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Notary Ilihlln.
onr Placr.
t.liu'iiln Star.
No wairrn nr.nr lia IhkuciI a
filler Kill Ion tliHti The Omulia Ure did
liit Miinilay. If a trily mttro
xlltaii In mu.iIH)' nn well ax (unntlty.
Thrrn no kIkii cf a Rtraln unci
froth of boom effort. Th Ikhup rmhrr
hail thit ai.'iirnrir of tiring tho nat
ii nil Htitiiiiiip of tho aollil IiuIiipi con
dition of The lirr a rllr-nU'li- and of
lKltlmNtr n.iiT rffurt.
N't total aalaa.
t'ally tTtm .
I'l'iinajrh ii ii In la iircpiirlnn fur n Hint1
Iffiliiti. Iut iih tin- r'iiilill'Hii iioiiiiiia
tlotm Iihvh Hlrriiily Imm-ii nmdo tlit real
filjlit la prnrtlcnlly over.
Why not n-f-r Hie MoriKin taiiKU- itml
tlx-nprlcliiK of tin- Arutia In AhIu Minor
In lht Nrliriihkn HimIouIiis who worxhlp
at tin" alirinc of TiidkI't.
Prwnt linllcntlotiM arp that the efllKy
of wotiwin Hi-arliiK a rwl rap, bo popu
lar in Franc a century ki, may play
"Quwn of thu May" in UuhhIh thin year.
rttlaala aaka Km lire to relliiiulu hope
of aniioilntf AInucv and Lorraine, wlili li
It will prntialily ilo when HiihmIu ceaneH
lla I'fforta to aernre all Ire-free neH'inrt.
If Mr. I'rlck la really In earneat in his
lealre to break Into politic he nilifht
ipiallfy to break that Delaware deiullork
la-fore turn I tin hl Htlentlon to national
affair.
Nolaxly will ot'ject to two Internet at
the county bimpltnl. proviillnji that they
will ronflne their preacrlptlnn to Apol
lluarit In phicp of Scotch xlu ami Irlah
w hlaky.
With wool aelliuK for '.'I centa a jMiund
la Montana It la not probable that con
irrvaamiMi from that atat will Join Maa
admwtta In the ery for a revision of
I'lijtl'y tariff achetlnlea.
Tk1 rw tnlnlater from f'olonihin ha
arrlted. Thotuh it Waa Impoaaible for
blm to mtnr by the way of the Panama
i-anal It t to ! t he will lx able
tn return by thai ronfe.
IVnalor Warner of .Mlaaourl ha a jone
l Arhaa on a vacation. If he neeiN
a taxation fhla early in Ma offloial ca
reer h will aee M flniab w heu the reul
wrh tietrtna at Wmhlnnfon.
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"n.i.Iian ata k raiiaera who pronilae
! th;p taifl to the rhfcao market
mntf Bare ha. I experience elAewhera
whirb wnuiil make the American "Bee;
fiir rk like a aawlety for the amelior
atiort ef h'liiKimf .
(I i aniiouiued that charter limits
tioa) w ll prrenf the active layln of
new pnxenienM f..r at leaaf ninety day.
hni that ahonlil not hinder the city
f-om intrtintt into operation ita new
aaphalt pavln4 repair plant.
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The report rntnea fMm t'oiormlo that
th irenUnt la leftlnn tlit 'holi-cati"
beeauM they are ao nuineroiiax
Taeee are a ninnber if graftera" In the
ntnmrty who apparently hope ! to e
eapw rhroiiiin the rule here applied to
f!ia eaf.
T- ipieatton f..r the State Hoard or
Fitna l.arlon ia whether the Omaha
fd4e and Terminal company has at
aofbe-l fh f lln.iia t'entral, or whether
tlia I Sinoia t'enrral ha swallowed th
tRaitti Brntue and Termiual coinpany.
f.f at. ife mai'Miufnt pnrxiaea only.
Tile Milwaukee hanker who defaulte1
f..r l, .-.( m enjoying hi liherty on
had, Uil tlm iii.iii who ia aaul to have
a-aiMtet hint hi the crime ia n fuuirl va
frii jxintio, kut theiv ia no evidence
i i 1110 lnnp d-a.t in wheat aud he
Niay Ba.t had luoitey left to travel on.
tit U ariim uew lira rnu uu bouara tha
mayor ami voiiucil should nut itiaki their
elecr.oa of ;te fur tin or that want.
ht fur t!ioM a t on, f the city where
f eiijine h 'lla- are niiml ncdel. Tha
4 ii- pm. vi ahotild !mi apply in til
Uaca'toii of rlr hy.lrmm ;lu, Mtre-t
4j-s r4 trU e of wii bouudm-le.'
t1AIK Tilt. Ay OA nit.
