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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, HAY 8. 1003. 0 The Omaiia Daily Dee, E. ROSE WATER, EDITOR, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OK SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Bee (without Sunday), one ear. ? Dliy Bee and Sunday, ono Year " illustrated Hep, one Year f Iau,ybiu7rne'VrrarV.v.v.:.v.v.::::::: . tLIV vorm'ir"'onV'Y(r.. l.oo Twentieth century Farmer, one ir--i delivered BY carrier DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Da!!y He JwiJhout Hund'y!: f" lLtA"'"? L"unllay,' per '!..:: "c . .... . ,- . r.nrV .. 7( KveniiiK B. e (without Sunday). pr week c - vening Hee (Including ounua,,, i week &Wtorii7VZ aw arcS.iionVe hou partment. OFFICES. Omaha-The Bee Building. South Omaha-City Hall Building, Twen-ty-f.nh and M 8treet. Council Blurts Ifl Pearl Street. Chicago 1H4 Unity Building. New tfork 23.' I'Hrk how Building Washington oHI Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to new; and edl tortai maiter should be addressed; omirtw cral pi,Ci nnl the conduct of each tempt at intimidation of nonunion work Bee. Editorial Depnrtment. , .,. ...,...i luenien leadlne to turbulence and riot Remit bv draft, express or' poBtnl nrder, K" -" o ..r.rf m navment of .......... i tv. tj., i,,t, luhlnff u rn I'tiii . uni. l-mii .nil . " " n Omaha or eastern exi hanaes, not . ac cepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION State cf Ncr.rask.1, Douglaa County, ss.: George B. Trscliurk secretary of The Bee y""t hi" iheOIctjal number ot full and EO"nPin,0andOSundaOy BeVintel'duHnyihe month of April. Wi3, was aa foliowa; X OA, I v 2 32,BM s aa.oiH nu.2? 6 w.r(H( , 31.M1U 7 31, BOO g 31,URO t 31..VK) jo iii.uto ii ..;.:.3a,oao 12 20,4 10 13.. 31,00 14 81.BMO 16 31.0U0 10. ... l, 17 siAo I is bi.biio w so.150 20 31,OIHI 21 ! 31.4SO 22 31.T1U 23 31, 24 81,40 25 31.R30 26 87,170 27 81.O70 28 81,610 :;:::::si:r.60 20... 30... .81,130 ......... wBu.awo Total.. Lea. unsold and returned copies.... iu,4aa Net total .ale. .080,037 Ket tvafiti afllea. 81,331 QEORQE B. TZSCHUCK. I U I Subscribed In mv nreaence and sworn to before me this let day or May. a. jj. isw. (Seal.) Notary Public. That Henulngs van turned out to be a racing sulky when It was put on the track. Senator Tlatt of New York declares In roundabout terms that there is noth- lng to arbitrate with Mayor Low. The opening of the local base ball i- At hnaA .onr1 ln need of a vent for repressed exuberance, T oA fnnriMiita Tlonann'a nnst-mortem ...m ..-fflotnt MnoD to ,,n. port hi. assertion th he ls not a poll- .fj. C .' . . Missouri grand Juries are still ready to give a good reward to any one who win put them on the track of a few more i,uw Dins. aaa. . i Km nf thA democratic' newsonners Voiw t.k tl. ano'festlon' of Grover ' Cleveland to head their next presidential ticket seriously. Whether Mr. Cleve- land take, it seriously I. decidedly open iuef W1U continue ro nope ana to be to ouestlon. ,Ieve tbat the more ,nte"lgent and fair- mtnilAJ " .l . .. j ju ine sinners iu vmaua cu'1 fnr their orderlv behavior so far. It Is to be hoped they will do nothing to destroy the good record for law observ- ance .and will exert all their influence to keep the camp-follower, from break lug over the traces. All this taiK bdoui gran in umaua is me tain or cneap uemagogues. rumor committees, private detective, and grand Juries have for years been looking for the alleged graft without being able to locate it Isn't It about time to stop on tin. nimsy xanei Rn mnnv tmniltrmnta are nnnlvlnir for I j ---. admission to this country at new York that the immigration agents have iiu)uiucWi.iucullmv,u. Arter they are in, tne immigrant, win have to work overtime to catch up with the procession of progressive American mecnanics anu lUDorers. A British critic of our course in the rh'lippines expresses the opinion that the situation was complicated for the for the rebuttal to the people along the $32,354 per mile and Is therefore as American, by the capture of Agulnaldo. respective lines. 8PMed out of nronortlon Bt . , Equally competent critic, however, .t A. 41... .I1...1I.. ..1 .1 . agree umi iue auuatiuu uulu been more complicated had Agulnaldo neen leu at mrge to urew luis.uiei ut . I- a.m .h.aa will ins uu Bwrn w m. w i a rranK r.. aioore. woUlu nave oeen re- elected mayor with the vote of the Third ward entirely excluded from the count, mat is tue oest answer to me pretense that Moores' success ls due to the lawless elements. Moore, carried the Second. Third. Fourth. Fifth and Eighth wards. Some pretty good peo ple live In those wards. , The state uudltor has sixty day. from the ' adjournment of the legislature to prepure hU statement of moneys ap propriated during the session, which means tbat the statement will be due before long. The ncsslon law. are also required by the constitution of Ne braska to be printed, lu book form within sixty days after adjournment. I.et us see if this Information cannot this year be given to the public within the time prescribed. If Governor Mickey has determined. a U reported, that he will observe strictly the provision of the constttu tlon designed to keep members of the legislature from trading themselves into appointive places, ho will bo entitled to a special credit mark, particularly a luost of his predecessors In the