. mm'.i tbtt Mr. Lawty ht fivrn fichtlBx W.m at4 nuv tbr - ' 1 rhai,f. la aHaira. Another rrrart ni t tba rtert that all -apaar imp to h rvrtodna and f"1" flti awaKina m t be blfl aftr portina af ibi- bOsiac la fb call b auroflffl ta. Tron uft report It 1 fcarCy prab faM that any aiTint -tll mafl ta tafcr '"ef far tb lajring or a lounflatica for prcptiaaa Hlrh fKhottL It t poaalbi, bowc w. taa. bid may b aflrertlaoa for. avtfns t h ao nar-h trictioa among tba. tnembar af the board Juat now that litti tf aar ui nan b traDrtr"" Some tear tr may W eler.tefl, but tble ta mrrr oaa3rti. At any rat. If tbrre t a quoruBi 1 rolbly will be a MHin that w-tu Iwj a rmiplr of ataaocrapbert bary for at Viant a eotirle ef hour ,4 ri Tbi ereclng the- city rouncil will meet &nd tt to vademaod that at the ragoeat . nf tbe mayor and wiuif erf th metcbera of the eouartl aa order w'Jl be laoued ta the oily einglDoer Sutrurt icf him ta aoe It that plan and aooriftnatiena ar Bt to hi office when building permit Vfc nallad "for. Tbe charter, a well a th rlry edlnaBcaa, provide for tfcka, and nbeae ordinance win be enforced bow for tbe raaaoa that oertata peranna have takes adraetag of the fart that Engineer BeaJ baa bora engaged n other work for Hmie time aod ha ftot had tbe orpor rtmrty of property lBBpecUng ulldinga. Durlac the winer men lb there wa not ritv k building, bot now that there appears to be a let p not only la the peine of building material, but la the rendition of tbe weather, t 1 expected that building will be fmebed hare, la order that all rh oastoaplax building may know what t doing, a grneral notlo 1 r be aent out that plan and apeclncation will be' ievi u'.iod by the city engineer before a permit will e laaued. more Utlaratlw. It waa reported at the city offirva yaa lerflay that aa effort we being made to dorlare a l"ortK of the tax on aewer wlatrtct Ko. 1(C invalid. Thla aewer ha tieea la oerrioa for about elrrm year And aU nut two proporty owner hav paid la their prrtion of la tax. H'teea thla inttmatlaa of a suit ww heard tsr tba city . autBorttioa there waa aa tnmaafliata orram tile for recorda and the rewalt will he that The c?ty at tare ey win make a hard ftght cgainat Che declaring of ay of th tax ea tkim eewer Illegal. The aante Broordure w-iH be followed la other caeca mming trm. Mavor Kontaky pi'opueea to haTe tbe taxea paid If tt la poealble for him to do o, and he win (tot permit any peranr te eecspe tbe pafsnnBt of what m Juetly due the rlty. JLjBSm fwr loot. The ftelice of South Omaha wene called vvmm yeeteniay te look tor T. T. Teat of Traar. Kag-. Teat reached here Saturday afternoon and aerured Ion of H.9O0 from a IflCal tmiBJsaioa firm. The loan waa well awured. ee tbe oammlaaloB firm c-ouli loae Bf AbtBg. bat friena and relative were rwtr.lug for him. Late laat Bight tbe polia. lo1 efl Tnet at M erray. JCeh., where he iwa wt aitlng a relatlv and eoneoquently , the oleataa atop pad their hunt. Cttr Bmlldtos C1. With tbe torn prater hewermg areual the aere mark yesterday neoa the praioneia la rbe city J0 and the ther ocrupaati Ct tb city ktaQ buildtag were permittee to wear wrap or build fire nnder their feet te keep thamaelrea warm. Thi oomee Yrea th elBdid ayaiea 4 beating la the Ibutldlng. Ther wa ne Are In the city nan building for a enmber of hour ye, terday and there Clfl ant eat a te be any way of starting one. aa the Janitor wa among the Btlealng. The r-tty par Vwaf big rrctaJ for the buQdlag ud satitcally ex fiecta neat, hot ea Sundays the fireman seseraily forget to oome around. There -will p aeora AeaortioB la the rewtal vhea It cornea to a eettlement oa account of tb. manaer la which the kteat ta the building la eupplied- Teeterday'a failure t eerure heat aery vended te anew the city officials the neceaaity of a city hall building wbera there wtn be heat or ventilation the year revna- Btere-BiSM Twotsoa. Tht evening at tbe hoea of Co loud and Vra. C. M. Bant. tw. and Mra. Warren R. !kagfc wlR bold a roorptiaa te trienda. Ne tarnation have wi iaaued. but a grenetial lavitattaa a extended te an of tbe friend of both tamiliea. E.efrehmeta will be aerred aod there aifi be mufiir and poesibty a few iurpnw4 Itn. tboae ahc Male t(r fceeeln. B. L. lOemmtli ne f tbe draught ante a at tbe fwtrt plant, te laid up with e oatfiy eiiruiKKt !utt. Oar Hamtl V bak from a trip et-rui'vltig twe wwa. wttlc b ttmk b;m ocr ttiiaoer abte w wni trrrttorj , aetmantv wuibg fa thia wek th or.ll crew ol NrktriKa tucgr Nn. a ill give a oam at t'avd F'-Uoaa hall. Tb ctll .f Vai-t.kte trihe of Tied hlen wtil rue tlte ae"(.Dd rixl fefc ball . iU the truup anuM) Turaaay nlglit. It ta onovretoud tbat all ef tb efft r In (e Nrhruki XiHntl Guard ail-rlual for aanuuaiHu laai work paaei tt. Tbaa No Dessert More Attractive WLy use stehtti&e aod a j- nsveXaoiikX, Ravoxmj; 1 and oi4ui W'twm JcH-Q preeVcMie. Wuker toat Ju an two aiXBuUwt Lsttrvthiiig ia the packac. Sia.pl v adi hot water and set tc oool. 1:S rrfeeuvia. A