I l.e (oiilrat itiiionK rcpul illca II cati'll
flil'a Ift I he I'liat coliKl caaloiin 1 illntiict
fot noiiMiuitlon to the tiicniny (rented
I'.t the promotion of Klmcr .1. Hurkctt
f tlm lulled flatia actinic, promlm-H
fo la- tii-rc hciitcd than any thill hits
tflki'li plioe In Hint illatilct for miiliy
I )-Hf llli one or mote cainlldutca In
flu- Held from iii-nrly every county In
ll.e d'atrlil (here la Mil aliiliiditin c of
Hinder to aee t from, find III the lntcr
raf of (In- party mid the atiite the ae-I'-itioti
ahonlil ,e the very beat that can
be ttind( r'K'M'dlcaa of locality or fac
tion. It la fl hitncfilHl.lo fin t that the Ktfin
ilard for public o(tle In Nebrnakit hna
l--ii (leiliiiliii from year to year. Men
who are tint (tiiillMed for the poHltinn of
road aiipervlaor or vIIIiikc coiilicilmali
proleif theinaelvca Into the forefront lia
inndldatea for the h-ulalattire and frt
iientl,r aa cntididatea for atnte ofllcoa.
Men wlio would not creditably till the
position of Juatlce of the peace atrlve
for noinlnntlona na randldiitca for tho
dlatrlct la-tiih. and dlatrlct Judifca wllli
onf the Icaat cnpnclty to pnisp the
aalli-nf point of a conntltntlonnl quea-
Hon do tint liciltflte to push their claims
for n aent on tho supremo bench.
In no state of the union have men of
small cnliU-r boon so persistent In (iiost
of Mali politlcnl positions and received
so much enoouraKoniont as they have
In this state Within the past deendo. In
stead of planting oak, hickory and Iron
wood In Ita political preserves, Nebraska
has been planting basswood. willow and
hazel brush. IlKHKreeiiblo na It may lie
to confess it. the standard of public ottl
( Ih lilom In Nebraska Is simply huintlia
tltiir. For all that. Nebraska does not
lack for material that would respond to
the demand of n higher standnrd In pub
lic otrlce. There are In almost every
walk of life In this state, on the stock
ranch, on the farm, ns well ns in the
mercantile pursuits and in the profes
sional clnsa, men who would pnieo the
hlKhest positions within the uift of .th
comnionwealth. Such men ns a ccneral
tliln do not seek to force themselves
Into prominence as candidates for office,
but they should be encouraged and per
suaded to enter the political arena In
the interest of better Kovornnieiit.
As a matter of pride as well ns n
matter of self Interest, Nebraska should
lie represented In the national legisla
ture ntul In every position of honor
and responsibility, by the best type of
Its citizenship. Whether this Is possi
ble under the present nominating sys
tem, with Its barter In conventions,
packed by the political retainers of rail
way eororat!oii8. is, problematic. In
i.ny event, however, the rank nnd file
of the republican party should strive to
elevate the standard for public office, be
ginning with the selection of reputable
and representative delegntes to nomina
ting conventions, and ending In the nomi
nation of candidates possessing high
character and first-class ability.
A SUfCESStW TO PLATT-
The legislature of Connecticut being iu
session will choose a successor to the
late Senator I'lult and there la no lack
of aspirants for the vacant aeat. Within
twenty-four hours after the death of
Mr. Piatt a Hartford paper printed the
plot fires of eight men who were wild to
le candidates for the dead senator's
place and very likely this did not in
clude all who would be glad to succeed
him in the national seuate. Of those
mentioned as aspirants but one is so
well known to the country as to la- re
garded as worthy to tie selected. This
one la Kepresentatlve Hill, who lias
shown himself to be a man of more than
ordinary ability, with some of the qual
ities of statesmanship that distinguished
the late senator. Mr. Hill la one of the
closest students of the financial affairs
of the country and hla experience as a
legislator, as well aa his clean reeord'ln
public life, well fit him to occupy a seat
In the national senate.