executive office have resorted to techulcal loop holes to get around the law. (iovernor Mickey will have no difficulty lu finding men outside the legislative lUts w ell qualified to take all the vacancies In Vffica b ui a Im called uyou to fill. TBtlR HVTCJL McSPORSlBILiTT. No one haa spoken with a clearer and sounder conef ptlon of the duty and re siHnsUilllty of both organized capital and organized labor than Trenldent ICoosevelt and It would be well If these forces gave heed to bla Judicious , , , . . counsel. In his last annual message the president ..id tht both kind, of .!.. i i, -1 1 .i onH lahnr rnn federation, capitalistic and iator, can necessary . . UU UIUI.U fL WU, D in . corollary they can both do evlL lie declared that each must refrain from rhtl.arv or tyrannous Interference with - .k general observance of which would very much simplify the most troublesome and nernlexlng problem before the country. Organized capital and organized labor." said the president, "alike should remember that In the long run the In- terest of each must be brought Into harmony with the interest of the gen- 0f obedience to the law. of Individual freedom, and of Justice and fair dealing . . .. ...... I , . toward all. Every employer, every wageworker. must be guaranteed his liberty and his right to do as he likes with Ms property or his labor so long . . . !nfrlncn nnnn th Hrhta 0f others. It Is of the highest linpor- tance that employer and employe alike should endeavor to appreciate each the . . . i . ... .1 viewpoint or rue omer ana iue sure i disaster that will come upon both In ., . ..n as habitual an attitude of sour hostility and distrust toward the other." The president well said that few neonle de- serve better of the country than those inppHPntntiirA hnth nf .nnitni nnri i. bor who work continually to bring about a good understanding of this kind, based upon wisdom and upon broad and kindly sympathy between employers and employed. These views of one who regards the relations of canltal and labor with ah. solute Impartiality and who has shown I his earnest desire to nromote Industrial pence, should receive the thoughtful and serious attention of those to whom they are addressed. More of reason and less of passion, a broader sense of mutual Interests, a better understanding of re- snonslbilitv in reaoeet to the rights and welfare of the general public, a clearer appreciation by each of the viewpoint of the other-these are needed by both employers and employes and it cannot be assumed that they are unattainable Unie8fl Wfl ftre TVrpTlfl rrt in nhnminn effort, to secure the preservation of in- dustrlal peace. It Is unfortunately true that the dis- Potion is far too common on the part f e"P,0f V1 mploy take an attitude of hostility and distrust toward each other and it Is regretfully to sald tna this disposition seems to be as strong now as it has ever be-. In sP,te ofall the effort that ha. i - i iiihiih f iinnmro pa nrinna W t i been made to Improve relations. . Re sponsibility for this condition 1s per- 1 hnna aKamf Avitn11 4ltJ .J - .rwli . """"v "-"j iuere are Tarry, on one side and revplutionary Ptatora on the other. But the friends or "auBtnai peace will not despair. uiiuucu ouu LuuRfrvHiive men among employer, and erunlovea will at Inst rat , I. : " "v rKtfiuw ana control, wnenever this D""" umncuirB w" w umicaoiy Belucu oa a JU81 Bna reasonable basis ttUU pece De assured PUTTIHQ THE CarTBSFORM THa Buhsu iue state Doara ot railroad assess- ment opened its session Tuesday with uu lutormat neanng or tne complalnU of the railroad tax commissioners and railroad attorneys, who appeared with complaints on behalf of the overvalued and overtaxed railroad, of Nebraska, inis may not be an unusual proceeding I.u x- . . ...... I eorasna uoaras or assesmeut, hilt It hna nn nnrollol In I ,u rivuniuiii vi assessment boards of any other state north or south-east or west. iuc u.uui uieiuou oi procedure Or state Doard. or assessment Is first to adopt rules governing their proceedings and. second, setting apart specific days iur iue uearing ana presentation of weumouy aim argument, of each Of the various railroads, telegraph and bridge companies, with opportunity afforded Take for example the state of Mis- I aminl Ya 41.. . . V. I 1. . . I puunsueu journals of Its proceeding, for 1901 will be found the u..u.uB. I Ylrtfirfl llinr n A nkll 4 ar -v . -av uh-i xju nuui u, UXinutt tn nrst weea or It. continued session 1 A 4. J l - . . uuu,,n-u ruies sua earned on Informal discussion as to method, of procedure with railroad, telegraph and bridge as- u.rniS unu on April passed this .... .. . i ... i Resolved. That the board meet on th r' ."Tanr'n" .J?2Z2L - . . - ii.icii I to tho valuation and m.n .... road, telegraph and bridge property In this state aubject to taxation, vli.: May . Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe system. May g. Kanaas City. Fort Bcott ft Mem. phis system. May 10. Chicago. Rock Island 4V Pacific. May 13, Miaaouii. Pacific system, etc. County officials and -all cltliens who may be lr.tereted Is the assessment of railroad i telegraph and bridge property, or who have information in regard thereto, are re- quested to appear before the board and present ineir statements, testimony and argument., and tb. officers of the railroad telegraph and bridge company are aaked td take notice ot the dates for hearings and in order to expediu the work of the board to coniorm to tne same, we it the board be. and ha la herehv rilra,. In addition to giving copy hereof to the dally newspapers, to mall a copy hereof to the clerk of the county court In each about Howell electing Moores by deliv Tn7,0,th' 'lrU Ui n t!JPM,W"b trlng to him all the democratic votes telegraph company whose property u wholly or In part In this state. Now. why should not the Nebruska state board make a new departure and for once and forever put au end to the funics! methods heretofore pursued In the assessment of railroad and tele graph properUus, which constitute one fourth of the entire taxable wealth of the atate, a Too-swscrifio ixjcxcTwy. In tlmea of strife between organized labor and organized capital It Is a deli cate matter to express dissent rroui policies pursued by cither party to the contention, and especially to criticise Judicial Intervention, even though It overstens Precedents and constitutional limitations. There Is, however, a sacred duty Imposed upon the press as the - champion of Individual rights and con .tltiitl.nuil llhf.rtT tl.nt must be dls- charged by every conscientious Journal u journalist even ai me ruK ui uul-uu friends and making enemies. greatest menace to rree msmu tlona I" the use of force and the abuse of power. The resort to force by work- H'gmeu on a strike to cornel employers to acceae to tueir nemnnos ana every at must be repressed by the exercise of l"c l""1 i"n l i---. " I.. .... 1 1 . 0 u ........ .1 ! . l I .1 rlul,,c tumgeu nu ih ervatlon of order are in duty bound to protect life and property by all legitl means at their command. The abuse Of that power, however, is "s intolerable and as dangerous as mob violence. A police officer has no more rSnt to cluD m&n or hoot bim down niorplv honn nau ha la rtn a cftlt;ck tlinn ' w " " m' imB l" u" "r muruer any oiucr hhiu or woman. The only time ho Is Justified in U8lnS ,orce ,s ,n Plng down riots m trending himself from assault WLat ,s true of the Pollce ls also true of tne Jlclary. There are limitations Deyond which courts cannot venture without seriously endangering the r,8hts of cWens, guaranteed by the atate and federal constitutions. The temporary restraining order ,8SUea D Jnae MunSer na gone to the furthest "feme in the direction of government by Induction. If the fed- eral courx nas Jurisdiction over city . . ..... transportation lines and teamsters tormeT employed by them, which la Mtremer doubtful as regards men en- RJgeu m naullnK Dunning materials. lue, plL" lro,u ODe pa" 01 lue cu 10 uuuluer' 11 "'"'ieuy oversuoois ine mm WDeu oraers tue teumsters' un,on t0 dl8Dand and forbids a meeting u OI lnal un,on t0 al8Css Peacefully grievances, whether imag- "r reul' wn,cn caupea lnem 10 , " ... . . ' " " v'" 9'mim that ,does , Dot eua"y courts cnn dlsband labr organizations, It must disband also employers' organi zations. Under the temporary excite ment It may seem very popular with one class that the other class shall be suppressed by court mandate, but the danger is that the exercise of such ar- - " , - mine our entire fabric of free govern ment, which all liberty-loving Amer-. leans would deplore. ' ' " P. S.-Since the above editorial was put in type Judge Munger has modified his original restraining order by striking out that portion "prohibiting the Team Drivers' International union from con tinuing its organization." For this promnt revocation Juriire Mnnc-0r t - , HHjLT MONUUSXTAL iMPCDKNCK. bo the railroads in Nebraska are assessed too high! They want their as- etslmeQt of ,ast year reduced for 1903, What sublime nudacltv! What monu- mental imuudence! The Burlington ask. for a reduction from $4,500 to $3,000 a mile, although its stocks were converted into bonds only two year, ago at the ratio of two dollar, for one and It. lowest estimated vnlue la $51 000 rer mile ' ' - The manager of the Elkhom. which . . . . . . is assessed at kj.ouu ner mile, claims that the railroads are assessed at one sixth to one-seventh, while other nrnn ertv Is asseasefl .at. nn-nlnth tn nno. twelfth, when the reverse Is absolutely the case. Railroad nronertv Is nsaeaaprt at one-thirteenth and other property at Um - iTth The Union rnclflc nln urmpala fnr reduction. Its chief tax knocker tells us that the main line of the ro.,,1 t but he foreets to tell thnt evprv r,,n of the road, branch lines and main lino. are capitalized and will sell In the pub- milrkl,t fnP mnr. than tuium mlla whorona Hiav o-a n,0..llt,.,l average of 1ph than -.rm ,n I , , . - ' - The cheek of th rnllrnn.t n.inn In Juinolu on the atntP hn.H ti.n meut It opened Its session and before the board had adopted any rules or even railroad audltora. which ".old P i"'"1"" muic lo eiiuuie. Under the rules of mathematics three three-venr terms in the mnvnr'a nffW ,. t wuu,u uiu "u lruure ing over nine years, ftut in the case of Mayor Moore, tho three terms will cover two mouth, more than nine years. tvi. v. ..... - ".. iu thoughtful postponement of the election by his opponents lu the legislature, and ho by moving up the election from fr.h until M nt. rQ M J " '" g"Ve M"yr Moorei a corresponding extra to his term of office. Again we see that the best laid plans of men and mice arc n.,i,i . .n ' I rs .it . V. .......111. !..,... i , wl iuuiBeu iu the aftermath of election, the yarn I cast In the last