r j nartutiva kcarwitc Ja troubie. lees es iti, 7ry it vuay. 1 a I our Fran Taw vtr : Lrriui. CriUe, bU'-wUfrrj', Jaim. bt-ary. Al (Tuettrs, lig. , Com ta Otat Otj, Cna a 2 Zxey 'JTTr 5 . '7 niw geil ikiT. CANNED CORN WAY BE HIGH w. ktlMtto (mm r Tbm (a r-r-wa- T"holf) ir-twr r brtnnitit tram- what ilinu'J c-t tb po.ir pronprt of j tirtft vffrieiit ratiDfd rfrxi to impt'ly the arwtaaa nrxt wtater. The f i a far i'-r d ;bo ltaelf a poor tht the aatern rannn hv rt-fuafd to rukke rontrar rw'y td "hi hat forrvd the Nrw Tora borrr onto the Temerii markrt for the ttm time to mar. Tbfae burrr hre rotitrartfd fnr tl the rnm they raa ae cur and the aartera raxner bar ooa tearted for all they are rertala tbey raa OrltrrT Tt;i Irarr the wenora jobber, in mEy ijic". abort of hi usaal upply. la the fa4e of a hat my be a r"fral hort ae. rfotD ef ;be Omaha Jobber are fairly well prateenfd but ibwr re amlonriy look lot, for raoner ho are willing t mtke cosrrart tor future delivery oa the tiaaia of contract n.ad laat wt. It i feared that tbe eituatidB will reeult lc urh a hib prSf in tbe fall that the rooBumptloa will be materially rflueel. KURDER IN SECOND DEGREE (r tttarifr terBBtwe Ipn harge je Be Filed Aaraioet rwtrtrlc kr. Kurder la the eecond flerree (ill b 'be charge in the oomplaiot apaltiFt Patrick Fhoa, wb lntlrted knife wounflt t;pon Joaeiih Resk. la a Pouib Omaha eaiaoe. row. from wbxb wound Eeaek died hurt week. The IcformaUaa will b filed today by Oeuuty Attorney Jame T. Etirt'fcb, wbt, ha reerred action until thi time thai te might hive opportunity to go over tb evidence aubmitted at 1 b coroaer' in-wet- ' Iieputy Montgomery of South Ctmaha will aeaiat Is tbe proeecutioa and It t preoumed that A. W. Jc fieri win de fend. 'Wnra She wa firat taken to iaU he aent for J. Jl. Mat Farland. Sule ouently W. T. Gurley wa tailed, and thea Mr. Jeff en arpeared. Vntll the nay of Lhe int!Uf't Idarrarlaiid thought he wa re tained. Friends of Iaek have aCered to employ counsel te assist th county at torney. BLOW SHATTERS TALK WIRES UlUt Mra lat tt aaallr to Dratroy TeTl Lto Tetrpbeer CnMm. WARSAW, lnft., Ffh. 16 Irnamiter destroyed the toll line cable of tb Com mercial Telephone company here today. The men selected a cable box at th lop of a pole, where the cable center and lead into the exchanre office. The top of the pole wa blown off and several windows in bulldlug nearby were shattered. Tbe wreckers escaped. ALLEGED BANDIT IS HELD l aaewth Trwta KkWr pert la Arrwa fcy IhmiIi roliew. AXAOOXDA, Mont-. Feb. IS. The police have arrested Kapoleoa, Savoy, whe ha been identified by Express Messenger Otis a tbe man who last October held np the Northers Pacific North Coast limited at Boarmonth. KVrk-a Hta Hay lata Jail. George H. Way Wa arrested Bunday ftertimm. charged with mail 'tour deetruc tioti of frojiert). The arrenunr ofBoer re ported having caugbt Wry while he wa reducing tbe frort door of a reeidenoe at 7 North rstxteentb street to dndliiig wood because behtiid it hi former wife had taken -efiise fr.m his attack. Ttie rMilit-emaji ar rived Immediately after Way a foot had gone throurh and became fastened In a panel, holding hln an unwilling prtaoner. fre as Chief .HnrraMer, Majnr Tboroa Cne. ouartermester of th Vnitf Piatee anry, will ihuim the dirties el -chief ousrtermaMer of the Te rart merit ef the Miaaouri, Tiontinutn In tiat c-apectry until the return of Ciont J-alhwan. who it expected back about April 1. Taxation of Railroads for ( A Dying wea Bote ta Ttistlva. Nebraska moepenoent (pop.i. Whatever may hive been the original motive la separating the taxing Jurisdiction of Omaha, South Omaha aad Lincoln for meaicipBl purposes, from taxation for state and county purposes, th fact remain that H. X.. 171 oarrie ot tbe idea of home rubs iu ta rat ion a p-lBclpl that every populist and democratic member of the legislature cannot afford to oppose. The asm idea should be applied t every ether city ia tb state. It should be applied te th assessment of railroads tor county pur- pwi, aiiDvusa ior wuaij tioa tbe "diau-ibuUoa" of railroad value according to th mileage plea ia force is tbe meet nearly equitable plan that can be adopted. It may aot be perfect but ther 1 no perfect taxation, with all -due respect ta tbe single tassr. Other bilia. applying th asm prinelp') for dry -taxation, should b introduced ee tbst every rttj in th etat may hav the bum rights aa Omaha. None of them can pass this railroad-ridden legislature but every man who wear tbe railroad cel lar ahsuld be put on record. The fusion member t mere handful, it is true-have now the opportunity te show what stuff tbey ar made of. A caucus should be held and the miaortty aheuld act as a unit. krtpaJ Be LiBM-oln Journal rrp I. A th Joaraal ha heretofore suggested. there is no coaaoctioB betweea lb propo siuon te ess the property of railroad tor wuainiial taae and th system of -setssiBg county sad atat taxea by tb mile age system Thi mileage s, stem wiB aot be disturbed ia any manner should the legtalatore amend the charters ef cities by a f-ocerel lao provlditig that th Btate Board of Equalise uoa shall not assess ter tainal and other proprrty for municipal purposes as It doe aow under the present 4'hersera. Ns hfige weald be Boede by euvh a law a far a roamty and state taxa tion 1 euncerved. li aeuld aot exempt tb terminal prop- rrty from county and stat assessments, toot sBcrely add tncir vaiu te the aggre- $at property t the roads to be then d!