While the republicans of the country
would regard most favorably the promo
tion of Mr. Hill to the upper branch of
congress, the present condition of Con
nect lent politics does not encourage the
hope that he will be chosen. A legisla
ture that elected former Oovernor Kulk
eley to the national senate can hardly be
epected to choose so clean and capable
a man aa Kepresentatlve Hill. It Is more
likely to prefer some such man aa Fes
senden, whose politlcnl career has not
been the most scrupulous. The ancres
sor of the lute Senator Hawley reflects
no credit upon the state of Connecticut
and If will Indeed be unfortunate for
that commonwealth If It shall send a
man of similar character fo occupy the
aeat made vacant by the death of one of
the most honorable and upright men who
ever sat In tha t'nited State senate
Orvill II. riaff.
japaxizi.so rnryj.
In an interview a few days ago with
a Chinese subject pusslng through thla
city on his way t his native country, he
frankly expressed the opinion that if
Japan, should lw successful In the war
that i-ountry would exert a great Influ
ence upon flie future of China. There
can be no doubt of this. It lias been ap
parent ever since the first Important Jap
anese auccesa iu the war that Chiucae
sympathy wa largely with that coun
try and quite naturally that feelln has
been growing with the succeeding vic
tories of the forces of the island empire.
Although Chiua suffered a severe de
feat in her war with Japan, losing a
considerable territory, it Is by no menus
unnutuial that Chinese sympathy should
now la with the power that seeks to rid
that empire of Kussiau aggression aud
Hive it security against dlsuieuilierineut.
Whatever Japan may demand, in the
event of dual triumph, if la certain that
shtt will lie lesa exacting than would
Russia and far letter disposed toward
the uphulliiing of China.
Ther o;m h no question that the Chl
n? need such inrtueiic aa only Japan
can exert iipmi them to lufusw a new
aiiirft union,- tlm people that will lift
them out vf the iiitrxvj" rut in which
they have born trending for ages. They
are quite ns cpnlio of progress In civ
ilization, it Is not to bo doubted, ns the
Japanese, and the world Is familiar with
what the latter have accomplished In tho
last half century. There are some who
profess to lie apprehensive of the con
sequences to the western world of Jnp
nnlzlng China, but there Is no substan
tial reason for such fear. At all events
those who believe that our western civ
ilization Is right cannot object to what
ever will extend It In Asiatic land nnd
Jnpnn'a comlltlou today Is duo to her ac
ceptance of this civilization.
TIIK SATIoXAl. rvuer.
When the government assumed con
trol of the I'n mi mil railroad It was
stated to bo tho Intention not to change
the policy under which that highway
across the iMhiuus had been operated.
For years a monopoly had been main
tained, to which the I'acitlo Steamship
company was a party, the effect of
which was to materially Interfere with
trade between the I'nltcd States ntul
the South and Central American coun
tries uu the racliic. This whs pointed
out a short time ago In a comniuiilcntinu
to Secretary Taft from the representa
tives in Washington of the southern
countries concerned. They pointed out
with particularity iu what respects our
trade had been injured by the
monopoly, aud the consequent exac
tions, of the railroad and steamship mo
nopoly, showing among other facts that
it was cheaper for tho South and Cen
tral American countries to tdilp their
products to New York by way of K tiro
pen n ports than to send them across
the isthmus.
Necessarily this condition was
inimical to our trade with the southern
countries nnd It became a very impor
tant question as to what the govern
ment of the United Slates, would do
when It took control of the Panama
railroad. Would the old policy be main
tained or modi lied was a question in
which a very considerable lulnilier of
American merchants and manufactur
ers, ns well ns business men in the
southern Pacific const countries, took n
very lively interest, It was also n
matter of no little concern to the trans
continental railroad lines. At first It
was given out that there would be no
change of jiolicy. that the old order would
he continued under tho control of the
government. It now transpires that this
w as a mistake. In a published letter of
Secretary Tnft the assurance is given
that the monopoly which has existed
will not be continued, that there is to
be no discrimination whatever ns be
tween tho several stenmship companies
In handling their business across the
isthmus, and . that '"the policy of the
government In' managing tho canal rail
road Is to charge such rates ns will, pay
for the carriage of the gomls across the
Isthmus a reasonable 'return on the In
vestment of the government. and noth
ing more."