three hours of the poll I log ls as fantastic an invention as a diseased mind could produce. The Idea I of the democratic candidate holding I back his. own votes to flud out first I whether he was likely to succeed Is m - 1 preposterous as to ruuke a horse latuh, - 1 especially when it is known llowill had convinced himself that the race wn be tween him and Benson. Many demo crats, satisfied that Howell could not make out, doubtless voted for Mooret In preference to Benson, but many other democrats, In the same belief as to Howell, must have voted for Benson In preference to Moores. But that Howell or his managers ordered or advised their democratic followers to vote for Moores is the veriest piece of fiction, with not the slightest shadow of foundation. Ttala Oniht to Satisfy. Detroit Free Press. Mr. Baer makes It plain that there has boea no combination among tho coal opera tors. They merely got together and agreed to boost prices. earlBHr the Merry Flan re. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Id a short time the per capita will look like $30, and yet some folks complain that they cannot produce their due sharo of the circulating medium. lella of the Knockers. Philadelphia Tress. District Attorney Folk of 8t. Louis Is now accused of slandering Missouri because he persists In prosecuting the boodlers. This Is an old and familiar thing. Rood ling Is nothing, but exposing It ls a great crime. Think ot tho Future. Washington Post. Really, a president should stop to con slder posterity before be goes to kissing the babies. Think how ths people of Iowa will suffer sixty or seventy years from now from those old folks who Insist, on telling bow they were kissed by President Roosevelt when they were kids. . Fact Outran Nimble Fancy. Philadelphia Record. The Poetal Telegraph company, when Its cable shall have been laid across the Pa cific to Manila, proposes to send a message on connected wires around the earth In forty seconds. This feat will outdo Imagina tion. The boastful Puck, when sent on a oulck best by the kind of fairies In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," declared: I'll put a girdle round about the earth In forty minutes. But the ' Postal proposes to do the Job in two-thirds of a minute. So far does fact outrun the nimblest fancy in theae marvel ous latter days! Any Old Thin a; Win. Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.). Cleveland evidently has the confidence of the country beyond any one now In sight. We have earnestly opposed him In the past but in politics it is the present and the future that count. If the democratic party is to survive It must begin to win presi dential elections. Would It be better to win with Cleveland or to lose with some fig urehead whom Colonel Bryan may set up? What say the rock-ribbed democracy of the middle west? If the east, where the real battle ground will be, demand htm for the leader, shall we fall In line? A Victory for tho People. Minneapolis Journal. The lower house of the Illinois Icglsla ture has passed the Mueller street railway ownership bill, the senate was expected to pass it today and Governor-Yates will not dare to veto It. This bill ls a measure which will give Chicago the whip hand In dealing with the-street railway franchise question. , Franchises i may be granted for twenty years, or the municipality may take over the lines and own and operate them. It 'does not 'follow'frrfm this that they ar to have municipal 'ownership In Chicago; It merely means that the city. will be .In a commanding position In negotiating with the companies. If the latter are disposed to drive too hard a bargain the city can resort to municipal ownership. With that possibility in the background there ls lit tle prospect that the city will be gouged. It ls a great advance, too, to have the life of a franchise limited by law to twenty years. FAME'S GENTLE TOICH. Invento' ot a New Drink Hailed as at Benefactor. Indianapolis News. In the News the other day there was a brief paragraph announcing the death of Colonel Joseph Kyle Rickey, inventor ot the famous drink known as the gin rickey. The name of the drink has a wicked sound, but really It Is not so bad. A dash of gin, a little Ice and seltzer and a bit of lime and there you have a tipple that on a hot day, with the blinds drawn and the sun shut out and the ruga and the heavy drapery packed away against the time when the colder winds begin to blow, makes one feel as though life, after all, were not a barren wilderness. The great dean, Jonathan Swift, in his savage satire, "Gulliver's Travels," said: "And he gave for bis opinion that who soever could make. two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of mankind and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together.' How true the judgment ls and how slight the praisel May not something of the same kind be said of the inventor ot a new drink? Having in mind the tern perance, and even' tbe prohibition pro clivities of many of our readers, we hasten to observe that the question ls not one solely of alcoholic drinks. We use the word drink in its. widest sense. For In stance, the man who first devised the "soft' drink, known as -the horse's neck, must also be hailed as a benefactor of his race. It simply happens that the death we chronicle la that of the inventor of the gin rickey, and not of the Inventor of the