- triboted by th mileage system. The mo- fciapeiHy would simply be aiweed te make its owa assessment en eoch property for purely municipal purposes and at a different vaiuatioa If It saw fit. yuat aa it due other property ia th hounds t the city. A gen- aval lav aliowtrLC sptaratH oiutitdnaJ aa. j SBOsmea-- would to th better measure. tswror te the proposition of Omaha te center that au' htrfty rwpeoalty ea anrrro poiitaa cities by the aaieadmea: of th gea- oral c saner of sack clues. Tbea ail towns would b treated alile. e hich ia fair, LogMBVlty. there is a ehjectkoa against a aoueicipal asseaameBt oeparat from th ceua-y ar aaaeaamont lur railroad FCCITIVE MAM ARRESTED : -"eFd ItinDPt Willi Efdbw Ckoftt IB JfW ; i ' , fISOMR FPEStliTS PITKUJU SIGHT 1 Hair Ha TinH (tare ltWaa " tm Brwkea a that . t ri-m4m m-wrre-ly wae Haate-a Eaewtlvc. HANCOCK. N. H.. Feb. 15 peoke in spirit, a physical ereck. and changed prob ably beyond recognition. Xr. Albert Alonxe Ame. formerly mayor of Htnoe apoll. wa dlsccverod today In tbe home of a local minister and place under ar rest by Fberiff Ooane of Manchester. Po pitiabie wa his condition that he was not locked up. but left in charge of a deputy te await the arrival of officer from Macneapolt. After bir arrest Ame communicated with Forme fnited State I'tstrict At torney Charles J. HamHctt of Nathua and obtained fcis eerrice tor a flgbt which be sirs he will make against extrad Uon. aortrs Pwa-tttv. Xr. Ame ha lee here for several weeks, although his presence was not kaown outside the house of Kev. C. H. Chspin. who received and Kbeltered him. Kr. Chapin is a sister of the woman whs accompanied Dr. Ame, and wb 1 sup posed to be his wie. The knowledge of thi relationship probably led ta hi de tection. . Fberiff roane received a communication from Chief of Pt.lice Gregnr of Minneapolis, asking him to go to Hancock and see if Ame had soupht refuge tbe home of hi sisie.r-in-le w. Th fcherifl cstne here and af.er as fnvesttcauoii placed Ames un der arrest this a-tcmoun. The prisoner is said to have claimed thi afternoon that were he a well man be would return and face the charges, but that under the circumstances he would make a desperate tcht. Attorney Hamblett ha not yet eeen hi client, but "yill come here tomorrow. I. Amos is wcndr.rful'y chsxged. from the description of him sent out by th Minneapolis police He ha grown a full beard and his hair 1 almost white. It is said he Is 6? years of age, but he looks over 7D. His flesh is siurh wasted away, and from a physical standpoint he is help less. Just how long the parsonage has pro tected the priknncr and his wife is not known outside of the bouse, and none of the fami!y is inclined to talk. It is be lieved, however, that Minneapolis detec tive who followed him to Boston were threws off tb track there and that be came directly te thi town. When the M inneapolis officials resch here, probably oa Tuesday, the mattei of I. Ames" extradition will be taken up before the ffovernor and council. Ievelopment tonight Indicate that Dr. Ame still ha mucy friend and abundant financial re source, and that every efiort to bring him to trial in Minneapolis win be bitterly contested. Fa Btt-iWprw Choree, MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. IS. Sheriff J. W. Ireger Is on his way te New Hampshire wftk papers for the return ef A. A. Ame. the fuptlve who defaulted his hail of'H. (XX). The authorities have known of his vocation for some time, but it was not until a peremptory -.order was vn by Judge Harrison that steps were made to hive him returned to Minneapolis for trial. He is aocuaed of offering toribas to county commissioner is order to have hi secre tary. T. St.. Brown, elected sheriff te auc ooed Fberiff Kegaarden, who was removed by the governor fur malfeasance, and aiae of accepting money from abandoned wo men. There are four of these indictment. A sixth charges him with conspiracy. It. Ames fled from the city In July and for a long time wa at West fadea. lnd. When he was due te appear for trial be was etill in Indiana and was reported ill. Later he went to Louisville. Kr., and wa under surveillance for eome two weeks. Just before Sheriff Prefer arrived in Kenturky Ames waa warned bv some of his Minneapolis friends and f!4d to New England. He was in Bos'oa for a time and later went te Hancock. N. H, where Injustice Demanding Legislative property that will sot apply with equal lore te other property la a city. In Omaha and