The statement of Secretary Tnft,
which Is of course conclusive. Is reas
suring, nnd yet It Is what might reHson
atily have been expected. It wan In
credible thnf the government, ns at first
stated. Intended to maintain a policy
which wns clearly shown to be detri
mental to our commerce with some of
the most important countries to the.
south. In order to do that It would be
necessary for the government to become,
a party to a steamship monopoly
which has lieen able to not only shut
out competition, but lias imposed most
unwarrantable exactions upon the
Isthmian traffic. Such a course on the
part of the government would have been
a national reproach. The policy of
the government In regard to the
Pnnnma railroad will be "to make Just
rates nnd prevent discrimination." This
Is mnnlfestly the proper course nnd will
have genernl approval.
Now that the lid has peen lifted off
the county hospital pot and the rotten
ness that lias permeated that Institution
for years has been pnrtlully ventilated,
the necessity for radical reform in tlm
methods of the purchase,, of county and
hospital supplies, and, for that matter,
the supplies for all the county institu
tions, must be apparent to the Board of
County Commissioners. The root of
the evil ia not so much a passion for
graft on the part of subordinates in the
county employ, as is the system of
awarding contracts for supplies at fig
urea way below their wholesale prices.
A grocer, for example, whose bid for
sugar, coffee and tea Is 25 per cent
below Jobbers' prices, must recoup him
self, either by delivering short weight or
Inferior goods, unless he can also unload
other articles of fluctuating value at flg
urea way above their market price. It
la a matter of notoriety that when bids
are invited for a variety of articles,
bidders usually offer to cut their prices
on articles that are less In demand,
while the articles they know to be most
In demand are sandwiched Into the bid
at way up prices. If the county would
Invite separate bids for each article,
with the privilege of selecting only such
as are offered at fair figures by respon
sible houses, there would be no incentive
for short weight, short count or inferior
quality.
There ia no more reason why rail
roads running over leased tracks, be
tween the Union Pacific bridge ami
South Ouiaha should not be returned
for taxation to the state board than
there would be for the Rurllngton or
Unlou Pacific railroads to omit from
their returns the lines that are being
operated by them under lease. The lease
Ik in the uature of a franchise and fran
chises are tlm most valuable usseta of
railroads.
The senate committee ou Intcrsfate
commerce has cited E. 1". Vlulng, former
transcontinental freight autocrat of tha
Unlou Pacitlo, to travel all the way from
Houtou to Washington to tell the com
mittee what he knows about railroad
rate making. Inasmuch as Mr. Vlnlns
has ujude uo railroad rutva for some-
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thing like twenty years and his views
on rate making when he did mnk rates
were fairly stated and published In the
reports of the Pacific Hallrona! Investi
gating cnmmlssslon, the committee
might have saved valuable time and
some money by requesting its secretary
to rend the Vlnlng testimony Instead of
disturbing his repose at the American
Hub.
Property owners on North Slxteeenth
street have It In their own hands to
Improve thnt end of Omaha's principal
retail thoroughfare by erecting substan
tial business blocks. The building In
spector can help them by pulling down
dangerous flretraps, but they must help
themselves by building structures that
will stimulate trade and Increase prop
erty values.
The feeling of pnnlc In Asiatic waters
is shown by the captnln of a British
vessel who arrived at Hong Kong and
reported the presence of Kusslnn war
ships near thnt port, when In fact they
were British vessels. In the light of this
porformnnce, Hojostvensky's fight on the
trawlers does not look so foolish.
WATER BOARD MUST HUSTLE
Real Estate Exchange Names Committee to
Handle Kate Hatter.
MONEY FOR NEW BUILDINGS IN SIGHT
Plenty of Capital Wlllina tn l omt to
Omahn If Itenta Are Made
Utah Knmiith to Attract
Invralnra,
(train Ramblers nraten,
Philadelphia Tress.
No sympathy will be wasted over the
failure of the gamblers who have at
tempted to enrnnr "May wheat." The
more complete their downfall the greater
will he the Joy of the bread eaters nnd the
bread winners In every nook and corner
of the union.
Governor Mickey nnd Ilia Fences.
Baltimore American.
It Is mentioned as a great affair that
Oovernor Arickey of Nebraska, donned over
alls and went forth to repair his farm
fences. But why remarkable? If h hud
gone out In his splke-tnll coat, decollete
vest, high hat, patent leathers and kid
gloves the incident would have been worth
mentioning.