horse's neck. Both are Innocuous when used In moderation, though it must be frankly confessed that perils lurk In the rickey. We would by no means commend it to the very young, or to those who have not entire command over tbelr appetites. Indeed, we commend it to no one. We freely admit that perhaps it would have been better If the colonel bad directed his Inventive genius into other channels. But at the aame time there are hundreds of thousands of men all over the world who will lament the death of Colonel Rickey as that of a personal friend. Oliver Wendell Holmes, than whom a nobler and more temDerate man never lived, wrote as fol lows of an old punch bowl: I tell you, there was generous warmth in mnnti nl,t KiivilNh cheer: I tell you, 'twaa a pleasant thought to bring Its symbol here. "Tls hut the fool that loves excess; hast thou u drunken aoul? Thy bane le In thy shillow skull, not In my silver bowll I love the memory of the past Its pressed yet fragrant flowers; The moss that clothes iv broken walls, the Ivy on Its towers; Nay, thlp poor bauble It bequeathed m vhi trnw TTiiilKt AMil dim. To think nf all tnu vanished Joya tha danced around Itj brim. But this Is Dr. Holmes' argument not ours. We make no argument. We simply chronicle tbe achievement and the title to fame of a man who made tbe world hap plir and no doubt more wretched, too by his genius. Possibly bis title to fam Is slight, but It la all thai he had. Shall we not acknowledge It? Coloney Rickey has gone to meet the author of the tuln Julep. Peace to bis annul BIT. OF WASHINGTON L1TK. Minor Scones an Incidents Sketched oa tho Spot. A life site portrait of President McKinley painted by Mr. Murphy, an American artist, has been received at the White House and now bants to the right of the north vesti bule door, the space on the left of the door being occupied by Bargent's portrait of President Roosevelt. The hanging Is a favorable one for an oil painting and the portrait, which was painted from a photo graph, the artist never having seen Mr. McKinley, Is much admired. The Wash ington Post quotes the friends ot the late president as saying tbat It is the best like ness ot Mr. McKinley In existence. A writer In Good Housekeeping relates a conversation had with President Roosevelt on family affairs. It was during one ot the White House muslcales. The writer said It was wonderful how much Mrs. Roosevelt could do socially and to how large a number she was able to extend White House hospitality. His reply I shall never forget. He looked as pleased as It It were a new thought to him; probably It had been said for the hundredth time that night. He replied: "Yes, whatever people may think ot the president, I suppose It is pretty generally known tbat Mrs. Roosevelt makes a good mistress of the White House. I like her entertainments myself. Now, this musi cals ls just the sort of thing we all enjoy It glvn pleasure to her friends and Is dignified In Its entertaining?' "But," he added. "Mrs. Roosevelt Is as good a mother aa can be found; a good mother to six children, giving them her time and thought. Yet, busy as she ls In always attending to them herself, she manages to give me some time, too. Now, today she rode with me an hour and a half. She Is a conscientious mother, let me toll you, with a heart full of love, and always thinking of what Is best for the children." I ventured to ask about the children and if he really played "bear" with them or if that was a reporter's story. "Well," said he. t"I have threatened not to play bear, but now just last Thursday night, after I was dressed for the diplomatic dinner, I did Indulge the boys In a game of bear, and after the play was over I as sure you my being ready for that dinner was a thing of the past. But I made one more change on the double quick before I appeared downstairs." Painters are at work putting a coat of white paint on the dome of the capltol, It ls nine years since the huge structure was painted, and the work ls being done as much to protect the Iron from corrosion as to preserve Its whiteness. It takes 1,000 gallons of paint to cover the dome. The rigging by which tho painters move about was erected by Head Rigger Porta of the navy. He Is the man who some years ago while placing electric lights on the dome, did the thrilling feat of climbing to the top of the statue of Liberty and standing erect. arms folded, on the shoulders of the horse, "I am often required to deal with queer Individuals In the carrying out of my offi cial duties," explained a local prosecuting officer, quoted by the Washington Star. "Tho latest Incident of the sort occurred a day or two ago. A well dressed man, carrying a large satchel, was admitted to my private office. He complained that a conspiracy to defraud him out of valuable lands in Louisiana existed, and his desire was that I should prosecute the conspira tors. I suggested that he file his complaint at tho Department of Justice, explaining that I had no authority outside ot the District of Columbia. But my visitor could not see that way. Ho promptly informed mo that ho had first called at the Depart ment of Justice, and that the officials there had referred him to me. He added that he did not propose to be bamboozled any further. "My visitor went on to say that he had entered his complaint before one of the leading Judges In Baltimore, but his honor had him