Lincoln all ether property 1 assessed by a lax commissioner irrrspecifve of the valuation put cpon It by the county as- sensors or tbe Elate Board of Eo,aalix.nB, There ia roasoa ia th method ef atieess- rug railroad property for state and county purpose, ty dividing; the ehole value of the property ij tbe number cf miles of track and then assigning the quotient value to each mile of the route. But to make that Quotient tbe value of rafrroad property la a city for municipal assessment is aimply 10 exempt railroads almost entirely from municipal tales which wa not the Intent f tBe revenue law a K aa. originally frxJn.d. The general revenu law doe Bot apply te municipal taxation and was not intended tb. legislation la the lswa. Tbat is a .ube tor general incorporatloa T toaaaha - aaislrarr." Ft. Paul Republican. Considerabl Interest has recently been (wakened ail over tbe state ia th amend ment te tbe Omsna charter now pending before th legislature shirk proposes to give th officials of that city authority te assess for municipal purposes tbe valuable railroad terminal property located therein. This in teres i is stimulated by the report hlrh is being induatriouaiy circulated hrough th rural diatrict by railroad ,S 621 T" " ta,,T U1M)n " 2--lt bbyists that any increased revenue from HK" 70' ithstanding th. tact that a railroad taxation which "Omaha may secure B1lBM'nt B1 Ml " ka replaced the siU eventually b extorted from th la- oW "w bi" 6r',m rf ftloi. Pacific terior eounne of th stale, and that tt is U ailt' - the Bu'UngtOB had built a all a deep, dark plot oa the part of Omaha "mnr tlB of tta i wa ta th meantime, to gala aa advantage which doe not belong "T nolbm of lBr taiv Improve to her. Only last week tbe Republican re- 'Ilta ,BB tb liDt ot rvKr railroad la reived bb artli.1 from th manager of the th H ould U interesting for ths railroad literary bureau, which eupplied our "lndependent -democratic" contemporary with arguments against intreaaing railroad assessment not long age. ia wt ita this ingenious aryumeut wa made and money was efftred fur it insertion ia these col umn as editorial matter. Being unaccua- tomed t subsidies, our susp.rtoris were aroused and an investigation wa lnaug- crated W U lie re that w have diacov- red the cause of the railroad- sudden in- terest ia tbe Btlfare uf tb rural counUoa. as aell aa th inspiration tor their unusual generosity, and respectfully decline ts lend our column, either gratuitously or for pay. te such as uBworthy purpose- Ss tar as Omaha is concerned, she ta doahUeae etil te fight her own battle with out ta tet-bl assistance ef this paper. We have ne direct Interest in thai city and it cuake. very little aifirreac ta us whether th railroad pay ixe ea their terminal property lnt her treasury or not. But we c. not s a allow tb element that municipal taxation means tb loss af "from IX te M per cent" of the railroad tax t urn ef hi wi resides It ha 1 ' i rrpTil here that hit health we wk tht h could lot be returned t 1 be city vnont at th rtafe Clf Ilia Ilfa Hi onndsmea were tb least ceBoeTBet from th city. aad thejr are aol tbe per- scats who are defraying tbe fipnMf a? ta br;ff in fc- pursuit. JOINS DENVER WITH GULF rw 'Tilws Hood Already Arrooged for w Ml tsstert CwVarod a a tr Orlesaa. CCTEKJE. OfcU Feb. If.. John B. Lin den, geaeral manager of construction and townsites of tbe Trisoe line la Oklahoma, aald today that all tbe eerurttle have been eold and all tbe townsites contracted for between Enid, Okl, and Denver. Colo, ea tbe extension of the Arkansas Valley A Western from Enid te Denver. This extension, he explained, will be tbe maia line te Colorado of tbe Frisco ex tensions now tiring made northwest from GuTfcrte, Oklahoma City and Tnlaa City. X. T. The thre line if! Join 1s BoriberB Oklahoma. The ultimate result will be a direct line from Ne Orl"na to IrneT. DEATH RECORD. i T. f Creos. ATOCA, Ia.. Feb. 11 FpecieJ Tele- gram ) T. F. Cross of th firm-of Cross Myers, bakers of this rlty. died this evening about ? o'clock ia Cisrinda of paralyaia. Mr. Cross was taken ill en July 1 mat with rrmptamt of softening of the brain, shich gradual: y developed lnt a mild form of insanity. He was taken ts Clarlnda Ieoember 1. Tb deceased was 41 year old and leaetts a wife and four j children. The funeral eill be held ra i Wedensdsy and will be is charge of tb Modern Woodmen of . America, in e bich atirietv be held a nnlirf for tl.OOS. ! rwtrtck Horao of Seho'-yler. Patrick Koran, one of tbe pioneers of Schuyler. Neb, died at tbe home cf hi ; son. Patrick, "fi0 Charles street. Sturday j evening at 1 o'clock, of old are. Mr. ( evenin ax le v cim. v. aiiu rr. xar. Horan came t this city alwut four weeks i ars to exjry a visit with hi ana. He i nma awav ai-r verv hnef tllnraa The I deceased was fi year of ape and had re- sided ia Schuyler for tkiny-fiv years and was neJd In high esteem by tbe residents ! of that place. He 1 survived by three ; sens, two ut whom reside in this city, tbe other living in Schuyler. The body a ill be taken t that place for interment. H. . tloweoe. mn-.