The Reacne ot Mnanra.
Philadelphia Record.
It does not appear that sentiment had
much to do with the saving of Niagara
Falls from speculative greed. The effort
of the lobby of the Niagara, Ontario and '
l.ockport company to convert this stu
pendous work of nature almost wholly to
commercial purposes has been defeated
only by the hostility of rival corporations.
Tnlent Worklna Overtime.
Chicago Chronicle.
With cannonading audible in various
quarters of the China seis several hun
dreds of miles apart we are safe In as
suming that the illustrious aggregation of
imaginative talent In Hong-Kong is once
more at work In eight-hour shifts as In
the enrlv Hava nf iho n-i Ttrn .v,ii i.A
h.'lVinit VerilHmia in t oil Enana K. O.nl, !
....v...e,.,... vj jiiun
shortly, unless some new and Improved
device has been Invented to ril.pace that
old stand-by.
In Folletl Wlna Hla Fight.
Minneapolis Journal.
Governor Iji Follette has won his fight
with the Wisconsin legislature, and is free
to accept the toga the people threw over
his shoulders In January. He has secure
a railroad commission, for which he has
been battling for years, and this, with the
anti-pass and other railroad legislation,
puts Wisconsin in the front rank of state
which have by law proceeded to put a
curb on thla much-abused Vprlvate" busi
ness. Presidents. Tuttle and Fish Will be
considerably , disgusted, but It cannot be
heljied now.
PASSING OK JOE JK.FFEP.SOX.
Cincinnati Knquirer: No more kindly soul
ever passed .from earth to another realm,
and very few Americans In any sphere of
life have been more widely loved or will
be more truly mourned.
St. Ixnils Republic: None of us will ever
forget him aa the man spoke to our
hearts in that old good-wishing sentiment
as he drank the achnapps: "Here's to your
good health and your family may you live
long and prosper."
Pittsburg Dispatch: It is useleas to talk
of filling his place. The niche he occupied
was cut by the man who filled It so well
that If he may have a successor it will not
be until time will have effaced a memory
that has long remained dear to the Amer
ican heart.
Chicago Tribune: In these daya of gauze
and .tinsel, mock heroics, unseemly prob
lem and maudlin sensations on the stage
It la pleasant to recall the sunny, natural.'
cheerful genius of Jefferson. It Is equally
aad to think that only the "shadow of a
name" now remains.
Philadelphia Lodger: Though his own
performance necessarily grew paler with
advancing years, hla hold on the affection
of his audlencea remained unshaken, and
no actor has given greater or purer pleas
ure to ao large a number of old and young
who will always hold him dear In memory!
Chicago Chroalde: His public life' was a
happy and aueceaaful one and hla private
life waa In keeping with tt. He was a
gentleman and a gentle man-an artist and
a lover of his kind. Hla fame will dis
prove the tad saying of "Rip." because,
though ha Is gone forever. It will be a
long. long time before he is forgotten.
Clevelad Plain Dealer: One great debt
the stage and the public owe to Mr
Jefferson. He trafficked In nothing base!
Not a few censorsxare attacking the stage
aa an agency 0f evil. Many actors are
ahowlng that there Is no necessary alli
ance between the dramatic art and vice
while others claim theirs to be a purely
moral mission. Jefferson made It plain
that there la a perfect stage art that haa
no connection with what la evil.
rERSOXAL NOTES.
From Iho gaa Investigation In New York
It appeara that It makes no difference at
what price the gaa la fixed aa long as the
companies sre permitted to control their
own meters.
Governor La Follette was ao busy this
spring over the railroad rates that he for
got to Issue the usual proclamation for
Arbor day. As a result there waa no cele
bration in the schools thla year.
It will be Interesting to know whether
the troop of t'nited States cavalry mho
were loat in a Mindanao jungle and lived
for nineteen days on monkey tlesh are
noticeably more lively after the experience.
Dr. Oliver L. Fasslg. associate In meteor
ology In Johna Hopkins university and di
rector of the American weather bureau
in Baltimore, will be one of a party start
ing about May 1 to search for the Zlegler
exploration party aent out in U6 to find
the North pole.