elected from the courf room. I was further told by my caller that he pro ceeded to the sidewalk outside the court house and assembling a crowd ot citizens about him, notified them of what had oc curred within and threatened that If they d not assist him In securing his rights from the Judge he would drop his satchel, which, he declared contained a large amount ot nltro-glycerlne, In tbe midst of the crowd. Now what do you think they did?' my caller Inquired of me. "I told him that I could not guess. " 'Not a blessed thing,' he said. During the entire recital the roan held his satchel very carefully and kept glancing at It in a nervous way. I did not relish the situation, so I pushed an electric button and summoned my messenger. A moment later my visitor and his satchel bad been unceremoniously ushered out. I could hear him as he stood In the corridor delivering a harangue on the subject of the -Impossi bility of securing Justice In this land of the free." Suocrlntendent Richard Sylvester of the metropolitan police of Washington. D. C has made public a pollce regulation for that city which reads: "To spit on auy paved sidewalk or footpath, or to spit on any street railway car or other public vehicle, or to spit on any part of any public build ing under the control of the commissioners . . . . . ... niB..f,ii of the District oi oiumuia, j um MARRIED WOME TEACHERS. Concession Granted by the New York Board of Ednentlon. Boston Transcript. Married women have been given a con cession by the New York City Board or Education, which has amended its Dy-iaws. governing their case, to the following ef fect: "No married woman shall be ap pointed to any teaching or supervising position in the day public schools unless her husband Is Incapacitated, from physical or mental disease, to earn a livelihood, or has consecutively abannonea ner ior ui.v ten. than three years prior to tne aate oi ner appointment; provided, ttat proor saus t.ninrv to the board of city superintend ents is furnished to establish such physical and mental dlssbillty or abandonment. Thus It seems there may be extenuating irnimstances which work a suspension oi penalty for women teachers who have been so presumptuous as to marry, if they are In sufficient distress they m-ay be forgiven and reinstated. Several meuitjera or tne board were asked to explain why tho limit of desertion was fixed at three years In stead of one or two, and the reply was that women might not really know tnai they were abandoned, but think they were, In less time than three year. As good an answer would have been that three years were none too long a time lu which to ex plate the crime of matrimony. Looking at It purely as a matter of public policy and efficient service, we cannot see why a married woman with a husband lncapac tated by physical or mental disease from earning a livelihood, on her hands, Is likely to be more acceptable as a teacher than one whose husband ls able to do his share of the breadwlnning. It looks like provid ing for charity at the expense of educa tion. The whole policy seems to be a tls ma of absurdities. Incapable of a logical analysis. The Board of Education of New York bids fair to become a distinguished for the sapience of Its decisions as the board of magistrates whose decisions were voiced by the Immortal IKigberry. It Is the same board which has undertaken, at this age of tbe world, to suppress the popular circulation of "Incle Tom s Cabin." TALK ABOUT CLEVELAND. Petrolt Free Press (dem): It Is not necessary to have a formal denial from Mr. Cleveland to know that he Is not a candi date for another nomination and would not acept soother nomination. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph (rep.): The recrudescence of Cleveland Is merely the present form of the rebellion against Bryanlsm and la Interesting but not Imme diately Important to republicans. Boston Globe (dem.): If ex-President Cleveland should receive the denlocratlc nomination next year, It will be against the wishes of Mrs. Cleveland, who does not want to see him In the White House again. Philadelphia North American (rep.): If the democratic party were a united political body, with clearly defined principles and policies, Mr. Cleveland probably would be ' the most formidable candidate available at this time to lead a straight-out fight agclnat the republicans. Minneapolis Journal (rep.): The talk of nominating Cleveland Is the last effort of the moribund element la a demoralized party to seek to obtain national power with nothing but a great name. Traditional de mocracy is a mere shell. It has no relation to the problems of tho day. Portland Oregonlan (rep.): Ths third term tradition will hardly He against a man who has been out of tbe presidency for eight years, ani : Cleveland Is evidently mors vigorous at 66 than most men at 70. The elder Harrison was Inaugurated at 68, and five presidents were over 60 at ths be ginning of their terms. Cleveland Plain Dealer (dem.): Only a dominating Issue or candidate can effect a restoration of old-time democracy. Looked at In that light Mr. Cleveland would seem to be the only figure to size up to the situ ation. But will not the suspicion that he Is merely a stalking horse tend to discourage the voters and prevent the realization of the purpose which his candidature is ex pected to achieve? Charleston (S. C.) News and Courier (dem.): We wish It were possible to place Mr. Cleveland at the head of the party In the next campaign. That is where he be longs, that ls where he stands In fact, and there is none other who can take his place. The true business Interests of the country would be promoted by his election, the pub lic credit would be safe under his adminis tration, fitness would be the sole test of appointment to office and the south would have a firm friend at the head of the gov ernment In Washington. Springfield (Mass.) Republican (Ind): There can be no question that the people of the United States are coming Into a re newed appreciation of the character and public service of Grover Cleveland. It Is now being seen, as it could not have been seen so clearly five or six years ago, that he was right In tatting the stand he did during his second administration for the preservation of the public credit, at all costs of popularity and party unity. But above this and other great public services stands. In the popular appreciation, the stalwart character of the man the Inflexi ble will, the conscientious purpose, the dauntless courage, tho fearless devotion to principle, and the unshakable loyalty to any public trust that has been committed to his charge. PERSONAL NOTE. Last Sunday was a great day for visiting. King Edward was In Paris, Emperor Wil liam In Rome and President Roosevelt at Sharon Springs. Tho opening of the Indian territory to settlement will find Henry C. Frick aud John W. Ga,te.t on the ground floor as own ers of the principal part of the coal lands. With tears in his eyes, the sultan begs the powers to tae that Bulgaria keeps tbe Macedonians In ornr. '.Mr- tbe small boy who said: "Mamma, make Johnny be have! Every time I hit him he boilers." If the Rothschilds bad increased and multiplied after the manner ot many fami lies there would by thl3 time have been a prodigious number of the English branch, let alone the rest, bu: after more than 100 years the descenlajta ot Nathan Meyer Rothschild, founder of .he Enplish Roth schilds, only amount to between tblrtyand forty persons. Prof. Walkhoff of Munich his discovered from exhaustive study of a skull that pre historic man could noi talk; and be. is said furthermore to jave been very much vexed by the flippant proposition of oce of his colleagues, who is aot a contributor to Flle gende Blaetter, but who has urred that a similar study be made of the skull ot a prehistoric woman. Leopold de Rothschild has spoiled tbe tradition that his grandfather got news or the victory of Waterloo in a highly roman tic manner. He received the news from a sea captain In his employ, who brought a newspaper to him from Brussels. All thn Rothschild captains had orders to collect newspapers wherever they were, and this was not the only tip which the family got In this way. F. P. Baker, for forty years one of the Institutions of Kansas, has resigned his subpoHtmastershlp at Topeka. He has al ways been a wheel horse In republican poll tics and was a red-hot woman suffragist In the Kansas struggle of the late '60's. "Father" Baker hat been connected with several newspaper enterprises. He is now well over 80 years of age and retires from bis position because of falling health. A young wife who weit wl'h her husband to St. Louis for the vrorM's fair dedication writes borne that they had to pay $1 apiece for sandwiches ent that the waiter stole the ham from one and put it into another sandwich, setting the s.ime flnnhtlme price for that. Coffee "and such coffee" was BO cents per cup. "The only interesting things I saw were two men the governors of North and South Carolina. They were going Into a saloon." Here Is a story about Kubellk that did not come from his press agent: The violinist was once asked to play at a lunatic aslyum. He chose a brilliant Slav composition and the audience seemea aengni'-u. n oi the regular boarders came up sod began to talk with him. Kubellk asked hlro bow he liked the performance. The lunatic stared at him for a while and then said: Well, to think of the likes ul you Deing . . ..kll. I mrr - n t In tlP " allowea out wu.o ... K Close to the Rnaiccd Eds. Detroit Free Press. By declaring the title defective, a Min nesota court has taken 30,000 acres of land away from Uncle Russell Sage. Taking things away from Uncle Russell cornea dan gcroutily near the conatltutlonal Inhibition against cruel and unusual punishments. Waltham Watches 12,000,000 of them to keep the world in order. "Tht Perfected AmeHaut Watch," an Uastrdtecf book of interesting tnformAtton aloat quitches, will be tent free upon request. American Waltham Watch Compaif, Waltham, Mass, THAT "RAILROAD JOKER." Effect of tho Tna Clanse Instiled Into tho Onsnbn Charter. -i Municipal Journal and Engineer. Owing to the efforts of the Real Estats exchange tax reform in Omaha, Neb., which began last year by assessing the franchise! of the public servlcs corporations at some thing near their actual value, hat been car ried still further this year by the assess ment of tbe terminal properties ot the steam railroads at their true value. This latest action of the tax commissioner, which has been approved by the Board ofc Review and the Board of Equalization, has resulted in the addition of $25,702,158 to the assessment roll of the city. At the time the city charter of Omaha was before tho legislature, In 1S97, it con