-i.rt -v.v. rn -,.-.. ! ! Telerrawi T H , ' hm. Telegram.) H. J. Hudson died at his home of TLZZ.rvrZ. was orci- the o"e Oofl Fe'lewn the !.a arL'!!T???! grand renreeniMve He wa. a. Odd -fei. low over fifty year age in England. He waa one of the early settler. In Platte county, having located he la lSiC. Dr. Cowrg oTT. Ploosi. INDIANAPOLIS. Inft, - Feb. 15. Dr. George W. Sloaa died this afternoon of appoplexy. He was formerly president of the American PharmaceutleaJ association . and in WW wa elected trustee of the . unfa Diam ruuniitini'jaai vuu veiluoa. He wa a thirty-third degree Mason, At the time of his death he waa president of th Indianapolis achool board. Mra. K4 Wavtklas. HASTINGS. Nek, Feb. K. (Special Tele gram-) Mra. Ed Watklna. wife of the pre- I Catkins, wife oT tbe pro- I Watkins PrlnUng house, i ; at f c-rluci. after aa j hh, m n-.. prietor of the Ed died thi morning nines of about three weeks. Mrs, Wat kin wa a daughter of Chief or Police the lea "hia ahare of the total oost-if he Wanxer and laave large circle of friend ' t" tSiT ct vUr "V1L rhat ia and relative, beside a husband and three tual Insuranc. Tnere is no specu children, J tioa in that ; there it nothing in that te HYMENEAL Biirrbie l-Hraas. WEST POINT, NeB, Feb. la.- Jnhn lkitr-k.tt' m.r.A af fE. Wm, C . .. uuia C L I .H Q, j sere married Tbtr-sflay at the German Lutheran church, north-west of town. Rev. Otte von Gemmlngen officiating. Both pax- i ior tla protection and hi duty to give that'! from investment of a permanent charee tie ar wen known resident of Monterey ! protection te those shorn he has made, or j ter. Our tutereat tBcotne has. however. township and will reside there on the farm just purchased by the groom City Purposes Remedy. every achool district la Eoaard coiiatr It may mean a small loat a te that w cannot set positively out ibis loss can be more than offset bv amending the gen revenue law oe as te compel the re turn of ail property al it. actual cash Tain for assessment purposes. It is a notorinna fact that the railroad terminals are re - turned at aa Infinitesimal prepoitiew of their real value, a pro portion se small that wha rt is .divided by the total mileage "distributed" tt brink, te each a point that it las would nm Seriously affect tbe rumbles school district ta the state. Grant. for the Bake of argumeBt, tbe j-uth of the railroad contention oa aU the other com plicated point, .boat which taxation ex pert, disagree. Suppose that tb railroad, are vested wttk certain righta which ex- mpt them trna "double taxation" (munici pal and stat) t fc:h a3 ether owners of property in cities and "Villages must submit. The plain, cold fact remains that th osseesed valuation of the property, mhich they argue Is d.stributed among all the counties and ached districts traversed by their lines, felts far short ef what it 4 sbeuid be. eves under th present frac tional system. A aa illustration of the alter absurdity ef th railroad sloe of hitcon trovers y. the tallowing fact, are c; ed The total as sessed valuation of ai. railroad proper-tie in Nebraska tor the year ltol was t2.- literary fellers" win prepare editorial matter for the country press te figure out Just how murk of this II 7T.0.PS&.M decrease is represented ta tbe falling values of th Omaha terminals and bow much of It was apportioned te Howard county ander th beneficent scheme of ' rtietejounoB," Ne man eaa aay without raref aJ and painstaking study whe ber or not the rail roads pay tbeir full stir of taxea. as com pared t other propcr-y. It is true tbst tney pay a great de' ef money into the public treasury, and they pay it promptly, But there is special virtu in this. It i aserely a matter of nompulolon. Ne on has ever accused tbm of undue philan thropy is this direction The fact that tbey arc ao anxiou for the eetfar of tb coun try school district ef th state thai they ar willing te pay good money for th rs fineacing of pubttc sentiment ia prime facie evidence of aa ulterior motive. There is as excuse for any rirlsea. and least of al! any Irgisisior, ta be misled by their ape- nous arguments agaiast amenmobt te the Omaha chart at- nm -srTTn avsvax report cr the COKHECTICUT MUTUAL lift iksurakce mmn - T the Member: For maty year tbe operation t tbe Connecticut Mutual hav bees asumitig " ' I "V tereet lor Its member, for th American , . ,. . , . , , . 