Another "last survivor" of the Charge
of the Light Brigade pasat-d away peace
fully In England lust week, which re
minds us that It haa been a long Unit
since the last dmth of the negro boy who
held Waahlngton'a horse on his way from
New York to Philadelphia.
George J. Gould, head of the entlrw tiuuld
system of rallwaya, haa chosen a Chli-ago
man, Frederick A. Dlano. to be entrusted
with active control of the Wb.th road.
Mr. Delano waa born foity-tw,, jir
ago In Hongkong. China, was educated
at Harvard, and begun railroading aa an
apprentice In tha machlns shops wf the
burltiigton, at Aurora.
The only action taken by the Omaha
Renl Estate exchange nl lis regular weekly
meeting yesterday was the appointment of a
commute to consider the advisability or
taking some dignified action to force the
water board to reduce the water rates.
The committee, which is composed of N.
P. Dodge. Jr., C. II. Hrown and ft. 11.
I.ashury, Is to report at the next meeting
of the exchange. The question was
brought up by Mr. Dodge, who said:
"I fought hard at Lincoln to get passed
the bill which gave the water board all
the power vested In the city council.
Omaha. If you will tnle the trouble to In
vestigate, pays mure thim any city having
Its own water system. It was a great vic
tory which gave the water board the right
to set the water brakes. Now I ask of
the Real L'state exchange to exert Its in
fluence on the water board to the end that
the board shall use Its power and get us
cheaper water. We should hold the board
accountable for what It does and not let
Its members sit hack on the strength of
their former years of good citizenship.
Wo should hold them accountable and see
thnt they do their duty, or else let them
meet their reckoning at the next election."
lloilae Talks of llnlldlnga.
Mr. Dodge, who was nearly the speaker
of the occasion, nis i referred to the build
ing s'M.itlon.
"I know of three good concerns that want
buildings," he wild. "I was talking of this
to a hanker nnd he said he had two cus
tomers w ho wanted buildings, one of them
wanting a place that would cost $Wn1.
The question Is where are we to get these
buildings? A real estate man told me he
had been In the east and had secured
three million worth of money from the best
houses, and when he came to the people
who had sent him out and said they
would have to pay i!4 per cent net, they
declined, saying they could not pay more
than 6 or 5H, per cent. That money was
here six weeks and then went to Kansas
City where It was Jumped at at T per cent
net. Wc can get the money In the east,
but we cannot get the Omaha concerns to
pay. The Jobbers here for a long period
have paid rents so low that they would not
pay the Investor, and they refuse to meet
any advance."
RoliMns' Men of Advertising.
The question of advertising came up for
discussion. J. W. Robbins said he whs not
a heavy newspaper advertiser and he got
better returns from personal work or from
signs on the properly than from the papers.
W. H. Gates thought a great deal of
money was going Into the papers, and that
the reul estate men were perhaps spending
more than they could afford In this way,
but he could not suggest any other course.
Ryron Hastings thought stories about
buildings and lots were more Interesting
to the public and more useful that set
advertisements.
O. G. Wallace thought the real estate men
would be making a mistake If they cut
their advertising. He said Wanamaker ad
vertised more freely whenever things were
dull. This, Mr. Wallace considered hard
to do. He said when he glanced at Chicago
and other papers, It seemed the Omaha men
were' advertising very little. He could not
see how the Chlcagoans could afford to do
It, but It must pay them or they would not
use so much space.
Speaker Rouse of Hall county, waa pres
ent and gave the real estate men a little
Jolly of the good-crop-good-times sort.
ROUTE FOR CUT OFF NOT FIXED
Great Northern Line to Ashland May
Have a Spar to Omaha
Also.
That the exact survey for the Great
Northern Sioux Clty-Ashland extension has
not yet been determined and that It Is the
Intention of thnt railroad company to give
Omaha a favorable connection with the
extension Is the statement offered by Gen
eral Manager Holdrege on his return from
Chicago, where he attended a meeting of
Great Northern and Iturllngton officials. It
Is the intention to connect Omaha with
the new line by running an extension from
a point near Fremont to Chalco, thirteen
miles west of here. Mr. Holdrege reiter
ates his former statement as published in
The Bee, that the new line will open new
territory along the Great Northern to
Omaha merchants, and that rates will be
made on a basis that will not work any
hardship to this Jobbing point, but rather
tend to enlarge the field tributary to
Omaha.