tained the usual provision for the assess ment ot all property for purposes of mu nicipal taxation at Its fair cash value, anl before its passage the railroad lobby tarkcil on what has sines been known as the "rail road Joker," aa addition "excepting th terminal properties of the railroads, th valuation of which the city tax commis sioner shall take from the figures fixed by the State Board of Equalization aa returned to the county clerk." The State Board of Equalization. hich has been under tho control of the railroad corporations, has made a practice of assess ing each railroad as a whole and prorating the assessment among the various couuties through which the road ran according to ths mileage la each county. Aside from making a very low assessment per mile, the stato board exempted all sidetracks, yards, depots and other properties along the right of way tinder the pretext that the value of this property was Included in the sum total of ths mileage. Under this practice th city of Omaha has up to the praassu time only collected taxea on each mile of atnln track within tbe city limits and has hern leaving the great yarda properties snd val uable depots virtually free of taxation. This year the city tax commissioner con cluded to disregard the "railroad Joker" in the city charter and assess the railroad property within tho city limits on the sanu basis as all other property In the city Is assessed, finding his Justification for such action in the constitutional requirement "that every person or corporation shall pav a tax In proportion to the value of his or her or its property and franchises and that taxes shall be uniform In respect to per son and property within the Jurisdiction of- the body Imposing the same." It Is there fore ths contention of the city tax com missioner that the "railroad Joker" in the city charter Is In conflict with the consti tution of tho state. The following table shows the assessment of railroad property In the city of Omaha as fixed by the State Board of Equaliza tion and by the City Board of Equalization for this year: State Board. City Board. Union Pacific i 67.M9 I14.5S3.2W 2.500,000 F., E. ft M. V 12,924 C. Bt. P.. M. ft 0 2.7S O. & N. P 11.310 O. ft S. W 17.615 7.S63,14fl $:5.832.4f0 Totals $130,240 Increase, $25,702,153. Owned by Chicago, Burlington ft Qjlnry. FLASHES OF FIN. "Say, old chap, can you read Scotch dia lect?' "I've written several stories In It." "I know, but can you read It?" Brooklyn Eagle, It is no compliment If a friend comes fifty miles to your wedding-, but It lb a great tribute if he cornea rive miles to your funeral. Atchison Globe. "And you say she la happy with her sec ond husband? "Happy! She ought to be. She's got him so subdued that she makes him sprinkle the flowers on the grave of No. 1." Baltimore Sun. "Did you see that Idiotic woman kiss that dog of hers?" "Yes. Do you wonder that some dogs g mad?" Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Some folks' Ideas," said Uncle Ehen. "la Jes' like an ostrich's feathers. Dey doesn' 'mount to nuffln' In paitickler till dey gets Into de possession o' somebody else." Washington Star. "Some men," said Uncle Eben, "axes yoh advice an' assistance an' den thinks you ought to be grateful to 'em foh heliiin' you kill time." Washington Star. Mrs. Grimes They say that frequent bathing ls very Injurious to the human system. Mrs. Byrnes-I've always wondered how It was that your family enjoyed auch perfect Doctor Medicine isn't what yoj ft. You need more exercise. Mrs. Gllaon More exercise! You do. realize, doctor, that our telephone ls on s eight party line. Bomerviue journal. Mamma I am surprised and grieved to learn that my little boy threw a big bottle at a neighbor's cat. Johnny (sobbing) We'd been gtvln' tho cat another name, mamma, and I was chrla tenln' her. Chicago Tribune. "Is your employer out?" Inquired the caller. "Yea, sir," replied the office boy. "How do you know without looking Into his private office?" "Because I Just heard him growl about the cards he was Benin' and call for an other stack of bluea." Philadelphia Press. THIJtQS THAT NEVER DIE. Charles Dickens. The pure, the bright, the beautiful. That stirred our hearts In youth. The Impulses of wordless prayer. The dreams of love and truth; The longings after aomethlng lout,. The ppliit a yearning cry. The striving after better hopes These things can never die. The timid hand stretched forth to aid A brother in his need, A kindly word in grief's dark hour That proves a friend Indeed; The plea for mercy softly breathed, When Justice threatens nigh; The sorrow of a contrite heart These things ahull never die. The memory of a clasping hand. The presiiure of a kiss, And all the trifles, sweet and frail That make up love's first bliss; If with a firm, unchanging faith, And holy trust and high. Those hands have clasped, those lips h.xve met Thee things shall never die. The cruel and tha bitter word. That wounded as It fell; The chilling want of sympathy We feel but never tell; The hard repulse thai chills the heart. Whose hopes were hounding high, In an unfading record kept These things shall never die. Let nothing pass, for every hand Must find some work to do; Loce not a chance to waken love Be firm and Juxt and true. So shall light that tan not fade Beam on thee from on high. And angel voices say to thee These things shall never die. '