1 public, and for the whole Insurance world, and tor several remarkable reaaon worth noting. For many year th greet majority of companie have been gradually ss-erving from the Hoe of practice which ar native nd inherent in life insurance, until at last many of the largest and most rapidly trrowlng companies hsve openly abanaoned tb motive of life insurance a the motive to ahicb they apepal for their businee; tbey bo longer oSer the result of real l'.J lnsvrane attained by then a tbe attrac tion to the men shoe families bn-d It j protection and whose busmen tbcv seek; they g:ve their contracts other names; they suppress as far a possible tbe ap pearance of a life insurance contract, they endeavor as far a poaelblt te gl them the appearance of a profitable investment for the insured himself. He is offered, not a life Insurance policy for the sake of It protection te those she need Its protection, but a "Bond" as a money-making invest ment for himself, trusting, apparently, to tbe general ignorance sot to ciacover the unalterable facts which make such a thing impossible, so far as the great bndy of their pwsiwt, u su, rc:-T lo Irw l tus unflu r ns of tbe njB-c- insurance undertake tu psy the I money value of a man s life to those de- ! ... , -uw.ui i l. vutuii:j tu'j uiaj iimv 1 1 CT death. While he live he contribute to JlT "-he value of other men lire bj; s ay premium proportioned to hi riak of eying,. accordtLg te Ins age. Hi risk ef . a. v... w ub ji im i i dylhg increases each year, but hi premium j does not Increase; therefore it must be so j calculated that a Tiro ner iia rt of it cm tie . put into a Keerve Fund tc meet the future Increase of the risk; thia Reserve is put at I interest, a certain part of stub is yearij added to the Reserve; an addition te this 1 premium is also made to provide for his share of the expenses. If the death losses are as heavy at was j assumed in computing the premium, if the ' " Uia. as- j um,fl ""1 11 lhe h. are as much as . . ! W - there Vui ' "Tbofly; tbe cost of Iibe insurance will lust eoual ih. tnom. but " - Hr. the Interest rate higher and the expense less than w assumed a saving will he made on oath of these Item, of total cost, and that cost te the company will he ao much lea than the assumed cost. Mutual Life Insurance undertakes t give each man hi insurance at only a hat It coats the company; at hi equal share of that total cost in proportion to bis risk and u uie premium he has paid In. It return. to him, therefore, hia share of th a rings. If tt Aoe. thi each year, then he pays each year only bat ill. risk has actually cost 4 th company for that year. The more care fully the risk are selected the better the rate of interest earned; the smaller the ex penses In proportion to Lhe inoome, tba " - I oiie MVUl' CO" " tbe, , ach man e share of the total savin the leas greater B s share of the total savings and make it attractive to a man as a personal venture; it is a pure expense lo him. and i ao one is advantaged in any case except hi , beneficiarte. who get the money value of tm, eonervttve lBveatmenm ha caused j his life which tbey would otberaise hsve , progressive decline la tb rat of teter Fpecial ) i Jost by hi death. . rnnd eerwrttiea. and thi Company Th onlr motive for a lnan to lake a policy f M usual Life Insurant, therefore. j is tbe need of those dependent oa his life j mho rightly are. dependent on Li Lie and ita fmsnrisl pruduut, and his desire to gel it at only its actual, proper 'cost. The only way te make a policy attractive aa a personal venture l any man is te do ay silk mutuality, except la th premium charged ; charge the full mutual premium, but, instead ol giving back te eack man bis share of the yearling aa rings, dirids tneas up among only a few and make tbe rest go without. Xo man would accept ouch a proposition unless be was either assured, or felt a con siderable degre of -confidence, that he was to be one of the few. 6b the thing i put up a a gamble. Each man agree, t nave hi share of the saving with th com - T1' tBr' tnt' rears; that it h dies meantime, his policy being still la force, ail cis yeariy snare ox savings which he ; might have . had back ehaH be forfeited to the company ter division among the final tew; also, if be doe. not keep up j hi. policy, hi. share of the saving while ! it wa. in tore shall ge the stmt way. j The disiaica i supposed to take plau at , tbe end of the twenty year, among these who have survived aa long and also have ! paid teir full premiums straight through; j but each one ha had te agree beforehand ts accept ahatever tbe company ail eta te j him a hi share; there ia te b ne state- : men t of the eiae of the "pot" nor any ' accounting for it diatributlon. The ex- ' ported value ef the ahare la It of each of tb final few 1 sot forth is the estimate of wartcu "bond" and Other form, of contract, the specific .feature of al! of which 1 the postponement of all dividends for some period of year. It is the chance 1 of being ta at the final division and getting what othere have lost thst is the sttrsc tion, addressed to the personal Interest ef the man and not to hi sens of ' duty and honor toward his dependent family. That chance, aa estimated by th com panies originating tbe scheme, is about one in three. At least two-thirds will drop out by the way. Each man expect te be of the one-third. S he stakes his ewa proper share ef th savings tor twenty year In the hop of helping divide