As to the complaint made by some grain
men to the effect that the Sioux City-Ash-land
extension would tend to divert grain
northward, General Manager Holdrege says
Omaha will have all the chance It could
ask to get this business.
J. J. Hill's son was present at the Chi
cago meeting and assured Mr. Holdrege
that It Is the purpose of the Great North
em to give Omaha such a line and basis
of rates as would prove beneficial to the
Omaha markets.
"At all events," says Mr. Holdrege, "bus
iness men should suspend judgment until
the route of the new line has been definitely
fixed. They will then And that Omaha
will have a new line to the north that will
Increase the city's wholesale trade."
BOULEVARD HELD IN SUSPENSE
Roate of the North Drive Haa Not
Bern Determined on by
Committee,
"It may be quite a long time before tha
route of the north boulevard Is decided
upon," Bays Park Commissioner Cornish.
"The committee having the matter la
charge Is not yet ready to report, and
after it does the other members of the
board will desire to make no little personal
Inspection of the various routea proiaed.
Mr. Lining. -r and myself do not favor the
taking of streets, calling them boulevards
and Improving thrm out of the park fund.
We think boulevards should lie not lens
than 1' feet wide and should be created
aa boulevards ami eo maintained. Adjoin,
Ing property owners then do not evade tha
expense of iii)ir. ecu nta that benefit
them, aa would be the case If streets were
taken."
LEUPP'S VISIT TO INDIANS
ummUalourr Will l ook Into Winne
bago Affairs nnd May t'asic
tn Omnhn.
It Is not known at thia lime at federal
heailquartt re whether t'nited 8tates Indian
Commissioner lupp will visit Omaha at
all. but the lmiri-wmn prevail that ha
muy atop over here on hie way to ihe Win
nebago Indian reservation, ahem ha in
tend going ahortly to inveat.gte affair
there. CommiSHioi.er Iup waa at (hl
cafo Tued.ty al the oprulng cf bids there
for Indian supplies and will be at Rt. t.ouls
Thursday, where additional bids will be
opened for the sume purpose.
Indian Rtorikeeprr It. C. Jordan was also
at Chicago Tuesday and will also he at 8t
Louis. A number of Omaha Jobbers were
among the bldib rs at Chicago.
tl ia thought at the office of District At
torney Baxter tluft Commissioner Leupp
may accompany Mr. Jordan to umnha, In
order that he may familiarise himself with
renditions pertaining to the Indian wars
house here.
A MATTER OF HEALTH
SPEAK AT METCALFE BANQUET
Mat of Snltjrrla na Made I h- Com
mittee of Arrnnaementa I
Made Public.
The toast list for the . annuel to lir ten.
dered Richard L. Metcalfe at Ihe Paxtnn
Thursday night has been prepared by the
committee on arrangements. The dinner Is
complimentary to Mr. Metcalfe on the eve
of his resigning the editorship of the
World-Herald to leave for Lincoln, where
he will become associate (ditor on Mr.
Bryan's Commoner. Tickets to the ban-
"t'let may still ho secured at (leorare
Roger's cigar store, ism; Fiirnnm street.
Following ia Uie toast list: '
Toastmaster, Mr. C. J. Smyth: "Our
Guest." Rev. John Williams; "The Kditor'a
Relation to the Buslntss World," Samuel
Rees; "The Genesis of an F.dltor." Hon.
I'M ward Rosewater; "The Press as a Mnrd
Force," T. J. Malioney; "Fifty Years of
Nebraska," Krastus A. Benson: "Our Fel
low Workmen." Roger C. Craven; "Secular
Brmons. Rev. P. F. McCarthy; "He Had
the Courage of His Principles," I. J. Dunn;
"Loyalty to an Ideal," Hon. (. M. Hitch
cock; "Lest He Forget." T. J. Nolan.
KINDERGARTEN WORK MOVES
Twelfth Annual Convention of t nlnn
at Toronto Suggests Some
Ad vnnces.
Pi!
Absolutely Pure
HAS 110 SUBSTITUTE
Mrs. Orletta 8. Chittenden, supervisor of
kindergartens In the public schools, and
Miss Blessing, Miss Hamilton and Miss
lliliis. who are teachers In the local kinder-
ani itfim iiHf reuirneu irom attendance at'
the twelfth annual meeting of the Inter- '
national Kindergarten union at Toronto.