what the other two-third must lose. And the company holds the stakes without accountability te any on. Notwithstanding tbe fact that none of the companie. doing tht. sort of "invest meat" business have ever mad a dividead tick evea approximated th estimate sock attracted th "Investor.." and that thee dividend have steadily and raptiUy shrunk through ail the many year, of their experience, rt is true that they still suc ceed in attracting great number t. their membership. Personal Interest in bat Is mad te appear "good thing," for which some one else is expected ta furniak the contents, is . motive tar mor easily ap pealed to. with leas effort, and with much readier suocese. than eat sober, anselfish duty te I hue he has tuad helpless aad dependent. sBd who protectioa he has Be right te put la ttaxard. Tae point of view of th com pes lee sell ing posrpeaed dividead scheme 1 admir ably revealed ia the instruction recently given te f.s agents by en of th very largest ef them: tb italic, are tb com pany owa: "Get th. idea out of your ewa heed, and keep rt oat of tb lvvor t bead, that ye ar simply vrte li. Avoid that inadequate roneepUoa of the transaction. View th matter ecruret!y and ecientificalir. To are selling a blnrk yea add tb idea of Insurance, Insurance of ehtt Why, inurBce of tbe nrsf mmf It is not. afSrrl sfM-sc-iea. Ill sssbtsbc any more thus it t fire insurance, or ma rine insurance it is bond Insurance." "But your rllsnt may say: The euestioa of root ia a gambl afier all ' Well, yoa ran. tor tbe aake of argument, admit that ft a gamble. It may aid yea 1b selling your j bonds. It is precisely because th great balk of business now done-by life lnsvrane com- . . . . . , panic l mad te appear and te be a little Ifke real life Insurance a posolMe, and as murk like a financial venture of personal profit to tbe "investor" a possible, that th opera tions of Th Connecticut Mutual take en a oecular Interest te all whose families need tbe protection that pfce life t Insurance alon can give, th whole eeeme l.kcly te prove a juoicioas For The Connecticut Mutual 1 not offer- ! undertaking t a eatisfsctory result, log "Bond" nor "Investments" ekirb' Th "Surplus t the end of the year stands can be made an actual in vestment te one j at If .m.sft S, by tbe legal etandard tt 1 ma only Try taking hat twe other men over t.ofioti. It vis reduced during the have Jost on their ' gamble," It seeks out ' year by the temporary shrinkage In mar ine men whose families need life lnsur- j ket value of bonds al-eady referred ts. by ance: It offers them real life lnaurance, la' a balance of prr-fit and loss of ;7.5r7.r on it can name, on It own proper motive and sale of real estate and various other minor tn.... it ii fn ir atA tnnai. ' items, and also by the tact that we re- nee and the proiertdoa of Its beneficiarie te complete destruction by policy contract which permit ail th reserve t be draws out in cash, la any year, at th will of th policy bolder, like deposits la a bank; it holds and treau it funds ia the manly . manner in a hick tbey can be held and ; th proper protectioa ef real treated for the proper protect i life insuranc contract and with an ere slngls t tbe sure oar of it beneficiaries whose certain protection is the only reason for tbe existence of a life Insurance com Mntuel re- ' IaJiy Therefore, Tbe Connecticut actually a mutual life Insurance , surplus as was possible for so many year y. U selects its risks with great : The maintenance of the low cost te our mains com) ia r; care, in a limited area where tbe condition - , ' , u .. v. u: lite tog oeaiLa are writ auv-B, w-r-. aafety and fair re-urns on it. Investment.; It keep, ocwa it, expeaw rate as low as possibie; aU i. order to ve .. much a. i-.n. . ir ... u,r . . . . . . . . . , . . . , be returned each year te tbos from w bom . h 1 I . U wtatimA . 4 1a they were received, oe that each man'a la anrar.ee shall cost him as little a possible, ' and only what it ha cost tbe company; and It Berks to deal la entire eouity and the rood faith of true mutuality with those b lapse or die, so that ne one is plucked for the advantage of some on els. la a word, it is doing and seeks to de business as a real mutual life insurance "iP. lr,r insurance pin-pooe. that never before ru pure . .. insurance so mum neeoeu aa now. ens u ,.. haranae ao nnrli has Its nlac T TZ t l-.o -t an. and th funds of which can no longer be held with any certainty f?.tr."f.,"A It is la this light as a real mutual Ufa insurance company that its operations are te be viewed and their results weighed, THE EXPERIENCE OF 1W2. In general, tbe experience of the Com pany during tbe past yesr has been of that steady, even-going character which should characterise an old, thoroughly-grounded company, conservative la holding te the real purpose of life Insuranc and t all j that best effect nates tt, and yet progress:! j In that which will the better commend it I to those wbe want tt only tor that