"The meeting was profitable In many
respects," says Mrs. Chittenden. "The
union now has T.fHiO members, embracing
all but two or three languages of civil
isation. No kindergartens have been estab
lished, as yet in Iceland or Madagascar,
but they have been pretty nearly every
where else.
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR ARMY
Blda Opened at Department Head
quarters for the Coming;
Three Mentha.
The office of Captain T. B. Hacker, pur
chasing commissary, United States army,
at army headquarters building wa.s thronged
yesterday with Jobbers and wholesalers from
Omaha, Council Bluffs and Chicago to make
bids for the quarterly supplies of subsist
ence stores for the troops In the Depart
ment of the Missouri. The bids were
opened at 10 o'clock and the entire day
was given over to the consideration of
the proposals.
SMII.In REMARKS.
"A mnn must make many sacrifices to
remain In politics."
"Thiif right," answered Senator Bnr
ghum. "I have sacrificed my conscience
more than once.' Washington Star.
"Did she get back that big spotted red
veil she lost."
"Yes."
"Strange that anybndv would return tt."
"I don t think so. Nohodv would hava
the face to wear it." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"You're after the Jnb. are you?" said tha
milkman who had advertised for a helper.
"Yes. sir." replied the youth.
"Well, what experience have you had?"
"Why. I've pumped the organ down to
our church for years." Philadelphia Press.
Typewriter Agent Pardon me, sir, but
may I ak what Is tho style of your type
writer? Merchant (ent husiaatlcallyl Right up to
date. Klhow sleeves, lace Inserilon snlrN
waist nnd all that sort of thing. New York
Weekly.
"Pav!" called the tiger, as the stag
dashed by. "where are you going?"
"Traveling for my health," panted tha
stag. "Why?"
"Well, my friend Tco Invited me to a
stag dinner party today, and I whs wonder
ing If you were the party." Philadelphia
Catholic Standard.
Tainted Steel Magnate What's Stonyfel
ler golti' around so uppish about?
Talntfd Beef Magnate I dunno.
Tainted Oil Magnate I do. He succeeded
in gtvin' away 50,uu last week. Pittsburg
Post.
THK PLAY IS DOF..
Chicago Chronicle.
(Joseph Jefferson, Obit April 23.)
The play is done, the lights are low.
And now the shadows come and go.
While tragedy, In robes of white.
Puts out the laughing- little light
That long had such a genial glow.
A long farewell the dlrgers blow,
The stage Is garbed In robes of woe,
For death comes on In robes of blight;
The play Is done.
The music murmurs soft and slow,
All mummers falter, for they know
This gentle soul has taken flight
It Is nls final, farewell night.
Thus ends life's brief, eventful show;
The play is done.
A good many of the people
who drink Ghirardelli's
Ground Chocolate are
converted tea and coffee
drinkers.
Their health as well aa
taste enjoy the change.
Always fresh in hermetic!
sealed cans.
at
GROUND
CHOCOLATE J
FREE EXHIBITION
OF THE.
HISTORICAL TAPESTRIES
THAT RECEIVED
THE GRAND PRIZE AT ST. LOUIS
These tapestries, each measuring 4x3 feet, art beautifully wrought
in colored silks; they are faithful copies of original paintings illustrating notable
vents in the exploration of the Mississippi by La Salle and bis associates.
Hy Authority of the JJniud Statt
AWARD
44 For the excellent character of the designs; the execution of
" the work in the delicate and artistic shading, shown in figure and
" landscape; the expression of faces and attitudes, produced with
"the accuracy of the artist's brush; the perspective observed the
14 wonderful fidelity of detail in the reproduction of dress. The
44 flesh tints in the faces and the light in the eyes; the hair and
44 the features are so skillfully depicted as to warrant the belief
44 that it is the work cf the brush and not of the needle. The
"high quality of the work merit the most unreserved praise; the
44 advance made 'in applying to artistic creations what was first
"intended simply for th; useful, marks an Kra in the World's
44 Progress as wel! as in the development of the Sewing Machine."
"The advance in this regard in these machine tapestries is both
"notable and gratifying, creating a new industry that maybe
"claimed as distinctively Americin and reviving a classic textile
"decoration formerly restricted to the few, but now available to
"the many."
THESE TAPESTRIES SHOWN
THE SINGER STORE
1514 DougluM Street,
Omaha, Neb.