purpose. Tbe New Businee taken oa ia 1501 was seme what more than that of tb rreviou jeer. The Old Business ha persisted in ths usual remarkable degree, as that th amount of businee in force at the end of tbe year shows tbe same steady rain aa for several year pest, Tbe Mortality cost for tb year lWtt waa T oer cent lees this that expected and irovided for. effecting a aaving of tr44. I The Expenses ef Maaagement for ta 1 year were lee than for tbe year 1P1. INTEREST I rnr aeveral rear the abundance of money has been somewhat affected thereby ia I common with an other -financial lnstltu- tions which derive their Interest tacome been satisfactory, considering exietinx con dition, and a considerable margin above reserve requirement ha been saved. Owing to th very low rate of interest obtaining early la the year and during IB CI. the market vale of our bond holding wa very high, evea os coueratlv view of th market. During tbe year th. money Where land is cheap . Thousand, of lewa. Minnesota and Nebraska laraner.. have moved to Oklahoma r the last four year. They tkore yet aBd they intend to ty. Tbey are making aa much money, acre or acre, as they did In tbeir oM heme. Tbe land 1. Just a good wnd "costs less than half at much. Price, ar. aCvancirf every year. Take a couple of weeks' holiday and visit Oklahoma, Aa unusu ally good opportunity 1 oBered by tb homokor' excursion rates which th. Rock Island offers, rwbraary 17 and March . Owe fare, plus C for the round trip One , wsy rates sre correspoodttigly low. Titans and tull Information at thi office. I :.. 4r.i!.l Fea lire Whiie every week, comiflg i looked forward to etAg-erly, the "letvtnre editions" issued n-botit oaoe a month sre a great icxtt for every reader of rATjaHl la these "laature editions' ami afim trm ta alieialranhjaoi aa wnnaa about tr saaa. wb fcava sa rfca obl bacauea Sbay are kaews to eoBsary car as uj soos was ai asoat tb m.ia tac ot ioaa. auar - . I. ? f i tsl 1 lr. . a-oecu.U iii-ms... ss sua. Si Kk 1 t-VfTl I eoaae ewe aaiaraato. asm Sfaoa . x- A l -X - '" - auiusaa c tM 'taatareeiuaai"a V Jl f?Sy t lJh' T letSTSra. a..o. . . 1 a x-w , e ' , S; -fj I ( 1 ! J I ir. L-, j. i Masetaewwakbt. ttAtwaryaal. V. ? . J WH.-rask.Owo4l M 0 f 1! .. . TsWim crtrrcrr ritifH. . U s v - 1 I , rxl i 17 iKMB K Usaaaa, a.- j ' S'J' ! aia'-ket ao radically changed, rarrrltt th rate of Interest so h'.fh, a to reus nme thlng of a decrease is ma-ket value, though very slight a perpentsge ob our large holdings, ladioatlBg their s'reng char acter, furk changes do not aTert at ail the Income from them, and with retu-a of former conditions s return of ftirmer values is ts h expected With the exception of tee item of Texas n-unlclpal bond. Interest ha bees very tluorly collected oa all aecwitww Tbe Real Estate Market ia lnl ws not a very fsvorabl on tor selling, but tbe Company disposed of piece of fo-e- cloeed property, costing Id.sBs fi. As our members are !res4y aware, lhe Company has. during tbe las: thro years, been erecting a new office building, which Is practically completed; 1: ba also oeen making sure changes in its old building as lncress it raprlty. add greatly te it convenience and attract !veie of tenants, and connect It elth and sflapt it te tbe aew edsflr. This work is near completiot and turned surplus te our policy-holder oa the same seal of dividend tbst we hsv main tained for tvewtr-t we rear From lt.fl. when our surplus wss i - Sfl.lfiB. w aot only returned this hieb rste cf dividend, tncreaslng it eomeeh.t In IRK but added te the surplus eaca year uu, l!. "ten It stood at tTn.W" Ploce then it has been more or iwe ursws each year 1 order that tbe cash psrment by our polry-hol3ers need not be increased. and in order to tide over, aa Tar a may prove practicable, lhe conditions lc h are still ucfsverable te se large a aaving of j members during unTvoraie Trm.r. rf'ih T-uroosee of tbst rret accumulation. ' ,.i..iti.H , ana pre"" c -... 7 " until " "Ped.ont to 6rw n. ftrrther .be ' , A:ten;ion iv 1 ' i Blisbed elsewhere , .isbilitle P11" (A,r..i- ! n-. alaif aak careful conslderatlnB of to following summary of our financial history fifty-even years r - 1 M tr'i;!: : . s.: ; : e s r a r" ; - a - s C2- : : a ; : : : 3$r CSSS ?! ; 'in tm : : KS IISS :: : t tit: a I K A - EI i ? n I SB E 5 Of th 2J.u2I.BM.8J which The Connect 1 rut Mutual has recetved from It poUry holder. It has returned te tbem or paid to their beneficiarte I22M7S Ml . or M per oetrt- What tt ha ao paid back and what It still bold as security tor policy contract, aggregates IM.117.18S or 12tn per cent of It receipt from policy holder.. Thi. li een done at an -pene ratio of only .nt of the total receipt This is a record of a Mutual Life In-.. -Bsc Company doing actual Mutual 1 . -Insurance, and tt chanenge. oomperi:r Respectfully submitted. JACOB L. GREENE. president. ! Hartford. January .4, 1W. C. A. Rutherford, D. P. A. 1323 Ftrcin St., Onaha, Reb. .Editions oswdavabktr' - Yl 1 II